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With constant cost and regulatory compliance pressures, you have to continue improving and extending the services you provide. With this comes the constant demand for Data Management efficiency. So whether you're a member of the accounting team or part of an accounting firm in Vancouver BC, reducing costs while increasing efficiency is paramount. Swift and accurate processing is critical, and this is where ABBYY capture and digital document management software for accounts payable comes to your rescue.
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While many may dismiss the shower as a hum-drum bathroom essential, a new shower can make a big difference, and has the power to transform your morning routine into a relaxing or invigorating experience. A shower update is also a relatively quick and easy way to upgrade your bathroom and bring a fresh element to its design.
When replacing your shower head, there are a few different types that you can consider:
Standard fixed shower heads are the most basic option, offering a steady spray of water that gets the job done without the bells and whistles that other models boast. These are a simple and reliable choice that will serve any shower well.
Hand held shower heads are flexible configurations that have a hose leading to a moveable shower handset. This allows you to either set the shower head in a mount or use it with your hand to have more control of water placement. While these can have a stationary mount, many feature a slide bar configuration that allows the mount to be adjusted vertically for people of varying heights.
Massage shower heads are a luxurious option that provides adjustable water streams and patterns to provide you with a hydrotherapy massage. These can help loosen sore muscles and provide a relaxing and spa-like shower experience. For extra flexibility, massage shower heads are also available in hand held models.
Rain shower heads offer many gentle streams of water that roughly emulate the experience of standing in a peaceful downpour. A rain shower head provides good water flow and even distribution that makes for a calming shower experience.
Shower panels are extensive options that consist of a whole wall panel that can host a shower head, multiple body sprays, and even a hand shower, depending on the model. These offer the ultimate in shower luxury with adjustable components that provide extensive customization so you get exactly the water flow you want.
A shower can also have a powerful impact on your home's overall water consumption. According to the EPA, showering accounts for nearly 17% of all residential water use inside the home –and that sizable percentage adds up to an astounding 3.2 billion gallons every day!
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Falkirk chairman Doug Henderson says changing the crucial Falkirk v Hibernian match on the final day of the season would be "disrespectful" to the clubs plans.
The club is planning to launch a charity in memory of former chairman Campbell Christie on the day and preparations have been made with Mr Christie's family and the club for the sepcial event.
Mr Henderson also leapt to the defence of fans who would be inconvenienced by the 24 hour delay to the game.
In a club statement the Bairns chairman said: "We strongly oppose the moving of our game to the Sunday. Once again, the fans would be inconvenienced at the last minute when this change was predictable several weeks ago and could have been dealt with then.
"We are launching a charity in memory of our former Chairman, Campbell Christie, and his family members have organised travel from all over the country."
"Preparations for this event have been in place for some time now and it would be extremely disappointing and disrespectful if the launch had to be abandoned."
"In the interest of fairness, the end of season fixtures have traditionally been played concurrently on an agreed date. You can't have one game kicking off when all the others have finished. That, in our opinion, is not in the spirit of the game. We must uphold the integrity of our football competitions at all costs."
"We are now convinced that a fundamental review of fixture rearranging to suit television must be organised as soon as possible. The requirements of supporters must be foremost in any decisions made. They are the lifeblood of the game."
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Pre-open moves
Airlines were in focus after U.S. Airways proposed to merge with Delta Air Lines. Investors were also looking to the release of minutes from the Fed's last rate-setting meeting. A steady start looked likely for shares.
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Global markets
Shares of stock exchange operators slumped in Europe after Deutsche Boerse yanked its bid for pan-European operator Euronext, and a group of banks said they'd create their own trading platform. A stronger tech sector offset those declines, and broader markets advanced. Tech stocks also drove gains in Asia.
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Home Depot, Inc. HD, +1.23% was upgraded by J.P. Morgan to overweight from underweight. The broker said management seems more willing to invest in the retail business in 2007. It also said more significant changes to the current senior management team are possible should strategies fall short.
Altria Group MO, -2.79% was upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs, which cited optimism over the potential spin-off of the Kraft food business and improved international tobacco trends.
J.P. Morgan cut retailer Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc. BBBY, +1.72% to underweight from neutral, saying current quarter results are probably "fine," though this is more than reflected in the share price.
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- U.S. Airways Group LCC, +0.01% said it has made an $8 billion cash-and-stock offer for bankrupt Delta Air Lines DALRQ in a move that would create the No. 1 trans-Atlantic carrier, and could spark further industry consolidation.
- U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Inc. BA, +3.77% could receive over $10 billion of extra business in the next few weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. General Electric GE, +1.82% could announce as early as Wednesday that it is ordering 15 Boeing 777 planes in a deal valued at $3.5 billion, the paper reported, citing people familiar with the situation. The report added that the company also has signed tentative deals with carriers for another 50 planes.
- Business conditions for manufacturers in the New York region improved in November, with the Empire State index rising by about four points to a five-month high of 26.7, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said.
- Diversified manufacturer Tyco International Ltd. TYC, +74.50% said fourth-quarter net income grew 38%, powered by "solid organic growth."
- Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. PBG, +1.50% backed its financial and operational forecast for 2006. The company expects to report profit for the year of $1.90 to $1.93 a share.
- Deutsche Boerse yanked its bid for the Euronext exchange, while a consortium of leading investment banks, including Goldman Sachs GS, +2.08% Citigroup C, -0.59% and Morgan Stanley MS, +0.73% announced plans to create a platform to capture stock-market trading from the Deutsche Boerse, Euronext and London Stock Exchange. The news jarred shares of all three stock exchange operators.
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Understand Thyroid – A Functional Myriad, and Clear Skepticism on Hypothyroidism
Thyroid Disease is a hidden epidemic and arguably, among the commonest endocrine disorders worldwide. An estimated 108 million people in India suffer from endocrine and metabolic disorders among which 42 million people suffer from thyroid diseases. Early diagnosis and treatment remains the cornerstone of management.
Thyroid Disease is a hidden epidemic and arguably, among the commonest endocrine disorders worldwide. An estimated 108 million people in India suffer from endocrine and metabolic disorders among which 42 million people suffer from thyroid diseases. Thyroid diseases are different from other diseases in terms of their ease of diagnosis, accessibility of medical treatment, and the relative visibility that even a small swelling of the thyroid offers to the treating physician. Early diagnosis and treatment remains the cornerstone of management.
The thyroid gland, located immediately below the larynx on each side of and anterior to the trachea, is one of the largest of the endocrine glands, normally weighing 15 to 20 grams in adults. The thyroid secretes two major hormones, thyroxine and triiodothyronine, commonly called T4 and T3, respectively. Both of these hormones profoundly increase the metabolic rate of the body. Complete lack of thyroid secretion usually causes the basal metabolic rate to fall 40 to 50 per cent below normal, and extreme excesses of thyroid secretion can increase the basal metabolic rate to 60 to 100 per cent above normal. The thyroid gland also secretes calcitonin, an important hormone for calcium metabolism.
Thyroid secretion is controlled primarily by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. Anterior pituitary secretion of TSH is controlled by a hypothalamic hormone, thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). The rate of thyroid hormone production is controlled by the pituitary gland. If there is an insufficient amount of thyroid hormone circulating in the body to allow for normal functioning, the release of TSH is increased by the pituitary gland in an attempt to stimulate more thyroid hormone production. In contrast, when there is an excessive amount of circulating thyroid hormone, TSH levels fall as the pituitary attempts to decrease the production of thyroid hormone. In persons with hypothyroidism, there is a persistent low level of circulating thyroid hormones.
About 93 per cent of the metabolically active hormones secreted by the thyroid gland is thyroxine, and 7 per cent triiodothyronine. However, almost all the thyroxine is eventually converted to triiodothyronine in the tissues, so that both are functionally important. The functions of these two hormones are qualitatively the same, but they differ in rapidity and intensity of action. Triiodothyronine is about four times as potent as thyroxine, but it is present in the blood in much smaller quantities and persists for a much shorter time than does thyroxine.
The general effect of thyroid hormone is to activate nuclear transcription of large numbers of genes. Therefore, in virtually all cells of the body, great numbers of protein enzymes, structural proteins, transport proteins, and other substances are synthesized. The net result is generalized increase in functional activity throughout the body.
Iodine Requirement For Hormone Formation: To form normal quantities of thyroxine, about 50 milligrams of ingested iodine in the form of iodides are required each year, or about 1 mg/week. To prevent iodine deficiency, common table salt is iodized with about 1 part sodium iodide to every 100,000 parts sodium chloride. Iodides ingested orally are absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract into the blood in about the same manner as chlorides. Normally, most of the iodides are rapidly excreted by the kidneys, but only after about one fifth are selectively removed from the circulating blood by the cells of the thyroid gland and used for synthesis of the thyroid hormones.
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Romare – Projections (Ninja Tune, 2015)March 2, 2015 | Raya Raycheva
I've been procrastinating writing this post for a week now and it's not for a lack of things to say. On the contrary, Romare's first full-length 'Projections' has had me listening with excitement since a day or two … Read More
Best of the Week: 28 February, 2015February 28, 2015 | Raya Raycheva
I know that you're all busy binge watching 'House of Cards' and trust me, I'm doing the same, but we need to take a break for a round of Best of the Week.
Random fact: Apparently in … Read More
Tuxedo – Tuxedo (Stones Throw, 2015)February 24, 2015 | Raya Raycheva 1
Contrary to the general public's belief, Mark Ronson is not the first contemporary musician to discover the limitless power of homaging the most remarkable sounds of funk and soul.*
When in 2010 The New York Times … Read More
Best of the Week: 21 February, 2015February 21, 2015 | Raya Raycheva
In breaking news this week: Blur will release a new album.
In news worth noting: A 2-year-old is now Mixmag's favourite DJ and a 16-year-old Detroiter is running his own vinyl record label.
In non-breaking … Read More
Essential Reading: 'Live at the Brixton Academy', Simon Parkes (2014)February 19, 2015 | Raya Raycheva 1
The very first time I stepped on British soil – a couple of years before my imminent Eastern European immigrant invasion – was on December 17th 2011. My love picked me up from Gatwick, took me to her … Read More
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Last year I spent Valentine's Day at XOYO, dancing to the sweet sounds of what I called 'years and years of feel-good anthems' played by Breakbot and Greg Wilson, my only complaint being that the love of my … Read More
Best of the Week: 14 February, 2015February 14, 2015 | Raya Raycheva
It's been a most exciting week in music and this Saturday's Best of the Week is a reflection of that. I think this might actually be my favourite Best of the Week ever – the All Time Best of … Read More
Jonny Faith – Sundial (Tru Thoughts, 2015)February 12, 2015 | Raya Raycheva
Every once in a while, there comes a record whose title – and the titles of its musical contents – manages to encompass its sound and feeling so effortlessly and unambiguously that you end up applauding both the … Read More
Free compilation: Winter in Jakarta (Jakarta Records, 2015)February 10, 2015 | Raya Raycheva
Jakarta Records is a Berlin/Cologne-based label which, as it turned out when we finally paid more attention to them last year, has released some of our favourite beatmakers and some who went on to become pretty, pretty popular. … Read More
Ghost Culture – Ghost Culture (Phantasy, 2015)February 10, 2015 | Raya Raycheva
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Treasurys or Treasuries? AP Stylebook has both
Mr. Rewrite is going to break a little news today. It's probably only of interest to Mr. Rewrite, but it's news nonetheless. As he researched a term at the center of the nation's economic troubles, he found that the AP Stylebook gives contradictory directions on Treasurys vs. Treasuries as the informal plural of Treasury bill, Treasury note or Treasury bond.
Here's the first place he looked when he saw inconsistent use by AP, which has some articles referring to Treasuries but many more referring to Treasurys:
Besides the fact that Treasurys looks weird, Mr. Rewrite suspects the problem could stem from the entry above contradicting this information elsewhere in the AP Stylebook:
So Treasurys it is ... as long as you look at the correct AP Stylebook entry.
This could be Mr. Rewrite's greatest catch ever. He's alerted @apstylebook via Twitter. We'll see what, if anything, folks AP do about it.
FOLLOWING UP: AP graciously acknowledged the error and corrected the entry. Mr. Rewrite beats his virtual chest in this post.
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Just this morning I saw a Market Watch (WSJ) headline with the word "Treasurys" and nearly blew a gasket. My own searching for The Truth led me here to your blog. I thank you from the bottom of my grammarian heart for this answer. I feel vindicated.
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We were thrilled when Connor brought along his amp to share some of the songs he knows on his electric guitar. We were stunned by how loud it was and challenged Connor to really blow our socks off. Connor demonstrated the whammy bar and how it changes the sound. Our request was 'Smoke on the Water', which Connor is currently learning.
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Borehole induction coil transmitter
United States Patent
|December 3, 2002
|View the Complete Patent at the US Patent & Trademark Office
|Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Visit the Industrial Partnerships Office Website
|A borehole induction coil transmitter which is a part of a cross-borehole electromagnetic field system that is used for underground imaging applications. The transmitter consists of four major parts: 1) a wound ferrite or mu-metal core, 2) an array of tuning capacitors, 3) a current driver circuit board, and 4) a flux monitor. The core is wound with several hundred turns of wire and connected in series with the capacitor array, to produce a tuned coil. This tuned coil uses internal circuitry to generate sinusoidal signals that are transmitted through the earth to a receiver coil in another borehole. The transmitter can operate at frequencies from 1-200 kHz and supplies sufficient power to permit the field system to operate in boreholes separated by up to 400 meters.
|Holladay; Gale (Livermore, CA), Wilt; Michael J. (Walnut Creek, CA)
|The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
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|January 23, 1995
|The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. W-7405-ENG-48 between the United States Department of Energy and the University of California for the operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.


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Morecambe Cricket Club have one hand on the Northern League title after their Bank Holiday win over Lancaster.
The nine-wicket victory gave them a 19-point lead at the top going into the final two games.
If they beat Preston this Saturday, the title will go to Woodhill Lane for the first time since 2006.
Monday's Lune Road clash saw Lancaster win the toss and elect to bat first.
The home side were limited to 89-9 in 32 overs, the bulk of those runs scored by opening pair Alex Metcalfe and Charlie Swarbrick.
Metcalfe hit 31 and Swarbrick 21, Ben Simm the one other player to reach double figures with a knock of 16. Morecambe pro Suraj Randiv took 5-15, with Tommy Clough weighing-in with 3-15.
In reply, the visitors chased down their target within 12 overs, closing on 90-1.
Gareth Pedder was unbeaten on 49, opening partner Mark Woodhead scoring 26, before losing his wicket to the bowling of Simm.
Randiv joined Pedder at the crease to see Morecambe through to victory.
Second-placed Fleetwood were nine-run winners over Blackpool at Broadwater.
Fleetwood had first use of their home track and were bowled out for 96.
Wayne Clarke top scored with 32, while Declan Clerkin struck 22.
After his recording-breaking display with the bat on Saturday, Christi Viljoen was more subdued this time.
He was dismissed for just 12 as Blackpool were 87 all out.
David King was the man to send Viljoen back to the pavilion, one of four wickets for the Fleetwood bowler.
Adam Parker and Kieran McGann both took three wickets. Leyland romped to a 164-run victory over lowly Preston at Fox Lane.
Richardt Frenz struck an unbeaten century, hitting 17 fours on his way to 101.
Opener Luis Reece scored 69 as Leyland posted 252-2 in 34.3 overs.
In reply, Preston were 88 all out, Gurman Bains the one batsman to make it into double figures with a knock of 36.
Karl Cross took 5-15, with skipper David Makinson returning 2-15.
Chorley beat St Annes by seven wickets in a rain-hit contest at Windsor Park.
St Annes elected to bat first after winning the toss and were 104 all out.
James Lee returned tidy figures of 5-20 from a 10-over spell, Keiran McCullagh and Edwin Moulton taking two wickets apiece.
There followed a lengthy rain delay, with Chorley set a revised target of 61 from 34 overs.
It was one they chased down inside 15 overs, Will Moulton scoring 26 and Daniel Sartori an unbeaten 25.
Netherfield beat neighbours Kendal by 86 runs at Shap Road.
The visitors' top six batsmen all hit double figures to help them to a first-innings score of 177-6 in 50 overs.
Kendal were 91-9 in reply, last man Oliver Field not batting.
Penrith won by seven wickets in their visit to Barrow.
They bowled the hosts out for just 52, Paul Hindmarch hugely impressive with figures of 8-18.
After losing both openers for ducks, Penrith claimed victory by posting 53-3, Hindmarch unbeaten on 18.


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After completing A Gorgeous Girl Like Me in 1972, François Truffaut contemplated directing a new script by writer Jean Gruault, but passed on it in favor of pursuing Day for Night. Forty years later, writer-director Valérie Donzelli has rewritten Gruault's original script and made it herself with Marguerite & Julien, a bizarro fairy tale-cum-realist drama inspired by a real story—as one of the film's intertitles assures—of an aristocratic brother and sister who fell in love in 17th-century France and were subsequently persecuted and beheaded on grounds of incest and adultery. Additionally, Donzelli frames the story as a tale being told in the present to a dormitory of rambunctious schoolgirls, whose nighttime mocking of sex noises prompts a tale of forbidden love with dire consequences.
The frame narrative invites some order of comparisons between past and present, but once in the past, Donzelli largely stays there, with blankly placed homages to Truffaut and silent cinema interspersed through, like the iris-ins and -outs of several scenes. These are mere affectations for a dreary succession of events that place teenage Marguerite (Anaïs Demoustier) and Julien (Jérémie Elkaïm) in constant embrace, uttering phrases like "our love is a curse," while Nick Cave's score from The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is borrowed for this film's soundtrack. When the couple flees persecution for the solace of the forest, Donzelli shoots their sex as if the act itself speaks to the fight for personal passions in the midst of systemic disapproval. The sequence relishes their touching and squeezing of each another's flesh as a rejection of prejudice, with close-ups on hips moving, but for a film so determined to champion ideological transgression, Donzelli frustratingly toes a standard formal line.
A few stylistic touches, like the use of a split diopter when adolescent-aged Marguerite sees her horse being shot to death, work to visually enliven moments well enough, but Donzelli's depiction of the illicit affair never addresses its implications for contemporary mores—a troubling inaction given the film's framing device, which seems to offer the potential for a dialogue between two moments in time. Instead, the young girls merely sit and listen, with their passive reaction shots sprinkled in whenever the film randomly returns to the present. When Jacques Demy made Donkey Skin, its fantastical elements were paired with an incest narrative to simultaneously reject the Disneyfication of fairy tales and integrate burgeoning feminist claims of the time, like the object status of women, into its own thematic concerns.
On the other hand, Marguerite & Julien is unforgivably straight-laced toward its gender representations, so that Marguerite keeps repeating how she needs Julien in order to legitimate herself, and Donzelli offers no scenes that convincingly complicate such cardboard-cutout manifestations of desire and pleasure. Even worse, nearly every scene lumbers with solemnity through its tedious conversations on the philosophy of love and fairness, without a shred of humor or levity. Much like the first two films in Daniel Auteuil's borderline unwatchable reworking of Marcel Pagnol's Fanny trilogy, Marguerite & Julien finds its filmmaker completely lost between impulses to pay homage, play it safe, or offer something—anything—new.


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Live in chic style in this stunning new construction home in the heart of Peninsula Point on the Newport Peninsula. This modern one of a kind four bedroom five bath three story masterpiece boasts stunning lines from every angle, top of the line Fleetwood windows throughout and Kelly Wearstler lighting (a famous designer out of Los Angeles). The sophisticated open chef's kitchen comes fully equipped with high-end Sub Zero appliances, a Wolf range, top-of-the-line fixtures and Neolithic countertops, opening to the dining room and living room for the highly sought after great room feel. The home offers extraordinary light, a stunning floating staircase, central vacuum, Crestron System (with Ipad docks)- no detail has been overlooked. The master retreat is beautifully appointed at the front of the second level for ultimate privacy. The third floor bar and entertaining level opens to the oversized rooftop deck complete with a fireplace, the ideal spot for entertaining guests and enjoying the cool ocean breeze. Easy access to the beach or bay this home is the perfect full time residence or beach retreat.
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I was reading a summary by Krispin Sullivan the other day on thyroid function (fancy that, me reading something about thyroid) and she mentioned the following:
"-There is now recognized in the literature a 'thyroid resistance syndrome' similar in character to 'insulin resistance'. This manifests as symptoms of low thyroid function but normal thyroid blood work. An imbalance of omega-3/omega-6 fatty acids can contribute to this condition. Lowering omega-6 fats and dramatically increasing omega-3 (fish oil NOT flax, see Update on Essential Fats) has improved or normalized thyroid function in some persons."
This quote came on the heels of my having just read a free download on a site created by Matt Stone. Matt has done extensive research regarding a healthy diet and states that he gobbles up books, so when he puts his mind to something he reads voraciously. After extensive research, and his list of reference material is multiple pages long, Matt has concluded that a diet high in Omega 6 fats contributes to a slow metabolism, low body temperatures and in general dis-ease.
I downloaded Matt's free e-book (and you can too, I highly recommend it) and dutifully read through RRARF (Rehabilitative Rest & Aggressive Re-Feeding) agreeing and disagreeing with what he had to say. In fact, I am still digesting it and trying to decide if he is really on to something because anybody can tell us they know "the secret", it is up to us to be skeptical and do our own research, draw our own conclusions. The next day I happened to reread Krispin Sullivan's statement and my jaw dropped because I hadn't really thought about the relationship between Omega 3 intake and Omega 6 intake and my thyroid disease. Matt talks about how it steps up your metabolism and makes your body work better but silly me I didn't put two and two together, so just when I had rejected his ideas I found myself ready to restock the pantry.
Once you download his book and have a read through it you, too, will be amazed by how overloaded your diet may be with Omega 6. As an example, I thought I was using one of the best oils for cooking because of its high smoke point and had almost quit using anything else. However, as I read Matt's list of foods grapeseed oil was on his ultra bad list, extremely high in Omega 6, over the top awful. I felt my heart sink. If grapeseed oil is evil what else was I doing wrong? Um, just about everything. I love walnuts, again "most evil". Peanut butter, "very high". Almonds "high". Even olive oil is "moderate" along with eggs, popcorn and olives. Crikey! My diet was full of Omega 6 fats and seriously I had no idea. I felt defeated, I have always taken pride in knowing what was healthy and what didn't belong in the house. However, I will not be defeated I will take this bull by the horns and come to my own conclusion.
If Krispin and Matt are on to something. If my metabolism, my thyroid and any resultant inflammation could be rectified by eliminating or lowering the Omega 6s in my diet I have some work to do. I am willing to give it a try but I need to use up some of the oils and food I currently have on hand as I simply can't afford to reject what is there. I buy organically raised food and I basically work for our food, so I am not throwing it away that would be wasteful and counter productive (depression is not linked to a happy healthy body). I think, little by little, I can replace items in the pantry and refrigerator with items from his list of "Extremely Low Omega 6 Sources".
It is entirely possible that instead of almonds for a snack, I could have macadamia nuts. If I want a potato I could have it and even saute it in coconut oil or palm kernel oil. Or I could bake it and serve it with grass fed raw butter. If chicken sounds good for supper I can easily remove the skin before I cook it or we could have lamb chops instead of chicken. Matt even provides a list of four food categories you can make each snack or meal from, protein, carbohydrate,fats and vegetables. Your goal evidently being to stay within the percentage of Omega 6 that is healthy and it will eventually rev up your metabolism.
I think Krispin Sullivan's update on "essential fats" is imperative and I am going to order at least one of Matt Stone's books (180 Degree Kitchen), so I have a better idea of the efficacy, the validity of what the man has to say. I have thyroid resistance and as my readers know this past year has been a real roller coaster ride. I detest roller coasters, so that gives you some idea of how difficult this year has been but if, and it is a big IF, cutting down on Omega 6 fats and foods would help my thyroid I am willing to give it a try. I have a lot more research to do and I will try to keep you up-to-date, so check this space in the coming months.
Have a great week and try to decrease those Omega 6 fats,


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20 year-old James Henry Tavernier has so so far played 51 games in his fledgling football career.
Charlton's Johnnie Jackson and MK Dons' James Tavernier fight for the ball
But only two of them are with Newcastle, and he has racked up the rest on loan at Gateshead (18), Carlisle United (17), Sheffield Wednesday (8)and MK Dons (6), where he is currently out on loan with Alan Smith.
James has given a long interview to the local press today, and we get some idea of the ambitions of the 20 year-old Bradford-born youngster.
This is some of what James had to say today:
"My main aim is still to play in the first team and that is what I want to be doing as soon as possible." "The more I impress the manager the more chance I have of getting into that team."
Fabricio Coloccini, Tim Krul and Ryan Taylor have all signed long term deals to stay on Tyneside.
When he came back from his loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday he really impressed manager Alan Pardew who said he looked the same as Danny Simpson, Newcastle's current right back.
The mature young Yorkshireman was asked if he's like to sign a new deal to stay on Tyneside:
"Definitely, that is where I see myself." "When I was younger that is why I came to the club." "Hopefully, I can fulfil that soon."
"That is the aim – I want to be here in the long-term." "I want to play in the first team at Newcastle."
"It would great to see the lads get in Europe and be involved in that." "I would love to think I could be involved in that next season."
"Playing every week is what I have always wanted to do." "Going out on loan has given me the chance to do that." "It is the key for me to get more games and more experience."
"This is my fourth time on loan and they have all been different experiences." "Hopefully all of those experiences come together and it comes out in my game."
"Then the manager can see it comes out, the performances get better and I become a better player." "The loans have been great for me." "Everything is going great for me at the moment and hopefully I can push on."
James is currently at the MK Dons with Alan Smith, and he has so far appeared 6 times at the club, who are the old Wimbledon side that former Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear used to manage.
They moved the old Wimbledon club from Croydon, and then renamed the club to MK Dons, which upset a number of fans, which is hardly surprising.
That's all in the past now of course, and MK Dons are currently 5th top of League One with 68 points, and in a promotion play-off position, but still 7 points off an automatic promotion place.
James talked about being at the Dons:
"I settled in really well and straight away." "I got a place down there so I am settled which is good."
"MK Dons have made me feel really welcome and with Alan Smith being there too is great because it is a person I already knew."
"Smudger has bags of experience." "You could not get a better person to look up to." "He gives you great advice and I can talk to him anytime I want."
"It is really good to have him down there with me."
James is good enough to even win the right back spot from Danny Simpson in August, if Simpson is still a Newcastle player by then, because the word is the former Manchester United defender will be sold if he still refuses to pen his new Newcastle deal in the summer.
Don't be surprised if James Tavernier comes through big time for Newcastle next season, and remember, he was impressive in Newcastle's American tour last summer.
Comments welcome.
31 comments so far
LGFUAD21 from the previous blog. There will always be fans who are not happy and grumble no matter how well we are doing. I can remember in the days of SBR some of the MBs were full of fans saying "he was too old" and "the players laughed behind his back" and "his tactics were from the 70s" etc. I've always felt this contrbuted to his sacking. So I'm afraid fans will always grumble – I would imagine even some Manure fans will not be happy at the moment.
Smith really was a dumb signing on our behalf.
I'm actually quite positive about the summer though.
We knew we would lose players last summer we had many stalling on contracts etc, I believe we woudve kept Joey if he didnt shoot himself in the foot.
What ive pieced together form various sources sounds positive:
MA apparently didnt want to sell AC
MA quoted by Pardew asking where his new CB was (ok we didnt get it)
But I think its good that MA and PArdew seem to have an understanding. MA appears to trust Pards more tha Chris Hutton.
Just hope we can get this academy sorted.If we can build on this squad over the next 3 years and then have a productive academy we really will be in a good position.
If you look at Arsenal's it really is incredible. My friends little brother got scouted by a feeder academy to the Arsenal one and hes only 12 atm. Talking to the guy who runs it and the sheer reach that the Arsenal academy has and strength of the network is ridiculous.
They basically have an eye on every notable youth player from London to the midlands, right out into east anglia
Perhaps not (Ba)
But I think he was placed there against norwich and dropped into the hole a lot.
Put him out there to keep an even shape because HBA has to play wing.
Suppose I'd actually make the front 3 tighter
Perhaps even place Cabaye out on the left akin to HBA on the right in a 4-2-2-1-1 (4-2-3-1 but with ba as a withdrawn striker)
We need to bring Cabaye's attacking prowess into the game more. He is supposed to be a playmaker and a proper box-to-box mid but we only see him near one box really.
Really would ultimately like to see HBA trained for the hole. Out wide he has been limited to one piece of trickery (Arsenal style). Benny made a few clever passes against Norwich. Had he been able to make those types of passes in the hole to Cisse or Ba to put them through on goal wouldve been nice.
Cant help but feel with the way we have been playing recently we miss Joey on the right just getting those crosses in.
Probably the most memorable and closest chance i can think of from a corner was when cabaye made that cheeky short corner to Guthrie.
I'd like to see HBA on left on the pitch on Sunday. When games become stale mates liek that, he is always going to be the one that unlocks play.
He may have been silent most of the second half but he also could have been the one to provide that important second goal
We need wingers desperately. I think we can all agree on that. Imagine a RW that can play on the left and has good pace, can beat a man or two and can play in a fantastic cross for Cisse and Ba to get at the end of. THAT is what we're crying out for. Once we have that, not only will it be a kick up our current wingers arse ie Gutierrez but it will also allow us to play around a bit and deploy HBA in the hole (his favoured position). Once Marveaux is back we will be much stronger but we still need at least one more winger in case of injuries and competition for places.
Once we have Saylor back our defense will be much stronger but then again we need one more defender for extra cover.
This summer is going to be interesting and will make us the complete team we all crave. We're just a few players short of becoming constant top 6 contenders. I've said many times and can't shut up about it as I am really excited and positive about our prospects for next season.
Wingers we could sign:
Roy Berens: AZ Alkmaar!
Eljero Elia: Juventus!
Oussama Aissaidi: S.C.Heerenveen!
All three of these can get past their man and cross the ball for Cisse or BA!
As for loanee at MK Dons! Get him back in close season! Then they will see if he,s ready or not!
And yes we need at least one winger in the squad ! Maybe even two!


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"The Oneness Pentecostals stress that God is absolutely one (Isa 44:6, 8, 24)—that is, one without distinction of persons. There are no distinctions in God's eternal being, and the Godhead does not consist of three centers of consciousness (as some Trinitarians hold). Moreover, in Jesus dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Col 2:9)." (Oneness Pentecostal Confession. 9,34. 2007)
A series of 8 videos featuring NT scholar Craig Evans, entitled: Jesus: Man, Messiah, or More? Enjoy.
The Only Thing Worth Knowing by Steve Pixler
Text: I Corinthians 2:1-5
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. (2) For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. (3) And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. (4) And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: (5) That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.Religious Tradition vs. Pagan Philosophy
Paul told the church at Corinth that he "determined"—which means to me that he decided after deep reflection—to "know nothing among them save Jesus Christ and Him crucified." It is quite likely that Paul wrestled with the question of how to best reach the pagans with the gospel, of whether to approach them with religious tradition (the Jewish approach) or with pagan philosophy (the Greek approach). Some wonder if Paul may have worked through this on Mars Hill in Athens when he utilized a philosophical approach to reach the pagans. There is no certainty on this point.
Regardless of the Athens angle, Paul had "determined" that he could not win the Gentile world by using the wisdom of man. He could not win the world by presenting the gospel in a way that removed the offense and folly of the Cross. The answer for the world is not religious tradition or secular philosophy. The answer is the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For Paul, "Jesus Christ and Him crucified" presupposes the resurrection. As Paul argues elsewhere, there is no reason to preach Christ crucified if Christ is not raised from the dead (I Corinthians 15).
The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. If this story is true, then God has intervened in history to make all things new. Thus, all religion must be reinterpreted in light of the resurrection. Any religion that does not confirm to this reality is false worship, and thus, idolatry. All philosophy must be reinterpreted in light of the resurrection. Every philosophy that does not account for the meaning of life with the resurrection as its fundamental explanation is a deeply flawed, indeed, false, philosophy of life. All religion and philosophy must be reoriented toward—in and through—the Cross.
All Knowledge Must Conform to Christ
In fact, all knowledge must be conformed to the truth of the gospel to be true knowledge. All knowledge must die and be resurrected with Christ in order to live as true knowledge. This means that every realm of life, all knowledge—reality as we know it in everything—must be conformed to the reality of the new creation that arose with Christ in His resurrection. Science must conform to the reality of the resurrection. Politics must conform to the reality of the resurrection. Education must conform. Entertainment must conform. Medicine must conform. Environmentalism must conform. Social services must conform. Social justice must conform. Technology must conform. Sports and recreation must conform. The family must conform. And, believe it or not, theology must conform!
The church—and this is the most crucial, for on this all other conformance depends—must conform. The church is the means by which the kingdom of God breaks into the world. Nothing on earth can experience resurrection apart from baptism into the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. The only way all of the areas of life and culture can conform is to be transformed through the lives of individuals within each area that bring the power of the resurrection to bear upon it. Science cannot be saved unless scientists are saved! Politics cannot be saved unless politicians are saved! And so on.
Of course, we affirm that the fullness of the new creation awaits the resurrection at the end of history when the Lord Jesus returns victorious over all nations, but we also affirm, and we boldly affirm it, that the resurrection of Christ in the middle of history has brought the end of history to us in advance. Christ brought the future into the present. We already know the outcome of history, and it is Christ, the only thing worth knowing!
The Resurrection as a Present Reality
The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. The new creation had already broken in upon the world, and the future is now. The first century world of Jewish believers expected Messiah to come and make all things new all at once. But Jesus, the true Messiah, revealed that God's kingdom rule over creation would come gradually like leaven in the meal. And this gradual coming of the kingdom would begin in the personal resurrection of Jesus as the embodiment of both Yahweh and humankind as the federal head of the new creation. The resurrection, then, would be the "seed planting" of the KOG. This "seed planting" would spread throughout the field of the world by being planted in the lives of individual believers, who would then extend the vine of the kingdom into every field of personal endeavor. Through the resurrection of Jesus, the resurrection breaks forth in the earth through the individual lives of believers, and through the lives of believers, the resurrection breaks forth into all creation, subduing the enemies of Christ as He rules from heaven through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit in believers.
Paul declares that, in the resurrection, Christ Jesus has become a new kind of human, a glorified human, and now, a "life-giving spirit" (I Corinthians 15:45). The man, Christ Jesus, has now been "omnipresenced" in the universe, and because we have been baptized into Him, we share in His life-giving Spirit, which flows into all of us as the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit mediates Christ to us, and we mediate the presence of Christ to the world. Thus, His resurrection is flowing through us into all creation as the catalyst of the coming universal resurrection and the new creation.
So often on Easter the focus is primarily on Good Friday, when Jesus died, and Resurrection Sunday, when Jesus rose again. In other words, we usually see Easter as a time to reflect on the past, on what God did in Christ back then, way back on Calvary. And this is good, as far as it goes. But Easter must be more than a memorial service. Easter must be a continuing celebration, which, in fact, we celebrate every Lord's Day, of the ongoing work of Christ's resurrection now in us! We must see more today than just what Jesus did; we must see what Jesus is doing!
To only preach about yesterday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, without preaching about today, good Monday and ordinary Tuesday, is to drastically reduce the gospel down to mere memory. But the resurrection of Jesus is much more—so much more—than mere memory. It is the living witness of the daily presence and power of Christ to make all things new! We are living between the push of Easter Sunday and the pull of the Second Coming, both moments pulsing with the power of Christ's resurrection in the world.
When we preach about Easter we are preaching about Jesus, about His present work at the right hand of the Father, about His ever-living intercession as priest for us and His ever-subduing reign as king for us. And through our baptism into Christ, we share in His resurrection and stand to minister daily, both in the weekly corporate worship and in our daily work as agents of Christ's dominion in the world. The resurrection of Jesus continues daily in the resurrection that works in us and flows out of us into a world dead in sins and trespasses. We are Christ's life for the world, and we are hastening the coming of Christ and the resurrection of all things.
Conclusion: Celebrating Easter
Do you want to celebrate Easter? Then, do more than attend an annual service to honor a parent or please a spouse. Do more than paint eggs and chase bunny rabbits around the lawn. Do more, do much more! Celebrate Easter by hearing the gospel, the story of Jesus' death, burial and resurrection; by believing that story, for it is true; by participating in that story through repentance and baptism confessing Jesus as Lord and being filled with the Spirit; and by living out the ongoing story of the resurrection in your world until the story of Christ's victory is complete in the last resurrecion. Celebrate Easter so that the world may know "Jesus Christ and Him crucified," which is the only thing worth knowing!
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich by Eric Metaxas
Gone in seconds as the Gestapo sweep Dietrich Bonhoeffer from his home.
This biography is a literary paradise for those who truly love the period of WWII where much of this book is historically postured, climaxed with the execution of Bonhoeffer in 1945. They will love it even more if they are also interested in philosophical and theological tensions about war and killing. Metaxas is timely since it wrestles with current issues. Issues resonating since modern warfare. For example, we see this element in the British or American solider and the Iranian or Iraqi soldier as well as the Maoist or former Nazi's.
The thought of dying is usually not glorious to us. Death coupled with a crusade or a just war is known to give death meaning. Death in this sense is viewed as righteous because it is has been coupled with righteous cause. By resisting the onslaught of the Third Reich Bonhoeffer felt the intensity of his times and rose to the occasion. The fruits of his opposition to National Socialism grew to the place where Bonhoeffer was part of a conspiracy to kill Hitler. Here he clearly reveals to us that some evil cannot be avoided. At times even inaction can be viewed as evil. We must never remember that we are not only striving for heavenly citizenship but we are also members of an earthly citizenship.
The reason many theologians and Christians believed the West should intervene in WWII was because inaction, on their part, would have constituted an even greater war if Hitler had not been stopped. Even with the intervention of the British and the United States Hitler almost attained total European domination. To protect human free-will at some point we may have to accept guilt in order to protect her.
JN Anderson
Is Love a Reason for a Trinity? By Rodney Shaw
This article originally appeared in the September-October 2008 issue of the Forward.
One of the arguments used to support a trinitarian view of God is that since God is love, and since love requires an object, God must be comprised of more than one person, all of whom are in loving relationships with the others, or else God could not be love. In short, God could not be love unless there were something upon which He could project His love. Though this understanding of the supposed trinity is ancient, going back at least to Augustine, it seems to be rising in popularity. A recent articulation of this view can be found in The Reason for God by Timothy Keller (pp. 216-7).
If God is unipersonal, then until God created other beings there was no love, since love is something that one person has for another. This means that a unipersonal God was power, sovereignty, and greatness from all eternity, but not love. Love then is not of the essence of God, nor is it at the heart of the universe. Power is primary … . We believe the world was made by a God who is a community of persons who have loved each other for all eternity. Self-centeredness destroys the fabric of what God has made." This view is often described as a "social" or "communitarian" model of the trinity. This argument fails on several accounts. The points raised below are not exhaustive and could be debated even among Oneness believers. The point of this article is not to suggest an undisputable understanding of God's nature or to give the definitive answer to the argument above. Rather, the point of the article is to show that there are many reasons why the existence of love does not require a trinitarian view of God.
Belief that God is triune is an a priori assumption. The fact that God is love—or anything else for that matter—does not lead to the conclusion that God is triune. The assumption of God's triune existence precedes conclusions about love and its supposed role within the Godhead. Only after assuming that God is triune can one make such claims about love within the Godhead. Accordingly, the appeal to love does not prove that God is multi-personal; it is only used to support an already-held position. There is no theological basis to make love God's essence. The argument that God is somehow less God if He is primarily characterized in terms of power, sovereignty, or greatness is baseless. First, this dictates that God must be what we conceive Him to be, not what He has revealed Himself to be. Second, it is based on unsubstantiated claims about God's essence. Love is not so much the essence of God as it is an attribute of God. The essence of God is the sum total of all His attributes. The attributes of God overlap at some point, each informing and shaping the others. Any ordering of God's attributes is based on both logic and theological assumptions. For example, if one does not assume that God is triune, one is less likely to conclude that love is God's chief attribute or essence.
The claim that God's essence is love is usually rooted in I John 4:8, "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love" (cf. v. 16). However, Scripture does not say that God is primarily, preeminently, predominately, or only love. He is love, but is at the same time many things. Scripture also says "God is Holy" (Psalm 99:9); "The LORD our God is one" (Deuteronomy 6:4); "God is a Spirit" (John 4:24); and "God is light" (I John 1:5). There is certainly no consensus on God's essence or chief attribute because Scripture does not tell us if God has a chief attribute. Many theologians argue that holiness is God's chief attribute, and it is His holiness that informs and qualifies His love, not vice versa. (God hates the transgressor, idols, wickedness, divorce, and so on because of His holiness.) But holiness, too, is a relational attribute (only realized in relation to other things); therefore, some would argue that God's self-existence is His chief attribute, for He exists apart from anything else and does not rely on anything else in order to be complete in and of Himself.
The most fundamental self-disclosure of God is in Exodus 3:14: "I AM that I AM." Many translations render this, "I AM WHO I AM." This was in direct response to Moses' question about God's identity as a (the) deity apart from all the other false deities. God's self-revelation was one of self-existence and independence from all other gods or causes. His self-existence was not qualified by holiness, love, or any other attribute. He exists by Himself and because of Himself. Hence, His self-existence is His attribute that best describes Him prior to creation in eternity past.
This understanding of God reduces Him to spacial, temporal, and relational categories, all of which derive from time/history, not eternity. Upon what authority can we claim that only what is realized about God is true about God? This limits God to our own experience. God is eternally complete and whole. God has from eternity past been holy. However, not until creation was there anything with which to contrast God, so His holiness was not realized until something, presumably an angel, was created. Therefore, God's holiness was always existent though not realized. God knows everything there is to know and has known such from eternity past. Accordingly, since God has eternally known the elect, this does not mean that the elect have eternally existed. No, it simply means that He has foreknowledge.
Without creation all the attributes of God are incomprehensible. His attributes are ways for us to comprehend Him over against every thing else. Hence, if God cannot possess His attributes until He expresses those attributes, then we have dissolved God completely. According to this trinitarian view of God, God could not be sovereign until there was something against which to measure His sovereignty. He could not be power until there were some demonstration of His power, which would not be observable, measurable, or even possible prior to creation. God could not be great because greatness is a quantitative assessment. God is only great in comparison to things which are not great. Following this logic, we could whittle God down to nothing at all.
God is beyond time and space, so He eternally can be love, holiness, power, and so on, whether He exhibits those attributes or not. So taking the love argument for a trinity, we could just as easily say, "Until God created there was no power, wisdom, knowledge, or redemption." But we know this is not true. God has eternally loved humanity and planned our redemption. However, the fact that humanity has been the object of God's love in eternity past does not mean that humans have existed eternally. We only existed in the God's foreknowledge. He can eternally be love without being triune, for His love is for His creation which was part of His foreknowledge. (See Isaiah 46:10; Romans 4:17; I Corinthians 2:7; Ephesians 1:4; II Timothy 1:9; Titus 1:2; James 1:27; I Peter 1:20; Revelation 13:8; 17:8.)
The argument is self-contradictory. If God is truly multi-personal so that each person can give and receive love, this is practical tritheism, for it defines God as multiple centers of consciousness. Alternately, to continue to argue that God is one(-in-three) leads right back to the supposed problem, i.e., God is self-centered if He indeed is one and if He loves Himself. So proponents of this position are left with two choices: practical tritheism or, by their own definition, "self-centeredness [which] destroys the fabric of what God has made." This view of love reduces love to sentimentality. Biblical love is an active reaching out by one person to another person primarily for the benefit of the other. It is not primarily emotional, sentimental, or romantic. However we understand love, it must be consistent with Jesus Christ, the ultimate expression of love. The love of God in Christ is sacrificial, selfless, giving, benevolent, and others-focused. "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren" (I John 3:16). Christ's life, death, burial, and resurrection are consistent with His own teachings about love.
The story of the Good Samaritan is a story about violated boundaries, condescension, inconvenience, pity, helplessness, giving, and debt (Luke 20:27-27). This is the imagery Jesus chose to depict love. Elsewhere Jesus gives us a statement about the ultimate expression of love being sacrificial: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). This is consistent with Paul's description of love in I Corinthians 13, the most comprehensive description of agape in Greek literature. Paul describes love in behavioral terms. Of necessity then, love as we know it is only possible in conjunction with choice.
Using a biblical understanding of love, in what way could individual, all-knowing, all-powerful, self-existent "persons" project love upon one another? What need is being fulfilled in the others? In what way are they improved by receiving love? In what way would they be lesser if they did not receive love? To say that the supposed persons of the trinity have love for one another must leave open the option for them to choose not to love.
So is love a choice or an essence? If love is an essence then it must be a state of being that is free from personal concern or care with a sacrificial focus on others. If this is the case, to say that God is love does not require an object; rather, it is simply the way He is as He exists apart from sin and in His infinite completeness. After creation there were moral agents to receive the benefit of His love (state), but they, nor persons in a trinity, need not be present in order for God to exist in this state. Love then becomes associated with God's holiness and foreknowledge.
This brings us full circle to the volitional element of love. If love involves choice and requires an object, and if love must be realized eternally in God, then tritheism is the only possible conclusion, for love is about giving of one's self for the benefit of another. To love is to project certain attitudes and behaviors upon something other than oneself. No three-in-one formulation of God can satisfy this without fundamentally becoming tritheistic. In this regard, a difficulty for trinitarians is to define love in a way that is meaningful in an environment of sinlessness among ultimate beings. To say that the love within the supposed trinity is a different kind of love or a love that transcends what we know about love defeats the point of the argument in the first place, for love then becomes something other than what we know it to be, so to refer to this as love is meaningless.
The New Testament mentions the love that God the Father has for His Son, Jesus Christ (e. g., John 10:17; 17:24), but this is love shared between the eternal God and the man Christ Jesus, not two eternal persons within God. This is love in the context of the Incarnation, which, too, was in the foreknowledge of God. To import the dynamics of this relationship back into the eternal Godhead is only possible if one has already assumed that God is triune. It does not in any way prove that God is triune. Trinitarians must admit that the eternal Spirit of God loved the man Christ Jesus without regard for whether His spirit was the second person in the Godhead or the singular Spirit of a unipersonal God. There is no biblical reference to the Father loving the Spirit, the Spirit loving the Father, the Son loving the Spirit, or the Spirit loving the Son.
This view recreates God in our image. It is inappropriate to say that God's existence parallels ours. If God is unipersonal, He can still be love. If He loves himself, this cannot be seen as self-centeredness in the same way it is of humans. God is jealous, vengeful, and a judge, things we are commanded not to be. Likewise, if God has love toward Himself, it is not destructive and self-centered any more than it is sinful for Him to judge. All the rules that apply to us do not apply to Him and vice versa. However, it is a leap in logic to say that he projects love upon Himself in the first place, for this s not revealed in Scripture. Accordingly, we cannot impose our self-understanding and human experience back upon God.
There is no questioning the fact that God is love. This is what makes the Oneness view of God so powerful. The one, true God loves His image creatures, and He has loved us from eternity past! He loves us so much that He came in human flesh to redeem us. The gospel is not that God so loved Himself. No, the gospel is that "God so loved the world!" (John 3:16).
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The Holy War
By His own decree God has used progressive revelation. Essentially God has not revealed all truth about Himself at one time, rather He has revealed Himself portion by portion (e.g. Zechariah 14:9). This revelation is tending toward a goal, to different people in the space-time-matter continuum (c.f. Hebrews 1:1).
God has used men of God and the Scriptures to be recipients and appropriators of this revelation. For example, Noah and Abraham, or even David, had a different relationship with God than say Paul or Peter or you and I as New Testament believers. This does not mean that the object of faith has changed but that there is a difference between an old covenant and that of a new one. The particulars here are debatable. God called Abraham out of the heathen though. I believe that Israel, the "fewest of all peoples" (Deuteronomy 7:7 NRSV) became the sword of morality to the fallen men since Adam. It was a bright light, so to speak, in a dark world. Light can be bright and piercing at times. Man in his fallen nature was vile and yet God called a man out of that vileness to raise up a special people with which God will bless the nations of the earth.
The Love of God Revealed:
Eventually, through that Semitic line, from Abraham, came the Messiah. In Him we have forgiveness of sin and salvation from the fallen sin nature. God will return soon to take away His special people. Obviously, during the course of that journey God has dealt with and required different things of man. Christ has come to atone for the sin of humanity, essentially reconciling the world. Shedding abroad the love of God. Notice the following Johannine theology very early in Christian tradition:
God loved the world. This might have been a novel idea to some. Many Jews believed that God loved the Jew only, specifically a religious Jew. Some may have imagined God hated the Gentile world. Even though God had showed them His love towards any who would repent in the story of Jonah and the Ninevites. It is also a virtue that transcends the god represented in the Quran who seems impersonal, at the very least. Muslim defenders might reply with Sura 50, Qaf vs. 16 however this verse only suggest that God knows us very well. Consider these two Quranic translations:For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. John 3:16 NRSVWe know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another.
1 John 3:16 NRSV
It says nothing about Allah desiring to have a personal or loving relationship with creation. God knows every man since He knows all actual and even potential knowledge. It is what God has decreed or chosen to do with man that is significant in Christianity. Even while knowing our human frailties and flaws God extends His love towards us. He desires a personal relationship with him. God's entrance into time and space has indeed made history significant. By the Incarnation He has set into motion the means of reconciling and restoring fallen man to Himself by Jesus Christ and powered by the Holy Spirit."We created man: and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are closer to him than his neck-vein."
Sura 50, Qaf. vs. 16 (J.M. Rodwell)[2]"It was We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein." (Yusif Ali)[3]
The Quran commands Muslims to wage war against non-Muslims and apostates (Surah 5:33; 9:5, 29). The Quran is riddled throughout its pages with commands and innuendos to do violence to non-believers and the un-faithful. Of the 114 Surahs, 109 have identifiable war verses. One out of every 55 verses in the Quran is a war verse. What about the book of Joshua in the Christian Bible? There is much that could be said here but the significant distinction between an Islamic jihad (holy war) and a Christian holy war is that the believer in Christ is mitigated and controlled by love with an awareness of spiritual forces (Eph. 6:12). Being controlled by love however does not mean we are also inoculated from God's justice. The Christian believer has a new covenant that introduces revelation about God and His love whereas the Quran has seemingly no ethical progression.
Western Inheritance of The Holy War:
Mennonite scholar John Yoder in his tome Christian Attitudes to War, Peace, and Revolution noted that the advancement of Islam during the period of the crusades was the "dramatic equivalent of Marxism in the twentieth century."[4] He goes on to note that "Islam was a threat on a world scale that called into question the very existence of Christian culture". Yoder also agrees that "the Muslim holy war tradition is not very different from that of the crusade."
Yoder suggests that two elements from the medieval crusade model are still resonating in our Western culture. Since the time of the Crusades our globe, and much of Western civilization, bears the scars of various wars (Korean War, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Desert Storm) He cites two elements that are still lodged in our thinking about war.
1. A transcendent cause justifies downgrading the rights of the enemy.
2. The value of martyrdom
We experience the first element still. This struggle was recently seen in the Guantanomo Bay prison proceedings. Dying though is usually not glorious or appealing to us. However, death coupled with a crusade or a just war is known to give death meaning. Death in this sense is viewed as righteous because it is has been coupled with a righteous cause.
The value of martyrdom is almost intrinsic in the fabric of early Christianity. The Greek root word (Grk. martus) for the English "witness" or "testify" (Grk. marturion) is translated as "martyr". Amazingly, until the peace of the Church in 315 A.D. the church or "Christians", in any sense, were in season. In fact, some of the greatest flourishing of the church occurred during this period of persecution. Michael Servetus was burned at the stake as late as 1553 for denying among other things the doctrine of the Trinity.
Yoder goes on to suggest that we juxtapose and consider afresh the idea of "martyrdom" over against the sacrifice of Christ. His point is valid and we should consider this more closely. The sacrifice of Christ pertains to the salvation and atonement of mankind. The sacrifice of Christ however cannot amount to a sacrifice of Christians. A "martyrdom" complex arises when one believes they are dying for a cause they firmly and wholeheartedly affirm. The Christian and the Muslim both experience this metaphysical impulse. Our religious preferences have a tendency to embed themselves deeply into the fabric of human emotion and intellect. We should also remember that just because Christ has died it does not also mean that there will never be a cause demanding our ardent reliance upon faith. As we rely on faith must be resilient in standing for that faith.
Four Considerations:
1. Justice. The love of God is balanced by His divine justice. For example, God's justice demanded retribution for sin but it was God's love that reckoned His own righteousness on our account by the death of the Son of God. This is a judicial system and in such systems justice is distributed upon both the just and the unjust. In his letter to the church at Rome (13:1-7) God authorizes the state to punish the disobedient and even mentions the "sword" which refers to death—the ultimate punishment. This is fitting since man is responsible for his actions, as free moral agents. We can find God's retributive justice being practiced in both covenants. Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5) and Herod (Acts 12:20-23) are examples where God directly kills people to exact His justice. The principle of retribution is also evident for those who will experience eternal torment if they reject Christ.
2. Some evil cannot be avoided. At times even inaction can be viewed as evil. J. Vernon McGee once commented "You have forgotten that you are not only a citizen of heaven, but you are a citizen of a country down here."[5] For example, during WWII a Protestant scholar and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer resisted the onslaught of the Third Reich. The fruits of his opposition to National Socialism grew to the place where Bonhoeffer was part of a conspiracy to kill another human being—Adolf Hitler. In his book Ethics Bonhoeffer noted the tension of guilt and freedom, or free-will:
During the 12th Century the Waldenses were a pre-Reformation group, led by Peter Waldo, that stressed a return to the Bible. They also rejected war and the taking of human life. After the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) the Inquisition was revived to stamp out heresy. This group was condemned as heresy and eventually forced to defend themselves."the structure of responsible action includes both readiness to accept guilt and freedom." (Ethics, pg. 210)
Pacifism is not workable in all situations although it is, at times, the necessary or correct approach. The reason many theologians and Christians believed the West should intervene in WWII was because inaction, on their part, would have constituted an even greater war if Hitler had not been stopped. Even with the intervention of the British and the United States Hitler almost attained total European domination. Yoder himself notes that "Pacifism can aggravate the issues by siding with inaction or reaction."
3. Natural Law. Plato, Aristotle and Cicero all believed that man naturally desired peace and a sense of order. This can only be achieved through right reason, which is granted us by God. For example, by use of reason we will come to establish certain norms or axioms that help to maintain peace and order. At times war, governed by moral law, must be appealed to in order to maintain that peace and order. Even the pax Romana of ancient times would not have flourished without protection and defense of its outer borders from less civil peoples.
4. Biblical Teaching.
a. The biblical view of man. Man is created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-28). Therefore man has intrinsic value and should be protected and his dignity and inalienable human rights defended.
b. The biblical view of the state. "Government originated as an ordinance of God. It is, in one sense, God's response to the nature of the people themselves. While it cannot redeem the world or be used as a tool to establish the kingdom of God, civil government does set the boundaries for human behavior. The state is not a remedy for sin, but a means to restrain it." ~Charles Colson
In Romans 13 Paul informs us that God has "appointed" government (vs. 1). Therefore, if government, is an establishment of God then it is to manifest the character of God in some way, e.g. justice balanced with love. Paul, in no way, is advocating our adherence to any government, then, that is indeed contrary to Himself. Government is God's way of maintaining the public good and directing the affairs of state. It is a temperate hand resting on a restless humanity. Legitimate government then, is one instituted by God and consequently an exhibitor of His ways.
The implementation of justice is done so, by the government, to punish bad and approve good. It is interesting to note the use of the term "sword" in the text. "Because a sword is an instrument of death, the weapon here symbolizes the right of civil government to inflict punishment, including the ultimate penalty of death for crimes that deserve it. In the earliest period of human existence, the Lord instituted capital punishment. "Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man" (Gen. 9:6). When Jesus told Peter, "Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword" (Matt. 26:52), he was reminding His disciple that the penalty for his killing one of Jesus' enemies would be to perish himself through execution, which the Lord here acknowledges would be justified."[6]
Man must not be governed by his passions but rather the rule of reason should prevail. Godly reason. Any war then should be limited to what is needed to maintain peace. Men like Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin or modern scholars like Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Reinhold Niebuhr have held a similar view. Pacifism may be ideal and strived for yet it is not workable in all situations.*Note: There are more arguments that could be listed here but for the sake of brevity they have been omitted.
In the twenty-first century we have changed. I noted the diplomatic efforts of Saladin and Richard the Lion Heart in my writings about the Crusades. First, in order to intimate Christian virtues such as patience and love diplomatic efforts should be exhausted. Second, we should also remember that the Church cannot be extended by purely physical causes but it is possible that it be defended in some sense. Defended foremost with godly and Christ-like love through character, writings, acts of benevolence, education, patience and turning the other cheek. However there was a time when even deity became irate at the behavior of the heathen in His House and drove them from it by force. We are not simply to look in the sky for redemption alone, as time and the lost pass us by, instead the believer can be willing to defend what God has given us in this present world, working until He comes again.
JN Anderson
[1] Barton, John. and Muddiman, John, et al. Oxford Bible Commentary. © Oxford University Press 2001 pg. 159
[2] Rodwell, J.M. The Koran. Ivy Books. Published by Ballantine Books (Edition April 1993)
[3] Ali, Yusif, The Quran http://www.harunyahya.com/Quran_translation/Quran_translation_index.php
[4] Yoder, John H. Christian Attitudes to War, Peace, and Revolution. © 2009 by The Institute for Mennonite Studies. Brazos Press. pg.
[5] McGee, J. Vernon: Questions and Answers. electronic ed. Nashville : Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001, c1990, S. 218
[6] Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Ethics. © 1955 by Mcmillan Publishing Company. New York, NY pg. 210
[7] MacArthur, John. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on Romans. (1996, c1991, c1994). Chicago: Moody Press. pg. 226
The Legacy of the Crusades
The Crusades contain a seedbed of arguments against religion and faith today. Popular critics of religion and history mention this era of time in rightful disdain. Carrying the cross of Christ ironically does not necessarily mean abandoning morality and embracing evil. The very establishment of the office of pope and the subsequent actions of many of the Crusaders flew in the face of true religion and morality; it was the cause of great evil. The rise of popish rule and ridiculous indulgence for absolution would only grow as a result. In fact, church historian Phillip Schaff wrote "the Crusades gave occasion for the rapid development of the system of papal indulgences, which became a dogma of the mediaeval theologians."[7]
"Many wended (sic) their way to the holy city, unmindful that our Jerusalem is not here."
~Walter Map, an Archdeacon at Oxford
[2] Bréhier, Louis. "Crusades." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 11 Aug. 2008 <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04543c.htm>.
[3] Latourette, S. Kenneth. A History of Christianity Volume 2: Reformation to The Present Copyright 1975 by Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. Prince Press pg. 408
[4] Gonzalez, L. Justo. The Story of Christianity Copyright 1984, 1985 by Justo L. Gonzalez. Prince Press pg. 293


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For my card today, I used the Gus Birthday-Optional image. Gus is always good for a laugh! I coloured the image with copics and added crystal effects to his glasses.
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NPS Threatened WWII Vets With Arrest But Now Opens Mall For Union Bosses' Immigration Rally During #Shutdown
It truly seemed like we're living in a world dictated to us by Lilliputian bureaucrats when a group of World War II veterans were threatened with arrest for having the temerity last week to visit the World War II Memorial during the government shutdown.
Now, however, said Lilliputian bureaucrats who attempted to block America's octogenarian war heroes last week are showing their two-faced true colors by opening the National Mall Tuesday to union bosses holding an immigrant rights rally.
Several immigrant groups, as well as the AFL-CIO and SEIU will be hosting Camino Americano: March for Immigrant Dignity and Respect on Tuesday–merely a week after the National Parks Service initially refused to allow World War II veterans' visit to the World War Memorial.
Although the NPS retroactively gave the vets access to the memorial, it wasn't until after vets and several members of Congress pushed the barricades aside under the watchful gaze of the National Park Police.
Now, via the Washington Examiner:
A planned immigration reform rally will take place on the National Mall on Tuesday even though the site is closed due to the government shutdown.Organizers for the "Camino Americano: March for Immigration Reform" were spotted Monday setting up a stage and equipment on the National Mall for the rally which will take place on Tuesday[snip]Susana Flores, a spokesperson for the rally, confirmed for the Washington Examiner thatthe Park Service will allow the event to take place under the group's rights granted by the First Amendment. [Emphasis added.]
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Sisseton man injured in crash dies nearly 2 weeks later
January 1, 2018
SISSETON, S.D. (AP) — A Sisseton man injured in a three-vehicle crash in the town last month later died of his injuries.
The Highway Patrol says 61-year-old Tony Gutierrez was a passenger in a sport utility vehicle that collided with a car on state Highway 10 while trying to turn into a parking lot the afternoon of Dec. 11. The SUV overturned and slid into another SUV that was leaving the parking lot.
Gutierrez was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital. Authorities say he died of his injuries on Dec. 23.
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WOW!! I have seen so many wonderful things here, and met some very nice people! Although the Hutong experience wasnt the greatest I am very glad I was able to really see how the people here live. Now that I am in the more modern area of Bejing it is very easy to walk or take a subway to some of the beautiful sites. In the last few days I have been able to visit the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, 2008 Olympic Stadium, and some other wonderful sites. The Forbidden City is where the Emperors and other important people lived and worked. The Summer Palace was their vacation spot and where they went to play. The buildings are very very beautiful and there is alot to see! Today I experienced pushy sales people at the Silk Market, bargaining with them was alot of fun, and I came out with some pretty good deals!
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