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Stylish Personal Office Design By Applying Classic Wooden Designer Desks For More Elegant Look And Atmosphere
Highly ideal for home personal office design, these aged wooden designer desks also can be applied to any public or commercial working spaces. By having these sorts of classic solid wood desks, you will surely transform your office interior decor design into more fashionable touch with graceful look. They are also great for furnishing more contemporary interior style. Authentic wooden designer desks for any personal office design can be discovered in some creations which have been inspired by more old-world or vintage ideas. For example, you may find them are designed in rigorously traditional utilitarian, England, France or Nordic style, mid-century, and many more. They are designed with skilled carpentry and expert craftsmanship in great and intricate details for their legs, shelving unit, top surface, as well as finishes. Undoubtedly they radiate their elegance of their bygone era. For sure, these archetypal wooden designer desks will generate timeless effect to your public or home personal office design ideas.


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Jeep Australia has released a special edition of its Wrangler 4WD, bringing (or returning?) some classic military style to the iconic 4x4.
Called the Freedom, the new Wrangler will be available in either two- or four-door body-styles, priced from $35,000 plus on-roads.
Based on the Wrangler Sport, the Freedom is a nod to Jeep's army vehicle manufacturing legacy, including a large 'Freedom Star' decal with a 'weathered look' both front and rear.
Both the interior and exterior have been given the special edition treatment, including front and rear seats incorporating McKinley leather with the Freedom Star embroidered on the two front seats along with a leather wrapped steering wheel with silver stitching.
The interior also gets Mopar black slush floor mats along with a quicksilver finish on the door grab handles and air vent rings.
Exterior features include a choice of six paint finishes, a Mineral Grey painted grille and body-coloured wheel arch flares.
There's also 'Oscar Mike' ('O' and 'M' in the phonetic alphabet) badging on the Freedom, with Oscar Mike meaning "On Mission" or "On the Move".
The Wrangler Freedom is powered by Jeep's Pentastar 3.6 litre V6 petrol engine, producing 209kW and 347Nm while returning 11.4 l/100km in the two-door model.
Both two- and four-door models are available with a choice of six-speed manual or five-speed automatic transmissions.
"Australian buyers proved last year that they love Jeep Wrangler and we are pleased to offer them a new special edition model that provides a strong visual connection with Jeep's rich heritage," Fiat Chrysler Group Australia CEO and President, Veronica Johns, said.
The 2014 Jeep Wrangler Freedom will be available in Australian showrooms from early this month.
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NHL News: Player News and Updates for 9/2/14
NHL Daily Updates: Checking in on the Latest News, Off-Season Schedule and More
September 2, 2014
See the Latest Odds
Now that the long holiday weekend has concluded, we can turn our attention back toward the off-season happenings around the NHL. Training camps are just a couple of weeks away, and that means there's plenty of news to go around in the meantime. That said, let's take our daily look across the league and check out what's happening.
Kadri Update: This weekend, we got some insight into the off-season activities of the Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri. He's reportedly been working hard on his shooting this summer and is aiming for some big points production during the regular season.
Kadri has been focusing on the speed of his release specifically, with the thinking that a faster shot will do him more good than a stronger shot.
Over the course of last season, Kadri posted 20 goals. If he truly is improving, he's got a solid shot at improving on that output.
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Tootoo Outlook: Back in June, right winger Jordin Tootoo became an unrestricted free agent. Since then, he hasn't been able to find a home. Sources close to the Predators say that he's unlikely to re-sign in Nashville, thanks to the moves they've already made this off-season.
There's a chance that Tootoo finds some work as a depth guy somewhere before the season begins, but he probably won't have too much of an impact regardless. He posted just one helper in 11 games with Detroit, and is likely destined for the AHL, if anywhere.
Horcoff Outlook: According to sources close to the team, Stars center Shawn Horcoff will be playing in a bottom-six role with Dallas this season. The 35-year-old veteran has one year left on his six-season contract and will finish it off providing simple depth.
Horcoff is coming of a 20-point (13 assists; seven goals) season in 2013-14, and most think he'll be at that level this season as well. This will likely be the end of the road with him in Dallas, unless he agrees to come back at a reduced rate to serve in his backup capacity.
NHL Daily Schedule: The league action will be picking back up again on Wednesday, October 8. Let's check out the schedule for that evening and see what we can expect on opening night.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014:
Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins
Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames
San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings
NHL Off-Season Schedule: Let's keep our hockey fix going with a look at the remaining 2014 off-season calendar. There's been quite a bit of action keeping us occupied so far, and we've still got more to look forward to.
Mid-September: Training camps begin
October 8: First games of the 2014-15 NHL season
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Dr. Don Wenura Dissanayake
Dr. Don Wenura Dissanayake, the managing director of Tutors SA is a research scientist in one of the leading organisations in Australia. He has a relentless passion and recongised ability to teach and an extensive tutoring experience of over 13 years for school years 5 – 12, all mathematics, physics, and undergraduate engineering and mathematics subjects. Don has tutored and mentored more than 400 students to achieve successful outcomes. He has worked as a lecturer and a course co-ordinator at the University of South Australia, and has supervised and mentored masters and undergraduate students from various engineering disciplines at the University of Adelaide.
Don is a very successful academic who has completed his PhD in Electronic Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems) with first class honours. In 2010, he received the prestigious Adelaide University Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. Don has co-authored a book on biomedical devices and has published 18 journals and conference papers which he has presented internationally


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New Media Law - at www.rAsia.com
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
Ian Penman and Rick Riccobono attended and spoke at www.rAsia.com in Moscow on 24 and 25 June 2013.
The conference was in Moscow, and focussed on global licensing, the future of copyright and mobile.
On Monday 24, Rick and Ian gave a presentation about the copyright licensing process for new models in the music industry, which led to an analysis of the future of copyright licensing. The panel discussion that followed was moderated by Ralph Simon.
The slides and transcription of the presentation can be found here:
But beware, the transcription is in Russian!
On Tuesday 25, Ian participated in a panel discussion about content and mobile.
More detail can be found at www.rasia.com:
About the Forum
On June 24-25 the international innovation Forum rASia.COM will be held at the Digital October centre in Moscow.
It is a unique annual event encouraging the exchange of latest technologies and experiences between entrepreneurs from all over the world.
The main goal of the Forum is to answer the most pressing question: 'What will tomorrow bring?' It will give us a new perspective and thus allow us to observe trends of the world economic system and help to evaluate the efficiency of our own business strategies in a new way, and get new ideas and inspiration.
Traditionally, the Forum programme consists of 4 subjects:
- wireless mobile technology and the Internet;
- new media, up-to-date advertising technologies and marketing solutions;
- venture capital funding, finance and investments, payment systems, innovative bank technologies;
- content and entertainment business.
The most current issues will also be covered:
- innovations in luxury and premium markets;
- amazing innovations (robots, 3D printing, augmented reality, immortality);
- women and innovations, the female point of view on the situation;
- Brands & Co-branding;
- Made in Moscow.
This year the Forum is focused on Indian business perspectives—"Doing business with India".
An exclusive video TELL (Techology, Edutainment, Life and Lifestyle) will be shot within the Forum with the participation of companies' top managers: shareholders and and executives.
The Forum will combine the reports by leaders from all over the world and they will share their success stories with the audience.
Also, various training conferences, workshops and round table discussions will be held at Digital October.
The Forum is an excellent opportunity to present your ideas and business models, finding new contacts and offering your services.
Contacts: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Dube's Greenhouses
Since Christmas is now safely behind us, I can now post some pics of a few of the things I was working on.
A little back story; when my mother was growing up, my grandfather owned and operated a greenhouse business in Lewiston, Maine. The business (and the greenhouses) disappeared in the 70s, and their loss has always hung on my mother's side of the family. My uncles managed to buy back some of the property recently, and in the summer of 2016 I was able to go up and visit the old Dube stomping grounds. As you can imagine, there is a lot of broken glass produced when greenhouses are bulldozed, and the yards of the different properties are littered with it still. I was able to collect a bunch of the glass and put a few projects together.
The first piece is a three by nine-ish frame of stained-glass style pieces over pictures of the original houses. I bought some copper foil and spent way too much time (and yet still not enough) soldering them together.
I had a few smaller pieces left, so I made some ornaments for my uncles to hang.
Hopefully I will be able to visit up north soon and collect a larger amount of glass, since I have a bunch of copper foil left over.
And when my time is up have I done enough? Will they tell my story?
First Draft Rocket
Funny story. I've been waiting since August for the corn to be harvested next to the house so that I could test the rocket I made from a shipping tube. The whole idea was the launch a cheapy yard sale camera and see what I got.
Whelp, it didn't go as planned.
Turns out I'm not the only thing around here that needs to go on a diet. The standard Estes rocket motors are designed to work in rockets less than 4 ounces. My rocket came in at exactly 12 ounces, and the camera was another 4.4 oz. So, yeah.
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"The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!'" -JFK
Model Rockets and Photography
When I was younger I would build Estes model rocket kits and shoot them off in the large field next to my parents house. This was always a lot of fun, especially since I tried to build the rockets that would "do" something, like convert the body into helicopter blades to softly land. One of the things I had always wanted to get was the rocket with a 110 camera built in. That never happened, however, because of the cost involved. Besides the cost of the rocket (which was at least $50 back in the 1990s), the camera only took one picture per launch. Once you figure that rockets were $10-$12 for a three pack, you're in deep just to use up a 24 exposure roll. Oh, yeah, then you had to have it developed.
Now that I'm back in South Jersey I have available field space to start launching rockets again, but my old rockets are either broken, missing, or worth way too much money to strap lit explosives to. The desire to take aerial pics of the area has led me to build this contraption.
It's not much; some balsa attached to a notched-out cardboard shipping tube. I bought a GoPro camera, but have a $5 yard sale digital camera strapped to the thing because I'm not *entirely* sure how it's going to fly. This is what happens when you start cutting before figuring out where center of gravity is. I'm not even sure if it's better to have the weight high or now on this thing. I've always been a sucker for DayGlo test aircraft and NASA motherships, so the rocket got a nice high-vis paint job and a panel to record mission markers. Hopefully I can get to plural.
Anyway, outta be fun to find out. Now I'm just waiting for them to harvest the corn.
Rocket Dog repairs
I stayed up on Saturday night and made some quick repairs to Indy's costume. I patched in a double piece of vinyl where the front velcro ripped out, and started stiching reinforcements into the waist straps. I also spread out the stiching on the velcro; instead of a heavy stitch in the center of the piece, I spread it out over a few inches so that there would be less stress on any one point.
I am going to have to go around the outer edge with a heavier stitch to clean it up; You can tell that I was in a rush to get it done. The rocket is going to have to be replaced as well, and while I'm at it I will try to keep it down to about 12″ long, as opposed to the 16.5″ it is now. I might reinforce the spine area of the vinyl with other material as well, and use a large block of velcro instead of the straps. The straps are a pain to get right when you have a wiggling puppy. Anyway, it'll hold together for now, and pups will look great for our non-existent trick-or-treaters.


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Tamsin Egerton has said that she is keen to make another St. Trinian's movie.
The actress, whose new film Chalet Girl opens in UK cinemas tomorrow, played Chelsea Parker in the 2007 Brit comedy and its follow-up St Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Fritton's Gold.
Asked if she has grown out of the comedy series, Egerton told Digital Spy: "No, I love St. Trinian's, I love it. Especially the second one - I had such an amazing time, one of the best summers of my life with those girls."
She continued: "I'd love to do another one. Why not? If it doesn't happen at least I've had some fantastic experiences, but I'll do number 10! I think they're great!"
Click 'play' below to watch Tamsin discuss a potential St. Trinian's sequel:
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It's National Rum Day! August 16, so here's your weekend Tiki Bar Cocktails!Posted on August 15th, 2013 2 comments
Yes, there is a "day" for everything…but when there's a day for something as important as RUM, you know damned well there will be a post about it at The Tiki Lounge! A quick search of teh interwebs doesn't give us much info on the origin of this fantabulous day, but who cares!
Ok, first of all, a very nice person (Christine) representing Captain Morgan's Rum sent me some very tasty-looking recipes. I haven't tried them yet (saving them for Rum Day) but I dig Captain, and I'm pretty sure these are going to be winners. I'll list them at the end of this post.
Second, I can't help but bring back one of my favorite original recipes,
The Pirate's Wench, Your Weekend Tiki Bar Cocktail
I came up with this a few years ago while experimenting at the Tiki Bar on the lanai. It's a twist on a Cuba Libre, and it will knock your socks off!
1 oz strong spiced Rum (Captain Morgan Black, Sailor Jerry, Kracken work nicely)
1 oz Malibu Coconut Rum
1 oz Dark Rum (I prefer Meyer's)
3 drops bitters
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
sprinkle of nutmeg
Start with a shaker of ice, add the three rums, bitter, and vanilla. Shake it up, baby. Strain into a large Tiki mug filled with ice. Liquor should fill mug about half way. Fill with Coke, squeeze in juice of 1/4 lime, and two shakes of nutmeg, stir. Top with a little more nutmeg and lime wedge. Damned good grog! It you like it sweet, add a little pineapple juice to taste. If you like it super strong, add a 151 floater, if you dare, and call it the Drunken Wench. Avast! And May Ye Enjoy The Captain's Original Concoction !
Now for MORE Cocktails…those cool drinks from Captain Morgan…
PORT ROYAL PUNCH (Serves 25)
2 46-oz. cans of pineapple juice
3 cups mango juice
1 750 mL bottle of Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
4.5 oz. grenadine
3 oranges sliced thinly and quartered
3 cans of Sprite for fizz
In a punch bowl or large serving vessel, add the above ingredients and stir. Serve over ice in a punch glass – or glass of your choosing.
· 3 oz. Ginger Tisane (tea base)
· 1 oz. Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum
· 1 Tablespoon agave nectar (or sweetener of choice)
· 1/4 oz. lemon juice
Directions: Brew tea base or tea bag in 6-8 oz. of water. Brew hot for four minutes and flash-chill, or cold for one hour. Shake with Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum, sweetener and lemon juice, and pour into rocks glass over ice. Created by Owl's Brew <http://theowlsbrew.com/> .
· 1 oz. Captain Morgan Sherry Oak Finish Spiced Rum
· 1 oz. Grand Marnier® Liqueur
· 1/2 oz. lime juice
· 2 dashes of bitters
Directions: Add all ingredients to an ice-filled rocks glass. Stir to blend and garnish with lime wedge. Created by Owl's Brew <http://theowlsbrew.com/> .
Cheers, kids! -Tiki Chris, reporting from the Tiki Bar on the lanai
PS: Don't forget, Friday, October 4th is International Exotic Cocktail Day! Watch for details…
National Rum Day? Today? YES!Posted on August 16th, 2012 No comments
Today is National Rum Day!
What is National Rum Day?
It's a day to enjoy rum.
I do that every day.
Today is special.
I don't know.
Seriously, today IS National Rum Day, and plenty of news outlets and bloggers are writing articles about rum, different kinds of rum, and rum drinks. But what exactly is today all about, and who started it?
Apparently nobody knows. After an intensive search of teh interwebs, I couldn't find one post or site that could tell me who started it, when, or why. My first guess was that it was started by a rum manufacturer or distributor, but a quick look at Bacardi, Appleton Estate and Cruzan's websites yielded not a single mention of the day. Then again, who cares? It's an excuse to drink!
Everyone is posting their favorite rum cocktails. I saw no less than 10 posts on how to make a Cuba Libre (such a difficult drink to mix, with all those three ingredients). Well, I won't bore you with the typical rum recipes here. Here, I'll give you two of my own concoctions to try out tonight.
by Tiki Chris P.
One of my favorites, this drink is easy to make using stuff you probably already have behind the Tiki bar. Here are the ingredients:
1 oz Sailor Jerry Rum
1 oz Malibu Coconut Rum
1 oz Dark Rum (I prefer Meyer's or Black Seal)
3 drops bitters
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
sprinkle of nutmeg
This is kind of a Cuba Libre done in a kick-ass Tiki style. Get the full recipe here.
by Tiki Chris P.
A new twist on an old favorite, the Tiki Galore is kind of like what you'd get if an amaretto sour collided with a rum truck.
1 oz. Amaretto
1 oz. Dark Rum
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
2 oz. Orange Juice
1/2 tspn powdered sugar
It's sweet but not syrupy sweet, and the rum balances out the flavors nicely. Get the full recipe here.
Well, happy National Rum Day, and don't forget in October the much more inclusive and fun INTERNATIONAL EXOTIC COCKTAIL DAY, October 5, 2012! FB users can join the fun on the official facebook page here.
-Tiki Chris reporting from Pirate's Cove Tiki Bar, Fort Liquordale, FL
Celebrate National Rum Day!Posted on August 16th, 2011 3 comments
Today, August 16th is National Rum Day. Now, I'm not exactly sure why it's National Rum Day. As a matter of fact, after extensive research I can't find anyone claiming this holiday, how it got started or why it exists. But who cares? It's a great excuse to imbibe our favorite Tiki Cocktails made with the spirits of the Caribbean!
Here's the link to Tiki Lounge Talk's Exotic Cocktails page, most of which are made with rum.
And here's a link to International Exotic Cocktail Day, which is coming up fast!
Aloha & Mahalos from the Tiki Bar!
-Tiki Chris P.
BTW: There's a lot of rum getting slurped down in Murder on Tiki Island!


text: TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Barack Obama radiated confidence and John McCain displayed the grit of an underdog Monday as the presidential rivals reached for the finish line of a two-year marathon with a burst of campaigning across battlegrounds from the Atlantic Coast to Arizona. "We are one day away from change in America," said Obama, a Democrat seeking to become the first black president -- a dream not nearly as distant on election eve as it once was. McCain, too, promised to turn the page of the era of George W. Bush, and he warned about his opponent's intentions. "Sen. Obama is in the far left lane" of politics, he said. "He's more liberal than a guy who calls himself a Socialist and that's not easy." Republican running mate Sarah Palin was even more pointed as she campaigned in Ohio. "Now is not the time to experiment with socialism," she said. "Our opponent's plan is just for bigger government." Late-season attacks aside, Obama led in virtually all the pre-election polls in a race where economic concerns dominated and the war in Iraq was pushed -- however temporarily -- into the background. While the overall number of early votes was unknown, statistics showed more than 29 million ballots cast in 30 states and suggested an advantage for Obama. Democrats voted in larger numbers than Republicans in North Carolina, Colorado, Florida and Iowa, all of which went for President Bush in 2004. Democrats also anticipated gains in the House and in the Senate, although Republicans battled to hold their losses to a minimum and a significant number of races were rated as tossups in the campaign's final hours. By their near-non-stop attention to states that voted Republican in 2004, both Obama and McCain acknowledged the Democrats' advantage in the presidential race. The two rivals both began their days in Florida, a traditionally Republican state with 27 electoral votes where polls make it close. Obama drew 9,000 or so at a rally in Jacksonville, while across the state, a crowd estimated at roughly 1,000 turned out for McCain. One day before the election, no battleground state was left unattended.


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Pokemon Sun and Moon walkthrough will discuss different aspects of Hau'oli Outskirts, Iki Town and Route 1. Hau'oli Outskirts is one of the areas in Pokemon Sun and Moon. Iki Town is the religious center where people comes to worship Pokemon that look over Melemele Island.
For more help on Pokemon Sun and Moon, read our Zygarde Cells and Cores Locations For Zygarde 100%, Legendary Pokemon Locations and Evolution Stones Locations Guide.
Pokemon Sun and Moon Walkthrough
You can start four different types of Pokemon, Wingull, Yongus, Rattata, and Slowpoke. The very first you will do in Pokemon Sun and Moon is have a video chat with Professor Kukui. From there, you select picture for your trainer passport. You can head to a Salon or Apparel shop to customize your characters.
Your character resides in on the Melemele Island. Near Route 1 and Hau'oli City. Route 1 connects the Outskirts to Iki Town. You can found a range of different Grass Pokemon on this path.
At the start of the game, after the customization process, you will see the mother standing at the deck of your new home. It is going to be day time in Pokemon Sun and Night time in Pokemon Moon.
There is a book on the desk from your father, it has adventure rules. Press the X button and record progress with Save from the main menu. Go downstairs to open the door for KuKui and trigger the cutscene. He will ask you to go to Iki Town, meet the kahuna and get a Pokemon.
Kahuna's are very strong Pokemon Trainers , according to Kukui.
Now go upstairs to get your Bag and hat from a box in front of the bed. Leave the house and go in the direction. You will need to choose from three starter Pokemon.
Pokemon Sun and Moon Starter Pokemon include Grass- and Flying-type Pokémon Rowlet, Fire-type Litten, and Water-type Popplio.
We have Rowlet, who is an owl like creature and can turn its head from front to back 180 degrees to navigate the map. It uses powerful kicks and can attack from afar using powerful leafs that also form parts of its feathers.
We then have Litten, a Pokemon that is described as a clam and cool-headed beast. However, it can cause some serious damage to its opponents as it spits fireballs which it creates using fur balls made from its skin that is covered in flammable oils. Litten licks the skin to create a fur ball and then spits it out.
Last but not the least, we have Popolio an acrobatic Sea Lion Pokémon for Pokemon Sun and Moon trainers. It can create water balloons using its cute little nose and then utilize these balloons in different Pokemon Sun and MOON gameplay scenarios. It can go up to 25mph in water.
Lillie will come to your house after the festival in Iki Town. She will take you to Kukui's lab, head south from the house to explore another area of the Outskirts.
Once you reach the lab you will get more information about Island challenges, Kukui will also hand you two items. You will get an amulet that will make you a Pokemon Trainer and Kukui will upgrade your Pokedex.
Rotom Pokedox will guide your way from now on. From there, head to the Pokemon Center and stock up on the items you need. Make sure you have at least 10 Poke Balls in your bag at all times to be prepared for hard to catch Pokemon.
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Place carrots and crabapples with the water in a pot, covered. Let come to a boil, then cook on low for 15-20 until tender. Puree in a blender or food processor, adding in pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon, if using. You can add in stevia to make the pudding sweeter. To make a thinner pudding, add in extra water. Serve warm or cold, either plain or with your choice of garnish. Refrigerated leftovers will keep 3-4 days in the fridge. Can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Easy-on-digestion recipe for those with digestive issues. May also be suitable for those with candida. Also makes a great baby food puree.
Crabapples come in a wide assortment of varieties and sizes: some are more tart while others are sweeter; some are about the same size of an apple while others are mini "pinheads," about the size of a cherry. I'd recommend using larger crabapples for this recipe.
You want to have enough crabapples as if you were making this recipe with 2-3 medium-sized apples (which you can also do!). Since crabapples oxidize quite quickly, you can rub the pieces in lemon juice. Simply juice a lemon or two, and after peeling, seeding and chopping a crabapple, rub the pieces with the lemon juice, OR just throw the pieces in a bowl with the lemon juice and let the pieces sit in the juice until all the crabapples are done. Then add the crabapple pieces to the pot with the carrots and water.
If you'd like to play around with carob or cacao powder, feel free and add it to the blender when you're pureeing everything. A touch of vanilla might be nice as well.
If you have crabapple juice or apple juice (or any other juice), you can use that instead of the water in the recipe. If your crabapples are rather tart, using apple juice instead of water can help to make for a sweeter pudding.
One final note: pumpkin pie spice is a combination of warming spices: cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and sometimes allspice, ginger, cardamom and mace. If you'd like to make your own, check out 6 Types of Pumpkin Pie Spice.
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BMCC provides math students with many opportunities to enhance their studies. The following programs are some of the ways you can make the most of your math experience while at BMCC and explore future possibilities.
Helping Hands helps math majors improve academic and study skills in order to succeed in mathematics and in college in general. This program will connect you with a community of students in your major for mutual support and success.
At BMCC, there are opportunities for students to work on a mathematical research project with a faculty mentor. The BMCC Center for Career Development has a number of internships opportunities for math majors or students with strong mathematics skills.
The BMCC Math work son challenging, fun problems and competes against other two-year-colleges in the AMATYC Student Math League.
Math Lounge is an opportunity for math-oriented students and professors to mingle, discuss mathematics, research and career possibilities. Upcoming Math Lounge meetings will be posted in the BMCC Events Calendar.
The Math Club was established in 2009 by a group of passionate professors and mathematics major students. The goal they set was to foster love for mathematics and help students thrive in their math classes.
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Unfortunately being measured for a bra with a tape can give the wrong size and usually results in the following daily complaints:
I always have overspill in the cups of my bra
My bra constantly rides up my back
I reach to any height and my bust falls out the bottom of my bra
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Severely Disappointed
- Member Since: Aug 29, 2017
This has been the WORST experience with a cell phone company, and I just left Sprint - that should tell you something. We decided to switch to TMobile from Sprint after talking to Tmobile telephone rep. She advised us that I could bring my phone and purchase their BYOD sim card and then we were purchasing two new phones from my husband and Stepson and told we could keep their old phones and Tmobile would reimburse us for the ETFs with Sprint. What an awesome deal...Or so we thought.We take our phones into the store to transfer everything over... somewhere in all of this the "porting" didn't get done correctly and we now have new numbers, a drag but not that big a deal. We also find out in the store that I can't actually bring my own device because we have to be financing three phones on our plan. Again, would have been nice to know before I purchased the Sim card, but I'm okay getting a new phone. It takes two weeks to get Sprint to cancel our current lines with them, due to the lines not being ported correctly, so we're told. We finally get the lines canceled and the total amount for ETFs to submit to TMobile, go to submit the request and we get an error telling us we're outside of the timeframe. We know this isn't that case because we should still have 3 days left. We get someone on the line again (which is REALLY difficult), who gives us an e-mail address to submit the claim though and we've never heard anything back, so we're out over $800 there. Then we get our second bill - our first bill was exactly what we were sold $197 and some change. Our second bill $354 and some change. WHAT?! I expected a slight increase with the monthly payment of the new phone I was made to purchase, but not an extra $157! I get on messaging with a customer service rep who tells me there are prorated fees for changing my plan, I haven't made any modifications since the first bill, and there's nothing she can do for me but my following bills will be $220. Great, thanks.
So, in this switch to TMobile, which was supposed to save me money, I've now spent an extra $1014. I've had some terrible customer service with Sprint in the 10+ years we were with them, but this definitely takes the cake. I really wish I had stayed with them at this point.


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So I haven't updated for a while, I apologise. It became a little difficult to write anything as Ryan has been with me over the past 7 days but now he is back in Germany and his part of the blog will be spoken about in due course. The first thing I want to speak about is the strikes from the 21st to the 23rd October.
I knew that countries like France and Spain tend to strike a lot so I wasn't surprised when I started seeing posters about a strike that would last for 3 days. But what did surprise me was that it was the students who were striking. And not just the older students, but anyone from 3o ESO up (Year 9 and older for those British people who don't know). It was weird to be at the school during those few days as hardly any of the students turned up. A few of my lessons had no one turn up but the others had about 5 maximum. I think it helped the students a little as it meant that my time wasn't as divided amongst them all.
Some of the teachers found it a little ridiculous though that students as young as 14 could go on strike. And I have to agree with them. I know that if they feel strongly about the idea then they should be allowed to but at the same time, these 14 year olds aren't going to be able to do anything else to change the proposed plans. They aren't old enough to vote and normally strikes don't normally tend to get the attention of those in charge, other than to annoy them. Also, many people turned up for the first lessons but then gradually began to leave the school throughout the day, which shows that not that many of them were too bothered about the proposed changes to the education system and more to do with the fact that they wanted some more free time to themselves.
After the week of practically no classes, Ryan arrived and it was really good to see him. I'd not seen him since the end of August so it was lovely to get the chance to even if it was only for a week. As soon as he got here, we left to go to Sol to meet up with some of my friends and go on a Tapas crawl. It was a really good afternoon and evening and I was really glad that Ryan got the chance to experience some of the Madrid lifestyle. It was also good as it was the first time that we had gone out on a Saturday but not for a night out and I have to admit that I found it slightly more enjoyable. It was nice to be able to sit back and talk with people instead of having to shout over the top of music to be hear.
Due to our rather relaxed Saturday it meant that we could get up early on Sunday and head out for another day of tapas. But this time in Lavapiés as there was a special tapas festival happening there called Tapapiés. This meant that all the places that were involved were giving out select tapas for just €1 each. It was nice to do this during the day and see a different area of Madrid as normally we tend to hang out around the Malasaña area.
After we'd spent a few hours there we headed back to Sol and towards a place that sells churros. The place we went to is where quite a few celebrities go for churros in Madrid so I was expecting the best churros ever. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. Admittedly they were best churros I have ever had but they were still disappointing. Churros have always sounded so nice and yet whenever I have them I find that my expectations have always been too high. I think the problem is that the dough mixture used for the churro is a little bland so all the flavour comes from the chocolate sauce/custard.
It was nice to spend some time with Ryan but unfortunately I still had to work so I didn't get to spend too much time with him. It is a pain as I would have preferred to have been able to go exploring around Madrid with him but it is a little difficult seeing as I couldn't take time off work. Hopefully the next time I see him we will be able to spend more time together but it might have to be just for a weekend as I don't have a proper holiday until Christmas.
Despite that, I had a good time with Ryan we did go for a walk in the centre on Tuesday and then afterwards we went to a 50's dinner! I'd never been to one before and I was somewhat excited as I'd been craving burgers and chips. When we got there I was in for a bigger surprise as I could have a chili hotdog, as well as mozzarella sticks! Part of me might have died and gone to heaven that night as the food was amazing!
It was rubbish having to say goodbye to Ryan on Friday as I'm not sure when I will be able to see him next. Hopefully I will be able to head to Germany in December near mine and his birthday but if not it might not be until the New Year when I finally see him again. But let's not dwell on that too much! I am hoping that I can go to see him then as I really want to see the Christmas Market in Berlin, that would be something really good to talk about. But I won't know for a while yet.
Hasta la fuego
Lauren 🙂 x


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STREAMS® Integrated Intelligent Transport System is an enterprise traffic management system designed to operate in the Microsoft Windows environment. Like most traffic management systems, STREAMS® is an array of high-quality, intuitive, interactive, ITS ( intelligent transport systems ). ITS is an umbrella term referring to the implementation of information and communications technology to transportation operations in order to Reduce operating costs, [1] Improve safety and maximizes the capacity of Existing infrastructure. STREAMS® provides traffic signal management, [2] traveler information, flood monitoring [3] and parking guidance within a single integrated system. [4] STREAMS® is developed by Transmax® .
In 1969, the Department of Main Roads (Queensland) installed the first Intelligent Transport System in Australia (located at Surfers Paradise ). This included 30 signalised intersections featuring centralized control and traffic responsive capabilities.
In 1985, a second generation traffic management system was installed in Cairns , Australia . This was known as TRAC System, or Traffic Responsive Adaptive Control System. Progressive installation of the TRAC system at Followed Several more locations around Queensland Including the capital city, Brisbane .
In 1988, a traffic management system was installed for the South East Freeway in Brisbane , Australia . The features included were ramp metering and graphical displays of traffic conditions. It also provided automatic incident detection.
In 1992, a new integrated intelligent transport system was started. ITS applications. ITS applications. The resulting system was STREAMS®.
In 2002, the Division of Department of Main Roads (Queensland) was responsible for the continuing development of STREAMS®, which was privatized to Transmax . The company remains 100% owned by the Queensland Government Department of Transportation and Main Roads .
In April 2007, Transmax® in partnership with VicRoads implemented a coordinated ramp metering trial in Melbourne , Victoria on a 15 km section of the Monash Freeway . [5] Later that year, in December, VicRoads installed STREAMS® to manage another six ramps. [6]
The National ITS Australia Award was awarded to the National Institute for the Development of Sport. The project to upgrade the 75-kilometer M1 Freeway, increase the capacity and safety of the Monash Freeway, the CityLink Tollway (Southern Link) and the West Gate Freeway using STREAMS® as the Integrated Control System. [7]
In 2016, Transmax partnered with Parsons Brinckerhoff to trial STREAMS® motorway management functionality for the Utah Department of Transportation in the USA. [8]
Software Architecture
STREAMS® employs distributed computing software architecture . [9] Field hardware such as intersection controllers, video cameras and speed detectors are connected via field processors back to a central application server . Users connect to the application server via the workstation software. Field communications are via Optical Fiber , DSL , or Wireless connections.
The software is built in separate modules for each distinct area of traffic / transport control and monitoring. The workstation software communicates to the application server software via a publisher / subscriber model (ie workstations subscribe to the requested server ).
The software architecture is designed to model the software media's claim of being white year "integrated" Advanced Traffic Management System . [10] This breaks away from the inter-operability model, which is multiple ITSsystems working in parallel, each performing a discrete function.
The workstation software is built around a central user interface called "STREAMS® Explorer". Other specification / reporting applications can be launched from STREAMS® Explorer.
The transport network is set up via a GIS ( Geographic Information System ). The GIS Allows for a graphical user interface displaying transportation network data overlaid on street maps and updating in real-time.
Adaptive Traffic Management
STREAMS® implements adaptive traffic management through a feature called "Dynamic Plan Selection". [11] Depending on the density of traffic (occupancy) and the dominant direction of traffic (for example, inbound, outbound, or bidirectional). A user sets up the signal timing , and picks the traffic density levels and direction that they apply to. Selecting the appropriate signal timing is then automatic. STREAMS® Dynamic Plan Selection can adapt to unexpected traffic levels as they arise.
With help from the academic community, STREAMS® Managed Motorways offers the coordinated ramp-metering algorithm suite ALINEA / HERO. [12] The modular architecture of STREAMS® allows Transmax to integrate new algorithms as they become available. STREAMS® Applies to the computed metering rates using ramp signal controllers deployed at the roadside. Controlling multiple consecutive ramps, ideally the whole motorway, makes it possible to maintain a more consistent motorway and prevent flow breakdown. Using HERO, STREAMS® is able to balance tails across multiple ramps and maximizes motorway performance.
See also
- Traffic Management System
- Intelligent Transport Systems
- Geographic Information System
- ITS Australia
- Jump up^ http://www.audit.vic.gov.au/publications/20140611-ICT-Improve-Traffic/20140611-ICT-Improve-Traffic.html
- Jump up^ https://www.itnews.com.au/news/queensland-trials-intelligent-traffic-lights-320317
- Jump up^ https://s.campbellsci.com/documents/au/technical-papers/road_flood_monitoring_systems.pdf/
- Jump up^ "Improved travel time reliability for Sandgate Road and Mains Road traffic" , Queensland Department of Main Roads Statement , 21 September 2008
- Jump up^http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/ID/54FB7C34AC9B6A5D85257D6B006CD136?OpenDocument&Query=BApp
- Jump up^ "On-ramp to success", Traffic Technology International , October-November 2009
- Jump up^ Melbourne's M1 freeway upgrade and SUNA Traffic Channel win ITS Australia Awards
- Jump up^ http://roadsonline.com.au/usa-to-trial-qld-congestion-busting-technology/
- Jump up^ http://www.transportationgroup.nz/papers/2007/A4a_Verma.pdf
- Jump up^ http://www.hothousedesign.com.au/blog-layout/schematics-in-the-media#.WMheaWf-sY0
- Jump up^ http://www.audit.vic.gov.au/publications/20140611-ICT-Improve-Traffic/20140611-ICT-Improve-Traffic.html
- Jump up^ http://docs.trb.org/prp/14-0992.pdf


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Conference Reports for NATAP
65th Annual Meeting of the
American Association for the
Study of Liver Diseases
Boston, MA Nov 7-11 2014
The Global Burden of Viremic HCV Infection
Reported by Jules Levin
AASLD 2014 Nov 7-11 Boston
Program Abstract:
Background & Aim:
The treatment paradigm for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is expected to change over the next five years, and recent estimates of total infections is required to develop strategies to eliminate HCV infections. This study aimed to update HCV prevalence focusing on the RNA positive (viremic) population.
A comprehensive literature search was conducted excluding studies published prior to 2000 as well as those in high-risk populations. Inclusion and scoring of studies was based on sample size, time of data collection, and representativeness of the general population. Available country estimates were used to develop regional and global estimates.
The global prevalence of anti-HCV among adults (individuals aged ≥15 years) was estimated at 2.0% (1.7-2.2%), corresponding to 105 (89-118) million infections. However, viremic HCV prevalence was substantially lower (see table). Despite a moderate regional prevalence (1.1%), an estimated 45% of the global viremic population resides in Asia since this region accounts for 60% of the world's adult population. China, Pakistan and India accounted for 22.8 million infections or 67% of infections in Asia. The highest viremic prevalence was found in Africa (3.7%) with 25.7 million infections. Nigeria, Egypt, Republic of Congo and Ghana accounted for 15.6 million or 61% of the region's infections. The Americas and Europe had a similar profile. The United States, Brazil and Mexico accounted for 5.4 million (68%) of viremic infections in the Americas; while Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Romania and Spain accounted for 5.1 million (66%) of viremic infections in Europe. Australia and New Zealand accounted for 240 thousand or 92% of viremic infections in Australasia.
This analysis shows that the total number of viremic cases worldwide is substantially lower than previous estimates. Despite the lower prevalence, national strategies for HCV management are critical as HCV disease burden continues to rise due to the aging of the infected population. Going forward, a focus on viremic HCV infections is required to monitor the effectiveness of national HCV elimination strategies.


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City to face 10% water cut from July 1
The civic body's promises about uninterrupted water supply till July 15 have been thwarted by the continuing dry spell. HT Correspondentmumbai Updated: Jun 28, 2012 01:31 IST
The civic body's promises about uninterrupted water supply till July 15 have been thwarted by the continuing dry spell.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday announced that a 10% water cut beginning from July 1 would be imposed across the city.
"Catchment areas of lakes have received insufficient rainfall. A water cut has been planned to preserve stocks," said Rajiv Jalota, additional municipal commissioner (in charge of water supply) at the civic standing committee meeting on Wednesday.
Hindustan Times had reported on Wednesday that the city, which receives about 3,430 million litres of water per day, has only 20 days' worth of water stock in its lakes.
Useful water content in the city's six lakes – Modak Sagar, Tansa, Bhatsa, Upper Vaitarna, Vehar and Tulsi – from which potable water is drawn, is less than half of what it was in 2011.
Even more worrying is the fact that the useful water content in 2009 — the year in which the city received abysmally low rainfall and water cuts were imposed through the entire monsoon period – was 1,68,679 million litres while the useful water content this year is merely 70,622 million litres.
However, the civic body maintained that if it rains sufficiently in the next two-three days, there are chances that the cut could be called off.
"Since water cuts would be imposed only from July 1, we will reconsider the cuts if it rains well in the next few days," added Jalota.
First Published: Jun 28, 2012 01:27 IST


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Intercambio Spanish/English and Exercise (Santiago de Chile)
Women: Looking for an intercambio exchange to practice Spanish/English one on one combined with exercise (walking and/or cycling). I hope to find another person(s) who is interested in meeting once per week for cycling on Sundays (CicloRecreoVia) or a walk through Parque Metropolitano on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays in the morning. I am in my 40's and I'm out to enjoy the company, conversation, day, sunshine, and time permitting a drink/snack afterward (but not a killer pace :-)
I'm already taking Spanish lessons (and participating in group exchanges). I'd prefer a one on one exchange to taking additional Spanish lessons.
Would love to hear from you. Cheers! -Carolyn


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Renegade Craft Fair: Los Angeles
December 8 + 9, 2018
The Renegade Craft Fair is a highly curated showcase of the very best in modern craft and design. Renegade is a celebration of DIY spirit and with over 200 new and seasoned independent makers alike. Come by the DKNG booth where we'll have our latest art prints, patches, pins, and playings cards.


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Wonderful location - close to main drag and grocery store. Excellent kitchen with every tool, pot, pan and small appliance plus very clean, superb amenities. Felt like home. Love having a balcony.
The location was very central. We were right next door to the Citadel and Public Gardens and only a short walk to many parks, museums, art galleries and the harbour side. Also very close to an excellent grocery store (Pete's), movie theatres, shopping and restaurants (we especially liked Efendy).
The apartment was very clean, spacious and nicely appointed. The kitchen was well equipped (we ate in all meals but two) and having our own laundry facilities was very much appreciated.
My only complaint, which is beyond the control of Garrison Watch, would be the deafening noise from the ventillaion system on the roof of the neighbouring complex, which we faced. We had to have our windows closed for sleeping or sitting in the living room, even though the weather was lovely.
We would definitely stay at Garrison Watch again during future visits to Halifax.
We stayed in Garrison Watch Unit 312 for 3 nights as part of an East coast road trip. After many miles and some great B&B stays, my husband and I rolled into Halifax and easily found this condo unit using our GPS. Lots of street parking, plus the underground space that came with the unit. After a week of non stop "togetherness" this condo was like being greeted into an oasis of space! Immaculate and roomy with everything we could have asked for in the way of amenities. Fully supplied kitchen, washer/dryer, wifi, tasteful comfortable furniture, balcony facing Citadel park, and really everything we could want. And location! Bearing in mind Downtown Halifax is built on a hill, we were able to walk from our condo to all the main attractions of Halifax harbour plus what seemed to be an endless choice of restaurants and bars. City park with its beautiful gardens was also just a block away, For any grocery items, Pete's Fruitique was just a block away too,
I have to also mention how pleased we were with Phil and Rebecca at Atlantic corporate suites. Our advance booking went very smoothly, with all information provided in clear, professional e-mail correspondence. They were able to accommodate a change in our itinerary , and Phil met us on arrival with all the information we needed for our stay. Top notch customer service.
Highly recommend this agency and property to anyone considering a stay in Halifax.
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Workforce Development
Imagine this:
A village of artists, technicians, engineers, builders and programmers working together to create magic. That's what happens when a Broadway show or new play gets built at Proctors or theREP. For every person on stage, there are a dozen more behind the scenes, earning a living at the cutting edge of art, design, performance and technology. Where do they come from? They could come from right here in our region, from your school.
The Adeline Graham
Theatrical Training & Innovation Center
This year Proctors will unveil a 12,000 square foot training center, where the next generation of stars, on and off stage will gain the hands-on experience needed to succeed in dozens of career paths in the creative fields. Many of our excellent training programs will be hosted there and new programs will be offered toward this mission in the coming year. That is our commitment to workforce training!


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When considering the best cookware set for your kitchen you might want to think about more than just the size and design. We have become ever more concious about consuming natural and unprocessed foods, and so we should take the same level of care when it comes to the toxicity of our cookware.
What Is Wrong With Some Cookware?
Some modern day cookware can serve up more than the food you are cooking. It is possible that some pots and pans can potentially add toxins to our meals, and that really isn't a good thing.


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• Die cast aluminum housing with a black powder coat finish
• PC vacuum coated reflector is weatherproof and intensifies light output
• Offered in a wide flood pattern
• Low current draw and efficient heat dispersion
• Prewired double insulated cable
• Reverse polarity protected
Illumination Patterns
Flood pattern
LED Count
4 LEDs
Input Voltage
10-30 Vdc
Current Draw
1 Amp @ 12 Vdc, 0.5 Amp @ 24 Vdc
Color Temperature
Operating Temperature
-40° to +65° C / -40° to +149° F
3.3" (8 cm) D x 2.5" (6.4 cm) Depth, Overall Height: 4.4" (11 cm)
(includes bracket on all)
Surface mount with U-bracket (included)
ECE Reg. 10
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Examining the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses
Examining the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses
First of all, please understand that our intent is not to bash anyone's faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We simply wish to shed light on false teachings - those that do not line up with the Bible.
Jehovah's Witnesses proclaim themselves to be "Spiritual Israel," and believe that the prophecies directed to "Israel" in the Bible are actually directed to the Watchtower organization. But exactly where in the Bible can one verify this? Those who are part of "spiritual Israel" are Torah observant believers in Messiah Yeshua, not those who refuse to acknowledge His "forever" commands....
The truth is, the Bible never mentions "Jehovah's Witnesses" or the Watchtower. (As a matter of fact, the word "Jehovah" is never mentioned, either. In Hebrew, God calls Himself YHWH [Yod-Hey-Vav-Hey, most likely pronounced "Yahweh"], not "Jehovah", which is a "worldly" mistranslation. (Please see our article entitled The True Name of God.) The Tribes of Israel (under the blanket term of "Jews") are and always will be "Israel," God's "Chosen People". What Christians need to realize, however, is that as "grafted-in" children, THEY too are part of Israel!
We'll get into our challenges against some JW teachings in a moment, but first, employing the Hebrew mindset, let's quickly examine some important details concerning the God-Son relationship:
John 17: 3. Now this is life that is eternal, that they might know You, that You are the Elohim of Truth, and he alone whom You have sent, the Mashiyach Y'shua.
Yeshua is the Son, the "arm" of YHWH (Yahweh) (Isaiah 53:1). In his human form, He is not "the Father" per se, but as the WORD He is ONE with YHWH! He was with YHWH in the beginning! When Yeshua cried out from the stake on that fateful day, He was talking as a son to his father. We must remember that GOD cannot be born or die! But His Son's temporary body was human, prone to all the pains and illnesses of this fallen world.
God simply is and always was, and when He sent His "Son" to be our Final SIN Sacrifice, He was actually sending a part of Himself - a human vessel with a divine Nature. It is that Divine Nature inside Yeshua that lived on after His human body was killed. In other words, Yeshua basically "put a face" on God temporarily to explain YHWH to mankind from a more "personal" level.
And take a look at Philippians 2:5-11: 5 And think you so in yourselves, as Y'shua the Mashiyach also thought; 6. who, as he was in the likeness of Elohim, did not regard it sinful to be the coequal of Elohim; 7. yet disinherited himself and assumed the likeness of a servant, and was in the likeness of men and was found in fashion as a man; 8. and he humbled himself and became obedient to death, even the death of the stake. 9. Wherefore, also, Elohim has highly exalted him and given him a name which is more excellent than all names; 10. that at the name of Y'shua every knee should bow, of (beings) in heaven and on earth and under the earth; 11. and that every tongue should confess that Y'shua the Mashiyach is YHWH, to the glory of Elohim his Father. (AENT)
FOOTNOTE: More than his literal birth name Y'shua (which was and is a common Hebrew name), and more than the perfect reputation that his name represents. Y'shua bears the Name of YHWH, the "name above all names"! Y'shua has the Name and reputation of the Father YHWH in him (John 17:11) and the name means "YHWH is Salvation" (Matthew 1:21). (The angels, for instance, only have YHWH's title of ELOHIM within their names: GabriEL, MichaEL, RaphaEL....)
Yeshua was divine ONLY because He had His Father's Divine Nature (Philippians 2:6-11), which is how He was able to be perfect enough to be our Final Sin Sacrifice. YHWH caused him to grow inside of a human VIRGIN whose hymen was ruptured "from the inside out." But we must remember that Yeshua in his human form did not come to replace the Father in any way.
Part of the misunderstanding about the "Father/Son" relationship is the false "trinity" concept that is perpetuated within Catholicism and Christianity. You won't find the word "trinity" in the entire Bible, yet Christians insist "God is three Persons!" Hardly anyone stops to think that the Scriptures amply show that YHWH is ONE (Deuteronomy 4:35, 6:4, 32:39; Isaiah 45:18, Mark 12:29, James 2:19, etc.). He is Echad - Hebrew for the plural form of one (as in one BUNCH of grapes, or one DOZEN eggs as opposed to one grape or one egg).
Nowhere do we find that He was "three persons in one" which is an absolutely ridiculous concept. First of all, YHWH is a SPIRIT as is His Ruach (Holy Spirit). Neither of them have human bodies and cannot therefore be "persons." Yeshua, however, was an actual Person who walked the Earth - a Person with a divine Nature! While we're on the subject, please think about this: If the Holy Spirit was a "person" then how could he possibly get inside each believer?
God can present Himself to us in whatever form He wishes and we have no right to suggest He is anything except what the Scriptures have revealed. (Please read our article which debunks "trinity" and reveals why it is an erroneous concept.) People tend to forget that YHWH has also revealed Himself as a burning bush, pillars of cloud and fire, three men at the Oaks of Mamre, and He even spoke through a donkey before Yeshua ever came onto the scene. That's more than just three emanations of God, if one chooses to "get technical" about it....
Now let's take a look at some of the misguided teachings of the Jehovahs Witnesses.
What absolute blasphemy against YHWH (Yahweh) who sent "His Son" Yeshua, who was an "arm of YHWH" (Isaiah 53:1), also called "Master of Masters and King of Kings" (Rev. 17:14)....
Philippians 2: 9 Therefore God raised him to the highest place and gave him the name above every name; 10 that in honor of the name given Yeshua, every knee will bow - in heaven, on earth and under the earth - 11 and every tongue will acknowledge that Yeshua the Messiah is ADONAI - to the glory of God the Father. (Stern's Complete Jewish Bible)
The Jehovahs Witnesses are correct in their assertion that there is no such thing as "Trinity" or "three Persons" as most Christians insist. However, the Scriptures DO tell us YHWH (God, the Father) is Echad - the plural form of one (as in one BUNCH of grapes, or one DOZEN eggs as opposed to one grape or one egg); He is not "several" beings and the Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit) is not a "person". (How could "the person of the Holy Spirit" get inside another person - it doesn't even make sense!) God can present Himself to us in whatever form He wishes and we have no right to suggest He is anything except what the Scriptures have revealed.
Check this out:
The Sh'ma (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) renders useless the "greater and lesser YHWH" idea. While Yeshua did "submit Himself" to the Father (John 17:4), it did not make Him "lesser" in any way, shape, or form. For instance, when we were submitting ourselves to learn from our parents, teachers, bosses - it didn't make us "lesser" human beings. Neither did Yeshua's submission to "God the Father" make Him "less".
YHWH, our Creator, is indeed, ONE. He said so! It is futile (not to mention, blasphemy) to attempt to downplay YHWH's power in whatever form He chooses to present it. Whenever we attempt to illustrate the concept of God to the atheists who write to The Refiner's Fire, we like to compare the idea of Him to a fiber optic lamp with its myriad lights emanating from the ends of long, thin tubes. The lights appear ONLY because of the base that is powered by electricity. Without the base, there would be no light. The Entity of YHWH is the "base" with His light emanating everywhere via whatever "form" He chooses. He didn't divide Himself in half in order to present Himself as Yeshua on earth. He used the "form" of Yeshua to reveal Himself in a personal way that MAN could understand with his limited, human mindset.
On a more scholarly level, the YHWH/Yeshua relationship can be explained via the Aramaic word qnoma. Qnoma is a very important term that has been greatly diluted and misunderstood over the centuries. Through an exceedingly complex linguistic chain of events this word, meaning "an occurrence of a nature" got morphed and perverted into "person" in Greek. As a result, the One Elohim (YHWH) is represented in a pagan manner in the Greek New Testament as a "person" distinct and equal with "Elohim the Son" and "Elohim the Ruach haKodesh." Instead, it is the oneness of YHWH that manifests in Mashiyach, not that Mashiyach's divinity is separate from his Father's. However, in this case we are talking about humanity and not YHWH, and both of them have "natures" that cannot be seen, and yet are a root part of their being. Or, to put it another way, a "nature" is like a body hidden behind a curtain. For those in the audience, nothing of that nature can be seen. Then, all of a sudden, a hand and part of an arm appears through the veil. While we know there is a body attached to that limb, the limb is all we see. Furthermore, that arm moves with full force, will and agreement of the mind that controls the body. For the viewers, the arm appearing out of the curtain is the qnoma (occurrence) and the hidden mind behind that limb's movement is its kyanna (nature)....
The Bible tells us YHWH is all-powerful, all-knowing, eternal, and everywhere at once. Our minds can't comprehend Him - and they won't, until we're taken out of our "earth-suits" to be present with Him. He didn't lose control of the universe while an aspect of Himself was presenting Yeshua to the world! He didn't lose control of the universe while He was guiding the Israelites via pillars of cloud and fire, or while speaking through a burning bush or a donkey, or presenting Himself in the form of "three men" at the Oaks of Mamre (Genesis 18:2). When God was physically with Adam and Eve in the Garden (Genesis 2:15-16 and 3:8-9), was He then the "lesser" God or the "greater" God? What arrogance on our parts to determine what degree of "god" YHWH is in ANY FORM!
Throughout Scripture we see over and over again that YHWH is a "One-ness" in whatever "form" He presents Himself! Examples:
Deuteronomy 4: 39 ...know today, and establish it in your heart, that ADONAI is God in heaven above and on earth below - there is no other.
Isaiah 45: 5 I am ADONAI; there is no other; besides me there is no God.
The Bible goes on to tell us that Yeshua was YHWH in the Flesh (Philippians 2:6-11 and John 10:22-39). The Bible does NOT tell us Yeshua was "partially divine" nor does it ever mention "two YHWHs". Teaching that is FALSE DOCTRINE!
Isaiah 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Micah 5: 2 "But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity."
Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
Colossians 2: 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. 9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form.
Matthew 16:15-17: 15"But what about you?" he (Yeshua) asked. "Who do you say I am?" 16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Yeshua replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.
John 1: I and the Father are One, He who has seen me has seen the Father....
John 1 also tells us: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 All things came to be through him, and without him nothing made had being. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness not has suppressed it.
John 4:26: Then Yeshua declared, "I who speak to you am he."
John 17:1-3: After Yeshua said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: 2"Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Yeshua Christ, whom you have sent. 4I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 5And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
Matthew 1: 23...they shall call his name EMMANUEL, which being interpreted is, GOD WITH US.
John 8: 24...if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
God, through His "Son" known as Yeshua performed all kinds of miracles that included raising the dead and controlling nature. Psalm 90:1 and 1 Timothy 1:17 show that YHWH did NOT have a beginning or an end. The same cannot be said for a "lesser god". YHWH will send His Son (the ARM - Isaiah 53:1) to defeat the Antichrist and then rule the world for a thousand years. Does this mean we will be following a "lesser God"? No! YHWH is doing this for US, to help us understand Him better before He brings down His "new heaven and new earth" (2 Peter 3:13, Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 66:22, Revelation 21:1-5, Luke 18:30) where everything will be far more different than our human minds could ever comprehend! We don't know/weren't told in the Bible exactly what "form" we will be looking upon in eternity when we look upon our Creator.
Yeshua was here once and His flesh died, yet HE will be returning! What's "lesser" about that? Can a mere man die and return again to rule the world? Can a mere man walk on water, turn water into wine, control nature, or raise the dead? Jeremiah 32:17 tells us YHWH is all-powerful. Psalm 147:5 and Acts 15:18 say He is "all-knowing". A "lesser" YHWH could not be "all powerful" or "all-knowing", let alone, "eternal". There is so much more to the YHWH/Yeshua relationship that we could possibly understand in our human condition....
1 Timothy 3: 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God (not a "greater or lesser" in any way) was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Yeshua was Divine in a human form - something only God could have made possible. But to relegate Him to a "lesser god" is simply not Biblical - not to mention, it makes things more confusing for those who are sincerely trying to understand Him. Is it any wonder that Muslims think that we worship "three gods"? If we can't stick to the BIBLICAL definition of ECHAD without inserting Gnosticism and Kaballah (which is where the "greater and lesser god" idea started), then how can we expect others to understand exactly who it is that we worship?
Furthermore, for those who want to insist that Yeshua is "just" Messiah but not YHWH-Come-in-the-Flesh, we challenge you to tell us what you going to do with verses such as Isaiah 9:6, John 20:28, Mark 12:32, Romans 3:30, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Galatians 3:20, Ephesians 4:6, 1 Timothy 2:5, and James 2:19!
The bottom line is: The teachers mentioned above and their ilk are suggesting "another Jesus". We are warned that there would be a plethora of false teachers in the end times!
2 Corinthians 11: 3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 4 For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.
Paul warns: Galatians 1 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel - 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! 9 As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!
Yeshua is never called "our Father" in the "New Testament" although he is called "Everlasting father" in Isaiah 9:6 - because He is also the WORD of YHWH! We cannot compromise the dual truth that Yeshua is divine, having the nature, character, mission and capacity of God in every respect, and Yeshua is God manifested in human form. Paul constantly demonstrates this principle (Romans 1:7, 2 Thessalonians 1:1, 2:16, Philemon 1:3).
There is both equality and hierarchy between Yeshua and the Father. (John 10:24, 14:28, 1 Corinthians 11:3). The subordination of a faithful messenger has a major part in the role of the Messiah and his Father...
There are unique characteristics of God which appear in Yeshua and which make Him equal to God and a part of the very nature of God and man (Phillipians 2:6-11, Hebrews 5:8, Colossians 1:19, 2:9).
As is evident in Bible hermaneutics: Scripture amply interprets Scripture!
No, he's not! Yeshua was the WORD and the SON of God, the "arm" of YHWH; whereas angels were simply "created beings." They have not existed from all eternity (Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 148:2,5). Colossians 1:16-17 explains: "For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things have been created by Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together."
Angels are "messengers" and "ministering spirits" (Hebrews 1:14) and do not have physical bodies like humans. "38. And Y'shua said to them, Why are you troubled? And why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39. Look at my hands and my feet, for it is I. Feel me and realize that a spirit has no flesh and bones, as you see that I have!" (Luke 24:38-39, AENT).
The Bible mentions Michael only five times, and none of the verses suggest that Michael is Jesus Christ! Rather than being merely "one of the foremost princes," as the Bible refers to Michael, Yeshua is "Master of Masters and King of Kings" (Rev. 17:14, AENT) and is "far above every government and authority and power and lordship and every name named, not only in this system of things, but also in that to come" (Eph. 1:21, NWT). And, unlike "Michael who did not dare condemn the Devil with insulting words (he said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'" [Jude 9, Today's English Version]), Jesus Christ personally displayed His authority over the devil when He freely commanded him, "Go away, Satan!" (Matt. 4:10, NWT).
Hebrews chapter one shows the sharp contrast between angels and the Son of God. "For to what angel did God ever say, 'Thou art my Son...?' And again, when he brings the first-born into the world, he says, 'Let all God's angels worship him'" (vv.5-6, Revised Standard Version). Angels consistently refuse worship ("Be careful! Do not do that!...Worship God." - Rev. 22:8-9, NWT), but the Father's command concerning the Son is, "Let all God's angels worship him" (Heb. 1:6).
Until 1970, the Watchtower's own New World Translation read thusly for some 20 years until the Society changed it to read "do obeisance to him" instead of "worship him". It seems there is a consistent campaign to eliminate from their Bible all references to the deity of Messiah Yeshua!
The Watchtower Society speaks of "Jesus Christ, whom we understand from the Scriptures to be Michael the archangel" (The Watchtower, February 15, 1979, p.31). What Bible are they reading? Where are the Scriptures to support that allegation? If what they allege is true, then WHY did Yeshua, like YHWH in the Old Covenant, call Himself the "Alpha and Omega"? How can there be TWO "Alphas and Omegas"? Here are just a few examples:
Isaiah 44:6 - "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.
Revelation 1:8 - "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
Revelation 21:6 - Then He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.
Revelation 22:12-16: (The Aramaic English New Testament) 12. Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me to recompense everyone according to his work. 13. I am Alap and the Taw, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the Completion. 14. Blessed are they who do His (Master YHWH's) Mitzvot, that they may have a right to the tree of life and may enter through the gates into the city. 15. Without (will be) dogs and sorcerers, and whoremongers and manslayers and idolaters, and everyone that loves and does falsehood. 16. I Y'shua have sent my Messenger to testify to you these things before the assemblies. I am the root and offspring of Dawid: like the splendid star of the morning.
A footnote in the Aramaic English New Testament says of the above: Very important! Y'shua is talking, so these are YHWH's Mitzvot (Commandments), not his. This is also the original reading in Revelation. The "wash your robes" line was substituted later, as a way to downplay the obvious pro-Torah message at the end of the NT. This is, in effect, the last speech Y'shua gives to the world. There are actually two ancient Greek witnesses that are split on the matter, and one may have arisen as a scribal error to the other between poiountes tas entolas (do his commandments) and plunontes tas stolas (wash their robes).
If this is so, then how do you explain Matthew 8:11 in which Yeshua says, "But I tell you that many from eastern parts and western parts will come and recline at the table WITH Abraham and Isaac and Jacob IN the kingdom of the heavens"?
Like many Christians, JW's have no clue that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were chosen by YHWH (Yahweh) Himself. They knew Him because they obeyed His Torah! Unlike JW's and other Christians, they knew Him because they kept His commanded seventh day Sabbath and the Biblical Feasts, and they - like all their ancestors before them, all the way back to Cain and Abel, ate only kosher foods. It is arrogant to believe that just because these men did not "believe in" the Torah-less blond adonis known as Jesus" they won't be going to heaven! JW's need to do some serious re-reading of the "Old Testament" in order to get a better grasp of God and His Chosen People. It is blasphemy to presume to speak for God when you have no clue as to who He is!
Here's what the Bible actually says:
Revelation 7: 4. And I heard the number of them that were sealed a hundred and forty and four thousand, sealed from every tribe of Israelites.
Revelation 7: 9. And after these things, I looked, and lo, a great multitude which no one could number, from all kindreds and nations and tribes and tongues; who stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms in their hands; 10. and they cried with a loud voice, saying: Salvation to our Elohim, to him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb. "
Revelation 14: 4. These are they who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. These are they who followed the Lamb, wherever he went. These have been redeemed by Y'shua from among men, the first fruits to Elohim and the Lamb.
"Defiled" with women refers to defilement with the "harlot" and her daughters, which also includes all forms of Gnosticism, false traditions, anti-Torah values and paganism that has worked its way into Jewish and Christian religions. Marriage and child rearing is Kadosh l'YHWH (holy to YHWH), so from the context above, virginity refers to those who have not committed idolatry with the woman of Revelation 17:5 or her daughters. The beauty and purity of physical virginity is being likened to spiritual purity. Yeshua said He would spit out of His mouth anyone who is "lukewarm" towards Him - JWs, like most Christians, dine on swine and shellfish and reject Torah because they believe "Jesus abolished it."
(Please read the last section below to discover the "secret" way that Jehovah's Witnesses are "chosen" to be among the elite 144,000....)
This is a common mistake most Christians make - they think the "Old Covenant" does not apply to them. Nowhere in the Bible does Yeshua ever say anything to that effect! God does not have different rules for His natural and adopted children (Numbers 15:13-16). And Yeshua said He came to fulfill (Heb: kum - which means establish or confirm) the Law, not "abolish" it.
Luke 24:43-45: He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."
Matthew 5:16-18: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Has all been accomplished? Have heaven and Earth passed away yet? Yeshua's birth, sacrificial death, and resurrection fulfilled the Torah (what Christians mistakenly call "Law"). "Fulfilled" does NOT mean "abolished"!!! The word "Torah" translated directly from Hebrew means, "Teaching and Instruction." Why would YHWH allow His original DIVINE teachings and instructions to be abolished just because Yeshua, our Final SIN Sacrifice, died on the cross?
Christians as part of Israel worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and as such, MUST obey His "forever" commands which include the Seventh Day Sabbath and the Biblical Feasts! It is ludicrous to think that God handed down separate rules for His natural and adopted children.
Numbers 15: 13 "'Everyone who is native-born must do these things in this way when he brings an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the LORD. 14 For the generations to come, whenever an alien or anyone else living among you presents an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the LORD, he must do exactly as you do. 15 The community is to have the same rules for you and for the alien living among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the alien shall be the same before the LORD: 16 The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the alien living among you.'"
Please re-read the above in case you missed it: Non-Jews/Hebrews are "aliens"/foreigners. God was very specific about what non-Jews/Hebrews were to do: The community is to have the same rules for you and for the alien living among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come....It could not be any clearer.
None of the passages the JW cite on their website (2 Cor. 6:14-17, 2 Cor. 11:13-15, Gal. 5:9 or Deut. 7:1-2) says anything about having to have "no part in interfaith movements". Even the strongest one, 2 Corinthians 6:14, says nothing about interfaith movements; it talks about not being yoked with unbelievers - those who don't believe in God: 14. And don't be yoked with those who do not believe: for what fellowship has righteousness with iniquity or what fellowship has light with darkness.... (AENT)
Yeshua warned that we should never try to put a time limit on the end times:
Matthew 24:35-37 and Mark 13:31-33 both state: "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
The above are only some of the misconceptions that have originated with Jehovah's Witnesses. We pray they wake up and realize they have been deceived, and begin to check the Bible to see what God has really said! There is ample documentation of their failed prophecies, doctrinal flip-flops, Scripture altering, and some bizarre and false teachings.
Election of the "Anointed" Among Jehovah's Witness Followers
By a former Jehovah's Witness
According to the Jehovah's Witnesses, the only ones who get to go to heaven to rule and reign with Christ, are the "elect" 144,000 of Revelation 14. These, of course, are members of the Jehovah's Witnesses. These "elected" are chosen during an annual rite of the memorial supper when any given member might receive a "sign" that he or she has been "elected" as members of "the little flock". Outsiders of the Witness organization do not generally know this information, as this is supposed to be a secret....
The Jehovah's Witnesses have a very different notion about Christ's instructions to the Apostles at the last supper in regards to the meaning and implementation of the "memorial" repast (what the Catholics call "Communion", or "Eucharist"; most Protestants simply refer to it as the memorial supper).
The Witnesses only perform the rite of the memorial supper one time annually. This memorial is scheduled as per a verse in the Bible that describes when the last supper occurred, and the definition or specification of that time is that it is always held after sundown on the first Sunday nearest the full moon corresponding to the Nisan 14 date on the Bible's lunar calendar. In any case, the primary peculiarity we draw your notice to, here, is that they participate in the memorial repast only once a year!
Let us consider a description of how they accomplish observance of the memorial supper. As is the common practice amongst protestant Christians (Catholics have a very different mode of observing "communion" than protestants) the symbols of the meal are passed through the congregation at a meeting held on the appointed date, according to the first full moon after Nissan 14. As the bread is passed, very nearly on all occasions of the memorial supper, not one member partakes of it. That is to say, they merely pass it on to the congregation member sitting next to them, without partaking of it - without eating any of it. The wine is then passed about in the same manner. Each member passes the vessel of wine to the next person, and on very nearly all occasions of the annual observance of this memorial repast, no one partakes of the wine, either, but merely passes it on to the next congregation member, who in turn passes it on, none of them tasting it, as was the case with the bread.
On a rare occasion, an individual, upon receiving the "emblems", will, in fact, partake of them. And this is the "sign" by which God supposedly designates the "election" of an individual to the little flock who are, according to official Witness doctrine, to co-rule with Christ, in Heaven.
Interestingly enough, often when this occurs, there is generated in the congregation some resentment from some individuals who do not esteem the one apparently "elected", and it is often a cause of much friction and personality conflict in a congregation. It is frequently seen as a sign not of "election", but of conceit and arrogance on the part of the one who actually partakes of the emblems.
The central governing office of the "The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York" keeps extensive statistical records of all kinds of evangelizing activity of the organization, including total number of man-hours of "field work" (door to door proselytizing, total number of publications, etc.), and of course has for decades been keeping a log of the accumulating "elect". Not long ago, they found themselves in an inexplicable (embarrassing?) position of noting that the roll of 144,000 had become filled, and people were still being "designated", (though with decreasing frequency). They have had to hypothesize an interesting explanation to account for it, but basically the explanation is that some previously elected "spirit anointed" had fallen away from "the truth" and of course had to be replaced.
The Witnesses believe that all other Christian denominations (all believers outside their organization) are "apostate", and that the early Christian Church was universally "apostatized" shortly after its foundation by Christ; therefore, they are the only sanctioned by God organization to spread the Good News and who will inherit salvation; though, nowadays, they will admit the possibility that some outside of their organization may, in fact, come into an inheritance of God's saving grace through the sacrifice of His only begotten Son, "depending on their heart condition, which only Jehovah is qualified to judge".
They define all other Christian denominations as part of an entity that they refer to as "Christendom", and that that institution constitutes the "great whore" mentioned in Revelation. They formerly reserved this appellation only for Roman Catholics; but now, though they have a special animosity for Roman Catholics, they simply include them in with all the rest of the "apostate" Christian denominations as "the great whore". And they wonder why they are persecuted. Call a Catholic a whore, and how do you think that Catholic would feel about that Witness?
The Witness eschew common vernacular in discussing religion; they will not use the term "fundamentalist", and they are fond of euphemisms; their favorite euphemism for describing a fallen away Witness, or a newly converted to the organization member, as (in the former case) is having "fallen out of the truth"; or, in the latter case of a newly recruited member, as having "come into the truth". They believe that they are the only God-recognized organization to carry out the instruction of Christ in the matter of spreading the Good News, and that only they are in possession of an uncorrupted (not apostatized) version of it; the only God authorized version of the truth.
Ironically, they are one of the very fastest growing "Christian" denominations in the world today. They also make the claim that of all the extant religions, they draw more converts from Judaism than from any other faith; this is not surprising, as they attach much meaning and relevance to the Torah (indeed, they find more relevance than any other Christian denomination in all of the Old Testament), which, in their penchant for avoiding "Christendom" terminology, they refer to as "the ancient Hebrew Scriptures" In this same vein, they avoid the term "New Testament", and refer to that literature as "the Greek Christian Scriptures".


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Town houses were the thing in the 60's and into the 70's! Braewood Heritage, Heritage Square South, Sunrise Villas 1-9, Garden Park, and many others are scattered thru Paradise Valley, (the near south east). We'll be doing a post on each in the coming weeks.
Though we didn't include them in the HISTORY HUNT, you'll be driving by or near many of them. Keep checking back for side trips to show them off while you're driving the HISTORY HUNT. (History Hunt rules and directions are in the left column of V3).
They provided lots of space, convenient carefree living, access to pools, tennis, clubhouses and lots of shared ammenities. The landscaping was often luxurious and VERY green.
They're still affordable, and all the ammenities are still there for your enjoyment. They also make excellent rental properties if you're thinking of investing, though some have rental restrictions if not outright bans.