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Matt and Julian have done a good number on it already, but Samhita of Feministing's aesthetic Stalinism as regards Grand Theft Auto 4 is truly remarkable:
On some level, I do agree with proponents of GTA 4. Several of my friends have said, "but it is just fun." I don't deny that advances in video game technology are in fact mind-blowing and down right incredible and the they are fun. Hello, I am a blogger, I get the nerd new-cool-fun-fangled-technology thing.
What I can't get down with is justifying blatant misogyny by calling it art.
Apparently, great, cutting edge art is only designed for a straight male point of view. There is nothing free about the space that GTA4 is creating, it is a cultural and corporate site of predetermined identities that yes, allow you to do things that are illegal, but I think it is a far cry from freedom.
Are the vast majority of GTA4 players (or gamers in general, for that matter) straight men? Sure. But that doesn't make it a "straight male" game. Samhita assumes that one needs to be like Niko Bellic, the game's protagonist, in order to appreciate it, at least in sexual orientation and gender. But that's absurd. Why are those similarities prerequisites, and similarities in other respects (race, national origin, criminality) ignored? I'm willing to wager that GTA4 players are overwhelmingly WASPy, native-born Americans devoid of criminal records – unlike the Serb immigrant criminal Bellic. Why are those major differences less of a problem, in Samhita's eyes, than orientation and gender? I'd be willing to wager that the differences between a WASPy American-native non-criminal straight guy playing GTA4 and a WASPy American-native non-criminal gay guy, straight girl, or gay girl are of a much, much lesser gravity than that gamer's differences with Bellic.
Samhita goes on to say that GTA4 players are projecting their own fantasies onto Bellic:
Furthermore, it is played, repeatedly and it is a role playing game, where you are the person engaging in violent acts. It is a fantasy, your fantasy. Perhaps there is a moment of identification like this with movies, but it is different then actually acting something out yourself.
Yeah, no. As she notes in her post, GTA4 has raked in half a billion dollars since being released on April 29th. If all the millions of people who contributed to that total harbor repressed violent psychosexual urges, I'm guessing we'd have a much greater violence problem than we do. Moreover, even if a substantial fraction of them do (and I very much doubt it), so what? As Matt points out in his post, violent video games – like violent movies – perform an important substitution role, providing an outlet for violent urges that falls short of criminality, the same way pornography staves off rape. Samhita may not like GTA4, but I think it's far likelier that it has a positive social impact than a negative one.
But the thing that disturbs me about Samhita's post the most is her logic for opposing Mothers Against Drunk Driving's attempt to censor the game:
actually stand at a different point than MADD and I don't necessarily support the censorship of the game, I don't really think censorship works. The more ratings and labels you put on something, the edgier and sexier it becomes.
NO. Don't oppose censorship because it doesn't "work". Oppose it because it's wrong. Because it's illiberal. Because it's antithetical to an open society and freedom and liberal democracy. This is what angers me so much about radical feminists like Dworkin and MacKinnon – their attempts to fight the patriarchy (or what they saw, I think mistakenly, as patriarchal forces) extended so far that they felt it acceptable to throw the Constitution and freedom of expression by the wayside when it became inconvenient. Liberals shouldn't accept that abuse of our liberties, that attempt to regulate our personal lives and undermine the rights that makes the democratic experiment possible, whether it comes from Focus on the Family or NOW, whether it's caged in Christian or feminist logic. It's wrong either way.
Look, I hate misogyny. I try my best to avoid exploiting the privilege that comes with being a white male in our society, and to challenge my friends when their edginess turns to bigotry. But I'm not willing to throw away my most basic right so that some overly doctrinarian interpretation of a video game, and I'm not willing to hear that right debated about for its "usefulness". Freedom of expression is non-negotiable. Not because censorship "doesn't work". Because censorship is wrong. Always.


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Amid the H1B visa row in India, acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for State for South Asia Thomas Vajda said no legislation has been passed so far on the particular category of visa.
Following President Donald Trump's election as US president on a protectionist platform, the US has announced stricter norms for issuing the H1B and L1 visas.
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nouns that end in...
- Most nouns add s to the end.
cat – cats;
car – cars;
team – teams
- ch, sh, s, x, or z where es is added to the end
church – churches;
tax – taxes;
pass – passes
- f or fe where the f or fe becomes ves where s is added to the end
elf – elves;
loaf – loaves;
thief – thieves
- vowel and y where s is added to the end
toy – toys;
boy – boys;
employ – employs
- vowel and o add s to the end
video – videos;
studio – studios;
zoo – zoos
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Conditions – 38 but felt warm enough for shorts after warmup (it was not that warm)
PAX – Cocky, Crack, and Conroy (QIC) – Otter was sick
SSH x 30
TTT x 15
IW x 24
Tempo Merkin x 10
run to next block toward Charles ST
10 Merkins OYO
run down Charles to Por Republic
10 Merkins OYO
Run a block to Craven
10 Merkins
Run a block to North St
10 Merkins
Run a block to King St.
20 squats with good form
Run a block to Prince
10 sets of Lunges (Left then Righ make 1)
Run a block to Duke
20 Squats
Run a block to Washington
10 sets of Lunges
Run a block to Greene
20 Squats
Take left and Run to Newcastle and enter Washington St Park
4 corners – with rotating runner
Mountain Climbers, Derkins – body weight dips, bunny hops over balance beams – 1 Pax ran while other 2 performed exercises until all had done each station once.
Pull ups and PAX called exercise – Cocky did first set AMRAP while Conroy and Crack did Merkins, Crack went next while Cocky and Conroy did LBCs and Conroy went last with Crack and Cocky doing American Hammer
Mountain Climbers x 20 – 4 counts
Derkins x 15 IC
double bar body weight dips again x10 – killer
Bunny hops side to side over and back over balance beams x 20 – Crack noted that his was taller and therefore harder and he was right.
PAX dragging at this point. –
Reverse Merkins on low bar x 20
Reverse Merkins on low bar x 15 ( these were like merkins put pulling your body weight up toward the sky until chest hit bar
Run back to Anchor
COT – prayers for Pat Dennis and family.
Moleskin – it was cold and difficult but fun to go to a new venue where there are a ton of possibilities. Coffeteria afterward – good fellowship.
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Grow in the Grace and Knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Compiled by the elders of the church
All Scripture NKJV unless noted otherwise
2Pe 3:17 (NKJV) You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;
2Pe 3:18 (NKJV) but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
The true church of Jesus Christ is not divided (1Co 1:13). Our Lord is ONE with the Father and with His Christ.
Joh 10:30 I and my Father are one.
Joh 17:21 (KJV) That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Christ being One with His Father and His people means the TRUE church cannot be divided and will be of one mind in matters of the Spirit and of Doctrine.
Rom 15:6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Co 6:17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
Php 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
An error in teaching has been discovered and those who stood for the Truth have been persecuted. Just recently, it has come to light that the very principles used to understand the words of God has been violated for years by some in our midst.
While it has been taught for years that we must live by every word of God, it has been preached at the same time that we don't live the verses pertaining to the lake of fire which is the second death.
Here's an excerpt from an article which is aligned with the Truth:
[Begin quote]
The significance of the number seven in scripture is not to lay out a certain order, but to tell us that we must live by the complete word of God, and not leave out any part.
Mat 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Luk 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
[End quote/emphasis ours]
Living by every word was established doctrine as can be confirmed by reading many of the older studies and FAQs on IWWB. Here is a summary from another article.
To preach and teach that we are to "guard against keeping the sayings of the prophecy of this book," is heresy of the highest degree. Christ Himself declares that it is He Himself who is "the first and the last." To deny that it is incumbent upon His elect to experience "every word which proceedeth out of the mouth of God," is to make God a liar. It is the diametric opposite of the instructions in the book which tells us how we are to come to know the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
Rev 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear [ all] the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
[End Quote/ emphasis ours]
While this truth was boldly preached and defended, we discovered that they were at the same time violated and not applied consistently. This error was made manifest when the author of those articles quoted above, questioned the Scriptural basis of the article called "Partakers of the Second Death", saying we do not partake of the second death because there is no "IS application" of the lake of fire also known as the second death.
Here are just two of the verses they say the elect don't experience despite saying above "that we must live by the complete word of God, and not leave out any part":
Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
The most commonly cited Scriptures to support this heresy are these verses:
Rev 2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
They twist those verses to say the elect are never hurt of the second death, and the second death will never have power of those who has part in the first resurrection. This subtle twist has created contradictions in the word of God and has snared those who have not discerned this deceit.
In this study, we will lay out the very principles that one must have to understand the words of God and guard against this false doctrine.
- Man shall live by every Word of God (Mat 4:4, Luk 4:4, Deu 8:3)
- You shall not add to the words of the Bible (Rev 22:18, Deu 4:2, Deu 12:32)
- You shall not take away from the words of the Bible (Rev 22:19, Deu 4:2, Deu 12:32)
Those three principles taken together should give a very clear statement to those who tremble at God's words: We will live by every word of God, nothing less, nothing more.
So how do we live by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God?
More specifically, how do we live by those verses that pertain to the lake of fire, also known as, the second death?
The answer is in spirit.
Joh 6:63 (KJV) It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual with spiritual.
1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
2Co 3:6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
We apply the words of God within.
Rev 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
Luk 17:21 nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you."
The word of God is living and active in the lives of God's elect. They all have an "IS application" to the lives of God's chosen people, including and especially the words pertaining to the lake of fire, also known as, the second death.
Heb 4:12 (ESV) For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Eze 12:25 For I am the LORD. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it," says the Lord GOD.' "
The word of God pierces to the division of soul and spirit. (old man and new man)
It penetrates the very joints and marrow of our being.
It discerns every thoughts and intentions of our heart.
What is naturally within our hearts?
Mar 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Mar 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Mar 7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Murders, adulteries, fornications, deceit, blasphemy, pride, all the evil things comes from within and are cast into the lake of fire….within!
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Psa 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
When we don't understand the spiritual meaning of His words, they are a hard saying to us and we are offended by them.
Joh 6:52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Joh 6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
The natural reaction is to say things like:
"I'm not going to suffer in the lake of fire."
"That's for the murderers, idolaters, liars, fornicators and sinners out there."
That's a fatal way of thinking. When we think like that, our old man is firmly in place in the throne of God, declaring himself as God.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Scriptures admonish and warn us of a great falling away from truth and the consequences that show these lies put us right back in Babylon. Serious leaven has crept in unawares (Jud 1:4) and has corrupted the simplicity of the gospel taking us right back deep into the lies contained in the spirit of Babylon. A brother shared a partial list of those lies where some have fallen to some extent:
- Certain blessings in the scriptures apply to us only.
- Certain curses in the scriptures apply only to people out there
- Some verses in the bible are not about the first man Adam and the last man Adam living/dying and warring within us; It's about people out there, and what they went through, and will go through, and what we can learn from that.
- Certain parts of the Book of Revelation are about the future only and do not have an is, was, and will be application.
- We go through a different judgment nowt, than what the others will go through later.
These lies have caused tremendous confusion and division within the body. These men who promoted these lies have drawn away disciples after them, and are clearly intent on continuing to teach them to others.
Act 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Act 20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Act 20:30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
They have started twisting Mat 4:4 stating that the verse must be qualified and it cannot possibly apply to all the words of God. They have lined up verses asserting that they don't have an inward application. They convince people that it is the same fire, but not the same event. They have cunningly hidden their heresy with phrases like "different dispensation" and mock those who see the spirit behind the letter.
The Scriptures are signified and they are hard to understand, especially the book of Revelation. If we are not careful, we will twist them to our own destruction.
Luk 1:51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
2Pe 3:16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.
Here's another set of Scriptures which those who believe this lie will undoubtedly try to twist:
Exo 32:33 But the LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot out of my book.
Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Rev 20:15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
This is painfully clear to those who are given the eyes to see. Whoever has sinned against God is blotted out of the book of life. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. If your name is not found in the book of life, you are thrown into the lake of fire.
Even our Lord who didn't sin was made sin for us and was thrown into the lake of fire through dying daily on the cross.
2Co 5:21 For he hath made him sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through [the second] death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; Heb 2:15 And deliver them who through fear of [the second] death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
If we fear the second death, we will be in our lifetime subject to bondage. We will not be aware that our old man is still reigning in our life as we point our fingers to those sinners out there.
But the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing.
1Co 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1Co 1:19 For it is written: " I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
1Co 1:21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
1Co 1:22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;
1Co 1:23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,
1Co 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
If the words of our Lord are spirit and life, and the letter kills, then getting this doctrine right is truly a matter of spiritual life and death. Doctrine affects our conduct in this life.
2Pe 1:3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
What can appear as semantics (mere word choice) is actually a huge diversion from the narrow way. As has now been manifested, the initial contention over the Second Death and Lake of Fire extends to the very issue of what is our reward in Christ. The leaven has spread like cancer in the Body and must be cut out. Denying the Lake of Fire is a subtle way of our carnal mind seeking to save its life and not die.
Mat 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
Mat 16:25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
This subtle lie is the same lie of the serpent all men get from the very beginning from their father the devil.
Gen 3:4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forevermore and there is only one way to find Him and to know Him and rest in Him. This is that same way as the Lake of Fire just using different symbols. But the dream is truly one. Christ (the tree of life) is only found by going through the Lake of Fire which is abiding with the angels of God (Cherubim) who have His Word and Testimony and are the Lake of Fire for all men in the appointed times.
Gen 3:24 So He drove out the man, and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
Our living the Second Death which is the Lake of Fire is how we overcome and how we are saved. To say it's not for us is to take way from the Word of God and remove ourselves from the Book of Life.
Rev 12:11 And they overcame him [Satan and his messengers] by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the [second] death.
We should not be diminishing the judgment now that the lake of fire represents, but should be running towards the fire that is the Lake of Fire to hasten the coming of the Lord within us (2Pe 3:12). "Come Lord Jesus Come" is what we should be saying rather than "the Lake of Fire is not for me".
Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Rev 22:18 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;
Rev 22:19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Removing even one jot or tittle from the Scriptures including the Book of
Revelation takes away our part in Christ now and takes us right out of the Holy City. "Come quickly Lake of Fire", "Come quickly seven plagues", is what those who have the Spirit of God in them now will be saying. We will not be denying our part in the Lake of Fire which is the Second Death.
Rev 22:20 He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming quickly." Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
The letter kills and only the Spiritual understanding of God's word gives life. There are many now who are mistakenly applying the signified words of the lake of fire/ second death in the Book of Revelation by applying those verses by the letter and not the spirit. The result is to abide in death to those that follow the letter. The true saints will see the spirit behind the letter which leads them to see that all the events in the Bible are functional and living events in their life now, not to be postponed, and will be fulfilled in every man in due time This understanding in no way denies the outward dispensations God has appointed in bringing in His harvests. However, failure to live each and every functional and living word of God causes us to remain in spiritual death in this age.
2Co 3:6 KJV Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Joh 6:63 (NKJV) It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
Brethren in our midst have been led astray and are now reverting back to some of the same old lies we left when leaving the deceived orthodox churches. Those standing against the lies are now being falsely accused of spreading heresy themselves. They are unknowingly demanding that we abandon the sound principles of rightly dividing the Word they themselves taught us.
2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
1Ti 4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
We need to get our guards up and watchmen within constantly at work. As Gideon's army, we need to be vigilant and always watch and try the spirits of men and test and prove all things, especially of doctrine.
Gal 1:8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
Gal 1:9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.
Gal 1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
1Th 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
2Co 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity [living by every word, one event, etc.] that is in Christ.
We must live by all the words of God. The truth of this essential doctrine is established by multiple witnesses that are required to establish every matter of doctrine.
2Co 13:1 This will be the third time I am coming to you. "By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established."
Those contending against this Truth have gone to great lengths in using many words of the letter and carnal minded reasoning, to explain away these basic principles we have learned from the very beginning. Taking these principles away opens the door to ensare one in error regarding the Lake of Fire which is the Second Death in every man.
Here are more witnesses to this vital principle that we must hold on to:
1Co 3:21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours:
1Co 3:22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come—all are yours.
1Co 3:23 And you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
1Co 13:4 (ESV) Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
1Co 13:5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
1Co 13:6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
1Co 13:7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Looking behind, we can now see what a little leaven can do, and the contradiction taught many years ago has now created a giant gulf in the understanding of some.
Living by every word is having the words of God fulfilled within us. This is a requirement for us to know the mind of God and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent.
Joh 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Christ suffered in His sinful flesh and the carnal mind and all the evil spirits resident in it were destroyed by the second death, which is the Scriptural definition of the lake of fire.
Php 2:7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
Php 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Rom 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Rev 20:14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Our Lord suffered and we follow in His footsteps living the same event in our time in this sinful flesh.
Col 1:24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
Col 1:25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill (i.e. live by every one of them inwardly) the word of God,
Christ taught us that principle which is why He had to be baptized by John the Baptist, to fulfill the Word of God and give us the example we are following today.
Mat 3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
Mat 3:14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?"
Mat 3:15 But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed Him.
1Co 15:46 (NKJV) However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual.
Living by every word is the ONE EVENT that comes alike to all men in their appointed times.
Ecc 9:2 All things come alike to all: One event happens to the righteous and the wicked; To the good, the clean, and the unclean; To him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; He who takes an oath as he who fears an oath.
Ecc 9:3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
There is an "IS application" to every event in Scripture (Rev 1:4, Rev 1:8, Rev 4:8, Rev 11:17) Everyone lives by them in their own order (1Co 15:23). Our Lord lived them first as the first harvest. Then His elect/overcomer in the second harvest. Then the rest in the third harvest.
Rev 11:17 saying: "We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.
1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
1Co 15:23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits [first harvest], afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.[second harvest]
1Co 15:24 Then comes the end [third harvest], when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
Some have misunderstood us and think we are saying that we will live by every word of God outwardly. These people are understandably baffled by how we live by past events in the Bible like the flood of Noah.
Ecc 3:14 (KJV) I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Ecc 3:15 (KJV) That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
The flood of Noah is an excellent parable of the destruction of the old man which results in the emergence of the new man, Noah the eighth.
Mat 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
2Pe 2:5 And spared not the old world [the old man], but saved Noah the eighth [the new man], a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ within us, which is the destruction of the old man. This is the same Revelation of Jesus Christ spoken of by Paul, Peter, and John.
Gal 1:12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1Pe 1:7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested (tried) by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,
Dying daily, being crucified with Christ, cast into the lake of fire, are all saying the same thing: the destruction of our old man through judgment.
Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin
Eph 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Eph 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
Eph 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
It is only the new man who is not appointed to wrath as much as it is only the new man who shall not be hurt of the second death.
1Th 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
As further examples, we all come out of the world (Egypt) and then go through a wilderness experience after first coming to the knowledge of the Truth before we enter the promised land and begin to conquer sin (the giants) in our land. As Christ, we live these all inwardly, in the spirit, in our appointed time.
Mat 2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son
Luk 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Luk 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Future events for us also cannot be lived by everyone outwardly. Only the very elect who overcome through Christ in this age, will be the administrators and outwardly ruling with Christ in the next age. For example, anyone who is not faithful to the end in this age will not rule and reign with Christ in the outward millennium to come. Yet all men in their order of harvest will live those words inwardly, even for those in resurrected spirit bodies that are still dead in their sins being carnal.
Some have also asked about Christ and the Scriptures attributed to Him? How can man live by those words? This is a good question but is answered in the SUM of the Word, a principle that appears to now be forgotten by those who left our fellowship. The Elect are never to be considered the head, but only the body in subjection to the Head as we fulfill the Word of God as His Christ.
Joh 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
1Jn 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
We cannot get into all those potential questions in this study, but if we are given to hold on to the principles of rightly dividing the Word, all things will harmonize.
Questions have been asked like "how do the last harvest rule and reign with Christ and be priests of God". The answer is they will not do so outwardly but all men will do so inwardly when Christ comes to them and begins working righteousness in them. This is all part of the mystery and how the Lord is making all men all in all with the Father and having every man fulfill the Word of God.
1Co 15:25 For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
1Co 15:26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death [via the Second Death which is the Lake of Fire after the 1,000 years are lived out inwardly in every man]
1Co 15:27 For "HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
1Co 15:28 Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
In Conclusion:
2Pe 3:17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;
2Pe 3:18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.


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After my Lenten goal to write every day was so successful, I promptly dropped the "write every day" goal and lapsed into laziness, May Term, and summer vacation. Naturally, now that I'm back at school and procrastination is necessitated by the existence of homework, I'm bringing back my goal to actually write every day. And I am proud to say that I have written every day for 11 days now. Which I would say was a record, but that would be a downright lie since Lent is 40 days. Not including Sundays. I think.
Anyway, in writing every day again, my calendar is pleasantly populated by happy little orange x's on the days that I write, and my notebook has stopped complaining that it's gathering dust. I personally think that such a complaint is unfounded merely because I consistently find myself moving my notebook from one side of the bookshelf to the other if only to keep it from staring at me. Because I worry about these things.
And now instead of reading about Shakespeare's historical context, I'm typing on a blog that I really only use to blabber to myself about randomness since there's very little point in anyone else reading it. Mostly because it may not make sense to anyone who either considers themselves sane or don't know me. So apparently blabbering about my own blabber is totally acceptable.
Since I'm the only one who reads this blog anyway. :^P
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This Is the Ridiculous Excuse Gigi Hadid's Attacker Gave for Lifting Her Up Off the Ground
Gigi Hadid had a potentially scary moment earlier this week when a stranger picked her up en route to her limo, following her Max Mara show in Milan.
Not one for playing the role of damsel in distress, Gigi took matters into her own hands, fighting back and elbowing her would-be attacker in the face.
The man's identity has since been revealed to be Vitalii Sediuk, who is known about town as a "celebrity prankster" and, apparently, a Hollywood entertainment reporter (at least according to his Instagram bio), and he has something to say for himself regarding the incident.
As he told the Daily Mail, "While I consider Gigi Hadid beautiful, she and her friend Kendall Jenner have nothing to do with high fashion." (Uh, we think Tommy Hilfiger, who recently collaborated on a fashion collection with her, might disagree, bro, not to mention the hundreds of designers that employ her to walk their runways.) "By doing this I encourage [the] fashion industry to put true talents on the runway and Vogue covers instead of well-connected cute girls from Instagram. You can call it a manifest or a protest. This is also a wakeup call for Anna Wintour, who turned Vogue into tabloid by putting Kardashians and other doubtful celebrities on the cover of a well-respected magazine." (See: Kendall Jenner on the cover of the September issue.)
Well, then! Someone thinks mighty highly of themselves, mmm? He shared his own comments as they were published by Vogue via Instagram, saying, "Vogue publishing my statement in the article is RICH considering I criticized them and directly Anna Wintour…but kudos to them for publishing my opinion."
Proving exactly how seriously he takes the incident, Vitalii also posted this photo of himself next to a poster of Gigi, saying, "Doing some Milano shopping."
Given such self-important statements, we find it rather ironic that he's the one looking up at her — and on a billboard, no less — no?
Are you perturbed by Vitalii's comments? Share your thoughts over @BritandCo!
(h/t Cosmpolitan, photos via Tristan Fewnings/Getty)


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Craig Harrison has already seen Jake Cassidy make one huge impact during their brief time working together.
And the manager will hope his first of six Hartlepool United signings can repeat the feat at Victoria Park.
Within the first 10 minutes he'd fired a shot into the top corner and [chief executive] Jez Moxey came up and wanted to sign him there and then – at half time!CRAIG HARRISON
The striker was a raw teenager when Harrison plucked him from local football in Wales to sign for Airbus UK in the Welsh Premier League.
Not that he was there for long – Wolves soon took him to the Championship.
Molineux was the first in a series of destinations for Cassidy who has played for Wolves, Oldham and Guiseley plus Tranmere Rovers (quite successfully), Notts County and Southend on loan deals.
Cassidy has had some bad luck along the way, a broken leg sustained while with Oldham has checked what was looking a promising career.
But he has got back on the proverbial horse at Guiseley, scoring eight times last season in the National League, prompting Harrison to sign the 6ft 2in forward.
Cassidy, still just 24, will today be working with Harrison for the first time in seven years and will be on the training ground in Durham with his team-mates.
Harrison will hope Cassidy's experience and strength, combined with their old relationship will prove a good mix for Pools ahead of what they hope will be a promotion season.
"Jake is a player I've worked with before," said the man who won six Welsh Premier League titles in a row with The New Saints.
"It was short and sweet [at Airbus UK].
"He was only there for a month and a half and played a few games in pre-season, he didn't even play a competitive game.
"We had some quite high-profile friendlies with Wrexham and Everton and he played really well in them and caught the eye of Wolves.
"I remember being sat in Wolves' training ground and I had eight Premier League clubs ringing me wanting Jake but he'd made his mind up about Wolves.
"He played in a Reserve Team game for them and within the first 10 minutes he'd smashed into someone turned and fired a shot into the top corner and [chief executive] Jez Moxey came up and wanted to sign him there and then – at half time!"
Harrison added in an interview with the Pools website: "Jake's had a few ups and downs since, but he scored a lot of goals at Tranmere Rovers.
"He had a little bit of a tough time with injury but last season he played for a few months at Guiseley.
"He got eight goals and played a huge part in keeping Guiseley in the league.
"I just think he really enjoyed those months.
"We know each other and have a good understanding and have a good personal relationship too."
Pools reported for pre-season this morning, when it was expected that out-of-contract duo Rhys Oates and Brad Walker would attend.
Carl Magnay has put pen to paper on a new deal though Oates and Walker have turned down the terms offered by the club.


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Crystal Forces Beta
Everblaze beta is an 2D Singelplayer game that is pretty fun to play. With a storyline and fighting, this brings a modern free games a huge new level! Experience the 3 levels of the Everblaze beta, and let us hear what you think. Maybe then we would release the full version of the game. The game is only in beta mode but you can try it out at the link below. Also we have a video of the game, showing you some gameplay. The game is hosted and puzzled by Sploder.com. But the game is fully made by Bencraft Productions.
The full version of the game will be released as soon as we got some good feedback.


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Daniel Thwaites | Wakanda whiplash
The energy ministry's woes keep coming, and by my reckoning, it's past the nine-day mark that traditionally tolls the Jamaican public's exhaustion with a commonplace story. This one has legs!
Because just when the think the ex-chairman of Petrojam has paid back for the trips not taken, it seems more untaken trips pop up, and there are more boards from which he must resign.
Just when you whiplash around to peek at the Universal Service Fund, out pops the situation at NESol with a little cottage industry of controversy over there as well.
The latest development is a statement from the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches, National Integrity Action, the PSOJ, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters' Association, and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, all asking that more be done, and that Wakanda Wheatley, who remains in Cabinet, not be the judge of his own matter. It's safe to say that we're not done galloping past the nine-day mark.
The scuttlebutt is that the Greater Andrew was reminded by the Lesser Andrew that any firing would have consequences and repercussions to the whole Andrew fraternity. One never knows how much credibility to give such stories, except to note that the Greater Andrew has displayed great tenacity in hanging on to, and trying to save, the bleeding limb of the Lesser Andrew.
Changing Gears
Let me change gears for a bit. In last week Wednesday's paper, I received a rap on the knuckles from a writer, 'G.S.', who asked that we "don't distort Wakanda as byword for corruption":
"Notwithstanding the lavishly themed party and the rhythmic cuteness of the former energy minister's name alongside, I'm still trying to understand the perpetuation of use of the term 'Wakanda' by the writer in a way that associates, in no uncertain terms, with something negative."
That's a splendid opening where I'm simply referenced as "the writer", and so I'm positively disposed to G.S. immediately. And naturally I am not completely insensitive to her interest in shielding positive mythology from lampoon and satire. But that's where our agreement begins and ends. She says:
"The celebration of the film Black Panther and its fictional country has, to date, been resoundingly positive, particularly as it is seen as a celebration of black identity."
No, it hasn't. The Black Panther movie was not uniformly positive about black identity at all, even if, for the moment, we accept that the whole raft of identity politics is worth defending. The movie was very positive about the fictional African utopia of Wakanda, but downright negative about the New World black, who is portrayed as diseased, sick and incurably psychopathic. Maybe there's a different definition of 'positive' out there I don't know about. Wakanda is fair game.
On top of that, it's Wakanda Wheatley who latched on to the film's mythology and threw a wicked shindig to which he didn't even invite 'the writer'. Unforgivable, I know.
Anyway, as much as I would like to linger on film criticism, there are juicier topics to attend to. Take, for example, the whole Carolyn Warren affair, which the Gleaner editorial says opens a door to "national dialogue". I think the newspaper is right, but I also think that the broad outlines of our collective opinion are already pretty clear: We believe in redemption. Carolyn Warren, if she has reformed her life, should not, because of her past transgression, be blocked from opportunity eternally.
From where do we get this abiding faith in redemption? The Bible, most likely, and despite the remonstrations and warnings to be found in this newspaper by comedian Mikey Abrahams about the dangers of the Testaments, we must contemplate the worse dangers of NOT having them.
Proper Due Diligence
So when the question of whether proper due diligence had been performed regarding her hiring as managing director for NESol, I found her response compelling. She basically said that the mistake was in her past, and that she had moved on and done everything to reform her life and make a positive contribution to society.
With that, I was even willing to overlook that she had landed in a job where, ordinarily, one would have expected someone with a technical background, which she doesn't have. NESol is, after all, the Rural Electrification Programme with a fancier name.
But then it was suggested to me that the due diligence failure at NESol wasn't accidental, but deliberate.
For example, suppose it was the case that prior to landing at NESol, Ms Warren's resume was being brandished at another state company, where politically connected henchmen insisted that she be shortlisted even after the cut-off date for an advertised position had passed? Suppose that improper insistence had induced conflict with the managing director, the permanent secretary of the energy ministry, and others?
Suppose an insistence that proper procedure be followed, that transparency be maintained, and that other candidates be given a fair chance at securing the job, was met with outright hostility and attempted intimidation by apparatchiks of the now-embattled minister? Suppose the effort to install Ms Warren even led to the 'review' of the whole HR manual by other connected cronies? What then?
If any of that had taken place, surely it goes to the people who were doing it and not directly to Ms Warren. It would call into question the genuineness of the conversion.
Anyhow, I don't think this about Ms Warren at all. It's about a minister and a ministry that had gone so thoroughly off the rails that even now, despite the howls, they don't even feel the need for redemption. Before you get to that, you have to admit that something went wrong. Perhaps I missed it, but has Wakanda Wheatley ever said so?
- Daniel Thwaites is an attorney-at-law. Email feedback to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A lot of pretty good croquet players are no more accurate roqueters than average; they achieve their advantage by tactics and croquet shots. But the ability to roquet well is still highly desirable.
The accuracy required to roquet a ball at the other side of a croquet lawn can be calculated.
A croquet ball is 3 ⅝inches in diameter. The striker's ball will hit a target ball if its centre is headed anywhere along that diameter, or half a ball's radius to either side. So the effective target is 2 balls' width, or 7 ¼ inches.
The maximum deviation from a perfect rush that will still hit a target ball obviously depends on the distance away of the target ball:
Degrees of allowable deviation either side (approx)
Very short roquet
Short roquet
Typical lift shot: A baulk to east boundary
Tea lady
There are several reasons why we sometimes miss roquets
· Inaccurate lining up
· Twisting of the mallet during the swing
· Off-centre hitting
· Uneven lawn
· Lumpy grass under the ball
· Wind
These are all mechanical reasons; we are not here trying to list the reasons for the reasons (eg the lawn may be uneven because of trees, we may twist the mallet during the swing because we lift our head etc)
If the mallet head is not lined up to the target before the swing starts, you are likely to miss (although some – usually not very good – players are remarkably adept at aiming in quite the wrong direction and then lurching back more or less on line during the swing. Not recommended).
Many people advocate stalking. Most people find that sight lines on the mallet head help; certainly the longer the head the easier it is to line up.
It helps if the cross section of the shaft is octagonal, or square with rounded corners, since the hands then provide additional information to the brain as to the direction of the mallet. Round is not good.
The striker's ball leaves the mallet head perpendicular to the face of the mallet. So it does not matter much if the direction of the swing deviates a little from direction of aim, but it does matter hugely if the mallet head has rotated during the swing.
It helps to have a mallet with a high moment of inertia around the shaft, since the higher the moment of inertia, then the less the angular effect of any given inadvertent torque applied by the striker's hands during the swing.
An octagonal (or square with rounded edges) shaft will help, since it enable the hands to provide additional information during the swing.
A more lively (elastic) head will help also, since less head speed is needed to achieve any required more ball speed. As any golfer will tell you, the higher the head speed, the more difficult it is control the swing.
If the centre of gravity of the mallet head is moving on a line to either side of the centre of the ball, then mallet head will twist. A part of that twist will occur during the millisecond of contact, and will cause the ball to go off line. After the contact, the mallet head will continue to twist during the follow through phase of the swing (by as much as 20o or so in some cases), which is too late to affect the ball, but which is a sure tell-tale sign of off-centre hitting. Alternatively, off-centre hitting can be detected by using carbon paper, or wear patterns on the mallet face, or just by the feel of the mallet in the hands and the sound of the impact.
This is perhaps the biggest single cause of missing, although it is hard to unravel from the twisting of the mallet during the swing, in that they both tend to be caused by errant movements of the head or upper body during the swing.
A high effective moment of inertia is excellent for reducing the effect of off-centre hitting (link to explanation of moment of inertia).
A shift in weight distribution from the shaft to the head will also help, in that it will increase the moment of inertia of the whole mallet around the point (normally a little above the top of the shaft) at the centre of the swing.
The effects of an uneven lawn can most clearly be seen early in the morning when there is dew on the ground on which the ball leaves a trail. The deviation is at its greatest when the ball is travelling at its slowest.
If the unevenness is constant (such as where the lawn is on a regular sideways slope) the effect can be illustrated. Take the case of a lawn which decelerates the ball at 1 ½ ft sec-2 and a slope which accelerates a moving ball at 1/100th of that rate sideways. A player shoots straight but slowly – at 16 ft sec-1 - at a target ball 26 yards away (eg from the north boundary to the south boundary), so that his ball would stop after 30 yards. By the time the ball reaches its target, it will have deviated by 9" – ample for a miss. Another player shoots 30% faster – 21 ft sec-1; his deviation will be only 3½ inches, so he will hit.
So even a fairly modest increase in ball speed can fairly dramatically reduce the risk of missing because of unevenness in the lawn. A lively mallet, with good elasticity, will produce a faster ball speed from any given swing. Swinging more vigorously will also work, but that carries the penalty of less control, and hence greater risk of twisting or off-centre hitting.
Grass tend to grow in clumps, and weeds even more so. If there is such a clump more or less under but slightly to one side of the player's ball, then it can produce a deviation, especially if the player hits downwards.
Unless you live in a hurricane zone, you are unlikely to see a stationary ball being moved by the wind, because the wind is not forceful enough to overcome the resistance of the grass. But once a ball is sliding or rolling, then that resistance falls away, and a cross wind can produce a deviation.
The essential equation is the same as the unevenness of the lawn – the moral is try to increase ball speed.
Some theory underlying all of this can be found on our Basic Theory of Dynamics pages.


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Unsurprisingly, in a construction market where the pressure is on to get houses up and built, the market for power and hand tools appears to be doing well.
Starting with PlaceMakers, General Manager Operations & Marketing, Gary Woodhouse, is happy to say that tool sales have been strong so far this year.
This was partly due to a recent "Monster sale" that ran through March and April in all PlaceMakers branches and which Woodhouse feels did well thanks to the trusted brands on offer.
Despite all this good business, an unfortunate trend Gary Woodhouse has heard coming from a significant number of his trade tools customers is that more and more tools are being stolen from work vans or off of sites.
"Unfortunately, tools are a tradable commodity. So our customers are certainly looking at different ways they can protect or identify their tools because you can have a load of tools taken and very quickly that's $10,000 dollars gone," he explains.
This has led some customers to enquire about steps they can take to clearly identify their tools in case of theft, which prompted a unique campaign in some PlaceMakers branches.
"One thing that was well received by our customers at our 'monster' tool sale was we invited the police to come along to a number of branches and they were engraving tools and identifying them with the customer's driver's license which is unique to them," says Gary Woodhouse.
Taking a wider look at the market I ask Gary Woodhouse for his thoughts on some recent high profile exclusive deals being done within the tools category.
Does this kind of arrangement have the potential to create bad blood within the channel?
He doesn't think so: "I think it's just business. Even with some of the major brands we deal with, we do exclusives in regard to exclusive offers.
"So while it won't be an exclusive brand per se, they will add value to their brand where they may give away an associated product.
"So they'll do exclusive offers through value add as opposed to exclusives through a cheaper brand."
CEO Darrin Hughes says ITM has also done well in a market where tools are getting a fair hammering from steady construction work.
When we spoke he had just returned from three and half months travelling the length and breadth of the country visiting all the ITM stores.
Reporting from the frontlines Hughes is happy to say there is a "very high degree of uniformity across the ITM network in tools."
As for his take on exclusives, Darrin Hughes takes it as a matter of course but acknowledges that exclusivity does seem to be occurring more and more in the hardware channel.
"There does seem to be a bit more alignment occurring especially between electric tool manufacturers and the channel and that's being seen in both the trade and DIY sectors," he says.
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'We showed what we can do against good players'
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When it comes to playing against Lionel Messi, nothing tops Rodolph Austin's chart in football.
"To be honest, so far in my career I think it's the most wonderful moment - to be on the pitch with him," the Jamaica captain said of his Argentina counterpart, the world's best player.
"The respect of him and to see the type of individual he is. He's very humble, a superb player, a superb individual."
Both met centre pitch for the coin spin at kick-off and even came face-to-face throughout the Copa AmÈrica match at the Sausalito Stadium on Saturday night, which Argentina won 1-0 on a Gonzalo Higuain goal.
"I asked him for his shirt in the tunnel at half-time. He gave me and took mine. It's a wonderful moment for me. We just have to be grateful to be in this situation and give our all for our country," Austin continued of his and Jamaica's big moment against the little magician, who led Argentina to the World Cup final last year, and Spanish giants Barcelona to the European Champions League, La Liga, and Copa del Rey titles this season.
"I think we played well," Austin said, summing up Jamaica's play in the Group of Death against world number three, Argentina; world number eight, Uruguay,
the defending Copa America champion; and Paraguay, tournament runners-up in 2011.
"Our football is growing and the team did well, and we showed what we can do against some good players and good teams. It's just for us to continue on that path and keep the same team, with some additions. Who comes in the team knows what the team is about."
Such was the play of Jamaica, ranked 65th by FIFA, that they drew applause from the crowds during the matches.
"The negative is no one likes to lose games," Austin said of the low point. "Unfortunately, the three goals that were scored against us could have been prevented. But that's football sometimes and we just have to grow from it."
The 30-year-old also captained Jamaica when they won the Caribbean Cup last year. Like then, his style throughout Copa was just as hard-nosed as he laid it all out on the pitch.
"That's just me. That's just how I am in life also," he said of his uncompromising style. "I never get anything easy. I have to work hard for everything."
He has battled injuries lately and has been released from Leeds United, which he joined from SK Brann in 2012 and for which he made 100 appearances.
"With my injuries and stuff, everything, I feel like everything had been taken away from me, and then you get back that opportunity to show the world what you can do. That's always me as a player. I like to do the dirty work - to do that for the team. I'm driven for that and I love my country. I like to represent it, that's just me. I like to give my all," Austin professed.
"I know that I was free and talking to Jobi (Joel McAnuff). He told me it (Copa AmÈrica) was a good opportunity for me. He has been wonderful to me, encouraging me.
"Sometimes we go away in these tournaments and we get five, six-nil, it's not nice. We showed that we could've drawn the three games, at least."
The team now rests for a week before packing again for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States and Canada, with Jamaica playing their first game against Costa Rica on July 8 at Home Depot Center in Carson, Los Angeles. Austin said it's important that given their performance at Copa AmÈrica that the team keeps focused for the upcoming assignment.
"We can't get complacent and we can't get carried away," he said. "If you watched the games, we did the dirty stuff well. We just have to continue and make sure that we do the dirty stuff and the nice things will come because we're solid in defence, and once we start scoring goals, we'll be difficult to beat."


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It's unclear whether this is an issue at city hall, where the majority of employees are unionized — meaning pay rates are indiscriminately set through contract bargaining.
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"We can no longer shy away from important discussions like these ones," Salih said Thursday. "At an early age I became a feminist and ally when I realized that my older sister, who is smarter and stronger, is at more of a disadvantage simply because she's a woman."
He added he wants to "get the answers we need and set an example for employers across the city."
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White City Community Council
August 1, 2007 @ 7:00 PM
Eastmont Middle School 10100 S 1300 E Room # 105
Meeting called to order by Chair, There was a Quorum.
Introduction proceeded
Pledge of Allegiance was recited
Bonnie Cummings motioned to defer the July minutes, motion carried
Treasure's Report was read by Gene Robinson ( Checking has $2,464.650 and Savings has 4084.45) James Dixon motioned to approve the Treasures Report, motion carried
Bonnie Cummings discussed the 2008 Budget Request. Bonnie Cummings motioned to submit the 2008 budget request with a 3% increase from 2007 request: motioned carried.
Bonnie Cummings led the discussion of proposed ordinance to set standards for property maintenance. The good neighbor hood program brochure was distributed. At the discussion Paulina Flint suggested for a committee to be made. A committee was formed with 3 people (Carrie Hansen, Don Patocka, and Jolene Bradshaw). Their responsibility is to resource the ordinances, gather information and bring informant of these ordinances. A name of the committee is to be determined by committee.
Deputy Levy Hughs Talked and Discussed with the council about the updates of the Sheriff's Office with in White City, including the working with other agencies around white city.
Paulina Flint Talked and Discussed about the Sheriffs station on Poppy Lane the contract for the Sheriffs department starts on July 1, 2007 for them to move in. The Sheriffs are waiting for the county to respond on the sidewalk and landscape plan. Captain Mickelson is working and waiting for Todd Draper.
Bev Uipi talked and discussed the Mayors Office Report including the compatible housing meeting to be held. Bev Uipi brought up to Carrie Hansen and council about White Towers getting assistance.
James Dixon asked Bev Uipi about the check from the county and was referred to (Jeff Silverstriny) and was told that the volunteer forms were being worked on by him and Janet Guyser. Bev stated that White City is the only council that has not received there check.
Greg Schultz talked and discussed the 1300 East Widening and 700 East. Greg Schultz stated that White City probably was not notified and proper process was not done correctly. Paulina Flint suggested putting out a flyer notifying the residents of the 1300 E. and 700E. East widening.
Council discussed sound wall barriers for the 700 E. and 1300 E. Bonnie Cummings stated that residents have not yet asked for these barriers.
Paul Smith asked about the lot on the south east corner of Sego Lily and 700 E. Paulina Flint stated that the county was trying sell the lot to the surrounding residents
The White City Council discussed the White City Monuments and displeases of the craftsman ship of the reconstruction. Also the two monuments that do not have wording were discussed and more money is needed to be raised to replace both.
Greg Schultz discussed the School District Split, Local Sheriffs District, and Cog and Wasatch Front.
James Dixon and council talked and discussed about the formation of a Beautification Awards Committee. Committee to be James Dixon, Bonnie Hoopes, Jake Burns and Carrie Dixon.
Jesse Harris did not produce a Utopia representative for presentation and was denied continuation of presentation.
Don Patocka talked and discussed the updates of the ACCT Committee.
Troy Blundell, Greg Shultz, and Council talked about the HB 40 education committee, the history of HB 40, the feasibility study, people involved and chair will invite Wickstram inc. to do a presentation to the Council
Greg Shultz requested to be go off the record
Paul Smith motioned to go into executive session, motion carried
Paul Smith motioned to nominated Troy Blundell to the HB 40 education committee. Motion carried.
Paulina Flint stated that she will write the letter addressing that motion and provide it to Tracy. Paulina Flint will set up a special meeting with all active and inactive councils that want, Tracy, and education committee to educate the on this issue
James Dixon stated that the website winner (Josh Awtry 571-8583) still needs to be paid and that the website needs more information provided and for all White City residents to look at the website and submit there input to the webmaster or James Dixon
Greg Shultz asked for the support for the "western coalition growth" for him to be a voting participate on behalf of White City Community Council
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