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What is the logical consequence of noting the fact that the terrorist groups that make a difference on planet Earth—such as Hamas and Hezbollah, the PLO, Colombia's FARC—are extensions of, respectively, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and Venezuela? It is the negation of the U.S. government's favorite axiom. It means that when George W. Bush spoke, and when Barack Obama speaks, of America being "at war" against "extremism" or "extremists" they are either being stupid or acting stupid to avoid dealing with the nasty fact that many governments wage indirect warfare.International relations professor Angelo M. Codevilla argues that Osama bin Laden is not quite influential, not quite relevant, and probably dead. (multipage version)
...With the end of the cold war and the emergence of global networks in which goods, ideas and people circulate outside the language of citizenship, the fundamentalist fight for ideological states has lost influence... Muslim radicalism, by contrast, has moved beyond the language of citizenship to assume a global countenance, joining movements as different as environmentalism and pacifism in its pursuit of justice on a worldwide scale. Such movements are ethical rather than political in nature: they can neither predict nor control the global consequences of their actions...Spectral brothers: al-Qaida's world wide web
Ten days after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President Bush was told in a highly classified briefing that the U.S. intelligence community had no evidence linking the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein to the attacks and that there was scant credible evidence that Iraq had any significant collaborative ties with Al Qaeda, according to government records and current and former officials with firsthand knowledge of the matter.Key Bush Intelligence Briefing Kept From Hill Panel


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Duke Sir Akbar Hakim,
being first Duke of the East,
beget Duke Siegfried von Halsstern,
having been thrice King of the East,
and Duke Siegfried beget Master Feral von Halstern,
whom we call "King-Maker".
He has been Dean of the East Kingdom War College, and 10 times Warlord of the East.
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He currently counts fifty three men as having been squired to him, (and one foster squire.)
Seventeen of them have gone on to become Chivalry in their own right.
Five have become Royal Peers.
The accolades that his descendents inspire are nearly countless, incorporating the full spectrum of awards, including the peerages of the Laurel and Pelican. The talent of the staff he surrounds himself with is broad and deep, having noted that he could not have asked for better squires and more determined Peers to devote their efforts to making the East a better place.
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ASA Updates Marketing and Production College to Better Serve Farmer Needs
To better serve soybean growers - the American Soybean Association is updating the format of its Soybean Marketing and Production College. The education event was originally planned as a two-day conference - but is being condensed so participants only have to commit to one night away from their farms. ASA Membership and Corporate Relations Chair Bob Worth says every season has its own unique challenges - and this season is no different. He says the event is designed to provide information on marketing and production practices to enhance grower profitability. Worth says reducing the number of days off-farm - while still providing the same great content - will allow more growers to take advantage of this key educational opportunity.
The one-day event will take place Tuesday, July 30th at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota. Attendees will participate in learning sessions on herbicide and weed resistance, sponsored by Bayer CropScience; precision agriculture, sponsored by AGCO; and global sustainability. The keynote presentation will review the current supply and demand situation for grains and how growers can take advantage of trends in their own marketing decisions.
American Soybean Association members can attend the ASA Soybean Marketing and Production College for 199-dollars. The cost is 279-dollars for non-members. For more information - visit www dot SoyGrowers dot com (www.SoyGrowers.com). Growers need to register by July 9th to attend this educational program that will help increase their on-farm profit.
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AlchemyDB: An Integrated GraphDB + RDBMS + KV Store + Document Store
I recently added a fairly feature rich Graph Database to AlchemyDB (called it LuaGraphDB) and it took roughly 10 days to prototype. I implemented the graph traversal logic in Lua (embedded in AlchemyDB) and used AlchemyDB's RDBMS to index the data. The API for the GraphDB is modeled after the very advanced GraphDB Neo4j. Another recently added functionality in AlchemyDB, a column type that stores a Lua Table (called it LuaTable), led me to mix Lua-function-call-syntax into every part of SQL I could fit it into (effectively tacking on Document-Store functionality to AlchemyDB). Being able to call lua functions from any place in SQL and being able to call lua functions (that can call into the data-store) directly from the client, made building a GraphDB on top of AlchemyDB possible as a library, i.e. it didn't require any new core functionality.
Two reasons for posting about it:
- relaxing contraints of the relational model can make a RDBMS partially adapt to other models (nb: this is just re-inforcing an old strategy used by)
- usually dismissed for the lack of portability in the RDBMS world, server side scripting support is an extremely powerful tool. Having processing close to data (i.e. data locality) is a well known advantage, but as shown in this post and in creating reliable queues with Redis Lua scripting it can open the doors to completely new features.
Original title and link: AlchemyDB: An Integrated GraphDB + RDBMS + KV Store + Document Store ( ©myNoSQL)
via: http://jaksprats.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/lightweight-oltp-data-platform/
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New fire pit debuts at Water Street Landingby jmaloni
Fri, Dec 13th 2013 08:15 pm
Water Street Landing is unquestionably one of Lewiston's most popular spots to dine in the warm months. But what do patrons do in the winter?
The restaurant recently debuted an outdoor seating area that is lit by a fire pit, which also provides warmth. Diners can now sit outside, if they wish, and chat, have a drink, or enjoy a moonlit meal as they watch the Niagara River.
Water Street Landing is located at 115. S. Water St.
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As David Wright sits alone atop the Mets All-Time RBI list, the question which now begs to be asked is, what lies between David Wright and him becoming the organization's first 1,000 RBI man; not to mention the breaker and holder of most of their other offensive records? That answer is very simply, a new contract. No secret there.
Unlike the other positions we have so conveniently filled by plucking raw prospects from the farm, at present, there's no real, viable third baseman able to step in, as evidenced when David missed time due to his fractured pinkie.
But so far, there is a sense the Mets will be taking a different tact with Wright than they did with Jose Reyes. The notion the Mets really want to retain him is starting to creep into my thinking. The SNY crew is yet to really broach the subject. Where as last season, Reyes consistently remained topic one. Now that the Wilpon's situation isn't as dire as it once was, maybe there will be money in the budget to resign him after all, in spite of Sandy Alderson's theory of economics. So, if no one else is really talking about David Wright's impending free-agency yet, well then, people like me are more than happy to speculate; even though it's only late April.
Aren't the dynamics of impending free-agency confounding? Jose Reyes started the 2011 season like a bat out of hell, and went on to win a batting championship in his walk year. He walked alright – right off the field and out of New York. Now David Wright, coming off a few adversity filled seasons, is presently having a tremendous start to this season as well. While the Jose Reyes issue ultimately got resolved Jose's way, once again, the Mets are in a bind. And because David was thrust into the role of Face of the Franchise, perhaps his situation is more delicate.
There's an awful lot of feel-good going on about the Mets in this still young season. Especially on the heels of sweeping the Marlins, and the fans finally having their say regarding Jose Reyes upon his return to Flushing. Inevitably however, as sure as the score in Coors Field is an ever changing dynamic, the months of the calendar must change as well. Then attitudes follow suit. The closer we get to summer, the more pressing matters become. And before you know it, the trade deadline arrives. The last thing Met fans will want to start hearing in June is anything relating to David Wright's future as a Met. For with every at-bat so far this season, David Wright is weighing the all-important scales of public opinion his way.
But then, accountants don't much care about such things. Do they…(?)
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He just took off: Always Waining surges to a Topham hat-trick at AintreePICTURE: Martin Lynch (racingpost.com/photos)
Always Waining lands historic Topham treble
Report: Aintree, Friday
John Smith´s Topham Chase Handicap (Grade 3) 2m5f
ALWAYS WAINING notched a remarkable Topham hat-trick under Tom O'Brien. The 11-1 shot is the first horse to win the handicap for a third time in the race's 63-year history.
Three contenders were in line at the last but the Peter Bowen-trained 11-year-old put on the turbos to surge clear to a comfortable success.
Chance Du Roy finished four and a half lengths back in second, Fistral Beach was third and the ever-prominent Aimigayle came home in fourth.
O'Brien said: "That's absolutely amazing. He gives everyone who rides him a really a great spin round here. I'm absolutely delighted about that.
"He heard the crowd and just took off. This lad just took off, amazing."
There were 19 finishers from the 26-strong field which was led along by 6-1 favourite Little Josh under Sam Twiston-Davies with Aimigayle in close order. The first four home were always prominent and when LittleJosh started to surrender his position at the Open Ditch they were all well placed to play their hand.
Absolutely amazing: Tom O'BrienPICTURE: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)
Richard Johnson was first act on 16-1 shot Chance Du Roy, closely followed by Fistral Beach. The winner was travelling smoothly into serious contention approaching the last.
The trio were in a line for a brief spell, but at the Elbow the thrusters kicked in and Always Waining romped clear to a historic victory.
Bowen, who also won the Topham in 2007 with Dunbrody Millar, said: "The horse just loves Aintree. I wanted to go for the National but Peter [Douglas, owner] rang me yesterday and said that with the ground getting softer he wanted to go for the Topham. If he's still got his enthusiasm we'll bring him back next year and try to win it again."
Third-placed Fistral Beach failed to return to the winner's enclosure but trainer Paul Nicholls reported there was nothing amiss. He said: "He's absolutely fine - he'd just got a bit hot. They put a lot into these races so I should think that's it for the season, but he travelled and jumped well and ran a good race."


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Luke 20:41-44
August 19, 2007
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In our study of the Word of God, we find ourselves, this morning, in the twentieth chapter of Luke's gospel, Luke chapter 20 coming to the conclusion of this rich twentieth chapter.
Perhaps more importantly than the chapter is the chronology. We are now late in the day on Wednesday of the last week of our Lord's life. He will be crucified on Friday and risen on Sunday morning. This is Wednesday.
It was most likely Monday that He made His entry into the city of Jerusalem, to the hosannas of the massive multitude. On this Wednesday, He has spent the entire day in and around the temple area, teaching large crowds and being confronted by the religious leaders. They have done everything they can on this day to publicly discredit Him. The Pharisees have made their effort. The Herodians have made their effort. The Sadducees have made their attempt. All of them unsuccessful. All of them humiliated. All of them exposed by the wisdom and the clarity and the power of our Lord's response. Luke says in verse 40, "They didn't have courage to question Him any longer about anything." Now it's His turn to ask the questions. And in verse 41, we read this, "And He said to them, 'How is it that they say the Christ is David's Son, for David himself says in the book of Psalms, the Lord says to my Lord, sit at My right hand until I make Thine enemies a footstool for Thy feet. David, therefore, calls Him Lord and how is He His Son?'"
If I were to title this message, I might simply title it, "David's Son and LORD." That in itself is a startling title. No Middle Eastern father would ever under any circumstances call his son Lord, that would be to honor and respect on its head. And yet David's Son is also David's Lord.
The nature of the Lord Jesus Christ, the essential nature of Jesus Christ has been debated since He was on earth to this day. And it will be debated throughout all of human history. And it comes down to this, was Jesus God? Is He God? Or is He merely a man?
The general consensus in the world is that Jesus was a man, lived and died, noble, insightful, wise, devout, religious, compassionate, sacrificial, well-intentioned and whatever other adjectives you would like to fit in. But a man. That's consistent, of course, with Satan's agenda because if Jesus is merely a man, then He is not God, He is not the Savior, the Bible is not true. Christianity is not genuine, it is a false religion.
If on the other hand Jesus is God, if He is God then He is the sovereign, He is in charge. The Bible is true. Christianity is genuine. This is THE critical issue.
I received an ad in the mail, this is what it said. "Sunday at 7 p.m., the Christadelphians invite you to a Bible study on the subject 'Jesus is not God.'" A Bible study on the subject Jesus is not God by the Christadelphians? In Greek that means Christ-lovers. It's not just the bizarre and weird Christadelphians who reject the deity of Jesus Christ, so do the Jews and the Muslims and the Hindus and the Buddhists and the Mormons and the Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Christian Scientists, and the Scientologists, you can go on and on. If you're going to reject Christianity and deny its truthfulness, you have to reject the deity of Jesus Christ. Jesus cannot be God, or if He is God then this is the true religion.
So the target of false religions is always going to be the person of Christ. There are other errors than this among apostate so-called Christians who get other things wrong like salvation by grace and faith alone. But it is consistent with Christianity that Jesus is God and anything less than that in terms of defining His nature makes it a non-Christian religion. Having said that, I need to say that there are apostate Christians, we might call them liberal Christians who call themselves Christians and deny that Jesus is God. But that's not Christianity. The Jews today and throughout history and at the time of Jesus did not acknowledge Him as God. They did not acknowledge Him as Jehovah incarnate. They did not acknowledge Him as God, the second member of the Trinity. In fact, they didn't believe that the Messiah would be God. They believed that the Messiah was to be merely a man, no more...notable man, powerful man, influential man, a man who is all that a man could possibly be, a man endowed by God with everything that would be the epitome of humanity to accomplish by the power of God greater things than any other man, but still a man. The Messiah was to be human. He was to be a human who came into the world became the ruler of Israel, reestablished the Kingdom of God, subjected all Israel's enemies and ruled the world of nations from Jerusalem and brought to fulfillment all God's promises to Abraham and to David. They did not see the Messiah as God, Son of God, or the Savior of sinners. They saw Him only as a man.
That was obviously what the people believed because that's what the leaders taught them. When Jesus claimed to be God, He became immediately a blasphemer. He committed the most heinous sin that they could conceive of in their religious system. To claim to be God was madness.
In addition to that, He then began a fiery assault on their theology, on their power, on their influence, on their position, on their false righteousness and even on their temple operation. And that was at the very beginning of His ministry and it occurred all through His ministry and again at the end even in this week. He cleanses the temple, confronts their corruption, exposes their hypocrisy and escalates their feverish desire to get rid of Him. The true Messiah, they believed, would be a man, nothing more. And Jesus claiming to be God, coming in wielding this authority, cleansing the temple, condemning their theology, their self-righteousness and their religion were crimes worthy of death.
So they tried this week to confront Him unsuccessfully. And finally, as we read in verse 40, their mouths were shut. It's now His time. This is His last time to engage the religious leaders of Israel, the influencers. It's His last time. It's His last conversation. What might you imagine that conversation would be? Well you would assume that if His conversation with them is the last one, He is going to discuss what is THE most important matter, and He does. And He asks them this question, verse 41. "He said to them, 'How is it that they say the Christ is David's son?'" Let's call that a discerning question...a discerning question. It gets right to the core, penetrating, provocative, a discerning question. How is it that they say the Messiah is David's son?
Now, just a reminder, Matthew has an account of this question by Jesus. Mark has an account of this question by Jesus. And Matthew and Mark's accounts enrich this one as we see so often in these synoptic gospels. And if we go to Matthew and Mark, we get a few things that kind of help us. The first one is to ask the question...why is Jesus bringing this up? Isn't He aware at this point that they have fully rejected Him? What is the point of going back to clarify who He is again? What is the point of that? They are fixed and resolute in their animosity and their hatred and their vitriol, they want Him dead and every moment that goes by they want it more desperately. Why is He bringing up this issue of His identity again? And the answer comes from Mark 12:34, He knew of some who were not far from the Kingdom. He knew of some who were not far from the Kingdom. That would include, for example, one of the leaders by the name of Joseph from Arimathea, who you meet later as the one who provides a tomb for the Lord. This then, believe it or not, is one final evangelistic effort. Even after all the hatred expressed by these leaders, all the superficial interests of the fickle and indecisive crowd who were being led around ultimately by the nose, Jesus in spite of all of that is still the compassionate evangelist. He is still down to the very last conversation inviting sinners headed to hell to know Him for who He truly is, to cease their open rejection, to cease their indecision. Yes He has confronted them with the strongest rebukes. He has publicly shamed them for their corruption and lies. But He still manifests enough concern to speak one more time the truth for He as God has no pleasure in the death of the wicked. His joy is in the salvation of sinners. His sadness is in their destruction.
Back to chapter 19 verse 41, "When He first approached Jerusalem, at that triumphal entry on that Monday, a couple of days earlier, He saw the city and wept over it." He is the weeping Savior. And so one more time He calls them to the truth about Himself. And this, dear friends, is absolutely essential for salvation. No one will go to heaven who does not believe Jesus is God...no one....no one. This is the clear, unmistakable, unambiguous testimony of Scripture. John 5, for example, 37, "And the Father who sent Me, He has born witness of Me. You have neither heard His Word at any time, nor seen His form and you do not have His Word abiding in you for you do not believe Him whom He sent." If you don't believe the truth about Christ, you have no relationship with God. The Apostle Paul put it this way. "If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, affirming Him to be who He is, let him be damned." In 1 John chapter 2 verse 22, "Who is the liar? But the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ, this is the Antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, the one who confesses the Son has the Father also." You have no relationship with the Father unless you confess the truth about the Son.
So, once more, the Lord Jesus affirms and asserts His divine nature as God and thus offers Himself even to those who despised Him. Go back to chapter 15 for a moment, all the way back to chapter 15 to that incredibly rich story that we know as the story of the Prodigal Son, really a tale of two sons and an amazing father. You go back to that story, you remember the Prodigal came back, the father embraced him, reconciled him, kissed him, put a ring on his finger, a robe on him, shoes on his feet, had a celebration. In the middle of the celebration, the older brother appears. Verse 25, he was in the field, he approaches the house, he heard music and dancing. He summoned one of the servants, began inquiring what these things might be. He said to him, "Your brother has come, your father has killed the fat calf because he's received him back safe and sound." He became angry, was not willing to go in. His father came out and began begging him.
The older brother, you remember, represents who? The Pharisees, the scribes, the legalists, the religious leaders. The prodigal represents the outcasts, the tax collectors, the prostitutes, the riff-raff, the sinners. They were coming to God. They were coming to Christ and being loved and being forgiven and being embraced. And it outraged the self-righteous legalistic Pharisees who are seen in this older brother. And what was the father's response to this? He began entreating him, verse 29, but he answered and said to his father, "Look, for so many years I've been serving you, I've never neglected a command of yours, yet you've never given me a kid, a goat, that I might be merry with my friends. And when this son of yours came who has devoured your wealth with harlots, you killed the fattened calf for him?" And he said to him, "My child, you've always been with me, all that is mine is yours. I offer it to you, I've always offered it to you."
Here is Jesus, back to Luke 20, confronting an older brother, confronting the Pharisees, the scribes, the religious leaders again who have complained over and over and over that He embraces sinners, prodigals. And Jesus here gives an invitation to them once more to consider who He is and to receive the blessings that He will willingly give a repentant hypocrite.
And so the Lord asks them the pertinent question. But I have to take you back to Matthew, Matthew 22:41, this is where the conversation really starts. Remember, Matthew, Mark and Luke record the same incident and they all give us little details. Matthew 22:41, this is how it began. Here's what Jesus said first. "What do you think about the Christ? Who's son is He?" What do you think about the Christ? Who's son is He? "And they said to Him," literally one word, "David's." And that's exactly what He expected them to say. "What do you think about the Christ? What's your view of Messiah? Let's talk about the nature of Messiah. Let's talk about the essence of Messiah. Whose son is he? What nature does He bear?" And they respond immediately with a conventional Jewish answer, "David's."
Now you come to Luke and you read that Jesus said, "How is it that they say the Christ is David's son?" How did you come to that conclusion? He questions their common answer, and it was their common answer. They believed that the Messiah would be merely a man but the best of men, the noblest of men, the most gifted and blessed of men and a son of David. And I remind you again that the fundamental question of Christianity is the nature of Jesus Christ. If He's just another man, then the Bible lies, He's not God and you can forget Christianity. And they were convinced that the Messiah would be merely a man. So you have this very direct and very pertinent and very essential and important question placed before them. I called it a discerning question because it discerns to the core of where a person is spiritually.
It is followed by a deficient answer...a deficient answer. Their answer was David's, as I read you from Matthew 22, David, son of David. Was that true? Yes, 2 Samuel 7:12 to 14 prophesied clearly the Messiah would come out of the line of David. Read Psalm 89, you'll find it there five-six times. Messiah will come out of the loins of David. Amos 9:11; Micah 5:2, He's going to be in David's line.
Now this is commonly believed by the Jews of Jesus' day. It's so obvious in the Old Testament, they all believed it. For example, Matthew 9:27, "Jesus passed on, two blind men followed Him crying out, saying, 'Have mercy on us, Son of David.'" Not only was the Messiah to be a Son of David, everybody knew that, but Jesus was, in fact, a Son of David, He was in the Davidic line and apparently the people not only knew the Messiah would be a Son of David, but they knew Jesus was a Son of David. In fact, this was a common expression in the twelfth chapter of Matthew and verse 23, "After Jesus healed a demon-possessed man who was blind and dumb, the multitudes were amazed and began to say, 'This man can't be the Son of David, can He?'" So again indicating their understanding that the Messiah was to be a Son of David. Matthew 15 verse 22, "A Canaanite woman came out from the region of Tyre and Sidon and began to cry out, 'Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David, my daughter is cruelly demon possessed,'" chapter 15 verse 22, that was. Chapter 20 of Matthew and verse 30, "A great multitude from Jericho, two blind men, again, and they say, 'Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David.'" Then when He entered into the city, "Hosanna to the Son of David," Matthew 21 and verse 9. So everybody understood that. Luke 38 also refers to the Jericho expression by the blind men, "Have mercy on us, Son of David."
It is true that He was in the Davidic line. The genealogy of Matthew 1 establishes that He's in the Davidic line. The genealogy of Luke 3 establishes that He's in the Davidic line. His father Joseph was in the Davidic line, His mother Mary was in the Davidic line, both lines converge, of course, in Him, by blood through His mother, by right through His father, even though His father was not His father in terms of actual human birth. Nonetheless He is the Son of David.
And by the way, if He were not a Son of David, it would have been waved in His face fast because the scribes and the Pharisees as well as the Sadducees kept very, very careful genealogical records, all of which were destroyed in 70 A.D. in one of the greatest losses to the Jewish people. But the races were literally traced in their genealogy...the families, I should say, were literally traced in their genealogies throughout the Jewish race. All of that was accessible. If Jesus was not in fact the Son of David, they would have discovered it immediately in the temple genealogical records and they would have discredited Him on the spot. The scribes kept those records with great, great care, preserving things in the right tribes in the right families in the right heritage for the future great glorious Kingdom to come. It could be easily checked, it was checked, I am certain, and they knew, in fact, He was the Son of David. It is a correct answer, it is just a deficient answer....not wrong, incomplete, inadequate.
In fact, when the people called Him, "Son of David...Son of David," the leaders reacted negatively to that because they knew that they were not calling Him Son of David just to identify His family, but they were calling Him Son of David as THE Son of David who would be the Messiah. That's what they resented. There were tens of thousands of offspring that came out of the loins of David. It was fine for Him to be one of those, but not THE Son of David with an upper case S indicating the Messianic title. So Davidic dynasty and Davidic descent was in fact true concerning Jesus.
But that is not sufficient. So you go from a discerning question, through a deficient answer to, what I'll call, a divine reality...a divine reality. This is marvelous. This again shows us so much. Verse 42, the question is, "How is it that they say Christ is David's son? How can you say that when David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand until I make Thine enemies a footstool for Thy feet.' David therefore calls Him Lord and how is He his son?" This is just amazing.
Now let me tell you what Jesus is doing here as an argument. Why are you calling Messiah David's son only, when David himself says in Psalm 110:1, that's the Psalm He's quoting, Psalm 110:1, "The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand until I make Thine enemies a footstool for Thy feet."
Now let me tell you the foundation of our Lord's argument. Everybody...everybody knew Psalm 110 was Messianic, everybody. The standard universal Jewish interpretation of Psalm 110 is it is speaking of the coming Messiah. This coming Messiah is the one who will sit at the right hand of God, the position of power and authority, and make all Israel's and thus God's enemies a footstool for His feet. He is the conquering hero. He is the conquering hero. Very reminiscent of Psalm 2. That is how the Jews interpreted Psalm 110. It was a universal interpretation. It's Messianic. And when the Messiah comes, He will wield the right hand of God, He will wield the authority and power of God and He will subdue all gods, i.e. Israel's enemies, put them under His feet.
And by the way, just as a further explanation of that. Being placed under the feet of a ruler was not where you wanted to be because it really was a symbol of execution. Listen to Joshua 10. Five kings are brought to Joshua. Verse 24, "It came about when they brought these kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, 'Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.' So they came near, put their feet on their necks." Verse 26, "So Joshua struck them, put them to death, hanged them on five trees." Everybody knew what it meant to make your enemies your footstool, to put your feet on your enemies' necks. This is Messianic. They knew the Messiah would come and destroy the enemies of God because that's what the Old Testament prophesied. How then if this is Messianic, and the Messiah is to be David's son, can David call Him Lord? Because verse 1 begins in Psalm 110, "The Lord said to my Lord," that is Yahweh is talking to the Messiah and David says the Messiah is my Lord. How can the Messiah be David's Son and David's Lord? Only one way, He has to be the eternal God who becomes man. He has to be the everlasting God who becomes in time a creature.
This is stunning to them. In fact, this is so stunning an argument that the Jews scrambled for centuries because of this very incident. It wasn't long after the completion of the New Testament and the availability of this that the Jews changed their viewpoint of Psalm 110 and they said it refers to Abraham in some strange way. And others said no, it refers to Melchizedek. And others said no, it is a reference to Judas Maccabees who was a ruler from 135 to 143...143 to 135 B.C. And those who came up with the Judas Maccabees idea took the Hebrew and altered it to create an acrostic of the name of Judas Maccabees, they were the originators of the Bible codes. They did anything and everything they could do to manipulate the text of Psalm 110 to make it non-Messianic, because if it is the Messiah to whom the Lord is speaking and the Messiah surely is David's Son, David also calls Him his Lord. The Messiah is both man and God. He is the eternal Son of God as well as man, son of David. He is David's Son and David's Lord. If He was just an ancestor to come centuries later, how could David in the present tense refer to Him as my Lord? If you don't think Bible exposition down to the personal pronouns is important, here's something that will correct your view, right? How important is it to get the words and the phrases and even the prepositions and pronouns right?
Well, some liberals came along and said, "Oh, David was wrong when he said this. And it was just a crazy moment for David, he was wrong." And if you were leading Luke, you might conclude that well David said it but he shouldn't have said it. However, Matthew 22 verse 43 says, listen to this, "David said in the Spirit." Or, if you will, Mark 12:36, "David said, in the Holy Spirit." Let's make sure we're not talking about the human spirit. He said it, he said it in the Spirit, he said it in the Holy Spirit. So all the bases are covered there. What David said then was not wrong, it was right, absolutely right, absolutely accurate. Same kind of construction there in Mark that you find in Acts chapter 4 and verse 25 where it says, "By the Holy Spirit through the mouth of our father David," it's the same thing. The Spirit of God inspired David to say it. David said the Messiah who hasn't even come yet is now at this moment my Lord. That kind of reminds me of what Thomas said when He saw Jesus after His resurrection and said, "My Lord and my God."
This could set in permanent panic because He's exposited the Psalm they all affirmed to be Messianic. The Jews have, Middle Ages to now, those who still consider the Word of God seriously, have come back to the fact that this is a messianic Psalm generally. I don't know what they do to escape the fact that the Messiah has to have been alive at the time of David as well as being in the future the Son of David. But if they're thinking at all, this same argument is a powerful argument for the Lord Jesus Christ. And then one day in the purposes and the providence of God and in His perfect plan, the Messiah will return to reign and to place His heel on the neck of His enemies in that great eschatological event of His glorious return and judgment and Kingdom establishment. But until then, His heel falls on the neck of His enemies every second of every day. The judgment of Christ on sinners and rejecters does not await the final judgment, it goes on every single day. His enemies are always His footstool.
When...verse 44....sums it up, David therefore calls Him Lord, and then asks, "How is He only his son?" you have an impossible dilemma. The Jews were completely stopped. And, in fact, that's what Matthew says. Matthew basically says what Luke says before this incident. Matthew says it after this incident, verse 46. "No one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question."
After the discussion with the Sadducees, Luke says it was over. The Pharisees circled back after their little meeting. They've got one more issue and Jesus confronts them with that issue. They were done, but He came to them. And after that, they were done for sure. Luke says they had nothing left to say. So Jesus asked the question, they couldn't answer that, they are doubly silenced. There's no where to go if you reject Jesus Christ. Don't come with any kind of patronizing nonsense about the fact that you think Jesus is a good person and the Bible is a wonderful book. The Bible says Jesus is God. He is David's Son and David's Lord. He is the God/Man. If you believe that, you affirm Scripture. If you do not believe that, you deny Scripture. The Scripture then is to you a deception and Jesus is a fraud. The Bible is full of lies. Abandon Christianity, leave the church, get as far away from it as you possibly can. But if the Bible is true, and it is, Jesus is God and Man, then what He says is true, what He did is the only way of salvation and faith in Him alone is the way to heaven.
You could talk about the deity of Jesus Christ so many ways. He manifested the attributes of God omnipotence, commanded the elements, commanded the demons, commanded the physical world, commanded death, commanded life, forgave sin. He had the attribute of omnipresence. He was able to be everywhere at all times if He desired to be. He was omniscient, He knew everything including the thoughts of men. He was immutable, He never changed. He was holy, true, wise, sovereign, loving, eternal, glorious unchangingly so. He is God. He is God in the same way that God is God, no less.
And if God became a man...let's just create a hypothesis. If God became man, what would we expect Him to be like?
Well, I think, first of all, we would expect Him to be sinless because the God, the true God, the God of Scripture is holy...holy, holy, holy. So if God became a man, He would be sinless. Was Jesus sinless? Yeah, even His own enemies couldn't find any accusation against Him. He was holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners.
If God were a man, we would expect not only there to be no sin, the absence of sin, but we would expect, secondly, the presence of perfect righteousness. He would be the purest of persons who ever lived. If God were a man we would expect His words to be the greatest words ever spoken. Because He has the greatest intelligence, and the greatest wisdom, and the greatest command of truth and the greatest command of the expression of that truth, the words of Jesus would be like no words ever spoken by anyone, any time, any place. And it was said of Him, "Never a man spoke like He spoke." He said, "Believe Me for My works, sinless and righteous and powerful. Believe Me for My words."
If God became a man we would expect Him to display supernatural power with ease because it would be a true reflection of His nature. Jesus controlled nature, healed people, walked on water, raised the dead, dominated the Kingdom of demons, avoided those who tried to kill Him. Literally did miracles in numbers that couldn't even be counted and God ends his gospel by saying there are too many to even write.
If God were a man, we would expect Him to exert a profound influence over humanity. Jesus did like no other in all of human history. He changed the world.
If God were a man, we would expect Him to manifest the love of God, the grace of God, the kindness of God, the compassion of God. And He does. We would also expect Him to display the justice of God, the judgment of God, the wrath of God...and He does.
If you read the Old Testament and get the picture of God, read the New Testament, Christ is the perfect representation of God in human form. That's Hebrews 1.
The Jews wouldn't believe it, no matter what He did, they wouldn't believe it. Look at Luke 22...Luke 22 verse 66, this is after they arrest Him. Verse 66, "When it was day, the council of elders of the people, the leaders, assembled, chief priests and scribes, they led Him away to their council chamber saying...listen to this... 'If You are the Christ, tell us.'" Are you kidding me? You want to know how hard-hearted they were? "If you are the Christ, tell us. But He said to them, 'If I tell you, you will not believe.'" What's the point? "And if I ask a question, you will not answer."
Do you know they never denied the miracles? None of them. They never denied the wisdom of Jesus. They never refuted His exposition of Scripture. They never discredited the answers that He gave. They just wouldn't believe. That's the sad error of people throughout history and even today. And what about you? Are you with these hard-hearted, stone-cold leaders who see it all and yet don't see it? Who never deny any of it, but will not believe it? Or are you with that crowd that is terminally indecisive and can be led around by the nose and one day can cry "Hosanna," and then a few days later crucify Him? What is your response to the question...who's son is Jesus Christ? If He is the Son of God, then He is truly the Messiah, the Lord, the only Savior, and the only way by which a sinner through faith alone can escape hell and enter heaven.
Father, we see again as we always do the wondrous beauty, majesty of Jesus Christ in the Word. We see His wondrous use of Scripture to manifest His own deity and glory. We see His compassion on the hard-hearted and the indecisive. And, Lord, this is given to us for today as a call, as it were, to those who stand in open rejection or indecision. Consider again who's Son you really are...Son of David, yes...but also the eternal Son of God, the only Savior who came first as an offering for sin and will come again as a reigning monarch. Father, I pray that there will be no heart here turned away, but all will embrace the Savior and believe, repent and receive the gift of eternal life. It's in His name we ask. Amen.
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This job always comes with surprises, and we got quite a shock last week in the form of downpours and flash floods in the Moapa area.
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Toyota HiLux SR5 Dual Cab 4x4 3.0DT
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Price Guide (recommended price before statutory and delivery charges): $51,980Options fitted to test car (not included in above price): nil Crash rating: four-star (ANCAP)Fuel: DieselClaimed fuel economy (L/100km): 8.3 (man), 9.3 (auto)CO2 emissions (g/km): 219/245Also consider: Nissan Navara; Mitsubishi Triton review; Mazda BT50 review; Ford Ranger review; Holden Colorado; Isuzu D-Max
Overall rating: 3.0/5.0Engine/Drivetrain/Chassis: 4.0/5.0Price, Packaging and Practicality: 3.0/5.0Safety: 2.5/5.0Behind the wheel: 3.5/5.0X-factor: 3.5/5.0
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The HiLux ute isn't broke, so Toyota hasn't changed it -- well, not much, anyway. The rugged four-door 4x4 ute, fitted with a lusty 3.0-litre turbodiesel is found the length and breadth of Australia, selling to everyone from the emergency services to tradies and horsey types.
Its broad appeal isn't hard to understand -- Toyotas have a hard-earned reputation for toughness and reliability. Coupled with solid resale value and a widespread and generally well-informed dealer network (with industry-leading spare-parts availability), the high initial purchase price becomes more bearable.
That said, the 4x4 double or crew-cab ute market is a competitive one, with all the major manufacturers staking a claim. No-one can afford to stand still for long and established players like Toyota do need to keep an eye on the opposition. When it comes to price, Toyota is head and shoulders above, and the cheaper rivals are improving all the time.
Like its rivals, the HiLux Dual Cab's body is a balance between cargo and passenger space and Toyota would seem to have hit the sweet spot. The tray isn't huge but can tote two full-sized dirtbikes with the tailgate down and the cabin can accommodate four adults (it should be five, but more of that later). Loadable mass totals 900kg, including humans.
This balance of payload and human cargo is achieved in a useable length (5.25m) chassis that doesn't rattle. The big Toyota's 3.0-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel engine is a great foil for the well-weighted five-speed manual gearbox.
The four-pot, twin-cam 16-valve direct-injection diesel engine delivers 126kW at a relatively high 3600rpm, while max torque of 343Nm is available at a much lower 1400rpm. There's little or no discernable turbo lag and while first gear might seem short, taking off in second with the tray unladen is quite acceptable.
Load on anything up to the Toyota's max permissible payload of 900kg, and that short first gear comes into its own. The ratios are well-spaced and although the shift is smooth, it's not especially quick.
Slipping into neutral, it's possible to engage (and disengage) four-wheel drive on the move, but it's wiser to stop before selecting low-range.
The cabin offers good accommodation for four adults. It would be five, but the centre rear seat only offers a lap belt only. Of more concern is that child-seat attachment can only be done in the outboard seats, so the safest place for any occupant -- the middle of the back seat -- isn't available for small kids.
Adults are accommodated in reasonable comfort in the back, while up front the two seats are broad, deep, supportive and well-proportioned.
There are twin front airbags, head-adjustable front seat-belt anchors and a tilt-only adjustable steering column, albeit with an extremely restricted range of movement. Side airbags are likely to arrive at the impending MY2010 HiLux update.
The rack and pinion steering is power-assisted and Toyota claims a turning circle of an unremarkable 12.2m. But that's in two-wheel drive; in 4x4, it's quite a bit more. In two-wheel drive on loose surfaces, just a prod of the throttle can swing the tail out, tightening the turn considerably.
None of this is new (Toyota's SR5 has been around seemingly since Adam was a lad) and while there are a few new features, there are still omissions – some becoming all the more glaring.
Welcome additions to the successful SR5 crew-cab formula include cruise-control (on a short stalk on the steering wheel) along with audio system, phone and trip-computer control buttons on the wheel's hub. The fairly rudimentary computer is a good addition to the SR5 and includes a compass, along with the usual range and consumption calculations.
However, it's what's not included that detracts from the overall package. Most obvious is the complete lack of any form of stability control -- this in a powerful vehicle with almost no weight over the driven wheels in two-wheel-drive mode. The SR5 does have an ABS system on its disc/drum brake combination, so the sensors and software are available, but so far, Toyota hasn't seen fit to fit anti-skid or stability electronics.
If left in two-wheel drive and provoked, the SR5, with its limited-slip differential, will light up its rear tyres even on dry corners and becomes diabolical in the wet and on roundabouts. In an era where compulsory fitment of stability control to sedans is just a year or so away, its omission from a vehicle that needs it as badly as this one, is a grave oversight.
As a class leader in most other respects, we'd expect Toyota to lift is game and point the way to the future for the opposition. As it is Mitsubishi will be first to market with optional stability control on selected Triton models.
Putting some weight in the tray (such as about 200kg of dirtbikes) lends the ute some manners and it's possible to negotiate more treacherous conditions safely. Of course, there's always the option of selecting four-wheel drive, but that compromises the Toyota's turning circle and negatively affects fuel consumption if you don't really need drive to all four wheels.
While the front suspension uses double wishbones, coil springs over gas struts and an anti-roll-bar, the rear end is suspended by cart-like leaf-springs, albeit with gas struts on a rigid live axle.
On good surfaces and driven with decorum, the Toyota's comfort levels are good –perhaps best in class. Thanks in no small part to the really good front seats, driver and passengers are treated to a ride which is taut and firm but never harsh, with really good compliance.
Similarly, its steering is accurate and predictable on the asphalt, with only the wide turning circle as a negative. Onto dirt roads and the good news continues - light, accurate and positive steering, no jarring shocks, supple suspension and no squeaks or rattles.
In poor conditions, be they wet, dry or steep, the extra traction from the front wheels makes a huge difference -- and if the going is especially steep or rough, slipping into low-range makes the SR5 into a real rock-hopping crawler. Toyota claim 297mm of ground clearance on the standard 15-inch alloy wheels and 255/70 tyres.
In-cabin storage is good, with a useful array of thoughtful and good-sized options, including cup and bottle-holders. The ergonomics are very good, with controls pretty-much where you'd expect them. However, the SR5's working class roots show in the fitment of a very average audio unit with six disc capacity but only four speakers
The SR5 is rated to tow 2250kg on a braked trailer and 750kg unbraked.
The fuel tank holds a useful 76 litres and at the claimed consumption should give a range of about 900km; that claimed rate is pretty much lineball with real-world consumption figures.
A three-year or 100,000km warranty is no longer class-leading, but is still pretty impressive, given the capability of the machine.
Those that drive Toyotas are usually very satisfied with their vehicles, but it's up to Toyota to retain its customers loyalty as the rivals get ever closer. A good start would be a stability control system along the lines of the brilliant load-sensing system on offer from Mercedes-Benz in its commercial vehicles.
On paper, the recently introduced common-rail Isuzu D-Max matches or betters the Toyota in everything except ground-clearance, carries 5 people and more cargo -- and is about $12,000 cheaper. In these tougher economic times, arguably that's the most telling difference.
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A rabid raccoon was found in the Brackenridge Lane and Blakenbran Trail area in Fuquay-Varina, Wake County officials announced Friday.
The rabies was confirmed in a raccoon on Monday. Wake County
Animal Control responded to the case, and the raccoon was taken to the State
Lab in Raleigh for testing. A dog was exposed to the raccoon.
"We don't want to alarm residents in Fuquay-Varina, but they should be aware of these cases and of the potential for exposure to themselves, family members and their pets," said Sue Lynn Ledford, Community Health director for Wake County.
In this case the dog was not vaccinated for rabies. State law requires potentially rabid pets to be destroyed unless owners agree to support a six-month quarantine.
Animal Control officers are concerned about possible exposure of unvaccinated animals, particularly pets, in the Fuquay-Varina area. Anyone who sees an animal acting in an unusual manner is urged to call Wake County Animal Control. Animal Control officials urge the following:
· Residents should not approach animals that they do not know.
· Residents should ensure their pets have a current rabies vaccination.
· Do not feed stray or unknown animals, including cats and dogs.
· Do not leave trash or food outside, unless it is in a trash can with a tight-fitting lid.
· If a pet is fed outside, do not leave food out overnight.
· If a pet comes in contact with an animal that might be rabid, contact a veterinarian immediately.


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Wisconsin has lost one assistant since former coach Bret Bielema left for Arkansas 10 days ago. Badgers' defensive coordinator Chris Ash plans to run Bielema's defense in Fayetteville, after he coaches the Wisconsin defense in the Rose Bowl.
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They only did that to the season 12 ones =P
They only did that to the season 12 ones =P
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Is it possible to put Shred and Mangle in to one smart macro which would use Mangle only if Shred is unavailable coz of location but not energy lacking?
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No, that's not possible. Macros cannot see if a spell is usable or not.
It's possible to do something like:
/cast [mod:ctrl]Mangle; Shred
to make it use mangle when you press Ctrl, and otherwise shred, but the macro cannot decide on it's own what to use.
Wait. Mihir... you went Maelstrom? Wth happened?
My guild Crab People was close to dieing in december/januari, and the only other Talnivarr 25H guild, Numen, as well, so we decided to try and merge the guilds. Merge went reasonably well and we cleared / farmed DS HC, but after D3 came out we lost a number of core members, and eventually the few ppl still holding it together decided to look for something better, which turned out to be ScrubBusters / Inner Sanctum / Balance. I followed the ppl that went to ScrubBusters. Since ScrubBusters was looking for Monks and not Ferals, I decided to switch to Monk (tho my Feral will still be my primary alt).
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Well, I came back here a wee bit late.
Was just surprised because that's the server I used to play on. That and last I knew Crab was doing well still.


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"Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures: And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures"
1 Cor.15:1,3-4
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" (Rom. 10:9-10).
"Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin" (Romans 6:4).
John 10: 11 "I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."
"For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit" (1 Peter 3:18).
1 John 1:8 "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."
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Listen Doug Jones talks to Euan Kerr about Mac Tonight and the Silver Surfer
Listen Doug Jones talks to Euan Kerr about Pan's Labyrinth
Jones is known for his skill performing otherworldly creatures. He brings emotion and subtlety to a character, even as he's encased in a complicated full body costume.
"Pan's Labyrinth" opens at the Uptown Theater in Minneapolis tonight, and Jones will make an appearance.
Doug Jones told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr he first appears as Pan in the film. He approaches Ofilia, an 11 year old Spanish girl, and sends her on a dangerous and terrifying adventure.


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A transgender woman whose brother is a National Basketball Association player has been found slain in a Baltimore alley, police said on Thursday.
The body of Mia Henderson, 26, who was born as Kevin Long, was found shortly before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, the victim of "severe trauma," police spokesman Lieutenant Eric Kowalczyk said.
Henderson's brother, Reggie Bullock, was a first-round draft pick last year for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. Bullock played in 43 games for the Clippers during the regular season and averaged 2.7 points.
All I can say is my brother showed me how to live your "OWN LIFE" love you soo much man. Gone but not forgotten #RIPKEVIN
— Reggie Bullock (@ReggieBullock35) July 16, 2014
Henderson's is the second killing of a transgender person this summer in Baltimore. Kandy Hall, 40, was stabbed to death in early June.
Prostitution may have played a role in Henderson's killing, according to police.
"We are looking into what she was doing before the tragic taking of her life," Kowalczyk said. "We are not ruling anything out at this point."
He declined to label the killing a hate crime. Police are also looking into possible links with the death of Hall.


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List of apologies made by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II made many apologies. During his long reign as Pope, he apologized to Jews, Galileo, women, people convicted by the Inquisition, Muslims killed by the Crusaders and almost everyone who had allegedly suffered at the hands of the Catholic Church over the years.[1] Even before he became the Pope, he was a prominent editor and supporter of initiatives like the Letter of Reconciliation of the Polish Bishops to the German Bishops from 1965. As Pope, he officially made public apologies for over 100 of these supposed wrongdoings, including:[2][3][4][5]
- The conquest of Mesoamerica by Spain in the name of the Church[2][3][4][5]
- The legal process on the Italian scientist and philosopher Galileo Galilei, himself a devout Catholic, around 1633 (31 October 1992).[2][3][4][5]
- Catholics' involvement with the African slave trade (9 August 1993).[2][3][4][5]
- The Church's role in burnings at the stake and the religious wars that followed the Protestant Reformation (May 1995, in the Czech Republic).[2][3][4][5]
- The injustices committed against women, the violation of women's rights and for the historical denigration of women (10 July 1995, in a letter to "every woman").[2][3][4][5]
- For the execution of Jan Hus in 1415 (18 December 1999 in Prague). When John Paul II visited Prague in 1990s, he requested experts in this matter "to define with greater clarity the position held by Jan Hus among the Church's reformers, and acknowledged that "independently of the theological convictions he defended, Hus cannot be denied integrity in his personal life and commitment to the nation's moral education." It was another step in building a bridge between Catholics and Protestants.[2][3][4][5]
- For the sins of Catholics throughout the ages for violating "the rights of ethnic groups and peoples, and [for showing] contempt for their cultures and religious traditions". (12 March 2000, during a public Mass of Pardons).[2][3][4][5]
- For the actions of the Crusader attack on Constantinople in 1204. To the Patriarch of Constantinople he said "Some memories are especially painful, and some events of the distant past have left deep wounds in the minds and hearts of people to this day. I am thinking of the disastrous sack of the imperial city of Constantinople, which was for so long the bastion of Christianity in the East. It is tragic that the assailants, who had set out to secure free access for Christians to the Holy Land, turned against their own brothers in the faith. The fact that they were Latin Christians fills Catholics with deep regret. How can we fail to see here the mysterium iniquitatis at work in the human heart? ".[2][3][4][5]
On 20 November 2001, from a laptop in the Vatican, Pope John Paul II sent his first e-mail apologising for the Catholic sex abuse cases, the Church-backed "Stolen Generations" of Aboriginal children in Australia, and to China for the behaviour of Catholic missionaries in colonial times.[6]
An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.— Pope John Paul II [7]
- Notes
- ^ Stourton, Edward. John Paul II: Man of History. London: © 2006 Hodder & Stoughton. p. 1. ISBN 0-340-90816-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Caroll, Rory (13-03-200). "Pope says sorry for sins of church". The Guardian (The Guardian). Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j BBC News. "Pope issues apology". BBC. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j BBC News. "Pope apologises for Church sins". BBC News. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Robinson, B A (07-03-2000). "Apologies by Pope John Paul II". Ontario Consultants. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ BBC News Europe (23 November 2001). "BBC News Europe - Pope Sends His First E-Mail - An Apology". BBC News (London: BBC). Retrieved 30 January 2012. "from a laptop in the Vatican's frescoed Clementine Hall the 81-year-old pontiff transmitted the message, his first 'virtual' apology."
- ^ "BrainyQuote: Pope John Paul II Quotes". © 2007,2009 BrainyMedia.com. Retrieved 2009-01-11.


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The aim of research in the field of fish health is to contribute to better health and survival rates of farmed fish and to reduce economic losses for fish farmers.
Through many years studying the defence mechanisms (immune systems) of fish and the interactions between bacteria/viruses and fish, Nofima Marin has built up knowledge which is useful in the development of vaccines and other preventive measures. This has in turn contributed to reduced use of antibiotics and other medicines on farmed fish.
External conditions, such as feed composition, water quality, activity level and stress, also have a major impact on the health, survival and welfare of fish. The same applies to breeding and genetics. Nofima Marin's multi disciplinary profile means that competence within the fields of breeding and genetics, feed and nutrition and efficient and sustainable production may also be utilised in projects dealing with fish health.
Nofima Marin studies how deformations in farmed fish can be prevented, and research over the past decade has shown that environmental factors also need to be taken into consideration. We have made specific recommendations for adaptations to production routines, a fact which means the instances of deformations in the aquaculture industry are dropping.


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Jesse Eisenberg joins Eva Fragiskatos to talk about his role in the 'The Double' at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Jesse Eisenberg joins Eva Fragiskatos to talk about his role in the 'The Double' at the Toronto International Film Festival.
More than 50 firefighters and 13 fire trucks battled the fire that damaged a row of houses in the Jane and Dundas street area of the city on Friday.
Entrepreneurs are trying to bring relief to streetcar riders in Liberty Village.
Mayoral candidate Doug Ford plans to hit the campaign trail in Etobicoke beginning Saturday, as his brother Rob Ford undergoes chemotherapy for cancer at Mount Sinai Hospital. Meanwhile, Olivia Chow and John Tory participated Friday in two mayoral debates without their Ford rival.
Hundreds of eager people lined up early Friday morning outside the Eaton Centre's Apple Store to get their hands on the new iPhone 6.
Toronto mayoral candidate Doug Ford spoke to the media at Mount Sinai Hospital where his brother Mayor Rob Ford is undergoing chemotherapy. Doug Ford will take part in Tuesday's debate hosted by the York South-Weston community associations.
CityNews viewer Mike Wright shot this video of a fire on Sun Valley Drive in Toronto on Sept. 19, 2014. No injuries were reported.
Former Karen Stintz campaign chair Paul Brown and former David Soknacki adviser Gordon Chong speak after they joined John Tory's Toronto mayoral campaign team.
Toronto mayoral candidate Olivia Chow talks to Breakfast Television about the climate of the mayoral race in light of Mayor Rob Ford's cancer diagnosis.
British popstar Ed Sheeran performed Thursday night at the Air Canada Centre. 680News music reporter Rudy Blair spoke with the Grammy Award nominated recording artist about his latest album Multiply.
Hundreds of people lined up outside the Eaton Centre in Toronto overnight to get their hands on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone Plus. Winston Sih spoke with the customer who made the first purchase of the day and he also got his hands on the new phones.
The Bachelor Canada is back and CityNews hears from the one of the first bachelorettes he sent home.
Also, the cast of This is Where I Leave You talks to Entertainment City.
680News senior business editor Mike Eppel says markets across the pond are rising in light of the Scotland vote against independence. Also, lineups are winding around stores in anticipation of the new iPhones.
Scotland has rejected independence and hundreds have lined up at the Apple store at the Toronto Eaton Centre to buy the new iPhones.
Breakfast Television's Winston Sih was there with all the excited fanatics, and also spoke to the person who was last in line.
It'll be 15 C on Friday with clear skies. This weekend it'll get hot and humid.


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By Cheryl Lasseter - bio|email|twitter
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Ward 1 Jackson City Councilman and attorney Jeff Weill has 28 years experience arguing cases in circuit courtrooms. He says the backlog of cases in Hinds Circuit Court is tremendous, and cases that should take six months are taking two years to get through the system.
"When folks are not processed through the system they're out committing other crimes," Weill says. "Circuit judges have tremendous power to move criminal cases along by denying continuances, to bringing the litigants in front of them, (and ask) why are we taking so long to get this done?"
Weill says he would work to clear the bottleneck at the local level, so convicted offenders would go where they belong. "We've got plenty of room at Parchman," he says.
Jackson Municipal Judge Ali AhamsidDeen sees things differently.
"In Hinds County, I don't think they just grant continuances to be doing it, I don't think they just grant continuances wantonly," he says. "Each case has its own set of circumstances. A judge is there to see that the opportunity to bring these circumstances forth in the courtroom is given equally to both sides."
ShamsidDeen attributes the backlog to an imbalance between the population of Jackson and the number of judges. "What we have is not enough judges, as evidenced by the fact they're appointing special judges," he says.
ShamsidDeen clerked in the Hinds Circuit Court system, and is also the public defender for Bolton.
Finally, Jackson personal injury and contract attorney Bruce Burton has vast experience in law. He agrees that there aren't enough circuit judges in Hinds County.
"The backlog of cases may be something that needs to be addressed by the legislature," he says. "The judge will have some discretion in his ruling. In that case he can make some leeway by making his decisions. The best thing he can do is make himself available, be diligent in his work."
Election day is Tuesday, November 2.
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When Oscar says he's sorry
Paul Newman
WINNER: Paul Newman
WON FOR: "The Color of Money"
SHOULD HAVE WON FOR: A bunch of other movies, but most of all "The Verdict," for which Newman scored his most recent Best Actor nomination in 1983, losing to Ben Kingsley and the "Gandhi" juggernaut. Newman is a pleasure to watch in "The Color of Money" as aging pool shark Fast Eddie Felson - a role he originated 25 years earlier in "The Hustler," landing the second Oscar nomination of his career - but it's not exactly his most difficult performance. The downside to his win? James Woods, who was up for his blazing turn in Oliver Stone's "Salvador," had to lose, and Oscar's still looking for a way to make it up to him.


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It's that time of year again and love is in the air, I love Valentines day and relish the chance to spend the day adoring my loved ones. Valentines day isn't just for those in love but everyone who loves, so be sure to take the time to treat the special people in your life.
These love heart decorated sugar cubes are so simple to make but would be a fantastic addition to a Valentines day breakfast in bed tray or an afternoon tea table. All you need is a box of sugar cubes from your local supermarket, some love heart shaped sprinkles, a toothpick and edible glue.
Dip the end of your toothpick into the edible glue and dab the smallest amount of glue onto the centre of each sugar cube, then simply press a single heart shaped sprinkle on top. Leave to dry before serving.


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The Thirteenth Annual Fall Book Sale will be held at the Cravens Student Services Center on the College of the Desert Campus from October 26-28. Friday, Saturday and Sunday the sale will be held from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. with the $3 bag sale on Sunday.
Upcoming book sales include: the Cook Book Sellabration on December 16 and the Spring Book Sale on April 26-28, 2013.
All proceeds support the COD Library.
For information about the Friends of the Library call 760.776-7299.
College of the Desert 43-500 Monterey Ave Palm Desert, CA 92260 760.346.8041
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