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Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church,[note 1] and also referred to as the Orthodox Church and Orthodoxy, is the 2nd largest Christian church in the world, with an estimated 225–300 million adherents, primarily in the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. It is the religious affiliation of the majority of the populations of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine; significant minority populations exist in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Jordan, Palestine/Israel, Lebanon and Syria. It teaches that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission to the disciples almost 2,000 years ago.
The Church's structure is composed of several self-governing ecclesial bodies, each geographically distinct but unified in theology and worship. Each self-governing body (autocephalous jurisdiction), often but not always encompassing a nation, is shepherded by a Holy Synod whose duty, among other things, is to preserve and teach the apostolic and patristic traditions and related church practices. Like the Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Assyrian Church of the East, Oriental Orthodoxy and some other churches, Orthodox bishops trace their lineage back to the apostles through the process of apostolic succession.
The Orthodox Church traces its development back to the earliest church established by St. Paul and the Apostles, through the ancient Roman Empire and its continuation the Byzantine Empire. It regards itself as the historical and organic continuation of the original Church founded by Christ and His apostles. It practices what it understands to be the original faith passed down from the Apostles, believing in growth and development without alteration of the faith. In non-doctrinal, non-liturgical matters the church has always shared in local cultures, adopting or adapting (conventional) traditions from among practices it found to be compatible with the Christian life, and in turn shaping the cultural development of the nations around it, including Greek, Slavic, Middle Eastern, North African, British, Saxon, and Celtic peoples. (For an example, see Yule log).
Through baptism, Orthodox Christians enter a new life of salvation through repentance, whose purpose is to share in the life of God through the work of the Holy Spirit. Christian life is a spiritual pilgrimage in which each person, through the imitation of Christ and hesychasm, cultivates the practice of unceasing prayer. This life occurs within the life of the church as a member of the Body of Christ. It is through the fire of God's love in the action of the Holy Spirit that the Christian becomes more holy, more wholly unified with Christ, starting in this life and continuing in the next. Born in God's image, each person is called to theosis, fulfillment of the image in likeness to God. God the creator, having divinity by nature, offers each person participation in divinity by cooperatively accepting His gift of grace.
The Orthodox Church, in understanding itself to be the Body of Christ, and similarly in understanding the Christian life to lead to the unification in Christ of all members of his body, views the church as embracing all Christ's members, those now living on earth, and also all those through the ages who have passed on to the heavenly life. The church includes the Christian saints from all times, and also judges, prophets and righteous Jews of the 1st covenant, Adam and Eve, even the angels and heavenly hosts. In orthodox services, the earthly members together with the heavenly members worship God as one community in Christ, in a union that transcends time and space and joins heaven to earth. This unity of the Church is sometimes called the communion of the saints.
Almost from the very beginning, Christians referred to the Church as the "One, Holy, Catholic [from the Greek καθολική, or "according to the whole"] and Apostolic Church". The Orthodox Church claims that it is today the continuation and preservation of that same Church.
A number of other Christian churches also make a similar claim: the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Assyrian Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church. In the Orthodox view, the Assyrians and Orientals left the Orthodox Church in the years after the Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, in refusal to accept some of that council's doctrinal decisions. Similarly, the Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox split in an event known as the East–West Schism, traditionally dated to the year 1054, although it was more of a gradual process than a sudden break. While the Orthodox Church rejects several elements of Anglican doctrine, the Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church, not from the Orthodox Church (for the 1st time in the 1530s, and after a brief reunion in 1555, again finally in 1558).
To all these churches, the claim to catholicity is important for multiple doctrinal reasons that have more bearing internally in each church than in their relation to the others, now separated in faith. The meaning of holding to a faith that is true is the primary reason why anyone's statement of which church split off from which other has any significance at all; the issues go as deep as the schisms. The depth of this meaning in the Orthodox Church is registered 1st in its use of the word "Orthodox" itself, a union of Greek orthos ("straight" "correct" "true" "right") and doxa ("glory" as in Doxa Patri, "Glory to the Father").
The dual meanings of doxa, with "glory" or "glorification", especially in worship, yield the pair "correct belief" and "true worship". Together, these express the core of a fundamental teaching about the inseparability of belief and worship and their role in drawing the Church together with Christ. The Russian and all the Slavic churches use literally the title Pravoslavie, meaning "glorifying correct", to denote what is in English Orthodoxy, while the Georgians use the title Martlmadidebeli. Several other churches in Europe, Asia, and Africa also came to use Orthodox in their titles, but are still distinct from the Orthodox Church as described in this article.
The term "Eastern Church" has been used to distinguish it from western Christendom (the geographic west, which was at 1st the Roman Catholic Church, later also the Protestant and Anglican branches). "Eastern" is used to indicate that the highest concentrations of the Eastern Orthodox Church presence are still in the eastern part of the Christian world, although it is growing worldwide. Orthodox Christians throughout the world use various ethnic or national jurisdictional titles, or more inclusively, the title "Eastern Orthodox".
What unites the Orthodox is the faith, whose base is Holy Tradition, inspired through the operation of the Holy Spirit. That faith is expressed most fundamentally in worship, and most essentially in Baptism and the Divine Liturgy. The faith lives and breathes by God's interaction in communion with the Church. Inter-communion is the litmus test by which all can see that two churches share the same faith; lack of inter-communion is the sign of different faiths, even though some central beliefs may be shared. The sharing of beliefs can be highly significant, but it isn't the full measure of the faith.
The lines of even this test can blur, however, when differences that arise aren't due to doctrine, but to recognition of jurisdiction. As the Orthodox Church has spread into the west and over the world, the church as a whole has yet to sort out all the inter-jurisdictional issues that have arisen in the expansion, leaving some areas of doubt about what is proper church governance. And as in the ancient church persecutions, the aftermath of modern persecutions of Christians in communist nations has left behind both some governance and some faith issues that have yet to be completely resolved.
All members of the Orthodox Church profess the same faith, regardless of race or nationality, jurisdiction or local custom, or century of birth. Holy Tradition encompasses the understandings and means by which that unity of faith is transmitted across boundaries of time, geography, and culture. It is a continuity that exists only inasmuch as it lives within Christians themselves. It isn't static, nor an observation of rules, but rather a sharing of observations that spring both from within and also in keeping with others, even others who lived lives long past. The Holy Spirit maintains the unity and consistency of the Holy Tradition within the Church, as given in the Scriptural promises.
The shared beliefs of Orthodoxy, and its theology, exist within the Holy Tradition and cannot be separated from it, for their meaning isn't expressed in mere words alone. Doctrine cannot be understood unless it is prayed. To be a theologian, one must know how to pray, and one who prays in spirit and in truth becomes a theologian by doing so. Doctrine must also be lived in order to be prayed, for without action, the prayer is idle and empty, a mere vanity, and therefore the theology of demons. According to these teachings of the ancient church, no superficial belief can ever be orthodox. Similarly, reconciliation and unity aren't superficial, but are prayed and lived out.
The Orthodox Church also has many associated traditions (sometimes referred to simply as customs), compatible with its life and function, but not necessarily tied so closely to the faith itself. These aren't generally regarded as a part of Holy Tradition, though no strict dividing line is drawn. As long as compatibility is maintained, general practice often tends to the permissive rather than the restrictive, with the local priest or bishop resolving questions.
Many of these customs are local or cultural, and some aren't even especially religious, but form a part of the church's relationship with the people in the time and place where it exists. Where outside customs affect church practices such as worship, a closer watch is kept for guarding the integrity of worship, but suitable local differences are welcomed and celebrated joyfully. The local church customs, especially liturgical ones, are referred to as differences in typica.
Locality is also expressed in regional terms of churchly jurisdiction, which is often also drawn along national lines. Many Orthodox churches adopt a national title and this title can identify which language is used in services, which bishops preside, and which of the typica is followed by specific congregations. In the Middle East, Orthodox Christians are usually referred to as Rum ("Roman") Orthodox, because of their historical connection with the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
Differences in praxis tend to be slight, involving things such as the order in which a particular set of hymns are sung or what time a particular service is celebrated. But observances of the saints' days of local saints are more often celebrated in special services within a locality, as are certain national holidays, like Greek Independence Day. In North America, observances of Thanksgiving Day are increasing.
Members of the Church are fully united in faith and the Sacred Mysteries with all Orthodox congregations, regardless of nationality or location. In general, Orthodox Christians could travel the globe and feel familiar with the services even if they didn't know the language being used.
The permanent criteria of church structure for the Orthodox Church today, outside the New Testament writings, are found in the canons of the 1st seven ecumenical councils; the canons of several local or provincial councils, whose authority was recognized by the whole church; the Apostolic Canons, dating from the 4th century; and the "canons of the Fathers" or selected extracts from prominent church leaders having canonical importance.
The Orthodox Church considers Jesus Christ to be the head of the Church and the Church to be his body. Thus, despite widely held popular belief outside the Orthodox cultures, there isn't one bishop at the head of the Orthodox Church; references to the Patriarch of Constantinople as a leader equivalent or comparable to a pope in the Roman Catholic Church are mistaken. It is believed that authority and the grace of God is directly passed down to Orthodox bishops and clergy through the laying on of hands—a practice started by the apostles, and that the unbroken historical and physical link is an essential element of the true church. However, the church asserts that Apostolic Succession also requires Apostolic Faith, and bishops without Apostolic Faith, who are in heresy, forfeit their claim to Apostolic Succession.
Each bishop has a territory over which he governs. His main duty is to make sure the traditions and practices of the Church are preserved. Bishops are equal in authority and cannot interfere in the jurisdiction of another bishop. Administratively, these bishops and their territories are organized into various autocephalous groups or synods of bishops who gather together at least twice a year to discuss the state of affairs within their respective sees. While bishops and their autocephalous synods have the ability to administer guidance in individual cases, their actions don't usually set precedents that affect the entire Church. Bishops are almost always chosen from the monastic ranks and must remain unmarried.
There have been a number of times when alternative theological ideas arose to challenge the Orthodox faith. At such times the Church deemed it necessary to convene a general or "Great" council of all available bishops throughout the world. The Church considers the 1st seven Ecumenical Councils to be the most important; however, there have been more, specifically the Synods of Constantinople, 879–880, 1341, 1347, 1351, 1583, 1819, and 1872, the Synod of Iaşi (Jassy), 1642, and the Pan-Orthodox Synod of Jerusalem, 1672, all of which helped to define the Orthodox position.
According to Orthodox teaching the position of "First Among Equals" gives no additional power or authority to the bishop that holds it, but rather that the person sits as organizational head of a council of equals. His words and opinions carry no more insight or wisdom than any other bishop. It is believed that the Holy Spirit guides the Church through the decisions of the entire council, not one individual. Additionally it is understood that even the council's decisions must be accepted by the entire Church in order for them to be valid.


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COOPERSTOWN, NY – Ed Whitman, of Blairstown, N.J., shot a Friday-best 66, for a three-day total of 202 to capture the Otesaga Hotel Seniors Open golf championship on Friday. Whitman was in the lead heading into Friday's play and birdied the last five holes on Friday to clinch the win.
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Imagine a world with no geographical boundaries between countries. I think that if it happens then there would be more peace on Earth.
This idea has occupied my mind for a long time and finally I think that it is the time to discuss it with the world. Imagine such a world where there are no geographical boundaries between countries, I think in this way the cultures will merge together and there would be a blend of different values. There would certainly be less or no racism and I think that all in all we will have a more peaceful world where we all can live in mutual harmony!
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Aug 4 2013: I have always had this idea that one day, all the countries will be united and they're will be just one big country: Earth. However, I found out that there are some problems with this plan.
1. There are many countries that are in total chaos and cannot control themselves. If all the countries are united, who will control us and how? The world is too large to be controlled by just one government.
2. If the world is united, we should have a language that will be used for communicating each other; after all, we would all come from the same country. However, it is basically impossible for us to have one language. In my country, due to geographical separations between regions, there are many dialects, and they are considered one of the most important cultures of our society. If we are going to have one language, doesn't that mean we are going to throw out many valuable cultures?
3. Looking from a different view, uniting every country may lead to neglecting many great and unique cultures. And it is very hard to merge all the cultures. For example, religion; Hindus don't eat beef, whereas Muslims don't eat pork. How can we manage this?
I think unity is very important, but so is diversity. If we try to unite the countries hurriedly, we may be losing our goal of being united: World peace.
Aug 5 2013: Hey Hong, The fact is that it is our duty to help the country which is in total chaos! We all are too self centred, too selfish to even realise our sole purpose of creation. We all have been created equal so why not destroy this superiority complex? I would rather let my country get poor, by helping the poor, instead of getting rich by taking the wealth of the poor, Which every country is doing right now.
If we learn how to co-exist and we, for an instance try to kind of forget the differences then there would be very little need of a government, but yes still we will need one. So the thing I purpose is that we merge the governments as well, But it cannot happen without proper awareness of this thing and for that we need to work.
This is the concept of globalization. We can all have a single, common language to communicate. If we learn to live together then we can very easily learn to communicate, I don't think that it is a very big problem. It won't mean throwing out cultures, it will just mean that we have merged all the cultures to create a unique culture with the mutual understandings.
Again the thing which comes to my mind after reading your 'point 3' is that if we are given awareness and if we are ready to accept this situation and we are willing to be a global citizen and we sacrifice nationalism then muslims and hindus can also coexist, at the end of the day, we all are same, we all are humans!
Yup, so true, nothing can happen through haste! We should wait and first try to convince people and try to spread the true knowledge of this merger.
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How I Generate a Full-Time Income Onlineposted by Andrea | 06/7/2013
A few weeks ago, I shared all about what I do as a writer, blogger, virtual assistant, speaker, organizer, etc. etc. As you can read in that post, there are many different part-time components that make up my full-time job… and I like it that way. There is never a dull moment and I never get bored!
Each day, I spend my working hours in many different ways — so it shouldn't be a huge surprise that I generate my income from many different sources as well.
In fact, it's not abnormal for me to get anywhere from 20-30 different "paychecks" in a given month (I'll talk more about this below). Some of those paychecks might only be $2.57, some of the paychecks are significantly more (thank goodness!)
The online world is a crazy place to work — and I've definitely learned a lot in my 3 years of blogging. I am by no means a master at monetizing a blog, and I'm certainly still have a LOT to learn, but since all my posts are about my own real life experiences, I thought I'd take a few moments to share a bit more about how I earn a full-time income — entirely from my online business and blog.
Of course, my story and my experiences might be much different than your own experiences (or other bloggers you might know), but that's the beauty of working online! Never a dull moment
Believe it or not, I actually started writing this post months ago. I had it written and ready to go… but then I chickened out.
Money is such a hard topic to write about, you know. If I share too much information, it seems tacky and prideful; but if I don't share ALL the facts, I get judged and people make false assumptions. So I'm trying to walk that delicate line between "too much" and "not enough". I'm keeping some of the facts private while providing enough information for those of you (and there are a lot of you) who have asked so many questions about how I make money doing what I do.
This is a very long post — not because the topic is so complicated, but rather, because it took me a REALLY long time to figure out how to build my online business. I want to share that time-frame and highlight how long it took because, based on all the questions in my email inbox, there are way too many people who think they can just "start up a blog, make a bunch of money, and quit their jobs".
Unfortunately, it doesn't work exactly like that (unless you're a Kardashian). Blogging is most definitely NOT a "get-rich-quick" way to earn a living.
In my personal experience, monetizing my online business required lots of learning, lots of late nights, lots of frustration, and many months of full-time work with little to no income. Not exactly glamorous to admit… but I really loved what I was doing and I felt confident that if I gave it enough time and kept working hard, I could eventually make a living.
It started with my organizing business. {April 2007}
I launched my organizing business over 6 years ago — I didn't even know what a blog was!
I had a super simple website and made 100% of my income from organizing other people's clutter — and as I mentioned in this post, that was NOT a lot of money those first couple of years. But I was working another full-time job so organizing was more of a fun hobby I guess.
However, the organizing part of my business is what eventually inspired me to start a blog. I had many clients, friends, and family members who encouraged me to start up a blog to share daily organizing tips and attract new clients.
So almost 3 years ago, I started this blog.
The beginning of the blog. {August 2010}
In those first few months of blogging, I had absolutely NO idea what I was doing. I also had absolutely NO idea I could potentially make money from a blog. I simply wanted a blog so I could share my passion for simple living and organization with anyone who cared to read it. (And yes, I hoped some of the people reading my blog would hire me to help them get more organized.)
During those first few months, I stumbled my way through blogging. I made stupid mistakes, wrote really bad posts, and spent a lot of time reading other blogs to see what people were doing to get more traffic. After all, more blog traffic meant more potential clients for my organizing business.
A new concept: making money from the internet! {October 2010}
It wasn't long until I found Blogging With Amy — a blog that specifically focuses on how to start AND monetize a blog.
Wait… what?
There was money to be made from blogging? This was all news to me — but you can bet I wanted to learn more!
I started reading more on Amy's blog, on other blogs, and around the web… apparently, there was a lot of money to be made from blogging and from the internet. I just had to figure out how to make it!
My first attempts at monetizing my blog. {Nov./Dec. 2010}
I started to monetize my blog by placing a few Google Ads in my sidebar and signing up for a couple different affiliate programs. I was lucky if I made $10-$20 per month — but considering I wasn't making anything before, this was progress!
After about 4 months of using Google AdSense and being involved with a few different affiliate programs, I was earning about $80-$100 per month plus getting other rewards (like Amazon gift cards) from Swagbucks.
Obviously, that's not enough to make a living on (and it probably equated to about $0.40 per hour) — but my organizing business was growing and I still never considered the idea of quitting my organizing business to work full-time from my computer.
I was thrilled to make a little grocery and gas money — and I kept reading and learning more about making money from my blog.
My introduction to the Virtual Assistant business. {January 2011}
About 5 months after I started my blog, Mandi from Life.YourWay.net emailed me and asked if I wanted to work as her Virtual Assistant.
A what?
I didn't really know what a Virtual Assistant was, but the tasks she wanted me to perform were all things I knew how to do — so sure, why not! I was thrilled for this new opportunity to earn an income doing something I really enjoyed, working with new people, and learning all sorts of new things. Mandi taught me a lot and I am forever grateful that she introduced me to the crazy Virtual Assistant world.
I started working for Life…YourWay in January of 2011, and over the past 2.5 years, I've been introduced to many other bloggers and companies who have hired me for short and long-term VA projects (read more on that here).
I still do a significant amount of VA work — and as you'll read below, it makes up a good chunk of my income.
Re-evaluating my business plan. {April 2011}
After working as a VA for only a few months, I quickly realized this was something I had a passion for, something I had the skills for, and something I loved doing.
For the first time ever, I thought and dreamed about what my business might look like if (and that was a big IF) I scaled back on the home organizing part of my business and devoted more time to the VA part of my business. After all, the income from my personal blog was growing, my VA business complimented my personal blog, and all of it could be done on my own time, in my own home, from my computer.
It had been 4 years since I officially launched my in-home organizing business, and although my profits had increased significantly, I didn't have near the passion I did in the beginning. I was tired of working in dirty homes all day, I was tired of cancellations, I was tired of all the paperwork.
In fact, I was feeling really REALLY tired all the time (which was totally abnormal for me). I wondered if I had mono or if something was chronically wrong with me. Much to my surprise, I realized I was pregnant.
This was kind of a game-changer for me because I KNEW I couldn't keep doing as much in-home organizing once I had a baby. My schedule was already crazy… adding a baby would make it next to impossible (and that's when I had the faulty assumption that all babies slept!)
Changing gears: full-time in the online world. {November 2011}
I decided that once Nora was born (November of 2011) I would almost completely stop doing any in-home organizing. Instead, I would focus primarily on generating an income from my blog, from affiliate sales, from advertising, and from my Virtual Assistant business.
I decided that I WOULD continue to offer my coaching and speaking services on a limited basis (which is still the case today).
This was really scary for me, because I was making a decent income from the organizing part of my business. However, as I look back, this was the best decision I could have made — especially since I was offered a new VA job with MoneySavingMom.com just a few weeks after Nora was born. Perfect timing!
Finally, a full-time income! {April 2012}
After Nora was born, I focused 100% of my business energy (that's the energy I have left over once Nora finally goes to bed) into building and growing the income I earn from all my online endeavors.
It took about 5 years after starting my organizing business and 2 years after starting my blog until I was finally making a good full-time income — like enough to totally support our family and enough for Dave to quit his job and stay home. However, Dave loves his job, and he's such a good teacher/coach, so I'm sure he'll keep working for a long time.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, blogging is most definitely NOT a "get-rich-quick" line of work. I could have made significantly more money working a 9-5 job for those first 5 years… but THIS is what I wanted to do, THIS is what I'm passionate about, THIS is what I love!
So where exactly does my income come from?
40% = Advertising, sponsorships, giveaways on my own blog
35-40% = Virtual Assistant work
10-15% = Affiliate sales
5% = Paid posts that I write for other blogs, magazines, and publications
5% = Coaching and speaking engagements
Bonus = all the non-cash "payments" I received like free products, gift cards, discounted services, trips, etc.
These percentages vary from month to month (and seasonally) — but that's the best estimate I can give at this point.
I'm guessing many of you are surprised to see that the income generated from my own personal blog is only around 40%… but I think that's the beauty of the online world. Although I don't make nearly a full-time income from my blog, my blog has been the springboard that opened so many other income-generating opportunities for me.
Without my blog, I couldn't make any money from affiliate sales because I wouldn't have a platform to promote them.
Without my blog, I wouldn't have the exposure to get nearly as many VA opportunities.
Without my blog, I wouldn't get paid post opportunities.
Without my blog, I wouldn't get free products and services to review.
So while the income I make directly from the advertising on my blog is wonderful, at this point in my career, I really wouldn't be making a full-time income without all those other income streams as well.
The bottom line
The first thing to remember is that most bloggers don't make all their income directly from their blog, nor do they make their income from only one source. Instead, they use their blog as a way to gain exposure, build trust, be helpful and then they use it as a springboard to find other ways to generate income.
Be willing to start small, work hard and be memorable.
~ quote taken from this post on BloggingWithAmy.com
Thanks Amy, I couldn't have said it any better myself!
For those of you interested in starting a blog, working from home, earning a little extra money, or building a full-time career in the online world, I hope this post is informative and helpful. I hope it is eye-opening to hear my story and learn a little more about how exactly I make money doing what I do.
The online world is definitely not for everyone, and it's definitely not the best or fastest way to earn an income — but it works for me (and for a lot of others as well.)
So that's it — told you this was a LONG post!
For those of you who also make an income (full or part-time) online, I'd love to know how you did it or any tips you have for growing your income.
Also, feel free to leave any questions in the comment section — I'll do my best to answer them and link you up with helpful resources
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So at first advertising didn't generate much at all then it became 40% – is this because your page views got much bigger? Just curious. :]
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yes Sharon, adverting is often directly correlated with pageviews, ad impressions, and click-through rate — so since my blog traffic has grown tremendously over the past 3 years, my ad dollars have also grown. However, I also learned a lot more about advertising and how to best utilize and implement the different ad codes — so that is part of the increase as well.
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Thank you so much for sharing. My daughter and I are working together on our small blog (for now). I hope it grows to make decent money one day, but for now we are enjoying what we do. We are both passionate about it. Great article!
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I have had to dabble online for sources and resources for alternative ways of making money. I like your blog site and all the great info you dedicate to sharing for the sake of growing. I have a world of knowledge from all the online researching, I just lack the implementation. I'm going back to my old wordpress blog site and hope to plug something into action. My first test project will be selling my RV resort lot on a golf course in the very southern tip of Texas. This should be interesting as there are tons of lots for sale there, and it too is a buyer's market. I believe that if you make a place attractive enough, others will be interested – or so I hope. Following your lead of selling your house, I remain confident that with the right formula I too can sell my lot! Thanks for your blog and posts and all your good info. I will bookmark your blog for the future and who knows, maybe I will be needing some of your services in the near future! Best regards -
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- Seales, Bobby Joe (n. d.) "The Beginning of levitra online without prescription Alabaster". History of Shelby County website
- "Alabaster, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 22 Apr 2009, 05:54 UTC. 10 May 2009 [1].
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text: content LE Magazine July 1998 HEALTH NEWSMedia Accounts ReinforceFoundation Positions Three prominent publications recently featured articles that should be of particular interest to those seeking a longer life span. The Journal of the American Medical Association says, "Fatal Adverse Reactions to FDA-Approved Drugs Are Between the Fourth and Sixth Leading Cause of Death in the United States" (April 15, 1998). FDA-approved drugs kill about 100,000 Americans in hospitals every year, says an article published in the American Medical Association's own journal. These new findings showed that adverse reactions from FDA-approved drugs are among the leading causes of death in the United States. This study dealt only with deaths in hospitals that occurred from adverse reactions to FDA-approved drugs. If deaths outside the hospital were counted, the number would be much higher. What is amazing about this article is that it is published in a medical journal that derives more than 95 percent of its advertising revenue from FDA-approved drugs. We thank the American Medical Association for publishing this statistical analysis about the human carnage that is occurring because a government agency is given totalitarian control in determining which drugs are "safe and effective." When the Foundation's FDA Museum was established, evidence was presented that about 125,000 Americans die every year because of toxic FDA-approved drugs. Dr. Julian Whitaker recently wrote in his newsletter Health and Healing that about 180,000 Americans die every year in and out of the hospital from FDA-approved drugs. The FDA is now involved in a multimillion-dollar campaign to deny Americans personal-use access to unapproved drugs from other countries. Based on a previous press release issued by the FDA, not one American has suffered a serious adverse reaction from an imported unapproved drug. Instead of seeking to reduce the number of Americans killed by expensive drugs that the FDA has "approved," the agency is spending enormous resources trying to deny Americans the opportunity to obtain low-priced European medications that are virtually free of adverse effects. The New England Journal of Medicine says "Eat Right and Take a Multivitamin" (April 9, 1998). The conventional medical establishment has long ridiculed vitamin supplementation. Now, for the first time ever, an editorial in The New England Journal of Medicine encourages the use of homocysteine-lowering vitamin supplements to reduce the risks of cardiovascular disease. This editorial is based on a new scientific article showing that high homocysteine levels cause atherosclerosis and that the daily intake of folic acid can lower homocysteine levels. The editorial recommends multivitamin supplementation for the general population since most multivitamin supplements contain 400 micrograms of folic acid. While folic acid does lower homocysteine, the Life Extension Foundation has found that many people who take folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 still have homocysteine levels that are too high. The Foundation believes the objective is to lower homocysteine in the blood to a level under 9 micromoles per liter of blood plasma. Folic acid supplementation usually lowers folic acid levels less than 11, but some people need to take 500 mg of TMG (trimethylglycine) two to three times a day to lower homocysteine to less than 9. Certain people with a rare genetic defect require more than 500 mg a day of vitamin B6 to lower homocysteine. While some in the conventional medical establishment consider homocysteine levels as high as 15 to be "normal," the Life Extension Foundation strongly recommends that homocysteine levels be kept under 9 micromoles per liter of blood plasma, in keeping with published studies. The only way of determining homocysteine levels is to have a homocysteine blood test. This test is expensive, but those with existing artery disease should insist on it. Homocysteine appears to be a risk factor not just for heart disease and stroke, but also cancer, Alzheimer's disease and aging. From the hundreds of published papers reviewed by the Life Extension Foundation, there is no known safe level of homocysteine. The evidence clearly shows that homocysteine is toxic, and the lower its level in your body, the longer you may live. While medical journals are publishing articles about the cardiovascular benefits of lowering homocysteine, the Foundation believes that reducing homocysteine by converting it back to methionine and S-adenosylmethionine may help slow aging by enhancing methylation. The Life Extension Foundation recommended homocysteine-lowering therapies in 1981 to prevent heart attack and stroke. We now believe there is even greater evidence that homocysteine reduction will prevent many degenerative diseases. Many Foundation members take some homocysteine-lowering nutrients as part of their daily supplement programs. High levels of all homocysteine-lowering nutrients will provide additional benefits (a new study specifies that only high levels of the vitamins will lower homocysteine levels significantly) . The Wall Street Journal reports, "Melatonin, Bromocriptine, Vitamin A Drugs Effectively Treat Cancer" (April 21, 1998). A fascinating story appeared on the front page of The Wall Street Journal about an 85-year-old college professor in Italy who has developed a cancer treatment protocol that is producing "miraculous results." This so-called "miraculous" protocol includes most of what the Life Extension Foundation has been recommending to cancer patients for many years. The formula includes melatonin in an ultra-high dose, bromocriptine, retinoid analogue drugs, and a drug called somatostatin that slows cellular growth. The Italian media is calling this a cancer cure, and cancer patients' refusal to take chemotherapy has caused a national controversy. The pharmaceutical industry's response to cancer patients abandoning traditional chemotherapy was to lobby the Italian legislature to pass a law that banned doctors from prescribing this retired college professor's treatment protocol. Italian cancer patients responded by filing lawsuits and obtaining judicial orders to force doctors to prescribe this non-toxic regimen. Anecdotal reports of cancer patients who have gone into remission after being told they had only months to live is fueling the citizen uprising against the Italian cancer establishment. The results of a 600-patient clinical trial are expected soon, but this controversy in Italy shows how people around the world are fighting against establishment medicine. Back to the Magazine Forum


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- Advance Auto Parts continues to execute, posting solid results as it raised the full year outlook.
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This recipe is fantastic! I've served this to guests for many special occasions, and it is devoured every time.
Potato-Leek Gratin
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Mleigh Posted: 04/15/09
This was easy to make, and delicious. Sometimes gratin recipes have too much cheese and they wind up becoming greasy. This was just right.
jmeleeS Posted: 01/02/13
I have made this recipe several times and it's always a winner! A few tips: use whatever soft cheese you like (I usually use a mix of Havarti and Smoked Moz or Smoked Provalone - gives it great cream and texture), also I found you only need 3.5 cups milk (watch your pan as the milk can burn easily to the bottom while on the stove top) and usually you only need 3/4 of a cup of the liquid at transfer to the casserole to bake; bake time is only about 40 minutes and then to get the top nice and golden brown, throw the casserole dish under the broiler on high for ~2-4 minutes (pretty much just keep your eye on it for a few minutes and remove when it's bubbly and browned), finally, I usually only need to use 1 leek (as when they are in season, they are extra large). Very impressive dish that's homey, tasty and great for a crowd. Don't worry if it's a little thin on the sauce after removing rom the oven, the flavors don't suffer; just use a slotted spatula to serve and Enjoy!
JNBank Posted: 08/27/13
This was great. Increased the cheese to 1/4 more and used fat free milk. It was a hit.


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That being said, we could learn a lot from the gentleman in this video. This guy loves his motorcycle and decided that he wanted to explore the world around him. Thankfully, he brought his video camera along with him to capture his journey through the beaches and mountains of Panama, even catching a glimpse of the bridge of the Americas which crosses the Panama Canal.
This unknown man says, "I love riding motorcycles, any kind of motorcycle. It just so happens that right now I have a KLR650 , and in my mind that means it must be the best motorcycle in the world. In time I will get a different motorcycle, and it will become the best motorcycle in the world. This film is about loving, and riding what you have now. Stop worrying about not being able to afford your dream bike, and just enjoy this moment with whatever motorcycle you may have."
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Is Rushing Ryan Kesler a Panic Move?
By Alexander Monaghan
Then came the surgery.
Kesler went under the knife on July 25th, going through a successful hip labral surgery. Typically a surgery of this nature keeps a hockey player out of the lineup for at least two months in the best-case scenario. The last time he had this specific surgery, he missed 72 days and likely rushed back into the lineup — those numbers would have had him back in the lineup by October 6th, able to make the team's season opener when his Vancouver Canucks hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Yet here we are, 11 days later and Kesler is coming back, perhaps stronger than his initial return. The Canucks have not dominated due to rusty play from Roberto Luongo and all the pieces just not fitting together the same as they did last season, when the team captured the President's Trophy. They likely are banking on the return of their second line center making those pieces fall into place.
Today, Kesler centered the second line with speedy winger Christopher Higgins playing on his left wing and his replacement Cody Hodgson finding his way onto the right side. Should Kesler not be able to take draws or need a boost, Hodgson will quickly return to his former position and help him out there. The risk statistically is relatively minimal. The only player to draw out of the lineup is dud-of-the-week Marco Sturm. The move pushes Mikael Samuelsson down to the third line with Manny Malhotra and Jannik Hansen which adds depth and scoring to the bottom lines. In theory, these roster moves and line changes should work, but they certainly come with a risk.
Yesterday, the Ohio native skated without his teammates. He skated for nearly an entire practice by himself and has yet to practice with a line until, of course, today. Yesterday he was not 100 percent, but today, apparently he miraculously recovered. Tell me if these quotes sound like he fully healed. From The White Towel:
"Obviously, I'm a competitive guy and I don't like to see the team lose," said Kesler. "You think about coming back sooner, but it wouldn't be smart for me. I have to keep reminding myself to be patient and let my hip and body tell me when I'm ready and not my mind and my heart.
"It's smart for me to take my time now and let everything heal. I'm not a guy who plays on the perimeter, I want to get in there and battle. I'm getting closer but obviously I still feel it [hip] at times out there — just certain movements I don't feel comfortable doing yet. I'm not going to come back until I feel comfortable or I'm 100 per cent."
So Kesler returns tomorrow, just two days after those quotes, to face the New York Rangers — the team that led the League in hits last season. He will either play a perimeter game (doubtful) or give the team everything he has. If it is the latter, one would have to wonder the long-term effect of his play, and the team's play for that matter.
Considering they have gotten off to a somewhat sluggish start, which is sub-standard when compared to their expectations, they simply cannot afford to lose him for a significant part of the season. He was expected to be out until November — a total of 11 games, roughly 13 percent of the season — but now will only miss five, or 6 percent.
Is winning a few games today worth losing again when it matters? That question is one the team will answer over the course of the season. If they are smart they will give him some practices off, perhaps even rest him on back-to-back nights. None of that sounds very Kesler to me and the only way he will get his timing back is game action and practice.
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Asian Noodles in Broth
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- Calories: 410
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated fat: 1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 26g
- Carbohydrate: 60g
- Fiber: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 4mg
- Sodium: 901mg
- Calcium: 174mg
- 1 (8-ounce) package soba or udon noodles
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/3 cup mirin (sweet rice wine)
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 pound soft tofu, drained and patted dry
- 4 cups shredded romaine lettuce
- 1 cup thinly sliced daikon radish
- 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots, peeled
- 3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
- Hot sauce for drizzling over top (optional)
- Dark sesame oil for drizzling over top (optional)
- 1. Cook noodles according to package directions, about 8 to 10 minutes, omitting salt and fat. Drain and divide among 4 large serving bowls.
- 2. Combine water, soy sauce, mirin, vinegar, and ginger in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer. Add tofu or steak; simmer 4 minutes or until cooked through.
- 3. Divide lettuce, radish, carrot, and green onions among the bowls. Ladle hot broth and tofu or steak over noodles.
- 4. Drizzle each serving with a few drops of hot sauce and sesame oil, if desired.
- Nutritional analysis with beef: Calories 547 (24% from fat); Fat 15g (sat 5g, mono 7g, poly 1g); Cholesterol 68mg; Protein 43g; Carbohydrate 59g; Sugars 8g; Fiber 5g; Iron 5mg; Sodium 973mg; Calcium 62mg
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- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CUISINE: Asian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pasta
- PUBLICATION: Health
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Volunteers come to aid of displaced Lebanon residents after floods
Red Cross volunteers, Anna Mary Zigmann, Linda Nordman and Russell Weeks, are ready for flood and landslide evacuees at Lebanon High School Tuesday night. (MEGHAN PIERCE/Union Leader Correspondent)
And that's just what the Mascoma River did Monday and Tuesday.
Tuesday afternoon, the Red Cross Central Vermont & the New Hampshire Valley Chapter set up an emergency shelter in Lebanon High School for those displaced by flooding and landslides.
Usually the chapter sets up a shelter in the Hartford High School across the river in Vermont, but this time the emergency is centralized in Lebanon.
Monday night about 20 residents of Rivermere, an affordable housing complex on Slayton Hill Road, were evacuated after the Mascoma River ran over and caused a landslide, said Bruce Pollack, Deputy Chief of the Red Cross Central Vermont & the New Hampshire Valley Chapter.
Tuesday afternoon intense rainfall caused more landslides that completely washed away the road. The remaining residents of the road had to hike over the landslide to evacuate.
About 20 to 30 more Rivermere residents were bused to the shelter at the high school. One woman was barefoot, the volunteers said.
"I have a friend who lives on Slayton Hill and when I called him he was at the bottom and said I don't know if my house is here or not," said volunteer Terry Grisby of Lebanon.
The Rivermere residents were given coffee, snacks and blankets and then were bused to a hotel.
The Twin Pines Housing Trust that owns Rivermere is putting all of its residents up in hotels during the ordeal, said Linda Nordman, who is the Red Cross volunteer coordinator for the area as well as a Twin Pines board member.
"The Trust has been really good in providing for residents of Rivermere," Nordman said.
The affordable housing complex had just opened and had held its ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, she said.
But the entire road, including private residences, was evacuated by city officials Tuesday as well as nearby Dulac Street after the landslide worsened, so the shelter was remaining open for the night, though there were no displaced people in need of the shelter at that time.
The Red Cross volunteers were ready with a full shelter in case of any evacuees came in.
The group was diligent about being prepared and had Hurricane Irene, which devastated the Upper Valley region in August 2011, on their minds.
"It has been Hurricane Irene high all week," Zigmann said of area rivers including White River in Vermont and the Connecticut River that divides the states.
Many of the volunteers joined the Red Cross during Irene and were deeply moved by working with evacuees that had lost everything in the floods caused by Irene, they said.
"I started with Irene and that bug just bit me. It bit me hard," Nordman said.
Even though the shelter was empty Tuesday night, except for volunteers and school staff, the pounding raid outside made Nordman think it was likely it would be needed, she said.
Tuesday night, Lebanon Fire Chief Chris Christopoulos, Jr. issued a warning to resident to use extreme caution while traveling on all city and state roads.
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Sunset's Best Easy Gravy
Annabelle Breakey
Take the turkey drippings, add some stock, thicken with flour and cornstarch, and then season with salt and pepper. It's just your basic gravy with few ingredients, minimal fuss, and a big, rich turkey flavor.
Yield: Makes about 6 cups
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- Calories: 237
- Calories from fat: 68%
- Protein: 6.1g
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated fat: 5.2g
- Carbohydrate: 13g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Sodium: 713mg
- Cholesterol: 18mg
- Drippings from 1 roasted turkey
- 9 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 7 cups hot turkey or chicken stock
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Pour all drippings from the roasting pan into a measuring cup and set aside to allow fat to rise to top, about 20 minutes. Pour off the fat into a small bowl and reserve. Measure remaining juices. You need 1 cup. If less, augment the juices with turkey or chicken stock.
- Put the roasting pan on the top of the stove so it spans two burners, and turn the burners to medium low. Spoon 1/2 cup of turkey fat back into the pan (substitute butter if you don't have enough turkey fat). Whisk flour and cornstarch into fat. Cook, whisking, until flour is deeply browned and has a nutty aroma.
- Whisking constantly, pour the turkey stock and 1 cup reserved turkey juices into the pan. Whisk 1 minute, then use a wooden spoon to dislodge the browned bits from the bottom of the roasting pan. Resume whisking until gravy is smooth, then turn heat to high and bring to a boil.
- Boil until gravy is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour through a fine strainer into a gravy boat and serve immediately.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per cup.
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- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, 5 Ingredients or Less
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- OCCASION: Thanksgiving
- PUBLICATION: Sunset
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