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In January 2012, Jonathan Cahn's New York Times bestseller, The Harbinger, released to the public and quickly garnered widespread media attention and popular appeal. The book, a narrative revealing ancient mysteries 2,500 years old pointing to 21st century America's future, sounded a wakeup call and promptly triggered a gamut of questions from readers who realized the spiritual significance of the story. Now, a year later Cahn is releasing The Harbinger Companion: With Study Guide. Filled with photos, drawings, photographs, charts and a section answering the most often asked questions surrounding The Harbinger, the book is non-fiction. Cahn explores each mystery he revealed in The Harbinger, piece by piece, with background information. The Companion also features a 13-week study guide that individuals, small groups and churches can use to go deeper into The Harbinger.
Here in this interview, Cahn talks the nation's response to his 2012 book, this new work and why it's vital that church leaders preach prophetically on the end times.
Jonathan, did the overwhelming response to The Harbinger surprise you at all? Why do you think it caused such a stir throughout the nation?
From the way The Harbinger came to me and the way it became a book, I had no doubt it was from the Lord. So I had an assurance that it would go forth to the nation. What surprised me was how fast it all happened. The week of its release, it became the No. 1 new book on Amazon and made The New York Times best-sellers list. That definitely surprised me. I still don't understand the dynamics of how it happened.
I believe the reason The Harbinger is causing a stir through America is due to that same reason; it's a prophetic word; an alarm, a wake-up call. So by its very nature, if it is to make a difference, it must be different. A wake-up call, an alarm, has to cause a stir. There has to be some controversy, or it's not doing its job. In fact, if you look at the end of the book, you'll see it's foretold that it would have to be that way.
What does that response tell church leaders about where people are today, what they're thinking, what they're wrestling with, etc.?
It tells us there's a deep sense among believers and not just believers that America is in trouble, heading down the wrong path. I believe that most believers have that sense, and a sense of danger concerning judgment. What The Harbinger did was to reveal that it's not just a sense. It's real, it's happening. America is following a precise and exact progression of biblical judgment with exact and precise signs and manifestations (harbingers) appearing in the land.
What compelled or inspired you to follow up The Harbinger with The Harbinger Companion? Was it in the back of your mind when you wrote The Harbinger?
Ever since The Harbinger released, people have wanted to know more, to go deeper into the mysteries. Before we knew it, the message was being preached in pulpits, taught in Church classes, shared in Bible studies. Churches devoted weeks of preaching, classes and studies on it. It was already happening long before The Harbinger Companion began. People were writing to us from all over the country asking for more and wanting to start up Bible studies. I was also deluged with people asking me about the story behind the story: Who was the prophet? Was I Nouriel? How did the revelations come? Beyond that, people were coming from all over the country to the Jerusalem Center/Beth Israel, the congregation I lead, and then going to New York City to search for the actual harbingers and the places in the book. So there was a very intense demand for more. The Harbinger Companion answers all of those questions and provides a study guide for individual readers, Bible studies and churches to go deeper into the mysteries.
Tell us a little about how the content of the Companion came together. In what ways is this new work Spirit-led? How did He lead you as you worked on it?
The original idea was to do a study guide that could be used by individuals and churches. And The Harbinger Companiondefinitely has that. But it quickly became much more. I don't know if I woke up with the idea, but I know the idea of it becoming more came to me very suddenly. I shared the idea with the publisher [Creation House, the book publishing arm of Charisma Media, which publishes Ministry Today], and they believed it was the Lord. From there, it just snowballed.
What are some of the features in the Companion that you knew had to be included when you started on this project? What are some of the "surprises" that you didn't set out to include but that made their way into the pages?
The book begins with a 13-week course and exploration into the mysteries, the issues, the background, the spiritual principles and taking the truths into action and practical application. It was one of the most frequently asked questions: "Now that we've read The Harbinger, what do we do?" The Companion answers that question, giving practical application that any individual can apply, as well as a larger call to action, to impact our nation and world.
I also believed that that the Companion should be filled with images. For many readers, for the first time, they will see images of the nine harbingers and the mysteries written about in The Harbinger. For example, one of the photographs we included is one of the Nine Seals mentioned in the book.
There's a section on end-time prophecy, detailing what has been fulfilled and what is yet to come. There's a feature on where America fits in or doesn't fit into the prophecies of the last days. There's a chapter that gives the background into every major biblical character mentioned in the book, and one which outlines the prophecies of Messiah—and of course a piece on salvation.
And one of the most dramatic is the story of how The Harbinger became a book in the first place. It involves what happened to me at Charlotte Airport, a scene every bit as dramatic and 'supernatural' as any scene in the book. In fact, as in the book, it involved the appearance of a mysterious stranger. In fact, it was as if God reproduced one of the scenes in The Harbinger to cause the book to be published. Another story involves a man who showed up at the congregation, as a true, flesh and blood, real-life Nouriel.
What are some of your personal favorite features in the Companion?
It's hard to say, but one of the most unique is the "Guided Tour of The Harbingers." This section has maps, photographs, and background information that guide readers as they find and discover the actual harbingers for themselves.
Why did you want to include a guide? Do you have any tips or ideas for how churches can use it as we begin 2013?
The study guide lends itself especially to congregational use. It can be done as an entire church series, with preaching from the pulpit on Sunday and exploration by congregants throughout the week. It can even be used evangelistically as The Harbinger is of interest to anyone who lives in America, believer or unbeliever. It can also be done as series in classes and Bible studies. The questions could be used as key points in a group discussion. The study guide has instructions for how to use it in any of these formats. In addition, DVD teachings accompanying many of the chapters are also available. At the end of every teaching, we've included a section on applying the revelations to life. So everyone leaves the preaching or teaching with a mission to go forward within the coming week. The last session is geared for prayer and revival, individual revival and corporate or church revival.
Why is it vital that church leaders teach on the end times?
If one is living in the end times, it is vital to speak about it. If one is living in a nation under judgment, then as God's ministers we must alert those around us to that fact and do everything we can to warn those around us and to prepare our people. Beyond this, such messages lead to personal and congregational revival. It is a message to America, but it is also a message to the believer. Judgment begins with the house of God—and so does revival. One of the amazing things that's happened since The Harbinger came out is that what's spoken in the book is coming true. The harbingers are continuing. The mysteries are continuing to manifest.
The Harbinger Companion With Study Guide (for church classes and pastoral study) recently early this year. To get the full teachings behind The Harbinger, go to TheHarbingerWebsite.com for the DVD set The Harbinger: The Full Revelation. You can also read the full, uncut version of this interview with Jonathan Cahn at ministrytodaymag.com.
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2013 Oscar® Winners Forecasted with Farsite's Predictive Model
Lincoln leads top categories based on first-of-its-kind data science analysis
Jan 10, 2013, 10:16 EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 85th Annual Academy Award® winners have been predicted using a proprietary data science model from Farsite, a data science firm. Predictions include Lincoln for Best Film, Daniel Day-Lewis of Lincoln for Best Actor and Jennifer Lawrence of Silver Linings Playbook for Best Actress. These categories, along with Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress are showcased at http://www.FarsiteForecast.com. The probabilities of winning will be updated daily to account for new information such as Guild wins.
"Last year, 40 million people watched the Oscars," said Conor Gaughan, chief strategy officer of Farsite. "Given the size and cultural prominence of the entertainment industry, it is fun and relevant to apply data science to the Academy Awards and explore how the discipline can empower the media industry more broadly. This year Hollywood box office sales were over $10.8 billion. This is a huge sector where data science can help play a prominent role in growth."
To arrive at this first-of-its-kind forecasting model, Farsite leveraged its expertise in predictive and advanced analytics and the entertainment industry. The model incorporates more than 40 years of film industry and Academy Award related information to forecast probabilities for the winners. This information includes real-time data inputs and a wide array of variables such as total nominations, other Guild nominations and wins, buzz and nominees' previous winning performance. "We will adjust the forecast daily based on the key signals in our proprietary model to update the probability of any given nominee winning," said Ryan McClarren, chief science officer of Farsite.
For model updates, daily data insights and regular commentary, visit http://www.FarsiteForecast.com and follow http://www.Twitter.com/FarsiteForecast.
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Jan 19 Crafternoon: Scribblers' Skivvies
Let your voice be heard at the January 19 Crafternoon program at the Fond du Lac Public Library. Sign-up for the project – Scribblers' Skivvies – will begin January 5.
Bring a plain, laundered T-shirt (or an item of clothing of your choosing) to create a uniquely quotable garment. All fabric paints will be provided, and lots of memorable quotes will be available to choose from (or think up your own).
The program from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. is open to adults and children in middle school or older. Space is limited; registration is required at the Calendar or by calling the Help Desk at (920) 322-3929.
Crafternoon is a free program every third Saturday with a different make-and-take project each month.
Coming February 16: Project Upcycled Runway. Make your choice of a bracelet woven from magazine pages or a flower made from discarded book pages. Sign-up begins February 2.


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Mayor Menino's administration has authorized smaller housing units, some as small as 450 square feet.
Critics have pressed officlals to allow the small units to help cut housing costs.
Boston is one of many high-cost cities debating minimum housing sizes. San Francisco allows 220 square foot units.


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Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book "From the Family Kitchen." In this guest blog post, Gena describes how scrapbooks can be a surprising and valuable resource for your family history research.
Did you ever keep a scrapbook? I'm not referring to the modern-day scrapbooks that are essentially decorated photograph albums. I'm referring to the type of scrapbook that held postcards, letters, favorite poems, photos and newspaper clippings. When I was young I would fill my scrapbook with all the events I was a part of, like band concerts, school graduations, and church activities. I would include postcards I had received from family members, and newspaper clippings I found interesting (I still have a clipping my grandmother gave me about how to cook a bat).
As a family history researcher I have found scrapbooks from past generations that included genealogically significant information such as newspaper clippings of births, marriages, and deaths. I'm always amazed at the dedication some people have put into documenting their community and their family through scrapbooks. Scrapbooks tell a story, a fact that was reinforced for me a few years back when I was helping a client preserve her childhood scrapbook that included valentines given to her by elementary school classmates. Some of those classmates were Japanese Americans who would later be held at the Manzanar internment camp during the World War II years.
In her book Scrapbooks: An American History, Jessica Helfand describes scrapbooks as being a "visual autobiography." Looking at the scrapbooks I own, it's easy to see that they are autobiographies and community histories. Scrapbooks contain visual representations of what was important to the owner. Scrapbooks can hold a variety of genealogical treasures, even in cases where the scrapbook's original owner was not related to you.
Consider some of the items that get pasted into scrapbooks: letter correspondence, newspaper articles, and photos. These all document the interests and life of the scrapbook owner, and include people from his or her community: neighbors, family members, and friends and associates from school, church and work. As virtual autobiographies scrapbooks should be part of a genealogical search, even in cases where they are not your ancestor's but rather from someone who lived in their community. In one scrapbook that I own that dates from 1930 to 1950, there is a newspaper clipping showing the names of a graduating class as well as photographs, correspondence, thank-you notes and invitations, all documenting the life of a community.
While we often think of scrapbooking as an individual pursuit, it's important to remember that individuals weren't the only ones who kept scrapbooks. Organizations also kept scrapbooks that documented the people, history, and achievements of their group. So while an individual's scrapbook may provide you with social history and even a possible mention of an ancestor, an organizational scrapbook will provide information about a group that your ancestor was a part of, allowing you to better document their activities.
How do you find scrapbooks to use in your genealogy research? They can be housed in manuscript collections found at libraries, historical societies, museums and archives. To find scrapbooks you can use a union catalog like ArchiveGrid. A recent search on the keyword "scrapbook" resulted in over 36,000 results.
Other combined library catalogs also exist. When I searched the catalog for Online Archive of California, which includes museums, archives, universities and public libraries in California, I found scrapbooks for organizations and groups such as:
- the Barber School of Speech
- Glenview Cemetery
- Farmer Merchants Bank (Stockton, California)
- and the Native Daughters of the Golden West (Ivy Parlor No. 88, Lodi, California)
You can also search an individual repository's catalog for the keyword "scrapbook."
Individuals, organizations, and other types of groups created scrapbooks that they filled with items they were interested in and didn't want to forget, as well as ephemera that documented the activities and events of the life of their community. Many are often packed with old newspaper clippings that provide a wealth of genealogical information. Scrapbooks are just one more example of a genealogy resource that can tell your family's history. Be sure to include them in your family history searches.
Note: all photos are from the author's collection.


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Jennifer Lopez has reached an out-of-court settlement with a disgruntled former driver.
The On the Floor hitmaker was slapped with legal action from Hakob Manoukian last year (12) amid allegations he was forced to quit over the way he was treated by his ex-boss' manager Benny Medina. He also claimed he was owed money for additional on-call services both parties agreed to on top of his annual $72,000 salary.
Lopez filed a $20 million countersuit, accusing the driver of demanding $2.8 million from her for his silence, insisting he would go public with secrets he overheard while in her employ if she didn't pay up.
Her extortion argument was dismissed by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joseph Kalin in December (12), and now Lopez has agreed to settle the case with Manoukian.
A notice of the settlement was filed in court on 8 February (13), although the details of the deal have not been disclosed, reports Eonline.com.


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This Is What Happened
I saw Zombieville on a lower shelf in a game shop. I haven't heard about it before, which was the reason why it intrigued me. The box had an infantile, lame drawing on it, but the story and the screenshots seemed tempting. They promised a nice, haunted house story--something along the lines of Alone in the Dark, The Legacy, or Resident Evil.Something came over me, and I decided to give it a try. Now I can say that it teaches me not to trust me feelings, but only the reasoning ... sorry, Obi Wan Kenobi, you were wrong.
According to the text on the box, you play in a "pseudo 3D environment"--yes, Psygnosis seems to be proud of it, instead of hiding this fact in an era of Quake and Unreal 3D engines. Zombieville is a DOS game, which says something about its age. But if you think that being a DOS game means that Zombieville loads faster and crashes less frequently than a Win95 application, you are wrong ... this game is an exception. As a matter of fact, it's an exception in almost everything. And this is no praise.
It Starts
The intro seemed interesting enough. A military base in an old "cursed" city has apparently been running illegal experiments, and, as usual, they goofed. Now there are zombies and all other sorts of nasty creatures running all over the place, and it is the player's duty to stop them.
Zork: Grand Inquisitor is Activision's third offering to the modern graphic adventure take on the classic Zork series. Their first game (which is actually labeled for Infocom, but they were part of Activision by the release) Return to Zork kept the humor of the original text games, but added the fun of visuals and sound, moving Zork into the world of point-and-click fare. Zork: Nemesis, the second game, is an intensely dark tale with some of the Zorkian quirkiness. But fans, like me, scratched their heads at why this game was so serious. It's a great game, but very out of character for the series. Then came ZGI. And all was right with the world.
Anyway, the zombies are too close, so, just like the manual says, I hold Ctrl and run, in hope to get to the base without the need to fight the creatures.
What ...? What's this ...? As I start running, the zombie sprites begin to move about 10 times faster than normally. They literally fly through the screen and have my character in their clutches in less than one second. Amazingly, their animation is still as slow as usual. As Mr Black dies, spurting ridiculously large amounts of pixelated blood around, I begin to wonder if what I have just witnessed is a bug.
Random, Random Everywhere
I'm starting the game again. This time I use the gun--hooray! The zombies are dead! Well, all right, they were dead already, but now they are dead for good. But wait ... the zombies reappear. Randomly. At random times. Sometimes they spill something that looks like confetti all over the place. Sometimes they don't spill--they just kill. Randomly. Randomness seems to be the favorite attitude of the game makers. Soon I discover that some vital objects that you must collect in order to progress in the game are also distributed randomly. A zombie I shot in the first minute had a door pass on him. Having collected it, I got my character killed; next time I had to run around for 20 minutes, shooting about 30 zombies until one of them dropped the pass. Actually, it was quite interesting; later on, I found the pass on a skeleton, and then again on a zombie, but this time in a different location.
The game is so difficult it's ridiculous. At that moment I start to suspect that its makers were afraid to allow the player to see the rest of their "genius," so they decided to kill him in the very beginning. I would use one of my good ol' cheatin' tools to get more objects and make the game easier, but I don't have any items at the beginning, so I can't even try. Damn.
Suddenly I recognize the music in this stage--a very nice MIDI tune, but somehow familiar. It sounds almost exactly like the main theme from an '80s horror flick, Return of the Living Dead. Coincidence? Or perhaps plagiarism?
Did You Miss Me?
Perhaps you have just thought, "At least there are no deadly bugs in this game." My thoughts exactly ... or at least they were, until I entered the army base. Bugs can be really annoying, but until they are so dangerous that they prevent you from completing the game, you can live with them. Zombieville has never crashed yet, nor has it caused any serious problems ...
... However, I have just started it. Inside the base, I decide to check the time I spent in this game. The manual says that the timer can be invoked by pressing "T," which is what I do. And then ...
Hmm. Either the guys at Psygnosis have a different understanding of the word "timer" than I do, or the game crashed because one of its files is missing from the CD. Apparently, I will have to avoid using the timer, then. All right. Having restarted the game, I continue, meeting two soldiers with whom I am supposed to have a conversation. Very well, then ... chit-chat, chit-chat, I choose an answer ...
That was rather unexpected. I run the game again, choosing different lines in the conversation. Success! The characters open a door, letting me in. I try to talk to them again, to see if they have any more info. At this moment I am transported to the door again, and have exactly the same conversation as before. Wait a minute! This time when I press "T," the timer appears and there is no crash! I won't investigate it, though, since the door is now open! I hear "All right, Sergeant, open the door," and then a sound of door being opened. Considering the amount of bugs I have found so far, I wouldn't be surprised if the door actually locked itself, or if the game crashed again. It doesn't happen! But I still feel I should exit the game and replay this fragment, just in case. I press "Esc" to invoke the main menu ... and am suddenly returned to DOS, this time with no explanation of the crash whatsoever.
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
At this moment I had enough and decided to take a closer look at the game's insides and also contact Psygnosis. Looking at the contents of the game files, I found a short text "Alpha 1.4." Things seem clear now ... an alpha version of an application is a pre-beta release, or, in other words, a version that has not even entered the stage of testing for bugs and other errors yet. Apparently, Zombieville is an alpha project that someone at Psygnosis released as a full game. Unbelievable? Indeed, Watson ... but when you have eliminated the impossible, what remains, however unbelievable, is true.
At that moment, I remembered another peculiar thing about the game--I have never seen any ad promoting it, or, for that matter, any mention about it.
"It Don't Be Me Child, Sor!"
A look at the Psygnosis web site reveals yet another mystery--Zombieville gets no mention there. It's not among released products, it's not in the project section--it does not exist. The parents disown their child. Gee, I wonder why? And why is there literally no mention of Zombieville makers in the game or in the manual? Only Psygnosis can answer that ... but if I learned that my company wants to release my product whose testing I have not even started yet, and which I suspect to be still bugged, I would not sign my name under it, either.
Psygnosis and Psychosis
After all the "adventures" that I had with their game, I have e-mailed Psygnosis about Zombieville and the problems with it, but they ignored the letter. I was actually expecting that--after all, just releasing Zombieville was an obvious act of ignoring the customers. Psygnosis should remember one thing, though--companies are dependent on their customers, and if they go on ignoring them, the least they should is a heavy loss of profits. Customers can choose their favorite company, and they vote with their money, after all.
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Is the Entourage Movie Mark Wahlberg's Practical Joke on the World?
The only explanation for this happening is that Wahlberg is messing with us, right? Right?!
This post originally ran in January 2013. the first trailer for the Entourage movie.with the release of
Soon after Arrested Development was canceled, creator Mitch Hurwitz and the cast kept the dream alive that it might someday be reborn, possibly as a movie. Jason Bateman and Co. gamely dished out hope to every journalist who cornered them at a red carpet, sharing that, somewhere, Hurwitz was working on a script. Such hope of resurrection pumped up the hopes of fans of other canceled cult shows: Deadwood, Party Down, Veronica Mars — they might all come back someday. The personnel behind them never denied this, optimistically allowing that, hey, you never know! One show that no one ever clamored to be revived, however, was Entourage. And that seemed to embolden executive producer Mark Wahlberg, creator Doug Ellin, and the cast to enact a fiendish plan: to act like the whole world was demanding the return of Vince, Johnny Drama, E, and Turtle. And they are really going all the way with this joke, as now the movie has been green-lit.
Is this really all a joke? I don't know. But what other explanation could there be? And it's a pretty funny (if expensive) gag, when you think about it: While everyone is waving to get network and movie executives' attention to bring back their favorite cult shows, Wahlberg jumps in front of them and says, "Okay, okay, we hear you, we'll bring back Entourage!" And when these people protest, yelling, "No, not you. We want Party Down!" he puts a finger on their lips to silence them and says, "Shhhh, you're talking crazy because you've been driven mad by the absence of E and the gang. I'm gonna make it all better by giving you the Entourage movie you so desire!" And as the fan weeps and screams, "No, Party Down! Party Down!" Wahlberg pretends not to hear, flashes a peace sign, and yells, "Johnny Drama forever!" As a dad, I've used this trick before. My kids say, "We want ice cream!" and I say, "What's that? You say you want more broccoli? If you say so!" and they yell, "Nooooo, ice cream, ice cream!" and I say, "Boy, you sure do like your broccoli. Enough with the yelling, I'll get some more now!" and I can drag this on forever. But I would need to actually turn my home into a broccoli restaurant to rival Wahlberg's gag.
Is there anyone out there who actually wants an Entourage movie? When the show first started out in 2004, critics (and I) liked the show. It was fascinating to watch a series that so staunchly decided that nothing would ever go wrong with its protagonists — an odd choice, as conflict is generally a widely accepted staple of fiction. And the guys were endearing goofballs for a while. But as time passed and Johnny Drama's buffoonery got old, Turtle decided to be his own man, and the show decided to try to put Vince through a dark phase that was like watching Snoopy try heroin, it all got silly. And Entourage went from being HBO's edgeless but likable staple to being its Arli$$, the network's main punch line after Real Sex ran out of people on the street willing to talk about their masturbation habits.
The only logical explanation for an Entourage movie is that Mark Wahlberg, on whose early days in Hollywood the show is based, is taunting everyone who vocally disparaged his show in its later years. (For all we know, the entire implementation of an Andrew Dice Clay arc in the final season — one in which we were supposed to believe in a world in which he and Johnny Drama were irreplaceable in an animated show about a gorilla — was a giant "fuck you.") Just listen to this quote he gave GQ in June of last year, explaining his plan: "I think a 90-minute movie of sheer craziness — the guys getting back to just being about the guys, you know? Lose the ladies. Go crazy. Give people what they want." He must have known that it would spark a collective double-take, that it would make us doubt our very sanity. Wait, does everyone want this? I thought we were all on the same page here. And somewhere, Wahlberg cackled.
Every time he or Jeremy Piven or Adrian Grenier would crow about how the script was coming along great, I assumed it was just a group joke, where they wanted to see how nuts they could make those snobby Community fans by usurping their "six seasons and a movie" mantra. But now Wahlberg has really kicked things to the next level, as Turtle might say about that tequila that I vaguely remember him getting all psyched about. It's official; Warner Bros. is going to pay to make this movie. Wahlberg has the clout to do it: He's a successful producer who as an actor has some big recent hits to his name; if an Entourage movie is his passion, and it's done for a low price (and what, Lloyd is gonna hold out for the big bucks?), then it's worth it for Warner Bros. to make it to keep him happy. But the studio has to know that there's not much demand for it, right?
Here's my prediction: Wahlberg and the gang keep on hyping it, acting like they are making the new Star Wars movie and that everyone is counting the days until it is done. And the press will cover it, albeit with quizzical looks on their faces, a kind of pleading, "If you're kidding, please tell me so I don't look dumb" panicky expression as they ask Piven how it was to get back into character as Ari. And then the movie will open, the lights will dim, and all the audience will see on the screen is the cast with their arms around each other, giving us the finger and laughing while they high-five.
Come to think of it, that sounds a lot like what an Entourage movie would actually be. Well played, Wahlberg.


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Boho Tassel Chakra-Shaka "Kika" Lei
My Suzani Obsession began around 2010 when I started collecting these rich and vibrant bedspreads, coverlet, wall tapestries and tablecloths. Since an early age, young girls in families from Central Asia, have been taught the mastery of embroidery in order to follow the tradition to embroider their own wedding dowry.
These remarkable beauties are truly a work of art, showing the time and dedication in the mastery of 'the needle" embroidery.
Suzanis were made of several panels usually cotton or linen utilizing silk thread. They usually separated the panels so that the embroidery could be worked on by 2 girls at a time. They would start the process by drawing the pattern usually using ink pen, after that the panels would be sewn together to form the finished cloth.
Most of my Suzani's that I am offering are in good condition, considering it is a One-of-a-Kind hand-crafted item. Some Suzani's are almost 50 years of rich history, which were cleaned and washed many times. If you too, are obsessed by the beautiful aesthetics of Vintage Textiles than here is your opportunity to own one at a very reasonable price. I will also be offering some Suzani's that can be re-purposed or used for upholstery. Although you may view the details in the photos like pen marks, small holes, stain/spot, unfinished designs or slight color mismatch, I have not described these used textiles in detail. However, if you have any questions regarding our Suzanis please contact me via email: email@example.com
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At Matlock Bath Holy Trinity Primary School we are very proud of our outdoor learning. This usually takes place on a Friday. The children come to school in warm clothes and wellies. The school has waterproof overalls so we even get out in the snow.
Linked with our outdoor learning, the children have the opportunity to attend various residential sites while attending Matlock Bath Holy Trinity. These residentials are not just reserved for year five and six children, every year we take our year two and three children to Shining Cliff to prepare for life in the KS2 class. Children learn skills such as leadership and teamwork through activities such as gorge walking, hiking and abseiling.
We are very proud of our sports programme at Matlock Bath. The children have the choice of at least three sporting after school clubs and an extensive PE curriculum that involves sports such as football, rugby and hockey. We participate in the Bunting Cup and the Small Schools Football League. Visiting and hosting sporting events is also a key part of our sport in school.
Every Christmas Ms Mee directs a KS2 play which is held in the church for parents to view. The last play was a James Bond spoof with Jane Blonde as the title character. The play was well received by parents and the children really enjoyed performing.Throughout the year we have several themed weeks where children will participate in activities that we can't provide on a daily basis. Over the last year, the children have taken part in RE around the World and Health. The most popular themed week was the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathmatics) week which will be happening again this year. Last time, the children got to build Knex buggies and water propelled rockets.
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Gluten-free Banana Muffin Recipe: Made with Pamela's Baking Mix
A week or two ago I was organizing my pantry and I realized I still had a lot of Pamela's baking mixes tucked away, and their "best by" date was January 2008. Oops. Some time ago I'd ordered a big case from Amazon after discovering they make very nice Saturday morning waffles and pancakes with very little fuss and muss. I ordered from Amazon because, well, I'm just too cheap to pay the crazy price on the shelf, and I like free shipping on grocery purchases very much, thank you! However, DH and I had not been gobbling up waffles at the rate I thought we might- and I hadn't gotten around to playing with the mix much, except for one sad and failed experiment with agave syrup in an apple muffin recipe. The discovery of my rapidly aging mixes spurred me into action, and I started playing around with some recipes on Pamela's web site. On a day when I had a late start for classes that then go quite late, I decided I needed to take a snack, so I threw together a recipe for muffins. BytheBay's recipe for banana medallion pancakes were floating around in my head and so, without looking at her recipe to check for how she made them, I adapted Pamela's muffin recipe and threw some banana "medallions" on top as a nod to my favorite former-bay GF chef. They turned out well, and were just the thing halfway through a three hour class on Contributions to the Field of Buddhist Studies. They're not fancy, but sometimes it's the fast, get-you-out-the-door-and-fed in the morning recipes that sustain us gluten-free women on a daily basis.
All this experimentation with Pamela's Mix has resulted in some exciting finds. The incredibly easy recipe for drop biscuits on Pamela's web site (1 cup Mix, 1/4 cup organic trans-fat free shortening and 1/3 cup +1 tablespoon milk, combine, plop in oven and bake) was a big hit in our house, and I highly recommend it. Just a teaser- I'm working on a modified, healthier version that I'll be posting one of these days, so stay posted. So why not spend some quality time with your favorite gluten-free baking mix and see if you can't break out of the "pancake and waffle" rut? I'm sure glad I did…
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Pamela's Banana Muffins
2 1/2 cups Pamela's Mix
2 eggs
3/4 cup (or more) water
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup (or more) mashed banana
1 tsp vanilla
pumpkin pie seasoning
dash of nutmeg
1/2 or 3/4 of one fresh banana, sliced
Preheat oven to 350 degree oven. Combine ingredients Except for sliced banana, stirring gently. Pour batter into greased muffin tin and place one banana slice on top of each muffin. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
Makes 12 healthy muffins. Liquid amounts are approximate- add more or less until you have a batter that is not too thick or too liquid.
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Kitzhaber: Pension, prison cuts tough but needed
By JONATHAN J. COOPER
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SALEM — Gov. John Kitzhaber acknowledged Monday he's asking state lawmakers to make politically risky decisions on public pensions and prisons but said tough choices are needed to improve education and shrink class sizes.
The Democratic governor delivered his annual state of the state speech to a joint session of the new state House and Senate after lawmakers took the oath of office. Legislators adopted rules and elected leaders but won't begin the legislative session until Feb. 4.
Kitzhaber used his speech to reiterate themes he's emphasized since taking office two years ago: The need, in his view, to slow the fastest-growing segments of the state budget and to ensure that the economic recovery doesn't leave poor and rural areas behind.
After persuading lawmakers in the last two sessions to target health care spending by coordinating care and preventing hospitalizations for low-income Oregonians on the Oregon Health Plan, he said it's time to look at expanding the same model to public employees and the private market.
His next targets for spending cuts will be prisons and government pensions. He said he's also open to raising taxes by eliminating or capping certain tax exemptions — a priority for many Democratic lawmakers and the public employee unions that helped elect them.
"We need to make room in the current budget if we hope to begin to reinvest in the classroom and critical public services," Kitzhaber told lawmakers, their families, Supreme Court justices and other dignitaries packed into the state House chamber. "I'm prepared to stand with you to make what will be a series of very difficult decisions to make that happen."
Projected prison growth will cost hundreds of millions of dollars that could otherwise be spent on educating children and keeping them from turning to crime, Kitzhaber said, urging the Legislature to approve sentencing changes proposed by a commission he appointed last year. The Commission on Public Safety proposed rolling back mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain crimes and boosting the amount of "earned time" that can be dropped from a prisoner's sentence for good behavior.
"I recognize, as all of you do, that the politics around any type of public safety reform are difficult," the governor said. "But I am asking you ... to find the courage and the honesty to recognize that if you are unwilling to act on this issue we will, by default, be choosing prisons over schools."
Kitzhaber has also proposed capping annual cost-of-living increases for retired government workers. Otherwise, he said, the higher costs of pensions for retired teachers will make it hard to improve education even as spending increases. The proposal has strong support among Republicans — many in the GOP would like to see even steeper pension cuts — but majority Democrats have been wary.
"We may not always agree on how to get there," said Rep. Mike McLane of Powell Butte, the Republican leader. "But I heard a lot of things I can agree with."
But there will be divisions, and McLane took a cautious approach to the governor's proposed sentencing changes.
"It's not an either-or proposition. Oregonians want both safe communities and good schools."
The economic recovery has lowered the unemployment rate and helped restore prosperity for some Oregonians, Kitzhaber said, but those gains haven't extended to rural communities, minorities and the poor.
"The word 'recovery' is warped if it is used at a time when the unemployment rates for white Oregonians are falling, but for African Americans, Native Americans and Latino Oregonians unemployment is rising," Kitzhaber said. "The word 'recovery' is the wrong word to use for a state with a 24 percent child poverty rate."
Kitzhaber's audience included more Democrats than it did when he last addressed a joint session of the House and Senate two years ago. The November election gave Democrats control of the state House with a 34-26 majority after two years sharing power with Republicans.
Rep. Tina Kotek, of Portland, was elected speaker, becoming the first lesbian to lead a state legislative chamber in the United States. She took the oath of office alongside her partner, Aimee Wilson.
Kotek urged her colleagues to listen, not to be afraid of different perspectives and not to shy away from robust but constructive debates.
"All the voices need to be heard, from the most vulnerable to the most well-heeled, if we are to meet our moral obligation to represent and serve all Oregonians," Kotek said.
Democrats retained control of the state Senate with a slight 16-14 edge. Sen. Peter Courtney, of Salem, was elected to a sixth term as Senate president — a position he's already held longer than anyone else in Oregon history.
Lawmakers will have a busy calendar when they return next month to formally begin their business.
The economy has stabilized, avoiding the massive budget deficits that lawmakers have faced in recent years. But the costs of providing government services are rising faster than tax revenues, and the Legislature will still have to cut millions in spending to arrive at a balanced budget.
On top of budget issues — including school funding, pensions and prison sentences — lawmakers also will confront environmental issues, transportation funding and immigration issues.


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Green Creek Loop reveals flaming aspens, sheer mountains, serpentine creek
It took me 15 years of living in the Eastern Sierra before I drove up northern Mono County's Green Creek Road in the fall – which is just too damn bad.
The combination of the placid, serpentine creek, wide, golden meadows rimmed with deep green lodgepole and flaming aspens and the sheer mountains above Green Creek's headwaters is incomparable in the Eastern Sierra, rivaling even the more popular – and more crowded – Lundy Canyon.
Even better, aspen lovers can make a sweet loop using both Green Creek and Virginia Creek, hitting some of the best aspen shows in Mono County this week. Better than that? Add a short detour off Green Creek Road to another, even more isolated aspen show, by taking Summer Meadow Road to its terminus four miles up at a huge, flat, creek-fed meadow ringed by slopes covered in a kaleidoscope of aspen confetti.
This trip is best done around 1 p.m, as the sun begins to slowly descend into the west, backlighting the aspen leaves. It's even better if you begin at Green Creek and head south toward Virginia Creek (rather than beginning at Virginia), because this direction takes better advantage of the backlighting and the scenery created by Dunderberg Peak towering over the road to the southeast.
So go on. Get out there.
Getting there
First, get a map, This route has a few side roads that can be confusing and these directions are not intended to be complete enough to be your only guide. I prefer the Inyo National Forest Service map, which includes most of the area's gravel and secondary roads, always a good investment for fall color hunters. They are available at the Mammoth Ranger Station off S.R. 203 just east of Mammoth Lakes.
Head north on U.S. 395 and over Conway Summit until you hit the intersection with Green Creek about eight miles from the top of Conway Summit or about two miles south of Bridgeport.
Drive details
Take a right/west on Green Creek Road. Drive for about a mile, until you reach Summer Meadows Road on your right/northwest. If you intend to add the side trip, go right here and follow it to the end, about five miles. Along the way, you will see some of the best aspens in the Sierra right now. The road begins as a good 2WD but will require higher clearance SUV or a 4WD the last mile or so. The road is also the trailhead for a hike to isolated and seldom visited Tamarack Lake on the slopes of wide-open Dunderberg Peak; it's worth a trip in its own right, but if aspens are your goal, it's better to stick to the trip described here. Backtrack to Green Creek Road and continue on it heading right/west up the Green Creek (Don't head south on the main road to Dunderberg Peak and Virginia Lakes quite yet). Follow the creek about four miles, meandering through some of the prettiest meadows and creek-side aspens in the Sierra. You'll end up at the trailhead up to Green Lakes, but trust me, the aspen show is actually better on the road.
Backtrack down the creek until you get to the junction with the main road that will take you to the Virginia Creek Road, bypassing Dunderberg Creek on its way. The junction is signed. From here, head south along the base of stark, pyramid-shaped, snow-studded Dunderberg Peak, exploring whichever side roads or groves of aspens catch your fancy, or that your vehicle can access.
My favorite is the very first road to the west, which climbs a short, sweet way along Dunderberg Creek in the aspens. The camping here is even sweeter.
Flaming aspens
Some of the spur roads in the next mile or two below Dunderberg peak have great aspen groves. Some are 2WD, some are not – part of the fun of this adventure in the first place is that it's a bit uncivilized. Continue on the main road toward Virginia Creek, passing by an especially flamboyant group of aspens off to your right about five miles in from U.S. 395. The colors here defy naming: are they scarlet or crimson or vermilion or … ? Don't know, but they are darned pretty. Especially with the sun at about 3 p.m. slanting in light and long.
At about six miles, the aspens clear and you begin the descent to Virginia Creek. By this time, you have come about seven miles from U.S. 395. Drop down to the paved road and head right/west one mile and take a look at the lake. The aspens aren't the main draw here, but they sure are pretty. Follow the paved Virginia Creek Road about four miles back to U.S.395 and retrace your steps back to Lee Vining, Bridgeport, Mammoth – or wherever you call home.


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I'm nowhere near qualified enough to preach, so this is by no means a "you should do it this way / my way is correct post", just food for thought. Besides, there are probably more questions here than answers.
So, Lukas highlights an interesting point ( which appears to still be debate ), about the correct status code to return upon the successful deletion of a resource, and whether that code should ever change for subsequent requests. In general debate is:
So first off let's try to determine what idempotence is in respect to HTTP and how it applied to REST services. According to RFC 2616 (section 9.1.2) :
"the side-effects of N > 0 identical requests is the same as for a single request"
So if you send a request with exactly the same input, the side-effects will be identical. But...
Initially I found the term "side-effects" threw me. It wasn't clear whether this side-effect needs to be considered for the server or the client. In respect to the DELETE method the initial request (which performs the deletion of a resource) will have completely different side effects to subsequent requests (that won't). Does this mean DELETE is NOT idempotent? Maybe. Maybe it means what it says, or maybe we're misunderstanding something.
If you were to look up the term idempotence you'll notice in other applications of the word it refers to the "resulting" effect of an operation. Given an input, the same output will always be returned. As a mathematical example: An operation of adding 10 (to any number) is idempotent. The result (per given input) will always be the same. So does idempotence mean identical results or identical operation? I honestly can't find a definitive distinction anywhere. According to wikipedia "it means that the modified state remains the same after the first call". So again, this has no bearing on the operational effect, just the end result. So let's extend our example:
This operation will always return the same result (per input), but it may randomly idle for 5 seconds, meaning the side effects are different. According to Wikipedia this operation IS idempotent . The state of $number will always be the same for every call. According to RFC 2616 this operation is NOT idempotent as the operational side effects can vary. I think it would also be correct to say that any operation that needs to check external state before it can determine a result is also not idempotent. Be it the current time, a file in a file system or a record in a database.
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Author Notes: A great way to get someone in my house to eat more veggies, especially the dark green varieties, is to baconize it. There aren't many things that won't accept this treatment. Maybe mango wouldn't be a good idea, although I've often had mango next to bacon and eggs for brunch on the weekends. —midnitechef
Serves: 2-3
rashers (bacon), cut into lardons
of a large onion
bunch Red Swiss Chard, cleaned, stalks trimmed
salt and pepper to taste
Roma tomatoes, sliced in to sixths
- The fat is rendered out slowly, then the onions cook in the flavourful fat, this is the beginning of baconization. Reserve the crisped bacon.
- Layer the stems of the chard first as they need a little longer cooking time to become tender. Season the golden onions and stems with salt and pepper.
- Add the leaves of the swiss chard, a tiny pinch of salt, then the tomatoes. Cover and wilt the greens and warm the tomatoes through.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Greens
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hi folks, i had a great idea recently i'd like to share with you. (viewtopic.php?f=159&t=2363952&start=0). i heard in the meantime that the idea is not new but anyways. i was not able to find the according thread so please someone post the link. i always hated the turbulances leeward finns tend to cause close to the board. you can feel how this holds back the board. to angle the fins towards the tip of the board for a few degrees is no solution in my opinion since it trades the turbulances close to the surface with a bad angle of attack at the rest (90% ?) of the fin. e.g. if the windward fin's aoa is, lets say 10 degree the leeward fin's aoa is 16 degree if you angle each fin for just 3 degrees.
i participated in the kte race in austria with my modified twoag raceboard last week. ok, the results where not ..., you know ..., but i was able to see the potential. almost no turbulances and fins parallel. the way to make them is rather simple. i cut the fins with a jiggsaw and milled the front outside and the back inside to sharpen the edges again. take a good look at the picture. this way the aoa close to the board is pointing towards the tip of the board a bit.
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Bunk Up
Thursday, November 10, 2011 | Category: Bed and Bath, Decorating, Design Inspiration, Kids, Uncategorized
When I think of bunk beds I immediately think of kids rooms and overflow in a ski or beach house — most people want to pack as many friends and family in their vacation home so why not create a designated space for the kids to hang out in. There are all kinds of fun and creative ways to make this space friendly, safe and inventive. If the kids love it, they might actually want to go to bed when you tell them to!
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If you're like me and feel sometimes that good things have passed you by, class is now in session.
Author's Note:
I should admit right now that I'm lousy at joy.
There are other spiritual habits that come far easier to me. I repent with the best of them, and I never have a shortage of prayer requests. Sometimes, I'm even moved to tears when I think about Jesus' Passion. But joy is a scarce commodity in my life.
So as you read this narrative, keep in mind that I'm a lot more like Andrew, the guy who's bored with life, than Pablo, who's got the joy market cornered. I'm better at writing about joy than I am at living it.
Nonetheless, I think Pablo has some good advice on the subject, because many of his thoughts come straight from Philippians. That letter is the Apostle Paul's graduate-level course in "the joy of the Lord."
So if you're like me and feel sometimes that good things have passed you by, class is now in session. Join Pablo and his student Andrew for "Imprisoned Joy." —GH
* * *
Andrew Baxter sat in his car in the parking lot, wondering if he should bother getting out.
I'm just a little burned out, he repeated to himself. I'll be fine. Don't even know why I'm here. Not for the first time, he considered putting his key back in the ignition and driving away.
But on the other hand, he'd just driven 118 miles without stopping. Tyler had really thought he should see this guy waiting inside ... and on a more practical note, his bladder was about to burst.
That decided it. Andrew opened his car door to the biting wintry air and jogged towards a squat cinder-block building, praying they had a visitor's restroom.
The whole ridiculous journey had really begun several Thursdays ago, when Andrew (somewhat reluctantly) had revealed a prayer request to his small group. "I've been feeling kind of 'down' lately," he said hesitantly. "I'm not depressed or anything; I guess I'm just ... bored. I mean, my boss is still a jerk, but I have a job. Me and Autumn broke up almost four months ago. I'm over her, mostly. Sometimes I worry about the recession and stuff ... but there's nothing wrong. I just feel ... blah."
Actually, Andrew could think of several adjectives besides "blah." He was dutifully going through the motions of life, and couldn't remember the last time he'd felt honestly happy. He needed a vacation, or a girlfriend, or a new job, or ... something.
Actually, that was the problem. What did he need? Somehow, he suspected none of those remedies would help.
Andrew intended his prayer request to be just one more item on a list; something one of the guys would mumble to God at the end of small group. Praying about this weird dullness might not help, but it couldn't hurt.
Unfortunately, Tyler, one of the guys, had seized on his request like a dog on steak. He battered Andrew with questions: Was he serving anywhere? Was he thankful for what he had? How were his friendships?
Andrew hadn't known how to respond — mostly he tried to dissuade Tyler from this sudden interest in his spiritual life. They hardly even knew each other: This small group was just six random guys from the singles ministry, and they'd only been meeting a few months. But somehow, when everyone was grabbing their coats and headed for the door, Tyler cornered him.
"Hey man, I'm sorry about all those questions," Tyler said.
"No biggie," said Andrew. He put his hand on the doorknob. "Seeya next week?"
"Listen, I know somebody who might help you out," said Tyler. "I went to see him one time, when I was — bored. Like you."
"I appreciate you thinkin' of me and everything." Andrew tried to smile. "But I don't need counseling —"
"He's no counselor," laughed Tyler. "He's down at Fairview Correctional."
Andrew eyed him warily. "So he's, like, a prison guard?"
"Nope. Dope dealer from Cleveland doing life without parole," said Tyler casually. "My pastor set me up to see him."
Andrew forgot about leaving for a minute and just stared at Tyler. Was this guy serious? Was he actually trying to send Andrew to visit a felon in Fairview — as a cure for boredom?
Yes, that's exactly what Tyler was trying to do. Yet the more Andrew heard about Pablo Gozo, this convicted crack salesman, the more he was intrigued. Pablo had been behind bars 15 years, ever since he shot two buyers and an undercover cop during a drug deal. Pablo met Jesus in jail, and now — at least the way Tyler told it — he maintained such a cheerful outlook that even the guards sought his advice.
"He knows he's never getting out," said Tyler. "He's stuck in a seven-by-twelve box for life. And he's one of the most joyful guys you'll ever meet." Tyler told stories of Pablo's positive attitude until Andrew — quite against his will — found himself intrigued.
His better judgment told him this was a fool's errand, but he still called the prison. Seeing somebody worse off than me should cheer me up, he thought wryly. And didn't Jesus say to visit prisoners?
So a month later, as Andrew jogged towards the prison "welcome center" in hopes of a bathroom and his scheduled meeting with a felon, he couldn't help shaking his head at the whole unlikely chain of events. This was either going to be a remarkable day in his life ... or an utter waste of time.
Andrew felt something like a prisoner himself — or a character on Law and Order — as he passed through a metal detector and into the bare institutional building. A grim-looking guard examined his ID while Andrew nervously glanced around, eyes resting on a sign warning him against bringing weapons into prison.
After a short wait, a guard ushered Andrew into a large bare room full of small tables, already occupied with other guests and inmates. Another grim-looking guard directed him to the table where Pablo Gozo sat waiting.
Pablo fit the movie image of a jailbird, with a blue prison uniform covering bulging arms and copious tattoos. His salt-and-pepper goatee and heavy brows over downcast eyes gave a vaguely ominous impression. Andrew wished this joyful character would crack a smile. But as he approached the table and sat down nervously, he noticed something even more remarkable than a smile: Hard-boiled Pablo seemed to be silently crying.
"Uh ... are you OK?" asked Andrew, not knowing what else to say.
"I'm sorry, brother," said Pablo. He unabashedly reached up a hand to brush away the tears. "Today's my anniversary, you know."
"You're married?"
"No — thank God! No, 15 years ago was my crime."
"But you're — I mean...." Andrew wasn't sure if he should call it crying. "Y'know, your eyes are watering."
"Tears of joy, brother," said Pablo. "Why should God choose me? Why should I find grace?"
Why should God choose him? To be honest, that thought had been bugging Andrew on his long drive. It was all well and good for Pablo to be joyful, he thought. But what about the three people he shot? What about the addicts who bought drugs from him to mess up their lives; were they joyful? Andrew didn't want to be judgmental, but the fact is this guy was doing life without parole for a reason. Maybe Pablo should have a little less joy and a little more ... sorrow, or something. Maybe these tears were a good thing.
"Me, a kid from the barrio who joined the Latin Kings; sold drugs and shot three people," said Pablo, as though making Andrew's point for him. "Why should God give me grace?"
"Yeah, what about the people you shot?" said Andrew abruptly.
Suddenly, Andrew realized he'd blurted that question aloud. Instinctively, he looked over to make sure a guard was still standing nearby. But Pablo wasn't angry — instead, he lowered his head and nodded quietly.
"I asked their forgiveness," said Pablo. "I wrote to the two men I shot; the ones trying to buy drugs. The doctors patched them up and they're OK." Pablo shook his head sadly. "Neither one wrote back. They're still addicts."
Well, at least he tried, thought Andrew. But he pressed again: "What about the undercover cop? What happened to him?"
"He's in a wheelchair; can't walk," Pablo confessed miserably. "My bullet hit the man's spine."
Andrew felt a sudden surge of anger. Pablo Gozo was whole while the man he shot was a paraplegic, yet he claimed to be "joyful." It didn't seem right.
Pablo continued quietly. "My lawyer, he got in touch with Officer Gonzalez. I send him all the money I make from my job here. It isn't much." Pablo shook his head ashamedly.
Andrew felt a little ashamed himself. Should he really be dredging up Pablo's dirty laundry? But after all, it isn't this guy's fault the three men aren't dead, Andrew thought. Maybe a little guilt is good for his joyful soul.
Then Andrew noticed a huge guard, a big black man who seemed about as wide as he was tall without an ounce of fat on his frame, step away from his place along the wall. He walked over to the table where Pablo and Andrew were sitting. "Hey man, why don't you stop disrespectin' Pablo till you know what you're talkin' about?" he said.
"Sorry ... officer," said Andrew awkwardly. Even the guards are on his side, he thought.
"Deonte, he's fine," said Pablo to the guard.
"You don't know what you're talkin' about," the guard insisted to Andrew. "Officer Gonzalez, the cop Pablo shot, he came down here to visit this man. And you know what Pablo did? He got on his knees — his knees — and begged the man to forgive him. I never saw anything like it in 23 years here."
"Deonte, that's enough —" broke in Pablo. But the guard continued:
"Turned out that Officer Gonzalez knew Jesus too. 'Please stop sending money from your job. I have disability; you need it more in here,' he said. Told Pablo he forgave him. But while Pablo was down on the floor by the man's wheelchair —"
"Deonte, don't —" said Pablo.
"This young man needs to know!" said the guard forcefully, pointing a beefy finger at Andrew. "Pablo Gozo got down at the foot of this man's wheelchair. Then he took a bowl and towel and washed his feet. Gonzalez got all embarrassed; asked why he was doin' it. Pablo said, 'He who has been forgiven much, loves much.'
"Do you know Luke 7, young man?" asked the guard. "That's where a hooker was so thankful for grace that she got down and washed her Savior's feet. That's what Pablo Gozo did for this man. You know who sat back and judged the prostitute? A Pharisee, young man. You think about that."See Luke 7:36-50.
"I ... didn't know," stammered Andrew.
Deonte the Guard stepped back to his place along the wall, shaking his head. Pablo was visibly embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Andrew. He means well...."
Andrew's eyes studied the floor. "I really didn't know...."
"You're right, Brother," said Pablo earnestly. "How could I repay my debt to that man? Or Jesus? That's why I cry. He who has been forgiven much loves much." Pablo wiped away more tears from his eyes.
But Andrew hardly noticed; he was caught in his own thoughts. He knew the rest of the verse Pablo was quoting: "He who has been forgiven little, loves little."
He felt suddenly ashamed for questioning Pablo Gozo. After all, when was the last time he, Andrew, had been moved to tears over God's grace? Or washed anybody's feet?
Never — that's when.
Andrew expected the conversation to take a turn for the awkward. But instead, Pablo immediately changed the subject. He started to ask questions about Andrew's life. Andrew found himself retelling stories of collegiate pranks (Pablo was curious about dorm life; he'd never been on a university campus) and even grade school hijinks (both men got their first detentions for making armpit noises in class). Andrew began to feel inexplicably encouraged just from talking to Pablo. Anyone can be a good talker, he reflected, but Pablo's a good listener.
In the midst of telling a story about his sister, Andrew suddenly stopped. He realized Pablo was laughing just as hard as he'd been crying only minutes before.
"Is something wrong, brother?" asked Pablo. "Go ahead; tell me about your sister."
Andrew struggled to put his thought into words. "Well ... a minute ago, you were crying. About — what you did, and God's forgiveness and everything. But now —"
"Now I'm laughing," prompted Pablo.
"Yeah. I mean, how —"
"Do you think Jesus is up there dwelling on my past?" asked Pablo.
"Well, no —"
"Then why should I?" Pablo smiled broadly. "Grace is about remembering so you can forget."
Remembering so you can forget. "So remembering is — like, remembering what you got saved from —"
" — And forgetting is moving on, because Jesus already has."
It struck Andrew that he — and most of the people he knew — were very bad at balancing those ideas.
"But speaking of forgetting," continued Pablo, "it seems like we've been talking a lot about the past. What about now, brother? How are you doing today?"
This is what Andrew had come to discuss, yet he was strangely reluctant to broach the subject. For a few minutes, he'd forgotten about the dullness and actually enjoyed himself. Still, he took a breath and plunged into his account of the past months, from his crummy job to his breakup and everything in between. Finally, when Andrew ran out of steam, Pablo leaned back in his chair and nodded quietly.
"I feel bad dumping this on you," said Andrew. "I mean, you have enough to worry about, being — locked up and everything...."
"But I have the joy of the Lord, brother!" exclaimed Pablo. "These walls don't hold me in."
"Sure," said Andrew. "But don't you get — depressed and stuff?"
"I have bad days," said Pablo. "Of course I do. But that's not where I live."
Andrew nodded uncertainly. He admired Pablo's attitude, but hadn't the faintest idea how he did it.
"Wouldn't you say if a man can be joyful in prison, he could be joyful anywhere?" Pablo asked.
"Yeah," agreed Andrew. "I mean, that's why I came —"
"Well, I'm not the man to learn from," said Pablo.
"What? I thought —"
"I'm just a student. When I first got here, I slept as much as I could. Hardly left my cell; sometimes didn't even eat. Thought life was over. And this was after I met Jesus, brother."
Andrew was confused. Had he driven two hours to learn that Pablo couldn't teach him anything about joy?
"Then I discovered an amazing little book," explained Pablo, with mounting intensity. "Taught me everything. It was written by a man with a past as dark as mine, doing hard time in a filthy cell with chains on his wrists. My namesake."
"You mean Paul?" said Andrew.
"You ever tried Philippians?" Pablo asked.
Andrew nodded. "Yeah. I mean, my small group studied it a couple months ago —"
"That's not what I asked," said Pablo. "Anybody can study it. Have you tried it?"
"It's Paul's prescription," said Pablo. "Better than Prozac, brother. Oh, Prozac helps people who are really depressed; thank God for it. But people like you and me, brother? People who are 'bored'? We need to take a big dose of Philippians. Less side effects."
"I told you, I've read it —"
"So? Tell me how it changed your life." Pablo waited expectantly.
Andrew stuttered and stammered for a moment, but found he couldn't think of a single thing that was different since he read Paul's epistle. In fact, he could hardly remember anything from the study at all.
"Let me tell you how it changed me," said Pablo. "Paul gave us so many reasons for joy in that little book ... it sounds like you missed them. Are you ready for Joy 101?"
"Should I, like, take notes?" asked Andrew.
"No!" said Pablo vehemently. "You already 'studied'; see how much good it did you. Don't take notes, brother. Try it. Live it."
"OK, I'll ... try," said Andrew, a bit offended.
"That's all God expects," said Pablo.
The inmate sat up and leaned over the table, staring intently at Andrew. "We already talked about one of Paul's keys to joy. Do you remember what it was?"
Andrew shook his head, confused. Clearly, he'd missed something.
"Trusting in Christ alone, brother!" said Pablo. "Confidence that He's all you need."
"He's the only one who can save me. I know —"
"That's the problem — you know," reprimanded Pablo. "I didn't ask you to tell me what you know; I care about what you live. See, we have an easier time with this one here on the inside."
"You mean ... it's easier to trust God in prison?"
"Much easier. Let me ask you a question: Why are you going to heaven?"
"Because of Jesus. He's my, y'know, 'Savior and Lord.'"
"Good answer. Now, here's another one: Why are you a good Christian?"
"I don't know ... I go to church and small group? I don't, like, drink and stuff ... I don't know; what kind of question is that?"
"A lousy one," affirmed Pablo. "Because the question should be, 'Why am I such a horrible Christian?' That's why it's easier on the inside. We know we're horrible Christians."
It started to click in Andrew's brain. "Because if you're here, you already know you're a sinner."
"Right! The Apostle Paul knew, brother. He threw Christians in jail. He was an accessory to murder. He was a horrible Christian. But it's harder for you on the outside — compared to those heathens at work, you're a great person! Somewhere deep inside, you think Jesus loves you because you're a pretty righteous guy."
"No, I don't —" protested Andrew.
"Then why did you come in here doing your best impression of a Pharisee?" asked Pablo.
Andrew looked down at the table and managed to shrug weakly.
"In here we know, brother," said Pablo gently. "We know we have nothing to bring to God. What would I say? 'Lord, wasn't I a good dope pusher? You like the way I capped that cop?' I know my only hope is Jesus. If He didn't die for me, I'm through."See Philippians 3:4-11 for the basis of Pablo's thoughts on confidence in Christ.
"I guess ... I mean, I'm sorry. About my little Pharisee act."
Pablo grinned. "You think I would throw stones for a little sin like that? I got you beat. Listen, so long as you're trying to earn a closer seat to Jesus, you're fearing God. 'What if it's not enough? Why should I try anyway when I'm such a screwup?' But when you realize you're a hopeless cause and grace is all you got, you can experience love. And perfect love drives out fear, and you stop trying to please God and just start loving Him, and then all you can do is wash feet. You know what I mean?"
Andrew nodded slowly. He hadn't "tried" it yet, but he was starting to grasp the concept.
"That's the first key for joy, brother," said Pablo. "Acknowledging you're a complete sinner ... so you can accept that you're completely loved."
PART 2: Imprisoned Joy »
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