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Melissa Andresko and Ross Mabon
July 15, 2017, in Philadelphia
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One afternoon in April 2014, Ross said goodbye to a friend in D.C. and drove home to Lambertville, N.J. Melissa's return flight from an L.A. business trip had just about reached Philadelphia International, where she planned to meet her ride home to Whitehall, Pa., just outside Allentown.
Ross pulled off I-95 to get some food, and for a few minutes, the two were geographically close enough to show up on each other's Tinder feed. A couple of photos and very short self-descriptions were enough for both to swipe right — the way users say yes to the dating app's matches.
"It was just one of those things, an instant attraction," Ross said.
"In the picture he had posted, he was wearing his kilt, and a man in a kilt is irresistible," Melissa said.
Melissa, now 41, and Ross, 43, spent the next week messaging. She learned he grew up in Kilmarnock on Scotland's west coast, had moved to the United States in 2000 to do postdoctoral research, and never left. Ross is now director of chemistry research at Exxon Mobil Corp. He learned that Melissa grew up in Allentown, just a few miles from where she still lived, and is public relations director and spokesperson at Lutron Electronics in Coopersburg.
They decided to meet between their homes, in Easton, a city neither knew well. Ross texted the name of a sports bar he found online. He got there first. The alleyway entrance was his first clue it might be a little too divey for a first date. He walked in, then right back out. Melissa came around the corner to find him waiting outside. "We need to go somewhere else," he said. Both found it hilarious.
They had drinks at a place with an outdoor patio. The air cooled, but the date had not, so they took it indoors to 3rd & Ferry Fish Market. The conversation was still going strong at 9 p.m., when Ross had to head to a retirement party for the owner of his favorite scuba shop.
It was the last first date either would ever have.
"I have never clicked with anyone before like I did with Melissa," Ross said. "There was this realization that, 'Oh my God, she's just like me!' "
"It's not often you run across other people who like '80s music this much," Melissa said, laughing in agreement. Previously married, she had been single for a decade.
They just had so much fun together. One evening early in their courtship was spent at the Raven, a New Hope place with a piano bar. "If we ever get married," Ross said, "we have got to have this piano player at our wedding." Neither freaked out.
Afterward, no cab would stop. "We thought, screw it. Let's just walk," Ross said. They were two miles from his apartment, where her car was parked. After a while, Melissa said, "these heels were not made for walking!" So Ross put her on his back, piggyback style. "We walked over the bridge that way, laughing," he said.
In December 2014, Ross left Lambertville for Whitehall, where the couple live with their adopted terrier mix, Parker, and their shared passion for fashion: Melissa's shoes and purses live in a room called Missy Land, and Ross' collection of shirts, slacks, jackets, shoes, kilts, and other attire required the construction of a whole new man-size closet.
Melissa knew a proposal was coming — they had designed the ring together. In late November 2015, the couple spent a weekend in Lambertville and New Hope. Being back in Lambertville and finding two dozen red roses in their room at the Lambertville Station Inn, Melissa wondered if this was the big weekend. After some late-afternoon drinks, "she was trying to pat down my pockets to see if the ring was in there," Ross said. But he had stashed it in the pocket she couldn't reach.
Ross hoped to ask somewhere beautiful outdoors, but it rained all day. Back at their Geneva Room suite, Ross waited until they were dressed for a fancy dinner, then knelt. He told Melissa he loved her more than anything, that she was his best friend, and asked: Will you marry me?
"I just felt — and still do to this day — that I'm the luckiest girl in the world that this wonderful man picked me," Melissa said.
The couple wed at Union Trust in a ceremony performed by Ross' piano teacher and friend Pastor Sam, an ordained minister. Ross, who wore a dark-green kilt in black watch tartan, walked the aisle behind a piper playing "My Love is Like a Red, Red, Rose," by Scottish bard Robert Burns.
The groomsmen wore white jackets with black lapels in homage to Ross' love of James Bond. The bridesmaids wore floor-length navy sequined gowns.
Melissa, in a blush pink gown with a long, peacocklike tail, walked in with her father to the Italian aria "O Mio Babbino Caro." The couple loved the song the first time they heard it, as Coldplay was about to start a show at the Linc.
After taking their vows in front of a 12-foot-square wall of pink and white flowers, the newlyweds recessed to Coldplay's "Clocks," played by a harpist.
Cocktail hour featured the pianist from the Raven the groom had suggested long before.
The reception for 120 was all about glam and The Great Gatsby: centerpieces of giant feather plumes and strings of crystal, a big monogram M on the dance floor, a swiss dot and pink rosette Termini Bros. cake with a giant pink peacock topper, its feather tail wrapped around the layers of cake.
Ross' mom, Mary, had died 12 years ago. Father Ian's doctor advised him not to travel from Scotland. Their son toasted them with thanks for supporting his education and allowing him to travel the world and meet his future wife. "Without my parents' support," Ross said, "none of this would have been possible."
Melissa and Ross' first dance was to Johnny Mathis' "Chances Are." They didn't learn until the rehearsal that it was the same song her parents, Jim and Alexis, danced to at their wedding in 1974.
The after-party featured '80s music.
Photos were to be taken before the ceremony, and one photographer walked Melissa to the wall Ross was standing behind for the big reveal. "I was still hidden from him, but I could hear his voice, and, oh, my God," she said. "I walked around the corner, and there he was with his back to me, and I lost it and burst into tears. I ran back behind the wall because I was so overcome from seeing him," she said. She composed herself, walked back to Ross, and tapped him on the shoulder.
They hugged and kissed, then spent three fabulously fun hours feeling like rock stars having photos taken around the city.
Ross can't really describe the joy he felt holding hands with Melissa as they said their vows in front of friends and family. "It was this overwhelming sense of happiness and gratitude," he said.
The budget crunch
The bargain: Invitations are important, but not $15 apiece important, Melissa said. They ordered online to save money — then saved even more because the company twice made errors.
The splurge: Five musical acts — the piper, the harpist, the keyboardist/lounge singer, the party band UUU, and the after-party DJ.
A week in Barbados, to be followed by a fall trip to Europe.
Officiant: Pastor Sam Guido, Sam Guido Evangelical Ministries, Slatington, Pa.
Venue: Union Trust, Philadelphia.
Bagpiper: William Watson, Springfield.
Harpist: Jose Luis Rodriguez, New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Cocktail hour singer/keyboardist: Michael Ferreri, New York.
Reception band: UUU, Lehigh Valley.
Photography: Hoffer Photography, Downingtown.
Flowers: Gene Huddleson, Detail + Design, Indianapolis.
Dress: Maggie Sotero, purchased at Bridals by Sandra, Nazareth, Pa.
Hair and Makeup: The Philly Hair & Makeup Co., Philadelphia.
Groom's attire: Custom-made Scottish Highland wear, USA Kilts, Spring City.
Planner: Gene Huddleson, Detail + Design, Indianapolis.
Transportation: Park Avenue Limousines, Trevose.
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Abandoned American Theme Parks Open for Exploration
Abandon buildings and places just left to waste away from time have always interested me. I came across this it brought me back to when I was a kid. I used to go to Rocky Point when I was a kid and a older teen. One of my favorite memories of a teen was going to the Point with 15 friends and buying beer underage (a thrill in itself) and all of us going on the bumper cars. Drunk driving has never been so fun.
Amusement parks walk the fine line between fun-ish and semi-creepy. Maybe it's the combination of sketchy rides, circus folk, questionable attractions, and way too many screaming kids, but there's something a little unsettling about them. Add an ill-advised theme into the mix, and you've got a real summer-time winner.
Although for most of the 20th century amusement parks were a staple of American culture, the shine is definitely off the bumper car. Tons of new parks litter the country, but many of the old classics, unable to compete with the snazzy new parks, have been shut down. Most have been destroyed to make way for housing developments and malls, but a few still remain. Mostly forgotten and in total disrepair, these abandoned amusement parks are sometimes more interesting in their decay then they were while in operation.
The Prehistoric Forest, Irish Hills, Michigan
Imagine Jurassic Park, but instead of real, blood-thirsty-Jeep-munching dinos you get dilapidated, stationary dinosaur statues situated around a mediocre community pool. It's a wonder this park didn't appeal to 21st century kiddies….
Opened in 1963, the park had a smoking volcano, waterfall, water slide, and 100 fiber glass dinosaurs sprinkled across the eight acre property. Since closing in 1999, the property has been on and off the market, all the while in complete disuse. As the years have gone by, the park continues to revert back to forest, and the dinosaur dioramas have begun to blend into the natural world. If you should feel so inclined, The Prehistoric Forest is currently for sale for a cool $548,000 and, according to its real estate listing, the property has an arcade, gift shop, a 1200sq ft community shower building and could be used as a campground or day care.
Six Flags, New Orleans
"Jazzland", a New Orleans-themed park, was built on acres of swamp-land outside of the city in 2000, was purchased by Six Flags and changed names in 2002. During Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags was completely flooded and an estimated 70-80% of the park was destroyed, leaving it much too expensive to fix. The park has been slowly rotting, decaying, and sinking into the swamp for the past five years since disaster struck.
What's extra eerie is the park features many miniatures of New Orleans itself, including a "Main Street" designed after the French Quarter and restaurants that are modeled after some of the city's historic eateries. Like many of the buildings they are modeled after, many of the park's structures were submerged in 7 feet of water for over a month, and now clearly display the ravages of the flood.
Although this painful reminder of Katrina's devastation is sitting in total disrepair, it seems like it might be that way for a while longer. Six Flags and the City of New Orleans are in a entangled legal battle over the land. If you want to visit, be careful – many urban explorers have been able to enter with no problems at all, while others have been handcuffed, driven off the premises, and had their camera film destroyed.
The Rocky Point Amusement Park, Warwick, Rhode Island
When it was built in 1847, Rocky Point was pretty much the neatest thing in all of Rhode Island. It had everything an East Coast Victorian family could want: a Ferris-wheel, picturesque water-front views, a classy dining hall, and a long pier perfect for strolling…ahh. And as far as amusement parks, Rocky Point lasted a pretty long time. It enjoyed continued popularity and was able to evolved with the times, that is until the early 1990s took their toll.
After some horrid (and possibly shady) investments that the park held went bankrupt, it could no longer continue operating under its investors' heavy debts. The iconic "Rocky Point" gate closed for the last time in 1996. Since then, most of the rides have been removed and sold to other parks. The rest of the property has been left to disrepair, and has suffered two possible arson attacks. Although everything of "value" has been dispersed to needy amusement parks around the country, remnants of Rocky Point can still be seen.
Lincoln Park, Dartmouth, Massachusetts
This park was originally opened by the Union Street Railway Company to increase tourism on their rail line in 1894. The park expanded over time, but its most popular attraction from 1946 on was "The Comet", a wooden roller coaster. When it was built in the 40s, the coaster was the absolute bees knees. Passengers were even willing to carry sandbags to help the cars move along the track since the ride wasn't "loose" enough to let gravity do the work. Although the coaster was the ultimate in cool, it also turned out to be deadly as well.
In the mid 60s, a man stood up in a car and was killed going down a lift. Then in 1968 the last car detached from the rest of the coaster and rolled backwards until it derailed, tossing its passengers out, injuring them. Then again, in 1986, another man was killed trying to climb from one car to another while the coaster was moving.
No surprise, these "incidents" were hard hard for many people to forget (even though the two deaths are clearly caused by "user error"), and the decline of Lincoln Park began. Hoping more money would fix the problem, Lincoln Park's owners invested $75,000 in the park, but just as construction completed, the Comet's brake's failed, the coaster's cars jackknifed and the last car detached, finally screeching to a halt hanging precariously off the tracks. Not shockingly, that was The Comet's final ride. Facing mounting debts and an accident-prone amusement park, Lincoln Park was shut down for good.
Lake Dolores, Newberry Springs, CA
From 1962 to the late 80s Lake Dolores contained the trifecta of summer fun: it was combination water park, amusement park, and campground but in an unexpected locale. Situated on the eastern edge of the Mojave Dessert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the park was supplied with water by underground desert springs that fed the area. After multiple owners and unsuccessful new concepts (changing its name to Rock-a-Hoola being one of them) the park fell out of style, and most of the rides were sold off.
All that remained were the old water slides, which must have seemed pretty bizarre hanging out on an abandoned stretch of highway in the middle of the desert – that is, until Lake Dolores was happened upon by the reality TV show Rob and Big (focusing on the life of Rob, a professional skateboarders and his friends). While filming a drive from LA to Vegas, the reality show crew stopped at Lake Dolores to attempt skateboarding on the abandoned slides.
Although no one got hurt, leaving the slides intact became and huge liability for the owners of Lake Dolores. Soon after the episode aired, most of the water slides were taking out of the park.
Chippewa Lake Park, Medina County, Ohio
Disclaimer: Chippewa Lake was torn down in 2009, so you can no longer visit it, but it's still worth reading about. Built in 1875 by Edward Andrews, Chippewa Lake Park was originally named "Andrew's Pleasure Ground". Luckily, that innuendo-inducing name was changed in 1898 when the park switched owners and even more rides were installed. Chippewa Lake Park was super popular in the 20s and then slowly declined until it was closed in 1978. After being abandoned, it was left pretty much alone for the next 30+ years. All of the wooden rides remained and as the forest took back the land that was cleared for the park, the rides became part of the environment.
Since the park lay abandoned for so many years, it became almost as beloved in "death" as it had been in "life". There were even group tours offered on the grounds of the park in the months before its final demise.
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If I had lots of money I would buy them, but for now I'd love to see if they are haunted. Nice post and info!
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I used to break into abbandoned buildings and parks like these all the time when I was younger. I wish I had taken pics at the time since it's so popular now. It wasn't then.
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James 4:1-10
Pride promotes strife with God,
strife with others, and strife within. The inspired words of Solomon sum up the
subject of this sermon well, "He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife"
Proverbs 28:25. Pride is one of our biggest problems. Humility then, as it is
the solution to pride, is what we need to develop. The text can be divided into
two halves: 1) Pride (James 4:1-5), 2) Humility (James 4:6-10).
Verse one. Pride involves
lustfulness. War is a current topic in today's world. Why do we have wars? We
are told that wars among brethren come from lusts that war in our members. Most
contentions among brethren involve pride. A proud person will not admit error or
be willing to repent. False teachers cause division and strife often because of
a proud lust for popularity, attention, personal gain, or freedom to commit
evil. James uses many military sounding terms in our text. Guy N. Woods, in his
comments on this verse said: In this impressive passage, the writer represents
pleasures as soldiers spread out among the members of the body, and using them
as instruments to accomplish their ends. Often the individual is the seat of
such conflict, and finds himself a battleground of conflict. [1]. In these
first five verses of James chapter four, words associated with lust are
prominent Ł"lusts", "lust", "desire", "lusteth". Fleshly lusts "war against the
soul" (1 Peter 2:11). Sometimes we war within ourselves, with the temptation to
do wrong and the desire to do right. Paul describes this " inner battle well,
"For the good that I would I do not but the evil that I would not, that I do"
(Romans 7:19, cf. 23). And so, in this first verse of chapter four, we see
strife with others resulting from strife within.
Verse two. Pride involves
covetousness. Many are not content with that with which the Lord has blessed
them, and seek to obtain what others have. Two kings could be used as examples,
Ahab and David. Ahab coveted Naboth's vineyard and David coveted Uriah's wife.
Both were prepared even to kill to satisfy their lusts. Instead of lusting
after what others have we should pray that we receive those things that God
wants for us. If we do not pray then we should not expect to receive (Matthew
7:7). Jesus exhorts us to go to the trouble of asking (Luke 11:8-13). Tradition
has it that James went to the sanctuary to kneel in prayer so constantly, that
his knees became rough and worn like a camel's.
Verse three. Pride involves
selfishness. But even if we do pray, we can pray with wrong selfish motives.
Dave Miller says: Pride is the attribute of thinking highly of self (Romans
12:3). Pride is self-centeredness. It is approaching life from the perspective
of personal desire - what do I want? What will make me happy? What will bolster
my status? What will enhance my condition? Selfishness is the essence of pride.
[2] A proud person is always looking out for number one, self God knows if we
are praying for something so that we can consume it upon our lusts. In other
words we want things for ourselves and not for the Lord's purposes. David Roper
remarks: The purpose of prayer is not so much to get our will done in heaven as
it is to get God's will done on earth. [3] How often we forget to pray like
Christ, seeking the will of the Father and the good of others, and simply focus
on ourselves.
Verse four. Pride involves
worldliness. When we are worldly, we in fact commit spiritual adultery, and
become an enemy to God. The things that are in the world such as the pride of
life (1 John 2: 15-17) will draw us away from the Father. When we become
unequally yoked with the world then our spiritual lives will suffer (2
Corinthians 6: 14-18). It is a worldly carnal attitude that causes strife and
division (1 Corinthians 3:3; James 3:14-16). As already noted, the proud person
thinks too much of himself, and not enough of God and others. Again David Roper
says: All that is necessary to become a worldly person is to elevate SELF.[4]
Roper also remarks: James places the world on one side and God on the other.
The two are diametrically opposed. You cannot love them both. Satan does not
mind a divided loyalty, but God does (Matthew 6:24)! [5] Guy N. Woods
declares: While it is impossible to probe the hearts of others and to know the
innermost motives which influence them, it is nevertheless true that the friends
of the world are easily recognized by their disposition and acts. One is an
obvious lover of the world who finds greater delight in the association of
worldly people than with those who are followers of Christ; who experiences
greater pleasure in frequenting those places that are sinful and secular, rather
than the assemblies of the saints; and, who promotes those things which are of
the world in lavish fashion, while giving a bare pittance of his means into the
service of the Lord. [6] "Examine yourselves whether ye be in the faith" (2
Corinthians 13:5), or in the world. Demas "loved this present world" (2 Timothy
4:10). "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world...the world
passeth away and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth
forever" (1 John 2: 15, 17).
Verse five. Pride involves
enviousness. Not only have we seen covetousness, a desire for what another has,
but envy, which is defined as "the feeling of discontent and ill-will caused by
another's good fortune, wealth, success, advantages, etc. "[7] Because of pride,
we do not want to see someone elevated in any way; we cannot rejoice in
another's success; we seek to bring others down. This envying will often cause
strife and division in the Church, and is again the result of worldliness (James
3:14-18). In this verse we see again the inner battle taking place. This does
not appear to be a direct quote from Scripture but simply the general teaching
of the Bible. For instance we may say, "The Bible says that we should not
smoke." This states the overall truth of the Scriptures concerning this subject.
The spirit within lusteth to envy and to do evil (James 1:14), but God gives us
the strength to overcome (1 Corinthians 10:13). God wants the spirit within to
be poor and contrite (Matthew 5:3; Psalm 51:19), not proud and envious.
Verse six. Humility involves
blessedness. Truly the greatest of all blessings is a freedom from sin, a
perfect blessedness to the Christian covered by the grace of God. In Romans
6:6-8, Paul quotes David, describing this blessed state: Even as David also
describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness
without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose
sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Sometimes we may try to get too much money out of our account at the bank and
the machine will tell us there are insufficient funds for our request. God's
grace however, is all-sufficient to those requesting to draw on such in humility
and truth. "But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound" (Romans 5:20).
But if we are proud and wilfully sin then we will find "there remaineth no more
sacrifice for sins" (Hebrews 10:26). We see again that pride puts us at odds
with God - "God resisteth the proud." Again military wording is used: "Resisteth"
is from antitasso, a military term which means to set in battle array; and,
"proud," from the preposition huper, and the verb phainomai, literally to show
oneself above others...God is against those who conceitedly show themselves
above others. God accepts the challenge and arrays himself in battle against
them. [8] Notice the condition that God places on giving grace. We must have
humility to receive grace. It is because of pride that many do not believe,
repent, confess (John 12:42-42), and are not baptized, or converted (Matthew 18:
1-4). It is because of pride that many fall from the faith (1 Timothy 6:3-5).
Verse seven. Humility involves
submissiveness. There are many who refuse to submit, to God, to laws, to
authority, to husbands, to parents. These people will always be involved in
strife and discontent. Again militarily speaking: The word "submit" comes from
a military term meaning "to stand in rank," to recognize one's rank and act
accordingly. [9] We are to be good soldiers and not involve ourselves in
worldly things (2 Timothy 2:3-4). The devil will appeal to our pride, as he did
with Eve, but we must resist. To resist the devil also has a military meaning:
This, too, has a military connotation, and was frequently used of those who
placed themselves in battle array against an enemy and held their ground...Man
must resist (stand against) Satan, or be taken captive by him. [10] Woods also
comments: The devil is by no means as brave as he would like to appear to be.
In a confrontation by the saints of God, he takes to his heels in flight, and
abandons his effort, at least, for the time.[11] God has given us the
appropriate armour to fight the devil (Ephesians 6:10-18). When we lose the
battle within, Satan has won.
Verse eight. Humility involves
cleanliness. "Cleanliness is next to godliness" is a well known secular saying,
and in this case is applicable as in order to draw close to God we must be
cleansed. Initially we are cleansed and draw near to God in the waters of
baptism (Acts 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21; cf Hebrews 10:22), and then we must continue
to humbly confess our sins so that we may be cleansed from all unrighteousness
by the blood of Jesus (1 John 1:7-9). David Roper makes a pertinent comment:
We have noticed military tonus in our text. We are not suggesting, however, that
there should be the distance between ourselves and God that would normally exist
between a private and a five-star general. Rather there is to be a closeness
between ourselves and God.[12] Those who drew near to God in the Old Testament
needed to cleanse their hands. We must do this figuratively and make sure that
our heart is pure (Psalm 26:6; 24:3-4). The heart is the spring of evil: the
hands are (figuratively) the instruments by which the purposes of the sinful
heart are accomplished. Thus, both the source and the means of sin are to be
purged... [13] We also draw near to God by studying and obeying His Word,
prayer and worship. We can draw near to God with full assurance of faith and
boldly (Hebrews 10:22; 4:16). God, in fact, is "not far from every one of us"
(Acts 17:27). To try to draw nigh to God while still trying to draw close to the
world and seeking to elevate ourselves will only drag us down. The double minded
man is unstable in all his ways (James 1 :8). Let us not try to have a foot in
both camps. Guy N. Woods notes: It is noteworthy that the more common
"brethren," by which James usually addressed his readers, gives way to this
sharp term of reproach in this instance. This was doubtless done to impress them
with the seriousness of the situation, and to shock them into action to remedy
it. It was brought on by their friendship with the world... [14] And: The man
with two minds is one who prays to God, yet has such a regard for the world that
he is disposed to divide his attentions. He would, if he could, love the world,
and live with God hereafter. Such is, of course, impossible; but, alas, how very
many of us often appear to be trying to accomplish just this! [15] We are to
"come out from among them" and "touch not the unclean thing" (2 Corinthians 6:
17), and "cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit" (2
Corinthians 7:1).
Verse nine. Humility involves
contriteness. Contrition is "repentance; penitence; sincere sorrow for sin."[16]
"The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart: and saveth such as be of
a contrite spirit" (Psalm 34: 18). God hates pride (Proverbs 6: 17). Many are so
proud that they do not want to even admit that they have sins, let alone mourn
over them. God will bless those that are poor in spirit and have this proper
mourning for sin (Matthew 5:3-4). In contrast, those that laugh at sin will find
themselves weeping hereafter (Luke 6:25). The forgiven Christian then, should be
the happiest of all men.
Verse ten. Humility involves
selflessness. As opposed to proud selfishness, Christians must be selfless
people, denying ourselves (Matthew 16:24). This takes real humility, and of this
type of selflessness, Christ was the perfect example (Philippians 2:3-5). The
proud, those that seek to exalt themselves, will be abased (Matthew 23:12), but
those that humble themselves will be exalted by the Lord. "Pride goeth before
destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18), but "by
humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, honour, and life" (Proverbs 22:4).
When we are lifted up with pride we "fall into the condemnation of the devil" (1
Timothy 3:6). One poet puts it well:
He that is down needs fear no
fall, He that is low, no pride; He that is humble, ever shall Have God to be his
guide. [17]
Humility is a noticeable
characteristic in those that are approved of God - Abraham (Genesis 13:5-11;
Sarah (1 Peter 3:6); Moses (Numbers 12:3); David (Psalm 40:17; 1 Samuel 18:23; 1
Chronicles 17:16); Paul (Eph. 3:8); and the Lord (John 13:1-17; Philippians
2:6-8). Do not let pride hinder you from obeying the truth (Acts 8:36;
Galatians 5:7).
[l] Guy N.
Woods, A Commentary on The Epistle of James, Gospel Advocate Co., Nashville,
Tenn., 1978, p.199-200.
[2] Dave Miller, Piloting The Strait, Sain Publications, Pulaski, Tenn., 1996,
p. 394.
[3] David L. Roper, Practical Christianity Studies in the Book of James, Gospel
Advocate Co., Nashville, Tenn., 1987, p. 82.
[4] Roper, p. 82
[5] Roper, p. 83.
[6] Woods, p. 212.
[7] A Learner's Dictionary of Current English, General Editor: AS Hornsby,
Oxford University Press, London, 1948.
[8] Woods, p. 222.
[9] Roper, p. 86.
[10] Woods, p. 224.
[11] Woods, p. 226.
[12] Roper, p. 87.
[13] Woods, p.231.
[14] Woods, p. 230.
[15] Woods, p. 231.
[16] A Learners Dictionary of Current English, Op. cit.
[17] John Bunyan (1628"1688), The Pilgrim's Progress, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd,
London, 1910, p. 237.


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Just 25 miles from the centre of Dublin lie Blessington lakes.
Beautiful and tranquil, there is a nostalgic tale of loss together with a sense of pride in their creation.
In the 1930's a decision was taken to build a dam at Poulaphouca waterfall. The waterfall now no longer exists. There was a need to supply Dublin with drinking water and hydroelectricity. The reservoir, officially known as the Poulaphouca reservoir flooded the valleys of two rivers; the Kings River and the River Liffey. These rivers once met at this point.
The village of Ballinahown was submerged beneath the waters.
Locals were relocated, their fields and homes lost beneath the waters.
As one local said, "the dam was built and the water was the sheriff".
In preparation for the flooding the army blew up bridges and roofs were removed from homes and buildings. Trees were stumped and a cemetery beside the waters edge was moved. A sacred well, known as Bodens well was also lost beneath the waters.
In 1978 the waters retreated and some of the old features of the area emerged from the waters. Bodens well was in full view and some locals even visited the shrine. Old rags and mementos tied to the wells shrine many years before also emerged from the waters. The old bog road was visible once again until the waters returned and they were again submerged.
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Only 8? Yes, there are SO MANY MORE on the web to check out, but I wanted to share just a few examples. I stumbled upon these interesting student blogs while I've been working on a Student Blogging lesson for middle school age students in my district. Although kids often think of "blogging" as outdated and something adults do, the ideas of having students write, reflect, post and give comments, is something which they will use on most every social media platform they encounter.
In this process of working on student blog ideas, David Theriault's work on blogging was a huge help. This is a resource you NEED TO DIVE INTO if you are even remotely interested in having your students write on their own. This goes through the process of setting up your blogging platform, tips for students and a list of all his high school student blogs themselves. Here is his blog post SHOP TALK: THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF STUDENT BLOGGING.
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Nerd Glasses and Wanderlust
NeverSeconds!: One primary school pupil's daily dose of school dinners.
Sophie Elvis - A teenage, Australian blogger.
Minty Perfections
Baseball with Matt
A baseball history blog for kids (and adults too)...written by a kid blogger
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Microsoft to Build $1.5 - $2 Billion Data Center in West Des Moines; Project Osmium to Boost Microsoft's Investment in Iowa to Nearly $3.5 Billion
WEST DES MOINES, IA--(Marketwired - July 22, 2016) - West Des Moines Mayor Steve Gaer announced today that Microsoft will begin construction this spring of a data center in West Des Moines. This marks the third data center the software giant has built in West Des Moines since the first data center was announced in 2008. The total capital investment made by Microsoft for Project Osmium is expected to be between $1.5 and $2 billion.
"Project Osmium will be the largest data center deployment Microsoft has ever built in the United States," said Mayor Gaer. "We are extremely honored and excited to announce that it will be located in West Des Moines."
The new data center will be constructed in four phases on 200 acres of land in Warren and Madison Counties. Each phase will consist of buildings that are between 256,000 and 583,200 square feet in size, and total building construction is estimated at 1.7 million square feet. The minimum taxable valuation will be in excess of $307 million for the entire project. Along with other investments Microsoft has in the area, Project Osmium will bring the company's total investment in West Des Moines to nearly $3.5 billion.
"Microsoft will use their property taxes to fund the infrastructure they need for their data centers, so there will be no property tax abatement for this project," said Mayor Gaer.
West Des Moines has been a data center location for Microsoft since 2008 when the Redmond, Wash. software giant began planning for Project Mountain, its first data center in Iowa, to support increased demand for their cloud services.
The second data center, called Project Alluvion, was announced in April 2014 and was hailed along with Project Mountain, as a win for taxpayers because of the positive net impact on the property tax base.
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Gaer said Project Osmium further enhances West Des Moines' national reputation as a preferred destination for global technology development and innovation. "We have proven ourselves as a development-ready community with a quality of life standard that is attractive to major players in the tech arena," Gaer said.
Jay Byers, CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, said: "It is very exciting that Microsoft has chosen to build a third data center campus in West Des Moines. Today's announcement is a big win for our region as it further positions Central Iowa as a national data center hub."
In addition to the investment by Microsoft, West Des Moines has been recognized by Google as the eCity of Iowa, a distinction that recognizes the strongest online business community in each state. West Des Moines also has been recognized by Governor Terry Branstad as the third "Connected City" in Iowa and the 12th in the United States for its efforts to make broadband connectivity a community priority.
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