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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- About Failover Options for the Application Server
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Use the information in this section to determine which type of Application Server failover you want for your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system.
Note: Failover is only supported in audio only deployments or web conferencing deployments with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace scheduling. If you have Cisco WebEx scheduling, then deploy a multinode system to provide similar functionality for your users.
- How Application Server Failover Works
- Requirements for Application Server Failover
- Application Server Failover Deployments
- Failover for the Express Media Server
How Application Server Failover Works
MeetingPlace Application Server redundancy is available only with the MeetingPlace Scheduling deployment model. This is available with either Media server type: Hardware media server or Express Media Server.
For Application Server failover, you deploy two Application Servers-an active server and a standby server -as part of one logical site. Each Application Server in a site is called a node. Only one Application Server is active at any time. The active Application Server runs all processes and subsystems, while the standby Application Server only runs the database and Apache Tomcat subsystems.
Each Application Server has an Informix database that contains information about users, groups, and meetings. The system uses the Informix Enterprise Replication (ER) feature to allow changes in the database of one Application Server to be automatically carried over to the database of the other Application Server.
If the active Application Server fails, you can activate the standby Application Server and place the previously active Application Server in standby mode. You activate the standby Application Server either by using SSH remotely or directly on the server. This requires manual intervention by someone with administration privileges.
If your deployment includes a one-to-one redundancy of Hardware Media Servers, associate one Hardware Media Server with the active Application Server and the redundant Hardware Media Server with the standby Application Server. If the primary and standby Application Servers share a common Hardware Media Server, add the Hardware Media Server to both Applications Servers.
Requirements for Application Server Failover
Note: Failover is only supported in audio only deployments or web conferencing deployments with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace scheduling.
- The time must be synchronized between both sets of Application Servers and between the Application Server and the Web Server.
- The active and the standby Application Servers can reside in different physical locations if the following two conditions are met:
- They must both be configured on the same VLAN.
- There is a dedicated failover Hardware Media Server.
- Failover requires a minimum bandwidth of 4 mbps.
- There is no minimum requirement for latency, which affects the delay in getting the data replicated to the other server.
- The network sends a heartbeat between the two replicating databases every 60 seconds. If there is no response, the network pings the database from which there was no response. If the database still does not respond, the system buffers all data until the heartbeat detects that the database is back. The network then sends the updated information to the database that was not previously responding.
- If an Application Server will not be available for a long time, for example, in case of a hardware failure, turn off replication between the Application Servers and reestablish replication after both Application Servers become available. This prevents the replication queue from becoming full.
- Note: If the replication queue for an Application Server becomes full, the system shuts down. The system sends alarms when the replication queue becomes 75 percent full and again when it becomes 95 percent full, but there is no automatic mechanism to switch off replication.
Application Server Failover Deployments
You can configure your system for Application Server failover by using intra-site failover, which does not allow changes to be made to both databases at the same time. See the About Configuring Your Application Server for Intra-Site Failover.
About Configuring Your Application Server for Intra-Site Failover
In this deployment, there is one site with two Application Servers, or nodes, that share data related to users, groups, and meetings, but only one Application Server can be active at any time. There is a maximum of two Application Servers allowed per site.
The system replicates the data between the two databases. The system does not allow simultaneous changes to database tables that contain users, groups, and meeting information.
If there is a network disconnection between the two Application Servers and certain records are modified in the databases for both Application Servers, the system uses the update timestamp to resolve the conflict. When the connection is restored, the latest update is propagated to both the servers.
Figure: Intra-Site Failover
Restrictions and Requirements for Intra-Site Failover
- The time must be synchronized between the two Application Servers. This is required to resolve conflicts when the same piece of data is modified simultaneously in both Application Servers.
- For failover deployments, the primary and standby Application Servers communicate using TCP port 2008 for database replication purposes. The system must allow communication on TCP port 2008 between the servers.
- Allocate the following hostnames and IP addresses:
- Node 1 eth0 and Node 2 eth0-Use the same hostname and IP address for the eth0 network interface on both Node 1 and Node 2. Example: meetings.example.com, 10.0.0.1
- Node 1 eth0:1-Use a unique hostname and IP address for this virtual network interface. Example: meetings1.example.com, 10.0.0.2
- Node 2 eth0:1-Use a unique hostname and IP address for this virtual network interface. Example: meetings2.example.com, 10.0.0.3
- Make sure that the Domain Name System (DNS) server is configured for all three hostname-IP address pairs.
Related Topics
For information on configuring the Application Server for failover, see the online help in the administrator interface or the Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html.
Failover for the Express Media Server
The Express Media Server is a software-based media server that resides on the Application Server. Therefore, failover for the Express Media Server is the same as for the Application Server.


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While most of us are using Facebook to post yet another photo of our dog or wish someone we haven't talked to since high school the happiest of birthdays, the FBI is using it for a much higher purpose: It's asking users to help catch an alleged killer.
The agency posted a wanted poster on its Facebook page for a 22-year-old man who is wanted for allegedly stealing $2.3 million out of his employer's armored car and fatally shooting an employee. It's like a digital edition of America's Most Wanted. And, given the power of social media these days, this guy doesn't have a prayer.
Already, the page has more than 440 likes, 150 comments, and 450 shares. It's only a matter of time before the post gets shared enough times to catch the eye of someone who's actually seen the suspect or has a tip for the search -- which is exactly what the FBI is banking on. It's kind of a genius way to get the word out. Before you'd have to walk into a post office to see the wanted poster (does anyone do that anymore?). But now this information is accessible via your smartphone or computer.
Of course, as with anything on the Internet, there are plenty of comment trolls, like a certain guy named Rick who posted: "Bad boys bad boys what you gonna do when they come for you..." And there's the very not helpful post by Sajid who said, "I saw him yesterday walking with President Obama." *Sigh.* It takes a really special person to troll the FBI page and mock a guy who killed an innocent person. But that's the Internet for you.
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Ukraine Runoff Do-Over Up In Air
Yushchenko, buoyed by the Supreme Court's ruling to invalidate the Nov. 21 runoff, had pushed for a quick passage of the changes, saying it's essential for having fair balloting in his Dec. 26 rerun with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
Yushchenko has urged hundreds of thousands of his supporters to continue their 13-day-old protest in Kiev's main square until the changes are passed.
But a planned marathon weekend session of parliament abruptly adjourned for 10 days without approving the package of bills, which would amend election laws and reshuffle the central election commission, which the opposition wants changed after the commission approved fraud-ridden results from the first run-off vote on Nov. 21.
The adjournment came after a compromise deal among lawmakers collapsed. Communists, socialists and pro-government factions in the parliament agreed to back the electoral changes in exchange of the opposition's support for a constitutional reform bill that would trim the president's powers and give some of them to parliament.
But Yushchenko's supporters - who resist the proposed changes in the president's powers - suggested that the parliament vote on electoral amendments now and consider the constitutional reform after the new run-off, set for Dec. 26.
Their foes cried foul and blocked the passage of the electoral changes. "No one is going to win from reneging on the agreement," said Socialist leader Oleksandr Moroz.
The opposition, in turn, accused the government of retaliating for its loss in the Supreme Court the day before. Pro-Yushchenko lawmaker Ihor Ostash called Saturday's developments in parliament "an attempt at revenge ... a blue and white revolution in parliament," referring to Yanukovych's campaign colors.
The Supreme Court's ruling invalidated the Nov. 21 vote - which the opposition claimed was rigged in favor of the prime minister - and ordered the new run-off between Yushchenko and Yanukovych, rejecting the government's attempts to call an entire new election.
Ukraine's Central Election Commission acted on the court decision Saturday and formally set the date for Dec. 26.
Yanukovych's camp said Saturday that the prime minister had decided to participate in the runoff. "There's no other way but to participate and win," Yanukovych's spokeswoman Anna Herman told journalists.
Meanwhile, thousands of opposition supporters were massed outside the parliament building, breaking into chants of "Yushchenko!" Dmytro Klishevych, 27, waved a Ferrari flag with an orange ribbon attached to it. "I want the victory to be as fast as a Ferrari," he said.
Tens of thousands of Yushchenko supporters flooded Kiev's Independence Square on Saturday, posing for photographs in front of the sprawling tent camp that the opposition has maintained for nearly two weeks, with crowds of protesters decked out in orange, their campaign color.
Anna Ponova - who confessed that after 10 days in the camp the orange scarf on her head was primarily to cover her dirty hair - said that they would await the word from Yushchenko about how long to remain encamped. "If he wants us to stay until victory, we'll stay," she said.
Yushchenko told his supporters Friday: "We have proven that we are a nation that could defend our choice." He and his aides said the protest should continue until the opposition-drafted electoral amendments become law.
Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma accused the opposition Saturday of reneging on compromise agreements and called for quick foreign mediation of his nation's post-election political crisis.
Kuchma made the claim in a telephone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the European Union.
"The opposition isn't fulfilling practically any of the agreements reached at a round table that involved European politicians," Kuchma's office quoted him as saying. "That exacerbates the situation in the country."
Kuchma called for "an immediate session of the round table to discuss the fulfillment of earlier agreements."
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and other European mediators sponsored two rounds of talks over the past week with Kuchma, Yushchenko and Yanukovych.
Kwasniewski, and Jan Kubis, the chief of the Organization for the Security and Cooperation in Europe, due to arrive Saturday for what was expected to be more talks.
The Supreme Court found the runoff was distorted by widespread vote abuses in pro-Yanukovych regions. It concluded that "the violation of the principles of the election law ... make it unable to determine the voters' will."
The court's decision was a sharp rebuke to Kuchma, who had anointed Yanukovych as his successor, and a slap to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had strongly supported Yanukovych, fearing Ukraine would tilt further to the West under Yushchenko.
In Yanukovych's stronghold in eastern Ukraine, his backers expressed anger at the court decision. The Donetsk region has already set a January referendum seeking a measure of autonomy, and Yanukovych's representative in court, Stepan Havrysh, warned that Friday's verdict could foment unrest in the east.
In the eastern city of Kharkiv, where regional officials gathered Saturday to discuss the situation, about 12,000 Yushchenko supporters demonstrated, shouting "We won't be divided!"
They outnumbered the quieter gathering of about 8,000 pro-Yanukovych backers, wearing his blue-and-white campaign colors.
Kuchma did not comment on the court's verdict, and Putin, on a state visit to India, also did not comment. A day earlier, Putin had ridiculed Yushchenko's push for a rerun.


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Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan has been welcoming Lord Ganesh at his Bandra Galaxy apartment here. But after more than a decade, he will reportedly celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi at his sister Arpita`s apartment in Bandra, this year.
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Posted by Robin Abrahams February 11, 2013 05:58 AM
Valentine's Day, that most hated of all holidays, is upon us. This year, in lieu of chocolates or roses, I've got a gorgeous lush psychological theory for you, beloved readers!
Most of us have, at some point or another, tried to create a romantic moment or gesture for a loved one only to have it not quite pan out. Maybe it was Valentine's Day, maybe an anniversary or birthday or (God help you) a proposal. Maybe your beloved was a great sport about it, but you could tell from the look in their eyes that this was not, in fact, their notion of that one perfect evening.
Most gift-giving advice, especially for heterosexual couples, is either Mars & Venus blathering or product guides based on another person's tastes or interests: What to buy if your girlfriend is a bookworm or your fella is a philatelist. Those are inoffensive and good as far as they go, but they don't necessarily scream romance.
So here's my Theory of Romance, based on work by David McClelland, a great man with whom I had the tremendous privilege to work early in my grad-school career, and Dan McAdams, author of one of the best non-academic books on psychology I have read.
One way of thinking about individual differences is motivation--what gets a person going, what cranks her engine, what he feels lost and despondent if he doesn't get. Some people love to solve problems, others to be the center of attention, still others to teach or serve or share or command. McClelland and McAdams researched three major motivations--power, achievement, and intimacy--that everyone has to some degree, with one or two are usually dominant throughout a person's life. (Like most psychologists, I am very high in need for power and intimacy, with just enough achievement motivation to get me through statistics and the graduate school bureaucracy.)
Instead of relying on gender stereotypes or the Air Mall catalog, awesome though it is, to solve your romance problems, try figuring out your boo's motivational style.
Power: People with high power motivation love the spotlight, being in charge, being expert. Think Don (and Megan) Draper--or Captain Kirk. If yor beloved is high in need for power, a quiet night by the candlelight might be pleasant enough, but hardly exciting. Instead, suggest an activity that allows your significant other to share expertise with you. Maybe she'd like to teach you to ice skate, or he'd love to take you to the museum and put his knowledge of pre-Columbian pottery on display. People high in need for power love to share their expertise to empower others. Then dress up fancy and go somewhere chi-chi with lots of good people-watching for dinner or drinks.
Achievement: If people high in power motivation are like Kirk, the achievement folks are more like Spock. As Dr. McClelland used to say, "Need fo achievement wants to build a better mousetrap. Need for power just wants the world to beat a path to its door." Achievers get a charge out of solving problems, taking well-calculated risks, and general lifehacking. Invite your high-achievement beau to show you around the MFA and you may wind up irritably sipping coffee for an hour in the atrium while he composes a letter on his iPad on how the management could improve the exhibits' human-factors engineering.
If a high need for achievement person tells you that she hates Valentine's Day and doesn't want anything, or that what he'd really like is a carton full of Styrofoam peanuts because there's an experiment he wants to try with his cat---believe it. In the absence of explicit guidance, however, plan something clever for your achiever. Hide small boxes of candies throughout the house where s/he will find them during the day. Write a song parody. Bake a cake in the shape of the TARDIS. Make plans for an activity that neither of you have tried before (power motivation wants to teach, achievement wants to figure it out with you).
Intimacy: This would be McCoy. Who, if you were hanging out in the Enterprise lounge, is probably the person you'd enjoy talking to most, regardless of Kirk and Spock's charisma (and better manners). People high in need for intimacy are fascinated by other people, and get their biggest charge from deep personal relationships. They're not people-pleasers though: like McCoy, folks high in need for intimacy don't tend to hide their rough sides. We'd rather be disliked for the right reasons than popular for the wrong ones. The high need-for-intimacy person is the one who comes home from a party utterly exhilarated because she had one really fantastic conversation.
These are the folks whose idea of romance is a loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou. The remote bed & breakfast, the sparsely populated island resort tugs for these folks. So does stovetop popcorn, Two-Buck Chuck, and staying up all night watching each other's favorite childhood movies on Netflix. (A high-intimacy person's notion romance spans an impressive fiscal range. These are the people you find dating bankers one year and buskers the next.) They'll treasure your handmade gifts regardless of quality. The achiever, on the other hand, will be genuinely pained by your lack of craftsmanship in an area he himself is expert in, although he'll feel guilty. The powermonger will be thrilled to have inspired a work of art, but if you think she's going to wear those earrings to the office--!
And that is my motivational theory of romance.
May you all have the means, motive, and opportunity
for a wonderful Valentine's Day, readers!
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For a few years now districts have had to cut back, and so far they have cut programs that have not had a direct impact on students. Newton, for example, cut out its public relations person and saved some money there. When teachers leave, they try to find a way to not replace the person.
John Fast, superintendent at Goessel, said they cut one position from its budget for next year, and are looking for ways to cut even more.
He said they are now to the point that cuts may start impacting the education students receive.
His district "may have to look at" raising property taxes this year to make ends meet.
"It is very unfortuante. But it is already affecting students. We have reduced travel, we won't have summer school, and we have cut tutoring in the schools. Since 2008 salaries have been locked in, with one very small increase with no cost of living increases," he said.
Newton schools are expecting to have to cut $750,000 from their budget which is in the process of being put together now. The problem is the local option budget, which the state has been matching to some extent. That may be going away, leaving schools with less money.
Other public schools in Harvey County are in the same boat.
They say increasing insurance premiums because of the Affordable Care Act is also cutting into their budgets. Hesston expects a $70,000 increase in expenses there, while Halstead expects $50,000, and Goessel about $20,000.
Vocational education has helped some though. There are some increases in funding available for schools to expand vocational education. At Hesston, Superintendent Paul Becker said his schools are expanding their programs in this area, and should be getting more money - about $26,000 - from the state as a result.
But Hesston has a big senior class, and when they are gone they expect enroliment to go down some, and that will decrease their money from the state.
"Right now we will be ok. We hope to not raise taxes," he said.
Local officials have said there is a shift in taxes to pay for schools, from the state to the local level. While your income tax may go down, locals school boards are left with less money as a result. Their options are to either cut more programs or raise property taxes.
Halstead Superintencent Thomas Alstrom said cuts to the Local Option Budget and funding for special education has had an impact.
They too have expanded the vocational programs.
"But that will be gone soon," he said.
Alstrom said "no one has been unscathed," by the state's continually cutting funding and pushing the burden to the local tax payer.
"The state and local taxes are the only sources we have. We have been conservative," he said, adding that while they have not raised taxes, they may have to at some point.
Fast said Goessel is even more dependent on property taxes than most districts because it has primarily residential and farming land. There is very little industry or other businesses to pay taxes to support the schools, so more burden is put on local taxpayers.
Goessel also recently passed a bond issue to make major school improvements, so residents there will see a property tax increase to pay for that regardless.
While state officials point to reductions in income tax, and say they are cutting taxes, the result is that schools get less money from the state.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – It's official: Doug Marrone is the Buffalo Bills' new coach.
The franchise released the announcement via text message on Monday. A news conference at the team's facility will follow.
Hired after going 25-25 in four seasons at Syracuse, Marrone agreed to the contract on Sunday. The 48-year-old from the Bronx takes over a week after Chan Gailey was fired following three consecutive losing seasons.
Marrone becomes the Bills' fifth coach in 12 years, and inherits a franchise that newly promoted team president Russ Brandon described as having a "tarnished" reputation.
Buffalo's 13-season playoff drought is the NFL's longest active streak, and the team has not had a winning record since 2004, when it finished 9-7.
Marrone is described as a no-nonsense disciplinarian. He has seven seasons of NFL coaching experience as an assistant.
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The occupations that our ancestors followed are many and varied. There are the ones from the rural areas and ones pursued in the cities. There are even those who left the farms and journeyed to the cities for employment.
Oloff Hanson left Sweden and became a fisherman in Michigan City, Indiana and served in the Union Army before moving his family to Chicago where he became a laborer. One of his daughters would later found a candy factory in Chicago. His granddaughter Mable would marry the grandson of two other immigrants from Sweden.
Leopold Peterson and Carolina Neilsson both left Sweden for Boston, Massachusetts where they met and married in 1873. Leopold was a carpenter and cabinet maker in Boston. By 1880 they had relocated to Chicago where Leopold worked as a car builder for the Pullman Company. One of his sons followed in the Pullman tradition and another became a policeman for the Chicago Park District.
Robert Ferguson left Edinburg, Scotland about 1660 and settled in Charles Parish, Virginia. According to some reports he was reputedly a lawyer. In Virginia he became a land owner and farmer of sorts. The family moved over time traveling from Virginia, to South Carolina, then to Indiana and ultimately ending their journey in Jasper County, Illinois. Not every family member completed each move so there are members of this family scattered over several states. The members of the Illinois settlers were also farmers until the 1920s when they began migrating to the cities in search of more reliable income. This family also provided soldiers in every war beginning with the War for Independence.
Arriving in the United States much later, Frederich and Johan Sempsrott landed in Cincinnati, Ohio about 1845 and married Anna Steinfort there before moving to Ripley, Indiana learning to farm. When Frederich first arrived he had been trained as an apprentice cigar maker. In 1863 the family moved further west and settled in Jasper County, Illinois where they continued to farm. Once again family members began moving to the cities around 1920 for a better life.
It was 27 Mar 1920 that the Ferguson and Sempsrott families would merge with the marriage of Murl Ferguson and Naomi Sempsrott. Shortly after the marriage the couple would move to Chicago where work for the railroad was available. Murl's half-brother Byrl would leave the farm to find work on the railroad thereby continuing the move to the city. There are still descendants of each family in Jasper County, Illinois and some may very well still be farming and I suspect they are working some of the same lands their ancestors farmed in the 1860s.


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So what then uniquely and most genuinely distinguishes Christianity from all other faiths, systems, philosophies and beliefs?
But cannot this even be seen in an eastern light since the concept of Logos or spermatikos logos itself is borrowed from Hellenistic philosophy and is even present in eastern philosophy, is this then too in anyway unique?
Divine Incarnations can be found outside of Christianity as well...
I suppose all of the metaphysical components of incarnation are probably not addressed as thoroughly as they may be in Christianity and therefore it is difficult to confirm the allegations you make. Nonetheless, divine incarnations, do exist outside of Christianity and these incarnations do in fact seem real enough.
I think I'd have to disagree as these divine incarnations experience birth, suffering and death just like real humans do. And just because they haven't been thought out metaphysically really doesn't mean much as the metaphysical theology we have inherited today is an outgrowth of the Orthodox response to heretical developments of the time, rather than an active probing into divine mysteries, a practise the fathers were much averse to and only indulged in reluctantly in order to respond to innovators.
1. Christ rose from the dead. I haven't heard or seen that in any other faith, reincarnation certainly is not the same.
3. The virgin birth. (I haven't heard that one in other faiths)
4. A gospel of suffering, "Deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow me." I don't see the ascetic practices of other faiths as being the same thing.
5. The implication in the above, that we can "help" Christ carry His cross; "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church..."  The idea of redemptive suffering, whereby graces are released as we offer our suffering to Him on behalf of other souls.
11. Our God has taken on the form of man, and made Himself subject to man in the incarnation, to set an example for us on how we must live.
12. An absolute moral law,(most faiths that I am aware of don't have a concept of sin, just mistakes and bad judgement)  the concept of sin, the sinner and forgiveness of sin.
One thing that I believe is actually novel about Christianity is the Trinity.
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author=pensateomnia Uhhhhhhh....Tammuz? Osiris? Mithras? Depending on the myth, Dionysus and Hades too. Dying and rising gods, godmen and divine-like men are very, very common in both Ancient Near Eastern religions and the Hellenistic world.What is different here is that this is historical fact, there were verified eye witness accounts. This is not a myth that has been perpetuated, but a solidly documented historical event (via witnesses).Isis supposedly gave parthenogenetic birth to Horus. This again was a historical event with witnesses, the three wisemen, the documented facts of the census, the slaughter of the innocents. The historical details that prove it is not a myth.
What is also unique, are the Messianic prophesies in the Scriptures that fortell this event, event by event.
I would be careful about this kind of approach to faith... A proper answer to this question is not found in the "real historical Jesus"
Sorry for the misunderstanding, here I was referring to the inerrancy of Scripture, the prophetic passages and written eye witness accounts in the New Testament. Ultimately, one must of course have faith (a grace given from God) to believe that the Scriptures are the inerrant Word of God. For those who have not yet received this grace, God has most graciously provided us with archaeological discoveries, that many times bear witness to the accuracy of Scripture. Thanks be to God for His forbearance and mercy with our weakness.
Anyone can observe an event: Jesus died. But to say that Jesus, the One Born of Mary, is the Incarnate Word of God and that this Crucified One is Lord — that is an interpretation of the event and an explanation of Who He is and what His deeds mean. Our Faith is based on that Apostolic interpretive confession.But it's the ApApostolicnterpretation of these Scriptures and our application of these prophesies to Jesus' life and death that is paramount. Other people read/know the same texts, and yet don't apply them likewise.
But Christ, the incarnation of the Word, did touch matter, He bacame fully human for the purpose of lifting humanity up to Himself, to save us for of His boundless Love.
I understand the importance of the Apostolic interpretation. But I do not believe we should give the impression that the simple lay person cannot understand God's Word through the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit.
Dear Pensateomnia,I do agree with you I guess I was assuming that with the faith to believe the Scriptures are God's Word, comes the faith to recognize The Pearl.In any case, I believe as you do.Peace
If anyone, therefore, reads the Scriptures in this way, he will find in them the Word concerning Christ, and a foreshadowing of the new calling. For Christ is the "treasure which was hidden in the field" (Matt. 13:44), that is, in this world -- for "the field is the world" (Matt 13:38) -- [a treasure] hidden in the Scriptures, for he was indicated by means of types and parables, which could not be understood by men prior to the consummation of those things which had been predicted, that is, the advent of the Lord. And therefore it was said to Daniel the prophet, "Shut up the words, and seal the book, until the time of consummation, until many learn and knowledge abounds. For, when the dispersion shall be accomplished, they shall know all these things" (Dan 12:4, 7). And Jeremiah also says, "In the last days they shall understand these things" (Jer 23:20). For every prophecy, before its fulfillment, is nothing but an enigma and ambiguity to men; but when the time has arrived, and the prediction has come to pass, then it has an exact exposition (lit. exegesis). And for this reason, when at this present time the Law is read by the Jews, it is like a myth, for they do not possess the explanation (lit. exegesis) of all things which pertain to the human advent of the Son of God; but when it is read by Christians, it is a treasure, hid in a field, but brought to light by the cross of Christ, and explained, both enriching the understanding of men, and showing forth the wisdom of God, and making known his dispensations with regard to man, and prefiguring the kingdom of Christ, and preaching in anticipation the good news of the inheritance of the holy Jerusalem, and proclaiming beforehand that the man who loves God shall advance so far as even to see God, and hear his word, and be glorified, from hearing his speech, to such an extent, that others will not be able to behold his glorious countenance (cf. 2 Cor 3:7), as was said by Daniel, "Those who understand shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and many of the righteous as the stars for ever and ever" (Dan 12:3). Thus it will be, if anyone read the Scriptures in this manner which I have shown.
1. most people don't really pay attention to the interpretative methods that are being employed by the Apostles. 2. lots of reading of the Scripture as a "field" in which Christ can be encountered. (That's a pretty radical exegetical method!)3. Here's the famous quote from St. Irenaeus that explains this method. Read it a few times. It's quite precisely worded and very beautiful (and Irenaeus uses the very exegetical method he is explaining as he goes):
Many will claim that it is the Christian ethic which makes it stand out from other religions, however, one can find the golden rule and even the love of enemy in many ancient traditions which predate Christianity.Miracles and prophecies are also held claim by many faiths.So what then uniquely and most genuinely distinguishes Christianity from all other faiths, systems, philosophies and beliefs?
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Parts of Yates County were severely hit by heavy rains and thunder & lightning storms Tuesday evening. Some roads are closed and many may be covered with debris causing hazardous travel. Streets and yards in Penn Yan and Branchport in the Town of Jerusalem may be covered with water and debris causing a danger for anyone walking there. With more heavy rains forecast for our area, exercise caution in flooded areas due to potentially dangerous conditions.
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• Turn off your electricity at home – If you have to evacuate your home, follow steps to secure your home as best you can. Turn off the electricity, turn off your water, unplug electrical appliances, and turn off propane (if you have propane for an energy source). If you have natural gas, you may want to check with your supplier before turning that off, as it may take a while to have the professionals come to restore the natural gas supply.
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How can my fiancé and I prepare for our wedding night in a God-honoring way? We are both virgins, and I can honestly say that our deepest desire is to please and honor God with our relationship. We also want our relationship to be an example to others.
What is a responsible way to be preparing for the time when we can become one? My fiancé says that, closer to the date of our marriage, we should talk about what our expectations are so that we don't come together with very different ideas of what our wedding night would be like. (Whether or not it's necessary to consummate the marriage the first night, etc.) At this point, I don't really know what my expectations are or how much I should be trying to define them!
I don't have a very clear idea of how we can best talk and think about our wedding night without exploring things we shouldn't.
It's wise to be aware of the need to discuss expectations about your honeymoon, and specifically sex, with your fiancé, as well as to wonder about the timing and content of those conversations prior to the wedding. But don't have the conversation too soon or you'll only create opportunities for temptation. It's amazing how erotic just talking about sex can be.
I would also recommend not having the conversation alone. At a minimum you should talk with your fiancé about expectations during your premarital counseling. That's a common topic covered by most pastors before the wedding. If what you're able to cover with your pastor seems inadequate, you could talk separately with a same-sex mentor about specific questions or concerns you have.
A candid conversation with an older married woman you trust would be helpful a few weeks before the wedding. You really don't need much time to prepare. And your fiancé will need even less. He should have a similar talk with a man he trusts (ideally you would be talking to married spouses) a few days before the wedding. Any sooner than that will just leave him tempted to fantasize.
I recommend finding a mentor couple now, if you don't already have one. There are lots of things to talk through before the wedding beyond expectations for sex; doing so with a husband and wife who have a good marriage is invaluable.
Be careful not to overdo it. A little preparation before the wedding will go a long way. You can anticipate a honeymoon full of the time and privacy you'll need to explore, discover and practice — that's what it's for, or used to be, when bride and groom were virgins. And when the honeymoon's over, you'll have a lifetime together to learn about sex and get good at having it.
Share expectations about when you'll consummate, but try not to have them about specifics. It takes time to learn what delights the other. I know many couples find they're too tired after a long day of wedding activities to attempt first-time intimacy the minute they close the door of their honeymoon suite. There's no rule that says you have to. Maybe you'll get to your room early enough that you could take a nap first (that's what we did). If not, and you're exhausted, wait till the next day when you can be fresh and rested for each other. (I have heard of brides too afraid to ever consummate on the honeymoon. I would not personally recommend putting it off till after the honeymoon, nor, I suspect, would your fiancé like that idea! Hopefully you won't either.) When bride and groom both have an attitude of service, sweet and passionate intimacy is the result.
One of the best words of advice we received came a week after the wedding. In the card attached to one gift, our newlywed friends wrote, "relax and enjoy the process. It took us a few months to figure things out." That advice, even "that long" after the wedding, was a relief. It was OK that we were still "figuring things out." No pressure to perform.
A few months before the wedding, I read The Art of Natural Family Planning and then gave my marked up copy to Steve to read. Whether you decide to follow that method or opt for birth control, the information in that book about fertility and how a woman's body works is invaluable for both husband and wife. The book provided lots of occasions for us to talk about what in the book we agreed with, what we disagreed with and our philosophy of marriage and sex and family in the context of a biblical worldview.
For answers to our more practical, physiological questions, we read The Gift of Sex, by Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner, when we got back from our honeymoon. Also helpful was Intimate Issues by Linda Dillow and Loraine Pintus.
Before my wedding, I asked my mentor if she would recommend any books to "prepare." She said, "We didn't want to read any books, we wanted to write our own." That was the permission I needed to put the books down when they got overwhelming.
But I also needed permission to pick them back up again. After 25 years of working so hard to not think sexual thoughts, it felt a little sneaky to be reading such explicit information. That's why we stuck with books written by respected Christian authors. Our culture has much to say in praise of sex done wrong, but when it comes to doing it right, it's virtually silent.
The more you save for the honeymoon, the better it will be! Have fun, enjoy one another and this wonderful gift. And relax, most of what you need to know can be learned together after the wedding.


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The coming month, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra promises adventurous concerts, as well as some tried-and-true favorites, and it all kicks off with an opera legend lending her voice to a community effort.
Soprano Kathleen Battle is performing at 8 p.m. Friday, March 8, in a program titled "Underground Railroad: An Evening of Spirituals.' The program commemorates an art form that was born out of slavery and transformed into highly coded messages explaining how to use the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom. After the Civil War, the Fisk College Jubilee Singers brought the spiritual to general audiences during a national tour that raised money for the school. Since then, it has become a part of American culture, performed by musicians of all races.
Battle will make her BPO debut with this concert, conducted by Michael Morgan and featuring the New Beginning Vocal Ensemble, led by Ella Robinson. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the African American Heritage Corridor, which is comprised of the Colored Musicians Club, the Nash House, and the Michigan Street Baptist Church, itself a stop on the Underground Railroad. The BPO's donation will be matched by the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo.
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Béla Fleck has singlehandedly redefined the place of the banjo in modern music. His genre-defying Flecktones have built a devoted following and have performed to more than half a million people annually since the beginning of the millennium. He has earned 14 Grammy awards and has been nominated in more categories than any other musician or group. Fleck will be the guest artist on the BPO's most adventurous program this season, bringing to the BPO his own concerto for banjo and orchestra titled "The Imposter."
This is such a rare musical combination that he knows of only one other, written in the 1960s for Pete Seeger. Matthew Kraemer will conduct this concert, which also features two other BPO premieres: the US premiere of Christos Papageorgiou's "Pyrrichios (War Dance)" and Delius' "Florida Suite." The M&T Bank Classics series concert will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 16, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17.
Augustin Hadelich is in the midst of a very busy season of orchestral debuts nationwide. He has made impressive debuts at Tanglewood, with the New York Philharmonic, the Toronto Symphony and the National Symphony. He will make his BPO debut at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24. The 29-year-old violinist has won an Avery Fisher Career Grant, Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in the UK. Though worthy feats for anyone, they are all the more remarkable because Hadelich's career nearly ended when, at age 15, he was seriously burned during a tractor fuel fire on his family's farm. Although doctors told him there was a possibility he'd never play again, he went on to enter Juilliard at age 20 and fulfill his lifelong dream of a career in music. He will be performing the ever-popular Brahms' "Violin Concerto in D Major" on a program that includes John Adams' "The Chairman Dances" and Dvorak's "Symphony No. 7." The M&T Bank Classics Series concert will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24.
FlautistCarol Wincenc will join the BPO to present a world-premiere flute concerto written especially for her by composer Geoffrey Gordon, himself a former Western New Yorker. The piece is said to conjure up a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and is orchestrated with a piano, celeste and a very rich percussion section with more than 16 types of instruments. The program also features Rachmaninoff's "Third Symphony" and Chabrier's "Suite Pastorale." The concert will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 5, and at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6, as part of the M&T Bank Classics Series.
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13 comments:
- the other emily said...
I like the new blog design - I was definitely fond of the old one too, but this one's a little easier to read, especially on an iphone.
I actually have an heirloom dress form too! Mine was my grandmother's, and was made to her measurements in the early sixties. Unfortunately I can't really use it for fitting as we're not quite the same size - I'm too busty, she's too hippy! - but I love using it to model pieces for my etsy shop. Her name is Marge :)
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- January 9, 2011 at 9:40 AM
- Between Laundry Days said...
Ah, Matilda is adorable! I love that you re-style her every day.
And I love the new layout! The header is lovely.
- January 9, 2011 at 9:43 AM
- Ana - Toil and Trouble said...
oh yay, I'd been hoping you'd post pictures of your shop! Looks great!
I like the new blog layout, your new header is very pretty.
- January 9, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- Charlie, Feminine Bravery said...
The blog looks great, really fresh and clean! and the idea of showing what matilda wore is lovely!
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- January 9, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- Sophi said...
I love the new design! The old one still very much felt like a blogger template--this one feels more original and personal.
Dressing Matilda seems like such a fun thing to do each day! And you have no idea how much it makes me want to visit your shop. I really need to do some cute outfits around vintage sweatshirts--I have a few, but I just never feel like styling them up. Thanks for the inspiration :)
- January 9, 2011 at 1:54 PM
- Morgan and Lua said...
I like the new layout! Sometimes little changes like this can help move you through a funk too. It's nice to get in there and freshen things up every once in a while. Hope you're starting to feel better.
- January 9, 2011 at 1:55 PM
- Cassandra said...
How cute! Sometimes I wish I could work at a vintage shop or even just a general clothing store so I could dress up the mannequins. Is that weird, haha?
And I love the new layout! It feels really fresh and clean. Especially the banner. That is a really great picture of you!
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- January 9, 2011 at 3:19 PM
- veronika, tick tock vintage. said...
i love the new layout! it looks so light and crisp.
it's adorable that your mom fitting your wedding dress on matilda. my dressform is such a POS and i'm usually on the verge of lighting it on fire and throwing it out the window.
- January 9, 2011 at 3:53 PM
I like the new header. And Matilda has quite the personality. You come up with such wonderful sweatshirt finds.
- January 9, 2011 at 4:17 PM
- Kimberellie said...
Did I tell you I dreamed that I visited your shop? I did. And it was great. :-D
LOVE Matilda. Gosh, it must be INCREDIBLY fun to have a shop. I've always said I would hate to own my own business (I'm allergic to running things/responsibility). But you are almost making me change my mind!
- January 9, 2011 at 4:59 PM
digging the new layout! and that header is fantastic...new changes for a new year. a fresh start. i like it! :)
- January 9, 2011 at 7:57 PM
- Mariña " La Marquesa" said...
very happy to discover your blog!!! I like it so much!!!
- January 10, 2011 at 3:40 AM
- Robyn said...
My dress form is named Judy. She wears a vintage kimono most of the time.
- January 10, 2011 at 8:33 PM


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On Monday April 21 at 11:00AM Doug McDougall and I started out from Bruin Lake paddling thru Watson, Patterson and Woodburn Lakes. We then started up the Portage Creek. It was marshy very much the same as the Portage or Hell Creek outlet. It was clear sailing except for a few log jams and low bridges to Unadilla.
After ice cream and a short break at the Unadilla store we continued upstream. The creek was full with a good current to paddle up and of course the log jams and low bridges and a couple of shallow fast places and an old dam in Williamsville made things interesting. We paddled south on Williamsville Lake and into Ellsworth Lake crossing under Bowdish Road. Then paddling out the northwest corner of Ellsworth Lake we paddled up the creek to some small culverts where we portaged up and over. We continued up the creek to Bowdish Road and because it was getting dark we decided to start our portage on wheels there.
My Note: In 1990 Verlen arrived at this spot and continued up the creek through McIntyre Lake. Then he came back down and informed me that a little beyond the lake on the left bank was what looked to him like a portage head. Who else in the whole world was more qualified than Verlen to identify a portage? His portage on wheels was on top of my 1986 Chevrolet Caprice Brougham. I took him over to Moeckle Road where he put back in and paddled down the Portage River to the Grand, pulling out at the Maple Grove Road DNR site.


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Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White is expected to paint a picture of a man with a complicated personal life who was essentially without a home for nearly a year when he defends himself against voter fraud allegations during an Indiana Recount Commission hearing.
But White's tale of what he calls efforts to care for his son and respect the wishes of his then-fiancée may not hold sway with the commission, which is under a judge's order to decide whether he illegally voted in the May 2010 primary while registered at his ex-wife's address.
A ruling against White would invalidate his election and force his removal from office. He also could face jail time if convicted in a separate criminal case.
"I cannot believe I'm fighting for my life, my family, over something like this. It's tragic," White told The Associated Press during a Saturday interview at the Fishers condo he shares with his second wife, Michelle, and their children from previous marriages.
Tuesday's hearing comes a day after a federal judge denied White's request that his testimony before the Recount Commission be shielded from use in a separate criminal trial scheduled for August. White faces seven felony charges, including three counts of voter fraud. A conviction on any of the counts would be enough to remove him from office, and possibly put him in jail.
Judge Louis Rosenberg said there was no clear legal precedent for granting immunity if it had not been requested by prosecutors.
White has tried unsuccessfully to delay the commission hearing until after his criminal trial so he wouldn't risk incriminating himself.
The Indiana Democratic Party has pressed since September for a special investigation of White, arguing he was ineligible to run for secretary of state because he fraudulently registered to vote last year. The party contends White intentionally skirted the law to keep his seat on the Fishers Town Council after moving out of the district he represented.
Indiana law requires voters to have lived in their precinct for at least 30 days before the next general, municipal, or special election. White has previously acknowledged the voting error, chalking it up to his busy schedule and new marriage.
Democratic Party Chairman Dan Parker called White's story of personal strife "a figment of Charlie's imagination."
"Tomorrow is judgment day and he cannot duck and dodge any more from the facts," Parker said Monday.
Dan Sigler, a special prosecutor for White's criminal case, said he was "shocked" that White was talking publicly at all. He declined further comment.
White's ex-wife, Nicole Mills, described White as essentially homeless for a year starting in May 2009.
"He was living out of his car. He literally had a lot of his clothes in his car. He ate out of his car. That's where most of his possessions were," Mills said.
White and Mills told the AP that the allegations against him ignore a complicated personal life in which White was trying to raise his now-10-year-old son, William, plan his second marriage and campaign for the job of the state's top elections official.
Mills said White left his apartment in May 2009 to save money for a new home. He reasoned, she said, that he spent most of his time on the road campaigning anyway.
Mills said she told White he could stay at her house in the meantime, which would allow him to see William more. Mills said she gave him full access to her home and said he could have his mail sent there.
White bought the condo he now shares with second wife, Michelle, on the east side of Fishers in February 2010. She and her three children moved in first; he said he joined them after the two married on May 28, 2010, because she didn't want to live together until they were married.
Michelle White, who was present during the AP's interview with her husband, also said she asked that the two not live together before they were married.
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White voted in the May 2010 primary using Mills' address. A month later, he formally filed to run for secretary of state and listed his residence as the new condo. But he said he still listed his ex-wife's house as his mailing address because that's where most of his mail had been going.
In September 2010, Fishers Democratic attorney Greg Purvis publicly accused White of voter fraud. A Hamilton County grand jury indicted him this March.
White has resisted calls to step down while the criminal case is pending. The Republican-led Indiana Recount Commission, which initially dismissed Democrats' challenge to White's candidacy, was ordered by a Marion County judge in April to rehear the case.


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From their leaves' famous role providing as cover for Adam and Eve's unmentionables to the Newtons of your childhood, figs have a long and varied cultural history. They are curiously exotic in their ripened state, plucked from trees with wide, iconic leaves. Fresh figs are a sticky harbinger of late summer, both subtle and sweet to taste, and they pair well with a delicate slice of prosciutto and a glass of wine -- a grown up alternative to the cookies of youth
A Brief History
Also known as the common fig (Ficus carica), this week's Real Food are the fruit of the ficus tree, which is native to the Middle East. While there are other varieties of ficus, F. carica is the variety that produces the well known fruit.
It's thought that figs were one of the first plants cultivated by humans. Their agricultural history stretches back at least 11,000 years to Mesopotamia in what is now known as the Middle East. And while we all know the story of Eve offering the apple to Adam in the Garden of Eden, it was likely a fig that proved all too tempting.
Perhaps owing to its biblical ties to shame and nudity, the fig has reputation for lasciviousness in Judeo/Christian folklore. But if you're a Buddhist, the fig tree (F. religiosa) is a symbol of spiritual growth, for it was under the ficus that the Buddha received enlightenment while meditating. It is an odd duality that the fig would figure negatively as the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge, but the tree of enlightenment for the Buddhists.
As an aside, I spent way too much time tumbling down an internet rabbit hole while researching the, shall we say, less polite references to figs. Although this is not the place to recount the fig's ancient association to obscenity and female genitalia, it seemed too fascinating to pass up a brief mention. I instead invite you all to Google for yourself.
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- The fig tree is one of the two sacred trees of Islam.
- The fruit is actually an inverted flower.
- The Mediterranean fig, such as the Smyrna fig, has a co-evolutionary relationship with the fig wasp that goes back at least 80 million years. Without the help of the wasp, pollination and thus reproduction would not happen. The two literally need each other to survive.
- Because of the unusual way in which the fig is pollinated -- the female fig wasp climbs through a tiny hole in the bottom of the fig called an ostiole so that she may lay her eggs in the fig, spreading pollen as she does -- there is an urban legend that the many small seeds in the fig are actually insect eggs. I know, gross. Luckily, that's not quite true. The fig wasp does indeed lay her eggs in the fig in an act called caprification, but she does so in the male caprifigs, which is different from the female figs that we eat. Whew. So, no, you're not crunching on fig wasp eggs.
- That said, there are self pollinating varieties of the fig tree, usually the kind that you can purchase from a local nursery, that do not require this co-evolutionary relationship. However, the most popular variety of figs grown in the US, the green Calimyrna, does require caprification in order to pollinate. More on this here and here.
Figs grow both in the ground and containers, making them a great choice for backyard gardens. Once planted, they need two years before they are ready to bear fruit. They also need full sunlight and well drained, fertile soil that is slightly acidic. While fig trees grow well in a climate keeping with their Mediterranean and Middle Eastern origins, they can be grown in more temperate locations. Just make sure they are protected from harsh cold or winds as they will die in temperatures that fall below 20 F. In addition they favor drier conditions over wet.
You can harvest the fruit of your fig tree when the figs are soft and are easily plucked. The skin of the fig may split as it ripens on the branch -- a sticky sweet sign that it's ready for consumption. Note that figs stop ripening once they are removed from the tree so be sure not to harvest too early.
Environmental Impact
Generally grown in California for the wider agricultural market, the first harvest of the season arrives mid summer and starts arriving in supermarkets shortly thereafter. A second harvest occurs in late summer and into October. Black Mission figs, a variety synonymous with later harvests, are sought after for their sweeter taste.
As figs are not monocropped or over consumed, the agricultural production of figs doesn't have the same impact as, say, its Biblical counterpart, the apple. Figs are rather hearty in dry conditions and therefore don't require a massive input of water. But it is best to eat local figs when you can, as shipping figs from California's San Joaquin Valley (or from abroad) to distant points around the US does add a lot of food miles and thus petroleum use.
For those of us who live in Brooklyn, an area with a rich immigrant history, late summer is known as fig time in the borough of Kings. Those who are lucky enough to have a backyard, fig trees planted by long ago Italian immigrants still bear fruit. According to a recent New York Times article, the trees survive the urban winter because of ambient heat trapped in the concrete -- heat that shelters trees that would otherwise die off in the cold.
Figs are a good source of vitamin K and the minerals calcium, magnesium, potassium and manganese. If fact, figs contain one of the highest source of plant based calcium. Figs are also a great source of antioxidants.
What to Look For
As most people don't have figs growing in on their property, alas, most of us will have to seek them out in our local markets. Look for soft but not mushy fruit that is indicative of ripeness and flavor. Hard fruit will not continue to ripen. If the figs have a sour smell, they are past their peak.
Figs come in both green varieties such as the Kalamata and dark purple or brown varieties known as Black Mission, Brown Turkey and Chicago Hardy.
What To Do With It
Figs will keep for a week in the fridge in a container, but they are very delicate and should be consumed as soon as possible. If you have an abundance of figs, they can be dehydrated and stored in an airtight container for months.
Figs require little prep work for cooking other than a rinse and the removal of the stem. They can be roasted, baked into pies, tossed into salads, made into jam or stuffed in pork loins with herbs.
Figs with Mascarpone and Honey
While there are many recipes for fig tarts and the like, sometimes it's best not to fuss with what nature intended. Ripened figs are delightful unadorned, but go to the next level with a small dollop of mascarpone cheese and a drizzle of honey. Split your figs in half and top the rose colored fleshy inside with the soft cheese and honey. Other ideas include goat cheese instead of mascarpone, a slice of prosciutto and a pinch of minced rosemary.
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McMillan Running: Online Distance Running Resource and Coach!
Amby Burfoot, the editor of Runner's World magazine said, "Greg McMillan is one of the best and smartest distance-running coaches in America." Greg McMillan is a nice guy too, he shares his running knowledge and coaching skills with the world through his site, McMILLAN RUNNING. His RUNNING CALCULATOR is more fun than video game! Also, be sure to check out his Non-Profit Post-Collegiate Elite Running Team at McMILLAN ELITE. They are based in Flagstaff, AZ and they run fast!
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About 10 years ago, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary President Chuck Kelley introduced his wife Rhonda at an event. He quipped to the crowd that she had three spiritual gifts not listed in the Bible: sleeping, shopping and talking. The joke was well-received by the crowd, and Rhonda Kelley found herself drawn to the relationship between talking and many of the spiritual gifts addressed in Scripture.
This interest eventually culminated into a new book, "Talking is a Gift: Communication Skills for Women." The book, co-written by Monica Rose Brennan, serves as a communication tool for women seeking to minister to other women. B&H Academics released the book Feb. 1.
After that humorous introduction, Kelly later began reading 1 Peter 4. She focused on the words "If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God." They helped compel her study of the link between verbal communication and many of the spiritual gifts.
"So many of the spiritual gifts like teaching, administration, exhortation and mercy must use words to minister to others," Kelley said. "That resonated in my heart and mind. Talking is a gift. It is a gift that God gives us to minister to others."
Based on her teaching experience in the women's ministry program at the seminary, Kelley had found that a textbook for women's public speaking courses was needed at seminaries and Christian colleges. For years most of the public speaking textbooks specifically targeting women have been written from a secular perspective. Most of the "speaking" books from a Christian perspective targeted men and focused on preaching, she said.
"One of the reasons I felt it was so important to have a public speaking book written by a woman for women is because men and women are different and we communicate differently," Kelley said.
When B&H Academic published its first academic book for women's ministry in 2008 -- "Women Leading Women" by Jaye Martin and Terri Stovall -- Kelley wrote a proposal for "Talking is a Gift" and ultimately secured a publishing deal. "Talking is a Gift" is the second women-focused publication by B&H Academic.
As Kelley fleshed out the details of the book, she began to think about the advantages a co-author could bring to the project. She immediately thought of Brennan, who teaches women's ministry at Liberty University. Kelley knew that Brennan would bring a unique perspective to the project. Not only is she from a younger generation, she also teaches on the collegiate level.
Kelley and Brennan help provide a general foundation for communication and discuss the gender dynamics of communication. B&H Academics supplemented the book with QR codes and links to online bonus material. The web-based material gives readers access to videos of Kelley and Brennan explaining key communication issues related to women.
Women's ministry classes at The Baptist College of Florida, the University of Mobile, Ouachita Baptist University and Liberty University have begun using the book this semester. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary will begin using the book during March workshops.
"Talking is a Gift" is available for purchase through LifeWay Christian Stores and Amazon in hardback and electronic form. For more information, visit www.talkingisagift.com or "like" the "Talking is a Gift" page on Facebook.
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In France, savory "cake" is often served with aperitifs, but a lightly toasted and buttered slice pairs especially well with a salad. I could use an aperitif right about now...although I just ate lunch. I could use a digestif right about now.
I'm going to keep this one in mind for picnics, cocktail parties, or as a hostess gift. And for John, to go with his beer.


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Kimberly Nurseries Helps Family of Deployed Soldier
Recently, Kimberly Nurseries decided to help the community in a big way, by giving someone in need a yard makeover. They selected Beth Malina, a single mother whose son has been deployed to Iraq. Hit the jump to see a gallery of before and after images, as well as a short video.
Kimberly Nurseries decided that they would help out the community by showing their appreciation and support for the families of men and women in the armed forces, serving overseas. Beth Malina, a single mother of a son in Iraq, relied on her son to help around the house as she worked full time as well, and with her son away, time to keep up the yard was in short supply. Kimberly Nurseries headed over with their tools and expertise to show her that community still means something to them in our Magic Valley.