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(NaturalNews) The Obama Administration's 2013 national budget proposal includes an unconstitutional mandate that insurance companies provide full coverage for birth control drugs and treatments, including sterilizations and drugs that induce abortions. And in defense of the proposed plan, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius actually told a House panel recently that the costs associated with the mandate will be offset by an overall population reduction brought about by the measures.
"The reduction in the number of pregnancies compensates for the cost of contraception," alleged Sebelius at the hearing, parroting the same claims made by Mr. Obama several weeks ago in defense of the scam, which is really just Big Brother interfering with the private health coverage choices of companies and their employees.
When asked by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Penn.) who will be paying for the mandate, Sebelius responded by claiming that a lower birth rate will basically save everyone money in the long run. Not content with this bogus and illogical answer, Rep. Murphy pressed Sebelius on the issue further, only to have her respond with a talking point about how contraception is "a critical preventive health benefit for women and for their children."
You can watch a clip from the hearing where this dialogue took place here: http://cnsnews.com
Besides the constitutionality issues surrounding the mandate, many religious groups are also up in arms over what they say is an infringement on the First Amendment rights of those that will be required to comply with providing free abortion drugs at the government's directive. Such contraceptive measures violate the faiths and value systems of many who will be required to comply with the mandate or else face prosecution and fines.
"[T]he birth control mandate […] allows the Secretary to mandate that all health plans cover any service that the Secretary places on a list of 'preventive' services," said Douglas Johnson, Legislative Director of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC). "There is nothing in the law to prevent the Secretary from placing abortion, assisted suicide, or any other additional services on the preventive services list."
There is also no proof that lowering the birth rate via the mandate actually saves insurance companies or anyone else any money, otherwise they would already be voluntarily providing such services without a mandate. So in reality, the mandate appears to be just one more point of control for the government to manipulate and reduce the population.
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ANKARA, Turkey
(AP) -- The suicide bomber who struck the U.S. Embassy in Ankara spent five years in prison on terrorism charges but was released after being diagnosed with a hunger strike-related brain disorder, officials said Saturday.
The bomber, identified as 40-year-old leftist militant Ecevit Sanli, killed himself and a Turkish security guard on Friday, in what U.S. officials said was a terrorist attack. Sanli was armed with TNT and also detonated a hand grenade, officials said.
The U.S. flag at the embassy flew at half-staff and already tight security was increased. Police sealed off a street in front of the security checkpoint where the explosion knocked a door off its hinges and littered the road with debris. Police vehicles were parked in streets surrounding the building.
Sanli's motives were still unclear. He had been a member of the outlawed Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front, or DHKP-C, which has claimed responsibility for assassinations and bombings since the 1970s but has been relatively quiet in recent years. Compared to al Qaida, it has not been seen as a strong terrorist threat.
Officials said Sanil was arrested in 1997 for alleged involvement in attacks on the police headquarters and a military guesthouse in Istanbul and jailed on charges of membership in the group. While in prison awaiting trial, he took part in a major hunger strike that led to the deaths of dozens of inmates, according to a statement from the Ankara governor's office. The protesters opposed a maximum-security system in which prisoners were held in small cells instead of large wards.
Sanli was released in 2002 after being diagnosed with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a malnutrition-related brain illness that affects vision, muscle coordination and memory and that can cause hallucinations. Sanli fled Turkey after his release and was wanted by Turkish authorities, the statement said. He was convicted in absentia in 2002.
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The Ankara governor's office, citing the findings of a bomb squad that inspected the site, said Sanli had used 6 kilograms of TNT for the suicide attack and also detonated a hand grenade. Officials had earlier said that the bomber detonated a suicide vest at the checkpoint on the outer perimeter of the compound.
The guard who was killed was standing outside the checkpoint. A Turkish TV journalist was seriously wounded and two other guards had lighter wounds
The attack drew quick condemnation from Turkey, the U.S., Britain and other nations, and officials from both Turkey and the U.S. pledged to work together to fight terrorism.
It was the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months. On Sept. 11, 2012, terrorists attacked a U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. The attackers in Libya were suspected to have ties to Islamist extremists, and one is in custody in Egypt.
U.S. diplomatic facilities in Turkey have been targeted previously by terrorists. In 2008, an attack blamed on al-Qaida-affiliated militants outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul left three assailants and three policemen dead.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Oculus, you Slay me...
...literally. Can we have a mechanic change on the giant drakes that, when some party member is wandering around while mounted and the rest of the group is forging ahead on foot killing trash, that any drakes said slow, wandering, lost mounted party member decides to aggro DON'T all rush the healer and slaughter her into a branchy mess of broken twigs?
/boots fury warrior off the side of the ledge
I have a guildie who was cursed with getting Oculus as his random every day for about 4-5 days. As a dps with the long queue times, he didn't have much choice but to forge ahead with it each time. All too often, tanks or healers with faster queue times will simply drop group, leaving the rest of the party waiting for another 10-20 minutes for a new tank or healer to join who doesn't immediately run screaming from the party, themselves.
For each PuG Oculus, there is a very high likelihood of getting players who don't know their drakes' abilities, and don't bother reading what the drakes tell them. The greens kill themselves channeling heals without keeping their poison stack running, the reds don't bother killing whelps, the ambers don't trade shocks or, worse, don't use time stop on the enrages. And then so very many of them don't run away when giant, pulsing, exploding orbs come out and annihilate them.
And all too often, they blame someone other than themselves. Usually the healer. "I could've survived that enrage if I got heals!" "I could've survived the orbs if I got heals!" "I could've survived channeling heals to that other guy if you had healed me!" "Those whelps wouldn't be a problem if you healed everyone!"
Healers are used to this. Healers tend to be blamed for others dieing while they're standing in flamestrikes, shadow zones, cleaves, or molten hot lava. It doesn't make it any less bearable when it's a PuG oculus.
There are also the occasional bugs, like hitting the instance reset timer while your healer is dead and ghosted outside of the instance, and thus s/he is unable to come back in since they didn't get the option to re-save themselves, and then when they drop to let you get a new healer, the new healer gets a fresh instance as well, despite being in your party. Oh, that was fun.
Now, you can always take the time to teach a group how to use their drakes. I have done this, it took about 4 wipes on the Ley-Guardian and some keen eyes to spot all the problems, as well as some mid-combat hastily typed alerts into party chat. It requires the group to be willing to learn, though, and someone in the party willing and with the patience to teach (without bashing the others for their inexperience). Some days I am willing; others I just want it to be over with as quickly as possible. Some groups are willing; others just want to blame everyone else but themselves.
But why do I go on about all of this, now, when there's much happier news with the Plagueworks being released in ICC?
Because Blizzard's staff has heard the angry cries, and is throwing out a carrot:
To encourage players not to shy away from the many invigorating adventures to be had in The Oculus, we have applied a change to enhance the rewards players are provided when selected for this dungeon via the Random Heroic option in the Dungeon Finder. Once Ley-Guardian Eregos is defeated, one loot bag per character will be provided in his chest in addition to the current rewards. Each loot bag will offer players rare gems, and a chance of being rewarded the Reins of the Blue Drake. These fine treasures could be yours should you honor your fellow party members by besting the challenges contained within The Oculus! Keep in mind, however, that these extra loot bags will only be awarded to each party member if Oculus is selected by the Dungeon Finder when players choose the Random Heroic option.
In light of this change, the Reins of the Azure Drake will now have a chance of dropping in both 10- and 25-player versions of The Eye of Eternity.
What's this? Blue gems, extra badges, and a mount chance?
Personally, the rare gems and triumph badges do not phase me in the slightest. I need epic gems and frost badges; the triumphs only add to my ever-growing stash of "convert these to gem-buying badges" and I can get those with a lot less hassle. The drake would be wonderful, but I think I would cry if I saw it go to some idiot who was earlier pulling drake aggro onto me and blaming me for his own "I'm standing in da orbs!" deaths.
I need a bigger carrot, I think, before I will accept Oculus pugs with anything but groans.
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That place is a cess pit. No amount of "finery" will make it any better.
I hate running it even if it's all guildies who know what they are doing. It's poorly paced, the mechanics are clumsy, and the encounters stink.
I wish they'd just wipe it off the face of Azeroth.
- January 5, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Chaous said...
I might be reading your last paragraph wrong but each person gets their own chance at the drake much like the polar bear mount in storm peaks. It can drop from the bag.
Unless you mean that the idiot who can't move because he's leet deeps gets it in his bag and you see it, in which case ignore me :P
- January 5, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Kae said...
Alexander, if it drops from the bag, I'll still die inside if the "lol u didn't heal me I died in orbs" guy gets the drake. :( Unless the drake pops out of the bag and eats him. Then I'd just laugh. But I don't think Blizz will give me that satisfaction.
Regarding the instance itself, I was told earlier this morning that it is possible for a well-geared player (iLevels) to solo Eregos on a green drake, by using the nightmare touch ability to reduce his damage when he enrages. I have my doubts... but I'm willing to give it a shot next time I get an insane group that wipes themselves.
- January 5, 2010 at 12:05 PM
- Chaous said...
Oh that would be cool to see. A solo Eregos.
oops, realized I need to change my display name here. Fix'd
- January 5, 2010 at 12:13 PM
- lissanna said...
Loot doesn't fix confusing drake mechanics that people don't understand.
Changing the instance to be more new-player-friendly would go a lot farther (like having access to all the abilities the entire instance so that you have a chance to get used to the controls before the final boss fight).
- January 5, 2010 at 3:35 PM
- Cassandri said...
See I always feel sorry for Blizzard when they try and make us like Oculus.
They're sooooo proud. Oculus is their little baby - it's their pride and joy.
One day they'll understand why it feels so clumsy. Dismount, check nobody still has random agro from a flying creature of death, kill a pack. Mount up. Fly somewhere and clear a platform. Fly back. Dismount, check nobody still has random agro from a flying creature of death...
Anyway, I vastly prefer Oculus as my Random Heroic than *shudder* ToC or HoR.
But yeah, usually someone drops group. I had one DPS warrior the other day just AFK and when we reached the first boss our party leader said "He wants us to Vote Kick him". I guess if you get voted off you don't suffer the debuff. Unfortunately his ploy worked :(
- January 5, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- Kae said...
"The Oculus had some additional changes made. The Planar Anomlies during the Eregos encounter will have a shorter duration and do reduced damage, some of the drakes above Varos's platform have been removed, and the drakes controlled by players will move a little faster."
Maybe these changes will help make the instance less of a complete headache.
- January 6, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Wouldn't you know it...my daily heroic last night was, you guessed it! Oculus!
I groaned as the screen loaded. But that little bag of goodies at the end kept me there (damn drake, damn 96 mounts).
Nobody left the group, pehaps that is because the tank and healer (Brade and I) stayed? And we ended up doing a good job of the zone. However, nothing is going to fix the poor pacing of the instance.
I got one yellow gem in my bag. No mount =(
- January 6, 2010 at 10:50 AM


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1. What is the importance of knowledge?
2. In what four ways may knowledge be obtained?
But the question recurs in another form: Could not man have been made acquainted with evil in some other way than by experience? There are four ways of knowing things, namely, by intuition, by observation, by experience, and by information received through sources accepted as positively truthful. An intuitive knowledge would be a direct apprehension, without the process of reasoning, or the necessity for proof. Such knowledge belongs only to the divine Jehovah, the eternal fountain of all wisdom and truth, who, of necessity and in the very nature of things, is superior to all his creatures. Therefore, man's knowledge of good and evil could not be intuitive. Man's knowledge might have come by observation, but in that event there must needs have been some exhibition of evil and its results for man to observe. This would imply the permission of evil somewhere, among some beings, and why not as well among men, and upon the earth, as among others elsewhere?
3. In which of these ways did Adam possess a knowledge of evil before he sinned?
Adam already had a knowledge of evil by information, but that was insufficient to restrain him from trying the experiment. Adam and Eve knew God as their Creator, and hence as the one who had the right to control and direct them; and God had said of the forbidden tree, "In the day thou eatest thereof, dying thou shalt die." They had, therefore, a theoretical knowledge of evil, though they had never observed or experienced its effects. Consequently, they did not appreciate their Creator's loving authority and his beneficent law, nor the dangers from which he thereby proposed to protect them. They therefore yielded to the temptation which God wisely permitted, the ultimate utility of which his wisdom had traced.
4. Where is the source of all true knowledge?
5. How is knowledge 'God's first gift to man'?
6. What is the relation between knowledge and faith?
7. Who only are counted 'worthy' to know 'the deep things of God'?
8. Is knowledge necessary to salvation ?
(Rom 10:17) So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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Many Christians, unwilling to believe that so many millions of ignorant infants and heathen will be eternally lost (which they have been taught means to be sent to a place of eternal and hopeless torment), insist, notwithstanding these Bible statements, that God will not condemn the ignorant. We admire their liberality of heart and their appreciation of God's goodness, but urge them not to be too hasty about discarding or ignoring Bible statements. God has a blessing for all, in a better way than through ignorance.
But do these act in accordance with their stated belief? No: though they profess to believe that the ignorant will be saved on account of their ignorance, they continue to send missionaries to the heathen at the cost of thousands of valuable lives and millions of money. If they all, or even half of them, would be saved through ignorance, it is doing them a positive injury to send missionaries to teach them of Christ; for only about one in a thousand believes, when the missionaries do go to them. If this idea be correct, it would be much better to let them remain in ignorance; for then a much larger proportion would be saved. Continuing the same line of argument, might we not reason that if God had left all men in ignorance, all would have been saved? If so, the coming and death of Jesus were useless, the preaching and suffering of apostles and saints were vain, and the so-called gospel, instead of being good news, is very bad news. The sending of missionaries to the heathen by those who believe the Calvinistic or fatalistic view of election, that the eternal destiny of each individual was unalterably fixed before he had an existence, is even more absurd and unreasonable.
But the Bible, which is full of the missionary spirit, does not teach that there are several ways of salvation--one way by faith, another by works, and another by ignorance. Neither does it teach the God-dishonoring doctrine of fatalism. While it shows every other door of hope closed against the race, it throws wide open the one, only door, and proclaims that whosoever will may enter into life; and it shows that all who do not now see or appreciate the blessed privilege of entering shall in due time be brought to a full knowledge and appreciation. The only way, by which any and all of the condemned race may come to God, is not by meritorious works, neither by ignorance, but by faith in the precious blood of Christ, which taketh away the sin of the world. (1 Peter 1:19; John 1:29) This is the Gospel, the good tidings of great joy, "which shall be unto ALL PEOPLE."
Suppose we now look at these things just as God tells us of them, and leave the clearing of his character to himself. Let us inquire, What has become of the one hundred and forty-two billions?
Whatever may have become of them, we may be sure they are not now in a condition of suffering; because, not only do the Scriptures teach that full and complete reward is not given to the Church until Christ comes, when he shall reward every man (Matt. 16:27), but that the unjust are to receive their punishment then also. Whatever may be their present condition, it cannot be their full reward; for Peter says, "The Lord knoweth how to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished" (2 Peter 2:9); and he will do so.
But the thought that so many of our fellow creatures should at any time be lost from lack of having had the knowledge which is necessary to salvation would be sad indeed to all who have a spark of love or pity. Then, too, there are numerous scriptures which it seems impossible to harmonize with all this. Let us see: In the light of the past and the present as the only opportunities, laying aside all hope through a restitution in the coming age, how shall we understand the statements, "God is love," and "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish"? (1 John 4:8; John 3:16) Would it not seem that if God loved the world so much he might have made provision, not only that believers might be saved, but also that all might hear in order to believe?
Again, when we read, "That was the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world" (John 1:9), our observation says, Not so; every man has not been enlightened; we cannot see that our Lord has lighted more than a few of earth's billions. Even in this comparatively enlightened day, millions of heathen give no evidence of such enlightenment; neither did the Sodomites, nor multitudes of others in past ages.
We read that Jesus Christ, by the grace of God, tasted death "for every man." (Heb. 2:9) But if he tasted death for the one hundred and forty-three billions, and from any cause that sacrifice becomes efficacious to only one billion, was not the redemption comparatively a failure? And in that case, is not the Apostle's statement too broad? When again we read, "Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to ALL PEOPLE" (Luke 2:10), and, looking about us, see that it is only to a "little flock" that it has been good tidings, and not to all people, we would be compelled to wonder whether the angels had not overstated the goodness and breadth of their message, and overrated the importance of the work to be accomplished by the Messiah whom they announced.
Another statement is, "There is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all." (1 Tim. 2:5,6) A ransom for all? Then why should not all involved have some benefit from Christ's death? Why should not all come to a knowledge of the truth, that they may believe?
Without the key, how dark, how inconsistent, these statements appear; but when we find the key to God's plan, these texts all declare with one voice, "God is love." This key is found in the latter part of the text last quoted--"Who gave himself a ransom for all, TO BE TESTIFIED IN DUE TIME." God has a due time for everything. He could have testified it to these in their past lifetime; but since he did not, it proves that their due time must be future. For those who will be of the Church, the bride of Christ, and share the kingdom honors, the present is the "due time" to hear; and whosoever now has an ear to hear, let him hear and heed, and he will be blessed accordingly. Though Jesus paid our ransom before we were born, it was not our "due time" to hear of it for long years afterward, and only the appreciation of it brought responsibility; and this, only to the extent of our ability and appreciation. The same principle applies to all: in God's due time it will be testified to all, and all will then have opportunity to believe and to be blessed by it.
The prevailing opinion is that death ends all probation; but there is no scripture which so teaches; and all the above, and many more scriptures, would be meaningless, or worse, if death ends all hope for the ignorant masses of the world. The one scripture quoted to prove this generally entertained view is, "Where the tree falleth, there it shall be." (Eccl. 11:3) If this has any relation to man's future, it indicates that whatever his condition when he enters the tomb, no change takes place until he is awakened out of it. And this is the uniform teaching of all scriptures bearing on the subject, as will be shown in succeeding chapters. Since God does not propose to save men on account of ignorance, but "will have all men to come unto the knowledge of the truth" (1 Tim. 2:4); and since the masses of mankind have died in ignorance; and since "there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave" (Eccl. 9:10); therefore God has prepared for the awakening of the dead, in order to knowledge, faith and salvation. Hence his plan is, that "as all in Adam die, even so all in Christ shall be made alive, but each one in his own order"--the Gospel Church, the Bride, the body of Christ, first; afterward, during the Millennial age, all who shall become his during that thousand years of his presence (mistranslated coming), the Lord's due time for all to know him, from the least to the greatest. 1 Cor. 15:22
As death came by the first Adam, so life comes by Christ, the second Adam. Everything that mankind lost through being in the first Adam is to be restored to those who believe into the second Adam. When awakened, with the advantage of experience with evil, which Adam lacked, those who thankfully accept the redemption as God's gift may continue to live everlastingly on the original condition of obedience. Perfect obedience will be required, and perfect ability to obey will be given, under the righteous reign of the Prince of Peace. Here is the salvation offered to the world.
Let us now consider another text which is generally ignored except by Universalists; for, although we are not Universalists, we claim the right to use, and believe, and rejoice in, every testimony of God's Word. It reads, "We trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, specially of those that believe." (1 Tim. 4:10) God will save all men, but will not specially ("to the uttermost") save any except those who come unto him through Christ. God's arbitrary salvation of all men is not such as will conflict with their freedom of will, or their liberty of choice, to give them life against their wills: "I have set before you, this day, life and death; choose life, that ye may live."
(Act 10:22) And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
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Peter coming into the house, and finding a congregation of earnest God-fearing Gentiles assembled, asked the pointed question, "For what intent have ye sent for me?" (`Verse 29`.) Cornelius then related something of his past experience, his desire for fellowship with God, his endeavor to live in a manner pleasing to him, the vision that he had received, and now Peter's arrival in response to that vision, and his expectancy that he was about to hear what had been promised him--"words whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved." (`Acts 11:14`.) He was not saved by his almsgiving, not saved by his prayers, nor yet by the message which Peter delivered; but Peter's message, "words," explaining matters, enabled Cornelius and his household to grasp by faith the great redemption which is in Christ Jesus,--and thus to be saved. Saved at once from alienation from God and from condemnation, as sinners; a foretaste of the complete salvation to be granted unto them at the second coming of the Lord.
We note with keen interest the Apostle's preaching, that we may clearly discern the life-giving message which he brought, from which Cornelius and his associates derived their saving faith. We find that Peter's discourse was the same gospel message which he had delivered repeatedly before. It was Jesus-- the good, the obedient--and the sacrifice for sins which he accomplished when he died on the cross. It was the message of the hope of a resurrection from the dead through him, as attested by his resurrection by the mighty power of God. It was the message that a ransom for sinners having been paid to Justice the Lord is now pleased to accept sinners on conditions of faith, reverence and obedience to righteousness according to ability. Peter's discourse was "the old, old story" which to many has become tedious and distasteful; but which to every soul, in the right attitude, is the Father's message of forgiveness of sins, and reconciliation, through the death of his Son. This is the same message which God is still sending by all who are his true ambassadors. There is no other gospel, and those who present another message are not, in their service, ambassadors for God, messengers and mouthpieces of his spirit.
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The Apostle Paul tells us that "It pleased God through the foolishness of preaching to save them which believe"--that is, it pleased God to adopt this method of declaring the truth respecting his redemptive plan, and to accept and justify those who would believe and accept this testimony. The testimony may reach people today through letters or tracts or books, or through oral preaching; it matters not in what manner; it merely matters that the true message shall be delivered, and received; but the message goes, invariably, through the human channel, and not through angels, nor by the holy spirit's power or operation aside from human agents. We are to bear in mind these lessons of God's methods, and to apply them appropriately in connection with the affairs of life. We are not to expect the Lord to move upon or instruct our friends or kindred or neighbors; but are to remember that this honor he has conferred upon his "royal priesthood;" and accordingly we are to be "not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;"--serving the truth in any and every manner open to us.
9. What is the difference between knowing about God and knowing God ?
(Joh 17:3) And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
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The Apostle answers--"Through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord." At first it may occur to some that this has but a slight meaning, and that it simply signifies that we come to know that there is a God, and that there is a Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. But the knowledge of God means far more than this to the advancing and developing Christian: to him it means an intimate acquaintance with the Father and with the Son, a knowledge of the "mind of Christ," which is a full and clear representation to us of the mind of the Father. We are to grow in this knowledge by studying the Word of God, by discerning through that Word the principles which govern the divine conduct, as to how divine justice, wisdom, love and power operate. These are progressive studies. Something may be learned the first day of our Christian experience, but the end of the first year should show considerable progress in the knowledge of the divine mind; the second year should show us a still further increase, and so on.
As our intimate knowledge of the divine plan and character increases, so must also our grace increase; for those who do not attempt to come into harmony, step by step, with that which they see of the divine character will soon lose interest in such knowledge, while those who have the interest which leads to further and further study must of necessity be growing in grace continually. And as they grow in grace, so also will they grow in peace; for peace also is a progressive thing. We had peace when first we found the Lord and realized the forgiveness of our sins; but those who have made progress in the knowledge of the divine plan and character have found their peace to be an ever-increasing one; and those who have advanced some distance in the good way can speak of it in the language of the apostles and realize it in their hearts as being "the peace of God which passeth all understanding."
The Apostle, continuing, assures us that through this knowledge of God is imparted to us as by divine power "all things that pertain unto life and godliness." What an assurance! This statement of the importance of knowledge for our Christian development in every direction reminds us of the words of our Lord, "This is life eternal; that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." (`John 17:3`.) To know God, as the Apostle here explains, signifies an intimate acquaintance with "him that hath called us by his own glory and virtue." It is only as we realize something of the greatness and perfection of the divine character that we are properly able to estimate our own littleness and imperfection; only as we see the beauties of his gracious character can we become intimately acquainted with God, familiar with his graces and virtues. The influence of this knowledge and fellowship with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, reacts upon our own hearts, and has a cleansing and sanctifying effect. Thus the Apostle prays for some that they might grow in the knowledge of God so as to be able to "comprehend with all saints what is the length and the breadth, the depth and the height of the love of Christ which passeth [human] understanding." (`Eph. 3:14-19`.) Those beholding the divine character, even though but dimly, as through a glass, are thereby changed from glory to glory as by the spirit of the Lord.--`2 Cor. 3:18`.
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In view of what we already know of our Creator, especially as revealed to us in and through our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus, shall we not, as those who have come to see something of his glorious character, "press toward the mark" (`Phil. 3:14`) for the attainment of all that he may be pleased to reveal to us concerning himself, that thus we may be more and more partakers of his spirit, more and more conformed to his likeness, more and more acceptable, and by and by be actually and everlastingly accepted in the Beloved, to the full realization of all those blessings which God has in reservation for them who love him, and of which now we have the exceeding great and precious promises?
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The Master realized that his special instructions must be toward those whom the Father had given unto him, rather than toward the unready and unwilling ones who would not receive his testimony because not in a proper condition of heart to appreciate. To his faithful disciples, therefore, and to all of the same class since, he declared that all things he possessed he had received of the Father; he claimed nothing of himself; and further, he asserted that no one knew him truly, fully, intimately, but the Father, and that no man knew the Father except himself, the Son, and he to whom the Son revealed him. The average reader gets very little meaning out of this passage at first. The Christian who has been making progress for years, growing in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord, can appreciate it much better. He realizes that while he had some knowledge about Jesus and about the Father at first, from the very inception of his Christian experience, yet it was a different matter to come to know the Father and to know the Son in the intimate sense, in the sense of becoming well acquainted with them, knowing their mind as one knows the mind, the heart, of an intimate friend. It is a privilege to receive such an acquaintance. It is not to be had by everybody; it requires seeking for and knocking for, and such seeking and knocking implies an earnest desire to have an intimate fellowship and communion. Such a growth in grace should be earnestly sought by all of the Lord's true followers who seek to be his joint heirs in the Kingdom; for without it they cannot make progress. In proportion as we know the Father and know the Son we will love them and seek more and more to do those things which are pleasing in their sight.
10. Does knowledge increase responsibility?
11. What is our duty toward building up each other in knowledge?
12. How do we know we are accepted as probationary members of the body of Christ?
13. What is our present inheritance through obedience to our knowledge of God's will?
14. What effect does the knowledge of the truth have upon superstitious fears?
15. How do we ' grow in knowledge'?
16. What is the significance of 'the helmet of salvation,' and is it more important now than in the past?
(Eph 6:17) And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
The Helmet of Salvation represents the intellectual, or philosophical, appreciation or understanding of the divine plan. Apparently, it was less necessary in the past than now: but now, in the "harvest," when the Adversary is furiously attacking the Truth and turning everything scientific and educational into a weapon of destruction--now the helmet is indispensable. And now, and only now, is it provided in such size and shape that the humblest soldier of the cross can put it on. The Lord held back the Attacker within the bounds where the shield of faith would serve as protection; but now the whole armor is supplied, and not too soon for the needs of his faithful.
Question.--Is an understanding of the philosophy of the ransom essential to justification?
Answer.--Justification is the name for that standing in the sight of God in which He can accept us and deal with us no longer as sinners but as perfect human sons. This relationship or standing has been accounted to the friends of God ever since the day of Abraham, surely, and evidently to some others previously. Neither Abraham nor David nor Samuel nor the prophets understood the philosophy of the ransom. They could not understand it, for it had not yet been revealed in any sense or degree: it had merely been hinted at in types and through indefinite promises.
But they could and did have faith in God, and the Apostle Paul (`Rom. 4`) shows that it was that faith that justified them. They had faith to the full of the revelation of God's will and plan made to them. The extent of the knowledge of God possible to be possessed has increased considerably since Abraham's day. In `Rom. 4:24`, the Apostle makes faith in God the basis of our justification as it was the basis of their acceptance, though now faith in God includes faith in the Lord Jesus as our Redeemer. It was impossible for any to believe on Him of whom they had not heard; but Abraham believed God in His statement that in his seed (afterward shown to be Christ) all the families of the earth should be blest. Abraham's faith was reckoned as justifying him in God's sight. It was such an active, obedient faith as would have accepted Christ personally, as it accepted the promises concerning him. In due time his faith shall be perfected --at our Lord's second advent.
Coming down to the first advent of our Lord: His teaching evidently brought a great light to them that had the eyes of their understanding opened, and he declared the ransom. We have no reason to suppose that even those who heard our Lord speak in dark sayings and parables grasped the philosophy of the ransom; and so through the Gospel age to the present time. We must therefore suppose that in God's wisdom it was quite sufficient that his people should believe the fact which his Word does clearly state, that Christ's death paid the penalty for the sins of the whole world somehow or other, not understood.
The ransom was necessary, so far as God was concerned, as the basis of our justification. But so far as we were concerned, the thing necessary was to "believe God" and to accept God's statement, that through the death of Christ the reconciliation for the sins of the whole world was effected, for all who would believe it and act accordingly.
The philosophy of the subject is needful in our day, and is "meat in due season;" now, because we have come down to a time when there is in progress a special sifting and testing in connection with Christ and his sacrifice, and when it is necessary to have the philosophy of the subject in order to be able to appreciate and hold on clearly to the fact that we were redeemed by the precious blood.
It will be noticed that the prophet declares that all the tables of Babylon are full of vomit--rejected things. They had some very good things upon their tables, among others the doctrine of the ransom; but failing to be in the right condition of heart now, the Lord is rejecting Babylon; and those of his people in her are called away from her tables to the meat in due season, while her tables, served by those who are rejected from being the Lord's mouth-pieces ("I will spue thee out of my mouth"), are in the light of the dawning day being despised; and even the good things from the Lord's Word (the ransom, etc.), which once yielded them refreshment, are now defiled in their eyes along with the rejected nonsense of the dark ages.
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There is danger that some may misunderstand the meaning of our text, and suppose it to teach that every incident in the life of God's people is what and as he intended it to be;--that God arbitrarily interferes in the affairs of his people, sets aside their free agency, and forces them to take this step or the other as mere machines. This is a serious mistake. No such thought is contained in the words. God has shown us his good pleasure in such matters; for, although he could have made us like wagons or wheelbarrows, to be pulled or pushed regardless of any ambition of our own, he did not so make us, and seeketh not such to be his children--the recipients of his favors. On the contrary, he made man a free moral agent--in this respect a copy of his Creator, free to will as he may please. Although we are not always free to do as we may please, we are always free to will as we may please, and, as already seen, in the present time the Lord is dealing with his people according to their wills. And if God respects the will of the natural man, much more would he respect the will of the new creature in Christ Jesus, begotten of the holy Spirit.
17. Can we give too much attention to acquiring knowledge?
18. What is the relation between knowledge and love ?
19. What is the difference between the knowledge which precedes justifying faith, and the knowledge...
20. How are 'grace and peace multiplied' unto us through knowledge?
21. What is the relation between knowledge and prayer ?
22. Do all kinds of knowledge profit us?
23. How can we explain the Apostle's statement, 'Ye know all things,' and 'need not that any man teach you'?
24. Explain Isa 53:11.
25. Should we expect to have any knowledge of the future?
26. What evidences have we that Da 12:4 is being fulfilled?
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Check this out! In his daily DVD segment of G4's hit show "Attack Of The Show", film critic Chris Gore took a second to pimp Postcards From The Future: The Chuck Palahniuk Documentary. The segment is called DVDuesday and after making a few DVD recommendations for movies that have just come out, Chris highlighted his 'quickpick' for the day, which turned out to be none other than our Chuck Palahniuk DVD documentary!
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Cognex Corp., Natick, MA, a manufacturer of machine-vision sensors and systems, has launched a new website at www.cognex.com that hosts more than 80 application case studies, selectable by industry and application. The articles illustrate how manufacturing companies benefit from the use of machine vision. Also new to the website is a section called Working with Cognex that describes seminars, training programs and tradeshows covering machine-vision technology.
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Report: Darrelle Revis, Patriots agree to 1-year deal
Apparently, Darrelle Revis was out of work for all of about four hours.
Cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday afternoon, Revis had agreed to terms by the evening on a one-year, $12 million contract with the New England Patriots, ESPN reported.
Revis' business manager, John Geiger, posted on Twitter that "nothing has been agreed to with Revis and the Patriots."
If it does get done, though, the deal would put Revis, 28, back into the AFC East Division, where his Pro Bowl career began with the New York Jets.
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The Patriots needed cornerback help after losing Aqib Talib to a mega-contract with the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, and Revis remains one of the best — even after knee reconstruction surgery that ended his 2012 season.
The Bucs acquired him in a trade last April from the Jets for a pair of draft picks.
But the new regime of coach Lovie Smith and general manager Jason Licht decided his $16 million a year salary was too much to pay a cornerback, even one as good as Revis.
"Anybody can play on our football team, in our scheme, if they have talent, and that's what we have right now," Smith told news reporters.
"And as far as the money — yeah, there's only a certain amount — and as you look what we were able to get: three very good football players, almost for the price of one."
The Bucs signed free agent cornerback Alterraun Verner, as well as defensive linemen Michael Johnson and Clinton McDonald, to contracts Tuesday.
Verner, a Pro Bowl selection himself last season, got $14 million in guarantees on a four-year, $25.5 million contract.
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The combined salary cap charge for Johnson, Verner and McDonald this year will be $20.5 million, just $4.5 million more than Revis would have counted on his own.
"Bittersweet? I don't really want to classify it as that," Licht said of cutting Revis. "It was a tough decision. He's a good player, a very good player — we've said from the beginning. But we've been able to add four, five very good players as well."
Four NFL cornerbacks had contracts averaging $10 million or more last season. Three of them — Revis, Champ Bailey and Cortland Finnegan — have been cut in the past week.
The Bucs also signed tight end Brandon Myers and veteran quarterback Josh McCown, who enters as the favorite to beat out Mike Glennon for the starting job.
A team coming off a tumultuous 4-12 season marked by an infectious disease outbreak in the locker room and an ugly divorce from quarterback Josh Freeman is bent on a fast turnaround, no matter how parting with one of the game's best players might make it appear.
"I definitely would say that we're not trying to build anything slowly," Smith said. "It's not about rebuilding or anything like that."
The Patriots certainly aren't rebuilding, coming off their second consecutive loss in the AFC Championship Game.
Now, if the deal comes to fruition, they'd have a five-time Pro Bowl pick on their side — and one who knows the division inside and out.
At $12 million, Revis would cost the Patriots barely more than the $11.834 million it would have cost to keep Talib for one year on the franchise tag.
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Warwickshire 152 for 4 (Evans 68*) beat Northamptonshire 149 for 4 (White 60*) by six wickets
Laurie Evans swept Warwickshire to their first Friends Life t20 win of the season with a dominant unbeaten 68 that snatched victory from Northamptonshire's grasp at Edgbaston.
Evans has struggled to break into Warwickshire's first team since he arrived from Surrey but he has been given the opportunity to impress in this season's Twenty20 competition and seized it with a sparkling maiden half-century in the competition.
Evans revived Warwickshire after they had stumbled to 85 for 4 in pursuit of a target of 150 and decided the match in one decisive over from offspinner James Middlebrook. Evans swept Middlebrook for successive fours and then drove him through extra cover for a third to bring up a 34-ball 50.
He took two more fours off David Willey's next over, including the winning boundary through extra cover. Chris Woakes, released for county duty after he was left out of England's side for the one-day international against West Indies at The Oval, helped Evans to guide Warwickshire home with an over to spare by contributing 23 from 15 balls to an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 67 in 37 balls.
Evans' match-winning innings helped him to atone for a lapse in the field which reprieved Cameron White when the former Australia Twenty20 captain had made only 3. Evans misjudged the chance at deep midwicket off Jeetan Patel and the ball cleared him after he ran in too far.
It looked like being a costly error as White, currently out of favour with Australia's selectors, followed up his unbeaten 47 in Sunday's defeat by Somerset with 60 not out from 39 balls. White struck sixes off Keith Barker and Darren Maddy and gave Northamptonshire's innings late acceleration after they had been pegged back by Patel and medium-pacer Steffan Piolet.
Niall O'Brien played a valuable supporting role to White in a third-wicket stand of 62 before he chopped on to Barker but White reached his 50 from 34 balls.
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text: RED BULLS U: 2015 Honor Roll Tweet Alex Muyl © HARRISON, N.J. (December 23, 2015) – Fifteen members of the New York Red Bulls Academy have been recognized with NCAA Division I awards for the 2015 season. The players represent 10 conferences and 13 institutions. The 15 players are made up of six seniors, three juniors, three sophomores and three freshmen. The list includes Homegrown Players Brandon Allen, Derrick Etienne, Alex Muyl, Chris Thorsheim and Mael Corboz, who all signed with New York Red Bulls this week. Class of 2016 Brandon Allen – Georgetown Brandon Allen (Old Bridge, N.J.) is a finalist for the 2015 MAC Hermann trophy, the highest individual award in college soccer. The forward helped Georgetown to both BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament titles, earning 2015 All-BIG EAST First Team recognition for his efforts. He was also named a NSCAA First Team All-American and NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region. Allen scored his 50th career goal for the Hoyas which set a program record in a season that he led the team in goals (12) and points (31). Allen signed with New York Red Bulls on Dec. 21, 2015 as a Homegrown Player. Mael Corboz – Maryland Mael Corboz (Green Brook, N.J.) was the Terps' captain this season and led his side to the Big Ten Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth. The midfielder was named to the All-Big Ten First Team, All-Academic Big Ten and a senior CLASS Award candidate. Corboz finished his senior season with two goals and a team-leading 12 assists. He concludes his college career with 12 goals and 15 assists in two years at Maryland, and 10 goals and 13 assists as an underclassmen at Rutgers. Corboz signed as a Homegrown Player for New York Red Bulls on Dec. 23, 2015. Joe Farrell – La Salle Joe Farrell (Blue Bell, Pa.) was named to the NSCAA All-Midwest Region for the fourth consecutive season. He split time as both a forward and defender this fall, finishing the season with two goals and three assists. Farrell ends his college career tied for third all-time at La Salle in games played with 76, including 74 starts. He's also tied for eighth in program history with 16 career assists, and has scored 16 goals as a four-year starter for a total of 48 career points. Sean Sheridan – Villanova Sean Sheridan (Levittown, Pa.) fought to overcome a series of injuries to lead Villanova in scoring as a senior with eight goals, four of which were game-winners. The midfielder was named 2015 First Team All-BIG EAST and NSCAA Second Team All-Great Lakes Region after starting all 17 games for the Wildcats and leading the team in points (19). Over the course of his career, in which he played as a defender and a midfielder, Sheridan contributed nine goals and 15 assists. Antonio Matarazzo – Columbia Antonio Matarazzo (Fair Lawn, N.J.) logged 1,410 minutes in 16 starts for Columbia this season. He played primarily as a defensive midfielder and was named Second Team All-Ivy League and NSCAA All-East Region. In his four years with the Lions, Matarazzo started 45 out of 49 games and totaled seven goals and four assists. Chris Thorsheim – Bucknell Chris Thorsheim (Manalapan, N.J.) was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List in the lead up to the 2015 season. He finished the year ranked fourth in the Patriot League in points and fifth in both goals and assists, earning himself Patriot League First Team, Second Team All-Northeast Region, CoSIDA Academic All-District and Patriot League All-Academic Team honors. Thorsheim started all 18 games for the Bisons this season and finished with eight goals and six assists. At the end of his college career, the midfielder played in 80 games for Bucknell and totaled 20 goals and 18 assists. Thorsheim signed as a Homegrown Player with New York Red Bulls on Dec. 23, 2015. Class of 2017 Adam Najem – Akron Adam Najem (Clifton, N.J.) was named a MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List player before the season even started, the highest individual award in college soccer. The midfielder started all 23 games for Akron, registering team-high marks in assists (11), points (31), shots (68), shots on goal (31) and game-winners (4), while ranking second in goals (10). He was named All-MAC First Team, NSCAA Second Team All-America and Academic All-MAC. He also helped the Zips win the MAC Championship and advance to the 2015 NCAA Final Four in Kansas City. Najem was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's Men's Postseason Best XI First Team for his performance in the MAC and NCAA Tournaments. Alex Muyl – Georgetown Alex Muyl (New York, N.Y.) was Georgetown's second-leading scorer overall with six goals and a team-best 10 assists for 22 points. His 10 assists ranked him second in the league and eighth in the nation, and the forward was named to the 2015 All-BIG EAST Second Team and NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region for his outstanding season. Muyl scored the game-winning goal for the Hoyas in double overtime to clinch the BIG EAST Tournament championship and helped his team as far as the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. The forward signed with New York Red Bulls on Dec. 22, 2015 as a Homegrown Player. Oscar Gonzalez – Iona Oscar Gonzalez (Clifton, N.J.) started 18 matches for Iona this season and was named Second Team All-MAAC. The Iona captain posted two goals and four assists this season, including a game-winning goal in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament. Class of 2018 Arun Basuljevic – Georgetown Arun Basuljevic (Mahopac, N.Y.) was named to the 2015 All-BIG EAST First Team after starting all 21 games and helping Georgetown win both the BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament titles. The midfielder completed the season with six goals, five of which were game-winners, and four assists. Basuljevic was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Best XI, one year after being named 2014 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. Harrison Steadman – Charlotte Harrison Steadman (Kinnelon, N.J.) was named to the NCCSIA Second Team All-State for a successful second season. He was third on the team with three goals and appeared in all but one of Charlotte's matches, making two starts. His three assists were third most on the team. Anthony Viteri – Boston University Anthony Viteri (Flushing, N.Y.) was named Patriot League First Team and NSCAA All-Northeast Region list in his first season with the Terriers. After transferring from St. John's as a freshman, Viteri started 15 of 16 games and finished with the second most goals on the team. He had six goals, three of which were game-winners, and two assists in 2015. Class of 2019 Derrick Etienne – Virginia Derrick Etienne (Paterson, N.J.) was elected to the ACC All-Freshman Team for an impressive first college season. The midfielder tallied two goals, both game-winners, and totaled five points in his rookie season. Etienne was later named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's Men's Postseason Freshman Best XI Second Team for his performance in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments. Prior to the college season, he played 17 games and made 10 starts in his first professional season with New York Red Bulls II. Etienne signed with New York Red Bulls on Dec. 21, 2015 as a Homegrown Player. Cameron Harr – Marist Cameron Harr (Morris Plains, N.J.) was named 2015 MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year, Second Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Rookie in his freshman season. The forward was the only Marist player to start all 18 games, and led his side in goals (8), points (16), shots (43), shots on goal (21) and game-winning goals (2). Juan Sebastian Sanchez – Tulsa Juan Sebastian Sanchez (Ossining, N.Y.) was named 2015 AAC Rookie of the Year, AAC All-Rookie Team and NCAA All-East Region. The forward played in all 21 games for Tulsa and was instrumental in helping the Hurricanes win the American Athletic Conference title and NCAA Tournament berth. Sanchez led the team in goals (8), points (19) and game-winning goals (2). The former New York Red Bulls II player scored two goals in two NCAA Tournament matches to get Tulsa to the Second Round. Sanchez was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's Men's Postseason Freshman Best XI First Team for his play in the AAC and NCAA Tournaments. Back to news


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Women who have either no insurance or high deductibles* for wellness services now have an affordable option for mammograms, the most recognized method for detecting breast cancer at its earliest, most treatable stage.
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To schedule a screening mammogram at Baptist, call the Center for Breast Health at 601-973-3180. A physician's order is required. Women who need a physician can obtain a free physician referral from the Baptist Health Line at 601-948-6262 or 1-800-948-6262.
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I dont know if anyone was watching the ESPN monday night countdown at all. On the side where they have there "rundowns" of what is coming up. There was a title that said
Big Ben
"Drink and Drunk"
Now, I notcied this right away, they ran the program for about 5-8 more minuted before going to a commercial break. Later on Chris Berman apologized for the spelling error on ESPN's part. How and the hell do they get not only 1 word right, but 2 words.


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Article addressed child's death in a sensitive manner
I want to thank you for your beautiful article telling how my son and his family are dealing with the death of their son and my grandson.
You have taken a subject I'm sure is very controversial that many people would not understand and made it understandable even though many cannot believe it.
As Christians, we have to believe Christ does indeed have the power to raise the dead, even though we seldom pray for it to happen.
In this situation, a perfectly wonderful little boy was ripped away from his family in such a freak accident that it begged for us to pray for his return.
Even if it does not happen, it gives us time to say our goodbyes, as painful as it is, and to bring some closure to it all.
I'm sure that in all of this unhappy situation Christ is still being praised.
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September 5, 2013
Ashley Glenn knew it would take a tremendous amount of energy to be a leader going into an 11-week summer position as a staffer for the Appalachia Service Project (ASP) in an economically challenged part of Fayette County, W.Va.
A New Hudson, Mich., native who has begun her junior year at Albion College, Glenn last spring powered a Britons' women's lacrosse program with just 13 players to its finest season ever and a berth in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament by producing a school-record 68 goals and providing leadership as one of the captains.
Any challenges on the turf, however, were no match to the energy needed to overcome the emotions she felt in witnessing the deplorable living conditions families face in one of the most poverty-stricken areas in the country.
Devoted to bringing hope and service through volunteer home repair, ASP worked to improve the condition of 500 homes, and as a staffer Glenn was placed in charge of managing projects and volunteers who would come for a week at a time to complete various construction projects.
"The problem is that I can't explain the magnitude of the poverty," Glenn said. "By the end of the workday I was so emotionally drained from seeing all the problems that we needed to solve, that these families and children have been living [with] their whole lives." She often wondered if some of the homes they worked on were actually beyond repair, but she adds, "I was kindly reminded ... that each of the homes that I was ready to get rid of was, in fact, someone's home, and not something disposable."
Though it was impossible to achieve ASP's ultimate goal of eradicating substandard housing in the region, Glenn could find renewed energy by seeing the difference in the families the staff was able to assist.
Glenn remembers a week when, confronted by a series of particularly difficult projects, she was buoyed by the actions of the volunteers she led. One home received a complete kitchen renovation as volunteers purchased new cabinets, a stove, a refrigerator, and a sink, while volunteers at another home discovered a solution to a flooring problem and purchased a new kitchen and a sofa for the family.
"I almost started crying because I was just so amazed that someone could be so moved in just a few days as to buy all these brand new things," Glenn said. "So on top of the awesome week we had with these incredibly motivated and generous volunteers, one homeowner comes in Friday night during our Share Circle just to thank us for everything we've done for him, his family, and the community. He had been gone, so he didn't get much of a chance to meet the crew, but took time out anyway to personally thank all of us."
The next week produced another memorable story when crew members moved out a refrigerator during a kitchen renovation.
"There was a family with a 1-year-old who stole my heart living in a house with cockroaches all over the home, and the flooring was essentially falling apart," Glenn recalled. "I'm with the group leader of the volunteers, and we were trying to get the old refrigerator out of the home, and the woman told me not to open it. We had to pull the doors off, and there were bugs everywhere. It was the worst smell I could ever imagine, and I could hardly keep my composure.
"I thought about all the implications of the refrigerator—the family had been eating food out of a utility covered in bugs—and I realized I have so much compared to them," she added. "I was making a difference in the lives of the families we served and the volunteers."
A biology major with a neuroscience concentration, Glenn said her summer with ASP gave her some valuable experience in human relations.
"I had volunteered to do construction work for a week at a time three summers ago with a group from my church, but this was my first time as a staffer," Glenn said. "It was a huge thing to live and work with 60-80 new people every week. We had to work through issues. I learned patience and flexibility—a lot of skills you don't list on a résumé.
"I learned how to be specific and to choose my words carefully," she added. "I learned there are ways to say things to get the point across without offending people."
The hardest part, Glenn added, was saying goodbye to the families she had met. "I fell in love with Appalachia, and I will be back," she said.


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Rushton v. Security Funding Company
|Kenneth A. Rushton
|COP Coal Development, Standard Industries, ABM, World Enterprises, Security Funding, Security Funding Company, Fidelity Funding, MBSC, Mountain Coin Machine Distributors, Hiawatha Coal Company, Commonwealth Coal Services, Tennessee Valley Authority, Intermountain Power Agency, Nevada Power Company, Utah American Energy, A-Fab Engineering, National Business Management, Ruth Brown, NWR Limited Partnership, NUR, ANR, Attco Trucking, Coalt, DU Company, Four Corners Precision Mfg, Latter Day Church of Christ, Ninth Street Development, Railco, L.A. Miller, Rachel Young, James Young, Joseph O. Kingston, Carl E. Kingston, Charles Reynolds, Golden West Industries, SMC Electrical Products, Becker Mining America, Graymont Western US, America West Marketing, House of Pumps, Trimac Transportation Central, Jessica Young and Paul Kingston
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|September 20, 2011
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Flight Global has a beautiful image of the Russian Knights—the equivalent of the US Navy's Blue Angels, the USAF's Thunderbirds, or the RAF's Red Arrows—celebrating the Russian Air Force 100th anniversary with a perfect, flare-riveted dance in the sky, riding their Sukhoi Su-27s fighter jets.
It's a great desktop background too (make sure to zoom in the image: it's high resolution, 2567 x 1444). [Flight Global]


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Chautauqua Theater Company: Detroit '67
Friday, July 28, 2017
Location Bratton Theater
Event ticket required. Your theater ticket will admit you to the grounds. You do not need an additional gate pass.
Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III
On the 50th anniversary of the Detroit riots, CTC is honored to present Detroit '67, set on the eve of the rebellion that ravaged the city. Written by Dominique Morisseau, a 2016 Obie Award Winner and the 2014 recipient of the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History, this moving, sharp-eyed drama filled with the iconic music of the time, explores the resilience of one family's — and one American city's — survival.
We recommend this production for anyone ages 14 and up. Please note: this production contains strong language.


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Q: When treating weeds and algae, why do I have to treat in sections?
Zahn- Cedar Rapids, IA
A: It's all about the fish. Though it's an inconvenience to you, treating your lake or pond's weeds and algae in sections is critical for the health of your underwater inhabitants. Those herbicides and algaecides deplete the oxygen in the pond, creating a stressful environment for the fish. Partitioning the treatments keeps oxygen levels safe while minimizing the stress.
When combating weeds and algae in the summertime, remember these three things:
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- Decaying Matter = Less Oxygen:As the herbicide and algaecide start to work, the decaying matter will begin to be consumed by microorganisms, which use up the oxygen in the water.
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I'd prefer Borehammer, but I agree that many people seem to be very excited about it.
Many others have been very disappointed, but it was obvious that all the hints pointed to the expansion of Warhammer, not a new historical game. It's one of the few times, when, regardless of how much I try, I can't accuse CA of misleading dishonesty.
A FAQ about all the information we know so far:
Please, don't make observations or questions, if you haven't bothered reading it yet.
I guess that to the three original factions (one fewer than the first game, don't think I didn't notice it, CA), dark elves (the girls chewed by the dino), high elves and lizzards, the Skavens will be added, as a pre-order bribe.


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This afternoon ESPN President George Bodenheimer addressed his troops via video on ESPN's corporate intranet to let everyone know there's a hiring freeze, no more raises, and "downsizing" and "discontinuation" are imminent.
Hello. It's good to be back with you and I hope you and your families are well.
When I last spoke on ITK back in November, I addressed our growing concerns for the economy and outlined how we planned to modify our spending and hiring in order to keep our costs in line. I told you then that if we needed to do more, you would hear it from me first.
The economy is worsening, and ESPN and our business partners - especially some of our major advertisers - are feeling the impact more acutely than at any point in our lifetime.
As you know, we've managed our business very well - with last year being a record year for us - but it is clear that we will need to do more to maintain our growth and position ourselves for the future.
Our overall approach to business remains unchanged. We'll work to reduce expenses and maximize efficiencies while investing smartly in you, the employees of ESPN, and in our long-term future.
Leadership training, the launch of Employee Resource Groups, our BCS and SEC agreements, the development of the L.A. production facility, the construction of Building 13 and our new child care facility in Bristol are tangible examples of our commitment to the continued growth of ESPN. We will continue to make smart investments in our future both in the US and internationally.
But we've all read the headlines. Unfortunately, economic realities have forced us to make some difficult decisions. Now is the time for hard choices and I'd like to outline the additional steps we'll be taking:
1. There will be no new hiring for the balance of 2009, except to replace openings caused by departures of existing employees; for a limited number of priorities and for the staff needed to support the opening of the L.A. production facility this spring. The net effect is that we will eliminate approximately 200 open jobs from our existing cost base.
2. We do not plan, at this time, to add headcount in 2010. We will manage the company with our current complement of personnel thru the end of our next fiscal year - September 2010.
3. Consistent with the decision of the Walt Disney Company, there will be no merit increases for ESPN Sr. Directors and above in Fiscal 2009. And finally, while reduced, there will be a merit pool this year for those below Sr. Director.
We have also begun a series of detailed analyses of each department which will result in the re-positioning of some jobs and the limited elimination of others.
This includes:
* A review of lines of business to determine those that require further investment and those that should be downsized or discontinued.
* A review of our operations with the objective of eliminating redundancies and creating a more efficient organization centered around functional expertise.
* An evaluation of the number of independent contractors we engage to determine if that number can be reduced while maintaining critical outputs.
These reviews will be concluded in the next 60 to 90 days. We will keep you well informed throughout the process thru messages from me, thru our human resources department and thru ITK.
Let me be clear. My confidence in all of you, our business, and our brand has never been stronger. Working hard and working together has never been more important. It's what made us successful and it will serve us well in the future.
None of this is easy, but the responsible management of our company demands that we take the necessary steps now to safeguard our future and better prepare us for the challenges ahead.
Our goal remains to come out of this period stronger.
If you have any thoughts, questions or ideas please get them to me either directly or thru ITK.
Thank you for all you do to make ESPN a special place. I look forward to meeting these challenges with you.
There have been rumors about some familiar faces at the WWL possibly not getting re-upped for their contract this year, but nothing definitive yet. I'm sure we'll have a better idea in the next month who's no longer considered Now.


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like a set of cool photos that come
to my inbox! these were from a lovely
lady (with a fabulous shop) in bend oregon.
lady (with a fabulous shop) in bend oregon.
check out this fabulous window! !!!
*she hired a VERY talented window painter
to create windows based on my style...
and i don't think i could have done a better job
more cute...
AND THIS! this one really tickles my fancy...
a display using some of my DENY designs
and paper products and
greeting cards to boot!
now i just need to make my way down
to bend oregon... to see this sweet little
store in person!
details you ask?
(which is inside a mother store called Tres Jolie, in Bend)933 NW WALL STREET
Bend, Oregon
seems like a little trip needs to be arranged!


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There was a lot of excitement and chatter on Google+ on Wednesday after Dan Lynch's Google+ webinar. Dan lifted the veil of mystery about Google+ for family historians and got everyone energized to get more actively involved.
After the webinar, one of my Google+ friends wondered how to contact me privately on Google+. I'm sure there are a lot of people wondering how to do this. Google+ is different in this regard from Facebook. On Facebook there is an internal email system where you can send someone a message. There's no email on Google+. The Google+ method is simply to send a status update to just one person. [Technically speaking you can do this on Facebook too.]
Sending a Private Message in Google+
In the status box type a + sign and then continue with the name of the person you want to send a private message to. When you do this you'll notice that Google+ automatically adds that person's name in a blue box in the "Send To" field.
Notice that Public is also listed there. That's a mistake. In order to make the message private click the X on Public and get rid of it.
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Your message should just have one individual's name in the blue box below and in the status box up above. It's not actually necessary to add the +Name in the text box. However, if the person has notifications set then they will see the message quicker via email or some other method.
When you receive a private message you can confirm this by clicking on the word 'Limited' to the right of the name of the sender and the time. Unfortunately, there are no other bells and whistles to indicate you have a received a private message between two people. When you click on this word you can see exactly who can read the message. In this particular case only Geoff and I can see the message.
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Earlier this month, I spoke as an expert witness in the ongoing trial of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, the editor of Thailand's Prachatai.com website, who is being criminally prosecuted under that country's Computer Crime Act and Lesé Majesté laws. The crime involves online posts allegedly disrespectful to Thailand's monarchy, but Chiranuch herself is not accused of originating or posting the commentary.
Instead, Chiranuch is being held responsible for the actions of a few commenters on Prachatai's discussion boards, which contained thousands of comments and posts. The forums were moderated, and any offensive content was removed as soon as Prachatai's moderators were notified, but the prosecutors state that Chiranuch herself was personally liable the moment any disrespectful commentary was "imported" onto systems under her control.
I made the argument that a law that makes intermediaries such as Prachatai equally and strictly liable for the content of their users would have wide-reaching implications for the Internet and press freedom in Thailand. I also pointed out weaknesses in the presentation of digital evidence in the case. While the court case has been disrupted due to the serious flooding in Thailand, my written statement was accepted. An English version of the evidence I provided is downloadable here.


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Guest: Dr. Danielle Lane
Dr. Lane is answering questions surrounding the basics of IVF.
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Last month a survey was published in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Green Journal. This publication is serves as the primary resource of academic research for practicing OB/GYNs. The survey addressed the issue of public perceptions of miscarriage. I thought it pertinent to highlight this particular article because of its frequency in the fertility world. The […]
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