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Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (c. 1629–1685) was Earl from 1663 following the restoration of the title two years after his father, the
Marquess of Argyll, was executed for treason. Although he shared few of his father's political convictions, displaying little enthusiasm for the Covenants, he too was destined to be executed for treason, after leading an abortive Highland rebellion against James VIIin 1685, the Scottish dimension of the rising further south by James, Duke of Monmouth.
Dangerous Inheritance
27 May 1661, a year after the Restoration of the monarchy, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll, was beheaded in Edinburghby a Scottish version of the guillotine, known as the Maiden. Argyll had achieved high prominence during the 1640s as head of the Covenantergovernment in Scotland. As the son of an executed traitor, Archibald Campbell, Lord Lorne, was not allowed to succeed to his father's title, though his own royalist credentials were impeccable. In the 1650s he had taken an active part in the Glencairn Risingagainst the government of Oliver Cromwell, and never at any time showed any enthusiasm for his father's radical Presbyterianconvictions. Nevertheless, the early years of the Restoration were a particularly dangerous time for Lorne; for his enemies included John, Earl of Middleton, Charles's High Commissioner to Parliament and the most powerful man in Scotland.
Middleton's ambitions were personal, as well as political. He had no territorial power in his own right, so he hoped to gain the lucrative Campbell inheritance. Although Lorne had served under him during the Glencairn Rising, Middleton was eager to ensure that he would never be restored. According to James Kirkton, the historian of the Presbyterian Church, Middleton hoped, in time, to become
duke of Argyll. To achieve this Lorne would first have to be destroyed.
Lorne was in a dangerous position. He was fully aware of the schemes of his enemies, but in attempting to defeat them he walked into a trap. A letter of his was intercepted in which he expressed the hope that the king "would see their tricks.". Middleton at once brought this letter before parliament, which agreed that Lorne should be charged with 'leasing-making'-sowing dissension between the king and his subjects-a capital crime. Like his father before him, Lorne was tried and condemned to death in August 1662, although Charles had given instructions that sentence was not to be carried out. Nevertheless, many, in both England and Scotland, were shocked that what was no more than an indiscreet remark could carry such savage consequences. Even the Earl of Clarendon, Middleton's chief English ally, and no friend of the Campbells, was moved to remark that he gave thanks to God that he did not live in a country where there were such laws.
On the whim of the king Lorne's life was safe; but he remained imprisoned in
Edinburgh Castlefor some months. At this trying time he was fortunate in one thing; he enjoyed the friendship of John Maitland, Earl of Lauderdale, Charles' Secretary of State for Scotland, soon to be the dominant political figure of the age. In his youth Lauderdale had been a Covenanter, and favoured a moderate Presbyterian settlement at the Restoration. But above all he was a survivor, never allowing principle to stand in the way of self-interest. Middleton saw in him a great political rival, and set about laying the kind of traps that brought Lorne close to destruction. But Lorne, who lacked the political skill and the intellectual subtelty of his great father, had been a relatively easy target. Lauderdale was altogether different, enjoying the ear and confidence of the king. In attempting to encompass Lauderdale's downfall Middleton brought about his own. In the wake of this Lord Lorne was released from prison in June 1663. Soon afterwards he was created ninth Earl of Argyll. The title of marquess was to remain permanently forfeit.
War with the Macleans
The following year Argyll was admitted to the Privy Council, and was soon exercising the traditional role of his family in attempting to maintain law and order in the western Highlands, acting as an ally of Lauderdale. But he was never to be at the centre of the political stage in the way that his father had been. It is true that he lacked the ability and conviction that drove his father; but, virtually by necessity, his ambitions were more personal than public. The terms of his restoration were not overly generous. Estates formerly granted to the marquess for his services to the Covenanter state were returned to their rightful owners, although Argyll was left burdened by the extensive debts incurred. Pursued by his creditors he had little choice but to pursue his debtors, chief among whom were the Macleans of Duart on Mull.
Argyll's war with the Macleans, which reached a climax in the 1670s, had a seriously destabilising effect on the Highlands. His success against the clan had the paradoxical effect of adding to his problems. Middleton was now safely out of the way, but Argyll had many enemies, both personal and political. In his correspondence with Lauderdale he makes repeated references to the undercurrent of complaint and criticism made against him. There was even an attempt in the Parliament of 1669 to block formal recognition of his restoration, which had to be overruled by Lauderdale, now acting as High Commissioner, as well as Secretary of State. Argyll's campaign against the Macleans, although always in accordance with the strict letter of the law, added fuel to the fire being carefully prepared by his enemies. Many were only too willing to point out that here was the son of a traitor apparently trying to destroy one of the most loyal clans, which had suffered severe losses fighting for the royal cause during the Civil Wars. He was safe, however, for as long as he enjoyed the confidence of Lauderdale. The problem was that in attempting to restore the faded fortunes of his family Argyll failed to perceive how vulnerable his political position was becoming. By the beginning of the 1680s Lauderdale was declining in health and influence. In his place as High Commissioner came James, Duke of York, the king's brother and heir to the throne. Argyll was soon to be subject to the second great injustice in his life.
James the Catholic
Some years before James had converted to Catholicism. As the king's only living brother this was serious enough: it became politically explosive when it was increasingly clear that Charles was unlikely to produce a legitimate heir. In these more tolerant times it is difficult to understand the intense hostility with which Catholicism was viewed in seventeenth century Protestant Britain. It wasn't simply a question of a different faith: Catholicism was perceived to be a political and ideological threat to a whole way of life.
Feeling against James, already strong in many quarters, became positively hysterical in 1678, when an unwholesome individual by the name of
Titus Oatesrevealed details of what became known as the Popish Plot. Amongst other things it was alleged that there was a widespread conspiracy amongst Catholics to murder Charles and replace him with James. Soon a movement took shape to exclude him altogether from the succession, to be replaced by James, duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, Charles' bastard but Protestant son. It was headed by Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, an irascible and intolerant man, but one of the most brilliant parliamentarians in English political history. Shaftesbury and his supporters were in time to be known as the Whigs, after an extreme sect among the Scottish Covenanters. As the Exclusion Crisisdeepened in 1679 Charles sent James to Scotland.
Although feeling against Catholics was no less strong in Scotland as it was in England, the general political climate was quite different. Much of the nobility, economically impoverished, depended on court patronage. Above all, Lauderdale, in his years as Secretary of State and High Commissioner, had made Scotland generally more receptive to royal absolutism than England ever could be. James set about building on this legacy, determined to ensure that, if it ever came to a violent contest over the succession, Scotland would be firmly in his camp. To this end he introduced in 1681 a new Test Bill.
The Test
James purpose in introducing the Test to Parliament was to bind all public figures to supporting royal authority and the legitimate succession. In opposing the measure
Andrew Fletcherof Saltoun proposed that the security of the Protestant religion be made part of the Test. But how was this to be defined? James Dalrymple, Lord President of the Court of Session, a man with a brilliant legal mind, immediately suggested that it take the form of the 1560 Confession of Faith, ratified by the first parliament of James VIin 1567. Few, if any, of the members present, including the bishops, had ever read this document, or were even vaguely aware of its contents; but with no pause for thought it was immediately adopted as part of the Test. Dalrymple's amendment made a mockery of the act, as he clearly knew it would. For the Confession of Faith admitted no head of the church other than the Lord Jesus, and no form of church government other than Presbyterianism. Worst of all, from James' point of view, it actively encouraged the faithful to resist tyranny. Writing later in the eighteenth century, Sir John Dalrymple, the Lord President's descendant, summarised the position:
"Thus modelled, the Test was a bundle of inconsistencies; for it inferred an obligation, on those who took it, to conform to any religion the king pleased, and yet to adhere to the Presbyterian religion; to oppose prelacy, and yet maintain the present condition of the church, which was prelacy; and to renounce and yet affirm the doctrine of non-resistance"
When this became known there were many who simply refused to take the oath prescribed by the Act. Argyll initially quibbled, but then agreed to take it, subject to the caveat that it was "consistent with itself and the Protestant religion." James initially accepted this, and the earl was allowed to resume his place on the Privy Council. But his enemies, never slow to spot an opportunity, persuaded the Commissioner that Argyll's actions had been treasonable. He was arrested, tried and condemned as a traitor. James and Charles, it was later claimed, had no intention of allowing the full sentence of the law to be carried out, merely wishing to strip Argyll of some of his extensive powers. Not willing to trust himself to royal clemency, Argyll escaped from Edinburgh Castle and fled across the border, making for London, helped on his way by Covenanter preachers and former officers of the
New Model Army: for he had become what he had never intended to be-a Protestant martyr.
A Dog's Fate
For the second time in a generation the house of Argyll crashed to ruin. Sentence of death was pronounced on the fugitive earl, and his titles and estates forfeit. The obvious injustice of this was a source of both anger and amusement. In Edinburgh the boys of George Heriot's Hospital (School) decided that the school watchdog had a position of public trust and should therefore be made to take the Test. When the animal maintained a stony silence when the matter was put to it this was taken as flat refusal. However, its advocate, clearly skilled in the law, argued that this silence might be taken as assent as much as refusal. The Test was then smeared with butter, which was described as Argyll's explanation, and presented once more. As soon as all the butter was licked off the animal spat out the Test and was duly condemned to be "hanged like a dog." In recording this incident Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall says that the sentence was carried out. Happy to say the poor beast, like Argyll, made good his escape, although his office, all his assets, both heritable and moveable, and all his feudal privileges were declared to be forfeit. The parallel was taken further when £500 was offered for the recapture of "ane cutt lugged, brounish coloured Mastiff Tyke, called Watch, short leged, and of low stature", the same amount being offered for Argyll.
Whigs and Assassins
In England the political climate had changed. Charles had finally ended the Exclusion Crisis by dissolving Parliament in 1681. No other was summoned for the remainder of the reign, and thus there was no public forum to express the growing sense of dissatisfaction with Stuart rule. Shaftesbury and the Whigs took to plotting against the throne. Argyll met Shaftesbury at the beginning of 1682 to discuss the possibility of a joint rising in Scotland and England; but as neither man fully trusted the other the proposal came to nothing.
London, of course, was a dangerous place for Argyll, as his hiding place might be revealed at any time. In September he escaped to Holland. A few weeks later Shaftesbury, threatened with legal proceedings, followed, dying in exile in January 1683.
With the removal of their great leader the Whig schemes became increasingly desperate. In planning an insurrection the English became more aware of the importance of Argyll, in view of his potential base of support among his clan. Even the greatest English nobleman could never attract the kind of blood loyalty associated with a Highland chief.
The political aims of the plotters continued to be fairly nebulous, resting on little more than a desire to prevent James succeeding Charles. But beyond Argyll and the Whig grandees there were other, more desperate figures, whose schemes did not stop short of murder. Chief among these was one Richard Rumbold, a former officer in the New Model Army, who owned a property know as the Rye House, close to Newmarket. From here he and his colleagues planned to assassinate James and Charles on their way back from the races. Details of the
Rye House Plotwere uncovered in the summer of 1683. Soon the whole Whig underground, even those with no knowledge of Rumbold's plans, was under attack. A number of senior noblemen were executed, but Rumbold managed to evade capture, fleeing to Holland, where a community of political exiles from both Scotland and England was growing in strength. Oddly enough Rumbold, the republican fanatic, and Argyll, the conservative nobleman, were eventually to achieve a good understanding with each other. In time to come Rumbold was to be Argyll's most able lieutenant.
In February 1685 Charles died and James came to the throne. Over the next few months there was a flurry of activity among the émigré communities in
Amsterdamand Rotterdam. They were an odd collection of men: old soldiers of the New Model Army, like Rumbold, as well as Whig aristocrats, republicans, extreme Presbyterians and troubled monarchists. Beyond hatred of James they had almost nothing in common, which ensured their actions had little political coherence. One of them, a Scots divine by the name of Robert Fergusonwas so notorious for his endless cloak and dagger schemes that he is known to history as 'Ferguson the Plotter.' Another Patrick Hume of Polwarth, the future 1st Earl of Marchmont, was much given to delivering long and tiresome speeches. His suspicion of Argyll and his motives was to do much to undermine the earl's eventual invasion of Scotland.
The most senior of the exiles was James, duke of Monmouth, banished by his father for his associations with the Whigs. Monmouth, a man with little strength of character, had no real enthusiasm for the plan that was taking shape for a joint invasion of Scotland and England, but allowed himself to be carried along by more determined spirits; and the most determined of all was Argyll.
For Argyll the moment had come. He had managed to collect some £10000, donated by a rich widow amongst others, and had stockpiled arms as well as obtaining the services of Scots soldiers in the Dutch and German armies. He was confident, moreover, that Clan Campbell would rise in strength as soon as he appeared in the western Highlands. Hume and others were a little less sure; and when they pressed for more precise information Argyll gave assurances that were broad in scope but weak in detail. Beyond that he refused to be pressed. Time was of the essence: James could not be allowed to consolidate his hold on the throne; Argyll could not maintain his little army indefinitely.
Having gathered the money, men and materials, Argyll naturally assumed the leadership of the Scottish enterprise. But this immediately aroused the suspicion of Hume and some of his Lowland colleagues, who believed that wars were affairs best managed by committee. At a meeting held in Rotterdam on
17 AprilArgyll was duly appointed general, but he was to take no action without first consulting Hume and a council of management. This was bad enough, but what was worse no clear military objectives were agreed. Subsequent events make it clear that Argyll planned to fight the campaign chiefly in his own Highlands, whereas Hume was determined that the army should proceed to the Covenanter Lowlands. This fundamental division was ultimately to paralyse the whole chain of command. But the most serious weakness of all was completely beyond Argyll's control. The success of the whole enterprise depended on a closely co-ordinated attack on both Scotland and England. Monmouth, appointed to lead the English invasion, promised Argyll that he would set out a few days after his own departure; but he did not arrive on the coast of Dorsetuntil 11 June, by which time Argyll's venture was close to ruin.
Argyll's Rising
Argyll and his party finally set sail in a little flotilla of three ships on Sunday,
2 May. favoured by the wind they managed to reach Orkneyin four days. From this point forward things started to go badly wrong. The government was fully aware of Argyll's plans and movements. By the time he anchored off the coast of Mull on 11 May, he was to find matters contrary to his expectations: some of his clansmen were in prison, others cowed into submission, and still others loyal to the king. Some recruits were gathered on Islay, but most of these men deserted after a few days.
Campbeltownmore recruits were obtained, but the biggest boost came with the news that Duncan Campbell of Auchinbreck had gathered some 1200 clansmen at Tarbet, further north in the KintyrePeninsula. With some reluctance Hume and his committee, pressing for a quick descent on the Lowlands, agreed to a rendezvous at Tarbet. Here the united force came to some 1800 men, considerably less than Argyll had anticipated, but enough to make a reasonable showing. By far the best prospect for success was offered by an immediate advance on Inveraray, only weakly held by loyal forces. If the Campbell capital fell it would probably have had a great effect on the demoralised clan. But the advance on Tarbet was as much as Hume was prepared to tolerate. There were even threats to divide the small army. With provisions at Tarbet running low Argyll had to abandon his scheme, crossing over instead to the island of Bute.
By now the Royal navy had entered the
Firth of Clydein strength, hampering the movements of the rebels. Probes were made on the eastern shores of the Clyde near Greenock, but government forces had too strong a hold for the rebels to risk a full-scale landing. Argyll crossed over to Cowal, insisting on a fresh attempt on Inveraray, in the teeth of Hume's objections. After leaving the shores of Loch Riddon, the army advanced north through Glendaruel. Richard Rumbold, who had opted to come with Argyll rather than with Monmouth, and was proving to be a particularly loyal officer, was sent ahead with the cavalry. Acting with courage and determination, he managed to capture Ardkinglas Castle, on the shores of Loch Fyneopposite Inveraray. Counter-attacks by loyalists were held off until Argyll arrived. But Inveraray itself was too strongly held to risk an assault. Seeing that the enemy could not be teased out of their entrenchments, Hume at once demanded a return to the south. With his Highlanders deserting in significant numbers Argyll had to agree.
Death and the Maiden
Back in the southern part of Cowal all that was now left was an advance eastwards across
Loch Long, and then by the head of the Garelochinto the Lowlands. The final crisis came when what was left of the army made a disastrous night march, attempting to by-pass the royal troops and head on to Glasgow. When the morning came the whole force was hopelessly dispersed, no more than 500 men remaining with Argyll at Kilpatrick on the Clyde, ten miles to the west of Glasgow.
Argyll, now in a clear mood of despair, was persuaded that his only remaining course of action was to return to his own country. He agreed, riding off with a few companions, while Hume and Sir John Cochrane forced their way across the Clyde with 150 men against strong enemy fire. After parting from his colleagues Argyll changed his mind. Rather than make for Argyllshire, now swarming with James' forces, he too decided that he best seek refuge in the south. Now only in the company of one Major Fullerton, and disguised as his servant, he made to cross the ford at Inchinnan on 18 June; but he was taken by a party of local militia. In resisting arrest Argyll suffered the indignity of being hit on the head with the flat of a sword, brandished by a drunken weaver named John Riddell, who later received a reward of £50. He is said to have fallen with the words "unfortunate Argyll", but this was almost certainly added to give the story some colour. He was taken to Edinburgh for his appointment with the Maiden, which took his head on the afternoon of Monday 30 June.
Monmouth fared no better, his own endeavours coming to grief at the
Battle of Sedgemooron 6 July. But the failure of the joint enterprise had the paradoxical effect of hurrying James to his ruin. Believing himself to be unassailable, and lacking the intelligence and political skill of his brother, he began to act with increasing arrogance. By 1688 he had alienated virtually the whole of the English political establishment, both Whig and Tory, who invited William and Maryto take his place. The following year the Scottish crown was presented to them by the son of the rebel nobleman, now the tenth earl and in time to be the 1st duke of Argyll.
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* McKerral, A., "Kintyre in the Seventeenth Century," 1948.
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This article was prompted by moves of certain local government units to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops (GMOs) in their efforts to promote organic agriculture under Republic Act 10068, otherwise known as the "Organic Act of the 2010."
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In fact judicious applications of lime, nitrogen, phosphate, potash fertilizers and other elements are what kept crop lands continuously planted to wheat productive in the classic long-term soil fertility fields experiments started in 1843 by Lord John Lawes at Rothamsted, England and still going on to this day. The same conclusions are reached from the continuous maize cropping trials in the Morrow plots at the University of Illinois which began in 1867. And closer to home, the long-term rice continuous cropping experiment at IRRI in Los Baños which began in 1963 has similarly shown that with three crops a year and balanced chemical fertilization the yield of rice can be maintained at 17 tons palay per hectare per year..
The ban in growing of GMOs likewise is not supported by science. The mass of evidence belie the contention that GMO crops are harmful to human health and the environment. Since GMO crops were commercialized in 1996, close to two billion hectares of GMO maize, soybean, canola, cotton and other crops have been harvested and utilized world-wide. To date no single instance of human allergy and poisoning caused by GM crops has been reported. The lone often-quoted study by the French researcher Gilles Eric Seralini attributing tumors in laboratory rats due to feeding with GM maize had been widely challenged, discredited and subsequently retracted by the science journal which published it.
Filipino farmers have been planting GM corn since 2003. GM corn had been so profitable and last year, our corn farmers planted over 800,000 hectares of Bt corn. The only claim of Filipinos suffering from exposure and consumption of Bt corn had been by a visiting Norwegian doctor who reported all kinds of disorders among villagers allegedly exposed to Bt corn pollen. However, this claim was debunked when upon further investigation the same health conditions were observed among people in nearby villages where no Bt corn were being grown.
The remaining difference between organic versus conventional farming is the non-use of chemical pesticides in favor of organic botanical pesticides in the control of pests and diseases. However, the advantage is more imagined than real because organic pesticides are often not readily available, their efficacy inconsistent and they cost as much if not more than conventional pesticides.
Organic farming has two shortcomings: yields are very often lower and cost of production higher compared with conventional agriculture. With yield penalties in the order of 20%–30% the only way the farmer could make money is to sell his organic produce at a premium.
This can only lead to higher food prices which only the affluent can afford. Thus making more Filipinos food insecure.
The other unwitting sinister consequence from organic farming is the need to plow more grasslands and cut down more forests to make up for the low yields. Expansion of organic farming could be at the expense of the National Greening Program.
Scientific arguments aside, the bottom line is that organic farming and conventional farming are competing, alternative business models.
For farmers so inclined and those who have access to the premium organic produce market, organic farming makes good business sense. However, for majority of the farmers who have little capital, and who have no market access, they would be better off economically if they stay with conventional farming.
Local governments proscribing the practice of certain methods of culture in effect restricts the choice of farmers which business model to adopt. This is not right.
Dr. Emil Q. Javier is a Member of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and also Chair of the Coalition for Agriculture Modernization in the Philippines (CAMP).
Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/let-the-farmers-decide/
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The European Union has made today a contribution of €16.5 million to the payment of October salaries and pensions of more than 40,000 Palestinian civil servants and pensioners in the West Bank.
This contribution is funded by the European Union as part of its Direct Financial Support to the Palestinian Authority channelled through PEGASE[1].
"The European Union continues to make significant contributions to the Palestinian Authority budget to help pay the salaries of civil servants and pensioners. We are supporting Palestinian teachers, health personnel and social workers who are crucial for education, health and social welfare services", said the EU Acting Representative Tomas Niklasson. "The Palestinian Authority has made significant tangible progress over the past few years in building the institutions of a future Palestinian state including the provision of quality services to its people. This progress should be maintained and enhanced," he added.
Most of the European Union assistance to the Palestinian Authority is channelled through PEGASE, the financial mechanism launched in 2008 to support the PA Reform and Development Plan and subsequent Palestinian national plans and agendas, including the ongoing National Policy Agenda "Putting Citizens First".
As well as helping to meet a substantial proportion of its recurrent expenditure, European funds support major reform and development programmes in key ministries, to help prepare the PA for statehood. In the last 11 years, over €2.6 billion were disbursed through the PEGASE Direct Financial Support programmes. In addition, the EU has provided assistance to the Palestinian people through UNRWA and a wide range of cooperation projects.


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Nestle Crunch Pumpkin
It's nice to see a Nestle Crunch variety of these pumpkin chocolates, since Snickers and Butterfingers have had them out for several years now. I really love the packaging on these, especially with the dark little pumpkin silhouettes in the in the bottom corners of the foreground! Definitely a nice change from the more convention orange jack-o-lanterns we're all used to seeing. Anyway, if you like Nestle Crunch bars, you'll certainly like these too. That said, I still gotta go with the Cadbury Crunchy Spiders over these though, both in terms of design and the flavor of the milk chocolate. On the plus side, you can actually get these ones pretty much anywhere, unlike the spiders which are currently only available in the UK.
out of 5 crazy Jacks
Crazy Bones Lollipops
Man... they really went all out on the packaging with these! Not only is the big outer bag shaped like a bone, but each individual lollipop is wrapped in a bone-shaped package of its very own. Top that off with the fact that the traditional lollipop sticks have been replaced with plastic arm and leg bones toys, and you've got a winning combination. The only thing I wish is that they had more bones so you could eventually build a full skeleton with them like some other candies I've reviewed in the past let you do. Still, it's a minor complaint considering that everything else about these is really well done. Oh, and the orange, cherry, and green apple lollipops taste fine too.
out of 5 chainsaws
Peeps Crispy Rice Halloween Marshmallow Treat
It's really good to see a new Peeps product as they've been hashing out the same marshmallow pumpkins and ghosts for many years now. This may be my favorite Halloween product this year in terms of looks simply because it has the appearance of something that was completely homemade. It's the kind of thing you could totally see a kid making - a malformed treat made by jamming rice krispies, marshmallow, orange dye, and some Halloween candy sprinkles together, and then separating them with a pumpkin shaped cookie cutter. You can barely even make out the face of the jack-o-lantern, and the candies on it look more like maggots crawling over the dead corpse of what was once a rice krispies treat.
I can't tell you how much I seriously love this thing and it pained me to take a bite out of it for this taste test. I wanted to stick it in a frame and hang it on my wall. And having tasted it, I can tell you with absolute certainty that's what I should've done. It's not a bad rice krispie treat per se, as I've definitely had worse, but it's nothing that great either. It's just okay. The crunchy candies at least add a nice texture to each bite. Flavor aside, I really hope they keep making these, because I want to see more disfigured pumpkin treat faces in the future.
out of 5 Kiefer vampires
Vidal Gummi Candy Corn
Considering how soft their other gummies are, I was surprised at how much tougher Vidal's Gummi Candy Corn ones were. That's not necessarily a bad thing though, as it makes them last a bit longer and they're quite chewy with a nice sugar coating. They actually copy the flavor of candy corn really well too, so it's a pretty strange feeling when you eat a gummy candy that tastes fairly close to the genuine article. If you see 'em and you're a fan of candy corn, I'd recommend giving 'em a shot.
out of 5 Freddy gloves
Pumpkin Spice Hershey's Kisses
I honestly can't get enough of these. I've mentioned them back in 2008 and they've grown on me even more since then. Look, I generally don't like pumpkin flavored anything, but these really aren't pumpkin flavored. There's a very subtle pumpkin flavoring here; what you're really getting are cinnamon flavored Hershey's Kisses, and they're incredibly good. Seriously, don't pass these up.
out of 5 Frankensteins
Black Forest Juicy Oozers Gummy Vampires
& Black Forest Gummy Werewolves
Black Forest makes my favorite gummy snacks in the world, so I jumped at this Halloween 24-pack the moment I saw it. In it, you get two varieties in mixed mini-packs: vampires and werewolves. The difference between them is that the vampires are part of the Juicy Oozers variety, so they have a liquid center. The werewolves, however, are just their standard gummies. As tasty as the werewolves are, they just don't hold a candle to the vampires.
The gummies also come in a variety of monster themed shapes. With the werewolves, you get full gruesome grape werewolf bodies, spooky strawberry lemon werewolf heads, and blood orange paw prints. On the vampire side, you get cherry melon fangs, blood orang bats, bewitched berry vampire heads, and wicked watermelon lime coffins. I must have missed the meeting where "Wicked Watermelon" was officially accepted as a Halloween flavor, but between these and the new Crest Halloween toothpaste, it appears we have to accept it into the fearsome food flavors fold.
I know it's a lot to digest (haha, food humor!), but as much as I love these, I prefer the classic Juicy Oozers Gummy Skulls. Cherry will always be their best flavor, and with the skulls, you got nothing but that flavor AND you got to see skulls bleed as you bite into them or crush them between your fingers. Biting into a watermelon flavored coffin just doesn't have quite the same impact, even if it does ooze when you do so. Bring back the skulls, Black Forest!
out of 5 jack-o-lanterns (for the Juicy Oozers Gummy Vampires)
out of 5 zombie hands (for the Gummy Werewolves)
Gallerie Freaky Fingers
The idea of getting a severed monster finger in a test tube filled with candy dipping powder is something I can totally get on board with and these look pretty great. Problem is, it takes a good five minutes to get to the actual candy. First you have to remove the outer wrapping, then when you remove the cap, you find another foil seal that you can't peel off, so you have to puncture it. Then you have to struggle to remove the lollipop from the tiny test tube, only to discover that it too is wrapped in cellophane. I felt like I was on one of those shitty web sites that make you click to go to a different page to view each individual item on their latest "top 20 [whatever]" list. You should be able to get to your destination without having to go through countless online obstacles, and the same goes for getting your Halloween candies to their destination: your mouth.
Well, I did eventually extract the severed zombie finger and while the lollipop itself leaves much to be desired, the candy powder you dip it in is EXTREMELY sour. If you like sour candies, then you may want to check these out. Fortunately, you don't have to eat it all at once as the tube makes for a handy little storage container. Of the three flavors, I'd suggest going with the grape, though the lime probably looks the best as far as severed zombie fingers go.
out of 5 Edgar Allen Poe's.
Brach's Mellowcreme Pumpkins
I promised myself I'd finally take a photo of the full bag this year before I devoured every last one of the Mellowcreme pumpkins found within. Well, I did it, and now it's time to collect my reward.
Okay, I lied. I bought three bags, and two of them were consumed extremely fast... BUT I STILL MANAGED TO TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THIS ONE BAG FOR MY CANDY REVIEW ARTICLE BEFORE I POLISHED IT OFF! THAT'S PROGRESS DAMNIT! I DIDN'T MAKE IT THAT FAR LAST YEAR, SO IT'S PROGRESS FOR SURE! IT COUNTS! STOP JUDGING ME! I'LL EAT ALL THE MELLOWCREMES I DAMN WELL PLEASE AND YOU CAN'T DO A DAMN THING ABOUT IT! MELLOW OUT, WILL YA!?!? HAHAHAHA! I SAID MELLOW OUT AND I'M TALKING ABOUT MELLOWCREME PUMPKINS! THAT'S SO INCREDIBLY HILARIOUS!!! WHO WRITES THIS STUFF!? WHO CARES! I HAVE MELLOWCREME PUMPKINS AND NOTHING CAN HURT ME EVER AGAIN! NOTHING!!!!!!
out of 5 witch hats
Halloween Mallow Monsters
Just look at these beauties. Everything about the packaging on these new Halloween candy tubes is absolutely stellar. First off, they're quite long... about as long as my forearm, so you're getting plenty of candy in each tube. You also know you're in for a good time when your candy comes with "Operating Instructions". Yes, they actually come with a Bat Slider bar at the bottom of the tubes that you slide up to extract the marshmallow candy. Brilliant!
They come in two varieties, a cherry Dracula and a orange Frankenstein. I figured I'd like the cherry better, but it turns out the orange works much better for this marshmallow treat. The orange is a nice mellow flavor, while the cherry remind me more of the flavoring for some cough syrups. I guess I shouldn't be surprised - I mean, if we learned one thing from Monster Squad it's that Frankenstein is way cooler than Dracula. Well, that and the Wolfman's got nards. It's a strange marshmallow substance too, almost like a foam. Easily the most unique Halloween candy I've had all season and I'd love to see the Clever Confections company make more of these in the future. Maybe get a chocolate Wolfman, a lime Creature from the Black Lagoon, and a lemon Mummy in the mix next time. Either way, track these down and try 'em!
out of 5 full moons.
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AMMAN - President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is in the Middle East to help lay the groundwork for an expected Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
Kushner, along with White House envoy Jason Greenblatt, arrived in Jordan on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah II, a key U.S. ally. A White House statement said the talks included discussions on the Gaza humanitarian situation and U.S. efforts to "facilitate peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.''
U.S. officials have said their plan is near completion and could be released this summer. But it faces resistance from the Palestinians, who have cut off ties since Trump recognized contested Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Kushner's team also plans stops in Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. No talks with the Palestinians are scheduled.


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Join us as we commemorate Yom Hazikaron – Israeli Memorial Day – and celebrate of Yom HaAtzmaut – Israel's Independence Day. We'll hear from special guest speaker Anat Hoffman, Director and founding member of Women of the Wall and Executive Director of the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), and enjoy a festive oneg in our Pavilion complete with Israeli food, music, and dancing.
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Wait in Hopeful Expectation
No one likes to wait, especially when a loved one's life is on the line. But waiting gives us time to sit in expectation and hope. The outcome may not always be the one WE would choose, but the waiting gives us time to accept what HE chooses. #caregiver #cancer #hope


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A very special and unique event that includes Urban Artist Soap and Nelson Mandela Children's Fund UK is about to take place. What brings together the unlikely union between the Urban Artist Soap and Nelson Mandela's Charity organisation is certainly the fund raising event. Union Private Members Club in Soho, London will have the role of the host while Urban Artist Soap (aka Adam Klodzinski) will be donating his work for the late South African president's charity.
Nelson Mandela Children's Fund UK is the leading charity organisation in South Africa founded by the late president Mandela himself. Nelson Mandela became the first black president of the South Africa after he had served 27 years in prison for campaigning against the apartheid. He was finally liberated in 1990 and elected president in 1994 and remained on the function until 1999. Although Nelson Mandela was often criticized his legacy remains as the father of the South African nation, the father of democracy in South Africa and freedom fighter. Over the years Nelson Mandela's name turned international synonym for the moral authority. During his presidency in 1995, Nelson Mandela formed the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund to which he assigned a third of his annual salary. The Fund has been transforming lives for 20 years helping 100, 000 of disadvantaged children and the young annually. The Fund is fighting with the poverty, Aids and HIV, poor education and healthcare in which 50% of South Africa's children still live. The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund's aim is to preserve Nelson Mandela's vision that focuses on children being the future of the country.
Urban Artist Soap (aka Adam Klodzinski) is Polish artist who started out by spraying trains in north Poland. Upon joining the B2 Crew he moved on to the mural commissions that subsequently transformed the graffiti culture in Poland. Read more about 10 East European Artist you should know about here. In 2006 Urban Artist Soap moved to London and started working with the aerosol and the airbrushes. Urban Artist Soap started combining elements of photo realism, surrealism and warped perspectives to create images that play with visual elements. His first major exhibition was in Westbank in London. He started using the most prominent characters in jazz as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie only to get commissioned to paint many famous figures such as Professor Green, The Rizzle Kicks, Florence and the Machine, Ed Sheeran, Felix da Housecat and Rihanna among others. Urban Artist Soap (aka Adam Klodzinski) painted the portrait of Nelson Mandela as a part of his ICONS series that he will exhibit in his new show in South Europe this year. If ou are interested in learning about more Polish urban artists read about Czarnobyl, M-City, Pavel Ryzko and Etam Crew.
Although diverse in his art Urban Artist Soap is famed for his realistic portraits of iconic people and the guests at this benefit will have the opportunity to gaze into the Soap's process of working with the sprays and airbrushes through the live demo painting followed by questions and answers in which Soap may reveal some of his "secrets". However, the participants of the Nelson Mandela Charity will not witness the creation of the very work that will be auctioned. Yet attendants of this event will not only have the possibility to peak into Soap's working process but will also have the chance to go home with the portrait of the South Africa's legendary president. Urban Artist Soap has always seen Nelson Mandela as his hero for helping the most vulnerable ones in the society so he was happy to take part in this charity auction and contribute himself. Therefore, Urban Artist Soap hopes he will raise a lot of money in order to help disadvantaged children in South Africa. The event orginised by Nelson Mandela Children's Fund UK will take place at the Union Private Members Club in Soho, London on April 29th. It will start at 6.30 pm with drink reception as the courtesy of the Antika Casa Vinicola Garofoli wines.
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Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC announced DiDario Colon from Walla Walla in Washington as the newest member of its global network. Colon will now operate as Walla Walla Sotheby's International Realty.
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Wire Sphere Crystal Chandelier - Large
Sku CH15114
A charming crystal mini chandelier is nestled in a large solid wood sphere frame to create this unique country French chandelier. The distressed wood and mesh chicken wire combination bring the cou...Read More
- Actual Size: 30"Hx30"Wx30"D
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Android apps development environment
I wasted some 3 hours to set it up. Did not exactly waste, I always find the setting the development environment the most annoying, difficult step in my development efforts. Here are some step by step instructions you can follow to save your time. This will include JDK, Eclipse, ADT Plugin and some configuration.
1. Install the Java Development Kit. I installed JDK 1.6. It can be installed from JDK DOWNLOAD . Make sure it is installed by going to command prompt and executing java -version
2. Download the Eclipse and Unzip it to a directory. I installed Version: Helios Release Build id: 20100617-1415 from http://eclipse.org/
3. Install the Android SDK. I downloaded the SDK from ANDROID SDK . To install unzip the directory and run the setup. It should bring up a utility where available packages and libraries would be downloaded. Create a test virtual device with 32 MB as your storage. Here is a screenshot after installation:
4. Add the Android SDK location to your Path (Go to Environment Variables and edit the path variable). In my scenario I added "C:\android-sdk_r06-windows\android-sdk-windows" to my path.
5. Install the ADT Plugin. Here is how:
Start Eclipse, then select Help > Software Updates…. In the dialog that appears, click the Available Software tab.
Click Add Site…
In the Add Site dialog that appears, enter this URL in the "Location" field:
https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/Note: If you have trouble acquiring the plugin, try using "http" in the Location URL, instead of "https" (https is preferred for security reasons).
Click OK.
Back in the Available Software view, you should see the plugin listed by the URL, with "Developer Tools" nested within it. Select the checkbox next to Developer Tools and click Install…
On the subsequent Install window, "Android DDMS" and "Android Development Tools" should both be checked. Click Next.
Read and accept the license agreement, then click Finish.
Restart Eclipse.
6. Now you have installed JDK, Eclipse, Android SDK and the ADT Plugin and updated your PATH to have the location of Android SDK. Open Eclipse -> Create New Project -> Android Project , Select a name for your application and a suitable API Version to be safe I chose (1.6)
7. After the new project is created try and build it. Ideally it should build fine but it did not. It had issues with the build path (the sdk libraries were not included in the build path). In the package explorer right click on your project and select properties. In the left pane click on "Java Build Path" and check the "Android 1.6″ or whatever you selected as your API version.
8. Clean the project and build it again. If it builds fine go ahead and run it "Run As – Android Application".
9. HOORAY !! Time for victory dance. Here is a snapshot of ANDROID App running in the emulator.
I am also a beginner in android application development and pretty excited about it since I can test and deploy my applications in my DROID. Cheers and have a great rest of the day. I am heading to the JAVA BAR.Android applications, like most mobile phone applications, are developed in a host-target development environment. In other words, you develop your application on a host computer (where resources are abundant), and download it to a target mobile phone for testing and ultimate use. At the time this book is being written, there are no Android phones available, so we will be running, debugging, and testing using the Android emulator that comes with the Android toolset.
To write your own Android mobile phone applications, you'll first need to collect the required tools and set up an appropriate development environment on your PC or Mac. In this chapter we'll collect the tools you need, download them and install them on your computer, and write a sample application that will let you get the feel of writing and running Android applications on an emulator. Linux, Windows, and Macintosh are all supported development environments, and we'll show you how to install the latest set of tools on each. Then we'll show you any configuration you need to do after the tools are installed (setting PATH environment variables and the like), again for each of the three operating systems. And finally we'll write a short little "Hello, Android" application that demonstrates what needs to be done to get a generic application running.The Android SDK supports several different development environments. For this book we will focus on using Eclipse, because it is the best integrated with the SDK, and, hey, it's free. No matter which operating system you are using


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Holy Trinity golf teams focused on winning district titles
Holy Trinity's top player Daniel Muniz works on his game at the Suntree Country Club. Muniz is hoping he can get to the regionals this season.
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The Holy Trinity boys and girls golf teams are both in a similar situation this season.
They both have a nice mixture of talented veterans and young players. And they're both setting their sites on winning their respective district championships.
"Our main goal is always to win the district," Holy Trinity boys coach Ron Benfield said. "I think all of us in the district are about the same (although) Edgewood might be a little ahead of us right now.
"Most of our matches are right before the district (tournament) so I'm hoping our scores will improve once we get closer to the district."
Senior Daniel Muniz is the Tigers' No. 1 player this season, followed by No. 2 Rahul Parsanna, a junior.
"Daniel's capable of really scoring well, Rahul is, too," Benfield said.
That duo is followed by freshman Cody Royston, seventh-grader Cash Hope and either Mitch McCullar (eighth grade), Roham Parsanna (seventh grade) or Joe Coston (sophomore) in the sixth spot.
"The main thing is, since all of us can't hit it long, it's about consistency and being accurate with all of our shots," Muniz said. "I think with this team, we're pretty good with that. I think that's what's going to be the most important thing this year."
While Holy Trinity's girls feature a pair of seniors in the top two spots — Soy Choi and Grace Dance — there are no juniors on the team and a number of sophomores.
That list includes No. 3 Emma Baumgartner, No. 4 Ellen Choi and Avery Kenney in the No. 5 spot. Another sophomore, Niki Katz, shares the No. 6 spot with freshman Emily Rotgers and there are a few more younger players behind them.
"We're 5-1, but we're much better than 5-1," Tigers coach Chuck Goldfarb said. "We need to get better. We're averaging about 184, but we need to get down consistently into the 170s.
"But they're a great bunch of kids. They work hard."
The Tigers, who won their only district title in 2013, know they will have to overcome a tough MCC team if they're going to claim another title for the program.
Dance, who believes the Tigers are a stronger team mentally this season than they have been in the past, would like nothing better than to close out her high school career with a district title.
But what also makes the senior happy is knowing that there are a lot of younger players on the roster who could make Holy Trinity a perpetual contender.
"We have a lot of rookies, which is good," Dance said. "…. They've had a lot of playing time. I think they'll be good in the future, which is good. That will make me happy."


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Eagles win Super Bowl LII
Underdogs no more. The Philadelphia Eagles were considered underdogs the entire post season, despite having the No. 1 seed in the NFC. After potential League M.V.P. quarterback Carson Wentz went down late in the regular season with a knee injury, everyone had written the team off as a bust.
The Eagles used this as motivation and fueled their historic playoff run.
The defending Champions, the New England Patriots, were 4.5-point favorites going into the Super Bowl. The Eagles had absolutely lit up one of the league's best defenses in their previous game, and no one thought that backup quarterback Nick Foles had another performance like that in him.
In the first half, both offenses thrived. But the Eagles were able to put touchdowns on the board from wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and former Patriots' running back Legarette Blount.
Jeffery dominated the first half with 3 catches for 73 yards and a touchdown.
As most Patriot teams do, New England fought back and made it a one score game just minutes before halftime, 15-12 in favor of the Eagles.
The Eagles were able to drive down the field and get the ball down to the New England 2-yard line. The Patriots' defense stood tall there, however, and forced a 4th-and-goal.
Doug Pederson then called time out and dialed up perhaps one of the best plays in Super Bowl history.
A direct snap to the running back who flipped the ball to Zach Ertz on a reverse, only to find Foles standing all alone in the end zone.
This play put the Eagles up by 10 at the half and seemed to suck all of the air out of the Patriots.
Both offenses stayed hot in the third quarter, and broke the total yardage mark in a Super Bowl before the fourth quarter even began.
The Patriots were able to take the lead with 9 minutes left on a pass from Tom Brady to Rob Gronkowski, to put the Patriots up 33-32.
Foles and the Eagles' offense methodically moved the ball down the field and took the lead back with just over two minutes to play on a touchdown pass from Foles to Ertz that has brought with it much controversy.
Nevertheless, the Eagles had the lead, but Tom Brady had the ball. Finally, the defense made a play.
In a game dominated by the offenses, the Eagles defense made the play to basically seal the game on a strip sack of Tom Brady from Brandon Graham.
The Eagles were only able to muster a field goal out of the good field position, however, leaving the door open for Tom Brady to mount another last minute drive.
The Eagles' defense again stood tall and was able to hold the Patriots out of the end zone to seal the first ever Super Bowl victory and Lombardi Trophy in franchise history for the Eagles.
Nick Foles was voted Super Bowl M.V.P., after being the first ever quarterback to catch and throw a touchdown in the Super Bowl.


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Dear woman,
As a single trust me I can understand the desire to want to be married. Especially as you see beautiful couples who are so in love with their spouse and they did it God's way and you look on with your heart screaming I want that!!!! Trust me, I get it, but as singles who really want to grow in Christ we can't afford to settle when it comes to our spouse. The person that you marry you become one with them (Mark 10:8). Their issues now become your issues and you need to know what their issues are! People get worried about taking on another person's financial debt when they become married but they don't think about the spiritual debt that they may have to take on as well. Ladies, it's so important to wait on God's timing for this. I know that's so much easier said than done! I'm right there with you sisters, trust me I get that the struggle is real sometimes but God has not forgotten about us singles. He's not going to withhold any good thing from those that follow Him (Psalm 84:11) but we have to trust that He has our best interest in mind in protecting our hearts.
I'd like to share my truth for a moment…about two years ago I came back into contact with an old boyfriend. Although I knew he wasn't God's best for my life, I liked the attention. It felt good to have someone, well not just someone but a man, to talk to on a daily basis. So he asked what I was looking for in a relationship now as we had not dated for about 3-4 years at this point. I gave him the longest list; he needs to believe in God, needs to be stable, I'm abstinent now so he needs to wait until marriage to have sex, and so on and so on. So I say all this and his response is, "well I don't have the best relationship with God right now but I'm working on it. The whole sex thing, I mean it would be difficult but I could do it if I had to." Red flags are screaming but I'm thinking well at least he's willing to try right? Somebody should've come and slapped some sense into me! So I then go on to say I'm not interested in dating, I'm going into my next relationship with the purpose of marriage in mind. His response, "I could settle down." I'm like hmh…maybe this could work? Thank God for deliverance from stupid lol. So we continue to talk everyday for a few weeks and one day he texts me and says so someone told me that you preach now???? I didn't tell him this when we "reconnected." To be honest I didn't tell him because I didn't think he would want to be with me if he knew that. Uhm hello Mark 8:38! I'm sharing the gospel with people but I didn't want to share this with the man who I was considering being with. I know that's crazy. So we start talking about my beliefs and things and God. So the next few days we continued to have conversations about God and it completely threw me for a loop because I so was not expecting him to be receptive to it none whatsoever. So now my heart is really excited and thinking yay! Maybe this could actually work; he'll get saved, love Jesus and we can be together right? So we continue to have conversations about God and he was telling me how he was struggling in trusting God because of different things that were happening in his life. So I'm over here quoting scripture, directing him to read Job, talking about the Apostle Paul and Abraham and I'm over here basking in this moment thinking this is going to be great this time around and I'm saying yessssss!!! God shuts it all the way down with the loudest NO! That was the last conversation that we had and this is what God showed me:
- Wives, submit unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord (Ephesians 5:22, KJV). Let's take the man out of the picture for a moment; how can you say you will submit to a man when you are not submitted to Christ first? As singles, if we want to prepare for marriage we first start by learning to submit to Christ. At that time I wasn't submitted to Christ because I was completely ignoring all the red flags because the thought of marriage was completely clouding my spiritual judgment. We have to want Jesus and the direction of the Holy Spirit more than we want the husband.
- For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church, and he is the saviour of the body (Ephesians 5:23, KJV). When we had our last conversation I was so excited that I was able to encourage this guy by talking about Jesus. That excitement left when God quickly showed me that he could not pour back into me. I don't care how Godly your marriage is you are going to go through different tests and trials and you need a spouse who can cover you and pour back into you just as you pour out to them. The husband is responsible for leading his family towards Christ. The man you marry is going to have a direct impact on your relationship with God as well as your children's relationship with God. You have to be able to trust the leadership of your husband. Is he even trying to honor your purity before you get married? What does his prayer life look like? The way a man treats you and acts before you get married is not going to change simply because he put a ring on it. Pay attention to those red flags before you say I do or you'll end up saying Lord I wish I didn't!
- Flee fornication. All other sins a person commits are outside of the body; but he that commiteth fornication sinneth against his own body. (1 Corinthians 6:18, KJV). The choice to be celibate has to be your own and the same goes for your one day spouse. Both of you have to come to the conclusion on your own that you are going to honor God with your body. It can't just be because the bible says not to have sex before marriage so okay I'll follow the rules. It's not quite that simple. You have to have a desire to want to honor God with your body not just simply because it says to do so but because of who God is to you. I was setting myself up for failure with this relationship. Not only was this a person that I had fornicated with before when I wasn't saved, but he was only okay with abstaining from sex because that was what I wanted. You are more likely to be tempted to give into fornication if your future spouse has not made up in his mind that he is going to set the boundaries in the relationship to honor your purity. (See point about the husband leading the wife). We end up putting ourselves in a compromising situation because we say oh I'm not going to have sex with him but just as soon as you're tempted, you give in because he's definitely not going to heed to the conviction of the Holy Spirit. I would strongly advise against yoking yourself up with someone that you have fornicated with in the past once you are saved especially if they are not saved. You open the door for temptation to overtake you and in the moment where your flesh may get weak that unsaved man who is only going along with your request to be abstinent is not going to tell his flesh to shut up when things get hot and heavy. Let's be honest ladies. When you fornicate you open yourself up to soul ties. You wonder why you're feeling all crazy and what not because you've picked up something from the person that you've laid with.
4. You shall have no other gods before me. (Exodus 20:3, KJV). Singles it is so easy to make marriage an idol. We have to keep our eyes focused on God and not our left hand ring finger. The more you focus on being single the more the enemy will have a field day in your head. He will send you all kinds of fine looking demons oops I meant men to get you distracted. So now your focus is no longer on seeking the kingdom of God but seeking after a man. You talk about wanting this husband more than you want to talk with God. Anything we put before God is an idol and everything that we create an idol out of the devil will indeed use it to distract and destruct our relationship with God.
5. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23, KJV). When this guy and I stopped talking I felt lonely. I'm being honest. My phone wasn't blowing up anymore and I was in my feelings for a bit. That was my fault because God never told me to pursue that man. He tries to protect us from getting our little feelings hurt but we jump the gun. Also we have to guard our heart not just towards men that we know aren't God's best for our lives but also the people who keep questioning when are we going to settle down and get married? Our timeline is based on God's timing not the rushed timing of people. The funny thing about people is that they will pressure and rush you into getting married or having babies but when it falls apart or when you need help those same people are MIA. Don't allow people to guilt you into feeling like you have to get married by a certain time so you can have a gut full of human before your biological clock breaks and your eggs become scrambled. I remember a woman asking me "so Angel how does it feel to be your age and not married or without children?" First let me say I'm only 25, but my response was it feels like I trust God to prepare me for that part of my life when He's ready. Ladies don't allow peoples words, facebook posts of their wedding pictures, or anything else cause you to be jealous, covet, or even doubt God's timing for your life. Guard your heart.
Ladies we can't afford to settle for any Joe Schmo off the corner. We wait for God to give us our mate in His timing and while we're waiting we're not just sitting idol thinking every man that walks through the church doors is our husband (oh and just because a man is a Christian doesn't mean ya'll have to be together but that's a different post). I know we've all had that moment where we go is it him? Maybe that one? Could he be my husband? Dear woman, rest. You deserve to be loved, honored, and respected. Know that God has not forgotten about you; He knows the desire you have to call someone husband. Let him choose your mate and not your biological clock or emotions.
Love you ladies,
P.S. Don't forget to check out the new Changed Hearts: I AM Woman site that can be accessed through www.changedheartsunited.com!


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When you're among the top players in your field, you need every advantage to help you stay competitive: Not just the best equipment, but anything else that relieves pain and stress, and allows you to play better. For top-seeded Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic, that extra help came in a somewhat unexpected form: a custom made mouthguard that he wears on the court and off. "[It helps] to not grind my teeth while I play," said the 25-year-old up-and-coming ace. "It just causes stress and headaches sometimes."
Mouthguards are often worn by athletes engaged in sports that carry the risk of dental injury — such as basketball, football, hockey, and some two dozen others; wearing one is a great way to keep your teeth from being seriously injured. But Raonic's mouthguard isn't primarily for safety; it's actually designed to help him solve the problem of teeth grinding, or bruxism. This habitual behavior causes him to unconsciously tense up his jaw, potentially leading to problems with muscles and teeth.
Bruxism is a common issue that's often caused or aggravated by stress. You don't have to be a world-class athlete to suffer from this condition: Everyday anxieties can have the same effect. The behavior is often worsened when you consume stimulating substances, such as alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and other drugs.
While bruxism affects thousands of people, some don't even suspect they have it. That's because it may occur at any time — even while you're asleep! The powerful jaw muscles that clench and grind teeth together can wear down tooth enamel, and damage both natural teeth and dental work. They can even cause loose teeth! What's more, a clenching and grinding habit can result in pain, headaches and muscle soreness… which can really put you off your game.
There are several ways to relieve the problem of bruxism. Stress reduction is one approach that works in some cases. When it's not enough, a custom made occlusal guard (also called a night guard or mouthguard) provided by our office can make a big difference. "When I don't sleep with it for a night," Raonic said "I can feel my jaw muscles just tense up the next day. I don't sense myself grinding but I can sort of feel that difference the next day."
 An occlusal guard is made from an exact model of your own mouth. It helps to keep your teeth in better alignment and prevent them from coming into contact, so they can't damage each other. It also protects your jaw joints from being stressed by excessive force. Plus, it's secure and comfortable to wear. "I wear it all the time other than when I'm eating, so I got used to it pretty quickly," said Raonic.
Teeth grinding can be a big problem — whether you put on your game face on the court… or at home. If you would like more information about bruxism, contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can learn more in the Dear Doctor magazine articles "Stress & Tooth Habits" and "When Children Grind Their Teeth."
Although your smile wouldn't be the same without them, there's more to your gums than their looks. Besides helping to hold your teeth in place, they're also an important protective barrier for their roots.
Unfortunately, gums aren't immune to disease, especially periodontal (gum) disease. This bacterial infection, triggered by built-up dental plaque on teeth due to insufficient oral hygiene, can cause the gum tissues to detach from teeth and shrink back (recede). This can make your teeth more sensitive to hot or cold foods and beverages, as well as put them at even greater risk for tooth decay.
To treat gum recession, our first priority is to stop any ongoing gum disease through aggressive plaque removal. Depending on severity, this could require clinical procedures like scaling or root planing to remove plaque and tartar (hardened plaque deposits) at or below the gum line. This is especially crucial for improving gum tissue healing and stimulating potential reattachment.
Revitalizing gum tissues this way naturally has a better chance of occurring if we're able to prevent recession before it reaches the roots. If that does happen and we have sufficient gum tissue attachment remaining, we may need to give the gum tissue a helping hand through gum grafting surgery. There are a number of techniques depending on the circumstances, but they all use either tissue from another location in the patient's mouth or prepared tissue from another human donor. This type of surgery requires great skill and expertise, not to mention an aesthetic sense, to achieve a result that's both functional and attractive.
Other than daily brushing and flossing, the most important thing you can do for gum health is to see us as soon as you notice any signs of gum problems like swelling, bleeding or tooth sensitivity. The sooner we can diagnose and begin treating the problem, the less likely any gum recession will have a long-term impact on your health.
If you would like more information on gum health, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can also learn more about this topic by reading the Dear Doctor magazine article "Gum Recession."


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As soon as the Microsoft released the Creators Update, the companies dependent on the OS have also started rolling out updated drivers for GPUs. Recently, AMD released GPU drivers update which is compatible with the latest update by Microsoft, the Creators Update. The good news about the added drivers update is that it will let you play the upcomingQuake Champions if you are one of those who instantly fell in love with the game after watching the trailer.
A Little Bit More About Quake Champions
The game Quake Champions is an upcoming, best-looking first-person shooter game. The game is published by 'Bethesda Softworks' and the developers are the famous 'id Software'. The developers have planned to release the game explicitly for Microsoft Windows. The game development had a pause after the previously released version, Quake 4 in 2005. So, to try out the latest offering by id Software, you must have this driver update installed in your PC. Nvidia has exclusively released the all-new Game Ready driver updatefor letting players have fun with the fast-paced competitive shooter game.
What Else Does This Update Iteration Has To Offer?
Besides the main focus on adding support for Quake Champions and Windows 10 Creators Update, the update also focuses on adding support for 'Dolby Vision' and 'Dolby Atmost'tech. All this to increase your display features and added options in the NVIDIA control panel help in improving the Windows 10's color settings.
The Update Is Perfectly Timed
This update by Nvidia is perfectly timed as they released it just after the all new Titan XP's release. Titan XP, which is the updated version of the last year's Titan X, has been recently released with some amazing hardcore features. The company claims it to be the world's fastest GPU as all the CUDA Cores available on GP-102 are unlocked for an unmatched performance. Other amazing specs include 11Gbps memory with 550 GB/s memory bandwidth.


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The small mountain town of Otavalo is perhaps most renowned because of the famous market that has been established here. People from all over the world come to see the striking array of hand crafted goods that are available in this local market every year. What makes the market so special? Well, none of the hand crafted goods available here are commercialized versions of true original ...
At the heart of the Cotopaxi province of Ecuador lies the sleepy little town of Salcedo. Most visitors to this part of the world only spend the night at one of the luxury hotels in the area while others just pass through by bus or on foot enroute to other destinations. Really though, Salcedo has a lot to offer and should definitely be given a second glance.
Ecuador is well known for its abundance of varied exotic fruits, excellent fish and seafood and the countless varieties of Andean potatoes. Ecuador has some very tasty and very strange combinations in their dishes. You can expect to find lemon marinated shrimps, toasted corn on the cob and a huge variety of pastries filled with all types of interesting ingredients.
The Ecuadorian people have a rather distinctive dress code. It is influenced by the cultural diversity that can be found in the various regions of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. People who are familiar with the native dress can often tell what region a local is from based on what they wear.
Guayaquil Historical Park
The Guayaquil Historical Park can be found between Esmeraldas and Central Avenue in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The city is one of the biggest and most populous in the country so visitors will find that they will be able to spend at least one whole day exploring the sights and sounds of this city. At the Historical Park you can spend time learning about the city you are visiting: its history, ...
If you prefer to get away from the mainstream cities when on holiday but don't want to leave that big-city atmosphere behind, why not give Azogues a try? Azogues is the administrative capital of the Cañar province. Situated just over 30 kilometers north of Cuenca, Azogues has the look and feel of a bigger city but without the usual tourist drive. In fact, Azogues is a major exporter of ...


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The best place to start learning developing! A box containing just enough chemicals to develop, stop, fix and wash 2 x 35mm films or 1 x 120 roll, for a simple introduction to B&W film developing.
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Additionally, if you rarely ever shoot any B&W film, this is also a good little kit to have especially as each element can be purchased separately and comes in packages of five. I would highly recommend this kit to anyone new to developing or someone who predominantly shoots colour but still dabble in Black and White.
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