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Great content using the pre-suppostional approach to apologetics.
Source: The Existence and Attributes of GOD Debate | The Domain for Truth
Great content using the pre-suppostional approach to apologetics.
Source: The Existence and Attributes of GOD Debate | The Domain for Truth
Why does God allow an obliteration of people in a natural disaster without seemingly a thought or concern? Why God doesn't just remove Satan and his evil schemes that he executes in this world? If God is all-powerful (omnipotent), this task would certainly be within his power. If God is all-knowing (omniscience), he knows the evil processes Satan will instigate. If God is all-loving and completely good, God should want to protect his children from any harm that may come to them.
• Evil is at work in this world, but not in the next.
God created the world in which the difficulty of evil/sin is possible, but it was not in his design that we participate in it. Man created the problem of sin and brokenness at the first fall of Adam. Adam exercised his free will by choosing to deny our creator's direct command and ate the forbidden fruit. (Genesis 3:6-7) Written in his book, Intellectuals don't need God & other modern myths, Alister McGrath maintained, "How do they (we) know that there cannot be morally sufficient reasons for God permitting suffering?" Consider the possibility that to "die" from this life and go to heaven is not punishment. Philippians 1:21 reveals, "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain", therefore, gaining entrance into a heaven with overwhelming joy, happiness, and love. Do we as finite humans, with limited knowledge, have a capacity to judge if evil that has occurred is not allowed by God for sufficient reasons unknown to us? It is within boundaries of God's known character attributes that he is all-loving. With that assurance we can assume that God is restraining evil in this world. God is inhibiting wickedness until his overall redemptive strategy is achieved. This permits all who will come to know Jesus Christ time to place their faith in him.
23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24 "He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; "by his wounds you have been healed." (1 Peter 2:23–24)
One would assume that God could stop evil, but to do so would require the end of this world. No one knows "the day or hour" of the end as we are told twice in the gospel of Matthew and once in the gospel of Mark. "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." (Mark 13:32) To have an all-knowing God intervene during times of great evil would diminish the reason for sending his son to bear the suffering of this life for us. There is no pain, murder, evil, hate or anything not perfect in heaven. Yes, God could make it trouble-free to gain the promised reward heaven, but at what cost? The cost was his Son, and at his suffering, the admission price was paid. To maroon his children in the precarious position of an opulent spoiled child, waiting for the great protection of a parent would lead us to be unable to freely choose God's forgiveness and grace He provided in Jesus.
Man, a broken self-deprecating individual could not justly determine the level of pain or evil at which point God should intercede. Would murder be the precipitating evil? How many murders must occur prior to intervention? Should the count be taken into consideration, the murder of one or the murder of 100 or more? If the needless killing is of someone who has lived a long fulfilling life, then is this considered a "needless death"? Does the death of a young child hold more weight within the balance of judgment of evil? Man's finite mind is in no position to make decisions such as these, as all life is considered sacred. If not murder, what about natural evils that are not initiated by man? If we pronounce floods, tsunamis and other natural disasters that appear to our finite minds to needlessly take life as sufficiently wrong humanity cannot rightly conclude as to what level of disaster should or should not be contained as we have no visibility to the destination of the intended purposes.
God can and does intercede against all forms and methods of evil and when doing so carries out His design for His creation. We are not God, so to second-guess when God should or should not step in places us as God's equal. Equal footing between God and man does not increase the status of man, but serves to decrease the status of a perfect, all loving, all knowing God. By doing this, He then ceases to be God. We need God to be God; man needs God in all his impeccable glory.
• So God restrains evil in this world, what does this mean for me?
Shake your fists, yell, scream and stomp your feet at God, and plead with Him to intervene for all wickedness and earthly sufferings. God is great enough to shoulder the burden. Place your reliance for security in this life in one who was sent to bear the evil and sin of this world, Christ Jesus. If it is God's will to stop the evil for the last time he will do so. Directing your attention to Him is to correctly place your faith and expectant optimism exactly where it should be.
"4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." (Revelations 21:4)
McGrath, A. (1993). Intellectual Barriers to Faith. In Intellectuals don't need God & other modern myths: Building bridges to faith through apologetics. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2001). (Re 21:4, Mark 13:32). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
The New International Version. (2011). (1 Pe 2:23–24). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Events of the past week were disheartening. Many in our society watched in dismay as the unthinkable became a reality and a new law of the land. Many thought it would never come to this. Some thought the battle was lost long ago and this day was inevitable. Personally I watched in shock and amazement as the battle shifted to social media. Dividing lines were drawn, statements proclaimed. Each claiming their "moral high ground" as masses watched and condemned or applauded the proclamation. Many pronounced the "who am I to judge position" or the "#LoveWins in the end" position. As this unfolded, I question where we are as church, universally speaking. Are we really fulfilling the great commission? Is this what the prescriptive commands in the Bible are to have us do?
As a universal Christian church we have lost our ability to provide a witness for the gospel of Jesus Christ by relinquishing the ability to properly evaluate society and/or a person's actions or beliefs.
• You shouldn't judge!
Many take the Bible passage in Matthew 7:1 of "Judge not, that you will be judged" and stop there. The prohibition is not to judge others in the same way as the, "Pharisees, who were very rigid and severe, very magisterial and supercilious, in condemning all about them, as those commonly are, that are proud and conceited in justifying themselves." (Henry, M. 1994) Unfortunately, this first century exegesis of the Biblical text fails to carry over to a modern context very well. We are considering this passage in the 21st century context. There are no Pharisees currently around, but many still attempt to act as they did 2000 years ago. This line of thought from Jesus is cautioning us against judging hypocritically, uncharitably, unmercifully, with a spirit of revenge, and a desire to do damage. We should however, "Counsel him, and help him, but do not judge him." (Henry, M. 1994)
Nonetheless, the statement of "You shouldn't judge!" needs to be addressed. Do people judge other actions, items or people? Yes, and it is absurd to think that we do not do this waking moment of every day! A "You shouldn't judge!" assertion is a self-refuting statement. A self-refuting statement is defined; "a statement is one that fails to meet its own standard, as another example, "I cannot speak a word in English." We have to judge in order to function. We judge our behavior, others behavior, thoughts, what they value, and what they believe as determination of what coincides with reality. The "You shouldn't judge!" statement is a judgment! It makes a claim to know truth. A value proposition of what is right and what is wrong.
For the sake of argument, let's investigate what the Bible provides as a prescriptive command not to judge. John the Baptist in Matthew 3:7 told the Pharisees and Sadducees, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?" I ask you this, how did John know the Pharisees and Sadducees were a "brood of vipers"? John formulated a judgment of their actions and behaviors and called them into repentance! Other example is Paul speaking in Athens in Acts 17. Paul is rendering a judgment against their culture of idols that they worship.
22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth does not live in temples made by man, 25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. (Acts 17:22-25)
The Apostle Paul and John the Baptizer, with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, made a judgment claims against a society, a culture, and groups. They attempted to show them the inaccuracies of their worldviews that would not lead them to repentance and righteousness before the one true God. As people of the 21st century, and as Christians, we are called to do the same. By pointing to the one true God, the one God who sent his Son so we may have redemption when placing our trust in him.
• Can we fulfill the mission?
The recent political decisions are not the end of the world. We should remind each other that the Christian faith has rarely been in the advantageous position in either culture or the political realms in the past 2000 years. This is but another small step to removing the coherent truth claims of the gospel message from the public square of ideas. What are we to do?
While many stimulating sermon messages this past weekend were crafted and conveyed, many used the "love wins in the end" perspective. Twitter hashtags created the #LoveWins message further creating a buzz of anticipation in the social media realm. Both sides of the argument claimed "love" and rainbows with an exciting splash of colors permeated all corners of the internet. While this made everyone feel really good. Happy colors have a way of uplifting a person's philological state. (Basic commercial marketing 101) It accomplished nothing in the way of constructive dialog about the issues our culture faces.
#LoveWins alienates both sides from the issue at hand. Both are claiming to be "loving" faction. From the Christian perspective, love does NOT win, love HAS ALREADY won. Love won at the cross of Calvary when Jesus was crucified for us. All of us, nasty, gross, deplorable, self-serving sinners benefited from God's redemptive action in his creation. Jesus was sent as a sign of God's claim on his creation providing pathway to him as a substitutionary atonement that diverts God's wrath. Yes, wrath! You cannot have love without hate. An example is; if you love children, you hate child abuse. You cannot have one without the other. It follows then, if God loves his people, created in the likeness of himself, there will be a natural hate of sin because of his love for us. In some aspects, the universal church has minimized this attribute of God. God will not be mocked and there is a wrath of God coming for those who make the willing choice not to follow him. Additionally, a #Lovewins mantra fails to address the full totality of the problem. A biblical love is "sacrificial, efficacious, and seeks what is right (1 Corinthians 13) and it cannot intersect with sin." Yes, love your neighbor, but no, I do not have to affirm or condone sinful behavior. It would be the same if; I in my sinful nature was having an inappropriate relationship with my neighbor's wife. You, as my other neighbor knew this was taking place. At this point you're forced to make a judgment. Is this right or is it wrong? Remember, for those who may wish to walk the fence on this, you receive no free pass. No judgment of right or wrong is really a judgment. A non-decision is really a decision stated in the words you do not speak. Sexual sin is sin and it is wrong.
Speaking to my own community of faith, our leadership provided a message that was thoughtful and timely regarding our current cultural state. Outlined in the message were points to consider about Satan's actions in God's creation. To follow along with those points made, I wish to go one step further. How do we look to ourselves and make our lives a consistent Christian witness?
1. Stop the defeatist Christian naval gazing!
Collectively more time is spent watching television, posting pictures of stupidity on social media (guilty!) and faking a coherent Christian worldview then actually engaging in a discussion about problems of the heart (read, sinful nature) we all have. Your children, your car, your job, even you spouse are not god, but in some cases, we have made them one. The one true God should be your God, and if you really proclaim him as Christ and Lord of all, then do the difficult work and open your Bible and learn something about him!
2. Engage in learning!
Learn about the issues and how to develop a Christian worldview. Read a book. Not just any book, but a book that discusses the historical positons of the Christian church. Something written by a pillar of the Christian faith (Wesley, Calvin, or Luther) or by a highly educated scholar and the book was critically reviewed by their peers. Any new-age semi-Christian spiritual garbage written by a "popular" pastor, who ignores the basic tenets of the Christian faith, is rubbish.
3. Connect with a Growth Group and get in the game!
The modern church so adores the doctrines of Justification and Adoption, but barely utters anything about the doctrines of Sanctification and Perseverance. (If you don't know what those words mean, you just proved my point.) Learn the doctrines of the Christian faith and learn how to teach them to your family and defend them in the public square of ideas.
• In conclusion…
Stop looking at the left or right political party to save you. Learn everything you can about the one true Savior of the world. He alone is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. (Rev 19:16) God is sovereign over all, but we have a role to play in his Kingdom.
I end this post with an open invitation to the members of my community of faith. If you disagree with me, then engage me. You can go sulk in the corner and talk about how the "guy who writes about God" spoke harshly or you can connect with me on the City and we will open the scriptures, examine what the word says, figure how to apply it and defend it.
If we can't even create disciples among ourselves, then how can we expect to be salt and light to a broken world that desperately needs to hear the message…
13 "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet." (Matthew 5:13)
Henry, M. (1994). Matthew Henry's commentary on the whole Bible: complete and unabridged in one volume (p. 1643). Peabody: Hendrickson.
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him." (John 14:6-7)
Bold words for a rural carpenter whose extremely countercultural opinions for first century prevailing thinking. What was Jesus talking about? Who was he to make such a claim that all people should look to him to be reconciled to the one true God? He was God himself. His position as the second person of the Trinity allowed him to make demands that others must consider. He had credibility to speak like this; he performed miracles the world had never seen. He turned water into wine, healed an invalid and walked on water. Still with this information available to people, why would they not place their trust in him?
Society is damaged. It is damaged due to broken people that make up that society. Every one of us has a heart of stone. (Ezekiel 11:19) It is this hard heart that makes us indifferent to the truth. When we cannot hear truth, any truth we hear sounds like animosity towards the person as a whole.
Sin closes the mind to truth. Christians are often accused to be narrow minded by claiming Jesus is the only way to God. I cannot dispute that some Christians are very narrow minded. But, there is a larger issue in play here. Christians imperfectly attempt to follow where the evidence leads. Christianity is a testable religion based on evidence and reality. We look at the world through a lens of the Bible. We are not opposed to science and pragmatic theories. We desire to follow the information to where it leads us. If that information leads us to the biblical creation account or the evolutionary theory, so be it. Both accounts will not remove a creator God from the picture. God needs to be considered when contemplating about how we fit into His creation and plan. Compare this to an atheistic worldview. They claim that there is no God and this non-god did not create anything, but the world a nothing more than a random causation of atoms. These atoms collected at just the right amount and the right time to create all we see in the material world. The material world is all that exists by their interpretation. To transform this worldview is very difficult. They refuse to study any other evidence outside of the material world. Christians consider information from both sides. Christians are the open-minded group; perhaps the atheistic can be deemed the narrow-minded crowd.
"12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
Whether you believe in God or not it takes is five minutes with the evening news to understand that society is in trouble. There is a sin problem not just in our culture, but in the world as a whole. A materialist will say, "All we need is more education and society will behave in a kinder fashion towards their fellow man." The Christian will say, "Yes, education is a part of the solution. However the dark selfish heart of man cannot be remedied only by education, but by a conversion of the heart through Jesus Christ." (Ezekiel 11:19, 36:26) A Christian holds both sides in a tension, of this world and the world that is to come. (John 8:23, 18:36, 18:32) We know how the human heart is, depraved. This is apparent for basically two reasons. First, it is the reality of which we live. We see through war, starvation, and sexual exploitation that we do not treat each other very well. In the second place, the Biblical account states that we are people separated from God by sin. No matter how good we try to be we cannot remove the hardness of our hearts on our own. (Romans 7:17-20) The Bible is confirming the facts we already knew, that our hearts are corrupt and evil because of sin. However, the Bible outlines the solution for our brokenness and does not leave us on our own. (Romans 3:23-25)
Other religions claim this world is a non-reality (Buddhism), appeal to views that this life is a payment for mistakes in another life (Hinduism), or demand a system of works to appease a God that is unknowable. (Islam) Each of these beliefs is a manifestation from inside the human heart. None of these addresses the problem as it lies before us. We cannot be reconciled to the creator God of the universe without Christ Jesus. Dr. Paul Copan Ph.D. philosophy, Marquette University remarks: "The founders of the world's great religions made no claims as extravagant as Jesus of Nazareth did: to forgive sins, to be the judge of all, to always be present with his followers throughout the ages, to hear their prayers. Because of Jesus' claims the earliest believers were even referred to as being members of The Way."
"27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." (Matthew 11:27)
Followers of Jesus Christ are many things. Some of them are very good, some of them not so good. Nevertheless, narrow-minded we should not be. We imperfectly look at both sides, all the evidence and direct our hearts to where it leads. To do otherwise would be closing humanity off to the greatest narrative the world has ever seen. The one true God that created the universe sent the redemptive salvation of Jesus Christ for us all!
Powell, D. (2006). Holman Quick-Source Guide to Christian Apologetics (p. 324). Nashville, TN: Holman Reference.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2001). (Acts 4:12 , Mt 11:27, John 14:6–7). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
Canyon Creek introduces Whiteboarding our Faith- Every 4th Wednesday night at the Everett Campus.
Whiteboard Christianity is a freethinking, interactive, discussion forum that is open to all.
Have friends that do not believe in God, bring them! Have friends that believe another religion or another denomination, bring them too!
Each session will contain great conversation where we will wrestle with the essential questions of life and grow stronger in our faith.
Only one rule: All people are respected and in the end, we may not all agree, but we will still be great friends!
Get engaged and come join a session! September 25th,October 23rd, and November 20th , 7:00pm at the Everett campus café.
Great article on starting conversations. Enjoy!
Everyone is concerned with his or her future destiny. These infinite, open-ended questions of the afterlife appear to us at random times. A death of a beloved family member, an emotional television program or a story told by a friend may provide the mind cause to bring thoughts like these into focus. What happens to us when this life is over? Are Heaven angels bearing wings and harps, sitting on the clouds? Is there a final judgment for individuals, holding them accountable for their actions in this life? If there is a Heaven, does that mean there is Hell also? How can God send someone to Hell instead of Heaven? Is Heaven as great as a Christian believes? Both believers and unbelievers continually wrestle with the reality of an afterlife, heaven and causation's for an eternal destiny. The questions are real, worthy of asking and insisting of solid answers.
What happens to us after this life is over has been fiercely debated by the science and philosophy disciplines for centuries. Science, while excellent with providing a hypothesis in this area can do little to provide concrete evidence. The existence of heaven cannot be tested evidentially by a designed experiment as with other areas of science. It would follow that since science has little to add, philosophy or more specifically the philosophy of religion is the discipline of choice. Well known Italian physicist and philosopher Galileo Galilei stated, "…the scriptures tell us how to go to heaven, but not how the heavens go." (Groothuis, 2013) Depending on your beliefs, Jesus of Nazareth is the only one that has been to heaven and returned. An explanation of heaven, the nature of what heaven is, and well-defined directives to gain entrance are contained in the scriptural New Testament account of Jesus and his teachings. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV) offers a sense of this life is not the end. "16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." This verse tells us that even with our earthly bodies "wasting away", there is more. "The eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison" describes heaven as a place where no association to anything in this life can be drawn too. Many have heard the stereotypical descriptions of heaven, and these thoughts come to mind; all white, with no distinguishing colors, drifting angels sitting of puffy clouds, softly playing harps and of course the "wings". Verse 21:1 (ESV) in the book of Revelations offers insight as to how heaven will be upon the second coming of Christ. "1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more." This is a tremendous statement. The weight of this shatters the myth of a placid, color neutral heavenly world, while a brand new heaven and earth is established. This would point to a fully restored earth, with real ground for God's children to dwell and live within the magnificence of Christ and not drifting around on free-floating clouds. Revelations 21:3 (ESV) affords the believer another reason for excitement, as God himself will live in his newly created heavenly earth among us. 3 "…Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." The claim of no pain and crying, all former problems of this life will be gone offers a fantastic argument for belief in heaven. When this life is completed a gift is given. The gift of heaven is one of a new earth, where we will live among our Lord. Consequently, if we are to interpret these biblical texts correctly, no white clouds, wings and harps will be available.
Life on earth can be difficult and unjust. Humanity continues to act selfishly towards one another letting our own self-centeredness wound people we do not know. Even the people we hold closest to our hearts are not immune to unjustifiable hurt and distress. The cries for justice and fairness are heard constantly. As a community, we incorrectly look to government at all levels to protect us from ourselves. This is a misplaced hope, as hope ought to be in the one who created the heavens and earth. Naturally, with God's promise of heaven also comes with the price of hell. This justice will befall on both believers and skeptics at the Day of Judgment. Each of us will be held accountable for our actions. Actions directed toward others, but also actions imparted on ourselves will be scrutinized. This is true justice. Justice divided fairly and in equal measure from a God fully outside the limits of a finite morality. It follows then if our actions and thoughts are true to God, heaven will be the reward but the opposite hell needs to exist for those who choose a life apart from God. How can a just and loving God send someone to an eternity of hell? How could God not send the unrepentant and unrighteous to hell? For God to unequally measure out justice would make God less of the God he is. God is the quintessential characterization of fairness. In this life, we desperately need him to be God in all of his immensity.
Sin is so horrendous to God, take into account the verse of Matthew 18:9 (ESV) "And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire." The Apostle Matthew uses an incredibly strong analogy that if your eye sins, it would be better to remove the offending body part than continuing in that sin. In the book of James our spoken words are called into question, "And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell." James 3:6 (ESV) These verses are two of many in the Gospels that repeat God's command for belief in Him and requiring a change of your life for following the only sinless one, Jesus. These passages are direct calls to repent and do our very best to lead a sinless life. At this point, God has literally no choice but to disseminate judgments to hell, if after these declarations man still chooses to exercise his or her "free will" and live a life apart from Him. A one-dimensional definition of Heaven and Hell can be understood as follows:
Heaven is as great as a Christian believes! Luke 12:32 (ESV) 32 "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." God wants to invite us into the Kingdom of Heaven. "Good pleasure" is the phrasing used by the Apostle Luke. The Lord wants to offer us the pleasure of being in his sight. As discussed earlier, scripture does not give the impression of a heavenly space void of all color or a drifting space of clouds. Actually, scripture alludes to heaven as a great feast or party. Isaiah 25:6 (ESV) "6 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined." This verse is very powerful with its description of "great" wine and "rich" food alluding to a magnificent celebration. In addition, Revelations 21:18-21 describes, "walls built of Jasper and a city of pure Gold and Glass". Other jewels are depicted as well, Sapphire, Emerald, Onyx, Carnelian, Beryl and Amethyst among others. All the colors, food and drink in their splendor are illustrated in these scriptural accounts of Heaven. What images come to mind? Perhaps this invokes a great earthly vastness, full of glory and significance grounded in a physical reality, with no pain and sorrow with endless amounts of hope. Contemplate the absolute greatest time ever in your life. Thoughtfully think about on how you felt inside. Now, wonder about what this feeling would be if it was momentously more than it was. The finite human mind can hardly conceive let alone dream of a "heaven" this tremendous.
All have been offered admittance to this heavenly world, whether is the offer is accepted is a choice everyone must make. Micah 6:8 (ESV) "8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God…"


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I love anything sweet, especially when it comes to chocolates, pastries, and desserts that not only melt in your mouth, but are also beautifully designed and presented. Whether it's Santa Strawberries, Mini Gingerbread Houses, Rudolph the Reindeer Cones, or Melted Snowman Oreo balls, your family will certainly be impressed with the Christmas treats you have carefully prepared. With Christmas coming up in just a day, check out some of these festive holiday treats that will not only wow your family and guests but also make your holiday even sweeter.
1. Mini Gingerbread Houses
How adorable is this mini gingerbread house? Kids will love it as well as adults. This will take some time to make and some attention to detail, but it will wow your family and friends. Here's the recipe from Cake Time.
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Top Tips to Choose the Right Car MechanicGary Lambert | October 3, 2018 | 0 | Uncategorized
In many cases, it is difficult to get a good car mechanic, who can work with honesty to help your vehicle retain its normal condition. However, with proper research and being focused on what you want, you can end up landing a reliable service provider. On the same note, some car models such as Mitsubishi have unique and special features that may need the attention of a qualified mechanic to solve their problems. Therefore, it is advisable to consider reliable mechanics for Mitsubishi lancer Brisbane has to offer, to attend to your Mitsubishi car. Here are some tips to guide you when choosing the right car mechanic.
Check on the A.S.E. certification
Checking on Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification should be the first step to make when hiring a mechanic. This certificate shows that the specialist has completed various tests and coursework to learn variety of repair works. Compared to an untrained specialist who does not have this certificate, an ASE certified mechanic is a true professional that you count on to handle and fix your car properly.
In addition, for your Mitsubishi car, you should involve reliable mechanics for Mitsubishi lancer Brisbane has today, to attend to its problem and solve it effectively. Similarly, your preferred specialist should be able to repair cars with special features such as Mitsubishi and should offer Mitsubishi servicing appropriately.
Look around online
According to today's technology, online information seeking is the most appropriate and faster means of accessing information about someone or a company. Therefore, before you hire a mechanic for Mitsubishi service Brisbane has today, you should navigate their reliable website, and get quotes and comments about the services they offer.
Ensure you are comfortable with the kind of reputation a mechanic has before handing over your car to him for a service. The information you get about your preferred mechanic and the company he works for can help you decide whether to work with them or not.
Talk to the specialist in person
Speaking to someone can give you a good idea of what knowledge he or she has. It also shows whether you can trust someone or not. Therefore, it is important to talk to your preferred vehicle specialist on issues concerning your vehicle before you hire him. Ask him how he can handle and repair different models of vehicles, and the cost of his services. The specialist should be able to listen to all your questions and provide satisfactory answers to them. Toowong Mitsubishi
In Brisbane, companies such as Toowong Mitsubishi employ mechanics who can listen to customer's questions, and provide a lasting solution to their problems. Therefore, if you own a Mitsubishi car, it is advisable to consider reliable mechanics for Mitsubishi service Brisbane has, to repair your precious car.
Ask for referrals
If you do not have an existing relationship with any mechanic, then you should ask your friends where they take their cars for repair. Have at least two friends who trust their mechanics, and would recommend that you get in touch with the same specialist. Having a referral can assure you of fair treatment and quality services.
For more information on reliable mechanics for Mitsubishi lancer Brisbane has to offer, visit http://www.toowongmitsubishi.com.au/


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Njars (Swedish: Njarar) is a name for the folk of Nerike, Swedeland, that kythes in the Scandinavish kind of the Lay of Wayland Smith. In the early deal of the lay, King Nidud is made known as a king in Swedeland:
Later he is ahoned as the lord of the Njars:
The Njars most likely lost their selfhood early to the Swedish king at Upsala, and they are not spoken of by Jordanes in his thorough foredrawing of folks in Scandza, in the 6th hundredyear. There are few tellings of the Njarar/Nerikjar in Old Nordish stems, but for standouts see King of Nerike.
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Looked at quickly, the name is hard to aknow, because the folk of Nerike otherwise hight the Nerikjar in Old Nordish stems. However, njar is an umlaut, having become a sunderselflouding of an older ner. The same loud shift happened with eka and hertõ which became jag (I) and hjarta (heart). However, in Njar, the loud shift never became longstanding, and the older build ner abode to be wielded for the shire and its folk.
Ner, however, is an umlaut from an older nar which has the same root as the English narrow. The name bespeaks the narrow fjords that marked the landscape. The north-eastern deal (Kvismaren-Hjälmaren) has unsightened manmadely, but the southern share of the shire still has a great fjord.


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The subject matter of my art often derives from my love of nature, but I am also inspired by fairytales, nursery rhymes, and poetry. I like incorporating bold compositions with an abstract quality and often use complimentary colours. Influences are many and varied, but amongst printmakers I admire Rigby Graham and Edward Bawden.
I have had three books, illustrated with linocuts, published by Incline Press, and my work has appeared in a further five books published by Mascot Media. I have also had five educational software titles published by Inclusive Technology, the first of which was shortlisted for a BETT award in 2005. If you are interested in my software and where to find it then look at my links page.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., asked Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan how many asylum seekers coming across the southern border show up for their hearings.
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DUBAI, February 12, 2020
The Department of Health- Abu Dhabi (HAAD) and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced that they are strategically partnering with the goal of achieving the objectives and vision of the UAE of developing an international healthcare model that promotes quality of life and enhances health.
This announcement was made during a meeting that took place at the DHA headquarters in Dubai, which was attended by Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohamed Al Hamed, Chairman of HAAD and Humaid Al Qutami, Director General of the DHA and a number of officials and specialists from both sides.
During the meeting officials from both parties were put in charge of coordinating and putting in place a clear agenda to achieve common goals.
At the beginning of the meeting, both parties stressed the importance of cooperation and strengthening relations to achieve shared goals, especially those tied to the smart transformations the country is currently witnessing.
The topics discussed during the meeting also included: electronically linking health systems between Dubai and Abu Dhabi through "Malafi" and "Nabidh", health insurance rules and procedures, exchange of data and information related to health regulation, especially the licensing process for doctors , visiting physicians, medical education and research, capacity planning and the outpatient treatment system.
Both parties stressed the importance of implementing shared training and occupational growth programmes as well as exchanging experiences and skills, in line with the country's directives.
Both parties also shared the initiatives and plans that they are working on, HAAD presented details on Malafi, which is the first system of its kind in the region, launched for exchanging health information. The new system will link more than 2,000 public and private health facilities, which provides services to more than 3 million people.
Meanwhile the DHA shared its latest developmental strategy, Salama medical electronic system and the most important initiatives and expansion plans, which aim to raise the quality of health services provided to the people of Dubai.
Al Hamed said: "Working with one team spirit is the basis for laying the foundation for the next ambitious stage of the health sector and drawing the features of its future. The next phase will be based on technology, innovation and artificial intelligence. We aim to complete the successful path that our late father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan started, which puts the health and well-being of society at the top of its priority list."
He added: "We will continue on the path of our wise leadership and work together with the Dubai Health Authority to ensure the health and well-being of our society and achieve a healthier future for all residents of the country."
Al Qutami on the other hand stressed that the UAE has witnessed successive booms in the health sector, with its institutions, technologies and medical facilities that are on par with international standards— following in the footsteps of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who gave all his attention to human care, health and safety.
Al Qutami pointed out that the continuous transformations and accomplishments witnessed in the health sector are the result of the keen interest and generous directives of His Highness Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE President, H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
Al Qutami said that the authority looks forward to this partnership and to sharing experiences with HAAD, which has achieved a distinctive health model with many successful experiences, especially in comprehensive care systems.
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Spring seems to have sprung very early this year- I hope I'm not jinxing anything by this post! Our winter has been crazy mild and we are looking ahead to this year's pasture season. Our yearling heifers are currently on grass at on our home quarter and will likely stay here all summer. I started my evening walks to see these girlies. I love their curiousity and frisky demeanour. Heifers are naturally super curious and the spring air gives them lots of energy for frolicking. Check out this video of us strolling about together and some geese flying back home to prove my point that spring is here.
It has fallen upon myself and the kids to gentle the heifers; getting them calmer around people every spring/summer. We go out to visit them multiple times a week. Sometimes we will bring a pail of grain as a treat. By the end of summer, they gentled down to be quiet at minimum and many get quite tame. It makes it much easier and safer to handle them when we need to do any health work for the cows and around calving season. It's really important to me to quiet animals that my kids can be around them and I love getting to "know" my girls. I know the mama's of many of the girls in this group and a good number of them I "remember" from when they were baby calves and in the yard at my in-laws. This year is my third summer on the farm and it's so heartwarming to see the first generations of cattle now growing up that I have known from birth. I look forward to seeing these girls develop over the summer!


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Praxis Medical Group is a family of medical groups providing high quality health care throughout the state of Oregon. Our community-based clinics are the DNA of our business providing better medicine, advocacy for our patients, and a satisfying and collaborative culture for our providers and staff.
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Harmon moved into academia in 2006 after spending eight years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. As a trial attorney for the Department of Justice, she investigated and prosecuted hate crime cases and cases of excessive force and sexual violence by police officers and other government officials nationwide. Harmon attended Yale Law School after receiving two master's degrees with distinction from the London School of Economics as a British Marshall Scholar. After law school, she clerked for Judge Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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"The Problem of Policing," 110 Mich. L. Rev. 761 (2012) (awarded honorable mention in the Association of American Law Schools Scholarly Papers Competition, 2012).
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Can Historical Analysis Help Reduce Military Deaths By Suicide?
by Jeffrey Smith, Michael Doidge, Ryan Hanoa, and B. Christopher Frueh
A longer look reveals interesting patterns and may clarify what is driving a rise in suicides.
The Original War on Terror
by Eric Laursen
A review of Nunzio Pernicone and Fraser M. Ottanelli, Assassins against the Old Order: Italian Anarchist Violence in Fin de Siècle Europe.
SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
The Living Literature of War
by Nick Turse
All-too-human stories can be "written" on our bodies as well as documents.
SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
New Interactive Tool Maps the American War on Terror
by Stephanie Savell
In general, the American public has largely ignored these post-9/11 wars and their costs. But the vastness of Washington's counterterror activities suggests, now more than ever, that it's time to pay attention.
SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
The U.S. Military is Winning. No, Really, It Is!
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A Simple Equation Proves That the U.S. Armed Forces Have Triumphed in the War on Terror
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Win the war on terror with Lansdale's Cold-War era 'friendly persuasion'
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Ground troops aren't the answer. America needs a new generation of advisers who practice patience and build trust with friendly but weak regimes.
SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
Mapping a World From Hell
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76 Countries Are Now Involved in Washington's War on Terror
SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
Crimes of the War on Terror
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Should George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Others Be Jailed?
SOURCE: The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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A blueprint for American strategy in the War on Terror was the 1959-1975 secret war in Laos, where the CIA worked with hundreds of civilian contractors
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Fighting the Last War
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Louis René Beres is a professor of Political Science at Purdue UniversityAll of America's national security strategy on counterterrorism is based, in part, on a single core assumption: that our terrorist enemies are plainly and uniformly "abnormal." Significantly, however, such presumptively stark polarities between normal and abnormal, good and evil, represent a debilitating caricature. In order to better understand and combat these enemies, we must first learn to acknowledge that even "normal" individuals can sometimes do us great harm.What does this mean? By definition, at least, psychopathology and normalcy would appear to be mutually exclusive. Yet some of our most insightful thinkers have reasoned otherwise. In these examples, they have willingly looked beyond the seductive veneers of orthodox psychological investigation.Sigmund Freud wrote about the "Psychopathology of Everyday Life" (1914) while tracing some intriguing connections between "the abnormal" and "the normal," and was genuinely surprised to learn just how faint the line of demarcation could be. More precisely, in exploring parapraxes, or slips of the tongue, a phenomenon that we now conventionally call "Freudian slips," he concluded that certain psychopathologic traits could occasionally be discovered in normal persons....
Writing About the Military Will Screw with Your Life
by Nick Turse
"Why the officer stopped you is beyond me, but what the officer discovered is something of interest, especially for national security... It's not every day you see someone traveling with information like this."
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Tom Engelhardt: The Dictionary of the Global War on You (GWOY)
Tom Engelhardt, co-founder of the American Empire Project and author of "The United States of Fear" as well as a history of the Cold War, "The End of Victory Culture" (just published in a Kindle edition), runs the Nation Institute's TomDispatch.com. His latest book, co-authored with Nick Turse, is "Terminator Planet: The First History of Drone Warfare, 2001-2050."
Just What is the Pentagon Up To in Africa?
by Nick Turse
After 10 years of U.S. operations to promote stability by military means, the results have been the opposite. Africa has become blowback central.
The Case for Sparing the Rosenbergs
by Lori Clune
Credit: Wiki Commons.Sixty years ago this week, Ethel Rosenberg was strapped into the same electric chair that killed her husband Julius moments before. Her gruesome death ended the spy case that captured worldwide attention. Julius Rosenberg had been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit espionage, specifically passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets.FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had also ordered the arrest of Julius' wife Ethel, hoping to use her as a "lever" to get Julius to name other spies. He never spoke. They both died instead.The grisly executions of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in 1953 made their sons orphans and shocked the world. The Rosenbergs remain the only married couple executed for a federal crime and the only civilians killed for spying.
How We Name Our Wars Matters
by Andrew J. Bacevich
Clockwise from top: Buffalo Soldiers in the Spanish American War; a Soviet officer in World War II; Canadian troops in World War I, and dead Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War.Originally posted on TomDispatch.com For well over a decade now the United States has been "a nation at war." Does that war have a name?
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Obama's Terrorism Speech
by Juan Cole
Originally posted on Informed Comment.Here are the good, the bad and the ugly things in President Obama's important speech on counter-terrorism Thursday, and in the off-stage steps he has announced that mysteriously did not appear in the speech:The Good:
- The War (Not The Flu) That Saved The World Series
- 'Unworthy Republic' Takes an Unflinching Look at Indian Removal in the 1830s
- The Unlikely Story Behind Japanese Americans' Campaign For Reparations
- The U.S. Government Has Mobilized Private Companies to Face Crises Before. Here's What to Know
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I have a confession to make, and I'm sure I'm not the only one: I cannot stand my best friend's kids.
My friend Kate* and I have been friends since we were at uni together. We shared a flat, we lived off next to nothing and watched Dawson's Creek together. We've seen each other through failed romances, overseas travel, a thousand different jobs, marriage, and – in my case – divorce. We were bridesmaids at each other's weddings. I love Kate very much and I have no doubt we'll be friends until we die.
But Kate's kids are the devil in human form, and I can't stand to be around them.
Kate has two boys: Jack* and Will*. Jack and Will are five and six years old. They are loud and obnoxious, and they don't seem to have any level of empathy for others.
Kate and I have different parenting styles, which is fine. I don't think my way is right and her way is wrong. Kate's relaxed approach might work well with more chilled out, laid back children. But Jack and Will seem to be angry all the time and they don't take any notice of their mother.
When they play with my children, one of my kids is usually hit over the head with a hard, plastic toy within the first 10 minutes. There is a lot of shouting, a lot of name calling, a lot of physical violence – pinching, slapping, pushing and kicking – and just a massive headache.
To her credit, Kate tells her boys they "really shouldn't" hurt others, but she does it in a passive way that sounds much more like a suggestion than a parental rule.
On one occasion when I told Will not to shove my son, he just stared through me like I wasn't there, and then went and bashed his toy truck with his toy hammer.
On the way home from these visits, my children will inevitably regale me with stories of all the mean things Jack and Will did and said during our visit.
I tried to find a way to make it all work, but I'm at the end of my tether. Why should I put my children through such torture just because my friend won't discipline her kids?
And if I'm honest, I have to say I just don't like these kids and I don't want to spend my time with them either.
So I've made the decision to not visit any more. I am constantly suggesting Kate and I escape our offices for a weekday lunch, or that we leave the kids at home and we head out for dinner or drinks somewhere.
I tell her it's so lovely to get together with just her. It's like old times, I say, and we can remember who we were before we had kids.
So far, this plan is working well. Kate and I have had some lovely catch-ups. She tells me stories about how well her kids are doing – and sometimes about how unfair other parents at school are, who are advising their kids not to play with her children.
I smile and nod, and make all the right sounds. How do you tell someone their kids are awful? And why would you?
I'm sure Kate and her husband are doing the best they can, and their boys will probably grow up to be decent humans. I just don't want to be around while they're still learning how to function as part of society.
So I'll keep seeing Kate without her kids and keep pretending I have a super busy schedule on the weekends when we all used to get together for picnics and play dates.
I think it will take another 10 years or so, by which time, the children will hopefully be off and doing their own thing.
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Consulting archaeologist
Benjamin Jones completed a Master of Arts in Anthropology and is now a consulting archaeologist with Clough & Associates.
Key facts
Career: Consulting archaeologist
Programme: Master of Arts
Subject: Anthropology
"I am an archaeologist working as a consultant for Clough & Associates. This involves working with archaeological remains — the remnants of New Zealand's history.
"I am constantly looking into the past and getting paid for it.
"My main area is monitoring and survey, where I investigate in old documents, in the field or on a construction sites for the possibility of material remains left by people in the past. I get to do this because disturbing or modifying an archaeological site is a criminal offence.
"Particular highlights of my job revolve around working in the different rohe of iwi/tangata whenua. My latest achaeological excavation involved working with Patuharakeke. The knowledge they provided helped inform the archaeological work being done.
"In these ways, I am very much grounded in the present, as consultation work is 30 percent archaeology and 70 percent working with people across a diverse group of professions, agencies, iwi and tangata whenua who are all interested in how to deal with the remains of the past.
"I love cartography — especially old maps and plans. Part of my job is using these to understand how buildings and streets were laid out in the past, so I am constantly exposed to them.
The courses and network in the Faculty of Arts provide a robust framework for archaeological careers.
"You are exposed to the archaeological work being done in New Zealand and the Pacific. This is an excellent starting point to understand what you want to do and what you need to gain work in your field of study.
"The ability to question and understand a large quantity of information in a short period of time is the most important skill I have gained from my Arts study. Being able to scrutinise information, evaluate it and reconvert it into useful knowledge to whoever is asking me my opinion on that information is a skill I use almost every day with my clients.
"Arts study also teaches you to break down whatever you looking at and consider it from every angle. This is very useful outside of university, as Arts graduates always look to innovate and find a better way of doing things."


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Motorcycle Man (Dream Man #4) by Kristen Ashley
Series: Dream Man #4
Also in this series: Mystery Man, Wild Man, Law Man
Also by this author: Mystery Man, Knight, Wild Man, Sweet Dreams, Lady Luck, Breathe, Law Man, Jagged, Kaleidoscope, The Gamble, Rock Chick, Rock Chick Rescue, Rock Chick Redemption, Rock Chick Renegade, Rock Chick Revenge, Rock Chick Reckoning, Rock Chick Regret, Rock Chick Revolution
Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley
Series: Dream Man #4
Also in this series: Mystery Man, Wild Man, Law Man
Also by this author: Mystery Man, Knight, Wild Man, Sweet Dreams, Lady Luck, Breathe, Law Man, Jagged, Kaleidoscope, The Gamble, Rock Chick, Rock Chick Rescue, Rock Chick Redemption, Rock Chick Renegade, Rock Chick Revenge, Rock Chick Reckoning, Rock Chick Regret, Rock Chick Revolution
To understand what i'll be saying next, please read the first paragraph of my review on Law Man by KA. Go ahead, do it now.
Can I say it now? THANK GOD I JINXED IT!!!!!
I'm not in love with Tack, I don't dream of Tack, Tyra can have him. I also broke the myth with KA having only 5★ books, as this one isn't as wonderful as others. It's great, but if you read others first, like basically any of the Dream Man series you might feel the same.
Tack & Tyra. Tack runs an MC and a garage and some auto supply stores. Tyra finds a job there as their new office manager of the garage. The problem is that she starts on a Monday, that comes after the Saturday night she had sex with Tack after meeting him at a party, after falling in love with him that night, after declaring she was the dream man she was waiting for all her life and after him throwing her out of his bed after multiple orgasms without a kiss or blinking ant remorse.
8am Monday morning she sees him coming out with a gorgeous brunette (after he spent the night with her) and also kissing her good bye. Not only that, but when he finds out Tyra will be working for him he says "I don't work with bitches who've had my dick in their mouth."
She fights for her job and he also starts to come on to her. Soon they'll be in a strange relationship and I didn't understand much of it. He was being an even bigger jerk and no good seemed to come out of it. But in the end, it did. 🙂
It started of badly, continued strange, but it was all for the greater good. What I liked about this book:
1. I've only read 2 other MC's books and they were both rated with 1 or 2★, which should say something. Something like this was the best MC book I've read so far. Though I promised myself i won't touch any in the future, because that's definitely not my scene. But I liked this one enough to jump from 1-2★ to 4★.
2. Emotions. Feeling alive, like Tyra said.
Every minute I spent with him from his initial "Hey," to when he kissed me hard and wet and long before he left me that morning, I felt tingling. I felt excitement. I felt fear. I felt pleasure. I felt warmth. And I felt anger. I laughed. I wanted to yell so badly it made me want to explode. I wanted to cry so badly it hurt not to do it. And I'd been one hundred percent alive through all of it."
3. Tack explained things at some point. Things that might have burst my pink fairytale bubble i sometimes live in and made me see how men actually think. I agreed with him, once he put it that way. I thank him in my mind for the hard lesson. 🙂
4. Him being "sharp as a tack", besides a jerk with a foul mouth and bad attitude. Him being sweet when he wanted, giving you a toothache sweet. Him cooking perfect dinner and breakfast for his woman and kids.
5. Having all badasses there: Hawk, Mitch, Lucas, Lee…. ♥ + their women.
6. Great ending. HEA ending. 🙂 Tack changed, Tyra changed. All good.
The missing 5th star comes from:
1. Tack and his goatee. Oh man, I hate that with all my heart. Sorry.
2. Tack and his foul mouth. There were others with foul mouth too. I remember Tate Jackson or Ty, but in the end they made me love them. So i forgot about the shit they said.
3. Tack being a jerk and saying super hurtful things. Like heart breaking things.
4. Tack not making me fall in love with him, not even in the end. It feels like a must to love your characters, right?
5. Again with the MC world. I don't get it. I don't like it. I don't understand it. But again, this is million times better that what i've read until now.
Bottom line, I'm not sorry I spent a day reading this book and I'm not sorry i paid money on it. It's definitely worth it. After all, i declared March to be Kristen Ashley's month, where I read only her books and finish the series I love, like Dream Man, Colorado Mountain and Rock Chick. So I didn't have a choice avoiding Tack and his MC. 🙂
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I went home with my husband to labor. I was trying to ignore that I had been abused by the midwife. I was using hypnobabies and tried to repeat some of the affirmations, like "I accept whatever turn my birthing takes". I know now how unrealistic is was for me to try and ignore being abused but I only had a few minutes between contractions to really think about much of anything. The pain was getting worse.
Ester Werbach told me I had to take a bath with epsom salts "for the magnesium". I have medical laboratory experience and know that if the bath actually raised magnesium levels in the bloodstream there would be a warning for dialysis patients and the like on the box, but there wasn't. Ester was full of folsky remedies every time I had seen her before so I didn't really take the suggestion that seriously. I figured it was a suggestion just to relax me and help with the pain. I felt much more comfortable showering, so I took a shower. That wasn't good enough for Ester. When my husband called back to the Better Birth of Utah hotline Ester was angry that I had opted for a shower and basically refused to talk to my husband unless I took a bath. That was the worst bath of my entire life. I was uncomfortable the entire time and it was hard for my husband to do the knee press when contractions went on. So I took the bath and we called back, but Ester Werbach gave no clear indication of when we should call back or return. my husband had to call again and was told to come back to the birth center around 9, several hours later. I tried to relax and ate some ice cream around 7.
When we got to the birth center Ester wasn't there. Thank god. It was Jen instead. She informed me that I had taken Tylenol PM previously, after reviewing my chart. My doula, my husband, and myself were all shocked about how Ester gave me medication without telling me what was really in it. Jen offered to rupture my membranes. I said I was afraid of a cord prolapse because the baby was still up so high. I went home again and labored by myself for eight hours. EIGHT HOURS. No one checked up on me in that time. Not even a phone call. If I had been experiencing a problem no one would have known. Ester acted so annoyed when my husband called that it discouraged us from asking questions or calling in to the hotline. We were told to go back in around 5 in the morning when we left the night before. I am so thankful that nothing was wrong, it easily could have been missed.
When we went back in ester was there. I was surprised because I thought the schedule said it would be a different midwife on call now and I was looking forward to someone else. Suzanne Smith was there too.
Ester said "we have to check you'. I said "I don't want to because you didn't stop when I said 'no' last time." At this point in time ester became visibly angry with me. She literally let out an angry huff. She said "I HAD to do that. I HAD to feel it during the contraction." I knew she didn't really, it wasn't an emergency, and I am supposed to be the one to decide what happens to my body. An actual apology would have meant so much to me in that moment, a tiny bit of human compassion for someone going through something so painful and difficult, but she couldn't look past her own annoyance to do something small for me.
At this point I realized that I hadn't eaten in about 11 hours and I asked my husband to get me a yogurt. My care contract said that the food in the kitchen at the birthing center was for laboring mothers and their families. I was a laboring mother and wanted some food. Ester said "NO, you don't get to eat until I check you." couldn't suzanne have done the exam? she was just in the other room. I just didn't know how to deal with labor and having my midwife be so mad at me and the broken promises from the care contract and everything else.
I started to cry at this point. I was so tired and hungry and I didn't want her to touch me again and she was angry with me now so who knows what she would do. I had trouble doing much of anything and felt so defeated, I said ok and let her.
Before the exam started I felt something peculiar. I felt her rub my clitoris. the same sinking "what is happening to me?" feeling rose up, it just didn't make sense. was she trying to make me have a contraction? was she punishing me for being difficult? doesn't a cervical exam start with your palms up instead of down, like hers were when she touched me that way? My husband was holding my hand so he couldn't see that she did that. She inserted her fingers into me and then sighed, said I was 4 centimeters.
At this point I was in fight or flight mode. Any hope for a normal labor was totally lost when she did that to me. When something like this happens it seems unreal, like a dream. the shock of it overwhelmed me. I paid thousands of dollars for the midwives package and this is what I got instead. I went to female healthcare providers because of my history of sexual abuse, I felt uncomfortable about male providers so women were all I had left, and that is all shattered now. I no longer feel safe around anyone in a medical setting. I was unable to get any follow up care after childbirth because of the post traumatic stress disorder caused by this woman's actions. PTSD is not a curable condition, it is chronic and life-long. What am I supposed to tell my son about the day he was born? How am I supposed to feel about his birthday when its the anniversary of the day that I was molested by an angry, abusive woman? There aren't any easy answers to questions like that.


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Architectural Archaeological
Original Use
Castle/fortified house
1500 - 1600
161383, 147011
Date Recorded
Date Updated
Detached square-plan four-storey tower house with battered base, built c. 1550, with substantial additions in the nineteenth century. Stepped crenellations to battlements with carved limestone chimneystack to north-west corner and circular bartizan to south-east corner. Rubble limestone walls with cut and tooled quoins and cut limestone stringcourse beneath parapet. Square-headed openings with mixed single and paired lights having cut limestone surrounds. Loop openings to north-west corner. Square guardrobe opening to ground floor east elevation. Outbuilding to west of site having pitched corrugated-iron roofs and rubble limestone walls with red brick voussoirs to openings. Dressed limestone boundary wall to front of site with stepped crenellated copings. Square-profile limestone piers with crenellated caps flanking replacement wrought-iron gates.
This fortified house provides a focal point within the landscape. The main form of the building dates to the late medieval period with the crenellated battlements, bartizan and chimneystack dating to the nineteenth century. It is possible that the additions to the building were carried out by the Pain brothers. The vertical arrangement of rooms to the interior is indicated by the narrowness of the tower, larger windows to the upper floor and loop hole windows to the north-east signifying the ascent of a spiral staircase. The rubble limestone construction of the earlier tower contrasts with the cut limestone used in the additional features placed at the top of the tower.


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As Promised I have started the feature weeks with Kenneth Belliveau, a wonderfully talented and driven author with a twist. Kenneth also focus's a lot on the realm of cinema (as we find out through the interview that follows.) Kenneth has many talents that has inspired me to go back and look back over some of my own reviews from back in the day.
So without any further a due, here is the interview with MR Kenneth Belliveau!
- Do you have any other passions other than writing? If so what are they and why?
My biggest passion other then writing is cinema. The reason I love cinema so much is because it is my get away. I watch these films and I completely immerse myself in the richness of their story and I forget about the world around me and I just watch these stories come to life.
- What made you want to write?
I always just liked telling stories from a young age, whether it be to make someone laugh or to get them thinking, I always just wanted to be the one telling a great story.
- Do you have a family; kids, husband/wife etc?
I have my parents and an older brother. I get a long really well with them, we are a close family and I love them dearly.
- If you could do anything else in the world would you do it?
I would love to be an undercover police officer. I don't have the courage to do the work they do, but it would be a rewarding job.
- If you could go anywhere, where would it be?
I want to go Europe and see all the sights and sounds. Most notably Paris to see the Eiffel Tower at night. It looks really beautiful when it is all lit up.
- What would you say your favourite book is? And why?
My favourite Novel is probably Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane, even though it is a tough call. Shutter Island to me was the definition of a thriller and a book I just could not put down. I wanted to know what happened next because Lehane just built up the suspense to a point where putting it down even though it was 3 am was just impossible.
- Favourite TV show? And why?
Favourite Comedy is Arrested Development simply because all the jokes are well times and definitely well thought out. Each joke not only means something in a particular episode, but will be brought back over the course of a season. Favourite Drama is Breaking Bad. That show constantly left me breathless with it's fine cinematography and amazing story telling. Bryan Cranston gave the best performance of the past decade, and it is a show that will be sadly missed and can never be replaced.
- Favourite Film? And why?
Blood Diamond, when I first watched it I was 16 and definitely still maturing as a person and I felt that it opened my eyes to many things I never knew before. The images were striking, and the film resonated with me. The story was fantastic and Leonardo DiCaprio helped solidify the poignant message of the film.
- Have you ever had a scary moment? If so would you mind sharing?
The scariest thing I have been a part of happened outside my apartment door, one time. There was a fight across the hall and someone was wearing a mask and had a baseball bat, luckily I was safe inside my locked apartment. It was a tense moment and the next few nights were definitely nerve racking.
- What are your dreams for life?
My biggest dream in life is to win an Academy Award for best Original Screenplay for a film that I would also direct. I mainly just want to find happiness and enjoy life and the journeys that come a long with it.
- Now, for a bit about your book…. How did you come up with the story idea?
I originally came up with the idea because I was going to write a short film about a journalist sent to cover a a nuclear explosion or radiation leak of some kind and as he was delivering the news he gets bitten by a zombie and that was the end. It was going to maybe a 10 minute short film.
- Has it changed or evolved over time?
It has evolved over time because I expanded the story to be about college journalists who get the story of a life time when they learn of a zombie outbreak. I have expanded the story to include more characters and more elements of horror and mystery.
- What is your book about?
It is about two college level Journalists, Aaron and Drew, they get word of an illness that is spreading and killing people which causes them to reanimate. They learn that the military is covering up a secret about the origins of the disease and so they set out to learn the truth even though they now face two threats.
- Is it out? If not when will it be released?
I am hoping for a summer 2014 release.
- Where can people find you?
People can find me on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/KennethGBelliveauAuthor or on twitter @kennybelliveau. I also have a film and television blog on Tumblr called The Reel World Critic. I post reviews and news of the latest films and television series.
- And of course most importantly; where can people buy your book?
People will be able to by my book from the Nocturnal Press Website upon its release in summer of 2014, or they can order directly from me as well.


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Bringing money into the county is something politician after politician has brought to campaigns and local government for years, and the Pasco County Commission race between Mike Moore and Erika Remsberg has been no different. In fact, both have ideas on how to attract more jobs and higher wages to the area, as well as bring in an influx of money to help businesses grow and prosper. Yet, when … [Read more...]
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They may have been foes during the primary, but former state Rep. Ken Littlefield has taken sides in the November election, joining the campaign of Republican candidate Mike Moore in his efforts to replace the retiring Pat Mulieri on the Pasco County Commission. Moore, who faces Democrat Erika Remsberg in the November election, revealed the new team during a recent Conservative Club of East … [Read more...]
Wells makes history with win, Moore ready for next stage
The Pasco County Commission has had its share of lopsided victories in the last 30 or so years. But there's never been one like the District 4 race last week between current commissioner Henry Wilson Jr., and Mike Wells Jr. More than 36 percentage points separated Wells from Wilson, the largest margin of victory since 2010 when Commissioner Pat Mulieri defeated independent candidate Clay … [Read more...]
Wilson ousted by Wells, Moore heading to November
There hasn't been an incumbent victory in Pasco County Commission's District 4 seat since 2002. And that streak will continue through at least 2018. Henry Wilson Jr., who surprised everyone four years ago to unseat incumbent Mike Cox, was no match for Mike Wells Jr., who took the election in the open primary Tuesday, and will become the newest member of the county commission later this … [Read more...]
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With just days before voters will choose just one of three candidates to represent the Republican ticket in the Pasco County Commission District 2 race, Mike Moore will clearly take the fundraising title after a final push this week put him over $100,000. Combined with the efforts of fellow Republicans Ken Littlefield and Bob Robertson, the three candidates have raised $134,348, already … [Read more...]
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