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Bible Baptism
By Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980)
A favorite device of the Devil is to have men look to their works for their salvation instead of looking to Christ. He leads some to trust in their morality, some to depend upon lodge membership, some to depend upon confessions to priests; some he leads to trust in baptism. That is a fatal mistake. The unanimous voice of all the Scriptures is that people are saved by simple faith in Christ, without any act of righteousness, and baptism is never mentioned as a part of the plan of salvation. Baptism is an act of righteousness, for Jesus said in Matthew 3:15, "Thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness." Titus 3:5 says that such acts of righteousness do not save us:
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost."
Baptism is certainly a good work, but Ephesians 2:8,9 likewise says plainly that salvation is altogether a matter of God's mercy and not of our works:
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast."
Salvation is a gift of God which is not deserved, is not bought, and cannot be paid for. No church nor preacher nor the individual saved has any right to claim credit when a soul is saved.
In fact, we are told again and again in the Bible that the man who trusts in Christ has everlasting life immediately. John 3:36 says:
"He that believeth on the Son HATH everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."
"Hath" means has, present tense, in modern English. Likewise, John 5:24 says:
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, HATH everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation: but IS PASSED from death unto life."
The same teaching is given in John 6:47:
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me HATH everlasting life."
In the Bible, we find it clear that people believed first and then were baptized. According to these statements from God's Word, they were already saved before they were baptized and any other man who trusts in Christ is saved that second, before he could possibly get to the baptismal waters. It does not take baptism to save one.
In Acts 2:38, the term "for the remission of sins" is used as follows:
"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
Some people think that this passage contradicts the dozens of other plain statements in the Bible that a man is saved by faith and saved immediately when he believes. But when you use the word for in this passage just as it is used so many times in every-day conversation, you will see what Peter said. A man is arrested for stealing; one is grateful for a favor; one is blamed for carelessness; one is commended for bravery. The word for here does not mean in order to or to secure remission of sins, and it is not rendered that way in any translation of the Bible we know of anywhere. The Greek word eis here translated for is sometimes translated in the Bible against, among, at, unto, upon, etc. It might properly be translated here "baptized upon the remission of your sins" or "baptized referring to, or pointing toward the remission of your sins," or "baptized in the remission of your sins." When one repents, he receives the remission of his sins. Then the obedient heart, following Christ in baptism, is promised the gift of the Holy Ghost, an entirely separate mutter from salvation. What Peter said was that people ought to repent and then, after their sins are forgiven, they should be baptized as evidence of that. That is exactly what people ought to be baptized for, that is, to show the remission of their sins. That Scripture, then, does not mean that people ought to be baptized in order to be saved.
In Mark 16:16, believing and baptized are used together:
"He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
Christians are supposed to be baptized as soon as possible after they are saved. In Bible times they were usually baptized the same day, oftentimes the same hour of their conversion, even if it were midnight as in the case of the Philippian jailer in Acts 16:33. In fact, baptism is a public profession of faith. One can see baptism; one cannot see faith in the heart. It is natural to think of baptism following salvation, and Jesus said that those who believed and were baptized should be saved. He did not mean to contradict the rest of the Bible though, as you will see from the following words in the same verse, for He added. "But he that believeth not shall be damned." That makes it clear that the matter which settles it is believing just the same as is taught in John 3:18:
"He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
The above verse, John 3:18, settles it that the man who believes in Christ is not condemned, whether or not he has been baptized. It also settles that the reason a man is condemned is "because he hath not believed." Salvation is settled by belief in Christ, and only by that.
There are so many Scriptures which plainly state again and again that the man who believes in Christ is saved, that those who teach baptism is essential to salvation cannot deny that. They try to get around these many Scriptures, however, by saying that faith includes baptism, that is, if one believes in Christ, he will be baptized, and that faith is not complete until one is baptized. However, in Mark 16:16 Jesus said, "He that believeth and is baptized," showing that believing and being baptized are two different things. If believing includes baptism, then Jesus would not have added the word about baptism. If repenting includes baptism, Peter would not have said in Acts 2:38. "Repent and be baptized." No, they are not the same and are nowhere spoken of as the same in the Bible, nor is it ever stated in the Bible that believing includes baptism, nor that if one trusts Christ, he will be baptized. "He that believeth on the Son bath everlasting life" before he is baptized. Baptism does not save.
"Born of water and of the Spirit" in John 3:5 is often quoted as if it referred to baptism. It most certainly does NOT, however. That passage says nothing about baptism, and in the same conversation with Nicodemus, Jesus repeatedly told just what it took to get this new birth. Read verses 14 to 18 and you will see that it is simply believing in Christ. "Born of water and of the Spirit" in John 3:5, is the same as "the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Ghost" in Titus 3:5. That verse plainly says that this is "not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us," by this birth of water and the Spirit, or cleansing of regeneration and being made alive by the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 5:26 tells us how Christ gave Himself for the church "that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word." But this washing takes place inside. James 1:18 tells us that "of his own will begat he us with the word … ," and I Peter 1:23 says that we are "born again … by the word of God." These Scriptures seem to mean that when one is saved, he is inwardly washed, cleansed, led to repentance and faith, by the Word of God, and made alive, spiritually, by the Holy Spirit. That, I believe, is the plain meaning of John 3:5, "born of water and the Spirit."
All of that happens on the inside of every sinner who is born of God. It is not on the outside, and is not baptism.
Notice the words again in John 3:5, "born of water and of the Spirit." The second "of" is in italics, which shows that it was not in the original Greek. Jesus said one must be "born of water and the Spirit," one birth. Jesus was only talking about one new birth, which happens on the inside. He did not say one needed to be born of the Spirit inside and of baptism outside, and did not mean so. John 3:5 does not refer to baptism.
I Peter 3:21 is used as an argument that baptism saves people. Speaking of the ark "wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water," that passage continues:
"The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ."
All difficulty about this passage disappears when you take the first plain statement in the verse that this is a "figure." The ark was a figure and picture of salvation, and the ark was certainly a type of Christ. Baptism is a "like figure" and Roman 6:5 states that it is a "likeness" of the death, and a "likeness" of the resurrection of Christ. Peter then continues that baptism does not put away the filth of the flesh, and says that it is "the answer of a good conscience toward God." Baptism, then, is only a picture, or figure, of salvation, and the man who is baptized should already have a "good conscience." In Hebrews 9:14 we are told how the conscience is to be purged by the blood of Christ. Then, after that conscience is purged "from dead works to serve the living God" and one has a "good conscience," he has a right to be baptized.
One who is baptized professes to have a good conscience toward God, with his sins forgiven. If that is not true, he has no right to be baptized and baptism is a lie and an empty pretense. Baptism is only for saved people, the answer of a conscience cleansed and forgiven.
Some people have been troubled by the phrase "baptized into Christ" in Galatians 3:27, which reads:
"For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ."
However, that is very clear if you read the verse before it and the rest of the context. Verse 26 says plainly, "For ye are all the children of God BY FAITH in Christ Jesus." The whole book of Galatians is written to prove that people are saved not by works, but by faith.
"Baptized into Christ" should read "baptized unto Christ" and is often so translated. The same Greek word, eis, translated in our King James Version into in this particular verse, is translated in verses 23 and 24 of the same chapter, unto. It is translated unto in scores of cases, to in many others, and for in many cases.
Compare "baptized into Christ" in Galatians 3:27 and "baptized into Jesus Christ" in Romans 6:3 with a phrase just like them in I Corinthians 10:2 – "baptized unto Moses." The word unto is a translation of the same Greek word eis as into in the other passages. If the covering of Israel in the cloud and Red Sea did not put Israel into Moses, then baptism does not, of course, put one into Christ. Rather baptism points "unto" Christ, of course.
What the Lord says here is that as many as have been baptized for Christ, or pointing toward Christ, or picturing Christ, have publicly claimed Him before the world as their Saviour. I Peter 3:21 plainly states that baptism is a figure or picture. Romans 6:5 says twice that baptism is a "likeness" of the death and resurrection of Christ and also pictures the new life which the Christians plan to live. Colossians 2:12 tells us the same thing. A person then should be baptized unto Christ, that is, for Christ and to picture the change of heart which he already has by faith in Christ. This Scripture simply bears out the many, many plain statements of the Scripture that one is saved by faith, and puts on in figure and likeness, before the world, what already God has put in the heart. God puts the light in us, we should let it shine. God works in us our salvation, and we are commanded to work it out. (Philippians 2:12,13).
Our friends who claim that baptism saves, or that one cannot be saved without baptism, sometimes quote Acts 22:16 as evidence that baptism saves:
"And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord."
Compare this with the Lord's account of what happened, as given in Acts 9:17. Ananias said:
"Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost."
Remember that baptism is a figure, or picture, according to I Peter 3:21 and Romans 6:5. When Paul quoted, "Wash away thy sins," he certainly meant to use figurative language. Baptism is a figure as the Lord has told us. Compare this language with Matthew 26:26,28 where Jesus said, "This is my body" … and "This is my blood." Jesus certainly meant, "This represents my body and my blood." "Be baptized, and wash away thy sins," certainly means, be baptized to picture the washing away of your sins. That is what baptism always does picture. Paul did not mean in Acts 22:16 to teach a different plan of salvation from that one he gave the jailer in Acts 16:31, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Nor did he mean Acts 22:16 to contradict Acts 13:39 where he told the people at Antioch, "And by him all that BELIEVE are justified from all things." (Already saved without baptism!)
The man who depends on baptism to save him will go down in the water a dry sinner and will come up a wet sinner, but he need expect no change of heart in that water. Baptism is to picture a change of heart which happens when one trusts in Christ.
We have the record of many people in the Bible who were saved without baptism. I remind you that God has never had but one plan of salvation. In the Old Testament it was "not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins" (Hebrews 10:4). In fact, the eleventh chapter of Hebrews tells us of case after case of people in the Old Testament times who were saved by faith. Acts 10:43 makes clear that the only plan of salvation taught in the Old Testament was by faith in Christ, just as it was preached in the New Testament. There, Peter said:
"To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins."
Remember, there never was any plan of salvation but by faith. Every Old Testament sacrifice and ceremony was a picture and shadow and type of the Lord Jesus Christ, "the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world!"
Now, all of these Old Testament saints were saved without baptism, for there is not a word in the Old Testament about baptism and no record of a single person's ever being baptized before John the Baptist began it. Baptism, then, is not a part of God's plan of salvation.
Since the same plan of salvation was preached in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, and people were saved in the Old Testament without baptism, you would expect them to be saved in the New Testament without baptism, and they were. In Luke 7:37-50 is the story of a woman, a notorious sinner. Verses 47 to 50 in that seventh chapter of Luke tell us plainly that her sins were forgiven her and that her faith had saved her. Read carefully these Scriptures :
Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, ARE FORGIVEN; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
"And he said unto her, THY SINS ARE FORGIVEN"
"And he said to the woman, THY FAITH HATH SAVED THEE; go in peace."
Jesus plainly stated that the woman was already forgiven and was already saved by faith. She knelt at the feet of Jesus, trusted Him, and went away a saved woman. She was saved without baptism.
In Luke 18:35-43 we are told about the healing and conversion of a blind man. Verse 42 tells plainly, in the words of Jesus Himself, just how he was saved:
"And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: THY FAITH HATH SAVED THEE."
Notice that salvation was received right there before he was baptized.
That is the same plan of salvation given throughout the book of John; in John 1:12, John 3:14-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37, and many other places. It is the same plan taught by Peter after Pentecost (Acts 10:43). It was the same plan taught by Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, (Acts 13:38,39; Acts 16:30,31; Ephesians 2:8,9; Romans 3:28 and Romans 4:5-8). People were saved in the Old Testament by faith without baptism, were saved during the life of Jesus by faith without baptism, and were saved after Pentecost by faith without baptism.
That publican, about whom the Saviour has told us in Luke 18:13,14 was saved without baptism. Standing there in the temple, he prayed, saying. "God be merciful to me a sinner." Jesus tells us about him then, that, "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified"! He was saved, then, without baptism.
The most remarkable case of this kind is the thief converted on the cross as told in Luke 23:39-43. When that poor man turned to the Lord Jesus and asked to be in His kingdom, the Lord Jesus replied, "Verily I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in paradise"! He died that day on the cross as we are told in the Scriptures and so could not have been baptized. But that day, according to the express statement of the Saviour, he went with Jesus to paradise. And some happy day, all who trust in Christ will see him there.
No, baptism is not essential to salvation.
God has just one plan of salvation. It is not a process. It is not a series of steps. People are saved by faith in Christ, that way and no other way. Everything else that God asks of a sinner in order to be saved: repentance, prayer, coming to Christ, etc., is summed up and settled when one depends upon Christ for the forgiveness of his sins. One could not turn his mind or heart toward God (repentance), without faith in Christ. You cannot come to Christ without believing on Him. "How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard ?," (Rom. 10:14). Confession by the mouth simply proves faith in the heart which has already secured salvation. God has no other plan of salvation except that promised in John 3:16,18,36; John 5:24; John 6:47; Acts 16:30-31. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." Baptism follows, should follow immediately, but is not a part of God's plan of salvation. When you are baptized, be sure that fact is made clear to those who look on. If you have this salvation, this change of heart by faith in Jesus Christ, then I beg you, follow Jesus in baptism as soon as possible.
Bible Baptism (the Book)
By Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980)
Table of Contents
- ">Chapter 1 – BAPTISM WITH WATER-ITS IMPORTANCE AND MEANING</style="line-height:>
- <style="line-height: 100%"=""></style="line-height:>Chapter 2 – BAPTISM IS CHRISTIAN, NOT JEWISH; NEW TESTAMENT, NOT OLD TESTAMENT; GRACE, NOT LAW
- <style="line-height: 100%"="">Chapter 3 – BAPTISM FOR US IN THIS DISPENSATION; HAS NEVER BEEN DONE AWAY WITH</style="line-height:>
- <style="line-height: 100%"="">Chapter 4 – BAPTISM DOES NOT SAVE-DOES NOT HELP SAVE</style="line-height:>
- <style="line-height: 100%"="">Chapter 5 – NO BABIES BAPTIZED IN THE BIBLE</style="line-height:>
- <style="line-height: 100%"="">Chapter 6 – THE FORM OF BAPTISM</style="line-height:>
- <style="line-height: 100%"="">Chapter 7 – HOW THE WORLD GOT WRONG ON BAPTISM</style="line-height:>
- <style="line-height: 100%"="">Chapter 8 – WHAT MUST AN HONEST CHRISTIAN DO ABOUT BAPTISM?</style="line-height:>
There have been too many sermons on baptism as a part of the doctrines of some denomination. There is too much talk about "Baptist doctrine" or "Methodist doctrine" or "the doctrine of our church." In this Bible study, we are interested solely in what the Bible teaches about baptism. Nothing else matters. God's people should be baptized because God commanded it, not because some church requires it. They should be baptized a certain way, because that is the way the Bible teaches, and it should have a certain meaning, the meaning which God gave to baptism. People need to remember what the Lord says about baptism, and then do what He says, because He said so.


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AURANGABAD: Bird lovers in Marathwada are having a good time spotting several feathered friends at the water bodies in Marathwada, though there has been a drop in the Greater Flamingo numbers this year.
The Jayakwadi reservoir, Tembapuri project, Dheku dam, Sukhana dam, Songthana medium project, Majalgaon dam, Ghanewadi project andVishnupuri project draw hundreds of migratory birds every year from across the globe.
Along with flamingos, other birds like the Grey-headed Canery Fly, Black Red Start, Rose Flinch, Comb Duck and Sterling have been spotted by nature enthusiasts.
"The number of these migratory birds has reduced in the last few years. However, the visible presence of these birds despite the shrinking lake brings cheers to bird lovers. Rapid urbanization and encroachments into the lakes has led to severe degradation of the habitat," said bird lover Pankaj Shakkarwar.
The Salim Ali Lake, which used to witness about 20-25 birds about 20 years back, is now home to only 4-5 flamingos.
"Marathwada, which was home to thousands of Greater Flamingos about five years back, is now attracting only about 500 of them. These pink feathered beauties are migratory birds that come from Siberia to Marathwada via the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. But from the last few years, due to poor monsoon and shrinking lakes, the number of the flamingoes have reduced to almost half," said ornithologist Kishor Pathak.
Pathak said, "Marathwada is home to one type of flamingos from a total of 6 recognized around the world - the Greater Flamingo. This species can be seen at various sites in Marathwada such as Jayakwadi reservoir, Tembapuri project, Dheku dam, Sukhana dam, Songthana medium project, Majalgaon dam, Ghanewadi project and Vishnupuri project during the migratory season."
"Flamingos don't like urbanization and so they will soon stop coming here because of the developmental projects compromising on nature. Flamingos mostly thrive in mud flats which work to their advantage. It also keeps predators at bay. They generally roam in large groups and their most captivating moments are their synchronized flight," said Pathak.
Another bird lover Milind Girdhari said that there are larger concerns, "Many farmers indulge in illegal extraction of water from lakes and reservoirs. They directly install motor pumps in the vicinity and add to the air pollution."
Home away from home
While on one side the population of the migratory flamingos is depleting but on other hand the region has a reason to cheer since it is been observed by the city ornothologists that about 30-40 Flamingos have made their homes in the region from last two years.
Pathak said that few have been spotted at Jayakwadi reservoir and some at Sukhana dam. "Typically, the Flamingos used to (and still do) migrate to the Rann of Kutch in Gujrat every year for breeding and feeding. But since a few years, they have started to patronise a few spots in Marathwada as well
"However, the visible presence of these birds despite the shrinking lake has brought cheers to bird lovers. It would add to the beauty of the site if they start breeding at these places," Girdhari.
The Times of India (03-03-2014)

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I've been here three days but I'm only now feeling as if my brain is starting to catch up to my body. My first day here I broke one of the nice wine glasses. I also set out to make a ginger lemon slice and didn't notice until I was packing things away that I'd used cinnamon instead of ground ginger.
Yeah, well, you win some and you lose some. Especially after 24 hour trips that are not entirely free of drama.
On Monday there were some teary moments before leaving the house for the airport at 6:30am. At one point Zulu trotted over to me looking very concerned. I thought he was coming to extend that famous "doggy sympathy when owners are upset" that you hear so much about. Instead, he grabbed the tissue out of my hand and scampered away to eat it. Lose.
At Luang Prabang airport they checked my second bag for free. Win. They could not, however, check my baggage all the way to Australia, so I had to clear customs and pick it up in Bangkok. Lose.
I arrived in Bangkok airport three hours before the Air Asia counter opened for my flight. This meant I spent the first three hours of that six-hour layover loitering in the crowded, noisy, main terminal. Lose.
At the check in counter the woman immediately asked me if I was pregnant. When I said I was she asked how many weeks. When I answered honestly (28) she asked me for my letter of medical clearance. As I didn't have one, this was potentially a very big lose. But the lady checking me in just wrote down 27 weeks on the waiver I had to sign and cautioned me not to admit that I was over 27 weeks or they wouldn't let me on the plane without a doctor's letter. Win.
This form I had to sign six copies of not only released Air Asia from any liability regarding any health issues I suffered during the trip, but also stated that I promised to "reimburse Air Asia upon demand" for any in-transit expenses incurred as the result of my pregnancy. As I reached Australia without having to have the plane diverted to Singapore or anywhere else (and thereby incurring a debt that staggers the mind to contemplate) I guess you could say this one was a win.
It turns out, however, that we had been misinformed as to the price of excess baggage on Air Asia. Sadly misinformed. Instead of costing us the anticipated $50.00, I had to pay $300.00 for the extra 10kg I was carrying with me (and this was reduced from $390 after I begged and pleaded and pointed out that I had bought a premium ticket). Epic lose.
During my second layover of the trip, in Kuala Lumpur, I booted up my ancient laptop to take advantage of the free wireless and it lasted about 3 min 30 seconds before dying. None of the plugs I was carrying fit in Malaysia. Lose.
Not nearly as many people were eager to help me lift and carry as I'd expected. I did ask for help a couple of times, but somewhere in among six on-tarmac loadings and unloadings I pulled a muscle in my back and the pain only got worse as the trip progressed. Lose.
Things got better from there on out. On the long overnight flight from KL to the Gold Coast I travelled in Air Asia's premium section, and the seat went sort of flat. So my feet were up off the floor most of the night and I had much more space than the poor souls packed in the back. Win.
Mum and Dad were there to pick me up in the Gold Coast. Win.
We had ricotta pancakes in Bangalow on the way home. Win.
And here. Well, the view here thrills my soul. Epic win. I can't think of a nicer place to come back to as my second home away from home. Now, if only Mike and that tissue-stealing little mongrel were here too…
Over to you. Two critical lessons I learned during this trip were: (1) Check and double check (with the airline themselves) extra baggage charges; and (2) Don't assume that just because you are visibly pregnant people will help you lift your hand luggage (so to pack only what you can comfortably lift yourself).
What lessons have you learned while travelling solo?


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By David Bush
The Dodge County Indian football team played their first home game Friday night at Memorial Stadium (John Peacock Field) against class (AAAA) power West Laurens High School. This game would be played with the uncertainty of what part, if any, former hurricane Harvey would have on the game. Flashback to last season…Hurricane Hermine, Dodge County vs. West Laurens, at West Laurens in a sloppy, wet defensive battle. That game came down to a last-minute Cam Coleman interception that got the Indians in position for a short game-winning field goal with under a minute to go. Dodge would win 3-0.
Now it's 2017, and with "Harvey" looming close by, what would this year's version of the Hurricane Bowl bring?
At the start of the game, there would be a moment for the large crowd to remember and reflect on the people of South Texas during this difficult time, following the devastation dealt to them from Hurricane Harvey.
Dodge County would win the toss, and, as usual, would defer to the second half. Peyton Bush would kick the ball off into the end zone for a touchback, as the Raiders of West Laurens would start things off at their own 20-yard line. The Raiders began moving the ball until, on a crucial third down and 12 play, Raider quarterback A.J. Mathis would roll out to his right, looking down field for an open receiver, when Tyler Ruffin (#45) delivered a bone-jarring hit to the young QB that left him a little dazed and confused. West Laurens would have to punt to Dodge.
Dodge would waste little time, and after a short drive, R.J. Carr (#2) would race 45 yards for the game's first score. Bush would come in and add the extra point, and Dodge was in business 7-0.
After another kickoff into the end zone by Bush, West Laurens would try again from their own 20-yard line. The Dodge defense would again prove tough, as Jadin Johnson (#35), Tyler Montford (#5) and Vincent "Big Country" Mann (#65) were too much for the Raiders, and again they would have to punt the ball back to Indians.
Dodge would take over at its own 40-yard line, and only manage to move the ball to mid-field before the offense began to sputter and lose yardage. Bush would be called on to punt the ball back to the Raiders. Bush took a low snap and dropped the ball, picked it up and kicked it; however, the Raider defense was all over the punter, and the kick was blocked and scooped up by Alex Demmons (#20). Demmons ran the ball in for a West Laurens touchdown. Raider kicker, Andrew Dukes (#32) would come in to kick the extra point, but it would sail wide-right and Dodge would hang on to a 7-6 lead.
The Indians would get the ball back with less than a minute to go in the first quarter. The Indians would move the ball out to their own 45-yard line, which included a fake punt on a third and 19 play, before having to punt the ball back to the Raiders. Four plays later, West Laurens found Tyrus Reed (#8) open. Reed made a Dodge defender miss on the moist field, and Reed took off down the field for another Raider touchdown. This time the extra point was good and West Laurens grabbed the lead 13-7 with about eight minutes left in the half.
Both teams would struggle offensively and trade punts until, with just over four minutes left, Erin Pitts (#27) would break free and streak down the field before being caught from behind at the West Laurens 21-yard line. It was at this point in the game, three minutes, 57 seconds left in the half, that the game was stopped due to lightning in the area.
Tropical Storm Harvey was making his presence felt and the delay would last two hours before play resumed. Due to the new rule by the Georgia High School Association (GHSA), all games much be completed, if at all possible, or the schools will be fined. Games can be finished the same day or finished on the next feasible day. After a brief inspection of the field, it was decided to finish the game that night.
Dodge would have the ball first and ten at the West Laurens 21-yard line with three minutes 57 seconds to go in the half. Dodge would only be able to move the ball to the 10-yard line before deciding to kick a field goal. Bush would come in, and with wet field conditions, long snapper Alex Horne (#52) and holder Noah Cummings (#16) did a great job of handling the snap and hold. The kick was good and the score was now 13-10, with West Laurens still leading. The half would end with no other scoring and the Indians and Raiders would head back to the locker room.
The seconds half would start with the Raiders kicking off to Dodge. After a good return to the Indians 40-yard line, the offense would set up shop and move the all into Raider territory before stalling at the West Laurens 25-yard line. Again, Bush (#19) was called on to try a 42-yard field goal and once again, the field goal unit would execute and the kick was good, tying the game.
The score was 13-13 with nine minutes remaining in the third quarter. Bush would kick the ball off for the third time in the end zone, pinning the Raiders back at their own 20-yard line.
Both defenses would play tough for most of the third quarter until, with about two minutes left in the third, Carr (#2) would break free for a 30-yard touchdown run. Bush's extra point was good, and the Indians were back on top 20-13. The third quarter would end with no further scoring.
West Laurens would punt the ball to Dodge to start the fourth quarter, and with about 11 minutes left in the game, Nick Cummings (#11)would make a spectacular 65-yard run for another Dodge County touchdown. The two-point conversion was no good and Dodge now led 26-13.
After another Dodge kickoff, West Laurens would again turn to the pass and moved the ball quickly out to around mid-field. The Raiders continued to move the ball and found themselves inside the Dodge 20-yard line. With about six minutes left in the contest, West Laurens running back Doryan Gorham (#6) thrust himself through the middle and trotted in from nine yards out. The point after was good and the score was now 26-20 in favor of the Indians. Again, both defenses would stiffen and trade possessions, until the Dodge defense came up with a big fumble recovery on the Raiders' 31-yard line. With less than a minute to go in the game, the Indians could now run out the clock for win number two.
Dodge finished the night with 313 yards rushing to West Laurens' 38 total rushing yards. Dodge had only eight total passing yards, compared to the Raiders' 229 yards. Dodge had the edge in total offense with 321 total yards to West Laurens' 267 total yards.
Our Indians will again be at home this Friday, September 8, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. against Appling County. Our boys will need every seat filled for this game against our former region foe. Please come out and support our Indians.
Runs long Dodge County Indian Erin Pitts (#27) is pictured above claiming a long run for the Indians late in the second quarter against West Laurens. (Photo by Jennifer Peacock)
Indians defeat West Laurens 26-20
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One of the most interesting parts of a teacher's day, especially with young children, is 'news' time or 'show and tell'. As well as finding out about what sport children played on the weekend, what new thing they'd discovered in the garden, certain family secrets came to light. Stories were told that the adults in the child's family would have been embarrassed to know had been broadcast, even to such a small an audience.
Another aspect of a teacher's experience is when children 'dob' on each other, telling stories of what someone did or said. It was often a laborious part of my day as a teacher trying to get to the bottom of stories, to uncover the 'truth', because the 'truth' of these stories varied with whoever was doing the telling!
As we look back over our lives, we can see many different stories. Some are ones we cherish because they brought joy or beauty to our lives. Some parts of our story are sad or hurtful and continue to haunt us. Some parts of our story we wish had not happened at all.
Now for a little self-disclosure: I'm divorced.
Divorce was not on my bucket list. Being single, after the initial teens and twenties angst, was not part of the plan. But there it is.
For a long time, I found it difficult to admit that divorce was part of my life story – I knew it was but didn't really like to talk about it. That is until I read a quote by Brené Brown.
This American scholar, author and public speaker writes that '…loving ourselves through the process of owning our story is the bravest things we can do'.
Brave? Own my story? These two thoughts really resonated.
So I wrote down various aspects of my life story, focusing on the things that still brought me shame or sadness. Wrote them down, read them out loud…and then tossed the paper they were written on away.
I needed to hear myself admit, to myself, that certain things were part of my story. They didn't happen to someone else – they were mine. And once I'd 'owned' them, they no longer had to power to hurt.
Those personal backstories…we all have them, they impact us all in different ways.
But if we can own them then they don't have the power to own us.
The past is the past. Let's own it for what it is…and find power for the present.


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The title of Sinfonia (composed in 1968 for the 125th anniversary of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra) is not meant to suggest any analogy with the classical symphonic form. It is intended more etymologically: the simultaneous sound of various parts, here eight voices and instruments. Or it may be taken in a more general sense as the interplay of a variety of things, situations and meanings. Indeed, the musical development of Sinfonia is constantly and strongly conditioned by the search for balance, often an identity between voices and instruments; between the spoken or the sung word and the sound structure as a whole. This is why the perception and intelligibility of the text are never taken as read, but on the contrary are integrally related to the composition. Thus, the various degrees of intelligibility of the text along with the hearer's experience of almost failing to understand, must be seen to be essential to the very nature of the musical process.
The text of the first part is made up of a series of extremely short extracts from Claude Lévi-Strauss's Le cru et le cuit, and one or two other sources. In these passages, Lévi-Strauss analyses the structure and symbolism of Brazilian myths of the origin of water, or other similarly structured myths.
The second part of Sinfonia is a tribute to the memory of Martin Luther King. The eight voices simply send back and forth to each other the sounds that make up the name of the Black martyr, until they at last state his name clearly and intelligibly. The main text of the third part is made up of fragments from Samuel Beckett's The Unnamable, which in turn generate a large number of references and quotations from day-to-day life.
The text of the fourth part mimes rather than enunciates verbal fragments drawn from the preceding parts (with, at the beginning, a brief reference to Mahler's Second Symphony.)
Finally, the text of the fifth part takes up, develops and complements the texts of the earlier parts, and above all gives these fragments narrative substance (being drawn from Le cru et le cui), whereas in the first pat they were presented merely as narrative images.
The third part of Sinfonia calls for more detailed comment, since it is perhaps the most experimental work I have ever written. The piece is a tribute to Gustav Mahler (whose work sometimes seems to carry all the weight of the last two centuries of musical history) and, in particular, to the third movement of his Second Symphony ("Resurrection"). Mahler bears the same relation to the whole of the music of this part as Beckett does to the text. The result is a kind of "voyage to Cythera" that reaches its climax just before the third movement (the Scherzo) of the Second Symphony. Mahler's movement is treated as a generative and containing source, from which are derived a great number of musical figures ranging from Bach to Schoenberg, Beethoven to Stravinsky, Berg to Webern, Boulez, Pousseur, myself and others. The various musical characters, constantly integrated in the flow of Mahler's discourse, are combined together and transformed as they go.
In this way, these familiar objects and faces, set in new perspective, context and light, unexpectedly take on a new meaning. The combination and unification of musical characters that are often foreign to each other is probably the main driving force behind this third part of Sinfonia, a meditation on a Mahlerian objet trouvé.
If I were asked to explain the presence of Mahler's Scherzo in Sinfonia, the image that would naturally spring to mind would be that of a river running through a constantly-changing landscape, disappearing from time to time underground, only to emerge later totally transformed. Its course is at times perfectly apparent, at others hard to perceive, sometimes it takes on a totally recognizable form, at others it is made up of a multitude of tiny details lost in the surrounding forest of musical presences.
The first four parts of Sinfonia are obviously very different one from the other. The task of the fifth and last pat is to delete these differences and bring to light and develop the latent unity of the preceding four parts. In fact the development that began in the first part reaches its conclusion here, and it is here that all the other parts of the work flow together, either as fragments (third and fourth parts) or as a whole (the second). Thus this fifth part may be considered to be the veritable analysis of Sinfonia, but carried out through the language and medium of the composition itself.
Translated by John Underwood
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So, if you've been using cloth diapers, you likely already know that you shouldn't use commercial dryer sheets in the dryer. But why?
Quite simply it's because the chemical filled substance that makes the dryer sheet feel waxy is designed to melt with the dryer's heat and disperse all over your clothing, thus reducing static and adding a long lasting scent. When it comes to your diapers, that waxy stuff coats your diapers and causes a residue that will build up and make your diapers repell. What does that mean? LEAKS!
In fact, if you look at the back of a box of dryer sheets, this is what you'll see…(click to enlarge)
Comforting right? Labels like this are one reason why our family doesn't use dryer sheets for any of our laundry. Diapers included.
So what to do? Well, you can use nothing in your dryer if you wish, or consider re-useable dryer sheets or wool dryer balls.
PurEcoSheets for example (pictured above) are great at reducing static and you use them over and over again. Just throw them in the dryer and you're done. They last for years.
Wool dryer balls on the other hand (pictured below) provide a couple of benefits that justify their higher cost. Aside from softening all your clothing, being all natural in materials and reducing some static, they also help reduce the drying time by circulating clothing so it's more exposed to hot air all around and by absorbing some moisture themselves. The more balls, the merrier, however to give you an idea, a 4 pack will reduce dry time by aprox. 25% and 8 will cut your dry time by about 40% for an average load. How long do they last? They last for years as well, the color doesn't transfer onto clothing, not even whites and hey, they're adorable are they not?
So, ditch the dryer sheets and consider an eco-friendly, baby friendly, cloth diaper friendly dryer solution instead.


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Hello Readers!
I am happily cleaning my inventory and attempting to stay on top of designer's latest releases. Today I have some fun from Chandni Kondji of Hopscotch. Up first I have a pose and prop set called "Fancy a walk?"
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*~*HopScotch*~* Fancy a walk? – Pose and Umbrella
I had read recently that Mad City was done over for the holidays so I thought I would go there for this shoot. I was not disappointed, it was perfect.
Next I would like to share the latest group gift from Natalie Wells of Deesses Skins. She gifted us all with Shanina in 8 tones. I chose the skin tone I normally wear in her skin line "ice frappe" and added one of her lipsticks called " decadent." I then outfitted myself in some LivGlam, and accessorized with Emotions and Yummy.
Deesses Skins: Shanina – brown eyebrows – ice frappe | Deesses Skins: Glamour lipstick – Decadent | hair > .:EMO-tions:. * ARADIA */autumn | (Yummy) Metal and Diamonds – Day (former Collabor88) | shoes: [LivGlam] Boutique-[Anejo Pump] Elemental – Earth | outfit: [LivGlam] Boutique-[ FALL-13] Its A Beautiful Day
I am including the vendor photos of Chandni's other props from Hopscotch as I just didn't think I could shoot them any better! Her creativity and whimsy amaze me.
*~*HopScotch*~* Take a ride – Male & Female
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"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend."
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I am also enter this card into Word Art Wednesday challenge #97, I recently received a comment from them from my previous card Embossed Thankful card. This blog has an anything goes challenge every week and I think I will be participating every week.
Thank you Karen Letchworth for you wonderful comment it really made my day!!
I used Water Color paper from Target called Kids Made Modern.
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Fox has a lot of work to do, and Season Zero's list of the nets exciting projects suggests some options to help the struggling network.
Not a whole lot has gone right for Fox this season, which is a shame. People love to complain about the networks only offering the same old projects, but when shows like Pitch and The Exorcist don't get much traction it doesn't give the nets much incentive to go for something different. There are a handful of new projects launching midseason, so things could change quickly for the network, but right now Season Zero says it's time for Fox to clean house.
Fox already has the Firefly-esque show Orville going to series next season, and a number of other genre projects to choose from. The Building is a parallel world story from Neil Gaiman, while Enhanced tells the story of a scientist torn between two billionaire brothers as she develops a technology that could change the world. Enhanced will take place in two time periods set a decade apart from each other.
The network has two artificial intelligence shows to choose from. Familiar tells the story of the family developing the robots, while Girl 10 follows a synthetic human facing murder charges while trying to prevent the AI technology from being weaponized.
The Passage is an adaption of a book series about a plague that turns people into vampire-like creatures, while Fox also has a Marvel comics project about a family that goes on the run when their children begin to develop mutant powers.
These are the only obvious genre shows included in the exciting projects list but Fox also has a pitch about the DC comics character Black Lightning and a show called Red Moon, the story of a world where werewolves coexist with humans which follows a CIA agent who happens to be a werewolf in the wake of a terrorist attack. This is based on a book which I know absolutely nothing about, but it was blurbed by Stephen King, for whatever that's worth. There is also the latest procedural with a genre twist, this one purporting to be a modern day version of the Camelot story.
Other projects include Control, the story of an unconnected group of people who receive an unorthodox treatment for their anxiety and find themselves caught in a secret test run by a mysterious group. Controversy tells the story of an allegation of rape against a group of University football players. There is also two dance-themed projects, titled The Cut and The Edge respectively. High Wire tells the story of a young aerialist climbing up the ranks of a cirque.
The article also includes two legal shows amongst the exciting drama projects. The Underlings is about a law firm where the hapless assistants rise up to right the wrongs of their evil bosses and clients, while there is also an untitled project about civil rights lawyers who take on high profile cases while dealing with sex, drugs, and other vices.
So what should the network pick up to revitalize its fortunes? Perhaps they'll run with one each of the legal, dance, and AI options? In that case, based purely on the loglines I'd give the edge to The Underlings (seems to have a similar tone to Fox's most famous law show Ally Mcbeal), Girl 10 (actually focuses on the AI characters and not just the humans making them) and honestly I could flip a coin for the dance shows. Other projects I have some interest in include the Neil Gaiman show and High Wire.
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Instead of letting a travel agency plan a short trip for me, I decided to do it myself. The places I decided to visit in Thailand were Chiangmai and Bangkok (from Singapore). Was it a good or bad decision? Perhaps you can answer the question after reading what was involved in the planning.
It will be my first time to visit Chiangmai followed by a stopover in Bangkok where I have been a couple of times. The stay in Bangkok was mainly for shopping because I like different places and things you can see, do, eat and buy with great ease. Why Chiangmai? It has a colder climate and back to nature surrounds compared to Bangkok city. I also wanted to experience a day out with an elephant and do some light hiking and Chiangmai has a lot to offer for it.
To start planning for this trip, I asked myself what would be the most important thing to solve first? It was clear that I have to get there and stay somewhere when Im there so I started looking for the best deals on flights and accommodation for Chiangmai and Bangkok.
The online method was my main tool for doing this. I checked for the best prices for flights and accommodation via websites like Asiatravel, Asiarooms and Agoda that gave me a good sense of price range. I would also refer to Tripadvisor to check out reviews made by recent travelers on specific accommodations.
The choice of accommodation in Chiangmai and Bangkok were many. Strange I wish there were less options because it can be quite scary to go through all of them. Based on my budget and preference of location, I reduced the choice. Then I eliminate them with bad reviews or be less comfortable due to location or amenities. This process took a few days before I decided to stay. It was good that I had some time to do this and when I made the reservations, I felt satisfied and confident because I had time to think through and make a more informed decision. Another plus factor with the time in your hands, you can scout for offers or discounts like early discounts, 2 nights get 1 night free etc.
Now for booking flights we tend to jump on budget airlines deals and fail to see the small prints. The offers would often be one-way flights and you must add all your bookings to know the final cost. It may well be close to the price offered by non-budget airlines. We also forget that budget airlines can take out luggage and not provide free food and drinks on flights. Nevertheless, Im still looking for deals from Jetstar and Air Asia, but will also check out other airlines like Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines that provide great deals from time to time.
I was quite surprised to book flights as I was wondering if it was cheaper to book return flights to Bangkok and Chiangmai via Bangkok, instead of from Singapore to Chiangmai, Chiangmai to Bangkok and finally, Bangkok to Singapore.
After some checks and online experiments, I realized that there were no direct flights to Chiangmai and I had to go through Bangkok. So I tried to book flights to Bangkok and find the next connecting flight to Chiangmai. When I did, I was worried about the risk and asked: What happens if the flight time is not long enough to catch the next flight? What happens if there is a delay in flight and I can miss the next? Anxiety level to do such bookings were too high for me. Thankfully, Thai Airways had a reservation system where I could leave it to them to resolve the connecting flights for me. As I plan to spend a total of 8 days I booked with Thai Airways indicating day 1 like Singapore to Chiangmai, day 4 like Chiangmai to Bangkok and day 8 like Bangkok to Singapore. Wala! Thai Airways proposed the flights that included the connecting flight via Bangkok to Chiangmai. The bonus was that the total cost was quite reasonable and the times were favorable to my plans. It certainly fits the trouble of arranging every flight with all the what ifs hovering over my head for a few dollars savings. It was really worth the calm.
Well, it covers what would be the most important part of the planning and the first preparation of the trip. At this time, I have to say that the fun of going to this trip begins from the planning. It was sometimes gritty but in some way I had to find out more about the place, the people, the options and it forms part of the preparation before going to the destination. In my next article, I will share with you how the travel plan was formed and if current events developed in Thailand can affect all the plans I have made for this trip. Get started.


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Today I decided to do another beauty tag blast from the past. The I Heart Drugstore Makeup TAG! Which is a completely true statement.
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|Post# 254286   12/15/2007 at 14:18 (4,551 days old) by funguy10 ()
Now that the Amana Enlighten washer was dicontinued just last October Amana has come out with a brand-new Front-Loader reminiscient of the Whirlpool Duet. The machine is just called the "Amana Front-Load washer" unless some one could actually respond to this post being my second new thread today and tell me the name. The machine's model number is NFW7200TW. The only color it comes in is white but as the president of Ford once said: "You can have it in any color you want as long as it is white." The machine is pretty small at only 38 inches tall, 27 inches wide, and 30 3/4 inches deep. More information at the included link. Please someone actually respond this time.
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|Post# 254288 , Reply# 1   12/15/2007 at 14:20 (4,551 days old) by funguy10 ()
O.K. Don't respond with "bad link" here is the right one. That's one feature the Discuss-O-Mat should have: an edit post feature.
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|Post# 254289 , Reply# 2   12/15/2007 at 14:26 (4,551 days old) by funguy10 ()
Matching Electric Dryer model number NED7200TW. 38 inches tall, 27 inces wide, and 28 3/4 inches deep.
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|Post# 254293 , Reply# 3   12/15/2007 at 14:56 (4,551 days old) by nmaineman36 ()
Those are far from a Duet. They are made by Samsung and rebadged. I have the Maytag Neptune version of this washer. I will have to say it cleans OK but thats about it. This washer is a pain in the ass trying to balance itself. I certainly wouldnt want another one like it. The dryer is decent.
|Post# 254298 , Reply# 4   12/15/2007 at 15:04 (4,551 days old) by funguy10 ()
Any links to reviews of the machine? Epinions does not list it yet. I thought Amana was owned by Whirlpool. I've never seen a Samsung that is Duet-based like the one you are mentioning.
|Post# 254305 , Reply# 5   12/15/2007 at 15:11 (4,551 days old) by nmaineman36 ()
These are not Whirlpool made or even duet-ish. They are Samsung based. Maytag before they were swallowed by Whirlpool must have had a contract with Samsung to build X amount of the machines for Maytag. Maytag swallowed up Amana a few years ago so thats how you see an Amana/Samsung washer like this today. You need to get out more "funguy"
|Post# 254310 , Reply# 6   12/15/2007 at 15:23 (4,551 days old) by funguy10 ()
Oh, so that's why we have Maytag-branded Samsungs, and have had them long before Samsung-branded Samsungs. Also, you're saying that Matag bought-out Amana and them Whirlpool bought-out Maytag so that's why Amana is now owned by Whirlpool.
|Post# 254313 , Reply# 7   12/15/2007 at 15:34 (4,551 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)
|Post# 254321 , Reply# 8   12/15/2007 at 16:01 (4,551 days old) by appnut (TX)
|Post# 254327 , Reply# 9   12/15/2007 at 16:36 (4,551 days old) by funguy10 ()
Yeah, just learned about that in History class recently. The first multi-colored car was the Chevrolet in 1930. But I changed it to white on purpose because obvioulsy the washer is white.
|Post# 254361 , Reply# 10   12/15/2007 at 18:11 (4,551 days old) by nmaineman36 ()
The internal heater on my Neptune POS doesnt raise the temp at all. It will maintain the temp. Also the washer does not have whats called an EcoBall to keep the water in the drum. Once the detergent is flushed from the dispensers it sits in the sump area where the heater is and doesnt get into circulation. I notice it more with Persil MegaPearls since at the the beginning of the drain I can hear the MegaPearls running thru the hose and down the drain. On my Miele all the detergent is used since it has the ecoBall. Comparing one to the other is like apples and oranges.
I think at the time we spent 1300 for the MAH8700 Neptune and I spent 1600 for the Miele 4800. The $300 difference and the build of the Miele is much better than the Neptune. But as they say you get what you pay for.
When I was at Costco today looking for driveway melting salt...they ran out...I looked at the Whirlpool Duet Sport. They wanted $599 for the washer which I thought was a good deal. But it looks cheaply made and the cycle knob was broken. As they say you get what you pay for.
|Post# 254431 , Reply# 11   12/16/2007 at 00:48 (4,551 days old) by supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Most cars came in a variety of colors almost from the beginning. It was just the Model T Ford that was black only (due to quicker drying). Ford offered different colored Ts at the beginning of production in 1908 and again near the end of production in the late 1920s.
Lower priced cars might have had a limited number of alternative paint schemes compared to upper priced custom models, but there was plenty of color on the showroom floor before the 1930 Chevrolet.
|Post# 255219 , Reply# 12   12/19/2007 at 12:34 (4,547 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
nmaineman, try letting the washer fill for maybe half of its fill period before adding the detergent to keep it from being flushed into the sump. Or, let it fill then add the detergent to the dispenser and chase it down into the washer with a couple of cups of hot water. It's not a complicated dispenser.
|Post# 255231 , Reply# 13   12/19/2007 at 13:45 (4,547 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)
Maytag had contracted with Samsung to provide service for their products as well as their own branded Neptunes made by Samsung. Now that Whirlpool has the Amana brand on it's teat, it's interesting that they are still using some Samsung products. Value leader, higher profit, service and parts structure is already in place...


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A set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another
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A type of Russian pottery craft produced in Odoyevsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia
Gorodets painting is one of the folk arts and crafts of Russia, and a phenomenon of the so-called naive art
Zhostovo Village
Old Russian folk handicraft of painting on metal trays in a village of Zhostovo, Moscow Oblast
Traditional North Russian wooden toy, carved in the shape of a bird
The Orenburg Shawl is a Russian knitted lace textile using goat down
Folk art craft, which was formed and practiced in the villages Kholmogorsky municipal district of the Arkhangelsk region
A Kholuy miniature is a Russian folk handicraft of miniature painting, made with tempera on a varnished box of papier-mâché
A town and the administrative center of Gorodetsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River
Gzhel is a Russian style of ceramics which takes its name from the village of Gzhel and surrounding area, where it has been produced since 1802
Veliky Ustyug
A town in Vologda oblast, located in the northeast of the oblast at the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers
The traditional livelihoods of the Pomor based on the sea included animal hunting, whaling and fishing; in tundra regions they practiced reindeer herding
A historic selo and the administrative center of Kholmogorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Administrative center of Orenburg Oblast of Russia, lies on the River Ural, 1,478 kilometers (918 mi) southeast of Moscow
18th century
Widely regarded as the greatest sculptor of 18th-century Russia
Kholmogorsky District
An administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Orenburg Oblast
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A Slavic fictional character similar to that of Father Christmas
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So someone decided to surprise me and come hiking last weekend – My sister!
For the longest time she's been the biggest disser of outdoor activity, so when she said she wanted to come on my big badaboom walkies, I was really very surprised.
She later told me it was because she wanted to be part of my pregnant rituals, which made me feel so very happy and touched at the same.
Sisters really are the best!
Yes, I showed up!
My regular hike Mama bud, Gen
Nature is beautiful
Namaste, folks
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Costa Cruises are offering what they are called a 'Grazie-Giving Sale' which will run from November 24 to the 29. The sale will offer some very low rates on their cruises, including a seven-night Mediterranean cruise on Costa Diadema, with rates starting at $449 for an inside cabin and $549 for a balcony cabin.
Their phone lines will be closed on Thanksgiving, but the online booking will remain open for the course of the promotion as long as ship rooms remain available.
Scott Knutson, the vice president of sales and marketing for Costa Cruises North America made a statement about the offer.
"Traditionally, Costa's Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales have been very popular with consumers on the lookout for seasonal offers. Our Grazie-Giving Sale is our Italian way of saying thank you for choosing Costa for your cruise vacation."
They are also offering a ten-night Caribbean cruise with rates as low as $449 to stay in an inside stateroom, or balcony cabins starting at $749. Their seven-night winter Mediterranean cruise prices will begin at $449.