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When we sat down for our chat with local actors Andie Chen and Vanessa Vanderstraaten about their Channel 5 drama Lion Mums 3 last week, we were not expecting to witness half an hour of affectionate teasing between the pair.
It all began when Andie, 33, was telling us how he prepared for his role as Chang Zhong Ming, the abrasive boss-slash-potential love interest of Vanessa's character Ho Min Yi. "I just had to be myself," he chuckled. "And with her" - he gestured towards Vanessa - "it's easy [to be an a**hole]!"
Cue an indignant glare from his 30-year-old co-star. But don't worry, we did not unintentionally and indirectly create another showbiz rift - that's apparently how they talk all the time, a rather unconventional dynamic that came in handy for their many onscreen arguments in Lion Mums 3.
"Doing the fighting scenes was easier than we thought," Andie grinned. Vanessa quipped, "Our love language is insulting each other."
Of course, the good-natured taunting never grew into personal attacks (if it did, we don't think they would have willingly agreed to do the interview together). When asked to recall the worst jab they suffered from each other, Andie mentioned the day he showed up on set all tired out from the other projects on his plate.
"I didn't study the script enough and I wasn't on top of my game, so my performance was very meh," he shared. "Once I said a line and the director was like, 'What are you trying to do?' and Vanessa came up to me and whispered in my ear, 'Unclear decisions.' She basically told me that my motive [as an actor] was not clear."
While it almost sounds like Vanessa was mocking his work, Andie clarified that he actually appreciated her comment because "it put me in my place". "And she wasn't being malicious; it wasn't like she was deliberately being b****y and putting me down," he said.
Vanessa, on the other hand, brought up the time Andie made a gibe about the size of her Instagram fanbase. "I think he said something along the lines of, 'Faster go post a picture for your five followers!'" she laughed.
FYI, @vanessavands has a five-figure following in reality, but we know @andiechen was just purposely being a nuisance.
(Continued on next page: Does Andie see himself becoming a "lion dad"?)
Does Andie see himself becoming a "lion dad"?
While Zhong Ming is not a father in the show, Andie himself is a famously devoted dad to kids Aden, who turns 5 this year, and Avery, who is turning 3.
With his son set to enter primary school in just a couple years' time, Andie and his wife, actress Kate Pang, have already started exploring their options, with Andie's own alma mater at the top of the list. In fact, they plan to move closer to the school if Aden gets in.
That's about the most lion dad-like behaviour Andie sees himself displaying, though (and the relocation would be done entirely for convenience sake). "My wife and I were never fantastic in academics ourselves," he explained. "Of course, we still want our kids to score decent marks, but it's not a big deal if they don't get all A's."
"However," he continued. "A lot of parents have told me that once primary school starts, reality will set in, and sometimes the kids themselves are the ones who feel the pressure and ask for tuition. I don't know how I'll deal with that situation yet, but at the very least, I'll try to ground my kids in what they love to do."
(Continued on next page: Joshua Tan admits he's not ready for kids)
Joshua Tan admits he's not ready for kids
Another familiar face in the new season of Lion Mums is Ah Boys to Men star Joshua Tan, who returns as Marcus, the father of Vanessa's onscreen son Kai (played by Keller Teh).
"In season 3, Marcus and Min Yi are working together to spend more time with Kai," he shared with us during a phone interview from overseas. "We're parents to him, but we're not romantically involved, and I think that's quite reflective of society: there are some couples who are purely functional parents."
Joshua's paternal role even continued when the cameras stopped rolling. "[Keller] is really fun and he has improved a lot, but he can be a bit playful, so we sometimes had to take on the role as pseudo-parents and tell him to focus and stop running around," he chuckled. "He even called me 'dad'!"
Despite this small dose of parenting "practice", the 28-year-old, who is dating a medical student, admitted that he's not ready to have little ones of his own. "I see how some parents have to look after their kids and it's so much work! I'm not there yet," he said.
For now, he's content with being part of a programme that unabashedly deals with real and sometimes painful issues in society. "There's child suicide, bullying, and in season 3 we even have sexual grooming," he revealed. "Nobody really talks about it because of how conservative we are, but because I'm part of a show that talks about things that not many others will, it makes my job feel a bit more meaningful. If it can help some people, then it makes me feel good about myself."
Lion Mums S3 airs every Monday, 9.30pm on Channel 5.
Watch episodes in advance on Toggle-It-First.
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Hi, I am using the licensed version of the 64-bit version of FTP2 and I'm encountering an odd problem.
Most of the files I use FTP for are on the smaller size, less than 500K. However, I have one that is about 8.3Mb and I'm seeing some odd behavior when downloading it from our Unix server and trying to place it on a shared network drive. It is truncating the last several Kb of the file. Setting the mode to Binary seems to correct this. But why won't it work in ASCII mode?
Here's the LastErrorHtml...
ChilkatLog: GetFile(733ms): DllDate: Jun 23 2015 ChilkatVersion: 126.96.36.199 UnlockPrefix: LUVATAFTP Username: GRDLT200:wsHTDFTP Architecture: Little Endian; 64-bit Language: .NET 4.0 / x64 VerboseLogging: 1 ProgressMonitoring: enabled: yes heartbeatMs: 0 sendBufferSize: 65536 AutoGetSizeForProgress: 0 downloadToFile(733ms): localFilename: c:\wutemp\ahl_oem_labels.txt Replacing existing local file downloadToOutput(733ms): ModeZ: 0 BinaryMode: 0 setupDataConnection: passive transfer mode setupPassiveDataSocket: sendCommand: sendingCommand: PASV readCommandResponse: replyLineQP: 227 Entering Passive Mode (10,29,185,44,191,139) commandResponse: 227 Entering Passive Mode (10,29,185,44,191,139) statusCode: 227 passiveHostAddr: 10.29.185.44 dataConnect: hostname: 10.29.185.44 port: 49035 socket2Connect: connect2: hostname: 10.29.185.44 port: 49035 ssl: 0 connectSocket: domainOrIpAddress: 10.29.185.44 port: 49035 connectTimeoutMs: 30000 connect_ipv6_or_ipv4: This is an IPV4 numeric address. Domain to IP address resolution not needed. connecting to IPV4 address... ipAddress: 10.29.185.44 createSocket: Setting SO_SNDBUF size sendBufSize: 262144 Setting SO_RCVBUF size recvBufSize: 4194304 connect: Waiting for the connect to complete... myIP: 10.29.186.126 myPort: 27276 socket connect successful. Setting SO_RCVBUF size recvBufSize: 8388608 socketOptions: SO_SNDBUF: 262144 SO_RCVBUF: 8388608 TCP_NODELAY: 0 SO_KEEPALIVE: 0 dataConnectS uccess: 1 sendCommand: sendingCommand: RETR /htd/p02/ifce/dat/out/ahl_oem_labels.txt readCommandResponse: replyLineQP: 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /htd/p02/ifce/dat/out/ahl_oem_la= bels.txt (8331750 bytes). commandResponse: 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /htd/p02/ifce/dat/out/ahl_oem_labels.txt (8331750 bytes). statusCode: 150 RETR_reply: 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /htd/p02/ifce/dat/out/ahl_oem_labels.txt (8331750 bytes). expectedSize64_2: 8331750 tlsDataConnection: 0 downloadRate: 11608378 totalNumBytesReceived: 8334816 receiveTimeMs: Elapsed time: 718 millisec readCommandResponse: replyLineQP: 226 Transfer complete. commandResponse: 226 Transfer complete. statusCode: 226 downloadToOutput: Elapsed time: 733 millisec MDTM is not supported by this FTP s erver. Cannot maintain the last-modified date/time automatically. TotalTimeMs: Elapsed time: 733 millisec Success.
Thanks Tobin
My guess is the line endings are being converted from CRLF (Windows) to LF (Unix/Linux) during the ASCII mode transfer. BINARY transfers won't perform this conversion.
If you examine the "truncated" file, does all the non line-ending data appear to be there? If so, check if the line endings are now just LF instead of CRLF.

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text: Rona spent her schooldays in Leicestershire, surrounded by wonderful musical opportunities with great memories of youth orchestra tours round the UK and Europe, followed by a degree in Music and English from Exeter University. On reaching London, she realised she was far better suited to choral singing than viola and joined the first of many choirs and ensembles, with holidays devoted to touring round Europe and Scandinavia, plus forays to Japan and USA. Rona's first job was the BBC Radio 3 production secretary, thence to the English Bach Festival, where everything from Bach to Rameau to Xenakis to Zarzuela was scheduled on a shoe-string by its indomitable Artistic Director in London, Oxford, Versailles, Athens… Extraordinary. Then a move to Harold Holt, first to the travel department, then six seasons as assistant to Sir Ian Hunter preparing fourteen festivals, sundry concert series and special events. The move across to artist management followed, initially assisting Martin Campbell-White with conductors and occasional touring projects. She has remained with the company ever since, ultimately building an independent list of artists.


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CARNAGE comes back to Pompano, bigger than ever as he packs TWO nights of madness. Be he didn't come alone! This time his A State Of Carnage crew tear the place apart with artists like Snails, Lookas, Andres Fresko, Ghastly, Morgan Page, Loud Pvck, Kayzo, and Big Makk. Even Stitches shows up for a performance LIVE. ASOC with his Chipotle Gang turn two days into non stop music marathon and unreleased tracks!
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Perioperative Eltrombopag in Patients With Inherited Thrombocytopenia (ELPOT)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Know the risks and potential benefits of clinical studies and talk to your health care provider before participating. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03638817
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : August 20, 2018
Last Update Posted : August 20, 2019
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|Condition or disease
|Drug: Eltrombopag
|Phase 2
The hypothesis of the trial is that preoperative treatment by a thrombopoietin mimetic (eltrombopag) will be effective and safe and will avoid requirement of PC administration in a majority of IT patients Eltrombopag is a thrombopoietin mimetic available orally, not licenced for the treatment of IT. Preliminary data in short series of IT patients indicate that eltrombopag, at the doses used in primary immune thrombocytopenia, increases the platelet counts after 2-4 weeks of treatment and reduces spontaneous bleeding in a significant proportion of subjects. The tolerance of short-term treatment is good. The experience of eltrombopag for the management of perioperative thrombocytopenia in IT is anecdotic. Avoiding the administration of platelet concentrates in these patients, especially children, would represent a direct benefit by preventing adverse reactions to transfusion of blood products and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) immunisation.
Eltrombopag will be prescribed after the inclusion visit at the standard dose of 50 mg/day with dose adjustment on the platelet count (+/- 25 mg) after 2 weeks, for a maximum of 4 weeks before the invasive procedure. If the predefined safety level of platelet count required for the procedure is reached, the treatment will be discontinued and the patient operated without prophylactic administration of PC. In case of bleeding of undetermined cause per-and post-operatively, rescue PC will be given.
Clinical and biological follow-up will be performed until the end-of-study visit, 4 weeks after the intake of the last tablet of eltrombopag.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|25 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of Perioperative Eltrombopag for the Management of Elective Surgery and Invasive Acts in Patients With Inherited Thrombocytopenia
|Actual Study Start Date :
|August 2, 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|August 2022
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|August 2022
|Experimental: Eltrombopag
Drug: Eltrombopag
Eltrombopag will be prescribed at doses recommended in primary immune thrombocytopenia (50, 25 or 75 mg), starting 4 weeks before the procedure and stopped 2 days before. PC will be administrated prophylactically if the platelet count is < 80 G/L or per/post-operatively in case of bleeding of undetermined cause.
Antifibrinolytics will be authorized and low molecular weight heparin prescribed if indicated for the prophylaxis of postoperative venous thrombosis according to the standard dose and duration, , irrespective of the platelet count
- Perioperative management by eltrombopag in inherited thrombocytopenia [ Time Frame: up to 4 weeks after completion of treatment ]The response to Eltrombopag is a composite criteria including the level of platelet count 2 days before the procedure and the requirement of PC administration at any time in the study period. The "study period" is running from the start of treatment (inclusion visit) to 4 weeks after completion of treatment. A platelet count remaining below 80 G/L preoperatively, whether or not eltrombopag was taken, is a criterion of failure of treatment.
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: up to 4 weeks after completion of treatment ]Adverse events and adverse reactions occurring at any time during the study period will be collected. Adverse events may be clinical and biological (especially liver function tests).
- Excessive bleeding [ Time Frame: up to 4 weeks after completion of treatment ]Excessive or unusual bleeding occurring at any time during the study period are major adverse events. An independent event adjudication committee (EAC) will review all bleeding events.
- Vascular thrombosis [ Time Frame: up to 4 weeks after completion of treatment ]Symptomatic thrombosis (venous or arterial) occurring at any time during the study period will be diagnosed by appropriate objective methods and reviewed by the EAC.
- Doses of eltrombopag on-treatment [ Time Frame: 2 and 4 weeks after the beginning of the treatment ]The total doses of eltrombopag given in the preoperative period will be recorded, as the dose and duration of treatment required to obtained the safety level
- Platelet kinetics [ Time Frame: up to 4 weeks after completion of treatment ]Serial blood sampling during the study period will be performed for measuring the rise of platelet count on-treatment and its decline after completion of treatment.
- Platelet size [ Time Frame: Inclusion and before the procedure ]Mean platelet volume will be measured by flow cytometry.on blood samples obtained for platelet counts at inclusion, during hospitalisation and end-of study visit
- Baseline of Serum Thrombopoietin [ Time Frame: Inclusion visit ]Serum thrombopoietin will be measured once, at the inclusion visit.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|6 Years to 75 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Symptomatic patients with bleeding history and chronic thrombocytopenia with strong presumption of constitutional origin on the basis of
- the identified mutation and/or
- a combination of the following criteria: familial antecedent with Mendelian transmission, duration of thrombocytopenia, suggestive syndromic presentation, and evidence against primary or secondary immune thrombocytopenia, especially absence of immunologic markers and failure of previous conventional or immunosuppressive therapies.
- Averaged platelet counts during the last five years below the safety level required for the procedure.
- Scheduled (>4 weeks) surgery or invasive procedure with anticipated risk of bleeding: e.g. needle biopsy of solid organ (liver, kidney….etc.), interventional endoscopy, major surgeries, or surgery without possibility of mechanical control of haemostasis (e.g. tonsillectomy). Written informed consent of the patient or his (her) parents or tutors (patients < 18 yrs).
Patients included in the French national registry of rare platelet disorders
- Patient with social insurance coverage
Exclusion Criteria:
- questionable constitutional origin;
- definite platelet dysfunction associated to thrombocytopenia (eg: gray platelet syndrome, NBEAL2 and related gene mutations, homozygous Bernard-Soulier Syndrome);
- thrombocytopenia with predisposition to hematologic malignancies (e.g; RUNX1, ETV6 or ANKRD26 gene mutations).
- amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia resulting from mutations in the thrombopoietin (TPO) TPO-Mpl receptor, supposed, by definition, to be hardly responsive to receptor agonists.
- questionable requirement of prophylactic PC transfusions;
- procedure usually associated with platelet consumption requiring transfusions of PC (e.g.: cardiac surgery), making difficult the evaluation of success or failure;
- procedures at risk of bleeding with immediate vital or functional consequences (e.g.: intra cranial surgery);
- personal history of arterial or venous thromboembolic events or known familial thrombophilia;
- association with another acquired or constitutional hemorrhagic diathesis;
- chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, with moderate to severe liver failure (Child-Pugh score ≥5);
- previous or concurrent myeloid malignancy, including myelodysplastic syndrome;
- alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or bilirubin levels 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN);
- altered renal function (creatinin clearance <30 ml/min);
- pregnancy (negative test required before inclusion in fertile women) or lactating women;
- refusal of safe contraception;
- ocular lenses opacity;
- hypersensitivity to eltrombopag or one of excipients;
- previous participation to the present study;
- current treatment with antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants or direct acting antiviral agents approved for treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection;
- psychiatric, social or behavioral condition judged to be non-compatible with the respect of the protocol, including good observance of treatment and compliance to follow-up;
- adult protected by the law.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03638817
|Contact: Pierre SIE, Prof.
|561322289 ext 33
|Principal Investigator:
|Pierre SIE, Prof.
|University Hospital, Toulouse
|Responsible Party:
|University Hospital, Toulouse
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2017-004489-88 ( Other Identifier: EudraCT Number )
|First Posted:
|August 20, 2018 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 20, 2019
|Last Verified:
|August 2019
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
Inherited thrombocytopenias (IT)
Platelet concentrates (PC)
Invasive acts
Rare disease
Thrombopoietin mimetic
Blood Platelet Disorders
Hematologic Diseases


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Effects of Dietary Energy and Protein Sources and Sprinkler Treatment on Milk Yield and Milk Composition of Dairy Cows Under High Temperature
In the present study three trials were conducted to evaluate effectiveness of management and nutritional practices on milk yield and composition, and physiological responses of heat-stressed dairy cows. The experiments were carried out in 2x2 factorial arrangement in a 4x4 Latin Square design. In the first experiment, which were carried out in 2002, sprinkler+fan (SF) and protected fat inclusion in the diet (PF, 2.54% on DM basis) were tested. In the second experiment, which were carried out in ...
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Jamie Carragher has advised reigning Premier League champions Chelsea to stay calm following their shock opening day defeat to Burnley in an interview with Sky Sports.
Despite late goals from new signing Alvaro Morata and David Luiz, the Blues were defeated in their first game of the season as both Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas saw red. However, in light of the unexpected defeat, former Liverpool defender has urged the Chelsea squad and management to remain calm following the Blues' first defeat of the season.
"Chelsea need to do the exact opposite of panicking," Carragher told Sky Sports.
"They've lost one game at home – they should be thinking now 'relax'… They've got two games between now and the transfer window shutting. Antonio Conte needs to get two players in – they need strengthening, especially in the wing-back positions."
In particular, Carragher drew parallels with the start of the 2015-16 campaign when the Blues made an awful start to the season under Jose Mourinho after winning the Premier League title the season before and advised the Blues not to repeat history.
"A couple of seasons ago when they drew with Swansea on the opening day and they had the incident with the club doctor, all of sudden it felt like Chelsea were under pressure. I felt like people were fanning the flames. The story was getting bigger and bigger until Jose Mourinho eventually lost his job," said Carragher on Sky Sports.
Antonio Conte and his Chelsea squad face Tottenham in their next Premier League fixture as the Blues travel to Wembley to face one of their biggest London rivals.
The Blues face a difficult task against Spurs with key players Eden Hazard, Gary Cahill, and Cesc Fabregas all unavailable for selection on Sunday.


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Ahh, how we love Ashish! The sequin specialists showed a blooming beautiful collection, with flower prints being this season's focus.
Their vibe is femininity with toughness, so the shimmering mini dresses are worn with army boots and the beauty look was a similar affair. Imagine a city girl at a festival, who woke up in the morning and mistook her eye cream for a pot of glitter - that's exactly what the models worked with pink MAC Pro Glitter applied on top of Vaseline on their eyelids.
If you wanted to try it at home without looking too 90s club kid, MAC's Georgina Graham recommends trying it with pastel pink eyeshadow which she says suits all eye colours and in particular makes blue eyes bluer and green eyes greener.
The lips were also a serious statement being very vampy but uber glossy. The black cherry coloured MAC lipstick in Cyber and lip pencil in Night Moth were used, with clear Lipglass on top. Again if you wanted to try a take-home version just use the lip pencil drawn lightly onto the lips or put the lipstick onto your fingers and pat it onto the lip.
The hair was equally striking. The girls looked as if they'd just been on a long country walk, with the elements slightly playing havoc with their 'dos. Despite this it made for a very sexy, girlie look. The tresses were texturised with L'Oreal Professional Pli blow dry spray and Texture Tonic from the Play Ball range and diffuse-dried. It was then backcombed and swept into an expanded side plait. Little bits were pulled out so the braid frayed, lending the look a carefree air.
One of our fave looks yet...
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how to help relieve stress
the benefits of solitude
There is a certain aspect of freedom that we can only find by trapping ourselves away from the rest of the world. For me it is a stress reliever a welcomed opportunity to just simply be and I have learned to welcome and appreciate taking a time out to rest and tend to my needs, get my game plan back together before diving into life again.
Solitude is not the same thing as loneliness, but often time's people get them confused. They think alone time is like a punishment and rejection, and they feel lonely. However it is not, you do not need to be with others constantly, but you should have good solid relationships and friends you can go to for chill time so that being alone is not forced because of a lack of companionship. You will learn to enjoy a moment to yourself to recharge and be who you are. Not to mention there are a lot of great benefits from spending time alone.
When your time is not shared you can make your own decisions, you are able to find out what you like and what makes you, you. Those little quirks and Ideals that make your personality and even your values are best created and concreted when you reflect by yourself. That unique personality that others admire about you is created while you are alone. Certain tasks like homework and memory storing is best done when there are no distractions or interruptions.
You are able to think, and be creative. It is like moving the focus in a picture from the background to the flower in front and then even more until we can see little details we have never noticed before. Our Focus changes from things around us, and we can reflect analyze and invent new thoughts. When we are alone we can focus and create, yes even us social butterflies. Noticeable affects can be seen by your friends when you have taken some time out to think about things and make them into something new.
So where can you go and what can you do to get the most out of your alone time? It really doesn't matter; just somewhere you're not distracted and feel comfortable. You can be in the shower on the treadmill, eating, reading, on a mountain top, in the car, or on your bed staring out at the stars. You can take up a new hobby, photography, sports or exercise, reading, sailing, camping, cooking, drawing, working on cars, something that is putting your energy into a positive direction so you feel good about your accomplishments and look forward to your time. Don't veg in front of the T.V. or computer, make your mind active! You will surprise yourself with your brilliance as you're alone in the shower.
When you are alone you are more aware of your emotions and thoughts, and it allows you to connect things people and memories with emotions, making lasting memories, and improving moods as well as grades. When you allow your mind to focus, being alone will become an enticing oasis capable of helping you get organized and therefore relieving stress. So do yourself a favor and make a moment that you can call your own to help add some balance to your life.


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On Saturday, November 13, at Hempfield United Methodist Church, nearly 500 members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference attended the Adjourned (Fall) Session. Rev. Jim Todd, superintendent for the Southwest District,… Read more
2010 Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference Summary by Suzy Keenan* Printable version: 2010 Annual Conference Summary With a theme of "Leading Beyond the Walls," the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference met May… Read more
Ordination was the final event of the 2010 Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference, its 224th annual session. Ten persons were ordained with Elders Orders, and the Orders of another were recognized. One persons… Read more
Christopher Kurien, Dean of the Cabinet, presents the District Superintendents' Report on the morning of Saturday, May 22 at Annual Conference. Photo by Rev. Jim Mundell. Here is a summary… Read more
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Barnes Green Centre is a lovely Victorian Building, right next to Barnes Pond.
It provides an open, light-filled space, and is surrounded by a tranquil park.
Lunches are made in the kitchen on site, and in summer can be taken in the enclosed, hidden courtyard.
Barnes has good transport links to all parts of London and the airports.
There is also plenty of parking around.
If you are driving:
There is plenty of parking available in the residential streets around.
Please check signs for restrictions.
If you are coming by train or bus:
The nearest train stations are Barnes and Barnes Bridge (about 10 minutes walk), served from Clapham Junction and Waterloo.
The nearest underground station is Hammersmith, then take bus 485 or 209, getting off at Barnes Pond (bus ride about 15 min).
Barnes Green Centre
Church Road
Barnes Green Centre is the yellow brick building on the east side of the pond.
Bed and Breakfast in Barnes
Angela McDonald, who has trained at the Reiki Academy, lets out two rooms on a B+B basis. Her lovely home is a 3-minute walk from the venue and she charges £ 50 per night incl. breakfast.
Please phone her on: 07764 612420 or 020 8876 6184
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Excerpts from My "A Paper on Faith," Part 2
by Karl Kemp
11/25/2011 / Bible Studies
Part 2 begins where Part 1 ended.
It is very clear in the OT and the NT that God wants to be the source of everything His people need. If we didn't look to God for these things, where would we look? To the world? To the god of this world? To other religions? To man, including ourselves? Creation was set up that man be submitted to, and dependent on, God. We are to know Him, to look to Him for all things, to trust Him, to be humble and thankful before Him, to obey Him, to worship Him, Him and Him alone, the God of creation, the God of the Bible.
Everything we need has been provided by God's grace in Christ Jesus, but we need some wisdom regarding which things are more important. I've often been amazed to hear Christians speaking of faith for things like healing and financial blessings while hardly mentioning (if mentioning at all) our need to receive the much-more-important things like holiness and victory over sin by faith. I suppose some assume that the sin problem has already been solved, but this cannot be assumed in our day. A lack of holiness in our lives can greatly limit God's ability to bless us in areas like healing and finances, and the consequences of willingly living in sin (and not making it a top priority to change/be changed) could be much worse than a loss of blessings for this age.
Essentially every aspect of Christianity is dependent on our faith, and our faith is dependent on knowing (accurately knowing) the Word of God. (I'm not talking about the need for a high I.Q. and a doctor's degree in Biblical studies. The basics of Christianity aren't that complicated. I've often said, and I still believe it's true, that if you just heard the apostle Paul for a few hours, as he presented the basics of the gospel, you could know enough to live a successful Christian life. However, we must continue to learn of, and grow in, the things of God throughout our Christian life.) Our faith cannot rise above our understanding of God's will, which we learn from His Word. For example, we can't have faith for holiness, and cooperate with the Holy Spirit in this area, until we clearly see that this is part of God's salvation plan and is provided, and required, in Christ Jesus.
This certainly underscores the importance we must place on coming to, and then rightly dividing, the Word of God. The Holy Spirit will, of course, help us understand God's Word, but He can't help us much if we don't cooperate with Him by making this a top priority, and by committing ourselves to really want to know and to live in line with the truth. If we don't make the truth top priority, we probably won't have much of it. I'm often amazed at the lack of zeal to study, and rightly divide, God's Word that I see among some Christians. They must not understand the awesome importance of knowing the truth of the gospel, God's glorious plan of salvation, the pearl of great price. Many think they adequately understand the basics of the gospel when they don't.
One major problem in the Body of Christ is that many Christians don't know the basics of the gospel (speaking of things like knowing we can, and must, be holy by God's sufficient grace through faith). But even if we know the truth, it doesn't just automatically follow that we will believe/have faith in the truth; we still can doubt the truth, or parts of the truth. It is important to know that we can, and we must, resist doubting the basics of the gospel in our hearts. If we have faith in the Word of God, it will be manifested in our acting on/living in line with the truth. (Many have substituted mental assent to the truths of God's Word for faith in the heart. They haven't really taken the Word into their hearts or committed themselves to God and His Word. Mental assent doesn't enable us to rise above the flesh; it doesn't enable us to receive and cooperate with God's grace/Spirit.) Then again, just because we have faith in the truth now doesn't mean that we couldn't begin to doubt the truth later if we aren't careful to walk close to God, keeping the right priorities.
We can't manifest faith, or live the Christian life, by striving in the flesh. In fact, striving in the flesh is a sure recipe for defeat. We are called to rest (Thanks be to God!); God is carrying the load. By faith we rise above the limitations of the flesh, putting ourselves and all our cares in the hands of God (cf. 1 Peter 5:7). At the same time, there is a fight to faith (see on 1 Tim. 6:12; Eph. 6:10-20); but we're not striving in the flesh. The Word of God and the Spirit of God enable us to rise above the flesh. We must find and cling to the truth (especially the truth of the gospel) and resist doubt (and discouragement), and we must live in line with the gospel (by the grace/Spirit of God). The victory certainly isn't automatic. We must walk in faith on a continuous, persistent basis. Faith isn't just a momentary (one-shot) decision to follow Christ; it must be a lifelong (eternal) commitment.
We certainly don't get faith by being under condemnation; condemnation hinders faith in God. (See on 1 John 3:16-23.) If we have missed it in any area, we must repent, receive God's forgiveness, and begin to act in accordance with God's Word by His sufficient grace. Even if there is an area in our lives where we haven't achieved the full victory yet, God knows our heart; He knows if we are making His will top priority.
May God's will be accomplished and His people be edified through this paper!
I'll close this Introduction by quoting Prov. 3:5-7:
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And do not lean on your own understanding.
(6) In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
(7) Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and turn away from evil."
We can learn a lot about faith from these passages, and we can learn a lot about God's plan of salvation. These passages are all quite important, but I'll have to skip quite a few of these passages for these excerpts.
Genesis 15:6. "Then HE [ABRAHAM] BELIEVED IN THE LORD [Yahweh]; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness." Compare Deut. 24:13; Psalm 106:31; Rom. 4:3, 20-22; and Gal. 3:6. Genesis 15:1-5 show that Abraham was believing God regarding His promise of future blessings. This promise ultimately culminated in salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ, who was the seed of Abraham (cf. Gal. 3:16). In believing this promise (and other closely related promises), Abraham was believing the gospel in an early form. Of course it is true that Abraham, who is "the father of all who believe" (Rom. 4:12-17; cf. Gal. 3:7), could not have believed God if He hadn't taken the initiative and revealed Himself to Abraham and made promises to Abraham, but still it seems clear that believing (having faith) is something that Abraham did. His believing God did not merit salvation, but it made him receptive to salvation. And God commended/rewarded Abraham for his faith, but He often rebuked/chastened/judged others for their unbelief, as the following passages will demonstrate.
Numbers 14:11. "And the LORD [Yahweh] said to Moses, 'How long will this people spurn Me? AND HOW LONG WILL THEY NOT BELIEVE IN ME, despite all the signs which I have performed in their midst?' "
Deuteronomy 9:23, 24. "And when the LORD [Yahweh] sent you from Kadesh-Barnea, saying, 'Go up and possess the land which I have given to you,' then YOU REBELLED AGAINST THE COMMAND OF THE LORD [Yahweh] YOUR GOD; YOU NEITHER BELIEVED HIM NOR LISTENED TO HIS VOICE. (24) You have been rebellious against the LORD [Yahweh] from the day I knew you."
2 Kings 17:7-18, especially verses 12-17. "And they served idols, concerning which the LORD [Yahweh] had said to them, "You shall not do this thing." (13) Yet the LORD [Yahweh] warned Israel and Judah, through all His prophets and every seer, saying, 'Turn from your evil ways and keep My commandments, My statutes according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through My servants the prophets.' (14) However, THEY DID NOT LISTEN, BUT STIFFENED THEIR NECK LIKE THEIR FATHERS, WHO DID NOT BELIEVE IN THE LORD [Yahweh] THEIR GOD. (15) And they rejected His statutes and His covenant which He had made with their fathers, and His warning with which He warned them. And they followed vanity and became vain, and went after the nations which surrounded them, concerning which the LORD [Yahweh] had commanded them not to do like them. (16) And they forsook all the commandments of the LORD [Yahweh] their God and made for themselves molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah and worshiped all the host of heaven and served Baal. (17) Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire [as sacrifices to a pagan god], and practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD [Yahweh], provoking Him."
Psalm 78:21, 22. "Therefore the LORD [Yahweh] heard and was full of wrath, And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also mounted against Israel; (22) BECAUSE THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IN GOD, AND THEY DID NOT TRUST IN HIS SALVATION."
Psalm 106:24, 25. "Then they despised the pleasant land; THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IN HIS WORD [This is speaking of the "land" of Canaan, which God had promised to give to His people. But Israel rebelled at Kadesh-Barnea and did not believe (and trust) God to fulfill His promise. They had their eyes, so to speak, on the giants and other opponents who dwelled in the land instead of on their God, who was much greater than all opposition. See Numbers chapters 13, 14.], (25) But grumbled in their tents; THEY DID NOT LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE LORD [Yahweh]."
Luke 7:50. "And He [Jesus] said to the woman, 'YOUR FAITH HAS SAVED YOU; go in peace.' "
John 1:10-13. "He was in the world [Jesus Christ was in the world from the time that "the Word became flesh" (John 1:14).], and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. [The world (mankind worldwide) should have known Him; however, because of rebellion, spiritual death, and unbelief, they did not know Him. John continues with this theme in the next verse.] (11) He came to His own [The Lord Jesus came to His own at His first coming. All things ever created (including every person/being ever created) were created through Him, the eternal Son of God (John 1:1-3, 14; Col. 1:16). I believe "His own" refers to mankind worldwide here. (Many limit "His own" to Israel.) The Greek helps confirm this viewpoint in that the Greek is neuter plural, viewing mankind as part of that which had been created through Him (and "for Him," Col. 1:16), spoken of earlier in the chapter.], and those who were His own [though they were created through Him and owed Him everything] did not receive Him. [THEY DID NOT SUBMIT TO HIM IN FAITH, but they rejected Him. However, as the next verse shows, not all rejected Him.] (12) But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right [authority] to become children of God, EVEN TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIS NAME [To believe in His name includes believing in (and submitting to) Him and all that is revealed concerning Him], (13) who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." We become children of God by being born...of God. This speaks of the all-important new birth that comes to all who have faith in (to all who believe in) the Lord Jesus Christ (e.g., John 3:3-8).
John 3:14-21. "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up [[As Num. 21:4-9 show, if anyone bitten by the fiery serpents would look at the bronze serpent set on a standard by Moses, according to God's instructions, they would live. In other words, they wouldn't die from the bite that would otherwise have killed them. (I believe we can assume that they looked in faith.) Even so must the Son of Man (Christ Jesus) be lifted up on a cross to bear the sin of mankind as the Lamb of God.]]; (15) THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES MAY IN HIM HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. [Those who believe in Christ Jesus (believing in Christ is something we do, as we respond to God's grace) receive life in the eternal dimension by the Holy Spirit, starting with the new birth. We have all been bitten by the serpent of sin.] (16) For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son [I would translate "His unique (only one of His kind) Son" with the margin of the NASB, or the equivalent.], THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. [Perishing means eternal death, the second death of Rev. 20:10, 14, 15, not annihilation.] (17) For God did not send the Son into the world to judge [condemn] the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. (18) HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM IS NOT JUDGED [CONDEMNED]; HE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE HAS BEEN JUDGED [CONDEMNED] ALREADY, BECAUSE HE HAS NOT BELIEVED IN THE NAME OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN [UNIQUE] SON OF GOD. [Those who reject God's offer of salvation are rejecting God's only solution to the sin/spiritual death problem. In a very real sense they are determining their eternal destiny. Those who receive God's offer of salvation through faith in Christ are also determining their eternal destiny. We can even say that at the time they receive Christ they have their final judgment, and they pass from death to life. See, for example, John 5:24. It is assumed, of course, that they have true faith and that they will not later abandon their faith in Christ.] (19) And this is the judgment [condemnation. These following words (through verse 21) are quite important to help confirm that faith/believing is our part. These words give (at least in part) the reason why many don't submit to Christ in faith.], that the light is come into the world [Jesus Christ is the light, and He brings light into the world. See 1:4-10.], and men loved the darkness rather than the light [The darkness includes sin, the lie, and everything else associated with the kingdom of Satan.]; for their deeds [works] were evil. (20) For EVERYONE WHO DOES EVIL HATES THE LIGHT, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. [It certainly isn't surprising to hear that those who are living in sin and love the darkness and hate the light AND HAVE NO DESIRE TO CHANGE are not going to repent and submit to the Lord Jesus Christ in faith.] (21) But he who practices [does] the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." This verse is especially applicable for those who have had the benefit of much interaction with God and His Word before they are confronted with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Many of the Israelites of that day fit the pattern described here in verse 21. Such persons typically submitted to the ministry of John the Baptist, who called for repentance. The most righteous knew that repentance was required, and they knew that they needed the Savior from sin who would immerse His followers in the Holy Spirit and sanctify them. And even though their lives manifested some righteousness they understood that the good they had done was attributable to God and His grace, as the second half of this verse shows. The more hungry that people become for true righteousness the more they will readily, and totally, submit to the gospel of Christ Jesus - there is no other way to receive the imputed and imparted righteousness of God. It should be noted that Nicodemus, to whom these words were initially spoken by Jesus Christ (see John 3:1-10), was an example of one who came to the light. We know that he became a follower of Christ (John 19:38-42, cf. 7:50-52).
John 5:36-47. I'll just quote verses 38-40, 44 in these excerpts. "(38) And you do not have His [God's] word abiding in you [They thought they did, but their rejection of Christ proved they didn't, as the rest of the verse, and 5:45-47, show.], FOR YOU DO NOT BELIEVE HIM [CHRIST] WHOM HE [GOD THE FATHER] SENT. (39) You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me; (40) and YOU ARE UNWILLING TO COME TO ME [These words confirm that our will is involved in coming (or not coming) to Christ in faith (cf. John 7:17, which is discussed below). The following verses give some of the basic reasons why they were not willing to come to Him. Verses like 5:40-47 strongly confirm that having faith in Christ, or not having faith, is man's part and involves the foundational attitudes, priorities, and motives of the heart.], THAT YOU MAY HAVE LIFE. (44) HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE, WHEN YOU DO NOT SEEK THE GLORY THAT IS FROM THE ONE AND ONLY GOD?" Christians too can be guilty of being motivated to seek the glory that comes from men (especially our religious associates) while God Himself is lost behind the religion.
John 7:17. "IF ANY MAN IS WILLING TO DO HIS WILL, HE SHALL KNOW OF THE TEACHING [the teaching of Christ], WHETHER IT IS OF GOD, OR WHETHER I SPEAK FROM MYSELF." This important verse demonstrates that the will of man is involved in the having, or not having, faith in Christ (cf. 5:40). And, significantly, it demonstrates that faith in Christ involves a desire/willingness/commitment of the heart to do God's will and be righteous and holy (cf. 3:19-21). The new covenant in the blood of Christ Jesus is the only means provided for man to receive the righteousness of God. For one thing, as John the Baptist said, Jesus is the One who can immerse men in the Holy Spirit, thereby sanctifying them and enabling them to do God's will. Those who do not have a desire to do God's will do not love Him (cf. John 14:15, 21, 23, 24).
Romans 11:19-23. You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in." (20) Quite right, THEY WERE BROKEN OFF FOR THEIR UNBELIEF [That is, those Israelites who did not receive Christ Jesus in faith were (like branches) cut off from (the tree of) God's true Israel.], BUT YOU [speaking to Gentile Christians] STAND BY YOUR FAITH. Do not be conceited, but fear; (21) for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you. (22) Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God's kindness, IF YOU CONTINUE IN HIS KINDNESS [BY CONTINUING ON IN FAITH AND STAYING AWAY FROM UNBELIEF]; otherwise you also will be cut off [as the unbelieving Israelites were]. (23) And they also, IF THEY DO NOT CONTINUE IN THEIR UNBELIEF, will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again." These verses strongly emphasize that faith in Christ, or unbelief, is man's responsibility. God does not just give us saving faith, nor do we just automatically continue on in faith. We must continue to press on by grace through faith.
1 Thessalonians 2:13. "And for this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received from us the word of God's message [the gospel], YOU ACCEPTED IT [IN FAITH] NOT AS THE WORD OF MEN [It was the Word of God given to the Thessalonians through the apostle Paul and his companions. Paul had received the gospel directly from God, "through a revelation of Jesus Christ" (Gal. 1:12).], BUT FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS, THE WORD OF GOD, WHICH ALSO PERFORMS ITS WORK IN YOU WHO BELIEVE." The gospel works in the hearts and lives of those who hear it, understand it, and submit to it, in humble faith. The gospel works by the power of God, especially the work/power of the Holy Spirit. Cf. Rom. 1:16, 17. It does the very work the gospel spells out. For one thing, it makes us righteous and holy new creations, starting with the new birth, and enables us to live in the will of God as we "wait for His Son from heaven." God's power works in us to strengthen us and heal us, spirit, soul, and body. The Greek behind "in you who believe" confirms that a continuous believing/faith is being spoken of. We must continue to believe the full gospel. God's Word will not be working in us to the extent that we start doubting it in our hearts. Also, if there are parts of the gospel we haven't adequately heard, understood, and accepted in faith, we won't achieve satisfactory results in those areas. It is necessary for us to have faith in the full gospel.
2 Thessalonians 1:3-12. I'll just read verses 6-9 in these excerpts. "(6) For after all it is only just [righteous] for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, (7) and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed [manifested] from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire [This glorious turn of events will come to pass when the Lord Jesus returns and is manifested - right in the middle of Daniel's 70th week - and we are raptured and caught up into eternal glory.], (8) DEALING OUT RETRIBUTION TO THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW GOD AND to those [I would omit these last two words ("to those") with the NIV and others (they are not required by the Greek). It seems that "those who do not know God" are the same persons as "those who do not obey the gospel." They are responsible for not knowing God; they could have come to know Him through submitting to the gospel in faith.] WHO DO NOT OBEY THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS. [[To say that they did not obey the gospel is another way of saying that they did not submit to the gospel in faith. But perhaps by saying they did not obey the gospel, Paul makes the point even stronger that they are rebelling against God. We have already come across this idea of not obeying the gospel in Rom. 10:16 (under Rom. 9:30-10:18). And there are other verses that speak of disobeying, or obeying, the gospel. I believe all such verses offer further strong evidence that man has his role to play in God's plan of salvation. That role is typically covered by the words faith/believing, but other words can be used, including repentance and obedience. In Gal. 5:7 Paul rebuked some of the Galatians, who had begun to waver on the basics of the gospel: "YOU WERE RUNNING WELL, WHO HINDERED YOU FROM OBEYING THE TRUTH?" In Rom. 2:8 he speaks of "those WHO ARE SELFISHLY AMBITIOUS AND DO NOT OBEY THE TRUTH [of the gospel], BUT OBEY UNRIGHTEOUSNESS...." In Rom. 6:16 he writes to the Christians at Rome saying, "But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, YOU BECAME OBEDIENT FROM THE HEART TO THAT FORM OF TEACHING [The "form of teaching" at least includes that part of the gospel which shows that Christians are to be dead to sin and alive to God and righteousness by grace through faith.] TO WHICH YOU WERE committed [DELIVERED OVER]." If in our hearts we have faith in the gospel, we will necessarily obey the gospel, by God's enabling grace. See pages 101, 102 of my book, "Holiness and Victory Over Sin" on Rom. 6:16. Acts 6:7 says, "And the word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests WERE BECOMING OBEDIENT TO THE FAITH." And 1 Peter 4:17 says, For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those WHO DO NOT OBEY THE GOSPEL OF GOD?" Compare also Rom. 15:18.]] (9) And these will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power."
2 Thessalonians 2:8-15. I'll just read verses 11, 12 for these excerpts. "(11) And for this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they might believe what is false, (12) IN ORDER THAT THEY ALL MAY BE judged [CONDEMNED] WHO DID NOT BELIEVE THE TRUTH, BUT TOOK PLEASURE IN WICKEDNESS." For those who willfully reject the gospel (and thereby reject Jesus Christ, the One who sent Him, righteousness, and salvation), God sends Antichrist to lead them to destruction. As 2:9, 10 show, Antichrist will come in such spectacular and deceptive fashion that it will be easy for those who hate God to follow him. And it is significant that the apostle Paul demonstrates in verse 12 that the reason (at least if was a big part of the reason) why these people did not submit to the gospel in faith. They "took pleasure in wickedness" and didn't want to change.
1 Timothy 2:3-6. I'll just read verses 3, 4 for these excerpts. "This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, (4) WHO DESIRES ALL MEN TO BE SAVED AND TO COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH." "To come to the knowledge of the truth," as these words are used here, includes our submitting to the truth of the gospel in faith.
Hebrews 6:11, 12. "And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, (12) that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those WHO THROUGH FAITH AND PATIENCE INHERIT THE PROMISES." We must press on in faith to the end of the race in order to inherit the things promised (the things that go with the glory of the age to come in God's eternal kingdom). We press on by grace through faith.
1 John 5:10-12. "THE ONE WHO BELIEVES IN THE SON OF GOD HAS THE WITNESS IN HIMSELF [cf. 5:6-9; Rom. 8:16]; THE ONE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE GOD [regarding the gospel of salvation in His unique Son] HAS MADE HIM A LIAR, BECAUSE HE HAS NOT BELIEVED IN THE WITNESS THAT GOD HAS BORNE CONCERNING HIS SON. (11) And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. (12) He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life."
That concludes the passages that I'll include in these excerpts under the heading, "Some Passages that Help Show that Saving Faith Is our Part." We'll continue with the next section of this paper with Part 3 of these excerpts.
Copyright by Karl Kemp
http://www.karlkempteachingministries.com Karl Kemp worked as an engineer in the space field throughout the 60s. He became a born-again Christian in 1964. He received an MA in Biblical Studies in 1972. He has been a Bible teacher for 45 years. See the website for more info on his books, papers, etc.
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Scott Kopp – 6th Saturday
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Zach Collins – 4th Saturday and 1st Sunday / 4th Place in Championship!!
Yamaha Jr:
Matthew Northrop – 6th Saturday and 6th Sunday / 4th Place in Championship!!
Yamaha Rookie:
Zach Collins – 3rd Saturday and 2nd Sunday / 5th Place in Championship!!
Yamaha Sr:
TJ Koyen – 3rd Saturday and 3rd Sunday / 1st Place in Championship!!
Special congratulations from Innovative Performance to the Yamaha Sr. Class Champion TJ Koyen!


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Wildfires in Spain and Southern Europe40.2N 5W
Firefighters have been battling wildfires across southern Europe for several days. Thousands of acres of woodland in Spain, France, Greece and Italy have been destroyed by fires fuelled by high temperatures and strong winds.
In Spain, where six firefighters died, four fires are burning, but blazes in Aragon and Catalonia have been extinguished. A state of alert remains, with high temperatures and strong winds forecast, reports the BBC.
This image focuses on a blaze in the Sierra de Gredos mountain range in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. The smoke from the fire can be seen at the center left, amidst the green of the mountain forests. This plume of smoke is not to be confused, however, with the clouds dotting the right side of the image.
More than 50 blazes broke out on Sunday in Greece, where temperatures rose over 40C, including one that trapped 70 beach-goers on the island of Zakynthos who had to be evacuated by boats.
In the north-eastern Spanish region of Aragon, where more than 11,700 hectares (28,900 acres) has been burnt, firefighters said three fires had been brought under control and that they were close to doing so with three other active blazes.
However, a fire which appeared to have been brought under control near the town of Las Hurdes in Extremadura flared up overnight due to strong winds, forcing 500 people to be evacuated and 400 firefighters to be deployed.
Meanwhile in Italy, the blazes which left two people dead last week have been brought under control, with the exception of one in a nature reserve on Sicily, officials say. As many as 25,000 hectares (60,000 acres) were devastated on Sardinia by four fires, fanned by high temperatures and strong winds.
French firefighters are also continuing to battle a major wildfire near Aullene on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, which has so far destroyed 3,500 hectares (8,650 acres) of land.
Officials believe some of the fires in Corsica were deliberately lit and three people have been arrested on suspicion of arson. More than 15 people suspected of starting wildfires are reported to have been arrested in Spain.


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Hurricane Irene left a path of destruction behind it on the East Coast this past weekend, slamming into North Carolina and traveling up as far as Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Hurricane paths are difficult to predict, but perhaps a bit easier to assess in retrospect. While many areas did experience serious damage and flooding, other areas were not affected quite as severely as was expected. By the time it hit much of New England, Irene had been downgraded to a tropical storm.
You can get a better sense of how some areas got slammed by the storm in photos, here.
The map below details the path of the hurricane, as well its categorization and maximum wind speed at each point. You can adjust the hurricane's position by moving the slider on the right.


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We are proud to announce an important addition to the list of ways someone can be remembered at the Library. Board Member and former Librarian Betsy Hamilton has donated a Book of Remembrance that is on display in the Library. If you would like to make a donation in memory of a friend, acquaintance or loved one, stop by or contact the library to make a donation and to record their name in the book. The amount can be kept confidential if you choose. There are so many who have valued the Library throughout their lives, this is a way to help us grow and be equally as valued for years to come. For more information, contact the library at email@example.com or 518-828-1792.
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Prison Public Memory Project Pop-Up Museum Visits the Library
On Tuesday, July 14 from 10am-7pm, the Prison Public Memory Project will be hosting a Pop-Up Museum on the Library lawn. This temporary exhibit will invite the community to participate in a variety of fun and educational activities centered on the theme of Life and Work at the New York State Training School for Girls.
For almost 80 years between 1904 and 1975, Hudson was home to the New York State Training School for Girls, once the largest reform schools for girls in the United States and one of the largest employers in Columbia County. The Pop-Up Museum will offer participants the opportunity to interact with historical artifacts such as photographs, letters, and institutional records on three tables in a hands-on museum-like setting. Visitors can also engage with the Training School's history in a variety of interactive drawing and writing activities led by Prison Public Memory Project staff and volunteers and can tell and listen to others' stories. Community members are invited to bring any of their own photos, documents and other artifacts relating to the Training School or to the people who lived or worked there for temporary display on the museum tables. For those who wish to have a portrait taken with their artifact, a photographer will be available. Light refreshments will be served as supplies last.


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This Sunday NEPMTBA will host a workday at Moon Lake park located in Hunlock Creek Pa. 6 miles on RT 29 from Rt 11 in Plymouth Pa
Meeting Sunday November 8th at 10 AM at the main gate.
On the agenda will be the following task:
1. One of our favorite trails needs a little TLC. "Screamer trail" After meeting at the main gate we will drive our vehicles right to Screamer trail and park at the campground. This is the downhill we all enjoy so much, and it needs a tune up.
3 areas on Screamer need to be addressed:
From the dumpster at the campground to the rock wall crossing, work will include brush trimming, removing tombstone rocks, and generally smoothing. This section is not the fast section, but could flow better.
From the rock wall to Squeezer(the rock walls intersection) a reroute will allow better flow around the trees that we have been riding around. Below the trees we will bench cut the side hill/downhill and widen it a bit. This is the fast section and where we all do the screamer when we ride it! Woo Hoo! We don't want it to be faster just safer with better flow and traction. Work will include root removal, trimming and shovel work.
From Squeezer to the end at Farm Rd intersection we need to address the runoff area, and the intersection with farm Rd. Work will include a reroute, trimming, rock removal, and widening a bit.
This will make Screamer more sustainable and fun for all.
This workday is open to everyone and have no fear if you have never been to one before. A very friendly gathering led by certified trail builder, ensues a social atmosphere. About all you need is gloves and a smile! Much can be learned about the trails you ride by attending a workday, and it gives you "Pride in what you Ride" know you had a hands on with the trails you ride.
Work time will be from 10AM till 3PM where after we will have a fun ride, so bring your helmets, bikes, and all necessary gear also.
Thanks for viewing, attending, and riding our trails which ever you choose!
Soaking rain cancels all projects and the after ride.
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The social Security Retirement Earnings Test, Retirement and Benefit Claiming
This paper introduces the age at which Social Security benefits are claimed as an additional outcome in a structural model of retirement and wealth. The model is then used to simulate the effects of abolishing the remainder of the Social Security earnings test, between age 62 and the full retirement age. Estimates are based on data for married men from the first six waves of the Health and Retirement Study.
From age 62 through the full retirement age, the earnings test reduces the share of married men who work full time by about four percentage points, which entails a reduction of about ten percent in the number of married men of that age at full time work. In terms of the cash flow of the system, abolishing the earnings test would have an adverse effect, at least initially. If the earnings test were abolished between the early and full retirement ages, the share of married men claiming Social Security benefits would increase by about 10 percentage points, and the average benefit payments would increase by about $1,800 per recipient. The initial increase in benefit payments would eventually be reversed, over a time span of decades, because the annual benefit amounts would eventually be reduced by more than an actuarially fair amount due to the earlier collection of benefits.
One can increase the employment of older persons either by abolishing the earnings test or by increasing the early entitlement age under Social Security. A major difference on the funding side is that abolishing the earning test results in an earlier flow of benefit payments from Social Security, worsening the cash-flow problems of the system, while increasing the early entitlement age delays the flow of benefit payments from the system, improving its liquidity.
Published Versions
Alan L. Gustman and Thomas L. Steinmeier. "Projecting Behavioral Responses to the Next Generation of Retirement Policies". Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 28, 2008, pp. 141-196.


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