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Guest House Close to all major city attractions. Five very good restaurants within a three km radius. Close to major conference facilities. We are situated on the edge of town and have a quiet, location with a beautiful view.
Acacia Lodge is situated in a peaceful residential area, close to the N1 and the Windmill Casino. Acacia Lodge offers luxurious, modern accommodation in Bloemfontein for travellers or the busy business man/woman.
Up market Guesthouse where we cater for all types of stays, where it being for business, tourists, events, weddings, conferences or merely passing through. With a secure environment and parking.
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A Cherry Lane with its self catering units and B&B rooms is the ideal stop-over with fast and easy access to the N1. Situated on a small holding in the quiet Bloemfontein suburb of Ferreira and only 8 km South of Bloemfontein.
Conveniently and centrally situated in Westdene, Acacia At Westdene offers B&B and selfcatering accommodation in a cozy, tranquil and secure setting.
Alvaria is a gracious old house with large rooms and a tranquil garden. Guests are welcome to use the reception rooms and the veranda. There is safe parking with street security watches 24/7.
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The Milner House is a new luxury guesthouse located in the beautiful, tranquil suburb of Waverley. The relaxed atmosphere with green gardens and tranquil surroundings are perfect after a hard days work or long traveling.
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Carbs and Diabetes: The Basics Oct 5, 2015 by Cathy (Day Styles)
The type of carbohydrate foods you are eating is always important in good health. Especially when you are battling type 2 diabetes or have been diagnosed with it. With diabetes, there is a miscommunication between sugars in your blood and the absorption of them. Either your body doesn't produce enough insulin, or your body just doesn't respond as it should to insulin, or both. So it's all about the sugar. When you eat protein, you don't need to worry about sugars because most natural meat protein sources don't have sugar. However when you look at your primary energy source, carbohydrates, you need to be ultra-careful because they can be loaded with oodles of sugar and little long-term energy. The two main types of carbs are simple and complex.
Simple Carbohydrates Versus Complex Basics
Simple and complex carbohydrates are also referred to as simple sugars and starches, according to experts at WebMD. And the main difference between the two is how fast the sugars are broken down into useable energy, and how quickly they are absorbed. When broken down to digestible substance, you typically end up with glucose. The only types of carbohydrates that aren't completely broken down to base glucose are sugar alcohols and insoluble fiber. So when you are drinking alcohol, it is tough for your system to break down alcohol. And of course, the insoluble fiber, like in corn, shoots through your body without breaking down and often carries waste with it.
Simple Carbs Explained
Simple sugars or "bad carbs" are found in an abundance of natural foods. These include fruits and veggies, and milk. All foods that have a "sweet" taste. Where the issues arise is in the fact these foods also spike blood sugar quickly. Of course, there are different categories of simple sugars; including glucose, fructose, and galactose. Then there're double sugars; table sugar (glucose), maltose, and lactose. Where the main troubles copulate is from the fact many foods have tons of sugar added. Lots of which is hidden in things like white bread and pasta. And most processed foods are guilty as charged with added sugar. Soda, cookies, cakes, pastries, pudding, jam, muffins, crackers and other packaged goods are downright dangerous. Government regulations for daily sugar intake is less than 70 grams for gents and less than 50 grams for women. Although lower is better for people tackling diabetes. Make note that sugars give you zippo nutrition and little energy, so they are better recognized as empty calories.
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Complex carbs are also referred to as "good carbs." They are polysaccharides and starches created from longer saccharide chains and take longer to break down than fast absorbing simple sugars. Nutritionists refer to complex carbs as natural whole grains and starchy veggies that take longer to break down. Whole Grain Foods – Think "brown" when looking for whole grain products. Brown rice, brown bread, whole wheat pasta, and steel cut oats are whole grain starches that have little to no processing. You get the whole grain kernel with plenty of fiber and vitamins. The idea is whole grain complex carbs offer longer term constant energy and don't spike your blood sugars like refined sugars do. If you eat too many complex carbohydrates, that's not healthy either.
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Today we're joined by author Shelley Coriell, whose book The Buried is out today! The Buried is the second book in her Apostles series, and in this book, a young woman has been buried alive somewhere, and the clock is ticking to get her out. What kind of monster would bury a woman alive? Those are the kind of monsters Shelley is here to talk about. Thanks, Shelley!
When my three daughters were young they had a set of fancy-hooded Norwegian pet rats: Choco, Chip, and Cookie. After the beady-eyed, long-tailed creatures entered our home, I refused to use the "R" word. I called them "small friendly rodents that were particularly good with children."
I was not alone. When my mother, an Iowa farm girl who'd seen her fair share of barn rats, saw our new pets, she shivered. "It's the tails, Shelley. They're just too creepy. Can the vet cut them off?"
Two months into pet ownership, I began to see some interesting occurrences in the newly-expanded Coriell household. When DD#2 called her rat by name, Chip scampered across the room and into my daughter's arms. Cookie, the cuddle-bunny of the group, loved to curl up in DD#3's lap while my daughter did her homework. And armed with Life Cereal dotted with peanut butter, DD#1 taught fearless, indefatigable Choco to turn off a light switch and to dive from her head and onto the bed. Clearly, these small friendly rodents were smart, social, and most importantly, loved by my daughters.
Eventually I succumbed. I, too, fell in love with the unlovable. I wax fondly about Choco, Chip, and Cookie because I LOVE villains. I love to read them. I love to write them. I love to get in their heads and learn why they do what they do. And this is key. Most great villains aren't born as pure evil. They have complex and often horrific pasts.
In my latest romantic thriller, The Buried (Book #2 in the Apostles Series), I introduce readers to The Gravedigger, a twisted soul who buries victims alive. And while I feel some compassion for tormented and twisted souls, I believe in swift and fierce justice, which is why I created a fictional crime fighters, The Apostles, an elite FBI team that works outside the box and, at times, outside the law. All of my Apostles are a little "broken", and I think this brokenness allows them to deal with the dark and twisted villains that drive my stories.
So what makes a good villain? Here's my short take:
- Villains are passionate about their causes. In Romantic Suspense and Romantic Thrillers, in particular, villains usually drive the conflict, pushing our heroes and heroines through life-changing journeys. By books' end, they will "die" for their causes, literally or figuratively.
- Villains have some redeeming qualities. They can't be completely despicable, or they cease to be humans we can connect with. Think Hannibal Lector. Everyone agrees this Silence of the Lambs/Red Dragon villain is a monster. He's a cannibal. Yet some of his most compelling scenes are the nurturing, obscenely gentle mentor moments with Clarice Starling. Brrrrr!
- Villains are smart enough, strong enough, and motivated enough to battle our heroes and heroines. Who likes a World Series sweep or a lopsided NBA finals? Give me two evenly matched teams and a last-minute shot at the buzzer.
My Top Five Villains:
5. Nils Bjurman from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson – A sexual sadist put in a position of power. Wrong, wrong, wrong! The only thing right about him is the tattoo Lisbeth etched into the flesh of his abdomen: I'm a sadistic pig, a pervert and a rapist.
4. Cruella de Vil from The Hundred and One Dalmatians, by Dodie Smith – She skins puppies. 'Nuff said.
3. Professor Moriarty from The Final Problem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – The Greatest Detective of Them All meets the Greatest Villain of Them All. Moriarty is brilliant, his mind rivaling Sherlock's. What's more, he has no remorse and is chillingly vindictive. A trifecta of terror.
2. Poverty in Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth – I'll admit it: I got sucked into this PBS series so hard I later read the trilogy. In these books, poverty is powerful and pervasive, and it preys on our weakest.
1. Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling – Voldemort lives within Harry's heart and head, and there is nothing more terrifying than the terror within.
Now it's your turn. Let us know the villains you love to hate.
Learn more about or order a copy of The Buried by Shelley Coriell, available now:
A former newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and restaurant reviewer. These days Shelley Coriell writes smart, funny novels for teens and big, edgy romantic suspense. A six-time Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Finalist, she lives and loves in Arizona with her family and the world's neediest rescue Weimaraner. When she's not behind the keyboard, you'll find her baking high-calorie, high-fat desserts and haunting local farmers markets for the perfect plum.


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Raghuram Rajan had cited three virtues of the monetary policy committee over the present system
There is a possibility that Tuesday's monetary policy statement by Raghuram Rajan might be the last to be made by an RBI governor. With the government set to put in place a monetary policy committee, future announcements are likely to be made by the panel which would be dominated by RBI officials.
Future statements will not have the stamp of the governor. Finance minister Arun Jaitley in the Budget had said that the monetary policy will have six members, with three each being nominated by the government and the RBI. While the monetary policy committee's decision will be binding on the RBI, the governor will have a casting vote in case of a tie.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan had cited three virtues of the monetary policy committee over the present system. "First, a committee can represent different viewpoints and studies show that its decisions are typically better than an individual's. Second, spreading the responsibility for the decision can reduce the internal and external pressure that falls on an individual. Third, a committee will ensure broad monetary policy continuity when any single member including the governor changes."
Meanwhile, Rajan is widely expected to hold rates on Tuesday. The policy is much-awaited because it would provide an indication to a future rate cut trend. According to HSBC's chief economist Pranjul Bhandari, rates are likely to be kept on hold as the monsoon holds the key.
"We expect the RBI to be in a wait-and-watch mode in the upcoming policy meeting. We continue to hold on to our call for a 25bps rate cut in August, on the back of our assumption that early rains will be adequate. By then, most of the other summer questions should have also found an answer," said Pranjul Bhandari, chief economist, HSBC India, in a report.
Besides the monsoon, the other uncertainties that the RBI might wait to see unfold are: US Fed's decision on rates and the impact of the Brexit vote. "In the past policy meeting, the central bank tried to address two key issues—tight liquidity and weak monetary transmission. While the liquidity deficit has remained within the comfort zone of the RBI, the money transmission hasn't shown improvement," said Devendra Kumar Pant, chief economist, India Ratings.
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A Korean-American student, who was dating a student friend of mine, told me how to make one of her mother's chicken dishes.
She said it would be part of a Korean dinner in which several main dishes were placed in the middle of the table to be shared by all. Those dishes would be surrounded by numerous tiny platters of kimchee and other condiments. And each diner would have his or her individual bowl of rice.
This Korean chicken dish also could serve as a snack, a sort of burger on a toasted bun, much appreciated by the kids.
Working from her description, I made the dish plus a fairly typical Korean dipping sauce. Feeling they turned out well, I included the recipes in one of my international cooking classes for Evening at Emory. The participants liked them.
But then the story unraveled.
There was, by chance, a Korean woman in the cooking class. She noted that while the dish tasted Korean, it wasn't familiar. She checked with her mother, who also didn't recognize it. Searching a number of Korean cookbooks, I could not find the dish, either, though there is a traditional burger of ground beef and tofu.
Thus the chicken-sesame cakes may have been created in the family of my friend's girlfriend, a homestyle Korean-American savory chicken burger. My friend and his girlfriend since have split, as well as graduated. So the dish, tasty as it is, remains a mystery. Here it is anyway, with its sauce.
White sesame seeds are widely available. Sesame oil and various soy sauces are sold at Asian groceries, including Fooks Foods on Baxter Street.
Korean food often is served with beer, Hite and "OB" (Oriental Brewery) being mild-flavored Korean imports. Japanese beers also are popular at Korean restaurants. Preferring wine myself, I would choose a dry Riesling, dry rosé or viognier for this savory Asian treat.
The recipe serves six as part of dinner or as a snack. Try them as burgers!
Korean-American Chicken Cakes with Sesame Seeds
4 teaspoons white sesame seeds
1 pound ground chicken
1 scallion (green onion), finely minced, plus one thinly sliced for garnish
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Large pinch ground hot pepper or cayenne
Large pinch black pepper
In heavy pan, toast sesame seeds over medium high heat, constantly shaking the pan, until seeds become golden brown and fragrant. Pour them into a mixing bowl (do not leave seeds in pan, or they'll overcook). Set aside a half-teaspoon of seeds for garnishing.
Add ground chicken and remaining ingredients, other than garnishes, to bowl. Mix well.
Form into six large or 12 smaller hamburger-like cakes. Fry over medium heat in a nonstick frying pan with a little oil, turning several times to cook until lightly browned on both sides and cooked through.
Serve on platter, sprinkled with reserved sesame seeds and thinly sliced scallion. Alternately, serve on toasted hamburger buns.
Accompany with dipping sauce.
Korean-style Dipping Sauce
3 tablespoons soy sauce, Korean- or Japanese-style preferred
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
A few thin slices of scallion (green onion) tops
Combine soy sauce, water, vinegar, sugar and sesame oil. Mix to dissolve sugar.
Transfer to several small sauce dishes. Sprinkle with a few scallion slices.
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I was approached in 2012 by therapist Gaye Donaldson to create a new look for her website. What she wanted was something that felt alive yet something that reflected the calming nature of her work. After sitting down with her and getting to understand the style of work she does we settled on a moving stream of colour that would flow over a selection of stones in the background (these stones are used in her work to identify patterns within problems). The stones would also glow in random patterns to highlight structure within chaos, a key message in her therapy.
As blogging was going to be an important element of her SEO, I chose WordPress and developed a completely custom theme. This incorporated a new EventBrite booking system for managing her sessions combined with MailChimp for her campaigns. I made sure that her site was completely SEO friendly and out of thousands of sites relating to her line of work, she's currently on page 2 on Google and climbing. As with all my websites, the site is fluid and mobile optimised.
The remit for her logo was that it needed to embody the company name, and the ethos of her business, i.e. helping others overcome obstacles in their lives and turn a corner. I decided I was going to go for a typographic logo and concentrate on her initials, but I wanted it to be seen as one shape: a symbol. I settled on the design above as it took the idea of turning someone's life around from being on a downwards path to rising back up again, and contains both the 'G' and the 'D' of her initials.
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Family caregivers play a major role in ensuring that their loved ones receive the healthcare that they need. This role may include initiating care, accompanying them to appointments, asking necessary questions or co-ordinating the many healthcare practitioners involved.
As the primary caregiver, your experience and knowledge is invaluable to healthcare practitioners, many of who will not know the person and his or her needs as well as you do. Therefore, it is important to know how to communicate effectively with the healthcare team. Below are some tips to help you in this role:
* Ensure you are familiar with each member of the healthcare team involved in your family member's care, and their responsibilities.
* Be sure they understand your role. If the care recipient is not willing or able to take instruction, ensure they give permission for you to be kept informed.
* Before an office visit or telephone call or prior to the home support worker arriving, prepare a list of questions to ask or information you want to give them. You will save time and you won't be distracted trying to remember what you want to ask. Be concise and focus on the issues.
* If you need information or have questions, don't wait for the healthcare provider to contact you. Be proactive and give them a call, then follow-up if you don't hear back from them. Keep in mind that although the person you are caring for may be your number 1 priority, the case manager, doctor or home support worker has many other clients.
* Clarify instructions. If you are not sure you understand or don't know the meaning of technical terms, ask again until you are satisfied.
* Some doctors have specific hours when they take calls. Find out when this is and call during those times or leave a message with the secretary in the morning for the doctor to return your call.
* When communicating with healthcare providers, being clear and direct is important. Hinting or hoping they read your mind does not make good use of anybody's time.
* Appoint one family member as the main contact with healthcare professionals when possible. The appointed person can clearly communicate with the rest of the family.
* Keep records of your loved one's behaviours, such as sleeping, eating, emotions, symptoms, medication habits, etc. The more detailed information you have, the easier it is for your doctor or home support worker to give your family member the best treatment.
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After migrating the design from protel(Altium) to Allegro 15.2, "unconnected pins report" showed 380 pins unconnected.Actually the pins were connected,but the clines did not snap to the middle of the pins.By re-connecting the two pins and check the "snap to connect point" box, the problem was solved. But there are too many errors like that, re-connecting all the pins cost too much time.Is there a way to set up Allegro properly and solve the errors all-together?Thanks in advance.Regards,HappySniper
After doing the conversion, in Allegro run Tools > Derive Connectivity. That should snap all the endpoints to the appropriate pad/via locations.
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President Trump has expelled chief White House strategist Stephen Bannon from his role on the National Security Council (NSC), a senior White House official confirmed.
Bannon in January was raised to a position on the NSC principals board of trustees, in a shakeup of the committee. The administrator of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Executive of national knowledge had their parts downsized in the move.
The Joint Chiefs chairman and insight executive are having their parts on the principal's board of trustees reestablished, as per an official recording dated Tuesday.
Bannon said in an announcement to the Wall Street Journal: "Susan Rice operationalized the NSC during the last administration. I was put on to ensure that it was de-operationalized. General McMaster has returned the NSC to its proper function."
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I'm a Song From the 60iesSometimes i'm just bored with were the conversation is going, there was an awkward silence... i misinterpreted something, or made a leap of logic to strange to comprehend.
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I have my moments where i "embrace my desire".I sometimes sing to myself while walking through the town. I have moments where i embrace my inner child and jump about, run on the spot, dance etc. Sometimes, i tell jokes and sometimes i find the amusing in the world. Sometimes, i go out with no idea where i am going...
Very Much SoMy conversations can go in random directions. My favourite days out with friends tend to encapsulate the rule 'the plan is there is no plan' I have an interest in a wide range of subjects and love to explore more I travel randomly- with intent of getting lost in new places so...
Random Ravings of a Red Bull AddictMy sense of humor is odd and i often do random stuff, like one time at band camp.... just jokes. Seriously though its like i have no shame, Went into a juice bar with my mates the other day and i could tell they were a little bored, so when i got to the counter i put on my...
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An ExcuseBeing random is brilliant. When you have to explain why you just threw an orange at a tree you can say 'Just being random' It's like the ultimate excuse, but probably isn't the best. Unless they knew you, they probably wouldn't believe you. It's a shame really. I love being...
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PostersToday I came across what is possibly one of the most randomest things I've seen all month, and it wasn't me... I got a call from my sister at about 9ish because she'd forgotten her Pe kit and would love and adore me forever if I could bring it to her school for her. I guess she...
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Lots of US homeowners are still frustrated because, despite government support, it is very hard to get a loan modifcation. Repeat the mantra. Banks do business. They are not your friends.
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Mick McCarthy hailed new captain Roger Johnson after his side got off to a fantastic start to the new season. Stephen Ward's winner gave Wolves the points, lashing home a left-foot shot in the 48th minute when Paul Robinson saved Kevin Doyle's penalty after Stephen Fletcher had swiftly equalised a debut goal by Mauro Formica in the first half.
But McCarthy singled out commanding debutant Johnson for praise, saying: "Roger has certainly added a great deal to the back four. I'm delighted with all of them [the new arrivals]. It was a great start."
Having watched his side secure survival on the last day of last season, McCarthy admitted it was a major boost to get the new campaign up and running with a win. "You can't ask for much more than that," he said. "It's normal that if you go behind in the Premier League you don't come back -- especially away from home.
"The first bit of quality we produced was for our equaliser and the game was end-to-end in the first half. But in the second half I thought we controlled it for the most part. It can be nervy for the home side on their home debut but it's up to the opposition to take advantage of that and I think we did that."
Blackburn boss Steve Kean admitted his club need to bring new faces in fast if they are to avoid a repeat of last season's relegation near-miss.
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Eucharistic worship services will take place in the air-conditioned Boe Memorial Chapel Monday through Thursday evenings and Friday morning. An opportunity for informal worship will also be offered in the morning before breakfast.
Conference Welcome Service
Monday, July 18, 2016, 1 p.m.
Opening Worship: Resurrection, Reformation, and Renewal
Monday, July 18, 2016, 8 p.m.
First Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 46
Second Reading: Romans 3:19-28
Holy Gospel: Luke 24:1-12
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 8 p.m.
First Reading: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
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Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Holy Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
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First Reading: Exodus 12:1-4
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Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Holy Gospel: John 13:1-17, 31b-35
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First Reading: John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Second Reading: Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21
Third Reading: Isaiah 55:1-11
Fourth Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14
Fifth Reading: Daniel 3:1-29
Holy Gospel: Luke 24:1-12
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Friday, July 22, 2016, 10:15 a.m.
First Reading: Acts 2:14a, 22-32
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Earlier, on March 15, the officer approved the death sentence to thirteen hardcore terrorists.
Pakistan took a big step after chief of army staff General Raheel Sharif approved the death sentences of 11 convicts who were accused of committing heinous crimes related to terrorism, after completion of their trials by military tribunals.
In less than two months, it is the second time when the army chief has confirmed death penalty to the terrorists. Earlier, on March 15, the officer approved the death sentence to thirteen hardcore terrorists.
The convicts were identified as as Muhammad Umar, Hameedullah, Rehmatullah, Muhammad Nabi, Moulvi Dilbar Khan, Rizwan Ullah, Gul Rehman, Muhammad Ibrahim, Sardar Ali, Sher Muhammad Khan and Muhammad Jawad were involved in the henious crimes of kidnapping and eventually killing of the civilians, attacks on armed forces and other security forces like Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and more henious crimes like attacking and destructing schools and communication infrastructure.
These convicts were arrested from different areas of Pakistan and claimed to be the members of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
After the terrorist attacks on an army school in December 2014, army courts were set up for the speedy trial of the terrorism-related attacks.
The fruits of these efforts did ripe and justice was delivered in this case.
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Cummings is chomping at the bit for Riojas challenge
Conrad Cummings admits he has been akin to a caged animal, just eager to let loose on his next opponent, and tomorrow night at the Don Haskins Centre in El Paso, he has the opportunity when he faces Texan Oscar Riojas, writes David Kelly.
The unbeaten Coalisland middleweight prospect is aiming to chalk up a seventh straight victory on the undercard to stablemate Carl Frampton's defence of his IBF World title against Alejandro Gonzalez jr.
Cummings had travelled out here with Team Frampton two weeks ago and has trained alongside the Jackal, but it was only a couple of days ago that his place on the bill was rubber-stamped.
"Mentally it has been a tough camp for me, it's been very long and now I am just raring to go - when I got the word I was on the bill I was buzzing," said Cummings.
"I had hoped to be out in June but things fell through and that's what can happen in professional boxing.
"You have to be patient but it can be hard.
"Thankfully the team have got me in against this guy Riojas who is a very tough 31-year-old - he's only boxing two years but has already boxed 12 rounds and only lost once.
"He's a big guy, he has normally boxed at super-middleweight or light-heavyweight but for this one he is going to come in around 165lb, which is five pounds over the middleweight limit.
"I'll probably be around two pounds lighter."
Cummings has enjoyed working out in the El Paso gym along with Frampton and Scotland's Commonwealth Games gold medallist Josh Taylor, the latest recruit to Cyclone Promotions, but admits it has been challenging in the heat.
"It's been so hot in the gym, at least 100 degrees - you think you're melting!" he added.
"Every session has been really tough and it really stretches you but at the same time it certainly helps you make weight a lot easier.
"It's going to be a bit different, fighting in the afternoon but I'm kind of used to that type of thing after my days as an amateur in the World Series of Boxing.
"I was boxing at all sorts of times and often I was the away boxer, so there was a lot of travelling.
"To have my seventh fight in America and on another Carl Frampton World title fight is a real honour for me and that's the way my career has been. I know a lot of guys have to regularly box on small shows to make their way through the professional ranks but I have been fortunate to box on big shows and of course the night Carl won the World title at Titantic was really special.
"I really feel that I am twice the boxer I was. Working behind closed doors I have worked and developed a lot of aspects to my game and I want to show that improvement on Saturday. I just need to stay nice and relaxed and let the punches flow rather than trying to out-muscle guys which I would have been doing a lot.
"I really hope that a win on Saturday will kick-start an exciting few months for me."
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USCIS will raise the filing fee for the I-526 petition
Yesterday, USCIS promulgated its final rule on its proposed fee increases. As it originally proposed, USCIS will increase the filing fee for the I-526 petition from $1,500 to $3,675, The fee increase will take effect on December 23, 2016. Click here to view the final rule in the Federal Register. Therefore, any I-526 petition filed on or after that date will be subject to the new fee amount. If you are interested to immigrate under the EB-5 program, it would be advisable to start your case as soon as possible in order to allow enough time to prepare and file the I-526 petition before the fee amount rises.


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I guess you don't have to be a genius to promote being one? The Gap in England just put out an ad that shows a kids' t-shirt featuring Albert Einstein, only they spelled his name E-I-N-S-T-I-E-N.
And that mistake is getting even more attention because people think the ad is SEXIST.
It features a girl who's labeled a "social butterfly" wearing a regular Gap shirt with a "G" on the front, and a boy who's labeled a "little scholar" wearing the Einstein shirt.
This story was originally reported by Mashable
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Blackhawks vs. Avalanche - 2/20/15 NHL Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Colorado Avalanche (24-23-11) at Chicago Blackhawks (35-18-5)
NHL Hockey: Friday, February 20, 2015 at 8:30 pm (United Center)
The Line: Chicago Blackhawks -230 / Colorado Avalanche +205 --- Over/Under: 5.5 See the Latest Odds
The Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks meet Friday night at the United Center.
The Colorado Avalanche hope to get back on track after losing five of their last seven games. The Avalanche are averaging 2.5 goals per game and have scored 10 goals in their last three games. The Colorado Avalanche have one power play goal since mid-January and have won four of their last six games when scoring at least three goals overall. Jarome Iginla leads Colorado with 18 goals, Alex Tanguay has 23 assists and Matt Duchene has 139 shots on goal. Defensively, the Avalanche are allowing 2.8 goals per game and have allowed a power play goal in five of their last eight games. Semyon Varlamov has allowed 97 goals on 1,203 shots faced and Calvin Pickard has given up 32 goals on 503 shots.
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The Chicago Blackhawks need consistency after splitting their last 10 games. The Blackhawks are averaging 2.9 goals per game and have scored seven goals in their last three games. The Chicago Blackhawks have three power play goals in their last four games and have won five of their last seven games when scoring at least three goals overall. Patrick Kane leads Chicago with 27 goals, Jonathan Toews has 31 assists and Brandon Saad has 140 shots on goal. Defensively, the Blackhawks are allowing 2.3 goals per game and haven't allowed a power play goal in four straight games. Corey Crawford has allowed 87 goals on 1,116 shots faced and Antti Raanta has given up 23 goals on 373 shots.
The Avalanche are 9-24 in their last 33 road games and 9-24 in their last 33 vs. a team with a winning record. The Blackhawks are 17-5 in their last 22 games playing on 1 days rest and 80-34 in their last 114 home games. The Avalanche are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Chicago and the road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
The Blackhawks should win this game against an Avalanche team that can't win games lately, especially on the road which has been a problem all season long. Take the spread to give you more bang for your buck.


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Chris Craft #1, Series of 4
by maryexline , March 27, 2008—12:00 AM
I enjoyed working on this commission of the 4 different Chris Craft boats from the era of the 1950's. Performing the drawing for each one was the more demanding part, but producing the backgrounds for each piece gave opportunity to be creative.
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Am new to Java, UnixODBC and MYSQL. I need help with running a java program that connects to a mySQL DB and retrieves values.
I use Mandriva Linux, I installed UnixODBC (I have the GUI too), MySQL (I have SQLGUI too).
With the help of instructions from the unixodbc site I have been able to set up the driver for mysql in the odbcconfig and also successfully created the DataSouceName (DSN) as data1.
Now, my java program code is as follows...
import java.io.DataInputStream; import java.sql.Connection; import java.sql.DriverManager; import java.sql.PreparedStatement; import java.sql.ResultSet; class employee_prg { @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") public static void main(String args[]) { try { DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream (System.in); System.out.println("Please enter employee number: "); String in_empno = in.readLine(); //database connectivity code Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver").newInstance(); Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:myodbc;UID=root;PWD=<mypasshere>"); String empno = null; PreparedStatement ps = con.prepareStatement("Select * from employee where empid like '"+empno+" '"); ResultSet rs = ps.executeQuery(); if (rs.next()) { System.out.println(rs.getString(1)); System.out.println(rs.getString(2)); System.out.println(rs.getString(3)); } else System.out.println("No Record exists"); } catch (Exception e) {} } }
Using SQLGUI i created the "employee" table in the "test" database.
There are no values in that table because i do not know how to add.
[Can someone please direct me to a simple tutorial on this? for a quick learning in mySQL basics]
I decided to use mysql because the bridge for mdb files provided by easysoft.com is shareware.
please do suggest what is the best , mdb or mysql db for my java program.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Starred by Leila Kotori (see full cast), this film directed by Craig McLearie was premiered in TV or cinema in 2014. The feature film "Ivy" was produced in UK. You can watch Ivy online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2014.
Rating: 5 by 10 users./
Runtime: 61 minutes
Leila Kotori, Natalie Martins, Paul Brodie, Mark Redmond, Richard Lambkin and Dave Hardy.
Terror, Thriller, Criminal.
61-minute film (full movie) directed by Craig McLearie.
The original audio of Ivy has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in UK.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2014.
Screenplay written by Craig McLearie.
Jonathan Iles.
Craig McLearie.
This film was produced and / or financed by Creeping Mist Productions.
Composed by Sergei Kossarev.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Ivy has a duration of 61 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in EnglishDolby Digital in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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What evidence is there that Jesus rose from the dead?
If Christians claim that the resurrection of Jesus was an historical event - then what evidence is there that this is true? Even when we consider the evidence aren't there other - just as rational - explanations for what happened?
Summary of the answer
Christians claim that Jesus actually rose from the dead. They claim this, not through blind obedience to a dogma but because they believe that there is sufficient evidence to back up the claim.
There are not just eye witness accounts in the historical documents of the New Testament but certain facts about the situation that have never been seriously questioned. All the available evidence points to: the crucifixion and death of a man called Jesus; the existence of an empty tomb; the people who first claimed that Jesus rose from the dead firmly believing that this is exactly what had happened; several of those who were critical of Jesus dramatically changing their view after claiming to have see the risen Jesus.
There is no credible answer to the existence of these facts that than Jesus actually did rise from the dead.
Fuller answer
A look at the evidence for the resurrection. We take a look at what happened followed by five facts that support the resurrection. This is then followed by an exploration of some of the objections people have made.
What actually happened?
When Jesus had died his body was removed from the cross and given to his family for burial in a tomb lent by one of his supporters. In accordance with Jewish burial customs the body was wrapped in linen. It was then laid in the tomb - which had been cut out of solid rock. A very large rock was placed over the entrance to the tomb (usually for a burial cave this would have been approx 2 tonnes in weight and would have required levers to place it). This rock was then sealed by order of the Roman Governor and experienced Roman soldiers were given the task of guarding the tomb in case Jesus' followers should steal the body.
We have evidence from eyewitness accounts
Most, if not all, of the New Testament was written within the life span of the people who witnessed the events surrounding the resurrection. These documents, which were written either by those who witnessed the events first hand, or related the experiences of those who had, were widely circulated among the populace. If there was any major discrepancy then it is clear that this would have been raised and cleared up. We also discover that when the apostles preached they appealed to the common knowledge of the events of holy week, even when facing their fiercest opponents.
There are five facts that help support the resurrection of Jesus
- Jesus was killed by crucifixion
- Jesus' disciples believed that he rose and appeared to them
- The conversion of the church persecutor Paul
- The conversion of the skeptic James, Jesus' half-brother
- Jesus' tomb was empty
These are taken from and developed more fully than here in Lee Strobel's book 'The case for the real Jesus'
Jesus was killed by crucifixion
First of all we have incontrovertible proof that Jesus was crucified. It is mentioned in all four of the gospels (treating them here as historical records and not just part of the Bible) and it is also mentioned by other historians like Tacitus and Josephus. It's even mentioned in the Jewish Talmud.
Second, the chances of survival were extremely small for anyone who was crucified. Victims were scourged (whipped so severely that witnesses of crucifixions report seeing intestines and veins being laid bare). Tacitus referred to crucifixion as 'the extreme penalty.'
We have only one record of anyone ever surviving a crucifixion and this written by Josephus, a Jewish historian. He described how three of his friends were crucified and when he discovers it he asks the Roman commander Titus to save them. They are taken off the cross and given the best of medical care Rome has to offer but only one of them manages to survive, the other two die. So even under the best of conditions (removed quickly and given the best medical care available) a victim was very unlikely to survive.
The Romans who crucified Jesus would have been experts at it, it was their job. They would have known when someone was dead or if someone was trying to fake it, or if someone had just feinted.
To quote Dr Michael Licona, M.A., PH.D. who is a New Testament Historian (quoted from Lee Strobel's book 'The case for the real Jesus')
"Lee, this first fact is as solid as anything in ancient history: Jesus was crucified and died as a result. The scholarly consensus - again, even among those who are skeptical toward the resurrection - is absolutely overwhelming. To deny it would be to take a marginal position that would get you laughed out of the academic world."
Jesus' disciples believed that he rose and appeared to them
There are three bits of evidence that confirm this.
First we have the testimony of Paul about the beliefs of the disciples. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:11 (remember we are treating the Bible as history here not appealing to its authority as the word of God) that he was preaching about the risen Jesus just like the disciples preached.
Second we have an oral tradition. At the time there was no way for normal people to record the things they saw so they developed a way of passing things on and remembering them, one of these ways was through poems or creeds. Several of these creeds are written into the text of the New Testament and one of them is found in 1 Corinthians 15:3-7:
"For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born."
The last part about himself is added on by Paul. Now we know that Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth was written about A.D. 55. The creed must have been in use before this and many scholars believe that Paul was given this creed when he visited the disciples in Jerusalem three years after his conversion. That would be within 5 years of the resurrection!
This doesn't totally rule out deceit but it is far too early to be made up as a development of the early church - it means that this is actually what the disciples were teaching.
We also have summaries of the sermons that the disciples preached just 50 days after the resurrection in which there is no ambiguity about what the disciples were saying: that Jesus had risen from the dead.
Third we have the written sources of the gospels themselves, all written within at least 2 generations of eyewitnesses and the majority written within the generation of Jesus and the disciples.
This is also born out by the writings of the apostolic fathers who were said to have known the apostles or were close to those who did. There is every chance that they would preach the same message that the disciples had and they all preach that Jesus had risen from the dead.
From this evidence it is clear that something life changing happened to the disciples that lead them to believe that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead.
Some people have claimed that the disciples might have lied about Jesus rising from the dead but this does not make sense and there is no evidence that they did. We have information that would suggest all of the disciples were killed for what they believed - some of them tortured and killed. It would be crazy to think that people would take a lie so far. The disciples suffered terrible persecution and constantly feared for their lives because they preached that Jesus had risen - they had nothing to gain by doing this.
The conversion of the church persecutor Paul
Paul (also known as Saul) was a fervent persecutor of the early church - this is attested by various sources. Yet Paul says that whilst he was still an enemy of Christians (he was on his way to route some out in Damascus) he personally encounters the risen Christ.
We then know that Paul suffers for his new found faith and is eventually martyred for it. Once again liars do not martyr themselves for something they made up.
Paul is important because he is an enemy of Christians. No one can realistically claim that Paul was primed for an hallucination, he was a most unlikely candidate for conversion.
He had nothing to gain by making it up and so we must conclude that he believed he had actually met the risen Jesus.
The conversion of the skeptic James, Jesus' half-brother
Jesus had several half-brothers and half-sisters. His brothers were called James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon - we don't know what his sisters were called. That James was the brother of Jesus is also attested by other sources.
Mark and John both report that his brothers did not believe in him. We know that this is authentic because it is embarrassing for Jesus and the early Christians. Why write something into a gospel that would be embarrassing unless it is an important part of the story?
This is further confirmed by the fact that Jesus entrusts his mother to one of his disciples and not his brothers - suggesting they had rejected him.
Perhaps it is not surprising to discover that his own brothers did not believe he was the Christ (not yet anyway), it would be hard to believe it of someone you had grown up with.
But then we discover in the early creed mentioned earlier that one of the people who the risen Christ appears to is none other than James - Jesus' brother. As a result of this encounter James doesn't just become another Christian but he becomes the leader of the church in Jerusalem and is even martyred for preaching about Jesus.
So we have a skeptic brother who claims to have seen a risen Jesus and who is also willing to die for preaching about it.
Jesus' tomb was empty
There are three reasons we know that the tomb was empty.
- The Jerusalem factor
- Enemy attestation
- Testimony of women
The Jerusalem factor is simply that the first place that the disciples say they have seen a risen Jesus and the tomb is empty is in Jerusalem. This is of course where the supposed empty tomb is. It would be easy for anyone to go and see for themselves and for the authorities to encourage it. The Christians could have easily been silenced by simply showing the tomb with Jesus still in it.
Some have argued that after 50 days (there are 50 days between the resurrection and the first sermon in Jerusalem about it) that the body would have been so decayed that it would be unrecognisable but this is simply not true. Although it would have decayed significantly the size of the body and its wounds would still have been easy to see. Although grizzly, given the way that the religious leaders were trying to shut them up it would have been obvious to anyone that the way out of this problem was to show the occupied tomb.
The enemy attestation is that the enemies of Jesus tried to put the story around that the disciples had stolen the body. This is very significant because the enemies of Jesus are not claiming the tomb is still occupied but that it is empty. This information also appears in documents outside of the gospels.
Then the first people to go to the tomb are women. Back then the testimony of a woman was not trusted (sorry not my fault - blame the ancient men here). In the ancient world if you were going to concoct a story you wouldn't have women as the first witnesses. By including something which would cause embarrassment to anyone trying to prove that Jesus had risen must mean that this detail is true.
Drawing conclusions
Any one of these bits of evidence on their own does not prove anything. However then they are combined they provide very strong evidence indeed.
Given the five bits of evidence above we can confidently conclude that Jesus returned to life.
Still have questions? Perhaps reading on will provide an answer.
But haven't they found the grave of Jesus in Israel?
It has been more recently claimed that the tomb of Jesus has been found. The only evidence seems to be some names that are carved on the coffins (ossuaries) found in a tomb. The names are said to be the names of the family of Jesus - with one of them being Jesus himself. However there are several reasons why this claim is false:
- the names are not clear in themselves and may not relate to the same names of Jesus' family;
- it seems very unlikely that a poor family from Nazareth would have a tomb in Jerusalem;
- if Jesus had been living in Jerusalem then it would be obvious to anyone who had ever met him (remember thousands came to hear him speak) which would have made a mockery of the Christian claims;
- it was claimed that the ossuaries of James (Jesus' brother) was also in the tomb (James was martyred for his Christian preaching) but stolen, however the ossuary was later discovered and proved to be a fake;
- the family names of Jesus were so common at the time that it would be impossible to conclude anything from the findings anyway.
William G. Dever (an eminent Archeologist) said that some of the inscriptions on the ossuaries are unclear, but that all of the names are common. "I've known about these ossuaries for many years and so have many other archaeologists, and none of us thought it was much of a story because these are rather common Jewish names from that period. It's a publicity stunt, and it will make these guys very rich, and it will upset millions of innocent people because they don't know enough to separate fact from fiction."
Amos Kloner, now professor of archaeology at Israel's Bar-Ilan University and author of the original excavation report for the predecessor of the Israel Antiquities Authority, said: "In their movie they are billing it as 'never before reported information,' but it is not new. I published all the details in the Antiqot journal in 1996, and I didn't say it was the tomb of Jesus' family," ..."I think it is very unserious work. I do scholarly work…," Kloner said. "[This film - the documentary that makes the claim] is all nonsense.
You can read more about this on wikipedia
Was the tomb empty because someone had stolen the body?
Stealing bodies has never been seen as a good thing in any society and this is no less true that at the time of Jesus. This means that if anyone was going to steal a body they would have needed a very good reason to do so. There would need to have been something to gain from doing so. However the only valuable thing about the body of Jesus was the cloth that he was wrapped up in and this is left behind. If it was a thief then they would have taken the grave clothes and left the corpse - not the other way around.
Perhaps then it was the disciples who stole the body so they could prove that Jesus had risen from the dead? This is perhaps the strongest argument for what happened to the body apart from resurrection. However let's think about the way the disciples behaved afterwards. At first they go in to hiding - they are terrified in case the same thing should happen to them. They then claim that Jesus has risen from the dead but they don't go out on to the streets at this point - there are fifty days before they do this. Instead they go back to Galilee where they start fishing - presumably because they need the money. Then they return to Jerusalem and begin preaching about how Jesus has risen from the dead. Meanwhile during the fifty days of waiting Jesus appears to many others - including we are told as many as 500.
Now we have to establish a motive for why they would want to steal the body. The only motive would be fame and fortune - perhaps they liked their new lifestyle with Jesus and were reluctant to give it up. However they do not have a rich lifestyle at all. Jesus had nothing himself and told his disciples to give up everything for him. With Jesus the disciples had been living a very frugal life. A successful fisherman could make a comfortable living (food has always been a great way to earn a living - ask any Supermarket owner) and there is every reason to believe that the disciples who were fishermen already had that comfortable living (we read in the Gospels that some of the fishermen who Jesus calls to be disciples were part of a family who had hired fishermen - if you are struggling in business you don't hire extra people). Also a tax collector like Matthew could make a small fortune at his job. Some have claimed that the disciples took all the money from new converts to Christianity so they could use it for themselves, but this is simply not true. We read that the Christians shared everything in common which means that they sold everything and put it into a common purse which was for everyone to use. There is every reason to think that they did this because they expected the immanent return of Jesus. However this is the action of a community and is to be applauded and not seen as disciples grabbing money - it's simply not true. I'm always amazed that critics say they don't accept the Bible is accurate and yet try to argue their own case from the Bible (usually picking and choosing which bits they approve of and which bits they don't).
So perhaps it is just down to fame and not wanting to look foolish, perhaps they enjoyed the influence they had over others? Well the early church did not enjoy such a good reputation - it was severely persecuted and many of its earliest followers were executed (including disciples). In fact, as far as we know they were all killed for what they preached. It is possible that someone would die for something they knew was false but it is very unlikely. If a simple acknowledgment that Jesus had not risen would save them from torture and death I am sure if they knew he hadn't they would have taken the way out of suffering, or at the very least some of them would. It is one thing if people deceive you and so you die for a lie that you believed was the truth it is quite another to suffer agony and die knowing that you set up the lie in the first place. We also know that when Jesus was arrested the disciples ran away and went into hiding, does this sound like the kind of people who would suffer torture and execution for a lie? I don't think so.
The truth is that if the disciples were the kind of people to deceive others for their own ends they would also have been the kind of people who would have been easily persuaded to admit their lie so they could get out of suffering.
We also have to remember that the tomb was guarded and sealed to stop anyone from stealing the body.
Was it because they had gone to the wrong tomb by mistake?
Another theory is that the women, in the darkness of the morning and their distress, went to the wrong tomb and finding it empty went and told the disciples who then followed them to the wrong tomb.
However why don't the religious leaders then simply say: "but here is the tomb of Jesus and it is still sealed"? They don't, and in fact try to blame the disciples for the empty tomb. This is simply a non-starter.
Was it because Jesus had not really died but only swooned on the cross and later revived?
This is one of the main arguments put forward by critics of Christianity and even by some religions. This is based on the gospel evidence that Jesus did not last very long on the cross but was dead in just a few hours. However if you are going to trust the gospel account on the length of time it took Jesus to die on the cross you also have to take into account the other things that the gospels say.
They tell us that Jesus was flogged before he was crucified. Even without the gospels, just knowing Jesus was crucified would be enough to know that he was most likely also flogged, this is common practice for victims of crucifixion. Flogging was also a form of execution and many people died before ever getting to the cross. We also learn that he has had a crown of thorns placed on his head and bean beaten by the guards. Torture was a fairly normal part of the crucifixion process.
Jesus then had to carry his cross to the place where he will be executed but we learn that he doesn't have the strength and so someone is forced to help him. Jesus is already half dead on the way to crucifixion.
Then he is nailed to the cross. Now those who like the swoon theory also point out that sometimes people were tied to the cross and not nailed which would have made it quite possible that Jesus just feinted. However it was far more usual (in fact this is how the Romans did it when it was meant to be a form of execution) to nail someone and this is what the gospels (and other writings) record.
Then the soldiers went to check that each of them was dead. We know that breaking legs was a normal way of ensuring this (legs get broken to suffocate the victim) but Jesus already being dead (e.g. not pushing up on his legs to breath = suffocation) had a spear stuck in his side, and an eyewitness records a flow of blood followed by a flow of water (e.g. his body is empty of blood down to where he has been pierced with the spear). It was usual for the crucified to be thrown out with the trash and so soldiers were required to make sure that those crucified were dead. This was not the first time the soldiers had done this, they knew when someone was dead and when someone was faking it.
Then if we are to believe that Jesus just passed out on the cross we would also have to believe that three days later he was able to get loose from his wrappings, break a seal and push two tonnes of stone away from the tomb (with hands that had been nailed to a cross remember), overcome some hardened Roman guards and then walk around on broken feet as though nothing had happened.
I've already answered the question about a report in Josephus where a friend of his survived crucifixion. Three friends were crucified and quickly removed when Josephus asked. They were then tended by the best medical experts Rome has to offer and yet two of them still died.
The whole idea that Jesus was not really dead and then later revived is just nonsense.
Was it because someone else had died on the cross?
This is another theory put forward by some religions and critics of Christianity.
This is a difficult one to refute simply because it is a fantastic story. I could equally make up a story that an alien space ship abducted Jesus and projected a solid hologram onto the cross to fool everyone into believing Jesus had died. Equally difficult to refute but obviously a fabrication.
For this to work either the person who replaced Jesus would have had to have been a master of disguise (this is first century Palestine remember) or God changed the person to look like Jesus.
So if someone disguised themselves we have to account for all that happened. After Jesus was arrested - identified by a disciple and with a kiss - he was taken before the Sanhedrin for trial. During this trial witnesses were brought forward to identify Jesus. Jesus had become a very public figure in Jerusalem and in particular in the temple. In the temple people had stood nose to nose with him (the Temple is not enormous and it would have been teeming with people). The authorities were very keen to make sure that they silenced Jesus and so would have been more than keen to make sure they had the right person.
Then Jesus is taken before a crowd of people before he is sentenced to crucifixion. It is true that by now he has been flogged and beaten and so his features may be disfigured to some extent but surely someone would have noticed that this was not actually the man they wanted.
Then Jesus is crucified in full view of his family. Although Jesus was battered and bruised it is quite a leap of faith to believe that somehow Mary, his mother, would not recognise her own son. We also know that his mother helped take down the body and prepare it for burial. We also know that she went to the tomb to anoint the body on Easter morning. If she knew that this was a fake would she have risked her own safety to anoint a strangers body.
If we want to claim that God changed someone else into Jesus or that God made Jesus look dead we have to account then for God deliberately deceiving us and continuing the deception by persuading Jesus' disciples that Jesus had risen from the dead. This is a strange picture of God.
The gospel writers were simply relating a myth about the risen Jesus which has been added to by others
I've already shown that the first accounts of Jesus rising from the dead are very early - maybe even within a few years of the event.
It usually takes several generations for a myth to develop but we have no evidence that this was true in the case of the resurrection. Indeed the gospels can all be dated to being written within the lifetime of the eyewitnesses of the events. This is not how myths come about.
Also the account of Jesus' crucifixion is so accurate that it is often used by those researching crucifixion as a good description of what happened. Why would they take so much care over getting the historical details of the crucifixion correct and then go and stick a made up myth on the end of it? It doesn't make sense.
Some people argue that the supposed discrepancies in the accounts of the resurrection prove that it never really happened. However the evidence is that each gospel writer had access to the others when they were writing their accounts. If it was a conspiracy or a made up tale then they would simply have copied the details from each other. That eyewitnesses differ in some minor details is more likely to prove the historical authenticity of what happened rather than disprove it.
Perhaps it was some form of hallucination?
The appearances of the risen Jesus might at first sight look like a simple hallucination. But there are some problems with this approach. For instance although some groups do experience 'mass hallucinations' or 'mass hysteria' it is very different from a mass vision. A mass hallucination is when people pick up on the emotional response of someone else. So for instance someone gets very excited in a crowd and so the rest of the crowd start to pick up on this and also get excited. This is not the same as a group of people seeing someone all at the same time.
The other point to make is that hallucinations happen to individuals and not to crowds. It is true that sometimes when a suggestion has been made others pick up on that suggestion and so end up having an hallucination based on that suggestion (I guess we have all had a dream triggered by watching a film for instance) but hallucinations are very individual things.
Some have tried to make a point that visions are different to hallucinations but this distinction is fictional and tends to be used in an attempt to bolster a weak argument. Visions are spiritual experiences whereas hallucinations are imagined images. They tend to use this to suggest that the resurrection appearances are visions and not hallucinations (because the hallucination theory is so weak) so they can bring in a couple of ancient texts that suggest (if you read between the lines) that visions can happen to groups of people. They suggest that this is obviously not true but the writer has built up the vision to sound like it happened to a crowd of people. They then suggest that one person had an hallucination which then was built up by the writers to sound like it was to lots of people. It is very dubious that ancient writers ever did this in the first place and even if they did it does not account for the variety of appearances or that some people took a while to believe it. Or that one of these 'visions' eats some food.
All of the appearances of the risen Jesus happen to different diverse people at different times. They also have very different experiences which suggests they were not sharing an experience triggered by suggestion.
The very real problem is that people do not have strong hallucinations. Let me quote Daniel Dennet (a prominent Atheist) on this one in his book Consciousness Explained.
"Another conclusion it seems we can draw from this is that strong hallucinations are simply impossible! By a strong hallucination I mean a hallucination of an apparently concrete and persisting three-dimensional object in the real world—as contrasted to flashes, geometric distortions, auras, afterimages, fleeting phantom-limb experiences, and other anomalous sensations. A strong hallucination would be, say, a ghost that talked back, that permitted you to touch it, that resisted with a sense of solidity, that cast a shadow, that was visible from any angle so that you might walk around it and see what its back looked like."
It should also be noted that many of the people who saw the risen Jesus did not at first believe it but were converted by the experience. There are also stories of how he cooked a meal for the disciples and invited people to touch him. You can't do this with an hallucination.
There is no way that the appearances in the gospels can be explained as hallucination save by the foolhardy.
Was it because Jesus had in fact risen from the dead?
Like all things there can never be absolute proof for the resurrection. It's one of those logical and philosophical annoyances that it is impossible to prove anything. So we have to work on probabilities by weighing up the evidence.
When I consider the evidence it becomes very apparent to me that there is an awful lot of evidence to support the resurrection and very little to doubt it. The arguments put forward seem to stretch credibility even more than believing in a resurrection. Of course you have to make your own mind up - I can't do that for you.
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