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Posted on 15 November 2012
What do you think of literary prizes? Good idea or bad?
Definitely good. There are gazillions of books out there and it would be quite impossible to choose were it not for a lot of help by other readers, including the readers who judge these awards who read tons of current books each year. I do understand there are so many more brilliant books outside of the nominees and the winners but then they do help point out authors worthy of a try. Even if I didn't connect with every author I've tried, I still have discovered many of my favourites this way. (My love affair with these lists began with James Kelman's How Late it Was, How Late, the 1994 Booker Prize winner.) Life is too short to wade through hundreds of books just to get at a good one, which is why I'm ever indebted to these literary prizes for doing much of the hard work. I understand it can seem limiting to some, but to me they're useful for as long as I continue to be adventurous and conscientious in seeking out other works, other authors.
If you could write any sort of book, what would you write?
Hm. If I could write. At first epics come to mind, of the sort Moby-Dick and One Hundred Years of Solitude are made of. Or something really brilliant like Life a User's Manual or The Name of the Rose. But on second thought, I believe I'd like to write a kind of book that's simpler and that's centered on life as art. The best depiction of which is Patti Smith's memoir, Just Kids. Yes, that would probably be it. Not a memoir of my life, as it isn't as colourful as hers, but fiction that exudes the atmosphere and gentility and beauty of her prose. You can tell by reading her that she lives and breathes art. In music, mostly, but in all other forms as well.
Although, if we were to talk nonfiction, my dream would really be to write a scholarly yet accessible and helpful book on eschatology. The Bible and the end times, apocalypse, that stuff. I know, it sounds weird coming from me, but that is my not-so-secret obsession apart from literature which I rarely ever talk about here.
Describe your ideal home library.
Three walls of books, with a huge, low window somewhere. The fourth wall, red bricks, a fireplace, cramped with artwork in different embellished frames. A comfy but very pretty vintage couch or two. A vintage armchair or two. An ottoman or two. A chandelier. Vintage lamps. A gorgeous rug. A desk, a tree. Yes, a tree! Colours would be greys and blues and creamy whites, peppered with rich jewel tones, in blues and purples and greens and yellows and reds. I am getting so carried away now. But yes, that is my dream library, thank you. Add to that a scenic view outside of the window, tall pine trees and foggy skies. Heavenly.
Name two new authors whose work you think will last the test of time, and explain your choices.
While I mostly read either old or dead writers, whose works have stood the test of time, I do have a few young and modern favourites. On top of the list are Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss, aptly husband and wife. They're both very current and their writings perfectly evoke the energy of our world today. They're both so very talented and so brilliant. Their voices are young and their styles experimental, yet their words are polished and mature. Their writing doesn't exude smugness, despite the genius. Rather, genteel. But also: passionate and exuberant. So many things at the same time, and only the wonderful things. They both write with humour, in perfect touches, and at the same time they write with such feeling and heart. They both make me laugh and cry. The perfect balance in affecting the reader both ways. I believe they're here to last.
Which books do you hope to get for Christmas?
My wish list is overflowing but if I had to choose the ones I really want to read soon: Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang. The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco. A whole bunch of Javier Mariases. Yukio Mishima's Sea of Fertility tetralogy. A collection of haiku by Basho. The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa. The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake. Collected stories of Gogol. Collected stories of Chekhov. Palm-of-the-Hand Stories by Yasunari Kawabata. Salman Rushdie's Joseph Anton. Some Alice Munro. Lucky if I even get one of these, no one ever thinks to give me books anymore. Except my kids, who understand. And they don't have the means.
What's the last book you did not finish and why?
Mr. Muo's Travelling Couch by Dai Sijie because the protagonist was awful and I didn't care about him nor his story at all. I was just disgusted by him. A shame because Dai Sijie's writing wasn't bad at all.
Would you accept 20 books that were absolutely perfect for you and dependably brilliant reads if they were also the last 20 books you could ever acquire?
No, never! Because who can live with only 20 books more? That's like telling us to stop thinking or eating or breathing. I'd like to believe that for every 20 perfect books for me, there are a hundred more.
Thanks to Bellezza for tagging me with The Liebster Award. Now my turn to tag seven people. This award, after all, is for letting others discover other blogs. So tagging Mee, BIP, Nicola, ds, Vasilly, Lu, and Isabella. I'd love to hear your answers in a post of your own or here in the comments, only if you feel like it. Anyone else reading this, I'd love to hear your answers as well. Here are my questions:
1. What propelled your love affair with books—any particular title or a moment?
2. Which fictional character would you like to be friends with and why?
3. Do you write your name on your books or use bookplates?
4. What was your favourite book read this year?
5. If you could read in another language, which language would you choose?
6. Name a book that made you both laugh and cry.
7. Share with us your favourite poem?
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Love all your answers, all the time (why do our libraries sound so similar? :) but I'm especially taken with your seven questions. They are so exciting I wish I could do it all over again, and really, I should have come up with seven questions of my own. If only I wasn't asking questions to nine year olds all day long…
Oooh I didn't expect to be tagged but there I can see Mee! :) I love love your ideal library. I'm keeping it in mind for my own future library. Also want a lot of the books you want for Christmas: Lust, Caution, Prague Cemetery, Sea of Fertility, Gormenghast, Joseph Anton. Actually I will post something about Rushdie and Joseph Anton in a few days, so stay tune for that :D. I'm already thinking about the answers to your questions and will post something about that too! Thanks for tagging me.
ps: I don't know why I haven't read Safran Foer yet :(
I've so enjoyed reading your answers! I've been going round collecting the suggestions for writers who'll last the test of time and adding new names to my must-read-soon list. I have to admit I've read neither Nicole Krauss nor Jonathan Safran Foer (and didn't know they were married! awww!) so they go straight on it, and I'm looking forward to trying them out. So far, no one has said yes to having 20 perfect books – and I quite understand. I'd say no, too!
I really enjoyed reading your answers, and would like to spend hours and hours in your ideal home library reading The Name of the Rose!
Love your dream library! I would've said the tree thing was crazy if I hadn't discovered this one cafe in Beijing last year – two stories high, with a tree right through the middle of it. It was gorgeous, and had fairy lights and lanterns strung through it! :) Would love to have one in my own home!
I love your answers! I totally agree with you on book awards. I also love "best of" lists. Thanks for tagging me. I'll post my answers this week.
You'll have to open your library to the public. What's not to love about it?! Thanks for the tag — I'll be posting my responses this evening.
I would very much like to come visit your library sometime :) I hope you get a Basho collection for Christmas, I have a small one and love it so. I hope you get all your other wished for books too. I'd like both the Eco and Rushdie. Better put up a big stocking! :)
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By DALE SUNDERLIN
For the Star Beacon
More than 98,000 rainbow trout will be released this spring at 63 Ohio public lakes and ponds.
The first release was last Friday at Adams Lake in Adams County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
Rainbow trout releases will take place through May 3, and the stocking of these public lakes and ponds are excellent opportunities for families to fish together. Fishing for catchable-sized trout is a great way to introduce young people to the outdoors. Rainbow trout are raised at state fish hatcheries and are 10-13 inches before they are released by the ODNR Division of Wildlife. The daily catch limit for inland lakes is five trout.
Some locations will feature special angler events, including youth-only fishing, on the day of the scheduled trout release. Contact the nearest wildlife district office for specific information. Additional information about trout releases is available at www.wildohio.com or by calling 800-WILDLIFE.
Anglers age 16 and older must have an Ohio fishing license to fish state public waters. The 2013-14 fishing license is available now and is valid through Feb. 28, 2014. An annual resident fishing license costs $19. A one-day fishing license costs $11 for residents and non-residents. The one-day license may also be redeemed for credit toward the purchase of an annual fishing license.
Ohio residents born on or before Dec. 31, 1937, may obtain a free fishing license where licenses are sold. Persons age 66 and older who were born on or after Jan. 1, 1938, and have resided in Ohio for the past six months are eligible to purchase the reduced-cost resident senior license for $10.
Sales of fishing licenses along with the Sport Fish Restoration (SFR) program continue to fund the operation of the ODNR Division of Wildlife's fish hatcheries. No state tax dollars are used for this activity. This is a user-pay, user-benefit program.
The SFR is a partnership between federal and state government, industry and anglers/boaters. When anglers purchase rods, reels, fishing tackle, fish finders and motorboat fuel, they pay an excise tax. The federal government collects these taxes, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers and disburses these funds to state fish and wildlife agencies. These funds are used to acquire habitat, produce and stock fish, conduct research and surveys, provide aquatic education to youth and acquire and develop boat accesses.
Black bears
Biologists estimate a total of 23 individual black bears accounted for 37 confirmed sightings in 14 northeast Ohio counties last year, according to the Division of Wildlife. The number of confirmed sightings is up from 26 in 2011.
"We experienced two or three specific bears that were very active and therefore highly visible to Geauga and Portage county residents," Scott Peters, wildlife management supervisor for District Three Division of Wildlife, said. "The number of sightings slightly increased in 2012 mostly due to this activity," noted Peters. Many factors contribute to fluctuating bear movement annually including weather, lack or high availability of food sources, and the presence of other bears.
Sightings were reported beginning in late February and continuing each month through mid-December. The majority of bears were reported May through August, which is the peak of black bear breeding and dispersal of young male bears.
Of the 37 confirmed sightings, 15 were confirmed as conflict or nuisance behavior, such as damage to bird feeders, beehives, and garbage containers, as well as consumption of pet food.
Trumbull County lead northeast Ohio with 10 confirmed sightings, followed by Portage with six (6) and Ashtabula, Geauga and Mahoning counties with five (5) confirmed sightings each.
Confirmed sightings include such details as photographs, tracks, scat, and reports directly from wildlife officials.
The Division of Wildlife began formally keeping records of black bear observations in 1993. Since that time, bears have been confirmed in over half of Ohio's 88 counties. Most observations occur in northeast and southern Ohio.
Efforts to monitor the black bear have been supported by the Wildlife Diversity and Endangered Species fund, which receives donations from Ohioans through the state income tax checkoff program and by the purchase of cardinal license plates and Wildlife Legacy Stamps. Individuals wanting to donate to the fund can also donate online at www.wlldohio.com.
Additional northeast Ohio counties with confirmed sightings include Columbiana (1), Cuyahoga (2), Jefferson (1), and Summit (1).
The black bear is listed as endangered in Ohio and protected by state law. For more information about Ohio's wildlife species visit www.wildohio.com.
Coyote. What to do?
This is the breeding season for coyotes so your chance of seeing one now are probably greater than any time during the year. So what should you do? In my opinion go get a gun and shoot the suckers. To me the only good yote is a dead yote. But in the interest of safety here are tips from the Ohio division of Wildlife.
Ohio wildlife biologists are frequently contacted by concerned residents who spot coyotes. Yes, frequently, but this is not cause for alarm. Coyotes are highly adaptable animals that are regularly viewed by humans throughout the state. Here are a few steps to keep in mind when you encounter a coyote in the Buckeye State:
n 1. Understand that coyotes are common throughout Ohio's 88 counties and are even regularly seen within city limits. Read more about coyotes at www.wildohio.com .
n 2. There are no wolves living in the wild in Ohio.
n 3. If you spot a coyote on your property, make sure to remove all "attractants" to deter the coyote from returning. This includes removing garbage and pet food before nightfall and cleaning up around the grill.
n 4. Coyotes prey primarily on small mammals such as rabbits and mice. However, interactions with domestic pets do occur sometimes. Keep small dogs and cats inside or leash them when outside.
n 5. Occasionally, an inquisitive coyote will stay put and watch you curiously. Clap your hands and shout; the coyote will likely move on at this point.
n 6. If the coyote visiting your yard does not respond to harassment techniques such as loud noises or is presenting a conflict even after removing attractants from your yard, contact a nuisance trapper. You can locate a trapper on our website at www.wildohio.com. For a fee, these nuisance trappers use highly regulated techniques to reduce urban wildlife conflicts. Coyote populations in rural areas can be managed through legal hunting and trapping methods.
Consult the yearly "Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations" digest for more information.
n Try It B4 You Buy It. Amboy Rifle Club will be hold a "Try It B4 You Buy It Event on March 23, 2013 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at its clubhouse, located at 100 Hawthorne Drive in Conneaut. The cost is $20 per participant and this will get you the following: Each participant will be allowed to shoot 5 rounds from 3 separate caliber handguns, 15 rounds, total. The firing range will be under the supervision of a NRA Certified Range Safety Officer at all times. Snacks and hot food will be available in the kitchen for a nominal fee. No personal firearms will be allowed. Participants must be 21 years old, no exceptions.
The purpose of this event is to give prospective gun owners or gun owners who want another caliber or type of firearm a chance to, "Try it B4 You Buy It". Each participant will be given the opportunity to shoot 3 separate caliber handguns. This is not a firearm-training course and no personal firearms will be allowed at this event. Women and new shooters are encouraged to attend. For more information contact Dennis Woodard 645-9698 or Teresa Paone at 813-5648 or go to www.amboyrifleclub.com.
n The Amboy Sharp Shooters 4H Club will be holding its annual registration on March 23, 2013 at the Amboy Rifle Club from 9 a.m. till noon. This will be you opportunity to sign up for this year's 4H Club featuring the discipline's of Rifle and Archery. For more information call 344-6208 or email email@example.com.
n Lyme Disease Support Group Meeting. Lyme disease...what is it? How do you get it? How do you treat it? How do you prevent it? These questions will be discussed in an open to the public forum on Saturday, March 16, 2013 hosted by Lyme Bites, a Lyme Disease Support Group. This event will be held at Jefferson Health Care's (Jefferson Geriatric) conference room located 222 East Beech St., Jefferson,. Please park in the back and enter through the Dialysis doors. The meeting is free of charge and open to the public. Medical personnel and support givers are encouraged to attend. Reservations are not required but appreciated. For more information, contact Janine Kirby at 858-2614.
n Jefferson Nazarene, wild game dinner, March 14, 2013. Call 576-6556 for more information.
n ODNR Division of Watercraft is conducting a Boaters Education Class at: Great Lakes Outdoor Supply 14908 North State Ave. (Rt. 608) Middlefield on March 4, 11 and 18, from 6-9 p.m. All 3 classes are mandatory call to register for the class 964-0518. A $5 fee for material will be in place.
Remember, pass it on or it will surely pass on.
Sunderlin is a freelance writer from Geneva. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Luxury hotel in Frankfurt (Frankfurt Trade Fair) near Frankfurt Trade Fair Grounds
This luxury hotel is located in Frankfurt (Frankfurt Trade Fair), close to Frankfurt Trade Fair Grounds, Messeturm, and Senckenberg Museum. Also nearby are Palmengarten and Maintower.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Marriott Frankfurt features a spa tub. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/café.
Room Amenities
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In addition to a spa tub, Marriott Frankfurt features a sauna and a fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and small meeting rooms. 25 meeting rooms are available. This luxury hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and coffee/tea in the lobby. A total renovation of this property was completed in August 2013.
Marriott Frankfurt is a smoke-free property.
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop or café
- Conference space
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 587
- Number of floors - 44
- ATM/banking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Billiards or pool table
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Computer station
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of meeting rooms - 25
- Sauna
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- Spa tub
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access (surcharge) , Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge , Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Room Amenities
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary newspaper
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Satellite TV service
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Dining
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 11 AM.
Brasserie ici - This brasserie specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast and brunch. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
The American Sports Bar - This theme restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves dinner only. Happy hour is offered.
Cross - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
- Recreation
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center.
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
Marriott Frankfurt Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: EUR 29 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 19.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): EUR 19.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: EUR 19.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: EUR 27 per day
- Pet fee: EUR 18 per room, per day
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 20 per night
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Conditional Admission
Conditional admission is granted to those students not meeting the standards stated in (3.) above, but who show promise. Stu-dents who are conditionally admitted are required to overcome specified deficiencies existing at the time of admission. When these deficiencies are overcome, the students status is changed to degree admission. No more than 12 hours of graduate course work in economics taken by students on conditional status may be applied toward the M.A. degree.
Non-Degree Admission
Non-degree student status is available for those not qualified for degree or conditional admission, or those who wish to take courses for self-improvement and are not interested in obtaining a degree.
Program Length
The length of each program is 30 hours, which can be completed as follows: 18 credit hours in fall (nine) and winter (nine) semesters, six or nine hours over spring and summer, and a final semester for the remaining three or six hours, plus meet the research requirement. Students meet the research requirement by satisfactorily completing:
Admission Policies and Procedures
A score from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is not re-quired. International students must take TOEFL and the Test of Writ-ten English (TWE). Students with scores below the minimum must take English as a Second Language (ESL) courses at EMU to raise their English proficiency up to a satisfactory level. See the Admis-sions Web site at www.emich.edu/admissions for minimum scores.
Financial Aid
Financial aid includes the graduate assistantship (GA) program and fellowship program. The Department of Economics awards about five full-time graduate assistantships per academic year. Recipients of full-time positions work about 20 hours per week, earn about $6,800 per academic year and receive a tuition waiver of 18 hours per academic year. Awards are based on the students academic performance (as shown by grade point average and letters of recommendation), and experience in using computer programs. Graduate fellowships are awarded by the Graduate School, with particular focus on women and minority students desiring study in disciplines where these populations are under-represented. Awards are based on the students academic performance and consist of a $4,000 stipend per academic year.
MASTER OF ARTS in Applied Economics (ECNA)
This program provides an organized and carefully developed study of applied economics. While the program satisfies the general education requirements of the economics profession, it seeks to meet the need for empirically oriented applied economists.
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Conditional admission may be granted to otherwise promising appli-cants who do not meet the above stated standards. Conditionally ad-mitted students must overcome specified deficiencies in order to have their status changed to degree admission. No more than 12 hours of graduate course work in economics taken by students on conditional status may be applied toward the M.A. degree.
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Non-degree student status is available to those not qualifying for degree or conditional admission, or those who wish to take courses for self-improvement only.
Degree Requirements
In addition to satisfying general Graduate School requirements, the student must satisfactorily complete the following course requirements:
Course Requirements
The M.A. in applied economics requires 30 hours of course work to be distributed among required courses, restricted elective courses, and elective courses as follows:
Required Courses .............................................................. 18 hours
*ECON415 Introduction to Econometrics (3 hrs)
*ECON511 Mathematical Economics (3 hrs)
*ECON601 Macroeconomic Analysis (3 hrs)
*ECON602 Microeconomic Analysis (3 hrs)
*ECON606 Applied Economics (3 hrs)
Select from option I, option II or option III:
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ECON604 Research Seminar in Economics (3 hrs)
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ECON699 Independent Study (3 hrs) in which the student writes a supervised research (M.A.) paper under the direction of a faculty member.
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ECON692 Thesis (3 hrs)
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So I watched the Dallas and Broncos game last night... Found it quite entertaining. Like most everyone else though, I was highly focused on Tebow... And why not? Everyone whats to see him... Especially the reporters. They want him to fail. soooo bad.
Tebow ,as you know, went 6 for 7, 91 yards. Pretty good numbers. Don't get me wrong the guy looked a little lost and insecure about throwing the ball... It almost looks like he wants to take off and run cause he doesn't want to fail. he doesn't want that next INT to come. He wants to win. Still he doesn't look confident at all.
Back to the reporters... Tebow today has been attacked by Albert Breer. Yesterday by Michael Lombardi. Interestingly enough both of these reporters come from NFL.com. I find it slightly strange that NFL.com and Network are trying so hard to break Timmy's will and strength to play the game. Breer yesterday tweeted "No way to sugarcoat it -- Tim Tebow looked totally lost on that series" after his first series... Well after that series Tebow looked good, not great, but good. Well today Breer went after him with everything he has.
I just found it interesting they all attacked him after a decent outing. Interested on hearing all your thoughts.


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A Scandinavian May Picnic
Walpurgis Night (April 30th) and May Day mark the official beginning of picnic season in Scandinavia, when people build bonfires to ward off the lingering chill of Winter (and traditionally, to frighten away evil spirits) and celebrate the lengthening of daylight hours with bountiful picnic hampers filled with foods including gravlax, fritters (in Finland), and vegetable salads.
A Summer Smörgåsbord
In Norway and Denmark, the generous buffet table commonly known as a "smorgasbord" (a Swedish term) is called a koldtbord, a "cold table." While traditional smorgasbords, typically reserved for Christmas and other holidays, contain a course of hot dishes such as meatballs or casseroles, in summer it makes sense (and is far less work!) to offer a wide selection of easily prepared…
Nordic New Year's Nibbles
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It is not surprising that Russia has been engaging in anti-gay legislation and propaganda as part of an attempt to divert the public's attention away from the problems that the nation is facing. This is, of course, leading to vigilantes attacking and bully gays in the Eurasian nation.
According to the Spectrum Human Rights Alliance (SHRA), the "Occupy Pedophilyaj" and "Occupy Gerontilyaj" campaigns being organized by the former skinhead Maxim Martsinkevich are targeting gay teenagers lured to secluded places through personal ads. Once there, the teens are bullied and tortured.
Martsinkevich is a Russian ultranationalist. How directly involved he is in these activities is difficult to determine.
According to the sHRA, the vigilantes set up ads on VK, the Russian equivalent of Facebook, and then record the encounters where they bully and torture the boys. The SHRA denounced these vigilantes saying "These self-proclaimed 'crime fighters' perform their actions under the broad day light, often outside and clearly visible to general public that indifferently passes by or even commend them. Video recordings of bullying and tortures are freely distributed on the Internet in order to out LGBT teens to their respective schools, parents and friends. Many victims were driven to suicides, the rest are deeply traumatized."
The SHRA posted video showing a group of young people who are supposedly connected with these groups interrogating a teen boy at what appears to be a housing compound. The group put the young man over a bench to interrogate him, ask him why he was there to meet "Uncle Dima" (the pseudonym the vigilante gang used) and force the boy to admit to being there to have sex. The boy, who is 15, admits to who he is, where he goes to school, and various other things. The video cuts off before things apparently get bad after one of the gang members tries to pour urine on the boy's head and another tries to kick him.
Ostensibly, the movements are suppose to be targeting pedophiles, but then again, a lot of people involved in the group equate pedophilia with homosexuality. The Russian newspaper Lenta joined "Occupy Pedofilyaj" in order to learn more. One of the leaders of the local vigilante gang explained that "We do not like homosexuals. If it was up to me, I'd kill them but the government doesn't allow that. . .I think practically all gay men [are] pedophiles. Once you've crossed over once, you can cross over again. Today he likes boys, and then it'll be children. They're not suitable for life in society."
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed a law which bans so-called homosexual propaganda. The law makes it a crime to distribute anything positive about homosexuality even though, supposedly, it is only suppose to be a crime to distribute it to children.
Putin has been under pressure from within Russia over the growing dictatorial nature of his Presidency, and playing up anti-gay sentiment has been one of the ways in which he has diverted attention from the issue.
Age of consent in Russia is 16. Homosexuality, however, is not illegal.


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Social media helped elect candidates, especially in last November's elections.
Now successful candidates who have become legislators are using platforms such as Facebook to gauge how to vote, how to govern — and also as a means of maintaining their base of support.
On one hand, it seems innovative and appropriate to me, especially among members of the House of Representatives, which is, after all, the people's chamber.
On the other hand, it strikes me as just a tad scary: for instance, no one should ever take my advice on budgeting or economics. Sure, I have opinions on the social economy, but not particularly reasoned, analytical or thought-out opinions.
And I'm guessing that's pretty much the case when it comes to most of the input offered by the majority of voters — ardent and heartfelt most likely, but reasoned, analytical and thought-out — I'm not so sure.
But for now, I rather like the idea, with just a few reservations.
To get a sense of how this works, take a look at Rep. Jon Runyan's Facebook page.
Here's the 3rd District Republican's recent post, primed with a Fox News report on President Obama's budget:
I promise to keep you posted on my thoughts as the budget debate proceeds in Congress. Today, though, I want to hear your opinion on where we should make significant cuts and what our spending priorities should be in the upcoming budget. Try to keep it to just a sentence or two. Thanks.
Obama Sends $3.7 Trillion Budget to Congress
President Obama is sending Congress a $3.73 trillion spending blueprint that pledges $1.1 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade through spending cuts and tax increases.
What follows are 71 comments — and counting.
The comments range from what you'd expect — don't waste money, cut everything, don't cut defense, help veterans, audit the Federal Reserve — to the less expected: the need to address Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and yes, cut the defense budget.
One commenter even suggests that the federal government is "perpetuating" a "fake terror situation." Told you I have some reservations.
There are even several criticisms of Runyan's vote to extend provisions of the Patriot Act, criticisms that will remain posted, according to Chris Russell, the campaign consultant who helped create the Facebook page.
Runyan directed Russell to leave all criticisms posted, as long as they are not crude, though he admits, "It is a little bit of wild, wild west medium."
Leaving the critical comments in place overcomes my main concern, that the site is little more than a campaign tool, though it is run by Runyan's campaign committee, not his congressional office.
And while Russell admits that staying in touch with the 7,500 voters who've joined the page is important since members of congress stand for election every two years, he also said that the responses, which are read by Runyan, gives the freshmen congressman a "good pulse" of the district, and allows him to set priorities and vote accordingly.
While most of the comments posted about the budget were in line with expectations, Russell said he was a bit surprised to find that some commenters are willing to trim needed services and the defense budget because they understood that there was not enough savings otherwise.
I contacted a few of the people who posted. Uniformly, the chance to stand on a soapbox and tell their congressman what they believed pleased them.
"This is an awesome way to communicate, especially if there are opposing views," on the site, said Toms River resident Joseph Rudy Rullo, who installs solar energy systems and took after federal subsidies for oil companies in his post.
Marlton medical supply owner Kevin Rodgers said, "First, I was happy that Jon asked for input. That shows he is trying to give consideration to what the people want." Rodgers' posted response showed he'd done some basic research and given the matter some thought, suggesting some of the biggest and least efficient bureaucracies in Washington to trim.
My favorite responses, though, came from Jose Gonzalez, a Cherry Hill resident studying finance at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
He'd posted in favor of supporting education, not the typical stand among those writing to Runyan.
He liked the chance to take a stand.
As he wrote in an e-mail to me:
"I think Runyun's use of social media is just him utilizing his resources. We're already in 2011 for God's sake. How could a congressman not want use the social media to reach their supportive audience? It's a no-brainer if you ask me...unless their audience is from the silent generation and beyond.
"Now, I'm not a full supporter of Runyan, by any means...I just agree with some of his views on washington...not all, but a few."
A fair and free exchange of ideas in a democracy through social media is a beautiful thing — as long as it isn't limited to 140 characters.
Kevin C. Shelly is an award-winning columnist and reporter.


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Edward W. Stack
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
Ed Stack, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dick's Sporting Goods since 1984, leads the largest, full-service sporting goods retailer in the country. He has led this Fortune 500 Corporation through a remarkable period of growth from just two stores in upstate New York to 530 Dick's Sporting Good's stores and 81 Golf Galaxy stores in 44 states.
Mr. Stack's recognitions and awards include: 1997, "Sports Executive Visionary of the Year," Sports Style Magazine; "Entrepreneur of the Year in Southwestern Pennsylvania," Ernst & Young; 2005, "History Makers Award for Business & Industry," Heinz History Center; 2006, induction into National Sporting Goods Association Hall of Fame.
Mr. Stack graduated from St. John Fisher College in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in accounting.
Mr. Stack serves on the Board of Directors of the National Retail Federation and the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Advisory Board of Wharton's Jay H. Baker Retailing Initiative.


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In the Heights' Merediz to Guest on "One Life to Live"
By Andrew Gans
Olga Merediz, a 2008 Tony nominee for her performance as Abuela Claudia in the Tony-winning In the Heights, will guest star on an upcoming broadcast of the ABC daytime drama "One Life to Live."
In addition to In the Heights, Merediz's Broadway credits include Mamma Mia!, Reckless, Man of La Mancha, Les Misérables and The Human Comedy. She won a Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway staging of In the Heights and was also seen in The Taming of the Shrew and Thornhill. Merediz's screen credits include "Changing Lanes," "K-PAX," "Music of the Heart," "Evita," "Requiem for a Dream," "Center Stage," "Isn't She Great," "Apartment #5C," "City of Hope," "Angie," "Au Pair III," "Hope & Faith," "The Jury," "The Sopranos," "The George Lopez Show," "Law & Order," "L&O: SVU," "L&O: CI," "The Job," "100 Centre Street."
The Tony-winning Best Musical In the Heights plays Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre. For tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com; for more information go to www.intheheightsthemusical.com.
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East Point hotel with an outdoor pool
Situated near the airport, in East Point, this hotel is close to Georgia International Convention Center, College Park Golf Course, and Point University. Area attractions also include Clinical Skills Evaluation Center and Lakewood Amphitheatre.
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In addition to a restaurant, Crowne Plaza Atlanta Airport features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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Crowne Plaza Atlanta Airport features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and small meeting rooms. 17 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and concierge services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available 24 hours). Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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Bob Newell worked at private clubs, city clubs, hospitals, retirement centers, colleges and restaurants before becoming executive chef at the Rathbun Lakeshore Grille in Honey Creek Resort State Park in southern Iowa. This allows him to fulfill a dream — working with local food.
"I've wanted to [work with local farmers] for 40 years," he says, but explains that the companies he worked for in the past would not let him, because they required their suppliers to have insurance that most growers cannot carry. Honey Creek Resort is unique, because it is located in a state park. "Here the state encourages me to use as much local as possible. It keeps tax dollars inside state boundaries."
When Newell moved back to southern Iowa in 2012 to run the restaurant, he met up with Melanie Seals and her husband Mike, who operated Country Road Produce "about two miles down the road." They looked at what Country Road could grow and what Honey Creek could use and developed a plan for the year. In 2013 Honey Creek purchased a variety of vegetables from Country Road, including carrots, radishes, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers and sweet corn.
For the first few months Country Road couldn't keep up with the restaurant's demand, as the Grille served up to 500 meals a day when the resort was full. Additionally, the restaurant catered for meetings, weddings and other functions at the state park. But the Seals soon adjusted. "It works out great," says Newell of the relationship. "They deliver two or three times a week and [the vegetables] go right out the door."
Since the partnership, Newell and Honey Creek Resort have received a lot of publicity. Both Newell and the Seals are quick to say where their produce comes from and goes to, and that generated "a fair amount of business," says Newell. "Other restaurants jumped on board, too."


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"Come & Get It" is Selena's new single…gotta say she did her thing. Song is hot. I'm ready to come and get it.
I don't even know what the inspiration was for the covers I did. Posted 2 different colorways because I like them both evenly. Basically just went with the flow and did whatever I did.
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Tyler The Creator released his new single this week titled "Domo 23″ this week along with the music video for the song(watch it below!). At the end of the video he added a snippet for a second new song titled "Bimmer". Both songs offer a new sound for the Odd Future rapper and personally I enjoy these 2 songs alot more than any of his past offerings. Tyler's 2nd album "Wolf" is coming soon.
On the "Domo 23″ cover I used a screenshot of Tyler from the music video. The font is positioned like the name and number on a jersey. For "Bimmer" I obviously featured a vintage BMW along with a similar font setup to the Domo 23 cover.
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Ann M. (Luna) LeBay, 92, of Niagara Falls, NY, died on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Niagara Hospice House in Lockport, NY. Born in South Mahoning, PA, she was the daughter of the late Dominik and Angela (Carrilla) Luna. She was predeceased by her husband, Stanley P. LeBay on March 15, 1986.
Ann attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High School. She was employed at Bell Aircraft in Wheatfield, NY and Great Lakes Carbon in Niagara Falls, NY. She also worked as a data entry clerk for Niagara County until she retired. Ann was a member of the Cataract Lodge No. 240 in Niagara Falls, NY. She loved bowling as well as many other sports.
Mrs. LeBay is survived by one daughter, Joyce (late Joe) Calabro of Arizona; one son, Eric (Deborah) LeBay of Niagara Falls, NY; five grandchildren, Eric (Lisa) LeBay, Nicholas LeBay, Emily Ann LeBay, all of Niagara Falls, NY; Vicky Lynn (Duane) Conklin and Michael Brennen LeBay, both of Arizona; one brother, Carmen Luna of Niagara Falls, NY and many great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by five brothers, Joseph Luna, Peter Luna, Frank Luna, Albert Luna and Salvatore Luna and four sisters, Grace Cambria, Mary Griffo, Rose Pfennie and Carmella Hagen.
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After spending part of my Monday afternoon scouring the internet in search of every Heisman Trophy forecast, I'm convinced of one thing. Either a lot of the "experts" don't get FOX or they really know very little about football.
ESPN listed nine candidates — quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and even a linebacker — while CBS Sports listed five. SB Nation listed five, and Heisman Pundit listed seven. But nowhere on any of the lists was the name Tavon Austin.
I'm not claiming West Virginia's do-it-all senior should necessarily win the hardware at the end of the year, but if he's not among the best three or four players in college football, I must have spent the last three months watching the wrong sport.
Austin's omission likely has a lot to do with WVU's 5-5 record, but the Heisman is supposed to go to the best player in college football, not the best player on the best team.
Some credence should be given to the opponent, but Austin is playing in one of the best conferences in America, so the numbers should speak for themselves.
Through 10 games this season, Austin has accounted for 2,312 all-purpose yards, an average of 231.2 yards per game. That's good enough for second in the country, behind only Antonio Andrews of Western Kentucky.
Comparing Austin's stats to those of Andrews, though, actually helps put Austin's dominance in perspective. Andrews' average of 241.27 yards per game has come on 325 plays. Austin's average of just 10 yards fewer has come on a full 150 plays fewer.
It doesn't matter how the Mountaineers' No. 1 gets the ball in his hands. If he touches it, he does something with it. Austin has found the end zone 15 times this season, and he's done it as a wide receiver, a running back, a kick returner and a punt returner.
"I've never coached a guy with that kind of versatility," said WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen. "He's the most explosive player with the ball in his hands that I've ever seen. Our job is to get him the ball as many times as we can. Sometimes, we've done a good job with that. Sometimes, we haven't done a good job with that."
WVU's coaches certainly succeeded in that area Saturday, handing Austin the ball 21 times as a running back, and he responded with a school-record 344 yards rushing. It was the best individual performance I've ever seen — on television or in person — and I apparently wasn't alone.
"It's flat-out ridiculous the amount of yards he had in the limited carries he had," said Holgorsen. "It's a performance that might not ever be duplicated in college football."
Remember, too, that performance didn't come in an early-season nonconference game against James Madison or Marshall, and it didn't come against a struggling defense like East Carolina, the team Kay-Jay Harris went up against when he set the previous WVU rushing record.
Austin's video game-like night came against Oklahoma, a traditional defensive powerhouse with one of the best coordinators in the game, Mike Stoops, calling the defensive sets.
"You just don't do that against the University of Oklahoma and their players," said Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads, who will have the task of trying to slow Austin down on Friday when WVU travels to ISU for a 3:30 p.m. Big 12 contest. "You just don't do that. He's a very special player."
In a conference filled with offense, nobody has been better than Austin. He leads the league in receptions per game with 10 catches per contest, and he's one of just three 1,000-yard receivers in the Big 12. His kick return average of 26.6 yards per return is good enough for third in the league.
Perhaps most impressive, though, are his rushing numbers. With 447 rushing yards on the season, Austin is just 113 yards behind Baylor's Lache Seastrunk for 10th place among the conference's rushing leaders. Seastrunk has carried the ball 80 times for the Bears. Austin has all of 35 rushes for the Mountaineers.
Twenty-one of those carries came last week in his first game as WVU's featured back. He averaged 16.4 yards per carry.
"He's an exceptional athlete, and he made a lot of plays," said OU head coach Bob Stoops. "He's capable of making you miss tackles. The other running backs in there didn't have nearly the same success, running most of the same plays."
With two games remaining, and Austin sure to get a lot more carries down the stretch, who knows how many running backs that have started all season Austin could pass before it's all over?
But Rhoads knows he's not making it easy on opposing defenses.
"I found out (that Austin was playing running back) at the end of our game (a win over Kansas on Saturday) when we started looking at the score first, and then the stats and all that, trying to figure it out," said Rhoads of his first glance at the WVU-OU box score. "When we got back and put the tape on, we saw how he was lining up and how he was gaining all those yards. Soon after that, we vomited."
How many college football players have actually made opposing coaches lose their lunch?
My guess is that you can count them on one hand, and that's the group that should be in New York for the Heisman Trophy presentation on Dec. 8, even if they aren't members of one of college football's elite teams.


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Allegations Surface that National Bank of Arizona Charged Unfair Overdrafts
Allegations have surfaced that National Bank of Arizona unfairly charged its customers overdraft fees after rearranging their transactions. The attorneys working with ClassAction.org, a site dedicated to protecting consumers, have launched an investigation into the bank's overdraft protection policies. Consumers who were unfairly charged overdraft fees may have legal claims to recover compensation for these charges, according to the attorneys. If you were charged overdraft fees by National Bank of Arizona after your transactions were processed out of the order in which they were made, visit
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National Bank of Arizona has not been the only bank which has faced allegations of deceptive and unfair overdraft practices. At least 14 banks have reached multi-million dollar settlements in lawsuits alleging improper posting practices that increased the amount of overdraft charges assessed to customers' accounts, and in turn, the banks' profits. It was alleged that banks were processing their customers' transactions, by debit or check, in a
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Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?
By Aaron Maasho
Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others' throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.
Yet, amid the blistering rhetoric and scares over a return to war, analysts say the feuding rivals are reluctant to lock horns once again. Neighbouring South Sudan and some Ethiopian politicians are working on plans to bring both sides to the negotiating table.
Asmara has been named, shamed and then slapped with two sets of U.N. sanctions over charges that it was aiding and abetting al Qaeda-linked rebels in lawless Somalia in its proxy war with Ethiopia. However, a panel tasked with monitoring violations of an arms embargo on Somalia said it had no proof of Eritrean support to the Islamist militants in the last year.
Nevertheless, Eritrea's foreign ministry wasted little time in pointing a finger of accusation at its perennial rival. "The events over the past year have clearly shown that it is in fact Ethiopia that is actively engaged in destabilising Eritrea in addition to its continued occupation of sovereign Eritrean territory in violation of the U.N. Charter," the ministry said in a statement last month.
South Sudan's era of prosperity?
Many South Sudanese hoped the country's emergence as the world's newest nation would begin an era of prosperity, but the country has remained mired in disputes with its northern neighbour over oil, the border and a many other issues.
The landlocked South shut off its oil production in January, instantly erasing 98 percent of state revenues, as part of a dispute with Sudan over how much it should pay to export crude using pipelines and other infrastructure in the north.
Is Israel right in deporting African migrants
Israel this week started deporting a planeload of migrants to South Sudan early on Monday, the first of a series of weekly repatriation flights intended as a stepping stone to dealing with much greater influxes of migrants from Sudan, Eritrea and Ivory Coast.
About 60,000 Africans have crossed into Israel across its porous border with Egypt in recent years. Israel says the vast majority are job seekers, disputing arguments by humanitarian agencies that they should be considered for asylum.
Dancing to the last beats of a united Sudan
Half way through the evening you felt this is what a united Sudan could have been like.
It was an engagement party thrown by a beaming, white-robed Khartoum patriarch with pulsing music provided by Orupaap, a group of mostly southern musicians and dancers.
Sudan-a tale of two countries
As delighted southern Sudanese voted in a long-awaited referendum on independence, visitors to the north and south could be forgiven for thinking they were already two separate countries.
South Sudan's unlikely hero
Southern Sudanese may not like to admit it but the unlikely hero of their independence is an octogenarian northern lawyer always close to controversy who has pulled off what was touted as a mission impossible. Holding south Sudan's referendum on secession on time.
Bespectacled Mohamed Ibrahim Khalil, head of the south Sudan Referendum Commission, looks frail and sometimes walks with a stick. But he's sharper than all of his younger colleagues, can run rings around journalists in Arabic, English and French and handles his own very busy mobile phone traffic.
Sudan rearranges furniture as independence vote looms
The shiny new headquarters of Sudan's referendum commission was buzzing with activity on Monday, less than four months ahead of the scheduled start of a seismic vote on whether the country's oil-producing south should declare independence.
Unfortunately, officials were not all busy putting the final touches to voting registration lists or preparing publicity materials for the region's inexperienced electorate.
Juwama vs. the Nile Republic – South Sudan searches for a new name
What's in a name? An entire cultural and national identity if you are from Sudan's oil-producing south.
The region of southern Sudan is now less than seven months away from a referendum on whether it should split away to form Africa's newest country.
One step forward, a few steps back
One of the few positives of Sudan's elections, dubbed to be the first open vote in 24 years but marred by opposition boycotts and accusations of fraud, was a tiny opening of democratic freedom in Africa's largest country.
Direct press censorship was lifted from Sudan's papers and opposition politicians were given an albeit limited platform to address the population through state media.
Sudan's "foolproof" elections
It all started so well… the lines of voters sheltering patiently in the shade from the sweltering heat to vote in Sudan's first open polls in 24 years.
Many criticised the opposition for boycotting the vote, saying it was missing out on a national event.


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This afternoon I had the distinct privilege of sitting in on Dr. Thomas Hudgins' presentation to an EdD cohort at Southeastern. Thomas talked about his dissertation, Luke 6:40 and the Theme of Likeness Education in the New Testament. Thomas argued that … Continue reading
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Recitation of Philippians 1:1-11
It took a bit longer than I would have liked to memorize the next three verses. This had more to do with my discipline than it does with their difficulty. Nevertheless, it is done. A video of my recitation of … Continue reading
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Consonance and Assonance in Philippians 1:9-10
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The Mother-in-Law–Jeremiah 29:11 Refrigerator Magnet–Diet Principle
I have been reading Jonathan Pennington's Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological Introduction. In chapter 7, Pennington addresses matters pertaining to "Intent," "Meaning," and "Posture." At the conclusion of the chapter he talks about "The Mother-in-Law–Jeremiah 29:11 Refrigerator Magnet–Diet … Continue reading
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Making Some Progress
1) I have finished the first two lessons (illustrations and all) of my Ephesians series for the youth this week. I have one more lesson to complete. Hopefully I will be able to knock that out this morning/afternoon as well … Continue reading
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An Infected Plant And An Infected Soul
I am an amateur gardener. I like to work in the dirt, but not too much. I love to plant a cucumber or tomato plant, watch it take root, shoot up, blossom, and bear fruit. The first year Mary Beth … Continue reading
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Greek Advice Needed
I need help diagramming this text. No really…I have been at it for hours and can't make a decision. So, for you Greek scholars, diagram these verses for me, "τη γαρ χαριτι εστε σεσωσμενοι δια πιστεως, και τουτο ουκ εξ … Continue reading
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Disappointment with Commentaries
Please indulge me as I vent a bit more about commentary B. I only feel it is necessary because I believe that the issues I am currently finding are too often characteristic of modern commentaries. As you saw in the … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Studies, Greek Resources, New Testament Studies, Sarcasm, Teaching Tagged Commentators, Ephesians, Poor Scholarship 1 Comment
I have been reading through some commentaries on the book of Ephesians. Two of the commentaries, authors to rename nameless, are of interest for this post and will be referred to as A and B. I am putting forth two … Continue reading
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