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Note: This story was corrected on June 30. The initial story mistakenly reported that Kirk Gunderson had a heroin addiction; he in fact had an addiction to prescription medication connected to multiple injuries he incurred playing high school sports.
No one is sure why Kirk Gunderson attacked his father and brother on that June day, stabbing them both, causing serious injuries.
His mother Vicky Gunderson believes it was somehow connected with sports – either from the prescription medicine addiction he developed because of repeated sports injuries or possibly brain injuries sustained from the nine documented concussions he had experienced playing hockey, baseball and football at his Wisconsin high school – and as a result of being locked up with longtime criminals.
At 17, Gunderson, a high school junior, was an adult under Wisconsin law. He was placed in the LaCrosse County Jail with other adults, including at one time a sex offender.
"The guy came into the cell and said, 'I'm gonna have you,'" Kirk told his mother, who relayed the story at a recent meeting on Capitol Hill about juveniles in adult facilities.
In December, six months after he was first ordered to jail, he was placed in a disciplinary area for possessing contraband. Hours later, he was found hanging in his cell.
No data is kept on how often juvenile offenders are victimized in adult facilities. In 39 states, youths under the age of 18 are generally considered juveniles in the eyes of the law, though many have legal exceptions for certain offenses that allow for youths to be transferred into adult court.
Wisconsin is one of just 11 states that set the age threshold for their juvenile court system below 18. It is also the only state that has lowered its age of jurisdiction in decades – pushing the age from 17 to 16 in 1995.
Unlike those transfer exceptions – many of which were passed in the 1980s and 1990s in reaction to an anticipated violent youth crime spree and the killings at Columbine High School – the lower juvenile thresholds in those 11 states came on the books early on in state history.
Last June – five years after Gunderson was sent to jail – the U.S. Justice Department admitted for the first time that the adult system is not an effective deterrent for juveniles, and can lead to higher recidivism rates among them. .
Research over the past decade has shown that young brains don't reach full maturity until sometime in the person's twenties – a fact that even the U.S. Supreme Court has taken note of.
There is also mounting evidence that juvenile facilities – by no means an unequivocal success story when it comes to lowering offending – at least keep inmates safe. A federal survey in 2010 found very low levels of nonconsensual sex reported by juveniles in juvenile facilities.
Last year, Connecticut and Illinois became the first two states to raise the age of jurisdiction since 2006. Mississippi joins them this month and there is movement in several other states – North Carolina, New York, North Carolina and Wisconsin – to make similar changes.
What it takes
Putting teenagers back into the juvenile justice system can be a complex undertaking. But in Illinois and Connecticut, other changes that predate the age change have made the shifts easier than expected.
In Connecticut, the change is mostly an unfunded mandate. But because the new law is being phased in – extending just to 16-year-olds first – officials say they have been able to absorb the impact. When 17-year-olds are switched to the juvenile system next year, system leaders say they will have to have more money.
The situation is much the same in Cook County, Ill. – that state's largest juvenile system – where 17-year-olds charged with misdemeanors were moved into the juvenile system this year, while the budget was being cut. Seventeen-year-olds with felony charges are scheduled to be moved to the juvenile system next year. But now youth advocates are questioning whether the change actually will be better for them (see accompanying story).
If there is a common lesson from the changeovers in Connecticut and Illinois, it is that the states' earlier reforms to divert younger juveniles into community-based programs have made accommodating a larger number of older teens more feasible economically.
The Connecticut Legislature originally planned to include more 16- and 17-year-olds as juveniles by 2010 when it raised the age of juvenile jurisdiction in July 2007. After local police departments and governments had fiscal concerns about the change, the plan was staggered, moving 16-year-olds into the juvenile system in 2010, with 17-year-olds to join them in 2012.
To oversee the changes, Christine Keller was named chief judge of the state's juvenile court in May 2007, the second time she had held the position. Keller, a firm believer in raising the age of jurisdiction, was faced essentially with an unfunded mandate – and a law that had technical flaws. For example, 16-year-olds were still legally adults for certain crimes; some of the newly minted juveniles were serving adult probations, and it was unclear who should supervise them.
In the first year with 16-year-olds, Keller said, "we're seeing about a 25 percent increase overall in the number of cases pending." The Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance estimates that altogether, raising the age of jurisdiction kept 4,000 sixteen-year-olds out of adult court.
The number of juveniles detained before trial rose just 11 percent, while the overall number of cases rose by 25 percent. But detention quickly involved an older population; Keller said 16-year-olds now make up about 40 percent of detained youth.
The court didn't track the age of youths in detention until recently, said Connecticut Judicial Branch spokeswoman Rhonda Hebert, "but it was a very small number" of 16-year-olds in detention before the age change.
The only money that was added to the juvenile budget was to be used to hire three new probation officers. That office turned out to need help the least. Julia O'Leary, deputy director of the Court Support Services Division, said the probation numbers actually went down, even as 16-year-olds were added to the system.
However, other areas of the juvenile justice system felt the pinch. With no new placement slots and no additional public defenders or prosecutors, Keller said, the court staff has been overworked as more offenders must be accommodated in the same number of spaces.
The capacity problems are predicted to get worse next year with, an influx of 17-year-olds. The lack of options for juveniles deemed to need residential treatment or incarceration means longer waits for placement, which, in turn, increases the number of juveniles in detention.
"I'm getting worried about the placement issues," Keller said. "We need more substance abuse treatment than we ever needed before, and we're trying to do some vocational-type probation programs. We have the training school, but it only takes boys."
What came before
The placement shortage could have been a crisis in Connecticut, if it weren't for state juvenile policy changes that preceded raising the age. The state eliminated the valid court order exception, a loophole in the federal rules prohibiting detention of status offenders that allows judges to detain juveniles for violating court orders related to status offenses.
The practice was eliminated in 2007; the year before, 498 status offenders were detained using the valid court order exception. Abby Anderson, executive director of the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance (CJJA), estimated it saved the state about $2 million a year leading up to the age change.
O'Leary said the probation department also developed a pre-trial case-review process well before the age change, which she said significantly lowered the number of offenders headed for placement.
The reviews focus on determining which youths could be served in the community, an option that has become more viable since 2007, when Connecticut established family support centers around the state to provide such services.
The review process has driven a decline in the number of placements from about 700 juveniles per year to 200, O'Leary said.
"If we had the detention centers full, the way they had been," O'Leary said, the age change could have been a catastrophe.
"There was a lot of concern that this would overwhelm the system," said Anderson. "About the same number of 16 year-olds we anticipated did come in. But we didn't realize just how much different programs and services around diversion and early intervention had worked."
The addition of 17-year-olds to the juvenile justice system is scheduled for July 2012. There is $7 million in the first year of the state's biennial budget for the judicial branch to accommodate that change. About $2 million will pay for new staff, including 37 new detention workers and nine more probation officers, as well as seven mental health staff members.
Much of the remainder pays for non-incarceration placements, including home-based services, job training, substance abuse, family support centers, mentoring and a male youth leadership institute. A total of $4.8 million is in the budget for 2013.
The budget that includes these funds has been signed by Gov. Dannel Malloy (D), but it assumes billions of dollars in concessions from state unions that have not been secured.
Cook County, Ill.
Unlike Connecticut, which may follow a small bump in resources with a significant increase next year, the pool of potential juveniles in Cook County – Chicago is the county seat – swelled in 2010, as the budget for services declined.
A 2009 state law sent 17-year-olds charged with misdemeanors to juvenile court, effective in January 2010. At the same time, appropriations for the Cook County Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department, which had been consistently $38 million a year, dipped to $34 million for fiscal 2011.
In the first year under the new rules, police in Cook County referred 3,494 seventeen-year-olds on misdemeanor charges. In almost 70 percent of those cases, the Office of the State's Attorney did not file charges.
Five hundred forty-five other cases were diverted from the formal juvenile court process and sent to Juvenile Probation and Court Services (JPCS) for informal supervision.
The remaining 554 cases were filed in court, but probation officials said that did not add much to the caseload.
"A lot of the kids that we got had been sent to us already," as opposed to 17 year-olds who had no previous run-ins with the juvenile probation department, said John Bentley, a project administrator with Cook County JPCS. "That doesn't add much additional burden."
So far this year, Cook County is on pace for a lower number of referrals, filed charges and diversions. However, the percentage of cases in which charges are filed is rising slightly.
Years before the age change, Cook County had embraced the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, which assists jurisdictions and states in developing a risk measurement instrument to help determine detention admissions.
While its Juvenile Temporary Detention Center – designed to hold 500 – once held 600 or more, by the middle of 2010, the facility's population had dropped below 200 for the first time in 20 years, said center administrator Earl Dunlap. Right now it's at about 265, which, he said, is not attributable to an influx of 17-year-old juveniles with misdemeanor offenses.
"The impact has been negligible" on the detention center, said Dunlap.
He credited the county juvenile probation office for "how much of the minor stuff is shifted out." He said that when he took charge of the detention center in 2007, about half of the population probably didn't need to be detained. Now, he believes, the percentage is down to about 25 percent.
The state juvenile justice commission is studying the impact and cost of moving 17-year-old felons into the juvenile justice system, and will produce a final report by December.


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A classic blend of rhone valley whites, these varieties are all about texture. Vinification is similar to the chardonnay, though the juice is extracted and settled more carefully, due to the phenolic nature of these varieties, and in order to display the purity of their exotic aromatics.
The shiraz is grown from one end of the site to the other. This means half is on the southern slope of the ridge, and half on the north. Fermennted separately in small batches, the differences are dramatic, and present wonderful blending options.
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Initially this was the wine made in the joint venture between Peter Graham, Rick Kinsbrunner, and Michel Chapoutier. Peter now solely produces this wine, with only tiny amounts kept for Australia.
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Hats Off: Why We Love Mariel (and Audrey)
Audrey Hepburn has long been loved for her iconic fashion sense. Classic, feminine and ever so chic define her looks and women from every walk of life love the starlet for her style and grace. With hat season approaching, we're taking a look at our favorite Audrey Hepburn millinery moments for inspiration. Then, we're heading to the best place in Denver for channeling our inner Audrey – Denise Snyder's Mariel boutique. Need an excuse to don your new accessory? We also have the inside scoop on Colorado's "hat friendly" charitable soirees this spring and beyond. From Hattitude to Polo, we're stepping out in style.
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What: Women With Hattitude
When: May 5, 2016
For: DCPA's Women's Voices Fund
Why: Join 600 women to support female playwrights and directors over a whimsical and colorful luncheon at the Seawell Ballroom
Tickets: Visit denvercenter.org or call 303.572.4593
What: 5th Annual Latinas First Foundation Luncheon
When: May 5, 2016
For: Latinas First Foundation
Why:The Latinas First Foundation celebrates and elevates the Latina community by focusing on the cultural and historical contributions of Latinas in Colorado while providing opportunities and non-traditional scholarships for the next generation of Latinas.
Tickets: Visit latinasfirstfoundation.org
What: Jockeys, Juleps and Jazz Kentucky Derby Party
When: May 7, 2016
For: MyLifeLine.org Cancer Foundation
Why: MyLifeLine.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that encourages cancer patients and caregivers to create free, customized websites.
Tickets: Visit MyLifeLine.org
What: Schomp BMW Denver Polo Classic
When: June 24-26, 2016
For: Denver Active 20-30 Foundation
Why: As Denver Active 2030's marquee event, the 29th Annual Denver Polo Classic is the nation's largest charitable Polo tournament. Help support children in need across Colorado.
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Have any of you ever read the Travels of Marco Polo? I've been using it as a resource for my NaNoWriMo writing adventure, and its a fascinating piece of work. True…there are some exaggerations, and parts of it are based on hear-say, but, for all those critics out there who like to suggest that the whole book is a fabrication, I don't see how it possibly could be. I did, however, come across this description that I wanted to share. Marco is describing an area on the border of present day China and Burma, known as Baoshan today. Marco refers to this place as the Province of Cardandan. Cardanan apparently meant "Gold Teeth" in Persian and is so called because the Dai people at the time covered their front teeth with gold.
From his description, Cardanan was the ultimate man cave of the 13th century. "They pay little attention to anything but horsemanship, the sports of the chase, and whatever belongs to the use of arms and a military life; leaving the entire management of their domestic concerns to their wives…"
Sure, even today, we can all watch a little Saturday night hockey, or in my case a little Rugby….but this….this is where I would draw the line!
"As soon as a woman has been delivered of a child, and, rising from her bed, has washed and swathed the infant, her husband immediately takes the place she has left, has the child laid beside him, and nurses it for forty days. In the meantime, the friends and relations of the family pay to him their visits of congratulation; whilst the woman attends to the business of the house, carries victuals and drink to the husband in hes bed, and suckles the infant at his side".
Really ladies? Could you imagine?! I picture Rob and Max snuggling on the couch with a little All Blacks v.s Springboks action on the T.V while I am doing beer runs and cooking up chicken wings.


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Head of Illegal Migration, Identity Security and Enforcement Policy (IMISE)
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We are seeking to appoint someone who will drive forward the Government's agenda to extend compliant environment controls to deter illegal immigration.
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If you have the ambition and passion to drive continuous improvement, find out more at: CS Jobs.
Closing date: 23 October 2017.
The Home Office is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. We encourage a diverse workforce and aim to provide a working environment where all staff at all levels are valued and respected, and where discrimination, bullying, promotion of negative stereotyping and harassment are not tolerated.


text: John and Taylor's downtown frederick engagement session along the beautifully renovated Carroll Creek Canal reminded me how much beauty there is right here in Frederick! I am so excited for their up coming August wedding at the stunning Stone Manor Country Club. What a great idea that Taylor had her make up trail with Heather Rea Style Studio the day of her engagement session! I couldn't be more excited about their wedding, congrats Taylor and John!


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After seven years of creating Hope City Church in the capital of Ghana, Andy and Karen Gorman have returned to Sheffield as champions and Ali and Karen Bianchi have taken the challenge to take the helm. This is their story.
We've lived and ministered in Sheffield for the last 15 years, but apart from travelling with 4 kids, 22 cases, 8 backpacks, four car seats, a double buggy and navigating our shipping container with all our personal belongings through customs as well as learning to drive on Accra's notoriously wild roads (and coming down with malaria within two weeks of our arrival), it's been a smooth transition.
Our kids, are thriving in a new and fascinating environment, bartering with street sellers, riding horses, eating copious amounts of jollof (African rice is the best) and spending 99% of their lives outdoors. Karen has big plans for the development of City Hearts in Accra, to help more kids than ever stay in education and raise their aspirations for their futures.
I'm enjoying the fact that there's a cinema just five minutes walk from us! The church family have welcomed us with open arms, becoming fast friends and helping us to negotiate our way around a new culture.
The church is thriving! In seven years, Andy and Karen have built a community that is full of life, love for each other and God, and on the verge of amazing things. Church is growing and there is a sound of victory in the worship like we've never experienced before. We count it such a privilege to help navigate this amazing group of believers into this next season, and are so grateful to God for giving us the opportunity of a lifetime!


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Natalie Gregory is a longtime resident of Intown Atlanta and knows the area real estate market well. She also has a natural passion for people and an innate talent for the art of negotiation. So it's no wonder that when she decided to follow her heart and embark on a career in real estate six years ago, success came quickly. She distinguished herself early, earning recognition as the Top Real Estate Agent by the DeKalb Board of Realtors. For the past two years she and her sales team were awarded the Top Real Estate Team for having the top producing volume for the DeKalb Association of Realtors.
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"In the spring of 2005, I decided to combine my passion for real estate with my sales and marketing background to deliver the best results for my clients. Whether you are buying, selling, or just want more information on the current market, please give me a call. I look forward to achieving your home selling or buying goals."
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Shannon Lukach joined the Natalie Gregory Team in March of 2012 after working in the accounting and banking industry. Shannon was raised in Miami, FL and attended The Florida State University where she graduated with a degree in Communications in 2005. While at FSU, Shannon was active within her sorority Gamma Phi Beta where she served as the New Membership Coordinator. Shannon lives in Decatur along with her husband Doug (a fellow Nole!) and two cats. Shannon is detail oriented and ensures all of the marketing activities for the teams' listings are seamless. In addition, she creates and manages efficient processes to maximize the clients' service level. In her free time, Shannon enjoys traveling, live music, and spending time with her family and friends.
"Whether you are buying, selling, or just want more information on the current market, please give us a call. We look forward to achieving your home selling or buying goals."
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The United Nations Security Council approved a third set of sanctions against Iran, buttressing the Bush administration's campaign to pressure Tehran economically for its refusal to suspend its nuclear program.
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ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20)
Listen, but don't make any rash decisions. You can come
up with future trends in creative fields. Disappointments
regarding partners will be subject to the way you react
to their personal comments.
TAURUS (Apr. 21- may 21)
Be prepared to take advantage of your good fortune. You
should put your efforts into creative projects. Contracts
will not be as lucrative as you think.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)
It will be all around you. Don't get involved in secret
affairs or underhanded involvements. You will be prone to
carelessness that could result in accidents.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Be prepared to lose friends or alienate loved ones due to
your stubborn nature lately. This is a wonderful day to look
into courses or hobbies that interest you. Keep your wits
about you and be sure that you can trust those you confide in
LEO (July 23-Aug 22)
Spend time with your lover today. Discuss your objectives
with peers or lovers. Groups you belong to will not only
enjoy your company, but they will also share your interests.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23)
Believe in yourself and so will those who count. You should
visit a friend or relative who hasn't been well. Children
will want to help, too.
LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23)
Your ideas may be a little ahead of their time; don't push
them, instead just continue working on development.
Compromising could be on the agenda today. Digestive
disorders will be a result of family squabbles.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)
One sided attractions are likely. Unstable relationships are
likely. Make amends if you can.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21)
Focus your efforts on your work. Enlist the aid of family
members and consider the feelings of your mate. Be sure to
take time for old friends or relatives you don't get to see
that often.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20)
You can expect to feel confused about your personal prospects.
Don't put limitations on yourself. You have more than enough
on your plate already.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19)
Social events may lead to a romantic interlude. You could
come into extra cash. Put your money into a safe place that
will ensure a profit if you let it sit long enough.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)
New hair, new outfit, new you. Plan your social events
carefully. Take the time to do your job correctly or you
may find yourself looking for a new one.
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I just learned that John Lennon and I share the same birthday, just 44 years apart. John Lennon, being the world famous singer-songwriter of Beatles fame, and I just being yours truly, Google has wished only Mr. Lennon a happy 70th birthday both today and tomorrow with an embedded YouTube video as the Google logo.
The logo is static at first load but if you press the play button that replaces the 'e' of the Google logo, it will begin playing the 32 second YouTube video including video and audio. You can watch it on YouTube for features like an interactive transcript.
Google had this to say from the Official Google Blog:
There's a lot that can be said about John Lennon, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Even more can be said about the individual experiences people have had growing up with his music. It seems like everyone has a Lennon story. The earliest memory I have of him is listening to his songs in the backseat of our old station wagon with my brothers, watching my mom and dad sing along on the cassette player. It's a very simple memory, but rich with subtlety—the sunlight through the windshield, my mom's smile—and so it's stuck with me. And maybe that's what John's music is about. There's an earnest simplicity to it, yet I'm sure any one of us, regardless of whether or not we were around during his time, could describe some way he has deeply enriched our lives.
Starting today and all day tomorrow, which would have been John's 70th birthday, we're celebrating him with our first-ever animated video doodle. The old saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words" still rings true, so I hope a moving picture will help me adequately—and simply—thank John for the memories.
Happy birthday, John Lennon.


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APPERCEPTION (Lat. ad and percipere, perceive), in psychology, a term used to describe the presentation of an object on which attention is fixed, in relation to the sum of consciousness previous to the presentation and the mind as a whole. The word was first used by Leibnitz, practically in the sense of the modern Attention (q.v.), by which an object is apprehended as " not-self " and yet in relation to the self. In Kantian terminology apperception is (I) transcendental—the perception of an object as involving the consciousness of the pure self as subject, and (2) empirical,—the cognition of the self in its concrete existence. In (I) apperception is almost equivalent to self-consciousness; the existence of the ego may be more or less prominent, but it is always involved. According to J. F. Herbart (q.v.) apperception is that process by which an aggregate or " mass " of presentations becomes systematized (apperceptionssystem) by the accretion of new elements, either sense-given orproduct of the inner workings of the mind. He thus emphasizes in apperception the connexion with the self as resulting from the sum of antecedent experience. Hence in education the teacher should fully acquaint himself with the mental development of the pupil, in order that he may make full use of what the pupil already knows. Apperception is thus a general term for all mental processes in which a presentation is brought into connexion with an already existent and systematized mental conception, and thereby is classified, explained or, in a word, understood; e.g. a new scientific phenomenon is explained in the light of phenomena already analysed arid classified. The whole intelligent life of man is, consciously or unconsciously, a process of apperception, inasmuch as every act of attention involves the appercipient process. See Karl Lange, Ueber Apperception (6th ed. revised, Leipzig, 1899; trans. E. E. Brown, Boston, 1893); G. F. Stout, Analytic Psychology (London, 1896), bk. ii. ch. viii., and in general text books of psychology; also PSYCHOLOGY.End of Article: APPERCEPTION (Lat. ad and percipere, perceive)
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Last Monday I decided to apply for the Citi Prestige® Card thanks to the increased sign-up bonus being offered on the card. Presently the card is offering 50,000 ThankYou Rewards points after spending $4,000 on the card within the first three months. Combined with the increased sign-up bonus on the Citi ThankYou® Premier Card, I'll soon have well over 100,000 ThankYou Rewards points.
I've been putting quite a bit of spend on the Citi Prestige® Card to help reach minimum spend (though my orange juice incident sure helped), and there's one experience I've consistently had which caught me off guard at first.
The card as such is pretty sexy. While it's made of plastic, the card looks very fancy. Like many new cards, the numbers are on the back, while the front side just has a nice, understated design.
Notice anything interesting about the back, though? Yep, there's no "stripe."
Instead, the "stripe" is actually on the bottom of the front of the card.
So it's exactly the opposite of where most would expect it — typically it's on the top of the back of the card.
I'm not sure if this is intentional to try and make cashiers spend more time looking at how pretty the card is, or what, but it has certainly added a second or two to every one of my Citi Prestige Card transactions. Also keep in mind that the Citi ThankYou® Premier Card has also recently been refreshed and has a similar look now, so it also has the stripe on the front bottom of the card.
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However, that doesn't mean we don't still celebrate. Just a little differently. First off, we don't do it on Thursday. The kids have school and Josh has work, this year in Amsterdam so it's not even like he's close enough to celebrate in the evening. Regardless, we shift our Thanksgiving to the Saturday after - my thought is that it shouldn't matter when we celebrate a day of giving thanks as long as we do it!
The bonus about doing Thanksgiving in Barcelona is that everything is open the day of our celebration so if we forget something, we can go get it. Though these days, that still seems to be the trend in the US unfortunately. Don't even get me started on Black Friday this year, it's a disgrace.
Anyways, I ordered our turkeys a week before we needed them. I go the same chicken/turkey lady each year. The process seems to get easier and easier each year. The first year was all about describing that I want this huge bird and I want it without a head, without feathers and totally cleaned. The second year was a bit easier though she was confused on the dates as she didn't realize that the date changes each year. This year, it took me about 30 seconds - how big? how many? Done. Put down my 10 euro deposit and off I went.
On the Friday before our big day, we did all our prep. We ran errands which included picking up our very fresh 10 lb turkeys. Why not get a 20 lb one and get it over with? Well, because the ovens here can't fit them and nor can our grill which is how we prepare them. So two turkeys it is. I had taken Janice and Richard to La Boqueria which is the largest open market in Barcelona but we hadn't made any purchases so it was fun to take them to our local market where they could see the turkey lady plucking the last of the feathers off our freshly killed turkeys. And then head over to the cheese/meat kiosk to get all our cured meats and cheeses - that alone was about 30 mins!!
After doing some baking and cooking when we got home, we were pretty much set for Saturday. All the big things were done or started so we wouldn't have to rush on Saturday morning (or get up at the crack of dawn). The kids still had their tennis lessons so we chauffeured them back and forth in between the last of our preparations for the fiesta starts at 2!
Turkey lady trimming up our turkeys and taking off the last of the feathers.
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving here is that with no family close by (though this year my aunt and uncle are here!), we've had to "create" our family. And while I certainly love my family and look forward to Thanksgiving each year, there is something about getting to choose who we celebrate with that makes it a little different and special. That we have people here that have become our surrogate family with whom we share this special day. They come from all walks of life - some are friends from Josh's work, some from school and some are friends that we've made in our 4 years of living here in Barcelona. It's a nice mix.
And for that I'm thankful. We are incredibly lucky to have this life and we fully recognize that. While this year's Thanksgiving wasn't the all nighter of 2012, we still had a great time. The weather was unseasonably cold (but don't worry, we've gone back up to the upper 50s ;)) so we had to stay inside unlike last year where we ate dinner up on the roof. Thankfully we've got a decent sized living room and were able to squish everyone in.
We included some of Aidan's friends this year as well. It meant a lot to him to have a few buddies as he always ends up the token big kid at these kind of events and it's not his favorite role to play. However, on the flip side, in an intense game of hide and seek with his friends, he came across his Christmas presents - a wii u more specifically. Ok, I'm not so thankful for that part. Oh and the part where he told Liam what he found.
But anyways, Josh had such rave reviews last year about his grilled turkey that he decided this year to not just grill one turkey but both (last year one was in the oven). Once again they were a big hit. We had more food than we knew what to do with. One of my Spanish friends just can't understand why we end up with so much food and I tried to explain to him that that is just Thanksgiving - lots and lots of food, Macys Thanksgiving Day parade, football and a turkey coma. It's part of the appeal.
Turkeys on the grill
Thanks to Stephanie for most of these pictures as I didn't take any!!
Steph, Mia and baby Jordi!
Soooo much food!
Me and baby Jordi!!
Josh carving the turkey
Some of the delicious desserts
Watching Thanksgiving TV
Kids playing and eating
Once again it was a great mix of friends and family. Some new friends, some I hadn't even met before that day. And others friends since we got here. It was a great group with lots of camaraderie and I couldn't be more thankful than to have each and every one of them in our lives.


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But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. (Ephesians 4:7)
Christians Are Not Identical
If the first and second chapters of Ephesians taught us anything, it's that the gospel is not what we can do for God. Its essence is not what we can do for ourselves. The gospel is about what God does for us. It's about his merciful provision through the Savior, Jesus Christ. We are a passive, undeserving people whom God has called into a life of faithful obedience and good works.
Paul tells us that this new life requires humility, meekness, patience, love, and a strong desire for unity among God's people. The family of God is bound together by Christ and his Spirit, so the Bible commands us to live accordingly. We are united by the Spirit, so Paul says, "Maintain the unity of the Spirit" (Eph 4:3). To quote another passage out of context, "What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate" (Mk 10:9).
As I've said before, the thrust of Paul's message in his letter to the Ephesians is that all believers are made equal. We are all "fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel" (Eph 3:6).
Your past is no longer relevant. Your cultural background doesn't matter. Were you a Jew? Not anymore. Were you a Gentile? It makes no difference. You are the workmanship of Christ, "created in Christ Jesus for good works" (Eph 2:10). "He himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility" (Eph 2:14).
Do you get the impression that our calling into the church strips us of our personal identity? Does it seem as though God molds us into a stereotype where our individuality is lost? Is Christianity a religion where one size fits all? You either fit the mold, or you don't. If not, some may think, you don't belong here.
If that were the case, why would a believer need patience when dealing with others in the church? Why would we need to maintain unity if everyone is the same? Unity would come naturally. If we all think the same, act the same, talk the same, and dress the same, how could there be any division?
The fact is, we are not the same. There is something profound and fundamental that binds us together (namely, Christ), but we are not identical. God doesn't expect us to be identical. We were born with different personalities. We lived through different upbringings and experiences. God gives us different gifts. As Paul says elsewhere, "There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone" (1Co 12:4-6).
Unity Is Not Uniformity
I believe the body of Christ can be summed up this way: The body of Christ is a group of supernaturally-empowered distinct individuals who work together to build up the body, reveal Christ to the world, and glorify God. We are distinct individuals with unique gifts and ministries, but we are also called into the same body to work together for the same end.
After reading Ephesians 2-3, we might lose sight of our individuality. I would argue that many, many problems have been caused in the church simply because we fail to accept our differences. The church has split many times as the sad result of people not willing to budge on matters of opinion and personal preference. The color of the carpet has become a catchphrase for that very reason. How many churches have split over something as meaningless as the color of the carpet?
Music has often been a divisive topic for churches. Some insist on congregational singing sans musical instruments. Some prefer old hymns while others like contemporary songs. I read an article the other day which debated the merits of drums in the church. Some people have strong views that drums represent an instrument of the devil. Others, however, such as Native American Christians, come from a cultural background where drums have a uniquely spiritual quality.
In most of these matters, I believe Paul would say, "Let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding" (Ro 14:19). Regarding our distinct personalities and gifts, I believe he'd say, "To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good" (1Co 12:7).
Here in Ephesians 4, Paul says, "But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift" (Eph 4:7). I appreciate the translation of that first word, but. Occasionally, an English Bible will say, "Now grace was given—" This conjunction, however, is an adversative conjunction. In other words, it is intended to mark a contrast between what came before and what comes after. It's the same as saying "regardless" or "on the other hand."
Previously, Paul has spoken extensively about the body of Christ. He has emphasized the body's unity, potentially leading us to think that we lose all personal identity when we join the church.
Several years ago, I was talking with a pastor who is certainly unique. He tends to break the mold when it comes to conservative Baptist pastors. He was telling me that when he started preaching, he tried his hardest to be just like every other elder he knew. He looked at these other men and thought, I guess that's what a pastor is supposed to be.
After a while, though, he realized that God had called him to preach. God had called him with all of his distinct personality traits and different ways of doing things. He told me, "It was only after I learned to be me and use my special gifts that my ministry became truly effective."
Paul is leading us here to think in similar terms. "But," he says, "grace was given to each one of us." Peter doesn't become Paul when God calls him. Paul doesn't become Peter. In other words, unity is not uniformity. The unity of believers is not to be misunderstood as removing the uniqueness of believers.
The Tribalism of Christianity
Just the other day, Pamela shared an article on Facebook written by a Reformed charismatic, and she asked for my opinion. I never gave it, so I'll do that now.
First of all, I know what some of you are thinking when you hear "Reformed charismatic." You probably hear an oxymoron. How can a person be so grounded in Scripture as to believe in Reformed theology (i.e., the doctrines of grace) but also be a charismatic who believes in some of the same doctrines as false teachers such as Benny Hinn? It doesn't make sense.
The author of the article describes himself this way:
I'm a Reformed charismatic. With one foot I'm firmly planted in the historic Reformed world. A graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary, I sat under the feet of world-class professors like John Frame. Yet my other foot is planted elsewhere—in the world of the modern, global, charismatic movement. I admire the missionary zeal of the global south and east along with the spiritual power and miracle-producing faith they embody. Yes, it's an odd space in the church world to occupy. ("Why Charismatics and Calvinists Need Each Other" by Adam Mabry)
What is it that makes us think it's contradictory to be Reformed and charismatic? These doctrinal positions are not mutually exclusive. One can certainly believe in the sovereignty of God and salvation by grace while also believing in the continuation of miraculous gifts. Frankly, the Bible does not tell us that miraculous gifts would cease. It simply warns us that Satan will use "false signs and wonders" for the purpose of deceiving people (2Th 2:9). But let's not forget that he uses the Bible, too.
If Reformed Christians are not separated from charismatic Christians by any obvious substantial differences (especially Reformed charismatics), then why does there seem to be such a wide gulf between us? Why is our first thought, You can't be a Reformed charismatic?
The short answer is tribalism.
Back in the day when I actually cared about politics, I noticed just how tribal people tend to be with their political ideologies. They can be so tribal, in fact, that individuals cease to have distinct opinions. If you are a conservative, for instance, you must believe in lower taxes for the rich, a strong military presence around the world, and every other viewpoint on the conservative checklist. If you're a liberal, you need to check every box on their list. There's not much room for the people who defy the categories. There's not much room for the guy who believes in taxing the rich, but also believes in a strong military presence.
The same is true in Christianity. Two-thousand years of church history have produced well-defined tribes among believers. Chances are if someone scoffs at the notion of a Reformed charismatic, it is the result of two things.
First, they know very little about the charismatic movement. It was never part of their Sunday school curriculum. They have no personal experience with it.
Second, they've learned to make caricatures out of charismatics. We may very well have exaggerated perspectives. When we hear "charismatic," we may instantly think of the charlatans on TV selling magical prayer cloths or the Pentecostals rolling around on the floor. Let me ask you this: As Reformed Baptists, do you want to be judged by the outliers such as the Hyper-Calvinists? Do you want people to assume that all Calvinists are Hyper-Calvinists? Of course not. Maybe we shouldn't do the same to charismatics.
Practicing Grace Between Denominations
Let me read a bit more of this article:
In church history, bad things have happened when those with teaching gifts [referring to the Reformed side of the divide] have been relationally or structurally separated from those with "miraculous" gifts [the charismatic side]. … This separation has never been more apparent than the present. It's cause for concern when Pentecostals/charismatics get together in their conferences, read their books, remain in their churches, and never get out of their sandbox. Such tribalism is how some pretty egregious errors are birthed and nurtured—the prosperity gospel being the most obvious example. Numerous times I've listened to my Pentecostal/charismatic brethren and thought, If only they looked more closely into the Scriptures, they could have avoided this problem. As one of my mentors put it, "Charismatics love the fire of God's power, but sometimes we burn things down with it."
As has often been noticed, charismatic experience can lead honest, well-meaning Christians astray into terrible error. The God-always-only-ever-wants-to-bless-you-and-make-your-life-great nonsense that accounts for some louder voices destroys our ability to suffer well. The Word of Faith movement is sometimes indiscernible from sympathetic magic. But that's where the profundity of the Reformed love for the Bible can come to help. That is, if we would come to help.
Next, he turns things around to focus on his Reformed brethren, saying:
Just as concerning as it is when charismatics stay in their own sandbox, so it is with us Calvinists. I'm so grateful for the recent explosion of interest in Reformed theology. I was Reformed before it was cool enough to come with tattoos, plaid shirts, and beards, but it's nice to be part of the in-crowd, I guess. But let's not fool ourselves—the Reformed movement pales in size to the Modern Pentecostal/charismatic Movement (hereafter, MPCM). MPCM is the fastest-growing religious movement in the history of the human race. In 1900, there were statistically a meaningless number of such Christians. Presently, the number sits around 700 million, or 1 out of every 3 believers. Just to put it into perspective, that's more than the total number of Buddhists, Jews, and all folk religions in the world. MPCM isn't going away. Quite the opposite.
And it's not growing because they're all heretics (many are, to be sure, but not nearly all). They're growing because they're making disciples. For as much as we Calvinists talk, think, and teach well on the subject, the charismatics seem to be doing more of it. To use my mentor's metaphor again, we Calvinists construct a beautiful fireplace, but sometimes we struggle to get the fire going. We might learn something from our charismatic brethren, if we knew any.
I'll jump ahead to the very end of the article and read his conclusion:
Can you imagine the exponential good that would happen if charismatics learned exegesis from the likes of Don Carson? What kingdom fruit would be born if Calvinists learned to exercise missional faith like our MPCM counterparts? I sometimes daydream about what could happen if the passion of the Pentecostal for the power of God and the passion of the Calvinist for the Word of God could be combined to accomplish the work of God. The world just might see the glory of God.
This purpose means we're going to have to lead. The history of the Western Church, particularly since the Reformation, is so pot-marked with breakups, splits, and violent divisions over second- and third-tier doctrinal differences that it's little wonder our culture thinks Christians are divisive. We who cherish the doctrines of grace must lead in practicing grace toward those with whom we differ. And we can because the gospel shows us that this is precisely how Christ treated us. We can because the Spirit is available to enable such grace in us. We can because God knows that accomplishing the mission is going to mean we must work together.
Charismatics and Calvinists need each other. We don't have to agree to be agreeable. We don't have to compromise our consciences to effect change. And we don't have to sacrifice biblical faithfulness for spiritual power. We can have both.
3 Reasons To Avoid Extreme Tribalism
The author makes several good points in this article. Let me highlight just a few.
1) There is no perfect church.
The author doesn't say that explicitly, but he implies it. Regardless, we know it's true. If we know it's true, then why should we act as though it isn't?
Our tribal nature makes us extreme. We would never say it this way, but we often act as though our tribe has it all figured out while everyone else is completely wrong. The truth lies somewhere in between. Doesn't it? We don't have it all figured out, and just because other churches are wrong about one thing or another, doesn't mean they're wrong about everything. Perhaps we could learn from them.
Notice what Paul says in this chapter of Ephesians:
He gave … shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-15)
In the church, there should be a mutual striving for maturity and knowledge of the truth as we grow up into Christ.
2) We can't be a positive influence on people with whom we refuse to associate.
When we build walls around our church or ourselves, we're not just keeping everyone else out. We're not just preventing false doctrine from entering. We're trapping ourselves inside. We're preventing the truth of God's Word from spreading beyond us.
I'm going to make a statement that will probably sound more controversial than I intend, but please try to discern what I mean. I am less concerned about being a good Reformed Baptist than I am being a good Christian. Spurgeon said it best when he said, "I am never ashamed to avow myself a Calvinist. I do not hesitate to take the name of Baptist. But if I am asked what is my creed, I reply, 'It is Jesus Christ.'"
The point is this: We are disciples of Christ before all else. Let's not forget that. If we do, we may find ourselves doing more to promote Joy Christian Church or the Reformed Baptists than the kingdom of God. If we grow more concerned for our tribe than the entire body of Christ, the walls go up, and we cease to do much more than hurl stones over them at anyone who passes.
Of course, this problem of tribalism isn't a new problem for the church. Do you remember what Paul told the Corinthians?
I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," or "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Cephas," or "I follow Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? (1 Corinthians 1:10-13)
The church was forming divisive factions even 2,000 years ago. There is nothing new under the sun.
3) We don't have to agree to be agreeable.
That's a direct quote from the article, and it's true. I'm not suggesting that we strive to form a megachurch which includes people from every Christian denomination. I'm not suggesting there aren't vital issues which warrant strict separation. Paul commanded, "Watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them" (Ro 16:17).
Even so, we often have trouble identifying our brothers and sisters in Christ. Oh, you're charismatic. I'm not one of you. Get thee behind me, Satan.
We're not alone. The apostles struggled with this problem as well. In Luke 9, John so proudly announced, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us" (Lk 9:49). Apparently, he wasn't part of their elite group. Jesus responded, "Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you" (Lk 9:50).
It's interesting to see the progression in that chapter. First, the apostles argue over who is the greatest among them. Second, they prevent a man from using the power of God over Satan because he wasn't one of them. Then, the Samaritans show them disrespect, so James and John ask Jesus, "Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" (Lk 9:54). Jesus rebuked them, by the way.
Let me back up in Ephesians to the passage we looked at last week. Paul tells us to be "eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit" (Eph 4:3). Remember that our unity already exists. We have unity because God has "made us alive together with Christ" (Eph 2:5). When Paul tells us to maintain that unity, our goal is to strengthen the relationship between fellow believers (members of God's family). To which tribe they belong is a moot point.
Prioritizing Spiritual Unity
I like what Richard Phillips said in his book, The Church. He said:
Denominations allow us to have organizational unity where we have full agreement and allow us to have spiritual unity with other denominations, since we are not forced to argue our way to perfect agreement but can accept our differences of opinion on secondary matters. (The Church: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
His statement gets to the heart of the point I'm trying to convey. I'm not promoting organizational unity among all Christians. I'm talking about spiritual unity. I'm talking about discerning the difference between a disagreement over secondary points of doctrine and, let's say, worshiping a different god.
For example, I was talking with someone I know about someone she knows. She said to me, "I know this woman, and we just cannot discuss biblical matters with one another."
"Why not?" I asked.
"Well," she said, "This woman worships another god."
"Another god?" I asked. "So she's not a Christian?"
"Yes, she's a Christian, but she doesn't really believe in the sovereignty of God. Her god is weak, begging people to be saved rather than saving them according to his sovereign purpose."
I thought about it a minute and determined it might be a teachable moment, so I quoted a few passages.
First, I quoted 1 Timothy 2 where Paul says, "This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (1Ti 2:3-4).
Then, I quoted Romans 10 where Paul quotes Isaiah: "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people" (Ro 10:21).
Lastly, I quoted Jesus who said, "How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!" (Lk 13:34).
Here we have just three examples of God expressing a desire to save people who were not willing to come to Christ to be saved. Obviously, God did not decree them to be saved, but he did desire their salvation. Why wouldn't he? Through Ezekiel, he says, "I have no pleasure in the death of anyone … so turn, and live" (Eze 18:32).
My friend, however, was seemingly trapped in her Calvinist tribe. She had grown to so severely reject anyone outside of her tribe that she was inclined to view them as worshiping another god altogether. She couldn't find any merit in the views of her acquaintance.
After quoting these verses to her, I asked, "Do you believe this other woman is saved? Do you believe that 'grace was given to [her] according to the measure of Christ's gift' (Eph 4:7)? Has she been made 'alive together with Christ' (Eph 2:5)? Has she been 'created in Christ Jesus for good works' (Eph 2:10)?
"Yes, I think so," she said.
"If so," I said, "she doesn't worship a different god. Whether you like it or not, she is your sister in Christ. She may be wrong about some vital points of doctrine, precluding close fellowship between you in the same local church, but you are both members of the body of Christ for a reason. You are both striving to 'attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God' (Eph 2:13). Rather than casting her off completely, perhaps you should teach her in meekness and with patience while also learning from her."
The Case For Complete Separation
The Bible gives us two reasons for totally purging people from our lives and fellowship: (1) unrepentant sin and (2) heresy.
Concerning sin, Paul tells the Corinthians, "Purge the evil person from among you" (1Co 5:13). If someone persists in their sin with no signs of repentance even after we've tried everything to restore them, Paul says they must go. "Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?" (1Co 5:6). Allowing blatant sin to remain in the church is a recipe for disaster because it spreads.
Concerning heresy, the Bible pulls no punches. The problem is that we're tempted to label every theological disagreement a matter of heresy. Worse yet, we struggle to discern between false teachers (wolves) and misled ignorant sheep. Let me give you a sample of what the Bible says about false teachers from 2 Peter 2:
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. (2 Peter 2:1-3)
They will deny Jesus Christ, deceiving people for their personal gain. We can't throw everyone we disagree with into that category. That's a deadly serious charge. It's a real threat, but we should be very careful about who we label a heretic.
Working Toward Unity
Paul says, "Grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift" (Eph 4:7). Does this verse apply to only our church or did Paul have the entire body of Christ in mind?
My point is this: Let's not raise a "dividing wall of hostility" where one shouldn't exist (Eph 2:14). Let's not be guilty of undermining the redemptive plan of God which seeks to unite God's elect people. We're still sinners in a sinful world, so perfect unity is not something we're going to accomplish. But that's not the point. We're simply called to work toward unity, not against it. We are called to lead one another and learn from one another, not create bigger barriers between us.
Danae and I sometimes watch the show, Fixer Upper. If you've ever seen the show, then you know Chip Gaines loves demolition day. It's a lot of fun taking a sledgehammer to the walls. It's also a lot easier than rebuilding the walls.
Criticism is easy. Pointing out another's flaws can make us feel good about ourselves, but what has God called us to do?
To walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:1-3)
We are called to recognize our distinct gifts and how they work together for the good of the entire body. We are called to speak the truth in love so the whole body can mature and grow up into Christ our head. Even when the Galatians fell into terrible heresy, deceived by opponents of Christ, Paul said, "You who are spiritual should restore him [the deceived person] in a spirit of gentleness" (Gal 6:1).
Just imagine what would happen if Christians everywhere tried harder to teach one another and learn from one another rather than find fault and even more reasons to separate. As long as we "see in a mirror dimly," as Paul said, there will be factions in the body of Christ. Lord willing, however, our efforts to love and understand fellow Christians will minimize the creation of further divisions.
When dealing with someone from outside of our tribe, first ask yourself, "Is this person a redeemed member of the family of God?" Second, look for common ground between you. It's there. Third, listen closely before you assume anything. Fourth, learn what you can from them. Fifth, teach them all you can with patience and kindness. Finally, disagree if you must, but try to be as agreeable or peaceable as possible.


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GOLMUD, Qinghai, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of soldiers and armed police are rushing to complete a drainage channel to prevent a dangerously overfilled reservoir from bursting and flooding a city of 205,700 people in northwest China.
Authorities said they expect to drain the Wenquan Reservoir, 130 km from Golmud City, Qinghai Province, by early Tuesday.
Golmud, which is Mongolian for "place with many rivers," is nestled in a mountainous area where melting snow from the Kunlun Mountains forms rivers that flow through to the Qaidam Basin.
Days of heavy rain this month coincided with the snow-melt and caused torrents of water to pour into the Wenquan Reservoir, pushing up the water level at one point to 1.18 meters above the warning line, officials with the provincial disaster relief headquarters said.
According to the latest weather forecast, rain will again soak Golmud and the reservoir area on July 13. More rains are expected in the coming days in the mountains south of Golmud, which might also cause rivers in the region to overflow.
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Soldiers have been using excavators to dig an waterway from the Wenquan Reservoir since July 7. Trucks carrying earth, mud and rocks have dotted the mountain pass leading to the reservoir, about 3,960 meters above sea-level.


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