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Continuing with design journals for Heroes & Villains, Volume 2 is the order of the day! And today we hear from our Silver Age guru, Professor Christopher McGlothlin, M.Ed.. All those titles around his name clue us into the fact that he's someone we can learn a lot from. Usually he drones on about history, but in this design journal he's talking about comics... Flash villains, the Rogues, and specifically, the Top!
Shout to the Top!
I'm sometimes asked, "How do you writer guys decide which characters you work on in those DC game books?" My usual answer is, of course, a coast-to-coast customized car race to the death: no rules, winners get their pick of characters (and to shake the hand of Mr. President).
The truth is more conventional, and--for better or worse--does not involve us freelancers scoring points for mowing down pedestrians. Fact of the matter is Jon Leitheusser just happens to be really good at his job, and has a great understanding of what each member of the Legion of DC Universe Freelancers is best at. I may still organize the aforementioned freelancer death race, but that will be without official Green Ronin sanction.
Vehicular homicide aside, as the freelancer who just turned 43 and the one best able to handicap a potential Captain Compass vs. Cave Carson fistfight, my character assignments tend toward the old and weird. Truly, it's one of the best things about being old and weird yourself.
Thanks to Jon's understanding and the generosity of Seth Johnson, the balance of Flash's Rogues Gallery fell under my purview. It was--as expected--a wonderful mixture of old and weird. Some of the entries were old characters, and some weird characters. Only the Top was both, so I adore the work I did on his entry above all.
Roscoe Dillon and I are both products of the 1960s, so I call him "old" with the greatest affection. "Old" is the new "cool," after all. However, one does not get to "old" without a re-invention or three along the way, and the Top is no exception. After beginning comic-book life as a wonderfully gimmick-obsessed John Broome/Carmine Infantino creation, the Top died a comic-book death and (somewhat inexplicably) became a disembodied body-snatcher during the Disco Era. At the start of this millennium, Identity Crisis and Geoff Johns made him into a psychotic menace. Oh, and he died. Again.
I am proud and honored to be the Top's DC Universe biographer. Chronicling all that re-invention is a fairly basic writer thing; you just include all the relevant details and hope your reader understands you're hitting the high points in a long career of strangeness. However, getting all the associated game information on a finite page is another, more daunting task. So much to say, so little space... there was ultimately nowhere to go but insane.
Years ago, I'd forced (absolutely forced) myself to buy copies of every Flash story from Showcase #4 to the then-current Wally West series in preparation for writing a Flash sourcebook that, sadly, never got published. H&V2 gave me a great excuse to dive back into those great old stories again, now with an eye towards getting every bizarre detail of the Top's fictional life down pat. That's when the madness began to take hold.
Coming up with game statistics for that one gimmick top that tangles people up in streamers was a must. Including the tops that explode was a no-brainer. The gimmick top that's also a flamethrower... well, c'mon, it's a top that's also a flamethrower! By the time I'd worked up statistics for the top that projects a tornado and the top that sprays glue, I knew I'd drifted into obsession.
By the time I was done, I'd written up every single gimmick top Roscoe Dillon had ever used. Every single one. Well, okay, I didn't do the atomic grenade top (because it's really a plot device) or the top that would've made the Flash really, really old (because Barry Allen faked him out and Dillon never actually got it to work). The rest are all there, each one a 1960s style comic-book caper waiting to happen. If that doesn't intrigue you--or at least make you smile--then my friend you just aren't Silver Age.
Which is totally okay. I included the Top's late-'70s mind-hopping power, and his more recent bout of insanity and vertigo-inducing powers are spelled out in a handy sidebar. So, my Bronze- and Modern-Age loving compadres, we have you covered as well.
Much to my delight, I was able to provide every moment of the Roscoe Dillon saga for your reading and gaming pleasure, and in a space that actually fit into the book. I hope you'll enjoy the fruits of my madness. Did I mention there's a top that's also a flamethrower?
The Top PL10
Immortality: Immortality 6, Recently dead or brain-dead body nearby • 12 points
Spinning: (Enhanced Advantage 11 (Defensive Roll 4, Fascinate (Deception), Improved Initiative 6), Enhanced Defenses 20 (Dodge 10, Parry 10), Enhanced Intellect 3, Senses 1 (Radius Vision), Limited: Must Remain Immobile • 7 points
Concealed Tops: Array (32 points), Removable (-8 points)
- Streamer Top: Ranged Affliction 8 (Resisted by Dodge; Hindered and Vulnerable, Defenseless and Immobile • 32 points
- Blacklight Top: Concealment 4 (All Visual), Attack, Cone Area • 1 point
- Blinding Top: Affliction 10 (Resisted by Fortitude; Visually Impaired, Visually Disabled, Visually Unaware), Cumulative, Perception Area (Visual) • 1 point
- Bola Tops: Ranged Affliction 10 (Resisted by Dodge; Hindered and Vulnerable, Defenseless and Immobile), Cumulative, Extra Condition, Limited Degree • 1 point
- Electro-Top: Ranged Damage 10, Resisted by Fortitude • 1 point
- Flamethrower Top: Ranged Damage 10, Cloud Area • 1 point
- Gas Top: Ranged Affliction 8 (Resisted by Fortitude; Dazed, Stunned, Incapacitated) Cloud Area 2 (30 feet), Cumulative • 1 point
- Glue Top: Ranged Affliction 6 (Resisted by Dodge; Hindered and Vulnerable, Defenseless and Immobile), Burst Area, Cumulative, Extra Condition, Sustained Duration, Limited Degree • 1 point
- Grenade Top: Ranged Damage 10, Burst Area • 1 point
- Soundwave Top: Ranged Damage 10, Sustained Duration • 1 point
- Tornado Top: Move Object 10, Cone Area, Sustained Duration, Limited Direction (repulsion) • 1 point
Agile Feint, Defensive Roll 4, Evasion, Fascinate (Deception), Improved Initiative 6, Improvised Tools, Inventor
Acrobatics 6 (+9), Athletics 4 (+6), Close Combat: Unarmed 4 (+8), Deception 4 (+6), Expertise: Criminal 4 (+6), Expertise: Science 6 (+8), Expertise: Tops 8 (+10), Intimidation 4 (+6), Persuasion 3 (+5), Ranged Combat: Tops 8 (+10), Sleight of Hand 4 (+6), Stealth 4 (+7), Technology 7 (+9)
Initiative +27
Concealed Tops +10 Ranged, Damage 10 or others
Unarmed +8 Close, Damage 2
Dodge 14 Fortitude 9
Parry 14 Toughness 6/2*
Will 11
*Without Defensive Roll.
Power Points
Abilities 40 Skills 33
Powers 65 Defenses 16
Advantages 4 TOTAL 158
Motivation--Greed: Money made the Top go round.
Relationship: The Top's girlfriend was Lisa (the Golden Glider) Snart.
Come back next time and we'll let Leon Chang loose on the Parasite! Plus for those of you who actually read the last line of articles like this, keep a look out tomorrow for a big announcement regarding the release of Heroes & Villains, Volume 2!


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Ramsey District Court is hosting a bi-weekly Self-Help Expungement clinic.
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An expungement is a court order sealing records and prohibiting re-opening or disclosure of their existence except under court order or statutory authority. Nothing in the statutes authorizes destruction of records or their return to the subject. A Judge of the District Court must hear this petition.
The Criminal Expungement area of the Minnesota Courts Self-Help Center offers a variety of tutorials, guides and resources that can help you through the expungement process. If the offense you wish to have expunged happened in Ramsey County, use the forms on this page to file your request.
Expungement (sealing) of a record means the record will not be available to the general public. However, Minn. Stat. §609A.03, subd. 7, states that law enforcement agencies, prosecution or correctional authorities may seek an order signed by a judge to re-open a sealed case for the purpose of a criminal investigation, prosecution or sentencing. The records may be opened for the purposes of evaluating a prospective employee of a criminal justice agency, without a court order, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §609A.03, subd. 7.
If there is no court file (in other words, the prosecutor did not file formal charges or the grand jury did not file an indictment) and you've had a clean record for the past 10 years, a petition to the court is not necessary to expunge your arrest record. You should contact the arresting agency and/or the BCA [Minn. Stat. §299C.11(b)].
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LEWISTON — Chaos
spread across the city Wednesday afternoon as the Cowan Mill on the shore of the Androscoggin River went up in flames. Buildings around it were showered with falling cinders.
Hours later, firefighters were still battling flames at the demolished mill. Local, state and federal investigators were searching for suspects, but no arrests were expected Wednesday night.
At 4 p.m., flames began shooting from the upper floors of the mill next to Longley
Bridge. Within 15 minutes, most of the roof had collapsed and what sounded like
thunder roared as walls and floors came tumbling down.
Thousands of people
stood on the sides of Main Street watching the intense fire grow bigger,
unaware that another building had caught fire behind them.
That happened at
about 4:20 p.m. when embers from the burning Cowan Mill floated down onto the
roof of Bates Mill No. 5, setting the saw-tooth-roofed building across the street on fire.
Auburn firefighters
rushed to that scene to snuff out the flames before they could engulf Mill
No. 5. Meanwhile, there were reports that fires were starting at the building
housing Espo's Restaurant, close to the burning Cowan Mill.
"Our concern right
now is for other roofs and other buildings," said Lewiston police Chief Michael
Bussiere, who was trying to help control a crowd of several thousand that
clogged the downtown. "We've got major issues with traffic
Police were going
onto rooftops all over the downtown to look for fallen embers in hopes of
preventing further fires from starting. Bussiere said he called in his morning
watch to increase police manpower in the city.
Meanwhile, near
Cowan Mill, witnesses stood incredulous at how ferocious the fire there was
burning and how quickly it had started.
"I've never seen
anything like it in all my life," said Kathy Cyr, who works at a nearby bank.
A moment after she
said it, there was a rolling explosion from across the
"Oh, wow," Cyr said.
"There goes the roof."
By late Wednesday night, police were searching for at least three people to question them about the blaze. No arrests had been made by 10 p.m.
Around that time, a team of investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had arrived in Lewiston to join police and the Fire Marshal's Office in the investigation.
"With a big fire like this, it's not uncommon to have those two agencies come into the investigation," Chief Bussiere said. "The more investigators we have, the better."
Firefighters remained at the scene of the blaze deep into the night, firing jets of water into what had been reduced to a shell of partial brick walls.
Lewiston fire investigators and officials from the State Fire Marshal's Office were waiting to enter the burned ruins so they could search for clues to the origin of the blaze.
The first on the
scene said it did not appear the fire started small. There were no witnesses who
reported smoke before they saw flames. It seemed to happen all at
"That was no
smoldering situation," said Betty Lebel of Sabattus. She was one of dozens who
called 911 after spotting the inferno while driving past.
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were coming out of the second level," Lebel said. "To see it burning that
intensely with no firetrucks around ... It was terrible."
Firefighters were
there moments later. They surrounded the building and doused it with jets
of water, but it was clear the mostly abandoned building was going to be
destroyed. The flames roaring through the gutted building grew larger even as
the firefighting effort intensified.
"When it flares up,
you can feel the heat," said Randall Smith, who was standing at least 200 yards
away in a Main Street parking lot.
Lewiston fire
Inspector Paul Ouellette interviewed at least two people within minutes of the
first report of fire. A handful of police detectives were questioning others and
videotaping the crowd for possible use later in their
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police sent out an alert to officers here and in other cities, advising them of
the two teenagers being sought in connection with the blaze.
The Cowan Mill
building recently fell into the hands of local businessman Martin
"It's one of our
greatest landmarks," said Rachel Desgrosseilliers, who works at a nearby museum.
"It was one of the first ones here. We're trying to save them, and now this. It's
sad. That's history burning."
By 5 p.m., Cowan
Mill was still in flames, but the blaze on the roof of the massive Mill No. 5 had been
snuffed out.
"Great job,"
Bussiere said to Auburn fire Chief Wayne Werts. "This is one of the largest
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What Do Mormons Believe About Hell?by Dave
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Q. What do Mormons believe about hell, and who is going there?
Short answer: Mormons believe in hell, but our conception of hell is different than the one that generally springs to mind, and we use the word to mean different things in different contexts. For us, there are two "hells", really. One is a state of pain, guilt, and anguish where the spirits of the wicked will be after they die but before the final judgment (we often call this state spirit prison). The other is an everlasting state of hell reserved for a few truly wicked (we commonly refer to this one as outer darkness). Because the second state only applies to few, for the majority of people hell will not last forever: after the final judgment most people will receive some degree of glory.
Long answer: I wrote this post because I've found that people assume we believe in the traditional hellfire and damnation, and that causes a lot of misunderstanding. For instance, we claim to be the only religion with the "fullness of the gospel," and that you have to be baptized by someone authorized by God (only in the LDS church) in order to be saved. People hear that and assume that we therefore believe that everyone else is "going to hell" in the sense that most modern Christians would use the phrase. That isn't our belief, however.
What is hell? The word hell in the Bible is the English translation of the Greek word hades or the Hebrew word sheol. It originally referred to a temporary dwelling of spirits of all dead people, both righteous and wicked, and not solely as a place of punishment. The word hell didn't evolve the sense of being a place of everlasting punishment until later (see reference 1, or click the word hades above for further reading).
That doesn't mean that there isn't a place of suffering, however. We believe that when we die, our spirits go to a place that we call the Spirit World to await the resurrection and judgment. Furthermore, the Spirit World is divided into two general states: paradise and prison, depending on how you have lived your life (see Megan's two-part summary of the afterlife). In the Spirit World, everyone gets an equal chance (if they didn't have it on earth) to hear and accept the gospel. Unrepentant people will still suffer, and we still refer to their suffering as "hell."
What is hell like? The torment of the wicked isn't described in much detail in the Bible, but King Benjamin in the Book of Mormon taught that the knowledge of our guilt would be our torment:
Therefore if that man repenteth not, and remaineth and dieth an enemy to God, the demands of divine justice do awaken his immortal soul to a lively sense of his own guilt, which doth cause him to shrink from the presence of the Lord, and doth fill his breast with guilt, and pain, and anguish, which is like an unquenchable fire, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever. (Mosiah 2:38)
Alma (also in the Book of Mormon) wrote that we will not be able to look up to God, "and we would fain be glad if we could command the rocks and the mountains to fall upon us to hide us from his presence" (Alma 12:14)
It's important to know that this suffering, while agonizing, will not last forever. Of those who would eventually inherit the lowest degree of glory, Joseph Smith taught:
These are they who are liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers, and whoremongers, and whosoever loves and makes a lie. . .These are they who are cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the fullness of times, when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected his work; (D&C 76:103, 106)
What about the sons of perdition? We believe that one day "every knee shall bow and every tongue confess" that Jesus is the Christ. With a few exceptions everyone will be redeemed. Death and Hell will deliver up their captive spirits (2 Ne 9:12, Rev 20:13), all men will be resurrected and be brought forth to be judged and receive a degree of glory. The few exceptions I mentioned are called "sons of perdition."
Sons of perdition are the truly evil. They are those that want no part in salvation. They deny the truth and defy God's power, and crucify the Savior unto themselves, and put him to an open shame. They are the only ones who shall not be redeemed in the due time of the Lord (D&C 76:31-38). They do not inherit a glory at all, but rather dwell with the devil and his angels forever. Their state is sometimes referred to as "hell" also, or "outer darkness," though both of those words also refer to the temporary state. It's hard to be a son of perdition. Really hard. Cain and Judas hard. For all intents and purposes, it's not even an option for the majority of humanity.
If everyone will just be saved, why does anyone's conversion even matter? I thought you'd never ask! It matters for two reasons: 1) The wicked will still suffer. A lot. Enough that no amount of raucous fun you could have on earth would ever possibly be worth it. And 2) There are very different degrees of glory that you will inherit forever, based on how much you were "willing to receive." But that's a topic for a different day.
(1) See Frederic W. Farrar, Eternal Hope (1892), xxxvi-xlii
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So after reading all of these comments I want to share a few things that I have noticed.
1. Interpretation. All of the debates on here seem to stem from interpretation. Not a single person on here has presented any scripture that outright says what Mormons believe is wrong. Only ones that can be interpreted as saying they are wrong. It is far too easy miss interpret written word. Look at Facebook everyday you see arguments over miscommunications. If someone says, "You are a pain" and is standing in front of you with a smile vs saying it with a scowl you know their meaning but if all the information you have is the text it is much harder to know their meaning. Which is why things like lol and ^- have become so popular because it shows emotion when it is other wise hard to do. Also the bible is not wrote as we write today and so again it is hard for anyone to be 100% about some of them. As we can't see the writer, the pretense, the emotion ect.
2. I am noticing a pattern here that is quite alarming. The "other Christians" seem to be on here with the very arrogant standpoint that their interpretation is right and everyone else is wrong. That they have the only path to Heaven. While the Mormons seem to just be presenting their thoughts and letting everyone else decided. Let's not forget arrogance is a sin. I have noticed this pattern not only hear but in America in general. I really think it is why so many dislike Christians. Too many seem to think they are Christ and it is their place to judge and police the rest of the planet. Telling a gay person, "You are evil and are going to hell." is judgement and arrogant. Your "dislike" of another religion because they don't 100% agree with you is about as unchristian as you can get. Read what Christ taught. He taught to love and accept everyone no matter their sins or their belief. It is not your job to dislike them. It is your job to present the bible and the path to Christ. It is their job to take the path or not. It is not up to you to pass ANY judgement based on their choice. Based on what I am seeing here the ones being really Christian are the Mormons.
3. Christ was loving and accepting and most of all forgiving so to think that he would send a young child who was too young to know the word of God or some innocent soul who lived somewhere they were never given the chance to even have the choice to accept Christ or not is also arrogant and goes against everything Christ stood for. Why are you who have been lucky enough to know Christ any better or any more entitled to heaven? Your not! Just because you were born in a western country that knows Christ does not entitle you to any better of a chance to Christ then anyone else. BTW Mormons are not the only religion that think you have a chance to accept and work for salvation after death. Many religions think this so why all the hate tword them? Catholics believe it as well.
Before you punish anyone to hell look at your own sins. Unless you are sinless which no one is I think you should worry about your own salvation.
Thank you for letting me rant. Have a nice day all.
Why do Mormons believe the dead will still have a chance when Alma and Nephi say they will not?
2 Nephi 9:38, "And, in fine, wo unto all those who die in their sins; for they shall return to God, and behold his face, and remain in their sins.
2 Nephi 2:21, "And the days of the children of men were prolonged, according to the will of God, that they might repent while in the flesh…"
Alma 34:32-33, "For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors. And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many witnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed."
I am a Christian that has Mormon and Catholic family members. Neither religion bases its beliefs solely on the Bible which is the word of God. If one were to get their truth from the Bible it would discount the argument that there is a second chance after death. The Bible clearly teaches that people that reject Jesus (as described in the Bible) and the gospel of grace by faith will go to an everlasting punishment called hell. I see people quoting the Book of Mormon but Christians do not accept it as truth, neither do they accept the other Mormon writings such as the Book of Abraham, pearl of great price, etc. Christians do not accept the Catholic church traditions as truth either, which is where the concept of purgatory comes from. The Bible is the only book of truth that is trustworthy and can be proven out historically, archaelogically, and experientially. The real question here is where do you obtain your truth from and why?
I suppose I don't blame you for becoming slightly defensive when you've chosen to defend your stance in a public forum on a blog like this. But your words remind me of what it was like having questions in Mormonism… at least in my experience. I am familiar with that proverbial "shelf" we are told to put questions on. But when I started pushing some of my questions, it turned out to always be my fault… for example: I should know that by now, maybe I am just not educated enough to understand, I'm not sincere enough, accusations of wrong intensions, and so on… (I understand all these assumptions from others, and have no bitter feelings at all; that is not why I left in case you are wondering).
I understand that Mormonism does teach a second chance for some (who haven't had the chance to accept or reject). Especially the passages from D&C. I get that, but it just doesn't seem to match up with some Book of Mormon passages to me. I am not above admitting misunderstanding, or error on my part. Has no one else ever wondered it?
If you read further in that passage in Alma 34, it did give me questions that do seem to conflict w/ what Mormonism teaches today.
Why in Nephi 2:21 does it refer to everyone ("children of men") and why must everyone repent while in the flesh? The cross reference indicates this repenting in the flesh is to repent while still alive. Why must everyone do this while alive if there is a chance after death? Moses 6:57 also says "all men, everywhere, must repent, or they can in no wise inherit the kingdom of God…"
Why in Alma 34:34-35 does it say we can not repent after death, how then can God save us? He can't save anyone in their sins (Alma 11:37) and to not be in their sins, they need to repent. People can only repent while in this life (Alma 34:32-35). This kind of salvation we read about can't be general salvation/resurrection – the kind all men get – because it has a requirement; the requirement of repentance (not all men will repent, but all men will be resurrected) and therefore has to be talking about eternal life the kind that requires repentance, which must be done while alive. If you die before repenting you die in your sin and remain in your sins (2 Nephi 9:38). How can they remain in sins – which God can't allow in the least, yet inherit eternal life?
It also says those who do not repent before death that their final state is to be sealed to the devil (Alma 34:35). Does final not mean final, but temporary? What if it is one day before final judgment and a person is in that temporary holding place of suffering and torment – spirit prison- then ends up in the 2nd or third degree of glory the next day? It doesn't sound like a final place. Plus, the devil won't be there, so how can they be sealed to the devil in one of the kingdoms of heaven?
D&C 1:31 says God can't look on sin w/ any degree of allowance, and if someone dies in their sins (has not repented), and as we read, they remain in their sins. Do they not really remain in their sins? How then, if a person can not repent after death (Alma 34:34), is the atonement available to them? Mormon.org says, "To make His Atonement fully effective in our individual lives, we must have faith in Christ, repent of our sins, be baptized and confirmed by one having authority, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, obey God's commandments, receive sacred ordinances, and strive to become like Him." A dead person can not meet all those requirements while in spirit prison. They can't repent (Alma 34:34) or obey commandments and strive to be like Him (Alma 34:33 – no labor performed). How then does His atonement cover them? Surely, Jesus says there is no way to the Father but through Him. If those in spirit prison can no longer repent, they are not covered by His atonement. No way they come to dwell in the Father's kingdom by another way than Jesus and through His atonement.
Hi, you seem very gentle in your reply, and I am sure a lovely person. I'm afraid though, and no offense meant to you personally, but this article further shows that what is taught in Mormonism today doesn't square up with the Book of Mormon on this topic. For example: the article you linked basically says wayward kids still have the chance to repent after death because of the bonds of temple sealing by worthy parents may be stronger. However, Mosiah 2:33-41 says if you have been taught what is right, and transgress against it, you are in open rebellion against God and if you fail to repent before death, mercy has no claim on you and your final doom is to endure a never-ending torment. It sounds like Faust is trying to offer comforting words, but it just doesn't agree w/ Mosiah.
I'm hearing a lot of "arrogance" in all of the above……all who have "religion" based on God, His Son, and His Holy Spirit. But what I'm hearing that bothers me is "argumentative preaching". This is how so called "holy wars" begin. I used to teach in a Christian school before I retired. You know what the most important Bible verse was (in my opinion) that I taught the children in every possible manner I could think of in hopes they would remember it in their hearts always? Simply, "God IS Love." Every human being has different thoughts on what the words in the Bible mean to them. I believe if one has a personal relationship with God, Who IS Love, He will let you know what the words mean for you in a given situation. And studying others' take on interpretaion can be valuable. But what remains TRUE, is that God IS Love! Please don't argue religion, please focus on Love (God) and realize the differences, but celebrate the commonalities. Another verse you all probably know is, "Be kind to one another." God (Love)bless you all.
What was Jesus' religion?
Yes! I ask of you all that are arguing over so called "religion". Was Jesus a "baptist"? A catholic? A muslim? A Mormon? A seven day adventist? What was his religion?
In my teachings I was taught that jesus was the son of God who came to save this world and redeem us of our sinful nature. I was taught that if we believed in the father, the son and the holy spirit we shall be saved. It really hurts me to see people arguing over who's "religion" is "best" or more "right" when all Jesus did while on earth was attempt to save souls, to do good deeds and show LOVE even to those who were deemed "corrupt". I do believe that the fact that we argue over "religion" is simply a tactic of the "enemy" to continue to cause SEPERATION of mankind.
The ultimate goal is heaven, or paradise, or the spirit world, or karma or whatever you chose to call life after death.
Do we sit in a "limbo" after our death waiting for the final judgement? A good question to ask. I've always kind of thought of it as a "waiting time." It is like if you were going to meet the "king" and you had on grubby clothes and were all messed up and needed a bath, you would need some time to clean yourself up, get yourself right, and rest before you met "the king". Not LDS doctrine by ANY means, but it gives me some degree of comfort to think I will have that "waiting time." The Catholics call it "purgatory." I just call it "getting ready to meet the King."
First, i would like to say I'm glad you printed out what the LDS church believes. Second, what I'm about to share with you will hopefully clear up alot about our bible we both use King James).
I'm a converted Jew since Nov of 85. After accepting Christ as my savior I read through the new testament several times.
I was convinced there were several contradictions on salvation. These verses were mainly in Matthew, James,and Hebrews. Immediately, I called the person who led me to the Lord. He said, II Tim. 2:15 is the key to understanding our bible. He then stated a key word in the bible is dispensation (how God dispenses his grace through out ages). They are pre law (genesis) under the law Exodus to Christs resurrection, then it's church age,rapture, tribulation, millenium, and there after. What does this mean? Simply put not every verse is written doctrinally to the church age. Which we are in at the moment. So, what does this mean? If you look at verses that deal with faith and no works it's church age. If you see verses with faith and works, it's tribulation. If you see works, it's old testament and millenium.
Now my question to you is, what happens when you have two authorities(the book of Mormon and the bible)and one contradicts the other? Who, or which book becomes the final authority?
What about when the bible describes the place of whipping and gnashing of teeth ? Or in revelation when it says and and the souls of tw wicked asendeth up forever and ever ? Nothing seems temporary about that? And if everyone ( basically ) gets saved anyway what was Christ purpose of the cross ? To die ? His blood shed on our behalf is why we are saved , not any WORKS man should boast , our righteousness is as filthy rags in the prsence of a holy God . Works can't save us only faith in Jesus Christ saves us . I am actually thinking of becoming Mormon , but no one no bishop, missionary , or brother or sister in Christ will convince me there is no hell , I've seen to many people die to know otherwise .
I was just looking at the Mormon Plan of Salvation flow-chart up above. This simple little chart symbolizes so many things about the Mormon culture where everything taught in the Bible has an "add-on" (at least one). Read the Bible. As a former member of the LDS church for 35 years, married in the temple, active mother and wife, I was taught to believe the "Book of Mormon to be the word of God" and basically the Bible was our second source for truth. Since leaving the LDS church I have begun reading the Bible earnestly. The Bible is the Word of God. Go to Utah Lighthouse Ministry @ utlm.org and do some research. Pray earnestly to receive Jesus Christ as your Savior. Cast your sins on Him. Be free!
My answer to my post dated 8 Oct. is this:
You are the final authority. If you have to choose between two, or more authorities you are now god in all matters of faith and practice.
I believe it's God's responsibility to give mankind his words. And he did through the King James Bible. It's the only bible with no copy right and still the most read book in the USA.
You see, the word became flesh. The bible is Jesus Christ.
Your love for yourself is revealed by your critical attitude toward the words of God.
My recommendation would be believe one book as your final authority (KJV).
You don't have to know, or understand it's entirety, but you need to believe it. It's like gravity, you don't have to believe in it, but fall from a ten story building and feel the effects of it.
Listen, Jesus Christ spoke of hell more than any other person in the bible. You need to believe him. You are a tri being. Made like God. You have a body, soul and spirit. Once you die your body will be buried, or burned.
Your spirit goes up, or down. Your soul has a bodily shape and it will either go up to god or down to the heart of the earth(hell). Read Luke 16:24-31. The passage mentions tongue, eyes, and fingers being tormented in a flame. The soul lives for ever. What every person needs is reconciliation back to god, hence Christ providing that way to god.
Once you realize how god see's the human race and not how a man portrays it then you realize you need a saviour. See you have a sinful nature by habit. A foolish thought is sin. That makes you a sinner, or transgressor.
It's in your blood and you got it from Adam.
Let me mention what partial truth will do. Satan spoke to Eve and said two thirds truth. Look it up, if you don't believe me. Eve believed the one third that was a lie. It was enough to dam the entire human race.
Could it be possible you have believed two thirds truth and one third a lie?
Let me say this and I'm done. What do you lose if you accept Jesus Christ plus nothing as your saviour? A few minutes of time and an eternity with god. What do you lose if you don't accept him? Repent, Believe, and confess him as your saviour and you'll experience the greatest peace you will have ever known. I bet my life on it.
Honestly, I don't think any of us will really know how things work until we cross over. Our best actions here on earth are to:
Believe in God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit.
Know that our lives are given to us by God and that each of us has a purpose for being here.
Pray often — not just prayers or requests — but prayers seeking to get closer to God and asking for Him to show us His will each day.
Try everyday to do the best that you can by being loving, patient and kind with people, especially family, so as to keep the family unit strong, which in turn keeps the world strong.
Be generous with your time, resources and money.
Don't judge others. That is for God to do. Be accepting and loving toward others even if they don't meet your approval. We are all here to learn to truly feel and express unconditional love.
God bless you all!
Sheep and Goats. Jesus refers to them. Also, Jesus said that "narrow is the way to salvation and few there are upon it. Wide is the road to destruction, and many there are that travel there". Its heaven and hell. Most will go to hell, not a few. Read the Bible and nothing else. To add to the Bible is to say that Gods Word was not enough.
I was raised Mormon (8-16 yrs. old). I now see how much wrong there is in that religion. I do not hate them, I believe that they are misled. I have a brother and a sister that have many children and still strong members of that religion. The people that attend that are Mormon are very, very kind sweet people, who love the family unit with the love of Christ. I am very impressed with these family units. But the teachings are false. Paul wrote to the church in Galatians 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
This is exactly what Joseph Smith said he did! received another doctrine from an angel (Moroni) with a new belief system. Was not God's infinite sacrifice of His Son, enough? Apparently not for Mormonism. My disciple Paul (who saw Jesus, and performed miracles through the name of Jesus) trumps a so-called prophet, even if he was a true prophet (which Joseph Smith is not). When Jesus was slain on the cross, he blessed the people who was killing him. The first martyr of the church Stephen did about the same, many martyrs are singing to their deaths (Foxes Book Of Martyrs) not Joseph Smith, he had a smuggled pistol, and fired it into the crowd that was attacking him. So much more to comment on, but really don't think that this one will make the blog.
Joseph Smith did not say he was teaching a new gospel, he was teaching the original one restored. And guess what Paul was talking about when he said which one to pervert? The original.
Joseph Smith did nothing contradictory or wrong, look at the LDS teachings and the teachings of Christ and they match up perfectly.
You're all insane.
Thanks a lot!! I am in the process of converting to mormonism and was wondering about the hell depicted the book of mormon. This helped a lot!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!
Jesus saves he gave His life on the cross for all who will accept that we all are sinners. Like on earth we were prisoners Jesus gave us who accept Him a pardon we don,t have to buy it it is free Amen


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Thailand has two major English language newspapers, the Bangkok Post and the Nation. There are a number of Thai-language newspapers, but Thai elites, I am told, will read one of the English language papers, probably the Bangkok Post, perhaps along with a Thai-language paper.
Fridae's Bangkok correspondent Douglas Sanders notices that the country's two major English language newspapers, which are widely read by locals and not just expats, are devoting more space to LGBT-related news and lifestyle stories.
The Post and the Nation are not the kind of small circulation English-language papers aimed at expats and outsiders that we see in Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China. Their customers are mainly Thai people.
A recent Bangkok Post coverage of LGBT activists holding a protest in front of Government House to demand an explanation on why Thailand has failed to support the United Nation's condemnation of extrajudicial killings based on sexual orientation. Click to view.
It seems generally true that these English language newspapers – in countries were English is not a significant language for public media – are more liberal than local language publications. China Daily, for example, has run a number of very gay friendly stories, that I assume are not typical of media aimed at the Chinese public.
While many Thai-language newspapers tend to in tabloid style, headlining sex and crime, the Post and the Nation are liberal western-style papers, with most news stories coming straight from Western wire services, like AP and Reuters.
The Nation, which has lost money for a number of years, pioneered explicitly gay reporting. For years there has been a weekly column by a gay-identified Thai man. A couple of years ago he moved from a pseudonym to using his own name and a personal e-mail address for feedback. For a while there was a dedicated Friday gay page. The column continues. Gay and lesbian coverage is actually more mainstream in the paper these days, sometimes appearing in op-ed opinion pieces and even in editorials.
The Bangkok Post, the largest circulation English language paper, has just consolidated its various lifestyle sections into one Monday to Friday package, simply called Life. On Thursday, February 3rd, we got the first dedicated page for "Queer Eye" with a lead introduction by Yanapon Musiket, a Post writer who has usually covered gender issues. We are promised this will be a monthly event.
The page, like much of the Bangkok Post as a whole, is mainly about the West. One box has a story about current US media – films, music, television – taken from the annual US gay media awards. A second box is about Tom Ford, fashion designer and film maker. A third is about the upcoming launch of a Thai edition of the British gay magazine Attitude. A fourth story is about US activists discussing religion.
The lead column, however, is an introduction and overview by Yanapon Musiket under the title "Celebrating a diverse society," with a subtitle "Gender-bending culture makes Thailand a Unique Place." The picture is of a famous kathoey, Thanyarat "Film" Jiraphatpakorn, a winner of the annual Miss Tiffany transgender crown. She is shown holding her statuette, smiling between two runners-up. Kathoey glamour symbolises queer Thailand.
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Ok I bought this 100 about 3 years ago well traded my 56 cub for it. This 100 is my work horse, fast hitch and 1000 loader. Anyway when I got it the guy told me it would get some coolant in the oil and he was told it probably was the sleeve o-ring leaking by. Not wanting to tear it apart I have been keeping an eye on it. Well all this time I got thinking when it sits from week to week it will miss for a few seconds maybe 20 or so. I am wondering if the head gasket is leaking into the cylinder and it misses untill the coolant burns off? Does this sound possible? What can I do to test this theroy out?
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On Monday night, Charlottesville, VA, became the first city in the country to pass an anti-drone resolution. The council promised not to use information gathered by drones in court.
The fight to keep drones out of Missouri air space is also under way in Jefferson City. State lawmakers will soon add to the debate of freedom of the press versus privacy when they discuss whether news organizations and government can deploy drones over public land.
But one university is worried because a no vote could threaten one of their programs already using the technology.
"Missourians should be assured that their basic rights to privacy are not being violated by the state or not at all," said Rep. Casey Guernsey.
Guernsey, a Republican out of Bethany, MO, made the statement Tuesday morning at a last-minute hearing on his proposed bill to limit the use of drones in Missouri.
The hearing came after KCTV5's Investigations team alerted him to a fledgling drone program taking flight at the University of Missouri. The drones in the university's program don't come equipped with weaponry to maim or kill, but they are equipped with cameras that capture nearly everything from above.
"We're talking about flying these things over public land, waterways, open fields, doing agricultural and environmental reporting," said Scott Pham with KBIA-Radio out of the University of Missouri.
Pham received a $25,000 grant to build the drones as part of a journalistic experiment. It's something he felt compelled to pursue as the technology became more accessible.
"When I heard about how common drones were getting in the hobby circles, and how much easier it is to get up in the air, cheaper it is to get in the air than it ever has been before, I just got attracted to it," he said.
Guernsey, who chairs the Agriculture Committee in the Missouri House, doesn't show the same enthusiasm for the project that Pham and, by extension, Mizzou has been doing.
"You've got to be kidding me. That's enormously disturbing to hear about," Guernsey said.
He wrote Bill 46, which would ban the use of drones or unmanned aircraft by anyone other than law enforcement. It was written in response to reports of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency flying over farmland in Iowa and Nebraska. He was unaware of Mizzou's drone program until his interview with KCTV5.
"If I'm hearing about drones being used to gather information from a news standpoint, I would say that would be at the top of my list of concerns," Guernsey said.
At Tuesday's hearing, he reiterated his concerns. At least four spokesmen from several organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Missouri Farm Bureau testified in support of Guernsey's bill, but some committee members weren't sold on the ban.
"I can see a lot of different aircraft going over. What are we looking to the skies, to see who's coming after us now," said Rep. Steve Hodges, a Democrat out of East Prairie.
"If we started making laws based on what everyone talks about, we would have some wacko laws," said Rep. Chris Kelly, a Democrat out of Columbia.
After the hour-long hearing, the Mizzou contingent tried to convince Guernsey the motives behind the program were not sinister.
"At no point do we intend to fly it over land for which we don't have the permission to fly over," Pham said.
But Guernsey wasn't convinced and stood his ground to support his proposed bill.
"I think we have a responsibility in the legislature to make sure that technology isn't being used irresponsibly," he said.
Guernsey said his bill isn't finalized, meaning language could be added to spare the academic use of drones, but stop journalists and government from using them.
The University of Missouri has not issued a statement on what if any measures it would take to block the bill.
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The annual University of Cincinnati homecoming parade and football game is this Saturday.
Thousands of students, alumni, employees and families will head down to Clifton Avenue and watch the parade, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
This year's parade is expected to feature more than a dozen floats as well as marching musicians representing this year's fairy tale theme, "Once Upon a Homecoming."
After the parade, fans are encouraged to attend the Bearcats Blitz pre-game tailgate party at the Myers Alumni Center.
The Bearcats face the University of Connecticut at noon.
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Seeing the town of Yarnell had to be a real shock for a lot of people driving through their neighborhood for the first time Monday.
Some of the homes were in a lot better shape than others. The fire damage was really random in some parts of Yarnell.
Here you can see one side of the street is burned out, while the other is fine.
SkyFox got video of people making their way back to their homes after more than a week of grief and worry. The people of Yarnell were checked at a checkpoint and allowed back into their town.
What was going through their minds as they drive slowly through? What were they thinking? Since most of the town is standing, were they hopeful?
But as they continued their drive, the awful truth is everywhere around them. It's almost a moonscape.
We watched someone in a black truck slow down at a driveway. Is the home alright? Maybe, but it's not theirs, so they drive on.
They pulled into their driveway. Look at this piece of property with the boulders, the trees, maybe a small creek running behind it. It must have been so beautiful here, but now?
Still, all any of these homeowners have to do is look up on the hill behind them where a small clearing has been cut, where a flag has been raised, and they know their loss is nothing compared the 19 men who lost everything here.
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
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Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
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Although the primary biologic function of the breast is to produce milk to feed a baby, the breast has for many centuries been a symbol of femininity and beauty.
Despite the contemporary concept of an ideal breast, there is no single model that is ideal. The appearance of the normal female breast differs greatly from one woman to another woman, and the breast of any given woman even differs at different times during the woman's life -- before, during and after adolescence, during pregnancy, during the menstrual cycle, and after menopause.
How does breast tissue develop in the fetus?
Breast tissue begins to originate by the fourth week of fetal life. It grows along two ridges, one on either side, running from the armpit (axilla) to the crotch. These are the so-called milk ridges or milk lines. Breast tissue can develop anywhere along the milk line. It is quite common to have breast tissue up toward and even in the armpit. An extra nipple (supernumerary nipple) can also develop anywhere along the milk line in both women and men, as can a complete auxiliary breast.
Rarely, the breast may be absent. The normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place and there is no sign whatsoever of the breast tissue, areola or nipple.
Absence of the breast (also called amastia) frequently does not occur as the only physical problem. Unilateral amastia (amastia just on one side) is often associated with absence of the pectoral muscles (the muscles of the front of the chest). Bilateral amastia (with absence of both breasts) is associated in 40% of cases with multiple congenital anomalies (birth defects) involving other parts of the body as well.
Amastia can be distinguished from amazia -- wherein breast tissue is absent, but the nipple is present -- a condition that typically is a result of radiation or surgery.
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Amazon Rolls Out Zocalo File-Sharing Service
The product, entering a hot storage and sharing market, has been available to some customers since its limited preview release in July.
The product, entering a hot storage and sharing market, has been available to some customers since its limited preview release in July.
Solution providers in the education and government sectors see Apple coming out relatively unscathed by the recent halt of its contract with Los Angeles Unified School District.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed women in technology, the NSA spying scandal and more in a keynote at Nexenta's Open SDX Summit in San Francisco.
The re-released security update fixes a Windows vulnerability that could be used by an attacker to elevate system privileges. The original patch had caused several problems, including the notorious Blue Screen of Death for some users.
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Three major players in the tech world made news yesterday regarding wearables. Reports yesterday of Apple preparing to announce the long-rumored 'iWatch,' came prior to LG and Samsung each officially announcing their own unique smartwatches in the LG G Watch R and the Samsung Gear S.
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- 12-16 large scallops (3-4 per person)
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. butter
- Salt & Pepper
- 8 slices of thick cut bacon diced (I try to find bacon with less fat, or cut away excess fat)
- 1 shallot finely sliced
- 1 clove garlic (leave whole)
- 4 green onions
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1 cup parmigiano reggiano grated
- fresh ground pepper
- pasta of your choice (I used Linguine, but most recipes use Spaghetti)
*Oven on warm
- Blot scallops with paper towel to remove any water. Salt and pepper.
- Heat large non-stick frying pan, add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Make sure frying pan is hot before adding scallops but not smoking.
- Add scallops leaving plenty of space between. Overcrowding the pan will drop the pan temperature and cause scallops to steam rather than sear. (may have to do in batches)
- Sear for about 2-4 minutes or when bottom is a nice golden brown. Don't move them around in the pan or you will prevent them from forming that nice brown crust. After a couple of minutes have peek under to see if golden brown.
- Turn to sear other side. (about 1-3 more minutes)
- Add 2 tablespoons of butter to pan now.
- Spoon the melted butter over the scallops as the other side finishes cooking.
- Transfer to paper towel covered plate.
- Keep warm in oven.
- Start cooking pasta in large stainless steel pot.
- In small bowl mix together cream, egg yolks and 3/4 of cheese.
- In large skillet cook bacon until crisp, add shallots and 1/2 green onions.
- Smash down garlic clove a bit, add to bacon. (remove prior to adding pasta)
- When pasta is finished cooking, drain well, then add to skillet of bacon.
- Toss well, then transfer to large bowl.
- Add cream mixture to pasta and combined well. Make sure pasta is still hot in order to cook the eggs and melt the cheese.
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Spinach Salad with Red Potatoes Recipe
"My overflowing recipe collection includes many tried-and-true items like this lovely salad," relates field editor Mary Houchin of Swansea, Illinois. "It's hearty and flavorful."
- 1 package (10 ounces) fresh spinach, torn
- 3 small red potatoes, cooked and diced
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 2 bacon strips, diced
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup apple juice
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- Sugar substitute equivalent to 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- In a salad bowl, combine spinach, potatoes, eggs and mushrooms.
- In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Combine cornstarch, apple juice, vinegar, sweetener and pepper until smooth; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened and bubbly.
- Pour over spinach mixture. Add bacon and toss. Serve immediately. Yield: 8 servings.
Originally published as Spinach Salad with Red Potatoes in Taste of Home October/November 1999, p16
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text: County-Fair Birthday Party For Jenni Kayne's Daughter A County-Fair-Themed Party For Jenni Kayne's Daughter Ripley by Katharine Stahl 7/05/13 1 Reactions 19 Shares Print 13 0 6 0 0 It doesn't get more chic than Jenni Kayne, fashion designer, founder of kid street-style site Ladys & Gents, and mom to two little ones. We recently featured Jenni's son Tanner's hip pirate birthday bash, and now it's her daughter Ripley's turn to party! "Ripley absolutely loves pigs and bunnies, so a country fair for the ladies felt like the perfect theme," Jenni says of her daughter's second birthday party. "Not knowing exactly what my version of a country fair looked like, I was inspired by the different parties that I found on Pinterest and ran with it." Wildflower arrangements, homemade pies and cakes, fair games like a ringtoss and sack races, and, of course, Ripley's much-adored farm animals all made an appearance at this old-fashioned party. Keep reading to check out the most stylish county fair around! Source: Rip + Tan County-Fair Decor What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Over the fireplace, I hung a beautiful shabby-chic fabric flag, which set the tone," Jenni says. "Throughout the party I placed a variety of wonderful vintage quilts that I found on Etsy, which added a warm, sweet touch. I also found some amazing old signs — my favorite detail of the party — which I had painted in pastels to say 'potato sack race,' 'ringtoss,' 'bake sale,' 'pony rides,' etc. On some of the signs, I hung floral prize ribbons, which looked adorable." Source: Rip + Tan 1 / 14 Coconut Cake What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "For the sweets, I asked Annie of Après Fête for a little help," Jenni says. "She made little individual pies, which were delicious, and a homemade coconut cake that was out of this world. Above the coconut cake, I hung an adorable floral banner. Needless to say, there were no leftovers!" Source: Rip + Tan 2 / 14 Fair Flowers What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Maurice from Bloom & Plume created beautiful arrangements in tin buckets using dahlias, peony tulips, viburnum, and wildflowers," Jenni says. "He also created smaller arrangements in different glass bud vases, upon which Tanner and I strung pink pom-poms. They were girlie and earthy and felt perfect for our country fair." Source: Rip + Tan 3 / 14 Berries, Two Ways What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fresh berries and berry pies! Source: Rip + Tan 4 / 14 Mini Pies What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Annie of Après Fête made the individual pies. Source: Rip + Tan 6 / 14 Outdoor Decor What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "In the olive trees in the backyard, I hung fun tissue fans with gold centers that I found on Etsy," Jenni says. "They were a colorful addition and a nice alternative to pom-poms. I also found a great crystal-shaped confetti piñata on Etsy. The kids had a blast with it, and I loved the way it looked!" 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