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Mt. Malady: 'For their comfort and recoverie'
About 25 years ago, according to Dennis A. J. Morey, leaders of Henrico Doctors' Hospital got into a discussion about whether the institution could claim the banner of Henrico's first hospital.
When officials looked into their hold on that claim, however, it turned out that they had been well off the mark.
More than three centuries off, as a matter of fact.
And that, Morey told a lecture audience, was how he got involved with the Henricus Foundation.
"I was chief of staff at Henrico Doctors' Hospital," said Morey. "We learned we weren't the first Henrico hospital, and the staff thought it'd be good if we rebuilt [the first one]."
A week after that brown-bag lecture, at Henricus Publick Days 2003, it was Morey who gave the order to a dozen or so men to lift a 1,000-pound wooden wall into place – the first wall of the reconstructed Mt. Malady.
After those discussions of the 1980s, and the commitment to rebuild the first hospital, the retired gastroenterologist had gone on to become a founder of Henricus Historical Park – the setting for the original Mount Malady.
A re-creation of the second successful English settlement in North America, Henricus today boasts numerous colonial-era buildings constructed in the wattle and daub style, not to mention a blacksmith's forge and tradesman's area, crop and tobacco fields, tobacco barn and husbandry buildings.
But the Mount Malady building – re-created with the help of a $250,000 contribution from HCA Richmond Hospital – might be called a centerpiece.
Built in 1612, the original Mt. Malady was not merely the first hospital in Henrico.
As the first hospital in North America, its establishment ranks No. 13 on the Henrico Citizen's list of the most significant moments in Henrico's 400-year history.
At the 2006 dedication of the new Mount Malady, Peter Marmenstein, CEO of CJW Medical Center, and Del. John O'Bannon were among the speakers who lauded the collaboration among localities, citizens and corporations that had brought the project to fruition.
"This is a wonderful story," said O'Bannon. "Local government partners, working together, had the foresight to realize what this could become, [and joined] HCA from the private sector and citizens on the Henricus Foundation. "
'For the sicke and lame'
In the first written mention of the original Mount Malady, Robert Johnson of London noted in a description of settlement construction, "Here they were building also an Hospitall with fourscore lodging, and beds alreadie sent to furnish them for the sicke and lame, with keepers' to attend them for their comfort and recoverie."
Most likely, the original Mt. Malady was a a long, narrow structure protected by a palisade or paled fence. It held about 40 beds for 80 patients – a step up from the typical European hospital of the time, which might have housed four or more patients of mixed gender per bed, forcing them to sleep head-to-toe in rotating shifts.
Modern hospital amenities such as white linens and sanitized instruments were unheard of. As were doctors, for the most part.
Colonists were cared for by friends, family, and even the soldiers assigned to protect the hospital. Barber-surgeons might have also staffed Mount Malady, performing such duties as tooth extractions and bleedings and treating intestinal worms – in addition to shaving and cutting hair.
Mt. Malady also differed from modern hospitals in its foremost purpose, which was to serve as a retreat or guest house similar to today's "assisted living."
For many colonists, Mt. Malady was the first stop as they arrived in the New World. After an Atlantic voyage lasting two to four months, a stay at the hospital gave settlers time to recover from their journey and become acclimatized or "seasoned" to Virginia's unaccustomed heat and humidity.
But when those incoming settlers brought infectious disease with them – or when settlers contracted typhoid fever, dysentery and salt poisoning by drinking contaminated water from shallow wells or the James – Mt. Malady would become an acute care facility.
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Probably no one wanted Mt. Malady to succeed more than The Virginia Company officials.
After all, many settlers represented significant investments to the company, which had financed their passages with the expectation of several years of indenture in return. If a settler died owing years of work, The Virginia Company lost money.
As a "herbologist" mixed potions at the 2006 dedication, he reminded guests how perilously close the Virginia colony came to failing due to illness at Jamestown. The settlers almost gave up and went home before Lord de La Warre arrived at Jamestown in 1610.
"Of the first 3600 who came to the colony, 3,000 didn't make it past a year," the herbologist said. As someone told me, 'Come to Virginia and Die' doesn't make a real good bumper sticker!"
But in 1611, Sir Thomas Dale headed upriver from Jamestown to the healthier and more secure environment on the high bluff at Henricus.
And this past May, as Henricus celebrated its 400th anniversary with a weekend devoted to Mt. Malady activities, a crowd of hundreds came to observe demonstrations by barber-surgeon re-enactors and participate in making home brews, remedies, and potions. They heard talks about the role of women as primary healers within the home in colonial and Virginia Indian cultures, and saw for themselves what settlers described four centuries ago as a "convenient, strong, healthie and a sweete seate to plant a new Towne in."
And if visitors wondered how a hospital perched on that "sweete seate" on the banks of the James could be tagged with such a negative name, they wondered no longer.
The name, which at first glance seems to be a corruption of the French word for illness, is not French at all. According to Dr. Morey's research, Mt. Malady's name is actually derived from "Milady," or the Virgin Mary.
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Henrico to offer Christmas tree recycling
Citizen Staff Reports 12/22/2014
Henrico residents can recycle their Christmas trees after the holidays at one of several locations in the county.
From Dec. 26 through Jan. 11, trees will be accepted at the following spots:
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Citizen Staff Reports 12/15/2014
CVWMA curbside recycling collection and trash collections will have a one day delay in collections Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1-2. There will be no collections on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.
Curbside recycling collections Monday through Wednesday will be on regular schedule. Red Thursday and Red Friday curbside recyclers will have a one day delay in collection services Dec. 25-26. Blue Thursday and Blue Friday curbside recyclers will have one day delay in collection services Jan. 1-2. Containers should be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day. All Friday collections will take place on Saturday. > Read more.
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will host a candlelight vigil of remembrance and hope Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at the University of Richmond, outside the Cannon Chapel. The public is invited to attend and join MADD to honor victims of impaired driving crashes, while helping to remind the community to be safe during the holidays. > Read more.
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'Jingle All the Way 2' is expectedly flawed
Was anyone asking for an extra-large helping of Larry the Cable Guy this Christmas? If so, you can thank Santa Claus for Jingle All the Way 2.
If not, you can be like the rest of us and curse Santa for his folly in creating such a film. Santa, we neither wanted nor needed this.
A follow-up to the much-derided 1996 Christmas film Jingle All the Way, Jingle All the Way 2 isn't so much a sequel as it is an odd kind of remake, offering a few original twists on the original's dad-vs-dad holiday showdown, but also copying large chunks of the original without alteration. > Read more.
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Weekend Top 10
Several holiday performances take place this weekend in Henrico including "It's a Wonderful Life" and Theatre IV on Tour's "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" – both at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen. The Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale will perform Vivaldi's "Gloria" at River Road Church, Baptist and the Virginia Repertory Theatre will present "Santa's Christmas Miracle" at the Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn. A fun annual tradition, now in its 14th year, will be at SkateNation Plus in Short Pump – Chabad of Virginia's Chanukah on Ice. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Sorry, I have no new pictures to share with you tonight. I've been working on my Redhook–it's only about 2″ long at the moment, and the only real problem I'm having with it is that the yarn is making my hands dry.
Odd, don't you think? This is the hand-dyed yarn I bought at Rhinebeck, and it smells faintly like vinegar, which is fine. But after a couple of rows (that's about 200 stitches), my hands feel dry. Could it be whatever kind of dye was used? The vinegar used to set the dye? No idea, but that means that I can only knit on it about half an hour at a time.
I started a new pair of socks, too. As in, right now, I have a toe but not much of anything else. I'm using a skein of Mountain Colors Bearfoot in "Northern Lights" color. I haven't used this yarn before, but am liking it so far. That's 60% superwash wool, 25% mohair, and 15% nylon–practically the perfect sock yarn.
I've also been very caught up in some hubbub in the freelancing world.
I explained the whys behind this question in my blog post at Punctuality Rules yesterday, but my brain is still locked on this question. The gist, though, is that there's a successful freelancer, James from Men With Pens, who is, in fact, a woman, and just "came out" from behind her pen-name. She started using the pseudonym because she was having so much trouble making ends meet writing under her own name. I find this fascinating, brave, and downright depressing. You'd think we'd be beyond this sort of discrimination in the 21st century. Go read my post,if you like, for the longer version of why I'm asking. And, by all means, go to Copyblogger and read James' post and the incredibly thoughtful (and generally supportive) comments. Like I said, brave of her, and cheers for her well-deserved success story … yet depressing at the same time.
And, one more thing–if you haven't contributed to Norma's baby, the Red Scarf Project, she's extended the deadline for all those wonderful prizes. What are you waiting for?

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The Boston Celtics haven't had the smoothest regular season. The road has been bumpy, to say the least.
But, as Glen Davis and Ray Allen write in a diary for ESPNBoston, the playoffs are a different story.
Davis looks forward to playoff intensity.
We still have some season left to play. Then we have a whole new season coming up with the playoffs. When that happens, it doesn't matter what you did in the regular season. It's a whole different season.
In the playoffs, everybody's intense. And it doesn't matter to us who we play. Nope, I don't care at all who we're matched up against. But like I said, what I enjoy most about the playoffs is the intensity goes up higher. The competition level goes up extremely high.
Allen agreed with Davis, describing Davis as "a clown" and "a fun guy." He then dubbed Paul Pierce "a clown" as well, but said that Kevin Garnett "is just as intense off the court as he is on the court."
Is anybody shocked by that? Not me. I wouldn't even be surprised to see Garnett crossing a street next to an elderly grandmother, unleashing four-letter words in her direction and pounding his chest as he beats her across to the other side.


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My dad is now teaching me how to cook, it's a lot of fun too! I am kinda more into baking then cooking, but hey who can blame me. I mean you can bake cakes, pies, and cookies, aren't those a teenage gurls favorite foods??
Right now I am in 8th grade going into 9th. I have tried alot of new recipes that I never would have tried before thanx to my dad and the Zaar!
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Nomination submitted by: Liz Stinson, Executive Director of La Trobe International
Program Overview: The Buddhi Bangara Project is a project that started in 2005. Since 2010 this project enables Australian Oral Health students to provide community education in Nepal about oral health and the link of oral health with systemic health. As part of the Oral Health Program at La Trobe University, students may participate in a two week placement in different regions in Nepal. They reside with the different communities they are working with. The activities of the project are focused on 3 regions in Nepal: Dhangadi (West Nepal), Pokhara and Kathmandu. The program is based on the philosophy "if you can't afford prevention, how can you afford disease."
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Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is highest with an operating margin of 22.6%. The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, markets, and distributes soft drink concentrates and syrups. The Company also distributes and markets juice and juice-drink products. Coca-Cola distributes its products to retailers and wholesalers in the United States and internationally.
Potential upside of 18.3% exists for Coca-Cola, based on a current level of $35.84 and analysts' average consensus price target of $42.40. The stock should find initial resistance at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $37.13 and further resistance at its 200-day MA of $37.74.
Following is National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) with an operating margin of 11.1%.
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Like listening to an energetic blend of vocals and guitar? How about adding some sweet ballads into the mix? That's just what Rick Jordan and
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many years as individual performers, and now they've joined forces to offer an intoxicating combination of great sounds that are pleasing folks throughout the Prescott, Arizona area.
Asked to describe their music, Rick says, "Unexpected!" Most audiences are amazed by the range of styles and eras performed. Whether they're
rousing the crowd with Jay and the Americans' "Cara Mia", or weaving a haunting spell with "Skyfall" the newest Bond theme, the duo delivers music from the 60's to today that is heartwarming, familiar and will make you smile.
The warmth of Mary's alto vocals in the tunes of Kathy Mattea, Allison Krause, Adele, KT Tunstall and more, and Rick's mellow tones in your favorites from the Eagles, Roy Orbison, Roger Whitaker, Don McLean, and Dan
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Whatever your style, or era, "Mix" delivers! Make it a point to take in a show; and discover another one of Prescott's surprising treasures.
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Vicki Scott, retired teacher working as a docent at the Sharlot Hall Museum. June 12, 2014.
"...you got the biggest compliments from this group from Switzerland! They LOVED you and Rick. They couldn't stop complimenting you. They even talked to the motel manager (about you)!" (Re: the performance at the Residence Inn on highway 69 in Prescott.)
Holli Maurer, general manager & regional director of sales at Residence Inn, Prescott. June, 2014.
"I met with a guest who checked in last Tuesday at Residence Inn. They heard you play last Wednesday; they LOVED YOU. They changed vacation plans and extended their stay another WEEK. Why?...to enjoy another Wednesday with YOU. Thank you!!!!!"
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"And elsewhere on Gurley, at the Huckeba Gallery, the duo that's known as The MIX - comprised of guitarist-vocalist Rick Jordan and vocalist Mary Alberts - did numbers ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. First, the ridiculous: Rick sang that Elvis favorite - "Blue Christmas" - in stuttering Porky Pig fashion, with Mary slapping him on the back on occasion to interrupt his stuttering and get him back on track ... sort of. But then there was the sublime: They teamed up for a moving song called "Our Prayer" that included high-pitched lyrics - in Italian - by Rick. All I'm saying is that if the song doesn't make your spine tingle, then I think that you should contact the spine-tingler guy for a checkup and possibly some maintenance work. The way that Rick and Mary present it puts it right up there at the top of the breathtaking scale.
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July 2013: "...for as far as your talent & performance goes, mere words seem inadequate in looking for adjectives...
you were fantastic, so talented & personable, provided us with a beautiful & enjoyable evening & well, everyone Loved you!"
Carole Nickerson, Music Director, PUMC.
"Mary Alberts is a delightful person ... Mary exudes joy when she sings. She has a wide vocal range, enabling her to sing many songs with Rick Jordan, in their Duo, Mix. Do not miss hearing this talented team!"
Charles Huckeba of the Huckeba Gallery Gurley Street downtown - says, "Rick's attention to details of the original song and his polish at performing them always brings people in (the gallery), without fail. He does all this live on the scene. This is not canned pre-recorded music done as Karaoke, but the real live rehearsed stuff. It's always a pleasure to listen to his range and selection of songs."
Janine Weyers, Mountain Club Women's Group Luncheon,
(You) "connected with our age group (boomers) but still had contemporary (music), had a nice range of tempos, and beautiful harmonies. It was magical! Thank you for making our luncheon so special!!"
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Dáil Éireann - Volume 572 - 21 October, 2003
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209. Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science when retired teachers will be paid their benchmarking increase; the reason it is taking so long; the reason they have not received this payment to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23962/03]
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[1549] Minister for Education and Science (Mr. N. Dempsey): Retired teachers whose pensions are paid directly by my Department, i.e. those who served in primary, secondary, community and comprehensive schools, have already, in August 2003, received the benefit of the first phase of the benchmarking award in their pensions. Their pensions have been increased and they have also received arrears of pension due with effect from 1 December 2001, the effective date of the benchmarking award.
Teachers who have retired on pension since August 2003 have also received the benefit of the benchmarking increase in their retirement lump sums. Those who retired between 1 December 2001 and August 2003 are due to have their retirement lump sums revised. This work has commenced and is expected to be completed by the end of November.
With regard to vocational teachers, the position is that vocational education committees are responsible for determining the pension entitlements of such teachers and for calculating revisions of the pension rates in accordance with increases in rates of salary which have been sanctioned by my Department. The pensioners' payroll is operated by the appropriate county council or corporation which issues payments following receipt of the approved rates of pension from the VEC.
In regard to the benchmarking increase, the position is that my Department notified vocational education committees on 31 July 2003 of the revised rates of salary and allowances and conveyed sanction for their application in the revision of the pensions of former teachers.
If the Deputy wishes to provide the pensions unit of my Department with details of any particular instance of delay in payment of the benchmarking increase to a pensioner, my Department will examine the matter and correspond directly with the Deputy.
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R.I.P. Habs consecutive points streak; February 12, 2013 – March 5, 2013.
In case you're wondering, the Habs had picked up points in 11 consecutive games, going 8-0-3 in that stretch. Not too shabby, and probably twice as long as any of us would have thought they'd go this season. Of course, whenever the Habs lose to the Islanders, it's frustrating. The divide in Habsland tonight is where fans use the success of the last 11 games to pardon a bad performance versus the fans who think that a loss to the Islanders is unacceptable at any point. I don't have a problem with either camp, frankly, but 14-5-4 says nobody should really panic, either. If there is an area of concern at the present, it would be in goaltending and team defense. Carey Price has been largely hung out to dry in his past two starts, giving up 12 goals in the process. As the Canadiens have increased their goal scoring and cut back on shots against since last season, Price will continue to be a target, fair or not until he gets it back on track, and for my fantasy pool's sake, I hope that he does soon. The Canadiens need to get both departments in order quickly, or else 11 games of bliss will turn in to a run of games that will negate much good work and good will.
Coming in to this game, many had the feeling that this could have been one of the infamous "trap games", where the inevitable dip in performance following an emotional game, such as we saw Sunday in Boston would occur. Couple that with an inability to consistently beat the Islanders in recent years, and you have a recipe for a loss.
This is another game to file and forget. The Canadiens have yet to lose consecutive games in regulation time this season, and that bodes well for Thursday's game in Carolina.
Some other things to be positive about: After 23 games this season, the Canadiens have lost by more than two goals just three times. After 23 games last season, they had lost by two or more a total of seven times. After 23 games last season, they had won five games by two or more goals. This season they've accomplished that feat eight times. Last year, when opposition had scored three or more goals after 23 games, the Habs were 1-7-3 (though two games saw opposition's shootout winner being their third goal). This year? 4-3-3. I call this all significant progress. To this point, Michel Therrien has pushed all of the right buttons and made all of the correct adjustments to correct course. There's no reason to believe that he won't do that again in short order.
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What does it mean in Revelation 22:4 when it says that "they will see the face of God?"
Doesn't the Bible say that "no man can see God and live?"
Important Contextual Interpretations
Revelation 22:4 is a very special verse. It is the culmination of the revelation of God. Scholars deem it "The Beatific Vision." To "see the face of God" will be an incredible moment and experience, and it is not unreasonable to suggest that this is more than what man has experienced in the past.
It is first important to understand the context of Revelation 22:4. This experience will take place in the New Heaven and New Earth. This means that the verse is for believers, and that the believers will be in their resurrected bodies. Paul calls this "the change" (1 Corinthians 15:50-58). A simple biblical survey of God's revelation to man reveals that man in his former state cannot look upon the face of God and live, nevertheless experience Him in His fullness.
Consider this brief overview:
- God's Revelation in Eden (Genesis 2:16-17, 3:8-24)
- God's Revelation in Heaven (Isaiah 6)
- God's Revelation on the Mountain (Exodus 33:18-23)
- God's Revelation in the Tabernacle/Temple (2 Samuel 6:7; 2 Chronicles 26:16-23; Leviticus 10:1-3)
- God's Revelation Moving (Ezekiel 11:23)
- God's Glory in Jesus (John 1:14)
- God's Glory in Spirit (John 16:7)
- God's Glory in Man (1 Corinthians 3:17)
- God's Glory in Eternity (Revelation 21:3)
Although far more verses can be used to detail the history of God's revelation to man, these verses capture the essence of how man's relationship with God has been injured and limited. God went as far to tell Moses in Exodus 33 that "no man can see My face and live." Even the Seraphim in Isaiah 6 "covered their faces." This sheds an important light on Revelation 22:4. When man is finally able to "see the face of God" it will indeed be an incredible moment. This is because man will finally experience the fullness of God. That is, we will finally be able to look upon God the Father and live. John 16:7 arguably reveals that man can only experience so much of God's revelation at a time, but in Revelation 22:4 we will see and experience Him in full.
A distinction needs to be made here concerning the face of God the Father and the face of God the Son. Some have suggested that Revelation 22:4 is not talking about the face of God the Father but instead the face of Jesus Christ. While both God the Father and God the Son are one in the same, Revelation 22:4 is speaking about the face of the Father. The following observations give biblical reasons as to why:
1.We saw Jesus' face during His first coming and will see it in His second coming (not including after His resurrection). There would be no significance or reason for John to write about seeing the face of God if we have already seen it. This is not to degrade the value of seeing Jesus' face, only that seeing Jesus' face is the way to seeing the Father's face (John 14:6).
2. This is the same language used in Exodus 33:18-23 and John 1:18, which both concern God the Father. Revelation 22:4 is the "bookend" to this "story." Moreover, John wrote John 1:18 after Jesus' first advent. Although the chronology of the verse is before Jesus made claim to be the Father, John wrote the book after His claim, giving reason to suggest that there is indeed a distinction between seeing the face of Jesus and the face of God the Father. Man has yet to see the Father's face.
3. Revelation 22:1 details the throne of "God and the Lamb," meaning God the Father and God the Son. John uses the word "God" for the face we will see in 22:4, not "Lamb." Moreover, the book of Revelation makes a clear distinction between God the Father and God the Son (although they are one in the same, they are different Persons in the Godhead). The author uses "God" here, not "the Lamb."
4. 1 Corinthians 15:24 is a prophetic verse speaking about the events unfolding in Revelation 22. Regardless of the millennial perspective, the New Heaven and New Earth follow the millennial reign of Christ and then Jesus hands over the "kingdom keys."
5. Jesus said in Matthew 5:8 that the "pure in heart will see God." That is, God the Son made a contextual distinction between seeing Him and seeing the Father.
6. Throughout the Bible man has attempted to see God in all of His splendor, but it has been impossible (Genesis 11:1-9; 2 Samuel 6:7; 2 Chronicles 26:16-23; Leviticus 10:1-3). In Revelation 22:4 that will all change!
Some Observations and Questions Answered
1. But if God is Spirit (John 2:24), how can He have a face? There are many times in the Bible where God is said to have "human" features. Isaiah 59:1 mentions His hand and His ear. Zechariah 2:8 says that He has an eye. Matthew 4:4 mentions His mouth. In Genesis 3 He "walked" in the Garden. While these are all, however, arguably anthropomorphisms (a word meaning "human form" or a symbolic representation used to make God's actions more understandable to man), the idea is still present that man will be able to see God in a way that we never have. In this thought, the "face" could arguably be an anthropomorphism but this is still a sight that man has not been capable of seeing in the past.
2. But Jesus said in John 14:9, "If you have seen me you have seen the Father." This verse speaks to the various roles that each Person of the Godhead performs. Jesus was the physical representation of God the Father, and although when we see Him we see God, we do not see the full and total manifestation of the Father. That is, we do not see the Father in His full glory (otherwise we would die). This is captured in John 1:18 when John says that "no one has seen God at any time." Jesus, although God, was "limited" or "subjected" by the flesh. The full context of John 14 says that Jesus "explains" the Father. This is much of what His earthly ministry was about.
3. But the book of Revelation is the "revelation of Jesus," so Revelation 22:4 must be about Him specifically. Yes, Revelation is indeed the book of the unveiling of Jesus Christ, but because Jesus is God, you cannot talk about Him without also including the other two Persons in the Godhead. They too are unveiled in deep ways throughout the book, especially in the last two chapters when John talks about the Eternal Heaven and Earth. The thrust of these chapters is that earth finally can be a place for God to dwell in His fullness. He is arguably still in the current "intermediate" state of Heaven during the Millennium (since it has yet to be destroyed), which is why it is so significant that He comes down to dwell with man on earth during eternity.
4. But doesn't this mean that there will be three Gods? Absolutely not! God is Triune. Scripture is evident about this. Even in Genesis 1:26 God speaks as "Us" in creating mankind. Although Triune, He is completely One in unity. That is, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit are all equal. We fail to comprehend this completely because of our corrupted minds. We cannot understand perfect unity, or how three can be one, but God is perfectly unified (Ephesians 4:5; James 2:19).
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Philips Electronics announced it would cut 10 percent of jobs at its Medical Systems division in the Netherlands as part of measures to increase efficiency of the business.
"This plan will lead to an improvement in our competitive position in the near future," Roel Fonville, Philips Medical Systems Netherlands' chief executive, said in a statement.
He said the company would try to avoid forced job cuts at the plant in Best, which is near Eindhoven in the south of the country and employs 3,000 people, but could not rule them out.
A spokesman for Philips, Europe's largest maker of consumer electronics and lighting and number three in semiconductors, said the jobs being cut included 160 full-time employees and 140 temporary workers.
Philips Medical Systems is also taking measures to cut overhead costs, improve its logistics operations, and improve synergies between operating units in Best.
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Yesterday's discovery of Valve's trademark of Half-Life 3 in Europe didn't do much for me. This latest story, however, is an entirely different matter. The company's JIRA database for project management was publicly accessibl...
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A great way to waste time is to Google any odd topic that happens to pop into your head and play a game of link tag until you strike pay dirt. My latest excursion led me to Sonic Racer 4K, a Java-based Sonic fan game. But what really caught my attention was the name of the developer: Markus Persson.
You know, the Minecraft guy.
After a little more digging, I discovered an old resume that he still hosts on the Mojang page, even though it's no longer directly linked anywhere on the site. Turns out Notch was a frequent participant in the Java 4K Programming Contest, which tasks entrants to create a Java game with a total file size less than 4K bytes. Sonic Racer 4K was a 2005 submissions, but he also made other 4K fan games, including MEGA4KMAN and Left 4K Dead.
I don't know how much of this is common knowledge, but it's certainly a big surprise to me. I like learning about what folks did before they were famous. As for the games themselves, they are impressive considering the constraints, even if they are kind of poopy. Test them out yourselves!view full story + comments
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Ever since she was little, Paisley Simmons has been driven to succeed.
Beginning when she was in elementary school, when she ran against — and beat — all the boys, through to a stellar high school track career, in which she has won four state championships.
That drive has landed Simmons, a senior at T.W. Andrews, an opportunity to continue building and accomplishing even more, signing with N.C. State to continue her track career at the NCAA Division I level.
"I'm excited, of course," says Simmons, the daughter of Zallo and Penny. "I'm starting a new, huge chapter. I'm thankful for all the people who contributed in my track career and my life as a person. But I'm ready and eager."
Over the years, Simmons, who started running competitively when she was 7 years old after bringing home a flier to her mom, has grown to love running. She says she wasn't very good in the beginning, but as she continued to work and improve, it finally clicked when she was about 12 or 13.
"A lot of people don't know that I was not so good starting out," Simmons says. "They don't know the struggle of trying to get better. They just think: I need to be quick now; I need to be better now. It was definitely a build-up, and I appreciate all the work I did then to get where I am now.
"You just have a love and a passion for something. And once you figure out what makes you better and you get to the point where you're happy with your performance, you just want to stick with it and take it further."
Since coming to high school, Simmons has made a huge impact for the Red Raiders, winning state championships in the outdoor 100 dash as a freshman and the outdoor 100 dash and 200 dash and the indoor 55 dash as a junior. She also set school records in the 100 and 200.
"There are so many things I could say about her," says Andrews coach Nick Michael, who was also her freshman English teacher. "Just her determination, her smile, her spunk. She's the type of girl when you see her run, you get excited because you know something exciting's about to happen. ...
"Paisley's the type of person who does not like to lose to anyone — it does not matter what it is. It could be thumb-wrestling and Paisley's going to win. She will find a reason why she has to be the best. But if she does lose, she's the type of person who thinks: OK, what do I need to do to get better?"
Over the summer and into the school year, Simmons received interest from several schools, including UNC Charlotte and East Carolina. But it was the Wolfpack, who feature Marty DeFrancesco (Bishop McGuinness) and Kevin Permenter (Westchester Country Day) on the men's side, who were her pick.
"I'm excited and relieved. At first, I was kind of nervous, but it was a good nervous energy," Simmons says. "At first I wasn't interested but I fell in love with the coaches and, once I visited the school, I fell in love with the atmosphere and the team, the staff — just everything."


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Eleven Waverly Place was going to be Ethan Hawke's first novel. A romance about an actor with ''nice crooked teeth'' who meets a singer in New York's Greenwich Village, Place seemed to be on its way at Random House last summer when a few throbbing lines (''She makes me crazy like crazy insane crazy'') and a spring '95 publication date leaked to the press. But one year later the story and Hawke's story has changed. Eleven Waverly Place is now The Hottest State. Random House is out as publisher; Little, Brown is in. And a star's risky literary debut has still-higher stakes attached: Industry sources say State sold July 31 for $300,000.
What happened? Reports that the seemingly autobiographical fiction insiders thought they recognized ''Stay'' singer Lisa Loeb just wasn't very good were followed months later by Hawke's withdrawal of the manuscript. A Random House source says that Hawke's parting was ''amicable,'' and that Little, Brown is paying ''considerably more'' than Random House was willing to give the actor. Hawke's literary agent, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, says of the sale, ''It's a different situation. The book spent a year and a half being rewritten, and it's a different book.''
Has the author revised away everything that might have made it a roman á clef? No one's telling. According to Fred Leebron, executive director of The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Mass., where Hawke read excerpts on July 8, the novel (now due in fall '96) has gone through plot, setting, and character changes. ''He shared his draft with a number of people [who] gave him feedback,'' says Leebron, who includes himself and his wife, poet Kathryn Rhett, among the advisers. ''He did the writing himself,'' Leebron stresses. ''He deserves this opportunity. He's going to thrill a lot of people.''


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It's going to be a Fantastic summer for fans of Azealia Banks. Prior to releasing her debut album this fall, the "212″ rapper will drop an EP and a mixtape.
The Fantastic project is due this summer along with her 1991 EP. "I've been working on SOOOOO MUCH FLY SHIT. I have enough material to drop a mix tape before my album! YAY!" tweeted the 20-year-old Banks. "So y'all will be getting, 1991 EP this month, the 'FANTASTIC' mixtape for the summer, and 'Broke With Expensive Taste,' in the Fall!"
The mixtape's first single, "Jumanji," will debut on Friday, May 11. She is also reshooting the video for "Liquorice," which was originally directed by Thierry Mugler designer Nicola Formicetti.
"For everyone wondering about the 'Liquorice' video… I'm reshooting it AGAIN… With RANKIN! .. NEXT WEEK! YAYYYYY… Gotta get it right!" she told her followers.
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Michigan State University Economics Professor Charles Ballard has no shortage of experience and economic expertise. Along with serving on the University's economics faculty since 1983, he has authored two books: "Michigan at the Millennium" and "Michigan's Economic Future." He has also served as a consultant for the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Treasury. News media statewide have wanted his perspective on Michigan's turbulent economy, particularly with the passing of the stimulus package designed to get the U.S. economy back on its feet.
Although Ballard recognizes that the worst is not yet over with regard to some of the immediate challenges, his long-term economic outlook is a positive one. MCUL Information Services Coordinator Bryan Dahl had a chance to speak with the professor regarding several state and national economic issues, and credit union leaders should note that Ballard will expand on these ideas during MCUL's 2009 Annual Convention and Exposition in Traverse City.
Based on what has been said by many economists, lawmakers and the media, a national economic turnaround isn't likely for 2009, and things are going to "get worse before they get better." Do you agree with that sentiment?
Ballard: Unfortunately, I do agree, because the damage done to the economy in recent years is so profound. The damage was done by "wizards" on Wall Street, regulators who were either asleep or deliberately turned a blind eye to what was going on, and by individual borrowers and lenders who were swept up in the frenzy of the housing bubble. I don't think any of these people woke up one morning and said "I'm going to do things that will wreck the economy," but the net effect of their actions is sort of like sending a wrecking ball into the edifice of the financial system. Fortunately, the wrecking ball did not take enough swings to knock things down completely, but a lot of damage was done. The credit markets came perilously close to systemic collapse last fall, and they still are not working anywhere near the way they should. It will take a while to rebuild. I think there is a good chance that the economy will reach bottom sometime in the second half of this year, or early in 2010, but frankly, it's very hard to predict, because we have essentially no experience with a financial crisis like this.
The economic stimulus package signed by President Obama consists of enormous spending coupled with tax cuts. Do you foresee this being beneficial to the national and state economies in the short-run, and what about down the line?
Ballard: I do think it will be beneficial, although as I have said, it will take time. It's important to be careful in defining beneficial. The definition of beneficial should not be with reference to some Nirvana where all of the problems go away by next week. Rather, we should define beneficial in relation to what would happen if we were to do nothing. In view of the magnitude of the problems, I believe that there is huge danger in doing nothing. It's a good thing that the Fed moved aggressively to cut interest rates, and it's a good thing that elected leaders have passed a relatively aggressive fiscal stimulus plan. Without aggressive action, I believe there was real danger that the downward slide would last for a very long time. Even with aggressive action, it will probably be many months before we see any substantial improvement. A lot of the public debate on the value of the stimulus plan has been pretty silly. Many folks in Congress have said that only tax cuts can stimulate the economy, and that government spending will not accomplish this. On the other side of the spectrum, I saw Bill Maher on Larry King's program saying that government spending will stimulate the economy, but tax cuts will not. I disagree with both. I believe that government spending and tax cuts can stimulate the economy.
For a state that has already been coping with a crippled economy for years, how bad do you see things becoming in a manufacturing state like Michigan if the national economy sinks lower during 2009? Is there any foreseeable turnaround for Michigan and similar states?
Ballard: I remain optimistic regarding the long-term prospects of the Michigan economy. But just as it will take time for the national economy time to heal, it will also take time for the Michigan economy to heal. Michigan faces a double challenge: We have to weather the national downturn, and we also have to reverse the very long-term trends that have led Michigan's economy to grow more slowly than the national average over the last half century. In the short term, I think we can help Michigan's economy by reforming its tax system to become more welcoming to businesses. Over the long haul, however, I believe that the key lies in the skills of our workers. We are below the national average in terms of the college attainment of our adult population. We need to reverse that. In fact, we are underinvested in education, from pre-school to Ph.D. One possible silver lining in the current cloudy economy is that this crisis may be severe enough to jolt us, once and for all, out of pining for the good old days of the 1950s. Those days were great for Michigan, but they are gone, and they're not coming back. We need to take our eyes off the rearview mirror, and focus on the road ahead. Maybe this crisis will be sufficiently deep that it will help us finally to get the message.
How have consumers responded in the past year to economic trends? Do you see numbers indicating people are spending less, and/or saving more?
Ballard: Yes, consumers are spending less. In the long run, this will be a very healthy development, because Americans got away from saving, and that got us into trouble. In the short run, however, a cutback in spending is problematic, because it can exacerbate the recession. That's why the federal government is trying to make up for some of the lost demand with the stimulus package.
How important of a role do you think credit unions have in this economy as financial institutions that are well-capitalized and have money to lend?
Ballard: I think credit unions are more important now than ever before. Credit unions have done a much better job than many other financial institutions in terms of steering clear of some of the high-risk lending practices that have contributed to this crisis. I have little doubt that we will see increased regulation of the financial services sector, and the challenge will be to avoid throwing out the baby with the bathwater. I hope we can have appropriate increases in regulation of some of the high-risk practices that have contributed to this crisis. On the other hand, I hope we can avoid an extreme overreaction, by which the entire sector is shackled too severely.


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EAU CLAIRE — Six students from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire communication sciences and disorders department recently received scholarships.
The students received nearly $1,000 in UW-Eau Claire Foundation scholarship funds, as well as two scholarships from the CSD scholarship fund.
Beth Ascher, Sparta, received the Nancy McKinley Scholarship, created in memory of the 1974 UW-Eau Claire graduate who was a clinical instructor in the CSD department for 14 years and was an internationally known expert on adolescent language disorders.
Ascher said she was honored to receive the scholarship and to be a part of such an exceptional community of faculty and students.
"The CSD program offers an atmosphere dedicated to the education and advancement of the students through rich hands-on experiences, student-faculty collaborative research and a range of clinical opportunities," Ascher said. "I've never met a group of professors who are more dedicated to the holistic wellbeing of their students than the professors in the CSD program."
The Szews Scholarship was awarded to Anne Kulinski, Eau Claire. A nontraditional student, Kulinski holds a bachelor's degree in French education and teaching English to speakers of other languages. She returned to UW-Eau Claire in 2010 to complete a post-baccalaureate sequence in CSD to prepare her for a graduate program in speech and language pathology. The scholarship was established by Charles and Roshelle Szews, both 1978 UW-Eau Claire graduates. Charles earned a degree in accounting and Rochelle earned a degree in CSD.
"Although I pursued something a little outside of my first degree, much of what I learned about language acquisition, teaching styles and behavior management is applicable to this field as well," Kulinksi said. "All of my experiences have come together to lead me to this career."
Kelly Muller, Eau Claire, received a CSD scholarship that is awarded to a student majoring in CSD.
Leaving a job to earn her degree has put a financial strain on her family so she is especially grateful for a scholarship that will help her pursue her goals, Muller said.
"Fortunately, I have access to a strong, respected CSD program right here in my home community," Muller said. "The ability to communicate is a fundamental human need that many of us take for granted. I look forward to serving my community in this capacity."
The Jennifer Marks Scholarship was awarded to Emily Nyeggen, Waunakee. Marks earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in CSD from UW-Eau Claire. She was a speech-language pathologist for the Tomah School District in 2000 when she died in a car accident.
The Marks scholarship will help lessen the burden of having several jobs while also attending school full time, said Nyeggen.
"My favorite part of the CSD program is the clinic on campus," Nyeggen said. "The clinic allows us to interact with clients as an undergraduate. For most students it is the clinic experience that lets us see how our therapy can increase the quality of a person's life."
Caroline Schwedler, La Crosse, also received a CSD scholarship.
"Our professors and supervisors truly care about us and want us to succeed," Schwedler said of her UW-Eau Claire experience. "They take time to answer questions and learn about us."
The Irene West Solberg Memorial Scholarship, created in memory of former CSD faculty member Dr. Larry Solberg's mother, was awarded to graduate student Erika Andrle, River Falls.
After exploring careers in music education and special education, Andrle realized communication sciences and disorders was her passion.
"My favorite part of the program is being able to work with many other classmates and professors on different projects," Andrle said. "There is ample opportunity to do research and projects in CSD, and also with other majors around campus like psychology, nursing and the Human Development Center."
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|4th Oct 2000, 03:53 AM
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Alright when I start up the multi-player game it pings all the servers and I get anywhere from 180- a really high number for my ping. I have a lot around 200. But when I get into a game it jumps up to like 1800-2000 and I have 3-4 second delays can't hit anybody etc.. etc... everything that goes with really bad lag. I have a 56k modem and I usually connect at about 48000 bps. I play counter-strike and team fortress classic (half-life mods) and everythings fine. I get lag every now on them but not anything like on unreal. Any suggestions?
|4th Oct 2000, 08:34 AM
What version do you have?
When i went to v425/v428 my pings would go sky high once I entered a game. I'm now back to v420. Pings are more stable again.
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Ah ha maybe that explains it. I just got unreal yesterday so I thought I better get the update if I want to be compatible with the online servers. Cause on counter-strike you have to have the newest version if you wanna play. I'll try re-installing UT and maybe that'll help if not I'll come back and see what peoples have to say
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You should try to use at least version 413 (CD version is 400). They are all network-compatible, but the network performance seems to get a lot better from 405 up and then seems to start to get dodgy again after 420
|6th Oct 2000, 01:06 AM
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yup you guys were right. Got version 420 now and it's much better. Thanks both of you. Tweaked my modem and computer and that helped too. Now I just need to d/l Tac Ops and find some good servers. Will the servers show up on the regular UT multi-player in game thing or will I have to connect a diff way?? And what about Chaos servers?? the same??
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