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See related articles: Seminar dispels PTI worries and PTI guards against guilt by association
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — If you're a grower-shipper doing business with Publix Supermarkets Inc. or Food Lion LLC, you've already received word that those companies have implemented Produce Traceability Initiative milestones. And they've asked their supplies to do the same.
Tom BurfieldTodd Baggett (from left), founder and chief executive officer of RedLine Solutions Inc. and co-chair of the PTI Technology Working Group, demonstrates a RedLine Solutions scanning device for Stephen Youmans, packaging analyst for California Giant Berry Farms, as Gary Fleming, vice president, strategic services for RedLine Solutions and a lead architect of the Produce Traceability Initiative, looks on.If you supply other major chains and have not received similar notification, chances are you will — and fairly soon.
PTI is the combined effort of several major industry groups designed to facilitate traceback of perishable products.
The PTI Leadership Council set seven voluntary milestones ranging from securing a GS1 company prefix to full case-level traceback by the end of 2012.
Not many companies actually will implement all PTI milestones by New Year's Day, but Todd Baggett, founder and chief executive officer of RedLine Solutions Inc., Santa Clara, and co-chair of the PTI Technology Working Group, expects many retailers to do so next year.
That's why RedLine Solutions has hosted a series of seminars, including one in Santa Barbara Oct. 4, designed to spur suppliers to prepare for PTI.
Traceability is consumer driven, said Baggett, who recently suffered from salmonella himself.
He cited figures showing that, even though 1 in 6 Americans gets sick from foodborne illness each year, and 3,000 die (according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 70% of the cases never are traced to their source.
Nearly 22% of foodborne illnesses are caused by produce. About 7% of those are related to growing, packing and handling, and 15% are on the post-farm side, Baggett said during the seminar.
"Traceability from the farm to retail/foodservice operator addresses the 2.9 million foodborne illnesses each year associated with growing, packing, processing and shipping," he said.
Traceback programs not only help the Food and Drug Administration determine what product or company is responsible for an outbreak, but they can help determine what products or companies are not.
A major problem the industry faces is that current traceability solutions are non-existent, inconsistent, proprietary, incomplete, too cumbersome, manually intensive or just plain slow, said Gary Fleming, vice president, strategic services for RedLine and a lead architect of the PTI.


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The Lady Wildcats defeated the Lady Panthers 63-35, but the Wildcats fell to the Panthers in boys action 60-42.
The Lady Wildcats improved to 14-11 overall and 3-6 in the region, while the Wildcats fell to 5-17 overall with a 0-9 mark in the region.
The Lady Wildcats came out slow to start Tuesday's contest.
Cleveland held a 7-4 lead on Amanda Elzy midway through the first quarter, but Cleveland's McKinnon Skeen came off the bench to spark the Lady Wildcats' offense. Skeen scored eight consecutive points including two three point shots to give the Lady Wildcats a 15-8 lead.
Elzy climbed right back in the game as the Lady Panthers forced three turnovers from the Lady Wildcats that resulted in six unanswered points to closed the gap to 15-14.
With time running down in the first quarter, Cleveland's Taylor Collins hit a short jump shot to beat the buzzer and give the Lady Wildcats a 17-14 lead going into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, the Lady Wildcats got hot by stretching their lead to 23-16. The game remained stuck there for a while, but the Lady Wildcats managed to go into the locker room leading 30-22.
"I thought we started the game slow," Cleveland High head coach Jenny McCullough said. "With it being senior night, we were too excited and at halftime I told them to just relax and play ball. I thought in the second half we did a good job of wearing them down and moving a lot better on offense and defense."
In the third, the Lady Wildcats outscored the Lady Panthers 11-4 to start the quarter for a 41-26 lead, and they never looked back as they dominated the game from that point on leading the Lady Panthers 44-26 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Lady Wildcats outscored the Lady Panthers 19-9 to secure the victory.
Skeen led the Lady Wildcats with 24 points on 50-percent shooting (6-of-12) from the three-point line. Tonidra Blair scored 12 points with nine rebounds to aid the Lady Wildcats.
In boys' action, the Cleveland High Wildcats came out strong against the No. 1 team in the region as they fought hard in the opening quarter. Cleveland only trailed Elzy 17-10 as the game rolled into the second quarter.
In the second quarter Elzy opened things up and outscored Cleveland 22-6 to go into halftime leading 39-16 at halftime. Elzy led 51-26 after the third quarter as they went on to secure the victory to improve to 21-4 on the year with an 8-0 mark in the region.
Cleveland will be back in action Friday at Grenada.

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I've read about a painting at some show that offended some Christians. On that painting there was Jesus Christ swearing at (presumably) the Father.
Now though we know Jesus Christ did not do so yet I've been reading about the true meaning of the Cross (thanks to people here) and I've learnt Christ was made sin on the Cross. Now, sinners they can swear all right and often do.
And even more than that, Christ though did not swear but did complain to the Father. (So maybe the painting deals more with language issues than with religious ones who knows).
Therefore can't see if that painting shall be treated as offensive (I mean shall). Is it offensive?


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Seminar conducted by Master Pierre Laquerre in Nova Scotia
Hiltz Taekwon-Do hosted two days of seminars which included 100 students in total on November 10-11th in Sackville Nova Scotia. The seminars was conducted by 8th Degree Black Belt and CTFI Technical Director Master Pierre Laquerre from Trios-Rivières Quebec.
Mr. David Hiltz, 6th Dan, and Mrs. Jacqui Hiltz, 2nd Dan, who are students of Master Laquerre also had the pleasure to train with him at his new Dojang in Trios-Rivières Quebec for the entire week prior to the seminars.
The pattern seminars on Saturday were divided into two parts. The first 3 hours were dedicated to blue belt and below patterns and the second 3 hours covered red belt to 4th Dan patterns. Following the Saturday pattern seminars, Master Laquerre provided an edicational and truely invaluable 90 minute protocal and etiquette seminar. The 3 hour seminar Sunday morning covered many aspects of sparring for both competitive and non competitive students.
Having Master Pierre Laquerre come to teach in Nova Scotia at Hiltz Taekwon-Do has been a great opportunity for all who attended and to learn from a master with such a wealth of knowledge and experience. All seminars were very much enjoyed by all participants and we look forward to Master Laquerre's next visit.
Thank you Master Laquerre,
David and Jacqui Hiltz
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Israela**s Secret Iran Attack Plan: Electronic Warfare
Nov 16, 2011 6:28 PM EST
Eli Lake
Israel has been building stealthy, multibillion-dollar electronic weapons
that could be deployed if Israel attacks Iran's nuclear sites, U.S.
intelligence officials tell Eli Lake.
For much of the last decade, as Iran methodically built its nuclear
program, Israel has been assembling a multibillion-dollar array of
high-tech weapons that would allow it to jam, blind, and deafen Tehran's
defenses in the case of a pre-emptive aerial strike.
A U.S. intelligence assessment this summer, described to The Daily Beast
by current and former U.S. intelligence officials, concluded that any
Israeli attack on hardened nuclear sites in Iran would go far beyond
airstrikes from F-15 and F-16 fighter planes and likely include electronic
warfare against Irana**s electric grid, Internet, cellphone network, and
emergency frequencies for firemen and police officers.
For example, Israel has developed a weapon capable of mimicking a
maintenance cellphone signal that commands a cell network to a**sleep,a**
effectively stopping transmissions, officials confirmed. The Israelis also
have jammers capable of creating interference within Irana**s emergency
frequencies for first responders.
In a 2007 attack on a suspected nuclear site at al-Kibar, the Syrian
military got a taste of this warfare when Israeli planes a**spoofeda** the
countrya**s air-defense radars, at first making it appear that no jets
were in the sky and then in an instant making the radar believe the sky
was filled with hundreds of planes. 030813-F-5435R-011
Israel also likely would exploit a vulnerability that U.S. officials
detected two years ago in Iran's big-city electric grids, which are not
a**air-gappeda**a**meaning they are connected to the Internet and
therefore vulnerable to a Stuxnet-style cyberattack a**officials say.
A highly secretive research lab attached to the U.S. joint staff and
combatant commands, known as the Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC),
discovered the weakness in Irana**s electrical grid in 2009, according to
one retired senior military intelligence officer. This source also said
the Israelis have the capability to bring a denial-of-service attack to
nodes of Irana**s command and control system that rely on the Internet.
Tony Decarbo, the executive officer for JWAC, declined comment for this
story. The likely delivery method for the electronic elements of this
attack would be an unmanned aerial vehicle the size of a jumbo jet. An
earlier version of the bird was called the Heron, the latest version is
known as the Eitan. According to the Israeli press, the Eitan can fly for
20 straight hours and carry a payload of one ton. Another version of the
drone, however, can fly up to 45 straight hours, according to U.S. and
Israeli officials.
Unmanned drones have been an integral part of U.S. wars in Iraq,
Afghanistan, and Pakistan, gathering intelligence and firing missiles at
suspected insurgents. But Israel's fleet has been specially fitted for
electronic warfare, according to officials.
a**They would have to take out radar and anti-aircraft. They could also
attack with missiles and their drone fleet.a**
The Eitans and Herons would also likely be working with a special Israeli
air force unit known as the Sky Crows, which focuses only on electronic
warfare. A 2010 piece in The Jerusalem Post quoted the commander of the
electronic warfare unit as saying, a**Our objective is to activate our
systems and to disrupt and neutralize the enemya**s systems.a**
Fred Fleitz, who left his post this year as a Republican senior staffer
who focused on Iran at the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, said in his meetings with Israeli defense and intelligence
officials, they would always say all options were on the table.
"I think Israel has the capabilities with their air force and mid-air
refueling to take on these sites," said Fleitz, who is now managing editor
of Lignet.com. "They would have to take out radar and anti-aircraft. They
could also attack with missiles and their drone fleet."
Whatever Israel ultimately decides to do about Irana**s program, one
mission for now is clear. A senior Israeli official told The Daily Beast
this month that one important objective of Israel's political strategy on
Iran was to persuade Iranian decision makers that a military strike
against their nuclear infrastructure was a very real possibility. "The
only known way to stop a nuclear program is to have smashing sanctions
with a credible military threat. Libya is the best example of this," this
official said.
At the same time, if past practice is any guide, the Israelis would not
likely strike at the same moment that their officials are discussing the
prospect in the press. In other words, if Israel is openly discussing a
military strike, it is unlikely to be imminent.
But if Israel goes radio silenta**like it did in when it attacked a
suspected nuclear site in Iraq in 1981a**that may be an early warning sign
that a strike is nearing.
When Sam Lewis was U.S. ambassador to Israel during the transition from
the Carter to Reagan administrations, he warned the new administration
there was a chance then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin might bomb the
Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq.
a**I had given a full alert to the new administration about the
dangers,a** Lewis recalled in an interview. a**Wea**d been having
discussions with the Israelis about how they wanted to stop the project,
there was a lot of news and then it all dried up.a**
Lewis and his staff had moved on. Then without warning on June 7, 1981, in
something called Operation Opera, Israeli jets flew in the dead of night
via Jordanian air space and incinerated the nuclear facility that was
under construction southeast of Baghdad. a**I did feel after the fact that
we should have assumed this bombing was going to take place,a** Lewis
said. a**After it was over, I was not surprised, I was annoyed by having
been misled by the quiet as it were.a**
There may be a lesson for the Obama administration as it tries to
calibrate what Israel will do on Iran. Since taking office, the president
has made major efforts to avoid any surprises in the relationship with
Israel, particularly on the issue of Iran. Obama and Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for example, tasked their first national
security advisers to establish an unprecedented system for regular
consultation between the two countries, featuring regular
They formed a standing committee on Iran as well, to check the progress of
sanctions, share intelligence, and keep both sides informed. Despite all
of this, Netanyahu has refused to give any assurance to Obama or his top
cabinet advisers that he would inform or ask permission before launching
an attack on Iran that would likely spur the Iranians to launch a
terrorist attack on the United States or Israel in response, according to
U.S. and Israeli officials familiar with these meetings. The Telegraph
first reported the tension over the weekend .
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta "expressed the desire for consultation on
any contemplated future Israeli military action, and [Ehud] Barak
understood the U.S. position,a** said one official familiar with the
The Israelis may be coy this time around because of the experience of
then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. In 2007, the Israelis presented
what they considered to be rock-solid evidence that Syria was building a
covert nuclear facility at al-Kibar. They asked President Bush to bomb the
facility, according to the new memoir from Condoleezza Rice.
a**The president decided against a strike and suggested a diplomatic
course to the Israeli prime minister,a** she wrote. a**Ehud Olmert thanked
us for our input but rejected our advice, and the Israelis then expertly
did the job themselves.a**
One American close to the current prime minister said, a**When Netanyahu
came into office, the understanding was they will not make the same
mistake that Olmert made and ask for something the president might say no
to. Better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.a** --
Sean Noonan Tactical Analyst STRATFOR T: +1 512-279-9479 A| M: +1
512-758-5967 www.STRATFOR.com
Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst


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Updated: December 13, 2012 10:24AM
Mokena kicks off the holiday season Nov. 17 with its daylong Christmas Fest, featuring a Parade of Lights and family entertainment.
Events run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the downtown area on Front Street east of Wolf Road, and at Mokena Elementary School, 11244 Willowcrest Lane.
Activities include:
Santa's workshop, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mokena Elementary School. Children can create decorations and write letters to Santa while parents shop with local crafters.
Lunch and pictures with Santa, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mokena Elementary School. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children and $3 per picture.
Tree decorating from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the corner of Front and Mokena streets. Everyone is invited to create their own decoration to hang on the village tree.
Merchants open house from noon to 6 p.m., with free activities and collection of food items for the Frankfort Township pantry.
Hot chocolate and cookies from 4:45 p.m. until the end of the parade, at the State Bank of Illinois, 11100 Front St. The bank also will collect new hats, mittens and scarves for local families in need.
Parade of Lights at 5 p.m. on Front Street.
A tree-lighting ceremony and caroling immediately follow the parade at Front and Mokena streets.
A family Christmas dance follows the tree-lighting ceremony and ends at 10 p.m. at VFW Post 725, 19852 S. Wolf Road. Admission is $5 per adult and $3 for children age 2 and up.
The 2012 Christmas ornament will be for sale at the Mokena Chamber of Commerce office, the Mokena Fire Station, and McCutcheon Insurance, all in the 19800 block of Wolf Road.
Tickets are available at the Mokena Chamber of Commerce office, 19820 S. Wolf Road.
For more information, call (708) 479-2468 or visit www.mokena.com.
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If I Stay's Jamie Blackley On Playing A Hot Rocker, Filming Makeout Scenes, & His *Best* Day
We thought we used up all of the world's tissues when we saw The Fault in Our Stars. But with If I Stay out this weekend, get ready to bring out the ugly cry once again! If you haven't read the book it's based on, this story is about a girl named Mia (Chloe Grace Moretz) who gets into a horrific car crash with her family. Mia is the only survivor, but she's in a coma and has to decide whether to die, or stay and wake up to a world without her family. Enter Adam, Mia's hot rocker boyfriend, who begs her to stay with him. British hottie Jamie Blackley plays Adam, and he's dishing all about the heartbreakingly beautiful movie, making out with his co-star Chloe Grace Moretz, and his *best* day.
Playing A Hot Rocker In If I Stay
Obviously looks weren't an issue, but Jamie didn't need a ton of help playing a guitar-playing frontman either. "I've played the guitar since I was 12, and just taught myself songs chord by chord," Jamie told us. And turns out, he's got a pretty good voice too. They recorded all the songs the band plays in the movie, so it's really them singing!
His Best Day
In the movie, Mia remembers the best day she ever had. It was with her family, and IRL, Jamie's is too! "About a year and a half ago, my dad and I went to see my favorite football [soccer] team play in the final of a big competition back home," Jamie explained. "We watched my team win, which was unbelievable. It was a brilliant day."
Making Out With Co-Star Chloe Grace Moretz
While Jamie and Chloe bring Adam and Mia's amazing love to life on the big screen, filming those kissing scenes was a bit uncomfortable. "It's awkward kissing in front of people, no matter how long you've known them," he revealed, laughing. "We were heavily directed and given lots tips by the director. It was very detailed." But awkward kisses aside, Chloe and Jamie had tons of fun bonding both on and off set—they went ice skating, skiing, and to a few concerts!
First Kiss
Despite Adam's smooth ability to bring on the romance, Jamie's first kiss was slightly more awkward. He was 13, and the girl was dared to kiss him! "It was so unromantic. She probably wouldn't have wanted to kiss me if it wasn't a dare," he said. "During it, I could tell it was terrible. I think she was put off for life!"
Dream Date
Adam is a serious contender for the best YA BF ever, but Jamie has had plenty of practice for the role. He's going on three years with his girlfriend, and says his dream date is—cue the awws—the first one they ever had. "I took her to the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum," Jamie spilled. "I like dates that are really fun as opposed to just getting dinner."
Grab your tissues and check out Jamie in If I Stay, out today!
Are you looking forward to watching Jamie and Chloe in If I Stay? What celeb hotties are you crushing on currently? Comment below!
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Divorce Care - Painted Post, NY
Thursday, May 02, 2013, 6:30 PM
Location: Victory Highway Wesleyan Church
Thursday, May 2, 6:30 PM - A new Divorce Care group is starting up at Victory Highway Church. This group will meet in room 2. You don't have to go through divorce alone. Find help and healing for the hurt of separation and divorce. Divorce Care is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life's most difficult experiences. The group will meet once a week for 13 weeks. For more information contact Tom Keuhner at the church at 607-962-7000 or email him.


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My family is not from US.
I was born hear but raised in a diffrent country. My family is comfterble with showing affection. Thers is not normal. His dad was born and raised hear.
He has been a bit abusive lately. He has gotten like pysical and like gose crazy durning sex like releasing fustration. Its a lot of thing that are bugging him.


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How to Make Dinner on a Dangerous Planet
Get real, whole and healthful foods into your diet. Chef Jessica teaches this workshop on moving from convenience eating to real foods. Includes easy and quick tips and recipes for moving away from processed foods. Samples and resource guide included. Registration required; go to denverlibrary.org or call 720.865.1206.
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Tough call! I just got a '34 and really like it. My other DVR is a '24, which I also like. I'd lean towards the five tuner model and bigger HDD.
This really should have been posted in a new thread, but since you asked. In my opinion, its a no-brainer, get the HR34. As mentioned, 5 tuners, twice the storage, plus 2x's the series recordings and PIP. Nothing like being able to record 4 different programs simultaneously and still have an open tuner to watch live TV.
Aside from size and a couple minor glitches, the only downside is that it won't hold the program buffer after you turn it off. So you have to leave it on to buffer the current channel, after you shut your TV off. Although leaving it on, only means the front panel stays lit, unless you dim the panel.
And the RF function works great!
Thanks Guys. Appreciate the feedback. Glad to hear the RF works great. I'm going to have this in a rack behind the seating area and needed to ensure the RF worked.


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bugsndaffy Posts: 12Hello everyone,
I am a newbie and would like to thank you for all that I've learned about the HAH.
I now have a 93Civic and plan on purchasing a HAH in the coming months. What I have not really heard about is the spare tire issue. Does anyone know if the dealer will provide you with a spare? I believe there is a space for it.
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viet Posts: 847I called the Honda dealer near my home but they only sell the rim for $136. One guy said in other forum that the spare tire should be Part # is 06421-SDR-A00 (Wheel kit) at $120. You can check it out. I will probably check with Honda dealer again to buy one too. It is better to have a spare tire in place. But I will use the sealant and the pump before jacking up the car. I hate it. It happened to me a few times with my other Honda after a long distance trip.It took me over an hour to replace it in the dark near the airport/ rental car company. I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE flat tires.
dwynne Posts: 4,018I carry pumps in all the cars. I have not had a "blow out" in YEARS - only slow leaks. In every case I could air up the tire with the pump (no sealant) and drive carefully to a tire shop for a repair. No side of the road changes in the dark and rain, etc.
If I decide to get a hybrid, I don't think I will be too concerned about no spare. I will probably look for an extra rim at a junk yard and get an extra tire mounted on it to keep at home. Then worst case - I get a hole in the sidewall or fast leak I can put it on the car. Maybe for a long road trip I might toss it in the car, but probably not.
AFAIK, there is no place (except using up trunk space) for the spare in a hybrid.
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rich57 Posts: 4Dennis,,
The Hybrid does indeed have space for the spare tire without taking up trunk space.
The "tool caddy" which holds the jack, compressor, sealant et.al., is removed and the stuff put aside, revealing the area where the spare is bolted. Included in the "wheel kit" box is another caddy that fits into the spare complete with spots for the jack and lug wrench and jack handle. There is a picture of the setup under "spare tire/ Canadian " in your owner's manual. The cover of the trunk bed closes up flush just as before.
NO trunk space is taken up. You do have to stow your compressor and sealant in the garage though. -
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nowakj66 Posts: 709What parts does one need to order from Honda to have a complete Spare tire for the 05 HAH? There is a rim, a tire, and a foam tray to hold stuff. Is there anything else that is needed? My dealer said that tire and rim are about $210 and foam tray is $60.
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viet Posts: 847I also will have to buy a spare rim/ tire to have my peace of mind. Oddly, my '05 HAH leaks some tiny engine oil on the garage floor. I took to nearest Honda dealer months ago. They ran some tests and said "no oil leak". Otherwise, it is really a "great piece of machinery" with smoothness, torque and thrifty fuel consumption of a 4-engine Accord. I love to hear its eerily quiet robust sound while it runs on freeway. I dont know what happens with the engine oil. It is so stupid to a Honda. My other Honda are oil-tight until "its last drop" at the end of their lives. The '06 HAH is still my consideration for the next purchase.
minivanmama1 Posts: 28I have a 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid, nearly 57000 miles on it. Maybe we should have rotated the tires earlier, but just did it recently. My husband noted the rear tires show cupping. Front tires worn more than the rear.
Any thoughts if a maintenance issue is causing the rear tire cupping issue? Has anyone bought replacement tires they might recommend? -
nltomba Posts: 1I recently bought General altimax tires. They were tested best on tire rack (and cheap too) I bought them one size wider in 225. It makes the car look a little beefier.
Handling has improved a lot, especially in rain. Those Michelins were lousy.
Only diadvantage is that mileagehas suffered a little. I don't mind because the car feels a lot safer now -
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Every year in March, women and men celebrate Women's History Month and highlight women's historical contributions. We honor generations of women who've used their intelligence, imagination, tenacity and resourcefulness to create a better life for the women and girls of today.
In Chicago, women have influenced everything from politics to science to education and beyond. These women have also been social justice change agents. They've used their voices, personal networks and passions to build a new agenda for women and girls, providing a hopeful course for generations to come.
Women like Jane Addams, a renowned social worker and activist, First Lady Michelle Obama, a lawyer and advocate for young-adult leadership development, Sandra Cisneros, an author and social entrepreneur, and Lorraine Hansberry, a playwright and lesbian activist, have changed our city.
Because of these women and other female Chicago's leaders, girls are empowered, confident, and strong. Simply put, Chicago women have made the future brighter for both women and girls all throughout the city and the nation.
But this wasn't always the atmosphere in Chicago.
Chicago was once was a place where women and girls' issues were often overlooked and underfunded. In 1984, approximately 3 percent of philanthropic dollars supported programs that specifically addressed the needs of women and girls. Yes, there were programs for domestic violence, reproductive health and economic equality, but little money went to the organizations doing that work. Unfortunately, there were people who did not see the value of funding nonprofits that were in the community, on the ground, providing direct service to women and girls in need.
Luckily for Chicago, there were four women who did see the value in funding women-focused solutions and knew it would take women pooling their resources to get it done. These four women understood the deeper issues of social justice and how they connected with the challenges that women and girls faced. These four women – Marjorie Craig Benton, Sunny Fischer, Iris J. Krieg and Lucia Woods Lindley – are the founders of Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW).
"When we started CFW, we came together and began to champion something simple: women supporting other women," says Ms. Krieg.
From CFW's long standing funding of domestic violence organizations to the consistent support of advocacy work, CFW has been funding work that looks at the full spectrum of a woman's life and the key issues impacting her progress throughout her life span.
"In the 80s when we started CFW, funding women's issues were not a priority. We made it respectable," shares Ms. Fischer.
Since CFW's founding nearly 30 years ago, women and girls have made substantial progress: Women comprise half of all U.S. workers, and well over half of all American women are in the labor force. Women's educational attainment has rapidly progressed, with women representing about 57 percent of enrollments at American colleges since at least 2000. Indeed, families are increasingly dependent on working women's incomes in order to make ends meet.
But there's still work to do. The resounding gender inequality in our nation and even in our own backyard is disheartening. According to an Illinois State Police report, of the 226,881 crimes reported in 2009, 72,177 were domestic violence crimes. We need more public outcry about all the women living in a state of violence and insecurity.
Speaking of insecurity, the National Partnership for Women and Families reports that in Illinois, there are approximately 612,607 female-headed households in the state and 28.5 percent or 174,593 are living well below the poverty line. The solution to ending these and many of the other unique challenges women face is through fixing the systems and policies that govern our lives.
This month, join me in celebrating the generations of women who have contributed to making Chicago a better city. Chicago is well-known for a few monikers: 'The City of Big Shoulders,' 'Second City,' and of course, 'The Windy City.' This month, in honor of Women's History Month, let's all come together as women to support solutions to help other women, and in turn perhaps Chicago will acquire a new tagline: 'The City Where Women and Girls Thrive.'


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Frequently Asked Questions About Financial Aid
How do I apply for financial aid?
Students apply for financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid- or FAFSA. The priority deadline to complete the FAFSA is March 2. However, you can apply at anytime during the year. Applications can be completed online at www.fafsa.gov. Our federal school code is 001134.
Where does my FAFSA go once I submit it?
Your FAFSA information is shared with the colleges and/or career schools you list on the application. The financial aid office uses your information to determine how much federal, state, and campus aid you may receive.
How do I apply for the Cal Grant?
Your FAFSA information is transmitted to the California Student Aid Commission – the state agency that is responsible for determining initial eligibility for the Cal Grant. Entering students should also complete a GPA Verification Form which can be found on the Commission's website HERE. The deadline to submit your GPA Verification Form is also March 2.
I got selected for a process called "verification". Did I do something wrong?
No – you didn't do anything wrong! The Department of Education determines who is selected for verification. In this process, Cal Maritime will compare the information you provided on your FAFSA to information submitted to the IRS and/or other forms. If selected, you will need to submit verification documents to the Financial Aid Office. The most common requests are income verification forms, tax transcripts, and household size verification forms. For more information about this process, click HERE.
Ho do I get to my "To Do" list to find out what I need to submit for verification?
Click HERE for an easy to follow guide on how to navigate to your "to do" list found in Self Services in your Student Potal.
Is there a deadline for me to submit the verification documents?
The deadline to submit your verification documents and to "complete" your financial aid file for 2014-15 is June 1, 2014. We cannot provide you with an offer of aid until you have submitted any and all verification documents to the Financial Aid Office. The sooner you complete your file, the sooner we can provide you with an offer of aid!
What is the Expected Family Contribution?
The expected family contribution - or EFC - is the amount of money the Department of Education says you can reasonably contribute towards your education for the year. It is the number used to determine your eligibility for financial aid and comes from the information you provided on the FAFSA and on the verification documents.
My family has had a change in our financial situation that isn't reflected on the FAFSA. Is there anything I can do?
If you or your family has unusual circumstances (such as loss of employment, loss of benefits, death, or divorce), let us know! If your family's circumstances have changed from the tax year 2012, we may be able to take that into consideration when determining eligibility for aid. You may be asked to document the changes, but we can help you along the way.
When will I receive an Award Letter?
If you have been selected for verification, we will notify you of your financial aid awards when you have submitted all requested verification documents and we've had a chance to review them. If you have not been selected for verification, you should get an award letter shortly after we receive your FAFSA . We will send initial award notifications to students for 2014-15 in early April.
HOW will I receive my Award Letter?
You will receive an email notification telling you to go online to view/accept/decline your awards. You can print out your award summary for your records.
How do I accept Financial Aid?
Grants (FREE MONEY!) will be automatically accepted for you. If you want to accept the loans you've been offered, you can do so through Self Service in the PeopleSoft section of your student portal. Parents wishing to borrow the PLUS loan should complete the PLUS Loan Request Form found under the forms section of our website. They will need to fax or mail the request to the Financial Aid Office. We do not accept forms by email.
Why can't I accept my loans?
The terms and conditions of your loans may change as a result of sequestration, therefore, we are not allowing students to accept their loans until we receive more guidance from the Department of Education.
How much does it cost to attend Cal Maritime?
The cost of attendance (COA) is what we estimate it to cost to attend Cal Maritime for the academic year. The COA includes tuition and fees, food and housing , books and supplies, and an allowance for living and transportation costs.
The only "direct billed" costs (items that the campus will charge you for directly) are tuition and fees, food and housing (if living on campus) and the uniform. Other expenses, such as books and supplies, travel and miscellaneous expenses, and food and housing for OFF CAMPUS students, are an estimate and your ACTUAL costs may be higher or lower than what we estimate. This can be useful in budgeting your monthly/term/yearly costs. The estimated COA for 2014-15 can be found HERE.
Will Financial Aid pay for my uniform?
Financial does include a uniform allowance in your student budget and provides funding to help cover those additional costs. However, we are unable to release to funds to you until no sooner than 10 days prior to the start of fall term. Many students end up paying for their uniforms out of pocket and get reimbursed by financial aid.
How does my Financial Aid pay my bill?
Students are charged tuition and fees and room and board (if living on campus). Financial aid will credit your account and apply towards any charges you have incurred for the term. If you have more charges than financial aid, you will need to pay the difference. This is where the estimated family contribution comes into play. If you have more aid than charges, you will get a refund.
When will the refund come?
Refunds that are mailed will take 5-7 days depending on the mail. Student's that have direct deposit set up with the Accounting Office takes 2-3 days. You can sign up for direct deposit through Self Service through the PeopleSoft section of your student portal.
Where can I apply for scholarships?
There are many great online resources to help you apply for scholarships- fastweb, Department of Education, College Board, and the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) are just a few. Watch out for scams and never ever pay for a scholarship search.


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Scotty Lee Goodner, 38, was taken into custody late Tuesday evening at the residence of Kristie Peterson, according to a report filed by deputy Daniel Watson.
Deputies had responded to the residence after a burglary in progress call.
Goodner was allegedly hiding in the shower and after he was taken into custody, law enforcement reportedly located alleged drug paraphernalia and items from inside the apartment on his person.
Goodner was taken to the Bradley County Jail and booked on aggravated burglary, theft under $500, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of burglary tools.
n Clothing and other items were taken from a Johnson Boulevard address, as reported to authorities this week.
A report filed by officer Bobby Ruth of the Cleveland Police Department named Terry Rodgers as the complainant.
Rodgers said he noticed the rear door of his house unlocked and several items missing from his garage.
Porcelain dolls were missing from inside the house and clothing which had been stored inside the garage was missing.
A number of hand tools were also taken from a storage building.
Rodgers said the house had been vacant at the time of the burglary.
He estimated his loss at $5,605.
Detective Walter Mitchell has been assigned the case.
n A cellphone was taken from an employee at a local convenience store while she worked.
According to a report filed by deputy Doug Boucher of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office, Shelby Dunn was working at the Kangaroo Mart on Waterlevel Highway Tuesday evening.
According to his report, Dunn believed someone took her Samsung Galaxy from a jacket pocket between 8 and 9 p.m. that evening.
Dunn had pulled her jacket off to do some cleaning, according to the report.
The phone was valued at $600.


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Kristi Korn
Position: A Ht.: 5-4
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Previous School: Churchville-Chili HS
Eligibility: Sr. Major: International Business
Kristen Korn enters her senior season at Pfeiffer
Personal: Daughter of Amy and Dave Korn…born on 02/27/93…majoring in business administration.
2013: Saw action in ten games and started in nine of them…fifth on the team in goals (26) and tallied five assists…second team All-Conference…Scholar Athlete Award.
2012: Played in 14 games…fourth on the team in goals (26) and added eight assists.


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I go back with my family when I return to my hometown and we always get great service. It's speedy and they are very attentive. They constantly refill drinks and are checking in, but not to the point that it gets annoying. I have had a lot of their dishes and they are fabulous. I highly recommend this place for a beer at lunch or dinner.
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The Leonard Cohen 2008-2009 World Tour Official Script
Those who have attended a Leonard Cohen Concert over the past year, checked out videos of those concerts, or read Heck Of A Guy posts referring to Cohen's just a kid with a crazy dream … cheerfulness kept breaking through monologue may recall the portion of Cohen's spiel that goes something like this:
I was 60 years old—just a kid with a crazy dream. Since then I've taken a lot of Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Ritalin, … I've also studied the religions and philosophies, but cheerfulness kept breaking through.
The opening moments of this video from the July 17, 2008 London concert is representative:
It appears, from my reading, that feature stories about Leonard Cohen in newspapers and blogs published during the World Tour have almost universally covered his Zen Buddhist experience and his Jewish background; consequently, most audience members readily grasp the references to religions and philosophies.
The significance of the list of pharmaceuticals, however, may be less apparent because that part of Cohen's history seems, with notable exceptions, less frequently mentioned in those recent articles.
Clearly, someone should do something. But who and how?
That's right – this calls for a Heck Of A Guy public service announcement.
Leonard Cohen, Depression, Medications, and Noncompliance
By the 1950s, Cohen, then in his late teens, was experiencing signs and symptoms of depression,1 a disorder from which his mother also suffered.2
Cohen describes his despondency in A Happy Man by Mireille Silcott:3
"My depression, so bleak and anguished, was just crucial, and I couldn't shake it; it wouldn't go away," he says, looking back at that time from his suite in the Vogue. "I didn't know what it was. I was ashamed of it, because it would be there even when things were good, and I would be saying to myself, 'Really, what have you got to complain about?' But for people who suffer from acute clinical depression, it is quite irrelevant what the circumstances of your life are."
He provides more details in a 1997 radio interview:4
"Well, for me personally, depression has been an issue with me for the whole of my life and I've tried, like everybody else, various ways of dealing with that depression. You know, drugs, women, art, religion… you try everything … . Well, you know, there's depression and depression. What I mean by depression in my own case is that depression isn't just the blues. It's not just like I've a hangover for the weekend… the girl didn't show up or something like that, it isn't that. I'm trying to describe clinically like an acute depression. It's not really depression, it's a kind of mental violence which stops you from functioning properly from one moment to the next. You lose something somewhere and suddenly you're gripped by a kind of angst of the heart and of the spirit."
Like many who have suffered from severe depression, Cohen has been critical of the too common error of re-labeling transient unhappiness as clinical depression:
The term clinical depression finds its way into too many conversations these days. One has a sense that a catastrophe has occurred in the psychic landscape.5
I should note that one reason for my interest in Cohen's medical treatment for his depression and his reaction to that therapy is my professional interest in treatment adherence, especially for psychiatric disorders. I posted Leonard Cohen and Noncompliance With Antidepressants on AlignMap, my professional blog, two years ago.
In this interview,6 he discusses, with his characteristic candor and dark humor, his course of treatment and his decision to unilaterally discontinue these medications:
[Leonard Cohen] "… I was taking things like Prozac for depression, but none of those antidepressants worked."
[Interviewer] "Which have you tried?"
[Leonard Cohen] "Oh, let's see. I was involved in early medication, like Desipramine. And the MAOs [monoamine oxidase inhibitors], and the new generation — Paxil, Zoloft, and Wellbutrin. I even tried experimental anti-seizure drugs, ones that had some small successes in treating depression. I was told they all give you a 'bottom,' a floor beneath which you are not expected to plunge."
[Interviewer] "And?"
[Leonard Cohen] "I plunged. And all were disagreeable, in subtly different ways."
[Interviewer] "How?"
[Leonard Cohen] "Well, on Prozac, I thought I had attained some kind of higher plateau because my interest in women had dissolved." He laughs. "Then I realized it was just a side effect. That stuff crushes your libido."
[Leonard Cohen] "… So one day, a few years ago, I was in a car, on my way to the airport. I was really, really low, on many medications, and pulled over, I reached behind to my valise, took out the pills, and threw out all the drugs I had. I said, 'These things really don't even begin to confront my predicament." I figured, If I am going to go down I would rather go down with my eyes wide open."
Leonard Cohen's Depression Ends
Cohen's depression lifted spontaneously in the 1999. This description of the dissipation of his clinical syndrome from a 2001 Observer interview with Nick Paton Walsh7 is compelling and also congruent with reports I've received from many patients whose depressions have subsided:
But two years ago [1999], for no apparent reason, the veil of depression lifted. For the first time in his life, Cohen sighed, looked out on the world and felt at peace with it.
'There was just a certain sweetness to daily life that began asserting itself. I remember sitting in the corner of my kitchen, which has a window overlooking the street. I saw the sunlight that shines on the chrome fenders of the cars, and thought, "Gee, that's pretty."
'I said to myself, "Wow, this must be like everybody feels." Life became not easier but simpler. The backdrop of self-analysis I had lived with disappeared. It's like that joke: "When you're hitting your head against a brick wall, it feels good when it stops".'
It was a remarkably late epiphany. Cohen had spent the past 50 years ploughing his way through drugs, drink, countless women and several religions in an attempt to find release from this 'backdrop' of self-doubt. But the cure was more simple – he learned to ignore himself.
'When you stop thinking about yourself all the time, a certain sense of repose overtakes you. It happened to me by imperceptible degrees and I could not really believe it; I could not really claim it for some time. I thought there must be something wrong. It's like taking a drink of cold water when you are thirsty. Every tastebud on your tongue, every molecule in your body says thank you.'
50 Years Of Depression – 10 Years Of Common Unhappiness8
So, that's the story – Leonard Cohen endured a devastating clinical depression that persisted 40-50 years, proving resistant to a wide variety of appropriate medications, and that spontaneously remitted 10 years ago.
I suppose, on considering that history, that he's earned the right to tell that I've taken a lot of Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Ritalin, … joke as often as he likes.
- Other sources argue, less convincingly, that Cohen's depression was in evidence since age nine, apparently confusing a possible contributing cause of depression, the death of Cohen's father that year, with the onset of the disorder itself. [↩]
- Nadel, Ira Bruce. Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen. University of Texas Press, 2007. p 48 [↩]
- A Happy Man by Mireille Silcott Saturday Night, Canada. September 15, 2001 [↩]
- Synergie With Jean-Luc Esse And Leonard Cohen, France- Inter, October 6, 1997. Translated From French By Nick Halliwell, UK [↩]
- International Herald Tribune. Paris, 4 November 1968 [↩]
- A Happy Man by Mireille Silcott, Saturday Night, Canada. September 15, 2001 [↩]
- I Never Discuss My Mistresses Or My Tailors by Nick Paton Walsh. The Observer, October 14, 2001 [↩]
- OK, I slipped in a psychiatric reference; Freud saw the replacement of "neurotic suffering" by "common unhappiness" as the sign of a successful psychoanalytic treatment [↩]


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Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Nighttime photo of a nesting loggerhead sea turtle.
Primitive Youth Camp area with grass, tent pads, and strangler fig trees.
Native vegetation, including Dade County pine, saw palmetto, cabbage palm, and grasses.
View of lighthouse framed by coconut palm trees; alongside aquamarine-colored Atlantic Ocean.
View from lens room of lighthouse looking out to sea.
Two park visitors fishing from one of the eight fishing piers along Biscayne Bay.
Park Ranger speaking to visitors on the coconut palm tree-lined walkway to the lighthouse; the lighthouse is in the background.
A freshwater pond with sawgrasses and sedges growing near it and trees in the distance.
Lighthouse against a dark blue sky surrounded by sea grape and palm trees.


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Objections answered. (1-8) All mankind are sinners. (9-18) Both Jews and Gentiles cannot be justified by their own deeds. (19,20) It is owing to the free grace of God, through faith in the righteousness of Christ, yet the law is not done away. (21-31)
Verses 1-8 The law could not save in or from sins, yet it gave the Jews advantages for obtaining salvation. Their stated ordinances, education in the knowledge of the true God and his service, and many favours shown to the children of Abraham, all were means of grace, and doubtless were made useful to the conversion of many. But especially the Scriptures were committed to them. Enjoyment of God's word and ordinances, is the chief happiness of a people. But God's promises are made only to believers; therefore the unbelief of some, or of many professors, cannot make this faithfulness of no effect. He will fulfil his promises to his people, and bring his threatened vengeance upon unbelievers. God's judging the world, should for ever silence all doubtings and reflections upon his justice. The wickedness and obstinate unbelief of the Jews, proved man's need of the righteousness of God by faith, and also his justice in punishing for sin. Let us do evil, that good may come, is oftener in the heart than in the mouth of sinners; for few thus justify themselves in their wicked ways. The believer knows that duty belongs to him, and events to God; and that he must not commit any sin, or speak one falsehood, upon the hope, or even assurance, that God may thereby glorify himself. If any speak and act thus, their condemnation is just.
Verses 9-18 Here again is shown that all mankind are under the guilt of sin, as a burden; and under the government and dominion of sin, as enslaved to it, to work wickedness. This is made plain by several passages of Scripture from the Old Testament, which describe the corrupt and depraved state of all men, till grace restrain or change them. Great as our advantages are, these texts describe multitudes who call themselves Christians. Their principles and conduct prove that there is no fear of God before their eyes. And where no fear of God is, no good is to be looked for.
Verses 19-20 It is in vain to seek for justification by the works of the law. All must plead guilty. Guilty before God, is a dreadful word; but no man can be justified by a law which condemns him for breaking it. The corruption in our nature, will for ever stop any justification by our own works.
Verses 21-26 Must guilty man remain under wrath? Is the wound for ever incurable? No; blessed be God, there is another way laid open for us. This is the righteousness of God; righteousness of his ordaining, and providing, and accepting. It is by that faith which has Jesus Christ for its object; an anointed Saviour, so Jesus Christ signifies. Justifying faith respects Christ as a Saviour, in all his three anointed offices, as Prophet, Priest, and King; trusting in him, accepting him, and cleaving to him: in all these, Jews and Gentiles are alike welcome to God through Christ. There is no difference, his righteousness is upon all that believe; not only offered to them, but put upon them as a crown, as a robe. It is free grace, mere mercy; there is nothing in us to deserve such favours. It comes freely unto us, but Christ bought it, and paid the price. And faith has special regard to the blood of Christ, as that which made the atonement. God, in all this, declares his righteousness. It is plain that he hates sin, when nothing less than the blood of Christ would satisfy for it. And it would not agree with his justice to demand the debt, when the Surety has paid it, and he has accepted that payment in full satisfaction.
Verses 27-31 God will have the great work of the justification and salvation of sinners carried on from first to last, so as to shut out boasting. Now, if we were saved by our own works, boasting would not be excluded. But the way of justification by faith for ever shuts out boasting. Yet believers are not left to be lawless; faith is a law, it is a working grace, wherever it is in truth. By faith, not in this matter an act of obedience, or a good work, but forming the relation between Christ and the sinner, which renders it proper that the believer should be pardoned and justified for the sake of the Saviour, and that the unbeliever who is not thus united or related to him, should remain under condemnation. The law is still of use to convince us of what is past, and to direct us for the future. Though we cannot be saved by it as a covenant, yet we own and submit to it, as a rule in the hand of the Mediator.
Romans 3:1-8 . JEWISH OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.
1, 2. What advantage then hath the Jew?--that is, "If the final judgment will turn solely on the state of the heart, and this may be as good in the Gentile without, as in the Jew within, the sacred enclosure of God's covenant, what better are we Jews for all our advantages?"
2. Much every way; chiefly, because--rather, "first, that."
unto them were committed the oracles of God--This remarkable expression, denoting "divine communications" in general, is transferred to the Scriptures to express their oracular, divine, authoritative character.
3, 4. For what if some did not believe?--It is the unbelief of the great body of the nation which the apostle points at; but as it sufficed for his argument to put the supposition thus gently, he uses this word "some" to soften prejudice.
shall their unbelief make the faith of God--or, "faithfulness of God."
of none effect?--"nullify," "invalidate" it.
4. God forbid--literally, "Let it not be," that is, "Away with such a thought"--a favorite expression of our apostle, when he would not only repudiate a supposed consequence of his doctrine, but express his abhorrence of it. "The Scriptures do not authorize such a use of God's name as must have been common among the English translators of the Bible" [HODGE].
yea, let God be--held
true, and every man a liar--that is, even though it should follow from this that every man is a liar.
when thou art judged--so in Psalms 51:4 , according to the Septuagint; but in the Hebrew and in our version, "when thou judgest." The general sentiment, however, is the same in both--that we are to vindicate the righteousness of God, at whatever expense to ourselves.
5, 6. But if, &c.--Another objection: "It would appear, then, that the more faithless we are, so much the more illustrious will the fidelity of God appear; and in that case, for Him to take vengeance on us for our unfaithfulness would be (to speak as men profanely do) unrighteousness in God."
6. God forbid; for then how shall God judge the world?--that is, "Far from us be such a thought; for that would strike down all future judgment.
7, 8. For if the truth of God, &c.--A further illustration of the same sentiment: that is, "Such reasoning amounts to this--which indeed we who preach salvation by free grace are slanderously accused of teaching--that the more evil we do, the more glory will redound to God; a damnable principle." (Thus the apostle, instead of refuting this principle, thinks it enough to hold it up to execration, as one that shocks the moral sense).
On this brief section, Note (1) Mark the place here assigned to the Scriptures. In answer to the question, "What advantage hath the Jew?" or, "What profit is there of circumcision?" ( Romans 3:1 ) those holding Romish views would undoubtedly have laid the stress upon the priesthood, as the glory of the Jewish economy. But in the apostle's esteem, "the oracles of God" were the jewel of the ancient Church ( Romans 3:1 Romans 3:2 ). (2) God's eternal purposes and man's free agency, as also the doctrine of salvation by grace and the unchanging obligations of God's law, have ever been subjected to the charge of inconsistency by those who will bow to no truth which their own reason cannot fathom. But amidst all the clouds and darkness which in this present state envelop the divine administration and many of the truths of the Bible, such broad and deep principles as are here laid down, and which shine in their own luster, will be found the sheet-anchor of our faith. "Let God be true, and every man a liar" ( Romans 3:4 ); and as many advocates of salvation by grace as say, "Let us do evil that good may come," "their damnation is just" ( Romans 3:8 ).
Romans 3:9-20 . THAT THE JEW IS SHUT UP UNDER LIKE CONDEMNATION WITH THE GENTILE IS PROVED BY HIS OWN SCRIPTURE.
9. are we better than they?--"do we excel them?"
No, in no wise--Better off the Jews certainly were, for having the oracles of God to teach them better; but as they were no better, that only aggravated their guilt.
10-12. As it is written, &c.--( Psalms 14:1-3 , 53:1-3 ). These statements of the Psalmist were indeed suggested by particular manifestations of human depravity occurring under his own eye; but as this only showed what man, when unrestrained, is in his present condition, they were quite pertinent to the apostle's purpose.
13-18. Their, &c.--From generals, the apostle here comes to particulars, culling from different parts of Scripture passages which speak of depravity as it affects the different members of the body; as if to show more affectingly how "from the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness" in us.
throat is an open sepulchre--( Psalms 5:9 ); that is, "What proceeds out of their heart, and finds vent in speech and action through the throat, is like the pestilential breath of an open grave."
with their tongues they have used deceit--( Psalms 5:9 ); that is, "That tongue which is man's glory ( Psalms 16:9 , 57:8 ) is prostituted to the purposes of deception."
the poison of asps is under their lips--( Psalms 140:3 ): that is, "Those lips which should 'drop as an honeycomb,' and 'feed many,' and 'give thanks unto His name' ( Solomon 4:11 , Proverbs 10:21 , Hebrews 13:15 ), are employed to secrete and to dart deadly poison."
14. Whose mouth, &c.--( Psalms 10:7 ): that is, "That mouth which should be 'most sweet' ( Solomon 5:16 ), being 'set on fire of hell' ( James 3:6 ), is filled with burning wrath against those whom it should only bless."
15. Their feet are swift to shed blood--( Proverbs 1:16 , Isaiah 59:7 ): that is, "Those feet, which should 'run the way of God's commandments' ( Psalms 119:32 ), are employed to conduct men to deeds of darkest crime."
16, 17. Destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace have they not known--This is a supplementary statement about men's ways, suggested by what had been said about the "feet," and expresses the mischief and misery which men scatter in their path, instead of that peace which, as strangers to it themselves, they cannot diffuse.
18. There is no fear of God before their eyes--( Psalms 36:1 ): that is, "Did the eyes but 'see Him who is invisible' ( Hebrews 11:27 ), a reverential awe of Him with whom we have to do would chasten every joy and lift the soul out of its deepest depressions; but to all this the natural man is a stranger." How graphic is this picture of human depravity, finding its way through each several organ of the body into the life ( Romans 3:13-17 ):but how small a part of the "desperate wickedness" that is within ( Jeremiah 17:9 ) "proceedeth out of the heart of man!" ( 7:21-23 , Psalms 19:12 ).
19. Now we know that what . . . the law--that is, the Scriptures, considered as a law of duty.
saith, it saith to them that are under the law--of course, therefore, to the Jews.
that every mouth--opened in self-justification.
may be stopped, and all the world may become--that is, be seen to be, and own itself.
guilty--and so condemned
before God.
20. Therefore by the deeds of--obedience to
the law there shall no flesh be justified--that is, be held and treated as righteous; as is plain from the whole scope and strain of the argument.
in his sight--at His bar ( Psalms 143:2 ).
for by the law is the knowledge of
Note, How broad and deep does the apostle in this section lay the foundations of his great doctrine of Justification by free grace--in the disorder of man's whole nature, the consequent universality of human guilt, the condemnation, by reason of the breach of divine law, of the whole world, and the impossibility of justification before God by obedience to that violated law! Only when these humiliating conclusions are accepted and felt, are we in a condition to appreciate and embrace the grace of the Gospel, next to be opened up.
Romans 3:21-26 . GOD'S JUSTIFYING RIGHTEOUSNESS THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST, ALIKE ADAPTED TO OUR NECESSITIES AND WORTHY OF HIMSELF.
21-23. But now the righteousness of
without the law--that is, a righteousness to which our obedience to the law contributes nothing whatever ( Romans 3:28 , Galatians 2:16 ).
is manifested, being witnessed--attested.
by the law and the prophets--the Old Testament Scriptures. Thus this justifying righteousness, though new, as only now fully disclosed, is an old righteousness, predicted and foreshadowed in the Old Testament.
22. by faith of--that is, "in"
Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe--that is, perhaps, brought nigh "unto all" men the Gospel, and actually "upon all" believing men, as theirs in possession [LUTHER and others]; but most interpreters understand both statements" of believers as only a more emphatic way of saying that all believers, without distinction or exception, are put in possession of this gratuitous justification, purely by faith in Christ Jesus.
for there is no difference.
23. for all have sinned--Though men differ greatly in the nature and extent of their sinfulness, there is absolutely no difference between the best and the worst of men, in the fact that "all have sinned," and so underlie the wrath of God.
and come short of the glory--or "praise"
of God--that is, "have failed to earn His approbation" (compare John 12:43 , Greek). So the best interpreters.
24. justified freely--without anything done on our part to deserve.
by his grace--His free love.
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus--a most important clause; teaching us that though justification is quite gratuitous, it is not a mere fiat of the divine will, but based on a "Redemption," that is, "the payment of a Ransom," in Christ's death. That this is the sense of the word "redemption," when applied to Christ's death, will appear clear to any impartial student of the passages where it occurs.
25, 26. Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation--or "propitiatory sacrifice."
through faith in his blood--Some of the best interpreters, observing that "faith upon" is the usual phrase in Greek, not "faith in" Christ, would place a "comma" after "faith," and understand the words as if written thus: "to be a propitiation, in His blood, through faith." But "faith in Christ" is used in Galatians 3:26 and Ephesians 1:15 ; and "faith in His blood" is the natural and appropriate meaning here.
to declare his righteousness for the remission--rather, "pretermission" or "passing by."
of sins--"the sins."
that are past--not the sins committed by the believer before he embraces Christ, but the sins committed under the old economy, before Christ came to "put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself."
through the forbearance of God--God not remitting but only forbearing to punish them, or passing them by, until an adequate atonement for them should be made. In thus not imputing them, God was righteous, but He was not seen to be so; there was no "manifestation of His righteousness" in doing so under the. ancient economy. But now that God can "set forth" Christ as a "propitiation for sin through faith in His blood," the righteousness of His procedure in passing by the sins of believers before, and in now remitting them, is "manifested," declared, brought fully out to the view of the whole world. (Our translators have unfortunately missed this glorious truth, taking "the sins that are past" to mean the past sins of believers--committed before faith--and rendering, by the word "remission," what means only a "passing by"; thus making it appear that "remission of sins" is "through the forbearance of God," which it certainly is not).
26. To declare . . . at this time--now for the first time, under the Gospel.
his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him that believeth in Jesus--Glorious paradox! "Just in punishing," and "merciful in pardoning," men can understand; but "just in justifying the guilty," startles them. But the propitiation through faith in Christ's blood resolves the paradox and harmonizes the discordant elements. For in that "God hath made Him to be sin for us who knew no sin," justice has full satisfaction; and in that "we are made the righteousness of God in Him," mercy has her heart's delight!
Note, (1) One way of a sinner's justification is taught in the Old Testament and in the New alike: only more dimly during the twilight of Revelation; in unclouded light under "its perfect day" ( Romans 3:21 ). (2) As there is no difference in the need, so is there none in the liberty to appropriate the provided salvation. The best need to be saved by faith in Jesus Christ; and the worst only need that. On this common ground all saved sinners meet here, and will stand for ever ( Romans 3:22-24 ). (3) It is on the atoning blood of Christ, as the one propitiatory sacrifice which God hath set forth to the eye of the guilty, that the faith of the convinced and trembling sinner fastens for deliverance from wrath. Though he knows that he is "justified freely, by God's grace," it is only because it is "through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" that he is able to find peace and rest even in this ( Romans 3:25 ). (4) The strictly accurate view of believers under the Old Testament is not that of a company of pardoned men, but of men whose sins, put up with and passed by in the meantime, awaited a future expiation in the fulness of time ( Romans 3:25 Romans 3:26 ;
Romans 3:27-31 . INFERENCES FROM THE FOREGOING DOCTRINES AND AN OBJECTION ANSWERED.
Inference first: Boasting is excluded by this, and no other way of justification.
27, 28. Where is boasting then? . . . excluded. By what law?--on what principle or scheme?.
of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.
28. Therefore we conclude, &c.--It is the unavoidable tendency of dependence upon our own works, less or more, for acceptance with God, to beget a spirit of "boasting." But that God should encourage such a spirit in sinners, by any procedure of His, is incredible. This therefore stamps falsehood upon every form of "justification by works," whereas the doctrine that.
Our faith receives a righteousness That makes the sinner just, |
manifestly and entirely excludes "boasting"; and this is the best evidence of its truth.
Inference second: This and no other way of salvation is adapted alike to Jew and Gentile.
29. Is he the God of the Jews only? &c.--The way of salvation must be one equally suited to the whole family of fallen man: but the doctrine of justification by faith is the only one that lays the basis of a Universal Religion; this therefore is another mark of its truth.
30. it is one God who shall justify--"has unchangeably fixed that He shall justify."
the circumcision by--"of"
faith, and the uncircumcision through faith--probably this is but a varied statement of the same truth for greater emphasis (see Romans 3:22 ); though BENGEL thinks that the justification of the Jews, as the born heirs of the promise, may be here purposely said to be "of faith," while that of the Gentiles, previously "strangers to the covenants of promise," may be said to be "through faith," as thus admitted into a new family.
31. Do we then make void the law through faith?--"Does this doctrine of justification by faith, then, dissolve the obligation of the law? If so, it cannot be of God. But away with such a thought, for it does just the reverse."
God forbid: yea, we establish the law--It will be observed here, that, important as was this objection, and opening up as it did so noble a field for the illustration of the peculiar glory of the Gospel, the apostle does no more here than indignantly repel it, intending at a subsequent stage of his argument ( Romans 6:1-23 ) to resume and discuss it at length.
Note, (1) It is a fundamental requisite of all true religion that it tend to humble the sinner and exalt God; and every system which breeds self-righteousness, or cherishes boasting, bears falsehood on its face ( Romans 3:27 Romans 3:28 ). (2) The fitness of the Gospel to be a universal religion, beneath which the guilty of every name and degree are invited and warranted to take shelter and repose, is a glorious evidence of its truth ( Romans 3:29 Romans 3:30 ). (3) The glory of God's law, in its eternal and immutable obligations, is then only fully apprehended by the sinner, and then only is it enthroned in the depths of his soul, when, believing that "He was made sin for him who knew no sin," he sees himself "made the righteousness of God in Him" ( 2 Corinthians 5:21 ). Thus do we not make void the law through faith: yea, we establish the law. (4) This chapter, and particularly the latter part of it, "is the proper seat of the Pauline doctrine of Justification, and the grand proof-passage of the Protestant doctrine of the Imputation of Christ's righteousness and of Justification not on account of, but through faith alone" [PHILIPPI]. To make good this doctrine, and reseat it in the faith and affection of the Church, was worth all the bloody struggles that it cost our fathers, and it will be the wisdom and safety, the life and vigor of the churches, to "stand fast in this liberty wherewith Christ hath made them free, and not be again entangled"--in the very least degree--"with the yoke of bondage" ( Galatians 5:1 ).


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biggest accomplishmentsfirst women climbed the "Alpine Trilogie".
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Big Wall: Pan Aroma (8c, 500 mts)
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Fastest record of Ruta del 85, 7a/700mts. La esfinge (5325mts) Perú in 1h45' with Edu Marín.
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place of birthChristchurch, NZ
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For years, I believed that this story was the most ridiculous example of explosive anger imaginable but I changed my mind after telling this story in a group setting. A young man spoke up with what he claimed was an even better story. It seems that he was from Alabama, a very small town in Alabama. In his hometown, two men became involved in a heated debate over the interpretation of a Bible verse. Quickly, this heated debate became a full-blown argument with both men getting red-faced and increasingly louder. When one of the men finally recognized that the other man would never agree to his interpretation of the Scripture verse, he pulled a handgun from his pocket and shot him dead. Again, a true story and certainly even more absurd than my "hair" story. I've always wondered what Scripture they were arguing about. Probably not, "Thou shalt not kill."
Over the years, in therapy I have heard story after story of the damage inflicted by explosive anger. A young adolescent who beats out every window in the family car with his bare fists because he didn't get what he wanted (breaking many of the bones in both hands in the process). Homes where there are 50-plus holes in the dry wall from constantly irritated husbands. Disgruntled neighbors who become involved in an endless verbal war of retaliation. Wives beaten by husbands. Children who bully other children.
Explosive violence is so widespread that nearly every one of us has been at one time or another the victim of road, home, office or neighborhood rage. It's scary and even though we don't want to go through life scared, we need to be mindful that there are some scary people who have the potential to inflict significant harm.
What makes these individuals particularly scary, is that they harbor so much anger that it's easy to become an innocent victim of their anger whether we know them or not.
Learning how to handle anger is a skill that should be learned early in life. Fortunately, if the skill wasn't learned then, there are anger management classes that certainly can be helpful. Learning constructive outlets for your anger such as going for a walk, journaling, exercising, and meditation can be helpful.
Of most benefit is increasing your self-esteem so that you come to believe that you can be heard without excessive outbursts of anger since such outbursts are really reflections of inadequacy.
The better you feel about yourself, the less you will need to shout, scream, hit, or throw to get your point across.


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My brand new XLE broke down at 53 miles (12-hr new)
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This has to be in the record book. I purchased a brand new XLE on 2/24/2008 only 3 miles on the ODO. This morning after I dropped off my kids at daycare, all of the sudden I can't even start the engine any more (battery is fine). The ODO reading is 53 miles. Had it towed to a local Toyota dealer for warranty repair. Still waiting for the answers from the dealer.
Does anyone have similar experiences with 2008 or 2007 Sienna?
Does anyone have similar experiences with 2008 or 2007 Sienna?
nottalotofun1 Posts: 3Was told they r going to replace the computer transponder. Not sure if that's the real culpit for my ordeal. Everything else is working just can't start the damn vehicle. Not going to buy another "domestic" car in my lifetime. The quality will suffer once they start to make these in the US. My other car is a Highlander (made in Japan) and never gives me any trouble.
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mleonardo Posts: 45You bought a japanese car and are blaming the American workers who put it together because it had a faulty part? Im sure the part was made elsewhere. Why not blame the Chinese, indonesian, malaysian, indian etc.. who made the part? I have had japanese and domestic vehicles and have had different experiences with all of them. I had a Ford that gave me no problems the entire time I owned it (5 years). I have had a Toyota 4runner that needed a new motor, and had faulty brakes (made in Japan). I currently have an 03 corolla that gets awesome gas mileage but the interior is falling apart. All car companies, including the Japanese ones have their share of problems no matter where they are built.
sfurgy88 Posts: 3We recently had the same problem, but it has happened to us two times now. The dealer told us that it was a defective fuel pump. However, now our van is in the shop again and it's been almost a week now without any solution to the problem. Was the fuel pump defective in your Sienna
nottalotofun1 Posts: 3Sorry to hear that. In our case, there was something wrong with the engine immobilizer system being a little too sensetive. My other car is a Highlander and it's likely the transponder inside the key of my Highlander actived the security system of the Sienna (check page 11 of your owner's manual). Then the car was "locked". Never put your other Toyota car key anywhere near the key of your Sienna. Dealer replaced a transponder chip of the Sienna and now it works fine. I am not sure if yours is the same situation issue but hope this helps.
m_1993 Posts: 7I just looked through the sienna forum as i am thinking of purchasing one in the near future and saw tht ur sienna broke down at 53 miles?!
all i kno is tht if u have an immobolizer, it may have been blocked out by ur other keys. My uncle who owns a 04 corolla (built in Ontario) had the same problem. The person at the dealer, told him that if he remove his other keys etc.(this is what my uncle did and has never happened since) from the car key and immobolizer this problem will not happen.
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