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Shalom Baptist Church Rick Stapleton, D. Min. August 22, 2010 Romans 6:1-13 Baptism: Journey into Joy Testimony of Polly Kerkvliet: In a few minutes, Pastor Rick is going to talk about baptism. As some of you know, Tim and I were baptized this past weekend and had an awesome, awesome experience. I had first given my life to Christ when I was 9 years old. I stayed with the church and was involved a lot in the church up through high school. I met Tim and we got married. I was Seventh-Day Adventist and he was Catholic. There wasn't a lot of religious issues that were the same. We went to the Catholic Church at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and once in a while in between. His mom would call once in a while and say ‗we're getting together as a family are you going to join us?' Sure. But it wasn't a big deal. Life was good and we lived that way for a while. Then after being married 11 years we found out we were going to have a baby. It was like, wow, we need to make a couple of changes. We should probably clean up the language a little; we don't want the 2-year-old swearing. We should probably start going to church again. We still didn't go a lot…it's kind of cold out today, ah, we'll skip. We're camping this summer so we'll wait until this fall. Life was still good. We prayed once in a while but a lot of times they were not real meaningful. ‗Ooh, I passed a cop going 66, please don't let him give me a ticket. Or ‗rain, we've had it for five days.‖ But every once in a while I'd pray, ‗Lord, please let my family share the same religion.' We bought Tim's parent's house and we met the Stapletons and what a blessing. We started to watch them, we aren't snoopy so don't get the wrong idea, but there were different things that we saw that were really neat. The kids and the family seemed to really enjoy spending time together. I'm sorry, but when I was their age being with parents wasn't a popular thing. But they just had a different demeanor about them. So Tim decided to find out a little more about Shalom Baptist Church and he went on the Internet and did some research. Pastor Rick was preaching his Toxic Assets series. The service we looked at going to was Sex and What God Has Planned for Your Family. Tim said ‗there is no way he is going to pull that off.' He called Pastor Rick and said, ‗you know I have a little kid, can I bring her?' He said, ‗absolutely.' So Tim said, ‗we're going ‗cause he's not going to pull it off.' Well, he did with flying colors. We have been coming ever since. It has brought my family to a wonderful point in our lives. We have made wonderful friends that God has sent us. And we now share the same religion and enjoy coming to church and worshipping God together. And for that I want to thank him. Thank you Polly. It's pretty cool what God has done in the neighborhood. You never know when God brings you different places what God is going to do. It's all a God thing; I'm going to give the glory to God. They are great neighbors to have across the street as well. It's a big privilege to be a part of that story. 1 1. Baptism symbolizes our belief that Jesus' death and resurrection saves us. Paul is dealing with a problem. His claim that God forgives all our sins when we trust in Jesus Christ, has been twisted by his enemies. They have misquoted Paul by saying that we should ―go on sinning so that grace may increase.‖ So Paul begins this passage with their objection in verse 1: What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? He points out that this is impossible. The person who knows Jesus has gone through an experience of death to sin. Verse 2: By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Very quickly, the topic of baptism is addressed. Verse 3: Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? When we remember our baptism, we remember that it is more than just immersion into water. That water baptism symbolizes what Paul calls being ―baptized into Christ Jesus.‖ What does that mean to be baptized into Christ Jesus? It means that we trust in Jesus to save us. It means that all the benefits and blessings of the cross and resurrection of Jesus belong to us. We put our confidence in Christ. He saved us. This is what baptism symbolizes. Two illustrations from your home help us understand what it means to be ―baptized into Christ Jesus.‖ First, when your clothes are dirty you baptize your clothes in the washing machine – they are immersed in water and detergent. That way your clothes get clean. We believe that, as we learn in Ephesians 1:7, ―in Christ we have forgiveness of sins.‖ We are forgiven when we trust in Jesus Christ. That's what baptism symbolizes. Second, when you need power for a machine you plug it into the socket in the wall. Why? Because your vacuum cleaner will not run without that power. So you trust the socket to provide the electricity. When you are baptized into Christ Jesus, you believe that He has the power to help you glorify God. Our water baptism symbolizes the salvation we receive by faith in Christ Jesus – forgiveness and empowerment to live for God. By the way, Paul's reminder of their baptism into Christ means that they were old enough to recall their baptism. When the Bible records stories of baptisms, the baptisms are always of believers. Infant baptism, a practice that didn't start until centuries after Christ, offers no hope of remembering our baptism. Paul's whole point is that our baptism reminds us of our commitment to live for Christ. This is reinforced in verses 4-5: We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may 2 live a new life. 5If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. As we read verses 1-5 there are two primary themes. First, there is the theme of what Jesus did. He died on the cross, was buried in the tomb, and was raised from the dead. That is why the Bible describes baptism as an immersion. In fact, that's what the word ―baptism‖ means – immerse. When you are baptized, you are laid down into the water and brought back up again. This symbolizes what Jesus did for you in His death, burial, and resurrection. Our trust is in Jesus, His death and resurrection. He died on the cross to take the punishment for our sins and He rose again to give us the hope of the resurrection. Have you put your trust in Jesus? 1 Peter 2:24: He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. Notice that Jesus did all the work to bring you to God. The simple response that God calls for is not your own effort; not your own works; not going through religious motions; but simply faith in Jesus Christ. ―Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved‖ (Acts). God's call is to you. Listen to Isaiah 55:1, 6-7 Come, all who are thirsty; come to the waters; And you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, And to our God, for he will freely pardon. [Invitation] 2. Baptism symbolizes our commitment to holiness. The second theme that emerges in our passage is explained more fully in the verses that follow. Up to this point, we see that our baptism into Christ Jesus – or, to say it another way, our personal relationship with Christ Jesus – means that we experience a transformation in our lives. We died to sin (verse 2). We live a new life (verse 4). So the second theme is that baptism symbolizes our commitment to holiness. 3 Our commitment to holiness is featured in several ways. First, we read that holiness is actually possible. Verses 6-10: 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. 8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. The ―old self‖ or ―old man‖ was crucified with Jesus, verse 6. That means that we are no longer enslaved to our sinful nature. That was crucified with Jesus. Therefore, we no longer need be slaves to sin. So we are transformed. Holiness is actually possible. Before we came to trust in Jesus Christ, we were dominated by our sinful nature. That sinful nature or ―old self‖ came with a whole way of thinking. For some of us it meant that we just wanted to party. 1 Peter 4:2-4: As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 3For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. 4They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse on you. For others of us, the sinful nature convinced us that somehow we could prove to God through our own effort that we are good enough to go to heaven. So we trust in ourselves and not in Jesus. That's why Paul wrote Ephesians 2:8-9: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast. Have you ever been out to eat with a friend and your friend pays for the meal? What is your instinct? You want to pay! Or, you promise you'll pay next time. That's like what we try to do with God. But the problem is that the debt that we owe even for one sin is greater than we can pay back in our own goodness. Still others are dominated by their sinful nature in such a way that they know they have disobeyed God and truly believe they have no chance of making it to heaven and are in despair. This can result in all kinds of negative activity and may lead to addiction or self- destructive episodes like cutting. But baptism symbolizes a transformation that makes holiness possible. The old self was crucified with Christ. We are no longer under the power of our sinful nature but now we can be free from sin. 4 The rest of this passage directs us to make a personal commitment to holiness. Verse 11: 11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. We see in verse 11 that we are to ―count yourselves dead to sin‖ and ―alive to God in Christ Jesus.‖ In other words, we see ourselves in a whole new way. We really are made new; transformed. We're different than we were. We've changed. We need to recognize with our minds what is true about our salvation by faith in Christ – we can live a new life! So we have to make a plan. Specifically, Paul writes in verses 12-13: 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. There are two sides to this plan. First, the ―do not‖ part: ―Do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.‖ Don't get caught up in the undisciplined desires of your body. Specifically, we read in verse 13, do not offer the parts of your body to sin. That is, make sure that you are not making intentional decisions with your eyes, your mind, your hands, your tongue, your feet to offer your body to sin. Do you have a plan of what you are not going to do? If you do not have a plan then you are going to surrender to evil. Alcoholics who are victorious have a plan to stay sober each and every day. One friend of mine plans never to go into a bar or a liquor store where he is vulnerable to temptation. Dating couples that have no plan for the physical aspect of their relationship usually fail to retain sexual purity. If you struggle with gossip you need a plan to control your tongue. We need a plan! The second side of this plan is the ―do‖ part. Do ―offer yourselves to God . . . and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.‖ That is, do offer your eyes, your mind, your hands, your tongue, and your feet to God as instruments of righteousness. Do you have a plan for that? Let's come back to that in a moment. Baptism, you see, symbolizes a personal commitment to holiness. We are so changed that when we wake up in the morning we actually are free from the power of our sinful nature. And second, we realize that we have an offering to make every day. We choose either to offer our bodies to sin or to God as instruments of righteousness. So we have to have a plan. Do you wake up in the morning with a plan? Do you count yourself dead to sin? Do you decide to offer your body to God as an instrument of righteousness? (Hallowed, Kingdom, Will be done . . . with my body) 5 The children's Sunday School song used to emphasize the ―do not‖ part – ―oh, be careful little eyes what you see . . . for the Father up above is looking down in love so be careful little eyes what you see.‖ As I remember it, though, it never emphasized the other part of the plan – to offer your body as an instrument of righteousness. That absence of doing right; of serving others; of sharing Christ's love; of speaking the good news; of thinking hard about truth; of making an impact on someone's life – the subtraction of the positive side has come to define Christianity for those inside and outside the church as what we are against; or what we cannot do. This is crucial because it only reinforces the confusion around us. To so many people, Christianity is perceived as a straitjacket. A straitjacket is a strong garment with long sleeves that can be tied together to limit the activity of the person. Some people think that Christianity takes away freedom and limits what we can do. Additional reasoning only reinforces the negative perception of Christianity. For example, there is the skeptical thought that Christianity's claim to truth is only a power play. Nietzsche originated this view and if you claimed that ―everyone should do justice to the poor‖ Nietzsche would question whether you really loved the poor and justice or whether you just wanted a revolution that would give you control and power. This kind of thinking transfers to the confusion about Christianity. People – some people and not all – think Christianity is a straitjacket that prevents you from expressing your freedom. Additionally, they view Christian claims that the Bible is true as the way that Christians try to gain control over them. So now we have added layer upon layer of confusion. This makes it extremely difficult to help someone understand that we are talking about a powerful spiritual change in which we actually are freed from the power of sin and seek to love God with how we live our lives. How do you explain to a fish what it's like to live on dry land or to watch the birds fly through the air? The spiritual transformation is so great that it's quite a challenge to explain– and then we have to deal with all kinds of objections to the faith. What is missing so often in the conversation is the amazing new life that happens through Jesus Christ. One key word in our text to describe that new life is the word ―offer.‖ You can offer the parts of your body to sin or to God. They can be instruments of wickedness or instruments of righteousness. Offerings, in other words, happen every day by every person. We give ourselves to all kinds of activities and thoughts and relationships: We work. We eat. We play. We relate. We read. We watch. We text. We get help. We have sex. We think. We seek truth. We wonder. We enjoy beauty. We marry. We love. We parent. We sleep. All these engagements are our offerings. The key to our offerings is that we always do them because we believe that they have value to us. This is true in much of life. What we choose is what we believe is valuable. That's interesting because the definition of sin in Romans 1 has to do with how much we 6 value God. Watch for the value statements seen in the exchanges made in Romans 1:21- 25: For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. Sin, at its core, is an exchange. We think that God our Creator is not as valuable as created things. So we offer our bodies as instruments of wickedness. We exchange the glory of God for mere images; for creatures; for things and activities and people that are of far less value. That is what God calls ―sin.‖ So if we offer the parts of our bodies as instruments of righteousness what is righteousness? It's the opposite of sin. Righteousness is the act of valuing God for His infinite worth. Righteousness comes from a desire for ultimate joy in God while sin comes from a desire for a joy that ultimately is poisoned. So when we say that baptism symbolizes a commitment to holiness, we are really saying that baptism represents an incredible relationship with Jesus Christ in which we find our joy and purpose and meaning and satisfaction in following Jesus. Instead of being branded as a straitjacket the reality is that a true relationship with Jesus Christ is a pursuit of unparalleled joy that nothing in this world can match. Response 1. Backsliding? 1 Kings 11:9 The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. Psalm 125:5 But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel. 1 Timothy 5:15 Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan. 7 2 Timothy 4:10 for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Revelation 2:4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Prompted by . . . Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. 2 Peter 1:5-9 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins. Psalm 106:14 In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test. 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. Matthew 13:20-21 The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. Have you turned away from God? 8 2. Baptism? Believe that Jesus died and rose for us. A commitment to personal holiness. Make a plan daily to follow after Christ. Maybe you were baptized as an infant and don't remember. I just want to encourage you that every baptism in the Bible was a person who was a believer and who made a choice to follow Christ and be a witness to the world around through that baptism. That's what you need to do and what God is calling you to do. Questions: Talk with Pastor Rick or Pastor Adam. Romans 12:1: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. By instinct I feel I must do something in order to be accepted. Grace sounds a startling note of contradiction, of liberation, and every day I must pray anew for the ability to hear its message. Eugene Peterson draw a contrast between Augustine and Pelagius, two fourth-century theological opponents. Pelagius was urbane, courteous, convincing, and liked by everyone. Augustine squandered away his youth in immorality, had a strange relationship with his mother, and made many enemies. Yet Augustine started from God's grace and got it right, whereas Pelagius started from human effort and got it wrong. Augustine passionately pursued God; Pelagius methodically worked to please God. Peterson goes on to say that Christians tend to be Augustinian in theory but Pelagian in practice. They work obsessively to please other people and even God. Yancey, What's So Amazing About Grace, Zondervan, 1997, p. 71 9 After a few of the usual Sunday evening hymns, the church's pastor once again slowly stood up, walked over to the pulpit, and gave a very brief introduction of his childhood friend. With that, an elderly man stepped up to the pulpit to speak, "A father, his son, and a friend of his son were sailing off the Pacific Coast," he began, "when a fast approaching storm blocked any attempt to get back to shore. The waves were so high, that even though the father was an experienced sailor, he could not keep the boat upright, and the three were swept into the ocean." The old man hesitated for a moment, making eye contact with two teenagers who were, for the first time since the service began, looking somewhat interested in his story. He continued, "Grabbing a rescue line, the father had to make the most excruciating decision of his life....to which boy he would throw the other end of the line. He only had seconds to make the decision. The father knew that his son was a Christian, and he also knew that his son's friend was not. The agony of his decision could not be matched by the torrent of waves. As the father yelled out, 'I love you, son!' he threw the line to his son's friend. By the time he pulled the friend back to the capsized boat, his son had disappeared beyond the raging swells into the black of night. His body was never recovered." By this time, the two teenagers were sitting straighter in the pew, waiting for the next words to come out of the old man's mouth. "The father," he continued, "knew his son would step into eternity with Jesus, and he could not bear the thought of his son's friend stepping into an eternity without Jesus. Therefore, he sacrificed his son. How great is the love of God that He should do the same for us." With that, the old man turned and sat back down in his chair as silence filled the room. Within minutes after the service ended, the two teenagers were at the old man's side. "That was a nice story," politely started one of the boys, "but I don't think it was very realistic for a father to give up his son's life in hopes that the other boy would become a Christian." "Well, you've got a point there," the old man replied, glancing down at his worn Bible. A big smile broadened his narrow face, and he once again looked up at the boys and said, "It sure isn't very realistic, is it? But I'm standing here today to tell you that THAT story gives me a glimpse of what it must have been like for God to give up His Son for me. You see....I was the son's friend. 10
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January 16, 2012
Katie Askew
By now, most of the priority deadlines for college applications have passed. You have filled out your last application, written your final essay and everything is under review...so what's left for you to do?
During the period between submitting your application and getting an admissions decision, there is a lot you can do besides just sitting around waiting. Although patience is a virtue, why don't you take a look at what I did and see if you can keep busy!
Visit or revisit. If you haven't already visited your choice colleges, now is the time. Take a tour, meet with an admissions counselor and talk to students you see about campus life. If you have already visited, go again because the second visit is almost always more informative than the first: Now that you have seen a few different types of schools, you can go back to your top choices and get more pertinent information because you'll know exactly what types of questions to ask.
Volunteer. If you are deferred or waitlisted to your top college (knock on wood!), volunteer hours are great additions to your application and make you a more promising candidate. It shows that you are really doing everything you can to be a well-rounded student. If you were accepted to your top college, those volunteer hours didn't go to waste – it's humbling to give your time and maybe volunteering at the local hospital has given you a potential new career path as a doctor or nurse!
Job shadow. Shadowing someone working a job you're interested in is a great way to acquire lots of information directly from those in the industry. After the job shadow, maybe you'll realize becoming an orthopedic surgeon isn't right for someone as squeamish as you are or maybe you'll realize how much you love healing others. You won't know until you job shadow!
Sure, the couch is comfortable but get up and get out – there is a lot more you can do to prepare for those admissions decision letters!
Katie Askew is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota pursuing degrees in journalism and English. At school, Katie can be found reading, drumming or working in the Office of Admissions. Outside of school, she enjoys traveling, teaching and performing music and spending time outdoors with friends and family. Katie loves all things zebra and has a necessary addiction to coffee. Her iPod is perpetually playing Death Cab for Cutie or classical music because she truly believes that when words fail, music speaks.
February 6, 2012
If you're the type of student that struggled through your more difficult high school classes, doesn't have an outstanding GPA or ACT score and are worried you won't get admitted to a normal four-year college program, fear no more! Many schools around the country are implementing programs for students who may be below the normal admission averages or require extra help in the first few years of college.
The University of Minnesota's program is called Access to Success (ATS) and is specifically within the College of Liberal Arts, one of seven freshman-admitting colleges at the U. ATS is a student community that bases selection from your admission application but the community includes high school students who appear as if they will succeed in the college atmosphere and just weren't fully prepared through high school. The benefits of the program include a small learning community with special classes, tutoring support and student-to-student mentoring all while experiencing everything a college student can experience.
All students in the ATS community are assigned an ATS academic adviser who helps them explore majors and opportunities, a career counselor who helps them research and find careers that interest them and a peer mentor who helps them adjust to college life. In addition, ATS participants will have a major or college adviser who helps them declare their majors and plan their courses. The staff in the program wants its mentees to succeed and will do everything in their power to make that happen.
College really can be a good fit for everyone with programs like ATS in place. If you're interested, check out your top school's website or ask your admissions counselor for more information. Even if you're not eligible for an ATS-style program, tutoring and study tips never hurt. Every school has tutoring sessions or mentoring programs available to students – all you have to do is find them!
November 3, 2011
While living at home, my older brother and I were fortunate enough to never share a bedroom with anyone but our stuffed animals so coming into college, I knew I was in for quite the shock. My biggest anxiety wasn't getting through hard classes, traveling around campus or living in a big city – it was sharing a 12'x12' space with another human. Living with, studying around, sleeping near and breathing the same air as some random person I've never met before? Thanks...but I'll pass!
If you share my feelings about communal living, one way to ease this anxiety is to room with someone you already know. This wasn't an option for me: I was not only one of four students graduating from my high school to go to the University of Minnesota and the other three students were boys. If you find yourself in a similar situation, ask around: Maybe an acquaintance or friend of a friend is looking for a roommate as well.
I'm sure you've all heard the stories of best friends attending college together, rooming together and living happily ever after together, right? Well, yes it can happen but it can also turn out poorly and result in losing a friend. Be careful about what friend you choose to live with and if your friendship can survive the trials and pressures of a small space and a new environment.
The alternative is being assigned a roommate randomly. This person has the potential to be your new best friend or she has the potential to be your worst enemy. For me, my randomly-assigned roomie turned out to be the biggest thorn in my side but I was fortunate enough to have a great relationship with my floormates and I always found sanctuary from my crazed roommate in a neighbor's room.
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May 23, 2013
Katlyn Clark
You have probably fantasized about your college experience being just like the movies...WRONG! If you watched movies or shows like "Glee," "10 Things I Hate About You" and "17 Again" and thought "That is nothing like high school," the same goes for college when it's portrayed on screen: I remember watching "Pitch Perfect" after my first month of college and thought, "College is NOT like that!" Here are some examples from TV and the movies that showcase what supposedly happens in college but doesn't.
Do not take college advice from the movies and TV shows you watch except for the fact that it will be an experience you will never forget. For a more accurate picture of what to expect in college, just ask your friends who are already attending college about what campus life is really like!
Katlyn Clark is a freshman at Campbell University majoring in journalism and minoring in marketing. She hopes to become a broadcast journalist for entertainment or write for a magazine such as People or Seventeen. In her spare time, Katlyn loves to hang out with friends and family and watch sports; she is a Christian who is so thankful for God's many blessings in her life. Katlyn is from Elizabeth City, North Carolina and loves Tim Tebow, Pinterest, the WWE and cats.
March 29, 2013
Being a senior in high school – where everyone looks up to you and you feel as though you are on top of the world – is a great feeling. As graduation day draws near, it's easy to put yourself on autopilot but resist flipping that switch at all costs: If you don't finish your high school career strong, everything you worked so hard for over the years could be taken away.
You may think you are in the clear if you have already been accepted to a college or university but keep in mind that many offers of admission are conditional. You still have to keep up that 3.5 GPA, maintain your roles in clubs or keep that 6-minute mile in track in order to enroll in the fall. Your senior year academics and achievements matter just like all the other years while you were in high school.
To not lose the chance of going to college, you have to keep that ambition that got you to where you are. Seniors get excited about prom, yearbook and graduation but letting these events overshadow the more important aspects of education is a big mistake. I have seen people slack off in their senior year and watching all their hard work come crashing down was awful! I know that when I was in my senior year, I definitely caught senioritis but I tried to finish the year the best I could. I'm glad I stayed strong: It made my transition into college so much easier.
My advice? Manage your time wisely so end of the year activities don't overshadow your schoolwork. It will all be worth it because receiving that diploma and knowing that you will go to a college that you worked hard to attend is the best feeling. And no one can do it but you!
May 16, 2013
I recently wrote about the right way to register for college classes but for those of you still in high school, let's talk about your course selection strategy. The classes you take in high school play a big role in the college admissions process so here are some tips to help you choose the right ones.
High school students, be smart when registering for classes – your choices here could determine your college fate!
February 14, 2013
As admissions decisions begin to roll in, high school seniors are weighing their college options. In addition to financial aid packages, programs offered and distance from home, school type – public or private – is an important factor to consider.
If you're thinking about attending a public university, consider these facts:
I was automatically drawn to private schools (Campbell specifically) because I was not interested in any of the public schools in North Carolina. If you want to go to a private school, here are some points to ponder:
Before you submit an enrollment deposit, I hope that you take a moment to consider these factors and do some deeper research. If you have any questions for me about what it's like attending Campbell or a private school in general, please shoot me a comment!
February 8, 2013
Ever since I entered high school, I knew that college was in my future. I also had my career path planned as early as ninth grade: I always liked to write and given my interest in celebrity news and trends, a career as an entertainment journalist seemed like the perfect fit!
While I had my career decided, I was far less certain of the school that would get me there. I could not see myself going to any public schools in North Carolina and I was quick to look at the pretty private schools. Campbell University was in my top five but not high on the list until I went on a campus visit...but I left Campbell crying because I did not think my decision would be this hard! I ended up choosing Campbell because I loved the small campus feel, their campus ministries and the school paper. What I looked for in a school is all a reality now and I love it – I could not imagine myself anywhere else! I am now in my second semester and am taking advantage of all the campus has to offer, especially the ministries and the Campbell Times, where I work as a reporter.
I learned of the opportunity to become a virtual intern for Scholarships.com through an email over Christmas break. I thought it wouldn't hurt to apply and to see where it would take me. I like to write about my college experiences through my own personal blog so when I heard that I was chosen to become a virtual intern, I was excited to know that others would hear my story!
March 5, 2012
Kayla Herrera
Through the awkward, frustrating years of high school, we all look ahead to college where the themes and mores of high school are nonexistent. Is this always the case, though? I've come to realize that it's not at Michigan Tech.
I was pretty excited coming to this school – freshman year was a blast and I lived in the moment, just as you are supposed to do – but as I matured and progressed through my college career, I found a familiar pattern I had so strongly tried to escape. There are cliques here at Michigan Tech...and mighty odd cliques at that. I did not notice it until my fourth year but the group overtaking the university is the engineers, to whom the university caters with special events, opportunities and entire career fairs dedicated to them. Then, you have the Lit-Heads and the WMTU Kids, aka the literature buffs and radio station dedicatees. The Lit-Heads and WMTU Kids usually blend together, attending concerts and small literary gatherings. The Lit-Heads are elitists about literature in rebellion to the oppression they receive from the school and the engineers. They radicalized with the creation of the national literary magazine, Pank, which is even more superior and thus near impossible for the everyday writing student to get published in. The WMTU Kids run the local concerts and fight back against the conservative society here in the Upper Peninsula. With such a successful program, it's a wonder why record labels and music enthusiasts aren't up here recruiting them.
I have only noticed these trends because I find I don't fit in any of these. I am on the outside and I see these groups as they are. Some of my friends are engineers, some are Lit-Heads and others are WMTU Kids and while I may not completely identify with any of them, I think it's a good thing I am not intensely wound in any of these cliques. I am my own person, still strutting along in school to just make it out alive and with a decent job. Regardless of the high school scene around me, my heart is not in high school anymore and I intend to keep it that way: Never be afraid of who you are, even if you aren't a part of anything but yourself.
In addition to being a Scholarships.com virtual intern, Michigan Tech student Kayla Herrera is a media coordinator for the Michigan Tech Youth Programs and is a writer for The Daily News in Iron Mountain, Mich., Examiner.com and WHOA Magazine. She love a tantalizing, action-packed video game and can't get enough of horror movies (Stephen King's books always have her in their grip, though she prefers the old over the new). Writing is what she has always done, and that is what she is here to do.
March 2, 2012
Lisa Lowdermilk
Recently, The New York Times revealed that two studies have shown that many community colleges wrongly place students in remedial classes. The main reason why this happens is because students are placed according to their standardized test scores, rather than their cumulative GPAs – in other words, students are forced to pay for classes they don't receive college credit for and, if not for one less-than-hoped-for standardized test score, wouldn't even have to take otherwise! Consequently, students forced to take these remedial classes may experience lower self-esteem than their peers, fail to graduate on time and have to work significantly harder (both at work and at school) to afford these additional classes. In short, having to take unnecessary remedial classes has the potential to make college much more difficult than it needs to be.
All of these problems could be alleviated if community colleges (and state and private universities, for that matter) placed students based on their cumulative high school GPAs. After all, GPA is determined by years of hard work, whereas standardized tests are based on (at most) several months of preparation. And while we obviously can't use the excuse, "I don't test well" every time our test scores leave something to be desired, we should also keep in mind that one test does not (and should not) determine our academic futures.
If you or someone you know is having to take unnecessary remedial classes (e.g., you earned a B in high school calculus but didn't do as well on the standardized test), don't be afraid to talk to someone in admissions about your concerns. While changes rarely go into effect right away, faculty will listen if more students question the emphasis on standardized tests over cumulative GPA. Just make sure you're polite and discuss your concerns logically and calmly!
Lisa Lowdermilk is a published poet, avid video gamer and artist. Her poems have appeared in Celebrate Young Poets: West (Fall 2006) edition and Widener University's The Blue Route. She enjoys watching thrillers, trying different restaurants and attempting to breakdance. Lisa is now majoring in professional writing at the University of Colorado Denver.
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County leader's goals for 2014
A conversation with Dianne Jacob, incoming chair of the county Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Dianne Jacob this month started her term as chairwoman of the five-member Board of Supervisors that governs San Diego County's unincorporated areas. She has represented her East County district on the panel since 1992 and this is the fifth time in her supervisor career that she has been selected to serve as the chair. In advance of her State of the County speech yesterday, Jacob met with the U-T San Diego Editorial Board to give a preview of her goals and priorities. Here is an edited and condensed version of the interview.
Q: Tell us the state of the county and what you hope to achieve as chairwoman of the board of supervisors in 2014.
A: Overall the state of the county is good. I'm not going to settle for good. I want us to be the best we can be. And a centerpiece of the state of the county address is going to be focusing on what I consider to be one of our greatest challenges as a region. And that came to me as a result of attending a conference put on by the Alzheimer's Association at Skyline Church out in Rancho San Diego last year. I was astounded listening to the numbers in our region and nationwide. What was most shocking is the small amount of money coming in for research compared to other diseases. And even though it's over $560 million this year, which is a record number that the federal government is putting into research for Alzheimer's disease, we're facing annually about a $200 billion cost nationwide. But it's not just the cost to taxpayers and the increased cost that we'll be facing. It is the cost to human lives. It's the cost and the painfulness that families feel with loved ones getting the disease. And from what I've learned, those numbers in San Diego County are about 60,000 people who have Alzheimer's disease currently. It's estimated that number will at least double in the next 15 years. I have talked with researchers and I can tell you we have some of the top-notch researchers in the country right here in San Diego County with UC San Diego, with Sanford Burnham, with Salk, and of course it was at Salk that the polio vaccine was created. And we know what's happened there. I think San Diego has a chance of conquering this disease. I'm going to be approaching it both from a "cure side" and a "care side." You might ask what's the county's involvement in this? Well, the county has a responsibility as a public health agency. Part of our mission is to protect the public health and safety of the people in the region, you know, over 3 million people. So what I've done when I've talked to researchers, I've asked them what could the county do to help you as researchers? And of course more money into research is important to assist them. But it goes farther than that. I don't know that anybody knows all the answers. But I want to bring together this year the brightest minds in our region to come up with some recommendations.


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Copper bowl question
I just purchased a copper bowl from a thrift store. It was pretty oxidized, but I could see that on the bottom it said: "1801 Paul Revere". It seemed fairly heavy and I assumed that it would be solid copper. However, after I started cleaning it up at home I realized that it looks like a copper finish over brass or something.
Is this common in these "beater bowls" or whatever they're called? (It looks like a kitchen bowl that is made to be used for whipping egg whites -has the brass ring and everything.)
Any thoughts on this? Thank you, Amy
I bought a dandy little copper fry pan at a thrift store last summer, so your post made me curious as to when mine was manufactured, and how it was made. I found the site below, good reading for anyone who has Revereware and wants to know more about it.
My pan was part of the Limited Edition collection, not made by the typical technique. It was manufactured around 1967, and it's heavy as sin. I am putting the link below, in case you want to read it concerning your bowl. It seems Revereware has used many different metal combinations, and processes. You might be able to date your bowl and also find its composition here.
Here is a link that might be useful: Revereware History link


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5W30 Oil for Ford 500
Just traded my '95 Taurus with 235,000 mi. for an '05 Ford 500. Owner's manual only calls for 5W20 oil. No temperature charts like they used to have.
I got a couple cases of 5W30 Valvoline. Any reason I can't use it? Which oil would actually be better for the engine? I think the only reason they went to such thin oil was to reduce resistance and improve fuel economy (government standards .... squeeze every fraction of an mpg). But, it seems like pretty thin oil to me.
You can't argue with 235,000 mi. with 5W30 and the engine was still not burning any oil. Not synthetic oil either. Standard Valvoline.
Apparently, the manufacturer has determined that 5W20 is ok for year around use. In my opinion and based on the recommedation in the owner's manual, I'd stick with the 5W20 for cooler weather and save the 5W30 for summer.
Since this is a new car, is the warranty affected by using a different oil than what is in the owner's manual?
Both of these oil weights are 5 weight with viscosity extenders. The 5W30 has more extender than the 5W20, thus the 5W20 oil has a higher percentage of oil than the 5W30.
I recall that several years ago, GM blamed 10W40 weight oil for some of their engine failures. They claimed the oil had too much extender and not enough oil. The trouble started when the mix began to break down. I don't know how much truth there is in this, but mention it for what it is worth.
You might have better luck posting on "bob is the oil guy" forums
Very interesting article about 5W20 vs. 5W30 oil.
SAE 5W-20 Motor Oil
Should you use it in your vehicle?
The answer is simple:
You get about 1% better fuel economy, but you get 30% shorter engine life !
The above statement is based on real life experience and is comparison to SAE 5W-30 Motor Oil.
Here is a link that might be useful: Oil Article
That's not a very interesting article. It's a one sided sales pitch for Syn-Lube.
From the article
"You will definitely get better mileage with SAE 5W-20 then SAE 5W-30 oil, but not by much, usually the optimistic estimates are LESS than 1%. The bad news is about 30% reduction in engine life (from 100,000 miles or 10 years to 70,000 miles or 7 years)."
Total rubbish. with proper service intervals, todays engines last 200,000+. Proper service intervals are the good old 3mo/3000mile, adjusted slightly up or down depending on how the vehicle is normally used. Remember the phrase "Don't fix it, if it isn't broke?" 3mo/3000 is a routine that isn't broke, people should stop trying to fix it.
"That is why SynLube Lube-4-Life® is available ONLY in that grade, since we guarantee 300,000-mile service life from engines that were engineered to last no more than 100,000 to 150,000 miles. It makes that much difference!"
I can't wait to see what their guarantee really is.
Oh, they can't be serious.
"SynLube Lube-4-Life® and drive sludge and worry FREE for up to 15 years or 150,000 miles or 6,000 engine hours WITHOUT oil changes !"
The way I see it, is use their product, and as long as you drive an maintain SOMETHING ELSE.....You could travel that far in it, but not the one you put their magic oil in.
Ford and Honda both went to much tighter engine clearances. That is the reason for the different spec oil. Combine that with wanting to be sure the entire engine gets fresh lube as fast as possible on start-up and you need a lighter oil. Plus, the "5W" does not mean the oil has the viscosity of a "5" weight at 0f. It means it has the same friction that a "5" weight oil would at 0f. It's still twenty weight, and it is the oil you should use in your car. I stock eight different grades of oil for my customers. I also stock seven different automatic transmission fluids.
Use the oil that Ford says to use. No-one knows as much or more than the engineers that designed and built your car, no matter how pretty their website is.
Oh that site is a hoot!
You can buy distilled water from thenm for $10.gallon That's "Ultra Pure Water" according to the description.
But, why buy that when you can get synthetic water for $15.00 a gallon? Of course the description for that is also "Ultra Pure Water".
Oh I see,
"SynLube Ultra Pure Double Distilled Water,
a prescribed cooling system normal duty flushing fluid."
"SynLube Synthetic Water,
a prescribed cooling system dillution fluid."
The distalled water is only for flushing, you use the synthetic water with their $60.00 coolant for engine service.
Just for reference, a gallon of their engine coolant costs more than my normal charge to do a flush and fill for my customers, and that includes using the antifreeze appropriate for whatever vehicle I'm working on.
One of the reasons Ford started to use 5w20 is because of the hydraulic timing chain tensioners on their engines. They were finding that the tensioners were getting pressure too slow (hydraulic pressure from the oil pump) with the heavier oils and jumping time befor the oil pressure came up. This happened mostley in cold weather. But I think a lot off this showed up when that segment of customers that insist on using 20W50 racing oil in all of their vehicles and it ended up causing problems with these engines.
So you're saying that my Ford 500 has a timing chain rather than a timing belt, right? I was wondering about that. My Taurus had a timing chain and I never had to touch it in 235,000 miles. I was hoping this car didn't have a belt that had to be replaced at 100,000 miles, but wasn't sure. I've know too many people who screwed up engines because they didn't change those timing belts in time. To me, it's a horrible design practice to have something like that that will eventually break for sure that can wipe out a good engine.
No! I don't think I said your Ford 500 had a timing chain. I said one of the reasons that Ford started using 5W20 was because of the hydraulic timing chain tensioners. Now if your 500 has a hydraulic timing chain tensioners it might be a good reason to use 5W20. Sorry if there was any mis-understanding with my post. The thread seemed to be going in the direction of which oil was better for wear and tear. And better fuel mileage. I just wanted to point out that there were other reasons for using 5w20 besides fuel mileage and wear & tear.
As an engineer myself for a top midwest manufacturer of diesel engines, I can almost guarantee you that the 5W20 recommendation in the service manual was not put there by an engineer with knowledge of determining a single oil that would be best for the engine's life. I'm sure that the engineers have an input, however those decisions are made by marketing people and managers sitting in a meeting room and deciding the "image" or "message" they want to convey in the literature. It's part of their "overall fuel mileage average" strategy which is more important to them than trying to go from 250,000 to 300,000 miles life from an engine. I can easily see the 5W20 recommendation as a marketing "dictate" to "force" best fuel mileage for all customers. The fact that the same oil is recommended for all climates seems odd to me, and the fact is that temperature does affect the viscocity of oil. That's the reason for different grades of oil in the first place. That still exists.
The statement that "No-one knows as much or more than the engineers that designed and built your car, no matter how pretty their website is" may be a true statement, however it's naive to conclude that those engineers wrote that recommendation in the manual. They only have one vote and their vote may not even be counted in the final determination. I cannot imagine an engineer concluding that there is only one oil that is suitable for an engine in all conditions. Engineers typically look at all conditions, and they are not all the same.
And back to the timing chain. Does anyone know if the Ford 500 engine has a chain or a belt?
I use Valvoline 5W30 in all of my cars, so I agree it's a great oil. But it is NOT the oil your car calls for. Any Ford that is calling for 5W20, is calling for at the least a synthetic blend, if not a full synthetic.
Your an engineer, while it's OK to question something new, it's not OK to make random assumptions such as you did here.
"I'm sure that the engineers have an input, however those decisions are made by marketing people and managers sitting in a meeting room and deciding the "image" or "message" they want to convey in the literature"
Follow this thread from BOB's site.
From FCSD
So the Motorcraft 5W20 oil is a synthetic blend, yet the recommended oil change interval for this vehicle is only 5000 mi. (3000 severe service) which is relatively low by today's standards. Something doesn't seem to add up to me. Oil change interval with synthetics should be longer, not shorter. Do thinner oils break down quicker than thicker ones? What is the reason?
The problem isn't that the oil breaks down, the reason for maintaining proper oil change intervals is the oil will collect contaminents that cannot be filtered out. Even with a synthetic, 5000 miles is just about the maximum you should go between changes. Sure the oil often times "can" go further, but you only need to try and make it go too far one time, and you can suffer a failure.
All of the adds you see try and claim piston, cylinder bore, crankshaft and crankshaft bearning wear, or lack of such as the determining factor of how an oil has performed. The real measure of how well an engine has been protected is found by examinng the timing chain. Or in your engine's case the timing CHAINS, yes there is more than one. This includes the timing chain tensioners and guides. The guides are a type of nylon, and wear easily if not sufficiently lubricated. Not to mention, if the oil collects too many contaminents, the oil instead of protecting the nylon, turns around and attacks it, and causes the guides to become brittle and break.
Ever heard "If it's not broke, don't try to fix it?"
3mo/3000 oil change interval isn't broken, people should stop trying to fix it.
OK, I'm convinced to use 5W20 oil at the recommended change interval. It appears that Valvoline makes a 5W20 "conventional" oil. Am I correct in assuming that oil would be good oil for my car? When I go to the Valvoline web site for my car, that's what they recommend.
Here is a link that might be useful: Valvoline 5W20 Oil
Don't know. Never got my oil changed there and I didn't ask them. But, it brings up an interesting thought. I wonder what oil change places or service shops do if a customer tells them he wants 5W30 in a 5W20 oil car? Do they refuse to do it? I wonder how many places even ask the customer what they want or just dump in whatever they think is best.
I can't speak for everyone, but if someone would ask me to put 5W30 in their car, when it calls for 5W20, I would turn the job away if I could not convince them to follow O.E. guidelines with reguards to a choice of oil.
BTW we stock eight differnt weights of oil. We check the manual on every car we service, and follow the charts exactly. If a car would come in and there would be a question of which oil a car could take, then we would ask the customer if they had a preference.
The Ford 500 engine is just a more slightly refined version of the Taurus 3.0 V-6, and yes it's a timing CHAIN, with hydrauliic tensioners, a gem of an engine. Really, if you get the Ford 500 Limited, it looks just like a Mercedes S-500, and will be a HECK of a lot cheaper for you in maintenance, parts, service, etc...


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dividing the plants
In my garden are several hellebore plants
In southern Ontario, where I live and garden, the plants seem to really thrive
Surprises me as it is quite cold here but we do get lots of snow.
A lot of the bloom is finished now, and I was thinking to divide the plants.
I would think that it is no big deal to do so and the timing would not matter so much As long as they are after transplanting and divided, watered well and for a week or so.
Would this be correct.
Diane, forget the fact that this is a 'Martha' video if you are not a fan, and zero in on Dan Hinkley dividing hellebores.
Note the plant is in full bloom, so sometime in winter to later winter, earliest Spring - before new foliage has begun to emerge. And of course you've removed all from the previous year to enjoy those flowers, which you would now be cutting off to divide....
I'm in a very forgiving climate and while I would use Dans method for my most special plants, I might be tempted to divide later in Spring some of those that are more common. I don't know about July though, and tomorrow it is July...
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(NEW YORK) -- While Green Day's new album ¡Uno! won't be in stores until next week, fans now have the chance to preview the songs online. The band is currently offering a stream of the entire new album on their Facebook page from now until its release date on September 25.
You'll get your chance to hear ¡Uno! performed live when Green Day hits the road for a North American tour. That outing kicks off at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on November 26, shortly after the second album in the trilogy, ¡Dos!, is released on November 13. The band's final album of the trilogy, ¡Tré!, will be available on January 15, 2013.
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Miami Unveils Football Locker Room Dedicated To "The Rock" (Photo)
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has come full circle.
Johnson, who started his athletic career at the University of Miami, before become an iconic professional wrestling star in the WWE, returned to Miami to witness the unveiling of a new Hurricanes locker room dedicated to Johnson.
In October of 2007, Johnson donated $1 million to the Football Facilities Renovation Fund, which was the biggest donation from a former Miami athlete the school had ever received.
The university has now formally paid "The Rock" back.
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Panaji: Goan environmental activists have extended support to residents of Carmona oppose a mega 700-apartment township project coming up in the village of south Goa, nearly 50 km from here, fearing the project, among other problems, would drastically change the demographic profile of the serene village.
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The project of K. Rahejas that is being opposed by village groups for quite some time, has recently found the backing of Minister for Public Works Churchill Alemao, a prominent south Goa Congress leader. Mr. Alemao is now facing the ire of the activists and village groups for his stand.
The groups have alleged violations of Coastal Regulation Zone norms by the promoters of the project.
Expressing solidarity with Carmona village residents in their battle against the project, village groups from across Goa warned the politicians not to push the mega housing projects against the will of the people without taking the infrastructural requirements into considerations.
Representatives of village groups and local village residents assembled in the village on Sunday evening and expressed their opposition to the housing project, saying the project would only outnumber the local population.
They raised apprehensions over the laying of a pipeline by the Mumbai-based builder inside the property connecting River Sal. Villagers are agitated that majority of village panchayat members have failed to back their opposition.
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I have a problem. My boat -a 37'' Irwin Centerboard model circa 1976. The problem - the bilge leaks into the keep, which leaks onto the ground. In other words the boat was built with sand as the ballast and that was encapsulated, the bottom forming the bottom of the keel, the sides are the two outside sections of hull amd the inside is the two sides of the centerboard trunk, the top is the bottom of the bilge -- the encapsulation failed in three places...the bilge, the bottom and trunk area. WHat are my solutions. 1) is to sink the boat. 2) is to sell it cheap. 3) is to vaccuum out the sand from the inside, repair the keel area from the inside (difficult to do), refill the keel with dry sand, and pour in a new bilge floor. 4)just repair the bilge floor, let the holes stay in the trunk and bottom for drainage for the winter. 5)cut out the keel bottom, let the whole mess fall, clean it out, epoxy the bottom I took out, epoxy the inside of the boat, join the two, refill with sand and put in a new bilge floor (this is really another version of #3). 6)do #3 and instead of sand, use bricks of lead purposely made to fit snug, then pour in epoxy forming a huge, solid keel.
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On Tuesday, we celebrated the number three! The number three is a popular number.
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Not only is she not legal, but she's touting her "half year" as if to say: (1) she's basically legal, (2) there's a mocking tone here because people tend to identify with "half years" prior to age ten.
This second line forces us to question the speaker: is this an inner monologue of someone trying to convince themselves that it's okay to take the underage girl home, or is this the want of the girl?
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Not really.
It would be smarter to make every party a minor party. Any and all parties can be co-opted or taken over quite easily, as we have seen with the GOP/DNC. I rather much have voters vote on policies, the record of each candidate, and their principle. I don't see much principle in party politics. All they care about is getting into a position of power. This may not be true for the Libertarian party as of yet, but give any party power, and sooner or later it will be corrupted. Voters should be free thinkers, and really, there should be no parties. Imagine that. A group of candidates for president who cannot hide behind their party, but have to voice their own positions?
I agree with much of the Libertarian Philosophy, including the fact that it is wrong to see people in groups. That's what parties are, groups. I don't want any "group" politics.
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How about those NHL players though.
How about those NHL players though.
Bears beat Battlestar Galactica
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Clearly this person has never been to Utah
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I'm all over that fruit tart!!
These jobs are not designed to support yourself- they were created for teenagers to make some extra money. I think people are forgetting these jobs don't require any training or education hence the minimum wage. Also, McDonalds food prices would increase significantly if salaries were raised.
"I stared at the loaves in disbelief…"
Tina Fey for Prez
This is awesome
Well now I need second dinner, thanks a lot!
If we could all live by the beach!
HA #10 took me a minute!
#13 Date My Mom! I had totally forgotten about that!!
#8 should have definitely made an appearance!!
So cute!!!
This hurts to look at!
Still hot on a scooter!
And this is why hockey is the best sport!
Hockey is the best!
The Kings instagram is pretty entertaining as well!
Thank you so much for posting this! All the women's stuff is completely absurd!!!
He is so hot in Fantastic Four!
Holiday in the sun!!!
Go Bruins!
I love #7 !!
Tuukka Rask is crazy looking and where is Gregory Campbell and Milan Lucic???
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Al leaves him to greet Langrishe, who announces his ownership of the Chez Amie. He tells Al about Joanie's schoolhouse stipulations. "That should go up prior," Al says, "not to interrupt the fucking teachin'." Jack smirks. "Your law-giving tone," he says, "is noted." He looks over to see Dolly working her magic on him, again, and comments that she has a lovely smile. "She sucks my prick," Al says, remembering the utter failure of his earlier BJM. "Her methods deserted her completely." Jack suggests that varying the hour of his, er, Dolly activities, might produce a different result. "What's the hour's relevance?" Al asks, angrily. "It's her technique's fuckin' awry." He waves Jack off, saying he's got to go have his ear pissed in, says he's glad about the new theater, and walks off. "Thank you, young man. Glad you're still amongst us," Jack calls after him. "Nor, one imagines, is the local creek rife with oysters." Haw? I can only assume this is an aphrodisiac reference to Al's sexual issues, but it's so weirdly tacked on as the last part of Jack's suggestion about varying the hour, that I had to pretty much write out the whole paragraph and diagram that mess to figure it out. And I'm not completely sure I'm right.
"I'm on board, Bullock," Steve is saying as he looks over the livery agreement down at Nuttall's. He makes a big show of thanking the sheriff for his hard work on the matter, but the ASS won't SIGN the thing. Bullock is so through with this crap, he smacks Steve in the mouth AGAIN and chokes up on his shirt collar AGAIN. Ah, but now Nuttall's is full, and Steve is not going to be caught in front of all these hooples signing the agreement before Hostetler. I'm with the NG -- I've got a bad feeling about all of this.
Back at the Gem, Al's getting his ear pissed in. Dan's feelings are hurt, he says, over Al choosing Adams to be his second. Once again, Al has to placate one of his boys and their PMSy moods. "Fucking point is," Al repeatedly tries to explain, "you'd never go against me. Tolliver knows. I need someone he don't know that about." Dan says that though he and Al have never been through stuff with Adams as they have with each other, he doesn't think Silas would go agin' them. Al agrees. He pauses before sighing heavily. "Fuckin' Doc," he says. "What's his problem?" Dan asks. Al: "Think he's a fuckin' lunger." Dan can hardly stand it. "Jesus Christ," he says quickly, shaking his head. "It is one fuckin' thing after another."


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Believe it or not, there are hundreds of kids in the city of Vancouver whose families can't provide food for them on the weekends. In this interview with Gabriela Cruz, she talks about her involvement in the Strathcona Backpack Program, a program that focuses on sending kids home with food and supplies for the weekends.
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