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Guest Post Spotlight: Ponche de Creme
Drop by Healthy and Gourmet, meet Natasha, and make a new friend. You can also find her on Facebook.
Hello everyone! I am a huge fan of Lazaro Cooks, and was thrilled when he asked me to do a guest post on his blog.
I started my own food blog about six years ago when I moved from Trinidad and Tobago to Minneapolis, Minnesota. When I first moved here, one of the things I knew I was going to miss most about island lifestyle – besides the warm climate and the glorious beaches - was the celebration around Christmas time. A Trinidadian Christmas centers on family, friends, local Christmas music called parang, and of course the food. With influences from Spanish, French, British, and Creole cuisines, food always takes center stage. Preparations can start a good two weeks in advance, and recruit the entire family. And for good reason: many dishes are elaborate, and require a sort of mini assembly line for efficiency.
Except ponche de crème - the local version of eggnog. Made with a generous amount of condensed milk, evaporate milk, eggs, and rum, blended into a frothy, creamy concoction, it takes a short time to make and - if your family enjoys a good eggnog as much as mine - an even shorter time to consume.
Admittedly, as the years have gone by, all of the nostalgia still returns around this time. When that happens, I get my kitchen work-space ready, set up my ingredients, and blend up a batch of this recipe. Enjoy your holidays!
Ponche de Creme
Serves 4 to 5
6 eggs*
zest of one large lime
1 tsp grated nutmeg
4 cups of evaporated milk
2 cups condensed milk
2 tbsp Angostura bitters
1 cup dark rum
1. In a blender, whisk the eggs, lime zest, and nutmeg until the eggs turn light yellow and fluffy.
2. Pour in the evaporated milk, condensed milk, bitters, and rum, quickly whisking between additions.
3. Pour over crushed ice, and serve with extra grated nutmeg.
*The eggs remain uncooked throughout the recipe, so be sure to get yours from a reputable source.
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this looks like an excellent drink! cheers and happy holidays to you both!ReplyDelete
These look fantastic and so perfect for the holidays!ReplyDelete
And happy holidays, Laz!! Thanks for featuring a blogger new to me!
I love eggnog and this sounds like another real winner. Thanks for introducing us to Natasha, Laz!ReplyDelete
Happy holidays!
Ooh, that is one festive drink. Merry Christmas Natasha, Laz, and all!ReplyDelete
Hi Natasha, what a lovely drink for the holidays...would not mind having one right now :)ReplyDelete
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday
So simple and so perfect!ReplyDelete
Laz, been really busy but just wanna drop by to wish u Merry Xmas & Happy 2012!ReplyDelete
With love from Singapore,
Shirley's Luxury Haven
Absolutely love rum drinks.... thank you Natasha! And merry merry and happy holidaze Laz! MegReplyDelete
That sounds AMAZING. Yum!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year.
God that looks delicious. I wish I would have seen this earlier (sigh). Beautiful! Thanks for sharing it with us.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year.
Bitters and milk...now that's a cool idea. Never heard of this drink before!ReplyDelete


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Student Number 984204008 Author Yu-ping Kao(高譽萍) Author's Email Address No Public. Statistics This thesis had been viewed 453 times. Download 287 times. Department Graduate Institute of Industrial Economics Year 2010 Semester 2 Degree Master Type of Document Master's Thesis Language zh-TW.Big5 Chinese Title The Empirical Relationship between Medical Spending and The value of Life-the Case of liver cancer patients in Taiwan Date of Defense 2011-06-21 Page Count 80 Keyword medical spending survival analysis value of a life-year value of life Abstract To estimate the value of lives by virtue of medical spending, the liver cancer patients in Taiwan were taken as subjects on this study. The data used in this paper were taken from the National Health Insurance Bureau claims data during 1996 till 2007. The analyses were performed both in hospital's approach and the patients' approach. First, an analysis between hospital expenses and hospital mortality was held, from which the value of life was estimated. Then, the value of a life-year was derived from another analysis between patients' spending and patients' survival time.
In the hospital's approach , cross section data and panel data were taken , and underwent 2SLS, random effect and fixed effect respectively for regression. In the patients' approach, the survival analysis with Cox proportional hazard model was held, as well as 3 parametric models including log-logistic, log-normal, and Gamma distributions. From which, the marginal effect was derived and the value of a life-year estimated.
As the results shown, the hospital expenses and hospital mortality are negatively related. And the value of life for the liver cancer patients ranges from 25 millions to 390 millions NTD. In the patients' approach, patient's spending and patient's survival time are positively related, and the survival time decreases with age. In this study, annual value of survival gains in 1997-2006 is 2.8-3.6 millions NTD, lifetime value of survival gains is 8.2-11 millions NTD, that implied value of a life year is 2.8-3.5 millions NTD.
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第一節 研究動機1
第二節 研究目的3
第二章 文獻回顧5
第一節 生命價值的衡量5
第二節 生命價值與醫療支出8
第三章 理論與實證模型13
第一節 理論模型13
第二節 存活分析介紹15
第三節 實證模型介紹21
第四章 資料來源與變數說明24
第一節 資料來源24
第二節 變數說明與基本統計分析25
第五章 實證分析42
第一節 醫院角度42
第二節 病患角度47
第六章 結論62
第一節 結論62
第二節 研究限制與建議63
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By Emily J. Weitz
Peter Ambrose grew up in the seafood industry on the East End. His first job was at the Seafood Shop in Wainscott, where he learned the business from the ground up. In the years since, the industry itself has changed, but Ambrose's commitment to reserving a space for clambakes in everyone's summer schedule has not. So, this month, he started the Hampton Seafood Company in East Hampton.
"I started in the industry at a time when, if you worked at a seafood market, you were required to do much more than just know what each fish looked like and wait on customers. We scaled fish, cleaned calamari, mussels, shrimp, we shucked clams and oysters. I learned the business on all levels."
By 1992, Ambrose was running the clambake and catering division of the Seafood Shop.
"For the next eight years, I split time between the catering and working a few days a week in the market," he says, "until in about 2000 I strictly ran the catering business. By then it had become a full-time endeavor."
Since that time, more than just the operations have changed in the seafood business. The populations of fish are constantly evolving, and the number of workers out on the water has dwindled.
"Regulations and the cost of being a commercial fisherman has caused the decline of commercial fishermen on the East End," says Ambrose. "A decline in bay scallops and restrictions on haulseining have resulted in a major decline of two of the most profitable commercial fishing industries for small local fishermen."
However, movements back towards sustainable and local practices are things that the Hampton Seafood Company supports.
"We as a market are going back to some old school practices with how we prepare and offer certain items," he said, "which will allow us to provide the highest quality shrimp and shellfish."
Ambrose wanted his new shop to be more than a seafood market. With his background in both the market end and in the catering, he has become well acquainted with gourmet recipes, fresh ingredients, and local vendors. As a result, the Hampton Seafood Company is both the place to get your catered clambakes and the place to get all the ingredients, and even the recipes, to do it yourself.
"We expanded the retail [since predecessor Claws on Wheels] by about a third," says Ambrose. "We really designed the store in a manner I believe a high quality 'foodie' market should resemble. Subway tiles, custom shelving and produce display — it's simple yet elegant."
The retail items on the racks include lots of local vendors, including Sag Harbor Baking Company, Mali B Sweets, Anka Flat Breads, Hamptons Honey, Hamptons Popcorn and much more.
"As far as prepared foods go," says Ambrose, "Claws on Wheels was foremost a takeout seafood market. We've simplified the number of offerings on the menu. We've creatively designed the items that are on our menu so they're unlike any other tuna burger, fish taco, etc."
Because Ambrose knows every level of the seafood business, he knows also that it starts out at sea.
"We have a fleet of our own fishing boats and relationships with other captains and boats that should allow us to have the freshest 'our deck to your deck' seafood around," he says. In the future, he hopes the business will expand to be deck to diner as well.
"Eventually we hope to create a wholesale division that will allow restaurants to purchase the freshest of seafood right off our boats."
Ambrose has other ideas for the future, too.
"We would love to add a food truck that moves from beach to beach in the evenings," he says, "offering up buckets of mussels and clams, takeout clambakes and fish tacos."
For now, the Hampton Seafood Company is happy to fuse the needs of those looking for a fresh easy dinner on the beach and those looking to cook all their local ingredients at home.
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GUESTPOST: Cost And Consequence In The Creation Of A Magic System by Karina Sumner-Smith
At its best, a magic system should be an integral part of the overall worldbuilding – and, ideally, the character story. For some writers, this means that the magic system grows out of what they know about a world: the cultures, the land, the politics, even the weather. For others, the workings of the world's magic – or the life of a character who uses that magic – is the source from which all other aspects of the world are created.
I'm one of the latter, using what I know of the characters and their magic as the seed from which the story grows. My process, such as it is, stems from repeatedly asking two questions:
1) Why does that happen?
2) What are the effects?
It's one thing to say that magic works within a story; its far more telling to understand why. In some ways, the act of magic itself is the evidence from which a writer such as myself might work – clues that hint at greater workings. The key is digging and questioning until a pattern emerges. To start: What is the source of the magic? Can it be renewed, or is it a finite resource – used once, and then gone? Who can access the power, and when, and how often? Is there a physical component to using power, such as spells or objects, a particular location, or a certain time of day? Is magic learned or innate or something entirely inhuman? If I have no answer for why magic works in the story except, "Because … magic!" I have a long road of thinking and worldbuilding ahead.
As for effects of those choices, well, that's where things really get interesting. The costs and consequences of magic can be a rich source of tension and conflict for the narrative, the characters, and the world as a whole.
But beyond the physical costs of the act of working magic, whatever that may be, there are other effects as well: mental and emotional costs for individual characters, as well as wider societal effects. Consider: how does the presence (or absence) of magic shape a society or a culture? How does it affect the lives of the people within that society, from beggars to kings, drug addicts to drug lords, baristas to overpaid CEOs? How has it shaped the world's history?
Take one example that I debated recently over dinner: magical healing. At times, it seems writers use magical healing (or the high-tech SF equivalent) as a "get out of jail free" card that allows their characters to face deadly situations without long-term consequences. (At this, I make an expression of displeasure.) But if magical healing exists within the novel's world, evidence of it should be present throughout the story in the culture, the language, the character's attitudes, and more. If the ability to heal one's self or another from the brink of death is widespread, think about how it might change people's thoughts on violence, high-risk jobs, the value of life, even the act of dying itself. Or if the ability to heal is rare, it might be prized, the magic-workers becoming rich and influential; or it might be hoarded, magic-workers controlled by kings or corporations or governments, even enslaved.
Every choice cascades. Over and over, I use the same two questions, asking "Why?" and "What are the effects?" for each element of the magic system until the result is something that feels consistent, complex, and real. When writing my futuristic fantasy novel, Radiant, my story-seed was the idea of a world where magic is used as currency. Why would that happen? Well, magic can only be currency if it's ubiquitous rather than a rare or precious gift, and useful for a very wide variety of tasks. Magic, then, might be used for everything. As for effects, it seemed that if magic is money and some are born with more than others, there are distinct and serious consequences for what "poverty" means in this world, and for the lives and health of those born with less. So too did the flip side hold intriguing potential – was it possible to have too much magic, too much money? If such a thing existed, how would it look – and what would be the consequences?
From there came all the tantalizing "what if's" from which stories are born; for with magic, complexity is the ground in which interesting ideas grow...
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AUTHOR INFORMATION: Karina Sumner-Smith is a Nebula-nominated short fiction writer whose debut novel, Radiant, will be released from Skyhorse Publishing's new SF/F imprint, Talos, in October 2014. A native of Toronto, she now lives near the shores of Lake Huron in rural Ontario, Canada, with her husband and a very loud cat. Visit her online, or say hi on Twitter.
NOTE: Author picture courtesy of author herslef. After The Breaking Of The World art courtesy of Jesse Van Dijk. Magical battle art courtesy of 1Zoom.
3 comments:
- Victoria Van Vlear said...
Great post! The magic system is one of my favorite parts of reading a fantasy book, and it's fascinating to hear your method of coming up with one.
- February 7, 2014 at 1:44 PM
- justindockins said...
This is great! A very thought-provoking subject indeed. In my first novel, "Tales of the Bodhisattva: the Khurran", I blended eastern religions with some straight up magic. Some of it was inherited by or taught to the characters from various gods and goddesses, and some was handed down from character to character like a runner passing the baton. World building is one of my favorite aspects of writing fantasy, and your post has inspired me once again to explore where those various magical feats came from. Thanks!
- February 7, 2014 at 9:07 PM
- Malcolm Campbell said...
This advice will also work well for writers outside the fantasy genre. All characters need limits or they'd solve the problem at hand on page one. Yawn.
Thanks for sharing these ideas.
- February 17, 2014 at 5:12 PM
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In my youth, I regularly played backyard cricket with some of my neighbours who were roughly the same age as I. We developed some really unorthodox rules to counteract the environmental hazards at play.
One such rule outlawed throwing anything at the other players, particularly while they were batting. Penalty runs would ensue if this rule was broken. The reason behind this was fairly simple; players used to throw all sorts of random objects that could found on the field at the batsman to distract him. Gumnuts, grass and eventually even shoes were thrown, which saw to the introduction of the eventual rule after a shoe cost me a match to the shoe-thrower.
These penalty rules essentially got me a win one day. I was four runs short of victory when I was dismissed, before one of the fielders decided to throw gumnuts at me. It was a deliberate concession of penalty runs out of spite, to stop another player he was having a tiff with from finishing on top. The rules had to be tinkered again after that.
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My Lennox G40 will not ignight:
1. In the start up sequence the inducer moter energizes briefly but, not for the second or so that I understand it should. I mean it may move 5 degrees clockwise.
2. The pressure switch is open when checked with an ohm meter. I've removed the switch and by blowing into the switch I can activate and de-activate the switch. Verified with an ohm meter.
3. I've inspected the tube between the induction moter and the switch. All is fine.
4. with the circuit breaker disconnected I removed the wires from the induction motor and applied 110VAC and the motor runs. I believe this verifies the motor. At the same time I verified that there is air flow out of the connection to the pressure switch. I hooked the switch up and it had no trouble activating it in my "make shift" test mode.
5. The LEDs are 1=off and 2 flashes slowly.
During startup mode should the inducer moter spin up for a second fast enough to activate the pressure switch? Does this set some kind of timing up on the circuit board? I noticed the induction moter is 3000RPMs. It took a good 3 to 5 seconds in my "make shift" test mode before it would have enough pressure to activate the switch.
so here's the bottom line. The intake and exaust is clear. The moter for all intents does not activate on start up. So let me know what you think. I don't mind spending the money on the parts and was an ace radar electronics guy in the military. I just hate to buy the wrong part. I'm thinking I need to replace the circuit board. The solid state relay (K3) on the 56L8401 board is probably bad but I don't have a true schematic for the board to see what actually energizes K3. Any input would be held in the highest regard.
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On a call for heat, the induced draft blower should start and run. If the induced draft motor does not run, it will set a pressure switch diagnostic code. It will run quite a while during the try for ignition.
Lennox does not distribute board level schematics. Some boards have a relay that turns the induced draft blower on while others use a triac.
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Posted - 01/22/2008 : 01:16:48 AM
Being an integrated control board, a majority of the functions are controlled and monitored by the pre-programming on the board's microchips. K3 relay is designed to be energized immediatly upon 24v being applied to the terminal "W" on the thermostat strip. The relay is to stay energized as long as a constant 24v is applied. This would be from the beginning of the heat stage to the end of the heat stage when the 24v demand is removed from the "W" terminal.
It appears that you have done a satisfactory job identifying the issue. I would double check by jumpering R & W and with a your meter attached to the inducer leads, you should immediatly see 110-120v to the inducer. If not it is apparent you have a bad board.
There is no need to troubleshoot the board any further.
FYI when checking the voltage from the board to the motor, do it directly from the harness at the board. There may be issues somewhere in the wiring or harness connection points at the molex plug between the board and the motor.
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Posted - 01/22/2008 : 3:36:53 PM
After swapping boards and having the same issue. I started over. It turned out to be a primary limit switch. When I originally checked it with my ohm meter it read continuity (or so I think). I thought I would follow the circuit with power applied.
1. I put my meter on DC. Put my neg lead on ground and then walked down the line of switches...left rollout...one side 24v-other side 24v...right rollout...one side 24v-other side 24v...primary limit...one side 24v other side 0v.
2. I removed power and jumped the switch just to test the solution...it worked.
3. I replaced the primary limit switch and all is warm.
What I learned was that any break in that line of switches, which will pervent the inducer motor from starting will give you the LED fault indication described in my original message. The book say a possible pressure switch fault but, it can also be one of the roll out switch or a primary limit switch. Anything in that line for that matter.
A QUICK SAFTEY FOOTNOTE: NEVER LEAVE A SWITCH LIKE THAT JUMPERED OUT OF THE CIRCUIT! The outcome could be catastrophic!
Thank you for your assistance in helping me think through this problem.
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Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Large Amounts Of Marijuana
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating the federal drug laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
Griffin Abel, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy before Senior United States District Judge Maurice B. Cohill.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that from the fall of 2009 to Nov. 23, 2010, Abel conspired to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana. Abel arranged for at least five 100-pound shipments of marijuana to be transported in duffel bags from California and Nevada to Pittsburgh, where the drugs were delivered to Abel for distribution. Abel was arrested in Pittsburgh on Nov. 23, 2010, after a 125-pound shipment of marijuana destined for him in Pittsburgh was intercepted by police in Kansas. Seized at the same time were guns, a bullet proof vest, scales, cash, and a money-counting machine.
Judge Cohill scheduled sentencing for Sept. 18, 2012. The law provides for a total sentence of not less than five years and not more than 40 years in prison, a fine of $2,000,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offense and the criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
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Making a thrilling debut off Broadway in "Venus in Fur" last year, newcomer actress Nina Arianda has since graced a couple of films, including Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris," and then scored a Tony nomination for her delightful work as Billie Dawn in the recent Broadway revival of "Born Yesterday."
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The many and frequent shifts in mood and the witty contrasts between modern and Victorian modes that the play demands are beautifully directed by Walter Bobbie. The play's latter scenes of seduction are served by Bobbie with extraordinary skill. Designer John Lee Beatty's deceptively plain setting for the rehearsal room, Anita Yavich's costumes that bridge the story's periods and Peter Kaczorowski's mood-making lighting provide excellent support for the play.
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Feb 24, 2014 - From staff reports
A land mine detecting dog will travel across Wyoming this week, visiting schools as part of the Children Against Mines Program.
The weeklong tour will stop in Riverton at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ashgrove Elementary School where CHAMPS director Kimberly McCasland and Senna, a trained land mine detecting dog, will perform a "simulated minefield" demonstration for students and teachers. McCasland also will explain CHAMPS to students and how they can get involved in helping to prevent land mine tragedies.
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Lucio joined the Inter furore over penalties by stating "even when we won, the referees were not favourable towards us."
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The East Tennessee State athletic department was out in full force Monday as Blackthorn Club was the site of the BASA All-Sport Golf Tournament.
"This is a great event," ETSU basketball coach Murry Bartow said. "All the BASA people do a great job. People love to play golf, this is a great course and it's a great cause, so it all kind of fits together."
The 11th annual tournament had a full field of 136 players and is expected to raise between $45,000 and $50,000 for the Buccaneer Athletic Scholarship Association.
Several coaches played in the tournament. Others helped out as volunteers. Either way, it was a chance for members of the athletic department to rub elbows with folks who support the various programs.
"It's a great time to mix and mingle and say 'thank you' to all of the people who have supported ETSU," Bucs football coach Carl Torbush said. "There's just a tremendous amount of passion, not only for ETSU, but for ETSU football as well."
Torbush would not comment on the status of Shawn Prevo, one of the signees in ETSU's recent recruiting class. Prevo, a highly touted running back out of Maryville, was recently charged with aggravated domestic assault after an altercation with his older brother. The charges, filed in Blount County, were reportedly dropped late last week, but no official notification has been made.
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"I'm just thrilled to be back at this event," Carter said. "The last time I was here was over a decade ago. The setting hasn't changed. You see all these people who are here for the same reason. They want to have a great time and socialize. But obviously the cause this represents, to support our student-athletes, is paramount.
"I think our staff has just done a great job creating this great environment for people to enjoy. And with Blackthorn providing a great course, people want to come back. It's become a destination people look forward to. As soon as they finish up today they'll be asking about next year."
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Thank-you again
A-And me :3
But seriously, congrats
Righteo,weird lol
Everyone but Dennis lol
Like whom??
R-Remember the little people ;_;
That I will
So you should be! Hard work has finally paid off
Now you've just got to own the division harder and make everyone your bitch.
I am happy
@_@ you got me lol
Well deserved. Ruddy bout time lol
(Also called it ages back lol)
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Scott, who drives the No. 2 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, turned a lap at 177.807 mph for his second pole of the season and the fourth of his Nationwide career. He scored his maiden pole in the series at this 1.5-mile racetrack in September 2011.
Scott's teammate, Ty Dillon, a rookie in Nationwide this season, qualified second with a lap at 177.643 mph, giving RCR a front row sweep.
Chase Elliott, also a rookie, will start third, followed by Erik Jones, who is making his Nationwide debut in this race. Jones is driving the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.
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F*ck you, Pat Robertson.
As the daughter of an adopted mother, and friend to many adopted children, I was curious when I saw this video shared on Facebook today:
Usually, I wouldn't care one way or the other what Pat Robertson had to say. We look at the world differently. He's not even remotely close to the caring, mindful Christians I know in the way he talks about spirituality or how to live. And live and let live, right? But this hit me.
There is nothing "Christian" about these statements.
There is nothing loving about saying that all the problems that come with adopted children make them "weird."
There is nothing generous about encouraging people to help orphans, but make sure you do it from afar.
There is no goodness in saying that because of the possible abuse a child has suffered, he or she might not be someone to welcome into your family.
So, Pat Robertson (who I'm pretty sure is not a regular elephant reader) I ask you:
Jesus spent time with prostitutes, lepers and outcasts. He didn't send them money from afar and wish them well.
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there. (Matthew 19: 13 – 15)
It doesn't sound like he waited to find out which ones had been abused or had psychological problems before inviting them in.
Jesus said, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all." He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me." (Mark 9: 35 – 37)
Notice, he doesn't say, welcome the children who are your same race and are free from handicaps.
Jesus said, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." (Matthew 5:7)
By the book and the words of the man you claim to represent with your business (and it is a business) you have failed here.
If you want to get picky about it, Jesus was raised by an adoptive father.
So, while my title is not merciful or kind, it is my sincere hope that those who see this video are inspired to speak out against these statements. Let Pat Robertson and Focus on the (all white, heterosexual, handicap-free and biological) Family know that this is not an acceptable way to treat adopted and blended families.
Click to Contact Focus on the Family.
We are all more connected than we are separate. When one of us, anywhere is hurting and in need of love, it affects all of us. Children in need are not a problem for "someone else" to fix. They belong to all of us.
I'm pretty sure Jesus said something about that too.
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23 Responses to "F*ck you, Pat Robertson."
Very well said. Wish more people would understand that this problem is with Pat Robertson, not with Christianity.
AMEN. You are fabulous, Kate.
This is as ridicolous as Todd Akin's recent comment on his pro-life view, comparing himself to the 9/11 first responders who didn't ask for ID when they saved people. (Probably more to invoke 9/11 patriotism than anything else – this explanation is lame). Oh these right wing 'Christians' – they really don't understand the whole picture. God gave them a heart and a brain but somehow the two don't work together. Dare I say it…. they can be so WEIRD.
New American Standard Bible (©1995) Luke 17:2
These words are attributed to Jesus wrt to leading children astray:
"It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble."
That's a pretty negative reaction, to say the least. Far more extreme than your title.
One can only assume that to adopt the children alluded to in the clip (and thereby improve their circumstances), would create the opposite response from Jesus.
It's also interesting that Mr. Robertson says that it is not one's responsibility to take on the problems of these children (and of course you mentioned that). I thought that was the essential message of the Gospell, that Jesus took on the burdens of human error?
What an idiot! What's in the water lately?
Just intro'd on FB to: I'm Not Spiritual & Enlightened/
I am so happy that women are the ones who vote consistently and for the right reasons. You are under represented among elected officials, yet you continue to vote to oust those with outlandish right-winged agendas. Robertson is yet another right-winged hypocrite preacher hiding behind Christianity and our flag. Why anyone would listen to this scared old man is beyond my understanding. Pick and choose Christianity is oh, so convenient for his ilk.
Had to share this. One of my friends has dedicated her life to taking in children. All children, every race,disability,and abuse. She loves them, adopts them when she can and gives them the life they deserve. This will make her blood boil thanks for sharing and well stated!
Geez. What a train wreck.
Yes, these comments are ridiculous and certainly would never come from Jesus. Can you imagine Jesus saying—"Nah, don't adopt. You never know what type of background the kid had. Don't bother with her." ?? And to echo another commenter, I wish Robertson wasn't viewed as a voice of mainstream Christianity.
But goodness, he's getting old. I really can't get too critical when I suspect (or hope?) early-onset dementia was fueling his response.
BTW: I love your bio, Kate… Makes me smile!
Bad news. He doesn't sound at all like he's getting senile. At the very end, he cut himself off mid-sentence and said "Ok, let's get to the next question. I'm in trouble," That sounds like a pretty lucid understanding of what he had just said. For that matter, his entire spiel was lucid, quick, sharp. Not the product of a senile mind.
And near the beginning, on adopting many kinds of kids, he said… "A man doesn't want to take on the United Nations."
Wow. How many different kinds of prejudice does he allude to with just eleven words! Yeah Kate, I also thought your title was a bit harsh, but after listening I have to cut you a whole lot of slack on that.
Pat Robertson truly is a blind fool. His arrogance puts him right back with the Pharisees.
LOVE The Title Here :: No Doubt, For Sure. And It's A Real Shame That Those In The Public Light Never Seem To Really Think Before They Speak.
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Thank You Kate and All My Best,
For what it's worth, Pat Robertson doesn't run Focus on the Family (that's another bigoted white guy who purports to represent mainstream family values). Robertson runs the 700 Club, I believe.
the men are not dogs, they are a**h*l*s.
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Amazing timelapse of the scaffolding going up the Washington Monument after the 2011 earthquake.
The August 2011 earthquake in Washington caused significant damage to the Washington Monument and has been closed to the public, as repairs are being done.
If you've been around town, you've likely seen the scaffolding growing up the side of the monument, as crews work hard to make sure the structual integrity of the monument is up to standard. This process has been going on since March 2013. Take a minute to watch this incredible timelapse over the past 54 days of the rising scaffolding and the changing weather over the two month period. Incredible!
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