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This is my favorite tool In my shop. I don't like how the cord comes off but others might like it. This is easy to use and is by far the best tool I have bought worth every penny.
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This thing should last forever. I made a bunch of large pyramind obelisks. Never would have used tenons before buying this tool. Each obelisk had 48 tenons and it took about an hour to make them ALL! And all dead center and tight! Absolutley Amazing. Now I know why folks will pay so dearly for this wonderful tool.
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This joiner is quite easy to use once you get used to the metric system. I purchased it along with the systainer that contains all the different dominoes this joiner uses. I would recommend if you purchase this unit buy the one that has the "trim stop & cross stop set", it's worth the extra $ you will spend up front as well as purchasing the systainer with the different dominoes it uses. It's worth it. I have only used this on one project so far but it did the trick in edge joining three boards. The joints were so exact I had very little sanding to get the table top square. I just have one problem....what do I do with the biscuit joiner I have?
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This product is thoughtfully designed, with attention to accuracy, ease of use, & user comfort. I took it out of the box and was making mortise and tenon joints in less than an hour. The joints are just the right fit. I was able to figure out all adjustments intuitively. Nice, long cord, I like the power switch action. Lots of improvement over the ol' biscuit joiner. Plenty expensive- I guess you get what you pay for though.
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I was at first reluctant to buy this tool. About three years ago we got a job that this could be utilized on and I bit the bullet. This machine has far exceeded my expectations. The engineering that goes into these machines is cutting edge. The quality, fit and finish of these tools justify the pricetag. Use this for any joinery you can think of where you want a blind joint, glue joint aand etc.
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Yes the 0% DSA is alot of work, it took me along time I did it with handtools. the mag well was the easiest, again I just used a drill press and drilled out the center its alum.
yes doing the buffer threads by hand is tricky, I know I did it. if you have a 80% tannery or a FFL 100% then you can use that as a templete. if this project is to much work then by all means get a 80% and spare yourself. I used a caliper for this and everything came out decent
when I am at the range I like showing people were the drill cut a little deep in the magwell it amazes them that it was done with hand tools
I have a couple pic's of construction and use of my DSA 0%, if you send me a PM with a E-mail address I will forward them.
my jig is on loan I maybe tempted to rent it around for a fair rental fee including the die for the buffer
tools I used were drill press, dremel, old sear's cord hand drill, rat files, large flat file, caliper and good plans
if your a member at Roderus the plans are there free, plus a few build tutorials including anodizing plans (these guys have got this down), I send out my alum to be anodized its cheaper
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Oh, candylove, If yous ays CFG v70 r50 works then do you think I still need to check it? What you have put there looks like default, except for NMM which for default should be OFF, and PAD HOOK as well.
Also that's interesting. An SD card reader attached to the USB slot. Except that's NOT a USB (isn't it?), that's still an SD. And I remember a long time ago. I think the SD card had to be 64kb cluster size for DM Light. But I could be wrong.
Anyways, I'm going to bed and adding your setting's info Candy, if you don't mind.
Hmm, I know for a fact Hit & Run works cause I ripped it with CleanRip and played all the time with DM. Is it the raw dump or did you use DMToolBox or DiscEx? And no, just keep it in this thread, that's what it's here for lol.Originally Posted by Amyrosie
Did you do the .txt file check?
Well, that's weird. I don't know what I'm doing wrong
I didn't mention it at first because my Wii backups are working just fine but...my partition used to be a WBFS partition. I converted it in FAT32 and made it primary instead of logical. Maybe DM doesn't like it at all ? I know I should have formatted completely but I was lazy, I admit!
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Alright let me just sum up so far just to make sure we're not missing something. You're using USB FAT32 w/ 32kb Cluster size, dumped the game(s) from the retail discs, have USB Loader GX r1205 (deleted config and INI files before putting on SD), and have chosen GameCube Loader Mode as "MIOS (Default & Custom)", and stored the games as USB/games/gameID/game.iso?Originally Posted by Amyrosie
Just want to see what to suggest next
In regards to your edit, that shouldn't be an issue as long as you set the cluster size to 32kb, but if possible it won't hurt to reformat.
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and with default setting = wii shuts off [with game inside] also without a game it shuts off
CFG: Same verison [without a disc] = Black screen...
Same settings w/ game black screen for several secs. then dios mios logo the "game loading then shuts off"
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Use Acronis Disk Director 11 Advanced : right click your disk/change cluster size/current cluster size: I use Acronis Disk Director 11 Advanced on three HDD to change it from 64KB to 32KB and I did not lose any data. (I ONLY RECOMMEND ACRONIS BECAUSE NO DATA LOSS) If you use any other HDD program you will have to backup everything before you change the cluster size.
The Main GameCube Path in GX has to be USB1. The games folder has to be in USB1 for DIOS MIOS to work:
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Also, I just conceived of something. Amyrosie. Check your custom Paths to make sure it's connected to your USB1 instead of SD.
And Elemental Studio. That game isn't on the Game Compatibility List, and I don't own it, so I can't test it out for myself sorry.


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In four seasons as head coach of the Cal State Northridge women's water polo program, head coach Dr. Marcelo Leonardi has consistently moved the Matadors into the national spotlight ... in the pool and also in the classroom.
Three 20-win seasons in four years as head coach has increased Dr. Leonardi's overall record to 91-56 overall. The 91 wins included a school record 28 wins in 2010, 21 wins in 2011, and 23 wins in 2013. In the last four years, the Matadors have been nationally-ranked every season against a highly competitive schedule that includes competition against other nationally-ranked squads.
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Under Dr. Leonardi's direction, nine players have won Big West Conference honors ten times. In 2010, Jillian Stapf, considered the greatest goalkeeper in Matador history, was named Big West Player of the Year in 2010. In 2010, Cal State Northridge chalked up a 28-8 record. The 28 wins is a school record.
In the classroom, academic success has been as strong as the accomplishments in the pool under Dr. Leonardi's direction. Twenty-four players have earned Academic All-American honors 38 times. A total of 18 players have won Big West Conference All-Academic honors 26 times.
Nationally, Cal State Northridge has chalked up one of the highest GPA's as a team along with such notable schools as Stanford and Harvard.
"I am very proud and excited to be the head coach of the women's water polo program at Cal State Northridge," said Dr. Leonardi. "We have built a strong academic and athletic water polo program at CSUN. This is a priority; to be strong in the pool and in the classroom."
Marcelo Leonardi, Ed.D, began the 2009-10 school year as the "interim" head coach of the Cal State Northridge women's water polo team. Based on the tremendous success of the team in 2010, the word "interim" was deleted from his title. Dr. Leonardi was ofifically named the "head coach" of the nationally-ranked women's water polo program at Cal State Northridge on June 16, 2010.
"Dr. Leonardi has brought Cal State Northridge to incredible heights on the national landscape during his head coaching tenure," said Dr. Brandon Martin, CSUN's Director of Athletics. "Every year, he has brought success in the pool and the classroom. Congratulations to the CSUN water polo program."
Dr. Leonardi was given the interim head coaching position shortly after the school year started in 2009-10. His accomplishments did not go unnoticed. Expectations were high at the start of the 2010 season. Nearly all the goals were met - a school record 28 wins (28-8), a first place showing in the Big West Conference regular season, and a national ranking of ninth, the highest ranking in school history. Team and individual school records were broken including wins (28), single season goals (371), single season assists (347), career saves by senior goalkeeper Jillian Stapf (1,305) and single season goals by sophomore Whitney Delgado (80).
During the 2010 season, five Matador players earned All-Big West honors including League Player of the Year Jillian Stapf, and first team selections Whitney Delgado and Sydney Sonoda. Four Cal State Northridge players finished in the Top-10 in career goals including Whitney Delgado (#5, 109 goals), Chelsea Curran (#8, 91 goals), Sydney Sonoda (#9, 90 goals) and Kirra Kylander (#10, 88 goals).
During the 2011 season, Cal State Northridge, under Dr. Leonardi's tenure, chalked up a 21-16 record and finished the year ranked 15th in the nation.
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In 2014, the Matadors will field a team that will again challenge for top honors in the Big West Conferene and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Dr. Leonardi has also gained national and international experience as a member of the United States National Youth Water Polo staff.
During the summer in 2013, the United States Women's Youth National Water Polo team (18-and-under) capped a perfect run at the UNANA Youth Pan American Championship with a 10-6 victory over Canada to claim the gold medal. Dr. Leonardi was a member of the winning USA coaching staff.
"Winning gold and hearing your national anthem being played is always special," said Dr. Leonardi. "Helping guide and mold young talented athletes in their first international tournament is exciting. Being part of Team USA is an honor."
Also during the summer of 2013, Leonardi assumed additional duties as the United States Olympic Development Program (ODP) Girls National Technical Director. Leonardi oversees the implementation of training for all females in the Olympic Development Program nationwide in addition to competition at the National Training and Selection Camps.
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He also received an award as the top Olympic Development Program coach for the Southern Region.
Before his head coaching responsibilities at CSUN, Leonardi served the previous four seasons (2006-09) as a Matador assistant coach.
Before arriving at Cal State Northridge, Dr. Leonardi served as head coach of the El Rancho High School's water polo and swim programs for six years. Under his leadership, the Dons won the Del Rio League water polo titles in 2003 and 2004.
During the 2004 season, Dr. Leonardi coached the Dons to the CIF Division III championship game. For his efforts, Dr. Leonardi was named the CIF Division III Coach of the Year. Also in 2004, Dr. Leonardi coached El Rancho HS to the league title in swimming.
Also among Dr. Leonardi's coaching highlights include being named Coastal California Women's National Youth Zone Coach (2003-05), Top 40 women's Speedo Head Coach for Team Graffiti in 2004 and founder, director and coach for the El Rancho Water Polo Club (2002-09).
Dr. Leonardi has also coached several age group clubs in recent years. Dr. Leonardi was selected as the San Gabriel Valley Women's All-Star water polo coach three times, as well as the SGV women's water polo district coach in 2004.
Dr. Leonardi graduated from Whittier College in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in Biology and Spanish. In 2001, Dr. Leonardi earned his master's degree in Education. Two years later, Dr. Leonardi added a teaching credential in Biology/Life Sciences. Dr. Leonardi completed his Ed.D in Leadership at Azusa Pacific in 2011.


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Both powerful and fuel-efficient, this Elecro-Motive diesel has been an exceptionally successful engine in the modern era. The 4,300 h.p. SD70ACe brings a more environmentally friendly version of the SD70 diesel to all the major railroads.
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I decided I would try building an 8mm rifle with an M70 as my base, bought one of the underfolder frontend, bolt and carrer kits from cf, a few other needed parts, mags i hope to use and a new m76 barrel from orf. it's exciting when waiting for parts but i also knew the m70 barrel parts wont fit my m76 barrel without mods to either them or the barrel.
first question, what seems to be the best option? moding my barrel parts for my thicker barrel or turning down my barrel for my parts? personally i would rather do a little of both but i am not sure i want to remove too much material from my barrel. what prodlems could i run into if i turn my barrel down for my reamed out m70 parts?
second question, I have been deciding between a psl length receiver with a lengthened bolt and carrier or massaging my front trunnion and moving my mag forward and massaging my FCG a little if needed but that path i would want to use a standard length bolt and carrier. are there any safety issues with moving a mag farther into the front trunnion and how far forward could a mag move forward and still be safe and functional? also if i go the stretched route, is there a need to stretch my carrier as well as my bolt? or do i just need to lengthen my bolt and the piece on the end of the carrier that protects the bolt from early hammer strike (can't think of the name)
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2009, April 15: "Maximal Art: The Origins and Aesthetics of West Coast Light Shows" published in Rhizome electronic newsletter.
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How a CHANEL Jacket is made!
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I love that you posted this. I remember learning that you're not just paying for the prestige of the name but the expertise of craftsmanship. The designers do great work but its the workers that really use their magic.ReplyDelete
Tailoring and Couture were mandatory courses for my degree. We used only the traditional methods. I made a jacket in one of those classes and the fit like a dream.ReplyDelete
I am now in need of another jacket and though I love the fit I don't see myself spending that much time to make another and it's not that I would not ever want do it again, it's just very time consuming.
And it was in these classes that I learned the difference between couture and high end ready-to-wear
Erica thanx...ReplyDelete
Great video - thanks for sharing it with us :)ReplyDelete
I took a 4-day class with Susan Khalje in 2009 and one of the ladies in th class worked on a channel jacket, of course she was unable to finish the jacket in four days of sewing from 9am - 5pm. The amount of hand work that went into the jacket before the jacket was sewn was tremendous. So I know how much work goes into creating a Channel jacket. The video is great. Thanks for posting.ReplyDelete
One day I'll make something like this. When I will have enough skills.ReplyDelete
Thank you for posting this video!
Wow great video! Although I suspect what might really be happening is that they are making a sample for Chanel Boutique RTW factory production. The use of those two industrial machines tips me off to that, especially the 2nd mahine that is making buttonholes. If this was being made for a cusotmer in the haute couture side of the house there would be much more hand sewing. Still it's amazing to see it come together and the finished jacket is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Thanks for this post. I have saved the Threads article with hopes of creating a jacket too. I even went to Chanel in NYC just to get a look and the workmanship was incredible! Of course my husband was horrified at the price tag because he had know idea - he even started backing up when I showed him the price tag.LOLReplyDelete
Wow, great video Erica...thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Yes Phyllis, This is Boutique RTW Factory production. The industrial machines, the use of fusible tape, and machined buttonholes are the big tip-offs.
But hey, the production work is still outstanding, and the finished jacket beautiful! And regardless, Couture or RTW Boutique...I still will never be able to afford either one ;)
Thank You EricaReplyDelete
Great video.ReplyDelete
I decided to make a Chanel knock off for my final in one of my advance pattern classes a few quarters back.
Oh, and I decided to make it for my plus-size mother who lives in another state!
Worse thing I ever done on my life!
I got an "A" in the class and for the project, but I'm pretty sure I had an ulcer or two at the end.
Thank you so much for sharing this video! I absolutely adore this specific jacket and keep it as inspiration and motivation for my pending Chanel jacket project. I see that they didn't quilt this jacket, nor did they fuse anything other than the hems and neckline. This is very interesting. I think my boucle fabric could benefit from some stabilizer in the curved seams at the very least.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!!!!:)ReplyDelete
We have knitted versions of it in our fall collection:)ReplyDelete
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Sat, May 26th, 2012, 11am to 11.45am PST – we will be broadcasting LIVE! (as long as the internet connection is strong enough)
Join me for this LIVE netcast celebrating my newest book "Ani's 15-Day Fat Blast". This event is being broadcast from 11 to 11.45am PST on Sat May 26th, 2012 from San Francisco, CA.
Please stop by if you're in the SF embarcadero area:
I'm starting to netcast for the first time again since I conceived of and executive produced 'Fiber' back in 1995, before ISDN or T1 were available! 'Fiber' was the World's 1st online fashion show event ever, and it was broadcast over copper phone lines to the Mbone at UC Berkeley, CA, and then out to the world!
Thanks for joining me here and for helping me celebrate my newest book "Ani's 15-Day Fat Blast"! Love you all xo, ani
Old school friends came down from San Francisco last weekend to host the most wicked day of dance, tunes, and great vibes…and it was the best day I've enjoyed in a while! DJ's Solar (above) and Galen (below) are both Sunset and Pacific Sound crews. (I used to have a multimedia studio back in the day in SF, and we threw a historic NYE party in 1995 together with Sunset). When I lived in SF, all I would do is dance for exercise. It's the best workout ever! Plus, Solar cooks, and of course loves Raw Food!
Here's Galen. These guys still look the same as they did back in the early 90′s! And they put so much love into their music, you can feel it. We agreed dancing, good music, and raves are what keep us young! I was just up in SF a couple months ago, and went to the Sunset boat party hosted on a ferry that sails the Bay from 6 to 11pm. A perfect way to finish off the weekend, always.
Since I'm usually in bed by 10pm, this daytime party in the park was exactly what I needed! The sun was bright and warm in Van Nuys where we all laid out picnic blankets, brought food, and danced up a storm. Galen, Solar, and the Sunset Crew are known for their outdoor parties on Sunday afternoons. They've been hosting them for probably over 20 years now! We'd all end up at Sunset parties after a long weekend. Great way to taper down off the weekend.
Another great thing about partying in the park is that Kanga can join in too! She laid down in the middle of the dance floor early on, and made folks dance around her the rest of the afternoon. She loves to be in the center of everything. She was very popular, and calm, but, …..no parking on the dance floor Kanga!
My lovely lady friends, and Max the dog. Maria's the beautiful blond, and is the talented photographer who took the cover photo on Ani's Raw Food Asia.
Galen spun last, and brought in the sunset while pumping the dance floor. He and Solar both motivated me to go to their after party downtown, which started past midnight, …..and it went to dawn! A Sunset, and then sunrise event! (Small world too because the party ended up in a warehouse space owned by Thomas, who has assisted me in my raw food kitchen!)
Thank you Sunset, Solar, and Galen. Come visit us in LA again soon, and host more outdoor parties for us…please! I miss great SF tunes, the Sunset sound, and vibe. I'd head to SF for their Halloween Boat Party, except Mom's coming to visit me in LA. Thanks for bringing your tunes to LA for us to enjoy! Love you guys! xoxo
Labor Day marks the weekend my Rhodesian Ridgeback, Kanga, and I rescued one another….9-years ago! How time flies. (and yes, I cake sunblock on my face, as you can see).
Kanga had been at the Humane Society for over 2 weeks, and no one adopted her. Surprising, since she is a beautiful specimen of this breed. Plus, she came fully trained, so someone had spent a lot of time and energy with her. She was skin and bone, and 50+ pounds underweight with kennel cough and dusty fur. Poor baby.
Luckily, a truck intercepted 20 dogs on their way to get euthanized, and brought them back to a no-kill shelter in Portland, OR called Family Dogs NW. This was where I found Kanga early the very next morning. I applied the same raw food principles to Kanga as I do for human healing, and over the next month or two she gained 50 pounds and regained radiant health on a Raw Food diet. You can read more about her journey in Ani's Raw Food Kitchen, where Kanga has her own dog food chapter.
My brother Max saw this photo of Kanga and said she looks like she's "mugging". I had to ask him what the heck that means. Max said "mugging = posing, like rappers do for pics". Hahaa. Yup, Kanga is a superstar, and very popular too. Folks always stop us to pet her, especially young children.
Kanga's from Rhodesia, which is now Zimbabwe Rhodesia, and the Sahara so she loves the sun, warmth, and sand. She hates water, but it was so hot out that Kanga got her paws wet. I love dog beach because here she can roam off-leash, and run free to play with other dogs.
Kanga and I love laying in the sand and soaking up the sun. It's never hot enough for us, and soaking up sun is one of our favorite past times. I'm happy I got to take Kanga to Huntington Dog Beach yesterday on the final hot day of the summer (it was 90 F) to celebrate her 9-year Bday and Dogversary with me. Thank you Kanga for being my family, love, and for hanging out with me for the past 9-years! I love you.
My first stop in Portland, OR was to shoot a 6-minute segment with host Dave Anderson for AM Northwest on KATU TV. I show Dave how to make a Vegetable Nori Roll from Ani's Raw Food Asia. Dave's lost a ton of weight since I saw him along my last tour, and looks great. He said he cut out processed foods and cut back on alcohol.
Here I am above with AM Northwest co-host Helen Raptis.
Next stop was Yummy Tummy Cafe for a lunchtime fuel-up on a gallon of Norwalk green juice; chocolate covered jungle peanuts; and a ruben sandwich made from flax seeds, mushrooms, and sauerkraut. Omg, seriously yummy tummy! And, a book signing meet-and-greet. From here, I was shuttled over to the KBOO radio station for an interview, and then finally ended up at Powell's Books downtown for a talk and book signing.
I got to visit Powell's rare book room, where I sat and signed a stack of my books, including Ani's Raw Food Asia.
Peter Hanfileti is a very dear, long-time family friend from when I was in middle school…that's so long ago! He's an MD and acupuncturist in Vancouver, WA.
Kris Dyer may look familiar because he's in my first book, Ani's Raw Food Kitchen, which I wrote when I still lived in Portland. Kris was also one of our SmartMonkeys! I love tour because it allows me to visit friends I haven't seen in a while. The weather was dry and sunny, just like last year in Portland! I love that city especially when the weather is gorgeous. Plus, the city's blanketed with WiFi.
Watch my debut on Los Angeles TV with ABC 7′s Health Coach Lori Corbin. I show her 5 raw food recipes that have gone mainstream including my Zucchini Pasta (featured in Food Network Magazine), Nut Mylks (like Almond Milk), Green Smoothies, Kale Chips (from Ani's Raw Food Essentials), and Seaweed Chips (from Ani's Raw Food Asia).
Watch the 3-minute video, and learn how raw foods helps with weight loss too!
I was honored to have been invited to speak on a panel with superstars (from left to right above) Rachelle Carson Begley (married to Ed Begley), Sophie Uliano (NYTimes best selling author), Izabella Miko (actress), Carly Harrill (blogger ghost writer), Karen Stewart Brown (fashion designer), Kris Willey (host of WotGG), and Alexandra Spunt (author).
The focus of this panel was how we came into our careers. I explained how I used to work in a corporate environment that was not recycling, was wasting energy, and was using styrofoam cups for one 4 ounce shot of water. I realized my raw food catering and the weekly events I was hosting (to feed myself good food) was a successful business. So, I decided to leave corporate America to focus 100% on my prepared packaged foods, catering, and events. I followed my bliss because I believed raw foods helped people feel better and healthier. It also helps us tread lightly on our Planet.
This event was held in Culver City, Los Angeles, CA on Saturday May 14, 2011. These beautiful photos are courtesy of photosbyKailas.com. Thanks Kailas!
The 1st stop along my book tour for Ani's Raw Food Asia was at Santa Monica Place at Artisanal LA on April 16, 2011. Here are 4 short videos from my talk, Q+A, and book signing:
1) Ani's Raw Food Asia – I love organic, local, seasonal foods
2) Ani's Raw Food Asia – Probiotics, Happiness, Longevity
3) Ani's Raw Food Asia – Easy ways to add more raw to any diet!
4) Ani's Raw Food Asia – Recipe inspirations and sources for protein.
Grab a copy of the April 2011 issue of Delicious Living Magazine and enjoy my Raw Power cover feature with 6 raw food recipes for a preview of the flavors I'll be bringing you in my newest East West Fusion raw food book Ani's Raw Food Asia, available everywhere May 10, 2011.
Top Chef Alex Reznik (from Bravo's popular cooking show) invited me, a raw vegan chef, into the Top Chef kitchen to assist with a celebrity chef dinner made along side Top Chef Betty Fraser and Top Chef CJ Jacobson. This event was at the Test Kitchen here in Los Angeles, where I'll be hosting a Raw Vegan Fine Dining experience on November 17 + 18, 2010 called Ani Phyo's Gastrawnomique. I'll be presenting molecular gastronomy inspired techniques, without the chemicals. All natural, of course! Please rsvp asap if you can join us for this ground breaking event.
Top Chef Betty Fraser was on Bravo's hit show season 2. She has a cute restaurant in Hollywood called Grub.
Top Chef CJ Jacobson was on season 3, and Top Chef Alex Reznik season 7. TV may make these chefs seem mean, but they're all super cool in real life. TV=drama.
Michelin-starred Chef Ricardo Zarate had to show me how to deep fry super thinly sliced leeks so they stay green in color. The night before, Chef Alex put me on deep fryer duty (me, a raw chef…it was my first time using a deep fryer!). I found out later the oil was too hot, so my leeks turned brown. But Chef Alex didn't say anything about my burnt leeks garnishing his dishes because he didn't want to hurt my feelings. What a sweetheart!
Chef Alex and I plating the dish he called Cow. It was made up of beef, bone marrow, liver, and tongue.
You can see the burnt leeks…oops! This dish was inspired by Chef Alex's Russian heritage. At least he was using every part of the cow. Definitely tested my boundaries, but I grew tons….and Kanga my dog loved the way I smelled when I got home.
There was even a bit of vegan raw on the plate….me laying down a strand of cucumber with beautiful beet puree.
A few days prior to the Top Chef Test Kitchen event at Test Kitchen LA, I got to meet celebrity Top Chef Marcel Vigneron, who was on season 2 showing off his molecular gastronomy skills. What a cutie pie.
Test Kitchen is chock full of celebrity chefs. Here I am with Chef Walter Manzke.
I'm stoked for my raw vegan dinner on November 17 + 18th, 2010. So far, Top Chef Alex Reznik and Next Food Network Star Doreen Fang have confirmed they'll be assisting me in my un-cook kitchen creating vegan raw foods for their first time. This will be a star studded event with a Green Carpet on the first night, and we're going to have so much fun! Hope you'll join us for 6-courses of raw food presented in a brand new way ($55 fixe prix). Make sure to rsvp for Ani Phyo's Gastrawnomique soon because it's filling up fast, and space is limited.
I was invited to Rockefeller Center for a guest appearance on LX New York with hosts Janice Huff and Jane Hanson. I talk about 4 key ingredients in the raw food diet, and made 3 recipes using 'secret' ingredients: Marinara Pasta, Strawberry Tartlets, and Chocolate Pudding "slash" Frosting.
(this video's audio is totally out of synch, and I'm trying to get my hands on a better copy of the segment, which I'll upload later)
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When President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address is still unclear. However, with 80 percent of the population believing that new economic growth and jobs will come from entrepreneurs, discussion around what his address should include in terms of policies that encourage new start-ups is already underway.
For example, in the eyes of the Entrepreneurs' Movement, an initiative to unite entrepreneurs and their supporters to have a stronger voice in economic policy discussions, his speech needs to include the following: health care reform, better access to credit, a cut in payroll taxes, tax reform and an "Entrepreneur's Visas" that ensures we do not send home those few but talented foreign graduates and PhDs who want to stay in America and make jobs. With a September survey of entrepreneurs suggesting that 53% of entrepreneurs believe that the stimulus package has hurt entrepreneurial activity I am not surprised that more stimulus money is not on the list. Don't get me wrong, the majority of entrepreneurs do want government to do more to encourage entrepreneurship (58%). This January, over 70% of entrepreneurs are saying that the most important policy initiatives to facilitate job creation are providing tax credits for businesses that invest in research and development, and providing a permanent cut in the income tax on business by eliminating payroll taxes (State of Entrepreneurship Poll by Douglas E. Schoen, LLC). But, as much as we hear elected officials in Washington praise "small business", there appears to be only a limited understanding of how to spur "new business" and what really inspires new entrepreneurship and makes entrepreneurs take risks for society.
The Kauffman Foundation, which sponsors this web site, will more directly join this discussion tomorrow at the Foundation's State of Entrepreneurship Address in Washington, DC. Kauffman Foundation president and CEO Carl J. Schramm will deliver a comprehensive address assessing the outlook for entrepreneurship in 2010, including the challenges facing new businesses and solutions for fueling job growth as part of the economic recovery. The event will also include a panel discussion featuring economic experts and entrepreneurs. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, who leads efforts within the Administration on entrepreneurship and innovation, will be present to share his current thinking. The discussion will be webcast live at lunch time and is without doubt one which anyone who reads this blog should not miss!
Also, if you have been keeping abreast of U.S. foreign policy, you will know that our nation's interest in entrepreneurship reaches beyond our shores where our entrepreneurial knowledge and experience is seen as valuable in a more open U.S. policy of global engagement. For example, on Wednesday, U.S. Ambassadors to countries in the Western Hemisphere will gather to discuss, among other issues, the state of entrepreneurship in the countries in which they are serving when they gather for the Chiefs of Mission Forum under the auspices of the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs and the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU). Beyond U.S foreign policy, U.S. policy on advancing entrepreneurship is still carefully followed in a world that is eager to stimulate its economies through the phenomenon of individuals starting and growing businesses.
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I take prednisone for my asthma. It is very effective for getting my asthma under control. I have difficulty weaning off it. When I get down to a certain mg/day I always seem to get symptomatic again. Prednisone also causes many side effects. For me the biggest ones are weight gain(40 # in 3 mo), moon face,increased appetite,& back pain. It is a fine line between dealing with the side effects of the drug & being able to breathe. I absolutely hate the side effects,but need to be able to breathe. I have had asthma all my life,but this exacerbation has been going on for approx 3 1/2 mo. I have been in the hospital 3 times since Feb because of my asthma. I was on IV steroids for my asthma each time I was hospitalized.
I was diagnosed with MCTD and eventually was told months later that I had polymiositis/dermatomyiosits. I have been on 60mg of prednisone since June 2013 and have been slowly tapered off it since then. I did not experience any side affects within the first 4-5 weeks, however thereafter my skin got burned really bad from being in the sun (PLEASE STAY WAY FROM SUNLIGHT WHEN YOU ARE ON THIS MEDICATION!!!) Weeks thereafter the side effects I started experiencing were the moon face and puffiness in my cheeks, extreme weight gain(about 25lbs in 2 months from increased appetite). I am noticing lower back pain, so note to others don't be in such a rush to taper your meds down. However I must say that aside from the side effects, prednisone has really helped with my condition. I hope not to stay on it for too long and I really pray that this weight comes off because it really is a struggle not to feel hungry all the time. I'm down to 15mg now and have been tapered down about 5-10mg every month
although there are many side effects , you must weigh out the benefits . i was a wreck bathroom 20 times a day and this medicine helped me get back in check , two to times a day with ulcerated colitis . there is nothing more harder than to try not to crap all over ones self due to no bowel control due to the disease and its blood loss . if you have this disease you know what i mean .
Cleared my lungs out right away!
I gain weight everytime i take this pill. Depending on the doctor or severity of the asthma you might be taking different amounts of pills different amounts of times a day. It does help Asthma very well i have been off and on it for all my life when my asthma gets out of control. Just watch the cravings and drink lots of fluids.
I have had frequent blood pressure and pulse spikes, as well as heartburn. I try to adjust what I eat and drink, but nothing makes these side effects go away. I also have a metallic taste in my mouth every day. I started out 2 1/2 months ago on 100mg/day for 2 weeks. Then I dropped to 80mg/day for a week. Now I've been on 60mg/day for the last 5 weeks. My platelets initially increased from 45,000 to 80,000 and then dropped and bounced around some. Last week they were back to 80,000.
For me, nothing I've tried in the past 10 years stops my Gout attacks dead in their tracks within hours. Usually 1 or 2 doses at 8-12 hour intervals is effective. At most, I've had to take 2-3 small doses per day for 2-3 days. I have noticed too that it's important for me to take the medication until at least 95% of the pain is gone. If I don't completely relieve the condition, it has a tendency to return with a day or two. My father also has Gout, but didn't start to get it until he was in his 60's ("lucky" guy). He battled his attacks with almost no success using many other medications (as I did), until I insisted he talk to his doctor about using the pair of medications that I found to be so effective - Prednisone and Allipurinol. For me, the Allipurinol kept my uric acid levels in check as a preventative measure and has been extremely effective. But on the rare occasions a flare up occurred, Prednisone provided the knock-out punch. My father rarely has attacks either now.
I had many of the side affects that made me feel worst then the condition
For me it was the only drug that controlled my SLE, so I have no choice but to take it how ever I have not been able to stop taking the drug without getting really sick. So now that I have been taking it for over 20 years I have a lot more health problems, CKD, high blood pressure, osteoporosus, osteo-arthritis, diabetes.
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The facts of the matter are easily summarized:
1. John Bugay's wife Bethany is suffering from an early manifestation of leukemia.
2. John has openly solicited funds on the Internet, explaining that his family's income has been reduced by some 40% as a result of her illness. Others (such as TAO himself) have advertised this, in order to solicit more contributions.
3. I posted on my blog, John's PayPal address that he provided, in order to raise more funds for his family. I also cross-posted it on my Facebook page (over 3300 friends) and Twitter account (some 725 followers at the time),
4. I explained that I could particularly relate to his wife's plight since my brother Gerry (died in 1998) suffered from leukemia, and I was, in fact, his bone marrow donor.
5. Fellow apologist Devin Rose (as we later learned) sent an undisclosed amount to John and his wife. I had planned on sending $50, and only mentioned it because (as I stated):
If someone is trying to raise money and asking others to contribute, then it is reasonable to expect them to join in as well. And that is the reason I mention this (along with the pathetic response from John Bugay); otherwise I would have done it without at least revealing the amount.
6. John Bugay refused and returned Devin's donation and asked me to take down the links to his PayPal account, attacking our motivations, writing:
In the meantime, please take down the link to our PayPal account. One donation has come in from this bunch of mockers, and I've returned it. And I will return other donations if I can identify them from you or yours as well. . . .
Dave, I'm sorry about the loss of your brother, and the other tragedies in your family. But rather than allow such tragedies to exhort you to humility, your whole enterprise may be summed up with this verse: "God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get." I want to remain as far away from you as possible.
7. When pressed in a combox on my site, Bugay claimed that he did receive donations from Catholics: just not particularly wicked ones like myself and Devin Rose, or (by strong implication) anyone who follows my blog, or my writings in general:
I do "gratefully accept donations for behalf of my sick wife". Including from Roman Catholics. My sole issue is the vehicle here, and the ("not humble") boasting herewith. Dave Armstrong is going to boast. He will either be able to say, "Ha, look at how great I am, I gave John Bugay my last $50.00", or he will say, "The nerve, I offered to give John Bugay my last $50.00, and he turned it down". Either way he is going to boast. At least this way, I am not sullied by his boasting, and nor am I beholden to him in any way.
8. Accordingly, John went on to insult my entire readership in numerous ways, which I documented as a prime example of how an anti-Catholic Calvinist (not all Calvinists!) exercises his faith, with wicked judgments of the interior motivations of others, including (oftentimes, generally speaking) determinations that someone is unregenerate (hence, totally depraved, in Calvinist theology), or not among the elect (a presumption condemned by John Calvin himself). He described my readers (that's you!) in the following ways: "rogue's gallery," [hanging out on my blog is] "a sure sign of bad character," "bottom feeders . . . who can't deal with the truth," "mockers" [several times], "those of you with the seared consciences." The latter is an extreme judgment itself, drawn (presumably) from 1 Timothy 4:1-2.
9. John made sweeping apologies when pressed (though they barely seemed even serious, given the manner in which he presented them), but later said that he retracted nothing, and wouldn't specify exactly what he was apologizing for, when I pressed him. He also refused to identify those that he thought had "seared consciences" when urged repeatedly to do so by Sean Patrick and myself. At that point I shut down the combox, because John was clearly playing and not being straightforward in his interactions with us. He wanted to make sweeping judgments, but lacked the courage of his convictions to apply them to individuals by name, or explain the rationale for the slanders. He proceeded to put up a post in order to continue the insults and aspersions on all of us, over on his own blog, Cryablogue.
Now, lo and behold, today I discovered a post (11-24-11) by the notorious anti-Catholic "Turretinfan" (always affectionately referred to on this blog as "TAO": The Anonymous One). Its title is referring to John Bugay: "Comparing My Brother to Abraham and Elisha." This is an altogether pathetic exercise in torturing the Bible into supposedly offering support for John's abominable, indefensible behavior. Here it is in its entirety (bolding his own, except for the Scripture passages, which I bolded):
One of my brethren recently has been criticized by a number of people because he did not accept one or more gifts [1]. There is a lot more that could be said about people whose pride is offended when their gifts are refused [2], but my brother's own attitude was the thing that caught my eye. It reminded me of this:
Genesis 14:22-24
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, that I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion. [3]
I suppose I could have thought instead of another gift refusal:
2 Kings 5:15-16 & 26-27
And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. [4]
Is my brother Abraham or Elisha? Obviously not. [5] His circumstances differ, as do the circumstances of his refusal. [6] That said, I think that only a Biblically illiterate person could think that there cannot be good reasons for refusing gifts. [7]
I shall comment on portions preceded by the bracketed (and blue) numbers:
[1] It was not solely a criticism that he refused a gift, as if no one can ever do such a thing for any reason, but rather, it also concerned the outrageous accusations and rationale that accompanied his refusal, and the extreme lack of charity and judgmentalism exhibited therein. By his presenting it the way he does, TAO eliminates one of the important considerations. But he has little concern for being fair to us, of course. His enterprise is determined to tear us down, no matter what is true or right. For the anti-Catholic, after all, Catholics must always be wrong, if they disagree with an anti-Catholic. It can't possibly be otherwise.
[2] This is, of course, a slanderous exercise in mind-reading. It has nothing to do with "pride" whatsoever, anymore than it had to do with an alleged "boastful" spirit of yours truly. It was an act of charity, for the reasons explained: my own experience with my brother, leading to special empathy; and Devin Rose's sincere desire to help. The refusal to accept these donations amounted to calling good, evil. Devin explained why he did it:
But know that I did not make it in mockery or cunning. We happen to have enough right now to help others with, and that includes Catholics, Protestants, non-Christians, whoever is in need. So I donated a small amount to help y'all. I understand that you think Catholicism is evil and so you didn't accept it. God bless.
My good friend Paul Hoffer provided an excellent response to this madness in the combox of TAO's post (TAO "edited" it, but thankfully, more than enough remains to amply make the point):
Mr. Fan, cherry picking biblical verses to justify churlish behavior is beneath you. Abraham did not take anything from the king of Sodom as a reward because the previous chapter (13:2) showed that Abraham's material wealth came from God's blessing upon him not due to the beneficence of others. Elisha refused the proffered gift from Naaman because he wanted to demonstrate that God's grace is not something that can be bought. Mr. Bugay refused the kindness out of sinful pride, no more, no less. Thank goodness the Blessed Virgin Mary did not refuse the Gift God gave her.
TAO, utterly blind to the faults of his good buddy and comrade-in-arms, simply projected the faults he exhibits in droves, to Paul: "I see you continue to attribute the worst of motives to your theological adversaries. If you could read minds, your expression of your opinions here might have some weight. Since, of course, you don't, these sorts of posts by you just serve as a memorial to your character." Paul replied again:
I do not pretend to read minds. That said, I have no problem calling a spade a spade when such is obvious. Mr. Bugay's conduct was uncharitable-pure and simple. In the examples from Scripture that you gave, the offer of gifts were turned down, not because of some sort of discerning of the motives of the offeror but because the offerees were concerned that acceptance would have diminished the grace of God. Mr. Bugay did not state that as a concern. Rather, he argued that acceptance of the gifts would give his donors some sort of edge over him rather than attribute to them the possibility that the gifts were made out of kindness. Considering that he rejected gifts that were not meant for him, but for his wife, demonstrates an unchristian sort of selfishness, not towards his donors necessarily, but certainly towards his wife.
Let's take this a bit further, even if the donors had "bragged" about their donations, how does that affect Mr. Bugay? Doe the acceptance of money that was offered without strings give a donor some sort of shamanistic power over the donee? Of course not.
And what does the Scripture say on the matter? Does not Our Lord tell us at Luke 18:9-14 that if one give gifts and exalt himself for doing so, that Our Father in Heaven will cause that one to be humbled? Being gracious and generous when we are able to do so does not give us bragging or boasting rights since all things in truth come from a generous and loving God. The Word of God makes it clear that all that we have comes from God and we are only stewards of those gifts. It would be to the donor's shame, and not to the detriment of the donee if the donor were so crass to brag or boast about re-gifting something that Our Father in Heaven gave us in the first place.
I hope Mr. Bugay will change his mind and his heart and allow anyone who wishes to give to do so.
God bless!
[3] Comparing Catholics (or at least yours truly and my readers) to the king of Sodom, is (according to the warped sense in which TAO intended it) its own refutation. Note how this freely presupposes that we are utterly wicked and only deserving of God's judgment, just like Sodom and Gomorrah. Our acts of charity towards Protestants (even anti-Catholic ones who despise what we believe and detest us personally) are supposedly the equivalent of the king of Sodom offering a gift (for this is the analogy he attempts to draw).
But it's a false analogy, in any event, not applicable at all to the present scenario, even considered apart from the hostile anti-Catholic baggage eisegetically attached to it. As Paul Hoffer noted, Abraham had means already, as a wealthy man ("very rich": Gen 13:2).
Secondly, Abraham explains the refusal himself: so that no one would think that the king had made him rich, rather than God (Gen 12:2). That has nothing to do with John or his situation. It is no analogy whatever. John needs money to pay his bills at present. It's not at all like Abraham. Much as TAO would like to think, John is not nearly in the class of Abraham ("I knew Abraham. Abraham was a friend of mine. And John [half-smile], you are no Abraham"), let alone the prophet Elisha, even though TAO thinks both are quite apt comparisons. And yet we are the ones accused of massive spiritual pride and boastfulness . . .
Thirdly, it clearly is not a refusal in principle from Abraham: to not accept anything whatever from a wicked king -- not in its totality; otherwise, he would have absolutely refused any gift. But he did not do so, since he accepted food and other provisions for the men who accompanied him. This means that the analogy, insofar as it was a wicked man (us evil Catholics) trying to help the righteous man (the godly anti-Catholic Calvinists like John and TAO who so readily exhibit God's love), fails completely, since in order for it to hold, it would have to be total refusal in principle, based on the source (and Abraham's refusal as not that): based on the fact of the giver's wickedness (which was not the rationale Abraham himself provided).
Fourthly, there appears to have been a prior oath involved, on Abraham's part (which would be central in his refusal). The Eerdmans Bible Commentary explains:
His oath was probably sworn before Melchizedek. Vassals were customarily allowed to retain the spoil of battles fought for their suzerains, but it was the latter's prerogative to stipulate this in their treaties. The king of Sodom apparently sought to assume that role but Abraham rejected the relationship. Vassal treaties prohibited subordination to any other royal benefactors. Rejection of the king of Sodom's proposal was the consistent negative counterpart to Abram's positive oath of allegiance to Yahweh as his covenant Lord.
This, too, obviously has nothing to do with John's situation. He took no oath to refuse any assistance from Catholics. He has even stated now that he would accept money from Catholics: just not utterly wicked, boastful, arrogant ones like me and Devin Rose.
Therefore, it is a clear case of "Bible butchery" and eisegesis: for which TAO is frequently notorious. He assumes that he is such a profound exegete, yet he misses the very simplest and most important elements of the passage that he co-opts for infamous use: for a lost cause: justifying John Bugay's outrageous behavior. It's an absolutely classic, textbook example of how the Bible can be abused for just about any unjust or unworthy cause.
[4] The attempted analogy of Naaman the Syrian leper to John's situation fails for similar reasons: as completely inapplicable and irrelevant. First of all, Elisha the prophet bore Naaman no discernible ill will (as John does towards myself, and my readers). After all, he was the willing instrument of a miraculous cure of his leprosy (2 Kings 5:10, 14). If Elisha were "against" the man altogether he certainly would not have healed him, since we see that he caused his own unfaithful servant Gehazi to be afflicted with leprosy (5:26-27). Thus, it follows that he didn't reject his offer simply because he was an evil, wicked man.
Secondly, obviously TAO attributes to me and to my readers a deliberately low, ignominious status: equivalent to this person who was the captain of the army of Syria: Israel's sworn enemy. But of course, only a biblically illiterate person (to borrow TAO's phraseology) would be unaware that the northern kingdom of Israel (where Elisha preached), rebelled against King David's kingdom of Judah, and had uniformly wicked kings and was unfaithful to God's law from the start and in perpetuity. It was God's will, in fact, that Syria win in battle with Israel:
2 Kings 5:1 (RSV, as throughout) Na'aman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
Thus Naaman was not altogether wicked, and is not presented as such. He is presented as a man with pride and flaws, but not as utterly depraved.
Thirdly, the refusal was not an absolute matter of principle, just as in Abraham's case (where he accepted gifts for his colleagues). Elisha, too, accepted gifts on occasion, as we see in the previous chapter:
2 Kings 4:42 A man came from Ba'al-shal'ishah, bringing the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Eli'sha said, "Give to the men, that they may eat."
Ba'al-shal'ishah may have even been a heathen center, connected with Baal (as the name implies); the text doesn't say (and Bible dictionaries offer little aid to learn anything further about it). But in any event, Elisha was not totally opposed to gifts, and his refusal is not said to be simply because it came from a foreigner and past military enemy.
Fourthly, the refusal in this particular instance was similar to Abraham's (and thus also has no analogy to John Bugay's situation whatever). The Eerdmans Bible Commentary states:
In a world of false prophets and wonder-workers, the true prophet of Yahweh could not afford to give the impression that he was living off his office, that he was prophesying for a morsel of bread or anything else. Neither could he give any indication that he was responsible for the ability to heal; this was the work of the Lord.
The renowned Jamieson, Fausset, Brown commentary concurs:
After the miraculous cure, Naaman returned to Elisha, to whom he acknowledged his full belief in the sole supremacy of the God of Israel and offered him a liberal reward. But to show that he was not actuated by the mercenary motives of the heathen priests and prophets, Elisha, though he accepted presents on other occasions ( 2 Kings 4:42 ), respectfully but firmly declined them on this, being desirous that the Syrians should see the piety of God's servants, and their superiority to all worldly and selfish motives in promoting the honor of God and the interests of true religion.
St. Paul reflects this same thinking, in refusing to give any impression that he was preaching for money (1 Cor 9:18: "that in my preaching I may make the gospel free of charge, not making full use of my right in the gospel"). But that was his choice and "reward": not an obligation for all, since he mentions his "right" and since, in the same passage, he makes an extended case for the just remuneration of workers in the kingdom of God (1 Cor 9:4-14).
Likewise, our Lord, in sending out His disciples to preach, tells them to take nothing (Mk 6:8; Lk 9:3), but does not require them to refuse offerings (implied in Lk 9:4, since they are staying at a house and obviously have to eat). Indeed Christ and His disciples were aided in tangible ways, as Scripture reports:
Luke 8:1, 3 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, . . . [3] and Joan'na, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.
Clearly, none of this has any relation whatsoever to John Bugay's financial situation. If God were providing his needs without the necessity to ask for help, he obviously wouldn't be soliciting online for funds. Therefore, his needs aren't met, and his refusal to accept our aid was not because of some high principle, as with Elisha, but due to his personal contempt of us and detestation for what he falsely, vainly believes to be our nefarious motives (which likely flow, I contend, from various false principles of the anti-Catholic distortion of Calvinism: itself wracked with many serious false teachings). Thus, there is no analogy here whatever.
[5] Then why entitle the paper, "Comparing My Brother to Abraham and Elisha" in the first place? Aren't titles supposed to directly represent the main theme in a paper? This is typical in anti-Catholic analyses also: talking out of both sides of one's mouth. TAO doesn't want to compare John Bugay to Abraham and Elisha, yet he does. He draws elaborate analogies (including charitably comparing Catholics to the king of Sodom), then partially renounces them later to cover his butt (to use a colloquialism). He's like the corrupt politician who will say one thing here and another contradictory utterance there, so he can cite his own words to either end later, according to expedience and cynical opportunity.
[6] They sure do: so much so that there is no analogy whatever, and TAO's attempt utterly fails, as just shown. These passage plainly have no bearing on the case at hand, and do not justify Bugay's outrageously uncharitable response and his classifying good acts and intentions as evil. Bugay fails a fundamental test of a mature Christian believer:
Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their faculties trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.
And for my part, I am following the Pauline injunction:
Romans 14:16 So do not let your good be spoken of as evil.
[7] There are conceivable legitimate reasons (based on the Bible), speaking generally; of course. I deny that the present scenario is one of them, and I strongly deny that the Bible passages produced provide any analogy or rationale whatsoever for John's indefensible behavior.
What else is new in anti-Catholic eisegesis: enlisted for the noble cause of slandering Catholic brethren in Christ and justifying indefensible uncharitable wickedness on their part: to actually mock and slander and dispute outright, the motivations of people who simply want to help a person experiencing financial troubles brought on by his wife's leukemia? And all of this in the name of Christ?! Heaven forbid! If I didn't speak out vociferously against such despicable outrages of behavior I would be lax in my duty as a Christian apologist and teacher.
This is not Christian behavior; it's not right, and is in itself evil: ultimately orchestrated and cheered on by the devil himself. That doesn't make the persons doing and saying these things demons or utterly evil. I am simply referring to the wickedness of these particular acts. Unlike anti-Catholic Calvinists and their false doctrines of total depravity and a "sin nature," Catholics have no difficulty in distinguishing a person from good or bad acts that the person commits.
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Here is TAO's entire reply (he doesn't get it, as always):
I see that a certain lay apologist (apparently eager to debate me) has posted a 3800+ word response to the brief article above. Ultimately, it seems he is forced to concede the point that there can be good reasons for refusing gifts. So, given that he concedes that point, it seems unnecessary for me to provide further reply.
Yes; it always takes far more words to refute lies and eisegesis: a lot more to refute any falsehood or lousy piece of logic than the relatively little amount of ink that it takes to spew them out. Someone could say, "you abuse your wife, cheat on your income taxes, and torture cats." That's exactly twelve words. But how many words does anyone think would be required to adequately refute all that?
It's the same here. TAO is a very clever sophist, who uses all sorts of argumentative techniques. He universally fails when dealing with Catholicism, but it still takes considerable work to expose his various polemical and rhetorical tactics. This was also an argument from analogy, which is more complex than many forms of argumentation in the first place. Unlike TAO, I actually did some in-depth, serious analysis of the biblical texts that he trotted out and eisegeted. That takes some ink, too.
So let TAO carp about word counts, and his "pupil" Bugay bellyache about how fast (four hours is hardly "lightning speed") and how much I write, and about cutting-and-pasting. That's fine. For my part, I will make reasoned arguments . . . Whether these guys grasp my reasoning or not is not my concern. I know they almost always won't, but they're not my intended audience, anyway.


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Megadeth's David Ellefson and Anthrax's Frank Bello have been hosting bass clinics together for a few years now, but who would have thought the thrash legends would actually team up and start a band?
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Sumter escaped Wando, 2-1, in the AAAA Lower State playoffs Monday at Warrior Field in Mount Pleasant.
No. 1 Sumter (25-2-1) advances into Fridays Lower State title game and will face the winner of Wednesdays Wando-West Ashley elimination game.
Senior right-hander Phillip Watcher struck out 13 batters and scattered 10 hits with no walks over seven innings in the Gamecocks win. Watcher went inning for inning with Warriors senior Tyler Kimbrell who allowed just two hits and two walks with five strikeouts through seven.
It was a battle out there tonight, Sumter head coach Brooks Shumake said. (Watcher) pitched his heart out for us and we were fortunate enough to scratch across two runs for him.
Charlie Barnes put Sumter on top in the fourth with a sacrifice RBI to score Javon Martin.
Trevor Pedersen answered for Wando (18-9) in the bottom frame with a single into left field to drive in Gervais DuPre.
With two outs in the top of the fifth, Jordan Holladay moved to third on a wild pitch. Three pitches later, Holiday stole home on another wild pitch for the go-ahead Gamecocks run.
In a game like this, its critical to be fundamentally sound to force something to happen, Shumake said. Theres a lot of strategy to try to push one across in a game this close. Thats normally what its going to come down to this deep in the playoffs.
Pedersen tripled into right field with two outs in the sixth. He came inches from tying the game, nearly stealing home in a tight play at the plate. In the top of the seventh, Pedersen gunned down a runner from center field to home for the third out to keep the Warriors alive.
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Tyler Ackard hit 3 for 4 for the Warriors, along with Pedersen who finished 3 for 4 with an RBI. Wando hit .333 as a team but left nine runners stranded. The Warriors put two on with no outs in the first and left the bases loaded in the third and fourth.
All night we put guys in scoring position and just couldnt find that big hit, Wando head coach Dirk Thomas said. Its a shame to lose that way, but it was just a well-played game. This is what high school baseball is all about. Good pitching, great plays, crowd was into it. We made the game of baseball proud tonight, both teams.
Wando won at West Ashley, 5-3, May 10 in the Lower State opener.
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