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AMD R9 295X2 review: 500 watts of cool-running 4K gaming goodness with a price tag to match
- By Joel Hruska on April 8, 2014 at 8:00 am
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Temperatures and noise
AMD's R9 290 and R9 290X both struggled to keep their operating temperatures below 95C. At low fan speeds, users sacrificed performance. At high fan speeds, they risked never being able to listen to a singer with a higher voice than Barry White. The R9 290X balanced this with fan profile settings that helped alleviate the problem, but both cards were very loud compared to Nvidia hardware.
You might not believe it from a GPU with a 500W TDP, but the R9 295X2 is a vast improvement. The tone of the noise has fundamentally changed; while the R9 295X2 is slightly louder than an R9 290X according to dB meters, the sound is much lower pitched and far more bearable. The GPU temperature, meanwhile, sits at just 67C after prolonged testing in a case-closed environment.
For a dual-GPU solution, this is just about unheard of. Most multi-GPU configurations run significantly hotter because the top card ends up doing more work and has limited access to cool air. That's simply not a problem here. Be advised, however, that AMD is not kidding around when it says this card has a 500W power draw. If your PSU can't deliver a minimum of 28A per 12V rail, you run the risk of killing it. This includes ultra-high end power supplies — a 1200W PSU with multiple 12V rails may not be able to deliver enough amperage to actually power this card.
We put AMD's R9 290X and Nvidia's Titan Black up against the R9 295X2, but don't have a second Titan Black to compare against in SLI. In this case, the Titan Black is an effective stand-in for the GTX 780 Ti — the two cards are clocked nearly identically, with the Titan Black offering 6GB of RAM against the 780 Ti's 3GB. Below 4K, this difference almost never matters, even modern titles typically use ~2GB of RAM or less. Even at 4K, it's not clear that we'll see much improvement — but if there's going to be a boost, it's going to happen at that resolution. We tested all three cards on an Intel Core i7-4770K with 16GB of DDR3-2133 and a Gigabyte Z87X-D3H motherboard. The latest drivers from AMD and Nvidia, (NV's just-released 337.50 Beta) were used.
A quick check of other reviews shows the R9 295X2 is mostly tied against the 780 Ti in SLI, just as the R9 290X ties up against the GTX Titan Black. When the R9 290X was $550 going up against a 780 Ti at $700, tying on performance was a great win for the card's overall price/performance ratio. With the R9 295X2 marching into battle as the most expensive solution on the block, that's no longer the case.
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At this end of the power spectrum, I'm surprised bitcoin and other forms of compute were not included in these benchmarks. Either way, I enjoyed the review — thanks!
Thats pretty much due to, thankfully, the doom of GPU cryptocurrencies mining at the hands of the much more cappable Asics.
To some extent, you're right probably, and indeed, thankfully so. It's just my opinion though, but it seems openCL and CUDA are increasingly being used in other practical applications, such as deep learning. When we start talking about thousands of dollars for a single card and 6-GB of memory, it's these professional and research markets that seem to be the target audience.
Joel Hruska
AMD isn't really talking up compute as a practical workload for this card. That's the FirePro family. Sure they refer to its TFLOP calculation capability, but the focus of this launch and all associated documentation was gaming.
AMD wouldn't be talking up the double precision compute aspect, (1/8th with Hawaii iirc), but they are discussing the >11 tflops of single precision.
A great many CGI workflows can be vastly accelerated through single precision compute, even lower precision would technically be acceptable.
Raycasting and most vfx related opencl? No real reason to use firepro other than increased frame buffer.
Anyways, you're right, it's clear they aren't trying to market against firepro directly, though they honestly could.
Joel Hruska
If I had to guess, I'd guess not. Dual graphics gets really finicky on professional workstations.
I must agree on that. This cards are also great for content creators but for cientists, engineers and designers there is the FirePro Family.
However, I would add that only some designers and scientists require the features of firepro, some wouldn't benefit from firepro hardware or displayport validation.
Eric Slattery
Well, the big named Cryptocurrencies (Litecoin and Bitcoin) are, but Dogecoin is still ASIC resistant. ASICs are a bad thing for cryptocurrency mining…….it takes away from the idea of being decentralized.
Litecoin and Dogecoin use the same hashing algorithm. Dogecoin is no more 'resistant' to ASICs than Litecoin.
Also, there are 250 MH/s ASICs that will likely be hitting the network in a few months. Note that an R9 290 can only do 0.7 MH/s. At a price of $10k USD, the ASICs are much more cost / power efficient than GPUs now.
Eric Slattery
I know they just came out with some this month, or are, but they are talking about changing the Algorithm or Memory to make it ASIC resistant, and by the time another ASIC miner is made that can mine again, something like 70-80% of the coins will be mined already anyway.
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GPUs would have to be x10 faster, at least, to compete with specific bitcoin ASICs.
Joel Hruska
I had to pick between compute testing and 4K testing. I picked 4K.
The more computers I build, the less impressed I get with companies touting high performance chips when what they're really doing is just over-volting and over-clocking their boards.
What impresses me now is a system that can run with the heat-sinks full of dust to the point the fan stops without crashing.
Joel Hruska
That's all companies have ever done. This chip is neither overvolted nor overclocked.
When AMD and Intel build a chip and release it ranges from 1.2GHz to 3.5GHz, they're establishing a frequency range and a power specification, than selling parts within it. The chips at the high end of the range use more power and produce more heat.
That's just how this works. Furthermore, the decline of Moore's law means that cards like this are the general future of scaling at the highest-end. We' will still see performance and efficiency improvements, have no doubt, but pushing the high end will *always* dramatically increase power costs, because power requirements increase at Voltage^3 * frequency.
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Yeah, I thought about keeping 4K and 3840×2160 separate on ExtremeTech, but it's honestly not worth the hassle. Readers of ET know the difference. (And anyway, the difference is very small!)
Joel Hruska
No one is using UHD. If I call it that, I'm out of step with literally every other GPU, display, and TV manufacturer. There comes a time when you have to adopt language that conveys what people understand a point to be — and that means 4K.
It ought to be 2.1K or 2160p. But it isn't.
pelov lov
Great review, Joel.
Over 11 TFLOPs of single precision performance. If this card weren't neutered, it would offer close to 6 TFLOPs of double precision!
GCN may be a transistor-laden power hog, but damn it does compute well.
Anuraag Aithal
So Joel it does very well. Undoubtedly, its a good one. But does it provide a good value for money? So there are several things I would ask.
1. What is the price of GTX Titan Black and GTX 780ti and R9 290x? In comparison to it, does it provide a better or at least an equal value for money?
2. When the differences are so small in frame rates, is it a wise upgrade?
3. Would two R9 290x's be a better choice or this one?
4. Does any app in the present really need that?
5. When the Titan-Z appears in the future, would this card, with 4 GB lesser memory, 128 lesser stream processors, but more TFLOPS be able to stand up against it in any way – if not overtaking, at least somewhere nearby it?
And by the way, did you use the GTX Titan Black in SLI-Dual GPU config. or single and the R9 290x too in crossfire or single?
And you said – "At $1300, the R9 295X2 would be a killer, best-in-class solution." – well AMD is an expert in dropping prices to unimagineable levels. They dropped the price of FX-9590 from 800$ to 319$ within just 6 months. Who knows, they may bring it below 1000$ even…!
Joel Hruska
Most of these questions are answered directly in the text.
1). AMD's multi-GPU scaling remains weaker than NV according to Scott W of the Tech Report. Anand seems to find them to be on an equal keel. I've seen the situation improve over the past year but wasn't able to test an NV solution this time around.
2). The R9 295X2 is more expensive than two 780 TI's in SLI. It may be a better noise and thermal solution depending on your needs. It's certainly superior to a pair of R9 290X's.
3). No.
4). In 4K gaming? Yes. Otherwise, no.
5). Titan Black and the R9 290X are evenly matched. I expect the R9 295X2 to match the Titan Z.
6). Answered in the text.
Don't expect this price to come down much. This card isn't cheap to manufacture; I'd be stunned to see AMD bring it down below $1000.
and it hit $999 :)
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Yeah, he seemed to find the playability (really the minimum and time spent near) at the same or higher details to be considerably better on the 295×2 than any nvidia solution in SLI.
They have a different way of testing things there, it's interesting and yet also easily misunderstood.
I think a frame latency comparison would reveal the 295×2 to be considerably smoother.
Checked the 'egg but not listed. When are they shipping?
Joel Hruska
Week of 4/21.
Really you can not compare the Titan black to a 295… why? because the 295 card is a DUAL GPU card on one single PSB the titan black is a single card the titan black is still faster because it keeps up with the 295 pretty damn good considering its a single GPU chip……
Joel Hruska
The article specifically addresses this point. The R9 290X is included against the Titan Black and should be compared against that card. The R9 295X2 is obviously going to be faster.
That is one bitching card, but man the power draw 500w! People who buy this card are going to need to live right next to a power plant.
Joel Hruska
Yeah, it's no exaggeration. Full load power consumption is above 600W.
Holy crap! I'll take that video card will bring down PSU to their knees in a matter of months. I really don't see it, I mean its way too much power draw. The performance I'm not really impress, for 2k sure but in 4k it kind of struggles and this is now, what about in the next 2yrs? But then again it seems to aim more at people with more cash than common sense. Oh and I bet that monthly electric bill is also going to hurt.
Joel Hruska
Nah, the idle power is fine for a configuration this sized. Most people don't game eight hours a day.
Let's look at monthly cost. Assume two systems.
System 1: Idle is 55W. Desktop power consumption is 110W. Game power consumption is 250W. System games 4 hours a day, does miscellaneous stuff 6 hours a day, idles for 14 hours a day.
System #2: Idle is 75W. Desktop power consumption is 140W. Gaming power consumption is 600W. Same usage profile as System #1.
Total power consumed per day:
System 1: 2.43kWH per day.
System 2: 4.3kWH per day.
After 30 days, at 15 cents per kWH, the first system costs $10.93. The second system costs $19.30.
Total additional cost of operation per year? $232.
Yeah, people always discount the importance of idle and get wrapped up in peak draw.
I believe th2 295×2 idles around 13-14 watts, ~ a watt lower than comparable performance nvidia solutions.
Joel Hruska
Total system power draw on this system with no GPU at all is around 55W. Total power draw with the R9 295X2 installed is about 75W. So it's a bit higher (at least on my rig), but you're in the right ballpark.
You also need to keep in mind this bad boy has a built in water cooler, so that does contribute to its full 500/600w consumption at full load. Play games like League, gw2 or starcraft and you won't use much power.
God Dammit sebastian, I feel like ranting like one of hitler's parodys in youtube and I am sepecifically talking about the FPS in the games tested. How can you justify $1300 for this GPU and get only 30fps for Metro in 4k mode? I can't understand the low fps in strategy games like total rome. This is unacceptable, especially powering the beast! 500 watts ouch! my whole system doesn't take that much power. I just don't understand what is the problem with the engineering, how do they get this price point of $1300 do they just release anything they got cookin because it not acceptable. I wanted 4k this year, and all the pessimist who keep telling me it aint happening and me replying with optimism like stfu hoe you dont know poop its happening!. They might be right. Think about, let's just say hold the phone on 4k gaming for a year but let's get a 4k TV and try to watch 4k movies. Now Netflix ain't gonna support 4k expecially with them using 50% of all net traffic in north america , now thats gonna jump because 4k so they won't do it with all the commotion. So 4k video's, yeah only from youtube and thats ok but god dammit I want movies. To justify this rig, and I wanted to soo badly I just can't do it. My computer is on 12 hours a day at the very least and to think 500 watts to power the GPU alone I might as well buy stocks in nuclear power to offset the cost. I guess I'm gonna have to see more stats , also wait for the new Direct x see what that can pull off. 4k is possible but it seem's like it's becoming a quick rip off, 4k is the way to go im sure of it, but if you have 4k you might aswell get a 50inch+ screen and you know your gonna need 240 hertz pumping out for the motion blur well sureley show on a big screen! and if you cant get the minimum 60fps in your games which i think should be 120 fps you might aswell just stop, because you will see tearing ! and thats not acceptable ! especaiily in 2014! god dammit!
Joel Hruska
1). I wrote the review, not Sebastian.
2). It's $1500, not $1300.
3). As I explain in the text, Metro Last Light frame rates double if you disable SSAA. Look for a post on 4K gaming settings coming soon. For continuity of testing, I tested the same settings at 1080p that I use for 4K.
4). Total War: Rome 2 is extremely taxing on modern graphics cards.
5). The only 4K display below $1000 is a 30Hz refresh rate. 4K displays at 32-inches (the minimum size you'd want) are still well above the $2000 mark. It will be several years before 4K is ready for the prime market.
6). Television broadcasts in the United States are still done using 720p MPEG-2 on terrestrial cable. So a 4K TV + 720p signal is going to look absolutely terrible anyway.
7). Try to calm down. Driving a 4K signal at 120 fps with all details levels maxed out is several generations away.
I won't calm down. As the years go by and gaming turn's to poop then to hard dried out poop this is consistent. The gaming industry goes to crap as you turn older, nothing is what it suppose to be. 4k should have been here yesterday, Total Rome 2 always lag's no matter what CPU and GPU you have because the code is garbage and the gaming engine is 3 years old. They can't handle the number of unit's in the game that is why they have a unit limit, it has to do with bottle neck, and in the mantle demonstration which I was clearly optimistic on their 20-30% gains of whatever they threw out their I said hurray, but then that was the end of the story. You have to be crazy to buy this GPU and AMD should slap themselfs for brining out a card they say can play 4k but clearly can't just look at it they had to release it with a friggin liquid cooler because it such a power hungry piece of crap it would start to melt if they didnt. I wont calm down I deserve better then this shit, I deserve better then EA games or call of Duty, god dam angry birds. 30 hz should be a crime, and police should arrest these people for selling a lime.
Joel Hruska
You're hilarious, dude.
AMD cannot reinvent the laws of physics. Neither can Nvidia. And while it's true that two GTX 780 Ti's will draw less power than the R9 295X2, you won't get better performance out of them. Not really.
The cost of developing games is already exploding past the point of what the market will bear. Advances are hard. It's not a conspiracy.
PS — You talk about wanting a 120Hz 4K TV. Are you willing to pay $15,000 for it? If you're not, shut it.
Richard Melito
Great article, however, I noticed that in your BF4 benchmark you say that Titan Black outperformed the 295X2 in D3D. The graph, however, does not support this. According to the graph the 295X2 crushes Titan Black in both Mantly and D3D.
Joel Hruska
That should be the 290X. I'll fix it.
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honestly thats very good based on the size and the speed of those proccesers. plus it takes skill to cram all of that onto one small board
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huh thats only at least 1000 more than an alienware x51 which rules by the way
asfal ada
Didn't Nvidia have a dual-gpu Titan?
Joel Hruska
Nvidia has announced a dual-GPU Titan-Z at $3000, scheduled for release this quarter. That was before AMD launched this GPU.


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companies in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore
in a mix that is a first for U.S. investors. The fund, too, is
relatively price-competitive.
The $710 million SPDR International Dividend (NYSEArca:DWX),
with a 0.45 percent annual expense ratio, offers some overlapping
exposure to iShares' DVYA as far as country exposure. However, most
international dividend ETFs on the market today from providers such
as WisdomTree, State Street Global Advisors, Invesco PowerShares,
Guggenheim and First Trust are broader in scope.
Focus On Australia
DVYA tracks a Dow Jones index that taps into
high-dividend-paying stocks in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New
Zealand and Singapore. It rebalances annually.
The fund, comprised of 30 names, allocates roughly a quarter of
its portfolio to financials, while consumer services and
telecommunications each take up just under 20 percent of the pie,
according to information on iShares' website.
DVYA's country allocation is heavily tilted toward Australia,
which represents nearly 45 percent of the portfolio, with Hong Kong
coming second at 21 percent. At the other end is Japan, snagging
less than a 7 percent share of the exposure.
Australia is also the focus of a WisdomTree dividend ETF,
"AUSE"-a fund that taps exclusively into that country's high-payout
names. Although AUSE has been around since 2006, it has
gathered an unimpressive $57 million in assets.
Emerging Market Breakdown
The new emerging markets ETF, DVYE, focuses on the top-100
dividend-paying emerging market companies, in a mix that's
rebalanced annually, iShares said on its website.
The fund allocates nearly a quarter of its portfolio to
Taiwanese securities, and also has Brazilian and South African
equities, each of the latter snagging more than 10 percent of the
Countries like Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, Czech Republic,
Indonesia and Hong Kong also make the cut, at about 4 percent of
the pie.
China, however, is bundled with nine other countries under the
"other" country allocation tag iShares uses to denote smaller
allocations, representing less than 3 percent of the portfolio.
DVYE has telecommunications, industrials and basic materials as
its largest sector allocations, each representing around 15 percent
of the portfolio.
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Charles Woodson's illustrious tenure in Green Bay has come to an end, Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. The Packers have decided to release the veteran safety, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports. Earlier in the day, the account for Woodson's wine company tweeted a good-bye.
The news doesn't come as a complete surprise. Woodson turns 37 years old in October. And this season, Woodson was due a base salary of $6.5 million with a roster bonus of $2.5 million the first day of training camp. That's a lot of money to pay an aging player who isn't the same dynamic force at safety that he was at cornerback, or even the slot cornerback position.
Just last week, Woodson's agent expressed some optimism that Woodson would return with the Packers. Not so much anymore. Carl Poston told Rapoport that "They're getting ready to release him. It's part of the business." Echoing what he said a week ago, the agent also indicated that Woodson isn't ready to retire, saying, "I just talked to him. He sounds like he has a lot of football left."
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Speaker - Humorist - Author: Karith Foster
Stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, TV & radio personality, actress, author, blogger and entrepreneur are all titles fitting for Karith Foster. She is one of the hottest comics to come out of NewYork City according to both The Hollywood Reporter and Backstage Magazine who named her one of the "Top 10 Comics to Watch". She has made a name for herself as national headliner for being a clean, funny African-American comedian. Karith travels nationally and abroad bringing humor and inspiration to all of her audiences.


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LAKE GEORGE On March 18, the Warren County Sheriff's Office received a report of a burglary at 45 Birch Avenue in Lake George. The caller, who is the landlord of the apartment complex at 45 Birch Ave., reported that three males had just unlawfully entered one of the apartments. Officers responded to the scene and located the suspects. Following interviews and a brief investigation, it was determined the three males unlawfully entered two apartments. Investigators arrested Ryan M. Brainard, age 22, of 45 Birch Avenue in Lake George; Joseph E. Millington, age 17, of 136 Diamond Point Road in Lake George; and Mark F. Zibro, age 20, of 44 Stockfarm Road in Chestertown. Each was charged with two felony counts of burglary in the second degree. The men were arraigned in Lake George Town Court on Monday and remanded to the Warren County Correctional Facility for lack of bail. They returned to the Lake George Court on March 22 at 9 a.m. This case was investigated by Investigator John Maday and Patrol Officer Ben Geisler.
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Audio-Graphic design studio started in 2001 by Juan Pablo Solari, musician and graphic designer (Buenos Aires / Caracas / Madrid / Barcelona). Apart from developing individual design projects, it aims at the continuous exchange of ideas between artists with different styles, techniques and platforms.*YETTA Vectorial chromatic maneuvers counts with the intervention of different illustrators, designers and musicians wanting to communicate ideas and sensations in a particular way. Pieces that have an application or practical use, but also looking to enhance everyone's sight from an artistic point of view.
It is a platform of continuous creative processes. Open to the experimentation, many projects have been created for both established brands and independent groups.*YETTA finds its reflection on nature. The design starts with simple organic forms and shapes driven to the creation of complex spaces but keeping a light design at the same time. The majority of the projects begin on a digital platform, although this is the last part of the creative process in most cases.
Friends: El Kaniho, Gabba, GALGO, Vectorsoul, Cataco, Motiscause, Iñigo Amescua
Yetta excels in logo creation and brand image.
Brand created by Yetta for Foxy Bar Barcelona. Music, drinks, coffee, tea, snacks & love. A place where talent is a gift.
Art direction, logo & rebrand for this popular TV show. Working with Vectorsoul & Nerdo. In this project section you can see final pieces and previous print and animation samples.
Temporary rebrand for an event melting his brand with chinesse elements in different platforms: food pack, flyers, cd packs, stickers.
Artwork created for Mariano Godoy; rock & pop musician based in London UK.
Images used created by and amazing venezuelan artist based in London: Jaime Gili
Image created for the Indie Rock Band based in Barcelona : GALGO
Platforms: print, video, web.
This pre- release album presskit contains: cd, stickers, dossier,website,video short samples.
GALGO is coming...
First of 3 print samples inspirated in japanese warrior women. Project developed together with the spanish illustrator & friend Nacho Molano mixing hand made and digital technics.
Illustrations created by Yetta for the french electro-rock band Rinôçerôse published in MDF Magazine Spain.
Vectorsoul join Yetta to develop the spanish brand adaptation of this wellknown comedy channel.
Yetta creates the Brand Pack for the new image of Vectorsoul(2009)
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Different proposals were created for this proyects playing with composition under the main concept.
Flyer developed for Polaroid Rock n Roll Bar for a special event based in The Warriors Film.
Graphic elements made by Yetta, created for Sportmania Channel´s TV pack.
Vectorsoul works together with Yetta and Nerdo to develop this important proyect.
Web site for a new Argentinian management company.
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ID´s proposal for this greek TV Channel.
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Oilers Vs. Canucks Postgame: Poor Devan
Jonathan Willis
January 20 2010 11:30PM
Vancouver Canucks: 3
Edmonton Oilers: 2 (OT)
NationDraft Update: Hello There
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January 20 2010 04:34PM
Oh, hello there.
I am currently busy in my study enjoying a thorough read-through of one of the many great works of one of my favorite authors of classic literature. Yes, I know, how did Ann Rule write so many riveting novels? She truly does have a keen grasp on telling the story of true crimes.
Now, how are you doing? That's good to hear. I suppose you're here to inquire about the goings on in the Team 1260 NationDraft. Well I believe I could oblige and give you an update as to how things are looking.
Let's sally forth, shall we?
GDB XLIX: West meets sort-of West
Jason Gregor
January 20 2010 02:22PM
What a difference twelve wins makes. The Canucks have 28 wins compared to the Oilers' 16 and it was apparent in their practices this morning.
Gut-check time for you...
Jason Gregor
January 19 2010 09:11AM
I think it's fair to say that the last 16 games have really tested the loyalty of many Oiler fans. One win in 16 games will do that to you; so don't fret — you aren't alone.
Oilers Vs. Avalanche Postgame: Keeping Up With Carolina
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First Great Western apologises for confusion over Truro to Falmouth line
Posted: January 08, 2014|
Trains between Truro and Falmouth are running once an hour following yesterday's lightning strike.
A replacement bus is in operation to supplement the train service, and valid rail tickets will be valid on the 88 between Falmouth and Truro.
There was confusion this afternoon after First Great Western (FGW) announced the line was closed due to flooding.
But the company has since confirmed they made a mistake in communication and trains are running hourly.
At approximately 2pm FGW said on Twitter that the Truro to Falmouth line was closed and road transport was being put in place.
When the West Briton asked for an update an hour later the train company referred the newspaper to information about yesterday's lightning strike.
After repeated questions FGW eventually owned up to making a mistake. A spokesman said the tweet from FGW claiming the line between Falmouth and Truro was closed had been an error, it has since been deleted.


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The 2008 growing season presented significant challenges on our ranch, as well as to vineyards across California. Spring and autumn frosts–coupled with heat spikes, which impacted flowering and maturation–claimed much of the prized crop. Vineyard yields for Cabernet were generally at half of normal levels for Paso Robles, averaging under 3 tons per acre. 2008 was the second consecutive vintage of drought in the area, which limited vine growth and reduced cluster and berry size significantly. Fortunately for J. Lohr, the conditions of this rather difficult vintage resulted in a group of high-extract, intensely flavored wines. This vintage, we reached between 26-28° Brix on most lots, a requirement for creating the plump fruit and soft tannin profile that Hilltop Cabernet is known for.
|Paso Robles AVA,
San Luis Obispo County
|76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Malbec,
7% Petite Sirah, 7% Petit Verdot, 1% other reds
|Harvest Dates:
|October 11 through 25, 2008
|Hand and machine-harvested.
Select lots were berry sorted on Vaucher Beguit Mistral to remove shot berries and sunburned fruit. Crushed to small, stainless steel fermenters.
|Harvest Chemistries:
|27° Brix, 3.6 pH, total acidity 0.4 g/100ml
|Yeast: Lallemand 43 and ICV-254
Fermentation: Primary fermentation in stainless steel tanks
Temperature: Peak fermentation at 92°F
Maceration: 6 to 10 days
Malo-Lactic: Malolatic complete with Viniflora Oenos
Maturation: 18 months in 225 liter French oak barrels
Barrel Type: French oak, thin stave "Chateau Ferré"
Forest: Center of France, Allier
Coopers: Bel Air, Boutes, Vicard, Sylvain,Dargaud et Jaegle
|1 year bottle age prior to
|Bottling Numbers:
|pH: 3.69
Total Acidity: 0.71 g/100ml
Alcohol: 14.5 % by vol
Residual Sugar: Dry
|Cases Produced:
|Delicious upon release, but has the structure to age for up to 10 to 15 years.
The 2008 Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon is dark-colored with red-purple
hues. Aromas of black plum, violet and pomegranate are wrapped
in a bouquet of hazelnut, coconut and Italian espresso. The large
palate volume of this wine is surprisingly soft and round on the
finish. A high fraction of Malbec brings brightness to this blend,
whose complexity and structure is reminiscent of the finest of
Bordeaux. This wine will age comfortably for 10 to 15 years.
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Celebrating year-end with books
My childhood holiday memories are a collision — gifts spreading across the living room floor, an alcohol-inspired parental fight, my mother playing Christmas carols on the piano, scarfing one too many of those powdered-sugar nut balls.
Honestly, I'm now crazed by the traditions I've imposed on my present. Thankfully they start with seasonal salvation when I host my wonderful book club for an evening of food, drink and a book-centered gift swap. I get more than I receive as they come bearing lush poinsettias, extra wine to last the season and best of all, book suggestions. Why best of all? I base my holiday listening on the recommendations that help me avoid the Ghost of Christmas Present.
The only negative of this party is making my house semi-presentable. This year, I shoved layers of clutter into closets and squirreled away oodles of books while listening to Jo Baker's "Longbourn," read by Emma Fielding (Random House, 11 CDs, 13.5 hours).
The author begins by establishing place, person, style and tone through a simple situation. Good writing, not the similar situation, pulled me into Sarah's narrative. As a maid, her washing day starts at 4:30 a.m. and though her chilblains are already hurting she dreams of faraway places "as the sky over the hills is fading to a transparent indigo." She imagines Native Americans wearing few clothes and therefore there is little laundry. "No one should have to deal with another person's dirty linen," she says and then reveals a truth only the Bennet servants know. The five young ladies for whom she toils "might behave like they were smooth and sealed as alabaster statues" but underneath their clothes, they are "frail, leaking, bodily creatures."
The "Downton Abbey" downstairs meeting "Pride and Prejudice" might not work without the author's strong-minded heroine, her complicated hero, their epoch-evocative love story, intriguing minor characters and subplots and lyrical writing. Emma Fielding's crisp British syllables and emotion-filled perspectives took my mind off toilets and kitchens that needed scrubbing, her invitation to enter the servants' world in the Longbourn home were that inviting.
I used to make plates and plates of various Christmas cookies for friends, but for every one on a plate, another jumped into my mouth. My solution was to make batches of biscotti. This hard cookie demands a little more consciousness when it comes to sampling. Every year I open up my "biscotti factory" cooking and coating massive numbers of them.
Because of my bookclub's suggestion, I survived the 12-plus hours with the help of Meg Wolitzer's "The Interestings" (Penguin Audio, approximately 16 hours).
The book begins with the viewpoint character Julie Jacobson who feels she's, an "outsider and possibly even a freak." To her amazement, she's invited into an inner group of artsy privileged teens at a creative-arts summer camp in the Berkshires. Julie is reborn as Jules as a group of teens -- steeped in irony, drinks and joints -- dubs themselves "The Interestings" "because," as one of the boys says, "we are clearly the most interesting people who ever … lived."
Wolitzer clearly has been a camper, knows the 1974 world she describes, remembers being a teen, and describes the vulnerable feelings of an outsider accurately. The book speeds along from that blissful summer of 1974 to 2012 when the five characters "all found themselves shocked and sad to be grown into their thicker, finalized adult selves with almost no chance for reinvention."
Each character's trajectory is believable as book traces their sometimes surprising outcomes in marriage and parenting, through disappointments and successes. Jules gives up acting, envies the success of cartooning Ethan and her best camp friend, Ash, who marries him. She becomes a therapist, questions her marriage, and tries to find herself again and again.
The story's pacing is quick and ironic as the opening promises, as the five adjust to each era, all of these studded with meaningful icons. Jen Tullock reads the wealth of prurient details with alacrity and precision and still manages to imbue the author's words with emotions, portray each character with distinction, and keep listeners up with the shifting time periods.
I'm finishing my year with Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch," read by David Pittu (Hachette, 26CDs, 32.5 hours), an audio with intensity that balances mundane shopping. It begins with tragedy striking 13-year-old Theo Decker who survives an accident that kills his mother. Theo's longing for her and their past life is more understandable in view of the many unlikable adults in the book.
While Theo has no self-pity, I find myself horrified by the life circumstances to which he has to adjust. Though some of the phrases and references seem mature, David Pittu's portrait makes Theo seem genuinely adolescent.
The other day, midway through, I ran into a neighbor who recently read "The Goldfinch." "Call me when you finish it?" she requested. The more I read, the more I wonder about her comment and the book's outcome, and I feel her same need for discussion. Still, it's energizing me through my more boring traditions and that is a gift!
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WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that President Bush has authorized the use of federal disaster funds for Kentucky to help local governments recover from the effects of the winter storm and record snowfall that hit the state late last year.
Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, said the President took the action under a major disaster declaration issued following a review of FEMA?s analysis of the state?s request for federal assistance. The declaration covers damage to public property from the storm that occurred December 21-23, 2004.
After the declaration, Brown designated 27 counties eligible for federal funding to pay the state and affected local governments and certain private non-profit organizations 75 percent of the approved costs for emergency work and the restoration of damaged facilities.
The designated counties include Ballard, Bracken, Breckinridge, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Franklin, Fulton, Grant, Grayson, Hancock, Harrison, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Larue, Livingston, Lyon, McLean, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson, Shelby, Union and Webster.
In addition, Brown said federal funding will be available to pay part of the cost for emergency protective measures undertaken as a result of record snowfall in the counties of Ballard, Breckinridge, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Hancock, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union and Webster.
Under the declaration, FEMA will reimburse the state and local government agencies in those 14 counties for 75 percent of the total eligible costs of equipment, contracts and personnel overtime related to emergency services in dealing with the snow over a 48-hour period. These are the crucial hours when work crews clear snow from emergency routes and roads to critical facilities to permit passage of emergency vehicles. Related emergency protective measures such as sanding and salting also will be eligible for reimbursement.
Brown said federal funds also will be provided for the state on a cost-shared basis for approved projects that reduce future disaster risks. He indicated that additional designations may be made later if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.
Jesse Munoz of FEMA was named by Brown to coordinate the federal relief effort. Munoz said that procedures for requesting assistance will be explained at a series of applicant briefings at locations to be announced shortly in the affected area.
FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.


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Megan McArdle goes after the stimulus package, which even its defenders contend won't spend the bulk of the money for eighteen months:
But in the context of stimulus, eighteen months is a long damn time. Eighteen months is, in fact, about how long it takes a stimulus to work through the system. If for no other reason, that ought to be a little worrisome for progressives because that means the stimulus won't have even 2/3 of its full effect until after midterms. It is simply not "even truer" that conservative intransigence is causing worse delays than the focus on spending the money on massive new projects. It's not even as true. It's not true at all. No matter how you assess the relative benefits of spending to tax cuts, tax cuts could be 95% out the door in April. So could many other kinds of rapid government spending–preventing fare cuts on transit systems, sure, but also repainting all the faded yellow lines on highways, or repairing park benches, redecorating government offices, etc.
Why does speed matter so much? Because the primary argument for fiscal stimulus right now is not that we need to alleviate the pain of a temporary economic contraction–that's what things like beefier unemployment insurance, food stamps, and housing assistance are for (the first and the last are very good ideas, by the way.) The argument is that we're in danger of a liquidity trap–that we could end up at a permanently lower level of output, as described by Keynes and popularized by Paul Krugman in the story of the Capitol Hill Baby Sitting Collective. (Though it's worth noting that the ultimate solution was to double the money supply . . . )
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Though you wouldn't think it from the really quite shocking incivility emanating from the pro-stimulus side, the empirical evidence that this works in a large industrial economy like ours is basically nonexistent. The problem is, we have very, very few examples to test on: America during the Great Depression, and Japan in the 1990s. And neither America nor Japan managed to stimulate their way out of their troubles. You can argue–and many do–that this is because we, and they, didn't stimulate enough. That may be true. But unless you can forward test your theory, it's a just so story . . . as we just painfully found out about the "It was all the Fed's fault" narrative of the 1930s banking collapse. There is no excuse for calling people who question your highly theoretical model fools and charlatans.
Because President Obama appealed to the brainier pundits, stocked his cabinet with "smart guys," and talked a good game about directed spending and bipartisan legislation, many expected something better than the House Democrats' embarrassingly un-stimulative bill. The tactic of the Obama administration, like all administrations that don't much want to debate the merits of their proposals, is to attack its opponents as being uninterested in the well-being of the public or recalcitrant for partisan reasons.
You hear the echo of so many other White House spinmeisters when White House press secretary Robert Gibbs declares:
I think the spending in this bill will create jobs. It will put people back to work. It will get this economy moving again. Some people might not want to do that. The president believes we face an economic crisis that doesn't allow us the option to turn our back on that happening.
Yes, those mean Republicans simply want people to remain unemployed.
There are three risks here for the Obama team: First, some Democrats may start getting nervous and won't walk the plank unless Republicans do. We saw that Tuesday when Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) said in a C-SPAN appearance that Democrats have "lost our way" and "shouldn't be pressed by silly deadlines" to rush a bad bill to the President's desk. Much like his Republican colleagues he argues:
"In order to get it right, we have to spend time and analyze how much is going to hit the street as fast as it can hit the street and I don't think we've done that. I think, to a large extent, many of the parts of the stimulus are programs that are going to take years and years and years to accomplish …"
Second, the bill might not "work" — or even provide the appearance of doing much of anything. The recession drags on, unemployment spikes, and all we have to show for it is a huge deficit. The responsibility will rest with the President and the Congressional Democrats. The voters will not be pleased.
And finally, the patina of bipartisanship is fading fast. President Obama is cordial and polite to his opponents, but he doesn't do what bipartisanship demands — cross his own party to draw the other side into a deal. There is nothing unusual in governing almost exclusively from the President's own side of the aisle. That's what Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton did, until they lost their Congressional majorities. But it ends when your governing majority thins. Moreover, it is not the stuff of historic, transformational politics. It is really nothing new.
We will see whether the Senate works its will on the bill and fashions a more effective and bipartisan approach. Those rooting for an effective President and a new governing majority better hope the Senate does just that.


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This post is going to be more personal than I've written before. But now that I am resurfacing, I thought it would be appropriate to do so. Many people know that I have been working very hard for a long time to acquire my graduate degree so that I can legally have my own clinical mental health private practice someday. I set that goal for myself immediately after 9/11. I knew it was where I needed to be in the near future because where I was no longer brought me joy. And 9/11 fundamentally changed my entire paradigm. I was at the Pentagon that day.
Starting Over
I researched and found the one school that was CACREP accredited, fit my lifestyle, and offered a clinical mental health counseling Master of Science degree. However, one requirement I didn't have was an undergraduate degree in psychology. So I went back and obtained my Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and then started the very long journey of completing my Master of Science degree. I've finally finished. I now see myself obtaining my Doctorate in Health and Human Services degree sometime in the near future as well.
Facing My Darkest Hours
Along the way, I faced the dark and daunting case of severe PTSD and clinical depression of someone I love dearly. I faced skin cancer on my face. I faced possible breast cancer and I am still not completely out of the woods with that one yet. I faced my mother's diagnosis of incurable cancer. I faced tenants who destroyed our Miami home and continue to believe they were the victims instead of us. I faced the typical "Queen Bee" experience at a place of work where the mission is supposed to be empowering women, and instead those women felt justified in trying their hardest to disempower me so that they can shine. I faced much more along the way, but this is enough to paint the picture.
All of these things eventually took a serious toll on me when 9/11 eventually came around last year. Instead of the usual darkness I would feel during that anniversary, I felt instead the desire to give up on everything I was pursuing. To just stop. Everything. But I didn't. I went to see my VA counselor. She really gave me the tools I needed to take that last step. I was depleted at that point. So much had been thrown at me, very serious and debilitating things and I was beginning to lose my will, my passion, for all of it. In the end, I graduated and am about to take my national certification and licensure exam in a couple of weeks. I now work with an amazing group of colleagues who are the exact opposite of the people I worked with prior to them. We do amazing work for the community and support each other along the way.
Finding My Safe Haven In Self-Care
All of my projects that are near and dear to my heart were put to the side for as while and I am finally about to start putting energy into them again. I was able to do the self-care I needed to do in order to be successful and fulfill my goals and dreams because I took the steps to find help when I was pushed to the edge. My life long love did not give up on me and kept me mission focused when I couldn't do it for myself anymore. My family provided me with a safe haven to come back swinging and allowed me to get back to being able to practice the things that I preach. The lessons I learned along the way are simple. We cannot be successful if we do not practice self-care. Self-care includes getting away from people who are not lifting you up and instead finding ways to hold you down. It includes professional counseling. It includes resting, talking, exercising, and sometimes stopping. In my entire career and personal life history I have come up against people (mostly women) who, over and over again, simply made the choice to not support me and figured out ways they could sabotage my goals and me. In the end, I never allowed any of them to keep me from remaining mission focused and fulfilling my potential the way I wanted to. If I could do that, anyone can. Stay mission focused, practice self care, and you too will reach your potential, as long as you do not give up in the darkest hour, you will succeed.


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7 Strategies to Avoid Distraction at Work
By: Laurence Roy Stains
- Overview
- Think by the Week
- Tell People to Leave You Alone
- Clear Off Your Desk
- Straighten Out Your Life
- Respond Right Away
- Carve Out Time
- Pick the Low-Hanging Fruit
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The National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) announced its support for legislation introduced today by U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) entitled the "Child Care Protection Act of 2009." This bill requires a comprehensive background check (state and federal fingerprint check, sex offender registry check, and check of the child abuse and neglect registry) for all licensed, regulated or registered child care providers. Under the bill, any provider who refuses to consent to a criminal background check, makes false statements on a background check, is a registered sex offender, or has been convicted of a violent crime will be unable to work for or operate a child care program or receive child care subsidies.
"Parents want their children in safe child care," said Linda K. Smith, Executive Director of NACCRRA. "One way to help ensure children's safety is to require a comprehensive background check of child care providers. We commend Senator Burr for his commitment to children and making their safety a top priority through the introduction of the 'Child Care Protection Act of 2009'.
NACCRRA has released several reports that examine state laws and regulations with regard to child care. Among the safety standards examined in these reports is whether or not states require a comprehensive background check of child care providers. Based on the results, NACCRRA found that only 10 states require a comprehensive background check. Only 15 states require a check of the sex offender registry. And only 25 states conduct a state and federal fingerprint check.
"Our national parent surveys show that more than 80 percent of parents assume all child care providers have had a background check," said Smith. "But, the reality is that most states do not conduct a comprehensive background check. One way to ensure that children are safe in child care is to weed out individuals with a history of violent convictions. That can only be done by a fingerprint check and a check against existing registries of individuals with a violent past. Otherwise, parents don't know for sure and children are at risk."
Today, more than 11 million children under age 5 are in some type of child care arrangement every week. On average, children of working mothers spend 36 hours every week in child care. Studies repeatedly have shown that high-quality child care - care that provides a loving, safe, stable and age-appropriate environment - helps children enter school ready to learn. Yet, less than 10 percent of the nation's child care is of high-quality.
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2. In spite of all these different spellings of [k], more than nine times out of ten [k] will be spelled either <c>, <k>, or <ck>. And we can usually predict which of these three spellings to choose. Underline the letters that spell [k] at the beginning of each of the following words:
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I have become hard to please at restaurants. I've already lambasted Fresh for their limpy soba noodles and hit-or-miss salads, but now that I am armed with their miso gravy, I can conquer the world! Or at least make sure their recipes are a hit when I make it myself.
On their menu is their Dragon Bowl: brown rice or soba noodles topped by grilled tomato, zucchini & tofu steaks with rich miso gravy, sesame seeds, cilantro & green onions.
But now I can make Fresh's Dragon Bowl, My Way.
Forget the brown rice, or their gummy soba noodles, I want my grilled vegetables overtop quinoa! Marinate some tofu in soy sauce and sesame oil and pan-fry it to perfection. Pick your favourite vegetables (zucchini, bell pepper, eggplant and broccoli are what I had on hand), douse them in a bit of olive oil and chopped garlic, grill them on your barbecue (or broil in your oven), smother in miso gravy and then sprinkle sesame seeds and green onions overtop.
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This miso gravy makes everything taste great!
Why this is called a dragon bowl, I have no clue. All I know it tastes great.
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Dragon Quinoa Bowl with Roasted Vegetables and a Miso Gravy
340g extra firm tofu, cubed or cut into slices
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 Asian eggplant, sliced into 1/2 cm pieces
2 red bell peppers, thickly sliced
1 zucchini, cut into thick slabs
1 tsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup broccoli, cut into large florets
1-2 green onions, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional)
1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
1/4 cup miso gravy, to taste
1. Marinate your chopped tofu with the soy sauce and toasted sesame oil for 5 minutes or longer, if possible. When ready, add tofu to a non-stick skillet over medium-low heat and cook until nicely brown on most sides. This could take 10-15 minutes. Stir often towards the end. Set side.
2. Bring water to boil in a small pot, add the quinoa and salt and bring to a boil again. Cover and reduce heat to low for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and keep the pot covered for an additional 5 minutes. Strain off any excess liquid and set aside to cool.
3. Mix together eggplant, bell peppers, zucchini, oil and garlic. Grill on barbecue, flipping half-way, until tender. If no grill, broil in your oven at 500F until golden.
4. Steam broccoli until tender crisp.
5. To assemble each salad, place quinoa in a bowl, mix in 1-2 tbsp of miso gravy, to taste, top with vegetables and tofu, and sprinkle with green onions, cilantro and sesame seeds.
Serves 4.
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I love it when i can make it better than the resto. I am going to try this with tempeh!
I looooooooove grain/veggie/protein bowls like this. Okay maybe that describes a lot of dishes but it makes sense in my head. I have one of the Fresh cookbooks and have only tried one of the bowl recipes from it but it was really good. This one sounds super amazing too, great creation!! :) Wish I could have it for lunch.
One of my favorite things to do recently is to look at the ingredients in a restaurant's recipe and totally recreate it to my liking! Sometimes that's the only way you can get what you really want to eat. Love this bowl!
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I have also been known to make new-and-improved versions of restaurant dishes at home. It's definitely one of the drawbacks of being a good cook that sometimes I eat stuff in restaurants and think to myself, "I could make this so much better myself!"
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post2537349481396901217..comments2015-07-30T13:18:20.975-04:00Comments on Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: Martin Luther Lays the Groundwork for Cohabitation and Premarital Sex That is Not "Fornication"Dave Armstronghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-5604393336571149282011-03-31T01:53:00.050-04:002011-03-31T01:53:00.050-04:00Pastor Henderson, Thanks for your cordial reply. ...Pastor Henderson,

Thanks for your cordial reply. I think you make some good and valid points. I don't think it overthrows my entire post and what I was trying to argue there, but it is helpful additional information.

I agree that the sexual revolution is the primary culprit, of course. I think, however, that we can look back in retrospect at certain historical developments that also play a role in terms of more remote and historical causation, among many causes.

A blessed Lent to you as well.Dave Armstronghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-67037433721624776862011-03-31T00:01:07.109-04:002011-03-31T00:01:07.109-04:00Hi Dave, We Lutherans are a church of the Book, a...Hi Dave,

We Lutherans are a church of the Book, and not of the man. There are a number of things Luther said, wrote and did which do not reflect Lutheran doctrine, and I would not feel the need to defend every word Luther uttered, even on religious matters.

However, in this instance I think you've been unfair to Luther in singling out his views on "pre-marital sex" as unique and contributing to the present-day malaise in this area. You've neglected to mention the context in which Luther spoke on these matters. Prior to 1546 (and probably in practice for some time after, too) marriage was much less tightly controlled by canon law than it is now, and was more of a family-customary institution. A couple could contract a valid marriage with only their parent's consent, and also without a priest, who might only later bless the nuptials in church. They could also elope and declare themselves married, and their marriage be recognised civilly. Such common-law marriages were only outlawed in England c. the mid 1700s. Further, betrothal or engagement was also regarded by many as tantamount to marriage, and therefore sexual intercourse was not regarded as sinful in such a state of life. All of this can be researched in books on early Western and medieval marriage. The point is these things were a lot more grey prior to the churches - both the Catholic Church and the Protestant churches, establishing greater control over marriage in partnership with the state. Luther's comments need to be read in light of that context, and not that which pertained after his death, when significant changes were made in both church and civil law, which Luther, with his high respect for the sovereignty of the state in such matters, would doubtless have respected.

The present-day lamentable decline of chastity outside of marriage surely stems from the legacy of the sexual revolution of the 1960s rather than poor Martin Luther, who extolled the virtues of marriage at every opportunity.

A blessed Lent!Pr Mark Hendersonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-52831328499008769132009-09-20T23:58:52.362-04:002009-09-20T23:58:52.362-04:00Hi Pr. McCain, Thanks for stopping by and God ble...Hi Pr. McCain,

Thanks for stopping by and God bless you in your ministry.Dave Armstronghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-74757951188557705592009-09-20T07:45:26.639-04:002009-09-20T07:45:26.639-04:00I had not looked in at this site for a very long t...I had not looked in at this site for a very long time, but there was no surprise when I did recently.

Armstrong is still spouting his nonsense that is an embarassment to any good Roman Catholic with only a modicum of a decent education in Reformation history.

I suppose its only to be expected though that the Roman Catholic Church have its share of amateur "apologists" who bring shame on it much as we have ours as well.

If this wasn't such a tragedy, it would be, truly, laughable.Paul McCainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-81574957764858447522009-09-16T21:15:48.278-04:002009-09-16T21:15:48.278-04:00Hi Ben, I agree, James has a rather "extensive ne...Hi Ben,

I agree, James has a rather "extensive network" established to protect the "good name" of St. Marty. In fact, my daughter wrote a paper on Luther, turned it in, and that very night her teacher got a call from James, who of course wanted to "correct the record". Apparently, taking things out of "context", using poor (or no) logic, misconstruing, and general stupidity runs in my family. Oh well.

My position is that Luther "taught a lot of stupid things about "X". In this case "X" is Marriage. Or "X" equals sex and lust.

"In one of his early lectures, Luther goes into considerable detail about the voluntary methods by which "solitary emissions" can be effected..." Erikson, Young Man Luther, pg 160

The Protestant "position" on this would go like this: "God used Martin as His Mouthpiece, so God MUST have wanted Martin to teach a class on masturbation."

"Blessed and twice blessed are you when you recognize such a gift of grace and therefore serve your invalid wife for God's sake.

But you may say: I am unable to remain continent. That is a lie." Luther (Thanks James)

Here we see that it is possible to remain chaste when your wife is an invalid and "YOU LIE YOU DOG YOU", if you disagree.

Luther admits that he had advised " certain
parish priests, living under the jurisdiction of Duke George
or the bishops," to " marry their cook secretly." Grisar III, pg 262

Sanctioned bigamy, but only for those who were protecting Him. "I confess that I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict the Scripture." (Martin Luther, De Wette II, 459).

An impotent man should "at the very least allow his wife to have sexual intercourse with somebody else" Marius pg 260

Luther, speaking for God (of course) had a TON of seemingly "weird" things to say about marriage and sex. Thankfully, we have James to explain how he really didn't say what he so clearly said.

Luther, who didn't marry until he was 45, claimed that it was IMPOSSIBLE for men to "resist" women. Erfurt had a public brothel. What does that tell us?

God Bless You Ben, TimTim MDhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-7224559356624334972009-09-15T01:25:56.007-04:002009-09-15T01:25:56.007-04:00Excellent again, Ben, and utterly relevant to the ...Excellent again, Ben, and utterly relevant to the discussion. But of course we're a couple of lying, dishonest scumbags, right?Dave Armstronghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-61331198905186627102009-09-15T00:44:42.954-04:002009-09-15T00:44:42.954-04:00Excellent post Dave! I hope James Swan is listen...Excellent post Dave!

I hope James Swan is listening (but then, when is he not?) ;)

Now here's something from Fr. Grisar I found interesting (from the chapter on Luther's marriage):

"Indeed, the assumption that Luther had unlawful intercourse with Catherine von Bora before his marriage is founded solely and entirely on certain reports already discussed, viz. his intimacy with the escaped nuns generally."

Luther, Hartmann Grisar, vol. 2, p. 188.

So intercourse before marriage was indeed considered unlawful in Luther's day!

And this from noted theologian John Piper (nothing ever changes!):

3. Marriage Is a Dam Against the Flood of Fornication and Adultery.

"This is a clear prohibition of premarital sexual intercourse. There are evangelicals today who argue that the New Testament word for "immorality" (porneia) refers only to promiscuity but not to premarital sexual intercourse for engaged couples. But this is an example of defining a word with very little sensitivity to the moral and theological context in which it is used.

"Paul most definitely had in mind premarital sex between engaged couples when he prohibited immorality in this chapter. Look, for example, at 1 Corinthians 7:36-37. "If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed (the word is literally "virgin"), if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin. But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed (i.e., to keep her a virgin), he will do well." Which takes us back to the point of verse 1, "It is well not to touch a woman."

"Now, let's be honest. Is it not clear what Paul teaches about premarital sex for engaged couples? He teaches that singleness is to be preferred (as we saw earlier), but that if sexual desire is strong . . . what? Go ahead and sleep together since you are committed to each other and have enjoyed every other form of intimacy? No! He says, if the desire is that strong, get married. Premarital sexual intercourse for engaged couples is not a Christian option. And I recommend an article by a Christian counselor in this month's Standard for an excellent statement of some of the reasons behind this divine standard of chastity ("The Eroding Effect of Premarital Sex" by P. Roger Hillerstrom)."

 Satan Uses Sexual Desire, December 9, 1984Ben Mhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-18951513547238357322009-09-14T23:00:32.954-04:002009-09-14T23:00:32.954-04:00Very nice post. A priest told me years ago that my...Very nice post. A priest told me years ago that my pre-marital relations were not serious because I was "in love" with the woman. Even then I thought his remark silly.Martinhttp://email@example.com