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With many people out of work and struggling to make ends meet, charitable giving and philanthropy is more important than ever to help people domestically and around the world get on their feet and lead better lives. If you're interested in learning how to give back or want to find out more about people and organizations dedicated to philanthropy, the web is a great place to start. These blogs will help you get a clearer picture of philanthropic projects large and small, and ways that you can get the greatest result from dedicating your time or money.
General Philanthropy
These blogs touch on a wide range of issues related to philanthropy, charity and giving.
- Tactical Philanthropy: Sean Stannard-Stockton talks about many of the issues associated with large-scale philanthropic efforts in this blog.
- Cause Global: Check out this blog to learn how social media is affecting social change and acts as an avenue for philanthropy.
- Sasha Dichter's Blog: This blogger Sasha Dichter is the director of a global non-profit venture fund that invests in enterprises that fight poverty in the developing world. Learn more about his ventures here.
- Intelligent Giving: Make sure you're giving smart by reading this helpful blog.
- Charity Navigator: Don't know much about charitable organizations? Want a little help finding out if a charity is reputable? Check out this blog.
- Philanthropy: This world affairs blog touches on everything from TV show depictions of philanthropy to making giving into a business.
- High Impact Philanthropy: The School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania maintains this blog all about making philanthropy go further.
- Philanthropy a la Mode: Learn how to be charitable and chic at the same time from this blog.
- New Voices of Philanthropy: This blog is focused on helping the younger generation prepare to be leaders in the philanthropic world.
- Evange-list: Read this blog to learn ways that you can more effectively use technology for the greater good.
- The $5 Philanthropist: This blog explores ideas of social networks and philanthropy, as well as personal thoughts on individual real-world projects.
- Blog for Change: Read this blog to learn about some of the big issues that need philanthropic attention and policy change.
- In Search of Sanuk: This blog promotes humanitarian causes around the world and gives recognition to those who dedicate their time and resources to help.
- Asian Philanthropy: Here you'll find news and information about giving to charities in Asia.
Individual Ways to Make a Difference
Even if your budget is small, you can work towards making the world a better place, as these blogs demonstrate.
- The Philanthropic Family: This family aims to make philanthropy a lifestyle, and the blog reports not only on their giving but on aid projects worldwide.
- Ordinary People Change the World: Don't think you can make a difference? This blog can show you otherwise.
- What Do You Stand for?: If you're unsure what it is you believe in standing up for, take a look at this blog. You may find a cause you can put your time behind.
- Travelanthropist: Don't just travel the world, learn and make a difference while you do it. This blog explains more about altruistic travel.
- Dollar Philanthropy: With the goal of getting bloggers and visitors to donate a dollar a week to charities, this blog shows that every little bit helps.
- Have Fun – Do Good: Being charitable doesn't mean being unhappy. This blog explains some ways to give back and feel good at the same time.
- Skip a Lunch: Here you'll learn what a big difference small changes, like skipping a lunch, can make.
- One Person Can Make a Difference: With news and commentary on a range of issues, this blog explains ways in which people can be the change they want to see.
- So What Can I Do?: This blog promotes ethics in action and explains the ways in which we all can get involved in good works.
- The Change Blog: From changing your life to changing the world, this blog explores a range of issues related to change for the better.
- How I Changed the World Today: Follow this blogger as she attempts to make charitable gestures every day to make the world a better place.
- A Volunteer's Guide to Changing the World: If you don't have money to donate, why not donate your time? This blog shows how volunteering can make a world of difference.
- Charitable Gift Giving: Next time you give a gift check out this blog first. You'll learn what items will give back to charities when you purchase them.
- The GiveWell Blog: With the motto, "get real change for your dollar," this blog aims to help you get the most mileage out of the time and money you dedicate to charity.
- Enjoying Life and the Community We Create: This mom uses this blog as a forum to talk about the community projects they work with in their hometown.
- Everyday Giving: Blogger and speaker Roger Carr maintains this blog, full of ideas on small ways we can all give back to the world.
Group-Based Philanthropy
Learn about some of these groups of people who are dedicated to philanthropic endeavors through these blogs.
- Big Blue Bottle: Learn how these cyclists are giving back to their community on this blog.
- Asian American Giving: Read this blog to learn more about the Asian American community's philanthropic efforts.
- Drink Charitably: This wine doesn't just taste great but gives back to charitable causes as well.
- Big Thinking on Small Grants: Check out this blog to learn about groups all over who are getting grants and making changes and ways you can get involved.
- League of Virtue: This global community is dedicated to taking small steps to making a big difference.
- Pulling for the Underdog: Co-founder of GlobalGiving Dennis Whittle maintains this blog, focused on helping people find philanthropic projects and connect with aid groups.
- Global Goodness: This blog is full of inspirational stories of groups who've made a difference the world over.
- United Nations Good Works: Take a look at this blog to learn about the projects supported and initiated by the United Nations that are making a change for people in communities all over the world.
- Kiva Stories from the Field: Learn how these individuals, involved with the charitable organization Kiva, changed their lives or made a difference in another's.
- Service to Others: While this blog focuses on the efforts of Blackbaud, a company manufacturing fundraising software, individuals can find advice and inspiration as well.
News and Commentary
These blogs will update you on the latest happenings in the philanthropic world.
- Give and Take: Read this blog to get a roundup of opinion columns from the philanthropy blogging world.
- Inside Philanthropy: Todd Cohen at the Philanthropy Journal maintains this blog, full of news about the nonprofit world.
- Ken's Commentary: Ken Berger is the president of Charity Navigator and posts his reactions to events in charitable giving.
- Philanthropy Journal: Check out this online journal to learn more about corporate philanthropy.
- PhilanTopic: Here you'll find news and commentary on a range of philanthropy issues as well as links to other interesting sites.
- Paul Brest: This Huffington Post blog provides news updates and personal views on giving.
- onPhilanthopy Buzz: Keep up with what's going on in the world of Philanthropy with this blog.
- Charity Chatter: Sometimes serious, sometimes silly, this blog shares news and thoughts on charitable giving.
- Philanthropy News Digest: Here you can read the biggest news stories related to philanthropy.
- Philanthropy Today: This blog offers a summary of some of the biggest contemporary issues in philanthropy.
- Charitable Advisors Blog: This blog is geared towards the corporate sphere and those in charge of business giving.
- Values: The Blog: Here you'll find news reports and commentary on a range of global philanthropy issues.
Most charitable organizations can't operate without some serious fundraising. Learn more about this process and how you can contribute through these blogs.
- Prospecting: Read this Chronicle of Philanthropy blog to keep up with what's going on in the fundraising world.
- PHILANTHROPY 2173: This blog will teach you more about the financial and business sides of giving.
- A Small Change: If you want to start your own nonprofit you can get some great fundraising tips here.
- The Raiser's Razor: This site provides links and information on some of the best and most useful fundraising resources out there.
- When Pigs Fly: This blogger works as a fundraiser at a school and shares some of her experiences here.
- Donor Power Blog: Learn how to make donors feel important and to get more money for your cause through this blog.
- The Fund Raising Coach: Those looking to do a little fundraising can get some no nonsense coaching from this site.
- Fundraisers.com: Read through the helpful information provided by this blog to get news and advice on fundraising.
- Fundraising Recession Watch: Through this blog you can learn how the recession is affecting charitable giving and fundraising success.
- Fundraising for Nonprofits: Focused on nonprofits, this blog provides some good tips on getting donors.
- Charity Partnership: Take a look at this blog to hear about some of the ways corporations inspire giving.
Charitable Organizations
Check out these organizations for some inspirational stories of philanthropy.
- SpiritJump: This organization provides hope and comfort to those dealing with cancer to let them know they aren't alone in their fight.
- One Blog: Read this blog to learn more about the ONE Network, working to fight poverty in Africa.
- Bad Rap: Donate to this organization that's hoping to give pit bulls a second chance and change their reputation.
- Love Without Boundaries: Here you'll read about an organization that provides facial reconstruction and adoption help for children in China.
- BobbiBear: This group helps protect and prevent the sexual abuse of children.
- Computers for Charity: Learn how that old computer, with a little work, can do a lot of good for someone in need rather than taking up space in a landfill.
- Animals in Distress: Through this blog you can learn about ways that you can help save and support animals that have been hurt or abandoned.
- South Asian Philanthropy Project: Check out this site to learn about charitable work being done in South Asia.
- WorldChanging: Visit this blog to learn about some of the biggest and best environmental initiatives around the world.
- 825LA: This nonprofit writing and tutoring center helps kids improve their skills.
Learn more about how nonprofits run and some ways that you can get involved from these blogs.
- Bob Ottenhoff Blog: This blogger is President and CEO of GuideStar, an organization that helps businesses optimize their philanthropic efforts.
- The Communications Network Blog: Learn what it takes to be an effective communicator in the nonprofit world on this blog.
- Non-Profit Tech Blog: Here you'll find out about all the techie solutions that can help nonprofits do more for less.
- Free the Non-Profits: This blog addresses the issue of efficiency in regard to nonprofits.
- Nonprofit Law Blog: Attorney Gene Takagi addresses many of the legal issues that face nonprofit organizations in this blog.
- Change for Your Dollar: Addressing marketing and business issues related to nonprofit organization, this blog is an interesting read.
- Nonprofit Blog Exchange: If you'd like to read posts from a number of nonprofit blogs in one place, check out this blog.
- Nonprofit Consultant Blog: Blogger Ken Goldstein has years of experience working with nonprofits and shares his ideas through this site.
- Forging Ahead: Want to get inspired? This blog will show you how one young woman started and expanded a wonderful nonprofit organization.
Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Who says philanthropy can't be a business too? These blogs are focused on business ventures and innovations that make a difference.
- Andrew Wolk: This blog is all about finding better ways to invest philanthropic dollars and share ideas to improve living conditions around the world.
- Fuel for the Field: Home to the Roberts Enterprise Development Fund, this blog talks about important news and ideas for philanthropic business.
- Social Entrepreneurship: Through the Change.org website this blog hosts articles about innovative ideas to fight poverty and hunger.
- Social Velocity: This blog is all about funding and ideas for projects that are not only innovative but that help others as well.
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: Check out this site for ideas and tools to help nonprofits and social entrepreneurs get their projects off the ground.
- How to Change the World: Maintained by Guy Kawasaki, this blog offers motivational tips, resources and even job postings in the social change field.
- America Forward: This organization is focused on using innovation as a means of helping people throughout America live better, happier lives.
- Beneblog: Here you can read about the kinds of technology that offer a big benefit to society but that may not be highly profitable.
- Innovate2Uplift: Read through the posts on this blog to learn more about the creative people who are bringing about change through their ideas.
- Do Good Well: This site focuses on keeping social change entrepreneurship and innovation in line with best practices policies.
Faith-Based Philanthropy
Most religions encourage members to give back to the community through charity. Learn more about this kind of opportunities through these blogs.
- Tall Skinny Kiwi: This blogger aims to help and support causes that aid Christians around the world.
- Connectional Giving Blog: Check out this Methodist blog to learn more about how connectional giving works and the effect it has on givers.
- eJewish Philanthropy: Through this blog you can find out about charitable issues that are pertinent to the Jewish community at home and abroad.
- Open Hands: This blog combines faith and philanthropy, commenting on both topics regularly.
- Gleaning the Harvest: Pay a visit to this organization's blog to learn more about what this Christian foundation is doing to help families in need.
- The New Jew: Learn about big donors, places where your money could be useful and more on this blog.
- Jewish Donor Blog: Here you can read about the biggest news in philanthropy within the Jewish community.
- One World Mission Blog: Read inspiring stories about Christians who are helping families and individuals overcome hardships the world over.


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Women's and men's soccer advance to conference tournaments
Both the men's and women's soccer teams have qualified for the 2007 UMAC Conference Tournament to be held in Duluth on Friday and Saturday. The women's team is the three-time defending tournament champions and currently boast a record of 13-4-0. The men will be competing in the tournament for the first time in just their second year. Currently the men have a record of 13-4-2. For team members' names and more information visit the Cougar Athletics Web site at Cougar Athletics.
Festival of the Winds
The 29th annual University of Minnesota, Morris Festival of the Winds will take place Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9-10, featuring guest artist Dr. Mark Davis Scatterday, professor of conducting at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. Performances of the UMM Symphonic Winds, with conductor Dr. Martin Seggelke, and the 2007 Festival High School Honor Band, will be held each evening at 7:30 p.m. in HFA Recital Hall. Performances will also feature Dr. Elaine Ross, UMM music faculty, and the premiere performance of "Hurricane" by Benjamin Karlen '07.
Freshmen Nathan Christensen, Ryan Klawitter, DeAnna Ricci, Tasha Young and Kathy Julik-Heine, Nick Maciej, senior, Tara Threadgill and Katrina Floyd, both sophomores, Josh Johnson, junior, and Heather Nicole Christian, RHA adviser, ORL, attended the annual Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls conference hosted by NDSU October 26 in Fargo, N.D. Maciej, the national communications coordinator, Threadgill, programming communications coordinator, and Christensen, president of Residence Hall Association, spent time in the national boardroom voting on new legislation and awarding bids for the region while other students spent time learning new programs, activities and skills to bring back to UMM. Highlights of the conference include UMM's first program presentation prepared by Threadgill, Christensen and Maciej that received rave reviews from the region. The program included how to throw a "Zombie Prom" complete with scary recipes and a real zombie movie created by the students. Threadgill accepted an award (UMM's first ever) for top passive program in the region for her social and alcohol awareness program, "Black and White Ball."
Computer science students Eli Mayfield and Kyle Roth presented a poster about their research on Java generics at the OOPSLA (Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications) Conference in Montreal, Canada, on October 22. The UMM submission was apparently the only one by undergraduate students.
Kevin Stefanek, Tom McRoberts and Karen Ellis, all of Continuing Education, have been developing courses through Continuing Education, one of which is Taekwondo (a Korean martial art). Stefanek was recently an invited speaker and panelist at the 1st International Taekwondo Symposium.
Stephen Burks, economics and management, completed his year of service as the president of the Minnesota Economic Association by presiding over the MEA's Annual Conference October 26, held this year at Macalester College in St. Paul. With the theme "environmental economics," a major focus was on the economics of biofuels. In addition to Burks, 13 UMM students and Campus Sustainability Coordinator Troy Goodnough attended the conference from Morris. The final event of the Annual Conference was the MEA's biennial "Hurwicz Distinguished Lecture," which honors Leonid Hurwicz, Regents Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Twin Cities Campus and this year's recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics. CalTech economist John Ledyard recounted the 1990s development in California of the first pollution abatement regulations that used a "cap-and-trade" pollution permit market, a now widely emulated approach which grew from roots established in earlier work on "mechanism design" by Hurwicz. MEA officers, including Burks, hosted Dr. Hurwicz during a Friday evening dinner in Minneapolis.
UMM groundskeeper and gardener Gail Boe is featured in "Sun Spots" in the October 31 Morris Sun Tribune.
Free flu shots for employees November 7-8
The UPlan Wellness Program will provide free flu shots for all University employees as part of the UPlan health plan benefits. Flu shots will be provided at UMM Health Services Office in Gay Hall Wednesday and Thursday, November 7-8, 1-3 p.m. No appointment is necessary. All UMM employees are eligible regardless of their benefit status. Sponsored by UMM Human Resources, UMM Health Services and UPlan Wellness Program.
Elementary or secondary education program applicants
You must take Praxis I (Pre Professional Skills Test) before entering either the elementary or secondary education program. The test will be offered at UMM on November 17, January 12, and April 26. If you are an Elementary Education student planning to graduate in 2010 OR are a Secondary Education student planning to graduate in 2009 you MUST take this test no later than the January 12 test date to meet application deadlines. The January registration form should be submitted before December 1st. Also, all education students MUST complete all three areas of the PPST before entering the program. Contact Pat Nelson in the Education Division Office or Jane Kill in the Counseling for information on registering.
Chancellor's Open Office Hours
The next Chancellor's Open Office Hour is Monday, Nov. 5, at 3 p.m. All members of the UMM campus community are welcome to drop in and chat with the Chancellor. Please note: these hours are subject to change. It is recommended that you check the following Web site: Open Office Hours the day you plan to drop in or call the chancellor's office at 589-6020.
Secondary education applicants planning to graduate in 2009
All of the application material is due to Pat Nelson in the Education Division office no later than Friday, Dec. 21, 2007. When you return in January, remember to sign up for your interview for the secondary education program. Interviews will be Monday, Jan. 28, through Thursday, Jan. 31. Sign up sheets will be on the Education Division Office door (200).
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246 and Counting: Recent Architecture + Design Acquisitions (installation view); Photo: Ian Reeves
Eliot Noyes; Westinghouse 1964 New York World's Fair Pavillion, Flushing Meadow, New York, 1961; Painted wood and Plexiglas; Accessions Committee Fund; © Eliot Noyes Industrial Design
Shiro Kuramata, Revolving Cabinet, 1970; acrylic; Collection SFMOMA; Accessions Committee Fund
This unorthodox exhibition showcases 246-plus objects acquired by SFMOMA's Architecture and Design Department since curator Henry Urbach joined the staff in September 2006. Architectural drawings and models, industrial-design objects, books, posters, photographs, and furniture will be displayed on low platforms and organized by acquisition date. This is a rare opportunity to see each and every piece the museum has collected in a given department over a two-year period. The exhibition also illuminates the accessions process, revealing how decisions are made about developing the collection.
This exhibition is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Support for this exhibition is provided by Drue and Arthur Gensler.


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Shivana Mohammed
Ling 6402: World Englishes
Jo-Anne Ferierra
In 1985, Braj Kachru first posited the term "World Englishes" this was hailed as a valuable contribution to the understanding of the many varieties of English which have arisen since the colonisation of many cultures by the British Raj. Pennycock declares "Braj Kachrus development of the term World englishes, epitomises the heterogeny position" (qtd Mair 2003) Salikoko Mufwene then applauded Kachru for his terminology, which he then believed served as an ideal vessel for English as a World Language; emerging as an international lingua franca. However Braj Kachru warned then that the notion of "World Englishes" was independent of whether or not English functioned as a world language.
Rather, "the concept was intended to capture the plurism and the regional and cross cultural variation that obtains among English varieties throughout the world, and the distinct identities of these varieties". (Kachrus, 1985) By capturing this plurism so succinctly, there is the forced recognition of other standard varieties of English far from the normative British and American Varieties. None sharing the same socio-politico-linguistic status as the "Native Englishes" from which all others take pattern. Therefore the question that had arisen was one of, how were the progeny of the English Raj to be classified?
The Gorilla protagonist and namesake of David Quinns' novel Ishmael wisely instructs his student that a precursory statement must be made of human behaviour with respect to classification of their environment, before an explanation of these classifications be made. That is,
"I'm going to call the people of your country Takers and all the people of other countries Leavers." [The Student] Hmmm'd a bit before saying, "I have a problem with that." "Speak" [says Ishmael]....


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Most extended mass layoffs in 2000 involved fewer than 150 workers
August 20, 2001
Extended mass layoff events in 2000 were concentrated at the lower end of the size spectrum, with 58 percent involving fewer than 150 workers.
Although nearly 3 of every 5 layoffs involved 150 employees or fewer, they accounted for only 25 percent of all separated workers. Layoffs involving 500 or more workers, just 7 percent of all events, accounted for 34 percent of all separations.
There was an average of 208 separations per extended mass layoff event in 2000.
These data are a product of the Mass Layoff Statistics program. "Extended mass layoffs" last more than 30 days and involve 50 or more individuals from a single establishment filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during a consecutive 5-week period. Additional information is available in "Extended Mass Layoffs in 2000" (PDF, 262K), Report 951
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Most extended mass layoffs in 2000 involved fewer than 150 workers on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2001/aug/wk3/art01.htm (visited October 09, 2015).
Recent editions of Spotlight on Statistics
New estimates of personal taxes in Consumer Expenditure Survey
In 2013, the Consumer Expenditure Survey improved its personal tax data.
Trends in long-term unemployment
Long-term unemployment reached historically high levels following the recession of 2007–2009.
Housing: before, during, and after the Great Recession
looks at consumer expenditures on household items, employment in residential construction, prices for household items, and injuries in occupations involved in building and maintaining our homes.


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Monarch's biggest ever sale ends at midnight on Monday, so act fast to grab £25 off return flights to destinations across Europe. Flights from Manchester and Leeds Bradford are available from £52, return.
The £25 discount is available on all travel dates and is per person, per return flight.
Here are some of the routes on offer and the lowest return fares we could find:
Flights from London Gatwick, London Luton, Birmingham and East Midlands are also available in the sale. You'll need to be flexible with your travel plans to get the best fares. We found the lowest prices in June and October, depending on route.
To activate the discount, you'll need to enter the code BIG25 on the payment page. Book by midnight on 6 May.
A hand luggage allowance is included; checked baggage can be added from £11.99-£18.99 per bag, per one-way flight.
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Editorial: Please throw your garbage in the garbage can-A A +A
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
THAT sounds like something you'd read inside an elementary school campus, right? But, sad to say, the same reminder has to be said over and over again to many, thousands, even millions who have long left grade school and are now full adults. More so during the Holy Week.
The long holiday starts, other have started as early as Monday. Many are now in resorts, beaches, mountain hideaways, mountaintops, hometowns, and a lot of other places far away from home.
Many are packed to the tops of their vehicles, with all creature comforts strapped and hauled along.
Just as many are endlessly nibbling on chichirya and chugging down drinks in cans, bottles, plastic bottles, and just about every disposable container.
That is, stop before you chuck out any of those outside your window.
As we go on our long vacation, let us not bring along our penchant to throw garbage anywhere we want. Unless you are going to some well-maintained resort or public parks, don't expect trash cans. But don't expect that others will pick your garbage for you. If there are no trash cans, then bring your garbage with you until you find one. Or, if you are just too lazy to do so, then please bring your yaya or house helper to pick your trash for you.
Proper disposal of our trash is a personal responsibility. Just remember to throw these in the proper places, and if such proper place are not there… like maybe on a trail up a mountain, then your responsibility is to carry all that you are bringing with you, down with you until you find a proper place to dispose of your garbage, candy wrappers, soda bottles, chichirya foil wraps, and all.
Mind most where you are throwing your garbage as you go Visita Iglesia.
There is no scene as confounding, amid all these religious pomp, pageantry and prayers, than littered sidewalks and pathways in and around church compounds. That says a lot about one's religion, doesn't it? But, look around and you will notice the litter. Sad, but very true.
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If you've been frustrated with complicated, long winded diet plans that don't work and leave you overweight and feeling guilty, then pat yourself on the back for not giving up.
I'm going to layout a few simple and easy to follow diets that will work and work long term. Not only have millions of users proven the following diets…it's worked for me too. I've been a tough nut to crack. I've put forth a good effort on some very effective, main stream diets that just didn't work.
Also, be encouraged that none of these diets cost more than $50 for the life the diet. There's no classes, books, software, or membership fees to figure out and then pay for. Non of these diets are mainstream. Ask any of your friends and they'll ask, "What?"
Top Three Secretive, Cheap and Easy Diets that Work:
I like watching the movie more than reading the book. If that's you then this Diet Solution diet will give you a free jump start to losing weight. I can relate to this girls struggle. It's primarily geared for those who want to naturally burn fat fast..as in get results within 30 days. No traditional methods used here.
I hate the name but love this diet. I lost 8 pounds in the first 2 weeks without exercise. This diet again doesn't encourage any difficult exercise other than walking a couple times a week. But what makes this a easy diet that works is because you get 10 diet principles that you can easily apply. Once you read it you remember it. The Diet Generator pairs up your favorite foods so you don't have to think about what to eat.
The latest improvement is a this hot fat burning technique.
This diet is a bit unusual. This diet makes it clear that losing fat in short order while sky rocketing energy is the goal. They use a sneaky little trick to confuse the body into burning fat by eating fat burning foods… that are actually really good. Some of the foods you eat that they claim "boost the most powerful fat loss hormone in our bodies" has me scratching my head.
These three diets have been used by well over 10 million dieters. I call them the internet top 3 cheap and easy diets that work.


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Welcome to Noonday Devotion
This is the second special Noonday. I hope you are blessed by it and that you share it with all your friends and contacts.
Please take time to view the featured page links at the bottom of this message
Jesus is alive and he lives in the hearts of His people.. AMEN
Does He live in yours?
God bless you and thanks for taking time to read this message
Matthew 28
6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
What an awesome invitation!
To everyone who comes to the tombs of all the great leaders and philosophers of history, you will find their bones and lots of pilgrims who come to view the bones and memorials to their leaders etc.
But in the case of Jesus, it is different!!!!!. Outside the tomb of Jesus, is a sign that says ' he is not here..HE IS ALIVE'
The difference between Christianity and every other faith, is that we worship and treasure someone who is NOT DEAD. He rose from the grave.. indeed he did more than rise from the grave.. he destroyed and defeated death itself. Death indeed is the final frontier for us, but Jesus has been there and it has no power over HIM and likewise over men and women who trust in the risen Saviour.
Paul says that if Jesus hasn't risen from the dead, then the faith of the Christian is in vain... really he is saying that if Jesus hasn't risen from the dead then what the Christian believes is total nonsense.
But Jesus has risen and lives in the hearts of everyone of his believing people today.. amen
Paul puts it eloquently In 1 Corinthians 15
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
Have you ever been stung? By a wasp or nettle.. I certainly have and it is painful. But through the Resurrection, Jesus has taken the sting and pain out of death and sin. Death for the Christian is not the end.. it is only the start.. it is the entrance into fellowship for eternity with Jesus and his Father.. amen
Our text says Come and see. Today the invitation is still the same.
I leave the final word to my brother Matthew Henry, and his comments
Sin gives death all its hurtful power. The sting of death is sin; but Christ, by dying, has taken out this sting; he has made atonement for sin, he has obtained remission of it. The strength of sin is the law. None can answer its demands, endure its curse, or do away his own transgressions. Hence terror and anguish. And hence death is terrible to the unbelieving and the impenitent. Death may seize a believer, but it cannot hold him in its power.
God Bless you
Special Poems
Three Hours of Darkness
When upon the Cross of Calvary, great darkness fell for all to see,
For three hours upon the land, a darkness many didn't understand,
That time after Christ was crucified, the time He suffered and died,
A time filled with silence too, when Christ had died for me and you.
Darkness surrounded His death, as He approached His last breath,
Darkness on the land was unfurled, around The Light of The World.
Silence fell on the mocking crowd, whose evil shout was very loud,
As the light scattered the darkness, hearts again, showed hardness.
Upon Christ God placed on Him, the darkened iniquity of man's sin,
Made to be sin for Adam's race, upon that cross He took our place,
And God couldn't look and see, that sin Christ bore for you and me,
So through that dark span of time, God the Father had turned aside.
As Christ was on that bloody stake, the Son, the Father did forsake,
He gave His spirit, at His last breath, to His Father, as He saw death,
The earth quaked, opening graves, and bodies of saints were raised,
And as that Temple Curtain torn, the Age of Grace by God was born.
A soldier with sword and rod, said "surely that was The Son of God."
The Son of God for all sinners lost, was taken down from the cross,
Thinking of that cross, we must recall, the Lamb of God died for all,
He died upon a bloody stake, so His Resurrection we could partake.
(Copyright ©04/2009 Bob Gotti)
The Tomb Is Empty
Face it friend, the tomb is empty; death couldn't hold Christ, you see,
Although He died for you and me, He's now on the Throne of Eternity.
The stone, covering where Christ lay, by God's hand, was rolled away.
In that tomb where Christ was laid, only Christ's grave clothes stayed,
There He stood, in a body Glorified, Jesus Christ, who bled and died.
Mary was the first one to that tomb, bearing a heart filled with gloom,
She assumed the body was taken, but she would be gladly mistaken,
For, with her heavy heart that day, she would soon hear an angel say,
You will not find Christ Jesus dead, for He rose just like He had said.
She left to tell others not to grieve, for The Lord, they too would see.
Now Mary filled with a joyful heart, from an empty tomb would depart,
Filled with wonder she ran to those, other disciples, to say Christ rose.
Peter began running fast ahead; as they had thought Christ was dead,
Now he ran with much anticipation, enthused by a brand new situation,
Looking inside he just saw clothes, for from the grave Christ had rose.
But all hearts stayed, like the tomb, until Christ entered into that room,
Showing them His hands and side, proving He was The One who died.
Christ would stay for forty days, filling their hearts with joy and praise,
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Many of the 1960s-era houses in northwest Oklahoma City's Rollingwood neighborhood were designed in the "storybook ranch" or "rustic ranch" style that had gained popularity in California and was spreading to Oklahoma at the time.
OU architecture professor Ron Frantz specializes in midcentury design styles
Ron Frantz, associate professor in the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture, grew up in a storybook ranch house in Rollingwood, and has turned his admiration for midcentury design styles into a career specialization.
Frantz said the emergence of so-called "Garden View" designs reflected key socio-economic changes taking place as the post-World War II building boom spun families farther and farther from traditional city centers to the suburbs.
As air conditioning became the norm in private homes, people no longer needed their front porches "for either comfort or for social needs," Frantz said.
Frantz also pointed out that as television began to replace "neighborly conversations," families became "more private" — eschewing formal living rooms and front parlors for carpeted family rooms arranged to feature the TV "and maybe the wet bar" — and that home design responded to these new proclivities.
Frantz spoke recently at the 25th annual Oklahoma Statewide Preservation Conference in Perry, discussing "Twentieth Century Living Spaces." He cited a 1972 article by syndicated columnist Hiawatha T. Estes, who he called "a prolific promoter of ranch-style house plans."
Estes, a Tishomingo native who in 1948 founded the Nationwide House Plan Book Co., syndicated his column from 1955 to 1986. In the article, Estes identified a trend: Americans were gravitating toward "Garden View" homes that shifted the more important rooms to the back of the house "to enjoy a garden view."
Notice that "it didn't say 'sit in the garden,' " Frantz said. Ranch-style designs became popular because by the 1960s, "everyone wanted to sit inside, with the air conditioning and the television."
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It is clear and crisp, a perfect morning for hot-air ballooning. The sun rises as a balloon floats over a peaceful valley. Suddenly, the pilot opens the blast valve on his burner system to add heat to the balloon's envelope. Conversations are cut off in mid-sentence and passengers cringe as a loud roar comes from the burners. Far below wildlife scatters. Suddenly the valley is not the peaceful place it was a few seconds before.
Burner noise is one of the leading problems facing hot-air ballooning. Burner noise not only causes passenger discomfort and landowners relation problems, but it can also lead to pilot, crew, even passenger hearing loss.
By its very nature, you would expect a balloon burner to be noisy. The propane-powered hot air balloon burner is used to heat the air contained within a balloon envelope. The burner must produce enough heat to raise 66 cubic feet of air to a temperature of approximately 100· F above ambient temperature to produce just one pound of lift. Since most systems, including passengers, weigh around 1000 pounds, a hot-air balloon burner must be incredibly powerful (an output of 10 to 11 million BTUs) to produce the heat necessary to lift its weight.
The hot air balloon burner generates a level of noise between that of a freight train (88 decibels) and a circular saw (107 decibels). Noise at levels of 155 decibels has been known to burn the skin without heat, and sounds reaching 180 decibels can even kill. However, the decibel is a logarithmic rating system that accounts for large differences in audible sound intensities. So, modern hot air balloon burners, which generate a noise level of around 97 decibels, or older balloon burners, which operate at around 105 decibels, produce significantly less noise than those deadly levels of sound. The decibel scale accounts for the human perception of a doubling of loudness for every increase of 10 decibels, so a 70-decibel sound level is twice as loud as a 60-decibel sound level.
The burners produce noise in two ways. First, noise is generated when propane is ejected at a high rate of speed out of jets used to vaporize it. Second, there is noise produced from the combustion of oxygen and the vaporized propane. The noise of combustion is a design tradeoff for burner efficiency, says Mark West, a design engineer for balloon manufacturer Aerostar. "If the combustion takes place instantaneously and you have very thorough combustion, you actually produce the highest amount of noise because you are producing the greatest expansion of gas," he says.
Loud noises should be a concern to balloonists for a number of reasons. First, the body reacts to noise as a danger signal. When we are exposed to loud noise, blood pressure rises, heart rate and breathing speed up, muscles tense, etc. Loud sounds even affect the level of white blood cells, lowering the efficiency of the immune system. Second, and perhaps of greater concern, continued exposure to high levels of noise may lead to gradual hearing loss.
Loud noise can damage the inner ear, leading to permanent hearing loss. Hair cells in the inner ear, the cochlea, are like blades of grass growing in a lawn. In their normal healthy position, they are standing up vertically. But, where there is exposure to high noise levels without hearing protection, the force of noise pushes the hair cells down to a leaning position. With a temporary hearing loss, the hair cells eventually spring back to their normal position after a period of non-exposure. Once there has been repeated exposure without hearing protection, the hair cells do not recover and stay in a somewhat horizontal position.
A person experiencing a hearing loss will initially have difficulty discriminating between certain higher pitched consonant sounds. For example, if someone were to say "witch," it would sound more like "wish." The sounds "ch" and "sh" are both at high frequencies, and if hearing is not normal, it will be difficult to tell the two apart. With repeated exposure, hearing loss can become worse and will begin to affect more than just the high frequency range of hearing. "There is currently no way to restore life to dead hair cells and nerve endings in humans," explains Dr. Georgia Gates, a director of the Bloedell Hearing Research Center at the University of Washington. "Noise doesn't have to hurt your ears to hurt your hearing."
OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, requires an employer to provide mandatory hearing protection, and run periodic hearing tests on employees whenever they are exposed to certain noise levels for a particular duration, as shown in Table 1. The 97-decibel output of a balloon burner would fall under OSHA regulations for employee exposures of three or more hours a day. Since balloonists seldom operate a balloon burner for more than 5 minutes a flight, they fall outside the OSHA regulations. However, this does not necessarily mean that there is no risk. "A certain percentage of the population, roughly five or six percent, can begin to show evidence of noise-induced hearing loss with exposures lower than the OSHA guidelines," warns audiologist Glenn Spatola, of the National Hearing Conservation Association. "I would certainly recommend that a person wear hearing protection for any exposure over 85 decibels, even for a few seconds."
Ballooning manufacturers are aware of the negative consequences of loud burners, and are concentrating on better burner designs to reduce their noise level. "What we've done is to spread out the flame," explains Mark West of Aerostar. "We let the flame take place over a much larger area so that the rate of expansion of gas is slower." In 1985, Aerostar came out with a new jet-type nozzle that has 19 small jets. "This was a major radical reduction in noise and basically it was the result of using more jets," remarks West.
While waiting for manufacturers to produce a quieter burner, there are steps a balloonist can take to protect passengers and crew from uncomfortable noise levels. First, hearing specialists recommend earplugs or earmuffs for anyone who works in a loud environment. Foam earplugs when properly fitted can provide 15-30 decibels of noise protection. Snug fitting earmuffs typically offer 15 decibels of protection. Also, for those who already have a hearing deficit, there are special hearing aids for sportsmen that are designed to compress extreme noises, like gunfire, to a safe, audible level. Finally, there are new active noise reduction (ANR) technologies that generate mirror image sound waves of opposite phase to cancel out external noise.
Active noise reduction is an electronic solution to the problem of a high-noise environment. A microphone reads surrounding low-frequency noises, and then a chip generates an anti-wave signal to cancel the noises. Think of ripples in water. If the troughs of duplicate ripples hit the peaks of the original ripples head-on, then the water goes flat. That's how an anti-noise wave cancels out surrounding sounds.
There are a number of commercially available active noise reduction devices. Noise Cancellation Technologies (NCT) manufactures a unit called the Noise Buster Extreme which retails for less than $70. NCT claims that its Noise Buster will cancel noise in the frequency range of 20-1500 hertz by 8-15 decibels. The Noise Buster unit consists of a headset with microphones and lightweight earphones connected to a portable radio-sized device containing cancellation circuitry. NCT also produces a more robust unit for industrial use, called the Pro-Active, which boasts active noise reduction up to 20 decibels. Another "high-end" active noise reduction headset is produced by KOSS, one of the leading U.S. manufacturers of high-fidelity stereo headphones. KOSS's Quiet Zone 2000 claims to reduce noise up to 20 decibels, but it also sports a hefty sticker price of $200.
But before running out and buying one of these active noise reduction units for your next balloon flight, balloonists who have tried these devices say they have been disappointed. Active noise reduction devices have currently been designed to reduce constant, predictable, steady state noise while allowing speech to come through unchanged. Unfortunately, this design makes active noise reduction less than desirable for the random broadband noise produced by a hot air balloon burner. Engineers in the active noise reduction industry claim that eventually their units will be designed to be more versatile and will be capable of being programmed to filter out more random noises, like the kind of noise generated by a balloon burner. However, at present, this technology is not commercially available.
What about the future of active noise reduction in aviation? Particular models of SAAB turboprop airplanes already use active noise reduction to lower propeller noise within the planes' cabins. According to SAAB, sound levels in cabins that use active noise reduction have been reduced by 18 decibels. Can this technology be adapted so pilots and passengers will hear little or no sound from a hot-air balloon burner without using earplugs or some other forms of worn protection? Greenhlagh Technologies in Neshanic Station, New Jersey, thinks so. Back in 1996, they were issued a patent on a system for suppressing the sound from a flame. The patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,488,666) uses a photo sensor, as shown in Figure 1, to detect the noise output of a flame. The signal is then processed using active noise reduction. Anti-noise waves are produced using an electric arc formed at a cathode positioned in the path of the flame produced by the burner.
Some are skeptical of Greehlagh's patented method of noise reduction, but not Anders Andersson, one of The Boeing Company's top noise engineers and holder of at least ten patents on noise reduction. "There is quite a bit of correlation between light output and sound output because burner noise is proportional to the rate of combustion, and light output is also proportional to that. So, it's not impossible and I think it would work." Anderson also suggests that the noise source doesn't have to come from a spark or a speaker system. "Your anti-noise source may come from a pneumatic noise source. In other words, you modulate air that comes out of some opening." He says, "if you can do that right in the flame, you might get up to those higher frequencies and cancel them out."
Even if the patented technology were designed and implemented, it would probably only create a zone of silence around the pilot and passengers and would not eliminate the sound heard by spectators and livestock on the ground. This is because, to eliminate ground noise, the power required to cancel out the burner noise would have to be equivalent to the power of the noise output of the burner, and the weight penalty for such a system would make it undesirable.
Although it is possible to reduce the perceived noise of a balloon burner, to some balloon pilots it isn't desirable. "Some balloon pilots are objecting to noise protection" according to West, "they're telling us that they want to hear their burner because they want to know what's going on with it. They want to hear when that change in sound happens to the burner, and they want to hear the pilot light." The ballooning industry expects that there will be resistance to any effort to have balloon pilots begin wearing noise protection, even if it becomes apparent that there is the potential danger of hearing loss.
So what's in the future of burner noise reduction? West of Aerostar is cautious. "I don't believe you are ever going to get rid of all the noise." He says, "I don't think that ballooning would bear the development expense, firstly, and secondly, I don't think you would have the people out there who would be willing to put cash on the line for it." West believes the noise problem probably won't be solved electronically. "I can put my money to work the best in terms of doing the best for the industry by continuing to work on the burner."
There is little chance, at least in the near future, that hot-air balloons will be floating over peaceful valleys in total silence. However, ballooning manufacturers are working on making their burners quieter and more efficient. Electronic devices may soon be available that will offer some protection to balloonists and passengers. Until then, to reduce the risk of hearing loss and other noise-induced health risks, the best solution appears to be the use of protection worn in the ears like foam earplugs.


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Does Backup Exec 2012 Incrementally dedup a VM and its' application database Exchange 2010?
Goal I want to achive:
I want to be able to use the VMware Agent to perform a Full backup of a guest Exchange 2010 VM to to a dedup folder and then I want to make Incremenatl backups of the VM (and of course of Exchange) to that same dedup folder. This is ideal solution b/c in disaster I want to be able to restore the entire VM or B2V or B2P it to dissimilar hardware.
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I have the VMware Agent installed and can see my ESXi Server in the Backup Exec (BE) 2012 console. I also have the Windows Remote Agent and the Applications and databases agent installed on the BE Server.
I was told that I should not make Incremental VM backups from the Exchange 2010 VM Full backup which also resides in the same dedup folder. This was recommeded not to do, b/c since the VM backup is using applicaiton level GRT it will cause errors when trying to mount the Full database backup to compare against when doing the incremental.
Is it possible to do make Dedup Incremental VM backups of Exchange 2010 Servers?
If I cannot do it to dedup folder that is fine, I'll just send both VM backups (Full and Incr) to a non-dedup folder and achive the same Goal, but I'll loose the ability to dedup.
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Doesn't appear to be possible without running into errors. Check the TN below which states running your backups to disk first, and then duplicating to a dedupe folder. Check to see if this will accomplish your goal:
Check the readme on the link below as it states that BE 2012 handles dedupe of VMs better...
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Hi Craig,
Thanks. Incr of application based GRT to dedup folder question is clear to me now. It was my hope that by using the VMware agent to make the backup of the VM that it would have some background logic to handle the incremental application GRT based functionality while still doing dedup, but I realize that this is not the case. Maybe SP2 will include this.
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The 2012 St Leger winner Encke is among seven horses to test positive for anabolic steroids as the investigation widened into doping involving Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation.
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) revealed on Monday it had undertaken an extensive testing program at the yard of former Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni following his recent eight-year suspension for administering banned drugs to 15 horses in his care.
The latest BHA testing returned positive results for the steroid stanozolol and Encke will now be banned from racing for six months, meaning he cannot return to action until October 29.
Encke won the Doncaster classic last September at long odds, in the process upsetting the 2000 Guineas and Derby winner Camelot's Triple Crown bid.
The other six horses - Energizer, Genius Beast, Improvisation, Stamford, Steeler and Zip Top - will also be barred for six months.
Testing at the other Godolphin yard of Saeed bin Suroor returned no positive results for banned substances.
Al Zarooni has lodged an appeal against the severity of his initial suspension and the BHA has confirmed it will not take any further action until that matter is resolved, with the last week in June currently favoured as a potential hearing date.
"We will not be taking any separate action in respect of these additional positive results whilst Mr Al Zarooni's appeal process is on-going," the BHA's director of integrity Adam Brickell said.
"In the meantime, the latest findings from HFL Sport Science will form the subject of further interviews as part of the BHA's continuing investigation.
"From the outset, one of the aims of the investigation, in addition to trying to understand the environment within which such serious breaches came to be committed, has been to identify what measures are needed to ensure the yard operates in accordance with the Rules in future.
"The findings will be shared with Godolphin and will also assist the BHA with regard to the future licensing of the yard."


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Heyy all. I'm looking to upgrade my bike and Cervelo is the choice for me. But I'm stuck between a R3 or S3. Both are priced similarly. I'm looking to get one which is versatile as a race machine and also comfortable. Where I live the road are full of broken roads and pot holes so I'm more inclined towards to a R3 as it seems versatile as a performance machine as well as comfortable. S3 is definitely lot stiffer so the ride should be more harsh apparently. What do you guys think? Your advice would be much appreciated.
I have an R3 and it is very stiff and a fantastic racer. I also looked at the S3 but the ride of the R3 and its climbing ability seemed superior to me.
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R3. Light, stiff, comfortable and still reasonably aerodynamic. One of the very best all-rounder frames out there today.
The S3 is not an all round frame. I took one out for a weekend and loved the speed from the aerodynamics, but found that the front is too soft and does not track well, and that the back really gives you a pummelling. It's great for a short fast ride, like a triathlon with drafting, or an evening blast on smooth roads. For all other rides get an R3. Or an R5.
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Introduction#sn The story of Susanna has been called the gem of the several deuterocanonical additions to Daniel; it is "one of the best short stories in the world's literature" and "a model of artistic fiction" that "qualifies as great literature" (B. M. Metzger, Introduction to the Apocrypha, 107, 110). Not surprisingly the influence of this remarkable story can be seen both in literature and in art down through the centuries, as great masters have portrayed through written or visual media the triumph of a devout person wrongly accused by evildoers. The placement of Susanna varies in the manuscript tradition. The Greek text of Theodotion has Susanna prior to Daniel 1. However, in Greek MS 88, the Syrohexapla, and the Latin Vulgate Susanna appears after Daniel 12, while in Greek papyrus MS 967 Susanna appears after Bel and the Dragon. English Bibles that include the deuterocanonical books usually present Susanna as chapter 13 of Daniel, with Bel and the Dragon appearing as chapter 14.
1 There was a man living in Babylon whose name was Joakim. 2 He married a woman#tn Grk "took a wife." whose name was Susanna. She was the daughter of Hilkiah, and she was a very beautiful and devout#tn Grk "fearing the Lord." woman. 3 Her parents were righteous people, and they instructed their daughter in#tn Grk "according to." the law of Moses. 4 Joakim was very wealthy, and he had a garden#tn The Greek word paradeisos is used for an attractive garden or enclosed park. This word is borrowed from old Persian, where it is used often (but not exclusively) in reference to lush parks such as those available to Persian nobility. In Gen 2:8 the LXX uses this word to refer to the garden of Eden. The garden is mentioned in Susanna as an evidence of Joakim's wealth, and we can assume that it was a pleasant and attractive place mainly used for private relaxing and casual enjoyment. adjacent to his home.#tn Grk "house." So also in vv. 13, 28. The Jews used to gravitate#tn Grk "gather." to him, because he was held in greater esteem than all of them. 5 In that year#sn That is, the same year that Joakim had married Susanna, unless something has dropped out of the text as we now have it. According to the old Greek translation of v. 30 Susanna already had four children, which presupposes the passing of a greater length of time than just one year. See further the discussion in C. A. Moore, The Additions, AB 44, 95. two elders of the people were appointed as judges.#sn Origen and Jerome were familiar with a Jewish tradition that identified the anonymous elders in Susanna as the adulterous prophets Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah (cf. Jer 29:21-23), but there is no adequate basis for this suggestion apart from the common theme of adultery on the part of religious leaders. For the relevant textual data see J. Braverman, Jerome's Commentary on Daniel, CBQMS 7, 126-31. Concerning such judges#tn Grk "concerning whom." the Lord#tn Grk "Master." had said, "Iniquity proceeded from Babylon from elders who were judges, the very ones who were supposed to be governing the people."#sn This quotation is not found as such in the Old Testament, although it may be an allusion to Jer 23:14-15. 6 These men used to frequent the home of Joakim, and all those who were in need of legal decisions#tn Grk "all those being judged." used to come to them.
Two Elders Attempt to Seduce Susanna
7 It so happened#tn Grk "and it came to pass." Cf. vv. 15, 19. The expression is a Hebraism. that when the people were departing at mid-day, Susanna used to enter and walk about in her husband's garden. 8 Day after day the two elders used to watch her entering and walking about, and they began to have#tn Grk "they became." The verb is an ingressive aorist. lustful desires toward her.#tn Grk "in lust of her." The pronoun is an objective genitive. 9 Their minds became twisted,#tn Grk "they perverted their own mind." In this instance the expression has been understood by some scholars to refer to a casting aside of reason (e.g., "they threw reason aside," Knox; "reason they dethroned," Knox) or to a suppression of conscience (e.g., "they suppressed their consciences," NRSV and NAB). and they turned their attention#tn Grk "eyes." from focusing#tn Grk "not to look." on heaven#tn The word "heaven" is used here as a metonymy for God. Cf. the familiar New Testament expression "kingdom of heaven." or paying attention#tn Grk "to remember." to righteous decisions. 10 Both of them were enamored#tn The Greek word katanusso normally has the sense of "to be sorely pricked," "bewildered," or "stunned" (see LSJ 903; J. Lust et al., Lexicon of the Septuagint, 2:240). Here it is used of the overwhelming and inappropriate sexual attraction that the two elders felt toward Susanna. It is possible that the Greek word in Susanna is based on a misunderstanding of a word in its putative Hebrew Vorlage, since the root hll ("to wound") is very similar in appearance to hlh ("to be sick"). The root hlh is sometimes used of love-sickness (see HALOT 1:316), a meaning which would clearly fit the context of Susanna. See further F. Zimmermann, "The Story of Susanna and Its Original Language," JQR 48 (1957-1958): 239-40. of her, but neither one told the other of his anguish.#tc The old Greek translation adds "nor did the woman know this thing," stressing the complete innocence of Susanna in the matter. 11 For they were ashamed to disclose#tn Grk "announce." their lust and how they longed to have sexual relations with her.#tc In addition to having significant differences in content as compared to Theodotion's text, the old Greek translation lacks vv. 11, 15-18, 20-21, 24-27, 42-43, 46-47, 49-50, 63-64. Most scholars regard the old Greek translation as the earlier of the two texts. 12 Day after day they eagerly watched for her.#tc The old Greek translation reads v. 12 as follows: "And when morning came, apart from one another's awareness they came rushing to see who could first appear to her and speak with her."
13 Then one day#tn The words "one day" are not in the Greek text but have been added in the translation for clarity. So also in v. 15. they said to one another, "Let's go home, for it is time for dinner. And departing, they separated from one another. 14 But having looped back, they came together again. After inquiring of one another for an explanation, they admitted#tn Or "confessed." their lust. Then in collusion they arranged for a time when they would be able to find her alone.
15 It so happened that one day while they were looking for an opportune time,#tn Grk "day." she entered as was her habit#tn Grk "yesterday and a third day." The expression is a Hebraism. with only two female attendants. She intended#tn Grk "she desired." to bathe in the garden, for it was a hot day. 16 No one else was there except for the two elders who were carefully watching her from a concealed position.#tn Grk "having been hidden." 17 She said to her female attendants, "Bring me some olive oil and soap#tn The Greek word smegma (= smema) means "soap" or "unguent" (LSJ 1619; J. Lust et al., Lexicon of the Septuagint, 2:432). In English versions the word has been translated as "ointments" (RSV, NRSV), "perfume" (TEV), "washing balls" (KJV, Douay), or "balsam" (New Jerusalem Bible). and close the doors to the garden, so that I may bathe." 18 They did as she had instructed#tn Grk "said." and closed the doors to the garden. They then exited by the side doors in order to bring the things she had requested#tn Grk "the things having been commanded to them." of them. They did not notice#tn Grk "know." the elders, for they were concealed.
19 After the female attendants had exited, the two elders got up and ran over to her. 20 They said, "Look! The doors to the garden have been closed, and no one is watching us. We are attracted to you. So agree that you will have sex with us.#tn Grk "and be with us." 21 If you don't, we will bring charges against you, alleging that a young man was in your company and that this was the reason you sent your female attendants away from you.
22 Susanna groaned aloud and said, "I am trapped with no hope of escape!#tn Grk "distress to me on all sides." The expression is a Hebraism. For if I do this thing it will result in my death.#sn Under the Mosaic law adultery was punishable by death. See Lev 20:10; Deut 22:20-24; cf. John 8:5. But if I don't do it, I won't escape from your hands. 23 My choice is not to do this and to fall into your hands rather than to sin in the Lord's sight."
24 Then Susanna cried out loudly,#tn Grk "with a great voice." Susanna's response is exactly what the Mosaic law dictated for a woman in such circumstances. A woman experiencing sexual attack was to call out loudly for help (see Deut 22:24, 27). As v. 3 indicates, Susanna's parents had trained her in the law; her reaction here illustrates how well she had learned those lessons. and the two elders cried out against her. 25 One of them ran and opened the doors to the garden.#sn The purpose for opening the garden doors was apparently to add credence to the false allegation that a romantic suitor had escaped from the elders' grasp and had fled from the garden. 26 When those from the house#tn Grk "those out of the house." The expression apparently refers to the household servants (so KJV, Douay, RSV, Knox). heard the crying in the garden, they rushed in through the side door in order to see what had happened to her. 27 When the elders told their account, the servants were very embarrassed, for never before had anything like this been said about Susanna.
The Elders Accuse Susanna
28 On the following day, as the people gathered at the home of her husband Joakim,#sn According to the old Greek translation of v. 28 the setting for the trial of Susanna was not at the estate of Joakim but rather at a local synagogue. the two elders came, consumed by#tn Grk "full of." their unrestrained#tn Grk "lawless." intentions to have Susanna put to death. In the presence of the people they said, 29 "Send for Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah, the wife of Joakim!" So they sent for her.#tn The words "for her" are not in the Greek text but have been added in the translation for clarity. 30 And she came, along with her parents, her children, and all her relatives.#tc According to the old Greek translation of v. 30 Susanna arrived at the trial with her father, her mother, her five hundred attendants, and her four children. The surprisingly large number of attendants is apparently intended to underscore the wealth of this family.
31 Now Susanna was a very refined#tn Or, "delicate." and beautiful#tn Grk "good with regard to appearance." woman. 32 These lawless men demanded#tn Grk "commanded." that she be unveiled (for she was wearing a veil),#tn Clearly in Theodotion this "uncovering" refers to the removal only of Susanna's veil. The old Greek translation, however, lacks the parenthetical comment "for she was wearing a veil," leading some scholars to wonder whether in that version the idea may be that Susanna was "uncovered" in the sense of being stripped of most or all of her clothing. According to Ezek 16:35-42 the punishment of an adulterous woman could include her being stripped naked in the presence of witnesses. so that they could take in#tn Grk "be filled with." her beauty. 33 But those who were with her and all those who were observing her#tn Or "the onlookers." were in tears. 34 The two elders stood up in the midst of the people and put their hands on her head. 35 In tears she looked up to the sky,#tn Or "heaven." for in her heart she was trusting the Lord. 36 The elders said, "While we were walking alone in the garden, this woman entered with two female attendants and closed the doors to the garden and dismissed the female attendants. 37 Then a young man who had been concealed came to her and lay with her. 38 We were in the corner of the garden. But when we saw this iniquity, we ran up to them. 39 And even though we observed them engaged in sexual relations, we weren't able to restrain the man, for he was stronger than we. He opened the doors and escaped on foot. 40 So we apprehended this woman and inquired about who the young man was. 41 But she didn't want to tell us. We testify to these things."
The assembly believed them, since they were elders and judges of the people. And they condemned her to death.#sn Cf. Lev 20:10; Deut 22:22-24. 42 Then Susanna cried out loudly#tn Grk "with a great voice." and exclaimed,#tn Grk "said." "O eternal God! You are the one who knows what is hidden#sn Cf. Deut 29:29. and who comprehends all things before they happen. 43 You know that they have testified falsely against me. Look! I am about to be put to death, even though I have done nothing that these men have contrived#tn Grk "wickedly done." against me."
Daniel Intervenes
44 And the Lord paid attention to her cry.#tn Grk "voice." 45 As she was being led away to be put to death, God aroused the holy spirit of a young#sn In patristic literature the similarity between this story and the New Testament account of the boy Jesus confounding the teachers in the temple (Luke 2:41-52) was not overlooked, with some writers even drawing the conclusion that at this point Daniel (like Jesus) was twelve years of age. boy#sn It is possible only to have a very general idea of Daniel's age on the basis of this term. The Greek word used for "boy" (paidarion) can refer to a very young boy or a youth who is entering adulthood (e.g., Tobit 5:17 et passim). whose name was Daniel.#sn Surprisingly, this is the first mention of Daniel in the story. It is only in the final third of the narrative that Daniel actually plays a role; everything prior to this has emphasized Susanna's plight as a righteous person falsely accused. Although in this concluding section Daniel receives attention as one wise beyond his years, it is clearly Susanna who is the main focus overall. Furthermore, Daniel's presence during these events in Babylon creates a problem for the placement of this story in relation to the canonical portions of Daniel. As Collins points out, the fact that Daniel in this story is already present in Babylon renders the placement of Susanna before Daniel 1 somewhat anachronistic, since the first chapter of Daniel recounts Daniel's deportation from Jerusalem to Babylon. See J. J. Collins, Daniel, Hermeneia, 433. 46 He cried out loudly,#tn Grk "with a great voice." "I am innocent of this blood!"#sn Cf. the similar words of Pilate recorded in Matt 27:24. 47All the people turned toward him and exclaimed,#tn Grk "said." "What is this thing#tn Grk "word." that you have spoken?" 48 Then he stood up in their midst and said, "Are you so foolish, you Israelites?#tn Grk "sons of Israel." Have you condemned a daughter of Israel without ascertaining the facts and without knowing for certain what transpired? 49 Go back to court,#tn Grk "return to the place of judgment." Cf. TEV: "Reopen the case." for these men have brought false charges against her."
50 So all the people went back quickly. The elders said to Daniel,#tn Grk "him." "Come! Sit in our midst and clarify#tn Grk "announce." things for us. For God has granted you this right."#Or, "the prestige of old age" (NAB). 51 So Daniel said to them, "Separate them a good distance from one another, and I will examine them." 52 When they had been separated from one another, he summoned one of them and said to him, "You mean old rascal!#tn Grk "you (are) one being old of bad days." The expression is a pejorative and demeaning form of address, implying that one's entire life has been characterized by wicked behavior. The expression has been variously translated in the English versions (e.g., "you old relic of wicked days," RSV and NRSV; "How you have grown evil with age!" NAB; "You wicked old man," TEV; "Grown so old in years, and years ill spent!" Knox; "You have grown old in wickedness," New Jerusalem Bible). Now your sins that you committed previously have come full circle! 53 You are enacting legal decisions in an unjust way, and you are condemning the innocent and releasing the guilty, even though the Lord has said, 'You shall not put to death the innocent or the righteous.'#sn The citation is from Exod 23:7. 54 Now therefore, if you actually saw this woman, tell me: Under what tree did you see them having sexual relations?" He replied,#tn Grk "said." "Under a mastic tree."#sn The mastic tree is the Pistacia Lentiscus (so LSJ 1746). 55 Daniel replied, "Well said! You have lied at the risk of your own life.#tn Grk "on your own head." So also in v. 59. For the angel of God has already received your sentence from God, and he will split you apart!"#sn A striking wordplay is used here so as twice to connect the name of the tree and the consequence that Daniel announces to the elders for their false testimony. The first elder claims to have seen Susanna involved in inappropriate sexual activity under a mastic tree (Greek, schinon). Daniel commends this answer, since God will exact judgment on the lying elder by splitting (Greek, schisei) him in two. Later, in vv. 58-59 there is a similar pun. The second elder claims that he observed sinful behavior taking place under an oak tree (Greek, prinon). Daniel then warns that an angel will soon saw (Greek, prisai) this elder in two. Attempts to preserve these wordplays in English have usually resulted in sacrifice of accuracy in representing some of the terms that are used in the story. (But for some interesting possibilities see C. A. Moore, The Additions, AB 44, 110. Moore's own attempts are "clove tree . . . cleave you in half" and "a yew . . . hew you in half.") These wordplays (or paronomasia) are sometimes taken as evidence that the original language of Susanna must have been Greek, since it is extremely difficult to reproduce such puns in translation. However, it is possible that the puns were entirely the work of a Greek translator, in which case they tell us nothing about the original language of this composition.
56 When he had stood him to the side, he instructed#tn Grk "commanded." them to bring in the other one. He said to him, "You offspring#tn Grk "seed." of Canaan and not of Judah, beauty has deceived you, and lust has perverted your heart! 57 This is the way that the two of you#tn The Greek text does not have the word "two." It has been added in the translation to bring out the fact that the pronoun "you" is plural here. So also in v. 59. were dealing with the daughters of Israel, and those women were having sexual relations with you because they were afraid. But a daughter of Judah#sn Cf. "daughter of Israel" in v. 48. would not put up with your lawlessness. 58 Now therefore tell me, under which tree did you apprehend them as they were having sexual relations?" He replied,#tn Grk "said." "Under an oak tree."#sn The Greek word prinos can refer to the holm-oak (Quercus Ilex) or to the kermes-oak (Quercus cocoifera). See LSJ 1464. 59 Daniel said to him, "Well said! You too have lied at the risk of your own life. For the angel of God awaits with a sword to saw you in two, that he may completely destroy both#tn The word "both" is not in the Greek text but is used in the translation to bring out the fact that the second-person pronoun "you" is plural. of you!"
60 Then all the assembly cried out loudly#tn Grk "with a great voice." and blessed God who delivers those who place their hope in him. 61 They rose up against the two elders, for Daniel had convicted them of perjury on the basis of their own words.#tn Grk "out of their mouth." They did to them the very thing that those men had maliciously devised against their neighbor: 62 they put them to death in accord with the law of Moses. In this way innocent blood was saved in that day.
63 And Hilkiah and his wife praised God#tn The word "God" is not in the Greek text but has been supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. for their daughter, along with Joakim her husband and all her relatives. For no shameful deed was discovered with regard to her. 64 Now from that day forward Daniel enjoyed a great reputation#tn Grk "became great." in the estimate of the people.#tn The Latin Vulgate includes a verse at the end of Susanna that is not found in the Greek text: "And King Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus the Persian received his kingdom."
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