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7 Must-have WordPress Plugins for Business Sites
Editor's Note: This article was originally published by Web Marketing Today. Practical Ecommerce acquired Web Marketing Today in 2012. In 2016, we merged the two sites, leaving Practical Ecommerce as the successor.
WordPress plugins extend the popular content management system's capabilities and, in many cases, improve its performance. While each site may use a different combination of plugins, some of these every business must have.
Not every website needs every feature. And it does not make sense to bloat a content management system with function after function. Rather it makes the most sense to include those things necessary for nearly every website and then allow individual sites to add particular features. This is what WordPress does.
A WordPress-powered blog covering the fashion industry will have different needs than a WordPress-powered business site built to attract new customers. What follows are seven WordPress plugins that every service-sector business should consider.
Jetpack is adds a bundle of features to any self-hosted WordPress site, including a notifications system to monitor and manage site activity, a built in tool that allows users to post article links to Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Tumblr, and Yahoo! when the article is published on WordPress, and much more.
The Jetpack plugin is free. It was developed by the same folks that build WordPress itself. Users will need to create a WordPress.com account and connect to it.
Comment spam can be a huge problem for businesses. Akismet — which is included with all WordPress downloads, but not activated — filters comments and trackbacks, scrubbing away likely spam.
If a site manager has comments forwarded via email, this single plugin can be a lifesaver.
Akismet is also from Automattic, which makes WordPress itself. Users will need to register, but the plugin is otherwise free.
Google XML Sitemaps
The Google XML Sitemaps plugin creates an XML sitemap specifically designed to make it easier for the Google searchbot and similar webcrawlers from Bing and Ask to index a WordPress-driven website. The plugin has been downloaded more than 9 million times and has a rating of 4.6 out of 5 with other 3,000 reviews.
Although the plugin is free, businesses should consider donating to the developer Arne Brachhold. There is a donation link at the lower right of the plugin page.
Gravity Forms
Businesses frequently want to collect information from site visitors. A detailed contact form can help with this. Maybe a request for quote form or a webinar registration form is required.
Gravity Forms allows even non-technical users to quickly add functional, information-collecting forms to a WordPress site. Gravity Forms includes an simple form builder, allows for multi-page forms that may encourage users to provide more information, and makes it possible to include conditional logic so that users see different fields based on the information they provide.
Gravity Forms costs $99.00 for a three-site business license.
W3 Total Cache
The W3 Total Cache plugin is built to make a WordPress site load much faster — perhaps 10 times faster — and improve its overall performance.
According to the developer, W3Edge, the plugin saves up to 80 percent of bandwidth.
Recently, there have been some concerns that using a caching plugin like W3 Total Cache could expose some database information to potential hackers, but a security patch was added to version 0.9.2.5 of W3 Total Cache to prevent just this kind of attack.
WordPress Backup to Dropbox
Frequent site backups can save a business if for some reason a server does down or is otherwise lost.
The WordPress Backup to Dropbox plugin allows users to schedule regular site backups, which are stored using Dropbox, a popular cloud storage and file sharing service.
Yoast WordPress SEO
Optimizing everything from article titles and meta descriptions to a site's robots.txt and .htaccess files, the Yoast WordPress SEO plugin is a comprehensive tool for helping a business to get found on search engines like Google, Ask, Bing, Blekko, and Yahoo!
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I've often seen the Yoast SEO plugin touted as the best SEO plugin available for WordPress. I use Thesis which already has built-in in SEO functions. Would you still recommend an alternate SEO plugin for themes such as these?
Hey Armando – excellent recommendations list for WordPress plugins … I've been a subscriber for a while now and "WordPress plugins" caught my attention since we've been doing WordPress themes and plugins for five years this month.
So glad you mentioned the necessity of having a backup and wanted to comment that a holistic strategy is one where you can backup your full site (themes, plugins, files, content, settings) while storing them safely offsite (like in Dropbox mentioned above) … AND to be able to easily restore it if something happens to your site.
That's why we built our plugin BackupBuddy almost three years ago to be the complete solution running on over 140,000 sites.
We actually built it because of our own need …. we had a catastrophic server crash and lost content and sites and did not a good backup and restore strategy in place.
Anyway, for what it's worth I thought I'd mention it. Thanks!
W3 Total Cache and security ~ major business sites should really look at host hosting with providers that optimize for them, or use external optimization services. For example, WP Engine's host takes care of all the security and caching for you without plugins. Combining a simpler, less-risky caching plugin with the CloudFlare service dramatically improves both security and performance.
Peter: Thesis 2 does NOT play well with the Yoast plugin; Thesis was designed not to need an SEO plugin per se. However, Yoast's plugin does so much more than just help on-page optimization I would use it anyways for the other tools.
Great list! We use Gravity Forms and it rocks.
Yoast is also great. It makes using BoostSuite to optimize your pages easier than ever!
This list could easily be mine favorite as well :) Except of gravity forms i use all of the plugins on http://www.dodsbo.dk :)
WordPress is developers delight. Thousands of plugins and templates power a flexible and simple interface that helps reduce the development time. Select an appropriate template to serve the business requirement. Identify plugins that provides add-on features and enhance security. Make sure to have a website that runs well over different platforms and loads quickly. W3 cache and WP responsive tools can make your site highly compatible.


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Heather Williams pulls out the beige and purple sundress she made with hand-dyed fabric from Africa and beams with pride.
"This is one of my favorites," she said. "It's part of a special collection."
Williams, a fashion designer and owner of the Birmingham-based Tallulah Designs, recently completed her first collection and said she loves the dress for what it represents -- hope.
Her company plans to work with nonprofit organizations in several countries in Africa and teach widows and orphans how to sew scarves and other garments. The products will then be sold, and 100 percent of the revenue will go back to the African communities.
She named the sundress "Kande" after a little girl in Africa her roommate met while on a trip there. The girl made two dolls and gave them to the roommate to give to Williams, 26.
"They are in my studio and I look at them every single morning. This fabric came from her village," Williams said. "This is the only African print in the collection, but eventually, I'd like to do an entire collection of hand-dyed prints from Africa. The (fabric's) detailing is exceptional and the craftsmanship is just beautiful."
Making beautiful things is what Williams likes to do.
Her mother taught her how to sew when she was a child. Williams stayed with the craft through high school, college and graduate school. Now, she's turning it into a business.
In the spring, she won first place and $7,500 in the third annual "Regions New Venture Challenge," which is aimed at training future entrepreneurs. It's done in conjunction with Samford University's Brock School of Business and Regions Bank.
Judges considered the quality of contestants' business plans, competitiveness of the proposed company, how the prize money would help them launch their business and contestants' passion. She beat out more than 25 contestants.
"That was really encouraging to have my professors and academia tell me, 'OK, this is good, this is solid and this can work," she said.
"I still have professors who call me and ask if there's anything they can do, she said. Samford is such a great family. I feel like I can be an alumnus for 20 years and still be connected to my peers and professors there."
Williams, a Montgomery native who received her MBA from Samford University's Brock School of Business in the spring, used her winnings to start her fashion business in June.
Right now, she's the only one in her company, and she makes everything by hand. Eventually, she plans to hire seamstresses.
She said her line has conservative and eclectic touches but it's also fun. Prices range from $40 to $140. "I wanted to make it unique and affordable," she said. The "Kande" dress is $328, a little higher because the fabric is from Africa.
Sweetheart necklines and pockets are plentiful in her spring 2012 collection.
But why pockets? It's something women really appreciate, especially when they are at an event and need a place to store their keys or phone, she said. Plus, it's a great place for someone to put hands when they don't know what to do with them at an event. "And they are just fun," Williams said.
Some designs have bold prints and others are demure, soft and feminine. She calls the collection, "Bold and Bashful." Her sizes range from 2 to 8. Each dress is one of a kind.
Earlier this month, Williams took orders for her spring collection during Fashion Week in New Orleans. In November, she will sell her designs at the City Arts Boutique at 55th Place in Woodlawn, which will open in late November and is part of that area's ongoing revitalization projects. In December, Williams will have a trunk show at the boutique and feature holiday dresses and winter wear.
And for those who may think she named her company after Huntsville native and movie star, Tallulah Bankhead, think again.
The word, Tallulah, is Native American, Williams said. It means "leaping waters," which to Williams, translates to something that's bright and effervescent.
"I think it's just perfect for a line that's girlie and fun," she said.
For more info on Williams' new line, go to www.tallulahfaire.com.

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Willkommen Cabaret back to Broadway!
Making her debut on the Great White Way, Michelle Williams stars as chanteuse Sally Bowles in the first Broadway revival of the Kander and Ebb classic since 1998. Now in previews, this latest version officially opens April 24.
The musical, which first opened in 1966 (the movie version was in 1972), is based on author Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories and set in the fictional Kit Kat Klub as the Nazis are coming to power. This production is "darker and grittier," says costume designer William Ivey Long, who also worked on the '98 version. "It's like a sucker punch."
Although she's been nominated for three Oscars, Williams, 33, had little singing and dancing experience before joining the cast. So how did the A-list leading lady fare?
"Michelle Williams? Give me a break," Long says. "She totally reimagined Sally Bowles. Her interpretation is not to be missed."
Staged at Studio 54 – which has its own sense of history – the production makes use of the space's clubby past, seating theatergoers at red-lit tables with costumed waiters and a bar at their disposal. "As an audience member, you're part of the story," Long says. "When you walk in, you are at the Kit Kat Klub."
And Williams is in good company. Alan Cumming reprises his Tony-winning role as the Emcee, adding a new layer to the character.
"We're more cynical than we were before, so the performances are much more chilling and biting," Long says of the glass-half-empty musical. "[Alan] is 15 years older. He's done so much, he's seen so much … He was world-weary the last time – he's even more so now. That's part of his charm."
Additional reporting by STEPHEN M. SILVERMAN
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Detroit traveled to Arizona for a meeting with the Cardinals. The Lions came away on the wrong end of a 25-21 score despite leading much of the game.
As I wrote in the initial takeaways from the game, this was a difficult contest to evaluate. Detroit did a lot of things well on both sides of the ball. Unfortunately, it did enough things poorly that it cost the team a victory. That makes it tough to grade several of the players here, but this is no diploma mill or rubber stamp pass/fail for slack-jawed athletes. Everyone gets a grade.


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August 14, 2000
Dilly Bean Salad.
Dilly Bean Salad
3/4 lb. string beans, trimmed at both ends
2 Tbsp. finely chopped red onion
1/4 c. tarragon vinegar
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
Freshly ground pepper
1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh dill
1 Tbsp. snipped chives
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with cold water. Add 1 tray of ice cubes, about 2 cups, to the bowl and place near the stove.
Plunge beans into the boiling water for 3 minutes or until tender crisp. With slotted spoon, transfer beansto the ice water. When completely cooled, drain them well.
Place beans in a bowl. Add the onion.
Whisk together vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Whisk in oil. Mix in dill and chives.
Pour dressing over beans and toss to coat with the dressing. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate. (This salad is best served the day it is made.)
Makes 4 servings, each containing 42 calories and 1 gram of fat.
Blueberry and Turkey Salad
1/2 c. light mayonnaise
1/2 c. plain low-fat yogurt
1/4 c. orange marmalade
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
3 medium peaches (about 1 lb.) cut in wedges
2 c. fresh blueberries
2 c. cubed smoked turkey (about 8 oz.)
In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, yogurt, marmalade, lemon juice and pepper. Add peach slices, blueberries and turkey; toss until well-coated. Serve on lettuce leaves.
Makes 4 servings, 310 calories, 14 g protein, 12 g fat, 38 g carbohydrates
Tandoori Lobster Salad with Yogurt Dill Dressing
1/2 lb. lobster meat, cooked
1 oz. tandoori spice
Juice of 1 lemon
3 oz. baby mixed greens, washed
1/2 bunch fresh dill
1/2 c. plain (unsweetened) yogurt
1/2 cucumber, peeled and julienned
1/2 tomato, seeded and diced
Salt and pepper to taste
Marinate lobster with 1/4 tsp. lemon juice, tandoori spice, 1 tsp. yogurt and salt. Chill for one hour. Combine the greens with cucumber and tomato. For dressing, mix yogurt, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper. Toss greens and dressing. Cut lobster into bite-sized pieces and place on top of salad. Garnish with chives and any fresh herbs.
Mexican Chicken Salad
1 lb. jicama (See note)
2 c. (about 8 oz.) diced cooked chicken breast
1 navel orange
1/2 c. thin cucumber slices, halved into crescents
1/4 c. thinly sliced red onions, in crescents
4 tsp. olive oil.
1/4 c. freshly squeezed orange juice
2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tsp. salt
4 c. romaine lettuce, torn in 2-inch pieces
1/4 tsp. (rounded) chili powder (or 3-4 dashes hot pepper sauce)
2 Tbsp. coarsely chopped cilantro.
Peel jicama and cut it crosswise into 1/2-inch rounds. Stacking 2 to 3 rounds at a time, cut them crosswise into strips 1/2-inch wide. Cut the longest strips into 2-inch pieces. Place cut-up jicama in a large, non-reactive glass, plastic or stainless steel bowl. Add chicken.
Peel orange and slice thinly. Cut slices into quarters and add to the bowl. Add cucumber and onion.
In a small bowl, mix together the oil, orange and lime juices, and salt until blended. If using hot sauce, add it at this point. Pour dressing over chicken and salad and toss to blend.
Arrange 1 c. lettuce on each of four salad plates. Place 1/4 of the chicken salad on top of the lettuce. Sprinkle with chili powder and cilantro.
Serve immediately. This salad is best when freshly made, but it can keep about an hour ‹ after that the citrus flavors fade.
Note: If jicama is not available, use 1 c. thinly sliced canned water chestnuts.
Makes 4 servings.
Confetti Pasta Salad
1 15 oz. can tomatoes with green chilis
3 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 can black beans or black soy beans, drained
1/3 c. olives, sliced
8 oz. spiral pasta
2 c. corn kernels, fresh or frozen
1-1/2 c. diced zucchini
1/2 c. chopped cilantro
In a large bowl, combine tomatoes (with liquid), 3 Tbsp. lime juice, oil and salt. Stir in drained beans and olives. Set aside.
Boil pasta until about a minute short of done. Add corn and cook until pasta is tender but still chewy. Drain, then run under cold water to halt cooking. Drain thoroughly.
Toss pasta (with corn), zucchini, and cilantro into beans mixture. Add more lime juice and salt, if needed.
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Teaching Themes
Family: Everything You Need
What does it mean to be a part of a family? You may use these resources to help students develop their ideas.
Lesson Plans
Introducing Our Families
Grades: PreK–K
Children will delight in sharing and learning about their family members.
Teaching Guides
Oral History: A Writing Workshop Teaching Guide
Grades: 3–5
Lesson planning suggestions and other resources for using the "Oral History Writing Workshop" in the classroom
Family Books
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
Check out these great books at The Teacher Store.
Lesson Plans
Discovering Your Heritage
Grades: 3–5
Students are asked to interview their families about their cultural heritage, create a family tree, and map their journeys to America
Exploring Family Heritage
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
This collection contains articles and lessons on family heritage exploration and understanding.
Lesson Plans
Family Quilts Keep Us Warm
Grades: PreK–K
This lesson plan will teach children about diversity in families through a quilt craft, fingerplays, family photos, and more.
Writing Activities
Oral History: A Writing Workshop
Grades: 3–5
Who would you like to learn more about? This step-by-step workshop guides students writing an oral history on a person of interest.
Everything You Need
Immigration: Everything You Need
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
Students learn about the effects of immigration on American history and culture with a variety of resources for each grade level.
Embracing Our Diversity
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Ms. Newingham's 3rd grade class studies and celebrates ancestry, completing research reports and staging an "International Festival."
Unit Plans, Writing Activities
Immigrants: Our Ancestors
Grades: 1–2
Prompt students to learn about their cultural heritage through interviews with family members. Students present charts, maps, based on their...
Unit Plans
Celebrate Your Heritage
Grades: 3–5
Students interview relatives about their heritage, make a family tree, and map their ancestors' migration in this lesson unit on America's...
Unit Plans
We Are Family
Grades: PreK–K
Let your students share stories about their own unique families with an underlying theme of all families, whether traditional or not, as loving...
Unit Plans
We Are Family, Grades K–1
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2
Activities, reproducibles, and tips for teaching kids K-1 about families. Includes "Button Broods, "Families on Display," a discussion of animal...
We Are Family, Grades 2–3
Grades: 1–2, 3–5
A cross-curricular theme unit celebrating family. Activities include making a family tree, discussing animal families, taking snapshots, recording...
Unit Plans
We Are Family, Grades 4–8
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Presents a family studies unit developed to encourage students in grades 4-8 to explore different ethnic groups and types of families
Help Students Discover their Family Heritage
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
One class researches its family.
Web Resources for Teachers: The Roots of Family History
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5
Use these web resources to find information on genealogy and family history, including a research guide, oral history questions, and an example...
Lesson Plans
Tracing Our Own Family Pilgrimages
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2
Students track their ancestors' voyages to America in this Thanksgiving lesson plan focused on diverse cultural heritages.
Activities and Games, Unit Plans
We Are History: Family Stories
Grades: 3–5
Break the ice and let your new students get to know their classmates through oral storytelling of their family histories.
Lesson Plans
The Mystery of History: Original Sources
Grades: 3–5
Presents a lesson identifying the methods through which historians gather facts and verify their accuracy with a special slant on stories about...
Lesson Plans, Writing Activities, Book Resources
What Is Your Story?
Grades: 3–5
Student interview parents or guardians about their family stories and write a biographical memoir based on the information gathered.
Lesson Plans
Listen To Me!
Grades: 3–5
Students utilize the oral presentation skills they've learned by telling family stories they gathered through interviews with parents or guardians...
Lesson Plans
Learning to Interview
Grades: 1–2
Have students practice their listening and speaking skills by asking them to introduce their families and each other, with the main theme being...


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I went into a Hell's Kitchen meat market a while ago and was totally overwhelmed. I didn't know what to ask for. I'm so used to picking up pre-packaged boneless chicken breasts.
That's the thing about Primal for n00bs. It's a little on the overwhelming side if you aren't used to going to the butcher, ordering up a couple legs of mutton and roasting them on your stovetop.
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Skip to comments.Replacing Replacement Theology
Posted on 11/24/2008 7:30:09 PM PST by topcat54
The great problem here is, of course, that no Reformed Theologian I know espouses this boogey-man label replacement theology that has been placed upon them. No one really believes that the Church has so replaced Israel that modern Jews are cast aside by God as unwanted, unwelcome, and unsalvable. Just the opposite, the Reformed tradition has always stressed that Jews can come to faith just like anyone else can come to faith. Many have even taught that, on top of this open-door policy for Jews, there will be a mass-conversion of Jews sometime in the future (see the commentaries of Haldane and Murray on Romans 11, to name a couple). Moreover, the Westminster Larger Catechism teaches, under the heading Thy Kingdom Come, that we are meant to pray that the kingdom of sin and Satan may be destroyed, the gospel propagated throughout the world, the Jews called, the fullness of the gentiles brought in; . . . (WLC, Answer 191). As Reformed believers we are instructed to pray that the Jews would come to Christ! And, by the way, this was written in 1648, a direct product of the Reformation. That this pro-Jewish view of Gods plan has been around for 360 years now should signal to the dispensationalists that we do not, in fact, believe in replacement. Call it Fulfillment, Fullness, Expansion, even Grafting Theology-a dozen other labels will do-but replacement will not do, thank you.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanvision.org ...
R. Scott Clark, a Westminster West professor, has a concise blog finely summarizing the caricature of replacement theology that critics have wrongly foisted upon us Reformed believers. Clark notes (among other things) what I note here: not only is Reformed covenant theology not replacement theology, but replacement assumes a theology dominated throughout by the fate of ethnic-genetic Israel. As Clark writes, the very category of replacement is foreign to Reformed theology because it assumes a dispensational, Israeleo-centric way of thinking. It assumes that the temporary, national people was, in fact, intended to be the permanent arrangement. In short, only a premillennial (especially dispensational) mind would even conceive of something called replacement theology. Even shorter, the dispensationalists are begging the question.
"For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled." (Luke 21:22)
I think the issue is whether God still has a special place and role for Israel.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
God is Immutable.
Irving's Law has been invoked. As no debate was attempted and no direct personal insults launched, no points are awarded or withdrawn.
Irving's Law: once a comparison is made between [Pharisees/anti-Semitism/Jack Chick tracts] and someone's theology, the discussion is immediately finished - and whoever makes the comparison automatically "loses" whatever debate was in progress, forfeiting all points previously scored.
Actually, the issue is whether the dispensationalist has correctly interpreted the promises in relationship to Israel ... whether the Bible is fundamentally Christ-centered or Israel-centered. A term like "replacement theology" only makes sense in an Israel-centered worldview.
The Bible is inherently Israel centered. There is no seperate entity of the Church. Christ's death brought gentiles into the Commonwealth of Israel.
Think about Paul's analogy of the olive tree and it's natural branches w. wild branches. The natural, original tree is Israel and the Gentiles are grafted into that tree through Yeshua.
However, the way most Christian denominations teach, you'd think that the "Church" aka Gentile believers were the natural tree and the Jews are the ones grafted in which is totally backwards.
The Bible makes it plain that the Church is neither Jew nor gentile, but a new man.
The old covenant expressions embodied in ceremonial code of Israel and fit only for that nation have passed away. Trying to return to that code 2000 years from its expiration is futility in motion.
I don't have heartburn with using the expression "replacement theology," but I generally don't. It's too toxic to let conversation take place.
I don't think Christ-centered is in juxtaposition relative to Israel. Such a framing of the issue doesn't really capture it, imho.
If there's only the new and there's no old, then "replacement theology" is an accurate term to describe your theology.
Irving's Law: once a comparison is made between [Pharisees/anti-Semitism/Jack Chick tracts] and someone's theology, the discussion is immediately finished - and whoever makes the comparison automatically "loses" whatever debate was in progress, forfeiting all points previously scored.
Just doesn't apply. I am not debating anyone at all. I am reflecting about how rivalry against Jews is evil, from Satan himself, and is specifically nothing to do with Christianity. But thanks for your desire for charity and oversight. Actually, I wasn't intending to revisit the thread, nor do I again, though it doesn't offend me.
Not exactly. Old and new refers to the two administrations of the covenant. The book of Hebrews, for example, makes it clear that the old has given way to the new (cf. Heb. 8:13). That seems uncontroversial.
"Replacement theology" is a boogyman term to scare the children rather than teach truth to grownups in positive terms.
Let's explore this. When you use the term "Israel" in this context, what exactly are you referring to?
Before any of that happens, don't you think it's a good idea to define terms?
i'd suggest that you start by defining 'Israel'. That should keep things interesting.
Amen! Yes, Israel is the natural Branch, we, Gentiles had no claim or promises of God. We know, He came to His own and they received Him not."But as many as received Him to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name." (John 1:11-12)
At the beginning and foundation of the Church, no Gentiles were thought to be part of the Church, until Peter was sent to the Gentiles. (Acts)
I love the words of the Lord in John 4:22; "Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews." All should re-read Galatians 4:4-7)
If theres only the new and theres no old.
So how many valid covenants are there since Christ brought the New Covenant in his blood? Two? Are Christ's blood and the blood of animal sacrifices equally valid? Sounds like you believe in dual covenant theology.
"Replacement theololgy" can just as well refer to the day when Christians replace their derivative theology with Judaism - when they conclude that God is, was and will always be infallible, reliable and foresightful and would never say "Oh, gosh, I left something out about who I am and how I can be known, so I'm doing an add-on."
See #14.
Why would you mock Paul's words? Men and women have equal access to the throne of God and the means of grace, just as Jews and gentiles, slave and freemen, etc. They are no different as far as God is concerned.
What part don't you understand?
When I speak of Israel, I'm thinking of a genetic marker. I'm not speaking in this context of Paul's "Israel of God." Therefore, the "remnant" will eventually be those who INTERSECT at both these points. They will be BOTH Christian and genetic Jews.
What exactly do you mean by genetic Jews? Must they be physically descended from Abraham through Isaac and Jacob? What percentage of Abraham's blood do they need to have to be considered authentic genetic Jews?
How does that account for all the converts to old covenant Judaism prior to the time of Christ (Rahab, Ruth, the mixed multitude from Egypt who were circumcised and celebrated the first Passover)?
What about converts to rabbinic Judaism since the time of Christ?
Does the Bible really have a category of genetic Jews?
Or perhaps the comment was incoherent.
I've got to leave of hospital visits, so I'll try to get back with you this evening.
Israel and Jewish people have standards. What are they?
Basically, the idea is that the "lost tribes" of Israel got scattered throughout the nations of the world, and that today, in every nation, there are people who are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
In other words, God is still saving "Israel," we just don't realize who we are.
Crazy? You bet. You have to disregard a good chunk of the NT that talks about Gentiles vs. Jews, but it's still an interesting idea.
"ON" hospital visits.
Sheesh...gotta learn to spel beder :>)
The book of Hebrews, for example, makes it clear that the old has given way to the new (cf. Heb. 8:13). That seems uncontroversial.
One would think.
Also reflected in Hebrews 11: "And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. " I have no idea what kind of sense "slice and dice theology" would try to make of that.
Do you mean standards for determining who is a Jew? Well, they would be rabbinic standards, not necessarily biblical standards, e.g., the Bible is patrilineal (Matthew 1: "The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers") whereas modern rabbinic Judaism is matrilineal. Is the modern system adequate to answer the question, "who comprises Israel", from God's perspective?
Preach on.
Amen Sister ! shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
Preach on.
What we deny, based on the fuller revelation of the NT, is that God intended this new Israel to continue to embrace the old covenant ceremonials where were temporary in nature insofar as they were typological of the person and work of Jesus Christ. It makes no more sense covenantally to observe new moon or feast day celebrations or food laws than it does to sacrifice animals on Passover and spread the blood on your doorposts.
The racial divisions have been obliterated in Christ. It is impossible to fully acknowledge the end of these racial divisions while maintaining that the race-based practices of the old covenant are the norm for the new covenant people of God. The end result of this theology is a bunch of non-Jews pretending to be Jews to the rest of the world rather than looking like the one new man made up of both Jews and gentiles without distinction.
As for replacement theology, it is worth considering that it is not we Reformed covenantal folk who bear the guilt, after all. The real replacement theologians are the dispensationalists. They are the ones who believe in replacement: each dispensation replaces the next as far as how God deals with that era. In that system there is no necessary connection between how God treats one dispensation as opposed to the next. Replacement is the keyword here, even if it is not used. As for the current era, in the dispensational scheme the church has indeed replaced Israel temporarily. Dispensationalist Thomas Ice admits this: We dispensationalists believe that the church has superseded Israel during the current church age, but God has a future time in which He will restore national Israel as the institution for the administration of divine blessings to the world.
In the dispensational scheme, until Christ comes back any attempts to evangelize the Jews will prove insignificant at best. And then, when Christ does come back, of all these Jews that the dispensationalists would have us fawn over and usher back to their land, two-thirds will be slaughtered in the Great Tribulation (Zech. 13:8). This is according to their teaching, not mine. So, whose doctrine is anti-Semitic after all? It may be worth considering Horners label anti-Judaism in all of its implications. It just may be the way to go for those who believe, as I do, that a one-in-three chance of surviving a new holocaust is not exactly pro-Judaism, not exactly a blessing, not exactly the outpouring of Gods favor to His people, not exactly the Future Israel that dispensationalists lead us to expect.
This is because they dont advertise the dark aspects of their love for Gods chosen race. They downplay the inherent racism, which Paul is so often at task to unlearn the church of. The dispensational version of Israel is a racist imposition on Gods plan, and it is a failure of vision among many of His people. The church has not replaced Israel, the church is and always was Israel and in the New testament incorporates, expands, fulfills, glorifies, and promotes Israel to all the fullness God intends for Israel to have. Christ is Israel, He was always intended to be. The Body of Christ is and always was Israel, and the tiny nation that God formed in Genesis was the vessel through which the seed of that Body was carried until Christ appeared. Jesus, John the Baptist, John, Paul and others spent plenty of time reminding the Jews that they were in fact not privileged just because of their family tree. Now the dispensationalists are essentially fighting to suppress these teachings of the inspired writers.
The theology started by the Jesuit Luis De Alcazar, He created Preterism as a way of deflecting any criticism of the the Popes in the book of Revelation. If all Prophesy was completed by 70 CE , The Pope could not be the anti-Christ. He wrote a 900 page treatise, creating out of whole cloth the the belief that all prophesy ended in 70CE.
Is this a new euphemism for Preterist Replacement theology ? shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
or Alcasar (1554-1613) of Seville Spain during the Counter-Reformation.
The theology started by the Jesuit Luis De Alcazar,
He created Preterism as a way of deflecting any criticism of the the Popes in the book of Revelation.
If all Prophesy was completed by 70 CE , The Pope could not be the anti-Christ.
He wrote a 900 page treatise, creating out of whole cloth the the belief that all prophesy ended in 70CE.
The same standard of measurement is applied the Jew and Gentile as male and female. When folks quote only HALF of the verse it is to make the point that there ONLY Gentiles... no Jews. The only acceptible Jew to a supercessionist is a FORMER Jew, but now a "Christian."
The word "covenant" is not found in Hebrews 8:13. Surely you know that?
Enough of this crap, Chuck!
The Catholic Church also gave us the creeds that we believe today. Do you want to throw them away too?
Ooooooh! those dastardly Jesuits! You're starting to sound more paranoid than a Jack Chick comic.
If it was supposed to deflect criticism of the Pope, then it failed miserably. The Reformed who accept Preterism (BTW, which "brand" of Preterism did De Alcazar invent, Orthodox, Full, or hypotethetical?) are among the strongest in their condemnation of the errors of Rome.
That dog don't hunt.
read it for yourself.shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
s this a new euphemism for Preterist Replacement theology ?
blah blah blah
Inflammatory rhetoric is an example of the "hesed" you're urging on us?
He wrote a 900 page treatise, creating out of whole cloth the the belief that all prophesy ended in 70CE.
Dispensationalism has an equally shaky historical foundation.
The Catholic Church also gave us the creeds that we believe today. Do you want to throw them away too?
Good question. He just might.
It's called context, my friend. See verse 8.
The rants are getting more irrational. The response to direct questions has stopped. It's apparent that those who espouse the new theology of messianism, like their dispensational cousins, have no good answers to the tough questions. And so they are reduced to name-calling and guilt by association.
We should not be surprised. The truth is far from the children of Darby and Scofield. The historic Reformed faith has been vindicated on more than one occasion. It is truth found in the Lord Jesus Christ that will appeal to the elect of God from every nation, both Jew and gentile, the one new man is being built up without regard to race or ethnicity. The children of Abraham can rejoice together because the barrier has been torn down once for all.
And what would that be in terms of standing and responsibility before God?
I realize you are on a roll with your rants, but are you ever going to tell us what tribe of Israel you are from to confirm your ethnicity?
In terms of answering who Jews think the Jews are, I'd think the rabbinic standards were the gold standard.
It must be embarrassing to have been snookeredshalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
by a counter reformation Jesuit's scam.
The response to direct questions has stopped.
So I've noticed.
But you know from Paul, it does not matter.
I have not had my DNA tested. shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
But you know from Paul, it does not matter.
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Celiac.com 05/30/2012 - From what we understand about celiac disease, both genetic and environmental factors play a part in its development: eople with certain genetic dispositions are more likely to develop it, but studies of twins at high risk of developing celiac disease have shown that in 25% of cases, only one of the twins will develop the disease. This indicates an environmental effect, and with more research it might be possible to discover what these environmental factors are so that parents with celiac disease can take steps to prevent their children from developing the disease themselves.
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In the present study, 75 newborns with at least one first degree relative with celiac disease were broken into breast-feeding, formula-feeding groups, high (7-28%) and low (less than 1%) genetic risk groups, then tested at 7 days, 1 month and 4 months for prevalence and diversity of intestinal bacteria.
Infants at high risk of developing celiac disease had more Bacteroides vulgatus, regardless of feeding methods while infants at low risk of developing celiac disease had more Bacteroides ovatus, Bacteroides plebeius and Bacteroides uniformis.
Formula-fed infants had more Bacteroides intestinalis, Bacteroides caccae and Bacteroides plebeius, though prevalence depended on the testing stage.
The most striking finding of the experiment seems to indicate that both low genetic risk of celiac disease development and breast-feeding are positively correlated with the prevalence of Bacteroides uniformis in the intestines. This might explain why breast-feeding can help protect against development of the disease, by introducing more Bacteroides uniformis into the infant's intestinal bacteria community.
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This might help explain why my son didn't show any of the classic signs of celiac until he weaned (a few months after he turned 2). He always had GI issues, but none of the more extreme ones. Makes me wonder what will happen with my second born after he weans...
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I wish that breast feeding did prevent celiac disease, however my daughter was breast-fed and developed celiac symptoms at 5 months. She is now 8 months and still breast fed, however I have had to cut out gluten to eliminate her symptoms. I'm afriad this will prevent parents who have breast-fed babies to not consider celiac disease as a possibility. It does happen when breastfeeding and she does not take formula.
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Let me know when I can expect Smith, Kindl, Dekeyser to do that this season.
Now long term yes, but we were talking about the rest of this season. Ian White has shown he can produce points, the rest of the guys haven't.
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Food and water would be stored in the cargo hold. Food like canned food and freeze dried food could be carried. If the food was stored on trays read to eat it would save space. The astronauts would need to eat this kind of food because it keeps for long periods of time. The hold could be filled completely with consumables. As the astronauts ate down the food and water there would be room in the hold to bring Mars rocks back to Earth. Medicine could also be carried in the cargo hold. A Mars greenhouse could be carried where the astronauts could grow fresh food like lettuce and vegetables. This would be good as it would cut down on the food that would need to be carried and would give the crew a break from canned food. The sun should be about the correct brightness for the green house to work. The green house would be carried in the hold as well. Unmanned re- supply modules could be sent in to mars orbit ahead of the mission and landed to supply the astronauts with new science equipment, rocket fuel and food. If the astronauts landed near the Polar Regions on Mars they could melt the ice to get water and it could be possible to filter oxygen from the Martian atmosphere.
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In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen dramatically behind--in living standards, technology, and economic institutions. In short, the Middle East had failed to modernize economically as the West surged ahead. What caused this long divergence? And why does the Middle East remain drastically underdeveloped compared to the West? InThe Long Divergence, one of the world's leading experts on Islamic economic institutions and the economy of the Middle East provides a new answer to these long-debated questions. Timur Kuran argues that what slowed the economic development of the Middle East was not colonialism or geography, still less Muslim attitudes or some incompatibility between Islam and capitalism. Rather, starting around the tenth century, Islamic legal institutions, which had benefitted the Middle Eastern economy in the early centuries of Islam, began to act as a drag on development by slowing or blocking the emergence of central features of modern economic life--including private capital accumulation, corporations, large-scale production, and impersonal exchange. By the nineteenth century, modern economic institutions began to be transplanted to the Middle East, but its economy has not caught up. And there is no quick fix today. Low trust, rampant corruption, and weak civil societies--all characteristic of the region's economies today and all legacies of its economic history--will take generations to overcome. The Long Divergenceopens up a frank and honest debate on a crucial issue that even some of the most ardent secularists in the Muslim world have hesitated to discuss.
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MARCH sees the opening of two new art galleries in Cape Town. US abstract expressionist Andrew Hart Adler's new "art and culture venue", Atelier AHA opens in Woodstock on Saturday.
Adler, who is the son of the late composer and lyricist, Richard Adler — he won Tony Awards for Broadway musicals such as The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees — was the apprentice of celebrated Dutch-American abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning in the 1970s. The artist went on to achieve independent international acclaim, with his paintings included in museums and corporate collections across the world. He settled "semi-permanently" in Cape Town last year, having fallen in love with South Africa while here on holiday.
The aim of Atelier AHA is, he says, to "support the talent of South African artists in all disciplines, including theatre, dance, music and visual arts. It is a venue that will encourage a growing base of supporters who encourage local talent, both known and lesser known, to allow them to evolve in their own country."
The launch includes an exhibition of paintings by Adler; performances by actor and comedy magician Charles Tertiens, Ikapa Dance Theatre, musician and actor Roger Lucey, rock bands Juke Royal and Greengrassgrow and dancer Kash Athanatos; a dramatic reading directed by award-winning director Kim Kerfoot; and a performance of Nicol Ritchie's play, Loving Liars.
"I also intend establishing an exchange programme that'll allow South African artists to perform abroad," says Adler.
Also supporting emerging artists, Jennifer Reynolds established the curated online art gallery, StateoftheArt.co.za two years ago. Her objective was to provide a sales platform for "original and affordable artwork created by selected fine-arts students and graduates emerging from South Africa's most prestigious art schools".
The idea to show artists' work in an "earth-bound" exhibition — in collaboration with G2 Art at 61 Shortmarket Street on March 7 — came about when Reynolds and artist Di Smith saw the opportunity of collaborating.
"The space is big enough to allow Di to continue to exhibit her own work while I'm able to exhibit work by other StateoftheArt artists in an other area with a separate entrance on a permanent basis," says Reynolds. "We'll rotate the work and will also set up a computer station, to enable visitors to see what other art is available online." The StateoftheArt.co.za exhibition gallery opens with new works by Floris van Zyl, Liffey Speller and Janet Botes.


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Upper Allen Police said they were called to the Mechanicsburg Middle School on March 13.
"An investigation determined that three 8th grade females had been found smoking marijuana in a school restroom which was discovered when students and staff noticed the strange odor," a police news release states.
Police said charged will be filed with the Cumberland County Juvenile Probation Department for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.


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Arthur Hill High School has a reputation for turning out good basketball players such as Jason Richardson (North Carolina), Adam Emmenecker (Drake University) and Dar Tucker (DePaul University). It is my sincere hope that Arthur Hill develops another reputation, and that is the seed for change in the divided Saginaw community.
I was there to witness redemption take place among students March 20, aptly before the Easter break (when Christians typically recognize redemption). The redemption came from tears flowing freely from young people and from my fellow teachers as they went through an event called Challenge Day.
Challenge Day is a national program that has been around 20 years and recently was featured on the Oprah Winfrey show. Its purpose is to break down the barriers that separate students and get them to open up and lay bare their true feelings. They also receive validation that things that have happened in their lives are not unique to gender or color, but can happen to everyone. They leave with a true sense of community and higher purpose.
That purpose, the one they proclaimed, was to change the attitudes that exist in Saginaw, a racially divided city ranked sixth in violent crimes per capita in the U.S.
Presenters, teachers and other adults welcomed about 70 students to a select location and engaged them in dance, games and lively activity in which the young people interacted with adults who showed their inner child. The day shifted to small groups where each person had to answer the question, "If you really knew me, you would know this about me." Each person, child and adult, spoke for a minute on the topic while others were silent.
Emotions peaked when students and adults were encouraged to cross the line whenever their lives matched a given scenario such as, "cross the line if you have ever been taunted, called stupid, abused, had a family member die from gun violence, been mocked for religious beliefs, felt unloved, were labeled as a thug or drug user, followed in a store because of skin color" and so forth.
Those who did not cross the line extended their hands and formed the universal symbol for love. I crossed that line more than half the time. I personally felt validation that I was not alone in negative personal experiences that have shaped my life, but was surrounded by a community that also dealt with similar problems and felt the love of others around me.
Students were given the opportunity to speak in front of the group, and it is fair to say that a lot of healing took place. It was there students asked for forgiveness from friends and teachers for the wrongs they committed; young men taught to be tough and never let their feelings show broke down and cried, releasing all of the pent up feelings they weren't allowed to express before. Teenage girls wept over the fathers who seemingly rejected them and walked out of their lives, only to have an adult surrogate come up and hug them, telling them they are loved and are special.
Teens expounded on the loss of loved ones and the inability to demonstrate their true feelings because of the barriers they have thrown up. They admitted that everyone in high school is living with a "front" that prevents them from showing who they really are. What the teens received were lots of hugs, exchanges of e-mails and telephone numbers from a new network of friends and a promise to make this high school and city a better place to live in.
After confronting the demons from childhood and seeing the change in the attitudes among students, I remain touched by this event and hopeful that their sensitivity will spread. I really want to see this event become an annual activity to change the negative behaviors and attitudes in Saginaw over time.
God willing, Challenge Day could be that catalyst if we all notice one another and take positive action.
Michael Puffpaff is a teacher at Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw.


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NEW YORK - For the Flyers, the magnitude of the games has changed, but not the results at Madison Square Garden.
It continues to be their Garden of Evil.
They managed just 15 shots and dropped their ninth straight at the World's Most Famous Arena, opening the playoffs with a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
Brad Richards and Derek Stepan scored power-play goals 47 seconds apart in the third period, snapping a 1-1 tie and keying the Rangers' hard-earned win.
The Rangers got a four-minute power play because of a double minor against rookie winger Jason Akeson, who played just one regular-season game and was making his NHL playoff debut. Akeson was penalized for high-sticking Carl Hagelin.


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Time resolved optical spectra were obtained of the low-mass X-ray binary Sco X-1 on 1999 June 11-14 and on 2001 June 9-12 with the Steward Observatory 2.3-m Bok telescope on Kitt Peak and the Boller and Chivens CCD spectrograph. The spectra cover the range 3200-9500 Å\ at a spectral resolution of 1-2 Ang in 8 orders (1999) and the range 4000-5200 Å\ at a spectral resolution of 1.6 Å\ (2001). These data are supplemented by low resolution spectra obtained on 15 nights in May 1994 with the Perkins 1.8-m telescope and CCDS spectrograph. Preliminary measurement of the eqivalent widths of He II 4686 Å, H\beta, and H\alpha indicate that He II and Balmer lines exhibit anti-correlated intensity variations. He II exhibits systematic line profile variations on a time scale of a few hours. An analysis of the spectral line and radial velocity variations of the prominent emission lines will be presented.
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Join in on the DDR phenomenon sweeping the globe, the Coding4Fun way! Create your own Dance Machine game modeled after the famous "Dance Dance Revolution" (DDR) game created in 1998 by Konami. You'll have your friends and family shaking their heads in amazement as you get your groove on!
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Professor, History
Professional Profile
The Lynn environment has provided John Pickering with the opportunity to share ideas with small classes in a variety of subject matter which he has found interesting and stimulating. In addition,Pickering feels that the Lynn environment allows a freedom to the professor to pursue subject matter in their unique style, and provides a student population of many diverse backgrounds.
Pickering has been a professor at Lynn University for more than 30 years. He is also a book reviewer.
- B.A., Stetson University
- M.A., Florida State University
- Ph.D., University of Denver
Teaching Philosophy
As a student of history, John Pickering believes the study of history provides one with a critical understanding of the present and allows us to pursue such an understanding with a variety of disciples (literature, films, economics, geography, etc.). He believes as a professor it is his obligation to create enthusiasm in the classroom for the pursuit of knowledge.
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The 2013 CrossFit SoutWest Regionals are getting even closer. Next week CFHQ will announce the events and then athletes in our area will have nearly 3 weeks to demo the workouts. The first Regionals will be in SoCal and in the SouthEast. I'll be headed out to Florida to watch the SouthEast Regionals first hand and absorb some of the best practices for running a CrossFit event.
We're growing and that means we need even more great people. Today at 2pm we'll doing a coaching clinic for any one who's interested in becoming a coach at WCF or WCF North. If you have your Level I or are signed up for a cert and want to learn come join us. For our current coaches this is a great chance to get back to the basics and work hard to coach you better.
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The Blackberry is one of the most popular wirele ss handheld devices sold today, and these products have been in use for over a decade. Blackberry's are available in different models offering users different features and functions. Buyers wishing to purchase a device may be concerned about the price and if it will fall within their budget. However, it is very easy to buy an affordable Blackberry and sites such as eBay offer excellent value for money.
Types of Blackberry
The first thing buyers should do is establish how much they can spend as this will influence which models are available to them. It's important to also factor in costs for a monthly contract or credit top up, as some of the newer models will have more expensive contracts. All buyers should spend some time researching into what the various network providers offer. When this is done, buyers can then start to consider which Blackberry model would be most suitable for them.
Blackberry 10
This is the latest model released by Blackberry, and is available in two options. The Z10 utilises a touch screen device while the Q10 uses a standard keypad. Blackberry are well known for using full alphabet keyboards; the devices are designed specifically for communication through instant email and messaging via the BBM Network. The Z10 model is available in black while the Q10 can be bought in both black and white. This is definitely the most expensive option on this list but Z10's and Q10's sold on eBay are considerably less costly than those sold in store.
Blackberry Bold 9900
Probably the most popular Blackberry device sold to date, the Bold 9900 offers excellent web service and combines a sharp touch-screen with the traditional Blackberry alphabet keyboard. The Bold 9900 can be bought for prices as low as $30 and is easily the best value for money device on this list. The Blackberry Bold 9900 provides users with a digital camera, Internet browsing and HTML emails. It comes with a standard 8GB of memory, which can be increased to 32GB. Buyers also have the option of choosing the Bold 9790, which is smaller in size and lighter than the 9900 model.
Blackberry Torch
The Blackberry Torch is available in two styles; the Torch 9860 and the Torch 9810. The Torch 9860 is Blackberry's first completely touch-screen device, and comes equipped with a 3.7" screen. The Torch 9810 also uses a full touch-screen, but has an in-built sliding keyboard for those who prefer to use the standard Blackberry keypad. Although not as expensive as the Blackberry 10, the Torch models generally start at around $100 and are more appropriate for those with a little extra budget to spend on function.
Blackberry Curve
The Blackberry Curve line come in both touch-screen and keypad styles, and the prices for this line varies greatly. Prices for the 9380 touch-screen model are generally between $180 to $220, while older keypad models like the 8520 can be bought for under $100. Obviously the more expensive and newer the device is, the more features it will come equipped with.
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It is very important to check if the Blackberry is locked or unlocked before purchasing, as this can end up costing the buyer additional money. If the phone is locked, then this means that only a specific pre-chosen network provider can be used with the device. If it is unlocked it can be used with any desired network. As a result it is advised that all buyers search for unlocked Blackberry's only, unless of course they find a locked model using their preferred network provider. An unlocked model may be slightly more expensive than one that is locked, but it will save the user time and hassle and allow them to use the device almost immediately upon receiving it.
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Some buyers will find that their desired Blackberry is not within their budget. An easy way to solve this problem is by looking for a used version of the device. Used models will be considerably less expensive than those sold brand new, but buyers should examine photographs of the device for signs of physical damage and wear and tear. It's also a good idea to enquire about the battery life of the device, and specifically ask about the talk time. Talk time refers to how long the battery lasts when the device is in use, and a decent talk time will be between five to eight hours.
Buying an Affordable Blackberry on eBay
All buyers are advised to shop for Blackberry's on eBay, as the site has a large selection at very reasonable prices. First head to eBay.com.au, and click on the Mobile Phones & Accessories link found in the Electronics tab. On the following page click on Mobile Phones, and then the Blackberry filter found in Brand list in the Categories table. This will list devices made by Blackberry only. Type the name of the desired Blackberry into the search bar and press enter. Buyers interested in browsing through used models can do so by clicking the Used filter found under the Condition tab.
eBay Deals contains a large number of products for sale at reduced prices, and buyers are advised to check here for Blackberry's on special offer. Simply click on the Deals link found at the top of every page, followed by the Smartphones link found in the Electronics drop down menu.
The Blackberry is one of the most popular wireless devices used for communication available to buy today. Its popularity is a result of the excellent email and messaging services the devices provide. Although the newer models are quite expensive, it is very easy to find an affordable and suitable model through shopping on eBay. It is advised that all buyers search for an unlocked model, and if considering buying a used device then ensure that the device is in good working order and has a decent talk time battery life.


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- celebrated for 5 days according to the lunar Hindu Calendar
- is celebrated five times a year especially at nigkts
- is an historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism
- Telugu Classical dance
- deliberate descent of a deity from heaven to earth, and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation"
- ften depicted as an infant, as a young boy playing a flute as in the Bhagavata Purana
- a set of religious, philosophical and cultural systems that originated in the Indian subcontinent
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- Hindu devotional song
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Green fiction is a relatively new genre that celebrates the natural world. It's also called eco-fiction and includes many books centered on nature or in which environmental themes are paramount. If you love hiking or biking through the country side, take along one of these books that explores the magic of woodland and cave or examines our role as stewards of it.
Green Fiction
Wallace Stegner Stegner
The title comes from a geological term meaning the point where mine tailings settle after being moved; it symbolizes the transplanted easterner Susan who follows her husband out west. Written from the perspective of a grandson, this story of failed love examines how strongly place can affect lives and relationships.
Leslie Silko Si
After being imprisoned in a World War II POW camp, Tayo returns to the Laguna Pueblo where he meets his mother's people. By connecting with his mythological history and heroes including Thought Woman, Corn Mother, and Sun Father, he begins to heal.
T. Coraghessan Boyle Bo
It's the 21st century and 75-year old, Tyrone Tierwater, an eco-terrorist who has served time, undertakes a new action trying to save endangered animals, but in trying to save them, he puts his own family at risk. A suspenseful novel lightened with humor that pays tribute to Edward Abbey.
Marilynne Robinson Robinso
An intense story of two young sisters, Ruth and Lily, who were abandoned by their mother and left in the care of a series of relatives in Idaho. They seek solace by a lake, and one sister refuses to become domesticated by the civilized and tame.
Barbara Kingsolver Kingsol
Diana Wolff, a Forest Service biologist and animal tracker, seeks solace in a cabin high in the Appalachians, but a stranger enters her world bringing both romance and danger. Full of detailed descriptions of mountain animals, plants, and weather, this novel makes you want to haul your backpack and spend a summer in the mountains.
David Guterson Guterso
Set on the fictional island of San Piedro off the Washington Coast, this novel investigates a murder in this settlement of "5000 damp souls." What the reader remembers are the evocative and brooding descriptions of intriguing characters and magnificent rain forest.
Louise Erdrich Er
This book tells the story of two men in love with the same woman, an ordinary enough plot, but made extraordinary by its language and setting on the Chippewa Reservation. Filled with native myths and startling nature imagery.
Richard Powers Po
The wild sandhill cranes of Nebraska are threatened, and a man suffers a car accident and resultant brain injury. The hero recognizes how vital cranes are to our spiritual fabric and begins to take steps to save them.
John Nichols Nichols
In mountainous New Mexico where water is more valuable than nearly anything, a handyman diverts a stream. In the process he revives a ghost town but instigates a fight over water rights. In Spanish, milagro means miracle, and a miracle occurs that helps these farmers fight development and keep control of their ancestral lands.
Conrad Richter Richter
Set in New Mexico in the nineteenth century, this book chronicles the conflict between ranchers and pioneering farmers who fight over valuable grassland. The "nesters" want to fence it in; the ranchers want their animals to roam freely. The battle continues into the next generation.
Rick Bass Ba
Three novellas that each explore a different natural landscape: Texas rangeland desiccated by drought, a Montana wilderness where stars dominate the night sky, and an ancient seabed buried under the foothills of the Appalachians.
Margaret Atwood Atwood
This dystopian novel, the 2nd in a series following Oryx and Crake, features the world after most of humanity has been killed by climate change. Two hardy survivors, a former sex worker and a healer, find strange gene-spliced animals including a lion and lamb combo called a liobam. Atwood brings humor and a strong environmental ethos to her dark material.


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Netflix finally added full AirPlay support to their app in the latest iOS 7 update but in the process of doing so the company broke the feature which allowed an iOS device to be connected to the TV with the HDMI AV adapter.
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Firemint has just announced that its Real Racing 2 HD will be the "first title to support full screen wireless gaming over AirPlay". According to the developer, this won't be just mirroring – the players will be able to play Real Racing 2 HD on their big screens without a cable, while their iPad 2 displays racing telemetry in real-time. "No black borders, no wires – just iOS racing at its finest," the company promises. The new release of Real Racing will take advantage of Firemint's dual-screen technology, allowing a console-style gaming experience similar to Nintendo's Wii U.


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Once again state lawmakers have made life just about as difficult as possible for Michigan college students.
These are the same lawmakers who talk about the importance of a college education to the state's economic future, about the need for more students to not only graduate from high school but also to obtain at least two years of additional training. About how a well-educated work force will bring employers — and jobs — flocking to Michigan
But because the Legislature can't get its act together and get a budget passed — let alone change the budget year so that it recognizes that the academic year for public schools and universities is under way for two to three months before the state finalizes its budget — college students are starting the school year in turmoil, not knowing if tuition aid they were counting on will materialize. Rumblings that the state budget would be passed by July 1 were just that, rumblings.
In 2009, 96,000 college students who started classes thinking they would get the Michigan Promise scholarship or work-study funds, ended up having to do without.
Similarly, the state's nearly 500 public school districts started the 2009-10 school year thinking they would get the same amount of money as the previous year or at the most up to a $100 per student reduction. They ended up facing a $218 per student cut.
Fortunately, the 2010-11 K-12 funding budget was approved in the spring. Unfortunately, the college tuition assistance issue hasn't been addressed. So, colleges burned by the Promise Scholarship fiasco, are not awarding Tuition Incentive Program funds until it's clear lawmakers are going to provide the funds. For Muskegon Community College, the total is $250,000 it would have to cover if the state reneged.
The college doesn't have an extra $250,000 lying around, especially since lawmakers have reduced funding for community colleges by 10 percent over the last seven years.
So far, MCC President Dale Nesbary said he hasn't heard of any students who weren't able to enroll in classes because of the TIP delay. He urged students who can't enroll because of lack of TIP funds to contact the college.
But, that's not really the point. The students have done their part planning for ways to attend college. They have figured out how to pay the bills, down to the penny. But now, something they were counting on may not materialize, which means they'll just add it to their debt.
Nationwide, student debt is an alarming $848.9 billion and climbing — that's more than what all Americans owe on their credit cards.
At Grand Valley State University, at least 70 percent of the students graduated with debt averaging $19,859 in 2007, according to the Project on Student Debt by the Institute for College Access and Success. The average debt of all Michigan college students is $22,053, which ranks 12th in the nation. Approximately 60 percent of the state's college graduates have debt, which puts Michigan 25th in the nation.
Bottom line, Michigan is in the middle for the number of students borrowing money but at the top for the amount borrowed. And that amount will only go up as lawmakers continue to reduce funding for scholarships and for college operations.
It has to stop before only the wealthiest families can afford to send their students to college.
Lawmakers can start by changing the budgeting process so that the state's budget is approved before schools open in the fall. If they can't do that, they should be required to adopt school funding and tuition financing funding bills by June 1 each year.
That will give students a fighting chance to earn what they need to make ends meet over the summer .


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