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The Bible is a genuinely human product, but one whose creation was superintended by the Holy Spirit, preserving the authors' works from error without eliminating their specific concerns, situation, or style. This divine involvement allowed the biblical writers to communicate without corruption God's own message both to the immediate recipients of the writings and to those who would come after. Some have labelled this view as "verbal, plenary inspiration". We hold this is true of the original manuscripts by which each word (not only the overarching ideas or concepts) was meaningfully chosen under the superintendence of God.
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You may now understand why our name is so meaningful to the faculty, staff and administration. Each one of us is on a life journey and ministry mission which has all of the exciting elements of an adventure. We have learned a few things from the Bible along the way that we are passionate to share with our students on their journeys. We aspire to give them tools and skills that will aid them in pressing towards their objectives both in life and ministry. And best of all, we can do this in a community of learners building significant relationships during the course of study.
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Two assailants fatally shot an Ecuadorian photojournalist who witnessed a theft in which police are the main suspects, Extra newspaper said Monday.
Byron Baldeon, 31, was killed Sunday evening, Extra managing editor Juan Manuel Yepez told Efe.
Witnesses said Baldeon was shot by two men on a motorcycle as he arrived at his home in El Triunfo, 61 kilometers from the coastal metropolis of Guayaquil, according to a statement from the organization Fundamedios.
An autopsy showed the freelance photographer was shot nine times at close range, Extra editor-in-chief Henry Holguin said.
Yepez said Baldeon had been subpoenaed by prosecutors in connection with a photo he took of the theft of a container-load of televisions.
Three police officers and two civilians were arrested in May on suspicion of carrying out the heist, Fundamedios noted.
The Extra managing editor stressed that there was nothing to confirm any connection between the theft and Baldeon's murder.
"It would be speculating for me to venture to say it was because of that, and I couldn't say that," Yepez insisted. EFE

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In the wake of Nokia's (NYSE:NOK) latest announcement about actions "aimed at sharpening its strategy, improving its operating model and returning the company to profitable growth," the stock got crushed, falling to a new 52-week low. While many investors may be focusing on the seemingly never-ending decline in Nokia's stock, the bonds are sending a message as well.
Nokia's senior unsecured notes are currently trading at yields that indicate the rating agencies are very wrong in their ratings-and not in a good way. In other words, the market is saying the rating agencies are rating Nokia too high. At the moment, Moody's rates Nokia's senior unsecured debt Baa3, the lowest investment grade rating available. S&P and Fitch have BB+ ratings on Nokia's debt, the highest junk rating a bond can receive. Currently, the "BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield BB Option-Adjusted Spread" is at 4.99%, while the BBB spread to Treasuries is at 2.83%. Nokia's 5/15/2019 maturing, 5.375% coupon, senior unsecured note, CUSIP 654902AB1, is currently asking 905 basis points more than a comparable Treasury, while the 5/15/2039 maturing, 6.625% coupon, senior unsecured note, CUSIP 654902AC9, is asking 653.5 basis points more than a comparable Treasury. These spreads are far in excess of what a correctly rated Baa3/BB+/BB+ corporate note should be trading at given current market-wide spreads.
In terms of yield, the aforementioned Baa3/BB+/BB+ rated seven-year Nokia bond is yielding 10.095%. One example of a bond with similar ratings and call features to Nokia's notes is Peabody Energy's (BTU) 9/15/2020 maturing, 6.50% coupon, senior unsecured note, CUSIP 704549AH7, currently trading at par. This bond is rated Ba1/BB+/BB+. There are many corporate bonds with similar ratings and call features to Nokia's I could use to illustrate just how far off the ratings agencies are from what the market is pricing in. I hope that choosing one from the coal industry, an industry that in recent months everyone loves to hate, will further help drive this point home.
The steel industry is yet another example of an industry investors love to hate. Despite this, U.S. Steel's (NYSE:X) 4/1/2020, 7.375% coupon, senior unsecured note, CUSIP 912909AF5, with its B1/BB/BB- ratings is yielding 1.698% less than the Nokia 2019 maturing bond. Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) is another company in the news of late for all the wrong reasons. Given all the negativity surrounding this company in recent weeks, combined with the fact that its senior unsecured notes are rated Ba3/BB-/BB- respectively by Moody's, S&P, and Fitch, multiple notches lower than those of Nokia, perhaps you would expect its bonds to be yielding more than Nokia's. That would be incorrect. None of Chesapeake's senior unsecured notes are yielding more than 7.40%, which is much lower than the comparable Nokia bond.
The bond market is clearly sending the message that an investment in Nokia is fraught with risks. But, this doesn't mean there aren't opportunities for investors in Nokia. While equity investors might be tempted to trade a bounce and options traders have the opportunity to collect hefty premiums selling out-of-the-money puts on near-term expiration dates, bond investors also have an opportunity. If you believe that a worst case scenario for Nokia would be a buyout of the company prior to bankruptcy, the chances are quite high that the senior unsecured notes would assume a rating equal to, or quite close to, the rating of the acquiring company. If Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is at the top of the list of potential acquirers, then Nokia's current Baa3/BB+/BB+ rated notes could eventually become Aaa/AAA/AAA rated notes, assuming Microsoft maintains that coveted rating.
At the moment, Microsoft's 6/1/2019 maturing, senior unsecured note, CUSIP 594918AC8, is yielding just 1.661% and is trading at a spread of 61.6 basis points over a comparable Treasury. Nokia's 2019 maturing note is trading at a spread of 843.4 basis points to Microsoft's 2019 maturing note. If Microsoft ever acquired Nokia prior to a default on Nokia's bonds, that spread would collapse, providing significant upside for Nokia's bond investors. This could happen despite the fact that the takeover price on the equity could be at levels equity investors would abhor. In other words, by purchasing Nokia bonds at current yields, investors can benefit not only in the event of a successful turnaround but also in the event of a takeover.
While it's hard to know with absolute certainty how the Nokia story will end (bankruptcy, takeover, turnaround), there is one thing we can say with certainty: Somebody is very wrong about Nokia. Either the rating agencies are wrong with their current ratings or the market is wrong in how it is pricing Nokia bonds. Whom do you believe?
Disclosure: I am long BTU.
Additional disclosure: I am long CUSIPs 912909AF5 and 704549AH7. I am also long Chesapeake Energy bonds.


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Ashlee Simpson heading to Broadway as Roxie in 'Chicago'
The Great White Way is getting another pop star to helm the marquee of one of its most famed shows. Ashlee Simpson has been tapped to play Roxie Hart in Broadway musical "Chicago" for six weeks in New York, beginning in December.
It is not the first time for her playing the role, as she did her best Roxie for London's Cambridge Theatre in late 2006 for the same amount of time.
Simpson is far from the first celebrity to be tapped for Broadway, but there seems to be a certain questionable/experimental caliber to the casting choices for "Chicago" in the past in particular: Huey Lewis, Usher, Brooke Shields, David Hasslehoff, Patrick Swayze and others have done time filling the razzle-dazzling shoes in the show.
"Those wishing to be Chicago-ed are largely, like Roxie, in pursuit of fame, with their star poised somewhere between ascendance and the wane," wrote Guardian critic Laura Barton of Simpson's appearance at the Cambridge Theatre. Three years ago.
It'd be safe to say that Simpson leans a bit more toward the wane now than she did then. Her canceled position at TV's newest reincarnation of "Melrose Place" wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement of her acting chops or likeability... but then again, it's "Melrose Place." The reviews of her last album, 2008's "Bittersweet World" were very mixed, and it seems clear that Simpson would struggle to sell the numbers of albums that she did in 2005/2006.
But, then again, her performances in London were overall well-received. Was she just better than expected, or good to go?
Regardless, Simpson is obviously trying to find her next career steps at age 25. The days of her lip-synch-and-jig performance on "Saturday Night Live" are far in the past, so perhaps she longs for another shot at live performance.
"For me, it wasn't like I ever wanted to have my name in the papers. It was usually like, 'Oh, no!' But I know what the feeling is. And I know what the celebrity life is like, so I tried to bring a little comedy to that," Simpson told MTV in 2006. The former sentiment sounds funny coming from a reality show centerpiece, tabloid regular, pop singer and celebrity-by-proxy (to older sis Jessica and husband Pete Wentz). Let's just see how she does with the latter on these shores.


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In today's Angie's List report, what you should know about pools before taking the plunge.
"We decided to have a pool installed because our kids love to swim," said homeowner Shannon McCollom. "And we felt like it was a good thing we could do as a family and we have a lot of land so we felt like it was a good use of our backyard."
"In the heat of the summer a pool might sound like a fantastic idea, but the reality is unless you are the only house in your neighborhood that doesn't have a pool you should skip it," said Angie's List Owner Angie Hicks. "Pools tend to scare off potential buyers of your house and you usually only get about 50 cents on the dollar return on investment."
"This is not a surgical maneuver," said pool builder Bill Lambert. "This is sort of like open heart surgery on your backyard. So it's going to be messy. We can try to contain the mess as best as possible, but you are going to have dump trucks, there's going to be a lot of dirt moved around."
"Remember a pool is going to be with you for a long time so you want a find a reputable pool company who is going to stand behind their project," said Hicks. "You want to know what kind of warranty is going to be on the pool. And remember this is a project that can take a long time, especially given that you might hit some rainy days during installation. You want to have a well laid out plan to make sure you hit your deadlines."
"If the homeowner is going to do the maintenance themselves they need to check their chemicals, maybe three times a week," said Lambert. "They need to adjust their chemicals because depending on how much sunlight and how many people have been in the pool, they may need more chemicals or less."
Before building a pool, Angie's List says you should contact your local building department and/or homeowner's association for a complete list of rules, regulations and required permits.


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From the Departments of Pathology (Dr Camuto) and Surgery (Drs Zetrenne and Ponn), Hospital of St Raphael, New Haven, Conn. Dr Ponn is now with General Surgery Associates, New Haven.
Diabetic mastopathy is an unusual fibroinflammatory breast lesion that characteristically presents in premenopausal women with long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus with multiple microvascular complications. The pathogenesis of this condition is believed to involve an autoimmune reaction to the accumulation of abnormal matrix induced by hyperglycemia. Clinicopathologic features include the development of dense keloidlike breast masses that are often recurrent or bilateral or both. Clinical distinction from a malignancy can be difficult. However, the benign nature of this lesion is easily recognized on histologic examination, and it is not associated with an increased incidence of epithelial or stromal neoplasia.
A constellation of histopathologic and clinical features is necessary to make the diagnosis of diabetic mastopathy. Unnecessary surgery can be avoided in the clinical follow-up of patients with multiple, bilateral, and recurrent lesions.
Case series.
Patients and Methods
Between December 1993 and December 1998, 5 premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus of 18 to 23 years' duration presented with nontender, palpable, firm-to-hard breast masses. To date, progression of the tumorlike proliferations has been bilateral and recurrent in 2 patients, bilateral in a third patient, and recurrent in a fourth. The fifth patient has developed neither bilateral nor recurrent lesions. Imaging studies did not in any patient demonstrate a focal lesion. All lesions were treated by either excisional (4 patients) or core (1 patient) biopsy. The resected specimens were examined histopathologically.
Gross examination of the specimens showed firm masses with homogeneous tannish-white cut surfaces. They measured between 3.0 and 6.0 cm in maximum diameter. Microscopic examination showed keloidal fibrosis with ductitis, lobulitis, and vasculitis. The clinical profile in combination with these pathologic features is characteristic of diabetic mastopathy.
Physicians should be aware of the association of long-standing diabetes mellitus with the development of benign fibroinflammatory breast lesions when managing these in premenopausal women. We outline the constellation of findings on clinical examination, medical history, imaging studies, and histopathologic examination that are required to make the diagnosis of diabetic mastopathy. Although these breast masses may be recurrent, they are not premalignant. In the appropriate setting, the diagnosis can be made by core biopsy, avoiding unnecessary surgeries in patients with multiple, bilateral, or recurrent lesions.
VARIOUS MEDICAL conditions are associated with benign breast diseases, for which physicians caring for these patients should maintain a high index of suspicion. An uncommon mastopathy has been identified in association with diabetes mellitus that can simulate a malignant neoplasm on physical examination. Diabetic mastopathy,1 or diabetic fibrous breast disease,2 was first described by Soler and Khardori in 1984 as a dense fibrous stromal proliferation that occurred in women with long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus and multiple microvascular complications. Since that time, further studies have elucidated the histopathologic features of this unusual fibroinflammatory lesion that represents less than 1% of benign breast lesions.3- 10 We describe the clinicopathologic features of 5 cases of diabetic mastopathy.
Between December 1993 and December 1998, 5 women with type 1 diabetes mellitus presented to the general surgical practice of one of us (T.P.). Their clinical files were reviewed for the type, therapy, and age at onset of diabetes; history of other endocrine abnormalities; age at onset of first breast lesion; findings on physical examination of the breast mass; results of imaging studies, including mammography and ultrasonography; and intraoperative findings.
Nine excisional biopsies and 2 fine-needle aspirations were performed on 4 of 5 patients. The fifth patient underwent 2 core biopsies and 1 fine-needle aspiration. Gross descriptions of all specimens were reviewed. Histologic examination of all slides from the biopsies and aspirations were interpreted by one of us (P.M.C.).
The 5 women ranged in age at onset of the first breast mass from 30 to 36 years (mean, 34 years) (Table 1). At initial presentation, all patients had had type 1 diabetes mellitus for 18 to 23 years (mean, 20.4 years), and all had been receiving long-term insulin therapy. All but 1 had complications secondary to diabetes: 3 patients had retinopathy, 1 of whom also had neuropathy, and the fourth experienced renal failure, hypertension, and a previous stroke. Only 1 patient had a secondary endocrine disease, hypothyroidism of unknown etiology.
Physical examination of the patients revealed nontender, immobile, localized irregular areas in 1 or both breasts that were firm, coarse, and frequently flat. They were neither discrete nor round and were of a different texture from the remainder of the breast. Axillary adenopathy was not found in any patient, and none reported a history of trauma to the area.
All 5 patients underwent mammography and ultrasonography. In all cases, both imaging studies failed to demonstrate any focal lesion that could account for the palpable abnormality. Mammograms showed dense fibroglandular tissue without focal mass or distortion. Similarly, ultrasonograms failed to show any cystic or solid mass. At surgery, the lesions were found to be grossly benign but clearly different from the surrounding breast tissue.
On gross examination, the masses were firm with homogeneous tannish-white cut surfaces. The specimens ranged from 3.0 to 6.0 cm in maximum diameter, including the core biopsy specimen, which was estimated to be about 3 cm. Microscopic examination of all specimens showed dense keloidlike fibrosis associated with perivascular, periductal, and perilobular lymphocytic infiltrates (Figure 1 and Figure 2). Epithelioid fibroblasts were found in 1 case (Figure 2, inset). In all cases, no cystic or hyperplastic changes were noted. The fine-needle aspiration specimens proved insufficient for diagnosis.
Core biopsy from patient 4. Note the dense keloidal fibrosis associated with a periductal, perilobular, and perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification × 20).
Perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate and epithelioid histiocytes embedded in the keloidal fibrosis (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification × 400). Inset, Epithelioid histiocytes with large oval nuclei and ample cytoplasm (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification × 600).
Patients were followed up for 1 to 6 years (mean, 3.4 years). The histories showed bilateral lesions in 3 patients, 1 at the time of initial presentation and 2 at 7 months and 3 years, after the first biopsy. Recurrence occurred in 3 cases, 2 of which were also bilateral. One recurred after 1 year with 3 masses in the same location. There were multiple bilateral recurrences in another case 11 months after initial biopsy in the left breast, 4 months after initial biopsy in the right breast, and 13 months after the second biopsies in both breasts. During this time, the masses increased in maximum aggregate diameter from 2.5 to 7.0 cm. Microscopically, the lesions showed the same histologic characteristics as those depicted in Figure 1 and Figure 2.
Diabetic mastopathy is an uncommon tumorlike fibrous proliferation of the breast. The diagnosis requires correlation of a specific clinical profile with distinctive pathologic features.11 Most published reports of diabetic mastopathy have involved premenopausal women with a long history of type 1 diabetes mellitus complicated by diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, or nephropathy. A summary of the clinical features reported in the literature is given in Table 2.1- 10 The mean age of patients at diagnosis of the initial breast lesion ranged from 32.2 to 62.0 years, with the duration of diabetes mellitus ranging from 4 to 43 years. The condition has also been observed in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were insulin dependent7,8 and in patients with other endocrine disorders, especially thyroid diseases.1,7,8 There have been rare reports of this condition in men.7
Clinical findings included single or multiple ill-defined, nontender, palpable, firm-to-hard masses in 1 or both breasts that raised the suspicion of carcinoma. Mammograms usually showed a localized increased density in the glandular pattern, with no distinct masses, spiculation, or calcifications. One researcher, however, reported single cases in which the mammographic findings were suggestive of carcinoma or lymphoma.3 Findings on ultrasonography of lesions included strong acoustical shadowing posterior to the nodules, which speculatively correlated with the amount of fibrous tissue.4,10 However, no discrete solid or cystic masses were identified using either imaging technique.
Histopathologic examination of these lesions has shown firm homogeneous masses ranging in diameter from 2 to 6 cm. Microscopically, they are characterized by keloidal fibrosis and a variable periductal, perilobular, or perivascular lymphocytic infiltration that consists primarily of B cells. These features have been found to be unique to diabetic mastopathy, in contrast to patients with mastitis and fibrosis secondary to another process.7,8 In some cases, epithelioid fibroblasts characterized as rounded cells with abundant cytoplasm and oval nuclei embedded in the dense collagen have been described.7,12 Fine-needle aspiration of all these lesions usually yields sparse connective tissue elements.7
The pathogenesis of diabetic mastopathy is not completely understood and is most likely multifactorial. Many researchers suggest a role for a secondary autoimmune reaction to abnormal extracellular matrix accumulation that is a manifestation of the effects of hyperglycemia on connective tissue. Hyperglycemia induces glycosylation, increased intermolecular cross-linkage, and matrix expansion that is altered in quantity and quality and resistant to degradation. The accumulation of abnormal matrix and advanced glycosylated end products creates a "neoantigen" that triggers a secondary autoimmune reaction, with B-cell proliferation and autoantibody formation.13 Subsequent macrophage-mediated advanced glycosylation end product removal and cytokine release may act as growth factors and induce additional matrix expansion and proliferation of collagen.7,8
Diabetic mastopathy has not been linked to subsequent development of mammary carcinoma or stromal neoplasia. For lesions that are unilateral, treatment with excisional biopsy is sufficient. However, a summary of the data in the literature shows that approximately 63% of lesions are bilateral or recurrent or both, which was the case in 4 (80%) of our 5 patients during a mean follow-up of 3.4 years. This suggests that the natural history of this condition involves a multicentric field effect of diabetes on mammary tissue. Since recurrences tended to be in the same location and involved more breast tissue than did the preceding lesion, it may be that the mastopathy affects the healing process and that the surgery itself exacerbates the condition.
To properly counsel and manage these patients, surgeons need to be aware of the association of long-standing diabetes mellitus with the development of distinctive fibroinflammatory breast lesions in premenopausal women. In accordance with previously cited recommendations,4 we suggest that the diagnosis of diabetic mastopathy can be made when the following constellation of findings is met:
1. The patient is a premenopausal woman with long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus that is usually associated with microvascular complications. The patient may or may not have a history of other endocrine or autoimmune diseases.
2. A palpable breast mass is identified on physical examination that is hard, nontender, and clinically suspicious for carcinoma.
3. Mammographic studies show an increased density but do not confirm the presence of a localized mass. Ultrasonography also fails to identify a solid or cystic mass.
4. Excisional or core biopsy shows dense keloidal fibrosis associated with a perivascular, periductal, or perilobular lymphocytic infiltrate. Epithelioid fibroblasts may or may not be present. Because fine-needle aspiration specimens are characteristically "inadequate for cytologic diagnosis," we do not consider it an adequate means to diagnose or to follow up these patients.
A minimum routine annual follow-up of patients with diabetic mastopathy is recommended, as is our practice for all patients with an abnormal finding on breast examination. Diabetic women with a suspicious breast mass or mammogram who do not have pathologic findings consistent with diabetic mastopathy on core biopsy need an excisional biopsy to rule out neoplasia. However, with a high index of suspicion in the proper clinical setting, the diagnosis of diabetic mastopathy can usually be made on core biopsy, with avoidance of unnecessary surgical procedures that may actually exacerbate the condition.
We acknowledge the assistance of M. Gambardella, M. Smith, D. Chapman, and P. Bilinski in preparation of the manuscript.
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tycbsmmFennville, MIAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Compass Study BibleSeptember 5, 2015tycbsmmFennville, MIAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 0Value: 0Meets Expectations: 0This review was written for Compass- The Study Bible for Navigating Your Life, Leathersoft, peacock blue.I rally enjoy the style that this is written in. You always know who is speaking. I also appreciate the title given to God: The Eternal. Then there also are the inserts, giving the reading more meaning.
Beth5 Stars Out Of 5Love this translationJanuary 19, 2015BethQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Compass- The Study Bible for Navigating Your Life, Leathersoft, peacock blue.After reading how this translation came to be, all the care that went into the accuracy of the text, I was excited to give it a try....I'm so glad that I did! I use this translation now more than the others. I love the way it speaks to me and how it clarifies the scriptures for me.
NnikonalCape May Court House, NJAge: 55-65Gender: male4 Stars Out Of 5Refreshing and easy to read and understandApril 26, 2014NnikonalCape May Court House, NJAge: 55-65Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 3I find this a very readable translation of the Bible. Normally, I do not like such versions, but the style and layout is easy to follow, and the notes add depth to the verses and chapters. I only wish this was offered in larger type. When I bought it, I knew the type was small and rather gray. As I read my Bible very early in the morning, there are times when the gray, small type is not as clear as 10 point type would be to read. Other than that, I would recommend it to someone who shunned Bible reading "because I can't understand the words."
Floyd JohnsonUpstate NYAge: 55-65Gender: male3 Stars Out Of 5Compass - The Study Bible For Navigating Your LifeFebruary 13, 2014Floyd JohnsonUpstate NYAge: 55-65Gender: maleQuality: 3Value: 4Meets Expectations: 3Is this a good Study Bible? YES
Am I glad I have added it to my library? YES
Is it the one Study Bible I would want to own? NO
Over the past couple of years that I have been familiar with The Voice translation of the NT and later the OT, I have enjoyed having it available. When I first heard of the availability of a Study Bible using this translation, I was excited. Now, having it in my hand, I am less excited. Though called a "Study Bible" its contents more closely parallel those of a Devotional Bible - but it does not quite reach the best of those standards either.
There is no clearly stated purpose for this new Study Bible - it is a collection of notes, but nothing of the quality or depth I would expect of a good Study Bible or Devotional Bible. The preface and introductory remarks appear to be written for the translation, not for this edition of the Study Bible. There are considerable more notes per page in the New Testament than in the Old Testament - perhaps echoing the interest of too many 21st century believers, but not that of a book claiming in its entirety to be the Word of God.
Though designed by artists, this Study Bible has done a remarkably poor job of clearly distinguishing the Bible text from its notes. Though they have used different fonts, the density of those fonts and their placement on the page (in the body of the page, rather than as footnotes, indented text, or highlighted text) made it difficult to immediately tell where I was in the text - was I reading the Bible or the notes. This distinction is important given the informal nature of the translation. A second look was necessary to know what I was reading at the time.
The variety of indexes included as part of this edition does add considerable value to the book:
* Road Map To God's Promises
* A 40-Day Retreat With Jesus
* 365 Days Through The Whole Bible
* Topical Guide To The Notes
* Topical Guide To The Scripture
* Maps (Black and White)
* Index To In-Text Maps
I am looking forward to weaving several of these into my personal study and ministry.
When picking up a Bible with notes, I would like to have seen more meat - either in helping to understand the Bible text or applying it to my life. There is value here - just not as much as I would have liked to have seen in a new Study Bible or Devotional Bible. The book is recommended for the new Christian - perhaps one with an artistic heart (either in musical, dramatic, or the visual arts). It would also serve a long time believer looking for a way of understanding and seeing the scripture. I would find it more difficult to recommend this Bible to the scholar or pastor looking to augment his or her study and understanding of the scriptures.
This review is based on a free copy provided by the publisher for the purpose of creating this review. The opinions expressed are mine alone.
AussiegirlGender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Great study guide toolJanuary 30, 2014AussiegirlGender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5COMPASS
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I love Bibles and I love to see what is new I don't mean in changing of word in scripture =just in something that maybe they put on a side bar ,new maps or notes that catch my eye. Something that may help ,e understand scripture better or makes it an easier read. Hope I explained it correctly so no one is confused.
The Compass is the study Bible that compliments the Voice Bible translation (which I also have and love it) I got 2 extra, one for my grandson and one for my friends= I felt it was an easier read for someone that never read the Bible to help bring them closer or at least introduce them to our Lord and Savior.
The Lord does provide easier ways to help those that are lost to try to bring them to him.
This Bible is a great study tool and also one if you choose to read the Bible in 365 days. This beautiful Bible also has these:
< A road map of God's promise. Very nice touch.
< It has 40 Day Retreat with Jesus
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< Topical Guide to The Scriptures
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< Indext to In-Text Maps I would have perfered colored but do to cost I am sure that is why they are Black and White.
Beautiful Bible none the less and I love this bible. I love to review Bibles they are ever enough Bibles. I just ordered me a new one can't wait to get it in the mail.
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- Nov 20th McDonald's makes its 50 billionth hamburger
- Nov 20th Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year
- Nov 20th SETI Institute (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) is founded.
Event of Interest
Nov 22nd Fred Rogers of PBS "Mr Rogers Neighborhood" presents a sweater to Smithsonian Institution
- Nov 23rd Limited-over intl cricket debut for Wasim Akram, v NZ
- Nov 23rd Test Cricket debut of David Boon age 23 & Bob Holland age 38 (v WI)
- Nov 23rd USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
- Nov 23rd Boston College QB Doug Flutie passes (472 yards), including game ending 48 yard TD (Hail Mary Pass) to end game & beat Miami 47-45
- Nov 25th Julio M Sanguinetti wins Uruguay presidential election
- Nov 25th William Schroeder is second person to receive Jarvik-7 artificial heart
Event of Interest
Nov 28th Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States.
Film Premier
Dec 1st "Beverly Hills Cop" directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold premieres in Los Angeles
- Dec 1st 49th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-15 in Birmingham
- Dec 2nd 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win
- Dec 2nd Bob Holland takes 9-83 for NSW against South Australia, SCG
- Dec 2nd USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
- Dec 3rd Union Carbide pesticide plant leak of methyl isocyanate and other toxic compounds in Bhopal, India, kills 2,259 (official figure) - other estimates as high as 16,000 (including later deaths) and over half a million injured
- Dec 4th Hezbollah militants hijack a Kuwait Airlines plane, killing four passengers.
Event of Interest
Dec 4th 6th ACE Cable Awards: David Bowie: Serious Moonlight by Anthony Eaton and HBO
- Dec 5th French colonies killed 10 Kanaken in New Caledonia
- Dec 5th Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher
- Dec 6th France performs nuclear test
- Dec 6th Hijackers aboard Kuwaiti jetliner kill 2nd hostage
- Dec 7th Allan Border's 1st Test Cricket match as captain (v WI Adelaide)
- Dec 8th Europe & 64 developing countries sign Lome III treaty
Tennis Open
Dec 9th 73rd Men's Australian Open: Mats Wilander beats Kevin Curren (6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2)
Tennis Open
Dec 9th 73rd Women's Australian Open: Chris Evert-Lloyd beats Helena Sukova (6-7, 6-1, 6-3)
- Dec 10th 1st "planet" outside our solar system discovered
- Dec 10th South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is presented with his Nobel Peace Prize
- Dec 10th WNSY-AM in Newport News VA returns from WGH
- Dec 11th "Doug Henning & His World..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 60 perf
- Dec 11th Mauretania military coup under Col Maawiya Ould Sid'ahmed Taya
- Dec 13th Artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers 1st stroke
- Dec 14th Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football
- Dec 15th USSR launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet
- Dec 17th NJ Devils 1st penalty shot-Rocky Trottier scores against Edmonton
- Dec 17th NJ Devils 1st shutout, Glenn Resch makes 42 saves beat Minn, 2-0
- Dec 18th 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1)
Treaty of Interest
Dec 19th China PR Premier Zhao Ziyang & British PM Margaret Thatcher sign Hong Kong Treaty
Event of Interest
Dec 19th Scotty Bowman wins his 691st regular season game, the most wins by any coach in NHL history
- Dec 20th 33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library
- Dec 20th US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Dec 21st Islander Kelly Hrudy's 1st shut-out win-Whalers 1-0
- Dec 21st USSR launches Vega 2 for fly-by of Halley's Come
- Dec 22nd Bernhard Goetz shoots 4 black muggers on NYC subway train
- Dec 22nd Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, v WI at the MCG
- Dec 23rd Viv Richards scores 208 in Test Cricket at MCG
- Dec 24th Palace coup in Mauritania
- Dec 25th NBA's Bernard King scores 60 points
- Dec 27th Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with NY Yankees
- Dec 28th Creosote bush determined to be 11,700 years old
- Dec 28th Rajiv Gandhi's Congress party wins election in India
- Dec 28th TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run
- Dec 28th USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
- Dec 29th 5th United Negro College Fund
- Dec 29th Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period
- Dec 29th Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parlimetary elections
- Dec 31st Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car crash
- Dec 31st NYC subway gunman Bernhard Goetz surrenders to police in NH
- Dec 31st Rajiv Gandhi takes office as India's 7th Prime Minister succeeding his mother Indira Gandhi
- Dec 31st Test Cricket debut of Mohammad Azharuddin, v England at Calcutta
- Dec 31st US leaves UNESCO
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Marcus closes northwest Milwaukee cinema site
Marcus Theatres Corp. has closed Northtown Cinema on Milwaukee's far northwest side, leaving another large commercial vacancy in that area.
Northtown, 7440 N. 76th St., last showed movies on Sunday. Marcus closed the eight-screen cinema because of steadily declining attendance, and the theater's outdated technology, said Mark Gramz, executive vice president of Marcus Theatres. »Read Full Article(19)
Singers blend magically in MSO's Baroque music concert
A pared-down MSO, two remarkable voices and an extremely communicative conductor joined forces in an absolutely captivating evening of Baroque music on Friday.
Guest conductor Nicholas McGegan led about 40 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra strings, plus harpsichord/continuo organ, through an engaging program of Handel, Pergolesi and Scarlatti. They were joined by soprano Yulia Van Doren and countertenor Daniel Taylor. »Read Full Article


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Palin, pancakes, and the straight talk express
Have the wheels come off the straight talk express? At least one sleeping giant woke up today: the NYT finally gives Sarah Palin a thorough vetting and the results aren't pretty. The McCain campaign's aggressive - and many say dishonest - tactics in promoting Palin may have sparked the beginnings of a media backlash. Camp McCain's reaction: We don't care and intend to stay on offense. And about that offense, they will soon have some help: Group With Swift Boat Alumni Readies Ads Attacking Obama. How low will things go? At this week's Values Voters Summit, 'Obama Waffles' with racial stereotypes were all the rage.
Who's Afraid of the Twelfth Amendment?
The Twelfth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has serviced the two-party system since 1804, but not without controversy. Little known about Amendment XII is that it requires an absolute majority of over half of the electoral college to win, currently 270 out of 538. If not, as in the case of third party state victories, or a tie of 269 each, the House of Representatives then selects the president from the top three contenders, with each state delegation having only one vote (also requiring a majority). Here's what the selection might look like today, advantage Democrats. However, it is the newly elected House that gets to decide the issue by the following March 4th (with the current VP ascending by default of indecision).
Negating a frame activates that frame
Don't Think of a Maverick! George Lakoff offers some tips on framing to the Obama campaign.
McCain and the OODA loop
John McCain was trained as a fighter pilot. Fighter pilot training is greatly influenced by John Boyd, who developed the OODA loop theory, which some say General Petraeus has adapted to the ground in Iraq, the real reason "the surge" appears successful. The OODA loop has been applied to business, computer security and now it appears that McCain is applying it to politics with some success. [more inside]
Tufte x jQuery = awesome
Craig Mod, who you may remember was the developer of geographic news attention index buzztracker.org, has developed a new interface to the 2008 election: Everymoment Now. [more inside]
Obama is inclusive in his support for PNGs
Despite his carefully cultivated "maverick" image, McCain is playing it traditional and conservative by using HTML 4.01, the W3C spec from 1999.
"The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell." –Ben Okri
"Political content aside, the discussion provided a lovely example of how a term from literary theory has established itself in American political discourse." via Language Log
"We may expect the following. Language will be carefully crafted. Advertisements will focus on personal narratives. The campaign will employ "attack" advertisements that emotionally sway voters. Policy will be sketchy with vague descriptions that emotionally satisfy Americans while offering scant details. The emphasis will be on creating narratives that resonate with the values, beliefs, and identities of prospective voters."
– Literary Gulag, on Lakoff, Nunberg, Westen, and the narrative of the 2008 presidential election. [more inside]
"We may expect the following. Language will be carefully crafted. Advertisements will focus on personal narratives. The campaign will employ "attack" advertisements that emotionally sway voters. Policy will be sketchy with vague descriptions that emotionally satisfy Americans while offering scant details. The emphasis will be on creating narratives that resonate with the values, beliefs, and identities of prospective voters."
– Literary Gulag, on Lakoff, Nunberg, Westen, and the narrative of the 2008 presidential election. [more inside]
Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics...and Voter Polls
Margins of Error We can't seem to let the future alone. Even though we often get predictions about it so wrong. Because, as Niels Bohr once said, "Prediction is very difficult. Especially if it is about the future." What are the origins of political polling (beware of awful interface design)? And how is political polling evolving?
Give me your coded, your rfid tagged, your addressed masses
As simple as a typo. Your vote in the 2008 U.S. election won't [2:00-9:00] count if voter caging parties can help it. Vote caging works basically like this - (1) Send do-not-forward mail to the address listed on your registration. (2) If it comes back return to sender, your registration is challenged and can be thrown out without notice. "A challenged voter will likely cast a provisional ballot....Nearly a third of all 1.6 million provisional ballots cast in 2004 were thrown out." Previously (somewhat). [more inside]
The Political Scene
Party Faithful. Can the Democrats get a foothold on the religious vote?
Green Behind The Ears
What was the mysterious green backdrop behind John McCain last night? Was it an attempt to restart the Colbert/McCain Green Screen Challenge? The lawn of one of his houses? Or possibly just a screw-up?
Election Fever!
Everyone is all abuzz about the upcoming election! But even after introducing an act calling for fixed election dates because "this power allows the governing party to set the time of the election to its own advantage", Stephen Harper has decided to call it quits on the 39th Parliament because it's "dysfunctional" even though he's only three years into his mandate. After all, he can change his mind on fixed elections because he supported them in the first place.
ScienceDebate2008 Update
Barack Obama has responded to the 14 questions posed by ScienceDebate2008 (discussed previously). The Martian Chronicles has outlined some key points of his response. John McCain has not responded to the questions, but has indicated that he will respond.
Final Days
"On the weekends, he favors two-hour bicycle rides at a Secret Service training facility outside Washington, where he sometimes asks companions and agents to ride behind him so that he can have the illusion of riding alone." With all the focus on the upcoming election, what of George W. Bush?
Sarah Palin as McCain's running-mate
Fox, the BBC and CNN have all revealed that Republican US presidential candidate John McCain has picked Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate on his 72nd birthday on the eve of the start of Republican National Convention. Despite being wildly popular in Alaska, Palin has recently been involved in an investigation over whether she dismissed a public safety commissioner because he refused to dismiss her former brother-in-law.
An outlaw view of the underbelly of the beast during the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
A Speech So Stirring It Converted Pat Buchanan
On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, Barack Obama accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party to be their Presidential candidate with a speech so well-crafted that Pat bloody Buchanan couldn't stop raving about it, and had to be cut off by his fellow broadcasters. It was an occasion so historic that McCain chose to release an ad congratulating his opponent.
Larry Summers lays it out for the next President
"There are half a dozen [economic] issues today, each one of which is as important as the most important issue at the beginning of most presidential terms." Larry Summers became so well-known during his brief and contentious tenure as President of Harvard that it's easy to forget about his real job, as a much-lauded academic economist with a history of real-world service at the World Bank and in the Clinton Administration. In this month's Harvard Magazine, he summarizes his view of the economy (grim) and what the next president is going to have to do about it (a lot.)
Moving maps of American elections
'Cinematic maps' of American elections a project from the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond [more inside]
Ohio: L33T Wanted
David Byrd, the President of Premier (formerly Diebold), has acknowledged that an error in touch-screen voting machines used in half of Ohio's counties may cause some votes to be "dropped". Oh, and there's no time to fix the problem before the elections. Premier Election Solutions and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner are issuing guidelines to counties for how to avoid the problem.
US Presidential Campaign Videos
The evolution of the US presidential campaign ad, 1952 to 1996... 1952: Eisenhower-Nixon (We Like Ike, The Man from Abilene) vs Stevenson-Sparkman (I Love the Gov [apologies for the intro], Ike... Bob..., Vote Stevenson/The Music Man, (Remember the Farmer, Back to the Days of '31). Bonus: Newsreels dealing with the campaigns. 1956: Eisenhower-Nixon (Eisenhower Answers America: The Cost of Living [excerpt], Corruption (california spot)) vs Stevenson-Kefauver (How's that again, General?, The Man from Libertyville [same annoying intro], Ad-lee, Ad-lie). Bonus: Election Day newsreel, including a santa Claus arriving in a flying saucer; Eisenhower, Suez, and hungary in 1956. [more inside]
Pastor Rick's Test
At the risk of heresy, let it be said that setting up the two presidential candidates for religious interrogation by an evangelical minister -- no matter how beloved -- is supremely wrong. [more inside]
Art Imitates Life
Rhetorical Questions
Rhetorical Questions. "Who will win the presidential debates? What does each candidate's use of words say about how he would govern as president? Can Obama's rhetorical skills lift him to the heights of Lincoln, FDR, and Reagan—or will his speechmaking do him in? After watching all 47 (!) of the primary season's debates, our correspondent has the answers—and some harsh criticism for the moderators."
Doesn't everyone exaggerate the size of Lake Ontario?
Humorist and candidate for the US Senate for Minnesota Al Franken draws a map of the United States from memory.
"Are we in the midst of a coup?"
2009: A True Story. "My name is Sara Ford and I am 18 years old. I moved to California at the end of last year. Before the first attacks... before everything changed." [Via] [more inside]
Electing a US President in Plain English
A three-and-a-half minute video explaining the American electoral process. As a Canadian, I've also found the American electoral system a little baffling. Electoral colleges? Maine and Nebraska do it differently? I thought this video by the smart folks at Common Craft did an excellent job of explaining how somebody gets to the White House.
There Could Be Blood
Andy Grove on Our Electric Future - "Energy independence [viz.] is the wrong goal. Here is a plan Americans can stick to." Perhaps some infrastructure spending1,2 is in order? [etc., &c., cf.] [more inside]
A people too scared to vote.
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Withdraws MDC From 'Sham' Poll. Apparently he agrees with Mugabe's claim that only God can remove him from office. Prev Zim.
Where Religion & Politics Intersect
Like it or not, religion is at the forefront of the 2008 US Presidential elections. The Pew Forum On Religion & Public Life previously cited in MeFi threads examines many of the current intersections of religion and politics, domestic and abroad.
Get out of the vehicle, or we'll burn it
Zimbabwe: Holds diplomats (after threatening to burn them), suspends aid, bans opposition rallies.
A moment in history; Obama Wins Presidential Nomination.
It's official. Obama has won the Democratic Party nomination for the US Presidency. In response, McCain has launched a "verbal sortie" against him and the media has already begun disecting Hillary's campaign.
The Dangling Conversation
"People are talking, but no one is really listening. For all the fun and fantasy that can be had following this election on the internet, the overriding impression it gives after a while is of tuning into thousands of people as they sit in their cars and complain about the traffic." David Runciman on "The Cattle-Prod Election."
Aint no party like the San Francisco values party!
Beware the San Francisco values! [more inside]
Obama/Prime in 08
Canadian freelance writer and comic-book vandal Chris "MGK" Bird surveys the field of Obama's potential running mates.
"NIXON-AGNEW", in red and in blue.
"the latest issue to arise for the McCain campaign involving aides' ties to foreign interests"
Obama pushes forward while others continue to fight the battles of yesteryear
Party Like It's 2008 [SLNYTOE] Almost every wrong prediction about this election cycle has come from those trying to force the round peg of this year's campaign into the square holes of past political wars. That's why race keeps being portrayed as dooming Mr. Obama — surely Jeremiah Wright = Willie Horton! — no matter what the voters say to the contrary. [more inside]
The story of the Democratic primaries so far, boiled down to seven minutes.
Boris is GEIL
It's Boris. London has elected Boris Johnson as its new mayor.
Moyers interviews Wright
Bill Moyers interviews the Reverend Jeremiah Wright in his first broadcast interview with a journalist since he became embroiled in a controversy for his remarks and his relationship with Barack Obama [more inside]
The Confederacy of Dunces
The Confederacy of Dunces. The Village Voice's comprehensive election-season guide to right-wing political bloggers, by Roy Edroso of alicublog.
Prolonging the Battle
The hidden factor in Hillary Clinton's rebound: committed Republicans voting in open primaries who want to prolong the messy battle for the Democratic nomination, encouraged by right-wing radio hosts like Laura Ingraham and Rush Limbaugh. Or is Hillary just suddenly more palatable to conservatives than multi-culti Obama?
"When the facts change, I change my opinion. What do you do, sir?"
David Mamet: Why I am no longer a 'Brain Dead Liberal'. "The right is mooing about faith, the left is mooing about change, and many are incensed about the fools on the other side—but, at the end of the day, they are the same folks we meet at the water cooler. Happy election season."
US Presidential Greatness as a Function of Experience
Obama and his supporters are just pure emotion.....
Derrick Ashong A camera-wielding interviewer collars Mr Ashong in the street and starts to pepper him with questions. The interviewer assumes that his victim's casual appearance—he is wearing a baseball hat, a shell necklace and is chewing gum—betokens an equally casual approach to politics. "Do you have any specifics?" he demands aggressively. "What are their policies?" Mr Ashong delivers a series of carefully argued replies that could form the basis of an editorial in a serious newspaper. Emotional responses count too.
Armenia declares state of emergency
On February 19, Armenia hosted a presidential election. The winner with 52% of the vote was (as expected), current Prime Minister and BFF to the current president, Serge Sargsyan. The runner-up with 21.5% of the vote was former president (taken out by the current president in 1997), Levon Ter-Petrossian. The elections were flawed, lots of people protested over the past week, the protests have gotten violent, LTP is under house arrest and the government has issued a 20 day state of emergency. At least 3 (including a police officer) have been killed. [more inside]
I'm Barak Obama, and yes, I've got four quarters.
Youtube Political Post Mike Nelson of Rifftrax and Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame riffs on six political ads.
Hoping for a new voodoo?
In 1980 Ronald Reagan surrounded himself with economic thinkers that challenged the prevailing Keynesian doctrine with supply side economics. In the same way that Arthur Laffer and Milton Friedman drove Reagan's thinking. A new generation of economists from the University of Chicago are advising Barack Obama. Will behavioral economics change politics the way supply side economics did a generation ago?


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ROCKFORD — Aleksandar Glavas of Loves Park and Andrew Johnson of Rockton have been named to the spring 2014 dean's list at Central College in Pella, Iowa, according to a news release sent July 7.
To make the dean's list, students must have a 3.5 GPA or higher.
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Mississippi River towns in Wisconsin
Wisconsin River Towns
Along the Mississippi River Through Wisconsin Wisconsin has some of the most scenic river towns you'll find along the Mississippi River. Prescott was built at the juncture of the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers. Wisconsin's second oldest community, Prairie du Chien, was built near the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers. Alma and
Population (2010) 4,258 Introduction Perched at the northern tip of the Wisconsin's Great River Road, Prescott is positioned where the clear blue water of the St. Croix River mixes with the ruddy Mississippi. The two great waterways form the core of an area that has an abundance of recreational options. Visitor Information Prescott has two
Diamond Bluff
Population (2010) 194 Introduction Diamond Bluff is a quiet residential community that is about a mile long but only a few blocks wide sandwiched between the railroad tracks and the river. Visitor Information Contact Pierce County Partners in Tourism (800.474.3723/715.273.5864). History A French guy lived here from 1799 until he died in 1824. His name
Arriving in Town County K is the main drag through the village. History Wilson Thing (perhaps an ancestor of Thing T. Thing of Addams Family fame) was the first person to settle in the area; he showed up in 1848. Most early settlers in the Trenton vicinity were Scandinavians. The area had a bustling commercial
Hager City
Population (2010) 338 Introduction Hager City may not look like much (it isn't), but it has a place that you must visit—if you like authentic Jamaican food. Arriving in Town County Highways VV and K are the main routes in town. Visitor Information Contact Pierce County Partners in Tourism (800.474.3723/715.273.5864). History Hager City had the
Bay City
Population (2010) 500 Introduction Once the center of a large commercial fishing operation, Bay City today is primarily a residential community, with less tourism than some of its neighbors along Lake Pepin. History Mr. A.C. Morton was the first known European to arrive at the future village site; he built a home in 1855. A.J.