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Skip to comments.(Shocking New) Poll: What Republicans believe
Posted on 02/02/2010 2:33:54 PM PST by Zakeet
A new Research 2000 poll of more than 2,000 Republicans, conducted for the liberal blog Daily Kos, has some eyebrow-raising findings:
(Excerpt) Read more at firstread.msnbc.msn.com ...
There are many more interesting things in the POLL. Furthermore, the numbers become even more terrifying to the MSM when you consider the respondents who were "Not Sure."
The numbers seem a little low, but I'm confident they will all increase as 2010 moves along.
"53% believe Sarah Palin is more qualified to be president than Obama is"
WAY too low...
No way are you going to convince me that 37% of Republicans are that stupid!
I got news for MSNBC ... it ain't just Republicans.
Obviously biased. Must have only polled RINOs. I think anything less than 99.99% shows flawed methodology.
This poll was conducted using all 300 MSNBC viewers. MSNBC cannot afford to pay their phone bill, they had to call their shills collect!!!!!
That's PRESIDENT Not Sure, buddy! ;) :)
Remember the polls showing that something like a 1/3 of the Democrats believed that Karl Rove dynamited the World Trade Center and then raped and killed Paul Wellstone?
The liberal blog Daily Kos is certainly my first choice for accurate news to report on.
(Shocking New) Poll: What Democrats believe
98% believe Bill Clinton had the most ethical administration in history.
79% believe that if we are nice to Islamofascist terrorists they will be nice back.
81% believe that Bush's oil buddies will raise the temperature of the whole wide world by sellinh oil, but Groe's private fleet which burns more fuel than 99% of individuals on earth will have no impact.
107% believe that job creators are the enemy.
Taken by Daily Kos That stopped me right there. No credibility whatsoever. Just another poll to make pro-lib news and fire up the moonbats.
Ahh, sampling Chicago huh?
63% thinks he's a socialist, 37% thinks he's a full out commie pinko.
My responses:
63% of them believe President Obama is a socialist - YES, though Socialist might be too mild.
53% believe Sarah Palin is more qualified to be president than Obama is. YES. Of course she is.
39% believe he should be impeached - Not sure he's done anything impeachable yet. Moronic, dangerous policies are not "high crimes and misdemeanors." Besides, Joe Biden would become POTUS. Even worse, he might well be declared mentally incompetent making Pelosi POTUS. (Note to self: Pray for Obama's safety tonight)
36% believe he wasn't born in the United States - I believe he probably was born in the USA, but I'm only about 64% sure.
31% believe the president hates white people - I'm not sure he hates all white people, but he has many very racist ideas and uses race baiting to push his Statist policies.
24% believe the president wants the terrorists to win - He sure acts like it, sometimes. I'd say it is more like he is rooting for a draw.
23% believe their state should secede from the union - My state is more liberal than most, so I would not want this, as it would only make things worse.
Really, I think most people would be shocked to see
what Democrats believe.
96% of democrats believe Obama is not socialistic enough.
75% of democrats believe george Bush
responsible for 9-11.
59% of democrats think Karl Rove can control the weather.
97% of democrats think Helen thomas is a great journalist.
85% of democrats would institute Martial law and
re-educate your children.
89% of democrat children would turn their own parents
in to the EPA.
See, anyone can come up with a list.
The other 37% probably realize he is actually a commie.
0bama takes another one in the.................................HA ha!!!
yep. So am I. So is WBill Jr. He's no less eligible than the Kenyan.
Red Meat for the Dem base....that's all this is.
What's shocking about that?
I knew it before he was even elected...and I knew America would realize it too. I just didn't know it'd happen so soon.
Do you remember the old SNL sketch with Eddie Murphy as a militant reggae artist? Reminds me of BO.
Eddie sings: "(we got to) KILL all the WHITE PEOPLE! (just let them buy my record first)"
Genius. 30 years too soon. Who'dve thunk it?
Well, one thing I have noticed.
The New York Times hires the stupidest possible conservatives to be their conservative columnists. But the Wall Street Journal hires the stupidest possible liberal to be their liberal columnist.
So maybe the Daily Kos is out to prove a point here.
For the first two beliefs I am with the majority, and for the remaining I am in the minority. So am I still a Republican? or just a consistent conservative who isn't running for office?
My Lab/Damatian mix is more qualified to be president than Obambi is and I can prove she was born here.
Can we ask the other 47% to please exit quickly through the nearest fire exit?
And probably 80% of freepers believe all of the above.
The same Research 2000 that predeicted Coakley would win by 5%.
This just in! Shocking new poll shows 75% of Americans never heard of MSNBC and of the remaining quarter 20% don't think it's a real news station.
The people who took this poll have just Earned Olby's worst person in the world award.
Personally, I don't think he is a Socialist. I think he is a Fascist.
>>Eddie sings: "(we got to) KILL all the WHITE PEOPLE! (just let them buy my record first)"<<
If all these Republicans don't IMMEDIATELY leave the GOP and join my Third Party, they're all just a buncha RINOs!!11!1!!
The POTUS is the one in the picture on the left, far left.
But he isn't a Muslim. Really, he isn't. It was just a costume and fun festivities. Really.
The other 37 percent said he was a communist 80)
I can never bring myself to watch Olby, so I had to google your post to see if it was real or a joke, LOL!
He is.
53% believe Sarah Palin is more qualified to be president than Obama is
She is.
39% believe he should be impeached
He should be.
36% believe he wasn't born in the United States.
We don't know where he was born, because he won't tell us for sure.
31% believe the president hates white people.
He certainly doesn't like them very much.
24% believe the president wants the terrorists to win.
He wouldn't lose any sleep if they brought us down a notch or two. Nothing he's not trying to do himself.
23% believe their state should secede from the union.
Any state interested in freedom would -- tomorrow.
I took a poll to9night. 100% of people polled believe nobama should resign TONIGHT!
So I went to the source and found out that 2,003 respondents were called up on the phone. Here's how they managed to massage the numbers:
Demigraphically, the poll underrepresented the Northeast (18% of the population, 11% of the poll) and overrepresented the South (36 percent of the population, 42 percent of the poll.) The Midwest seems to have been polled at the right number; the West is a little overrepresented.
Viola! A skewed poll showing more fundemental Christian values. Not that this is bad, but it shows.
Then they polled 56 percent men, 44 percent women. Again, skewed toward a more conservative base.
Here are some other things not reported since it doesn't fit the leftist template:
Practically all Republicans believe that marriage means an equal partnership between a man and a woman. Most believe that contraception is fine and women should work outside the home. The pill is not equated with abortion. I would guess all these questions are "poison pills" inserted into the poll to make Republicans look like fools or Neandertals. Since they weren't able to do that, they'll have to focus on the one-third that would rather secede than live under the dictatorship of the proletariat.
Actually, as soon as I saw it was associated with the Daily Kos, I knew there was fraud in there somewhere.
Daily Kos does not know how to poll.
"White Man's greed runs a world in need".
-straight from the horses ass....uhh, I mean mouth.
Even if we let you move to one of the fun states?
If there is a single extant truth in American politics at the moment it is that liberals have not a clue what conservatives really believe and hold to their own self-serving projections with the allegiance of received religion. What results is a political discourse consisting of an endless stream of accusation. It's mind-numbing stuff. It's intended to be.
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I've looked through the code in my app, but can't see where the default session timeout is set - so I guess it's somewhere in Rails itself. I've hunted through the online docs & Googled away merrily but couldn't anything.
I ask because I'm trying to get the cookies I create to allow phpBB integration to expire at roughly the same time as the RoR session, for consistency.
Can anyone point me at the appropriate docs? TIA :-)
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Which teas is it acceptable to add milk and/or sugar to?
eg. milk with oolong is okay? But sugar, no?
Thank you.
Dinahsaur wrote:I've never added milk or sugar to an Oolong or Pu-erh, but I have added a dipped spoon of honey to each in the past. I'm actually very particular about my honey. I don't enjoy the standard clover honey and prefer to get local honey as well (my step father recently harvested his first round of honey from the bees he's been keeping the past couple of years).


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CANBY?-?Services for Sharon E. Johnson, 65, of Canby will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Canby. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Birk Funeral Home in Canby, with a prayer service at 6:50 p.m. Visitation will continue from 12-:30-1:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Birk Funeral Home of Canby is entrusted with the arrangements.
She died Monday, April 22, 2013, at the Sanford Canby Medical Center.


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The occident flour I get is the exact same stuff Norma gets, it comes from the same supplier, who repackages it into 5# bags for sale in "country stores". It's unbleached, bromated flour, and I believe the "EF" may mean extra fine as in the grind of the flour.
Not sure if this has already been linked, but here was my original thread about occident flour http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php?topic=11516.0


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As Alaina Shearer and Seth Gray begin remodeling their Powell-area home, their children have one request: Don't get rid of the secret passages.
When you're tackling one of the oldest homes in Delaware County, such oddities come with the territory.
Consider the vents in the bedroom floors that open directly to rooms below. Or an 18-inch-wide hidden corridor that connects the upstairs bedrooms. Or cabinet-size doors high on the wall of one bedroom that open into an enormous playroom.
And what about the working bidet sitting on its own in a master bedroom closet? Or the fact that every major room in the house has a door to the outside or that a lamppost stands in the middle of the kitchen?
"When I was taking HVAC guys through here, I had to stop myself from saying, 'I wonder why they did that?'" Gray said with a laugh. "I learn something different about this house every day."
Despite the oddities — and the warnings from bankers, inspectors and real-estate agents — Shearer and Gray bought the home on Dec. 27.
"My first thought was, 'This is perfect,'" Gray said. "We'd gone through 15 or 20 other houses in person and hundreds online, and none of them were quite right. ... I owned two previous houses. They both felt like home the first time I walked in. This was the same way."
The young couple — both are 34 — desperately needed space. They married in 2012, landing their combined family of five in Shearer's 1,200-square-foot Worthington home. When they learned another child was on the way, their search began.
They looked for an older home in the Worthington area but found none in their price range — less than $350,000.
"A McMansion was not an option," Shearer recalled. "We wanted a home with history, character, charm and soul."
They found it at 8812 Olentangy River Rd. in Liberty Township — a 4,852-square-foot, four-bedroom home on almost 2 acres.
The property's history can be dated to 1800, when it was included among 4,000 acres granted to James Parker from President John Adams for Parker's military service.
It's impossible to determine from Delaware County transfer records when the house was built. The Delaware County auditor's website says the home was built in 1807.
A Liberty Township history suggests that the home was built in 1824, which would be more consistent with its size and brick construction. In any case, the home's age and multiple additions no doubt scared off prospective buyers when it was put on the market in 2011.
But what struck others as quirky, dated and unlivable struck Shearer and Gray as quirky, dated and lovable.
Their joy rose when their offer of $330,000 was accepted — an unheard-of $68 a square foot on 2 acres in the Olentangy Local Schools district.
Their dream threatened to turn into an illusion, however, when they sought a home loan.
"It was just a nightmare to get it financed," said Shearer, the former co-host of the WNCI (97.9) Morning Zoo program who now runs Cement Marketing, a Columbus digital marketing and web design firm.
"We thought it was a no-brainer," added Gray, a musician who also runs Beauty and the Biker leather goods. "First the bank, then the home inspector, then the Realtor said we were crazy to buy this place."
The original brick three-story home sits in the front of the property. With its low timber ceilings, massive brick fireplace and 24-inch-thick walls, the home seems plucked out of a James Fenimore Cooper novel.
The oldest part of the house has the greatest appeal to its youngest residents, who love to stick their heads through the passive-heat vents in the second-floor bedrooms into the room below or climb the ladder through the first-floor trapdoor into the cellar.
"I like to go into the basement, but I get freaked out," said 9-year-old Lily. "I call it the zombie room. But I love this house because I can run around and play hide-and-seek and no one will find me. It's awesome."
Walking east to west in the house is a short trip through two centuries of home construction.
The first addition, built around 1900, houses the kitchen, second-floor bedroom and main entrance.
Next comes a 1969 addition that houses the master suite, family room and massive second-floor playroom, which, Gray noted, is larger than the family's entire Worthington home.
Finally comes a 1980s addition — a single Florida room with a cathedral ceiling that houses a family-size hot tub that was in need of repair when the couple bought the home.
"This was the first thing we fixed," Shearer said. "We knew, after a day of peeling wallpaper and hanging kitchen cabinets, that we'll want to get in the hot tub."
Beyond the cosmetic updates, making all the pieces work together is the home's greatest challenge. The additions were built on different levels to accommodate the site's steep slope, with little regard to how one interior flows into the next.
The result is a multilevel catacomb.
"It's hard to walk through every room and not want to start working on it," Shearer said.
They have agreed to begin in the kitchen. Besides a general update, the renovation will include removing a wall to provide direct passage to the family room. The heating and electrical systems are also high priorities.
After that, the couple plans to reroute staircases into a more conventional design — as conventional as the house will allow.
Gray is doing much of the work himself.
"The house I grew up in was built in the 1860s. I was 9 or 10 when I helped my dad gut that. The two houses I owned previously were old houses, and you can't buy old houses and not fix things."
Gray realizes that tasks that would be elementary in new homes can be exhausting in old ones.
He recently spent hours — and a few visits to YouTube — perfecting miter joints on the trim he is installing in the kitchen.
"It's hard enough in a new house when the walls are plumb and level, but with 200 years of living and settling — well, gravity takes its toll on everything."


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (85 votes).
In short: Well-organized fast raceIn full: A really good event. Organization was excellent, plenty of cheerful marshals, goody bag, water and fruit at the end. Hot drinks and cakes to buy at very reasonable prices. Some very fast runners, but plenty of slower ones at the back. A first-class eventDate of review: December 3, 2013
In short: Fast course, nice finish on the track, home made cakes and tea in proper mugs at the end. £5 sweatshop voucher was useful.Date of review: December 2, 2013
In short: Consistently good :-)In full: Friendly, efficient, flat, track finish, nice prize (drawstring bag), good value, fruit available afterwards, good facilities, great marshals (including some Gamesmakers proudly displaying their kit - always nice to see), amusing chap doing the prize-giving! Keep up the good work!Date of review: December 2, 2013
In short: intro to racingIn full: This was my first ever race. Very cold but bright sunny day and the starter was right when he said they don't "do" rain.I guessed from the number of competitors and previous comments this would feel very clubby and it was. We weren't made to feel unwelcome, but we obviously stood out as newbie non-club members and I felt the host club members could have made the effort to speak to us. Aside from that, very well organised and the marshalls were great, cheering us along the way. The course wasn't as twisty as I was anticipating and running in a straight line is boring so the turns were welcome. Lovely and flat too. This was a good/local/cheap introduction to racing for me and I look forward to more races and Perivale 2013.Date of review: December 4, 2012
In short: An old friendIn full: An old friend which heralds the start of the Christmas season every year. The weather varies -this year very sunny- but the event stays the same. It really is very flat but quite twisty. The track finish provides a final flourish. Don't change a thing. Date of review: December 4, 2012
In short: Clockwork-smooth organisation as always!In full: Well done and thank you to the Perivale 5 team, who always seem able to ensure perfect weather conditions for this PB route! I'll be back next year.Date of review: December 3, 2012
In short: Perivale 5 - Sunny Spells PredictedIn full: First time I've run this race. very well organised and marshalled excellently so thankyou for that. although a lot of the course is on pavement, because there was a lot of club runners there was a lot of sensible running whereby the slower runners all moved over to one side enabling the faster ones to overtake without jostling or barging for position. The course was so flat and fast and running with club runners of a higher ability meant I smashed 6 minutes off my best training run time.Only thing I would say is that if you were a complete novice to running the Clubby feel to this may put beginners off. I hope not but maybe the organisers should contemplate making this race a Perivale Santa Slog/Dash with a prize for the best dressed santa/elf or reindeer. you can still run fast in a santa suit but it would put beginners at ease to see a mix of serious and fun runners and add to the atmosphere.well done though and the weather was beautifulDate of review: December 3, 2012
In short: friendly organisers, friendly field, great organisation and venueDate of review: December 3, 2012
In short: Well organised race and fast courseIn full: The mild weather made this one a really pleasant Sunday for December. Vest and shorts were out in force! Well organised and well marshalled, the quick 2-lapper had a nice track finish too. Bargain entry and small field negated the need for chip timing. Will definitely do again.Date of review: December 23, 2011
In short: Marshalls were fantastic and encouraging, Really enjoyed the run. Not the most scenic but good fun and really nice to finish in a stadium. In full: Overall I enjoyed it. Felt a little clubby for a fun runner but a nice sunday run Date of review: December 10, 2011
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Sugar Grove Area News in Brief
By CANDIS RIEDER
Service in the Park
In observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the Warren County United Veterans' Council will conduct a "Missing Man Table and Honors Ceremony" beginning at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Friday, Sept. 20, in Sugar Grove at the town park.
The public is invited and encouraged to join members of the county's veterans organizations at this ceremony.
Open House
The Sugar Grove Elementary School held its open house on Tuesday night, Sept. 17. A short CPT (Concerned Parent Teacher) meeting was held at 6 p.m. to give parents a lot of back-to-school information.
In May it was unanimously voted to keep the current CPT officers for the 2013-14 school year. The school will be having fund-raisers throughout the year so watch your school flyers for special event and fund raiser information. Presently the CPT has cookbooks on sale for $10. Keep collecting your Box Tops and Soup Labels as those can be returned for special items for the classrooms.
Reminder to all that there are no classes scheduled for Monday, Oct. 14 and school picture day will be happening on Oct. 17. Those interested in being home room parents for the 2013-2014 school year can sign up in the school office.
The schedule of special party days for this year are currently: The Halloween Parade at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, Classroom Christmas Parties on Friday, Dec. 20 at 1:30 p.m., The Valentine's Parties on Friday, Feb. 14 at 1:30 p.m. and the spring events will be announced at a later date. The CPT will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of certain months.. Those meetings will be in the cafeteria on Oct. 15, Jan. 21, March 18, and May 20 .
For more information on how to sign up to be a volunteer, contact the Sugar Grove Elementary School at 489-7851.
Fall Sports The Eisenhower Knights have kicked off their Fall Sports Schedule and there are a number of games and events to come out and watch each week.
The 7th grade Football team will take on Ft. LeBoeuf on Sept. 26 in an away match. The 8th grade Football team will play a home game against Cochranton at 4 p.m. on Sept. 26. The Junior Varsity Football Team will take on Cochranton at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Our Varsity Football team had a great showing at their homecoming game last week They are now on a two-week road trip playing away games. This Friday night the team will play Mercyhurst Prep and next Friday night you can hear the game against Cochranton.
The Boys and Girls Soccer Teams will be playing two matches this week. Sept. 24 the Boys will play an away match against Iroquois and the Girls will play Iroquois at home beginning at 4 p.m. On Sept. 26 the Boys will play a home match at 4 p.m. against Seneca and on Sept. 25th the Girls will play an away game against Maplewood.
The Junior Girls Basketball Team will play an away game against Tidioute on Sept. 23 and a home game against Sheffield at 5 p.m. on Sept, 25.
Our Volleyball team will play their important home match up against the Youngsville Eagles on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. in the EMHS gym.
The Cross Country teams will travel to take on Sharpsville on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. and then have a home match against Seneca on Sept. 24 beginning at 4 p.m.
The Knights Golf team will finish up their season with an away match against Corry on Sept. 23. Go Blue and Gold. Good luck to all.
SG Book Club News For those interested in being a part of the Sugar Grove Free Library Book Club, they have a new book each month.
For September the selection is "Divergent" by Veronica Roth. This first book of a trilogy called The Divergent Trilogy. The setting is dystopia Chicago in the future where individuals must remain in the faction into which they were born or select and become accepted into a different faction. The five factions are: the Selfless, the Peaceful, the Honest, the Brave and the Intelligent. We will follow 16-year-old Beatrice through her journey.
The next meeting is Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Library.
Movie Nights
The community of Sugar Grove held its Outdoor Movie Nights at the Sugar Grove Park on the last Friday of each month. Family Movies are played on an inflatable movie screen starting at dusk. Everyone is invited to come along and bring blankets, lawn chairs, and snacks and enjoy the show.
Each event is sponsored by the Warren County Council of Tourism and the Sugar Grove Borough Council. There will be one more movie night of the year and it will be Sept. 27. The movie will be The Secret of the Wings.
Mark your calendars and plan to come on out and join in a fun night in the park.
Sugar Grove.com
Check out the new revised Sugar Grove website. You just might be surprised at all the changes. Visit www.sugargrovepa.com for all the news, information, and background about our community.
Community Lunch
The Community Lunches in the area continue to be well attended. All lunches begin at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend any or all of the area Community lunches. Each month lunch is held on the 1st Friday of the month at the Mission Covenant Church at the corner of Matthews Run and Jackson Run Road. On the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church located at the corner of Race Street and Jamestown Street in the center of town. On the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Hessel Valley Lutheran Church located in Chandlers Valley. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Farmers Open
Sign up now for the Darrell Johnson and Jeff Lindell Memorial Farmer's Open Golf Tournament. This year the tournament will be held on Oct. 10 with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. at Jackson Valley Country Club. The cost is $40 per person for 18 holes, golf cart, and lunch at the turn. This is a 4-person scramble.
Call Jeff Savko at Jackson Valley 489-7803 by Oct. 7 to make your reservations. There will be prizes, special hole events, and more so get your teams together and register early.
The Sportman's Bash
The Lander Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Sportman's Bash on Sept. 21. Doors will open at 11 a.m. There will be free food and drink and drawings beginning at noon for guns, bows, GPS trail cameras, and more. There will be more than 80 spins on the prize wheel all day long. The cost is $20 and that includes chances on the prizes.
For more information on the event, go to LanderVFD.org.
Lottsville Heritage Days
Lottsville Heritage Days were a success and we would like to thank everyone that attended and participated in the event. We are looking for volunteers to help with a steering committee in preparation for the 200th anniversary in 2015. It is time now to prepare.
If you are interested in being a part of this committee, contact Ruth Ann DeVore 489-3408 or Don Martin 489-3262. We welcome your interest and input for this special event.
Harvest Dinner
A Harvest Dinner will be held Friday, Oct. 4 at the Lottsville United Methodist Church from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Bring a friend and come enjoy an Old Fashioned early Thanksgiving meal.
For more information, contact Ruth Ann DeVore 489-3408 or Alan Scott 489-3743.
Spaghetti Dinner
The Hessel Valley Lutheran Church in Chandlers Valley will be having a Spaghetti Dinner to benefit "House of Hope", located in Warren.
What is "House of Hope"? As it states on their website, "Our goal is to provide transitional housing to women being released from the Warren County Prison as well as the state correctional institutions in Pennsylvania. Most are dealing with drug and alcohol and/or mental health issues. The House of Hope provides a safe place from which to transition back into the community. During their stay at the House of Hope women will have a chance to learn healthy coping skills in a loving, supportive environment where they will experience the love of God through staff and volunteers. We will work with churches, probation, counseling agencies, and other social services, as well as education and employment agencies to prepare the women to lead healthy, happy productive lives without the crutches of drugs, alcohol and poor relationships. They will acquire life skills that empower them to break the cycle of entrapment in the criminal justice system."
The Benefit Spaghetti Dinner will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Hessel Valley Lutheran Church in Chandlers Valley. Dinner will consist of spaghetti with homemade meatballs and sauce, tossed salad, homemade bread and homemade desserts. Cost is a donation and all money raised will go to House of Hope to help with expenses there. Take-outs will be available.


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Board votes to uphold overtime policies
MARSHALL – Lyon County commissioners said it was a matter of policy, while county employees said it was a matter of fairness. At stake was certain county employees' eligibility to receive overtime pay.
The commissioners' decision to uphold county policy at their regular board meeting Tuesday meant that overtime is now gone for employees like the county road and bridge superintendent and deputy sergeants in the Lyon County Sheriff's Department. However, commissioners didn't leave out the possibility of revising the policies in the future.
At their regular board meeting Tuesday, commissioners revisited questions raised by new county pay scales brought before the board in December. County employees had expressed concerns that several positions would no longer be eligible to receive overtime pay.
Lyon County Administrator Loren Stomberg reviewed the findings of the pay scale study and the county policy manual. The manual says administrative and managerial positions are considered to be exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and are not eligible to receive overtime or compensatory time, he said. Several county positions that received overtime pay in the past, including landfill supervisor, road and bridge superintendent and sergeant deputy, are not eligible under county policy, Stomberg said.
The affected positions "have evolved throughout the years" to become more managerial, he said, but it appears county policies were not enforced as job duties changed. Stomberg said he also learned that some employees in the county attorney's office have logged compensatory time when the policies say they're not eligible.
"This is not really a question about money. It's a policy question," Stomberg said.
Both county department heads and Commissioner Rodney Stensrud said it didn't seem fair for employees in those positions to lose overtime eligibility, especially considering the responsibilities they have. The affected employees are ones who may work long hours, or who are called in during emergencies, Stensrud said.
Sheriff Mark Mather said the deputy sergeants have also taken on additional responsibilities in the sheriff's department instead of hiring a chief deputy – a move made to cut costs.
"Are you not going to compensate them?" Mather said.
"I don't know why it's exempt now, when it never was before," said county highway superintendent Jim Thomasson.
Commissioner Steve Ritter moved that the county follow existing policies on overtime eligibility.
"We've got to decide if we're going to deviate from the policy manual," uphold it, or change the policy, Ritter said. By not following its own policies, the county was opening itself to the risk of legal action, commissioners said.
The board voted 3-2 in favor of the motion, with commissioners Stensrud and Rick Anderson casting the votes against it.
Although he voted to uphold current county policies, Commissioner Mark Goodenow said he also thought county staff should look at updating them. Board members directed Stomberg to speak with county department heads on the matter.
In other business, Lyon County Public Works Administrator Suhail Kanwar presented the board with a draft plan for construction of segments of a bike trail connecting the cities of Marshall and Lynd with Camden State Park. The plan was divided into three project phases. The first phase, Kanwar said, would be locally funded and include environmental assessments and other requirements to enter a contract with the Department of Natural Resources. Kanwar estimated this phase of the project would cost about $5,500.
The design and construction phases would be reimbursed by Legacy grant money. Kanwar said bids for the last two phases could be submitted separately, or for both phases together.
Kanwar said he needed commissioners' approval to begin with the predesign phase of the project and issue a request for proposals for the second and third phases. Board members voted to have Kanwar come back with quotes for the predesign phase at the next regular county board meeting.


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Tinga de pollo, also known as tinga poblana or chicken tinga, is a flavorful, authentic Mexican dish that you can get on the dinner table in less than an hour.
There are a few key ingredients to this recipe that help you get it on the table quickly: Store-bought rotisserie chicken, tomato sauce and canned diced tomatoes. Like many traditional Mexican dishes, tomatoes are an important flavor as the base of this recipe. And if you shred the chicken in advance or have some help shredding it, you'll really have dinner ready in no time!
This tangy, slightly spicy, stewed dish originally comes from the state of Puebla and is sometimes also made with shredded beef or pork instead of chicken. Ingredients in this dish can sometimes vary slightly from family to family, but most recipes have a tomato base, call for chorizo and fresh tomatillos—all of which, when combined, lend a little umami flavor and texture to this popular dish.


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Debates of Oct. 28th, 2011
House of Commons Hansard #39 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was firearms.
- Question Period
- Ending the Long-gun Registry Act
- Greek Community
- Yamaska Immigration Services
- Snowbirds
- Religious Freedom
- The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
- Joliette Soup Kitchen
- Republic of Turkey
- Agri-Trade Exposition
- Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Jimmy Lomax
- World Cup Kabbadi
- Harold Huskilson
- The Commonwealth
- Parks Canada
- Auditor General
- National Defence
- Firearms Registry
- The Economy
- Firearms Registry
- Charitable Organizations
- Seniors
- Auditor General
- Foreign Affairs
- Auditor General
- Firearms Registry
- Canada Post
- National Defence
- Privacy Commissioner
- Turkey
- Government Loans
- Public Safety Officers Compensation Fund
- International Trade
- Tourism Industry
- Democratic Reform
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Condemnation of Russian Corruption Act
- Petitions
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Ending the Long-gun Registry Act
- Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act
Public Safety Officers Compensation Fund
Oral Questions
October 28th, 2011 / 11:55 a.m.
Peter Julian Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Mr. Speaker, for 14 years, Canada's firefighters have been coming to Parliament Hill to ask that their families be taken care of through a public safety officer compensation fund if they die in the line of duty or if they die saving others.
Five years ago, the NDP delivered, and we passed legislation through the House directing the government to do this. Since that time, dozens of Canada's firefighters and police officers have passed away, and their families are often left destitute. The United States has a fund, but Canada does not.
Why will the government not establish a public safety officer compensation fund and why is it showing such profound disrespect to Canada's firefighters and police officers?
Public Safety Officers Compensation Fund
Oral Questions
11:55 a.m.
Candice Bergen Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, this is a government that is listening to firefighters and police officers across the country. Not only are we giving police officers the tools they need to do their job, but we also introduced a firefighters volunteer tax credit which has been supported across the country. It is something firefighters asked for. It is helping them. We respect and appreciate the work they do. We will continue to support them.
We ask the opposition to do the same thing. We ask the opposition members to vote for measures that will keep criminals in jail and not out on the street.
International Trade
Oral Questions
11:55 a.m.
Dick Harris Cariboo—Prince George, BC
Mr. Speaker, our government's top priority is to complete the economic recovery and protect and create Canadian jobs. Broadening and expanding access to more markets, particularly Asia, is a key part of our government's job creating pro-trade plan. Canadians get the jobs, the prosperity and consumer benefits that come from increased trade.
Could the parliamentary secretary explain why the Asia-Pacific gateway is so critical to our job-creating pro-trade plan? What is happening to ensure that happens?
International Trade
Oral Questions
11:55 a.m.
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
Randy Kamp Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and for the Asia-Pacific Gateway
Mr. Speaker, our government's focus is to create jobs and increase prosperity for hard-working Canadians. As part of the Asia-Pacific gateway, our government announced strategic infrastructure projects worth over $3.5 billion, including federal contributions of over $1.4 billion.
Our approach is winning praise. For example, Linda Styrk, the Port of Seattle's managing director, said: "Canada has done a fabulous job putting together a national strategy to increase the flow of trade and create more jobs". We agree with her.
We will continue to support the Asia-Pacific gateway because it increases trade, creates jobs and boosts overall transportation--
International Trade
Oral Questions
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
The hon. member for Beauport—Limoilou.
Tourism Industry
Oral Questions
Raymond Côté Beauport—Limoilou, QC
Mr. Speaker, the government could end up depriving the Canadian economy of millions of dollars in tourism spinoffs, because tourists from the countries for which Canada requires a visa must go through a completely arbitrary process. Every year, one out of every five visitors is denied entry to the country. There are no clear criteria, guidelines or standards for granting entry.
What is this government doing to make the tourist visa process fairer?
Tourism Industry
Oral Questions
Maxime Bernier Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)
Mr. Speaker, I am happy that my counterpart is interested in tourism. This industry is very important to Canada. I want to say that we are working with the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism to ensure that our visa process is effective. I just got back from China, where I met with my counterparts over there. I can say that Canada has a very competitive process for granting visas to foreign visitors, compared to what is done elsewhere.
Democratic Reform
Oral Questions
André Bellavance Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Conservatives introduced a bill that would irreversibly decrease Quebec's political weight. The Quebeckers in this House have an obligation to object to this assault on the Quebec nation and denounce the bill.
The National Assembly has spoken out three times and Quebec's minister of intergovernmental affairs has made it clear, "...there is an exceptional consensus; Quebec does not want to see its weight decreased."
Will the government respect the Quebec nation and correct its bill in order to maintain Quebec's current political weight?
Democratic Reform
Oral Questions
Edmonton—Sherwood Park
Tim Uppal Minister of State (Democratic Reform)
Mr. Speaker, we have introduced principled legislation that is fair for all provinces. Quebec has 23% of the population and will have 23% of the seats in the House of Commons.
The fair representation act would bring every single province closer to representation by population. We on this side of the House are governing for all Canadians.
Government Response to Petitions
Routine Proceedings
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
Tom Lukiwski Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's responses to seven petitions.
Procedure and House Affairs
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
Joe Comartin Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 8th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 92(3)(a), the committee hereby reports that it has concurred in the report of the subcommittee on private members' business advising that Bill C-292, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (victims' restitution and monetary awards for offenders), should be designated non-votable.
Condemnation of Russian Corruption Act
Routine Proceedings
Irwin Cotler Mount Royal, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-339, An Act to condemn corruption and impunity in Russia in the case and death of Sergei Magnitsky.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table a bill entitled an act to condemn corruption and impunity in Russia in the case and death of Sergei Magnitsky.
The tragic torture and death in detention of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who uncovered the largest tax fraud in Russian history and paid for it with his life, is a looking glass into the pervasive culture of corruption and impunity implicating senior government officials in Russia today.
The bill notes that no objective official investigation has been conducted by the Russian government into the Magnitsky case, despite extensive documented evidence incriminating Russian officials in serious human rights violations, in the embezzlement of funds from the Russian treasury, and in the retaliation against Mr. Magnitsky, nor have the individual persons been identified, apprehended and brought to justice in Russia.
Accordingly, this bill establishes a process by which the Canadian government must prepare a list of individuals responsible for the torture and death of Sergei Magnitsky, for the conspiracy to defraud the Russian federation of taxes paid by the foreign investment company known as Hermitage, and for efforts to shield those culpable of those gross violations of human rights. It imposes restrictions on the listed individuals and their family members, such that they are inadmissible for the purposes of entering or remaining in Canada.
The ongoing impunity, and indeed, in this instance shocking impunity, regarding Russian officials is as scandalous as it is shocking. This legislation would uphold the rule of law, would assure Russian human rights defenders that they are not alone, would protect Canadian business interests in Russia, and in particular would remember and honour the heroic sacrifice of Sergei Magnitsky. He acted on behalf of all of us in his protection of the rule of law.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Passenger Rail Service
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Bruce Hyer Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure of presenting a petition on behalf of the residents of Rossport, Terrace Bay and Schreiber in support of restoring vital passenger rail service that was cut in the late 1980s.
The petitioners note that rail is both environmentally friendly and efficient. Returning passenger rail to one of the most spectacular routes in the country, along the north shore of Lake Superior through Thunder Bay, would be a huge boost to north shore communities and to rail tourism alike.
The petitioners are asking for MPs to support Motion No. 263 to return passenger rail along the beautiful north shore of Lake Superior to Thunder Bay and beyond.
Human Rights
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Maurice Vellacott Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, SK
Mr. Speaker, I present a petition in which 30 Canadians from Saskatchewan and Ontario want the government to ensure the Holodomor and Canada's first national internment operations are permanently and prominently displayed at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg.
Shark Finning
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to present petitions with 753 signatures from across Canada. The petitions were started by people within Saanich—Gulf Islands who are concerned about the fate of sharks globally because of the single practice of killing the shark to obtain the fin to make shark fin soup.
Earlier this week, Toronto City Council took decisive action and voted at the municipal level, as many other municipalities are now doing, to ban shark fins. This petition asks that this House look at the issue. I hope that we will also see a private member's bill on this matter.


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Amazing first week at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. Here's some of the Highlights of my first week at 2010 Olympics…
Watching the Olympic flame Downtown… Hours before the Opening Ceremony. It was amazing to see the flame change hands as it was zig zagging through the streets of our host city on its last day (Day 106 of a 40,000 Kms).
A few hours later Wayne Gretzky will be the last torch barer, completing the journey riding in the back of a pickup, in the rain, to light the Cauldron…
Visiting the various hospitality houses:
- Holland Heineken House – The Holland is located at the Richmond OZone – (Minoru Park) and is within walking distance of the Richmon Oval, the long track speed skating venue. I had the opportunity to go there a few nights this week; I saw and met Sven when we celebrate him breaking the OR and winning a Gold Medal – Speed Skating, Men 5000m. The music and Dj are great entertainment, the beer flow freely @ $4.50 for a 8 once glass, it falls in line with other Olympic prices. Overall I would say, a great venue to enjoy an evening. Note that the House is Close to "NON Dutch Passport Holder" on days when Holland wins a Gold Medal. Expect Long line up…
- Irish House - I was at their opening night, and as much as the space is fun, I didn't find my space here. It feels like an extension of the Doolin's Irish Pub, a large tent venue with comfortable seating, decent sounds and average cover bands. The beer is on the expensive side <$8, the entrance fee uncalled for! Seriously… The Irish House has received many noise complaints since it is open late. Expect long line up.
- German House. Great food, tasty beers, friendly Germans and a good spot to watch a game or just hang with friends. You can buy tasty sausages and other German grilled food. Expect Long line up…
- Sochi World – If you like the Olympics and are a fan, I would strongly recommend doing the trip to the Rusky World. Science World has been converted into a demo centre for the next Winter Games in Russia. The Second floor feature the sponsors, a great place to watch hockey, and an Info Centre for the Upcoming Olympic University. Expect very long line up. A must see IMO.
- Atlantic House - Possibly one of the best place to spend an afternoon while learning about eastern Canada and enjoying tasty food, great beers,Screech (NF Rum). I hung out with friends and found the venue (Backstage Lounge on Granville Island) to be a great reflection of Atlantic Canada. Line up was not that bad on the day we visited the house.
- Switzerland House – I had the pleasure to go to their opening night and for the Canada vs Switzerland Man Hockey game. The food is tasty as you would expect; you can choose between Fondue, Sausage, cold cut plate and various other dishes. The bar is a good venue to enjoy a game. Expect a line up.
- La Maison Du Quebec - I went to La Maison Du Quebec on Quebec day and enjoyed a tall beer, some great music in a large open venue. I would say that overall this is a great location to enjoy a band, taste great bieres Quebecoise and spend a great evening. Line up varies, but they tend to move fast.
- HBC – Pin Trading Center – No Olympics would be complete without trading a few pins. Coca Cola and HBC have partnered up and there is a Pin trading centre at the downtown HBC olympic store. They have daily events, and you can find pro and amateur pin traders networking there throughout the day. A must see spot for anyone interested in Pin Trading or anyone who would like to know more about this unofficial Olympic sport.
- Molson Canadian Hockey House - Molson have been extremely generous to us and granted us access to the venue before the public opening and for a few games. Overall this is by far the best place to watch a hockey game. The fan zone passes are not cheap but if you factor in that this is a all day pass, which include food and "in and out" privilege and the bar serves more than just Molson Canadian. Although why would you want to drink anything else? No Lineup, lots of space, the entertainment is not conducted by your traditional PG 13 host Overall a must do experience for any Hockey Fan
- Club Bud – Burton Event – One of the most exclusive party of the 2010 games, the Club Bud party series will feature 5 different night co-sponsored with another outfit. This week Club Bud (Ustream channel for the red carpet) was hosting the Burton and NHL parties. I attended the Burton party. We got to share space with Karl Lewis, the USA Snowboarding team, talented snowboard artists and various Celebrities.. By Invitation only
Exploring the CODE
- CODE 1 – We attended the Opening Night and enjoyed the various instalations. See our posts on CODE 1 for more information.
- CODE 2 – Located at Emily Carr University on Vancouver Island, code two has a few instalation worth seeing. I would recommend taking the time to listen or watch all the media loops..Worth the time, no line up, and a fun thing to do while on Granville Island.
- Code 3 – Located on the lower level of the Downtown Vancouver Public Library – CODE 3 has a fun interactive air canon that shoot up airplane message with beacon light. A fun thing to do with the kids. Expect a line up but fun and creative.
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- Speed Skating – Attending an event where you get to witness an Olympic Record is something memorable. I really enjoyed the Richmond Oval. A bit out of the way, but a great legacy venue for after the Olympics.
- Hockey Game – USA vs NOR – The US team won in this amazing game. We scored great seats in the first round of tickets allocation and this was a great game to check out.
Nightly Victory Ceremonies and Themed Days
- Quebec Day – Alex's Golden Moment - Music and Quebec Talent followed by the Victory Celebration for Canada's 1st Gold on Canadian soil in 3 Olympics.. Overall I would say that at >$30 the nightly Victory Ceremonies are a good value for the family. Sadly the scalpers are selling tickets at criminal rates..
- PEI Day – Sean White get's the Gold – Unfortunately we arrived late for the first part entertainment. But we witness Shaun White receiving his Gold Medal. Hedley was the headliner that night.
TNMH and other Events
- Hanging at the BCMC – The Robson Square Media Centre has become a central basecamp for us over the past week; it is a great venue to meet other media outlets, reporters and celebrities. This week we got to meet Canada's Golden Boy; Alex Bilodeau, Ex-Terminator now Governor Arnold Swartzenergger, taste wine from various regions. Hug the Stanley Cup and get great support to create content for this blog…
- TNMH – Alternative Media Group founded to serve a missing need. Photowalk to the Olympic Cauldron – We held a #TNMH photowalk from the German House to Robson Square via the Olympic Cauldron; we had a bit more than a dozen photographer come to the ad-hoc event and we where lucky to have a great sunny day for us to explore the Streets of Vancouver.
- Zip Line over Robson Square – By far the most fun I had in my first week, riding Zip Trek's Zip Line over Robson Square was the highlight free activity of the 2010 Winter Game.
Zip Trek over Robert Square with @mariskar
Final notes; Despite the terrible rain on the opening ceremony night, we had amazing weather this week. I have never seen so many happy people people in vancouver> the streets a.re filled with helping volunteers and fans from over 90 nations.
No fun city? Not anymore, the police and security force has done a great job with crowd control in face of the massive all night street parties.
Overall it was an amazing first week at the 2010 Winter Games.
Bonus: Check out the great 3D view of the venues..


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"Climate Change Is A Global Mega-Trend For Sovereign Risk." That's not me talking. It's the title of the latest report published by credit rating agency Standard & Poor's. While climate risk is not yet officially included in the agency's credit rating model, it's the first time that a major rating agency has specifically recognized an environmental issue in its forecast of countries' economic health and their ability to honor their sovereign debt.
This report is a huge development as far as the financial sector is concerned. It is a clear signal that the message about the critical need for countries to incorporate environmental risk into their development strategies, economic plans and public policies is finally beginning to hit home. As such, it is great news.
S&P's climate risk report is just the starting point of a much bigger conversation. The sovereign bond market has been a long overlooked portion of the financial system, even though it represents 41 trillion USD of total capital flows. Because a government's cost of borrowing is strongly related to its credit rating by agencies such as S&P, governments are powerfully motivated to manage issues that could harm their credit rating. Recent analysis has shown that environmental risks do impact national economic health, and by extension default risk, but are not currently incorporated into most country risk models. Incorporating environmental risks across the finance industry would undoubtedly cause nations to pay attention to ecological risk like never before, especially due to the potential for some governments to be downgraded (and others upgraded), thereby affecting their borrowing costs.
The S&P report looks at the economic impacts of climate change, such as changing rainfall patterns that could affect agricultural yields. But climate change isn't the whole story. Our research has shown that resource constraints (limited supply of fossil fuels, metals and minerals, food and fiber) coupled with rising global demand also have a profound effect on the balance sheets of nations.
Taken together, the conclusion is clear: For countries to protect themselves from the erosion of economic performance due to climate change and growing resource scarcity they will need to redesign their economies in order to be 'fit for the future.' They will need to minimize their liabilities and optimize their opportunities. They will need to be resilient in the face of climate change but will also be compelled to view their natural resources as a source of wealth for their nations, rather than assets to liquidate on their way to economic growth.
Approximately 80 percent of the world's population lives in countries that are in ecological deficit. In other words, their populations demand more resources and ecological services than can be supplied on a net basis by their own ecosystems. Deficit risks play out in three ways. Here goes, briefly:
1. Trade-related risks: countries that compensate for ecological deficits through imports are exposed to trade related risks such as commodity-price volatility and possible supply disruption.
2. Degradation of natural capital: soil, fisheries and forests that are overused or mismanaged can suffer from reduced yield, affecting production and possibly increasing countries' reliance on imports.
3. Stranded assets risks: Many nations have invested in carbon-intensive infrastructure and industrial processes. Countries are unequally exposed in terms of the scale and impact of needed reforms as governments around the world respond to climate change.
Now, the good news is that governments do have options. The management of resources and fossil fuel dependence, to name but two aspects, belong in the realm of political choice.
We believe we're providing a very important lens for credit risk perspective. And so we're about to launch the second round of E-RISC (Environmental Risk Integration in Sovereign Risk Credit) research with seven partners from the financial industry: S&P, HSBC, European Investment Bank, Caisse des Dépôts in France, Colonial First State in Australia, KFW in Germany and Kempen in the Netherlands. Some 18 months after we launched the initiative, our focus is now on testing and refining the methodology to make it robust and useable in investment decisions.
Why is this important? Because getting the finance industry to incorporate environmental risks is one of the best ways to help governments pay attention. Ultimately, our goal is to see the implementation of policies at the national and regional level that address those risks.
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I'm grateful for the widespread response this series of blogposts has generated, including all the feedback we have received from people who disagree about certain points. Yes, a few vocal critics have replied with mocking or misrepresentation, as if to illustrate the validity of some of my central concerns. But most of the response we have received (including a lot of the dissent) encourages me—because it comes from young people who seem genuinely thoughtful about the dangers I have tried to highlight, and I trust they are genuinely committed to cultivating a thoroughly biblical worldview.
That being said, I'd like to give a final word of encouragement to my Young, Restless, Reformed friends: Keep reforming.
Semper reformanda ("always reforming") is one of the enduring slogans often associated with the Protestant Reformation. The origins of the phrase are murky and probably date from the late 1600s. But the kernel of the idea is true enough: Until we are glorified—until we are fully, finally, perfectly conformed to the exact likeness of Christ—we as saints individually, and the whole church collectively, must always be reforming.
The idea is not that we should change for the sake of change. You can be sure that whoever first penned that slogan was not urging Christians to stay abreast of every wind of earthly fashion in order to suit someone's shallow notion of "relevance." Nor does the principle of semper reformanda require us to rewrite our doctrinal standards every generation in order to keep in step with the constantly-changing dogmas of human philosophy.
On the other hand, real Reformation is not about slavish subscription to one particular set of seventeenth-century confessional standards—as if the magisterial Reformers or their immediate successors reached a level of ecclesiastical and doctrinal perfection beyond which further reform is impossible. According to that view, you're not truly Reformed if, for example, you reject paedobaptism or you employ musical instruments and hymns in your worship rather than strictly limiting your singing to metrical psalms sung a capella.
John Calvin was under no illusion that the Reformation had reached its goal in his lifetime—or that it would get there in a generation or two. He wrote,
Christ "loved the church, and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish," (Ephesians 5:25-27.) Nevertheless, it is true, that the Lord is daily smoothing its wrinkles and wiping away its spots. Hence it follows that its holiness is not yet perfect. Such, then, is the holiness of the Church: it makes daily progress, but is not yet perfect; it daily advances, but as yet has not reached the goal. (Institutes, 4.1.17)
Christ "loved the church, and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish," (Ephesians 5:25-27.) Nevertheless, it is true, that the Lord is daily smoothing its wrinkles and wiping away its spots. Hence it follows that its holiness is not yet perfect. Such, then, is the holiness of the Church: it makes daily progress, but is not yet perfect; it daily advances, but as yet has not reached the goal. (Institutes, 4.1.17)
Here's the point: the only true and valid reformation occurs as we align our beliefs, our behavior, and our worship with the Word of God. In fact, the full, unabbreviated version of the Latin slogan is Ecclesia reformata et semper reformanda secundum verbum Dei ("The church Reformed and always reforming according to the Word of God.")
God's Word is the only true standard we have a divine mandate to conform to, and it is the ultimate standard by which we will be judged. Success or failure in ministry therefore cannot be evaluated by numerical statistics, financial figures, popularity polls, public opinion, or any of the other factors the world typically associates with "success." The only real triumph in ministry is to hear Christ say, "Well done."
So let me close this series with an earnest practical exhortation to my friends who are young, restless, and Reformed—especially those who aspire to positions of leadership and influence in the church:
Don't squander your good theology and your opportunity to make an impact by selling out to stylishness, self-promotion, or mere popularity—thus guaranteeing your ministry a short shelf life and no lasting influence.
The great leaders you admire from past generations—the architects of the Reformation theology you say you love—do not occupy that heroic stance in our thinking because of their wardrobe, cultural savvy, musical style, or ability to identify with the behavior and tastes of the unconverted.
What has given them an exalted place in our thinking is purely their clarity of doctrine, the carefulness of their exposition, the way they exemplified virtue, and the zeal with which they served our triune God. In short, they were wholeheartedly committed to the truth of Scripture above every other value, goal, or pastime.
In other words, their influence endures precisely because they transcended the shifting preoccupations of human style.
Now let's be completely candid: Many (perhaps most) evangelical celebrities from the past half-century or so will never be remembered like the Reformers, because they will pass away with their own self-styled faddishness.
Whatever you do, don't let that happen to you.
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...most) evangelical celebrities from the past half-century or so will never be remembered like the Reformers, because they will pass away with their own self-styled ... I love this point, definitely a lot of contemporary reformers will be forgotten soon because they just had the purpose to show their own philosophy of the gospel, their own style in music in fact their 'own' interpretation of the Bible, throwing away (not all of them, but most of them) the bases of the gospel, I mean the doctrine and instead embrace new mixed view points.
Surely we remember to Charles Spurgeon as the prince of preachers.. we remember to John Calvin for the doctrine of predestination... we remember to John Bunyan for the Pilgrim Progress, and I think we remember to Isaac watts for his hymns.
I will remember to Pastor John Macarthur as a great master of the truth. Me as a young men wish to be remembered as a really young restless reformed with the old paths and the faithful doctrine.
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Can't we just drop the whole 'restless' thing altogether???
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Excellent points Pastor John! Thank you for this series! Thank you, also, for your love and concern for our younger brothers and sisters in christ.
Bottom line: Renew your mind....Not your wardrobe! :-)
#1 Anderson Esteban: Well said....I love your reference of Pastor John being "A great master of the truth". Right on.
I, too, have enjoyed this series of posts. People of all ages can benefit from your years of learning at the Lord's feet. I know I have, and many of my friends have, too.
What I find interesting, when it comes your admonition to "grow up", is that no matter what the age, we are all still in that process. But somehow it is uniquely different with the very young-at-heart. Young men and women are into fantasy/mythmaking (some are not, most are), and not very good at reality. Young women desire the knight and shining armour type husband, and refuse to accept their faults, and then spend a lifetime trying to raise them to be the godly men Christ intended them to be.
The other mythmaking, by young men especially, is that they believe they are invincible. And when there are no mountains to climb or flood victims to save, they resort to "on the edge behavior" like alcohol or drug abuse to get their thrills, which is destructive behavior, but gives them the sense of manliness.
I was watching Toy Story Two the other night (I haven't grown up either), but it is about the only thing on T.V. I can find decent to watch. And Stinky Pete reminded Woody, "Andy cannot take you off to college with him, you know." How true this is, and Stinky Pete comes nowhere near the wisdom of Ecclesiastes, and he is even the scourge and great antagonist of the cartoon. We all have to leave our childhood and toys behind and go off to college. This is difficult even for adults to do sometimes. However, the advantage to being gray headed, is that we have seen many, many funerals, many wars, many divorces, many children die in infancy, and this brings reality home for us, and we add our years of experiences to Scripture, and say-yup, God is right, each and every time. There is a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to die. "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity (Ecc 12:7-8)."
Young people do not contemplate the eternality of life (some do, most don't), because satan gives them the impression that they are immune to any and all tragedies. Death comes to no one who is so fair, beautiful and lovely, and is nothing more than a make believe phantom in the music of the night. They are lulled to sleep by such melodies; blind to the reality of it. It touches not the young-at-heart, but is reserved for someone in another time zone, somewhere "East of Eden."
It is Carpe Diem for all the young and restless; live life to its fullest. Seize the day because nothing exists beyond this silly life anyway.
Glad you are trying to wake many of us up. We all need the admonition to "grow up." It seems you are a lone voice, sadly, but so was John the Baptist. Keep on encouraging us, we all need it!
Young and old alike should remind themselves daily of this verse. 1 Peter 1:16 for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." What is God's Holiness? Younger Christians need to study and learn what God's Holiness is and be Holy. More mature Christians need to come along side and demonstrate what God's Holiness is and be Holy. I see so many young people who profess to be Christians yet have, if not a love of the world, a bigtime flirtation with the world.
I saw Toy Story 3 and kinda shock to see that young man wanted to bring his doll to college. If I kept my dolls, I am not grown up. lol. right. God bless.
Yes, Indeed.. Pastor John one of my biggest influences of The Word.
What a great series this has been. As one who aspires to leadership within the church, I am grateful for the sound advice that has been offered here. Along those same lines, I have been studying 1 Timothy with some of the leaders at my church, and it has been sobering and convicting. I am beginning to see that I am at a crossroads, and that if I am ever to attain what God has in store for me I will have to give up some things and devote myself wholly to God and His Holy Word. Thank you so much, for your clear teaching which has been so much of a blessing.
Dr. MacArthur,
Thank you so much for your wisdom as a pastor and teacher. Since embracing Reformed theology, your guidance has been such a blessed supplement to my study of God's Word and the way in which I live out my faith.
While I am 24 years old and believe in the doctrines of grace, I don't consider myself a YRR necessarily. I'm not a fan of hipster fashion. While I do have an occasional glass of wine, I don't spend any significant amount of time in a pub drinking. In spite of being young, I am learning more and more to keep myself from being ruled by restlessness. That all being said, you're encouragement to grow up in faith and life, and keep reforming is something that I really take to heart. The culture I live in does everything to get me to prolong my adolescence and if I give in I know that will most certainly keep me from growing in the plan Christ has for my life. It's difficult though because there's a deceptive comfort in avoiding adult responsibility. I implore you to continuing praying for my generation - that we would have strength to bear our Crosses and die daily.
One thing I feel I have to state is that in the midst of your necessary works of correction there were some elements of your tone and choice of words in respect to issues of drinking and clothing that disappointed me. While I was able to see the underlying point of what you were communicating, the way in which you said certain things (i.e. likening the fashion-consciousness of certain pastors to little girls) seemed a bit childish to me. I think for a lot of people, rather than igniting passion for spiritual growth, comments like these ignited anger and hardness of heart. I would encourage you to embrace Paul's words to have our speech seasoned with salt - both for the sake of the body of Christ and the world who is certain to scrutinize the way in which we relate to each other.
Again, thank you so much for this engaging series. In spite of expressing one of my frustrations, on the whole your posts benefited me tremendously. I felt it was much better for me to try to communicate what I felt in an intelligent and loving manner than expressing my frustrations in an ungodly way. You have accomplished such great things over the course of your ministry that have glorified Christ tremendously. I can't wait to see how God continues to use you over the coming years. Please know that there are young believers who want to grow and look to you for guidance. Embrace the call on your life to lovingly lead them.
In Christ,
Louis Tullo
I think this is a good time to review John's sermons this is from 2001
The Exclusiveness of the Gospel, Part 1
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One thing that I have learned throughout this series is that even a highly respected Pastor can be wrong on certain Biblical principles. Like Louis, post #9, I was very disappointed in Pastor Macarthur in that he let his own personal bias/opinions get in the way of what Scripture teaches. It is too bad that as vehement and uncompromising as he is on sound doctrine, that he fails to see where he is in error here, or if he sees it, refuses or fails to address it. Nevertheless it was a good learning point for me, and learning something new and growing from it can only strengthen and edify an individual and the Church.
Coram Deo
#10 William Stinson
This is the best comment in this series.
I have spent several months with the sermon series "Delivered by God", one of John MacArthurs masterpieces.
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#11 Chris Lemi
This is for you also. Coram Deo? This is what that series is about. A true delivered Christian, to the Glory of God.
Liberty is not what you are allowed to do, but what you are delivered to do.
Christ is Lord.
#12 Rudi
I don't understand you, what do you mean by "delivered from", and by referencing that it was for myself?
Chris Lemi #11
"One thing that I have learned throughout this series is that even a highly respected Pastor can be wrong on certain Biblical principles. Like Louis, post #9, I was very disappointed in Pastor Macarthur in that he let his own personal bias/opinions get in the way of what Scripture teaches. It is too bad that as vehement and uncompromising as he is on sound doctrine, that he fails to see where he is in error here, or if he sees it, refuses or fails to address it. "
Chris, I fail to see the accuracy in your assertion quoted above. If anything I believe John has been more than gracious to many who have pushed the visible church headlong into worldliness.
Men such as Calvin, who many say they follow in his footsteps but when you get right down to the actions by these same ones they take a completely different road (see JM's latest webcam interview about the subject!), dealt with error in a much harsher fashion. For example...take a look at his intro to his Treatise on Predestination!
"I propose, now, to enter into the sacred battle with Pighius and George, the Sicilian, a pair of unclean beasts (Lev. xi. 3) by no means badly matched. For though I confess that in some things they differ, yet, in hatching enormities of error, in adulterating the Scripture with wicked and revelling audacity, in a proud contempt of the truth, in forward impudence, and in brazen loquacity, the most perfect likeness and sameness will be found to exist between them. Except that Pighius, by inflating the muddy bombast of his magniloquence, carries himself with greater boast and pomp; while the other fellow borrows the boots by which he elevates himself from his invented revelation. " John Calvin
Kudos to the GTY staff and to John MacArthur for being a light to a quickly dimming church.
We are all sinners. We must not keep our sinful selves as well our own manners of living, like lifestyle, clothing, and etc. What John MacArthur is saying to me is Jesus said to first wash inside of me then wash outside of me.
Keep on learning in Christ. Sometimes things bothers us from God's Word that I went through that and confess my sins. Not holding it in. I don't glorify God when I did that. Just sharing a thought. God bless.
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PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Sept. 13, 2012)Today, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore celebrated its 126th Founders' Day and the graduation of its largest class of Doctor of Physical Therapy students in the program's 10-year history.
Thirty graduates, representing nine states; one being Hawaii, walked across the stage to receive their diplomas.
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Wow! People here are really misinterpreting my words. Just to be clear; I NEVER said that Macca himself is unprofessional. What I said was, that in MY opinion it's pretty arrogant and unprofessionally behaviour to back out of two concerts just weeks before, they are supposed to happen – and that doesn't seem like our guy, since he normally is VERY professional in his behaviour towards his fans and in his shows in generally.
As much as I do agree that he really needs to consider whether he should keep touring or not, since he clearly is doing some damage to his voice, resting was NOT giving as a reason for postponing the shows in Denmark. Medical reason – such as resting – would have been easier to accept as a reason to postpone, but preparations for a new tour seems like a weird reason to me ... I mean, why couldn't they do the shows and start preparing for the new tour afterwards..?
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Make hard days hard and easy days easy
Master trail runners often slip into a rut—they run the same trail at the same pace. ...
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Master trail runners often slip into a rut—they run the same trail at the same pace. Over and over. Almost every master I have worked with does easy runs too hard and hard runs too easy. Variation in your training pays big dividends.
You may have heard of the hard-day, easy-day training method developed by Bill Bowerman, the famous coach at Oregon State University, and his assistant coach Bill Delinger. It was, simply, train hard one day, really taxing the body, and then take it easy for one or several days to recover. Masters often say that hard days are their key workouts each week. But the easy days allow you to rebuild strength and prepare for the hard days.
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The Rural Hospital Care Act has a big impact in hospitals around the state but, locally, little can be said for its benefits.
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, recently announced the introduction of the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013. The bill reauthorizes Medicare-dependent hospitals and enhanced low-volume hospital programs, to ensure rural hospitals in the area continue to make high quality care available to patients. The programs will expire at the end of the year if Congress does not act.
"In the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes, so many of us depend on these rural hospitals for our own care, and for the care of our family members," Reed said. "It's vitally important to our communities that we stand up for our smaller hospitals to get them on a level playing field with larger ones, and get them the fair funding they need and deserve."
Reed's district has three Medicare-dependent hospitals: Corning Hospital, Ira Davenport, and St. Joseph's of Elmira. Medicare-dependent hospitals are defined as those with 100 beds or fewer for which Medicare patients make up at least 60 percent of inpatient or discharges.
The district is also home to three low-volume hospitals: Jones Memorial, Ira Daven-port, and St. James Mercy. To be considered low-volume, a hospital must be more than 15 road miles from another comparable hospital and have up to 1,600 Med-icare discharges annually.
Although the bill does not have any effect on hospitals in Chautauqua County, Betsy Wright, WCA Hospital president and chief executive officer, said the hospital is still supportive of it.
"The impact on WCA is zero," Wright said. "We didn't qualify for the Medicare-dependent hospital, or the low-volume previously. This bill extends those. So, we appreciate and support that initiative, but it does not have an effect on WCA."
Wright went on to say how much Reed has done for health care in general, which is part of the reason why WCA Hospital supports the legislation.
"We appreciate (Reed's) support of rural hospitals and all that he has done for health care," she said. "We think it's very important that this area is represented by someone on the Ways and Means Committee. Congressman Reed is doing a wonderful job for health care."
If legislation is not enacted to extend the programs, Reed said the rural hospitals would lose funding, making it difficult for them to serve their communities. Additionally, it would cost local jobs in the affected areas.
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Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 454
Total Fat 25 g
Saturated Fat 3.5 g
Sodium 922 mg
Total Carbohydrate 21 g
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Protein 38 g
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Large uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined ¾ pound
Paprika 1 teaspoon
Cayenne pepper to taste
Red onion, cut into ½-inch pieces ½
Metal skewers, or wooden ones soaked in water for at least 20 minutes 4
Corn, husked 1 ear
Olive oil 1 teaspoon
Mixed greens 3 cups
Avocado, cut into ½-inch cubes ½
White wine vinaigrette or Italian dressing ¼ cup
Salt 1/8 teaspoon
Freshly ground pepper to taste
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