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The Bible says that the last days will be marked by "rumors of war". It's a good thing it didn't say "rumors of running for Governor", because if it did, after this year's PA Society, the end would surely be nigh. And while I don't know what "nigh" means, the end is one thing you don't want to be nigh.
Last weekend I attended my 10th Pennsylvania Society. Each year I've tried to give a moment-by-moment account. I pride myself on accuracy, only changing two things. I alter the names of those involved but only slightly so you can still recognize them. And I utterly fabricate anything necessary to make myself look hotter, smarter, and, this year, more Gubernatorial . So remember, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. But we weren't in Vegas. So enjoy!
Thursday night is what I refer to as "Guys' Night". It's a night when real men can get together and talk about rugged and manly things. This year, it was mostly what colors make the prettiest tapestries (surprising, I know). I joined a group of my buddies at a steak house on the East Side. As we ate raw Bison while heatedly debating color palettes and holding up fabric swatches, I started getting my first texts about people who were jumping into the Governor's race.
It was fascinating. Without mentioning names (for fear of being proven wrong or beaten up), I think I can safely say that the names I was hearing ranged from interesting and credible to insane and delusional. You wouldn't call some of these people Governor if their name was "Governor".
Then I had an epiphany. If ANYONE could say they wanted to be governor, why can't I start some good rumors about myself? It was at that moment I decided that I had to make sure someone started some rumors about me. And then I realized, that like the recent rumor that Kate Middleton had a "I {heart} Daylin" butt tattoo, I had to start the rumors myself.
I woke up fairly early and decided to immediately get some rumors going. As I went for my run, I saw the hotel housekeeper and told her "don't go in my room for a while, you'll wake up Taylor Swift and she hates that". Wow, this is fun!
After my run I got a haircut. Yes, a Gubernatorial Haircut! Although I suspected there was an issue when the first staffer who saw me said "Did you yell at the person who gave you that haircut?!?". Then, it was back to the rumor mill. Since I left Taylor to go run, 8 more people had been mentioned for Governor, 13 for Congress, and Tim Briggs was called a "shoe-in" for the Nobel Prize in Physics. I needed to catch up.
So I immediately started a Twitter hashtag: #rumorsaboutDaylin. This allowed people to keep up with the rumors about me, but had the unfortunate collateral effect of inspiring a bunch of other hashtags, including #DaylinisaDork, #WhyIHateDaylin, and #IfISeeDaylinI'mGonnaKickHisAssSoHelpMeGod. Hey, its the price you pay for being destined for high office.
I then immediately started tweeting rumors I had "heard" about me, knowing that nobody would suspect I was making them up myself in a desperate attempt to compensate for the lack of attention I received as a child. These rumors included:
= I'm running for Governor, but not of Pennsylvania.
= I'm running for Congress.
= I'm running for the Bundestag.
= Pat Toomey has asked me to be his Vice-Senator.
= Governor Corbett calls me his 'little minx'".
= I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
= My CIA nick-name is "Danger Hunk".
As I made the round of receptions that night, it all seemed to be working like a charm. I would bump into people and they'd playfully say "Hey Governor" or "Hey Congressman" or "There he is! I'm going to kick his ass, so help me God".
At one point, my posse and I were in search of shrimp and good conversation. Mostly shrimp. And we saw a big bowl of it on a table in a small reception in the Waldorf. So I went in and grabbed a medium-sized mountain of crustaceans, and started digging in. Then, when I looked up to take a breath, I saw the entire vast right-wing conspiracy staring at me.
In a circle were Kevin Shivers, Dave Patty, Lowman Henry, Gene Barr and the rest of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I had apparently walked into the Satanic Cotillion or whatever they call their gatherings. They seemed concerned that I was being a bit "liberal" with their shrimp. Naturally, the polite thing to do was to go over and say hello.
It turns out they were very nice guys and surprisingly open to persuasion on many of the points of contention between us. After about 15 minutes, Dave left to get a likeness of Barack Obama tattooed on his chest. Kevin promised to sell his guns and give the money to gay welfare recipients and Lowman said he planned to quit it all and go open a stand selling purses made out of hemp on the beach. Gene still seemed stuck on how many shrimp I had taken.
Today started off with the Penn Breakfast. This is a great event that has become so crowded it has evolved into a test of whether you can talk about who is running for what while not pouring smoked salmon on your neighbor or accidentally impregnating the next Governor.
As for me, I noticed that the talk had morphed from whether I would run for Governor into what state I was running in. I heard a number of people whisper that they hoped it would be "far away". It was here I ran into John Hanger, the only person to officially declare his candidacy, who vehemently denied he was running, in a brilliant piece of counter-strategy!
In the afternoon, I left the world of Pennsylvania politics briefly when I saw Al Pacino in Glengarry-Glenross on Broadway. Pacino was terrific but even he felt the need to tell the audience that he was happy doing his current job and had no plans "at this time" to set up a Gubernatorial Exploratory Committee. Although he would be accepting contributions to FredoPAC, his Political Action Committee.
Saturday night, I did something I never do (no, not "leave a tip"). I went to the official PA Society Dinner. I sat with political consultant "Doc" Sweitzer who was even more irreverent than me. When the speeches got long I took out an imaginary gun, spun the chamber and pointed it at my head. Not to be outdone, Doc then took out a real gun, spun the chamber and pointed at my head. Fortunately for me and seemingly frustrating for him, he didn't shoot the chamber with the bullet.
The honoree was film-maker M. Night Shyamalan. I found his acceptance speech very moving. He talked about his family and his co-workers and how he was inspired to make the movies he did by the people he had met. And then it hit me! THAT BASTARD IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR!!!
I immediately started a "Stop Shyamalan" Facebook page and tweeted that he had raised taxes 4 times! (Twice while making Signs!). I also started a rumor that the Lady in the Water was ME!!. I never saw that movie and had no idea what that meant, but I figured it would confuse people enough to stop a Shyamalan bandwagon.
Finally, I ended the weekend at the Marcellus Shale Coalition Party. After some serious slam-dancing with someone who looked a lot like lobbyist Bill Bova, who called himself "Bill" and two tender slow-dances with Auditor General-Elect Eugene DePasquale, it was back to Pennsylvania where the "Leach for New Mexico!" signs were already littering the turnpike.
All in all, it was another great PA Society Weekend. Food was eaten, drinks were drinked. Egos were inflated, and impossible, even frightening dreams were nurtured. And remember, the next time you hear a Taylor Swift song, its probably about me.


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BEIXIAOYING TOWN, China (AP) Michal Martikan of Slovakia has won the gold medal in single canoe slalom, the first time he took the top spot on the Olympic podium since winning in Atlanta.
Martikan won silver in Sydney and Athens, finishing second both times behind France's Tony Estanguet. Estanguet finished a surprising ninth in his first run on the whitewater course and did not qualify for the finals.
David Florence of Britain won silver on Tuesday. Robin Bell of Australia took bronze.
American Benn Fraker advanced to the final and finished sixth.
Martikan was only 17 when he won the gold medal in 1996 in Atlanta. He is the No. 1 ranked canoeist by the International Canoe Federation and his combined time of 176.65 seconds was nearly 2 seconds better than Florence's time.


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5 Items to Buy on Labor Day
After a summer of travel, kids' camps and back-to-school shopping, likely the last thing you want to do is whip out your wallet and go on a big spree. The retail calendar doesn't care about any of that. It's why you're already seeing candy corn in the supermarket and drugstore aisles, pumpkin beer in the convenience and liquor store coolers and a Halloween superstore where your local Borders used to be. The clock is ticking and companies are dropping prices just to get you to consider spending your day off buying one of their products.
It's not holiday creep. It's just unavoidable retail reality. January and February are typically the slowest buying months on the calendar, which explains crazy post-Christmas sales and big President's Day car deals. Just behind them, however, is September. According to Census Bureau data, retail sales tend to drop off by $20 billion to $30 billion from August to September before picking up again in October. Retailers really hate it when you're not spending, dragging down their sales and earnings, which is why you see a big push to get old items out the door before the pre-holiday rush starts in October.
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Last week, the three of us were in Bali, Indonesia, where we attended the 8th Annual Internet Governance Forum in Bali, Indonesia, to continue our ongoing advocacy for the preservation of a free, open, and secure Internet, while also listening to the concerns related to surveillance issues that permeated the dialogue. The discussions throughout the week were intense and thoughtful, provoking questions about the nature of Internet governance and how it affects the average user. And we want to hear from you: how can the State Department help ensure a vibrant, innovative, global Internet?
The Internet was built as an open and inclusive platform, and the United States government is committed to keeping it that way. We believe the global community is best positioned to benefit from a vibrant, growing Internet when industry, civil society, technical communities, and government stakeholders participate jointly in its governance. During our time at the IGF, we reiterated this strong conviction while we collectively seek pathways to increase multistakeholder participation from developing countries.
The dialogue encompassed pressing issues that impact Internet users every day. We discussed the need to deal with cyber threats in an international, collaborative way while finding ways to share the job of cybersecurity across stakeholders and across the globe. In order to maintain a free and open Internet, issues of cybersecurity must be addressed as threats are increasingly broad, sophisticated, and dangerous.
At the same time, we must protect people's human rights online as we do offline. As we made clear at IGF, our goal is to ensure that anyone, anywhere in the world has access to the Internet as an open platform on which to innovate, learn, organize, associate and express him or herself free from undue interference or censorship. We are proud to have funded the IGF participation of Internet freedom advocates from around the world, and to partner with other likeminded governments through the Freedom Online Coalition to advance this agenda.
During the conference, the recent allegations regarding intelligence collection programs were part of the conversation and the specific subject of a focus session on emerging issues, in which the United States took part. We listened closely to the concerns raised by the international community and committed to taking those concerns back to Washington. We vowed to continue to engage, listen, and work toward constructive mechanisms for addressing the challenges before us while preserving the system that has enabled the success of the global Internet.
We strongly support the IGF as a premier venue for government, industry, civil society, and the technical community to address Internet issues in a broad, creative and collaborative manner. In a demonstration of our commitment to this forum, the United States government recently made a $350,000 contribution to the IGF Secretariat to help ensure its continued vitality. Our sincerest thanks go to the IGF Secretariat, the Multistakeholder Advisory Group, our Indonesian organizers and hosts, and all participants for putting together an informative forum. We are heartened by the continued commitment to the IGF, with the announcement of host countries Turkey, Brazil, and Mexico for the next three years, and we look forward to next year's Internet Governance Forum in Istanbul.
About the Authors: Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda serves as U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy. Christopher Painter serves as the Secretary of State's Coordinator for Cyber Issues. Scott Busby serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.


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Professor of Philosophy Paul Kjellberg has been appointed the new Hartley House Faculty Master. He and his son Ford will take up residency there in Fall 2014. Kjellberg will succeed Professor sal johnston who brought and continues to bring to Hartley House distinctive projects and programs related to environmental sustainability.
According to an announcement from President Sharon Herzberger, "Kjellberg has already reached out to faculty and administrative colleagues across the College to identify programs that will show 'the liberal arts at work' and that will complement existing efforts to demonstrate and inspire students about the potentialities afforded by their Whittier education."
Kjellberg will also create programming focused on Whittier College sophomore students. His popular JanTerm courses on "Simplicity and Buddhism," combined with a retreat at the Hsi Lai Temple, may serve as a model for an expanded sophomore educational experience.
Kjellberg has been at Whittier since 1993, after earning his B.A. from Yale and his Ph.D. in philosophy from Stanford University. His specialty is Chinese philosophy and he reads and speaks Chinese, Greek, Latin, German, French, and Spanish. He won the Harry W. Nerhood Teaching Excellence Award in 2010.


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Locals honored for Catholic Schools Week
FAIRMONT – When John and Darlene Eisenmenger moved to Fairmont in 1965 from Sherburn, they knew they wanted their kids to go to St. John Vianney School.
Forty-eight years later, the couple is still involved with the school.
St. John Vianney School in Fairmont announced their 2013 Friends of Education and honored alumni as part of Catholic Schools Week festivities this week.
Named SJV's Friends of Education, the Eisenmengers see the value a private school education gives a student.
"It was so important to our forefathers to separate church and state," Darlene said. "At SJV they get to mix it up, pray and pledge allegiance to the flag. And that is a good thing."
John served the school as a member of the SJV School Endowment board, and still serves on the finance committee.
All the funds raised in the endowment go to support the school.
Those funds help to keep tuition reasonable for families, something the Eisenmengers are aware of, since they only paid tuition for one of their five children.
"It was very inexpensive," Darlene said. "Some people don't believe this, but there was no tuition. There was only a $30 book fee."
By the time their youngest child was finishing her career at SJV, the school started charging tuition.
At the time, nuns living on site taught the students, which is no longer the case.
Since teachers are paid differently than nuns, charging tuition became necessary to pay staff, John said.
"We have had the endowment for 25, 26 years," John said. "We have given them more money than we have in the endowment, by only giving the interest."
The endowment helps families who need assistance or to cover other educational costs.
Despite changes in fees and teachers, the Eisenmengers feel there are benefits to the education at SJV that have stood the test of time.
"(Students) are taught to love and care for each other," Darlene said.
She said she appreciates that student take turns reading scripture at Mass from the time they are able to read, and the older students are assigned younger students to help throughout the year.
John is impressed with the academic standards of the school.
Students from the parochial schools usually continue to succeed academically once they enter the public school system at the end of elementary school.
"I feel they really teach them how to study," said John.
"If you are going to give to anything, you should give to the youth," Darlene said. "They are the future."
Pat Garry, SJV's honored alumni, attended the school with the Eisenmenger's children, and has gone on to an illustrious teaching career.
After leaving SJV in 1969, Garry graduated from Fairmont High School in 1973, followed by St. John's University in 1977, and the University of Minnesota Law School in 1980.
He earned his doctorate in constitutional history from the University of Minnesota six years later.
Currently teaching at the University of South Dakota Law School, Garry has written 12 non-fiction books and eight novels. He regularly lectures and gives commentary to major news outlets, such as CBS News and the Wall Street Journal.
Current SJV students will celebrate the week with special activities, including a prayer service and ribbon cutting, faculty flip, and a variety show fundraiser.


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We're quickly approaching the three-quarter mark of the 2013 NFL season, and finally there's a definitive answer as to who the best team in the league is. Right?
In a week that saw the NFL's only unbeaten team lose, big changes are expected in the top 10. Preseason darlings like the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens move down, while surprise teams in Arizona, Philadelphia and Oakland trend upward.
We know who the NFL's best team is. Do you?


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David Akers (1975/88): The 1908-S is very rare in all Mint State grades but, unlike many issues of this type, the rarity does not materially increase until one reaches the MS-65 level, where the population drops off by more than half when compared to any single lower grade. However, there are a relatively high number of gems of this issue in existence ("high" as used in the context of Indian Head eagles, that is) and there are also a small number of superb quality, near perfect specimens known. Kruthoffer's brought $30,000 in 1981 and was essentially perfect, and a few others approach this level of perfection, including one in a prominent old-time Midwestern collection. I own two MS-67+ pieces, and the 1976 ANA specimen now owned by Dr. Steven Dukor, as well as the Eliasberg coin now in Dr. Thaine Price's collection, are also both distinctly better than MS-65.
The 1908-S is always very sharply struck. Like the half eagle and double eagle of the same date and mint, the 1908-S eagle comes with two very different, distinct finishes. One is frosty and very finely granular, and on these specimens the lustre is very good but not outstanding. The other finish (much more rare) is extremely satiny, and with these examples the lustre is always exceptionally radiant. Color varies on this issue from light orange and greenish gold to coppery gold. In top grade, there is no better looking coin in the series than the 1908-S.
Stack's "ANA Sale 1976 (per Akers write-up in the Thaine Price auction) - Dr. Steven Duckor - Heritage 4/2006:3885, $115,000 - Jim O'Neal - Heritage 1/2009:3507, $80,500 - Heritage 7/2009:1309, $94,875
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Ross, Hughes to Play for Bronze at Worlds
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 1, 2012) – The U.S. women's team of Summer Ross and Sara Hughes will play for the bronze medal on Sunday at the FIVB SWATCH Junior (under-21) World Championships in Halifax, Canada.
The No. 1 U.S. women's team of Ross (San Diego, Calif.) and Hughes (Costa Mesa, Calif.), seeded No. 3, will play Australia's No. 12 Mariafe Artacho and Taliqua Clancy for the bronze medal at 9 a.m. PT. The match can be viewed live at laola1.tv.
Ross and Hughes won their quarterfinal match on Saturday, but fell in the semifinals.
Ross will be playing for her third world championship medal. She won the 2010 FIVB youth world championship with partner Jane Croson. A month later, she won the 2010 junior world championship with Tara Roenicke.
Both U.S. men's teams competing in Halifax suffered losses on Saturday and were eliminated from the tournament.
The No. 1 team of Alex Jones (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Kyle Stevenson (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), seeded No. 9, won its second-round match over Canada's No. 6 Dallas Keith and Garrett May, 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 in 49 minutes.
However Jones and Stevenson fell in the quarterfinals to Russia's No. 4 Andrey Bolgov and Artem Kucherenko, 21-18, 21-14 in 32 minutes. Jones and Stevenson finished the tournament tied for fifth.
The No. 2 U.S. men's team of Weston Carico (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Parker Kalmbach (Coto de Caza, Calif.), seeded No. 19, finished tied for ninth after losing in the second round to No. 13 Ondrej Benes and Ondrej Perusic of Czech Republic, 21-16, 14-21, 15-11 in 44 minutes.
Ross and Hughes opened Saturday with a 21-19, 21-10 victory in 31 minutes in the quarterfinals over Germany's No. 23 Sandra Seyfferth and Anika Krebs.
The U.S. pair won the first set of their semifinal match against Switzerland's No. 2 Nina Betschart and Anouk Vergé-Dépré, 21-12. However the Swiss team came back with a vengeance and won the next two sets, 21-17, 15-10 as the match took 41 minutes.
Switzerland was leading 7-6 in the first set when Ross scored on a kill and Hughes took the serve. Ross scored on another attack and Hughes added one of her own to give the U.S. a 9-7 lead. The U.S. still led by two at 12-10 when Ross scored with an attack and Switzerland had two straight hitting errors, putting Ross and Hughes ahead 15-10. Switzerland called timeout and scored with an attack. But Ross connected on another kill followed by a Swiss error and two straight Hughes spikes to give the U.S. set point at 20-11. Switzerland scored once more before Ross ended it with a kill.
The score was tied 10-10 in the second set when the U.S. hit the ball out of bounds and Switzerland followed with a block. The teams traded points until Switzerland led 14-13 and scored on a U.S. error and a kill. Switzerland went on to win 21-17.
Switzerland took a 4-1 lead in the third set. The U.S. kept the score close until Switzerland led 9-7 and scored on two straight attacks to lead 12-7. Ross and Hughes could not mount a comeback and fell 15-10.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (1561 votes).
In short: Poorly organised, disappointing, but flat! In full: Here are the reasons to do it:1.Fast course2.Get to stay in Edinburgh3.Nice medal and T shirtHere is why you shouldn't do it:1.Tiny mile markers- we missed some2.Not enough water stations (over 3 miles between) and not evenly spaced out either3.Its not in Edinburgh - should be called the Musselbrugh marathon!4.Not enough water at the end5.Miles to walk to baggage buses6.Even further to the shuttle buses/trains7.No extra trains laid on (1 an hr)8.Pretty expensive for what it is9.Not many spectators10.Rubber matting at the end hurts more than cobbles!Date of review: May 26, 2010
In short: Really enjoyed it (depsite the heat) apart from very poor organisation at finishIn full: I've run many half marathons and shorter distances but this was my first full marathon. I really enjoyed it despite the heat, great atmosphere and support, scenic route along the coast and lots of well paced water stations. The only downside of the run itself were very poorly designed and positioned mile markers - I missed loads of them which made pacing myself more difficult than it should have been. The big downside was at the end - couldn't find where to leave the chip, long walk to baggage reclaim followed by absolutely ridiculous distance to prepaid shuttle buses with very poor signage and not a marshall in sight to ask.Date of review: May 26, 2010
In short: Too many runners for the capacity of the organisationIn full: Reasonable organisation until 25.5M; after that embarrassing. The final furlongs on mats were not good, the harrying through the finish poor (oh first aid was back there - where was the bin for the timing chip?), lack of signage or marshalls, the congestion where extra gates were kept locked, the distance to the baggage reclaim and worst of all, the distance to the shuttle buses. Most gave up on the expensive pre-paid buses and paid £1.20 for the public service. The whole event - "The Lothian Coastal Marathon" - was expensive and poor value. Good public support though Date of review: May 26, 2010
In short: My first half marathon, and my local event. Really well organised, and would definitely do it again.Date of review: May 26, 2010
In short: Glad to have finishedIn full: Organisation at the start was good for the runners, but it took my parents (spectators)2 hours to get out to Musselborough.The fact that the re-union area and bus pick-ups were so far away from the finish line would not have been such a big problem for me if it had not been for the fact that there were no marshals to ask where they were.What is not forgiveable, however, is the inability to place mile markers correctly. I got to the one mile marker and thought I was going far too slow and increased my speed....only to find that I got to the two mile marker very quickly indeed. According to the runners I spoke to afterwards with GPS watches there were big discrepancies. The marathon is not kind on those who do not pace well...and it is hard to get a steady pace if the markers are wrong!Date of review: May 26, 2010
In short: Great course,very flat and scenic in a lot of parts. Very hot day but plenty to drink and friendly spectators with hosepipes kept us cool.Only downside is walk to shuttle bus-tortur!!!Date of review: May 26, 2010
In short: Great fast course with fantastic local support.In full: Despite the heat I still managed a pb due to the mainly flat course. Great support from the villages you go through and the people spraying runners with hoses from their gardens are heros. Plenty of drinks available through most of the course but maybe needed an extra station in the last few miles due to the heat. Missed a few of the mile markers as they were quite small. Maybe they need a few balloons/flags so you see them from further away. Fantastic race which I love do again hopefully in cooler weather. Date of review: May 26, 2010
In short: Frustrating - it may be fast but it's not enjoyableIn full: Ran this race in 2009 and a lot of criticisms were voiced at the end of that one. This year things started off really positively when it looked like peoples views had been taken on board with the first change being the toilet arrangements radically changed at the start. The same good atmosphere was present so was anticipating a good fun experience. As it turned out the start was the only thing that had changed and it's a shame because, as noted on other threads, a few simple changes could make all the difference.Start the race earlier - we're runners and used to early starts - then no-one will have complaints about the heat (how can it happen 2 years in a row).The water stations for the Gosford House cauldron loop must be placed closer to the entry and exit - this is where the race really starts to bite and people were dropping.Those mats at the end - oh my days - enough said.I'm not going to complain about post-race because although I could see deficiencies I struggled to see, given location, on how it could be improved - maybe the grandstand finish just isn't worth the subsequent hassles. My advice to anyone - use the public transport - I have both times and it was the best option.So regretfully I won't be returning, as I love Edinburgh, until I see better reviews with clear improvements made in future years.Date of review: May 26, 2010
In short: Great experience in a beautiful City. Organisation needs improving.In full: Was hoping for a PB but the hot weather spoiled that. This could be such a special event with better organisation.Realised I was at the wrong start nearly too late, and there were not enough toilets. Nice course but did get a bit monotonous at times on the out & back bit. It was hard looking out for the mile markers. Because of the heat there should have been more water stations towards the end. The surface at the end was horrible to run on after all those miles. The finish area was far too spread out, especially the distance to the baggage buses, and the walk to the shuttle buses was also far too long, older supporters & famlies with children were struggling.To finish with some positives though, the locals with the hoses & water guns were most welcome & their support much appreciated. The medal & t-shirt are excellent. On a cooler day I think I would have got a PB. Will hopefully be back next year to try again, I just hope that the problems can be ironed out.Date of review: May 26, 2010
In short: Very poor organisationIn full: The organisers should have taken greater efforts to get more fluid stations up given the number temperature. Date of review: May 26, 2010
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Earlier this year, Mark Oden preached a controversial sermon to his congregation in southeast England. He titled his message "Marriage and Women," which included a plea for the wives in his congregation to "submit to their husbands." In the aftermath, some irate wives—along with their disgruntled husbands—vowed never to attend the church again. One female attender said she was disgusted by the message, adding: "How can they talk that way in the twenty-first century?" Another quipped, "What kind of medieval sermon is that?" Pastor Oden, himself a married father of three, responded, "I am passionate about helping people to have healthy marriages. I did not set out to unnecessarily offend people, but I stand by what God has said in His Word, the Bible." That pastor's passion to cultivate healthy marriages, coupled with his courage to present the truth is regrettably rare in many churches of our day, but the response of his audience is not. For the July 2010 edition of Sojourners magazine, feminist scholar Anne Eggebroten wrote an article titled "The Persistence of Patriarchy," in which she described her recent visit to Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. Eggebroten was pleased with John MacArthur's sermon and even commented on the kindness of the members who were eager to meet and greet her. What she was not pleased with was the church's views on female roles within the home and church. With unconcealed resentment, she described Grace church as a place where "God is male, all the pastors, deacons, and elders are male, and women are taught to live in submission to men." As Eggebroten's article progresses, one gets the impression she visited the church looking for sad, dejected women who begrudgingly accepted their role in the home. If that's the case, she came to the wrong place—as her article demonstrates. After talking with several joyfully submissive wives in the reception area, she became frantic to escape—at least that's what it sounds like. She writes, "It's time to get out of here, I tell myself. I'm feeling tense, as if I might cry or launch into a diatribe." She finished her rant by quoting a barrage of other liberal feminist "Bible scholars" who, through agenda-driven interpretations, heap contempt on God's Word by claiming the church is mistaken in its understanding of what St. Paul really meant. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
A multitude of other current examples could be listed, all demonstrating the same thing—the issue of authority and submission in the home is not appealing to our fallen culture. Society has been victimized by a godless, Christless, non-biblical philosophy of living perpetrated through the centuries and energized by Satan himself.
What we're seeing in our day was also true of the philosophy behind the French Revolution, which was a humanistic, egalitarian approach to life. The French believed they could have a society with absolute equality—a classless, godless type of humanistic existence. That atheistic mindset now dominates Western civilization: no sexes, no distinctions, no authority, no submission, and no humility. And rather than reject that philosophy, many churches often reflect it, falling prey to the lies of our age. Much like the angry multitude in Psalm 2 who defied the Godhead, we live in the midst of a godless society that sees God's divine order for life and family and cries out, "Let us tear their fetters apart and cast away their cords from us!" The world views God's design for the family—and women—as a threat, and much like Anne Eggebroten and her liberal friends, it seeks to redefine and overthrow that design altogether.
That brings us back to Ephesians, and the most important portion of this post—what does God say about women's roles in the home? After all, He created the family, designed woman, and established her roles and relationships within the family. If God is the engineer, we'd better stick to His plans. What are they?
After making a statement about mutual submission in the fear of Christ (Ephesians 5:21), Paul proceeds to answer an important question: How can we submit to one another in the context of a family, while still recognizing the God-ordained roles of headship and authority? Beginning with Ephesians 5:22, Paul answers that question. Remember, he came to the idea of submission because that's what epitomized the character of the person who is truly Spirit filled. Then he outlined how mutual submission should work in a family.
Paul's instructions for family life in Ephesians cover several verses, beginning with 5:22 and running through 6:4. He was writing under the Holy Spirit's guidance, of course, so this was not merely the apostle's private opinion (2 Peter 1:21-21). God Himself inspired the very words of the text, including the order. Paul spoke here to wives first, then husbands, children, and parents.
The admonition to wives is simple, covering just three verses: "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything" (Ephesians 5:22-24).
Several key ideas in that text are worth pointing out immediately. First, the word translated "submit" doesn't actually appear in the Greek text of verse 22. The idea is clearly implied, however, from the command of verse 21, which instructs all believers to submit to one another. Remember, wives aren't being singled out and consigned to a second-rate status. There's a sense in which everyone in the family must submit to everyone else. Verse 22 simply begins a practical explanation of how wives ought to demonstrate their submission.
Second, notice that Paul started and ended this short section by specifying whom wives should submit to: "their own husbands" (Ephesians 5:24). Women as a group are not made serfs to men in general, and men aren't automatically elevated to a ruling class over all women. But Scripture calls each woman to submit in particular to her own husband's headship. In other words, the family itself is the primary arena in which a godly woman is to cultivate and demonstrate the attitude of humility, service, and sacrifice called for in verse 21.
Third, the command is general and sweeping. It's not limited to wives whose husbands are fulfilling their function. It's not addressed only to wives with children, wives of church leaders, or even wives whose husbands are faithful believers. It's categorical and unconditional: wives. Anyone who fits that classification is obligated to obey the command of this verse by submitting to her own husband.
What, precisely, does this command require? The Greek word for "submit" (hupotasso) means "to line up under." It has the idea of placing oneself in a rank lower than someone else, but in no way does it imply any essential inferiority. Nor does it demote the wife to a second-class status in the home or marriage. It speaks of a functional ranking, not an inferiority of essence.
Notice also that the word submit is not the word obey. What it calls for is an active, deliberate, loving, intelligent devotion to the husband's noble aspirations and ambitions. It does not demand blind, fawning, slavish kowtowing to his every whim. The Greek word for "obey" would be hupakouo, and that is what Paul demanded of children in Ephesians 6:1 and slaves in 6:5. But a wife is neither a child nor a slave, waiting on her husband while he sits in an easy chair and issues commands ("Hand me the remote!" "Get me something to drink!" "Fix me a snack!" Fetch my slippers!"). Marriage is a much more personal and intimate relationship than that. It's a union, a partnership, a singular mutual devotion, and that truth is emphasized by the words "your own husband."
The expression itself suggests a tender partnership and mutual belonging to one another. Why wouldn't a wife willingly respond in submission to one whom she possesses? Paul was subtly pointing out the reasonableness and the desirability of the wife's submission to her husband.
This is a role that God Himself ordained for wives. In Genesis 3:16, God said to Eve, "Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you." On the one hand, marriage is the perfect union of two people who become one flesh (Genesis 2:24). On the other hand, God has clearly ordained that the husband should be head in that relationship. For the sake of unity and workability, the woman is to be subject to the leadership of her husband—not as a slave but as one who is provided for, cared for, and made secure by her husband. It does not have nearly as much to do with what she does for him as what he is responsible to do for her.
Even nature seems to affirm the proper order. Men normally have the advantage of greater physical and emotional strength, while women usually have a more tenderhearted strength and character that equip them to be a support and encouragement—helpers suitable to their husbands.
We find a parallel passage in Colossians 3:18, where Paul also instructed wives to submit to their own husbands. But there he added a brief phrase that sheds light on why this command is so important: "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord" (italics added). The word translated "fitting" means "seemly, proper, or right." It is an expression commonly used of something that is legally or morally binding. Paul seems to be pointing out that the headship of the husband and the submission of the wife are an accepted law of virtually all human society. (That has certainly been the case in most societies for the vast majority of human history, and it was most definitely true in Paul's time.) Paul was suggesting that it is "fitting"—and recognized as such throughout the history of human culture—because it is the divine order. It is "fitting in the Lord." This is a very strong expression about the propriety of the husband's headship.
Scripture is both clear and consistent. Every time the Bible speaks about the role of the wife, the emphasis is exactly the same. This is not some chauvinistic private opinion of the apostle Paul, as some have suggested. Nor is it an unclear principle that's only vaguely suggested in Scripture. Every passage that touches on the subject of the wife's role says essentially the same thing (Titus 2:3-5; 1 Peter 3:1-2).
Of course, if every husband loved his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25), there presumably would be less resistance to the biblical teaching on the role of wives. But some husbands, rather than presenting a Christlike model of leadership to which their wives joyfully submit, instead play the part of an idle tyrant. Unbelief, anger, passivity, abuse, ridicule, laziness—all those sinful attitudes cause many wives to question God's charge to submit. But God's Word answers with stunning clarity. We'll take a look at that next time.
In the meantime, here's a question for the discussion thread: What barriers prevent wives from seeing the beauty of submitting to their husbands?
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Hello, It has been many years but I met John after a concert at Temple Baptist in Redford, Michigan. Anyways I wanted to comment on this article. I attended a Baptist Church not to long ago that talked about submission in the home but did not emphasize wives but emphasized men and weman. We rarely seen men stick around and the wives that came without their husbands well..they never came. We ended up closing that church..long story..but we ended up at a huge church called Inter-City Baptist of Allen Park, Michigan. In that church the one thing that hit my husband and I both was the involvement of the men in the church. Alot of men participated in everything..even the kitchen. Honestly I felt more safe then I had in many years being under a unhealthy pastor's teaching ministry. He knew better to preach that about submission but his main goal was to be in control of everything including families himself and he succeeded to a certain extent. My husband is the one that confronted him and the pastor left. But damage was done to many families over the years. We found this out over time by people that came to us. Inter-City Bapt. walked us through this process of selling the church after first seeking out God's will in the matter. We are still sorting out things we learned in the past and need your prayers. Thank you for sharing this article. God Bless, Jill
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What other older weman say on their take on submission in the home..such as blind submission to the point of taking abuse is one reason this subject of submission isn't readily accepted by weman in general. Also for me it is a lack of good teaching on the subject of submission and the men that teach it at times teach this subject the way they want it interpreted. At this one church we attended the preacher would be gone on all of these "mission trips" while his wife was left at home with 4 teen sons living at home with her. He was gone a larger share of the time of the year. I wanted to say something but the men of the church didn't seem to think this was wrong. The pastors wife came to me one day and mentioned that since her husband had been home she hadn't even seen him (10 days he had been home). Lots of other ladies heard her say this and it did get back to him and the next year he was not gone as much.. But prayer does alot and I don't think it is emphasized as much as it should be concerning matters a woman submitting to her husband.
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Thank You Pastor MacArthur for the clarity with which you presented this much misunderstood topic. I believe every man or woman who claims Christ as Lord and Savior should read and understand this more fully. I pray that all who read this would help spread this to those on the outside who are in unawares. Thanks again, May God continue to Bless you, your family and staff as you continue to spread the Truth in Christ
Thank you for the article. This is a bit off topic but somewhat related. In the article you state that it is God's design that husbands lead over their wives and I have seen this theme about God's design in many other of your articles/sermons. For example, it is God's design that men marry women and not man marry man because that is God's design. That said, I've also heard one of your sermons that states that "family planning" is not mentioned in the bible so it is not un-biblical to limit the amount of children we have. However, if it is God's design that we can have children into our forty's, shouldn't it be un-biblical to have a vasectomy or take birth control because those options weren't by God's design? Isn't this what "Be fruitful and multiply means"? Thank You.
Also, the button below reads "submit". Is that button only for women? Where's the "Rules Over" button? Just kidding :)
As you mentioned, nothing in the Scripture explicitly limits or forbids safe forms of birth control. Obviously, abortion is murder and in a completely different category. However, other methods of birth control, including non-abortive forms of the pill, condoms, and the common surgical procedures of tubal ligation or vasectomy, do not pose a problem biblically . . . if both spouses are persuaded in their consciences before God they should—at that time—have no more children. That being the case, no Scripture prohibits such a couple from carrying through with their decision.
Here's something for your consideration. By definition, birth control would also include a couple who carefully plans their family according to the female reproductive cycles (i.e. fertility awareness, calendar charting, etc.) But most people exclude that from the discussion. Why? Doesn't it control the birth of children, as to how many and at what time? I suppose it all depends on what you mean by "birth control." All, or at least, most families control the birth of children in some measure.
From a biblical perspective, the Lord seems to have left that issue up to every individual husband and wife for their own determination. John MacArthur says it should be something couples consider physiologically, as to what they can handle, financially as to what they can afford, and spiritually as to their ability to shepherd responsibly. No doubt, all those things enter in the discussion on some level.
Some Christians claim it is sinful for believers to practice any form of birth control, but such statements simply cannot be supported from God's Word, and therefore we should abstain from being dogmatic about issues on which God is silent.
Consider this too, Brian. In some cases, where no birth control is practiced, could it not be considered irresponsible? For example, couples who are severely limited in finances, challenged physically, or spiritually immature? Some might quip, "Oh, Just trust the Lord!" However, trusting the Lord and testing the Lord are two different things.
So, nothing in Scripture prohibits married couples from practicing birth control, either for a limited time to delay childbearing, or permanently when they determine their quiver is full and their family complete.
In addition to that, John MacArthur said something long ago that I think is applicable here:
Couples should not practice birth control if it violates their consciences (Romans 14:23)—not because birth control is inherently sinful, but because it is always wrong to violate the conscience. The answer to a wrongly informed conscience is not to violate it, but rather to correct and rightly inform one's conscience with biblical truth.
I am concerned about a marriage situation in which the husband is a ob/gyn doctor. He believes they should not use birth control and delivers all their children at home. She is exhausted with the load of the continual pregnancies and the little ones. He is not willing to allow her to have outside help in the home. She would like to be able to limit the pregnancies. He rules! She submits. How does this fit in with God's balance of the man loving the woman? What are her options in this type of marriage? How can she disagree and be biblically correct? Any insights on this? I would love to hear them.
I have been having a really hard time submitting to my husband. We are both new to the faith and our marriage has endured some hard and and scaring matters. We both decided to make God the foundation of our marraige and our lifes. However, it is difficult at times to fully grasp and accept God's Word. My husband and I, did not treat each other in a loving manner all the time prior to knowing Christ, things have change alot in our relationship, but I still fall so short on submiting to my husband completly, and I am having trouble understanding what it really means by "in everything." I want to be a godly wife with all my heart, but it seems to be a bit challenging at times. Can some one guide me please!
There are many factors in the situation you introduced requiring further "data collecting" before anyone could give conclusive counsel. For example: were the husband and wife initially unified in their decision to not practice birth-control? Has the wife specifically requested outside aid (did she discuss this with her husband first)? Has she spoken with her husband about the possibility of limiting her pregnancies? Is the husband's issue with birth-control one of morality, health, or something else? Most importantly, does this couple profess to be Christian? Do they belong to a local church? On and on the list could go.
It would be nearly impossible to give good, solid, thorough counsel in a blog-like setting such as this, especially through a third party.
Proverb 18:13 would definitely apply here: "He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him." [NASB]
If this woman is a believer, I'd begin by giving her some solid literature from GTY about marriage and family. If the husband is hostile to Christianity, and refuses to allow his wife exposure to it . . . again, see the challenge here?
Anyway . . . some of her questions will be answered through the exposition of Scripture in that material. A good start would be "The Fulfilled Family," or "God's High Calling for Women."
It sounds like maybe she is a friend of yours. Certainly your prayers and encouragement will be invaluable.
If she is not a believer, that changes things quite significantly.
I hope that helps, Pamela. Thanks for your question.
I may sound like a broken record here, but I'm going to refer you to "The Fulfilled Family" sermon series by John MacArthur. The more I interact with that teaching, the more equipped I become to obey God within the context of my marriage. The audios are free from the link I've provided below. You can listen, read, or download for later. The series is timeless. It has aided generations of Christian couples and will probably enrich generations to come. Also, its one of the most requested resources from GTY. Are you interested yet . . . ?
Your question is BIG and BROAD, but I assure you John's material will provide you with the help you seek. I'm not shrugging off or dismissing your question. I truly believe exposure to the teaching of God's Word on His design for the family will give you a serious advantage. I pray God blesses your pursuit of biblical womanhood. Press on, sister!
Here's the link: http://www.gty.org/Resources/Sermon+Series/52_The-Fulfilled-Family
I live in the eastern part of the globe (the 3rd world as they called it) and women here are very submissive. There is a certain people group here where a woman can demonstrate submission to her husband by washing the feet of the husband and then drink the water used in washing the feet of the husband. Well that's quite extreme you may say but that's still in practice even today. There are other extreme practices at home which really put women in extreme submission but the women are quite happy to do them.
We have missionaries in that place and there are already converts and some are already attending church (underground church). Now my question is: are we going to maintain such cultural practices? What does the bible say about such kind of submission?
My husband has always expected me to work outside the home, even when our children were small, and even though he has a good job and is well able to provide. Mainly because he has big material "goals" and he thinks women who stay at home are basically lazy. I hated having to take my kids to day care, and have struggled with the resulting resentment that a good Christian man would not follow biblical principal for the order of the family. Submitting to a man who expects me to be an equal financial provider is very difficult and has adversely affected our marraige. Our church rarely, if ever, addresses this subject, I think because we have women preachers, and it is a controversial subject. He sidesteps this by pointing out that I am to be his "helper", and that is what I'm doing. I wonder if other women have dealt with this, and what men think about it?
*By Shauna Bryant*
Thank you for this article and for bringing this issue up. It is controversial, but it shouldn't be. I went from being a career driven woman (and my husband was fine with that - we were both unsaved at the time) to being a stay at home, home schooling mom and we couldn't be happier as a family. Until I actually held my daughter I had every intention of returning to work within 4 weeks. Once I held her though I knew there was no way that was going to happen. Once I was born again I tried being a Godly wife as well.........to make a long story short I had a bad attitude about it thinking 'well, my husband isn't being a biblical husband (he was as at that point still unsaved) and since he's not doing his job then I'm not either'. When I was doing what I should have and he wasn't (now, he was still a good husband and man by mans standards, but not a Godly man) I thought it wasn't fair and I was also scared of becoming one of those 'ignorant bible thumping door mat wives'. Sorry, but that is what I thought back then.
While reading my Bible I realized that I could not stand before a Holy and Righteous Judge with the pitiful excuse of a petulant teenager saying "Well, God, he didn't do his job so I couldn't do mine". No, I realized that I had a responsibility to My God for MY conduct according to His Word regardless of what anyone else was or was not doing. Once I began to serve the Lord with this mindset I could be a proper biblical wife.
My husband eventually also was saved by Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ. I can't even explain in words how wonderful our lives are now, how great it is to be raising a Godly family together secure in the Lord! If anyone would have ever told me that when we were first married I quite frankly would have laughed at them with scorn. Thank God that He does indeed make 'foolish the ways of the wise'....or else we would never have experienced this quality of happiness and joy in our family. A Pastor once said to me "You know, take a triangle and place Jesus above, where He should be and put you and your husband at the other ends. You are far apart, but as you each move closer to the Lord you will find you also become closer together, and even if only one of you is following the Lord, well that is your first priority anyhow". I wholeheartedly love and honor and thank God for my husband.....but the first love for each believer is to be Jesus Christ.
To Alex post #11
I believe something to consider would be that Jesus washed the feet of His disciples. Perhaps that Bible lesson could be incorporated into the cultural practice. The woman should be submissive, but perhaps it's fitting that in 'loving her like Christ does His church' the husband could, once in awhile, wash his wife's feet as Jesus did the disciples? We must remember that as Jesus served, so must we.
I'd add a class about the serious diseases that can be transmitted in drinking filthy water. My husband has feet issues due to his time on the military with those boots and the weather. I take care of his feet and massage them....even soak them, but I would not ever drink the water in which I do this. In a lot of 'third world countries' these kinds of issues can be resolved by proper medical knowledge - we have missionaries in South Africa that help villagers in this way along with their Gospel ministries especially since they deal so heavily with Aids patients in the clinic they have.
I think your question concerns cultural expressions of submission. Such was the case in 1 Cor. 11, where Paul addressed the issue of women wearing head coverings. That practice was not a universal command from God, but rather a local custom in Corinth that reflected a divine principle—submission. It seems to have been relatively harmless to put a covering on your head.
In contrast to that, drinking the water from your husband's foot washing . . . if I understand you correctly, the men do not demand their wives practice this . . . is that correct? You also stated the women were quite happy to do it. I think it would be wrong for a missionary to come in and force a woman in that situation to abruptly stop a cultural practice she is happy to perform. Some short-term foreign missionaries are notorious for that kind of error.
On the same note, it would be equally wrong to force a woman into that kind of cultural expression when she is not a part of the culture. Your question was, should you maintain that cultural express of submission in marriage? Maybe you should ask the ladies . . .
#14 - Tommy. As I was reading your reply to Alex, I was reminded of the weak and strong Christians that Paul talks about in Romans. Strong Christians should never make weak Christians to violate their consciences.
I agree with your reply to Alex. On the same hand I agree with Shauna about medical and health issues.
Dear Amanda,
How great that God saved both you and your husband!
Before God saved me, I thought submission was for weak and docile women. I was not like that at all, and was proud not to be.
I was in a panic when my husband first started talking to me about submission. Most of what he said, I didn't even understand-it was so beyond my way of thinking.
But then God started working in my heart. I started hearing God's Word, and wanting to obey. (Already the fact that you want to obey God in this matter is His work.)
Submission seems totally crazy to the world's way of thinking. I was taught I would be happy only if I looked out for myself and was free to do/say/think everything I wanted to.
But gradually God showed me that I am free when He sets me free to NOT follow the things my flesh wants to do, and instead to obey Him.
It is hard to do. Sometimes my cheeks would burn-wanting to respond back to my husband, but holding my tongue. Then with time, I began to see the fruit of God's work-peace in our home, a close relationship and deep trust built with my husband, more humility from trying often and failing.
In the end all the glory is God's, because He has carried me along and enabled me to do what I was never even able to believe/understand, let alone accomplish!
I would like to encourage you to pray and ask God for wisdom (James 1:5). Read the Bible. Listen to a lot of good Bible teaching (any of Pastor MacArthur's teaching on this site!). A good topic is the sovereignty of God.
This is one thing that helps me to submit-to realize that everything that comes into my life comes because He allows it, and He works everything for my good: Romans 8:28.
My husband, who is a dear Christian brother, can be wrong sometimes, but God NEVER is!
The very best to you my Sister!
In Christ,
Me too, Elaine. Shauna made a good point. That's a tricky situation. Men are commanded to love their wives as Christ loves the church. Latent within that command is protection. From my perspective, the practice Alex described could be potentially dangerous and harmful (health-wise) for my wife. But again, I'm an American, and we must keep that perspective.
Thank you Tommy and Jennifer,
Is of great help to know that I can get some sort of guidess from fellow brothers and sisters. I will look into the sermons, which I had already stated to look into, and the link Tommy suggests. Thank you again, and God bless.
I had no idea the water drinking from after washing a man's feet.
That's a new thing to me. It's something different but that's the
custom. It might not taste good. Just a thought. Thanks for sharing
Oh, I prayed last night for Amanda and Donna for God's wisdom and strength for them.
* By Shauna Bryant*
I just wanted to clarify that I don't believe part of bringing people the gospel is also 'westernizing' or 'easternizing' them, because cultures are different.
However, just because something is part of a person's culture doesn't mean that it is good or healthy. I do believe that drinking filthy water is an unnecessary health risk and once people were educated about it would make a more informed decision. Not continuing to drink filthy and potentially diseased water isn't exactly ruining a persons culture. I feel the same way about female castration. Many people don't understand that this has caused fear, shame, lifelong diseases and complications, pain, infertility and even death for many, many women. As people are getting more educated about this they are making different decisions, though many still force it because of 'custom'. I watched a documentary sometime back about a tribe that believes only the fattest women are desirable so before marriage a woman is placed on a strict regiment of drinking and eating - pretty much 24/7 - and drinking literally gallons of warm milk (having to do with the belief that since they honor the cow a woman should literally look like one) everyday. None of the women in the documentary were very happy with their weight, the force feeding (which for family honor they felt compelled to do though some had to be flogged to be enticed to continue forcing drink and food down their throats) or the life long medical complications and shorter life spans they had to painfully endure due to their size. This to me would also be a medical issue, also an idolatrous one with the honoring of the cow and all. And then there are the cultural practices that are so heinous we cannot even speak here of them. I don't see how 'loving your wife like Christ does the church' has anything to do with continuing a custom that places the person at serious life risk. Someone may say "Well, Jesus died for us" and many have and we may also have to die for the Gospel's sake, but that cannot be compared to placing a person's life at risk so you can personally be exalted or be honored. Having a custom doesn't automatically make something right. Abandoning an unhealthy custom isn't wrong either and doesn't have to be equated with changing a whole culture. There are many customs - as Tommy pointed out - that people still do. Also, if we look at the things people have done throughout the ages because of custom, tradition, or an ill-informed belief, I think we can all be glad that some 'cultural changes' have been made. By the same token, there are many culture practices we have abandoned that we certainly should have kept.
#12 Donna
Dear Sister I will pray for you. The advice given to listen to the series is a must do (for your husband too-you can have him listen as part of your study in being a biblical wife and he will, as a result, hear about his responsibilities as a husband) but also it doesn't sound like you and your husband are even going to a proper church. I don't know if he's willing to do anything about that....but it should be checked in to because since your church isn't even following God's Word it's no surprise when those who attend aren't either. Christ honoring, wife cherishing men who submit to the Lord simply aren't going to be found in a church Pastored by women. Your belief of that (women preachers) being one of the reasons a Christ honoring family isn't being preached is exactly one of the many reasons women aren't to preach. Faithfully studying Gods Word, praying and being part of a proper church- which will have Godly men to help guide your husband will be an immense blessing to your family and honoring to Jesus Christ.
The practice of women drinking dirty water after washing their husbands feet is meant to solely degrade and subjugate women. It is a practice that does not honor or respect women. It is a shame things like this even take place.
Hi Shauna:
I think you hit on something key, Shauna. Submission, to me at least, is nothing more than lovingly obeying God. If He asks us to submit, then we do so, not out of fear or duty, but out of a love that honors Him. It is true with everything that we do, if our spouses are not treating us in kind, so what, we still honor God by being obedient to His Word.
I always think of it this way, when anyone treats me unkind, I put my horse blinders on, look straight ahead, and ignore any hatred leveled against me, and just do what God says to do: love our enemies. It does not matter how someone else treats us, just do what God expects us to do in each and every situation.
Great post, Shauna.
Hi Elaine. :)
Only animals would drink it. We are not animals. I agree it's a harsh sicken treatment. We need to pray for those people. Amen.
Germs from water.
Like parasites and such. Even polluted from oil too.
Women must drink clean water. I believe the women must walk away
and get clean fresh water from the well and drink it. I think men's
laws are too strict in eastern side of the globe.
Dear Donna
I am blessed to hear of a God fearing woman like you implementing Gods Word in her life. Now concerning the church you are attending, It states in 1 Timothy 2:11-14 "Let a woman learn in silence with all submission, and I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. For Adam was formed first then Eve, and Adam was not deceived, the woman being deceived, fell into transgression." and Paul said in Romans 16:17 "Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned and turn away from them." So I urge you find a new church where you can do the the will of of the Lord in truth. If your church is not following these doctrines there is know telling what there teaching.
The inability to see a true picture of a submissive wife is a barrier that prevents wives from submitting to their husbands. Whenever the term "submissive wife" is used it brings to mind the image of a "blind fawning, slavish kowtowing woman" who goes along with her husband's every whim. Television and films have perpetuated this image and generations of women have been touch with a false image of a submissive wife. Another barrier is the word submission is heard as "obey". Not only is the word heard as obey it is even taught in some churches as "obey". I have personally been told that if your spouse tells you to do something illegal or morally wrong you are to pray over the matter and ask God to give you the ability do what your spouse has told you to do because you are to obey and not question. They have even gone so far as to use scripture to validate the truthfulness of their statement. Yet I never believed what I was being taught was true because it was not consistent with the word of God from what I had read and studied. It was not until I heard John MacArthur speak on this very issue in one of his sermon series that I had a confirmation that what I believed to be true of God's view of submission was accurate. When we have the truth of God's word taught acurately to a heart that is longing to be obedient to God then we see the beauty of a wife submitting to her husband.
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Feeling bereft that Blend 101 is discontinued....
I have been drinking this coffee for many years and can't seem to change to another style without always going back to 101.
Its the perfect dark roast but not too bitter, It also gets me going in the morning.
I actually discovered this coffee by accident. I was in Nicaragua (the land of lakes and volcanoes) on a mission trip. We drank Soppexcca coffee every day, all day. It was the most delicious coffee I'd ever tasted! I was so happy to discover that Peet's Coffee carries their beans in the US!! Love this blend! Nicaragua has some of the best coffees I have tasted!


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 6, 2011) – The second-seeded U.S. women's beach volleyball team of Jen Kessy and April Ross won the silver medal on Sunday at the Phuket Thailand Open, the final event of the 2011 FIVB Swatch World Tour.
In Sunday's gold medal match on the tropical Karon Beach center court, China's top-seeded Chen Xue and Xi Zhang defeated Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.), 21-16, 21-14 in the 40-minute title match. Kessy and Ross finished with a 5-1 record and split $21,000 while China (6-0) won $30,000.
Kessy and Ross, the 2008 and 2009 Phuket champions, earned their 10th FIVB career silver medal in their 30th final four and won their 27 career podium finish.
In the first set, Xue and Zhang jumped out in front early and stayed there with seven point leads at 12-5 and 14-7 after the last tied score of 2-2. The U.S. team closed the gap to 19-16 but Zhang scored the last two points to close out the set.
A similar scenario played out in the deciding second set but Kessy and Ross kept it close longer with six ties early. At 6-6, China's Xue served an ace and she and Zhang were off and running, building leads of 13-8, 17-11 and 18-12 before closing the match with strong kills and net play.
In the bronze medal match Sunday, Italy's fifth-seeded Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti defeated Australia's 19th-seeded Louise Bawden and Becchara Palmer in two-sets, 21-19, 21-15 in 47 minutes.
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Runoff pushes water to highest levels of 2013
Although the steady and heavy rainfall of recent days came to an end Wednesday, the runoff continued to push water levels in the Minot region to their highest of the season.
New high water marks for the year were established in both the Souris and the Des Lacs rivers. It also captured the attention of area residents, many of whom are still trying to recover from the historic flood of 2011 and are understandably nervous about rising water.
The Des Lacs is capable of dramatic increases and that was certainly the case triggered by the area's most recent rain event. A few days ago the Des Lacs was trickling along at a height of 1,563.5 feet. Wednesday afternoon it was ripping across Project Road in Burlington at nearly 2,700 cubic feet per second at a level of 1,574 feet, a rise of nearly 8 feet in 24 hours. The Des Lacs joins the Souris at Burlington.
The combined flows, and additional runoff coming from rapid flows like the Gasman Coulee, pushed the level of the Souris at Minot's Broadway Bridge to 1,548.5 feet Wednesday. The previous high for the year was 1,547 feet in late April. The Souris was declining late Wednesday afternoon but, according to the National Weather Service, will rise again until reaching 1,548.7 feet about 2 p.m. today as the full brunt of the Des Lacs river flows enter the city.
"Overall, the rise will probably be just shy of flood stage," said Allen Schlag, NWS hydrologist in Bismarck. "It won't threaten Minot, but other areas won't be so lucky."
One of the trouble spots mentioned by Schlag was the Logan area where the Souris was nearly 2 feet over flood stage Wednesday and is not expected to fall below flood stage for several days.
"Part of the problem is that we're in a really active weather pattern and there is more precipitation expected this weekend and even more in-bound for the latter part of next week," said Schlag. "We've had phenomenal runoff from storms that normally wouldn't have much effect."
The storm brewing for next week is not believed to carry nearly as much moisture as what the area has experienced recently. While forecast models continue to have the weather system tracking toward the Souris River basin, there are still several days for the storm to change course or dissipate.
A problem contributing to runoff is that temperatures this spring have been averaging several degrees below normal, essentially keeping away warmer weather that would dry the soil and allow for more penetration of rainfall. In a normal years as much as 30 percent of the recent rainfall would likely have soaked into the soil instead of running into rivers and streams.
The City of Minot has been taking precautions against further rainfall or changing river forecasts. Diking has been done along 18th Street Southeast at the intersection of Sixth Avenue. That location is one of the low spots in the city where the river has been running precariously close to street level. Hesco Barriers were erected on County Road 14 west of 16th Street Southwest to slow flows coming out of Larson Coulee No. 1 and flowing into Green Acres. According to a press release issued by the city, Minot Public Works staff is monitoring the situation closely and is in close communication with the NWS.
Flows out of Lake Darling Dam remained at 950 cfs Wednesday. The level of that reservoir was slightly over 1,597 feet, the preferred summer operating level. Spillway level at Lake Darling is 1,601.8 feet. Slightly more than 1,000 cfs was flowing in the Souris at the Sherwood gauge Wednesday. Rainfall amounts north of Lake Darling, including southern Saskatchewan, were far less than what was received in the Minot region in recent days.


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I ran inside and got my camera and was so happy he stayed around for a while longer even though he kept himself hidden among the branches and pine cones.
I don't think I have ever seen a cardinal in Phoenix.
I was pretty much shooting blind as I couldn't really see well, even with the camera. When I previewed them it was fun to also see the moon in the photo.
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Know how much fuel you have for that next barbecue
Though many propane tanks come with fuel-level indicators, most are notoriously inaccurate. Rather than be embarrassed at his next cookout by running out of propane, Club member Fred Milverstadt of Plymouth, Minnesota, uses this simple trick. He pours a cup of hot water over the tank�s exterior surface and waits for condensation to form at the level of propane in the tank. Brought to you by: American Profile - Inspirational Stories & American History


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My Experience with Creating a Scenario-based Course: Part 3
In Part 1 of this blog series, I shared my experience about the content acquisition and analysis phase for creating a scenario-based course. In Part 2, I shared how I created a storyline and identified the critical steps in it and further started storyboarding and shared the introduction screen with you. When storyboarding for this course, the single most important thing for me was to keep it conversational and follow the actual lingo that the customer care representatives are supposed to follow.
The introduction screen helped us understand that Lisa was a new joinee in the team and she was about to take her first call. In the next screen, we need to show how she starts the call and what the customer issue was. I got this information by listening to the recorded calls and SME interviews.
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Ambassador Susan Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children's Issues, completed her five-country Africa tour in Lusaka, where she commended the Zambian government for its efforts towards accession to the Hague Conventions on Adoptions and Abductions. She said that the government's step-by-step approach would help facilitate and hasten the implementation of international standards following accession and serve as a model for countries in the region.
In meetings with ministers, Members of Parliament, social workers, orphanage representatives, and civil society organizations, Ambassador Jacobs dispelled the concerns of some adoption stakeholders who were eager to accede to and domesticate international child protection frameworks, but were wary that Hague accession would prevent Zambians from managing intercountry adoptions. Characterizing Hague as a practical, culturally neutral guide that safeguards children's interests under a common framework, she stressed that Hague allows governments to set the rules and preconditions for intercountry adoptions. Her frank and empowering message was well received and reinforced Hague accession as complementary to Zambia's ongoing law reform process and child protection efforts.
After meetings and engaging discussions with key stakeholders, Ambassador Jacobs concluded her Zambia visit at Kasisi Children's Home. The orphanage cares for 250 children, many of whom have medical disabilities. After touring the grounds, Ambassador Jacobs expressed amazement at the good physical and emotional well-being of the children and remarked that she had never seen such a well-managed orphanage. While Kasisi is atypical of many of Zambia's orphanages, it demonstrates a feasible and achievable standard which Hague accession and implementation can help universalize in Zambia -- a goal advanced by Ambassador Jacobs' visit.


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I'm sure all of us have been "tea drunk" at least once, right? For me, it doesn't happen very often, but when it does, I confess it is a very pleasing experience. I'm not even sure I can create the experience at will because it's happened across a spectrum of leaf quality and volume of tea drunk. I get a heady feeling and slur my speech a little. My communication style becomes a little more...enthusiastic. It's not the same thing as getting a little caffeine buzz, though they can be related.
What do you think are the factors that contribute to this minor euphoria extracted from camellia sinensis? Related stories would be great too.


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FALCONER – Joshua M. Ross, 24, of North Work Street was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. Deputies on Tuesday at 6 p.m. conducted a warrant check in an attempt to locate Ross, who was wanted for allegedly selling a controlled substance. He was located at the residence and transported to Jamestown City Jail.
Stephen D. Lahnen II, 33, of Marin Park Drive, Celoron was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, unsafe start, moving from lane unsafely and wrong way on a one-way street. Officers on Wednesday at 1:54 a.m. observed a Ford pickup truck make an unsafe start on North Main Street before turning the wrong way onto a one-way street, forcing another motorist off the road. Lahnen was allegedly found to be intoxicated and transported to city jail. He was being held pending arraignment.
Demetrius L. McBride, 28, of Buffalo was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of marijuana. Officers on Wednesday at 7:48 a.m. were dispatched for a report of a suspect trying to gain entry into an apartment. Police learned McBride allegedly broke a window out of the complainant's door. McBride was found at another residence and charged.
Joseph D. Anthony, 42, of Jamestown was charged with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se and aggravated DWI following a traffic stop on Fairmount Avenue. He was issued appearance tickets for the charges and released to Jamestown police on an unrelated bench warrant.
Mark G. Watson, 22, of Robinson Avenue, Jamestown was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana. Officers on March 24 were dispatched for an incident. A quantity of marijuana was allegedly found. Watson is scheduled to be in court at a later date.


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All of us at DipNote -- Andrea Curran, Edward Dunn, Victoria Esser, Luke Forgerson, Sarah Goldfarb, Jeff Jackson, Hannah Johnson, Tamika Johnson, Eric Jones, Anne McCarthy, Thomas Ogden, and Daniel Schaub -- wish you a healthy and joyous 2012!
Rita N. in the U.S.A. writes:
Bahrain - so many tears and prayers for a people that are noble in the face of a USA supported regime using teargas, clubs, cars, guns, fire, helicopters, and now live ammunition to kill and maim them. babies and children are legitimate target for USA supported Bahrain & Saudia Arabia
W.W. writes:
2012 welcome
...a proud 2012 to Y'all...
Op-ed The besidenote of 2012:
Best thing happened so far is ladygaga and major bloomberg Kiss
What a Bilderberg luck :it is re-ally the end of the world
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Happy New Year
Iran never want war, at least Iran President.
I think, He want democracy in Iran but have
Not Power.
us need China buying us product
Just my's opinion. To be or not to be say to me by history. History? Very big and heavy to me but I want to say.
Chiina, needing booming inner circle market, if I'm give a some Prefernce. Go to next level industry. Making money, Job, buying power etc.
eu, not like a German, more press, maybe not lasting 6 month, just my's, just.
Japan money is good to eu, my opinion.
If meet, japan money and china plenty.
eu meet more serious.
2012's election year, considering this fact.
Darshana writes:
wish happy peace full & prosperity. new year
Awad Abdu M. in Yemen writes:
happy new year to you
John P. in Greece writes:
Happy new years @ all of u DipNote


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In an Op-Ed published today in the Washington Post, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates call on the Senate to ratify the New START. The full text of their Op-Ed follows:
Why the Senate Should Ratify New START By Hillary Rodham Clinton and Robert M. Gates
For decades, American inspectors have monitored Russian nuclear forces, putting into practice President Ronald Reagan's favorite maxim, "Trust, but verify." But since the old START Treaty expired last December, we have relied on trust alone. Until a new treaty comes into force, our inspectors will not have access to Russian missile silos and the world's two largest nuclear arsenals will lack the stability that comes with a rigorous inspection regime.
Before this session of Congress ends, we urge senators to approve an arms control treaty that would again allow U.S. inspectors access to Russian strategic sites and reduce the number of nuclear weapons held by both nations to a level not seen since the 1950s.
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), signed by President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April, builds on foundations laid by American leaders from both political parties over the past four decades. It has broad bipartisan backing. Six former secretaries of state, five former secretaries of defense and three former national security advisers have endorsed ratification, along with seven former commanders of U.S. Strategic Command and the entire current U.S. military leadership. They understand that nuclear dangers did not disappear with the Soviet Union and that we have a responsibility -- to Americans and our allies -- to keep our eyes on the world's other major strategic nuclear arsenal.
Time is running out for this Congress. Here is what's at stake:
New START will advance critical national security objectives: Reducing the number of deployed nuclear weapons while retaining a safe and effective deterrent; providing direct insight into Russia's nuclear arsenal; and creating a more stable, predictable and cooperative relationship between the world's two leading nuclear powers.
It will put in place an effective verification regime to track each side's progress in reducing its arsenal to 1,550 strategic warheads. We will be able to count the number of deployed strategic weapons more accurately, because we will exchange more data on weapons and their movement than in the past. We will also conduct 18 short-notice inspections of Russian nuclear forces each year, including checking warheads on individual missiles.
New START will also set the stage for future arms reductions, including negotiations on tactical nuclear weapons. It will help solidify the "reset" of U.S. relations with Russia, which has allowed us to cooperate in pursuit of our strategic interests.
That's what the treaty will do. Here's what it will not do:
It will not limit our ability to develop and deploy the most effective missile defenses to protect America's forces and territory, and to enhance the security of our allies and partners. This administration is committed to sustaining and improving our missile defense capabilities and has proposed spending nearly $10 billion in fiscal 2011 to do so.
It will not restrict our ability to modernize our nuclear forces. On the contrary, the United States will continue to maintain a robust nuclear deterrent based on our "triad" of delivery systems: intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and heavy bombers for nuclear armaments. To sustain and modernize these systems, the administration has proposed spending well over $100 billion during the next decade.
Furthermore, the treaty permits us to make investments as needed to maintain a secure and effective nuclear stockpile. The administration has proposed spending $7 billion for this purpose in the current fiscal year -- a nearly 10 percent increase -- and more than $80 billion to modernize our nuclear weapons complex over the next decade, including a major life-extension program for current warheads. In all, the administration proposes spending more than $180 billion on the infrastructure that sustains our nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them -- a substantial investment in the credibility and efficacy of America's nuclear deterrent.
Finally, New START will not constrain our ability to develop and deploy the most effective conventional capabilities possible, including strike systems that could potentially hit a target anywhere on the globe in less than an hour.
Every president since the beginning of the Cold War has opted for verifiable arms control deals. Each time, the Senate has backed these treaties by overwhelming margins. The START Treaty, negotiated by Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush, was approved in 1992 by 93 votes to 6. The Moscow Treaty, negotiated by President George W. Bush, was approved 95 to 0 in 2003.
The New START Treaty also deserves prompt ratification. Our national security depends on it.
You can learn more about New START here.
Ogoubi K.W. in Togo writes:
The new start'll it go us a global and detailed view on everything about security?
Eric in New Mexico writes:
To; President Obama, all the Members of the Senate, Sec. of State Clinton, Sec. of Defense Gates, and all the good folks otherwise known as the "powers that be" by the little guy...that's me...the citizen....otherwise known as the constituant....c/o Dipnote,
If I were standing in the Senate, and had my voice heard on the floor today, I'd be asking Senator Kyle if his partisan delay of a vote to ratify based on tying this treaty to facility upgrades in national laboratories wasn't in fact directly in violation of Article 1. (see text below)
For how else to safeguard against the risk of accidents and ineptness unless folks are in place to verify what the hell is going on?
Folks want to upgrade? Fine, that's another 14 bil. down the rabbit hole that could otherwise be spent recovering this economy today or reducing debt. Reliability testing is an issue? We ended a war with weapons never even dropped out of an airplane before and one design dropped on Hiroshima had never been tested at all, so who do you think you're kidding Senators?
Not me, that's a matter of family history.
But where it concerns the peace of nations, nuclear disarmament and treaties, don't even dare to play partisan games with the American people's safety. "And the Russians love their children too."- Sting
Something both the Sec. of State and Defense might consider here is that it has been almost as long from the start of this New Start treaty negotiations till now; as it was to build the very first atomic bombs in 27 months back in WW2.
I therefore invite Senator Kyle to respectfully get a grip...Now! Don't delay the debate or vote out of partisan self interest.
Every member of the Senate is welcome to quote me in telling him this, including the newcomers just elected to office...and if folks won't ratify this, you'all in the Senate voting "Nay" should simply resign the next day for your failure to serve the public interest.
Just git 'er done! I'm tired of the excuses.
Agreement on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War Between The United States of America and The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Signed at Washington September 30, 1971
Entered into force September 30, 1971
The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, hereinafter referred to as the Parties:
Taking into account the devastating consequences that nuclear war would have for all mankind, and recognizing the need to exert every effort to avert the risk of outbreak of such a war, including measures to guard against accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons,
Believing that agreement on measures for reducing the risk of outbreak of nuclear war serves the interests of strengthening international peace and security, and is in no way contrary to the interests of any other country,
Bearing in mind that continued efforts are also needed in the future to seek ways of reducing the risk of outbreak of nuclear war,
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
Each Party undertakes to maintain and to improve, as it deems necessary, its existing organizational and technical arrangements to guard against the accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons under its control.
Article 8
This Agreement shall be of unlimited duration.
Kristen C. in Washington DC writes:
While the reduction of Nuclear arsenals will be beneficial for both the United States and Russia, we cannot lose the strong expectation of responsibility that we have maintained throughout the last 60 years.
It is in our best interest to inspect the weapons that Russia maintains, as well as the security of these weapons. We cannot let up by allowing these weapons to get in the possession of those that are not deemed responsible. The transfer of these weapons would be irresponsible on our part, and our safety can only be ensured when we monitor their location.
While we are reliant on our own "triad†of artillery, we can only maintain the same safety standards for ourselves that we do for our partners.
By ratifying the New START treaty we will ensure the security of our nation and improve the standards of those around the world. I support and encourage Senator Lugar to continue his efforts to reduce nuclear arms. I also thank him for his contribution to this issue throughout the years.


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