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In the spring of 2012, a Subway franchise opened near 46th & Baltimore. At the time, several neighbors decried the move- some were upset because it was a chain and others that were worried customers would zip in and out of a parking alley behind the adjacent homes.
The store had a 10-year-lease, but it closed this past winter. At the time, the Spruce Hill Community Association was told that Subway was actively engaging new tenants for the spot. But the space, at 4533 Baltimore Ave., has remained shuttered. Now, plans for a new tenant have emerged and work has been ongoing at the site.
At 46th & Baltimore in West Philly, Subway is closed, but Jared and his gang still have plans to sell sandwiches at this location. The original franchise operator has left and Subway is looking for another, according to Barry Grossbach, Spruce Hill Community Association zoning chair.
"I could only tell you I asked the zoning attorney on our zoning committee to see what he could find out," Grossbach said. "Evidently, and this is the only thing we know, they [Subway] are looking for another franchise operator."
When the Subway proposal came before the SHCA two years ago after the sandwich chain announced plans to take over a long-vacant corner location at 4533 Baltimore Ave. along the Baltimore Avenue Commercial Corridor, a handful of neighbors decried the proposal because of fears: traffic and big business. First, customers would create parking issues; it's located next to an alley and driveways behind 46th Street homes, they envisioned hungry Subway shoppers zipping down in cars on their way to and from work. Then was the fact Subway is a chain franchise as opposed to an independent small business, on a corridor full of the latter. The store opened in the spring of 2012, entering into a 10-year lease.
There's no question that the 600 block of South Street has made some major strides of late. Some time ago, we wrote a post lamenting the alarming number of vacancies on this block. And we had a point. But years have passed and new places have arrived. European Republic, Serpico, and Sneaker Villa have collectively breathed new life into this once-tired block. But through it all, 600 South St. has stubbornly remained vacant.
This may be the only spot in the world where a McDonald's couldn't make it work. A couple of years ago, plans emerged for a 7-11 in this space, but the project fell through. The Root mural which appeared over the summer on the 1400 block of South Street was also planned for this location, but that likewise did not come to pass. Months ago, we told you that the building was undergoing renovations to create four apartments on the upper floors. That construction is still taking place, and it has also included the installation of new windows in the retail space. From what we can tell, it still hasn't attracted a tenant. But one would have to think that someone will eventually bite on the space, right?
Neighbors in Spruce Hill in West Philadelphia are attempting to build up their organization by offering free membership for new members that join the Spruce Hill Community Association (SHCA) between now and next winter.
Some civic groups charge fees and some don't. SHCA fees are $20 a year. The group's more than 300 members provide an annual budget of $6,000 that contributes to the organization's efforts in the community. Current members decided to offer free membership in order to boost the group's numbers, ostensibly increasing the budget in years to come. Ten new members had joined by early May, according to Rich Guffanti, SCHA's database coordinator.
"There's about a dozen things we do with it," said Guffanti. That includes handling publicity and making the community aware of local development like plans for a 92-unit building at 43rd & Baltimore. When neighbors voiced their concern about a Subway proposal at 45th and Baltimore, the group's budget contributed to community outreach efforts, though the store did eventually open. While the money is not much, for SCHA it serves its purpose.
We've never been particularly fond of the aesthetic of Liberties Walk in Northern Liberties- it's always felt a little too Disney to us. But we would, on the other hand, posit that this development has had a rather positive effect on the neighborhood, giving it a concentrated mixed-use corridor to go with the Piazza and offering several quality retail amenities over the years.
There's no question that Liberties Walk spurred additional development on surrounding blocks. For example, the Stables project, located just to the north, will eventually swell to over two dozen modular homes. And just to the south, another significant residential project sprouted up a few years back. Many other one and two-off projects have also risen in the area, replacing blighted buildings or vacant land.
A reader checked in, wondering about the ongoing demolition of two buildings at 138-140 N. 17th St., just off the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. We swung by the location, and discovered that one building was already down and the other wasn't much longer for this world. A cursory inquiry with the demo crew revealed no information whatsoever.
The two buildings being demolished, the still-standing two-story building housing a Subway, and a small parking lot just to the north of the church pictured above are all owned by 17 Parkway Associates LP, and were purchased back in the late 1980s. Though the two demoed buildings look like they could have been homes or apartments, we suspect they were instead small offices. Looking at a Google Street View photo, however, it looks like they may have been unoccupied in recent years.
On the western end of University City, the 5000 block of Baltimore Avenue is experiencing rapid change.
Here is where the immaculate pink, red, green and blue painted homes and tree-lined suburbanesque West Philly blocks begin to blend with some poorly maintained homes and vacant, blighted properties. There are at least six abandoned buildings near 51st & Baltimore.
Last week, applicants appeared before the ZBA with preliminary plans for full-scale renovations at 5027 Baltimore Ave. that would include a ground-floor gourmet sandwich shop, a first-floor apartment, two second-floor apartments, and another on the third. Gourmet sandwiches? Sounds pretty good to us. Such a shop would represent welcome competition for the Subway sandwiches they'll soon be peddling at 46th & Baltimore- sandwiches that can be as drab as West Philly homes are interesting.
At the end of last year, I. Brewster & Sons Gallery, which had previously been located at 1824 Chestnut St., relocated to the space that was, until fairly recently, the Please Touch Museum. The gallery has been in business in Philly for over 30 years, and their growth over the years necessitated a move to the larger space.
Which leaves their former space available for (drum roll please) a new Subway!
While we aren't exactly jumping out of our skin with excitement about this one, we suppose it's a good thing that the vacant commercial space is being filled quickly, and by a tenant that will likely succeed; plus there are a bunch of people out there that do in fact love their Subway. Although we haven't been able to uncover a set completion date for this project, we assume this thing will happen pretty quickly.
In West Philly, the opinion of one neighborhood organization has trumped the voice of another. The ZBA recently reversed its decision to reject a Subway franchise at 4533 Baltimore Ave.
The reversal occurred after the applicants asked the Spruce Hill Community Association to write a letter of reconsideration to the ZBA. Weeks later, the Garden Court Community Association, whose members showed up at the zoning hearing to express their concerns, mainly that the sandwich shop would bring illegal traffic down the alley that abuts its exterior, received a letter informing them about the reversal. Despite their grievances, the Subway would be granted a take-out license.
"We're very upset with it," says GCNA past president Mary Allegra. "We're consulting a lawyer."
The voices of near neighbors have been heard in West Philadelphia, where an application for a take-out variance for a Subway at 4533 Baltimore Ave. has been rejected by the ZBA. The applicants have 30 days from the date of the Jan. 11 decision to appeal.
The potential sandwich shop instigated local neighbors who feared a nasty traffic and parking situation and believed the applicants failed to consider local interests. It also sparked a controversy at the ZBA hearing in December.
"[The applicants] really didn't consider the neighbors," said Wilhemina Herbert, president of Garden Court Neighborhood Association, whose borders run to 45th and Cedar, a few blocks south of Baltimore, of the applicants.
Herbert said there were a number of businesses interested in occupying the location along the commercial strip of stores, and wondered why Subway was ultimately chosen. She thinks perhaps the owner was trying to make as much money as possible from the location. (Can you imagine?)


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How the Sochi torch run landed me in the back of a police cruiser
The Olympic torch passes by the boardwalk along the Black Sea in Adler, the southernmost district of Sochi, on Wednesday Feb. 5, 2014. (Rosa Hwang/CTV News)
Published Wednesday, February 5, 2014 3:53PM EST
When it comes to security, nothing is left to chance here in Sochi, especially along the torch run route.
Today it came right down the boardwalk along the Black Sea and in front of the hotel where Team CTV News is staying.
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Police with sniffer dogs spent the night securing the neighbourhood, removing plant pots, sealing manhole covers and forcing all vehicles to find alternative parking.
All this to say that in the early hours Wednesday morning (remember there's a nine-hour time difference) when we left the workspace in our hotel to head to our Olympic broadcast booth, our driver was nowhere to be found.
Before the sun was up, on a tight deadline, we ran around the side streets to try and find him but instead, street cleaners had now blocked every artery.
We were getting slightly panicked as our satellite window quickly approached when headlights came toward us.
It wasn't our driver, it was a police cruiser.
The cop in the passenger seat who spoke no English motioned to see our ID – the three of us obliged then proceeded to beg in broken Russian for a ride to our rooftop studio.
At first they offered to find us a cab then after a short back-and-forth, they allowed us to pile in the back of the cruiser. We couldn't believe our luck.
In this climate of heightened security, two beat cops took pity on three Canadians and drove us to work in the middle of the night!
My intrepid show producer and brilliant photographer Rosa Hwang couldn't resist the urge to take a picture which is where "Alex and John" (the cops) stopped smiling.
They made her delete the photo and demanded to watch her press the delete button.
You'll have to take my word for it – these two police officers were gems - they even taught us a few more Russian words.
(Spelled phonetically: Ya lublu Rasiu means "I love Russia")
A blurry, dark photo as the police cruiser drove away from us.
We made it to the feedpoint and invited them to come up to the roof to watch us broadcast CTV National News (they declined) shook hands and watched the cruiser speed away. Our own driver was waiting for us when we finished the show – still not sure where he ended up, but the police escort made it all worth it.
Just to follow through on the torch run…
This morning the crowds started forming along the boardwalk and in a sleepy haze we all went back out to watch the moment. It was fabulous.
This boy waiting to see the torch shows us his new Canada pin, gifted to him by our field producer.
Russian school kids, music, balloons and of course triumphant cheers when the torch runner came into view.
I couldn't help but think of Boxing Day 2009 when I had the privilege of running the torch in my own hometown in advance of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
That day it was about - 10 C and blizzard conditions. Today out on the boardwalk it was plus 12 C and full of sunshine.
On both occasions, there was joy and unbridled patriotism..
Every night is like an episode of "The Amazing Race" for us to get the show on the air, but last night added a whole new layer (and a great memory).
Can't promise a police escort tonight but I can promise great Olympic coverage with just two days before the Games begin.
See you tonight!
- Lisa

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We are still days away from the 12 Hours of Sebring and the event that begins the season for the Speed channel cup cars. Id like to inform some of you that may not know what this race is all about. A lot of you have heard of the 12 hours of Sebring, and its status as one of the greatest sportscar endurance races in the world. Sebring is also one of the most prestigious tracks in the world ranking right up there with Lemans and Indianapolis motor speedway. Drivers frequently say that winning Sebring is much harder than winning Lemans. You may ask yourself why the Sebring race is only 12 hours where Lemans is a full 24 . Myself having spent way too many weekends to remember and attending a couple of the 12 hour races have learned why they only run for 12 hours.
First in order to understand the nature of the track we need to look at what it is. Sebring at one time (1941) was a military air base for training the Army Aircorps. Hendricks Field served dutifully through World War 2 training our fighting men to bring the wrath of the US to the Axiss doorstep. In 1950 Alec Ulmann brings an idea to use the old air base as a racetrack for sportscar racing. By 1952 Sebring hosts its first 12 hour race.
Being an old military airbase the tracks construction was never ment to host racecars hurdling down its runway. So even today as you exit turn 16 you are greeted by the old runway with its cement construction and nasty expansion joints almost 1 inch wide. Todays cars head down the long straightaway running around 160-190 mph before a lift and brush of the brake pedal to set the car up for sunset bend. Most of these cars may have 2 inches of suspension travel and the dampening while special for this track is still incredibly stiff. If you have fillings in your teeth you will not have them after 5 laps. The rough stuff still isnt over, sunset bend has had a little work done to it but its still a very rough high speed corner. A corner leading onto the straightaway that brings you to start finish, which is yet another expansion joint filled cement runway. As you heave the car over in turn one youre greeted by a pavement change, going from cement to good old blacktop. This transition happens right after you nail the throttle for the wide open throttle run right smack thru turn two. 3 years ago turn seven brought a host of problems. You would run hard towards seven to late brake into the corner putting all your faith in a braking system thats been beaten senseless the whole race. Many times cars would find there way into the barrier 45-60 yards off the turn, sometimes upside-down. We even found ourselves in trouble years ago here for a club race, when the driver realized there were no brakes running 90-100 headed into this very tight corner. Luckily the driver knew where the runoff road was.
In 2004 when Alan Mcnish took the checkers in the Audi r8r only 25 of the 44 cars that started made it to the end under there own power. Trips through the garage area during the race revealed a host of cars being worked on to reenter the track. Even Audi as usual put on there show of 20 minute transmission swaps. Cadillac with the CTSV will only have to run 20 laps for their event(SPEED World Challenge). Good reason, as these cars are not built up enough to run any further at Sebring. Team Corvette however has a long weekend, attempting to make the all new C6R run 12 hours and possibly win. We will all know how it shakes up after this weekend. Be sure to checkout Speed channel for the times and coverage , and keep a keen eye out for a 94 Deville sporting DTS wheels in the infield , as Ill be there watching the competition and the Mari Gras like atmosphere in the background.


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Whatcom Reads
One book to rule them all
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Cheryl Strayed won't be visiting Whatcom County until late February, but that shouldn't stop those who haven't yet read her bestselling memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail, from finding a copy and doing so as soon as possible.
The reason for the push for alacrity is because of the annual community-wide reading and discussion program known as Whatcom Reads, which kicks off this week and continues until Strayed makes her way back to the area for public readings Feb. 24-25 in Bellingham.
Because Strayed's book—the one chosen for Whatcom Reads for 2014—deals primarily with the time she spent hiking more than 1,100 miles on the grueling Pacific Coast Trail in her early 20s, many of the events that will take place during the next eight weeks will focus on topics having to do with the great outdoors, and also what happens when you bring those experiences inside.
To kick things off, local author and mystery writer Pam Beason will offer a "Writing Wilderness: A Winning Setting for Great Fiction" workshop Jan. 11 at the Blaine Library. Beason will discuss how to make a compelling setting out of what can be found in nature, and talk about how her passion for wild places (and wild animals) influences her writing.
For those who'd like a closer look at the expansive Pacific Coast Trail (PCT) system Strayed focused on—and trekked through—Whatcom Museum's Jeff Jewell has put together a tabletop display of the history of the PCT that focuses on its founder, Catherine Montgomery, who hailed from Bellingham. The display is at the Deming Library through Jan. 15, and will then be at North Fork Library until Jan. 30, and at the Bellingham Public Library until Feb. 4.
Other gatherings in coming weeks will include discussions with PCT record setter Heather Anderson (another notable local), book talks everywhere from Village Books to the Bellingham Public Library and beyond, meetings about "Grief as Transformer," gatherings focused on ways to write your own memoir, a traveling quilt show with Wild at its core, and more.
If, like me, you devoured the book when it was published in 2012, now might be the time to go back and give it a second read. It's an inspiring tale, and one that deals with much more than the physically exhausting aspects of pushing your body to its limits.
At its core, Wild is about coming to terms with the future when the past hasn't always been kind. It's the kind of writing that demands the reader pay attention. If you follow that directive, it's likely you'll learn something, too. And then, thanks to Whatcom Reads, you can learn even more.
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Tulalip, From My Heart
We hear much of property rights and fourth-generation settlers in the Fourth Corner—but where and how were the rights to that property originally obtained? From the people who were here first, obviously. Treaties are the famous mechanism that made such transfers legal; a less obvious one…
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A Colony in a Nation
There have been a number of important post-Ferguson books examining the rise of militant policing, prison privatization, epidemic incarceration rates of black and brown people, and gun violence. I was skeptical that Chris Hayes' new book, A Colony in a Nation, could add a fresh…
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The prospect of a deal with independent MPs to form a majority government has boosted a long-sought goal of reforming Parliament.
The reforms include changes to make question time more effective, to expand the committee system and to improve the ability of private members, such as the independent MPs, to introduce and debate their own legislation. The independents were meeting face to face for the first time last night, but already had raised some key issues such as parliamentary reform, which will be considered as they decide which party to support to form a government.
Mr Oakeshott has had preliminary phone conversations with both Ms Gillard and Mr Abbott, Greens MP Adam Bandt and new independent Western Australian National MP Tony Crook, who unseated long- standing Liberal Wilson Tuckey.
Mr Windsor has raised a number of key parliamentary reforms, including making Parliament more transparent, improving the committee system and giving more opportunities for private members' bills to be brought on for debate.
Parliamentary officials say such reforms can be made relatively easily – if the government of the day wants to – by changing the Standing Orders which govern how the House of Representatives is run.
Reforms to Parliament have been proposed for decades, often by parties in opposition. Ms Gillard and Treasurer Wayne Swan both raised reforms such as time limits to parliamentary answers to questions without notice when they were in opposition.
The manager of opposition business,
As well as four-minute limits to answers, Mr Pyne has raised the possibility of changing the procedures relating to matters of public importance to allow private members more scope to debate key issues.
"The Australian Parliament should be a place where all members can be heard. It is time for the government to work together with the opposition in a bipartisan fashion to make the Parliament relevant again," Mr Pyne said.
While private members are able to introduce bills, it is up to the government of the day to bring them on for debate and mostly this does not happen. Unlike the Senate – which has mostly not been dominated by a major party – question time does not have time limits and the ability for supplementary questions. Compared with the Senate, the House committee system is relatively under-resourced and scrutinised.
The Rudd government frequently allowed question time to run for at least two hours with few attempts to rein in lengthy and political answers. Following complaints by the opposition and criticism in the media, reports were given to the Labor caucus listing the longest answers to questions, but this had little impact.
Mr Abbott yesterday made a strong pitch to the independents for their support on the basis of reform of parliament. "Only the Coalition can offer the country a reformed Parliament," he said. Claiming the Coalition could offer a "consultative and collegial political culture", Mr Abbott said he understood the independents' desire for a new style of politics. "You will not get a new politics from an old government, particularly from an old government as riven with factionalism, as controlled by the faceless men as the current government so obviously is," he said.
Ms Gillard has acknowledged that the election showed people wanted a change in how politics was conducted.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks retreated in early trading Tuesday, with notable losses coming from VMware Inc. VMW, +0.04% EMC Corp. EMC, +2.19% Seagate Technology STX, -1.35% and Lexmark International Inc. LXK, +0.00% VMware's shares fell 22%, while EMC, Seagate and Lexmark each gave up at least 7% on negative reaction to their earnings reports or outlooks. Yahoo Inc. YHOO, +0.14% however, managed to rise 2% to $20.71 following its late-Monday earnings results. The Nasdaq Composite Index $compq shed 7 points to fall to 3,146.
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God is Dead? …Maybe according to the reunited Black Sabbthh. The godfathers of metal have released the first single from their new studio album '13.'
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Kitty loves treats, naps, and drumming along to the music of his dark lord.
Like the blasts of a hundred cannons, hard rock's new saviors can't be ignored. Check out our exclusive interview with Graveyard frontman Joakim Nilsson.
Bob's feeling something, but it's more than likely the evil riffs of Slayer rather than love.
Fuse invited metal superstars and interplanetary scum/overlords Gwar to create an informative video instructing how to avoid being eaten by zombies and to comment on the strange intricacies of Zombie life.
The gears of the Internet were in full motion this week, churning out a fresh batch of mutated weirdness that we've come to know and love. Check out the tasty goodness that cyber space was dishing out this week. Open wide…
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Nothing rips harder than the sounds of birds chirping around a serene woodland lake. Sometimes you've just got to stop whatever you're doing and headbang to the evil sounds of the great outdoors.
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How I finally convinced my wife for threesome
Me and my wife have been married for four years, with one boy and girl. My wife does not work, full-time taking care our children, our relationship were harmony, but sex life was not really exciting, and is the main reason we start to approach this type of activity.
My wife is a traditional girl, quite pretty, but temperament and living simply. Before me, she had sexual experience with two other men, and had three times sex with both of them, all in each other's initiatives, all occurred unexpectedly. Sex before marriage may be because the influence of her unmarried status and experience, so her reaction was less enthusiastic, but acceptable, and tie for me also, and I thought, after marriage, she should be better. After married, the situation is getting worse, sex life between us ware boring, I was not allowed to role play with her, just strip, touch a bit, insert, fuck and cum, for this on many occasions, only learned that when she had a concept of "make love not to give birth to a child that needs you? ". At that time, I was shocked! But think about her other than sex, I she knew how to take care of our house well, I just want to see how I can change the situation. Starting surfing the net and came across to know about swinging or threesome, also met some friends on the Internet, through the mail and phone, I understand that couples may also have different changes, but how I to communicate with my wife is a big problem, but I also was the first time, self knowledge is limited.
Begin to speak with my wife wants to do some changes in our sex life, swing between husband and wife or a threesome, one can imagine my wife's reaction, she refused, after repeatedly communication with my wife for more than 10, still no results. In a fortuitous chance met Chen and later the first teacher taught me the oil, He is from Taipei, Chen chat with me via telephone about our problem, also give me advice, I accepted his proposal through oil massage to get my wife get used to touch by other men.
Again try to communicate with my wife, I talked about it with showing a bit of anger, and my wife felt it, when I propose to try oil massage, my wife was reluctant at first but agreed, so I start looking through the newspaper looking for a professional male massage therapists. Preliminary communicated through phone to finalize the time and place. Agreed on that night at a nearby hotel, informed my wife two hours before that afternoon, my wife was too nervous stutter, I nodded. I was filled with hope and anxiety waiting for the arrival of the time, I thought was finally able to take the first step, and just want today to be carried out smoothly.
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Certain sentences by itself makes no sense or perhaps it is broken english?
Is the story converted from another language?
Cause read it like it was translated from an online translator
Realised in fact alot of sentences by itself makes no sense or perhaps it is broken english?
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Well, if anyone cant accept my language, u can stop reading it and leave my thread. I certainly did not force u to read it. If u think u can write better then plz start ur own story. I spend my time writing out a story for u all to read it, n u came in n complaint so much?
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If you read TS's own posts, and 'his' story posts, it's obvious it's all being copied and (badly) translated from somewhere. Syntax and grammar are completely inconsistent between the two.
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Eh wipedout dont sabo leh. So what if not his original or his original story. At least he contributed productive materials for brothers here. Not unproductive posts like yours. I'm
Sure bros here would like TS to continue.
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Bro TS like your effort, please continue!!!
Life is like a roller coaster. It has it's ups and downs.
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Whether is true or false is up to individual to judge. No need to come here to say bad words about TS. Even if is not real because is translated from somewhere, at least he makes the effort to share. If is real TS might open up a threesome session with his pretty wife. It would be good to share pictures too!
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Toyota Yaris front bumper fascia
Just wanted to see if anyone could give me a quick run-down on what I might have to do to fix a problem on my daily driver. I've been driving the car like this for a year and a half, but it's been on my meaning to deal with list...
The car slid into a guard rail, probably only 2 or 3 MPH at impact, but the front bumper fascia came loose... I think it was probably held on with push pins or something and they are mostly gone. It hasn't fallen off or anything but it maintains a good 1" gap to the hood.
I am not sure if there were any redesigns on the Yaris models here in the US market, but I found this for the 2007 model: Exterior - Front Bumper (for Sedan). You can also check out the complete manual: 2007 Toyota Yaris Factory Repair Manuals. I found the links to these on the Yaris World forum: Front Bumper Cover Removal. If you are still needing more results or help, try here.
Probably has clips on the bottom with a few bolts and fancy push IN clips on top of the support, and two bolts at the corner up into the fender. Worse case scenario you take the bumper off and put it back on. Plenty of times I've seen bumpers that just weren't snapped in. They snap into the fender and usually under the headlights. If the position is correct you can just push it back in with a little force. You can probably do one side at a time so you don't have to take off the bumper. You probably have a few broken tabs but they aren't entirely crucial in most cases. So do that and replace your broken clips. Just take a few broken ones and go to a Toyota dealership's parts area or call (if you have part number). That should do it. If it doesn't snap in you could need a bracket or two.
When I hear "guard rail" I hear internal damage. Then a car with a urethane bumper hits something that doesn't move, like a guard rail there is usually more damage. I don't store exactly how to pull every bumper off in my head but I have to tell you that these bumpers are usually SUPER easy and just using common sense it's pretty hard to screw it up.
Well, ya see though, this car has two strikes against it with me: It's too new, and it's too foreign. Hence I have mental roadblocks to overcome when it comes to working on it. I really only want to drive the thing, do my maintainance and only work on it otherwise when I have to.
Which also is why I put it in off-topic originally, when I come here to talk body-exterior (which I haven't had occasion to do in faarrr too long) I really only want to do so in relation to cars of a hotrodder or classic genre. But I appreciate that there is that degree of openness that a daily driver can be discussed along side things that are not so mundane.
I'd be inclined to expect internal damage, but to my understanding the regulatory intent of the 5 MPH bumper is that you are supposed to be able to have a 5 MPH impact without any damage, and I know that in this impact my speedometer was in the 2-3 MPH range as the vehicle approached the guard rail. This was while I was living in Indiana, and Indiana apparently loves 2 things: 4-way stop sign intersections and not using salt.
Looking at the diagrams, it seems likely that the pop-in fasteners along the top were sheared, but the screws along the bottom are holding it on.
On a seperate note, this same car also had a rear impact after we came to Michigan. I was stopped at a light, a young gal on the way to a hot date at some club was in a Ford Flex stopped behind me. She started to go before I did. I let her go, but there's a 2" tear in the rear bumper fascia in the middle. I guess I'd worry about that more if I thought we were going to do something other than drive this car until it don't go no more.
As far as I know you don't have a "5 mph bumper", you have a 2.5 MPH bumper! Check out what 5 mph looks like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QecYGdV-xKM&NR=1 that did about $2500 damage!
I'm not at work right now but will try to remember to get you the "Alldata" on removing that bumper if you would like.
5 mph used to be standard in which a car bumper had to withstand damage but now it's 2.5-3 mph. If you did have damage it would be minimal. Probably a broken absorber, which is just a piece of styrofoam that would allow it to have no damage at that speed and maybe your rebar has slight damage. Try snapping it in place under the headlights. Just pull it up so it's close as you can get it and push it in hard. Maybe hit it with your palm. Same for the sides that mate against your fender. Then call toyota and get some replacement clips. They're cheap. You can also go to an auto body supplier and ask them.
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Last Friday, Musicman and I celebrated 10 years of marriage. To commemorate this milestone, we left Bunny with mom and went away for the weekend to Avoca Beach on the NSW Central Coast.
Avoca is a relaxed beach paradise and my idea of romantic heaven. We stayed in an apartment on the crest overlooking Avoca beach, and the view was to die for. Floor to ceiling windows and sliding doors in each room ensured there was expansive ocean and lush greenery wherever you looked. You could even sit on the toilet and see the view!
I trawled the internet for hours trying to find the "right" place for us to spend our anniversary weekend. Initially we had planned to fly to Queensland for a few days, but the global financial crisis made us decide to take a less expensive break closer to home and use the difference to pay down some Spain debt.
I was over the moon when I discovered the Blue Seas Villas, not only because Avoca fit our requirements of a lazy beach town we could drive to, but our apartment had the requisite ocean views and a distinctive Greek inspired decor, making it an inviting "home away from home" for a few days.
MusicMan and I have a real aversion to bland luxury hotel chain style accommodation. This hotel was a nearby option for us and one of the few on the Central Coast of NSW that had water views. But if you check out the pictures you'll see the room itself is nothing special.
In contrast, our apartment offered total privacy, a large balcony with a table and day bed, a comfortable sofa, lots of personal touches and a really romantic atmosphere. I'll admit to also loving the huge plasma television and cable connection which gave me a couple of hours of Sex and the City viewing pleasure on an overcast Saturday afternoon.
And that was the only downside really. The weather was gorgeous on Friday for a long walk along the beach and some exploring of the area (there were some amazing houses that backed directly onto the sand and were architectural dreams), but Saturday and Sunday were really quite chilly.
As a result I didn't get to indulge in the body surfing and sun bathing I had planned, but at least we did get one colorful sunset to go with tapas and champagne on our apartment balcony.
And really, you can't complain about time indoors spent watching Daniel Craig in the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace (loads of fun), or eating seafood and watching the waves, or talking for hours while cuddling and sipping scotch (MusicMan) and kahlua (me).
We might have also found other recreational activities to whittle away the hours, but I would be far too discreet to talk about that. Let's just say that I came home feeling very very happy and relaxed.
I still plan on doing a post about marriage, but to be honest I haven't done much thinking over the past few days, so I'll have to sit down and gather some ideas this week.
In the mean time, I'd love to hear your ideas of what makes a perfect romantic getaway. Do you like the beach or the country, or maybe perusing museums and drinking lattes in the city? Time to fess up.


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Gold Pan Complex active Saturday afternoon
MISSOULA, Mont. - The following is a press release from the Bitterroot National Forest:
Gold Pan fire behavior was primarily creeping and smoldering until approximately 1300 when it became more active. Moderate spotting was observed and spots became quickly established. Group tree torching and short uphill runs were observed. North of the Magruder Road,the fire spread at a slow rate. Primary fire behavior on the Nez Peak, Goat and Thirteen fires was creeping and smoldering.
Management actions will continue to be similar to previous days. On the Gold Pan fire, crews will continue to snag along roads keeping travel routes clear and look for opportunities where work and values at risk are commensurate. Crews will continue to prepare contingency lines ahead of the fire spread. Other divisions will monitor, scout and look for opportunities. The Nez Peak fire is currently being managed as full suppression, though due to safety concerns primary suppression is through air resources. The Goat fire and Thirteen fire remain in monitor status.Initial attack resources will be ready should new starts arise.
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Date of Stay: July, 2012
Campsites are extremely narrow, could not open our awning. Campground seems well maintained, nearly full our weekend, lots of kids and pets, with some late night noise from kids playing after dark. Hand scooped ice cream in the store is fabulous. Probably will not return due to skinny sites for the price. A bit difficult to maneuver a 35 foot RV.
Date of Stay: July, 2012
Sites are a little close together. Beach and waterfront view is glorious. Hosts are friendly and helpful. Quiet hours are NOT enforced. No sewer hookups and no pump out available. You may borrow a portable waste tank to hand dump at dump station if you are there more than a couple of days. It was really noisy late at night with kids up late, loud partying neighbors. Very few private campgrounds on the Great Lakes, but we will not return due to late night noise and no pump out service with no sewer hookups at any site.
Date of Stay: May, 2012
Have stayed here several times over the years, in both a trailer or a Kamping Kottage on the river. Even though this is a large campground, the sites are fairly good sized, most campers are nice and polite, camp host is very friendly and helpful. We held our wedding here (5/12/12) and they did everything possible to make our wedding special and easy. Azaleas were in bloom and photos turned out great. We will return here soon in our new motorhome in September. Love this campground.


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Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett 'happy' for playoff support of Celtics fans during Nets run
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Paul Pierce knows the postseason as well as he knows Boston.
"This is the playoffs," he said from the Nets practice facility in East Rutherford, N.J. "This is do or die."
Pierce played 136 playoff games over 15 seasons for the Celtics. His 24,021 points rank second on the team's all-time scoring list, brought a championship back to Boston in 2008, and also earned the NBA Finals MVP that very same season. The Truth restored meaning to the NBA's signature franchise, so No. 34 still appreciates that Celtics fans are watching his run in Brooklyn.
"There's a lot of fans [in Boston]," he added, "and I'm happy for their support."
Kevin Garnett spent the last six seasons as a Celtic, patrolling the Garden paint and delivering a Bill Russell-esque intensity focused completely on winning. Up until this season, Garnett had played his last 84 playoff games for Boston, providing the interior defense, elbows, scowls and growls that the people of Boston know intimately well.
"This is a different level of intensity," said Garnett, who verified the fans in Boston understand that vigor and fury. "A different level of concentration. Some people can withstand that for 48 minutes, and some can't."
Pierce and Garnett helped Brooklyn split the first two games with the Atlantic Division champion Raptors. Now the Nets head back to play two home games in the Barclays Center, a place Pierce still finds odd calling home. He has registered two playoff games so far for the Nets, and is still getting used to placing his long arms through a green and white jersey before each game.
"I've already been through the regular 82 games," said Pierce, who still wanted to know more about the Red Sox win over the Yankees and the Michael Pineda pine tar incident. "So that's helped me get over that."
Pierce also admitted he feels significantly better than he did a year ago, when his Celtics lost in five games to the Knicks in the opening round of the playoffs.
"Throughout the regular season, the [Rajon] Rondo injury physically and mentally took a toll on me," said Pierce. "I started playing up toward the 40-minute mark in the second half of the season, and I was kind of spent in the playoffs."
Despite surprising the Association with 48 wins this season, the Raptors were unable to protect the home-court advantage and dropped the series opener to the Nets. Pierce dropped 15 points in the win, including nine straight in the fourth, while Garnett swallowed up the paint on the defensive end in the fourth quarter.
"We understand we have to take this one game at a time," said Garnett. "When you're playing off energy, momentum, adrenaline, and all that wears down and goes out the window, now it's time to use what you know. If you never experienced that, then you're just playing basic basketball."
Three more victories will give Brooklyn the opportunity to tangle with the back-to-back champion Heat, including longtime Celtics adversary LeBron James. Ray Allen, an integral piece of the C's championship in 2008 and the new Big Three, chose to take his talents to South Beach and play for the Heat, a fact the two former Celtics in Brooklyn have yet to forget.
Long memories are no issue for veterans like Pierce and Garnett, who remember their time in Boston as a pinnacle of their career.
"I've only done this one time," said Pierce. "It's a hard thing to do."
"I've never seen a series in Brooklyn before," added Garnett. "We're about to see what that's like."
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OK so yesterday in NYC it was terribly dreary, cloudy and grey out all day. Those are the kind of days for me when all I crave is a big hearty soup, a dinner where I can get so many nutrients and health benfeits in one bowl. Soups are my all time favorite and lets face it once the heat of summer hits, other than Gazpacho- soups are kicked to the curb for a while. I use any rainy day as an excuse for SOUP...
Red Lentils like the ones used in this soup are packed with tons of fiber, protein, and even folate and iron. I use red lentils instead of brown for different reasons. Firstly, red lentils take half the time to cook as brown do! and secondly, I like the consistency that the red lentils make ater they simmer for a while, it forms this really thick soup and the lentils sort of cook into the entire liquid of the soup and lose their shape whereas brown lentils retain their shape no matter how long they cook.
If you've never cooked red lentils before dont be fooled they arent red after they cook long enough they really look more like a yellowish light brown color.
Red Lentil Soup
1 large onion chopped
6 cloves of garlic crushed
2 cups red lentils
1 cup barley (my favorite kind to use is pearled barley I love the crunchy texture)
8 cups water
1 tspn. cumin
1 1/2 tspn. cardamon
3 tspn. coriander
3 tspn. sea salt (you can add more after cooking based on your own salt desire, always salt after legumes cook because the salt slows down the cooking of legumes)
(Sidenote: if you're not a barley lover u can just leave it out, I LOVE it but if I'm ever out of barley I make the soup without and its just as good. However if leaving out the barley make sure you only use 6 cups of water and not 8)
Step 1: Drizzle olive oil in medium size stock pot, set flame to low, once oil is warm but not too hot add onions, let onions become translucent and add crushed garlic, let onion garlic mixture brown.
Step 2: Add coriander, cumin, cardamon, and sea salt to the onion and garlic saute mixture, mix it up. At this point I add a few tablespoons of water to the spice mixture just so it doesn't stick to the pot and this way I avoid using more oil. Make sure the mixture is combined well.
Step 3: Add the red lentils, and barley and combine into the onion garlic spice mixture, once well combined add the 8 cups of water, cover, put flame to low and let it cook at least an hour! I let it keep on cooking after that because I like it super thick but the consistency is your preference. After it is finished cooking, taste and add sea salt if necessary to your little taste buds ; )
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Meditations in the Parables of Jesus
Read Luke 5:36-39
"And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better."
This parable of the Lord Jesus makes use of three illustrations to point out the foolishness and error of the scribes and Pharisees who asked why Jesus' disciples did not fast like those of John the Baptist. No one with any sense would cut up and ruin a new garment in order to patch an old one. Not only would the new garment be ruined; the patch would not match the old garment; and if the patch is of new, unshrunk cloth, it would make a worse tear in the old garment when it shrunk and pulled away. One also would not put new wine into old wine skins; for the pressure of the fermenting new wine would burst the dry and rigid old wine skins, causing the loss of both the wine and the skins.
Jesus' point with these two illustrations is the incompatibility of the Pharisees' dependence upon their own works of the Law for salvation and the Gospel of forgiveness and full salvation through faith alone in Christ and His redemptive work. The old garment of works righteousness, or salvation by the works of the Law, cannot be mended with pieces of the new garment of salvation by God's grace alone for Jesus' sake. Rather than trying to patch up the tears and sins in the life of one who hopes to be saved by his own works, he should take off and discard the filthy and spotted garment of the flesh and be clothed with the garment of forgiveness of sins and imputed righteousness in Jesus Christ. If one tries to pour the Gospel, which tells of and offers forgiveness of sins and eternal salvation by God's grace alone for Christ's sake, and which can be received only through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, into the old skins of works righteousness, both will be lost; for the Gospel excludes salvation by human works. "By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Finally, Jesus illustrated man's reluctance to believe the Gospel and trust in Christ alone for salvation. In the same way that one who has drunk old wine assumes that the old is better and does not desire the new, so also those who have imbibed the old religious belief that man must merit his own salvation by his works and life do not desire the new wine of salvation as a gracious gift of God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Those who trust in their own works for salvation must be shown the inadequacy and bitter end of such drink before they will desire the sweet Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Thy righteousness, O Christ, alone can cover me; no righteousness avails save that which is of Thee. To whom save Thee, who canst alone for sin atone, Lord, shall I flee? Amen. (The Lutheran Hymnal, Hymn #380, Verse 5)
Pastor Randy Moll
Devotions from Isaiah 53
"Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong; because He hath poured out His soul unto death: and He was numbered with the transgressors; and He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." Isaiah 53:12
Because Jesus Christ suffered and died upon the cross, shedding His holy and precious blood for our sins and rising again in victory, He spoils the dominion of darkness and executes judgment upon this earth.
The Apostle Paul writes of Jesus' victory in this way: "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it." (Colossians 2:14-15).
Jesus paid in full the just punishment for our sins and the sins of the whole world when He was numbered with the transgressors and nailed to the cross to suffer and die in our stead. He there poured out His soul unto death that He might redeem us and bring us back to God.
In the Garden of Eden, Satan used the commandment of God to bring sin and eternal damnation upon all mankind (Genesis 3). "The handwriting of ordinances…was against us," for mankind through Adam broke God's holy commandment. On the cross, Jesus Christ the righteous made atonement for our sins and the sins of the whole world and satisfied God's just wrath against us (1 John 2:1, 2). Thus Satan's work and power over us was defeated and cast off, and a door was opened unto us to receive pardon, forgiveness and everlasting life (cf. Hebrews 2:14-17).
As a result of Jesus' work when He suffered and died upon the cross and then rose again from the dead to intercede for us before the Father with His shed blood, those who by God's grace and mercy are brought to repentance and faith in Christ Jesus are delivered from the power of darkness and conveyed into the eternal kingdom of Jesus, the Son of His love (cf. Colossians 1:12-14). Thus, Christ Jesus spoils Satan's kingdom and delivers those who place their trust in Him and His shed blood.
But those who spurn God's gift of salvation and continue on in disobedience and rebellion shall be judged and condemned on the Last Day when the crucified and risen Christ returns to judge this world in righteousness and equity (cf. 2 Thessalonians 1:7ff.; Hebrews 2:3). Why? Because they have not believed on the name of Christ Jesus, God's only begotten Son and their Savior (cf. John 3:18)!
O crucified and risen Savior, grant that I not continue on in my disobedience and rebellion but truly repent of my evil ways and trust in You and Your redeeming work for my salvation. Amen.
Pastor Randy Moll
Letters to My Children
[Editor's Note: The letter below is the first in a series of letters written to my children urging them to continue in the true faith. The letters may also prove helpful to others who wish to read and consider their message.]
My Dear Children,
The first and most important thing I can encourage you to do is to read your Bibles. I know that there are so many other things to keep you busy that finding time to read and study the Scriptures is difficult; but this is so essential to your well-being, both here in this world, and hereafter in eternity! In fact, if you do this one thing and continue in it, you will learn the rest of what I intend to say to you without my letters and instruction.
St. Paul wrote to Timothy (2 Timothy 3:14-17): "But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
You see, the Bible tells us that, when we study its pages, we will learn of the salvation which is ours through faith in Christ Jesus. We also learn that the Scriptures are useful and beneficial to us—indeed necessary—to teach us, reprove us, correct us, and instruct us in righteous living. When we diligently read and study our Bibles, we will learn of our salvation in Christ Jesus and be thoroughly equipped to follow Christ and live for Him. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" (Psalm 119:105).
Now, the Bible is no ordinary book. While we are flooded every day with books and articles to read, coming from all sorts of different human authors and groups, the Bible is different. It is the Word of God to man! It is the revealed word and message of the Almighty God, the Creator of heaven, earth and all things; and it is written and recorded for you and for me.
Why do I say this? Because the Bible itself tells us that "all scripture is given by inspiration of God" (2 Timothy 3:16)! Peter also writes: "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" (2 Peter 1:20-21).
The Bible is God's Word because God moved men to write and guided and directed them in their choice of words. St. Paul wrote: "Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual" (1 Corinthians 2:13). And, so we see that all of the Bible, and each and every word of the Bible, is inspired by God, or God-breathed!
David, the human author of many of the psalms, also spoke of this when he said: "Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue" (2 Samuel 23:1,2).
Since the Bible is not man's writing but God's Word, it is not surprising that the Bible, which is made up of 66 books and was recorded over a period of about 1600 years by over 30 human authors, says and teaches the same things throughout. Nor is it surprising that even the minutest points in the Bible are accurate and true. In fact, since God cannot lie and is always faithful (cf. Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 6:18; 2 Timothy 2:13), we could simply conclude that everything in the Bible is true and accurate and without mistake. But the Scriptures themselves also clearly teach that they are in all points true and without error. Jesus said, in His high priestly prayer, "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth" (John 17:17). In another place, Jesus stated, "the scripture cannot be broken" (John 10:35). Therefore, we hold not only to the inspiration of the Scriptures, but also to the truthfulness and accuracy of every word of Scripture; for it is not man's word, but God's!
Furthermore, the Scriptures say: "Every word of God is pure" (Proverbs 30:5); and, "Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever" (Psalm 119:160).
Now there are many who say that the Word of God has been lost and corrupted down through the centuries and that what we have in our Bibles may not actually be the very Word of God. This too is false, for there are more copies, translations and quotations supporting the authenticity of our Bible than for any other ancient historical book or writing.
But we also have the word and promise of God to faithfully preserve His Word as a witness to all the nations down to the end of time. Jesus said, "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come" (Matthew 24:14); and, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away" (Matthew 24:35). The Scriptures also say: "For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven" (Psalm 119:89); "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever" (Isaiah 40:8); and, "But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you" (1 Peter 1:25).
It is true that we only have copies of the original Hebrew and Greek writings, but these copies were made with the greatest of care and precision to ensure that nothing be changed or lost. The vast numbers of manuscripts which still remain and their remarkable unity and agreement testify to this care and to God's hand in preserving the Scriptures for us today. The Old Testament books were copied and preserved through the work of Hebrew scribes. Their work was preserved through the work of the Masoretes. Thus, the Hebrew Old Testament Scriptures have been preserved for us in what is known as the Masoretic Text. Thousands of manuscripts of the Greek New Testament remain, along with ancient translations, lectionaries and citations. The vast majority of these manuscripts agree throughout. They have come to be known as the Majority or Received Text.
Since all of the Bible and each and every word of the Bible has been given to us by inspiration of God, and since God has faithfully preserved His Word for us down through the centuries, it is both beneficial and important for us to use great care in choosing a Bible translation which accurately translates both the thoughts and words of the original languages. In fact, God Himself warns against adding to or taking away from the Word of God in any way. The Bible says: "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you" (Deuteronomy 4:2). Jesus Himself said: "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot [smallest Hebrew letter] or one tittle [smallest part of a Hebrew letter] shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:18-19). The Bible closes with the warning: "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book" (Revelation 22:18-19).
This is why I continue to use, teach from and recommend the King James Version of the Bible (or the New King James Version for those who need a more modern translation), for this English translation is not only beautiful to read and easy to memorize; it very accurately and faithfully translates the Word of God from the Hebrew Masoretic and Greek Received Texts – in my opinion, it is far more accurate than any other. In contrast, many of the other modern English translations are poorer translations, rely upon only a few less reliable texts, or both.
I hope this helps you to see the importance of reading and studying your Bibles. Remember, the Bible is the Word of God, your Maker, your Redeemer and your Judge. He has given it to you to teach you of Him and to show you the way of life through faith in Him. Please, I plead with you, take the time to read and study its pages! Read a few verses or a chapter a day. Pray about it, apply it to yourself and meditate upon it.
I close this letter for now, praying that our God will give you the desire and willingness to read and study His life-giving Word. God bless and keep you all!
Until next time, with all my love,
Pastor Randy Moll
The Brief Statement
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Doctrinal Position of the Missouri Synod as adopted in 1932
(Editor's Note: This remains the official position of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod yet today, though in practice, many have departed from it.)
Of Justification
17. Holy Scripture sums up all its teachings regarding the love of God to the world of sinners, regarding the salvation wrought by Christ, and regarding faith in Christ as the only way to obtain salvation, in the article of justification. Scripture teaches that God has already declared the whole world to be righteous in Christ, Rom. 5:19; 2 Cor. 5:18-21; Rom. 4:25; that therefore not for the sake of their good works, but without the works of the Law, by grace, for Christ's sake, He justifies, that is, accounts as righteous, all those who believe in Christ, that is, believe, accept, and rely on, the fact that for Christ's sake their sins are forgiven. Thus the Holy Ghost testifies through St. Paul: "There is no difference; for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus," Rom. 3: 23,24. And again: "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith, without the deeds of the Law," Rom. 3:28.
18. Through this doctrine alone Christ is given the honor due Him, namely, that through His holy life and innocent suffering and death He is our Savior. And through this doctrine alone can poor sinners have the abiding comfort that God is assuredly gracious to them. We reject as apostasy from the Christian religion all doctrines whereby man's own works and merit are mingled into the article of justification before God. For the Christian religion is the faith that we have forgiveness of sins and salvation through faith in Christ Jesus, Acts 10:43.
19. We reject as apostasy from the Christian religion not only the doctrine of the Unitarians, who promise the grace of God to men on the basis of their moral efforts; not only the gross work-doctrine of the papists, who expressly teach that good works are necessary to obtain justification; but also the doctrine of the synergists, who indeed use the terminology of the Christian Church and say that man is justified "by faith," "by faith alone," but again mix human works into the article of justification by ascribing to man a co-operation with God in the kindling of faith and thus stray into papistic territory.
Bible Study in Preparation for Sunday
The Adult Bible Class will continue its study of the resurrection accounts in the four Gospels and in 1 Corinthians 15:1ff. To prepare, read the resurrection accounts and consider the chronology and the significance of what took place. What does Jesus' resurrection prove? What assurances can you draw from the fact that Jesus did rise on the third day?
The Catechism Class continues studying the Lord's Prayer and the Sacraments and learning of Jesus and what He has done to redeem all mankind.
The Sunday Readings are Psalm 148; Acts 5:12-32; Revelation 1:4-18; and John 20:19-31. Please take the time to read them in their context in preparation for Sunday. Psalm 148 – Who and what are called upon to praise the LORD in this psalm? Why? Acts 5:12-32 – What were the apostles of Jesus doing in Jerusalem after Jesus' resurrection and ascension? What was the reaction of the Jewish leaders? Why? What did they do? Who opened the prison doors for the apostles? What were they directed to do? What are we to be doing, regardless of the earthly consequences? Who are we to obey first and foremost? How might this have application in specific instances today for us? Revelation 1:4-18 – How does verse 5 describe Jesus? What has He done for us? What has He made us? How will He return? What will be the result? How does Jesus describe Himself? What does this mean? Why was John in exile? Where was he? How did Jesus appear to John? What does verse 18 mean? What implication does it have for you and for me? John 20:19-31 – Where were Jesus' disciples on the night of Jesus' resurrection? Who appeared to them? What did He say to them? What did Jesus mean in verses 21-23? How do these words have application to us today? Who was not present at this resurrection appearance of Jesus? Was he willing to believe based on the word of the other disciples? What did he say? What happened a week later? What did Jesus say? How did Thomas respond? What does this teach us about Jesus and His concern for every soul? What does John say of his gospel account? Why did John write the Gospel?
Remember to Pray
Remember to pray for our church and for all our members, that none be lost to Christ's kingdom but that all continue in repentance and be strengthened and built up in the true and saving faith in Christ Jesus through the hearing and study of His Word. We continue to pray for all who have been sick or who are suffering among us, for those who have been absent from us, for our extended families, for Christians who are alone and have no congregation, and for our adopted soldiers. Pray for God's help with our church's financial needs. Continue to pray for the Lutheran Churches in the Philippines, for Christians in Nigeria, Haiti and Chile, and for believers around the world who are persecuted or suffering.
Events and Announcements
The Choir is practicing for upcoming services. More voices are always welcome.
A Special Informational Congregational Meeting has been set for 7 p.m., tonight, at the church to update members on a number of issues related to the church property and finances.
The April Church Council meeting is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 14.
Congregational Evening Bible studies will resume on the second Wednesday in May, at 7 p.m.
Information for bulletins or newsletters may be sent to Pastor Moll by calling him at 479-233-0081 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
"Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." Hebrews 13:20-21


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That isn't to say cigar interests were entirely asleep at the wheel, as evidenced by a variety of strategic battles fought over the years to defend against unwieldy tax hikes or restrictions on the freedoms of adults to enjoy cigars. But compared to other industry segments that had long been on the defense, premium cigars - a tiny sliver of the overall market in comparison - were largely unrepresented in many key developments.
The anti-tobacco backlash that's been unleashed in recent years has been unprecedented, from comprehensive smoking bans to tobacco excise tax hikes, including the unprecedented $33 billion Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S-CHIP). That initiative alone, created to fund expanded health care for children, forever changed the pricing structure of all tobacco products. It clobbered retailers with an inventory assessment, piled substantial excise taxes onto product makers, and unleashed a new round of regulatory controls. Margins for manufacturers and retailers alike were dramatically squeezed - not nearly as serious for the high volume cigarette industry, but a significant blow to the low volume, handmade premium cigar makers. In most cases, consumers end up bearing the brunt of those passed-along costs.
But that was then, and this is now. Should the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extend its control over tobacco (currently limited to cigarettes and chewing tobacco) to include cigars, it could could "rip the soul of the cigar industry apart," as the feverishly active Cigar Rights of American (CRA) describes it. FDA has repeatedly said it intends to regulate cigars, and the repercussion on high-end cigars could be off the wall: bans on walk-in humidors, the end of cigar box artwork as we know it, paralyzing regulations effectively destroying the ability of makers to introduce new cigar blends, to name just a few.
Government isn't too terribly concerned about the differences between various tobacco products beyond the need to classify them in a practical way for taxation purposes. The incongruity of government's war on tobacco and simultaneous dependence on its significant tax revenue is famously hypocritical, but special interest pressure to crack away at every conceivable angle to shut down tobacco entirely continues to mount. Tobacco - like many adult products - is already illegal for minors to purchase, yet it is adult access to this legal product that is increasingly threatened under the guise of a youth access epidemic.
But premium cigars do not appeal to underage smokers, it is argued, because of their inherently high costs. And the use of flavors - which tobacco critics howl are merely subversive methods of attracting underage smokers, aren't really an issue in high end cigars either. So why should premium cigars be lumped in with all of the youth access concerns of mass market tobacco products?
Separating itself from all other tobacco products has become a mantra in recent years for premium cigar makers. They have worked hard to introduce and gain support for bi-partisan Congressional legislation decreeing that traditional, premium cigars should be off-limits to FDA regulation. The current version, titled the "Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013," was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Florida Representative Bill Posey as H.R. 792 and currently has 123 cosponsors. In the U.S. Senate, it was introduced by Florida Sen. Bill Nelson as S. 772, and currently has 10 cosponsors.
It's an unprecedented accomplishment, but the road to success is daunting, particularly for one requiring legislators to publically express support of any kind for tobacco. Of the average 8,500 bills introduced in a typical year, only about 5 percent of them are ever enacted, which is why CRA (www.cigarrights.org) is imploring cigar lovers nationwide to speak up.


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Ok - what can you guys tell me about Pinecone Research? I've good things about it and I saw and ad for it this morning so I clicked and signed up. I'm now waiting for my login email.
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I like it because you get paid for every survey you're invited to. No starting the survey and then learning you're "not qualified" like some other sites that waste your time. I used to get paid $5/survey but now get paid $3/survey plus a chance to win money. I only get a few a month, but the money goes straight to my PayPal so it's always like a discount when I buy things on eBay or some other places online.05-27-2008, 03:23 PM #3
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I've only gotten one survey since I signed up a couple months back, but it didn't take much time and I got $3 from it. I'll take whatever I can get. It's almost like free money.05-27-2008, 05:34 PM #6
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I like it too! I've gotten hit with a couple of surveys and I like it because they just automatically send you a check, you don't have to mess around with things to get the money!
Plus, we have been picked for a couple of product surveys, so it is nice to get free stuff and get paid to try it out! And none of their surveys are really all that time consuming or nerve wracking like some of the other sites!05-27-2008, 06:09 PM #7
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I have been with Pinecone research for over a year and have been happy with payment. I have also gotten full size product of shampoo and also laundry detergent to try and complete a survey.05-27-2008, 06:16 PM #8
I've been a member for several years and find that the surveys come in spurts. Some months I do 3-5, other months, none to 1. Each product survey I'm selected for pays $5 and sometimes they send me products to try, which have a follow-up survey. There are screening surveys that don't pay, but they're pretty quick.
If you can get in, I think it's worth doing. They're usually looking for a specific demographic, so it can be difficult to get in, but once you're in, it's cool!05-27-2008, 06:26 PM #9
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I've been a member with them for a long time, probably 6 or 7 years. I do between 2-6 surveys a month. I opted to be paid with Paypal so it just goes right into my Paypal account a few hours after I complete a survey. No Paypal fees on it, either.05-27-2008, 07:38 PM #11
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It's no secret that Cristiano Ronaldo was not entirely happy with being usurped as the world's most expensive footballer by new Real Madrid star Gareth Bale.
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In Bale's third full training session since his £86m move from Tottenham, he found himself at the wrong end of what is known in football circles as a 'reducer' from the former Manchester United star.
Although Gareth Bale emerged unscathed from the full blooded training session he appeared to question the nature of several challenges made on him by the team's talismanic attacker.
Real stars including Pepe, Casemiro and Luka Modric were pictured laughing during the session suggesting the rough treatment was more high-spirited 'hazing' than anything more sinister.
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|Alkhalfiour, Fatima
|Renard, Michelle
|Vensel, William
|Wong, Joshua
|Tanaka, Charlene
|Hurkman Ii, William
|Buchanan, Bob
|Montichard, Francoise
Submitted to: Plant Physiology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/30/2007
Publication Date: 5/18/2007
Citation: Alkhalfiour, F., Renard, M., Wong, J., Tanaka, C.K., Vensel, W.H., Hurkman, W.J., Buchanan, B.B., Montichard, F. 2007. Thioredoxin-linked proteins are reduced during germination of medicago truncatula seeds. Plant Physiology. 144: 1559-1579. Interpretive Summary: Germination of cereals is accompanied by extensive changes in the redox state of seed proteins. Proteins present in the oxidized form (S-S) in dry seeds are converted to the reduced form (SH) following imbibition. Thioredoxin (Trx), a small regulatory protein that interacts with many other proteins to regulate a range of cellular activities, appears to play a role in this transition in cereals. It is not known, however, whether Trx-linked redox changes are restricted to cereals or a more widespread phenomenon in germinating seeds. Trx targets in seeds of Medicago truncatula, a model legume, were identified by mass spectroscopy following in vitro labelling with a fluorescent probe or isolation by affinity chromatography. The results of this study advance our understanding of the role of redox in plant biology in two ways. First, thioredoxin was linked to a group of 111 proteins, 59 of which are functional in processes not previously known to involve redox changes. Second, the Trx targets in seeds of Medicago, like those of cereals, were confirmed to undergo redox changes during germination. Together, these findings underscore the significance of redox and thioredoxin in seed biology by extending their role to the germination of dicotyledons, a major plant group.
Technical Abstract: Germination of cereals is accompanied by extensive change in the redox state of seed proteins. Proteins present in oxidized (S-S) form in dry seeds are converted to the reduced (SH) state following imbibition. Thioredoxin (Trx) appears to play a role in this transition in cereals. It is not known, however, whether Trx-linked redox changes are restricted to cereals or whether they take place more broadly in germinating seeds. To gain information on this point, we have investigated a model legume, Medicago truncatula. Two complementary gel-based proteomic approaches were followed to identify Trx targets in seeds: proteins were (i) labeled with a thiol-specific probe, monobromobimane (mBBr), following in vitro reduction by an NADP/Trx system (NTS), or (ii) isolated on a mutant Trx affinity column. Altogether, 111 Trx-linked proteins were identified with few differences between axes and cotyledons. Fifty-nine were new, 33 found previously in cereal or peanut seeds and 19 in other plants or photosynthetic organisms. In parallel, the redox state of proteins assessed in germinating seeds using mBBr revealed that a substantial number of proteins that are oxidized or partly reduced in dry seeds became more reduced upon germination. The patterns were similar for proteins reduced in vivo during germination or in vitro by Trx. In contrast, glutathione and glutaredoxin were less effective as reductants in vitro. Overall, more than half of the potential targets identified with the mBBr labelling procedure were reduced during germination. The results provide evidence that Trx functions in the germination of seeds of dicotyledons as well as monocotyledons.


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