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Where are the priorities of our representatives, when (Chester Borough) Councilmen Val Schlosser and Stan Quintana left early before the special meeting that the council scheduled to act on the permit for the Historic Chester Business Association to hold their annual sale days? The Historic Chester Business Association (HCBA) has held their sale days for 15 years at the same time as the Community Presbyterian Church holds their Peach Festival. This year the borough decided that it was a conflict. In my opinion, the business association does a fine job of promoting tourism in Chester Borough. Main Street businesses contribute a sizable portion of the Chester Borough income. The Main Street business community needs all the help it can get so that residents can profit from commercial local taxes. As I understand it, Schlosser and Quintana were present at Borough Hall for a meeting immediately prior to the 7 p.m. meeting (that they called), left the p remises, citing the need to make "important phone calls."
Thus, there were not enough councilmen present for a quorum and no meeting was held and the HCBA license denial stood with no opportunity afforded for discussion or vote.
Failure to issue the permit to the business association was a slap in the face to those of the HCBA who made personnel sacrifices to attend that council meeting, their lawyer and also other employees of the borough who were requested to change their plans and attend this special meeting.
Perhaps Councilmen Schlosser and Quintana are too recently arrived residents to have remembered Main Street with vacant and condemned buildings that now engender significant tax dollars. When I moved here in 1968, a colleague at Mendham Township Middle School faulty, asked me "why are you moving to that dump?"
I don't want to go back to empty stores on Main Street again.
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Okay, we may have out did ourselves here. Did you read that title? Grilled Guacamole. Say what? Here's the thing you all, the char taste that mixes throughout the guacamole is really delicious. Normally we would add a lot more Greek yogurt, but with this recipe you want to back off to keep the grilled flavors prominent. So, who wants me to serve them up some Grilled Guacamole?
Since Brian and I are now officially running this website together AND we're focusing on BBQ/grilling recipes, this just made sense. You can make this recipe with all your favorite ingredients, but just go crazy and grill each item. Someone in the GuacSquad made a peach guacamole, can you image adding grilled peaches: yum.
Here are a few recipes that would work perfectly with this guacamole: Spicy Southwestern Burger, Wood-Smoked Beef Brisket Nachos, Grilled Shrimp and Veggie Quesadilla, Smoked Pork Loin Tacos with Black Bean and Corn Salsa.
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Preheat propane grill, set to high heat.
Cut avocados in half, then cube each half inside the skin so grill flavor seeps throughout.
Cut tomatoes in half.
Cut thick slices for the onion.
Make three slices in limes.
First, place avocados meat side down and onions on grill, cook each side for about 7-10 minutes. Remove and add the tomatoes and limes, cook each side for about 5 minutes. Then place the cilantro whole directly on the grill and let cook until charred.
In medium bowl, once the ingredients are grilled, remove avocado meat from skin, dice up the tomatoes and onions, finely chop the cilantro, and squeeze juice out of each lime slice. Add garlic, salt, hot sauce, and Greek yogurt. Mix well and adjust where you see fit.
Chill for at least 2 hours and then serve.
It was truly an honor to be included with such a wonderful group of bloggers. We all have made some extremely creative guacamole recipes, and of course, now I need to try several of them. Did you catch my last post? Well it basically shares all the bloggers involved in the GuacSquad, the sponsors of the event, and the giveaway which I will share below. Here is the post if you missed it.
So what is the GuacSquad? Well, we had the privilege to review that cool kitchen toy, guac-lock, from Casabella. The device ensures the air is removed and the guacamole is air-tight to prevent the oxidation process from occurring. Someone in the group stayed strong and tested out how many days the guacamole would really hold in the guac-lock- she said it held for a total of six days. I give her a lot of credit, because I would never have been able to wait to eat my guacamole for six full days. I can however tell you there was no browning when left over night, which completely impressed me. You can check out the video to see how it fully works.
Good luck to everyone and be sure to give this killer new kitchen toy a try! Thank you again to Casabella, Melissa's Produce, and Gourmet Garden!
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Gary Monks: Sometimes, while out and about, you hear something that grabs your attention. I recently heard an elderly lady remembering a certain event in her life. ...
John Ritenbaugh reiterates the emotional state of the American people, especially those who understand the seriousness of the times, averring his conviction that they will never see good times again, but will fall more and more into a permanent condition of hopelessness . God's called-out ones can feel the relentless pressures of the prince of the power of the air as he works to wear out the saints. We cannot afford to lose our focus as the pressures rise, but must be thankful for the heads-up of the Olivet Prophecy, which gives us cautions and signposts on our spiritual journey. We are not guaranteed a pass to a place of safety, but are subject to what God has planned for our life-script and repertoire of experiences. Only one of Christ's disciples escaped martyrdom; we must be willing to do what God has purposed for us, realizing that God will always supply our needs for the situation, even the wherewithal to endure martyrdom. Our Christian journey is not going to be a walk in the park. During these critical times, when judgment is out on God's church, it behooves us to emulate Olympic athletes such as Simone Manuel, who submitted to super-rigorous discipline of muscles and mind in order to qualify to participate in the 2016 Olympic games. Drawing a spiritual analogy, we must decide whether we want to commit to the goal presented by our calling. Our primary goal, as Christ the Revelator presents it to the seven churches of Revelation, is to overcome, to displace our carnality with spiritual behavior. Once we commit. we must be highly disciplined, never losing focus, while at the same time being aware of distractions which could severely retard our overcoming. Faith, hope and love are spiritual gifts which safeguard us from discouragement and depression, giving us a mature perspective which will last eternally.
Martin Collins, focusing on the designation of six cities of refuge in Exodus 21:12-13, finds a spiritual parallel outlined in God's annual Holy days, beginning with Christ as a refuge for us in the Passover and our making a refuge for others during the Feast of Tabernacles. The institution of cities of refuge, havens for those who have committed unintentional manslaughter, highlights the great importance God placed on the sanctity of life, especially in beings created in God's image. In the Ancient world, where blood revenge was widely practiced; a large number of people died violently. The cities of refuge prefigure Christ's final refuge from death, protecting us from Satan's murderous intentions. The elders of the city, Levitical priests, trained to counsel individuals in the ways of God, would examine the weapons used in the killing and would investigate the history of prior relationships between the killer and the victim in order to determine whether the verdict of manslaughter or murder be handed down. If the seeker of refuge were exonerated, he was confined to the city of refuge until the death of the High Priest, at which time he could return home. When Christ, our High Priest, died for our sins, we were set free and allowed to reconcile with our Heavenly Father. Besides providing refuge for the twelve tribes of Israel, these cities became a refuge for non-Israelites who had killed another person unintentionally. The cities of refuge did not provide protection for premeditated murderers, unlike the bogus 'sanctuary cities' created by liberal progressives, which protect law-breakers and felons instead of protecting the innocent. The code of law in God's sanctuary cities is universal, not one set of standards for one ethnic group and one for another. Christ is our place of safety; we have refuge in Him at all times. The names of these cities all represent aspects of Christ's character. For example, Kedesh signifies setting apart as holy (Passover) while Golan represents joy and dancing in the Millennium.
John Ritenbaugh, reiterating that there is a malaise of hopelessness, anxiety, and dread permeating this nation like never before, systematically explains: (1) how we arrived at this crisis, (2) why God has ordained that we live in these conditions, (3) how bad choices by the trillions eroded the moral foundation of our culture, and (4) why we need these horrific times to learn the consequences of these foolish decisions in order to ensure that nothing like this happens ever happens again. Modern Israel resembles the Prodigal Son who squandered the inheritance bequeathed to Father Abraham's descendants. The founders of this nation, though they were not true Christians, nevertheless placed many biblical principles in the Constitution, and were for the most part far more moral and God-fearing than the despicable crop of public servants holding office today. Approximately 80 years ago, our leaders began turning their backs on Constitutional principles as well as any respect or reverence for God and His laws. Proverbs 29:18 teaches us that when there is no revelation (from God's communication and guidance) people will run wild, casting off moral restraint, rejecting all of God's counsel, preferring to elevate so-called science, fashioned on the deleterious foolish theory of evolution. Humanism attempts to elevate science over God's Law. Where there is ignorance of God's word, crime and sin run wild. Harvard, an institution founded as a Puritan Theological seminary, is now a hotbed of godless humanism, elevating carnal, perverted human reasoning over God's law. Moral foundations are on the verge of destruction; internal stability is already moribund. We need to place our entire faith in God, not allowing the pervasive negativism of this world's culture to poison us as Job became dispirited by the counsel of his friends. Realizing that none of us are guaranteed passage to a place of safety, we should be willing, if required, to glorify God by martyrdom.
Richard Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil, the Battle of Gettysburg, focuses upon the turning point of the third day, a time when the retreating Union forces, aided by significant errors made by the Confederate forces, were able to rally, become newly inspired, and turn the tide of the battle—and of the War Between the States. Biblically, the third day carries much historic and prophetic significance. When Christ began His ministry by reading from Isaiah 61, He "closed the book" before getting to the part which focused on a time of renewal and restoration, a time when the resurrected saints will assist Christ in repairing the breach. The law of first mention in the account of creation indicated that God separated the light from the darkness, preparing for a dramatic revelation of an explosion of life, a kind of eukatastrophe (that is, a good catastrophe) where things that previously looked hopeless take on a decidedly joyous cast. Plants, animals, and humans began to procreate after their kind, God makes life appear from what appeared to be dead, as bleak world of lifeless water. God is stronger than entropy and death. When King David foolishly brought on a curse by conducting a census, he prayed that God would spare the people from his misguided foolishness. He made a sacrifice on the threshing floor of Aruna. On the third day of the judgmental plague, God relented. Out of this black episode came a good thing: God indicated to David where Solomon was to later erect the Temple.
John Ritenbaugh, reflecting on Mike Adam's article evaluating the mental state of this nation as we enter this explosive election, with a nation divided as never before, suggests that the people everywhere seem frazzled, distressed, and terrified as a dark, evil, sinister force seems to be engulfing the world. The continued angst from dealing with this continual pathogenic zeitgeist threatens to render all of us, including God's called-out ones, into a state of hopelessness, apathy, , depression, with absolutely no reason to ever expect a positive outcome. The church must forcefully deal with this overwhelming feeling of hopelessness or it too will succumb to this terrifying vortex of despair. We live in the same kind of cultural milieu as Noah before the world perished in the Great Flood. Over the past few centuries, and especially the last 70 or 80 years, the 'liberal', 'progressive' humanist philosophers and educators have successfully hi-jacked the minds of our populace, steering them totally clear from any reliance upon God by poisoning their minds with the patently illogical theory of evolution, forced upon unwary, naïve minds as fact and truth. The Day of Trumpets militates against this foolishness by restoring hope (a constant expectation of an unseen reality) for the establishment of God's Kingdom which will permanently terminate decay, sin, and death. As God's called-out ones, we are fish swimming against a violent current, compelled to turn to God and keep His Commandments when the rest of the world rejects Him. As God gave the original Promised Land to Jacob's children, He also gave the North American continent (largely virgin territory) to the descendants of Jacob. In 240 years, we have indulged in affluence, but forgetting its Provider. "We are no longer a free nation, but controlled by oligarchs."
Richard Ritenbaugh, cuing in Psalm 118, the sixth and final halal or pilgrimage psalm, proclaiming, "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad," emphasizes that this prophetic psalm, demonstrating God's sovereignty over all events, motivates us to have optimism, realizing that God can make lemonade out of any lemon. The miracle of our calling demonstrates God can take something weak and base and transform it into something strong and mighty. The late Norman Vincent Peale in his runaway best—seller The Power of Positive Thinking stressed that optimism provides multiple physiological and psychological benefits over pessimism, enhancing a person's quality of life. Dr. Suzanne Segerstrom added that optimistic people have better control of their emotions, are better communicators, get more done, are more resilient during hardship, and are focused on their goals. The spiritual benefits of optimism transcend the physical benefits, enabling us to see the big picture, the trek to eternal life. When adversity strikes, we can see its context in God's eternal plan, enabling us to see that with grounded optimism, effort, and God's help, we can conquer any obstacle. When the Lord lifts His countenance upon us, it serves as a counterweight to any doom and gloom we may currently experience. The entire creation groans in futility anticipating the arrival of the sons of God, following the pattern of Jesus Christ's transformation from flesh to spirit. The apostle Paul wrote some of his most optimistic and buoyant letters from prison, anticipating the possibility of execution, but absolutely convinced that ultimate victory was imminent. We need to have that same assurance in our current trials, exercising the same optimism, confidence, patience, joy, and a hope that will not fade away.
None of us is perfect. We are all, in a sense, broken to some degree, whether from birth or by the constant grind of life. We have little hope of repair. James Beaubelle, however, finds real hope in Scripture, arguing that, if our hope is in our great High Priest, Jesus Christ, we can have faith that our hope will be fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.
Clyde Finklea, asking us what identifies a person as a true disciple of Christ, points to the command in John 13:34, commanding that the disciples love one another as Christ loved us—loving to the extent that He would give up His life. God is composed of love, as described in its many facets in Galatians 5:22 and I Corinthians 13. Two positive facets identified in I Corinthians are longsuffering (the opposite of retaliation and vengeance), as exemplified by David in his response to Saul, and kindness or compassion, as expressed by David to Jonathan's heir. As Christians, we must exercise longsuffering and kindness to all, including to those that have done ill to us. The only way we can be considered disciples of Christ is if we love one another with His standard.
Charles Whitaker, focusing upon the phrase in Ecclesiastes 3:7 that there is a time to tear [or rend] and a time to sew [or mend], delves into the Middle Eastern cultural practice of tearing garments as an expression of grief or despair. When God became upset with Solomon, the kingdom was torn in two as a torn garment. In the Amos 9 millennial prophecy, God declares that He will ultimately mend the torn garment upon Israel's repentance. When Saul, in panic, seized Samuel's mantle tearing it, Samuel used the tearing as a symbol, indicating the kingdom would be torn from Saul. The practice of rending clothes symbolizes sorrow, agony, despair, and hopelessness, a realization that God alone can restore the profound loss. When Job lost his family to death, his natural reaction was to rend his garments. Joshua and Caleb, not high priests, tore their garments in despair at the testimony of the evil spies. Ezra tore his garments when he learned that his people had been desecrating and polluting God's Holy Law. Mordecai tore his clothes in despair for the imminent demise of his people. Hezekiah and Josiah tore their clothes as a sign of repentance in an effort to demonstrate to God that they felt profound disgrace at the collective sins of the people and were intending to make the crooked ways of their ancestors straight again. Paul tore his clothes in horror when people were attempting to worship him as a Greek god. Because the office of priest was to embody hope, priestly garments, under no circumstances, were to be torn. Aaron was forbidden to tear his priestly garments at the death of his sons for using profane fire. The high priest Caiaphas blasphemously defied God's prohibition against rending priestly garments. Because Christ, our High Priest, never gave into hopelessness, His garments were not torn. The prophet Joel, admonishing us to rend our hearts in repentance, rather than our garments, assures us the even in the fearful, dreadful Day of the Lord there is hope if we turn to God.
The author of Hebrews 12:5-11 teaches us not to despise the rigors, the difficulties, that come from God, but to take them as evidence of God's work with us: "And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons ..."
David Grabbe, assessing the impact of struggles, pressures, and tribulations of our spiritual journey, reveals that Christ's followers will have to endure afflictions and fiery trials as He prepares them for His Kingdom. Some detractors have tried to preach that "godliness is a means of gain," implying that if we were better people, we would never enter into tribulation. That assumption is not true. God uses both blessings and tribulations to shape His people. Our peace comes from God's grace, not a life of ease and smooth sailing. Those who have peace with God will also have hardship. The rigors God puts us through are not to crush us, but to shape us, transforming us from carnal to spiritual—the new man we are putting on. True spiritual gain is walking through the anguish in victory. As long as God is involved in our life, we are already experiencing the love of God. We do not have to be dismayed about the transformative pressures from the mortar and pestle of our lives.
Richard Ritenbaugh, reiterating the five symmetrical and correlative sets of documents and events (the Torah, the Megilloth, the books of the Psalms, the summary psalms, and the five seasons), focuses on second set (comprising Book 2 of Psalms, Exodus, Ruth, Psalm 147, and the Pentecost season). In this section, the psalmist David invariably uses the term Elohim, or Creator, connoting power, strength, and infinite intelligence. As Creator, God has undertaken a physical and spiritual creation that is continual and ongoing. The psalmist want us to see the Creator who is in the process of preparing a spiritual creation, through the means of His law and His Holy Spirit, treading through a formidable wilderness, culminating in the Bride of Christ. David as a prototype Christian faced multiple trials requiring trust and dependency on God. Like the psalmist David, when we experience severe trials, we must learn to trust God, anticipating that things will eventually turn around for our good. We can distill valuable insights and lessons from the trials we go through, enabling us to grow in character, and to thrive even as we suffer for righteousness sake.
Richard Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the difficulties in translation from Greek and Hebrew to English, as well as comprehending spiritual truths with a fleshly mind, maintains that it is only through God's Holy Spirit we can comprehend those truths at all. Even with God's Holy Spirit, we have difficulty. Our minds are too finite, earthbound, and dumb to comprehend what God is trying to get across to us. We are not equipped to comprehend the width, length, and breadth of the knowledge of God. Few of us are truly wise, knowing as we do only the rudiments of what is contained in the Bible. All of us are stumped on different biblical concepts. The concept of joy may provide difficulty, as it has a broad range of meaning from spiritual to physical extremes. Even certain unsavory elements in society may bring people joy. Godly joy (New Testament) is on a higher plane than happiness and pleasure, what C. S. Lewis would describe as an "unsatisfied desire to be in total union with God." Joy comes from anticipating the future with Godly hope. The fruits of the Spirit mortify and transcend the works of the flesh through the power of God's Holy Spirit. Without God's Spirit, the fruits of the Spirit (including joy) are unattainable. Godly joy buoys people in the midst of grave trials, providing hope for a future eternal reward, depending on the absolute faithfulness of God. A Christian (who by definition has Christ's mind in him) can express joy because he sees God, as well as precious things God has not even revealed to angels. If God is in us, we have all the power we will need, giving us exceeding joy, a positive perception of reality generating hope, ultimately seeing beyond any event to our incredible, inexpressible, eternal reward. Joy constitutes the pure elation of spirit that revels in knowing God, knowing that His eternal plan will culminate in our ultimate salvation.
Jeremiah 30:5-7 alerts us to consider that the time of the end will be unique and horrific to experience, but it concludes with a comforting hope that we can persevere through it: For thus says the LORD: "We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. ...
John W. Ritenbaugh: It may sound impossible, but we can have hope in the face of the monumental problems facing, not just the United States, but also the entire world. ...
During the 2008 Presidential campaign, Americans have heard a great deal about hope. Yet, "hope" means different things to different people. Mike Ford explains that the political hope held out by politicians does not compare with the hope found in Scripture.
Using The Poseidon Adventure as an analogy, Richard Ritenbaugh suggests that just as it took one swimmer to go through the submerged vessel with a rope giving his life for his fellow passengers, Christ gave his life serving as our forerunner through life's trials. Paul encourages the Thessalonians by giving them the details of Christ's return including a shout and a trumpet blast. The saints then and now will be with Christ forevermore. Our hope is based on the fact that Jesus Christ arose from the dead. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reveals that our hope is Christ's resurrection, witnessed by over 500 witnesses including Paul. If there is no resurrection, our faith is worthless. If Christ did not rise, we are still under condemnation. Paul believed that to put his own life in jeopardy for the sake of the gospel was stupid and useless if there were no resurrection. Death will be overcome when Christ appears on this Day of Trumpets.
Richard Ritenbaugh urges us to look upon the Passover as a beacon of hope in an otherwise hopeless milieu. The book of Job, initially a seeming extended treatise of hopelessness, turns into Job"s speculation about a possible resurrection, realizing from his prior experience that God enjoys the company of men and wants men to be like Him. Hope can be defined as "confident, enduring expectation," and the heart of hope is faith in God. The strength of our hope depends upon how deeply we know God. Abraham, after 50 years of experience trusting God, knew He would provide despite the visible circumstances. Jesus provided hope to His disciples at His last Passover, exuding confidence and hope, despite His knowledge of what was immediately ahead. In Hebrews, we are counseled to emulate Jesus, who endured due to the joy before Him. We can have rock-solid hope that God will provide despite the intensity of our trials.
Martin Collins, reflecting upon the impatience demonstrated in the world's holidays, concludes that most of mankind has a serious patience deficit. Demonstrating or developing patience, a cardinal characteristic of God, in the face of trying events is a clear indication that we are developing genuine godliness. We must learn to turn trials into positive growth opportunities, as did Jacob, who had to develop patience in the midst of myriad, frustrating delays. We must learn to endure patiently, with the help of God's Spirit, waiting for God to accomplish His purpose in us. After identifying 18 negative consequences of impatience, the sermon offers five steps to developing patience: 1) staying focused on the goal, 2) learning to think before speaking, 3) looking for ways to give our service to others, 4) working out our conflicts with others, and 5) working with God through the Spirit to develop godly patience in us, developing a calm, positive attitude and peace of mind.
John Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the writings of Malachi Martin, suggests that as the Catholic College of Cardinals have a large number of prudent agnostics within their ranks, we also have a great many fence sitters within the church of God, demonstrating an alarming deficit of faith. In times of intense stress and uncertainty, many become extremely apathetic, unwilling to persevere, unwilling to work at overcoming. We are on the threshold of the greatest period of testing ever to come upon mankind. We need to be developing a sense of internal hope and faith through the motivating power of God's Holy Spirit, striving to keep our focus on our calling (God sought us out purposefully), passionately striving for goodness. The apostle Peter wrote an entire epistle (I Peter) on the subject of hope—stressing that what we really need, God will not hold back—including shaping trials. Thankfully, we are not left without resources.
Life sometimes seems to be one trial after another. However, Pat Higgins asserts that God has revealed an astounding facets of our relationship with Him that should give us the faith to soldier on despite our many trials.
John Ritenbaugh warns us that in the turbulent and uncertain times ahead, we will need extraordinary fortitude and courage. From the confusion and anxiety of our trials, we run, hide, fight, or patiently work through the difficulties. Not much in this world inspires hope or permanent relief. As our Designer and Producer, God has designed us to run or function smoothly and productively on a godly formula of faith, hope, and love. Trials, when rightly handled with this powerful formula, produce a higher level of spiritual maturity, a higher level of perfection, improving perseverance or active endurance, motivating a person to overcome and grow in holiness. Our entire hope and faith (to be conformed and resurrected in Christ's image) must be anchored in God (the Promise Maker) 'with Christ's mind placed within us.
Hope conveys the idea of absolute certainty of future good, and that is exactly what the Bible tells us we have upon our calling and acceptance of God's way. John Ritenbaugh shows that, because the Father and Son are alive and active in their creation, our hope is sure!
John Ritenbaugh, focusing on the processes of developing faith and hope, indicates that the rules for making the calendar, a very complex activity, are not contained in the Bible. To put ones efforts into such a project (especially with limited or elementary knowledge of astronomy or mathematics) constitutes foolish, misguided zeal. Using errant human assumption, some in the greater church of God have concocted no less than nine conflicting calendars. The preservation of the oracles (including the keeping of the calendar) has not been entrusted to the church but to the tribe of Judah (Romans 3:2). Some of the anti-Jewish bias in the would-be calendar makers smacks of anti-Semitism. We need to have faith in God's ability to preserve a working calendar, believing Him unconditionally as Abraham did.
John Ritenbaugh teaches that we must have established some relationship with God before we can rightly fear Him. Fear, faith hope and love serve as the four cornerstones upon which the whole superstructure of Christianity rests. A holy fear of the Lord is the key to unlocking the treasuries of salvation, wisdom and knowledge. Paradoxically the fear of God, because it unlocks knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual growth, should draw us toward God. Conversely, if we do not respect God, reciprocally God will not respect us. In order to reverence God, we must know Him. Christianity is experiential; we must live it to understand it. Our concept of God (and our fear of God) needs to come from observing His creation and absorbing His revealed word rather than the precepts of men.
John Ritenbaugh focuses on the remarkable energizing capacity of hope. In the familiar triumvirate (faith, hope, and love) faith serves as the foundation, love serves as the goal, and hope serves as the great motivator or energizer. Unique among the religions, Christianity, with its expectation of a Messiah and the promise of a resurrection, looks expectantly to the future,embracing hope. Motivated by their calling into the new covenant (1 John 3:1-3) Christians anticipating a magnificent future glorification, are energized by this God-inspired hope to overcome the impossible and rejoice in temporary trials.
John Ritenbaugh asserts that all the hopes of a Christian revolve around the Day of Trumpets, placed like an axle or fulcrum, right in the middle of the Holy Days. Our entire lives revolve around the hope of a resurrection from the dead, a powerful motivator to walk in righteousness. Of the three major characteristics of God (faith, hope, and love), Hope, deriving from Christ's Resurrection, gives the other two impetus and energy. Our hope consists of living the quality life God lives forever, knowing Christ intimately, sharing all of His experiences throughout eternity (Psalm 17:15; Philippians 3:10; John 17:3; Romans 8:17; Revelation 19:7-8)
In this Feast of Trumpets sermon, John Ritenbaugh, reflects on Malachi Martin's book, The Final Conclave, which claims that, not only are 60% of the College of Cardinals not firm believers, but that a hard core 27% are functional but prudent agnostics, hedging their bets. Some of us, facing the stress and uncertainties of the time, may also be going through the motions but losing every vestige of faith. The Day of the Lord, like a claw hammer, has both a business end (return of Christ) and a wrecking end (destruction, mayhem, and tribulation). In this stressful time, we had better have our convictions in order, realizing that not only is God preparing a place for us, He is also preparing us to be conformed to the image of His Son.
John Ritenbaugh, drawing a parallel from human physical love provides an eight-point checklist to determine whether our love for Christ is genuine. If we love another person, we will (1) think about (2) like to hear about (3) like to read about (4) seek to please (5) be with the friends of (6) be jealous of the honor of (7) like to talk to, and (8) always want to be with this person. Like the Ephesian church, in the wake of mounting disappointments, frustrations, deferred hopes and pressures, we cannot become weary of well-doing, allowing our first love and devotion to deteriorate, looking to the world to gratify our desires. We desperately need to redirect our energies (Colossians 3:1; Galatians 6:6-8), to rekindling our first love.
The world really hasn't the foggiest idea of what love really is. Of all God's spiritual gifts, love is the preserving agent preventing any of the other gifts such as prophecy, knowledge, or tongues to become corrupted. Love, an attribute of God Almighty, needs to be the driving force of everything we do. Without love, some normally positive attributes like drive, courage, and determination become brittle and self-seeking. God is the sole source of love; mankind by nature does not have it. It is only by knowing God that we can have this love. Love can be described as a cycle, which God initiates. As we give it back to Him, He gives more to us because we are growing and our love must be perfected. Love is not feeling but action. As God loves us, He expects us to reciprocate back to Him and out to our fellowman, and by so doing we become credible witnesses for God.
John Ritenbaugh teaches that God has given us a checkpoint against which we can check ourselves in times of despondency and despair, so whether we doubt, fear, or the self—whether the problems are moderate or deep—we can go back to see whether we are keeping God's commands and working on developing our fellowship with Him. God has created mankind with the need to face challenges—the need to overcome—or we quickly become subject to boredom or "ennui." Our major responsibility is to govern ourselves scrupulously and conscientiously within the framework of God's Laws, overcoming negative impulses by the knowledge and Spirit of God, seeking a total relationship with Him in thought, emotion, and deed, extending to our relations with our brethren. Fellowship with God is the only antidote to overwhelming feelings of despair, doubt, and self-condemnation.
John Ritenbaugh emphasizes the importance of exercising faith and hope, patiently plodding along day-by-day toward our spiritual goal. Many of the pillars of faith had to wait many years (Abraham, for example, waited over 25 years before he saw the beginning of the fulfillment of God's promise) for the fruition of their faith's target. With godly hope, we need to envision the possibility of successful accomplishment of God's purpose for us, realizing that God has bound that promise with an oath and that Jesus Christ (having empathy for us) intercedes for us as High Priest. Melchizedek, a prototype as well as equivalent of Christ, establishes the validity and dignity of Christ as High Priest. The divine appointment of Jesus as our High Priest precedes our divine calling, more important than genealogy or external physical characteristics.
John Ritenbaugh stresses that without continuous maintenance and attention, it is difficult to maintain a spiritual mind in a carnal physical body. We, like Christ, were made a little while lower than angels to be made perfect through suffering. He has blazed a trail, showing us a pattern for qualifying (through intense suffering and resisting temptation) for our ultimate responsibilities as future kings and priests—or bridge-builders, reconnecting man and God. As Christ endured the suffering and temptation successfully, we are exhorted to hold fast, activating the hope to endure to the end.
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Snarling River
Twenty-two year old Catherine needs to figure some things out in her life- and to come to terms with a tragedy in her pass. She heads out to visit her estranged grandmother in the town of Snarling River. There, she learns of a sinister secret that has been kept hidden for centuries.
The road stretched out in front of the maroon Grand Am seemingly forever. With every kilometer travelled, with forsaken town passed by, more feedom was gained. Problems left far behind in another lifetime, out of sight and out of mind.
Catherine had texted her mother an hour ago to tell her that she was fine before turning off her cell. She knew that she would be receiving about a dozen or so frantic texts if she did not, probably begging her to return home. She decided not to turn it back on unless absolutely necessary. If she truly wanted to emancipateherself, it was necessary to cut this last remaining string which connected her to home.
At 22, Catherine had not been anywhere on her own before. Other than summer camp as a child, the only trips she had ever been on had been with her parents. It was a sad thing, but she understood it. Since the tragic loss of her sister, the world had become more of a threatening place, in both their eyes and hers.
She had not seen her grandmother since her sister's funeral.
Since then, things had happened in her family.
Catherine knew in her heart that loss changed people.
It was already 7:00 in the evening when she pulled into the town of Watkins and was relieved to see a gas station up ahead. The fuel light had come on a ways back, and she had been fearing the worst.
She knew that it would be a couple hours yet before she reached Snarlling River (a rather forboding name for a town she thought) so she was eager to get back on the highway and maybe reach her destination before dark.
After a much needed pee break, Catherine selected a bag of Cheezies- not the healthiest choice of snack she knew but they had been calling her name- and when to wait in line to pay. She noticed, with some annoyance, that a plump man of around 50 who had just paid for his gas was standing at the till talking up a storm to the plump young woman at the till. The girl nodded her head politely, while her eyes silently entreated him to quit his yapping so she could help her next customer.
The man finally turned away from the counter, his blue eyes lighting up at the sight of Catherering- someone new to chat with.
"Hello," he said, a friendly grin spreading across his chubby face. Catherine felt immediately charmed by this guy, even if he couldn't acertain that people were in a hurry. Clearly to this guy, there was no such thing as hurry. Hurry wasn't even in his vocabulary.
"Hey, I haven't seen you around here before? You must be passing through somewhere, because there's no way you want to hang around a dull town like this."
The girl behind the counter gave a sad nod in agreement.
"I'm driving to Snarling River. Visiting someone."
"Snarling River. How are you going?"
"The main highway, through Manton and Broadnax."
The man clicked his tongue and shook his head.
"That road's no good. There's some sort of construction going on there, and that could hold you up for about an hour. And you want to get moving, because there's a storm moving in. Take the service road, and you're like to break an axel that damn thing's so full of potholes."
Catherine broke away from the conversation long enough to pay for her gas and the Cheezies. The man waved to the checkout girl and began to leave. She hastily grabbed her receipt and shoved it into her pocket as she chased him out the door.
"Where do I go then?" She shouted as she clambered out the door.
The man had lit a cigerette and looked at her distarctedly.
"Is there a better way to get to Snarling River."
The man seemed to think for a moment, taking a drag of his smoke before tapping out the ash (causing Catherine to look nervously at the pumps).
"There's Champaigne road just before Manton. It's a grid road, pretty narrow but it will get you where you want to go quicker than the highway or the service road. Just look for the sign on the left side of the highway, and it will take you up to Fish Lake. There you can turn back onto the highway and that will take you to Sarling River."
"Thank you so much," Catherine looked up at the darkening sky with a twinge of concern as she hurried back to her little car.
Starting the vehicle, she mulled over what the man had said. So far, it looked as if her passage to her grandmother's place was not going to be as smooth as she had hoped. She did not feel comfortable taking her car down some rough grid road with a storm on the way. Maybe, with a storm coming, construction would be halted by the time she made it down the highway. Maybe...
She turned to wave to the man as she pulled out of the gas station, but saw that he had disappeared. She opened up her bag of cheezies, cranked up some Johnny Cash and headed down the road.


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Red Carnations: An Ian MacKenzie Mystery
One by one, the groomsmen in the mayor's wedding party are murdered. It falls to the former police detective, now parish priest, Ian MacKenzie to unravel the mystery and in the process salvage his own reputation.
"My dear friends, you have come together in this church so that the Lord may seal and strengthen your love in the presence of the Church's minister and this community. Christ abundantly blesses this love. He has already consecrated you in baptism and now he enriches and strengthens you by a special sacrament so that you may assume the duties of marriage in mutual and lasting fidelity. And so, in the presence of the Church, I ask you to state your intentions."
With these words, Father Ian MacKenzie, commenced the work of the day, the marriage of the Mayor Kevin McBride to the well-bred and well-educated, former Miss Massachusetts, Linda Fiori.
The good Father was already in a nervous sweat by the time the ten bridesmaids had strolled into their places. The church full of dignitaries and well-heeled campaign contributors made him nervous. The television cameras and the mob of reporters put him on edge. But the real reason for the sweaty palms was that this was not only his first big wedding since coming to Holy Cross Cathedral, it was his first wedding, period.
And all because God in His omnipotent mischief had predestined the future mayor of old Boston to be his roommate in college. God was always messing with Ian MacKenzie in ways just like that. Always had and it would appear, always would.


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|Natalie Portman
If you used to jack off to Natalie Portman's boobies 'coz the thought of those supple perky breasts turn you on, then mark today as the death of your boner to that image because Natalie is not only engaged but pregnant! It's an abomination! Via People:
"Natalie Portman and choreographer Benjamin Millepied are engaged and expecting their first child, her reps confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.
The couple met during the production of Black Swan. Portman's performance in the film has earned her nominations for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award."
On second thoughts, lactating titties aren't so bad after all. Think about it. So here's to a start of a new fetish for us fellas! Good things to come!
|Lindsay Lohan
When Lindsay Lohan isn't secretly carpet munching someone in rehab, she's partying and getting secretly drunk and assaulting people. Noooo way??? Lindsay would never do that! And now the popos are sniffing on Lindsay Lohan's ass trying to solve the mystery of the Lohan assault. Ya know, for formality's sake. Via TMZ:
"Lohan is a suspect in a criminal battery investigation and the alleged victim — a staff member at Betty Ford — wants Lindsay prosecuted … this according to law enforcement sources. The Palm Desert Police Department is now investigating an altercation that occurred after Lindsay and her roommates reportedly went to a bar and came back home. Upon arriving at the house, the incident with a female staffer from Betty Ford allegedly went down. The police received a call at 1:03 AM on December 12 for "hand-to-hand battery."
You know what, if I was Lindsay I'd totally milk money out of this publicity. I'd have cameras follow me around and do a reality show. 'Coz seriously, Firecrotch Lohan creates more drama than any soap opera ever made. She could just be herself being a famewhore and every day is another dolla!
|Demi Lovato
Well…well…well…have you heard of this? Some nosy bitches are saying that there's a Demi Lovato sextape waiting to be unleashed but since it hasn't crossed our retinas yet, Pornhub is jumpin in on the action and is now offering Demi a heaping sum of money to star in a porn film. They even sound considerate enough to let her choose her own genre. I don't see why she'd turn down this lucrative and flexible offer. Via TMZ:
"TMZ has obtained a letter from the folks at Pornhub.com, offering Demi chance to be featured on their site. The company is obviously excited (no pun intended) at the idea of a Demi sex tape — even though her people say the rumors are "disgusting."
Pornhub is offering Demi $100,000 for the tape — even offering her the caveat that, "You don't have to star with male talent, we are willing to accept a solo or Girl-Girl scene just as long as it's shot in HD."
Based on Demi's history, I think she would fit better in the s&m category, since she has skills in popping a snitch in the face. It's a good idea to release all that hate and anger inside her into this porn flick. Better than rehab i say!
|Chloe Sevigny
We all remember Chloe Sevigny's blowjob scene from the Brown Bunny right? Well apparently, bitch's head got messed up and hasn't recovered ever since. In Playboy's 20 Questions, Chloe told the mad that she thinks she needs to see a shrink for allowing Vincent Gallo to stick his diseased peen in her mouth. Via Gawker:
"What's happened with that is all very complicated. There are a lot of emotions. I'll probably have to go to therapy at some point. But I love Vincent. The film is tragic and beautiful, and I'm proud of it and my performance. I'm sad that people think one way of the movie, but what can you do?"
Goodness…I think we all need to go to therapy for that scene. She must've used a cheese grater to clean her tongue with Gallo's mangy dick. AND, she fuckin' swallowed. Any bitch who digested that dude's goop would need therapy.
|Demi Lovato
Remember that chick who popped a snitch's face? Yeah, that Disney chick who's currently marinating her ass in rehab. This Demi Lovato slut just got racey pics of her leaked in Twitter and it shows her in some softcore lesbian shit! Holy Shiznit! These pics are speaking directly to my weiner!
It seems like she's gotten ahold of The Kim Kardashian handbook to famewhoring and bitch is doing it right! Here's the rest of Demi Lovato's tits getting eye fucked and licked by these lesbian chicks. Now I know why Joe Jonas quit her ass.
|Lindsay Lohan
In other Lindsay Lohan news, who would've known Lindsay Lohan's ass is still stalker-material. Reports are saying she's getting harassed by a still unknown person, raping her cellphone with his unanswered calls and feeling like he's Edward and she's Bella, watching her every step. Via TMZ:
"Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ Lindsay has been receiving harassing phone calls and text messages from unknown numbers — and the unidentified person behind them has been making disparaging statements about her recovery … and her family. Even scarier, the unknown person is saying he/she knows where Lindsay is staying and is watching her.
Okay, can someone check Michael Lohan in the men's room. I think I heard him in the cubicle with a muffled voice, singing "Every break you take" to someone over the phone. I swear this family is making their own reality show using the paparazzi's cameras and we don't even know it. It's called being practical bitches.
|Miley Cyrus
Former childstar Melissa Gibert is weighing in on the Miley Cyrus bong tape and the now grown-up star is saying Miley is nothing but a hillbilly attention whore who's got daddy issues. Well,not exactly…but that's what it sounded like! Via PopEater:
"How high do you have to be to let a friend film you? I think she wanted to get caught." The former star of 'Little House on the Prairie' and spokeswoman for The Partnership at DrugFree.org thinks Cyrus is being too reckless after smoking salvia … or whatever it was that got her so loopy that night. "That's bulls***!" Gilbert said. "I think it was marijuana."
You know, honestly, I think we've already established that Miley Cyrus ass is an attention whore way back when she leaked her own semi-naked pics? Besides, who the heck cares if she did it to get caught. It's Miley Fuckin' Cyrus. The bitch can practically do anything and Billy Ray Cyrus would just look the other way.
|Eva Longoria
If you're a nosy fucker like me who likes following celebrity divorces and want to be in the know on the hot vulnerable Hollywood bombshells in need of a rebound fuck, then here's an update on Eva Longoria's separation from douchebag Tony Parker. Reports are saying that Tony was jealous of Mario Lopez, of all people, and that put a strain on their marriage as wekk as the fact that he banged 7 other whore son the side. Via National Enquirer:
"Eva thought she'd found the perfect man in Tony, but in the end he deceived her, lied to her and broke her heart," a close source told The Enquirer. Tony was also rumored to be secretly seeing another women in France besides Alexandra Paressant. Despite his cheating, Tony was extremely jealous of Eva's close friendship with Mario Lopez, insiders say. "Tony never liked or trusted Mario," said a source. "He called him 'the pretty boy actor who's mad that he can't have my wife.'
I call bullshit on this one. Everyone knows Mario Lopez is as straight as the Tom Cruise's crystal dildo so what the fuck dude? If you're tired of humping on Eva Longoria's punani everyday then just say so. But don't go telling buddies that you're jealous a gay dude might bang your wife. So grow some fuckin' balls, and pardon my french!
Tik Tok! All it took was a few days after rumors about Ke$ha's sex pics came out before somebody proved it right! Not that you're weiners are initially drooling over her but celebrity sex scandal is strangely one of the best turn-ons in life–not counting the Verne Troyer one ofcourse!
Seen here is Ke$ha nibling on the lip of some dude while snuggling in bed, and the other one is her shaved vagina getting some TLC. It's not bad actually. I'm surprised that despite that she looks like a homeless person who prolly doesn't even wash her punani, it's still wanking material for me.
|Scarlett Johansson
Guess what? Scarlett Johansson's ass is back in the market fellas! Not sure if it's because of a third party but if it had been, I would like to imagine it's because of me. Are you kidding me? I've fantasized this chick more than anyone in Hollywhore! Yep, even more than Jessica Alba! Nobody brings the tits like she does! Via Superficial:
"The source explains that Iron Man 2 star Johansson initiated the split. At issue? "The big problem with their relationship is the distance," says the source. "They spent a lot of time apart when they are working…She's been unhappy for a while."
…and John Mayer creeping infront of Scarlett Johansson's balcony serenading his way into her panties in 3…2…1…


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I've been a patient of Dr. Edwards for about 7 years. I am a healthy individual(57yo) who has had to see Dr. Edwards on a few occasions for minor issues. I don't have any complaint with him but his office staff leave a lot to be desired. They can be a little "snippy" and incompetent. I have been taking a medication(controlled)for about 8 years, low dose, almost non-therapeutic, but it has been working for me. A God send actually for anxiety. Anyway I called the pharmacy to get a refill, like I've done a thousand times and the recording said my prescription would be submitted for refill. When I picked it up and got it home I realized it was the wrong dose and different orders!(?) I hadn't seen him or talked to him about changing the dose but some how it was higher. I paid cash for this prescription. I called his office and reported the mistake and they told me to bring the pills right up to them. I did and was told a correct script was called in. I ask if they were going to reimburse me for what I spent on the medication and they looked at me as if I was an alien! So not only did I have to pay for those pills(which they kept)I would have to pay for the correct script that was just ordered. I left there angry. I called the next morning an asked to talk to Dr.Edwards and Judy said she would tell him and she told me he makes all his calls at the end of the day. Well, needless to say he never called. So they call in the wrong refill , ask for the pills and I have to pay for their mistake!! Time for a new doctor. Thats stealing. I paid for those pills , that was my property and they confiscated it. I could have give n them to my wife because she takes that dose. Stay away from this office.
Thank you Dr. Edwards for for taking the time to listen to my health problems and concerns. He is very careful about what medications are appropriate and his his staff is always friendly expect for one person sometimes at the window, but every office has to have one lady that hates her life. Very clean and professional and the nurses are great. Everyone has bad reviews every once in a while, and some patients will always take advantage of the system, but I'm greatful that he took me at as a patient without insurance and gave me discount because of that
To make an appt you have to leave a message but they usually can get you in the same day. Once there you can wait at the office window for a half hour before being noticed,Once they notice you and they've made sure you dont owe them anything you sit for an average of 20 minutes based on my last 3 visits, then they call you in and weight you and take bp and pulse and ask what the problem is then another wait of 10 - 15 minutes and the doctor sees you .Once seen it is mostly all explaining what is wrong or what could be wrong on one of my visits I had extreme back and leg pain and my reflexes werent even checked it was just all advisement and sent me to another doctor (my choice).I had prescriptions that were totally forgotten and had to call back to remind them or check their system .
It's possible that Dr. Edawrds is a good doctor. However, after an hour wait I left the offfice.
This doc is only interested in working a 9:00-4:00 shift and getting home in time. Doesn't care at all about patients and neither does his staff. I finally found a great doctor, and only wish I'd done it sooner.
my brother steve tells me he gets 90 oxycotins a month and he is not hurt at all. has 1 year old child, hasnt worked, more than 6 months, in last 5 years. an addict to the core. thanks doc. for making sure my little bro is being taken care of.
Staff was horrible. My girlfriend had ovarian cysts and was in horrible pain, couldn't move. So we went to see them. The receptionists yelled at her repetitively because we had no insurance and needed to pay cash. They threatened me that they would sue me to the full extent possible if my check didn't clear. What a horrible embarrassing experience don't go to these lowlifes it's very obvious the money is the only reason they are there and they make it clear. We have never been treated this awful before and will never go back to them again. I had been going to Dr. Edwards for close to 5 years before this happened. Oh, and Dr Edwards claimed there was nothing wrong with her. The cysts burst 2 days later and she was in the ER for a week
Dr. Edwards lacks knowledge and interest in the elderly. I am not impressed with his diagnostic skills or lack thereof. Didn't do enough to get to the bottom of signs and symptoms that pointed to a later diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma.
I have to say the staff is rude and Dr Edwards doesn't seem very knowledgeable in my opinion. I have a new doctor now and very happy.
the staff was incredibly rude and judgmental i did not feel comfortable in that office with the assistants, the staff barked orders at me and i'm only 19 they should not treat someone like that but the doctor was very nice and helpful compared to the staff.
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Once you've charged the active shutter glasses using the provided mini-USB cable, setting up 3D on the Aspire 5745DG is fairly painless. Acer provides a selection of still images and trailers to have a play with the effect, appropriately called 3D Demo. One criticism here is that its media player doesn't have '3D mode' activated by default, which might lead some to think there's a problem with the glasses.
You also need to realize that the 'Enable stereoscopic 3D' box needs to be ticked in Nvidia's driver. As this is something you'll want to turn on and off depending on how demanding the content is (the GeForce GT 425M will struggle to run many demanding games even in 2D), it would also have been nice to have a dedicated shortcut or even a physical button.
Ergonomically the Nvidia glasses are quite comfortable for extended periods, even if you're already wearing spectacles. They do darken your view considerably, but you can always turn up the laptop screen's brightness to counteract this. Avoid using them near fluorescent lighting, as this will cause severe flicker – in fact, they're best used in a darkened room.
With this in mind, and when viewing from the right angle, the 3D effect can be genuinely impressive. Despite inherent LCD issues like crosstalk and being slightly more tiring on the eyes, it's definitely worth the 'hassle'. With the right material, it lends both games and video extra immersion - though nothing near the experience a bigger screen like the 50in Samsung PS50C6900 will provide. A depth slider on Nvidia's control panel also lets you determine the extent of the effect in games.
The biggest disadvantage to 3D in the case of Acer's 5745DG is that its GT 425 graphics card simply can't cope with running intensive games in stereoscopic mode, as it effectively needs to render each frame twice. As an example, in our very light TrackMania Nations Forever test, it dropped from 80.9 frames per second (fps) in '2D mode' to 46.5fps with stereoscopic 3D enabled. In more demanding titles like Stalker: Call of Pripyat it was the difference between playable and completely unplayable.
This puts the 5745DG in a difficult position. It's not ideal for 3D films because it lacks a Blu-ray drive, and not great for 3D games because it lacks the graphics grunt to run most of them at decent resolutions and detail levels. Thankfully, at £790 you don't pay an absurdly huge premium for the extra dimension, and if 3D is your thing those titles that do work will make it worth it.
However, if you already have a decent desktop PC sporting capable Nvidia graphics - especially one with Blu-ray - you should consider a 3D Vision set and 3D monitor before buying this compromised machine. If, on the other hand, you're into games but not 3D, the MSI GX740 will let you play far more demanding games the regular way for only a slight premium.
The Acer's only remaining advantage lies in its excellent battery life, so if you're looking for modest gaming on the go there's little that will beat it.
Acer's Aspire 5745DG is an affordable entry into 3D and offers impressive battery life, but while it might be perfect for some, in general a few too many corners have been cut to completely win us over.
"The biggest disadvantage to 3D in the case of Acer's 5745DG is that its GT 425 graphics card simply can't cope with running intensive games in stereoscopic mode"
That was the first thing I thought when I seen this. Why even bother putting 3D on it? As 3D is so demanding I wouldn't want to be doing it on anything less than a high-end desktop card let along a cut done laptop version. As you said there isn't even a blue-ray drive to take advantage of 3D films so I would rather take that added expense and either pocket it or beef up the specs. Bizzare.
I find the Crysis on medium a "compromise to far" is a big elitist :). At medium that game holds it's own against any console game today. I know it's an old title but it was built to last and boy is it still a stunning game maxed out but it still looks great on medium. Playing that on 15inch screen is little "compromise"
Oh forgot to add you can switch between 3D and 2D while gaming. Can't remember what the short-cut but it's something like ALT+T. Tells you in the control panel.
are you not adding spec lists anymore?
do they do a version with NO 3D but a higher res d or same resolution display?
Why even bother putting 3D on it? I guess because they think enough of us are stupid enough to fall for the gimmick. And sadly, the power of marketing is such that there will always be plenty of people willing to ignore all logic and believe a chocolate teapot is the way forward ;)
Have you seen the lack of water detail on Medium?! :O
(okay, so I'm elitist ;)
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All the specs are in the review.
As to a no 3D version, not AFAIK - at least not with otherwise identical specs.
To be fair, undemanding titles in 3D can still be genuinely fun, and if you add an external Blu-ray drive it does a decent job of 3D movies, so chocolate teapot might be a bit harsh. Also don't forget the screen's 120Hz advantage for regular (i.e. non-3D) gaming.
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|The Comparison of Mederma® N&I to Mederma® Ultra Gel to Reduce the Appearance of Post Surgical Scars
- Investigator assessment of post-surgical scar appearance (indices are erythema, softness, texture, and overall appearance). This assessment is accompanied by photography and dermaspectrophotometry. [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ]
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This is a 10-week research study designed to compare the effect of two gels on the appearance of post surgical scarring of the chest and/or back. The subject will be asked to identify two symmetrical skin growths that they would like to have removed: one on the left chest and/or back and one on the right chest and/or back. Additionally, the subject will identify a third skin growth that they would like removed which is a reasonable distance from the two symmetrical skin growths and will be located either on the back or the chest.
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The great American novel is alive and well and being written by Indian writers. Indian fiction engages with and is backdropped by a nation undergoing rapid and ecstatic upheaval. The drama that unfolds daily, the sense of acceleration and flux is reflected in the fiction of Arundhati Roy, Vikram Seth, and Rohinton Mistry. Not all of them live in India, yet their fat, epic novels heave with ambition, formal innovation and linguistic omnivorousness.
Such gusting confidence is also apparent in Canadian-born, India-raised Shauna Singh Baldwin's What The Body Remembers, billed as the first book to remedy the monologic masculinity of Partition's official narrative. In pre-independence Punjab, women's value and worth hinges solely on the (reproductive) duties they perform for their husbands. When Balliol-educated canal engineer and landowner Sardarji tires of his wife Satya's continued inability to bear him a child he turns to the partially deaf Roop who is 25 years his junior. She moves into Sardarji's household and gives birth to a son but animosity between the two women is so fierce that she runs away. Only the promise of Satya's banishment persuades her to return. Distraught and emotionally destitute, Satya poisons herself by visiting a tuberculoid friend whom she French kisses with a dexterity she learnt when she shared a bed with her cosmopolitan husband.
Alongside these domestic dust-ups, Baldwin portrays a nation beginning to slough off imperial rule. Where once Sardarji bit his lip when denied rightful promotion, only a few years later Roop berates an evangelical English teacher who rechristens her son Timcu as Edward.
Baldwin's welding together of personal and political is highly skilful yet curiously unaffecting. This is largely due to her choice of the present tense with which to narrate the novel. Rather than lassoing us into immediate empathy, it comes across more like the commentary of a TV wildlife reporter breathlessly enjoining us to gawp at a rarely spotted variety of snow leopard. Too often, Baldwin resorts to cloying explicitness: 'Women are raised to bend like saplings with every wind so long as it speaks with a voice of authority.' What's missing is a sense of ephemera. There's no room for details which don't assist the plot. Nor are we ever let into the random memory drives of the key players who tend to focus almost exclu sively on issues of honour and filial duties. Her novel carries out the advice Gujri, a female villager, imparts to Roop - 'Stories are not told for the telling, but for the teaching.' If only this one had been the other way round.
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