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Vols in the Pros Series:
Gomes Breaking Barriers to Make 'The Show'
Arencibia Making His Mark in the Majors
By Brian Rice
ATLANTA - In the fall of 1987, Fredi Gonzalez had a decision to make: Prepare for a seventh year in minor league baseball, still pursuing the dream of making the Major Leagues as a player, or hang up his spikes and take a job as a student assistant coach at the University of Tennessee.
Now in his second season as the manager of the Atlanta Braves, Gonzalez still has fond memories of his days in Knoxville and the career path that his stop at Tennessee led him down.
A native of Cuba, Gonzalez grew up in Miami and was drafted by the New York Yankees out of Miami Southridge High School in the 16th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft. He then spent the next six seasons toiling in the minors, primarily for Single-A clubs in Greensboro, N.C. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. , although he did have two stints with Double-A Albany in 1986 and 1987.
As the 1987 season came to a close, Mark Connor, who had been a coach in the Yankees' farm system before being elevated to the pitching coach at the Major League level, approached Gonzalez with an offer to join him on his new staff at Tennessee.
"He had a chance to go back to the Yankees as pitching coach," Gonzalez said of Connor. "He had a real young family, lived in Knoxville, still lives in Knoxville. He saw me play a couple years as the pitching coach, I was a catcher there, and he asked me `Are you ready to start your coaching career?'"
Connor's offer was for Gonzalez to work on his four-year degree while getting a start in coaching. The trade-off was giving up the dream of reaching the Majors as a player, something the career .199 hitter decided was the best thing for him and his family.
"I said I could probably hang out a couple more years in the minor leagues," Gonzalez said, recalling his feeling on his playing career. "It was probably time for me to start getting into coaching and what a great decision, not knowing what was going to happen in the future."
In two seasons, Connor and the Volunteers went 44-65, but the experience proved to be valuable for Gonzalez. When Connor departed after the 1989 season to return to the Yankees, Gonzalez found a job as manager for the Single-A Miami Miracle of the Florida State League.
After one season back in Miami, he then took over the Single-A Erie (Pa.) Sailors in 1992, a position that led to his rise as a manager in the Florida Marlins organization, when the team signed Erie as its first Minor League affiliate later that year. He would manage at all levels of the Marlins farm system until being named third base coach for the parent club in 1999.
"I was lucky really, managing the minor leagues all my career there," Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez moved to the Atlanta Braves organization in 2002, spending one season as the manager at Triple-A Richmond, before moving up to Atlanta in 2003 as third base coach.
Following the 2006 season, the Marlins brought Gonzalez back to the city where he grew up, giving him his first opportunity to manage in Major League Baseball.
After a 71-91 record in his first season, Gonzalez led the Marlins to just their fifth winning record in 2008 (84-77), and backed it up with an 87-75 mark in 2009, just the second time in franchise history that Florida had recorded back-to-back winning seasons. He would leave the Marlins after a 34-36 start to the 2010 season, but it later proved to be a move that would open up the door for another homecoming.
Braves manager Bobby Cox announced prior to the 2010 season that it would be his last in the Atlanta dugout. Two days after Cox's final game with the Braves, Gonzales was tabbed to replace his mentor.
"I had a chance to coach third base the first time around and coach here under Bobby Cox for four years and always wanted a chance in the major leagues," Gonzales said. "And here I am, I got two opportunities, first with Florida, and now with the great organization of the Atlanta Braves.
"You feel very fortunate and very lucky because there are a lot of people who are better coaches and better managers than I ever will be and have never gotten that opportunity."
Take even a brief look around Gonzalez' office just off the clubhouse at Turner Field, and the influence of Cox is present all around, from the large "6" that hangs over his desk, honoring the retired number that Cox wore, to framed photographs from their years together.
The physical reminders of his mentor aren't the only elements from Cox's tenure that Gonzalez has tried to uphold in Atlanta though. Much like Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano has with the Volunteers, Gonzalez says the way the players carry themselves on the field is a key element to success.
"There is a right way to play the game of baseball and you know I think sometimes TV makes it hard because of all the highlights," he said. "Everybody thinks baseball is about highlights instead of making the regular fundamental plays and making the routine outs and not having to worry about those jump throws from shortstop, and all those over the wall catches.
"I think the fans appreciate if you hit a ground ball to shortstop or second base and you run all you can to first base. You know you can lay your head tonight on the pillow and say `We lost today but our team played hard.' You can bring effort every single day to the ballpark, you know the three-run homer, nine-inning complete game shutout does not come often, or sometimes at all, but the effort and the ability to play the game the right way, you can bring that every single day."
Even with his successes at all levels of professional baseball, Gonzalez still reflects fondly on his time with the Volunteers.
"It was a nice start in my career as a coach at Tennessee," he said. "There are a lot of fun memories of my two years there. My daughter was born there in St. Mary's Hospital and I still have great friends there in the Knoxville area and I go there at least once a year to visit.
"I keep going back to the University and I think another building has popped up. I talked to (longtime UT Football Equipment Manager) Roger Frazier just two days ago and he's telling me they're getting ready to move into a new building, a new indoor facility. I said I was there when they were building a brand new one, it was beautiful, I can't believe they're doing away with it and he said `Fredi that's been 20 years ago.'"


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604 Tasting Notes
This was one of the first Mariage Freres teas that I tried and I remember not enjoying the cup all that much. Tastes do change over time, though, so I'm giving it another go. The scent of this tea reminds me very much of strawberry shortcake. I can smell the tart strawberry, the cream and the cake!
Sipping… ooh, this is so tasty! I have to wonder what my tastebuds were doing the last time I drank this. I did add milk to this cup, but no sugar and I do remember adding both to my cup last time. I've realized that I can't really tolerate sugar in tea, but milk can make all the difference. I love that I can detect the tangy sweetness of the berries and enjoy the creaminess at the same time. The black tea doesn't disappear either, which is nice. It adds a nice sort of maltiness to the cup. Mmm. I can see myself buying more of this in the future. How yummy!
I had my last cup of this tea and decided to add milk to see how it would taste. I don't pick up on the caramel or chocolate flavors, but am tasting a weird coconut flavor instead. It's not gross, but is just rather surprising. This coconut flavor isn't super strong or sour, so it's good for me as I'm not crazy about strong coconut. I wish that more of the caramel and chocolate came out with milk, but this tea is lovely either way. I'll have to buy more of this in the future!
I've had this tea for a while and decided it was an appropriate time to give it my full attention. The leaves are so soft, a little bit fuzzy and overall very pretty. The scent reminds me a little bit of sweet bread and beer.
Sipping… I taste dark chocolate, sourdough bread and maybe some lemon? I think I may have overleafed this cup, unfortunately. It definitely makes a bold cup, but I think I'm missing out on the softer flavors as a result of too much leaf. Silly me! This is certainly a tasty tea, although it's not my favorite from Verdant.
Giving this one a try as my afternoon study tea. I've been drinking a lot of tea to keep me going the past few days. I have a big exam coming up at the beginning of July and need to study like crazy. I'm not getting a whole lot from the scent of this tea, it's a bit soft. I do detect some sweetness, but otherwise it seems to want to hide its character from me until I sip!
Sipping… interesting.. not a very strong flavor from the tea. I wasn't expecting the tea to mirror the scent as much as it is. I'm picking up on grapes, sugar and something a little bit metallic in the finish. It's light, but satisfying at the same time.
It's not as gutsy as some of the other black teas out there, but this is such a nice, light tea that it is perfect for the summer or spring. You know those teas that are darker, richer and sort of weigh you down? This tea is definitely one that can be had all day, no matter the occasion. What a lovely brew for this afternoon!
Finally getting around to trying this tea. As a big fan of lemon dessert teas, I'm very excited to drink this cup! The scent of the dry leaf is wonderfully lemony and creamy.
Sipping… mmm. I like the strong lemon note and the pastry-like finish. There's a very nice balance between the sweet and tart flavors. I also find the lemon to be a bit stronger than other lemon dessert teas and that's just fine with me! There isn't a strong creamy note which I think would have made this tea even more special. It is sweet enough, though, and has a pastry-like quality.
I guess I wish that there were more variety with these lemony dessert teas — they all end up tasting about the same to me. Well, this was a very good cup and I did enjoy the stronger lemon flavor in this one, so I think I can say that this takes a spot in my favorite lemon meringue/pie/dessert teas.
The scent of this tea is much more green and floral than I was expecting. I hope that it offers something more than that in the flavor!
Sipping… I detect light flowers, sugar and raisins. This cup has a thicker mouthfeel, but it's not necessarily buttery or milky which is what I look for in a milk oolong. I'm a bit disappointed. This is a drinkable oolong, though, if you like them to be on the greener and more floral side. I feel like it's just not really milk oolongy enough for me. Oh well, onto the next!
I'm writing this tasting note under this tea even though I think it might have a new name, "Dulce De Leche" — not sure if it has different ingredients, but I think it's the same tea. I love the little caramel pieces in the dry leaf! The scent of this cup is very sweet with just a bit of oolong peeking out.
Sipping… I'm surprised that the flavor of this tea isn't that strong. I do taste caramel and it's a very nice round caramel flavor. It's not only sweet, but has that buttery, milky character that makes caramels so delicious. I'm impressed that this flavor can be present in a tea! What I don't like about this cup is that it's rather drying and sharp. The oolong doesn't really seem to contribute anything to this blend, only that drying quality with a hint of wood. Sad, because this tea has such potential to be delicious!
I've been through a few pouches of this tea and am having my very last cup right now. Even though I'm a little bit less enthusiastic about this tea than before, it's still pretty tasty. I wish that more creamy milkshake flavor were in this tea, but it is a nice strawberry and honeybush blend. Now I've got to track down another yummy milkshake rooibos or honeybush blend!
I'm trying to make some progress on drinking some of my tea collection. I bought myself some special teas to celebrate graduating from college last Friday and my shelves are on the verge of exploding. I have so many teas to drink! Many of them aren't even opened, but are just waiting until I drink a bit more and make room. I have a little bit of this Milk Oolong sitting around and it would be nice to finish it off sometime soon.
The scent of this tea is buttery, green and floral. It smells like a typical milk oolong, if I am to be honest. Sipping… oh, I like this one. It's sweet, buttery and very smooth. I like how the floral notes are toned down a little so the buttery character can take center stage. This one is delicious! It lacks some of the peachy notes that I can sometimes get from other milk oolongs, but I am loving the simplicity of this one. The sweetness is so very nice.
Well, now I've gulped down this cup and find myself wanting to save what leaf I have left. It's always a nice surprise when you aren't expecting to enjoy a tea that much and end up loving it instead. Mmm.
While this cup was steeping I was surprised to smell something very, very green — almost like freshly picked leaves. It's a little unnerving for me since it's not the most pleasant smell, but I have a feeling there will be other flavor notes besides the "green" that dominates the scent.
Sipping… luckily, I do like this taste more than leaves! It starts off crisp and green, but then offers up a delicious sparkling sweetness. The finish is vegetal, though I detect flowers and minerals, too. The nutty note is rather light for my tastebuds. I'm glad that I'm enjoying this one more than I thought I would. There are other greens that I like more, but I'm happy to have given this one a try!


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Bathroom remodel, sink plumbing
I'm replacing the cabinets in the guest bathroom and have a question about plumbing for the sinks. The new cabinets are 3" taller than the older ones and the new sinks that are being installed are only 4" deep. To take advantage of the gain in under cabinet space, I need to move the existing plumbing within the walls up. The house is 25 years old and I suspect that over the years, some settling has already changed the pitch of the plumbing, resulting in many clogged drains (fill with some type of sediment goop). What is the optimal pitch of the plumbing from the sink drain (after the p-trap, within the wall) to the main pipes?
I'd love to fix this during the tear-out, take care of all of the drywall at one time, thanks for any help.
1/4" per 1 ft of run
The slope of drain pipes needs to be a minimum of 1/4" of pitch per horizontal foot on run. If you can slope it more, that would be better. But you need at least 1/4" per foot.
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1/4" per ft is optimal. Too much slope and your liquids will move too fast and leave the solids behind. Too little grade and neither will move down the pipe properly.
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Local Farmer Honors 4-H for 100 Years
November 15, 2012
- Farmer creates corn maze to honor 100 years of 4-H in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania 4-H Team Horse Power Recognized
November 15, 2012
- Youth Recognized for Achievements in Pennsylvania 4-H Team Horse Power Program
Southwest Region Small Animal Show
October 19, 2012
- 4-H Goat, Rabbit and Dog members compete with other 4-H'ers from across the state.
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September 28, 2012
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Large Crowd Attends 4-H Centennial Picnic
September 25, 2012
- A Centennial celebration for 100 years of PA 4-H held at Westmoreland Fairgrounds.
2012 Sr. 4-H Hippology Team Wins Competition
September 20, 2012
- The Senior 4-H Hippology Team will travel to national competition.
2012 State 4-H Achievement Days
September 20, 2012
- Westmoreland County sends delegation of 35 to State 4-H Achievement Days competition.
4-H'ers Do Radio Interview
September 20, 2012
- 4-H members tell their story at WCNS radio.
Another Horse Camp Gallops Away!
August 9, 2012
- 4-H Horse members "Go for the Gold" at 2012 Camp.
"It's Showtime" 2012 Livestock Camp
August 9, 2012
- 4-H Livestock Members attend camp and prepare for the fair.
It's A Bug's Life at Regional Camp
August 9, 2012
- Annual camp for 4-H members from the SW Region of Pennsylvania.
4-H Officer Training
May 22, 2012
- Annual training held to help club officers learn about their new roles.
4-H Horse Camp Counselors Receive Training
May 22, 2012
- Annual training weekend to prepare the 4-H Horse Camp Counselors for their camp experience.
Members Help Promote 4-H at Ag Mall Days
May 22, 2012
- 4-H members attended Ag Mall Days to help promote 4-H.
4-H School Enrichment Program Underway
April 13, 2012
- 4-H Embryology Projects have begun in local schools.
Blue Ribbon Ag 4-H Club Covers Full Agenda
April 13, 2012
- April meeting very busy for Blue Ribbon club members.
4-H Travel-All Club Finalizes Exchange
April 9, 2012
- The Westmoreland County 4-H Travel-All club makes final plans for 2012 exchange.
2012 4-H Spring Kick Off Dance
April 9, 2012
- Annual dance to kick off the 4-H year.
New Volunteers Commit to 4-H!
March 23, 2012
- Twenty-eight volunteers attended a New Leader Orientation meeting.
JCP 4-H Gear Attend Their First Competition
March 23, 2012
- 4-H'ers compete at their first Robotics competition in Pittsburgh.
Teens Had Great Time at March Retreat
March 21, 2012
- This year's Southwest Regional Teen Retreat was fun and educational for all attending.
New 4-H Club Forming
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View from covered bridge. 2009
If youre lucky you will catch a glimpse of foxes at this beautiful park.
Such fine picnic and covered grilling area...enjoy your meal at Tyler State Park. PD Laich
Neshaminy creek is calm today with a beaming sun showing off all the vivid green foliage.
Gorgeous Fall Day.
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Bikes are welcome here, too. Great place to picnic, fish, and soak up nature.
Crossing Neshaminy creek...turn left and hike the Nature Trail
Anglers say fishins pretty good here...for trout, small and large mouth bass, and bluegill. Here is Tyler State Park. PD Laich


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Dear Dispensational friend
With his Presbyterian background, Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer understood that
Covenant Theology constitutes a danger to the Church, and faithfully sought to alert the Church as to its doctrinal dangers. Dallas
Theological Seminary, founded by Dr. Chafer, has failed to warn the Church of that danger.
All too many dispensational leaders are seeking dialogue and fellowship with
Covenant theologians, seemingly unaware of the risk they are taking, and the adverse example they are setting.
True, when Covenantism attacks Dispensationalism polemically, there is
still a dispensational leader here and there who will stand up and meet the challenge. See John A. Witmer's strong two-part refutation
of John Gerstner's Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth, Bib Sac, April-June and July-Sept., 1992.
But when Covenantism is presented in soft, irenic tones, as does Dr. Vern
S. Poythress in his book, Understanding Dispensationalists, it becomes an afternoon of the fawn--dispensationalist leaders fawning
over the formidable foe. For example, see Bock and Blaising's Dispensationalism, Israel and the Church, as well as
"Dispensational Study Group," in Grace Theological Journal, Fall, 1989, pp. 123-182.
Dallas Seminary is warning neither her students nor the Church of the
doctrinal, and therefore personal, menace of Covenant Theology. Actually, the school is producing many Covenant-oriented
graduates. Heed Dr. Chafer in what he wrote about Covenant Theology below. Then, anyone who is not convinced that it constitutes a
danger to the Church, he himself is in danger!
We share here what Dr. Chafer wrote in his Systematic Theology concerning
the errors of Covenant Theology. To let him loose on the subject is an awesome thing to behold. Be warned!
While there were occasional references to the Church universal in post-Reformation literature, it was not until the middle of the
last century (1830-50) that this extensive and important body of teaching was formed into a doctrinal declaration. It was given to J.N.
Darby of England to achieve this distinctive ministry.
From the teachings of John Darby and his associates what is known as the
Plymouth Brethren movement sprang. These highly trained men produced an expository literature covering the entire Sacred Text which is
not only orthodox and free from misconceptions, but assays to interpret faithfully the entire field of Biblical doctrine--that which
theology confined to the Reformation failed to do.
APOCRYPHAL COVENANTS -- The
essential error of Covenant Theology is mentioned at this point only as it bears on human responsibility before God. The
theological terms, Covenant of Works and Covenant of Grace, do not occur in Scripture. If they are to be sustained it
must be wholly apart from Biblical authority.
What is known as Covenant Theology builds its structure on these two
covenants and is, at least, a recognition--though inadequate--of the truth that the creature has responsibility toward his Creator.
Covenant Theology has Cocceius (1603-1669) as its chief exponent. He taught that before the Fall, as much as after it, the
relation between God and man was a covenant. The first was a Covenant of Works. For this was substituted, after the Fall, the
Covenant of Grace.
RETARDATION -- A theology
which penetrates no further into Scripture than to discover that in all ages God is immutable in His grace toward penitent sinners, and
constructs the idea of a universal Church (continuing through the ages), and the one truth of immutable grace, is not only disregarding
vast spheres of revelation but is reaping the unavoidable confusion and misdirection which part-truth engenders.
The outworking of divine grace is not standardized, though the
Covenant idea of theology would make it so; and as certainly as God's dealings with man are not standardized, in the same
manner the entire field of the corresponding human obligation in daily life is not run into a mold of human idealism
ROMAN RESIDUARY -- It is
common practice with some theologians to brand millennialism as a modern theory, forgetting that, in its restored form, even
justification by faith and millennialism were taught in the New Testament and were therefore the belief of the early Church. These
doctrines, like all other essential truths, went into obscurity during the Dark Ages.
The Reformers did not restore all features of doctrine, and along
with justification by faith retained the Romish notion that the Church is the Kingdom, fulfilling the Davidic covenant, and appointed to
conquer the world by bringing it under the authority of the Church. This idea has prevailed in spite of the clear, uncomplicated
testimony of the New Testament that this dispensation must end in unprecedented wickedness (IV:257).
Israel has never been the Church, is not the Church, nor will she ever be the Church. A form of Covenant Theology which would
thread all of Jehovah's purposes and undertakings upon His one attribute of grace could hardly avoid confusion of mind in matters
related to His varied objectives.
Covenant Theology, in consistency with its man-made premise,
asserts its inventions respecting an Old Testament Church, which, it is claimed, is an integral part of the New Testament Church and on
the ground that, since God's grace is one unchanging attribute, its accomplishments must be the realization of one standard
The Covenant theory does retain Israel as such to the time of
Christ's death. The Church is thought to be a spiritual remnant within Israel to whom all Old Testament blessings are granted, and
the nation as such is allowed to inherit the cursings.
The fact that the Bible recognizes an Israel within the nation itself--sometimes
termed "the remnant"--has been seized upon by Covenant theologians as a ground for their contention that the Church is
the true Israel of the Old Testament (IV:311,312).
RETARDED RESURRECTION -- As
traced by Covenant theologians, the death of Christ is given a place of large significance but His resurrection is accounted as
little more than something for His own personal convenience, His necessary return from the sphere of death back to the place which He
occupied before. In other words, as viewed by Covenant theologians, there is practically no doctrinal significance to
Christ's resurrection [and me identified with Him!]
That Christ by resurrection became what in Himself He had not been before--the
federal Head of a wholly new order [creation] of beings and these the primary divine objective, as this is set forth in the Pauline
Epistles--cannot be incorporated into a system of which the cherished and distinctive feature is one unchangeable divine purpose from
Adam to the end of time.
RESCINDED RESURRECTION -- If
it has been said Covenant Theology ignores the doctrinal aspects of the resurrection of Christ, it is due to the fact that
according to that idealism the Church is not a new creation with its headship in the ascended Christ, but has existed under a supposed
uniform covenant from the beginning of human history. Thus for that system the great reality of a heavenly purpose peculiar to this
dispensation is ruled out completely.
The doctrinal aspects of Christ's ascension and present ministry in heaven
mean but little to those who are committed to the theory of an unchanging covenant. According to this assumption, the Church existed
without a headship in heaven, even before Christ came; therefore, the inauguration of that headship as something sprung out of His
resurrection could not be of any great moment.
The Covenant theory cannot be broadened to allow for Christ's new
priesthood in heaven, nor for His immeasurable ministry as Advocate, and for the same reason. Therefore, all this incalculable truth is
not included in their system by Covenant theologians.
SLIGHTED SPIRIT -- Wherever
the Covenant theory is stressed, there must go along with it a neglect of the most vital truths respecting the present
age-characterizing ministries of the Holy Spirit. The same reason may be assigned for this neglect, namely, that if the Church existed
and progressed in Old Testament times apart from these ministries of the Spirit, they cannot be of vital import in the present
The disannulling of all Jewish purposes and distinctive features for a
dispensation renders a continuous-covenant conception objectionable. The Old Testament history leads on to its consummation in a glorious
earthly kingdom in which the elect nation, Israel, will realize her covenants as promises fulfilled. It is, therefore, disruptive to a
one-covenant theory to the last degree that a situation should be set up as it has been in this dispensation in which it is said
respecting Jew and Gentile that "there is no difference" (Rom. 3:9; 10:12).
PSEUDO-SABBATH -- It was to
be expected, when Covenant Theology has so neglected the fact and meaning of Christ's resurrection, that there would arise
much misunderstanding about the reason for the celebration of the first day of the week rather than the seventh. A recent article in a
reputable religious journal is entitled, "The Sabbath Permanent but Moveable."
By this caption the writer intends to draw attention by stating what after all
is a contradiction. The impossible task to which he has appointed himself is to prove that the Jewish Sabbath idea remains intact even
though the precise day of the week is changed.
His thesis, as for all Covenant theologians, is that the structure of the
Jewish Sabbath remains in force--for they have but one covenant--whether it be observed on one day or another. Such blindness respecting
the discriminating teaching of the Bible can be accounted for only on the ground that a man-made scheme of supposed continuity is
embraced and followed without an unprejudiced examination of the Scriptures (V:253).
phenomenon exists, namely, that men who are conscientious and meticulous to observe the exact teaching of Scripture, the ruin of the race
through Adam's sin, the Deity and Saviourhood of Christ, are found introducing methods of spiritualizing and vamping the clear
declarations of the Bible in the one field of Eschatology.
The cause is not difficult to identify. When one is bound to a man-made
covenant theory there is no room within that assumption for a restoration of Israel, that nation with all her earthly covenants
and glory having been merged into the Church. There is but one logical consummation in that advanced by Whitby with all its reckless
disregard for the Biblical testimony, namely, that a hypothetical grace covenant will eventuate in a transformed social order, and
not by the power of the returning Messiah but by the preaching of the gospel.
Although the Millennial Kingdom occupies so large a place in Scripture, the theme of the Kingdom has been more misunderstood and its
terminology more misapplied than any other subject in the Bible. This is directly due to the failure, so inherent and far-reaching in
Covenant Theology, to recognize the dispensational aspect of divine revelation (2 Tim. 2:15). Truth concerning the Messianic
expectation as that is set forth in the Old Testament does not imply that the Kingdom is the Church, nor does the New Testament, with its
objectives centered in heaven, teach that the Church is the Kingdom.
Similarly, the earthly Kingdom that according to the Scriptures had its origin
in the covenant made with David--which is mundane and literal in its original form, and equally as mundane and literal in uncounted
references to it in all subsequent Scriptures which trace it on to its consummation--is by theological legerdemain metamorphosed into a
spiritual monstrosity in which an absent King seated on His Father's throne in heaven [now David's heavenly throne, according to
Neo-Dispensationalism] is accepted in lieu of the theocratic monarch of David's line seated on David's throne in Jerusalem
Covenantism, which has molded the major theological concepts for many generations, recognizes no distinction as to ages, therefore
can allow for no distinctions between law and grace. This dominating attitude of Covenantism must account for the utter neglect
of life-truth in all their works of theology.
No more representative theological dictum from the Covenant viewpoint has
been formed than the Westminster Confession of Faith, which valuable and important document recognizes life-truth only to the point of
imposing the Ten Commandments on Christians as their sole obligation, this in spite of the teachings of the Pauline Church Epistles which
assert that the law was never given to Gentiles or Christians, and that the latter has been saved and delivered from it--actually dead to
it (Gal. 2:19) (Vl:.167).
GOSPEL -- Strong objection is offered by Covenant theologians to a distinction between the Gospel of the Kingdom
as preached by John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Disciples, and the Pauline Gospel of the Grace of God. One Covenant theologian
states that to make such a distinction is "unfortunate," and "dangerous."
He with others contends that the Kingdom Gospel is identical with the Gospel of
divine Grace. Here nevertheless will arise an absurdity which does not deter this type of theologian, namely, that men could preach the
Pauline Grace Gospel based as it is on the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ when they did not believe Christ would die or
be raised again (Lu. 18:31-34) (VII:176).
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MAJOR BIBLE THEMES, written by Lewis Sperry Chafer
The Bible discloses the fact that it has pleased God to enter into covenants with men. Eight of these covenants are recorded and they incorporate the most
vital facts in man's relation to God throughout the history of the race. Each covenant represents a divine purpose and the majority of them constitute an
absolute prediction as well as an unalterable promise as to the accomplishment of whatever God has designed. Reckoning from the time a covenant is made, it
always anticipates the future and is intended to be a message of assurance to those to whom it is addressed.
The covenants of God are grouped into two classifications:
1. Those that are Conditional.
A conditional covenant is one in which God's action is made to be contingent upon some action on the part of those to whom the covenant is addressed. A
conditional covenant guarantees that God will do His part with absolute certainly when the human requirements are met; it also declares with equal certainty
that He will not do according to the expectation of the covenant should the human responsibility fail.
2. Those that are Unconditional.
An unconditional covenant is simply a declaration on the part of God as to what He is going to do and is made without reference to human action, purpose, or
merit. This form of covenant is illustrated in Gen 15:1-18. Believing fully in the promise of Jehovah concerning a seed (Gen 15:6; Rom 4:16-22), Abraham sought
to have that promise ratified by an outward seal in action. Thus Jehovah directed in the preparation of the bodies of the animals to be used in this
ratification, and though it was no doubt the custom that both parties thus entering into covenant should walk together between the pieces of the carcasses, God
caused Abraham to become utterly inactive by a deep sleep while He passed through alone. Since this was an unconditional covenant in which Abraham had no
responsibility, it was fitting that he should in no way appear in the ratification of the covenant. Jehovah had not said, So shall thy seed be, if; but He had
said, "So shall thy seed be."
Since all human life is lived under some qualifying conditions belonging to the covenants of Jehovah, and since every passage of Scripture draws its color
to some degree from the covenant under which it belongs, the importance to the Bible student of a clear understanding of these age-characterizing,
world-transforming declarations of Jehovah cannot be estimated.
The eight major covenants are:
1. The Covenant with Man in Eden (Gen 1:26-31; 2:16, 17).
According to this record, God entered into a conditional covenant with Adam in which life and blessing or death and cursing were made to depend on the
faithfulness of Adam. Human failure followed and the terms of the covenant were executed in righteousness.
2. The Covenant with Man after the Fall (Gen 3:16-l9).
This is an unconditional covenant in which God declares to man what his lot in life will be because of his sin. There is no appeal allowed nor is any human
responsibility involved.
3. The Covenant with Noah and His Sons (Gen 9:1-18).
In declaring the far-reaching details concerning the course and destiny of the human family as represented in the sons of Noah, in faithfully promising that
there would be no recurrence of the flood, and in establishing the authority of human government on the earth, God again entered into an unconditional
covenant. However, this covenant anticipated the most minute control of all human life and destiny and could in no case be realized apart from the cooperative
action of uncounted numbers of human wills; yet by the terms of this covenant God is committed to accomplish everything He has promised even to the molding and
moving of the will of each individual who makes up the countless myriad of humanity who were to appear on the earth.
There is an insoluble mystery presented in every effort to reconcile the facts of divine sovereignty and human choice; but in an unconditional covenant, God
is seen to be in absolute authority over all the forces of the world as well as over every thought and intent of the human heart. Yet in the outworking of the
covenant no human being is conscious of divine coercion or of restraint upon his own freedom of choice. " Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket,
and are counted as the small dust of the balance" (Isa 40:15).
4. The Covenant with Abraham (Gen 12:14; 13:14-17; 15:1-7; 17:14).
In like manner, this covenant reaches on through all time and into eternity and involves the blessedness of all the families of the earth. It is
unconditional in the most absolute sense, being set forth in seven "I wills" of Jehovah, and is confirmed to Isaac (Gen 26:24) and to Jacob (Gen
35:12) . This covenant anticipates the sovereign will of God in Abraham's personal blessing, in the everlasting mercy to Israel, and the coming of the Seed
which is Christ.
Again, it should be observed that in the fulfillment of the Abrahamic covenant God is committed to marvelous accomplishments which extend over the whole
history of the race and into eternity. To guarantee this, which is infinitely more than merely foreseeing what man would do, man must be moved by a sovereign
hand even to the controlling of every thought and purpose which has any part in the fulfillment of this covenant. Yet in its outworking, not one of the whole
human family will be conscious of doing other than his own free choice may prompt him to do. The sufficiency of God to perform even as He has determined is not
now a question of abstract speculation. Thousands of years of human history have witnessed a perfect fulfillment to the present hour; yet in the midst of this
stupendous divine achievement man has not ceased to disbelieve in the sovereignty of God nor to belittle God in all his thoughts. The sphere of man's
thought is limited to the circle in which his own will seems to him to be supreme.
5. The Covenant with Moses (Exo 20:1-31:18).
In transmitting the three-fold law (the commandments, Exo 20:1-17; the judgments, Exo 21:1-24:11; and the ordinances, Exo 24:12-31:18) to Israel through
Moses, Jehovah entered into a conditional covenant with that nation. The terms of the law may be stated in the phrase - If ye will I will, and if ye will not I
will not. In Deu 28:1-62, as in various portions of the Old Testament, these stipulations which condition the covenant of the law are expanded in greater
detail as to their application. Though the covenant was made to depend on the faithfulness of Israel, Jehovah foretold their failure and the suffering that
would follow (Deu 28:63-68). History has only confirmed the divine prediction as to their failure. It should be noted that no child of God under grace is
subject to this hopeless conditional covenant of law works (Rom 6:14).
6. The Covenant with Israel concerning Their Land (Deu 30:1-10).
This unconditional covenant looks on to Israel's final possession of the land. Nothing will hinder this blessing. Even Israel herself will be willing in
the day of His power, regardless of what the modern Jew or the foe of Zionism may be saying today. Coming up out of Egypt, that nation came to Kadesh-barnea
where Jehovah made it a matter of their own choice as to whether they would at that time enter the promised land. By so much He then put them upon a basis
similar to that of a conditional covenant. They rebelled and were turned back into the wilderness for thirty-eight more years of wilderness wandering. Later,
and without the slightest reference to any choice on the part of Israel, Jehovah took them into their land with a high hand. He did not take them in against
their wills, but He so controlled their wills that they went in with songs of rejoicing. The time is coming when that nation, though scattered over all the
earth, will be regathered into their own land to possess it forever. At that time Israel will not limit Jehovah by her own choice in the matter. God will
regather them with sovereign power. Nor are their wills to be coerced; for it is written that they shall enter with songs of praise, and "everlasting
joy" shall be on their heads (Isa 35:10; 51:11; 55:12; 61:3, 7) . The heart-attitude of Israel toward Jehovah in the kingdom is also anticipated in this
covenant, which attitude is fully stated under the New Covenant (Jer 31:31-33).
The final yet future placing of Israel in her own land is thus assured by an unconditional covenant of Jehovah which can never be changed or broken (Jer
23:8; Eze 37:21-28).
7. The Covenant with David (2Sa 7:4-16).
This covenant, likewise, is unconditional. By its terms David is promised an unending royal lineage, a throne, and a kingdom, all of which are to endure for
ever. In the declaration of this covenant, Jehovah reserves the right to interrupt the actual reign of David's sons if chastisement is required (2Sa 7:14,
15; Psa 89:20-37); but the perpetuity of the covenant cannot be broken. As the Abrahamic covenant guaranteed to Israel an everlasting entity as a nation (Jer
31:36) and an everlasting possession of the land (Gen 13:15; 1Ch 16:15-18; Psa 105:9-11), so the Davidic covenant guarantees to them an everlasting throne (2Sa
7:16; Psa 89:36), an everlasting King (Jer 33:21), and an everlasting kingdom (Dan 7:14). From the day that the covenant was made and confirmed by
Jehovah's oath (Act 2:30) to the birth of Christ, David did not lack for a son to sit on his throne (Jer 33:21), and Christ the Eternal Son of God and Son
of David, being the rightful heir to that throne and the One who will yet sit on that throne (Luk 1:31-33), completes the fulfillment of this promise to David
that a son would sit on his throne forever.
8. The New Covenant Made in His Blood (Mar 14:24; Luk 22:20; Jer 31:31-33; Eze 37:26; Heb 8:6, 10-13; 10:16).
This, again, is an unconditional covenant and it is most important for every child of God to recognize this fact since this covenant forms the very basis of
his own relation to God. What may be proposed for Israel or the nations may be of interest to the believer, but it does not directly apply to him; but the
covenant of divine grace is of infinite import to all who are saved.
The New Covenant guarantees all that God proposes to do for men on the ground of the blood of His Son. This may be seen in two aspects:
(a) That He will save, preserve, and present in Heaven conformed to His Son, all who have believed on Christ. The fact that it is necessary to believe on
Christ in order to be saved does not form a condition in this covenant. Believing is not a part of the covenant, but rather is the ground of admission into its
eternal blessings. The covenant is not related to the unsaved, but it is made with those who believe, and it promises the faithfulness of God in their behalf.
"He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Phi 1:6), and every other promise concerning the saving and
keeping power of God is a part of this covenant in grace. There is no salvation contemplated for man in this age that does not guarantee perfect preservation
here, and a final presentation of the saved one in glory. There may be an issue between the Father and His child as to the daily life, and, as in the case of
David's sons, the Christian's sin may call for the chastening hand of God; but those questions which enter into the daily life of the believer are
never made to condition the promise of God concerning the eternal salvation of those whom He has received in grace.
There are those who emphasize the importance and power of the human will and who contend that both salvation and safe-keeping must be made conditional on
the cooperation of the human will. This may seem reasonable to the human mind; but it is not according to the revelation given in the Scriptures. In every case
God has declared unconditionally what He will do for all those who put their trust in Him (Joh 5:24; 6:37; 10:28). This is a very great undertaking which must
of necessity involve the absolute control of the very thoughts and intents of the heart; but it is no more unreasonable than that God should declare to Noah
that his seed would follow the absolute channels which He had decreed, or that He should declare to Abraham that He would make of him a great nation and that
of his seed Christ should be born. In every case it is the manifestation of sovereign authority and power. It is evident that God has given latitude for the
exercise of the human will. He appeals to the wills of men, and men who are saved are conscious that both their salvation and their service are according to
their own deepest choice.
We are told that God controls the will of man (Joh 6:44; Phi 2:13) and at the same time appeals to and conditions His blessing on the will of man (Joh 5:40;
7:17; Rom 12:1; 1Jo 1:9).
The Scriptures give unquestionable emphasis to the sovereignty of God. God has perfectly determined what will be, and His determined purpose will be
realized; for it is impossible that God should ever be either surprised or disappointed. So, also, there is equal emphasis in the Scriptures upon the fact that
lying between these two undiminished aspects of His sovereignty - His eternal purpose and its perfect realization - He has permitted sufficient latitude for
some exercise of the human will. In so doing, His determined ends are in no way jeopardized. One aspect of this truth without the other will lead, in the one
case, to fatalism, wherein there is no place for petition in prayer, no motive for the wooing of God's love, no ground for condemnation, no occasion for
evangelistic appeal, and no meaning to very much Scripture; in the other case it will lead to the dethroning of God. It is reasonable to believe that the human
will may be under the control of God; but most unreasonable to believe that the sovereignty of God is under the control of the human will.
Those who believe are saved and safe forever because it is according to the unconditional covenant of God.
(b) The future salvation of Israel is promised under the unconditional New Covenant (Isa 27:9; Eze 37:23; Rom 11:26, 27). This salvation will be
accomplished only on the ground of the shed blood of Christ. Through the sacrifice of Christ, God is as free to save a nation as He is free to save an
individual. Israel is represented by Christ as a treasure hid in the field. The field is the world. It was Christ, we believe, who sold all that He had that He
might purchase the field, and in order that He might possess the treasure (Mat 13:44)
In contemplating the eight covenants, too much emphasis cannot be placed on the fact of the sovereignty of God as it is related to those covenants which are
unconditional, and the absolute failure of man as it is revealed in the outworking of those covenants which are conditional. Whatever God undertakes
unconditionally will be completed in all the perfection of His own infinite Being.
1. Into how many major covenants has God entered with man ?
2. Define a conditional covenant.
3. Define an unconditional covenant.
4. State how Gen 15:1-18 illustrates an unconditional covenant.
5. What importance may be attached to the study of the covenants?
6. Name and describe those covenants which are conditional.
7. Name the covenants, giving Scripture references, which are unconditional.
8. a, What did the covenant with Noah promise?
b, What does it reveal as to divine sovereignty?
9. a, What did the covenant with Abraham promise?
b, What does it teach as to divine sovereignty?
10. a, What did the covenant with David promise?
b, What does it teach as to divine sovereignty?
11. What truth is illustrated by Israel's experience at Kadesh-barnea?
12. a, Name two objectives in the New Covenant.
b, Is that covenant conditional?
c, What relation does believing on Christ sustain to the New Covenant?
13. Distinguish between divine sovereignty and human choice.
14. On what basis will God be free to save the nation Israel as promised under the New Covenant?
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Wizards on Acid
*written by Gale*
Disclaimer - characters from the Harry Potter books are property of JK Rowling and are used without permission. New characters will be introduced later, which belong to me. You may note some references to bands and movies in the next few chapters, and their copyrights go in as well. In fact theres a reference to Willy Wonka in the first 20 lines of THIS chapter. Ten points to your house if you find it. PLEASE NOTE that I have read the four Harry Potter books, even the sorcerers companion, but I have not read the lil mini-books (the Quidditch Through the Ages one and that other one). If theres canon information there that I missed, please forgive me. Im trying to envision this the best that I can. Also, I PROMISE the title will be explained in later chapters.
Chapter #1: Here are Your Choices
You wanted to speak to me, Father?
Draco resisted the urge to lean in the doorway while he waited for an answer. His father was not the most patient man, certainly not as of late, and of all the things he feared (that he would admit to), it was disappointing him. So he kept his shoulders back, chin up, and tried to keep his eyelids from drooping under the golden haze of the fireplace, the only light in the chamber.
Lucius Malfoy sat in his usual chair before the blaze, savoring a goblet full of what the boy guessed was snozberry wine. It was his favorite, after all. A faint touch of color had already set into his cheeks, which told the young man that this had not been his first glass. That made him shift on his feet nervously. Father never drank much unless he was angry about something.
His father finally turned his head toward him and set the glass aside. Their new house elf, Gibby, took it into trembling hands and hurried to fill it again. And make sure its chilled this time, he slurred after her, in such a shrill manner that even his son jumped. Come in here and sit down, Draco.
That tone alone was enough to make the platinum boy wonder if he should just turn around and go to bed. If Fate were on his side, then perhaps his father was tipsy enough to forget he was there.
Fat chance. Cripes, what did I do?
Biting his lip, Draco came stiffly into the room and took a seat on the stool near his fathers chair. Rather than press for his father to go on, he waited, not wanting to insult the man by pushing. His temper was short enough as it was.
After an uncountable measure of time, and when Draco had begun to nod off, his father spoke, startling him back into consciousness. I received an owl from your Headmaster today, rather than a list of school supplies, with my mail today.
No list of sc--does that mean Ive been expelled?!
Lucius had his hands pressed together in front of him and was staring at his fingers in the dim light. He has brought it to my attention that in your final hours under Hogwarts care, you orated some highly spirited sermons amid your other classmates .
Draco tensed. Hed made a few proud claims that it was only a matter of time before the Dark Lord purged the world of his enemies, some in school before leaving for the train, more on the ride back to Kings Cross. And seeing the look on Potters face
Stop smirking, Draco, you foolish child because of your ranting, when I specifically told you to keep to yourself, Dumbledore has received letters from concerned parents, even violent ones, I should say. He sat forward, a grim look in his eyes, Hes expressed to me that, since many students share the same sentiments as their parents, it might be dangerous to send you back to school.
Are you saying Ive been expelled, Father? Dracos fists clenched in his lap. It wasnt something he could easily believe or even condone. So some people were a bit pissy about what he said at the end of the year. Big deal. They wouldnt touch him, not when he had Crabbe and Goyle around. Even then, his father would have done something. Being a Death Eater he half expected some praise for such enthusiasm.
No, Draco, you have not been expelled. Lucius voice was still low and very agitated. But you will not be returning to Hogwarts until after Christmas, and duri--
After Christmas? he echoed, completely forgetting who he was talking to now. So Im just to be denied half a year of schooling for--
Draco do NOT interrupt me again!
His heart leapt in his chest, and all he could do was stare in white face terror while his father stood out of his chair.
Lucius gazed down his nose at him in disgust and snatched another glass of wine from the returned Gibby. Stupid boy, he muttered. You get that from your mother.
Dracos face fell.
Youll still get a full years education, his father continued, no assurance in his voice, just a statement of cold fact, If you could call it that. If it were up to me, youd spend it here at home with a tutor whos allowed to use corporal punishment. Maybe that would get your grades up, then. He took a long swig from the goblet and shoved it back into Gibbys hands, then he began to pace the room in a distracted manner. The House Elf followed after him carefully, sure to be there if he reached for another drink. Draco almost asked where he would get in half a years studies, if not at home or at Hogwarts, but thought against it; he still felt shaken from the last time Lucius raised his voice. No, your mother wouldnt stand for that. So Im taking up your Headmasters suggestion.
Lucius turned to stare him down again, and Draco realized he was waiting for a response. W-what was his suggestion, father? he asked, barely above a whisper. Neither of them liked Albus Dumbledore; terrible Headmaster, and a Gryffindor, which made him even worse all around. Most importantly, he was the only wizard alive that Voldemort stayed away from as a rule. Nothing but trouble, all around. But right now, Draco wasnt talking contempt. Whether he was merely following his fathers example or not, he tended to get himself into trouble for being too haughty in his presence. His reason for being here right now was a prime example. Not because his father had been there, but his father had been complained to.
Hes signed you up for a new program the Ministrys been experimenting with. International Student Exchange. Some idiot Muggle idea. Youll be going to a school in America. He spat out the last word as though it left a bad taste in his mouth.
Draco could understand why. There were four schools in the United States, each of them very small because wizards there very rarely followed their calling and continued to live like Muggles. Bloody Conformists is what fatherd always called them in the worst of moods. What was worse, they were all in places swarming with the things. (Muggles, not just conformists) But he only knew of one school. And if it were the only one to come to his attention, then the others could not have been very prestigious by American standards. Why would they send him anywhere else, if it had to be there, than their best school? Not the Salem Institute, father. They dont play real Quidditch there!
No, Draco. Youre not going to Salem.
He breathed a sigh of relief. Then Wh-
Lucius grabbed up the glass again, nearly taking Gibby with him, and drank the rest of the contents down. Further inland. Youll be spending your first semester of school at the Buckland Wizarding Academy.
Well at least it sounds a little less American than Salem. But
I have to go by myself?
His father paused in his pacing and looked at him as though hed just been re-transfigured into the bouncing ferret (minus the bobbing of his head as he watched). I dont know if you realize this, Draco, but youre in trouble. If you expect me to make this experience more bearable for you then youve got another thing coming.
Draco winced as Lucius plopped back down in his chair.
Whether this would have happened or not, Im fed up with the results Im getting from putting tens to hundreds of galleons into sending you to Hogwarts. Your grades will have gone up by the time you get back to England in the winter, or Im pulling you out altogether. Out of school and out of my inheritance. You can work in some shop in Hogsmeade for all I care. Youre not stupid, Draco, and its about time you started showing that in your marks.
By the end of the ultimatum, Dracos shoulders had sunken down a great deal and his clenched hands were shaking. His eyes remained on the floor, and he felt he was actually fighting back against angry tears.
Do I make myself clear, young man?
Yes, Father.
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Lunch and Snack Packing
Be sure to check-in regularly with your children to get feedback on past meals you've packed. Some students have been known for repeatedly discarding food that they don't like rather than asking their parents to stop packing it.
Please consider sending along a cloth napkin to use as a placemat as it increases protection against table germs and helps with potential spills. And don't forget to add any necessary utensils your child will need.
Snacks and Sides
Fruits - fresh, dried, or baked
Apples or pears with nut butter (spritz sliced apples with lemon to preserve)
Apple baked with slice of cheese on top
Cuties or oranges peeled
Melons cubed
Dried fruit
Frozen grapes
Bananas dipped in ground nuts/seeds
Yogurt mixed with fresh fruit
Raw cheese with nuts or whole grain crackers
Cheese and crackers
Outage cheese mixed with fresh fruit
Fruit smoothies (with veggies/greens)
Puréed squash with cooked fruit
Nuts and Other Things
Homemade granola bars
"That's It" bar (available at Costco)
Tabouli mixed with yogurt
Celery filled with nut butter and sprinkled with raisins
Carrots, cucumbers or other with black bean dip or humus
Bell pepper strips or snow peas with cottage cheese dip
Rice cakes with nut butters
Chips and salsa or guacamole
Cheese sticks
Yogurt or yogurt as a dip for fruit
Popcorn - plain or dressed up with seasonings
Hummus and pita chips
Grated carrots and raisins
Grated apples and cinnamon
Hummus and veggie sticks
Carrots and ranch
Kale chips (make your own! Easy recipes online)
Sugar snap peas
Carrot, zucchini or banana made with almond meal
Main Entrees
Eggs - hard boiled, deviled, etc.
Boiled shrimp and cocktail sauce
Tuna, chicken or egg salad in pita
Turkey and bell pepper roll-up
Turkey meatball soup with grated carrots and orzo pasta
Pita pocket filled with carrots, cheddar cheese, and buttermilk ranch
Ham salad with pickles
Sushi rolls with any leftover fish, brown rice, cucumber, and carrots
Cubed lunch meat and cheeses
Apple sandwich - Sliced rings with peanut butter and granola inside
Molasses sandwich
Peanut butter and honey sandwich
Ham, pineapple and cheese cubes
Hot - using a small thermosLeftovers
Sandwich thins, pizza sauce, shredded cheese and preferred toppings and served with a Caesar salad
Soups, stews, chili
Spaghetti with meatballs
Cheese quesadillas
Sloppy Joe meat with bun on the side
Mini crustless quiches - made in muffin tins similar to a portable omelet
Burritos - black bean, rice and cheese
Tofu with sweet corn and shelled edamame--warmed and put in a thermos
Sandwich/English muffin pizza
Hot dogs (no nitrites)
Mac and cheese
Mini burritos or enchiladas
Hamburger with veggies mixed in
Turkey burgers
Veggie burgers
Chicken pot pie
Peaches or blueberries and oatmeal with or without yogurt
Cheesy buckwheat
Ideas from:
Eating Well, Parenting, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light
*Please note that listed items are suggestions from families and do not constitute an opinion of health by LCS.


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Fox News to air deleted, false scenes from ABC's The Path to 9/11
According to a January 26 Los Angeles Times article [1], Fox News will rebroadcast "footage from ABC's controversial miniseries 'The Path to 9/11' that was edited out of the docudrama amid criticism that it inaccurately portrayed the Clinton administration's response to the terrorism threat."
As Media Matters for America documented [2], The Path to 9/11, the two-part miniseries that aired on ABC on September 10-11, 2006, contained inaccurate scenes that maligned [3] the Clinton administration's counterterrorism efforts and bolstered [4] the Bush administration's. The Path to 9/11 drew sharp criticism [5] from former Clinton administration officials, journalists, and conservatives who noted that significant parts of the "docudrama's" content were not supported by the 9-11 Commission's findings [6], despite the claims of ABC and writer Cyrus Nowrasteh that the film was largely based on the commission's report.
Fox News, in promoting [7] the January 28 edition of Hannity's America, claimed the program will feature "the video Bill Clinton doesn't want you to see," adding that Clinton "forced ABC to cut out an entire scene," and that Fox News will "expose the clip at the center of the controversy." While Fox News did not identify which "scene" or "clip" it intends to air, the Los Angeles Times reported that Fox News obtained "outtakes" from the film "by taping a public talk that Cyrus Nowrasteh, writer and producer of 'The Path to 9/11,' gave to a World Affairs Council chapter last Friday at Cal State Channel Islands." According to the Times, included in the "outtakes" were two falsified sequences involving Clinton national security adviser Sandy Berger and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
ABC reportedly edited the dialogue for a scene from the first part of the miniseries that falsely portrayed [8] Albright defending a purported decision to inform the Pakistani government of a 1998 missile strike against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden, despite the criticism of then-CIA director George Tenet, who protested that "the Pakistani security service, the ISI, has close ties with the Taliban." However, a September 11, 2006, Editor & Publisher article [9] noted that even though ABC edited the dialogue, the scene's central falsehood remained -- it "still indicted [Albright] for telling Pakistan about the later missile attack on bid [sic] Laden." The 9-11 Commission report noted [10] that while "[o]fficials in Washington speculated" that the United States may have inadvertently "sent a warning to the Taliban or Bin Ladin," it did not assign blame or suggest Albright had any involvement. Albright herself noted the commission's findings in a letter [11] to Robert Iger, president and CEO of ABC parent Walt Disney Co., in which she disputed the "false and defamatory" scene before it aired, and added that she "supported the strike" and did not "insist[] upon" notifying Pakistan.
Prior to broadcast, ABC also edited out a shot from another scene from the first part of the miniseries in which Berger hangs up on Tenet as the CIA director asks for authorization to let CIA officers and Afghani fighters raid an isolated compound in Afghanistan known as Tarnak Farms in order to capture or kill bin Laden. While that specific shot was removed from the film, the scene itself still falsely portrayed [12] Berger abandoning an opportunity to capture bin Laden. According to the 9-11 Commission report, Tenet stated [13] that "he alone had decided" to abort the mission weeks before the target date of June 23. The report further noted that both intelligence and military officials had serious doubts about its probability of success. Berger claimed [14] that the scene represented a "total fabrication." Nowrasteh himself acknowledged [15] that the scene was "improvised."
A September 11, 2006, Associated Press article [16] described the many last-minute edits made to the film prior to its debut.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Hannity's America producer John Finley defended Fox News' decision to air the footage:
Finley said the footage merited exposure because the original miniseries provoked such strong debate.
"It was a story that was so controversial at the time," he said.
"We here at Fox -- and myself personally -- feel the American people deserve both sides. We have the opportunity to show the viewers what they missed in September, the full story of the controversy surrounding the scene. We think people should see it and judge for themselves."
The Times also quoted Jay Berger, executive director of the California Central Coast chapter of the World Affairs Council, questioning Fox News' decision: "I can't imagine what the news is here."
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Clutch system...'80 e21
does anyone have the expert knowledge regarding the clutch system of a 1980 320i? i am curious to know if there are separate reservoirs for brake fluid and clutch fluid..or even the locations would be more accurate.
my car is tight going into 1st and 2nd gear and will grind on occasion if it feels like it...but will subside into a smooth transition after say 20 minutes when it is apparently warmer.
this is what leads me to believe it is related to fluid levels or possibly the clutch may need an adjustment?
There has to be seperate resivoirs for the clutch and brakes. Or else everytime you pressed the clutch you would stop as well and vise versa.
As for the rough gears then smoothing out, my guess would be you live somewhere that is cold no? Tranny fluids have wieghts just like motor oil. Lighter fluids need to be used during colder months to allow better lubrication. So that would explain why after driving the gears have time to warm up and becomes easier.
Check the clutch fluid levels and maybe bleed the clutch, get some new fluid in there.
and you cant "adjust" a clutch. :thumbup:
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E53 X5 rear wheels negative camber
Hi, has anyone modified their X5's rear suspension to compensate for the overly negative camber? I see that my 2003 X5 has slightly more negative on the one side than the other and would like to modify the lower link to get the wheel more positive. Anyone done this before and what does it involve? Was thinking of reaming out the holes on the chassis and fitting a modified washer to prevent the lower link from moving. What do you think? Advise/help will be much appreciated
There are camber kits available for the E53 that can adjust the camber outwards, but performance will be slightly affected if you drive at higher speeds. If tire wear is your concern, consider having an alignment done and ask your technician to adjust the toe as close to 0 degrees as he can. They can also make minimum adjustments to the camber at the LCA bolts. If you have rear air suspension, you can have a BMW service center raise the rear 3mm-5mm to relieve any sag that may be causing the increase in camber. Regarding your issue of one wheel having more negative camber than the other, chances are the upper control link or lower control arm bushings need replacement.
Thanks for the reply. Will certainly have a look see if the rear suspension bushings are shot. Had the wheelalignment done yesterday and it is now just within specs (my car has rear air suspension) Have swopped the tyres around on the rims to prolong the life and will be keeping an eye on tyre wear, especially as i am to undertake a 4500 km trip with three adults and two children to the Kruger National Park here in South Africa
i dont have the problem, and i have even tyre wear (20 inch wheels with 315 wide tyres) and the lower adjustment cam is in the mid position, if you are having problems
you really need to get your suspension bushes etc checked / replaced
or get a better wheel alignment shop
Hi I've recently bought a '06 X5 3.0d (manual) with 49000km on the clock. I've just changed the tyres at 71000 and they were the original Michelins. I now have Kumhos. The tyre technician adjusted the camber from heavily negative to virtually 0 and now the car isn't as solid on the road as it was. Does anyone have any thoughts on the tyre brand, the wear rate and the camber thing?
Get another alignment from someone else and ask for slightly negative camber. I'm not sure what the normal value is supposed to be, but I'm sure the new guy will have suggestions. Just tell him what kind of driving style you want.
I am TOTALLY jealous of your 3.0d manual. Wish we could get those here in the US.
I have a 2004 X5 3.0 manual (not d) with 250,000 miles on it (perhaps that's my problem ?) with excessive negative rear camber. I believe that the correct camber range is -2 to -4 but I was running -6 at last check. I took it into BMW and they laughed (believe it or not) and said that I was nicely setup for racing. Nothing broken, nothing bent, nothing unsafe, just more tire wear. They said that no one bushing could cause that much variance and the only thing that they could do would be to start swapping parts but that it would be verrry expensive. Surprise.
What I really need to do is elongate the hole and stick a bolt in there to stop it from slipping back, but I'm leery of that kind of custom mod. Then again, the car is basically worthless at this kind of mileage. It's really gotten to the point that I'm just curious as to how long it will keep going !
Sadly it's probably all of your bushings. How long do you intend to keep the car? May be cheaper to just buy tires more often and swap between the rears.
If that's the case, I would at least price out all the bushings. If you can install them yourself, you may be surprised at what it would take to get it back in shape. Though it may not solve the problem. That could be a dealbreaker.
I checked into replacing the bushings but the ones on the lower control arms are not serviceable. I think that they're put into place before the part is welded together -- it's hollow. Those control arms are close to $500 each and are a bear to replace, and no guarantee that they would fix the issue.
I expect that once BMW got at it with their parts, I'd drop 5k. The car's not worth that much. Tires are cheaper !
Take it first to good BMW shop for wheel alignment, tell the tech you want the least negative camber but still within BMW specification. The tech needs to put 150lb weight during alignment non BMW shop won;t know that. If any control arms/bushing is bad the tech would let you know instead of guessing.
I wasn't very impressed.
Perhaps they've never seen a 3.0 with 250,000 miles on it ?
I have the same issue (220,000.) Mine are about 10 degree off and cannot adjust camber to fix. I am going to purchase another set of control arms and modify them. I have not checked but wonder if the arm can be heated and reduce the bend in the arm to fix the problem. If not, I plan on cutting them and welding in some sort of adjustment (fixed or bolt adjusting.)
Though a caveat, a good BMW specialist who can align BMW X5 will know how to check for worn rear ball joint, just saying...
Which control arms are you buying -- lower or upper or both ? The uppers have bends in them. I suspect that if you heat them they'll lose some structural strength. I was thinking that if the hole in the bracket for the lower control arm / camber adjustment bolt could be filed and elongated, the camber could be pulled back into something more reasonable. The resulting gap would need some weld or something to stop the camber bolt from sliding back.
Keep me posted ! If you do manage to cut & weld, I'll send you another set for mods :).
HPIA4v2 -- yes, BMW looked at it, pushed and pulled at the wheels and didn't say that there was excessive play in those ball joints. As a matter of fact, I have the ball joints because I bought a package of parts, but they looked like a bear to install and BMW said that those alone wouldn't account for the problem.
I think the upper control arm is the only one I will change. The lower might end up effecting the toe. My rear tires lasted for about 5000 miles for the last set. When I change all the parts last year I saved the used parts for a while and then threw them away. I knew that was a mistake to do. I do not think much strength would be lost and the arm is already designed to move.
The forward upper control arm is where the toe adjustment is. If you only lengthen the rearward upper control arm, you won't be able to get the toe out far enough, I would think.
I was talking to the guy who did the alignment the last time and he said that changing the camber at the lower control arm also affects the toe-in, so if I was able to enlarge that slot where the lower control arm is bolted to the bracket, I wouldn't be able to get the toe-in adjusted properly.
I changed out the rear upper control arms on my 2001 3.0i X5, it really helped the negative camber (tires in at the top) issue and the excessive tire wear. I'm a DIY guy, wasn't the end of the world kind of a job, but definitely not for the faint of heart. The control arms were under 100 bucks apiece, I think I got 'em from BMW parts wholesale online.
Did you, by any chance, compare the old and new control arms ? I had changed the upper rears and it didn't seem to make any difference but now I'm wondering. The front upper, i.e. the to-in adjustment, is now at its max. Any lengthening of the rear upper would provide lots of room to move that front upper. The alignment guy thought that I might have installed the wrong ones, but it didn't make any difference to the negative camber.
They looked the same to me... Stamped metal halves welded together in the middle... I had the truck 4 wheel aligned when I was done and everything seems cool.... Goes straight down the road....
Do you still have the old ones ? If you do, could you measure the center to center distance for me ? I threw away my old ones ... stupid !
No I don't, chucked mine out too....
I know that it's not easy, but if you "happen" to be under there, I'd love to know the bolt center to bolt center of the new ones ...
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Achaintre cites German Expressionism and post-war British sculpture as influences on her work; these movements are known for their crude aesthetics which conveyed the trauma of a war-time generation. Her work also draws from 'Primitivism', a style of early 20th century art that incorporated imagery from tribal cultures. Achaintre is interested in these periods because they present junctures between the ancient and modern, psychological and physical, exoticism and technology. Fevver broaches these terrains with its fearsome geometric face. Its brown thatched patterning looks like an animal skin, while its eyes seem strangely modern like sunglasses. Achaintre likens her work to anthropological museum displays, where objects are removed from another place or time and are brought into a contemporary context.
Caroline Achaintre initially started making tufted objects as a way to translate drawings into real space. To make her work Achaintre tufts each individual piece of yarn into a woven canvas base, a process which she likens to painting in wool. The length, texture and colour of each thread takes on the qualities of expressionist painting. Achaintre uses wool because of its physicality, its attractive but sometimes also repulsive attributes. Its natural fabric suggests something primitive, but also the technological precision and connoisseurship of post-industrial craft. These ideas are reflected in her compositions, which look like futuristic tribal masks. Achaintre is interested in masks because they represent duplicity: whether used for shamanism, theatre, or carnival, masks suggest a state where reality and the fantastical can exist at the same time.
Though Achaintre's process is highly technical and labour-intensive, she develops her work quite spontaneously. Because she has to tuft the wool from the back side of the canvas, her compositions are developed largely through intuition. The holes in the canvas allude to the unseen space behind the face; these enhance the works' sculptural form and also give a sense of 'false' presentation or apparition. Moustache-Eagle has a mystical quality: it's both a man and a bird and suggests a state of transition. Its rich colours convey an exotic power that's simultaneously entrancing and ominous. Achaintre considers her work as part of a tradition of tapestry; her works' theatrical images function as both pictorial illusion and concrete (and potentially usable) object.
Born in 1969 Toulouse, France
Lives and works in London, UK
Illy present Future Art prize
Castello do Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea
Spotlight, Tate Britain, London
Camp Coo, UH Galleries and Smith Row, Hertfordshire and Bury St Edmunds
Trip-Dip, Arcade Gallery, London
'Couleur Locale', Arcade, London
Novelty, Mirko Mayer, Cologne
Visor Visitor, Fake Estate, New York
Six Strings, Blow de la Barra, London
Caroline Achaintre, Mirko Mayer Galerie, Cologne
DEEDIE,The Showroom, London
Caroline Achaintre, Lawrence O'Hana Gallery, London
Caroline Achaintre, Mirko Mayer Galerie, Cologne
QUARTERS, Whitechapel Project Space, London
Billboard, Mafuji Gallery, London
Kampagne, Kohlenhof, Kunstverein Nuremberg
A-Tri-Lick PEER, London
Decorum Musee de l'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
The Hecklers The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall
Six Possibilities for a Sculpture La Loge, Brussels
Are You Alright? New Art From Britain Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto
The London Open Whitechapel Gallery, London
Caroline Achaintre, Sara Barker, Alice Channer Eastside Projects, Birmingham
Mocha non-truth Cul De sac, London
James Tower and Contemporary Ceramic Art Gimpel Fils, London
Laying down and kissing the love in the mist Kendal Koppe Gallery, Glasgow
Material Matters/East Wing X The Courtauld Institute, London
6th Monumentum Biennal Moss, Norway
Newspeak 2: British Art Now The Saatchi Gallery, London
Adventures in a Miniature Landscape LOG, Bergamo
Koepfe Oechsner Galerie Nuremberg, Germany
Freies Material Weltraum, Munich
Archetypes Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
First Taste The Lemon Satellite, Newcastle
Collission RISD Museum, Rhode Island
Das vertraute Unvertraute Wuerttembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart
Cabinet Afrique, Cell Project Space, London
Blue Balls, APF LAB, New York
Soft Spot, 0047 OSLO, Oslo
Unfair Fair, Loto Arte, Rome
Strange Days, Whitecross Gallery, London
Open Plan, Art Athina, Athens
Behemoth, Danielle Arnauld, London
Amongst the Ashes and Millionaires, Ancient & Modern, London
Beauty and the Beast, Fieldgate Gallery, London
Until it makes Sense, Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Paris, FR and Seventeen, London
Good Vibrations, Palazzo delle Papessse, Siena
If it dos not exist you will have to invent it, The Showroom, London
Acid Rain, Glassbox / Galerie Michel Rein, Paris
Brief Encounter, The Reykjavik Academy, Reykjavik
Transfer, m-projects, Cologne
Roadsweeper, Mirko Mayer Galerie, Cologne
Contrapop Vamiali's Gallery, Athens
Gastspiel, Bergstuebl Projekte, Berlin
Motor City, Spital Square, London
The Unhomely, Kettles Yard, Cambridge
Out to Grass, Galerie Koch & Kesslau, Berlin
Here you have it, MZKMA, Berlin
Positionen und Tendenzen, Kunsthaus, Nuremberg
No Timewasters, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Kent
Gatsby, The New Landsdowne Club, London
Ehai-Elua-Ekolu-Quatro, Galerie Lothringer 13/Laden, Munich
Club, Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers
Vodka Noire, Galerie Corentin Hamel, Paris
Fear it, do it anyway, Vilma Gold Gallery, London
Record Collection, VTO Gallery, London (travelling to Manchester)
Club, Beaconsfield Gallery, London
Holiday, Milchhof, Berlin


text: DALLAS, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: SMLP) announced today that Jesse G. Wood has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Engineering, Construction, and Operations. Mr. Wood will assume responsibility for all engineering, construction, and operations efforts in the Rockies Region. Mr. Wood has over 32 years of experience working in the Rocky Mountain region developing, building, and operating midstream facilities. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120927/MM82470LOGO) Mr. Wood began serving as Senior Vice President of Engineering, Construction, and Operations of Summit Midstream Partners, LLC ("Summit Investments") in January 2013. Prior to his current role, he served as Vice President and Regional Manager for the Rockies Region from the time that he joined Summit Investments in April 2012 until January 2013. Prior to joining Summit Investments, Mr. Wood worked for nine years as the South Rockies Midstream Team Leader for Encana, executing and operating midstream projects in the DJ, Paradox, and Piceance basins, where his teams developed midstream assets to support a 1.2 Bcf/day gathering system. Prior to Encana, Mr. Wood worked for four years as General Manager - Rocky Mountain Operations for Duke Energy Field Services and 20 years with Union Pacific Resources where he served various engineering, project management, and leadership roles developing a large midstream asset base in Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. Mr. Wood is a graduate of New Mexico State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. Mr. Wood will report to Steve Newby, President and CEO of Summit Investments. Commenting on Mr. Wood's promotion, Mr. Newby said, "Jesse is uniquely qualified to manage and execute our significant expansion in the Rockies in crude oil, water transportation, and gas gathering and processing. We are excited about the enormous growth prospects in our Rockies operating platform and the high-caliber talent, like Jesse, who are delivering on these growth initiatives." About Summit Midstream Partners, LP Summit Midstream Partners, LP is a growth-oriented limited partnership focused on owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in the core producing areas of unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in North America. SMLP currently provides fee-based natural gas gathering and compression services in two unconventional resource basins: (i) the Piceance Basin, which includes the Mesaverde, Mancos and Niobrara Shale formations in western Colorado; and (ii) the Fort Worth Basin, which includes the Barnett Shale formation in north-central Texas. SMLP owns and operates approximately 386 miles of pipeline and 147,600 horsepower of compression. SMLP is headquartered in Dallas, TX with offices in Houston, TX, Denver, CO and Atlanta, GA. Summit Midstream Partners, LLC ("Summit Investments") owns a 69.1% limited partner interest in SMLP and owns and controls the general partner of SMLP, Summit Midstream GP, LLC, which has sole responsibility for conducting the business and managing the operations of SMLP. Summit Investments is a privately held company owned by members of management, funds controlled by Energy Capital Partners II, LP, and GE Energy Financial Services, Inc. and certain of its affiliates.


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Discussion in 'Towing & Trailer Tech' started by JimmyA, Jun 3, 2014.
Are you happy with the set up? Any Ideas for on-line purchase? I'm going all in, for the "Gusto".
I've got it on my 2011 2wd with 5.3/6 spd.
Half my driving is with either the bed loaded or a loaded trailer on back.
Almost zero squat when loaded either way compared to 3-4" stock.
The design also makes for a decent roll and sway control and best of all no change in ride when unloaded.
Im happpy and think I got my moneys worth.
Where did you purchasefrom?
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I plan to install, myself!
I purchased direct from the company.
Call them on their 1-800 # and ask if they still have the GM Truck Club discount. The number should be on their website.
Install is about 30-45 mins for both sides.
The directions have you remove the rear tires, I questioned this and was told by their engineer if you can reach everything without doing that skip that step.
Their feeling was the added weight of the wheels/tires with the rr axle hanging just adds more preload to the springs.
The one issue I have had was at some point I flexed the rr suspension enough for the roadmaster load spring to snatch at the inner fender liner (I have the black factory add on rr fender inner liners), there was no damage done, just a mark in the dust on the fender liner that showed me what happened.
I believe it happened when I hit a set of unmarked railroad tracks at 55mph with a cord of wood in the bed.
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AN INTERACTIVE splash park for children, with water-spitting dragons and flowers, opens at Coate Water Country Park today.
The opening of the £120,000 park was delayed from the planned Easter date because of drought restrictions.
Now these have been lifted, the splash park – which has been built on the site of the former paddling pool at Coate – is ready to go and will officially open to the public at midday.
The centrepiece of the design is a dragon which fires water from its mouth and tail.
The feature also has giant flowers which spray water, and water jets which fire up from the base of the park to form tunnels.
For smaller children there is an area where more gentle sprays create mist which form rainbows in sunlight.
Coun Fionuala Foley, Swindon Council cabinet member for StreetSmart, which includes responsibility for parks and play areas, said: "I'm pleased we can get the splash park up and running for the summer holidays.
"We were worried that the drought would prevent us from being able to open it at all this year.
"Now all we need is some decent weather."
The launch of the park had been postponed indefinitely due to the hosepipe ban.
The feature, which will be free to use, will replace the dilapidated paddling pool.
Another advantage is the current staffing associated with the paddling pool will no longer be required, meaning the project will deliver a saving of £20,000 a year and cover its costs in six years.
A programme of work at Coate Water, including the new installation, began last year and is scheduled for completion in 2014.