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Military intervention in the Pankisi Gorge unacceptable
Christa Lörcher, the Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur on Georgia, totally rejects military action in the Pankisi Gorge, where tensions are escalating. Lörcher, an independent German MP and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly Socialist Group, calls on Russia and the government in Tbilissi to adopt non-military solutions. Chechen rebels using the Pankisi Gorge as a base must, she says, be brought under control by constitutional means. Her report, which the Assembly is debating on Wednesday, proposes that the Council of Europe send a special envoy to Tbilissi to help find peaceful answers to Georgia's internal problems. This includes tackling the conflicts with minorities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Question : Tensions between Georgia and Russia in the Pankisi Gorge are worsening because Russia suspects the presence there of Chechen rebels. Although there is no armed conflict in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, no solution to the problems there is in sight. Can the Council of Europe exert any influence in a fraught situation?
Christa Lörcher: When Georgia was admitted to the Council of Europe in 1989 there were great hopes that admission would speed up solutions to the various conflicts. Unfortunately the authorities have made little use of the opportunity. The Council accordingly decided a year ago to extend monitoring of Georgia. The Council of Europe is looking to the latest report, to be presented on Wednesday, to step up the pressure for peaceful settlement of the internal problems. I am confident our initiative will have an effect. Ultimately Tbilissi has little choice but to co-operate with international organisations. Naturally it is always difficult getting constructive dialogue going again but the southern Caucasus is a powder barrel and the Council of Europe cannot simply stand on the sidelines.
Question. : To avoid an armed showdown in the Pankisi Gorge what messages are you sending Moscow, Tbilissi and Washington? Or is an armed confrontation inevitable?
Christa Lörcher: At the moment there are Georgian troops, together with their American instructors, and Russian units in the Pankisi Gorge to conduct operations against the Chechen rebels and restore order, as they put it. But in a country based on the rule of law that is a police matter, not an army one. Our report's most important message is that the protagonists must renounce military action. As it is, it is completely unacceptable for a Council of Europe member state to be intervening militarily in another Council of Europe country, which is what Moscow has threatened Tbilissi with. The situation in the Pankisi Gorge can only be defused by bringing the Chechen rebels under control by methods consistent with the rule of law.
Question : According to your report the status quo in Abkhazia and South Ossetia is liable to continue. Do we have to put up with a situation of latent conflict or do you see any prospect of a solution?
Christa Lörcher: There is no question of putting up with the situation. Violence can flare up at any time and hurt both the civilian population and the region as a whole. In South Ossetia there are huge economic interests at stake, and smuggled drugs and arms also transit through the area. Georgia has a responsibility to bring all of this under control. Plainly the Council of Europe and Georgia need to be taking join action to counter separatist tendencies in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Equally Tbilissi needs to grant minorities self-administration. But it has to be said in all honesty that there are interests which it would suit to see the present situation continuing. That is something the Council of Europe must not tolerate.
Question. : The Council of Europe has been prominent in Chechnya. Strasbourg delegations are active there on behalf of human rights, and the negotiations involving Russians, Chechens and Parliamentary Assembly representatives are the sole discussion contact, internationally, between the belligerents. Is this commitment in Chechnya a possible model for Council of Europe activities in Georgia?
Christa Lörcher: I very much hope so. We want to get regular contact going between the protagonists. We are also looking to Russia, which is a key player in Georgia, to show willing. I would very much like to see the Council of Europe's Chechnya delegation, led by Lord Judd, taking an interest in the Pankisi Gorge situation too. In any event we have to do something. Moves for a settlement can't be postponed for ever.
Question : There are Russian criticisms that your report on Georgia insufficiently reflects the Moscow position. What is your reaction to that?
Christa Lörcher: It isn't true. Disagreements are mainly between Russian and Georgian members of the Political Affairs Committee. The report is a realistic assessment of the conflicts in Georgia. There is an important point about tensions in the Pankisi Gorge that cannot be glossed over: it is unacceptable to the Council of Europe for a country to be militarily intervening in another state and offering self-defence as a justification. Apart from the Russian delegates, all the members of the Political Affairs Committee subscribe to that position. I would like to stress, though, that constructive solutions need to involve all sides.
Question: You are in favour of opening a Council of Europe office in Tbilissi. What, concretely, would an office in Tbilissi be doing?
Christa Lörcher: The Council of Europe already has a small information office in Tbilissi but that office doesn't have any political function. The Parliamentary Assembly, and this is the second central message of our report, is keen to send a special envoy to Georgia. The envoy would be a kind of mediator, helping to stabilise the political situation in the country and above all bringing the opposing camps to the table. The envoy would also pave the way for economic contact: the Georgian economy is in dire straits and economic aid and outside investment are urgently needed, in the interests of political stability as well as of the population.


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Celebs Who Have Called Off Their Engagements (PHOTOS)
LA Ink mogul Kat Von D and The Hills star Kristin Cavallari are the most recent Hollywood celebs to call off their engagements.
Kat and (now) ex-fiance Jesse James were planning to tie the knot and have a summer wedding, but their long-distance relationship proved to be too much. Von D shoots her reality show in LA, and James' home is outside of Austin, Texas where he stays with his kids.
"I'm so sad because I really love her," James tells PEOPLE exclusively. "The distance between us was just too much."
Von D isn't the only single lady, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler ended his engagement to the reality star on Sunday after being together for only ten months.
"She is very upset," an insider close to Cavallari tells Celebuzz. "Kristin put a lot of effort into this relationship, especially since they lived in different cities. She was always so supportive of his career."
These two couples aren't the only ones to call off their engagements! Want to see other celebs who never made it to their weddings? Check out our gallery of couples above!

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Playschool's subversive undertones pass kids by
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Kids' TV should mind its message, writes Kirsten Ehrlich Davies.
I admit I completely missed the social threat and depraved undertones of Play School last Monday. But you remember me: I'm the girl you laughed at in fifth grade for not understanding Batman and Robin were gay.
It wasn't until I saw Tuesday's newspaper headlines that I realised I'd exposed my two-year-old to a violation of our carefully instilled family values. I watched her uneasily. She didn't seem disturbed or unsettled. She was still calling Daddy "Daddy".
I decided to consult a more sophisticated and articulate representative of the contemporary Play School generation. I asked my six-year-old to watch a recording of the segment in question. "You might find this a little confusing," I warned her. "So please tell Mummy if anything about this story bothers you."
I was almost afraid to watch as the film clip began. Was my sheltered family ready to confront this?
"I'm Brenna," came a little girl's voice from the television. I half-opened my eyes to see two children skipping along, followed by two smiling women. "That's me in the blue. My mums are taking me and my friend Meryn to an amusement park." When would we see the shocking part? Or - wait - did Brenna say "mum" or "mums"?
"Are you OK, sweetheart?" I asked my daughter. "Do you have any questions?"
She hesitated, sensing a grievance somewhere. "How come you didn't take us to that park?"
"No, no - I didn't mean the park, darling. I just wondered if you noticed that little girl said she had two mums."
"No she didn't."
"Yes she did."
"No, you're wrong, Mummy." (My daughter's never had a problem speaking up for herself.) "See? The other lady is the other girl's mum."
"No, darling, this is why I asked you to watch this show. Brenna says she has two mums, and some people thought this might be confusing for kids."
"Two mums!" The politicians were right. My daughter really was horrified. "But how can she have two mums, Mum? Who borned her?"
"One of those women would be the mum who gave birth to her, and the other woman lives with them as part of their family. You know, the way Mummy and Daddy live together with you. So Brenna calls them both Mum."
"But she wasn't in both their tummies?"
I shook my head and she relaxed, visibly relieved. "Do you have any more questions, sweetheart?"
"Can we go to that park, Mummy, ple-ease?"
As it turned out, our first talk about alternative family structures was quite placid compared with the emotional debate about fun parks that followed.
To paraphrase the remarks of the acting Prime Minister, John Anderson, about the same Play School episode: before the views, interests and perspectives of children are put forward, the first consideration should be for the parents who have to find these places on the weekend.
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Moving on from the open letter to the Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) Singapore committees, here is an interesting deconstruction of the roots of the entire Global Day of Prayer movement. As its heretical roots in the latter rain movement are uncovered, let us flee from this unbiblical facade of biblical piety and holiness, and turn back to God alone as stated in His Word.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Annoucement: Mission trip break
As stated earlier, I will be going for a mission trip to Japan, from the 24th May evening to the 16th June 2006. Therefore, I will be taking a break from blogging for this period, to do the work of an evangelist and preach the Gospel to the Japanese people in Tokyo. Do pray for me.
Daniel Chew.
Response to comment by livebygrace on the Da Vinci disgrace post
This is a response to the comment by livebygrace who posted on the Da Vinci disgrace post, regarding the nature and tone of my post.
livebygrace's comment:
We are called to be "Salt and Light" as believers in Christ. However we should not be offensive. More grace...more humility.... more prayers...more love... is needed. Change the World by our conduct...not by mere words and baggering of the permissiveness in this world. We cannot insist on a RIGHT THEOLOGY without A RIGHT BEHAVIOUR. My brother. Let Christ's divine love mellow you and melt your heart - to love the sinner even though you hate the sins. Love one to another- John 13:34,35
This comment is a typical comment which people like to make regarding the perceived 'unloving' tone in others. For those and possibly others in the future, here is my response:
Hello livebygrace,
I agree with you that we are to be loving to others and we need to love the sinner and hate the sin. However, I strongly disagree with you over your interpretation of what loving means and your description of my post as offensive in nature. We should not conform to the world's definition of what being 'loving' is, but we are to be transformed by the renewal of our mind (Rom. 12:2) When Scripture tells us to be loving, it means to be loving in like-manner as how being loving is being described in the Bible, and that is where I think your description fails.
If you were to just look at the actions and words of Jesus, who being God incarnate is perfectly loving, would you be able to say truthfully that he is indeed loving, accoring to your unbiblical definition of 'being loving'? Consider this, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees using very strong and seemingly offensive words (Luke 11:39-52), and He likewise proclaim severe judgment and woe unto the unrepentant cities (Luke 10:13-15). According to your definition of loving, is Jesus being loving here? Or how about the Apostles? Since what they say in Scripture is inspired by God, they do reflect what does it mean to be loving in the words used in the epistles. Consider then the words of the Apostle Paul in Ga. 1:8 where he just condemned a certain group of professed believers in the visible Church to eternal hellfire and damnation because of their teaching of salvation by faith + observation of the Jewish ceremonial law. Was the Apostle Paul being loving here? Or how about the Apostle John, the 'apostle of love', who 'attacks' Diotrephes and saying that this guy is talking wicked nonsense against the Apostles (3 John 10 — ESV)?
If you were just to examine these passages and then look at my post, you can see that the use of strong words of denunciation (NOT vulgarities or crude language) is approved for the Christian. The only thing to look out for is our attitude. By God's grace, I pray that God will continue to give me the right motives in serving Him and doing what I do, for the gloy of God alone.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
The Da Vinci disgrace
Here is an article which describes in part my feelings towards the Da Vinci blasphemy and the attitude of the world's governments towards it. Three words for these world governments like the US government, including my own: You are Hypocrites! Liars! Wimps! So much for respecting religious sensibilities. You will answer to God for your despicable behavior during this preiod, by allowing the DVC movie to be shown in your land. You will be judged by your own law and found wanting, never mind God's Law.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Article: The Almost Christian
An interesting article here by my friend Dr. Vincent Chia, on the group of professing Christians who are not true followers of Christ (the Almost Christians). It is a sad case that in general, the Evangelical churches are creating such counterfeits with an alarming rate, no thanks to their doctrine and teaching, or rather the lack of them.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Article: Rioting in the ... what?
As the countdown to the Da Vinci Code blasphemous movie screening is happening, here is a interesting satirical take on the events unfolding within mainstream Christianity.
Also, for those who haven't seen it yet, here is an article which shows us why we shouldn't see the blasphemous movie, even for noble purposes such as evangelism. And I'm still boycotting the movie.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Thoughts on the JC Ryle article, with regards to the Global Day of Prayer
From my previous Bible study lesson using the article from the 19th century Bishop JC Ryle entitled The Church Effeminate, I have gathered quite a lot of quotable quotes which I would be able to use. I have meditated on this particular passage of Gal. 2:11-16 before reading this, and have then learned approximately the same as that covered by the late Bishop in this article of his. However, the exposition of the Galatians 2 passage has helped me to codify and deepen my thoughts and lessons learned from this very pertinent passage, especially in light of my present contention with the Glodal Day of Prayer (GDOP) Singapore committee.
First, this passage in Gal. 2:11-16 clearly shows that no ministers are infallible, and strength in numbers do not make ministers any less infallible. Any Christian, therefore, has the right and even the duty to call a minister to account for any unbiblical conduct on his part. Of course, the minister must be wrong biblically, and this means that the person who calls any minister(s) to account for their action(s) must be well-versed in the Scriptures and full of the Holy Spirit in order to make a right judgment. Therefore, in the GDOP episode, I am right in reproving the GDOP committee for their unbiblical conduct.
Secondly, as Bishop JC Ryle has rightly pointed out, 'unity without the Gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell'. The GDOP committee in Singapore, and also throughout the world, has placed an undue emphasis in the expression of visible unity in the visible Body of Christ, forgetting that unity is not the be all and end all of the Christian faith. By blatent compromise with the United Pentecostal heretics like Bishop TD Jakes who deny the Trinity, they are showing forth that the unity that they are working for is the 'very unity of hell'! If they are not happy with the words, they are most welcome to take the issue up with Bishop JC Ryle when they see him in heaven, assuming that they will not apostasize in the future, of course.
Which brings us to our third point, the GDOP committes of the world have shown themselves to be effeminate to the point whereby they are not willing to stand firm for the Gospel. As revealed in a letter from the Executive Director of the GDOP in North America Dr. Robert Bakke, this desire for the unity of hell have caused at least some Christians in Ghana to jettison the Gospel altogether — well at least the most important part of it — as the apostate Roman Catholics are welcomed to pray together with their Protestants counterparts in the GDOP event in Ghana. Never mind that these Romanists may be praying to Mary or the dead 'Saints', or that they believe in a false Gospel and a false Christ and thus are under the very anathema of Christ (Gal. 1:8). Oh well, at least they are being consistent. How can they not embrace these heretics when they have already embrace a worser heretic in Bshop TD Jakes, who as a Sabellian is also condemmed by the Roman Catholic church?
Article: The whole purpose of evangelism
Here is a good article on evangelism from the Slice of Laodicea blog, with a good quote from the late Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones, which I will replicate here:
The whole purpose of evangelism is primarily to tell men what sin has done to them, to tell them why they are what they are, namely, separated from God. It is to tell them that what they need above everything else is not to be made to feel happy, but to be brought back into a right relationship with the God who is 'light and in him is no darkness at all'. But that means preaching holiness. To separate these two things, it seems to me, is to deny essential biblical teaching.
— Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Exposition to Ephesians
Monday, May 15, 2006
Announcement: Regarding my GEN12ii mission trip
I will be going for a mission trip to Tokyo, Japan in Hitosubashi University, from the 24th May to the 16th June 2006. As such, I will most probably won't be blogging much there. For those who do not know about it yet, here is my mission trip newsletter here (UPDATE: the link is hereby removed effective from 5th June 2006) and my team blog is here.
The Church Effeminate: The fallibility of ministers
In the next chapter in the book The Church Efeminate, the late Anglican bishop JC Ryle speaks to the Church with his article entitled 'The fallability of ministers', based on the passage Gal. 2:11-16, whereby Paul rebuked Peter in the face due to his compromise:
There are three great lessons from Antioch which I think we ought to learn from this passage:
1) The first lesson is that great ministers may make great mistakes.
2) The second is that to keep the truth of Christ in his church is even more important than to keep peace.
3) The third is that here is no doctrine about which we ought to be so jealous as justification by faith without the deeds of the law. (p. 131)
1. (b) ... let us not learn not to put implicit confidence in any man's opinion, merely because of his office as a minister. Peter was one of the chief apostles, and yet he could err.
This is a point on which men have continually gone astray. It is the rock on which the early church struck. Men soon took up the saying, "Do nothing contrary to the mind of the Bishop." But what are bishops, priests, and deacons? What are the best of ministers but men — dust, ashes, and clay — men of like passions with ourselves, men exposed to temptations, men liable to weaknesses and infirmities? What says the Scripture, "Who is Paul and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?" (1 Cor. 3:5). Bishops have often driven the truth into the wolderness, and decreed that to be true which was false. The greatest errors have been begun by ministers. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of the high priest, made religion to be abhored by the children of Israel. Annas and Caiaphas, though in the direct line of descent from Aaron, cruicified the Lord. Arius, that great heresiarch, was a minister. It is absurd to suppose that ordained men cannot go wrong. We should follow them so far as they teach according to the Bible, but no further. ... Infallibility is not to be found in ordained men, but in the Bible.
(c) For another thing, let us not learn not to place implicit confidence in any man's opinion, merely because of his learning. Peter was a man who had miraculous gifts and could speak in tongues, and yet he could err. (p. 135-136)
(d) For another thing, let us take care that we do not place implicit confidence on our own minister's opinion, however godly he may be. Peter was a man of mighty grace, and yet he could err.
Your minister may be a man of God indeed, and worthy of all honor for his preaching and practice; but do not make a pope of him. (p. 36)
2. I now pass on to the second lesson that we learn from Antioch. That lesson is that to keep Gospel truth in the church is of even greater importance than to keep peace.
I suppose that no man knew better the value of peace and unity than the Apostle Paul. He was the apostle who wrote to the Corinthains about charity. .. Yet see how he acts here! He withstands Peter to the face. He publicly rebukes him. He runs the risk of all the consequences that might follow. He takes the chance of everything that might be said by the enemies ofthe Church of Antioch. (p. 137-138)
... Many people will put up with anything in religion, if they may only have a quiet life. They have a morbid dread of what they call "controversy." ... They are possessed with a morbid desire to keep the peace and make all things smooth and pleasant, even though it be at the expense of truth. I believe they would have thought with Ahab that Elijah was a troubler of Israel and would have helped the princes of Judah when they put Jeremiah in prison to stop his mouth. ...
... I believe that to maintain this pure truth [Gospel] in the church men should be ready to make any sacrifices, to hazard peace, to risk dissension, to run the chance of division. They should no more tolerate false doctrine than they should tolerate sin. ...
For the truth's sake Paul withstood and blamed Peter, though a brother. What was the use of unity when pure doctrine was gone? And who shall dare to say he was wrong? (p. 138)
Yes! peace without truth is a false peace; it is the very peace of the devil. Unity without the Gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of Hell. ... (p. 139)
Divisions and seperations are most objectionable in religion. They weaken the cause of true Christianity. They give occasion to the enemies of all godliness to blaspheme. But before we blame people for them, we must be careful that we lay the blame where it is deserved. False doctrine and heresy are even worse than schism. If people seperate themselves from teaching which is positively false and unscriptural, they ought to be praised rather than reproved. In such cases, seperation is a virtue and not a sin. ... The old saying must never be forgotten, "He is the schismatic who causes the schism." (p. 141)
... Unity which is obtained by the sacrifice of truth is worth nothing. It is not the unity which pleases God. ... There is quiet and stillness enough in the grave, but it is not a quiet of health, but of death. It was the false prophets who cried, "Peace," when there was no peace.
Controversy in religion is a hateful thing. ... But there is one thing which is even worse than controversy, and that is false doctrine tolerated, allowed, and permitted without protest or molestation. ... There are times when controversy is a not only a duty but also a benefit. Give me the mighty thunderstorm rather than the pestilential malaria. The one [the latter] walks in darkness and poisons us in silence, and we are never safe. The other [the former] frightens and alarms for a little season. But it is soon over, and it clears the air. It is a plain Scriptural duty to "contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints" (Jude 3).
.... Three things there are which men never ought to trifle with — a little poison, a little false doctrine, and a little sin. (p. 142-143)
3. But I pass on to the third lesson from Antioch. That lesson is that there is no doctrine about which we ought to be so jealous as justification by faith without the deeds of the law. (p. 143)
I invite special attention to this point. I ask men to observe the remarkable jealousy which the Apostle Paul shows about this doctrine, and to consider the point about which such a stir was made. Let us mark in this passage of Scriptre the immense importance of justification without the deeds of the law. ...
This is the doctrine which is essentially neccessary to our own personal comfort. No man on Earth is a real child of God and a saved soul till he sees and received salvation by faith in Christ Jesus. (p. 144)
This is the doctrine, the absence of which accounts for half the errors of the Roman Catholic Church. (p. 145)
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Sunday, May 14, 2006
Some articles regarding the Contemporary Christian Music Industry (CCMI)
Here are some articles regarding the decline of the modern Contemporary Christian Music Industry (CCMI) and modern Christian music in general:
Christ as commodity by Nathanael Blake
Thursday, May 11, 2006
The Church Effeminate: Preaching to the heart
Recently, I have started reading approximately a chapter a day of the book entitled The Church Effeminate, a collection of essays edited by John W. Robbins of the Trinity Foundation, of course in light of Scripture, for my daily Bible study. Here are some excerpts from an essay entitled Preaching to the Heart by Dr. Jay E. Adams:
... Spirit empowered, Biblical preaching strikes squarely at the heart. It elicits a response. No hearer can remain apathetic. He must respond. To speak of preaching to the heart, then, is to speak of preaching that brings a definite response; it is preaching that evokes words and action from the listener. (p. 123)
It may also be said that preaching that penetrates or cuts through to the heart is preaching that elicits a genuine response — whether is be faith or fury. Preaching that goes to the heart does not leave the listener apathetic.
In contrast, preaching that does not go to the heart of a man is preaching without any geniune effect. While the listener may express gratitude for the help he has received, the words on his lips do not flow from heartfelt conviction. In time, his speech and actions will reflect the true condition of his heart. "By their fruits shall you know them." When the inner man is truly affected by the Word of God for good, that will lead to a positive, lasting change in his outward behavior. The outer and inner man wil come into closer sync through discernable patterns of growth.
So you can see how desirable it is to preach to the heart. Indeed, a strong Biblical case could be made that unless preaching penetrates deeply enough to affect the inner life, it is not preaching at all. True Biblical preaching changes people. It did in Bible times, and there is no reason why it will not do so today. (p.124-125)
If there is one characteristic that typifies modern preaching, it is its insipid, obsequious approach to speaking the truth. So unlike the early preachers, the Reformers, and the great preachers of all time, many modern Bible-believing preachers seem afraid to tell it like it is. ... It [Modern day preaching] is basically a willingness to compromise — even God's truth — which stems from a lack of boldness. (p. 125)
But there is nothing rude or crude about the preaching in the bok of Acts. The preaching found there is straightforward, clear, explicit, hard-hitting, and in short — bold. In fact, the only feature of apostolic preaching described in Acts is its boldness.
It was said that when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, they recognized that "they has been with Jesus". The way some prissy Christians today look aghast at any boldness in preaching, you would think instead that a bold preacher has been with the devil! (p. 125)
A bold preacher is one who has no fear of speaking the truth — even when it hurts. Many ministries are hampered today simply because of the fear of men. ...
In some circles, the fear of controversy is so great that preachers and congregations following after them will settle for peace at any cost even at the cost of truth, God's truth. .. But why do we think that we can get along in this world — or for that matter, even in the church — without conflict and controversy? Jesus didn't. Paul didn't. None of the preachers of the apostolic age who faithfully served their Lord were spared controversy. (p. 126)
Boldness characterized the preaching of the spotles and other early preachers. (p. 127)
Indeed, there is only one way to preach to hearts: to preach from God's heart; but God has revealed his heart only in his written Word.
How tragic, therefore, that men in the pulpit prattle on about the ideas of other men, share their own opinions, and feed God's sheep on diets of everything else. All the while, food provided by God — available, nourishing, life-giving — is almost totally neglected. Preacher, you will preach to the heart only when you preach from God's heart. You will preach from God's heart only when you know what is in his heart. And you will know what is in his heart only when you know His Word. You must dedicate yourself, therefore, to a thorough study of that Word so that you will truly become a workman in the Word who does not need to be ashamed, because you have accurately handled the Word of Truth (2 Tim. 2:15) in your preaching. (p. 128-129)
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Satire: Letter from the Megachurch Association ...
Here is a fine satirical article regarding the modernist church movement as examplified by the Megachurches, as shown in an imaginary letter written by the 'Megachurch Association of America' to the departed saints and apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Friday, May 05, 2006
The Purpose Driven Puritan?
Interesting piece from the Founders Ministries blog of the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) here. Poor John Owen must be rolling in his grave, to be insulted by comparing him with Rick Warren. I would definitely too; comparison to Rick Warren is an insult to me.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Update regarding the glodal day of prayer
This is an update regarding the Global Day of Prayer (hereafter GDOP) for Singapore. I have warned against and showed the errors present in the movement so far (both in the Singapore movement and that in the global movement) in my two prevous missives here and here, with the most serious being the participation of the heretic Bishop T.D. Jakes, who denies the Trinity, in this event. I have thus far entered into a correspondence with people in the GDOP Singapore movement regarding the issue.
Recently, I have received a reply from my GDOP Singapore contact who has sent an email query to the GDOP office in the USA, regarding the matter. This is what has been revealed so far about this movement:
It is decentralized, without any overarching governing body, thus anyone can join the movement as long as they agree with the Apostle's Creed
Therefore, no one can stop T.D. Jakes or any person from joining the GDOP as long as they subscribe to the Apostle's Creed
It is being used to bring Protestants and Roman Catholics together in prayer in Ghana.
Since such is the case, bearing in mind that I am only contending with GDOP Singapore and that the organizers are all orthodox Evangelical Trinitarians, I have thus suggested to them to either edit out T.D. Jakes from the movie clip or remove the clip altogether to avoid yoking with that heretic, so that the event would be reduced to just another compromising neo-Evangelical event with the remaining errors which I have shown in the last two missives, which is still serious though. Of course, it would be good if they would preach against T.D. Jakes and his heresies, but I sincerely doubt that would happen anytime soon.


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The conservative claim, made by Trotter, that guns are an "equalizer" is about as serious a misrepresentation as you can muster when it comes to violence against women. Most violence against women is perpetrated by men the victim knows in situations that are intimate or social, where guns aren't usually out. If someone during a domestic violence incident scrambles for the gun, it's rarely going to be the person who doesn't want this situation to get more violent. It's particularly outrageous for Trotter to float this line of nonsense so soon after the headline-grabbing murder of Kasandra Perkins. Having guns in the house didn't save her, and if Jovan Belcher hadn't been able to unload nine bullets into her by simply grabbing a gun on hand, it's likely she'd still be alive.
The fact of the matter is that more guns put women in danger. The Harvard Injury Control Research Center has found that states with more guns have more female violent deaths. Their research also found that batterers who owned guns liked to use them to scare and control their victims, and would often use the gun to threaten the victim, threaten her pets or loved ones, clean them menacingly during arguments, or even fire them to scare her. The Violence Policy Center's research showed that in 1998, the year they studied, 83 women were killed by an intimate partner for every woman who used a gun in self-defense. Futures Without Violence compiled the statistics and found that guns generally make domestic violence worse, both by increasing the likelihood of murder and also by creating situations where abuse is more violent, controlling, and traumatic.
People convicted of domestic violence aren't allowed to buy guns, a sensible reaction to the realities of domestic violence and guns. Unfortunately, the private sale loophole makes it easy enough for a man who wants to stalk or control a woman to get the weapon to do so. If Trotter were truly concerned about preventing violence against women, she would be demanding an immediate closure of this loophole that allows batterers to avoid background checks when trying to buy guns. But she's too busy imagining that women might have to fend off the zombie apocalypse to worry about the real dangers that ordinary women face in this country every day.


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In honor of
André Kertész & Bruce Davidson
Photogs are a pretentious bunch. Hatred for HDR, circular fisheyes, selective color, cliché's, blah, blah, blah. It is a common thread among the camera fondling photo forum crowd. I guess it helps boost their self-esteem by making them feel how superior they are to everyone else.
Personally, I always like to take what they hate and make something great of it. Nothing better I like than to put a photo from a well hated genre the photo snobs despise into museums and curated collections.
By the time the photo forum snobs run all their pet prejudices through their head, the photo op is gone. The prejudiced, camera fondlers put more time in mental masturbation than button pushing.
Ernst Hass on the subject…
"There are black and white snobs, as well as colour snobs. Because of their inability to use both well, they act on the defensive and create camps. We should never judge a photographer by what film he uses- only by how he uses it."
It is the same with all photo processes. I keep an open mind to it all. Either something works or not. Dump your ego and always put the photo first.
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From Girls of the Beat Generation
A forthcoming 6 volume artist's book series by social documentary photographer Daniel D. Teoli Jr.
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Rather than stay cooped up the kitchen, Brazzaz's gaucho chefs make forays into the dining area to carve portions of their 18 churrascaria-style, fire-roasted meats for guests. As customers lounge beneath geometric pendant lamps, they can take their pick of Brazilian bites, from succulent slices of tenderloin medallions wrapped in bacon to whole legs of lamb marinated in a secret blend of ingredients. In addition to devouring the all-you-can-eat meats, diners can pair their entrees with selections from the gourmet salad and sides bar, which stocks more than 60 items of seafood, imported cheese, cured meat, and fresh-cut vegetables. After dinner, sweet teeth sink into freshly crafted desserts, which may be purchased for an additional cost and run the gamut from Brazilian flan to chocolate mousse topped with homemade whipped cream. Throughout each feast, bartenders can help wash down bites by whipping up cocktails or pouring selections from a sommelier-selected, 150-item wine list, which focuses on vineyards in the Americas from California to the Little California districts in major cities.


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Kristin Cavallari & Jay Cutler Announce Engagement, Again
They've had a rocky road to romance, but now Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler are giving engagement another shot.
The "Laguna Beach" starlet and her Chicago Bears beau are once again betrothed, and hopefully this time they'll make it to the altar.
Kristin took to her Twitter account to share the good news with her followers- "This time it's official... Jay and I are engaged again :)."
This comes after Cavallari denied a re-engagement last week. Kristin and Jay were originally set to marry when he popped the question in April. They called it off in July.


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Gilligan's Island - The Complete First Season
A three hour tour. A three season show. Gilligan's Island is an all-time classic that I HAVE to own on DVD. I just can't get enough of Ginger being in charge of seducing all of the bad guys and Gilligan always getting in the way.
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Gregg Allman Drops Lawsuit Over Biopic
Gregg Allman has dropped the lawsuit against the producers of the movie based on his life.
Allman sued the producers of Midnight Rider in order to stop production. Back in February, a crew member died after an accident on a train trestle.
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This morning, we finally got the hotel filing we've been waiting for: the Hilton IPO.
Expect it to be a smooth one.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings is the mastermind of Conrad Hilton, who purchased his first hotel in Cisco, Texas, in 1919. Since then, the company has gone on to be a great innovator in the industry, introducing the first in-room television, the first airport hotel and a centralized reservation system.
Now, Hilton is one of the largest hotel chains in the world, with more than 4,000 locations. Some of its brands include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton.
Despite its enviable standing, Hilton's history hasn't been completely rosy. Back in 2007, Blackstone (BX) pulled off a $26 billion transaction to take Hilton private — and it was the last mega-deal before the financial crisis hit. Hilton's business quickly deteriorated, and Blackstone had to act fast to restructure the heavy debt load and aggressively cut back on costs. The firm also hired a new CEO — Christopher Nassetta, who previously sat at the helm of Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) — to turn the hotelier around.
Mission accomplished.
From 2010 to 2012, Hilton's revenues climbed by 15% to $9.3 billion, and EBITDA increased 25% to $2 billion in the same time frame. Also, the company has boosted cash flows thanks to a strategy to license the Hilton brands to third-party operators, which has become a high-margin business.
While the rebound in the U.S. economy has been sluggish, the hotel industry has remained strong thanks to factors such as meager hotel construction. According to a study from STR, the lodging demand (as measured by the number of booked rooms) has grown an average of 4.9% for the past three years, which compares to the 25-year average of 1.8%. There also are other positive long-term trends, such as the retirement of the baby boomers, who are likely to accelerate their travel habits.
But perhaps the best driver for the Hilton IPO will be the overall success of the industry's stocks as of late. Operators such as Marriott (MAR), Hyatt Hotels (H) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts (HOT) have clocked steady returns of 15% to 18%, and as long as they hold up, Hilton should look good heading into their deal.
Hilton did not indicate an exchange it will list on, nor the ticker. Lead underwriters include Deutsche Bank (DB), Goldman Sachs (GS), BofA Merrill Lynch (BAC) and Morgan Stanley (MS).
Tom Taulli runs the InvestorPlace blog IPO Playbook. He is also the author of High-Profit IPO Strategies, All About Commodities and All About Short Selling. Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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>> Now it works just to a computer at LAN network, and I need to enable it
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The above is true, but I think it's worth asking Christian
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I have a setup at home, where I can ssh to my firewall (port 22),
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I have a rule that says
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(It's a WalMart with Linux :-)
This is helpful for different things.
I can load a friend's ssh keys on my server, and they
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The Crosby show rocks and rolls on, even at 64
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David Crosby, 64 and, if not going strong, still going.
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Happy Birthday, David Crosby, writes Warwick McFadyen. Live life large.
When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now,
Will you still be sending me a valentine, birthday greetings, bottle of wine?
If I'd been out till quarter to three, would you lock the door?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four?
When I'm 64, The Beatles
Almost cut my hair
It happened just the other day
It's gettin kinda long
I coulda said it wasn't in my way
But I didn't and I wonder why
I feel like letting my freak flag fly.
Almost Cut My Hair, David Crosby
Happy birthday, David Crosby. You're 64 tomorrow. If anyone deserves a pat on the back and a candle-lit cake on the table, it's you. After the drugs, the alcohol, the weapons, the rehabilitation clinics, the prisons, the bike-crash injuries, the earthquakes when you lost your home, and the liver failure, you're still on this Earth. If a person's body is their temple, then yours must be built to withstand nuclear attack. Mind you, you've launched them nearly all yourself. At least your aim was good.
Through it all, from your first recording session in 1963 until the present, you've also been part of two of rock's legendary groups, the Byrds, and Crosby Stills Nash (and Young). Because of those associations, you've been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, twice. You produced Joni Mitchell's first album. Through it all, your ability to harmonise has been described by your peers as angelic.
Also through it all, your ability to ingest drugs has also been legendary - enough to kill a herd of elephants - and the sons and daughters of a herd of elephants. Yet you lived. All of which you told in absorbing, unvarnished honesty in your biography Long Time Gone. It was an apt title, because in the late '70s to mid-'80s, that is the best approximation of where you were - gone. You did time in prisons for skipping out of rehab, which you had bargained to enter instead of going into prison in the first place on drugs and weapons charges. Your liver was slowly giving up on you and you had to undergo an organ transplant in the mid-'90s. If the physical trauma wasn't enough, you also had the emotional upheaval of reuniting with your son, whom you had given up for adoption decades earlier (as Joni Mitchell had done). It turned out that James Raymond was a musician, and you and he formed a band. You had also married and had children, and if this wasn't enough, you found time to father children for Melissa Etheridge and her partner Julie Cypher.
Amid all this was, of course, the music. The decades have been marked by various couplings: Crosby and Nash; Crosby, Stills and Nash; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Crosby and son; Crosby. What of the music? It's a melody in search of a cosmos. There's always been an anti-authority streak running through your work, even to this day, yet it's dipped in an ethereal wash of either vagueness, vapidity or clarity, depending on your view. And whether you've been taking drugs.
Drugs and guns. Only last year you were arrested for possession of a handgun and fined $5000; a charge of marijuana possession was dismissed. It's an eternal swirl of harmonic convection within that soul of yours. Yet tomorrow, you turn 64. Will you be out till a quarter to three?
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From the release of her first novel, Love Medicine, winner of the National Book Critics Award for fiction, Louise Erdrich's writing has enthralled and enchanted critics and the public alike. Her work has been called "remarkable and luminous" by the New York Times and "marvelously inventive" by the Wall Street Journal, while the Philadelphia Inquirer raves, "Few modern writers can equal Louise Erdrich for sheer stylistic brilliance". and the Los Angeles Times says, "Her prose spins and sparkles, and dances right on the heart when it has to". A writer of power and effortless grace, she brings the people, cultures, and simple rugged beauty of North Dakota vividly to life. This cherished series, currently including Love Medicine, The Bingo Palace, The Beet Queen, and Tracks, reflects shared landscapes, themes, and unforgettable characters.


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text: I usually don't talk about stalkers unless they are really funny which is rare or sound like they are really serious and someone to be scared of. Taylor Swift has one of the latter. For almost three years Taylor has received a barrage of e-mails and other messages from a stalker who says that he is married to Taylor and that he will kill any one who tries to break them up. When stalkers start talking about killing it is time to take them serious.When they start throwing in political names then it is even more serious. In this case the stalker says he will kill John Kerry if Kerry gets in his way. I didn't even know John was also after the affections of Taylor. It is this combination of threats to others and the celebrity that can lead to serious issues. I am kind of shocked it took three years before Taylor went after a restraining order against the guy. That is a whole lot of time to be threatened without doing anything. Taylor was granted the restraining order and also three members of her family were also granted restraining orders against the man.


text: How-To: Velcro Catch Ball nataliezdrieuEditor-in-Chief of CRAFT, www.craftzine.com View more articles by nataliezdrieu By nataliezdrieunataliezdrieuEditor-in-Chief of CRAFT, www.craftzine.com View more articles by nataliezdrieu @coquette November 11, 2009, 11:00 am PDT Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Digg Del StumbleUpon Tumblr VKontakte Print Email Flattr Reddit Buffer Love This Weibo Pocket Xing Odnoklassniki ManageWP.org WhatsApp Meneame Blogger Amazon Yahoo Mail Gmail AOL Newsvine HackerNews Evernote MySpace Mail.ru Viadeo Line Flipboard Comments Yummly SMS Viber Telegram Subscribe Skype Facebook Messenger Kakao LiveJournal x Velcro Catch Ball By Marie LeBaron This DIY game of Velcro Catch Ball is super fun and super affordable. Using winter knit gloves and velcro balls, little hands never had it so easy in a game of catch. Materials Winter knit gloves the cheap kind Velcro with sticky back circles are best Plastic round balls ping pong balls or Wiffle balls Directions Step 1: Place velcro stickers onto each plastic ball. You'll only be using the hard "hook" half of the velcro (we'll have to come up with another use for the fuzzy, soft half). Try to place them evenly. I used 6 circular velcro stickers on each ball; I wanted to make sure my daughter could catch it, so the more velcro the better. Step 2: Now it's time to play catch. Only use one glove at a time. One pair of gloves will be enough for 2 people to play catch. One gloved hand can catch the velcro ball and one bare hand can pull it off and throw it back. About the Author: Marie LeBaron is a crafter, foodie, and mother of three from Salt Lake City, Utah. You can see more of her crafts at her blog Make and Takes. Or for more monstrous crafty fun, check out her Monster Mania eBook. Advertisement Show comments ×


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Growers such as Pierre Overnoy and Jean-François Ganevat, in the jura, are global benchmarks.
In 1416, she founded a house of her order at Poligny, at the foot of the jura, and another at Auxonne.
But the sun is dropping behind Ben Cruachan and the jura hills.
Then, one night, we crossed the plains of France, and at daylight saw with beating hearts the jura Mountains.
That is the expression current in the valleys of the jura to express a rich man.
This is the view that P. Chrysologue takes of those small valleys formed between the ridges of the jura.
Pasteur was born at Dle (jura), once a part of ancient Burgundy.
In the Alps the contortions are much greater than in the jura.
"Upon the jura Mountains there is also heath," said Rosalie.
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NOROVIRUS: Island Escape Cruise Review by Gloria Rapson
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Destination: Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
Embarkation: Tenerife
After talking to other passengers there were loads of people who went down with this virus. Things were changed in the restaurants, the crew served up the food even poured the tea and coffee. The ice bucket was taken out of the cabins and plastic cups replaced glasses.
On arriving at back at Tenerife everyone on board the ship at to get off from 10 am until 3 pm so they could sanitise the ship. Some people who had late flights were taken to an hotel and others who were More staying on the ship had a free excursion.
This was our first experience of a cruise we were really looking forward to it but needless to say we probably will never go on one again.
We are looking for compensation now from Thomsons. Less
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Cabin review: 5600
Position of cabin was fine glad we had an outside cabin as being confined to it for two days we were able to look out of the window. The cabin needs new carpet and re-decorating. The shower curtains clings to you. Our stewardess was excellent.
Port and Shore Excursions
We enjoyed Gran Canaria,we found a very clean beach. We also went to the old part which was really interesting. We caught a taxi there and walked back which was quite a long way.
I thought the front was very pleasant, and sat and enjoyed an ice beer overlooking the sea. I then caught a taxi back.
We went on the excursion which was brilliant we went to the fire mountain. We had a camel ride which was included in the price. Then onto the volcanic area which was just amazing. The drive through the National Park was excellent. I would recommend this trip.
We berthed in the dock area and were advised to get a taxi as it was not considered safe to walk in this area.
The taxi driver offered a tour of the town for 24 euro. It would have cost 8 euro to go to the market, another 8 euro to go to the beach where we told the driver we wanted to stay on the beach for a while to have a swim. Another 8 euro to go back to the ship. We decided to take the trip. He took all around the town, then to a craft market which we looked around. Afterwards we drove past the King's palace. Then to a mosque where we stopped to take photos. Following that he took us to the large Souk which has 11 different entrances. Having told him I wanted to buy spices he took us to that entrance, this part of the market was very quiet and we were not hassled. Though I did pay well over the top for spices, which was my fault.
When we got back to the taxi I asked if we were going to the Kasbah, he drove us up to the Kasbah where there were fantastic view over the beach and town. We got out took photos and generally had a walk around. Then we went onto the beach he asked how long we wanted to stay I said 2 hours he said that was too long so we agreed to an hour. On the way back he told us we owed an extra 30 euro has we had been with him for 4 hours. He argued that he told us the would be for 2 hours. This was a lie as he never stated no such thing. After a lot of arguing he threatened to take us to the police station we was fine by me. As he was about to drive out of the port my husband said hold on I'm not going out of the port so he got out of the car and so did I. I gave the driver the 24 euro. The driver told us to get back in the car as it was not safe to walk in the dock area. Needless to say we did not get back in.
So if anyone gets a taxi in Morocco I suggest you make sure of time etc.
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While it makes no difference to me what I read at this point (we are already booked), I love to read opinions and reviews on Triumph. Generally, the negative reviews (on anything) that I find on the net are from people that either did not do their homework or really just expect the world to be perfect!
On an old review of Triumph, someone mentioned chairs being available near the topless area.
Is this real? Does it still exist? I personally do not have any issue with it, nor would my wife even though we are bringing our kids. I am just surprised that it would exist on a public ship.
Eagerly awaiting someones response on this one!!!
All Carnival ships have a topless sunbathing area. It is usually on one of the higest decks and is clearly mark as a topless deck. Most ships have a canvas wrapping that encloses the deck, so that no one below can see in. It is done quite tastefully and your children will not be exposed to anyone sunbathing topless, unless they climb the stairs past the warning sign.
Have a great cruise!
The topless deck is great because most of the time NO ONE is up there and you have all of this room to lay out!
I guess I am CLUELESS! There is one on The Glory? I wondered if that was the truth too! I don't have a problem with it either but where was it?
I just love enlightenment!! http://images7.fotki.com/v142/photos...33/lol2-vi.gif
I guess the saying "Pay no attention to the people behind the [canvas] curtain!"
Here is a picture of the sign leading to the topless deck on Carnival Victory.
The highest deck is top optional on most of the Carnival ships. On our cruise last year there was really only one couple that spent every day on that deck.
VinLin - It says that access to that image is forbidden.
Sorry Nancy,
Try it with this link instead.
in the "Cruise - On Board" dirctory of my webshots file:
Blissfully, most of the modern world enjoys topless sunbathing. The United States of America is but a small part of the modern world.
The modern world, as well as Carnival Cruise Lines, does topless sunbathing with grace and elegance.
(Youngsters are never involved or even aware.)
when i cruised in june on the triumph, i went to the sun deck (on the same level as the fin tail) there was very little people there and it was quiet. out of the 4 days at see, there was only a couple of times that people was topless.
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Hardware Solutions
We specialize in producing low power data logging and acquisition solutions for renewable energy system owners and installers.greenLogger Lite
All of our hardware solutions include a 12 month limited warranty (24 months on the greenLogger Lite) on defects in materials or workmanship, in addition to any manufacturer warranties on materials. For hardware service, please contact customer support for a Return Material Authorization number. Shipping and handling to and from Austin, Texas, along with any export fees or duties, is not included.
Software Solutions
The greenMonitor Renewable Energy System monitoring software is available separately for installation on almost any platform that supports the Java® runtime environment and at least one serial port (RS-232) or a USB port capable of supporting a USB to RS-232 adapter, including Microsoft® Windows® and Linux®.
greenMonitor Individual Standard Edition
The greenMonitor Individual Edition software is designed for an individual system owner or sole-proprietor renewable energy system installer who either owns a single OutBack Power Technologies system, or who is a small business with a limited number of customers. The Individual Standard Edition software includes all of the advanced management tools and display applications as well as the gmServer individual system monitoring server.
greenMonitor Individual Advanced Edition
The greenMonitor Individual Edition software is designed for an individual system owner or sole-proprietor renewable energy system installer who either owns a single OutBack Power Technologies system, or who is a small business with a limited number of customers. The Individual Advanced Edition software includes everything in the Invidual Standard Edition, as well as support for Modbus devices and other 3rd party hardware.
greenMonitor Site Edition
The greenMonitor Site Edition software is designed for an individual renewable energy installation having more than one Mate display controller. Typical applications are installations with more than a total of 10 inverters, charge controllers and battery monitors combined into multiple seperate systems.
greenMonitor Business Edition
The greenMonitor Business Edition software is designed for professional installation and maintenance businesses having one or more employees responsible for the installation and maintenance of renewable energy systems.
Clients and Case Studies
For information about a few of our clients and how they are using our products and services, please read our case studies page.
AvailabilityWe are currently shipping Version 2.04.01 of the software and expect the final general availability release of Version 3.01.00 in the coming weeks.
greenMonitor Monitoring Software Hardware Requirements
Specific hardware requirements are based on the number of monitored systems, as well as the operating system being used to operate the greenMonitor software.
Typical memory requirements are 512MB of RAM, plus 128MB of RAM for each additional monitored system. For server-class operating systems, such as Windows 2003 Server and Linux, memory requirements will be lower due to shared memory utilization.
Typical processor requirements are satisfied based on operating system support. For AMD Geode process class systems (found in our ultra low power greenLogger Lite system), a single Mate display controller with up to ten attached devices can be monitored.
Typical network bandwidth is minimal, and based on the number of display clients which are connected to the greenMonitor product. All network connected system performance values assume suitable network connectivity of 1KB per second per connection. For a 100BaseT (100 megabits per second) Local Area Network (LAN), the total number of network monitored systems and client connections should be limited to 500 or fewer. For a 1000BaseT (1 gigabit per second) LAN, the total number of network monitored systems and client connections should be limited to 5,000 or fewer. We have not tested on 10BaseT LANs or T1 or T3 Wide Area Networks. Due to high bandwidth requirements during certain operations, we do not recommend more than 25 connections per individual T1 circuit. WiFi (Wireless) network performance limits depend on specific wireless hardware and the wireless access point configuration. We recommend not more than 25 monitored system per 801.11g channel. Note that due to sharing between clients on a wireless channel, we recommend that multiple data streams be consolidated using a wired network prior to transmitting over an 801.11g connection.
Typical hard disk space requirements are based on the level of detail in the logged data. At the highest level of detail, storage requirements are approximately 25MB per day per system. This assumes per-second logging and per minute statistical data storage for a Mate display controller connected to a fully configured Hub 10. At the lowest level of detail, storage requirements are approximately 2.5MB per day per system. This assumes per-second logging, with no statistical data storage, for a Mate display controller connected to a fully configured Hub 10.
System Requirements
Our system monitoring products require that the renewable energy system have a source for the data, such as an OutBack Power Systems Mate display controller, or Modbus interfaces for Modbus-enabled devices, and all of the needed components. You will need a Linux or Microsoft Windows operating system compatible system, or a greenLogger data logger for the greenMonitor software. The following list is not inclusive and installers with questions should contact our sales department.
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Bogart Engineering
Energy, Inc.
OutBack Power Technologies
Veris Industries
Watts Up? Meters
Software Features
The following software features apply to both the stand-alone software products, as well as the embedded hardware solutions listed above.
Logging and Reporting
As with competitors products, the greenMonitor system provides full details on the real-time performance of your Outback Power Systems or Morningstar installation. Additionally, highly detailed data is logged on a per-minute or per-hour basis in an industry standard XML file format. No need for third-party database products or off-site records storage.
A complete set of user-configurable actions can be added to the system configuration file, making a wide range of event notifications possible, using either e-mail or SMS (for SMS users with e-mailable addresses). The gmEvents tool allows you to easily define custom events and notifications.
Network Enabled
Unlike our competitors products which may require workarounds to get onto the Internet, the greenMonitor software was designed from the ground-up to be network capable. And because it was designed from the start to be network accessible, it is also sharable, allowing system owners and maintenance personnel to look at the same data at the same time to solve customer problems. There's no need to send files to customer support to be reviewed, simply contact your monitoring service (if you are a customer) or access your customer's system (if you are a dealer / installer) and review the system's behavior in real-time.
Unlike our competitors' products which use weak "Simple Substitution Ciphers" and allow "Replay Attacks", the greenMonitor software supports per-user accounts with individual passwords per user, strong passwords based on the MD5 Hash, authentication timestamps to prevent replay attacks, and remaindering to prevent guessing the original password.
Each user account can be enabled or disabled individually, with the results taking effect immediately (or as soon as any active connections are terminated). An integrated Firewall and Intrusion Detection System prevents repeated attacks from taking place, even if the attacker is successful at guessing the required authentication information.
Website Ready
greenMonitor includes four Java™ technology based applets which can be embedded in your website, in addition to being useful on their own. A number of PHP files, preconfigured in our greenMonitor Lite product, are included as well for embedding bar charts into websites or producing your own on-line monitoring web pages. In addition, the gmMobile command is included for remote system viewing on smart phones, tablets and web browsers.
Optional Equipment
In addition to the greenMonitor software, we also offer connection solutions to attach your renewable energy system components to your computer system, as well as weather station options for integrating weather and system performance data.
Texas residents, please add 8.25% state sales tax. All prices are F.O.B. Austin, Texas and exclude packaging and shipping (except the greenLogger products, as noted on the pricing web page) as well as export / import fees and duties.
Product Support
Please contact customer support to report any hardware or software problems with your greenMonitor or greenLogger product. For software support, you may use the software download page to download an updated installation image if your issue has already been corrected in the current release. If you have a system performance problem, and you've installed greenMonitor already, we are available to diagnose your system problems on-line on a consulting basis.
Product Comparisons
greenMonitor versus WattPlot
WattPlot from Intallact is one of the older products for monitoring OutBack Power Technologies equipment. The product is now very outdated and many of the features have severe limitations. The software itself is built on obsolete runtime environments, such as "WinSock" and the software installer has difficulties with newer versions of Microsoft Windows, requiring customers to install the software on separate disk drives or run it in an emulation mode.
Many of the claimed features of WattPlot are limited to the much more expensive license levels, such as WattPlot PRO (required for automatic actions) or WattPlot MultiMATE (required to access systems containing more than one Mate display controller), or do not function as claimed (compressed log files do not have the claimed resolution or contents). You may read a complete product comparison on this page.
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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Detailed price information, including dealer and reseller prices and discounts, is here.
greenHouse Gas and Electric was founded in 2011 as a way to separate the renewable energy products which were developed by our owner from the low power computing products originally at the heart of greenHouse Computers, LLC. With the overwhelming volume of our sales now focused in renewable energy systems monitoring products, it's time to separate the low-power and off-grid computing solutions from the renewable energy system products. Thus, greenHouse Gas and Electric was born to serve as your source for the most advanced monitoring and control products available for off-grid and battery-backed systems users and installers.Important Notice:
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"Arrowsmith" by Sinclair Lewis, "The Spy" by James Fenimore Cooper, "A Shropshire Lad" by A.E. Housman and "Raggedy Ann Stories" by Johnny Gruelle are the books in the Professor Parsons' Picks category of the Friends of the A.K. Smiley Public Library's silent auction this week.
They are up for bids through 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The books are chosen by Ted Parsons, head of the Friends of the Library's antiquarian committee.
Books and bid sheets are on the Professor Parsons' Picks shelf in the silent auction area on the main level of the A.K. Smiley Public Library, 125 W. Vine St., Redlands.
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"Arrowsmith" by Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was first published in 1925. This 1944 wartime printing was part of a special Nobel Prize edition set of Lewis' last works. Because of the wood-pulp paper used during World War II, collectible copies of this edition are relatively scarce. These books deteriorated much faster than those printed in the pre- and post –war periods.
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The dealer price is $30 to $40, and the minimum bid is $9.
"The Spy" was the second novel written by James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851). This very collectible little volume features an excellent introduction by Samuel Thurber, Parsons said. It was published in 1925 as one of the Macmillan Pocket Classics, a series much used in schools and colleges in the early 20th century. While Cooper's first novel, "Precaution," was a failure, "The Spy" was a complete success from the first day of its sale. In one year more copies were sold than had ever been sold by an American author. " 'The Spy' is to be read and enjoyed, not studied," Parson said. It was intended to be popular entertainment. The minimum bid is $6.
"A Shropshire Lad" by A.E. Housman (1859-1936) was first published in 1900 and became an immediate classic of English poetry. Based on ballad forms and set in a half-imaginary Shropshire, a "land of lost content," Housman's poems are characterized by a sense of the transitory nature of youth and love. This very nice edition was illustrated by Elinore Blaisdell and published in 1932 by the Illustrated Editions Company. The dealer value is $20 to $30, and the minimum bid is $8.
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Sales help support the A.K. Smiley Public Library, 125 W. Vine St., Redlands.
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She was preceded in death by her husband, three daughters and one grandson. She is survived by three grandchildren, Dennis and and his wife Carol Armstrong, Marva and and her husband Paul Verkler and Debbie Cooper; five great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
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He was preceded in death by a son, James Jimmy Mitchell and his parents; four brothers, Lloyd, Cecil, Elmer, Clyde; and a sister, Thelma.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Blanche Mitchell; five sons, William Mitchell and wife Susie of Cabot, Vernon Mitchell and wife Linda of Carlisle, Miles Mitchell and wife Carol of Nashville, Ronald Mitchell and wife Lori of Mablevale, Jerald Mitchell and wife Pam of Carlisle; two daughters, Carla Barnwell and husband Charles of Beebe, Clara Mae Harlan and husband Henry of North Little Rock; 11 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mary Johnson of Odessa, Texas; and numerous nephews, nieces, family and friends.
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