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The use of money envelopes in budgeting is not a new system, but it is one that is lesser used. Growing up the only kind of budgeting I knew about was the ledger in a checkbook, remember those? I used a form of the money envelope system when I was working as a server at Applebee's and RedLobster. It helped me to divide up my tips into different categories instead of blowing it all on a new outfit or some other extravagant item that I definitely did not need.
As I've mentioned before, we use multiple methods of budgeting to help us get along. I've also told you guys about how we get "mad money" each month that we can spend on whatever we want. You can see a peek at our budget here. I use the Money Envelope System to budget my "mad money."
Here's how the envelope system works:
- You can either choose to make your envelopes or purchase these great one's that we make here. Each envelope should list a category such as Groceries, Gas, Coffee, Bills, Activities, Entertainments, etc. that fits what's written into your budget.
- Based on your budget (check out how to make one here), determine how much you want to put in each envelope and when you'll be adding the money. Since we are paid on a monthly schedule, I add money to my envelopes at the beginning of every month. If you're doing biweekly, you would add money to your envelopes every two months.
Now that you have your envelopes set up, the next important step is knowing when to use them. One of the examples I love to share is when to use your Coffee or as we like to call it, "Latte Loot" envelopes. Whenever you purchase coffee, you will use the money set aside only in your designated "Latte Loot" envelope. Once you run out of money in the envelope, you can then no longer purchase coffee until you refill the envelope next payday. The same goes for your gas, groceries, or even entertainment envelopes.
If I run out of money in one envelope can I take money from another to replace it?
This is a good question and something that I like to call "Robbing from Peter to pay Paul." While you can definitely take money from another envelope to make up the difference where you're short somewhere else you're doing two things. One, you're messing up your written budget, and two you're completely missing the point of using the money envelope system. The reason why this is a lesser used system is that it's hard and it takes a lot of discipline to keep your spending habits in check. The first couple of months I started using it to budget my mad money I found myself in the middle of months with several empty envelopes.
Now, before I spend money, I take the time to seriously think about my purchase. I ask myself questions like "Do I really want guac on the side at Chipotle?". Since this is physical money leaving your hand you have more of an attachment to it and want to make sure you're indeed spending it on things you really care about. Something that I love about the money envelope system is that I can take it with me wherever I go. They fit easily into my wallet without all the bulk and I can easily grab the one out that I need when I'm ready to pay. I even keep my change in the envelopes because I want to make sure I don't lose any money within a category.
This system isn't only for the women in the household. For the men who want to be involved you they can do this system by using colored paper clips to help keep track fo spending.
What do you do at the end of the month when there is money left over?
I talk a lot about how I use the money envelope system on Instagram Stories. At the end of each month, I take whatever's left over in my money envelope and put it into a personal savings account. This is okay since it's my mad money and I'm not taking anything away from the household. I'm using my leftovers to save up for a really nice handbag purchase way down the line.
Since I feel that living on a budget doesn't mean you can't have cute things I created my own version of Broke on Purpose Money Envelopes that include categories that I feel every family can use no matter what age. I use them so much that even my friends know if the money envelope's low then Melody can't go! Interested in purchasing a set for yourself? You can grab them here [button link="http://l.instagram.com/?e=ATMsCmyM7kIl6jO-539cm5DDTvjLh_gP7YukcvalzBWK3R-4kDD9TkqYeuNf&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FBOPMegaBundle" color="magenta" align="center" target="_self" size="default"]Get Your Budget On![/button]
If you really want to be more disciplined about the way you budget the Money Envelope System is the way to go. Now I'd rather hold on my to my money then spend it friviloulsy nowing that I actually have to part with it instead of sliding a debit card. Have you tried budgeting using the Money Envelope system? If so share your tips below!


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PARADIP: After a lull, anti-Posco activists were back protesting the proposed bridge at Baliamara under Gadkujang panchayat on Wednesday.
Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti (PPSS) activists led by its president Abhay Sahu began the protest rally at Nuaratanpur village under Kunjkothi panchayat and later congregated at Sahada Math near Baliamara.
The 123-metre-long bridge on the Baliamara rivulet from Posco area to Ersama would facilitate work on the proposed steel plant. The earlier proposed coastal road at Bose Callis point near Paradip was stalled following stiff resistance from villagers of Dhinkia.
Over 200 villagers of 10 panchayats, including a few CPI leaders, attended the PPSS meeting. They warned the State Government against acquisition of 700 acres of land at Dhinkia, Nuagaon and Gadkujang.
Sahu said PPSS had earlier opposed construction of a wooden bridge at Baliamara in 2007 and had held 10 labourers hostage. The administration had then accepted their demand and moved the timber from the spot. The labourers were released two days later following an assurance from the administration that no work would be carried out here in future, he added.
The administration officials, however, said the stir would not affect the Posco work, adding that the proposed project is garnering more support with every passing day.
[Source — Express Buzz]

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An online clothing store, Yaz Apparel gives an item of clothes to the homeless for every item bought. It
was created by Josh Yazdian, a sophomore from Indiana University.
What made you start Yaz Apparel?
The reason why we started Yaz Apparel was to make clothing for unique individuals and it was another
way for me to incorporate my artistic abilities in another way.
You say, "Street clothing is a unique style and Yaz Apparel goes beyond the conventional expectations
of street clothing." How?
What we love to do at Yaz Apparel is design products that are not yet seen on the market. We look for
the best fabrics and the best quality possible because we want our customers to feel special when they
are wearing Yaz Apparel. In the society that we live in today, it is hard to solidify yourself and be
different, but Yaz Apparel has found a way to give our customers the opportunity to be different and to
truly be themselves.
How does the donations to the homeless work?
At the end of every month we count up all the sales that we have made and we donate an article of
clothing for every item sold. These items include t-shirts, pants, jackets, etc. Donating to the homeless
has always been a passion of ours.
How many donations have been made so far?
We have made thousands of donations in the past 6 months since our online shop has been opened.
The donations are made in the communities that Dong and I have been present in. This summer we
were living in California pushing our brand and we saw homelessness everywhere in Downtown Los
Angeles. Because we started our #givingback campaign we were able to provide clothing to those who
are in need. What we do is fill up bags full of clothes and walk around downtown asking people if they
would like some clothes that we are carrying on us. Everyone who has received an article of clothing
from us has been so grateful and have truly blessed us.
What are the goals for Yaz Apparel?
There are many goals that we set for ourselves and once we reach our goals we always try to exceed our
expectations. Our main goal is to satisfy our customers and give them the best products possible. One of
our other goals is to #giveback to as many homeless people as possible but that wouldn't be possible
without our loving customers.
What part of it has been the most rewarding?
The reward of seeing a customer wearing the products that you produced is an amazing feeling. But the
most rewarding feeling for me is seeing the smiles on those who are homeless just because they have
received a simple act of kindness. Their smiles brighten up my days and they keep pushing me to make
this company grow larger and larger.
Did you ever see yourself starting a business?
I honestly saw myself working in the art studio everyday producing ceramics because that is one of my
biggest passions. Then one day I was looking in my closet at school for something new to wear. I didn't
see anything that I liked because I had already worn those clothes multiple times. I then laid on my bed
and it all suddenly clicked. I was looking at my pillowcase. This was no ordinary pillowcase. It was a
pillowcase that would suddenly change the course of my life. It was a beautiful paisley pattern that I
couldn't take my eyes off of. I then proceeded to cut the pillowcase and make a t-shirt out of it. I went
to the art studio at Indiana University where they showed me how to needle and thread. I started
producing hoodies, T-shirts and hats out of my dorm room and people were buying these
unprofessionally made products. This got me thinking that if I found the right people to produce Yaz
Apparel products domestically, then I could start a business making clothing. I never thought I would
ever get into clothing but once I did I couldn't stop.
Did you have a lot of family support?
My family is very supportive because they are all business owners as well. They have challenged me
along the way and pushed me to get better every day. Without the support of my family, Yaz Apparel
wouldn't be the brand it is today.


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Paul Derengowski, ThM
Recently, Wheaton College political professor Larycia Hawkins was suspended from her post for stating, "I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book. And as Pope Francis stated last week, we worship the same God."
Others concur with her stance, not seeing an appreciable difference between the two religions (actually three, if Judaism is included). Writing for the left-leaning Huffington Post, Kelly James Clark argued,
Muslims and Christians worship the same God if one or both are either directly acquainted with God (perhaps through a religious experience) or if both are part of a chain of testimony that traces back to someone who was directly acquainted with God (say, Abraham). Worshipping the same God does not require either person to get their description of God just right (or even right at all).
Of course, those among the Muslims are absolutely ecstatic that someone would agree that Allah is the same deity as that found among Jews and Christians, if for no other reasons than credibility and acceptance. What they often fail to do, though, is take into consideration what the Bible actually says about Jesus amid all their efforts to equate Allah with him. Moreover, to them, it is no big deal to reject those foundational teachings, since all things are relative when approaching the subject. It is why a popular Islamist website concluded, when asking whether Muslims worship the same God as the Jews and Christians,
Let there be no doubt – Muslims worship the God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus – peace be upon them all. However, it is certainly true that Jews, Christians and Muslims all have different concepts of Almighty God. For example, Muslims – like Jews – reject the Christian beliefs of the Trinity and the Divine Incarnation. This, however, does not mean that each of these three religions worships a different God – because, as we have already said, there is only One True God.
Although several articles have been published on the question, very few have actually provided a biblical response. Most of them center on faulty equations and philosophical gymnastics that defy revelation, which is tragic, given the absolute clarity of the Bible on the subject. If Jesus is who the Bible declares him to be, then there is no possibly way that Christians and Muslims are worshiping the same God. Conversely, if Jesus is who the Muslims have depicted him, as just another human prophet, at best, then neither the Christians nor Muslims are still worshiping the same God. In fact, one or both are worshiping an idol.
It is the object of this article to make the case that Christians and Muslims worship a different God. By showing whom the biblical Jesus is and then what Islam has taught about him. We will first look at the corruption and integrity of the Bible, since so many Muslims wish to discredit it, even though reality does not support the contention. Second, we will examine the biblical record concerning Jesus' deity and how that comports with the reality of there being only, one, true God. Finally, we will look at statements from the Koran and other Islamic statements that express the Muslim vehemence over equating Jesus with God. In the end, it should be quite clear that when discussing theology between Christians and Muslims, two very different discussions are taking place, with the latter actually expressing something akin to what John the Beloved wrote in his first letter, after his Gospel, concerning the spirit of anti-Christ (1 Jn. 2:22-23).
Corruption of the Bible
Very few Muslims have ever read the Bible; much less do they know anything about its composition. Instead, what they often project when an allusion is made to the Bible is something they have already heard taught about it by an imam, sheik or mullah, who also has not read the Bible either, but is going on something they have derogatorily heard about it. As Muslim writer, Cyril Glassé observed, "the Gospels and Psalms have found no place in an Islamic canon and their contents are mostly ignored and unknown to Muslims," even though tidbits of the Books of Moses (Pentateuch) may have found their way into the Koran.
So, if one ever comes across a discussion about the Bible from the Muslim perspective, it is usually filled with all kinds of prejudicial hostility toward it, even though the Muslim wishes those listening or reading his views to understand how much the Muslim "loves" the Bible. A classic example of this is seen Maulana Muhammad Ali's book, The Religion of Islam. In it, he parrots the Islamic position on the Bible by repeating arguments that many atheists fondly use. To him, and other Islamists, the Bible was a divine revelation given by God, but it has since undergone unscrupulous changes that necessitated the introduction of the Koran to correct it. According to Ali,
It [the defective Bible] mentions many incidents which, so far from conveying any ennobling lesson, are derogatory to the dignity of prophethood and, sometimes, even of an obscene nature. An uneducated Jew or Christian would prefer that his sacred book did not contain such statements as that Abraham, that great and revered patriarch of all nations, was a liar, that Lot committed incest with his own daughters, that Aaron made the image of a calf and led the Israelites to its worship; that David, whose beautiful Psalms are the texts of sermons in churches and synagogues, committed adultery with Uria's wife, and that Solomon with all his wisdom worshipped idols to please his wives! The Holy Qur'an speaks of all these great men but it accepts none of these statements and rejects most of them in unmistakable words (149).
Since the Bible, in other words, contains commentary that demonstrates the reality of fallen human nature in action, regardless of the status or calling in life of those individuals, the Muslim rejects that reality as defective. The biblical text has "somehow, been falsified" or "altered." Of course, missing from such a determination is the fact that the Koran contains episodes where the beloved "prophet" of Islam was engaged in his own faux pas, and yet the Koran is not considered "falsified" or altered." See Surah 80 where Muhammad is guilty of mistreating a blind man and Surah 66 where Muhammad is chastised by Allah for withholding sexual favors from one of his many consorts, the latter of which is as sordid as anything King David or Solomon ever did.
Nevertheless, when the Muslims are not attempting to falsify the Bible by discounting the reality of human behavior recorded in it, even by those acclaimed to be almost bigger than life itself, a second line of attack comes in the form of alleging egregious scribal alterations and emendations that have totally changed the text beyond recognition. Again, only the Koran has been able to expose and correct these alterations, at least according to Muslims. The reality is that the Muslims are troubled by some of the doctrines taught in the Bible that they feel require rejection. According to Ali,
"… [the Koran] condemns many of the doctrines taught by the followers of the earlier scriptures, and this shows that while their origin is admitted to be Divine, it is at the same time pointed out that these books have not come down in their original purity, and that the truth revealed in them has been mixed up with errors due to alterations effected by human hands.
Please note: the Muslims never actually get around to producing the manuscript evidence to support their textual critical claims. Instead, they merely rehash preferential rejections, like many other non-Christian groups and persons, which have long since been dealt with, even though they are prejudicially ignored as well. Moreover, the Muslims exalt the Koran as a text that has never been altered, even though such a claim is patently untrue. Between the abrogation of earlier texts and the loss of others through Uthman's "corrections," when the Koran finally arrived at its current form, the Koran has been altered, significantly, and that beyond recovery!
So, while the Muslims assert that the Bible lacks textual integrity due to "man's interference and interpolation" that "are cruel and unjust and vitiate man's beliefs and actions" (Aijijola, The Essence of Faith in Islam, 96), the reality is the Muslims fail to support their assertions with anything more than prejudice. And if the Muslim can get the Christian to acquiesce to the idea that the Bible has been corrupted, then he knows that the Christian will have no defense when it comes to doctrines like the deity of Jesus.
That said, just what gives the Bible integrity? If the Christian is going to stand on the principles of biblical inerrancy and infallibility to further support beliefs that the Muslim vehemently rejects, does he have a legitimate reason why? What has textual critical efforts revealed for several decades now, which counters the Muslim arguments of biblical "corruption." What does the manuscript evidence report and how does it prove the fact that Christians and Muslims worship a different God, particularly as seen in the deity of Jesus? If the Christian cannot come up with something more than dreaming, then does not the Muslim have a case?
The Integrity of the Bible
For something or someone to have integrity is for that thing or person to possess "the quality or state of being complete; unbroken condition; wholeness; entirety," at least according to Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Webster's goes on to include in its definition the qualities of perfection and "the quality or state of being of sound moral principle; uprightness, honesty, and sincerity." When we turn to the Bible, it is because of its origin in the person of God that it possesses the same qualities as He or that which exemplifies integrity. Moreover, it is because the Bible repeatedly demonstrates sound moral principles, uprightness, honesty and sincerity, all of which stem from its Author, that critics of the Bible repeatedly attack it. For they know that if they can possibly sway anyone to believe that the Bible lacks integrity, in any aspect, then they know, like the serpent did in the Garden of Eden with Eve, the door is wide open for the introduction of all kinds of subjective and autonomous reasonings to fill the void.
The Bible, though, has integrity for a variety of reasons, starting with the author Himself, who is God. Second Timothy 3:16 tells us, "All Scripture is inspired by God," which simply means that God spoke it into existence, although in certain instances portions of Scripture were "written by the finger of God" (Ex. 31:18; Deut. 9:10). Elsewhere, the Scripture makes it clear that God did the writing of Scripture (Ex. 32:16; 34:1; Deut. 4:13; 5:22; 10:2). Later, we read that no prophecy of Scripture originated through one's own interpretation, "for no prophecy was ever made by human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God" (2 Pet. 1:21). Whatever the case, whether it was God speaking or writing Scripture, or whether it was the Holy Spirit, who is God, moved men to proclaim or write, as well, the divine source for Scripture lays solely in the person of God, who cannot lie. Therefore, Scripture itself possesses that same quality. Absence of the ability to lie is the presence of one aspect of integrity.
Of course, as was seen above in the criticisms presented by Ali, there are those who level charges of manipulation or simply alleged contradictions found in the Bible. Manipulation leads to charges that the original text has changed and that without remedy. No one knows for sure just exactly what the biblical message was, with the exception that with the introduction of the Koran, in this instance, we can now see how that message has changed by comparison. The Koran, since its text has been preserved inviolable for the past fourteen centuries has the sure word from God and unless the Bible agrees with it, then one cannot know what God truly revealed.
The main problem with Islamic accusations of textual manipulation is twofold. First, the Muslim never produces any manuscript or textual evidence to support his claim. It is always mere conjecture based on subjective preference. He does not like what the Bible has recorded; therefore, because it does not match his preconceived notions, it must be false. Second, rarely, if ever, does a Muslim read the Bible in the context in which it has been written; much less does he read it at all. So, instead of reading passages about Jesus' deity, for instance, in context, verses are stripped from their context and then presented in a way that misrepresents them. Often, straw man arguments are presented that couch Trinitarianism in Modalistic thought, which is then imposed upon the Christian to defend, when they are totally irrelevant. In short, that is not how one makes a case to prove textual manipulation. Instead, that is textual manipulation itself!
Clearly, those who have taken the time to examine the textual critical evidence are convinced that what the biblical writers produced millennia ago are what we possess today in the Old and New Testaments. That, although, there are numerous textual variants, those variants do nothing to impact a single doctrine, nor change the overall message.
Old Testament Integrity
On the Old Testament, Gleason Archer (A Survey of Old Testament Introduction, 24) wrote, "Do we have any objective evidence that errors of transmission have not been permitted by God to corrupt and pervert His revelation? Yes, we have, for a careful study of the variants (different readings) of the various earliest manuscripts reveals that none of them affects a single doctrine of Scripture." Elsewhere, Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke (NIDOTT, 1.65) concluded from work done on the BHS (Biblia hebraica stuttgartensia) that 90 percent of the OT text is certain and the remaining variants "are insignificant and do not affect doctrine." In fact, "Most text-critical work is boring because the differences are inconsequential." Ellis Brotzman (Old Testament Textual Criticism, 168), accounting for all the factors involved in transmitting the Old Testament into its current form (hand copying, the ebb and flow of the nation of Israel, writing materials and climatic conditions in Palestine), concluded, "It is important to remember that the Old Testament text has been in continuous circulation since the time of its initial writing. Its text is far better attested than any other document of comparable age."
Millar Burrows (The Dead Sea Scrolls, 303-4), who spent many years examining the Dead Sea Scrolls and contrasting them with the Masoretic Text, which became the basis for the current OT, expressed surprise over the continuity between the MT and the DSS, even though there was still much study left to be done on the scrolls. He wrote,
Many of the differences between the St. Mark's Isaiah scroll [which is the only scroll that possessed a whole book of the Bible] and the Masoretic text can be explained as mistakes in copying. Apart from these, there is a remarkable agreement, on the whole, with the text found in the medieval manuscripts. Such agreement in a manuscript so much older gives reassuring testimony to the general accuracy of the traditional text. It does not, however, prove that the latter is the original text of Isaiah. What it shows is that any major changes that occurred in the transmission of the text had already been made before the beginning of the Christian era. In other words, a virtual standardization of the text had come about more or less automatically two or three centuries before the Masoretes made it official. As Hempel puts it, the decisive history of the text of the Old Testament had already been completed by the time of Jesus, not only in the books of the law, of which no jot or tittle should be altered, but also in the books of the prophets.
Shemaryahu Talmon (Qumran and the History of the Biblical Text, 326), who was a professor of Bible at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, affirmed that the discovery of the DSS had a major impact upon textual critical and comparative textual research and studies. That said, he, like Burrows et al, came to the conclusion that even though the variants were numerous, they did not rise to the level of agnosticism and corruption that the Muslims and other biblical critics often project. Instead, he observed,
The scope of variation within all these textual traditions is relatively restricted. Major divergencies which intrinsically affect the sense are extremely rare. A collation of variants extant, based on the synoptic study of the material available, either by a comparison of parallel passages within one Version, or of the major Versions with each other, results in the conclusion that the ancient authors, compilers, tradents and scribes enjoyed what may be termed a controlled freedom of textual variation.
In short, the Old Testament text was set long before Jesus ever walked the earth. Although it has its share of variants, those variants have no bearing upon the biblical message. The person who reads the OT can know, with full assurance, that what he is reading is the same text as that which was written to the original recipients. Therefore, based on textual critical validation, the Muslim argument concerning the OT and a lack of integrity is invalid. Can the same be said about the New Testament?
New Testament Integrity
From the New Testament perspective, it is conceded that the NT text also contains thousands of variants. The most popular New Testament apparatuses, the Nestle-Aland 28th edition and United Bible Societies 4th edition, contain extensive citations, along with detailed explanations concerning textual groups and family text types to which all the variants belong. To the uninformed, or in some cases, the misinformed, all of the variants could easily be misconstrued that no one could possibly know what the biblical authors actually wrote. However, NT scholars are even more assured as to its content than as was the case with the OT.
A.T. Robertson (An Introduction to the Textual Criticism of the New Testament, 22), on speaking of the Textus Receptus or the Greek manuscript used to formulate the King James Version, stressed that when it came to variants and variation in the NT, what might be considered "substantial" would "hardly form more than a thousandth part of the entire text." In other words, anyone willing to pick up the New Testament and read it can know its content with a 99.999% accuracy rate! This conclusion is drawn by others, as well. Sir Frederic Kenyon (Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts, 55) concluded, "It cannot be too strongly asserted that in substance the text of the Bible is certain. Especially is this the case with the New Testament…The Christian can take the whole Bible in his hand and say without fear or hesitation that he holds in it the true Word of God, handed down without essential loss from generation to generation through the centuries."
New Testament Greek professor J. Harold Greenlee (Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism, 58-60) wrote, "There is virtually no evidence that heretical or destructive variants have been deliberately introduced into the mss" and whatever intentional doctrinal changes that have occurred were toward orthodoxy. Matthew Black (New Testament Textual Criticism, 56) coincides with each of the aforementioned by opining, "most variants are insignificant, and that no doctrine of Scripture ultimately rests on a disputed passage." Finally, a favorite textual critic of biblical sceptics, Bruce Metzger, who is regularly misinterpreted concerning his research, not only affirmed the "scrupulous fidelity" of many of the scribes who wrote the NT (The Text of the New Testament, 206), but at the end of his monumental work The Canon of the New Testament still viewed the Bible as God's word contained in Scripture (288).
Therefore, do we know what the biblical writers wrote when God moved them to write? Unequivocally, without hesitation, and beyond the shadow of a doubt, the answer is yes! Again, that is not to say that there are no problem passages. There are. But, overall, after years of examination, which includes thousands upon thousands of hours poring over the extant manuscript evidence by those more than qualified to engage in the textual critical process, when anyone picks up a Bible that is faithful to those same manuscript witnesses, he or she may say with confidence that they have the word of God within their hands. And that being the case, when one turns to theological passages dealing with the person of Jesus as God, one may rest assured that what God has revealed about the subject is the unadulterated truth.
Nevertheless, what specifically does the Bible say about Jesus' deity? Did Jesus ever claim to be God? Were his actions consistent with something that only God could do? Is there anything significant about his name or the titles ascribed to him that could possibly lead to the conclusion that he was God? Finally, what did the NT writers say about Jesus being God? If the Bible is trustworthy, as seen by the testimony above, then so will its testimony concerning the person of Jesus and it needs to be consulted to discover answers to our questions that only it can provide. Moreover, if what the Bible says about Jesus is true, then what everyone else is saying about Muslims and Christians worshiping the same God is patently false.
The Deity of Jesus
Jesus' Claim to be God
Jesus never came right out and declared to the world, using the specific phrase, "I am God." That was not his mission. His mission was to seek and to save that which was lost (Matt. 18:11; Lk. 19:10). At the end of his mission he glorified God the Father as his primary goal (Jn. 13:32; 17:1) while seeking and saving those whom God called to redemption through Jesus (Rom. 3:24; Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14). That said, Jesus made many claims to be God, indirectly, which is why the Jews frequently sought to execute him for blasphemy.
In John's Gospel, we read of an occasion when Jesus healed a lame man by a pool called Bethesda (Jn. 5:1-18). Rather than place the man in the pool, Jesus simply healed the man's sickness of thirty-eight years by asking him if that is what he wished. The Jews became aware of Jesus' action, but because he did it on the Sabbath, accused him of lawbreaking. Jesus equated his works with his heavenly Father, which made the Jews livid. John records, "For this cause therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal to God" (v. 33). The Jews, in other words, understood Jesus, perfectly, to be claiming to be God, because they also understood that there was only one God and did not believe Jesus to be Him.
Later, after Jesus claimed to be the shepherd of God who leads his sheep, or an accolade that only pertains to God the Father, Jesus made two startling claims that enraged the Jews all over again. First, Jesus promised those who were in his hands eternal life and no one would be able to undo what Jesus did (Jn. 10:28). He goes on to say the same thing about God the Father and then claims "I and the Father are one" (Jn. 10:30). Although some have twisted Jesus' claim to mean something other than a declaration of deity, it is clear from the context that the Jews understood perfectly what he was saying, for they picked up stones to execute him, accusing him of blasphemy (Jn. 10:31, 33, 36 cf. Lev. 24:16; Matt. 26:65; Lk. 5:21). Upon further reasoning with the Jews, Jesus again asserted his equation by stating, "that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father."
Elsewhere, Jesus equated himself with God by claiming to be "the light of world" (Jn. 8:12; 9:5 cf. 1 Jn. 1:5), the great "I AM" (Jn. 8:58 cf. Ex. 3:14), "the truth" (Jn. 14:6 cf. Num. 23:19; Heb. 6:18), the one capable of forgiving sin (Matt. 9:6 cf. Isa. 43:25; Mk. 2:7), the person who gives eternal life (Jn. 10:28 cf. Tit. 1:2), the "Lord of the Sabbath" (Matt. 12:8 cf. Ex. 16:23), the judge of whom everyone will be held accountable (Jn. 9:39 cf. Eccl. 12:14; Rom. 14:10), and the one who is omnipresent (Matt. 28:20 cf. Ps. 139:1-12). Oftentimes, those who raise the question about Jesus making specific claims about his godhood overlook his indirect statements, mainly because of the faulty idea that argues that unless something specific is stated, then the opposite must be true. However, when that bit of illogic is exposed, it is quite evident that what Jesus did say, and is ignored, makes it clear that he was not just a man, but God Himself, incarnate.
Jesus, the Name of God
There is something very special about the name of Jesus, as it applied to the savior of humanity. Not only does it have a direct connection to God's name found in the OT, it is directly linked to God the Father and the Holy Spirit (who is God) in the NT (Matt. 28:19). Add to that the fact that biblical names in biblical times carried with them much more significance than names do today and the name of Jesus becomes much more special as well.
The name "Jesus" derives from the Hebrew verb yeshua, which means "save," "help," or "deliver." Foerster (TDNT 3.289) explains that, "The full form יְהוֹשֻׁעַ [yehoshua] is a sentence name, in which the subject comes first and represents a form of the divine name יהוה [yhwh], and in which the verb is a subsidiary form of the verb ישע [ysha] which is also found in names like אְֶבִישׁוּעַ [Abishua], אְֶלִישׁוּעַ [Elishua], and מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ [Malchishua or Malachiah], and which means "to help."
Two biblical references make it clear that Jesus was Yeshua or Yahweh. The first is found in John 1:23, where John records John the Baptist's response to a question concerning his identity when he was asked by certain ones sent by the Pharisees to inquire who John was. The Baptist replied, "I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said." Lord is the English translation for the Greek word κυρίος [kurios], which is a further rendering of the Hebrew word יהוה [Yahweh]. As the "voice" of Isaiah 40:3 served to prepare Israel for the introduction of Yahweh Elohim, John the Baptist applied that reference to himself to prepare the New Testament Jews for the introduction of Jesus. In John's thinking, therefore, Jesus was Yahweh!
A second reference that identifies Jesus with Yahweh is found in Romans 10:13. Citing the OT reference of Joel 2:32, the Apostle Paul concludes his argument involving Jesus as the righteousness of God by stating, "Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved." Lord is, once again, the Greek translation of κυρίος [kurios], which is a further rendering of the Hebrew word יהוה [Yahweh]. Paul, in other words, sees Jesus as Yahweh, or the one who not only saved His people in the OT, but also as the one who will redeem the elect in the NT.
Jesus, therefore, not only possessed God's name, it would be the only "name under heaven that has been given among me, by which we must be saved," declared the Apostle Peter (Acts 4:12). The name of Jesus has been endowed with such authority that one day "every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Phil. 2:20-11). Jesus' name is magnificent and majestic if for no other reason than it belongs to Almighty God who shares it with Jesus and the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19)!
Jesus and His Follower's Claims
Although we do not have testimony in writing from each of Jesus' followers, what we do possess affirms that they believed him to be God in the flesh. The first of those statements, at least chronologically speaking, is found in the letter to the Galatians. There, the Apostle Paul asserted that his call to service was not through the agency of men, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, the latter of which raised Jesus from the dead (Gal. 1:1). Although Jesus was incarnate in a human body, like other men, Paul's focus was upon Jesus' divinity, meaning that Paul's call was from a divine source, not a human source. Elsewhere, Paul would point out that the fullness of deity dwelt in the incarnate person of Jesus (Col. 1:19; 29).
A cohort of Paul's, the Apostle Peter also subscribed to the reality that Jesus was not just another man. He was indeed God himself. In his opening to Second Peter, he wrote, "Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ." His commentary is followed-up with accolades that could only belong to God. Not only does Peter call Jesus the Lord, which was discussed above, but he speaks of Jesus' "divine power," "godliness," "glory" (perfection?), and eternality as it relates to his kingdom (v. 11). Although Peter early on was seemingly fickle in his behavior around Jesus, the crucifixion, resurrection, and infilling by the Holy Spirit had a dramatic effect upon him to the degree where he lauded Jesus' name as the only one given under heaven whereby man must be saved (Acts 4:12). It is high praise for something that rightfully only belongs to God.
James, Jesus' half-brother and eventual pastor at Jerusalem, initially doubted who Jesus was, even to the point of trying to entice him to face execution before his time (Jn. 7:3-ff.). Nevertheless, after Jesus was crucified, resurrected, and appeared before James (1 Cor. 15:7), James' whole perspective changed concerning Jesus. Jesus was not only "Lord" to him (Acts 15:26; James 1:1), but James tailored his only letter after the order of Jesus' famed Sermon on the Mount! While James' letter is not a long theological treatise expounding upon the deity of Jesus, clearly, whom he thought Jesus was previously, was nothing like that which James later accepted him to be.
John the Beloved probably presents the strongest arguments in favor of Jesus' deity found anywhere in the Bible. It is why so many non-Christians either despise his letters or why others have gone out of their way to pervert them. In the opening statement from John's Gospel, we immediately see what John believed about Jesus when he wrote, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Later, in verse 14, John tells us that the "the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us," signifying that he was writing about Jesus. The theme of Jesus' deity permeates John's Gospel (1:23, 33; 2:23-25; 5:18; 6:44; 8:58; 10:30, 33, 38; 17:11; 20:28; 21:17). Add to that John's statement about Jesus as "the true God" (1 Jn. 5:20) and that anyone who "does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God" (2 Jn. 9), and it becomes crystal clear that John believed Jesus to be deity.
Islamic Rejection of Jesus' Deity
The Islamic rejection of Jesus' deity has nothing to do with either biblical integrity or what those in the Bible had to say about Jesus, including the comments of Jesus himself. It has to do with a perverse acceptance of heretical teaching that Muhammad subscribed early on and then incorporated those heresies into the Koran. As pointed out in the article "The Cult of Islam," several religious factions, ranging from the Arians to the Gnostics to the Monophysites," were all present in Arabia while Muhammad was both growing up and while he was making his journeys throughout the Middle East as a caravan tradesman. Moreover, Muhammad was surrounded by varying tribes of Jews, all of which were in abject rebellion against the person of Jesus.
A common misperception inherent in the Muslims doctrines of tahweed (monotheism or one god) and shirk (partnership or associating someone or something with God) is the idea that Jesus was a created being. In fact, such a misconception is actually a carryover from the days when the heretic Arius argued for Jesus' creaturely status. The Muslims perpetuate this error, often quoting Jehovah's Witnesses' literature to either make the Islamic case the Jesus is a creature or to equate biblical Christians with the Watchtower, both of which are fallacies, to denounce Jesus' deity. When that happens, one ends up with statements like those found in Bilal Philips book The Fundamentals of Tahweed: "Modern day Christian belief that Prophet Jesus was God incarnate; that the Creator became His creation, is another good example of this type [Shirk by Humanization] of Shirk" (34). Not only does Philips misrepresent biblical Christianity, he engages in the logical fallacy of building a straw man. Neither do Christians believe, nor does the Bible teach, "the Creator became His creation," but that Jesus was always God (Heb. 13:8), who took on a human nature through the incarnation (Phil. 2:5-7).
Therefore, what the Muslim brings to the table when discussing either theology or Christology is nothing more than a rehash of the heretical controversies that began sometime in the early second century with the Gnostics and has continued to rear their ugly heads ever since. The only thing that has changed is the names. Not only is Neo-Gnosticism in vogue and endorsed by those in Islam. The Arians are now the Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons, while the Modalists are the Unitarian Universalists, along with several Word-Faith or Oneness Pentecostal personalities such as T. D. Jakes. They all, however, reject Jesus' deity either throughout outright denunciations or through cleverly worded statements to try to retain an air of Christianity about them. Interestingly, such rejections were the same ones used by Muhammad when he rejected Jesus' deity, as well as the Muslims today who do the same.
Whether it is Dr. Hawkins, Pope Francis, or Kelly James Clark, to assert that Muslims and Christians worship the same God is misleading at best; an absolute canard at worst. It reflects an ignorance of not only what the Bible says about God, specifically in the person of Jesus Christ, but also an ignorance of Islamic theology and history. The Bible makes it clear that Jesus is God and the Koran makes it clear that Muslims reject Jesus' deity (Surah 4:171; 5:75, 116; 19:30; 19:88, 92; 43:59). Therefore, Christians and Muslims cannot possibly be worshiping the same God, when the question is asked.
Should those perpetrating the falsehood choose to attack the Bible, stating that it has been tampered with beyond recognition, the evidence does not support that effort either. Although both the Old and New Testaments are replete with variants in almost every verse written, none of those variants has any bearing upon the truth recorded in them. We know exactly what the authors conveyed and when their light is shown upon the subjects of God, Jesus, or false prophets and "gods" they promoted—Allah would be an idol, if it existed, at least in conceptual form during biblical times—the conclusion is unmistakable. God, revealed in the person of Jesus, is not the same being as Allah!
Therefore, it should be kept in mind that when the question is raised the easiest way to debunk the notion that Christians and Muslims worship the same God is simply to ask what the Muslim believes, or what Islam teaches, about Jesus. Since the Muslims reject Jesus' deity, then they also reject that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. And since the Muslims reject Jesus as God, then regardless if one is a university or college professor, a high-profile religious figure, or a journalist writing an article on religion, the Muslim has already provided the answer. Is there really any point of going on from there, in some kind of ecumenical or politically correct avoidance of the answer, when the Muslim has made it that obvious?


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Hi folks- will be visiting NO w/ my SO at the end of March & would appreciate some advice on pre-show dinner & good drink spots in or w/in walking distance of the Quarter. We both have spent quite a bit of time in NO (him more so than I) so we've done many of the old mainstays...I think.
I prefer eclectic & unfussy hole-in-the-wall neighborhood spots with lots of character...nothing precious. But I am also allergic to seafood, which is a tough hurdle in NO. He prefers traditional meat & potatoes high-end dining & hates to troll the strip-malls & taqueria trailors I Iove to explore.
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#336 – Dalí 'Til Dawn at the High Museum of Art – Say a Final Farewell This Weekend, January 8-9, 2011
If you haven't had a chance to catch the Salvador Dalí exhibit at the High Museum of Art yet, this weekend is your final — and perhaps coolest — chance!
This amazing exhibit of Dalí's work after 1940 has been shown solely at High Museum here in Atlanta since August and has enjoyed much acclaim. Now as we enter the final weekend, 31 hours remain to be fascinated and Salvador Dalí.
Beginning at 10:00 AM on Saturday, January 8, 2011, the festivities continue through until 4:00 PM on Sunday, January 9, 2011. With special guests and performances by WonderRoot, as well as Atlanta's home grown circus, The Imperial Opa, and musical performances by Klezmer Local 42 led by Dan Horowitz of Athens favorites, Five-Eight — all on Saturday. And then on Sunday, ending with the Morningside Chamber Musicians and special kids' activities.
The most exciting part is the overnight hours. There is a special $5.00 entry fee from midnight until 9:00 AM (and FREE parking from midnight until 6:00 AM) – an amazing opportunity to see the exhibit and say goodbye to Dalí at a low-low price and a rare chance to prowl the museum after dark! Special Insomniac Tours with exhibition curator Elliott King will take place 1:00 AM, 3:00 AM and 5:00 AM to give visitors a better insight into Dalí and his work.
The exhibit is free with museum admission and free for members. Daytime tickets — 10:00 AM until 11:59 PM on Saturday, January 8, and 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM on Sunday, January 9 — are $18.00 for adults, $11:00 for children ages 6-17, $15.00 for seniors ages 65+, and $15.00 for students with a valid ID. Tickets for midnight through 9:00 AM are $5.00. Tickets are available for entry times in half-hour increments online – click here to purchase tickets (some time slots have already sold out).
WHERE: Dalí 'Til Dawn at the High Museum of Art – 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
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In the previous article, Macho Kumar was confronted with the reality of the gender police and the fear, ostracisation and conditioning that has gone into framing our gender identities.
In this article, feminist scholar and activist Ashwin Mohan seeks to address his doubts and helps clarify them.
Macho Kumar was struggling with the idea that behaviour does not make him a man and that he didn't have to earn his gender identity in any way. I could see his neurons fire as his eyes darted struggling from one inconsistent thought to another until he summarised his learning, "I've been wasting so much time."
I smiled.
Me: How Macho?
Macho Kumar: I have a script. I believed: If I didn't live according to that script I wouldn't be a man and my world will collapse, and people would laugh at me. I was afraid that they would call me 'homo' and 'faggot' because they thought I wasn't brave; like a man.
Me: I want you to think of bravery Macho. Don't you think homosexuals are brave to come out as gay? When they know the gender police will never accept them? They have to be prepared to fight physically as well when they announce that they are gay. What's braver? Them or the people that follow gender roles imposed on them from the past?
Macho Kumar: Are you saying that homos are more of men than macho men?
Me: Macho, gender is not a choice, you either identify as a man or a woman or you can be a switch between the two depending on who you are with. It is never a choice. Secondly, bravery is a human quality; not an exclusive male quality. Now answer your own question.
Macho Kumar: Heh. I see the difficulty I have in accepting that gender is not determined by actions, it's time to tell me about the monkeys. Also, I'm glad to report that I'm not feeling frightened anymore about anyone questioning my masculinity... temporarily. I say temporarily because I'm certain I'll go back to the old way of thinking once you're gone... does your monkey story have something to do with why we're all so inconsistent?
Me: Well, not all of us are inconsistent. But most of us are and yes, the monkey story gives you a solid clue as to why. Then you can tell me what you learned from it. Cool?
Macho Kumar (enthusiastically): Cool!
Me: This actually happened. I might be wrong about some facts, but rest assured I haven't mangled any important parts of the story. So these researchers, who were studying primate behaviour, particularly social behavior, rules and how they are formed, got hold of a large set of monkeys. They put 4 monkeys into a cage. Right in the middle of the cage, a large bunch of bananas were suspended.
Macho Kumar: Bananas are very tempting for a monkey.
Me: Haha, really? I thought that was a stereotype. Anyway, in the story they were more than tempting, they were irresistible. The monkeys allowed their leader to go first. As soon as the leader touched the bunch of bananas, they sprayed all the 4 monkeys with a jet of water from a powerful hose. All of them got drenched and miserable. The leader tried once more, and the others let him because he was the leader. Consistently the monkeys were drenched when they reached for the bananas, and in an hour they had learned that the bananas in this cage were bad news: if you touched them you got drenched and thrown with force against the cage, dripping wet. The researchers had created a new social order by being consistent in drenching them. And the monkeys learned: don't touch bananas.
Macho Kumar: Why didn't they learn that touching bananas can get you drenched only in this cage and nowhere else?
Me: Because that's how mammal brains work. On heuristics, 'heuristics' are methods to make storing information least costly for the brain, using lesser brain cells and lesser energy. Heuristics make you forget everything except what is perceived to be of value. It's easier to remember, 'don't touch bananas' rather than the reason for not touching bananas.
Macho Kumar: 'Hew-rustiks'. You know many fancy words.
Me (smiling): Yeah, does it make me more of a man?
Macho Kumar: Stop mocking me man. What happened next?
Me (grinning): Ok. Moving on. The researchers replaced one monkey in the cage with a monkey that had never been drenched. Guess what the new monkey did?
Macho Kumar: Went straight for the bananas of course.
Me: Yup. And the other three...
Macho Kumar(interrupting): Beat him up?
Me: Yes indeed, they used their fists to hammer his head.
Macho Kumar: Did they hose them down again?
Me: No. The water spraying devices were sent home. Their use was over. And guess what, one by one all the monkeys were replaced until there were no more monkeys in the cage that had been hosed by water jets. Still, not one of them was allowed to eat the bananas by others in the cage.
Macho Kumar: Astounding
Me: Nothing astounding. That's how the gender police works. Imagine the cage was India and the monkeys were us. And the freedom to eat bananas was gender freedom.
Macho Kumar: So you're saying we have forgotten the reason women are not given freedom?
Me: Yes. That has happened. There is no reason offered to a girl why she can't do things that a boy is allowed to do other than, "you're a girl".
Macho Kumar: Yeah that's what I tell my daughter. I also tell her "you'll get raped".
Me: Interesting. Do you know why men rape?
Macho Kumar (upset): Why will I know, I've never raped anyone!
Me: I know Macho. I believe you. Other than a rapist, do you know who else should know why men rape?
Macho Kumar: Who? Who?
Me: People who want to stop rape in this country.
Macho Kumar (meekly): Oh... Ok. So, why do men rape?
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My fiancee and I will be honeymooning late July/early August 2003 and will consider the carribean. We live in the northeast USA, and are fairly well travelled in the US and Europe. We know nothing about the carribean, and are at least trying to learn what "the story" is with each island in the carribean and the types of resorts. I've read through a lot of posts but am hoping that you guys could get me focused more quickly based on your experiences and our preferences, and perhaps suggest some islands to start looking into more deeply. Some of what we're looking for:
1)I've always done a lot of planning on our vacations to find the best restaurants, hotels, shows, etc. but it is very cumbersome and we always seem to be running late which is why I seriously want to consider an AI. We're not huge drinkers but do our fair share when on vacation.
2) Excellent food is a must, we like everything from French to Italian to Asian, we both love fish - big time. Not into prime rib and the like.
3) We'd like somewhere with extensive natural beauty, lagoons, waterfalls, tropical jungle, etc. I'm already thinking Aruba is not for us based on other posts here. We want to be able to see natural wonders not availabe in the USA.
4) We don't SCUBA dive but I think snorkelling among fish would be fun. Fishing from a boat would be nice too. We would both be into water based activities other than SCUBA - jet skiing, boating, etc.
5) We want it to be relaxing but also have some nightlife - not into discos every night but maybe once or twice. Would like shows/ entertainment (kinda Vegas-like) if that stuff is available.
6) We're not into high-end shopping but definitely into local goods and customs - i.e. would rather by one-of-a-kind silver jewlery made by a local craftsman than walk into a jewelry store and buy gold or watches.
7) Accomodations - we'd like something a little luxurious, not pretentious. For anyone familiar with Vegas, we love Mandalay Bay and something like that would be perfect - Bellagio would be a little pretentious. FYI, we're getting married in Vegas so that's why we're not honeymooning there so try and resist the temptation to ask - "Whay don't you guys go to Vegas?"
8) We like casinos, but like I said we'll be getting married in Vegas so we can live without it but it would be a slight plus.
9) Budget-wise, we're looking for something affordable but it IS a honeymoon. From what others have told me, I think some of the Sandals resorts might be a bit out of our range; but they don't seem too popular here anyway.
10) We don't feel the need to rent a car and see all of the island, but I would like some activities outside of the confines of the resort and would like to encounter some of the "local flavor" and native residents. Perhaps somewhere with a shuttle to a downtown market area would be a plus.
We always go on metropolitan vacations where everything is planned out and we're on a strict schedule and always seem to be late. I'm definitely looking for a relaxing departure but I also get bored just sitting on a beach all day long. I can handle a few hours but then I have to be doing something. I'd appreciate any advice you can give like pointing out islands which are definitely not for us or ones that our interest sound very similar to. Also, if any AI resorts sound like what we are looking for please respond.
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My fiancee and I will be honeymooning late July/early August 2003 and will consider the carribean. We live in the northeast USA, and are fairly well travelled in the US and Europe. We know nothing about the carribean, and are at least trying to learn what "the story" is with each island in the carribean and the types of resorts. I've read through a lot of posts but am hoping that you guys could get me focused more quickly based on your experiences and our preferences, and perhaps suggest some islands to start looking into more deeply. Some of what we're looking for:
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St.John sounds perfect for you--great snorkeling, laid back atmosphere, good restaurants, pratically deserted beaches, shopping but it's not overwhelming...it's a great place for a HM!
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Puerto Rico sounds like a good choice, The El Conquistador Hotel is lovely. Puerto Rico has the rainforest, beautiful beaches, restaurants, shows, shopping,casinos, site seeing- Old San Juan is beautiful. There is everything and nothing to do at the same time, its your chioce!I would steer away from AI's if you want to explore, if you want to dine in other restaurants, it does not make sense. If you want fine dining than AI's are not the way to go. Also, AI's are very expensive for what you get, they lack quality, but you can search these facts here on Fodors.
another good choice would be St. Martin. Lots to do and see.
Go to wheretostay.com and get some information on all the islands and narrow your choices down.
I hope you realize you are planning your caribbean honeymoon during hurricane season so you should take trip insurance.
congratulations and have fun planning!
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Lisa this is beautiful - so fresh and clean. I feel another spending spree coming on. :)ReplyDelete
oh wow Lisa....this is gorgeous...must check out those papers!!ReplyDelete
Fabulous card Lisa - love how you combined the papers.ReplyDelete
I also bought this PP set today - absolutely love it.
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Wow this is gorgeous.. Those papers and colours look fab.ReplyDelete
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This is gorgeous Lisa. I love the papers. And the flowers are lovely.ReplyDelete
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this is just beautiful Lisa - a good use of your day - will need to have a look at these papers xxReplyDelete
This is stunning Lisa, I love the way you have used those gorgeous papers. I have recently bought them too (thanks to Jules!) I am really glad I did after seeing your beautiful card.ReplyDelete
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Gorgeous card Lisa. I love the pretty paper and the grey and yellow colour scheme looks fabulous.ReplyDelete
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Hi Lisa, these papers are lush, love the colours. Not really tried to use printable papers cos I've never known which paper is best to print onto, may try the one you used cos they look fabulous. Super sentiment and layout too.ReplyDelete
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This is so lovely, I love the color combo and your design is great!ReplyDelete
Wow! This is stunning Lisa. Grey and yellow is my fav colour combo and it looks awesome here.ReplyDelete
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Oh Lisa, this is gorgeous!! Love the yellow and grey!ReplyDelete
I bought this kit earlier today too - so clean an fresh looking!ReplyDelete
Fab card!
Paula. x
Gorgeous card. Love how you play with layers.ReplyDelete
Love this beautiful card Lisa.ReplyDelete
Caz x
Fabulous layout Lisa... love the card... but am still not sure about yellow and grey... but then again, you know me with my pink passion.. I never stray far away... LOL!ReplyDelete
Christine x
ooooh what a beautiful layout! those papers go so nicely together and the yellow inking it so pretty and soft :)ReplyDelete
This is indeed a beautiful colour combo Lisa and I really adore your card, it's so pretty!! Big hugs, Ira xoxReplyDelete
Hi Lisa,ReplyDelete
Gorgeous card,those papers are lush! I don't usually like yellow but with grey it looks lovely,will have to try that combo :)
Hugs Amanda x
Gorgeous card Lisa, love the beautiful design and those papers are so scrummy.ReplyDelete
Donna x
Hi Lisa, Wow, grey and lemon look fantastic together, I must try that combo :)I love how you did the butterfly and those flowers, they look really stunning - Have a lovely evening, Big Hugs, Teresa xxxReplyDelete
Colours and papers are gorgeous, no wonder you had to print them off and play with them, great sentiment too, Luv Sam xReplyDelete
Simply beautiful, love the layout!ReplyDelete
Helen x
Such a beautiful card hun, I so need these new papers! ;D A fab design too :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous Lisa, love the colour combo it's very stylish.ReplyDelete
Hugs Sally xxx
Hi LisaReplyDelete
You have made a gorgeous card with the new papers. They are super scrummy aren't they?
Such lovely designs and colours.
Love your cute dotted buttons too .. .. they match perfectly.
I hope all is good with you.
Lovely card i was loving those papers too xReplyDelete
LOVE this one too, Lisa! What a fabulous background paper!ReplyDelete


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DUBLIN & HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announces the appointment of Denis Nayden to its Board as Vice Chairman and Chair of the Risk Committee.
Mr Nayden is a veteran of the aircraft leasing industry and previously served as Avolon's Chairman from its founding in 2010, through its successful listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014 and up to the point of completion of Avolon's acquisition by Bohai Capital in January, 2016.
Denis Nayden
Denis Nayden is an Advisory Managing Partner of Oak Hill Capital Partners. Mr. Nayden was formerly a Managing Partner from 2003 until early 2016. Mr. Nayden plays an advisory role at Oak Hill Capital and is a member of the Investment Committee. Formerly, he was Chairman of the boards of directors of Avolon Holdings Limited, Firth Rixson Limited, Omada International, Primus International, RSC Equipment Rental and Duane Reade, Inc., as well as on the board of Jacobson Companies and Genpact Limited, all prior Oak Hill Capital investments. Prior to joining Oak Hill, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at GE Capital, where he was responsible for 20 separate businesses representing US$555 billion of aggregate assets and 90,000 employees in 35 countries. During a 27 year tenure at the General Electric Company, Mr Nayden held several roles, including oversight of GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).
Mr. Nayden earned a BA, magna cum laude, and an MBA from the University of Connecticut, where he serves on the Board of Trustees. Mr. Nayden is the Chairman of Varagon Capital, a direct lending asset manager. He serves on the board of directors of buildOn (a non-profit organization) and is an Operating Advisor and a founding investor in Harkness Capital Partners.
Avolon Chairman, Adam Tan, said: "We are delighted that Denis has rejoined the Avolon Board to serve in the important roles of Vice Chairman and Chair of our Risk Committee. He helped navigate Avolon from its founding in 2010 through many important milestones and his expertise in aircraft leasing extends through many cycles. We are fortunate to have a Board member of his calibre and experience as we build Avolon into the world's leading aircraft leasing company."
About Avolon
Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the United States, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Avolon provides aircraft leasing and lease management services. Avolon is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Bohai Capital Holding Co., Ltd., a Chinese public company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. On 6 October, 2016, Avolon announced an agreement to acquire the aircraft leasing business of CIT Group which will create a leading aircraft leasing business with an owned, managed and committed fleet of 910 aircraft valued at over US$43 billion.
Website: www.avolon.aero
Twitter: @avolon_aero


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Here are some of the precautions that must be taken before initiating such kind of migration process so that you may not stuck into a problem like we did.
Delete/transfer any existing page associated with your profile - This is one of the most important step to secure your existing profile's vanity URL for your new page. In case you have some unpublished or published pages in your account without any vanity URL, Facebook will automatically select one of those pages and your existing profile's vanity URL will be gone forever. So the rule of the thumb is to either delete or temporarily transfer the ownership of all those pages (without any vanity URL) from your account. After the migration process is over, you can take back the ownership of all the transferred pages. In our case, we had two test pages in our account that resulted in loss of profile's vanity URL as Facebook automatically selected one of those pages and completed the migration process.
Backup your profile data - The second step is quite obvious, but it is often ignored by newbies. Although none of the wall posts, messages, photos, videos or groups/pages association is transferred to the new page, still this backup process is extremely vital. Your account backup process may take some time, especially if you have an old account with lot of activity.
Once you've taken the backup, it helps you in two ways. First, you have all the archived data to find any important information (post, message, photo or video) within your old account. Secondly, you can easily build your old friends' list and can join all groups including your favorite pages. This whole process becomes bit easy as you have the database with you to act upon.
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Matt loves hearing from his fans, friends, and aspiring artists/writers/filmmakers! However, Matt's schedule doesn't always allow him to get back with folks in a timely manner. Before sending an email, here's Matt with some tidbits that may answer your questions quicker!
Q: I have a book (or poster) of yours that I'd like to have signed. Can I mail it to you so you can sign it and send back? How much does it cost?
A: I'm always happy to sign anything, and I do it free of charge. I'm honored that you cherish something I've worked on and would like to have it personalized. That said, it's difficult to manage materials being sent here and then having to re-ship them back.
I'd prefer you wait until I'm doing an event in your area. That way we can meet in person, and the experience is much more personal for both of us. Stay tuned to the site and follow me on social media to see when I'll be in your neck of the woods next!
Q: How can I get an autographed card or signed photo?
A: Usually any time I do an event, there is some sort of freebie card, photo, or poster. Happy to sign anything, but we just don't have the means to mail these items out to everyone.
Q: Do you do art commissions? How much does it cost?
A: Normally I don't take private commissions, however, if you are willing to pay a professional rate, similar to what I'm paid by studios and publishers, then I'm happy to hear what you have in mind. Also, if you are an individual (and not a corporate entity) then know I must be paid upfront. You can see my track record of happy clients on this site, but I know nothing of how well you balance your checkbook. If you hire me you will get an awesome product, and on time with the schedule we agree upon. That's the quality experience you get for paying upfront.
If you are a publisher or studio, I'm always looking for the next cool thing to be a part of, but my availability depends on the project and the budget you have to work with. If you are serious about hiring me and work with professional rates, feel free to drop me an email and let's see if we can make magic happen!
Q: I'd love to have you design my tattoo! How much?
A: Tattoos are super cool, and I have more than I can count. However, I normally I don't design them. If you are willing to pay a professional rate similar to what I work with for a studio, then I'd consider it, but know that would probably cost more than getting the actual tattoo done. (Don't confuse that with my utmost respect for tattoo artists. What they do is amazing and beyond my expertise. Some tattoo artists charge more than I do, and rightly so! In general tattoo artists are way under-paid.)
That said, if you want to get a tattoo of something I've already illustrated… awesome! Please tag me when you post photos on social media!
Q: I'm an aspiring artist / writer / filmmaker looking to break into the industry. Where do I go? Who do I talk to?
A: The entertainment industry is huge. There are so many different aspects to it and different markets within each field. Even with each specific field, many artists have found their place different ways. Everyone's road is different and yours will be, too.
One of the biggest crutches I find aspiring folks have when trying to break in, is they don't know their industry. For example, I've met countless aspiring comic book artists who are itching to do it for a living, yet know nothing about current comics and the artists already working in it. They don't even know which titles are produced by which companies. I've found the same thing with filmmakers who know nothing about the studios, their track records, or what each is known for. If you really want to break in, you should give a crap and know your industry.
A big suggestion is hitting comic conventions, film festivals, and other industry-type shows. You'll be rubbing elbows with other professionals that do this for real, and often the big companies are there for you to network with. Most of these shows also have great panels and workshops run by pros and can give you a plethora of knowledge. Just being there and seeing what people are doing at these shows, and what your competition is in general, can really be inspiring.
Also, the web is the world at your finger tips. All your answers can be found here, if you know where to look. The fact that you're reading this right now is a step in the right direction. Nice. You're on the right track.
As for me, as most pro artists will admit, we are students for life. I don't have all the answers, and every artist, writer, and filmmaker out there always has goals of getting to a place elevated from where they are. You never stop learning or evolving, so get used to the idea that you'll never know it all. I don't say this to discourage, but rather to encourage you. This industry can be really rewarding. Never give up, and look at the great wide unknown future as an exciting challenge- you'll be happy you gave it your all.
Q: Matt, how did YOU break into the industry?
A: Well, each goal I've achieved has it's own separate story. There's no one way I approach it, and none of this happened overnight.
If you're asking to model your own aspirations based on mine, you should know that not only has the industry changed dramatically in the last twenty years, the world has. What worked for me way back when probably won't work for you now. In fact, what worked for me breaking in decades ago is way different than how I keep my feet in the industry today. The rules change so quick that you're better off leaping ahead of the pack, rather than looking at what happened and trying to follow suit.
I'm sure it's not the answer you wanted, so let me actually answer the question in a way that can give you some useful insight . . .
My success has had little to do with luck. I would instead point to hard work and determination. When I say working hard, I usually mean working smart- there's a difference. And, as an artist of any kind you have to sell yourself as best you can. If you don't believe in yourself enough to sell yourself, who else will?
Another tidbit that has worked well for me is not throwing all of my eggs in one basket. It's very difficult to make a living as just a sketch card artist, or just a comic book artist. Many of these artists find extra work storyboarding movies or designing toys and video games on the side. Part of my success has been from keeping my hand in many different pots at once. That way, if work is slow in any of these fields, I'm still busy working elsewhere.
If you are interested in more details than that, much of my growth of how I came to be a professional artist is documented in the BIOGRAPHY section of this site. Check it out, yo!
Q: I'm an aspiring artist, can I send you images of my work so you can critique it?
A: I'd rather you didn't send files that bulk up the email. With viruses and all, I'm hesitant to open unsolicited files. Instead, I'd prefer if you sent me a link to your site, or an online gallery.
Keep in mind, my time online is limited, so it's hard for me to really get into a deep conversation about art and design while typing. I'm often behind on my email as it is. However, I'd be happy to take a look, just understand I won't be able to write an essay back about techniques and such.
The same goes for hitting me up on Social Media. And- artists usually hate when you post work and then tag them in it just so they'll see. What happens is- the rest of the world that follows this artist thinks your image is a new piece of art they've done. I mean, why else would they be tagged in it?
Most of us working artists are happy to help, but try to use common courtesy, and be respectful of our time. One day throngs of artists will be hitting you up for advice!
Q: What kind of paper / paints / drawing materials do you use?
A: Anything and everything. I've been known to use a brown paper page, a Fed Ex box, and even kid's paints to get the job done! My thoughts are that it's what the artist does that creates the magic, not the brand of paint, kind of pencil, or version of Illustrator you're running.
Let's face it, an incredible artist could be given media they aren't accustomed to, or even a box of crayons and they'd still come up with something amazing. As well, if you gave an amateur top-of-the-line expensive art materials to work with, it's not going to help them draw or paint any better.
Q: What are your thoughts on working digital?
A: Awesome! My thoughts on using watercolor? Also awesome! And my thoughts on using charcoal? Again, awesome!
There seems to be some confusion about what the best medium is to work with. When creating art, it's about the art, not the medium. Good art is good. Bad art is bad. One medium versus another isn't what makes the image better.
Consider these 5 movies… The Empire Strikes Back (shot on film). Guardians of the Galaxy (shot digitally). Beauty and the Beast (traditional cell-painted animation). The Incredibles (digital 3D animation). Coraline (stop-motion animation). Which movie is your favorite?
Now that you've chosen your favorite movie, is that the medium for which all movies should be made? I mean, if your favorite happened to be created with stop-motion animation, wouldn't all movies be better if they were created that way? Of course not.
So do what you like, how you like, and OWN IT.
As for me, I like to work with my hands. These days, about 75% of the final product you see is a traditional painting. The rest is cleaning up and adding effects with Adobe Photoshop. I also dig that having an original one-of-a-kind piece of art, it has a physical connection with me and I can sell that to a collector who appreciates it. Of course, art isn't all about the money for me, but in having an original piece, I can often double the income. I only get paid once if it's created with 1s and 0s.
Of course, don't mistake that for being anti-digital. I'm a huge advocate of the medium, and for better or worse, I do 90% of my work sitting in front of a screen.
Even if you choose to work with traditional means, you have to be smart about it, and adapt with the times. You can easily be a successful pastel artist in today's world, but know that most will be viewing your work on their phone. So adapt, be smart, and be accessible.
Q: I have a story (or a script) I'd love to have you illustrate (or storyboard). Will you read it?
A: In these situations, simply put, I'm a work-for-hire guy. This is what I do for a living. Asking an artist to read your story and illustrate it for free would be like asking a roofer to come over, check out your house- and by golly, wouldn't they enjoy re-doing your roof for free?
If you have a story that you know could be the next big thing, do yourself a favor and invest in it. Raise the funds and hire the best to bring it to life. If you don't believe in your story enough to take that kind of risk, how could you expect someone else to?
In short, if you have a budget and want me to illustrate your story… Sweet- send me the details about the project, and we can discuss.
Q: I have a Kickstarter / new book / charity project. Can you plug it on your social media?
A: When I see something cool Online that I know, or that I love, or that I believe in, I sparingly give plugs to posts that I have nothing to do with. But if you have to ask…
The awkwardness here is that I truly want to help everyone. But I get requests daily to plug other people's stuff. Even if it's a heartwarming charity, if I plugged every request, my pages would no longer be my own.
Please don't take it the wrong way, but the people that have taken the time to follow me did so to, well, follow me. Any time I plug something else unrelated, as good as the intentions are, I am interrupting their feed with something they didn't ask for.
On the other hand, if you just want to let ME know about the cool new thing you're involved with, feel free to leave a comment or private message me.
Q: I'd love to have you speak at my show / convention / school. Are you available?
A: Of course. These are always a blast, and I'm able to inspire an audience. I'm usually available at standard speaking rates, plus expenses/accommodations.
If I'm speaking at a convention-type-show, a speaking rate may not necessary if you're instead covering the cost of my booth and relevant expenses/accommodations.
I'm also open to negotiate running workshops, if your budget allows for that.
Q: I would love to take one of your classes! Where do you teach?
A: Great! I'm currently a professor and faculty advisor of Creative Imaging and Illustration at Macomb College, north of Detroit, Michigan. The program I work in, Media + Communication Arts, is one of the best around and certainly the best in the state- in terms of getting you the skills you need to get a professional job. That's why I chose to teach there. My students have gone on to work for movies, TV shows, books, comics, trading cards, toys and video games for every property you could imagine- from STAR WARS to MY LITTLE PONY.
The following is a list of courses I normally teach on a semester to semester basis.
MACA 1160 PREVIZ One of the most innovative classes we offer, it's much more than just how to create storyboards for movies, animation or video games. The class is essentially film school on paper. You learn how to tell stories and communicate ideas visually. While the course will certainly improve your drawing, it's more cerebral than a drawing class, per se. Many students are apprehensive on this course at first, but most return and say they learned more here than any other class they've taken.
MACA 2176 PAINTED ILLUSTRATION In addition to the use of color, I go over 4 different painting techniques/styles with acrylics, which is the most versatile and practical of the traditional mediums used by professionals today. You don't need prior painting experience- we start at the beginning- and students usually produce about ten solid portfolio pieces. This is the course where I really give the secrets to my painting techniques, as well as beefing your drawing and painting skills to the pro level.
MACA 2190 FIGURE ILLUSTRATION 2 This class is a follow-up to Figure Illustration I, which focuses more on anatomy and basic drawing of the figure. Figure 2 worked with the clothed or costumed model and essentially drives solid skills in making your characters look professional. Extra attention is spent on lighting and three dimensional form, as well as utilizing the most with hand/eye coordination. The class begins in black and white, and evolves into full color. 4 different drawing media / techniques / styles are covered, with an introduction to painting the live figure.
Q: I'd love to meet you! Do you have any upcoming appearances?
A: Always! Stay tuned to this site and follow me on social media to get the latest shows, events, and conventions I'll be attending.
Thanks for your support and hope to see you soon!


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Jane Brumer-Cullen is the Vice President, Human Resources for Lochbridge. Jane is responsible for all Human Resource practices, policies and operations, including immigration. Another key component to Jane's role is talent acquisition, leading an enthusiastic team charged with discovering and onboarding the talent essential to drive the future of Lochbridge. She also leads the company's training and development efforts, ensuring that each and every employee has a personalized path for career enrichment and advancement.
Jane has worked in Human Resources leadership positions since 1988, when she first joined the Dayton-Hudson Corporation. In 1998, she came to Lochbridge, formerly known as Compuware, as an Employee Relations Specialist. In 2000, Jane became the Manager of Employee Relations and in 2002, Jane took the helm as Human Resources Director. In this capacity, she has helped find, cultivate and retain the talent that has contributed to Lochbridge's success over the last two decades. In addition, she was instrumental in Lochbridge's transition as a stand-alone entity, ensuring a solid HR foundation for the company's people and policies.
Jane holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University, where she majored in Labor and Industrial Relations/Human Resources Management.


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It seems urgent that we solve everything immediately.
We want to move, change jobs, find new friends, refresh everything n.o.w.
Take it one thing at a time.
In the trauma after a hijacking by a sociopath we have a sense of urgency to resolve the crazy and change nearly everything about our lives. To quickly, immediately, RIGHT NOW, follow a compulsion to move, to leave town, to get a different job, try a new look, dye our hair, change friends… sometimes even our names.
This is a natural response to leaving the trauma and the s–tstorm behind. The driving force behind this is yet another wonderful trait human beings have: we care deeply for our lives and our safety and for our children's safety and happiness. After the big-bomb of getting them gone goes off, we come out of the frozen-deer-in-head-lights-state and have compelling urges to move, leave, go away, change everything. This is an innate protection and survival instinct on overdrive.
Our adrenal glands are in high-high stress and "fight-or-flight" mode.
There may absolutely be some things to initiate, plan and handle.
In actuality – we don't need to do all of these things.
Moving: If we live with the sociopath in their property or apartment. YES. We must move immediately. If the events took place within our own home THEY must leave. Then we dig in and make the place more of a home.
Getting a new bed, couch or replacing other furniture that we used frequently with the monster-faker is a great idea. I repainted tables and a garden bench and a few other pieces. I replaced others all together. This can be done on the cheap at yard sales, Craig's List, even roadside finds in some cities, – Paint a wall a contrasting color, get a new piece of art on Etsy, or a framed poster of something meaningful to us.
The security of staying put is much more valuable than uprooting ourselves with a move.
New Job: Possibly. If we worked with the nutter – maybe more so we want to consider this. However, many times it will be the sociopath who moves on. They do know what they've done; and we aren't the first or the only person in the very same workplace they've harmed.
Seek familiarity, support, acceptance, comfort.
Job-hunting and interviewing are a full-time job in themselves and stressful. If we can stay where we are and dig in with renewed vigor we ultimately build a stronger life after the sociopath than before the sociopath true love scam. The security, rhythm and routine of sticking with the coworkers, bosses, employees that we know and are familiar with can be a comfort while we journey from hell and back.
While we're agitated and distracted the familiar takes less attention and concentration and energy. We may be surprised at the compassion our coworkers have for us. It's another beautiful thing we see about our lives with new appreciation.
The innate qualities of goodness in human beings are stunningly gorgeous.
Wash that sociopath right out of our hair.
Co workers who already know us are more likely to give us some slack and support vs. a new employer who might wonder what's up with us and assume we're not cut out for the work, and maybe fire us early on – that's more trauma and loss we definitely don't need.
Change our Name: If we were married and took their name: yes! Change back to our birth name or "real name" asap on every document and every account we have. Legally this is an automatic step available within divorce or annulment. There's a line on the papers where you enter the preferred legal name which is ours at the moment the Judge grants the dissolution of marriage. – Otherwise keep our name. Changing our name or even making our email something that reflects the trouble will only haunt us later and feel disingenuous. Remain who we are and become more ourselves.
Listen to our hearts. We do know what we need.
If there's any indecision… wait.
Recreating ourselves, reviving who we are.
Change out Hair, our Clothes: Doing something drastic to our appearance isn't recommended when we're in the aftermath of a sociopath – the trauma can lead us to think some huge change is a good idea… locking the bathroom door and giving ourselves a buzz cut late one night is not the way to go… Except hair does grow again! But – more than likely if we cut off our long hair to an asymetrical, pixie cut we'll be regretting the loss of our gorgeous locks. — A few months more down the road a fresh look is a super idea. Dramatic color changes are best for later along the recovery trial, but some highlights or a lift in the early days – absolutely, go for it. – New clothes, a new handbag, sandals, jewelry or a scarf. Absolutely. Refresh, revive as we can.
Know this:
We don't have to make all our decisions right away or all at once.
We'll know what to do when we know.
Be patient with ourselves. Embrace our own lives with compassion. Be loving and kind to ourselves. Tell ourselves – really – as in say outloud: "I don't know what to do right now. That's okay. I'll know later." – And indeed, we will.
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It is a white, round pill, and the imprint is two S's that are linked at the top and bottom, next to each other
What is this pill - with '' SS " imprint?
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- 9 Dec 2012 by guineapigslave
- Active
- 10 Dec 2012
- Topics
- pill id, pill identification
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Pill imprint SS:
OTC Homeopathic medicine.
SnoreStop for pets.
"It temporarily helps shrink swollen soft tissues in the throat and helps dry built-up mucous in the sinus passages. SnoreStop for Pet's mode of action is decongestive, anti-inflammatory, anti-histaminic, and mucolytic."
Product Ingredients
Ingredients (HPUS):
Nux vomica 4X, 6X; Belladonna 6X; Ephedra Vulgaris 6X; Hydrastis canadensis 6X; Kali Bichromicum 6X; Teucrium marum 6X; Histaminum 12X.
Inactive Ingredients in each 300 mg tablet:
Lactose, Cellulose, Dextrose, Croscamellose sodium, Magnesium stearate
Take care,
Thank you, Masso! I totally forgot we had purchased Snore Stop quite a while ago! We haven't been able to afford to buy any more in recent days, although it worked beautifully. It was for Jeff and me, though, not our two guinea pigs! They don't snore, they just talk in their sleep a lot!
You are welcome.
Have a great day.
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