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The I WANT TO BELIEVE blog is right up my street. Its not just a regular blog with random wafflings, it actually manages to be both casual and informative. The entry on Spirit Photography had the corners of my mouth turning skyward. He's obviously someone with a interest in the paranormal but zero interest in bullshit (applause).
The look of it is "almost" good, the effort has been put in to make it a bit different to standard templates (which include my own!). The annoying things are the jaggy text images (seen here) and the fact that the main body of texts only seems to start a good scroll down the page - what is with that big blank white area?
Its witty and definately worth a read, though if the blogger wants to make an effort on the look of the site they should go all or nothing - the content will carry it as long as the graphics dont distract people too much.
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There's an article I was recently made aware of about pro-life atheists using unsound science, written by Marco Rosaire Rossi. You may want to read it first or this article won't make much sense.
It's actually quite ironic. He accuses pro-life atheist groups of using bad science and fallacious logical reasoning when in fact his own article is rife with both. There's already been a great response by Secular Pro-Life responding to some of their claims written by my friend Kelsey Hazzard, so I'm going to approach this article from a different perspective. I'll just be responding to the article's errors in logic and science.
Marco starts off by insinuating that pro-life atheists might be an oxymoron, kind of like agnostics who support Intelligent Design or secularists who may support Sharia Law. But here's the rub: if you dismiss someone's beliefs simply on the ground that they're Christian (or religious), then you're committing a logical fallacy called the genetic fallacy. It's a great way to side-step the issue and avoid having to think too deeply about it, but it does nothing to refute the actual arguments made.
His contention that the pro-life position is really a "religious" belief and that atheists are just "religious people in disguise" is ludicrous. There are Christians (and people of other faiths) who are pro-choice. So obviously being religious does not automatically make you pro-life, nor is the pro-life position a religious belief. To say nothing of the fact that pro-life philosophers make secular arguments to support their position. Marco's claim that the pro-life position has become more secular to be relevant is equally ridiculous. Don Marquis, an atheist, made an argument for the pro-life position in 1989. Admittedly it was relatively rare for a philosopher to support the pro-life cause (as far as I know), still one of the few philosophers that was supporting it was an atheist. Christians do not have a monopoly on being pro-life.
Science supports the pro-life position. Embryologists (who are the experts on human embryos) consistently agree that human life begins at fertilization. Even pro-choice philosophers agree that human life begins at fertilization (such as Peter Singer, Michael Tooley, David Boonin, and David Benatar). It's simply not a tenable position to argue that human life begins at any other point.
We know they are alive because they grow and exhibit the other signs of life (such as metabolism, cell division, and response to stimuli). We know they are human beings because they have human DNA separate from the mother, and they are the product of human parents. Dogs have dogs, cats have cats, and humans have humans. Plus, they have different fingerprints, and often a different bloodtype than the mother. On top of that, a white embryo can be conceived and implanted into a black woman and still be born white. The unborn are living, whole, separate human organisms.
On top of that, basic human rights are tied in to our common human nature. The unborn are human from fertilization, so basic human rights (e.g. the right to life) should be established then. Marco tries to argue it is established at birth, but his arguments simply don't work, as I'll show momentarily.
Now here's where Marco's biggest blunder comes in. He says, and I quote, "Syllogisms, of course, are an important tool of deduction, but they are not foolproof. No syllogism can detect the defects of its own assumptions." This is just bad reasoning. The fact that no syllogism can detect the defects of its own assumptions is simply a bad objection to syllogisms. Math is not foolproof in exactly the same way. It's simply a strange requirement.
If a syllogism is logically valid, and its premises are true, then it is impossible for the conclusion to be false. Plain and simple. Deductive arguments do not make assumptions. In fact, in order to support the syllogism, you use arguments outside the syllogism to support each premise. If someone is making an assumption that is not supported by evidence, then you can reject it. But if a syllogism is supported by evidence then it succeeds.
Marco claims that persons are born, but this is a baseless assertion. Nothing more. The problem with this is that "person" has been used to discriminate against groups of humans in the past (for example, blacks and Jews have been considered non-humans by the United States and Nazis, respectfully -- they were not people in any meaningful sense of the term). The unborn are just the latest group of humans to be discriminated against by labeling them non-persons (that is, in the United States -- I know that abortion has been around for a long time). In fact, in the United States, prior to Roe v. Wade the unborn were, considered persons legally protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. [1] There's no reason not to assign "personhood" (if we must use the term) to all humans, born and unborn.
In fact, the unborn are still considered persons in the United States. When Scott Petersen killed his pregnant wife he was charged with two counts of murder, one for Lacy and one for their unborn child. Additionally, in the Roe v. Wade decision Judge Blackmun did indicate that the government has an interest in protecting the unborn from viability, so states are allowed to pass laws restricting abortions past the viability stage. [2]
Marco does argue that birth is when we suddenly gain rights but his reasoning is bad. I'll quote him again for his argument: "Rights only exist within the context of a community where they have the potential to be realized and the possibility of being threatened. Birth is our universal entrance into any community. It is the point at which we are able to break away -- literally -- from the absolute dependency of our mothers. The fact of the matter is birth transforms us. It simultaneously makes us into individuals and members of a group and thus embeds in us rights-bearing protections."
I'll start by saying that birth does not transform us. There's nothing "mystical" or transformative about birth that changes our nature or value in any way. I flew to Italy a few years ago, but that journey did not change who I am. Neither does an eight-inch journey down the birth canal change who the unborn is -- she merely passes from the fetus stage of human development to the newborn stage. For this very reason (that there is no morally relevant difference between a fetus and newborn), some philosophers like Michael Tooley and Peter Singer support infanticide.
If rights only exist within the context of a community, then every time I return to my apartment I lose my basic human rights. It would be morally justifiable to kill me at home for any reason you want. It's not until I leave my apartment through my doorway that I re-enter the community and suddenly regain rights. This is obviously absurd reasoning.
On top of that, embryos and fetuses are not potential humans. They are potential toddlers, but actual humans. Toddlers are potential adults. Marco's reasoning would support infanticide because infants have not yet realized their potential to become teenagers or adults. Marco's argument about the possibility of being threatened is equally bizarre. While in utero, the unborn have the threat of abortion or miscarriage. All the unborn need to survive is adequate nutrition, the proper environment, and a lack of fatal threats. That's all any of us need to survive.
Marco also mentions individuality. It should be mentioned that the unborn is an individual entity in the womb (she is not part of the mother's body, though she is connected to it). But if individuality means separated, then what of the mother who gives birth to her child but leaves the umbilical cord connected for an hour afterward to ensure the child receives all the nutrients? Marco would have to support killing that born child just because she has still not individuated from the mother yet.
None of Marco's reasons support his contention, so we can reject it. And in case you think together they make a cumulative case, several bad arguments does not a good argument make. Suppose you come across a burning building and see a bucket with holes in it. Obviously using the leaky bucket to carry water to the burning house won't work. What if you see five other buckets with holes in it? Will putting all six buckets with holes in them together work to carry water to the house? Obviously not.
Marco goes on to claim that our comparing fetuses to other marginalized groups (e.g. blacks, Jews, etc.) is wrong because of the difference between them and fetuses -- namely, they are autonomous beings whereas fetuses are not. I've already pointed out Marco's severe flaw in his reasoning, but this is still irrelevant. Blacks were marginalized because they weren't white -- is this really any worse than marginalizing a group of humans because they aren't independent entities? People like Marco are simply exchanging one form of discrimination for another and like white slaveowners before him, is using a particular quality that is different from his own to do it.
Next, Marco goes on about other matters, namely the link between abortion and breast cancer, post-abortion stress, ultrasounds, and fetal pain. Kelsey has already responded to these claims so I won't take the time to do so. I would urge you to read her comments on these. Marco's comments are simply red herrings. Abortion is not wrong because of a possible link with breast cancer, because women may develop psychological problems, because of ultrasound laws, or because the fetus may feel pain. Abortion is wrong because it unjustly takes the life of an intrinsically valuable human being. Of course I believe that women are valuable and they should be safe and protected just like anyone else. All surgeries come with some element of risk, but the riskiness of abortion is not what makes it wrong.
As you can see, the pro-life position is scientifically and philosophically stable. It's pro-choice advocates who must do the work in showing us why abortion is acceptable. No one has been able to do it yet and Marco is no exception.
[1] Francis J. Beckwith, Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion Choice, (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, New York, 2007), p.22.
[2] Roe v. Wade, 410, U.S.164-165.
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Typically, we'd slow down for a beer right about now and call it a day, but we're gearing up for an even bigger fall (plus, an off day isn't in the workout plan this week). Nonetheless, here's a recap of what we got into at Wahoo this summer season:
Cycling Experiences
First stop this summer was Mallorca, Spain; often called the "cyclist's playground," this colorful island boasts some of the best food you'll find in Europe alongside some jaw-dropping landscapes. We packed light (just an ELEMNT), and our partners at Cyclist Menu did everything else. It was quite the journey.
Next on the map was Colorado to attempt the inaugural Haute Route Rockies. Our very own Matt Porter took on the challenge, taking along support from Mavic, Carmichael Training Systems, and cycling photographer Kevin Scott Batchelor. As a newly minted father, he faced some big obstacles balancing his training and family obligations. But, like any true Wahooligan, he persevered.
What's next for our Wahooligans? We've sent Matt and his team to Europe to tackle the the Haute Route Alps. Stay tuned for an in-depth recap from their trip!
Big Software Updates
There were also plenty of great things happening back at Wahoo HQ. Our engineers were tirelessly rolling out our newest updates to our ELEMNT bike computers — Planned Workouts and Live Track.
Planned Workouts
Planned Workouts are structured workouts (which are super important, by the way) that you can use as part of a larger scheduled training plan. We optimized the ELEMNT to automatically import TrainingPeaks workout plans and display them on the ELEMNT BOLT bike computer.
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Our updates to Live Track brought (and are bringing) serious peace of mind to Wahooligans and their partners. Real-time ride location and route updates including estimated time of arrival were made available to anyone you wanted to keep informed via a ride link.
New KICKR + KICKR CLIMB
Also, if you haven't heard, we developed the world's first smart grading machine. It's the most immersive indoor cycling experience, and it pairs seamlessly into the Wahoo Fitness ecosystem. The CLIMB raises and lowers your bike angle from -10% up to +20%, depending on the terrain you are riding. You'll never want to train without it again.
And what's new with the KICKR? Well, we heartily improved the disc brake clearance, expanded usage to 12×142 Thru Axle bikes, and added 12×148 Thru Axle and KICKR CLIMB Compatibility to create our most robust smart trainer yet.
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Raiders fans wonder if key Derek Carr pass against Chiefs hit TV wire above the field
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr had an awful night during the Chiefs' 21-13 win over Oakland at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday.
Carr completed just 17 of 41 passes for 117 yards. One of the worst misses was a throw to Amari Cooper in the fourth quarter. Cooper had gotten past the Chiefs' Marcus Peters and a good throw may have ended with a touchdown. But it ended up not being close to a completion.
Here is the play in question:
Carr pass hits SpiderCam wire. #Raiders pic.twitter.com/Io77P132Pu— ℙJ (@oaktheman) December 9, 2016
Like anyone watching at home, Chris Collinsworth was confused as to what happened with that pass. Well, Carr's brother David has a theory:
SpiderCam Wire...........— David Carr (@DCarr8) December 9, 2016
I watched that play about a dozen times last night and could not wrap my head around what happened., woke up to spiderwire, mystery solved https://t.co/w3PznNaqUx— David Carr (@DCarr8) December 9, 2016
What is the Spidercam? It was actually a Skycam, which is a camera above the playing field that has multiple wires attached to it. I've never heard of this happening in a game before, but other Raiders fans have taken up the cause that Derek Carr's throw couldn't have been bad as well all saw.
So, Carr's ball hit the spider cam wire from NBC. Hmmmmm.....SMH— Kris (@krischavez524) December 9, 2016
Between those awful #ColoRush jerseys last night and the Kardashian curse, no wonder the game winning pass hit the spidercam wire. https://t.co/67igapaszA— FORMER FAN (@RaiderBounty) December 9, 2016
Cost us a TD. Crazy. NFL needs to fix that. RT @DCarr8 SpiderCam Wire...........— Jon Targaryen (@Crym89s) December 9, 2016
However, NBC Sports spokesman Dan Masonson was reached by Jason Dachman of the Sports Video Group about the play, and he dismissed that conspiracy theory.
"The overhead camera is positioned behind the line of scrimmage, so the cables would not be in play," Masonson told Dachman.
ESPN's Ed Werder tweeted this:
#NFL review of long pass from Carr-to-Cooper could not conclusively determine whether ball may have struck TV cable over playing field— Ed Werder (@Edwerderespn) December 9, 2016
#NFL viewed as odd Amari Cooper's reaction to ball in flight, but observed he didnt react strongly after play as if saw ball hit something— Ed Werder (@Edwerderespn) December 9, 2016
And another ESPN writer weighed in on the play, noting that the officials didn't see anything either.
If ball were to have been ruled to have hit the wire during the game, it would have been a dead ball and the down would have been replayed. https://t.co/rO1HjEbbtH— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) December 9, 2016
I personally have two theories: 1. It was a bad throw. 2. It was a bad route by Cooper.
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TIME: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST.
The Detroit Red Wings look to extend their lead in the Western Conference when they face the rebuilding St. Louis Blues at Joe Louis Arena.
Detroit has won four of its five meetings this season with St. Louis, which has an NHL-low 32 points. The Red Wings are 16-4-0 at home and 26-5-2 with four ties overall against the Blues since the start of the 1999-2000 season.
With 73 points, the Red Wings are one ahead of Dallas, which hosts Nashville on Wednesday night.
Steve Yzerman scored his first goal in nine games and Andreas Lilja had the winner in the Red Wings' 5-4 victory over Minnesota on Monday. Lilja's goal was his first since Feb. 23, 2004, a span of 71 contests.
"He's good defensively, but tonight he made plays with the puck, which was nice to see," coach Mike Babcock said. "Sometimes as a defensive defenseman on an offensive team, they always want you to do more than you're capable of doing. His game has gotten much better with the puck."
Lilja gave the Red Wings a 5-3 lead midway through the third period and helped goaltender Manny Legace notch his 20th win of the season. Legace replaced starter Chris Osgood at the start of the third after Osgood allowed three goals on 10 shots in his first start in 12 days.
"I was just relaxing and getting ready to go out to the bench for the third when (Babcock) came in with 7 or 8 minutes left in the intermission and made the move," Legace said. "I was surprised."
Red Wings leading scorer Pavel Datsyuk was held without a point for the fourth straight game, his longest drought of the season.
Datsyuk has 10 goals and 17 assists in 24 games against the Blues.
St. Louis is 0-6-3 in its last nine road games and has scored three goals or less in 11 of its last 13 overall, going 2-8-3.
Just a few hours after the Blues traded leading scorer Doug Weight to Carolina for three draft picks and three players, rookie Lee Stempniak lifted the Blues to a 3-2 shootout win over Northwest Division-leading Calgary on Monday night.
Stempniak, recalled from Peoria of the AHL on Sunday, scored the tying goal in the second period and beat Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff in the fifth round of the shootout.
"Everyone wants to be a clutch player and I was happy to be out there, but I was a little bit nervous," Stempniak said. "I'd been 0-for-the-shootout so far in Peoria and I was just happy it went in."
The trade of Weight was St. Louis' second major move in 24 hours. Second-leading scorer Mike Sillinger was sent to Nashville on Sunday for forward Timofei Shishkanov.
The Blues learned Tuesday that veteran forward Jamal Mayers will be sidelined six to eight weeks after breaking his foot against the Flames. In 49 games, Mayers has 10 goals, 11 assists and a team-high 100 penalty minutes.
STANDINGS: Blues - 32 points, 5th place, 41 PB, Central Division. Red Wings - 73 points, 1st place, Central Division.
TEAM LEADERS: Blues - Dean McAmmond, 14 goals; Petr Cajanek, 23 assists; Scott Young, 31 points; Barret Jackman, 101 PIM. Red Wings - Henrik Zetterberg and Brendan Shanahan, 23 goals; Datsyuk, 39 assists and 58 points; Chris Chelios, 82 PIM.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Blues - Power play: 15.7 percent (52 for 332), 22nd in NHL. Penalty killing: 80.7 percent (247 for 306), 21st. Red Wings - Power play: 24.8 percent (75 for 303), 1st. Penalty killing: 85.9 percent (255 for 297), 2nd.
GOALTENDERS: Blues - Curtis Sanford (6-11-4, 3 SO, 2.80 GAA); Craig Anderson (2-8-1, 3.90). Red Wings - Legace (20-6-2, 3, 2.09); Osgood (13-5-3, 1, 2.91).
SEASON SERIES: Red Wings, 4-1-0.
LAST MEETING: Jan. 5; Red Wings, 3-0. At Detroit, Legace made 15 saves for his third shutout of the season in his first start since returning from a knee injury.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Blues - 5-15-5 on the road; Red Wings - 17-8-2 at home.
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Small gains projected for House Republicans
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball report projects small gains for Republicans in the House of Representatives next year.
At this very early point in the 2014 race for the U.S. House, small Republican gains — as in, less than five seats — look likelier than a similarly small gain for Democrats. That's because the Republican targets just look a little better than the Democratic ones.
While it would be foolish to rule out any outcome, there is no indication at this point that the Republican House majority is in jeopardy.
Kyle Kondik of Crystal Ball says the reason Republicans should keep the majority is because Democrats have more vulnerable seats and their vulnerable seats are more vulnerable than Republican seats.
Of the Wisconsin Republicans, only Sean Duffy is considered vulnerable, and his seat is considered to be "likely Republican." None of the Wisconsin Democrats are considered vulnerable.


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How does the Quran present Jesus (Isa)? How is that "Jesus" different from the Biblical one?
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How does the Quran present Jesus (Isa)? How is that "Jesus" different from the Biblical one?
Believe it or not, the Quran, the basis for Islamic theology, actually presents Jesus in surprisingly favorable terms, and Muslims believe these pictures of Jesus more readily than do many of those who practice a more liberal form of Christianity. In fact, the picture one would get from studying the "Isa" of Muslim theology presents a far superior being than the Mohammad who founded their faith. For instance, Muslims have no problem with the virgin birth of Jesus. They have no problem saying that Jesus lived a sinless life. They have no problem with His being called a "Messiah" or "the Word of God." They have no problem with His having performed miracles, or with the idea that His body ascended to heaven. They would attribute none of any of these attributes to Mohammad himself. However, all that being said, there are huge differences in how Islam sees Jesus. First of all, Allah (their God) is a one and only with no other, including partners. Their god is not triune (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), and to say that Allah has a son would be considered a blasphemy worthy of death. That instantly robs Jesus of all the divinity He both possessed and proclaimed. So it would be blasphemy to say, as Jesus did, I and the Father are one—Jesus Christ, John 10:30. And it would be equally blasphemous to claim, as Jesus did, Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father—Jesus Christ, John 14:9a. And no one would ever dare say, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me—Jesus Christ, John 14:6. The important thing to remember is that, no matter how Muslims view Jesus, He will never be superior to Mohammad—which absolutely contradicts the celebration Paul declared when he said, Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father—Paul, Philippians 2:9-11. No Muslim would ever write what Paul wrote concerning Christ to the Colossian church: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him—Paul, Colossians 1:15-19. And lastly, the Allah of Muslim faith is an absolutely transcendent being, meaning that he is so far beyond us that no personal relationship of any kind is even conceivable. What did Christ come to do? Establish a personal relationship between us and God. As Paul wrote, For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!—Paul, Romans 5:10. As a result, [Y]ou are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit—Paul, Ephesians 2:19-22. And finally, Islam teaches that you can never know whether your eternal destiny is heaven or hell (Mohammad said even he did not know) outside of dying as a martyr in a holy war (fatwa). What does the Bible say? We accept man's testimony, but God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life—I John 5:9-13. We have relationship with God because of His Son. And we can know what we have to claim . . . and to look forward to. "Isa" is incapable of providing a Muslim any of that.
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Should Gentile believers follow Torah?
As we know the Christianity has strong Jewish roots. Jesus, or as some like to spell His name Yeshua, was a Jew. The twelve disciples were Jews. Most of the first believers of salvation in Jesus were Jews. Paul was a Jew. Also the whole Christian doctrine is based on the Jewish Holy Scriptures, which Christian world calls the Old Testament. Even the salvation by faith is founded in the words of a Jewish prophet Malachi in the Old Testament.
Jews have also very distinct characteristics in their daily life, which mainly are related to the reality of their covenant with God through Moses described in the 5 books of Moses, or as their Hebrew name is, in the Torah. Christian world usually refers these as the Law. Nowadays some of the most notable parts of this are not eating pork and some other foods, keeping the Sabbath meaning to rest from labor on Saturdays and circumcising all boys.
As mentioned the big part of the early Church being Jews was following the Torah and therefore we can easily rise a question that should the Gentile believers do the same. Or, if we try to be more practical with this, can a Christian eat pork or work on Saturdays and should Christian circumcise their sons? There are also many other customs described in the Torah, but by concentrating on these big questions we do find the answer for the others too.
Seven covenants
Furthermore as a background to understand this issue deeper, let us quickly observe the covenants God has made with man in the whole Bible. We can altogether find seven different covenants in the Bible, from which three are made with the nation of Israel and are unconditional, one is with the nation of Israel and the people joining it and is conditional, three are made with the whole human race. These covenants are with short descriptions:
- Edenic Covenant / Adamic Covenant (Genesis 1:26-30; 2:16-17, 3:15-19)
- Made with the whole human race.
- Gives man a responsibility towards and authority over the creation and forbids eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
- After the Fall proclaims the curse because of it and also promises for remission of it.
- Noahic Covenant (Genesis 8:21 - 9:17)
- Made with the whole human race.
- Promises that the earth and all living will not be destroyed by flood evermore and the rainbow is the mark of this covenant.
- All living creatures are given as food for humans, with the requirement of draining the blood away from the flesh.
- Shedding of human blood is promised to be avenged.
- Authority over the creation is renewed.
- Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1-3, 6-7; 13:14-17, 15; 17:1-14; 22:15-18)
- Made with the nation of Israel containing also a promise for the whole human race.
- Personal promises to Abraham: his name will be great, he will have numerous physical descendants, and he will be a father of nations.
- Promises to the nation of Israel containing the physical boundaries of the Promised Land.
- Promises to the whole human race: ones who bless Abraham will be blessed and all nations will be blessed through the seed of Abraham (Messiah).
- Circumcision is set as a mark of this covenant for Abraham and his descendants.
- Palestinian Covenant (Deuteronomy 30:1-10)
- Made with the nation of Israel.
- Reinstates the physical reality of the Promised Land.
- Proclaims that the nation of Israel will be scattered around the world because of disobedience, but promises also that they will be restored back to the Promised Land and will obey God perfectly and they will prosper.
- Mosaic Covenant (Exodus 20 - Deuteronomy 34)
- Made with the nation of Israel, but does condemn the whole humanity.
- Conditional covenant. Promises blessing for obedience and curse for disobedience.
- Consist over 600 rules to be obeyed from all areas of life.
- Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:8-16)
- Made with the nation of Israel and especially with king David and his descendants.
- Amplifies the seed idea found in the Abrahamic covenant. Promised that David's kingdom will never pass away and his physical line will last forever. This promise is about Messiah.
- New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34)
- Initially made with the nation of Israel but is ultimately covering the whole human race.
- Promises forgiveness of sin and universal knowledge of the Lord.
- Jesus established the new covenant through His blood and all humans can join this covenant by faith.
- This is not a renewed covenant, because the Hebrew word order can only be translated as a new covenant.
What are then the covenants that apply to Christians?
Easily we can say that Christians are involved in Adamic and Noahic covenants and they enjoy the benefits of the Abrahamic and Davidic covenants through, the seed of Abraham and the descendant of David, Jesus, and of course the new covenant is the main point of the whole Christian faith. Palestinian covenant is clearly for the Israelites, but the question we are dealing with is about the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenant. Do Christians need to fulfill the covenantal rules described in them?
It is also important to understand the Torah can't be divided into pieces, but it needs to fulfill in whole (James 2:10). We can't pick parts of it to be followed and leave others, because it really is a question of a covenant with God. As seen before through Moses and others God entered into covenant with the Israelites and the rules of this covenant for the Israelites were described in the Torah. In order to keep this covenant they had to fulfill them completely. Failing on one rule of the covenant meant breaking the whole covenant.
Also we must understand the Torah is not just the Ten Commandments, but it consists altogether 613 commandments. There are 248 positive commandments, which means that they tell what should be done, and there are 365 negative commandments, which tell what should not to be done. If Christians are included in the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenant then they must follow them all the way, but the question is are they included?
Abolition of the Law
Let's start with the Mosaic covenant. Paul as a Jew and as a learned man knows a lot of this covenant and he makes this statement:
â€Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace.â€
– Ephesians 2:15
We know that Jesus said that not even one jot or one tittle would disappear from the law as long as heaven and earth are (Matt. 5:18), so Paul must not mean that the law is destroyed. He actually means that the binding nature of the law or the Torah is taken away through Jesus, as he describes in the other passages:
â€Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.â€
– Romans 7:4
â€For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.â€
– Romans 10:4
The end can also be translated from the Greek as the goal, but it doesn't change the idea of this sentence. Usually a goal of some matter is the end of that matter also. If my goal is to reach Heaven then my end will be Heaven as I reach my goal. Now when Jesus is brought to stage about 2000 years ago has the law reached its goal thus Jesus being the end of the law. We can read it also differently from here through the Words of Jesus:
â€Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.â€
– Matthew 5:17
Besides all prophetic requirements for the messiah Jesus completely fulfilled the law also. As through pure Adam failing to follow God's rules brought death and judgments over whole human race can through another pure man, Jesus, succeeding to follow the God's rules bring liberation from death and judgments. If the demands of the rules of Torah are all fulfilled in Christ, why should Christians that are in Christ fulfill them again? Didn't Jesus finish it completely? Just a thought.
Early church says it this way:
â€Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.â€
– Acts 15:19-21
And this is restated:
â€Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: … For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.â€
– Acts 14:24-29
Clearly these two passages don't leave a space of debating that are the gentiles involved in the Mosaic covenant and do they need to keep the Torah. The leaders of the early church with the authority of the Holy Spirit proclaim that there are only three things that gentiles need to follow: don't eat flesh with blood in it or blood, don't take a part in idol worship through eating the meat offered to idols and abstain from fornication. They even say that when these things are done you do well!
They are not saying that let us begin from these and you will learn more in the synagogues and then you will be doing even more well as some think they are saying. That would be even very unthoughtful to expect gentiles to learn the Torah in synagogues because Christians were almost everywhere especially thrown out from the synagogues. Instead the leaders of the early church understood the revelation of the new covenant and realized that the gentiles are called into that covenant and not the old ones.
Why then Jesus says that the law will not disappear?
The Torah is eternal and is good, but we must understand what occupation it has. God never intended the Torah to be the way of salvation or the way to righteous living for all human kind. I do believe that the Torah is the way of righteousness, but it is that only for the perfect man - Jesus. Jesus was proclaimed righteous because He was blameless according to the Torah and God. Now the righteousness is given through faith:
â€Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no differenceâ€
– Romans 3:22
â€To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.â€
– Romans 3:26
â€For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)â€
– Romans 5:17
Righteous means pleasing to God and being so our God pleasing lifestyle is not through following the Torah but through faith in Jesus. Our actions outside the faith will not add anything to this. Now Paul gives the real occupation of the Torah:
â€Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.â€
– Galatians 3:24
God intended the Torah to be a schoolmaster for all men to bring all men unto Christ! When you have reached the final test of any school you will be given a certificate of some sort stating that you have learned enough from that school. You don't then need to go back to that school trying to earn something you already have. Likewise as you have been through the condemnation of the Torah found the sweet Savior of your soul, you don't need go back to the ways of Torah, but to live with Jesus!
In this role the Torah is valid all through the eternity and not any part of it will disappear. It even needs to be taught and proclaimed so that all men and women could see the way of salvation in Jesus.
Renewed or new covenant
Some then argue that when Jesus set the new covenant he actually just renewed the old covenants, but as we already said this is misunderstanding of the Hebrew. It is true that the Hebrew word in the Jeremiah 31:31-34 that is translated as a new is really close to the word to renew. Only difference actually is the vowels and as originally the Hebrew words in Bible had only consonants and the vowels were added later by the masoretes, one can start to think that there might be a loophole to understand it as a renewed covenant.
But this is not possible! The word to renew is a verb and the word new is an adjective and the Hebrew word order is Verb-Noun-Adjective. In order the word to mean renew it must be before the word covenant in Hebrew, but it is not. The word is found in the place of an adjective and thus it can only be translated new. Exact name is in Hebrew in transliterated from B'riyt Chadashah, where the 'B'riyt' means the covenant and 'Chadashah' means new.
The covenant in the blood of Jesus is completely new covenant and not a renewal of any old covenants. It doesn't mean that it gives people right to live as they please, but it does mean that the Torah is not included as rules in that covenant. In this covenant men and women follow God in the Spirit following Jesus. As we follow Jesus we do see that He also gave commandments to follow, which are summed up here:
â€And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.â€
– 1. John 3:23
Also in the Sermon on the Mount and also some other parts in the Gospels we can find the moral base of the new covenant, which actually goes even deeper than the Torah. Our righteousness is more than righteous actions it is actually being righteous and thus doing good to others, which actually is the thing promised in Jeremiah!
What about the pork, the circumcision and the Sabbath?
Let us tackle the big questions now!
First of all the Noahic covenant gave all living creatures as food to Noah and his descendants. (Genesis 8:21 - 9:17) They only needed to avoid eating flesh with blood. (By the way all living creatures did contain pork!) Then later Mosaic covenant denied eating pork and some other foods. (Leviticus 11:7) As we dealt already the binding nature of the Mosaic covenant for the Gentiles, we can say that Gentiles are allowed to eat pork in the new covenant.
Paul says it this way:
â€Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sakeâ€
– 1. Corinthians 10:25
This is said to people in Corinth and believe me they could find pork in the shambles. Corinth was one of the great cities of that time where people came from all directions to sell and buy goods. It was not a Jewish city but a Gentile or even Pagan city and therefore they didn't have problem on selling pork as food.
Jesus touches this a little bit this way:
â€Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.â€
– Matthew 15:11
Here Jesus doesn't clearly say that pork is eatable, but He does say that food is no able to defile a man. With the knowledge we have now we can say that Jesus might even had pork in His mind saying this.
Actually if we study this even deeper we would see that there is no restrictions in the new covenant on eating pork! You might commit sin eating too much of pork and thus digesting too much of unhealthy fat causing all sorts of problems and thus not honoring your body as the temple of the Holy Spirit, but otherwise eating pork is not a sin for the Gentile believers!
Actually circumcision came through Abrahamic covenant as a mark for this covenant. So how does this apply to the new covenant? Paul again has a word to say:
â€Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love .… And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.â€
– Gal. 5: 1-11
â€Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.â€
– 1. Corinthians 7:18-19
â€Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.â€
– Colossians 2:8-12
These passages are quite easy to understand! By them we can say that surely the new covenant doesn't include circumcision because all believers are already circumcised with the circumcision of Christ, which is spiritual circumcision. If Gentile believers don't need to be circumcised why on earth should they circumcise their sons! So nobody is needed to be physically circumcised in the new covenant.
Now this one goes all the way back to the creation where God actually rested for one day after the six days. Then afterwards in the Mosaic covenant keeping the Sabbath is set as the sign of that covenant. (Exodus 31:13-17) We have already dealt in depth the question of the Mosaic covenant and the Gentile believers and there is no need to go back to those arguments for this one, but the reality of it being a thing that God did does give it more weight on it and also we must see what Jesus says about the Sabbath.
Jesus actually addresses the topic of the Sabbath some situations. Here are a few of them:
â€And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day that which is not lawful? And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? And he said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.â€
– Mark 2:23-26
â€And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath days. Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.â€
– Matt. 12:10-13
In the both situations Jesus or the disciples are doing something that is contradicting the religious views of the Sabbath. The spectators viewed that Jesus or the disciples were doing work in these situations that was against the Torah, but Jesus pointed out that they their view of the Sabbath was incorrect. The original meaning of the Sabbath was to provide humans a time of rest and recreation not to quiet everything down for one day.
As Gentile Christians don't need to follow the Torah and therefore don't need to follow the law of Sabbath, are Christians though need of understanding the Sabbath rest more deeply. There are at least two dimensions in the Sabbath for the Christians
- Literal dimension
- Spiritual dimension
All men and women are created according to the image of God. If then God rested for one day of seven, there might be some kind of need of rest in us too. Actually if we fail to rest from working at least one day a week, we are going suffer a burn out sooner or later! In that way the Sabbath is given for us and we need to use it to keep our bodies functional until the end of this life on earth. However we can't point from the Bible that in the new covenant the official day of rest is Saturday or Sunday! Paul even states that some keep count on days and others don't, but both do it for God. (Romans 14:5-7) Definitely everybody, even Gentile believers, need at least one weekly day off, but it doesn't need to be the same day for everybody.
Hebrews chapter 4 tells us deep things about the Sabbath and the rest for the people of God. In all the simplicity it states that the real Sabbath rest for the people of God is in the finished work of the Cross. There ends all our striving! Jesus has already finished the work and we can enter to His rest by faith and receive a real rest to our souls. This rest is the same everyday and it is worth striving for that means seeking His face in faith. (Hebrews 4:11)
We can see that the keeping the Sabbath as a law doesn't touch the Gentile believers, but the principle of the rest does touch them and is good to keep!
Now with all this study we can come to this statement, that the Gentile believers don't need to follow the Torah they need to follow Jesus in the newness of the Spirit. The Gentile believers have died with Christ and resurrected also with Him. Therefore they are dead to law and to sin, but alive to God. All glory to God for His marvelous salvation in Jesus Christ!
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Incredible review from Variety's Andrew Barker, a favorite critic of mine. Enjoy his loquacious wordplay and his on-point wit.
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A Tribute to the Boy Who Lived
With just under 36 hours left until The End, I thought I would take a second to remember just how big this phenomenon is and share some of my favorite HP links.
Potter Puppet Pals – Bother! A classic set of spoofs of the HP universe…with Puppets!
Pottermore – Still waiting to see what exactly Jo's got cooking with her new project.
Dear Mr. Potter – A link to the book I mentioned in my review. Really great look at how big this really movement really is.
Mugglenet – The best authority on all things Potter. I listened to these guys back at the release of book 6.
Mugglecast – Podcast by the above, which is a great source for Potter news from the Orlando theme park to chapter-by-chapter analysis of each book.
The Harry Potter Alliance – Another great fan site and the producers of Dear Mr. Potter
Leaky Cauldron – ANOTHER great fan site 🙂
RAP BATTLE!!! – 😀 Done by a group I love, IndyMogul – for all your DIY film needs.
Literal Trailer – Bit more Tobuscus for you. Just kill him with your awesome, Harry.
Starkid Productions – AMAZING parody's of the Potter series, A Very Potter Musical and A Very Potter Sequel are hilarious and well worth the three hours each of them are. Seriously the funniest Potter spoofs I have ever seen! Don't believe me? Ask Umbridge!
Those are my favorite Potter tributes and sites! Check them out and let me know what you think! Also let me know if you have a great site or video which I missed in the comments below! Keep calm, wait for July 15, and check out my review of the Trailer for Part 2 tomorrow on the Art of the Trailer! Thanks!
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October 29, 2010
With Halloween upon us, we're taking a trip to the dark side of Stateside. Nowhere does All Hallows' like the USA, but most of the country's ghostliest haunts can be enjoyed all year round. Below are our five favourite destinations for fun and frights…
The site of what was America's most infamous prison, once home to Al Capone, Alcatraz is a San Francisco must-see and is also the city's most spooky locale.
The Rock's main facility may be long out of use, but the ghosts of its penitentiary past live on, according to many visitors and staff, who have talked of hearing footsteps along the upper gangways. One particular spot, 14D in the isolated 'hole' block was the site of an inmate's death and is often reported to be colder – in both temperature and feeling – than any other cell.
The great capital, the home of presidents – living and dead. Yes, some say even Obama's house is haunted – by the ghost of its 15th resident, Abraham Lincoln, whose son died there.
The spirits don't confine themselves to the White House though, D.C. has more haunted hotspots than you can shake a bottle of holy water at. Lafayette Square (Presidents' Park), is long rumoured to be frequented by the spectre of Philip Barton Key II, who was shot and killed there in 1859. Decatur House, at the edge of the park, had its windows bricked over after its former resident's phantom was repeatedly seen staring out. For 150 years passers by have seen the forth president's wife, Dolley Madison rocking on her chair outside the house that takes her name.
If you're visiting the city and need a ghoulish guide, see Washington D.C. Ghost Tours.
While Boston is the capital and 'Cradle of Modern America', any visit to historical Massachusetts isn't really complete without a trip North to Salem, the original Witch City.
The site of the infamous witch trials of 1692, the town's shameful past is now ironically its number one draw, with a mass of museums, shops and ghost hunting tours. Whether you're after genuinely haunting history or simple fun, the fact that its attractions are all based around real and shocking events, gives Salem a special spooky edge over many of America's allegedly ghoulish destinations.
The famous Battle of Gettysburg during America's Civil War, claimed the lives of over 7000 men, giving the site potential for a lot of paranormal activity. Over the last 140-odd years the field has generated more ghost stories than perhaps anywhere else in the States.
Spectres are commonly sighted and battles cries routinely heard and even recorded by visitors to the field, while tales of ghoulish goings on at the nearby Farnsworth House Inn abound. In 1993, during the filming of the movie Gettysburg, several extras spoke of being approached by an older man in Union solider uniform. After talking to them at length, the stranger left them some rounds of ammunition, which they assumed were from the props department. Later examination proved they were genuine musket rounds…
If you ever want to stay somewhere a little bit spooky, you probably won't find better than The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. A gorgeous Georgian lodge with incredible views of Rocky Mountain National Park, the hotel has hosted its share of Hollywood stars and heads of state in its hundred years of existence.
So where does the spookiness come in? Well, Stephen King was inspired to write The Shining while staying in room 217 in the seventies. While Kubrick's famous film of the book wasn't filmed here, the Stanley does still beam it into channel 42 of every guest room's TV on a permanent loop.
And all that stuff about the ghost parties in the ballroom is based on numerous stories related by staff over the years. Lock up your valuables too, as some of the hotel's phantoms are alleged to be light-fingered.
Photos courtesy of Flickr photographers seantoyer and fauxto_digit and © Chrisimages © Christian De Grandmaison © Derrick Neill | Dreamstime.com. Halloween pumpkin lanterns by Robbie1 on Flickr.
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Museums are among my favorite things in the world. When I travel, that's what I look for first: the museums.
While I'm intensively partial to the classic fine arts model, I also very much enjoy a good science museum, and am frankly plain nuts for historical homes and preserved sites.
I love museums because they are some of the most fascinating, complex, and revealing instruments we use to tell ourselves stories about ourselves. How we choose to tell those stories, and which stories we choose to tell, is endlessly interesting to me. (Also, this book basically spells out my central childhood fantasy for all to see.)
I spent some time this weekend at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and it helped me pick up the threads of a conversation I've been having with myself since last fall, when I went to the Technology in the Arts conference in Pittsburgh and saw Jake Barton give a keynote on how he was working with museums to design truly interactive exhibits and exhibit space.
Some museums are in the forefront of exploring how social media can help make their storytelling more inclusive, more democratic, more reflective of the many voices rather than the few — all of which either leads to a richer and deeper story, or to a narrative that is confusing and nonlinear to the point of distraction, depending on how successfully it is executed.
Some are holding tightly to the traditional model of storytelling, keeping it in the hands of the few, the specialized, the elite.
So I've been thinking about branding, and how cultural institutions like museums go about creating and managing their brands, especially in the changing dynamics of today's distributed, interactive, co-created world.
How does a museum, with a (presumably) carefully constructed brand, often based largely on its carefully curated collection (whatever that may be), invite its patrons to co-curate that brand? Is that even a desirable goal? Does it depend on the museum, or the type of museum?
How are other museums besides the ones I mentioned here going about answering, or not answering, these questions?
What do you think social media can, or should do, to transform how museums tell our collective story, how they hold their individual mirrors up to ourselves?
I am still having this conversation with myself, but I thought I'd open the floor for discussion. What do you think?


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Comentarios clientes
Si quieres compartir tu experiencia en Pozowinds con el resto del mundo, solo tienes que mandarnos un correo o escribirnos en nuestro formulario de contacto. Estaremos encantados de publicarlo aqui.
Dear PozoWinds-Team
As I was not able to thank you personally I do it by mail.
We had great vacation and all of you and your service make it that we feel very comfortable in Gran Canaria and can enjoy our holidays very much.
Thank you very much for that.
Wish all of you a great time and we are looking forward to see you and Gran Canaria next May again.
@Jessica: the surf board you recommended on my last day (the light green 7.6′ 85L) was perfect for my surf level ;-). I surfed until I had no power anymore to stand up on the board.
Greetings from Switzerland
Jessica, Nadia and Nils
Ciao Romina
ciao Jonas
ciao to All the Staff of PozoWind…
Thank you for your courtesy…
It was a wonderful Holiday…
We wanted to say goodbye personally today in the morning….but a misunderstanding with Travel Agency can not permit ..our fly is now…
See you next year..
Congratulation again for Valentino e Julia…We are their fans….
Tommaso Lorenzo
Barbara e Carlo
From Italy
Dear Paula, Romina, Tine, Laura and Edvardo.
Thank you for a great experience on Bahia de Formas. Back in Oslo we are looking forward to being able to practise more on the skills you taught us, and have the opportunity to learn some more in the future. It was great to step out of my comfort zone, and try something that I have wanted to learn for meany years. Ulrik, Selma, Bastian and I agree that this is something we would like to do more of!
All my best, and wishes of a windy future,
Hi from Bavaria to all the pozowinds-Team,
i just wanna say thanks for all your support,not only with Windsurf-Equipment,but also you helped me with my car(The blue Bus).
You are always motivated and friendly. Your service really is a blessing to a lot of people.
I wish you a good Winter-Time with lots of wind
and Merry Christmas
Thank you so much for your great service, perfect windsurfing gear, your hospitality and beautifull apartment with ocean view.
I enjoyed my time at Gran Canaria very much. Coming alone to Pozo for the first time allowed me to just have my own flow and really relax.
It has been a busy couple of years for me :)!
Hope to see you next year again.
Wish you all the best!
Kind regards, Marco
Ya os echamos de menos a todos ustedes y a las piedras y rocas de Pozo.
Y aunque mi sesion de windsurf fue mas una sesion de natacion que de windsurf me he enamorado de Pozo Izquierdo entonces este correo es solo para decir os gracias de todo y hasta pronto, seguro que en invierno volveremos un par de fin de semanas o mas :)
Ciao ciaoo
Claudia y Michael
I would like to thank you and Jonas (and all the staff) for your kindness and professionality.
It's always a pleasure to come in Pozo !
Unfortunatelly now I am home with no wind and lot of umidity …:-( and I can see in your webcam that Pozo is on fire !….:-)
hope to see you next year
Now when I´m back at work here in Sweden, I only think about windsurfing and Pozo, 10 times a day a look at your webcam and then get sick that I´m not there. You treat your customers so good and the lovely surf feeling you have in Pozo is so nice.
Jonas, I promise that it will not be 22 years before I'm back in Pozo.
Thanks for a perfect holiday.
Svante Fogelhamre, Gothenburg/Sweden
Este correo electrónico par decirte que tuvimos dos semanas increíbles de windsurf y que queria dar vos las gracias por toda la organización de nuestra vacaciones.
Unas gracias à ti y a todos tus colegas del Pozowind que fueron muy simpáticos con nosotros.
Un saludo y hasta otra vez.
Wille come back to you asap.
Thank you too to all the team at Pozowinds for the good & friendly service during this excellent windy week.
All the best!
We just want to thank you for a very nice
stay in Pozo!
Excellent service and a good atmosphere.
Hope to be back soon.
Best regards
Christian and Lars
As usual, I would like to thank u all for your warm welcome and also for making out stay very amazing as usual.
Here below a pic from all my family dressed "Pozowinds"!
Hoping see you soon…..
I am really happy with my choice of the 67L Sphere. I could not have done it without your help. Thank you so much. It is definitely the right choice for these conditions and will work really well at home on Lake Erie too.
The board road big in up and down conditions and rode small in high wind condition. I could ride down the swell anytime I wanted! The board just wants to ride and I just want to ride it!
Thanks again and happy sailing,
Hi Team,
I want to thank you for the great week! Super apartment, good service, and of course Pozo (Winds) around the corner, what else do you need! Great spot and I'll definitely be back this summer to grab some ramps!!
Thanks again for the great hospitality!
Cheers from a cold Holland!
Vriendelijke groet,
La verdad es que lo hemos pasado genial a la vez que hemos aprendido en un ambiente relajado y de risas.
Tengo que decir que nos ha sorprendido el haber tenido la suerte de tener un trato tan personalizado con tan buenos instructores como Tato y Pablo, así que espero que podamos repetir el próximo año y por supuesto recomendaremos vuestra escuela.Saludos a todos,Rosana Huerga
A couple of lines to thank you and everybody at Pozowinds for the good and kind services during this week in Pozo.
A special thanks to Svetlana for having taken good care of me and my bleeding skull…
I'm now fully ok, no stitches needed.
Hope to see you soon!
Saludos desde Cádiz!
Soy Cayetano, y estuve allí navegando la primera semana de Agosto con dos amigos más, Augusto y Roberto. Yo era el que se partió la rodilla!
Finalmente me operan en Septiembre. Parece que ya tenía roto el ligamento anterior de antes, y lo que cascó fue el menisco. Jonas, aunque seguro que ya lo sabes, si tardas demasiado en operarte puede producir artrosis antes de tiempo.
Sólo quería agradeceros el trato fantástico que nos disteis y el buen rollo que transmitís a los clientes. En cuanto se recupere la rodilla (siete meses o así) volvemos por allí!
Romina, muchas gracias por tus gestiones con el hospital! Fue todo rapidísimo.
We are back home now, just wanted to drop you an email to thank you once again for the great hospitality and service! We had a great time, not only me but also my family :)
Looking forward to see you again, we are definetely coming back to Pozo sooner or later!
Br, Tuomo Jantti
This short mail is to thank you again for the fabulous 10 days we had in GC.
Again as every year the pozowinds team was great ! Super service, always ready for us and with a big smile !
Keep on going on witht the good work!
We'll make a lot of publicity for you here in Belgium and we will be back again next year for sure
See you later and greetings from the cold Belgium
thank you very much for your perfect service, best equipment and to your great team!
We had a fantastic week with lots of wind and so much fun.
All the best to you and your team.Georg and Josef
It's simply best windsurfing experience ever!
We had great time enjoying your service and hospitality…..and we got chance to experience 2016 material already. And pros like Josep and Bartek ramping us up to expert level. Hope to be back soon
Josef Kerschensteiner
As usual, time goes bye….faster and faster, so 3 days are too few to enjoy your wonderful place.
I would like to thank you all of you for your support in my staying there.
I love your professional but friendly approach: it's the right way to face with people, like me, leaving the Office for few days….
Kisses to Romina, Yessi And Svetlana: with your smiles you make the stay thoughtless….
Than la to Josep for the forward clinic and Big hug to Jonas and all the Pozowinds' Team!!!
Hope see you soonGianluca
Hey Romina/Jonas,JG here, just wanted to send you a quick email to say thank you guys very much for everything you provided, we had an absolutely awesome time and learned a lot. I have no doubt I'll be going back, probably early next year or later this year, depending on when is recommended for good wind.
But really, thanks so much, the apartment was great and everybody so friendly, I'm looking forward to the next time. Tell Tato (is that how you spell his name?) he was an excellent teacher. Also, could you show him this video… I wanted to show him the red bull storm chaser mission in Ireland, it was the first of three… link
If you guys every decide to check out the wind and waves in Ireland (which are epic by the way) or just want to check out the beauty of the place, let me know, I would be delighted to show you around and make recommendations. This next video is about twenty minutes from where I live and this weather is very common but verrry cold :) link to the video
See you sometime soon and stay in touch,
Thank you to you and all the pozowinds team for the great stay in
Pozo, it was a fantastic edition!
See you next year
and your warm welcome!Saludos, Christoph & Nana & Leo & Oskar & Benno
Dear Romina and JonasWe have now arrived safe and well back home i Sweden. We are tired but so happy for our great week in Pozo.
We're sorry that we didn't had the chance to say good bye to you. Your SUP session looked wonderful and I hope the rest of the day was as good.
A great thanks for this week in Pozo. Everything has worked out so well with the apartment and the car and our first trip with a baby has been a great experience thanks to great ground service.
We are already looking forward to our next trip to Gran Canaria with lots of sun and a clinic for Pontus.
Keep in touch and have a great summer!
Karoline, Pontus & Signe
Now I'm back home and dreaming in front of goya website.I was wondering which type of mast do you use for the guru and banzai sails in 4.2 (the two sails i rent in your shop) ?Thanks for your help !RegardsEmile
Dear Javier and JonasThank you for a great day out surfing in Ojos de Garca 2 weeks ago. I had great talks with you both in English and in Danish/Swedish. The Mystic summer suit I bought works great.
I would like to ask you for a small favour:
If you have a sticker with "POZO WINDS" I would be very glad!
Because I have just restored an old surf-trailer for my gear, a camp let, and would really like your name on the back of it :-)
Best regards
Hello Romina and everybody at Pozowinds,
we didn't get to see all of you before we left but we wanted to say thank you for all the help and recommendations you provided! We had an amazing windsurf holiday and felt perfectly safe and looked after at all times on and off the water! We hereby promise to come back and improve :-)
Greetings from the German sisters,
Mareike and Fenja
Many thanks for a great week of sailing and spending my time around Pozowinds.
Hopefully and surely I will be back to Canaría some day, perhaps to show &learn my little boys how it is done @Pozo!
Thanks for all the hospitalidad (was not able to greet you all in person end of saturday)
Philip Andrew
Give me your bank account details and I will do the payment asap.
Let me thank you for giving me the opportunity to test the equipment before buying it.
Also, thank you for giving me the opportunity to use bigger equipment (sails & board) this last week in the light wind.
And, last but not least, thank you (as well as the entire Pozowinds team) for the very friendly and efficient service.
My friends and I have really appreciated it and I believe that several of them have already mentioned this to you.
Hope to be back soon in Pozo.
Nada importante.
Sólo quería enviarte este Mail, para agradecerte a ti, y a tu equipo lo bien que nos lo habéis hecho pasar estos días de vacaciones.
Agradecerte tu amabilidad, hospitalidad y simpatía.
Gracias por el apartamento que nos alquilastes y por todo lo que te preocupastes por nosotros.
Me encantó conocer a tu hijo también, es majisimo!
Darte las gracias a ti, a Jonas, a Pons, a Javi y a tus dos compañeras, Sveta y Yessi.
Mis amigos Juan Carlos y Óscar quedaron encantados con vosotros.
Espero repetir pronto.
Un abrazo muy fuerte.
Thank you again for your advice about the Accessor Flymount … top!
Here is a short video last week … nothing exceptional …
Greetings to all POZOWIND team …
SwitzerlandLink to the video
as promised a small mail to congratiulate you with the victory of Argentina agains Belgium :)
too bad those Germans were too strong :)
So i buy you a beer next time we are in Pozo !
I would like to thank pozo team again for the great vacation we had this year !
You are all doing a great job !
Off course i will contact you again for this
greetings to all ! and i'll send you a picture of my sons wearing the pozowinds t-shirt :)
Paciencia Javi jeje see you soon!
ihola Jonas y Jessi!
Mando un foto de nosotros. Es del 17 de Mayo.
Podaìs ver todos de buen humor incluso Rafael – El proximo loco widsurfista de aleman.
Muchas gracias un otra vez por todos! Estoy seguro que regresaremos el proximo año! Voy a traer mi raqueta de tenis.
P.d. El Boardshort que me he comprado – me queda fenomenal! Casi todo de mis amigos estan envidiosos.
Sonja + Dominik + Rafa
After 3 days I like to tell you that you are the best team and you have an excellent service.
Thanks. & see you.Michael
Back in Switzerland for all of us.
Thank you for all the Pozowind Team once again for your hospitality, services, cheerfulness.
Realy top class….
Have a nice day and see you next year …
This short e-mail to thank you all for the perfect service during our stay last week in Pozo….Only the wind (and the waves )were the missing link, but it was all just so PERFECT ! Keep up the excellent service !!
Thanks to all of you and enjoy the summer in Pozo !!
Cheers all
A big thanks to Jonas, the girls in the shop and all included at Pozowinds, the four of us had a great few days in the sun, Everyone was polite and in good spirits and always helped us out when we needed equipment, some great surfing sup-ing and even some big kit action (we were unlucky with the wind) We will definitely be back soon and I hope you all have a great summer, until next time, Thanks again,
David Young
Hi :)
We just got back to Norway after a fantastic holiday in Gran Canaria and Pozo. Thank you so much Jonas, Tato, Javi and the rest of the Pozowinds team for all your help and teaching.
We will definately be back in a few months!
Have a nice day :)
Tine and Thomas
Dear Sveta,
I promised to give you some feed-back about the wetsuit that I bought for my wife Sophie last week in Pozo.
Let me say it like this: it was a perfect fit and a big hit!
Sophie was very very happy with it and almost immediately went surfing with it together with Juliette, our daughter, every one looking at the ladies J
Thanks again for the great advice and service and see you back next year!
Feb 05 2013
Joaquin Perez Jurado
Sólo agradecerte tu atención e interés! Nunca te quedaré lo suficientemente agradecido por el trato que me habéis dado.
Un saludo
Dic 24 2012
Los mejores deseos
Feliz Navidad!
De muy fria Polonia quiero desear todo bien por Navidad y Ano nuevo a todo equipo de Pozo Winds. Mucho viento y olas y sonrisas en todas caras:) Abrazos Jonas, Javi ,Yessi y Josep:)
Michal de Polonia
Ps. No tengo ningun contacto a Luciano pero si Tu pedes pasar mis mejores deseo a El i su familia estaria muy feliz :)
Nos Vemos:)
Michal (Polonia)
Dec 11 2012
Hi Jonas and Javier and Pozo Team, thank you very much for the amazing hospitality and your help in all situations. You are a fantastic team and it was every day a pleasure to step in your shop to go windsurfing with your advice and your great equipment. 1000 thanks and greetings from the cold Germany.
Dec 11 2012
Adolfo – Gijón
Buenos días a todos!
Soy Adolfo de Gijón !
La vela acaba de entrar por la puerta ya está desembalada y me parece más que perfecta para el uso que le voy a dar.
Así que mil gracias por vuestra atención y gracias por todas las gestiones .
Seguiré comprando en Pozowinds por supesto!
Un saludo
PD: Ya podéis quitar la vela de la web , que aún sigue puesta a la venta.
Adolfo ( Gijon )
Nov 30 2012
Gracias por la atención recibida Romina !
En cuanto llegue la vela os aviso por mail para que os quede constancia de la llegada.
Gracias !
Esteros seguros de que volveré a comprar en Pozowinds !…
La verdad es que me sorprendió la atención recibida.
Adolfo ( Gijon )
Nov 23 2012
Famila Marin (Los Vascos)
Estamos muy contentos de las mini vacaciones en Gran Canaria. Toda la familia está deseando volver a la isla y aparte del buen tiempo, condiciones para el wind, surf, etc.. el calorcito con el que nos habéis recibido toda la famila de Pozowinds, una vez más, ha sido inolvidable y determinante para que organicemos una próxima escapada.
En breve os mandaremos unas fotitos que sacamos….
Un besote muy fuerte para todo el equipo de Pozowinds y nos veremos muy pronto.
Famila Marin (Los Vascos)
(Fernando, Helen, Mónica y Daniel)
Aug 2012
Bernie & Dani – Suiza
Hi -pozowindscrew;-)
Thanks for the good time in gc-pozo. We was very happy with your service
around the Trip.
Bernie & Dani – Suiza
Jun 08 2012
Bart & Marit – Barcelona
Hi guys!
Like to share some pics with you.
Have a great day!
BIG hug,
Bart & Marit – Barcelona
Jun 07 2012
Bart & Marit – Barcelona
Hi Jonas!We like to thank you very much for another FANTASTIC holiday in Pozo.The clinic has been real GREAT, Bart was very happy with it, and so was the atmosphere, your perfect organization …etc etc…We are really very sorry that we didn-t have the chance to say "see you soon" as we know now that it won-t be a "goodbye"!
Please transmit this to the rest of your team too.
Hope you will have lot of wind and good PWA next month….
Bart & Marit – Barcelona
David – Madrid
Hello everyone, I'm back in Madrid. Now time to recover…..
Pity that I could not enjoy my last two days but I wanted to thank the wonderful team Pozowinds treatment and service we've been given these days. It was really a pleasure enjoying such a service join to the great offer of excellent equipment. It has been a great pleasure.
Best regards,
David – Madrid
Vladimir – Moscu
It`s Vladimir.
Thank you very much for all.
Accommodation, windsurf equipment, wind, weather, Pozo bar, Pozo Winds – all was perfect!
I was very glad to see you all.
See you soon! I`m sure!
Best regards.
Vladimir – Moscu


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I really dislike cords cluttering up our office space, but know they're a necessity. At least until 2030 when everything goes wireless and we're driving hover cars. But until then, we came up with a clever way to keep most of those cords concealed. I'll take full credit for the idea, and give Zach full credit for all the hard work.
We have a small closet in the hallway off our office, with a small shelf. It was just the right size to hold one of our printers (Zach recently purchased a black and white laser jet printer for pharmacy school, to cut down on the cost of printing with our color ink jet printer), our backup drive, and wireless router. Zach cut another board to make the shelf a little deeper, so the printer would fit.
My dad came over and helped Zach run new cable in the attic, and now our little coat closet is wired for Ethernet and electricity. And there's still plenty of room to store our winter coats, (for the one month out of the year when we will need them).
We plan to eventually put a vent in the closet, somewhere inconspicuous, to vent the hot air created by the electronics.