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Idea that Jesus had wife 'rubbish'
For what it's worth, I'd like to comment on an article in the Sept. 19, Chattanooga Times Free Press: "A faded piece of papyrus refers to Jesus' wife"?
I do not claim to be a Bible scholar. I can tell you that I am 70 years old, I've lived in Chattanooga all my life. I've read the King James Bible through several times. I have found no reference to this rubbish.
I do recall when I was a child of 11 years old. I heard a similar story of this paper back then. The article was almost the same references.
Let's re-examine Romney's remark
The persistent abuse of Romney's "47 percent" remark is clear indication of two things: Democrats' underhandedness and journalistic complicity.
Let's take a look. Ignore the fact that the video was obtained illegally and look at the context of the remark.
Pretend you are one of the attendees who put $50,000 in the collection jar to help you decide who to fund in the presidential race. You want to evaluate his strategy, if any.
Now pretend you are Romney and you want to make the strongest appeal you can. How do you make them feel needed and important? Among other things, you say that 47 percent of voters won't send you a dime, so the burden of financing a Republican candidate falls on them. Note that Romney says he won't be financially supported by 47 percent, not that they are unimportant citizens but that they are not part of his financial support group. Probably overstated, but it's a sales pitch to a select group for a specific purpose, not a governing principle.
What Democrats have done is turn it completely around and inside out, and most media are feeding it to a population eager to believe without thinking. Let's all be smarter than that.
School relocation worth the money
In reading the Sept. 20 article, "School project moves forward," I was astonished to find out that the East Brainerd Elementary School was relocating to a different site. In many ways, I am glad that the school project for the new relocation is under way.
Many times I have traveled that road where the school is located and during the busy hours of 3-6 p.m., that street is traffic-filled. Many children are being picked up by parents or school buses, which causes a huge traffic problem.
Another reason why I agree with Gary Waters, assistant superintendent for auxiliary services, in going forward with this project is because that street can be very dangerous for the children attending the school. I have witnessed cars racing down the street not paying attention to the speed limit.
I understand that the project will require a substantial amount of money, but I think the school, the students, and the school superintendent are ready for a new change.
Safety of clinical trials not certain
I commend the paper on the Sept. 11 article covering the availability and importance of clinical research trials in Chattanooga. However, as a clinical researcher with 16 years of experience, I am concerned about certain statements and facts in the article.
The statement that "Chattanooga doctors involved in research said clinical trials allow them to offer safe and tested technology to patients..." is a misrepresentation of fact. This error also appears in this sentence: "Patients should remember that clinical trials have been tested extensively before they are tested on patients, Bhatka said, which means the treatment is safe."
In fact, manufacturers are required only to prove product safety in animal studies before they are tested in healthy human volunteers. The large majority of clinical trials are conducted specifically to determine if an investigational medical device or drug is safe.
It is inappropriate for any absolute claims of safety to be made by physicians or companies throughout the testing of a new product. That is a decision made only by the FDA when approving the product for marketing in the U.S. Clinical Trial volunteers deserve correct information when considering participation in this important research.
Consider contrast in candidates
As American citizens, we all have a responsibility. That includes finding out the truth about candidates, the important truths, like how they behave as fellow citizens.
We've seen what Obama will do. He stopped a menacing depression in its tracks, rescued GM, killed Bin Ladin, and extended health care. He did all of this in the face of withering and snide opposition determined to force failure on the president of the United States. Obama has not brought all the change some voters hoped for, but he's worked hard, improved the mess left by Bush. And, Obama's investments are here, in the U.S.A.
Let's consider what Romney will do. What he's done is get rich by stripping American companies of assets, firing workers, and sending money out of the U.S. Romney flip-flops, and won't release tax returns for his income during the Bush years. Romney's invested in the Cayman Islands and Swiss bank accounts.
The stark contrast leaves no doubt about which man we can trust. As a responsible, taxpaying American citizens, we're voting to re-elect President Obama.
CHARLES AND KATHERINE ZAMMIT, Sewanee, Tenn.
Romney clueless on middle class
Are you poor or middle class? What do you earn in a year? Do you consider yourself middle class or poor?
According to Mitt Romney middle class Americans earn $200,000 to $250,000 per year. I guess by Mitt's reasoning people earning under $200,000 per year are poor.
I say let the rich vote for Mitt and the rest of us poor and middle class vote for Obama.
Mitt is just not in touch with us poor and middle class citizens.
Sharing the road is two-way street
It is good to have bicycles share our roads. Now they need to share the responsibilities.
In order for everyone's safety they should have all the safety features and other equipment that lets other motorists know what they intend to do. First, they need a headlight, taillight, turn signals and a stop light. Next, they need to be licensed, registered, taxed, and have insurance to cover the damage and wrecks they cause. The also need medical coverage.
Now we are getting somewhere and we will all be much safer.
JERRY PLACE, Rossville, Ga.
All you left leaners could be next
Being an independent voter, I vote for the man/woman, not what pleases a political party. In the past I vote for Truman, Kennedy, Reagan and Bush, whomever I thought would do the best job for the country.
This time around I feel this administration is doing more harm to our country than any other administration in my lifetime. Obama's socialist policies and actions or lack of action scare the heck out of me. I am leaning pretty hard to the right for my vote this time. What I do not understand is all the left leaning media, as they have the most to lose.
Be forewarned all you left leaning editorialists and cartoonists, you may be next.
VINCE PATTERSON, Signal Mountain
Would it really negate Jesus' message if he had a wife? Perhaps the notions of him telling his disciples to basically abandon everyone to follow him could've been an issue, but I honestly don't care one way or another, because even if such a person as Jesus historically existed, it demonstrates nothing of the truth of his claims or the claims of his disciples that he resurrected, etc.
Which Jesus? Like Michael, Aiden, Jacob, Madison, Sophia are common American names for today, there were many with the name Jesus for that time. There's actually an agenda behind saying that (yeah, that one) Jesus had a wife. Supporters of this have already tried to create modern day descedents of Jesus presently living in Europe. There was a story on this issue a few years back, with pictures of today's allege Jesus klan and all living in Britain, I recall.
True, Jesus was essentially equivalent to Josh almost in Romanization and Anglicization.
I've heard legends of Jesus going all the way over to Japan and having descendants there.
And we can't forget the obvious Da Vinci Code reference with Jesus having a son he didn't know about. Maybe he didn't have a wife, he had a lover, which would very much negate his whole adultery is just looking at a woman with lust thing, I imagine. But being married wouldn't be the worst thing, since he did say that a man married and left his parents, which he technically did anyway.
If we were going to specify we'd say Jesus of Nazareth, son of Joseph and all that. Though I recall Nazareth is kind of clouded as to whether it actually existed or not.
EaTn, of course it does...the sin nature for which Christians insist we need a sacrifice is passed through the male line (not the female), if Jesus were married and had any children they would not inherit a sinful nature and thus would not require Christ's sacrifice to get into heaven ... I think that would throw Christianity a pretty big curve ball don't you?
Fendrel....that's assuming Jesus may have had children, which is not claimed in this issue. My point is that God became man in Jesus to shed blood and die for our sins to justify us for eternal salvation. That I don't understand, like many things about God, but I accept it on faith because I can't save my own soul regardless of how good I am.
EaTn, With respect, you have no soul to save, whether you are good or not is entirely dependent on you. You have one life to enjoy and in which to contribute something to your fellow man...this one. No eternity of bliss and no possibility of perpetual suffering.
At least that's what all the evidence points to..everything else is just wishful thinking with no more support than belief in unicorns, leprechauns, nymphs and fairies. While I admit it can be kind of fun to contemplate their existence I certainly wouldn't let belief in them control my actions in this life.
More to the point under discussion, if Jesus was married it then certainly would introduce some interesting possibilites for discussion. Most evangelical Christians would probably agree that the "divine" purpose of marriage is procreation, if Christ was married and did not produce any children, you'd need to reexamine that assumption, and of course, if he did produce children, then you have the whole concept of salvation called into question. Also if he didn't have any children then you have to ask yourself if he and the wife ever engaged in sex...which then raises the issue of birth control (certainly we wouldn't want to argue for an impotent Jesus, would we?)...another thought would be, if Jesus was married...who performed the ceremony? I mean Jesus wasn't exactly in the good graces of either the Jewish priesthood or the Roman government, was he?...just thoughts :)
Christians are constantly grasping at straws in their attempt to prove that JC existed. This latest "discovery" is no more conclusive of his existence than someone finding a fragment of a page from "The Wizard of Oz" 2000 years from now and citing it as proof that the wizard existed. A book of fiction is still book of fiction. Even if Jesus were for real, what difference does it make whether he was married or not? And if he's the myth that he is anyway, there is even less difference.
There is virtually no conclusive historic or scientific evidence outside the Bible that JC existed. Of course, the Bible is all the "proof" Christians need, but then there is little hope for people who are so devoid of reason and intellectual curiosity that they would rather remain in willful ignorance than seek out the truth. His entire story is as preposterous as any of the Old Testament tales and to attempt to make them - and him - literal is evidence of a mind that is terribly and pathetically stunted.
The notion of original sin as a way of explaining human nature is equally stunted and in fact an immoral philosophy that allows us to shirk responsibility for our own actions. To think that there is a God who punishes and rewards with eternal life or eternal suffering based solely on whether we obey his command to believe exactly how he commands us to believe (and Christians call that "free will?" What a joke.) is not only absurd, it's insane.
There is an abundance of well researched literature revealing how an in what ways the story and person of Jesus Christ is merely an amalgam of the pagan myths of the many virgin-born, miracle-working, water-walking, death-defying men-gods very similar to JC and who preceded the advent of Christianity as it has come to be known. If there are any Christians who wish to break out of your small box of ignorance and have your eyes opened, you will find some worthwhile reading there.
Fendrel, you make some very interesting points as to how Christians might have to rethink some of their beliefs if indeed they were to find that Jesus had been married, and especially if he had children. But he actually contradicted himself on a number of occasions anyway, and his followers either don't think about the contradictions or they craftily spin them to mesh with how they want to believe. I'm sure that most Christians would find a way to continue justifying their narrow, hard-core beliefs and remain safely within their bubble.
Here's hoping you all soon realize that your intellect and a dollar will buy you a cup of coffee when it comes to saving your soul. Yes, the soul is the essence of a person, without which we would be nothing. Have you ever noticed the difference between the essence of someone who believes in something bigger than themselves and those who don't? Eternity is a long time to ponder why you passed up a golden opportunity to accept the Savior Jesus.
EaTn, I was a Christian once. I believed just as you believe. But then I grew up. Do not dare to presume that you have somehow reached a loftier, more spiritually evolved level of thinking. Indeed you are stuck in your little box of blind faith and you think that is enough. How sad.
Just because I and others see beyond the silliness of your sky daddy and your mythical savior, that doesn't mean we don't belive in anything bigger than ourselves. Life and the universe, by their very nature, are infinitely more vast than any individual. I just happen to think that we are all a part of that universe and life itself and not detached from it and in need of "salvation" to make us whole. It is truly a sad and limiting way to look at life, seeing people as "saved" or "unsaved," and to be unable to see and appreciate a person's uniqueness, just as they are.
Personally I don't care what anyone believes, spiritually speaking, but when you say that people who believe differently than you believe are lost, unsaved souls, then you lose any and all respect I might have for whatevery fantasy, like God and Jesus, that you choose to believe in.
Well, I didn't use enough screen names on this post earlier, so, I am going to modify it this way:
ToHoldNothing, Rickaroo, Easy123, Fendrel, A blind man said to his teacher, "That mountain you claim is less than 10 feet from us definitely is not there". You know what? He was correct. For him, the mountain was not there. He did not see a thing, he was not able to perceive what was actually there! Could it be proven to exist for the blind man if he had used his other senses to perceive it? Yes, but he refused to use them. His teacher implored the blind student to use his other senses, but, still he refused. The Word of God implores us to study to show ourselves approved unto God. Also, that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. If ..i refuse to study, and 'hear' the Word of God, then, i cannot 'perceive the mountain', so to speak. Whose fault is that? Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. I please God through my faith. Therefore, I know the first cause of existence. Like non-believers, i do not know from where the first cause came. Nor, do i know how the first cause came about. The non-believer has faith that the first cause is not God. The believer sees God. The non-believer experiences perceived benefits by not believing, and, the believer, by believing. Believers have chosen to use their sense of faith to believe in Jesus Christ. We believe non-believers are like the blind man above who chose to not use one, or more, of his other senses to perceive the obvious.......kwo
Saint Thomas said, "... Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe."***And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Then saith He to Thomas, "Reach hither thy finger, and behold My hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side: and be not faithless, but believing".
And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, "Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed".
Easy123, Amazing! Perceptive! Thought Provoking~~~~
There is no virtue in religious faith, because it not only expects us to believe with even any remotely compelling, let alone demonstrable evidence, but then it tries to make it a virtue for believers when it has a story where a skeptic is proven wrong and Jesus praises him for his belief when his doubt is proven wrong. But then he insists that believers who don't have such experiences should just believe anyway? How is this encouraging any kind of critical thought that he initially praised Thomas for in some sense?
You know the first cause or you believe it exists? The former would suggest knowledge that would make you equal to that God in being able to be aware and cognizant of its existence in the same way we'd know a fellow human existed. The latter is at least being intellectually honest.
And the blind man example is a self fulfilling prophecy, because you assume there is a 6th spiritual sense to use and that atheists are so stubborn they won't use it, even though we have no reason or evidence to believe such a thing exists. If there is a sixth sense, it is our ability to think and judge with our minds, apart from non sentient entities, like our pets and livestock
And one more thing, if your God is pleased, that seems to imply that God has wants and can experience human emotions by having those needs satisfied even temporarily. But this lowers God to a human level and suggests nothing of its necessity and self sufficiency, let alone its supposed perfection. This one statement that God is pleased by faith undermines a great deal of your theological claims about God's qualities.
Simply put, belief in the supernatural is absurd. I enjoy a good magic show, whether it's Penn and Teller or David Copperfield or just some street performer, but even when I don't understand how they accomplish their magic, I'm not silly enough to actually believe the magic itself is real.
Religion, gods, angels, devils, heaven, hell, souls and spirits are nothing more than our imaginations run wild..they have no evidence to support them and anyone who truly believes that they exist is, at best, just being ridiculous.
EaTn, Let me try this a different way. Every time someone like yourself proposes the existence of a divine being, a flurry of posts appear here asking for evidence of such a claim. None is ever forthcoming. As a result the only basis for your belief is simply that you want to believe it is true, in other words, faith.
What the rest of us find incredulous is not your belief in God, but rather that you are proposing that belief in something which has no evidence to support it, is some how to be preferred over believing in what the evidence out there shows is an accurate representation of the universe that we live in! You would have us forgo the use of our senses, our ability to gather and analyze facts, to exercise reason and logic in favor of make believe and fantasy!
For those whose faith only allows them believe in what they can presently perceive with their five senses....Please view the following:
You cannot logically prove that all of creation is without intelligent design. Ontologically speaking, God is the greatest great of which there is no greater great. I can prove there is intelligent design, and, that there does exist a greatest great of which there is no greater great.
You find yourselves eliminating all future discoveries within various fields of science, physics, quantum/astro/mechanics/biology, etc.
You believe you know everything that exists between earth and say, a galaxy that is 13 billion light years away.
You refuse to investigate indisputable factors, such as the following:
Biblical prophecy: Approximately 2500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible, about 2000 of which already have been fulfilled to the letter;no errors. (The remaining 500 or so reach into the future and may be seen unfolding as days go by.) Since the probability for any one of these prophecies having been fulfilled by chance averages less than one in ten (figured very conservatively) and since the prophecies are for the most part independent of one another, the odds for all these prophecies having been fulfilled by chance without error is less than one in 10 to the 2000th (that is 1 with 2000 zeros written after it)!
Archeology: Well documented artifacts such as the Western Wall (19 BC) is an important Jewish religious site located in the Old City of Jerusalem. Just over half the wall, including its 17 courses located below street level, dates from the end of the Second Temple period, being constructed around 19 BC by Herod the Great. The remaining layers were added from the 7th century onwards. The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of 972 texts consisting of biblical manuscripts from what is now known as the Hebrew Bible and extra-biblical documents found between 1946 and 1956 on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. (You know there of hundreds of more examples!)
Anthropology: Since God is a person and He does not have a body, but is spirit, we can safely argue that possessing a body is not the 'sine qua non' of being a person. That is, personhood can exist apart from embodiment. The term anthropology comes from two Greek words, namely, anthropos meaning man and logos meaning word, matter, or thing. We use the word anthropology to refer to the study of man and a Biblical anthropology is the study of man as understood primarily from Scripture. (The Anthropological Case can be easily substantiated). Cite: Study By: Greg Herrick
Historicity: Josephus, Tacitus, Suetonius, Julius, Africanus, Origen, Pliny the Younger, Witnesses. Many, Many, others!
Even Albert Einstein knew that all of 'so-called' science must bow down to the fact of metaphysics and that which is yet unknown, and, yet to be discovered.
Ken ORR Ken ORR
Continuation from above...Even Albert Einstein knew that all of 'so-called' science must bow down to the fact of metaphysics and to that which is yet unknown, and, yet to be discovered. Ken Orr
For those whose faith only allows them believe in what they can presently perceive with their five senses....Please view the following:
A gentleman, Kenneth Samples, said it better than I can: "Christian truth-claims do not violate the basic laws or principles of reason. Christian faith and doctrines (for example, the Trinity and the Incarnation), though they often transcend our finite human comprehension, are not irrational or absurd. Here is an example that we have been discussing: The God Particle (Higgs Boson). Even the existence of event horizons of intergalactic black holes (singularity) had to be postulated, then, proven. Well. "For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:..but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,...".......Romans: Chapter 1, Holy Bible.
Hebrews 11:3 "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."
I'm sorry Ken but your "proofs" and assumptions are wrong on many levels.
Most importantly, not knowing something does not imply that any old fairy tale will suffice to explain it. There are many things which I do not know, but a simply lack of knowledge is not the same thing as evidence for the divine.
Christian "truths" violate the most basic premise of reason since all of them flow from the assumption of divine, extra dimensional being which violates all of the known laws of science.
Ken Orr,
"You cannot logically prove that all of creation is without intelligent design."
That's not how it works. You have to prove it first. You can't prove a negative.
"I can prove there is intelligent design, and, that there does exist a greatest great of which there is no greater great."
Then do it.
"You find yourselves eliminating all future discoveries within various fields of science, physics, quantum/astro/mechanics/biology, etc."
False. We are eliminating the discovery of the undiscoverable/non-existent.
"You believe you know everything that exists between earth and say, a galaxy that is 13 billion light years away"
"2,000 Biblical prophecies"
How do you know they were fulfilled? You are basically saying the Bible is true because prophecies in one part of it were fulfilled in another part. That isn't evidence. You are using the Bible to prove the authenticity of the Bible.
What you have presented isn't proof of anything. The Western Wall was part of Solomon's Temple. It doesn't serve as proof of intelligent design.
What you have presented here is incoherent babble. It makes no logical sense and does not serve as proof of anything other than your gullibility.
Most of the ancient historians did not live during the time of Jesus. Those historians heard about "Christus" third and fourth hand many years after Jesus was said to have lived. None of their accounts serve as proof of intelligent design or the historicity of your so-called "messiah".
"Even Albert Einstein knew that all of 'so-called' science must bow down to the fact of metaphysics and that which is yet unknown, and, yet to be discovered."
Not Christian metaphysics. You cannot assume an intelligent designer until it is proven. It would be just as easy to assume that a giant unicorn defecated and the universe formed.
"Christian truth-claims do not violate the basic laws or principles of reason. Christian faith and doctrines (for example, the Trinity and the Incarnation), though they often transcend our finite human comprehension, are not irrational or absurd."
Christian truth claims do violate basic reason. How can any human being know whether something transcends our finite comprehension? You cannot make that claim because by doing so, you are claiming to comprehend things which you just admitted are impossible to comprehend. It's a fallacious argument.
"For those whose faith only allows them believe in what they can presently perceive with their five senses."
All we have are our five senses, jackass.
Present some more so-called "proof". I'd love to shoot it down.
I agree with most of what you said, I know what you are driving at with proof of a negative, however, in certain cases I can prove a negative..for instance I can prove that I have no money in my pocket simply by turning it inside out and letting you examine it.
For Orr, if you want to invoke logic, the let's assume, for the moment, that observation of the universe proves some type of intelligent design...what if I were to tell you that I believe a supernatural designer created everything we see, but that the Christian God is only one of his minions and has been feeding us lies this whole time and claiming for himself the works that another designer created ... let's call it supernatural plagiarism, how would you go about proving me wrong? For any proof that offer, I could claim that your god is just usurping the works and thoughts of another even more powerful god...ultimately the only thing you could fall back on is your "feeling" that yours must be the true one...which, of course, is no proof at all.
EaTn, Orr....
What! A group of heathen atheist idolaters waiting with bated breath to read about proofs for God and the religious right, as quiet as the response to prayer uttered from the lips of an innocent child.
Hello? Where is everyone...please give us one, just one solid, logical, empirical proof for the existence of God which will compel our belief. We beg of you, dazzle us with holy brilliance, let God's power be seen and heard in your divinely crafted, Holy Spirit filled, response, vetted against the almighty's own storehouse of his omniscience. We patiently await an answer to our plea. In other words...either put up, or shut up.
One thing is for certain, I have presented proofs on many, many levels. You choose to ignore the rationality of these proofs. Anyone may choose to do this ad infinitum. Your denials are meaningless, except, as regards Your eternal soul. The final argument is that your faith is in something else, or, non-existent. Either way, as the Bible makes known, even when fire is poured upon certain individuals, still yet, they will ignore plain evidence, and, wisdom. "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools".
Revelation 16th Chapter:
"And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give Him glory.
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds."
Ken ORR
Jesus Christ>>>John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, "I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life..."
Regarding Idea that Jesus had wife 'rubbish'
The same people who carry this lie regarding His marriage need to answer the following: They imagine they know, which verifies that truly, they do not.
Job 38- "...Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?... answer thou me. Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof...Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great? Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail...By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?... Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?...Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it."
"One thing is for certain, I have presented proofs on many, many levels."
Another thing is for certain, all of those alleged "proofs" have been debunked and showed to be illegitimate on many, many levels.
"You choose to ignore the rationality of these proofs."
Because they are irrational, fallacious, false, or incoherent.
"Anyone may choose to do this ad infinitum."
And anyone will until you offer legitimate proof of your extraordinary claims.
"Your denials are meaningless, except, as regards Your eternal soul."
The denials are far more meaningful than your so-called "proofs". Your "eternal soul" is a construct of your own mind. It is no more real than ghosts or demons.
"The final argument is that your faith is in something else, or, non-existent."
I have "faith" in nothing. I use reason, logic, and proof. You are the one with faith in the non-existent. You have been asked repeatedly to prove the existence of this deity you believe in. You have made claims that you have the proof. And you have yet to offer a shred of evidence or proof to substantiate your own beliefs. You simply believe because you want to. You beliefs have no basis in reality.
"Either way, as the Bible makes known, even when fire is poured upon certain individuals, still yet, they will ignore plain evidence, and, wisdom. "
There is no fire. You have presented no "plain evidence" to ignore. And you most certainly have not offered any "wisdom" in your mounds of incoherent, Bible-verse laced, jibberish.
"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools".
You claim have claimed wisdom in various subjects for a very long time now but, much like your so-called "proofs", you always seem to come up exceedingly short. Truly, you are the only fool here. And I have no doubts that you will continue to be just that for a long time to come.
So far i have seen NO proof that God exists BUT i also have seen no proof that He doesn't!Having never died yet i have no idea what happens or where you go,if anywhere when you check out!some times i think that we are all some imaginary figment of some clowns dream,at other times i am quite sure that i am the only real person on earth and every body else is some kinda quantum wave that vanishes as soon as i quit lookin at it! The best thing to come out of religion is it gives us a reason to argue,fight and kill each other over! If there was no religion it would be so quiet and peacfull we would all go insane from boredom!!LOL(btw: i look at political ideology's as a religion folks use to keep from dealing w/reality!
Well easy i guess your just to smart for me to get one on you!
Got all that book learnin and know how to find all them web sites and stuff ,just too much BRAIN POWER for me to fade!
I shudda know after watchin you show all them folks over on Clays page how dumb they are and how you got all them answers!!
Have fun!!


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TORONTO, Cananda - It took all of couple of minutes for Rudy Gay to breathe new hope into Toronto Raptors fans.
Two minutes after the team's newest player checked in to the Raptors' 98-73 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, the explosive small forward took flight for a huge alley-oop dunk from DeMar DeRozan. Twenty seconds later, DeRozan found a sprinting Gay again.
Another big dunk, another roar of approval from the capacity crowd of 19,800 at the Air Canada Centre.
"DeMar is a great player, he's by far the best two-guard I've ever played with," Gay said in the post-game dressing room. "I think for us to be really good, we have to have that kind of interaction together and it's just the start of it. The more practice, the better we'll get."
Gay poured in a game-high 20 points in 33 minutes in his Raptors' debut, mere hours after he touched down in Toronto.
"You've seen it tonight. No practices," said DeRozan. "A player of his calibre can do nothing but help us."
Amir Johnson scored 19 points and tied his career-high of 16 rebounds for Toronto (17-30), DeRozan finished with 19 points, John Lucas added 17 points, and Kyle Lowry had eight assists.
"It's just fun," DeRozan said. "I've known Rudy for a couple of years now. . . It's just crazy, he knows my game, and I know his game, it's as simple as that. We're not going to make it difficult, we know each other's game."
Blake Griffin scored 17 points to top the Clippers (34-14), who were playing without all-star guard Chris Paul for the eighth time in 10 games (bruised right kneecap). Jamal Crawford added 14.
Gay's debut came two days after the trade that sent point guard Jose Calderon to Detroit and forward Ed Davis to Memphis for the explosive small forward that general manager Bryan Colangelo has long coveted.
Red neon signs were posted throughout the arena concourse — "The Toronto Raptors Welcome Rudy Gay."
Welcome him they did. The crowd was on its feet cheering before he even entered the game, when a highlight video of his time with the Grizzlies was played on the Jumbotron.
Turns out, it was a sneak peak of what was to come.
While he had some shaky moments — an early air ball, a bad turnover — he came virtually as advertised, draining long jumpers and streaking down the court for fast-break baskets in what was easily one of Toronto's most entertaining game this season.
"He is one of the best in the league at getting his own shot," said Raptors coach Dwane Casey. "He frees up DeMar, Kyle, and everyone else so they can get their shot. Teams cannot just concentrate on DeMar now which will open him up."
He looked completely at ease by the time he drained a three-pointer with 4:15 to go in the fourth quarter, slapping his hand on his thigh as Lowry — not only his new teammate but his best friend — shot him a raised-eyebrows "I'm impressed" look.
"Great teammates. They all helped me, they helped me get in the right spots and make sure I didn't look too bad out there," Gay said.
Asked if he can remember the last time he's had several standing ovations in a game, Gay said: "No. Um. . . no."
The Raptors took a 72-45 lead into the fourth, and continued to pour it on in the final 12 minutes, a three by Lucas giving Toronto a 31-point lead with 3:30 to go, its biggest of the night.
The game ended on a sour note when Jonas Valanciunas was stripped of the ball by Caron Butler with 2.8 seconds on the clock. Valanciunas fouled Butler, who made two pointless free throws.
The game also marked Valanciunas's return after he missed 18 games with a broken right ring finger. The Lithuanian forward played just 13 minutes, grabbing three rebounds but picking up five fouls.
Gay's seven points led all scorers in the first quarter as the Raptors took a 22-17 advantage into the second.
The Clippers tied it up at 27-27 midway through the second, but Toronto ended the half with a 19-3 run to take a 46-30 lead into the dressing room at the break.
The Raptors didn't slow down in the third, Gay's three-pointer at the buzzer to end the quarter giving the home team a 72-45 lead with a quarter left to play.
"I love Rudy's game," Griffin said. "He's going to be great for the Raptors."
Gay tugged on his No. 22 Raptors jersey just a few hours after he was introduced to the media at a packed lunchtime news conference — six-and-a-half years late, he joked.
"I like when players call me out occasionally," Colangelo said, with a grin. "When I first spoke with Rudy the other night after the trade had been consummated, he asked me point blank: 'Why didn't you just draft me in the first place?'
"Well, we got you. One way or the other, we got you."
The University of Connecticut product was taken eighth overall in the 2006 draft — seven spots after the Raptors selected Andrea Bargnani instead.
"It's just good to be wanted and to start over in an organization where they reached out, to try to get you," Gay said. "I feel like I've been drafted again. I get on (Colangelo) because he didn't draft me but it's almost like another draft. Almost."
The Maryland native was asked about whether he's ready to be a franchise player coming from a Grizzlies team where he was often the fourth or fifth option on offence.
"I think more than anything, a franchise person needs to understand it's a team game," Gay said, as Colangelo and Casey nodded in approval — they clearly liked the answer.
"I'm not coming here to score a lot of points, I'm coming here to make my teammates better, I'm not coming here to lessen anybody's role, I'm here to make this team better. Some nights it might be scoring a lot of points, some nights it might be assisting, some nights it might be rebounding. As long as those Ws keep happening."
Gay was averaging 17.2 points as the Grizzlies' leading scorer — plus 5.9 rebounds per game — in what hasn't been his strongest season. He'd been the subject of trade rumours for some time as Memphis looked to unload his hefty max contract. The six-foot-eight player is due US$16.5 million this season with $37 million more over the next two years.
Colangelo said perhaps the stress of the trade speculation led to his lower performance level this season.
Gay admitted the uncertainty hasn't been easy.
"Of course it (wears on you)," he said. "It's my livelihood, it's basketball, it's what I do for a living. Professionally I tried to go out there and be the best professional I could be but it is a lot of relief that comes with being here, talking to (Colangelo), and talking to coach Casey and them reassuring me that they're going to make sure I'm comfortable here, and that means a lot to me."
Playing alongside Lowry should make for an easier transition to Toronto.
Lowry grew up in Philadelphia, a 90-minute drive from Gay. They first played against each other in Grade 8, and eventually became friends "by default," Gay said, through all the tournaments they played together.
Lowry was the first person Gay called when the deal went down.
"He said that if you come here, we can do some big things," Gay said. "It's going to help so much. Me and Kyle are like brothers. Just as much as I want to see him succeed, he wants to see me succeed, so (it's good) to have someone in your corner like that."
The Raptors also acquired Hamed Haddadi from Memphis in the deal, but are expected to waive the centre.
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Position: Literacy Tutor
No. of Positions Available: 3-4
Supervisor: various
Contact Info: Betsy Kam: firstname.lastname@example.com; 617-585-1111
Job Description: Boston Partners in Education seeks qualified Work-Study-eligible students to provide literacy tutoring at the elementary or middle school level in a Boston Public School. Boston Partners in Education provides training, placement and on-going support throughout the school year. Paid training and transportation.
Qualifications: Must be eligible for Federal College Work-Study, interested in teaching young children, and available during public school hours.
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Where: 101 Merrimac Street, Boston, MA
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Position: Student Office Assistant
# of Positions: 1-3
Supervisor: Julie Gregorio
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Job Description: Responsibilities include: email correspondence, answering phones, data entry, filing and other general office tasks. First point of contact (email, phone, and in person) for prospective students. This position will also serve as a campus tour guide for prospective students and families. Additional duties may be required as needed. Schedule determined once the semester begins.
Qualifications: Some office experience preferred, and/or and interest in arts administration. Must have excellent written and spoken communication skills. Strong organizational skills, typing and computer facility, and an ability to prioritize are imperative. Must be detail oriented and able to handle confidential information with discretion. Good interpersonal skills and public speaking ability are very important, as is the ability to remain calm under pressure. This position is often the first point of contact for prospective students and families; must represent NEC in a professional, enthusiastic, and polite manner. We rely heavily on student workers during the application and audition season and expect that students will take their work commitment to our office seriously.
How to Apply: Please send a resume and cover letter to Julie Gregorio in the Admissions Office. A writing sample may also be requested.
Position: Campus Tour Guide
# of Positions: 5-10
Supervisor: Julie Gregorio
Contact Info (email, phone): email@example.com , 617-585-1102
Job Description: Tour guides will conduct campus tours for prospective students and families, providing information and answering questions about NEC's programs and the application process. Schedule will be determined once the semester begins. Increased tour opportunities during auditions in February.
Qualifications: Some public speaking, teaching, or tour leading experience is desirable but not required. Must have excellent spoken communication skills in English and an ability to provide clear and accurate information to prospective students in a friendly, welcoming manner. Good interpersonal skills and public speaking ability are very important, as is the ability to remain calm under pressure. This position is one of the first points of contact for prospective students and families; tour guides must represent NEC in a professional, enthusiastic, and polite manner. We rely heavily on tour guides during the application and audition season and expect that students will take their work commitment to our office seriously.
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Position: Student Fundraising Representative for NEC's Phonathon
No. of Positions Available: 10-15
Supervisor: Heather Finch
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com or 617-585-1163
Job Description:
• Make calls to NEC's alumni, concert-goers and parents in order to raise funds for the NEC Annual Fund (with an emphasis on increasing gifts, attracting new donors, and getting people to give again if they haven't donated in a while).
• Accurately track the number of calls made and the result of each call.
• Report for Phonathon training and calling sessions in a timely manner.
• Possibly work an information table in the ring of Jordan Hall during NEC concerts up to intermission. • Possibly work during "3 Days on Gainsborough" NEC's Alumni and Family Festival in October
• Part-time position (Fall and Spring sessions last 4-6 weeks each)
• Evening hours Monday-Thursday from 7-9pm, flexible schedule.
• Fundraising representatives should be engaging, professional, poised, friendly, courteous, and articulate.
• Must possess good listening and strong communication skills.
• Ability to establish good rapport on the telephone.
• Knowledge of New England Conservatory and music in general is helpful.
• Previous customer service or telemarketing experience is helpful.
How to Apply:
• Applications are available in the Office of Institutional Advancement, 3rd Floor of 295 Huntington Avenue.
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Position: Rehearsal and Class Accompanist
No. of Positions Available: 1 (possibly 2 for occasional rehearsals, as needed)
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Contact: Sally Millar (email@example.com – 617/585-1340)
Job Description: Accompanist(s) needed for the
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Accompanists will not be needed for every rehearsal and/or class meeting, and only for select performances.
Qualifications: BM in piano preferred, enrolled as an MM or DMA student at NEC. Prior experience a plus but not required. Must be comfortable reading four to eight part open score.
How to Apply: Please contact Sally Millar (Administrator for Chorus) to schedule an audition time on Tuesday, September 2, between 10:00-12:00 noon, with Erica Washburn, Director of Choral Activities. Chorus rehearsals begin Thursday, September 4, 2014.
Concert Dates
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•Thursday, March 5, 2015, 8:00 pm, Jordan Hall (Concert Choir & Chamber Singers with BMOP)
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• Audition materials and information sheets are available from Sally Millar, Chorus Office, Rm. 2M (Jordan Hall); the sign-up sheet for audition times will be posted on the bulletin board to the right of Rm. 1M
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Position: Media Intern
No. of Positions Available: 1
Supervisor: Indra Raj
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• Maintain CPP's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts with regular departmental updates and photo additions
• Initiate CPP web presence on new social media platforms
• Update the CPP portion of the NEC website regularly
• Organize photos from CPP events throughout the school year
• Download, organize, edit, and share videos from CPP events throughout the year
• Create flyers, posters, and other promotional materials to highlight special events and opportunities
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• Work periodically with the NEC Marketing Department to promote special events
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# of Positions: 1
Supervisor: Tim Shneier, Coordinator, EM Music Referral Service, Entrepreneurial Musicianship
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Job Description: Be one of the first to learn of auditions, grants & other music opportunities! The Entrepreneurial Musicianship Department seeks an office assistant for the 2014-15 academic year. Duties include: adding listings to Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection; helping students, alumni, and the public with office resources; interacting with potential patrons and facilitating gig referrals; tracking information about gigs referred through the Music Referral Service.
Qualifications: Office experience; professional demeanor; ability to type and enter data quickly and accurately; ability to work 8-10 hours/week during the school year.
How to Apply: Submit your resume in-person in SB226 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Student Activities
Position: Student Activities Assistant
# of Positions: 3-4
Supervisor: Maya Jacobs, Coordinator of Student Activities
Telephone: 617-585-1292
How to Apply: Pick up applications in Student Activities Center, JH 147 near Brown Hall
Description: Assist the Coordinator of Student Activities and the Graduate Assistant for Student Activities. Assist in the planning, advertising and execution of Student Activities programs and events; assist in the daily function of the office; attend to the needs of student walk-ins and be a resource for all students.
Qualifications: Looking for students with office and/or customer service experience. Experience in event planning, graphic design, publication or newspaper layout editing, social networking and student leadership a plus. Applicants must be creative, organized, and a self-starter with a positive personality and a sense of humor.
Position: Jazz Ensembles Manager
No. of Positions Available: 1 or 2 (depending on availablility)
Supervisor: Greta DiGiorgio
Contact: email@example.com
Job Description:
- Collect attendance from ensemble coaches on a weekly basis as schedule allows.
- Maintain ensemble attendance database.
- Submit weekly attendance reports to Ken and Greta (list of absences, subs, latenesses, etc.).
- Get program information from ensemble coaches one week before performances, submit draft programs to Greta and Ken for proofreading 2 days before performances, print programs and deliver to Pierce Hall for performances. Ensembles meet on a daily basis from 9:30am - noon and on Monday evenings from 6 - 8pm.
Qualifications: Attention to detail; Discretion with confidential information; Punctuality; Ability to work well with others; working knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Word; Database management. Must have Monday – Friday morning availability and Monday evenings 6-8pm availability.
How to Apply: Contact firstname.lastname@example.com with a few s
Firestone Library
Position: Firestone Student Aide
No. of Positions Available: 5-8
Supervisor: Wallace Corey-Dunbar
Telephone: 617-585-1255
Job Description: Check in and out audio/visual materials, maintain shelf order, assist library patrons—in person and over the phone, and perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: Applicants should feel comfortable dealing with the public and have strong English oral communications skills. It is important to be able to enforce library regulations and follow detailed procedures. All applicants are expected to be punctual and work regular shifts each week.
How to Apply: Must apply in person.
Spaulding Library
Position: Office assistant
No. of Positions Available: 1
Supervisor: Maria Jane Loizou
Contact: Maria Jane Loizou:email@example.com, 617.585.1248
Job Description: Assists librarian in processing orders for books and scores using online catalogs and databases. Does general office work, distributing mail, packing boxes, preparing address labels. Other duties as assigned. Should be willing to work 6-10 hours a week.
Qualifications: Previous library experience is preferred, but may be substituted by retail or other office experience. Requires attention to detail, good customer service skills. Positive attitude and willingness to learn is essential!
How to Apply: Please call or email Maria Jane Loizou for a job interview.
Preparatory and Continuing Education
Position: Orchestra and Chorus Student Managers
No. of Positions Available: 16-18
Supervisor: Peter Bianca, Concert Ensemble Manager NEC Prep
Telephone: 617-585-1128
• Assist Concert Ensemble Manager and NEC Prep School administration in operating a large ensemble program of over 20 different large ensembles including choruses, orchestras and wind ensembles.
• Act as a liaison between the NEC administration, music director, student members and parents.
• Act as point of contact to students, parents, faculty, administration in rehearsals
• Be present at all ensemble rehearsals/concerts to assist conductor, students in conjunction with concert ensemble manager
• Maintain meticulous attendance records and follow up on conflicts/absences with students/parents in conjunction with the concert ensemble manager
• Maintain ensemble email account and respond to all correspondence in the best practices of good customer service
• Assist with orchestra library needs: prepare and maintain parts, scan parts, prepare scores
• Prepare stage charts and assist with setup for ensemble rehearsals and concerts
• Be aware of instrument needs and place requests for borrowed instruments
• Assist with tour preparations for Summer Tours (if applicable).
• Assist with office coverage for the Prep School regarding emails, phone calls
• Prepare ensemble handbooks.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Must be detail-oriented and responsible.
• Must be able to stay calm in high-pressure situations and make timely decisions
• Ability to work independently as well as a member of a team
• Physical ability to setup and move equipment required
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Comfortable around elementary/middle/high school students and parents.
• Demonstrated creativity, positive energy and initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to work with confidential information and diverse populations.
• Must possess good written and verbal skills.
Time Requirements: Saturday rehearsals, concerts, and a minimum of 1 hour per week of office hours. Sr./ Jr. MYWE rehearsals take place from 3 PM-7 PM on Fridays.
How to Apply: E-mail resume and letter of interest/cover letter to Peter Bianca at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Position: Piano Accompanist
No. of Positions Available: various
Supervisor: Shirley Leiphon/Aimee Tsuchiya
Contact: email@example.com or 617-585-1356
Job Description:
• Workshop/Recital Accompanists: Accompany string, woodwind, or brass students in workshops and recitals on Saturdays throughout school year. Accompanists MUST be available between the hours of 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m on the Saturdays they are assigned. Actual hours vary depending on number of students each week.
• Voice Studio Accompanists: Accompany vocal students in weekly lessons, masterclasses, and recitals throughout school year. Schedules vary, but most lessons take place on Saturdays.
Qualifications: Must possess a strong interest in working with musicians of all ages and levels
How to Apply: please contact Shirley Leiphon, Associate Director in person in Room 120 or via email to pick-up an application form and to schedule an audition.
Position: Piano Department Assistant
No. of Positions Available: 1
Supervisor: Shirley Leiphon
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com; 617-585-1356
Job Description:
• Work with Department Chair and Operations Manager to organize weekly workshop and recital schedules for Preparatory School Piano Department
• Assist Operations Manager in production and distribution of recital programs and workshop schedules
• Prepare departmental correspondence when necessary
• Assist Operations Manager on Saturdays in trouble-shooting for lessons and during workshops and recitals hours
• Occasionally fill in as monitor for recitals from 12:00–1:00 p.m. some Saturdays
• Answer phones and emails and provide administrative support for Chair and Operations Manager, as needed
• Must be detail-oriented and responsible
• A professional and pleasant phone manner is highly preferred
• Excellent written communication skills
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word a strong plus
• Ability to juggle several tasks at once is helpful, as is a sense of humor
Time Requirements:
• Must be willing and able to work during the week as well as on Saturdays
How to Apply: send or drop off a letter of interest and resume to Shirley Leiphon in the Prep office in the St. Botolph Building or via email at email@example.com
Position: Audition Helper (seasonal – September and May)
No. of Positions Available: 10+
Supervisor: Ana Lorenzo, Department Coordinator, Preparatory School
Contact: email@example.com; (617) 585-1131
Job Description:
In support of the Preparatory School's two main audition periods, September and May, NEC Prep is looking to hire audition helpers. Audition proctors have an opportunity to be hired by the Prep school on an as-needed basis for special projects during the school year, including orchestral ringer, instrument petting zoo demonstrator, and other projects as needed.
• Sit at the audition room's door and check students in.
• Help ensure communication between students, families, and adjudicators, to help ensure the smoothest flow of traffic.
• If a string player, help with tuning instruments.
• Greet arriving students
• Guide students to the correct audition rooms
• Must be detail-oriented, punctual, and responsible
• Must be a "people person," as these positions requires high-volume interaction with many different people
• A professional and pleasant phone and in-person manner is highly preferred
• Ability to juggle several tasks at once is helpful, as is a sense of humor
• A strong willingness to learn
• A positive outlook on life
Time Requirements:
• Willing to work Saturday September 6th and/or Sunday September 7th, as well as attend a mandatory training meeting early evening on Friday, September 5th (time and location TBD)
• Willing to work the May audition season if available (after juries and finals end)
Deadline to Apply: Tuesday, September 2nd
How to Apply: Stop by the Prep office to speak with Ana Lorenzo or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Cover letter and resume is not required (if applying for other Prep school positions, a cover letter and resume IS required).
Strings / Chamber Music / Music Theory / Distance Learning
Position: Multi-Media Film File-Building for Chamber Music Distance Learning at NEC
No. of Positions Available: 2
Supervisor: Nicholas Kitchen
Contact: Nicholas Kitchen: firstname.lastname@example.com, 617- 872-0032
Job Description: Nicholas Kitchen, Efstratios Minakakis and the Borromeo String Quartet are preparing internet material for the study of chamber music on multiple levels: performance practice, composer's notations, musical structure, harmonic forces, and more. The Borromeo Quartet has extensive live performance archive material and Stratis and Nick Kitchen have been developing new graphic representational concepts. This job will involve using many inter-related musical and computer skills and will involve creating visual textures and sync-ing them with live performance files. It will also involve various types of visual and sound editing. The ultimate goal is to create learning video trees prompted by a performance file. 16 hours a week.
Qualifications: Computer Programs used will be Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Open Music, Sibelius, Finale, Cadenza, Antescoffo and others. It would be very beneficial to have some expertise in one or more of these programs, but the most important element is the curiosity to learn the way to negotiate these programs for identified goals.
How to Apply: Contact Nicholas Kitchen for a personal interview.
Student Services
Position: NEC Gift Shop Representative
No. of Positions Available: 1
Supervisor: Jeremy Vaughan
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Job Description: Work at the NEC Gift Shop in Jordan Hall, assisting customers and selling merchandise
• Sales and customer service experience is helpful
• Must possess strong communication skills
• Must be well organized and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
How to Apply: Send resume to firstname.lastname@example.com
Position: Office Assistant
No. of Positions Available: 2-3
Supervisor: Jeremy Vaughan
Contact: email@example.com
Job Description: The responsibilities of this position include: general office duties such as answering phones, responding to e-mails, copying and faxing, filing, and data entry; providing general information to students, parents, faculty, and staff through phone, e-mail, and in person contact; assisting office staff with projects as needed.
Qualifications: Good customer service skills; competency in Microsoft Office programs; ability to handle confidential information with discretion; ability to work both independently and as part of the team.
How to Apply: Please send resume to Jeremy Vaughan at email@example.com


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They're Tired Of Rumours Starting
Here at SheKnows, we are pro-imagination; we think that creative thought is the basis for everything that makes the world go round, and we encourage everyone to exercise their imaginations as often as they did when they were in kindergarten. But make no mistake: There is a significant difference between an imaginative person who comes up with useful, creative ideas that benefit others and a person who uses his or her imagination to concoct wild stories about celebrities for no apparent reason. While we applaud the latter example for a valiant show of creativity in their creation of unfounded rumours, we must also recognize that often these people — and those who believe them — cross the line from imaginative to downright crazy.
Just ask Beyonce, who has recently been fielding the strange rumour that she faked her pregnancy to keep her famous figure and that Blue Ivy — her and Jay-Z's daughter — was carried by a surrogate. In an interview with People magazine, Beyonce explains that she was not hurt by the rumours; she just thinks they're "crazy." All of it is thanks to one fateful TV interview Beyonce did while pregnant, in which her baby bump appeared to collapse and fold inward, sparking rumours that Beyonce was wearing a prosthetic belly. Tina Knowles, Beyonce's mom, finds this reasoning preposterous and came to her daughter's defence: "It was a fabric that folded — does fabric not fold? Oh my gosh, so stupid."
You tell 'em, Mama Knowles!
Of all the rumours we've heard about Beyonce, we'd have to say that this definitely takes the cake for the wildest one. When you're a star as big as Beyonce, though, crazy rumours are bound to circulate, and the bigger a star you are, the weirder the gossip is. With this outrageous a rumour, at least Beyonce doesn't have to worry that she's becoming irrelevant! The same can be said about these stars, who have also been the subjects of some very imagintaive tales:
Kim Kardashian's fake butt
For a while there, no one seemed willing to believe that Kim Kardashian's perfect posterior was the one her mama gave her -- people were perfectly content buying in to the rumour that she had paid for it. Fed up by the nonsense, the generally unexcitable Kim decided to prove once and for all that her butt is 100 per cent flesh and blood. On an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kim and her two sisters, Kourtney and Khloe, visited the doctor with an unusual request: Would he please take an X-ray of Kim's prosthetic-free butt and compare it with an X-ray of Kourtney's prosthetic breasts so that the world could see Kim was not lying and just shut up already? And since no one says no to the Kardashians, the doctor happily obliged. To the dismay of flat-butted skeptics everywhere, the results came back in Kim's favour, her X-rays showing a clear lack of the prosthetic matter pictured in Kourtney's. If there's one thing that stops rumours dead in the water, it's contradictory medical evidence.
Lady Gaga's hermaphroditism
Just about when she officially became a full-blown superstar, a little rumour about Lady Gaga exploded on the internet regarding her genitals — specifically, the speculation that she was a hermaphrodite. The rumour started when a photo was taken of Gaga during a concert in the U.K. in which under her very short dress there appeared to be a teensy bit of a penis poking out. The photo was grainy and totally unreliable — the perfect source to inspire a shocking rumour. After that, the internet was kind of a mess, with some sources saying that Gaga had confirmed her hermaphroditism, while others issued statements of Gaga's denial of the rumour. Things were pretty much cleared up in an interview with Barbara Walters on 20/20: When Barbara asked her if she was "both a man and a woman," Gaga said a simple "no." No word, though, on whether she hails from space.
Richard Gere and that gerbil
If we had to deal with constantly being accused of putting a gerbil up the back door for sexual pleasure, we'd probably go Buddhist too. The story goes like this: Years ago, Richard Gere was rushed to hospital because of something lodged in his rectum. X-rays revealed it was a gerbil. A lengthy gerbilectomy was performed by some apparently loose-lipped surgeons; they were sworn to secrecy but just couldn't resist the temptation to share such a shocking tale. Richard soon found himself as the subject of one of the nastiest rumours in Hollywood, which still circulates to this day. There is no hard evidence that proves Richard "abused" a gerbil in this way, yet many people still believe this unrelenting rumour. Maybe that's because after all these years, Richard has neither confirmed nor denied the story; he prefers to take the high road and simply not address it at all, if he can help it. One thing we will say about whoever came up with this reputation-shattering rumour is that he or she is one of the most imaginative people ever.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Annapolis Police have charged a Baltimore man with breaking into a newspaper office and stealing $6,000 in computers and other items.
Officers say on Dec. 5, employees at the Bay Weekly office on Spa Road reported the burglary. Police say they identified a suspect.
On Wednesday, officers arrested 31-year-old Donald Genco. Police say some of the stolen property was found at his home.
Genco is charged with burglary and theft.
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End of an Era – Woolworths 50% Off Sale Experience
My local Woolies closed down weeks ago so on a visit to my brother in Seaford at the weekend, we popped in to say goodbye to a British institution.
The first music I ever bought was an Elvis greatest hits album from their branch in Haywards Heath in Sussex. It was a tape! They didn't have CDs in 1983!
I remember like it was yesterday, so imagine the coincidence when languishing on a sale shelf I spy a double album of Elvis Live In Concert for £4!
With CD in hand, my last ever pick 'n' mix and some presents for my US colleagues that I'll see on Friday in Seattle, I got to the check out.
Firstly those horrid folks at American Express had shut down their service with Woolworths so I was 27 airmiles down before I'd even paid the bill.
Secondly – they didn't have the CD – it was just an empty box but at least I got to see a spotty teenager rummaging around in the CD drawer for one last time!
As Dave says, it's hard to believe the show's all over after 99 years.
I hope they look after the staff or they at least find alternative work soon.
As for any left over cola bottles and white chocolate mice? Well I'm sure Victoria and Ripon could take a few off their hands for a discount!


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Cloud Connect is excited to announce Robin Chase, Co-Founder and former CEO of ZipCar and GoLoco will be headlining the Cloud Connect Chicago 2013 Keynote Stage.
All you city dwellers or environmental enthusiast should know Zipcar as the largest car-sharing company in the world. ZipCar uses the Internet and wireless technology to enable rental cars to emulate personal cars. Much like how cloud technology has provided agility and on-demand access to businesses, Zipcar's technology gives its members on-demand access to cars by-the-hour. This disruptive technology has revolutionized people's relationship to their cars and improving the quality of urban life for all.
Some fun facts about Robin you may not know:
- She is on the Board of the World Resources Institute, the National Advisory Council for Innovation & Entrepreneurship for the US Department of Commerce
- She is a graduate of from Wellesley College and the MIT Sloan School of Management
- She was listed as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2009
- Age when she got started at ZipCar 42
- $75,000 was the early capital Robin and ZipCar got from angel investors. Now compare that to the $491 million amount that Avis agreed to pay for ZipCar*
Be sure to attend Cloud Connect Chicago October 21-23, 2013 at McCormick Place to hear about Robin's journey with ZipCar and GoLoco and how being an innovator and disruptor was pivotal to the company's success. Register early to lock in Early Bird rates and save up to $500 on Conference Passes!
*Sourced from Inc.com


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In a conversation with a man I respect and have sat under as a learner, a subject was broached that continues to bother me, not in a he's wrong, I'm right sort of way, rather it is an unsettled dissonance. We had a conversation in graduate school when my class was studying Dispensationalism, an eschatology [study of the end times] that uses segments of time [dispensations of time] to determine the outcome of the end of the world.
He said, "Yes, there are other interpretations [read: opinions] of the end times but the reason I ascribed to dispensationalism is because dispensational eschatology determines the ecclesiology [doctrine of the church] I practice."
I hesitantly agreed and told him I wanted to chew on that for awhile. After a few moments of contemplation I became increasingly unsettled in my agreement. Questions began to arise in my mind…
Does my lack of an certain eschatological view influence how I do church? And should that matter…?
What are the different views of end-times? And what church doctrine follows these different/competing views?
Have we founded our practice of church [our ecclesiology] on pillars of opinion, rather than on Jesus?
These questions fueled a vicious appetite for knowledge on eschatology, on doctrine, and on Jesus… After a heavy dose of Dispensationalism in grad school, I skimmed around some Post-Millennialism and Amillennialism doctrine, and after this confusing foray I decided to balance the scales and dig into the Gospels, reading and re-reading in different formats, translations, and paraphrases what Jesus had to say on the "end of the world." In the search I hung on Jesus' commentary on the Kingdom of God, a central topic to the dissonance found in the eschatological debate. The Kingdom of God, which most Dispensationalist offer as the 'coming Kingdom,' seems to be more than We have been brought up to know.
We being most Westernized Protestant Christians.
In dispensationalism the 'coming King' is central to the story of tribulation, doomsday economics (wars, famine, one-world government, et cetera) and the final judgment. Of which the 'coming King' rides in on a white stallion with a sword of truth cutting down the enemies of truth… staining the ground with blood and covering his robe with the evidence of disobedience. If this interpretation is true, Jesus is a dichotomist in his ways. How can he die on a cross for us (the sinner) taking with him the burden of sin, only to come back and murder all who have not spoken his name in a prayer. He comes first to love the prostitute, the tax collector and the sinner and second to kill them…? It just doesn't fit. I have struggled with this duality for some time and may not be any closer to an answer, but I can tell you that my ecclesiology will not be influenced by a "death threat theology." It seems that we have shrunken our view of Jesus, and bloated the perception of our own reflection… Creating a very self-centered gospel message. A message that focuses on the eternal fate of our soul rather than the present state of our neighbor. In this vein it is easy to ignore the social, environmental and political atrocities that are happening around the world and even in our suburban backyards. This ignorance drives Duane Clinker to realize that,
"specific evil action is not required to wipe out vast sections of humanity, but simple apathy."1
Apathy. We proselytize. We don't familiarize.
Familiarize – familial, family, group of people relating to one another. When we focus on conversion rather than being familial – we cut short the full meaning of the Gospel. But a familial lifestyle is hard to live out — I don't want to make sinners apart of my family. I don't want to love the addicted, the depressed and the broken… It is easier to lead someone in a prayer than lead them down the road to recovery and victory over sin. We are called not to the "coming Kingdom" but to bring the Kingdom here and now… Your kingdom come, Your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven is present tense!
Reality: This world can be a bad and ugly place…
Optional Response #1: Do not worry about the bad and the ugliness of this world… because once everyone hears about Jesus (through evangelistic messages and cool Jesus video's)… Jesus will come back to judge all, giving a shiny new world to the good and throwing the bad into an eternal furnace of fire.
Optional Response #2: Blessed are the spiritually poor – the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are those who mourn, who weep about sin and long for how things are supposed to be – they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek and gentle – they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness – they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful – they will be shown mercy. Blessed are those who are pure in heart – they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers – they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of their righteousness – the kingdom of heaven is theirs. And blessed are you, blessed are all of you, when people persecute you or denigrate you or despise you of tell lies about you on My account. But when this happens, rejoice. Be glad….
You, beloved, are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes bland and loses its saltiness, can anything make it salty again? No. It is useless. It just lies there, whit and bland and grainy. It is tossed out, thrown away, or trampled.
And you, beloved, are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hidden. Similarly, it would be silly to light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl. When someone lights a lamp, she puts it on a table or a desk or chair, and the light illumines the entire house. You are like that illuminating light. Let your light shine everywhere you go, that you may illumine creation, so men and women everywhere may see your good actions, may see creation at its fullest, may see your devotion to Me, and may turn and praise your Father in heaven because of it.2
Option #1 is easy… Invite a neighbor to church on "Invite a Friend Sunday" but never actually get to know their needs.
Option #2 is tough… It's hard and self-sacrificing to go to a homeless shelter, a prison, an orphanage, or a neighbor and share with them the love of God; loving hands of service, loving words of encouragement, loving loaves of bread, and loving clothes for the head.
So I guess, my mentor was right – my eschatology does affect my ecclesiology.
Someday I am going to die, it may be tomorrow or it may be when I'm 90… and that will be the end of my time – my eschatology. And at this moment of judgment I will hear a remark on how I did community/church/family – my ecclesiology… And my hope is this will be the words that flow from my Father's lips:
"Well done, good and faithful servant. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me."3
1. Duane Clinker, Social Holiness; unpublished manuscript, found in "Everything Must Change" by Brian McLaren, pg. 244.
2. The Voice of Matthew by Lauren F. Winner – the beatitudes; Matthew 5:3-16
3. Matthew 25:35-36
Author Bio:: I am constantly wading through the gray areas of life, looking for crayons, with which to scribble the beauty of God's love… I blog at www.duregger.net. In the daytime I work as a project manager for LifeChurch.tv's Digerati Team.


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Contact: Elaine Bible
San Francisco State University
Caption: This is an Argentine ant (Linepithema humile). Scientists have deciphered the genome of this household pest and invasive species. The sequenced genome, published in the Jan. 31 online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could provide new insights on how embryos with the same genetic code develop into either queens or workers ants and may advance our understanding of invasion biology and pest control.
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