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The adage, "If it sounds too good
to be true, it probably is," goes double for new car advertising.
The typical car dealer newspaper or radio
ad blares out in large headlines or in a loud pitch why you need to
rush down, right now, and buy at prices and incentives you'd be crazy
not to take advantage of.
Unfortunately, too few people read the
small print at the bottom of the ad or listen to the so-fast-it's-gobbledygook
at the end of the radio commercial.
If they did, they would better understand
some of the traditional advertising gimmicks dealers use -- and what
they can really mean. Here are some of our favorites:
"Zero percent
That is what you read in large print. In tiny print, you'll find a
phrase such as: "With approved credit," or "All financing
subject to credit approval."
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By the way, the experts advise, the ads often will give
you a choice between a cash rebate and zero-percent financing. Figure
out which works best for you. To help, try our calculator.
"With money as cheap as it is now, buyers should
shop around for financing before going to the dealer. You might
be able to get a 3 percent rate on your own and still take advantage
of the rebate," advises Charlie Vogelheim, executive editor
of "Kelley Blue Book."
"$4,000 for your trade no
matter what the condition"
This ad is infamously known as the "push-pull-or-tow-it-in"
concept which dates back to the 1950s. If you believe this ad, you
have to believe the dealer is so stupid and anxious to sell cars,
he is going to pay you far more than that old clunker is worth. Don't
you believe it. If he's paying you too much for your trade-in, experts
insist, he's adding that and more to the price of the new car and
taking away your negotiating power at the same time. The best defense
to this ploy is to become aware of the value of your car through such
Web sites as Bluebook.com
or Edmunds.com,
which can quickly tell you what your present car is really worth wholesale,
as a trade-in, or retail, if you want to sell it yourself.
The opposite of the inflated-trade price trick is
when the dealer tries to "steal the trade" by paying a
lot less than your car is worth. If you don't do your homework and
know the trade-in value of your present car, you could easily think
you are getting a good deal. You should also check Edmunds.com or
bluebook.com for any rebates and incentives being offered on that
particular car in your specific area. Marty Padgett, executive editor
and producer for Thecarconnection.com,
warns you might find that generous trade-in figure has been shaved
off a rebate you know nothing about.
"Buy it now for just $189
a month!"
When you see or hear an ad like this, you can substitute just about
any figure you like, because no matter what the total price of the
car, you can make your payments come out to any figure -- depending
on the amount you put down and the terms of the loan.
Aside from that simple math, the monthly payment that
entices you could be a lease amount, which involves annual mileage
restrictions and money down at the beginning or end of the lease.
Or the really small print may specify a huge amount down. Even if
it's an offer with nothing down, it will be based on your credit.
If you don't have excellent credit, the payments will be higher.
It also can be a form of the "bait-and-switch"
tactic, with that price pertaining to only one car on the lot. Or
that particular model may be stripped without any of the standard
options that most people want.
"Never go shopping for a new car based on a monthly
payment," advises Lauren J. Fix, co-host of Talk 2 DIY-Automotive
on the Do-It-Yourself Network. "Compare auto models, with the
features you want, in the price range you want," she says.
"We'll pay off your old car
no matter how much you owe!"
Call this a kissing cousin to pull-it-in, push-it-in, or tow-it-in.
Let's say you owe $8,000 on your present car and it's only worth $3,000.
When the dealer boasts it will pay off your old car, they're just
going to add the payoff amount to the cost of your new car. The new
lender -- the manufacturer or another lending institution -- is fully
aware that the amount being financed exceeds the value of the new
car and therefore will treat it as an unsecured loan -- and will charge
a significantly higher interest rate.
"Huge end-of-year sale:
must make room for 2005s!"
Dealers like to say this is the biggest chance of the year to save
the most money on a "new" car. In some ways, they might
be close to telling the truth. It might be true if you keep it for
seven years or more -- long enough to drive it into the ground --
and don't figure on getting much for it when you sell it.
However, if you usually sell or trade in your car every
two or three years, it could cost you big time. "If you are buying
on a short cycle, you are going to get nailed by buying a car just
before the new models come out," says thecarconnection.com's
Padgett. "Unless there are going to be some major model changes,
you might as well wait to buy the next year." Buying a car just
before the model year expires means you're buying a year-old car and
the depreciation over the first month or so will be far more than
the normal depreciation on a new car. Even if there's a good rebate
offer, the car will be considered almost a year old when you buy it.
"Buy this car at below-invoice
It's easy to print up phony invoices off of computers these days,
so make sure you are getting the real invoice prices. How? Again,
both Bluebook.com and Edmunds.com are excellent resources. Don't
let the dealer convince you he's selling that car at no profit just
because it is at invoice or below. The invoice price does not necessarily
mean that's what the dealer paid for it. He may be getting a rebate
and he is definitely getting a dealer holdback fee from the manufacturer.
This is a percentage of the price held back by the manufacturer
when the dealer buys the car and paid to him when he sells it. Depending
on the car, it usually ranges between 2 and 3 percent of the Manufacturer's
Suggested Retail Price.
Rod Gibson is
a freelance writer based in Georgia.
-- Updated: Jan. 20, 2005


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Idea Swap
Icebreakers, first day fun, and more from Instructor readers.
Brain Power
I like to combine a getting-to-know-you activity with a science lesson to segue into a unit on the brain. I have my third and fourth-grade students create 3-D models of their heads using Styrofoam balls and Model Magic. They make their face on one side and a labeled model of the brain on the other. We then introduce ourselves using the "face" side, then begin our first lesson on neuroscience using the "brain" side. Students are always so excited to see what their classmates have made!
—Jane Williams, Independence, OH
What's In A Name?
To learn the names and interests of my middle school art students, I ask them to decorate the covers of their art portfolios with their own unique name design. The objective is for them to use the letters of their first name to create a design that reflects something about their individual personalites. Some choose to draw favorite foods, objects, animals, activities, and so on. Students then share their designs with the rest of the class. Not only do we get to know each other a little better, but when it's time for students to get their portfolios from the shelf to work on assignments, they can easily spot their own. —Carla Anderson, San Jose, CA
Decorative Doors
I enjoy working with my first-grade students to make our classroom door welcoming. Our class is known as Hive 515, as we are all busy bees. We reused plastic cups from snack time, cutting them in half and painting the bottoms to look like a giant honeycomb. Next, we made a 3-D tree out of recycled materials. Each student wrote his or her name on a paper bee and hung it on the door! —Elizabeth Kennedy, New York, NY
We the Students
My class begins the year by writing a classroom constitution. Each student writes two things she thinks should be included in the constitution on separate Post-it notes, and, one by one, places them on the board. We then group similar ideas together, creating a bar graph to show how many people had similar suggestions. Usually, we find that we can narrow our ideas down to three or four for a productive learning environment: respect, quiet, teamwork, and responsibility. This important document helps set the tone for the year. —Elizabeth Peterson, Amesbury, MA
Globe Trotters
Many of my students come from different parts of the world, so I begin with an activity that has an international flavor. The only material you need is a map of the world. I give each student a few minutes to think of three clues that describe, but don't give away, where they are from or their location of choice. Then, they take turns saying their names and presenting the three clues, while the rest of the class guesses the place they have chosen. The student then explains what they like best about their place and shows the class where it is located. I like to display the map on a bulletin board with the students' names and locations marked. —Nanette Avery, Miami, FL
Musical Names
On the first day of school, I give each of my early elementary school students precut letters for his/her name. They spell their names (using their name tags for help) and walk around the room while music is playing. Once it stops, they grab a spot at another student's desk. They then spell and read that student's name! —Jennifer Caps, York, SC
Early Essay
I begin by asking students to write a short essay about their expectations for the year. Then, throughout the school year, I encourage students to update their entries with all of the new discoveries they've made. On the last day of school, I hand back their work. Kids love seeing what they said compared to how the year actually turned out. They even love looking at how their writing (cursive) had changed from months of practicing! —Suzanne Tingley, Watertown, NY
Say Cheese!
I use a digital camera to create an alphabetized name chart, complete with photos of the children. It's a great way for kids to get to know each other—by name and by face—and it can be used to promote early literacy. —Jeremy Brunaccioni, Gill, MA
Steadfast Sand Castles
Early in the year, I have my students make sand castles to remember the fun they had at the beach this past summer! First, enlarge a picture of a sand castle. Use a mixture of ½ water and ½ white glue to paint the castle. Sprinkle fine sand over the top of the glue and let the glue dry. Shake off the excess sand, then have students decorate their castles with flags, pictures of beach toys—even real shells! —Tonya Kramer, Montpelier, ND
Random "Adjectives" of Kindness
We start the year off by creating a list of "kind" adjectives to display in the classroom. I like to give students a copy to bring home as well. I ask them to try to use at least two of the words from our list per day, and to add to it by using a thesaurus, interviewing others, or writing down positive words they hear. When students use one of these words in class, we celebrate by clapping! Watch how this learning activity pays it forward. —Patti Glynn, Wayland, MA
"Shorts" Stories
It is often difficult to make the transition back to school, so I have my students relive the days of summer by creating their favorite summer shirt out of various materials: paper, glitter, anything! Once they're completed, we hang the shirts on a clothesline in the hall. The summer shirts are accompanied by the first writing activity—"Shorts Stories"—a description of a favorite pair of shorts and a memorable experience while wearing them. Both projects help to trigger parent memories on Meet the Teacher Night. —Marilyn Ruzick, Cincinnati, OH
All About Me
During my autobiography unit in the beginning of the year, I ask students to choose a song that best represents them. Then, they make a project presenting their song, using tamborines with words on them, CD cases, and even records. They are able to better understand the idea of autobiography by delving into their own lives. —Nicole Hughes, Pelham, AL
Summer Collage
In the first week of school, my students and I put all of our colorful summer memories on display with a giant class collage. It includes ticket stubs, museum passes, brochures from traveling, even wrappers from their favorite candies. We include a write-up about all the fun we had! By leaving summer in the hallway, it really helps students get focused on the school year. — Ji Ji Lawley, Montevallo, AL
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New Jersey Wills - 1899 - Samuel F. Patterson
Samuel F. Patterson of Freehold Township made his will October 19th, 1898. He ordered his funeral expenses paid and he directed that a tombstone, not to cost over $25, be put up over his grave within a year after his death and that it be inscribed with his name, date of birth and death, and the words, Company F., eighth regiment, New Jersey volunteers, in which company he served during the civil war. He left all his property to his niece, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Johnson, who was made executrix. The will was witnessed by Harry Barkalow, Fred Hirschy and George C. Beekman.
Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, February 15, 1899
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Earlier tonight I was joined by staff writers Sam Kuperman and Matt Constas to talk some FAN-tastic NBA action for Saving the Skyhook Podcast #3.
We touched on Anthony Davis, power forwards in general and the analytics movement, the possible deal to send Pau Gasol to the Suns, and finished up with some trivia and predictions.
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Had MC, No period, Trying to get pregnant again, Possible?
Hi, i had a miscarriage at 12 weeks and i had the miscarriage naturally after that i bled for around 2 weeks, and the spotted a week later, and now i have not had a period for around 2 and a half months maybe 3 since the spotting. Me and my husband have sex quite a bit and i have taken three pregnancy tests all negative. i have no idea whats going on. We want another baby. Is it possible?
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YaHia Habbani of blessed memory, close family to the Aluf Abir's father, Ya`aqov Mosha (Awad bin Brihim). According to the Aluf Abir, YaHia Habbani was the spitting image of his grandfather, the mighty Brihim bin Hassan of blessed memory.
Ancient Egyptian bas relief from the period of the Hebrew enslavement (at the Necropolis bani Ghassan near Karnak). We identify these as Hebrew warriors practicing the origins of Abir. They can be identified by their Semitic skin coloring; their beards (Egyptians could not grow natural beards); their wearing the 'ephod-bad' a traditional dress maintained by Hebrew warriors in Hadramaut. The center warriors appear to be performing the 'dum-tak', an ancient war dance in Abir to this day.
Khaliph (King) Abdulla Ibn Hussein of Transjordan sits with his personal Jewish bodyguards, Habani Yemenite brothers (left to right): Sayeed, Salaah, and Saadia Sofer/Ma`atuf DoH, uncles of Abir Aluf, Grandmaster Yehoshua Sofer and brothers to his father. (1922, Photo courtesy of the Aluf Abir Yehoshua Sofer)
Photograph taken in Heidan, the mountainous region northeast of San'a, 5720 (1960): Mori Gamliel Sabari from Najran (standing center-right), served as personal guard to the last chief Imam of Yemen, Mohammad Billah Mansoor Al-Badr (back, second from the left, with large turban was an example of Jewish warriorship among other Yemenite communities; such as Najran, Khuban, Heidan, Shar`ab and others. (courtesy of the Aluf Abir Yehoshua Sofer)
HaRav haGaon Mori Salem YiS'Haq Ma`atuf DoH of blessed memory.
Aluf Abir Mori Yehoshua Avner Sofer/Ma`atuf DoH. (courtesy of the Aluf Abir Yehoshua Sofer)
Abir Ro'im, the father of the Abir Aluf, is blind and 100 years old. Nevertheless, he still exercises daily and, eyesight or not, wields a swift sword.
Abir has been incorporated into areas of IDF officer training. Abir has formal recognition of the Wingate College of Sport Sciences (the most prestigious certifying body and official representative of the Israel Sport Authority). Abir/Qesheth® is not only an officially internationally recognized martial art, but has 15 Abir instructors-in-training towards their certification specifically as Abir/Qesheth® instructors.
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Immunocompromised Persons
Immunocompromised persons who get varicella are at risk of developing visceral dissemination (VZV infection of internal organs) leading to pneumonia, hepatitis, encephalitis, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. They can have an atypical varicella rash with more lesions, and they can be sick longer than immunocompetent persons who get varicella. The lesions may continue to erupt for as long as 10 days, may appear on the palms and soles, and may be hemorrhagic.
People with HIV or AIDS
Children with HIV infection tend to have atypical rash with new crops of lesions presenting for weeks or months. HIV-infected children may develop chronic infection in which new lesions appear for more than one month. The lesions may initially be typical maculopapular vesicular lesions but can later develop into non-healing ulcers that become necrotic, crusted, and hyperkeratotic. This is more likely to occur in HIV-infected children with low CD4 counts.
Some studies have found that VZV dissemination to the visceral organs is less common in children with HIV than in other immunocompromised patients with VZV infection. The rate of complications may also be lower in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy or HIV-infected persons with higher CD4 counts at the time of varicella infection. Retinitis can occur among HIV-infected children and adolescents.
Most adults, including those who are HIV-positive have already had varicella disease and are VZV seropositive. As a result, varicella is relatively uncommon among HIV-infected adults.
For more information about vaccinating immunocompromised persons, including some groups with HIV-infection, see Special Considerations.
For more information about prevention measures in people with HIV infections or AIDS, see Chickenpox and HIV/AIDS.Top of Page
Pregnant Women
Pregnant women who get varicella are at risk for serious complications; they are at increased risk for developing pneumonia, and in some cases, may die as a result of varicella.
If a pregnant woman gets varicella in her 1st or early 2nd trimester, her baby has a small risk (0.4 – 2.0 percent) of being born with congenital varicella syndrome. The baby may have scarring on the skin, abnormalities in limbs, brain, and eyes, and low birth weight.
If a woman develops varicella rash from 5 days before to 2 days after delivery, the newborn will be at risk for neonatal varicella. In the absence of treatment, up to 30% of these newborns may develop severe neonatal varicella infection.
For information about vaccinating pregnant women, see Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant Women: Varicella.
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Tiger Woods may be heading to Arizona for rehab for sex addiction. We all know he has a problem, at least 15 of them and it seems that there is no end in sight.
There are four news stations in the Phoenix area that are claiming that he will be in the area after the New Year.
Meanwhile Woods, 33, was reportedly planning to go into rehab in Arizona in the New Year for treatment for 'sexual compulsion' and his use of Vicodin painkillers and Ambien sleeping pills.
The rehab wouldn't be to save his marriage. We all know the divorce is imminent so this must be to save himself and his career. Is he doing this so he can fight to have a part in the lives of his kids?
He has to be such an unhappy person. His life is falling apart around him and he's just trying to save whatever he can.
If he spends as much time and energy getting better and trying for his kids, then he may be able to salvage some sort of amiable relationship with Elin. She may not hate him for this forever.


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Teen Murder Plot Grips Town
May 26, 2013
STAR CITY, W.Va....
May 26, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- At least 17 people have been shot over the Memorial Day weekend, and six of them died.
The most recent victim was a man shot on the Near North Side just before 3 a.m. Sunday. Chicago police say the 42-year-old victim was shot in the head in the 1000-block of North Branch Street.
Another man died after he was shot in the head in a possible drive-by Saturday night in the 7300-block of South Dorchester.
Among the other victims was Leetema Daniels, 17, who was shot in the head Friday night in the 400-block of North Central Avenue. Another 18-year old man was seriously wounded in the same shooting.
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Lack of respect for human life has been a growth industry since Roe vs Wade. Add in the drug culture and lack of moral compass teachings and here we are. In the 21st century with all kinds of media and instant information. But few are learning the art of writing, conversation, and thinking of why mankind is here in the 1st. place. For many they are here for instant gratification only.
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I think this is becoming more common in a society where anything goes. The shock is becoming less and less when we hear of these tragadies. I think it is a result of generations of parents pushing their kids to be the best and have the most even when it is not afforded. It has increased jelousy of others who appear to have more and attacks on others who seem weak. Media may play a role, but the parents are raising these brats that are self centered, greedy, and mean spirited without conscience. The numbers are increasing. I dont see any indication of it getting better either.
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Its another indicator, as was New Town and Aurora, that we have a violent culture, particularly youth culture where murder is seen as nothing much other than great solution to a problem. As the Obama types exploited Aurora/Newtown to tell us that guns are the sole cause of violence on earth, we see time after time that the people who commit these hideous crimes are not bound to guns, they are products of a bizarre, media fueled violent culture. When Matt Damon, the flaming lib, talks about gun violence one cannot help but wonder how much money did he make with the Bourne movies, where he killed almost non stop in them? The Biden Commission declined to talk about a violent culture, they just wanted to talk about guns. And yet ******** are not committing these crimes, city kids, in gangs and suburbs, are doing them. Why talk about guns in Nebraska? Political opportunity for crass politicians to exploit us even in death!
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Ragner- You are right. Of course, the do-gooders will use the excuse of bad home life, bad up bringing, mother/father raped them. Anything, except that they are just plain bad people.
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Incredible story of depraved youth.
Makes one wonder how effed up our youth are playing violent video games, spending there life tweeting and facebooking and such.
They can't tell the virtual world from the real world to think they can get away with killing another human being.
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20 years for a premeditated murder of an innocent human being?
A guy crashes an airplane with 250 keys of pure blow, evades federal marshalls for 4 years and gets a 7 year bit at a minimum security camp?
Another guy rapes a 10-year boy and also the family cat and gets 24-36 months in jail?
What is this world coming to?
Start executing these people within 1 year of conviction. Go back to public hanging and sell pay per view tickets for the benefit of the victim and/or their family.
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Nokia Siemens Networks Testing Fuel Cell Back-Up Power for Base Stations
Published on: 19th Nov 2012
Note -- this news article is more than a year old.
By: Ian Mansfield
Nokia Siemens Networks says that it is working with Ballard Power Systems to develop mobile networks that can continue to operate during power blackouts. Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo has evaluated the Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Multiradio base station site offering with integrated fuel cell backup for potential commercial deployment.
Backup power solutions based on fuel cell technology deliver a number of advantages over conventional batteries and diesel generators. The fuel cell weight and size are significantly less in comparison to existing lead acid batteries that are typically used in many base stations to provide backup power for extended outages.
The base station and fuel cell combination developed by Nokia Siemens Networks with Ballard can provide 4.5 kW of power for approximately 40 hours on a single tank of fuel.
The product from Nokia Siemens Networks and Ballard Power Systems has already received the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) statutory approval in Japan. After delivering and setting up the fuel cell at a test site in YRP, Nokia Siemens Networks participated in and cleared DoCoMo's evaluation tests.


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THE SONSHIP MESSAGE #2- What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden
Posted by Drgold
This is Part 2 in a series on The SONSHIP Message that is hidden in the Holy Bible!
What Really Happened In the Garden of Eden
Why am I here? What is life all about? Why did God create me? What will happen to me after I die? Was I born to die or is there more to life than that? Did God have two plans- a Plan A when creating Adam and Eve, and then a Plan B when they sinned while in the Garden?
NO! God who knows the end from the beginning had only One Plan. He never makes a mistake and always has everything under control. From the beginning of time God had only one plan for man! From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is only a 7000-year account of God's dealing with mankind; 6000 years have nearly passed and the 1000 year-reign of Jesus Christ will soon begin. For an Eternal God, 7000 years is a just a blink of an eye. There is much more God has for us, but are not revealed in the Holy Bible. They deal with Eternity! So what is 'the eternal purpose which God purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord' Ep3:11? Paul wrote '.. God hath chosen us in Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love; Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself (SONSHIP), according to the good pleasure of his will' Ep1:4,5.
God knew and chose us in Jesus Christ before the world began, to be a holy people, long before we knew and accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Before our parents met, before Adam and Eve were created, and before the world began, God chose us to be His holy children, according to the good pleasure of His will. 2Ti1:9 states God '..hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling.. according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began'. God had predestinated everything, and His purpose and good pleasure are intertwined in all His creation. But how do we know that we are included in this chosen group? To be in this group, we must be in Christ, living a holy and blameless life before God in love. Otherwise, we are not. We will now discuss God's sovereignty and what is His good pleasure toward us.
God's Sovereignty and His Good Pleasure
God is Sovereign and Almighty. He does whatever He wants. He chooses whomever He pleases '..according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself' Ep1:9. To illustrate God's sovereignty, as Creator we had no choice to be born: no choice of our parents, our gender, male or female, our ethnicity or nationality- yellow, brown, red, black or white, or the country we were born in e.g. Africa, China, or the USA. Also, we had no choice of when in time and history we would be living. Would you have liked to have live in Noah's days, during the great flood when all died except for 8 people, or in the days of Moses, wandering aimlessly in the desert for 40 years until many people died off? It was a Sovereign God who put us into this world, chose our parents, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and when in time we would be living. God chose you and I to be living today.
Why is this so special? God chose us to be living in these last days such that one day soon, some of us will see Jesus and be taken alive to heaven in the Rapture 1Th4:17. John wrote 'when He shall appear, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is' 1Jn3:2. Jesus said 'Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God' Mt5:8. We are living in a very special time when Jesus will return to take us to heaven with Him Jn14:3. Because of His sovereignty and great love, God worked out His great plan and purpose for us! To learn God's eternal purpose in Christ Jesus- why He created us, and what He wants to achieve in us, we must first examine WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN!
In the Garden of Eden
Ge1:1 states that God created the heaven and the earth. God put all the trees and animals on the earth and Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Every tree God planted was pleasant to sight and good for food Ge2:9. God also allowed the serpent to be in the garden. Re12:9 tells that the old serpent is the Devil or Satan. How did the tree of knowledge of good and evil (the forbidden tree) get in the garden? Since it was an evil tree, God did not plant it; perhaps Satan did! Mt13:25,39 states the devil is the sower of tares, or the planter of the bad seed. Like God's trees, the forbidden tree was also beautiful Ge3:6, but not good for food.
In the beginning 6000 years ago, God had only ONE LAW- thou shalt not eat of the forbidden tree; 'for in that day you eat thereof, you shall surely die' Ge2:17. However, consider these facts: Without the serpent, there would not have been any temptation, and without the forbidden tree, no sin! So here is a very important revelation: If Adam and Eve did not sin, we would not have needed a Savior; Jesus would not have to come, and if Jesus did not come, we would not know Him and about God's great plan for us. Jesus means 'he shall save his people from their sins' Mt1:21.
Consider this: NO SIN, NO SAVIOUR NEEDED, AND JESUS NEED NOT COME; NO SPECIAL PLAN FOR MAN, NO HOLY BIBLE TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED and WILL HAPPEN, and we would have NO KNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS! Without the Bible, we would not know of God's great love for placing us here on earth, and His eternal purpose for us in Christ Jesus ourLord Ep3:11! BUT ADAM AND EVE DID SIN, WE NEEDED A SAVIOUR, JESUS CAME TO SAVE US. NOW WE HAVE THE BIBLE TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AND WILL HAPPEN, AND NOW WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND HIS LOVE, AND HIS GREAT PLAN AND PURPOSE FOR OUR LIVES Jn3:16!
The Garden Scene/The Garden Sin
Adam and Eve may have lived in the garden for many years before they gave in to the serpent's temptation. They were carefree, asexual having no children, and were in daily communion with God. They had no hunger, no sweat, no sorrow, no pain, no lack, no strife, no bondage, no problems, no violence, no sickness, no disease, no sin, no evil and no death! They were vegetarians who ate the fruit of all the trees except one in the Garden. They were healthy and would have lived forever. Prior to sinning, Adam and Eve were clothed with a bright glory.
The Bible said that the serpent was very subtil and wise Ge3:1, and perhaps very attractive. The serpent stood upright and could talk like a human. The serpent may have encountered Adam and Eve many times. But he laid a trap for them one day, even as he does for all of us 2Ti2:26. The devil was a murderer from the beginning and is the father of lies Jn8:44. Satan seeks to steal, kill and to destroy us Jn10:10. Adam and Eve believed the serpent's lie about becoming as wise as gods Ge3:5, disobeyed and broke God's only law then, became wise, knowing good and evil, and also perverted and corrupt. Their eyes were opened and they lost their glory, and realized they were naked and sinful. Ro5:12 states by Adam, sin and death entered into the world, and they were passed on to every man!
God's Life for Our Life- To Bring Forth His Eternal Plan
God knew that Adam and Eve would sin and He would have to die for our sins. God is Omniscient and knows the end from the beginning, what will happen before they happen. The Bible tells us Jesus is 'the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world' Re13:8, not just 2000 years ago. Ep1:4 states that '..God has chosen us in Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blame before God in love'. Why do we need to be holy and blameless if there was no sin? 2Ti1:9 states that 'God had saved and called us with an holy calling before the world began'.
Ac2:23 declares that it was 'by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God' that Jesus would be crucified and slain. But why did God want to pay such a great price to save us? God had planned to die for our sins. It was His choice before the world began to come down to earth to pay for our sins and to effectuate His great plan for us. Isaiah 53 prophesied of the death of Jesus, the suffering Messiah, 700 years before it happened. It is all about God's great love and God's grace!
Salvation is all about God's great love for us and God's grace toward us! So why was God willing to pay the ultimate price, His life, to die for us to save us Jn15:13? What was God's motive? It was His prerogative and choice to die for us! Knowing that man would sin, God gave His life for our life. God, in the person of Jesus Christ, came to earth to die for us. Here are some reasons why Jesus came to earth: 1.To teach and preach the gospel of the kingdom of God, to heal every sickness and disease Mt4:23, 2. To save sinners 1Ti1:15, 3. To make us free Jn8:36, 4. To destroy the works of the devil 1Jn3:8, 5. To give us an abundant life Jn10:10, and eternal life Jn3:16, 6. To taste death for every man He2:9, and to destroy death 1Co15:56. But the most important reason why Jesus came was to redeem us SO THAT GOD CAN HAVE MORE SONS AND DAUGHTERS LIKE JESUS.
Tit2:13,14 state 'Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself A PECULIAR PEOPLE, zealous of good works'. 2Co6:17,18 declare '.. I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be MY SONS AND DAUGHTERS, saith the Lord Almighty'. This is the SONSHIP Message- God's eternal plan to have more sons and daughters like Jesus Christ- a people like Jesus Christ!
God's Great Love For Us- the Gift of His GLORY
We express our love by giving to others, such as our families, friends, and those in need. Love is conveyed through our words and actions. Even more so with God! 1Jn4:8 tells us 'God is love'. God is the personification of Love. The measure of God's great love for us is proven by His willingness to die on the cross for us in the person of Jesus Christ Jn3:16! Another very important aspect of God's love is His desire to share all of that He has. Ep1:18 states 'that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the GLORY OF HIS INHERITANCE in the saints'.
But because God is also Holy and Just, He is constrained to give His GLORY only to those who are deemed worthy; only to those who are pure and holy, who have been tested and proven. Peter wrote '..the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and GLORY at the appearing of Jesus Christ' 1Pe1:7. Paul wrote 'For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?' Heb12:6,7.
Paul said 'The Spirit itself beareth witness.. that we are the children of God, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we SUFFER WITH HIM, that we may be also GLORIFIED together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the GLORY which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS OF GOD ' Ro8:16-19.
Before dying on the cross for us, Jesus expressly prayed the Father saying 'And the GLORY which thou gavest me I HAVE GIVEN THEM..' Jn17:22. Paul wrote God 'called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the GLORY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST' 2Th2:14; 'That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and GLORY' 1Th2:12. God sent His Spirit to 'change us from GLORY to GLORY into the same image' as Jesus Christ 2Co3:18. God's desire is that we become like Jesus in order to give us all things. Re21:7 states 'He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son'.
In short, this is the SONSHIP message: God wants more sons and daughters like Jesus Christ to give them His GLORY and EVERYTHING that He has. But SONSHIP is only for those who know of God's great plan, for IT WOULD REQUIRE FAITH, DESIRE, AND EFFORT ON OUR PART FOR IT TO BE FULFILLED IN US.
The SONSHIP Message- God's Eternal Purpose in Christ Jesus
God's plan is indeed to bring many sons to GLORY. Heb2:10-11 state 'For it became him (God), for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto GLORY, to make the captain of their salvation (Jesus) perfect through sufferings. For both he that sanctifieth (Jesus) and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren'. What can be clearer than this? Jesus came to earth so that God could have more sons and daughters like Him.
By His coming, Jesus left us an example to follow. Jesus said to his disciples, 'If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it' Mt16:24-25. The apostle John wrote 'Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called the SONS of GOD.. when He shall appear, we shall be like Him (Jesus); for we shall see him (Jesus) as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure' 1Jn3:1-3.
Ro8:29-30 state 'for whom God did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, that Jesus might be the firstborn of many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called.. he justified, them he also GLORIFIED'. Php3:21 states God will 'change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body'. Paul wrote 'That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus' Php3:10-14. Paul's goal and our goal should be the same- to become like Jesus Christ. This is what the SONSHIP message is all about! God wants more sons and daughters like Jesus Christ so that HE CAN GIVE US ALL THAT HE HAS- EVERYTHING AND ALL THAT HE HAS Re21:7.
The SONSHIP Message- The Paramount Reason Why God Created Man
In summary, the paramount reason why God created man is to have more sons and daughters like Jesus Christ- SONSHIP. It is about God's love and desire to give His inheritance of GLORY to us! This is the same GLORY that Lucifer wanted to extort from God, but was cast out of heaven. Lucifer wanted this GLORY that belonged only to Jesus then, and later reserved for those God who will change to become like Jesus Christ. Lucifer's evil desires is found in his 5 'I wills': 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God : I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I WILL BE LIKE THE MOST HIGH' Is14:13-14. Lucifer was subsequently defeated in his rebellion against God, and was cast down to earth Ez28:17,18, Lk10:18.
Years later after Lucifer fell, God jumpstarted His great SONSHIP plan for man when He placed Adam and Eve in the Garden 6000 years ago and allowed Satan the serpent, and the tree of offense- the no-no tree to be there. Adam and Eve partook of the fruit of that evil tree, whereby, sin and death enter into the world. And because Adam and Eve sinned, we needed a Savior; Jesus had to come to earth to die for our sins. And because of Jesus, we now have the Bible, and we can now know of God's great love and His plan to give us an inheritance of His GLORY. God sent Jesus Christ to be the perfect example for us to follow. Ep4:13 states 'Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the STATURE OF THE FULNESS OF CHRIST'.
We are nearing the time of perfection when the Rapture will soon occur. 1Jn3:2 states '..when He shall appear, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is'. It is the Holy Spirit's job to conform us to the image of Jesus Christ. 2Co3:18 states we 'are changed into the same image from GLORY to GLORY, even as by the Spirit of the Lord'. Ro8:14 tells us 'As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the SONS of GOD'. Ro8:19 states 'For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the SONS of GOD'. This is 'the eternal purpose which God purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord' Ep3:11, and the paramount reason why God created us- for SONSHIP, to have more sons and daughters like Jesus Christ in order to share all His riches and GLORY with us for all ETERNITY. And all this began in the Garden of Eden! Amen!
Please also see the other SONSHIP Messages.. Thank you!
- THE SONSHIP MESSAGE #1- Life is About God and Not About Us
- THE SONSHIP MESSAGE #2- What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden
- THE SONSHIP MESSAGE #4 – From Here to Eternity
- THE SONSHIP MESSAGE #5- God's Eternal Purpose in Christ Jesus
- THE SONSHIP MESSAGE #6 – A Postscript To God's Coming Glory Upon Us
About DrgoldRetired National Weather Service Meteorologist Christian Missionary/Evangelist to the Philippines. Blog- God's Hidden Nuggets for the Endtimes https://drgoldsite.wordpress.com Contact- firstname.lastname@example.com
Posted on August 9, 2013, in THE SONSHIP MESSAGE #2- What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden and tagged Adam and Eve, Blessed Hope, Eternity, Foreknowledge, God's Eternal Purpose, God's Great Love, God's Sovereignty, Isaiah's Prophecies, Lucifer, Overcomers, Rapture, Salvation, Satan, Serpent, Sons of God Like Jesus, Sonship, Suffering Messiah, Temptation, The Garden Scene/The Garden Sin. Bookmark the permalink. 11 Comments.
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My husband Drgold has just posted THE SONSHIP MESSAGE #2- What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden. He has decided to serialize THE SONSHIP MESSAGE so there will be additional posts to follow!
Dear uncle in Hawai
I recently a glance read your post. I think i should to spend a bit more time to read this carefully so I could get the point in it.Promise will read it again soon Blessing !
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I wonder how different our whole lives would be if we truly truly grasped this destiny which God has planned for those whom He has called to Himself in Christ. A fullness we cannot fathom!
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Dear Brother…….What a wonderful truth filled post…..I Love that God chose his people even before the foundations of the world! This thought is almost as unimaginable as Eternity having no end.What a Great God we serve and Love.To say that the suffering of our time here is not to be compared to what awaits us……I tell you my Brother at the deepest darkest day we have at times,nothing really will compare with the Glory that is going to be enjoyed forever and unending……..we will have no memory of the turmoil we now endure and if one can look out that far to see with eyes of Faith All is worth it! God Bless You.
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Before I share a very interesting article with you, THE SONSHIP MESSAGE #2- What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden, regarding God's plan & purpose for us! I would like to offer you some food for thought:
2 TIMOTHY 1:7-10 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
JOHN 14:1-7 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going." Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."
His mission is indeed to bring many sons to glory. Therefore He is not ashamed to call us His brethren. What can be clearer than this?
Drgold | February 12, 2015 at 6:29 pm
Hi Dom
Very well said, & very clearly spoken. I have taken the liberty to incorporate your comment in my post. Thank you!!!
Heb2:10,11 'For it became him (God), for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren' meaning all those who believe and obey Him.
Thank you so much! God bless you and yours!
Very well said and written Dr. Gold. Your article confirms what I have also written about, our real purpose here on earth. It's all for the glory of God, to redeem us as sons and daughters of the Most High!
God bless!
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio is returning to the presidential campaign circuit and beefing up a political organization that could lay the groundwork for a White House bid.
The Florida Republican will visit New Hampshire on Friday, his first appearance in an early voting state in more than a year. He is set to headline a pair of fundraisers in Republican-rich counties and meet with top officials.
Rubio has also reshuffled his staff and directed his political resources to three key Senate races this year, including a GOP primary in Iowa.
The moves are part of an effort to strengthen his standing in a potentially crowded 2016 presidential field after a year in which he saw his popularity slip because he backed an immigration overhaul.


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History has given us a somewhat false impression of Schubert: Because he chose to focus on lieder, chamber music, and piano repertoire, he can often seem familiar, domesticated, and down-to-earth. Yet despite working on that small scale, he totally radicalized the piano sonata, song cycle, and string quartet. As the sociopolitical strictures rose during the 1820s after Napoleon's liberal campaigns, music was forced indoors. The advent of Hausmusik—household performance—appears snug and uncomplicated to modern eyes and ears, but works such as Winterreise and the final triptych of piano sonatas challenge such descriptions.Despite Schubert's considerable talents, it was to his chagrin that he was working at the same time and in the same city as Beethoven. At Beethoven's funeral in 1827, for which Schubert was a pallbearer, playwright Franz Grillparzer asked the congregation, "Who would stand beside him?" In terms of symphonies, operas, and other large-scale works within the public sphere, Schubert could offer little to support his claims. Yet within the private realm, he was just as radical as Beethoven. Instead of the philosophical boldness of his elder's tonally moving forms, Schubert proffered a more fractured, emotionally bare sound world. This was his heartfelt response to shifting circumstances and a somewhat troubled personal life. If Beethoven made statements on a global scale—paean to brotherhood and sisterhood at the end of his Ninth Symphony, for example—Schubert responded in more modest, but equally honest terms.Schubert's humbled statements were a product of their time. In Vienna, Napoleon's broadminded (if ultimately egotistical) politics didn't last for long. The State Chancellor and Foreign Minister Count von Metternich instituted a period of sober conservatism with which Schubert has been indelibly and often erroneously associated. Pictures of happy families in light-flooded rooms became the hallmark of what was later known as the Biedermeier era: This period saw a collective cross-cultural taming of Romanticism's more feral impulses. However, despite authorities' preference of intimate sociability to heroic individuality, Schubert radicalized the domestic spaces in which music was performed. During the final summer of his life, his hushed extremism invaded the piano sonata genre.
Schubert was a highly proficient pianist. He pushed beyond traditional dynamics and textures, for example, designating fortississimo markings in the score and composing washes of highly virtuosic passages. Though the piano works were conceived for entertainment or pedagogical purposes, they were moving towards the richer, darker sound world of Winterreise and the "Death and the Maiden" String Quartet.Such dark harmonies and themes emerged partly in response to Schubert's failing health. In early 1824, Schubert confessed to his friend Leopold Kupelwieser that the venereal disease he had contracted the previous year was having a drastic impact on both his emotional and physical wellbeing:
Imagine a man whose health will never be right again, and who in sheer despair over this ever makes things worse and worse, instead of better; imagine a man, I say, whose most brilliant hopes have come to nothing, to whom the joy of love and friendship have nothing to offer but pain, at best, whose enthusiasm (at least of the stimulating kind) for all things beautiful threatens to vanish, and ask yourself, is he not a miserable, unhappy being?
Despite these grave circumstances, Schubert continued to approach his music with seemingly boundless energy. His final year, 1828, was no exception. He composed many songs, as well as a string quintet and his three piano sonatas. This final triptych, composed just two months before he died, goes beyond anything that Schubert had previously achieved. Although the sonatas remain resolutely abstract, there can be no doubt to their often contradictory richness and unique emotional landscape. When they were finally published in 1838, they paved the way for the even more dramatic language of Schumann, Liszt, and the Second Viennese School.
—Gavin Plumley
Schubert begins his C-Minor Sonata with a Beethovenian gesture. Quoting the opening of his colleague's 1806 Variations for Piano, the first movement is a staggeringly austere retort to coziness. The hymn-like second subject momentarily calms the nervous energy, but the development section is outlandish in its exploration of textures and keys. Vast swathes of chromatic scales and quick-fire changes challenge the calm second subject and the coda ends in agitation.Although the Adagio echoes the tranquil second subject of the first movement, it also has a more extreme core. The anxiety that Schubert was unable to cage comes to the forefront with a hammering stream of triplets. No more settled is the minuet and trio: Although the dance has its roots in courtly life, this is a breathless jig. The uneven phrase lengths, bizarre harmonic diversions, and uncanny silences provide a ghostly edge. The waltzing trio section starts as a charming dance, but the harmonic palate of the second section is downright perverse. Schubert repeatedly offers radical solutions within traditional forms.Nothing, however, prepares the listener for the tarantella finale. Although Schubert remains anchored to sonata form, the sharp diversions into neighboring but distant keys create a schizophrenic haze. Rhythmic ambiguities on the final pages destabilize the listener even further.
After the torrid C-Minor Sonata, the A-Major offers a bridge to the warmer, lyrical style of the B-flat work. Despite a somewhat brusque opening, Schubert carves out a reserved first subject. It veers into more distant terrain that presages extreme dynamic contrasts before settling into the rapt second subject. This theme also has a more aggressive side, and later passages break down into jagged fragments. The development section swings incautiously between C major and B major—often within the space of just a few bars—before the recapitulation explores further textural and harmonic possibilities.The ensuing Andantino is one of Schubert's most affecting compositions. Slow but certain in its melancholy, the strident accents and heartrending chromaticism add to the effect. What at first appears to be a brief spiral of notes becomes a major diversion. Crunching dissonances and sudden bursts of energy make for a disorienting central section. The return of the initial theme is unable to restore calm, though a repeated note in the right hand feels oddly restive.Regaining propriety, the Scherzo adheres to strict two-bar phrases. A more rhapsodic second section unleashes another flood of notes, though the harmonic palate remains moderate. The presence of a lone staccato note in the right hand of the trio recalls that strange repetition in the Andantino, but the finale puts this nervousness to rest with one of Schubert's most conciliatory movements.
The final piano sonata begins with a warm whisper; this is the cozy Schubert that history would have us know. But just as soon as the theme is established, it is undercut by an ominous trill. The theme returns, but the trill burns through again and pushes the music into G-flat major. Having been wedded to the tonic in the finale of the A-Major Sonata, Schubert now refuses to stay put. The return to B-flat major never settles, and the whole exposition unfolds like an epic fantasy. The development is just as mercurial and charts a particularly aching section in D minor. The recapitulation explores even further before returning to that tender theme with its menacing trilling counterpart.The Andante sostenuto's heartfelt melody, played in thirds, gives way to a more energetic middle section. Here, the texture is thicker and richer, harking back to the first movement. The final two movements put a brave face on proceedings. The Scherzo is a chirruping dance; harmonically courageous, it is unmoved by the foreboding motifs of the preceding music. Although the trio delves into a brooding B-flat minor, it cannot disturb the joyful mood. The finale starts with a similarly broad grin. But there's something impermanent about the music, and Schubert constantly denies a homecoming. The repeated G octave in the left hand presents a series of milestones, but it similarly bars the way to B-flat major. Like the boundless energy of the C-Minor Sonata, the Allegro ma non troppo movement protests too much. The presto coda is a manic display of energy over emotion; the ambiguity in the writing betrays Schubert's hidden fears under the surface bravura of his final sonata.


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The Tvilum Somerset 4 Drawer Dresser in White is a standard, simple piece of bedroom furniture that is going to be with you for a long time. This dresser features two large, long drawers with ample space for your clothing and two smaller drawers for your essentials and those extra odds and ends. The dressers in this series are designed to mix and match so you get a customized look for your bedroom. Some assembly required.
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Design a vitamin that matches your unique DNA.
Code Nutrition is a vitamin company that designs supplements just for your genetic code. As part of this program, you complete a health survey as well as send in samples of your DNA to the Code Nutrition researchers who will analyze your genetic make-up. The DNA samples you provide are nothing more than special cotton swabs you swipe on the inside of your cheek. Based upon the results of your sample, you will receive custom-made supplements that contain an array of vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and herbal extracts that reflect the findings analyzed in your DNA test kit.
The science behind Code Nutrition is a combination of two new fields of study: Nutrigenomics, which is the study of the effect of both diet and genetics on overall health and examines changes in protein production and metabolism based on nutritional intake; and nutrigenetics, which examines genetic differences among individuals and combines nutritional and dietary changes to attempt to augment overall health. Code Nutrition utilizes both nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics to provide customized nutritional solutions for health-conscious individuals.
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The supermoon [ lunar perigee or perigee syzygy moon ] occurs once every
412 days, or so, when its orbit brings it closest to the earth [ 356,953 km ]. When it coincides with a full moon it is called a super perigee moon. On 5 may 2012 we shot rottnest with a 14% larger and 30% brighter moon.
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L'Ancienne is a successful tribute to vintage absinthe, respectfully capturing the spirit of pre-ban. Its color neat is a natural rich amber/gold with hints of light olive. The louche develops evenly, and is thick and rich, with a well-defined layer on top. It ends in a creamy light green, with faint flashes of copper at the edges of the glass. Its aroma starts off powerfully, with strong earthy notes and the pleasant soft mustiness of wood and leather. This absinthe genuinely suggests the feeling of age. As water is added, the aroma softens, opening up with delicate floral and herbal elements, while still retaining its character.
L'Ancienne's flavor evokes a rich, sophisticated vintage absinthe; it is balanced, rounded, and complex. Wormwood and anise play well together, with the fruitiness of quality fennel softly tying it all together. Its finish unfolds gracefully with spice, pepper and citrus... all with gentleness and sophistication. A rich mouth-feel, slightly astringent, and a pleasant linger. I felt the finish was perfect for this absinthe's personality. The makers have created an absinthe that captures/mirrors time's effect on quality ingredients. It is delicious the day it arrives, but a bit of aging, and this absinthe will be stunningly good.
L'Ancienne is a carefully crafted homage to the absinthe of the Belle Époque that evokes a dimly lit Victorian sitting room, and reading a heavy leather-bound book by candlelight.
I've bought this two years in a row for a absinthe-loving friend. Of the dozens of absinthes he's had, this is his favorite.
Beautifully nuanced pre-ban recreation, with an impeccably interwoven blend of candied anise, fruity fennel, and juicy wormwood, overlayed with mild camphor and old leather. Wonderful.
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This scholarship is for residents of Muskingum County, Ohio. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must have completed at least their sophomore year in college, be education majors, and have a 2.5 GPA for all course work toward the degree they are pursuing. The application deadline is in October.
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Actress Vidya Malavade, who interviewed superstar Salman Khan for a show, was completely floored by the actor's grace and politeness.
"Salman was extremely gracious and polite. Initially I was intimidated by his persona, but he is a real soft hearted person. I was in fact floored by his charm and wit. It was like a dream come true for me since I had always wanted to work with him and I am a huge fan of his," said Vidya.
Vidya was hosting an episode of "STAR CINTAA – Superstars Ka Jalwa", a joint initiative by STAR India Pvt. Limited and Cine & TV Artist Association (CINTAA). It is a fund-raising show for which 52 actors have come together to raise funds for needy artists.
While shooting for the interview, Salman was asked to pretend to get offended by one of Vidya's questions and threaten to walk out. But Salman refused to do so. Instead he was his charming self, jovial throughout the interview.


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Upon outfitting yourself in Diagon and Knockturn Alley, join us as we step into the interactive wizard world of Trefoil Academy of Magery and Sorcery. Unwilling to allow Garnet Itzel and her rogue Blood Heralds to alter wizarding history, Trefoil Academy is forced to travel back in time to when Boy-Who-Lived first attended Hogwarts Castle. While still mastering your wizarding classes and exploring different electives, you will need to team up with your housemates to battle both Death Eaters and Blood Heralds. It is not enough though to foil their plots — there is a narrow window to figure out how to return to the present, and time is running out! Join us for our fifth year anniversary as we celebrate this milestone and return to the beginning.
Icimani Adventure Center, 5488 Yellow Mountain Road, Roanoke, VA 24014
Date & Time
July 14-20, 2013; 8:30 AM Sunday – 10:30 AM Saturday
Campers will sleep inside, sleep-over style, in our homemade castle. A mattress will be provided. Pictures of the campers' sleeping quarters and a photo tour are available online. Campers will have access to floor mattresses, flush toilets and hot showers. Campers will need to bring a sleeping bag, pillow and personal gear.
Campers' Ages
Brownies (ages 8 and up) Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors may attend as campers.
$245 Camp Fee (GSVSC charges a 3.75% credit card processing fee in addition to the camp fee. Fee includes a patch, camp pictures, hand-carved wand, robe rental, tie dye, meals and snacks, lodgings)
$12 Membership Fee for non-Girl Scouts
10 girls/100 girls
Camp Registration Opens: February 16, 2013
Camp Registration Closes: June 14, 2013
Scholarship Applications Due: June 1, 2013
Parents/guardians are responsible for their daughters' transportation to and from camp. Parents are encouraged to form carpools with other campers in the area or with their troop.
Please visit our website for up-to-date information and forms.
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Refund/Cancellation Policy
Refunds are given only when a request is made in writing by the parent/guardian and received by the camp director. Refunds for cancellations will follow the GSVSC Cancellation Policy. If a camper fails to show or arrives after check-in has closed — without alerting the camp director ahead of time — she may be classified as a no-show and her slot offered to another camper on the wait list. If this happens, no refund will be issued. Furthermore, if a camper is sent home early, no refund will be issued. We do not take this lightly — sending campers home early — so please make sure your daughter truly wishes to be here.
A completed Girl Health Examination Record Form (#2078) from your girl's physician or health professional — for an exam within the last two years — is required. This is in addition to the Summer Camp Registration Form & GSVSC Health History Form (#2029 & #2072).


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Learn the concepts, tools, and techniques for lighting with flash—from improving built-in flash results to shooting with wireless off-camera flash.
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Photographer David Hobby uses compact strobes to shoot an environmental portrait of a beekeeper and his bees.
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Photographer David Hobby visits a conservation center and lights close-ups and portraits using a variety of strobes and light modifiers.
In a photo shoot with a model, photographer and Strobist blog publisher David Hobby demonstrates the basics of lighting with compact flash units.
Award-winning photographer Jim Sugar shows how to shoot outdoors during twilight, balancing strobe output with natural light.
Demonstrates the use of off-camera wireless strobes to light a product shot, and provides tips that apply to product shots of all kinds.
Shows how to get dramatic lighting results by using just one or two detached strobes that are triggered remotely by a digital SLR.
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"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb." Psalm 139:13 (NIV)
What do you love to do? If finances were unlimited and failure was unlikely, what would be your dream?
The facilitator of our team-building activity asked our small group to answer these questions. I didn't have an answer. So I decided to start praying we'd run out of time before it got to me. But just in case I had to answer, I listened to everyone else describe their dreams, hoping to get ideas.
One wanted to be the first female president of the United States. Another friend said she'd always wanted to sing in a Christian rock band. I knew I was in trouble.
Here I was, 32-years-old at the time, and I didn't know who I was or what my dreams were. Eventually everyone looked at me for a response. I stumbled over my words. Then I finally admitted I didn't really know what I loved to do.
I didn't have a dream. I'd never taken time to think about or answer those kinds of questions. Instead, I had always tried to be who others wanted or needed me to be. But honestly, I wasn't very good at it. I often had this uneasy feeling in my heart and a sense of just not being happy. And I was a constant candidate for burn out.
I wasn't living out the truth held in our key verse today: "created my inmost being; [He] knit me together in my mother's womb." (Psalm 139:13, NIV)
I was not designed to be who others expected me to be, or even wanted me to be. I was created to become all that God planned for me to be. But I was lost in the process of my becoming.
After I fumbled around looking for an answer during our team-building time, our facilitator encouraged me to ask God what His dreams were for my life.
I took her advice and started the process of becoming the "real me" who had gotten buried in the busyness of life and people pleasing.
As I read books that talked about discovering our passions, gifts and personality traits, I started to identify what I liked. I recognized strengths that came natural for me, and learned what I needed emotionally to encourage my heart.
For the first time, I realized there was an important reason I was who I was — with my passionate preferences and mixed bag of emotions. Instead of wanting to be like women I knew and admired, I sensed God wanted to use the unique way He made me.
Isn't it easy to neglect ourselves to meet the needs of everyone around us, and call it self-sacrifice? It sounds godly. But in doing so we risk shutting down a place in our soul where God's dreams and gifts are waiting to be revealed.
So, how well do you know the real you? Have you ever taken time to think about what you like to do? What would make your heart come alive if you had the confidence and resources to do it?
Although it might feel self-seeking, it's actually God-seeking to take time to get to know the woman He created you to be. Remember God had a plan in mind when He made you. When you surrender your unique passions and personality to Him, God will use them to guide you towards His dreams for your life.
Lord, I want to know the woman You had in mind when You created me. I don't want to grow old and never know Your purpose for my life. Show me Your dreams for me so I can offer what You want to give to those around me. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Power Verses:
Psalm 139:14-15, "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth," (NIV)
Psalm 139:1, "O, Lord, you have searched me and you know me." (NIV)
I am a magnet for strange. Seriously. A few years ago I was outside with my three dogs soaking up the sunshine. We had gotten a new puppy named "Willow" for Christmas. Well, our other dogs, Champ and Chelsea, weren't sure what to think of precious, little three-pound, Willow.
I don't like open heights. I can't stand narrow balconies. And when driving across a bridge, you'll find me hugging the rail along the inside lane.
My daughter Hope is one of those people who knows how to dress. She'll put on a blue and white striped shirt, throw on an army jacket and black pants, finish the look with brown ankle boots and look like a fashionista.
It's usually very subtle. I'll think about something I want to do or sense God calling me to, and a feeling of uncertainty comes over me. Doubt whispers You can't do that. You're not good enough.
What makes a woman tender also reveals her vulnerabilities.
What makes a woman transparent also exposes her wounds.
What makes a woman authentic also uncovers her insecurities.
Have you ever gotten to the place where you just couldn't take it anymore?
Dreams. Programs. Jobs. Relationships. There are so many different areas where we feel like calling it quits.
It's time for an honest conversation on how not to give in to the temptation to give up.
Nicki Koziarz is a woman who has thrown in the towel a time or two. In fact, she's quit just about everything in her life. But with God's help, she's discovered a few habits that have helped her and others conquer the choice to quit.
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It's easy to imagine some of the challenges that might come with hotel housekeeping jobs, like trashed party rooms or difficult customers. But, as Sharon explains in this Salary Story, housekeeping jobs also have certain rewards. Sharon describes her past experience as a housekeeper, including how she chose to work in hotel housekeeping and what she liked best about the job. Keep reading to find out why housekeeping jobs can be perfect for college students or entrepreneurs looking to start a business.
The craziest thing that ever happened to me as a hotel housekeeper was finding a body while cleaning a room. No, it wasn't a dead body. I was pulling the linens off a dirty bed that was stacked high with extra towels and blankets. All of a sudden the linens were pulling back. A guy had passed out in bed and his friends had buried him and left him in the room. I, of course, screamed at first then quietly left the room. I came back to clean the room at the end of my shift when the guy was long gone.
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Downton Abbey Season 4: What Happens Between Lady Mary and Lord Gillingham?
Downton Abbey's Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery) has a bit of a reputation for being a black widow, and yet her notorious love life doesn't seem to keep the men away. We only met Lord Gillingham (Tom Cullen) in the January 12 episode but it was pretty clear Tony was crazy in love with Mary. But despite the obvious chemistry between these two, even we were shocked when Tony put all of his cards on the table and proposed to Lady Mary in the very next episode.
After a little strategic planning on the part of Mary's mother and her aunt, Lord Gillingham is invited to join the party of visitors from Downton during a trip to London. "I hope I'm a surprise, not a shock," he coyly tells Mary upon dropping in. This chap just seems full of surprises; Tony even gets Mary to dance when the group heads to a jazz club.
While out on the dance floor, Mary tries to explain her feelings to her obviously ardent suitor. It's been lovely spending time with you, she tells him, but whatever may be blooming between us must stop. After all, Tony is engaged. "Almost engaged," he quickly corrects. Still, "almost engaged" is good enough for Mary who, beyond that obvious hurdle, does not feel ready for love after the loss of her beloved Matthew (Dan Stevens).
This session of straight talk does little to discourage Lord Gillingham, however. Unable to see Mary in London again before she returns home, Tony hops the same train back to Downton. Once arrived, he gets right to the point: "I've made a long journey to ask a very short question." Um, excuse us?! Is he proposing?
As the practical Mary points out after Tom's bold move, they've only known each other for several days. Tom counters that they've technically known each other since they were children. That's true and after sharing how great his feelings are for Mary, even the notorious ice queen finds herself melting. She doesn't give him an answer right away — partially because of some badly timed interruptions by Jimmy Kent (Ed Speleers) and the Daddy Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) — and so for a fleeting moment it seems Mary may have found a new partner.
Flash to the next day and Mary and Tom are out walking the grounds. He asks if she has an answer for him. "If you do not want me, I feel honor bound to go through with it," he says of his potential engagement to the Hon. Mabel Lane Fox. Conflicted, Mary admits she's just not ready to remarry. "You said yesterday your brain is full of me," she explains. "Well, mine is full of Matthew." And she cannot bear to part with him. Yet.
Gallant as always, Tony makes a graceful exit but not before asking Mary for a memento of their time together: a kiss. And what a kiss it is, so passionate that for half a heartbeat we almost expect Mary to call out after Tony as he walks away, presumably to marry Mabel Lane and never return to Downton. But the always reserved lady does not change her mind, only alluding to regret when later speaking with Tom Branson (Allen Leech) about a recent choice she's made: "I have a sneaking fear I may regret [my choice] for a long time to come."
Luckily for Mary (and us), Gillingham isn't gone for good! He'll return later this season in the February 9 episode where he notices a war buddy of his taking a particular interest in the woman he loves. By this point Tony's engaged to the Hon. Mabel Lane Fox but it's obvious he's still madly in love with Mary. So in love, in fact, that by the very next episode he's decided to call off his engagement and spend his life in pursuit of the eldest Crawley daughter.
"I won't give up, not until you walk down the aisle with another man and perhaps not even then," he tells her. Will his persistence pay off? There's no telling with Mary even after the Season 4 Christmas Special, airing on PBS on February 23.
What do you think of this particular romance? Should Mary say "yes" to Lord Gillingham, stay single, or wait for another handsome suitor? Share your thoughts in the comments below.