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Memories of my Italian family centered around the kitchen. We cooked, baked and enjoyed many treasured recipes with love. A reflection of my favorite family stories and recipes. So, come in and stay awhile, have fun and you are welcomed back anytime....
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
"Chicken & Prosciutto Crepes" In Honor Of Julia Child's Birthday
Julia Child's Birthday (August 15, 1912) was last Saturday and the anniversary of her death (August 13, 2004) was also last Thursday. Julia would have turned 103 years old if she was still alive…But her legacy continues…. She was an American cooking authority, cookbook author, TV Cooking show host, etc. Julia Child shared the passions, philosophies, and products of her kitchen for many years. Now she is sharing the kitchen itself with millions, having donated it to the National Museum of American History in 2001. I, for one am a huge fan. I will continue to learn, whether it is through her cookbooks, or old re-runs of her TV show. Thanks Julia….
To celebrate Julia Child, who many people consider the chef of her generation, I have listed below a few of her memorable quotes about life, fun, and food, courtesy of "Goodreads."
2. "Life itself is the proper binge."
3. "You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces, just good food from fresh ingredients."
4. "Fat gives things flavor."
5. "People who love to eat are always the best people."
6. "In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport."
7. "Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper."
8. "A house without a cat is like life without sunshine."
9. "I believe in red meat. I've often said: red meat and gin."
10. "The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking, you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude."
In honor of Julia, I am sharing a fabulous and delicious recipe that she would have loved. Among the many foods that Julia Child adored were Puff Pastry, Crème Puffs, Chicken Kiev, Quiche Lorraine, Crepes and so many more dishes…
"Chicken & Prosciutto Crepes"
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Oven Temp: 400 °F
Serves: 4-6 people
4 oz of unbleached flour
Pinch of salt
1 medium egg
1/2 pint of milk
1 tbsp of olive oil
Oil to grease pan
4 tbsp of unsalted butter
3 tbsp of unbleached flour
1/2 pint of milk
2 tbsp of Fontina or Gruyere cheese
2 chicken breasts; cooked & shredded
3 slices of Prosciutto shredded
Salt & pepper
Garnish: Parsley
Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well in the center and drop in the eggs. Start to mix in the eggs gradually, taking in flour from around edges. When becoming stiff, add a little milk until all the flour has been incorporated. Beat to a smooth batter, and then add the remaining milk. Stir in the oil. Cover the bowl and leave it in a cool place for thirty minutes. Heat a small frying pan, or 7 inch crepe pan. Wipe over with oil. When hot, add enough batter mixture to cover the base of pan when rolled. Pour off any excess batter. When brown on the underside, loosen and turn over with a spatula and brown on the other side. Pile on a plate and cover with a clean towel until needed.
Till Next Time………………………………...................
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Dottie, you wrote a great tribute to an awesome lady! I loved Julia Child, her bigger than life personality and her great food. She made cooking adventurous and appealing, and most important, fun. Her great quote works for me: "No matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize." I learned from that one and concur totally when I have a failure in the kitchen! :-)
Your crepes definitely look fabulous and I can imagine how delicious. Julia would've loved this!Replies
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Thank you! It only appeared once, no problem..Your comment is so nice, and yes, Julia Child is a favorite of mine...She really was a pioneer in her time...love to watch her old shows...she was funny, and yet I learned so much from her as well. Love that quote as well....These crepes are so good and they really are easy.. I also make homemade Manicotti with the same crepe recipe..They come nice and light. So happy that you enjoyed this post and the recipe..Have a super day!
Dottie :)
Love Julia Child. Learned how to cook reading her books, and still use many of her recipes. Great tribute! And great post -- thanks.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks John for your visiting and comment..I agree with you love her too. I can't think of a person that doesn't know her name or her cooking show. She was the best and one of the first...So glad that you enjoyed this post....Have a great Wednesday! Dottie :)Delete
Julia Child what an inspiration! I recently saw the film again, so lovely to watch. Great article Dottie. Un abbraccio!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Thanks for your comment....Yes I agree with you Julia Child was and still is an inspiration. Love to watch her old shows and I did love the movie with Meryl Streep..She did a wonderful job of playing Julia. So glad that you enjoyed this one...Have a great week ahead dear friend!
Dottie :)
I love the quotes!! All true and full of life and fun. She was a wonderful lady and a real good cook. I loved her. I don't really enjoy the cooking shows now. They are all contests and actually some are just plain silly. It is not about the cooking anymore but about absurd and constant competitions.ReplyDelete
Blessings dear. xoxo CatherineReplies
Dear Catherine,Delete
Thanks for your wonderful comment. So glad that you enjoyed the quotes and this post on Julia. She really was a fun person to watch her cook. I agree with you about the cooking shows, I think there are too many contest as well. Everytime I turn to those channels that is all I see. That is why I love the Create Station channel 133. You can see all the good ones and then on PBS as well. It is sad that they don't really get to the cooking part, it reminds me of all of these crazy reality shows, which I hate..But at least there are some good ones left...Thanks for visiting and have a blessed week..
Dottie :)


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NORTH GLENDALE — Standing near the rows of grapevines planted below the ancient barn at Deukmejian Wilderness Park, Stuart Byles breathed in deeply as he turned the handle of an antique grape crusher.
The aroma released as the crushed grapes plopped into the giant barrel below brought back childhood memories of sitting among the grapes of a Southern California vineyard, he said.
"Whenever I smell that new wine being made, I always think of that. Smell and memory are so intimately intertwined," said Byles, co-founder of the Stone Barn Conservancy, an offshoot of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley dedicated to revitalizing the winemaking history of the region.
In the late 19th century, French immigrant Georges Le Mesnager planted vineyards in north Glendale and La Crescenta to use for the wines he sold at his downtown Los Angeles winery.
Glendale city officials planted the seven rows of grapevines at Deukmejian shortly after the park's purchase. The historical society took over cultivation of the grapes a few years ago when Byles, his wife Marie Yeseta and society President Mike Lawler founded the conservancy.

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A Comedy of Errors
Last Thursday's The Daily Show featured a subject so "epic", so "startling", that the customary format of the show was dispensed with in favor of a two-part "investigation" conducted by the show's John Oliver. What farcical nugget might be deserving of such an extreme degree of Jon Stewart-brand derision? Which parody-worthy windfall of the week, between KONY high jinks, Goldman Sachs' public wallop, and Bashar Assad's dirty inbox laundry had so fired up The Daily Show writers? Stunningly, the solitary punch line of Thursday's report was a 5-month-old decision by the United States to suspend funding to a UN agency, in response to its admitting Palestine as a member state. Insert the dumbfounded mien Stewart has so perfected here.
The set-up is one we know well. Select a given position, frame it in simplistic terms, discard whatever pesky facts detract from potential laughter, sprinkle with a well-intended stooge who, whether through ineptitude or careful editing will try but woefully fail to defend aforementioned position, shake, stir, serve up on Comedy Central.
In this case, the U.S. position under Daily Show fire was taken in October, in the wake of a much-maligned Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN. After the effort fell flat with members of the Security Council, the Palestinians took their case to a number of UN agencies. The Executive Board of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, with full knowledge that U.S. law would mandate a cut-off of funding should Palestine be admitted, voted to allow the issue to go to a full UNESCO vote. A few weeks later, after a full court press to remind UNESCO what the inevitable consequences of such a move would be, and to persuade the agency not to put itself in such a position, UNESCO, from its perch in Paris, voted to admit Palestine, neither a state nor a full member of the UN, as a member state.
As promised, a pending $60 million U.S. payment to UNESCO was canceled. And the Palestinian appeal for statehood at the UN stalled there, at least for the time being.
The message of the Daily Show segment is clear from the start: Based on an arcane law that, according to Oliver, "we would love to change if we could, but we can't, except we can", the boorish United States government has chosen to defund a pollyanna UN agency that is just trying to do good in the world, unconcerned with politics, or the obscure circumstances that the rest of us worry ourselves with. In short, the United States has chosen ceremonious grandstanding over good sense, has chosen the parochial interests of its unfortunate ally Israel over morality, and has resultingly kept food out of the mouths of "starving drought-ridden African children", and books out of their hands.
Never mind that this is the same UNESCO that this past November, while President Assad butchered his own people, elected Syria to a committee that deals directly with human rights (incidentally, this embrace took place just one day after The Arab League voted to suspend Syria's membership.) This is the same UNESCO that failed to expel Syria from the agency's board and human rights committee earlier this month, ignoring broad international pleas.
This is the same UNESCO that in November summoned its Israeli ambassador in order to lodge objection to a political cartoon that appeared in an Israeli newspaper (irksome free press) and the same UNESCO that in February saw one of its beneficiary entities publish an essay in which a 10-year-old Palestinian girl extols the life's work of Adolf Hitler (perhaps UNESCO's version of free press).
And, this is the same UNESCO whose mission statement touts its commitment to "contribute to the building of peace", and yet with its decision to recognize Palestine as a member, advanced by one more degree the death of an already moribund peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians. But there go those pesky facts getting in the way again.
It's deceitful for Stewart to keep hiding behind the "it's just comedy" cloak, or for him to claim, as he brusquely did last summer to Chris Wallace, that he's neither an "activist" nor an "ideologue". Knee-slappers don't negate the responsibility that comes with being a source from which, whether Stewart likes it or not, a growing number of people inform themselves about the world. And, it's within these kinds of manufactured laugh lines that those who would have us doubt the wisdom of the relationship between the United States and Israel find perceived legitimacy for their platform. While half-truths and hyperbole can often be manipulated to hilarious effect, someone needs to be the bearer of tedious reality. Even if I haven't weaved in enough wisecracks for it to make news.


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Ganga wrote:It does mention that it is a closed distillery.
Ladyburn is technically speaking not closed, they turned it into a vodka distillery
The place to meet, chat and share your passion for whisky.
Ganga wrote:It does mention that it is a closed distillery.
Ganga wrote:Picked up an old style bottling of the Glenmo 10 at Costco. $35 isn't too bad for a full liter.
Ganga wrote:Ladyburn 1973. Bottle's amongst the collection.
I_SPEY wrote:Is it a Signatory Highland Park 1988?
Nose: fresh burnt grass
Palate: honey etc.
Newbie wrote:I had to go out last night but wuda loved to open my bottle of HP12 & HP Oddbins and join in with this!
But to be honest I would prefer to meet you guys in person and having a tasting that way, alot more fun!
Next tasting at whoever has got a hot tub!!!
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I know I owe you all an update on the Bakeoff challenge. The final results came out last January 11. Unfortunately, although my cake made it to the top 10 (thanks to your votes!), it did not end up in the top 3. 😞 That means I didn't get a share in the $10,000 prize. I didn't tell you this before - if I had won a part of the prize money, I would have used some of it to go to the US for my niece's wedding in October. I had the chance to meet her American fiance during our grand family reunion in the Philippines last September. He was so overwhelmed with all the love he received from the family and in true awe of his experience. It would have been wonderful to be a part of their wedding. Oh well, if it wasn't meant to be then that's that! There will be other opportunities in the future. Thank you once again for the support you gave me! I really, really appreciated it! 💗
Anyway, because of the stressful time pre-Christmas, I had to turn down a ton of cake requests. At the same time, I also wanted to concentrate on making Christmas day special for my own family and I knew I wouldn't be able to do that if I was too preoccupied with other people's cakes!
The first thing I baked were springerle cookies.
I shared about these cookies and my fascination about the amazing cookie moulds sometime ago. I haven't made them in a long while and was very happy that I was able to use my Nativity mould again! I packaged the cookies individually and gave them away to guests at my brother's Christmas lunch. They have a battalion of family friends!
Another treat I made were french macarons. I used the recipe I shared here before and once again. it did not dissappoint. I managed to successfully make nearly 200 shells in red and green!
The plan was to build a macaron tower. I baked, filled and froze my macarons a couple of days before the 25th but assembled the tower only on Christmas morning.


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Sunday, August 5, 2012
New month new stuff at my store. This month I have a new mini for you. Lovely you includes 10 papers and 25 elements.
Here is some inspiration from my awesome CT.
I also have a new CU grab bag. It includes 5 new full size packs. You can get this product until the end of August for $5.00 at STS. After this date they will be sold individually.
I also have a freebie for you. My wonderful CT Kim made this beautiful border cluster using Lovely you. Thanks Kim for the great cluster!
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Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies (please, notice the new url for my blog), under the Page 6 post on Aug. 06, 2012. Thanks again.ReplyDelete
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J. Cole's Born Sinner: Album Review Roundup
By Henna Kathiya
Competing withYeezus on a big release date deserves much respect. J.Cole intentionally pushed his album drop date to June 18 and when it leaked, he offered up a stream instead of pretending it didn't happen. Check out what critics have to same about the Roc Nation rapper's sophomore album Born Sinner, which is almost entirely self-produced.
Verbal Powerhouse
"Sometimes I brag like Hov/ Sometimes I'm real like Pac," J. Cole raps on his second LP. Sometimes he's both – a verbal powerhouse and a self-emptying truth-sayer. The flagship signee to Jay-Z's record label spins dervish rhymes over dazzling self-produced tracks (see the Outkast-sampling "Land of the Snakes"). His riffs on racism, homophobia and misogyny have more lyrical cunning than insight. But when it comes to twisting himself into Kanye-size pretzels of career-oriented real talk, he's a champ. –Jon Dolan Rolling Stone.
Humble & Smart
"J. Cole's "Born Sinner" is at the other end of the universe from Kanye West's latest — a quieter, self-examining rap record that's short on audacity but long on workman-like singles. Cole's not an especially charismatic MC, but he has a welcome self-awareness and good taste in backdrops. But his verses are well-greased machines that are often forgettable (Kendrick Lamar somehow packs more personality into a halfhearted hook on "Forbidden Fruit" than Cole gets in the song). Humility goes a long way on rap radio today; but then again, so does gobsmacking arrogance and invention." – August Brown, LA Times.
Well Earned
"While Born Sinner is J. Cole's second full length album, his handful of mixtapes (The Come Up, The Warm Up, Friday Night Lights) and EPs (Truly Yours, Truly Yours 2) were practically albums, making this his seventh project. It feels like Cole is seasoned enough to complain about the woes of stardom while still bragging a little bit about the finer side of it. If there is one critique to be offered, it's that his self-production errs on the side of redundant and he could stand a few super producer beats on his next project. Still, Born Sinner is a well-rounded package from an artist who has fought tooth and nail to achieve his position in Rap. It's about time someone has received what they've earned." – Kathy Iandoli, Idolator.
Skillfully Mastered
"Born Sinner was stellar, and a big step up from Cole's previous work. Although "Born Sinner" is filled with stadium-sized beats, the album has intimate moments that shine as well. Yes, nowadays Yeezy is onto the abrasive, high-art futurism of "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," but hearing Cole update his old trademarks so skillfully almost make you miss a Kanye that was aiming to please more than challenge. – Alex Gale, Billboard.
Superb, Solid Production
"Cole continues to live up to the hype he initially got from rap great Jay-Z, delivering an assortment of quality songs on his sophomore album, Born Sinner. Like his 2011 debut album, the 28-year-old primarily produces his new offering with some help from No I.D. and Elite. Cole shows improvement as a producer and lyricist, spitting rhymes with honesty and clarity throughout the 16 tracks, which include two entertaining skits and two interludes. Overall, Born Sinner is a treasure: Cole paints pictures with his superb rhymes and sets the mood nicely with his solid production." –Jonathan Landrum Jr. Huffington Post.


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Dougal Sutherland
I'm a postdoc in machine learning at the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit. Before that, I did a Ph.D. in the Carnegie Mellon CS department with Jeff Schneider. See my Gatsby page for more on my academic work.
Before that, though, I was class of '11 at Swarthmore, with an honors Computer Science major, an honors Linguistics minor and a course Mathematics and Statistics minor. During/around this, I was also:
- A Teaching Assistant at SSP, an intense astronomy/physics/math/programming summer program for high school seniors, at Westmont in 2011. I was a student myself in Ojai in 2006.
- Part of a team that build the new RSD website for Swarthmore, along with James Smith and Nick Felt. [source]
- Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Gazette. A few selected articles are linked from my farewell note.
- Main web developer for the DG. The code for our now-defunct Django site is on github.
- A sysadmin for SCCS.
- A DJ at WSRN (fiercely independent radio!).
- An IT Associate at Swarthmore ITS.
- A high school student at Phillips Academy Andover (class of '07).
Some academic work I did at Swarthmore:
- Summer 2010 through June 2011: Extensions of the SMRF relational learning system to account for human cues, among other improvements. This was my project in the REU at Oklahoma University, with Andrew Fagg and Matt Bodenhamer. My honors thesis was based on this work. [pdf]
- Spring 2011: A senior honors study paper on the phonotactics of Chaha. [pdf]
- Fall 2010: An implementation and evaluation of two-dimensional histograms in the PostgreSQL database system, with Ryan Carlson. [pdf]
- Spring 2010: Extending the CBIM developmental architecture to know about temporal relationships, with Zack Ontiveros. [pdf]
- Fall 2009: An AI system for a search-and-rescue simulator, with Ryan Carlson and Andrew Stromme. [pdf]
- Spring 2009: An independent study on a mother-tongue instruction project in Rasuwa, Nepal. [pdf]
- Fall 2008: An implementation of a lexical distributional similarity system, with Brian Tomasik. [pdf]
Some other stuff: my github, keybase, and stackoverflow/crossvalidated profiles.


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Camaro V2 - excuse for a rebuild
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I had a lot of fun at the Apocalaps track day over the weekend.
Fun that probably stretched beyond my capability as a driver...
I hit a wall pretty hard around the back of the track towards the end of the day. I lost the rear end and spun across the grass into the barrier. I still can't figure out exactly why the rear end got loose. Maybe sand on the track? Maybe worn rear tyres by the end of the day? Maybe the car is just too much of a handful for me?
I caught the crash on a GoPro for your viewing pleasure of my pain.
The aftermath
Pretty flat front end
I got off pretty cheaply. My helmet hit the steering wheel hard enough to bend it.
I was a bit dazed initially, but came around after a few seconds. I've got a mild case of whiplash and mild concussion. I think I would have been a lot worse if I wasn't wearing a 5-point harness. I've got bruising across both shoulders and across my stomach where the the straps were. My advice to anyone doing this sort of racing like this to install one of these harnesses. Probably the only reason I don't have a f*cked up face, head or neck at this moment. It was the best $200 I've spent in a long time. It installed in an afternoon and clips out when I don't need it.
Thanks to all the crew who were checking on me, pulled up next to me on the track asking if I was ok, called me over the last few days or gave me a man-hug after the crash. The support so far has been overwhelming with lots of offers of parts, assistance and anything else I need. Thanks to Russ who helped pry the sheetmetal off the front tyres so we could load it on the trailer. Special callout to Tom who let me use his trailer to get the car home and probably didn't get himself home to about 8 at night after we finally got mine in the garage. You're all legends. :)
So in case you can't tell, this crash is now the start of the rebuild that I was planning on doing next year. The car has some rust in the rear under the roof and sills and i was planning on stripping it next year to sort that out.
Rather than just repairing the damage at the front of the car from the crash and leaving rust in the rear, I think this is an opportunity to bring that rebuild forward.
With that in mind, I did a quick damage assessment on the car yesterday to so I can plan the rebuild.
The damage to the car seems to be mostly cosmetic sheetmetal so far. The radiator is shagged and the front pulleys are scratched, but engine looks to be fine.
The subframe where the radiator support panel mounts is pretty badly bent.
The chassis connectors have bent at the mounting point to the subframe due to the force
The motor looks like it has moved at least 50mm forward under impact for the headers to hit the upper A-arm castle nut. (Crap photo)
Is it normal for the engine to move that far forward under impact?
Has anyone worked with subframe damage like this before? What's the likelyhood of it being bent?
Is this a good excuse to replace the subframe with an aftermarket one? :D
Rough plan at the moment:
tossing up:
Unfortunately, I've just sunk a heap of money into a 7 week holiday to the USA (parts buying trip? :D), so won't be making any major purchases until next year. Will spend the next few months disassembling and figuring out what can be reused and what will need replacing.
Mini tubs if the budget allows (more tyre equals more grip)
Definite 4-link/Torque arm upgrade - get that power to the ground - most kits have shaped mounts that weld to the axle tubes so you may be able to adapt
Ouch!! That looks like a hard hit, count yourself lucky to walk away. as for the car I think you will find the chassis is bent, would pay to put it on a straighten table to see if it has twisted.
That sucks the giant hairy meatball big time. Glad to hear you weren't badly hurt and awesome you're turning it into something positive. Looking forward to seeing your build progress.
Good on ya for just looking forward and turning this into something positive mate. I don't think I would of been able to open the garage door for weeks.
So, what's the build name going to be?
I was thinking maybe "Shannons Green", "Hard Hitter" or "Loose End"?
What? too soon?
Sorry to hear about it Sean.
Glad you had the harness, in the rebuild make sure you have a harness bar installed as that will considerably reduce the length of the straps, which will stop you hitting the steering wheel, god forbid if it was to happen again. Oops, I just noticed the cage was in the tossing up section, please if you are considering to continue to run the car hard, move this to the top of your too do list.
Wow i don't know what to say
With every ending is a new beginning, good luck with the rebuild bro :)
Hope your bruises are getting better Sean. Lesson learnt for me, harnesses and bar/ cage going in the stang for the next one.
It's time to laugh about it. Mel has already been teasing me about the crash. Her proposed project name was "Pink Floyd", because it's another brick in the wall...although "Hard Hitter" is not bad. Open to suggestions on this one :p
Will most likely get the body to you later this year for blasting Greg.
The worry about running harnesses without a cage is that if some how it ended up on it's roof, the harness doesn't allow for the torso and head to move sideways and that won't end well.
On the tubs, you really don't want a big tyre on the back with a big block up front as that will only induce more push on the front end, the front and rear tyres should be balanced.
Can I ask why an Auto? a manual is way better for autocross and track purely from an engine braking standpoint.
If you are going to look at a new subframe, take a good look at the Speedtech deal, my mate Ron Sutton designed all the geometry for it and it's awesome.
Far out man. Great to see your positive spin on this bit of bad luck and that you walked away with whiplash and bruising only. Looking forward to seeing the rebuild!!
Good to see your ok and your spirit in high.
When I pulled up next to you I could see how devastated you were.
I want be racing again with out a harness after this.
If I can help in anyway I am only down the road.
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If using an aftermarket front subframe, I will be going bigger tyres on the front too. I was thinking about going 'square' tyre size (same dimensions all round), but not too sure how that would look with the camaro proportions? Most aftermarket front ends spruik being able to run a 305 wide front tyre
There's a few reasons why I want an auto:
Speedtech subframe is definitely an option. Rear end is the biggest question as I'd rather use my current diff. Being a Dana 60, it doesn't look like there are any torque arm options out there, so I may have to look at Chassisworks, DSE or AME for a 3/4-link rear end solution .
f*ck knows how, but the Chev grille emblem survived pretty much unscathed! Might be able to flog it off to a commodore owner to start the rebuild fund
Ouch! Sorry to see...
Ive spun out in my Camaro in that exact same spot, I only just kept it off the wall
But I have crashed into the wall at the motorplex and know the feeling all too well. Good luck with the rebuild!
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Henry Wilder came into this world with a bang. He wasn't expected for 8 more weeks but something in me knew he wanted out well before I was even showing pre term labor signs. He was very active since I could feel him in my belly at 16 weeks along. Constantly moving, flipping, kicking and wiggling. Hence his middle name "Wilder." He was just ready to come and nothing and nobody could stop him.
Disclaimer: if womanly fluids, blood/gunk or labor talk isn't your jam then you may want to pass on this read.
This story starts on the Sunday before I went into full blown labor. I was 31.5 weeks along and woke up with some bleeding and was a little concerned but not too much, I just thought it was my mucus plug passing. I've heard you can lose it well before you go into labor so I just went about my day. The next morning at 4 am I started to feel some mild contractions. I had been having braxton hicks contractions that were fairly regular since around 20 weeks so I instantly knew these were different when I could feel they were stronger and much lower in my uterus. Then I passed a blood clot and the worry set it much more. I called my doctor and he said to come in so we went to labor and delivery, they checked me and I was already at 3 cm and 50% effaced. After a long discussion we decided it would be best to start me on steroids to help develop the baby's lungs in case he came early and they also started me on a drug called indocin to help stop the labor temporarily for 48 hours to get both doses of the steroid. The great thing is they monitored Henry the whole time and his heart rate was always so strong, it was never a concern which was a huge relief. I stayed in the hospital for 2 days and the contractions stopped and the bleeding mostly stopped as well so they sent me home and told me to take it easy. My doctor gave me a prescription called Terbutaline and told me to start taking it if my contractions picked up again. Things were looking good for a couple days until I woke up again on Friday morning at 32 weeks along with regular mild contractions. I read about Terbutaline and felt very uneasy about taking it but I took a dose anyway and started having very strange reactions. I decided it wasn't good for me or Henry to be taking it so that was my last dose. It didn't work anyway because by that evening we knew we needed to go to the hospital.
We arrived at the hospital around 8:00 pm back in the exact same triage room I was in only 4 days earlier. It seemed like deja vu and I remember thinking, I just can't go on doing this for 2 more months, I really felt he was just supposed to come. I don't remember being afraid, maybe a little worried but I felt that Henry was so strong and he'd pull through just fine. So they checked me and I was already at a 6 and about 80% effaced. He was coming for sure now! They gave me another drug to help stall labor a bit because every day he stays in there would be a little more time to grow. That drug did not work either, he had a mind of his own. While we were in triage a nurse from the NICU came down to talk with us about what we will expect with having a baby this early. We knew 100% he'd have a nice lengthy stay in the NICU and we had to mentally prepare for that. I honestly couldn't remember a single thing that nurse told us, it was all a little shocking at that point.
At around midnight I was still at 6 cm and they set me up to labor in one of the labor and delivery rooms. I knew without a doubt I wanted to have an unmedicated birth. No pain meds, no epidural, nothing. I had a not so wonderful experience with pain meds when I had Finn and I vowed never again. For the first 2 hours or so I had regular contractions and they were strong but not too painful at that point so Noah and I tried to get a little shut eye. By about 2 am they were coming on a bit stronger, but still not terribly uncomfortable. The wonderful thing about going natural is you don't have to have a catheter and you can drink as much water as you want. The downside is you have to pee a lot so I had to get up, unhook from the machines and go pee every half an hour or so. I woke Noah up to help me and sat down on the pot and looked at Noah's face, it turned white and he said "I think your water just broke." I in turn said "no way, I just really had to pee." Well Noah was right because the nurse came to check me right after and my water had indeed broken and I was about 7-8 cm dilated. The contractions were getting much stronger now and I spent the rest of my time laboring on the birthing ball rocking from side to side and hunching over onto the bed during the contractions. The funny thing is in between contractions it was like no bid deal, I was cracking jokes and Noah would make some snide remark and we'd chuckle. But during those contractions it was crunch time, I had to focus and breathe. I didn't do a lot of preparation for a natural labor but I had practiced a few relaxation and breathing techniques and those came in handy. I really focused on relaxing my whole body during contractions and visualized my birth canal opening so the baby could come down. Also the horse lips were my go to, try tensing your body while doing horse lips, not possible. Noah was a great birth coach, I forced him to read some books about birthing and coaching and I'm glad I did because he was a huge help in getting me to focus and cheer me on. By about 3:30 I was going through transition and this was the hardest but the shortest part of it all. The contractions were right on top of each other and they were very strong and uncomfortable but I powered through and then the nurse checked me and I was at a 9! She said since the baby was so small I could start pushing if I wanted to. I started getting the shakes really bad, I'm not sure if it was nerves, adrenaline or what but I was shaking uncontrollably to the point of annoyance. I think I even said at once point "this is way annoying" and the nurse and doctor just laughed.
Just before 4 am they wheeled me into the operating room (I had to deliver in the operating room because they have a window that goes right into the NICU to pass the baby through.) I remember it being very white and sterile, not the most idyllic place to bring your baby into the world but whatever, I just wanted him out that this point. My doctor wasn't able to make it but the doctor on call was so great. She was so sweet and attentive and I'm glad it was her that helped bring Henry into the world. I pushed for what seemed like forever but was only a few minutes. Pushing was hard, I don't think my body was ready to push yet since I wasn't fully dilated. I never felt the urge to push I just went for it and I think next time (if there is a next time) I want to take it slow and steady and let me body tell me when it's time to push because the whole thing seemed somewhat forced. His heart rate had been super awesome this whole time but I think it started to dip down just a bit and that's why they were so antsy about me pushing. Like I said it was hard but it was so awesome being able to feel him come down. I didn't get to feel that with Finn because of the epidural and I felt bummed afterward, like I didn't get to experience the whole birth or something. I know I sound way hippie but I like to feel in control of everything that's going on with my body. I felt little Henry's head crown and that's when I felt the ring of fire that everyone talks about. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but there was definitely some stinging. The thing is it was all so quick I didn't even have time to process the pain. I do remember saying while I was pushing that I couldn't do it. But everyone was so encouraging and told me to keep pushing and he was almost there. Another couple pushes and at 4:05 am he was out! He started crying instantly and was such a little firecracker. I got to see him and touch him really quick, Noah cut the cord and then he was off to the NICU. They let Noah come back right away and be with him which was a huge relief to me. He was 4 pounds 3 ounces and 16.5 inches long and was so beautiful, even covered in vernix. I delivered the placenta and the doctor took a look at it and noticed a small tear which must have caused the bleeding. I'm not sure if this is why I went into preterm labor but it's a possibility. The second he was out, my body instantly felt relief and I was back to chatting and joking right there in the operating room. I felt like a million bucks, something that took me weeks to feel after Finn. I had heard that you feel so much better right after if you give birth naturally but I was really surprised at how awesome I felt. I was up and walking around 10 minutes after and I felt emotionally and mentally all there which was a big difference from last time as well. Also I didn't tear or need an episiotomy which I was so relieved with, probably because he was so tiny. So all in all regarding the whole natural unmedicated birth, I'm 100% on board and would do it again in a heartbeat. It was all so worth it!
Before I went up to my room they took me to the NICU so I could see my precious boy. He was already hooked up to all the monitors and in his little incubator. He never needed oxygen and was breathing room air since the beginning which is so huge for a 32 weeker. We were so happy but not all that surprised cause again, he's such a strong kid and we knew it before he even arrived. I spent a day in the hospital and we decided that I felt good enough to go, so we packed up and went home, but not for too long because our precious boy had to stay so we went back later that day to visit him. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do to leave my baby boy there. But I know he needs to grow and develop more. I never in a million years thought I'd have a baby in the NICU and it has been quite the learning experience for me. I've had to learn to be more patient, because I mean nobody wants to leave their baby at the hospital for weeks I'm sure. I've had to learn to ask and accept help from others, I may just be the most independent, self sufficient person I know but with Henry being in the NICU I've had to let all that go and ask for help with Finn so I can go be with Henry for a few hours a day. It's been hard but I think it's good for me. And most of all I learned once again that God is in control, he has a plan for everyone and this is part of His plan. We want to be in control so badly and think we have everything planned and mapped out but then something like this will happen and it's a tugging reminder that we just have to let go and let Him work in our lives the way He sees fit.
We love our Henry boy so much and can already see such a sweet little personality in him. He's so calm and gentle, all the NICU nurses love him because he's so easy going. We go over every day and help change his diapers, take his temperature, do skin to skin and practice nursing. My favorite part of my day is when I get to snuggle my boy for a couple hours. He instantly nuzzles in and sleeps on my chest. We've taken Finn to see his little brother a few times and it's so fun to see them together. I don't think Finn really understands at this point but I think once we get Henry home, Finn will be able to feel the different dynamics and I'm sure he'll catch on and bond with his baby brother. So overall Henry's doing so great, he's growing and tolerating his feedings so well. We just can't wait to get him home with us.
It's surreal to me that I have two boys now. We just love them both so much, they both are so special in their own way and I can feel their little spirits so strong. I don't know why God has entrusted us to be their parents but I truly feel honored.


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Friday, June 19, 2009
Blueberry Delight
Posted by Kelsey at 6:39 AM
3 comments:
- em ♥ muffin said...
if he could handle a cookie instead of a muffin-- this one is to die for
- June 19, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- Kathryn said...
My mom has my very favorite recipe. I'll pass it along to you. Warning: contains shortening, but they are oh-so-delicious.
- June 19, 2009 at 4:21 PM
- Betsy said...
Klint thought it was so weird that I would make blueberry muffins for dinner when we first got married (say, with pepper steak or sweet and sour chicken) but like you, he caught on. I'm not sure how my mom ever worked blueberry muffins into her dinner repertoire, but now there are some meals that I just can't imagine without them. Welcome to being a part of our crazy family! :)
PS We grew up with the Jiffy brand muffins --you know, the 50 cent box -- and though I've tried other recipes and boxes, I still love them best for dinner because they are just the right sweet. Let me know which recipe you love best!
- June 20, 2009 at 4:06 PM


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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Who's that girl?
I know her. The first time I saw this Mary Engelbreit gem in a Home Companion magazine, I immediately saw my six year old daughter staring back at me. When I showed it to her, she laughed. She too, recognized a little bit of her own feisty spirit. The more I look at it, the more I see a bit of myself. There are days when I probably wear a similar expression. Days when I need an attitude adjustment of my own. Motherhood has been intense lately. My oldest 2 have been on a school break for the past 3 weeks (year round). It's always nice at first - sleeping in, no homework, no rushing about. Not so nice at this point. If they would all just get along it would be a different story, but they like to bug each other when they're bored. And to top it off, my two youngest have both been up a lot during the night. Being sleep deprived does not increase my patience. I feel like I'm up to my knees in frazzled mom quicksand and the only thing that will keep me from being swallowed whole is school starting back up on Monday morning. So until that blissful moment next week when sanity is restored, this feisty girl will be my reminder to lighten up.
3 comments:
- heidivee said...
LOVE the cute pic of the not-so-happy girl. It'a adorable. And that quilt is going to be AMAZING. My favorite colors are in there. And Pinwheels are my new fave.
And I am sorry you are having crappy frazzled mom days. It must be something in the air. At least it takes all 4 of your kids to make you nuts. For me, it only takes one. One little stinker and I am reduced to tears. So, hang in there, mama...only a couple more days!! :) Oh, and get some sleep, too. That always helps me.
- November 7, 2008 at 6:42 AM
- Jamie said...
Can't wait to see the finished product!
- November 7, 2008 at 8:11 AM
- melanie said...
Hey Natalie I didn't know you blogged! What great insight to your younger self. I understand what you mean about the break. I am so ready for tomorrow. So is Mikaela. I don't think I challenge her enough. And when i suggest any extra study all I hear is groans. I can't win.
- November 9, 2008 at 8:42 PM


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We all know someone, either a family member or a friend, who committed years of their lives to support our freedom. Often away from home for long periods of time, in conditions that are hard to describe, they don't talk much about what they went through with family or friends. However, they can and do with their comrades at veterans' organizations such as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Read the full story (letter to the editor) in the Burlington-Times
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+ Erik Cole flew Louis Leblanc's parents to Anaheim so that they could attend their son's first NHL game. If that isn't a Plus, I don't know what is.
+ Josh Gorges didn't shave his mustache as soon as the clock struck midnight and the month of December started. He must have known that Movember is my favourite time of year.
+ Carey Price saved his team's ass against the LA Kings AND hammed it up in a hysterical All Star Game campaign video.
+ Now-former Carolina Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice left a note for Kirk Muller, wishing him the best of luck and complimenting the team. It takes a lot of class to do something like that.
+ Saku Koivu still has nothing but great things to say about his days as a Hab. I feel the same way.
+ Ryan Jones hat trick, or something. I guess it's because of the hair.
|It can't be because of the picture, why, no!
- Los Angeles Kings: I love you, but get your asses off of my goalie.
- A three-game suspension for Max Pacioretty's hit on Kris Letang is a little harsh. I doubt every guy who hits another player in the same way is going to be suspended for three games.
- Everyone who gets mad at Andrei Markov for not being ready to come back yet, or who calls him a waste of money. Where's your loyalty?
We are now faced with our first mustache-less week. I'm not sure exactly how this is going to go. But so far, it looks like our Carey is just as awesome without his 'stache as he was with it.


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A demonstration summary of a reliability-based structural design code for ships is presented for two ship types: a cruiser and a tanker. One reason for the development of such a code is to provide specifications which produce ship structure having a weight savings and/or improvement in reliability relative to structure designed by traditional methods. Another reason is to provide uniform safety margin for ships within each type. For both ship types, code requirements cover four failure modes: hull girder bulkling, unstiffened plate yielding and buckling, stiffened plate buckling, and fatigue of critical detail. Both serviceability and ultimate limit states are considered. Because of limitation on the length, only hull girder modes are presented in this paper. Code requirements for other modes will be presented in future publication. A specific provision of the code will be safety check expression, which, for example, for three bending moments (still water Ms , wave Mw , and dynamic Md ), and strength Mu , might have the form, following the partial safety factor format:
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RANCHO SANTA FE — Officials of this exclusive community, facing the possibility they soon may be surrounded by incorporated cities--Solana Beach and Encinitas-- voted Thursday to hire an outside consultant to study what must be done to preserve their identity in the developing North County.
The community, with few revenue-generating businesses to support a city, must decide whether to incorporate with another community or remain unincorporated under county jurisdiction. Each option has advantages and disadvantages, officials said.
The Rancho Santa Fe Assn., the community's governing body, is hoping the study will show which option will best provide badly needed services but not hurt the rural character of the community.
That character is protected by the Rancho Santa Fe covenant--strict rules adopted in 1927.
Officials said that although they are sure the covenant will not be jeopardized by incorporation, the community might have to make some sacrifices as a trade-off for the services.


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Wherein the trail goes
None of our people knows,
But still the wind flows
Into the dark it follows,
Down the stream, by the trees,
All singing in a choir of three,
Inspired by the old Gods be.
But if in the dark forest lost
And into the night you wonder the cost
Of the life worth to still be lived
And all the knowledge yet to be seized,
And the faith to be lost in thee,
The Gods all silent by late fee
On this life bestowed on me.
Worry not, young one,
The trees and branches will protect you, son,
From all the judgement of beasts and men,
Not that different inside their den
Of evil intentions and worse doings,
Creating all kinds of ruins
Motivated by greed bred in their loins.
So, blessed be you, my children,
Do this which you're bidden,
To expect the end on another year
And safely cross the bridge without a sear,
To a new life in a new day,
Without falling in the mistake of being vain,
Say farewell to this night of the end, Samhain,


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Are Mormon Temples an Extension of the Biblical Temple?
The Old Testament Temple and New Testament Faith
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August 20, 2011
Copyright © 1997 Institute for Religious Research. All rights reserved.
Our fathers [Samaritans] worshipped in this mountain [Samaritan temple at Mt. Gerezim]; and ye [Jews] say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. — John 4:20-23
The majestic Jerusalem temple was the glory of ancient Israel, and the center of Jewish religious life for a thousand years — from its original construction under King Solomon (967/966 B.C.) until its final destruction by the Romans in A.D. 70, about 40 years after Jesus' earthly ministry. But a three-fold question puzzles many people today:
""Jesus replaced the Old Covenant, of which the biblical temple was a part .... A New Testament temple building is therefore a contradiction in terms, for it ignores the finished work of Christ, and harks back to the Old Covenant."
- What was the function and theological significance of this temple?
- How does it relate to New Testament faith in Jesus Christ?
- Are Latter-day Saint temples somehow an extension of the Biblical temple?
This article offers a response to these questions based on Biblical teaching. The reader is encouraged to follow along with a Bible close at hand.
Jesus' words in John 4:20-23 (quoted above) underline three important points regarding the Old Testament temple and its relationship to New Testament faith: (1) The Jews were God's elect people. Through them the Lord uniquely revealed His plan of redemption, of which the temple worship system (consisting of the tabernacle/temple, Aaronic priesthood, and sacrifices) was a central part. Though the Samaritans worshipped Jehovah (or Yahweh, as modern scholars believe it should be pronounced), the one true God, they rejected important parts of His scriptural revelation1 and Jesus here pronounces their worship false (v. 22). (2) The Biblical Scriptures stipulate only one temple2 (Deuteronomy 12:5ff; 14:23-24; 16:2ff; 26:2; Leviticus 17:8-9) — the Jews and Samaritans were divided over its proper location. It is clear that Jesus sided with the Jews in this dispute:3 He here specifically identifies Himself with the Jews ("we know what we worship ... "), and elsewhere He calls the Jerusalem temple "my Fathers house" (John 2:16). (3) Nevertheless, Jesus' words in John 4:23 plainly signal the imminent end of worship at a temple building. As we will explore later in the article, Jesus instituted a New Covenant under which God does not dwell among His people through a temple building, but in His people through the Holy Spirit.
The Origin Of The Temple
The Jerusalem temple was preceded by a portable, prototype temple, or tabernacle. The tabernacle was built some time between the 15th and 13th centuries B.C.4 according to detailed plans divinely revealed to Moses at Mount Sinai (Exodus chapters 25-27, 30, 35-40). The temple worship system with its tabernacle/temple, Aaronic priesthood, and sacrifices is a major component of the Mosaic law commonly designated the "ceremonial law." Whereas the moral code of the Mosaic law (Ten Commandments) reflects the righteous character of God, and shows us our desperate spiritual need before a holy God5 ("by the law is the knowledge of sin" — Romans 3:20; see also 4:15; 5:13; 7:7); the ceremonial law demonstrates the redeeming love of God and His gracious provision of atonement, forgiveness and reconciliation.
The Old Testament Hebrew word for atonement is kapar; it means, "to atone by offering a substitute."6 It refers to the priestly ritual of sprinkling sacrificial blood, thus "making atonement" for the worshipper. Indeed, atonement was central to everything connected with the temple worship system, as spelled out in the three components of the ceremonial law:
- The animal sacrifices were the appointed means of atonement under the old covenant.7 Not any sacrifice was acceptable, but only the animal specified by the law, in most cases a male lamb. The person bringing the sacrifice placed his hand on the animal's head as it was slain (Leviticus 1:4; 3:8,13; 4:15,29,33; 16:20-22). This signified the transfer of human sin to the substitute, which bore God's judgment in the sinner's place. These sacrifices foreshadowed the death of Christ, the "Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world" (John 1:29; Hebrews 10:10), and were provisional until His coming (Romans 3:25, Hebrews 9:15; 10:8-14.
- The Aaronic priests were the appointed mediators of these atoning sacrifices. By God's explicit appointment, only men from the tribe of Levi and the family line of Aaron were qualified to serve in the priesthood (Numbers 3:10; Exodus 29:9; Numbers 18:1-7). Male Levites from family lines other than that of Aaron performed subordinate temple duties under priestly supervision (Numbers 3:5-9). A recent scientific study published in the prestigious British journal Nature, found a genetic link among contemporary Jewish men claiming priestly lineage; this lends support to their claim of common ancestry tracing back 3400 years to the biblical Aaron.8 The LDS Church's claim of a restored Aaronic priesthood clashes with both the clear lineage requirements of Scripture, and this modern scientific corroboration. This also constitutes a major objection to the Book of Mormon. For whereas the Nephites are said to have observed "all things according to the law of Moses" (2 Nephi 5:10; 25:24), since they are described as descendents of Joseph (1 Nephi 5:17; or Manasseh, one of the "half tribes" associated with Joseph, Alma 10:3), not the tribe of Levi, they would not have had a valid Aaronic priesthood.9
- The tabernacle/temple was the appointed place where the atoning sacrifices were to be offered. Israel was to have but one temple to reflect the fact that there is only one God (Deuteronomy 12:5,13,14; 16:5,6), and to avoid the corruption of their worship (1 Kings 12:26-33). The tabernacle's portable nature was suited to the nomadic period of Israel's forty years of wilderness wandering, and the early, unsettled years in the promised land. Later, when the nation was fully settled in the land, the Lord Himself chose Jerusalem as the location for the permanent temple (1 Kings 8:44,48; 11:13,32,36; 14:21; Psalm 78:68-70).10
God revealed the design for the temple to Solomon's father, David (1 Chronicles 28:11-19); it included the same furnishings as the tabernacle and followed the same floor plan, except that the size of the sanctuary was doubled (see cut-away drawing below). The temple of Jesus' day also followed these same divinely revealed plans, but with enlarged courtyards. (View enlarged picture of temple)
The Temple As An Object Lesson
Scripture tells us that God appointed construction of the tabernacle (and later temple) because of His desire to dwell among His people (Exodus 25:8; 1 Kings 6:12,13). However, in its design and activities, the temple was an object lesson illustrating the exclusive elements in the Jewish religion, and emphasizing the separation of sinful man from God and the difficulty in approaching the divine presence under the old covenant:11
- Gentiles were excluded from the temple grounds. Non-Jews were only allowed in a plaza that surrounded the temple, the so-called "Court of the Gentiles." (It was from this area that Jesus drove the merchants and moneychangers, as recorded in the Gospels).12 A low wall called the Soreg marked the boundary beyond which no Gentile could proceed on penalty of death.13 The exclusion of Gentiles illustrates the Jew's special status under the old covenant as God's chosen people.
- Atonement for sin is a prerequisite for true worship. The location of the altar of burnt offering immediately in front of the sole entrance to the sanctuary emphasized that God's love and acceptance can only be extended to the sinner whose transgressions have been borne by His lamb of sacrifice. The primary function of the temple worship system was to teach the need for atonement of sin as a precondition for worshipping the true and living God. In the words of Solomon's prayer of dedication for the Jerusalem temple: "who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifices before him?" (2 Chronicles 2:6b).
- God's provision for daily sanctification. Located between the altar and the sanctuary entrance was a large bronze basin, or laver. This was not used for baptisms, as the LDS Church teaches (baptism being a New Testament ordinance), but by the priests to wash themselves after offering sacrifices, and in preparation for ministry in the sanctuary (Exodus 30:18-20; 2 Chronicles 4:2-6). As thealtar speaks of justification (divine forgiveness that leads to eternal life), the laver speaks of God's provision for sanctification (or daily cleansing) that enables forgiven but imperfect Christians to have fellowship with the Lord (John 13:10; 1 John 1:6-2:2).
- Only priests could enter the temple sanctuary. The sanctuary had two rooms: an outer chamber, called the "Holy Place," and separated from it by a thick curtain or veil, an inner room, the "Holy of Holies." Worshippers could enter neither; they came no further than the altar of burnt offering in the courtyard. Only the Aaronic priests entered the temple, where they ministered in the holy place on behalf of the people. Since non-priests are allowed to enter and participate in LDS temple activities, this is another point at which Mormon temple practice is at variance with Biblical revelation.
While non-priests were not allowed to enter the temple proper (sanctuary), the priests' activities there were public knowledge (see, for example, Exodus 30:7-10; Leviticus 4:5-7; 24:1-9).14 The LDS Church's insistence on the secrecy of its temple ordinances stands in contrast to the detailed public knowledge of activities in the biblical temple.
- The inaccessibility of the Holy of Holies. This inner chamber, separated from the Holy Place by a thick curtain or veil, was the place of God's special presence.15 Only the high priest could go behind the veil, and that but once a year on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur, Leviticus 16:2,34; Hebrews 9:7). Again, his activities there were not secret,16 for they are spelled out in detail in Leviticus 16:2-34.
Why was the Holy of Holies inaccessible? The New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews provides an inspired commentary on the limitations of the old covenant's man-made temple: "The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing" (Hebrews 9:8). The temple worship system was a temporary provision in the divine economy. It foreshadowed the coming work of Christ, but could not truly accomplish the reconciliation of God and man (Hebrews 10:4). The thick temple veil and the daily repetition of the sacrifices were constant reminders of this fact. These limitations stand in marked contrast to the privileges of believers under the New Covenant. For through Christ's completed work of redemption, the veil — indeed the entire temple worship system — has been rendered obsolete, and true believers are now invited to "come boldly unto the throne of grace" (Hebrews 4:14-16).
The temple, its sacrifices and its priests "could not make the comers thereunto perfect," the Epistle to the Hebrews reminds us (10:1; see also vv. 2-18). They could not truly make sinful people fit for the presence of God, but were only provisional until the coming of the promised One — Jesus the Messiah — whose perfect and complete work of salvation they foreshadowed.
Jesus And The Temple
During His earthly ministry, Jesus recognized the Jerusalem temple as the divinely ordained place of worship. He journeyed there for the feast of Tabernacles (John 7:10ff), taught in its courts (Mark 14:49), and exercised Messianic authority to restore proper decorum when He found the Court of the Gentiles abused by unruly merchants and moneychangers, calling the temple "my Father's house" (John 2:16).
However, the Gospels also record Jesus' prophecy of the coming destruction of the Jerusalem temple (Matthew 24:1,2), and in his conversation with the Samaritan woman He signaled its imminent replacement by a worship in Spirit which would not utilize a man-made temple (John 4:21,23). On the evening before His death, at the last supper, Jesus announced the inauguration of this new covenant or testament, based, not on the blood of an animal sacrifice, but on His own blood (Matthew 26:28). Chapters 5-10 of the New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews expound in detail how this New Testament annuls and replaces each of the three components of the Old Testament ceremonial law:
- Jesus is the High Priest of a superior priesthood. In contrast to the Aaronic priests who had to make atonement for their own sins, and who died and had to be replaced, Jesus is a sinless and eternal high priest (Hebrews 7:23,27).
- Jesus offered a vastly superior and truly efficacious sacrifice. The Old Testament sacrifices had to be repeated over and over, indicating that they could not truly atone for sin (Hebrews 9:9-10:4). By contrast, Jesus, the Lamb of God, offered His own blood, once-for-all. God forgave the sins of Old Testament believers prospectively on the basis of Christ's shed blood, according to Romans 3:25 and Hebrews 9:15.
- Jesus ministers in a superior temple, the very sanctuary of heaven itself, of which the holy of holies in the Jerusalem temple was representative (Hebrews 9:11,24).
The Veil Rent
The destruction of the beautiful Jerusalem temple by the Roman general Titus in A.D. 70 was followed by a Roman edict that banned Jews from living in Judea.17 And such have been the ravages of the subsequent centuries of Jewish dispersion that even those persons of Hebrew descent who claim priestly ancestry are not able to establish the lineage credentials required in ancient Israel (Ezra 2:62; Nehemiah 7:64). Thus, in the providence of God, the temple was destroyed, and the priesthood and sacrifices of the old covenant came to an end.18
However, in God's redemptive plan the Jerusalem temple along with its priests and sacrifices became effectively obsolete forty years earlier when Jesus uttered His last words from the cross: "It is finished!" (John 19:30). For at the exact moment of Jesus' death — so three of the four Gospels record — there occurred a most dramatic event: "the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom" (Matthew 27:51; also Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45). To fully appreciate the significance of this event we need to recall that the Gospel of John uses the imagery of the tabernacle to describe the Person of Jesus Christ: "the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory." The Greek word here translated "dwelt" (eskenosen) literally means "to tent, or tabernacle." In Jesus, the glory of God present behind the veil of the Old Testament temple, had now come veiled in human flesh; Hebrews 10:20 specifically calls Jesus' body a veil ("the veil, that is to say, his flesh"). And recall that when Jesus was challenged to give a sign of His authority to cleanse the temple, he alluded to Himself as the true temple: "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again ... But he spake of the temple of his body" (John 2:19,21). Thus, if in Jesus, God was tabernacling among us, and if his body was a veil, hiding from human view the full weight of divine glory, then Hisdeath was indeed the rending of that veil.
According to rabbinic accounts, the thick temple veil was so strong that two teams of oxen pulling from opposite directions could not have torn it.19 Surely, this top-to-bottom tearing of the veil was a supernatural act of God, heaven's response to the completed sacrifice of Christ, whereby those who respond in heartfelt faith are now granted free access into the very presence of God (Hebrews 4:16; 6:19;10:19-22).
A Temple Without Walls
The New Testament describes the Christian church as the "body of Christ" (1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Romans 12:5; Ephesians 4:4; 5:30-32). This image teaches the remarkable truth that the risen, ascended Christ dwells in the community of true believers through the Holy Spirit, Who was poured out in a new and fuller way upon the completion of Christ's saving work (John 7:39; Acts 1:8; 2:1ff). It is this community of true believers from various denominations who are a "spiritual temple" that replaces the temple building of the Old Testament. So it is that the apostle Paul reminds the Christians at Corinth, "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16). Likewise, in 1 Timothy 3:15 Paul speaks of "the house of God, which is the church of the living God," and the apostle Peter describes individual Christians as a "living stones" whom God is building into "a spiritual house" (1 Peter 2:5). Here, surely, is the true temple without walls of New Testament faith.
We began this article with three questions. First, we asked, "What was the function and theological significance of the Old Testament temple?" We have seen that it emphasized the need to approach a holy God on His terms and through the atonement of sins.
Second, we asked, "How does the Old Testament temple relate to New Testament faith?" Here, we have seen that in the Person of Jesus, God tabernacled among us so that we could see His glory in a manner only dimly foreshadowed in the Old Testament tabernacle/temple. By His shed blood on the cross, Jesus satisfied the demands of God's law on behalf of guilty sinners, as pictured in the Old Testament animal sacrifices. Based on Christ's completed work, the Holy Spirit has been poured out on God's people in a new way, so that the Christian church — all those who truly cling to Christ alone in heartfelt faith — is the "body of Christ," a spiritual temple in which God now dwells.
Finally, we asked, "Are Mormon temples somehow an extension of the Biblical temple?"20 To this question we have noted a number of points on which LDS temples conflict with biblical revelation:
- The LDS Church operates many temples, whereas the divine revelation stipulates only one temple building.
- The Aaronic priesthood of Mormonism ignores the scriptural lineage requirements.
- Non-priests are allowed to enter Mormon temples, whereas only priests could enter the Biblical temple.
- None of the ordinances performed in Mormon temples, such as endowments, baptism for the dead,21 and eternal marriage, were performed in the Biblical temple; its function was making atonement for sins as a precondition to worshipping the true and living God.22
Jesus replaced the Old Covenant, of which the biblical temple was a part. He established a New Covenant based on His once-for-all atoning sacrifice, and under which He now serves as the believer's "great high priest" in the very sanctuary of heaven (Hebrews 4:14-16). A New Testament temple building is therefore a contradiction in terms, for it ignores the finished work of Christ, and harks back to the Old Covenant.
1. The origin of the Samaritan religion goes back to the rebellion of the ten northern tribes of Israel in the time of Solomon's son, Rehoboam (1 Kings 12). The northern kingdom was subsequently known as Israel or Samaria, and the southern kingdom, ruled by the line of David, was known as Judah. Because Jerusalem and the temple were located in Judah, the king of Israel built two rival temples to keep his people from crossing into Judah to worship at the Jerusalem. Not surprisingly the Samaritans rejected all but the first five books of the Old Testament (Pentateuch), for the later Old Testament books are filled with references to Jerusalem as the place God has chosen to "put His name there," and also to God's eternal covenant with David and his line as rightful rulers of Israel.
2. The Book of Mormon people are described as having multiple temples, in conflict with this stipulation of biblical revelation — for example, Alma 16:13; 23:2; 26:29.
3. The Old Testament is filled with explicit references to God choosing Jerusalem (Zion) as the place where "His name would dwell" in the temple: e.g., 1 Kings 8:44,48; 11:13,32,36; 14:21; 2 Kings 21:7; 23:27; 1 Chronicles 28:4; 2 Chronicles 6:6; 7:12,16; Psalm 78:68-69; Isaiah 18:7.
4. Some conservative Bible scholars date the exodus to the 15th century B.C., for example, Merrill F. Unger, Archaeology of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1954), pp. 140-152. However most scholars, including many conservatives, date the exodus to the late 13th century B.C., for example, William Sanford LaSor, David Allan Hubbard, Frederic W. Bush, Old Testament Survey, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982,1996), pp. 59-60, and John Bright, A History of Israel, 3rd ed. (Philadephia: Westminster, 1972,1981), pp. 123-24.
5. In Matthew 5:21-28 , Jesus shows that the true demands of God's law are not simply outward conformity, but an inner heart attitude. Thus, a heart attitude of hatred constitutes a violation of the sixth commandment (murder), and a heart attitude of lust is a violation of the seventh commandment (adultery). By this understanding, who can say that they perfectly keep God's law? (2 Chronicles 6:36; Romans 3:19-20).
6. R. Laird Harris, ed., Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, Vol. 1 (Chicago: Moody Press, 1980), "kapar," pp. 452-53.
7. As the New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews makes clear, the Old Testament animal sacrifices could not truly atone for sins (Hebrews 10:4), and were provisional only until the coming of Jesus Christ, whose death on the cross they foreshadowed (Hebrews 7:23-27; 9:6-10; 10:1-4).
8. The study, headed by Prof. Karl Skorecki of Rambam Medical Centre, Technion-Israel Institute in Haifa, Israel, "found clear differences in the frequency of Y-chromosome haplotypes between Jewish priests and their lay counterparts." This genetic commonality was found in those claiming priestly ancestry from both the Sephardic and the Ashkanazic communities. The Y chromosome is found only in men and is transmitted through the father. See "Y Chromosomes in Jewish Priests," in Nature, vol. 385, 2 January 1997, p. 32.
9. Although the name "Aaron" appears 48 time in the Book of Mormon, it is never used with reference to the Biblical Aaron or the Aaronic priesthood. Here are a list of other tabernacle/temple-related terms used in the Old Testament (with number of times used in parenthesis) that are not mentioned even once in the Book of Mormon: laver (13), incense (121), ark of the covenant (48), sons of Aaron (97), mercy seat (23), Day of Atonement (21), Feast of Tabernacles (17), Passover (59), house of the Lord (627).
10. The tabernacle had long been located in Shiloh, in the tribe of Ephraim. However, Jehovah Himself chose mount Zion in Jerusalem ("the city of David") in Judah as the place where He would "put His name." The election of Jerusalem is closely associated with God's covenant with David, that his family line would always rule over God's people. In the words of the Psalmist: "Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: But he chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved ... He chose David also his servant" (Psalm 78:67-70). This again makes the point that biblical revelation appointed only one temple.
11. The wording of this sentence was adapted from article 4319 in the NIV edition of the Thompson Chain Reference Bible.
12. Matthew 21:12,13; Mark 11:15-17; John 2:14-17.
13. On one occasion the apostle Paul was mobbed by angry Jews who mistakenly believed he had brought a Gentile past this barrier (Acts 21:27-29).
14. The awareness and interest of the common people in the priests' sanctuary ministry is illustrated in Luke 1:10. One of the the priests' daily duties in the holy place was burning incense, symbolic of prayer (Psalm 141:2; Revelation 5:8; 8:4), on the altar of incense which stood immediately before the veil. The Bible records that as the priest Zacharias performed this duty, "the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of the incense" (Luke 1:10). Doubtless their prayer was that Zecharias' service on their behalf would be found acceptable by God.
15. The Hebrew text of the Old Testament distinguishes between the transcendent presence of God (yashab), and his temporary dwelling (shakan) in the Old Testament temple. Solomon recognized this in his prayer of dedication for the temple when he said, "I have surely built thee an house to dwell (shakan) in ... " Later in the prayer he acknowledged that no earthly temple could ever serve as a residence for the transcendent presence of the infinite Creator of heaven and earth: "But will God indeed dwell (yashab) on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have built thee" (1 Kings 8:12-27).
16. The Bible warns the Christian against participation in secret activities (Matthew 10:26,27; Ephesians 5:11,12), and Jesus affirmed that "I spake openly to the world ... in secret have I said nothing" (John 18:20).
17. Josephus, The Wars of the Jews, IV, 4-6.
18. Ridderbos observes that the centralization of worship at one temple facilitated the installation of the New Covenant when the temple was destroyed. See J. Ridderbos, Deuteronomy (Grand Rapids: Regency Reference Library/Zondervan, 1982), p. 152.
19. Cited by M. R. DeHaan, The Tabernacle (Grand Rapids:Eerdmans, 1955), p. 115.
20. The Book of Mormon itself describes Nephi as building a temple "after the manner of the temple of Solomon" (2 Nephi 5:16).
21. Click here for a study evaluating the scriptural basis for the Mormon practice of baptism for the dead.
22. In the words of Solomon's prayer of dedication for the Jerusalem temple: "who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifices before him?" (2 Chronicles 2:6b).
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In pagan times a log was decorated and burnt at the time of the winter solstice (yule) in order to clear away the old year, and to celebrate the return of the sun.
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Mr. President, Excellences,
distinguished members of delegations and the civil society,
aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union, and
would like to offer some additional remarks in our national capacity.
ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the
optional protocol in May 2012 and we are proud to take part in the conference
of this important convention. We all know that people with disabilities are one
of the most vulnerable groups of society, whereby women and children with
disabilities often experience multitude forms of discrimination. As noted in
the preamble of the convention, women
and girls with disabilities are often at greater risk, of among others
violence, injury or abuse, maltreatment or exploitation.
I can assure
that Estonia is attentive to the rights of persons with disabilities and we
have come a long way in this regard since regaining our independence 23 years
ago. Still, much remains to be done and we are glad that this convention serves
as a road map for us as well as for the rest of the world. We also hope that
the resolution, agreed on the treaty body reform this spring, will benefit for
the increasingly effective work of the CRPD committee to which we have just
elected new experts.
I would like
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Today I
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steps concerning advancing the opportunities for people with disabilities so
that they could fully and without discrimination participate in the society: namely
education and ICT solutions.
Firstly, education: inclusion
is a fundamental principle in our education system and it is included as an
inseparable part in all legal acts as well as policies related to education
which have been drawn up proceeding from student`s needs.
legislation provides different measures for regular schools in order to
effectively integrate students with special educational needs. Special
competence-centres at local government`s level provide support and counselling
to children with disabilities, their parents, specialists and schools. The
general principle is that every child has the right to be educated at a local mainstream
school unless it is judged that the conditions for their schooling cannot be
met and it is not beneficial for the children themselves. Estonia has foreseen
additional state funding for local governments in order to support their
efforts in providing inclusive education.
Secondly I
would like to touch upon the ICT solutions. Estonia is the country with one of the highest level of Internet freedom and
highly advanced e-solutions. Our e-solutions help people with disabilities like
everyone else in the public. Almost
any activity can be taken care of over the internet in just a few clicks and
people must therefore not worry about physical access to several important
state and private institutions.
As to education, for example, via e-School can parents
follow the marks given to students, their absence from classes, the content of
lessons, and homework and assessments given to students by teachers at the end
of the study period. As to the
decision-making processes, since 2005,
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electronically via the internet. Using an ID card or mobile ID, a voter may
cast his vote from home. Also, for ten years now, Estonians have not been
required to physically visit the bank since the internet bank is open 24 hours
a day. Noteworthy is also the fact
that in Estonia, recurrent prescriptions can be renewed online with medication
to be picked up in any pharmacy in the country and since January 2010, Estonia also began using a medical
information system with which people can securely view their own digital
medical history online.
The list of examples of e-solutions goes on with the common trait helping
to reduce barriers and building a more inclusive society - so that also people
with disabilities are able to participate in the society and decision-making
processes on equal footing with other members of society and without discrimination.
Participation is important on national as well as international level. Therefore
we would like to stress the importance of participation of
Organizations of persons with disabilities also in this very conference and we
firmly believe that their active involvement, being one of the general
obligations of the Convention, should be observed by the Conference of State
but not least I wish to highlight the importance of ratification of
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and mainstreaming
disability issues into national policy-making in all areas. We should all aim
towards the goal of the convention:
to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights
and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote
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Thursday, January 28, 2016
Chicken And Asparagus Pie
He should be really, because the rest of the week, he works at a gastropub that specialises in pies. Every morning, he makes the pie dough using this recipe below. The chef assessor spent a few hours in his kitchen, ticking off units in his apprenticeship file, and came back raving about the pie crust.
It was deemed so good, he asked the apprentice to fill in for our masterchef lecturer one morning to show us how to make the perfect pie. "I don't want to blow smoke up your arse, but that's probably the best rough puff pastry I've ever tasted," the masterchef told him afterwards before trying to sell us the pies we'd made at a fiver a pop, pointing out that they'd probably be £25 in a deli.
At the gastropub, they use shortcrust pastry for the bottom of the pie and rough puff for the top. But we used rough puff for both. It rises very well and is deliciously crispy owing to all the butter in it. The pies in the picture above should probably have been cooked about five minutes less, as the pastry is a little too brown, but some idiot, uh hum, forgot to put the timer on the oven. I had nothing to do with the ludicrous Man U decoration though.
Rough Puff Pastry
1kg plain flour
750g butter
Cold water
Cut the butter into cubes, about the size of Oxo cubes. Sieve the flour into a bowl and add the butter cubes. Mix briefly with a wooden spoon until the cubes are evenly covered in flour. Add cold water, a little at a time, and stir until the pastry comes together in a ball. Don't over mix it - you still want pieces of butter in the pastry.
Cover the pastry in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes. Take out, flour the work surface and roll out into a long rectangle. Fold the top third into the middle, the bottom third into the middle. Fold in half, then turn 90 degrees and roll out into a rectangle again.
Repeat this three more times, then put the pastry back into the fridge. Chill for another 20 minutes, then take out and repeat the procedure. Chill until ready for use. If you have more pastry than you need, wrap it in clingfilm and freeze.
Poached Chicken
I whole chicken
2 onions
4 sticks celery
3 bay leaves
10 peppercorns
Put your fingers under the skin at the neck end and carefully pull the skin from the chicken. Chop off the feet and pull the leg skin off. Put the whole skinned chicken in a stock pot and cover with water. Add the celery, onion and spices. When the water starts to boil, turn the heat down and cook for one hour.
Take the chicken out, and using a probe, check the inside of the thigh is at least 65C. Even when it is 85C, the chicken meat is still moist because it has been cooked in a wet heat rather than dry heat. But I find about 70C is the best.
Pick the meat from the chicken carcass, and lay on a tray then chill in the fridge. Return the chicken carcass and bones to the stockpot. Continue simmering the stock until you are ready to make the veloute sauce (see below).
Cut off the bottom inch or so of the asparagus. Then boil the spears for two minutes. Take out and refresh in iced water. When cold, slice into discs, about the thickness of £1 coins. Put in the fridge.
1 large onion
100g butter
100g flour
1 litre chicken stock
Chop the onion very finely and fry in the butter over a low heat until the onion has 'melted'. It should be soft and very yellow. Add the flour and stir well. Cook the roux over a low heat for three minutes until coloured slightly - make sure it doesn't catch on the bottom of the pan.
When the chicken meat, asparagus and veloute sauce are all chilled, mix together in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Making The Pie
Lightly flour the work surface and roll out the pastry to about 1/2cm thick. Cut out a circle three inches wider than the pie dish's circumference. Grease the pie dish with butter and sprinkle with flour. Then lay the pastry circle in the dish, pushing down into the corners. Leave the extra pastry hanging over the edge of the dish. Fill the pie with filling.
Put the pie dish on a tray. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180C - or 160C if you've got a fan-assisted oven - for 45 minutes.
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