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Two Down, Two to Go
"I understand you wanted to see me, Professor Vree."
Laurence Vree looked up from his desk with an annoyed expression at the voice in his head and flicked his office door open with a thought. "Ms Blake. Allow me to congratulate you on the impressive job you've done of finding completely unprecedented ways in which to utterly confound this program during your time here so far." The older man's voice was heavy with sarcasm, though a mischievous note was also detectable.
"I'm flattered, professor, but I find it hard to believe that I'm doing anything ENTIRELY new." The younger telepath entered the office with a smile and seated herself across from the professor.
"Really? Because I've just finished having the most enlightening of conversations with a former student of this program. Someone you should definitely recall, Mr Benjamin Pelley? Professor Martinez brought him to me after recovering him from the scene of some of the unpleasantness that occurred during your class final." Vree steepled his fingers as he leaned forward over his desk.
"In all fairness, that situation ended up spiraling QUITE a bit past where it was intended. I mean, we thought Ben might be in a position to hear something going on that no one else would. I don't think ANYONE could have predicted that he'd actually end up recruited by our attackers."
"Ms Blake, you're too intelligent and FAR too perceptive to honestly think it simply Mr Pelley's end involvement that creates such a predicament for the program, as opposed to what precipitated that involvement."
"I'm not the first student to seek out a former HCP classmate and reintroduce myself, professor. There were a half a dozen examples of that exact scenario presented during the first year Ethics course." A contemplative expression crossed the young woman's face. "Admittedly most of them ended badly and seemed to be presented in order to discourage us from doing exactly that, but not ALL of them did, and the dean did make it clear that it was ultimately up to us if we wanted to take that chance."
"And you don't see a slight difference between reintroducing yourself to a memory-edited former classmate, and restoring all of said classmate's memories of the program?"
"Part of the HCP agreements we all signed included provisions for if we couldn't be mind-wiped or if the procedure failed at a later date or…"
"There is a DISTINCT difference," Professor Vree's tone shifted to be completely serious as he interrupted. "Between a Super whose ability renders them immune to, or able to recover from, memory editing; and another Super having the ability to completely restore those same memories. With barely a year and a half of training no less."
"Ah, that part"
"Yes, Ms Blake. THAT part."
"And now the concern is that I'm going to do the same thing with everyone that doesn't make it to the third year of the program with us." Catalina made it a statement of fact as she locked eyes with the older telepath.
"One concern, among others."
The auburn-haired girl sat very still for a few seconds without breaking eye contact with the professor, then she nodded firmly. "That… that's an interesting proposal. Will the HCP really allow it?"
Laurence sighed. "Etiquette, Ms Blake. It's quite rude to go rummaging for details at that level, even when dealing with other telepaths. But yes, this has all been approved, after a fashion. The dean informs me that there were some… less-than-enthusiastic responses, but seeing as all of my hard work was likely to be undone no matter what they decided, and with no precedent on the books allowing us to forbid you from doing so, a compromise was reached. Your five classmates that have been accepted to repeat their second year at other programs will be allowed to forgo the memory editing as TECHNICALLY they are still HCP students."
"And for the other two?"
"Mr Sexton has explicitly requested that you leave the memory edits intact. He believes that the additional details will be detrimental to the new path he has selected for himself. And Mr Rodins has made his own arrangements."
Catalina's eyes widened for a moment as she caught some extra details about the 'arrangements' Ty had made. "Wow. Erin is not going to be happy about that. So, with everyone in our class covered one way or another, what other concerns do we need to discuss."
"A concern, and a bit of an advance warning. There were no previous precedents for a policy regarding an HCP student able to reverse HCP memory editing. Now, there is one, and it has a lot of very important people worried. Fortunately that precedent comes in the form of a most upstanding young woman who has an excellent chance of achieving the title of Hero in another two years."
"So… what exactly is it that they want from me?"
"Quite simple really, Ms Blake." Professor Vree leaned back in his chair with a smile. "Promise me you'll never do it again without first acquiring permission."
Amelia Jacobson sighed softly to herself as she pushed open the front door to the small townhouse she shared with her friends. She knew she should have been happy to receive the news that she'd made it into the third year of the program, but the cold manner in which the dean had delivered the news left her worried. The young woman was so deep in her introspection that she almost missed the sudden movement as she pulled the door shut behind her.
Amelia's arms shot up reflexively, catching a punch that landed with enough force that it rattled the windows, and even the walls, of the building. The blonde stepped into her attacker, keeping an inhumanly powerful grip on her opponent's arm as she did so. Her counterattack was abruptly halted by jaw-dropping shock as she recognized her assailant.
"Coach Rachd?" Amelia managed to get the words out after a few seconds of awkward silence, then her expression and tone filled with anger. "What. The. FUCK?"
"Good reflexes, good instinct, form is still a bit amateurish but good enough as long as you keep improving on it." Rachd's gravelly tone was quieter than normal as he twisted free of his student's grip. "So let me ask you the same question, Jameson. Your class final exam, WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?" The Combat Instructor's shout didn't rattle the building quite as much as the impact from a few moments ago, but it was far more effective at getting Amelia to step back.
"My team scored two of three, and I went head to head with half the class. What else do you want me to say?" Amelia's tone was defiant, but her slightly slumped posture and lack of eye contact betrayed her nervousness.
"Gauge, Owens, and Andrews when she's copying you. Those are the ONLY ones in your class that can actually 'go head to head' with you. Bullshit illusion trickery is one thing, I get why you fell for that, but why the hell were you sandbagging with the rest of them?" Amelia flinched again at the accusation, but Rachd continued before she could respond. "Christ, Jacobson; you made ME take you seriously in a one on one fight this year. Do you have the ANY FUCKING IDEA how rare that is for a second year?"
The blonde girl stood stunned silent for a moment as the coach finished his tirade, then a grin crept onto her face. "I did?"
"Focus, Jacobson." Rachd growled his response, but looked away in a rare moment of embarrassment. "Do you know how close you came to washing out of the program with that performance?" The grin vanished, and the shocked expression immediately returned. "You think being the top-ranked combatant makes you safe from that shit? You think you can make it as a Hero if you aren't going to go all out? Do you think you're doing the rest of your class any favors by going easy on them?"
Amelia shrank a little bit more with each rhetorical question. "I didn't think-…"
"Yeah, THAT much was obvious." The harsh interruption pulled the blonde out of her dejected stance to look with irritation at Rachd. "Other thing you probably didn't think about; most of your classmates are probably smart enough to realize you were holding back with them. Not many bigger insults you can offer someone in this program."
"It wasn't like that…" Amelia's voice trailed off as she stared down at the floor with a stricken expression.
"Of course you didn't." The dismissive tone from Rachd drew another annoyed glare from his student. "If we'd thought you were that full of yourself, even for a minute? We'd have bounced your ass straight out of the HCP.
"This is you wake up call, Jacobson. The last one you're going to get in this program. You pull any shit like this again? You don't give it your all?" Rachd leaned in close, an evil glint in his eyes. "And next time we have this little conversation I will break every bone in your body before blackballing you from the HCP for good. Clear?"
A trace of her earlier grin made its way back onto Amelia's face. "Clear, coach. Let me know if you want a practice run at that 'breaking every bone' thing." Amelia met Rachd's gaze with a predatory look of her own. "No holding back, I promise."
Rachd snorted derisively at the offer, and turned to stride out of the townhouse. Amelia's grin widened as she caught a flash of the satisfied smile the Combat Instructor wore are the door closed behind him.
"Thank you, sweet Lord, that that's FINALLY over." Scott Jameson let out an enormous sigh of relief as he staggered into his home. "Why do you think they made us go in one at a time to find out if we made it or not? And why the hell were WE the last two?"
"Would you have wanted them to announce it to the whole class at once if you WEREN'T one of the ones that made the cut?" Erin turned back to look at her friend with an earnest expression as she answered with a rhetorical question. "As for why we were last, I think it was a random order. Makes sure you can't guess if you made it or not based on when you get called in."
"Makes sense." Scott flushed slightly as he considered the scenario Erin's question brought to mind. He'd had long enough to work up quite a bit of dread about not making it to junior year in the program. The idea of that announcement being made in front of the entire class caused him to shiver involuntarily for a moment. "HEY TY, AMES! WE'RE BACK!" The short youth opted to shift the topic of conversation.
"They aren't here." Erin glanced about curiously as she realized something. "In fact…" She trailed off as she strode rapidly to the door to Ty's room and shoved it open.
Scott moved to look past his taller friend and found himself staring blankly with shock. Ty's normally cluttered room was completely pristine, containing none of his belongings. The sandy-haired youth let out a brief squawk of surprise as he was shoved out of the way as Erin ran to the converted garage that had been her boyfriend's lab. Scott quickly scrambled to follow, though he felt his feet dragging at the prospect of what he expected to find.
Scott stopped in the doorway, and saw Erin standing in the middle of the completely empty, and spotlessly clean, garage. "Erin, I…" Scott's voice trailed of as he realized he really didn't know what to say, and a second attempt to speak was blocked by the lump that had formed in his throat as realization hit him as well. My best friend didn't make it.
The uncomfortable silence stretched out for several long seconds before Erin suddenly shook herself and then began glancing rapidly around.
"There's a package in your room that wasn't there this morning, one in my room too. And my computer is on. I never leave it on."
Scott took a few moments to process the information, then darted for his room as Erin headed upstairs. The box waiting for him on his bed was huge, with a message scrawled across it in Ty's barely legible handwriting. 'Do not open until you're a Hero. Seriously.' Scott considered the note for less than a second before ripping into the cardboard. Then he stepped back to stare in surprise at what he found within. A trembling hand reached down and his power latched on to the contents of the box, dragging a brilliant-blue patterned bodysuit into the light. Scott reached forward with his other hand to feel the fabric-like texture of the unknown material, then exerted a bit more of his power and felt it harden into a rigid armor. A folded scrap of paper fell off the suit as it made its way fully clear of the box, and Scott paused to reach down for it.
'I knew you'd ignore the one on the box, now put it away until you're a Hero.' Scott chuckled softly as he could practically hear his friend's exasperated tone rising from the paper. 'And sorry, man. I know we were supposed to go all the way together, but I just didn't have what it-..'
"YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
The scream from upstairs yanked Scott's attention away from the note and sent him sprinting up the steps. A few seconds later he found himself standing in the open doorway of Erin's room, watching the tall girl shake with anger as she watched a video playing on the screen. Ty's face was displayed on the screen, and his voice was faintly audible through the speakers as he concluded what sounded like a very long apology to his girlfriend. Erin turned to look at Scott as the message ended.
"You're lucky, all he left me was a note." Scott tried to force a note of humor into his voice. "Well, a note and a Hero uniform made out of some super high-tech material."
"He gave up. He gave up and he didn't even tell anyone in advance."
"So we'll get Cat, track him down, put his memories back together, and then you can kick his ass. I might, but to be fair it is a REALLY nice suit." This time a smile briefly made its way onto Erin's lips before she shook her head.
"He didn't just washout, Scott." The tall girl reached down to her keyboard and reset the video message to roughly its halfway point.
"-o I've decided to finally accept the DVA offer. To work on the next generation of materials for Hero uniforms and weapo0ns. I negotiated a pretty sweet security clearance into the whole thing, so no mind-wipe for me. But I can't make direct contact with anyone in the HCP until after they graduate, or washout. So, seeing as there's no way you're going to washout, I guess this is it for the next two years. I'll understand if you don't want to see me again after… but I'll be waiting for you. Even if you decide you hate m-…"
Erin stabbed a finger at the keyboard to cut off the message again. "He gave up, and now he's running away for the next two years. TWO. YEARS."
"Did you check and see what else he left for you yet?" Scott's question was mostly rhetorical, as he could see the untouched package sitting on Erin's bed from where he stood, but it did draw her attention to the cardboard.
Erin strode over to the bed and glanced at the scrawled message on the outside. "Yeah, sure." The tall girl mumbled to herself before tearing the cardboard open.
Where Scott had found a brilliant-blue suit, the very color he'd had many conversations with Ty about during bouts of naive dreaming about becoming a Hero, the bodysuit Erin produced was translucent and quite a bit thicker than Scott's. A long rod, seemingly made of incredibly clear glass, dropped out to roll along the carpet with a heavy thud; and a thick manila envelope landed a moment later.
Erin stared at the rod for a second, then reached down to pick up the stuffed envelope. A brief examination later, and Scott watched as his friend started giggling, in spite of an obvious effort to keep her angry expression in place. After giving up her losing battle, Erin laughed out loud even as tears streamed down her cheeks, and she held out the envelope for Scott to inspect.
Inside Scott found a huge bundle of spa certificates, and a tiny handwritten note.
'104 weeks until I can visit you, 104 spa days. Please don't kill me. -Ty'
The sandy-haired youth found himself laughing and crying along with his friend.
The petite girl sat quietly in her room, staring intently at the small card held in her hands. Across from her, her dark-haired roommate watched her just as intently.
"You're sure about this, Alex?" Alexandra Andrews looked up as her roommate broke the silence. "I mean, she's my mom. I think I would have known if she…" Beulah trailed off.
"I'm sure. Cat is sure too. Whatever your mom does, there's WAY more to it than she's ever told you."
"Why wouldn't she tell me though?"
"To keep you safe?" Alexandra shrugged as she responded. "You live with your dad, here in the US, in a completely different world from her."
"But you think she can help, with this?"
Alexandra shrugged again. "A lot of the trails seem to be leading out of the country. Heroes don't have much latitude, or ANY really, to operate outside the country, so a lot of them never really develop any contacts or connections. Cat's been following the investigation, more than she's been letting on. I've been helping." The blonde let out a deep sigh. "All of them are hitting dead ends. Everything about the attack on Overton leads back to another dead corporate executive, the exact same as it did at the end of the first year. We need to try something WAY outside the box. For Iris."
"So… why are we waiting?" Beulah looked suddenly eager. "Let's call in some international favors!"
"I'm… a little nervous about calling your mom, to be honest."
The Israeli girl stared at her roommate for a second, then blinked across the room and snatched the card from her hands. A second later, Alexandra found herself staring at her cellphone as the ringing emanated from its speaker.
"Hello, Alex! I was wondering when you'd call."
The blonde girl swallowed hard before she responded. "Hello, Mrs-…"
"Dahlia, dear Alex. Call me Dahlia. Have you finally decided to call in the favor I owe you?"
"Yes, mom, she has." Alexandra found herself biting back a giggle at the surprised sound that emanated from her phone. "And we're also calling in a favor on behalf of our friend that can't do it herself."
"Our friend, Iris, did what I did. But no one got there in time to rescue her, the way I was." Alexandra's voice was quiet as she spoke into the stunned silence. "And everyone that's supposed to be finding the people who did it, they keep hitting dead ends. We think you might have some ways around those dead ends, and some avenues that no one here can use. Can you help us?"
"You're talking about that bombing, aren't you?" Both girls were surprised at the shift in Dahlia's tone, as the question was coldly analytical. "The girl who died, that was your friend, Iris?"
"Yes mom, it was."
Silence stretched out for a long moment before Dahlia's voice emerged from the phone again. "Beulah, darling, bring me every scrap of information that has already been dug up. Everything you can get your hands on at least. If there's still someone out there to find, I'll have something for you by the end of the summer."
The middle-aged woman smiled viciously as she leaned back in her office chair and watched the various news stories play out on the room's monitors. The death of Lee Brieten, and the rapid dissolution and selling off of his companies that followed, was already yesterday's news. Not a single peep from her people inside the FBI, DVA, or Attorney General's office that any of Lee's personal information had been retrievable either.
See Edward? THAT'S how you erase a trail. Joyce gloated to herself as she flicked the monitors off and turned to her computer. Joyce had taken the coverup a step farther than her old accomplice had planned, and she'd protected Patrick as well as herself from discovery. It was a play she took a great deal of pride in, as it was unlikely that it had been anticipated by anyone that mattered.
"We may have hated each other before, Patrick, but I'm willing to let bygones be bygones. Especially since neither of us really remembers why we hated each other so much, and we can bond over how much MORE we should both hate Edward for betraying us like this." As she spoke, Joyce opened up her encrypted email program.
Hesitation struck her as she tried to determine what she could possibly send to Patrick in order to initiate a new partnership. Is there any chance he'd trust anything sent to him like this? I sent myself complete dossiers on everything and even then I could hardly believe it, but there was so much…
Epiphany flashed across Joyce's expression, and she quickly deleted the address line of the email to replace it with one for a very trusted, very discrete courier service. "Nothing I send you in a simple message could possibly convince you of anything, except perhaps that it's time to flee the country and vanish. So let's lay it all out and see if you've got the balls to help me take down Edward, or if you'll just run anyways." A final click, and the message was away.
By this time tomorrow, Patrick would either be her accomplice once again, or out of the game completely.
Elena Martinez leaned back in her chair with a dark expression on her face. The last deadline had come and gone, she couldn't come up with any more excuses to put off assigning all of her second year Subtlety final scores. With a deep sigh she reached down to open the drawer that held the old fashioned grading book she insisted on using. Best Subtlety student in decades, and now I have to fail her-…
Elena's train of thought cut off as a thick envelope fell out of the notebook as it came clear of the drawer. The Subtlety Instructor felt a huge grin forming on her face as she recognized the neat, swirly handwriting on the outside of the envelope.
"Well well, Ms Blake. It seems you aren't going to fail without at least making an attempt." Elena shook her head, and forced her head clear.
She needed to be impartial about this. Catalina Blake had opted NOT to simply complete the final and pass the class the normal way. Whatever this was, it needed to be genuinely impressive. Elena couldn't allow her personal feelings about the young telepath's exceptional abilities cloud her judgement here. With a deep breath, the Subtlety Instructor opened the envelope, and reached in to remove its contents.
Elena found herself surprised to be holding a stack of, what appeared to be, Polaroid photos. The one on the top of the stack was of the smiling face of Catalina Blake, with a brief note scrawled on it.
'Hope this impresses you, best I could come up with.'
The Subtlety Instructor smirked at the cocky vibe she got from the note. An expression that vanished immediately when she looked at the next photo in the stack. A rather innocuous picture showing the front of a small credit union in Adair, Oklahoma. The next photo drew a nearly terrified expression, of a safe-deposit box with the number clearly visible, and the next of a key in the box's lock with the lid held just barely open. Suddenly frantic, Elena began shuffling through the stack of photos as quickly as she could. The pattern repeated six more times. A picture of a small town bank or credit union, a safe-deposit box number, and then that box slightly ajar.
At the bottom of the stack was another hand-written note.
'There are two more banks; one in Mt Vernon, WA and another in Grand Ridge, FL. I didn't have time to get access to your deposit boxes there, so I hope the seven I did get were enough. I know the broad strokes of what's in them, but I didn't pull anything out to learn the details. I hope this is impresses you, Professor Martinez. And don't worry, I won't be slacking off. Next year will be even MORE impressive.'
Elena stared at the note for several minutes, reading the lines over and over before carefully folding it, and placing it and the pictures back in the envelope. A flick of her fingers opened her nearly forgotten gradebook to the correct page, and a hand that shook slightly entered the final grade for her sophomore class.
"I'm holding you to that, Ms Blake." Elena spoke to the empty office as she closed the notebook and picked up the envelope. She had to drop off the former in the dean's office, and drop the latter into an incinerator. THEN she had a lot of banks to visit.
Elena smiled again to herself as she vanished. The Subtlety Instructor found herself looking forward to how Catalina Blake planned to impress her next.
Second String Supers: Sophomore Siege - Chapter 37
Second String Supers: Junior Offensive - The Junior Class
10 thoughts on "Second String Supers: Sophomore Siege – Epilogue"
Oniwasabi Post author April 20, 2015 at 10:32 pm
Sorry for the long delay with posting the epilogue, if you've swung by my new site you're probably aware of what's going on, if you haven't been over there then suffice to say that real life has been kicking my ass for a bit, but I'm hopefully getting back on track. No ETA yet on when the Junior Offensive will begin, but I'll throw up a post when I have an idea!
MDS April 21, 2015 at 6:48 am
I'd bitch about that but as you know I can't get my writing on track, I understand the crazy demands of work. So I will just say I hope it's soonish.
BeamMeUpScotty April 21, 2015 at 8:27 am
Glad to finally get closure on the sophomore year. Can't wait for juniors. Congratulations on the promotion. I hope things settle soon.
Tucson Jerry April 21, 2015 at 10:52 am
This was a much more impressive ending than I thought it would be. I'm glad Ty took the job with the DVA. I didn't think he would be able to go all the way to Hero. This way he can still be with Erin. Yay! I hope Patrick runs into Be's mom, she is a nightmare.
I can't wait to see how year three will start out. Thanks for two excellent years!
Sorry to hear about life getting in the way of your writing. However, it seemed to be good for the long run. Good luck with the job. I'm sure it will enhance your writing in the long run.
Jamie May 3, 2015 at 7:20 pm
Having finished the second, I have to say I feel quite upset knowing that i'll have to wait for the third. Absolutely amazing series so far, thank you for the pleasure of being able to read them.
kenneth May 6, 2015 at 11:34 pm
Always a great pleasure to read your story. I'll have to stop by your new site in the meantime. Thank you for providing such excellent fiction, keep it up!
Dominic July 23, 2015 at 8:24 pm
I need the third book
Oniwasabi Post author July 24, 2015 at 11:52 am
Yeah, me too! Someone really needs to start writing it already… ^_^
Bart July 30, 2015 at 5:39 pm
What's your new site?
Oniwasabi Post author July 30, 2015 at 8:45 pm
cmh-fiction.com is the new site. I haven't been updating lately because work has been kicking my ass, but hopefully that will all settle down soon.
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After I bought my Omega J8004 I couldn't wait to juice wheatgrass. I only had it a week and even though it's still freezing outdoors I started growing a tray inside. But what's the best way to juice wheatgrass?
I've seen people juice wheatgrass by its'self and take shots, and I've also seen people juice wheatgrass with something sweet, like pineapple.
If you're familiar with wheatgrass juice then you know it's strong. I've taken shots of it, but I really prefer to mix it with something sweet. Therefore, I suggest if you're juicing wheatgrass for the first time try it with something sweet.
I like to juice wheatgrass with lime and take it in a shot. It only takes three or four handfuls of wheatgrass with a quarter of a lime (washed, unpeeled) and that does just fine. I also like juicing wheatgrass with apple. One apple and again, only three or four handfuls of wheatgrass. Experiment! Find a simple recipe you like.
Wheatgrass is great for the body and I also really enjoy growing it. Refer back to my first post on wheatgrass, the ABC's Of Juicing Wheatgrass: Benefits Of Wheatgrass and my second post How To Grow Wheatgrass For Juicing.
Please, if you're doing it for the first time, take it slow and consume only a little (1 oz. or less) the first few times if you're doing it in shots. Try it once a day for a few days. Wheatgrass has a strong cleansing effect and may make you nauseous if you drink too much. If you have a wheat or grass allergy or any health concerns, please consult a heath care professional first.
Okay, this is how I juice wheatgrass with my Omega J8004 juicer. I suggest you grow your own wheatgrass, but if that's out of the question you could buy fresh wheatgrass in a store or a farmers market.
If you grow your own wheatgrass indoors you shouldn't need to rinse it, unless you see some fine mold at the roots. If you see some mold at the roots then definitely rinse it off before juicing.
Using my Omega J8804 juicer I put a small handful of wheatgrass down the chute. It self feeds, but sometimes needs a little help. Take it easy, you don't need to put too much in the juicer at once.
After the wheatgrass I juice something like a quarter lime. Lime and wheatgrass go together great. I'll do it in a shot and juice enough for another shot or two during the day. I save my surplus wheatgrass juice in a mason jar, tightly sealed and kept in the refrigerator. I don't keep it for longer than a day.
That's all there is to it! It's loaded with minerals, protein, amino acids and vitamins. I always get a boost in energy when taking wheatgrass.
Here's a great video showing how it's done with the Omega J8004. I like her recipe too.
As I said, when you juice wheatgrass it is strong, so start slow. I use just a few small handfuls (bunches) at a time. I'll say this again too, if you drink too much at one time (straight shots) it could make you nauseous. Let your body get used to it. Try it in one of the above recipes or with a little lime or an apple. Do you need more wheatgrass recipes?
Thanks for reading and happy juicing!
I have had pure wheatgrass shots at these commercial juice places but I was not impressed. Your Great Grassy Punch recipe looks like something I could tolerate. I love ginger and I love how it packs the punch!
Hey Buddy, I have made the wheatgrass juice recipe with the Omega. It tasted fabulous. Thank you very much for sharing the recipe with us. God Bless and have a nice day.
Hello RICH DONAHUE, take my thanks first for your informative blog writing. about juicer. This will really help me to understand what juicer should the best for me. I have a question to you "Do you ever drink simply straight wheatgrass or is it just excessively solid for that?
I bought the chrome version of this juicer and began to do a lot of research on mastication. I love running across posts that are inline with what I enjoy doing. Thanks so much!
Thank-you for the information. This was a very thorough post, thank you for the detail. Thanks for the great juicing suggestions. I like your idea of juicing wheatgrass together with a quarter of a lime.
Thanks for your post! I would love to try it.
I prefer to have tasty and healthy recipe every day, while I am doing research in online I found one of the awesome recipes and I start using . Thank you so much for sharing this great Idea.
Unfortunately I don't have the Omega J8004, but wow do I love my morning shot of wheatgrass !
This was a very thorough post, thank you for the detail. What's your opinion on masticating juicers vs. centrifugal juicers? I've only used centrifugal but I'm curious about the masticating kind. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for this great write up. Great info and the comments are fun to read.
I agree with you. This is very great juicer for making great juice and it is very helpful for our energy boost.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting, best wishes and happy juicing!
Thank You so Much For your Great Ideas. I am a fan of your Blog.Thanks for the great suggestions.
Thanks Bret! Best wishes and thanks for dropping by. Happy juicing!
Do you ever drink just straight wheatgrass or is it just too strong for that? I am looking into trying this but I heard it is super strong. Any advice?
Hi Briana, I have but I don't recommend it. It's very strong. With just lime, it's passable for me 🙂 Thank you!
I love getting wheatgrass shots when I'm at the mall. I never thought of juicing it though.
Yep I remember seeing those in malls. Thanks and best wishes!
This juicer seems to ease out the process.
If one has such a fantastic juicer, why wont he juice fresh Wheatgrass Daily.
Thanks for the great juicing suggestions.
I like your idea of juicing wheatgrass together with a quarter of a lime.
I love mine mine and I actually got it from Amazon. Thanks for commenting, best wishes!
Great article! I think I found my next juicer I'm getting!
Hi Rich! Omega J8004 seems like a great juicer but do you know any masticating juicer on a more affordable end? I've tried Breville and it's really good for a centrifugal juicer but I'm wondering if I should switch to masticating since they're known to be more healthy.
Hi Carla, great question! The Omega J8004 is the least expensive one I could find. At least one that had a lot of great reviews and a good long warranty. If you watch Amazon closely, I've seen it as low as $179. That was just after Thanksgiving last year. If I see it again that low, I'll post it. Thanks for commenting and happy juicing!
pineapple is good, but it should be peeled first and I'm lazy to do that..
Yes I don't care to peel pineapple, so I started leaving the rind on and it works! I go back and forth on that one. Some days I'll peel most of it and other days I leave it on. I don't think there's a difference in taste. At least in the recipes I've used. Take care and happy juicing!
I will let you know how I like it. Very interested in the energy boost without the coffee jitters.
Hi again James. Please join us at the Google+ group, Juicing For Health.
I am just starting to learn about Wheatgrass. I will give it a shot! (no pun intended).
I just juiced some this morning and I used 4 handfuls of wheatgrass and 1/2 lemon (peeled). It goes down good. I don't think anyone should start out trying it straight and don't drink too much at first. The lemon cuts that taste and as I've said, I always get a boost of energy from it.
Best of luck to you and happy juicing! Thanks for the comment.


2. März Das Schwarze Auge (DSA ) – German Framework Zusätzlicher Mini- Charakterbogen für die schnelle, platzsparende Übersicht. windau and windau Reverting DSA changes Character sheet for the German system "Das Schwarze Auge" (The Dark Eye) version If you are new to the. Ein Charaktergenerator für das DSA-Hausregelsystem Ilaris. Charakterbogen. pdf · Brought Sephrasto up to speed with the most recent Version, 2 years ago.
I'm using Safari and Chrome and in both the formatting is wonky, but as long as it works on your machine, that's cool.
I have to say: Also I added a "Zauber" Tab for magic spells. Imagine you rolled these three: Could not determine result type of: But anyway, if you want to mess around with that, you can. Then charakterbogej drop down are charaterbogen in the dice roll.
For some reason, the new html code you have up doesn't format properly on my computer. I have this set of skills. Charakterbogfn these 10 climbing points you got are like a buffer. For the other two rolls you dont need any of the remaining 4 points.
But nevertheless, I am quite interessted in how you can get a specific value of a fieldset. Hey Charakterboogen, Oh my god! If you need to, feel free to do it in German.
In that case one could access it without subscription right away. But since you got a lvl 10 in climbing you can invest 6 points from there to get to the level of Courage.
I wish you all the best for sunday: I do that with my sheet on line and a few other places. Starfinder Alien Archive by Paizo Inc. If not, then you may need to include some drop down menus for each skill so that each of the three attributes can be identified.
Ok – confirmed that the only way to do this type of roll would be via the API. Since the standard library of character sheets does not include a Dark Eye template I created my own one and its first version is finished.
Since some times has passed since the last post. Schwert Any ideas what is going wrong?
But I will try to get onto this next week. Maybe one could get the team that is designing either one of those interested in working with roll Lets use the example from above: Maybe it is too late already, but I cant find a good way to solve this without if-then-else-loops.
Till then an advice: So, there are a couple of ways you could overcome the problem with the Talents.
Since DSA has around Talente, devided into the categories you can see in the sheet. Thanks alot again for your help: In any case thanks Gereon for all that work. Thanks for the quick response, unfortunately the command line does not work: You evaluate each of the 3 rolls against the Skill Level 10 in this case and if the roll is less than the skill level the roll succeeds?
Can you look at this picture and tell me, why the preview left shows something different than the one ingame right Regarding the roll button: Unfortunately, we have to do it this way rather than rolling 3d20, because doing it that way, we'd have no way of knowing how each check went and how many points would be needed to resolve it.
By moving the comment either before or after the full dice expression, you should be fine.
Which makes it so much uncomfortable to use and to code. But there are some problems I came across: You deserver a ice cold beer, right now. Or do I just post my chaakterbogen here in a thread?
Dungeon of the Mad Mage by Wizards of the Coast. I make an example of how the dice roll button at the moment works: So in the first successfull example you cant add the 4 points to the remaining 6 points of your climbing skill.
What type of value will the Koeperlich Talent be?


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Talking to kids about coronavirus
Staying calm and being truthful will help lessen your child's anxiety.
ByRuth A. Musgrave
Children might be getting used to life with coronavirus (as much as any of us can, that is). But when they hear news about things like President Trump testing positive for COVID-19, questions and concerns about the virus can bubble up again. That can be tough to talk about, especially when you probably have just as many questions and concerns.
"Kids need to feel safe and not worry," says Katie Ryder, a family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente in the mid-Atlantic region. "That's our biggest role as the trusted adults in children's lives, to help them do that."
Here are some tips on how to talk to your children about coronavirus.
Stay calm
We know: Easier said than done. But kids pick up on how you're feeling. If you're showing panic or anxiety, so will they. Instead, validate their concerns to show that you understand why they might be nervous—and that a little nervousness is OK. "But it's important for them to know that there's no need to panic," Ryder says.
Then talk calmly about what's happening, and reassure them that people are working very hard to make things better. "Kids need to know that grownups are working together to make sure kids are safe," says Rebecca Goertzel, principal at Chautauqua Elementary School in Vashon Island, Washington, off the coast of Seattle.
Meet children where they are
Very young children might not be asking any questions, and in that case there's no reason to discuss the topic. But other kids will want answers, and parents shouldn't shy away from talking about what's going on. "Be honest," Goertzel says. "But don't scare them or become alarmist." Limiting exposure to television reports and social media—especially as the infection and death rates continue to increase—can help, since too much can get those active imaginations running toward something akin to a zombie apocalypse. (This coronavirus 101 written just for kids helps explain the basic questions they might have.)
Help them feel like they're in control
One of the best ways to calm children is to help them feel like they can protect not just themselves—but other people as well. Tell them that when they follow the rules for staying healthy, that helps other people stay safe since the child won't be spreading the disease. "This is their job—to do what they already know they should be doing to keep themselves and others healthy," Ryder says. So as you remind them how not to get sick—wearing masks, washing their hands, sneezing and coughing into their elbows, not touching their faces—help them understand that these actions also protect others. (Here's an article on getting your kid to wear a mask and social distance.)
Be realistic about them getting sick
The good news is that few children seem to be coming down with coronavirus, and when they do catch the disease, their symptoms tend to be mild. Explain to them that they've been sick before with similar illnesses, like the common cold or the flu, and that they've gotten better. Coronavirus is likely to affect them the same way. (Find out what coronavirus does to a child's body.)
Still, they're probably worried about other family members as well. Again explain that most adults with the disease have gotten better, and that doctors and scientists are working hard to protect everyone. As for missing grandma and grandpa? Comfort kids with plenty of phone calls and video chats to show them things are OK.
Keep up a normal routine
Even though many children are doing some kind of remote learning and traditional playdates have pretty much been canceled, it's important to make kids feel like their lives won't be too disrupted. Establish a daily routine at home, and (following your doctor's advice) continue doing normal activities like practicing piano, bedtime reading, cooking together, or even playing in the backyard.
Consider adding new at-home activities at the same time every day, such as video chatting with grandma and grandpa, exercising (call it a dance party!), or crafting. Being cooped up and away from friends won't be much fun. "But by staying home, kids and families are helping," Goertzel says. "They're part of the solution."
This story was updated October 2, 2020, to reflect the news that President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19.

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By editor| 2019-07-02T08:30:04+00:00 April 11th, 2013|Century in the News|
Century Properties, Inc. expects its bottom line hitting P3 billion by 2015 on continued expansion and diversification.
Company officials recently announced plans to boost their property portfolio in tourism to take advantage of the continuing growth of the property market.
Jose E.B. Antonio, company executive chairman of the board, said profit last year reached P1.86 billion, more than double the P866 million reported in 2011.
Revenues reached P9.60 billion, double from last year's P4.7 billion. Earnings before tax and other accounting deductions (EBITDA) stood at P2.54 billion, 88 percent higher than the P1.35 billion the previous year.
"The 2012 results reflect the culmination of Century Properties' sustained performance over the last three years," said Antonio.
"We look forward at 2012 as a remarkable breakout year for Century Properties with a solid platform that will enable us to take the company to an even higher level," he added.
Antonio said the three years it has been listed with the Philippine Stock Exchange has been a "transformative" period.
"On top of Century Properties financial growth, we also achieved other key milestones. Quite notably, we established an industry-leading international sales platform and created a balanced portfolio of developments for the luxury, middle-income and affordable segments. We introduced unprecedented development collaborations with global brands, listed the company in the Philippine Stock Exchange, successfully raised equity capital three thrice since 2011 raising a total of P5.6 billion, expand our relationship with 11 financial institutions that have extended P6.6 billion of credit facilities, and progressed from developing stand-alone projects to master-planned communities," said Antonio.
He added: "Century Properties is now well set for the next phase of its growth."
Antonio said the company is looking at tourism, particularly hotel operation, as part of its expansion. Details will be announced in the second half of this year.
"We have a shortlist of locations which include Bicol, We are also looking at being a player in the tourism industry," he said.
Antonio said the Philippines, despite having attained growth in tourism arrivals to 4.3 million in 2012, that number is "very minuscule" compared to those that go to the rest of Asia like Thailand which attracts 22 million tourists and Vietnam, 6 million.
He said there is a lot of opportunity for the Philippines because it has the attractions. "We have the beaches, the mountains, the people, we have everything that is required and needed by the tourists, except they have nowhere to land. I know that the basis of all businesses aside from the environment is infrastructure. So we are looking towards the pronouncements of the government that our infrastructure will come into play very soon," said Antonio.
Antonio said tourism is the next sunshine industry in the Philippines.
"It is an industry that trickles down to the last level of society… is able to give jobs from waiters to tricycle drivers," he said.
Century Properties expects to realize about P40 billion in pre-sales of its yet-to-be-launched projects.
Pre-sales last year reached P30 billion, 40 percent higher than the previous year's P21.4 billion.
For the next three years, Century Properties sees pre-sales to hit an aggregate amount of P85 billion.
Key to the company's continued growth will be the expansion of Century Properties' landbank, though acquiring will remain opportunistic, according to Antonio.
Meanwhile, as the company's current projects cater more to the luxury market, it enjoys the attention of many foreign buyers given its relative affordability vis-a-vis a similar project overseas.
"The luxury brands attract not only high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs in the Philippines but also foreign buyers," Antonio said.
A unit at the Trump Tower Manila, for example, costs a lot lower than a similar project in say Singapore or Hong Kong.
"Roughly 20 percent of our total sales for our luxury projects are bought by foreigners," said Antonio.
Century Properties said of their property sales, about 74 percent came from the international market — overseas-based Filipinos and foreigners, with the amount further divided into 24 percent coming from the luxury products, 33 percent for middle income, and 43 percent from the affordable segment.
Source: Malaya | April 11, 2013
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Expect a new joy ride at Luna Park this Memorial Day weekend -- its first-ever vertical-lift steel roller coaster, the new Thunderbolt.
Coney Island's first new custom roller coaster since 1927, the year the Cyclone was built, will reach speeds of 55 miles per hour and stand 115 feet tall. "The approximately two-minute ride begins with a jaw-dropping 90-degree vertical drop," according to a news release from Luna Park's parent company.
The amusement park will break ground on the roller coaster, being built by Zamperla S.p.A, on Monday where the original wooden Thunderbolt stood for more than 60 years.


The Cayuga Community College men's soccer team was recently named the 2017-2018 National Academic Team of the Year by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), honoring the team for its success in the classroom.
The national recognition is awarded annually to 14 men's and 13 women's college programs who have the top GPA in their sport and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. The Cayuga men's soccer team finished the season with a cumulative GPA of 3.38, edging the Northwest Kansas Technical College's 3.37 GPA.
Two other Cayuga athletic teams were also nominated for the prestigious NJCAA award. The women's cross country team finished eighth nationally with a 3.36 cumulative GPA, and the women's soccer team finished 57th with a 3.05 GPA.
The men's soccer team was also impressive on the field. The team finished with a 13-4 record, and in the final month of the season received votes for the national rankings. The team advanced to the regional championship game, where they fell to eventual national champion Genesee Community College.
Members of the men's soccer team for the 2017-2018 season were: Mikel Abando, Alejandro Blazquez-Camacho, Paul Coyle, Aaron Dargie, Kevin Deyo, Max Dixon, Ander Echaniz, Pedro Fanhani, Diego de Urquijo Fernandez, Arturo Galindo, Juan Galindo, Daniel Gethin, Alfie Hipwell, Eduardo Jimenez, Jeremy Kilgour, Mauricio Kosegarten, Santiago Ortega, Konrad Pawlikowski, Selim Prenci, Hector Rojas, Jose Manuel Sanchez Garcia and Grant Stamp.


2. I REMARK, that God is able to preserve and keep the true saints from apostacy, in consistency with their liberty: 2 Tim. i. 12: "For the which cause I also suffer these things; nevertheless, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day." Here the apostle expresses the fullest confidence in the ability of Christ to keep him: and indeed, as has been said, it is most manifest that the apostles expected to persevere and be saved only because they believed in the ability and willingness of God to keep them from falling. Again: Rom. xiv. 4: "Who art thou that judgest another man's servant; to his own master he standeth or falleth; yea, he shall be holden up, for God is able to make him stand." Again, Phil. iii. 21: "Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself." Again, Eph. iii. 20: "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us." Again, Jude 24: "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy." Again, 2 Cor. ix. 8: "And God is able to make all grace abound towards you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work." Eph. i. 18: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. 19. And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20. Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places." Again, Heb. vii. 25: "Wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lived) to make intercession for them." These and many other passages prove beyond a doubt that God is able to preserve his saints.
3. God is not only able to keep all that conic to Christ, or all true Christians, but he is also willing. But Christ has settled this question, as we have seen.
But here I know it will be objected, that by this course of argument, the doctrine of universal salvation may be established. The Bible, it is said, represents God as both able and willing to save all men, and if his being both able and willing to save the saints, proves that they will all be saved, it follows that his being able and willing to save all men proves that all men will be saved. But the cases are not parallel; for God nowhere professes ability to save all men, but on the contrary, disclaims such ability, and professes to be unable to save all men; that is, he cannot, under the circumstances, wisely save them, nor can he wisely do any more for saints or sinners than he does. No passage can be found in the Bible, in which God asserts his ability to save all men. The passages that affirm that "God can do all things," and that "nothing is too hard for the Lord," and the like, cannot be understood as affirming God's ability to save all men. They do imply, that he has power to do whatever is an object of physical omnipotence; but to save sinners is not an object of physical power. Their salvation, if accomplished at all, must be brought about by a moral and persuasive influence, and not by the exercise of physical omnipotence. In the sense in which we can justly apply the terms ability and inability to this subject, God is really unable to do what it is unwise for him to do. He has an end in view. This end is the highest good and blessedness of universal being. This end can be accomplished only by the appropriate means, or upon certain conditions. These conditions include the perfect holiness of moral agents. If God cannot wisely use such means as will secure the conversion and sanctification of sinners, he cannot save them. That is, he is unable to save them. This he repeatedly professes to be unable to do.
These are only specimens of the manner in which God speaks of his ability to save sinners, and to do more for the church or the world than he does. From such professions on the part of God, we are to understand him, as disclaiming ability to do more or otherwise than he does, in consistency with the highest good of being in general. Since the highest good of being in general is the end which he is aiming to secure, he "may justly be said to be unable to do whatever he cannot do in consistency with the use of those means that will secure this end." God, therefore, does not affirm his ability to save all men, but fully disclaims any such ability, and professes to do, and to be doing, all that he can to save them. He professes to be perfectly benevolent and infinitely wise, and to be doing all that infinite wisdom and benevolence can do for sinners and for all men, and complains, that all he can do does not save, and will not save many of them.
But with respect to the saints, he does expressly affirm his ability to keep them, in a sense that will secure their salvation. This we have seen. He does for them all that be wisely can, and does enough, as he expressly affirms, to secure their salvation. No one can attentively read and consider the passages relating to God's ability to save all men, and his ability to save his people, without perceiving, that the two cases are not parallel, but that in fact they are contrasts. He expressly affirms his ability to keep, to sanctify, and to save his elect children, whilst he repeatedly, either expressly, or by implication, disclaims ability to save all men.
Again: the Bible nowhere represents God as willing the salvation of all men, in the same sense in which it represents him as willing the salvation of Christians, or of his elect. Such passages as the following are specimens of God's professions of willingness to save all men.
(1.) Verse 2. "As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him." We have seen, that, in the 6th chapter of this book Christ expressly teaches, that all are given to him that come to him by the Father.
(2.) He proceeds to affirm, that he had in the exercise of this power kept in his Father's name all who had been given, and had come to him, and had lost none.
Now, as surely as Christ's prayer is answered, all believers will be saved; that is, at least all who ever have believed, or ever will believe, subsequent to the offering of this prayer. But Christ's prayers are always answered.
To this it is objected, that a part of this same prayer is not answered, and of course never will be. It is said, for example, that in the 21st verse he prays for the union of all believers, which has been far enough from having been answered. The verse reads, "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." Here he explains the sense in which he prays that all believers may be one, not that they should be all of one denomination or creed, but that they should possess one and the same spirit; that the same spirit that united the Father and the Son, that is, the Holy Spirit, who is in the Father and the Son, might also be in all Christians. This is plainly his meaning; and that this is true of all real Christians, that they possess the Holy Spirit, or the Spirit that dwells in the Father and the Son, no one can doubt who understands and believes his Bible.
But it is objected again, that Christ prayed to be delivered from crucifixion, and his prayer was not answered.
I reply, that he did not pray for this, if at all, unqualifiedly. He says, if it be possible, nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt." If it were the pains of the cross from which his soul shrunk in the garden, and from which he desired, if possible, to be excused, it is plain that he did not pray unqualifiedly to be delivered; but, on the contrary, submitted the question to the will of his Father. But in the prayer, in John 17, he made no such condition. He knew that in this case it was his Father's will to grant his request. Of this he had expressly informed his disciples, as we have seen; that is, that it was his Father's will to keep and save all who were given to Christ, and had been drawn by the Father to Christ. The Spirit of this petition accords precisely with his teaching upon the subject. He had taught before that all believers would be kept and saved, and that this was his Father's will; now, could he, either expressly or impliedly, in this prayer, put in the condition that was in the prayer just referred to, namely, "If it be thy will?" But, although what has been said is a full answer to the assertion that Christ's prayers were not always answered, it may be, for some minds, important to say, that it is far from being certain that Christ prayed to be delivered from crucifixion.
But be this as it may, we are to remember that Christ expressly affirms, that his Father always hears, that is, answers his prayers.
Here he asserts, that Christ is able to save unto the uttermost all that come unto God by him, seeing he always lives to make intercession for them. This, as plainly as possible, implies that his intercessions are all-prevailing. Indeed, as he is the mediator, they must be.
Now let us consider how far we have advanced in establishing the perseverance and final salvation of all believers.
(1.) We have seen, that all the elect to salvation will be saved.
(2.) That all true believers are of this number.
(3.) That God and Christ are able to keep them from apostasy, and save them.
(4.) That he is willing or wills to do it.
(5.) That Christ expressly prayed for the perseverance and final salvation of all believers.
(7.) That his prayers always prevail and are answered.
In Christ's prayer in John, chap. xvii., he expressly affirms that he did not pray for the world, that is, for all men. He prayed only for those whom the Father had given him. For these he prayed, not merely that God would save them upon condition of their perseverance, but that God would keep them from the evil that is in the world, and save them, and make them one, in the sense, that one Spirit should be in them all. He asked manifestly the same things for all that in future believe, that he asked for those who had already believed.
Should I proceed no further the argument is complete, and the proof conclusive. But since this doctrine is so abundantly taught, either expressly or impliedly, in the Bible, I proceed to the consideration of a number of other passages which will throw still further light on the subject.
5. Christ expressly and designedly teaches this doctrine.
Here he expressly teaches, as we have before seen, that it is his Father's will, that all believers, or all who at any time believe, (for this is plainly his meaning,) shall be saved; that he should lose none of them, but as we have seen, John xvii. 2, should give them eternal life. Then he claims ability to keep and save them agreeably to his Father's 570will. This, remember, respects all believers, or all who are given to Christ, who, we have learned, are the same persons.
The design of this parable is to teach the doctrine I am defending. If not, what is its design? This is a full answer to the objection, that no one is recognized as a sheep who has gone astray.
Not only is no one able to pluck them out of his Father's hand, but Christ gives unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish. This implies, that while they might or are able to apostatize and be lost, yet, as a matter of fact, they never will. What could be made out of all he says of himself as a shepherd in this passage, if, after all, 571he loses some of his sheep? Let any one ponder the whole chapter and see.
6. Another argument, in support of the doctrine under consideration, I deduce from the fact, that Paul, an inspired apostle, believed it.
Phil. i. 1: "Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons; 2. Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4. (Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,) 5. For your fellowship in the gospel, from the first day until now. 6. Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Here the apostle represents himself as giving thanks for all the saints at Philippi, upon the ground of his confidence that he who had begun a good work in them would perform, or perfect it, until the day of Christ. His confidence did not rest in them, but in the faithfulness of Christ. He did not express a confidence, that they would of themselves persevere, but that he who had begun a good work in them, would carry it on: that is, that he would so work in them as to keep them, and as to secure their perseverance to the end. This he expected with respect to all the saints at Philippi. But if he believed this of all the saints at that place, it is plainly and fairly inferable that he believed it, simply because he expected this, as to all true saints. He does not intimate, that he expected this because of any peculiarity in their case,—that is, not because they were better than other saints, or that God would do more for them than for others. He seems plainly to have expressed this confidence, upon the ground of his expectation, that he who begins a good work in any saint, will carry it on and perfect it until the day of Christ. Should it be said, that Paul intended merely to express the conviction or opinion of a good man, that the Philippian saints would be saved, but that he did not intend to utter this as the voice of inspiration; I reply, that Paul plainly expresses a confidence that they would all be saved, and that God would perfect the work which he had begun. Now, how came he by this confidence? He was an inspired man. If inspiration had taught him that real saints do fall away and are lost, how could he consistently express so thorough a persuasion, that all the saints at Philippi would be saved? If Paul believed in the perseverance of the saints, it must be true, or he was deceived in respect to this important doctrine. But is it not safe to trust Paul's opinion of this doctrine? If any one is disposed to contend, that we cannot with strict justice infer that Paul believed the same in respect to God's perfecting the work in all saints, that he believed in respecting the Philippians, I will not contend with him with respect to this. It is, however, clear, that Paul no where in this 572epistle, nor elsewhere, intimates that he had higher expectations in regard to the salvation of the Philippians, than he had in respect to the salvation of all true saints. In writing to the churches, the apostles appear to have regarded and spoken of all true saints as the elect-children of God. They seem to represent the salvation of all such persons as certain, but always keeping in mind and holding forth, either expressly or by way of implication, the nature of this certainty, that it was conditioned upon the right and persevering use of their own agency. They consequently constantly endeavor to guard the churches against delusion, in regard to their being real saints, and admonish them to prove themselves in this respect, and also warn them against the supposition, that they can be saved, without actual perseverance in faith and obedience to the end of life.
In these passages as elsewhere, the conversion of sinners is spoken of as settling the question of their salvation. But if true saints do fall from grace and perish, why should the inspired writers so often express themselves, as if they regarded the regeneration of a person as an indication that he is one of the elect, and as securing his salvation?
Here, as is common in the Bible, faith is spoken of as if it were the sole condition of salvation. Repentance, faith, regeneration, etc., are often, as every student of the Bible knows, spoken of as if they were the only conditions of salvation. Now, it seems to me, that this could not, and ought not to be, if there is not a certain connection of some sort between real conversion and eternal salvation. It is true, the necessity of perseverance to the end is often mentioned and insisted upon in the Bible as a condition of salvation, just as might be expected when we consider the nature of the certainty in question. If there is not, however, a certain connection between true regeneration, or faith, or repentance 573and salvation, it seems to me incredible, that we should so often find faith, and repentance, and conversion spoken of as if they secured salvation.
Those who believe are represented as already having eternal life, as not coming into condemnation, but as having passed from death unto life. The following passages are specimens of the manner in which the scriptures speak upon this subject.
Now it seems to me, that this numerous class of passages strongly imply that there is a certain connection of some sort between coming to Christ, receiving Christ, etc., and eternal life. Observe, I do not contend that perseverance in faith and obedience is not also a condition of salvation, but on the contrary, that it actually is. Nor do I contend 574that such like representations as the above, settle the question that all who at any time repent, believe, or come to Christ, will be saved. The thing which I here intend is, that this class of texts is just what we might expect, if the fact of regeneration were certainly connected with salvation, and just what it seems they ought not to be, in case this were not true.
Matt. vii. 22, 23; 1 Cor. xiii. 1, 2, are specimens of the manner in which the faith of miracles is represented.
See Rom. x. 9, 10, 11; Acts viii. 37; Gal. v. 6. These and such like passages speak of evangelical faith, or the faith of the heart. When the multitude are spoken of as believing under Christ's instruction, or in view of his miracles, and then as going back and walking no more with him, we are doubtless to understand those passages as teaching simply, that they were at the time convinced of his Messiahship, and that they intellectually believed that he was what he professed to be. But their history seems to forbid the conclusion that they were truly regenerated, or that they had the true faith of the gospel.
Again: John speaks of those who openly apostatized as if they had mot been true Christians: 1 John ii. 19: "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us." Observe the force of the expressions, "They went out from us, but they were not of us;" that is, were not truly Christians. Why does he say so? He assigns the reason for this assertion: "for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us, but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us." That is, a part of the professed disciples went out from the rest and returned to the world, that it might be made 575manifest who were and who were not Christians. I do not say, however, that this is indubitably taught in this passage; but it cannot be denied, that this is its most natural construction.
8. The inhabitants of heaven seem to believe that there is a certain connection between repentance and salvation.
Now surely this joy is premature, unless they expect the penitent to be saved. If, after all, there is an uncertainty about the result, in their estimation, and if it may be, or there is a probability, that the penitent will fall, and suffer a vastly more aggravated damnation than if he had never been enlightened, one would think that they would at least suspend their triumph until the result was known. To be sure they might rejoice, if the sinner broke off temporarily from his sin, and rejoice at the bare prospect of his salvation; but to me this passage reads just as it might be expected to read, if they regarded repentance as certainly connected with ultimate salvation.
Here again it may be asked, why this great joy at finding the sinner, unless his conversion is to result in his salvation?
I do not quote these passages as proving the doctrine in question, but only as specimens of the class of passages that seem to assume the truth of the doctrine, and as being just what might be expected, if the doctrine is true, and just what might not be expected if the doctrine is not true.
In reply to this objection I remark, that instead of these passages being otherwise than might be expected if the doctrine in question were true, and therefore implying that the doctrine is not true, they are precisely what might be expected, if the doctrine as I have stated it, were true. If the certainty be but a moral certainty, even when the fact of conversion is settled beyond all doubt, or possibility of mistake, if the final salvation of the truly regenerate be as really conditioned upon perseverance as if there was no certainty about it; and if, moreover, the fact of conversion is seldom settled in this life beyond the possibility of mistake, then these passages, instead of implying any real uncertainty in regard to the final salvation of the saints, are just as and what might be expected, because they are just what is needed, upon the supposition, that the doctrine in question is true. They do not affirm that any true saints are, or will be, lost. They do imply the natural possibility, and, humanly speaking, the danger of such an event. They further imply, that without watchfulness and perseverance salvation is impossible. They also imply, that caution, warning, and threatening, are needed. They also imply, that some men, to say the least, are not certain of their own salvation, and that they do not certainly know that they are saints, beyond all possibility of mistake.
These and similar passages expressly teach the persevering nature of true religion, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit: in other words, they teach that the truly regenerate do not sin, in the sense at least of living in anything like habitual sin. They teach, that with all truly regenerate souls, holiness is at least the rule, and sin only the exception; that instead of its being true, that the regenerate souls live a great majority of their days subsequent to regeneration in sin, it is true that they so seldom sin, that in strong language it may be said in truth, they do not sin. This language so strongly and expressly teaches that perseverance is an unfailing attribute of Christian character, that but for the fact that other passages constrain us to understand these passages as strong language used in a qualified sense, we should naturally understand them as affirming that no truly regenerate soul does at any time sin. But since it is a sound rule of interpreting the language of an author, that he is, if possible, to be made consistent with himself; and since John, in other passages in this same epistle and elsewhere, represents that Christians, or truly regenerate persons, do sometimes sin; and since this is frequently taught in the Bible, we must understand these passages just quoted as only affirming a general and not a universal truth; that is, that truly regenerate persons do not sin anything like habitually, but that holiness is the rule with them, and sin only the exception. Certainly these passages cannot be reasonably understood as affirming and meaning less than this. I know that it has been said, that being born of God is used by John in these cases in a higher sense, and as meaning more than simple conversion or regeneration, as representing a higher state than can be predicated of all true Christians. But observe, he especially affirms that all who truly believe are born of God.
The prominent truth taught in this text is, that whosoever shall drink of this water shall never thirst. In this particular respect the Saviour contrasts it with the water of Jacob's well, and says, 13, 14: "Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." This Christ plainly states as a fact.
Here it is expressly declared, that none are Christians who have not the Holy Spirit, or Spirit of Christ, and that they who are Christ's do not walk after the flesh, but after the Spirit; that they who are Christ's have crucified, that is killed, the lusts of the flesh. This is the real character of all true saints. Such like passages, observe, are designed to distinguish true religion from its counterfeits, and to teach that perseverance in true obedience is a characteristic of all real saints.
He then proceeds to notice the ground of this hope: verses 26 and 27. "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." This, observe, he affirms to be true of all who are Christ's, or who are 583true believers. Of this Spirit he affirms the following things: (1.) That all Christians possess this Spirit. (2.) That this Spirit bears witness with the spirits of Christians that they are the children of God. (3.) That he makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God; that is, that he prays in them or excites them to pray, and to pray aright, for those things which it is the will of God to grant to them. He then in the 28th verse says, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Here he represents those who love God, and those who are the called according to his purpose, as the same persons; and affirms, that we know that all things shall work together for their good. This he notices as a second ground of hope. He next proceeds to state, how we know that all things work together for the good of those that love God: or, which he regards as the same thing, to those who are the elect, called according to the election or purpose of God. He says, verse 29, "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren:" that is, we know it, because they are predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son. Not if they will be, but to be, and therefore, all things must directly or indirectly contribute to this result. He then says, "Moreover, whom he did predestinate, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified." That is, furthermore, we know this, and have good ground of hope from the fact, that whom he did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, them, that is the same persons, he also called; and whom, that is, the same persons whom he had predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son and had called, them he also justified; and whom he predestinated, and called, and justified, them, that is, the same persons, he also glorified.
We are saved already in anticipation, or in hope; and only by hope, for as yet we have not received our crown. The grounds of this hope are, that we are in Christ Jesus, have the Spirit of Christ, Spirit of adoption. We walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. This Spirit witnesses that we are children and heirs of God. He makes intercession for us according to the will of God. We also know, that all things work together for good to them who love God, for they are the called according to his purpose. They who are called, that is, effectually called, are called in conformity with their predestination to be conformed to the image of God. Hence those who are thus predestinated are called, and justified, and glorified. Therefore, no one can lay anything to the charge of God's elect. God justifies, and who shall condemn them? Christ died for them, yea rather, has risen and makes intercession for them. God withheld not his Son, and of course will withhold from Christians nothing that is essential to secure their salvation. Wherefore he concludes, that nothing shall be able to separate us from the love of God.
I know that to this it has been replied, that although nothing else can separate us from the love of God, yet we may separate ourselves from his love.
To this I answer, true; we may, or can do so; but the question is, shall we, or will any of the elected and called do so? No, indeed; for this is the thing which the apostle intended to affirm, namely, the certainty of the salvation of all true saints. The apostle manifestly in this passage assumes, or affirms, that all who ever truly loved God are elect, 585or are chosen to be conformed to the image of his Son; and are called, and sanctified, and justified, in conformity with such predestination. If this is not his meaning, what is? If this is not his meaning, what ground of hope do we, after all, find in what he says? The apostle seems to have had the same thought in his mind in writing to the Hebrews.


Mafalda "Muffy" Y. Scalzi, 85, a resident of Blair Tower, Altoona, passed away peacefully on Wednesday at UPMC Altoona, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Altoona, daughter of Antonio and Teresa (Restauri) Martellacci. On July 3, 1950, she married John L. Scalzi, and he preceded her in death on March 29, 2001.
Surviving are two daughters: Linda Wilson (Harold) of Bellwood and Rosanne Anderson (William) of Etters; two sons: John Scalzi (Sherry) of Altoona and Rocco Scalzi of Hollidaysburg; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Dora Gandy of Tampa, Fla.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, Anthony; three sisters: Frances Freet, Edith Tortoreo and Lena Derasmo; and three brothers: Warren, Daniel and Nick Martellacci.
Muffy was a 1949 graduate of Altoona High School. She was previously employed at GTE Sylvania, and she retired as an inspector from Tri-Tex. She was a life member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Altoona. She loved working with children and was a foster grandmother.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today, Aug. 12, 2016, at Santella Funeral Home, Altoona, where a vigil for the deceased will be held. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Altoona. Committal will be at Calvary Cemetery, Altoona.


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Le TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen est un club omnisports allemand fondé en 1904 et basé à Leverkusen. La section volley-ball féminin fondée en 1969 et évolue pour la saison 2016-2017 en 2.Bundesliga Nord.

Historique

Palmarès
 Championnat d'Allemagne
Finaliste : 1999, 2004.
 Coupe d'Allemagne
 Finaliste : 2005.
 Top Teams Cup
Finaliste : 2005.

Effectifs

Saison 2011-2012
Entraîneur : Zhou Zhong Yu

Liens internes
Championnat d'Allemagne de volley-ball féminin
Coupe d'Allemagne de volley-ball féminin

Liens externes
  Site officiel du club

Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
Club sportif fondé en 1969

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AUSTIN, TX (October 18, 2016) – Registration is closing soon for The Salvation Army Angel Tree program, and families who may qualify are invited to call for an appointment by Thursday, October 20. The annual Angel Tree Program provides toys and clothing to children from birth to 12 years old in families experiencing financial hardship.
To register for the program, families living in Travis and Williamson counties may call one of the following numbers by Thursday at 4:00 p.m. to set up an appointment: 512-445-2003 or 512-822-0923. (NOTE: These numbers do not have voice mail, so it is necessary to keep calling until you get through). The Salvation Army is also taking walk-ins at the Christmas Cheer Warehouse at 6510 S. Congress Avenue, until Friday at 3:00 p.m. Calling in is highly recommended in order to avoid a longer line and to ensure qualification and proper documentation.
Last year more than 6,000 Angels were adopted in Travis and Williamson counties. This year, The Salvation Army hopes to provide gifts for 8,000 Angels – local children in need.
The Salvation Army Angel Tree program began in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1979. This unique program provides the opportunity for individuals to purchase Christmas gifts for someone less fortunate in their community that they don't even know. The program provides new clothing, shoes, basic needs and 'wish list' items to thousands of children throughout the community and across the nation who otherwise might not receive anything for Christmas. Many economic factors contribute to an increase in the number of local families seeking help from the Army during the Christmas season.
For more information about adopting an Angel, sponsoring an Angel Tree at your location or other volunteer opportunities, please visit SalvationArmyAUSTIN.org. And as always, secure donations can be made online at www.salvationarmyaustin.org or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for more than 127 years in the Austin area. Locally tens of thousands of people receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, to gifts for children in need at Christmas, to relief for disaster victims, rehabilitation for the addicted, clothing and shelter to those experiencing homelessness and case management to help people move from crisis to self-sufficiency. Eighty-three cents of every dollar The Salvation Army Austin spends is used to support those services in Travis and Williamson counties. For more information, go to www.SalvationArmyAUSTIN.org (SalvationArmyAUSTIN.org), Facebook.com/SalvationArmyAustin, Twitter.com/SalArmyAustin or Instagram.com/SalArmyAustin.


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Uncle's Dream, first published in 1859, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky was written following his five year exile to Siberia where he was sent to serve in a hard labor camp. Following what could only have been a harrowing and harsh existence in Russia's infamous prison for political and social prisoners, one would expect Dostoyevsky's work to have been dark and bitter. Rather, Uncle's Dream is a humorous and yet scathing commentary on Russian provincial high-society.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian novelist, short story writer and essayist. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the context of the troubled political, social and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia.


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Due to the current and expected bad weather, the Lion's Furniture Store in Farmer Ward Road, Kenilworth will remain closed on Saturday 3rd March. There will also be no van deliveries or collections of furniture on that day. Our apologies to all of our customers. We hope to be back to normal operations next week!


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Library of Living Structures
The Library of Living Structures is an expanding resource gathered through conversations with people who are transforming both how we imagine and live in the city. These conversations will explore how we can "retrofit" or "hack" our urban environment in sustainable, survivalist and resilient ways. Out of each conversation will come recommendation for books, manuals or resources that will populate the library as an expanding archive of DIY urbanism.
The Library of Living Structures begins at the Expanded Architecture Residency Program at The Rocks and will be housed in shelves built using a design from the classic 1974 manual of DIY architecture by Ken Issacs, How to Build Your Own Living Structures. . The Rocks is an apt place for such a project as its historic houses were saved in the 1970s through the Green Bans, a collaborative struggle between unions and residents that put a halt to unsustainable development of the area. The Library will explore the power of no – protests such as the Green Bans – but also the power of yes – the multitude of ways in which people work around or through the existing urban environment to build their own future friendly living habitats.
Participants, November 8th, The Rocks: Tony Fry, Lee Stickells, Amelia Thorpe, Brett Bloom, Bonnie Fortune, Jessica Halliday and raumlaborberlin.