I can't believe I haven't made my own wraps before. They are the easiest thing to do and are so versatile: you can have them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and/or as a snack during the day. This is my version of chicken wraps with kale.
The best part of this recipe is that there is no cooking involved. The chicken is already cooked and the vegetables are best when they are consumed raw. All you need to do is chop the chicken and the vegetables and assemble them onto the wraps.
Convenience, taste and hitting your macros are the priority with this recipe. Feel free to add more or replace some of the ingredients to suit your taste. You could supercharge your wraps with spinach, peppers or add avocado for some healthy fats.
Muscle building food doesn't have to be bland. In this article, I am going to show you how to cook a delicious tasting and easy to prepare pasta with tuna recipe. It takes 15 minutes and you don't need to be a professional chef to cook it.


After endorsing JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton at the beginning of the month, President Obama taped his first video endorsement of the 2018 election for the Illinois governor's race.
"I am proud to endorse JB Pritzker to be the next governor of my home state of Illinois, and let me tell you why. It's simple, JB gets things done. When folks said Illinois couldn't be a leader in creating high-tech jobs, JB thought we could, and he started a tech incubator that's helped entrepreneurs create hundreds of new companies and more than 7,000 good jobs.


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Netcracker Technology announced today that Telenet has selected Netcracker to be its strategic partner and initiate a comprehensive digital transformation to leverage its cable and wireless assets and deliver the most innovative services and outstanding customer experience to its more than 2 million customers.
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Taiwan cinema in this bibliography covers two periods in the history of Taiwan cinema: some during Japanese colonial rule (1895–1945) and mostly after the end of World War II (1945–present). Although film arrived in Taiwan more than a century ago, relatively few books and essays, in any language, have explored Taiwan cinema during the Japanese colonial period. In the past quarter of a century, most film studies on Taiwan cinema in the West discuss only films and their makers after 1950, especially those after the emergence of Taiwan New Cinema. Despite the fact that Taiwan cinema has been known globally since the late 1980s, and masters like Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Ang Lee, and Tsai Ming-liang are household names among international art film enthusiasts, academic interest in studying Taiwan cinema is relatively low in comparison to interest about China and Hong Kong cinemas. To no surprise, Hou, Yang, Tsai, Lee, and their films were the main focus of film studies about Taiwan cinema. A few books and essays did pay attention to other areas of study, including the history, industry, and market. This bibliography includes full-length books in English, as well as books, articles, and data in Chinese or Japanese in subsections, such as General Overviews, Reference Works and Filmographies. It also includes some lesser-known filmmakers and neglected genres like Taiwanese-Dialect Film.
Depending on the authors' intentions, as well as publication dates, the eras, and areas covered in publications listed in this section differ. Among Chinese-language books on Taiwan cinema after 1945, Lu 1998 is innovative in its historical view and provides analysis of the political, economic, and aesthetic development of Taiwan cinema after the Nationalists moved its central government to Taiwan in 1949. Wen 2012 offers detailed annual overviews of Taiwan cinema between 1992 and 2011, supplementing what Lu 1998 left unexplored. Lee, et al. 2001 is an illustrated overview of Taiwan cinema on the island between 1900 and 2000. An in-depth analysis of Taiwan cinema, with an emphasis on the last decade, Udden 2007 is one of the few English-language books that specifically explores Taiwan film. Yang 2003 is a journalistic overview of Taiwan cinema in the 1970s and 1980s. It provides information especially useful for researchers who are interested in the genres of martial arts and action movies. Hong 2011 puts both colonial and postcolonial Taiwan cinema (1945–1980) in the discourse of national cinema. Lee 2013, with its new findings about cinema under Japanese colonial rule, is one of the most updated English-language articles on the topic. Lim 2013 also contains useful information on Taiwan cinema.
Hong, Guo-Juin. Taiwan Cinema: A Contested Nation on Screen. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
An updated and comprehensive study of Taiwan cinema and its history, discussing not only auteurs of Taiwan New Cinema and post–Taiwan New Cinema but also pre-1945 colonial cinema, as well as popular cinema between 1955 and 1982. The book presents arguments about the contested concept and representation of "nation" in Taiwan cinema. See also Guo-Juin Hong, "Historiography of Absence: Taiwan Cinema before New Cinema 1982." Journal of Chinese Cinema 4.1 (2010), pp. 5–14.
Lee, Daw-Ming. "Introduction." In Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. Edited by Daw-Ming Lee, 1–33. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2013.
Based on new findings of the author from years of original research, this essay brings new facts and details to the history of Taiwan cinema and offers a comprehensive overview of Taiwan cinema from its inception to the present. This article is also available online.
Lee Yung-chuan 李泳泉, et al. Shiji huigu: tushuo huayu dianying (世紀回顧:圖說華語電影). Taibei: Xingzhengyuan wenhua jianshe weiyuanhui and Guojia dianying ziliaoguan, 2001.
English title: Spectrums of the Century: Chinese Cinemas 1896–1999. An overview of Chinese-language film histories of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, from 1896 until the end of the 20th century. This is a pictorial, rather than an academic book, for general readers. Experts from both sides of the Taiwan Straits were invited to write articles for the book.
Lim, Song Hwee. "Taiwan New Cinema: Small Nation with Soft Power." In The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Cinemas. Edited by Carlos Rojas and Eileen Cheng-Yin Chow, 152–169. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.
A good reference book on the history, form, and structure of cinema in Taiwan since the emergence of Taiwan New Cinema in the 1980s. The author argues that a dismal domestic production level is no hindrance to a small cinema like Taiwan cinema in achieving global acclaim. It examines a new wave of popular consumption of domestic films and advocates an alternative cinema (another kind of cinema), proposed during the Taiwan New Cinema movement.
Lu Feiyi 盧非易. Taiwan dianying: Zhengzhi, jingji, meixue 1949–1994 (台灣電影:政治、經濟、美學1949–1994). Taibei: Yuanliu chuban gongsi, 1998.
This is a scholarly study of Taiwan cinema under the Nationalist rule. Based on the author's database of more than 400,000 pieces of information collected from newspapers, government files, and all types of literature. A book-length political and economic analysis of film development in Taiwan based on solid data. It only covers Taiwan cinema from the Nationalist government's retreat to Taiwan to the emergence of the Taiwanese Second Wave.
Udden, James. "Taiwan." In The Cinema of Small Nations. Edited by Mette Hjort and Duncan Petrie, 144–159. Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press, 2007.
Taiwan cinema is among the twelve small national or "subnational" cinemas analyzed in the anthology. A detailed and informative study of institutional and textual issues related to Taiwan cinema.
Wen Tianxiang 聞天祥. Guoying: 1992–2011 Taiwan dianying zonglun (過影:1992–2011台灣電影總論). Taibei: Shulin chuban gongsi, 2012.
A year-by-year review of Taiwan cinema between 1992, when it was at its lowest point, and 2011, when a revival took place in its domestic market. A useful source of information for understanding the development of Taiwan cinema in the 1990s and 2000s.
Yang, Jeff. Once upon a Time in China: A Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema. New York: Atria, 2003.
An overview to cinemas of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China, from the film business in Shanghai in 1896 through different stages in Greater Chinese cinematic history. The context of each era is provided, and important films are reviewed. Romantic melodrama of Taiwan in the 1970s, the Taiwan New Cinema in the 1980s, and the Second Wave filmmakers of the 1990s are discussed. A journalistic approach makes this book an easy introductory reading.


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OMG! KORRA DOESN'T SUCK ANYMORE!
Against my better judgement I decided to watch the premier of Avatar The Legend of Korra Book 3. I hated almost everything that happened in Book 2, that it resolved the equalist conflict magically off-screen, that Mako and Bolin had useless and annoying subplots that overtook part of the season, and the villain became more one dimensional as the season went on till he ended up as an 80s cartoon villain at the end. So I vowed not to watch the next season, which lasted up until a week ago when I sat on the fence about it till I decided 'what the hell, nothing else is coming out.'
What did I think of it? It's a lot better than season 2, but not without its share of problems. Spoilers on the first 3 episodes below.
Episode 1 begins three weeks after the end of Book 2. Republic City is dealing with the aftermath of Korra letting the spirit world and the human world coexist. Huge vines are enveloping buildings and places that have a connection to the spirit world. Korra tires to stop them but can't, and she gets blamed for this by the Mayor and the press.
It's actually a really good character moment for Korra. She sees that people are losing their homes and livelihoods because of her decision and she questions if it was the right one to make. She's showing some growth and maturity from her rash and impulsive days for the past two seasons. There is no easy answers, no quick fix, and she has to reluctantly tell the Mayor that this is just how the world is now and they all have to find a way to live with it.
Then there's the main plot of the season, airbenders have started appearing again. Because of the events of last season some non-benders have started gaining the ability to airbend. Including Tenzin's brother Bumi. Korra has to talk down a new airbender from a bridge because he can't control his bending and is hurting everyone around him. Why he felt the safest option was to climb to the top of a bridge isn't explained, but Korra just talking to him and getting him to calm down was a good sign of her growth. Although she told him she couldn't take away his bending, which is a bit off since the entirety of season 1 says otherwise. That could've been handled a lot better.
At the end we see that airbending has also awakened in a mysterious prisoner of the White Lotus. He uses it to break out of his near impenetrable prison, swearing death to the Avatar. He'll be our main villain for the season.
Overall I really liked this episode. There was clear building on what the previous season had done, with a clear presentation that it is a complicated situation with no black and white solutions. My favourite part was seeing the friendship between Korra and Asami, and that they talked about their relationship with Mako like adults, where there wasn't a "what! He cheated on me with you!" moment. Instead Mako is feeling very uncomfortable around both of them and is uneasy whenever Korra tires to treat him like a friend. I do like seeing Mako suffer.
Onto episode 2. Korra, Tenzin, and the rest of Team Avatar are off to try and find new airbenders from around the world. Meanwhile the main villain is breaking out some of his co-conspirators from other White Lotus prisons. That's the entire episode.
For some bizarre reason Tenzin and the others find it baffling that people don't want to uproot their lives and leave their families to live in airtemples like nomads. It was fun seeing the first guy they ask quite rightly tell them he's not leaving his wife and children for them, but Tenzin kept banging on about how important it all was and that the future of the Air Nation depended on him. Which didn't make me sympathise with him given how thick headed he was being. But we got a montage of him trying to convince random people in stereotypical ironic ways. Which made him look even more dumb.
At the end they manage to get one volunteer, who's an orphan thief kid named Kai. He promises to change his ways, but that's obviously not going to happen, at least not as fast as the Avatar Team seem to think it will.
That's really all there is to this episode. There's not much there to talk about. The prison breaks were fun to watch, but that's about it. Seeing the team just thinking people would join them on their quest was a little ridiculous as it went on. Then again these are a group of people who will just go off gallivanting across the world, so they probably wouldn't see why someone wouldn't also do that. I'm not sure how Mako and Asami could just take an extended vacation from their jobs. Mako had a token line about it, but Asami runs a large company that can somehow get along fine without her despite it being in financial distress last season. Also they seemed to forget that their first recruit to the new Air Nation was the guy from the last episode, so he disappeared off-screen very quickly. Though thank the writers they left Tenzin's annoying brat son behind when they went on their world tour. I've had enough of him for two seasons and am very grateful he is now long gone from the main plot.
Finally there's episode 3. They go to Ba-Sing-Se, the Earth Kingdom capital to meet with the Earth Queen and ask her for help in finding more airbenders. Meanwhile Kai runs off to pickpocket everyone, Mako and Bolin get stuck in the poor end of the city and randomly bump into ALL of their long lost relatives, and Korra and Asami must do a side-mission for the Queen. Also ex-Firelord Zuko shows up to exposit about the escaped criminals and show off the final prison they'll be after.
Definitely a lot more happening this time, though sadly part of it is a Mako and Bolin subplot. It's nothing bad; I just couldn't care about any of it since the show still hasn't made me care about them. Bolin is still the dumbest thing to walk the Avatar landscape, and Mako is bland practically empty character. If the episode was meant to make me hate the new character then job well done, because Kai is the annoying perfect thief who is so awesome at pick pocketing. He slips away for ten minutes before anyone on Team Avatar go "wait, where did the new airbender go?" Because it's not like they're a small group who would notice if the newest member wasn't among them when going into the Earth Kingdom Palace. However these plots do reveal something far more interesting, that the Queen is secreting away the new airbenders to use as a private army, and Kai is their new recruit. That's a good hook for the next episode. Hopefully the prison will straighten him out and make him less irritating.
The Queen is fairly blah. She's meant to be annoying and royally fussy, with obvious "we're making her obnoxious so you can hate her properly when we reveal she's evil" scripting. They're even reusing the Dai Li plot of spiriting away citizens from season 2 of Last Airbender. Though the side-mission with Korra and Asami protect a tax shipment from a gang of Mad Max types was a cool fight scene even if it achieved nothing. But generally I'd take pointless Korra/Asami scenes over pointless Bolin/Mako scenes any day.
The return of Zuko was the definite highlight. They even do some more 'Zuko is terrible at small talk' bits that feels like some of the classic comedy bits from Last Airbender. I'm sure he'll be in te next few episodes and I really hope he sticks around for most of the season.
Overall these three episodes are good, but the latter two drag things down a bit. The saving grace is the villain plots are interesting and I really do want to see where they go. I was more interested in the aftermath of the spirit world interacting with the human world than the airbender plot. Though thinking about it now they've done another 'shove it under the rug' on us like they did with the equalists. Spirits, the main things that were supposed to be in the world again and a change in the world from the last season, don't show up after episode one and aren't mentioned again. Maybe that'll change later on, but given both the track record and the way things are going I wouldn't hold my breath. While new airbenders are a consequence from the previous season I'd have thought 'spirit world mingling with human world' might have had a bigger impact on the world rather than just being localised in Republic City. Not like they couldn't have cut the down the montage of finding airbenders in episode 2 and had Team Avatar deal with a spirit problem somewhere which leads them to Kai. Kai could've caused the problem with the spirits by stealing something, but then we would've had to lose the scene where Korra tries to drag an airbender out of his mom's basement, or the airbender carnival act. Those would be such a huge lose for the story and that timeless humour.
If you're going to have a character make a major change in the status quo at the end of a story you need to have it have an impact in future stories. Otherwise that major change is meaningless and might as well not have happened. We'll see how this plays out for the rest of the season, but right now I'm disappointed but not surprised.
There's one other big flaw I noticed in these three episodes, the pacing. Watching them all together was fine, but thinking about them individually shows how weirdly paced they are as 20 minute episodes. Episode 1 is dealing with the aftermath of Book 2, character development from Korra, and set-up for the season arc. Episode 2 is faffing about, with some really cool fight scenes from the villain prison breakouts, but that's it. Episode 3 is Ba-Sing-Se is secretly evil, again, and Mako/Bolin get some family time. This doesn't feel like three episodes worth of story and would definitely be worse off shown in weekly instalments rather than in one group. Hopefully the airbenders imprisoned plot hook means things will be picking up in the next episode, and the entire season isn't paced like this.
Not to be down on these episodes because I did enjoy watching them and thought they were a lot better than season 2. Things are definitely looking good for the season, even if it's entirely without fault, and I will be watching more of it.


In business, a corporate raid is the process of buying a large stake in a corporation and then using shareholder voting rights to require the company to undertake novel measures designed to increase the share value, generally in opposition to the desires and practices of the corporation's current management. The measures might include replacing top executives, downsizing operations, or liquidating the company.
Corporate raids were particularly common in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s in the United States. By the end of the 1980s, management of many large publicly traded corporations had adopted legal countermeasures designed to thwart potential hostile takeovers and corporate raids, including poison pills, golden parachutes, and increases in debt levels on the company's balance sheet.
In later years, some corporate raiding practices have been used by "activist shareholders", who purchase equity stakes in a corporation to influence its board of directors and put public pressure on its management.
Corporate raids became the hallmark of a handful of investors in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly highlighted by the public suicide of Eli Black. Among the most notable corporate raiders of the 1980s were Carl Icahn, Victor Posner, Meshulam Riklis, Nelson Peltz, Robert M. Bass, T. Boone Pickens, Harold Clark Simmons, Kirk Kerkorian, Sir James Goldsmith, Saul Steinberg and Asher Edelman. These investors used a number of the same tactics and targeted the same type of companies as more traditional leveraged buyouts and in many ways could be considered a forerunner of the later private equity firms. In fact it is Posner, one of the first "corporate raiders" who is often credited with coining the term "leveraged buyout" or "LBO".
Victor Posner, who had made a fortune in real estate investments in the 1930s and 1940s, acquired a major stake in DWG Corporation in 1966. Having gained control of the company, he used it as an investment vehicle that could execute takeovers of other companies. Posner and DWG are perhaps best known for the hostile takeover of Sharon Steel Corporation in 1969, one of the earliest such takeovers in the United States. Posner's investments were typically motivated by attractive valuations, balance sheets and cash flow characteristics. Because of its high debt load, Posner's DWG would generate attractive but highly volatile returns and would ultimately land in financial difficulty. In 1987, Sharon Steel entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Carl Icahn developed a reputation as a ruthless "corporate raider" after his hostile takeover of TWA in 1985. The result of that takeover was Icahn systematically selling TWA's assets to repay the debt he used to purchase the company, which was described as asset stripping.
Icahn also attempted the grand prize of U.S. Steel, launching a hostile takeover for 89% of the industrial giant for $7 billion ($16.0 billion today) in late 1986 and only being rebuffed finally by CEO David Roderick on January 8, 1987.
T. Boone Pickens' hostile takeover bid of Gulf Oil in 1984 led to shockwaves that such a large company could be raided. Gulf eventually sold out to Chevron for a then record $13.3 billion ($32.1 billion today) "white knight" buyout.
British raider Beazer also launched several successful hostile takeovers in the 1980s, the largest being that of Koppers in early 1988 for $1.81 billion ($4.0 billion today).
Many of the corporate raiders of the 1980s were onetime clients of Michael Milken, whose investment banking firm, Drexel Burnham Lambert helped raise blind pools of capital which corporate raiders could use to make legitimate attempts to take over companies and provide high-yield debt financing of the buyouts.
Drexel Burnham raised a $100 million blind pool in 1984 for Nelson Peltz and his holding company Triangle Industries (later Triarc) to give credibility for takeovers, representing the first major blind pool raised for this purpose. Two years later, in 1986, Wickes Companies, a holding company run by Sanford Sigoloff, would raise a $1.2 billion blind pool. In later years, Milken and Drexel would shy away from certain of the more "notorious" corporate raiders as the firm and the private equity industry attempted to move upscale.
In 1985, Milken raised $750 million for a similar blind pool for Ronald Perelman, which would ultimately prove instrumental in acquiring his biggest target: The Revlon Corporation. In 1980, Ronald Perelman, the son of a wealthy Philadelphia businessman, and future "corporate raider", having made several small but successful buyouts, acquired MacAndrews & Forbes, a distributor of licorice extract and chocolate, which Perelman's father had tried and failed to acquire 10 years earlier. Perelman would ultimately divest the company's core business and use MacAndrews & Forbes as a holding company investment vehicle for subsequent leveraged buyouts including Technicolor, Inc., Pantry Pride and Revlon. Using the Pantry Pride subsidiary of his holding company, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Perelman's overtures were rebuffed. Repeatedly rejected by the company's board and management, Perelman continued to press forward with a hostile takeover, raising his offer from an initial bid of $47.50 per share until it reached $53.00 per share. After Revlon received a higher offer from a white knight, private equity firm Forstmann Little & Company, Perelman's Pantry Pride finally was able to make a successful bid for Revlon, valuing the company at $2.7 billion. The buyout would prove troubling, burdened by a heavy debt load. Under Perelman's control, Revlon sold 4 divisions: two were sold for $1 billion, its vision care division was sold for $574 million, and its National Health Laboratories division was spun out to the public market in 1988. Revlon also made acquisitions including Max Factor in 1987 and Betrix in 1989, later selling them to Procter & Gamble in 1991. Perelman exited the bulk of his holdings in Revlon through an IPO in 1996 and subsequent sales of stock. As of December 31, 2007, Perelman still retains a minority ownership interest in Revlon. The Revlon takeover, because of its well-known brand, was profiled widely by the media and brought new attention to the emerging boom in leveraged buyout activity. Litigation associated with the takeover has also become standard reading for introductory business organization classes in most law schools, introducing what have come to be known as "Revlon Duties" for boards of companies that are up for auction.
In the late 1980s several famous corporate raiders suffered from bad investments financed by large amounts of leverage, ultimately losing money for their investors. Additionally, with the fall of Michael Milken and the subsequent collapse of Drexel Burnham Lambert, the credit lines for these investors dried up. By the end of the decade, management of many large publicly traded corporations reacted negatively to the threat of potential hostile takeover or corporate raid and pursued drastic defensive measures including poison pills, golden parachutes and increasing debt levels on the company's balance sheet. Finally, in the 1990s the overall price of the American stock market increased, which reduced the number of situations in which a company's share price was low with respect to the assets that it controlled.
By the end of the 1990s, the corporate raider moniker was used less frequently as private equity firms pursued different tactics than their predecessors. Additionally, with revisionist history, in later years many of the corporate raiders would be re-characterized as "activist shareholders", such as Carl Icahn during his 2008 profile on CBS's 60 Minutes.
Gordon Gekko, Wall Street (1987) and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) – The notorious "corporate raider" and greenmailer, Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas), represents a synthesis of the worst features of various famous private equity figures. In the film, the character intends to manipulate an ambitious young stockbroker to take over a failing, but decent, airline. Although Gekko makes a pretense of caring about the airline, his intentions prove to be to destroy the airline, strip its assets and lay off its employees before raiding the corporate pension fund. Gekko would become a symbol in popular culture for unrestrained greed (with the signature line, "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good") that would be attached to the private equity industry. Sir Lawrence Wildman, based on Sir James Goldsmith also appears in Wall Street.
"Larry the Liquidator", Other People's Money (1990) – A self-absorbed corporate raider "Larry the Liquidator" (Danny DeVito), sets his sights on New England Wire and Cable, a small-town business run by family patriarch (Gregory Peck) who is principally interested in protecting his employees and the town. Larry ultimately wins over the shareholders when he admits he did not cause the company to fail; rather it was making outmoded equipment, using the analogy of 19th Century buggy whip makers who failed to realize they were being superseded by the automobile.
Edward Lewis, Pretty Woman (1990) – Corporate raider Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) attempts to make a hostile takeover of Morse Industries. Edward explains what he does for a living to Vivian (Julia Roberts): he buys large companies that are on the verge of bankruptcy, breaks them up and sells them in smaller parts, at a price that's more than the whole company, for profit.
Devin Weston, Grand Theft Auto V (2013) – Weston is initially presented as a self-made billionaire who made his fortune as a venture capitalist. In reality, he is a corporate raider who finds loopholes in legal contracts that he uses to strip companies of their assets simply because he can, and because he enjoys knowing that his victims can do nothing to stop him. Over the course of the game, he attempts to force the Richards Majestic film studio into bankruptcy by sabotaging production of a major film, leaving the owners with no choice but to sell their stake in the company to him. Once he has a majority shareholding (and after collecting the insurance on the film), he plans to tear the studios down and build luxury apartments in their place. The player is able to prevent this from happening by retrieving the film stolen by Weston, but this causes Weston to harbour a grudge against the player character, and he becomes the primary antagonist of the game.
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Wayne, Leslie (January 4, 1988), "Takeovers Revert to the Old Mode", The New York Times .
Victor Posner was an American businessman. He was known as one of the highest-paid business executives of his generation. He was a pioneer of the leveraged buyout.
The Wendy's Company is an American holding company for the major fast food chain, Wendy's. Its headquarters are in Dublin, Ohio. The company was known as Deisel-Wemmer Co. from 1884 to 1929, Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation from 1929 to 1946, DWG Cigar Corporation from 1946 to 1966, DWG Corporation from 1966 to 1993, Triarc Companies, Inc. from 1993 to 2008, and Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. from 2008 to 2011, and assumed its current name in 2011. The company's principal subsidiary, Wendy's International, is the franchisor of Wendy's restaurants.


One of my all-time favorite races the Sportspectrum Firecracker 5K in Shreveport, LA with over 3,000 other runners. It attracts a fast field but also a ton of beginners come take part in it.
My training had been going really great all year, including a 10:02, 3200m time trial run just over a month before. However, just a couple of weeks before this race me and my wife came down with bronchitis. We thought it was a common cold at first but I kept relapsing after every run so I ended having take even more time off. We both saw the doctor and got antibiotics when we realized it wasn't going away.
The week before this race was a bit rough getting back into it as I had a few DNF's. The antibiotics made my heart rate a lot higher than it should have been. However I was off of them a few days before the race. I knew the fitness was there.
I get in the front pack right away, however there was a Kenyan type way, way, off the front of us. However, probably within a half-mile I'm struggling to keep up. I hit the first mile in 5:03 and just behind the front chase pack now. It was a struggle after that. It's not often you hear someone say, I wanted to drop out of a 5k but today I did. I almost had to come to walk but I managed to hold on. From the mile, I faded from 5 to 10th or 12th. During the last quarter mile I ended up finding some legs and had a fast kick and finished 8th overall, almost catching 7th by the line.
Racing is taking chances and making risks. Teetering on that line of blowing up.
Fresh Running group photo prior to the race.
I look forward to the Fresh 15K every year and this year did not disappoint. We were blessed with great weather. It was 52 degrees at the race start. Megan Riaz and her team do a great job every year putting this together making it an international level type event, as it attracts a fast field, such as runners of Kenya and of course your top local runners from the Metroplex and East Texas. It also brings in lots of money for $$$ for charities every year. This year was the largest amount donated to charities.
Good friend JT and I before the race. We seem to have started our annual cool down jog after. He's now living in Virginia and came back for this race. JT would give me a little carrot earlier in the week on a facebook posting that I could go under a 5:39 pace.
Travis Allred and his team do a great job making sure Fresh 15 and the local races around stay patriotic with this huge flag. I stopped and took this shot on my warmup jog.
The field gets faster and faster every year.
I knew better to go out at that 5:15 or so pace like I did at Kilgore to Longview, just three weeks prior. This time I looked early on at what pace my watch was telling me. When we started down Old Jacksonville I settled into a comfortable 5:35-5:39 pace for the first couple of miles. I would say I was fairly comfortable for the first 3 miles or so and high fiving some of the kids at the aid stations seem to give me a mental boost of energy.
The race itself was uneventful as I was between a pack of runners in front and behind, mostly by myself for much of the race. Between miles 4 -7, I tried to start pushing the pace and James Jackson the national 15K Masters champion was who I raced back in January was having stomach issues again and I was able to catch him in the Hollytree subdivision. My pace though was staying about the same with the effort much higher.
Summer Tillson was here taking pictures and cheering us on right before the Dueling Oaks hill.
A bit of relief coming out of the Dueling Oaks Hill.
The last hill, which I think is referred to as "Heart Break Hill" was rough at this point. I had visions of being able to sprint at the top of this hill towards the finish line, but by the time I got there, there was none of that sprinting to the finish line. Coming up that hill with everything you got, felt like the end of a hard track session though. It was borderline if you were going to finish making it up or not.
Heartbreak Hill photo, it has to be in this blog.
As I mentioned before high fiving the kids, feels like it gives me a mental boost of energy and they love it. I ended up beating JT's pace with a 5:37 mile average, finishing in 53:08. My gps had the course a little longer this year with the route changes to 9.47 miles. It was my fastest pace on this course in all four years to finish 20th overall.
As a former member of the Longview Running Club from long ago, I'm glad the Kilgore to Longview Class is back. It was an 11 mile race that started around 1976 and lasted until 2001 when there was construction on the main route. I knew there would be a competitive field of runners. The course can be tricky at first because it's really flat that first mile and you can get going faster than you realize, at least that is what happened to me.
I felt I got off to a relative easy start and it didn't take long for me to settle into third behind Micah and Tomas. I glanced at my watch at mile 3, which was a probably a bad idea to do that and I saw that it said around 16:30, I knew that was a little fast and I was starting to lose steam. (After the race, Tomas said they ran the first mile in about 5:11 and I was not far behind at the time). They did a much better job of carrying out that hard pace early on.
Between miles 4-5 my right glute, quad, and calves were all tightening up and I was slowing way down. Nick Huff caught me around mile 5 going uphill and I couldn't respond to his pass. I couldn't respond much to anything at that point. I also got passed by Martin Rodriguez, he's a strong kid, a real fighter. I got to watch him battle German for awhile when German had caught him. He would not give up, it took awhile for German to get by him.
Before I knew it German Garcia was catching me. I ran beside him for about a mile before I fell off his pace. This put me in 6th.
However, about mile 7, a rhythm of fluidity came back. I started gaining ground on Martin. I noticed the distance of the orange cones that were marking the course, the distance was getting noticeably shorter. So every time I got to cone I kept working to make the distance get shorter between us. I finally caught him around mile 8, luckily German had worn him down enough by then, I didn't have to battle him like German did.
German was a little harder catch, he was keeping a steady pace and it was hard to close ground on him, it took a lot of mental effort and focus to make a comeback on German. Just before we made the last turn to the finish I was gaining really fast on him and when we made the final turn which was about 400 meters to go, I pushed about as hard as I could and ended up putting 13 seconds between us in such a short distance to bounce back and finish 4th.
This turned about to be more of mental win than a physical win, as there were so many times in the middle and end of the race I wanted to quit and drop out and save it for another day and somehow managed to bounce back towards the end. It was a lot of fun racing these guys.
Last weekend we went running for donuts in Dallas and we also made it a weekend family vacation by spending the rest of our time at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine with an indoor water park at its hotel.
The venue for this race was in Fair Park of Dallas. So, it was mostly flat, but that wind on the way back. It was about 42 degrees at race start. I figured I was running for 2nd today with the top Master's Runners (50 years) in the USA here, James Jackson. At least it would be a chance to PR I told myself, if I could hang onto him as long as possible without an epic blow up. There were a few other fast looking guys around too.
I lined up at the last second after a few sets of strides and off we go. I settle in around the top 7 or so at the start. I look for James but I didn't see him right away and he then he comes by. I knew not to get out ahead of him at first. Just keep close and cover his moves. It wasn't very long at all before he formed at gap, but after that first mile the gap wasn't getting any larger and just after the halfway point on our way back in a long stretch of road, I noticed the gap getting closer and his turnover wasn't quick like you would expect. I hadn't looked at my watch the whole race but I figured I'm running much better than I thought I could or he's have a really off day. We took left up a very short steep hill on our way back and I caught him. Alright, I told myself, time to floor it, no waiting around. I pushed passed him and was surprised he didn't go with me. At this point we still have over a mile to go and I'm in severe agony. A half mile out, I'm doing all I can to hang on, my arms feel like I'm carrying weights, they feel so heavy. I wanted to either slow way down or drop out, I was in some severe pain. However, I was impressed how mentally strong I was able to keep pushing despite the extreme discomfort I was in.
Just before the finish we had a sharp U-Turn about 250 meters from the finish, I look at my watch it says 15:06, I thought yes!! A chance for a PR, I put a huge sprint effort in, collapse at the finish line and curl up like a baby. When I do stand up, I'm super dizzy! Never have I ever felt like that before from pushing hard. I just won by 14 seconds in 15:54, with James and another guy not too far behind. The course was short at 3 miles but still a 3 mile PR for me. At that point, I knew James and a really bad "off" day and later he would tell me ALL about it.
This was a super fun race. I also participated in the "Chubby Bunny" contest. I'm a little dissapointed how I did here as I finished 4th,, the judge cut me off after I had 21 donut holes in my mouth and couldn't say Chubby Bunny anymore.
This was the second time for us to the Tyler Turkey Trot as a family with Calley, Evan, Rylan, and Noah ( a good friend of our family). The Tyler Turkey Trot always seems to bring in a few of the best runners in the area. This was just about 10 days after the Salute to Service 5K, I did, recently.
Rylan sprinting through the crowds.
Calley pushing Evan to the finish line.
From the start it was fast. I started in the second row to avoid going out too hard because I knew the current lack of some anaerobic work I would get shot off the back sooner than later. I got off to a decent start with the young runners quickly into the top ten. By about 3/4ths of a mile, I was in 5th where I would stay the rest of the way chasing the front pack down. I could see the lead runner through most of the race. I hit the first mile in 5:03, so the front pack must have been at least around 4:50. We did slow down significantly after that or at least I did, anyhow. By two miles I knew I saw Miles (#1394) had fallen off the front pack and I was trying to close down on him, but by the time we neared the end it was too, late.
Miles, trying to hold me off.
Miles got me by 12 seconds and I finished in 16:30, which was my fastest 5K this year. Which isn't too far off what I what I was doing in college and on less than half the volume/intensity. College ended for me just over ten years ago. I've been taking a slow and gradual approach getting back into more running this year, so far it seems to be working.
Thanks to Mike B for the video!
We ended up 5th overall and 1st 30-34 and we like to add 1st overall Daddy to that, since the top 4 were 8-15 years younger than me. The top four included some young studs, 1st Grady Frazier, 2nd Haftu Knight, 3rd Connor Benson and 4th Miles Zeorlin.
Recently, I ran the Salute to Service 5K in honor of our veterans on September 12. It was a very small race but the fastest run race the town of Whitehouse, Texas has probably seen. We had 3 UT Tyler XC Alumni guys there including myself, Nick Huff, and Connor Benson who has one more year of eligibility for track. We also had Ironman Pro Clay Emge, Tomas Moreno from Longview, long time runner from Dallas, Clint Bell and Kenyan Alfred Kiplagat. There were a few young high school speedsters who were looking to cash in on the teen division. The women's side was simply a duel with fast swimmer turned fast triathlete Rachel Olson and the long time runner Sarah Deller.
At the start Kiplagat is already off the front and Huff starts out right there with him. I took a conservative approach and I was in the back of this pack of all the guys mentioned above and I was slowly building into it.
The first mile was mostly downhill but into a headwind. I was staying behind Moreno until around a mile (I wasn't looking at my watch at this time) I finally got my Tomas Moreno and Nick Huff who fell off the front as I felt it was time to start pushing. After circling around this parking lot we ran around I found myself glancing at my watch as we were starting to head back in, I saw we were pushing a 5:10 pace at 8 minutes. This was blazing fast for me as I haven't seen a pace like that in a long time. I was hoping I could hold that up coming back to the city park where it started, however it was a long gradual hill and I started to fade. Moreno caught me towards the last quarter mile and I couldn't quite respond to his move. I may have started pushing too early in the race for my abilities at this time. The course was just barely at 3 miles. I finished in 15:57, which was my fastest 3 mile or 5k pace this year. I'm slowly progressing in the right direction at this time! Everyone else happened to be faster on this day too. This just shows what the power of running with faster people can do, but we are slowly closing those gaps. Kiplagat won the race outright in 14:17.
This past weekend I went to the Kiepersol Corkscrew 5k . I did it last year and loved the challenging cross country course. This year both RJ and I both showed up again . Last year I was a new daddy and now three weeks in fatherhood, RJ is too.
We started off and I let RJ go out front and I pulled up next to him. This time I could hear him breathing harder than me so I gradually pulled up ahead to see if he was going to come with me and when he didn't I let off a little bit then back on some. I hit the first mile in 5:25. This course is pretty fun by the way as you get to run around and through a huge vineyard. The second mile I was moving a bit faster than the first for awhile there until we got near the end of mile two when this streak of mud came up. I ran the second mile in 5:28.
The third mile was stupid hard with most of it you are climbing your way back up to the top of the vineyard. I finished the third mile in 6;18, then you have to a loop around the road finishes with a good hill at the end. I ended up with an 18:44 for 3.26 miles and RJ I believe was 19:17, so we completely swapped roles this year. Maybe next year we'll be more even.
Then later that night we spent the day in Dallas and Fort Worth to top it off with the Electric Zombie 5k run later that night. We took Rylan, Noah, and Evan with us.
There was a quite a few runners here who showed up, we opened up with a pack of about 5 of us. I was a bit fatigued from the morning race, so I was simply just trying to hang in there. I was breathing kind of hard, but I could hear a couple of others breathing harder. One guy, I couldn't hear at all so I thought he was going to be the one to push me. All off sudden less than a mile into it I was all by myself. The course was extremely dark besides the start/finish line. I could barely see the course or any of the zombies in front of me. I went 5:48, 5:47, and 5:32. I finished in 17:27.
It was a fun night! Noah and Rylan were 1st and 5th in their age groups. Calley nad a great time and pushed Evan to a 44:21.
This past weekend was the 31st Annual St. Gregory 5K Run in Tyler, one of the longest running race in East Texas. This was put on by the St. Gregory Cathedral (elementary) school, the sister school of Bishop T.K Gorman. The weather was perfect with a bit of sun at the start. We had our Bishop Gorman JV and Middle School cross country team come out.
This was a hilly route starting at Bishop Gorman and ending on the track. This race I didn't have anyone to push me, so at mile one I was at the mile in 5:32, I thought I was having a bad day then the steep hill, known as ChipCo hit right after that, but still by the end of mile two I went a little faster in 5:30. Then the last mile I thought for sure I was slowing down but still I found a way to run negative splits and went 5:28. The dash onto the track for the last 1/10th I got down to a 4:20/mi pace to finish the 5K in 17:10, even a little faster than the previous week on a much flatter course.
Felipe won the mile, he's on staff at Bishop Gorman for PE and IT.
Joe won 2nd overall today, he's on our JV team.
These are 8th grade middle school girls, Elizabeth, Elayna, and Tori they swept the Women's overall podium running all under 22 minutes.
This past weekend was the Tyler Gold Run 5K and Fly Tri Racing was a proud small sponsor event as it's main purpose was to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer. The Rucker's, Heather and Josh (Carthage High School Graduate) were the organizers of this event in it's second annual. They have a 2 year old son that was diagnosed with leukemia at 7 months that is still fighting it today.
It was a very humid morning and I didn't take care of my hydration needs through the week as it caught up to me by Friday as my feet and calves were cramping doing simple stuff so I knew this couldn't be good, but I was feeling alright enough give a good effort. It doesn't matter too much as I've still been building up a strong base for next year.
UT Tyler's Connor Benson was here, he has more eligibility for Cross Country but will finish out Indoor Track next year. Him and I went head to head, at least for the first mile we hit in 5:19 as we ran through Rudman park (concrete) trail. After that I lost ground as went out of Rudman park and onto Copeland, then to Shiloh, and back into the park to finish the three mile loop.
Connor is a great competitor, humble and nice runner.
Great race and well organized by the Race Directors Heather & Josh Rucker.
I went back for another round of college cross country racing. This time it was the UT Tyler Braveheart Invitational 5000. Coach Bob rides up the start line on a horse dressed as a character William Wallace and we, Alumni runners are his prisoners. We have been granted the opportunity to run for freedom.
I lined up like last week in the back of the pack, I believe it keeps me from going out as fast I normally would and have to build my way up. I got in the middle of the pack and quickly worked my way up. I found myself behind Alex Wilson, another alumni runner who was 2nd last week.
By the midway point going around the pond, I was still behind Alex and could never get by him. The race was getting rather difficult for me going around the pond and I quickly lost my top ten spot. Miles Z and Gerardo, a couple of the current UT Tyler who I ended up catching near the end of the race last week, caught me just after mile two.
Coming up big hill besides Spur 248, I started to reel Miles Z back in but couldn't quite catch him. I was able to finish in 17:22.50. This was back to reality as it was difficult to fake my fitness through through another mile and on a more difficult course. However, given the training I've been doing since I'm really just gearing up for next year it went really well.
Thanks to the support of my Wife, Calley. She was watching Evan tonight. My athletes I coach through www.flytriracing.com came out and surprised me.


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Postal clerk buyouts: Still up in the air
By on August 3, 2012 Postal Service
The American Postal Workers Union has an update on the status of buyout talks, only to say that there's really nothing to say. "I understand that there is great interest in this topic among some members, but it is simply not feasible or smart to conduct negotiations in public," APWU President Cliff Guffey says in this week's release on the union's web site. "Great interest" may be an understatement, based on the feedback that FedLine's been hearing. Among some union members, frustration is also running high that two months after mail handlers got a $15,000 buyout offer, clerks are still…
Now in progress: a push to keep (contract) post offices open
By on March 31, 2012 Postal Service
It's no secret that the U.S. Postal Service is looking at shutting more than 3,200 post offices as part of a major downsizing initiative. Less known is that 20 privately run post offices are also on the chopping block, but in this case because of a labor agreement with the American Postal Workers Union. Under its latest contract with the APWU signed last year, the Postal Service agreed to close 20 "contract postal units" (CPUs) or else insource the work "as soon as practicable." Those units are in New York, Texas, Florida,Puerto Rico and several other states. Given that there are…
Why the Postal Service's halt to plant and P.O. closings may not mean much
By on December 13, 2011 Postal Service
So, how big a deal is the U.S. Postal Service's freeze on closings of post offices and mail processing plants? Less than you might think, perhaps. No doubt, today's abruptly announced moratorium was made under mounting political pressure from Capitol Hill Democrats. "Cave-in" was how Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Dennis Ross, R-Fla., described it in a news release. But the long-term consequences for the Postal Service's downsizing plans won't necessarily be that pronounced. Last week, for example, a USPS spokeswoman told Federal Times that processing plant closings would start in April at the earliest. The five-month freeze would push…
Issa labels postal union ad misleading
By on July 13, 2011 Postal Service
In a letter released today, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., takes aim at a union's claim that the U.S. Postal Service gets no taxpayer support. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, concedes that the Postal Service no longer receives a direct government operating subsidy, but cites a 2007 report that the agency benefits from many "implicit subsidies" and "extra powers" worth several hundred millions of dollars a year. Those include federal, state and local income tax exemptions, Issa wrote, as well as the ability to borrow from the federal treasury at low interest rates. The letter, dated Monday, is addressed…
Postal union begins TV ad campaign today
The tug-of-war over the U.S. Postal Service's very uncertain future hits the nation's airwaves today with the kickoff of an American Postal Workers Union ad campaign that will run on national cable channels for up to two months. Contrary to what you might expect, given how testy the debate is becoming, the 30-second spot doesn't bash anyone. Instead, it highlights the fact that the Postal Service generally operates without taxpayer support. While APWU members move millions of pounds of mail each day, the ad says, their work is "funded solely by stamps and postage." So what's the point? In a release, APWU President Cliff Guffey describes a two-fold…
Former APWU President Burrus comes out against tentative postal contract
The current leadership of the American Postal Workers Union is rushing to crank up support for a tentative contract announced last week with the U.S. Postal Service. But one member of the nation's largest postal union has already made up his mind. "I have been honored to have the opportunity to devote over 50 years of my professional life to improving conditions for postal employees and as a full dues-paying member and on behalf of future employees I would vote no," former APWU President William Burrus wrote in an open letter posted on the web site, postalnewsblog.com Burrus' opposition centers around…
Union: Postal Service drops subcontracting proposal
By on January 28, 2011 Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service has shelved a proposal that "would have expanded its ability to subcontract rural routes to contract delivery service," according to an announcement this week by the National Rural Letters Carriers' Association. The decision "came after extensive discussions" between the NRLCA and Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, as well as other postal officials, according to the release on the union's web site. "We have tabled the issue while we are in the process of resolving a labor contract," Postal Service spokesman Mark Saunders said via email, when asked for confirmation of the union's claim. Although Donahoe recently acknowledged…
APWU chief seeking change in direction
By on January 21, 2011 Postal Service, Uncategorized
Now here's something you don't hear every day from a leading organized labor figure: "We must shift the focus of the union away from acting as a grievance machine," American Postal Workers Union President Cliff Guffey says today in a release on the organization's web site. "Leaders at all levels of the organization must get more involved in legislative activities and other union efforts." If labor-management relations at the U.S. Postal Service will likely never resemble a group hug, there's an obvious reason for the APWU to re-prioritize: The world's leading mail carrier is at risk of going broke and…
Postal talks extended again
By on December 1, 2010 Postal Service, Uncategorized
A week-and-a-half after their old contract officially ended, the U.S. Postal Service and its largest union will keep talking a while longer in hopes of agreeing to a new one. "We will be working late tonight and early tomorrow," American Postal Workers Union President Cliff Guffey said in a web release this afternoon. The two sides will continue negotiations until they either reach an agreement or decide that a deal is not possible, the release adds. In an e-mail, USPS spokesman Mark Saunders said only that "both parties have agreed to negotiate beyond today." This is the third extension of…
After contract deadlines pass, Postal Service to keep talking to one of two unions
By on November 21, 2010 Postal Service, Uncategorized
After an initial bargaining deadline passed Saturday, the U.S. Postal Service will keep talking to the American Postal Workers Union for at least another two days, but said that negotiations with the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association had reached an impasse, thereby potentially leaving it up to arbitration to decide the outcome, according to a USPS news release. Contracts with both unions had been set to expire at midnight Saturday, but the Postal Service and the APWU agreed to an extension until noon Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, the union said in its own release. "We do not have a new contract,…


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In " Move to Limit 'Factor Farms' Gains Momentum " in today's New York Times , we learn that farmers in Ohio have agreed to phase out gestation crates within 15 years and veal crates by 2017. I won't get into whether I find that to be a victory. Here are the sentences that I want to bring attention to: The family of Irv Bell, 64, has been growing hogs in Zanesville, Ohio, since the 19th century. MORE
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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us
They do appear to wish to put an end to what they believe are the worst abuses of institutionalized animal agriculture, such as gestation crates and veal crates, but that's hardly a call to end animal agriculture. Besides, is the "modern" veal crate something to be proud of? MORE
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From Today's New York Times
Thus far, the state ballot initiatives and agreements that will expand space for chickens (as well as for gestating pigs and veal calves) are really very minor. To the Editor: Re " A Hen's Space to Roost " (Week in Review, Aug. 15): We are glad to see an article describing the intensive confinement of egg-laying chickens, but we disagree when it says that animal advocates and consumers are "driving big changes" in the treatment of chickens. MORE
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In late June, a compromise was reached in Ohio that will gradually put an end to the tiny pens used for raising veal calves and holding pregnant sows, spaces so small the animals can barely move. A Humane Egg The life of animals raised in confinement on industrial farms is slowly improving, thanks to pressure from consumers, animal rights advocates, farmers and legislators. MORE
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Seal Meat Served in Canada
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Many diners are huge fans of its taste, describing the mammal's meat as somewhere between duck and veal. Definitely a niche market ,but demand has been increasing. And this is despite the bad press received by the annual seal hunts. For time immemorial seal has been eaten -- raw -- as a traditional food by indigenous people such as the Inuit. It also has been a traditional food for generations of hunters in Canada's east who serve it up roasted, or sometimes with a hearty Burgundy sauce. MORE
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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared
On November 7, 2006, Arizonans voted overwhelmingly, by 62 percent, in favor of Proposition 204, to ban the cruel and intensive confinement of veal calves and pregnant pigs on industrialized factory farms. The proposition outlaws raising pregnant sows in gestation crates and raising calves in veal crates , making Arizona the first state in the Union to ban veal crates. MORE
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Prop 2 Passes in California
It applies to breeding pigs, egg laying hens and veal calves. Proposition 2 has been passed in California. From the campaign website : (Nov. 4, 2008) – Voters in California approved an historic ballot measure to halt the inhumane confinement of animals on factory farms by an overwhelming margin. As of 11 PM PST, Prop 2 was leading 62% to 38%. MORE
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Tom Regan on Harm to Animals
The animals frequently are crowded together, as in the case of hogs, or kept in isolation, as in the case of veal calves. That individuals can be harmed without knowing it has important implications for the proper assessment of the treatment of animals. Modern farms (so-called factory farms), for example, raise animals in unnatural conditions. MORE
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Philip E. Devine on Demi-Vegetarianism
Some might argue that while eating meat is in general acceptable, we are under an obligation to abstain from meat produced in particularly harsh ways: from veal perhaps, or from lobster or from pâté de foie gras. MORE
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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"
He watched cockfighting and killed and skinned animals, but won't eat veal. Hal Herzog's " Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat " (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we've been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn't work when it comes to advocacy. MORE
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Foie Gras to Be Banned in California
It was served with veal tongue, yogurt, prosciutto, mustard ice cream and truffles. Apparently, this will happen in 8 months. I had no idea! Excerpted from The New York Times. In eight months, the sale of foie gras will be banned in California. But for seven hours on Friday night, at a restaurant appropriately known as Animal, three chefs presented an eight-course meal that was nothing short of a glorification of this soon-to-be-outlawed delicacy. MORE
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The Mysterious Case of Fighter the Fighting Fish
4 The Love Of Animals
I was preparing to pound my veal for some scaloppini. I gathered my meat mallet from the drawer, dropped it forcefully on my veal, and the shock of the blow on the counter did something, maybe it acted as a fish defibrillator, I don't know, but suddenly Fighter leapt to life. We are pleased to welcome Garth Stein for today's guest post. Garth is the author of Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog. Enjoy! The Mysterious Case of Fighter the Fighting Fish. by Garth Stein. MORE
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Ohio to Phase Out Veal Crates
Despite last year's agreement with agribusiness interests in Ohio to ban and phase out certain cruel factory farming practices, the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board (OLCSB) voted in favor of veal crate confinement. Today, we are happy to report that, thanks to the hard work and dedication of Farm Sanctuary members like you, on April 5, the OLCSB voted unanimously to reverse their decision, and to phase out the use of veal crates in Ohio. MORE
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Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?
Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go. This concession was to avoid a November ballot vote a la California's Proposition 2. This New York Times article argues that it could lead to other states following suit. MORE
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Bo Celebrated Birthday with Veal
Bo Obama celebrated his birthday with a doghouse cake made out of veal. When I was still a meat-eater, the two foods I would not touch were veal and lamb. Veal is especially cruel, even for factory farming, although now I think foie gras is a strong competitor. Tags: Obama veal bo obama Certainly disappointed in the Obamas for such a poor choice of "cake." MORE
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I spent years forcing people to look at photos of bludgeoned baby seals, "veal" calves in crates and skinned animals. Vegan education/advocacy for animals is easiest for me when I know my audience. And by "know," I mean I have a relationship with them and/or I understand what drives them, what they appreciate and what they can tolerate. MORE
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Since the male offspring of dairy cows don't produce milk, they are sold to veal farms, where they are permanently confined in veal crates that prevent them from moving or turning around. So, by purchasing dairy products one is indirectly supporting the inherently cruel veal industry. I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. MORE
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McDonalds Makes Positive Move to Help Sows
Animal rights advocates have singled out the crates, known as sow stalls, as inhumane, and several states have moved to ban or restrict their use not only in pork production, but also in the production of eggs and veal. I'm no fan of McDonalds, but any little bit of help is progress. Here's an excerpt. For the full story, check out this link to the New York Times article. MORE
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Bo Obama celebrated his birthday with a doghouse cake made out of veal. When I was still a meat-eater, the two foods I would not touch were veal and lamb. Veal is especially cruel, even for factory farming, although now I think foie gras is a strong competitor. Tags: Obama veal bo obama Certainly disappointed in the Obamas for such a poor choice of "cake."
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Despite last year's agreement with agribusiness interests in Ohio to ban and phase out certain cruel factory farming practices, the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board (OLCSB) voted in favor of veal crate confinement. Today, we are happy to report that, thanks to the hard work and dedication of Farm Sanctuary members like you, on April 5, the OLCSB voted unanimously to reverse their decision, and to phase out the use of veal crates in Ohio.
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Have a taste for veal? You can now eat it with a clear conscience—at least if you're a utilitarian. See here
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Animal rights advocates have singled out the crates, known as sow stalls, as inhumane, and several states have moved to ban or restrict their use not only in pork production, but also in the production of eggs and veal. I'm no fan of McDonalds, but any little bit of help is progress. Here's an excerpt. For the full story, check out this link to the New York Times article.
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It was served with veal tongue, yogurt, prosciutto, mustard ice cream and truffles. Apparently, this will happen in 8 months. I had no idea! Excerpted from The New York Times. In eight months, the sale of foie gras will be banned in California. But for seven hours on Friday night, at a restaurant appropriately known as Animal, three chefs presented an eight-course meal that was nothing short of a glorification of this soon-to-be-outlawed delicacy.
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I spent years forcing people to look at photos of bludgeoned baby seals, "veal" calves in crates and skinned animals. Vegan education/advocacy for animals is easiest for me when I know my audience. And by "know," I mean I have a relationship with them and/or I understand what drives them, what they appreciate and what they can tolerate.
Many diners are huge fans of its taste, describing the mammal's meat as somewhere between duck and veal. Definitely a niche market ,but demand has been increasing. And this is despite the bad press received by the annual seal hunts. For time immemorial seal has been eaten -- raw -- as a traditional food by indigenous people such as the Inuit. It also has been a traditional food for generations of hunters in Canada's east who serve it up roasted, or sometimes with a hearty Burgundy sauce.
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In " Move to Limit 'Factor Farms' Gains Momentum " in today's New York Times , we learn that farmers in Ohio have agreed to phase out gestation crates within 15 years and veal crates by 2017. I won't get into whether I find that to be a victory. Here are the sentences that I want to bring attention to: The family of Irv Bell, 64, has been growing hogs in Zanesville, Ohio, since the 19th century.
Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go. This concession was to avoid a November ballot vote a la California's Proposition 2. This New York Times article argues that it could lead to other states following suit.
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He watched cockfighting and killed and skinned animals, but won't eat veal. Hal Herzog's " Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat " (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we've been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn't work when it comes to advocacy.
It applies to breeding pigs, egg laying hens and veal calves. Proposition 2 has been passed in California. From the campaign website : (Nov. 4, 2008) – Voters in California approved an historic ballot measure to halt the inhumane confinement of animals on factory farms by an overwhelming margin. As of 11 PM PST, Prop 2 was leading 62% to 38%.
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They do appear to wish to put an end to what they believe are the worst abuses of institutionalized animal agriculture, such as gestation crates and veal crates, but that's hardly a call to end animal agriculture. Besides, is the "modern" veal crate something to be proud of?
Thus far, the state ballot initiatives and agreements that will expand space for chickens (as well as for gestating pigs and veal calves) are really very minor. To the Editor: Re " A Hen's Space to Roost " (Week in Review, Aug. 15): We are glad to see an article describing the intensive confinement of egg-laying chickens, but we disagree when it says that animal advocates and consumers are "driving big changes" in the treatment of chickens.
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I was preparing to pound my veal for some scaloppini. I gathered my meat mallet from the drawer, dropped it forcefully on my veal, and the shock of the blow on the counter did something, maybe it acted as a fish defibrillator, I don't know, but suddenly Fighter leapt to life. We are pleased to welcome Garth Stein for today's guest post. Garth is the author of Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog. Enjoy! The Mysterious Case of Fighter the Fighting Fish. by Garth Stein.
Eat More Veal? We bloggers often get e-mails from individuals and organizations in search of promotion. And that's fine, as we all want to spread the news of fantastic work that needs support. Case in point: AnimalEquality. But there are two types of requests that are irksome to me: 1. People I hear from only when they want me to promote them, and I have never asked them to promote me (I'm terrible at that) nor have they ever done it of their own accord.
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In late June, a compromise was reached in Ohio that will gradually put an end to the tiny pens used for raising veal calves and holding pregnant sows, spaces so small the animals can barely move. A Humane Egg The life of animals raised in confinement on industrial farms is slowly improving, thanks to pressure from consumers, animal rights advocates, farmers and legislators.
The animals frequently are crowded together, as in the case of hogs, or kept in isolation, as in the case of veal calves. That individuals can be harmed without knowing it has important implications for the proper assessment of the treatment of animals. Modern farms (so-called factory farms), for example, raise animals in unnatural conditions.
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Since the male offspring of dairy cows don't produce milk, they are sold to veal farms, where they are permanently confined in veal crates that prevent them from moving or turning around. So, by purchasing dairy products one is indirectly supporting the inherently cruel veal industry. I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians.
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On November 7, 2006, Arizonans voted overwhelmingly, by 62 percent, in favor of Proposition 204, to ban the cruel and intensive confinement of veal calves and pregnant pigs on industrialized factory farms. The proposition outlaws raising pregnant sows in gestation crates and raising calves in veal crates , making Arizona the first state in the Union to ban veal crates.
Some might argue that while eating meat is in general acceptable, we are under an obligation to abstain from meat produced in particularly harsh ways: from veal perhaps, or from lobster or from pâté de foie gras.
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The Korean unification flag, in its first version, consists of a blue and undivided Korean peninsula as well as Jeju island to its south. There is a lot more to this flag than meets the eye.


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Same Sex Attraction, Temptation, and Jesus
The Revoice conference is over. But we will continue to hear from Revoice, its various speakers and supporters. It is not my goal here to write a point-by-point rebuttal of the many troubling things that were stated in the conference. I have listened to the addresses from Nate Collins and Eve Tushnett and there is enough troubling material there to keep one busy for quite a while.
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Calvin's sensitivity to the different circumstances in which people live lead him to flip-flop, or at least to be somewhat ambivalent in his attitude to the magistrate. Citing the case of Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 27), Scripture requires obedience to bad kings, and even to pray for the well being of the country of exile (Jer.29). No doubt Calvin has his own city of exile, Geneva, in mind. But should not rulers, who also have responsibilities, be kept on track? Yes, but not by ourselves, but by Almighty God. This leads to discussion of the vexed question of civil disobedience.
No doubt having the Anabaptists in mind, and having already defended the right to litigate, Calvin proceeds to defend the entire judicial process. He discourages using the law for the taking of revenge, but upholds the use of due process, 'through which God may work for our good'. (It is interesting that in his teaching Calvin primarily seems to have mind not Geneva, which by this time in his career he believed was governed along right lines, but countries where the law may remain hostile to evangelical Christianity).
God's Word in Your Child's Mind
A few years ago, at the start of a new school year, I announced to the kids that we would be memorizing the book of James.
"The whole book?" one son asked, eyes wide with surprise.
"That's the goal," I responded.
"Impossible!" he declared.
Up to that point, my children had memorized single verses and short passages of Scripture. I thought it was time to take on something bigger.
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Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs
"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which translated means, "God with us." (Matt. 1:23, NASB, 1977)
These are the words of Matthew immediately after he wrote, "Now all this took place that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying" (Matt. 1:22). The "prophet" here refers to Isaiah. In Matthew 1:23, Matthew references aspects of Isaiah 7:14, 8:10, and 9:6. Those texts read as follows:
Solitude Improved
Nathanael Ranew died in 1677, "a judicious divine, and a good historian."[1] He had served as vicar in Felsted, Essex, until his ejection in 1662 for nonconformity, after which he moved twenty miles south to teach in the town of Billericay.
The Rule and Songs of Puritan Worship
When we build on the foundation of the Gospel in our worhsip, what rule should govern our building? By "rule" I mean what controls, regulates, and fills what we say and do in worship. Again, to appreciate the Puritan stance on the rule of worship, we must begin not with the Puritans but with the Reformation. Though Luther had allowed practices to remain in the church so long as they did not seem to contradict the Bible, the Reformed movement taught that worship must only include that which the Word of God authorizes and warrants.
Struck Down but Not Destroyed
Following a discussion of various conspiracy theories, bad driving, and why the Spinners will never record episodes while in a car with Aimee at the wheel…the conversation turns to the topic of anxiety. To broach the subject, the crew welcomes Pierce Taylor Hibbs. He's the associate director of the Center for Theological Writing at Westminster Theological Seminary, and author of Struck Down But Not Destroyed - Living Faithfully With Anxiety.
Todd's been summoned to host a popular TV show, but Carl and Aimee guarantee that they can handle this week's episode without his coaching.
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The Sundance Kid for President
Many congratulations to both Jon Master and Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary on his appointment as their new president, starting July 1 next year.
Classical Theism in the Pastoral Key
Just over a decade ago, the big surprise in American evangelicalism was the sudden popularity of Calvinistic theology captured by Collin Hansen's memorable phrase, 'young, restless, and Reformed.' More recently, another unexpected trend has emerged – an interest in classical theism, Nicene Trinitarianism, and Chalcedonian Christology. Both movements connect to significant correctives within the field of historical theology, epitomized in the early modern period by the work of Richard Muller, in Patristics by Lewis Ayres and Khaled Anatolios, a
November 19: James 1
"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world" (Jam. 1:27).
November 18: Hebrews 13
"Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God" (Heb. 13:16)
"... that which is pleasing in his sight" (Heb. 13:21)
Poured Out, Not Burned Out
One of the most notable aspects of Paul's ministry was his commitment to hard work and sacrifice. Paul worked hard—harder than most of his peers. In 1 Corinthians 15, he writes,
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me" (1 Cor 15:10).
A Peculiar Perspective on Suffering
Editor's Note: This post is adapted from Laughing at the Days to Come: Facing Present Trials and Future Uncertainties with Gospel Hope (RHB, 2019).
Sex, Marriage, and Family in John Calvin's Geneva, Volume 1: Courtship, Engagement, and Marriage
Singing and Making Music
Paul Jones has performed an indispensable service for the church in the writing of his book Sing and Making Music. The chapters range from the highly practical to the more technical, but without losing the reader in the process.
The Housewife Theologian
My Worst-Selling Book
I kind of stumbled into becoming an author. I began as a reader and a thinker in the church, connecting a lot of dots in my reading that led to more convictions and questions. And I couldn't find the next book I wanted to read. So, I wrote it.
The Forsaken Monarch
Over the Christmas and New Year holiday, I treated myself to read Volume II of Amy Mantravadi's Chronicles of Maud series, The Forsaken Monarch. At first, I couldn't decide whether to read it on Kindle or in print, as I didn't know if I could comfortably hold a 657-page book the way you'd want to curl up and read a novel.
iii. As Christ would have us to be certainly persuaded that there shall be a day of judgment, both to deter all men from sin; and for the greater consolation of the godly in their adversity: (2 Pet. 3:11, 14, 2 Cor. 5:10-11, 2 Thess. 1:5-7, Luke 21:27-28, Rom. 8:23-25) so will He have that day unknown to men, that they may shake off all carnal security, and be always watchful, because they know not at what hour the Lord will come; and may be ever prepared to say, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly. Amen. (Matt. 24:36, 42-44, Mark 13:35-37, Luke 12:35-36, Rev. 22:20).
ii. The end of God's appointing this day is for the manifestation of the glory of His mercy, in the eternal salvation of the elect; and of His justice, in the damnation of the reprobate, who are wicked and disobedient. For then shall the righteous go into everlasting life, and receive that fullness of joy and refreshing, which shall come from the presence of the Lord: but the wicked, who know not God, and obey not the Gospel of Jesus Christ, shall be cast into eternal torments, and be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power.
By Simonetta Carr
Mary Honywood and Her Flickering, Unquenchable Faith
B. B. Warfield – Not a Solitary Theologian
Due to a need for brevity, many articles on Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851-1921) focus on his theology and his devotion to his wife, whose illness kept the couple close to home. Because of this, he is often seen as a solitary man leading an uneventful life. This view is compounded by the fact that we have a very limited access to his letters (the scholar who holds his correspondence is currently working on a long-due biography).
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Access to God (Romans 5:2)
As I begin the New Year, I find myself meditating on the fruits of justification by faith, especially the great principle that it brings us access to God. Paul says that through Christ, "we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand" (Rom. 5:2a). Peace with God creates access to God, so that we can stand before him fearlessly. By grace, we can stand calmly before God. Illustrations may help us take this benefit to heart.
The Judgment and Wrath of God – An Unpopular but Necessary Theme
One summer, a family man (and personal friend) traveled to Paris, where he spent a morning enjoying Luxembourg Gardens. In time, he noticed a group of mothers who, he realized, were so engrossed in their conversation that they tilted toward neglect of their children. He watched as one child wandered ever farther from her mother in the crowded park. Not yet two, she began to follow a family, apparently thinking its mother was her mother. When the group crossed a street and hurried onward, the child was finally quite alone.
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Reflect Deeply
Christians are frequently reminded to "remember the reason for Christmas," meaning, of course, that we should turn our attention away from the cultural trappings and to the fact that Jesus was born to Mary in Bethlehem. But this Christmas, perhaps we should fix our attention a little more closely, not just on the details of Jesus' birth, but on the miracle of the incarnation. In so doing, we join a great cloud of Christian witnesses, who have reflected deeply on this glorious mystery.
Theology on the Go: Missions
This week on Theology on the Go, Dr. Jonathan Master is joined by Dr. Liam Goligher, pastor of the historic Tenth Presbyterian Church in downtown Philadelphia, PA. As pastor of Tenth Presbyterian, Dr. Goligher has done much thinking and teaching on the topic of missions, and how Christians are to reach the lost. This installment of Theology on the Go gives a glimpse of some of that teaching as Dr. Goligher chats with Jonathan about the doctrine of missions.
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The spiritual ontology of the Church
There is a certain view of church that regards it (especially as expressed in the local congregation) as a 'voluntary association'. The idea has been notably prevalent among Christians in the United States, but has been embraced more widely in other parts of the world. Interestingly this perception of church only began to increase in popularity in post-colonial America with the growth of Non-Conformist churches.
The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel
There are many occasions when what seem like throwaway remarks from Jesus say far more than we may realise. One in particular is heard in our Lord's exchange with the Canaanite woman in the region of Tyre and Sidon (Mt 15.21-28), where he tells her, 'I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'
Calvin for 2020
"What is it about Calvin that so inspires me? This: his disciplined style, his determination never to speculate, his utter submission to Bible words as God's words, his submission to Christ's Lordship, his sense of the holy, his concern to be as practical as possible; the fact that godly living was his aim and not theology for the sake of it. In a forest of theologians, Calvin stands like a Californian Redwood, towering over everyone else." — Derek Thomas
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My Top Five Books of 2019: the Unthank Edition
Roald Dahl provided for my wife and I, when we first got married, a proper philosophy of home with his memorable instruction, "Please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away. And in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall." 2019 saw many more books added to that bookshelf and here I want to tell you about some of my favorites I've read this year.
1. Petrus Van Mastricht, Theoretical-Practical Theology, Volume 2: Faith in the Triune God. Translated by Todd M. Rester, Reformation Heritage Books, 2019.
Why the Virgin Born Son?
Have you ever wondered why Matthew 1:23 quotes Isaiah 7:14? Perhaps the ready answer is that the quote substantiates the virgin conception and birth of Christ, which is true enough. However, the text raises a number of questions. For instance, why did God promise a virgin conceived and virgin born son in the line of David?
Doctrine of God and Church Discipline - Q&A Podcast
Doctrine of God and Church Discipline - Q&A
Jonathan and James answer a few listener's questions as a follow-up to a prior episode. Our hosts address the question of how one can know if Scripture is speaking of God metaphorically or literally. How should one understand Scripture when it talks about God having body parts and emotions, such as passions and feelings? James uses the term "God's absolute sourcehood" to establish the standard of judgment on such matters.
The Newton Guy Podcast
The Newton Guy
Keith Plummer is professor at Cairn University teaching a variety of classes related to pastoral ministry, apologetics, and biblical courses. He also happens to work next door to Jonathan and James, lending a comfortable familiarity to their conversation.
Your True Retirement Plan
We probably all have bank accounts with savings, and maybe investments and 401(k)s. Wisdom would suggest that while we trust God we also should be good stewards and save. You want to have in inheritance—at the end of the road of your work life, you want to have a nest egg. This doesn't make you greedy, in most cases it means you were prudent. But all of this should make us ask, where is my real inheritance? What is the real price? Where, or better, in whom is my true retirement.
This is Your Time (God Has a Plan and Purpose to Every Season of Your Life Under Heaven)
What season did we recently enter? Spring. What comes next? Summer. Then what? Fall. Then what? Winter. And then? Spring. And so on until Christ's Second Coming. The year's seasons are cyclical—and somewhat predictable. So the seasons of our years should not surprise us but rather inspire our adaptability, acceptance, and appreciation.
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While in Boston around 2002 I formed with New England Conservatory classmates my first and most important band, Surca Quartet. After performing continuously for a couple of years, the band went into a long hiatus. Finally after several attempts to play together again I was lucky to play at the Jazz Gallery one of my favorite venues in New York. This was a special reunion since we hadn't played together in public for more than 10 years! We played mostly new music to be released soon.