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There are two types of Labrador Retrievers, the English Labrador Retriever and the American Labrador Retriever. The English bred species comes from English bred stock. Their general appearance is different when compared to the American. The English dogs are heavier and thicker. The American comes from American bred stock and is not as short. The double coat is smooth and does not have any waves. The head of the Labrador is broad with a moderate stop. The nose is thick, black on black and yellow dogs and brown on chocolate dogs. The nose color often fades and is not considered a fault in the show ring. The teeth should meet in a scissors or level bite. The muzzle is fairly wide. The neck is proportionately wide and powerful. The body is slightly longer than tall. These dogs make great family pets and hunting partners and are easily trained to do many tasks.

Duffy is a 3 year old black lab female. She is very easy going, mellow, obedient, smart, and well behaved. She comes from champion hunting lines which. She is solid black. She loves to retrieve. Great with kids and other animals. Soon to be posted will be her pedigree, OFA, OFEL, PRA, EIC, CERF, and CNM results within the next 4-6 months. Click Here for Duffy's Pedigree

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My 5 Tips for Saving by popular New York lifestyle blogger Covering the Bases

Happy Wednesday! Wanted to share my long form post for the week and it's all about my tips for saving. While we all might have different circumstances, these tips have helped me save a lot over the past years and I hope they can do the same for you!

My 5 Tips for Saving by popular New York lifestyle blogger Covering the Bases
(see original post details where I took these photos from HERE)

Tips For Saving - Set a Goal (and DON'T forget it)

Setting a goal (no matter the time of year) is the best tip I can share, and it's what helped me get to where I am today! It can be a specific number you want to reach or it can be a long term goal like paying for your children's college or buying a house. For me, I want to buy a house.

About 6 months ago I got hooked on the idea of buying a place in the city mainly because I hate how much I'm "throwing away" each month for rent. I reached out to my advisor and we set a goal by working backwards. I'll need X amount of money in Y amount of time, so how much do I need to save monthly?

Once we set that goal and found our magic number, we went from there. Seeing where I was and where I wanted to be in such a short time did scare me. Then I saw how much I needed to save each month and it scared me even more! But that is the point -- aggressively saving (within your means) isn't supposed to be easy.

Having a tangible goal really helps you stay motivated and on track. I found it's a lot easier than just saving for its own sake. Fast forward to today and I have moved on from the goal of living in the city. It's just too expensive. Now in the mindset of a four bedroom house in the burbs when we leave the city.

Now, I have more time to save but the amount has gone up. But I am still saving at my normal rate because I found it was enough to buy a house in the next five years. Now the challenge is to raise it AGAIN and see how far I can push myself. Maybe we can tack on a Tesla and a kid to that savings goal!

Tips For Saving -  Meet with an Advisor

I find myself very lucky because I was able to find an amazing finical advisor, Pat, through my sister (who works at Foresters Financial). He is someone that is basically part of our family and more importantly someone I really truly trust.

Pat handles my accounts as well as my family's accounts and has been the biggest factor in my savings journey. He is knowledgeable, trustworthy, is really good at his job and is so very down to earth. He explains everything in layman's terms and is always around for questions. He helps suggest what I should be doing through work in terms of savings/401k/life insurance and even works closely with my CPA so we can find the smartest way to invest money that help with end-of-year deductions.

You can read more about Pat HERE and also grab his contact information if you're looking for someone. He is based in Lexington, KY but does work all over (obviously since I'm in NY, my parents are in Chicago and my sister is in Atlanta). I know it's probably a little weird taking advice on something like this through a fashion blog but I just wanted to share in case you were in need! (He also has noooooo idea I'm writing this haha).

But if my kind words haven't convinced you, I did want to throw in that year after year he finishes top one or two in the entire company! You can see the top people in the company HERE and if you're looking for someone closer to home and you live in Atlanta or Phoenix, I can't recommend these guys enough!

I don't know that it's 100% necessary to have your advisor be in state (just because I've never had one that is) but I do know that it is good to find someone you connect with and trust. So if you are interested in finding someone close to you, feel free to email me and I can ask who my sister suggests and pass along their information!

Of course there are a ton of financial advisors outside of Foresters (just sharing what I know) that you can work with as well as taking advantage of workplace benefits. I know Major League Baseball offers us recommended advisors to chat with -- free of cost -- to help teach and guide us down the right path when it comes to saving. Andrew has used these services and has really come to love them. I would research to see if your office does something similar! It's always a great place to start.

Tips For Saving - Go over your expenses

When I was seriously considering buying a place in the city, I started to look at what I'm currently spending money on and where I could cut back. I used a tool Bank of America offers on their site under "accounts" called "spending and budgeting" (you can see snapshots of what the tool looks like here).

In this tool I'm able to break it down month to month but also by transaction type so I can see where the money is going. You're also able to recategorize things after the fact. The tool also helps you see your income vs. spending, how much you've spent in that category compared to other months, spending insights and tools for better money management.

You can also set a budget for each category and have it alert you when you're getting close or have gone over. I haven't set this up *quite* yet since my blog is still tied to my personal account but it is on my to-do list. I would definitely look into seeing if your bank has something similar where you can oversee your spending in visual terms like at BofA. It's a huge help!

When I first started using this tool, I was able to see just how much I was spending and it made my jaw drop. Sure, my rent is in there (which makes the total value each month very high), but outside of that, I was spending way more than I wanted to and way more than I thought I was. By using this tool, I was able to go through every category to find ways to cut back.

Tips For Saving - Think about smarter ways to save

After you go through your expenses, start looking at places where you save more and spend less. A good place to start is with monthly subscriptions. For example, I was paying for Netflix when my parents AND Andrew had accounts that they let me share. Cut that right out. Same for Dropbox -- I wasn't even using it and still paying? Nope. Little things like that can make a big difference in the long run!

Another place I was spending a lot -- like WAY more than I thought -- was on dining. I started to think about all the easy ways to avoid this: bring your lunch, eat more leftovers, or find different options like MealPal (think class pass but for lunch). It's easier than you think to see a problem and fix it when it comes to little things like this.

It's also great to see an overall number and have it remind you whenever you're thinking about spending more. Perfect example for me is the number of taxis I take. It's something I'm not going to stop doing but there are better ways to lower the amount I spend on them. Now when I think about needing a taxi my first thought is, "can I walk instead?" Do I have time, have proper shoes, warm clothes? If not I think, "am I able to bike?" Will it be safe, do I have time, will I be warm enough? If those answers are no I ask, "will Uber pool be cheaper than a taxi?"

Just going through a list like that in my mind has been able to save me a lot of money -- everything adds up. Think about what you're spending a few bucks on every day and start to envision how much that is over a year and then brainstorm how you can cut that number down.

Tips For Saving - Live below your means

Just because you have the money doesn't mean you need to spend it. I say this all the time in my head (but also out loud when I see other people spend money just to spend it). I could be buying plenty of new designer things but why? Why do I need it? Why do I want it? What will it do for me? How often will I even wear it?

There are so many things that come up over the course of a year that are unexpected expenses and imagine if you just spent your last dollar for the month on a new bag that looks just like three others in your closet and now you don't have money to fix your car. You always want to live within your means (meaning never spend more than you make) but beyond that you want to try and live below your means. Thats how you save for your future, for unexpected costs and for other things in-between.

A big help for me is that I normally use my debit card for purchases, bills and expenses. With that, I know exactly how much I have left in my account. Credit cards are great for a ton of reasons but they add up quickly and all of a sudden you've spent more than you have in your accounts and that's a dangerous place to be in. If you're living this way, think about using your debit more until you have a better control on spending. It will really help!

Whew, that was a long one! If you have other ideas or tips for saving, let me know below. I'd love to hear about what you do to save, what your plans are for this year and also what you were able to take away from my advice/what advice you have!

Talk to you below!!

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De Silva ready to become vice-president if given right team

Aravinda de Silva said that he is considering an offer by Sri Lanka Cricket to take up an advisory role with the board to look after international cricket.

Cricbuzz reported on Sunday that SLC was to offer the former captain a key role in the board after the performances of the Sri Lankan team nosedived in recent times with a series of defeats.

On Friday, SLC President Thilanga Sumathipala extended an invitation to de Silva to join the board as one of the vice-presidents. “I have not given them a word. I am still thinking about it and will see how it goes,” de Silva told.

“I think there should be right people to work with and everyone should work as a team towards one goal. We need to work closely with the players, coach and the captain. Along with the selectors, we need to have a clear line of thinking as to which way we are progressing. If people are pulling in different directions, we are heading towards disaster,” de Silva added.

“If you see the team against India, their confidence levels dropped from every game. Their body language changed drastically from the first Test to the last Test,” de Silva said.

“Cricket is a game of confidence. The thing that has been letting us down is our batting and that’s due to lack of confidence. After we whitewashed Australia, it was a great opportunity for us to capitalize, but we failed to do it,” de Silva added.

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Everything You Need To Know About Jack Taylor’s Bowling Ban

Jack Taylor is one of the versatile Gloucestershire off-spinner who is well known for his amazing scores during the game action for his team. His name has been on every Gloucestershire fan’s lips after a remarkable performance of the unbeaten hundred score that was able to see his team earn that championship over the Worcestershire at New Road. This has seen him be one of the vital team players for his team and making him very reliable during the crucial matches that his team plays against the better team. After that tantalizing performance, Jack Taylor was later banned from the county cricket action after he failed the independent test.

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During the independent test that Jack Taylor underwent the test results showed that he has a bowling action that exceeded the allowed 15 degrees of elbow extension. That made him get an immediate suspension from the bowling activity in his county. This is because he had violated the ECB rules and regulations. A re-test was then allowed and if he failed the re-test again by the elbow extension not falling within the limits then the ban will not be lifted. This is not the first time that Jack Taylor faces the ECB, he faced the body after he was reported of this action again in 2013.

This Bowling ban comes when Jack Taylor is having a successful career after having recorded a maximum of 53 wickets in 39.39 first class cricket. Jack Taylor has also had a flourishing career at Gloucestershire after playing a vital role in leading his team in winning the Royal London Cup. During this cup, Jack Taylor recorded an incredible score of 35 points from 26 balls. During the cup, he also took 3 points for the 43 points during the final game against Surrey. This enabled him to pick on the man of the match during the cup. This is one of his remarkable and best performance in the Cricket world.

Jack Taylor’s performance in this season was also superb before receiving that ban. Taylor was able to play all of his championship matches without even missing a single match. During this season career, he was able to record a fabulous career by taking 14 wickets for his team and recording an average of 52.40 with the bat. During this season, he was also able to feature at the NatWest T20 Blast game where he played to date. The Jack Taylors bowling ban will have a negative impact on the performance of the Gloucestershire team since he has always been the main bone of contention during the matches that the Gloucestershire team has played during this season. At the moment, the ban was placed with an immediate effect until he passes the re-test that is when the ban will be lifted. Jack Taylor’s fate now lies on the retest that he is going to perform again, in case the retest fails then the ban can’t be lifted anymore.

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For the first time since July 28th, the S&P 500 broke above its 50-day moving average.

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  1. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
  2. a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
  3. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
  4. a musical interval of two semitones
  5. the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
  6. move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
  7. the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
  8. measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
  9. a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
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  11. relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "ke
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Come and join us in raising fund to succeed the biggest annual Indonesian cultural festival in the UK!

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On 29th Mar 2016 we successfully raised £135 with 3 supporters in 49 days

On April 30th 2016, Indonesian Student Association in Nottingham will hold the biggest annual Indonesian student festival in the United Kingdom (UK). The event had captured more than 3600 people every year and we are expecting 5000 people to attend this year. The event is proudly supported by Indonesian Embassy for the UK from time to time. Through this event, the Indonesian students around the UK will gather to compete in sports, perform Indonesian cultural heritage and treat their longing feelings of Indonesian foods. It will also generate a deeper understanding and raise awareness of local and international community in Nottingham about the beauty of Indonesia, its culture and people.

This year theme is "take a walk to the archipelago" that offers abundant of Indonesian tourism information as well as the local culture in five main islands in Indonesia.

We recommend you to contribute for the success of this event by donation through this website. Also, remember to bring your family and friends to attend this event.

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Colourful Sprinkle cupcakes

Want all-white icing but still yearning for some colourful cupcakes? Here’s a colourful sprinkle selection we did for Katie…

Super-extravagant cupcakes!

Here’s some super OTT cupcakes we did for Andreas, who’s only instruction was “make them as extravagant as possible”. The guys set an excited B down with some sweet, sweet buttercream icing and the keys to my sprinkle stash and a couple of hours later…Boom!

Christmas sprinkles!

Hi gang. Just to let you know that we’ve added a pretty cool selection of Christmas sprinkles to the online store. Christmas trees, snowflakes, snowballs, holly & ivy… and check out those mini Santas carrying sacks – adorable!

New sprinkles in the C&D store!

Hi everyone. Sorry for the late-night post but I was just too excited to wait until the morning. We – and when I say ‘we’ I mean I – have been hard at work finding new and amazing sprinkles to add to our online store and, subsequently, your delicious cupcakes and I’m pleased as punch to announce that some of the little fellas are ‘live’ in our online store as of right now! You can see some of the new guys below…

But that’s not all! From now until the end of this coming weekend we’ll be offering free UK delivery on all orders over £5! Just click through to the checkout and select free delivery then sit back and try not to look too smug as a box of awesome sprinkles wings it’s way to you in time for next week!
(I’m contractually obliged to mention that this offer is for this weekend only, and will end as of Monday 2nd August. Sorry, I know it’s boring but the guys will shout at me me if I don’t).

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Drug addiction is a dangerous and a non-discriminatory disease that is responsible for ruining thousands of lives each year. It is a condition that is characterized by compulsive drug intake as well as longing and seeking drugs despite the numerous negative consequences linked with drug abuse. Thousands of crimes, including DUI’s, thefts, assaults, and murders have been connected to drug addiction due to the psychomimetic nature of drugs and the uncontrollability of the behavior while under the influence of drug addiction. But regardless of the truth that this condition is a growing dilemma in our society today, remains to be a major social problem that many try to ignore due to hopelessness of addiction. In fact, the addiction to drugs is a complicated brain disease and is avoidable through hard work and with the help of caring professionals in treatment centers prevalent across societies.

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CSM Working Group on Nutrition

Marisa Macari – Consumers International

Technical facilitators:

Stefano Prato – Society for International Development (SID)

Flavio Valente – FIAN

CSM Resource Person for the CFS Technical Task Team

Flavio Valente – FIAN

Stefano Prato – SID (Alternate)

To see the full list of the 131 members of the Working Group please click Here

To join the Working Group please write to the CSM Secretariat at

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Chair of the CFS Open-Ended Working Group on Nutrition: Khaled El Taweel (Egypt)

This CSM Working Group has been established in 2012 to interface with the CFS Task Team on nutrition terminology. The Task Team was responsible for developing an “options paper” for consideration of the CFS. The 37th Session of the CFS called on “the Bureau, in consultation with the Advisory Group and joint Secretariat, as well as with relevant international organizations, in particular World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), to propose options on the meaning and different uses, if any, of the terms “Food Security”, “Food Security and Nutrition”.

The CSM Working Group has been reactivated in 2015 with the aim of drafting and consolidating CSO’s positions, visions and inputs into the CFS workstream on “CFS role and contribution to nutrition 2016-2017” for the next biennium 2016-2017 as approved by the Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPoW) endorsed at the 42nd CFS Plenary Session in October 2015.

The Working Group is therefore actively engaged in contributing to the CFS inter-sessional activities on this topic (Open-Ended Working Groups) toward the CFS Plenary Sessions of 2016 and 2017.

Preamble from the CSM Working Group Preliminary Vision on Nutrition

“Understanding the challenge of malnutrition in all its forms requires a holistic and multidisciplinary analysis, one that combines the political and technical perspectives. Above all, it requires recognizing the need for urgency and justice, the appreciation for diversity and the values of human dignity, equity, sustainability and sovereignty. It is our common understanding that food is the expression of values, cultures, social relations and people’s self-determination, and that the act of feeding oneself and others embodies our sovereignty, ownership and empowerment. When nourishing oneself and eating with one’s family, friends, and community, we reaffirm our cultural identities, our ownership over our life course and our human dignity. Nutrition is foundational for personal development and essential for overall wellbeing.”

Read the CSM Working Group Preliminary vision on Nutrition

Extract from MYPoW 2016-2017 on CFS role and contribution to nutrition– 2016-2017

  1. As recognized in the Rome Declaration on Nutrition adopted at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) in November 2014, “malnutrition in all its forms, including undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight and obesity, not only affects people’s health and wellbeing […] but also poses a high burden in the form of negative social and economic consequences to individuals, families, communities and States”. The complexity and multidimensionality of the causes and factors leading to malnutrition are also acknowledged. In addition, the effects of economic growth, urbanization, and changes in relative prices of food also influence changes in diets and food systems and lead to an acceleration of the nutritional transition, as was identified in the HLPE note on “Critical and emerging issues in the area of food security and nutrition”.
  2. After CFS 42 in October 2015, a Task Team which will include, among others, representatives of the Rome-based agencies and UN agencies and bodies with a mandate in nutrition will be invited to identify, with the support of the CFS Secretariat, the opportunities arising from the Rome Declaration on Nutrition and the Framework for Action adopted at ICN 2, and relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for greater CFS involvement, and present a proposal on potential areas where CFS can play a major role, in line with its mandate, particularly addressing issues of policy convergence and coordination at global level. The Task Team should conclude its work by the end of December 2015.
  3. The work of the Task Team will be discussed within the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on nutrition which will be formed to prepare a proposal on a CFS workstream on nutrition to be discussed by the Bureau, in consultation with the Advisory Group, and presented for endorsement at CFS 43 in October 2016. The proposal should result in a clear vision for CFS’ role on nutrition, with a workplan leading to concrete outcomes for 2017 and beyond. The OEWG will report to Plenary at CFS 43 and CFS 44.

Process 2016 – 2017

Publication HLPE Zero Draft

Publication of the HLPE Zero Draft on Food Systems and Nutrition
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OEWG on Nutrition

OEWG on Nutrition - Green Room 9.30-12.30
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Deadline for inputs on the HLPE Zero Draft

Deadline for submitting inputs to the Zero Draft of the HLPE Report on Food Systems and Nutrition
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CFS OEWG on Nutrition

CFS OEWG on Nutrition - WFP HQs
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CFS Nutrition Event

CFS Intersessional event - Red Room
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CFS Nutrition Event

CFS Intersessional event
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CFS Nutrition Event

CFS Nutrition Event - Red Room
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CFS 44 9-13 October 2017

CFS 44 Plenary Week
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CFS 44 Plenary Session Outcomes – 13 October 2017

Launch of HLPE Report on Nutrition and Food Systems

Intervention of María Teresa Álvarez – WAMIP, Argentina, on behalf of the CSM Working Group on Nutrition

As a pastoralist woman from the Chaco ecoregion in South America, I am part of an organisation that is based on the ancestral knowledge of pastoralist livestock family herders. We re-create animal diversity, a food system which provides us with food and a livelihood – we feed and NOURISH ourselves with foods gathered from forests, pasturelands, rivers and, of course, from our livestock. As pastoralists, we exercise our right to food and nutrition thanks to our mobility, which enables us to be self-sustainable across different ecosystems.

Moving ahead: We are committed to addressing this process with a clear vision; “to guarantee NUTRITION for all”. To this end, we need to appropriate ourselves of our ancestral knowledge and ensure that it is transmitted from generation to generation, as it is underpins cultures that translate into distinct modes of production, such as agroecological systems, which guarantee nutrition in all its dimensions. Ending hunger is not simply an added value for free trade, nor about causing malnutrition by reducing real food to fun products that catch people’s attention, but rather about recognising the value of our traditional diets and guaranteeing their sustainability without interrupting natural production cycles. Keep reading…

Intervention from Isabel Álvarez Vispo – Urgenci, Spain, on behalf of the CSM Working Group on Nutrition

We, the Civil Society Mechanism, wish to comment on the Summary and Recommendations of the report, as these are the only parts that we have been able to access in different languages.

First of all, we wish to thank the HLPE for the great effort in writing this report, and in integrating nutrition in the CFS, by linking nutrition to the different dimensions of food systems. Civil society has always defended the need for a holistic human rights-based vision of nutrition that goes beyond dietary patterns, and thus we believe that it is essential to have a broader perspective that covers the life span of food: from the land and seeds with which it was produced, to the plate.

We welcome the report’s inclusion of certain aspects that we have recently been insisting on, such as the issue of conflict of interests and a focus on the most vulnerable. Nonetheless, we are concerned by other aspects of this report. Keep reading…

Good practice and Lessons sharing for improved nutrition

Intervention Ali Aii Shatou Member of the CSM Coordination Committee for the Indigenous Peoples’ Constituency – Nutrition 10 October 2017

We, the delegates of indigenous peoples who are from across the six regions recognised by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues , organized here through the Civil Society Mechanism, have actively followed the process of the CFS activities and the resulted reports. We are deeply concerned by the increasing number of people who are suffering from hunger and malnutrition, majority of the cases are reported by people living in rural areas and in areas populated by indigenous peoples. At the same time, Indigenous Peoples have been among the most important providers of food security, good nutrition and healthy diets – not only today, but over generations and centuries.

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is the only international and intergovernmental platform in the United Nations system, where governments, representatives of Indigenous Peoples, fisherfolks, smallholder and family farmers, pastoralists, landless, women, youth, food and agricultural workers, consumers, urban food insecure, UN organizations and the private sector collaborate with the aim of ensuring the realization of the right to adequate food. Keep Reading…

Update on ICN2 Reporting

Intervention of Peggy Pascal, Action Contre Le Faim, France, on behalf of the CSM Working Group on Nutrition

Food Systems based on highly processed “industrialized” food ( empty in macronutrients and essential Vitamins) are making us sick . As the HLPE report recalls it, one out of three people on our earth are suffering from one form of malnutrition and it will be half of the humanity in 2050.

Until when are we going to tolerate that? Since the ICN2 conference in 2014, we have encouraged and welcomed commitments for nutrition from members states whether it was in the SDGs or by launching the decade.

As civil society we have been on your side to make concrete propositions and we have launched the people decade on nutrition, in 2014, during the ICN2, to highlight our determination and commitment to build good nutrition for all. Keep Reading…

Save the date! Tuesday 10 of October 2017 18.00-19.30 CSM Side Event on Nutrition – Philippines Room

Building C Flr 2 (Languages: EN/ES/FR)

Reclaiming healthy and sustainable diets as a public good. Public policies and investments on nutrition as critical instruments to guarantee human rights and redress the livelihoods, environmental, health and fiscal implications of food systems (CSM Working Group on Nutrition)

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Moderator: Stefano Prato, Society for International Development, Technical Facilitator of the Nutrition Working Group of the Civil Society Mechanism

  • Marité Alvarez, World Alliance for Mobile Indigenous Peoples (WAMIP), Member of the Coordination Committee of the Civil Society Mechanism
  • Cecilia Rocha, Lead Author of the Health Report, IPES-Food

Interactive Discussion Round Table. With the participation of:

  • Lorena Rodríguez, Head of Food and Nutrition Department, Ministry of Health of Chile
  • Pierfrancesco Sacco, Permanent Representative of Italy to FAO, IFAD and WFP
  • Khaled El Taweel, Alternate Permanent Representative of Egypt to FAO, IFAD and WFP and Chair of the CFS OEWG on Nutrition
  • Isabel Álvarez, Urgenci Global Network, Member of the Coordination Committee of the Civil Society Mechanism

CFS Plenary Session 9 -13 October 2017

Session Documents for Nutrition. Nutrition session 10 October 2017 (all day):

HLPE Report on Nutrition and Food Systems: Summary and Recommendations

22 September 2017

3rd CFS inter-sessional event

20 July 2017

CFS Advisory Group and Bureau meeting

1 June 2017

Meeting of the CFS OEWG on Nutrition

The meeting will discuss about options for the policy convergence process This item follows the informal conversations held with CFS members and participants at the beginning of May.  The discussion will be guided by the same three questions used in the informal meetings:

a) What kind of policy guidance would you see coming out of the process in the next biennium? (Policy recommendations based on HLPE recommendations? More substantial guidance?)

b) Which issue would benefit from CFS policy guidance? (Focus on added value of CFS)

c) What would be the best process, guaranteeing inclusiveness, preparation and value added, as well as (cost-)effectiveness and relevance in the framework of the ongoing Decade of Action on Nutrition? Should it involve consultations? At what level (regional? Global E-consultation?)? At what stage of the process?

A first version of the submission to the MYPoW will be submitted and discussed during the meeting. The OEWG will also touch upon the CFS 44 “Nutrition Day”.

Background documents:

26 May 2017

2nd CFS Inter-sessional Special Event on Nutrition

9 May 2017

1st CFS Inter-sessional Special Event on Nutrition

10 February 2017

OEWG on Nutrition

The main objectives of this meeting are the following:

  • To discuss CFS’ contribution to the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition 2106-2025. The discussion will be based on a presentation of the Decade’s Work Programme by FAO and WHO.
  • To discuss the proposed format of the 1st  intersessional event on nutrition on “Investments for Healthy Food Systems”;
  • To decide on the theme of the 2nd intersessional event based on the themes received from the OEWG Members;
  • To discuss the preparation to the “Lessons learned and good practices on nutrition” session which will be held in CFS44.

 Background Documents:

December 2016

Contribution of the CSM Working Group to the HLPE Zero Draft Report on “Food Systems and Nutrition”

4 November 2016

OEWG on Nutrition

The meeting will be webcasted at this link (9.30-12.30 Rome time CET)

Message of the OEWG on Nutrition Chair Khaled El Taweel

The main objectives of this meeting are: to discuss the HLPE zero-draft report on Nutrition and Food Systems; and to discuss and decide on the OEWG Workplan for the 2016-2017 intersessional period. The HLPE will give a brief presentation to the OEWG on the state of the work of the Nutrition and Food Systems report. Coming to the Workplan, the draft under discussion focuses on two expected outcomes: the agreement of the Plenary on CFS’ contribution to the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition; and building the information base to determine the nature and scope of possible policy convergence work on nutrition. The Workplan foresees activities under each of such outcomes for the OEWG’s consideration and decision. During the meeting I would suggest to focus our discussion on how we can make the best use of the activities foreseen for the upcoming intersessional period to prepare for the policy convergence work on nutrition that will commence after CFS44. I am looking forward to your guidance on how each of such activities can contribute to this objective and which should be the priority focus areas. The endorsed Proposal on nutrition foresees that intersessional events may be based on briefs of UNSCN. After consultation with UNSCN, it was agreed to propose a list of policy papers that will be finalized and made available in time to possibly form the basis of the planned events.

Background Documents for the meeting:

24 October 2016

HLPE Zero Draft Report on Food System and Nutrition

Process 2015 – 2016

CSM Prep-Meeting

CSM Working Group Preparatory Meeting
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First OEWG on Nutrition

First OEWG on Nutrition
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Deadline to submit comments on HLPE e-consultation

Deadline to submit comments for the HLPE e-consultation on its Report on Nutrition and Food Systems
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CSM Prep-Meeting

CSM Working Group Preparatory Meeting
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OEWG on Nutrition

Second OEWG on Nutrition
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CSM Information Meeting on Nutrition

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OEWG on Nutrition

Third and last OEWG on Nutrition
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October 2016

Meeting of the CFS Bureau and Advisory Group – 8 July 2016

May 2016

3rd and last OEWG Meeting – 29 April 2016

CSM Speaking Points

Outcomes of the OEWG of 29 April elaborated by the CFS Secretariat

 2nd OEWG Meeting – 25 February 2016

CFS Document:

CSM Contributions to the OEWG meeting

Summary of CSM Interventions

Overview of some important actors in nutrition

Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting 2 February 2016

E-Consultation on the HLPE Report on Nutrition and Food Systems (25 January 2016)

Find here the CSM CSM Submission to HLPE e-consultation on Food System & Nutrition

1st OEWG Meeting – 14 January 2015

CFS Documents:

CSM Contributions

CFS OEWG Outcomes

Process in 2015

CSM contribution to the CFS Advisory Group and Bureau meeting on Nutrition (24 November 2015)

CSM Plenary Statement on SDG at CFS 42 (October 2015)

Process 2013-2015:

Stineke Oenema, ICCO

CSM Resources persons for the CFS Technical Task Team:

  • Stineke Oenema – ICCO
  • Biraj Patnaik – Right To Food Network India
  • Boureima Allaye Touré  – OMAE
  • Claudio Schuftan – People’s Health Movement

Please find here the full list of the Working Group members

 Archive of documents


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Hello loyal listeners! In this episode of Checking the Gate: A Film and Religion Podcast we take a serious look at the provocative and relevant movie “Doubt.” While we chose this movie in an effort to avoid getting a reputation of focusing totally on the sci-fi genre, we do have a segment in the beginning of the episode that helps to defend our take on the film and religion subject so far. In the TV Corner we revert back to our old ways and evaluate an episode of “Babylon 5.” Here is a link to excepts of the Pope’s letter which we refer to in the show,

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Next time we will look at the film “Easy A” and the TV series “Firefly,” specifically the character of Shepherd Book. Remember, you can always send us an email at ctgpodcast@yahoo.com, Facebook us at Checking the Gate Podcast, and Twitter us @CTGPodcast.

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West Side Billiards

October 28th, 2010 | 0 Comments

A new poolroom/ bar/ gameroom has opened @103rd St. and Ricker Rd. in Jacksonville, FL.

The owner, Basel ”Brian” Hababa, has invested a large chunk of change to make a fun place for pool players.  There are other games, as in table tennis, foosball table, 9 HDTV’s and all the sports channel for all the big games.  IMHO, the ladies behind the bar, serving us, look pretty damn good, too.  (don’t tell my wife).  Currently, they only serve snacks w/ drinks, but do serve beer, on tap and bottles……even have my favorite, Sam Adams ‘Boston Lager’!  Brian says you can bring in your to-go sacks or order delivery like subs or pizza and eat it there………nowhere else can ya do that!!!

IMHO, the tables aren’t commercial grade (not as stable, as in heavy) but play good.  I was really impressed that he hired 2 Brunswick table mechanics from the Brunswick Mfg. to install and put the Simonis 860 cloth on the tables.  A nice room and ppl should check it out…..OH! if you are drinking and getting good service………….don’t forget to tell the girls how good they were, with $$$$$, NOT Hugs!!

Master’s League played last Fri and tomorrow the Master’s playoffs start @ 6:00pm till we’re finished!  The bar has special 1/2 price on pool table rentals thru 10/ 31.  Brian also wants to get APA, TAP and or BCA League nights started ASAP so Ken, Johnny and Kevin need to get to work on that issue…….you know who ya are!!

(13) 8′ Brunswick ‘Competition’ tables and (2) 9′ Brunswick ‘Competition’ tables…..all w/ Simonis 860 cloth, Brunswick ball sets, Brunswick house cues and wood racks.  Unfortunately, the grey color Simonis cloth takes a bit to get used to (I am a fan of Simonis green and Simonis tournament blue), however, the bar is color co-ordinated (LOL!)

WestSide Pool

7579 103rd Street, Ste. #8

Jacksonville, FL

Open 2:00p-2:00a 7 days

Honey, we’re home!

September 16th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Made it to Stuart, FL…nice drive down I-95 to Hwy 1!  Stopped at Amy’s Billiards just across the Roosevelt Bridge from motel for a short look-around.  The owner, Amy Poulter, was very personable and made us feel welcome.  She had asked what I like to drink during a phone call a week ago, and I mentioned that I like Sam Adams Boston Lager.  Well, she bought me a 12 pk and put it on ice!  That’s service.

The place isn’t real fancy but I bet the players get their ‘groove’ on in that place.  The 9′ Olhausens (10), 3 Valley coin-op 7′ w/ Championship green felt are in nice shape.  There’s 1 Diamond 7′ Smart Table and also, a 3-cushion 12′ heated table, too!

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Park Ave. Billiards Orange Park, FL 9-Ball Tournament

September 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Hey, Players!

Sunday afternoon in Sept.?  Time for football on tv and pool on Sunday afternoon…$10.00 entry race to 7 on winners side and race to 5 on one-loss side.  $500.00 added w/ 24+ entries.  It would be more fair if they paid down to top 25% but maybe that can be changed.

It’s a tough tournament on 9″ Brunswick GC III’s w/ Simonis 860 cloth and Aramith Premier Ball w/ Pro Cue “measles” cue ball.  I’m in it for the competition since I entered the US Amateur Championship qualifier in Stuart, FL Sept 17-19.  Gotta play more on the big tables………….it toughens ya up!

Park Ave. is a good place to play and they’re about to move to a bigger location soon………..good selection of beers, too!  Also, they serve beer on Sundays!  They have 8 and 9 ft Brunswicks and Gandy’s and a 9′ Diamond, all w/ green Simonis 860!

Look for my new sponsor banner “CueWorks, etc.” over the table lights on their feature table.  Mention my ad when you call for repair and get preferred service for your repair.

2010 US Amateur Championships qualifier @ Amy’s Billiards in Stuart, FL Sept 17-19, 2010

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We already have reservations at Best Western Stuart, FL arr:09/16-19.  It’s located 1.5 miles from Amy’s Billiards (www.amysbilliards.com) so will be easy to get to/ from for practice.  The tables are Olhausen 9′ w/ Championship cloth, supposedly play faster than Simonis 760.

I plan on practicing 3-4 hours on Thurs, 3-4 hours on Fri. and playing a 9 ball tournament in a tavern nearby Fri night on 7′ Valley tables.  Since there are only 55 entries, they will start the qualifier tournament on Sat 09/18 and finish on Sun 09/19.

Thanks to Blanding Billiards for sponsoring my trip and entry!  I can hardly wait for the new Diamond Tables coming to Blanding Billiards this month.  They play great…….

As we get into the weekend trip, I will be adding pics and video.  If anyone has a practice drill or tips for me, post here or call or email

The “bar pool” experience!!

August 18th, 2010 | 1 Comment

I am constantly amazed when I go to a unfamiliar bar or tavern, find a pool table so I decide to hit a few racks……and the “NIGHTMARE BEGINS”!

The tables are usually coin-op and in bad to just awful condition.  The house cues are in sad shape, there is chalk dust and hand talc all over the floor, rails and cloth.  If the house cues have a tip, it’s usually a slip on tip/ ferrule combo, a bridge is nowhere to be found.  If there are table lights, 9 out of 10 times, it’s an incorrect light or a bulb is out.  The balls that are with the table have never been kept up (as in ‘polished or wiped clean’).  The cueball is either oversize or magnet core and virtually unplayable.  There are 10-12 pot-bellied ol’ guys and 2-3 barfly women and they’re talking about absolutely nothing and laughing like it’s something!  They’re sucking down diluted Old Milwaukee, or PBR drafts because it’s cheapest and gives them a ‘buzz’ better that a bottle!  Ask the bartender if they have a beer that “I would actually buy to serve my guests”,  and they look like “What’s a Sam Adams?  Blue Moon? a lager?  Newcastle Brown Ale?  “  Don’t bar owners hire anyone with experience w/ people?  Do barkeep’s even think, “maybe, if I go to this patron’s table and take their order…..they’ll tip me better than 95 cents after 20 draft beers”????  Ever think, “hmmmm, smokers!  Maybe, if I keep their ashtrays empty and clean, suggest food or snacks…..they’ll tip me better than 95 cents after 20 draft beers????  No wonder these dive bars don’t have any lighting in their bar!

Then, I overlook the poor, NO! Pathetic Service!  I go to the table, pay the coins and rack ‘em!  Of course, then comes the guy that wants to play pool……….on someone elses money!  Heck, if the guy’s short of cash and can play better than 2 balls an inning, I’d front for the games!  Nope, they can’t believe I run 4 balls or draw the cueball 6″ and think I’m some kind of professional!  I say, “GET OUTA THE HOUSE ONCE IN A WHILE”!!

Worst thing is, I’d almost stomache everything that the 2 previous paragraphs mentioned, if someone actually knew how to play 8 ball with real rules and WANTED TO!

How about voting for the worst bar or tavern and mention what made you vote for it?  Only requirements, must have 2 pool tables minimum!

simple steps to keep you pool cues in playing condition!

August 9th, 2010 | 0 Comments

Hey Players,

The heat’s on!  it’s dead summer and heat is bad for children, pets ………and pool cues!  You would NOT lock your kids in a hot car (if you say sure, I’ll slap ya myself!) not give your pets water and shade…..don’t stuff your cues in the trunk of your car!!  Also, when you arrive at the table, give your cues a few minutes to acclimate to the temp changes before you screw them together…..wood moves!  Course, if you have one of them $20 Wal-Mart metal cues, none of what I am saying applies!!!

Carry a small terry cloth or towel in your case and wipe your hands occasionally while playing.  When you’re through playing, wipe the shaft and butt down and store the cue in case so the tip of shaft goes in the case first, and if possible, store the bumper end of butt first so that the joint pin is visible in the case.  This way, the pin can’t get damaged by dropping it in first and won’t accumulate grit from the bottom of case.  An important item to have for all your cues are joint protectors.  They aren’t just for show!  “CueWorks, etc.”  has joint protectors for most joint sizes/ threads and we can make custom JP’s using fancy exotic woods for that unique look and function!

You have to have a tip tool……leave your wallet @ home but DO take your tip tool when you play!  If your friends want to borrow yours, do it for them, then tell ‘em to “GET YOUR OWN!”  DO NOT LET A TIP TOOL OUT OF YOUR SIGHT!  they will steal it faster than a $50.00 bill!  Many style/ types of tip tools are out there and “CueWorks, etc.” stocks the most useful, quality ones available.  We recommend ‘Ultimate Tip Tool’ if you have a single layer leather tip on your cue because it shapes, nickle, dime radius, dresses the edge, burnishes and taps.  I’ve had mine for 9 yrs (because I don’t let it out of my sight) and only replaced the abrasives once!  BTW, we carry the refill abrasives, also!  If “CueWorks, etc.” sells any product accessory, we show you how to properly use all it’s functions…..ain’t gonna get that service anywhere else.  Others take yer money and say bye-bye!  We sell Williard scuffers, Brad scuffers, ‘CueTec’ bowtie tools, ‘Turtle Tappers”, as well as tip maintenance tools by ‘Porper’, Tweeten Mfg. and others.

Another important accessory……….a simple piece of leather!  Use it to seal your shaft(s) by producing friction heat as you rub the shaft w/ the leather.  Obviously, you want the shaft to be clean and free of chalk dust or grit before you do this step.  “CueWorks, etc. sells leather burnishing pads made by ‘Tiger Products’ (made in USA). these leather pads are an inexpensive accessory and we stock them.  Also, McDermott Leather Pads are in stock.  I DO NOT RECOMMEND “SCOTCH-BRITE” green abrasive pads…these are the very worst way to clean your shaft!  You might as well get a piece of 80 grit sandpaper because your shaft will be a toothpick in no time!  Trust me, throw that crap away!!  If you must use sandpaper, use a micro-grit style that is wet-dry and 600 grit minimum.  McDermott, and Que-Clean make an abrasive set that has 600,  800, 1000, 1200, and 2000 grit.  You get this type and go thru each grit sparingly and infrequently!  If you buy from me, I’ll walk you thru the steps or give you an instruction sheet!

GET A CUE HOLDER!  The most effective one is called a “Que-Claw” and they are made of rubber w/ a leaded-base (for weight stability) and available in 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 cue configuration.  WARNING!  If you get the 5 cue holder, your friends and/ or teammates will want to put their cues in it and won’t even ask you if they can.  next time you go to set up your break cue and grab your run cue, your spot in the Que-Claw will be gone!  Irritates the heck outa me!  I use a 3 cue “Que-Claw” because it holds my break and run cue as well as my bridge head cue!  Your biggest worry is that you might forget to put it back in your case after you finish playing.  I recommend you sit your girlfriend or wife next to your cues and Que-Claw and delegate their authority to be responsible for reminding you to take your Claw with ya!  P.S. DO NOT let your girlfriend sit next to your wife!  I cannot be responsible if they compare notes about your prowless!  Actually, I’m kidding!

What’s on your cue?

August 6th, 2010 | 0 Comments

The question, “What’s On Your Cue”?, is a quote from Kamui Tips, USA…..but it is an excellent question, one that every reasonable proficient pool player should be able to answer.  Why should you be able to answer this question?  It means that you know why your cue performs the way it does.  If you need to change the feel of the hit, how do you accomplish that?

First, knowing what you have as far as a tip and particularily, a ferrule, will be information to give a cue repairman, such as myself, to help us tailor the hit differently (or same, if you like all the ways the cue hits presently).

If you have not had a tip or ferrule replaced, and your shaft is from a production cue brand such as Predator, Lucasi, CueTec, Viking or McDermott, then a repairman should be able to tell you what tip/ ferrule combination you have.  With this information, the repairman can recommend a ferrule, tip or combination of the 2, to give the cue a softer hit, a harder hit, a higher action or lower deflection.  Knowledgable repairmen will carry a larger supply of all major ferrule material and in rod form, to allow for complete customization of the ferrule and thus, the feel of the hit.  A thru ferrule has a hit that is evident when you hit the cueball (more feel) whereas, a capped and threaded ferrule will produce a harder, more firm hit.  If you have an implex ferrule (such as Meucci Original) and have a hard tip installed, the ferrule will mushroom and crack, causing the tenon to split, the shoulder of the tenon at the shaft to crack or mushroom.  The implex and other softer ferrule materials, such as, Juma, PVC are the worst for hard tips and will not last as a breaking cue ferrule.  They will deflect and not hold up to the hard hit!

What’s good for a break cue?  Must be a reinforced material such as, LBM (linen-based Melamine) or Ivorine III or Ivorine IV.  Another hard and acceptable ferrule material is linen-based Phonelic.  It is also used widely in custom cues by American Cuemakers….a mark of higher quality.  Applications include butt caps, joint/ shaft collars, and recently, shaft inserts.  You might have heard of a glass and linen material known as G-10 being used as ferrules, tips and especially, joint pins.

If you play in leagues such as APA, BCAPL, TAP and VNEA, break cues must have an all-leather tip to be legal in National and Regional events eff: 06/2009.  The reason for this rule is that the harder phonelic materials damage the cue ball and are harder on the table cloth, causing burns.  Cue Tip manufacturers, such as Talisman, Moori III, KamuiTips, Samsara (also, a well respected cuemaker) and Tiger Products, produce break/ jump specific tips of single layer leather or laminated (layered) leather.  These tips generall lie within 92-99 hardness range and while a super hard leather, they all hold chalk well, and not damage the cueball.  The composite tips made of Phonelic, G-10, LBF (linen-based fiber) are acceptable for jump shafts because they don’t attain the speed necessary for break shots.  You cannot use a jump cue to break with but you may use a break cue to jump with.

Say you want a soft hitting shaft but want to “save the elephants”, there are several materials acceptable as Ivory substitutes, including Elforyn Ivory and Ageis II.  Since they are softer tips and subject to splitting/ cracking or chipping, it is recommended they be machined as a capped and threaded ferrule and a fiber pad installed between ferrule and tip (usually available in Black or red color).  Pure, legal Ivory is available but it should be unbleached by solvents and left in a natural state.  Otherwise, the Ivory becomes brittle and more at risk of cracking.  You definately don’t want to use a hard tip or even medium hard for an Ivory ferrule or a shaft that is thinner than 12.50 diameter at the ferrule.  One manufacturer, Predator has a shaft model Z2 that has an 11.75 diameter tip w/ a medium Tiger Everest laminated pig leather  but that is also a conical shaped shaft rather than a pro-taper.  Thus, it has a stronger hit the 12.75 diameter Predator shaft w/ a 16″ pro taper.

Many of my customers who have been using a linen phenolic tip/ ferrule combination on their break shaft have gone with my recommendation to change to a hard leather tip for break cues.  I carry all the styles and brands but highly recommend ‘Samsara’ 9 layer pig leather break tip even for a jump shaft.  They are a premium tip and worth twice the $40.00 I charge for the tip/ installation.  Another, less expensive but still strong performer is from Tiger Products.  The Tiger Break/ jump tip has 2 separate types of laminated leather.  lower 1/2 is a harder leather (black) and upper is brown pig leather splits.  This configuration allows for power w/ control.  The tip sells for $35.00 installed and will far outlast and outperform any phenolic tip, as well as IT’S LEGAL IN ALL Leagues, events and venues!


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Subtitle: Shockingly, the House of Theosophy Plan to produce Antichrist intends that he will show "lying signs and wonders" that will prove his "all-inclusive" nature.  Thus, the advent of this "bible" is one more indication that Antichrist is near!

The New World Order is coming! Are you ready? Once you understand what this New World Order really is, and how it is being gradually implemented, you will be able to see it progressing in your daily news!!

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NEWS BRIEF:  "Evangelicals tussle over Jews, gender in new Bible", by Richard N. Ostling, Associated Press, 2/13/02, The Jerusalem Post.

"People deeply want to trust every word of their Bibles. They meditate on every word. They preach on every word ... If you don't have a Bible you can trust, it strikes at the heart of the Christian faith." [Wayne Grudem of Arizona's Phoenix Seminary ].

This secular Associated Press author goes right to the heart of this deeply troubling matter:  he records the heart string of every Fundamental Christian heart:  "If you don't have a Bible you can trust, it strikes at the heart of the Christian faith".

Amen, Amen, and Amen again!  For a great number of people in the English world, this Bible in which they trust with their eternal soul is the King James Version, the Bible that has survived the test of time.  Before the advent of the King James Bible, Protestants inherently trusted the Geneva Bible,  which was used as a resource by the King James translators.  It is a fact of history that our Pilgrim forefathers landed at Plymouth Rock with Geneva Bibles in hand, not the King James. People do, indeed, need a Bible in which they can trust, for its Precious Promises form the anchor of our soul as we face the trials, tribulations, and death inherent in this life.  Take away a Bible in which we can trust, and many people will face a fear they have never known before.

This issue is THE most important any person will ever face, so you must excuse us when we get really upset about such a blatant pollution of the Bible as this TNIV translation represents.

Let us now return to this feature Associated Press article for more insight:

"The language issue originated in the 1980s with the ascent of religious feminism. A panel from the more liberal National Council of Churches published translations of key Bible passages that abolished 'male-biased' language regarding God and Jesus Christ."  [Ibid.]

In NEWS1616, we give a large treatise to the reason that feminists so desperately want the male-oriented doctrines relating to God, Jesus Christ and the Christian Church changed to neutral words, and we do not want to repeat ourselves here.  Rather, we want to go closer to the heart of the matter of "all-inclusiveness".

But, first, we need to properly identify the meaning of the word, "inclusive".  If the TNIV "bible" is said to be "all-inclusive" what does that mean?  Turning to my Tormont Webster Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary, we see that "inclusive" means: "Including the specified extremes or limits as well as the area in between them".  Thus, the word "all-inclusive" is really redundant because the core word alone means to encompass all the area between the two extremes.  Thus, "all-inclusive" means to include every single portion of the area under discussion; when the TNIV "bible" is declared to be "all-inclusive" that means it encompasses every square inch of theological territory and the people therein.  This term means it will include all diverse elements, from north to south, east to west.  No one will be "excluded" from its reach -- all races, genders, religions, sexual preferences, will be included and accepted by this TNIV.

Since the drive to the global religion of Antichrist must unite all religions based upon what they can agree, the traditional male orientation of Judeo-Christianity is a huge roadblock.  You see, most of the pagan religions of the world revolve around goddess worship!  The worship of the Virgin Mary goes a long, long way toward bridging the gap between the surface Christianity of Roman Catholicism, and the various goddess worship of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Satanic covens throughout the world.

However, the Christian Bible remains male oriented, and that must be changed if Protestant Christianity can be brought into the goddess worship of the rest of the world.  Once feminists can get the male gender words changed to neutral, it is a very short step to persuade Christians to accept the worship of the goddess.  Once the Holy Spirit writes "Ichabod" above the door of a church, Satan can move quickly into the hearts and minds of its adherents to move them to the final position where he wants them.  This kind of scenario is precisely what is occurring today with this most important issue.

"Grudem and colleagues in the conservative Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood of Louisville, Kentucky, quickly assembled a report citing dozens of changes they find objectionable. An accompanying statement from 30 Bible scholars declared that "Today's NIV" distorts biblical texts and "should not be commended for use by the church."

Disagreements fall into several basic categories:

* " 'The Jewish leaders' now oppose Jesus in John's Gospel, not 'the Jews,' as in most translations. Stek says the change conveys the writer's original intent, avoiding the misunderstanding that he was referring to all Jews, a touchy matter in interfaith relations. Conservative critics respect the intent, but believe the literal translation must stand."

  • "Added words. Rather than strict word-for-word translation from the Greek, some terms are added. For instance, 'brothers and sisters' is sometimes used instead of the literal 'brothers' in the Greek. John Stek, chairman of the 'Today's NIV' translators, says the change is justified if the biblical group addressed included both genders."

  • "Male nouns . The word 'man' is often changed to 'person.' Critics say that's acceptable when the Greek word is 'anthropos,' which can be generic, but the Greek 'aner' means only 'man.' Stek says that's a matter of opinion and lexicographers disagree."

  • "Male pronouns . The new translation often uses plural pronouns and avoids the words 'him' or 'his.' Critics complain this surrenders the intended spiritual force of verses referring to a single person. Stek thinks that's a modern, individualistic reading that doesn't reflect ancient culture."

    *  "Verses like Acts 20:30, translated generically to imply that both genders taught doctrine in New Testament times, are a sore point for the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, which believes only males should exercise church authority."  [Ibid]

    Pastor David Cloud gives even more examples of changes from male gender words to "all-inclusive" neutral words:

    "The Today's New International Version New Testament will not appear in bookstores until the spring, and we have not seen a copy of it; but the inclusive language editions of the New International Version already in print make such changes as the following: "brethren" is changed to 'brothers and sisters', 'man' is changed to 'humankind' or 'people', 'he' is sometimes changed to 'they', and sons of God is changed to 'children of God'." [Ibid.]

    Following are some examples from the Hodder & Stoughton New International Inclusive Language edition of 1995:

    PSALM 8:4

    KJV: "What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?"

    INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE NIV: "What are mere mortals that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?"

    PSALM 34:20

    KJV: "He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken."

    INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE NIV: "He protects all their bones, not one of them will be broken."

    This translation corrupts a key prophetic passage. Psalm 34:20 refers to Christ and the fact that His bones were not broken on the cross. John 19:32-36 was a direct fulfillment of Psalm 34:20. The inclusive language NIV changes the singular masculine pronoun "his" to the plural pronoun "their," thereby destroying its prophetic significance.

    LUKE 17:3

    KJV: "Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him."

    INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE NIV: "Rebuke a brother or sister who sins, and if they repent, forgive them."

    JOHN 6:44

    KJV: "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day."

    INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE NIV: "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day."

    JOHN 14:23

    KJV: "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."

    INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE NIV: "Those who love me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them."

    This is typical of the incredible perversion of Scripture represented by the inclusive language NIV. The singular pronouns are changed to plural. Christ's sweet and lovely promise to individuals is rendered ineffective by the change to general plural pronouns. Further, "my words" is changed to "my teaching," thus rendering Christ's emphasis on the words of Scripture ineffective by replacing it with the more general idea of teaching.

    KJV: "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."

    INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE NIV: "I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them, and they with me."

    "Again, Christ's tender promise to individuals who receive Him is destroyed by the corrupt inclusive language rendition."

    "We believe the inclusive language NIV is a response to the pressure from clamoring feminists and their sympathizers, though the NIV publishers deny that this is the case. The NIV Committee for Biblical Translation (CBT) has been working on the inclusive language edition for years. Larry Walker, a member of the NIV's CBT, noted that pressure for such a version came from women who "felt left out" by the traditional language. Pressure also came from the publishers of the NIV in Britain (Hodder and Stoughton). "In England, sales of the New Revised Standard Version, a unisex language revision of the RSV, put such pressure on the NIV that Hodder and Stoughton demanded a new version in order to compete" (World, March 29, 1997, p. 12). Thus, we see the money factor, which plays such a large role in the modern Bible version issue." [Pastor David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, January 31, 2002,wayoflife.org]

    When Antichrist arises, he shall make a supernatural effort to prove his "inclusiveness"!  The Bible states that Antichrist will perform supernatural "lying signs and wonders"; therefore, we should not be too surprised that Antichrist is planning just such supernatural signs so as to "fulfill" the Messianic prophecies of the true Messiah [Peter Lemesurier, The Armageddon Script, New World Order author]
    During the House of Theosophy seminar into which I was sneaked in August, 1991, the New England Director, Bill Lambert, presented some very interesting, insightful "lying signs and wonders" that the New Age Christ would create when he arose; these signs are designed to communicate a message to the peoples of the world, while simultaneously convincing them that he is Messiah.  One of Lambert's revelations is most pertinent to our discussion of the "all-inclusive" language of the TNIV.  Listen:

    "Mr. Lambert revealed that, "when Lord Maitreya appears, he will appear as different beings to different people. what

    * He will appear as a man to a man and as a woman to a woman.

    * He will appear as a white to a white, as a black to a black, as an Indian to an Indian, etc."

    "It makes no difference whether you are viewing him in person or on Television. Thus, 'he will show that he is all things to all people'. [NEWS1052; Complete House of Theosophy Seminar Notes, "Possible and Probable Events In The Future"]

    Thus, Antichrist will prove to the world that he is all-inclusive

    If Antichrist is planning to be "all-inclusive", is this new "all-inclusive" TNIV "bible" translation his bible ?  Can we logically think of the TNIV "bible" as being the bible of Antichrist?  I think it highly likely this might be the case.  Truly, the advent of this most wicked change in God's original Word is a very strong sign that we are at the End of the Age.

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    If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, but have been very lukewarm in your spiritual walk with Him, you need to immediately ask Him for forgiveness and for renewal. He will instantly forgive you, and fill your heart with the joy of the Holy Spirit. Then, you need to begin a daily walk of prayer and personal Bible Study.

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