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I am a 47 year old who has had HSV2 for 29 years. I usually had outbreaks at my tailbone area where the nerve is and rarely had them on the vaginal area. In the last 2 years my husband has left me, I am in school full time, working part time, trying to pay all the bills and perimenopausal with depression and hormone swings. My sleep has been difficult and I have been super stressed. For whatever reason, I the virus moved directly onto the clitoris area and has not gone away for 5 weeks now. I have tried acyclovir/famcyclovir, red marine algae, L-lysine, topical zinc sulfate cream, and NOTHING has relieved it. I can’t sit comfortably, every night I try to leave my vaginal area open to air and pray it will stop causing searing nerve pain to the clitoris. I am afraid now that I will never be able to have a partner, or even masturbate because I can’t get the virus to leave the clitoris area. So sad and frustrated. Does anyone know if any topical treatments exist that work?
Topic: Is it really HSV-2?
I received the terrifying news last week that I have both HSV-1 and HSV-2. I went to my OBGYN because I’ve been having recurring outbreaks of bacterial vaginosis, but I also developed 2 sores on my labia around the same time. My boyfriend and I really thought the sores were friction blisters because we weren’t having vaginal sex due to the BV and using other measures to fulfill our sex drives (if you follow me). So I figured I’d ask my doctor about this during my exam. She took a quick look and told me it was herpes (OMG!!! Complete SHOCK!!!). She didn’t do a swab test because there were no supplies due to COVID testing. I asked about treatment and she brushed me off saying it wasn’t necessary because I have a boyfriend (ridiculous advice). After leaving the appointment I learned there was a blood test and requested I get this done to have some sort of confirmation…which came back positive for HSV-1 and HSV-2. My concern is that my symptoms were not at all consistent with a normal outbreak. I only had 2 sores, they never blistered- just turned into small “lesions”, and I never had any scabbing when they were healing. They just went away. So is there a chance my test was a false positive? I’ve read a lot about this being a possibility. PS- My boyfriend is so freaked out we’re likely breaking up because of this nightmare. I don’t know what to do!!!
Thanks for your advice…
Topic: Pain not subsiding
I was given some tablets and numbing gel yesterday which does not work at all it is more painful to put it on that the actual passing urine which it is intended to help me with.
But in general anything hurts, I keep getting a kind of shooting pain around the sores and it really makes me jump sometimes, the whole area is getting quite hard and the odd bits (sorry for the gross information..) especially where the first sores appeared and slightly crisping over, I assume this is a good thing but the pain is still unbareable, I would have imagined that once they started to heal the pain would slowly fade out, I understand I’m still very very early into the treatment and I know a lot of advice is to have a salt bath but Unfortunately I only have a shower cubicle and do not have access to a bath.
Topic: Diagnosed at 50
Hi. I just joined today. I got my HSV2 diagnosis on Friday. I found out my ex-live in bf of nearly 4 years was sleeping with me & someone else who has Herpes. He knowingly stopped using a condom with her all the while still having sex with me over a period of 7 months. She had no idea about me nor I her till I found out recently he got engaged to her. This is a devastating blow. I am looking for guidance & support. Has anyone taken Lysine supplements or any herbal treatments to combat outbreaks? My nurse advised me my doctor does not prescribe antiviral meds unless I get an outbreak. I think back & I might have had an outbreak last year but I am not 100% sure. I have been plagued with yeast infections my whole life & some symptoms are similar. Any help is greatly appreciated. If anyone needs to talk or email I would be happy to be in touch.
My ex and I broke up months ago oh, and I did not find out until I was diagnosed and my first outbreak did he knew well before we broke up he was positive. He never told me. I started my first round of treatment 4 days ago yet I am still having new ulcers. They have doubled since last night. I am terrified and do not know what to do! Please help. I started taking 3000mg l-lysine a b12 complex and zinc. I also am taking 800mg Acyloviar 5* a day.
I’ve been looking for a community I can ask questions and find support and clarity from for the last couple of days. I was diagnosed with this condition approximately 10 days ago and confirmed via blood test 4 days ago. No other symptoms accompanied it as Google claims. Within this time, I’ve had 2 outbreaks.
I’m 31, sexually active since I was 27, and only had 5 partners up to this point in my life. I got a hormonal IUD placed in about 6 months ago, and had my first ‘unprotected’ sex for a month since that time. (By unprotected, I mean no condom). I did not have sex for the last 5 months because my partner is in the medical frontlines of COVID. With the IUD in, I experienced three skin condition issues since that time–HSV2 was the most recent. I am Mediterranean and of course, appreciate that diet the most, I exercise 4 times a week, don’t drink or smoke or do leisurely drugs–I like to think that I maintain a good and balanced lifestyle.
I maintain good relations with my 4 previous partners and current one obviously and I ALWAYS practiced safe sex up until after the IUD was placed in. When I asked them to be tested with my reason, their reaction was…shocked to say the least. All 5 were negative. The tests were repeated: same result. How is it possible that I have it then? I can’t argue with the results of a PCR test or the obvious outbreaks.
I asked my PCP, GYN and dermatologist if the IUD could have something to do with this. Especially since along with my diagnosis, I also got BV and a yeast infection. I was prescribed antivirals that gave me chest tightness, stabbing chest pain and abdominal pain, headaches, toothache, nausea, insomnia and loss of appetite. Three days into the 5 day regiment, I stopped and was rushed to urgent care.
To note, I quickly had accepted the fact that I have an incurable disease, but I still refuse to accept the fact that all three docs tell me that there is only one treatment option available and that the ‘benefits outweigh the costs’. More importantly, I refuse to accept the tonality of the responses: it’s a ‘you have it, so learn to live with it’ approach. This is a skin condition, yes; there is a societal stigma associated around it, yes; it’s also not discussed and there’s little to no support from the medical community, yes; …but who are you to tell me that ‘that’s life’ and expect me to swallow mechanical, repetitive, nonchalant reactions to something that is not only affecting MILLIONS of people?
My current partner is clearly more medically minded than myself and mature enough to accept what this condition is and wants to find ways to work around the outbreaks. But how do I work around those when I seem to have them every week? I’m almost convinced that the IUD could be a stimulant of this condition. I wish there was a medical practitioner out there that is willing to look into all factors…not just one. In reading up on the herpes condition in general, it appears the whole population has a string of herpes in their system. What if it reactivates in other ways depending on environmental factors? Why does it have to be JUST sexually transmitted?
Thoughts? Experiences? I’d love to hear about other with a similar situation.
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Trevor Hooton, 30, who goes by 'Treasure', set up their cuddle therapy business in May 2020.
A professional cuddler who charges people for hugs and earns £75 (€85) an hour has started hosting 'cuddle parties' - where people can snuggle in groups.
Trevor Hooton, 30, who goes by 'Treasure', set up their cuddle therapy business in May 2022 and now business is booming.
Treasure, from Bristol, charges £30 (€34) a session for a 'cuddle party' through his company, Embrace Connections, and encourages people "to explore and enjoy non-sexual physical connection in a safe, structured environment".
Treasure explained what they offer is "more than just a hug" - it's about "pouring care, affection and goodwill into someone through touch" - but admits that not everyone understand the business, as some think it is sex work.
Treasure, who is originally from Montreal, Canada, said: "I built a business based on my passions for building human connections."
"Many people struggle to make those and that's where I step in. It's more than just cuddling - it's giving people the things they need, whatever that might be.
"The parties have been great, and I think it's a really great way to provide value to lots of people at once. I want it to have a really big impact on the world."
Treasure first began looking into the science behind human connections 10 years ago, and insists professional cuddling is "not as novel a concept as it seems" - adding that everyone should give it a go.
But it wasn't until 2021 that Treasure began working to turn it into a business, which launched in May 2022.
"Some people are strangers at the beginning and then at the end they feel close and powerful."

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Pakistani infant accused of attempted murder
A 9-month-old Pakistani boy accused of attempted murder for allegedly throwing stones at police has been sent into hiding because of "vindictive" officials, his grandfather said Tuesday.
Muhammad Musa Khan was charged last week in Lahore along with his father, grandfather and two dozen others after protesters in Muslim Town threw stones at police who accompanied gas company workers trying to collect overdue bills in February.
The boy was brought to court in his grandfather's arms Thursday. He cried when he was fingerprinted, then was granted bail. Another hearing is set for Saturday.
A senior police official said that there had been "a misunderstanding" by police and that the officer who filed the charges — planning a murder, threatening police and interfering in state affairs — has been suspended. Under Pakistani law, no child younger than 7 years old can be charged with a crime.
The English-language newspaper Dawnwrites that the baby "had milk feeder in mouth when his grandfather entered the courtroom, a scene that evoked surprise and sympathy." The newspaper added that the case "exposes the level of efficiency and competence of the police and the lower judiciary."
Muhammad Yasin told Reuters that he sent his grandson to the central city of Faisalabad "for protection."
"Police are vindictive," he said. "Now they are trying to settle the issue on personal grounds.
"There is immense pressure on me from various corners," Yasin added, without elaborating.
The chief minister of Punjab has ordered an investigation and demanded "stern action" against the officials who brought the charges.

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Written for London360 in May 2016:
When it comes to Diversity in the Media, there has been a lot of work being done in front of the camera such as bringing presenters from Black, Asian & Mixed Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. However, there have been calls from names such as Sir Lenny Henry at last year’s BAFTA Television Lecture and a speech from Actor Idris Elba to Parliament urging change especially behind the scenes in the industry to represent the UK Population.
The Royal Television Society (RTS) held a BAME ‘Broadcast Hot Shots’ event to celebrate diversity and have a discussion what more is needed to be done. Chaired by Executive Producer of London360 Jasmine Dotiwala, the Hot Shots talked about how the struggles of being in the industry and how schemes such as Creative Access & Creative Skillset help those who want to get their feet in the door.
RTS Futures BAME ‘Broadcast Hot Shots.’
Whilst we talk about getting more people from BAME Backgrounds into Media, not a lot is being done with other minority groups especially when it comes to disability. According to Creative Skillset, only 1% of people who are disabled in the UK are employed in the creative industries. There has been recently a debate about the BBC in Parliament which was lead by MP for Tottenham David Lammy. This was about the Broadcaster’s Diversity figure and only 22 MPs attended the debate. Current staff levels from the BBC state that only 7.8% of those employed by the coorporation are disabled.
However, there was an event held in the capital to celebrate the winners of the National Diversity Awards (NDA) especially for those who had disabilities. There was one artist called Rachel Gadsden who told us about her work being celebrated all over the world especially at the Middle East’s first ever Arts & Disablities Festival. She also wanted to see change and give more hope to young people to achieve anything with more help from the government.
Rachel Gadsden speaking at the NDA Winners Event.
Despite these two events, more is needed to be done in both areas especially LGBT, Gender Equality and Mental Health. But we need to remember there is also a will to change and people out there willing to make a difference.
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The Concacaf Under-20 Championship is headed to Central America.
Concacaf announced that Honduras will host the 2020 version of the tournament from June 20 to July 5. All matches will be played at either Estadio Francisco Morazan or Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, in San Pedro Sula.
“We are honored, excited and grateful with the Confederation for naming Honduras as host of the 2020 Concacaf Under-20 Championship,” said FENAFUTH president Jorge Salomon. “It is a great opportunity to showcase San Pedro Sula to the world, as it is a city characterized by its cheerful people, its simplicity and a vast culture inherited by our ancestors, which will predominate throughout the competition.”
The Concacaf U-20 Championship will determine the confederation’s representatives in the 2021 U-20 World Cup in Indonesia. The top 16 teams in the Concacaf U-20 rankings have been drawn into four groups with the top three finishers moving on to the knockout rounds, where they will be joined by the top four teams in a 17 team preliminary group stage.
The U.S. U-20 National Team will play in Group E with Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Here is the full draw.
Group E: United States, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Saint Kitts and Nevis
Group F: Mexico, El Salvador, Canada, and Aruba
Group G: Panama, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname
Group H: Honduras, Cuba, Guatemala, and Antigua and Barbuda
Once the group stages are complete. the remaining 16 teams will play single game knockout matches with the semifinalists moving on to the U-20 World Cup next year.
The United States is the defending champion. The Americans defeated Mexico in the 2018 final, 2-0, with Alex Mendez, who now plays for Ajax’s reserve team, scoring both goals.


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“The world’s growing population is devouring seafood as quickly as it can be caught and has seriously depleted the world’s wild fish stocks, experts warn.”
Nutritionists keep on encouraging the countless healthy properties of adding fish to our daily diet. However, how to deal with the fact of an exhausting oceanic fauna?
“[…] Traditional fish farms typically consist of cages submerged in shallow, calm waters near shore, where they are protected from the weather and easily accessible for feeding and maintenance. But raising fish in such close quarters can contribute to the spread of disease among the animals, and wastes may foul the waters. Cages must be moved to keep the waters clean and the fish healthy. Deepwater cages offer cleaner, more freely circulating ocean water and natural food, which can yield tastier fish. But the deep-sea cages must be built to withstand the rigors of the deep ocean. And because they are harder for humans to access, “smarter,” self-sufficient cages could be key.”
Remote-control Aquapods are being built by a research team from MIT, led by Cliff Goudey, in order to farm fish inside wandering cages. Still propelled by a generator on a boat, the future of these nomad communities is thought to be their conversion to solar power engineering, as a more sustainable way of satifsfying our appetite.


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Dr John Fielding is on the search for an ancient Mayan ruin. Housed there is the answer to why a whole city worth of peoples inhabitance disapeared. The problem is that the explorers have found only the empty temple and jungle. Masses of jungle. When they explore further , a secret room is found and inside that room is a pool with the statue of the goddess Caltiki. Chosing to dive into the pool, they find treasure and wealth beyond imagination. They also find the answer to why so many died…..
Mario Bava is a little bit of a hero of mine. He made films thta were both amazing exploration of genre and visually complex. He directed with a really sense of respect for films that others saw as merely empty. This film had the honour of being directed by him but credited to someone else. The other director was Riccardo Freda, an Italian horror film icon and friend of Bava. Both deserve credit as friends for this film. A knock about, fun filled, cleverly told, visceral tale. It remains both a classic monster in the mist film and a paranoid fable of the evil that dare not say its name. Communism.
Disc is great but the stand out is the commentary by Howarth and Lucas (seperate and both great.) Kim Newmans discussion oin the film is also revealing and the booklet (special edition though it is) is sublime.
- Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
- Original mono Italian and English soundtracks (lossless on the Blu-ray Disc)
- Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- New audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark
- New audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of The Haunted World of Mario Bava and So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films
- From Quatermass to Caltiki, a new discussion with author and critic Kim Newman on the influence of classic monster movies on Caltiki
- Riccardo Freda, Forgotten Master, an archival interview with critic Stefano Della Casa
- The Genesis of Caltiki, an archival interview with filmmaker Luigi Cozzi
- Archival introduction to the film by Stefano Della Casa
- Alternate opening titles for the US version
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing by Kat Ellinger and Roberto Curti

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Reinke's Edema - Smoker's Polyps treated in the office with PDL and KTP laser
She has a 25 pack year history of smoking. She has bilateral, very large, smoker's polyps which are interfering with her breathing and her voice. She is almost always called "sir" on the telephone.
On the left she is breathing out, and on the right she is breathing in.
The left vocal cord smokers polyp was treated with a pulsed dye laser (PDL) in the office and three months later has shrunken down. This improved her airway enough that she did not want the right polyp treated. She was also no longer called "Sir" on the phone.
She quit smoking after the procedure. However, three years later she returned with her voice still somewhat hoarse and she still had gasping if she was breathing fast.
The right polyp has enlarged some over time. On the right is a false color image. This emphasizes the blood vessels within the polyp.
She underwent a KTP laser reduction of the polyp.
Two months after the first treatment the polyp the smaller
Three months after the second treatment the polyp was again smaller. The polyp was also biopsied and found to be benign on pathologic exam.
After this third treatment, she was happy with her voice and elected not to undergo any further treatments and unless her voice deteriorated again.

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Another single from Taylor Swift, means another music video. For her “Wildest Dreams” music video, Taylor worked with the director who won her “Video of The Year” at the VMAs last night, Joseph Kahn. The “Bad Blood” director had Taylor channel her inner Elizabeth Taylor playing opposite Scott Eastwood.
While I can’t say it’s my favorite Taylor video, I will say that the cinematography is top notch. Also, all of the proceeds from the music video are going towards the African Parks Foundation of America – which explains all the animals.
Aside from actual Elizabeth Taylor, I have to say – Lindsay is still my favorite Liz. Solely because this is a GIF that exists, and it’s beautiful.


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Fox News: Deceptively worded Michigan Ballot will effectively ban voter ID. State critics say.
Michiganders to vote on Proposal 2 on Tuesday
Michigan voters are being presented with a ballot measure in the upcoming midterm election that critics told Fox News Digital is being packaged by supporters as an election safeguard but in actuality is a measure that will effectively ban true voter ID laws and open the state up to voter fraud.
Voters will head to the polls in Michigan on Tuesday to determine the fate of Michigan Proposal 2, backed by the voting rights group Promote the Vote, which has described the measure as a constitutional amendment that will enshrine voter protections, including voter ID, into the state constitution and "recognize a fundamental right to vote without harassing conduct."
Critics of the measure, including Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project, told Fox News Digital that the measure will effectively ban photo ID requirements at polling places. Currently, Michigan voters are required by law to provide a photo ID or sign a sworn affidavit as to who they are. If that current law is incorporated into the state constitution, which Proposal 2 would do, critics say any law implementing mandatory photo ID would be unconstitutional, therefore effectively banned.
"Promote the Vote is taking the existing law, which has a huge carveout with that affidavit standard that essentially swallows the rule so it's an optional photo ID rather than a requirement to show photo ID, and they're putting it into the constitution and that will prevent the legislature from ever actually requiring that," Snead told Fox News Digital.
Hans Von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, told Fox News Digital he agrees with Snead’s conclusion that any future law mandating voters show a photo ID would be unconstitutional if the proposal passes.
"It guts the ID requirement by saying any voter can vote if he or she simply signs a form claiming they are who they say they are," Von Spakovsky said. "The proposal is deceptively worded to make voters believe they are voting in favor of an ID requirement, with the sponsors hoping the voters won’t notice that it then says you can get around it with a signature."
A Citizen Resource Guide to Election Day from Michigan Fair Elections
Snead told Fox News Digital that legislation mandating photo IDs to vote, known as Secure MI Vote, is currently being debated in the state and if that legislation were to be approved, it would be blocked by the passage of Proposal 2.
"They're looking for ways to stop that and Promote the Vote’s ballot measure would supersede and neutralize a significant chunk of Secure MI Vote, including bringing photo ID to all ballots," Snead said.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Promote the Vote said their proposal is "a nonpartisan election reform proposal supported by Republicans, Democrats and Independents, local clerks, the League of Women Voters, faith leaders, business groups like the Detroit Regional Chamber and disability rights groups."
"It’s sad that special interest front groups from Washington, D.C., are spreading lies and misinformation about Proposal 2," the group said. "The fact is Proposal 2 increases election security by enshrining Michigan’s current effective voter ID law into our state Constitution. According to Michigan Secretary of State data, 99.8% of Michigan voters currently show a photo ID when they go to vote in Michigan and that won’t change under Proposal 2."
The group added that the proposal "specifically requires identity verification of each and every vote cast and every voter casting a ballot in person is asked to provide photo identification – a stringent requirement comparable to or stricter than 37 other states and D.C."
"The truth is Proposal 2 will make voting more secure, more accessible for the elderly, rural voters, people with disabilities and working parents, and it will help ensure the votes of our military members serving overseas are counted."
Snead told Fox News Digital that Promote the Vote’s statement is a tacit admission that stringent voter ID will be effectively banned in the state.
"Promote the Vote does not deny that Proposal 2 bans the implementation of true photo ID requirements," Snead said. "In fact, the statement all but admits that it does. Promote the Vote acknowledges they are enshrining current law in the constitution. That law specifically allows voting without showing ID, and if Proposal 2 is adopted, it would be unconstitutional to require anyone to show a photo ID when voting – in other words, photo ID requirements would be banned."
Three former Michigan secretary of states have also joined the opposition to the ballot proposal, telling KTVI-TV late last month that the measure will strip election safeguards not limited to just voter ID.
"That is a recipe for voter fraud," Candice Miller, Michigan’s Republican secretary of state from 1995 to 2003, told the outlet.
"The TV commercials are the most deceptive I've ever seen," Republican Michigan State Sen. Ruth Johnson said about the proposal. "They've spent a lot of money telling us that it's going to put ID in our constitution but what they forget to tell you is that there is a little 'or'… they name all these different IDs you can use or none at all."
Snead also pointed out that he cannot verify Promote the Vote's claim that "99.8% of Michigan voters currently show a photo ID when they go vote" but said that even if true it is highly misleading.
"This figure can only apply to in-person voting since Michigan’s mail voting statute utilizes signature verification (and Proposal 2 enshrined signature verification for mail ballots in the constitution, as well)," Snead said via email. "Already this year, over 919,000 Michiganders have cast mail ballots – none of them were required to provide either a photocopy or a driver’s license or state ID number with their ballots. According to the EAC (p. 29), in 2020 almost half of Michigan voters cast a mail ballot."
Snead added that over time, the share of mail-in voters will likely increase and Proposal 2 creates a "permanent mail voting list nudging more and more people toward mail voting."
"Arizona, for example, had a Permanent Early Voting List for some time and in 2020 almost 87% of voters voted by mail per EAC data. Thus, 99.8% of in-person voters may continue to volunteer their IDs, but there will be fewer and fewer in-person voters over time."
Snead told Fox News Digital that Promote the Vote is very much a push by the far left to chip away at election integrity across the country and even though the group "says it's fighting for voting rights" one needs to only "look at the agenda that they're pushing" and "if you look at the funding sources behind it, promote the vote is very clearly a left-wing organization"
Andrew Mark Miller is a writer at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to firstname.lastname@example.org.


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If you have sensitive skin or open wounds, always use gloves while handling chili peppers, especially ones that are particularly spicy. One important aspect of a serrano pepper, as with all peppers, is that the amount of heat contained in the ribs of the pepper will vary based on a variety of factors. But it was the only thing I knew how to do. Season with salt and serve. My mother-in-law is from Mexico and showed me how to make this. Average Size: About 1.5 to 2.5 inches long. Cubanelle peppers, better known as Italian frying peppers, are very mild and perfect for sautéing.If you’ve eaten a sausage and pepper sub, you’ve eaten Cubanelles. If you like jalapenos but wish they had more heat, serrano peppers are the answer to your recipe dilemmas. Press down and roll to desired consistency. If you want to read similar articles to How to Cut a Serrano Pepper, we recommend you visit our Food & drink category. Cutting the Serrano pepper. 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Add some of the leftover oil to cover the mixture and it is ready to eat. Position the pepper on a chopping board and use an appropriately sharp knife to chop the pepper in half, lengthwise. Check out our delicious recipe below. Using a paring knife, pull off the skin gently and slowly. A Web Experience brought to you by LEAFtv. Step 4 – Blister the Peppers. What Is the Difference Between Plain and All Purpose Flour, How to Know if Brussels Sprouts Have Gone bad, How To Stop Mince Pies Sticking To The Tin, How to Tell if Mushrooms are Still Good to Eat. Cook until potatoes are lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Serrano pepper plants can grow to be five feet tall and produce up to 50 peppers. Spicy Tuna Roll. Green Hot Sauce (Salsa Verde) Rating: Unrated 44 This is great with any tacos. Then hold the knife parallel to the cutting board. It can be used in nearly any dish to give a dash of unexpected heat. Growing Serrano peppers is also similar to growing jalapeno peppers, and it's actually fairly easy! If you'd like to learn more about how to grow Serrano … The oil acts as a barrier between your hand and the capsaicin from the Serrano pepper. It taste better the next day and the good part is that you can make as much as you want since it last a long time in the fridge. Serrano chiles are one of the most widely recognized chile peppers. Sure, it’s easy to pick up a big bottle of red pepper flakes … Removing the seeds allows the Serrano pepper's flavor to stay intact without the coarseness of the seeds. If you want it to be a bit narrower then again cut each halves in half. Each plant can produce up through 50 pepper berries (not true botanical pods). Select peppers in good condition, free of disease or damage. Some pepper seeds grow within a few days, others take a couple of weeks and some never come up at all. The great thing about this method is you don’t have to count or weigh the amount of peppers. Allrecipes has more than 110 trusted serrano pepper recipes complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips. Serrano chiles are about twice as hot as Jalapenos, and are the chile of choice in South Asian cuisine. It also makes a great component of any fresh garden salsa. Remove lid, increase heat to medium-high. Briefly saute and then add 1/3 cup white vinegar and 1/3 cup water. This should result in two pepper halves, with the seeds of the Serrano pepper evenly distributed in the middle of the interior of both sides. Serrano pepper flavor is bright, vegetable and very green, with a nice level of heat. Canning might make your peppers a little less fiery, but they’ll be no less delicious—and you’ll be able to save them much longer, too! Their thin walls leave these peppers with a small bit of crunch before revealing a meaty interior. Scoville Heat Units: 10,000 - 23,000 SHU The serrano chili pepper is a quite a bit like the well known jalapeño pepper, similar in color, but smaller, about 1 to 4 inches long on average and 1/2 inch wide. If you'd like more heat and flavor, cover the oil and allow it to infuse overnight or for as long as desired before straining—if choosing to do so, as the crushed chile will settle on the bottom of the jar, and you can use it along with the oil as a condiment. If you want to decrease the heat of Serrano pepper then de-seed it and take out the ribs. Serrano chiles look like skinny mini jalapeño chiles and measure about 1 1/2 inches to 2 inches long. Both are bright-to-deep green in appearance, although a serrano tends to be sleeker and longer than a jalapeno. The Pasilla chili is another pepper that can compete with the heat level of the Serrano … Step 2: Grind the pepper: Use a spice grinder or coffee grinder to blend the dried chile peppers into a powder and store in airtight jars. View Recipe. Wear gloves when washing and cutting any chili pepper. Cutting lengthwise, continue to slice both pepper halves until they are mere slivers of the thickness of the original pepper. However, make sure you know which pepper you've chosen before you dice one up for salsa or add it to your favorite ethnic cuisine. On the Scoville scale (a measurement of pepper heat), it rakes in between 5,000 to 23,000 Scoville units, making it slightly hotter than the jalapeno. Due to being sold young and green in supermarkets many home cooks have made the serrano a regular staple for chilies, sauces, pico de gallo, and for straight-up pickling. They generally grow between 1 - 4 inches long and about 1/2 inch wide though they have been known to grow longer. Slice the peppers until you are no longer comfortable with slicing them further because of the increased potential of cutting yourself with the blade of the knife. Before you cut a Serrano pepper always cover your hands with gloves. The sliced serrano peppers go into the mason jar next. I buy in bulk and have seeds year after year that retain there high germination rate. Screw the lid on and store in a cool dry place. The next day, place the dried peppers in a food processor or crush them by hand. Even though they are mild compared t… While they are typically too meaty to successfully dry, Serrano peppers are delicious when minced and used fresh (uncooked) in salads and salsas. Ladle hot liquid over peppers, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. This method first dilutes and loosens the capsaicin, then dissolves it away, leaving you with strictly the pepper's flavor. Looking for serrano pepper recipes? This should leave the thin walls of the pepper with a layer of meat attached to them and a … That burning sensation is caused by capsaicin, the lipophilic substance located in the seed pod and in "blisters" lining the pepper's inner walls. Serrano Peppers from the heart of Texas. This should result in two pepper halves, with the seeds of the Serrano pepper evenly distributed in the middle of the interior of both sides. Add garlic and serrano peppers, saute until fragrant. Most of the heat is concentrated around the seeds and ribs. Mature serrano pepper plants reach a height of 0.5 to 1.5 m (1.5 to 5.0 ft) tall. Eat them as a snack, use them to decorate food, or add them to salads and casseroles. Many cooks and gardeners enjoy having dried hot peppers on hand for adding to their kitchen creations. The result will be tiny squared pieces of Serrano pepper. Bake in a 425°F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until the skins are bubbly and brown. Add your review of this product. You can use the peppers in this way. 3. Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil. Substitutes for Cayenne Chile Peppers: If your recipe calls for fresh cayenne peppers as a means of adding heat, you can substiute cayenne powder or crushed red pepper flakes for fresh cayennes. Adding peppers to salad will make it taste delicious. Cut the pepper slices widthwise while holding all the pepper slices closely together, creating small square-like pieces of the pepper. In comparison to a jalapeno pepper, the serrano can be equally as hot or as much as four times hotter when eaten. Step 1: Break up the dried peppers: While wearing gloves, use kitchen shears to snip the stems off the pepper, cut it in half, and shake out the seeds. Cut off the top stem portion, then cut the peppers in half lengthwise. You can cut the flesh into 1-inch (2.5 cm.) Only crush peppers by hand if you are wearing gloves and are crushing the peppers while they are inside a plastic bag. Crushed red pepper is so much more than a pizza-topping staple. How to Use. Chowhound. This prolific pepper plant is very easy to grow in containers. Pickled peppers will keep for three weeks in the fridge or for months on the shelf if properly canned. If … 6 servings. Small, bushy plants are highly productive with large, straight, firm-bodied, bright green fruits. A few tips can save your hands from burning due to peppers and also you can control the amount of heat in your meal. Vitamin … Drying whole hot peppers in a food dehydrator may be the easiest and fastest way to preserve hot peppers. Fill a bowl with water. If it's to your liking, strain the oil to remove the crushed chile peppers. Banana peppers, which range from yellow to ripening red, are generally mild enough to eat raw.Like sweet bell peppers, they are popular in salads, on sandwiches, and on pizza. Did you know that Serrano peppers are basically just a smaller version of jalapeno peppers? In this OneHowTo article we will know how to cut a Serrano pepper. The main problem arises not when we are having peppers in a meal but rather during prepping peppers for the meal. Serve the crushed peppers. Scrape all of the pepper slices into one pile. 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Sunday July 22nd 2012
The Letter to the Hebrews
Part Fifty Two
1). Heb 11:22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
a). We will remember from our previous studies that the reference here in Hebrews Chapter 11 to Joseph?s bones and the departure of the Children of Israel from Egypt pictured for us both the bodily resurrection of the OT saints as well as the resurrection of the nation of Israel as a whole following the nation?s affliction during the Tribulation and following the events pictured in the Passover, but before the nation is returned to the land.
b). We had seen this timing for Israel?s resurrection pictured within the 7 feasts given to Israel as a prophetic calendar showing them what is yet to come, where resurrection is seen in the feast of firstfruits ? a feast that comes after Passover, which shows the nation?s national conversion, but before the Feast of Trumpets, which speaks of the re-gathering of the nation to the land.
c). And in the historical account in Exodus it is after the nation has been afflicted by the Assyrian Pharaoh and following the first Passover, but before the nation leaves Egypt to go to the land of promise that Moses turns his attention to the bones of Joseph ? Ex 13:18 So God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you."
d). And this is a sequencing of events that we had seen occuring throughout scripture making absolutely certain the events that are soon to befall Israel.
2). We also saw Israel?s resurrection, which must include the bodily resurrection of the OT saints, pictured in the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel Chapter 37 ? a passage of scripture that ends with these verses ?
Eze 37:11 Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, 'Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!' 12 "Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD:
"Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 "Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. 14 "I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it," says the LORD.'"
3). And then we might also remember that this same resurrection is pictured from another perspective in the type given through the resurrection of Lazarus as recorded in - Joh 11:1 ? Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick." 4 When Jesus heard that, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it." 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. 7 Then after this He said to the disciples, "Let us go to Judea again."
a). Lazarus pictures the spiritual condition of Israel ? he is sick ? a condition that is described by the prophet Isaiah as follows ?
Isa 1:5 Why should you be stricken again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints. 6 From the sole of the foot even to the head, There is no soundness in it, But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; They have not been closed or bound up, Or soothed with ointment. 7 Your country is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire; Strangers devour your land in your presence; And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
b). But this is not a sickness ?unto death? ? it does not mark the permanent end of the nation because God has promised - 2Ch 7:14 "if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Ho 6:1 ? Come, and let us return to the LORD; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. 2 After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight.
c). And we see that on hearing of Lazarus?s sickness Jesus stays ?two more days in the place where He was?, picturing for us the Lord remaining in Heaven for the two days, 2000 years, of this dispensation before He will return again to Judea.
d). Now not only does the account of the resurrection of Lazarus give us yet another picture of Israel yet future when the Lord returns in response to their cry to call them out from the place of the dead, but it also provides detail for us on the type of resurrection that the OT saints, in conjunction with the nation coming out of the Tribulation, will experience - Joh 11:38 Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days." 40 Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?" 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42 "And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me." 43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go."
e). So let?s just notice a couple of things here ? 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. ? The stone that has been placed in front of Lazarus?s tomb must be removed for a very specific reason ? to let Lazarus out.
f). Now compare this with the Lord?s resurrection - Joh 20:1 ? Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him." 3 Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. 4 So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. 5 And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, 7 and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.8 Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed.
g). What we will immediately see here is that the stone placed in front of the Lord?s tomb has been removed not to let the Lord out, but to let others in to see that He is not there.
h). When Lazarus emerges from his tomb he came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth, which prompts Jesus to give the instruction - "Loose him, and let him go."
i). However, from the account of the Lord?s resurrection we see that the linen cloths, the graveclothes, were ?lying there? and the handkerchief that had been around His head was ?folded together in a place by itself.?
j). So to fully understand the significance of this and to understand exactly what John saw when entering the tomb that caused him to believe, let?s just back up a little - Joh 19:39 And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. 40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
k). The strips of linen were coated with a thick layer of the sticky spices and then wrapped around His body ? if we can picture for ourselves an Egyptian mummy then this will give us a good visual reference as to what Christ?s wrapped body looked like. Now over the course of the time the Lord?s body was in the tomb, the spices would begin to harden around the shape of His body.
l). When Peter and John entered the tomb they saw what we could best describe as a cocoon conforming to the shape of the Lord?s body, but the cocoon was empty, leaving nothing but an empty shell ? the Lord did not need to be called out of His tomb as He is ?the resurrection and the life?; and He did not need to be loosed from His grave clothes ? He was at one moment inside that cocoon of spices and linen and the next moment He was not; the handkerchief around His head just collapsed in a place by itself when the Lord?s head was no longer in it.
m). And the reason for this? Well simply that the life giving force in the Lord?s body of flesh and bone, the same body that was crucified, is now the Holy Spirit as His blood was poured out at Calvary ? the Lord?s resurrected body then consists of flesh and bone and Spirit whereas Lazarus?s body was flesh and bone and blood.
n). And here marks the difference between the resurrection of OT saints including the Jews coming out of the Tribulation and the resurrection/rapture of Christians. The Jewish people will have bodies that the scripture calls ?natural bodies? or ?soulical bodies? ? bodies of flesh and bone and blood - whereas Christians will possess ?spiritual bodies? ? bodies of flesh and bone animated by the Holy Spirit.
o). It will be this way because the promises to Israel are earthly and the promises to Christians are ?heavenly?.
p). John in his letter that we call 1 John says it this way - 1Jo 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
q). And Paul addresses the same issue in - 1Co 15:40 There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory. 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 51 ? Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed-- 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
r). This then is what we have to look forward to. Not only do we receive a superior blessing [we will remember Ephraim and Manasseh] because our calling is heavenly, but we shall also receive a ?heavenly?, a ?spiritual? body after the likeness of the resurrected Christ. The full appreciation of what this will be like will have to wait until the day we experience it first hand, but it is without doubt incredible to ponder.
s). One last thing, let?s remember that Adam and the Woman possessed bodies of flesh, bone and blood which were, before the fall, completely sinless and untouchable by death. The Lord Himself at His incarnation was also sinless in a body of flesh and blood and bone ? And this we need to keep in mind when thinking about Israel in the Kingdom.
4). Now before we leave the bones of Joseph let?s remember once again exactly what he said - Ge 50:24 And Joseph said to his brethren, "I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which He
swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob." 25 Then Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here."
a). And we will remember, as we read first thing this morning, that Joseph makes the statements in v24 ?by faith? ? God had revealed to him the certainty of His visiting His people Israel and the certainty of His bringing them out of Egypt to the land He ?swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?.
b). After all, let?s not forget that which God had told Abraham ?
Ge 15:13 Then He said to Abram: "Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years.
c). Now these statements made by Joseph come at the end of the Book of Genesis and what we may not have realized is that the Books that Follow ? Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Numbers and Joshua all form God?s own commentary on that which Joseph, by faith, had said concerning God?s visitation and the nation?s return to the land. And although the events in these Books give us an historical record of Israel from Egypt to Canaan they also remain almost entirely prophetic as they look to God?s future visitation and deliverance of His people Israel from the worldwide dispersion that is about to come.
d). And all of this of course builds on that typified in Abraham leaving the land of his birth to go to the land that God would give him as an inheritance; and that which we have seen concerning Joseph and his brothers and the years of famine ? all of which rests upon the foundation of 6 days of work followed by a 7th day of rest.
e). And it is this same prophetic sequence from affliction in Egypt to the establishment of the theocratic Kingdom in the land that is pictured in the verses that follow v22 in Hebrews Chapter 11.
5). Heb 11:22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones. 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command. 24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and
the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. 29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.
a). v23-29 give us a brief synopsis of the first 14 Chapters of the Book of Exodus and provide commentary for us on Joseph?s bones in v22.
b). V30, the coming down of the walls of Jericho, gives us additional commentary on v29, the overthrow of the Egyptians in the Red Sea.
c). The verses take us from the birth of Moses to the total destruction of the most powerful nation on the earth at that time, picturing that future time when this same nation upon Christ?s return will be delivered from their dispersion amongst the nations of the world, to the absolute destruction of Gentile world power in the overthrow of Antichrist and his worldwide kingdom.
d). It would be good for us to keep in mind that Exodus as a whole, with the exception of events in Chapter 2, is a Book filled with unfulfilled prophecy. It is a Book that covers the same events laid out for us in the Book of Genesis that we have studied in past weeks and the same events revealed to the Apostle John recorded in the Revelation.
e). So, let?s now take a closer look at our verses here in Hebrews Chapter 11.
6). 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command.
a). We see the opening statement here concerning Moses ? ?By faith Moses?, but what is dealt with in this verse is the faith of Moses? parents, Amram and Jochebed, rather than the faith of Moses per se; but what we must note is that Moses faith, which we will see shortly, is inextricably connected to the faith of his parents, that which his parents had believed.
b). Pharaoh had given a command concerning male Hebrew children ?
Ex 1:22 So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "Every son who is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive."
c). According to our Hebrews verse Amram and Jochebed ?were not afraid of the king?s command? ? rather than acting in fear they acted in faith.
d). Now it is true that they would have known of the prophecy given to Abraham that we saw earlier in Genesis 15:13 and therefore knew that the prophesied length of time was coming to a close; and they would also have known that spoken by Joseph concerning his bones and God?s visitation to His
people, but I think we would have to go beyond this, given the explicit connection with the faith in this verse, to the realization that God had given Amram and Jochebed revelation concerning Moses and the role he was to play as the nation?s deliverer, a revelation that is not recorded in the scriptures, which gave them the foundation for the actions they took. And what they were told cannot be separated from the context of Genesis 15:13 and Genesis 50:24.
e). We will I am sure remember the account concerning the early life of Moses - Ex 2:3 But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. 5 ? Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it. 6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children." 7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?" 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the maiden went and called the child's mother. 9 Then Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages." So the woman took the child and nursed him.
a). After 3 months Jochebed put her son in an ark of bulrushes daubed ?with asphalt and pitch? [echoes of Noah maybe?] and hid him by the river bank where he is found by Pharaoh?s daughter. And in order to honor the faith of Amram and Jochebed Moses is returned to his own mother to be nursed by her under the protection of Pharaoh himself.
b). So within the sovereign control of the Lord the man who would one day deliver the Jewish people from the clutches of Pharaoh is reared by his own mother under the protection of his enemy; which gives us an intriguing example of the way the Lord will sometimes act in order to bring about His plans and His purposes for His people.
c). We can see this in - Ex 9:13 ? Then the LORD said to Moses, "Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews: "Let My people go, that they may serve Me, 14 "for at this time I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth. 15 "Now if I had stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, then you would have been cut off from the earth. 16 "But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.
d). And - Re 17:16 "And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 "For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
e). And finally, we would have to conclude that the revelation concerning Moses that was given to Amram and Jochebed was passed on to Moses by his mother while he was still in her care. So why would we draw this conclusion? Well, simply because when he was grown and living in the palace of Pharaoh apart from his mother the scripture records that he acted ?by faith? ? he believed that which God had said.
f). The actions he took though, by faith, will have to wait until next time, if the Lord is willing.

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RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — Ritwik Bose, an eighth-grader at Scotts Ridge Middle School in Ridgefield, took top honors at the 2016 Connecticut National Geographic Bee held April 1 at Central Connecticut State University.
He will represent Connecticut in the National Geographic Bee Championship at National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C. from May 23-25.
As state champion, he will also receive $100, the National Geographic book “The National Parks: An Illustrated History” and a medal.
If he becomes national champion, he will receive a $50,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society.
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Second-finishers will receive a $25,000 college scholarship and third-place finishers will receive $10,000 college scholarships.
The national championship preliminary rounds will take place on Monday, May 23, in Washington, D.C.
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While my model railway interests centre firmly in the diesel era, there is still room for the occasional kettle on the layout. The first one, A1 Pacific “Tornado” actually belongs to the post-privatisation era fleet. The prototype was only built in 2009, used for charter trains all over the country. Though I’m not certain it ever visited Cornwall, it was a performer on the Torbay Express at one point, and I think LNER-style apple green goes well with the WR chocolate and cream coaches used on that train.
9F 2-10-0 No 92226 belongs firmly to the transition era fleet. Built in Swindon in 1960, it was part of the final batch for the Western Region that also included “Evening Star”, the last steam locomotive built for British Railways. It had an extremely short life, withdrawn after just five years with the end of steam on the WR. In the early 1960s, Plymouth Laira had a small allocation of these locomotives. As far as I can tell they were all used on the main line east of Plymouth and didn’t run into Cornwall, but modeller’s licence applies. They were (or are, since several are preserved) magnificent locomotives, and that’s enough of an excuse for running one.
Another of those layout plans I’d love to build. This one’s an attempt to fit as much layout as possible in a small space, in this case 4’6″ by 3’6″. Although not an accurate model of a real-life location, it’s inspired by the point just south of Wolverhampton station where the viaduct carrying the high level electrified main line passes Wolverhampton steel terminal.
I’ve designed it using Kato Unitrack for the visible portions and Peco Settrack for the hidden parts. The upper level is simply a stretch of double-track main line fed by a six-road hidden staging yard. The idea is that the four bi-directional centre roads each hold a four or five coach multiple unit, which can run through the scenic section in either direction. Stock like Virgin and Cross-Country Voyagers, and London Midland 350s would be typical stock. The two longer outside roads can each take one longer train, such as a locomotive-hauled freight.
The lower-level tracks (in red) represent the steel terminal, fed by a two-road fiddle yard beneath the main line loops. The siding tucked under the loops will be appear to run into a low-relief shed. The steel terminal handles a mix of wagon types; typically modern covered BYAs, Cargowaggons, and older SPAs and bogie bolsters. The small size of the layout rules out any physical connection between the upper and lower levels, the junction is assumed to be somewhere off stage.
All that’ mmissing is a tramway; the street-running part of the West Midlands Metro runs very close to Wolverhampton Steel Terminal. Perhaps a third, lower level?
A few additions to the rolling stock of as-yet unnamed layout. First, a rake of Farish OOV china clay wagons, made as a special commission for Kernow Models. They sell them both in post-1974 “Clayhood” form, and as illustrated here with the earlier flat tarpaulins, appropriate for steam or diesel-hydraulic haulage. It’s a shame the Dapol 45XX doesn’t run as well as it looks, and I suspect these wagons will be spending most of their time behind a class 22 diesel instead.
Second, one of the new Farish Bulleid coaches. It’s a little-known fact during the early 1960s the Western Region’s coaching stock fleet including vehicles from all of the “Big Four” pre-nationalisation companies as surplus stock was redistributed across the regions to make the best use of their remaining useful life. I’ve seen photos of a Penzance to Paddington express with a single green-liveried Bulleid brake second in an otherwise uniform set of maroon Mk1s, which is why I bought this coach. Although some rivet-counters have pointed out that it’s not quite the right diagram for the coaches transferred to the WR from the SR Eastern Division in 1962…
Dapol’s blue N gauge “Westerns” have arrived! Just like the limited edition Desert Sand “Western Enterprise” it’s an excellent model of an iconic locomotive. Along with the earlier Dapol class 22s and Hymeks, and the Farish Warship, all the major BR Western Region diesel-hydraulics are now available in N gauge, which ought to spawn a few 60s/70s WR layouts. The only missing loco is the short-lived D600 class, and I’m not sure a five-strong class that spend much of their short lives confined to Cornwall would be popular enough to warrant a ready-to-run model.
The Dapol loco is the one in the foreground. The locomotive behind hauling the milk tankers is an old CJM respray of a Poole-era Farish model. It actually stands up remarkably well considering how old it is. It’s nowhere near as detailed, and with innacurate bogies due to re-use of the class 50 chassis, but I think it’s still good enough to run on the same layout as the new Dapol model. A tribute to Chris Marchant’s skill as a modeller.
Given how many of my older Farish locos have died due to split years, it’s a pleasant surprise to find it still runs.
The layout has some new motive power in the shape of a couple of newly-released Dapol diesel-hydraulics. The little class 22 is the first of these.
The class 22s were one of those unsuccessful Modernisation Plan designs. Introduced in 1958 for secondary services, they were victims of the mass cull of non-standard designs at the end of the 1960s. The last was withdrawn in 1972, and despite an unsuccessful preservation attempt none of the locomotives have survived. British N has reached the stage where all the more popular and iconic classes of locomotives have been “done”, so manufacturers are looking at some of the more obscure prototypes.
The “Western” is altogether more iconic, making the national news when the last ones were withdrawn in 1977, and several survive in preservation. Graham Farish introduced the first N-gauge model back in the 1980s, and although it’s still in the catalogue their model is increasingly long in the tooth, so a modern state-of-the-art model is more than welcome.
“Western Enterprise” in its unique Desert Sand livery is a special commision for Osborns Models, a bit of a coup for them since these models were the first Westerns delivered from the factory, some weeks in advance of the more regular blue and maroon versions.
Dapol have come up with an interesting way of coping with the lower valance on the “Western” with regards to fitting a coupler while still allowing the locomotive to negotiate the sort of curves many modellers are forced to use. The model comes with a complete spare bogie, so you have the option of either having a coupler at both ends, or a coupler at one end only with a more realistic-looking front-end at the other. Both bogie and valance are push-fit meaning it takes just a few seconds to switch the locomotive between single and double-ended mode.
Both are very welcome models for anyone with an interest in 1960s Western Region in N, and it’s good to see the mundane in the shape of the 22 alongside the iconic.
Another of those layout designs I’m unlikely to build. This one’s based on the Cambrian lines in the 1970s, designed to fit on a standard 6’6″ x 2’6″ hollow-core door, using Kato Unitrack.
The station and yard on the lower side of the layout is based on Machynlleth, the operational hub of the system both in the 1970s and today. The upper half represents any one of the many scenic sections of the line, with the section between Dovey Junction where the line hugs the Dovey estuary with a series of reverse curves a prime candidate.
There is no fiddle yard, and this is by design. The goods sidings on the outside of the oval, and the motive power depot on the inside serve the function of the fiddle yard. It will work provided you don’t clutter the layout with too much rolling stock. I’d suggest three or four two-car DMUs, one or two class 24 or 25 locomotives and perhaps 20 wagons should give enough variety without making things too crowded.
Speaking of stock, most of the signature items for the line are available off-the-shelf. Graham Farish make the class 24 locomotives used on freight as well as the class 101 and 108 DMUs which dominated passenger services. Dapol make the distinctive BR gunpowder vans which made the daily coast line freight such a recognisable train. Likewise, it’s easy to model the Aberystwyth-York mail, the one remaining loco-hauled weekday passenger working with Farish Mk1 coaches and Dapol parcels vans (Former blue spot fish vans converted to parcels use were common on this train).
This is a plan that, at heart, is really a glorified train-set oval. But it should still make a fair representation of a real place, and would make an ideal beginner’s project.
No matter how much we railway modellers try to stick to a single location and era, there’s alway the odd model that ends up breaking your own self-imposed rules on what should and shouldn’t run on a layout. This beastie is an example.
No, London Midland class 350s do not run in Cornwall, nor are they ever likely to. But I think it’s an attractive model in an eye-catching livery. I do own Cross-Country and Virgin Trains Voyagers, plus a London Midland 153 railcar, all of which do or at least did run in Cornwall, but also shared tracks with 350s in the West Midlands.
If in doubt, then Rule One (“It’s My Train Set”) applies.
A while ago on one of the N-gauge mailing lists I posted the question “What’s the smallest space for layout that can handle full-length trains?”. Most of the suggestions that came back were variations on the traditional “long and narrow” shelf-type layout with a scenic area at the front and storage roads at the back, linked by tight-radius 180deg curves hidden in tunnels.
The smallest such schemes came to was about 10′ x 2′, but it left me wondering whether something like the 6′ x 4′ of the traditional 00-scale train-set oval might be a better bet. With a central operating well, it’s actually got a smaller footprint than a 10×2. So I sketched the above plan, and it does look viable.
Compromises are inevitable for a minimum-space design, and this scheme’s biggest compromise is the use of Peco Settrack 9″ radius points for the hidden storage sidings. I have, however, avoided troublesome reverse curves by putting all the pointwork on the approach curves.
Capacity is another compromise, and the plan has just six fiddle yard roads. Yes, you could squeeze in a couple more, but only at the expense of length, and one of the ideas behind this plan the ability to run longer trains in a very limited space. There’s a bit of flexibility by making four of the six roads bi-directional, which means the same trains can appear at different times in both directions, enabling protopypical timetable operation of sorts. The longest of the bi-directional roads can cope with a full-length HST (8 coaches plus two power cars), and the two shortest should still take a loco plus seven coaches, enough for a pre-2002 Cross-Country set. The two outer single-direction tracks could both accommodate a rather longer freight.
The scenic section down the front is based on a favourite location of mine, Lostwithiel in Cornwall, with some rearrangement of key features to fit, and a lot of selective compression. The small yard used for marshalling clay trains matches the existing track plan in everything bar length, and it ought to be possible to reproduce often-complex the real-life shunting moves I observed in the 80s and 90s. I’ve moved the trailing crossover to the opposite end of the station to keep it on the visible part of the layout, and retained the up siding (which in reality was lifted many years ago). For a 70s-themed model one could relocate the creamery there.
A trip down the rabbit hole of YouTube lead me to this gem. This was filmed around the time of my earlier visits to Switerland, before I started taking a serious interest in modelling the Lötchberg line and didn’t take detailed notes of the train formations. On later trips just after the turn of the century things were less varied, with EWiv push-pull sets on all but a handful of international through services. But back in 1990 it was a real mix; just look the very first train, with it’s mix of Swiss, Italian and Belgian coaching stock, and a rare BLS livery EWi restaurant car.
It’s notable just how few trains are uniform rakes; proof that you don’t need a full rake of anything to make up a realistic train. In particular the EWiv coaches were still being delivered, and the BLS didn’t have enough of them to make up complete rakes, hence the sets make up from a mix of EWiv and older EWi and EWii stock.
The other thing of note is the Re4/4Iv locomotives, which were operating over the Lötchberg at the time. Only four were ever built, and the class never went into series production. All four were eventually sold to the Südostbahn.


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3:30am and I’m still not asleep
The house is so silent, there’s not even a creak.
My eyes wide open, i lay on my back
Why oh why can’t I sleep in my sack.
The time’s ticking by and I’m starting to yawn,
If I don’t sleep soon i’ll be up until dawn.
I grab my iPad and I start to write
This poem expressing my sleepless night.
Hopefully soon I will drift off and dream
Of a place where sleep isn’t as hard as it seems.
Now it’s time to close my eyes
And hopefully fall asleep before the sunrise.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The New Mexico Wildlife Federation and the National Wildlife Federation thanked U.S. Senator Tom Udall for his service to New Mexico and the nation — and on behalf of the nation’s wildlife, public lands and natural resources. Udall announced today that he will not seek re-election in 2020.
“Every New Mexican has benefited from Udall’s leadership on conservation and wildlife issues,” said Jesse Deubel, executive director of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation. “We appreciate all he has done for the state.”
“Tom Udall’s conservation legacy is among the greatest in our nation’s history,” said Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. “From the moment he arrived in Congress 20 years ago, our friend Tom has been an unwavering champion of our wildlife heritage, outdoor recreation, public lands, clean water, and ensuring our natural resources endure for future generations. Through relentless pragmatism and bipartisanship, he led the historic reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act, secured permanent conservation protections for hundreds of thousands of acres including Rio Grande del Norte, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks, Valle Vidal, and Sabinoso Wilderness, and, most recently, helped permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. During his final two years in office, we look forward to building upon Senator Udall’s stellar record of accomplishments to protect our air, water, wilderness and wildlife for future generations.”
Udall, New Mexico’s Senior U.S. Senator, is a past recipient of the National Wildlife Federation’s Conservation Achievement Award.
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Eric Holder recently griped that he has been treated more disrespectfully than any other US Attorney General. As Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) explained to his men in Saving Private Ryan, you never gripe down you always gripe up. In that case our AG was griping up to his host, mob informant and TV pundit Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network.
Brit Hume thinks Holder is playing 52 pick up with race cards.
Eric Holder signed off on a warrant calling Fox News reporter James Rosen a co-conspirator even though he doesn’t think he is one and has no intention of prosecuting him. In an interview with NBC’s Pete Williams Holder bemoaned the fact that, despite his “great respect for the press”, it’s necessary to brand a reporter, “doing his very important job”, as a criminal in order to get a warrant against him. So, why did he want a warrant against such a swell guy?
Holder also says he has no intention of stepping down.
The Department of Justice is providing tougher oversight of the AP than it did of its own ATF during the Fast and Furious scandal.
Rand Paul’s filibuster over all the president’s drones was a huge hash tag hit on Twitter. While Senator Paul talked himself blue in the face (with the help of Ted Cruz, MikeLee, Marco Rubio and others), old guard red state Republicans dined with the president. They were not happy with the kids’ behavior while they were out.
Eric Holder’s Justice Department sued Standard and Poor’s for giving bad advice. That bad advice consisted of high ratings the company gave for mortgage backed securities leading to the 2008 meltdown.
Jack Lew, the president’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, worked for Citigroup’s subprime department during the time leading up to the 2008 meltdown. Lew was rewarded with a nearly million dollar bonus following Citigroup’s government bail-out.
In an effort to divert attention from Lew (okay I made that up), the White House released Justice Department documents justifying the killing U.S. citizens without judicial review. I didn’t make that up.

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The Liberals have chosen to spend the province back into deficit — and keep spending for the foreseeable future. The deficit for the 2018-19 fiscal year will come in at $6.7 billion, and the government doesn’t plan to balance the province’s books again until 2024. That’s a dramatically different outlook from the one Finance Minister Charles Sousa offered in his fall economic statement last November: back then, the Liberals were telling the public that their next two budgets would be balanced.
The 2018 instalment of the provincial budget is filled with promises big and small — some of which were revealed in advance, and some that were more surprising. We examine the items we knew were coming — and some of those we didn’t expect.
Hospitals and prescription drugs
First up are the big-ticket items we anticipated — and the biggest ticket of them all is part of the health-care file. The government is expanding its OHIP+ program (which provides free prescription drugs to people under 25) to seniors, replacing the pre-existing Ontario Drug Benefit program. The expansion will cost an extra $1 billion. The province is also planning to spend an additional $822 million on hospitals in order to accommodate Ontario’s aging population.
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The government is investing $2.1 billion over four years to improve access to mental-health services, including access to publicly funded psychotherapy. The budget plans for up to 160,000 people with anxiety and depression to receive therapy they might not otherwise have had access to. The government also plans to make mental-health services available in every high school in Ontario.
The Liberals are proposing to make licensed daycare free for children two and a half years old and up starting in 2020. The plan will cost $2.2 billion over three years, a figure that includes the cost of subsidizing fees and of creating new daycare spaces. The government says that free daycare will save families $17,000 per child.
But wait — there’s more: the full budget includes several other items that will affect Ontarians province-wide…
More drugs, plus dental care
In addition to expanding OHIP+, Liberals are proposing a new “Ontario Drug and Dental Program” that would offer dental and prescription-drug coverage (the latter for those between 25 and 65 years old) starting this summer. It will cover 80 per cent of drug and dental costs — up to $400 for individuals and $600 for couples — and will cost the government $800 million over two years. The proposed program will compete for voters with the more comprehensive plan the NDP put forward earlier this month (although Sousa denied on Wednesday the allegation that the proposal had been hastily cobbled together to respond to the New Democrats).
Cheaper GO service
People travelling anywhere inside the city Toronto or on short trips throughout the GTHA will now pay a much lower fare if they use their Presto card. Trips within the 416, as well as GO train excursions of 10 kilometres or less, will cost only $3. For many commuters who currently use the TTC to get downtown, it will be as cheap (and likely at least as enjoyable) to take the GO train instead. That won’t be an option for everyone, of course, but it could reduce overcrowding on the TTC’s sardine-can subways.
A page from the People’s Guarantee (RIP)
The government is also willing to talk with the City of Toronto about taking ownership of the TTC’s subway lines — if doing so “could provide better transit services for residents in the GTHA.” The Progressive Conservatives proposed something similar in the campaign platform they released last fall, the People’s Guarantee, under then-leader Patrick Brown. That document is now mostly a dead letter with new leader Doug Ford at the Tory helm.
Spreading the cash around
As in every budget, the 2018 document contains an array of regional spending priorities. There’s $120 million for a “food and beverages” economic fund, to help farmers and food processors; there’s an additional $30 million for forestry, to help keep and create jobs, primarily in the north; and in Kenora, London, and Toronto, new “community-justice centres” combine justice services with mental-health and social programs as part of an effort to find alternatives to incarceration.
Then there are a few small — but eye-catching — items to consider…
Net tuition billing
If you’re a university student, your tuition will now automatically come with your funds from the Ontario Student Assistance Program having already been deducted, which should make it easier for you to manage your finances. Currently, when students receive their OSAP assistance, they have to be sure to remit the money to their university or college themselves — a system that often creates paperwork headaches. Now, students will have only one bill to pay, and they’ll only have to pay the amount that’s outstanding after their student loans or grants have been deducted.
No pot windfall — yet
As predicted, the province is expecting to break even — at best — on cannabis sales this year. But that’s going to increase to $215 million by 2020, and if it turns out the government has been too conservative in its projections, pot could yet become a significant source of revenue for the province.
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