All categories - 8 November 2007

Taking a two day trip to Greensboro, NC (got a cheap flight from Florida) and I just want input on some fun things to do whil I am there in January.

2007-11-08 04:52:34 · 4 answers · asked by HENRY C 2 in Other - United States

I'm just curious, is there any way that I can get this baby to come out and meet the world in the next few days? Any exercises ( besides sex, my doctor advise me against it) and I've tried spice but I eat and have eaten spice lots all through my pregnancy so it doesnt really affect me....and I dont have any money at the moment to go out an get any special oils or capsules....
I'm just so uncomfortable, and want my baby now. I've had definite signs that it will be soon, increased braxton hicks and losing my plug, nesting...but what can I do to just push it a lil closer? Thanks ladies!

2007-11-08 04:52:33 · 14 answers · asked by krisindeed 3 in Pregnancy

As noted earlier, economy also refers to the Church's "handling" or "management" or "disposition" of various pastoral and disciplinary questions, problems, and issues. Here again, "economy" is used in several ways.
In one sense, it refers to the discretionary power given to the Church by Christ himself, in order to manage and govern the Church. Christ referred to this when he gave the apostles the authority to "bind and to loose" (Matthew 16:19, 18:18), and this authority in turn was transmitted to the bishops who came after the apostles.
In this sense "economy" means, as already noted, "handling", "management", "disposition". In general then, "economy" refers to pastoral handling or discretion or management in a neutral sense.
But it also can take two specific forms: it can be "exact" ("precise", "strict"), which means the usual or general rule is followed precisely; or it can be "lenient" (a loosening or modification of that usual or general rule). The former is called "economy according to strictness (exactness)" and the latter, "economy according to leniency." Economy according to leniency -- a modification in the application of the usual rule -- has always been done when, in the judgment of the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit (cf. Acts 15:28, "it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us") this would result in the wider salvation of souls through the extension of God's mercy.
In later usage of the terms, "economy" came to be used as a synonym for "economy according to leniency" -- that is, a deviation from the exactness of the usual rule -- often involving a practice that indeed appears more "lenient." At the same time, the newer terminology speaks simply of "exactness" (or "strictness") instead of "economy according to exactness (strictness)". Thus in this more recent use of terms, the dichotomy "economy according to leniency" vs. "economy according to exactness (strictness, preciseness)," is replaced by "economy" vs. "strictness" ("exactness", "preciseness").
It is important to observe that when economy is correctly used and applied (that is, as a modification in the application of the usual rule) such correct application of economy itself is one of the rules. Thus, if one speaks of "bending", "suspending", "dispensing with", "relaxing" the usual rule, one should bear in mind that such descriptions could be misleading, since the correct use of economy is always done in accordance with the rule of Christ, and never contrary to it. This brings up the general principle that in the Church all canons and laws exist in subjection to the rule of Christ -- that is to say, his commandments, teachings, and precepts.
An example in the New Testament of the application of lenient economy, or "economy according to leniency", is found in Acts chapter 15, where the Apostles decided to limit the number and degree of Jewish observances that would be required of Gentile converts. An example in the New Testament of the application of strict economy, or "economy according to exactness (or, strictness, preciseness) [akribeia]", may be seen in Acts 16:3, when St. Paul set aside the usual rule, just mentioned, and decided to circumcise Timothy, whose father was a gentile, in order to placate certain Jewish Christians. In both instances, economy was exercised in order to facilitate the salvation of some of the parties involved.
In Orthodox Church history, examples and instances of economy abound. Since ancient times, converts to the Church who were coming from certain heretical groups were not required to be baptized, even though the normal path of entrance to the Church is through baptism. Thus the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, decided that under specific conditions, the application of economy (i.e. according to leniency) would be the norm in this matter. But since the usual rule is baptism, such leniency can easily be, and sometimes has been, suspended (usually in periods when the heretical groups in question were actively opposing the Church). In these cases, the Church returned to her customary usual rule of "exactness," not applying economy (or not applying economy according to lenience). In calling for the reception of converts into Orthodoxy through means other than baptism in certain cases, the Ecumenical Councils made no determination regarding the existence of sacraments outside of Orthodoxy, but only addressed the situation of the convert to Orthodoxy.
Economy is, therefore, in one sense, a bishop's discretionary power to dispense with the ordinary church discipline, or the strict application of the ordinary rules or "canons", of the Church, as they are called.This is because, while the canons are laws (rules) that govern the Church, their provisions do not always precisely cover every situation that might come up; thus their application may at times need to be modified. Such dispensations are made with a view towards putting the spirit before the letter and helping the cause of the salvation of souls.
In many cases only bishops can decide that the use of economy is indicated. In other cases, a general authorization to apply economy in specific types of cases is delegated to the priests. For example, the usual rule is that Orthodox Christians can only marry other Orthodox Christians. For pastoral reasons, this rule has been relaxed in Western lands where many heterodox Christians live.
Another example of the common application of economy is with regard to the usual fasting rules of the Orthodox Church which are followed during Great Lent. Modifications to the usual rules apply to the sick, infirm, small children, pregnant or nursing mothers, etc. and for this church authorities are not consulted each time. Rather, the parish priest advises and guides the individual Christian or family in the proper application of fasting rules to their situation. Here again, "economy" in one sense is an exception to the rule, but in another sense economy is the rule.
According to one source, the canon law of the Orthodox Church economia is “the suspension of the absolute and strict applications of canon and church regulations in the governing and the life of the Church, without subsequently compromising the dogmatic limitations. The application of economia only takes place through the official church authorities and is only applicable for a particular case."
The Eastern Orthodox Church intends this concept to have the result that Love, Mercy, and Compassion remain more in control than absolute law.
The normal case is akribeia (precise, exact, or strict adherence to the standards). Economia means leniency. Akribeia means strictness, preciseness, exactness.
But there is not always agreement as to what is "strictness" (or "exactness") and what is "economy". As an example of this, there was, in the Orthodox Church, the practice of a married episcopate, from the beginnings of the Church up until 692 A.D. In that year, the Quinisext Council (also called the Penthekte, or "Fifth-Sixth" Council, or Council in Trullo) decided, and decreed in its 12th Canon, that henceforth there would be exclusively a celibate episcopate. It was generally thought that this canon was an exercise of "strictness" (or "exactness") since it tightened the apostolic rule of a married episcopate, seen in 1 Tim. 3:2 and Titus 1:5-7 and in the fifth Apostolic canon. Thus it was sometimes held that there was a conflict between the Scripture and the holy canons of the Church on this point. Panagiotes I. Boumes argued that there is no conflict. Quinisext Canon 12, he says, is not an instance of "exactness" but rather of "economy" in that the usual rule (the apostolic practice) was suspended because of pastoral need which existed at the time. Some argue that today, pastoral need requires a return to the original practice or the married episcopate. Boumes writes, "If it is possible for a local synod to deviate from exactness in accordance with economy [as was done by the Penthekte Council in this matter], how much more is it possible for it to abandon economy and return to exactness?" He adds that since the canons of Trullo received ecumenical authority, it would be preferable to reverse the decision (if indeed it should be reversed) by ecumenical agree among the members of the Church. Aside from the relative merits or demerits of such a change, Boumes's argument is an example of a case where there may be debate about which practice constitutes "strictness" ("exactness"), and which one "economy."
The same could be observed with regard to the case, mentioned above, if St. Paul's circumcising Timothy. From the viewpoint of the Jewish Christians, "exactness" ("strictness") would be to circumcise all gentile converts, while the Church's decision in Acts 15 was a decision to apply "leniency." But another analysis of the same situation would be that the apostolic decision and rule set forth in Acts 15 constitutes "exactness" and in fact became the usual rule, and that St. Paul in circumcising St. Timothy, relaxed the usual rule and in so doing, practiced "leniency" (that is, a less strict, less precise, hence more lenient, application of the usual rule). If Paul's decision does not seem "lenient," the "leniency" (or in more recent terms, "economy") was in the relaxation of strict application of the usual rule, but at the same time his action was an exercise of pastoral "lenience" shown to the Jewish Christians at that point.

2007-11-08 04:52:33 · 2 answers · asked by Jacob Dahlen 3 in Religion & Spirituality

and its positive, havent you only been pregnant for 2 weeks? assuming that you ovulate on day 14 of your cycle???

2007-11-08 04:52:29 · 5 answers · asked by curiousin08 3 in Pregnancy

im 16 years old turning 17 and im like 2 years behind in highschool.. and im suppose to be graduating this year. I want to graduate.. and i dont want to be like 20 in highschool still trying to get a diploma so i heard about this GED test? .. i would like to know more about it and if any of u has one pls tell me what to look for when doing the test and what age u have to be to write it?

im currently in tech sort of highschool.. any advise on it or sites about ged?

thanx

2007-11-08 04:52:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Education

If you were looking for an online game with a winter theme, what kind of game would be lookng for? (- snowball games, building games, etc.) details on a game you think of would be cool, too!~
:-)

2007-11-08 04:52:18 · 2 answers · asked by Hαír Pεace Šmûrƒ Pεαce 7 in Video & Online Games

"To think that some supernatural entity can hear one's thoughts, and act upon these thoughts to effect a favourable outcome in some future event, is no less superstitious than carrying a rabbit's foot in your pocket, in the hope that it will effect a favourable outcome in some future event for the owner."

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2007-11-08 04:52:12 · 14 answers · asked by Simmo 4 in Religion & Spirituality

...will you believe that your lover is REALLY sleepwalking or will you get suspicious???? Eh????

2007-11-08 04:52:05 · 16 answers · asked by Alice in Wonderbra 7 in Polls & Surveys

have the ability to "phase" or otherwise alter their body's density. Here's the first free one: Kitty Pryde, AKA Shadowcat from the X-Men. Use villains, heroes, Marvel, DC, and any other comic company you can think. Most correct answers...10 glorious points, thank you, thank you very much..

2007-11-08 04:52:00 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5 in Comics & Animation

Hi i'm English and i want to move to America but i dont know how :S ! How do you, do you just go to the American thingie in London or do you just have to have a passport with no criminal record (i have no criminal record ) thanks :)or do you go to immagration in the airport arrhh thanks again Chanel :)

2007-11-08 04:51:59 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - United States

I know that I have a mind, that is clear to me. But the content of your mind is kept pivate from me. All I can observe is your behavior. How can I tell that everyone else but me are not zombies, void of conscious? And how can you do the same? It may be absurd or arrogant to ask such a question, but given the fact that we cannot explain consciousnessin a physical world, it is a perfectly rational question. Perhaps everyone else is normal and I am a freak.

2007-11-08 04:51:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a report to be released Thursday.

And homelessness is not just a problem among middle-age and elderly veterans. Younger veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are trickling into shelters and soup kitchens seeking services, treatment or help with finding a job.

The rest of the story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071108/ap_on_re_us/homeless_veterans

Comments please?

2007-11-08 04:51:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

In life and love. Please speak from personal experience!

2007-11-08 04:51:28 · 22 answers · asked by Jazzylas 2 in Horoscopes

On many occasions I have been informed that there is no connection between a belief and acceptance of a higher power and ones morals. That atheist are just as moral as anyone else is. Ok I can accept that. My question is this. What do you base your code of morals on? At what point do you say that you are crossing the line from what you say is moral and pushing your beliefs onto someone else? An example would be this. Many of you, not all but many of you are tend to lean on the side of pro abortion. We dealt with a young women who was told over and over and over that it was not a child. That what ever she wanted to do with the ‘mass’ in her was her ‘choice’. This by the councilors at school, (16) by her friends and her teachers. The issue came about when she delivered the ‘mass’ and decided to dispose of ‘it’ in the dumpster. She could not understand why the day before it was nothing more than a choice, but today they are saying it is a life. When the only thing that changed was the location from within her to out side of her. Where would your moral code fit in, in this situation? As a Christian I accept and believe that it is a child from the start. I realize you do not. I really would like to know how you decide what is moral and what is not.

2007-11-08 04:51:28 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

the news & events page - this is weird - or atleast it's not on my news & events page anymore - anyway, here it is:

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq5d8JcSmuMMuYjQ5UbCvtwgBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20071108091918AAeh6qi

2007-11-08 04:51:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

2007-11-08 04:51:17 · 3 answers · asked by lucky_congo01 1 in Men's Health

I was just wondering if it was possible to get pregnant while on your period?

2007-11-08 04:51:12 · 4 answers · asked by kaitlyn s 1 in Pregnancy

or are you the one who gets confused easy?

2007-11-08 04:51:06 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-11-08 04:50:54 · 14 answers · asked by chmar11 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 04:50:36 · 51 answers · asked by ♥Saw Dust♥ 7 in Polls & Surveys

2007-11-08 04:50:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Try and answer the riddle
Riddle:
There are 7 girls on a bus
Each girl has 7 backpacks
In each backpack, there are 7 big cats
For every big cat there are 7 little cats
Question: How many legs are there in the bus?

2007-11-08 04:50:21 · 24 answers · asked by ♥ ☼ ♥ ☼ LOVE MY LABS!! 5 in Jokes & Riddles

is it true that sea weed is used in making ice cream?? it will settle an arguement.

2007-11-08 04:50:17 · 6 answers · asked by sam tyler 3 in Other - Food & Drink

Since Saudi knew it, and even Bush knew it, why didn't Bush stop 911? everyone knew it.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/01/saudiarabia.terrorism/index.html

2007-11-08 04:50:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-11-08 04:50:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I may have violated my bf's privacy by going thru his phone bill. I suspected him of cheating so I looked through his bill & there was a large amount of phone #'s so I called a view to c who these people were & sure enough they were other women that he was fooling around with.

Now he saids we can never be together & that what I did made him feel as if he'd been raped. I should've have ever overstepped my boundaries like that. I know going thru someone's phone bill isn't exactly the right thing to do but I had a hunch and I had to follow it & find out the truth because I knew he'd never tell me.

2007-11-08 04:50:00 · 9 answers · asked by geminig 1 in Law & Ethics

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1. Day of the week?
2. Chips?
3. Song?
4. Decade?
5. Smell?
6. Body part?

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2007-11-08 04:49:49 · 16 answers · asked by Lindsey girl 3 in Polls & Surveys

need to know

2007-11-08 04:49:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Video & Online Games

Anyone have any thoughts about Dog saying the N word and all of the hostility it has now enshrouded him in?

I do understand his point...black people say that to each other all the time...I have heard it many times...so why is it any different for Dog?

Would I ever use it? No, because I'm not racist, and I'm not in the crowds Dog has to hang with to capture his felons.

But, I'm just curious as to what you all think. Easy 10.

2007-11-08 04:49:31 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reality Television

the back and bottom side part of my Jordans are supposed to be black, but now the paint is all peeled off. Is there any way to spray that area back to the black color, or paint it, or whatever to get the color back?

2007-11-08 04:49:26 · 1 answers · asked by Ryder 1 in Fashion & Accessories