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It wasn't that long ago that I had first tried the Achel Bruin (#200), and up next was the highly rated Blond. The previous tale I spun was around the history of the brewery, but one shouldn't leave these beers without a good look at the Abbey itself.
The real origins of the Achelse Kluis began way back in the mid 17th Century, out in the isolated countryside of Achel, which was then a small Princedom belonging to Liege. Here was built a small chapel which served the community as a worshipping place for the Catholic people of the nearby Protestant Netherlands who were not allowed to worship there under the current regime. The roots of the Abbey itself stem from Petrus van Eynatten heading here fromEindhoven in 1686 and setting up a priory of hermits which soon began to lead a life of prayer and contemplation. This quiet remote area would have drifted on and on but for the French Revolution in 1789 which tore the heart and soul out of the place.
The priory was then sold into the private hands of Jan Diederik van Tuyll van Serooskerken, but monastic life would eventually return thanks to the Trappist monks from the Abbey of Westmalle who founded the Abbey of St. Benedict in 1846. They put all their energies into ramping up the agricultural infrastructure; largely by developing livestock farming and by replacing wasteland with arable soil. Achel was granted Abbey status in 1871 and from here on really began to prosper, and sister projects would eventually spring up at Echt, Diepenveen, Rochefort (#31) and even at Kasanza in Congo.
Life would remain pretty unchanged at Achel until 1917 when the invading Germans dismantled the brewery for copper – 750kg of the stuff. The monks left, and a new Abbey was eventually built between 1946 and 1952, although in 1989, just after brewing had recommenced on the premises, most of the land attached was sold to the Dutch National Forest Administration and the Flemish Government. What remains at the Abbey now is the final Trappist brewery, and a number of tertiary services which also include a small shop selling various paraphernalia, and a guesthouse.
Achel is often the most overlooked of the Trappist breweries, and I have to admit I haven't been completely convinced up to now as to what all the fuss is about. I sat down to drink the Achel Blond the night before my stag weekend expecting something a little more grand. It was an enjoyably strong tripel which had a clean and crisp flavour but it certainly lacked any of the fire that you associate with the monastic brewers of Belgium. I began to wonder what this might have tasted like prior to World War I and ended up drifting off to sleep on the sofa.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Parker scored 16 points, including two free tie-breaking free throws with 56.8 seconds remaining, leading UCLA to a 75-67 win over Alabama Saturday night.
The Crimson Tide (5-7) was led by Trevor Releford, who scored a season-high 34 points. He scored five consecutive points down the stretch, tying the score at 67 with 1:24 remaining in the game.
Parker's free throws gave the Bruins a 69-67 lead. They then scored their remaining points at the free-throw line.
UCLA (11-2) has spent the early part of the season playing strong in the first half, only to hang on in the second. Trailing at halftime for the first time this season, the Bruins were forced to play better in the final 20 minutes.
The Bruins scored the first six points of the second half to take a 39-34 lead but the Crimson Tide responded with nine straight points by Releford.
UCLA then reeled off 10 consecutive points to take a 49-43 lead. They never trailed again, though Releford single-handedly kept things a little too close.
The Bruins had a chance to put the game away in the first half but couldn't do it.
UCLA used a 12-2 run to build a 20-9 lead in the first half, doing so while Releford sat on the bench.
Releford, who entered the game as the Crimson Tide's leading scorer with a 17-point average, didn't start Saturday's game because of disciplinary reasons after being late in returning to the team after the Christmas holiday.
Releford entered the game with 14:20 left in the first half and took a few minutes to get used to the court. Once he did, however, he led the Crimson Tide back into contention.
Alabama erased its deficit by rolling off nine consecutive points. Releford scored seven of them.
UCLA point guard Kyle Anderson ended UCLA's scoreless drought, which lasted 5 minutes, 14 seconds, when he sank a pair of free throws. Alabama scored the next three points to close their deficit to 22-21 before the Bruins ended a field-goal drought that lasted 6:31.
That streak was snapped when Travis Wear grabbed the rebound on Jordan Adam's missed shot and scored, putting the Bruins up by three points.
Releford, the younger brother of former Kansas standout Travis Releford, followed with two straight 3-point baskets that gave the Crimson Tide a 27-24 lead. Baskets by Adams and Anderson put the Bruins back in front but a free throw by Shannon Hale with 31.4 seconds remaining in the first half gave the Crimson Tide a one-point lead at the break.
UCLA had to push through the part of the second half without Anderson, who limped off the court clutching his right leg. He had cramps in his leg but returned with 5:09 left to play

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LOVES PARK — The Rockford Aviators battled back to force extras, but fell to the Southern Illinois Miners in 10 innings Thursday, 6-3.
Kyle Hassna started for the Aviators (32-46), but earned the no-decision. He pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits, three runs, while striking out six Miners.
It was a big night for Elijah Trail as he recorded his first professional hit, a double off the right field wall.
Michael Hur followed with a double of his own that scored Trail and gave the Aviators a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning.
Niko Vasquez hit a solo home run in the sixth that tied the game at 1-1.
With two outs in the top of the sixth inning, Matt Jones hit a big two-run single that increased the Miners (48-30) lead to 3-1.
The Aviators cut into the lead in the seventh when Kalaika Kahoohalahala grounded into a double play, but Ryan Breen scored from third and the Aviators trimmed the lead to 3-2.
The Aviators were at it again in the bottom of the eight inning as Tanner Witt hit into a fielder's choice that scored Hur from third to tie the game at 3.
Chris Burke hit a three-run home run in the top of the 10th would be the game-winning hit for the Miners.


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Deceleration: Backward glances at the Speed fest
03Engines revved, idled– and sometimes stalled out– before finally cruising to a halt four days later with the last reel of the Speed-themed 17th Virginia Film Festival October 28-31.
The warm sunshine and golden leaves of the weekend didn't stop dedicated filmgoers from heading into the dark.
It was a hometown fest, with local filmmakers dominating the bill and selling out screenings with some pretty impressive productions.
Ticket sales took off, making it a record year for sold-out shows. It's no surprise that Sandra Bullock's appearance for Miss Congeniality would be a sell-out. But so were films with Charlottesville ties like The Woodsman, Angels, and Mondovino.
And one nice innovation this year: more repeat screenings of popular films such as Tango: A Strange Turn, Two-Lane Blacktop, Undertow, Chrystal, and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! gave festival-goers a second chance to catch movies that inevitably are scheduled at the same time as something else they want to see.
The Hook strapped itself in and raced to as many events as possible. That extra hour's sleep helped us make it to the finish line on Sunday to report the highs and lows of this year's fest.
Requiem for Culbreth Theatre: Never our favorite theater for movies, the good news is the Paramount is poised to step in as next year's big venue.
Requiem for the University Art Museum? Traditionally the site of the opening night gala, the museum basked in an orange Halloween glow October 28, its fate for next year's fest TBD.
Please, take it somewhere else: An overlong award presentation before Nicole Kassell's The Woodsman– however well deserved by someone with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries– has some audience members threatening to slit their wrists.
Problems encountered trying to make a film about a pedophile: "Financing was virtually impossible," says Kassell.
Pick-up line you don't want to hear: "Want to sit on my lap?" asks Kevin Bacon in his astounding, Oscar-worthy performance as the pedophile.
Monster was a tough sell, too: Newmarket, the same company that distributed Charlize Theron's Oscar-winning performance as a serial murderer, has picked up The Woodsman.
"Well, that was an existential morning": Quote from the audience after viewing Robert Bresson's The Pickpocket October 29.
Coffee achiever nightmare: Though two excellent coffee houses sit within sight of the Regal, the theater allows no outside beverages, instead forcing the caffeine-desperate to buy the house swill– with powdered creamer, no less.
Thank god for that change: Instead of the usual three-day shot-by-shot sessions that Roger Ebert does so well– though you have to suffer increasingly inane audience remarks– this year Paul Schrader's shot-by-shot of The Pickpocket was encapsulated into two hours, mercifully limiting audience participation.
We're with you, Paul: "As I get older, I only ask a couple of things of art– that it be great, and that it's short," says the screenwriter of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull.
Name dropping and delicious gossip that make the festival so rewarding: "Pauline Kael called Bresson a thin little man who screwed thin little boys in thin little rooms," Schrader shares.
Oh no, not another award: The October 29 screening of Angels opens with the Governor's Award for screenwriting. And Bullock gets the Virginia Film Award October 30– and the adoration of the Culbreth masses.
Charlottesville turns out: Director/surgeon's daughter Nicole Kassell draws a near full house with The Woodsman, and there's nary an empty seat for Paul Wagner's October 29 premiere of Angels. Of course the cast and crew accounted for a large number of those seats.
"So many of the best films I see are depressing as hell": The lament of one festival-goer wasn't the case for Angels, which avoided the sappy, and provided a few laughs about death– "I met the devil in a bar in Staunton"– and the boringness of Wim Wenders in the film's improvised ending.
Need a 37-room mansion to film in? No problem: Former Value America exec Rex Scatena and his wife, Jane, an associate producer on the film, offered their humble abode for Angels.
Movie that made us ask, "Why?": The un-scary, un-speedy, ho-hum Birth "premieres" at the film festival even though the Nicole Kidman flick is already showing as part of the Regal's regular fare.
Single most painful scene in a festival movie: During Undertow's opening chase sequence, Jamie Bell's character jumps down onto a piece of wood with a long nail sticking out of it, crunchily impaling his foot.
George Loper is muzzled: Before the press conference with Sandra Bullock, reporters are warned not to ask any political questions.
Most shocking erotic moment: Experimental filmmaker Martin Arnold reveals a surprisingly intimate encounter between Andy Hardy and his mother in Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy October 30.
Surprise sell-out: Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus on October 30 with musician Jim White.
You sure have a purty 427 Chevy engine: James Taylor and Dennis Wilson may not be noted for their acting skills, but they're hot behind the wheel of a '55 Chevy in the 1971 Two-Lane Blacktop.
Discover the Ozarks: Ray McKinnon, writer, director, and actor in Arkansas-filmed Chrystal, aptly points out that you can't rant about the "faking of America and then shoot this in Romania" at the October 30 screening.
Discover Lisa Blount: The Ozark native's performance as the psychically and physically pained Chrystal more than holds its own against Billy Bob Thornton.
Find a distributor, quick: UVA grad/Chrystal producer David Koplan says the film should be in theaters in May.
A home movie like you've never seen: Tarnation, in which Jonathan Caouette documents in avant-garde style his life growing up as a gay teen with a mentally ill mother.
But there's still this truism about home movies: They're always most interesting to the people in them.
Filmmaker with whom we'd most like to hang: Undertow director David Gordon Green, wearing a hoodie and looking all of 17 at age 29, freely uses the adjective "cool" while offering brilliant insights into film history and the influences he's incorporated into his storytelling.
Sure makes you want to have a glass of wine, especially after running 135 minutes: Charlottesville producer Rick Preve premieres Mondovino and sells out both screenings, although the audience was flowing like wine out of the theater before the final credits rolled October 31. Preve also sells out the October 30 showing of his other film, Tango: A Strange Turn.
Wine vocabulary to drop at your next tasting: Terroirists– those who favor wine that tastes like the place it comes from rather than a globalized brand. Also "wine whore" (a wine that comes onto you strong at first)– and "limp wine."
Additional reporting by Laura Parsons
Sandra Bullock admits she's not sure what she's done for Virginia at a press conference before she takes home the Virginia Film Award, according to george.loper.org.
Film Festival Director Richard Herskowitz leads the Q&A after Nicole Kassell astounds festival goers with The Woodsman, her sympathetic yet scary portrait of a pedophile, starring Kevin Bacon.
Auteur Ray McKinnon plays "Snake" in Chrystal, which he also wrote and directed.


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ITHACA, NY — A generous contribution from Art Moore, a 1966 graduate of the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, will support students in the school's executive-style master's degree program. Moore is the vice president of programing at WABC-TV and serves as executive in charge of production for the syndicated morning talk show "Live! With Kelly and Michael."
The master's degree in communications innovation is designed for working professionals who are poised to lead innovations in delivery platforms, genres, economic models and analytics for their current employers or for their own entrepreneurial ventures. Students will collaborate intensively in a virtual think-tank environment over a two-year period, culminating in a comprehensive research and development project. The program is housed in the school's Dr. John Keshishoglou Center for Global Communications Innovation.
"The Art Moore '66 Scholarship will allow us to increase the number of graduate fellows in areas of special interest and provide opportunities to professionals who are not sponsored by their employer," said Bob Regan, director of the Kesh Center. "This will offer the academically gifted executive a new dynamic for global research and collaboration while working and earning an advanced degree."
The Walt Disney Company, which owns WABC-TV, is matching Moore's donation, ensuring that it is accessible to individuals from a wide variety of geographic, personal and professional backgrounds.
"Today our audience is everywhere, 24/7, and we need to figure out content that appeals to them, as well as the best way to get that content to them," said Moore. "It definitely isn't 'business as usual.' To stay ahead, executives must stretch and look for those undiscovered venues that can serve this purpose. Ideally this master's program can do that, keeping the Park School, and Ithaca College, at the forefront of this advancement."
Moore started with "Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee" in 1989, after the show's first year in syndication at ABC's flagship station in New York City. While the original cohosts have moved on, the show continues to be a ratings success and Moore still oversees everything from behind the scenes, and occasionally makes an on-camera appearance himself.
He supervises all non-news local programming at WABC-TV, developing long-range strategy for the station and arranging syndicated shows, movies and special projects. For nearly 20 years he served as executive producer of the nationally syndicated program "The Road to Gold: An Academy Awards Preview." Before beginning his career in television, he produced a season of Equity summer stock in Pennsylvania. He had paid his dues as a director and producer at stations in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Buffalo; and Philadelphia prior to landing in New York City.
In 2006, Moore was presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award by the Ithaca College Alumni Association in recognition of his loyalty and long-standing service to the college. He serves on the Park School's National Advisory Board. Moore has returned to campus on numerous occasions as a guest lecturer. He has been involved in a variety of organizations, including the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America; and the Leukemia Society.
For more information on the master's degree program and the Keshishoglou Center for Global Communications Innovation, visit www.ithaca.edu/rhp/keshcenter. Contact Bob Regan, director of the center, at (607) 274-1081 or email@example.com; or Melissa Gattine, marketing communications manager in the Park School, at (607) 274-1023 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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READ about Piers Morgan's long career in journalism here.
Coming up tonight at 9, "Piers Morgan Live" welcomes Rick Warren, and a studio audience, for an hour-long interview dealing with a myriad of topics, including personal issues, politics, and the new Pope's fresh perspective on homosexuality and the church.
Having welcomed the senior pastor of Saddleback Church in the past, Morgan is entirely familiar with Warren's stance against same-sex marriage. However, perhaps on the heels of a new papal institution, the host revisits the issue.
"Do you believe in equality for all," Morgan asks, a question to which he quickly received a response in the affirmative.
"Then how can you as a Christian man, and a great man..." Morgan continues "...how can you espouse genuine equality if you don't allow gay people the same right to get married as straight people?"
For the well-known American evangelical Christian pastor, the argument isn't packaged in terms of an issue of equality, but rather as an interpretation of God's scripture:
"I'm more against the redefinition of the term marriage than anything else."
Their conversation on the topic continued as Morgan pressed on further until Pastor Warren finally concluded, "I fear the disapproval of God more than I fear your disapproval or the disapproval of society."
Watch the above clip as Warren further explains his perspective, and for the full interview, tune in to CNN tonight at 9.
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Piers still blaming guns rather than bad behavior. After rick warren explained why poeple do bad things . The whole world is broken. Pierce needs to join the dots
Access to guns is as much to blame. It's difficult for bad people to do as much damage as they do without guns, especially semi-automatic ones.
Bad people will always find the guns, whether they are illegal or not! Why punish people who are responsible, good, and lawbiding by outlawing guns. You don't want one fine. Don't take away my rights just to satisfy your fears!
If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.
What an idiot you are! For explanation see other replies to your post lol
Guns aren't the only way for people to do damage. Nor do they do the most damage. Ex. Timothy McVeigh did quite a lot of damage and he didn't use a gun. Further, what if James Holmes wasn't able to get guns? he demonstrated he knew how to make explosives, so if he couldn't get guns he may have resorted to using bombs which could have been even worse.
Further, while "bad people" have used guns to cause harm, others have used them to defend themselves. Unfortunately, those stories seldom make the news. So we are given a very distorted view about guns themselves with no really good way of evaluating the cost/benefits of having guns.
Not too long ago, I was watching CNN. And I heard about Gay Marriage, do you want to know what I think. Please let the whole world know, the only way it should be allowed in our eyes or even to vote for. Only if it's a Gay man & a Lesbian, keep in mind the Lord God Almighty made us Male & Female... Husband's LOVE your Wife's as Christ Loves the Church... Amen... let us remember the Scriptures... which are written for Us...
Except you can't force people into your beliefs. What your suggesting breaks the first amendment. You can believe what you want, but the second you try and force what YOUR god says, you break the first amendment. Its fascism.
Or,ya know...you could keep your religion out of politics like you're supposed to. Novel concept, that freedom thing.
I just viewed this show. Pierce Morgan is truly growing into his stature. My only beef with him is/was....was, for I am not noticing it as much as I used to...is that he would often ask a question, the interviewee would then respond, then begin to elaborate just as the audience (me) thinks the subject is going to say something profound. I could see Pierce's mind working in those instances-he seemed to be formulating questions in his mind before he had received a thorough answer. I guess we all to that at sometime or another ,but as I said,he is truly growing into his stature. OK...I salute Rick Warren's belief in his knowledge. I believe all that Jesus is, everything he means, every word he speak, he speak upon the hallowed walls of our souls deep within our being. I go there to know the truth.
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Thank you Piers for you objectivity and openness to controversial subjects! As a born-again gay male, I went to Evangelical churches like Rick Warren's for years in search of a valid way to live without being a second class citizen. Like tonight, many other Evangelical pastors give a similar interpretation of Scripture that could be argued in context with other Scriptures in the New Testament. Furthermore, other Evangelical pastors, like Rick, ignore giving any kind of embrace or way of life that is obtainable. They seem fine with slamming down their merciless interpretation of Scripture and leaving you out on the cold ... The end result for the LGMT community is rejection and pain in their congregations. At best, if gay issues are kept quiet, a LGBT citizen (born-again or not) can live in the church as a second class citizen. The Pope's recent words were so comforting and brought a sense of relief to a very painful life struggle with the Bible. Marriage in the New Testament was also designed for dealing with lust. It doesn't seem right that Pastors can just keep pounding "law" without a remedy. A person that accepts Jesus into their life is free from the law. How far one can go in terms of being "right" is between God and that person. I think that the Pope made statements that would encourage one to walk into a Catholic church with some welcomeness. My partner was listening to Mr. Warren and was ready to go visit his church until he took his legalistic stand without any type of reality, love or obtainable lifestyle. I hope he recognizes the hurt that his message causes ...
"Do not think I have come to abolish the Law or the prophets. I have NOT come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the TRUTH, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished." ~Jesus in Matthew 5:17-18. Accepting Jesus doesn't mean the Law is abolished. It simply means the Law cannot bring you salvation from sin. Only Jesus' blood can do that. We are all sinners and none of us - NONE of us - can justify that sin by seeking out churches that say what our itching ears want to hear. Sorry.
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Thanks Sheila for the passage. The keyword in the Scripture you posted is "fulfill". We are in a New Covenant where we have the nature of God living in us in the form of the Holy Spirit. In terms of character, and the subsequent words of Jesus in the passage you quoted, we are often are led to higher forms of ethical and moral conduct than under the old law or covenant. How do we get there? It is by focusing on Jesus through a Living Relationship empowered by the Holy Spirit NOT living a a set of codes from the Old Covenant. You can't pick and choose old laws under the old covenant to govern the New Testament church. There is a place to seek God, through the direction of the Holy Spirit, in moving through societal changes. The gay issues are certainly in this category. If we were still living under the old law, like Piers mentioned, we would still be stoning people and brining blood sacrifices to church. Hebrews 8:13 –"13 By calling this covenant "new," he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear."
Here is Jesus's words for Steven from San Diego ""Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
Also Paul condemned it as sinful (Rom 1:26–27; 1 Cor 6:9–10; 1 Tim 1:9–10)
From my discussions with other men and women in the LGBT, I don't think that they want to alter or compete with God's original plan for marriage. Many that are trying to find legal protection for joint property and other civil rights want this right more than interfering with "holy" concepts. As for sin and your other quotations, we all have the same starting point, married or gay–we need to recognize our sinful nature. If you will read the next Scripture in your references, you left out the most liberating part of the New Testament and New Covenant. 1 Corinthians 6:11 (NIV) "And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." After this point, like the Pope was eluded, gay men and women need to seek God for what to do with their individual situation and what point our Maker considers a life justified by Faith. When should men cease to judge?
Piers Morgan a Christian, supports gay marriage? How do you define a Christian? Someone who goes to church? Satan goes to church. Or someone who hears the Word and decided to do what the Word of God clearly condemns. It is not the hearers of the Word but the doers of the Words that will be saved, Jesus says. No man has been given the authority to replace the Commandments of God's Words with the opinions of men's words.
My comment is regarding the discussion of diet and the Daniel Plan with Rick Warren.
Stop making it a complicated thing. At the age of 64 I followed the simple Herbalife plan and dropped 32 pounds, 9 waist sizes, increased energy and strength and much more in about 8 months. You don't need another book, MD or psychologist to do it. It's simply 80% nutrition, 20% exercise and 100% mindset (want it bad enough)!
Sin is sin. Should people be able to commit murder, theft or assault, just because they want to, especially if they are genetically predisposed to committing those acts? If someone has a bad temper, should they be permitted or even encouraged to beat people up? It is no different then other sins – lying, cheating, drunkenness, adultery, cursing, blasphemy, etc.
Sin is sin? Ok, fine, but our laws are not based on sin. If they were, then the 10 Commandments would be law. How many are? A whooping 2! "Thou shall not kill". And, "Thou shall not steal." Your analogy falls flat. With murder, assault and theft, there are victims. Who is the victim in marriage equality?
Unfortunately Piers did not do his homework before this interview and misquoted the Bible and cut off Rick Warren before he could respond to his question and correct him and now has misinformed his viewers. The Bible does not say one should be stoned to death for lusting after someone. Jesus said that if one lusts after a woman he has already committed adultery in his heart. Keeping your heart and mind pure – I would not classify this as an archaic notion. When studying the Bible or any piece of literature, you have to understand the times, culture, and society in which it was written to understand it correctly and apply it in your own time, culture, and society. Jane Austen's work seems ridiculous without understanding her time and culture and society. Of course there are values that transcend time and culture. Unfortunately Piers has misquoted one of the most influential books of all time, misinformed his audience, and lost credibility.
Actually Piers brought home a very relevant and correct point. Fundamentally he was very correct. The New Testament is a New Covenant (read Hebrews) that nullifies the Old Covenant (Old Testament Law). There is a place to be open to the Holy Spirit for matters of law as it is written in our hearts. We don't live under law but under Grace. Does that mean that there is no regard for right living? Absolutely not. If God is speaking through the church today, there is access to God's opinion through the Third Member of the Trinity. Obviously the church is divided on this issue ... Piers brought up a very valid point in spirit...
In the 1st chapter of Romans, Paul explains the need for the gospel and lists a litany of sins for which mankind is ultimately guilty. In the 6th chapter of Romans, Paul succinctly explains why a Christian stops sinning after conversion. The Holy Spirit does many things, but He doesn't justify sinful living, whatever it may be.
Rick Warren does not speak for me on the issue of LGBT. Pierce, please consider Roman Catholic author and international speaker James Alison on the topic of the LGBT community. Born in Great Britain, he has a lovely accent that actually surpasses yours. He is currently in Brazil. Rick Warren may have made a lot of money in his ministry, but he offers no real depth and insight on the subject of Christianity and being LGBT. Again – look up James Alison if you want to do that topic justice.
I think St Jerome has people like Rick Warren in mind when he said, "Under Christ's banner seek for no worldly gain, lest having more than when you first became a clergyman, you hear men say, to your shame, "Their portion shall not profit them."1346 Welcome poor men and strangers to your homely board, that with them Christ may be your guest. A clergyman who engages in business, and who rises from poverty to wealth, and from obscurity to a high position, avoid as you would the plague."
Why do so many people listen to Rick Warren? They follow him as if he is the voice of God. The voice of God lives in each of us. Hate or prejudice is not the voice of God. It is hard for me to fathom why so many people put their faith in the voices of people who are put in the "limelight". Rick neglects to talk about not judging others. I know a lot of people will throw out other things to defend him but let's go to the basics for those who call themselves Christian. Jesus gave us to commands. They are not "thou shall not's" but are "Thou shall" – love God and love neighbor. How is a gay person hurting someone who is loving someone. Makes no sense to me. If there is a problem with what I have said, I have no apologies except I choose and will always choose to love and try my best never to judge others. I have enough to be concern about in my own life then to worry about another person who is loving someone else – male or female. We are all made in God's image -there is no male or female – I believe a great disciple of Jesus name Paul said this.
I think there is a difference between judging a person and judging whether or not it is good for me or whether it is the will of God. I tire of relativism. We are called to judge whether something is the will of God. We base that on what we have learned from study and from we have learned from people who have learned even more. We will be judged by how we treat people and what Rick Warren said was that mutual respect is important. We are not called to denigrate, demoralize, demonize, or degrade people for decisions on how to live and no this is not a debate of choice or genetics. We still choose how we live. I have many friends that are gay. I don't do any of those things otherwise, they wouldn't be my friends. What matters to my friends is how I treat them.
Having a free and open country doesnt mean the church has to adopt the same beliefs. Its called separation of church and state. 2nd, teach inner city school kids gun safety classes and also crime and violence classes. Oops, I forgot, that would be education of a modern society, so noone really wants to do that. Educate.
Is it inequality for me to withhold my checkbook from my children? Is it inequality to withhold the right to marriage from toddlers? I mean, how can you espouse genuine equality as an ideology if you withhold marriage from pedophiles? It is amazing to me that the very same people using a carte blanche equality argument have no problems with the murder of unborn children. How can they say they believe in equality?
This is a difficult interview to watch because they are talking past one another as well as replaying the false dichotomy of gay verses Christian. There already ARE Christian pastor A-PLENTY who affirm full equality, including marriage and ordination of LGBT men and women. Also – marriage as defined by the bible has NOT always been between one woman and one man. Finally, the STATE defines marriage for the sake of civil and economic rights. Any church may determine who's marriage they want to bless and the state should be able to allow any consenting adults to marry. Separation of church and state.
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Maybe the state ought to get out of the business of marriage. In some countries, when you get married there is the legal marriage in the city governments office and if you want a church wedding you make that arrangement with the church, but you have to have the government ordained union in order for it to be legal. If the church doesn't want to sanction the marriage, they don't. Maybe states ought to just do civil unions and if you want a marriage, arrange it with a church.
+1. Marriage should remain the province of the church. The states should get completely out of the marriage business and enact civil unions, which could be between any adults who are eligible to sign a contract and would have nothing to do with marriage.
There are also plenty of pastors who cheat on their wives, embezzle money from their churches, and hold racist views. The mere fact that "everybody's doing it" doesn't make it right.
My problem with Piers is that when Rick tries to answer a question he keeps asking question, machine gun style, stepping on the answer that Rick is trying to give. He throws praise at Rick but doesn't let him answer. Unfortunately, I did not watch the interview but from a journalistic/media perspective if you ask a question, let them answer it. It is not court where you ask questions that you already know the answer to the question. Tolerant means you have to let Rick answer the question that you asked even if you don't agree with the answer. Stop stepping on the answer with a bunch of questions before he has answered the previous question just because you don't like what you are hearing.
He learned the interrupting thing from O'Reilly.
Rick should fear GOD's disapproval. He will eventually have to justify every word he has said. And you know what? Since he has been running around speaking in GOD's name he is going to be held to a higher standard and will most likely be judged more severely. Good luck Rick...you are going to need it.
Jeff it seems like you're condemning Rick Warren. You're right he will be judged at a higher standard as a teacher of the bible, but biblically speaking (according to God's Word) Rick showed love and grace, and said nothing contradicting God's Word.
Rick Warren needs to grow up. He reads the Bible in a literal sense. His idea of justice and love is outdated and patriarchal. The explanation about Matthew's suicide is unconvincing; has many holes.
Father of the Year, 2013.
hi... the term marriage is not being re-defined. Marriage should be a committed, loving relationship between two people that choose to love, honor and work together to create a family. This is what it means. Gay and Lesbian people have been creating these families for years... we have been married for years. My brother and his partner have been in a loving relationship for nearly 20 years.... their relationship is celebrated by our family... in exactly the same way my family celebrates my sisters' marriages to men. What I find strange is... that Rick W and others like him do... is rely more on a book that has been written and re-written by men over the course of a few thousand years rather than rely on the love and the humanity that they see around them right now. If I want to find the word of GOD... I look into the hearts of the people around me... not into a mistranslated book written for priests and kings.
That's a poor argument, because I look around and I see a bunch of broken people (including myself), war, death, and, sickness. Do I see love? Sure I do, but to base the word of God on people's hearts is dangerous. The Word if God is the Word of God, just as the word of Robert is the word of Robert. Your definition of marriage is based on opinion, rather than going back to the way we've been created. If my son came up to me and said, "I ate candy all day and I didn't get sick, therefore, we should define healthy meals to include eating nothing but candy." We'd all say, you missed the point.
Unfortunately, we probably won't gain much headway from these conversations. Before you start downplaying the reliability of Bible, do some objective research. Christians rely on God's Word because it gives a better idea of how life was intended to be lived, the reality of the world, and God's relentless love for us.
If that's what you believe, fine. Don't force others to believe what you do. If you don't like gay marriage, don't have one.
The candy analogy is just not relevant to this complex issue and reveals your simple minded approach to dealing with your, ahem, inner conflicts. It isn't working. You are also attempting to prove the validity of the Bible by saying that it is a guide of "how life is meant to be lived" and that all we need to do to realize this is to do objective research. Yet your message is wrought with subjectivity. "Your definition of marriage is based on opinion, rather than going back to the way we've been created." Yikes
Jeff, thanks for the reply. The way we were created is not subjective, but for all intents and purposes lets just remove that out of the equation. With a rational and logical mind, let's look at a naked man and a woman objectively. There is clearly only one way procreation is naturally able to take place. There is zero subjectivity in that. A life from another planet who came to earth to examine a man and a woman would come to the same conclusion.
The proof of the bible being valid was not based on what Christians believe about it. I think you misunderstood. I encouraged the poster to do some objective research before downplaying its reliability.
I think this issue is so emotionally(understandably) charged that it's hard to actually have rational and productive conversations.
I wissh the the liberals at cnn would stop convoluting the popes and the Church 2000 years of teaching on faith and morals. Stop using heretical fake Catholic organizations like the National Catholic Reporter
In a perfect world for LGBT community, they would be an extinct society. This shows how unnatural it is, its never meant that way. It doesn't even need to go to religion. Just pure common sense.
Warren doesn't seem to know how marriage has already been redefined time and time again throughout history. If he doesn't want marriage to ever be changed, then he needs to go back to the time when marriage had nothing to do with love and it was arranged so families could consolidate power or gain riches. Or back when 12-year-olds could marry. Or back when you could marry family members. Or back when people of different races couldn't marry (not that long ago).
JT I don't understand where you got the sense I was forcing anything on anyone. I said what Christians believe. It's always weird to me that people accuse Christians of forcing their beliefs on people when the accusers are doing the same exact thing. I don't hate the LGBT community, I just don't agree with the lifestyle. I don't believe it's God's best, at the same time I'm not going to force those beliefs on you. I don't have the power to change hearts. Unfortunately, there's many people the media go to (not Rick Warren) that do a poor job in loving the LGBT community, and for that on behalf of the Church I'm really sorry.
There is such an air of nastiness in your response disguised as this sort of Christian "love." "I don't have the power to change hearts," what does that even mean? That a gay man such as myself has his heart in the wrong place? I don't have the power to change your heart either, Mike, to make you a different, better person, that fits in more nicely with my worldview.
James, you're reading the "air of nastiness" into it. There is genuine apology in this, and if you felt like there is nastiness I'm sorry for that. I think we all could use some heart change, myself included.
Thanks Shells for the passage. The keyword in the Scripture you posted is "fulfill". We are in a New Covenant where we have the nature of God living in us in the form of the Holy Spirit. In terms of character, and the subsequent words of Jesus in the passage you quoted, we are often are led to higher forms of ethical and moral conduct than under the old law or covenant. How do we get there? It is by focusing on Jesus through a Living Relationship empowered by the Holy Spirit NOT living a a set of codes from the Old Covenant. You can't pick and choose old laws under the old covenant to govern the New Testament church. There is a place to seek God, through the direction of the Holy Spirit, in moving through societal changes. The gay issues are certainly in this category. If we were still living under the old law, like Piers mentioned, we would still be stoning people and brining blood sacrifices to church. Hebrews 8:13 –"13 By calling this covenant "new," he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear."
He's so full of crap – he's saying HATEFUL things and promoting inequality – and he's upset that he's being called out for being a hateful bigot.
Your opinion is personal – i dont care – and i dont want to hear it.. i wont stop you from saying it – i just dont want to hear it and i shouldn't have to.
Couldn't anyone say the same about your opinion?
There is noticeably a bundle to know about this. I assume you made certain nice points in features also.
If man as we knew it were the highest being in the known creation, and there were no beings, divine or otherwise, then yeah, man makes the rules, do whatever you want. But we believe that there is ONE from whom all things derive their being. We get our values from Him, that is God. I'm glad Pastor Warren stood his ground.
I heard Pastor Warren say that he plans to focus on promoting awareness of mental health as a result of his son committing suicide. I just wonder if he is "strong" enough to advocate the Affordable Care Act and rally for improving and expanding MENTAL HEALTH benefits. Gun control is not going away! The "sin" is within the minds of the mentally ill and those who do not speak up for them.
If I were ask the question, will I change my mind regarding gay marriage? my answer would be no because while I have met many wonderfully nice gay people and many nice people in general who do good things. I have never met a gay person or any other person who was good. Jesus said of men you being evil know how to do good. See God is nice and good. Because while a gay person will not give up their male or female lover to save my life or even their own life. Jesus gave up his very life just for me. Gay people are trying to find their lives. Jesus was willing to loose his life. So I will stick with him and what pleases him. And when he spoke of marriage he spoke of a man and a woman. People are nice at times. God is good all the time...
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You have made some decent points there. I checked on the web to learn more about the issue and found most individuals will go along with your views on this web site.
I agree that we should all "fear God" but I don't think that God expects us to be oppressive when we don't have an answer .. I think it is better to say that we don't know and encourage believers to do the "right thing" as they discern it in their heart. I understand that is what the Pope had in mind in his responses to the Catholic church. It is very difficult to imagine God creating believers and then not giving them a reasonable way of living in what they cannot change... Once a person is "born again", everything changes... I don't think that Rick sees that. I personally wrote Mrs. Warren who seemed open but I have not heard her final response.
So where is the rest of the interview? Where can we see Rick Warren defend the rest of his statement instead of being cut off by the media and trying to brain wash society? Why can't the man spread the truth on national television rather than have the full interview nowhere to be found? People, don't listen to the media they distort the original content, do the research and don't be ignorant of the Bible like Piers Morgan is here. Some of us Christians consider and read up on your worldviews, so don't be ignorant because not all of us Christians are ignorant.
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The Federal Reserve needs to start raising interest rates pretty soon or find itself staring at another financial crisis, said Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist for Deutsche Bank and the winner of the MarketWatch Forecaster of the Month award for May.
The economy is improving much faster than the Fed is willing to acknowledge, LaVorgna said in an interview. At the current rate of hiring, more jobs will be created this year than in any year since 1999.
"In six months, the unemployment rate will be below 6% and the core inflation rate will be at 2%," he said. "We are way ahead of schedule. We're going to get to 5.2% or 5.4% a year ahead of schedule."
"The Fed is behind the proverbial curve," he said. "The Fed should be raising rates."
"I would have raised rates years ago," just enough to get the federal funds rate off zero after the emergency passed, he added. He argued that ultra-low rates may not be doing anything positive for the economy, anyway. "It's not about the cost of money; it's about the provision of credit," he said.
He's not worried that quicker-than-expected rate hikes will choke off the recovery. The level of interest rates is more important than the change in interest rates, he said. "If the Fed raises rates because the economy is better, that is a good thing."
He's encouraged that Fed officials are at least talking about the risks of financial instability, but he's worried that the Fed is too focused on its main goals of maximum employment and price stability to pay attention to financial markets.
LaVorgna hesitates to identify potential trouble spots in the financial markets. "We don't know for sure where the bubbles are," but he's confident that the stresses will reveal themselves once rates start to rise. Now is the time to prick those emerging bubbles before they get any bigger.
The economy itself doesn't exhibit any major imbalances right now, he said. Inventories and sales are well-balanced, banks have recapitalized, and consumers haven't taken on excessive debts.
Assisted by senior economist Carl Riccadonna, LaVorgna won his second Forecaster of the Month award in May by beating out 46 other teams. On seven of the 10 indicators we track in the contest, his forecasts were among the 10 most accurate. His forecasts for consumer confidence, the ISM, durable goods orders and housing starts were particularly good.
The runners-up in the May contest were Ted Wieseman of Morgan Stanley (April's winner), David Berson of Nationwide Insurance, Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein of First Trust, and Stephen Stanley of Pierpont Securities (who won in February).
The median forecasts that MarketWatch publishes in the economic calendar come from the projections of the 15 forecasters who have scored the highest in our contest over the past 12 months, as well as the forecasts of the most recent winner. See our economic calendar and consensus forecast.
Over the past 12 months, the top forecasters are, in order: Jim O'Sullivan of High Frequency Economics, Stephen Stanley of Pierpont Securities, Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein of First Trust, Ted Wieseman of Morgan Stanley, Maury Harris's team at UBS, Paul Edelstein of IHS Global Insight, Avery Shenfeld of CIBC, Lewis Alexander of Nomura Securities, Spencer Staples of EconAlpha, Michael Feroli of J.P. Morgan, Jan Hatzius's team at Goldman Sachs, Julia Coronado of BNP Paribas, Neal Soss's team at Credit Suisse, Scott Anderson of Bank of the West, and Stu Hoffman's team at PNC Financial.
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Yankees choose to start AL playoffs Wednesday
The New York Yankees knew when they'd be playing before they knew who. Then after 12 innings of an AL Central tiebreaker, they learned it would be the Minnesota Twins.
The Yankees could have waited until one hour after that game to pick when they wanted to begin, but made the call about an hour before the first pitch. Now they'll face the Twins and start catcher Joe Mauer for a shot at the ALCS.
"The Twins offensively have left-handed power in (Jason) Kubel and Mauer, and everything really focuses around Mauer," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He's so dangerous in their lineup. One thing that has happened to this club is Kubel has really matured into a dangerous hitter behind Mauer, and (Michael) Cuddyer has really stepped up in the months of September and October. Delmon Young has turned his season around as well. They also play small ball and you have to be ready for that."
The Yankees, who went 7-0 against Minnesota this year, have home-field advantage throughout the postseason. They picked to get going right away in the first postseason game at the new Yankee Stadium, meaning the Twins would have about 21 hours between the final out and the first pitch.
They also used closer Joe Nathan during Tuesday night's epic.
"The only advantage it gives you is that they probably wouldn't ask him to get more than three outs on Wednesday," Girardi said.
With the schedule they chose, the Yankees will get a day off between Games 1 and 2.
The other AL playoff series between Boston and the Los Angeles Angels will now start Thursday night in Anaheim, a development that surprised neither team. New York was expected to choose the earlier schedule, forcing the Twins into a quick turnaround from Tuesday's tiebreaker.
"We thought we would do this all along," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona, who planned his rotation in anticipation of a Thursday start. "We'll go through our workout. We'll talk to our players. We'll check on some guys' health, and we'll put our roster together."
Boston and Los Angeles both are waiting to set their final playoff rosters while evaluating players with minor injuries during Tuesday's workouts, including Red Sox reliever Manny Delcarmen and Angels reliever Jason Bulger.
The clubs will play back-to-back night games on Thursday and Friday before the series shifts to Fenway Park.


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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Sneak Peek
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~Man Creates It, We skates It
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Tangerine in 2010
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Thursday, December 24, 2009
Skeletor applies his mental powers towards a capitalistic venture.
Sweetness why you pay $4.99 a minute fee for psychic advice? I, Skel-Mon will give it to you for less than $1 a minute? That's right, less than $1 a minute! Tank you for calling young lady. Dis be Skel-Mon. About 10 months ago accordin' to the 10 of Cups, there was an event with the short stocky man. Don't know what me sayin'? Tink back mon... 10 months ago... I didn't say you knew the stocky man well, but there be a short stocky man. YES te one shaped like a bell!! Tat is te one I talkin' about! Baby... I'm here with bad news for you. The Fool's card has shown to say you often foolish, you foolish to doubt me earlier 'bout the stocky man, you foolish with the stocky man... Caller you ready to continue? You called' me fool-mon. You do not already know dis he did you dirty. My friend, it was your foolishness that let this snake in your grass with out proper cover. You know what I'm talkin' 'bout now. Go take the test, the burning and discoloration is not a coincidence.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
'Member that episode...
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Here is Moss Man, he was my favorite he-man action figure as a kid. cool he-man article, Happy Holidays.
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~Skeletor and Orko chillin' (He-man Theme)
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Flip the script...
This past Tuesday I rented Angles & Demons and after watching it I wanted to try my brain at creating an ambigram of my name. Ambigrams are those typographical treatments that may be read as one or more words not only in its form as presented, but also from another viewpoint, direction, or orientation. In my research I found that this display-type form originated in the late nineteenth century, rendering the stories claim of them dating back some 400 years historically incorrect. The ones featured in the film (earth, wind, fire, water, and illuminati) were created in blackletter by current king-supreme of ambigrams is Mr. John Langdon.
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I went through a period of time where I drew a lot of stuff like this. Not so much any more. The big difference is I don't use Design markers anymore as water colors suit my temperament much better and are way more forgiving. They also never dry up so they are definitely one of the more frugal mediums. I just brought an old tooth brush to the office/studio for spattering stuff but I forgot to bring some india ink. I have been wanting to play with india ink for weeks now. I have a huge bottle somewhere.
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The Best Part of Waking up...
I'm going to be in mexico the next two weeks, I'll try to post but I won't have a scanner so we'll see how that goes. Happy Holidays Art people.
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The Orb
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~Sweet dreams are made of this...
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Time for a REBUS
Left the ol' sketch book at home, so I made you a rebus. I'll give the following hint:
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Holding Steady
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This is a celebrity Sandwich spokesperson getting freaky and revealing his naughtier inner toppings. Beloved Son of Mayor McCheese. He has a true tale to tell. Stay tuned next week for details...
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
The Creep's Rabid Glare
made use of a few of the stickers I had laying around and made this creep. Finally tried out some weird children's watercolors I purchased at walgreens and believe it or not I'm pretty impressed with their performance. They are all very nontraditional children's paint colors too which is initially why I bought them. Now I just need to find a place to stick this dude.
11" x 6.25" marker, and watercolor on various sticker stickers
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Winter's coming.
I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out. That's okay though, I don't like a lot of things and my own work is on the list often enough. That being said, even when I feel like something is going south I try to stick with it just in case the next line or brush stroke results in a improvement of some kind, at least improvement enough to keep me motivated enough to see it through. Maybe it's because I was thinking of the long cold Chicago winter ahead and all the salty slush that will soak my feet and leave white powdery continents on the toes of my shoe's or all the wet heavy snow I will be shoveling into piles or... whatever, who knows, either way here it is and I'm kinda happy with it just not sure in what sense. At least I have a warm winter coat which makes all the difference in the world.
The two above are pre build up and before I added the buildings and junk, which I almost like better, but I really felt like I needed some atmosphere in there.
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Dimensions 11
Also a color version here..
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~Theres no smiling in metal, kid.....
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
On my way to where the air is sweet.
Shoot, had some difficulty deciding do I draw Cookie-Monster, the first addict I came to know or the Grouch, the one that showed me home is whatever you define it to be. Fuck addicts, Grouch took it.
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~We're queer we're here...the year is 1969! (Sesame Street theme)
...whats really up?...its was a bromance at its finest...
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Snuffaluffagus Love
Only Snuffaluffagus knows his friend the count can bring them all back to life.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
One Mans Trash...
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Harry the Lost Muppet
Harry really hated having a hand jammed up him telling him what to do and when he couldn't self medicate anymore he decided to cut himself open in an attempt to destroy his master.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tonight Nancey and I were babysitting some little kids we know and I figured what better variable to inspire me than the mind of a 2 year old. So basically I hung out going back and forth with Moises Casanova. We used some acrylic paints, some markers and some craft papers. Generally my doodle partners are 18+ but this was a truly enlightening experience. Young kid's hold nothing sacred and won't think twice before they start scratching and dumping all over what you just finished drawing. AND THIS IS SO BADASS. Then you're stuck because yeah they're doing their own thing and you wanna respect that but at the same time it's a whole other ball game, you can just as easily go nuts all over what they just dropped loose on you. So it's needless to say the experience definitely wasn't boring. Leave it to little dudes to shock, surprise, and make you feel like an old, playing it safe dweeb. So yeah when I got home I did a quick doodle on some more of the craft paper because the collabo got a lil too muddy for me and I felt that the bright ass craft paper would contrast it nicely. enjoy
PS. This is just one of many things I created with Moises tonight, kids are a non-stop cyclone of power when it comes to art. You just have to focus it or it will destroy everything in it's path. Just ask Sneaky T!
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Reach on up and reach on in...
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Once A Wizard...
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Nothing in Particular
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
War Machine
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War & Death
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The cosmonaut captain's corpse partially eaten by his crew. Freeze-dried in the vacuum of space, floating amongst the beauty of the universe, light-years away from the war which led to the consumption of his soul.
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Next week, Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick will seek the formation of a select committee of the Assembly to consider the matter of Assemblyman Steven Brooks.
The committee will be vested with investigative powers, including the discretion to appoint and refer the matter to a special independent counsel.
The committee will report and make recommendations to the full Assembly regarding what action by the full body, if any, is warranted in these circumstances.
Brooks was arrested on Jan. 19 on charges he threatened Kirkpatrick.
The Legislature convenes on Monday.


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Adaptive radiation often occurs when a species is introduced to a new ecosystem, or when a species can survive in an environment that was unreachable before. For example, the Darwin's finches on the Galapagos islands developed from a single species of finches that reached the islands. Other examples include the introduction of predatory mammals to Australia by humans, the development of the first birds, which suddenly were able to expand their territory into the air, or the development of lung fish during the Devonian period, about 300 million years ago.
The dynamics of adaptive radiation is such that, within a relatively short time, many species derive from a single or a few ancestor species. From this large number of genetic combinations, only a few can survive on long term. After the rapid development of many new species, lots or most of them die out as quickly as they appeared. The surviving species are almost perfectly adapted to the new environment. The rise and fall of new species is now progressing very slowly, compared to the initial outburst of species.
There are three basic types of adaptive radiation. They are :
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yah i agree, they are a cute couple.
Well, i heard that he asked her out and she rejected him so thats why they sorta deny it.
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Actually, they did go out, but only for a little while, then they broke up. Now he's married to Jordana Brewster, since I think December or sumthing like that...but in my opinion, he and China did make a really cute couple, like in The Big Hit (my fav movie) ;P
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Ok, this is confusing me cuz I read in a movie magazine BIO on him, and it said he's been married to Jordana since December 1999, unless they ended up divorcing or something...**confused**
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i thhought he woz going out with jordana too, but what about winona ryder and rachel hunter?? apparently (like i can spell that) the reason matt damon and winona broke up woz coz of mark. wierd!!
oh btw how do u all put those smiley faces and stuff in your messages??
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I think you guys might be new, so you don't know the whole story. So here goes. Mark was engaged to China Chow, but it didn't work out. They met on the set of "The Big Hit", of course. Before that, he dated Reese Witherspoon when they did "Fear". He is presently dating Jordana Brewster, but he's not faithful. He does his thing. He has never been married to Jordana. That was just a rumor. I have a friend that knows him, and right now, the boy is just having his fun. He sees Rachel Hunter on and off. And yes, he did pursue the actress from the beer commercials (while dating Jordana). I'm moving to LA where my friend lives in a few weeks, so if I run into him, I'll let you know.
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I know it sounds very immature of me, but i'm soooo jealous of all those women for dating Mark...that just breaks my heart...i know it sounds really dumb..but anywho, does anyone know why he and China Chow broke up? I just learned that they used to be a couple...they seem really cute together...i've heard rumors that she broke it off because he beat her...I don't think that i can even consider that but then again, i don't know the guy.
~*~*~Whoever knows the real reason why they broke up, please reply! This is killin me!~*~*~*~
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jordanelmena-u forgot another girl he's dating currently; Rhea Durham, the model. They've been spotted cuddling & kissing at a beach in LA(i think...) but he said he was single so...
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All I know is that he broke up with Jordana. She was quoted as saying in Tribute movie magazine that the split was "amicable" and that that they are "happy for each other". So he is not dating Jordana anymore. I read that he is now dating Revlon model Rhea Durham.
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I didn't know that Mark and China were engaged, but this is what i did know:
*Mark and CHina were once involved; met on the Big Hit (already mentioned)
*Jordana and Mark broke up. it was rumored that they were married----denied.
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China Chow sounds like a name of cat food. Jordana is LOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG gone.
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LMAOOL (Laughing My Ass Off Out Loud), sweetie (cat food comment)
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Ok, he was never gonna get married to any of these girls, and he is no longer seeing Jordana, they broke up last June. So there ya go!!!!
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Confiscated guns resold to dealers in Ky.
Guns destroyed in Ohio, Ind.
It's a revolving door of guns in Kentucky. Weapons go from criminals to cops, then they're sold back to the public.
The public auction of confiscated firearms is state law in Kentucky. It's been on the books for 15 years. The money raised goes to the state police and Kentucky's Department of Homeland Security, which gives grants to law enforcement agencies across the state.
That helps them buy bulletproof vests, Tasers and new guns for officers.
As part of a WLWT News 5 investigation, we went to a recent state police gun auction in Frankfort to see how it works and the true firepower on display.
We ran into people walking out with bags full of handguns, 12-gauge pumps and all sorts of rifles and semiautomatic weapons. People drove from Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and West Virginia to take part in the auction.
These auctions are held every other month. Our cameras weren't allowed inside, and only federally-licensed dealers are allowed to go in and make bids. The money flies around.
Since 2009, Kentucky State Police have auctioned off 17,358 weapons, generating about $2.5 million. That's a lot of new police gear. But again, there are two sides to every issue.
In Cincinnati, Sgt. Stephen Meyer is in charge of the police property room. He said 1,400 confiscated guns a year come through his office.
Every so often, they're hauled over to a metals yard, loaded into a car, crushed and then put through the shredder.
Meyer said if they were sold instead of destroyed, it's logical to think some could end up in the wrong hands.
"They will go back out on the street," Meyer said. "That's what dealers are in business to do: Sell weapons."
Whether it's Ohio or Kentucky, the concerns are always the same. According to a 2010 study by advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Kentucky exported more crime guns across state lines that year than all but two other states: Mississippi and West Virginia. Ohio recovered 239 crime guns in 2010, all traced back to Kentucky.
The list of weapons auctioned off by state police will definitely get your attention: AK-47s, uzis, Tech 9s, and the Bushmaster.
The Bushmaster is the same gun used in the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings in Connecticut.
Most of the guns are seized from criminals in Kentucky. State police emphasize they take a number of steps to make sure the gun dealers are checked thoroughly. They do criminal history checks to make sure everyone is in compliance. The dealers we spoke with insist they sell to only law-abiding buyers who also have to pass background checks.
Several other states also auction crime guns back to federally-licensed dealers.
In Ohio, that's not the story. Usually it's up to the judge in a case to decide what to do with confiscated weapons. More often than not, that means they are destroyed.
But there are cases in which they are sold. For example, a few years ago in Dover, Ohio, City Council passed a one-time ordinance allowing Dover to sell off all weapons confiscated since 1997.
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WASHINGTON -- The last time the New York Giants visited the Washington Redskins on a Monday night, the national television audience got to see coach Jim Zorn and the home team embarrass themselves with one of the silliest fake field goal attempts ever seen in the NFL, the everybody-run-to-one-side play that belongs in high school.
Zorn was fired a few weeks later.
A year earlier, those prime-time viewers watched Pittsburgh Steelers fans take over the Redskins stadium, waving yellow Terrible Towels in the lower bowl -- right in front of owner Dan Snyder's box -- in a 23-6 win.
The next time the Redskins hosted the Steelers, Snyder ordered that 50,000 white "Redskins Rally towels" be distributed among the fans to counter the Pittsburgh invasion.
Or go back to 2000, when Samari Rolle highlighted a 27-21 Tennessee Titans win by pulling off one of the best Monday night runbacks you'll ever see: 81 yards for a touchdown, every single yard precious because the clock had hit 0:00 to end the half.
The Redskins didn't make the playoffs that year, either, despite a high-priced roster that included Deion Sanders and Bruce Smith.
Snyder likes his team in the spotlight, but his largely unsuccessful 13 years as Redskins owner has been a Monday night wipeout. Washington has lost 10 straight home Monday night games, nine of them with Snyder as owner. The last win came in 1997, shortly after they moved into their new suburban stadium.
Now, at last, the Redskins have a leader suited for the big show. If anyone can end what tight end Chris Cooley jokingly referred to as "the Monday night curse," it's rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III.
"It's nothing he can't handle," Cooley said. "He's so grounded. He doesn't get in over his head."
The stakes could hardly be bigger for this season's Redskins (5-6), who have climbed back into the playoff picture with back-to-back wins in which Griffin has thrown for eight touchdowns and a 146.1 rating.
Still standing in their way, however, are the defending Super Bowl champion Giants (7-4), who have carved themselves a nice lead in the NFC East.
"It's a game where we can put some space between us and the rest of the division and really be in a position to lock it up," said Giants receiver Victor Cruz, whose 77-yard touchdown catch was the game-winner when the teams met in the Meadowlands in October. "Basically lock up our division with a win in Washington."
Griffin has already proved himself impervious to pressure games, winning his NFL debut at New Orleans and leading the Redskins to the franchise's first Thanksgiving victory over the Cowboys. Now would not be the time to hit a rookie wall: A win Monday night pulls Washington within a game of first place; a loss turns its playoff hopes into something best calculated in an advanced mathematics class.
"A win Monday night can do a lot for us in the near-future -- and in the distant future," said left tackle Trent Williams, who has known nothing but last-place finishes since the Redskins drafted him in 2010.
Both teams attributed recent bye weeks for regaining momentum after difficult stretches. The Redskins lost three straight before their week off and are 2-0 since. The Giants recharged the batteries after two bad losses, then came back to rout the Green Bay Packers last Sunday night.
That 38-10 win was a bit disheartening to the Redskins, who tuned in hoping the Giants would still be on the skids.
"I didn't like what I was seeing, so I turned away," Washington defensive tackle Barry Cofield said. "Seeing them rolling like that and so excited, you don't want too much of that in your head. You don't want those good vibes."


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Goldmund aka Helios, aka Keith Kenniff is an artist of much quality who has an impeccable collection of records behind his various names, including last year's superb Famous Places. There's another release from KK on the way under the Goldmund moniker. It's All Will Prosper and is getting a release on December 6 on Western Vinyl.
Unfortunately that just appears to be the US release date, so we are unsure of when/if it will be released in the UK, but we wait and hope. Regardless, there's a free track that you can download which is taken from All Will Propser. It's called 'Shenandoah' and is available to download directly from here.
If you want to know a bit more about All Will Propser then look no further. It's actually a collection of 14 Civil War-era folk songs, as well as a newer, modern track. The Civil War is an area Kenniff has studied at great length and has a large interest in. Tracklisting and artwork below:
- The Death of General Wolfe
- Ashoken Farewell
- All Quiet on the Potomac
- Amazing Grace
- Dixie
- The Flag of Coumbia Shall Float O'er Us Still
- The Ballad of Barbara Allen
- Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
- Battle Cry of Freedom
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- Just Before the Battle Mother
- The Yellow Rose of Texas
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According to MSN.com, Monteith's rep confirmed Sunday that the actor has "voluntarily admitted himself to a treatment facility for substance addiction. He graciously asks for your respect and privacy as he takes the necessary steps towards recovery."
OK. I'll stop calling him.
People.com first reported the news. This is not the 30-year-old's first time in rehab. He went when he was 19, and has talked about his struggles with addiction, saying he had a serious problem and took just "anything and everything." He told Parade in 2011 that he was "lucky to be alive."
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Along your way you'll run into Sunflower Lane. Here you'll find a field of GINORMOUS Sunflowers! We want the kids to play and have fun in the sunflowers! It's like a mini maze with an end goal of fun.
When you're done with your walk and you're deciding if and what kind of fall decorations you want this year – our HUGE sunflower heads are for sale! You can see in the photo above that Farmer Frank was really excited about how big they got this year. The coolest thing about that is that we didn't water the sunflower field even once this summer!
You'll have to find the sunflower heads scattered about in the outdoors display area. If you want to buy one, please just tell me in inside at the register instead of bringing it into the shop. I'm super allergic to sunflowers and would like to minimize my reaction this year if possible.
What would you do with a ginormous sunflower head?
Well…you could shuck the seeds and plant your very own giant sunflower field next year.
Make a Sunflower Birdfeeder.
Or you could even roast the seeds for enjoyable snacking.
I'm sure there's other things people could think up – be sure to check them out – it's pretty amazing just how big they are this year!