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Cuba...a neonascent Church!
By Hugh McNichol
The recent announcement by Fidel Castro that he relinquishes the role of President of Cuba is an event many never thought would happen. As is reported in the media, Fidel Castro has survived ten American Presidents that have all attempted his demise, overthrow or even death.
If you want to count leadership, Castro has survived four Popes and the fifth Benedict XVI is presented with a great opportunity. As one of the last vestiges of hard line and Cold-Age Communism Cuba is ready to restore diplomatic relations with the world. Efforts of papal diplomacy and negotiation were in place during the pontificate of John-Paul II.
The Catholic Church in Cuba has alive and flourishing, even when suppressed since the maiden voyages of Columbus in 1492. Now Benedict XVI has the right opportunity to accomplish in Cuba what John-Paul II achieved in Eastern Europe. That is the restoration of the Catholic Church in Cuba and a more prominent role in all of Central and South America.
With the developments this week regarding Castro, the Holy See has a real chance to establish not only stronger diplomatic ties with this floundering Communist country, but motivation to increase Church presence once again on the entire island. During the pontificate of John-Paul II, the Archbishop of Havana was raised to the College of Cardinals that alone marked the beginning of a restored initiative by the Church to campaign and grow its influence in the Central and South American areas. With the assumption of Fidel's Castro's brother remaining in control of the government, and because of his advancing age, the restoration of a strong Catholic Church in Cuba is frankly a "ripe-moment" for Vatican-Latin America relations.
Over the past 20 years or so the climate has at times been strained between the Vatican and Cuba, in part because of the oppressive human rights violations committed by the Castro junta, the spread and influence of liberation theology among Latin American cultures and the inability of Catholicism to mount a social and political attack against the incumbent regime.
However, in light of the continued economic oppression that is widespread on the island, and the new governments willingness to discuss changes in politics and culture, Rome has a new Rubicon River which to cross. The Cardinal Archbishop of Havana has consistently maintained the Catholic presence on the island community. Now the time to evangelize, catechize and normalize relations between the Church and government is here. It appears that the Holy See welcomes this change in leadership in a prayerful hope of optimism with the transfer of power to a new leader.
The Holy See has been cautiously optimistic in recognizing the developments on the island nation, but surely perceives an opportunity that will provide restoration of Church property, development of trade with Cuba, increased presence of Catholic clergy and institutions and perhaps the inevitable lifting of the trade embargo with the United States that has crippled the development of the Cuban economy.
The Catholic Church needs to act in a positive and decisive manner on behalf of restoring the potential of a democratic society in Cuba. As an institution, it has quite a bit to gain by normalization of Church/Cuba relations and marks a significant opportunity towards religious conversion in the Benedict school of theology. Underlying the entire chain of events is the papal mandate of Benedict XVI, which includes deeper understanding and dialogue between the Church and opposing cultures and societies.
The Holy See should work diligently towards a restoration of religious fervor to Church teachings on this long neglected island. One reason is because it is the right course of action for the Holy See�develop and deepen the mysteries of faith based on the Gospel of love and renewal.
Secondly, the island is critical to launching a wider catechesis and evangelization effort in the Central and South American world because it offers such a deeply established Church that just needs revitalization and restoration. Cuba because of its location presents the Church with a base of operations for religious, social and political agendas that will influence a growing Central and South American Church of significant Latino history and culture. The opening of normal relations with Cuba is as significant as the foundation of Solidarity in Poland during John-Paul's pontificate. For Benedict, Cuba is an opportunity to restore Vatican influence and Church programs throughout the central and southern American hemisphere.
The restoration of the Catholic Church in Cuba presents the Holy Father a chance to welcome home to a beleaguered society that has been spiritually and materially deprived for over 40 years. The Church should see the Cuban situation as one that clearly shows the always-present opportunity for a people, a culture and a nation towards faithful conversion. The seeds of a nascent and free Cuban society are planted. Now the leadership and guidance of the Holy Spirit, through Benedict presents a chance for a new Church presence in the restored New World and announcing spiritual freedom to an island emerging from Communist atheistic darkness.
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Before you judge my profile, I suggest you read my Interview Section where I cover major points of the "Sunflower Diaries" and "Magical ME" Series in case you don't want to read the whole book series in its entirety.
If you are interested in reading what I have to say, the first book would be the "Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Basic Math and Current Technology, Volume 1."
Closet Cryptologist. Recreational Graphic Artist. Typical Absentminded Professor buried in research. Teleology Enthusiast.
People don't like surprises. So I'll say right off the bat that when you read the "Sunflower Diaries" and "Magical ME" Series, I stake the claim that Earth is a Super Computer that has an operating system and uses a mathematical language. I claim that I use this mathematical language to communicate with it via the Associated Press Feed and it responds.
Maybe you will find that hard to believe and won't want to read my book series, but I'd rather you read it right now in my profile than have it sprung on you as you go deeper into the book series. People don't like being blindsided or caught unaware. Maybe I'll lose a lot of potential readers by disclosing this information in my profile, but I believe it will be better in the long run having stated this right now in my profile.
My "Psychological Strategy" is to shock you in this profile where I tell you right from the start that my content is where you read me saying things like "I talk to God" (Consciousness of the Planet) and "I have a Superman Software Program" so that you're already mentally prepared. You don't have to like what I said, but at least give the concept of a living Earth and a living Sun a chance. Don't make it about me. Just because you don't like the source of the information doesn't mean it's any less true.
Even if you despise me as a person, at least give the Earth a chance to prove it's alive. Since Earth doesn't speak English or directly to us, I have to transcribe the encrypted data. However, as I mention, I'm dying. I don't have much time left. So you have to learn how to transcribe the encrypted data so you can continue doing it after I'm dead. If I don't teach you how to transcribe the Associated Press Feed and I die, then the Earth is stuck unable to continue talking to people once I'm dead and gone.
The "Sunflower Diaries" and "Magical ME" Series are designed to give you hundreds of examples so that you can piece together the language and submerge yourself in it. I use Ordered Lists so that you can see the "lines of code" rising to the surface with the encrypted data feed of Earth as a Super Computer talking through the Associated Press Feed. I go for "fast publishing" as often as I'm able so that you can see the chain of news articles within days of each other strung together.
This was no fun task. There really is no way for a person to deliver this information to people without someone hating you. I wish it could have been otherwise because I hate strife. Psychologists would brand me as the "Accommodater" or the person who caters to others. It's your typical "Nice Guy" mentality and someone who would rather see people get along. So having to stand here and spout out controversial content has caused me great anxiety over the years. You have no idea how hard it is to write this content.
I even said with the Virgin aspect, it's just like in the Bible where the soldier drove a lance through the side of Jesus and water started flowing out. Water is Knowledge. The side is the stomach. The ruling body part of Virgo (Virgin) is the stomach. I've said that when people "abuse" me or are nasty toward me, I read what they say like computer code and information like "water" starts pouring out of me just like in Scripture.
The story of the Bible is where the pregnant Virgin was going from door to door looking for a place to give birth, but the people of Bethlehem shut the door on a pregnant woman, How could people be so cruel to a pregnant woman obviously in need?
Maybe it's because the Virgin was not in a form people expected. You "conceive" (give birth to) an idea. I'm a Virgin who "conceived" the idea that the Earth is a Planet-Sized Ovum of the Sun as a Female God. I've been going from door to door as a Virgin "asking to be let in," but nobody lets me in. The mind is just like a house. It's just like in the Bible. When someone shuns the "idea" of Earth as a Planetary Zygote as the fertilized Ovum of the Sun as a Female God that was fertilized by a Virgin Male as a human Planet-Sized Sperm, I claim you see Religion and Science intersect with the concept of PLANETARY MEIOSIS.
Readers will think this convoluted mathematical language is nonsensical, but what else do you expect if the Sun and Earth as God was trying to keep a secret. We all know that if the Paparazzi ever got wind of what the Earth was doing, it would no longer be a secret.
If the status quo or people in power didn't like what the Planet was trying to do, they might try to "abort" the process or put a stop to what the Planet (God?) was doing. Religious leaders would try to tell everyone learning this idea to get an "Intellectual Abortion" and stop the learning process preventing the idea from spreading. So I claim the Planet scrambled the data so that it could hide information in plain sight that would unlock when the time was right. That way, when it was time for the Planet to reveal itself, all the most popular movies, television shows, and music of the last 100 years would unscramble revealing Intelligent Design and an encrypted data feed that will blindside people.
Maybe you won't like these theories. However, I would rather have you hate me from the beginning and have you soften up as you get deeper into my content rather than you saying, "Oh, this sounds like an interesting volume series I think I'll try out," but start to get "creeped out" by what I say and really start to resent the content. This long profile is trying to save you the trouble of spending 30 to 40 hours reading this content and then hating it when you think I start doing "crazy talk."
My objective in writing the "Sunflower Diaries" and "Magical ME" Series in a blog format is to be as "honest" as possible without throwing any curve balls at you. I don't expect you to believe everything I say. If you're turned off by this profile and choose not to read my literature, all I respectfully ask is that you do not post negative comments on content you haven't read. This profile is designed to give you an "out" so that can walk away and move on with your life.
If you do choose to give this literature a chance, then I will just ask humbly ask you to "forgive" sections where I claim I can talk to the Planet as God and the outrageous claims about comparing myself to Superman and the Virgin Mother Aspect. Look at it from the Planet's perspective. How would you motivate an individual to push out your message?
You have to give that person chosen some kind of motivation because no "sensible" or "normal" person in their right mind is going to publish literature like this. I think it's safe to say realistic, psychologically grounded people would never write content like this. So how is the Planet going to inform the masses. The Planet needed someone dumb enough to do it. The Planet needed that Forrest Gump Village Idiot who would do it without question knowing that poor idiot's going setting himself up to take the fall and become the laughing stock of the scientific community and society as a whole.
That poor fool dumb enough to do it would be me.
I have to wear this Letter "S" for Superman like a "Scarlet Letter."
On a side note, if you've read my "Magical ME" Series, actress Demi Moore, who played Hester Prynne, was born 11/11 when Washington became a state. The calendar date 11/11 translates to the name "Jorel." Jor-El is the father of Superman. Nathaniel Hawthorne who wrote "Scarlet Letter" was born 7/4 when North Carolina rejoined the Union after the Civil War. I'm born 5/29 when Rhode Island and Wisconsin became states. I've also pointed out that Nostradamus was born 12/14 when Alabama became a state. I encourage you to do your fact-checking. I included links embedded within my eBooks citing my sources using IMDb, Wikipedia, and direct links to news articles so that you know where I got my information.
Anyway, it works out conveniently when you're dying. You don't have anything to lose. It's where you've been stripped of your friends, your family, and your loved ones. You don't mean anything to anyone. So what do you have to lose by being the fool to write this stuff?
I hope that some of what I said will sink in when you read this, and you'll forget about me as the writer and weigh the content for its scientific merit. The question you should be asking yourself is, "Even if I don't like what Rod wrote and I think the guy is a complete nutcase, has he made some good points regarding current scientific perceptions that could be adjusted to open up new fields of study and find solutions to problems that plague society?"
I think we can all agree that the world is not healthy.
- There's crime that goes unpunished
- The Justice System fails us
- People are in poverty
- Terrorism and bullying threaten our safety and security
I hope you can find a way to "forgive" or overlook my ludicrous claims about talking to the Planet and talking to the Sun as living organisms. Think about the benefits of having a living Sun and a living Earth people can communicate with. Think of how it could change the world as we know it if there really is an "umbrella Super Consciousness" that watches over us reconciling Religion and Science so they can co-exist in harmony.
Isn't that a nice dream?
As they say, "Go big or go home."
If you can just meet me halfway with an open mind, you could save the Planet and its people. I don't expect you to drop everything and shout on the highest mountaintops you've found God. All I'm asking is an open mind, and that someday, you'll maybe tell your children about this idea of a living God as the Sun and Earth also alive. Then maybe your children will tell their children (your grandchildren) about this idea. Then your great grandchildren will pass it on. Then someday 300 or 400 years from now, it will be society of people who are one with the Planet.
I even issue a challenge for those who don't trust my motives. I say repeatedly in my series that I have no interest in forming a cult or "brainwashing" people into following this as a surrogate religion.
I've said that if you're worried about what I write being some form of manipulation preying on people's vulnerability, then read my content and WAIT 2 YEARS. Wait 5 years if you have to. Then re-read my material after you've had time to get away from it and then look at it again with fresh eyes years from now. If enough time passes, you can let the effects of "hype" wear off and see if the words I wrote still hold true.
As I said in my series, I had a health scare around late March 2013 where I had to face the reality that my 38 year old body is finally starting to feel its age and break down. I don't have any health insurance. I'm a prime candidate for a heart attack. My left arm has been bothering me where it hurts to type.
When you feel your body deteriorating and where you're dying, you don't think about what you're going to get out of it. If you only had 24 hours to live, you think about how you want to spend your last hours. You don't think about the future, whether you'll make a lot of money, or what people will think about you.
It won't matter when you're dead.
That's the way I approached much of my nonfiction content. I wrote it like a dying father trying to pass on the secrets he uncovered to his children. When you know your time is up, you don't have time to be diplomatic or beat around the bush about things. You just say it like it is and hope that no matter how offensive what you say may be, you're just cutting through all the crap and just saying what needs to be said because time is a luxury you don't have.
Maybe people will hate me. Maybe history will depict me as a person who ruined religion and ruined people's lives by introducing a living Planet in place of the God worshiped by current religions of 2013. However, it had to be said because no one else has traveled this road or explored as far as I have. If there are people who have, they haven't stepped forward and said anything.
All I can do is give you a huge, "I'm sorry" for the things I wrote that make you mad. However, parenthood isn't about being popular. It's about giving your children the tools they need to survive when you're gone as a parent. It's so that your children will continue to live on long after you're dead and gone. Hopefully, they'll have a better life than you had.
My series on WitchCraft and the Psychic Field may offend people who want to believe we just live in a normal world, but the reality is that we don't. Whether you like it or not, there will be more people like me. The mutant war discussed in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" will eventually be upon us if it isn't handled properly. You'll have Witches and Psychics flexing their abilities rising to power. They will scare "non-magical humans ("Muggles" using a Harry Potter term).
People are afraid of things they don't understand.
The "Sunflower Diaries" and "Magical ME" Series are trying to prep society and prevent war from breaking out where lines are drawn between Psychics and Non-Psychics. We don't want to go back to the Dark Ages where people burn Witches out of fear. You want to educate society where people don't bully others in schools because they may accidentally bully a budding Psychic or Witch. All that bullying will make that young Psychic or Witch transform into a Frankenstein or like Erik Lensherr as the young Magneto in "X-Men: 1st Class" who was tortured and transformed into a monster.
You don't want to go down that road.
There are no Psychology books to help guide future Psychics and Witches on how to deal with discrimination and develop Emotional Intelligence or the Intellectual Fortitude to weather through adversity and not become psychos that could pose as a threat to the people around them as well as themselves.
When you read about me staking the claim I can use a mathematical decryption code to communicate with the Sun and Earth, I'm not trying to shock and awe you or make you think I'm "super awesome." I'm trying to tell you and the scientific community that there is a valid case in studying history, calendar dates, and hints that point at Intelligent Design.
If humans can establish that the Earth and Sun are actually alive and you can communicate with them using math, you put an end to a lot of wars based off of religion. If you can establish Earth is alive and sentient, that's like discovering God. If you can actually talk to the Planet and find out what the Planet wants, it's like talking to God directly.
If you can see Earth as a living organism, you cripple the Middle Eastern War Propaganda Machine that relies heavily on recruiting people with the belief that they fight for God or that their actions translate over to the wishes of what God wants. If you can prove that you can speak directly to the Planet that provides life, the Middle Eastern military factions will lose much of their followers once people realize they can communicate with Earth as God rather than go by the word of some military leader telling them to attack things that they think are an offense to God.
If people rally behind the idea that there is Intelligent Design sewn into the last 300 years of American History proving that the United States is a Holy Land, you can bring all the American troops home and where the Middle East will quit harassing our country and leave us alone.
If you're a hardcore atheist or scientist who doesn't believe in all this Psychic stuff, then my recommendation is that you simply read the first 3 volumes of the "Sunflower Diaries" and stop right there. Anything past that is really more just my own personal experiences and observations during my travels in the Occult.
The "Magical ME" series is the continuation of the "Sunflower Diaries" that ended at Volume 40. So "Magical ME" Volume 1 technically would have been "Sunflower Diaries" Volume 41. However, it just felt like the right time to cap the "Sunflower Diaries" at 40 for the "40 Year Old Virgin" theme and where the publication date on 5/13 of 2013 landed on the anniversary of when the Virgin Mother was seen on 5/13 of 1917. It was marked by the season finale of "How I Met Your (Virgin) Mother" where actress who is the mother is revealed to be actress Cristin Millioti born 8/16 like singer Madonna symbolizing the Virgin Mother.
I've worked in the Entertainment Industry. I have eclectic tastes and a diverse background, which I feel gives me keener insight and perspective on things. I served as a sales manager. I used to write instruction and technical manuals for companies. I taught classes on how gaming concepts from World of WarCraft can be applied to daily life.
I'm working on a research project collecting data from the Associated Press Feed and the Internet Movie Database developing a theory that a coherent pattern can be mapped out with celebrities, their careers, and birthdates. I'm especially working with concepts regarding the Gaia Theory by James Lovelock and the Unconscious Collective Theory by Carl Jung. I'm developing theories regarding my research on the concept of Subconscious Psychology.
I especially take keen interest in astronomy news and studying the Sun's solar flares. My current game plan right now is to offer a selection of free books while I'm an unknown author to showcase my writing style.
The plan is to just write a ton of books on various topics to show how the wisdom learned from studying Cryptology and using metaphors and analogies taken from other fields of study can be applied to all aspects of life.
You don't need to know everything. You just need to know how to find information and have the reasoning skills and comprehension to understand how what is seen in one aspect of your life is applicable to another part. It simplifies your life when you follow a formula or have a standard operating system to govern over yourself rather than trying to juggle multiple masks for the various roles, responsibilities, and tasks you take on.
I hope that by showing what I know in a wide variety of fields will lend credibility to my knowledge and experience that I impart in my writing. That will, in turn, increase the value of my written work so that people will feel they're getting their money's worth. If nothing else, I try to make my writing educational as well as entertaining.
I would like to use the revenues generated from my writing to further my research in Astronomy, Subconscious Psychology, and creating more awareness on how the concept of a living planet can fix a lot of the world problems that plague our society.
My belief is that if people realize that Earth is a living and feeling organism rather than an inanimate piece of rock, people will treat the world and each other better. I'm not a tree hugger, vegetarian, or anything like that. I just think it's unfortunate we see a lot of senseless violence. Maybe if people realized that Earth is alive and that we all work together to further its existence, it will energize humankind into bringing forth a new Golden Age of Science, World Peace, and a brighter future for generations to come.
I'm a huge fan of puns, which stems from having read the Xanth Series by Piers Anthony. I especially liked the Incarnations of Immortality Series. The Belgariad and Mallorean Series by David Eddings is another favorite.
The 13th State of Rhode Island joined the United States on 5/29 of 1790. My literature would be referred to as a "Rod Island Read." I chose the pen name Rod Island because my name is Rod and I was born on 5/29.
If you have this deep longing for new and inspiring books and have a thing for chickens, let me be your Mr. Write :)
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So far, it has been word of mouth and using SmashWords as a place to promote. Before I knew of SmashWords, I was just writing my content a research blog that had over 15,000 blog entries documenting my research between 2004 to 2011. It wasn't going anywhere, and I wasn't generating enough of a readership.
I would also find myself becoming repetitive. I had to keep explaining the same content and theories over again. It just made sense to make a book series as a curriculum and learning tool. I also do try to use Twitter to post when I publish a new book so that people can be up to date. Sadly, I've been lax about it.
One thing I do is think about my meta tags and what key words will come to mind. Whenever I make a book series, I use the key words "Applied to" so that if anyone is looking for my series on Cryptology or WitchCraft and Wizardry, they'll be able to seek out those words. I also think unusual or zany titles make a difference. Does the title sound like something you want to read. Having a volume series is also a marketing tool in itself because it shows that the content I'm writing isn't just one book.
There's a whole collection of volumes to show that I've spoken at length regarding a particular topic.
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in Washington State. I was there for about 25 years until I moved to California. Washington State has evergreens. The Puget Sound is nearby. The temperature rarely gets above 85 degrees during the summer so there's no need to have air conditioning in your house. I lived in a small town that was a bit like Cabot Cove where Angela Lansbury's character lived in Maine.
You rarely heard about crime during the time I was growing up there. People are more down to earth as opposed to the hustle and bustle of the city. It would take 15 minutes to drive into town. You don't have people trick or treat at your door because the houses are on acreage or too far away. I used to play clarinet in grade school. I could wail as loud as I wanted because the neighbors were too far away to hear or be bothered by the sound.
We had a farm at the time where we raised pigs and chickens by my stepdad. My mother would have her garden.
You needed a riding mower to mow the field. That used to be my job. Unfortunately, one day while I was on the riding mower, I wasn't paying attention to how the hopper was overflowing with grass. The dried grass was piling up infront of the exhaust pipe of the lawn mower catching fire. I was driving the mower and my stepdad came running up furious at me because the lawn mower was on fire. If it had continued, it would have ignited the gasoline tank and exploded. I was lucky my stepdad caught it in time. However, after that, he never let me mow the lawn ever again.
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Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Scarlet Letter, Game of Thrones, and Gold Inflation, Volume 31
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 31. Price: Free! Words: 25,670. Language: English. Published: April 5, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 31 is a split of 3 sections of a manuscript that was originally linked to love and relationships tied to the Cryptology. It talks about the theme of the "Scarlet Letter." It discusses about the Gold Inflation issue seen on "World of WarCraft" that could be used to solve the problems seen in the American economy. It talks about Anne Frank who wrote her diary entries while hiding.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to StarCraft and Flintstones, Volume 30
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, Book 30. Price: Free! Words: 26,550. Language: English. Published: March 25, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
This volume is the last half of Volume 29 that had been split into 2 manuscripts. This covers an analogy of StarCraft because Volume 29 covered WarCraft a bit. It also cites news from 3/24 to 3/25 of 2013.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the World of WarCraft, Pandaren Monk, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Volume 29
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, Book 29. Price: Free! Words: 28,240. Language: English. Published: March 24, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 29 is a continuation of Volume 27 and 28 regarding the theme of fireballs and bloodlust surfacing in the news. The Manhattan fireball seen on 3/22 of 2013 was witnessed by people in New York. Analogies are draw from World of WarCraft regarding factions, classes, and reputation. Analysis is provided with "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" with the Trojan Rabbit, governments, and leadership.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Roman Empire and Captain Marvel, Volume 28
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, Book 28. Price: Free! Words: 35,860. Language: English. Published: March 22, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 28 is a continuation of news articles taken from 3/22 of 2013. It shows examples of news articles transcribed from the Associated Press Feed to help strengthen the case about the existence of a Planetary RSS Feed running parallel to news. It lists out major points in the Playboy Playmate roster linked to the theme of state dates believed to be a genetic code woven into American History.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Men in Black 3, Heliosphere, and Titanic, Volume 27
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, Book 27. Price: Free! Words: 30,430. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
This volume cites a PBS documentary related to content in this volume set. There's an analysis of a simulated death battle between Princess Zelda and Princess Peach. The book also talks about Griffin as the 5th Dimensional Being who created ArcNet used to protect Earth from alien invasion in "Men in Black 3."
Everest Estate: Casino Slot Machine Gaming Applied to Child Psychology, Behavioral Algorithms, and Equity
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Words: 113,170. Language: English. Published: March 17, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
This book covers the basics of Casino Slot Machine Gaming. It uses analogies applied to child psychology. This is useful for parent and parents trying to understand their teenage children. It also draws a basis of comparison with home equity. It breaks down the different types of slot machine players and slots using behavioral algorithms.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Con-Air, Post-It Notes, Karen the Cougar, YMCA, and Electric Slide, Volume 26
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, Book 26. Price: Free! Words: 33,490. Language: English. Published: March 14, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 26 is a continuation of Volume 25. It covers the last portion of the "Moulin Rouge" theme. It talks about the movie "Con-Air" and cites news articles between 3/12 to 3/13 of 2013 that surfaced in the Associated Press Feed that align with scenes in the "Moulin Rouge." However, despite the themes, the most important lessons are taken from the "Moulin Rouge" about Love.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Moulin Rouge, Magneto, Scientology, and Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Volume 25
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, Book 25. Price: Free! Words: 25,160. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 25 was meant to be the latter half of Volume 24. However, the content split into 2. It focuses on the theme of the "Moulin Rouge." It's really more filler, and trying to show that there are news articles that align, but the most important lessons are just the titles themselves taken from "Moulin Rouge" lyrics. That's all you really need to know.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Sun as an Ovum, Gladiator, Andromeda Ascendant, and Jerry Maguire, Volume 24
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, Book 24. Price: Free! Words: 30,780. Language: English. Published: March 10, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 24 is the first part of a manuscript cut in half to be continued in Volume 25. It talks about the solar flare directed Mars on 3/5 of 2013. It covers a section of the television show "Andromeda" by Gene Roddenberry starring Kevin Sorbo. There's also recap on the concept of "Stargate: SG1." Russell Crowe, as Jor-El, said that he spotted a UFO.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Tron, Volume 23
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, Book 23. Price: Free! Words: 31,370. Language: English. Published: March 4, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 23 is the latter half of the manuscript written for Volume 22. It covers news articles for 3/3 of 2013. The general focus is no the movie "Tron: Legacy." It talks about the concepts with Light Cycles and the Identity Disk use as a Chakram. It would complement Volume 15 about "Green Lantern." It uses the analogy of Clu as a malfunctioning program to describe misled religious leaders.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Batman Forever, Aquaman, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Volume 22
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, Book 22. Price: Free! Words: 22,860. Language: English. Published: March 3, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 22 reviews news articles between 3/1 to 3/3 of 2013. It talks about the invention that Edward Nygma (a.k.a. the Riddler) developed in "Batman Forever." The book talks a bit about Aquaman. It also discusses a little bit about the movie "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" with how actor Brandon Routh as Superman and Chris Evans as Captain America played villains.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to James Bond, Slumdog Millionaire, Captain America, Dick Tracy, and the Harlem Shake, Volume 21
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, Book 21. Price: Free! Words: 32,000. Language: English. Published: February 28, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 21 focuses Cryptology applied to James Bond. It also examines the 2013 Oscars. It reviews some of the news articles that took place between 2/23 to 2/28 of 2013. The book also looks at the Harlem Shake that has gained momentum in the United States and its symbolism. This volume also takes a look at Oscar history.
Library Catalog: Reference Guide to Written Literature by Rod Island
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Price: Free! Words: 6,700. Language: English. Published: February 23, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
UPDATED 2/23/2013, 8:37 am PST: This is a library catalog of literature by author Rod Island. It is designed to provide a downloadable copy of the listed works by the author for easier browsing offline or with an eReader. It lists goals and aspirations with what I hope to achieve with publishing literature and establishing myself as a successful author with the help of a fan base of readers
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Big Yellow Taxi, Sky High, DJesus Uncrossed, the Zombie Apocalypse, Volume 20
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, Book 20. Price: Free! Words: 30,090. Language: English. Published: February 22, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 20 is a continuation covers news articles from 2/19 to 2/22 of 2013. It talks about the alternative interpretation of the Zombie Apocalypse, which was not really about what people thought. It was talking more about a state of mind. This book talks about the symbolism in the movie "Sky High," which is about a Superhero Academy. The Pacifier is explained as a conceptual weapon used today.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Superman, WALL-E, Costa Concordia, and California Girls, Volume 19
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, Book 19. Price: Free! Words: 27,400. Language: English. Published: February 18, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 19 talks about the Superman theme. It focuses on the meteorites that hit Chelyabinsk, Russia and the Bay Area of California on 2/15 of 2013 at the same time that Asteroid DA14 passed within 17,000 miles of Earth. It also dissects the movie "WALL-E" to show how the Axiom compares to the Costa Concordia. There's also an examination of Kevin Smith's work on the Superman Script for Jon Peters.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Star Trek, Transwarp Beaming, American Tax System, and Why God Needs a Starship, Volume 18
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, Book 18. Price: Free! Words: 24,650. Language: English. Published: February 14, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 18 covers relevant news articles for 2/13 to 2/14 of 2013. It goes over concepts in "Star Trek" and shows how analogies in the "Star Trek" Universe can apply to the world today. It shows how there was a Robin Hood theme with Green Hats aligning with Link from Legend of Zelda discussed in Volume 17. It points out how William Shatner called J. J. Abrams a pig aligning with Babe in Volume 17.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Legend of Zelda, Mega Man, Pac-Man, Babe the Pig, Super Mario, and Ghost Busters, Volume 17
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, Book 17. Price: Free! Words: 23,050. Language: English. Published: February 12, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 17 uses the Legend of Zelda Triforce color scheme and "Magic: The Gathering" Color Wheel to explain different arguments based off of color. It also covers a few popular video games. By using this color system, it can be used to determine what kind of Intellectual Stance to take that would be most effective. It also lists out news articles relevant to 2/11 to 2/12 of 2013.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Dogma, George Carlin, Nightcrawler, the Alamo, and Washington, D.C., Volume 16
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, Book 16. Price: Free! Words: 18,850. Language: English. Published: February 11, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 16 focuses is a continuation of news articles for 2/9 and 2/10 of 2013. It discusses the solar flare from the Sun on 2/9 of 2013 directed at Planet Earth. It does a follow-up of news articles linked to Volume 15. There's also reference to George Carlin's character Cardinal Glick in "Dogma" regarding Buddy Christ and how it can manifest in a mathematical format used as a "Miracle Whip."
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Karate Kid, Green Lantern, Oedipus, G. I. Joe, the 6 Million Dollar Man, and the Knights Who Say Knee, Volume 15
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 15. Price: Free! Words: 24,020. Language: English. Published: February 9, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 15 is about the theme of Green Lantern, the 6 Million Dollar Man, G. I. Joe, and the Knights Who Say Knee from "Monty Python." It talks about a conceptual Green Lantern Ring. It translates your Family Tree with numbers into a "will" or "inheritance" configured to strengthen your mathematical aura, which powers your ring and and development of intellectual constructs just like in the movie.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Transformers, Voltron, Knight Rider, and Napoleon Dynamite, Volume 14
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 14. Price: Free! Words: 32,000. Language: English. Published: February 8, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 14 pulls from news articles taken from 2/7 of 2013. It is a follow-up to Volume 13 regarding news generated by the Associated Press Feed that align with the Planetary RSS Feed. With this single day, we examine the theme of Transformers with its symbolism and people who can behave like Sleeper Agents working on behalf of Earth. There's also the examination of the rise of the Dinobots.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Remedy, UFOs, Super Bowl, the Dick in a Box, and the Sun, Volume 13
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 13. Price: Free! Words: 27,160. Language: English. Published: February 7, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
This is the 13th Volume, which is being used to do a collection of chapters that didn't make it into Volumes 10 - 12. The 13th Volume is special since it's a milestone that aligns with the 13th State of Rhode Island. It was the last state inducted into the Union. So while this content doesn't have an actual theme, it's a mish mash of extras that were left on the cutting room floor are still good.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Pink Panther, Herbie, Star Blazers, and the Wave Motion Gun, Volume 12
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 12. Price: Free! Words: 32,840. Language: English. Published: February 5, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
This volume shows how the map of the United States can be grafted onto the Space Battleship Yamato (Argo) in the 1970s cartoon "Star Blazers." It discusses how the cartoon was laced with symbols and metaphors that apply to the current state of world affairs. The journey that the Argo makes to Queen Starsha in Iscandar is the journey people must make within themselves to save Mother Earth.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the A-Team, the Wuxi Finger Hold, Short Circuit, the Pink Car Nation, and All Good Things, Volume 11
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 11. Price: Free! Words: 25,090. Language: English. Published: February 1, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 11 covers news articles between 1/27 of 2013 to 2/1 of 2013 aligning with Volume 10. It shows an example of multiple incidents that have the same mathematical tags. It cites examples of earthquakes hitting on specific calendar dates. An example of music aligning with a tornado incident that happened on a specific day is offered as evidence to support the theory that Earth is alive.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Religious Catfishing, Bad Boys, the DeLorean Time Machine, He-Man, and Other Masters of the Universe, Volume 10
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 10. Price: Free! Words: 27,630. Language: English. Published: January 27, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 10 cites news regarding the Batman and "Dukes of Hazzard" cited in Volume 9 published on 1/22 of 2013. This book talks about Religious Catfishing regarding Manti Te'o incident. A chapter goes over "He-Man" and why Andy Richter controls the Universe. This book also talks about the fly that landed on President Barack Obama's forehead. It also covers "Bad Boys II" and "Back to the Future."
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Dukes of Hazzard, Chess, the Batmobile, and President Back O'Batman, Volume 9
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 9. Price: Free! Words: 24,910. Language: English. Published: January 22, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
The content had been broken up into 3 portions starting with Volume 8. Volume 9 continues where 8 left off with events key events spanning from 1/4 of 2013 to 1/19 of 2013 regarding Gerard Depardieu's comment about Chess to the 1966 Lincoln Futura Batmobile sold on 1/19 of 2013 on Robert E. Lee's birthday as the General Lee. This book discusses the Cryptology interpretation of Heaven and Hell.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Omega 13 Device, Weapons of Massachusetts Destruction, and the Millennium Falcon, Volume 8
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, Book 8. Price: Free! Words: 20,000. Language: English. Published: January 21, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 8 focuses on news passing through the Associated Press Feed in early January 2013. It uses more of Forensic Cryptology applied to Olivia Munn taking Taylor Swift's Award, the Seattle Seahawks vs. the Atlanta Falcons on 1/13 of 2013, Katherine Webb vs. the Alabama Crimson Tide, and the 2013 Golden Globe Awards. It discusses the symbolism of the Omega 13 Device in "Galaxy Quest."
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Music, Korean Jesus, and God as a DJ, Volume 7
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 7. Price: Free! Words: 30,020. Language: English. Published: January 3, 2013. Category: Nonfiction
This volume goes into the symbolism of "Mr. Holland's Opus." It talks about the clarinet as an instrument. There's also an examination of the song "Gangnam Style" by by Korean Pop sensation Psy and the theme of Korean Jesus referenced in the 2012 movie "21 Jump Street." There's also a look at "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen born 11/21 when North Carolina became a state.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry, Volume 6
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, Book 6. Price: Free! Words: 25,290. Language: English. Published: December 30, 2012. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 6 is the long awaited book that explains Cryptology applied to Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry. It shows how people can understand the Subconscious Collective through movie magic and cinematography. There are some things that are easier to explain with film making. By using what we know about making movies, people can see how we're all characters in a movie playing out our roles.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Jedi Religion and Carbonated Yoda Pop, Volume 5
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 5. Price: Free! Words: 21,990. Language: English. Published: December 28, 2012. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 5 shows how Harrison Ford's characters Han Solo and Indiana Jones have state dates woven into them. This is a FREE copy. I do not make any money off of this book. George Lucas and Lucasfilms do not endorse any of the content or statements within. I am using the Fair Use act of the copyright to use the material as a teaching tool. All copyrights belong to "Star Wars" and Lucasfilms.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to English Royalty, Age of Aquarius, and the Incredible Egg, Volume 4
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Sunflower Diaries
, Book 4. Price: Free! Words: 16,860. Language: English. Published: December 22, 2012. Category: Nonfiction
This section goes into how English Royalty has been laced with state date tags ranging from King George VI born 12/14 when Alabama became a state along with Prince William born 6/21 for New Hampshire and Princess Kate born 1/9 for Connecticut. I use a mathematical decryption code on the name of the country England to show that it can be rewritten as "Eggland" or Easter Eggs woven in Cryptology.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Fashion and Developing Clothes Relationships with Others, Volume 3
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, Book 3. Price: Free! Words: 11,960. Language: English. Published: December 20, 2012. Category: Nonfiction
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Volume 3 uses the analogy of the fashion industry to explain the Subconscious Collective running off Earth's Electromagnetic Field. A list of the cast from "The Devil Wears Prada" shows how the film's actors are born on calendar dates matching states that were inducted into the Union. This reinforces the theory of Earth's genetic code that can be mapped out using the Internet Movie Database.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to the Illuminati, Lottery Results, and Inkblots, Volume 2
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, Book 2. Price: Free! Words: 13,120. Language: English. Published: December 17, 2012. Category: Nonfiction
Volume 2 is the continuation of an introduction to Cryptology. The previous volume covered the basics of math and current technology submitted as evidence that Earth is a living organism. Volume 2 provides more examples of patterns linked to United States calendar dates as a planetary genome pattern cross-referenced with the birthdates of key figures such as Louis Braille and Hermann Rorschach.
Sunflower Diaries: Cryptology Applied to Basic Math and Current Technology, Volume 1
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, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 15,580. Language: English. Published: December 14, 2012. Category: Nonfiction
This book is an introduction to the field of Cryptology. It uses the Gaia Theory by James Lovelock and Unconscious Collective Theory proposed by Carl Jung regarding teleology. It uses analogies with current technology to show how Earth functions like a Super Computer using Symbolic Systems. Earth would be a planet-sized single cell organism with an electromagnetic field shell membrane.
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Comic-Con 2011: 'True Blood's' Deborah Ann Woll (Q&A)
The actress would stand in line all day to see RiffTrax -- a panel she previously attended in costume to see.
With hundreds of thousands of people attending San Diego Comic-Con every year and the July 20-24 event quickly approaching, The Hollywood Reporter chatted with the big names in television to discuss their favorite memories and tips for attending the annual event. THR's Live Feed will talk Comic-Con with actors, writers and producers in the days leading up to the event so check back soon for interviews and the latest news on panels and screenings.
Deborah Ann Woll
Geek Cred: True Blood
Comic-Con panel: True Blood,Friday, July 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Ballroom 20
THR: What panel would you stand in line all day for?
Woll: RiffTrax with Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett. I own so many movies that I'm ashamed I own specifically because I have a RiffTrax that goes with them. They always do a panel with a live RiffTrax. Last year, we had our True Blood panel and the RiffTrax panel was right afterward. I dashed offstage, went backstage and changed into my Hit-Girl outfit, stuffed my designer dress in a duffle bag and ran to their panel.
Comic-Con 2011: Full THR Coverage
THR: What stands out from your first Comic-Con experience?
Woll: We were doing our first season signing at the WB booth and they brought us up on this platform above the crowds. It was jaw-dropping to look out and see that milelong convention floor. One thing that always strikes me about Comic-Con is how cooperative and kind fans are; you don't worry about being mugged or a fight breaking out with anyone because everybody is so respectful of this event.
THR: What makes for a good panel?
Woll: My favorite panels are always the ones were they just let the guests talk: How they go about creating their art; what their process is. I love hearing people talk about their process either an artist, writer, actor or director.
THR: What questions do you recommend fans not ask at panels?
Woll: Spoilers -- because we can't answer them. If you ask us what's going to happen, we have nothing to say. It takes up time because we can't say anything but watch it and I hope you enjoy it.
THR: Any can't-miss parts of Comic-Con?
Woll: If you go to Comic-Con, go to Artists' Alley. Meet the artists and see their drawings; a lot of them will do commission stuff ad for $50 you can get a drawing that's incredible.
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Overnight America Podcast: January 10th, 2014 – Chris Hrabe, Ed Bark, Mary Margaret, Brandon Lang, Cheffy Baby
KMOX Sports Hub host Chris Hrabe joins Jon to talk about NFL Post-Season and the end of the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) program. Chris talks about what shockers happened last weekend and what you might […]
Overnight America Podcast: January 3rd, 2014 – Chris Hrabe, Ed Bark, Mary Margaret, Cheffy Baby
Sports Hub host Chris Hrabe from our flagship KMOX joined Jon to talk about last week in the NFL and what can be expected for the upcoming playoffs. Television critic Ed Bark recapped with Jon […]
Buddy Valastro's Citrus Olive Oil Cake Recipe
In Buddy Valastro's newest cookbook, Family Celebrations with the Cake Boss, Buddy shares recipes that suit just about every occasion: from Halloween to Christmas, birthdays to rainy days, there's no limit to the celebrations one can have!
Overnight America Podcast: December 20th, 2013 – Mary Margaret, Ed Bark, Cheffy Baby, Brandon Lang
People magazine staffer Mary Margaret stopped by to talk about the latest issue on newsstands. This week Mary talks about becoming a teenager in the White House as an Obama family member. Television critic Ed […]
Pecan Or Angel Slices From The Joy Of Cooking
Irma Rombauer, author of The Joy Of Cooking, was an accomplished home baker. Make her Pecan or Angel slices for your holiday cookie swap or your Christmas dessert table.
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Megan Scott, from Joy Of Cooking and the blog The Joy Kitchen, shares tips on how to know your oven.
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What better reason to travel than trying to these amazing foods?
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Renowned more for its Riesling than its rye, New York's grape-growing Finger Lakes region — think Western Upstate, between Ithaca, Rochester, and Syracuse — is actually one of the country's most underrated beer destinations. Home to 36 craft breweries and 19 brewpubs (the largest concentration of beermakers in the state, despite what you might think!), it's the perfect spot for a weekend beercation.
Overnight America Podcast: December 13th, 2013 – Mary Magaret, Ed Bark, Cheffy Baby, Pete Selleck
People Magazine Staffer Mary Margaret stopped by to talk with Jon about what you will find in the latest issue of People Magazine. Find out what the naked and famous are doing inside the issue […]
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Photographer Justin Terveen snaps a dynamic Dallas easily forgotten
They call him Dallas' Official Photographer Laureate for a reason.
DALLAS If one were to judge strictly by local photographer Justin Terveen's prolific body of work, it would be easy to assume that he harbors an epic passion toward Dallas. Don't get us wrong: Terveen does love the city that he's called home for the last 15 years. But, the skyline through Terveen's lens, accentuated with time-elapsed starbursts and the shimmering reflection of clouds in its metallic sheen, is like seeing an old friend anew through a budding romance.
Much of Terveen's work is viewable online -- in fact, many of us have likely seen one of his photos without even knowing it. But, soon you can catch his remarkable talent in large-scale, dynamic color through his solo exhibition, "The Urban Fabric," which runs at Kettle Art through April 13.
Terveen said he began shooting in 2004 from boredom "and general lack of direction." Good thing. "I just picked up a point-and-shoot camera to see what I could do," he said.
Today, he is known colloquially as the Photographer Laureate of Dallas. His photos frequently appear throughout the city's news publications, and his "cure for boredom" has evolved into a business called Urban Fabric Photography. But, while he does shoot for profit, Terveen is also known for liberally sharing his work online, often asking very little, if anything in return. "It's kind of developed into a mantra for me," he said. "If you share a lot, it comes back."
Thursday night, he plans to share his work -- some recent pieces along with many taken over the last decade -- in a vastly different setting: the art gallery wall.
"They come across differently when you see them on paper than the digital versions online," he said. "Even for me it's a real treat."
This isn't Terveen's first artistic exhibition. He's shown at Kettle before as well as at the Kessler, but this will be his largest and most ambitious public showing to date. It will include shots from around the city from White Rock Lake to the Trinity Levees -- which Terveen counts as one of his favorite spots to shoot. "They look so beautiful, especially when they're full of water," he said about the levees. "That's probably my favorite vantage point to see the skyline, as well."
Entirely self-taught, Terveen carved a niche for himself based on an interest in architecture and fascination with weather, particularly storms and lightning. He has toyed with video and has increasingly experimented with time-lapse techniques that instill a surreal movement wherein streetlamps and car lights become more like strokes from a paintbrush rather than the rote remainders of traffic congestion.
Throughout his body of work, however, one key element remains constant. Terveen's ability to play the natural world against man-made structures creates a synergy between Dallas climate and infrastructure that is almost impossible to capture without mindful patience.
"I think most people only ever see the city in their cars," Terveen said. "When I first moved Downtown, I didn't drive. Not everyone gets to explore on foot, and that really makes the difference."
As it turns out -- and this is not to detract from his immense artistic talent -- Terveen claims that the breathtaking scenes he so carefully culls from an otherwise quotidian Dallas day are available to us all, in real time.
"Dallas is a beautiful city. You just have to know when to look and where," he said.
Luckily for those of us who haven't quite figured out that formula, Terveen is here to remind us of the dynamic city we too often forget to notice.
Join Justin Terveen for an opening reception on March 28 from 7-10 p.m. at 2714 Elm Street in Deep Ellum. "The Urban Fabric" runs through April 13 at Kettle Art.
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