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Lombardi Award Watch List Comes Out
Ah, the Lombardi Award... "Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, or linebackers who set up no farther than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage." And the Big 10 Nominees are... LB Navarro Bowman, PSU LB Greg Jones, MSU DT Jared Odrick, PSU DE Corey Wootton, NW Who was left out? Bryan Bulaga, the Iowa tackle who spent 2008 driving defenders 10 yards off the ball, really hasn't garnered enough attention nationally, but his performance last year shouldn't be ignored. Brandon Graham, the incredibly talented defensive end from Michigan who was 7th in the nation for sacks, didn't make it either, even with his SI Honorable Mention status and 2nd team All Big 10 accolades. Some Points of Interest about the Lombardi Award The Ohio State Buckeye's feature the most Lombardi winners with 6 recipients since the award's inception in 1970. This is also a defensive lineman/LB dominated award. The last offensive lineman to win the Lombardi was the legendary Orlando Pace, who win twice in a row in 1995 and 1996. Some famous players to receive the Lombardi: Lee Roy Selmon, Hugh Green, Chris Spielman, Warren Sapp.


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Perfect Paleo Pumpkin Pie2011-11-20
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1 1/2 cups almond flour
pinch of sea salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons honey
1/3 cup olive oil
preheat the oven to 350 degrees
lightly grease pie pan
mix all ingredients together with a spoon (make sure all almond flour has been moistened)
dump dough into the middle of the pan and spread out and onto the edges of the pie pan – it is not going to be perfect and will slide down the sides a little- it\'s okay!
bake for 10 minutes
*Pie Filling
1 can pumpkin (the small can not the large one)
2 free range eggs
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon pure vanilla
1/4 cup coconut milk (yes, the kind from a can- not So Delicious or the \"light\" version)
Ignore the missing piece- it was yummy
in a large bowl, whisk together eggs, honey, vanilla and coconut milk
stir in pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon (use a spatula/spoon)
mix until it looks creamy
once pie crust is done…
pour filling into the baked pie crust and smooth out the top
put back into the oven for 45-60 minutes (do the toothpick test)
let cool then ENJOY!
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- pinch of sea salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- filling ingredients in directions
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I love the flavor of this crust, but couldn't keep it from burning. Any suggestions from anyone? It was black. The filling was great, but in order to keep it in the oven long enough to set and not be runny, it burned the crust pretty badly!
Maybe use something beside olive oil? Worth a shot.
Try using a cookie sheet under the pie in the oven to prevent burning. I wouldn't use olive oil in baking either, it really is just too hot for it.
Used a little over 1/3 coconut oil for the crust and it turned out great. Added a little extra coconut cream also. Great recipe.
What size pie dish was used? I found that my crust was very thin. I used a 9″ pie dish.
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Georgia's Lake Country in the Press
Lake Oconee Named Top-10 "Buddies Golf Destination" In World!!
Lake Oconee — Georgia
In a recent article printed in the January issue of Golf Digest Magazine, Lake Oconee, GA was named to the top 10 of the "Readers' Top 36 Buddies Destinations" list. The list shares the top places that readers are hoping to visit again this year with their buddies. What a tremendous honor for GA Lake Country!
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10 gorgeous lakes in the US
Lake Oconee — Georgia
Deep in the heart of Georgia, Lake Oconee ripples and its shores beckon. Located east of the burgeoning metropolis of Atlanta, Lake Oconee's 18,000 acres of surface water are a haven for boating. Head out on a fast craft for water skiing or power your own journey in a canoe. The lake is a fishing hot spot, too. The 374 miles of forested shoreline are prime for camping and hiking. As it's also located near Augusta, home of the Masters tournament, golfing is spectacular around Lake Oconee. There are 10 top-flight courses close by, including 99 holes at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation resort.
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The South's Greatest Lakes
Lake Oconee, Georgia
Just 75 miles east of Atlanta, the property sits on 35 wooded acres along the shores of Georgia's second-largest lake. At this luxurious resort, plan your entire stay around the water, which seems to be everywhere you look. From the glorious lakeside infinity swimming pool to the indoor pool in the spa to the waters of Lake Oconee, you can spend your entire vacation staying cool and wet. On the lake, guests water-ski, fish, kayak, and canoe.
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Return From Georgia Lake Country
We were lucky to spend last Thursday through Saturday in Georgia's scenic Lake Country as part of Travel Media Marketplace. Located southeast of Atlanta and a little over an hour's drive from the city, Lake Oconee and its surrounding small towns are a wonderful getaway.
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Robert Philibosian
Tony Lucente
Clayton Anderson
Fred Balderrama
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April 10, 2001
Mr. David Janssen
Administrative Officer
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
West Temple Street, Suite 713
Angeles, CA 90012
In July 1996 the Economy and Efficiency Commission issued a report entitled "Accountability and Municipal Service Delivery to Unincorporated Areas". In this report the Commission undertook an analysis of the budgetary, policy, organizational, and municipal service structure for the delivery of municipal services to unincorporated areas of Los
Angeles County, as well as issues relating to cities and special districts operating within the County. Using research and analysis of the "best practice" service delivery models developed by Federal and State governments the Commission presented a
comprehensive program that incorporated six strategies, encompassing 23 recommendations. These recommendations
were put forth with the objective of improving the County's accountability for, and delivery of, municipal services to the unincorporated communities of the County. The purpose of the following review is to comment on the status of the implementation of the recommendations that were made in the 1996 report.
This review has been initiated in the context of other actions being taken in response to issues raised in the unincorporated areas. On December 12, 2000, the Chief Administrative Office (CAO) issued a implementation status report in response to the Commissions 1996 study. Additionally, on March 20, 2001, The Board of Supervisors passed a motion asking the Community Development Commission and the Office of Unincorporated Area Services to look into issues
of economic development in the unincorporated areas.
Overall, the efforts of the CAO to respond to the recommendations made in the Commission report should be recognized and commended as a substantial contribution toward the ultimate resolution of the issues that were raised. The approaches used by the CAO to address these problems are reasonable and logical. In addition, the Commission would like to take this opportunity to make a number of comments that could be considered when undertaking these issues.
Service Delivery Policy
It is generally recognized
that high-performing organizations - be they public or private - must have clear goals and a meaningful focus. This concept was the basis for the Commission's original recommendation to develop a " comprehensive policy on the delivery of municipal services
to unincorporated urban areas" which did not exist at the time the Commission report was prepared. The approach used in developing this 1996 recommendation was to consider the
coordination of existing departmental policies with the objective of developing an overarching "comprehensive policy". The intent of this recommendation was to provide the Board with
the means to issue timely direction to departments and to provide a preliminary model against which departments could measure and revise their existing policies. As this process relates to
the community, the intent was to encourage the County to be clear in communicating what was being done, why it was being done, and to explain the costs and the "public and private" benefits of service delivery approaches.
"comprehensive policy" covering the delivery of municipal services to unincorporated areas that would provide overall coordination and direction to the departments, as described in the Commission report, was recognized to be a matter of Board policy. The CAO has addressed this need by developing a strategic plan for unincorporated area services prior to developing comprehensive policies that affect several County departments. The intent of the
Commission's original recommendation is being accomplished as a result of using this approach.
It remains clear that this planning process continues to recognize that the establishment of departmental performance measures requires that goals be clearly identified because an organization can
not measure performance until desired results have been defined. The seemingly simple act of defining results to be achieved will have an enormous power to focus an organization. Since measures have great power to direct activity, it is important, as pointed out in the Commission's report, that departmental performance measures be consistent with this broad organizational set of goals and policy that has been and will be presented.
would be a reasonable approach to have each relevant county department submit a comprehensive departmental policy statement concerning the delivery of municipal services in the unincorporated areas to the Office of Unincorporated Area Services (OUAS). To facilitate the process and insure that this effort is productive the OUAS should establish the format and informational content of the statements. The OUAS should then compile and analyze the various departmental policy statements with the objective of developing an initial comprehensive Countypolicy on unincorporated
services to the Board.
CAO is currently proposing to collect information on actual expenditures, revenue, existing services and service levels simultaneously. The CAO feels that developing a comprehensive set of information upfront will allow the CAO to set minimum
service levels based on the available information. The approach proposed in the E&E Commission's 1996 report differed somewhat from the one being used by the CAO, in that it initially considering outputs (services delivered), rather than the more traditional budgetary approach which is based upon fiscal inputs (budgetary allocation). Although the Commission feels that the focus should be placed on determining minimum unincorporated areas service delivery requirements as a means of establishing funding requirements, the approach being proposed by the CAO is logical and will achieve the same results.
As pointed out in the original Commission report, the primary advantage to developing service levels
lies in the well-timed value it would impart in making resource allocation decisions. Without the ability to measure accomplishment through the definition of minimum service levels, the budget process can become a no-win game of slicing a shrinking fiscal pie into ever-smaller pieces. The development of
performance measures based upon "established minimum service levels" provides officials with new tools for evaluating resource allocation decisions on the basis of demonstrated accomplishments, rather than solely on the basis of traditional funding or political clout. The development of these minimum service measures establishes the foundation of a new approach to budgeting built around an investment-management philosophy.
The Commission has been very
supportive of the creation of the Office of Unincorporated Area Services (OUAS). It is an action that demonstrates County's commitment to improving service delivery and exceeds what
was anticipated by the recommendation. The Commission has been informed that the mission under which OUAS operates is consistent with the intent of the Commission that this office would be responsible " for facilitating effective service
delivery to the unincorporated areas."
The Commission could conceive of circumstances in which it would be reasonable and appropriate to expand this role. In these instances the mission of the OUAS may be expanded to provide more direct control over such items as implementing interdepartmental projects. Although a mission expansion may be appropriate, such an expansion should not proceed without a closely defined and approved mission statement setting out the conditions under which such an expansion should take place. Any revised mission statement should be made
available to the Board and County management.
Service Delivery
It was
initially unclear from the CAO response why only " one service model that addresses islands " would be appropriate given the previous comment that " there is probably not one service model that will serve the geographic and demographic diversity which characterizes unincorporated communities." To clarify this point, conversations were held between the Executive Director of the E&E Commission and the OUAS Assistant Administrative Officer during which it was indicated that several models were being considered for future implementation in each of the areas. It was also noted that the inventory of unincorporated areas that is being initiated in San Gabriel Valley will be expanded to include a county wide inventory of islands. Additionally,
to address the issues involved with unincorporated islands it may prove beneficial for the Office of Unincorporated Area Services and LAFCO to study the best management practices of similar institutions (Orange County, for example) with the objective of developing a policy covering unincorporated islands.
View Residents as Valued Customers
A review of the OUAS Draft
Strategic Plan indicates both a responsiveness to the intent of the
Commission's recommendations to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of customer service by focusing on outcomes and the desire to design this plan to address this objective.
The efforts of the County to improve the means of providing information access is noteworthy. In spite of these advances, one of the suggestions not addressed was to expand the capabilities to improve service to the public in the most commonly used and available reference document, the county phone book. The phone book could be used as a resource
to enable anyone within the County to refer calls on those questions that are asked with the most frequency. Although, there is a functional section entitled "Quick Reference Guide" a Frequently Asked Section (FAQ), with the "Quick Reference Guide" as an addendum, could well enhance an employee s capability to respond to inquiries. Data on FAQs is not available at this point, but by surveying County and departmental information requests, the usefulness of including this section in the next County phone book could be determined.
The implementation of a
"hot line" to improve residents access to county services is commendable. In addition to this program, there are a number of items that could be considered that could contribute to improving residents communication with government and provide a
basis for further analysis of customer needs and requirements. They would also address the intent of the recommendations to provide encouragement to residents to become more proactive,
rather than reactive, in communicating their service delivery requirements to the County. To assist in accomplishing
this objective the County might consider such items as:
expanding the
capabilities of web sites in listing services functionally according to what is desired to be accomplished, rather than by department or organizational structure, i.e. licenses, permits and vital records, looking for a job, etc. It should be noted that the East Los Angeles Web Site currently has a functional format.
a mindset that focuses on enterprise-wide thinking that leads to easy seamless access for citizens regardless of where the data resides within the County.
upon efforts to provide access to information using telephone, wireless and other electronic devices in multiple locations such as libraries, public and private schools and through community and/or faith based groups.
partnering with
business wherever possible, consistent with established Board policy, to capitalize upon technology and to educate residents while offering them easy access to services and information that that can improve the quality of their lives.
attempting to reach
young people by including information using existing media channels, perhaps capitalizing on the current use of cable channels to attract this audience
expanding the concept
of "a printed activity guide" for all unincorporated areas, as anticipated in the strategic plan.
Commission wants to recognize that the draft strategic plan prepared by the CAO includes several models that can be used in providing residents an opportunity to become involved, including the following:
Civic Center Facility Model - Provides for surveying
community support for a civic center model within East Los Angeles which obtains baseline levels of customer satisfaction, surveys preferred services, and includes feedback.
"Make-Buy-Sell-Annex" for Unincorporated "Island"
Model - Solicits community input on options for each island and obtains baseline levels of customer satisfaction.
Strategic Service Areas and Lead Department Model -
Surveys target communities to obtain baseline levels of customer satisfaction and to receive feedback after service levels are enhanced.
Emergency Management Planninq and Response -
Incorporates community input into a development education plan.
It is certainly appropriate for
Board members to develop unincorporated area community groups within their districts, as was pointed out by the CAO. The 1996 Commission report envisioned that the County would support these efforts through the development of educational material and by consulting with residents on the delivery of municipal services. These efforts would contribute to the impact of the actions
being taken by any Board member, or, for that matter, any other group that had the objective of improving municipal services. As a matter of clarification, it is important to note that the recommendation to form "community groups" was intended to provide a vehicle for dispensing information. The primary emphasis of the recommendation was intended to be placed upon expanding
educational opportunities and the consultation capabilities of such a group, in whatever form the County deemed to be appropriate. The recent focus within areas of Los Angeles County on the
creation of Neighborhood Groups (e.g. Los Angeles City) may offer additional opportunities to assist the County in the delivery of municipal services.
The approach of developing an "annual community survey", as put forth by the CAO, is an appropriate response to the need to monitor the " adequacy of municipal service provision ." Although
appropriate, the Commission had envisioned the development of communication systems that would provide a means for residents to become more proactive, rather than primarily reactive, in the development of service delivery policy.
In recognizing the needs of the residents of the unincorporated areas, we want to reemphasize the intent of the recommendation was to provide " access to the decision-making process ". The Commission and the CAO recognize that processes could be established that would go beyond just providing information by enabling and encouraging residents to become proactively involved in the service delivery decision making process.
Ability to Provide Input to Budgetary Process
The Commission fully agrees
with the concept that the development and implementation of any models for alternative service delivery levels and representation should occur through the strategic planning efforts. The intent
of the original Commission recommendations focused on developing the means to accomplish this participation and on communicating the consequences of any decisions made to the residents. In
other words, it was the objective of the recommendation that residents and the community become increasingly involved in the delivery of services and be a part of the process of determining service levels. If it is determined by the residents that the desired level of service is greater than that determined to be the "minimum", those residents should be informed that they would be required to pay for an increased level of service. This approach implies that a minimum level of service has been
defined. As it currently structured, this capability does not exist within the County.
While the Commission recognizes the difficulties expressed by the CAO in developing this capability within the County, it is important that this process be initiated. A possibility in attempting to
improve the motivation of the general population may be to encourage residents to recognize the complexity of the County budgeting process through the use of a budgeting exercise that could be made available on the internet, on a disc or CD. If constructed in a manner that was easily understood, in a form in which the information could be easily processed, and in a context that would present budgetary alternatives to the resident, the
feedback information could be as useful, and perhaps more useful, to County management as any other polling information.
A review of the Draft Strategic Plan for Unincorporated Area Services indicates that provision has
been made for an " annual report to the Board of Supervisors on progress to date". Although not specified, the assumption made in this reading was that the report was to cover the
progress made on the implementation of proposed models and the status of pilot projects. This is certainly important information for the Board to receive.
To address the primary intent of the Commission to provide the public with information on the status
of municipal service delivery, it would be necessary for the CAO pilot projects to include performance measures and customer feedback mechanisms in this report. It is also very important for the CAO to provide guidelines for departments to explain how policy is being implemented.
It is recognized that a shift from a process dominated by the service delivery organization to one driven by the resident and customer requirements may cause some level of confusion during the
transition period. Although true, the ultimate gain in terms of efficiency and effectiveness and in accountability and responsiveness to resident expectation will be substantial.
Reporting Systems for Outcome-based Performance Measurement
It is encouraging that the
CAO is proceeding in the direction of developing performance measurement systems. Current efforts recognize that
to be successful a performance measurement program needs to be built around a common conceptual theme and continued over time. Available management and public administration literature notes
that if a system is based upon a compilation of available, but limited, data the results are likely to be of limited value at best and dangerous at worst. A data set should be developed to support such an approach. Similarly, if the measurement is done on a
one-shot basis, it will neither highlight key trends nor identify important changes in performance over time.
The institution of
performance measurement program evaluations focusing on the activity and outputs of the organization is a critical component in the search to improve the quality of management and policy decisions within the County. The objective of these evaluations is to better serve the residents of the County by being able to understand situations, make better decisions and use resources as
effectively and efficiently as possible.
The County Strategic Plan
has as its objective the development of a performance based system designed to enable management to monitor changes, identify potential problems, and take timely corrective actions. It recognizes that any such system should support activities that are successful, allocate resources based upon what really works, and build public credibility by being able to demonstrate the effective use of taxpayer dollars. With an ongoing measurement program,
performance and productivity will inevitably improve as a result of
organizational focus, resource allocation and recognition of achievement. It may be beneficial that specific objective(s) involving the delivery of municipal services to unincorporated areas be included in a department head's performance agreement objectives.
Service Delivery Alternatives
A review of the Draft
Strategic Plan for Unincorporated Area Services indicates that a number of models are being considered for implementation based upon their applicability to the particular area of concern. The models contemplated in the strategic plan will develop existing opportunities for departments to enhance collaboration and coordination of activities. It was the original intent in the Commission's recommendations that the approach being proposed by the CAO, or any other approach that would be contemplated, would be designed to encourage the seamless delivery and access to services for the residents of the
unincorporated communities.
The use of the alternative model approach being proposed by the CAO is valid. It is anticipated that any approach will include consideration to the requirements for the internal reorganizations and/or revised departmental interactions as they relate to the county's ability to deliver the service.
The Commission hopes that this review has made a contribution to the efforts of the CAO to improve the delivery of municipal services to the unincorporated areas of the County. We want to reemphasize our
commitment to this effort and insure that we will are available to assist in anyway possible to achieve the objectives that have been established. Please feel free to call upon us at any time.
Robert H. Philibosian
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Under the Covers, Day 4/5
Up for Review: Paul Anka's Rock Swings, 2005
Today we switch things up a little bit -- instead of taking a look at newer takes on older songs, we look at an older take on newer songs... albeit done recently.
If, in 2004, you asked pretty much anyone if the world needed Paul Anka (that, is Mr. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" and jingle king extraordinaire) doing big band versions of songs by Bon Jovi, Nirvana, Van Halen, R.E.M., Michael Jackson and Eric Clapton, the communal response probably would've been no. If not "I think you've been spending a little too much time on the music blogging circuit."
The good people at Verve Forecast, however, thought it was money. As a business move, it was a bit of genius, really. Even the most flannel-coated, son of '91, Seattle hipster was going to have some perverse interest in seeing how "Smells Like Teen Spirit" sounded with a big band, and while that guy likely was going to be satiated (and probably repelled) by the 30-second preview on iTunes, enough people were going to find the novelty of it somewhat appealing and justify the record's release.
Where this experiment exceeds is in it's careful handling of the songs. Does the world need a big band version of "Black Hole Sun"? No. Does that mean it's not worth doing? Not necessarily. The production on this album is fantastic and (I can't believe I'm saying this, but) Anka lends a sense of authority to the proceedings in that if anyone was going to be at the front of some odd crossover B.S. like this, it should be him, dammit, 'cos he knows what he's doing. Tony Bennett's too old and would make the whole thing piano jazz, no one would by it if Frank Sinatra Jr. did it and Michael Buble's already doing it... just worse. If there's one survivor to pick to head this up, well, son of a bitch, it's Paul Anka. Of course, that's in listening alone. When you actually SEE him do the songs, it's cringe-worthy.
Now unlike the Northam/Novello case in which Grandma Cyd pleaded general ignorance, she did indeed know Mr. Anka. But her attachment to the music of the days before yesterday meant that (surprisingly or unsurprisingly) she wasn't as familiar with some of the material he was tackling.
Here's what was said about today's three selections...
Paul Anka - Wonderwall
Paul: So now we have Paul Anka doing Oasis.
Grandma Cyd: (looks at stereo quizzically)
Paul: Do you like Paul Anka?
Grandma Cyd: I've only ever played one of his songs on the show. He's more '60s, so…
Paul: Ah.
Grandma Cyd: I do like this better than the original, though.
Paul: (tries not to take too much offense as a rabid Oasis fan) Oh? Well, yeah, you know what I will say about this album is that they try doing this kind of thing every now and again and when I first heard about this, I thought of Pat Boone trying to do that heavy metal album. This turned out alright, though. This is nice to listen to.
Grandma Cyd: This also really sounds like Sinatra's Reprise stuff. The horns and drums are really up front.
Paul: Yeah. They got a stand-up bass going too, which I appreciate.
Paul Anka - Jump
Grandma Cyd: (as music starts, she laughs hysterically) I've heard this! Steven Tyler and Joe Perry did this with the Boston Pops last summer.
Paul: Oh yeah?
Grandma Cyd: Yeah. It started like that.
Paul: (as chorus approaches) This is the only part I find a little annoying. "Jump!"
Grandma Cyd: (laughs) Yeah… that's like, find something for the saxophone players to do.
Paul: I imagine Paul Anka standing there trying to imagine he's David Lee Roth.
Grandma Cyd: Oh is that who does this. It's not Aerosmith?
Paul: No, it's Van Halen.
Grandma Cyd: Ah. Yeah okay, then it was David Lee Roth that did this with the Boston Pops. He did it a couple years ago. I saw it on TV.
Paul: Gotcha.
Grandma Cyd: I don't know about those little "ha!"s he does. They sound too calculated. But Bobby Darin did that kind of thing too.
Paul: Yeah, but that was Bobby's persona.
Grandma Cyd: Right, you could tell he was just that into the song. Is it "Mack the Knife" or "Beyond the Sea"?
Paul: Well, both. There was something in most of his songs. That "EEP!" in "Mack the Knife."
Grandma Cyd: Right. Yeah, he just sounded like he meant it. This sounds like he's going "Okay, here's where I go 'Ha!'" It's like a few years ago my mom took us to see Neil Sedaka and he was kind of acting it up and he did this one song that he dedicated to his father and he started crying on stage, but you could tell it was just kind of an act. You can't force that kind of stuff. It has to come naturally.
Paul: Absolutely.
Grandma Cyd: (as song's ending) I like this song more now than I did at the beginning. Why is that?
Paul: You're used to it now.
Grandma Cyd: I guess.
Paul Anka - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Grandma Cyd: I don't know if I know this song?
Paul: Come on. Yeah you do. You know "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
Grandma Cyd: I can't think of it.
Paul: (miming guitar opening) Dun-duh-na, duh-duh-dun-da-na-na…
Grandma Cyd: (shaking her head) Is that the one that like all guitar players or people learning guitar, that's the first song they try?
Paul: I think you're thinking of "Come As You Are." In my experience, at least, that's the one everyone figures out first.
Grandma Cyd: I don't know.
Paul: Well that's going to be the headline. Grandma Cyd, college radio DJ, doesn't know Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
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BURLINGTON, Mass. — This week, the Board of Selectmen adopted a policy aimed at increasing seat belt use, with a special focus on school bus seat belts.
Burlington is one of the few towns in the area where school buses are equipped with seat belts, but their use is not enforced. Board officials discussed publicizing seat belt use on school buses in school welcome packets and in classrooms.
Failure to wear a seat belt would remain a secondary offense, meaning people will not be pulled over for that reason alone, according to an article on Boston.com. But failing to wear a seat belt could result in a citation and $25 fine.
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I believe that adults driving their personal vehicles must not be bullied into buckling-up, even though I also believe the law must require young motorists and also children protected with safety seats or relevant restraints, including on the school buses. In the case of adults in their private vehicles the issue is one of choice, exceptions might include unbuckled and also speeding, reckless, careless or drunk driving. An adult unbuckled in and by itself is a secondary offense in many states, meaning motorists will not be pulled over for that reason alone. Adult choice concerning this issue is not a crime in my opinion but may be an insurance premium issue. UK's 'Embracing Life' is an excellent public service promotion that communicates an important need without the state making threats. Would like to see similar promotions in the US for motorists and also ads covering children riding the school buses. Link to UK Ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlaB0QLfVEo
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As prom season nears, a local organization is preparing to help girls who can't afford a dress.
Claressa Ham is the founder of Archie's Promise. The organization collects dresses to provide to girls going to prom.
This year marks the 5th Annual Prom Dress Drive Giveaway.
Archie's Promise has given away 600 prom dresses since 2009, and Ham hopes this year will be the most successful yet.
High school girls receiving free or reduced lunch or those with a referral from a teacher, counselor or social worker qualify for a free dress. Everyone else can purchase one for $25.
Ham named Archie's Promise after her late grandfather.
She explained, "I always promised him that I would keep his memory alive and keep doing great work within the community and making sure people are helped."
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Sponsored by the St. Cecilia Concert Series, presentations begin at 10:30 a.m. when Blue Engine String Quartet presents What is a String Quartet? Joining Blue Engine for their presentation and the St. Cecilia concert Sunday is principal violist Susan Sayle.
On Feb. 15 at 10:30 a.m., former St. Cecilia musician-in-residence Allison Angelo talks about Some Music for Valentine's.
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By Jim Wallace - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Officers raided four Dougherty County Convenience stores Wednesday in a crackdown on illegal gambling machines.
The owner of two of the stores was arrested during raids of his stores and home.
The D. A. and Sheriff promise to continue seizing gambling machines until there are no more left in the county.
"They're closed." Customers at the A&J Food Mart on Newton Road were turned away by Sheriff's Investigators Wednesday.
District Attorney and Sheriff's Investigators raided this store and the A&J Food Mart Number two on Westover Boulevard after the Grand Jury indicted the owner, Hemang Patel, on 7 counts of gambling and racketeering.
Dougherty District Attorney Greg Edwards said "We are gathering evidence that confirms some of the racketeering activity."
Patel's home in the gated community on Grand Island Road in Lee County was also raided and searched. Prosecutors say undercover officers have been playing the illegal machines in those stores since August 2008.
They are illegal because they pay out cash rather than merchandise. Regular customer Roger Harris told me that he had seen the machines, but thought they were legal.
Harris said "I don't understand those machines. I play the lotto. I looked up one day, I seen them."
The gambling machines had been confiscated from these two stores last month. The D.A. said today's searches were for evidence following the money trail through Patel's corporation.
Edwards said "The money comes from people, sometimes who are receiving public assistance themselves. That money goes to these gambling operations and does not come back to the state by way of taxes. It goes out of the country a lot of times."
The D. A. also filed a civil suit against Patel's Ameer Corporation to try to recover money earned through illegal gambling.
Wednesday afternoon two more stores were raided. Gambling machines were confiscated by Sheriff's Deputies at the Citgo on the Liberty Bypass and Holly Drive, and the Stop N Shop at Antioch Road and the Liberty Bypass.
The D. A. said the investigation into those seizures is still underway, and no one has been charged in those raids yet.
The Sheriff and District Attorney say their crackdown is ongoing, and more stores could be raided.
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Crown Hotel at Lofthouse - Unpretentious home cooking is available every lunch and dinner. As an alternative to the bar alfresco dinning is offered in the garden or under the veranda.
Darley Mill Centre is a 17th Century corn mill offering a traditional licensed restaurant – from homemade cakes, biscuits and light snacks to full lunches. Additional outside seating available in the walled garden.
Pizzeria, Pateley Bridge
Olleys Restaurant and Pizzeria is a family run business in the heart of Nidderdale. Located in Pateley Bridge Olleys offers a blend of traditional and modern Italian cuisine with a warm and friendly welcome to all.
Arms, Wath, near Pateley Bridge
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Daffy. 'Nuff said:
A deconstruction of libertarian philosophy and Rand Paul. Visit Matt Osborne's website here.
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A deconstruction of libertarian philosophy and Rand Paul. Visit Matt Osborne's website here.
OH!!!!! My gawd!
Is that JUST TOO perfect...even an maroon TeaTraitorBagger should be able to understand that.
Excellent piece. I heard it live Friday on Bob Kinkaid's program on the H.O.R.N. network without the Video.
WOOT! Spread the word, folks -- Rand Paul = Daffy Duck
I don't totally agree with you - there is a particular problem that occurs when there's wholesale wealth - such as we see today. So many of these people are not emotionally equipped - not mature enough - to deal with that kind of wealth. To them it's all about "the money". "Money" is just paper. It's what you do with the wealth that makes or breaks a society. But I think natural selection plays a part in this, and I don't think we should regulate everything, such as how much money a person is allowed to make. We make it easy - or hard - for them to do this. I think it's starting to get harder, but it's still too easy for them to hide away among those who seek them for their money, and not for the ....you get my point here.
It's happened before...it'll happen again. Societies come and go. Ours may be on the way out. Thanks very much to a small group of callous souls...like Daffy Duck.
I watched this cartoon several months ago, when I was down sick. Cartoon Network was kind enough to engage me when I was in bed:) I took from this the exact same thing as did this guy. It's interesting when you grow up and recognize the deeper meanings of the work that adults since passed provided us. Breadcrumbs along the way if you will.
Physicians SHOULD be allowed to make a comfortable living. So should plumbers, teachers, even janitors. What none of them should do (at least not at public expense including tax loopholes) is be allowed to make an obscenely-wealthy living--and that goes for bankers, lawyers, and 'industrialists'.
There should always be a wage-pyramid to encourage people to work harder and gain more reward if they so choose. But that pyramid should be more flat than pointy. If it is too pointy, social instability results, and the whole thing falls over and breaks apart. Then, nobody profits.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Santa was a pretty popular guy online.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) says it had over 19.5 million hits on its Web site Christmas Eve to track Santa.
Volunteers also answered over 117,000 phone calls for kids asking his whereabouts. Hundreds of thousands of others tracked Santa on Twitter and Facebook.
The Christmas tradition of tracking Santa began in 1955, when a local newspaper advertisement invited children to call Santa, but mistakenly listed the hotline of NORAD's predecessor.
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Gray was drilled in the left hand by a Prince Fielder comebacker in Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers.
Gray posted a 5-3 record and 2.67 ERA in 12 games (10 starts) during the regular season.
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I remember very clearly my first Nar-Anon meeting. The people in that meeting were talking about a subject that was uppermost in my mind throughout my daily life.
I remember clearly wanting to return to that meeting, as I was hungry to interact with people who knew and talked about drug addiction.
It was as though I were wearing an oxygen mask during the 1½ hour Nar-Anon meetings. My daily life was a struggle, but that weekly Nar-Anon meeting was a breath of fresh air.
I based my daily life around the remaining time between meetings. Tuesdays were goods days, and Wednesdays were the best days, as 8pm Wednesday night was my Nar-Anon meeting. I am very grateful that after three months in the program a group conscience was taken, and I was asked to chair the meeting. That meant I got to take home the entire pack of CAL (Conference Approved Literature). I used the literature to prepare for the next meeting.
I remember going to bed at night and reading CAL. After a short time, I realized that reading CAL had the same oxygen mask effect as being in a meeting.
Slowly but surely, my daily struggle was aided by reading CAL and attending my weekly meeting. Recovery was engulfing me even though my addicted son was still using. I continued to immerse myself in the Nar-Anon program, and I gradually achieved higher levels of peace and serenity.
After five years of Nar-Anon recovery, my son finally reached rock bottom, and, thanks to my Higher Power and the Nar-Anon fellowship, my oxygen mask was firmly on my face, and I was breathing and thinking clearly.
I had what I can only describe as an out-of-body experience the morning that my son hit rock bottom. He was out of control, and he reached out for help. I am convinced my Higher Power elevated me to a place of peace and serenity, and together we calmly and clearly laid out a plan that would facilitate our family participation in his recovery. We calmly set boundaries and applied many of the Nar-Anon principles we had learned over the years.
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Marvin Tilton Bone of Knoxville was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck that stopped or slowed traffic for much of the morning rush hour commute. Stephen Allen Zane III, 35, of Maryville was cited with failing to yield the right of way.
According to an Alcoa Police Department press release, the wreck occurred at 6:26 a.m. and closed the southbound lanes of Alcoa Highway for two hours. Zane was driving a 2004 Mitsubishi Gallant and was attempting to turn left from Wrights Ferry Road to northbound Alcoa Highway. A 1999 Yamaha ZR1 sport bike operated by Bone was southbound in the outside lane approaching Wrights Ferry Road.
The initial investigation revealed that Zane failed to yield the right of way when he pulled into the path of the sport bike. This is the fourth traffic fatality of the year.
Patrol Division Capt. Rick Arnold said that drivers need to be more patient, adding that. in many cases, a lack of patience can cause a collision.
Arnold said failure to yield and improper following or following too closely are the two most cited causes of accidents and have been for years. On Alcoa Highway, traffic also has become more congested and, because there are several places to cross, there are more opportunities for collisions, he said.
"People have to be patient, but theres nothing to stop someone from pulling in front of somebody," Arnold said. "We are reaching out to people in the community and asking them to be patient. Just wait until there is a larger gap (in traffic) before you pull out."
Citations are up 100 percent over last year since APD created a
dedicated traffic enforcement unit to work accidents and do traffic
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Light reader Rich Rinaldi sent in this photo of a street sign that was put up in front Casa de Mañana at the corner of Eads Avenue and South Coast Boulevard.
He said he doesn't "know who put it up but it has caused a bit of hilarity with people stopping by to take pictures. I do know that people speed past this intersection and the senior citizens are concerned."
He said he asked several of the seniors if the sign offended anyone and "they all said heavens no, they thought it was funny and if it slowed down the speeders great.
"Unfortunately," he added, "the city took it down several days after it went up. Too bad the city doesn't have a sense of humor. In any case we enjoyed the sign while it was up."
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With today's news that the practice squad has now been filled, kind of surprised since they have not announced who will be cut as part of the Florence signing. Figured they would have left a space open, if it was Green or Silva they were planning on putting on the practice squad.
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Hey folks, before getting down to the nitty gritty I changed the C's in the title to K's as a nod and homage to Kaptain Kirk. Kaptain, thank you for everything you do here at MHR! If you're not cool with the title just let me know and I'll change it.
Today is the Duke's birthday. John Elway has been the face of Broncos football for many years. We all have our own personal favorites of his games and plays. My favorite game and one of the earliest I have a recollection of is the comeback victory against the Houston Oilers in the 1991 (I think?) playoffs----if I'm wrong forgive me I was 7 at the time;) I'll never forget him converting 2 fourth and longs to put Treadwell in position to kick the game winning field goal.
As far as plays, this is a bit more difficult. I haven't been able to find a highlight of it so you'll just have to trust me. It was mid 90's I think and at home against the Chiefs. Elway avoids pressure, scrambles to the right, throws an absolute bomb no less then 70 yards down the field across his body to Vance Johnson for a TD. What arm strength and elusiveness!!!
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9 Pro Bowls
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College Football Hall of Fame (2000)
Pro Football Hall of Fame (2004)
A huge Mile High Salute #7, thank you for all the great years and memories!!!
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The war in Afghanistan has taken a bizarre turn. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, under foreign pressure to clean up corruption in his government, has apparently warned that he might just side with the Taliban instead. Meanwhile, down south major NATO combat operations continue to target Taliban strongholds. In the east, stretched-thin NATO troops struggle to build grassroots governance and security without much support from Karzai's regime. Zach Rosenberg, War Is Boring's youngest correspondent, heads into this morass to observe U.S. counter-insurgency operations up-close.
by ZACH ROSENBERG
In May, a group of irate villagers in Gizab, Daikundi Province, an area largely left alone by NATO forces, banded together to take on the local Taliban head first — and won. This is the local turnaround we've all been looking for: a spontaneous locally-inspired, -organized and -led revolt against the heavy hand of the Taliban. And people said Iraq's Anbar Awakening couldn't work in Afghanistan, the fools! Foreign government and military personnel greeted the news with unabashed optimism:
U.S. diplomats and military officials view the rebellion as a milestone in the nearly nine-year-long war. For the first time in this phase of the conflict, ordinary Afghans in the violence-racked south have risen on their own to reclaim territory under insurgent control.
It is a turnabout that U.S. and Afghan officials were not certain would ever occur. One U.S. commander called it "perhaps the most important thing that has happened in southern Afghanistan this year.
The important takeaway questions are, one, is this important, two, can this be replicated? The answer to both is "doubtful."
For starters, Daikundi is an isolated, relatively unpopulated province, so unimportant to NATO even before population-centric counter-insurgency strategy took hold that it was essentially ignored (except by Special Forces, which is everywhere). Its main function for the Taliban, The Washington Post's Rajiv Chandrasekaran notes, is a transit and transfer point to bigger and better places. It's a place where the Taliban doesn't exert much force, but still more than the Afghan government or NATO.
This is not exactly a decisive overthrow either; despite an astounding temporary success, little guarantees the new "neighborhood watch" will be able to maintain a coherent, functional, well-armed institution should either the Taliban or Afghan government decide to assert dominance. And of course, events here are never as straightforward as they seem. Martine van Bijlert of the inestimable Afghanistan Analysts Network, whose post on the issue is really worth reading in full, fills in some context on what happened after the battle:
The appointments [of the revolters, to official power] represent a return to power by local khan families of two of the local Achekzai subtribes. This is not necessarily problematic, but the potential informality of the set-up (locals in local government, heading local forces) provides ample opportunity for another round of factionalism and exclusion. In April it was the Taliban that was kicked out by the population, but several years earlier the population rose up against a district governor that had crossed the line in terms of exploitative and intolerable behaviour. The fact that the Special Forces have decided that Lalay and his men are the "good guys," just because they asked for their help, does not mean they will necessarily help win hearts and minds.
People from Gizab have complained for years about the neglect of their predicament. The message over the years has always been the same: It will be easy to get rid of the Taliban, there are not that many and the people will join in — but what happens after is what is important: who gets appointed, how will they behave and will the government pay attention to the needs of the people. That questions still looms over Gizab.
So, these are not necessarily good guys — maybe not the Taliban, but not necessarily friendly or cooperative, say nothing of desirable or accountable power brokers. The U.S. has an ongoing history of notoriously short sight in deciding who should have power, a situation that by some interpretations led more or less directly to the current one. Note that U.S. support for vicious and viciously corrupt warlords in Afghanistan continues to the present day, on the national as well as local levels. While supporting Lalay's uprising for uprising's sake seems to be a good idea from afar, some analysis must be carried out to answer questions, including: what effect might this new armed force have on area Pashtun clan relations? How might the local Hazara react? Just what role will this force have in official governance and security, and how can NATO ensure they don't defect to a friendlier Taliban?
Leaving aside the issue of whether this should be replicated, can it be replicated? Daikundi is known as a province that has a relatively high level of appreciation for NATO troops and relatively low level of violence. Much of the population is Hazara, who remember their brutal treatment under the Taliban. Also note the lack of Afghan government presence in Gizab, which certainly played a role in the uprising — I can only speculate on how or to what extent, but it is a factor worth examining. Official Afghan government outposts tend to bring with them outright extortion, terrible corruption, and Taliban attacks — as Registan's Christian Bleuer notes, basically the same as the Taliban, but without the school burning (you can bet that if the Taliban built a madrassa, the Afghan government would burn it). Should Gizab locals have reacted the same way to the same stimuli by Afghan government, which is not an unlikely scenario, they would have risked being labeled Taliban, in which case those heroic U.S. and Aussie Special Forces would kick in their doors and maybe shoot a few, definitively losing area hearts and minds.
As to replicating, the ever-snarky Bleuer breaks down the process:
1. Get Taliban to be jerks to locals.
2. Get Taliban to kill some locals.
3. Get Taliban to try to extort $24K from locals.
4. Get Taliban to kidnap some angry dude's family.
5. Special Forces with ZZ Top beards.
6. Get locals to go crazy on Taliban.
8. Australians.
9. ?????
10. Profit.
He goes on to speculate that we're clearly about to win the war and become ludicrously rich and even introduce Gizab to thrash-metal, thereby neatly solving all Afghanistan-related problems forever, The End.
Encouraging such local uprisings is an official plank of America's Afghanistan strategy. Not to say the Afghan government is effective at anything — note the recent Failed States Index, in which Afghanistan's government ties for legitimacy with Somalia — but backing the rise of local power-brokers has a lot of potential negatives, among them the exact same thing that got us into this mess: backing local power-brokers at the expense of a coherent central government.


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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:30 am
1- The Role of the Holy Spirit in Islam:
There are two roles that the Holy Spirit is responsible for according
to Islam:
1- It creates our "spirits." Allah Almighty uses it to blow into
our mothers' wombs our human-spirits. That is why abortion is
prohibited in Islam, because the fetus or foetus does have spirit
(life) and it is a human being. It's not just a little piece of
unliving flesh:
"But He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him
something of His Spirit. And He gave you (the faculties of) hearing
and sight and feeling (and understanding): little thanks do ye give!
(The Noble Quran, 32:9)"
"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him
of My Spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him. (The Noble Quran,
"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him
of My Spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him. (The Noble Quran,
"And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of
Our Spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples. (The
Noble Quran, 21:91)"
"And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We
breathed into (her body) of Our Spirit; and she testified to the truth
of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the
devout (servants). (The Noble Quran, 66:12)"
2- It is used to provide Divine Guidance to the Believers, those whom
Allah Almighty Loves and Favors. It's not just the Holy Spirit that
gives Guidance. Angels too give it:
"Raised high above ranks (or degrees), (He is) the Lord of the Throne
(of Authority): by His Command doth He send the Spirit (of
inspiration) to any of His servants he pleases, that it may warn (men)
of the Day of Mutual Meeting,- (The Noble Quran, 40:15)"
"Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the Revelation from thy Lord in
Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and
Glad Tidings to Muslims. (The Noble Quran, 16:102)"
"Thou wilt not find any people who believe in God and the Last Day,
loving those who resist God and His Apostle, even though they were
their fathers or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred. For
such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with
a Spirit from Himself. And He will admit them to Gardens beneath which
Rivers flow, to dwell therein (for ever). God will be well pleased
with them, and they with Him. They are the Party of God. Truly it is
the Party of God that will achieve Felicity. (The Noble Quran,
"Then will God say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to
thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the Holy
Spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in
maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the
Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of
a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird
by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My
leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And
behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee
when thou didst show them the clear Signs, and the unbelievers among
them said: 'This is nothing but evident magic.' (The Noble Quran,
So as you can see, Allah Almighty Created the Holy Spirit for specific
functions not only on this earth, but also perhaps else where in the
Universe where we don't know about. But it is in no way GOD Almighty
2- The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Bible:
The Bible is similar to the Noble Quran regarding the role of the Holy
Spirit. It never claimed that the Holy Spirit is GOD Almighty
Himself. In section 4 below, you will see some of the types of the
Holy Spirit, or Spirit, that GOD Almighty Created for Mankind. But
for now, let us see what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit:
"When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face
of the earth. (From the NIV Bible, Psalm 104:30)"
"Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your
presence? (From the NIV Bible, Psalm 139:7)"
"Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground. (From the NIV Bible, Psalm 143:10)"
So far, these verses are talking about the Spirit from GOD Almighty.
The first verse above, Psalm 104:30, perfectly agrees with the Noble
Verses above about GOD Almighty Blowing His Spirit into our mothers'
wombs when we're fetus.
So does this now mean that the Holy Spirit, in the Bible, is part of
GOD Almighty?
Absolutely not! The Bible is filled with figurative speech. I've
written a detailed article proving this using many examples. The Holy
Spirit mentioned above is a creation from GOD Almighty. It's purpose
is to create our spirits as mentioned in Psalm 104:30. Another
purpose for the Holy Spirit is to Guide the Believers:
1 Samuel 18:10 "The next day an evil spirit from God came forcefully
upon Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing
the harp, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand..." GOD
Almighty has an evil spirit? Obviously not, it's only metaphoric as
mentioned above.
1 Samuel 19:9 "But an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul as he
was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. While David was
playing the harp,..." ANOTHER EVIL SPIRIT FROM GOD?!
1 Kings 22:22 " 'By what means?' the LORD asked. " 'I will go out and
be a LYING spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,' he said. " 'You
will succeed in enticing him,' said the LORD. 'Go and do it.'
1 Kings 22:23 "So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of
all these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you."
2 Chronicles 18:21 " 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of
all his prophets,' he said. " 'You will succeed in enticing him,' said
the LORD. 'Go and do it.'
Numbers 24:2 "When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by
tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him"
Judges 3:10 "The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, so that he became
Israel's judge and went to war. The LORD gave Cushan-Rishathaim king
of Aram into
the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him."
Judges 6:34 "Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew
a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him."
Judges 11:29 "Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah. He
crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from
there he advanced against the Ammonites."
Judges 14:6 "The Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power so that he
tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young
goat. But he told
neither his father nor his mother what he had done."
Judges 14:19 "Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power. He
went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, stripped them
of their belongings and gave their clothes to those who had explained
the riddle. Burning with anger, he went up to his father's house."
Judges 15:14 "As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came toward him
shouting. The Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power. The ropes on
his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his
1 Samuel 10:6 "The Spirit of the LORD will come upon you in power, and
you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different
1 Samuel 10:10 "When they arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets
met him; the Spirit of God came upon him in power, and he joined in
their prophesying."
1 Samuel 11:6 "When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came
upon him in power, and he burned with anger."
1 Samuel 16:13 "So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the
presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD
came upon David in power. Samuel then went to Ramah."
Luke 1:35 "The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you
(Mary), and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the
holy one to be born will be called the Son of God."
Luke 2:25 "Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was
righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel,
and the Holy Spirit was upon him."
There are, as I mentioned, several types of this Spirit as mentioned
in section 4 below.
So if Jesus is GOD because the Holy Spirit came upon him, then the
others mentioned above should also be GOD Almighty too.
3- The Holy Spirit is a Creation of GOD Almighty and it is under Him
just like the Angels according to the Noble Quran:
Allah Almighty Said:
"The Day that the Spirit and the Angels will stand forth in ranks,
none shall speak except any who is permitted by (God) Most Gracious,
and He will say what is right. (The Noble Quran, 78:3
"A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall- The Unbelievers, the
which there is none to ward off,- (A Penalty) from God, Lord of the
Ways of Ascent. The Angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day the
measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years: Therefore do thou hold
Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment). (The Noble Quran,
"Therein come down the Angels and the Spirit by God's permission, on
every errand: (The Noble Quran, 97:4)"
"Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but must come to
God) Most Gracious as a servant. He does take an account of them
(all), and hath numbered them (all) exactly. And everyone of them will
come to Him singly on the Day of Judgment. On those who believe and
work deeds of righteousness, will (God) Most Gracious bestow love.
(The Noble Quran, 19:93-96)"
These Noble Verse are the Ultimate knock out to the polytheist
trinitarian pagans who are trying, through their absurd writings, to
prove that the Holy Spirit in the Noble Quran is the other part of
Allah Almighty; that he is at least a dual GOD if not a triune one.
As you clearly see from these Noble Verses and the ones above in the
beginning of the article, trinity and plurality of GOD Almighty is
blasphemy! So dear Muslim brothers and sisters, please be cautious
from these satanic deceivers and their new tricks and desperate false
interpretations of the Noble Quran.
4- Why can't we call it GOD as trinitarians do?
First of all, it is important to know that satan's biggest lie,
trinity, is only an interpretation and a conclusion. There is not a
single text in the Bible that says the Holy Spirit is GOD Almighty,
nor does that satanic word, trinity, even exist in the Bible. People
during Constantine's days around year 325, because they were and still
are naturally inclined to idol worship, polytheism and paganism as the
Far Eastern religions are today, they decided to consider Jesus and
the Holy Spirit as GOD Almighty. Satan's deception and evil is
overwhelming and powerful. It is no surprise that people fell for
this lie by the billions throughout history, as many more billions had
fell for satan's lies in the Far Eastern pagan religions. Trinity,
like I said, doesn't even exist in the bible. The word doesn't exist
anywhere in the book, nor do we have any text that says Jesus is the
Creator of the Universe. The same also goes for the Holy Spirit.
The reason why Muslims don't call the Holy Spirit as GOD Almighty is
because it is just a creation of GOD Almighty with specific and
limited duties as I clearly demonstrated above from the Noble Quran.
Like the Angels and the other Universal Spirits, the Holy Spirit is
unknown to us and we can't fully describe it. But nonetheless, this
doesn't give anyone the right to start getting colorful and smart and
deceive the weak-minded and call it and other creations as GOD
I have a long and detailed section that refutes the lie of trinity
from the Bible. It's best if you read it and see the Truth for
Also, it seems clear that the Bible has several types of Universal
Spirits, or Holy Spirits. For instance, we see a prediction about the
"Spirit of Fearing GOD" being installed in the coming Prophet, Jesus:
Isaiah 11:1-3
1. A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a
Branch will bear fruit.
2. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him (Jesus)-- the Spirit of
wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the
Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD (Jesus fearing his
3. and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by
what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;
As we see in Isaiah 11:1-3, there is:
1- Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding.
2- Spirit of Counsel and of power.
3- Spirit of Knowledge.
4- Spirit of the fear of the LORD.
Also, the verses above say "and he will delight in the fear of the
LORD", which clearly proves that Jesus is under GOD Almighty and can
not be equivalent to Him or part of Him, because GOD Almighty has no
fear in Him. He Created fear, or the Spirit of Fear, and He installs
it on whom ever He pleases. But He Himself doesn't have that Spirit
in Him!
The verses above also say "He will not judge by what he sees with his
eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;...", which further
proves that Jesus is not part of GOD Almighty, because GOD Almighty
Speaks and Hears whatever He Pleases!
The Bible's New Testament also records Jesus saying: ""Why do you call
me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is goodexcept God alone." (From
the NIV Bible, Mark 10:1
If Jesus doesn't consider himself as "good", then how can any sane
person put him on the same level as GOD Almighty?
I have yet to see a good answer to this one by any polytheist
Also, another important point to notice in Mark 10:18 is the word
"alone": ""Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good
except God alone." (From the NIV Bible, Mark 10:1
Jesus in this verse is clearly giving exclusivity to GOD Almighty when
he said "alone". If Jesus was truly part of GOD Almighty and/or the
trinity lie was true, then Jesus, to say the least, would not have
said that.
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The N.C. Department of Transportation will shift traffic on Mallard Creek Road over I-85 in Charlotte this weekend.
The lane shift is a postponement from the original plan. It will now happen starting at 4 p.m. Saturday, November 17, weather permitting.
Drivers will have a new bridge built as part of the $92.2 million I-85/I-485 interchange conversion, creating the first turbine interchange in North Carolina.
The Mallard Creek Road bridge had to be rebuilt to accommodate the new on and off-ramps that will connect I-85 to the new interchange.
The project is scheduled to be completed in June 2014.
NCDOT reminds motorists to watch signs for construction information, stay alert and obey the posted speed limit.
For real-time travel information at any time, call 511.
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