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Today was one of those days where I just didn't want to get up and go to school. I kept hitting the snooze button on my alarm clock knowing that when I got up I would have to be at school in a matter of 40 minutes. School is really horrible this year. I kept getting that feeling, when someone makes you feel dumb or inferior to them. Yeah, I get that all the time. Escpecially in the classes I have with people that I know are much more advanced than I am. Which, by all means, is most of them.I'm super tired because CK woke me up at 4:00 this morning. I think I'm going to go to bed. Yeah, I know it's only 8:04 p.m. I do things like this because I know I'm cool.<3 l.li
Man, I need to get my Radiohead CD back from my art teacher.<3 l.li
I got a new cat yesterday from the humane society. Her name is C.K. She has calico fur and is very nice to people. She likes to sleep on my bed and scratch at the sheets.I think Taylor and I are going to go see Pirates Of The Carribean today but I'm not sure. I'm almost done reading Naked Lunch and Taylor gave me On The Road by Jack Kerouac to read, I'm looking forward to that one.yeah.
This morning I wanted nothing else but to listen to Interpol. Since I don't have any of their CD's and I was at school, I chose the closest thing to them....The Strokes. Still, not the same.Today was nice. Taylor, Brian, Justin and I hung out.We went to Star Of India for some mango juice.Then I came back home and did my AP world History homework.Now, I'm tired and want nothing more than to go to sleep but I can't.I get to go adopt a cat on Saturday.
I just got back from L.A. a few minutes ago. Last night Lizz and I wen't and saw Bjork at the Hollywood Bowl. So, the whole trip we had been looking at the tickets, to make sure we had them. Each time we would put them back in her wallet. We get to the Hollywood Bowl around 7 (started at 7:30.) We were in like with, like, 500 other people when we go to get the tickets from Lizz's wallet. She didn't have them. We looked everywhere for them and decided we must have left them back in the car. So, we call my dad and ask him to check. We were sure they were in the car. He called back and said they weren't. Then, they must be in the Hotel, but they couldn't have been since we looked at them in the car. We were flipping out at this point. Lizz said we should go ask scalpers how much they were charging for a pair of tickets. We only had $80 between us, so we couldn't afford any. Then this lady in a yellow dress comes up to us and offers us two tickets for free! We looked at thewm and they were better than the seats we had bought tickets for. She said her and her husband bought garden seats (first row) when they arrived. We were so happy, and thankful that this lady had overheard us asking people for tickets. We got in the arena and found our seats, about an hour after Bjork came on. Her set was amazing. She had a really neat light show with fireworks and pyrotechnics. It was the best concert I've ever been to. Setlist:1. Unravel2. I've seen it all3. Joga4. Sidasta Eg5. Aurora6. Desired Constellation7. Cocoon8. All is full of Love9. Hunter10. Nature is Ancient11. Pagan Poetry12. Bachelorette13. Hyper-Ballad14. It's In our Hands15. Plutoencore16. Generous Palmstroke17. Human BehaviorDuring Hyper-Ballad, the crowd went crazy and everyone got up and started dancing around. The whole crowd of 2,000 plus people was moving and going crazy. It was a great night. <3 l.li
Lizz is over right now, Taylor was just over too. She got back from North Dakota today. Were leaving tomorrow morning at 4:00 to drive to L.A. for the Bjork concert. We tried our hardest to convince Margie to let Taylor come too but, alas, it was unsuccessful. Oh well, we will see her back at school on Tuesday. Well, I think I'm going to get some sleep. I only have 6 hours untill I need to get up.<3 l.li
Okay, so I got back from Canada yesterday around noon. On the way home from the Airport my dad said we could stop at the mall to get some things for school. I asked for this canvas bag thingie from Coach that was bright green and really cool. I never ask for things like that, but this time I really wanted it and he freaked out. Im going to skip writing about all the drama but just notice that he was making a big scene in the middle of the mall. So, when we get home he goes through my room when I was in the shower. I come out, go in to my room and there is shit everywhere. Papers and such all over the floor, all the book on my dresser were knoced off and all my clothes and cds were everywhere. He found the mushrooms that taylor and i had been growing along with the spore syringe. He thought I had been shooting heroin with that syringe despite the fact that its fucking HUGE. More or less 3 times bigger than a normal medical syringe. So, I tried my hardest to explain to him what it was used for without getting mad and making things worse. Of course he didn't beleive me so....he said I was kicked out of the house, and was going to make me quit my job (i don't know why he added this in. It's rediculous.)SO I left and waled around my street for a hour then went back home. My dad actually tried to make me leave. He is so crazy. I had to beg him to let me stay home. I thought it was insane. So, anyways after a nice first day back I have to work all this week 8-4:30. Matt Paddison called me today for the first time in forever and said that he moved to Scottsdale. That makes me sad, he was a nice person. Oh, by the way, We have more mushrooms growing at Taylors so my dad throwing the others away wasnt that big of a deal.I read alot of books on my trip. I finnished "Queer" by William S. Burroughs and "The Long Hard Road Out of Hell" by Marilyn Manson and the 5th Harry Potter book. Right not im half way though "Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs. Reading his books makes me feel nice, you know, its a nice feeling. I don't know. But the The Long Hard Road Out of Hell was really good, I read it in three days. I highly recommend any of those four books.Today after work, I went to the mall again and bought this awesome brown courdroy jacket at Nordstroms. Of course, I will never be able to wear it here untill the coldest days of winter but It was so nice. I also got some nice shampoo that was on sale. Woop. I want Taylor to come back from visiting her grandma, Harriet Wier. She used to be a Latin teacher.Tori Amos is playing with Ben Folds at Dodge Theatre tonight. Saturday I leave for L.A. to see Bjork with Elisabeth. I go to school on the 13th, and Iron Maiden is on the 29th!<3 l.li
I have to be at work in an hour, so I'm just going to make a better entry later. My dad is one crazy son of a fuck.<3 l.li
Well, tomorrow I leave for Canada for near 4 weeks. Yesterday I went to Ozzfest with Brian and Taylor. We sat around in the heat from 10:00-4:30. Around 11:00 we were sitting in the grass against the wall, when Brian picks up this crumpled peice of paper. It happens to be three tickets to the seating area. We just had lawn seats, so that was great. The seats were in the shade and way closer than the lawn seats were, it was way nice. I managed to get an autographed copy of the new Marilyn Manson CD. That was exciting. Its the cover of his new CD wih his signature in silver ink with little smears in certain places. So, we sat in our seats through shitty bands like Chevelle and Disturbed. Then Manson came on, around 7:00. His set was really dark, dark and dangerous. He was in the center of the stage, underneith this podeum-type thing. Ginger was to his right, Pogo to his left, John5 to the front-left and then Tim was to his front-right. They played songs from their new album and songs from past albums. It was such a great show. One of the best live shows I've seen. After MM, Korn came on. We sat through a few Korn songs then left. They're stage show was neat but I don't really like their music anymore. Overall, it was a fun day and was worth sitting in the 110 degree heat for 9 hours.Today, I called in from work and hung out with Taylor and Brian. We went and got falafel at Sabuddy's Israeli Restaurant. It was nice and the falafel was good. Afterwards Dustin picked us up and dropped Taylor and I off at her house. I stayed there for a little bit then went home to finnish packing. Tomorrow I have to wake up super early in order for us to catchout 9:30 a.m. flight. It's going to suck, I think we have to stop in Salt Lake City for like, 3 hours. Heh, thats not going to be fun at all. Oh well, It will be nice oonce I get there. So, I wont be writing in this much untill I get back sometime during the first week in August. <3 l.li
In 24 hours I will be seeing Marilyn Manson live at Cricket Pavilion. Well, actually it's Ozzfest but I would rather just say I'm going to see Marilyn Manson. Because, hes the only band worth seeing on the set list. Aside from COF. Ive been wanting to see him for years now. It's going to be fun. I hope I don't get heat stroke from waiting out in the sun all day.I had to work today. My favorite resident, Henry, got new shoes today. Its funny because hes in a wheelchair and those shoes will never even set foot on the ground, let alone a cross country race track. I'll write more later
LAst night, when I got home from work my dad had bought the new Radiohead CD for me. It was sitting on the kitchen counter where he usually palces things. I was real happy, cos he never does things like that. I brought the CD over to Taylors house and we listened to it. It's pretty good. We decided to go to Ozzfest this Wednesday to see Marilyn Manson and Cradle of Filth. Ive been wanting to see MM for a while, it should be a fun show. Were going to get lawn seats and just run up when they come on stage. Taylor gave me this marilyn manson biography she had for me to read. I'm looking forward to reading it. Heh.Last night, Taylor and I were watching Snoop Dogg's new show on MTV called "doggie fizzle." It's so funny. There was this one part where he called this guy a "punk cracka bitch" in French. It was great, I laughed so hard. I don't know how anyone could think Snoop Dogg isn't funny.This morning we decided to buy tickets to see Radiohead in Salt Lake CIty on August 28th. Im excited, It's going to be so much fun. I don't know if were going to fly or drive, either way is fine. I get to miss some school, thats always nice.
Alright, so I leave on Saturday to go to Prescott to see Willie and Leigha. It was okay, most of the time they werent allowed to talk to me because they were busy doing something with the little kids they had to watch. I met this girl named Lyssa who was there as a CIT too. She was really nice, most of the time I just hung around with her. I wanted to go home so badly some of the days. It got really cold at night and my sleeping bag doesn't work too well. I traded sleeping bags with Lyssa because she said hers was too warm. That made me happy.Yesterday when My dad came and got me, he was 2 hours late and was freaking out. He said that my cousin, Braden, had a really bad seizure earlier that morning and was in the hospital. They were going to fly to Paris to see the Rolling Stones a few hours later. They had to cancel the trip and he has to get a bunch of tests for epilepsy and whatnot at the hospital. Thye are going to fly out to Ontario on Friday though, were going to meet them at the airport. I'm excited, I'm going to be up there for about 4 weeks then fly back and go to LA to see Bjork. Neet stuff. Oh, my dad gave my cat away while I was gone. I'm pissed about that. He wrote me a letter while I was gone and said he gave him away. Pretty nice, huh?So when I got home yesterday my dad took me directly to the dentists office. I was there for about 15 minutes, they said I get my braces off when I get back from Canada. Yay! Afterwards, I went and got some food and then went home. While I was in the shower, my dad searched my things. He makes me so mad when he does that. It happens all the time and theres nothing I can do about it. He just freaks out over the smallest things and I get in a bunch of trouble. Besides that, Ive read up to chapter 7 in the new Harry Potter book. It's alright so far, it will probably get better though. I found out about this new band called S.T.U.N., I don't know maybe they have been around for a while, but I think they're pretty good. They sound like At The Drive In. I like it, you should download a song or two.Ive been listening to this one mixtape I made last November. It reminds me of things that were going on at that time. I get that alot, when I listen to certain songs, it brings back certain memories. Somehow I connect those songs with memories. Like, Midtown " no place feels like home" and Modest Mouse "3rd planet", when I listen to those songs it reminds me of when I was reading a book by William S. Burroughs and Driving to Colorado with Taylor in the back seat of my dads car. It's a nice feeling, I like it.Gotta work today, 12-8.<3 l.li
Last night I got to hold an AK-47. It was pretty exciting, I felt powerful. Last night I went and hung out with my firend Lauren. Her bro friend Chris drove us around for a little bit. We eneded up going to some house party in chandler. There, this guy named Art kept calling Lauren. I ansered and pretended to be lauren. Then this guy named Brian somehow got ahold of Laurens cell phone and started talking to Art. Art is the one that claims to be a "pro skater", mind you. Brian got in this huge arguement with Art and caused alot of drama. Later on, Chris was talking to this one guy and he was saying how he likes guns and blah blah. He went and got his AK-47 to show everyone. I asked him if I could hold it, It was real heavy but nice. Overall the night was very boring except for a few nice blunts going around and the gun, of course. Today my dad bought me the new Harry Potter book. I know, I know. I like them, theyre just nice to read, heh. Tomorrow morning around 10:30 we have to leave to drive to Prescott. Im so excited to see Leigha and Willie, it should be fun. :)<3 l.li
My shrooms are growing like woah. Seriously, I didn't think they would work but they are. Oh man, I cant wait untill they're done :)<3 l.li
I haven't had much time to update lately because Ive been working full time. The receptionist at my place of work has cancer so shes out all the time, and they call me in. Not much has been going on lately. I was going to get a tattoo on Saturday. It was going to be the animal thing on the cover of Radiohead's Amnesiac album. Somewhere on my back. I think I want to get both of my arms quarter sleeved someday. I would just be nervous that I wouldn't be able to find a decent job. I would really like to do that though. This Sundat I'm going to leave to see Willie and Leigha up at a summer camp in Prescott. I'm only going to stay for a week though. I don't think I'd be happy if I stayed for any time period longer than that.So, this boy that I met a while ago wants me to call him. I don't know if I should. I think it would be wierd so I don't think I will. Yeah, these are the types of things I worry about. Fuck.I let the beast in too soon, I don't know how to liveWithout my hand on his throat; I fight him always and stillOh darling, it's so sweet, you think you know how crazy How crazy I am.I let the beast in and then;I even tried forgiving him, but it's too soonSo I'll fight again, again, again, again, again.And for a little while more, I'll soar theUneven wind, complain and blameThe sterile landBut if you're getting any bright ideas, quiet dearI'm blooming within<3 L.li
inn0cents69: you owe nick moneyLadyOfSidVici0us: you owe me money.LadyOfSidVici0us: so shut the fuck up nicole.inn0cents69: DUSTIN owes you moneyinn0cents69: so bitch pleaseLadyOfSidVici0us: and np, i dont owe nick moneyinn0cents69: the 20 i BORROWED i dont HAVE a job to get itLadyOfSidVici0us: i told him i didnt have itLadyOfSidVici0us: i never took his moneyinn0cents69: you took his money jenn saw uinn0cents69: JEN saw you hunLadyOfSidVici0us: nicole, i dont beleive dustin took my moneyLadyOfSidVici0us: you owe me $40inn0cents69: bitch lay off the powder i didnt take shitinn0cents69: so dont trry and act tough with meinn0cents69: accuse me of stealing your money is pathedicinn0cents69: thats one thing i dont doLadyOfSidVici0us: im not going to fight you nicole, there are worse things i can do.LadyOfSidVici0us: your a fucking shady tweeker, of course you steal moneyinn0cents69: bitch u fuck with me ill have every fuckin person i know on your assLadyOfSidVici0us: go ahead.LadyOfSidVici0us: i dare you. inn0cents69: if i feel i can fightinn0cents69: and if i want toinn0cents69: i go right aheadinn0cents69: you wanna fight?inn0cents69: im fuckin downLadyOfSidVici0us: i know i cant fight people, im not that stupid but i can do way worse that fuck up your face. trust me on that.inn0cents69: everyone? baby, no one wanted you at the party the next night after there was more trash talk b out you then ive ever heardLadyOfSidVici0us: those people dont even know me.LadyOfSidVici0us: they arent my friends.inn0cents69: my own family? i fucked up my life with glass, ,and i quit.. what the fuck buisness is it of yours?LadyOfSidVici0us: beleive me, i didnt want to be thereLadyOfSidVici0us: none, but that doesnt mean i cant talk about it.inn0cents69: lets talk about you.inn0cents69: youre one to talkinn0cents69: addicted to KLadyOfSidVici0us: go aheadinn0cents69: cokeLadyOfSidVici0us: so what, i still have my life in orderinn0cents69: fuck.. that's a form of tweeker that i can tell ofinn0cents69: so you THINKLadyOfSidVici0us: and im not addicted to coke, i was to k, but never coke.inn0cents69: but im not one to do thatinn0cents69: but SHIT! with WITNESSESinn0cents69: cant be any dumber than what you are can you?LadyOfSidVici0us: okay nicole, your right. i am such a horrible person.inn0cents69: no, i said dumb, not horrible. get it correct will you?LadyOfSidVici0us: okay, dumb.LadyOfSidVici0us: i am so dumb.inn0cents69: that's a good bitchLadyOfSidVici0us: thats why i get near straight A's.LadyOfSidVici0us: because im so dumb.inn0cents69: if you say soLadyOfSidVici0us: and thats why i take AP classes, because im so dumbinn0cents69: shit aint nobody talkin bout academicsinn0cents69: im talkin bout you stealing a good friend of mine's moneyinn0cents69: MONEYinn0cents69: MONEYinn0cents69: and you cant confess LadyOfSidVici0us: i know, but all i did was take the money off the floorinn0cents69: when people SAW youinn0cents69: DO ITLadyOfSidVici0us: not from his walletinn0cents69: well laurali...inn0cents69: why did jen SEE you?LadyOfSidVici0us: she saw me take the money from the floorLadyOfSidVici0us: it was right near his thingsLadyOfSidVici0us: but it was only ten dollarsLadyOfSidVici0us: earlier that night jen told me she found like 80 dollars in the couch that she tookLadyOfSidVici0us: that could have been it too, and my ten sollars thats near 100.LadyOfSidVici0us: *dollars.inn0cents69: w.e. laurali.LadyOfSidVici0us: just stop talking to me pleaseinn0cents69: i wont be talking when i see youLadyOfSidVici0us: thank you So thats my Friday night. Being called a bitch 3494762347 times by some girl that lives down the street from me and playing board games with my dad after 9 hours at work. Fuck.<3 l.li
--> Name: Laurali---> Birth date: 1-22---> Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada---> Current Location: Awahtukee---> Eye Color: green---> Hair Color: blonde---> Righty or Lefty: righty---> Sign: aquarius---> Innie or Outtie: innie// series two - describe ---> Your heritage: french, german and italian.---> The shoes you wore today: none so far.---> Your weakness: kitties.---> Your fears: falling from high places, spider webs.---> Your perfect pizza: the vegan pizza Liz's mom makes.---> One thing you'd like to achieve: I want to go to University of British Columbia and study medicine. Then I want to move to London or Tokyo.// series three - what is ---> Your most overused phrase on aol\aim: you know.---> Your thoughts first waking up: the phone woke me up, so I was wondering who was calling me.---> The first feature you notice in the opposite gender: hair.---> Your best physical features: I don't think I have one.---> Your usual bedtime: it varies, usually between 11-4.---> Your greatest accomplishment: I don't know really.---> Your best memory: I have a few.// series four - do you ---> Smoke: no, not cigarettes.---> Cuss: all the time. fuck.---> Sing well: no.---> Want to go to college: yes.---> Like high school: not really, but it was better than grade school.---> Want to get married: I'm not sure, possibly.---> Type with your fingers on the right keys: nope---> Believe in yourself: no, not really.---> Get motion sickness: no.---> Think you're attractive: no, not really.---> Think you're a health freak: sometimes.---> Like thunderstorms: totally---> Play an instrument: guitar, bass.// series five - in the past month, did/have you ---> Drank alcohol: yeah---> Smoke(d): yeah---> Done a drug: yeah---> Made Out: yeah---> Gone on a date: no.---> Gone to the mall: yep---> Been on stage: uh, nope.---> Been dumped: no.---> Gone skating: no, but that would be fun.---> Made homemade cookies: Liz, Taylor an I made these vegan cookies that were really good. Edwin didn't eat any of them so we got to eat them alllll.---> Gone skinny dipping: no way.---> Dyed your hair: yep---> Stolen anything: yeah.// series six - have you ever? ---> Been called a tease: never.---> Gotten beaten up: nope---> Shoplifted: yeah.---> Changed who you were to fit in: probably somewhere at sometime.// series seven - the future ---> Age you hope to be married: I don't know.---> Numbers and Names of Children: I kindof want three kids, two boys and a girl. I don't know the names yet, if that even works out.---> Describe your Dream Wedding: somewhere nice.---> What age do you want to die: I don't know. 56, 60 24, 19, 75?---> What countr[ies] would you most like to visit: Japan, Iceland.---> Current Clothes: plaid pj pants and pink and white striped t-shirt. Oh yeah, I look good.---> Current Mood: okay.---> Current Taste: cherries.---> Current Hair: messy. Bed head.---> Current Annoyance: regretting dumb things i say all the time.---> Current Smell: nothing really.---> Current thing you ought to be doing: nothing.---> Current Desktop Picture: Bjork wallpaper.---> Current Favorite bands: Bjork, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead.---> Current Book: Queer by William S. Burroughs.---> Current DVD In Player: The Breakfast Club.---> Current Worry: a lot of things.---> Current Crush: Jake Gyllenhaal, the guy that plays Donnie Darko.<3 l.li
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The program includes both classroom study and supervised clinical practice (patient care). Classroom study covers basic nursing concepts and patient-care related subjects, including anatomy, physiology, medical-surgical nursing, pediatrics, obstetrics, mental health, geriatric nursing, administration of medication, and nutrition and professional role development. Clinical practice experiences are held in a variety of patient care settings.
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Collins Bus Corporation announced the SafeGuard XChange seat that allows school bus operators to retrofit a base bench seat into one with three-point lap/shoulder belts will be standard on all Collins, Mid Bus and Corbeil model Type A school buses.
The XChange seat was first introduced to the industry by IMMI last April as an option for school districts or bus companies that need to purchase new buses today but that might need to install lap/shoulder belts tomorrow under new school board or state regulations. Collins is the first school bus maker to make the XChange a standard feature following the implementation of NHTSA's revised FMVSS 222 school bus passenger protection rule that requires lap/shoulder belts on all newly manufactured buses 10,000 pounds or less GVWR. The final rule went into effect last October.
"Providing cost-effective, upgradable seating solutions to our customers — and throughout the industry — simply makes sense," said Kent Tyler, president of Collins Bus Corporation. "To build the highest-quality Type A buses to the highest standards of safety means we must partner with other industry leaders. We've long admired SafeGuard and look forward to offering their innovative seating products."
The XChange seat will be manufactured at IMMI's newest facility in Burrton, Kan., 17 miles to the east of Collins Bus plant in South Hutchinson. The companies said the new operation should create more than 30 new jobs in the first 12 months of operation.
"This year, we're celebrating 10 years of building seats for the school bus industry, with more than 150,000 seats in service," said Larry Gray, CEO of IMMI, which is headquartered in Westfield, Ind. "Partnering with Collins, [which] has always been a true innovator in the small bus market, allows us both to take a significant step forward in offering flexible seating systems to the school transportation market. It's truly a winning combination for our collective customers and the industry as a whole."


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Almost from the beginning and continuing in the present, Morgans canon (best known from Morgan, 1894), a guideline for interpreting animals psychological processes based on evolutionary development, has been misinterpreted and, therefore, misrepresented. Misrepresentation has occurred in at least five ways. Perhaps, the three most frequent ways have been to represent Morgans canon as being closely related or equivalent to the law of parsimony, Ockhams razor, and/or a simplicity criterion, i.e., that the simplest interpretation is to be preferred. The fourth and fifth misrepresentations have been to represent Morgans canon as having been written to oppose anthropomorphism or George Romanes use of anecdotes. The canon appeared on page 53 (Morgan, 1894), and beginning on page 54, Morgan explicitly disassociated the canon from a simplicity criterion and, thus, implicitly, from the law of parsimony and Ockhams razor. He then argued, in essence, that anthropomorphic reasoning was the only way humans could explain animals psychological processes. In 1890 and in 1894, Morgan wrote favorably about Romanes collection and use of anecdotes, and Morgans revised version of the canon in 1903 included an apparent effort to clarify the canon to prevent some of the misinterpretations. Spanning 1928-1998, there have been at least 13 additional published efforts, often intense, to correct misinterpretations of Morgans canon (see Tables 1 and 3). Nevertheless, spanning 1896-2001, Morgans canon was misrepresented continuously, as may be seen in the 27 examples shown in Tables 1 and 2 and as may be seen in the 10 (or 11) examples of misrepresentation in recent (1991-2001) history of psychology textbooks shown in Table 4. The misrepresentations fit well with the Zeitgeist associated with the rise of experimental animal psychology and Behaviorism. The Zeitgeist of present cognitive psychology is becoming more favorable to Morgans canon as he intended it.
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So, there are some adverts on the sides of buses, and there were going to be some responses but Boris Johnson has stopped them, and then there was some reaction. There are a few salient things to learn from this.
Firstly, we can always count on politicians to exploit some controversy to make themselves look good, especially less than a month before and election (when did Boris last speak out, let alone act, over homophobic, transphobic etc adverts?). Secondly, the level of understanding around queer identities demonstrated by the mainstream media and their bloggers is woefully inadequate. Thirdly, we have learned that there is no point being moderate in an attempt to avoid being divisive.
I sincerely cannot think of a slogan that is more benign and inoffensive to sum up the current state of gay acceptance than 'Some people are gay. Get over it!'. Perhaps 'Some people are queer', so as not to ignore people who are not part of the heterosexual hegemony but do not identify as 'gay' (this issue is an essential criticism of much of Stonewall's politics). One could argue that the exhortation to 'Get over it!' is somewhat confrontational (if, that is, one had a particularly sheltered impression of political confrontation) but really it just provides a basic solution to the issue of homophobia; no change of attitudes, no education, no pressure not to be homophobic – simply to get over the fact that some people are gay. On some level, while a poster campaign lends prominence to the debate, the actual message seeks to take the fundamental questions of homophobia and queer identities off the table. This is not, in and of itself, a bad thing; a simple, concise message which provides a practical political solution of social tolerance and making homosexuality an unremarkable personality trait has some value; rather than saying 'your attitudes to homosexuality are wrong' the campaign suggests the more pragmatic 'homosexuality need not be an issue' (leaving aside debates over who the target audience is).
In spite of this seemingly deliberately inoffensive simplicity, when the (inevitable) homophobic response appeared there were those who acted as though Stonewall had invited it by picking the wrong message. This, too, was inevitable. There will always be those who, purporting to be sympathetic to the struggle of oppressed groups, will criticise them for being too aggressive in their methods and rhetoric. What we can usefully learn from this obnoxious response is that there is little point in trying to be moderate, inoffensive and concessionary. There is always an urge when presenting political campaigns against bigotry to be appear nice and relatable and non-aggressive. People are often timid about seeming too militant, for fear of 'losing the PR war'. This needs to be seriously questioned. I have no interest in meeting bigots half way. If reactionary conservatives and condescending liberals are going to condemn a campaign approach no matter how many steps one takes to mitigate any offense caused, campaigners need stop being so accommodating.
I quote Graham Linehan's tweet at the top of this article not because I agree with it but because it demonstrates a fundamental aspect of this kind of political dispute. Stonewall's pro-acceptance posters are treated as part of a broader dialogue and, because the involvement of the homophobes has made it all rather unsavoury, it is one that many people would simply like to go away. Things would be much simpler, it is implied, if Stonewall hadn't been so provocative with their adverts; the homophobes would never have responded and the whole thing could have been avoided. I'm not suggesting that Linehan is homophobic or seriously wants pro-acceptance bus adverts to be banned (and I beg you not to get in touch with me about this), but that this illustrates a common response; the idea that victims of persecution should try to avoid inviting further abuse. Needless to say, this is the wrong approach. These adverts did little more than assert, visibly and prominently, the existence of gay people. If this invites criticism for being divisive, if this invites criticism for provoking a homophobic backlash, then it has been demonstrated to us (again) that there is no point pursuing this capitulatory liberal agenda of inoffensive moderacy. Be bold, radical, militant, aggressive. If assertiveness offends, be offensive.


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The Renaissance World Golf Village Resort In St. Augustine Names Paul Daum Assistant General Manager/Director of Beverage & Food
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (May 2011) – Paul Daum has been named Assistant General Manager/ Director of Beverage & Food at The Renaissance World Golf Village Resort and Convention Center in St. Augustine, Florida. In his new position he is responsible for overseeing the food & beverage operations at the AAA Four-Diamond Northeast Florida resort, which includes overseeing operations for banquets, receptions, meetings, the 500 South Restaurant & Bar, and in-room dining. Together with the adjacent World Golf Hall of Fame, The Renaissance World Golf Village Resort and Convention Center is the largest combination hotel and convention center between Atlanta and Orlando, with 86,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
Prior to joining The Renaissance World Golf Village Resort and Convention Center, Daum served for three years as the Assistant General Manager of Beverage & Food at the AAA Four-Diamond Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel and Spa in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Previous to that, the 20-year hospitality industry veteran served as the Director of Catering Operations for the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. His extensive experience also includes: five years with the international event company The Art of the Party Inc. in Orlando, Florida; tenure as a member of the opening team for Marriott Praia De El Rey Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal; and being tapped to be a member of Interstate Hotels and Resorts' "Food & Beverage Advisory Council."
"We are very pleased to have Paul Daum now overseeing the food & beverage operations at The Renaissance Resort," said Jeffrey Oliasami, the resort's general manager. "I worked with Paul when I was the general manager at The Renaissance Oklahoma City, and also when I was the hotel general manager at Sawgrass Marriott, and he does an absolutely outstanding job. He will work with our exceptional Executive Chef Brett Smith to take The Renaissance Resort's culinary – for banquets, meetings, weddings, our restaurant, and in-room dining -- to the next level."
Oliasami added, "He has special flair, and is a true visionary, for developing leading-edge food & beverage concepts, and for putting together custom events that are incredible. Meeting professionals and event specialists will love working with him to create truly memorable and unique first-class programs."
Located within the lush 6,300-acre World Golf Village, the resort is the only Northeast Florida resort and convention center to receive the prestigious AAA Four Diamond rating. The honor is achieved by less than 4% of the AAA approved properties.
Situated adjacent to the impressive World Golf Hall of Fame, the resort completed a $10 million resort-wide renovation in 2008, which included the complete remodeling of guest rooms and suites, a dramatically-renovated lobby, newly-remodeled guest room corridors, an expanded fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, enhanced meeting space, and the opening of 500 South Restaurant & Bar.
Guest rooms and suites feature new furniture, soft goods, window treatments, lighting, 37" flat-panel screen LCD HDTV televisions, and the Marriott JackPack, which provides complete connectivity to the guests for laptops, MP3 players, digital cameras, and video game players. The rooms and suites feature a contemporary design with an Asian feel, which includes rich red bed coverings, crisp white linens, along with a color scheme of warm neutral gold. In-room offerings also include high-speed Internet access, two telephones with data ports, a wet bar and refrigerator, an in-room safe, and in-room coffee.
The resort also boasts a dramatically remodeled 10-story atrium lobby, featuring a Colonial/Asian theme with lush foliage and a colorful 7-story modern hanging sculpture that is reminiscent of open Florida skies.
Recreational offerings at the resort include two championship golf courses, the popular Slammer & Squire (just steps from The Renaissance Resort), and the renowned King & Bear (co-designed by Arnold "The King" Palmer and Jack "The Bear" Nicklaus). Guests also have access to four additional golf courses within 15 minutes of the resort, for a total of 108 holes of golf. Additional offerings at the resort include a sauna, pool, hot tub, and full-service concierge.
Guests also are an easy walk to The World Golf Hall of Fame's 18-hole real grass putting course, a 132-yard Island Challenge Hole, an IMAX® 3D Theater, and the Walk of Champions. In addition, guests can take golf lessons at the renowned PGA TOUR Golf Academy.
When visiting the resort, guests and groups have the opportunity to visit nearby pristine Atlantic beaches, take fun eco-tours and chartered fishing trips, enjoy exceptional shopping at two large outlet malls, and explore historic St. Augustine.
To make it easy for guests to enjoy area offerings, The Renaissance World Golf Village Resort is now offering complimentary transportation to and from historic downtown St. Augustine for its guests. This new service enables guests to easily visit such sites in St. Augustine, which was founded in 1565, as the historic Castillo de San Marcos fortress, The Fountain of Youth, and the popular shopping on the charming, brick-paved St. George Street. Additional options in downtown St. Augustine include the Old Town Trolley Tour, The Old Jail, The St. Augustine History Museum, The Spanish Quarter, The Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Carriage Rides, Whetstone's Chocolate Factory, Lightner Museum, Flagler College, and a Scenic Cruise.
For information on The Renaissance World Golf Village Resort, call 888-740-7020 or 904-940-8000, or visit www.WorldGolfRenaissance.com.
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NOTE: High-resolution photos of the resort may be downloaded from http://www.WorldGolfRenaissance.com/Press/ . Or, photos of the resort are available by contacting Karen Lamonica.


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Paul Krugman thinks that "2008 was definitely the year in which the progressive movement lost a lot of its innocence." I beg to differ. There's always a "progressive movement," even though it's not always called that. And young people are always at the core of the progressive movement. Young people are almost always overly-idealistic about politics—an obvious consequence of their inexperience with politics. Every 4 years, the young people at the core of the progressive movement set out to Change the World, and get heavily invested in the presidential election. Then the dark side of politics rears its ugly head. And the young people at the core of the progressive movement lose their innocence. Repeat as needed. DISCLAIMER: In no way am I trying to mock the progressive movement. I'm just saying that the majority of the young people at the core of the progressive movement are extremely naïve about politics—a claim Krugman would no doubt agree with (see also here). I also don't think that's really an insult: the idealistic portrayal of politics that kids are taught in school has to meet reality at some point, and a presidential election is usually where the rubber meets the road.
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A number of businesses are investing in a social media content strategy – and you may be wondering why they are before you join the party.
Well a survey by Gartner has found that the majority of businesses surveyed invested because they were looking to strengthen their relationship with their customers.
Respondents also said they want to improve interactive relationships with their customers – that may include correspondence between a manager and a patron or might involve a consumer partaking in an online quiz to win a prize.
Other reasons for social media marketing include enhancing brand awareness or buyer preference, increasing the organisation's revenue through new products and customers or sharing information and ideas with customers, suppliers and partners.
Research director with Gartner Adam Sarner said businesses will need to develop their approach once they have made inroads into the social media marketing world.
He commented: "While investments and growth in social marketing is assured during the next two years, the ultimate success of social will depend on how well marketers can accelerate through the inevitable social expectation bust and make social marketing projects more than just 'engagement' objectives and then actually tie social activities to clear and measurable business objectives."
Sarner said businesses looking into social media are also keen to see what sort of return there will be on their investment. As it is hard to correlate between social media success such as Facebook "likes" and business benefits such as revenue – media companies that can provide concrete proof of success will reap the rewards.


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Financial services have garnered much attention as the nation faces economic obstacles, but Michigan credit unions are embracing the spotlight with the Credit Union Difference campaign.
It has been a year in which tumultuous change was the name of the game for the American economy. The highs and lows of economic cycles are to be expected, but few predicted a downturn as sweeping and dramatic as what has befallen housing and credit markets, sinking stocks around the globe.
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Daily rates for Panamax vessels, that typically haul coal and grains, plunged to the lowest in more than eight weeks as a glut of ships swamps the number of cargoes available for loading.
Returns for Panamaxes, the largest size able to navigate the Panama Canal, lost 2.2 percent, sliding to $7,096 a day, the lowest level since June 7, according to the Baltic Exchange, the London-based publisher of freight rates. That's the 14th consecutive decline, the longest losing streak since early February, the data show.
The number of Panamax vessels in the global fleet has increased to 2,105, the highest since at least February 2005, according to data from IHS Inc. (IHS:US), an Englewood, Colorado-based research company. Charterers are able to select ships that offer cheaper rates, as there is a large surplus of vessels available, according to Fotis Giannakoulis, a New York-based analyst at Morgan Stanley (MS:US), citing data from Clarkson Plc (CKN), the world's largest shipbroker.
Charterers "are generally in no rush to fix as they see a long list of tonnage," Giannakoulis said in the report. "Unless we see a sudden injection of fresh business today rates look set to continue their downward spiral in the Pacific."
Capesizes, the largest ships hauling steel-making ingredients including iron-ore, added 1.6 percent to $4,417 a day, according to the exchange. That's the second increase after an 18-day losing streak, the data show. Earnings for Supramaxes declined 1.3 percent to $10,269, and Handysizes decreased 1.3 percent to $7,930 a day.
The Baltic Dry Index (BDIY), a broader measure of raw-materials shipping costs, fell for a 20th day, sliding 1.1 percent to 843 points. That's the longest losing streak since Feb. 3, exchange data show.
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Do you notice how the Tabernacle furniture is arranged? Yes, in a cross shape!
In the previous studies I went over the construction and symbolism of the Tabernacle fence, the Outer Court and the exterior of the Tabernacle tent. See blog entries below
Only the Priests were allowed inside the Inner Court.
Inside the Tabernacle there are only two rooms. The first and larger of the two rooms is the Inner Court, aka Holy Place. Then there is a veil and the second room is the smaller room called the Holy of Holies, the Most Holy Place. Therefore the inside of the Tabernacle and it's furniture were for a place of communion or fellowship with God.
Today we will look at the Inner Court, the Holy Place and examine it's furniture. You will remember that, in examining the exterior of the Tabernacle we said that the first curtain over the Tabernacle tent was the one see from inside. It constituted the interior ceiling of the Tabernacle. It was made of fine linen and woven or embroidered with figures of cherubim in blue, scarlet, purple. See previous blog entry for symbolism of the colors and cherubim.
We also know, from a previous study in a prior blog entry, that the walls were made of acacia boards overlaid in gold set in sockets of silver. See previous blog entry for symbolism of the walls.
Can you imagine the splendor and magnificence of the gold walls and the colorful ceiling?
What are the 3 items of furniture in this room? A golden Lampstand, a golden Table of Shewbread, and a golden Altar of Incense.
The Lampstand (aka The Candlestick)
Exodus 25:31-40 And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of beaten work; its shaft, and its branches, its cups, its knobs, and its blossoms, shall be from it. And six branches shall come out of the sides of it-- three branches of the lampstand out of the one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. Three almond-like cups on the one branch, with knob and blossom; and three almond-like cups on the one branch, with knob and blossom, so for the six branches, those going out of the lampstand. And in the lampstand shall be four almond-like cups, with their knobs and their blossoms; and a knob under two branches of it, and a knob under two branches of it, and a knob under two branches of it, according to the six branches, those going out of the lampstand. Their knobs and their branches shall be of it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold. And you shall make the seven lamps of it. And one shall light the lamps of it, so that they may give light on its face. And the tongs of it, and its pans shall be of pure gold. One shall make it of a talent of pure gold, with all these vessels. And see that you make them after their pattern, which was shown you in the mountain.
Once you go past the entrance curtain and into the Inner Court (aka Holy Place) there is no natural light. The only light comes from this large lampstand that is fueled with pure olive oil (which burns without smoking) and wicks. It was made of pure hammered (or beaten) gold. To get pure gold they melted it 7 times, each time skimming out the impurities. The #7 always represents perfection, total purity and completeness. There are 7 items of furniture in the Tabernacle.
1. Brazen Altar
2. Brazen Laver
3. Golden Lampstand
4. Table of Shewbread
5. Altar of Incense
6. Ark of the Covenant
7. Mercy Seat lid of the Ark of the Covenant
7. Mercy Seat lid of the Ark of the Covenant
This Lampstand was to have a shaft with 3 branches on one side and 3 branches on the other side leading to 7 total lights. The sevenfold radiance of the Lampstand speaks of Christ as the "brightness of God's glory" (Heb. 1:3). Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, the Spirit of Christ to us. The Holy Spirit prepares us for salvation. Once we are saved the Holy Spirit resides in us in order to mature our newly born spirits. He says that the Holy Spirit will convict the World (the work of preparing and wooing people to accept the gift of salvation) and to teach the saved the things of God and remind us of them. We can also be "baptized" in the Holy Spirit which is a separate experience that means we ask God to completely fill us with His Spirit in such a way that we lose control and God takes control. The evidence of this infilling is speaking in tongues but there are other gifts that the Holy Spirit can use, through us, such as healing, prophesying, words of wisdom, etc. When we are letting the Spirit use us to accomplish His Work, these gifts are a natural result. They are not gifts that we can summon up or conjure up like magic. We are only vessels that the Holy Spirit uses. The more broken and humble the vessel, the more the Spirit can and will use. Pride and arrogance is a sure way to lose that power. The Holy Spirit is seen as "seven Spirits which are before His throne" in Revelation 1:4. In Revelation 3:1 Christ is spoken of as "He that hath the seven Spirits of God."
Almond blossoms with almond fruit
Each shaft was to end with a bowl made to look like almond blossoms with ornamental knobs that represent almonds (the fruit of the almond tree) and may have been used to adjust the wicks. The olive oil flowed through the shaft through the branches and up to the almond blossom where the wick was kept trimmed and lit.
Olive Tree and it's fruit
"As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world" (John 9:5)
The world rejected the "Light of the World", Jesus Christ. He was crucified by wicked hands because the world esteemed Him not. Now the Light dwells in the Holy Place (aka Inner Court) in God's presence. Praise God, we, who are saved, can enter the figurative Tabernacle and enjoy the Light of Christ. But woe to those who reject Him.
"the way of the wicked is as darkness" (Proverbs 4:19)
The "beaten gold" here speaks of a suffering Christ who is now glorified. Christ's work on the cross was prophesied in Isaiah 53 approximately 700 years before Jesus was born.
For He comes up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground; He has no form nor majesty that we should see Him, nor an appearance that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected of men; a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as it were a hiding of faces from Him, He being despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was on Him; and with His stripes we ourselves are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, each one to his own way; and Jehovah has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and He was afflicted; yet He opened not His mouth. He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter; and as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, so He opened not His mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment; and who shall declare His generation? For He was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of My people He was stricken. And He put His grave with the wicked, and with a rich one in His death; although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth. Yet it pleased Jehovah to crush Him; to grieve Him; that He should put forth His soul as a guilt-offering. He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the will of Jehovah shall prosper in His hand. He shall see the fruit of the travail of His soul. He shall be fully satisfied. By His knowledge shall My righteous Servant justify for many; and He shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will divide to Him with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong; because He has poured out His soul to death; and He was counted among the transgressors; and He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for transgressors.
The pure olive oil represents the Holy Spirit. The Lampstand represents Christ as the root and we are the branches.
John 15:1-5 I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away. And every one that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bring forth more fruit. Now you are clean through the Word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered. And they gather and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done to you. In this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, so you shall be My disciples.
The almond blossom bowls and the almond knob represent the flowering and fruit bearing. If we have the Holy Spirit flowing through us then there should be a natural result, a fruit. What kind of fruit would occur if someone has the Holy Spirit flowing through them?
Gal 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Why did God designate the bowls and knobs to look like an almond blossom instead of an apple or pear tree? Because an almond tree is the first of the fruit trees to blossom after winter. Like Crocuses they herald the advent of Spring. They represent the Resurrection of Christ. Just like trees and bushes and flowers have to die in the Winter and then come back in the Spring...Jesus Christ had to die for us and yet He rose again! And with Him, we, who are saved, will also be resurrected to live forever with Him!
The Lampstand was placed in the South side of the Inner Court which represents warmth, light, radiance and blessing.
Table of the Shewbread
Exodus 25:23-30 You shall also make a table of acacia-wood, its length two cubits, and its breadth a cubit, and its height a cubit and a half. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make to this a crown of gold all around. And you shall make to it a border of a hand's breadth round about. And you shall make a golden crown to the border of it, all around. And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet of it. The rings shall be adjoining the border as housings for the staves to carry the table. And you shall make the staves of acacia-wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them. And you shall make its dishes, and its spoons, and its pitchers, and its sacrificial cups with which a drink-offering is made. You shall make them of pure gold. And you shall set upon the table Bread of the Presence before Me always.
Leviticus 24:5-9 And you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes of it. Two-tenth parts shall be in one cake. And you shall set them in two rows, six on a row, on the pure table before Jehovah. And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, so that it may be on the bread for a memorial, a fire offering to Jehovah. Every sabbath he shall set it in order before Jehovah forever, from the sons of Israel by an everlasting covenant. And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'. And they shall eat it in the holy place, for it is most holy to him of the fire offerings of Jehovah, by a never-ending statute.
This is another symbol of communion and fellowship with God. The Table of Fellowship.
Psalm 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies
John 6:32, 33 'Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but My Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world'
John 6:51, 52 "I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever; and the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us His flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, 'Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you"
It was made of acacia (or shittim wood) overlaid with gold which unites the humanity and deity of Christ. It was to have a crown around the edge to protect the cakes and Frankincense from getting knocked off. This represents our King Jesus who protects His people so that none are lost.
This shewbread consisted of twelve perforated loaves or cakes, made of fine flour; baked, and placed in two rows upon the Table, on which pure frankincense on top of each stack for a memorial. Jesus was pierced by the nails and the spear. The 12 loaves represented the 12 Tribes of Israel. The loaves were all the same size and were equally divided into 2 stacks which indicated that the tribes were equally important to God. There was not partiality. The loaves remained before the Lord for seven days, when they were removed and eaten by Aaron and his sons, in the holy place. The bread was before the face of God always, and represents its acceptableness to Him, and foreshadowed the person of Christ as the One in whom the Father considered His delight.
1 Cor. 10:16, 17 "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we brake, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread".
The Altar of Incense
Exodus 30:1-9 And you shall make an altar to burn incense upon. You shall make it of acacia-wood. A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square. And two cubits shall be the height of it, its horns from itself. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, its top, and its sides all around, and its horns. And you shall make to it a crown of gold all around. And you shall make two golden rings to it under the crown of it, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides of it you shall make it. And they shall be housings for the staves to bear it with. And you shall make the staves of acacia-wood and overlay them with gold. And you shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy-seat that is beside the testimony, where I will meet with you. And Aaron shall burn sweet incense on it every morning; when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it. And when Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations. You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meal offering. Neither shall you pour drink offering on it.
The Altar of Incense (aka the Golden Altar) was set directly in front of the Veil and the High Priest had to pass it to get to the Veil and then into the Holy of Holies where the Ark of the Covenant and Mercy Seat were. The golden altar was used for burning incense, which twice every day was offered by the priest after he had tended the wick and oil on the holy lamps. Its horns were also sprinkled with the blood of the sin offering. The incense was burnt on pieces of hot coal, which the priest removed in a censer or fire pan from the Brazen Altar in the courtyard. A censer apparently was a shallow bowl or pan with a handle on it.
This Golden Altar speaks of Christ Himself, and the incense was a figure both of His intercession and the praises which He presents to God. Through Jesus we pray to the Father and praise the Father. The smoke from the incense also represents our prayers and praises through Jesus. Jesus is always before God on our behalf acting as our High Priest, presenting us to the Father, making intercession for us.
Leviticus 16:12, 13 and Numbers 16:46 say the fire on which the incense was laid had been taken from off the brazen-altar, where the sin-offering was consumed,
'Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even Thine altars O Lord of Hosts, my King and my God' (Ps. 84:3).
Both altars are mentioned and form the solid and abiding rest for our poor and needy soul.
The incense was sacred, for tabernacle service only and if anyone manufactured any for his personal or family use it meant the death-penalty for his presumption (30:28). Only the priests of the seed of Aaron were allowed to handle it. Poured out on burning coals the incense produced a sweet aroma in the Holy Place. It was the offering of the person whose sins had been forgiven by blood and who then went on to express the fragrance of love and worship, which was most pleasing to God
Exo 30:34-38 And Jehovah said to Moses, Take to yourself sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense, a part of each one. And you shall make it a perfume, an incense according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure and holy. And you shall beat some of it very small, and put it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. And the perfume which you shall make, you shall not make any for yourselves according to the way it is made. It shall be holy to you for Jehovah. Whoever shall make any like that, to smell of it, shall even be cut off from his people.
Frankincense is tapped from the very scraggly but hardy Boswellia tree through slashing the bark and allowing the exuded resins to bleed out and harden. These hardened resins are called tears. Frankincense was lavishly used in the Jewish Tabernacle (and later the Temple). In Matthew 2:11, gold, frankincense and myrrh were among the gifts given to Jesus by the wisemen from out of the east.
Frankincense trees and resin
Onycha: Onycha is the operculum of a mollusk found in the Red Sea. It was used in ancient incense and perfume formulas as a fixative to help amplify the overall fragrance of a compound or formula. This needs to be ground into very fine powder and be used in proper ratios to have the desired affect.
Stacte: There are many different interpretations about what plant or tree Stacte is. We believe it is Storax or Styrax. This is a gum resin, but can also be obtained periodically in a powder form the bark of the tree. The gum resin has a chemical type smell. Again it is typically used as a fixative in a fragrance compound or formula. When blended correctly it will create a interesting balsamic aroma.
Galbanum: Galbanum is a gum resin obtained from a large perennial herb that contains resin ducts. The resin is collected by making incisions at the base of the plant. Galbanum resin often has plant particles, stems and twigs in it. It has a very strong green, turpentine scent. Again it is used mainly as a fixative.
Notice that all the incense ingredients were hammered, beaten, gathered by piercing the bark or flower stem. All of this represents Jesus, who was beaten, pierced, crushed for our sins. This incense was described as precious (valuable), sweet, pure and holy. All which describe our Savior.
This incense was to be kept burning perpetually which represents that Christ is eternally before God, the Father, on our behalf.
Rev 8:3-4 Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. And he was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand.
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