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0KIM04- Totally agree with you. It's sadly overlooked.Flag sydbarrett5on June 28, 20090Yep, definitely one of the most underrated albums ever. As Allmusic said about the album, it captures the "freewheeling indie spirit" of Nirvana whereas Nevermind, with all due respect to that incredible album, doesn't.Flag feminist92on December 09, 20100It's more of an album for those Nirvana fans with acquired tastes, compared to your average die hard Nevermind-thumping Nirvana fans that don't really like the more Grunge/metal sound of Kurt's early recordings. I can say that first hand because when I first listened to Nirvana I loved Smells Like Teen Spirit but I shied away from songs like Been a Son and Stain, and so on. But now I can say Incesticide is probably my favorite Nirvana album.Flag cstclair12on October 17, 2014
"Aero Zeppelin" as written by Kurt Cobain....
What's the season of love if you can't have everything
What's the reason of love if you can lose everything
What's the meaning of love, it's a crime if anything
What's the meaning of love, it's grand, it's grand
How can a culture can forget it's plan of yesterday
And you swear it's not a trend
Does it matter anyways
Barely heat the top of friend like it moves everyday
You could shit upon the stairs
You'll be friends
You'll be friends
You'll be friends
You'll be friends
All the kids have laid it out
And it's back is probably
Still it's subtle in the tape
Keep a form on equally
Now you know it's just the fact
Where the world is nowadays
And the day is what we learn
Does it matter anyways
What's the reason of love if you can lose everything
What's the meaning of love, it's a crime if anything
What's the meaning of love, it's grand, it's grand
How can a culture can forget it's plan of yesterday
And you swear it's not a trend
Does it matter anyways
Barely heat the top of friend like it moves everyday
You could shit upon the stairs
You'll be friends
You'll be friends
You'll be friends
You'll be friends
All the kids have laid it out
And it's back is probably
Still it's subtle in the tape
Keep a form on equally
Now you know it's just the fact
Where the world is nowadays
And the day is what we learn
Does it matter anyways
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+7General CommentHow come incesticide is so overlooked? I listen to this one the most out of all of Nirvana's cds'. It has some really great songs on it, including this one. Check out incesticide if you have'nt!!
+6General CommentSome of these lyrics are wrong. here are the lyrics strait from Kurt Cobain: Journals, which is one of the best books ever.
whats a season in a right
if you can't have anything
whats the reason in a rhyme
if a plan means anything
whats the meaning in a crime
it's a fan if anything
wheres a leaning in a line
it's a brand it's a brand
how a culture comes again
it was all here yesterday
and you swear it's not a trend
doesn't matter anyways
they're only here to talk to friends
nothing new is everyday
you could shit upon the stage they'll be fans
all the kids will eat it up
if its packaged properly
steal a sound and imitate
keep a format equally
not an ode
just the facts
where our world is nowadays
an idea is what we lack
it doesn't matter anyways
Just wanted to clear that up. I think this song is about bands that make songs by imitating other bands and making music that will sell records and it's also about music fans that like meaningless, prepackaged music.jamiethomas3333on May 08, 2003 Link
0ThanksFlag MusicTesteron May 08, 2014
+3General Commenti agree with jabbatron, awesome drums but unfortunately dave grohl did not play them, this is their pre-nevermind, pre-grohl era and chad channing still played drums on this track, check out bleach and incesticide if you haven't already, some of their hardest rocking shit is on those albumspunkrockisfreedomon April 18, 2003 Link
0Wasn't Chad either...Flag feminist92on December 09, 2010
+2General CommentThis site annoys me, and so do you people who say things that you don't know about. Having an opinion on what it means is one thing, but stating things as facts is just so wrong. If you don't know something, don't say it... You are only misleading people with false information.
First off, the lyrics on the main page are not only very wrong, but they are stupid and they make no sense. Many of them aren't even close. Read the post by "jamiethomas3333" on page 1 who has the lyrics pretty right, and also explains exactly what the song is about.
PuppetStringWorld, You can find the album in lots of places. Use "The Internet".
Stuckinutero on 08-11-2002 @ 03:45:25 PM
"The song has no meaning"
/end of quote
There is a meaning. Just because you don't know what it means, doesn't mean it has no meaning.
To all you people saying Aerosmith suck, and also this person:
by Line on 04-05-2003 @ 05:08:44 PM
Well Nirvana was pretty anti cock rock and all that macho shit floating around. Kurt may have liked those bands when he grew up but I doubt he was a fan in his later years. I see this song more as a criticism than a tribute. Of all the bands I remember Kurt having mentioned as an influence I don't ever recall either of Led Zeppelin or Aerosmith mentioned. All I can recall is The Pixies, Vasolines, Black Flag, Black Sabbath....
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You don't know Kurt very well then. Aerosmith started out in 1970, as a serious hard rock band, and they stayed like that for many years. The Aerosmith you hear today, doing cheesy ballads for movies and stuff, is not the Aerosmith Kurt is referring to. He is referring to the rock n roll band that all real Aerosmith fans know about. He mentioned them numerous times, he was a big fan, he listed them in his top 100, and there is even a video interview where he talks about going to see them live.
As for Led Zeppelin, he worshipped them. He played covers of them in the early days, and you can even find live recordings of Nirvana playing Led Zeppelin songs. I have at least two covers he did, Dazed and Confused, and Heartbreaker. He loved them, they all loved them, and he has talked about them in various interviews.
ac/dc on 05-08-2005 @ 10:22:55 AM
chad diddnt play drums, this is their 3rd CD..after nevermind.it was dave grohl
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Wrong. Did you even buy this album? If you did, open the sleeve and read it.
OpiumForThePeople on 05-18-2005 @ 05:21:43 AM
None of the songs on Incesticide are new recordings. Thats waht I meant.
You were right about the first part, but wrong about that bit. Only some of the songs were old songs. The majority were new. Again, read the sleeve. It tells you what is what and from when.
by JosephWolf on 07-02-2005 @ 09:39:22 PM
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It's now 14 years since the band ended and people still love them, do you STILL think it's a trend? :Pilikethepixieson September 04, 2008 Link
+1General CommentAll the kids will eat it up, if it's packaged properly.
like eminem's lyrics...whitepoetton August 23, 2002 Link
0sourD, of course whitepoett would know that, he/she's just comparing the lyrics of artists. I think whitepoett has a point.Flag feminist92on December 09, 2010
+1General CommentPersonally I think the song is talking about how the society at the times the kids weren't going anywhere. They were just going through life buying what they wanted not thinking about what they should and shouldn't do and what they beleive. Also I don't really know what he means "You could shit up they stage they'll be fans". Most would think Kurt meant that. I don't think he meant they give you shitty music because Im pretty sure Kurt realized music was all oppinionated and beleived in the whole concept of beauty in the eye of the beholder stuff. It could be geared towards just the idea that people get less and less and still put up with it.dandaman2206on June 26, 2009 Link
0General CommentThis to me appears to be about fads or "trends." Kurt seems to be saying that throughout the 20th and 21st centry people have mindlessly been following trends. He could also be talking about how repetitive history seems and how it's dehumanizing society. Either way, it's still a good song. I'm not sure if my interpretation is correct, but at least it's an attempt, considering that nobody else seems to want to say anything about it.
0I think your assessment is probably accurate. Kurt would sometimes write about more than one thing at a time and leave it open to interpretation, but I can totally see what you mean.Flag sydbarrett5on June 28, 2009+1i agree too. Its like he's saying"whats the point?" like there's no way of society changing or getting a friggen brain. He was so smart, he knew the world/ pop cultural world would only get worse and if you listen to music on the radio today its nothing. It's like he saw right through it all.Flag yellowdaffodilson January 14, 2010
0General CommentYES! Incesticide is a great album. Hairspray Queen is a really cool song too. Im pretty sure the title of this song comes from 2 of Kurts adolescent favourite bands...Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin???plastic tiaraon July 12, 2002 Link
0General Commentincesticide is a great albim and every song on that cd is great and has great meaning yea and i also think thats how the name was made.unshutablepain666on July 24, 2002 Link
0General CommentMy fave. album is "In utero" but Insecticide comes in a close secound.fuckyouallon August 05, 2002 Link
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Take Two for August 30, 2013
Friday Flashback: Syria, immigration reform, Obamacare and more
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A member of US Secret Service uniform division keeps watch as tourists walk in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 29, 2013. US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he had not yet decided whether to strike Syria, but expectations of US military action hardened when Washington said a bid for a last-minute UN mandate was futile.
Obamacare. Immigration. Tackling the deficit, and funding the government. All issues Congress faces as they return from their summer recess next week, and some of the stuff we'll talk about on our weekly news analysis, The Friday Flashback.
Joining us today from Washington, DC, Christina Bellantoni, political editor at PBS Newshour, and here with us at the Mohn Broadcast Center, James Rainey, political columnist for the Los Angeles Times.
Before we talk about the other issues facing Congress, it's starting to look more and more like the President is moving toward some sort of military strike against Syria. Earlier in the program we talked about how the issue of using force has split California lawmakers, and not really along party lines. Is that true for the Congress as a whole?
How are Californians, and maybe Americans in general, feeling about using military force against the Assad government?
The Brits have decided not to participate, but the French are ready to go. The French military has put down a coup in Mali, and they were a big factor in Libya. Maybe it would be smart to let them take the lead in Syria?
Meanwhile, back at home, all those issues facing Congress. Members had a nice long recess. What were some of the more memorable "What I did on my summer vacation" stories coming out of the Congressional delegation?
Let's tick through some of the issues Congress faces in the fall, starting with one we've talked a lot about - immigration reform. Dead? Clinging to some sort of marginal existence?
The House GOP seems determined to continue hammering away at Obamacare. It looks like they may try to make it an issue in two big upcoming debates: the budget and the debt ceiling. Even though they are pretty united against Obamacare, it seems like at least some Republicans are pretty wary of going to the wall over this, like letting the government shut down or default on its debt.
The Treasury has warned that the government will run out of money by the end of October is Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling. But House Speaker John Boehner was out talking tough this week. In a speech in Idaho, here's part of what he said:
"I wish I could tell you it was going to be pretty and polite, and it would all be finished a month before we'd ever get to the debt ceiling. Sorry, it just doesn't work that way"
The markets are already spooked by the prospect of another brush with default. Pretty much every time the GOP takes a hard line on this, they wind up bruised. Will anything be different this time around.
There was also the announcement this week that Wal-Mart would allow same-sex partners of employees to participate in company-sponsored health plans. I think you could say that was something of a surprise. What do you make of this?
We had the strike by fast food workers, who are pressing for a major increase in the minimum wage. What are the chances that Congress will increase it?
Yesterday the Washington Post published a series of stories, based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden, about the so-called "black budget" that funds the governments spy operations. And the numbers are pretty staggering. More than $52 billion for 2013.

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|Wed, 01-23-2013 - 7:42pm
One of the grocery stores that I shop at is having a sale on minute steak. I have not seen cubed round called minute steak in decades. In fact I have not seen cubed round steak in the meat counter in decades. I got to thinking about all of the possibilities with minute steak.
I've been pounding my own round steak since the 90's. I love country fried steak, and I've been looking for an opportunity to make a German rouladen. Rouladen is basically a hamburger roll.
On the minute steak, you place some onion, mustard, bacon, and a pickle spear. Then you roll it up, season the meat, and brown it all over in a hot skillet (my favorite word, skillet: say it 3 times fast and see if it makes you laugh). Then you make a gravy and serve. So I've got rouladen on the menu for this weekend.
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 lbs top round steaks, sliced into 8 slices (1/4 inch thick)
salt and pepper
8 slices bacon
1 large onion, cut into thin wedges
8 dill pickles, thinly sliced (optional)
3 tablespoons cooking oil
3 cups beef broth
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup water
chopped fresh parsley
Spread mustard on one side of each slice of meat.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place one strip of bacon, dill pickle slice (if using), and a few onion wedges on each slice of meat; roll up and secure with wooden toothpicks.
Put oil in dutch oven or other large pan and brown meat; drain.
Add broth and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove meat and keep warm.
Combine flour and water until smooth and slowly stir into broth.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened.
Remove wooden pics from meat and return to gravy; heat through.
Sprinkle with parsley if desired.
|Fri, 01-25-2013 - 12:07pm
That sounds really good. They sell cubed steak here all the time. I think I'll make that this weekend.
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It is significant that the Malaysian pilot was a fervent supporter of a Muslim Brotherhood-linked politician, but questions still remain.
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The most popular theory now about the hijacking of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 is that it is retaliation by one of the pilots for the imprisonment of an opposition leader linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. There is increasing suspicion that he landed or sought to land the aircraft. This theory is certainly plausible, but there are multiple reasons for skepticism.
The most likely scenario is that whoever controlled the flight sought to strike a target. It is most probable that at least two operatives were involved because someone would need to handle the flight controls while the second pilot was neutralized. The pilots did not ask to fly together, making it less likely that both were involved. If a group was involved, it points in the direction of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement and/or Jemaah Islamiyaa.
There is a near-consensus that one of the pilots was involved, with most attention being given to Zaharie Ahmad Shah. He had a flight simulator in his house and was an "obsessive" supporter of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. His family moved out of his house shortly before the disappearance of the plane.
Less is known about his co-pilot, Fariq Abdul Hamid. He spoke the last communication to air traffic control about 30 minutes after the data recorder was disabled and 10 minutes after the transponder was shut down. He planned to marry his girlfriend. He also invited young women to the cockpit and smoked cigarettes there.
A photo of Shah wearing a shirt with the words, "Democracy is dead" is receiving due attention. He told friends that he was going to attend the March 7 trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who had been acquitted of sodomy charges in January 2012. The acquittal was overturned and the airliner flown by Shah disappeared only hours later.
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Year 201X will see a huge battle against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. HCV, a leading cause of end stage diseases and hepatocellular malignancies, is a negative legacy of the past in many regions worldwide, and has long been refractory to conventional treatments. The most effective peginterferons and ribavirin-based antiviral therapies can eliminate the virus in only half of patients treated, and the treatments are often poorly tolerated. Recently, the development of an HCV cell culture system has become a turning point of basic research. At present, novel therapeutic agents with different mechanisms of action are under development or on clinical trials. Some of these drugs have been proven to be effective when used with the conventional treatments, and may constitute antiviral therapies without being used in combination with interferons. This article reviews the current status of preclinical drug development, ongoing clinical trials, and near future perspectives in the field of HCV therapeutics.
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- Title
- New therapeutic approaches to hepatitis C virus
- Journal
Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 44, Issue 7 , pp 643-649
- Cover Date
- 2009-07-01
- 10.1007/s00535-009-0084-0
- Print ISSN
- 0944-1174
- Online ISSN
- 1435-5922
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Protease inhibitor
- Polymerase inhibitor
- Cyclosporine
- HCV replicon system
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Naoya Sakamoto (1) (2)
- Mamoru Watanabe (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
- 2. Department for Hepatitis Control, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan


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An unclassified network within the US White House was hacked, according to various press reports. The Executive Office of the President network was attacked roughly two or three weeks ago, according to the Washington Post, affecting some of the Executive Office computing resources and causing a temporary network outage as cybersecurity teams sought to isolate the illicit activity. It is unclear whether the hackers took any data from the network, which isn't used for classified communications. Unnamed US officials claim it was a state-sponsored attack. The US National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Secret Service are investigating. (BBC)(eWeek)(The Washington Post)
US home-improvement retailer Home Depot is investigating "unusual activity" regarding its customer data, following a report by investigative security journalist Brian Krebs that the company may have suffered a payment-card breach that started in April or May and that may affect all 2,200 US stores. He discovered details about the incident from a posting on a black market forum. Home Depot spokeswoman Paula Drake said if the company confirms that a breach has occurred, it will notify customers immediately. Krebs noted that it appears the hackers responsible "may be the same group of Russian and Ukrainian hackers responsible for [earlier] data breaches at Target, Sally Beauty, and P.F. Chang's, among others." . If the breach indeed began in late April or early May 2014, he added, "and if even a majority of Home Depot stores were compromised, this breach could be many times larger than [the] Target [incident], which had 40 million credit and debit cards stolen over a three-week period." (BBC)(Krebs on Security)
Several large US banks were attacked by hackers who appear to have used malware and a zero-day vulnerability to infiltrate networks and obtain corporate and customer data. At least five banks—only JP Morgan Chase was identified—were involved in the attacks, in which cybercriminals stole "gigabytes of customer data," according to the anonymous sources cited by news outlets. However, it is unclear whether they took credit card or other account information. The fact that there have been no reports of money moved from accounts indicates the attack was politically motivated, according to a US government source. The US FBI, Secret Service, and National Security Agency are investigating the breaches. Initial investigations indicate the attacks were routed through computers in Latin America from servers that Russian hackers are known to use. Security vendor Trend Micro reported an uptick in attacks on US and European banks since 24 July 2014 from computers whose IP addresses appear to be in former Soviet bloc countries. JP Morgan Chase spokesperson Brian Marchiony declined comment on the recent incidents, saying only, "Companies of our size unfortunately experience cyberattacks nearly every day. We have multiple layers of defense to counteract threats and constantly monitor fraud levels." In April, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the company was increasing its annual expenditures on security by 25 percent—to $250 million—compared to 2013. (CNN Money)(re/Code)(Bloomberg)
A cyberattack on USIS, formerly known as US Investigations Services, a company that conducts background checks for federal government employees, compromised the personal data of at least 25,000 of those workers, including undercover investigators. For example, the breach exposed personal information of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees. The compromised information includes Social Security numbers, education and criminal history, birth dates, and personal information about relatives and friends. Dmitri Alperovitch, chief technology officer with cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, said hackers "would be collecting this data to identify individuals who might be vulnerable to extortion and recruitment." USIS disclosed the attack earlier this month—saying it has "all the markings of a state-sponsored attack"—but did not say how many records had been compromised or which agencies were affected. DHS suspended all work with the company and the FBI is investigating the attack. USIS could not be reached for comment. (Reuters)(NBC News)
A new US Department of Homeland Security advisory cautions businesses to prepare for malware known as Backoff, which lets hackers steal customers' Social Security numbers and other sensitive data. The malware was behind the massive 2013 Target data breach and the recent compromise of cash–register systems at 51 UPS Stores, and may have already infected 1,000 or more other companies and organizations of all sizes. Backoff, first seen in October 2013, was not incorporated into antivirus applications until this month. Security experts have found at least three Backoff variants. So far, seven point-of-sale service providers have found the malware on their systems and notified officials about the issue, according to the Department of Homeland Security. To infect victims with Backoff, cyberattackers first use commonly available tools to find businesses using remote desktop applications. Once located, they use brute force attacks to access company accounts with privileges that let them install the malware on point-of-sale systems. The Department of Homeland Security is advising businesses that think they have been infected with Backoff to contact their local US Secret Service field office and the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. (Digital Trends)(American Banker)(US-CERT)
A newly-released government report found that the recent cyberattacks against US retailers were not coordinated. According to the report by the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force—an alliance of US law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, Secret Service, and Department of Homeland Security—the attacks were not a concerted attempt to harm the US economy. The task force is continuing to track attacks on retailers that use malware that targets payment systems. The report, which didn't name victims, said retailers could have blocked malware that attacked vulnerable remote network-management software. "It sounds like they're saying that Target didn't segment their network properly," Avivah Litan, a cybersecurity analyst at market-research firm Gartner Inc. told the Wall Street Journal. "It's very difficult to manage all these remote access accounts. It's very reasonable that Target thought it was properly protected." (The Associated Press)(Wall Street Journal)
The hackers who stole customer credit- and debit-card numbers from the Target company's computer network late last year gained access via credentials stolen from a refrigeration and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning company that did contract work for the department-store chain. The US Secret Service is investigating the Pennsylvania-based Fazio Mechanical Services, which had access rights to Target's system to enable remote temperature and energy use monitoring. Both Fazio and Target officials declined comment. Hackers were able to access Target point-of-sale devices via Fazio because Target didn't segregate systems handling sensitive payment-card data from the rest of its network. Late last year, hackers stole credit- and debit-card data from as many as 110 million customers in November and December 2013. Target may be forced to ultimately pay $420 million for the breach, according to one Gartner analyst, which would cover various costs associated with the breach, including consumer credit monitoring and legal fees. (CNET)(Reuters)(Computerworld)(Krebs on Security)
A security firm that originally tied malware used in the Target and Neiman Marcus cyberattacks to a Russian teenager is now backing off those claims. IntelCrawler had said that a St. Petersburg area teen not involved in the actual attacks wrote the KAPTOXA or BlackPOS memory scraping malware. However, the company said this may not be the case after respected security blogger Brian Krebs wrote that he isn't convinced the teenager wrote the malicious software. The malware was reportedly created in March 2013, then placed online for others to take, alter, and utilize. It was used in a security breach in the Target department-store chain's point-of-sales terminals, which yielded sensitive information for perhaps 70 million to 110 million customers. The Neiman Marcus luxury department store chain's network was also compromised, as were retailers elsewhere in the US, as well as in Australia and Canada. (CNN @ KPHO)(Reuters)(BankInfoSecurity)(Krebs on Security)(Krebs @ Twitter)(Fox News)
Although Texas police arrested two people at the Mexican border with 100 fake credit cards, some of which had debit- and credit-card numbers stolen in the recent network breach of the Target department-store chain, security experts say they are skeptical this will help authorities find the hackers responsible given what authorities characterize as "the vast, labyrinthine nature of the global market for stolen data." These arrested suspects may have purchased the information they used on the online black market and have no knowledge of who hacked the Target system, according to law enforcement officials. Despite this, the US Secret Service is investigating whether there is a link between the Target attack and the Texas arrests. Typically, when criminals steal massive amounts of debit- or credit-card data, they sell it piecemeal online, said Chester Wisniewski, senior security adviser for the computer security firm Sophos. In the Target breach, hackers stole roughly 40 million debit and credit card numbers plus the personal information of about 70 million people. (Associated Press)(Reuters)
US officials have charged a UK computer hacker with breaching thousands of computer systems, including US military and government networks, and stealing confidential data. They charged Lauri Love, 28, with one count of accessing a federal agency's computer without permission and one count of conspiracy. US attorneys filed their case in New Jersey, the location of one of the servers that Love allegedly used. Love was arrested on 25 October in the UK. Between October 2012 and October 2013, Love and others allegedly placed back doors in networks they breached, which allowed them to re-enter and take data. They reportedly hacked networks including those run by the US Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency, the US Army Corps of Engineers, NASA, and the Environmental Protection Agency and allegedly took budget information and personal data on military and government personnel. Love faces US and UK charges related to other incidents. (Reuters)(Associated Press @ Washington Post)


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Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
Husband of Joan: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/2810/
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Described in his will (1676) as a yeoman, of Brampton. He looked after Pepys's property there. He died owning copyhold and freehold lands in Bramptom, as well as cottages and cash. He left a widow Mary whom he had married after the death of his wife Joan in 1668.
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text: 15 September 2004 archive Tweet See all show photos "WHAT I really want to do is a design school," Ralph Lauren said after his show. "To teach the sensibility of what goes into design, the building of a business into a company with a point of view. People start out designing and they don't have a voice that is theirs." To prove his point, he has created a collection for spring/summer 2005 that hardly erred from his seasonal point of view: Thirties Hollywood glamour. A torrent of satin dresses, bias cut and featuring petal sleeves over jewelled empire necklines, was sometimes a little over-polished for the vintage-passionate London contingent, but in general this was a look that was tailored to New York's chauffeured set for whom diamonds are simply a wardrobe staple. Old-time silver screen moments travelled up the catwalk in liquid silk of pale blue, pink silver and cream, while more modern looks comprised fluid cream blazers, smartly tailored slacks, linen shorts and pale overcoats that just perched on the shoulders. Ruffled chiffon, powder puffed feather shrugs and simple V-neck sleeveless dresses with narrow shiny leather belts made for a show that was as feminine as it was complete and when Ralph himself took his bow in a pair of Thirties spats, it was clear that he is enjoying the moment more than ever. (September 15 2004, AM) Continue reading Back to top


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Ellen DeGeneres' distinctive comic voice has resonated with audiences from her first stand-up comedy appearances through her work today on television, in film and in the literary world. She has made a home for herself in the daytime arena with her hit syndicated talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Now in its 10th season, the show has earned a total of 38 Daytime Emmy Awards. Additionally, DeGeneres has won 12 People's Choice Awards and most recently, the Teen Choice Award for "Choice Comedian" for a third consecutive year. Additionally, the show has won two Genesis Award, and a GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding Talk Show Episode."
DeGeneres has been included in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women and was also included in Entertainment Weekly's 50 Most Powerful Entertainers. She was honored with Television Week's Syndication Personality of the Year and has been included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People.
She hosted the highly rated 79th Annual Academy Awards® and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program." In addition to hosting the Oscars®, DeGeneres has hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards three times. Her performance hosting the 2001 awards show garnered her rave reviews for providing a perfect balance of wit with heartfelt emotion to the post-September 11th telecast audience. DeGeneres served as host for an array of industry events including the 38th and 39th annual Grammy Awards®, for which she earned an Emmy nomination.
DeGeneres also received critical success for her HBO stand-up specials. The Beginning received two Emmy nominations in 2001 and the special entitled Here and Now was also nominated for two Emmys in 2003.
The best-selling author released her third book in October 2011 titled, Seriously…I'm Kidding, which includes a compilation of photos, quotes and stories from her life. Her second book, The Funny Thing Is…., comprised of the author's comedic short stories and essays hit the New York Times bestseller list upon its release. In 2005, DeGeneres was nominated for a Grammy Award® for Best Comedy Album for the audio version of the book. Her first book, My Point…And I Do Have One, published in 1995, debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
DeGeneres' career began as an emcee at a local comedy club in her hometown of New Orleans, which led to national recognition in 1982 when her videotaped club performances won Showtime's "Funniest Person In America" honor. When DeGeneres moved to Los Angeles she filmed her first HBO Special, Young Comedians Reunion, then in 1986 Women of the Night. That same year, DeGeneres became the first female comedian to be summoned by Johnny Carson to sit down with him after her performance.
The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize focuses on those who create humor from their uniquely American experiences. The proceeds from the evening's event are used to support the Kennedy Center's programs, performances and outreach. As recipient of the 2012 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Ms. DeGeneres will receive a copy of an 1884 bronze portrait bust of Mark Twain sculpted by Karl Gerhardt (1853-1940). The bust and images of it are courtesy of the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut.
Along with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the creators and executive producers of The Mark Twain Prize are Bob Kaminsky, Peter Kaminsky, Mark Krantz, and Cappy McGarr. WETA Washington, D.C. executive producers for Ellen DeGeneres: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize are Dalton Delan and David S. Thompson.
The Kennedy Center Celebration of American Humor was instituted as an annual event in October 1998. Recipients of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize have been Richard Pryor (1998), Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005) Neil Simon (2006) Billy Crystal (2007) George Carlin (2008), Bill Cosby (2009), Tina Fey (2010), and Will Ferrell (2011).


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the overwhelming availability of sports information, fueled by the
public's growing quest for knowledge, very seldom do we learn about the
women most closely associated with the NFL - the players' and coaches'
significant others. Rare are the reports, comments, or interviews with
the actual wives/girlfriends/partners of NFL players. Their views and
opinions are among the most neglected in professional football.
The women in Wedded to the Game: The Real Lives of NFL Women
represent a wide range of tenures in the league, and these ranged from
two years--as the girlfriend of a rookie free agent--to 26 years--as
the wife of a veteran defensive coordinator.
league's widely differing salaries, each player's or coach's level of
fame (or anonymity), and the number of years in the NFL all greatly
influence how people live, how they experience the NFL, and what issues
they face. For instance, Jackie Rice and Kim Singletary are married to
highly visible Hall-of-Fame or future Hall-of-Fame players. Their
experiences with, for example, star-struck female groupies are
different than for women married to less recognizable second-string
players. Likewise, head coaches' wives, such as Kathy Nolan of the San
Francisco 49ers, do not have the same financial concerns as the fiancé
of a low-level assistant quality control coach who earns $25,000 per
Regardless of these differences, all of the
women profiled in this book have one common characteristic: strength.
They may not have started out tough and resilient, but the NFL has made
them that way. Some of these women don't even know, or recognize, their
own strength, but it's there, overshadowed by the name of her husband
or boyfriend in the sports pages
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posted Jul 8 2013 7:15AM
So we were off all last week, man what an awesome week off! Some great weather, and a week without setting an alarm clock is "A-OK" with me! I hope everyone had a great 4th Of July…mine was great, my wife and I (and Lulu) went to Alki…It's now officially a yearly tradition for us, as it was our second year doing it. Alki is just awesome when the weather is nice…
A couple days before the 4th I was hanging at the Tacoma Rainiers game…that was a great time. Our party deck was so bad ass…we had beers, burgers, hot dogs, and mascots!
Yup…that's me with Rhubarb, their mascot. I also got to meet Forrest Snow, he's a local guy that is a pitcher for the Rainiers…real cool guy, let's hope that he one day gets called up to "The Show".
I was fortunate enough to get to toss out the ceremonial first pitch, thanks to Jim and everyone at the Rainiers for allowing me have that honor. I wound up getting it over the plate….it wasn't a strike, not even close, but at least I did not bounce it over…
Here I am with catcher Brandon Bantz, he is one funny dude…he gave me some great excuses for not tossing a strike…from my tattoos, to the mound, to my shoes, and my favorite excuse – the glare from my bald head.
While we were off the NHL draft went down...my team, the New Jersey Devils made the headlines for not only trading to get the Canucks goalie, Cory Schneider...but there was a cool father/son moment...the Devils goalie, Martin Brodeur, was able to make the announcement that in the 7th round, the team drafted his son, Anthony. It was so cool to see this happen...I made a quick Vine video of it...
Last week, a 43-year-old woman went with her family to a water park in Missouri. And she was KICKED OUT for wearing a STRING BIKINI. She says they singled her out because she's FULLER FIGURED and OLDER. She's filed a discrimination complaint with the city.
Based on this, finish this sentence: "I can't believe I was kicked out of _____" or "I'm not surprised I was kicked out of _____". Here are some of the texts we got:
My mom got us kicked outta wild waves when I was 10 because she refused to change her thong bikini.
Got kicked out of a mcdonalds play place. Was 20 and totally faded. I left my shoes behind and yelled at them the whole time they didnt know who they were messing with. Told them i was the princess of canada –chad
I can't believe I got kicked out of the midnight premier of Jackass 3D for using a empty beer bottle as a chew spitter.
I'm not surprised I was kicked out of a Borders bookstore for slowly (one or two at a time so I wouldn't get caught right away) moving all the bibles to the fiction section. What can I say, I was a dumb kid. Still think it was funny though. From Nick on Ft. Lewis
Finally...here is what happens at night when I make the bed, Lulu uses that time to have fun in the comforter…
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That we mention this as a distinct doctrine may not occasion
any great degree of surprise, but to find it unconsciously taught and practiced
in these last days might be rather astonishing to some, especially as it may be
pointed out in such unexpected places.
The Doctrine of Balaam
A. J Tomlinson
There are many doctrines taught in these days, but none to my knowledge is designated as Balaam's Doctrine. But this does not say that such a doctrine does not exist. Modern names are used to express old theories. We are told that one of the old heathen religions now takes a modern name as it is introduced into the country by Mer. Eddie, viz., "Christian Science."
This is a time to be particular and careful lest one should become tainted or marred by some false doctrine or delusive spirit and thus be disqualified for the rapture. God, in His infinite wisdom and goodness, has given us His Holy Word. In it is the instruction necessary for our spiritual welfare here in this world and our eternal happiness in the world to come.
Although Balaam evidently had some notoriety before, the first time his name is mentioned in history is where Balak, king of the Moabites, called on him to curse Israel. It is very probable that Balaam was a descendent from Abraham by his second wife, Keturah.
It is evident that Balaam was regarded by his people as a mighty man of God. His doctrine was known by the king, for when he called Balaam to curse Israel he said, "For I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed." (Numbers 22:6). In history concerning this man it shows that Balaam had communication with God and that he regarded Him as his God. He declared that he could not go beyond the word of the Lord his God to do less or more.
He is further represented by history as practicing divination, which thing is spoken of as an abomination to God (Deuteronomy 18: 10-12). He is also represented as an enchanter, which also made him an abomination to the Lord. When Balaam was slain by Israel, the record shows he was called a
soothsayer (Joshua 13:22).
Through the counsel of this man Israel joined herself unto Baalpeor and bowed down to the gods of Moab and committed fornication with the Midianitish women. The anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel for this, and twenty-four thousand of them died of the plague that was sent on them.
It is conjectured that Balaam's doctrine was so attractive and fascinating that its influence was almost, if not wholly, irresistible. This conclusion is drawn from the fact that Zimri, an Israelite, brought a Midianitish woman right into the camp in the sight of Moses and all the congregation while they were weeping for sorrow over the matter. If he had not been strongly influenced by Balaam's doctrine and peculiar power he certainly would not have had a the courage to commit such a daring deed.
This doctrine of Balaam and the effect it had on the children of Israel was such an offense to God that His wrath was only appeased when Zimri and Cozbi, the Midianitish woman whom he had brought into the camp of Israel, were both slain. God compliments Phinehas, who slew them, in the very highest terms saying, he "hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel" (Numbers 25: 11-13).
To still more fully show His hatred toward Balaam and his doctrine (because the record shows that Balaam was the cause of the trespass, Numbers 31:16), God orders Moses to vex the Midianites and smite them (Numbers 25:17), and avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites (Numbers 31:2). In this battle Balaam was slain with the sword (Numbers 31:8).
Now, that Balaam had a particular doctrine is shown in the message to the pastor and church at Pergamos (Revelation 2:12-14). While the pastor was a good man and held to the faith of Jesus under the most trying circumstances, yet the Lord had a few things against him, among which was "Because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam." The record goes on to state that he taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel, and also shows, as already stated above, that it was that which taught the children of Israel to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
It is plainly seen that this same Balaam doctrine was introduced in the church at Pergamos in the gospel era fifteen hundred forty-eight years after it had appeared in Israel just before he death of Moses. The Lord shows the same displeasure toward it, but this time blames the pastor of the church for allowing it to exist among his members. His wrath is again kindled against the doctrine and those who held to it and him who allowed it to exist. He accused this pastor of a crime which could only be eliminated by repentance. Then He told him that if he did not repent (which infers that this doctrine must be exterminated from his congregation), He Himself would fight against them that held to the abominable doctrine with the sword of His mouth.
Seeing how God's anger was kindled against this doctrine every time it made its appearance, we readily conclude we are on safe footing when we say He would be just as strongly opposed to it should it make its appearance again. Arriving at this conclusion, then, it behooves us as God's people to be on the watch-tower for fear we might be tolerating the very thing that God hates.
This doctrine has five distinct qualities that should claim our attention.
1. It is fascinating
2. It despises government
3. It is a stumbling block
4. It teaches to eat things sacrificed to idols
5. It teaches to commit fornication
We will consider these characteristics in the order names.
Webster defines the word Fascinate thus: "To influence the mind or will as if by enchantment; bewitch; captivate; to exercise a bewitching or captivating power." This is the very thing that caught the Israelites and caused them to err and thus courted the displeasure of God. It had such influence over them that they could scarcely extricate themselves from its cruel grasp when once it had them enfolded in its coils. It was beautiful because it always honored God as being its foundation. Call attention the first answer Balaam gave to the elders of Moab when they came to him as messengers of Balak the king, when the king sent to call him to curse Israel, "Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me" (Numbers 22:8). How much does that sound like a true man of God would do?
That this doctrine despises government is shown by the way Israel yielded to its influence in the face of God-given laws that forbade intermingling with other nations and their gods. The influence over them was so strong that, right in the face of God, His laws, and Moses with all of his objections and warning, this continued until twenty-four thousand people perished under God's wrath. That it despises government is shown by Peter and Jude, both of which mention the Balaam doctrine in connection with those who despise government (2 Peter 2:10; Jude 8)
That it is a "stumbling block" is plainly shown at Revelation 2:14. The doctrine is the cause, for Balaam taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before Israel. This signifies that Balak would not have been able to do what he did had it not been for the teaching (doctrine) of Balaam. Balak thought Balaam was the great power of God just like the people of Samaria thought Simon was the great power of God. Indeed Balaam recognized God in all of the delusive actions he performed before Balak. This is, no doubt, what caught Israel, because he always represented himself as being "led of the Lord." Having on the face of it the name of God, and its constituents claiming to be led of the Lord is what makes it such a dangerous stumbling block. That which is or looks to be the nearest right, and yet is not right, is the most apt to deceive those who want to be right.
Right in the face of Acts 15:29 that doctrine taught to eat things sacrificed to idols. "That ye abstain from meats offered to idols." It is evident that Paul had to contend with some who were influenced by this doctrine when he wrote and advised them to have nothing to do with meats offered to idols for the sake of the weaker brethren, and accounted it as sin against Christ to sit at meat in the idol's temple. This doctrine carries with it a self-willed disposition. "I'm going to do what the Lord shows me whether it pleases folks or not." I have often heard this and similar expressions, but never thought of it at the time in connection with the Balaam doctrine.
The fifth and last characteristic of this doctrine we will consider at this time is that it teaches to commit fornication. Of course it has its slick, slimy, magical way to do it so that the victim is innocently deceived and wholly in the dark. Zimri, the character above referred to, was so duped by its wily influence that he brought the Midianitish woman into the camp of Israel and took her into one of the tents right in the presence of Moses and the congregation of Israel. It is the Balaam doctrine that is followed when men and women get to kissing each other in obedience, as they say, to Paul and Peter where they teach to greet each other with a kiss. It carries them on into more daring deeds of sin and vice and all the time declares "The Lord led me."
Peter, as well as Revelation 2:14, shows that this doctrine comes right into the church and takes hold of those who may be very spiritual. Notice he states that they have forsaken the right way as if they have once been in the right way (2 Peter 2:15). The first description of them as he gives it is that they refuse to recognize government. They say haughtily, "I'm going to let the Lord lead me. I don't expect to be governed by man." "I'll do so and so if the Lord shows me." The Lord showed me to do this and I'm going to do it whether anybody likes it or not." Peter says they are presumptuous, self-willed and not afraid to speak evil of dignities (those in authority) (2 Peter 2:10). Peter shows further that they are spots and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceiving while they feast with you. Then they will come right into the midst of the true worshipers and appear to be the most spiritual of any while they boast of how the Lord has led them and revealed to them such great things. Their testimonies will sound like a real child of God, but you can soon locate them when they reject or show that they despise government or authority.
Peter further describes them saying, "Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling (they seem sweet and lovely and pleasant and entertaining in manner and conversation) unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness" (2 Peter 2:14, 15).
Please notice he says they are gone astray following the way of Balaam. What was the way of Balaam? Turn to the record and you will see that he would not go at first, even at the call of the king who had the highest authority, unless the Lord should speak unto him. The record shows that he had a conversation with God and He said, "Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people." So he told the princes, after he arose next morning, that "the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you."
After this Balak sent other princes more honorable than the first. Balaam had them to tarry overnight also, "that I may know what the Lord will say to me more." The record shows another conversation between this diviner and God. In this conversation it shows that God told him to go with the men. Notice that first it is said God told him not to go, and now He tells him to go. The next thing we notice is that God's anger was kindled against Balaam because he went. In the next conversation we read that the angel of the Lord told him to go with the men. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak, Then Balaam tried twice to curse Israel and finally said, "Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel."
I have already shown that a diviner and an enchanter was an abomination to God, and Balaam acknowledges in the above statement that he is both and was doing his very best to divine and enchant against Israel. Now, Peter says that these people who despise and reject government are following the way of Balaam. The record shows that God told Balaam not to go. Then the angel finally told him to go and he did so, and tried to enchant and divine against Israel. All this time, according to the Word of God, he was an abomination in the sight of God, and yet seemed to be especially careful that God showed him to do everything he did.
Now listen! I once knew a man who lived at Sweetwater, Tennessee. He claimed he was sanctified. He told me that the Lord told him he would have to quit using tobacco before He would sanctify him. He did quit it and was sanctified. Afterward, he said the Lord showed him to use tobacco and he could still retain his sanctification. This is one instance where a man was following in the way of Balaam's doctrine. Another case: A gentleman once said the Lord showed him that sanctification was an instantaneous experience obtained subsequent to justification. He claimed the experience and preached it that way a number of years. When the "Finished Word" doctrine came before him, he claimed the Lord showed him that justification and sanctification came at the same time.
The Balaam doctrine emphasizes such expressions as "The Lord shows, " and "The Lord leads," and "the Spirit directs," and yet the showing is one thing one time and an opposite or contrary thing at another time and shows the lack of stability, just like Peter says, and rejects and despises government. At the same time, those affected by it seem to be the most loving people you ever saw. Peter says further of them, "These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest…For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error" (2Peter 2:17, 18). This shows they have influence over others until they lure them away from the true path. They promise them liberty and tell them it is wrong to recognize government; that the Holy Ghost should lead everyone and no one should have the oversight or pre-eminence over another. And "While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption" (2 Peter 2:19).
You will please notice that when Balaam had tried in vain to curse Israel twice, in the third attempt he instructed Balak to build the seven altars and offer the seven bullocks and seven rams, but "when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments," but pronounced a blessing on them and acknowledged they were God's peculiar people.
When Philip went down to Samaria and preached Christ unto them, Simon, the sorcerer, believed too, and fell right in with Philip and acknowledged that he was a man of God. This man went so far as to be baptized by Philip, thereby lending his influence in favor of God's work and people. But when Peter and John went down there they discovered that his heart was not right in the sight of God. Before this he had been looked upon by all as the great power of God. Although his heart was not right he could point out God's people. Balaam's heart was not right, but he could point out God's people.
See another instance at Acts 16:16, "And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation." This woman was both a soothsayer and a diviner just like Balaam was, and she could point out those men of God. She seemed to take a delight in following with them and saying they were men of God until Paul became grieved and commanded the spirit to come out of her. "And he came out the same hour."
For fear some may misunderstand our meaning and think we are objecting to divine guidance or being led of the Spirit because of some expressions in this article, I wish to state that I am in full harmony with divine guidance. Those who know me well know I teach that the Holy Ghost is our Guide and His promptings and leadings should be obeyed. I am only showing how the Balaam doctrine will cause people to so nearly imitate the genuine in their expressions and actions that is can scarcely be detected. Some have expressed it as their opinion that Balaam was a good man and a real prophet of God because the record shows how he consulted with God in everything before he acted. It has been only with difficulty that we have convinced them that he was a bad man, a deceiver and false prophet. People who believe Balaam to have been a good man and a prophet of God because the record shows he recognized God in all of his dealings with Balak and consulted Him before he would give an answer, would be an easy prey to those in possession and under the influence of the Balaam doctrine today.
I could name a number of people who have evidently been under the influence of the Balaam doctrine. Their fruits have shown it plainly. Some have been right among us and to all appearance the best and most spiritual people in the services. Some of these have confessed to me that, "The Lord showed then" to do certain things that the Bible condemns.
This is another proof of our need of the gifts of the Spirit- Wisdom, Discernment, etc- that we may be better equipped for the war that is raging at this present time. Beloved, we must move up and meet the conditions and receive the gifts or meet with disappointment and defeat.
In continuing this subject, I wish to call attention to the address delivered by Zimri to Moses and the congregation, in defiance of government and the God-given laws to Israel, while he was under the influence of the damnable Balaam doctrine just before his death. I give it in full as recorded by Josephus, the Jewish historian:
But Zimri arose up ….. and said, "Yes, indeed, Moses, thou art at liberty to make use of such laws as thou art so fond of, and hast, by accustoming thyself to them, made them firm; otherwise, if things had not been thus, thou hadst often been punished before now, and hadst known that the Hebrews are not easily put upon; but thou shalt not have me one of thy followers in thy tyrannical commands, for thou dost nothing else hitherto, but, under pretense of laws, and of God, wickedly impose on us slavery, and gain dominion to thyself, while thou deprivest us of the sweetness of life, which consists in acting according to our own wills, and is the right of free-men, and of those that have no lord over them. Nay, indeed, this man is harder upon the Hebrews then were the Egyptians themselves, as pretending to punish, according to his laws, every one's acting what is most agreeable to himself; but thou thyself better deservest to suffer punishment, who presumest to abolish what every one acknowledges to be what is good for him, and aimest to make thy single opinion to have more force than that of all the rest; and what I now do, and think to be right, I shall not hereafter deny to be according to my own sentiments. I have married, as thou sayest rightly, a strange woman, and thou hearest what I do from myself as from one that is free, for truly I did not intend to conceal myself. I also own that I sacrificed to those gods to whom you do not think it fit to sacrifice; and I think it right to come at truth by inquiring of many people, and not like one that lives under tyranny, to suffer the whole hope of my life to depend upon one man; nor shall any one find cause to rejoice who declares himself to have more authority over my actions than myself."
Surely the readers will see in this speech a masterpiece of boldness and contemptuous disregard to government. This is none other than anarchy. This man was one of the princes of Israel, the head of the tribe of Simeon-one who would be expected to be loyal to his government for the sake of his high position if nothing else. In this speech he reproached his own fathers, the man Moses whom God had chosen to govern Israel and execute His laws, and the God of his fathers and His laws, and scornfully and disdainfully declare himself an anarchist. This prince of Israel never would have been guilty of this baneful disregard for government and his God had he not been overpowered by the accursed Balaam doctrine.
I wish to call attention to the close resemblance of this man's speech and the eighth verse of Jude: "Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities." Zimri was guilty of these three charges. He defiled his flesh by taking a strange woman for his wife: he declared plainly that he despised dominion, and in accusing Moses in the basest of terms he spake evil of one of the highest dignitaries that ever put his foot upon this earth.
Jude informs us that at the very time when God's people should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints, "there are certain men crept in unawares." These are the same people he calls filthy dreamers that defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities, just like Zimri did, and proceeds to show, in the eleventh verse, that "they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam…" This shows that the Balaam doctrine will prevail in a measure and come right in amongst God's people who are earnestly contending for the faith once delivered unto the saints. If that contending for the faith refers to us at this time, then we may expect that the Balaam doctrine will be exerting its baneful influence in our midst. In verse twelve, Jude further states that those holding to the Balaam doctrine will be spots in the feasts of charity that God's people are enjoying, and that they will take part in the service just like they were God's children and enjoy it as they feed themselves without fear.
Another point in Zimri's speech to which I wish to call attention is where he accused Moses under pretense of laws and of God, trying to gain dominion to himself while he deprived others "of the sweetness of life, which consists in acting according to our own wills, and is the right of free men." Remember this was spoken under the influence of the Balaam doctrine. If one who is acting for God in some high position is accused of trying to gain dominion over others, though he is only doing his duty, and such accusers declare they do not expect to have a "boss" over them and reject God's order and organization, they can well be classed with those influenced by the Balaam doctrine. Jude says of such, "These by they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit" (Jude 19).
The last point in the speech of this prince of Israel that we wish to consider is where he said, "I think it right to come at truth by inquiring of many people." There could be nothing said more befitting to the conditions existing today. Seekers after truth are going the rounds to hear every doctrine that comes along. Many of those we call our own people are taking up the theory of Zimri, which was inspired by the Balaam doctrine, and are going to hear some of the many different teachings that are going the rounds. They say they like to hear all sides and learn what others teach. This certainly shows rather an unsettled and dissatisfied condition and that they are not content with God's laws and government. "O my people, remember now that Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord" (Micah 6:5)
The Balaam doctrine allured Zimri and got him so fastened in its coils that he was unable to throw it off, so it led him to his death. Peter and Jude both declare that those who follow Balaam's doctrine will be led to their own destruction. "But these, as natural brute beats…speak evil of the thing s that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption" (2 Peter 2:12). "Woe unto them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core" (Jude 11)
In the glowing light that God's Word throws upon the Balaam doctrine, the close resemblance it has to the real truth, the fascinating effect it has upon its adherents, I tremble for the future of some people I know. Some came to us a few years ago and claimed the Lord showed them that we were right and wanted to enlist with us in the battle for our Lord. They took the obligation and were enthusiastic and worked earnestly for a while, but later they claimed they changed their views and did not believe this was the true Church of God and they separated themselves from us. Doesn't this look about like the effect the Balaam doctrine had upon Zimri? John tells us of the last time thus: "Whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for it they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us" (1 John 2:18, 19).
While some like Zimri, have evidently been caught in the fascinating coils of the doctrine of Balaam and joined anarchists and "do as I please" and "according to my own will" solitude, others ware seeking the glorious light of the Church of God. Scores and hundreds are casting away their preconceived notions and traditions, opinions and selfwills and are coming "to their own company" (Acts 4:23), amid songs and triumphant shouts of victory with everlasting joy upon their heads and obtaining joy and gladness. (Isaiah 51:11).
The work of gathering in and gathering out will continue until God gets His people to come to His terms which will be, "And the multitude of them that believe were of one heart and one soul." And great grace will be upon all and Zion will again blossom as the rose.
That we mention this as a distinct doctrine may not occasion
any great degree of surprise, but to find it unconsciously taught and practiced
in these last days might be rather astonishing to some, especially as it may be
pointed out in such unexpected places.