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Housing the homeless: Should mental illness trump hard work?
If you say something about homelessness where Bill Hobson can hear it, he'll have something interesting to say back. The day after my story on homeless youth and young adults appeared in Crosscut a few weeks ago, this message from Hobson arrived in my mailbox:
Nice piece. It could have used a bit broader context. We too often focus on subsets of the homeless population without doing that – fitting them into the broader homeless context and policy responses to it. Big conversation I'd like to have with you someday.
So I dropped by Hobson's office at DESC (Downtown Emergency Services Center), where he's been executive director since 1988.
Our conversation came at an emotional time. The previous weekend, two off-duty firefighters and a female executive at Amazon were arrested for their drunken assault on two homeless men sleeping at the firefighters' memorial in Pioneer Square's Occidental Park. It reminded me how vulnerable homeless people are, reviving memories of the pain I'd felt when a beloved family member suffering from schizophrenia slept in parks and under bridges for a whole year.
Hobson started our talk by reviewing King County's January homeless counts, which found 3200 adults and 124 unaccompanied youth and young adults sleeping outside. If the estimate I read in E. Fuller Torrey's book Out of the Shadows is correct – that one in five who are homeless suffer from serious mental illnesses – then King County has 665 sick, highly vulnerable adults and 13-25-year-olds sleeping in dangerous places.
"The last thing I want to do is trivialize the plight of anyone homeless, whether kid, vet, or single adult," says Hobson. But available resources can't cover everyone, so our policy across the board should be to prioritize the most vulnerable.
He concedes that it makes sense to customize services for subsets of people, because the needs of homeless youth differ from the needs of homeless families, which differ from the needs of chronically homeless single adults. Still, regardless of subset, the individuals most in danger should be first in line for shelter and housing. "All the shelters are full because transitional housing is full, because there's not enough affordable housing" to accommodate all the people who are ready to move up from transitional to more permanent homes.
Prioritizing the most vulnerable means putting roofs over the heads of children and people living with mental illness first, says Hobson, while leaving many who may seem more deserving, such as homeless veterans, out in the cold. Also last would be homeless individuals who are managing to hold down jobs (about 25 percent are employed, nationwide).
A most-vulnerable-first policy would routinely place non-disabled homeless young adults in the bottom tier of applicants for transitional and permanent housing. King County's Youth Housing Connection (YHC) has adopted this policy and gives priority to the most vulnerable 18-25-year-olds, identified as such by its intake assessment. Today's housing shortage consigns the less vulnerable majority to such long waits that many will outgrow their YHC eligibility before ever getting a home.
Nearly all homeless veterans, too, belong at the end of the line for housing, says Hobson. The Vulnerability Assessment Tool used to determine eligibility for DESC housing shows that "as a group, even with the consequences of PTSD, vets are higher-functioning than the person living with paranoid schizophrenia who is preyed upon by every thug on the streets of downtown Seattle," he says, recalling his classmate in grad school who left because of a disabling mental illness. "David was beaten to death in Kinnear Park in 2001. Every year here, someone is beaten to death."
According to Hobson, it would take $800-$900 million in rent subsidies or capital development dollars to house all of our homeless. But "we go home and sleep warm in our beds, and don't muster the political will to get the money." This despite having calculated the gigantic downstream costs of homelessness (high rates of unemployment, of incarceration, of hospitalization), and having taken on public projects of far greater magnitude – Century Link Field and the tunnel, for instance, he says.
Political will may be even harder to muster in the future. Today's young people, like the students in the course Hobson teaches at Seattle U on the politics of homelessness, "have never known a time when homelessness wasn't a problem," he says. They will grow up desensitized, wrongly believing homelessness to be "a part of the urban landscape that's always there and always will be."
Nonetheless Hobson, who plans to retire in June 2015 after more than a quarter-century leading DESC, feels pride in his town. "The good people of this city vote to increase their property taxes to create housing for poor people. I do not see this happening elsewhere."
Hobson was raised to believe that "those who have, have a duty to assist those who don't. Many of the people on the street don't look like innocents, but they are! Homeless youth, children of homeless parents, mentally ill people – they didn't create their situation. It was forced on them, and we have an obligation to help them."
And there are unexpected upsides to helping. "If the guys sleeping under the bench of the firefighter memorial had a home," Hobson says wryly, "the firefighters would not, presumably, be on administrative leave under threat of indictment by the county prosecutor."
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Posted Wed, May 7, 8:27 a.m.
Fortunately King County has vowed to "end homelessness" by 2015. At least that's what they promised when they took the money.
Posted Wed, May 7, 11:06 a.m.
Thank goodness. It's pretty exciting to think that King County is on the verge of doing what no civilization has done since the first cities arose.
Posted Wed, May 7, 9:54 a.m.
How good to see someone who knows his business point out that "the homeless" should be lumped together as one generic group, and to also place priorities on those with the most critical needs. An ambitious capital construction program to provide housing for those with serious mental illness should be the top priority for those concerned with mental health, public safety, and basic humanity.
Abe Bergman, MD
Posted Wed, May 7, 11:05 a.m.
But we did away with big housing facilities 30 years ago for the mentally ill because we were concerned with mental health, public safety and basic humanity.
Posted Thu, May 8, 11:43 p.m.
In Washington State in the 80s we semi-opened the door to state hospitals in order to allow mentally-ill people to receive services in the community. Unfortunately, the community didn't offer those services. That was also unfortunately the time when under Reagan, the federal government stopped investing in public housing. Those combined factors led to the increasing numbers of homeless mentally-ill people.
Posted Wed, May 7, 9:55 a.m.
edit to above comment: "should NOT be lumped together..."
Posted Wed, May 7, 1:48 p.m.
Good article. I have a question: is part of the effort to provide housing for the homeless directed at finding SHARED housing? can the homeless individual have any hope of being guided to a room in a house or a room in an apartment as his/her shelter? Does a program that aids in making that connection exist? or is that possibility made too utterly unlikely by the prevalent psychological troubles and dependencies of the homeless?
Posted Thu, May 8, 11:40 p.m.
Some formerly homeless people live in apartments with shared kitchens/community rooms. But a room in a private home or apartment is not appropriate for a severely-mentally-ill individual.
Posted Sun, May 11, 8:50 a.m.
Good question, Kieth. Nonprofits National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater Seattle(NAMI-GS) and Plymouth Healing Communities both sponsor residences that have independent rooms and common kitchens (http://www.nami-greaterseattle.org/Hofmann) or facilities with complete apartments (http://www.plyhc.org/Facilities.html - click on the Argonaut and Admiral). This type of housing is for individuals with serious mental illnesses (many of whom were homeless) who are "in recovery," meaning in treatment sustained through regularly scheduled meetings with caseworkers and clinicians from places like Seattle's Community Psychiatric Clinic.
People with mental illnesses who require continual supervision but not hospitalization are often well served by supportive housing - group homes or apartment buildings that have resident staff. Sound Mental Health, like DESC, has established a number of these residences.
Posted Wed, May 7, 3:13 p.m.
Homeless people do not all look like those folks who live on the streets, perhaps sleeping in doorways or pushing their belongings in shopping carts. Homeless people are also well-educated, well-spoken people who may live in transitional housing, landing there because devastating illness and/or major financial disasters have left them penniless. And, folks living in transitional, ie, time-limited housing, are also homeless. And permanent, affordable housing is harder and harder to find because the need is growing. So, sometimes transitional housing is harder to access because the facility's residents can't get permanent housing because there seem to be fewer and fewer affordable, permanent housing apartments/spaces available.
Posted Thu, May 8, 11:49 p.m.
The firefighters wouldn't be under threat of indictment if their superiors had made plain to them that they were public servants (even when off duty), and as such they were required to treat ALL Seattle residents with respect. That respect would include not beating up someone because they were sleeping in the open on a monument to those firefighters' public service -- the saddest irony I've heard of yet.
Posted Fri, May 9, 8:18 p.m.
Um, helloooo. Sarah90 you actually believe that firefighters need a directive from their superiors that as public servants, even when off duty, they are required to treat ALL Seattle residents (and visitors ma'am) with respect? Do you actually believe that public servants get to ever go "off duty" and get to treat anyone with disrespect?
Professional standards never go off duty.
Posted Sun, May 11, 2:47 p.m.
I do believe that we should care for those who are unable to care for themselves, especially if through no fault of their own, which would include children/youths, the old, the disabled, and the mentally ill. Those unable to take care of themselves due to alcohol and drug addictions should be helped if enrolled in rehab/treatment/training programs.
The best way of helping the "working poor" is through wage subsidies (higher minimum wage and earned-income tax credits) and dramatically increasing the supply of affordable-housing through set-asides and tax-credits.
Posted Mon, Jul 28, 7:17 a.m.
Thanks for this article Judy Lightfoot and thanks too for your informed and reasonable comments sarah90 and others.
I spoke yesterday with someone living at the Theodora apartments. He along with other disabled people and vets are at risk of losing their housing because some developer wants to buy the property in order to redevelop/gentrify it and thus force the vets and disabled people living there to move.
This is what has been happening during the 10 year plan to end homelessness. During that period a respectable amount of low income housing has been built but, at the same time, existing affordable housing has been destroyed and replaced by more expensive housing.
The set-asides and tax credits currently offered to developers to sustain and even to increase the supply of low income housing are not sufficient to do the job. A change in policy is needed to correct the situation. Until now, I don't know that the political will exists to do that.
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1 In the fifteen year of the empire of Tiberius, the emperor, when Pilate of Pontii governed Judaea, and Herod was prince of Galilee, and Philip, his brother, was prince of Ituraea, and of the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias was prince of Abilene, | 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar--when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene-- |
2 under the princes of priests Annas and Caiaphas, the word of the Lord was made on [upon] John, the son of Zacharias, in desert. | 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert. |
3 And he came into all the country of Jordan, and preached [preaching] baptism of penance into remission of sins. | 3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. |
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias, the prophet, The voice of a crier in desert [The voice of one crying in desert], Make ye ready the way of the Lord, make ye his paths right. | 4 As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. |
5 Each valley shall be full-filled, and every hill and little hill shall be made low; and depraved things shall be into dressed things, and sharp things into plain ways; [Each valley shall be filled, and each mountain and little hill shall be made low; and shrewd things shall be into dressed things, and sharp things into plain ways;] | 5 Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. |
6 and every flesh [and each flesh] shall see the health of God. | 6 And all mankind will see God's salvation.' " |
7 Therefore he said to the people, which went out to be baptized of him, Kindlings of adders, who showed to you to flee from the wrath to coming? [+Therefore he said to the companies, that went out, that they should be baptized of him, Fruits, or kindlings, of adders, who showed to you to flee from the wrath to come?] | 7 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? |
8 Therefore do ye worthy fruits of penance, and begin ye not to say, We have a father Abraham; for I say to you, that God is mighty to raise of these stones the sons of Abraham [soothly I say to you, God is mighty of these stones to raise the sons of Abraham]. | 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. |
9 And now an ax is set [is put] to the root of the tree; and therefore every tree that maketh not good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire [shall be cut down, and sent into the fire]. | 9 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire." |
10 And the people asked him, and said [saying], What then shall we do? | 10 "What should we do then?" the crowd asked. |
11 He answered, and said to them [Soothly he answering said to them], He that hath two coats, give he to him that hath none; and he that hath meats, do in like manner. | 11 John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same." |
12 And [the] publicans came to be baptized; and they said to him, Master, what shall we do? | 12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized. "Teacher," they asked, "what should we do?" |
13 And he said to them, Do ye nothing more, than that that is ordained to you. | 13 "Don't collect any more than you are required to," he told them. |
14 And [the] knights asked him, and said, What shall also we do [Forsooth and the knights asked him, saying, What shall and we do]? And he said to them, Smite ye wrongfully no man, neither make ye false challenge, and be ye satisfied with your wages [and be satisfied with your wages]. | 14 Then some soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?" He replied, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely--be content with your pay." |
15 When all the people guessed, and all men thought in their hearts of John, lest peradventure he were Christ, | 15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ. |
16 John answered, and said [saying] to all men, [Soothly] I baptize you in water; but a stronger than I shall come after me, of whom I am not worthy to unbind the lace of his shoes [of whose I am not worthy to unbind the thong of his shoes]; he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire. | 16 John answered them all, "I baptize you with water. But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. |
17 Whose fan in his hand/Whose winnowing tool is in his hand, and he shall purge his floor of corn [and he shall purge his corn floor], and shall gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he shall burn with fire unquenchable. | 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." |
18 And many other things also he spake, and preached to the people. [Forsooth and he stirring, or admonishing, many other things, evangelized to the people.] | 18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and preached the good news to them. |
19 But Herod [the] tetrarch, when he was blamed of John for Herodias, the wife of his brother, and for all the evils that Herod did, | 19 But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and all the other evil things he had done, |
20 he increased this over all, and shut John in prison. [+added this over all, and shut John in prison.] | 20 Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison. |
21 And it was done, when all the people was baptized, and when Jesus was baptized, and prayed [and praying], heaven was opened. | 21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened |
22 And the Holy Ghost came down in bodily likeness, as a dove on him; and a voice was made from heaven, Thou art my dear-worthy Son, in thee it hath well pleased to me. | 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." |
23 And Jesus himself was beginning as of thirty years, that he was guessed the son of Joseph, which was of Heli, | 23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, |
24 which was of Matthat, which was of Levi, which was of Melchi, that was [which was] of Janna, that was of Joseph, | 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melki, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, |
25 that was of Mattathias, that was of Amos, that was of Naum, that was of Esli, that was of Nagge, | 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, |
26 that was of Maath, that was of Mattathias, that was of Semei, that was of Joseph, that was of Juda, | 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, |
27 that was of Joanna, that was of Rhesa, that was of Zorobabel, that was of Salathiel, that was of Neri, | 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, |
28 that was of Melchi, that was of Addi, that was of Cosam, that was of Elmodam, that was of Er, | 28 the son of Melki, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, |
29 that was of Jose, that was of Eliezer, that was of Jorim, that was of Matthat, that was of Levi, | 29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, |
30 that was of Simeon, that was of Juda, that was of Joseph, that was of Jonan, that was of Eliakim, | 30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, |
31 that was of Melea, that was of Menan, that was of Mattatha, that was of Nathan, that was of David, | 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, |
32 that was of Jesse, that was of Obed, that was of Booz, that was of Salmon, that was of Naasson, | 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, |
33 that was of Aminadab, that was of Aram, that was of Esrom, that was of Phares, that was of Juda, | 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, |
34 that was of Jacob, that was of Isaac, that was of Abraham, that was of Thara, that was of Nachor, | 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, |
35 that was of Saruch, that was of Ragau, that was of Phalec, that was of Heber, that was of Sala, | 35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, |
36 that was of Cainan, that was of Arphaxad, that was of Sem, that was of Noe, that was of Lamech, | 36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, |
37 that was of Mathusala, that was of Enoch, that was of Jared, that was of Maleleel, that was of Cainan, | 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan, |
38 that was of Enos, that was of Seth, that was of Adam, that was of God. | 38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. |
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Arvia: SSC makes right move on MLK day
PHIL ARVIA email@example.com | (708) 633-5949 January 13, 2012 10:44PM
Then-Comcast SportsNet reporter Sarah Kustok interviews a Blackhawks fan in 2012. | Screengrab courtesy YouTube
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The wording was unfortunate, unintentional and, after a fashion, unavoidable.
In the email that crossed my desk Thursday, I missed it. There is evidence to suggest I've missed it in similar emails for the last several years.
But once a colleague brought it to my attention, I couldn't un-see it.
South Suburban College dropped me a line advertising its Monday basketball event, the "Martin Luther King Basketball Shootout."
As Dr. King was felled by an assassin's bullet, I think we can all agree there are better choices for the name of an event being held on the national holiday in his honor. I think we can also all agree that each of us has made less than perfect choices on occasion.
My mother used to say, "Fix the mistake, not the blame."
That's what South Suburban did, rapidly. I spoke with SSC trustee and Thornton High School history teacher Terry Wells on Thursday afternoon. By the close of business, the name was changed and Wells sent me a statement, excerpted below:
"I must say that it was indeed a poor choice of words for the tournament. Obviously SSC meant no disrespect to the late great Civil Rights leader. As an African-American I must admit that I never paid any attention to the name and apparently neither did anyone else since this is the third year of the program and we have had no complaints. We will change the name of the tournament to the Dr. King Basketball Showcase. Our public relations and media departments have been instructed to change the name on our web site and marquee immediately. I would like to thank the SouthtownStar for bringing this issue to our attention.
"We have several programs on campus saluting the legacy of Dr. King, including a program sponsored by SSC, Thornton Township and School District 205. We would hope that your paper would join us as we celebrate the life of this American Hero."
Speaking for the sports department, this paper will join at least part of the celebration. Four basketball games are slated: North Lawndale vs. Curie girls at 11 a.m., South Suburban's women's team vs. Joliet Junior College at 1 p.m., Marian Catholic vs. Kenwood boys at 3 p.m., and SSC/JJC men at 5 p.m.
The final game of the day should be outstanding. SSC enters the game with a 17-1 mark and a
No. 2 national ranking in NJCAA Division II, while JJC entered the weekend with an 11-5 mark.
The Bulldogs are gunning for their fourth Division II National Championship Tournament berth in five years, while JJC is a fixture in the Division III tourney.
The Wolves return just one player from last year's 30-5 squad, which finished seventh in
NJCAA Division III, but also back is 6-foot-9 Lincoln-Way East product Jon Bartlett, who led the 2010 JJC squad to the Division III national title.
"People who come out are going to see six or seven kids who are going to be NCAA Division I performers either next year or the following year," SSC coach John Pigatti said. "A plethora of talent will be out on the floor."
Sarah smiles — and blushes
Greg DiMenna didn't end up with Sarah Kustok's digits, but he did get her attention Thursday when she interviewed him during a puck-shooting contest between periods of the Blackhawks game.
As their chat was winding down, the 26-year-old Lemont resident blurted out, "I love you, Sarah. You're so pretty and beautiful. I love you."
Kustok, the former Sandburg and DePaul basketball standout and current Comcast SportsNet Chicago reporter, was taken aback.
"Oh my," she stammered. "I'm going to say thank you. Wow. It's got me red and now I don't know what to say."
Later, Kustok continued to be a good sport, claiming under questioning from Blackhawks defenseman Steve Montador, "It was my best shoot-the-puck of the year."
DiMenna sure wasn't complaining.
"She's super smart and nice and knows sports — she's awesome," he said. "I had to do what every other guy in Chicago has wanted to do. ... I'm never going to get another opportunity to say that."
"I'd be more than happy to go out with her if she wants," DiMenna said. "I think she kind of owes me. It's national now. We were on Yahoo Sports. We were on ESPN."


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Illuminati (plural of Latin illuminatus, "enlightened"
Is a name given to several groups, both real (historical) and fictitious.
Historically the name refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1, 1776.
In more modern contexts the name refers to a purported conspiratorial organization which is alleged to mastermind events and control world affairs through governments and corporations to establish a New World Order. In this context the Illuminati are usually represented as a modern version or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati. THE ONES THAT ARE CONTROLING THE WORLD SO THAY SAY plus are more likely Jews but not real jews as such
New world control who wants to kill of millions of people to get there own way that why there maybe more wars to come
The movement was founded on May 1, 1776, in Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria) as the Order of the Illuminati, with an initial membership of five, by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt (d. 1830),who was the first lay professor of canon law at the University of Ingolstadt.It was made up of freethinkers as an offshoot of the Enlightenment and seems to have been modeled on the Freemasons The Illuminati's members took a vow of secrecy and pledged obedience to their superiors. Members were divided into three main classes, each with several degrees, and many Illuminati chapters drew membership from existing Masonic lodges.
Originally Weishaupt had planned the order to be named the "Perfectibilists".
The group has also been called the Bavarian Illuminati and its ideology has been called "Illuminism". Many influential intellectuals and progressive politicians counted themselves as members, including Ferdinand of Brunswick and the diplomat Xavier von Zwack, the second-in-command of the order.The order had branches in most European countries: it reportedly had around 2,000 members over the span of ten years.It attracted literary men such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann Gottfried Herder and the reigning dukes of Gotha and Weimar.
In 1777 Karl Theodor became ruler of Bavaria. He was a proponent of Enlightened Despotism and his government banned all secret societies including the Illuminati. Internal rupture and panic over succession preceded its downfall, which was affected by the Secular Edict made by the Bavarian government. The March 2, 1785 edict "seems to have been deathblow to the Illuminati in Bavaria."
Weishaupt had fled and documents and internal correspondences, seized in 1786 and 1787, were subsequently published by the government in 1787. Von Zwack's home was searched to disclose much of the group's literature.
Another reorganisation took place in 1780 after the Lower Saxon noble Adolph Freiherr Knigge joined the Illuminati. In 1782 he gave a structure similar to the Freemason lodges to the order that had until that point, as Weishaupt himself conceded, not actually existed anywhere but in Weishaupt's head. Leadership of the order was given to a so-called Areopagus that consisted of Weishaupt, Knigge and others.
This new organisation allowed the Illuminati to recruit numerous Freemasons and infiltrate entire lodges against the backdrop of a crisis that the higher grades of the German Freemasonry were going through after the collapse of the Order of Strict Observance in 1776.
This relatively apolitical and romanticising movement claimed succession from the Knights Templars and had enabled Karl Gotthelf von Hund to get the German lodges under his leadership. For years he had been claiming to be in contact with "Unknown Superiors" who had let him in on the deepest secret of Freemasonry. However, after no such "Secret Superiors" contacted the lodges after Hund's death in 1776, the lodge members were perplexed. At the great Freemasons' Convent of the Strict Observance, that was held in Wilhelmsbad from July 16 to September 1, 1782,
Knigge and Franz Dietrich von Ditfurth, the second Illuminati representative and a most radical proponent of the Enlightenment, could claim the opinion leadership for their order. The templar system was given up and the Order of the Golden and Rosy Cross, itself trying to succeed the Order of Strict Observance, remained in the minority. The two Illuminati even succeeded in winning over Johann Christoph Bode, one of the leading representatives of the Strict Observance
As a result, the disagreement between Weishaupt and Knigge intensified so much that it threatened to break the Order apart. Therefore an arbitral tribunal called a "Congress" was convened in Weimar in February 1784. It came as a surprise for Knigge that the "Congress", in which among others
Goethe, Johann Gottfried Herder and Duke Ernst of Saxe-Gotha participated, judged that a completely new Areopagus should be created. Both heads of the Order were supposed to resign from their positions of power. This seemed to be an acceptable compromise.
It meant an obvious defeat for Knigge, as the founder of the order would probably still have the same influence even without the formal chairmanship of the Aeropagus. Silence and the return of all papers was agreed upon and Knigge left the Illuminati on the first of July 1784.
From this point on he turned away from the "fashionable foolishness" of trying to improve the world with secret societies. Weishaupt for his part handed over the leadership of the Order to Johann Martin Count of Stolberg-Roßl
While members of societies were quarrelling amongst themselves, secret societies had attracted the attention of the Bavarian authorities. They deemed the objectives of progressive-minded secret societies suspicious because they concentrated on changing the traditional order and on establishing a "rational state" by infiltrating public offices. On June 22, 1784, the Bavarian electoral Prince Charles Theodore consequently prohibited any "communities, societies and associations", which had been founded without his approval as a sovereign ruler.
With the insistence of Father Frank, the chancellor Baron of Krettmayr, the Rosicrucian Baron of Törring and other people at court, another edict was released on March 2, 1785, which explicitely mentioned the names Illuminati and Freemason. It banned them for reason of treason and heresy. During house searches various documents of the order that showed further circumstantial evidence for their radical objectives were confiscated. Documents which were found with a deceased courier gave away information about names of several members. In two letters to the bishop of Freising, sent within the same year (June 18 and November 12), Pope Pius VI declared membership of the order to be incompatible with the Catholic faith
The most valuable secret of the Illuminati was their own moral system of authority, which was already practiced inside the order, but was now supposed to be applied on the outside world. The deceit and patronizing of the lower-positioned members soon provoked disagreements within the order. This was caused by Weishaupt's aim to perfect the individual by encouraging it to practice more self-discipline and covert leadership. He assumed that for the improvement of the individual the first necessary step was to know its secrets.
Probably, he adopted this concept from his arch-enemy, the Jesuits, which were known for their slavish obedience and their gentle but still effective leadership by means of confession. Actually, according to Illuminati-expert Agethen, the order stayed in a dialectic entanglement with its opponents: they used Jesuit methods of investigating the conscience in order to emancipate the individual from the intellectual and spiritual domination of the church; they also used a ranking system and mystical fuss, similar to the enthusiastic irrationality of the Rosicrucians, to further the success of Enlightenment and rationality.
They subjected their members to an utterly totalitarian monitoring and psychological techniques in order to ultimately free mankind of the despotism of princes and kings.
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Since Jake Peavy has returned from the disabled list, the White Sox have been rolling with a six man rotation. Peavy has been joined by Mark Buehrle, Gavin Floyd, Phil Humber, Edwin Jackson, and John Danks. Ozzie Guillen said before tonight's game that they are going to need to figure out how to go back to a five man rotation after their series against the Red Sox. Buehrle and Floyd have been starters for their whole careers and have been terrific for the most part this season. They are locks to stay in the rotation. Although Peavy has been somewhat shaky tonight, he has also been a starter his whole career and commands a salary of a number one starter. Again a lock for the rotation. Jackson, Humber and Danks are the three most likely to go to the rotation. Reading into what Guillen is thinking, there's no way that Humber can be taken out after what he has done.
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If it looks like it has become a sort of thicket of separate stems this may be possible. What is it botanically? Usually mock orange is Philadelphus but since you are in the south perhaps something else, such as Choisya. The first you would only want to lift and divide when it is leafless, here these are just about to bloom. |
Hi - Well mine is still in bloom and yes it looks like a thicket now. Here's a pic. from last year. Thank you. tina_2 |
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The operation, which covered four oilfields in Iraq's southern, western and northern regions, was completed with direct assistance from the environment and defence ministries, as well as the UN mission in Iraq, said Col. Hikmat Mahmoud al-Masari, director of media and communications at the Interior Ministry.
"The clearance of these landmines took place in the last three months," he said, adding that authorities also "found weapons caches and RPGs buried under the ground, which could have made their way to militants if they hadn't been found us".
"The Iraqi northern and southern oil companies, as well as four foreign investing companies, will resume their work in those areas by the beginning of next month," al-Masari said.


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Essex Man Who Posed as a Woman on the Internet Indicted for Production and Possession of Child Pornography
Defendant Pretended to be a Teenager and Asked Children to Send Sexual Photographs
Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted Douglas Lee Patrick, age 38, of Essex, Maryland, today on charges of persuading, inducing, enticing, and coercing minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce child pornography and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
"Douglas Lee Patrick is a 38 year old man who pretended to be an 18 year old girl and developed romantic relationships with children over the internet," said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. "This case is a chilling reminder that people who chat on the internet often lie about who they are."
According to the five count indictment, Douglas Patrick posed as an 18 year woman on a social networking site. The indictment alleges that Patrick told numerous minor females on the site that he was an 18 year old female named "Leah," and that "Leah" was a lesbian. Patrick communicated with the minor females over the internet, through the mail and by phone. Patrick also told the minor females, that he, in his role as "Leah," had cancer. According to the indictment, many of the minor females believed that they were in a romantic relationship with "Leah." The indictment alleges that Patrick, in his role as "Leah," solicited the minor females to engage in sexually explicit conduct and to transmit pictures of their genital area over the internet. According to the indictment, from December 30, 2008 through February 23, 2009, three minor females did send Patrick such images. In addition, the indictment alleges that on March 4, 2009, Patrick possessed child pornography on his computer.
Patrick faces a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison for production of child pornography and a maximum of 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography, followed by supervised release up to life. Patrick is currently detained on related state charges. He has not yet been scheduled for an appearance in U.S. District Court.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov. Details about Maryland's program are available at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md/Safe-Childhood/index.html.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger and his office for the their assistance in this investigation and prosecution. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Bonnie S. Greenberg, who is prosecuting the case.


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A different spin on sports by The Seattle Times staff and readers.
Husky Rugby Club celebrates 50th anniversary Saturday
Tim Exton is a Seattle-based sports media professional who grew up in England playing rugby at high school, college and club levels. He now works with rugby Washington and the Husky Rugby Club to help build the sport in the States.
Fifty years ago a group of University of Washington students decided to try something new. Joe Superfisky, Jim Decker and Dick Jensen assembled a group of guys and scrounged up some old football jerseys from the athletic department.
The Husky Rugby Club was born.
It had a rocky start, losing the first five games. But somewhere during that barren spell their plight was brought to the attention of a Frenchman living in Seattle. Jacques Cubilie had played top-flight rugby in his homeland before emigrating to America and recalls his first impressions of the players.
"They were so bad that I offered my services to help them out a bit," Cubilie said. "We were starting at the very, very bottom. Very good athletes but they didn't know rugby much."
And thus the Husky Rugby Club acquired its first head coach. In their sixth game, they hosted the Oregon rugby club. The 6-3 Husky victory was memorable for Superfisky.
"I had the good fortune to kick a penalty kick to win the game," he said."It meant everything we'd put into it had finally come together."
Superfisky was lifted shoulder high from the field at the final whistle, and the Husky Rugby Club set off on a half-century-long journey.
This Saturday the Husky Rugby Club launches its 50th home season. Fittingly, they will host the Oregon Ducks again. The match that has been christened "The Cubilie Classic" and the team's 83-year-old former head coach will be in attendance, brought to the game by the man who thumped that first game-winning penalty kick through the uprights. They will unveil a 50th anniversary team jersey to be worn with pride by the 15 men who will take the field with the Husky "W" over their hearts.
The match is at 1 p.m. Saturday at IMA Field No. 3, just north of Alaska Airline Arena on Montlake Boulevard.
Wth rugby returning to the Olympics in 2016, more people are getting the opportunity to experience the game credited with helping develop American football.
For the Husky Rugby Club, its 50th season sees a rugby renaissance underway. Brian Schoener, a former USA national team player, has returned to his alma mater to coach the team for which he once played. With Kevin Swiryn, a recently retired USA national rugby sevens team captain, alongside him, the practice drills are harder than ever but are also getting the best out of players, old and new.
There is also a newly active alumni group. An endowment has been established, with a generous gift from a former player, in hopes of securing a purple-and-gold future for this club sport.
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Nutrient Deficiencies Cause Health and Behavior ProblemsIf dogs will eat almost anything...why then, would they have nutrient deficiencies? Well, maybe that's the point exactly. If left to their own devices, living in the wild, dogs would instinctively know what to eat, to prevent a nutrient deficiency problem. Only if they couldn't get enough to eat, or if they were scrounging around in human garbage would this be an issue. ...but since our dogs live with us, they are dependent on us for their source of food. We love our dogs. We want the best for them. We honestly believe we are doing right by them, but sometimes with all the best of intentions, we are not providing optimal nutrition for our dogs.
~ Maybe your dog is suffering from malabsorption of nutrients due to inflammation in his bowel. ~ Maybe your dog has a health problem and cannot properly assimilate nutrients, thereby creating a condition of malnutrition. ~ Maybe your dog doesn't get enough to eat. ~ Maybe you think it's just dog food and it doesn't matter. However, I think that if you have taken the trouble to read this website... that can't be you! Definition of MalnutritionMalnutrition is the insufficient, excessive or imbalanced consumption of nutrients. A number of different nutrition disorders may arise, depending on which nutrients are under or overabundant in the diet. ( Wikipedia ) How are Nutrient Deficiencies Defined? A nutrient deficiency is the absence or insufficiency of some factor required for normal growth and development. A nutrient deficiency disease is defined as an illness associated with an insufficient supply of one or more essential dietary constituents. For example...anemia is caused from an iron deficiency. I am not going to go into all of the nutrients required for the health of our pet dogs and cats. That has been done already, and there are many good books on that subject...not the least of which is Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats put out by the National Research Council ( US ) Ad Hoc Committee on Dog and Cat Nutrition. It is a volumous edition and everything you need to know is there. There are Six Essential Nutrients Required for Health
Protein Fats Carbohydrates Vitamins Minerals Deciding whether or not to supplement your dog's food is not easy. Over supplementation can destroy nutritional balance and even harm your dog. However, I believe that some supplementation is necessary since commercial pet foods are subjected to heat during processing. Even if extra nutrients are then added to the food, who says that your dog is able to digest and metabolize those nutrients for proper assimilation? The ability of your dog's body to metabolize nutrients can be affected by the quality and type of ingredients used, age, breed, state of general health and medications or drugs. If your dog is sick, or has a chronic health problem, almost certainly some targeted herbs and supplements can help speed the healing process. Take a good honest look at your dog.
~ Does his coat look shiny and healthy? ~ Is he happy and full of energy? ~ Is he mentally alert? If you are not sure...if you think your dog might have a vitamin deficiency or other nutrient deficiency, don't take any chances...consult with your veterinarian or Natural Health Care Practitioner. Testing can be done to determine if this is so. Here is another great book... Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats...sort of ' The Bible ' when it comes to natural health care for our pets. Everyone should keep this book handy on the shelf. Nutrient Deficiencies May Be Responsible for Behavioral Problems Some examples are: Pica - is defined as the ingestion of unnatural objects, non food materials and substances ( socks, furniture, dirt, rocks, shoes, candy wrapper, etc ) which pose a threat to the health of the dog. These substances are thought to have no nutritive value. There could be dietary deficiency reasons for this behavior. Perhaps the dog is trying unsuccessfully to meet his nutritional needs for vitamins minerals. Alternatively there could be physiologic or pathologic causes, such as boredom, anxiety, lack of exercise or loneliness. Coprophagia - is defined as the eating of feces. This is considered very distasteful by humans. No surprise to you, I'm sure. There is a connection between coprophagia and nutritional deficiencies such as a lack of B Vitamins, poor diet, pancreatic enzyme deficiency, malabsorption of nutrients, or intestinal parasites. This can be caused by inflammation in the bowel. Maybe Your Dog Is Just Plain Not Feeling Good. Call me crazy, but it seems to me that, dogs are like people. Sometimes we behave in ways that are odd, or even quite bizarre. Sometimes we do things we wish we hadn't, or say things that we regret later. Many times this odd behavior is a direct result of our poor eating habits...consuming foods that simply aren't good for us. Consumption of sugar and poor quality carbohydrates for example, can set up a condition of systemic yeast, or Candida, that can have a devastating effect on our bodies. This can lead to behaviors that don't make sense. Nutrient deficiency due to an overabundance of yeast, can make people and dogs behave in weird ways. Does this sound like you, or your dog? For example: anxiety, mood swings, unable to learn, hyperactivity. Something to think about, eh? Some Good Foods to Consider There are many good table foods you can give your dog. They contain vital nutrients to prevent nutrient deficiencies, and the bonus is...your dog will love them! Apples - is there a dog alive who doesn't love a few pieces of raw unpeeled apple? Apples contain fiber, vitamins A and C, multiple minerals, and chemicals that act as antioxidants. These chemicals known as flavonoids and polyphenols have a beneficial effect on cardiovascular health and are known to have anti-tumor benefits. We live in Southern Ontario, Canada. We also live in the country, and have several old neglected apple trees on our acreage, that still bear some fruit. It is not unusual at this time of year ( Autumn 2009 ) to see Coyote scat ( poop ) that is loaded with apple skins. Obviously the coyotes have been feasting on the rotten apples that fall to the ground. Yum ! At other times of the year, in the summer for example, the scat might be full of berries. You see, dogs, wild or not, love some fruit. Here's a picture of Pippin, our neighbor Sharon's little dog, playing with, and eating some small pears from their tree. Tomatoes - Well, there is much controversy around whether or not tomatoes are poisonous for dogs, or not. But let me tell you another little story about Pippin. I have been letting Pippin out for a pee in the middle of the day since he was just a young pup, while Sharon is working. This summer Sharon had a vegetable garden with some scrumptious little cherry tomatoes, warm from the sun and tasting like summer. As soon as I would let Pippin out, he would run to the garden and help himself to a couple of little tomatoes. Look at the vitamin mineral makeup of tomatoes... Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin K Potassium Manganese Dietary Fiber Chromium Vitamin B1 Thiamine Vitamin B2 Riboflavin Vitamin B3 Niacin Vitamin B5 Pantothenic acid Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine Folate Copper Magnesium Iron Protein...and... much more. WOW...are you going to tell me that Pippin didn't know what he was doing? I think he did. Animals instinctively know what's good for them and choose foods that will prevent nutrient deficiencies. Broccoli - is a cruciferous vegetable with nutrient properties ( phytochemicals ) known to inhibit cancer. It is a wonderful source of calcium. The calcium in broccoli is a more easily accessible and assimilated form of calcium, than the calcium in milk. Raw broccoli contains Vitamin K known for it's blood clotting factors. All Vitamin K is lost during cooking. My dogs all love broccoli. They each get a few raw pieces before I cook it. Asparagus - What a powerhouse of nutrition for both people and dogs. It provides the body with folic acid, Vitamin C, potassium, B vitamins, Vitamin A, iron, copper, zinc and phosphorus. Asparagus can also be a bit of a laxative and a slight diuretic. My dog Rosie loved asparagus. She was absolutely wild for it. She would whine and drool whenever I was preparing it for dinner. Rosie wasn't a dog that usually begged for food, but asparagus was different. She wanted it...or maybe she really needed it? Only Rosie knew for sure... but again, dogs have that natural instinct about how to prevent nutrient deficiencies. Carrots - are an excellent source of vitamins A,C,D,E,K, B1,B6. Carrots are a rich source of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, biotin, sodium and trace minerals. Lutein, lycopene, antioxidants, alpha, beta and gamma carotenes, zeaxanthin, and xanthophyll are phytonutrients that are necessary for healing. Kefir - is a cultured milk product which contains beneficial bacteria for the intestines. Kefir is similar to yoghurt but is more nutritious, providing more and different types of beneficial bacteria that can actually repopulate the beneficial bacteria in the gut. It supplies complete protein, essential minerals, and B Vitamins. It is great for people and dogs who are lactose intolerant. I give some to my dogs first thing in the morning a few times a week. It keeps their systems running smoothly. You can get Kefir at your local health food store. Herbs, Herbal Combinations and Whole Food Supplements to Build Health and Prevent Nutrient Deficiencies Alfalfa - is known as the King of Herbs. Alfalfa is a rich source of many vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other nutrients, particularly trace minerals. It's roots grow 30 to 60 feet deep and so are able to pick up minerals and water that other plants cannot reach. It's trace mineral and amino acid content prevent deficiencies that adversely affect the Pituitary gland. I like to use alfalfa as a tonic for poor appetite, general weakness and mineral deficiencies. Systems affected are : bones, cardiovascular system, digestive system, nerves, pineal, pituitary ( anterior ), pituitary ( general ), pituitary ( posterior ), red blood cells, skeletal system, structural system. Green Zone - is a nutritive formulation, a whole food supplement that can be used to improve general nutrition. Because it is so complete, I like to use it to prevent nutrient deficiencies as well as for general weakness. It contains: spirulina ( blue-green algae ) amaranth, lecithin, lemon juice powder, chlorella, wheat grass, alfalfa, apple pectin, barley grass, lemon grass, acerola cherry extract, bee pollen, spinach, ginger rhizome, astragalus, echinacea root, milk thistle seed, papaya fruit, shitake mushroom, beet extract, flaxseed, stevia leaf, orange bioflavanoid, royal jelly, rosemary leaf, hawthorn berries, elder berry exract, grapeskin extract, brown rice, bladderwrack, siberian ginseng root, sodium copper chlorphyllin, rhodenol root, ginko biloba leaf concentrate, polyphenol catechins, and licorice root. Systems affected: Pituitary ( anterior ), whole body. Nature's Gold is a whole food produced from organic barley seeds. It is made using a special process which causes the seeds to germinate within minutes of each other. The nutritional value of this product is stabilized allowing it to maintain nutritional value, and enhance nutrient absorption. This gives it all the benefits of barley grass, but with enhanced assimilation of nutrients. It is a highly energized whole food which is 97 % digestible...great for enhancing general health. I don't usually recommend grain based foods, or products for dogs, but I will make an exception with Nature's Gold, since it is a whole food, highly nutritious easily digested and assimilated. It is a wonderful product for dogs, for maintaining good health, improving health and preventing nutrient deficiencies. System affected: Cardiovascular system, digestive system, Immune system, Skeletal system, skin, Structural system, whole body. Nature's Gold is available in Canada only. I hope this page has given you some ideas for building the general health of your dog. I hope it will help to prevent nutrient deficiencies, which are unnecessary, when the diet is complete and varied.


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Name: Anu Status: student Grade: N/A Location: ID Country: N/A Date: 2/21/2005
Please explain the origin of quantum numbers.
The behavior of atoms, molecules, and sub-atomic particles are not correctly described by classical Newtonian mechanics, like our everyday experiences are. Even the motion of planets, stars and galaxies are correctly described by Newtonian mechanics -- but not atoms, molecules, and other sub-atomic particles. Their behavior is correctly described by a different mechanics called quantum mechanics. Instead of the usual equations of classical Newtonian mechanics, another class of equations apply. These "new" types of equations collectively are referred to as "Schroedinger's equation(s)".
The algebraic form of these Schrdinger equations encountered in quantum mechanics are very similar to the classical equations of waves and wave-like motion. As a result they are sometimes referred to as "wave equations". It turns out that not only are the atomic, molecular, and sub-atomic world described by "wave equations", but these particles behave like waves. This is not intuitive, so it is not "fair" to ask WHY, they just do!!
In classical waves (think of strings of a violin or the pipes of an organ) there are certain conditions where standing waves are formed. Specifically for a violin, say, the standing vibrations are multiples of one-half the wave length of the lowest frequency of the "natural" frequency of the string. Picture a string fixed at both ends. Since the ends of the string cannot move, the only "stable" vibrations are those where the ends of the string do not move. In the jargon these conditions are called "boundary conditions" because they result from a restriction on the fixed ends (or boundaries) of the string.
This similarity to waves carries over into quantum mechanics. What one finds when she/he sets out to solve the appropriate Schrdinger equation for atoms, molecules, and sub-atomic particles is that only certain solutions are "stable" in the same sense as with a violin string. That is the solution(s) are restricted by "boundary conditions". These "allowed" solutions are specified by the value of one or more integers that rise out of the "natural" solving of the appropriate Schrdinger equation. Collectively the values of these integers are called "quantum numbers".
The actual process of solving the equations can be involved, but the concept of boundary conditions, i.e. quantum numbers, is pretty simple in principle.
Vince Calder
There is a historical explanation, and a physics explanation, and a chemistry explanation. Of course all these happened at the same time, as people figured this stuff out, in the 1910's to 1920's. Atoms are like cross word puzzles, you have to look at the clues. You cannot see them directly, you have to guess what they are like based on things you really can see. There is no magic here, just a lot of careful thinking, and it took 20 years, and lots of people.
For an account of the history, I suggest a book, The Ascent of Man, by Jacob Bronowski, published in the 1970's. They made a series of public TV shows around his book. But any book on the history of atomic scientists, especially the early years, long before World War II. People like Niels Bohr etc.
The quantum numbers came first then from people looking at how light is absorbed by gases. This goes by the name spectroscopy, and still a powerful tool today, to see what things are made of. People saw that when light is shined through a gas, that certain colors, that is, certain wavelengths, were cut out by the gas. Narrow bands of color would be cut out of the "rainbow". They starting writing down these wavelengths, and started to see patterns. This lead a guy Balmer to write down a mathematical "fit" to the missing lines. The fit was just that, it had no underlying thinking, it just seemed to work. The equation said these lines would be missing, and numbered them 1, 2, 3 etc. These became the quantum numbers. At the same time though, others were just imagining what an atom would be like. They started modeling it with math, writing equations (differential equations) saying that if an electron were flying around a big nucleus, like the earth orbiting the sun, this is what it would do. The math started out simple, with some assumptions which were not justified, but made by intuition. But the two groups began to agree. This told the theory people that they were on the correct path, and they kept going, and what came out is now called quantum mechanics, by about 1932.
It is a long explanation perhaps, but the quantum numbers are these "fit" numbers to the math, or the "fit" numbers to the observations. They were eventually interpreted to be the energy of the electron, and also its angular momentum, and something called "spin". It is easy to get caught up in this, but these are just mental models, pretending that an atom is like a little solar system, little electrons flying around a central nucleus. But this is just a model, convenient for people. The math of quantum mechanics does not always lead to pictures you can so easily put in you head.
Oh, and to the chemist (and spectroscopy person) these quantum numbers get re-named (of course, people can never agree on names!). For one of the quantum numbers (called the principal quantum number) 1 becomes the letter s, then comes p, d, and f. There is another beautiful effort here as this all suddenly explained the periodic table, which you see on the wall of your science class room. It think it is again history, "s" meant that the absorbed line was "sharp", d meant diffuse etc etc -- just observations.
Hopefully you will get the chance to learn some of this, I think my main point here is that this was a puzzle, with lots of clues, and people put it all together over 20 years, and had a mental picture of the atom that was quite powerful, quite useful. It led directly to the atomic bomb, but also to all the electronic, plastics etc all around us. We use it still.
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