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TV journalist Ann Curry talked to "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" Thursday about her first day as co-anchor on "The Today Show" and how her 30 years in hardcore journalism has been uplifting.
Ann has been apart of the "Today Show" for 14 years, and she now begins a new chapter as co-anchor with Matt Lauer, describing it as an amazing experience that she says she is so lucky to be a part of. However, she said "there was a degree of fear today that I hadn't had in many years," explaining she knew she would be joining a history of great women who have been the co-anchor of the "Today Show" over the past 60 years. A show with such a history, Ann said "it was an exciting and sobering moment, she felt like a kid in a candy store."
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Ryan later jumped topics and asked Ann about the current scandal involving Rep. Anthony Weiner. Ann comments, "why is it we are hearing this story over and over again…why does this keep happening?" Ryan asks Ann, "When you do the news, do you also have a voice in your head that's giving opinion inside your brain, since you can't really give it on the air?" Ann responds, "When you are in the news mode, when you are interviewing someone, you have to be in the game frame of I want to give the public the right to make the opinion."
Ann also reflected on her career as a journalist saying, "When I look at the scope of human history and what we have become despite all the things that are happening to bring us down, the truth is we are evolving to a more compassionate, better species. When I go off and do these stories, I am stunned by the greatness of our human family. Our ability to care and have compassion for people and places we can't even pronounce. So, I have to say that I am uplifted after almost 30 years in journalism."
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Rashard Lewis has received a consistent torrent of criticism since the 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, in which his lack of impact offensively aided in the Orlando Magic's inability to return to the NBA Finals last season after making an appearance in 2009. And this year, with each game that passes by and Lewis doesn't perform up to his standards, the louder the critics have gotten.
It's one game in the regular season and no one should lose sight of that, but it's possible that Lewis turned a corner on Saturday against the Indiana Pacers on the offensive side of the ball. With Jameer Nelson and Vince Carter struggling to produce from the perimeter, the Magic needed someone to step up and provide some scoring to complement Dwight Howard's efforts in the interior.
Lewis answered the call.
The main thing that stood out, however, when Lewis scored all 21 of his points in the second and third quarters was how he generated his offense. To be specific, in the third quarter, Lewis was involved in a number of 1/4 pick and pops with Nelson. Normally, Lewis gets his shots by either spotting up on the perimeter or posting up on the low block. But instead, head coach Stan Van Gundy got Lewis involved in Orlando's pick and roll schemes. Smart move.
It'd behoove Van Gundy if he didn't keep running those types of plays for Lewis.

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Karttunen's seminal 1973 article 'Presuppositions of compound sentences', lays the groundwork for the elegant and fruitful theory of this subject which he subsequently presented in (1974). In (1973, pp. 185–8), however, he fallaciously argued that the regularities he discovered concerning the behavior of and, or, and if ... then in English cannot be embodied in any three-valued logic giving a truth-functional interpretation to these connectives. The present paper refutes Karttunen's argument by exhibiting an interpretation with the desired properties, and shows further how the full articulation of his 1974 system can be developed naturally within a truth-conditional semantics for English if bivalence is abandoned — contrary to what Karttunen expected.
- Karttunen, Lauri: (1973) 'Presuppositions of compound sentences', Linguistic Inquiry 4, 169–193.
- Karttunen, Lauri: (1974) 'Presupposition and linguistic context', Theoretical Linguistics 1, 181–194.
- Stalnaker, Robert: (1978) 'Assertion', in Peter Cole (ed.), Syntax and Semantics, vol. 9: Pragmatics, Academic Press, New York.
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Tony Horwitz recreates historical voyages of European exploration and conquest of North America. The book intermingles Horwitz's modern day experiences with historical facts and accounts. Funny, irreverent, and informative this book is great for readers of history who don't want a textbook.
The first chapter about Viking explorers in North America captivated me, as well as Tony Horwitz's travel anecdotes to places most of us might never think or plan to visit. I enjoyed his account and visual descriptions of what it is like to trek up to the far northern reaches of Canada. He encounters locals working in a lonely "living" Viking museum and then navigates to a first peoples pow-wow miles away. Other chapters take you to the American Southwest, the Great Plains, and the Dominican Republic.
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Legislative changes aimed at making Australian-grown products easier to identify are a step in the right direction, but do not live up to the standards set by the Australian Made Australian Grown (AMAG) campaign.
The new Australian Consumer Law requires products carrying a 'Grown in…' claim to have 50% or more of the total weight of the goods comprised of ingredients grown and processed in the specified country.
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flexes muscles, puts stamp on Nature Valley Mankato Road Race - 86.799 miles By Steven Kay For more than 80 miles, dozens of world class female riders tested there resolve in the wind and heat surrounding Mankato, Minn., in the fourth stage of Great River Energy's Nature Valley Grand Prix. But the most exciting action of the day came with the final few laps in the city. With Olympic champion Sarah Ulmer of Jazz Apple opening a 20-second gap more than a lap into the finishing circuit, a win seemed assured. That was until the overall leader, TEAm Lipton's Kristin Armstrong, decided to put her stamp of approval on a victory. Attacking on the third time up the Main Street hill that pitched at 14 percent, she pulled away from the competition to take the stage and increase her lead over Webcor/Platinum Builder's Christine Thorburn. Armstrong, one of the strongest riders in the women's peloton, said it was both sensing the time and a bit of luck that gave her the win. "As we started up that hill a third time, I could sense some of the other girls getting tired," she said. "I mean, I was tired too, but I find that when the competition is waning, you have to find that something extra and that is what I did today. "With Sarah going the way she was at the end, I just got lucky to be in the right situation and push out in front." And, as usual, she brought the win back to her teammates efforts. "Being here with these eight girls makes all the difference." Armstrong said of her TEAm Lipton teammates. The race began extremely close, with no riders seeming to want to break away early. Just after the 37-mile mark, a group of about seven finally pulled away from the main group. Among this group were Colavita/ Cooking Light's Gina Grain and the powerful TEAm Lipton's Katherine Lambden. The break was short-lived, with the field catching them at the 42-mile mark. A final group of about 64 riders remained until the 77-mile mark and the start of the circuit race through Mankato, which included the treacherous Main Street Hill. Ulmer broke out ahead and built a 20-second lead over the field. It was during the third lap that TEAm Lipton once again flexed its muscle and catapulted Armstong to the front. Armstrong then put on a clinic as she upped her lead and cruised to a comfortable victory over second place finisher and TEAm Lipton teammate Kori Seehofer. Alex Wrubleski of Team Biovail took third. Webcor-Platinum Women's Cycling's Erinne Willock had another strong showing, maintaining her BMC Best Young Rider Jersey. Ulmer was awarded the SportsPro Most Aggressive Rider Jersey for her work in the final laps around Mankato. That climb also earned her the Jelly Belly Sports Beans Queen of the Hill Jersey. With today's stage win Armstrong adds to her lead going into Sunday's Stillwater Criterium. Armstrong knows that the Nature Valley Grand Prix is far from over. "Tomorrow is going to be tough," she said of Sunday's crit, which includes the infamous Chilkoot Hill that pitches at 24 percent and is the finish for the circuit. Results - Top 10 - click here to see full result
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The beast (Greek: Θηρίον, Thērion) refers to two beasts described in the Book of Revelation. The first beast comes from "out of the sea" and is given authority and power by the dragon. This first beast is initially mentioned in Revelation 11:7 as coming out of the abyss. His appearance is described in detail in Revelation 13:1-10, and some of the mystery behind his appearance is revealed in Revelation 17:7-18. The second beast comes from "out of the earth" and directs all peoples of the earth to worship the first beast. The second beast is described in Revelation 13:11-18 and is also referred to as the false prophet. The two beasts are aligned with the dragon in opposition to God. They persecute the "saints" and those who do "not worship the image of the beast [of the sea]" and influence the kings of the earth to gather for the battle of Armageddon.[1] The two beasts are defeated by Christ and are thrown into the lake of fire mentioned in Revelation 19:18-20.
The description of the beast is found primarily in Revelation chapters thirteen and seventeen. Chapter thirteen gives the fullest description of the beast. John saw the beast "rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy." (Revelation 13:1) The beast was like a leopard, with feet like the feet of a bear, and had a mouth like a lion. One of the heads of the beast had a mortal wound but the wound was healed, causing people to wonder and follow the beast. (Revelation 13:1-10) This description draws many parallels with a vision in the Book of Daniel where four beasts symbolizing a succession of kingdoms come out of the sea in the forms of a lion, bear, leopard and a beast with ten horns.[2] In Revelation chapter seventeen we learn of a third beast, scarlet in color[3] and some of the symbols are explained. The prevailing view is that the scarlet beast is another, distinct, visualisation of the same subject as the beast of the sea. The beast of the sea is pictured with crowns on its horns, which are not present on the scarlet beast. The scarlet beast is shown being ridden by a harlot who "reigns over the kings of the earth", (Revelation 17:18) whereas the beast of the sea is not being ridden, and is given "power...and great authority." The seven heads of the beast represent both seven mountains and seven kings, and the ten horns are ten kings who have not yet received kingdoms. Of the seven kings we are told that five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come. We are also told that the beast itself is an eighth king who is "of the seven", and is going to perdition. We are also told that this beast "was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition."[4]
The second beast is primarily described in Revelation chapter thirteen. This second beast comes out of the earth whose overall appearance is not described, other than having "two horns like a lamb", and speaking "like a dragon".[5] His purpose is to promote the authority of the first beast with the ability to perform great signs, even making fire come down out of heaven. This second beast is also called the false prophet.[6] He speaks like a dragon commanding the people of the Earth to make an image "to" the beast that was wounded by a sword. It is declared that anyone who does not worship the beast or its image would be killed.[7] The lamb-horned beast from the earth also causes all people to receive the mark of the beast "in their right hand or in their forehead."[8]
Those who dwell on the Earth are deceived into making an image of the beast as a means to worship his authority. It is the lamb-horned beast who breathes life into the "image of the beast", so that the image becomes alive and is able to speak. It also declares death to anyone who does not worship the authority of the beast.[9] Those who are killed for not conforming to the authority of the beast are blessed through the "first resurrection" that allows them to rule in Christ's presence as priests during the one thousand year reign. The second death has no power over these individuals who were victorious over the beast[10] by not being deceived, even though they lost their lives on Earth by his authority.[11]
The Beast from the sea[12] also bears a name, but this name is not given anywhere in the book of Revelation. However, his name corresponds to a numerical value, that of the number 666. This number is associated with that of a man. The "mark" can be identified by either the beast's written name, or the numerical value of his name. Without this identification, one could not buy or sell.[13]
The beast and the false prophet gather the kings of the earth and their armies to prepare for war against "He who sits on a white horse". The battle results in the beast being seized, along with the false prophet, where they are thrown alive into "the lake of fire". Those against the "King of Kings, and Lord of Lords" are killed and left for the fowls.[14] In the lake of fire, the beast and the false prophet are tormented day and night forever and ever.[15] The dragon joins them a little more than a millennium later after the great war.[16]
Preterism is a Christian eschatological view that interprets prophecies of the Bible, especially the Books of Daniel and Revelation, as events which have already happened in the first century AD.
Preterist academic scholars[17][18][19] generally identify the first beast from the sea with the Roman Empire, particularly with Emperor Nero.
The beast from the earth is generally identified with the Roman Imperial cult or the Jewish religious system of the first century that conspired with the Roman state to suppress and persecute the early church.[20][21] Sometimes there is a particular identification with a personage such as a chief administrator of Roman rule in Ephesus and Asia Minor, i.e., the "henchman" of the Emperor. This is probably the provincial governor (or proconsul) who would have overseen the political and religious operations of the area from his capital in Ephesus[22] or the High Priest of the Provincial Imperial Cult, who would have been a leading citizen from one of the main cities. The imperial cult in Ephesus was set up by Domitian in 89 AD[22] (Ephesus is the location of one of the Seven Churches in Asia to whom the Book of Revelation was addressed)
Much evidence is given by preterist scholars as to why the beast from the sea could only have referred to Nero.
This interpretation is based upon the Angel's explanation of the beast in Revelation 17:7, that the beast's seven heads are seven kings (Rev. 17:10) and that Nero, is the sixth king "who is", who was possibly alive and the emperor reigning at the time John was writing the book.[23] The five kings who have fallen are seen as Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius, and Galba is the one who "has not yet come, but when he does come, he must remain for a little while". (Rev. 17:10). Moreover, Rome was known in antiquity as the city of seven hills (Rev. 17:9) and Revelation was a warning about events that were "shortly" to take place (Rev. 1:1).
In Rev. 13:5-8, the beast was given a mouth speaking in blasphemies against God and His Name. Inscriptions have been found in Ephesus in which Nero is called "Almighty God" and "Savior".[24] In verse 4, the beast is worshiped by the world alongside the Dragon that gave it authority. Nero and Caligula "abandoned all reserve" in promoting emperor worship – they were the only two who demanded divine honors while still alive. Nero claimed to be the sun-god Apollo.
Revelation 13:7 speaks of the power given to the beast to make war with the saints. Nero was the first of the imperial authorities to persecute Christianity. Tacitus records the scene in Rome when the persecution of Christians (or Chrestians[25]) broke out: "And their death was aggravated with mockeries, insomuch that, wrapped in the hides of wild beasts, they were torn to pieces by dogs, or fastened to crosses to be set on fire, that when the darkness fell they might be burned to illuminate the night".[26]
Revelation 13:5 says the beast would continue for 42 months. The Neronic persecution was instituted in 64 AD and lasted until his death in June 68 AD, which is three and a half years, or 42 months. Nero was even called the beast. Apollonius of Tyana specifically states that Nero was called a 'beast': "In my travels, which have been wider than ever man yet accomplished, I have seen man, many wild beasts of Arabia and India; but this beast, that is commonly called a Tyrant, I know not how many heads it has, nor if it be crooked of claw, and armed with horrible fangs. ... And of wild beasts you cannot say that they were ever known to eat their own mother, but Nero has gorged himself on this diet".[26]
The manner of Nero's death corresponds with the prophecy of Revelation 13:10: "If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if any one kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed". According to Tertullian, Nero was the first to assail the Christian sect with the imperial sword. He committed suicide by the sword at the age of 30.
After Nero's death in 68 AD, Rome saw a succession of short-lived emperors (Galba, Otho and Vitellius) and a year of civil wars until Vespasian eventually took control in 69 AD. The Roman Empire destabilized so greatly that Tacitus reported: "Many believed the end of the empire was at hand" (Histories 4:5:4) According to Suetonius, to the surprise of the world, "the empire which for a long time had been unsettled and, as it were, drifting through the usurpation and violent death of three emperors, was at last taken in and given stability by the Flavian family" (Vespasian 1: 1). This may be a reference to the mortal wound on one of the heads of the beast "inflicted by the sword" which was later healed (Rev. 13:3, Rev. 13: 14).[27] Scholar Daniel K. Wong wrote that the "healing of the wound" alludes to the so-called Nero Redivivus Legend or the "revival of Nero" myth. A rumor that Nero had just disappeared to Parthia and would one day reappear[28]
Finally, the readers of Revelation were told to "calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six" (Rev. 13:18). John did not expect that his readers "who had understanding" to have any difficulty identifying the beast, since they could simply calculate the meaning of this number. "Neron Kaisar" (the Greek rendering, documented by archaeological finds), when transliterated into Hebrew נרון קסר (Nrwn Qsr) had a number of 666. The variant number 616 found in some manuscripts of the Greek text of Revelation may represent the alternative Hebrew spelling נרו קסר (Nrw Qsr) based on the Latin form "Nero Caesar". The variant probably existed to keep consistent the meaning of Nero as the beast.[29]
The Greek spelling, "Nerōn Kaisar", transliterates into Hebrew as נרון קסר or "nrvn qsr". Adding the corresponding values yields 666, as shown:
Resh (ר) | Samech (ס) | Qof (ק) | Noon (נ) | Vav (ו) | Resh (ר) | Noon (נ) | TOTAL |
200 | 60 | 100 | 50 | 6 | 200 | 50 | 666 |
By contrast, the Latin title for Nero is spelled simply "Nerō Caesar", which transliterates to "נרו קסר" or "nrv qsr" and has a value of 616, which may explain that variation in some manuscripts.[30]
Resh(ר) | Samech (ס) | Qof (ק) | Vav (ו) | Resh (ר) | Noon (נ) | TOTAL |
200 | 60 | 100 | 6 | 200 | 50 | 616 |
Historicism is a method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which attempts to associate biblical prophecies with actual historical events and identify symbolic beings with historical persons or societies in the history of the church. This interpretation was favored by the Protestant reformers[31] such as John Wycliff and Martin Luther, as well as other prominent figures such as Isaac Newton,[32] identified the Papacy as the beast. Modern theological proponents of this view are further convinced by the perceived resemblances of liturgical practices and ordinances, to the Akkadian religious system, and those evolved from it. One such example, is the miter's comparison to the dead fish as a traditional vestment of the head priests who served the god of the sea, specifically fishing, and of fertility: Dagon.
According to this interpretation, the beast and false prophet were most commonly identified with the papacy in its political and religious aspects.[33]
The beast from the earth has also been interpreted as the Islamic prophet Muhammed, according to some medieval Christians, particularly Pope Innocent III,[34] Saracens and Antipopes, according to other medieval Christians, particularly Joachim of Fiore[35] and the government of the United States of America (this is the view of the Seventh-day Adventist Church).[36] This interpretation was introduced by Adventist pioneer, John Nevins Andrews.[37]
The identification with the papacy is a viewpoint echoed by Seventh-day Adventist writers. According to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the "image to the beast" represents Protestant churches which will form an alliance with the Papacy, and the "mark of the beast" refers to a future universal Sunday law. Adventists have interpreted the number of the beast, 666, as corresponding to a Latin title Vicarius Filii Dei of the Pope. The number 666 is calculated by using a form of gematria where only the letters which refer to Latin numerals are counted.
5 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 500 | 0 | 1 | 666 |
In 1866, Uriah Smith was the first to propose the interpretation to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[38] In The United States in the Light of Prophecy he wrote,
"The pope wears upon his pontifical crown in jeweled letters, this title: "Vicarius Filii Dei," "Viceregent of the Son of God;" the numerical value of which title is just six hundred and sixty-six The most plausible supposition we have ever seen on this point is that here we find the number in question. It is the number of the beast, the papacy; it is the number of his name, for he adopts it as his distinctive title; it is the number of a man, for he who bears it is the 'man of sin'."[39]
Adventist scholar J. N. Andrews also adopted this view.[40] Uriah Smith maintained his interpretation in the various editions of Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, which was influential in the church.[38]
Samuele Bacchiocchi, an Adventist scholar, has noted that Seventh-day Adventist teaching is moving away from historicism towards a more symbolic interpretation of the mark of the beast.[41][42]
Jimmy Akin of Catholic Answers and additional Catholic sources[43] disagree with the above argument, claiming "Vicarius Filii Dei, although it adds up to 666, is not a title of the pope".[44]
The Historical method of interpretation has fallen out of favor with modern commentaries on Revelation, partially because it has failed to form a consensus on how the outline of the book of Revelation corresponds with history.[33][45]
Idealism, also known as the allegorical or symbolic approach, is an interpretation of the book of Revelation that sees the imagery of the book as non-literal symbols.[46] This is a common viewpoint of modern Christian scholars such as Gregory Beale in his New International Greek Testament Commentary on the Book of Revelation. Some Idealist interpretations identify none of the book's symbols with particular historical events while some idealists like Beale take a more eclectic approach which see that the book portrays events throughout history while also predicting some future events such as the return of Christ.[47]
In this view, the beast from the sea is interpreted as the state or any human kingdom that is in opposition to God. This would include the Roman Empire but would broadly apply to all empires.[48] Scholars take their cue from the parallels between Revelation thirteen and Daniel seven, noting that in Daniel 7:17 that the beasts are revealed as kingdoms. Therefore given that the beast of Revelation thirteen is a composite of the beasts of Daniel, one should similarly interpret this beast as a kingdom, more specifically a composite of all kingdoms. Similarly, in some idealist circles, it is suggested that the beast represents different social injustices, such as exploitation of workers,[49] wealth, the elite, commerce,[50] materialism, and imperialism.[51] Various Christian anarchists, such as Jacques Ellul, have associated the State and political power as the beast.[52]
The idealist interpretation of the beast from the earth is that it represents religious, cultural and economic powers within society which work to compel people to give their allegiance to the state or governmental powers. This was first expressed in the imperial cult of Rome, but finds expression at all times of history. In his commentary, Michael Wilcock says "Religion, indeed is too narrow an identification of the second beast. He is, in modern parlance, the ideology-whether religious, philosophical, or political-which 'gives breath to' any human social structure organized independently of God.[53]
The idealist perspective on the number of the beast rejects gematria, envisioning the number not as a code to be broken, but a symbol to be understood. Because there are so many names that can come to 666 and that most systems require converting names to other languages or adding titles when convenient, it has been impossible to come to a consensus. Given that numbers are used figuratively throughout the book of revelation, idealists interpret this number figuratively as well. The common suggestion is that because seven is a number of completeness and is associated with the divine, that six is incomplete and the three sixes mean completely incomplete.[54] The number is therefore suggestive that the Dragon and his beasts are completely inadequate.
The idealist interpretation in which the beast finds expression in the socio-cultural, economic and political arena of all human activities since the existence of man best describes the scriptural perspective of the beast. This position was fully annunciated by Chike Udolisa is his book .[55] In this perspective, the image of the four kingdoms that were to rule the world as shown to Nebuchadnezzar were equated to the four beasts revealed to Daniel, and to the seven-headed beast revealed to John. The records of Revelation 17:2-3 and Revelation 13:1 show this beast to represent the kings of the earth. Furthermore, the revelation in Daniel 7 of four beasts comprising a lion, bear and leopard also correlates with the seven headed beast as shown to John in Revelation 13:2 having the same features of the lion, bear and leopard. Thus the beast represents the kingdoms that will bear rule over the world from Adam till the second coming of Christ. While in the spirit, this beast is seen as a personality as in Revelation 19:20, in the physical he is represented at different ages throughout the period of human existence as different kingdoms. The import of this interpretation is that as the Whore - Mystery Babylon (in Revelation 17) - is seen to be riding this beast, the beast is in other words the seat of operation of the whore from where she is expressed, and by whom her dominion is exercised. This corresponds to Revelation 13 where the power exercised by this beast was completely that of the dragon. This brings to light the scriptural fact that the governments of the nations are puppets in the hands of this beast, consistent with the truth that the whole world system is under the dragon, the god of this world.
Futurism is an interpretation of the book of Revelation which sees that the symbols refer to particular persons and events in the future. This view recognizes that the book refers to itself as a prophecy[56] and that it contains references to events that are clearly future, most notably the return of Christ. This viewpoint is adopted by Dispensationalism and has become deeply rooted in American Evangelical churches.[57]
Futurism interprets the beast from the sea to represent a revived Roman empire that will oppose Christians in the last days. Futurists would admit the symbolic ties to Rome and would interpret that the recovery from the fatal head wound would refer to a revival of this empire in the last days. It is usually understood that this revived empire will be ruled by the Antichrist, though some refer to the beast as the Antichrist. Futurist scholars, such as John Walvoord, identify this beast not as the individual ruler but as the revived Roman empire, noting that the reference to Rome's seven hills and the connection to the beasts in Daniel seven indicate that the beast represents a kingdom.[58]
Futurism interprets the beast from the earth, or false prophet, as the future head of the apostate church or as a future expression of false religion in general.[59]
Interpretation of the mark or number of the beast is similar to the idealist view suggesting that the number six refers to imperfection, falling short of the divine number seven.[60]
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A quick Noro-virus-like outbreak on Star Princess - sailing a roundtrip Inside Passage itinerary out of Seattle last week - impacted 107 passengers and 14 crew members on the trip that ended Saturday. But the real news is that, once ship staffers realized some 60 folks reported gastro-intestinal disorders within the first two to three days of the trip, they were able to make sure the incredibly contagious virus didn't spread further to the rest of the ship. Star Princess was sailing at virtually full capacity with a passenger count of 2,800 (double occupancy is 2,600).
"You really have to hit it aggressively," says Tom Dow, Princess Cruises' Seattle-based vice president of public affairs, in assessing the situation. "We know so much more (about the virus) now."
Dow says that, upon realizing that when the number of ill cruisers increased from 15 to 60 in a day - ship officers and crew immediately went into Noro-mode. "The real story," Dow says, "is that the protocol we developed - based on sanitation and information - worked. The only way you can effectively knock it out in a few days is to quickly identify it, aggressively put the program in motion, and inform the passengers so they are aware."
Beyond the usual reactive efforts - extra sanitizing in public spaces and in-cabin letters to passengers urging them to wash hands frequently - Dow says staffers "have learned there are tricks." For instance, in port, on good weather days, crew members open windows and doors (having a lot of balconies helps). "Fresh air moving through the ship is an enemy of the virus," he notes. Medically, Princess' onboard health facilities are now equipped to conduct lab tests - onboard - and can get results within hours rather than days and weeks. In the Horizon Court buffet, passengers are not allowed to ladle up their own plates; crew handles that responsibility during a Noro-crisis.
Passengers who reported symptoms were given free medical attention and asked to stay in their cabins until they'd recovered. By week's end, there were zero reports of gastro problems.
On returning to Seattle, the ship, sans passengers, underwent a thorough cleaning. This may have caused some inconvenience to folks waiting to board for this week's cruise - embarkation was delayed for three hours or so - but Dow notes that after checking in, travelers were provided with shuttle transportation to downtown Seattle and day rooms at city hotels.
At this point, three days into its follow-up voyage, Star Princess is reporting no discernable trace of Noro-virus.
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Perhaps you heard: on Sunday, Jay-Z will perform a free show at the Bayfront Park Ampitheater in an effort to drum up voter registration. Tickets started getting handed out at Obama campaign centers throughout the city this morning.
Well, if you haven't heard, and already picked up your tickets, you might as well stop reading now. Tickets are dwindling, chaos is building, and at least one campaign center, in Coral Gables, has run out. Two of our own staffers were turned away there, after waiting in line for two hours. The photo above shows the cold-hearted volunteer in mid-jilt.
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On the final day of last weeks Jerez test, McLarens Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver in a 2009 car. And although its still too early to draw any firm conclusions about the season ahead, Hamilton is confident that the MP4-24 will be more than capable of matching its predecessors pace. But however satisfied he may be with pre-season testing, the reigning world champion is determined to work harder than ever to give himself the best chance of defending his title...
Q: Lewis, at the MP4-24s rollout in Portugal you didn't have much time to sample the new car because of the weather. You racked up much more mileage at last weeks Jerez test, so what can you tell us about your new workplace for 2009?
Lewis Hamilton: Unfortunately, the weather in Portugal was not as we would have expected, but we did manage to put some miles on the MP4-24 and complete part of our test programme. The test in Spain was a little more productive. With warm temperatures and blue skies, we were finally able to start unlocking the potential of the car and discover just how it works. My first impressions are very favourable - the car has been very reliable, it feels very solid beneath me and doesn't have any vices. Looking at the programme ahead of us, I think we will be competitive in Melbourne next month.
Q: Every year before the season starts there is a lot of uncertainty for teams about how their new car will compare to the competition. This feeling seems to have been enhanced this year by the far-reaching changes to the regulations. Are you concerned about any particular aspect of the MP4-24?
LH: I think every team wants to know the strength of its rivals - but that's the same every winter. Of course, there are lots of unknowns facing us this year - new aero rules, slick tyres, KERS - and that makes it even harder to predict the order, once the season starts. We are working on a normal development programme with the MP4-24 and, like every team, will be working hard to ensure that the car runs smoothly on the slick tyres, and that KERS is reliable and fully operational, ahead of the new season.
Q: You tested the teams KERS device in Spain last week. Did it run smoothly? And how easy has it been to adjust to the addition of the KERS button to the cockpit?
LH: To be honest, you very quickly get used to using the cockpit KERS button. Don't forget that we already have a lot of dials and switches on the steering wheel, so another one or two buttons isn't going to make too much of a difference. And you soon learn how and when to use KERS; which corners benefit most from it and when you shouldn't be pressing it, when the car is already on the grip limit. Of course, unlike the engines, which are frozen, KERS development will continue throughout the whole season so it's an area where the teams will be making advances on a regular basis. But I like it - it's something else to play with in the cockpit, and that's not a bad thing.
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LH: Of course, there are safety concerns but I'm extremely comfortable with the way both McLaren and Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines have approached the KERS programme. I can tell you everything related to KERS has been designed with safety in mind, so I'm happy that our car will be safe. And the way you use it will vary from track to track. Maybe some teams won't run it at every race. It's not a discussion that I'm involved in - I just press the button when I am in the cockpit!
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And sure, everybody needs a break; the legal system certainly isn't perfect. But the laws should be applied equally. Maybe if she finally lands something heavier than forgeries and drug charges, and gets herself into Starke, Uncle Dubya could slide in a presidential pardon and set her up in a cushy post with the Carlyle Group.
By 1997 our arena had changed. High school was a two-year-old memory and Dirk and I were chugging through community college and the challenges of the twenty-year-old male -- the same, pretty much, as the challenges of the seventeen-year-old male. The booty was still hard to get, but booze had gotten easier with some fake IDs we'd made on an old Mac.
Cheers on U.S. 1 and Seventeenth was a regular hangout for us. It was a routine story: acquire booze under false identities, get busted by the ever-revolving door staff, get chased. So we were hanging out one night appropriating some gin and tonics when we bumped into a seventeen-year-old Nayib Estefan and some pals of his who'd been doing a little drinking. Joey, as he liked to be called ("I tell 'em Joey because some mouths butcher my name") was a decent kid who played down the famousness of his parents. We'd met him at Gulliver during our sophomore year -- before his expulsion -- and he was a halfway decent drummer who'd held his own on some rock standards at some battle-of-the-bands shit we'd seen.
Though he was a nice guy, he still got railed by some of us because he had the biggest and most expensive (and most puke yellow) drum kit we'd ever seen. It was straight out of Def Leppard or Poison. It was hideous to look at but sounded great. He bragged a little about the kind of equipment he had access to, his dad being Emilio Estefan and all. How he'd hung with Nestor Torres and Celia Cruz. We wondered about that, what that would do to Nayib in the long run. Our birthdays had uncles and aunts, not Grammy winners and platinum holders.
He wasn't a burnout or a drunk. Not on campus. He'd gotten a bad break on silly kid stuff. Prank calls. He was a class clown. He'd been pulling some stunts on the phone with kids' parents that ran the gamut: "Well, Mr. So and So, I was calling from Gulliver Preparatory to inform you that your son was found masturbating in the locker room." Stuff nobody pays any mind to except hysterical mothers. So while we were sitting at Cheers, pounding our drinks and getting loose, he told us how his parents in a celebrity shock-move asked the school to throw the book at him. That's why he got expelled. We chitchatted about that, and in the comfort of the bar's patio he regaled us with stories of life on the road, dealing with overpaid tutors, his mother's concerts, getting drunk with roadies, and making out with nameless groupies. Sounded glamorous to us.
At the same time, though, it seemed that, unlike Noelle, he'd ended up winning. Who wouldn't want the rock life with the endless parties and nameless chickies? The cloak of the name comes through. In retrospect, examining these two kids, it seems almost unfair that one's artistic background allows for certain excesses, while the political scrim of the other's commands strict discipline. Some aren't cut out for the limelight. In Joey's case, it seems like parenting had some effect. Picture Emilio and Gloria late at night in bed going, "Well, he sure pissed off plenty of folks and besmirched our name, but the little bugger's blood and we gotta save face."
"So what gives, Joey? At seventeen you sneaking bottles in?"
Nope, he said. He just put it on his credit card, no ID check, no hassle.
Dirk chided him that the real reason as to why he got laid so much wasn't his name and fortune, but the way his eyes drooped with lazy intoxication when he was drunk.
"Bro, don't be a dork; I get laid cuz I got a sweet dick."
"Que sweet dick y que sweet dick -- the chicks cream when they think you're gonna give them a shot as back-up dancer/singers for your mom."
"Nah, man, my dad would tear my ass with a strap if I ever got caught pulling that shit. They were nice with the expulsion and all, but I can't fuck with his music."
But what about the bottles?
"Bro, I've never had a problem buying drinks here, anywhere." To show us his prowess, he bought all the rounds that night. Got shitfaced and drove home with some friend. One of the friends, a slimy hanger-on, had nodded in silent agreement all night.
Cheers, of course, is gone now. Joey is of legal buying age and supposedly living it up in Los Angeles. Surely he knocks back a few on occasion. It's his goddamned American right. But faking prescriptions and demoralizing the spirit of rehabilitation is not, right?
But where are the good times? Why the bleeding questions? Why the hassle? Where's the rocking hobnobbing with loaded bastards? Where's the dirt? There's plenty in this Thurber album: The Iglesias kids were cool, Enrique a bit of a dork sometimes but not a bad guy (Dirk swore a fatwa on his ass because a wayward water balloon, launched from Enrique's future-microphone-crooning hands, splashed on his khakis during an early-morning recess). Raja Bell was already displaying the talent that now has him employed in the NBA. Some kids with Bacardi ties weren't the boozers you'd expect them to be. And there were others. Most I didn't know, and many who shared my background. We weren't social butterflies, but we got around on friendly terms.


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Parents Oppose Circumcision
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4 Mar 2003 @ 14:07
In line with cultural influences on males. I think this is an important topic. I'm glad this is being talked about. I wonder about the physical and psychological effects of circumscribed mutilation. What effect it had on me as well as with the effect of not being breast fed since it wasn't the trend in the 50's.
Maybe this is why I keep searching for the missing piece. :)
By Adam Liptak
New York Times
January 23, 2003
FARGO, N.D., Jan. 16 < Josiah Flatt, like about 60 percent of other newborn American boys, was circumcised soon after he was born here, in the spring of 1997. Two years later, his parents sued the doctor and the hospital.
They did not contend that the circumcision was botched or deny that Josiah's mother, Anita Flatt, had consented to the procedure in writing. They said,instead, that the doctor had failed to tell them enough about the pain,complications and consequences of circumcision, removing the foreskin of the
The suit will be heard by a jury next month. In declining to dismiss the case here before trial, Judge Cynthia Rothe-Seeger acknowledged that the case was unusual in that nothing "went `wrong' during the procedure." The
main harm Josiah seeks compensation for, Judge Rothe-Seeger noted, is "diminished sexual sensation injury."
The suit is but one effort by a small but energetic group of loosely affiliated advocates and lawyers to use the legal system to combat the practice < most American newborn boys undergo the operation when they are days old < which they liken to genital cutting in girls.
The advocates have been active in state legislatures, too. Ten states no longer allow Medicaid to pay for circumcision.
"They have reached the ears of legislators and insurance companies," Dr.Thomas Wiswell, a professor of pediatrics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a proponent of the procedure, said about the opponents. "They are far more vocal than proponents of circumcision."
J. Steven Svoboda, director of Attorneys for the Rights of the Child, a group devoted to the issue, contends that circumcision is wrong as a matter of law, medicine and philosophy. Children of both sexes, Mr. Svoboda said,
should be entitled to "bodily integrity."
Josiah Flatt's case appears to be the first to go to trial based on the theory that the absence of an exhaustive medical briefing about the risks and benefits of circumcision is tantamount to a lack of informed consent.
Among the possible complications in the operation are excess bleeding,infection and ulceration and occasional permanent damage to the penis.
"This could be a very important test case," said Geoffrey P. Miller, a professor of law at New York University who has written about legal and cultural issues of circumcision.
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Fairy Tales and a Dose of Reality
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4 Mar 2003 @ 13:25
An editorial on fairy tales from today's New York Times...
March 3, 2003
Fairy Tales and a Dose of Reality
Catherine Orenstein is author of
``Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale.''
The most recent crop of reality television shows taps the fantasies we first learned from fairy tales: castles and fortunes, true love and romantic destiny, and above all that most perfect storybook union, the "fairy tale wedding." On the rose-strewn finale of "The Bachelorette," Trista chose the shy fireman Ryan, who promptly got down on one knee and held out a diamond. "I don't think that I could have imagined a better ending to this fairy tale story," she sighed. Meanwhile, on "Joe Millionaire," 20 would-be Cinderellas competed for the hand of a modern-day Prince Charming.
Of course, in addition to pandering to our storybook fantasies, reality television plays to far crasser conceits — lies and manipulation, an ample display of female flesh and a sadistic interest in the rejected suitors' humiliation. Fox's new show "Married by America," which premieres tonight, will take love out of the equation entirely, with viewers picking who gets paired off. In NBC's coming "Race to the Altar," a sort of hybrid of "The Great Race" and "The Bachelor," couples will compete for a fantasy prime-time wedding.
Sounds like fairy tales run amok. In fact, though, this reality comes closer to the true storybook than one might imagine. Those who wish for a real-life fairy tale romance might want to read their fairy tales again. The first published contes de fées, as they were called by the Parisian aristocracy at the end of the 17th century, did indeed revolve around courtship and weddings, but they told of unions that were anything but sweet and loving. Charles Perrault's 1697 collection, "Tales of Times Past with Morals," better known today as the "Mother Goose Tales," featured cruelty, deceit, greed, murder and nasty in-laws.
His pre-Disney Sleeping Beauty is not chastely awakened by a kiss, but rather impregnated by a passing prince and hidden in the woods. Years later the prince's mother tries to eat her. The young bride in Perrault's "Bluebeard" appears to have made a better match by marrying a wealthy widower. Alas, it turns out her groom is a serial killer. One day she discovers the corpses of his former wives hanging in a secret chamber.
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U.S. Diplomat Resigns
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U.S. Diplomat Resigns, Protesting 'Our Fervent Pursuit of War'
By Felicity Barringer
New York Times
Thursday 27 February 2003
UNITED NATIONS - A career diplomat who has served in United States embassies from Tel Aviv to Casablanca to Yerevan resigned this week in protest against the country's policies on Iraq.
The diplomat, John Brady Kiesling, the political counselor at the United States Embassy in Athens, said in his resignation letter, "Our fervent pursuit of war with Iraq is driving us to squander the international legitimacy that has been America's most potent weapon of both offense and defense since the days of Woodrow Wilson."
Mr. Kiesling, 45, who has been a diplomat for about 20 years, said in a telephone interview tonight that he faxed the letter to Secretary of State Colin L, Powell on Monday after informing Thomas Miller, the ambassador in Athens, of his decision.
He said he had acted alone, but "I've been comforted by the expressions of support I've gotten afterward" from colleagues.
"No one has any illusions that the policy will be changed," he said. "Too much has been invested in the war."
Louis Fintor, a State Department spokesman, said he had no information on Mr. Kiesling's decision and it was department policy not to comment on personnel matters.
In his letter, a copy of which was provided to The New York Times by a friend of Mr. Kiesling's, the diplomat wrote Mr. Powell: "We should ask ourselves why we have failed to persuade more of the world that a war with Iraq is necessary. We have over the past two years done too much to assert to our world partners that narrow and mercenary U.S. interests override the cherished values of our partners."
His letter continued: "Even where our aims were not in question, our consistency is at issue. The model of Afghanistan is little comfort to allies wondering on what basis we plan to rebuild the Middle East, and in whose image and interests."
It is rare but not unheard-of for a diplomat, immersed in the State Department's culture of public support for policy, regardless of private feelings, to resign with this kind of public blast. From 1992 to 1994, five State Department officials quit out of frustration with the Clinton administration's Balkans policy.
Asked if his views were widely shared among his diplomatic colleagues, Mr. Kiesling said: "No one of my colleagues is comfortable with our policy. Everyone is moving ahead with it as good and loyal. The State Department is loaded with people who want to play the team game - we have a very strong premium on loyalty."
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4 Mar 2003 @ 09:07
This test consists of one (1) multiple-choice question
(so you better get it right!).
Here's a list of the countries that the U.S. has bombed since
the end of World War II, compiled by historian William Blum:
China 1945-46
Korea 1950-53
China 1950-53
Guatemala 1954
Indonesia 1958
Cuba 1959-60
Guatemala 1960
Congo 1964
Peru 1965
Laos 1964-73
Vietnam 1961-73
Cambodia 1969-70
Guatemala 1967-69
Grenada 1983
Libya 1986
El Salvador 1980s
Nicaragua 1980s
Panama 1989
Iraq 1991-99
Sudan 1998
Afghanistan 1998
Yugoslavia 1999
In how many of these instances did a democratic government, respectful of human rights, occur as a direct result? Choose one of the following:
(a) 0
(b) zero
(c) none
(d) not a one
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