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Meaning in the Year of the Snake
"If the account given in Genesis is really true, ought we not, after all, to thank this serpent? He was the first schoolmaster, the first advocate of learning, the first enemy of ignorance, the first to whisper in human ears the sacred word liberty."
– Robert Green Ingersoll
In honor of the Year of the Snake, which will arrive with Chinese and Tibetan New Year on February 10th, I decided to explore the snake as a symbol across cultures and history, just as I did with the dragon last year. If you'd like to read some of the predictions for the Year of the Snake based in the Chinese and Tibetan astrology systems, I wrote a bit on that over at Bellaonline.com. This post is more of a free-form exploration of the snake and the serpent as a symbol. Symbols speak to us beyond words, on a visceral level, and can serve as shortcuts to meaning, or even doorways to other dimensions. This post is a meander through images and myths related to the snake, which I hope will spur insights for you about what you'd like your Year of the Snake to be about (it certainly did for me.)
The snake has so many different interpretations, but if there is any overriding theme it is one of consciousness – of good and evil, of choice, and of awakening to the power of this choice. The snake, across all cultures, is never seen as stupid. The snake is not only smart, but aware, and it brings awareness – sometimes at any cost. In Judeo-Christianity of course, it's the snake, or serpent, that convinces Eve to partake of forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. The conventional interpretation is that this is a fall from grace, and over the centuries both serpents and women have suffered from this association, considered the root of all evil in the world.
Mystic and esoteric interpretations of Genesis have always been more nuanced, and seen the snake as a catalyst for Adam and Eve's awakening – to their independence from God, to their own free will, to their sexual energies, or, as in the Ingersoll quote above, to the quest for knowledge and learning itself. Seen in terms of the spiritual journey, it is only through separation from God or Source that we can seek to come back to it. In this way, the snake is nothing less than the catalyst for our own enlightenment.
This is closer to my own primary association with the snake as symbol – as the 'nadis' or energy channels through which the spiritual energy of kundalini rises through the chakras as part of the enlightenment process:
As the kundalini rises – not just once but over and over – it triggers lessons, insights, gifts, and challenges associated with the stages of consciousness linked to each chakra. Sometimes we are engrossed in the lessons of one or more chakras for years – or lifetimes. Sometimes we move all the way through, and experience an awakening of sorts, before cycling back through to learn on an even deeper level, resulting in an even deeper awakening, and integration of that learning into a new self.
Awakening is a healing process as well – a healing of our intrinsic separation from Source. Often 'dis-ease', whether physical, emotional, mental or spiritual, is the spur for our seeking, and so it's appropriate in that sense that the spiraling kundalini snakes were incorporated into the modern-day medical symbol in the West, albeit conventional medicine has moved far afield of its holistic roots (although gradually coming back to it these days – we hope):
The snake, in particular the cobra, is linked not only to awakening in the East but also to the protection of enlightenment. Many versions of the Buddha's life story tell of his protection by one or more cobras while sitting under the Bodhi Tree in meditation. This image represents not only protection but also the Buddha's peace with all beings, as the cobra's initially antagonistic instincts are quelled by the great peace emanating from Buddha:
Cobras often also encircle the head of Vishnu, the Hindu god who plays the role of 'preserver' in the Trimurti of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer. Together they represent the never-ending cycle of birth and death, creation, destruction, and transformation.
This connection between snakes and protection is mirrored in the Hindu and Tibetan 'nagas' – serpent/snake deities featured prominently in the Indian epic the Mahabarata. Nagas play many different roles in this tale, and in related Buddhist mythology, but are almost always linked to water and the underworld, and often to the protection of natural forces and/or secret mystic knowledge. They are usually portrayed as benevolent to humans unless they are mistreated, in which case they strike back through natural disasters, often based in water. In some contemporary interpretations nagas are therefore sometimes thought of as protectors of the environment, with the disasters they are connected with seen as retribution for environmental destruction wrought by humanity.
In Tibetan portrayals, nagas are sometimes also portrayed as protectors of termas, or 'hidden treasures'. Within Tantric Buddhism termas are teachings planted by Tantric masters for eventual discovery by future adepts, at such time as they are ready for them. Termas are revelatory in nature, and only understood by those ready to receive them. They are linked to direct knowing of enlightenment, rather than intellectual understanding.
The cobra was also a powerful protection symbol in Ancient Egypt, and placed on either side of the sun (representing Ra) in some versions of the winged solar disk found above temple and pyramid doors:
The cobra also came to symbolize Lower Egypt, and served as guardians in later tombs:
Of course, there's a shadow side to the snake in mythology – this is not an uncomplicated symbol. How could we talk about snakes, especially on a site largely devoted to women's spirituality, without covering Medusa? In Greek mythology, Medusa has a hideous face and venemous snakes for hair, and her glance turns onlookers to stone. In more modern interpretations Medusa is often equated with feminine rage, and thus as a shadow that can be transformed through awareness into feminine power.
Another 'shadow' representation of the snake is found in the Tibetan Buddhist symbol for aversion, the root of hatred or anger, which is one of the three root delusions or 'poisons' that leads to suffering. Within Wheel of Life mandalas, the three delusions are depicted as a snake, pig (ignorance) and bird (attachment):
Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec/Mayan 'feathered-serpent' god captured a lot of interest in 2012 as one of the gods associated with the Mayan calendar. There are a lot of different interpretations of Quetzalcoatl, but in all of them he is nothing if not intense. He is linked to both creation and destruction, death and fertility, and cycles of all types. Taken as a whole, the common thread running through Quetzalcoatl stories seems to be choice-points and redemption – the destruction of the past for the creation of a new future:
Which brings us to the other main theme associated with snakes – that of rebirth, because of their ability to shed their skin and grow a new one each year:
This theme is common in Native American depictions, but is also perhaps related to the Ouroboros, a picture of a snake eating its own tale, representing cycles and eternal renewal in Egyptian and Greek texts, and later adopted by alchemists and even Gnostics to represent duality and non-duality (similar to the yin/yang symbol.)
Because of this link to renewal, the snake has also often been connected to fertility, as with this Minoan snake goddess statue estimated to be from around 1600 BCE, making it one of the oldest such statues archaeologists have found:
So there you go – awareness, awakening, choice, delusion, protection, esoteric knowledge, cycles, fertility, rebirth. There's no shortage of snake mythology to draw upon when contemplating your Year of the Snake. For me, it seems to all add up to a moving inward, a necessary retraction after the fiery Year of the Dragon, for honest self-appraisal and inquiry. The result can be an emergence into a new level of awakening, a rebirth born of direct knowing, a cutting through past delusion, and a new level of alignment with both earth and Source.
This was a necessarily a subjective and limited view of the snake, there are so many different legends to draw upon! Feel free to share your own favorite snake symbols or myths, and your own interpretations too…Namaste, and Happy Year of the Snake.
Nina permalinkFebruary 3, 2013 2:37 am
Thank you Lisa, for all the care and research you put into this. I was just reading some of the interpretations of the Year of the Female Water snake but wasn't finding anything that spoke to me. This gives me much more to work with. Kundalini- of course, I can't believe I hadn't thought of that connection already. And I know snakes are associated with healing in many Native traditions- their venom can harm or heal. It's an interesting metaphor…
February 3, 2013 2:44 am
Thank you Nina, for sharing that about snake venom being either harmful or healing. That plays so well in to the theme of knowledge and free will, which we can use for good or evil, self-awareness or self-destruction. That is really what tied so many of these themes together for me – this idea of self-inquiry, awareness and choice as the roots of awakening. I think it also ties into some of the more traditional predictions I read for the Year of the Snake – the snake in Chinese astrology is a very private, introspective, smart creature. That intelligence can be unstoppable if applied productively, or lethal if not. Coming on the heels of the Year of the Dragon, it's like this is the year where we make the choices that count, based on how we interpret the more dramatic events of 2012.
February 3, 2013 3:05 am
wow. that was quite a post! thank you for the time it took to organize and write this post! z
February 3, 2013 3:17 am
This post so reminded me of the head dress from our "Egyptian Mysticism Class" which I "saw" as we were meditating–a cobra on the front of the head dress. Thank you for all the different threads tied together so beautifully in your post.
Pema permalinkFebruary 3, 2013 3:29 am
I just want to say BRAVO to the work you're doing. Makes me smile so much! :)
February 3, 2013 3:43 am
Well, you just covered the first year of my Mythological Studies program in one post. :)
But seriously, thank you for this exploration. There's a lot of really good material here, with a lot of tips for more in-depth study.
For me, the snake is most closely related with healing and rebirth. The shedding of the skin as growth, rebirth, and renewal is very powerful imagery for me. On the darker side, growing up on the farm, and being something of a "wild child", snakes were the only real danger I had to worry about. I spent 90% of my time alone in the woods, and I had to be mindful not to step on one or grab one by mistake. Twenty years before learning anything about Buddhism…snakes taught me mindfulness and awareness. :)
Diasporations permalinkFebruary 3, 2013 12:23 pm
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February 3, 2013 4:54 pm
Thanks so much all – Cate, yes I remembered that as I was writing! I think there is much more to the cobra in Ancient Egyptian mysticism than comes out in the historical analysis…it is more about transformation of shadow into power I feel – turning 'poison' into 'nectar'. I didn't go into that here, but I think it's the real core of cobra mythology…
February 3, 2013 4:57 pm
Hi Jay, yes I almost did a section on fear, as our family spends a lot of time in the Utah deserts as you know, and rattlesnakes are our biggest worry there (and a very real one.) Lots of symbolic meaning to mine there too I think, as they are so hard to see, and the biggest challenge comes from stepping on them unwittingly, especially when they are shedding their skins in the Fall, as that is their most vulnerable time since they can't move as freely. Lots we could say about that in terms of the vulnerability of going through a transformative period in our lives…
February 3, 2013 4:58 pm
Thanks for the reblog Diasporations, and thanks to everyone for their shares and comments. May your Year of the Snake be transformative and happy!
February 3, 2013 8:05 pm
This was simply awesome! Will be re-blogging!!!
February 3, 2013 8:06 pm
Reblogged this on Journeying to the Goddess and commented:
We will be entering the Year of the Snake shortly. This is a wonderful piece depicting the significance of the snake throughout different cultures. The snake represents "awareness, awakening, choice, delusion, protection, esoteric knowledge, cycles, fertility, rebirth. There's no shortage of snake mythology to draw upon when contemplating your Year of the Snake. For me, it seems to all add up to a moving inward, a necessary retraction after the fiery Year of the Dragon, for honest self-appraisal and inquiry. The result can be an emergence into a new level of awakening, a rebirth born of direct knowing, a cutting through past delusion, and a new level of alignment with both earth and Source." – Mommy Mystic
February 3, 2013 9:09 pm
Thanks Lisa! This is full of great stuff. I'll share it with my triangle blessing group (Alla and Laura) and use it for some thought in this final week before the year of the snake arrives.
February 3, 2013 10:19 pm
Thanks, Lisa! You've covered so much in this one blog… I'm going to share it. So glad I ignored the interpretation of one minister many years ago who told me to give up yoga, because of his association of the snake with the work of the devil.
February 4, 2013 4:52 am
Daughter Ravynstar and Elizabeth, thanks so much for sharing with others, I hope it spurs insights for all. It was really a pleasure to write.
Becca, I'm glad you ignored him too!!
February 4, 2013 1:33 pm
I was born on the cusp of the years of the dragon and the snake, and the Chinese new year of the female water snake is on my birthday this year, so that must be significant! I love working with the nagas and naginis in Vajrayana, Shaivism and Himalayan shamanism.
February 4, 2013 7:06 pm
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Snakes are the beings who know boundaries best. They can wrap around others, around themselves, defend the barriers they wish, and twist through and out of any lines that could be blurred. The power to transform and heal boundaries can give anyone the power to pursue what they truly want in life. May this look into the history of snake teaching and symbolism be the beginning of many journeys to power and freedom.
February 4, 2013 8:29 pm
I am a snake.. and I remember well the last time it was 'year of the snake'. TRANSITION. Deeper awakening. Kundalini.. Thank you so much. Really amazing post!! YEAH!Excellent.
February 4, 2013 10:13 pm
BlauSternSchwarzSchlonge – yes seems like the signal for a big year for you.
February 4, 2013 10:24 pm
Wheresmytower – thanks for the reblog and the comment. This really captured me "[snakes] can wrap around others, around themselves, defend the barriers they wish, and twist through and out of any lines that could be blurred." So true and I had not thought of it in this way – how snakes move in and around things that might first be perceived as barriers. Another great connection for thinking about the Year of the Snake.
February 4, 2013 10:25 pm
Yogini Tiff – extra happy snake year to you then – this is your year!
February 5, 2013 7:45 am
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Here's an interesting post, with beautiful images, by "The Mommy Mystic". Here she examines snake mythology, spiritually and cross culturally, in honor of the upcoming Chinese New Year, Year of the Snake. I was born in the Year of the Snake, and not surprisingly I suppose, a peddling astrologer told me I had sad Snake eyes, and would return to India someday…I do, and I did. :) More transformation and rebirth on the way…Shed that skin, and let it go…
February 7, 2013 7:55 am
As always, beautifully written, well researched and backed up by innate wisdom.
February 9, 2013 7:00 am
Another wonderfully informative post that I will bookmark for reference! Transformation, healing energy, these are the gifts of snake to me. A totem in my dreams which gives me healing abilities. And, hurray!, it's my year!! Thanks for the reminder!
February 9, 2013 2:52 pm
I like this so much I am going to reblog it and other links for the Year of the Water Snake which starts tomorrow into the next day, which btw is my birthday, lol.
February 10, 2013 3:45 pm
BlauSternSchwarzSchlonge – thanks for the reblog, and happy snake birthday:-)
February 11, 2013 3:51 pm
Wonderful blog <3 Thank you. Love to you <3
February 13, 2013 2:57 am
Thank you for sharing this post and it's very interesting information. I'd never known the snake had so many different interpretations and was found in almost every ancient culture around the world. I wish you a very happy year of the snake :)
February 13, 2013 2:57 am
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Thank you for sharing this post and it's very interesting information. I'd never known the snake had so many different interpretations and was found in almost every ancient culture around the world. I wish you a very happy year of the snake :)
February 15, 2013 3:03 am
I went to the Buddhist temple to pray with my Vietnamese friend at midnight Feb. 9 into Feb 10 (Vietnamese New Year).
Then, I celebrated the Chinese New Year on the evening of Feb. 10, with my friends from Taiwan. I was told by both groups, that I was born in the year of the snake (many years ago)….and that I am a water snake. I had always thought that being a "snake" had negative connotations. I am glad to see all of this information about the positive side! Thankyou.
February 15, 2013 4:55 pm
Hi Mary, Happy Year of the Snake to you! I don't think of any astrological sign (in any system) as 'good' or 'bad' although I know some people do. I think they are expressions of energy that we can use in whatever ways we need, and part of what astrology does is show us the energetic 'currents' we are swimming in, so that we can best do that. The snake is not an easy energy to comprehend, it's not straightforward, but it has a lot of hidden power in it I think.
February 17, 2013 1:05 am
Lilith in her many forms…
February 18, 2013 7:26 pm
Thanks Juli Anne for your link!
March 1, 2013 9:19 pm
Reblogged this on Blazing Light, Love's Song and commented:
Insight-full in many ways. Just have to re-blog it!
March 13, 2015 9:18 pm
Thank you so much for this post! Can you tell me whether the image of the chakra map and the nadis is a public domain image or if it is copyrighted? I would love to use it in a book I am writing about yoga for grief and loss.
March 13, 2015 9:19 pm
I meant to check notification box~ Thank you so much!
March 17, 2015 3:02 am
Hi Karla, I originally found it on Wikicommons so yes I believe it is public domain, but I can't find it there now so can't guarantee that. Good luck with your book, it sounds like a wonderful project. – Lisa


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What's the best striking art, not only in fight sports but for self defense also?
What's the best striking art, not only in fight sports but for self defense also?
Muay Thai....
sport muay thai
self d. ballbat
counter punching like chuck and crocop seem to work really well
muay thai. in the street, ring, or cage, doesn't matter
HW: Cro Cop | Barnett | Gonzaga
LHW: Rampage| Shogun
MW: KANG | Sakuraba | Spider Silva | Baroni | Akiyama
WW: Thiago Alves | GSP | Mach
LW: Gomi | BJ Penn | Aoki | Jamie Varner reppin' AZCS | DIDA
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Hmm..I don't know...probably Muay thai.
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muay thai, kyokushin karate, ryu te
kyokushin and ryu te not only have similar striking to muay thai but also have self defense/standing grappling and locks, which can work well in the street
I'll join the broken record chorus (with whom I agree) and vote muay thai
Thats not even a question. Muay Thai is hands down the most effective way of striking standing up in competitive sports and self defense.
Karate is way underused and underappreciated as far as training in striking goes.
It gets my vote. Some styles of karate are obviously better than others.
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Thursday, November 7, 2013
The United States Postal Service and the Goose Creek chapter of the NAACP unveiled a new stamp commemorating the March on Washington last week in Goose Creek.
This year is the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leading hundreds of thousands of protestors to the Lincoln Memorial. It was there that he delivered his famed "I have a dream" speech.
"We would not be where we are as a country, state, county or town if it weren't for that march," said Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler ast last week's ceremony. "We're better than we've ever been and I look forward to a bright, progressive future."
U.S. Postal Service Communications Director for the Greater South Carolina District Harry Spratlin spoke to the gathering about problems that inspired the movement and the stamp that commemorates it.
"The color of someone's skin is just a minor detail about them, but in politics it was a giant issue and still is today," he said. "My Post Office colleagues and I are so proud to share this with you."
Local students took part in the ceremony, hosted by Orangeburg NAACP President Barbara Williams.
Fifth grader Tristen Daniels delivered the invocation before fellow fifth grader T'Auna Prioleau performed the monologue "I am Coretta Scott King."
Goose Creek High School senior Silas Adams delivered a recreation of the "I have a dream" speech.
Trident Urban League President and CEO Otha H. Meadows said that progress for the community relies with the children.
"The key to upward mobility in our society is education," he said. "The March on Washington taught us two things: Lord knows we've made a lot of progress and Lord Knows we have a long way to go."
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By nature, I enjoy cold weather. While my coworkers bundle up at the thought of a 45-degree day, I walk around in a short-sleeve shirt basking in brisk winds that bring me to life.
Only when temperatures dip below 35 do I consider things to be cooling down. And, even I have to admit, a windy 25 or 30 degrees here in Okaloosa County at least feels cold.
We will have plenty of those cold days the next couple of months, and some of the cold will linger into mid-March and perhaps as long as early April.
As much as I enjoy the cooler weather, it can become a problem this time of year.
Soccer season continues into February. As the soccer season wraps up, softball, baseball, tennis and track will get started.
The first day for softball practice was Monday. Baseball practice starts next Monday. Softball preseason games can be played beginning Jan. 27, and regular-season games start Feb. 3.
Baseball teams can play preseason games Feb. 3 and start the regular season Feb. 10.
In other words, half the softball and baseball seasons will be played in the winter.
Now, I'm a baseball guy. Baseball and football are my two favorite sports. I'd be as happy as a termite in a lumber yard if the only two sports I ever had to cover were baseball and football.
But something's just not right about covering a baseball game in February when I can't grip a pencil to take my game notes because my hands are numb from the cold.
The scheduling of Florida's sports seasons is heavily influenced by the state's large metropolitan areas, which, except for Jacksonville, tend to be in the state's central and southern regions.
On any given winter night, Okaloosa County's temperatures typically run 15-20 degrees cooler than in other parts of the state. At times, those temperature differences can be more than 40 degrees. Factoring wind chill and humidity in the equation can drive down how cold it feels by several more degrees.
Cold weather can be more than just an inconvenience for players and fans. Athletes have greater risk of injury in colder conditions when it is more difficult for them to stretch and warm up or stay warm.
Looking on the bright side of things, kids, even here in Northwest Florida, are throwing baseballs and softballs in January, February and March. Their counterparts in northern states are having snowball fights as they wait for the first signs of spring.
In a perfect world, so-called spring sports wouldn't actually start until spring in late March. But the academic calendar often conflicts with the seasonal calendar, and we are forced to make do with what we have.
So if you plan on watching a game on a cold winter night, make sure you bundle up and bring a thermos of your favorite hot beverage.
You'll be glad you did.
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin's sports editor. Email him at email@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.


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Hi everyone!
Its been forever since we been on here. Hope everyone is well and your little peanuts are thriving! Gabrielle is now 2 1/2 yrs old and is doing very well. She can count when you lay items out for her, knows all her ABC's, 123's and loves doing crafts, coloring, cooking and likes wrking on her puzzles. She will be starting preschool in September.
I know I hate when people compare her to her cousin but I did it the other day :0< Her cousin who is also 2 1/2 was wrking on her coloring book and she was wrking on it so quitely and would wrk on one page till it was competely colored in. Gabrielle on the other hand would color a few strokes and than turn the page. She does this quite often with her regular coloring books. She also does other things that worry DH & I but we don't know if its a typical 2 1/2 yr old behavior or its a warning that she has ADD. I was going to bring this up to her pedi when she gets her regular check up.


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Bill, you're correct, as an enduro or an ATV would be "best" given the potential gridlock, but unfortunately due to some family health issues, that is not an option. If it were just me, I would probably go with a 4 wheeler ATV with front and rear cargo racks.
I really need something larger, and preferably an automatic in case my wife needs to drive it. (She can drive a straight drive, but her arthritis makes it painful.)
I'm truly thinking that the CUCV is an interesting alternative, IF I can get a couple of them cheap, even better.


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The TourismusMarketing Niedersachsen GmbH (TMN) was founded in 2001 and as the marketing organisation of the federal state its task is to market the holiday destination of Niedersachsen/ Lower Saxony on a national and international level.
General Information
Niedersachsen is located in northwest Germany and is borderedby the North Sea coast in the north and by the Harz mountains and the Weser hill country in the south. What's in between encompasses everything from historic and seafaring towns to trade fair locations of international significance. Various natural habitats with tranquil rivers, dense deciduous and evergreen forests as well as moorland and heath landscapes offer opportunities for a multifaceted holiday in Niedersachsen.
The possibilities include everything from water sports, hiking,road cycling and mountain biking to equestrian sports and golf. 20,000 km of river routes and 13,000 km of cycle paths wind their way through the region. Exciting theme parks, animal parks and zoos ensure a memorable visit.
Cultural enthusiasts will enjoy historic windmills, exciting museums, magnificent castles and fortresses, as well as top international artists at dance and music festivals. There are no less than four UNESCO-World Heritage sites in Niedersachsen. Hildesheim boasts the Mariendom and St. Michael's, and Goslar has the old town as well as the nearby Rammelsberg mine and the Upper Harz Water Management area; the Fagus Factory in Alfeld has been listed since 2011. And let's not forget the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site: the Wadden Sea in the North Sea.
The federal state also wins over visitors with diverse cuisine characterised by both traditional regionalism and by contemporary internationalism: country inns and fine gourmet restaurants attract guests with regional specialities including hearty green cabbage, delicate fish dishes, an fresh asparagus.
How to get there
Whether you're travelling in your own car, by public transport, ship or plane – many roads lead to Lower Saxony. Modern motorways as the A2, A1 and A7 connect the state with the rest of Germany. International airports can be found in Hannover, Bremen, Hamburg and Münster-Osnabrück. Towns and cities like Hannover, Wolfsburg, Hildesheim etc. can be reached easily by ICE fast trains of Deutsche Bahn.
There are numerous cultural highlights to be discovered in Lower Saxony: walking in the footsteps of emperors and kings, visiting the UNESCO World Heritage sights, discovery tours through lively large cities or medieval town centres.
UNESCO World Heritage
In Niedersachsen, there are several UNESCO world heritage sites. The romantic architecture of Hildesheim with its cathedral and 1000-year-old rose tree and the church St. Michael, the town of Goslar with the wonderful old city centre as well as the ore mine Rammelsberg and the FagusWerk in Alfeld, which was awarded in 2011, the first industrial building of modern times. The Wadden Sea World Natural Heritage stretches across the German and Dutch part of the Wadden Sea. It is an exceptionally dynamic landscape. Nowhere else in the world have the tides created a more diverse landscape that keeps changing to this day.
The Royal House of Hannover
In 1714, George Louis became Elector of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Hanover. For 123 years the Guelphs reigned over the large British sphere of influence, leaving their imprint on European, American and world history. In Lower Saxony some of the old manors and castles can still be found. Examples for Hanoverian grandiosity are Celle Castle, the place of exile for the Danish Queen Caroline Mathilde, and the fairy-tale castle Marienburg which is still owned by the Royal Family.
The_9 Cities
The_9 Cities are an alliance of historical cities in Niedersachsen (Braunschweig, Celle, Göttingen, Goslar, Hameln, Hannover, Hildesheim, Lüneburg, Wolfenbüttel + Autostadt in Wolfsburg).
Be captivated by the romantic charm of the historical old city quarters, experience the colorful hustle and bustle of the metropolises of Lower Saxony and immerse yourself in the blue diversity of the maritime harbour cities. No doubt everything there is to discover will come as a surprise. From an urban city break, for example in Hannover the state capital of Lower Saxony, Oldenburg or Osnabrück to The_9 Cities, an alliance of historical cities in Niedersachsen (Braunschweig, Celle, Göttingen, Goslar, Hameln, Hannover, Hildesheim, Lüneburg, Wolfenbüttel + Autostadt in Wolfsburg) – Germany's second-largest state has plenty to offer .
Framework architecture
Niedersachsen is famous for its Framework architecture. As stone was a rare building material timber frames were a common method in mediaeval times. Celle has century old half-timbered houses and unrivalled sights from its courtly time as a royal residence. A special form of Framework can be seen along the river Weser - the Weserrenaissance style is a playful version inspired by Italian architecture. The picturesque town of Hann. Münden with its approx. 700 half-timbered houses from six centuries serves as a crowd puller in the south of the State.
Museums in Niedersachsen
There are several museums and culture institutions in Niedersachsen which have achieved a very good reputation beyond the borders of the federal state. Some examples: with its Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig offers the biggest and most outstanding art museum of the federal state of Niedersachsen and also one of the most important museums of the old art of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Art Gallery Emden with the Henry Nannen collection consistently puts innovative art projects into effect to give young people an understanding of art. The Felix-Nussbaum-Museum in Osnabrück presents the works of the Jewish painter. The building was designed by the architect Daniel Libeskind.
Health, Fitness & Wellness Holidays
Lower Saxony is a first-class region for wellness holidays: here you can recharge your batteries and regain strength. The beautiful surroundings and the friendly people are just as much part of this as the obvious high therapeutic competence and modern equipment. The elements sea, moorland, salt water, sulphur, air and water, created by nature, have been used by man for hundreds of years for health purposes. From health treatments to relaxation you'll find some very interesting and unusual health programmes different health spas. Bathing in algae, salt mud treatments or water treatments à la Kneipp, this is the right way to destress for body and soul.
Active and Alive
Lower Saxony is the perfect choice for fun holidays and active getaways. With its countless rivers and lakes, the North Sea coast, its vast heath, highland, forest and moor landscapes, visitors will find the perfect opportunities for various activities like cycling, golf, walking, hiking, riding or water adventures.
Cycling in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony's vast, rather flat landscapes are perfectly suitable for restorative cycling holidays: downstream along the rivers your bike will almost ride itself along. On the other hand, for cyclists with more sporty ambitions, a trip to the south of Lower Saxony with the Harz mountains is recommended. Here they will find demanding routes with steep inclines. Moderate to hilly slopes can be found in the Weserbergland, in the Wiehengebirge and the Teutoburg Forest in the Osnabrücker Land.
Lower Saxony – land of the horse
Lower Saxony really is the land of the horse with some great equestrian events. You can experience world class tournaments, horse racing, elite horse auctions and stylish Hengstparade horse shows. A great number of riding routes invite you to discover the regions of Lower Saxony on horseback. Countless farms are specialised in riding holidays.
Lower Saxony – land of golf
Golfing from its most beautiful side: from the windy North Sea coast over the Lüneburger Heath to the undulating Weserbergland, first-class golf courses of all levels of difficulty await you in the Niedersachsen. A concentration of over 80 golf courses makes the region perfect for golfing.
Water Sports
Beside the North Sea, there are numerous places to do water sports. The largest inland water is the Steinhuder Meer, at around 30 km² in size – a paradise for sailors, windsurfers and kiteboarders. Just half this size is Lake Dümmer, near Osnabrück. The most important navigable waterways are the Elbe, Weser and Ems. Innumerable ditches, rivers and canals with a total length of 30,000 kilometres criss-cross the state.
Professionals know: the success of a conference depends not only on content, top speakers and perfect technology. In the towns and cities of Lower Saxony you find ideal conditions: a professional service, conference venues of every size and multifaceted programmes. Hannover is known beyond the German borders for being the perfect exhibition venue. Since the first trade fair in 1947 the Hannover Fair has developed into the biggest exhibition of capital goods in the world and hosts today five of the ten biggest exhibitions in the world. Smaller meetings can be arranged in various hotels, universities and other venues in Lower Saxony or at special locations as the Meyer Shipyard in Papenburg.
Trade Fairs
The Hannover Messe and the CeBIT computer trade fair have made the Hannover area the most important trade fair centre in the world. Traditional universities in Braunschweig and Göttingen, the Hannover Medical School and numerous academic research centres demonstrate the close links between science and industry.
On our new travel trade portal the travel trade industry finds information about the various regions and attractions of Niedersachsen along with tips on travelling.
Information about group offers is available from the regional tourist partners.
Lower Saxony is a travel destination which offers plenty of options and facilities that enable visitors with disabilities and/or restricted mobility to discover different regions and attractions. Advice and information for travellers with restricted mobility is available from TourismusMarketing Niedersachsen and the regional tourist partners.
With motorways crossing the state and a well developed infrastructure Niedersachsen is ideally suited for individual travellers. The towns and cities are perfectly connected and even most of the attractions in the countryside can be reaches easily by bus. Because of these good connections everything seems just a stone's throw away.
Amongst nature in Niedersachsen
Niedersachsen offers many different options when looking for a green holiday because sea and mountains create perfect environments for active, nature-based vacations. The North Sea is ideal for bathing or hiking across mudflats to the Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site, while the Harz mountains provide a vast natural setting for exciting climbs and long mountainbike descents. Hiking and cycling tracks regularly intersect with the centuriesold irrigation system of ponds, lakes, moats and streams – also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the "Upper Harz Water Management System", since 2010. For an authentic Harz experience, regional tourism establishments place great emphasis on local products.
Sustainability and climate protection are important topics in Lower Saxony. There are a lot of facilities and exhibitions which deal with this topic:
For example the Autostadt in Wolfsburg. The exhibition LEVEL GREEN – The Concept of Sustainability examines various dimensions of sustainability and uses architecture to display the content in an interactive and playful way. Situated on approximately 1 000 m², the "experiential space Sustainability" is an interplay between a walk-in sculptural installation, divided into six themed areas, and the 25 exhibits within it.
Some Lower Saxony Must-Sees
Hildesheim with the cathedral with its impressive bronze casts and St. Michael, a beautiful early Romanesque church.
The ore mine Rammelsberg together with the mediaeval old city centre of Goslar.
The FagusWerk Alfeld, the first modern industrial building.
The Wadden Sea, declared UNESCO Natural Heritage for being an extraordinary habitat.
The Old Town centre of Celle with over 500 half-timbered houses mainly from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
The almost unchanged Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen with Baroque, English and botanical gardens.
Marienburg Castle, the former summer residence of the Guelphs is considered one of the most important neo-Gothic historical buildings.
Hämelschenburg Castle between Hameln and Bad Pyrmont, the most splendid castle of the Weserrenaissance.
Hameln, the picturesque hometown of the Pied Piper.
The Meyer Shipyard building luxury cruise liners.
The former salting and hanseatic town of Lüneburg.
The International Wind and Watermill Museum in Gifhorn with currently 16 original mills.
The museum in Kalkriese at the original Varus' Battle site.
The Emden Art Gallery with its collection of German expressionism and paintings of the new functionalism movement.
The castle complex of the Porzellanmanufaktur Fürstenberg one of Europe's most famous porcelain manufacturers.
The Autostadt in Wolfsburg with events and attractions based around the theme of mobility and the brand Volkswagen.
Braunschweig, the town of Henry the Lion, with its mediaeval city.
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Come on! It's great! Evil government mind-control drug experiments gone haywire! Psychokinesis that puts Carrie to shame! Rolling Stone magazine as the only trustworthy media outlet in the USA!
Am I really the only one who has an opinion?
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Come on! It's great! Evil government mind-control drug experiments gone haywire! Psychokinesis that puts Carrie to shame! Rolling Stone magazine as the only trustworthy media outlet in the USA!
Am I really the only one who has an opinion?
When Jordan reorganized the Forum so that there were sub-forums for each title, many of the old posts were purged so it looks like we are starting without any comments. No reason not to start a new discussion, though.
I just finished re-reading Firestarter, and there was even a nice thread discussing it. But since you asked , it is a fantastic book. I read it for the first time when I was no more than 13 or 14, and reading it now over a decade later (my GOD I feel old), I enjoy it much more. I like the idea of a gift being a curse and of how Charlie gets older and smarter as the book moves on.
I read it back around 1986, I believe it was.
I don't recall it being one of his better works (while I like his older stuff too, I tend to one who thinks Mr. King has become a better writer since the early 1990s), but in all honesty, I don't recall it that well at all. A lot of my memories of it seem to derive more from the film (which I actually saw before I ever read my first Stephen King novel), rather than from the book itself. 1986 was a long time ago, after all.
No indeed not, Ms. Mod.
We had some discussion about it last year and the general consensus was that everyone should read it in an election year in the US, as it's perhaps one of Sai King's most 'political' novels (along with The Dead Zone) IMO. Guatanamo Bay anyone?
REALLY marvellous book (who doesn't love Charlie?) and I think I'm in a minority of one in that I really enjoyed the movie too, despite it's failings I think George C. Scott was chilling as Rainbird.
Long days and pleasant nights
Totally agree with your assessment of both Firestarter and The Dead Zone. For me, however, The Dead Zone was the better novel. Firestarter, may though, have had an edge as a movie.
One of my personal claims to fame is that, in the early 1980's, when I was a young man, I spent a full three hours in the departure lounge at Prestwick Airport sharing a table with George C Scott and his wife Trish Van de Vere, while our flight to New York was undergoing repairs. I think he took pity on me because I was young and travelling alone, and probably looked lost. It actually took a third party to whisper in my ear and inform me who the couple actually were. George was a real gentleman, and very friendly. His wife, unfortunately, wasn't having a great day, and left the table every five minutes to give a mouthful to the poor British Airways representative who was standing in the corner.
I guess some of us can handle life's little inconveniences better than others. I'm sure she's really nice, though!
I just recently got it with a number of other books, and hope to be reading it soon
One of the best. I read that when it first came out, then again a few years back.
I agree with John about it being socially significant even still.
I may read it again soon.
I just re-read this again not so long ago. I lucked out and got a nice hardcover edition in the Unitarian church for 50 cents! It's not in as bad shape as The Shining that I got the same way, but still a little beat up. Either way, it's still a good story. But I think there was only one Stephen King story that I didn't like as much as the rest of the ones I've read and I can't even remember what it was. So I guess I'm a little biased!
I have not read the book yet. But I have watched the movie. I want to read the book but it's hard to fine where I live because no one else like Stephen King


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Summerville Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the individual who burglarized the Big Lots store on Dorchester Road Friday morning around 2 a.m.
Police determined that the suspect got into the store through the HVAC vent on the roof. Once in the store, the suspect cut a hole through the Sheetrock creating an 18- by 18-inch hole behind the door to the locked cash room. Once inside the cash room he pulled a filing cabinet away from the wall, knocked some papers off the safe and appeared to pull a black bag from behind the filing cabinet.
The store manager told police he had no knowledge of the black bag or what it contained. Further, he said, it did not appear that anything was taken from the store.
The suspect was wearing all black clothing – a hooded jacket and pants – and black gloves. He was also wearing a headband with a flashlight attached to it.
Although nothing appeared to be taken, the suspect did an estimated $5,000 worth of damage gaining access to the store.
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And, according to "Kid Lightning," her stint on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 18 opposite bitter rival Miesha Tate (Caraway's girlfriend) shed some light on just what type of person she really is deep down. Something he says is the reason why Rousey has lost some fans and Miesha has gained them (see an example of that here).
He broke it down on a recent episode of "The MMA Hour:"
"I absolutely do (believe Ronda lost fans). I think the world's getting a little bit of balance back. The UFC PR machine is incredibly strong. Ronda was the all American blonde girl, Olympic medalist, and was beating everybody in the first round so they said, This is gold, we're going to take her and mold her into whatever we want her to be.' As far as her personality, she has the credentials and physical appearance to market well. The UFC did a great job on that and I think the Ultimate Fighter shed just a little bit of light on the type of person that she really is. I do think that it exposed her, I would say, and I think the balance has shifted a little bit and Miesha has gained a lot more fan following base. I definitely don't think Miesha is the fan favorite, I mean, Ronda still has 350,000 followers, or whatever it is, and there are a lot of people who don't follow the sport that close enough that they just see the she's an Olympian and a cute girl that's a world champion. They just see the little list of credentials and accomplishments that she's done and they think this girl has done so much and she's amazing. But they don't know anything about her personally. On a personal level, I definitely think for the fans that follow MMA, it (TUF) definitely brought a little balance to women's MMA and gained followers for Miesha."
*I wonder if Mr. Tate will ever grow some balls and start beefing with a male fighter instead of focusing all his energy on Ronda.


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Every so often, a scientific paper just begs for a sexy headline.
Consider this study in the current issue of Science: "A Method for Building Self-folding Machines." A bit bland, you'll no doubt agree. A Real-Life, Origami-Inspired Transformer is how the journal's public affairs department referred to it. Now that's more like it.
Transformers are those toys (and movies about toys) that can change on their own from one thing into another ... say a car into a killer robot. Graduate engineering student Sam Felton and his colleagues at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology didn't do anything quite that dramatic. But they did take what is basically a flat sheet of paper and have it turn into a crablike robot that can scuttle across a tabletop on its own power.
Felton never intended to go into competition with Hollywood. He and his colleagues were aiming to "make robots, and machines in general, as quickly and cheaply as possible," he says. "One way to do that is to start with a flat sheet — because it's very fast and relatively cheap to make flat things."
It's now possible to print electronic circuits on a flat sheet of paper. So if you use some clever folding techniques (based on the ancient art of paper folding called origami), you can fold these sheets into useful structures — maybe a crab-shaped robot that could scuttle across the floor, or a swan-shaped robot that could really fly.
The problem is, it takes a long time for humans to make all the necessary folds in these flat sheets.
"Our goal then," Felton says, "was to try to make them fold themselves in order to save time." So he and his colleagues attached a tiny microprocessor to the paper that tells each hinge when to fold into place.
To actually accomplish the fold, the engineers use a child's toy called Shrinky Dinks. These are sheets made from elastic, shape memory polymers that shrink by about half when you heat them up. You attach the Shrinky Dink to the paper, and when the microprocessor wants to execute a particular fold, it turns on a tiny electronic heater that's printed on the paper, causing the Shrinky Dink to shrink.
"And this, in turn, pulls on the paper," Felton says, "causing the paper to fold."
He's now working on tiny, bug-size folding robots made not with paper and Shrinky Dinks but with aluminum foil and shrink-wrap. He also sees a day when there may be printable spacecraft, sent into space as flat sheets, only to fold up into something useful when they reach their target.
It's time to unravel some news in our summer series, unfolding science. NPR science correspondent Joe Palca has been bringing us stories about the science of how things fold and unfold. He saw a report today in the journal "Science." It's about engineers who got a flat sheet of paper to fold itself into a robot, so Joe's going to tell us about how this all - well, unfolded.
JOE PALCA, BYLINE: The engineers started with a straightforward goal.
SAM FELTON: We wanted to try and make robots and machines in general as quickly and cheaply as possible.
PALCA: That's Sam Felton. He's a graduate student at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
FELTON: One way to do that is to start with a flat sheet because it's very fast and it's relatively cheap to make flat things.
PALCA: And now you can print and electronic circuits on a flat sheet of paper, for example. And if you use some clever folding techniques - techniques based on the ancient art of paper folding called origami, you can fold these sheets into useful structures - maybe a crab-shaped robot that can scuttle across the floor or a bird-shaped robot that could really fly. Problem is, it takes a long time for humans to make all the complicated folds in these flat sheets.
FELTON: Our goal then, was to try and make them fold themselves in order to save time.
PALCA: So Felton and his colleagues printed hinges onto their flat sheets of paper and then attached a tiny microprocessor to the sheet.
FELTON: And it tells each hinge when to fold into place.
PALCA: Sounds simple, but I told Felton I thought I saw a problem with his scheme.
Most of the pieces of paper that I've used, even if they have electronic circuits on it, will not fold if you just tell it to.
FELTON: Of course, so our self-folding technology uses something called shape memory polymers which you might be familiar with as Shrinky Dinks.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Welcome to the magical land of Shrinky Dinks.
PALCA: Shrinky Dinks?
FELTON: Yes.
PALCA: What? I'm sorry. Maybe I missed those in my youth, but what's a Shrinky Dink?
FELTON: It's alright. I never played with them either. It's a sheet of plastic, and the idea is that kids can draw on them and put them in the oven, and they'll shrink by 50 percent in either direction. In our case, we attached this to paper...
PALCA: And when the microprocessor wants to execute a particular fold, it turns on a tiny electronic heater printed on the paper, causing the Shrinky Dink to shrink.
FELTON: And this, in turn, pulls on the paper, causing the paper fold.
PALCA: You can watch Felton's folding robot do its folding thing at our website, npr.org. Felton is now working on tiny, bug-sized folding robots that could - I don't know - crawl into tight spaces and check for damage. Felton says you could also make larger things that fold autonomously, and I'd like to encourage him to think in that direction. How about clothes that fold themselves when they come out of the laundry? Now, that would be really welcome. Joe Palca, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Freshman Zeb Richardson put up career-high numbers in points and rebounds last week in a game against Guilford rival Greensboro College, then broke that rebounding personal best on Saturday against Virginia Wesleyan.
The Quakers went on to win 80-61 over Greensboro, thanks in large part to Richardson's 16 points and seven rebounds that broke his own person best numbers set just one week prior in a win over Randolph-Macon College.
This win marked the third straight for Guilford over the cross-town rival, and also the 12th win in the last 15 games in the rivalry series.
On Saturday, Guilford lost 63-49 to the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins, but Richardson had another terrific game off the Quaker bench.
Richardson tallied 16 points once again, and grabbed nine rebounds. Richardson was 7-14 from the field.
Guilford led the Marlins 24-23 at the half, but turnovers would end up being the huge difference, especially in the second half. The Marlins outscored the Quakers 40-25 in the final 20 minutes of play, and Guilford ended up turning the ball over 23 times during the contest.
The Quakers are now 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Richardson and his Guilford teammates will be back in action next Saturday at home against North Carolina Wesleyan.


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Brewing a Gose with Artisanal Oregon Salt
We have been making beer for 25 years but remain students of beer. That might be one of the more fulfilling parts of this job - the never ending learning, head scratching, ah-ha moments. It's the fact that creativity if a part of the job description. One would think that being in the business for so long we would have exhausted all styles and variations of styles out there, but just like millions of musicians can still create unique combinations of sounds with the notes available to them, so can our brewers invent their own styles, combine past and present, and resurrect recipes and make them their own. Such is the case with the Deschutes Gose.
Gose is a traditional German beer that belongs to the Berlinerweisse / Witbier family, and similarly takes a fair amount of wheat in the grist bill. It is lightly soured by Lactobacillus and uniquely spiced with coriander and salt. Sounds like a margarita beer, right? Why the heck did it take us so long to brew one?


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I am trying something new that I use blood tap and Death coil in the same macro. Is it the right way to go in pvp ??
I am trying something new that I use blood tap and Death coil in the same macro. Is it the right way to go in pvp ??
I would think that for pvp microing blood tap when you need a rune or will cap on charges would be best. That way, you can have a rune always ready for a silence, dark transformation/pillar of frost, or sudden soul reaper if your target gets focused.
But if you were going to macro it, I think thats the correct way.
I agree with Vereesà though. Blood Tap should be used when you need it, not when it's ready to use. it's like you don't activate AMS or AMZ on CD, you use them when there's an opportunity to get benefit from it, and you should use it smartly. no use using it to convert an unholy rune, and if it converts a rune that will activate as a death rune, you've also not used it optimally.
Taking a break until the next REAL content appears.
DAMN YOU WOW TOKEN! (weird thing is: I didn't even buy a token. I bought for 6 months at once using cold hard cash, weirdly enough...
If you don't want to maintain BT, then why spec into BT? Seems kinda pointless :/
Why? Because it's just as efficient as runic corruption but gives a death rune, which is nice in PvP for necrotic strike. Macroed BT is better than RC for most applications. It's obviously worse than non-macroed BT, if you're willing and capable of micromanaging your stacks.
Especially in PvP, macroing Blood Tap is a bad idea, as you lose two of it's major advantages:
- the ability to bank runes for burst
- a death rune right when you need it
Try using it manually, the benefits outweigh the hassle by far and when you are accustomed to it Blood Tapping becomes a second nature.
Try to do it manually. It takes some practise to keep track of the charges though.
I use Blood Tap charges to Necrotic Strike, urgent Icy Touch dispels, urgent Soul Reaper, Strangulate ... basicly anything that requires an on demand rune if you don't have any runes.


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Hi Everyone,
So I've made it to 34 weeks 3 days... baby looks great, no bp issues yet or anything pre-e which is great. I really was doing pretty well... then we had our growth scan yesterday. Of course our regular MFM had to be at the hospital so we had to see the other one... that did not go well. He informed us baby had nuchal cord, then spat out some stupid statistics that I don't really care about (because what loss mom does?) and then practically ran out of the room. No time for us to ask questions... he didn't even look at baby or cord flow himself. After this I talked to my regular OB who said he read the report and isn't one bit concerned. I still feel like I total mess though... I know women who lost their babies and whose autopsy reports identify nuchal cord as the cause of death so I don't understand why nobody is concerned.
I KNOW it's common, I know it's not a big deal for many many people... but I'm just terrified now. I'm going to talk to my regular MFM today just so I have all of the opinions, and ask him about getting another u/s next week because if it resolves itself I would want to know so I can calm the * down... but is there anything you can say to make me feel better?? Personal experiences with a nuchal cord spotted on an u/s?


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Normative orders working paper : Normative Orders, Cluster of Excellence at Goethe University Frankfurt, Main
- Kritik (2)
- Ordoliberalismus (2)
- Deutscher Neoliberalismus (1)
- Elitism (1)
- Elitismus (1)
- Entwicklung von Normen (1)
- Evolution of Norms (1)
- Expertocracy (1)
- German Neoliberalism (1)
- Individual Ethics (1)
- 2010, 07
- Ordoliberalism and the evolution of norms (2010)
- The first part of the following paper deals with varying points of criticism forwarded against Ordoliberalism. Here, it is not the aim to directly falsify each argument on its own; rather, the author tries to give a precise overview of the spectrum of critique. The second section picks out one argument of critical review – namely that the ordoliberal concept of the state is somewhat elitist and grounded on intellectual experts. Based on the previous sections, the final part differentiates two kinds of genesis of norms: an evolutionary and an elitist one – both (latently) present within Ordoliberalism. In combination with the two-level differentiation between individual and regulatory ethics, the essay allows for a distinction between individual-ethical norms based on an evolutionary genesis of norms and regulatory-ethical norms based on an elitist understanding of norms. A by-product of the author's argument is a (further) demarcation within neoliberalism.
- 2011, 07
- Individual and regulatory ethics: an economic-ethical and theoretical-historical analysis of ordoliberalism (2011)
- Based on Foucault's analysis of German Neoliberalism and his thesis of ambiguity, the following paper draws a two-level distinction between individual and regulatory ethics. The individual ethics level – which has received surprisingly little attention – contains the Christian foundation of values and the liberal-Kantian heritage of so called Ordoliberalism – as one variety of neoliberalism. The regulatory or formal-institutional ethics level on the contrary refers to the ordoliberal framework of a socio-economic order. By differentiating these two levels of ethics incorporated in German Neoliberalism, it is feasible to distinguish dissimilar varieties of neoliberalism and to link Ordoliberalism to modern economic ethics. Furthermore, it allows a revision of the dominant reception of Ordoliberalism which focuses solely on the formal-institutional level while mainly neglecting the individual ethics level.


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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Testimony in the ongoing lawsuit between the national Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in South Carolina, and the Diocese of South Carolina wrapped July 25.
The Diocese, which filed suit against the church in January 2013 and maintains that it legally broke away from the church in 2012, brought suit against the church in January 2013 over who is the rightful owner of the Diocese name, seals and symbols and some $500 million in property and assets.
The Diocese has for some time disagreed with the national church on matters of theology, morality, and polity, which ultimately led to its decision to break away from the Episcopal Church in 2012, according to Diocese officials. While such issues as same-sex unions and ordination of gay clergy have caused some friction, Diocese officials say it left the church only after the church attempted to remove Lawrence from his post as Bishop of the Diocese -- some nine years after the church appointed its first openly gay Bishop an action the Diocese believed to be outside of the churchs authority.
The Diocese has asserted that it has always operated as an entity separate from the church in daily operations and internal governance. The diocese has existed as a not-for profit corporation since 1973.
This has been an exhausting ordeal for everyone, noted Rev. Jim Lewis, Canon of the Ordinary for the Diocese of S.C.
The Episcopal Church maintains that the Diocese is part of the church and as such is subject to church law under the First Amendment, not state corporate law. The church says that the Dioceses contention that it controls the diocese as a nonprofit corporation under South Carolina law is incorrect, and that the Churchs right of religious freedom under the First Amendment to determine its leadership and governance according to church law should be upheld. The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, under its bishop, the Rt. Rev. Charles G. vonRosenberg, is the diocese that is recognized by The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.
Judge Diane Goodstein, who is trying the case, stated several times during the trial proceedings that South Carolina law does not permit her to consider arguments that the Episcopal Church is a hierarchical institution that has the authority to prevent dioceses from leaving the denomination.
Goodstein told the court that she would be rendering a decision later in the year.
Holly Behre, spokeswoman for the Episcopal Church in South Carolina, said that the argument does come down to a constitutional question. That is, if one applies secular law to the situation, then that essentially allows the state to direct the actions of the church.
No one is forcing those who wish to leave the church to stay, she said. But the contention is that the church should have final authority over a diocese or a parish that came into being as a sub-unit of the church not secular law.
In fact, concern over the issue is such that the the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Methodist Church joined the Episcopal Church in South Carolina as amici curiae, or friends of the court, regarding a similar situation that occurred within the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, in 2008. Amicus briefs are filed by those who are not parties to an appeal, but have a strong interest in the subject matter.
Ultimately, no matter which side prevails in the lawsuit, people on all sides agree that no one will win if there can be no reconciliation.
I find it heartbreaking that this has happened there are people on every side of the issues and I have friends on all sides who I love deeply, Rev. Rick Luoni of St. Georges Epsicopal Church in Summerville said. I have no animosity, just heartbreak. I pray for reconciliation; I pray for love; I pray that hearts and minds will be opened and will allow God to lead us to something beyond anything we could imagine.
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November's election changed the makeup of the board, adding two new commissioners, Jonathan Pitts, District 2, and Daylon Martin, District 4. Committees were originally created Aug. 11, 2010, and delegate issues to allow for more study and deliberation than is possible for the entire board.
Each committee is chaired by a commissioner, and the issues are brought to the full board for a decision.
Pitts will chair the recreation, green space, and animal control committees among others, and Martin's committees include tourism, facilities, human resources, and youth activities.
Following the work session, the Feb. 5 meeting began with the unanimous approval of a consent agenda, which included approval of the minutes of their last meeting, appointment of Geraldine Hogan to the tax assessors' board, appointment of Mike Greene to the MHDDAD Region 2 Planning Board, and appointment of Hal Creek to the Planning and Zoning Board.
The first visitor to the board was Gary Hargis, the founder of Mustard Seed Ministries. Hargis said he has been involved in the community of Jones County for two years, and the ministry is known for putting on roofs, building ramps, and food sales.
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
An argument between a 43-year-old Pawleys Island man and his 41-year-old wife turned violent Sept. 28.
The man told deputies he and his wife were at a wedding reception in DeBordieu when he saw his wife "grinding up on another guy while dancing."
The man said he got upset and told his wife they were leaving.
In her statement, the woman admitted she was dancing "seductively" with another man. She said her husband grabbed her by the arm and "escorted her" out of the building.
The man said he did not hit his wife but she claims he hit her on the arm several times. She said she hit him with her keys in order to free herself.
The man had a little blood on his face when deputies arrived.
The man, who has no criminal history, was arrested for criminal domestic violence and was released on bond the same day.
A man from Wolf Drive said he was walking his dog near Garrison Road at about 8:45 a.m. Sept. 30 when a 42-year-old man tried to run over him with his Mack truck.
The victim said when he heard the truck coming up behind him, he moved to the far left side of the road so the truck could pass.
The driver reportedly swerved in the left lane in an attempt to hit the victim, according to the victim. He said he and his dog had to jump a ditch to avoid being hit.
The trucker reportedly got out of the truck and started cussing at the victim.
The man said the truck driver then got back in the truck and started driving away, so he and his dog began walking in the opposite direction.
The victim said the driver then backed the truck up and tried to run over him again.
The driver and victim have "had issues over several years," the report states.
The driver said as he was passing by, the victim made a gesture at him and started jumping up and down in the road.
He denied trying to run over the man. He said the alleged victim is a "drug head."
No charges were filed but the victim was told he could see a magistrate about the matter.
A woman from the 200 block of Royal Pines Drive said she returned home Sept. 30 and saw her back door had been kicked in.
Taken from the house was a video game system, a laptop and a Nook.
The woman said the thieves secured her dog in the kitchen while they were in her home.
There are currently no suspects.
A Murrells Inlet man reported losing a valuable ring.
The 42-year-old man said he let his sister-in-law borrow his car and then she let her boyfriend use the vehicle.
The victim said there was a ring on his keychain. It was his father's wedding band that his mother gave him when his father died.
The ring was missing when the key chain was returned.
The deputy called a pawn shop in Surfside Beach but the worker "was not very helpful," the report states.
The victim was told by the deputy since he knew his sister-in-law's boyfriend was going to use the car, no theft occurred.
A man from Murrells Inlet met with a deputy Sept. 26 to report money theft.
He said sometime between noon and 6 p.m. Sept. 17 someone took $4,500 from his Silverado.
The man said the vehicle was parked at his job site in the 500 block of Hammock Ave. when the theft took place.
The man said he was told by a co-worker that he overheard another worker saying he had taken the cash out of the victim's vehicle.
The investigation into the theft continues.
Information is subject to change as the investigation proceeds. Individuals arrested and/or charged have not been convicted.
— Compiled by Scott Harper
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- Where are my backtraces in specs for gems? (backtrace_silencer is off)
RubyMine uses a custom formatter.
rspec my_spec.rb -b on the command line.
- If you new up a Rails Logger in your Unicorn after_fork, that is the logger you get
If you do something like this:
after_fork do |server, worker|
current_directory = File.expand_path(File.dirname(FILE))
log_path = "#{current_directory}/log/#{Rails.env}.#{worker.nr}.log"
Rails.logger = ActiveSupport::BufferedLogger.new(log_path)
Rails.logger.level = Logger::INFO
… in order to have a different logfile for each unicorn worker, setting the log level in your environment file will not take affect.
- any_instance doesn't work with should_not_receive
It always passes.
The rspec folks haven't decided what it should do. "Official" suggestion is to only use any_instance with stubbing instead of with expectations.
- Capistrano doesn't clean up that well
When you use the deploy:cleanup task it only looks at the FIRST server declared in deploy.rb to determine which releases to rm. You'd think that it would look at the primary server. But then you'd think that the task would be included by default, too. Which it doesn't.
- Enumerators, ActiveRecord Connections, and JRuby
We ran into what we thought was a quirk of Enumerators where inside the enumerator you are in a different thread from outside. This affects ActiveRecord because your connection is determined by Thread.current.object_id. So you'd end up with a new connection inside the Enumerator.
This turned out to only be true in JRuby. Under MRI, you have the same Thread object, however, you have a new Thread locals context. This makes it particularly hard to find someplace cross Ruby for Rails to store its connection id.


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