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"The San Francisco Bay Area is the playpen of countercultures" said Time Magazine's R.Z. Sheppard in 1986. Indeed, San Francisco has never been a city to stay quiet in times of injustice, and this was never more clear than during the beginning of the AIDS crisis.
A new exhibition "Life and Death in Black and White" captures the emergence of AIDS activism in San Francisco through civil disobedience and militant action. All 17 photographs on view were taken by five queer photographers in the 1980s and 90s and curated by historians Gerard Koskovich, Don Romesburg and Amy Sueyoshi. The exhibition is equal parts art and history -- its photographic memories are displayed chronologically, with text providing some context for those unfamiliar with the struggles of the time.
Jane Philomen Cleland. "Protesters Chanting 'Shame' During an ACT UP/San Francisco Demonstration" (circa 1990); vintage gelatin silver print, 10 7/8" x 13 7/8"; collection of the photographer. (Copyright © 1990 by Jane Philomen Cleland)
The collection provides climactic moments of activism, for example, when citizens chained themselves to the doors of the Federal Building on U.N. Plaza, to make themselves heard. From a blockade on the Golden Gate Bridge to an ACT UP demonstration, the exhibition highlights the pain, the rage and the bravery involved in the fight for AIDS awareness.
The crisp and clean black and white photos bring a feeling of control and simplicity to a time of chaos, when an unnamed disease targeted half of the city's gay men and government agencies seemed incapable of listening.
Yet in the darkest times come the brightest inspirations, as thousands of San Franciscans rose to the challenge and fought for their voices to be heard. The striking images capture protestors, students and policemen, chanting, fighting and just living their lives. In a way it is hard to believe these photos were taken so recently, from 1985-1990. And yet the photographs are good reminders of the fights we are still facing today, from marriage equality to the Occupy movement. These activists showed that civil disobedience can impact political outcomes.
"Life and Death in Black and White" features photography by Jane Philomen Cleland, Patrick Clifton, Marc Geller, Rick Gerharter and Daniel Nicoletta. It will show at the GLBT Museum in San Francisco until July 1.
Take a look at the activists that inspired a change below, and let us know your memories of the city at the time or your thoughts on the impact of organizations like ACT UP in the comments section.
View through the front windows of The GLBT History Museum in San Francisco's Castro District. Photo: Daniel Nicoletta.
"Life and Death in Black and White: AIDS Direct Action in San Francisco, 1985-1990" in the front gallery of The GLBT History Museum.
Daniel Nicoletta. "San Francisco AIDS Vigil, 49th Day" (Dec. 14, 1985); vintage sliver gelatin print, 11" x 14"; collection of the photographer. (Copyright © 1985 Daniel Nicoletta) In what was perhaps the first instance of civil disobedience in response to the AIDS crisis, activists demanding increased federal funding for benefits, care and research chained themselves to the doors of a federal building in United Nations Plaza in San Francisco 24 hours a day for more than two months in late 1985 and early 1990. The occupation then continued as a permanent encampment on a nearby lawn; known as the ARC/AIDS Vigil, the protest lasted 10 years.
Rick Gerharter. "AIDS Action Pledge: Protest at the San Francisco Office of United States Senator Alan Cranston" (April 29, 1988); vintage gelatin silver print, 11" x 14"; collection of the photographer. (Copyright © 1988 Rick Gerharter). Founded in 1986 under the name Citizens for Medical Justice, the AIDS Action Pledge renamed itself ACT UP/San Francisco not long after this 1988 demonstration, which protested delays by the Social Security Administration in granting disability benefits to people with AIDS. Those who were affected at the time often faced waits of six months or more to receive support after they had already become too ill to work.
Marc Geller. "Police Officers Forcing a Man to the Pavement on Castro Street Near Harvey Milk Plaza" (Oct. 6, 1989); vintage gelatin sliver print, 7" x 5"; private collection, San Francisco. (Copyright © 1989 Marc Geller) In response to a small, peaceful march by ACT UP/San Francisco in October 1989, the San Francisco Police Department shut down the Castro District for nearly three hours on a busy Friday evening. Protesters and passersby were beaten and arrested, and thousands were held under effective house arrest in businesses and homes. Dubbed the Castro Sweep Police Riot, the event is considered San Francisco's single largest official violation of the rights of GLBT people and people with AIDS.
Jane Philomen Cleland. "Protesters Chanting 'Shame' During an ACT UP/San Francisco Demonstration" (circa 1990); vintage gelatin silver print, 10 7/8" x 13 7/8"; collection of the photographer. (Copyright © 1990 by Jane Philomen Cleland) All the images in the exhibition highlight the distinctive tactics of the AIDS activist movement. Here, the photographer puts the viewer in the shoes of the target of one such tactic: pointing at the object of the protest and repeatedly chanting the word "shame."
Patrick Clifton. "'No More Words, We Want Action': Protesters Shouting Down Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan" (June 24, 1990); digital print from high-resolution scan of original negative, 11" x 14"; donated by the photographer. (Copyright © 1990 Patrick Clifton) The Sixth International Conference on AIDS was held in San Francisco during Pride Week 1990. Hundreds of AIDS activists from throughout the United States came to the city for a week of protests, culminating with protestors turning their backs and drowning out the speech by Louis Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1989-1993), at the closing plenary session.
The photographers at the opening reception for "Life and Death in Black and White" on the evening of March 15, 2012. Left to right: Patrick Clifton, Jane Philomen Cleland, Daniel Nicoletta, Marc Geller, Rick Gerharter.
A visitor views photographs by Jane Philomen Cleland in "Life and Death in Black and White" at The GLBT History Museum.
Visitors view "Life and Death in Black and White" in the front gallery of The GLBT History Museum.


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And what if you were to be on the Mod-Poll list?Would you change your mind then? >_>
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Checkin out the moon
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Barack Obama adviser David Plouffe gave a statement to the press to say that his boss would leave the convention with "momentum" but that that the campaign is expecting "the race is going to be about where it was" before the conventions. Plouffe predicts that this "a problem for Mitt Romney."
Here's Plouffe's statement, via the White House pool reporter:
"We come out of the convention with momentum. That doesn't mean the race is going to change significantly. But we think that we come out of here with some momentum in terms of putting together the electoral picture."
"Our belief is we entered the convention with a small but important lead in most of those battleground states. We'll see where we are at the end of next week, let's say. But our suspicion is the race is going to be about where it was. And that's a problem for Mitt Romney."
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"Heidi, why do you always burn the cookies?"
Well, I don't every time. But in the eyes of the 5-yr old I live with, enough crisp barely-edibles have emerged from my oven for her to doubt my culinary skills and pose the question.
Oh, did I mention she is 5? And I am 28? I don't recall including 'shaming myself in front of a kid 23 years younger than me' in my life plan, but I bet a burnt cookie that the British didn't plan on getting whipped by the rag-tag American rebels. Life is full of unsavory surprises.
It happened one evening when I was babysitting Karis and her 3-yr old brother Titus. We had already tapped out the standard babysitting activities: hide & go seek, story time, arguing over which Thomas the Tank Engine movie to watch. (It is surprisingly difficult to choose between mind-numbingly boring and mind-numbingly boring.)
With an hour left until bed time, I decided a quick batch of cookies would be an easy time filler and secure me their love. No, I am not above bribing children. It is good preparation for their adult lives.
As Thomas the Tank Engine had just promised me that things always work out perfectly in life, you will imagine my shock when upon checking the cookies half-way through, I beheld what resembled a brown molten lava flow. Melding into one another, the nine cookies had lost all individuality as they bubbled and slithered like a gooey primordial mass over the side of the cookie sheet and on to the oven floor.
Shamefacedly, I presented the ooze to the kids. I'll never forget the shock and betrayal that flickered across their faces. They implicitly trusted me to carry out a simple function, and I failed them miserably (in retrospect, I should have blamed the debacle on them).
Fortunately, mature emotions such as disappointment over adult shortcomings do not reside long in the hearts of children. With great alacrity, I capitalized on a more carnal sensation I knew would fully captivate their little souls: the fleshly pleasure of a soft, warm half-baked cookie. Remember what I said about bribing?
Now, if you've been paying attention, you are wondering why Karis asked why I always burn the cookies, if I had actually under-baked them. You see, the problem stems much deeper than that. She was confusedly referencing my habitual propensity to scorch the bean & rice dish I cook every few weeks. A simple recipe I make often, yet continue to botch, wafting a crisp, burnt aroma throughout the house from my basement lair of incineration.
My excuse for beggarly cooking skills? As a teenager, I was too busy reading War & Peace repeatedly to study a cookbook. So while I boast an intimate & extremely relevant knowledge of the chariots of Napolean's army, I can't even boil beans properly.
My mother often bemoans my paltry culinary skills – how will I ever get married if I can't cook? Silly Mom. Her concerns reveal her ignorance about the ways of romance. Love must be tested. How can I be confident suitors aren't pursuing me solely for my nominal good looks or lack of financial surplus unless I test their affection – in this case, through a burnt carcass they must ingest?
So the morals (or more aptly, lack of morals) of the story are: 1) Always bake with kids, because you can blame any mistakes on them, and 2) Read less Tolstoy and more cookbooks. Russian war stories are entertaining, but you can't eat Napoleon.
Oh, gotta go. I smell burnt beans!
P.S. Never fear, Mommy! In all seriousness, I am making slow efforts to master the kitchen. Just this week I whipped up a delectable batch of spaghetti, burn-free and completely edible! Now that is progress.
Documentation of the carnage. Karis is bummed, but resigned. Titus is capitalizing on the situation to practice his sexy 'Blue Steel' look.


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May 29 2014
SITKA – On World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries, states and local communities to raise taxes on tobacco, estimating that an increase in tobacco taxes by 50 percent worldwide would reduce the number of smokers by 49 million within the next three years and ultimately save 11 million lives.
Tobacco kills up to half of its users. It also incurs considerable costs for families, businesses and governments. Treating tobacco-related diseases like cancer and heart disease is expensive — Alaska spent over $327 million in fiscal year 2013. And as tobacco-related disease and death often strikes people in the prime of their working lives, productivity and incomes fall — Alaska saw $236 million in lost productivity in fiscal year 2013.
"Price increases are 2 to 3 times more effective in reducing tobacco use among young people than among older adults," said Dr. Ward Hurlburt, Alaska's chief medical officer. "As tobacco taxes go up, death and disease go down."
Local cigarette and tobacco taxes bring in about half a billion dollars in annual revenue and work effectively to reduce smoking rates, especially among youth. Alaska has a $2.00 per pack tax on cigarettes, and some individual communities place an additional tax on tobacco products.
According to the WHO, high prices are particularly effective in discouraging young people (who often have more limited incomes than older adults) from taking up smoking. They also encourage existing young smokers to either reduce their use of tobacco or quit altogether.
The general consensus is that every 10 percent increase in the real price of cigarettes:
• reduces overall cigarette consumption by approximately three to five percent,
• reduces the number of young-adult smokers by 3.5 percent
• reduces the number of kids who smoke by six or seven percent
"For our communities in Southeast Alaska it is a win-win," says Martha Pearson, SEARHC Health Promotion Director, "when prices are higher, adults are more likely to quit and youth are less likely to start."


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a lot of people thought that my first introduction to the world was thru KOTD & had no idea of my past.. then after a...
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I'm interested in ya'll thoughts about WD4 & who you guys wanna see...
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let's do this RapMusic.. what up tho?
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WHAT_architecture unwraps Lego-clad school
WHAT_architecture has completed a children's centre clad in 1,263,801 Lego bricks at Cowley St Laurence School in Hillingdon, west London
The £900,000 project features a bridge with classrooms and administrative offices, creating a physical and 'imaginative' gateway to the site.
Anthony Hoete, project architect at the practice, explained: 'The whole choice of Lego was a response to using users in the design process and from that the next logical step was to build it using Lego.'
The blocks were sourced direct from Lego HQ in Denmark and were applied to the timber frame and concrete board structure without glue. Hoete added: 'The only way you can unlock the bricks is to take the top row off, which is 5 metres up and underneath the flashing.'
Construction of the façade took two weeks with children, staff, parents and community volunteers helping to place 100,000 Lego pieces on the structure each day.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Shona Deckert has been appointed vice president and main office branch manager, while Judy Hicks has been named vice president and consumer loan manager, the Walla Walla-based bank announced.
Deckert, a licensed securities agent who has served more than eight years at Baker Boyer, will work with individual and small-business clients to meet their financial goals in her new role.
Hicks, who in more than 30 years of banking experience has become an expert in all areas of personal banking and lending, will lead the bank's consumer lending team and manage its loan programs. She holds numerous certifications in mortgage banking and leadership.
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James Reising
James Eugene Reising, 83, of Wauzeka, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at the Prairie Maison Healthcare Center in Prairie du Chien.
He was born April 22, 1930 the son of Eugene and Francis (Fitzmaurice) Reising. James started as a first generation farmer in Harvard, Ill., later moving to Wauzeka to continue farming in 1973. James was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed spending his winters in Florida after retiring and loved golfing and his John Deere tractors. He married Dorothy Weidner in Harvard, Ill., on Sept. 5, 1953. She preceded him in death on May 9, 1987.
James is survived by his children, Mike (Edna Adam) Reising of Wauzeka, Lori Reising of Dodgeville, Lynn (Gary Groom) Reising, Marc (Karen) Reising of Wauzeka, Karen (Duane) Timm of Plainview, Minn., Matt (Ruth) Reising of Prairie du Chien, Eric Reising of Wauzeka, three brothers; Frank, Bernard, Kenneth Reising, one sister; Gloria Reising, 14 grandchildren, eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents and a sister Shirley.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, April 21, at 11 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. Victor Feltes officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Friends may call Monday, April 21, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Hall from 9 a.m. until the time of services.
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alexisavoire wrote:Is anyone else worried sick?
Joel Hollingsworth wrote: A little. There are quite a few sorts of bee. Some of the solitary species are extremely resilient. Einstein must have known of the existence of bumble bees, but maybe not orchard mason bees etc. As a physicist, he was used to cutting variety down to its essence, then extrapolating as far as possible from that essence, a technique that doesn't work as well in ecology. That isn't even touching the subject of lepidoptera, bats, birds, etc. Native populations of pollinators are worth about $3 billion to California agriculture alone. If honeybees were to suddenly vanish, it might be decades before we learned enough about insectiary borders and shelter belts to completely make up the difference, but I guarantee there would not be a total, worldwide crop failure within the segment of crops that honeybees can pollinate. Released from competition with honeybees, some varieties of native pollinator might even explode in population, especially with such a large economic incentive supporting their care. Farmers also respond to ecological realities, and any species that truly depends on honeybees might find itself suddenly replaced by species that can be pollinated by other means.
paul wheaton wrote:(anybody have more?)
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alexisavoire wrote: Bees pollinate about one-third of humanity's food supply.
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brice Moss wrote: awesome vid and you've finally forced me to become a you tube member so I can comment and vote on your bloody vids look out for echoslopes
Burra Maluca wrote: Maybe you just have to be patient and give it time. Lots of time. You're ahead of your time Paul - the rest of the world has to catch up a little.


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March 4, 2013
Emma Parrish, an eighth grade student at North Naples Middle School, is the 2013 Collier County Spelling Bee Champion – winning the crown during this evening's Collier County Spelling Bee held at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administrative Center in Naples. The winning word: precocious. Community School of Naples sixth grader John Neumann came in a close second.
Some 46 contestants – sixth, seventh, and eighth graders from 18 Collier County middle schools – were vying for the title. They qualified for the county competition by winning spelling bees in their individual schools.
Emma now advances to the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., beginning May 28th, courtesy of event-sponsor Naples Daily News.
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Baghdad, Iraq (AP) -- A mortar attack has sparked a huge fire at an Iraqi oil facility.
Officials say the attack has shut down the flow of crude oil to a major refinery.
According to an official at the North Oil Company, two mortar rounds hit a pipeline filtering facility about 15 miles from Kirkuk. The official says the fire is burning out of control, and could take hours to extinguish, or even longer.
He says the flow of oil from all of the oil fields in Kirkuk to a massive refinery to the southwest has been stopped.
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The world can be powered by alternative energy, using today's technology, in 20-40 years, says Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson - "A new study – co-authored by Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson and UC-Davis researcher Mark A. Delucchi – analyzing what is needed to convert the world's energy supplies to clean and sustainable sources says that it can be done with today's technology at costs roughly comparable to conventional energy. But converting will be a massive undertaking on the scale of the moon landings. What is needed most is the societal and political will to make it happen...."
Practical full-spectrum solar cell comes closer to reality - "Solar cells are made from semiconductors whose ability to respond to light is determined by their band gaps (energy gaps). Different colors have different energies, and no single semiconductor has a band gap that can respond to sunlight's full range, from low-energy infrared through visible light to high-energy ultraviolet...."
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China to create largest mega city in the world with 42 million people - "China is planning to create the world's biggest mega city by merging nine cities to create a metropolis twice the size of Wales with a population of 42 million..."
2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S Unveiled - "Is it possible to tire of special-edition models of luxury sport coupes? We don't think so, and apparently neither does Aston Martin, which keeps cranking out the Vantage variants. The latest, the V8 Vantage S, makes its Web debut today...."
"Let The Hacking Begin" Declares Person Who Hacked Zuckerberg's Facebook Fan Page - "Obviously, Zuckerberg didn't actually write it. Or at least, we're pretty sure he didn't. Instead, it would appear that his fan page was hacked. Facebook has now taken down the page — but not before we grabbed a screenshot...." Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Fan Page Hacked
Facebook Goes Secure - "Just this morning Facebook finally flipped the table and is in the news on a positive note related to privacy. Amidst numerous outbreaks of user information being made available where it shouldn't be and lack of Opt-Out options, Facebook decided with Data Privacy Day coming up shortly that they wanted to make a contribution of their own. The big news? Secured connections, remote log-outs, one time passwords, and face recognition captchas. Not a bad lineup, although some of these have been in the works and tested for awhile now...."
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No opting out of Facebook turning your check-ins, likes into ads - "Better go check your Facebook profile pic to make sure it's suitable for advertising—the company has begun using real users' postings in ads being shown to their friends. The effort is eerily similar to parts of the now-defunct Facebook Beacon, but Facebook is now calling them "sponsored stories," and users won't be able to opt out of their posts being used to advertise to friends...." See also: Facebook to let advertisers republish user posts
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Home Internet with Anonymity Built In - "The Tor software masks Web traffic by encrypting network messages and passing them through a series of relays (each Tor client can also become a relay for other users' messages). But using Tor has typically meant installing the software on a computer and then tweaking its operating system to ensure that all traffic is routed correctly through the program. ..."
Slopes behind ropes: fear of lawsuits closing great New Jersey sledding hills - "Lawsuits are closing down N.J.'s best sledding hills Lawsuits are closing down N.J.'s best sledding hills Ledger Live for Wednesday January 26th, 2011 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. On today's show: We take another look at personal responsibility and how recent lawsuits have caused the closings of some of our favorite sledding locations. Watch video
It's one of the simple, most wonderful pleasures of life: zooming down a snow-covered hill just fast enough for a touch of fear to quicken your pulse. Maybe it's a solo run. Maybe you're clinging to a loved one as you tear down the hill tandem. Surely, sledding is one of those things that makes it worth toughing it out and living in New Jersey when sunnier climes often beckon...."
10 Tech Warnings You Missed - "The 3DS is Nintendo's next portable gaming system, but there's one problem: it could physically harm children's eyes. The Nintendo site has already published a warning stating children under the age of six should not use the 3DS in 3D mode for fear of ocular damage. On the bright side, kids under the age limit will be able to safely use the 3DS in 2D mode. But, then what's the point of a 3DS? "
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Google Starts Censoring BitTorrent, RapidShare and More - "It's taken a while, but Google has finally caved in to pressure from the entertainment industries including the MPAA and RIAA. The search engine now actively censors terms including BitTorrent, torrent, utorrent, RapidShare and Megaupload from its instant and autocomplete services. The reactions from affected companies and services are not mild, with BitTorrent Inc., RapidShare and Vodo all speaking out against this act of commercial censorship...."
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Mutant mosquitoes: Malaysia release of genetically modified insects sparks fears of uncontrollable new species - "Malaysia has released 6,000 genetically modified mosquitoes into a forest in the first experiment of its kind in Asia aimed at curbing dengue fever...."
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text: Whitechapel - Olympic Disqualification 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13197#Comment_13197 2008-01-17T08:10:19-06:00 2008-01-17T08:11:10-06:00 harchangel http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=134 ...found the combination of man and machine to be too much... ...found the combination of man and machine to be too much...]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13201#Comment_13201 2008-01-17T08:27:31-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 Alexis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=385 I'm sure we're just going to be seeing more and more of this. Technology is getting good enough that being part machine will start to be an advantage, rather than a handicap. Conventional thinking ... Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13206#Comment_13206 2008-01-17T08:59:52-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2 If it were up to me, there'd be a "fringe" Olympics specifically for people who take steroids and bolt new bits on to themselves. specifically for people who take steroids and bolt new bits on to themselves.]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13232#Comment_13232 2008-01-17T10:27:02-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 harchangel http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=134 A Shotput where the crowd in the stands actually has to be warry of excessive distance.....man that could be cool seeing the stands get rocked by shotput....javelin might be a bit too....scewery for ... Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13235#Comment_13235 2008-01-17T10:28:39-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 branjo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=646 pace car? bonus prize for catching him? Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13236#Comment_13236 2008-01-17T10:30:33-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 harchangel http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=134 Oooohh a nice take on the 100m Dash The 100m Chase. The 100m Chase.]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13254#Comment_13254 2008-01-17T11:19:21-06:00 2008-01-17T11:22:27-06:00 Rootfireember http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1551 @Warren- That would be interesting. And then you could compare the data from the Fringe Olympics to the Natural Olympics and... Scientific goodness! You could write peer reviewed journal articles ... @Warren-That would be interesting. And then you could compare the data from the Fringe Olympics to the Natural Olympics and...Scientific goodness! You could write peer reviewed journal articles for AGES....I miss Biology.]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13275#Comment_13275 2008-01-17T11:53:46-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 Flabyo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306 They actually had to change the weight of the javelins used in international competition a few years ago because people were within a couple of feet of being able to chuck them past the end of the ... Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13310#Comment_13310 2008-01-17T13:10:59-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 acacia http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1559 I bet that "normal" olympics will quickly become the fringe, without much of a transition period. Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13324#Comment_13324 2008-01-17T13:29:04-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 howyadoin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1675 If it were up to me, there'd be a "fringe" Olympics specifically for people who take steroids and bolt new bits on to themselves. Wasn't that a Saturday Night Live sketch? If it were up to me, there'd be a "fringe" Olympics specifically for people who take steroids and bolt new bits on to themselves.Wasn't that a Saturday Night Live sketch?]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13340#Comment_13340 2008-01-17T14:05:52-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 Cat Vincent http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=447 Since the Olympics already blurs the line between 'amateur' and 'professional' thoroughly, it wouldn't shock me to see the enhanced/unenhanced boundary get smudged - especially with a bit (more) of ... Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13347#Comment_13347 2008-01-17T14:20:18-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 Necros http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1325 I just think we should stop pretending that we want natural athletes, and just let athletes use the drugs or technology available. In reality it seems we aren't interested in natural performance so ... Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13377#Comment_13377 2008-01-17T15:32:45-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 lex http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=746 Cyborg Olympics would indeed be cool. But i don't agree that we (as a public in general) don't want natural athletes. We want to believe that they did something superhuman, without actually ... But i don't agree that we (as a public in general) don't want natural athletes. We want to believe that they did something superhuman, without actually 'cheating'. If we knew that Lance Armstrong used drugs to win the Tour de France several times in a row (which we don't know, but still suspect), his glamor would be gone. He would suddenly stop being a superhero and become an evil underwear pervert. So I doubt that an official 'fringe' league would be commercially viable in the short run, especially since it is far too probable that many athletes would probably just die by consuming their enhancement drugs in an irresponsible manner. We also would have to watch women with penises. No thanks.I feel sorry for Pistorius though, I think he should have been given a chance, it would have been a great gesture towards all disabled (or enhanced?) people.]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13448#Comment_13448 2008-01-17T19:10:00-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 Macgyver http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1615 George Carlin talks about this on one of his CD's (I think anyway). The equipment that athletes use is constantly being improved. Running shoes, tennis rackets, you name it. If your business is ... If someone wants to turn themselves in to a steroid fueled monstrosity just so they can throw a weight half a mile or run like a cheetah, why the hell not let them? Would probably get me watching the olympics again...]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13469#Comment_13469 2008-01-17T20:25:49-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 steveburnett http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=941 Speaking of cyborg olympics, why do they bother requiring the cast of American Gladiators to pass weekly steroid tests? Not the competitors, the cast of giant thugs. The point of banning ... Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13480#Comment_13480 2008-01-17T21:12:26-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 Rootfireember http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1551 Iex- thanks. I will now think of Lance as "an evil underwear pervert. " Iex- thanks. I will now think of Lance as "an evil underwear pervert. "]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13523#Comment_13523 2008-01-17T23:59:08-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 Kosmopolit http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1346 IIRC, the winner of the first marathon run at a modern Olympics was being dosed with rum and strychnine during the race. Obviously the concern with artificial aids came later. I can sort of ... during the race.Obviously the concern with artificial aids came later.I can sort of seeing where the IOC is coming from though.Firstly, a lot of these drugs and supplements are harmful and the Olympic ideal is supposed to be about promoting fitness and sportsmanship, not 'roid rage.Secondly, if you make it possible to in effect buy medals, nobody except the US, China and a handful of mostly European rich countries are going to bother to show up.]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13524#Comment_13524 2008-01-18T00:01:31-06:00 2008-01-18T04:33:15-06:00 Kosmopolit http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1346 A further thought, and this is coming from someone who doesn't follow baseball in the least. Recent reports make it sound like for the last decade or so MLB pretty much was the cyborg (or steroid) ... Recent reports make it sound like for the last decade or so MLB pretty much was the cyborg (or steroid) Olympics.I know that a bunch of records were set during that time but did it make the game any more entertaining or interesting from a fan's perspective?]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13527#Comment_13527 2008-01-18T00:31:08-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 CDoring http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=493 Theres one thing that tends to be forgotten in this whole discussion. Artificial Enhancement aside, what about those athletes who DON'T want to consume metabolic poisons and mood altering drugs to ... Artificial Enhancement aside, what about those athletes who DON'T want to consume metabolic poisons and mood altering drugs to gain an edge and risk damaging their future health? Those folks are effectively screwed if we take a "Let them take what they want" approach to the issue of doping in organized sports competition.It depends on your perspective I suppose, but as someone who knows several "working athletes", I tend to view sports as more than mere entertainment. For some people, it is their life, their work, and their creative outlet. Additionally, from the perspective of a fan, I have a hell of a lot more respect for players who can achieve sports greatness within the rules of the game they play, not in some grey area that may or may not be fair. -CD]]> Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13560#Comment_13560 2008-01-18T06:20:21-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 Macgyver http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1615 For the regular folks you have another level of competition. Essentially, roided out HGH Hulking monsters would just be a bizarre spectacle, like a modern day circus, and not a serious competition. ... Olympic Disqualification http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=541&Focus=13571#Comment_13571 2008-01-18T07:00:23-06:00 2015-11-30T00:15:52-06:00 offtandiscord http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1628 lance armstrong did use drugs... i don't think chemo would be an advantage though.


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My name is Matt Super (for real though) and I"m going to a musical theatre competition next saturday. Tonight, I made this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYBE0f5X2RM&feature=youtu.be) which is a very informal performance of my selections (I've Been from next to normal, I am the Very Model from Pirates of Penzance, and How to Handle a Woman from Camelot). I would appreciate it greatly if you could give me feedback either here or in my youtube comments. I didn't have an accompanist so for my first song I sang with the OBC recording and for the other two I simply went a cappella, this caused some pitch problems a few times, so I'm aware of that, but any other comments would be heartily enjoyed by me!
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I was on vacation this past week, but I happened to be up early Thursday, and junkie that I am, flipped on CNBC; I posted these comments early — Terror Attack in London — and then emailed them to my traders, sales people, brokers and mailing list. They got fairly carried widely in the MSM.
• Wikipedia has a fairly comprehensive overview of what happened when;
• Flickr has lots of photos from on the ground, tagged 7/7 Community (formerly London Bomb Blasts);
• The Stock Trader's Almanac looked at the history of How Crises Impact Markets;
• The WSJ had an interesting look at Post-Terror Market Responses looking at the Embassy bombings in Kenyan/Tanzania, the Yemen USS Cole attack, and the Madrid train bombings; (if no WSJ subscription, click here);
• Both the WSJ and the NYT showed minute by minute reactions to the attack in London (if no WSJ subscription, click here);
• There is a very specific reason why I approach this subject with a "Clinical Objectivity;" For some insight into why, read this: The Goal of Terror & the Global Economy
That's an overview of some recent thoughts and resources on London 7/7, and its impact on Markets.
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text: 000 FXUS63 KTOP 281135 AFDTOP AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Topeka KS 535 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...Update to aviation forecast discussion... .SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight) Issued at 341 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2015 At 3 AM, a band of moderate precipitation had developed and extended roughly from Morris county to the east northeast and also back to the west southwest. Reports from Council Grove confirm that this precipitation is all freezing rain except for the northwest fringe where some sleet was mixing in. Reports also confirmed that very slick conditions had developed underneath the rain band. This appears to be in response to a compact embedded vorticity maximum and will continue to develop slowly east and east northeast through sunrise or shortly thereafter. Rainfall rates of 0.05"-0.10" per hour are likely under the heart of the band, and some areas could pick up a quick 0.1" to 0.2" of ice accumulation early this morning. The weather for the remainder of the day and into tonight will be quite similar to what has been happening over the past 24 hours as the upper level storm system and associated upper jet and moisture feed have been essentially stationary and will move very little in the short term. The timing of more organized periods of precipitation and drying will be closely tied to very small embedded short waves. One of these will move impact the area through sunrise or shortly thereafter while another will impact the area during the afternoon hours, and another is possible by late evening or early morning. Even during the "drier" periods of subsidence, drizzle will be possible. So with the continued periods of precipitation, the question turns to precipitation type. This morning, freezing rain and freezing drizzle will be the main precip types although any precip north of an Abilene to Holton line will have a good chance of mixing with sleet and from Concordia to Marysville north will be mainly sleet. The warm nose conditions will not change much through the afternoon into tonight, but surface temperatures appear likely to rise at least slightly with the freezing line likely retreating northwest this afternoon into tonight. Current best estimate is that the freezing line will at least come close to the Emporia to Topeka line by late afternoon, and hold nearly steady or drift back slightly east overnight. Even where temps are above freezing, they will likely be less than 34 degrees. The heaviest precipitation amounts through the period are likely to be generally near and southeast of that Emporia to Topeka line, so just how much the temperature warms will have a huge affect on the overall impacts of this weather. For now have continued the winter weather advisory for much of the area through 6 PM and will continue to evaluate through the day as the main questions regarding this product will be location of the freezing line and whether any more widespread precip can develop into north central KS outside of the advisory area. For now, the take-away message is to expect continued very hazardous travel conditions, especially in association with the bands of more organized precipitation. The whole area should plan for these conditions to continue through tonight, although with at least some potential for melting to take place in parts of eastern Kansas this afternoon into tonight. .LONG TERM...(Sunday through Friday) Issued at 341 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2015 By Sunday morning, warm air advection continues to enhance lift along a 850 mb boundary across northeast Kansas, while very weak embedded waves within the southwest flow aloft generate areas of light precip on Sunday. Shallow cool air advection at the sfc begins to wane allowing temps to reach above freezing in the afternoon hours, with the exception of far north central Kansas. Gradual loss of saturation in the ice growth layer creates a wintry mix of precip from freezing rain or freezing drizzle in the morning to simply rain/drizzle over east central Kansas where highs are in the upper 30s. Further west, soundings appear to hover temps closer to freezing at the sfc, resulting in freezing drizzle to continue through the afternoon. Late Sunday evening into Monday is the main period of concern in the forecast as a strong embedded trough is ingested in the weakening upper low before swinging northeast towards the central plains. Trends from latest runs of guidance shows the incoming wave further south, enhancing the available lift and amount of qpf across the area. The higher qpf with temps hovering near freezing will result in a higher potential for accumulating frozen precip. With the colder temps in the h85 layer over north central KS, believe precip type could contain more of a snow and sleet mix, while further south the warm nose is near 5C with a mix of sleet, freezing rain and rain likely through Monday. Accumulations of ice are generally light and less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches are possible for areas in north central KS, close to the NE border through Monday. These numbers may easily change so it important to stay up to date on the latest forecast. Precip exits northeast by Monday evening with clear skies and seasonable temps returning to the area. Expansive ridge will build across the region as temps recover into the 40s and 50s through the week. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Sunday Morning) Issued at 529 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2015 Freezing rain is ongoing at TAF sites at 12Z with some sleet mixing in at MHK. Periods of freezing rain or freezing drizzle are expected through the day with the best chances in the next two hours, and again between 18Z and 00Z. Temperature will rise slightly and may rise above freezing by late in the day. Cigs will mainly be in the 700 to 1200 foot range with TOP/MHK likely to be predominant MVFR while FOE is likely to hold in IFR category. && .TOP Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Winter Weather Advisory until 6 PM CST this evening for KSZ010>012-021>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059. && $$ SHORT TERM...Barjenbruch LONG TERM...Bowen AVIATION...Barjenbruch


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About Jessta James
Jessta James may not be from the South, but the Montana native surely knows what country is. Out here its about the cowboy way, ranching and rodeos, countrys innovative new up and comer says.
With the release of his album, Time To Get Right, the rest of America will soon know how Jesstas unique blend of country and rock honors his country roots while advancing the genre to places just recently discovered.
Ive loved music for as long as I can remember, Jessta, whose name is a play on the word jester aka an entertainer, admits. Some of my earliest influences were from my parents. My dad listened to a lot of outlaw countryWillie, Waylon, Hank Jr. and Johnny Cash when I was growing up, as well as classic country, rock and Southern rock.
A late bloomer artistically, Jessta didnt write his first song until he was 24 years old, but the bug quickly bit him and he was hooked. I wrote probably 150 songs over a year and a half, the former construction worker says. If I had an idea while I was at work, Id write it on a two by four or a piece of cardboard Id ripped from a box of nails.
While still working his day job, Jessta began performing around Montana, doing both his own shows and opening for national acts, all the while building a devoted following.
With the support of his then-girlfriend and now wife, Chandra, Jessta headed to the West Coast hoping to hone and find a home for his music. While he connected with both fans and the industry, Jessta didnt believe his vision was being fulfilled.
There were other forces at work as well.
After a brief foray into the California music scene Jessta found his country connection in Atlanta-based songwriter and producer Dan Hannon. The two men immediately hit it off and the collaboration began. Together they wrote the song If That Aint Country and demoed it. As soon as I heard it I said, Thats the sound Ive been looking for, Jessta recalls. I found that sweet spot and it just clicked.
Even though Jessta is country through and through, it wasnt until he discovered artists such as Eric Church, Big & Rich and Brantley Gilbert, among others, that he realized his unique blend of country rock infused with hip hop, wild west and classic rock could find mainstream success. After all, todays iPod generation of country fans are just as comfortable listening to Jason Aldean as Ludacris and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Theyve paved the way for my music, says Jessta. The realization further validated the work he was doing with Dan.
The pair continued writing songs and then took what they had to Nashville to record with Music Citys top musicians, including some that had played with Jesstas heroes Hank Williams Jr. and Garth Brooks, among others.
The result is a collection of music that embodies Jesstas genre-bending blend of country and rock with his Wild West upbringing.
The best country music comes from the heart and Jesstas music is no different. The albums title cut, Time To Get Right, was born out of the loss of his older brother, Matt, to a prescription drug addiction in 2006. We were best friends, says Jessta. We were only 20 months apart.
Jessta hopes the song will help others deal with the issue of addiction. This song gives me the opportunity to tell Matt all the things I didnt get to tell him, Jessta says. Its a really powerful song for me, but Ive found that when people hear the song they relate to it. Everybody at some level has dealt with addiction, whether its a family member or a friend or an acquaintance.
Front and center in Jesstas life is his Christianity, which is evident on his album. There are many references to his spiritualityboth overt and subtle. I always want my music to make an impact and share a message, Jessta says. Ive always just done what God has put in my heart as far as writing songs. What Ive found is that its reaching people no matter what their faith is. Its not coming across to people as preachy, its coming across as real.
My faith and my family are the most important things with me, he adds.
Fittingly, Better Man is a song that Jessta wrote about his relationship with his father as well as the relationship hell have with his own children as they grow up. Its about the values I want to instill in them, he says.
He calls songs such as Better Man and Time To Get Right, a window into my soul, who I am as a person.
If That Aint Country Song, explains just who Jessta is. It tells my story. Everyone told me you cant do that, he says of his vision to blend genres, but it actually pushed me more. I dont have to do what everyone else says.
Rock n Roll Angel, which features country up-and-comer Dana King, is a tribute to Jesstas wife and her dedication to his career. A lot of people dont think about the people at home who make this happen, he says.
With a groundbreaking new album in his back pocket, Jessta is ready to share his music with the masses in a big way. The live show is where the rubber meets the road, says Jessta. Its where I connect with my fans. I want them to say, that was worth going to see. Im going to tell everyone I can about it.'"
Ive been given a gift to relate to a lot of people from a wide variety of backgrounds, Jessta concludes. Im making music for everybody. Whether youre 4-years-old or 84- years-old, youre gonna love the music."


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Pastor John Lindell's detractors in the faith community sound compassionate but end up denying the only compassionate response to the issue of homosexuality. ("Pastor Lindell's words misguided," May 2)
They are honest enough to admit the Bible teaches homosexual behavior is sin. But, their answer, cloaked in poor hermeneutics, is that our morality has grown beyond God's word.
Pastor Lindell is right on the issue biblically. For those of us who are in the same stream of believers bound to Scripture as our final authority in faith and practice, he has spoken the compassionate truth.
The Bible defines right and wrong. The Bible also announces our only hope for us through the gospel. But, it's only good news if you understand you have a sin problem which separates you from God.
In this case, to say God approves of any kind of sexual expression outside the context of a marriage covenant between one man and one woman leads to hopelessness.


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In Bristol County, Massachusetts, former NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez had been officially indicted of first-degree murder and five counts of weapons charges in connection to the death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd.
These indictments mean that it re-confirms the charges brought upon by the prosecutors against Hernandez, which is simply the next step in Aaron Hernandez' case.
Click here for video coverage of Hernandez' indictment hearing.
Aaron Hernandez had pleaded not guilty to all charges and will await trial. It's not looking well for Hernandez. This case is going to be a war between the defense attorneys and the prosecutors.
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Sometimes, a movie sneaks up on you like a knock-out punch. You don't see it coming, it hits you hard, and leaves you reeling. "Hard Romanticker" is that kind of movie, and that's a good thing.
Scheduled to be released on DVD through Artsploitation Films on Jan. 22, this 2011 Japanese flick based on director Gu Su-yeon's semi-autobiographical novel is a brutal delight.
An ice-cold character study punctuated by moments of harsh violence, "Hard Romanticker" follows bleached-blond Gu (Shota Matsuda), a Korean-Japanese hooligan living in Japan who finds himself on the receiving end of some ...


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Map of the southern Levant, c.830s BCE. Kingdom of Judah Kingdom of Israel Philistine city-states Phoenician states Kingdom of Ammon Kingdom of Edom Kingdom of Aram-Damascus Aramean tribes Assyrian Empire Kingdom of Moab Arubu tribes Nabatu tribes.
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Others pointed out that the Lagomer of Kuder-Lagomer was an Elamite deity's name, instead of the king's actual name, which some believe referred to a king that must have preceded Hammurabi. Other misreadings of the Chedorlaomer Text were pointed out, causing them to be associated with entirely different personages known from archaeology. It seemed that the theory of Schrader, Pinches and Scheil had fallen utterly apart.
Mainstream scholarship in the course of the 20th century has given up attempts to identify Abraham and his contemporaries in Genesis with historical figures. While it is widely admitted that there is no archaeological evidence to prove the existence of Abraham, apparent parallels to Genesis in the archaeological record assure that speculations on the patriarch's historicity and on the period that would best fit the account in Genesis remain alive in religious circles. "The Herald of Christ's Kingdom" in Abraham - Father of the Faithful (2001) implies a historical Abraham by stating "At one time it was popular to connect Amraphel, king of Shinar, with Hammurabi, king of Babylon, but now it is generally conceded that Hammurabi was much later than Abraham."
A traditional chronology can be constructed from the MT as follows: If Solomon's temple was begun when most scholars put it, ca. 960-970 BC/BCE, using e.g. 966, we get 1446 for the Exodus (I Ki. 6:1). There were 400 years reportedly spent in Egypt (Ex. 12:40), and then we only need add years from Jacob's going into Egypt to Abraham. So, we can add that Jacob was supposedly 130 when he came to Egypt (Gen. 47:9), Isaac was 60 years old when he had Jacob (Gen. 25:26) and Abraham was 100 when Isaac was born, and we get 1446 + 400 + 130 + 60 + 100 = 2136 BC/BCE for Abram's birth.
A considerable variety of scriptural chronologies is possible. For example, unlike most modern translations, according to all the oldest Bible versions not dependent on the mediaeval rabbis -- the Septuagint, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Dead Sea Scrolls -- the 430 years of the sojourn is the period "in Canaan and Egypt" (probable text of Exodus 12: 42), thus reckoning from the time of Abraham. Cf Paul's belief in Gal 3:17. Therefore the figure is more than two hundred years less (1446 + 430 = 1876 BC/BCE).
Thus, if one adheres to an Early Exodus theory, then Abram is usually synchronized with Sargon I, or sometimes other figures in the Sumerian Empire. If one favors a Late Exodus theory, and then Abraham's life could overlap that of Hammurabi's empire.
Gen. 10:10 has it that Babel was the beginning of Nimrod's empire. Before the location of Sargon's capital city, Agade, was identified, it was sometimes supposed that Nimrod was Sargon I, and that Agade was Babel. But even so, there are reasons to prefer the equation of Hammurabi with Amraphel. The Nimrod of Gen. ch. 10 precedes the Amraphel of ch. 14, and Nimrod's kingdom began with "Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, in Shinar" (Gen. 10:10). Mentions of Nimrod both precede and follow those of Abram. Furthermore, Nimrod is associated with the Tower of Babel, not the Tower of Agade, in the Bible.
Rabinic materials are full of an accounts of Abram being thrown into the furnace used for making bricks for the Tower of Babel by Nimrod, but Abram was miraculously unharmed, while the furnace spread to the rest of the city, causing the "Fire of the Chasdim". The conclusion then, based on these assertions, would be that Nimrod and Abram were more or less contemporaries. But only during the time of Hammurabi did Babylon become the beginning of an Empire in its own right.
If one insists that Gen. Ch. 14 reads as a testament of historical authenticity, then the Old Babylonian Empire, like Nimrod's, extended into the Trans-Jordan, but only during the reign of Hammurabi's son; whereas the Sumerian Empire by contrast did not. The city of Babel was not only the beginning of the Old Babylonian Empire, it was its capitol. After the end of the Old Babylonian Empire with the defeat of Hammurabi's son by the Elamites, there was not another empire ruled from the city of Babel until the Neo-Babylonian Empire, which was much too late to be synchronized with Abraham.
There are no archaeological correlates for the life of Abram, whereas the Exodus can be correlated with traces of a Semitic presence in Egypt, as per Bietak, as well as numerous transitions in Palestine from Egypto-Canaanite material culture to proto-Israelite. An Early Exodus would preclude synchronizing Abram with Hammurabi's empire, pushing him back to Sumerian times.
Speculations on Hindu connections
In the 18th and 19th centuries, there were isolated speculations about an identity of Abraham and Brahma, or of Abraham and Rama. This was based on the similarities of the names (Abraham is a near anagram of Brahma). Voltaire summarised such speculations:
This name Bram, Abram, was famous in India and Persia: some learned men even allege that he was the same legislator as the one the Greeks called Zoroaster. Others say that he was the Brahma of the Indians.
Such arguments were taken up by later religious synchretists such as Godfrey Higgins, who argued in 1834 that "The Arabian historians contend that Brahma and Abraham, their ancestor, are the same person. The Persians generally called Abraham Ibrahim Zeradust. Cyrus considered the religion of the Jews the same as his own. The Hindus must have come from Abraham, or the Israelites from Brahma..."
The argument has been used by Biblical literalists to prove that Brahma is a corrupted memory of Abraham and by certain Hindu nationalists to suggest the converse.
The argument has been used by Muslim missionaries to prove that Brahma is a corrupted memory of Abraham. They also have claimed that other characters in Hindu scripture are actually people mentioned in the Quran. A. D. Pusalker, whose essay "Traditional History From the Earliest Times" appeared in The Vedic Age, claims a historical Rama dated to 1950 BC/BCE.
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The Friends of Mead Public Library will hold its Annual Meeting and Social at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the library's Rocca Meeting Room.
Following a brief business meeting, a program will feature doll artist Maryanne Oldenburg. Oldenburg began creating her one-of-a-kind dolls from polymer clay 40 years ago.
Call 920-459-3400, ext. 3411, for information about the Friends of Mead Public Library.


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Since appreciating the smaller things in life is apparently a good thing, I decided to do a video on some of the smaller but useful features that come with Cinema 4D R14. This is just a small selection of stuff that I found particularly interesting. Features covered:
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describing an item that looks really nice.
Yo, that suit's clean!!!
by Cleetus Wilburn December 10, 2001
Having stopped taking drugs.
"I've been clean for 3 weeks"
by Guy Johnson November 12, 2003
something nice or tight
His new Mercedes is clean
by that dozen April 30, 2005
1. to throw as much crap into your closet as quickly as possible.
2. someone that has no STD's or STI's.
2. someone that has no STD's or STI's.
1. my room is clean grandma.
2. wanna make out? im clean.
2. wanna make out? im clean.
by noni shy August 02, 2009
dressed up nice.
dawg, went and got clean on us
by drtysouf83 March 12, 2003
A song, usually of the rap/hip-hop genre, that has been pruned of all foul language and references to sex or drugs.
"I downloaded the clean mix of that song."
by SoS November 22, 2003
means this person is not carrying weapons or drugs
Yo, dis niggas clean, let him in
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Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Italian, Venetian, 15281588)
Oil on canvas; 43 1/2 x 32 1/4 in. (110.5 x 81.9 cm)
Gwynne Andrews Fund, 1946 (46.31)
In this portrait, the features of the greatest Venetian sculptor of the later sixteenth century, Alessandro Vittoria, are recorded by the greatest painter of his generation, Veronese. The head corresponds closely with that of the bust executed by Vittoria after 1595 for his sepulchral monument in San Zaccaria in Venice. Vittoria is shown with the model for one of his most famous statues, the Saint Sebastian, carved in 156162 for the Church of San Francesco della Vigna. This figure is based on the so-called Dying Slave of Michelangelo, now in the Louvre, and was reproduced by Vittoria in 1566 and again in 1575 as a bronze statuette. One of these is in the Metropolitan Museum. The fragmentary torso on the table on the left is antique. The imagery thus refers to the two prime sources of Vittoria's sculptural style. The portrait seems to have been executed about 1570.


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The Pope Proclaims May 13
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
By Father Paul Kramer, B.Ph., S.T.B., M. Div., S.T.L. (Cand.)
Pope John Paul II made May 13 the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. This is the highest form of approval that the Fatima apparitions have yet received. The feast commemorating the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima is a Feast of the Universal Church.
Putting the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima on the calendar of the Universal Church gives us the assurance that there is nothing contrary to faith and morals in the message of Our Lady of Fatima, in accordance with the teaching of Pope St. Celestine I, "the law of prayer establishes the law of belief" (lex orandi lex credendi).
The apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima are, in fact, as the late theologian Joseph de St. Marie explained, the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. Specifically, as Pope John Paul II indicated in his sermon of beatification of Francisco and Jacinta, citing the Apocalypse (Apoc. 12:4) and Pope Paul VI indicated in his encyclical, Signum Magnum, Fatima is the fulfillment of apocalyptic prophecy.
Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, declared on May 13, 2000: "The message of Fatima is a call to conversion, alerting humanity to have nothing to do with the 'dragon' whose 'tail swept down a third of the stars of Heaven, and cast them to the earth' (Apoc. 12:4)." This is, in fact, what is revealed in the Third Secret of Fatima.
As Cardinal Luigi Ciappi plainly stated in his message to Professor Baumgartner of Salzburg, "In the Third Secret it is foretold, amongst other things, that the great apostasy in the Church will begin at the top."
In 1999, the late Malachi Martin stated on the Art Bell Show that, while he was secretary to Cardinal Bea, he was given to read the Secret of Fatima in early February 1960, which he described as written on a single sheet of paper.
He stated that Our Lady's words were very dry and specific and they foretold of a future "pope" (not the true Pope, but an heretical antipope) who would be completely under the control of the devil. It is clear then, that the Third Secret of Fatima reveals the "mystery of iniquity" (2 Thess. 2:7), the mystery of the red dragon, whose tail swept down a third of the "stars of Heaven", i.e. one third of the Catholic hierarchy.
The "mystery of iniquity" is the ancient mysteries of masonry: the pagan Luciferian sect which declares itself to be the counter-church and the anti-church. The Freemasons proclaimed during their two-hundredth anniversary celebration in Rome in 1917: "satan will rule from the Vatican. The Pope will be his slave."
The Third Secret of Fatima reveals this "mystery of iniquity": a counterfeit Pope will rule from the Vatican. A great portion of the Catholic hierarchy will follow him into apostasy. The true Pope will be hunted down and killed, along with many prelates and laypeople.
One can understand why Sister Lucy had such great difficulty even writing the Secret down. The very idea that the Roman Curia could be taken over by the forces of iniquity, which will take complete control of the Vatican, is a thought most horrifying to any Catholic.
Yet, as Cardinal Ratzinger stated in November 1984, the Secret of Fatima corresponds to what is written in Sacred Scripture and is revealed in many other Marian Apparitions.
We see the Third Secret of Fatima in the Book of Lamentations (Ch. 4, Vs. 12): "The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not have believed, that the adversary and the enemy should enter in by the gates of Jerusalem." Our Lady of La Salette said: "Rome will lose the Faith and become the seat of the Antichrist."
The Secret of Fatima and the Sacred Scriptures foretell the fulfillment of the "mystery of iniquity" in the masonic occupation of the Roman Curia and the great apostasy in the Church that will result from it.
Pope Leo XIII declared: "To unmask masonry is to defeat it." By thwarting the Pope's intention to reveal the Third Secret of Fatima, Cardinal Sodano prevents the unmasking of masonry, and thereby prevents the defeat of masonry. One wonders to whom does he owe his obedience — to the Holy Father or to the Grand Lodge?
The policy of concealing the Third Secret does not serve the interest of the Catholic Church. If the Catholic faithful would be sufficiently forewarned about the apostasy revealed in the Third Secret, they would be immunized against it.
The full disclosure of the Secret would do much to accomplish that. Keeping the Secret hidden will leave the faithful insufficiently informed about the impending apostasy with the foreseeable result that millions of souls will be led astray, will fall into apostasy. This is what Bishop Cosme do Amaral alluded to on September 10, 1984 when he spoke of "the loss of faith in entire continents" in his well-known discourse at the Technical University of Vienna. This, quite obviously, serves the interests of the devil and his minions, the Freemasons.
Father Hubert Jedin, one of the premier historians of the modern era, pointed out to the German bishops in 1968 that the situation in the Church today is parallel to the situation of the Church at the time of the Reformation: "... One must, therefore, maintain the schism of the Church succeeded by nothing so much as the illusion that it did not exist ... the parallels between now and then are obvious ..."
The revelation of the Third Secret will destroy the illusion of the "mystery of iniquity". It is the apostasy foretold in Scripture. It is not the Church of Christ. It is not of God. It is the counter-church. It is the anti-church. It is the Masonic Temple: "A mystery; Babylon the Great, the mother of the fornications, and the abominations of the earth." (Apoc. 17:5)