text: Why is the devil considered evil ? narxes posted:1/15/2012 5:22:43 PM Why is the devil considered evil if he keeps and put all the bad poeple in hell ? its just a question that bothers me.macros72 posted:1/15/2012 6:03:28 PM In Reply To:narxes posted:1/15/2012 5:22:43 PM Why is the devil considered evil if he keeps and put all the bad poeple in hell ? its just a question that bothers me.Well hes (or shes) only got 2 mentions in the bible. So dont blame the "old book" :) Its down to centuries of having a need to blame some thought form (or clever idea) for our cruel ways. Oh, and also to keep god fearing people in check. Thats my personal view Narxes and if anyone takes offense then I offer my apologies.LincolnGenghis posted:1/16/2012 2:19:30 AM Well the theoretical answer to the devil question is that not only does he do the duties of the jailer (by his own appointment and decision ) but he leads people there also and makes people stray away from God.gary107 posted:1/16/2012 3:11:56 AM a method of thought that avoids blameing the "creator" for the evil that comes from his construct. the devil is an excuse.elkburgersandbeer posted:3/23/2014 9:16:17 AM Assuming hes real, you have a being who got the boot by his dad for not listening and being a dick. Lol.malachi the prophet posted:3/23/2014 11:50:04 AM read -the forgotten books of eden (sacred-texts.com) he tells eve why he hates us - because of adam (a mud person) his whole planet was destroyed and all his people and he was exiled from his elder wife =Lucifer (2) both of the hermaphrodite race elders ++- bible Isaiah 14.12 when satan would not bow to adam who was made in the form of the lord he said I will ascend to the highest heaven and place my throne above all the other STARS (elders) =24 I will be head of the great assembly of elders I will sit as king of the sacred mountain I will make my self like the most high god ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ god already knew this in advance 14.15 so he said now you will go down to the grave and live it the pit called the abyss (middle earth hell) 14.12 O' how you have fallen 1 of the morning stars (elders) now you are cast from your planet down to earth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THEY ARE BOTH HE AND SHE BUT LIKE BUTCH DUDES OR MEN WITH A SIZE 2 JEANS SATAN IS MORE TO MAN AND LUCIFER IS MORE TO WOMAN SHE WAS THE GREAT SINGER - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I MEET SATAN AND HE IS VERY REAL ( EARTH ETHERAL PLANES) AND I STOOD OVER THE PLANET HELL -VOLCANIC AND SULPHURIC 14-18 FOOT ANIMAL HEAD BEASTS THAT TORMENT YOU DAY AND NIGHT THERE IS NO OXYGEN THERE -YOU GASP FOR AIR = FOR EVER THERE IS NO WATER IT ALL BURNED UP THERE IS NO HUMAN FOOD THERE IS NO SLEEP - FLESH NEEDS SLEEP THE DEVILS FUCK YOU WITH 4 FOOT DICKS IN ANY HOLE THEY CAN -MEN OR WOMAN AND THEN THEY SHOVEL HOT BURNING SULPHER DOWN YOUR MOUTH - TALK ABOUT HOT PIPES bobprin posted:3/23/2014 7:41:00 PM Actually the term "devil" is ancient. Evil was considered a seperate being by itself. It had no gender and was refered to as "the evil". Finally the chicago accent rendered it as "da evil", the american street slang soon just called it "devil". Not knowing this Fathers Pat and Mike of New York added "the" to the phrase thus altering it once again. Now the term is used by a basketball team to instill fear in the hearts of their opposing team. I noticed years ago when I was refered to as a "little devil" but that would be humorous now.bobprin posted:3/23/2014 7:48:45 PM Sorry, I almost forgot the vacuum company that calls itself "devil" implying that evil sucks. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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The University of Chicago Convocation
Literally a "calling together," the University's convocation assembles all elements of the University community: degree candidates and their families, and friends, the faculty, the deans, the officers of the University, the Trustees of the University, the provost, and the president. The first convocation was celebrated in January 1893 under founding president William Rainey Harper. Spring Quarter and Autumn Quarter convocations are held to mark the end of an academic quarter, while others are held to inaugurate University presidents or to commemorate significant institutional milestones.


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"Building Upon the Science: New Modalities in Supporting the Breastfeeding Dyad"
The 2011 Health Care Professional Seminar
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Our Health Care Professional (HCP) Seminar is a 1-day continuing-education conference, for those seeking technical breastfeeding information and CE credits and is designed to enable participants to obtain a broader perspective of the health benefits of breastfeeding, to identify factors that influence the breastfeeding experience, and to develop strategies to assist mothers in overcoming difficulties. Our seminar showcases expert speakers in the fields of lactation, birth, & women's & family health care. Our CE program is approved for anyone working within the childbearing & breastfeeding community: Medical Physicians, Midwives, Nurses, Lactation Consultants, LLL Leaders, Dietitians, Naturopathic Physicians, Bodywork Professionals, Childbirth & Health Educators, Postpartum & Birth Doulas, Family Therapists, Psychologists, Sociologists.


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We know there is more work to be done. Future developments will include a dedicated area on our website addressing Safe Sport guidelines, issues, forms and frequently asked questions, education and training programs to assist with recognizing and preventing misconduct in sport, and other resources for coaches, athletes, officials and parents.
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Still in shock that nurse Jacintha Saldhana took her life after being tricked by the Australian radio hosts' imitation of the Queen, the two DJs – whose radio show has been canceled – said they are 'gutted' and 'heartbroken.' NBC's Keir Simmons reports.
Updated at 6:50 p.m. ET: CANBERRA, Australia -- Two Australian radio announcers who made a prank call to a British hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate broke a three-day silence Monday to speak of their distress over the death of the nurse who took their call.
The 2DayFM Sydney-based announcers, Mel Greig and Michael Christian, said the tragedy had left them "shattered, gutted, heartbroken."
Greig and fellow presenter and prank mastermind Christian have been in hiding since nurse Jacintha Saldanha's death and the subsequent social media outrage at their prank. Saldanha's death is being treated as unexplained while an investigation takes place.
Greig told the "Today Tonight" program on Australia's Channel 7 that her first thought when told of Saldanha's death was for her family.
Prank-call radio station suspends DJs, ads; dead nurse's family 'deeply saddened'
"Unfortunately I remember that moment very well, because I haven't stopped thinking about it since it happened," she said, amid tears and her voice quavering with emotion. "I remember my first question was 'was she a mother?'"
"I've wanted to just reach out to them and just give them a big hug and say sorry. I hope they're OK, I really do. I hope they get through this," said a black-clad Greig when asked about Saldanha's two children, left grieving her death with their father Ben Barboza.
Details of Kate's condition disclosed
Saldanha, 46, was found dead in staff accommodation near London's King Edward VII hospital on Friday, three days after putting the hoax call through to a colleague who unwittingly disclosed details of Kate's morning sickness to 2DayFM's presenters.
A recording of the call, broadcast repeatedly by the station, rapidly became an internet hit and was reprinted as a transcript in many newspapers.
But news of Saldanha's death sparked the Internet firestorm, with vitriolic comments toward the DJs on Facebook and Twitter.
Christian said his only wish was that Saldanha's grief-stricken family received proper support.
"I hope that they get the love, the support, the care that they need, you know," said Christian, who like Greig struggled to talk about the tragedy.
Radio station owner calls death of nurse who took royal prank call 'truly tragic'
In a statement, the radio station's parent company, Southern Cross Austero, said it had suspended advertising on 2Day FM until further notice, ended the two DJs' Hot 30 program, suspended prank calls across the company, and begun a comprehensive review of relevant company policies and practices.
"The company does not consider that the broadcast of the segment has breached any relevant law, regulation or code. The company will fully cooperate with any investigations," the statement said.
'Processes in place'
Both Greig, 30, and Christian were relatively new to the station, with Greig joining in March and Christian having been in the job only a few days before the prank call after a career in regional radio.
They said the idea for the call had come from a team meeting before the show. Greig said she did not think their prank would work.
"We thought 100 people before us would've tried it. We thought it was such a silly idea and the accents were terrible and not for a second did we expect to speak to Kate, let alone have a conversation with anyone at the hospital. We wanted to be hung up on," she said.
The DJs said the protocols established by the radio station's parent company were followed before the phone call was made.
"There are processes in place," Christian said.
Christian drew headlines only two weeks before the royal prank call by angering fellow passengers with a harmonica-playing stunt aboard pop star Rihanna's private jet.
Complaints pour in
Southern Cross Austereo has received more than 1,000 complaints from Australians over the actions of the popular presenters.
Nurse who was duped by prank call about Duchess Kate found dead
King Edward VII hospital in London is still reeling from being seriously punked by two radio DJ's who called and spoke to Kate's nurse. Meanwhile, the two Australians DJs apologized for their hoax. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports.
The station said it had tried to contact hospital staff five times over the recordings.
"It is absolutely true to say that we actually did attempt to contact those people on multiple occasions," said Southern Cross Austereo chief executive Rhys Holleran.
"No one could have reasonably foreseen what has happened. I can only say the prank call is not unusual around the world," he said.
John Lofthouse, chief executive of King Edward VII's Hospital, on Monday night issued a statement on the death of Saldanha, calling her "an outstanding nurse and a dearly loved colleague. " He said a memorial fund has been established in her name.
Lofthouse added:
"I know that the family have received huge support from their local community and church. We will be holding a memorial service for Jacintha later this week.
We understand that the family are distraught and need time to reflect on the assistance they require. King Edward VII's Hospital will remain here for them whenever, wherever and however they need us."
Reuters contributed to this report.
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OCZ Technology Group, Inca leading supplier of solid-state drives (SSDs), said this week that the demand towards SSD in 2010 increased by 380% from 2009. The firm plans to report approximately $190 million in review.
"We are pleased to have achieved record annual revenue while transitioning away from our historic focus on DRAM products, which comprised 50% of the company's revenue in its fiscal 2010 but less than 20% in fiscal 2011. This successful transition was due to an anticipated 200% increase in SSD sales from fiscal 2010 to fiscal 2011. Moreover, we continue to see positive indicators of increased SSD demand on a global basis," said Ryan Petersen, chief executive officer of OCZ.
OCZ's SSD products for fiscal fourth quarter are expected to be approximately $58 million compared to $12.1 million during the same period last year, and $41.5 million in the company's third quarter ending November 30, 2010. This represents approximate increases of 380% year over year and 40% sequentially. The expected Q4 SSD product mix of approximately 7% Consumer, 78% server, and 15% enterprise is generally consistent with prior quarters.
OCZ expects to report revenue for its fiscal Q4 2011 of approximately $64 million, an increase of nearly 100% from the $32.4 million reported in last year's fourth quarter. For the year ended February 28, 2011, revenues are expected to be approximately $189 million compared to $144 million in fiscal 2010.


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Adequate Yearly Progress
Glossary of AYP Terms
Adequate Yearly Progress. An individual state's measure of yearly progress toward achieving state academic standards. "Adequate Yearly Progress" is the minimum level of improvement that states, school districts and schools must achieve each year.
Corrective Action
After two years on Title I School Improvement, a school that does not make AYP for the third time, goes on Title I Corrective Action. Along with offering choice and supplemental services, the school must begin planning for restructuring.
Graduation Rate
The graduation rate is the number of 2002-03 high school graduates divided by the first-time ninth grade 1999 fall enrollment less students transferred out plus students transferred in multiplied by 100. [Numerator = number of graduates; denominator = ninth grade enrollment transfers out + transfers in]. Transfers as used here refer to this specific graduation class and are accumulated over a four-year period. In compliance with deferral No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements, graduation rates disaggregated for various student categories were also reported (beginning in 2002).
Grade 2 Assessment:
A test in reading and mathematics administered in schools that (1) provide Title 1 services and also (2) have grade 2 as the highest grade. This test was administered from 2002 until 2006 to comply with federal law.
Illinois Alternate Assessment (IAA)
Administered to students with disabilities whose Individualized Education Programs indicate that participation in the ISAT or PSAE, even with accommodations, is not appropriate.
Students who have been found to be eligible for bilingual education. The percent of limited-English-proficient students is the count of limited-English-proficient students divided by the total fall enrollment multiplied by 100.
Low Income:
Pupils aged 3 to 17, inclusive, from families receiving
public aid, living in institutions for neglected or delinquent children, being
supported in foster homes with public funds, or eligible to receive free or
reduced-price lunches. The percent of low-income students is the count of
low-income students divised by the total fall enrollment multiplied by 100.
Sample size, the number of students (40) being counted to determine AYP.
Participation Rate:
Percentage of students in a school or district taking a state assessment.
Percentage of students not tested in state testing programs:
The number of students not tested for each state assessment divided by the enrollment on the first day of testing multiplied by 100. This is another NCLB requirement.
Performance Targets:
The yearly reading and math assessment targets set by the state of Illinois in order to reach proficiency by 2014.
After two years on Corrective Action (year four on improvement), an LEA must begin plans for restructuring the school: reopen the school as a charter school, replace principal and staff, contract for private management company of demonstrated effectiveness, state takeover, and/or any other major restructuring of school governance. The plan must be implemented no later than the first day of school of year five.
Safe Harbor
Method for making AYP if subgroups do not meet performance targets. It involves reducing the percentage of students scoring at Non-Proficient by at least 10% for each and every subgroup that did not meet performance targets.
School Choice
An LEA is required to offer public school choice to all students enrolled in any Title I school identified for School Improvement, Corrective Action, or Restructuring. Students must be given the option to attend a public school that is not identified for improvement. Furthermore, districts must provide transportation or pay for the transportation costs associated with transporting students to the choice school.
School Improvement
Once a school fails to make AYP for two consecutive years it goes on Title I School Improvement. In the first year of Title I School Improvement, the school must offer choice. In the second year of School Improvement the school must provide supplemental services.
State Performance Targets
See Performance Targets.
Students with Disabilities
One of the subgroups that must be reported for AYP. Indicated by students with IEPs (Individualized Education Programs).
Groups for which assessment data must be disaggregated. Includes: Native American/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, White, Limited English Proficiency, Economically Disadvantaged, and Students with Disabilities.
Supplemental Services
If a school fails to make AYP for a third year (second year on School Improvement), students from low-income families in the school must be given the option to use Title I funds to obtain Supplemental Services selected from a list of state-approved providers. Services include academic assistance in reading and math, to take place before school, after school or during the summer.


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Dordt professor chosen to participate in Iliad seminar
July 22, 2013
Dordt College Professor of English Dr. Mary Dengler is one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Center for Hellenic Studies to participate in an Ancient Greece in the Modern Classroom seminar on the Iliad.
From a pool of 52 nominees, CIC, and the Center for Hellenic Studies selected 20 faculty members to participate in "The Iliad," a five-day seminar that is taking place July 23 to 27, 2013, at the Center for Hellenic Studies campus in Washington, D.C.
Even though her area of expertise is not the classics, Dengler was chosen for her knowledge of the 19th and 20th century British/American literature, the novel from ancient to postmodern, and women's studies.
Designed for non-specialists, the seminar will address the challenge of keeping alive in undergraduate education classical texts such as the Iliad, Oddesy, Homeric Hymns, poetry of Hesiod, and Histories of Herodotus that a generation ago were read and understood by every college graduate.
"Strengthening the teaching of the classics at colleges and universities is of critical importance," said CIC President Richard Ekman.
"The purpose is to keep the classical studies alive, because otherwise they're going to fall out of college education, and then students won't have a sense of cultural history, where stories came from, where critical theory came from, where metaphor and analogy came from," said Dengler.
Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and professor of comparative literature at Harvard University, and Kenneth Scott Morrell, associate professor of Greek and Roman studies at Rhodes College, will lead the seminar.
"A lot of our focus will be on how to get students engaged, which will involve technology, collaboration, and creative approaches," said Dengler.
The seminar will offer an opportunity to examine the many dimensions of the Iliad in historical context and explore how the poem can be studied in a variety of courses and disciplines. Participants will discuss topics ranging from the exchange of luxury goods to the adjudication of disputes arising from athletic contests. Along with providing information and background for understanding Homeric poetry in its ancient contexts, the seminar will devote a substantial portion of each day to reading and analyzing the poem itself.
"I'm looking forward to just sitting down and reading it with other people, and hearing a political theorist's angle, a historian's angle, a Harvard specialist's angle, and a religious angle," said Dengler.
During the week-long seminar, each day consists of six 90-minute seminars each participant must prepare for; a total of 2,700 class time minutes. "It's like being back in graduate school," laughed Dengler. "It's exciting, it kicks you into a higher mode of thought and action…you're a student again, under pressure again."
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Jessica McRoberts has had the pleasure of performing on Broadway, National Broadway Tours, and some of the finest Regional theaters in the country over the past 16 years. She has worked with some of the most brilliant people such as Tommy Tune, Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon, Kathleen Marshall, Jerry Mitchell, David Marquez, Chet Walker, Noah Racey, Wayne Cilento, Matthew Warchus, David Leavau, and is currently studying with David Marquez and Craig Carnelia. She has had the privilege of seeing the business from both a dancers and a singers perspective is versatile in both these fields. Seeing the struggle at a singers movement callback, she helps singers to understand the dancers language. Because she is active in the business she can always offer up to date information to her students!
Jessica intuitively knows how to best help "singers who move" acquire skills and confidence. Her class is a genuinely safe space, which is challenging but not so out-of-reach that one becomes disenchanted. Instead, I felt encouraged and inspired by her, and by my own progress. She teaches solid technique without intimidation, but with the utmost care for her students, all while creating an environment of fun. She also understands the importance of authentic storytelling through movement, which is imperative in audition settings. Anyone who wants to actually enjoy their dance training should run to Jessica's class.
- Lisa Brescia (Wicked, The Woman In White, AIDA, and soon to be starring as Donna in Mamma Mia!)
It's been years since I've been in a dance class. Jessica made me feel comfortable and welcome. I learn, I laugh, I have a great time at every class. Jessica is a dancer who really understands singers.
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Luc Besson
News about Luc Besson, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Review: 'The Transporter Refueled' Has a New Guy Behind the Wheel
Jason Statham sits out the fourth installment of this series, and the main returning cast member is a souped-up Audi.
September 4, 2015, Friday
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Luc Besson Talks About a Risky New Film, 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,' at Comic-Con
"Valerian" is an adaptation of a French space comic that is planned as a July 2017 release.
July 12, 2015, Sunday
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Scarlett Johansson Powers 'Lucy' to No. 1 at Box Office
That new science-fiction thriller took in an estimated $44 million at North American movie theaters over the weekend.
July 27, 2014, Sunday
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Deep in Her Gut, She Knows She's Not Ordinary
Luc Besson's new film, "Lucy," turns Scarlett Johansson from a frowzy, cheerful young woman into a killing machine.
July 25, 2014, Friday
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A Turbo Brain Tackles Underworld Brawn
Scarlett Johansson stars in Luc Besson's new action-thriller, "Lucy," about a woman who stumbles into the criminal underworld and inadvertently acquires superhuman abilities.
July 20, 2014, Sunday
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Singing 'Soprano' in Normandy
Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer uproot their children and export their mobster ways to Normandy in "Family."
September 13, 2013, Friday
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France Tries to Lure Filmmakers
The promoters of the newly opened Studios de Paris hope that French touches like apartments for the stars will give them an edge in a growing competition for international film production.
November 5, 2012, Monday
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Tantalized but Cautious, Filmmakers Capture Myanmar
Two new films, a documentary and a biopic about Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, portray Myanmar (formerly Burma), a land long isolated from the West.
February 22, 2012, Wednesday
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Perfect Timing for 'The Lady'
The timing couldn't have been better for the Asian release of "The Lady," a much-anticipated new film about Aung San Suu Kyi. The pro-democracy leader from Myanmar has been freed from house arrest and the government is allowing her to run for...
February 8, 2012, Wednesday
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European Television Adopts English and Looks Abroad
After long rejecting U.S. cultural dominance, European producers, especially the French, are starting to turn out American-style dramas to sell globally.
October 3, 2011, Monday
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Producing and consuming organic food
Research into consumer perceptions and expectations of organic produce from the larger organic businesses and that from smaller more locally orientated producers.
Year of Publication2009
Organic farming is similar to conventional agriculture in that it is bifurcated in terms of production with the 10% largest farms accounting for over half of sales and half of all full time staff employed. Larger organic businesses are more orientated towards national markets and tend to produce bulk commodities. Smaller, more locally orientated producers are more likely to add value to their produce and to market locally. Consumers of organic food tend not to be particularly price sensitive and are motivated by health and environmental concerns and the desire to support British farmers. They are concerned with the freshness of the products and an expectation by some that they are locally produced. So there may be an 'expectations gap' developing between what is required for organic certification and what consumers expect organic food to deliver.
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When designing a building, you have to account for things like terrain, materials, weather, handicapped accessibility and, of course, ghosts.
You can design a building more awesome than the Guggenheim and nobody will want to go in it if there's evil spirits just running through it willy-nilly. With that in mind, here's how people in different parts of the world build guaranteed demon-free housing.
6Chinese Curved Roofs
Quick, what do you think of when I say, "Chinese architecture"? The first thing you probably think of is that the doorways don't need to be as high, and then the second thing is probably those weird curvy roofs like you always see on pagodas.
Why do they build them that way? Because of ghosts. Did you know that spirits can only travel in straight lines? Well, according to Chinese tradition, anyway. Sure, they might be evil spirits, but they're Chinese evil spirits, dammit, and they are going to do things by the book. None of this individualistic zigzagging and newfangled "turning." No sirree, we're just going in traditional straight lines like we've been doing for thousands of years, thank you very much.
They're also afraid of fireworks. Goddamn, do we have the stupidest evil spirits ever.
That's the explanation given for many curvy roads and paths in China, and the fact that it's easier to curve the roads to follow the contours of hilly terrain is probably just a coincidence.
This is an actual military road in China. I'm sure it's completely ghost free.
And that's why Chinese roofs are curved, supposedly. I'm not sure what happens when the straight-line spirits hit the curvy roof but I like to think they slide along the curve and fly right off the end, and also that they go, "Wheeeeeeeeeee!" while doing it.
5"Haint Blue" Paint
If you've ever been shopping for house paint, you know there are a lot of ridiculous names out there for blue, leaving you confused whether you want "Utah sky," "blue lapis" or "windmill wings." Haint blue is sort of the opposite. It's one name for a whole bunch of shades of blue -- the exact shade doesn't matter as long as it repels ghosts, or "haints."
Does not repel poor maintenance.
As everybody knows, ghosts can't cross water, at least according to the Gullah people of the American South. The Gullah, descendants of African slaves, did not have money to mix standard paints at the Home Depot so they made their own paint -- mixing lime, milk and pigments in pits to make a blue paint that looked like water, which, when applied to a house, would obviously convince ghosts that the house was covered with rivers or something. They would paint porch ceilings as well as door and window frames. You know, all the typical ghost entry points.
Another story purporting to explain the porch ceilings specifically says that they're actually painted to look like sky, causing the spirits to think they're the way up to heaven. So they walk right on up to your porch, intending to give you a good haunting, moaning and complaining about how they're trapped between this world and the next, and then look up and go, "Oh, hey, heaven!" and make a quick 90-degree turn upward before they reach your door.
Like so.
I guess they're too dumb to figure out what happened, or else that would be a recipe for some really mad haints coming back to your house in a bit.
And another theory is that some people were just embarrassed about looking so superstitious so they painted the porch ceilings where people couldn't see them from the street. The important thing, after all, was that the ghosts would see it when they got there.
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Carol was born August 6, 1942, in Mercedes, Texas, the daughter of Leo Dell Williamson and Agnes Raybourn Williamson. After graduating high school, Carol went on to Sam Houston State University, where she obtained her degree in teaching. Teaching children was Carol's passion, and she did so for 20 years in the Kenedy and Pawnee area. After her retirement, Carol was very active in the Texas Retired Teachers Association and Gideon's International.
On June 17, 1961, Carol married her beloved husband, John Ray Harris, in Port Lavaca, Texas. In 2011, John and Carol celebrated 50 wonderful years of marriage. The two of them were blessed, and together they shared their faith and were active members in the Tuleta First Baptist Church. A Bible verse that Carol held very close to her heart was Romans 10:13 - "For whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Carol is survived by her beloved husband, John Ray Harris; her sons, John Quentin Harris and wife Martha of La Vernia and Gerard Barton Harris and wife Geniene of Tuleta; her father, Leo Dell Williamson of Tuleta; her brother, Gary Williamson and wife Catherine of Sealy; and her precious grandchildren, Stephanie, Jake, Danielle and Seth Harris. Mrs. Harris is preceded in death by her mother.
Visitation was held, Sunday, April 29, 2012, from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M., in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel, Kenedy, Texas. Funeral services were held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, April 30, 2012, at the First Baptist Church Kenedy, with Rev Jack Allen and Rev. Vernon Andrews, officiating. Interment followed in the Kenedy Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Scott Noah, Chandler Williamson, Duane Merrill, Lynn Broadway, Gene Early, Seth Harris and Jake Harris.


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Good lord, George Strait was born with the ideal name. John McCain might've labeled his campaign bus the Straight Talk Express, but the descriptor is better suited to the Texas-born country singer, who takes a deceptively simple approach to his writing.
The songs populating last year's Love Is Everything continue this trend, with Strait unflinchingly singing of broken hearts, broken dreams and broken lives in his warm, grandfatherly drawl. "I do what my heart says do," he croons on "I Thought I Heard My Heart Sing."
It's a piece of advice Strait has hewed to throughout his career, which has stretched across four decades and only now appears to be winding down. The singer has billed this run of shows the Cowboy Rides Away Tour, and it's difficult to imagine he won't hold true to his word. Don't miss it.


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While the medications we consume are meant to help us, when it comes to their potential impact on other species, the news is not good. In the past, we have been instructed to flush unwanted medications down the toilet. That strategy is no longer advised in Pennsylvania, where a better alternative is being put into place. According to Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) Executive Director John Arway, even low doses of pharmaceutical and over-the-counter drugs can ultimately harm fish. "Research shows that once prescription drugs and other medicines end up in our waterways, they are being absorbed by fish," said Arway. "We have seen a greater frequency of an intersex condition in smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River, with males showing signs of eggs in their reproductive systems and having a protein in their systems that should only occur in females. We have also found sores and lesions on fish, which may be due to the exposure of these fish to the unintended consequences of these drugs." Targeting the problem, a new statewide drug take-back program has been launched to more safely dispose of unused and expired prescription and over-the-counter medicines. The initiative aims to improve overall water quality and to protect the health of the state's fisheries. Wastewater treatment plants are not designed to remove such contaminants, and home septic systems deliver even worse impacts to nearby waters. The MedReturn program provides a better option by establishing secure medicine return boxes throughout the state, providing a means to get rid of medications safely and anonymously. For additional details about the program and to see the locations of MedReturn boxes, visit www.ddap.pa.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1666644&mode=2 [2].


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Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG), a leading producer of precision sensors and systems, based on its resistive foil technology, will release results for its fourth quarter and full year results, which ended December 31, 2012, at approximately 8:00 a.m. EST (7:00 a.m. CST) on February 12, 2013.
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Vishay Precision Group (VPG) is an internationally recognized designer, manufacturer and marketer of: components based on its resistive foil technology; sensors; and sensor-based systems specializing in the growing markets of stress, force, weight, pressure, and current measurements. VPG is a market leader of Foil Technology Products, providing ongoing technology innovations in precision foil resistors and foil strain gages, which are the foundation of the company's Force Sensors Products and its Weighing and Control Systems. The product portfolio consists of a variety of well-established brand names recognized for precision and quality in the marketplace. To learn more, visit VPG at www.vishaypg.com.
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