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Bason, M.G. and Mohapatra, A.K. and Weatherill, K.J. and Adams, C.S. (2008) 'Electro-optic control of atom-light interactions using Rydberg dark-state polaritons.', Physical review A., 77 (3). 032305.
We demonstrate a multiphoton Rydberg dark resonance where a Λ system is coupled to a Rydberg state. This N-type level scheme combines the ability to slow and store light pulses associated with long-lived ground-state superpositions with the strongly interacting character of Rydberg states. For the nd5/2 Rydberg state in 87Rb (with n=26 or 44) and a beam size of 1 mm, we observe a resonance linewidth of less than 100 kHz in a room-temperature atomic ensemble limited by transit-time broadening. The resonance is switchable with an electric field of order 1 V cm−1. Applications in electro-optic switching and photonic phase gates are discussed.
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Q Rich is better because he can get hot from downtown.
Quentin Richardson
Larry Hughes
Jared Jeffries
(24-33) vs. (28-28)
Al "Protege" Harrington and the Knicks
Andre Iguodala and the 76ers
Key Matchup
Andre Miller
16.1 points, 6.4 assists, 4.4 rebounds (ranks 9th in the NBA in Triple Doubles)
Chris Duhon
12.1 points, 7.9 assists, 2.89 turnovers (ranks 8th in the NBA in assists per game)
Miller is one of the best point guards in the NBA. He can score, pass, and defend. He makes his teammates better and is one of the main reasons why the 76ers are a playoff team.
Duhon is one of the most improved players in the NBA. His scoring and assists has doubled from the 2007-2008 season to the 2008-2009 season. His defense is also solid.
Starting Lineups
PG Duhon
SG Chandler
SF Harrington
PF Lee
C Jeffries
PG Miller
SG Green
SF Iguodala
PF Young
C Dalembert
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Jeremon Linbury
Q Rich is better because he can get hot from downtown.
You should have put a "None of the above" option on your poll.
I have faith in Donnie Walsh
Philly has owned us for awhile and it will be a tough one for the Knicks to win.I hope im wrong but I say we lose 104-97
Nice thread abcd
This game really is a must-win for our playoff hopes. Unfortunately, we haven't matched up well with the Sixers all season. The Sixers are athletic, quick, and get a lot of points off fastbreaks. We need to limit our turnovers, and shoot well from the field.
Nice game thread btw, abcd.
sick thread ABCD, nice choice of song too always been one of my favs....." im going,going back,back, to cali, cali...."
anyways Iggy is who im really worried about he's a great layer on offense and has tight defense, hpefully Chandler could contain/minimize him.
Knicks- 117
76ers- 107
knicks finally beat the sixers.....and Nate has another great game.
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Nice thread ABCD.
My prediction
A close high scoring one, possibly in OT. Nate continue his hot streak.
I hope hughes snaps out of it and shoots well for once...
We've beaten Boston
We've beaten NJ
We've beaten the Craptors
We have yet to beat Philly. They've had our number all season. Let's try not to get a 4 game sweep, please? I got money riding on this game.
The above is a crazy poll....anyone u pick may play worse than the other two vs Green, Iggy, and Young. Thats a catch 22 Poll vs Philly
How to improve Jefferies performance is by putting him in a steady lineup with Duhon, Hughes, and Jefferies....the 3 players defend each other position well on a switch....they are a defensive-trio....our offensive trio are Nate, Chandler, and Gallo....the put-back hustle we get from Harrington, Wilcox, and Lee is efficient for the WIN.
I'm sorry that Q.Rich is not in this 9-Man rotation but his inconsistency and positioning with certain teammates are not wanted.
I never thought I would say this, but Q-rich is by far the best player in your poll. And nice game thread...I like your style (no homo)
I think the 76ers will win, it seems like they almost always beat us. We have to win games like this if were gonna make the playoffs.
the key for us to the playoffs is to avoid losing streaks as much as possible, were 2 1/2 games out of 8th, so we gotta win games we could win.....
....lets beat the 76ers like the Nets beat them on Monday lmao.
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
We're really playing like crap to start. Turnovers, not rebounding, pretty bad defense, crap offense. Duhon is especially not playing well. He's either injured, or just really fatigued from all the minutes he's been playing.
Wish we had a guy like Dalembert. Blocks shots and rebounds, exactly what we need.

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May 2007
The Complete Abashiri Concert
Widow's Taste
Another hero of jazz archivists is Laurie Pepper, who deserves full credit for saving and extending the life of the great altoist Art Pepper. The Complete Abashiri Concert, a two-CD set put out by her Widow's Taste label (straightlife.info), consists of previously unreleased music from a 1981 performance that ranks with Pepper's finest later work. Joined by pianist George Cables, bassist David Williams and drummer Carl Burnett, Pepper's intensity and passion on a dozen selections is riveting. Is there such a thing as a bad Art Pepper record?
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The Detroit Red Wings were able to take down the higher-seeded Anaheim Ducks in seven games. They were outscored in the series and had to win two games on the road, but they were able to get the wins that they needed.
The Red Wings will now move on to play the Chicago Blackhawks in what will be a difficult series.
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On Tap Today: Sweet, sweet music
Greetings and welcome to the mid-week stretch. Happily, there's lots to do -- much of it with a musical sound track. Let's have a look:
Celtic harpist Mary Ann Miller gives a 12:15 p.m. concert at the Cathedral of St. John downtown -- a nice noon-hour break for downtowners.
British composer Gabriel Prokofiev, founder of the NONCLASSICAL music label, is in town for a musical night of the same name at Moct, 240 E. Pittsburgh St. The NONCLASSICAL Music evening is a blend of electronic, hip-hop and turntable art meeting up with the classics. It features percussionist Joby Burgess and cellist Peter Gregson; Milwaukee DJ Madhatter and other local talent join them. It starts at 8:45 p.m. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7 at the door.
Conspirator brings its electronic musico to Turner Hall Ballroom, 1034 N. 4th St., for an 8 p.m. show featuring the Disco Biscuits. General admission tickets are $15.
Over at Caroline's Jazz Club, 401 S. 2nd St., Big O & the Night Owl Show Band performs at 8:30 p.m. It's an open blues jam. It's also Acoustic Open Stage night at Linneman's Riverwest Inn, 1001 E. Locust St. That starts at 9:30 p.m.
That's all for now. Enjoy the day.
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Grilled Chicken and Fruit Salad
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4 small Boneless skinless chicken breast halves
½ cup barbeque sauce
1 pkg. (10 oz.) salad greens
2 cups fresh raspberries
1-1/2 cups Cantaloupe chunks
½ cup light ranch dressing
Heat greased grill to medium-high heat. Grill chicken 10 min. on each side or until done, turning and brushing occasionally with barbeque sauce. Cut into strips. Cover plate with greens; top with fruit and chicken. Drizzle with dressing.
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Hunters were the first and remain the best conservationists, not only investing hard-earned money in license fees, taxes, hunting gear, and more, but by recruiting the next generation of hunters to conserve wildlife, land, and water resources. Now, in celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Quality Deer Management Association is offering prizes as an extra incentive for recruiting new hunters and QDMA members during its 25th Anniversary Membership Challenge.
"The number one way you can improve the quality of deer hunting where you live is to ensure QDMA's educational message reaches more hunters in your region. By recruiting new QDMA members, you also strengthen your organization and enable it to more effectively pursue its mission: ensuring the future of white-tailed deer, wildlife habitat and our hunting heritage… You can earn chances to win great prizes every time you recruit a new QDMA member!
"The 25th Anniversary Membership Challenge will run through the end of 2013. Recruiters receive one entry into drawings for great prizes for each new member they recruit, and higher membership levels earn more entries. Also, the member who recruits the most new members by the end of the Challenge will win the Grand Prize – their choice of a Remington 700 SPS or Mossberg 4×4."
Those who recruit new members will qualify to win guns, knives, gear, and other prizes. Visit the QDMA website for rules and details.
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Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) continues to be one of the cheapest large cap stocks in the entire market. Even though the small caps, emerging markets, and technology-related stocks are leading the way so far in 2012, these stocks can be a little bit frightening for more conservative-oriented investors.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq is up 13.6% so far this year, while the S&P 600 small-cap index is up 11.0%, and the emerging markets (NASDAQ:ADRE) are up 9.9%. By contrast, the large cap Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) is only up 6.2%. This is opposite of what happened last year, when large cap dividend-payers led the way.
2012 is definitely a risk-on market so far, but this does not mean that there are not some very good undervalued large-cap dividend payers for the more conservative investors out there.
For those of you who have read my articles in the past, you may know that I am a hybrid investor. During my eighteen years as a professional money manager and stock analyst I have extensively studied both momentum and value investing. I find both styles to have their flaws.
Momentum investing, with CANSLIM being one of the more popular styles, leaves out a very important letter. That letter is "V." There is no value component in CANSLIM. This bothers me greatly. I have a hard time buying a stock just because it is hitting new highs and has superior relative performance. I still remember the years 2000-2002.
On the other hand, I have bought my share of value traps over the years. I have discovered that stocks like Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) are trading at single-digit multiples for a reason -- their performance is lousy. Hewlett has been going backwards by an average of 7.4% per year over the last five years. I don't care how low the valuation ratios are! Maybe CEO Meg Whitman should consider selling her shares on eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY).
I instead like stocks that have both momentum (performance) and value. What is wrong with combining the best of both of the popular investment styles? Performance tells me that the company is doing well and thriving in today's difficult environment. It also tells me that the management of the company is pretty darn good. Value tells me that I can still justify upside potential in the stock going forward.
Right now, Caterpillar is a very good example of this concept. Let's first examine its performance over the years:
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The shares of Caterpillar have returned a very remarkable average annual return of 18.8% per year over the last ten years. Who would not be happy with that? This return is even more stunning when we look a the paltry 2.3% average that the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) has delivered during that same period of time.
CAT has delivered an average annual return of 14.5% over the last five years. Once again, I think most investors would have been very happy with returns like this, given that the S&P 500 has delivered negative 1.2% returns during that same timeframe.
The last three year average returns have been nothing short of spectacular! How about 69% per year average total returns! Once again, the stock has delivered returns that crush the indexes. The "Big Cat" is up another 18.8% over the last twelve months. Is there anyone out there that can question the performance of the stock?
Caterpillar passes the performance test with flying colors. I also personally believe Doug Olberhelman to be a very good CEO. I included Caterpillar in my book last year and sent him a copy. He took time out of his day to write me a personal letter. He gave credit to his great employees at the Peoria, Illinois-based company.
I also believe that company made a very wise strategic buy of Bucyrus that gave them immediate exposure to the all-important commodity and mining markets around the world. Mr. Olberhelman has also been very critical of the current business environment in the United States and Illinois in general, but he continues to wrack up big returns for his investors in spite of not so favorable conditions.
We can stop with the analysis right here and go out and buy the stock. I have a problem with that, however. Is the stock currently overvalued, fully valued or undervalued? I don't like to pay up for stocks, no matter how good the performance is.
Let's begin with a very common valuation measure for growth stocks like Caterpillar, the PEG ratio. The consensus earnings estimate on Caterpillar for next year is $11.36 per share. It currently has a forward PE ratio of 10.21. That does not sound too bad, but how does it compare with its growth rate? Amongst the 20 or more analysts that cover the company (I am not one of them) the consensus annual growth rate over the next five years is 26.5%.
This may seem a bit lofty but consider that the last four quarters has produced 58%, 40%, 58%, and 268% year over year earnings growth. No wonder the shares have been doing so well! The current PEG ratio of Caterpillar is a very favorable 0.38. Anything less than one is favorable.
Let's go a step further with the valuation and project out a five-year target price. Those of you who follow me should know that I like longer term target prices as opposed to very unpredictable 6-12 month ones. If we are going to estimate growth over the next five years, why not also estimate price targets for the same length of time?
If we begin with earnings expectations of $11.36 and extrapolate them out by 26.5% per year over the next five years, we come up with earnings potential of over $27 per share five years from now. Now, what earnings multiple would be appropriate for the shares at that point in time?
The PE ratio of Caterpillar has ranged between 8-20 over the last ten years. It currently has a PE ratio of 15. Even if we drop down the lower end of the range and use a multiple of 8 on forward earning, we come up with a price target that is 93% higher than today's current price.
I like to buy stocks that have 80-100% or more upside potential over the next five years. Caterpillar obviously also passes the value test with flying colors.
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Caterpillar is an excellent current example of the performance and value concept -- the best of both investment styles combined into one. In my book, Caterpillar is appropriate for moderate to conservative growth investors. The stock also sports 1.6% dividend yield.
Out of 2,716 stocks that I currently follow, Caterpillar currently ranks number 65. Hard to go wrong with the shares of CAT.
Disclosure: I am long CAT.


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ORR 2012 National Consultation
The 2012 ORR National Consultation welcomed a record number of attendees this year as refugee service providers, partner agencies, and honored guests gathered to share their personal stories and best practices. The Consultation kicked off with the presentation of the colors by Northwest DC's Woodrow Wilson High School Color Guard, as ACF's own Miya Cain sang the National Anthem.
ORR Director Eskinder Negash welcomed a diverse and high-level roster of speakers, beginning with HHS Deputy Secretary Bill Corr, who acknowledged the important contribution to America that the ORR network and the refugee community make. He noted, "At the moment when refugees may find themselves most lost, adrift, or vulnerable, you provide security, stability, and hope for a better tomorrow, and together with the people you serve, you make this country a stronger, more diverse and vibrant place."
They were joined by Assistant Secretary Anne Richard from PRM/State; Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration, Felicia Escobar of the White House Domestic Policy Council; Dr. Gabriela Lemus, Special Advisor to the Secretary of Labor, and Olympic athlete and former refugee from South Sudan, Guor Marial. Introducing Guor Marial, Eskinder Negash spoke for everyone in the room when he said, "We are honored to have him with us this year—not only for his remarkable accomplishments in athletics and his personal education, but also for the strength of character he exhibited when he declined to compete in the Olympics under the Sudanese flag. With this gesture—and the chance he took of possibly being denied the opportunity to run as an Independent Olympic Athlete—Guor ran for all refugees, stateless, and displaced persons."
Mr. Marial spoke to a rapt audience about his journey from South Sudan to the United States as a resettled refugee, and then to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, ending his remarks to a standing ovation and a steady stream of well-wishers and admirers.
Stay tuned to this space for more about the 2012 ORR National Consultation, and how you can help ORR transform hope into a brighter future for all refugees.
Olympic marathoner Guor Marial delivers the keynote address to a standing ovation.
The Honorable Mayor Emmanuel Ransom of Clarkston, Georgia with ORR Director Eskinder Negash
Congolese refugee and invited speaker Freddy Nyembwe performs an original composition at the closing plenary
- Text of Anne Richard's address to the ORR Consultation
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Trials For Life
|Vivienne Parry asks whether patients take part in clinical trials simply to get better or for the common good, hoping for future cures.
Doctors ard patients both want the best chance of recovery from an illness, but when the condition is cancer - and curent treatments have failed - what hope do clinical trials offer? Now that cancer treatments are becoming more individually tailored and effective, is it worth the risk of trying to develop new drugs which may only be slightly better?
Why do patients volunteer for clinical trials - just to get better or for the common good?
|Vivienne Parry follows patients and doctors involved in clinical trials.
Cystic fibrosis is the commonest life-threatening inherited disease, affecting many areas of the body.
Vivienne talks to patient volunteers helping scientists to replace the gene at fault.
Vivienne Parry talks to volunteers helping to replace the gene that causes cystic fibrosis
|Vivienne Parry explores the world of clinical trials.
Doctors can offer traditional treatments or places on clinical trials, but, when all else fails, what can patients do for themselves? Vivienne visits a Challenging Pain course run by Arthritis Care in Plymouth and hears how patients are trialling their own pain relieving techniques at home.
Rheumatoid arthritis affects the whole body, but especially the joints, and it can be so painful that a normal life is not possible.
Even the newest 'biologic' drugs - which target individual molecules that cause the inflammation and damage in the joints - don't work for everybody, and so ongoing research is needed.
Patients who volunteer for such studies are closely monitored and often hope for success for future patients, as well as relief of their own pain.
Vivienne Parry asks what patients can do for themselves to relieve pain.
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New Stuff on Tour Egypt
by Jimmy Dunn
It's perhaps time for a little update on the Tour Egypt website, as we have added so many new services lately, to help you our readers, better understand Egypt and find the answers to travel questions. Indeed, we have a new forum system, which also includes an open community blog system, a new system for user travel logs, a new auction system for tours, and a new system for travel specials, most of this in just the last several months.
Of these, the new Tour Egypt Forums is the newest, though it actually is replacing an older forum. Our old message system dates from the very origins of Tour Egypt, though it hadbeen updated a number of times over the years.
However, we were experiencing some problems with the old system and felt that it was time to move on to a new, more modern one. We did so with the Invision Power Board, which includes many options and features that were unavailable on the old board. Furthermore, we had been looking far and wide for a good, open community blog system for some time, and with this software, we found exactly what we were looking for, pretty much seamlessly integrated into the forum system. The blogs are easy to set up and operate. We will also be adding some other features, such as chat, in the immediate future.
Upgrading to a new forum system was a big move on our part, for we have had an active community on the old board for many years. Many of the old regulars were somewhat resistant to change, but after seeing the new system, almost all, along with some new ones, have made the transition. That was important, because just about all of our regulars are well versed on Egypt, and are always of considerable assistance to those planning a vacation to this grand destination. For this reason, the forums are one of Tour Egypt's most valuable resources, where readers can get help on just about any topic.
For our readers, another new section, running off of software written in-house, is our travel log section. It is somewhat similar to a blog system, but specifically designed for travel logs. It includes both the ability to add and edit texts, as well as photos. This is a brand new section, with actually only one completed travel log in it so far, but we note that several readers are working on new ones. We will be improving this section as we go along, and would love to have your comments and suggestions.
For people planning on visiting Egypt, we have two new systems that we think will be of continuing importance. One is our specials section, which allows travel operators to list their special deals, and there are some pretty good ones already in the system, but more will be on the way. Remember, all of this is pretty new, and we are actively educating the tour operators on its use.
Another larger, more complex and diverse system is our Tour Egypt Auctions. Here again, we are having to educate the tour operators to correctly use this system, which has many options, but there are some tours already up on the site, and it really is a great way to get a wonderful tour at a bargain price. High end tour operator Travel Egypt, with offices in the US and Egypt, has a number of tours currently on line in this system, with listing well below what their tours sell for normally, and we can expect to see a number of other operators placing their tours, and hopefully other services, on this system in the near future.
The new auction system does have a certain eBay sort of feel to it, and in fact has most of the same features. We expect it to work out very well for both tour operators and tourists. Tour operators are able to list tours that are not up to capacity at bargain prices, and tourists will be able to bid on these tours, often getting them at near wholesale pricing. Its a win/win proposition.
Look for more to come in the very near future. We will be working to improve most of the above systems, but we are also very hard at work on a new database system for our hotels and other Egyptian resources. At Tour Egypt, we are dedicated to improving all of our services for tourists, and everyone who simply likes to learn about Egypt.
Who are we?
Tour Egypt aims to offer the ultimate Egyptian adventure and intimate knowledge about the country. We offer this unique experience in two ways, the first one is by organizing a tour and coming to Egypt for a visit, whether alone or in a group, and living it firsthand. The second way to experience Egypt is from the comfort of your own home: online.


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Jaguars signed third-round CB Dwayne Gratz to a four-year contract.
Marquess Wilson (groin) did not practice Wednesday.
Trevor Siemian (foot) returned to a limited practice Wednesday.
Coach Gary Kubiak said Justin Forsett will play Week 14 against the Titans and "split" the running back work with Devontae Booker.
Luke Kuechly (concussion) returned to practice Wednesday.
The Tampa Bay Times' Greg Auman believes Doug Martin is still the Bucs' "primary" running back heading into Week 14 against the Saints.
Jordan Reed (shoulder) participated in individual drills Wednesday.
Theo Riddick (ankle) is not practicing Wednesday.
Adrian Peterson (knee, I.R.) said he won't return this season if the Vikings are eliminated from playoff contention before he is ready.
Bucs OC Todd Monken said Jacquizz Rodgers will be in "a more expanded role" this week against the Saints.
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I honestly don't know. But here are some things to carefully consider regarding this idea.
First, the idea that the seventh trumpet gives the timing of the rapture was first put forth by those who believe in the "mid trib" rapture viewpoint. Later, this position was adopted by some of the "post trib" viewpoint. And now, more lately, this is the view of some in the "pre wrath" viewpoint. The point here is that Rev 10-11 does not reliably and conclusively say exactly when the seventh trumpet is blown in relation to the tribulation. For all I know from reading the text of Rev 10-11, perhaps the seventh trumpet is blown at the start of the tribulation, and therefore, if the rapture is at the seventh trumpet, the rapture is still before the tribulation.
Further, it is not only the seventh trumpet that is difficult to determine when it happens. Any attempt to relate a specific order to the seals, trumpets & vials, results in impossibilities. Some overlap, and are redundant.
Also, just because John saw things in a certain order in his vision, does not mean that the seals, trumpets, and vials will happen on earth in the same order.
Next to consider: When Paul wrote 1 Corinthians 15, where he spoke about the "last trump", the Revelation was not yet given to mankind. So, neither Paul, nor his audience, would have any way to know what the words "last trump" meant if they were referring to something in Revelation. It is far more likely that Paul did know what he was talking about (he wrote as if he did), and it is far more likely that his audience would be able to understand what he was talking about (he wrote as if they could). So, what would his audience have assumed Paul was talking about? Well, there is a "Feast of Trumpets", known as Rosh Hashanna. So, "last trump" most likely refers to this feast of trumpets.
Earlier in 1 Cor 15, Paul spoke of "firstfruits". This also refers to another Feast of the Lord, the "Feast of Firstfruits". Jesus was raised from the dead on the Feast of Firstfruits, so it should be no difficulty to understand what Paul was talking about when he wrote:
1 Cor 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.In Chapter 15, Paul is making a comparison between Christ's resurrection and our resurrection. That if Christ is not raised, then our hope is in vain. What is our hope? The resurrection and rapture. Just as Christ was raised and become the "first fruits", so to will we be raised "at the last trump". If the first reference, "firstfruits", is to a Feast of the Lord, then doesn't it stand to reason that the second reference, "the last trump" is also a reference to a Feast of the Lord? I certainly think so, and so do millions of other Christians who have studied about Rosh Hashanna who call it the Feast of Trumpts.
1 Cor 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.This evidence and argument does not mean the seventh trumpet of Revelation is NOT the rapture. It certainly does not falsify that view. The events of the seventh trumpet may occur on a Feast of Trumpets at the start of the tribulation, fulfilling scripture in that manner. In fact, perhaps the seventh trumpet, Rev 10-11, teaches some themes of the Feast of Trumpets.
The reasons why the "last trump" is referring to the Feast of Trumpets is complex, and long, so I won't get into them too much, nor base arguments on them. I think it has to do with the ram's horns when Issac was about to be sacrificed, the left horn and the right horn being the first and last trump or something.
Next, there are significant differences between the seventh trump and the last trump of the rapture. There are several things which suggest the seventh trump describes events at the end of the millinnium. Perhaps the seventh trumpet is a vision that is an overview of the entire millennium? If so, and if the Day of the Lord is 1000 years long (from 2 Peter 3:8-10), and the Day of the Lord begins with the rapture as nearly all rapture views suggest because of such verses as (1 Thess 5:2-3), then it might well be perfectly fitting that the seventh trumpet teaches about the pre tribulation rapture.
My point here is that the "seventh trumpet" is first and foremost, a vision. It is a vision given to John for the purposes of revealing things to him to record in the Revelation. John did not "time travel" into the future and see events as they would occur, John was transformed in the spirit, and was given a series of complex visions, and each vision revealed a different picture about things to come. Many of these visions give a slightly different perspective of the overall end time plan, revealing different aspects of what lies in the future. The visions, as recorded in Revelation, as nearly everyone agrees, are not strictly chronological, but only loosely so.
The "last trumpet" in Revelation is not the seventh trumpet anyway, the last trumpet written about is a trumpet in Rev. 18:22, and it's also associated with missing people. So why isn't there a legion of false prophets all claiming dogmatically that Rev 18:22 is the rapture because it's the "last trump" in Revelation?
Rev 18:22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;Now, the seventh trumpet in Revelation (if it is blown during the tribulation) is also not the "last trumpet" to ever be blown. There will be trumpets blown well into the millinnium. The Feast of Tabernacles (which is a description of all the fall feasts; Trumpets, Atonement & Tabernacles) is celebrated by the nations yearly during the millennium, and if they do not celebrate it, upon them there will be no rain, Zechariah 14:16-17.
Zec 14:16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.And in order to "keep the feast of tabernacles", people will have to be blowing trumpets!
Zec 14:17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
So, the seventh trumpet of Revelation is neither the "last trump" in the book of Revelation, nor is it the "last trump" ever blown.
We must be careful when comparing scripture with scripture, making sure we are comparing right things.
Here's some more to consider about the "last trump":
The English word "last" is found 74 times in the King James New Testament.
The Greek word is "eschatos" appears 54 times in the King James. Hmm... guess where we get the word "eschatalogy" from, which is a study of the "last days" or end-time theology.
Perhaps the eschatos, or "end-times" trump signals the very end of this
age? I believe the millennium reign of Christ will begin a new age,
and that the millennium begins with rapture and the 7 year tribulation.
1 Cor 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.Does the phrase, "Death is swallowed up in victory" actually mean, "there will be no more death"? The phrases certainly seem similar, but it is a right comparison? Will there be death after the rapture or not? Perhaps the phrase "Death is swallowed up in victory" means that this is true only for some people starting at the time of the rapture, and so there still will be death after the rapture? Here are two other scriptures which help to answer these questions:
From Isaiah 65, we see that people still die during the millinnium.
Isa 65:20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.From Rev 20, we see there is still a resurrection of the unjust at the end of the millinnium, and a final rebellion when people die after the millinnium.
Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.These two scriptures, Isaiah 65 and Rev 20, prove that death still exists for some people during and after the millennium reign of Christ. The verse I left out, Rev 20:6, proves my initial point, that at the rapture, death is ended only for some people:
Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Rev 20:8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.But eventually, we do know that death itself will be wiped out, and nobody will ever die again, and here are three proofs of that:
Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.From the three verses above, we see that Jesus will reign (1 Co 15:25) for the 1000 years (Rev 20:7), and after that, death will be destroyed (1 Cor 15:26, Rev 20:14), and there will be no more death (Rev 21:4), and all things will be restored (1Co 15:28) as it were in the Garden of Eden, when "God may be all in all". (1Co 15:28)
Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
1Co 15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
1Co 15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
1Co 15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
1Co 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
So, the point of all this is that just as we shouldn't hastily conclude that the rapture of 1 Cor 15 must be after the millinnium during Rev. 21:5 when "there shall be no more death", we shouldn't hastily conclude that the last trump is the seventh trumpet of Revelation 11. You can't just line up things that look similar, and make a hasty conclusion about when things happen, you have to consider all the teachings of the Bible, and put on the whole armor of God, in order to detect false prophesy.
Speaking of things that are "last", there is a curious phrase repeated several times in the gospels, and the topics preceeding the phrase are the kingdom, and who goes in.
Topics preceeding: Man & Wife one flesh; Speaking of the kingdom, children coming near, forsaking everything, & receiving 100 fold: Matthew 19:30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
Topics preceeding: Man & Wife one flesh; Speaking of the kingdom, children coming near, forsaking everything, & receiving 100 fold: Mark 10:31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
Topics preceeding: Matt 1-15: Parable of men in vineyard, all receive a penny, no matter how hard they work, followed by Jesus entering Jerusalem: Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Topics preceeding: Straight gate, door shut, "say Lord, Lord,"
workers of iniquity, gnashing of teeth, followed by Jesus being told to
leave Jerusalem: Luke 13:30 And, behold, there are last which shall
be first, and there are first which shall be last.
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Links to the Past
The Work of Early Hawaiian Artisans
Publication Year: 2011
Links to the Past makes this possible by reuniting more than a thousand eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Hawaiian artifacts from over seventy institutions and collections worldwide. The book is divided into twenty-one sections (wooden bowls, gourds, stone vessels, etc.), each introduced with color photographs, quotes from contemporary sources, and brief historical and technical information. These are followed by dozens of line drawings (more than 1,400 in all) based on actual artifacts or photographs and drawn to scale within each object category. Together they support and enhance learning about object shapes, patterns, sizes, and, in some cases, change over time. Accurate and detailed illustrations reproduce gourd, basket, and mat patterns—now faded and almost invisible on the objects themselves—as clearly and vibrantly as when they were first created.
Links to the Past is unique in bringing together hundreds of traditional Hawaiian objects in one publication. In the case of fans, helmets, and patterned water gourds, almost every known artifact is represented. Numerous pieces presented here have rarely or never been seen in print. The book will prove invaluable to those involved in the study and creation of Pacific art and visual culture and readers interested in early cultural exchange and pattern and design among indigenous cultures.
1,400 illus.
Published by: University of Hawai'i Press
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When the famed British explorer and navigator Captain James Cook landed in Hawai'i in 1778, the Islands had been isolated from the rest of Polynesia for some five hundred years. The objects he collected reveal that in half a millennium Hawaiians devised art styles very different from those of their ancestors and their Polynesian contemporaries. ...
Wooden Bowls
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Most wooden bowls were made for chiefs. Except for a few specialized platters, such as those for pounding poi or attracting sharks, commoners made do with coconut and gourd vessels. Seasoned kou, milo, and kamani wood were used for the best bowls and 'ōhi'a for those of less importance. ...
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pp. 36-79
Gourds of various sizes and shapes were carved, cut, pierced, and shaped for specific purposes. Some became plates, platters, poi bowls, scrap bowls, spittoons, or wash basins; others were made into tops, toys, masks, fish scoops, funnels, or strainers. Still others became ocarinas, rattles, hula drums, or containers for lei, fish line, and tapa. ...
Stone Vessels
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Undecorated stone vessels in a wide variety of shapes were carved for use as mortars, lamps, dye cups, and salt pans. Unfortunately, most of these have little documentation accompanying them, so they must tell their own story. Those identified as lamps usually have soot in their depressions. ...
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pp. 90-95
The closely twined baskets found in Hawai'i are unique in the Pacific. In its most basic configuration, twining consists of a pair of strands, one passing in front of a stake and the other in back, then changing places so the front one moves to the back and the back one to the front. ...
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pp. 96-111
From time immemorial coconut-leaflet fans have been used to fan fires, shoo flies, shield eyes from the sun, and stir up cool breezes. Coarse palm fans were plaited from folded whole leaflets and finer ones from stripped folded leaflets. Although the triangular coconut fan is found across the Pacific, the carefully crafted crescent-shaped fan ...
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pp. 112-125
Aesthetics, religion, and politics were closely related in ancient Hawai'i. Strong, beautifully made feather-covered crested helmets were once worn by men of high rank in times of war. The basketwork frame may have provided physical protection, but it was the exquisite featherwork that exhorted the gods to guard the most sacred part of the body. ...
Capes & Cloaks
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Worn only by chiefs for sacred protection and proclaiming superiority in battles and ceremonies, the brilliant feather shoulder coverings ('ahu'ula, kīpuka) were made in two varieties: short capes and long cloaks that reached to the ground. They were result of considerable work by men and women of various ranks: ...
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All Hawaiian women commonly wore garlands of flowers, scented leaves, nuts, seeds, or dried fruit, but only those of the highest rank wore the rich and vivid feather leis known as lei hulu. These were worn around the neck (lei 'ā'ī) in ones or twos; on the head (lei po'o) in twos or more as multiple strands or one long, wrapped strand, ...
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Providing powerful spiritual protection and signifying political importance, kāhili were displayed whenever a highranking man, woman, or child was present. Small kāhili (kāhili pa'a lima ) were always carried by chiefs or their attendants as badges of status and to brush away flies. Handheld kāhili were also used in sorcery. ...
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Eighteenth-century Hawaiians used clubs (newa, hoa, lā'au, lā'au pālau, pālau) in real and mock battles. It is not known whether the numerous Hawaiian terms for the weapons identify specific shapes or sizes or if they derive from usage on specific islands. Like other valued objects, many clubs were given names. ...
Piercing Weapons
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Hawaiian warriors, when not engaged in battle, trained in martial arts (lua) and participated in mock battles. Lua included boxing, wrestling, pole-vaulting, and using slings, clubs, knives, and piercing weapons, which were mostly made of a single piece of hard straight-grained wood such as kauila, uhiuhi, or olopua. ...
Sharktooth Implements
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Sharktooth implements in a wide variety of shapes were used for domestic purposes that involved cutting, carving, or trimming and in warfare. Single and double-tooth implements were mostly used as tools and multiple-tooth ones as weapons. ...
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The favored tool for cutting or shaping wood was an adze made from a one-piece wooden handle and a stone blade lashed firmly to it with olonā or coconut fiber cordage. The stone, usually of a fine-grained basalt, was gathered on the slopes of volcanoes by artisans who had their own special guilds, heiau, and chants. ...
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pp. 240-247
Fishing was an important complement to agriculture. It required a thorough knowledge of the topography and currents of the nearby shallow and deep sea, the feeding and other habits of fish, the changes brought by weather and seasons, and special bait mixtures. A wide variety of fishing methods and fishhooks resulted. ...
Burden Poles
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Poles that were round in cross section, slightly curved, and had a thick center were used to carry heavy objects suspended in nets hung from the ends, which were shaped into single or multiple protuberances. When the ends were carved to resemble human heads the poles were called 'auamo ki'i or māmaka ki'i and could only be used for chiefs. ...
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In outrigger sailing canoes, long objects such as fish spears, canoe poles, long and short spears (pololū and ihe) were lashed to a support (haka) attached to the foreboom with the ends of the objects resting on the aftboom. Supports with heads or figures were prized possessions of ali'i, and were handed down for generations. ..
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Drums played an integral role in pre-Christian religious and cultural life. They were associated both with the great god Lono and the goddess of hula, Laka. Tall, sharkskin-capped, carved wooden drums were used in rituals that were observed at places of worship, heiau. ...
Tapa Beater Patterns
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Bark cloth or tapa (kapa), was made from the inner bark of such plants as the māmaki, oloa (ma'aloa, ma'oloa), 'akala, and hau but most frequently from the Chinese paper mulberry (wauke). As elsewhere in the Pacific, there are several kinds of wauke, each producing a characteristic cloth. ...
Makaloa Mats
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Ni'ihau and Kaua'i women made extremely soft and pliable sleeping mats from the young stems of the sedge makaloa. Finely plaited at 4–10 strips to the centimeter, these mats were fashioned in successive bands of oblique check weave measuring from 2–10 cm deep. New leaves were introduced evenly in bands approximately every 40 cm. ...
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pp. 298-301
No Hawaiian kites have survived — only petroglyphs of kites shaped like birds, (lupe manu) and drawings of kites seen by Stewart Culin just before 1900. Because missionaries felt that children should be at school and adults at work, they actively discouraged most forms of recreation. ...
String Figures
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In the days before Western influence, games and recreation played a major role in the daily life of Hawaiians of every age and gender. Nearly a hundred different kinds of games have been documented. One favorite was string figures (hei). Forming these developed dexterity and memory ...
Appendix: Museum Abbreviations
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Plant and Animal Names
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Tapa Beater Pattern Names
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Many pattern names have been collected, but often separately from the beaters themselves. Thus it is not always possible to know to what patterns the names refer. Geography, personal preference, change over time, and accuracy of the original notation might account for several names referring to the same pattern or conversely one name referring to different patterns. ...
Object Glossary
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Introductory Quotations
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Notes to Introduction
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There are more than 1,400 drawings in this book. They are based on photographs from books about the Pacific and the Ethnophoto File at the Bishop Museum, photographs taken by me, and images e-mailed to me from afar. Only through the cooperation and goodwill of nearly a hundred curators and specialists was I able to amass the images and information presented here. ...
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Print-ISBN-13: 9780824834760
Publication Year: 2011
OCLC Number: 862780349
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My six year old remembers EVERYTHING from the time she was one up to now. She can't tell you what she had for lunch yesterday at school but she can tell you something that happened back when she was just learning to walk, in full detail. Things we haven't really told her about.
She can describe the house we lived in from the time she was 18 months until she was almost three. We haven't been back to that house since we moved, nor do we have pictures of it anywhere.
She will out of the blue come up with something, a true event that happened, that is never mentioned, and tell us about it. Like her third birthday party, which I've forgotten most details of myself, she'll talk about. She'll remember what she has been for Halloween every year since she was born (the first two halloweens' she's asked about her costume, but after that, she knows)
DH can't remember anything before turning 8. No specific childhood memories or anything. I can only remember things I've heard stories about or seen pictures of, so it's surprising to me that she can tell so many stories and give so much specific detail about things she shouldn't know a lot about. Her sister isn't the same way, she'll remember a few things that happened last year or the year before, but not a lot (she's turning 5 next month).
DD has been called a "genius" by every teacher she's ever had, and is advanced for her class, but I guess she has one of those excellent memories as well.
ETA: She also makes up far fetched stories, her imagination is fantastic. Every story begins with "when i was a little baby, you took me to the moon" or "when i was 3 and sister was 2, we went to china". Things that have never happened (especially the moon part lol).
by AcalhounOctober 8, 2012 at 3:54 PM
How neat! You should encourage her to write stories!
Everyone has brains that remember things differently. At first I thought she was going to be like those people that can't forget anything, but then you said she can't remember what she had for lunch the day before.
It seems to me that she has a selective memory (as most of us do in some form or fashion) and because of the things her brain chooses to remember, she appears to be of a genius nature.
Continue to encourage her and she will blossom into a wonderful, creative woman. As long as school is fun for her, she'll have no problems learning what she needs to. The problems start arising when she is no longer interested in what she's being taught at school. Or if the teachers are using very doldrum methods. Genius kids are akin to ADHD kids, they need to have their attention piqued to keep their brains on the lesson at hand.
by kimsardoOctober 10, 2012 at 10:27 AM
I am curious as to what my son will be able to remember and articulate to me.
by trz031407October 10, 2012 at 2:54 PMMy son is 5 with amazing memory. He absorbs everything he comes into contact with. He surprises me with things like your daughter does you.
I chalk it up to they have not too many years to remember thus far. I know my son is well beyond his years with his vocabulary and he still enjoys Memory games to keep his mind sharp. I'm not sure if that IS the reason but it is what I think
. I remember some things from 2 years old on, but not everything.
I was always advanced and had photographic memory. My son surpasses what I was (I can already tell) He has made 100% on every exam he's taken (so far he's had 3 'quarterly review' in pre-k & 2 math tests in Kinder) & the first week of pre-k he was asking "Mom can you ask the teachers to please not do the sounds of the letters anymore? I already know them!" and it's true, the only one he got confused on until then was Q.
This morning he advised me if I wanted the days to "fly by" (vacation is soon) then I would have to make the Earth spin faster. He really knows his stuff. I'm jealous of his uncanny ability to out shine the adults in his life. He picks the right moments, too.
I question Asperger's syndrome with my son because of his personality. I haven't gotten that checked out yet though, no teacher has mentioned any problems. Except when he argued the VPK teacher about the word Gnat not being pronounced Nat but Guh-Nat. I am sure he will have many better things to question than that though as we move forward.
by MikeysMom22October 10, 2012 at 10:53 PM
ADHD and true autism are NOT the same thing. My son is 28 years old and was diagnosed with Autism back in 1988. Yes, I know what Autism is!!!!
Do u even kno what autism is? For God sake it is the new adhd, and now every kid is a little autistic according to these doctors... Bs! Kids are being labeled and over diagnosed with autism like kids in the 90s were with add...
Quoting MikeysMom22:
I still wonder about that Ken Jennings guy on Jeopardy that won all that money!!! Wonder if he is on the spectrum too. My son is on the lower end of the spectrum and I work with students on the Autism Spectrum as well. That would be great if he could win his Mom lots of money that way!!!
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My son is 11 & has Aspergers. He is high functioning & mostly only has the social & no filter troubles associated with it. On the other hand he has a photographic memory. He has won every spelling bee he has been in (6). He loves to read & read & read. National geographic he reads cover to cover when it comes in the mail. He remembers it ALL! He will just say the most random facts at the most random times it's crazy! I am ashamed & proud to say that my 11 year old knows more right now than I do, he could run circles around me academically. I won't tell him this however, don't want him to think he rules the roost lol. I do hope one day he wins his Mommy a lot of $ on Jeopardy though lol.
by KmakksmomOctober 11, 2012 at 4:30 PM
They remember everything! They are like sponges.


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"If you are upset with Arizona's immigrant laws, please don't take it out on Major League Baseball! Sports and politics do not mix!" With a near military discipline, this had been the message pushed by much of the sports media in conjunction with the Arizona Republican party. The aim has been to head-off any notion of boycotting the Arizona Diamondbacks or calling for the 2011 All Star game to be removed from their home at Chase Field in Phoenix. Governor Jan Brewer was given a page on espn.com [1] to say that boycott campaigns aimed at sports are "inappropriate and misguided." Diamondbacks executive Derrek Hall parroted the governor [2], calling protesters "misguided" because "the organization doesn't take political positions."
Team owner and Republican Party bankroller Ken Kendrick was shaken enough to release a statement saying [3] that he personally "opposes" the bill.
There is one problem with this public relations fusillade: it's based on a fundamental lie. Ken Kendrick is showing through his actions that he not only supports this bill, he is using his position as Diamondback team owner to do it.
On May 20th, the Nation has learned, Ken Kendrick is holding a private fundraiser inside his owners box at Chase Field for SB 1070 supporter State Senator Jonathan Paton. The fundraiser will be taking place during the D-backs game against the San Francisco Giants. Paton is attempting to make the leap from the state house to the US Congress, and he is depending upon the deep pockets of Kendrick to make it happen.
Leave aside for a moment the ethical and perhaps legal ramifications that Ken Kendrick is using a stadium built with $250 million in public dollars to raise money for his pet candidates. The fact is that while Kendrick publicly distances himself from the bill, he is using the home of the supposedly "apolitical" Diamondbacks organization as a fund raising center for SB 1070 supporting politicians. As Paton says on his campaign website [4], "We need to secure the border, and we need to secure it now. That's why I voted for SB 1070, and that's why I urge the governor to sign it."
Jim Nintzel reported in the Tucson Weekly [5], "boasting that he voted for it [SB 1070] before he resigned from the state Senate to [run for congress]…..Paton said that complaints about racial profiling have been overblown."
Paton has also received full-throated support from the author of SB 1070, State Senator Russell Pearce. In an open letter [6], Pearce wrote glowingly of Paton, "I have served with Senator Jonathan Paton for the last five years in the Legislature. During that time he has voted for every single anti-illegal immigration bill I have sponsored...He has done this despite pressure from the open borders crowd...He opposes amnesty or any path to citizenship for those illegally in the United States...I am proud to have worked with him and know him to be a solid patriot. I believe he will make a great Congressman for Southern Arizona, a Congressman we can all be proud of."
Pearce himself has been under national scrutiny recently because of his disturbingly casual connections to white supremacist organizations. As Rachel Maddow highlighted on her show [7], Pearce has been photographed hugging Neo-Nazi leader J.T. Ready. He also received unwanted attention by forwarding online articles written by the Nazi organization the National Alliance.
Jonathan Paton trumpets the support he receives from Russell Pearce. This is who Jonathan Paton is. This is who Ken Kendrick is using his publicly-funded stadium to support.
Favianna Rodriguez, co-founder of Presente.org, which is a co-founder of the All Star Game boycott campaign MoveTheGame.org, said to me, "Latinos and their allies across the country are targeting Major League Baseball to show that laws like SB 1070 will have dire economic consequences. Mr. Kendrick's continued support of the politicians behind SB 1070 will only further inspire that movement."
There is only one conclusion. The Arizona Diamondbacks should continue to be boycotted and protested until Ken Kendrick stops supporting these politicians and using his publicly funded stadium to do so. The All Star game should be moved, and anyone who says that sports and politics don't mix, should first aim that cliche in the direction of the Arizona Diamondbacks owner's box. Keep the protests going. Keep calling to have the All Star game moved. Any other strategy would truly be "misguided."
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Seeing as how Governor Brewer couldn't even define the "type" or "look" of the humans this legislation intends to discriminate against, it is clearly she who is "inappropriate and misguided." That much we know. It's a crapshoot. Kendrick's reaction came only after a huge uproar from those of us rational enough to take direct action. He was waiting to see how bad it would get, consulting with his PR gurus, then issuing a carefully worded statement.
I, for one, welcome this kind of action. What did we expect Kendrick to do anyway?
And let those who say sports and politics don't mix cop out all they want to: "I just want to relax and forget about the worries of the big wide world, Dave, that's why I turn on the game. Don't make me think about the effects of my actions unless it fits nicely in between commercials for things-I-don't-need.com." I am a big sports fan too, but I don't get distracted by the pretty lights either. No, I insist on understanding what my actions mean in a larger context.
Ask any other sports fan if they care about their tax dollars and I'm sure they'll agree. But only once you've equated the two. Until then they will happily bury their heads in the sand until it turns to glass.
I recognize that in professional sports politics play a big role in their daily operation.. DZ has applauded the Phoenix Suns for wearing Los Suns and taking a stand against SB 1070. The question I'd ask: Should this support extend to college level and lower? Should colleges/high schools in Arizona and across the country take votes to have their teams display support yea/nay for various political and social issues? If not why not? Could or should various youth leagues be also involved?
The wearing of political messages is banned by various sporting organizations so seek democratic referendums to overturn them. If political and social messages were made legal would different players on the same team wear different and opposing messages? Would baseball arguments turn into political debates?
I have had it with people who believe in might makes right. If you are not immortal, You are not mightier or more privileged than anyone else.
The only people who give murdering, thieving, lying Whores like Jan Brewer respect are murdering, thieving lying motherf**kers like obama, bush, cheney, rove et.al.
The Social Compact f**ks its mother and all who support it f**k their mother.
Curious last sentence. (Style and substance.) Are you referring to the Social Compact, the organization that demolishes inner city neighborhoods, etc., or The Social Contract, which is the theory that tries to explain ways in which people form states to maintain what they call "social order"?
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Looks like there's going to be some more financial troubles in Nicolas Cage's future, his ex-girlfriend, Christina Fulton, is suing him for $13 million.According to TMZ, Christina filed a lawsuit in L.A. Superior Court today, December 8th, claiming that Nicolas Cage kicked her out of her home and inflicted her with "mental, physical and emotional abuse" during their time together.Fulton claims she owes more than $1 million in taxes because of Cage's business manager, Sam Levin, and is suing him as well.Cage's lawyer responded with this statement,
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The mainstream press coverage of the UAW strike in Detroit has been predictably thin. Labor reporters are scarce these days, and the business-section bias of even feature coverage of labor disputes has made our news culture reflexively anti-union and anti-worker. High-wage, high-benefit manufacturing jobs are seen as a "relic." The strike represents an "opportunity" to convert the whole auto industry to a leaner, more profitable entity in which workers are paid as little as possible and pushed as hard as possible.
A good piece in Dollars and Sense magazine provides a different perspective. The piece, an interview with Susan Helper, a professor of regional economic development at Case Western University in Ohio, discusses how American reliance on "just in time" production makes manufacturing jobs mind-numbingly dull. The work is disrespected and arduous, and, worse, the public perception is that it is not worthy of high wages and benefits. Things don't have to be that way, Helper says. Instead, workers could have more discretion and flexibility in their jobs, and more ability to make improvements. Helper is a fan of the 1980s "Total Quality Management" model embraced by Japan--an idea that involved labor-management cooperation to improve quality that some in labor found compromising. But the basic idea is sound. Instead of giving work more dignity and increasing both quality and job satisfaction, the auto industry has been pumping out cars people don't want to buy, and converting to a low-wage, low-benefit and offshore workforce.
Some more creative and humane thinking about the industry is in order.
The other big economic factor involved in the UAW strike is, of course, health care.
In an open letter to the UAW leadership three former UAW International Executive Board members express their worry that the union is going too far, without open debate among its rank-and-file membership, in considering letting the Big Three automakers out of their obligation to cover retirees' health care. Management's proposed Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association would make the union, not the automakers, the administrators of retiree health care. That represents a major shift. It comes as no surprise that health care is a huge, costly issue for employers and workers alike.
But the interesting point Paul Schrade, Warren Davis, and Jerry Tucker make in their letter is that the union and management have a better option than cutting benefits and shifting the burden onto employees.
"We do not minimize the assault UAW members and all U.S. workers have been under or the challenges our union has faced," Schrade, Davis, and Tucker write. "But we do respectfully submit that the appropriate counter-proposal to the corporate bailout" should include a demand that "the corporations become a moving force on the public policy front for the enactment of the current universal, comprehensive, single-payer healthcare legislation contained in H.R. 676, introduced by Michigan Congressman John Conyers."
Like the SEIU and Wal-Mart, the UAW and GM could push together for single-payer health care as the only real solution to the nation's health care crisis.
"That such a national health care system would serve the auto companies' self-interest and level the competitive playing field is well documented," the letter-writers add. "The companies extol the economic value of the Canadian system. Our role as a union, in behalf of our members and the community at large, is not to help them escape their responsibility to their past commitments but to help them convert those commitments to the common good. On that proposal, our members are informed, and they will stand behind you."
It is a ringing statement and a timely one. If the major Democratic Presidential candidates are truly supporters of universal health care (despite, as Dennis Kucinich has aptly pointed out, mouthing the words but failing, except in his case, to back single payer) they will rush to get on board with Schrade, Davis, and Tucker.
It's time for some leadership that envisions a healthier, better-off America: not just increasingly stratified economy and an increasingly desperate work force.
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Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front
Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die. And you will have a window in your head. Not even your future will be a mystery any more. Your mind will be punched in a card and shut away in a little drawer. When they want you to buy something they will call you. When they want you to die for profit they will let you know. So, friends, every day do something that won't compute. Love the Lord. Love the world. Work for nothing. Take all that you have and be poor. Love someone who does not deserve it. Denounce the government and embrace the flag. Hope to live in that free republic for which it stands. Give your approval to all you cannot understand. Praise ignorance, for what man has not encountered he has not destroyed. Ask the questions that have no answers. Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to harvest. Say that the leaves are harvested when they have rotted into the mold. Call that profit. Prophesy such returns. Put your faith in the two inches of humus that will build under the trees every thousand years. Listen to carrion—put your ear close, and hear the faint chattering of the songs that are to come. Expect the end of the world. Laugh. Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. So long as women do not go cheap for power, please women more than men. Ask yourself: Will this satisfy a woman satisfied to bear a child? Will this disturb the sleep of a woman near to giving birth? Go with your love to the fields. Lie easy in the shade. Rest your head in her lap. Swear allegiance to what is nighest your thoughts. As soon as the generals and the politicos can predict the motions of your mind, lose it. Leave it as a sign to mark the false trail, the way you didn't go. Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction. Practice resurrection.
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Yesterday, a story began circulating around the Internet (as stories do) that Kate Moss had signed on to cover Playboy's 60th anniversary issue, which doesn't come out until January 2014. It gets better: These mythical pictures will allegedly involve famed photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot and be styled by Alex White, whose skills are normally reserved for high-fashion jobs like W spreads and Chanel ads. The source of all this? A website called Now This News, which claims to have obtained an "internal memo" about the shoot, said to take place next month. Maybe, if enough people blog about this, it'll actually come true! But how they'll manage to top Moss's naked V cover with Rihanna is hard to imagine.