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Thirty-one Indicted In Cigarette Tax Fraud Investigation
New York State Attorney General Spitzer, Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney, New York State Tax Commissioner Andrew Eristoff and New York State Police Superintendent Wayne Bennett today announced that a Schenectady County Grand Jury has issued a 375-count indictment charging 31 people with tax evasion and other crimes in connection with a scheme to sell untaxed cigarettes.
The investigation began in 2004, when investigators assigned to the Tax Departments Cigarette Investigation Tax Enforcement Program (CITE), uncovered evidence that several Capital Region merchants were selling untaxed cigarettes. Undercover investigators, posing as out-of-state distributors with access to large quantities of untaxed cigarettes, were able to infiltrate the group, and were soon being contacted by multiple merchants across upstate New York seeking the illegal product. The undercover tax agents were also sold marijuana and firearms in exchange for the contraband cigarettes.
"Today we are announcing the results of one of our efforts to attack the problem of cigarette tax evasion at the retail level. Working with the State Department of Taxation and Finance, the State Police and local prosecutors, such as District Attorney Robert Carney, my office is determined to crack down on tax cheats, and to level the playing field for the honest merchants in our communities," Spitzer said.
The multi-agency effort complements previous Attorney General prosecutions in which foreign nationals were arrested for smuggling bulk containers of untaxed, cigarettes through New York harbor, and a recently announced agreement secured by Spitzers office with one of the states largest cigarette tax stamping agents to stop supplying unstamped cigarettes to companies that illegally resell them over the Internet or by mail.
District Attorney Robert Carney said: "The black market in cigarettes has become extremely lucrative and unfair to honest retailers. I am pleased to lend my assistance to this regional initiative by Attorney General Spitzer that potentially will result in the seizure of more than one million dollars in ill gotten gains."
Commissioner Andrew Eristroff said:"This indictment is representative of the success that Tax Department investigators have had in teaming with the Attorney General, State Police and other law enforcement agencies to remove contraband from the streets. In addition to bootleg tobacco, we also removed illegal drugs and firearms before they posed a greater threat to the community. Trafficking in untaxed cigarettes is not a victimless crime, and the Tax Department will continue to work diligently to prosecute cigarette tax law violators as well as associated tax crimes that concern all residents of the Empire State." (more)
New York State Police Superintendent Wayne E. Bennett said: "As with many criminal operations, this one involved several illicit activities. In addition to dealing in untaxed cigarettes, this operation dealt in the sale of marijuana and illegal guns. Through the well coordinated efforts of state and local law enforcement, this 18-month investigation has culminated in the indictment of 31 individuals on hundreds of criminal counts."
Twenty-three defendants were arrested October 26, 2005 during an undercover rendevous at a storage locker located in Schenectady. Approximately $176,000 in cash, 7 vehicles, and quantities of marijuana and cocaine were seized during the operation. An indictment naming 31 defendants was unsealed in Schenectady County Court on November 4, 2005. Additionally, pursuant to a civil forfeiture case filed by the Attorney Generals Office, an order has been obtained authorizing the seizure of up to $1.4 million of the defendants assets.
The charges are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The matter is being prosecuted by Assistant Deputy Attorney General Michael Sharpe of the Organized Crime Task Force, under the supervision of Christopher Prather, the Deputy Attorney General in charge of the Task Force. The Cigarette Smuggling Enforcement Unit of the New York State Police; and the Petroleum, Alcohol and Tobacco Bureau of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance assisted in the investigation. The Bureau is led by Thomas Stanton and Paul Rossi.


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At the opening of the LinuxWorld tradeshow this week in San Francisco, IBM introduced a series of new products, services, and initiatives that enable the next generation of Linux.
As the company marks 10 years of support for Linux, IBM announced a number of cross-company initiatives to drive the next generation of Linux. Attributes of next-generation Linux include its role in green IT; use of Linux in business-critical workloads, use by midmarket customers, on the desktop client of the future, and using the innovation-through-collaboration approach of the Linux community to bring technology advances to customers.
The announcements include the first contribution of open-source software for supercomputers based on Linux; a new ISV software appliance toolkit that will expand the reach of Linux into the midmarket; pre-loading of Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 in Lotus Foundations, a hardware and software bundle geared for businesses from five employees on up; an expansion of its real-time Linux initiative; the introduction of a new version of z/VM with a dynamic memory upgrade feature available for Linux users; a planned initiative with Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell, and Red Hat around Lotus Notes and Lotus Symphony; and more.
"IBM has been a major supporter of Linux and open source for 10 years, helping to drive the adoption of Linux by millions of users, across tens of thousands of devices and applications," said Inna Kuznetsova, director of Linux at IBM. "Linux is clearly mainstream. We look forward to the next 10 years, where Linux will continue to increasingly drive business-critical workloads for all sizes of organizations, while empowering the new enterprise data center through virtualization, real-time Linux, cloud computing, and other advances, including liberating the desktop."
IBM released this week its first certified package of open-source software for supercomputers based on Linux. The IBM HPC Open Software Stack is designed to make "clusters" (servers linked together to form a single super-fast system) more productive and easier to manage. Included in the new open stack is IBM's Extreme Cluster Administration Toolkit (xCAT). The IBM HPC Stack is available through a software repository hosted by the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), home to some of the largest cluster systems in the world. The repository is available at: ftp://linuxpatch.ncsa.uiuc.edu/.
IBM also announced it is enabling ISVs to deliver Linux-based software appliances to midmarket customers through an ISV software appliance toolkit. Software appliances are ready-to-use, fully integrated solutions that can be delivered on DVDs or USB drives, reducing a company's level of IT skills required to deploy the solutions, which can be installed in as few as one-to-five clicks. This is viewed as a great benefit to midmarket customers who are seeking ways to automate operations, but find traditional software deployments are often too complex and expensive for their resources and budgets, the company said. Linux-based software appliances have all the necessary software components in a single compact package.
The company also announced a preconfigured version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 in Lotus Foundations and a toolkit that opens new opportunities for Domino software vendors (ISVs) to deliver their applications on a software appliance to the smallest businesses. IBM's first hardware and software bundle geared for businesses from five to five hundred employees, Lotus Foundations is a line of self-managing appliance servers that allow small companies to focus on running their business instead of their IT operations. By agreement with Novell, it is now even easier for SMBs to use Lotus Foundations and capitalize on the cost-efficiencies, reliability, and stability of Linux, the company notes.
Linux is also helping to drive IBM Power Systems. The company is reporting a threefold increase in customer adoption of virtualization on its unified Power Systems line of servers that is being fueled by customers consolidating additional Linux partitions onto existing servers. This significant leap in the uptake of virtualization exceeds by a large margin levels common on x86 systems.
Analysis of IBM's configuration data for systems shipped to customers shows that year-to-year the new POWER6-based Power Systems had a PowerVM virtualization attach rate of 64 percent in the second quarter compared to just 21 percent in the same quarter last year. Using Gartner estimates of shipment data, IBM calculates that only 1.7 percent of new x86 servers shipped in 2007 were configured with virtualization. The 21-percent adoption rate for PowerVM last year was already more than 10 times the virtualization attach rate on x86 systems, but PowerVM acceptance has tripled in a year to a level likely to exceed x86 estimated virtualization attach rates by an even higher margin, the company says.
IBM adds that it has found that many customers are moving Linux to Power Systems to simplify their computing environments by collapsing the Web or application tiers with the back-end database tiers. UNIX, Linux and i customers are choosing a shared infrastructure computing model to increase their asset utilization, simplify their environment, and drive down the costs of operations, management and energy. That value proposition is winning in the marketplace as businesses move Linux compute tiers usually found on x86--in addition to Sun and HP UNIX--to the Power Systems shared infrastructure model.
A sizable number of Power servers configured with Linux partitions also have data and/or transactions running on an AIX or i partition. This two-tier-in-a-box saves money with the promise of generally higher server utilization and simplifies the environment by collapsing two tiers onto one physical server.
IBM announced a new release of z/VM with more dynamic and robust virtualization and connectivity enhancements to support rapid business growth without additional overhead. Most notably, customers will benefit from a new dynamic memory upgrade feature that allows users to add extra memory for sharing across every virtual server, without a system outage. With z/VM V5.4, customers can now grow their z/VM-hosted virtual server environment by adding hardware assets like CPU and memory without disruption. This supports IBM's Big Green Linux initiative.
"With a worldwide 24/7 SAP implementation, downtime is not an option. The new z/VM release allows us to continue to add and grow our system without any outages," says Mark Shackelford, vice president of Information Services at Baldor Electric. "Running z/VM along with the IBM System z Linux implementation of SAP has allowed us to support our recently expanded company with little additional resources. z/VM 5.4 continues to allow us to manage very large servers and application functionality with a minimum of effort."
IBM is building on its support for real-time Linux, adding support for Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Linux with select IBM BladeCenter servers, and with WebSphere Real Time, which extends the business benefits of Java to time-critical applications. Real-time was traditionally a proprietary approach used for predictable, deadline-oriented functions like financial trading or air-traffic control. IBM worked closely with Novell, Red Hat, and the broader open-source community to develop real-time Linux and real-time Java, which brings openness, affordability, reusability, and scalability to an important computing function.
The predictable performance of real-time software is increasingly valuable for time-critical systems in every industry, from defense to financial markets, manufacturing, energy and utilities, and telecommunications. Earlier this year IBM announced similar WebSphere Real Time and BladeCenter support for Red Hat Enterprise MRG, and won the Red Hat Innovator of the Year 2008 Award along with Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems for their joint real-time work with the US Navy. This supports IBM's emerging-technologies-for-Linux initiative.
In other news, IBM and leading Linux distributors Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat are planning to work together with their hardware partners to deliver Microsoft-free personal computing choices with Lotus Notes and Lotus Symphony in the one billion-unit desktop market worldwide by 2009.
Also on the open-source front, IBM is introducing a new version of WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE), based on the popular open source Apache Geronimo. WAS CE Version 2.1 makes it easier to develop, deploy and manage applications and includes enhanced server monitoring capabilities. The improved administration console simplifies and automates the application deployment process by providing an interactive deployment creation tool and the capability to deploy applications on a group of servers. Version 2.1 also offers the capability to create custom application servers with only the components needed to run a particular application, providing additional agility and flexibility.
WAS CE reduces the complexity of application development by pre-integrating Tomcat and the most commonly used open-source components, such as database, Web service, security, authentication, messaging, and Web tier clustering. WAS CE is available for download and use at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/community/.
The IBM business model is built to support two principal goals: helping clients succeed in delivering business value by becoming more innovative, efficient and competitive through the use of business insight and information technology (IT) solutions; and, providing long-term value to shareholders. The business model has been developed over time through strategic investments in capabilities and technologies that have the best long-term growth and profitability prospects based on the value they deliver to clients. The company's strategy is to focus on the high-growth, high-value segments of the IT industry. The company's global capabilities include services, software, hardware, fundamental research and financing. The broad mix of businesses and capabilities are combined to provide business insight and solutions for the company's clients.
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Earlier this month, somewhere high above the Mojave Desert, a rocket, powered by a heart-healthy mix of canola and soybean oils, approached the speed of sound and reached an altitude of 20,000 feet—a significant advance for the future of biofuel-fueled flight.
The launch, a test of a biofuel developed by the Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota, far exceeded expectations given its blazing speed. "We demonstrated that this fuel is a flying fuel, and is 100% renewable and burns clean," says Carsten Heide, associate director for the EERC. "It would open up the possibility to run 100% renewable, clean planes. You can see in the picture how clean it burns."
The EERC's fuel is all-natural and mimics all characteristics of petroleum-derived jet fuels, even down to its freezing point (a tricky feat, because if it weren't, the fuel would turn to gel and in-flight objects would literally fall out of the sky).
This is a natural progression in the jet biofuel advances we've been covering, from Continental Airlines' recent biofuel test flight and Virgin Galactic's plans to make space travel environmentally friendly.
Of course, we're still in the test phase. Most importantly, we don't know what type of price tag mass production might carry. The EERC is hoping to build a facility that can produce up to three million gallons per year, but this early in the game, Heide chose not to speculate on cost.
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|PE 287 -- Professional Activities: Combatives (2.0 cr)
|INSTRUCTOR: Daniel Frankl, Ph.D., Associate Professor
|Krav Maga skills described in this Page are reproductions of skills originally developed by Emi (Imi) Lichtenfeld. All rights to a commercial reproduction of these materials are reserved to Emi Lichtenfeld and Daniel Frankl, Copyright© 1996-98, Daniel Frankl, Ph.D.
|This Page is dedicated to the memory of my teacher and friend, the grandfather of Krav Maga, Grand Master Sergeant Major Emi (Imi) Lichtenfeld. Eventhough Krav Maga is Imi's brain child, its current status may be also attributed to the many Master Instructors that learned from Imi and further refined his style of self-defense. The list of contributors must have grown considerably since my IDF days as Combat Fitness Sergeant (1974-75), and Combat Fitness Officer (1976-78). Following are the names of some of my former teachers and colleagues, who's dedication, and exceptional skills helped Krav Maga evolve into a no nonesense, highly respected style: Eli Avigzar, Amos Bar-Hama, Shlomo Ben Gal, Yona Melnik, and Gadi Scornick.
|Demonstrations are courtesy of former student and martial arts expert Joe A. Alayra
|side view
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|rear view
|The outlet stance used in Krav Maga stems from Emi Lichtenfeld's experience as a champion boxer and wrestler. It is designed for a balanced mix of stability and potential for mobility in any desired direction. Take note of the body's line of gravity, and its overal relaxed demeanor.
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|A right handed individual is advised to assume an outlet stance with the left foot and left shoulder and arm in front. This stance allows a comfortable left hand attack and right hand defense and counter attack. Also it sets the right foot for attack from the back and the left foot for stability, defense, and/or counter attack (take note that the attacking [left] arm's elbow is never locked).
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|When attempting the right front punch, the rational for holding the right heel up and slightly out becomes apparent. It allows better range, added power and speed, and a variety of quick movement and kicking options. Failing to place the right foot's toes (heel up and out) on the ground may result in right knee injuries as a result of powerful right front punches.
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|Take note of the tightly formed fist (with thumb locking fist on the outside), and the "column" style line of gravity cutting through the fist, wrist, and forearm. The power behind an effective (right fist) uppercut blow originates at the right supporting toes and bent knee. All effective blows must reach past (15-20 inches) the intended target.
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|Take note of the the right arm's elbow position (at, or slightly above shoulder height), angle at the elbow (~90 degrees), and the "column" style line of gravity cutting through the fist, wrist, and tip of the elbow. The power behind an effective (right fist) roundhouse blow originates at the right hip and is facilitated by an agile and flexible right knee and supporting toes. All effective blows must reach past (15-20 inches) the intended target.
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Native New Yorker, currently living in DC where I work for the feds. I love to cook, eat, travel and I am a lover of the arts.
- Location: DC/NYC
- Favorite foods: italian is what I grew up with...I love indian food as well.
- Last bite on earth: my mom's eggplant parmiggiana.
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A Closer Look at Your Italian Bakery's Cookie Case
And actually, in the picture below biscotti, the third cookie is actually called quarsemaeli, not biscotti di mandorle (even though I suppose, technically, that's what it is).
What about savoiardi, the flat white cookies? Not the ones you use in tiramisu, the OTHER ones that are soft? Old people and babies love savoardi.
Btw, Sal and Jerry's in Bensonhurst makes all of their own cookies.
Meet the Italian Ice Cream Sandwich: Brioche Con Gelato
I'm fortunate to live around the corner from Villabate Alba in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. They serve this as well. It's my dinner about once a week during the summer!
Al Safa's Counter Serves Up Solid Lebanese
I agree with the review. I've eaten there a few times, the owner is very, very nice, but I wish they didn't have to reheat so much of the food. Anyway, If you're ever in Bay Ridge again, on 4th avenue and 86th street is another place called Karam...AMAZING rotisserie chicken served with the most pungently garlicky sauce I've ever tasted (in a good way!!).
What Gross Food Stuff Did You Do as a Kid?
Oh, and some of you are mentioning bread balls--I used to make communion wafers out of bread. Rip off pieces of bread and press them very, very flat. Then I'd let it disolve on my tongue.
What Gross Food Stuff Did You Do as a Kid?
um, in elementary school we used to snort pixie sticks. Yes, snort, like cocaine. We used to make a line in our hand and snort it. I didn't know what cocaine was, don't know if the other kids did, but I'm assuming one of the kids saw it on TV or something and taught us to do that.
I also used to love sardine and avocado sandwiches. This was in the early 90's when I was around 8 years old, so long before it was cool, healthy and trendy. I'd ask my mom for this to bring to lunch at school. I was very popular, as you could imagine.
Market Tours: Homemade Pasta and More at Pastosa Ravioli in Bensonhurst
Also, their canned tomatoes (pictured in the slide show) are WELL worth getting...some of the best I've ever had.
Market Tours: Homemade Pasta and More at Pastosa Ravioli in Bensonhurst
Their store on Richmond Avenue in Staten Island is even better. Three times the size and LOTS more products, including many interesting imported items. Lovely people, too.
Our Favorite Lard Breads in NYC
wait! stop the presses! You need to try Sal and Jerry's on 20th ave and 68th street in Brooklyn--prosciutto bread is their specialty!!!
Also, re: Faicco's--there's a difference between what's billed at lard bread and what's billed as prosciutto bread. Faicco's sells lard bread, therefore there's not much prosciutto in it...still delicious. So is their sausage. And their prosciutto balls are the best around! Everything is great in there...it's my go to butcher shop.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box
with mozzarella on some good Italian bread!
Would You Rather Have Good Bad Pizza, or Bad Good Pizza?
good bad pizza!
What food smell do you hate?
eggs cooking. gives me the dry heaves.
What Food Do You Cook Better Than Anyone Else?
Lasagna and mac and cheese. Once people try my mac and cheese, they ALWAYS say it's better than any other. I've given out the recipe and they say it's not as good as when I make it--there really is a certain technique involved.
As for my lasagna--the trick honestly is just using really, really good ingrediants. Fresh mozzarella, fresh ricotta, fresh basil, good quality tomatoes for the sauce, and high quality Italian sausage make for a happy lasagna. I don't make a meat sauce, but rather crumble up and cook some sausage and put that over the cheeses, some basil leaves, then add some sauce to each layer. The sauce just tastes more fresh that way (without the sausage cooked in it I mean).
Cook the Book: 'The Homesick Texan Cookbook'
orangette, thekitchn, pioneer woman, smitten kitchen...
Where to Eat a Pre- or Post-Theater Dinner in NYC
Becco is wonderful, have no idea why the "ew" comment above. Everything is really well done.
I also love Joe Allen--classic. And Une Deux Trois.
Cook the Book: 'Food Trucks'
The mexican truck on 6th and 10th (maybe a little lower) in nyc...good old chicken and rice carts all over nyc...the waffle truck, too!
Snapshots from Amsterdam: The Best Street Food
The best is olliebollen--only sold in November and December. Google it. AMAZING stuff.
Cook the Book: 'Goat: Meat, Milk, Cheese'
spread on slices of baguettes and lightly toasted, then served on a salad made with mixed greens, lardons (or cooked small chunks of pancetta in the US) and walnuts.
A Guide to UK Chocolate Candy
Yeah, I have to say, this whole thing is making the site lose some credibility for me. Crunchie in no way, shape or form looks like or tastes like a butterfinger. The texture and taste are just completely different. Plus, you left out almost ALL of the best bars! I think whoever did this taste test hates the UK, and I'm not even joking.
Braised Chicken with Apricots, Green Olives, and Herbed Couscous
sirrix, that's a very popular combination in middle eastern cooking (Italian too, minus the cilantro)
Our Favorite British and Irish Crisps, Candies, and Other Snacks
Cadbury is only made by Hershey in the US. The UK version is far superior.
I loooove McVities Digestives and Hob Nobs. I'm not English, but I travel to London a lot, and I also love Myer's of Keswick :-) love their steak and kidney pie!
Will all the avocado lovers please stand up.
I eat 2-3 a week, sometimes more. I'm trying to lose weight, but I tend to disregard the extra fat grams on avocado days! I'm down 14 pounds in a month, so it doesn't seem to be hurting my progress. One of my favorites is to spread the avocado on a jalapeno english muffin from Wolferman's. So so good. Also love to take Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt tortilla chips, put some in a bowl, then add some refried black beans a fried egg and a sliced half of an avocado. So so good.
We Try the Whole Menu at Pret a Manger
I like Pret and have been known to buy a sandwich there when I'm in a rush, BUT, I'm super disappointed they don't offer my favorite--the all day breakfast sandwich--in the US locations (have looked in NY and DC and have never seen it on this side of the pond). When I'm in London I eat loads of them. Soooo good.
Dinner For Unwanted Guests
This is one of my pet peeves. My partner and mother-in-law (who lives with us) but have a habit of telling me "oh, so and so might drop by" as I'm cooking dinner. First of all--I wish I knew earlier. Second of all...might??!? Come on! It's rude. My partner has gotten a bit better about it. If I have enough of what I'm cooking--and I usually do--they can have some, but if I don't, they are SOL.
Cook the Book: 'Serve Yourself'
eggplant parm and pastina!
Cakespy: Easter Candy Dessert Taco Plate
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Giants of the Ocean – Whale Watching in New Zealand and Australia
by ragjuicecrew on Aug.16, 2013, under Australia, Brisbane, Kaikoura, New Zealand
Seeing whales in the wild is a special experience no level of expectation, hype or anticipation can lessen. Watching such mammoth, beautiful creatures breaching the surface, leaping through the air in the exact way something the size of a double decker bus shouldn't, or flicking their tail before descending to the depths, is something that takes your breath away and stays with you for a long time afterwards. Or, at least, for us it did…
Our first encounter with these massive beasts was off the Eastern coast of Australia. We'd spent a few days catching up with friends on the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. Looking for things to do in that part of the world we drove our rental car to the Gold Coast theme parks. Seaworld and their twice-daily whale watching tours had caught our eye. Interest piqued, we boarded the morning sailing and headed out to sea.
Enjoying the views on the way out to sea – waves crashing into the shore and surfers making their way across "shark alley" to the beach at Surfer's Paradise
What you should know about a tour like is that, naturally, there are no guarantees. These are wild animals after all. There is no certainty that you will see a whale at all, never mind how long they will stick around or what they will do in the time they deem you worthy of sharing their ocean with. So to see a fully grown humpback whale and her infant, as we did, dive and breach (jump out of the water and crash back down) repeatedly, close to our boat, or swim slowly past within metres of the side of the vessel, was quite exceptional and so much more than we could have hoped. It was breathtaking. The first time we saw them, after racing out to where the crew had spotted the whales spray, the infant leapt out of the water ahead of us and crashed down with a huge splash. The entire boat gasped in amazement and then watched the two whales swim side by side before diving under. Watching carefully for further signs, hoping the whales would return and staring intently at where we were all convinced they would resurface as if we had any idea what to look for, everyone was caught by surprise when the infant repeated his trick in the exact opposite direction.
(photo by Krisztian Panczel)
Rinse, repeat, twice more, with the final and biggest breach the closest one of all and happening right in front of Lisa. Nearly as impressive but perhaps more special was the aforementioned "fly by" – both whales surfacing behind us and then slowly swimming past so close you could see their white underbellies, the scars along their bodies and look in to their huge, expressive eyes. I'm not going to say I shared a moment with that whale when our eyes met, two souls connected… but, well, we did! Kinda. Look, it was special, ok?
The tour itself is overshadowed by the sheer thrill of seeing the whales themselves up close, but it deserves mention all the same. The boat was plush and comfortable, the staff were excellent – friendly and helpful, especially in assisting other passengers who became ill. Spending time helping out kids and adults of varying shades of green making some fairly wretched noises isn't a job I could ever do but they did so with a smile throughout. Rather them than me…
The whales passing by. If you look closely at the last shot you might see a black dot in the background – it's not a great picture but I had to include it as that's a third whale breaching in response to the infant's own attempts
The second time we got see a whale in the wild was during an unplanned stop (why is it the unplanned ones always the best?) in the town of Kaikoura, on the East coast of the South island of New Zealand. The area around the town is famous for its marine life, with large seal colonies and a shore line teaming with visitors – dolphins, albatross and whales among them. Having "done" the boat side of the viewing experience, we opted for a different point of view this time: from above.
We went on a flight with Wings Over Whales after checking out the different offers and experiences available. For the best part of an hour we flew through the skies over Kaikoura, circling a huge sperm whale, following a school of 400+ husky dolphins and just checking out the views of the town, coast and snow-capped mountains afforded us. Lisa was the first to spot the whale in the great wide spaces of the open ocean. I know. She was as shocked as anyone else… Our pilot kept us alongside the whale as she swam leisurely southward, taking big, deep breaths, and stayed with her right up to the point she filled her lungs and dove down to the depths to feed. It's hard to put into words how cool it is too see a whale from that perspective. You might think it looks like you are very far away or that you can't make much out. But that's far from the truth. You still get a sense of just how massive the whales are, you don't feel as if you that much removed from the animal, you can see the whole body and watching them glide through the water in all their glory is a bit special.
Swimming through the water, Lisa watching the whale and diving to the depths
Whale watching wasn't something we had planned on when set out on this trip. But our encounters with the humpback and sperm whales turned out to be a definite highlight of our trip so far. Seeing one of the biggest animals that has ever lived on earth, some of the most majestic creatures on the planet… It's not something you forget in a hurry.
Views from the air – Kaikoura and it's surrounds & dusky dolphins
(Note: Most of the pictures here are captured from videos we shot on the boat or plane – the only way we had any hope of getting shots of the whales on camera with our basic point-and-clicks but also why the quality isn't always great. The exceptions are those noted as being reproduced with the kind permission of Krisztian Panczel – google+…. We met Krisztian on the boat tour we took with Seaworld Gold Coast. He managed to get some stunning shots of the whales, as you can see, and was generous enough to share them with us. Thank you Krisztian!)
(3 more photos by Krisztian Panczel)
Seaworld Gold Coast, Australia
Wings Over Whales, Kaikoura, New Zealand
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Sports networks love days like yesterday. As the conference championships finish up, the guess work kicks into overdrive. Who will be the top seeds? Who are the first four out? Who's on the bubble? And is this finally the year when a 16 seed takes down a 1?
I've got nothing to add to this debate since my knowledge of NCAA basketball this year is pretty much limited to random John Wall highlights. And it's still a little too early to start the baseball playoffs debate so that's going to have to wait a couple more months. However, there is another debate I feel more than qualified to weigh in on. Which baseball player, current or former, is the biggest jack-hole?
More than a few players qualify for spots in this debate. I'm sure I'll hear from people claiming a place for AJ Pierzynski. Curt Schilling and John Rocker probably have legitimate claims, too. However, I'm going to go with three who merit special consideration. Let the debate begin!
Ty Cobb
I love the Tigers despite recent disparaging commentary about my fandom. But the fact of the matter remains, if you want to talk about all time bad guys, the Georgia Peach has to top the list. I'm pretty sure he's not even really dead but was instead secretly recruited by satan to stalk the earth, invisibly sliding in, cleats up, attempting to destroy the shins and ACLs of unaware people all over the world.
Barry Bonds
Barry, you may have the homerun record but you're a stinking cheat and that's how people are going to remember you. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that I would like to punch you in your over sized head.
Jim Bunning
Former Tigers appear over-represented in this short list but there's no way to pass up the senator from Kentucky. I understand his point in saying that the senate should have found a way to pay for unemployment benefits before passing the bill. But there are good and bad times to suddenly have an attack of principle. The middle of winter when people are out of work probably counts as a bad time.
Despite these guys' well-earned reputations, there are still legions of fans who adore them. But there are also those who want to see them get some comeuppance. Ty and Jim are already in the Hall and like it or not, Barry will probably end up there one day also. That doesn't mean we have to sit idly by and accept it, though. Just ask these guys.
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The Bunning thing was so disappointing. What a jerk. Sad day for fans where these are the "heros."
"But there are good and bad times to suddenly have an attack of principle."
Here's my problem with that statement: To our ONE party, two faction gaggle of elitist Republocrat fktards in D.C., there is never, ever, evereverever a "good" time to have an attack of principle, especially when it comes to spending & redistributing other people's money.
EVERYTHING is a crisis. If something isn't a crisis, make damn sure it becomes one, that way if, by some miracle, one of said fktards bumps his/her head, miraculously applies the Constitution litmus test to proposed legislation and tries to limit the federal government's power the way the founders intended, the other faction can point fingers and say how mean, insensitive, or unpatriotic the other "side" is behaving, triggering an indignant uproar from their army of useful idiots in the media and on the blogosphere.
Oh, and Go Rangers!
Cobb always get ripped on, but his nasty reputation is mostly baseball legend than fact. People who actually knew him and talked to him say he wasn't as bad as his reputation. Yeah, he was a competetive SOB on the field, but what's wrong with that. He played baseball the right way, and he managed the right way. Simply to win.


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Yes, we went. From Germany. All it took was three flights, a rental car, and a little luck in the lottery. And it was absolutely worth it.
We hung with friends - those near and dear, nepharious, and new. We basked in the amazing energy of the weekend. We lived the life again. We ate Virginia BBQ*.
My last shows were Vegas '04 (my few pics; more here). Perhaps not quite as "disappointing" as Conventry, but I certainly had not made my peace with the PHiSH before they broke up, "forever". After all, I had been roaming the country with this crew for almost a decade. I was at IT, and I remember Mike saying "NO", whatever his (or other's?) reasons were (regretfully, my friends left a message protesting this on Mike's hotline on the ride home from Maine). Well, no one could believe the Fluffhead opener, although, as one blogger pointed out, it was right in front of us:
Outside of the venue, 64 degrees and sunny. © 2009 Phish. All Rights Reserved. Photo by Julia Mordaunt.
I won't go on and on with reviews, as there are plenty on the net that are quite descriptive and well-written (a few here, here, and here). I did especially enjoy the Fluffhead (of course), Stash (my first live song (Walnut Creek '97) and still a fav), Bowie, Taste, Ghost, Tube (always hoping for it), and the most exploratory endeavor of the weekend -DWD.
Strangest part of the weekend: Feeling comforted by the strip malls and box stores, after struggling in Germany to find so many things.
Plenty of pics here. Setlist here. Audio here (pay for soundboards, since you didn't care, and missed the freebies) or, as always, get free AUDs here.
Thanks to Everyone who made this happen. See you on Europe Fall Tour 2009 ;-)
*One of the non-musical highlights of the weekend was definately the local BBQ. We managed to drop into a BBQ joint before all three of the shows, and in a rare flash of genius opted to even bring post-show BBQ platters to the lot. My favorite, boasting a selection of six, count 'em, six sauces was the Country Grill and Smokehouse. SW Texas and Eastern NC sauces were somethin' special!


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Gela Dawn Williams Roberts, 77, of Parkersburg, passed away May 25, 2014, at Camden Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus.
She was born April 23, 1937, in Newville, (Braxton County), W.Va., a daughter of the late Karl O. and Elsie Hudkins Williams.
Gela was a 1955 graduate of Sutton High School and attended West Virginia Business College in Fairmont. She had worked for Monongahela Power Co., Ravens Metal, and retired from Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Regional Development District. She had been a member of Alpha Iota Sorority for over 50 years. She was a member of Crossroads United Methodist Church where she had taught Sunday school, and was a member of the United Methodist Women. She enjoyed being a homemaker while her daughters were growing up, and worked with Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts. Gela was beloved by her family and everyone who knew her.
Surviving Gela are her husband of 55 years, Jack W. Roberts; daughters, Debra Higgins (Jeff) of Parkersburg and Lori Gainer (Chris) of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; three grandchildren, Marcus and Gabriella of Parkersburg and Kiernan of Reynoldsburg; great-grandson, Zaydyn of Parkersburg; three brothers, Wetzel C. Williams of Woodsfield, Ohio, Nelson Williams (Betty Ann) of Fellsmere, Fla., and Marvin Williams of Newville, W.Va.; and two sisters, Freda Babyak (AL) and Mary Ann Blue (Jim), all of Hemet, Calif.
The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Diane Keaston officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and for one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
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1 Cor. 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
Praise Be to The Almighty GOD, Creator of Heaven and Earth!
Daniel 12:7 speaks of a time, times and a half which we know is the 3.5 years/ 42 months/1260 days of the Great Tribulation.
Dan. 7:25, Rev. 11:2-3, Rev.12:6,14, Rev. 13:5
But it also speaks of 1290 days in Dan.12:11 and 1335 days in Dan.12:12. What are these days? Now the Books of Daniel and Revelation continues to be opened to us.
Daniel 12:6-12
6And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half (3.5 years); and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
8And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
11And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
12Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
In verse 11 we see that there is 1290 days beginning with a daily taken away. We know the GT doesn't start before this event since the GT is only 1260 days. Therefore The daily is removed 30 days before the GT. This would be something that we can see or feel or be notified about thereby giving us time to flee into the mountains. Then we have the 1260 days of Great Tribulation. That leaves us 45 more days remaining after the GT to come to a total of 1335 days!
What happens in this final 45 day period?
Let's start with the 1260 day account in Rev. 11 of the 2 witnesses and see how it finishes:
Revelation 11
1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. (42 months of GT=1260 days)
3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. (the same 42 months)
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire (the Holy Ghost) proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. (at the end of the 1260 days)
8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. (Jerusalem)
9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them (by preaching against Christmas and via plagues upon spiritual Egypt) that dwelt on the earth.
11 And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
(This is the 1st Resurrection!!! Where do they go? Into Heaven!)
13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe (the final woe) cometh quickly.
15 And the seventh angel sounded; (The 7th Trumpet out of Seven trumpets. This is THE LAST TRUMP!!!) and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
16And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
So we see that at the Last Trumpet (at the end of the 1260 days GT or 1290 days after the "daily" was taken away) the 1st Resurrection occurs, the saints enter Heaven and then the final 3rd woe occurs which is the outpouring of the 7 vials of plagues upon the unrepentant wicked that remains during this 45 day period.
Revelation 15 1And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 2And I saw as it were a sea of glass (Where is the Sea of Glass? It's at GODs Throne in Heaven! See Rev. 4:6) mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. (Who is standing in Heaven around GODs Throne on the Sea of Glass? Those that have gotten the victory of the mark of the beast! Who is that? The Saints! It's not the angels or the 24 elders. They were never in danger of taking the mark of the beast, it's the Human Saints!) 3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. 5And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
Revelation 16 1And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
In Rev. 7:3 we see the 144,000 Saints protected on the Earth during the Great Tribulation:
"Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads".
We see unprotected saints on the Earth during the Great Tribulation in Rev. 12:17, 14:13 and 20:4
In Revelation 14:1-5 we see the 144,000 in Heaven after the GT.
1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
(We know this is in Heaven (Heb. 12) and not the physical Mount Sion of the earthly Jerusalem because we know the saints will land on the taller Mount Olives, not Mount Sion. Zech.l4)
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
What are we doing in Heaven for those 45 days?
The 144,000 AND the Great Multitude and every person that raises in the 1st Resurrection are gathering for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb of GOD and receiving our robes and our white horses and our battle armour for the Battle of Armageddon which occurs along about the 44th or 45th day!
Revelation 17:14 These (wicked) shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. (We return with Christ to the earth to destroy the kingdom of satan)
Revelation 19
1And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
(argument has been made that "people" is G3793 means "multitude" and can mean people or any group perhaps angels and could be translated "the Heavenly Host". However G3793 is mostly used to refer to the common people or troops of people. The context and following verses prove that it is truly people and not angels.)
2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
4And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
7Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. (see vs. 14)
9And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
(It is VERY CLEAR that the Marraige Supper occurs in Heaven. How can Jesus Marry His Bride in Heaven if the bride is not there in Heaven with Him? Yes, We will be in Heaven with Him for the 45 days!)
10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (see vs.8) (also see Zech. 14:5 AND 1 Thes. 3:13)
15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; (Luke 17:37 the rapture of the wicked {wicked being eaten by raptor birds})
18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. (Battle of Armageddon Rev. 16, Armed at Megiddo)
20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Saints NOT appointed to live on earth during the Wrath
1 Thessalonians 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.(i realize this is spiritual but it is also Prophetic)
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13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (in the grave), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain (survive through the GT) unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel (Rev. 11:12), and with the trump of God (Rev. 11:15): and the dead in Christ shall rise first (Rev. 11:11):
17Then we which are alive and remain (survive thru the GT) shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord (John 13:36).
18Wherefore comfort one another with these words (1 Thes.5:11)
1 Thessalonians 5:
1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,(i realize this spiritual but it is also Prophetic, see context 4:16-17)
10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
11Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. (1 Thes. 4:18)
Thessalonians Confirms Isaiah 26:19-21 which describes the 1st Resurrection coming and THEN the Wrath of GOD.
A Night when no man can work
John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
When is the night that Jesus is talking about?
It's NOT the 1,000 year millenium. That's not a dark period.
It's NOT the Great Tribulation of 1260 days. GODs people WILL be working during that period as GOD pours out His Spirit upon us before the Sun darkens. Joel 2:28-31
So, it IS talking about the 45 day Wrath when GOD is pouring out the 7 final vials/plagues upon the unrepentant wicked that remains on earth during that dark night.
Dan. 12:11-12
30 days + 1260 days + 45 days = 1335 days
Flee/2nd Great Exodus + Great Tribulation + Wrath (7 vials)= 1335 days
But AFTER the 45 days, After the Marriage Supper of the Lamb and After Christ and His Army of Saints have destroyed the kingdom of satan and established the fullness of the Kingdom of GOD upon Earth, they actually land on Mt. Olives in Jerusalem and they Reign on the Earth. (Zech. 14, Rev. 5:10) For more details about what happens after this please visit our What happens after you die article.
This is NOT a rapture! This is the First Resurrection! There is a difference!
This temporary taking away into Heaven is at the Last Trump (the 7th Trumpet of Seven Trumpets) AFTER the Great Tribulation of 42 months. (Matt. 24:29) During this final 41-45 days, the Saints partake of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb of GOD and receive their robes and their battle wear and engage as the Army of GOD. Meanwhile, the wicked receive the outpouring of the 7 vials of plagues upon which the saints are not appointed to partake of. (The reason here that I say 41-45 days is that the 2 Witnesses bodies lay in the street for 3.5 days)
In Luke 17:26-37 and Matt. 24:27-42 there is a separation of both groups, the wicked and The Saints. Noah, his family and Righteous Lot were all removed from where the destruction was going to occur. They were moved to safer places here on Earth and were the only ones left unharmed while the wicked were taken away by the Flood and the fire and brimstone. No they were not raptured out into Heaven but neither was that the final end of the first 6000 years of mans self rule. This end time removal of GODs people from the Earth is NOT a rapture (taking away by raptors) as is the case of the wicked in Luke 17:34-37 and Matthew 24:39-44.
Objection: Some people use Matthew 13, the parable of the tares and the wheat, to show that the tares (wicked) get taken away first. I used to use that verse myself. But now GOD has revealed the true meaning to me. I am honored to be able to share this Revelation with you.
The key verse in question is Matthew 13:30 "Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together FIRST THE TARES, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn".
We must ask ourselves, WHEN is this event of the wicked being thrown into the fire?
Most people believe that the wicked are cast into a hell fire upon death.
A lot of people also believe that all of the wicked are destroyed by fire on the very day of the Return of Jesus The Christ.
Neither of those beliefs are Biblical.
The Original Holy Scriptures, before being translated over and over again, are very clear that people are only asleep upon death. They await the Resurrections. The wicked are thrown into the lake of fire at the White Throne Judgment. The White Throne Judgment occurs 1,100 years AFTER the Return of King Jesus The Christ!
Please read the article What Happens When You Die?. That article will give you TOTAL PROOF from the Holy Scriptures of these facts, (if you seek the Truth and Love the Truth and don't just ignore this evidence and avoid reading the article in detail and refuse to fast and pray concerning it).
So, once we understand that it is talking about the White Throne Judgment, the time when the goats/tares are separated from the sheep/wheat, and the Beginning of the Re-Newed Heavens and the Re-Newed Earth, we can now get the context clear.
Before we can enjoy an new Earth, the wicked must FIRST be taken away, destroyed. The wicked must be consumed by the Lake of Fire. Then, the wheat/sheep can be gathered into the barn.
What is the barn in Matthew 13:30?
Let's look at Malachi 4
:1 "For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the SUN of RIGHTEOUSNESS arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as CALVES OF THE STALL".
This is talking about stalls, that is part of a barn! Notice what is first, the wicked are destroyed, THEN the righteous are gathered into the stall/barn. Let's compare this with Matthew 13:
Matthew 13:
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. (This is talking about the second harvest, the greater harvest, the harvest of the fall, the harvest of the Feast of Tabernacles, at the very end of the world, not the Return of Jesus Christ, but at the end of this Earth).
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather OUT OF HIS KINGDOM all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; (Notice that the people are not being gathered out of this wicked world that we live in today, but rather out of His Kingdom. His Kingdom will be establised upon His Return and will continue eternally, without end. People will continue to rebel during the first 1,100 years of His Kingdom [Zech. 14:16-19, Isa. 65:20] but will be removed/taken away from His Kingdom at the White Throne Judgment).
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the RIGHTEOUS shine forth as the SUN in the Kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear". (Compare verse 43 with Malachi 4:2). So, what we see here is that the barn/stall is a spiritual representation of the New Earth! The young sheep will no longer need to wander in the wilderness, will finish their journey and be gathered into the barn, their Mansions, The New Jerusalem!!! Alleluia!!! Alleluia!!! What a Great Harvest it will be! Even Greater than the Firstfruits Harvest/Resurrection which occurs at the blowing of the Last (7th) Trumpet 42-45 days before Jesus Returns as KING of Kings and LORD of Lords to this Earth.
Objection: According to Matt.24:29 Rev.6:17 We are caught up at the 6th Seal. JEsus comes at the 6th Seal.
Answer: That is not true. The wrath cannot begin until the Last Trumpet of the 7th Seal. We cannot be caught up before the 1260 days of Great Tribulation ends. The announcement of the Wrath at the 6th seal in Rev.6:17 is only a pre-announcement. Not the actual pouring forth or beginning of the Wrath. Only an announcement that it's at the door. Compare it to John 12:23 when Jesus said that the HOUR had come for him to be gloried. Yet he was not glorified or killed or resurrected on the very same day that he said that. It happened many chapters later. Notice in Rev.15:7 that the wrath is FULL and has not begun to be poured out until the Last Trumpet of the 7th Seal. It's not actually poured out until Rev.16:1
As far as Matt.24:29, "immediately after the tribulation of those days" is referring to after all of the events of the first five seals. It's saying that the sun/moon/starts events of the 6th seal cannot happen until all of the other preceding 5 seals have already occurred. It's not saying that Jesus will appear immediately upon the sighting of the 6th seal. We are not caught up at the 6th seal, nor at the first trumpet of the 7th seal, so why would Jesus come then???? When we see these heavenly signs of the 6th seal, it is just a SIGN it says. It's a pre-announcement to get ready because the time is really really short at that point. HE is coming soon. BUT HE cannot and will not come until the LAST Trumpet, which is NOT at the opening of the 6th or 7th seals. The Last Trumpet doesn't occur until 6 other trumpets are blown within the 7th seal. So that's NOT 6th Seal catching up, nor 6th seal Coming of JE-sus, nor 6th Seal Wrath. Nor 1st Trumpet Wrath.
Even when we are caught up at the Last 7th Trumpet of the 7th Seal, Jesus does not land on earth on that day. He only descends far enough in the sky to meet us in the air and we go to Heaven to be with Him for 45 days. The Marriage Supper occurs in Heaven. Rev.19. We are there for the Marriage Supper in Heaven while the Wrath is being poured out on the Earth. Only after the Wrath has reached its final day, will we return with JE-sus, all of us riding white horses, on the Day of the Battle of Armageddon, on the 1335th day. Jesus does not land on earth until that day and then that's when the mount will cleave in two. Zech.14 Rev.19 Rev.16:13-21
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Spring green fattoush
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal264
- fat15g
- saturates5g
- carbs22g
- sugars4g
- fibre7g
- protein13g
- salt1.12g
- 500g broad beans, frozen or fresh
Broad beanbraw-d be-en
A member of the legume family, broad beans are pretty hardy and adaptable - they grow in most…
- 1 cucumber
- 3 wholemeal pitta breads
- zest and juice 1 lemon
Oval in shape, with a pronouced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile fruits…
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
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- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 20g bunch mint, smaller leaves picked, rest very roughly chopped
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- 20g bunch flat-leaf parsley, very roughly chopped
- small bunch chives, snipped
- 170g feta cheese, crumbled
First get all the ingredients ready. Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the beans and boil for 2-3 mins until just tender. Drain, rinse with cold water to cool, then drain again. Pod the beans from their skins into a large mixing bowl, discard the skins. Halve cucumber lengthways, scrap out the seeds using a teaspoon, then slice into half-moons and throw in with the beans. Split the pittas so you have 6 thin circles of bread, then toast.
Whisk together lemon zest, juice, olive oil and sugar with plenty of seasoning. Pour over the beans and cucumber, add all the herbs and toss together. Tear the toasted pitta into pieces and add this to the salad with the crumbled feta. Toss together very gently – hands are best – then pile onto a platter to serve.
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Looks messy but yummy, thanks for sharing this recipe I'll gonna try this one too.
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I dont know how that one taste, but the original fattoush in middle eastern cuisine especially lebanese, do it in a completely different way. They chop lettuce, cucumber, tomato, parsley, lambs lettuce, raddish, spring onion, mint, sweet pepper of your choice. Then the dressing differs:
1. mashed garlic + lemon juice + vinegar + olive oil + salt + sumac.
2. mashed garlic + lemon juice + olive oil + salt + pomegrante molasses.
both taste nice but i prefer dressing 2...
This is a lovely salad, although I did modify it a bit. I used peas instead of broad beans and changed the cheese to either Wensleydale or Lancashire. I also made a yogurty mint dressing as well. I have made this twice now, and the second time I added chicken and salami to it. Me and my hubby both love this and regard it as a NOM salad, because you can't help making that sound when you eat it
I just couldn't get my head round the whole broad bean obsession TV chefs seem to have until I read somewhere that you should double pod them ie removing the tough greyish skin. So i gave it a go and low and behold underneath that bitter skin in a glorious emerald bean that is sweet and tender. A bit of hassle peeeling a bag of broad beans but quite therapeutic and delicious in this recipe.
Lovely flavours. We had it with falafel, couscous, flatbreads and another green salad. I left the feta out cuz I'm vegan, and instead of using toasted pitta I dipped it in a lemon juice and olive oil vinaigrette and baked the pieces in the oven to make kind of pitta croutons. Skinning the broad beans is a faff, but worth it, I think. You just have to allow plenty of time.
Hi, I'm wondering from where did you get the recipe name, it's Syrian recipe and the ingredients are quite different.
it's contain: roasted flat bread, parsley, Purslane, lettuce, fresh mint, tomato, spring onion, cucumber, green paper, red paper, radish, sumac.
The souse: vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, dried mint, salt, garlic, onion.
If anybody needs the quite quantities just let me know.
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Oral history interview with Charles Searles, 1991 June 13
Searles, Charles Robert
b. 1937
d. 2004
Painter, Educator, Sculptor
Active in New York, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Pa.
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Format: Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformated in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 52 min.
Collection Summary: An interview of Charles Searles conducted 1991 June 13, by Cynthia Veloric, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.
Searles discusses his early life in Philadelphia; military service; discovering African sculpture; attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; being included in the 1969 exhibit "New Black Artists"; traveling to Europe and Africa on a Cresson Fellowship from the PAFA; his experiences in Nigeria; exhibiting and teaching in Philadelphia, moving to New York City; his work in various media; subject matter; interest in dance and music; participating in Recherché; and being represented by the Sande Webster Gallery in Philadelphia.
Biographical/Historical Note: Charles Robert Searles (1937-2004) was a sculptor, painter and muralist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York, N.Y.
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics, and administrators.
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
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