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Do you remember the metaphor of blue pill in The Matrix? If you take it, you wake up…. HereNowNeverNowhere is the blue pill AS a film. Intrigued? Click here for more…
When a genius community college professor loses his job, his life is altered forever after he makes the discovery of the century in his home-made laboratory; that alien life exists not in the stars, but around us, moving faster than the speed of light…at Tachyon speeds. Discover more about this epic sci-fi film on Indiegogo.
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Tour Engine Prototype 2 operational before SAE World Congress
For the record, this reporter has been covering the split-cycle engine developments of many companies. However, one company stands out as making great progress for its unique design arrangement, that is Tour Engine.
Dr. Oded Tour, the son of the Hugo Tour, the inventor and developer of the opposed piston, split-cycle engine, was kind enough to provide me with a copy of the poster that his company will use at next week's SAE World congress. There was no confidential material on the poster so I was welcome to report any part of the information presented.
This is not my first coverage of Tour Engine or the technology. One thing that did surprise me, though, was the number of companies vying for recognition by literally splitting the 4-stroke Otto Cycle into two separate phases: 1) the colder intake and compression phase; 2) the hotter power and exhaust phase. Key is that both cycles occur in parallel.
Most significant of the Tour engine is its opposed piston arrangement. Dr. Oded Tour spent considerable time last year educating me on the thermodynamics and the advantages of such an arrangement. It was a one-on-one tutelage that I will always remember
Nonetheless, Tour is not the only split-cycle play in the world. The poster openly reveals Scuderi Engine, which I have covered extensively the past two years as well, and will cover again at SAE. I heard of a few more but never had any dealings or contacts. They include, Zajac Motors, Speka Design and Thring Design.
The fact that Tour is willing to admit these other companies exist says something about the character of Oded and Hugo Tour, as well as the design differentiation of Tour Engine. Again, opposed pistons have a greater thermodynamic efficiency, and that can be proven by Dr. Tour. Just ask him. The lack of connecting tube helps provide the basis for what Tour says is "superior thermal management."
Is it enough to make a significant difference among the competitors? I do not know for sure; but rest assured Tour is at the forefront of split-cycle engine development.
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I have always been intrigued by the credentials of Hugo Tour. As a former lieutenant-colonel in the Israeli Air Force, Hugo held key positions including base commander of the IAF Mechanical and Engineering control laboratories (Yahav). He gained vast experience there in engine technologies and attained the reputation as an exceptional "out of the box" mechanical troubleshooter and problem solver. End result was a passion for combustion engine innovation the past 20 years which ultimately led to the invention of TourEngine™.
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Janie - The usual feast
I had sat next to Alexis and some other teammates during the feast, despite the fact that were mostly in their 7th or 6th years. It was easier for me to get along with them than some of my other Ravenclaws, though there were some in my year I was friendly with.
As the sorting of the first years began, Alexis indicated her head down the table. "Are your ears burning Janie? Because by the way Aria is glaring at you they're discussing you."
"And your relationship with your Tobias I bet," added another teammate.
I glanced down before nodding. "They probably are. But I know Hollow, and I'm fine with the idea of her and Tobias. And more importantly she knows me, and the fact that what Tobias and I have is strictly platonic. A guy like him just needs a friend, and that's where I come in."
"I never got it," ventured one of Alexis' friends. "If you're not into the gorgeous Tobias, like every other girl in your year, then who are you into?"
"There may be someone," I ventured
Alexis grinned. "Janie you sly dog. Who is he?"
"It doesn't matter because I doubt the feeling's mutual. And that's the end of that discussion," I stated.
"But Janie..." began Alexis, grinning.
"End of.." I said, standing. "Now I'm going to follow your constant advice and sit with my own year level," I added with a grin, letting them know that I was still okay.
Alexis grinned back. "Fine you go Miss Secretive. But just remember that you can't escape your captain at Quidditch practice. I'll find out the truth."
I grinned, before turning, and carrying my plate down the table, sliding into a free spot opposite Hollow and the others from my house in my year. I could literally feel the glare Aria gave me as I did so. She was one of those that still saw me as the cold, hard person I at first appeared to be.
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Talara: Scalded
They let me out with a "warning". I am now the bearer of a "deserved, just and fair punishment". They scalded my right hand with boiling water, so that everyone will be able to see that I am a thief. It will heal a shiny red colour, if it doesn't end up getting infected from living on the street. Being wounded is a dangerous thing in these places.
It will be a warning to innocent retailers. It will also prevent me from ever getting a job, from ever being allowed into a Workhouse, from finding friends or romance. I won't be allowed into the hovels that rent out a bed space for a penny. But it's just, I deserved it, I did try to feed myself.
As I leave the building, kicked out with nothing but agonizing pain, I realize I have more than I came with. The man, with the Orange eyes. He gave me something, slipped it into my hand, I didn't have a chance to investigate yet, but whatever it was should still be in my pocket. Holding my throbbing, roughly bandaged hand up to my chest, I slip my other one into my pocket, praying that there isn't a hole in it. He'd mumbled something too, about chewing. Pulling out my hand, I look in disgust at a few dried flowers. They're small and a faded light blue, with brown and yellow tips from being dried. As I'm about to toss them away, I suddenly think "What harm?". There's not much that could happen to worsen my situation, so with a shrug, I toss them into my mouth, and chew.
My first reaction is horror, they're so bitter! But then my mouth starts tingling and I'm not sure if I can taste them anymore or if it's my imagination. And then as I am jostled down the street, dirty with litter and crowded with street vendors, I notice the horrible pain that is my hand subtly fading, gentler now, less a pulsing and angry injury, and more a dull, distracting stinging.
I walk along aimlessly, buffeted by the crowd, safe in the knowledge that no one will try to pick my pockets, no one will try to steal from me, or tempt me with anything. Not because I live in a wonderful safe environment, but because I am the one who would be doing the stealing, the tempting. I am the lowest of the low.
I'm still in a daze. I can't believe that this happened, and I can't believe it means so little to everyone else. Back at the Bruiser station, they had cauldrons of water constantly on the boil, casually ruining the lives of countless Purples, casually, yet with definite malice.
I'm not sure where I'm going. I still need food, I'm weak with hunger. How my body is going to fight off infections when it has nothing to draw energy from, I don't know.
With a start, I recognize where I am. Near a school, and although I don't often chance it, I decide to investigate the bins, as the cafeteria dumps a lot of leftover food that's fine for someone like me. I don't know who I fear more.; if I'm caught by the Higher Colours I'll been in deep trouble, but if I'm caught by a gang, I'll be in trouble too. Scavenging is a business that requires large portions of diplomacy-getting caught will need quick thinking and talking, but I'm desperate.
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Space Is For You
written by Frank Stratford on September 27, 2005 | forum profile | contact me
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The truth is you are absolutely right. There is nothing important about space, at least nothing important enough to make you you care about it. Why is that? That's because the people whom we have entrusted to make space important to you and everyone else had a completely different agenda from the start. Cold War military concerns gave rise to the space race(and the arms race). National Security has been the driving force behind all space programs until now. Does it really matter to you if we send a group of astronauts to the Moon so they can discover some new and interesting facts about how the Earth was formed? Does it really matter to you, if those astronauts on the Moon get to learn how to live and work there so well that we can then take another smaller group of astronauts and send them to Mars? If we did all those things, would you then really care about space?
What if instead of sending astronauts to the Moon and Mars for the sake of science and technology, we sent them there with the ultimate goal to build a permanent human settlement? And what if we made sure that as many average people as possible got a chance to at least visit one of these settlements (I mean actually GO THERE) instead of just letting astronauts and scientists go? What if we had control of the building of these settlements ourselves so that we didn't waste time and got them built in time for you to go there yourself? And what if we made sure that smart and visionary business people got involved in the game right from the start to make sure that we created a whole new space economy in the process of settling these new worlds? An economy that generated millions of jobs, created new materials, generated clean and unlimited energy sources to help keep the "Earth" economy going, and provided hope that the future ahead of us was greater than we ever dreamed?
Would that kind of space exploration interest you? Do you you think this type of space development would make our world a better place to live in as opposed to the current space program? Would you like your children to grow up in a world of of hope in a brilliant future? A world where we didn't have to wage wars over scarce resources like oil, or damage the environment just so we can extract the energy and materials needed to sustain a world economy? How about a world of with such an abundance of resources that living standards are lifted up everywhere? Just think, if the discovery of a cure to cancer could offer hope to millions can you imagine what would happen if there were to be a burst of new discoveries, one after the other as we spread further into space? New exploration and the needs of human settlements has always offered people new hope, driven new inventions and created new economies. The current model of space exploration has failed you. It deserves your ignorance and apathy, and from my research that is just what it is getting. The kind of space exploration I am talking about, and the kind of space exploration many space advocate groups are talking about is not the kind you have been witness to so far.
So next time you read about some small group trying to go to Mars or set up their own Moon colony or take tourists into space, remember that before you write them off that they are doing it for you. For all of us. We know that there have been failures in the whole space exploration subject and we know that many people, maybe even yourself, think there could be a better way. Space advocate groups like Red Colony, MarsDrive and the Mars Society are all striving for this new vision which includes benefiting you and your children directly, but unlike NASA we don't have the funds to make our dreams a reality yet. So you have a choice. NASA have laid the foundation with all of their discoveries and that is what they will continue to do, but at some point we need to ask ourselves, "What is it all for?"
You can continue to ignore a subject which could have great benefits for all of us in the very near future, or you can get interested, and get involved in making this vision, the vision for your benefit into a reality by joining us. You have the vision of your own government and other national governments to continue to spend billions of your money on space exploration that will never benefit you or you have the vision of space advocate groups who are striving to see us all live through the amazing benefits that human space settlements and industries can offer. That is the choice. Governments have the money to make this brighter future a reality, we all know this, and you are welcome to lobby them if you like, but I would rather spend my time and resources on doing it ourselves. If you do not care about space issues that is because you have been mislead until now. You have been handed a very expensive vision that will benefit a few politicians and astronauts while being shielded from the potential which lies in human settlement of space for you. If the vision I have painted is of more interest to you than the current program, and if you can see the unlimited potential that settlement of worlds like the Moon and Mars have to offer people of all ages, race, religion, sex and status, then can I urge you to support us? We are not NASA, and all of the space advocate groups combined would still not even come close to having the resources needed for our new vision. The reason for this is simple- Lack of public support. With more members and more funding groups like our own MarsDrive would actually be enabled to do our own space exploration and settlement. If you give money or support of your time and talents to community charities or to causes like a cure to cancer or heart disease because you think it will make a difference and "every little bit helps", then just think what support for the new space settlement groups would do.
Our goals are perhaps on a much grander scale than many Earthly causes, and the benefits much more extensive, but without wide public support our visions will not happen. Unlike simple charities who mainly ask for material goods and money, we primarily need people. To build settlements on the Moon and Mars for the benefit of all means we need the involvement of as many people as possible, whether it be their talents and skills, time or funding. We want this future to be for all of us. That is why we need you. My own reasons for joining this cause are simple. After years of observing the problems of the world and putting my time and money into many charitable causes I came to realize that it would be far more effective for me to find something that had answers for more than just one or two problems to give my support to. Even charities in third world countries believe in this strategy. You can give people a short term answer to their needs and problems with money and material goods or you can work on creating solutions that get to the root causes of these problems. The settlement of space will ignite a new era of discoveries specifically designed to benefit humans in so many different fields. For example, in the process of building new cities on other worlds we will be faced with many challenges never before seen and we will have to come up with new ways of dealing with those challenges. Back on earth this means more jobs, more inspiration for our children to want to be better educated and applications for our own cities and communities.
I think of settling space just as I think of the history of our own world. Our world today has many problems, for example the Katrina and Rita hurricanes that have devastated the southern U.S. While these disasters come and go, and the losses mount up, it pays to have a bit of perspective. Without early warning technologies and space based weather tracking, the losses would have been much larger. Look at the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that wiped out hundreds of thousands. Many third world countries suffer such large scale damage because they don't have the technologies more developed countries have. Imagine if the U.S did not know the facts of these storms because you lacked the technology? It is the same with health problems. Technology has advanced to a point where early detection of cancers is saving many thousands of lives every year. Would you deny us the chance to further develop our technologies by staying here on Earth? I know you may have heard this before but after all that I have said I think you can now appreciate what I mean when I say that space truly is the next new frontier, and if we don't go out there and start setting up our homes there we will be robbing our world of that next step in our development. Is space for you? I'll let you decide.


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15 years ago, Simone Bradshaw found herself a lost, wandering teenager, alone on Newport beach with no memories accept that of her first name. Despite her troubled past, she managed to survive the Los Angeles foster care system, work her way through college and land her dream job as assistant to the mayor. Just as she finally bagins to get ahold of her life, things begin to change drastically. Simone begins to see visions of a man, and her therapist is convinced that they are repressed memories.
Another day. The buzz and flashing red lights were ushering her into another day... great. Simone slaps the noisy contraption on her night stand in a failed effort to stop the violation of sound and light from penetrating sleep. The alarm falls inches out of her reach still blaring its violent protest to her rest. 'Its 5 am' it said, 'get your ass up'. Groggily, she obeys the command of her task master... time.
Time seems to her to rule her existence. There is never enough of time, yet it was always there looking over her shoulder reminding her of how much she has failed it. Time consistently nagged about how she has never accomplished enough for it and how much more she has to get done, and that time is running out: out of patience, out of energy, out of interest, and if she didn't get with the program, time would just run out altogether. There would be no time left for Simone Bradshaw.
Slowly Simone opens her eyes to the complete darkness of her bedroom disoriented. Why is it so dark? The lack of windows in her room generally leaves it dark in the morning, but this darkness feels deeper and heavier than its usual scary heaviness. For a moment the warning cries of her alarm feel further away, but more strident as if screaming its resolve for her to wake up, open her eyes and pay attention. Simone closes her eyes and breathes deeply to shake the heavy feeling accompanied by the darkness of her room. It has been that way for thirteen years now, a strange feeling of deep unfathomable darkness that looms moments after she awakened as if shielding her from any renegade light that might enter her space.
As always, the moment flees as the first rays of the California sunshine filter in through her open bedroom door and she is able to get her bearings. Simone is home, in bed, preparing to start another day. She climbs out from under the blankets of her full sized bed and evaluates herself in the wall mirror hanging on the opposite wall of her very small room. The night hadn't been good to her. Her long black hair is matted and tangled. Her grey sweat pants barely hang onto her slender waist and are wrinkled and messy, and her white tank top is in similar condition: The night had not been good to her at all.
The very thin carpet feels like sandpaper to her bare feet as she heads out of her room and into the restroom in the narrow hallway. The walls of her apartment are a very dismal beige tone that screams cheap. Simone peels herself from her sweats and leaves them in a stack on the poorly tiled linoleum bathroom floor. She climbs into the shower, content to let the warm spray soak her thick black tendrils of hair and flow down her back and over her thin, well built physique. A new day has kicked itself into gear.
"Good morning Mr. Rivera" Simone says as warmly as she can manage. She'd been in the office for two hours waiting to meet with her boss, who'd taken occasion to show up in his own precious time yet again. "Buenos Dias Simone" he says jovially as if his being two hours behind schedule is of little consequence. The consequences are rarely his own. It is Simone that has to reschedule his meetings, Simone who'd have to hear all the complaints, and Simone who'd be called incompetent for not managing his time well.
Simone had gotten a Master's degree in political science just to end up as somebody's lackey. She often tries to comfort herself by saying that being the personal assistant of the mayor of Los Angeles is hardly being a lackey, but she is more discouraged every day. "What is my day looking like dear?" he says taking the cup of hot coffee from Simone's hands. She'd gone to fetch him a fresh cup from his coffee machine when she'd heard he came in the building. "You had a phone conference with the president of the chamber of commerce at 7:30 this morning, but I was able to push that back a little." He grimaces, knowing he'd missed that call before. "What did you tell her?" He asks, knowing Simone is excellent at covering his tracks, it's the main reason he kept her around.
The woman is good at her job, and it certainly doesn't hurt that she is eye candy. Standing at 5'7 weighing no more than 135 pounds with stunning light grey eyes, her exotic beauty is certainly nothing to be scoffed at. She wears her long black hair in a conservative bun everyday, but many times while working late he'd seen her pull it down to flow over her shoulders and down her back. Her smooth caramel complexion, grey mysterious eyes and full soft lips only add to her beauty. He'd keep her around for that reason alone, even if she wasn't insanely efficient, a pit bull with politicians, and able to keep his daily tasks afloat with or without him. The woman practically runs his office. "I told her that you were in your study preparing for your meeting with the council this morning and that I was not able to disturb you" "Good girl, what time do I meet with the council?" "9:30 sir" he checks his expensive wrist watch to see that it is already 9:17. "Shit, are they expecting me to present anything or am I just there to listen today."
Simone sits a folder on his desk labeled 'council meeting' with the date inscribed on it in her hand writing. "I already prepared your agenda, what you'll need to discuss for old business, pertinent new business, and things you promised to look into at the last meeting, including the estimated costs of the road repairs that you suggested making. You have about 10 minutes to look all of that over before the meeting starts. I will go in ahead of you now to make sure everything is in order and assure the members already here that the meeting will begin as soon as everyone is seated and in order." Mayor Rivera beams up at his assistant. His tanned face, only slightly wrinkled by age, folds into a smile revealing his perfectly whitened and doctored smile. The man's charm is impossible to deny and likely what won him the election and would likely win his bid for senate. That coming election keeps Simone up to her neck in work aside from the council duties.
At just 5'8, Mayor Rivera seems to stand taller than most. He never just enters a room, but fills it and becomes the center of attention. He was built for modern politics. "What would I do without you Simone" he asks in appreciative awe. "You'd hire someone else to run around behind you sir, so save all that elect-me charm for the meeting and get to reading. I have some city council ass to go kiss" Simone smiles and saunters out of his office. He can't help but to watch the sway of her round hips in her bland grey pants suit as she exits the room.
"Ladies and gentleman if we can please settle down" Simone says entering the council hall, plastering her best false smile across her face. The men and women convening fall silent, and the sound of her high heels clacking across the wooden floor is all that is left. "The mayor will be right in, he is waiting on confirmation that everyone is here before he joins us." She says, opening a manila folder and handing out a stapled packet of papers one at a time slowly to buy a little more time. "What you are receiving is a copy of the Mayor's agenda for today's meeting. He asked that I see to it you all get one and have a few minutes to review it before he arrives so that you can prepare any comments or questions you may have ahead of time."
Simone had turned lying for the mayor into an art form. He was lazy, not very punctual, and often ill prepared. She and his staff keep him afloat. The only reason he'd get her vote next term is because there is a strong chance he'd ask her to come with him to Washington and continue to pick up his slack there. He'd mentioned it a time or two nonchalantly, gauging her response. Of course she'd go. She has no real connections in Los Angeles to hold her back. Simone finds her seat in the back of the room with pen, note pad and recorder in hand. Just as the mayor walks in smiling wide and shaking hands she hits record, preparing to have to follow through on any promises he makes.
"Girlfriend, you really work too hard" Kara says from behind her desk. Kara had been mayor Rivera's secretary longer than Simone had been his assistant. Her short brown hair bounces rhythmically as she types, never looking at the computer or keyboard. Simone hands Kara her stack of handwritten notes from the meeting. "Yeah, I know, but so do you" Kara smiles up at her. "You know me; I have to keep myself busy." Kara is in her mid forties, but keeps up with current fashion as if she was twenty five, and has the body to do it well. She often puts Simone to shame, whose working wardrobe consists of little more than business pant suits in grey, black, and brown. She wanted to move up in politics because she is good at it, not because she has a great ass.
"Yeah well the mayor keeps us both pretty busy" Simone says sarcastically. "Hey, you know how it is Simone. Martin is a really good man though. He tries so hard, and he has all his family problems to worry about, especially with that wife of his." Simone only smiles not wanting to further the conversation. She alone is privy to the extramarital affair that the mayor and his secretary were having; the classic office affair. Kara didn't really buy that he and his wife were having marital problems or that she was an awful person. They both know Mrs. Rivera and frankly they both like her. It just makes it easier on Kara to pretend otherwise. Why Kara and the mayor had chosen Simone to confide in she doesn't know, she certainly doesn't approve of their antics and wants no part of when his wife finds out.
"I am headed to my desk to transcribe the tape of this meeting. You can send all of his calls to me for a while; accept his wife or kids of course. Martin has a phone conference with the Chamber President in just a few minutes in his office so he'll be unavailable. You know the drill, right?" "You got it Simone" Kara calls out behind her. "And Simone" "Yeah" "When you run for office I am so voting for you okay?" Simone laughs. "Yeah, sure you will. I know a life long Rivera supporter when I see one" she teases before disappearing.
"Come out with us Simone, you can't stay in this office all night" Kara calls into the mayor's office where Simone had lodged for the past three hours since he'd left at five. "That's okay Kara, you guys can go out without me, I think I'm going to stay later and finish up in here." "Simone it's 8:15, nobody works that late. A bunch of us are going to O'Doul's for drinks and to catch a game. You are coming with us, I insist." Kara's very high heeled boots click across the floor as she approaches. She'd worn a very tight crème and blue skirt suit to work with ankle high navy blue boots. Kara looked good, she always did. "Kara come on; let me get my work done." "I would if you were doing your work, but you are doing Martin's so work so get up before I unplug this computer and you loose everything before saving it." Simone quickly hits save.
Kara would do it, she'd done it before. Not out of malice, but in Simone's good interest. The woman works so hard and allows herself very little time to relax or have a life outside of city hall, Kara simply wants to see her live a little. "Okay, okay I'm coming." Simone grabs her purse, slides her feet back into her white open toed heels and heads out.
O'Doul's is crowded, as it often is on Friday nights. It's the unwritten official hang out of City Hall employees. Court and law enforcement come through the establishment pretty often, making it a turn off to trouble makers. This is where cops, lawyers, and politicians come to let their hair down. "Hey Bradshaw, Rivera finally unlocked his office and let you out?" Tom Mitchell calls out when Simone comes in on Kara's arm. A group of her co workers burst into laughter and applause.
Tom is a tall well built man with amazingly clear blue eyes that you could drown in. His blondish brown hair is cropped low. It's a look he'd kept since he was in the military. Tom is the office 'popular kid' that all the guys want to be and all the women want to be with. He is witty, smart, devilishly handsome and full of charm. "Come have a drink with us, unless your lips are numb from kissing Rivera's ass all day" The group again bursts into laughter. They are all ridiculous. Simone grimaces when she sees him, hating events where they are forced to interact. "Nah, I'm okay tonight." Simone says licking her full lips suggestively "You cut my work load in half the way you got on your knees and sucked his dick during the budget meeting today." A chorus of oh's follows her rebuttal and Tom's cheeks burn red when his group turns the table to laugh at him.
That's what had initially attracted him to Simone. She isn't easily intimidated and could go toe to toe with him without batting an eye. "That's my girl" he says, pulling her into the crowded table that their co workers had taken refuge in. "What am I invisible tonight or something?" Kara asks, vying for some of Tom's attention. "How could we miss you Kara? Come over and sit down. Let me get you girls some drinks." Simone walks past the table and straight to the bar. "I'm a big girl Tom, I can buy my own" she says over her shoulder as she passes him. Tom follows on her heels, not the least embarrassed by how it makes him look in front of his co workers. He could gain their favor at any point; it is Simone's he has to work for.
"Bud light please" Simone says to the bar tender over the loud television. The spurs and the Suns are playing on several large screens across the bar and the fans are rowdy. She shuts her eyes as she takes down the cool elixir and exhales. It really had been a long day. "So how many of those will it take before I can get you home with me?" Tom whispers in her ear entirely too intimately. "There aren't enough beers in the world Tom" she says, not even looking at him. "Aw, come on Simone we both know that's not true." Tom chuckles low in her ear. Simone can't deny that Tom is an attractive man, especially with him whispering in her ear that way.
"That was a long time ago, let it go okay." "Why do you have to be so mean Simone? We had a good time that night remember?" Simone regrets having had too much to drink and very poor judgment about a year prior and going home with Tom. He was right; he certainly had kept her entertained, but not enough to consider doing it again. Their hook up was a one time deal. Tom is the office man - whore and everyone knows it. "We did have a good time, the same way you had good time with Leslie and Jasmine and Margarita. Do I need to go on?" She smiles, glad to throw his reputation in his face.
"That's not fair Simone" "What's not fair is the entire office knowing that I got drunk one night and ended up in your bed, that's what's not fair. You broke the rules Tom, never kiss and tell. You'll just have to settle for somebody else." "Nobody else was good enough to keep me begging for it a year later." Simone turns and smiles at him a sexily as she can manage, "and no one ever will be" She turns and gives Tom her back. "You are one tough customer" Tom takes out a twenty and hands it to the bartender. "That one was on me, and get her another one" He smiles at Simone. "Hey, you can't blame me for trying" he says before planting a kiss on her cheek and walking away.
Kara saunters up as soon as he's gone. "What was that all about?" "Nothing, it was just Tom being Tom. You know him. He's going to toss his rod in every direction until he gets a bite." Simone says teasingly. She and Kara had become friends in their time working together. "He's going to get a STD, that's what he's going to get." Kara remarks. The two stay separate from the group, content to hang out at the bar. Simone loosens her sports coat and unbuttons the top two buttons of her blouse at Kara's insistence. "You are too pretty to be all covered up" Kara says. "Yeah right, you're just trying to get Tom back over here in my ear aren't you?" Three beers down and she'd loosened up a little. "No, but he's not the only man in this bar and you're meaner when you aren't getting any" Kara teases pushing Simone a little, nearly knocking her off her bar stool. Simone laughs so hard that she does nearly fall off. Only Kara can be that frank with her.
"Come on let's go socialize with our co workers honey. You know they're over there talking about us anyway, so lets give them something to talk about." Kara says tugging at Simone's arm. "I'm going to pay my tab and then I'll meet you over there okay?" Her voice is sweet. She and Kara have a very loose bond, but a bond nonetheless. Simone knows that the second it's socially in her benefit to turn on Simone she will. However, being the Mayor's assistants' friend is particularly advantageous when you're sleeping with the mayor. Simone pulls some cash from her wallet and pays for her and Kara's drinks, making sure to tip the bartender.
"You look beautiful" A man's voice says to her, so close she can feel his breath on her neck. Simone turns slowly in her bar stool to appraise the newcomer. He stands at least 6'6 with broad, strong shoulders and a body built well enough to not be hidden under a loose cotton long sleeved shirt and jeans. His eyes are set wide against his face, a soft brown tone against his light cinnamon skin. They are so intense as if he is attempting to see through her. He has a head full of neat brown locks, well groomed and falling down between his massive shoulders and eyes a deeper blue than she's ever seen, especially on a man of color. Simone's mouth goes dry just taking him in. This man looks like a carving, a work of art. Hell he could be a Greek god.
"Thank you" is all she can muster. Her eyes dart back to Kara and her co workers but none of them are paying any attention to the man sucking all the air from her lungs. He is beautiful in the way she'd never known a man to be. "You don't belong here" he says in a hushed voice that convicts her. "You're right I don't" she hears herself answer him, but can't understand why. The truth is she knows she doesn't belong. She had never belonged, but who is this stranger that feels like he has the right to bring it up? If this is his idea of a pick up line, he's getting no where. The beautiful stranger takes her small hand in his, enveloping it completely in a gesture more tender than she has ever experienced. With his eyes closed he lifts her hands to his lips and presses a soft kiss to it, inhaling as if savoring her scent. Okay, maybe he's getting somewhere now.
"Do you know how hard it is to watch you and not be able to touch you? I'm suffering without you." Her heart skips a beat. Simone silently admits that this is the best pick up line she's ever heard. She can't figure out why he'd even bothered. A man that attractive doesn't often have to settle for lines. He could just show up and the women would line up in front of him. Something in his eyes and voice are oddly familiar, but Simone can't place it or him. He cups her cheek in the expanse of his hand and lowers his lips to hers. Unexpectedly Simone leans forward into his kiss, knowing her co workers would never let her live it down. She'd be the latest talk of the office for sure.
His kiss is soft and unobtrusive, stirring everything female inside of her, but ends as quickly as it started. Her lips are left aching for his in a way she can't explain or justify. Every muscle in her body fights pulling him back as he slowly draws away from her. "Come home to me" his voice is deep and low in her ear. "What?" Simone is hardly able to speak, or even to breathe. He brings her trembling fingers to his lips again, "Come home to me Simone". He drops her hands and turns, giving her the vast expanse of his back. She can only watch as he lopes away through the crowd like a lion into his pride until he is no longer in sight.
"He asked me to come home with him and then walked away, can you believe that?" Simone recounts the night at the bar with verve as she reclines on a black leather couch with her bare feet curled beneath her. She and this couch have a weekly appointment that she hasn't missed in years. "That does sound rather bizarre Simone. Forgive me for saying but men don't ask women who look like you to come home with them and then walk away before you respond; especially not if you kissed him back."
Dr. Harold Miller leans forward onto his elbows from behind his mahogany desk, the same desk he'd been leaning forward onto for years, as far back as Simone can remember. His light blue eyes had begun to turn a little gray and his salt and pepper hair had long since gone silver. His build always reminds Simone of Mr. Roger's from television, but just a little sterner. His usual garb of khaki's and argyle sweaters didn't hurt the illusion at all. "I know Dr. Miller! I mean to be honest, if he would have stuck around I might have gone home with him, or least had him back to my place." Her voice is excited, as one might expect it to be with only a childhood girlfriend. "Really, that doesn't seem like you at all Simone. What about him made you feel that way? I've never known you to be that brash."
Dr. Miller's eyes are as concerned as his voice. He'd been Simone's psychologist for thirteen years and had developed a warm fatherly affection towards her that always made him a little uncomfortable when she discussed men and sex in their sessions. Part of him just wants to plug his ears and try to reflect on her younger more innocent days. "I don't know really, it was something about the way he looked at me, how he held my hand that made my heart want to stop. I've never even seen this man before, and I haven't seen him in a week and I've dreamt about him every night. Is that strange?" Her comment piques his interest. One of his thick black eyebrows rises in a tell tale sign. They had stayed black when his hair turned, giving him a unique look.
"You dreamt about him? Does that mean that you've finally been sleeping well, without the nightmares?" A smile crosses her ruby painted lip that eases Dr. Miller's angst. "I did sleep well actually, with no nightmares. I took my pills, got in my bed and went straight to sleep" Simone comments with pride in her voice, indicative of having reached some great accomplishment. For her a good night's sleep is just that, an accomplishment. She'd been on prescriptions to help her sleep for years, and the pills did little more than knock her out. Rest is a concept that she knows little of. Her mind would paint horrible pictures when ever she closed her eyes, or just leave her feeling trapped and shrouded in darkness until her eyes would reopen and a new day began. Simone despised the night and the dark because of it, they only represent the torture she suffered in attempting to rest.
"Tell me about these dreams Simone, what is his role in them?" Dr. Miller is almost afraid to ask and have Simone regal him with some sordid sex tale. She tells him her personal life shamelessly because he is the one person she trusts with it. Simone's smile softens and she tugs at her fitted jeans and readjusts them before speaking.
"He's just there most of the time. He holds my hand, he runs his fingers through my hair or he just holds onto me. All he ever says is 'come home to me'. It's kind of weird." Harold jots down some notes before continuing on. Simone refrains from speaking to let him catch up although she knows she is being recorded. Watching Dr. Miller and some of the other professionals she'd seen over the years is what taught her the excellent note taking skills that she utilized so often at city hall.
"Okay Simone, that night at the bar when you met this mystery man you mentioned that you were there with co workers. You mentioned Tom and Kara specifically. What did they have to say about this guy you met?" Simone pauses for a moment, considering when she'd spoken with Kara just a few minutes after he'd left her at the bar. "Kara said she didn't see him. She must have missed it." "And what about the rest of your co workers, did anyone mention him?" Simone shakes her head no; her long ponytail sways across her shoulders with her answer. "If they had seen him wouldnt they have brought it up?" "Are you kidding, the way they love to gossip? They'd have been hooting and hollering like teenagers the second I came back to or table. That's what I thought was going to happen, but no one said anything" She shrugs off the thought as insignificant, but can tell by Dr. Miller's contemplative gaze that he does not feel the same way.
"So no one sees him, no one mentions him, and you don't see him at the bar for the rest of the night?" Simone's cheeks heat in embarrassment beginning to understand what Dr. Miller is getting at. "I did not make him up Dr. Miller." Her voice is stone, ready to defend herself.
Dr. Miller exhales wearily thinking of the correct way to word his response without offending Simone too badly. "I'm not suggesting that you're lying to me Simone. What motivation would you have to lie to an old man like me? However, I do find it very unlikely that he was there and no one saw him. Especially with the way he's been appearing in your dreams all week just as clear as he was at the bar" "That still sounds like you think I'm lying" she rebuts still feeling defensive.
"No, but I am wondering if after all these years something has triggered your memory. I'm wondering if maybe that part of your mind is coming out of hiding." Simone is silent, she hadn't thought of the prospect. She had gotten comfortable with the fact that she wouldn't ever remember anything before she was found wandering on the beach thirteen years ago in Santa Monica wearing what looked like a prom dress that had been run over by a lawn mower. It was a long flowing, wine hued gown that was ripped and torn out of recognition.
Her furthest memory is of the police officer who had stopped her that evening. She'd said that she could tell Simone was lost by how confused she looked. Officer Christina Garcia is the first person she has any recollection of speaking to in her life. After just fifteen minutes of questioning Officer Garcia realized the teary eyed girl in the ripped dress wasn't lying to her, all she could remember was her first name: Simone.
"No, no that can't be true" Simone begins, not willing to believe that. She had stopped wanting to remember long ago when considering the prospect that something horrible had to happen in order for her to forget. Post traumatic stress syndrome always points to some kind of trauma and she'd long since stopped wondering what it was. "I was just 15 or 16 when I was found. If that man I saw was a memory, he was a romantic memory. I was just a kid back then; he was a grown ass man. Why would I have a memory of some grown man kissing me like that?" Dr. Miller doesn't respond, knowing that she could answer that question for herself. God only knew what event had landed her on the beach in those beat up clothes lost and confused; abuse was one of many speculative theories they had discussed.
"No, the man I saw wasn't scary; this wasn't one of my nightmares. If he was a memory of someone who'd hurt me, I would have been scared, I know that. There are so many things that I have been afraid of in my life with no explanation, and you know that. You told me yourself that they are probably connected with some distant unpleasant memory. Hell I'm 30 years old and I'm still afraid of the dark Dr. Miller! I can't sleep on my own without medication. The smell of tea nauseates me, I get nervous in small spaces, and let's not forget the unusual fascination with storms I had when I was younger. How many foster parents reported having to fish me out of the rain during a thunder storm? He was not a bad memory, I know that!" Simone hadn't felt the tears that had begun to stream down her caramel toned cheeks or how her hands had began to shake.
Dr. Miller stands from his seat behind his desk and joins Simone on the couch. "Simone, look at you dear." He takes her hand to comfort her as he speaks. "You are crying and shaking like a leaf. You're able to sleep through the night without any nightmares. Something is changing; something is going on up there." He taps her forehead gently, eliciting a smile from amongst her tears.
"Maybe your mind is ready to open up to us. Maybe you are finally ready for the truth. You know the facts Simone, there is no brain damage or anything physically or chemically wrong with you that is causing your amnesia. You are in perfect health, the only blockade stopping your memory, from what I can tell, is you. This could be a good thing, seeing this man. This could be your brain playing back memories for you. We could discover your true identity, how old you really are, maybe find your family." Dr. Miller does his best to encourage Simone, knowing full well this would be no small endeavor for her.
"But I'm scared Dr. Miller, I'm afraid to remember why I'm afraid of the dark" Instantly Simone is that young girl he'd met thirteen years ago who was afraid of her own shadow. When they finally had her tested for scholastic aptitude all those years ago, she tested well above high school level, but they'd had her enrolled in as a sophomore with honors, simply because there was no way she was older than 16 according to her physical examinations. She'd grown over the years into brilliant young woman, and a promising young politician despite all she'd experienced.
"I know you are Simone, but you are so much stronger than you give yourself credit for. You work with politicians and lawyers all day every day, the way I see it, nothing could be harder to do or scarier than that." Simone laughs despite her emotional turmoil. "You see, you'll be okay. Besides its not like your entire life is going to change tonight Simone, these things usually take time. Let's just start small. Let's try you trying to go to sleep tonight without your meds. Let's try that baby step. Maybe that's what all this is about, you needing to let go of that crutch and sleep independently. Do you think you're ready for that?"
Laila hates taking pills to sleep, and hates that she can't sleep through the night without them. The night had become her prison and her sleeping pills her prison guards, being sure she couldn't escape. "What if it doesn't work?" she asks more to herself than to her doctor. She'd thought of going without her pills few times before and even tried it once. Unfortunately she woke up to a dark room in a dark apartment in some half awake dream like state, terrified. She felt like someone was there watching her, waiting for her to move to attack her. She just lay there all night awake and afraid until the sun came up and the darkness fled.
"Then leave your pills under your pillow with a bottle of water and take them the second you wake up. Or sleep with all of your lights on so you know it's safe. You could even try sleeping on the couch with the television on or music. Remember we tried those out before you got your pills? Maybe you're ready for one of them now." Simone nods, not nearly as confident in her own strength as her doctor is. "Maybe I'll try it, when I'm ready." "Only when you're ready Simone, only when you're ready."


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If you buy a pound of ground beef at the supermarket, you don't expect to weigh it later and find it weighs only half a pound. That's the principle two federal agencies are trying to apply to broadband internet service.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced new "labels" for broadband service that will give consumers information about price, data allowances, and speed.
"These labels provide consumers clarity about the broadband service they are purchasing, not only helping them to make more informed choices but also preventing surprises when the first bill arrives," said FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. "Customers deserve to know the price they will actually pay for a service and to be fully aware of other components such as data limits and performance factors before they sign up for service."
The labels will include:
- Price: Price points, including various charges that seem confusing to consumers like overage, equipment, early termination, and administrative fees.
- Data Allowances: This is the carrier-defined plan limit after which consumers will face some consequence, such as additional charges or slowed data speeds.
- Performance: Broadband speed and other performance metrics.
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"Consumers deserve to know before they owe, with clear, upfront information about the prices, risks, and terms of the deal," said CFPB Director Cordray. "Broadband is quickly becoming a necessary part of everyday life for millions of consumers. [These labels] will help people understand what they are getting before they sign up."
The FCC said it receives more than 2,000 complaints annually about surprise fees associated with consumers' internet service bills. The actual prices paid for broadband-related services can be as much as 40% greater than what is advertised after taxes and fees are added to a bill, according to consumer complaints.
With the average monthly cost of broadband service ranging between $60 and $70, consumers deserve to know what they are going to get for their money, Wheeler said.


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Julius Peppers Signs to The Packers [Details]
If you are Chicago Bears fan you might want to sit down before reading this story.
Defensive End Julius Peppers has signed a three year deal with the the Green Bay Packers, who are the Bears division rivals.
Arron Rodgers must be very happy about this move.
According to ESPN.com Peppers signed a 3 year $30 million contract with 7.5 million guaranteed
The eight time pro bowler was released from the Bears last week after Peppers had the worst season in his career with 7 sacks. Also Peppers accounted for over $18 million against the salary cap.
This could be exactly what the Packers need to help them get over the hump and back into the championship hunt. The only problem is Peppers is 34 and it is not clear how much he has left in the tank.
Peppers did have 29 sacks during his three year stint with the Bears and in his 12 seasons in the NFL, only three of them he recorded under 10 sacks (2003, 2007, and last year).
We will have to wait and see what happens. One thing is for sure, if Peppers is even half the player that he has shown to be over the years he will definitely help the struggling Packers defense.
Let us know what you think. Is this a good move for the Packers or is Peppers way past his prime?
Source: ESPN


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Brian Doyle (author page at Amazon) is the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, Oregon. He is the author of nine books of essays and prose poems. His work has been featured in Best American Essays and Best Spiritual Writing. (updated 6/2010)
AGNI has published the following work by Brian Doyle:
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House, 3 Bedrooms + Loft, 1.5 Baths, (Sleeps 6)
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Miles of beautiful beaches, National Seashore Park, Cape Cod Bay, 24 mile paved 'bike' path, several Walking Trails, Massachusetts Audubon Society Wildlife Sanctuary, Great Restaurants, Cinemas (including a drive in theater), Relaxing
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About the owner: I purchased this home in January of 2006. I am from Detroit, currently living just outside of Cincinnati - It sounds a little crazy unless you've been to the Cape and Eastham in particular.
Why the Owner Chose Eastham, MA, USA:
Eastham is beautiful, quiet, peaceful, and surrounded by water. I am the 2nd owner of this wonderful property. I bought it from a retiring local school teacher. No kidding. Of course, the Cape gives you access to bay beaches and ocean beaches. But Eastham has the entrance to the National Seashore! Eastham is also an easy point for day trips up or down the Cape to explore different cities. Eastham beaches are the best and with the most variety. Plus it is an easy jump point for exploring. I love it and you will too!
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The house is quiet, private, and in the woods. The road out front is barely traveled. After a long day at the beach it is a respite to return to. Laying in bed at night with all the windows open and listening to the sound of the leaves gently rustle can make you feel a million miles away from real life. Here I really relax and recharge my soul. Enjoy an early morning bike ride or run. A full day on the beach. Drinks watching the sunset. Dinner on the back deck. And laying in bed listening to the wind blow. It's a simple life but isn't that what vacation is for?
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Traditional Cape Cod Salt Box. This is the view as you approach the house.
Eat in kitchen. Everything you need to cook a good meal. Enjoy the lobster pot.
Upstairs Bedroom on second floor. Great space for the kids.
Downstairs bedroom. Bathroom is just outside the door of this room.
The Back Deck. VERY private. No one around but the trees and birds. .75 acre.
Everything you need for a day on the beach! Plus 4 bikes for you to use.
Living Room. Bright and comfortable. Watch tv or play games on the table.
Master Bedroom. Sleep with the windows open and wake to the sounds of birds.
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Lower deck. Great for a glass of wine - or two.
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Proponents of the so-called "copycat" theory of Christian origins allege that Christianity is a myth based on the appropriation of various pagan beliefs. The most common source of beliefs supposedly borrowed is Mithraism. The alleged similarities between Christianity and Mithraism are usually overblown or distorted, but perhaps an even bigger weakness of the theory is timing. Simply put, Mithraism cannot be a source for Christianity if it came later.
As an initial matter, it can be difficult to establish parallels because of the fundamental differences between Christianity and Mithraism. Christianity was an open evangelistic religion whereas Mithraism was a secret, mystery cult. Christians announced their core beliefs whereas Mithraism hid them. Christianity left behind a wealth of manuscript evidence, whereas Mithrasm left very little. One implication of this is that given the paucity of evidence about Mithraic beliefs, commentators are able to read into Mithraism what they want. And they often do.
Proponents of the copycat theory may point out that Mithra himself is an old god who predates Christianity. This may be true, but is beside the point. Mithra is an ancient god, part of Persian religious belief that does in fact predate Christianity. But this is not the religion copycat theorists typically compare to Christianity. Rather, the Mirthraism compared to Christianity is Western or Roman Mithriasm. It is one of the mystery religions typical of the period that borrowed Eastern names but had little else in common with its forerunner. As recognized at the First International Congress of Mithraic Studies, Roman Mithriasm -- the mystery religion version -- was "a new creation using old Iranian names and details for an exotic coloring to give a suitably esoteric appearance to a mystery cult." John R. Hinnells, Mithraic Studies: Proceedings of the First Int'l Congress of Mithraic Studies, page xiii.
Accordingly, it is important to isolate the supposed religion of comparison. It is not enough to say that certain rites or beliefs were associated with Mithra and assume they must all predate Christianity because Mithra did. Not at all. Once must be careful to recognize the different strains of Mithraism and track the development of each supposed parallel. Persian Mithra and Western Mithraism were in essence two different religions.
One can find extensive lists of supposed parallels between Christianity and Mithraism. These lists are problematic for a number of reasons. It is beyond the scope of this post to discuss them all, but a few examples will reveal some of the common errors.
It has been argued that both Jesus and Mithra were born of a virgin. The earliest Christian attestations are in the Gospels of Mark and Luke, both written in the first century. Bishop Ignatius of Antioch also writes of Jesus' virgin birth early in the second century. All agree that Jesus' mother conceived him as a virgin. However, there are no references to Mithras being born of a virgin. Rather, the most common story of Mithra's origins is that he emerged fully grown from a rock. There is no evidence of a virgin birth for Mithra, unless one really stretches the point and claims that rocks are inherently virgins. This is a common failing of the copycat enthusiasts and something to closely examine. Do not simply take these assertions at face value, request citations to actual evidence that Mithriasm had particular beliefs.
It has been argued that both Jesus and Mithra share the same birthday, December 25. It may be true that Mithra is associated with December 25, but this hardly proves the point. The earliest recorded date celebrated for Jesus' birth day is January 6, as it is still observed in many Orthodox churches. The December 25 date was established probably by Constantine because of the popularity of Sol Invictus in the fourth century. It is unlikely Mithraism was the reason for selecting this date, as it was already significant. In any event, some copying 300 years after Jesus' life and 250 years after the writing of all of the New Testament documents does not prove the copycat theory. This is yet another common failing of the copycat enthusiasts. Establishing a similarity that can only be traced to hundreds of years after Christianity was well established proves nothing.
It has been argued that Mithra celebrates a sacred meal much like the Last Supper. This is so general as to be a worthless point of comparison when discussing origins. Moreover, there is an obvious precursor to the Christian meal, the Passover Meal. The ignoring of obvious Jewish elements of Christian belief while grasping for unlikely pagan parallels is a common error of the copycat enthusiasts. "The ritual meal was probably simply a component of regular common meals. Such meals have always been an essential part of religious assembly; eating and drinking together creates community and renders visible the fact that those who take part are members of one and the same group." Manfred Clauss, Roman Cult of Mithras, page 113. More specifically, the Christian meal "is centered in the Jewish tradition of the Passover feast and the specifically historically recollections of Jesus' last acts" while the meal in Mithraism "has its origins in Mazdean [Persians] ceremonies." Gary Lease, "Mithraism and Christianity: Borrowings and Transformations, in Wolfgan Haase, ed., Aufsteig und Niedergang der Romischen Welt, Vol. 2, page 1324.
As discussed above, although loosely connected to a forerunner we can call Persian Mithraism, Mithraism as a mystery religion in Roman lands does not precede Christianity. In other words, Christianity and its core doctrines came first. Thus, it cannot be the result of Mithraism. The Pauline corpus was written from approximately 49 to 60 AD. The canonical Gospels were written before the end of the first century, likely from approximately 60 AD to 90 AD. The core beliefs of Christianity, therefore, were literally in writing by the mid-first century.
The origins of Western Mithraism, on the other hand, are best traced to the second century. "The flowering of Mithraism occurred after the close of the New Testament canon, too late for it to have influenced the development of first-century Christianity." Ronald Nash, Gospel and the Greeks, page 137. See also Edwin Yamauchi, Persia and the Bible, page 510 ("It is therefore reasonable to argue that Western Mithraism did not exist until the mid-second century, at least in a developed sense."). Even if we grant Mithraism several decades, it still is an implausible candidate for influencing Christian origins. If one finds the parallels irresistible, it would be more reasonable to conclude that Mithraism copied Christianity -- as some ancient Christian apologists alleged.
Given the failure of the parallels and the fact that Christianity precedes Western Mithraism and its associated beliefs, the best conclusion is that Mithraism fails as a candidate for the copycat theory of Christian origins. As one Mithraic specialist concludes:
After almost 100 years of unremitting labor, the conclusion appears inescapable that neither Mithraism nor Christianity proved to be an obvious and direct influence upon the other in the development and demise or survival of either religion. Their beliefs and practices are well accounted for by their most obvious origins and there is no need to explain one in terms of the other.
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