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January 2016
easyJet celebrates its 20th birthday at Aberdeen
easyJet, Europe's leading airline, is today (26th January) celebrating twenty years of flying from Aberdeen.
February 2016
easyJet celebrates the opening of its Venice base – the first for business travel in NE Italy
Venice is easyJet's 27th base in Europe • easyJet will base four A319 Airbus aircraft and provide 150 local jobs • More choice with 10 new destinations and more flights on existing routes.
easyJet continues Scottish expansion with launch of two new routes to Venice and Vienna
easyJet, Scotland's largest airline, has today (3 February) launched flights from Edinburgh to Venice.
March 2016
easyJet launches new route between Malta and Geneva
easyJet, Europe's leading airline, has today launched a new route from Malta to Geneva.
May 2016
World's largest self-service bag drop opens at London Gatwick Airport
State-of-the-art facility will help easyJet eliminate queues and aims to enhance the airport experience for customers.
August 2016
easyJet announces new ski route to Sweden from London Gatwick
Flights to Åre Östersund will commence on 11 December 2016.
November 2016
easyJet starts the only direct scheduled flights between Newcastle and Berlin in addition to new Gran Canaria route
Only direct scheduled flight between Newcastle and Berlin Schoenefeld started today making connecting between the two easier than ever before.
December 2016
easyJet celebrates fifth anniversary of industry-leading and award-winning mobile app
Most loved airline app in Europe has reached over 19 million downloads, achieved top App Store placements and led with innovative world and European firsts.
January 2015
easyJet confirms move to single terminal at London Gatwick
Plans are now underway for the consolidation to a single terminal in autumn 2016 which aims to create an easier and improved travel experience for passengers travelling from London Gatwick.
February 2015
easyJet adds three new routes for summer 2015
easyJet, the UK's largest airline, has today (18 February) announced the launch of a three new routes for summer 2015 - London Gatwick to Preveza in Greece and Pula in Croatia and Stansted to Monastir in Tunisia.
easyJet unveils new livery for its twentieth year of flying
easyJet, the UK's largest airline, has launched a new aircraft livery - the first change to the look of the airline's iconic white and orange fleet since easyJet.com replaced the call centre number on the fuselage in 1998.
April 2015
easyJet takes delivery of its 250th Airbus aircraft
Europe's and one of the world's biggest A320 family airlines celebrates milestone in Hamburg with partners Airbus and CFM.
June 2015
'Appy Days' – easyJet launches new iPhone app
easyJet, Europe's leading airline, has, on 30 June, launched a new iPhone app that includes a range of new features designed to make travel simpler and easier for passengers. Since the launch of easyJet's first iPhone app in 2011 the app has evolved from easy booking and check-in functionality to include popular features like passport scanning, live flight tracking, mobile boarding passes and Touch ID. It is also now complimented by the easyJet Apple Watch app.
October 2015
easyJet announces recruitment of over 1100 cabin crew and pilots as it opens new crew training centre
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin officially opens new state-of-the-art European training facility at London Gatwick.
easyJet celebrates 20 years of low airfares with research on changing consumer prices
easyJet, the UK's largest and Europe's leading airline, has commissioned some research in the lead up to its 20th birthday on how much the price of popular products have changed since the airline started in 1995.
November 2015
easyJet launches Flight Club – revolutionary low fares airline loyalty scheme
easyJet, Europe's leading airline, has announced that following a successful trial it is to introduce a recognition scheme for its most frequent travellers, Flight Club, which will reward loyalty and provide flexibility for frequent flyers.
easyJet Celebrates Its 20th Birthday With Special Aircraft Livery And Unveiling Of Futuristic Uniforms
Airline marks two decades of low fares, friendly service and unrivalled network with special livery aircraft displaying more than 100,000 of its customers' holiday pictures. Announces trial of innovative wearable technology for crew and engineers.
March 2014
easyJet celebrates its historic deal with Airbus
easyJet commemorated its June 2013 deal with Airbus for 135 Airbus A320 aircraft in Paris on 19 March 2014. The occasion was marked with an official signing ceremony which was attended by Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of easyJet, Frédéric Cuvillier, Minister of Transport, Hunting and Fishing and Fabrice Brégier, CEO and President of Airbus. easyJet's Airbus order was the largest placed by any European airline to date.
easyJet opens its Naples base as part of its Italian expansion plan
On 27 March 2014 easyJet opened its new base in Naples - easyJet's third in Italy and 24th in its European network. The base was opened as a key part of the airline's expansion plans in the country which will increase capacity by more than 6 per cent for Summer 2014 versus the same period the previous year.
easyJet celebrated this important milestone in Italy during a ceremony attended by the Mayor of Naples, Luigi De Magistris and the President of the Region of Campania Stefano Caldoro, as well as the CEO of GESAC Spa, Armando Brunini.
easyJet opens its Hamburg Base
On 31 March 2014 easyJet opened its new base in Hamburg - easyJet's second in Germany after Berlin and 23rd in its European network.
Chris Kennedy, CFO of easyJet and Thomas Haagensen, easyJet Country Director Germany, celebrated this important milestone in the airline expansion plan in Hamburg during a ceremony attended by Senator Mr Horch, Hamburg Airport CEO Mr Eggenschwiler and Mr von Albedyll of Hamburg Tourism and Marketing.
April 2014
easyJet celebrates 450th world Shakespeare Day with world record performance
easyJet, the UK's largest airline, celebrated the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth (23 April) with a Guinness World Record performance by the Reduced Shakespeare Company of his complete works during a flight from London Gatwick to Verona.
The play lasted one hour and easyJet hopes to set a Guinness World Record in the process for the 'highest theatrical performance' at 37,000ft.
The performance was the final part of the airline's month long UK campaign to make 23 April National Shakespeare Day.
May 2014
easyJet applies latest, cutting edge technology for the first time in aviation
In May 2014, easyJet announced it will be applying new and innovative technologies to help operate its fleet of 220 Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft even more efficiently and reduce delays while maintaining its industry leading punctuality and safety records.
In partnership with with Coptercraft, Measurement Solutions and Bristol Robotics Laboratory to modify existing technology so that drones can be employed to inspect its fleet of Airbus aircraft.
Alongside the drone technology, easyJet is looking at deploying 3D Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality technology by Epson and Vuzix which enables a remote engineering team to see exactly what a pilot or engineer is seeing using virtual reality glasses. The glasses use the world's first high definition see through display system, providing augmented reality helping easyJet to remotely diagnose a technical issue.
easyJet's engineering department also worked with Output42 to develop their own bespoke apps which will allow our engineers to perform certain day-to-day issues more efficiently and enable easyJet to return aircraft to service more quickly.
In addition, Panasonic Toughpads will replace laptops and printed navigational charts in all of easyJet's cockpits by the end of June 2014. The tablets will also make easyJet one of the first airlines to use this type of device in all phases of flight and on the ground. Alongside new 'e-paper' technology created by Sony, this could completely eradicate printed forms in the cabin; this would mean an entirely paperless plane. This new Digital Paper is the latest lightweight design from Sony which makes it feel like the user is writing on paper.
January 2013
easyJet wins rights to fly the last great monopoly route in European aviation between Milan-Linate and Rome-Fiumicino
easyJet was awarded the rights to fly between Milan Linate airport and Rome Fiumicino airport in a landmark decision by the Italian competition authority (AGCM) in October 2012. As a result, easyJet launched flights from early 2013 operating Airbus A319s on five services a day between the two airports.
February 2013
60m passenger milestone
easyJet reached the milestone of more than 60m passengers travelled with the airline in the 12 months for the first time in the year to 31 May 2013.
March 2013
easyJet launches first ever flights between London and Moscow
On 18 March 2013, easyJet the UK's largest and Europe's leading airline, launched its flights between London Gatwick and Moscow – the airline's 100th route operating from Gatwick Airport. easyJet celebrated the first flight and historic day with a unique Moscow aircraft livery and traditional Russian Cossack dancers.
A group of leading independent, British businesses selected by the British Chamber of Commerce, accompanied easyJet's inaugural flight as part of a trade mission to showcase the quality and range of British exports ranging from confectioners and whisky manufacturers to IT and insurance.
easyJet lightens the load with new lightweight seats, trollies and sharklets
easyJet introduced a raft of measures to improve fuel efficiency and reduce C02 emissions. The fuel savings will come through a new, lighter seat and lightweight trolleys onboard along with aerodynamic improvements like sharklets, an enlarged wing tip which make the wing more efficient.
The new Recaro seats were fitted onto all new aircraft to be delivered to easyJet. 14 of those between now and September 2014, the first of which will enter service in April 2013. Sharklets were be fitted on all new aircraft deliveries from August 2013, with eight delivered by the end of summer 2014. The new lightweight trolleys were used on all easyJet's aircraft from April 2013.
June 2013
easyJet plc announces fleet plans
Following a highly competitive fleet selection process, easyJet plc ("easyJet" or the "Company") announced that, subject to shareholder approval, it had entered into arrangements (the "New Framework Arrangements") with Airbus S.A.S. ("Airbus") to acquire 35 Current Generation A320 Aircraft for delivery between 2015 and 2017 under its existing agreement and 100 New Generation A320neo Aircraft for delivery from 2017 until 2022, under a new agreement. Under this new agreement, Airbus also granted the Company the right, but not the obligation, to acquire up to 100 further New Generation A320neo Family Aircraft.
easyJet marks expansion at London Southend Airport
easyJet celebrated two major milestones at London Southend Airport on 20 June 2013. To further enhance the airline's expansion and network of destinations from London Southend, easyJet added a fourth aircraft to its fleet based at the airport. The additional plane enabled the launch of three new easyJet destinations to Berlin, Krakow and Newquay.
easyJet marked the addition of the fourth aircraft and its inaugural Newquay flight with a fun send-off by the London Southend Airport Fire Service's 40ft high water arch salute send-off of the aircraft before it took-off.
September 2013
easyJet plans new base in Hamburg, Germany expansion of its Berlin base
easyJet announced on 25 September 2013 that it will open a base in Hamburg as well as increasing its fleet in Berlin in Spring 2014. The announcement was made by chief executive Carolyn McCall at an event at Airbus' facilities in Hamburg.
Building on its success in both Hamburg and Berlin, easyJet's new base will open with three A319 aircraft with the airline increasing its fleet in Berlin by an additional plane.
easyJet will more than double its network from Hamburg with 15 additional new business and leisure routes on the top of its existing portfolio of six routes offering almost 170 flights a week during summer 2014. With more frequencies and early morning departures from Hamburg the schedule will make easyJet more attractive to business passengers.
November 2013
easyJet, Airbus and Nicarnica Aviation successfully create first ever significant artificial ash cloud for test purposes.
easyJet, along with its partners Airbus and Nicarnica Aviation, successfully completed the final stage of testing for the AVOID (Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and Detector) volcanic ash technology through a unique experiment involving the creation of an artificial ash cloud.
An A400M Airbus test plane dispersed one tonne of Icelandic ash into the atmosphere at between 9,000ft and 11,000ft thereby creating conditions consistent with the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption. A second Airbus test aircraft, an A340-300, with the AVOID technology fitted, flew towards the ash cloud identifying and measuring it from around 60km away. The experiment also used a small aircraft, a Diamond DA42 from Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences, to fly into the ash cloud to take measurements which help to corroborate the measurements made by the AVOID system.
The AVOID volcanic sensor detected the ash cloud and measured its density which ranged from 0.1 to 1 g m-2 – or concentrations of 100 to 1000 microgram m-3. This is within the range of concentrations measured during the Eyjafjallajokul ash crisis in April and May 2010.
January 2012
easyJet expands its network
easyJet expands its network by opening four new bases in Southend, Lisbon, Nice and Toulouse in the Spring of 2012.
March 2012
easyJet's marks opening of London Southend - first new airport in South East for decades
On 26 March 2012, easyJet celebrated the launch of its new base at London Southend Airport, (once the third busiest in the UK,) and now the first new airport in the south east for decades. London Southend is 11th easyJet base in the UK. The airline marked the occasion with a special inaugural flight from the new airport to Barcelona. The brand new terminal was officially opened by Secretary of State for Transport, The Rt. Hon. Justine Greening MP.
June 2012
easyJet partners with UNICEF
easyJet proudly announced a three-year pan-European commitment to raising funds for UNICEF, the world's leading children's organisation. Funds raised are for the UNICEF 'Change for Good' campaign which raises money for UNICEF's work vaccinating children against deadly diseases.
August 2012
easyJet launches apprenticeship scheme
easyJet announced the launch of its apprentice scheme which will see ten successful applicants working with the airline towards an Advanced Apprenticeship in Aeronautical Engineering. easyJet's apprenticeship programme is in partnership with Resource Group and its Aviation Maintenance Training Division LRTT.
The apprenticeship scheme consists of a combination of classroom and practical training with the first eight months of scheme providing accredited training both in the classroom and practical training at LRTT at the Cotswold Airport. This is followed by sixteen months of on the job training at easyJet.
October 2012
easyJet wins rights to fly between London and Moscow
In Autumn 2012 easyJet was awarded the rights to fly between Moscow and London and also announced plans for its new flights between Moscow and Manchester.
November 2012
easyJet introduces allocated seating on all flights
easyJet introduced allocated seating on all of its flights – typically over 1000 a day - from 27 November 2012. The airline trialled allocated seating in April with nearly 2 million passengers flying on 12,500 allocated seating flights. In response to the trial's success, the airline took the decision to roll out allocated seating across the whole network.
The trial took place because passenger research showed that the boarding process could be a source of stress for some customers and in some case, a barrier to them flying with easyJet. The key tests of the trial were to improve passenger satisfaction without impacting easyJet's ability to deliver industry leading punctuality – all of which were achieved on trial flights.
easyJet marks launch of 100th route from London Gatwick
easyJet announced on 1 October 2012 that it had reached the landmark of flying more than 100 routes from London Gatwick Airport - easyJet's largest base.
January 2011
easyJet expands fleet
easyJet confirms orders for 15 additional Airbus A320 planes.
October 2011
easyJet announces two new bases in France at Nice and Toulouse.
easyJet announced another step in its expansion in France on 6 October 2011, with the opening of two new permanent bases in Nice and Toulouse. Both bases will opened in 2012 with two Airbus 319 aircraft in each bringing the number of easyJet bases in France to five (in addition to Orly, Charles de Gaulle and Lyon) with a total fleet of 24 aircraft.
December 2011
easyJet, Airbus and Nicarnica Aviation team up for high altitude testing of AVOID volcanic ash detection technology
easyJet and Nicarnica Aviation entered a partnership with Airbus to test the AVOID (Airborne Volcanic Object Imaging Detector) ash detection equipment on their A340-300 test aircraft at the speed and altitude of commercial aircraft.
The tests on the A340 include mounting the equipment externally on the left side of the aircraft fuselage, with recording equipment and real-time monitors placed inside the cabin allowing viewing of the sky ahead.
In the event of a volcanic eruption sending ash towards UK airspace, AVOID would give vital, real time information on the actual amounts of ash in the atmosphere. When incorporated into the safe fly protocols now agreed by the industry and overseen by the CAA and other ash measurement data and prediction models operated by the Met Office, this could enable aircraft to fly safely to and from London and the rest of the UK.
February 2010
easyJet becomes the UK's largest airline
easyJet reaches 500 routes and CAA figures show that easyJet has the highest number of passengers flown for the second year in a row.
July 2010
Carolyn McCall joins easyJet as CEO
Carolyn McCall joins easyJet as Chief Executive, taking over from Andy Harrison.
September 2010
easyJet voted Best Low-Fares Airline for tenth consecutive year
Business travellers choose easyJet once again at the Business Traveller magazine awards.
November 2010
Turning Europe Orange
easyJet reaffirms its strategy of 'Turning Europe Orange'.
Launch of flexible fares targeted at business travellers
easyJet announces a new flexible fare targeted at business travellers.
easyJet celebrates 15th birthday milestone
easyJet, celebrates 15 years of making air travel affordable for all.
June 2009
easyJet becomes a truly pan European airline
easyJet now operates over 400 routes with over 175 aircraft in 27 countries. For the first time, over 50% of our passengers originate from outside the UK.
February 2008
easyJet opens base at Paris Charles De Gaulle
easyJet opens its 19th base at Paris Charles de Gaulle, part of a €600 million investment in the country to double its presence by 2011. The inauguration ceremony was held in front of the Eiffel Tower in the presence of the French Minister for tourism and consumption, Luc Chatel.
April 2008
Lyon becomes easyJet's 20th base
easyJet launched its 20th base in Lyon, the country's second most important economic centre, becoming the first low-fares airline to offer French domestic flights outside of Paris. The decision to open two bases in France within a two-month-period underlined France's importance as one of the key growth markets for easyJet and was part of a major investment aimed at doubling its presence in the country by 2011.
February 2007
Madrid becomes easyJet's 17th base
easyJet's 17th base opens at Madrid's Barajas airport.
March 2007
easyJet moves to new HQ
easyJet moves to its new headquarters in an aircraft hangar at Luton Airport.
October 2007
Acquisition of GB Airways
easyJet completes acquisition of GB Airways, a London Gatwick-based airline operating to destinations across Southern Europe and North Africa.
November 2007
easyJet offers low cost corporate travel
easyJet becomes the first low-cost carrier to enable corporate travel agencies to view and book easyJet flights in the Global Distribution System.
February 2006
Introduction of 'Speedy Boarding'
Speedy Boarding is introduced, giving passengers greater choice over their seating arrangements.
September 2005
Andy Harrison announced as Chief Executive
Andy Harrison is announced as Ray Webster's successor.
November 2005
Ten Years Old
easyJet celebrates its 10th birthday.
December 2005
Fleet expands to 100 aircraft
easyJet takes delivery of its 100th aircraft.
April 2004
New base opens at Berlin Schönefeld
At the time, Berlin Schönefeld is easyJet's largest base outside the UK.
October 2003
First Airbus goes into service
The first Airbus A319 goes into service in Geneva, 12 months after the deal to purchase up to 240 aircraft was announced.
August 2002
easyJet acquires Go
easyJet purchases Stansted based low-cost airline Go (originally set up by British Airways) to create Europe's No.1 air transport network.
June 2001
London Gatwick welcomes easyJet
easyJet makes Gatwick its fifth base and becomes the second largest scheduled airline at the Airport.
November 2000
easyJet floats on the London Stock Exchange
easyJet floats on the London Stock Exchange at an offer price of 310p, valuing the Company at £777m; shortly after, easyJet joins the FTSE250.
easyJet turns five
easyJet celebrates its fifth birthday.
January 1999
'Airline' filmed at easyJet
The first series of Airline featuring easyJet staff and passengers is shown on ITV, regularly attracting over 10m viewers.
October 1999
easyJet.com breaks 1m barrier
Online seat sales pass the one million mark.
December 1999
Voted Best Low Cost Airline
easyJet is voted "Best Low Cost Airline" by readers of the Business Traveller magazine for the first time.
March 1998
easyJet buys TEA Basel and launches Swiss operations
easyJet acquires 40% of Swiss charter operation, TEA Basel AG, later renamed "easyJet Switzerland".
April 1997
Launch of easyJet website
easyJet website launches with online bookings available a year later.
October 1997
easyJet receives Air Operating Certificate
easyJet is recognised as a financially viable airline and receives its own Air Operating Certificate.
Second base opens at Liverpool
easyJet opens second base at Liverpool Airport with flights to Amsterdam.
April 1996
Expansion into Europe
easyJet takes delivery of its first wholly owned aircraft and goes International with flights from Luton to Amsterdam, Nice and Barcelona.
August 1996
1st ever flight promotion
easyJet launches its first ever flight promotion; over 4 million calls in 4 days.
March 1995
easyJet launches
easyJet founded by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou to offer low-fares flights in Europe.
October 1995
easyJet opens its first headquarters easyLand at Luton Airport. On 23 October, easyJet takes its first ever booking at the telephone reservation centre.
November 1995
Inaugural flights
Flights from London Luton to Glasgow (10th) and Edinburgh (24th), are supported by the advertising campaign "Making flying as affordable as a pair of jeans - £29 one way"
easyJet Airline Company Limited Registered in England with Registered number 3034606; subsidiary of easyJet plc Registered in England with registered number 3959649 Registered Office: Hangar 89, London Luton Airport, Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 9PF


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Christianity is not a new religion but a historical manifestation of an eternal purpose, which was ordained in heaven. This is evident in such Scriptures as Rev 13:8 "All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names are not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." 1 Peter 1:19-20 "but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you." Other Scriptures include Exodus 12:3,6, Titus 1:2, Eph. 1:4 and Acts 2:23. In the Old Testament sacrificial system an animal without blemish or spot was required in order to make a sacrifice to the Lord for the forgiveness of sin or for a worship or devotion offering. Exodus 12:3,6 reveals that during Passover every man of the nation of Israel was to take a lamb without blemish or spot for his family, referred to as the Passover lamb, a type which points to Christ as our perfect Lamb without blemish or spot. He was to take this lamb on the tenth day and keep it until the fourteenth day, at which time the lamb would be sacrificed. All who partook in this Passover sacrifice would be passed over by God when He sent His wrath.
In the New Testament, Christ's death puts an end to the Old Testament sacrificial system for He is the perfect Lamb without spot and without blemish. John the Baptist knew that Jesus would be the sacrifice that would atone for the sins of the world for He says in John 1:29 "… Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" and again in verse 36 "…Look the Lamb of God!" The Bible is clear that Jesus was not "created" to be the sacrifice but rather He was before the foundation of the world was. John 1:1,14,17 "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." The Apostle Paul gives the Jews an example from Israel's history that Christ was with them even during the time of the desert wanderings. Romans 10:3-4 "They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that spiritual rock was Christ."
Through these scriptures and the Apostle Paul's words, it is evident that Christianity is not a new religion, however the Old Testament sacrifices are types pointing to the ultimate sacrifice and atonement that was accomplished through the death of Christ. "Before the creation of the world, He who knows the end from the beginning had made provision for man's redemption." (Pearlman, Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible, p.186)
The Mosaic sacrifices consisted of two kinds, animal (also referred to as bloody sacrifices) and vegetable (also referred to as non-bloody sacrifices). The most important of these sacrifices was the animal or bloody sacrifice, which consists of four types; sin offering, guilt offering, burnt offering and the peace offering. These sacrifices served a specific purpose, "The purpose was not just to create communion between God and man; rather, the "sacrifice" represented the principle that, without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins (Lev 17:11; cf. Heb.9: 22.)" (Vine, Unger and White, Vines Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, p.210) All of the Old Testament sacrifice point forward to and are a type of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Heb. 9:9,10) symbolized by His Body and His Blood (1 Cor. 11:23-26).
The sin offering is the most important of all sacrifices in the Mosaic system. This sacrifice made atonement for the individual person when they sinned unintentionally or did what was forbidden in any of the Lord's commands (Lev 4:2). The idea is that some sins are unintentional and were committed through ignorance, hurry, lack of consideration, or carelessness, as opposed to the sins which are deliberate and knowingly done in rebellion against God and the commandments He set for all people to follow. Even though these sins were unintentional, that did not free the person from the guilt of the sin or from the wrath of God and therefore the sin offering was essential. The effect of the sin offering was forgiveness of the sin (Lev 4:20,26,31,35; 5:10; 12:8; 14:20; 16:19). In the New Testament Jesus Christ atoned for the believer's sin (Heb 13:12), He stood in the sinners place as his substitute and He is shown as actually burdened with the believer's sin. Isaiah 53:12 gives a good example of typology for the sin offering and Christ bearing the sins of the people. "…because he poured out his life unto death and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors" Isa. 53:12b). 1 Peter 2:24 "He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed.
The trespass offering was another atoning sacrifice, quite like the sin offering however the trespass offering was made for a special offense rather than for an individual. This offering was to make atonement for the mishandling the holy things of the Lord that is treating the holy things as if they were common instead of holy. "When a person commits a violation and sins unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord's holy things, he is to bring to the Lord as a penalty a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value in silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. It is a guilt offering" (Lev. 5:15). "The word "unintentionally" is the same one used in reference to the sin offering. It refers to "straying" or "erring" from the commands of the Lord, in this case specifically the commands about "the Lord's holy things" (i.e., the things dedicated to the Lord for the tabernacle or priesthood). (Baker Theological Dictionary of the Bible, p.578) "In fact, the trespass offering may be regarded as representing ransom for a special wrong, while the sin offering symbolized general redemption." (Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services, p.100ff)
In addition to be forgiven by offering sacrifice, the offender would also have to make restitution to the person that he wronged. If the offender wronged the Lord by mishandling the holy things, he is to make restitution by offering the sacrifice and add a fifth of the value to that which he defiled and give it to the priest (Lev 5:16). If the offender deceived or stole from his neighbor, he is to return what was stolen, extorted, lost, was entrusted to him or whatever he swore falsely about. He was to make restitution in full, adding one fifth of the value to the owner on the same day he made his guilt offering to the priest (Lev 6:1-7).
The trespass offering is a type pointing to Christ's atoning for the damage caused by sin. Christ is not atoning for the guilt of sin as in the sin offering, rather the specific damage caused by the sin. Psalm 51:4 shows this aspect of the trespass offering "Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge." The same principle is shown in the parable of the Lost Son told by Jesus "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son'" (Luke 15:22). The atoning work of Christ is symbolized in the father's response in Luke 15:23,24 "Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found…" Through the atoning work of Christ we are alive and not dead to sin, we were lost in our sin and shame but now are found and renewed into a right standing with God.
The burnt offering was offered every morning and every evening at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and was done for the whole nation of Israel (Exodus 29:38-42). The burnt offering was not atonement for sin but was made as an act of worship and dedication to the Lord. This offering had to be a male animal but could be of the herd (Lev 1:3), the flock (Lev 1:10) or birds (Lev 1:14). The whole offering was burnt upon the altar with the exception of the skins, and the aroma was pleasing to the Lord (Lev 1:9).
The burnt offering is a type pointing to Christ as the perfect sacrifice without spot or blemish. Unlike the sin and trespass offering where Christ was carrying the burden of sin, Christ is seen as a pleasing sacrifice unto the Lord. "For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him" (Col 1:19). The Lord speaks this of Jesus at His baptism "And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased." (Matt 3:17). Christ died perfect, never giving in to temptation (Matt 4:1-11) and blameless even before man at His trial (Matt 27:19). Hebrews 9:14a also states that Christ offered Himself unblemished to God.
The peace offering (also known as the fellowship offering) was the only offering where the offerer would eat a part of the offering (Lev.7: 15). This offering was a voluntary act of worship, thanksgiving and fellowship. The elements of this offering was any animal without defect from the herd or the flock and a variety of breads, since this offering included a communal meal. The peace offerings always followed any other sacrifice that was taking place. The most holy of these offerings was the two lambs sacrificed every year at the Pentecost (Lev. 23:19).
The peace offering is a type of Christ making peace between God and man through His death. "For He Himself is our peace…" Eph. 2:14), "and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood shed on the cross" (Col 1:20). The communal meal is a type pointing to the Last Supper held between Christ and His disciples (Luke 22:19,20) and the sacrament of breaking bread we partake in these times. Through His broken body and shed blood we have peace with God.
Although the Old Testament sacrifices were good, the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, through His death on the cross was better. In the Mosaic sacrificial system, the sacrifice provided a covering for the person's sin and resulted in forgiveness by God, however the sacrifice failed in the fact that it did nothing to redeem the soul of the offerer. "At best the sacrifices were a temporary and imperfect means of covering sin until a more perfect redemption should come" (Pearlman, Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible, p.192). Christ's death however served a bigger purpose and that was to bring about the redemption of souls. "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree" (Gal 3:13). "For this reason Christ is the mediator of the new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance –now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from sins committed under the first covenant" (Heb 9:15).
"Animal sacrifices are described as "carnal ordinances," that is, rites which removed bodily defilements, and atoned for the outward acts of sin (Heb 9:10) but contained no spiritual virtue within themselves" (Pearlman, Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible, p.192). "This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings-external regulations applying until the time of the new order" (Heb 9:9,10). Christ's death removed sin and atoned for the whole man, inner and outer. "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone and the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them" (2 Cor. 5:17-19a).
The repetition and the frequency with which the animal sacrifices had to be made reveal that these Mosaic sacrifices were imperfect. "The law is only a shadow of good things that are coming-not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship" (Heb 10:1). Christ on the other hand, provided a perfect sacrifice, which was required only once, and in that One sacrifice, abolished sin. "…But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him" (Heb 9:26b-28).
The priests offering the animal sacrifice were themselves imperfect. They had to offer sacrifices for their own sin first and then they were able to offer up sacrifices for the sins of the people. In addition, these priests were subject to the same death as those they offered up sacrifices for (Heb. 7:23). Christ however was holy, blameless and pure. He needed not to offer up sacrifices for His own sin, for He was holy and perfect in every way, therefore He is the perfect sacrifice for our sin (Heb. 7:26,27). Christ lives forever and is no subject to death, for He conquered death. By conquering death He has a permanent priesthood, and therefore we have a high priest that is living and continually intercedes for us (Heb. 7:24,25).
The central aspect of Christ's death on the cross was atonement. He accomplished this by offering Himself on the cross as a sacrifice in order to remove the guilt of our sins. John the Baptist proclaimed this when he saw Jesus approaching "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). In order for Him to remove our guilt of sin, it was necessary for Him to bear all the guilt for our sins and the full penalty we deserved, in this, Christ became our substitute. "Surely He has borne our grief and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one to his own way, and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all" (Isa. 53:4-6). "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Cor. 5:21). "Christ also suffered for us…who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness-by whose stripes you are healed" (1 Peter 2:21,24). Only Christ could provide this atonement, for He was sinless and perfectly holy.
As Jesus died on the cross, He not only removed the guilt of sin but also the judgment and wrath that sin warranted. By removing the guilt of sin and sin's penalty Jesus propitiated or satisfied God's justice. Propitiation means that Jesus eliminated God's wrath against sin. "Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people" (Heb. 2:17). "And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also the whole world" (1 John 2:2). God sent His only Son into the world to save the world from His wrath. "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins" (1 John 4:1). Christ had all God's wrath put on Him to spare us so that we could be considered children of God rather than children of wrath.
Myer Pearlman makes reference to the Ark of the Covenant in Exodus 25:10-22, when speaking of propitiation. "The reference is to the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:10- 22), which was composed of two parts: first the Ark, representing the throne of Israel's righteous Ruler, and containing the tables of the law as the expression of His righteous will; second, the cover or the lid, known as the mercy seat, surmounted by angelic figures known as Cherubim. Two outstanding lessons were conveyed by this piece of furniture: first, the tables of law taught that God was a righteous God who would not pass by sin and who must enforce His decrees and punish the wicked. But how could a sinful nation live in His sight? The mercy seat, which covered the law, was the place where blood was sprinkled once a year to make atonement for the sins of the people. It was the place of the covering of sin, and taught the lesson that God who is righteous can consistently pardon sin because of an atoning sacrifice. By means of atoning blood, that which is a throne of judgment becomes a throne of grace" (Pearlman, Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible, p.205-206).
When Christ died on the cross He died as our substitute. He came down from heaven and took on human form, endured temptation and all that humanity experiences and yet He never sinned. Therefore he provided for us a perfect, unblemished, unspotted substitute. He was not only a perfect sacrifice in our place but He was able to identify with mankind for He Himself had become flesh. In the Old Testament sacrifices, the person was to bring their offering and place their hand upon the head of the animal before it was slaughtered, this signified the substitutionary nature of the sacrifice (Lev 1-6), this is a type pointing to Christ's work in the New Testament (1 Peter 2:24; Isa. 53:4-6). "…now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant" (Heb. 9:15b).
When the Bible speaks of the redemption brought about by the death of Christ and His suffering on the cross, it is referring to the release from the bondage and penalty of sin. This release was not free however, this release was bought with a price and that price was His death on the cross. "The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45). "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace" (Eph. 1:7). "For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect" (1 Peter 1:18,19). "The most interesting illustration of redemption is found in the Old Testament law of the kinsman-redeemer. Lev.25: 47-49. According to this law, a man who had sold his property and sold himself into servitude because of debt could regain both his land and his liberty at any time by a man possessing the following qualifications: first, he must be kin to the man; second, he must be willing to redeem or buy back; third, he must have the price. The Lord Jesus measured up to all three qualifications: He became kin to us by taking our nature; He was willing to give up all to redeem us (2 Cor. 8:9), and being Divine He was able to pay the price- His own precious blood" (Pearlman, Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible, p.208)
In summary, the Mosaic Law did well in bringing people into an awareness of sin and the sacrifices did their part in bringing about the forgiveness of the sin and suppressing the wrath of God. However, those sacrifices were only a foreshadowing of the perfect sacrifice that came in the New Testament in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. He came in the flesh to become the perfect, unblemished and unspotted sacrifice that took away the guilt of sins from all who believe. Christ provided what the Mosaic sacrifices couldn't, a once and for all, non- repetitive sacrifice.
Christ's death brought about atonement, which took away the sin of man from the sight of God. As long as a person believes on Christ and follows the commands set forth by Him, we can be assured that our sin has been atoned for, we have been forgiven, and our sins have been blotted out. Christ also provided propitiation and therefore God's wrath does not burn against us. God justice is satisfied through the death of His one and only Son, whom He sent into this world to suffer and die so that we may be saved. Christ became our substitute, so that He may take away our sin and therefore we yet live. In becoming our substitute He took on the burdens of our sins as well as the entire penalty that we ourselves deserved. He also redeemed us; He paid the price and bought us back with His own blood that we could be brought back into a right relationship with God. He fulfilled the types that the Old Testament writings pointed to. A sacrifice, a Messiah, and a permanent High Priest who is always able to intercede for us.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – After their 28-3 regular season wrapped up with a Sunshine State Conference regular season championship, the 12th-ranked Saint Leo volleyball team earned their fourth-straight bid to the NCAA South Region Tournament it was announced by the NCAA on Sunday night.
The Lions, the conference's automatic qualifier, are seeded second in tournament behind top-seed and host Tampa. Although the Lions and Spartans finished tied for the conference championship, the Spartans earned the hosting honors based on a one-game advantage in strength of schedule in the South Region.
Saint Leo will face the seventh-seed University of North Alabama (18-13) from the Gulf South Conference on Thursday in the regional quarterfinals. SLU swept their Lion counterparts in an early-season matchup in Pensacola in the UWF Regional Crossover in the beginning of September.
After winning their first South Region match in 2008 when the Lions upset second-seed Florida Southern, Saint Leo returns to the Bob Martinez Sports Center where they will face former SLU and current UNA coach Stephanie Radecki, who piloted the Lions during the 2003 season.
Other matches include the top-seeded Spartans facing the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association's Albany State, third-seed West Florida taking on sixth-seed Lynn and fourth-seeded Eckerd facing fifth-seeded Nova Southeastern.
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From 1999 through 2003, I ran a personal website at janeduvall.com (which now redirects here to JanesGuide). I had photo updates a couple of times each month, as well as other content. I found it interesting to be in front of the camera as well, and it definitely gave me an appreciation for the work that goes into making a good website, as well as the emotions in putting myself out there for the world to see.
I had a woman write to me back when I started doing it, asking if I felt that I "had to" get naked in order to earn respect in my industry. I laughed in surprise when I got it, only because it was so far from the reality I was experiencing. Quite to the contrary, it seemed that many people took a negative view towards "the talent", and the reason I did it back then was a strong feeling that if I was to be ok with making a living promoting other people taking their clothes off, I should at least know what it felt like myself.
"While I did this, I was fortunate to work with some talented and wonderful photographers and artists, including James Mogul, Hypnox, Rayce Conway, Amy Hunter, Heather Corinna, Lee Higgs, Carolyn Weltman, Tommy Edwards, Malixe, and Kevin Hundsnurscher. I had a good experience playing at modeling, but I saw the work each of them put into their craft."
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Foundation could 're-open the question' of buying Baltimore Sun
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Robert Embry Jr., who was reportedly part of an investors group thinking about buying the Sun in 2006, tells Gus Sentementes that the investors "would re-open the question" once the Tribune Co. exits bankruptcy. Embry also says people have approached his Abell Foundation with proposals to fund journalism startups, but none have appeared to be self-sustaining. || Related: Judge approves Lee Enterprises plan to exit bankruptcy (The Wall Street Journal)


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Haruhi is on a quest for all things extraordinary.
On the outside she's just another cute outsider, starting high school as a freshman, in a suburban city where nothing exciting happens and no one understands her – until she meets Kyon. Although Kyon's been warned away by all of his friends that Haruhi has left a trail of broken lives behind her, he decides to befriend her and that's when the unexpected happens. Haruhi, it turns out, is a lot more than she seems, and the group of students she's organized to help her search for the extraordinary in the world turns out to be exactly what she's was looking for: A time traveler, an alien, and an esper. But here's the catch, they can never let Haruhi know what they are or the world may end!
It's the end of the world as we know it – or is it?
Gorgeous, confident and demanding, Haruhi Suzumiya is the leader of the SOS Brigade, a club comprised of her high school's most extraordinary students. So when Haruhi is bored, it's up to the SOS Brigade to so something about it. In this sequel, the SOS Brigade goes along with Haruhi's scheme to make a movie for the schools' upcoming cultural festival. But when filming begins, strange things start to happen and Haruhi – who has no idea she's a goddess with the ability to destroy the world – starts to show her devastating powers. Could the end be near? Or is it just another day at high school? You never know when Haruhi is involved!
A collection of four exciting short stories that take place before The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya.
The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya:
In her latest attempt to give the S.O.S. Brigade more public exposure, Haruhi signs the group up for the city-wide baseball tournament.
Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody:
It's like Back To the Future! In order to prevent an impending disaster, Mikuru takes Kyon back in time, where he meets Haruhi as a seventh grader.
Mysterique Sign:
The computer club president at school mysteriously disappears, and it's up to the S.O.S. Brigade to get to the bottom of it!
Remote Island Syndrome:
It's vacation time when a relative of Itsuki's invites the S.O.S. Brigade to stay at his island villa. But then a dead body turns up, and Haruhi and the gang get mixed up in a thrilling murder mystery.


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The Violations Documenting Center in Syria has released images of a German rapper turned Muslim convert fighting the regime of President Bashar Assad in Latakia, Syria.
Formerly known as 'Deso Dogg [2]', this German musician now goes by the name of "German Abu Talha".
A video of the rapper decked out in jihadist uniform, calling for jihad, praying and playing in a river in Latakia has gone viral [3].
Abu Talha seems to be in high spirits as he splashes Syrian spring water around shouting "Alhumdilallah".
After securing various strategic villages in the Latakia area, which is also the homeland of Assad, the rebels were forced out of the province by Syrian troops on Monday [4].
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deso_Dogg
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiykrSBnUWM
[4] http://www.albawaba.com/news/syria-army-latakia-assad-514567
[5] http://www.albawaba.com
[6] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiykrSBnUWM?version=3


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Good day!
Mostly cloudy; windy much colder today. Highs in the low teens. Details on page A-8.
Beekeepers to meet
Guernsey Noble Beekeepers will meet Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Mid-East Career Center, Buffalo.
Don Crock will give a demonstration. There will be a question and answer session on winter beekeeping.
Soup supper
A chili and oyster soup supper is set for Friday, Jan. 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Newcomerstown Masonic Center, 235 N. Bridge St., Newcomerstown.
All-you-care-to-eat includes salad, dessert and beverage.
The oyster stew costs $8 for adult meals, $3 for children under 12 and free for preschool age. The chili costs $6 for adult meals, $3 for children under 12 and free for preschool age.
Everyone is welcome.
Retirement luncheon
Kurz-Kasch will have its retirement luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 11:30 a.m. at April's Country Kitch'n in Newcomerstown.
Gregory DeVol, Caldwell
Charlotte Whitehair, Byesville
Thought of the day
Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger as for one of your own country. Leviticus 24:220


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1999 Vol. 51, No. 1
Annual Survey of Georgia Law: June 1, 1998 - May 31, 1999
| A Tribute to Professor James C. Rehberg
The Honorable Griffin B. Bell
Page 1
| Professor James C. Rehberg: Colleague and Friend
Joesph E. Claxton
Page 3
| James Chesley Rehberg: Writer and Teacher
Charles R. Adams III
Page 7
| A Critical Review of Law of Business Loss Claims in Georgia Eminent Domain Jurisprudence
Charles M. Cork, III
Page 11
| Engagement Letters in Transactional Practice: A Reporter's Reflections
D. Christopher Wells
Page 41
| Georgia's Public Duty Doctrine: The Supreme Court Held Hostage
R. Perry Sentell, Jr.
Page 73
| Administrative Law
Mark H. Cohen and David C. Will
Page 103
| Business Associations
Paul A. Quiros, Lynn S. Scott, and George Ward Hendon, Jr.
Page 127
| Commercial Law
Robert A. Weber, Jr.
Page 165
| Construction Law
Brian J. Morrissey and Timothy N. Toler
Page 181
| Criminal Law
Franklin J. Hogue and Laura D. Hogue
Page 209
| Domestic Relations
Barry B. McGough and Gregory R. Miller
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| Evidence
Mark T. Treadwell
Page 279
| Insurance
Stephen L. Cotter and Charles M. McDaniel, Jr.
Page 313
| Legal Ethics
Roy M. Sobelson
Page 353
| Local Government Law
R. Perry Sentell, Jr.
Page 397
| Real Property
T. Daniel Brannan and William T. Sheppard
Page 441
| Torts
Deron R. Hicks and Mitchell M. McKinney
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| Trial Practice and Procedure
C. Frederick Overby, Jason Crawford, Teresa T. Abell, and Matthew E. Cook
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| Wills, Trusts & Administration of Estates
Mary F. Radford
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| Workers' Compensation
H. Michael Bagley, Daniel C. Kniffen, Katherine D. Dixon, and Marion Handley Martin
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O'Connell, Martin Double Up in GT, GTS at Detroit; Hahn Scores GT-A Sunday Win
Johnny O'Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga. (GT) and Dean Martin, of Westland, Mich. (GTS) repeated their Round 5 victories in Round 6 of the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge season, at the Cadillac V-Series Challenge presented by the Metro Detroit Cadillac Dealers. Additionally, Marcelo Hahn, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, became the first driver to score a second win within the GT-A classification this season.
Both O'Connell and Martin not only repeated their wins, but completed the same feats as they achieved on Saturday â flag-to-flag victories from Motul pole positions, which they earned by virtue of setting the fastest race laps in Round 5. O'Connell's win is his third this season and fifth in six starts over three years at Belle Isle Park; Martin's is his second of the season and third in four starts the last two years at Belle Isle.
In GT, the Cadillac teammates of O'Connell, in the No. 3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V.R and Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., in the sister No. 8 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V.R, got great starts from first and second on the grid and held the pace to the rest of the field for the remainder of the race.
The gap between them closed as the leaders worked through GTS class traffic in the waning stages of the race. Pilgrim got to O'Connell's rear bumper but never made a passing attempt. As the race reached the final 10 minutes, two separate instances of contact put the race under yellow. O'Connell's margin of victory under yellow was 0.148 of a second following the conclusion of the 25-lap race. "There are certain tracks that you know that you have to do well at. When we are on the street circuits we have an opportunity," O'Connell said. "The hardest thing for any driver is winning the first time at any track and once you win you wake up the next morning knowing that you can do it again."
In third in GT was Andrew Palmer, of Chicago, in the No. 21 GMG Racing Audi R8 Ultra for his second straight podium finish after finishing second on Saturday. It's Palmer's fourth podium finish of his first season in Pirelli World Challenge. Rounding out the top five was Mike Skeen, of Charlotte, N.C., in the No. 2 Hawk Performance Audi R8 Ultra, and Anthony Lazzaro, of Atlanta, Ga., in the No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT.
Skeen matched his fourth place result from Saturday while Lazzaro charged from eighth on the grid up to fifth by the finish. Lazzaro made several passes, with a move on Robert Thorne, of Littleton, Col., in the No. 6 K-PAX Racing McLaren 12C GT3 for seventh on Lap 12 earning him the Cadillac CTS-V Move of the Race.
Hahn, driving the No. 0 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo FL2, completed an excellent bounce back race in GT-A after contact at Turn 6 ended his race on Saturday. Second was GT-A points leader Michael Mills, of Angleton, Texas, in the No. 41 EFFORT Racing Porsche GT3 R and third, for his second straight podium finish, was Dan Knox, of Pilot Point, Texas, in the No. 80 ACS Manufacturing, Inc./Performance SpeedTech SRT Viper GT3-R. "I was in first place yesterday and made a mistake and my team spent all night repairing the car for today," Hahn said. "In the beginning I was in second place and it was hard to pass Mills, but I got a chance and used it."
Eight cars in the GTS race were in podium contention, two had a more realistic shot at the win as a GT-A car was wedged in-between second and third place for the first 13 laps of the race.
Martin, in the No. 50 Picture Cars East/Rehagen Racing Ford Mustang Boss 302S led the similar car driven by Alec Udell, of The Woodlands, Texas, in the No. 17 Watson Racing Ford Mustang Boss 302S for the first 13 laps, with the rest of the field engaged in a tight battle for third.
The GTS field closed up as Martin and Udell had to hold off Tony Buffomante, of Naperville, Ill., in the No. 33 Capaldi Racing/Ford Racing Ford Mustang Boss 302S, Mark Wilkins, of Toronto, in the No. 38 Kia Motors America Kia Optima, Jack Roush Jr., of Livonia, Mich., in the No. 60 ROUSH Road Racing Ford Mustang Boss 302R and Jack Baldwin, of Marietta, Ga., in the No. 73 RESET-MD/StopTech/Motul Porsche Cayman S.
Lap 20 proved the decisive moment of the race in the battle for the remaining podium positions behind Martin. Contact between James Sofronas, of Villa Park, Calif., in the No. 14 Spyder/The Thermal Club Audi R8 Ultra and Udell entering Turn 12 took Udell out of contention; the 18-year-old sought his first podium since finishing third in Sunday's second race here last year. Seventh place did not reflect how well he raced.
Additionally, contact between Baldwin and Roush at Turn 8 knocked Roush out of the race and put the field under yellow for the second time, and ultimately ended the race behind the safety car.
Martin was able to hang on and complete his first career series weekend sweep, with a winning margin of victory under yellow of 2.124 seconds. "We are committed to doing a full season in the series with our Mustang; the Mustangs really show their strength here in Detroit, our home territory," Martin said. "It's really great to bring home a win for Ford here. Hats off to our crew, brand new car that was originally built as a show car and we tore it down and took what was left from the race car from Barber."
Buffomante advanced to second, for his second podium finish and fourth top-five finish of the season. Wilkins, in third, has his third podium and fourth top-five finish in the last five races. Baldwin ended fourth, ahead of Ric Bushey, of Virginia Beach, Va. in the No. 51 Nissan/Motul/SPL/OSGiken/Sparco/Sunoco Nissan 370Z in a career-best fifth place.
Bushey had a banner day en route to this result. His SFR Enterprises, Inc. team worked more than 36-plus hours in the days prior to the weekend to even make the trip to Detroit. From 17th on the GTS grid, Bushey gained seven positions off the standing start to secure the Optima Batteries Best Standing Start Award. The ultimate gain of 13 positions from his starting spot also meant he earned the Sunoco Hard Charger Award.
Of note, Roush, who was classified 19th, earned the Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race Award for his move on Lawson Aschenbach, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Lap 9. Aschenbach, driving the No. 1 Blackdog Speed Shop Chevrolet Camaro, endured a difficult weekend with a 19th place result Saturday and a 20th on Sunday.
Points are provisional until posted as final, with O'Connell now in the lead of GT leaving the weekend with 702 points. Lazzaro on 614 and Palmer on 579 round out the top three. In GTS, the margin is 15 between Wilkins on 571 and Baldwin on 556. Martin, on the strength of his two wins, has vaulted from 17th entering the weekend to third leaving it, now on 466 points. In GT-A, Mills with 325 points leads Tim Pappas and Henrik Hedman, who both have 307 points.
The next round for the GT, GT-A and GTS contingent is at Elkhart Lake's Road America from June 19-21, as Pirelli World Challenge returns to the picturesque Wisconsin road course for the first time since 2009. With the TC, TCA and TCB classes also in action there, it will be the second of four all-class weekends this season.
The Cadillac V-Series Challenge presented by the Metro Detroit Cadillac Dealers races will air on NBC Sports Network on Sunday, June 15, at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Results from Sunday's 25 lap 58.75 mile Pirelli World Challenge Championship GT/GT-A/GTS Round 6 race, part of the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix at Belle Isle Road Course, with finishing position, class, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, laps and reason out (if any).
1. GT, (1), Johnny O'Connell, Flowery Branch, Ga., Cadillac CTS-V R, 25.
2. GT, (2), Andy Pilgrim, Boca Raton, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V R, 25, -.148.
3. GT, (3), Andrew Palmer, Chicago, Ill., Audi R8 Ultra, 25, -2.877.
4. GT, (4), Mike Skeen, Charlotte, N.C., Audi R8 Ultra, 25, -4.146.
5. GT, (8), Anthony Lazzaro, Atlanta, Ga., Ferrari 458 GT3 Italia, 25, -5.804.
6. GT, (6), James Sofronas, Villa Park, Calif., Audi R8 Ultra, 25, -6.173.
7. GT, (9), Nick Mancuso, Chicago, Ill., Ferrari 458 GT3, 25, -8.408.
8. GT, (7), Robert Thorne, Littleton, Colo., McLaren 12C GT3, 25, -12.158.
9. GT, (10), Tim Bergmeister, Langfeld Germany, , Porsche GT3R, 25, -16.507.
10. GT, (12), Marcelo Hahn(A), Sao Paulo Brasil, BR, Lamborghini Gallardo FL2, 25, -21.738.
11. GT, (11), Michael Mills(A), Angleton, Texas, Porsche GT3R, 25, -23.050.
12. GT, (14), Dan Knox(A)(R), Pilot Point, Texas, SRT Viper GT3R, 25, -28.218.
13. GT, (16), Henrik Hedman(A)(R), Ft Lauderdale, Fla., Ferrari 458 GT3, 25, -33.967.
14. GT, (13), Tim Pappas(A), Boston, Mass., Mercedes AMG SLS GT3, 25, -34.782.
15. GT, (15), Bret Curtis(A), Austin, Texas, Audi R8 Ultra, 25, -38.106.
16. GT, (17), Brent Holden(A), Newport Coast, Calif., Audi R8 Ultra, 25, -38.447.
17. GT, (18), Bill Ziegler(A), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Audi R8 Ultra, 25, -43.628.
18. GT, (5), Alex Figge, Denver, Colo., McLaren 12C GT3, 22, -3 lap.
1. GTS, (1), Dean Martin, Westland, Mich., Ford MustangBoss302S, 24.
2. GTS, (3), Tony Buffomante, Naperville, Ill., Ford MustangBoss302S, 24, -2.124.
3. GTS, (5), Mark Wilkins, Toronto, Ontario, Kia Optima, 24, -2.930.
4. GTS, (7), Jack Baldwin, Marietta, Ga., Porsche Cayman S, 24, -4.183.
5. GTS, (17), Ric Bushey, Virginia Beach, Va., Nissan 370Z, 24, -6.070.
6. GTS, (14), David Sterckx, Brussels Belgium, BG, Ford MustangBoss302S, 24, -7.296.
7. GTS, (2), Alec Udell, The Woodlands, Texas, Ford MustangBoss302S, 24, -8.242.
8. GTS, (12), Drew Regitz, Denver, Colo., Aston Martin GT4, 24, -16.697.
9. GTS, (16), Brad Adams, New Orleans, La., Ford MustangBoss302S, 24, -18.204.
10. GTS, (13), Mitch Landry, Lake Charles, La., Ford MustangBoss302S, 24, -19.396.
11. GTS, (19), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, 24, -29.459.
12. GTS, (11), Nick Esayian, San Diego, Calif., Aston Martin GT4, 24, -32.988.
13. GTS, (10), Erik Davis, Burbank, Calif., Ford MustangBoss302S, 24, -35.151.
14. GTS, (21), Buz McCall, Boca Raton, Fla., Porsche Cayman S, 23, -1 lap.
15. GTS, (20), Jorge De La Torre (R), McAllen, Texas, Aston Martin GT4, 23, -1 lap.
16. GTS, (15), Mark Klenin, Denver, Colo., Aston Martin GT4, 23, -1 lap.
17. GTS, (23), Chris Outzen, Sudbury, Mass., Ford MustangBoss302S, 23, -1 lap.
18. GTS, (22), Todd Napieralski, Chelsea, Mich., Chevrolet Camaro, 23, -1 lap.
19. GTS, (9), Jack Roush Jr, Livonia, Mich., Ford MustangBoss302R, 19, -5 lap.
20. GTS, (8), Lawson Aschenbach, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 15, Mech.
21. GTS, (4), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., Chevrolet Camaro, 11, -13 laps.
22. GTS, (6), Nic Jonsson, Buford, Ga., Kia Optima, 4, -20 laps.
23. GTS, (18), Geoff Reeves(R), Cleveland, Ohio, Chevrolet Camaro, 1, -23 laps.
Time of race: 52 minutes, 42.660 seconds.
Average speed: 66.874 mph
Margin of victory: .148 Seconds (GT); 2.124 Seconds (GTS); Both Under Yellow
Lap leaders: Laps 1-25, #3 Johnny O'Connell (GT); Laps 1-24, #50 Dean Martin (GTS)
Fastest race lap: #61 Anthony Lazzaro, 1:32.488 (91.471 mph) (GT); #73 Jack Baldwin, 1:40.016 (84.586 mph) (GTS)
Fastest qualifier: #3 Johnny O'Connell, 1:32.492 (91.467 mph) (GT); #50 Dean Martin, 1:40.735 (83.982 mph) (GTS)
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Matador birthday bash proves memorable, exhausting
With all of my belongings safely stashed in a storage locker in southern Arizona and a suddenly uncertain life-path, I had spent the longest stretch of my life this summer without a daily gig, getting by freelance writing and working odd jobs.
To be more accurate I was homeless and unemployed with a laptop.
While freelancing will not afford you many luxuries (like a night of sleep uninterrupted by anxiety attacks over fear that the head of the Insane Clown Posse's wrestling federation won't call you back in time for you to sell a story about him in time to keep your phone on), the sheer fact that you don't really have to be anywhere at any given time opens you up to all sorts of adventure (pretending to be in the Black Keys to get backstage at Lollapalooza, bathing in a moon-drenched lake in the Black Hills of South Dakota).
So, when I got a call from Michael Coomers, an old high school buddy from Tucson, Ariz., who plays in the excellent Austin rock band Harlem, asking if I wanted to come to Las Vegas for the Matador Records Lost Weekend -- the label's 21st birthday celebration -- I quickly agreed. Images of cruising all you can eat buffets with pockets lined with plastic wrap danced through my head.
Without the friend-hookup there was no way I could have swung the pricey tickets to the three-day party at the Palms Hotel and Casino that featured indie rock heavyweights like Sonic Youth, Guided By Voices and Pavement, to name a few. But thanks to Coomers I was now drinking for free, getting put up in a slick hotel room and getting the all access treatment. Thanks buddy!
I set off Wednesday from my parents house in Tucson, where I had been selling off stuff in anticipation of returning to Milwaukee. After a five-hour drive, I decided to spend the night camped out in Flagstaff, a college town tucked into the pines of northern Arizona off a stretch of Historic Route 66.
As the temperatures dipped into the 30s I realized that my plan of sleeping in the back of my truck with just a flannel shirt to keep warm was not going to work. On the bright side, I was just an hour from the Grand Canyon.
After narrowly avoiding smashing into an elk on the freeway, I pulled into the empty parking lot of a lookout spot along the south rim in total darkness and whacked out of my mind on truck-stop coffee.
I sat in absolute solitude as the sun peaked over the colorful mesas of the eastern canyon. It was an overwhelming and profound moment that I hoped my creditors would understand next time I had to explain why they would not be getting paid this month.
That night my friend Natasha, an English professor in Tucson and frequent Harlem roadie, met me back in Flagstaff where we crashed at a really cool hostel after hanging out with Bobby, a guy who used to put punk shows on at his house there and who gave me my first fake ID. A trio of scruffy dogs roamed around begging for table scraps at the bar while we caught up. We passed out anxious for the party that awaited us in Las Vegas.
Day: 1
We rolled into Las Vegas Friday afternoon and waited in the lobby of the Palms Hotel for Jose, Harlem's bassist to meet us with keys to the room. A few seconds later Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon from the legendary Sonic Youth sat down a few feet away from me and I went into a full-on on music nerd spasm. Jose arrived just in time to bail me out from my stuttering introduction and we shot up to the 53rd floor to get settled into our room, a giant marble-floored thing that was a definite upgrade from the dirty floors I was used to crashing on with Coomers' bands in our younger days.
Soon Coomers and Curtis, another old friend and Harlem-member, arrived and the hazy booze-and-tunes-marathon got underway.
Harlem, who signed to Matador in late 2009, got the rookie treatment and the undesirable 2:30 a.m. late night party slot. Concerns that the band would be too drunk to play were soon overshadowed by the copious drinking we partook in at the VIP lounge. We rubbed shoulders with Harlem's band-buds Girls and Kurt Vile while we waited for the show to start and I embarrassingly mistook one of the guys from Yo La Tengo for Judah Friedlander from "30 Rock."
Due to the high cost of tickets at the festival the crowd was comprised of mostly older, male music geeks sporting dark-rimmed glasses and band shirts stretched over beer guts. Visions of wild romantic flings were soon replaced with the reality of fighting over a Guitar Wolf record with a dude old enough to be my dad.
The first night was a blast, with sets from the aforementioned Japanese punks Guitar Wolf, the legendary Sonic Youth and '90s math-rockers Chavez being the early highlights.
The stage, The Pearl, was right in the middle of the Casino floor. Short on cash, I made a habit of winning $10-a-night playing video poker and then cashing out. Coomers, however, put $5 down on some weird wheel-of-fortune type game not really understanding how it worked and won $200. At that very second a song off their excellent Matador debut "Hippies" happened to come on over the casino speakers. Coomers pointed at the speakers excitedly, "Do you hear that?"
It was a surreal moment for sure and one filled with pride for my friend and who has basically dreamed of making a living in a band since I met him as a teenager skateboarding downtown with a Cars record tucked under his arm
By the time Harlem took the stage everyone was pretty tipsy. Natasha and the rest of the girls with us got on stage and danced and the band sounded pretty good from what I can recall.
Afterward, we went to an amazing after-party in the Hardwood Suite. This place is apparently a room you can rent out that has a half-court basketball floor inside. There is nothing like watching a bunch of wasted music dorks try and dunk as the DJ blasts Prince at the adjoined dance party.
We all changed into our swim suits hoping to sneak into the pool, but ended up hanging out a ridiculous after-party instead. No one noticed because it was now 4:30 a.m. and everyone was beyond drunk. We settled for a group foot bath in the jacuzzi tub in lieu of the pool, and took in a view of the strip from the hotel balcony as the sun came up. Page 1 of 2 (view all on one page)
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The Universe Within Art by Govinda Sah "Azad" - Tibet House US Gallery
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Description: Tibet House US has announced their upcoming art exhibit, The Universe Within, which will showcase the masterful works of renowned Nepalese artist Govinda Sah "Azad". The exhibit will run from May 23, 2013 through July 24, 2013, with an opening reception to be held on May 23rd from 6-8pm ET. A portion of all sales will benefit Tibet House US and its ongoing work to preserve and present Tibetan culture. Govinda Sah "Azad" is a celebrated, young Nepalese artist who studied in Nepal, Bangladesh, as well as London, where he is now based. The Universe Within, his first solo exhibition in the US, is an impressive display of his blossoming personal style -- an introspective of the human life and soul through the study and display of creative cosmic, nebulous, and celestial occurrences. His paintings sometimes include vivid colors, but the paramount focus is the sharp and breathtaking contrast he creates between darkness and light. Govinda's work encapsulates the Buddhist philosophy of inversion, an analysis of the macrocosm of the beyond in attempt to provide an awareness of inner humanity. Through his awe-inspiring depictions of the birth of stars and interactions between clouds, Govinda urges human understanding and recognition of a cosmic energy within. In 2010, Govinda's art was presented at the 7th conference on The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena (INSAP VII) in the UK. INSAP conferences are a series of international meetings held to observe and explore the effects of the stars and sky on art, literature, myth, and other forms of cultural history. This year he will be presented at the 8th conference taking place at the American Museum of Natural History on July 7-12, 2013.


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Instagram Co-Founder: "It's Not Our Intention To Sell Your Photos"
After a new terms of service agreement resulted in a firestorm of angry users, Instagram's co-founder Kevin Systrom is speaking out to clear up the negative press.
The new terms stated that "a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you."
However, after plenty of backlash, Systrom released a lengthy statement to quell concerns, writing, "It is our mistake that this language is confusing. To be clear: it is not our intention to sell your photos."
Continuing on, Kevin added, "[The new terms of service] was interpreted by many that we were going to sell your photos to others without any compensation. This is not true."
"Instagram users own their content and Instagram does not claim any ownership rights over your photos. Nothing about this has changed," Systrom said. "We respect that there are creative artists and hobbyists alike that pour their heart into creating beautiful photos, and we respect that your photos are your photos. Period."
As previously reported by GossipCenter, celebs of all sorts, including Olivia Wilde, Pink and many others, took to their other social media pages earlier today to express their disappointment in the new terms.
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Anaheim and Orange County are blessed by near-perfect, year-round weather, so no surprise that this weather is conducive for awesome outdoor activities. It's also the epicenter for skateboarding, skateparks and the action sports industry in general. Here, we've compiled a list of the best skateparks in Orange County.
Cemented in OC History
Anaheim is cemented in skateboard history as being home to one of the first public-accessible skateparks, Surfer's World (supposedly, the world's first skatepark). And that's not to mention Anaheim was home to one of the most legendary skate spots of the late '70s and '80s, Sadlands." It's also the location where Vans Shoes" --" the stalwart of skateboarding shoes -- first opened up shop. Vans is now host to the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, where they held the first-ever Van Doren Invitational bowl riding competition earlier this year."
Van Doren Invitational, US Open of Surfing
Photo Credit: Brandon Means, courtesy of the US Open of Surfing
Vans Store and Skatepark
20 City Blvd W #2 "
Right next door in the city of Orange is the Vans Store and Skatepark, located in the The Outlets at Orange." The Vans Store and Skatepark is a mix of ramps and obstacles to challenge skaters of every level, and home to the legendary Combi Bowl -- a replica of a pool at the '70s skatepark in Upland, CA. The Combi Bowl hosts the annual Protec Pool Party, where top bowl skaters from around the world compete.
All Vans Skatepark photos courtesy of Vans.
Etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest
In south Orange County, you can find one of the best skateparks in the country, Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest. The park has more than 40,000 square feet of space with a wide variety of terrain, including a street course, two flow sections and three bowls (two with pool coping).
Ameoba Bowl at the Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest
While you are in Lake Forest, you are an easy drive to SoCal Skate Shop in Mission Viejo, which is by far one of the best brick and mortar AND online skateshops in the world. They also run the SoCal Skateparks website; between them and Concrete Disciples, you will find the two best resources for everything skatepark-related in Southern California.
Volcom Skatepark
900 Arlington Dr, Costa Mesa
Volcom Skatepark" in Costa Mesa is another park transition riders will love. It has two bowls, plus a smaller peanut-shaped bowl perfect for carving and practicing lip trips to your hearts content. The large clover bowl has two 6' bowls leading into a deeper 10' wall." Street riders will love the ample street course elements as well: rails, stairs, pads and more. Pads at this park are strictly enforced.
Volcom Skatepark in Costa Mesa
There are many other parks to discover on your visit to Orange County, including" the recently revamped" Fullerton Skatepark" and the smooth bowls in" Laguna Nigel. There are also jewels of parks to be discovered in San Diego and Los Angeles counties and the Inland Empire.
Fullerton Skatepark
If you skate at an OC park long enough, you're almost guaranteed to run into local skateboard legends like Christian Hosoi, Jeff Grosso, Steve Alba and Lance Mountain, among others." So, skaters, clean those bearings and pack those pads for your visit to the OC. We'll keep you shredding during your stay here.