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The first option is that you believe the flood myth as it was told in the bible.
The second option is for people who are theists in that they believe in a deity who has power over us but don't think any religion has the right interpretation. It means that you believe that this deity created a flood and it's from that that you believe all flood myths come
The third option is that you think that the Sumerian flood myth was the original
And it's from this that all flood myths in the region come
The fourth option is that there was a flood myth that came from a flood that occurred after the advent of farming but before writing from which all the flood myths are descended.
The fifth option is that you think that the flood myths came from the black sea deluge. A shoreline was discovered on the bottom of the black sea and the theory is that there was a natural dam at the Bosporus 7600 years ago that broke creating a flood from which the flood myths came from
The sixth is that you think there was an undiscovered civilization that existed 14000+ years ago that was flooded when the ice age ended, the glaciers melted and the rising sea level flooded it.
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The use of essential oils in place of hand sanitizer is a great idea, but the author of this article gives no information on how to do this responsibly. Essential oils are very strong, and if they aren't used responsibly they can cause great damage – particularly when it comes to babies and children. Just like anything else, one must be educated in the use of something before randomly assuming it's fine because it's natural. People who don't understand that shouldn't be writing about this topic. It gives the use of such products a bad reputation, and turns people away from them. Just as some misinformed people abuse herbs, the same misinformed people can abuse essential oils, and may even cause great damage to their children. Please, please do your research before randomly picking essential oils off the shelf and using them willy nilly!
Keeping children healthy and safe is the goal of parents worldwide. Experts agree that one of the easiest ways to avoid spreading germs is to wash your hands, particularly prior to eating. However, sinks and bathrooms are not always available. This has prompted children's gyms, party centers, schools, and parents to provide hand sanitizers for children since they are prone to putting their hands in their mouths as well as touching things that, well, they shouldn't.
Contact with surfaces such as playgrounds, doors, and tables can play a role in catching a cold or the flu, and just cleaning those surfaces is not enough. The next time someone with a cold touches that surface, the germs will once gain be present. The solution is frequent hand-washing or the use of hand disinfectant. In the US alone, hand sanitizer sales have grown from $50 million to $150 million since 2002.1
However, hand sanitizers do have their critics. An associate professor at Purdue University states manufacturer's claim 99.9 percent of bacteria are killed because the product is tested on inanimate surfaces such as desks—not on human hands.2 Since testing hands would be more difficult, manufacturers use surfaces with controlled variables to obtain consistent results. Even the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states they were unable to find a product that met their label claims of 99.9 percent.3
In addition to the exposure to alcohol-based hand sanitizers, children also come into contact with antibacterial products made with triclosan. Triclosan is registered with the EPA as a pesticide4 and is used in a wide variety of products, including soap, lotions, laundry detergent, dishwashing liquid, and some toothpastes.5 Triclosan is used to kill bacteria on the skin and other surfaces and sometimes is used to preserve the product against deterioration due to microbes.6 Many scientists now believe that triclosan is not necessary most of the time, and they also believe that it can contribute to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria.7
Acute and chronic effects of triclosan include skin irritation, photoallergic contact dermitis, possible thyroid issues, and allergic reactions. In addition, researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University found that under normal household conditions, products containing triclosan react with chlorinated water to produce chloroform, which is a probable carcinogen.8
A Swedish study found high levels of triclosan in 60 percent of breastmilk samples tested.9 Triclosan and other pesticides can also be absorbed through the skin.
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The "hygiene hypothesis" theorizes that there is a link between being too clean and increased allergies and asthma. Studies have found that people raised in more sterile and hygienic environments actually increase their chances of allergies, asthma, and eczema.10
The CDC states that using antibacterial products could alter a person's microflora and affect the normal development of the T-helper cell response of the immune system. They believe this change leads to greater chance of allergies in children.11 In addition, our immune system gets stronger if it is challenged, and not challenging it enough could lead to more frequent illness.12 The CDC urges us to use these products sparingly and remind us that the original purpose of these products was to protect vulnerable patients.
Essential Oils
Essential oils have been around for centuries and are even referred to in the bible as a way to cleanse and heal. But does this apply to modern times? Published research does seem to support the efficacy of essential oils. In fact, a study published in 2006 examined the effectiveness of 21 essential oils on six bacterial species. Out of 21 essential oils tested, 19 oils showed antibacterial activity against one or more strains. Cinnamon, clove, geranium, lemon, lime, orange, and rosemary oils showed the most promise13 , and are one of the reasons for the growing belief of their effectiveness in protecting the human hand against bacteria. There are several patents for antimicrobial products, in which essential oils are used as the antimicrobial agent.14,15
Staph Infections
In a 2004 study, the biology department at the Manchester Metropolitan University researched patchouli, tea tree, geranium, and lavender essential oils as well as Citricidal (grapefruit seed extract). These oils and extracts were used alone and in combination to assess their anti-bacterial activity against three strains of Staphylococcus aureus. A combination of Citricidal and geranium oil showed the greatest anti-bacterial effects against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), while a combination of geranium and tea tree oil was most active against the methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (Oxford strain). The researchers concluded that the study demonstrated the potential of essential oils and essential oil vapors as antibacterial agents and for use in the treatment of MRSA infection.16
Protection against Food-Borne Pathogens
One study published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology looked at the effectiveness of essential oils against a number of common food-borne pathogens. Results suggest the possibility that citrus essential oils, particularly bergamot, could be used as a way of combating the growth of common causes of food poisoning.17
Head Lice
The Archives of Dermatological Research published a study in 2007 that demonstrated the effectiveness of essential oils on head lice and compared them to commercially available products marketed to treat lice. A lotion combination of lavender, peppermint, and eucalyptus provided the best results and were comparable to the best commercial product available on the market.18
In a study published in Holistic Nurse Practice in March 2008, nurses working in the intensive care unit perceived lower levels of stress with the use of lavender essential oils.19
Take Action
A visit to your local health food store will provide you with an abundance of ways essential oils are being used today—from shampoos to hand sanitizers. Or if you prefer, look into the straight essential oils. They provide a good alternative to harsher chemicals that are available on the market. If you or your child is sensitive to chemicals, these are definitely worth a try. Therapeutic-grade essential oils can be ingested (in small amounts) and are widely available. Given the research supporting essential oils, the growing trend of essential oil hand sanitizers certainly seems justified. For regular hand-washing, plain old soap and water is recommended.
The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Over 600 Natural, Non-Toxic and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health – Beauty – a Safe Home Environment by Valerie Ann Worwood provides a good overview and solutions for using essential oils at home.
EO and Cleanwell both make essential-oil-based products and are widely available. They can also be purchased in bulk for school settings.
Debbie Lindgren is co-founder of www.bluedominoes.com, a website that emphasizes how dietary and environmental factors influence children's health, learning, and behavior. Debbie started the website after one of her son's was diagnosed with lead poisoning
Originally published February 20, 2009
- "In germ-concerned USA, retailers, restaurants find sanitizers handy," USA Today, January 3, 2007, http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/2007-01-03-santizers_x.htm.
- Perdue University, "Hand sanitizers no substitute for soap and water" (2000): http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html4ever/000211.Almanza.sanitizers.html
- Centers for Disease Control, "Hand Sanitizer Alert" (2006): http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no03/05-0955.htm
- Environmental Protection Agency, "Reregistration Eligibility Decision and Risk Assessment for the Pesticidal Uses of Triclosan" (2008): http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/triclosan_fs.htm
- Beyond Pesticides, "The Ubiquitous Triclosan: A common antibacterial agent exposed" (2004): http://www.beyondpesticides.org/pesticides/factsheets/Triclosan%20cited.pdf
- Mayville-Cox, Patricia. "Just Say No to Triclosan," The Daily Green, http://www.greendaily.com/2008/01/16/just-say-no-to-triclosan/5
- David Gutierrez, "Antibacterial soap ingredient triclosan may be harmful to humans," Natural News, http://www.naturalnews.com/021703.html
- Beyond Pesticides, "The Ubiquitous Triclosan: A common antibacterial agent exposed" (2004): http://www.beyondpesticides.org/pesticides/factsheets/Triclosan%20cited.pdf
- Levy, Stuart B. "Antibacterial Household Products: Cause for Concern," Emerging Infectious Diseases 7(2001): http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no3_supp/levy.htm
- Levy, Stuart B. "Antibacterial Household Products: Cause for Concern," Emerging Infectious Diseases 7(2001): http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no3_supp/levy.htm
- Mercola, "The Dangers of Dishwashing" (2005): http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/04/30/dishwashing.aspx
- Seenivasan Prabuseenivasan et al., "In vitro antibacterial activity of some plant essential oils" BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 6:39 (2006): http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/6/39
- Free Patents Online, "Antimicrobial composition formulated with essential oils" (2005): http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6846498.html
- Patent Storm, "Antimicrobial composition formulated with essential oils" (2002): http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6346281-description.html
- World Intellectual Property Organization "Antimicrobial Composition Formulated with Essential Oils" (2006): http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?IA=WO2001%2F084936&WO=2001%2F084936&DISPLAY=DESC
- Edwards-Jones V, et al. "The effect of essential oils on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using a dressing model," Burns 30(2004):772-7.
- Fisher K, Phillips "The effect of lemon, orange and bergamot essential oils and their components on the survival of Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus in vitro and in food systems." Journal of Applied Microbiology 101( 2006): 1232-40.
- Gonzalez Audino P, et al. "Effectiveness of lotions based on essential oils from aromatic plants against permethrin resistant Pediculus humanus capitis." Archives of Dermatological Research. 299 (2007): 389-92.
- Pemberton E, Turpin PG. "The effect of essential oils on work-related stress in intensive care unit nurses." Holistic Nurse Practice 22 (2008): http://www.beyondpesticides.org/pesticides/factsheets/Triclosan%20cited.pdf
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I have Cisco 1200 access points connected to an HP POE switch. I have two VLANs setup on the access points, one internal, one for public access. I have the switch configured for one port tagged for the public VLAN and have a wire running directly to the firewall DMZ. I have the firewall (Sonicwall 2040) setup for DHCP on that interface. It does not work. I am assuming since the firewall does not have a place to put in a VLAN? How can I break that VLAN out into a regular LAN connection and send it out the DMZ? Suggestions on ways I can configure this differently.
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Aug 25, 2008 at 10:15 UTC
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Does the firewall have two ethernet ports? If it does not and you are sure it doesn't support VLAN tagging, there isn't any way to get it done.
If it does have two ethernet ports, set the HP switch up to separate the two VLANs into regular ethernet (untagged connections) on two separate ports which can be plugged directly into the firewall like this:
# conf t
(config) # vlan (public vlan)
(vlan-xx) # untagged (public separated port)
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(config) # vlan (private vlan)
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(vlan-xx) # exit
(config) # exit
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I am assuming that you're sure the VLANing is properly configured between the AP and the HP switch.
This will give you two ports, each of which is carrying untagged packets for one of the VLANs. You can then treat them as regular 'networks' on your firewall and configure its DHCP server to serve up separate scopes to each of the two networks.
Aug 26, 2008 at 3:03 UTC
Pretty sure the APs and switch are fine....as this worked with the old firewall that supported VLans. Yes, this firewall does have a DMZ that is plugged directly into the port on the switch that is tagged for that vlan.
Aug 26, 2008 at 3:15 UTC
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Sorry -- I should have been more specific. What I posted were directions to split your VLANs out into physical flat ethernet ports. This would enable you to more easily configure them as flat networks on your sonicwall, since it appears to only support VLANS with the SonicOS Enhanced (http:/
Aug 26, 2008 at 3:30 UTC
I tried to configure the enhanced os with no luck. I assume the commands you typed above do the same as the gui?
Aug 26, 2008 at 3:39 UTC
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Hmm Ok.
I would try this:
1: Configure the 1 of the ports on the SonicWall to have one network (authenticated)
2: Configure another of the ports to be the DMZ (guest)
3: Use the HP switch GUI to set up 1 port whose native/untagged VLAN is the authenticated network
4: Use the HP switch GUI to set up another port whose native/untagged VLAN is the DMZ network
5: Plug the HP DMZ port into the sonicwall DMZ port
6: Plug the HP auth port into the sonicwall auth port
Have you tried that or something similar yet? It sounds like you'll need to eat up two ports on both the Sonicwall and the HP switch either way.
Aug 26, 2008 at 3:42 UTC
Yup, that is exactly what I have been trying. I assumed that the sonicwall was not understanding the VLAN info on the tagged/DMZ ports so it was not working.
Aug 26, 2008 at 3:47 UTC
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Oh ok -- it sounds like the last step is going to be using untagged frames on those ports. This can be done by setting the untagged/default/native VLAN on a port-by-port basis on the HP switch.
Aug 27, 2008 at 7:07 UTC
I amnot sure how to do that....and I am away at a conference, so I will try to work with that when I get back next week. Thanks again for the help so far!
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Since the launch of the service , the digital comics store has provided many comics from publishers such as Marvel, DC, and IDW. A very small handful of those comics are actually free, so you might as well check them out.
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Oconomowoc High School Band director Mike Krofta will represent Wisconsin in "School Band and Orchestra Magazine's" 19th annual issue of "50 Directors Who Make a Difference."
The magazine's annual story highlights some of the best music educators across all 50 states. Featured directors are nominated by current and former students, colleagues and peers and parents.
"I couldn't believe it," Krofta said. "I'm not sure who nominated me, but it really is such a great honor.
"All I ever wanted to be was a band director."
Krofta has been the OHS band director for 26 years. His love for playing music and being part of a band began when he was just a boy.
"My first band director was my brother, Jim, and I just wanted to follow in his footsteps," he said."I guess you could say I was born on the parade route."
Krofta studied music education at Indiana University in Bloomington, completing his undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985. He was a trumpet soloist with both the Indiana Hoosier and the Wisconsin marching bands.
Krofta earned his master's in music education at Ohio State University in 1991 with a conducting emphasis, having studied with Craig Kirchhoff.
"Working with young people is the best thing – it keeps me young," Kroftka said. "I don't feel like I'm going to a job every day because it really is my passion."
Last spring, the award-winning OHS Wind Symphony was one of just 18 high school groups from across the United States selected to perform at the 2016 Music for All National Concert Festival in Indianapolis.
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Association for Justice
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Super Lawyers Pennsylvania Rising Star 2005, 2006 and 2007
Super Lawyers 2014, 2015, and 2016
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Strategic Planning for Law Firms, Lancaster Bar Association, February 6, 2013
iPad for Lawyers, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, February 9, 2012
Strategies To Avoid Medical Malpractice, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, March 2012
Forensic Seatbelt Evidence, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, Memphis, Tennessee, August 2011
Safety Seatbelts and Seatbelt Retractors, October 2010, Orlando, Florida
Identifying and Addressing Issues in the Airbag Non-Deployment Case – Airbag Attorneys Group, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009
General Motors Corporation – Bankruptcy Issues, October 2009
Pennsylvania Automotive Products Liability Law – Crashworthiness, Lancaster Bar Association, 2008
Don't Miss the Big One! Is Your Auto Case Really a Crashworthiness Products Liability Case?, Lancaster Bar Association, 2008
Automotive Products Liability – Post-Collision Fuel-Fed Fires, Denver, Colorado, 2007
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How to add Greater than and Less than condition for Form Calculation widget?Asked by jpmirza on March 08, 2014 at 09:16 PM
I want to know how to incorporate simple logic in a field. For example, the variable A can have numeric values ranging from $ 0 - $ 70,000. Variable B can only have 3 output: PASS, FAIL and POSSIBLE
If A < $34,000, then B = FAIL
If A > $50,000, then B = PASS
Can you please advise me how I can acheive the outputs for B based on numeric values in A??
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That's possible. First, you have to use Number Tool instead of standard Textboxes and create all 3 text results e.g. Pass, Fail and Possible. Check this visual guide:
Create the conditions afterwards. Number Tool has less than & greater than options when you create condition on the Conditions Wizard. See this image:
Hope this helps!
Thanks of the ideas. They were very helpful. Now, I am 1 step away from completing the form.
Form Link: http://form.jotform.us/form/40665732866161
I am using a "Form calculation" widget to calculate the output for field "Projected NP". The problem is that "Form Calculation" is NOT providing Greater than OR Less than option.
The number option you mentioed above does NOT allow me to put a forumula.
I am basing the output in Projected NP for conditions such as "PASS", "FAIL" or "POSSIBLE"
Please advise how to handle this problem.
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Hello jpmirza,
I'm sorry for the trouble caused to you.
Unfortunately, our "Form Calculation" widget is does not have the "Greater than or Less than" options. They are currently available in only number fields.
"Form Calculation" widget is a fairly new widget and a lot of feature is yet to be released. This widget is also a numeric field and should have the "Greater than or Less than" options in conditions. I am sending a feature request to our back end team. We will get back to us if we have any update form them.
Thank you!
Man, it is really frustrating how many times I have searched and found the exact answer to a question I have to then click on the see example "here" link to just be redirected to a blank page where the users has deleted the form. Why publish support articles if the actual support is not left intact? Why not create a back up of the from for all to use in the future? Drives me freakin crazy. This is maybe the 5th time that happens tonight.
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Our apologies @depotlawncare. For everyone on this thread, here's a working demo and a screenshot.
Thank you for your solutions above. I use it in my form but not everythink works:
The objectif of my form is evaluate the language level and select those who has a too low level, good level and too high level.
and there are few conditions :
1. Choose 1 of the 4 texts
2. Ticks your competences (Number of the ticks counts already of the result)
3. Matrix questions ( the number of "oui" anwsers counts for the final result)
Firstly I have puted form calculation linked to each question (done and working)
Than, in GOOD LEVEL I want to put the result for the people who has a good level (I have used greater than / less than) and it worked.
and I have tried to do the same for NOT GOOD LEVEL and it doesnt work! do you have any ideas why?
Thank you in advance foryour help
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Since this is an old thread I moved your question to new one, here is the link.
Please open new threads for your questions so we are able to handle all problems accordingly.
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Following is what came to mind when I read Bishop Forsyth's statements on devout Christian's fears if same sex marriages were to be made lawful. The article to which I am replying can be found here (http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-anglicans-fear-devout-christians-will-be-forced-to-celebrate-gay-marriage-20150929-gjwzby.html)
"Dear devout Christian bakers, florists and photographers,
According to one of your bishops you fear that if marriage legislation were to change you could be forced to "… engage in effectively celebrating same-sex marriage against their conscience". He also fears for your religious freedom, strange as this may seem, considering that same sex couples wish to marry according to the law, rather than live "in sin" so to speak, and surely their act of commitment is far from a threat to your freedom to follow your Christian beliefs. Citing a possible attack on freedom of religion will instantly gain sympathy for you and gives you the opportunity to claim the status of the victim in a victimless crime. In reality you and your preachers are only concerned about increasing the power of your institutions and enforcing your particular views.
However, should marriage equality ever become a reality, you might want to consider displaying your stance in advance. The shopkeeper from Royston Vaysey, a true master in scaring off unwanted customers, comes to mind as a suitable example you could follow. You could amend his catchphrase 'This is a shop for local people' to "This is a shop for straight local people" and display your new slogan for all to see. If you wish to be more blunt "Same Sexers are not welcome here" could be an option to ensure that your premises would not become a den of complicity against your will. In doing so, you would not only do yourselves a favour but also keep away those members of the public, who support same sex marriage or who are favourably disposed towards anyone you despise.
At the same time you would be doing the community a service by openly advertising your opposition to marriage equality as it would enable tolerant and accepting citizens to avoid you and the wedding-services you offer. The benefit for you would be no longer having to make decisions affecting your religious conscience, or to give it its real name, bigoted dogma. You would no longer have to interact with customers who do not share your belief system. They in turn would not be forced to "… engage in condoning or supporting fanatical devoutness against their conscience" as they would no longer feel comfortable about receiving goods and services from you or your fellow self-proclaimed guardians of rather dubious ethics and morals.
You can then cry 'persecution' and 'discrimination' against you and your faith and will be able to blame the loss of income on those awful, godless non-believers out there and being even more convinced of the righteousness of your prejudice and fanaticism. You will blame same sex marriage, secular law makers, the anti-Christ, Satan, liberal Christians, Muslims, political parties and anyone else whom you consider and enemy of your faith, for your misfortune and liken yourself to a martyr bravely facing the lions in a Roman arena.
For decades you and your proselytising lot have imposed and spread irrational belief, rules and dogma, often resorting to vilification and destruction of those who object, dare to disagree or whom you deem evil, dangerous or inconvenient. You judge others by their belief not their behaviour. Your institutions, as those of other religions, have no qualms establishing a rule of religious law based on nothing more than personal convictions sanctioned by a deity .
You considers it a right to interfere in political decisions, purely because you are convinced your rules are to be followed. You have no scruples accepting government money for your chaplains to get easy access to vulnerable young minds, giving no consideration or thought at all to the damage your subjective and prejudiced advice can cause. But then, your conscience has no room for those whom you consider evil or wrong because you are in no doubt at all that you are right. You certainty and lack of self-doubt make you a ruthless in your divinely sanctioned mission to destroy whatever you think is a sin or to demonize whomever you consider an unrepentant sinner.
Considering that you feel the need to voice your opposition to marriage equality as if it were to lead to the destruction of Australian society you ought to put your money were your mouth is. Put up shop signs, carry placards, do what you think you have to. Why would you fear discrimination and persecution? History shows that you love proclaiming martyrdom and persecution, as this seems to give you instant justification of lashing out or vilifying those who dare to question your beliefs.
Of course usually anyone vilifying and denigrating a person due to their religion, sex or ethnicity, ought to face the consequences, but it is clear that you do not agree with such repercussions as far as you being discriminating is concerned. You are very aware that new laws mean could mean new vilification regulations and as you are not prepared to live by those rules or amend your beliefs you will do everything in your power to give you the right to openly discriminate with impunity.
Hopefully decent, caring, moral and ethical people will recognise your supposed conflict of conscience for what is, namely an attempt to exercise power and control by spreading fear, exploiting prejudices and creating doubt.
Those of you who, without a moment's hesitation and with complete conviction, are prepared to use issues such as marriage equality in order to fabricate a campaign to convince people that their freedom of religion is at stake, are unlikely to ever consider themselves in the wrong or question their motives. You demand respect by all for your belief system, yet at the same time you only give respect to those of your choosing. The most disturbing and frightening aspect however is your utter lack of insight that that it is you who are discriminating against others, that it is your attitudes which are discriminatory. Anti-discrimination laws are in place for good reason and are intended to prevent the horrors of persecution. Your bishop says you fear being 'caught out by these laws', a statement which indicates that some churches consider themselves to be above the laws by which everyone else has to abide thereby absolving you of all responsibility.
Claiming that you could possibly be asked not to discriminate against a same sex couple does not constitute persecution of your beliefs it constitutes a dangerous and wilful misrepresentation of facts. Should marriage equality ever become a reality in this country, and I sincerely wish that this happens soon, I hope that Australia will be a better, more inclusive place where your disgraceful self-righteousness and your self-serving utterances will attract neither approval nor support but be dismissed with the disdain and disapproval they deserves."
Australia's fanatical Christians
Meet Nick and Sarah Jensen, Two More Christian Bigots Upset That Other People Are Happy.
I was going to go play video games this evening but the more I think about this story, the more I want to talk about it right now.
Meet Christian bigots and hypocrites Nick and Sarah Jensen from Australia. These Jesus-smile-wearing committed Christians have children together and have been married for ten years.
And they really, really, really hate gay people.
They recently told their local news site that if equal marriage laws pass in their country, they're prepared to get a divorce in protest. No, really. I guess it might be an elaborate troll attempt, but it seems to be on the level. You've seen children throwing tantrums in supermarkets who are less petulant and nasty-sounding than these two. Of course, they've stated that they don't intend to actually live separately; they'll still cohabit, probably have more kids, and continue to refer to themselves as spouses and consider themselves "married by the Church and before God," which I seem to remember was exactly the excuse lobbed by at least one Christian hypocrite who wanted to commit adultery and get away with it in busybody-laden Christian communities: he was "spiritually married" to his mistress, so it was okay. What the Jensens would be giving up is only Australia's benefits for married couples.
Hey, don't ask them to actually sacrifice anything.
They're so upset about other people having the same rights they do that if those people get those rights, they'll take their ball and go home. If they're not the most super-specialest kids on the playground, they don't want to be there at all. If the club lets everybody in, they don't want to be members anymore.
And I imagine it was a huge shock to them when nobody really gave two shits what they thought of other people's rights or marriages and only mocked them for their childish demand.
After Australians stopped laughing long enough to draw a breath, headlines emerged like "Same-Sex Couple Threaten Not to Give a Shit if Other Couple Divorces," pointing out that the Jensens sound like they have a pretty weak and flimsy marriage in the first place if they're this ready to dissolve it:
It's truly surprising that they expect other people to give the slightest shit about their relationship when clearly they don't. If you're willing to throw away your ten year marriage because a bit of legislation you don't like passed maybe the thing you're really unhappy about is your terrible marriage.
Reactions haven't been much better outside their country. New Zealanders openly called them "pathetic, ignorant plonkers." Even the Christian Gospel Herald has carefully avoided saying too much either way.
Other folks pointed out that under Australian law, the Jensens might not be able to qualify for a divorce anyway since part of Australia's divorce laws include that the couple has to separate in every way, including cohabitation, for 12 months beforehand. The ROYGBIV link includes this absolutely classic assessment:
According to ABC Australia, the couple won't be able to actually break their marriage for a dumb-ass reason such as "we don't like other people doing stuff" because Australian law dictates that a divorced couple must have no plans to continue cohabitation and the Jensens have clearly stated that once they're divorced they'll still stay together, live together, and raise their kids together.
Of course, they could always lie to the courts about their intentions. They're already getting divorced, which is a sin, and planning to cohabit, which is a sin, and showing hatred for their neighbors, which is a bigtime sin. What's one more sin added to the heap they're already committing? Lying would be the least of their problems. Luckily, their country takes marriage way more seriously than these two hypocrites do, and it seems like their citizens certainly know better than to deny people civil rights just because a pair of outraged bigots threaten to hold their breath till they turn blue.
I can't speak definitively for Australia, but in America at least, churches don't actually get any say in civil marriage law because churches don't actually make a marriage legal or illegal. All they can do is have the pretty ceremony to Jesus-fy the union. Their ministers have to qualify to be legally able to join two people in marriage, but they are not automatically qualified. And the union is not official with the state unless a qualified officiant signs the license and files it with the appropriate agencies. In fact, churches don't give out licenses, sign them on their own recognizance, or keep them on file. From my limited research, Australia works much the same way: secular laws and the government itself decides who can get married, licenses officiants, and keeps track of the licenses. So when these two nitwitted bigots chirp that they will be "married by the Church and before God," it's doubly hilarious because they don't seem to realize that their church and god have nothing to do with their marriage's legality and status. I had a Christian boyfriend try that same stunt in high school to get laid, and it didn't work for him either. Churches have historically taken a very dim view of Christians cohabiting and sexing each other up without legal sanction to do so. Even churches don't go in for that lunacy.
One does wonder if extremely bigoted churches prefer couples having non-marital sex over putting up with equal marriage, but ultimately, the Jensens have to commit to one or the other sin, don't they? Either they have non-legally-sanctioned sexytimes and get a divorce, which are both totally sins, or they stay married but have to put up with people they don't like getting the same rights they have, which would actually be exactly in keeping with their Bible's direct and unequivocal commands straight from the mouth of Jesus himself (bonus "covenant" bullshit from a Christian site analyzing the one loophole Jesus offered: infidelity). But those commands are totally boring and hard to keep, so most Christians consider them optional in daily life, which is why they eat shellfish and wear mixed fibers but condemn gay people, and come up with mind-bending convolutions of illogic to explain why those difficult commands were optional but the ones bashing gay people are totes for forever and ever.
The commands about divorce have always been deeply problematic in our age of free-will marriages and divorces, and the Christians who are the most upset about equal marriage seem to be the ones who divorce at the drop of a hat for a variety of reasons. But woe betide a minister who preaches about the immorality of divorce! He wouldn't have much of a congregation left if he pressed too hard on that topic. His flocks would rather hear about the motes in other people's eyes than the beams in their own. The serious hypocrisy of Christians who are totally fine with divorce while condemning equal marriage has gotten infrequent attention from Christians themselves, but nothing serious enough to change anything in the culture.
In the end, the Jensens have ironically demonstrated just how little they take their marriage vows seriously when they're willing to throw it away over a temper-tantrum over other people getting civil rights.
They love marriage so much they are willing to threaten to end their ten-year marriage over other people getting married.
They love Jesus so much they're willing to ignore and flout several direct commands he gave his followers.
That's a level of hypocrisy that even I have to admire for its sheer scope, completeness, and artless ignorance.
And it's another demonstration of why Christianity is failing and deserves to do so.
On the plus side, though, this threat is likely just another game of "chicken" played by Christian zealots; they've never been that good about follow-through on their various scams and schemes. I'm betting if we check back in with the Jensens in a year, we'll find they're still married and still seething over not being the most-specialest kids on their little playground.
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Listen up, my bearded and veily friends! (by Marcus Brigstocke)
Listen up, my bearded and veily friends!
"I'd like to start this week with a request, and this one goes out to the followers of the three Abrahamic religions: the Muslims, Christians, and Jews. It's just a little thing, really, but do you think that when you've finished smashing up the world and blowing each other to bits and demanding special privileges while you do it, do you think that maybe the rest of us could sort of have our planet back? I wouldn't ask, but I'm starting to think that there must be something written in the special books that each of you so enjoy referring to that it's ok to behave like special, petulant, pugnacious, pricks. Forgive the alliteration, but your persistent, power-mad punch-ups are pissing me off. It's mainly the extremists obviously, but not exclusively. It's a lot of 'main-streamers' as well. Let me give you an example of what I'm talking about.
Muslims: listen up my bearded and veily friends! Calm down, ok? Stop blowing stuff up. Not everything that said about you is an attack on the prophet Mohammed and Allah that needs to end in the infidel being destroyed. Have a cup of tea, put on a Cat Stevens record, sit down and chill out. I mean seriously, what's wrong with a strongly-worded letter to The Times?
Christians: you and your churches don't get to be millionaires while other people have nothing at all. They're your bloody rules; either stick to them or abandon the faith. And stop persecuting and killing people you judge to be immoral. Oh, and stop pretending you're celibate — it's a cover-up for being a gay or a nonce. Right, that's two ticked off.
Jews! I know you're god's 'Chosen People' and the rest of us are just whatever, but when Israel behaves like a violent, psychopathic bully and someone mentions it that doesn't make them anitsemitic. And for the record, your troubled history is not a license to act with impunity now.
So, when the letters come (and I'm guessing they will), I can gaurantee that each one of those faiths will be convinced that I've singled them out for special criticism.
[In mock Arabic accent] Why did it have to be us? Islam is a peaceful faith!
[In upper class British accent] I don't see what's wrong with being Christian? We're a peaceful, loving faith.
[In affronted, huffy voice] How dare you after all we've been through! We Jews know how terrible violence can be.
You see, all of them will be convinced that they're the ones being picked on. The Abrahamic faiths are like scousers: they're always convinced they [in scouser accent} have it harder than everyone else.
And why is it that all of these faiths claim to be peaceful, when even a most fleeting glance at a history of warfare will tell you otherwise? The relationship between religion and warfare is very similar to the relationship between Ant and Deck: you could have one without the other, but I'm not sure anyone would see the point. I wouldn't actually like it, but it would be refreshing to hear one of them come out and say [in working class London accent] "Our faith's violent as you like. We love a scrap, us lot, we do. Our special book says 'fight fight smash maim murder kill fight fight.' That's why I signed up to be honest. I'm a bit naught, know what I mean?" But yet all of them claim to be peaceful religions. Yeah, peaceful right up to the point where someone takes something they think is theirs, or says the wrong thing or looks at them funny. Then it's fighty smashy kicky punchy all the way. I know this'll upset a lot of people and frankly I don't care. I'm getting so sick of religious people screwing it up for the rest of us.
Please don't kill us, seriously. As far as I'm concerned this is the only chance we get. When we die it's all over — there's no virgins and pearly gates waiting for us, no big, beardy man saying [in deep, echoing voice and upper class accent] "Right, so how do you think that went, then? Killed a lot of people in my name I see. Not really what I had in mind. Um, tell you what, have another go as a worm."
While we're at it, I'm sick of religious people forcing their children to define themselves by their parents' faith. A four-year-old is no more a Christian than he is a member of the Postal Workers' union. [in child's voice] "We want a fair working wage, decent working conditions, and time allotted to see the new Transformers film."
This week Lydia Playfoot, who took Millay School in Horsham to the high court so she could wear jewelry to prove she's staying a virgin for Jesus, lost her case. Good. I'm glad. I don't care how many times her parents claim it was her idea, rules is rules, and if you want to wear a ring that tells everyone you're not having any sex you can get married like the rest of us. Now, the lawyer for the chaste Miss Playfoot said the question for the judge was 'What are the religious rights of school children in the school context?' Well, I'm no judge (not yet, anyway), but if you want my opinion, none. No rights. No religious rights whatsoever. Schools are for learning. If you want to have a little pray before maths so that Mr. Figures won't set too hard a test, or prevent the P.E. teacher from being a colossal pervert, then go head, fill your boots. If you want to pop on a feathered headdress and chant and dance and mumble and sacrifice something you can do that on your own time. (Or take a drama course, pretend it's art, and get a degree in it. That's what I did.) The lawyer, Mr. Diamond, argued "secular authorities cannot rule on religious truth." Hmm. Well, Mr. Diamond, I'm going to assume you're not related to Neil Diamond, because he rocks. Yes, I like Neil Diamond. And Prince. And I'm married — go figure. But the point is "religious truth" is a foxy one, because religion, by it's very nature, doesn't tend to concern itself with truth. There simply isn't time for truth. By the time all the singing and candle-lighting and toadying and condemning and hiding from science is done truth has given up and gone down to the pub for a pint. Here's the truth: faith is about as interested in truth as I am in hanging out with Anthony Warrel Thompson, ie, not very.
Now, I know that most religious folk are moderate and reasonable and wear tidy jumpers and eat cheese, like real people. And on hearing this they'll mainly feel pity for me, rather than issue a death sentence. But they have to accept that they are the power base for the nutters. Without their passive support the loonies in charge of these faiths would just be loonies, safely locked away and medicated — somewhere nice with a view of some trees where they can claim they have a direct channel to god between sessions making tapestry coasters, watching Teletubbies and talking about their days in the Hitler Youth. The ordinary faithful make these vicious, tyrannical thugs what they are. See, I get angry that show like Celebrity and Big Brother and insert-title-of-wretched-show-here still fill our lives with vapid, pointless emptiness, and I wish the producers' development executives would crawl back under the rocks they emerged from, but the truth is they sell stuff that people consume. Without the audience to prop it up, Heat magazine and fundamental religious fanaticism goes away. Imagine what humanity might be capable of if we had that much spare time! We could explore space properly, have decent look in the sea, find a cure for James Blunt, anything!
Thank you very much. Letters to the usual address."
Marcus Brigstocke – The Now Show, BBC4
Cuckoo Bees
Last week I was in the living room when a loud, buzzing insect flew past me. I'd left a door open so I wasn't too surprised. From the flash of blue I thought it might be a big blow-fly. I followed it into the kitchen and was able to get a close view as it buzzed against the window. It was clearly no fly but looked more like a big, dark native bee and had distinctive blue spots on its abdomen. I took a few photos, to help with identification, and then opened the kitchen window to let him go on his way.
The photos are not very good – he was keen to escape and not at all interested in posing nicely for me. But they are good enough for identification.
It turns out he was a Cuckoo Bee.


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This morning my alarm clock went off so early that it wasn't even light out yet.
After swearing allot and hitting snooze a couple of times, I dragged myself out of bed to get ready for my temp job interview in Midtown.
I quickly got dressed in my black business dress,blazer and nude pantyhose with classic black heels.
Going to job interviews in NYC during the winter is sucktastic, because you can't wear boots to change out of unless you want to look like a big bag lady.
So to counteract my practically bare legs, I bundled up from the legs up and headed to Times Square.
By the time I got on the crosstown shuttle I was still half asleep and reading my AM NY with my iphone headset on.
Not more than a minute or two had gone by when I noticed a man in his mid thirties out of the corner of my eye.
He was pointing down toward my right leg.
When men on the subway try to get my attention, I generally ignore it because 8 times out of 10 it is a pervert and I will get flashed some shlong.
Since this guy looked classy and not perverted,I popped out my headset to find out what he was motioning at.
I slowly looked down at my right leg expecting to see a gigantic rip in my hose, mud on my leg,gum or maybe dog crap on my shoe.
Through my pre caffeine morning grog, my eyes slowly gazed down to the outside of my right calf, where I saw the weirdest and most unexpected thing.
A Nickel.
The nickel was lodged between my leg and pantyhose for all the world to see.
I actually stared at it for a moment in disbelief, before wondering how the hell a nickel had become lodged in my nylons, let alone stay in place on my leg.
I was also trying to figure out how, without going to a public bathroom I would get it out.
I started laughing, and said thank you to the guy (hereon referred to as Mr. Nickel) who pointed it out.
When the train let out at Grand Central I decided the best time saving option was to let it drop down under my hose into my high heel, and keep it in my shoe until I got home to change.
As I walked up the staircase Mr Nickel was climbing the stairs near me and said "Sorry if I offended you, I just wasn't sure if you knew it was there. You have a beautiful smile by the way".
I thanked him and laughed again, sort of embarrassed-saying that I had no idea how it had gotten there but appreciated him letting me know.
I quickly made my way above ground and into the bright morning light. I finally reached the building several blocks later after walking with the very uncomfortable nickel in my heel.
As I entered the lobby and waited for my elevator several people heading up to work in the building joined me.
Suddenly the revolving doors swirled open again and guess who walked in?
Mr. Nickel.
The sun beamed in behind him as we both did a double take in disbelief.
"You're kidding me" he said "I cannot believe we are going to the same place."
I told Mr Nickel I was headed up to the temp agency for an interview, and he told me he worked on a lower floor at the Real Estate Co.
If he hadn't been wearing a wedding ring, I would have assumed he was a creepy stalker weirdo trying to hit on me.
We chatted a bit on the elevator and he told me that I had an amazing energy and he could tell I would make it big.
We laughed again about the nickel and he said it must be my good luck charm.
Upon finally getting home, I happily peeled off my hose to get the nickel dislodged from my foot.
As it dropped to the floor a bright silver light reflecting glow eerily bounced off of it.
I picked it up and looked closer, and noticed the date.
It was from 1984- the year I was born.
As my day progressed, oddly enough, good things kept happening.
I'm not sure how that nickel ended up in my pantyhose, but I am keeping it around for now on.
After all, I can use all the good luck I can get.


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If you are intending on doing any auto repairs by yourself probably as you want to spend less or that you simply consider who you are a handy person, there's a few things you must avoid to avoid common mistakes. DIY repairs have their own fair of challenges. You're less likely to perform the job as meticulously like a professional would but they can it's worth a go.
But in the eye of assisting you a couple of dollars, let's consider some common things to avoid when performing auto repairs yourself.
Unable to understand what you'll be able to and should not do
Here's one thing, don't assume all auto repairs could be converted to DIY projects. There are several repairs that needs to be handled by the professional because they're not only very damaging but additionally require a high level of skill and experience being done correctly. For example, replacing your windshield, swapping a transmission or switching your brake pads are tasks you need to leave with a professional. It isn't really worth risking potential injury and spending your time and money just to require the services of the professional afterwards.
Failing to read expert advice and knowledge on auto repairs
There are countless resources online offering info on auto repairs that you can do in the home. You have to start looking over this information and make certain you happen to be trained in with the repair jobs you can handle. Focus on the more projects for beginners and after that work your way up as you understand more details on your car and exactly how it works. Don't just begin their work about the car blindly before getting any facts about what you really are supposed to do and why.
Unable to label auto parts while you eliminate them
It is easy to get confused once you remove parts from a vehicle and forget what goes where. To avert this, take advantage of proper labelling when you are treatment of parts. Take note of each of the areas you are tampering with the you could easily fix rid of it together when you are done.
With all the wrong kind of oil on the engine
The kind of oil you use in your engine can definitely affect your vehicle's performance. Look at the weight and kind of oil recommended with the manufacturer and strictly continue with the guidelines given. While using the wrong oil might not exactly increase the risk for engine to fail instantly however it deteriorates as time passes and causes your automobile to become inefficient. Most importantly, remember the required oil changes which might be forced to maintain your car's engine working well.
Unable to perform the basics
Some motorists goes straight to the hard stuff and forget certain important basics like rotating the tires and checking oil pressure. It will save you yourself a lot of cash in the event you make sure that your oil changes are performed inside the required schedule knowning that the brake pads are replaced regularly to avoid the screeching sound.
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Hello fellow TWD fans! I am here with my first blog of what may be a new blog series of mine about badly used characters in most TWD media such as the comics, TV Series, and Video Game! This first edition will be about TV Series Axel. Beware of spoilers for both the TV and Comic Series in this blog!
The Opening Rant
So we all know that Axel was a great character in TWD Comic Series. A lot of people liked him and I am one of those people. But then the writers of the TV Series add him in for fan favor and don't even make him a part of the story! The other prisoners affected the story but not Axel, the one prisoner in the Comic Series that everybody actually liked as a character! But what's even worse about him in the TV Series is as soon as he is getting some development and you can see him and Carol slowly getting used to each other and comminicate BOOM! Out of nowhere it's all gone, literally. Here's my message to the writers of the show on this subject: Me and a lot of other fans of the Comic Series would rather have no Axel in the TV Series rather than have him just wedged in there with no plot and hardly any development of his character! I hope the writers can turn this around and not introduce anymore characters from the Comics like this. Let's look at my two comparable lists of TV Series Axel and Comic Series Axel.
Comparison of TV Axel and Comic Axel
Comic Series Axel:
Interacted with a lot of the other characters
Had a good shocking death that woke us up as we read it for the first time
Added actual plot into the story
Wasn't just there to be there
We actually got to see how his character was throughout the long time that he was alive
Added more suspense into the story (At the beginning of his introduction we didn't know to trust him or not)
TV Series Axel:
Was only there for the fans
Did nothing to affect the plot
Hardly got any development
Was killed off right after development had started
Another lone reason he was there was just so they could shock us with his out of nowhere death scene
Didn't even really have enough character interactions accept with Carol
As you can see, Comic Series Axel was so much better than his TV Series counterpart. This was a huge mistake on the writer's part. They could have added in more Axel development but no instead they just fill it in with slow scenes and other crap! Ugh, I hope they can fix this with anotehr character at some point.
Well thatis my opinion about TV Series Axel folks, thanks for reading and tell me in the comments if you liked the blog and if I should do more of these. Please also add in what I can improve on. I hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I did making it! I will possibly see you guys laters if I do another one of these blogs! If I do, it will most likely be on a badly used character in the Comic Series. Bye!


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If you work with color images for print and prepress on a daily basis, color management issues are one of the most important issues that crop up on a daily basis. Today, all photographers and art directors worth their pixels use Adobe Photoshop and must deal with color management on a daily basis. Andrew Rodney's Color Management for Photographers is a work that helps explain the topic, through color theory to case studies and tutorials. Here is a brief synopsis of his 10 chapter, 464 page book.
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