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This past weekend marked the beginning of Ramadan, the Islamic holiday of spiritual purification. As you might imagine, fasting and self-sacrifice don't usually go very well with conventional revelry, so the occasion isn't usually marked by all-night house parties. This is just as well, because the selection of songs referring to Islam is alarmingly short - and most either indifferently mock the faith of Mohammed or are easily misinterpreted as such. Therefore, Rocks Off can in no way endorse the inclusion of the following on your Ramadan Rave-Up playlist:Ray Stevens, "Ahab the Arab":
Feel free to gently remind anyone who recalls the years preceding the JFK assassination as "America's Golden Age" that this is what passed for comedy. Stevens wouldn't reach such heights of incisive hilarity again until the release of "The Streak," his reaction to the liberal establishment's railroading of Richard Nixon, in 1974.
Frank Zappa, "The Sheik Yerbouti Tango": Sheik Yerbouti was Zappa's first album after leaving Warner Bros., and marked the beginning of his most successful commercial period. One might have expected more outcry at the Baltimore-born musician dressing in traditional Arab gear and misappropriation of "booty," but the presence of the song "Jewish Princess" probably evened things out.
FC Schalke Club Song, "Blau und Weiß, Wie Lieb Ich Dich": Far be it from us to suggest certain radical elements in the Muslim community take things a wee bit too seriously, but these lyrics...
"Muhammad was a prophet who understood nothing about football"
"But of all the lovely colours he chose [Schalke's] blue and white"
...are mostly accurate, yes? Modern-day
soccer football didn't really start taking shape until the Medieval era, which was well after the Prophet's time. And really, is this any worse than Tim Tebow saying God wants Florida to win the BCS?
The Clash "Rock the Casbah": Much like Ronald Reagan focused on the chorus to "Born in the U.S.A." without paying attention to Bruce Springsteen's lyrics about Vietnam and unemployment, so were troops during the first Gulf War ignorant of anything beyond the line about dropping bombs "between the minarets." And let's be honest, it's hard to get jazzed about blowing up civilians to a song about the Ayatollah banning rock music.
The Cure, "Killing an Arab": This song ignited controversy long before Salman Rusdhie made fatwahs familiar to most of the Western world. Given that the first verse is pulled pretty much word-for-word from Camus' The Stranger, Smith probably wishes he'd chosen a book more recognizable to listeners, like Hop on Pop.
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MONDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Peripheral vein infusion of a single dose of serotype-8 pseudotyped self-complementary adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector, which expresses the codon-optimized coagulation factor IX (FIX) transgene (scAAV2/8-LP1-hFIXco), can prevent spontaneous hemorrhage in patients with severe hemophilia B (HB), according to a study published online Dec. 10 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, held from Dec. 10 to 13 in San Diego.
Amit C. Nathwani, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., from the University College London, and colleagues investigated a novel gene therapy approach for HB using peripheral vein infusion of scAAV2/8-LP1-hFIXco. A total of six individuals with severe HB and FIX levels of 1 percent or less were enrolled into three dose cohorts (two each in low-dose, intermediate-dose, and high-dose). The vector was administered without immunosuppression, after which participants were followed for six to 16 months.
The investigators found that, in all participants, AAV-mediated expression of FIX was seen at 2 to 11 percent of normal. Four participants discontinued prophylaxis and remained free from spontaneous bleeding. The interval between FIX prophylaxes was increased for the remaining two participants. Of the two high-dose participants, one developed asymptomatic, transient elevation of serum transaminases associated with AAV8 capsid specific T cell detection in peripheral blood. The other showed a slight increase in liver enzymes of unknown etiology. A short course of steroids in each of the high-dose participants rapidly normalized the transaminases, and maintained FIX levels in the range of 3 to 11 percent.
"Peripheral vein administration of scAAV2/8-LP1-hFIXco was well tolerated and resulted in FIX transgene expression at levels sufficient to improve the bleeding phenotype," the authors write.
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Skylar Grey"s solo album has been a long time in coming. In this exclusive behind-the-scenes clip, the singer/songwriter takes you to her Oregon cabin where she wrote "Love the Way You Lie," her massive hit for Eminem and Rihanna, as well as talks about the making of her new album, "Don"t Look Down," out July 9.
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"The beginning half of the album-writing process, I was really focused on my journey, when I was living in Oregon in that cabin and really coming into this new version of me," she reveals. "It was there that I experimented with my sound and figured out who I wanted to be as an artist."
It"s easy to see why she found inspiration in Oregon: the scenery is breathtaking. While living there, she sent producer Alex Da Kid the hook for "Love The Way You Lie," and "my whole life changed," she says. That led to her own album, executive produced by Eminem and Alex Da Kid.
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Dear all,
I'm using an Audio Analogue verdi settanta (70w) paired with a couple of Monitor Audio GS20.
They sound great together, but now I'd like to upgrade my AV amp (Yahama RXV800) connected to some GS-LCR, GX-FX and GSW12
the question is: Would a Onkyo 5009 sound better than (or at least as good as) my AA verdi?
Or how do most people do if they want to combine the best of 5.1 world (or 7.1 or 9.2 for that matter) with hifi world?
I don't want to mess with cables all the time to switch from the AV amp to the HIFI amp.
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Click to enlargeCourtney Yates attended the "Star Power" - which is celebrities running the bars and games benefit for sustainable green projects in developing nations - on June 03, 2010 in New York.
Courtney wore her white platinum hair in a long slithered straight style that looked to be up on one side and longer on the other. The top was shorter and more puffy and gave her the coveted height that is so hip today. Her bangs were in peek-a-boo pieces and lying smoothly upon her forehead with selective ends brought over her eyebrows.
Make no mistake about it, keeping your hair in a top level white platinum color has to be a top priority to keep it looking great and healthy. Courtney no doubt keeps plenty of moisturizing shampoos and conditioners on hand to replace the moisture and strength that the chemicals rob from her hair.
Courtney's intense brown eyes are one of the first things we see when we look at her, the next thing is the alluring brown eyed/platinum white combination that makes a person look twice because we do not see it that often. There is eyeliner, lashes and mascara over her light foundation and a neutral flesh lip color.
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Mr Aziz was addressing more than 600 tribal elders from Pakistan and Afghanistan at the start of a four-day jirga, or tribal council, that hopes to help end the bloody insurgency. The jirga is the brainchild of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.
But critics say its effectiveness is stunted by the absence of elders from Waziristan, a major Taliban hub in northern Pakistan, and of President General Pervez Musharraf, who dropped out at the last minute.
Mr Aziz admitted that Pakistan-based militants slip across the porous border but also urged Afghans not to blame Pakistan for all their problems.
"I will be frank - Afghanistan is not yet at peace within itself," he said. "The objective of national reconciliation remains elusive. The Afghans ... cannot blame others for failing to achieve. This lies at the heart of the malaise in Afghanistan."
Accusations that Pakistan is secretly supporting the Taliban were "not true", he added.
Mr Karzai said both countries need to tackle the Taliban together. "Afghanistan is not under fire alone now," he said. "Unfortunately our Pakistani brothers are also under fire, and this fire, day by day, is getting hotter."


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I didnt do anything to do and im sorry if i did and i wanted to hear from the forums and their thoughts and i talked to manager yesterday and have an appointment tommorow and does fit in my budget right now THANK YOU
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guy this is a short term 3 year lease and im saving money into a account working hard. I put in about 80 hours a week in the office working from 7-8 monday-saturday and I think i deverse it and work hard for what i get and i just name brands and my parents in no means in over there head.
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Yes I do my parents dormed their upstairs for my wife, son and I and like I said im saving 4k a month in a savings for a down payment on a house and i was explaining my approval on the bloomingdales store app thats all. I didnt make my decision before posting and I wanted to hear from the community and the manager said your car payment should be less the 20% of income which is 2300. I do grasp reality and do handle my spending well because people my age dont even have jobs nor even a savings account in general.
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and thats your opinion that it is expensive and i like the car and always drove luxury cars and im grossing about 11,500 a month expenses run at with enterntainment and clothes and charge accounts 3,000.00 that leaves 8500 left and a 1200 car will fit into my budget and i put about 4,000 in savings and often throw my parents 1,000 every other month thanks for your help
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Hello All My wife and my son live with my parents in apartment and they charge us no rent or anything. I acutally have no problem with the payment and as i look this is the perfect opportunity to buy one
You don't live with them?
Maybe it's your parents that need the reality check then. Sad, just sad. Why don't you and your wife max out retirement accounts instead of putting that much money into a car?
First of all you have no idea if I'm a guy or a girl. Second of all, nobody said your parents were in over their head. Third of all, good luck in life!
You had it all "figured out" before you posted on this site. You didn't want advice, you wanted recognition.
I'm done with this. If you want to waste your money on something as stupid as the car you want to purchase, that's (unfortunately) your choice. Savings accounts are nice, but 26 doesn't last forever. With a wife and child you need to think beyond that.
You live with your parents and yet are going to spend over $1000 a month on a car? Why wouldn't you get a place of your own and buy a reasonably priced vehicle. I hope you are just making stuff up and aren't really living this way. If in fact you are being serious, you have a longs ways to go maturity wise.
Yes, props to the saving.
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The OP is saving 4k per month. Perhaps his culture expects young adults to live with parents. Please everyone remember to be friendly and supportive.
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The OP is saving 4k per month. Perhaps his culture expects young adults to live with parents. Please everyone remember to be friendly and supportive.
Perhaps you could be right about the culture. We don't know for sure. But, it's really hard to support crazy spending.
Ya, this will blow-up. if he's spending 3000/mo on clothes and entertainment, he is NOT putting 4k/mo into savings. Not a 26 y/o living at home w/ wife and kid, those spending habits, and "want" for a 13' 7 Series. Fail + Fail = Fail
How does one even consider spending 1000 + a month on a car when you dont even have your own place? Yes Im sure it will be nice to have the car but at the same time you staying with your parents. Sad day in America.
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How does one even consider spending 1000 + a month on a car when you dont even have your own place? Yes Im sure it will be nice to have the car but at the same time you staying with your parents. Sad day in America.
Actually, it's $1326...even worse. I agree, it's sad.
Seems like we are being trolled.
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New coxswain for independent east coast lifeboat station
PUBLISHED: 09:05 01 April 2014 | UPDATED: 10:03 01 April 2014
An independent lifeboat station has welcomed a new coxswain and kickstarted a campaign to raise £35,000 for a new boat.
Hemsby Inshore Rescue Service, which has a dual role covering the coastline and waterways of the Broads, needs £25,000 a year to keep its two lifesaving vessels afloat.
New coxswain Daniel Hurd is hoping fundraising events throughout the year will not only keep the station going, but raise enough cash to replace the Broads rescue boat and vehicle.
Mr Hurd has been on the crew for about 10 years and was voted into his new role last week.
Originally from London, his family moved to Norfolk when he was a youngster and, while he didn't know much about the sea, he was soon at home on Norfolk waters and boating on the Broads.
The former Flegg High School pupil, who works as a track welder for Network Rail, said becoming coxswain was a "really special moment".
As well as a full-time job and volunteering as a lifeboatman, Mr Hurd and his partner, Amanda Goffin, recently welcomed a daughter, seven-week-old baby girl Lucie.
"Hopefully she'll be proud of me when she's a little bit older," said Mr Hurd, 32.
Previously second coxswain, Mr Hurd is also the station's engineer.
"I've been overseeing the maintenance for about two years, making sure everything's in working order. The crew do get involved but my role as engineer is to double check.
"It involves a lot of changing wheels and checking bearings."
Although he wasn't able to pinpoint what made him join the lifeboat crew, Mr Hurd fell in love with it as soon as he had and said he "didn't look back".
"I'd like to thank Ross Hewitt, our previous coxswain, who has done a brilliant job over the past few years," he added.
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WASHINGTON — Playing with a sense of urgency usually attached to a playoff game, the Washington Capitals needed only 13 seconds to take the lead in their first-place showdown with the Florida Panthers.
Thanks to a strong goaltending performance by Tomas Vokoun, that was all the offense Washington needed in a 4-0 victory Tuesday night.
Mathieu Perreault scored shortly after the opening faceoff and Vokoun stopped 42 shots in his fourth shutout of the season, the second against Florida. Alex Ovechkin scored twice for the Capitals, who supplanted Florida atop the Southeast Division.
Jason Chimera contributed a goal and an assist for Washington, which has 60 points. Florida is at 59 with a game in hand.
"We knew what was on the line tonight," Capitals coach Dale Hunter said. "These are four-point games, playoff games, and we're battling with Florida."
Winning the Southeast title is imperative to both teams, because the runner-up may not end up among the eight Eastern Conference teams that qualify for the playoffs.
With the victory, the Capitals jumped from ninth place to the third seed. And now Florida is ninth, on the outside looking in.
"We got beat by the better hockey team tonight," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "We need to understand that, fess up, recognize that our game has to improve and move on."
The Panthers were coming off a 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay. It's only the second time this season they dropped two in a row in regulation; the other time was in October.
"We have to stay positive, and we have to up our level of play," Florida defenseman Brian Campbell said. "Some nights we're there. Other nights we're not."


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LEGO recreations of trailers and scenes from films are often pretty fun to watch, though they're not always of the best quality, as fans rush to complete and reveal their projects before someone else beats them to the punch. That's not the case with Morgan Spence, a 15-year-old kid from Scotland whose LEGO recreations of famous movie scenes are really top notch. His latest project recreates the famous funeral scene from Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel—not the typical film you'd expect to see LEGO form, but once you do, you'll be quite charmed.
It's that time again—get ready to make your Netflix Instant queues even longer because there's a whole bunch of new stuff hitting the streaming service in March. From new Netflix Original series like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Bloodline, to favorites like How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Mad Men Season 7, there's plenty of great titles to look forward to in the coming weeks. Read on for your guide to all the new titles heading to Netflix Instant in March.
This year's Best Actor Oscar race was incredibly tight, offering five nominees who delivered absolutely fantastic performances in some of the year's best and most acclaimed films. The race is now over, as Eddie Redmayne has won the 2015 Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in The Theory of Everything.
This year's Best Director race ultimately came down to Alejandro González Iñárritu's crafty work on Birdman, and Richard Linklater's masterful work over the course of 12 years on Boyhood. Tonight, the Academy honored Iñárritu, presenting him with the award for Best Director for Birdman at the 2015 Oscars.
The Best Supporting Actress category was a tough one to predict this year, with five wonderful nominees all delivering some of their most vibrant work to date. But tonight the Academy recognized Patricia Arquette, giving her the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2015 Oscars for her moving performance in Richard Linklater's Boyhood.
It seemed inevitable, and there were some other great contenders, but J.K. Simmons has been awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 2015 Academy Awards. Simmons took home the statue for his fantastic, unnerving role as Fletcher, the intimidating band instructor in Whiplash.
The only official release plans for 'Star Wars' so far include 'The Force Awakens' on December 18, and the first spinoff/standalone film, which will hit theaters on December 16, 2016. As for the rest of the new 'Star Wars' films: it's been reported for a while that Disney plans on releasing a new film each year for the next several years, but the studio hasn't made anything publicly official…until now.
It's the start of a new year and the start of a new month of Netflix Instant releases. January brings all 10 seasons of 'Friends' to the streaming service, as well as some old classics and new favorites, and several new seasons of television for you to binge-watch as needed. Ready your queues and read on for our guide to the newest releases hitting Netflix Instant in January 2015.
For years now, Paul Reubens has teased that an all-new 'Pee-wee' movie is in the works, but it was only over the course of the last year that the project finally became more of a reality. With Judd Apatow's involvement and an official script locked in, Reubens revealed that production on the film is set to begin in 2015. But don't count on seeing Pee-wee back on the big screen—he's heading to Netflix.
The holidays are winding down and we're heading into the new year with a whole new schedule of films hitting theaters in 2015. January kicks us off with plenty of movie options to help you escape the winter blues, including anticipated releases like 'Taken 3' and 'Blackhat,' as well as more action, adventure, and even a couple of family friendly releases. Read on for our guide to the new movie releases coming to a theater near you in January 2015.
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Non-playing captain Przemek Stec was far from disappointed at his team's performance as Ulster had to settle for a third place finish at the senior inter-provincial tournament at the David Lloyd Centre at the weekend.
The hosts were without several first choice players including the injured Polish-born Windsor ace who took over the role of non-playing captain.
As well as having to do without Stec, Ulster were missing leading lady Karola Bejanaru, the Bothwell brothers Sam and Peter along with Karl Donaldson, who were unavailable for a variety of reasons.
As it turned out a 4-2 win over Connacht proved decisive as Ulster went on to lose 6-0 to eventual winners Leinster.
The final doubles partnership of Aaron Stubbs and Ben Fetherston had to win their match to clinch Ulster the win they needed and they did just that.
"Aaron and Ben did very well as there was a lot of tension with so much resting on the match and I certainly couldn't fault any of the players who gave 100 per cent commitment," said Stec.
"It was always going to be difficult being without so many players but some of the matches we lost were close.
"Two of the ladies doubles went to three sets and I thought Alex Watt played very well at number one men's singles."
From an organizational point of view, the tournament could not have gone much better as the indoor courts at the Dundonald venue came in handy with the rain never too far away.
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The main purpose of this community would be to isolate its residents from the propaganda that Beck believes Americans are exposed to in their current society, as well as provide them with freedom and a place to live that doesn't discriminate based on income.
"Before you send your kids to college, you spend a week with us. We're gonna tell them exactly, we will show them the truth, we will tell them what they're going to try to do, and we will deprogram them every summer, if you care." — rt.com
What could possibly go wrong?
somehow, I imagine a cross between Albert Speer and a Thomas Kinkade painting...
like a Rem Koolhaus for paranoid conseratives. only true believers need apply
nah, glenn beck is leon krier. he should just move to seaside,fl
Yet another pointless inclusion in Archinect's cutting-edge news feed. I'd like to lobby for updates on Lindsay Lohan... that's coming, right?
hey at least the thread title isn't biased!
this definitely is influenced by and could have influence on architecture culture, citizen. why pointless?
and, frac, i don't think you have to be a complete lefty to think that mr beck is a little crazy, do you? maybe i'm blinded by my bias, i don't know, but i can't think even my more conservative peers would take him seriously. but then i don't even understand the draw: it's not like he's even all that charismatic.
this sounds like another version of ave maria [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ave_Maria,_Florida], this time with capitalism as a religion instead of catholicism. might be ok, might fail miserably. if he can get the backing, so be it! the remarkable thing about ave maria is that it was so unremarkable from an architectural standpoint. seaside had an impact because - despite being a throwback - it was overall a novel approach to town development for the time it was initiated. celebration, to some extent, was also remarkable because it pushed seaside's approach into the disney-audience mainstream. ave maria was derivative of these and really made no splash. it's probably fine for those catholic folks who want to live in a pretty, controlled catholic ghetto.
beck's proposal sounds similar: a place for people to remove themselves. despite rand's idealization of this removal, we've already seen that gated communities have their own kinds of pathologies. a further separation/isolation may only exacerbate them.
someone needs to do a cliff's notes version of foucault's 'of other spaces' for mr beck. not that he'd care if there's a chance he could make bank on this effort, but a separated community will begin to organize itself just like the community from which it separated. the same distinctions will become manifest over time. it would be interesting to check in on ave maria in, say, 10 years, see what's happening...
I'm not sure why people keep pushing this false alignment with politics and aesthetics when there are counter arguments enough to make the whole discussion seem irrelevant. The early modernists courted the Nazi regiem before being thwarted, as has been well documented.
Mr. Beck is a charlatan, plain and simple. It dosen't matter if he believes in what he's saying or not, the only thing that's clear is he's in it for the money, like all those fake religeous conservatives selling salvation to the most fearful of modern society. They prey on the weak. It's a con-job, but that being said, cudos for Archinet for shedding light on it. To be vigilant, one ought to look at everything out there, even if for a minute, if only not to fall prey to the ignorance and isolationism that people like Mr. Beck traffic in.
Conservatives building utopian commonwealths has become like liberals moving to Canada.
Uber-weird idea being pitched for Detroit by Oakland County conservatives
okay i just started to watch the video posted above. why does the dude speaking have an image of that nazi guy (killed by his son) behind him and holding a flag with a huge-ass swastika on it? subliminal message? no, subliminal messages are subtle!
and, frac, i don't think you have to be a complete lefty to think that mr beck is a little crazy, do you? maybe i'm blinded by my bias, i don't know, but i can't think even my more conservative peers would take him seriously. but then i don't even understand the draw: it's not like he's even all that charismatic.
okay now i finished the video. 4:47 long and i thought it was just going to be glenn beck's pitch for this self-sustaining utopia. instead you get about 1:30 of beck (with giggles and snarky comments a la them there young turks) followed by 2 minutes of pakman calling this a cult. yeah, that's not biased at all, steven!
and then pakman finishes the last minute asking his viewers to sign up for his bonus show (and it would be nice if he could pronounce beijing correctly) to get more money to support '... alternative, progressive media ...'. the HELL? where's the glenn beck coverage in this clip?
I find it highly ironic is that he's part of this tinfoil hat agenda 21 conspiracy crowd, yet his images look like something out of a CNU marketing brochure. He's against smart growth and zoning, but wants a master-planned city that looks like smart growth projects.
If he wanted to create a true libertarian utopia, he'd be showing yona friedman - but we all know that no one really wants to live in spatial city.
around 1:05 -> t.j. if you want to pass on truth embed it in architecture - where was the discussion about that? nah that just gets dismissed, glossed over.
then the sidekick says i know what this is about, you give glenn beck all your money so you can live in his city!
all right, let's wrap this up, gives us more money to subscribe to our alternative, progressive bonus show! (do they even see the irony?)
I wonder is Mrs Jimmy Baker will be on his board of directors. Now lets talk about understanding style.
I think Texas already has what he's looking for in Eldorado.
The early modernists courted the Nazi regiem before being thwarted, as has been well documented.
TD You must be referring to Mies's Reichsbank project 2 months after Hitler's 1933 takeover. It was an invited competition. Mies didnt win. The two or three other Mies projects never went anywhere as well. Mies left Germany in 1936.
Modernists didn't do well with the new Nazi cultural policy. It took about a year and a half to end the modernist input.
Barbara Miller Lane's book ARCHITECTURE AND POLITICS IN GERMANY 1918-1945 is good on this
My point was't to tar the early modernists with the Nazi brush, rather to point out that architects are like everyone else (when it comes to work) need it to survive, and as such we should cool down the political incrimination game when passing judgement on work they might not like personally. To be fair to the early modernists, the Nazi party at that time wasn't the Nazi party we think of now-a-days, although I personally avoid bullys of any stripe.
I'm sure fat boy glenn beck would hate a true libertarian town. It would be filled with gays and weed smoking hippies. This kind of place would just replace the authority of the state with a like minded neo-conservative religious fanatic social authority...Authority is authority...The closest thing we ever had to a real libertarian city was probably the east village in the early 80's...diverse, artistic, inclusive, a mix of rich and poor, sure the state was technically present and imposed laws but the culture and physical structure of the city made it difficult to enforce them so it was pretty close to what a libertarian city would look like imo...Curious to know if any of you all think of any other places and times that were close to libertarian???
Maybe present day Somalia? In the east village they had NYPD's finest to make sure nobody got out of hand. Back in the 80's you could walk past them smoking weed out in the open, at least that's what I remember...it's all a bit hazy.
Yes it took about a year before the ban on modern architecture was implemented, After Hitler's speech on 'German culture'. After that modern architecture was unfit. Flat roofs equal flat heads equal Jews.
The crap about modernist architects looking for work with the Nazi's is just a story. It may have it's source from the lips of Philip Johnson who said that that even Richard Neutra (who is Jewish) would work for Hitler. When at sci-arc his widow, almost in tears, said that was totally untrue and called Johnson 'that Nazi apologist' . kinda makes the Nazi takeover sound like just another economic recession.
It wasnt just about 'getting' work. Thats why so many modern architects left. It wasnt just about work. They were in the cross-hairs marked for elimination. It was survival..
"The crap about modernist architects looking for work with the Nazi's is just a story."
Actually, I got it from this excellent book entitled "Architects of Fortune: Mies Van Der Rohe and the Third Reich" by Elaine Hochman. According to her, it was about getting work, before it was about survival, as was true for so many others.
I have the book. Mies looked for work but nothing came of it. Mies left for Chicago after he got an offer for ITT. He ran out of money and prospects and left Berlin then.
Hochman wrote a long piece like this for Oppositions, and went on the write the well researched and scholary Architects of Fortune , the book subtitle is Mies van der Rohr and the Third Reich, is there more to draw glances than to disclose any substantiated Nazi connections.
Mies wasnt the only one. Modern architects in Germany just left. America, Europe, even Turkey, Polezig for example.
Bruno Taut did more buildings in Turkey than anywhere else. He died and buried there in 1938 and responsible for architectural curriculum in Istanbul Technical University in addition to his well known buildings. Hans Poelzig died just before he left for Turkey. Martin Wagner lived in Turkey for three years and worked on the master planning of Ankara. Later, Gropius got a teaching job in Harvard but that friendship didn't last for too long since Wagner saw Gropius long abandoned socialist principles of community and working class and became a capitalist architect dancing with corporations.
Just couple of anecdotes.. These people would do nothing for Nazis and probably would be persecuted by them if they didn't leave Germany in the nick of time for being staunch socialists on top of being part of the degenerate art... No blanket statements please. Eric is right.
Mr. Ayyuce, you're a senior editor for Archinect who's mission statement is "to make architecture more connected and open-minded". In that spirit, could you clarify your blanket statement that "Eric is right"?
Eric said "The crap about modernist architects looking for work with the Nazi's is just a story."
followed by "Mies looked for work but nothing came of it" and "Mies wasn't the only one"
How's he right?
TD Eric said blah blah is just a restatement off the top of my head. It took a year maybe two for the ban and purge to finish.
Modernist architects were seen by the Nazi's as culturally suspect and under review. Mies' architecture was described and called anti-German.
Some expressionist-style orientated architects like Paul Bonatz continued to work, designing in a stripped-down Romanesque style (with the emphasis on Romanesque). I would describe Bonatz as one of those who stayed and found work.
The Bauhaus trained architects left or were forced out.
As to Mr Ayyuce blanket statement that "Eric is right". I usually am. So what? You got a problem?
He's a little late to the whole "Independence, USA" as the Capital for a Theocratic America Game by about, oh, 182 YEARS:
"In 1831, members of the Latter Day Saint movement began moving to the Jackson County, Missouri area. Shortly thereafter, founder Joseph Smith, Jr. declared a spot west of the Courthouse Square to be the place for his prophesied temple of the New Jerusalem, in expectation of the Second Coming of Christ."
Come to think about it wasn't that the pilgrim John Winthrop's concept in 1630 for Boston when he declared it to be a "City on a hill"? They where going to show old, currupt England how a truly christian life was to be lived in the new world.
Don't do it Glenn, look how we turned out!
T-D, you are right, Eric is right, I am wrong. I have no problem with that.;.)
Sooooo let me get this right. You want to 'isolate' people so they can be 'free'?
Glenn...your confusing. Are we not all free where we live now?? And you plan to "tell them the truth...". What, that you are a dummy??
Glen Beck, the next Jim Jones. Dont drink the kool-aid folks...even if you are thirsty.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Guilford Green Foundation will hold its 17th Annual Gala and Green Party on March 22, 7 p.m., at O.Henry Hotel, 624 Green Valley Rd.
The foundation said that attendees should get ready for a night of 1970s black-tie glam.
Registration, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction will begin at 7 p.m., with dinner following at 8 p.m. Silent auction checkout is at 10 p.m. and the Green Party will be held from 10 p.m.-Midnight.
In other news, the foundation has released its call for nominations for the 2014 GFF Leadership Awards.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
New Profile Picture...*SIGH*
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No need to hide in shame :-) Nice pictures. I just slap on my regular holiday pictures at the moment.ReplyDelete
I think your pictures are great!!! I find that anyone who is about to take a picture becomes extremely self conscious . It's in our DNA.ReplyDelete
Love your new picture! You're so cute- no need to run and hide darlin'!ReplyDelete
Fabulous pics!!! We need to update our blogger profile pic, but I'm too lazy. Maybe there's a good one from NYC we can use....you've inspired me!ReplyDelete
Those are totally glamor shots. You have such a lovely smile.ReplyDelete
hey, love the photos! and your arms look like very natural appendages.ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I love them...I tend to only do pictures with multiple people in them...I know I know I need to do a glamour shot but like the WONDERFUL JIM PARSONS* aka Sheldon, I tend to look like a crazy clown. lol These are great shots & you are right about the arms - it is apparent that they are not always as graceful as we think they are.ReplyDelete
*Oh I got to meet him at the People's Choice Awards...I wanted to hug him & asked if it was okay (you know Sheldon doesn't touch other people) and he said YES. My husband laughed as I said "Sheldon's hugging me!" He was uber nice. LOVE HIM!
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Lol! They turned out good! The camera hates me too. Don't feel bad.ReplyDelete
I think they came out great! And now I'll actually be able to recognize you at SCBWI-LA. ;)ReplyDelete
My pictures are all from my wedding, which I think is cheating a little because I don't get my hair and make-up professionally done, nor my picture professionally taken, every day. But my best friend is a photographer so she's going to take some new pictures one of these days...
Cute! I don't know what you're stressed out about!ReplyDelete
Wonderful pics! See, that wasn't so bad - you take great pictures! Glad to see your face - it's a good one - don't hide it, silly ;o)ReplyDelete
Love the pictures. Beautiful! ;)ReplyDelete
I love the Big Bang Theory. So much fun.ReplyDelete
Your pictures turned out great. Nothing to be worried about.
Your pictures are ah.maz.ing! Seriously. If I looked like you'd I'd be totally vain and jumping in front of the camera at every opportunity.ReplyDelete
Aw, I love the pics. No need for Shannon Shame:)ReplyDelete
They are GREAT pictures. You're so pretty! And I totally know what you mean about not knowing what to do with arms in pictures. I usually turn out looking like a soldier with his arms pinned to his sides. lolReplyDelete
Your pic looks great! For the pic on my blog i literally took like 20 pics of myself before i found a useable one. Le Sigh.ReplyDelete
LOVE the new profile picture! You look gorgeous (and I love the green wall and white banister with your beautiful blue shirt and blonde hair, but that's just a girl thing)! :-)ReplyDelete
I think you look absolutely BEAUTIFUL!ReplyDelete
Oh, I noticed as soon as I clicked on your blogger profile. And let me just say this: You're GORGEOUS! You are gonna look so great on the inside back cover of a book someday....ReplyDelete
That is not a face that needs to be hid in shame! Very, very cute! Nice pictures. :)ReplyDelete
Very nice pictures. You look very cute. :)ReplyDelete
Look at you! You're so ADORABLE ;)ReplyDelete
So glad you lost those sunglasses. Now it's time for you to shine.
You look FABULOUS darling =)ReplyDelete
Looks great! And that necklace is really cute.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the sweet comments everyone. It's way too embarrassing to comment back individually, so I'll just *blush* and say you guys are WAY too kind. :)ReplyDelete
You shouldn't be worried this is a great photo! I just posted one of me too, and yours looks good. You shouldn't have been concerned at all! I also doubt that you looked that mych like Sheldon!ReplyDelete
I love the new photos - very nice :)ReplyDelete
I hate photos. Which is part of the reason I'm a flower :)
Hi Shannon! New follower here. I love your staircase picture! It makes a great Back Cover Author headshot. :)ReplyDelete
I'm happy I found your blog!
You're beautiful. And I know what you mean about arms and hands. I hate having my picture taken. It messes with that fuzzy internal image I carry around in my head of what I think I look like--kind of like listening to recordings of my voice.ReplyDelete
I Love your new pics! I can't believe you avoided them for so long!ReplyDelete
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International siblings are a first for Augustana
May 13, 2013
|From left, Lawrence Palmer '15, William Palmer '13, Lynn Reinacher '13, Liv Reinacher '14, Yee Mon Thant '16 and Lin Myat '13. This is the first time Augustana has had three pairs of international siblings. (Augustana Photo Bureau/Marla Alvarado Neuerburg)
More and more international students are choosing Augustana as their college home in the United States. The number of full-time, degree-seeking international students in this fall's incoming class is twice that of last fall's class. Having a sibling on campus can be a deciding factor when the rest of your family is seemingly a world away.
Three pairs of siblings from different countries — the United Kingdom, Myanmar and Germany — attended Augustana this past academic year. That's a first for the college, according to Jane Tiedge, coordinator of international students.
"My main reason for choosing Augustana was my brother William," said Lawrence Palmer '15 from Peckleton, Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom. "I didn't know much about America or American colleges, and I trusted my brother to tell me the truth about his experiences here and what he thought I should do.
"Best thing about having William here is that I get to spend time with him. I live with him this year so it makes living so far away from home that much easier."
Lin Myat '13 of Yangon, Myanmar, applied to many U.S. colleges before choosing Augustana because of its scholarship and small class sizes. When his sister Yee Mon Thant '16 was researching colleges in the United States, he made sure she put Augustana on her list. "But I did not pressure or persuade her to come to Augustana because I wanted her to make her own decision," he said. "I believe she chose Augustana because of its great scholarship and also because I am here."
Augustana appealed to Yee Mon because its "small town" location (her hometown has 4 million people) would help her avoid distractions, and she liked the college's small class sizes and close faculty-student relationships. And yes, having an older brother on campus was a huge plus.
"We have a close and good relationship so I really enjoy him being here," she said. "It is like home away from home. He would drive me around, show me different places, take me to different restaurants and give good advice."
Lin says their parents were happy his sister selected Augustana so he could help her navigate the "culture shock" of moving to the United States. It was a win-win situation as he enjoyed sharing his senior year with a family member.
Yee Mon admits next year will be much different without her older brother around. "Surely I will miss him a great deal, but that is how life goes," she said. "No matter what, we will always be in touch and have each other's back."
The Reinacher sisters, originally from Germany, believe having a sibling at the same college made their experiences more memorable. "The best thing about having a sister on campus is having your best friend right around the corner," said Lynn Reinacher '13. "Right now, I can't imagine living more than a short walk away, and I will surely miss seeing her every day."
Liv Reinacher '14 agreed, adding, "The best thing about having Lynn here with me is that I don't have to miss her!"


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Petrov hindered by technical issues
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10 June 2011 – Lotus Renault GP driver Vitaly Petrov has admitted that a number of technical issues made for a challenging opening day at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with his morning session hampered by radio and throttle pedal complications. However, a better afternoon helped the Russian limit the damage and climb to eighth on the timing screens, one place ahead of team-mate Nick Heidfeld.
"However, I managed to get some good laps in the second session and found the Super Soft tyres had a little more grip. I was pleased with P2 because we achieved all that we were planning to achieve. We found a good balance with the car and did some long distance runs, so all in all I think it was a satisfying day's work.
"One thing we should consider is that the track will evolve over the weekend, so things can change over the next day or two."
German team-mate Heidfeld added: "A busy Friday, but with no drama from our side. We've been able to assess both types of compounds and there were no surprises on that front, although we still need to improve the balance of the car with the softer compound.
"Finally, the next two days should be cooler; we are also expecting some rain, so we'll have to remain really flexible during the weekend. It's been good to see many fans in the grandstands on a Friday, it almost felt like a race day."


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Midnight Science (2013-2014), Volume 12, Paper 9
Author: Derek Cunningham
Paper Submitted: 30th Dec 2013, Published: 3oth Dec 2013
An analysis of five late Bronze Age Terracotta religious statues, each circa 3,300 year old, reveals the presence of astronomical writing similar to the linear text seen on the circa 27,000 year old Vestonice Venus and the 5,000 year old Lemba "Lady" figures (1). The various Cyprus figures appear to represent archaic lunar gods, with the variation in angle of the astronomical writing present on each figure possibly representing names of different deities. The suggestion that the linear lines might construct an archaic alphabet, was argued in a prior study of the Kharga Oasis panel, and is apparently confirmed here by the observation that all five Cyprus Bronze Age statues orientate to an identical feature present on each statue – this being the lower line found on the left leg of each statue. This common orientation of all five statues strongly argues that the linear patterns were indeed designed to form an archaic alphabet system, perhaps one similar to that employed in Japanese Hiragana and Katakana. The results presented here also suggest that successful translation of the text found on the Cyprus statues might permit a translation of older text, such as the astronomical text found on circa 30,000 year old artifacts in Africa, Asia and Europe, to be possible.
The recent study of the circa 25,000 to 30,000 year old Dolni Vestonice Venus and the circa 5,000 Year old Lemba Lady Figure (1) has confirmed that linear marks drawn on the back and front of late Paleolithic-era figures are astronomical/geometrical text used to represent astronomical values (2). The similarities seen on these two statues, created 20,000 to 25,000 years apart are so substantial that it becomes possible to argue that the two statues represent a single Paleolithic-era lunar moon god and that this god was worshipped throughout the continent of Europe for a substantial period of time (1).
The primary feature of archaic astronomical writing, is the text employs just a handful of lines. These lines, which correspond to the conversion of astronomical values to an angular array, relate specifically to the prediction of eclipses, and the measurement of time.
The most important of these astronomical values is the sidereal month, which is drawn in early astronomical texts as an angular value at either 13.66 or 27.32 degrees to represent the half and full month values. After the sidereal month value is known it is then a simple matter for astronomers to calculate that the earth is moving approximately 1 degree per day around the sun, and through more careful observations to deduce there is an eclipse season every 6.511 draconic months, this being a time period a time period equivalent to 6 synodic months. Other parameters important for predicting eclipses are the 5.1 degree angle of inclination of the moon's orbit, and the 9.3/18.6 year lunar nodal cycle. Finally a value of 11 degrees is found on many early Stone Age artifacts, which corresponds to the 11 day difference between the lunar and solar year. Within the ancient text all these values are simply converted to an angular array, offset to either above or below the horizon, or to the right or left of vertical.
Before this specific study the largest number of artifacts exhibiting this archaic geometrical text was found to cluster around circa 30,000 to 35,000 years old. These artifacts are the circa 35,000 year old Ishango, and Lebombo bones (3), the upper Paleolithic-era Remouchamp Bone (4), and the linear markings found on a circa 30,000 year old engraved stone recently uncovered at the Shuidonguo Paleolithic Site (5). This suggests that the same astronomical writing system was employed in Africa, Asia and Europe circa 25,000 to 30,000 years ago, but despite some suggestions that there may have been a worldwide culture at this time from this result, this cannot be proven as there does exists other much older samples know to align to the exact same astronomical text, such as the Blombos Cave ochres, estimated to be between 70,000 to 100,000 years old, the linear carved stones uncovered at La Grotte de l'Observatoire, Monaco at circa 200,000 years old and the engraved bone Bilzingsleben, Germany at circa 300,000 to 400,000 years old. Of the three oldest samples studied to date the fan motif uncovered at Bilzingsleben is structurally the most impressive – see 400,000 Years of Stone Age Science by Derek Cunningham for further details.
The underlying problem with astronomical text is the apparent inability to write anything other than these very limited astronomical values. This problem was potentially overcome within the last paper published when it was proposed that a writing system based on the conversion of astronomical values to an angular array just might create a full alphabet from only 6 to 9 angular lines. In this new theory when a 9-line system is converted to an angular array the angular offsets to either above or below the horizontal, or to the right or left of vertical produces four directional offsets to which the nine lines can be aligned. This can easily create a 36 letter alphabet of 4 times 9 lines, though clearly such a system would be very difficult to read unless there was a well defined method to standardize the alignment of the text.
The other possibility is the 9 lines can be used to create a written system that is similar to that used in modern day Japan where nine consonants are directly linked to four vowels to produce an array such as Ka Ki Ku and Ke. Here the four offsets to which the lines align would then create the linking four vowels, (a, e, i and u). The fifth vowel, probably the vowel "o", would then be treated separately, perhaps by the presence of the various circular patterns that are occasionally seen in linear text. However, again it is clear that to be readable a well understood method must exist to align the text.
In this paper a study of five similar miniature humanoid figures uncovered in religious settings at various Bronze Age sites in Cyprus is undertaken. The primary purpose is to see if, as predicted, a common method of aligning the samples to the sidereal month value was used. A common alignment method for all Cyprus statues, if present, would provide support for the proposed theory that all linear patterns drawn on circa 3,200 to 3,500 year old Cyprus statues are indeed text, and would also confirm that the various statues represent lunar moon god type figures.
If on the other hand no common method of aligning the linear patterns exists it can be argued that the lines are a series of random patterns, and from a statistical viewpoint this is the result expected. This is thus a destructive test, where a negative result would largely destroy the recently proposed theory.
Following the same protocol used in the prior study of early Cyprus statues (3,4), the small figures are rotated until the prominent lower line on the left leg of each figure aligns to 27.3 degrees – this is the angular value representing the sidereal month value. The remaining lines are then analyzed to determine their orientation.
For reference the data for the Lemba Lady is reproduced from publication (1). As can be seen the lines are aligned to the standard astronomical values by offsets from the horizontal, or vertical.
Below are now shown various late Bronze Age figures uncovered in Cyprus.
At the angular alignment defined by the Lemba Lady (this being the rotation of the lower left leg until the lower line of the double V pattern aligns to an angle of 27.32 degrees) the Boston Museum figure shows four additional lines aligned to the sidereal month value of 27.32 degrees, two lines aligned the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle, and two line aligned to an angle of 24 degrees. The latter value may represents the 24 hour day, but this is still uncertain.
Turning now to a statue held by Birmingham Museum (Catalogue Number 1982A976), the exact same orientation method is used, with the lower line drawn on the left leg of the statue aligned to an angle of 27.32 degrees.
Here the statue again exhibits additional sidereal month alignments, but this time there also exists the half-sidereal month value of 13.66 degrees. Other lines visible are secondary alignments to the 5.1 degree angle of inclination of the moon's orbital plane to the ecliptic, and the half Lunar nodal cycle value of 9.3 years. Two lines are present at an angle of 45 degrees. This value is found in a number of archaeological samples younger than 5,000 years old, and appears to be a geometric value with no astronomical meaning. The curvature of the neck in this piece is similar to that radius expected for the moon at apogee and perigee.
The third piece analyzed is now believed to be in private hands (Christie's auction, June 2006). Again the same alignment process is used where the lower line on the left leg is rotated to 27.32 degrees, orientated to above the horizontal.
This statue exhibits more lines than the prior statues, but despite being more complex the statue remains consistent with the proposed theory and exhibits numerous lines aligned to the lunar nodal cycle and the angle of inclination of the moon's orbit. In this piece a number of lines also appear to align to an angle of 52 degrees, which might suggest the existence of a 52 week calendar. This appears to link to the 24 degree alignment seen in the Boston Museum figurine and suggests the 24 hour day, 52 week calendar may have been used during the late Bronze Age in Cyprus.
The fourth figure analyzed, is a figurine held by the Met Museum. This appears to be a statue of either Isis, or less plausibly Thoth, the Egyptian lunar god. Thoth is often represented as a bird-headed god whose primary role was maintaining the universe. Isis is the mother Goddess and protector of the dead. Isis is normally not shown with a bird head, but typically as a winged goddess with a standard human head.
Again aligning the lower line of the left leg to an angle of 27.32 degrees (upper right quadrant) produces alignments to the half and full sidereal month values, the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle, and the 11 day difference between the solar and lunar year. All values are consistent with a lunar god.
The final late Bronze Age figurine is a female horned figure, again held by the Met Museum.
As now standard the lower line on the left leg is rotated to an angle of 27.32 degrees. The lunar values the remaining lines align to are the full and half sidereal month values, and the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle. The remaining lines align 7 times to an angle of 52 degrees, twice to the angle of 30 degrees, and twice to an angle of 45 degrees. Again it should be remembered that offsets are either to the left of right of vertical, or to below the horizontal.
For comparison the data for the circa 30,000 years old Dolni Vestonice figure is shown. In this far older piece there are no lines present on the leg of the figure, thus the alignment is taken from the centerline of the torso.
As can be seen, six of the seven figures shown above exhibit a common alignment angle to the 13.66 degree half-sidereal month value. The 27.32 degree value is automatically present in all seven as this is the key angular value used to align the various pieces, however in most pieces there are secondary lines present that independently replicate thIs value.
There also exists a strong link in the various pieces to the lunar nodal cycle with lines present at 9.3 and 18.6 degrees representing the half and full duration of the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle. Other values present are the 5.1 degree angle of inclination of the moon's orbit relative to the ecliptic, and an alignment to 33 degrees that perhaps relate to early calendars that employed 11 months of 66 half-days to produce 363 days (726/2), with 4 half days added to produce the 365 day year.
Though it is known that various writing styles were present in the late Bronze Age it appears that in Cyprus it was required to use an archaic linear astronomical text for religious ceremonies. This may correspond to the more modern practice of the Roman Catholic Church using Latin.
The most important result though is the existence of a common rotation angle found in all six Cyprus statues described above. Apart from the Lemba Lady, which is circa 5,000 years old all statues were produced circa 3,500 to 3,400 years ago. It appears reasonable to argue that a common method of alignment would not be required if the only information contained with the linear text was just the astronomical values, as a simple rotation would permit anyone to eventually extract the values. Thus the data directly suggests that the need for a common alignment must be linked to an alphabet system being present in the various angular offsets. If correct this gives great hope that geometrical text just might be translatable. If successful might permit more ancient samples of astronomical text to be translated, such as the text present on the circa 350,000 year old Bilzingsleben bone. If this is achieved then the really deep ancient past might suddenly become much more accessible.
- Initial Evidence of a Direct Cultural Link between Vestonice in the Czech Republic and Lemba in Cyprus: Presence of Identical Early Astronomical Writing and Lunar Symbolism on the Lemba and the Dolni Vestonice Venus Figures Suggesting the Continuous Worship of a Lunar Moon God Figure for a Period of Circa 20,000 Years
- 400,000 Years of Stone Age Science By Derek Cunningham,
- D. Cunningham, Reinterpretation of the Lebombo and Ishango Tally Marks: Evidence of Advanced Astronomical studies in Paleolithic-era Bones and the Existence of an Alphabet-based Writing System in the Early Upper Paleolithic Time Period, Midnight Science, Volume 12, (2013-2014) Paper 4.
- D. Cunningham, A Reanalysis of the Purpose of the Engraved Bones from Remouchamps, Midnight Science, Volume 12, (2013-2014) Paper 1.
- D. Cunningham, Analysis of the Astronomical Data Contained within the Engraved Stone uncovered at the Shuidonggou Paleolithic Site, Northwest China, Midnight Science, Volume 9, (2013-2014) Paper 6.
- D. Cunningham, Analysis of the Linear Rock Art "Spiders" Discovered at Kharga Oasis: The Presence of Astronomical Writing in Early Egyptian Rock Art. Midnight Science, Volume 12, (2013-2014) Paper 8.
- The Archaeology of Cyprus: From Earliest Prehistory Through the Bronze Age By A. Bernard Knapp.
- James B. Harrod, Keys to Deciphering Later Acheullian Period Marking Motifs
- See papers published in Volumes 8 through 12 Midnight Science.
© 2010 – 2013 Derek Cunningham; Midnight Science, ISSN 2160-0201; Volume 12, Paper 9.
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Banking and Finance Lawyers and Law Firms in Lahore, Pakistan
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MR Legal Inn
Pakistan Foreign Investment, M&A, Corporate, Power Projects & Commercial Dispute Resolution Law Firm+92 (42) 35970919
MR Legal Inn is a corporate and commercial firm located in Lahore, Pakistan. Practices include company incorporation, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, privatizations, taxation, banking and finance, intellectual property including trademark and patent...
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Azim & Azim Law Associates
Full-Service Law Firm in Lahore, Pakistan+92 (42) 37234456
Azim & Azim Law Associates is a full service law firm established in 1960 and located in Lahore, Pakistan. Practice areas include international legal services, debt recovery, real estate and property matters, corporate law and taxation, banking, customs and narcotics, criminal defense,...
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Asma Law Associates
Family, Business and Real Estate Law Firm in Pakistan+92 (300) 6622189
Asma Law Associates, based in Lahore, Pakistan, offers a broad range of legal services to domestic and international clients. Practice areas include corporate and commercial law, entity formation, company registration in Pakistan, intellectual property, banking and finance, corporate...
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Rana Ijaz & Partners
Lahore-based law firm offering Corporate Advisory and Commercial Litigation services+92 (42) 3731-2828
Founded in 1967, Rana Ijaz & Partners, formerly Rana Law Chambers, provides advisory and litigation services in a broad range of areas including foreign investment, company law, contracts, banking law, white collar crime, intellectual property and international commercial and trade...
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Abdullah & HussainLahore, Pakistan
International Commercial Arbitration and Merger & Acquisition Law Firm+92-42-35757353
Abdullah & Hussain is an International law firm engaged in dispensing legal services in all major cities of Pakistan and overseas. We are dedicated to providing the finest collaborative services to our clients according to their legal and business needs. Our commitment to understanding the...
Ahmed & QaziLahore, Pakistan
Banking and Corporate Law in Pakistan+92 42 731 5160-2
With offices in both Karachi and Lahore, we are a leading commercial law firm in Pakistan that aims to set highest standards in legal services. The main focus of our firm is to provide services suited to financial institutions and commercial clients. We firmly believe that law is a medium to...
Al Nasir Law AssociatesLahore, Pakistan
Civil and Criminal Lawyers in Lahore, Pakistan+92 42 37112624
At Al Nasir Law Associates, we have the experience required to handle all of our client's legal needs. We think it is important for clients to understand the values that guide us and by which we ask and expect our clients to judge us. Our commitment to service and attention is unparalleled.
Al-Rahim Trademark & Patent AttorneysLahore, Pakistan
Intellectual Property Law Firm in Pakistan+92 42 6118813
Al-Rahim Trademark & Patent Attorneys is a dedicated full-service Intellectual Property Firm, which provides a wide range of professional intellectual property law services to its local as well as foreign clients. The partners and associates of the firm have a diverse background, experience and...
Alam & Alam Advocates and ConsultantsLahore, Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan International Trade, Intellectual Property, Banking, Finance and Corporate Law Firm+92 42 2200137
Alam & Alam Advocates and Consultants is a firm of advocates having strong academic back ground and enormous experience in their respective fields. Maulvi M. Soltan Alam Ansari, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, Muhammad Mansoor Alam, LL.B Hons, LL.M Doctoral Candidate (JSD-CUHK), Syed...
Amir Alam Khan & AssociatesLahore, Pakistan
Full Service Legal Firm in Pakistan+92 042 7310233-4
Amir Alam Khan & Associates is an International law firm based in Pakistan. The firm has the knowledge and resources to deliver the broad scope of quality legal services required for both international and local clients – consistently, with confidence and with sensitivity for cultural, social and...
AMLawLahore, Pakistan
Business Law, Company Registration and Company Formation Law Firm in Pakistan+92 314 4191234
AMLAW comprises of experienced, competent & dedicated group of professionals. We provide legal and business consultancy as per international standards and litigation under one roof across all courts & related organizations in Pakistan.; Our team consists of qualified lawyers and business...
AMLaw PakistanLahore, Pakistan
Pakistan Law Firm - Corporate, Contract & Civil Law Specialist+92-314-4191234
ARK Law AssociatesLahore, Pakistan
Immigration, Insurance, Commercial, Banking and Finance Law Firm in Pakistan+92 42 35754177-78
ARK Law Associates is a vibrant Law Firm with proactive team of lawyers with vast experience and capability of handling wide ranged and complex legal issues of companies, corporations, governmental entities and individuals. We are proud of being one of the unique Law Firms in the region, which can...
Asad Law AssociatesLahore, Pakistan
Intellectual Property & Criminal Defense Law Firm in Pakistan+92 42 7235598
Asad Law Associates deals in general legal practice and provides private legal assistance in most of the areas of Pakistani Law vis-à-vis changes in International Business Environment / Market as well as legal representation in all Pakistani Courts. It is the motto of the firm that we believe in...
Ashraf & Ashraf Law FirmLahore, Pakistan
Corporate Law Firm in Lahore, Pakistan+92 42 35314606
Ashraf & Ashraf Law Firm, a world class law firm based on Lahore, Pakistan, is committed in serving individuals and companies with highest level of expertise for its clients among Pakistan law firms and all over the world. Our lawyers are flexible in handling wide range of legal areas such as...
Auj LawyersLahore, Pakistan
Corporate & Commercial Law Firm in Paskistan+92 42 35781150
Auj Lawyers is a full service law firm, providing cutting edge legal services in diverse practice areas to multiple business sectors. Our legal services include enterprise level services especially tailored for large organizations having operational span in multiple cities, services for small and...
Azam & RaiLahore, Pakistan
International Business Law Firm in Pakistan+92 42 37211701
Azam & Rai was established in February 2004, is a Pakistan-based, full-service, general-practice law firm with multiple areas of expertise and particular emphases, strengths and specialist capabilities in a number of legal sectors.; The Firm's combination of experience, expertise, resourcefulness,...
Azimuddin Law AssociatesLahore, Pakistan
Full-Service Law Firm in Pakistan+92 42 37237472
Azimuddin Law Associates is a full service law firm. Established in 1958, the firm is now leading firm in Pakistan having offices at Lahore and Karachi. The firms present strength is 10 attorneys well versed in their fields. The firm has professional strength and a track record of success in...
Baig & CoLahore, Pakistan
International, Litigation, Business, Property and Real Estate Lawyers in Lahore, Pakistan+92 (42) 722-2519
Baig & Co. was setup in 1975 in Lahore, Pakistan and is today an established law firm composed of 13 attorneys and approximately the same number of support personnel and legal assistants. Baig & Co is engaged in a diverse and sophisticated practice, which emphasizes all aspects of business and...
Cornelius Lane & MuftiLahore, Pakistan
Company, Commercial, Banking and Litigation Lawyers in Pakistan+92 42 36306301
Cornelius Lane & Mufti was formed in 1975 as Lane & Mufti. The founding partners were Terence M. Lane and Afzal H. Mufti. Terence Lane is a Solicitor and practises law in London. He was the senior partner of Baker & McKenzie, London until 1974 when he left that firm to form the new firm of Lane &...
Frasat & Partners The Law FirmLahore, Pakistan
Corporate, Civil, Real Estate, and Family Law Firm in Lahore, Pakistan92 32 14321202
Frasat & Partners The Law firm is a Corporate, Civil and the best family law firm at Lahore, With Specialised team of Family Lawyers dealing with complex legal cases of Custody of Child, Divorce, Khula, Maintenance of wife and child, recovery of dower and dowery articles and Adoption etc.
Haseeb Baig & AssociatesLahore, Pakistan
Corporate, Commercial, Contracts, Tendering, Labor & Taxation Experts+92-300-8604027
HB Attorneys has been established as a General Practice law firm. The firm is highly regarded for its ADR, Corporate & Commercial law practices and is providing solution oriented legal services to the large number of clients which includes national as well as international organizations from Public...
Hassan & RahimLahore, Pakistan
Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Corporate and Transactional Law Firm in Lahore, Pakistan+92 42 36665591
At Hassan & Rahim we are committed to providing legal services of the highest international standards. Our goal is to be the firm of choice for clients who value professionalism and commitment in addressing important legal challenges, disputes and commercial transactions.; Our lawyers believe in...
Hassan, Qutub & RahimLahore, Pakistan
Corporate Transactional & Litigation Law Firm in Lahore Pakistan924235750930-31
In April 2013, the two law firms: "Hassan & Rahim" and "Qutub & Qutub" merged to form "Hassan, Qutub & Rahim". HQR headquarters are based in Lahore Pakistan with links in all provinces of Pakistan. HQR lawyers represent clients all across Pakistan and routinely liaison with law firms and individual...
Ibrar & AssociatesLahore, Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan International Trade, Commercial Arbitration, Insurance, Corporate Taxation and Corp+92 42 35048575
Ibrar & Associates is experts of handling insurance claims. We provide legal assistance from claim preparation to claim settlement stages. Our objective is to provide our clients exceptional legal services at all levels. The firm provides clear and practical advice to clients on legal issues. The...


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September 2nd, 2013 11:58 AM #6Senior Member
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Great names!
Some thoughts:
I think Tessa and Skye would be perfect together. They both have the same cheerful, free-spirited vibe to them.
Skye Katherine & Tessa Jane
Skye Katherine & Tessa Imogen (I know it's not Jane, but the sound might actually be close enough to count as honoring)
I think Stella and Avery would be really cute together. They are both straightforward, distinguished, and fun.
I'm loving Stella Jane and Avery Kate
Also, what are your thoughts on using Catherine instead of Katherine? It might work better in some of your combos, especially Skye Catherine.
I hope that helps!Not expecting, just planning and building lists!
September 2nd, 2013 12:01 PM #8
September 2nd, 2013 12:47 PM #10
I really like Everly Katerina (prefer Kathleen or Katherine) and Lydia Jane they sound lovely together and I prefer the combination this way rather than Everly Jane and Lydia Kathleen. I just think the combination Lydia Jane sounds so wholesome and elegant.
My thoughts on the other combinations:
Everly Katya & Cassia Jane - Well Everly is lovely she feels very fresh and up beat even though I'm not a major fan of Katya I can see the appeal and she does work with Everly. Cassia Jane is gorgeous feels like a romantic bluesy choice. Cassia is a great name very chic and spunky. I also like the Cassie nickname to decrease the formality of Cassia. Great combo.
Everly Katerina & Lydia Jane - well my comments are above about this combination!! By the way she isn't my favourite from the list!
Everly Catalina & Aurelia Jane - Everly is lovely and she sounds great with Catalina. Catalina is a great Hispanic/Mediterranean influenced name, she has this wholesome spunky appeal and for me screams vibrancy she makes Everly look beautiful. Aurelia continues the Hispanic/Mediterranean theme yet adds a hint of Princess which works with Everly. I adore Aurelia. Aurelia Jane is beautiful.
Elodie Jane & Imogen Catalina - I dislike Elodie for me she feels unattractive and slightly harsh in sound. For me Elodie just doesn't appeal. I love the name Jane though. Have you thought of Eloise? A thousand times prettier than Elodie and has a similar French vibe and look. Imogen is also great, feels very upper crust Brit. Very popular in the UK. She's superb but doesn't work with Catalina. The names clash in style Imogen needs a soft more English inspired classic like Catherine.
Elodie Jane & Aria Kate - Again dislike Elodie! But Aria is awesome she's has a lovely sing-song quality looks light and airy. I also love the music associations that Aria possess. Aria Kate feels like a lovely combination. Would prefer Everly Jane and Aria Kate.
Elodie Jane & Tessa Kathleen - Ugh I dislike both Elodie and Tessa, I've already explained the reasons as to why I dislike Elodie my reasons for disliking Tessa is because I always think of the British slang 'tosser' which in Britain basically means 'arsehole' it's not a term of endearment. I also dislike the harsh sound of the name. Tessa also doesn't work with Elodie.
Stella Jane & Rosalie Kate - Again I'm sorry for the negativity but I dislike Stella. I know Stella at this precise moment in the naming world is the innovation of style. Stella is the hipster choice of baby names. But I dislike Stella reminds me of Stella Artois cidre which is such a trashy drink, secondly the name sounds harsh and feels so hipster it's annoying. Rosalie Kate is gorgeous though. Rosalie is one of my favourite girl's names but my list is under major reconstruction after harsh criticism from my sister sooo... anyway at the moment Rosalie is my favourite. She has great sound, has beautiful floral connotations feels so natural. I also love Rosalie Kate as a name, Kate is a great name very sweet and pure. Kate works with Rosalie in such a perfect way it's awesome!!
Emilia Jane & Averie Katrina - Emilia is my favourite out of Amelia and Emilia (different names similar in sound) just because she looks so pretty, elegant, and soft. Emilia has a stunning fresh sound. I also love the Emmy nickname for Emilia. Emilia Jane has a fabulous flow feels like a name straight from a storybook. Averie is okay I'm unsure as to whether I prefer Avery or Averie still it feels soft and cute. I prefer Averie Catalina though but still Averie Katrina sounds cute.
Skye Katherine & Aria Jane - I'm not a major Skye fan maybe I'm not embracing the inner hippy enough ; ) still I think she works with Katherine which is such a great classic. Honestly I adore Katherine! Aria is awesome I love it and she sounds delightful with Jane. Aria & Skye do work together but if you don't like it don't use them together.
Here are some suggestions for a Skye pairing...
Skye Katherine & Emilia Jane
Skye Katherine & Rowan Jane
Skye Katherine & Milena Jane
Skye Katherine & Maia Jane
Skye Katherine & Roma Jane
My favourite is Everly Catalina & Aurelia Jane : )
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September 2nd, 2013 04:02 PM #14
I think Everly and Lydia are adorable together! I think Everly Kate and Lydia Jane would be adorable, actually--I find Everly much more plain than Lydia, though, so I think Everly Katerina and Lydia Jane to be fine.
My two favorites honestly, though, are Aurelia and Emilia, so I'd be tempted to use those two! I would be tempted to use Ari and Emmy as nicknames, but that's just me. I would love to meet Aurelia Kate and Emilia Jane/Aurelia Jane and Emilia Kate. I think they're perfect together. But if you want to keep Evie and Lia, then I think Everly Kate and Lydia Jane are lovely.
Good luck!Ashley | storyteller | Christian
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Isabelle Aurora Grace ▪ Avery Ian George
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Grayson Amory Charles "Gray" ▪ Violet Ophelia Noelle "Lottie"
Ava Marigold Jane ▪ Everett Maximilian James
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A software developer managed to find himself a unique way to get in trouble with his bosses.
The man, who was being paid to code, had found a consulting firm in China to do his work for him, ABC News reports. He turned over his employee login and password to the other firm and came into work each day to surf the Web and watch cat videos.
The man was caught when the security team for the company, described only as U.S.-based, noticed that its system was being accessed from a computer in China on a regular basis. They asked Verzion Enterprise Solutions (NYSE:VZ) to perform some security analysis on the network logs, and the employee's secret was out.
Andrew Valentine, at Verizon, detailed the actions of the man he calls "Bob" actions in a blog post:
- A typical 'work day' for Bob looked like this:
- 9:00 a.m. – Arrive and surf Reddit for a couple of hours. Watch cat videos
- 11:30 a.m. – Take lunch
- 1:00 p.m. – Ebay time.
- 2:00 – ish p.m Facebook updates – LinkedIn
- 4:30 p.m. – End of day update e-mail to management.
- 5:00 p.m. – Go home
Bob's performance reviews were uniformly high. He was rated as one of the best coders in the building.