text: As the year comes to a close tonight, everyone is reflecting on the past 12 months. The highs, the lows, the funny moments, the scary moments, the dramatic moments and the like…and a lot of those moments happened on or because of Twitter! We watched the ChRihanna reunion unfold through tweets, we learned of the KimYe pregnancy from the social network, the list goes on. Based on hits from YOU guys, below is the top 10 moments that happened on Twitter this year. Who knows what 2013 has in store! Marisa Mendez


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January Jones is losing her hair. She says it's "falling out in clumps" because she changes the colour so often, I guess a common hazard for busy working actresses (maybe a problem for regular ladies too?). Normally this would be something that we could maybe feel bad about, but if she's talking about it on the SAG red carpet and at Sundance I think it's ok to laugh at this, right? Maybe even, if we're feeling really inspired later today, me and Lainey could create a Black Eyed Peas parody video called My Clumps? That her hair is falling out is totally typical of January Jones. Full Story
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The No Strings Attached trailer was released late Thursday. Click here for a refresher. On Friday afternoon it was Pipsqueak's turn. Have you seen the Friends With Benefits red band preview? Jesus it's embarrassing, especially for Mila Kunis, who is good, always good, so underrated, so f-cking hot. Full Story

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Hey guys. Just wanted to let you guys know I'm not dead. ^^;
I feel like I've been away from some of the websites I used to visit.I'll try to be more active from time to time.
I want to apologize for not being on in this site.I'm currently in college and trying to finish all my work before I could animate,but sometimes my family keeps me busy with other things.However,I'm still in the process of re-making my RHG demo.once it's finished,I will update my RHG thread.
I'm currently making a quick combo animation with my character,Mizu.
I dropped by to say hello
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Faculty Listing A-Z | Perkins School of Theology
Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies
Director of the Polycarp Community
D.D. (h.c.), Asbury Theological Seminary, 2008; D.Phil., Regent's Park College, Oxford University, 1977; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1973; B.A., The Queen's University of Belfast, 1970
Religious epistemology, John Wesley, doctrine of revelation, systematic theology, philosophy of religion, evangelism
Wesleyan and Methodist theology, Cardinal Newman, renewal movements in Christianity, ecclesiology, divine revelation, theological education
:: Crossing the Threshold of Divine Revelation (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007).
:: Canon and Criterion in Christian Theology (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998).
:: The Logic of Evangelism (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989).
:: The Rationality of Religious Belief, edited with Steven W. Holtzer (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987).
:: Divine Revelation and the Limits of Historical Criticism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).


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Check the latest active thread in the general section.
good. I'm a big cuddly teddy bear, nothing to be afraid of here.
Damn, Nish is really convincing..
Well, it seems like it didn't really affect you so I guess that's alright.
And for the record:
I still am not afraid of you.
It's no big deal, it was all in good fun.
Mother fucker, I knew from the very start I was being trolled. I have humiliated myself and lessened the chance of me being a forum helper :/
Why did I even?!? Ugh fuck!
That's because it was one big joke from Nish. You so fell for it, and it made my entire day, so thank you for your gullibility. For the record I'm almost 24 and I don't have an older brother.
I have no fucking idea right now.. My head hurts
"When exactly will this stop? Until exile surrenders? Cause I think he would'nt"
why would I surrender to you. surrender what?
They go to the report section in the Bat Cave and yeah, we can see it
Just out of curiosity, where does my reports go? And can sectional mods see it?


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The teaching concerning last things, such as the resurrection of the dead, the Last Judgment, the end of this world, and the creation of a new one. A fully formed eschatology with all of these features emerged only late in the development of biblical traditions.
During the period of the Israelite monarchy (tenth to sixth centuries BCE), some hoped that a descendant of David would one day conquer all of Israel's enemies (Pss. 2; 110). They envisioned a righteous king in David's line governing a continually expanding kingdom of righteousness and peace (Isa. 9.1–7; 11.1–9; see Messiah). No Israelite king attained this messianic ideal.
The eighth‐century prophet Amos predicted the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel, utilizing the image of the day of the Lord. This had been understood as a time when God defeated Israel's enemies, but Amos transformed the motif into one of judgment against Israel itself (Amos 5.18–20). The Lord indeed had a day when he would defeat his enemy, but the enemy was now his own wayward people (Amos 8.2–14). The book of Amos ends with a promise of a new era of salvation after the time of judgment (Amos 9.11–15). Amos, then, is an example of prophetic eschatology; he looked for an end—not the end of the world as in later apocalyptic literature, but the end of Israel. Beyond this end, there would be not a new world but a new period of blessing.
In 722 BCE the Assyrians crushed the northern kingdom, and in 587/586 BCE the Babylonians destroyed the southern kingdom of Judah. In the subsequent exilic period new prophetic voices arose. An anonymous prophet, known as Second Isaiah (Isa. 40–55), promised a glorious return of the Jews to the land (Isa. 43.18–21; 48.20–21; 51.9–11). Ezekiel also looked to a time when the Jews would return home (Ezek. 34.11–16). A supernatural river would flow from the rebuilt Temple eastward into the saline waters of the Dead Sea, making it a freshwater lake where healing trees would grow (Ezek. 47). Ezekiel foretold the transformation of ruined Judah into a new Eden (Ezek 36.35) and an eschatological battle in which the nations would gather against Israel and be defeated by God (Ezek. 38–39).
Toward the end of the sixth century the Jews were released from captivity. But in the Israel to which they returned conditions were far from paradisiacal. Yet they held on to the prophetic visions. During the postexilic period the prophets Haggai and Zechariah encouraged the rebuilding of the Temple. They also stimulated messianic hope by putting their confidence in Zerubbabel, a Davidic descendant, whom they apparently expected to rule with the imminent arrival of God's kingdom (Hag. 2.6–9; 2.23; Zech. 3.8; 4.6–14; 6.9–15). But the nations were not overthrown, the kingdom of God did not materialize, and Zerubbabel was not crowned king. Messianic hope had to be deferred.
As time went on, some persecuted members of the Jewish community became pessimistic about an earthly kingdom of God and looked for salvation from above through direct intervention from God. This led to the development of apocalyptic eschatology, found in the Isaianic apocalypse (Isa. 24–27) and Third Isaiah (Isa. 56–66). These chapters list the following end‐time events: a great cataclysm (Isa. 24.1–13); a judgment accompanied by heavenly portents (Isa. 24.21–23); the Lord's arrival as king on Mount Zion (Isa. 24.23); an eschatological banquet (Isa. 25.6); the abolition of death and sorrow (Isa. 25.8); the resurrection of the dead (Isa. 26.19); the destruction of Leviathan, the chaos monster (Isa. 27.1); the creation of a new heaven and a new earth (Isa. 65.17; 66.22); a return to paradise (Isa. 65.25); and eternal punishment for God's enemies (Isa. 66.15–16, 24).
The prophet Joel's vision of the day of the Lord is likewise filled with destruction. The sun, moon, and stars will cease shining (Joel 2.10; 2.31; 3.15), and there will be a great battle involving all the nations who gather against Jerusalem (Joel 3.9–11), but the Lord will come down with his warriors to judge them (Joel 3.12). On the positive side, God's spirit will be given to all (Joel 2.28–29).
The book of Daniel was written to encourage the oppressed Jews in the second century BCE. God's kingdom would soon appear, resulting in the deliverance of the saints and the destruction of the evil kingdoms of the world. In a vision Daniel saw "one like a son of man" coming in the clouds (Dan. 7.13). Daniel speaks of an abomination that makes desolate, a time of great tribulation, a resurrection of the dead, and a Last Judgment (Dan. 12.1–3). But once again, the kingdom of God did not arrive (Dan. 12.5–13).
Like the prophets, apocalyptists expected an end followed by a new era of God's saving activity. But the apocalyptists saw the end as complete. The judgment would be not only on Israel but on all nations. There would be not just a restoration of Israel in the land but a resurrection from the dead and the creation of a new heaven and a new earth, not just the defeat of earthly foes but destruction of the cosmic forces of evil. Many of these elements can be found in New Testament eschatology as well.
To understand Jesus, some scholars have argued for "consistent eschatology," meaning that Jesus' eschatological teaching as presented in the Gospels refers only to what will happen at the end of the world. By contrast, "realized eschatology" holds that Jesus understood the kingdom of God to have arrived with himself. Perhaps the best viewpoint is what has been called "inaugurated eschatology." Jesus brought the dawning of the kingdom of God (Matt. 12.22–28; Luke 17.20–21). Some aspects of God's reign were present in him, but other elements of the kingdom would not appear until the very end (Matt. 26.29; Mark 14.25).
Jesus is described as announcing the near arrival of the kingdom of God (Matt. 4.17). By casting out demons, Jesus manifested his power over Satan and showed that the kingdom had begun (Matt. 12.22–28; Luke 11.20; 17.20–21). Yet there would also be a future arrival of the kingdom in all its fullness. In the eschatological discourse found in Matthew 24–25 (par.; also called the synoptic apocalypse), the signs of the end are given: false prophets and false messiahs (24.5, 11, 23–26), wars (24.6–7), famines and earthquakes (24.8), intense persecution of Jesus' followers (24.9), apostasy (24.10), and the worldwide preaching of the gospel of the kingdom (24.14). Daniel's predictions of the abomination that makes desolate (24.15; Dan. 11.31) and the period of great tribulation (24.21; Dan. 12.1) will be fulfilled. Joel's vision of the failure of sun, moon, and stars will also come to pass (24.29; Joel 2.10, 30–31). These signs will be followed by the appearance of the Son of man in heaven (understood as Jesus himself) coming in the clouds with great power and glory accompanied by the gathering together of his chosen ones out of all the earth (24.30–31). According to the Gospels, Jesus' eschatological teaching also included a resurrection of the dead (Luke 20.34–40; Mark 12.18–27) and a final judgment resulting in eternal life for the righteous but eternal punishment for the unrighteous (Matt. 25.31–46).
Paul's eschatology emphasizes the resurrection. As Jesus first rose from the dead, so his followers will be raised when he comes again (1 Cor. 15.20–28; 1 Thess. 4.15–17). As a guarantee of the coming resurrection, God has given the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8.23; Eph. 1.14; 2 Cor. 1.22; 5.5; cf. Acts 2.1–21).
The book of Revelation is the main eschatological work of the New Testament. From Daniel it utilizes the great tribulation (Rev. 7.9–14), the coming of the Son of man (Rev. 14.14), and the resurrection and final judgment (Rev. 20.11–15). Like Joel it contains signs of the sun, moon, and stars (Rev. 8.10–12). Third Isaiah's influence can be seen in the new heaven and new earth (Rev. 21.1). The living waters (Rev. 22.1) and the return to paradise with the tree of life (Rev. 22.2) of Ezekiel are alluded to. The eschatological battle (Rev. 20.7–10) is from the books of Ezekiel and Joel. The prophetic day of the Lord becomes "the great day of God the Almighty" (Rev. 16.14). Revelation also draws on messianic tradition, identifying Jesus as the son of David, a conquering king (Rev. 5.5; 11.15; 17.14; 19.11–16).
For the writers of the New Testament, Jesus' followers are situated between the inauguration of the kingdom of God and its consummation. In the meantime they are to be busy preaching the gospel, doing good works, and purifying themselves (Matt. 24.36–25.46; 1 John 3.1–3).
See also Afterlife and Immortality; Biblical Theology; Day of Judgment; Jerusalem; Messiah; Second Coming of Christ.
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Deflecting attention, Markakis appreciated nonetheless
BALTIMORE -- It is just after the Orioles' stunning ninth-inning comeback win at Fenway Park on Wednesday night and right fielder Nick Markakis -- who hit a solo homer and had two RBIs in the 8-5 win -- is nowhere to be found in the visitors' clubhouse.
He is not the star of this game -- that would be Manny Machado, who hit the go-ahead homer -- and Markakis rarely is sitting in front of his locker even if he is. There are postgame workouts to get in and treatment to receive, the latter of which Markakis finally appears from in Boston and unassumingly sits on the couch, more than happy to fade into the background of reporters' game stories and be overshadowed by the flashier players and more-quotable personalities.
It is the same thing at home, when Markakis -- the Orioles' longest-tenured active player -- has two hits and two runs scored in the home opening-win and follows that with a 4-for-5 night that includes two doubles. It isn't that he's purposely avoiding interviews -- a job he's more than willing to let center fielder Adam Jones claim -- so much as Markakis simply doesn't want the credit, a fact that extends beyond the baseball field and into the clubhouse, where the players frequent the pool and ping-pong table, both quietly purchased by Markakis.
"He's one of the most giving guys around, but it's not broadcasted," manager Buck Showalter said. "He just doesn't want anyone to know about it. Probably about half the stuff [he does], I don't know about."
"He's such a great example. Nick takes the responsibility of being there, of posting up, very seriously. And, believe me, he's one of those guys that teammates don't want to disappoint."
Jones may be the vocal leader, the convivial Chris Davis the resident power hitter, and catcher Matt Wieters the anchor of the pitching staff. But it is Markakis who is the heart of the team, a hard-nosed player -- coming off a calendar year in which he had three surgeries in less than nine months -- who teammates and coaches alike gush about, and as Wieters dryly remarked, won't be happy to see a story focused on him.
"He's just one of those really good ballplayers that not a lot of people know," Orioles closer Jim Johnson said of Markakis, who entered this season a career .295 hitter in seven Major League seasons. "Other pitchers know who he is, I'll tell you that. They hate facing him. And when you have respect from your peers, I think that's all you can really ask for in this game."
Wieters said Markakis' natural ability to hit is "baffling" to him, how the right fielder can go 4-for-5 one night, decide to change his stance, and go 3-for-4 the next. Jones, who still looks up to Markakis, said watching No. 21 suit up and play every day with no excuses had helped fuel his own drive for durability.
"You don't see very many guys tough physically and mentally like he is," hitting coach Jim Presley said of Markakis, who had his first career disabled list stint last May for a right hamate bone fracture that required surgery.
"His swing is so flat, and it's just a simple flat through the zone, he doesn't have to do a lot to get to the ball. The thing that he really does well is a ball that's away, he's going to shoot that ball past the third baseman. He did it again the past two or three days, and you just can't teach that. But he is a rare [natural hitter], he's that good."
The 29-year-old Markakis played in at least 157 games from 2007-11, eclipsing the 160-game mark in four of those five seasons. Prior to the hamate bone surgery, Markakis worked his tail off to be ready for Opening Day 2012, rehabbing aggressively from offseason abdominal surgery -- an injury he played through at the end of '11 -- before he had an operation on his hand on June 1.
Markakis returned July 13, hitting in the leadoff spot for the first time in his career and batting .335/.390/.489 with 34 runs scored, 15 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 28 RBIs. With the highest average and OPS since 2008, Markakis was on track for a career year just as the Orioles -- one of the best stories in baseball -- were in the playoff hunt for the first time in 15 seasons.
That all changed Sept. 8 when Markakis suffered a season-ending injury, breaking his left thumb on a wayward fastball from Yankees ace CC Sabathia, an incident that didn't sit well in the Orioles' dugout.
"It wasn't like we were thinking it hurts the team, even though it did. But everybody hurt for Nicky, because we knew how much that meant to him," Showalter said of Markakis, who was drafted by Baltimore in 2003. "Very quietly, [he] never said it. But he's one of those guys that got his nose bloodied with the organization. He loves the Orioles. He's been with the organization from the get-go, and to have a chance to [play in the postseason] ...
"You know what? It was about a day or two thing, and by the way he handled it, it kind of picked everybody back up. I was looking at the picture, some film from the last out [of the American League Wild Card win] in Texas. One of the first guys on the field was Nicky."
Markakis addressed the team shortly after the injury, encouraging his teammates to pick him up with the hope that he could return for a deep playoff run. Baltimore went on to post a 93-69 season, advancing to the AL Division Series before losing to New York, and sure enough, Showalter got a phone call at home during the World Series. It was Markakis. "Just to let you know," he told his manager, "I would have been ready."
"As a young player, I'd look up to him just based off his work ethic," outfield/first-base coach Wayne Kirby said of Markakis, who he calls a "quiet assassin" at the plate. "He takes pride in his team. That's the big separator: he cares."
Markakis rehabbed back from a herniated disk in his neck to be ready for this year's Opening Day, and is hitting .294/.345/.451 through 12 games, rotating in the lineup's top three spots. He will tell you he's a quick healer. Others say he just approaches injuries the same way he digs in to the batter's box.
"People miss how competitive he is," Showalter said. "Getting in there [Friday] night against Sabathia again, and it's four degrees. This guy, you don't know if he knows where the ball is going. Did you see him bail at all? I can't tell you how hard that is to do what he did.
"And he got a base hit off him to left field [in the eighth inning]. You got to stay over the plate to do that. The reason he got hit with the fastball is Sabathia knows he hangs in on the breaking ball. He doesn't budge. Sometimes I think he goes unappreciated, and he likes it that way. He's a rock. One of those guys when you start putting things together, you put his name there and you can count on him. That's rare."
"To be able to not see him there at the end of last year, it hurt," added Wieters. "He's been through tough times more than anybody. And hopefully we will be able to go even further for him this year. He's a guy who has been there for the bad times, been there for the good times. He's just that consistent force."
No longer in any pain in regards to his neck, Markakis still gets treatment on the area. He is smarter now about taking care of his body, adding that to a pregame regimen that starts around 1 p.m. and includes a lot of early work, video watching and -- after the team's batting practice -- a period where he sits down and gets his mind ready for that night. Gone are the days when Markakis had to police things, when he was the only threat in the lineup and one of a handful of true competitors in the Orioles' clubhouse. Now, it is easier to blend into the background, a role he has always preferred.
"It's completely different," Markakis said of the organization. "We have depth. We have a great group of guys top to bottom in the lineup, our pitching staff, everybody is a gamer. It's just completely different than it was four, five years ago."
And Markakis says he is different, as well.
"It's just experience," he said of evolving as a player. "The more you are out there, the more you realize certain things and know what you can and can't do."
It isn't much of the latter.
"I know the last few years people said, 'He's not doing this or that [in regards to home runs],' but he amazes me every single day," Jones said. "He can go 0-for-4, and there's something I pick out that's just amazing about how he approaches the game. It's not easy to hit the ball in general, but the way he approaches hitting is unbelievable."


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So, I'm writing a horror story, and I'm needing to know how to write decent gore. Do any of you know how to do that?
So, I'm writing a horror story, and I'm needing to know how to write decent gore. Do any of you know how to do that?
I happen to have respectable experience in both the matters of horror, and the brutality of gore.
Though my question is, how exactly would you wish to create this horror story?
While gore is often an element that exudes visceral brutality, repulsiveness, repugnance and an array of odious images that will test the wits of your descriptive and imaginative abilities, it can make a horror story turn bland if overused or employed incorrectly. It's misfortune is that it is used by many amateur horror writers as a short-road in creating a horror story, they trade the challenge of conveying emotion, tension, and thrill for the easy method of turning sanguinary fountains out of the bodies of a story's characters, and in doing so, not only do they relinquish the main elements of a horror story, but they also fail at properly employing gore.
There are other elements more appreciated in a horror story than gore, such as the increasingly grueling thrill of the unknown, of not knowing what lurks in the dark, obscurantism, the gradual tension, the discovery, and the emotions.
Many successful horror stories, in fact, have abandoned the element of gore as, like I said above, if you do not use it properly, it can ruin the potential your horror story would have had.
I think a decent horror story with gore elements would work if the gore would be kept to a minimum, to a level of bare necessity, and convey is at a cause, or an affliction, to the character's traumatic episodes, such as witnessing a mutilated corpse only to describe the increasing tension as the character tries to identify the body only to reach the climax where he discovers that it is actually the body of his beloved wife.
Or, you could combine it with hyperbola/exaggeration. Say, a man gets a slash on his leg that renders him limping. You have the freedom to reserve a few extra lines and describe the searing pain it sends throughout his body, the warm blood that washes his cold sweat, and in exaggerating the sight of the wound, for artistic purposes, you emphasize upon the effect it has, as it it this exact limping that prevents him from escaping from the monster chasing him.
Know what I am saying?
In the end, I would say that you do not need gore to write a good horror story. However, if you truly want to use it, then subtlety is paramount.
Well, the story itself is this:
The Rock Afire Explosion, an anthro band, is killed in a violent car crash. But, since the man who brought them to stardom doesn't want to lose money, he takes their dead bodies and makes it so that they're still "alive", like in this video, then putting them in the club they performed in and playing it off as if they were always just animatronics.
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I love that idea for a story, though. I could totally see it as like a super fun B-grade horror movie from the 80s.
I'm glad you like the idea so far. Also, I did end up starting with the car crash, but the reason was because I was thinking of making it so that it's told from when it started, how the characters try to make them "alive" again, and then the installation of the corpses into the night club, and then the public getting suspicious. This is what I have so far:
On March 4th, 1986 at 11:54 pm, it was reported that there was a fatal car crash located about 143 miles away from a nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The vehicle (a large, black van) had been speeding, and had rolled while trying to turn a corner, resulting in the vehicle tumbling down the small cliff the road was located on. There were 7 people in the van at the time, and there were no survivors.
The scene was not a pretty one, not in the least. When we arrived, there was the very strong stench of fresh blood. I swallowed the lump in my throat as we got closer to the van. We switched on our flashlights, then being greeted by bits of skin, multiple patches of fur, and, as the smell had made clear, lots of blood, trickling from the inside of the mangled vehicle. I nearly passed out just thinking of what was left INSIDE the van, but Rob put his hand on my shoulder.
"Don't pass out just yet. This might be hard to look at, but we can't just leave them here...we've got to get them out of there, no matter how fucked up the contents inside might be," he said quietly, then walking closer to the scene. I followed him, unsure whether or not this was a good idea.
Yeah, so, what I mean by 'specific details' is to avoid using vague words, and to get real down and dirty with the concepts at hand. So a sentence like "When we arrived, there was the very strong stench of fresh blood," sounds pretty weak to me. For one, it doesn't get more vague than 'very', and for two, the use of the word 'fresh', which is a word with a positive connotation most of the time, jars with the scene you're trying to build here.
What does 'fresh blood' really smell like? What about if it's spilled about on asphalt, or mixed with mangled bits of metal or hot oil? How about the interior of the van: maybe these guys were all drinking heavily before the crash, or smoking pot, or both? Maybe the van has dank carpeting in it, say, maybe they frequently had sex in there and the fabrics inside retained a lot of the smell? How about rubber smells from the wheels skidding before the crash, or marks left on the road? Is there a metaphor you could make, a comparison (that's not cliche)?
Then the same goes for the 'bits of skin' and 'multiple patches of fur'. What is 'multiple'? Where is it sticking? In the blood, puffed out over the street, stuck in gaps in the car's frame?
So just picture yourself at the scene, and then employ your imagination. Anything goes as long as it makes sense.
Beach was probably sitting in the front seat and got the direct impact along with Billy Bob, who was driving. When they turned the corner and rolled, his face was rammed into the dashboard as he was pushed forward by the weight of Fatz and Rolfe. The glass and metal practically scalped him, and ripped up what were once his ears into little stumps.
Mitzi, a beautiful, beautiful girl. Extremely talented for her young age, 17. Her life ripped away so soon. Usually so peppy and cheerful looking, the seconds before her end rendered her clammy, her makeup smeared, and the corners of her mouth slightly ripped, from what can be assumed was a terrified smile.
Fatz's jaw was unhinged, like he had been screaming in those last moments, not knowing what was to come next.
Rolfe was one of the luckier ones, if you can even call it luck. His body was cushioned by Beach and Fatz's, so the most damage he took aesthetically was his eyes nearly being ripped apart. They were forced closed when we found his body, as if he didn't want to suffer looking at the others die as he himself saw small, blurry patches of the scene before a large shard of chrome-plated plastic made a large gash in his neck. He was practically decapitated, albeit his head hadn't detatched from the spine.
If you want your gore to be cringe-worthy(in a good way, not cringing as in bad writing), then detail is key. "The man's head was severed." doesn't disgust someone. If you want them to writhe in disgust and curl their toes, add details about how the head was decapitated. The blood flying everywhere and coating everything around it, the expression on his face after his head was severed, if the body just dropped like a sack of rocks.
You get my point. I agree with what Eduard said with the gore tying into the plot. The reason why the FNAF killings stand out so much is because of the plot attached to them, the story makes the bloody parts interesting and gives them meaning. Granted, FNAF's plot is fucking confusing and nobody really knows the specifics except for Scott Cawthon. The spirits of children possessing animatronics is interesting, but it's the detail that the kids were brutally murdered and stuffed in the suits that has people fascinated.
EDIT: Also, don't go overboard with it. Even if there's supposed to be a lot of gore, it can get to the point where it seems like you're trying too hard. ( Example: the Cupcakes MLP fanfiction, it was well-written but the writer seemed like they were trying too hard to make it scary)
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You on the right track but you need be more descriptive your writing. Don't just say the obvious, describe the scene to the reader and let them come to that conclusion without blatantly telling them.
Alright, I see. This is what I have now, which is the first chapter. I fixed it up a bit and removed some unnecessary details and cliches. Tell me your thoughts, please.
On March 4th, 1986 at 11:54 pm, it was reported that there was a fatal car crash located about 143 miles away from a nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The vehicle (a large, black van) had been speeding, and had rolled while trying to turn a corner, resulting in the vehicle crashing. There were 7 people in the van at the time, and there were no survivors.
The scene was not a pretty one, not in the least. When we arrived, there was the very strong stench of fresh blood. I swallowed the lump in my throat as we got closer to the van. We switched on our flashlights, then being greeted by bits of skin, multiple patches of fur, and, as the smell had made clear, lots of blood, trickling from the inside of the mangled vehicle. I followed Rob, unsure whether or not this was a good idea. More and more I felt like backing out, but it was too late. We were already trying to pull out a mangled body through the shattered windshield of the van. We had grabbed a familiar white paw, and it made my heart sink as I realized this body was of Beach Bear. I wanted to cry, I wanted to wail and scream, but I knew I couldn't, because I knew we couldn't make too much noise. We were driving down the road after the show, when we saw them crash. Prior to it, we had made a bet before we all left, a bet that the first car that arrived to the hotel would get free dinner, courtesy of the loser. Seeing as this was a stressful night, a group of tired, stressed out band members definitely wanted to relax with a free of charge hot dinner. The minute we saw them crash, Rob grabbed me by the collar and told me, "Don't say anything to anybody. Not a word. This is our problem, Richard. Come with me."
It took at least 20 minutes to pull Beach's heavy body out and put him in the back of our van. Making sure nobody was watching us or passing by in their cars, I turned on my flashlight and shone it on the corpse. I winced looking at it, and even Rob couldn't look for too long. Beach's face looked like it was rammed into the dashboard, as his muzzle was crushed and pushed to the side of his face, and the glass and metal practically scalped him, ripping up what were once his ears into little stumps. It was gruesome, and all it did was give us an idea of what else we were going to see that night. Every body we pulled out was in a horrible state, but by far the most disturbing find was that of Mitzi, the last member left in the vehicle. As we tugged her carcass out, I took a good, long look at her face. Mitzi Mozzarella, a beautiful, beautiful girl. Extremely talented for her young age, 15. Her life ripped away so soon. Usually so peppy and cheerful looking, the seconds before her end rendered her clammy, her makeup smeared, and the corners of her mouth slightly ripped from what can be assumed was an injury caused by broken glass. Something inside me snapped after looking at her for so long. My eyes became watery and blurry, and my nose started to drip. Robert saw me sobbing, but said nothing, he knowing that a sight like that would render even the toughest man to tears.
"Rich, there isn't much room left in the back. Do you want to..."
"I'll hold her. I'll sit in the back and sit with her. I'll do it, god dammit," I said, trying to pull myself together. We then headed up to our van for the last time, I carrying Mitzi's body, trying not to look at her face. He climbed into the driver's seat, while I climbed into the back seat, pulling the young girl in with me. I sat sideways, pulling my knees to my chest as I examined Mitzi some more. After a moment, I decided to hold her body close to mine, reluctantly pulling her closer, putting her limp head on my shoulder. He then started the van, turning on the radio before driving away. The song that came on as we drove was "Tarzan Boy", a Billboard top 100 song at the time. Before this night, I had never really payed attention to the song playing. But now, I listened closely as I stared at Mitzi. I felt my chest tighten as I began to cry again. He said nothing and let me mourn. After this night, I couldn't hear "Tarzan Boy" in the way I used to.


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Case studies are true stories that teach lessons. And one of the great lessons I got in my career was care of a lawyer named Morty. This is a reblog of a post I wrote in Feb 2007. I thought about it last week in an email discussion with a friend. And so I decided to share it with all of you as part of the MBA Mondays series.
I woke up thinking about Morty this morning. I haven't seen or heard from him in over ten years. But Morty taught me one of the most important lessons about negotiating that I've ever learned.
Morty was Isaak's partner in Multex early on. They put up the initial money to get it started. Morty wasn't a venture guy. He was a real estate lawyer and sometime real estate investor. He was as conservative as you can get and never liked the startup/venture business. But he was Isaak's partner. And Isaak asked Morty to negotiate the term sheet for the seed round with me.
This was late 1992 and I'd been in the venture business for five years and was on my second or third deal on my own. I'd negotiated a bunch of term sheets by that point, but I'd never had a negotiation like the one I was in for with Morty. Actually I don't think I've ever had one as rough as that since.
Morty wasn't familiar with venture terms. They didn't make sense to him. So standing in an airport pay phone (before cell phones) I went line by line, term by term with Morty.
We got to redemption and he started in. "Why do you need this provision Fred?". I was getting tired of his non stop push back and blurted out "Because it's standard. We always get this provision. Always have, and always will".
That got Morty pissed. He shouted over the phone:
I don't give a f>>>k that you always get this provision. Doesn't mean shit to me. This deal will be the first time you don't get it if you don't explain why you need it.
That set me back on my heels and I weakly explained that if the deal goes sideways for years, we need some way to get out of the deal and redemption provides that path. I don't even remember if he bought that argument. But I do know that we had redemption in the Series A at Multex and pretty much every deal I had done at that time.
But the point Morty made rang true to me and I've lived by his rule ever since. I never ever say that a specific provision is "standard". Nothing is standard. You either need it or you don't. Explain why you need it and most of the time you'll get it or something like it as long as both sides really want to make a deal.


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If the Civil War is the most significant event of our national history, the Battle of Gettysburg is surely its most memorable moment. For this issue of History Now, we asked our contributors to provide novel perspectives and new insights into a subject familiar to us all. We believe they have done a remarkable job—and we think you will also. Taken together, these essays touch upon the battle itself, as well as the efforts of women and men whose names are lost to us. But they also remind us that Gettysburg was a real town, not just a scene of battle; that photography has transformed our ability to see the past; that the preservation of historical sites offers us opportunities to visit that past and walk where the men and women who made history walked; and finally, that good history must separate myth from reality. These are powerful and moving essays that will help your students understand why we commemorate the Battle of Gettysburg.
In his essay "How the Town Shaped the Battle: Gettysburg 1863," Allen Guelzo offers us a portrait of the town and its people that helps us understand why Gettysburg became the site of this horrific confrontation between the Blue and the Grey and the effects this confrontation had upon the men and women who lived there. Guelzo shows us how the presence of a civilian population shaped the tactical and strategic choices made by both armies. Just as the wars in our lifetime have been, this war was not simply a contest between armies but a conflagration that swept up men and women who wore no uniforms.
In "The Brave Men, Living and Dead: Common Soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg," Robert Bonner provides us powerful vignettes of ordinary men fighting and dying for causes they believed in. He helps us understand the impact that the death and destruction at Gettysburg had on the men who took the field and survived, and how difficult it was for them to share their experiences with loved ones back home. Long after the war was over, Bonner reminds us, the memories of it remained deeply etched in the memories of those who fought it.
Jane Schultz focuses on the aftermath of battle in her essay "Field Relief Work at Gettysburg." With thousands of dead and wounded lying on the battlefield, both army medical staffs and volunteers struggled to separate the living from the dead and provide care to those who needed it. The task was daunting, for no one had envisioned so many casualties; stretchers had to be found to remove the wounded, triage had to be performed, medical supplies distributed, and personnel gathered to perform a variety of medical duties. Schultz reminds us of the critical role that women played as nurses, both in the Sanitary Commission and as individual volunteers. And she shows us how these women improvised, finding ways to provide food and care in the face of scarcity and confusion. These women often had to battle the prejudices of male medical staff as well as the shortages of supplies.
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The first ingredient is a named meat product. There are two further meat products in the food at 7th and 9th on the ingredient list, but so far down the ingredient list it is unlikely that they constitute a significant proportion of the food.
Rice is both the second and third ingredients. If these items were not split (see main page for explanation of splitting) then it is likely that rice would be the primary ingredient in the food. Rice and oatmeal (the third ingredient) are both decent quality grains.
Corn gluten is a filler, for which is AAFCO definition is the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm. In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed
Beet pulp is another filler and a controversial ingredient it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food especially so high on the ingredient list. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
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Doc Green's Therapeutic Healing Créme
Doc Green's Healing Collective is a patient run collective producing topical cannabis products for pain relief and healing.
Our Therapeutic Healing Créme is a topical cannabis skin lotion that delivers the healing properties of the cannabis plant directly to the body's aches and pains without the psychoactive effects associated with smoking or ingesting marijuana.
Our existing label design has a cartoon doctor/scientist and a purple and green theme that we are not committed to keeping. We are looking for either an update of this theme or a new and better design from the ground up.
We will also be re-designing our website at http://www.docgreens.org so take a look at the site for more information about us, there are also opportunities for more work for the right designer.
Our target audience includes both cannabis aficionados as well as non-smokers seeking an effective source of pain relief. People suffering from arthritis, bruises, sore muscles, torn ligaments, headaches, skin conditions & injuries have been finding relief with our product. Most of our products are distributed through medical cannabis dispensaries and our target audience is looking for natural, non-pharmaceutical healing products. We want a label that appeals to both genders.
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Penn State opens up world of possibilities through wireless mobile technologies
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Mobile wireless devices, common on many college campsues, have become a necessity in our everyday lives. Like many other universities around the nation, Penn State is opening up a world of possibilities through wireless mobile technologies — enabling students, faculty and staff to view library collections, connect to social media, Skype with colleagues and stream Netflix movies — all on their handheld devices.
These gadgets are changing the way people teach, learn, work and communicate, and are so firmly rooted in our daily lives, a clinical disorder called nomophobia (fear of being without a cellphone) has become prevalent on many college campuses. It's clear these devices aren't just used for Facebook anymore. Higher ed community members are using smartphones to help navigate through classes and campus life, and to stay connected to family and colleagues around the globe.
At Penn State, thousands of students bring an arsenal of wireless-capable devices to campus each semester and connect them to such network-intensive applications as Skype, Hulu, Netflix and YouTube. The University is working hard to ensure wireless connectivity is available seamlessly across all campuses and is implementing mobile friendly resources securely and efficiently.
"With the enormous escalation in mobility use," said Kevin Morooney, vice provost for information technology (IT), "it's essential for Penn State to make it possible for students, faculty and staff to have the connectivity they need for the wide spectrum of teaching, learning and research technologies available today."
The rapid proliferation of devices coupled with a continual flood of data can put a strain on the University's wireless network, agrees Chuck Enfield, IT manager and co-chair of the Penn State Wireless Steering Committee. "This fall, Penn State's network has been handling data from roughly 35,000 devices connected simultaneously on the wireless network, as compared to 25,000 last spring," he observed. "So, this creates a lot of challenges for us."
To meet this ever-growing demand, several years ago, Penn State upgraded and expanded wireless across all campuses. The time it takes to connect to the network has decreased dramatically — from about one minute to now nearly instantaneously. In addition, Wi-Fi coverage between buildings has been increased.
However, Enfield said the intrinsic nature of each specific mobile device means that connection problems can still exist. Many devices deactivate their internal wireless when powered on to preserve battery life, which can hinder their ability to use the wireless network. The device is still connected to the wireless, but it's missing critical transmissions required to work properly.
"For a device to perform well on the network, it needs to be awake, transmitting and listening," Enfield added. "In addition, some types of devices are unable to connect to Penn State wireless because they don't have the proper secure authentication methods required. Currently, Windows Phones, Blackberry phones, eReaders like NOOK, non-Fire Kindles and handheld gaming machines are not yet able to connect."
Toward a more mobile campus
To combat the ever-increasing need for Internet bandwidth due to the influx of wireless electronics, a multi-phased $8.5 million upgrade project will enhance and expand Wi-Fi coverage across Penn State's campuses during the next three years. The project will make a number of additions and improvements to the University's wireless system. For example, the wireless foundation will be serviced and replaced where needed. New equipment will be added and a significant amount of equipment will be upgraded. Areas on campus with spotty coverage will be brought up to new standards, and wireless services will be provided where coverage does not yet exist.
"We're working on addressing the needs of our students, faculty, staff and visitors by filling in coverage gaps in areas with substandard coverage, replacing incompatible or outdated equipment and developing ways to manage the exponential growth of wireless use at the University into the future," Morooney explained.
Anytime, anywhere ...
Penn State has already put the wheels in motion to make Wi-Fi available in residence hall rooms campus-wide. In May, the office of Housing, Food Services and Residential Life began providing wireless networks that will eventually service all Penn State student rooms and apartments. When completed, the new housing network will stretch to every residence hall at Penn State's nine residential campuses. The project will install approximately one access point in every three-student room to ensure complete network coverage.
In the meantime, all of Penn State's residence halls will continue to offer wireless coverage in common areas and study lounges, and students in residence halls waiting for wireless coverage in their rooms will still be able to use a wireless router setup from Residential Computing (ResCom) to connect their devices.
While students are looking forward to total housing coverage in the near future, all Penn State community members can now visit http://m.psu.edu — the mobile version of the University's home page — for essential campus information and on-the-go needs. The mobile site is easy to use, with large icons that provide links to emergency alerts, a bus schedule, the campus map and wireless configuration, among others.
Fortunately, despite the expanding number of mobile-friendly resources, there's just one simple process for getting connected to wireless at Penn State. Students, faculty and staff who need a helping hand will find one at the IT Service Desk.
Situated in two locations on the University Park campus — or reachable by phone at 814-865-HELP (4357) or email at email@example.com — the IT Service Desk is available to assist Penn State community members with personal devices and wireless setup. Students living on-campus at University Park also have the option of turning to ResCom for computer support. ResCom is located in the commons areas of each residence hall.
Penn State's gadget and mobility device users can also find step-by-step instructions and download Wireless 2.0 installers, by visiting Penn State's IT Knowledge Base at http://kb.its.psu.edu/article/678. A Penn State Access Account log-in is required. To learn more, visit http://wireless.psu.edu.
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17 November, 2009
InsaneA friend of mine said, "Hey, there's a new band playing at the Fronton. They stand for all the right things. Let's go!" So, we went to our first U2 concert with about 300 other people (yes, I said 300). It was insane and I fell in love with them from the first note of the first song. I never realized I was standing in front of history in the making! I've followed them ever since. Thank you for being such amazing givers U2!
06 October, 2009
Awesome introductionThis was my first U2 concert. I was 21 and just heard on the radio New Year's Day, then heard the band was going to be in Orlando. Had to see them, and so glad I did. I was totally blown away. The opening act was The Alarm. I think tickets were like $5 or so. Quite a steal indeed. Great, great show. Bono was amazing, and totally took control of the audience. He even stopped the show briefly when some punkers near the stage were getting too rough. "We see enough violence in our control, we don't need to see it here." Bono shouted. I have seen them since like six or seven times, but you never forget your first. And from that night on, U2 was my favorite band and will always be.


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Second year in a row! I don't have a proper write-up for this, but here we go with some details:
Five of us piled 5 deep into Molly's car after I read some Dr. Seuss in her class for a national reading day. My vocab word was 'deforestation'.
Got to Furnace Creek and checked into our room. Room, what? Megan, Molly and Jen volunteered so we got a free room. Jack and I slept in here and Morgan, John UCLA and another UCLA friend of theirs camped.
In AM we met up for start and Chris Kostman informed everyone that the 17 miles to Badwater was mostly gravel b/c of construction. What the fuck? First I got a flat. Then the UCLA snapped off his derailleur hanger on a $10,000 Colnago! Holy shit. It got hot (surprise!) and our crew was struggling a bit. The course is a 150-mile out and back and then a 50-mile out and back from the start. Last year a bunch of riders quit here. Jack showed some signs he is not invincible and had a rough time on the last 50, but pulled it off. 508 winner Kenny Fast Truck Gecko Souza rode the course in like 10 hours. Geez.
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The NCCCO Tower Crane Task Force that determined the content of the certification exams was made up of experts from all aspects of the crane industry—crane operators, training directors, managers, supervisors, manufacturers—who together represent many thousands of hours of crane-related experience. These volunteers gave freely of their time and expertise with the goal of improving the safety of all whose work brings them into contact with cranes and lifting equipment.
Visit How to Test for instructions on applying for and taking CCO Written and Practical Exams; visit How to Recertify for instructions on recertification.
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In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
Cauliflower sandwiches are a tricky sell, but the one on Animals' menu was hard to resist: curried cauliflower in large chunks, walnut paté, pickled onions, frisée, cucumber, mint and hot sauce (mayo made with puréed cauliflower).
Like its Pulled Bacon counterpart, this sandwich is dominated by a chewy baguette that struggles to hold its fillings. But bready issues aside, the mild flavor of the cauliflower takes well to the curry spices, a subtle sweetness that balances out the nutty paté and slightly tangy onions. With cool mint and cucumber, and creamy mayo, this is a surprisingly complex vegetarian sandwich that delivers on its promises. At $10, it's on the smaller side, but you could always ask for extra animal crackers if it's just not enough.
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Birmingham, Alabama
Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for being here today and for covering this event, which launches a pivotal moment in a movement no less historic and important than the great Civil Rights Movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his brother A.D., and their colleagues.
Since 1973, there has been a wound in the heart of America, a wound in the hearts of both young and old, of Republicans and Democrats, of Blacks and Whites, of rich and poor. There has been a wound inflicted upon this great nation, which was conceived in liberty, and which claimed both its freedom and its greatness in the acknowledgement of its God.
This wound, perpetuated by slogans invoking freedom, has proven to be freedom's very antithesis. It has destroyed human bodies and enslaved human souls. It has unleashed violence against human life on a scale matched by no war or act of terrorism, by no disease or condition of poverty. Neither AIDS nor drug abuse, neither gang violence nor guns, neither racial tension nor international tension, neither infant mortality nor old age, has caused as much death and destruction as this single wound on America – the wound of legal abortion.
That wound was brought about not by an informed electorate, nor by an involved Church. It was not the result of the vote of the people or the lobbying of their legislators. It was neither the fruit of an educated populace nor of a compassionate movement.
Rather, the wound of legal abortion was imposed on us by the judicial decree of seven people sitting in Washington DC. That wound was inflicted upon us because of a blind spot that fails to acknowledge our youngest brothers and sisters, an eclipse of conscience that says that "the word person does not include the unborn." And this blind spot has enslaved us and has enslaved the children living and growing in their mothers' wombs.
It has enslaved us because it has made us unwilling and afraid to apply the great promise of freedom to the smallest human beings. It has made us unwilling and afraid to insist that "liberty and justice for all" really belong to all, including the children yet in the womb. It has made us unwilling and afraid to declare that human rights begin when human lives begin, and not one moment later. It has made us unwilling and afraid to speak up, to break the silence, and to confront the conscience of America, or of our neighbor, our classmate, our co-worker, or our relative.
This blind spot has caused clergy to be afraid to speak up for their unborn neighbors, has caused our fellow citizens to be afraid to interfere with someone else's choice, even when that choice kills a baby, and has caused public officials to forget the difference between serving the public and killing the public.
We are here today for one simple purpose: to declare that it's time for this enslavement to legal abortion to end. We are here to proclaim freedom for the unborn!
We are here to launch a movement within the great pro-life movement, a movement of Freedom Rides for the Unborn. Like the Freedom Rides of five decades ago, these freedom rides symbolize the principle of the greater movement of which they are a part, namely, that justice and equal protection of human rights, belong to each and every human being, regardless of size or age or any other condition.
We are here to launch pro-life Freedom Rides.
This is a non-partisan movement. It does not take its birth or owe its loyalty to any political party, but rather insists that every political party be free of the illusion that it can deny the right to life.
This is an interdenominational movement. It embraces people of every faith background, and even welcomes people of no religious faith who nevertheless embrace the vision of equal protection for every human life.
This is a non-violent movement. Bloodshed is never the answer to bloodshed, and respect for life respects also those who set themselves against our beliefs and purposes.
This is a compassionate movement, that will promote healing to all women and men who have suffered the loss of a child to abortion.
This is a diverse movement. It embraces and brings visibility to every facet of the pro-life movement, in all its diversity. No part of the pro-life movement is excluded from the Freedom Rides.
The Pro-life Freedom Rides will begin with a period of intense prayer to end abortion. This will begin on Pentecost Sunday, May 23, and last until Independence Day, on Sunday, July 4. We will call on Churches and individuals to pray as they have never prayed before, for an end to abortion.
Then, on July 21, the rides themselves will begin here in Birmingham, and pro-life people from across the nation will be invited. After that initial summer ride, there will be multiple rides in multiple cities. But along with the rides themselves, we call upon all our fellow citizens to become "Freedom Riders for the Unborn," and will provide coordinated activities that can be carried out simultaneously, whether one's city hosts a ride or not.
All these activities will highlight the theme of freedom.
Pro-life education will free people from the lies and misinformation that perpetuate the abortion industry.
Pregnancy centers and other alternatives to abortion will free people from the despair that makes them feel abortion is their only choice.
Efforts of healing after abortion will free people from the burden of guilt and shame.
Political and legislative activity will free our nation from the unjust policies that masquerade as valid laws but in reality are nothing more than acts of violence.
And all together, the work of this great pro-life movement, invigorated and unified by the Freedom Rides, will free the unborn from death and will free our nation from the illusion that we can choose to kill.
Ultimately, we can only dare to proclaim freedom today because we have already claimed the One who sets us free, Jesus Christ. He is risen from the dead, and has conquered the entire Kingdom of Death. In him, therefore, we declare that we are not just working for victory, we are working from victory. Victory is our starting point! That is why we can have the Freedom Rides, and that is why our nation can again become a nation of liberty and justice, not just for some, but for all!
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By Michele Batliner, CFCA multimedia editor
We were thrilled to receive such great feedback about the "thank-you" video that we posted last November.
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Long before Rosa Parks in 1955 refused to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Ala., to protest racial segregation, Homer Plessy had already been on a hot seat.
In 1892, Mr. Plessy, a shoemaker of mixed racial heritage, sat down in a "whites only" railroad car New Orleans defiantly expecting to be arrested as part of a planned protest.
He was. The resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson, eventually went to the US Supreme Court, which found against Plessy and for New Orleans Judge John Howard Ferguson, who had first ruled against Plessy. As a result the notorious concept of "separate but equal" treatment of African-Americans became set in US law until finally overturned in 1954's landmark case Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka.
[Editor's note: The original version of this article misspelled the full name of Judge Ferguson.]
Plessy v. Ferguson may seem like a historical embarrassment today, a court case best quietly forgotten. But two friends in New Orleans think it has lessons to teach.
Two years ago Phoebe Ferguson and Keith Plessy – each a descendent of a party in the case – formed the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation, a nonprofit group aimed at telling the stories of Homer Plessy and Judge Ferguson as well as advocating for better racial understanding today. On June 7, they helped mark Homer A. Plessy Day in New Orleans, commemorating the anniversary of Plessy's fateful arrest.
Though his court case was lost, it helped spark the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the later use of nonviolent civil disobedience to promote civil rights.
It also became known for the "Great Dissent" written by John Marshall Harlan, a former slave owner from Kentucky who was the only Supreme Court justice to disagree with the majority in the 7-1 decision. "Our constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law," Justice Harlan wrote. "The arbitrary separation of citizens on the basis of race ... cannot be justified upon any legal grounds."
Phoebe Ferguson, a documentary filmmaker living in New York, hadn't learned of her infamous great-great grandfather until she received a call a few years ago from someone who had bought Judge Ferguson's former home in New Orleans. He wanted to find descendants to learn more about the house. Growing up in New Orleans, she was told nothing of her connection to Judge Ferguson. After the call she rushed to look at a family tree her sister had just sent her. There was Judge Ferguson.
"I was like 'Oh, my God'" Ms. Ferguson says. "I was pretty taken aback." She had grown up in New Orleans with segregation and Jim Crow laws and had seen the hardships and heartbreaks those laws created.
She was introduced to Keith Plessy in 2004 by Keith Weldon Medley, the author of the book "We as Freemen – Plessy v. Ferguson – The Fight Against Legal Segregation."
"I went up to [Keith Plessy] and said, 'Hi, I'm Phoebe Ferguson.' And he said, 'I'm Keith Plessy.' And suddenly I felt overwhelmed by this guilt, I guess," she says, recalling that day. "It just came out, I guess. And he said, 'Hey, it's no longer Plessy versus Ferguson. It's Plessy and Ferguson.'
"That was amazing. We realized that we were both just fascinated with the history and the genealogy of [the case], and that we both really cared about it."
Mr. Plessy, a doorman at a New Orleans hotel, and Ferguson have become good friends since and in 2009 formed the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation.
After appearing at a number of events together they realize that they have become a symbol of how attitudes toward race have changed over the past century.
"Sometimes we don't have to do or say anything, it's just [people seeing] that we are friends," Ferguson says. "But obviously we have a lot we want to do."
The foundation has erected a historical plaque on the site where Plessy was arrested and another that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the integration of New Orleans public schools in 1960. They hope to move the foundation into a building that will be part of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.
The site would have exhibition space and the foundation's offices. It would be "a place where people can actually talk about race and have forums on difficult subjects," Ferguson says.
Though both still have other jobs now, "We hope that in the near future this will be a full-time job. We have a lot of initiatives we'd like to get off the ground."
She has become an advocate for the New Orleans public schools, which still have a long way to go to recover from 2005's Hurricane Katrina, she says.
Ferguson had been living in New York working on a documentary film about New Orleans' African American social clubs called "Member of the Club" when the hurricane hit.
She rounded up a rental truck full of supplies and hurried back to the city. Nearly everyone seen in her film "was wiped out" by Katrina, she says.