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The House of Israel and Judah Showing Identity to Many
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It was over 13 years ago when I first gained understanding of just who America and Britain were through history and in prophecy for these end times. What you are about to read 'will totally fascinate your mind just as it did mine' because when God allows we can never stop learning in great depth with great detail: and that is because all I do is seek God's direction for all that I write -- or in this case share because as part of Christ's body we all have different functions direction and knowledge which is understanding – Therefore I always learn and love anything new entering my mind; and if you truly love our Lord and God the Father, you also have a strong desire to learn truth. The author below has fed me well just as he will feed any seeking very important truth directly from the words of our Lord with no manmade guesses or interpretations that only steal and destroy truth.
The House of Israel
by Lynn Ridenhour
"…The number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which can not be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, that it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together,and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come out of the land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel (deliverance)." --Hosea 1:10,11
The House of Israel—what a blessed truth!
This truth will revolutionize your life. It did mine. As a Protestant minister for over 36 years, I never knew the Bible taught…
The House of Israel
First, when we're talking about Israel, we really mean Judah, whether we realize it or not. However, the Jews are not Israel, but descendants of the southern kingdom, Judah. The majority of Protestants never make the above distinction.
Historical Background
Perhaps we'd best begin by giving a brief overview of Israel's history.
David succeeded Saul as King of Judah around 1,000 BC. When David died, his son Solomon caused his people to sin, which resulted in the kingdom being divided into two separate kingdoms (I Kings 11:29-36).
Ten tribes, under the leadership of Ephraim, formed the "Northern Kingdom of Israel" with Samaria as its capital and Jeroboam as its king. The other two tribes of Judah and Benjamin (with some of the tribe of Levi) formed what was known as the "Southern Kingdom of Judah." Their capital was located at Jerusalem and Rehoboam (Solomon's son) was their king (I Kings 12:19).
So Jeroboam is king of the Northern kingdom and Rehoboam, the king of the Southern kingdom.
The 11th and 12th chapters of First Kings record the break up, with a son of the royal family as king over one kingdom, and a son of the House of Joseph as king over the other and larger kingdom.
The two kingdoms became known as the house of Judah and the house of Israel (Jer.3:18). The Jews (house of Judah) stayed in the land of Israel while the ten tribes (house of Israel) migrated primarily northwest and became identified as the "lost house of Israel." Many Bible students believe the ten tribes eventually migrated into Europe, then to America.
Ephraim and Manasseh
For an important side note, Joseph had two sons in Egypt, Ephraim and Manasseh, by an Egyptian woman. While Jacob lay dying, the Holy Spirit told him that Ephraim was chosen by the Lord as the inheritor of the birthright (Gen.48). Though Ephraim inherited the birthright, the name "Israel" was given to both sons. That's an important distinction: "…Let my name [Israel] be named on them" (Gen.48:16). On both sons.
Ephraim was set before Manasseh, both nationally and tribally, but they were to grow together until they became a multitude of people in the midst of the earth. Eventually Manasseh was to become a separate nation, and as such was to be a great nation, but Ephraim was to become a multitude, or a "company of nations" (Gen.48:19).
"…His glory is like the firstlings of his bullock, and his horn are like the horns of the unicorn; with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth, and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh." --Deut.33:17
Note the ten thousands of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.
Let's end our overview here for now and return to it later. Suffice it to say, there are two very distinct houses in scripture (something this Baptist preacher wasn't aware of)—the house of Judah and the house of Israel. And they're not the same.
The Two Houses
What a blessed thought. Two houses. Two distinct peoples. Which brings up a very thought-provoking observation: all Israelites are not Jews! Just as all Americans are not Californians.
As a Baptist minister, I was totally caught off guard the first time I discovered the "two houses" in the Bible. I had no idea there was such an array of scriptures pointing out that distinction (Jer.33:7; Jer.30:3,4; Jer.32:30; Jer.3:8; Jer.3:11, Hosea 1:11).
"…I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will have mercy upon the house of Judah…" –Hosea 1:6,7
"…For as a girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah…" –Jer.13:11
These scriptures raise the inevitable question—then who are the Jews?
The Name "Jew"
The name is really a derivative, or shall we say, corruption of the name "Judah." (Singular: Ju-dah, or Jew-dah. Plural: Ju-dahs, or Jew-dahs). The names "Jew" or "Jews" are applied only to the people who composed the kingdom of Judah. It was their land only that became designated as "Judah" and "all Judah," or finally, "becoming known as "Judea" and "Judea" and "all Jewry."
Thus, the following distinction…
We do not say that the Jews are not Israelites, just as we do not say that Californians are not Americans. We do say—all Americans are not Californians, and likewise, all Jews are not Israelites. California is part of America; but we could write the history of California without writing a history of America. And we could write a history of the southern kingdom without writing a history of the northern kingdom. In other words, we could write the history of the Jews and not write the history of Israel.
I can say it no plainer. Let's go on.
The scriptural law of "first mention" might help us. When was the word "Jew" first mentioned in the Bible? It was not until more than two hundred years after the revolt of the ten tribes from the house of David. "…At that time Rezin king of Syria…drave the Jews from Elath…and out of the hand of the king of Israel…" (II Kings 16:6. Note: the king of Syria was called upon to help save the Jews from the hand of Israel!)
E. Raymond Capt, biblical archaeologist, states, "…The name 'Jew' cannot be correctly utilized to designate any of the other 'Lost Tribes of Israel'" (Missing Links Discovered in Assyrian Tablets, p.93).
Where does that leave us? For one thing, we know the common error of Protestant Christianity in general has been to regard the Jews as the whole house of Israel. I might add—distinguishing Israel from Judah, understanding there are two houses changes the entire complexion of latter-day prophecy for me. For one thing, my attention has been drawn to the house of Israel, not the land of Israel.
I want to know more about the ten tribes. What happened to them? For somehow, I believe their fate is my fate. Their spirituality in these last days is somehow linked to mine.
Simply put, what happened to the ten tribes? They were dispersed.
The Dispersion
"…In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes." --II Kings 17:6
"…So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day…" --II Kings 17:23
Israel was carried away into Media and the Jews were carried away into Babylon. The Jews' captivity occurred in 588 BC. (As a footnote, the prophet Amos had prophesied concerning the captivity and return of the ten-tribed kingdom one hundred and ninety-nine years before the Jews went into Babylon.)
It is a well-known fact among Protestant Christians that the Jews returned to their homeland after their release from captivity. It is not well known that no tribe of the northern kingdom, no children of Israel, have ever returned to and dwelt in their former home. And it will not do to make the statement "…the northern tribes ceased to exist…" The proclamation is too reductionistic. Besides, history clearly refutes such an idea.
Media, to whom Israel was exiled, extended north and south from two hundred and fifty to three hundred miles. In this region the ten tribes disappeared as a nation, and ceased to be known by the name of Israel. The areas where the captive Israelites was settled have been located. Most were in Upper Mesopotamia, which at that time formed part of the Assyrian Empire. The area is now best known as Turkey and Asia.
There have been recent discoveries of Assyrian tablets that reveal the fate of the Lost Tribes of Israel. The Assyrians called the Israelites, according to these tablets, such names as "Khumri" or "Khormi". Around 707 BC a people known as "Gimira" and "Gamera" were recorded. It is believed these names are Assyrian names for the Israelites.
The names "Sacae" or "Sakka" (Scythians) are probably derived from "Isaaca" or "house of Isaac." Raymond Capt points out the discoveries:
"…It can now be truly said—archaeology has solved two great mysteries, both occurring at the same time in history:
- What happened to the countless thousands of Israelites that disappeared into Assyrian Captivity?
- Where did the countless thousands of Scythians and Cimmerians come from?
Both mysteries no longer exist. The so-called 'Lost Tribes' of Israel were really never 'lost.' They only lost their identity during their captivity in Assyria." --Missing Links Discovered in Assyrian Tablets, pp. 122, 123
Think about it. It is almost inconceivable that the tribe of Judah, after centuries of persecution, should number in the millions and the ten tribes not be of still greater numbers. Perhaps tens of millions. Neither does it seem conceivable that the ten tribes since the dispersion should become mixed with other races and so lose their identity as to be lost forever, so lost that God could not find them—a popular notion with most Protestant Christians. Especially after the promise God made to the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, concerning Israel. God promised that not one would remain lost (Amos (9:9)! The Lost Tribes are lost. They're lost as to their identity. But not to God.
Israel was given a prophecy that she would eventually return (Amos 9:14,15) but first the Lord would "…sift the house of Israel among all nations…" (Amos 9:9).
It bears repeating—Amos prophesied Israel's return from captivity before the Jews were captured by the Babylonians. That precludes any belief that Amos' prophecies were fulfilled when the Jews returned from Babylonian captivity.
Then what happened to Israel? Where did the ten tribes go? They went northwest.
The Migration
"…Listen, O isles, unto me, and harken, ye people from far; thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified." --Isa.49:1-3
"…Therefore will I cast you out of this land, into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers, and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not show you favor. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall be no more said, The Lord liveth, that brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; but the Lord liveth that brought the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them; and I will bring them again unto their land that I gave unto their fathers." --Jer.16:13-15
There are other scriptures that speak of the migration (Jer.3:9,10; Ezek.16:35-63).
Note three things about Jeremiah's prophecy:
- "…I will cast you out of this land…" We know they were taken into Assyria.
- "…Into a land that ye know not…" They were not to remain in Assyria. They were familiar with that land.
- …Neither ye nor your fathers…" They migrated to a land unknown to the entire race, a land a long way from their home. They were to move on through the nations, into unknown regions, into the uninhabited, unexplored wilderness
"…Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel" (Jer.31:2).
So, while Israel was taken to Assyria, they were not to stay there, but to wander into an unknown country called "the wilderness." Eventually, when becoming "many nations" had fulfilled their destiny, the Lord would begin gathering them from the north and the west.
"…Behold, these [Israel in the isles] shall come from far, and lo, these from the north and from the west…The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait [cramped] for me, a place to me that I may dwell." --Isa.49:12, 20
Here are five points worthy of summary:
- Ephraim (Israel) follows after an east wind (Hos.12:1). That meant the tribes traveled west.
- They passed through a narrow passage (Micah 2:13). This "gate" or "narrow passage," which is among the headquarters of the Euphrates, is known as the "Caucasian Pass," or the "Pass of Dariel." Ancient writings sometimes refer to it as the "Pass of Israel."
- Ezekiel said they traveled through "great waters" and Jeremiah said they came to a group of "isles" (Ezek.27:26; Jer.31:9,10).
- Isaiah said they were to remain in the isles to "…let the people renew their strength…" (Isa.41:12).
- Once the house of Israel had become strong, the Lord would regather them "from the north and the west," and they would return to their homeland " (Isa.49:12, 20).
Veil Lifted from Abrahamic Nations
Israel is now in the wilderness surrounded by foes. The ten tribes were being "sifted among all nations, like corn is sifted in a sieve." They were to "abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an epod, and without a teraphim."
But the prophecy includes the promise, "…Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God…" For now, God said to them, they are "not my people." Later he would "…heal their backsliding, I will love them freely" (Hos.14:4).
They moved toward the north, and as they journeyed, they came in contact with various tribes under different names: the Jutes of Denmark, the Angles who dwelt on the east side of the Elbe, and the Saxons north of the modern Schleswig.
The Saxons are spoken of as being "powerful." The Jutes and Angles joined with them, and together they made descent upon the coast of Britain.
Sons of Isaac
It is a well-documented fact that the word "Saxon" is derived from the Hebrew name "I—saac." The affix meaning "sons of." "Sons of Isaac." The Saxons are the Sons of Isaac!
Etymologist, Professor Yatman of England, concerning the root of the word Saxon, says that the Persians used the terms Sacae and Scythian as convertible, "…whether from a corrupt rendering of one from the other or because the Sacae, a great tribe of Scythians (wanderers) bordering upon them, were so called by a tribal name."
Here's an interesting passage:
…"The vast tract, chiefly consisting of grassy plains, which lies north of the Black Sea, the Causcasus, the Caspian, and the Jaxartes-Syhun River, were inhabited in ancient times by a race or races, known to the Asiatics as Sacae, to the Greeks as Scythians. These are the people 700 years before Christ who are the ancestors of the British people…Where Israel is lost, there the Saxon is found." --History of Anglo-Saxon, pp. 70,71
"…Where Israel is lost, there the Saxon is found…" Interesting.
Of the fact of the identity of the Sacae and the Scythians there is no doubting whatsoever. These people called their country Sacasena. It is equally clear, says Yatman, that the Saxons of England were the Scythians of Celte-Scythians. Plutarch, Tacitus, Ptolemy, and many authors accurately describe their geographical position in Europe.
Ptolemy finds the Saxon in a race of Scythians, called Sakai, who came from Media.
Pliny says, "…The Sakai were among the most distinguished people of Scythia, who settled in Armenia, and were called Sacae-Sani."
Albinus says, "…The Saxons were descended from the ancient Sacae of Asia."
Here's an interesting bit of trivia in considering the similarity between Israel and Saxon. The Ephraimite could not pronounce the word Shibboleth, but pronounced it Sibboleth, leaving out the one letter of the alphabet that causes the Englishman of today to be recognized wherever the English language is used (Judges 12:5,6).
Another bit of trivia. It seems that the house of Joseph ("…In Isaac shall thy seed be called…") preferred the name "Isaac"whereas the Jews preferred the name "Jacob."
Israel clung to the name of Isaac, especially after they were taken into captivity. They dropped the name of Israel and called themselves "Saac," "Sacae," or "Saxae" (Latin derivative) which is nothing more than the Hebrew name of Isaac.
Yet another bit of trivia. Israel was known as a people of the covenant. The word "British" means "Covenant Man." Which takes us to…
Israel in the Isles
"…Thus saith the Lord…I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant people…to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages." --Isa.49:8
The Hebrew word for "covenant" is Beriyth, which in Judges 8:33 and 9:14 is used as a proper name. It is transferred (not translated) into the English text. The Hebrew words Ben-iysh Yemiyniy are translated "Son of a man of Jemini." Ben means "a son," Iysh, "a man," and Yemiyniy, Jemini. The anglicized form of these words is "Ben, ish" and "jamin." Taken together, they mean "A man of Benjamin, or a Banjaminite."
We simply point out—ish in Hebrew means a man. Now back to the Hebrew word for "covenant," which in its original form has no vowel, but which in its Anglicized form retains the vowel i to preserve the y sound, and we have Brith, which joined with ish is Brith-ish, and means "A Covenant Man."
The connections are obvious: "A British Man." "A Covenant Man." British people living in the "far isles." The people of Waels call themselves in ancient Welsh, "Brythy Brithan," or "Briths of Briton," which means "The Covenanters" or "the land of the covenant."
Going back to Isaiah's phrase, "…I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to inherit the desolate heritages." As a people of the covenant, Israel is appointed to establish uninhabited places of the earth. These desolate localities are given to Israel as an inheritance. She has need of them in fulfilling the destiny of the birthright kingdom of Israel—that of becoming many nations, or a company of nations.
Of course, the parallel with Britain is obvious—one of the first national characteristics mentioned in prophecy concerning Isaac's seed is "…they shall possess the gates [ports] of those that hate them" (Gen.22:17).
Gates are entrances. National gates are called "ports." The Anglo-Saxon world controls today nearly all the national gateways of the world.
America and England have at one time or another controlled not only the ports of the British Isles and those in Australian waters, but also Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Malta, Alexandria, Cyprus Island, gates into China, the German Ocean, the Cape gate into the Indian Ocean, and all the gates of India, gates along the east and west coasts of Africa, and the Cape Horn gate from the Atlantic into the Pacific Ocean.
"…They shall possess the gates of those that hate them…"
More trivia. Long ago, the Lord promised to Joseph as part of his birthright, "…the deep that croucheth beneath…" (Deut.33:13). Even the bottom of his vessels would be blessed!
Herein lies the connection, the parallel: England, like ancient Israel, has inherited "the desolate heritages" and has become a commonwealth of nations. A company of nations. "Many nations." She too possesses the gates of those that hate her. God has blessed even her vessels.
Let's examine…
England's Lost Child
I find the following passage fascinating:
"…For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even how be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears. The place is too strait [cramped] for me; give [a] place to me that I may dwell." --Isa.49:19-20
There is no other country on the face of the earth other than England that fits the above description. Here is a group of people called Israel living in the isles of the sea. She has lost one group of people, and yet her other children say that the place is still too small, too cramped. They ask the "Mother country" to give them a place also.
And so began England's colonization!
Her first child was called New England, but she lost it. After losing her American colonies, her work of colonizing non-populated portions of the world began.
In the past, England has colonized Prince Edward's Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Vancouver's Island, New Foundland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, British India, the Fiji Islands, and parts of Africa, Egypt and China.
Isaiah's prophecy was truly fulfilled through God's covenant people, "…to establish the earth, to inherit the desolate places…" (Isa.49:8).
Prophecy has gone forth that the sun will never set upon the earth but that some member of the Davidic family is not holding the sceptre somewhere (I Kings 8:25; Psalm 89:36).
Ephraim and Manasseh
Let's briefly talk about Joseph's two sons from Egypt, Ephraim and Manasseh. While Israel (Jacob) lay dying, a portion of his blessing on the two sons was "…Let my name [Israel] be named on them" (Gen.48:16). In other words, the descendants of both Ephraim and Manasseh were to be called Israelites. The name of Israel shall rest upon both sons and their descendants.
Included in the patriarch's blessing was the promise, "…[Manasseh] shall become a people, and he will be great; but truly his younger brother [Ephraim] shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations" (Gen.48:19).
Many students of scripture believe this is a prophecy of America and England.
Let's go a step further. Let's concern ourselves with "earthly things." Remember, Jesus said, "…If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things" (Jn.3:12). Even heraldry emblems match! Or "earthly things."
Heraldry Links
These two emblems, the unicorn and the lion, which were given to Israel (Numbers 24:8,9) are in the coat of arms of Great Britain!
"…Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth." --Psalm 60:4
Again, Jacob, before his death, called for his sons. He wanted to give them a blessing. In this blessing, Jacob likened each of his sons to either an animal, an object, or personal characteristics, which became his emblem, his tribe's emblem, and its descendants.
The heraldic emblems of Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, and the United States, are identical to those of ancient Israel!
A brief summary of parallels"
More trivia. Prophecy was perhaps fulfilled during the "100 day War," for Manasseh and Ephraim (England & America) lead allied troops into battle against the Prince of Persia (Iraq), that head demon of the Muslim religion.
For the first time in modern history, the two houses (Judah & Israel) fought together! Isn't it perhaps providential that England and America (house of Israel) and the house of Judah (known as modern day Israel) lead the allies in the Persian Gulf War. The house of Israel and the house of Judah were fighting side by side.
"…Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war; for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms." --Jer.51:19,20
Again, for the first time in modern history, the two houses (Judah & Israel) fought together. His truth indeed marches on! Even in our day. Let's move on…
The Lord scattered. And the Lord gathers. What about the latter-day gathering?
The Coming Exodus
If God dispersed Israel, he will gather her. The Bible says so.
"…Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land. And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all." --Ezekiel 37:21,22
God in these endtimes is going to make the two houses—Judah & Israel—one. No longer will there be two kingdoms of Christians and Jews. What a mighty army that will be!
The promised exodus…
"…Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord that it shall no more be said, 'the Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, but the Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them; and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers." --Jer.16:14-15
Here is a promised exodus more spectacular than the exodus of Israel out of Egypt!
"…In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping. They shall go, and seek the Lord their God. They shall ask the way to Zion…" --Jer.31:12
Israel arriving from the land of the north. Israel and Judah asking the way to Zion—those two great events haven't occurred yet, but they shall. Perhaps in our lifetime.
There's one more matter we must briefly discuss before we close our essay—the destiny of two lads.
Judah and Joseph
"…The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah…but the Birthright is Joseph's…" --Gen.49:10, I Chon.5:2
Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright—two prophetic promises earmarked for the endtime; two distinctive promises Protestant Christians, generally speaking, know little about. Let's briefly examine the distinction—Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright.
All the sceptre's blessings, privileges, and promises pertain to Judah, from whom comes the royal family of Israel's race. Jesus, our blessed Messiah, is from the tribe of Judah. Protestants know about the Messianic promise, the plan of salvation; they're familiar with Judah's Sceptre, Christ's bloodline. It's God's birthright promise to Joseph we've overlooked.
The Messianic covenant was separated from the birthright, and given to Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, while the birthright fell to Joseph. This individual separation of the Septre and the Birthright took place just previous to the death of Jacob.
Joseph was promised the Birthright. And what was that promised birthright? Land! Joseph's Land. The Promised Land. Joseph, through his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, was to become the father of many nations which were promised to the fathers of Israel. Nations and land were promised to Joseph and his descendants. Yes, Judah got the royal bloodline, but Joseph got the Promised Land.
And out of all the nations, out of all the lands upon the earth, there was one set aside to be "…choice above all others…" It was Joseph's land, the Americas. Saved for the endtime. And Joseph's descendants were to settle in Joseph's Land and become an Ensign to all other nations (Isa.5:26).
Two lads and their descendants, Joseph & Judah, both play prophetic roles in these endtimes. The Lord promised that a righteous branch would come from his seed—the Latter-day Saints of Israel!
Brothers and sisters, did you know you could very well be from that branch, the House of Israel?!
A Latter-day Israelite living in Joseph's land. r
The Fountainhead
From this grand truth—the House of Israel--flows the fountainhead of much truth.
I am not, in other words, a Latter-day Saint because I'm a Mormon or an RLDS or a Culterite or Strangite. Or because I believe the Book of Mormon. I'm a Latter-day Saint because I've had a marvelous revelation—I'm an Israelite! A Latter-day Israelite.
What joy that brings to the human heart.
It came to me by revelation. Hands one evening were laid upon my head and I was prophesied these words, "…your lineage is from the tribe of Joseph through Ephraim and all of the families of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob…"
To this day I embrace that revelation. I believe that revelation. And rejoice in it.
To have come forth from the lineage of Joseph…"and all of the families of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob…" There is no greater fountainhead of spirituality, I believe.
The gospel story indeed is one of lineage.
"…The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat…" (Matt.1:1).
You and I were begotten. The whole human race was begotten.
"…And Harry Edwin Ridenhour begat Lynn Edwin Ridenhour…" The gospel is excruciatingly personal. I am wonderfully made and marvelously connected! And so are you.
Connected to the fountainhead. All the way back to the tribe of Joseph. What a story we have to tell to the nations.
My testimony is--Israel lives!
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No escaping LA aces in upcoming series
SAN DIEGO -- The Dodgers held Zack Greinke back when they faced the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Aug. 1-4 because they wanted the right-hander to face the Cardinals. There's no escaping Greinke or Clayton Kershaw this week when the Cubs head to Dodger Stadium.
Jake Arrieta (1-0, 3.71 ERA) will face Greinke (12-3, 2.91) on Monday, and Travis Wood (7-10, 3.22) will start Tuesday against Kershaw (13-7, 1.72) in the first two games of the three-game series.
"Why did you have to bring that up? Let's talk about something else," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said when asked about the Dodgers series.
Told that he'll have the bus ride from San Diego to Los Angeles to think about it, Sveum laughed.
"You don't want to deal with that until it happens," he said. "They're on a roll that baseball hasn't seen in many, many years. Part of it is, obviously, the offense. But when you have Greinke, Kershaw going two out of five days, you're talking about two guys who can win Cy Youngs in any given year or throw a no-hitter on any given day. That's not something you want to think about until you arrive at Dodger Stadium [Monday]."
The Dodgers swept the four-game series at Wrigley, outscoring the Cubs, 16-6.


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Now one strongly believes that this one can't really go wrong. After all with names like Pritam, Shahid Kapoor, TIPS, UTV and Aziz Mirza involved, there is no reason why the music of Kismat Konnection shouldn't 'konnect' with the audience. Add to it the great run that everyone associated with the film is enjoying off late and one is led to believe that the music of Kismat Konnection would be just the right follow up to Pritam's hit brigade of 2008 - Race and Jannat. With lyrics by Sayeed Qadri and Shabbir Ahmed, one plays on the album with great anticipation.
It takes not more than 30 seconds to warm up to 'Aai Paapi (Tu Hai Meri Soniye) ' which sets the groove on from the very first note. With Shabbir Ahmed's mix of English and Hindi lyrics seemingly getting a glee on the face of Neeraj Sridhar, 'Aai Paapi' is the title song with the words 'Kismat Konnection' making an intermittent appearance. Though there is another male voice being quite prominent in the song throughout, it has surprisingly not been credited.
Coming back to this dance number which is quite a riot when it reappears in the 'remix version', 'Aai Paapi' has a word 'chartbuster' written all over it. Add to that the overall club feel of the song which should heat up the dance floors in weeks to come coupled with Shahid's energetic moves and you know that the song is a definite crowd puller.
Said to be Shahid's personal favorite song from the album, 'Bakhuda Tumhi Ho' brings together Atif Aslam and Pritam once again after 'Pehli Nazar Mein' [Race] . Written by Sayeed Quadri, the number has Alka Yagnik pairing as Aslam's co-singer even though she comes only mid-way into the song. The number is special since it merges styles of both Pritam and Atif Aslam and doesn't result in any of the two loosing their identity or taking over the show completely.
A beautiful melody that carries an Indian feel throughout and boasts of some eye catchy picturisation, courtesy the foreign outdoor locales it has been shot at, 'Bakuhda' is easily the second potentially successful number in a row after a rocking opening number.
Though one is not too sure about the relevance of a 'remix version' for a song like 'Bakhuda', one suspiciously plays it on. However, there is a surprise in store as this version doesn't harm the original even bit and doesn't even turn out to be a 'remix' in true sense. Instead it just comes with slightly different beats and rendition that only adds on to the effect and makes it a further enjoyable hearing.
The moment one sees the team of Shaan, Hard Kaur and Akruti Kakkar coming together for a song that goes like 'Move Your Body Now', you know what to expect. Well, what else but yet another urban rocking number which would set your feet tapping after very first listening! The song pretty much succeeds in doing so, especially due to coming together of varied styles brought to fore by the diverse set of singers that Pritam ropes in.
With fast paced beats keeping the tempo high for this yet another dance number which fuses Western and Punjabi style well, 'Move Your Body Now' has in it to give competition to the opening number as well and should certainly turn out to be yet another chartbuster addition to the album.
Later in the album, Adeel replaces Shaan for the second version of the song while ensuring that he too keeps the momentum on for the album. A song like this certainly deserves a 'remix version' and expectedly makes an appearance to make it three times the fun! It would be a surprise if this number doesn't turn out to be a big hit in weeks to come!
It's time to move into serene surroundings with the advent of 'Is This Love (Kahin Na Laage) ' which is written by Sayeed Quadri. While Shreya Ghoshal immediately gets on to the job, she is soon accompanied by Mohit Chouhan who sung a beautiful 'Tum Se Hi' for Pritam last year in Jab We Met.
Well, the impact is felt again in Kismat Konnection too as Mohit and Shreya get into yet another melodious outing which reflects the realization of love amongst the main protagonists of the story. Even though one doesn't really feel a need for the 'remix version' here, you don't really mind that due to intrinsically good sound that the song carries!
Bhangra beats mark the opening of 'Soniye Ve (Dhak Dhak Dhak) ' which soon comes so close to Pritam's own 'Chori Chori' from Garam Masala that one starts wondering whether the entire song would follow the same course. However, that's not really the case as this Shabbir Ahmed written song gets into a different rhythm after an alarmingly similar start. But does that make 'Soniye Ve' any better? Not exactly!
Even though this Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan song comes with trademark Pritam arrangements, the tune doesn't have much zing in it to be termed as one of THE tracks from the album. Yet again, the song arrives in a 'remix version' and while it does have a potential to warrant a promotional music video, one would rather go back to the numbers that one heard earlier in the album.
There are sure fire hits like 'Aai Paapi' and 'Move Your Body Now' in the album but beyond that it would require quite some push from the film itself to reflect in the album's sales. Though 'Bakhuda' and 'Is This Love' good, they would work mainly once the film becomes successful. Overall, Kismat Konnection promises to score well at the music stands but whether it matches up to the sales of a Race or a Jannat would have to be observed closely.


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Ex-Boyfriend has a great collection of designs that combine geeky themes with bizarre cuteness. Plants eating cities, while bunnies flee! Pirate bunnies on the high seas! Apes fighting planes on top of rhinos! It all makes perfect sense.
You can pick these awesome shirts up at Ex-Boyfriend, for $25 a pop. Many also come as hoodies.


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Day five: Abshire expressed marriage regret
Speaking in a soft– at times shaking– voice, Eric Abshire's high school sweetheart, Allison Crawford, testified unwillingly today and revealed that on the night of Justine's death, Abshire, with whom Crawford has two daughters, said he still had feelings for her.
"He asked if there was any chance for our relationship," Crawford recalled under oath of a late-night phone conversation she had with Abshire– one of more than 40 phone calls between the two on November 2, 2006, the last day of Justine Swartz Abshire's life. Crawford also testified that former dump truck operator Abshire, whom she first met at age 12 and began dating as a junior in high school in 1991, expressed regret that night that he'd married Justine.
"I may have made a mistake," Abshire allegedly told her less than two hours before he'd report finding Justine's mangled body on Taylorsville Road.
Crawford, who answered in the affirmative when asked by the prosecution if she'd "prefer not to be here," insisted, however, that the majority of her conversations with Abshire that day centered on the health of his mother, who'd been admitted to Martha Jefferson Hospital earlier and was "not doing well."
She also acknowledged that her relationship with Abshire had been continuous for 10 years, until 2001. Previous testimony has revealed Abshire and Justine began dating in 1999. Crawford said today that she'd met Justine only twice and had learned of Abshire's plan to marry just weeks before the wedding.
The May 28, 2006, wedding at the Mark Addy Inn near Nellysford was also a topic of testimony, as Justine's father, Steve Swartz, returned to the stand and recalled his new son-in-law's seeming lack of interest in the family affair on the day after the wedding.
"He departed, said he was going to ride motorcycles, and I didn't see him again," Swartz testified, recalling Abshire's absence at a planned lunch, dinner and wedding present-opening event. Justine, her father said, spent her second night of married life alone at the Inn.
Some court-watchers may have been surprised by the prosecutor's relatively brief questioning of Crawford, whose name has come up repeatedly through the course of the investigation and trial. There were no questions, for instance, about an alleged choking incident for which Crawford sought and received a protective order against Abshire, nor did prosecutors press her for details on any ongoing romantic involvement with Abshire after 2001, the year she testified their continuous relationship ended.
Much of the day's testimony centered on cell phone technology and on Abshire's use of his phone from the morning of November 2 through the evening of November 3, a time during which an astounding 397 calls were made to or sent from his phone.
Insurance claims adjusters also testified about several of the policies of which Abshire was the beneficiary. Before filing bankruptcy in 2009, he filed one claim and received nearly $330,000, a Prudential claims specialist testified. The money was used to pay off debts including back child support during his bankruptcy.
Justine's younger sister, Lauren Swartz, took the stand to describe matching red luggage she and Justine had received as Christmas presents from their parents around the year 2000. When Lauren came to Justine and Eric's Fredericksburg Road house following Justine's death, she testified, she searched for the luggage but was unable to locate it at the house or in a nearby storage unit. Abshire, she testified, said he "didn't know anything about it."
The prosecution is expected to rest its case on Wednesday, October 19.
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From what I see all the evidence is circumstantial, but I think Eric will get a long vacation.
PODCAST: The Hook's Courteney Stuart on this day's proceeding's in the Abshire trial: http://bit.ly/oyK7xE
Had he never heard of a DIVORCE or a broken engagement? Justine seemed like a meek, sweet creature--I hate she ever met this monster.
Courteney, Another reporter noted that there were no calls from Justine's phone after 7:00 p.m. on November 2, which seems like a very important detail, since it means that Justine didn't call Eric for help from her broken-down vehicle. Was that detail included in testimony?
i've been wondering the same thing, jc - but i also noticed that the site where i read that detail has since removed that statement from the article....courteney, i'm sure you're on this - curious to read what you discover!!
oops! ;) moderator, feel free to delete my duplicate comments.
Things are a little shaky right now. But I'm wandering about the red luggage, clothes that Justine was wearing, etc. Could the red luggage be missing because THIS man had this plan for a long time? Maybe her clothes didn't have tread marks from the tires of the SUV because he had a change of clothes for Justine and maybe the clothes w/tread marks are in the red luggage somewhere between where she was found and tim buk too.
The article is incorrect. Eric did not have a house in Fredericksburg.
GC : it says that Eric's HOUSE was located on Fredericksburg ROAD, which is in Green County and is in fact, the road he lived on. The article did not say he lived in Fredericksburg, VA.
The lack of a phone call from Justine's phone after 7 doesn't matter so much due in part to the car being planted at the scene. That part does seem odd though. Why would someone involve a stranger in a murder plot....unless he was really desperate at that point in time. It's really strange that Eric is the only one in that courtroom that knows what happened that night.


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Your Ultimate Guide to Creatine
Creatine is one of the most hyped, bashed, and hotly debated supplements on the market. In every supplement shop across the country people are buying the stuff, but when they get to the checkout they ask: What exactly does this do? Creatine is like a famous work of abstract art, it draws huge crowds of people all wondering what exactly they're looking at. Everybody has the same questions: is creatine safe and effective, or is it harmful and over praised?
I'm here to help you understand the science and application of creatine.
Creatine monohydrate ranks as one of the most analyzed and discussed supplements available on the market. It happens to be one of the most effective as well. This guide will teach you what creatine is (and its various incarnations), how creatine works, and why you should supplementing with it.
So what is Creatine?
Is it a steroid? Is it illegal? Will it turn my skin green and give me super powers so I can join the Avengers? No, creatine is not some radioactive supplement mined in the mountains Kazakhstan that the Government uses to make super soldiers; it's actually an organic acid that's found in various meats such as beef and fish.
Creatine is naturally made our bodies by three amino acids-glycine, arginine and methionine which makes it a non-essential nutrient (you don't need to consume it to survive). Once formed, it's stored in skeletal muscle as creatine phosphate.
Sounds riveting, but should I take it?
If you're reading this guide and have made it this far, you're probably wondering if taking a creatine supplement can help you. Before answering that question you have to ask yourself what your goals are. If the answer is a desire to put on muscle (any amount), increase your strength, or improve athletic performance, then you've come to the right place. If those don't sound like your particular brand of vodka, feel free to stop reading now, I won't be offended. Promise.
Creatine: A Fuel Injector for the Body
So let's look at how creatine works and aids in achieving your goals. To do that we need to get in our time machine and transport back to high school biology for some Energy 101 review.
Our bodies are like any other engine; we have to give it fuel to make it work. One of these fuel sources is called Adenosine Tri-Phosphate (ATP) and it helps in many activities, but is a primary fuel source in weight training and high intensity cardiovascular activity (think sprinting).
Normally the body's stores of ATP are broken down and depleted during these activities which make you feel fatigued and hinders your performance. This is where creatine comes in to lend a hand. As ATP breaks down, creatine phosphate helps to replenish the body's depleted levels. By performing this simple task, creatine aids your body to "put more gas in the tank" which will improve your strength, endurance, and overall efficiency.
So let's cut to the chase is it gonna make me big or not?
Creatine has also been shown to increase lean body mass in many of the studies done on it. The most common knock on creatine that I hear is "Yeah it makes you big, but its all water weight." Though this has some truth, it doesn't mean that you have 'fake' muscle for the duration of your creatine cycle that will deflate like a balloon the moment you discontinue use.
Creatine increases your body's intramuscular fluid (water held within the muscle itself) which actually helps to keep the muscles hydrated and has shown to keep it more anabolic (a state of process where tissue is built).
Ok, so which one do I buy?
Not only are there several manufactures to choose from, but creatine itself has multiplied like a family of rabbits. Now you have offspring with names like "Creatine Ethyl Ester" and "Creatine Decanoate" which are specialized versions. If you're just getting started on your creatine journey, than I suggest you stick with the golden child of the family: Creatine Monohydrate.
Creatine monohydrate is the most prevalent forms of creatine, it's the most studied and still the most tried and true form available.
As you try to narrow down the brand you want to go with, keep in mind that companies are not currently required to provide lab results for their products, but many of the top selling products offer lab certified analysis of their products which means you'll know you're taking something void of impurities.
To Load or Not to Load.
When getting started with creatine manufacturers often give one of two recommendations on usage. You can take somewhere between 3-5g (1/2-1 rounded tsp) per day which will saturate your muscles stores after a couple weeks. If you wish to speed up the saturation process you can "load" for 5-6 days which requires a significantly higher serving size, often three to five times the suggested amount (15-25g).
The biggest difference between the two is how much you'll spend on creatine. Both have proven to be effective.
A Word on Timing
As you compare products, one major difference in the "suggested directions" may jump out at you: when to use. Some manufacturers suggest pre-workout, others suggest post while some make drinks that you consume during the workout itself. I've even come across directions to take it only during a full moon to maximize results (kidding).
The truth is, it really doesn't matter; the most important thing is that you take it consistently to maintain muscular saturation. So if taking it pre-workout keeps you consistent, then go for it.
Too Good to be True
Before you rush to buy what sounds like a miracle supplement you need to be aware of the flip side of the creatine coin. On paper creatine would seem to dehydrate the body, thus in theory cause damage to the kidneys and liver. So far there is no clinical data to support this theory.
Long term studies have been conducted on creatine for over 20 years and have yet to demonstrate any negative side effects when recommended use is followed.
One complaint I hear often is that creatine causes gas and bloating. Usually this is a consequence of loading or using more than 5g for maintenance. The obvious remedy for this is to cease loading or back down your maintenance serving size to 3-5g. This isn't a product where the recommended amount is good so double that must be "gooder", doubling creatine intake isn't the secret to getting a great physique, it's the secret to frequent trips to the bathroom.
Let's Get Started!
The take-home of this guide is that creatine is one of the safest and most affordable products available today. If your goals are muscular size, strength, and performance then I recommend you get started today.


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ROCKFORD — About 300 homes in Rockford and Boone and Winnebago counties lost power this evening after a thunderstorm snapped tree limbs and power lines.
Power was expected to be returned to all residents late tonight or early Tuesday morning, ComEd spokesman Paul Callighan said.
The National Weather Service recorded wind gusts as high as 69 mph at 8:47 p.m. and .32 inches of rain by 10 p.m. at the Chicago-Rockford International Airport.
In addition to a severe thunderstorm warning that expired at 9:15 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for northern Ogle and all of Winnebago and Boone counties. The flash-flood warning was to remain in effect until 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Sheriff's departments in Winnebago, Boone and Ogle counties reported down tree limbs and power lines, but no serious accidents or injuries.
— Chris Green


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After long drought, playoffs return to Pittsburgh
PNC Park becomes fourth area ballpark to host postseason games
CINCINNATI -- The City of Champions will once again be the City of Postseason Baseball.
The Pirates will host the Cincinnati Reds in the National League Wild Card Game on Tuesday, a date arranged two-thirds of the way through the regular-season concluding set here dubbed the Dating Games.
As in, "Your place or mine?" The Bucs made sure it would be their place with Saturday's 8-3 homer-fueled win, following Friday night's 4-1 triumph.
"They're gonna be definitely excited to see us, as much as they have been all year," said Andrew McCutchen, who hit one of the Pirates' six home runs, of the fanbase. "Today, we showed how badly we wanted to go home, and were able to answer in a big way.
"It was great to get a big win, for the opportunity to go home and play the playoff game there."
While Tuesday's game will merely represent the starter's block into postseason play for one of these teams, it will be a seminal event in Pittsburgh's sport history.
A total of 611 MLB postseason games have been played between appearances by the Pirates: From Game 7 of the 1992 NL Championship Series to this, the opening game of the 2013 postseason.
PNC Park will become the fourth different Pittsburgh yard to host postseason baseball, following the tradition of Exposition Park, Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium.
"That's a long wait," said Neil Walker, who'd shared a big slice of it while growing up in the 'Burgh. "Our focus is winning games and series, and we play for each other more than anything else. But we also play for the city and the fans.
"We knew how big this series was, for getting that one-game playoff back home."
Marlon Byrd, dealt from the Mets to the Pirates in late August, hasn't known anything but a megawatt PNC Park, and he is looking for more plugged-in excitement.
"It'll be electric," the outfielder said. "This city, its sports fans .... they love their sports. They've had their Steelers and their Penguins, and have been waiting on their Pirates. And here we come.
"We wanted to make sure we're able to bring it back to Pittsburgh. One game. Now it's time to get it done."
The home field will be a nice treat. McCutchen, however, emphasized the location will merely be a convenience, not important to the Pirates' confidence.
Riffing on Cincinnati reliever Sam LeCure's pre-series hope the Reds could "get into the Pirates heads" to raise uncertainty about the Wild Card contest, McCutchen wondered whether his Pirates' two wins might have done the same to the Reds.
"If six home runs didn't, I don't know what will,' McCutchen said. "It shows that we're ready to play, regardless of where we are. We showed that no matter where the game would be played, we'll be ready to go.
"Now that it's at home ... it does make it a little better for us."


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Music Pioneer Moby Returns to the Festival Circuit
Electronic music phenomenon Moby, who is widely credited for helping ignite America's obsession with dance music, is back on the festival circuit with a new studio album. Megan Buerger joins Lunch Break with a look at the the reclusive artist's unusually collaborative effort. Photo: Eleanor Stills
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December is the month of Mac software, it seems. Freebies, scandal, charity, and everything in between! Now, we introduce to you MacSanta, which is just a group of developers who decided to get together and offer discounts on their software to Mac users for the holiday season.
There's no catch, no crazy hijinks you need to perform, and it's (for the most part) software that you've actually heard of. Rogue Amoeba, Bare Bones, Flying Meat, Karelia, Red Sweater, Unsanity, and Potion Factory are a few of the companies participating (although the list is actually longer than that), and you can get 20 percent off on any or all software titles of your choosing that are listed on the MacSanta page.
Some that catch my eye are BBEdit, Fission, Tangerine!, and VooDoo Pad, to name a few. All you have to do to get the 20 percent discount is to enter the coupon code "MACSANTA" when purchasing from each company's online store. After so much hubbub about Mac software this season, it's sometimes nice to just see plain old discounts.


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PITTSBURGH -- Citizens groups and nonprofits around the nation are asking questions about environmental and health impacts of natural gas hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and Pennsylvania charities are funding much of the debate, here and in other states.
Foundations from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh have provided more than $19 million for gas-drilling-related grants since 2009, according to an Associated Press review of charity data. The money has paid for scientific studies, films, radio programs, websites and even trout fishing groups that monitor water quality.
That's led to expressions of gratitude from those who say state and federal governments aren't doing enough on the issue, but also protests from some in the gas drilling industry, who claim there's bias in the campaigns.
"We are trying to be balanced. We will sacrifice the environment for nothing," said Robert Vagt, president of the Heinz Endowments, a Pittsburgh charity founded in 1941. The foundation, which is not affiliated with the company of the same name, has given more than $12 million to Cornell University, the Clean Air Council, the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, Duquesne University, the environmental law organization Earthjustice, the Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Trout Unlimited and others.
One scientist said some research wouldn't have happened without the Heinz support.
"Foundation support has been critical as we and others who study water have worked to understand how energy and water resources affect each other in southwestern Pennsylvania," Carnegie Mellon University professor Jeanne VanBriesen wrote in an email.
R. John Dawes, the executive director of the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, said Heinz funding "has been critical for citizen awareness and citizen input" on the gas drilling issue.
But the Marcellus Shale Coalition, a leading industry group, criticized what it sees as a "record of bankrolling organizations and institutions opposed to the safe development of job-creating American natural gas."
"As clean-burning natural gas from the Marcellus Shale is creating tens of thousands of jobs, enhancing air quality, providing lower energy costs for consumers and helping to make our region a manufacturing hub once again, it's ironic, if not disingenuous, that the Heinz Endowments claims to be focused on `solutions to challenges that are national in scope,'" said Steve Forde, a Shale Coalition spokesman.
The recipients of Heinz grants have a wide range of views. Some take no official position or just want better oversight, while others are clearly opposed to drilling.
For example, Earthjustice received a $50,000 Heinz grant to "ensure environmentally sustainable natural gas exploration and production in the Marcellus Shale." But the Earthjustice website calls fracking dangerous and shortsighted and said it's "poisoning our air and water and on its way to jeopardizing the health of millions more Americans," and instead urges investments in renewable energy.
Fracking has made it possible to tap into deep reserves of oil and gas but has also raised concerns about pollution. Large volumes of water, along with sand and hazardous chemicals, are injected underground to break rock apart and free the oil and gas. Contaminated wastewater from the process can leak from faulty well casings into aquifers, but it's often difficult to trace underground sources of pollution. Some studies also have shown air quality problems around gas wells, while others have indicated no problems.
Regulators contend that overall, water and air pollution problems are rare, but environmental groups and some scientists say there hasn't been enough research on those issues. The industry and many federal and state officials say the practice is safe when done properly, and many rules on air pollution and disclosure of the chemicals used in fracking are being strengthened.
Vagt said the Heinz Endowments simply feels that many questions about gas drilling still need answers.
"There are lots of positions being taken with a relative paucity of data. The potential consequences are serious and permanent," he said.
Heinz has also worked with gas drilling companies on projects, such as a study that EQT Co. supported that examines whether it makes environmental and financial sense to convert Pittsburgh's bus fleet to run on natural gas.
Andrew Johnson, a program officer with the William Penn Foundation based in Philadelphia, said that region's drinking water is a prime focus of the more than $2 million in grants they've awarded over the past year.
"The reason we're stepping up is to a large degree the Philadelphia water supply comes from the forested headwaters," Johnson said, adding that campaigns to get more federal oversight of gas drilling have been a priority.
"We've also tended to focus on efforts to encourage U.S. EPA to become more involved, mobilizing people to become actively engaged," he said of the federal Environmental Protection Agency. "It wasn't clear to us that what had been done was sufficient," he said of local and state efforts.
State officials have criticized EPA's involvement with gas drilling issues.
"This organization is welcome to spend its money however it chooses; but the truth is that in Pennsylvania, DEP's strong regulations ensure that drilling is done right," said Katy Gresh, director of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's communications office. "EPA oversight has never been necessary for us to make that pledge, and it is not necessary now."
The William Penn Foundation has given money to the Sierra Club, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the National Resources Defense Council, Trout Unlimited and others. Those groups have a range of opinions on gas drilling, from outright opposition to cautious support.
All the foundations say they're responding to needs that match their core missions, as well as simply helping people who are concerned about gas drilling.
John Rohe, the vice president for Pittsburgh's Colcom Foundation, said the group has provided about $4.8 million for gas-drilling-related projects, with a focus on helping people "who care about the land."


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NEA president demands that educator voices be heard
Van Roekel travels to Wisconsin to demonstrate support of 3.2 million NEA members
MADISON - February 17, 2011 -
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel is in Wisconsin today meeting with Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) President Mary Bell and WEAC members to let them know that the Association's 3.2 million members are solidly behind them in their efforts to stand up for Wisconsin's working families.
"I came here today to support our members, teachers and educators who are speaking up for public schools and the middle class. Our members are standing up to make sure that they have a seat at the table when decisions are made about schools and the quality of education," said Van Roekel. "Let there be no mistake: the views of teachers reflect their commitment to students. Educators are eager to offer their ideas and insight about how to help students succeed. To silence the voice of teachers can only diminish all of our work to make public schools great for all students."
Acknowledging Wisconsin's financial challenges, Van Roekel said the state needs strong and visionary leadership. "We need solutions, not scapegoats," he said. "Gov. Walker can't solve Wisconsin's problems by himself. Wisconsin teachers and educators are ready to join in the work on solutions. That is the essence of the 'Wisconsin Idea' and American ideals."
"Sadly, Wisconsin isn't the only place where there is a concerted effort on the part of some politicians and corporate leaders to weaken or eliminate the middle class," Van Roekel said. "Instead of repaying the CEOs and big donors who contributed to their campaigns, we have to hold these elected leaders accountable to do what is in the best interests of working people – not a few wealthy and powerful individuals."
"Middle class workers and their families are not asking for special treatment," Van Roekel said. "I know that teachers and public employees love Wisconsin and are willing to help shoulder the state's financial burdens, but they are not willing to give up their voice. We need balance and shared sacrifice. We need leaders who will come up with solutions that will strengthen state economies and create jobs. In fact, Gov. Walker's plan won't make Wisconsin stronger – it would increase the state's long-term debt – and it won't create any new jobs."
"I extend my heartfelt thanks to the working men and women of Wisconsin for refusing to bow to individuals and special interests who want to dismantle the rights of working Americans and the stability of middle class families. NEA stands proudly with you and together – we will not be silent or denied," Van Roekel said.
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Ray Bradbury's short story "All Summer in a Day" is a work of science fiction set in an elementary school on the planet Venus, where colonists from earth have established underground settlements full of long tunnels. In these complexes they live their lives and raise their children. Unfortunately, on Venus, rain is constant. It falls without stop, day in and day out, in massive showers. However, for one day, once every seven years, the rain does cease and the sun is briefly visible.
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On the day on which the story opens, the sun should be visible, at least according to the confident predictions of scientists. Most of the children in the school, all of whom are nine years old, have never seen the sun. They are too young to remember when it appeared seven years earlier. They have grown up in a gloomy, sunless world. However, one of them—a girl named Margot—has arrived from earth more recently and can vaguely recall how the sun appeared when she was there. She remembers its beauty and its warmth, and she misses it intensely. She tries to describe its appearance to others, and she even writes poems about it.
The other children, however, are skeptical about her testimony and even seem jealous or angry when she claims that she has actually seen the sun. They consider her aloof because she seems focused on memories of the summer and the sun. She has even come to detest the running water of the school showers, which she associates with the constant Venusian rain. The other children increasingly see Margot as different from themselves, and they especially hate her when they learn that her parents, fearful of the strong distress that Venusian life is causing their daughter, are planning to take her back to earth. One boy in particular seems especially hostile toward Margot. He treats her with contempt and even threatens her physically, thereby provoking the teacher's strong disapproval.
On the day the sun is supposed to appear, the other children are especially belligerent toward Margot. They suspect that the prediction of the sun's appearance is merely a joke. While their teacher is out of the room for a while, they lash out at Margot, who believes the scientists' forecast. The children decide to lock her in a distant closet, down a long tunnel, far away from the classroom. When their teacher returns, the teacher herself...
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I would not open the door but may display the pistol in the window next to the door.
I'm a firm believer that if the pistol comes out, it won't be for show. If the situation has progressed that far, someone will be getting a double tap. That's just me though, other's may have a different opinion. Displaying the pistol in a window next to the door won't help much if the other person is armed. The doors and walls of an RV will slow down a bullet from them, but I wouldn't depend on it stopping the bullet.
Be my luck the intruder would close the assist handle and we would be stuck in the RV until help came.
I almost did that to Deb one morning when I left for work. I'm sure you figured out enough about her, that you know that wouldn't have gone over very well.
I have pepper spray over the door, one item of concern is my door window is frosted can't see in or out, thinking of changing it, Thoughts? Have not had a problem to date.
around here,.... the 24 hour Walmarts have become magnets for homeless people living in their cars out in the busy parking lots. They often stand out in front with small children and panhandle money, They eat at the McDonald's and use the restrooms to take "Bird baths" in. It hurts me to see children and families living like this ... and for that reason I don't patronize Walmart.
200mbThose people are probably Wally's employees.RichH
there is a big difference in Walmarts here in Ca...the Walmart I went to in Laguna Hills, was different than the Walmart I saw in Inglewood.and you can't boon-dock in the Laguna Hills one.
But spoiled suburban kids...they just want to see the world burn because that's how bored and narcissistic they are.
Correct me if I am wrong Tony, as I remember it, you can not get a big rig into the Laguna Hills parking lot! Entrance too steep and twisty!
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Videos of 2010 DH Start-Up Grant Lightning Round Presentations
On September 28, 2010, the NEH hosted the fourth annual Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant Project Directors Meeting. At the meeting, we highlighted the amazing 46 Start-Up projects funded during the last year. Each project director did a short, lightning-round presentation about their project. I'm happy to say that we have just posted videos of all the lightning round presentations on the new NEH YouTube channel. It was a really fun meeting and I'm glad we have these videos to share with the entire community.
We broke down the videos into four 20-minute segments: In addition, below we have created shortcuts that will take you directly to any of the presentations. Thanks to all the great project directors for their talks!
American University - The Map of Jazz Musicians
Bank Street College of Education -- Civil Rights Movement Remix
Boston University - Evolutionary Subject Tagging in the Humanities
Brown University -- A Journal-Driven Bibliography of the Digital Humanities
Center for Civic Education - Project Citizen Casebase: Strengthening Youth Voices in an Open-Source Democracy
City of Philadelphia - Historic Overlays on Smart Phones
Columbia University -- Leveraging "The Wisdom of the Crowds" for Efficient Tagging and Retrieval of Documents from the Historic Newspaper Archive
Dartmouth College & Brandeis University - Mapping the History of Knowledge: Text-Based Tools & Algorithms for Tracking the Development of Concepts
Early Manuscripts Electronic Library -- The Nyangwe Diary of David Livingstone: Restoring the Text
George Mason University - Scholar Press
Illinois State University -- Building a Better Back-End: Editor, Author, & Reader Tools for Scholarly Multimedia
Indiana University - Optical Music Recognition on the International Music Score Library Project
John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum -- Virtual Joust: A Technological Interpretation of Medieval Jousting and its Culture
Kent State - The GeoHistorian Project
Lewis and Clark College -- Intellectual Property and International Collaboration in the Digital Humanities: The Moroccan Jewish Community Archives
Lower Eastside Girls Club - The Lower Eastside Girls Club Girl/Hood Project
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Gesture, Rhetoric, and Digital Storytelling
Montana Preservation Alliance -- The Touchstone Project: Saving and Sharing Montana's Community Heritage
Pennsylvania State University - Learning as Playing: An Animated, Interactive Archive of 17th - 19th Century Narrative Media For and By Children
PublicVR -- Egyptian Ceremony in the Virtual Temple: Avatars for Virtual Heritage
St. Louis University -- The T-PEN Tool: Sustainability and Quality Control in Encoding Handwritten Texts
Sweet Briar College -- African-American Families Database: Community Formation in Albemarle County, Virginia, 1850- 1880
University of Arizona -- Poetry Audio/Video Library Phase 2
University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley Prosopography Services: Building Research Communities and Restoring Ancient Communities through Digital Tools
University of California, Berkeley - The Early California Cultural Atlas
University of California, Los Angeles -- Software Interface for Real-time Exploration of Three-Dimensional Computer Models of Historic Urban Environments
University of California, San Diego -- Drama in the Delta
University of Chicago -- Dictionnaire Vivant de la Langue Francaise (DVLF): Expanding the French Dictionary
University of Chicago - Cinemetrics, a Digital Laboratory for Film Studies
University of Georgia -- AI for Architectural Discourse
University of Georgia - Telecollaborative Webcasting: Strengthening acquisition of humanities content knowledge through foreign language education
University of Maryland, College Park -- MITH API Workshop
University of Maryland, College Park - Professionalization in Digital Humanities Centers
University of Nebraska -- Sustaining Digital History
University of North Texas -- Mapping Historical Texts: Combining Text-mining & Geo-visualization to Unlock the Research Potential of Historical Newspapers
University of Oregon, Eugene - Oregon Petrarch Open Book
University of Richmond -- Landscapes of the American Past: Visualizing Emancipation
University of South Carolina - BRAILLESC.ORG
University of Virginia -- Supercomputing for Digitized 3D Models of Cultural Heritage
University of Virginia -- ARTeFACT Movement Thesaurus
University of Virginia - New Digital Tools for Restoring Polychromy to 3D Digital Models of Sculpture
University of Washington - Collecting Online Music Project
Washington State University - Mukurtu: an Indigenous archive and publishing tool


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New University lab promotes idea-sharing and innovation10/19/2012
The ribbon was cut today to officially open the Timken Engineered Surfaces Laboratories (TESL) at The University of Akron, marking the launch of an open innovation concept in a tangible space — a place designed to speed the path between discovery and commercialization with students, faculty and industry partnered in the process.
The Timken Company and the College of Engineering contributed to the financing of the labs and the equipment housed in the labs, where students and faculty will work alongside industry experts in surface engineering. The goal is to solve complex problems associated with friction, wear and corrosion, so that products perform better, are less vulnerable to environmental conditions, or expend less energy.
Shared risk, shared rewards
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The equipment, instrumentation and technology know-how that exist in these labs will be useful to companies looking to partner with The University of Akron in research and development through the recently established Center for Surface Engineering and Lubrication Research (CSELR). The concept of open innovation recognizes that many companies cannot alone bear the risk of investing in research. Working in partnership with a university reduces that risk. With an expertise in commercializing research and intellectual property law, The University of Akron can help companies develop new products and technologies and yet protect the proprietary nature of the process.
The dedication of the new laboratory at The University of Akron's Engineering Research Center on Oct. 19 also advances the already strong partnerships forged between UA and industry. Whereas the national average for industry-funded research at universities totals typically 6 percent of the overall national research budget, the College of Engineering at UA receives more than 25 percent of its research funding from industry.
The open innovation agreement between UA and Timken aims to also create opportunities to spin out companies through technology transfer from academic laboratory research to commercialization. And the first such spin-out is Akron Surface Technologies Inc. (ASTI), a new venture to market new surface technologies to industry.
The ultimate outcome of open innovation: creation of new jobs. The University is well-positioned to provide qualified engineers, with a 93 percent increase in student enrollment in the last eight years. It's estimated that more than 92 percent of engineering graduates from UA land jobs in their majors immediately upon their graduation.
Universities are economic drivers
According to UA President Luis M. Proenza, TESL epitomizes the Akron Model for economic development.
"Universities must be engaged with the larger community and its regional economies to build a highly synergistic and reciprocal relationship with each other – universities feeding the economy and the economy feeding the university back," he says.
"Innovation is one of our core values at Timken," said James W. Griffith, Timken president and chief executive officer. "By partnering with The University of Akron, and by leveraging open innovation to create new technologies at TESL, we are in a stronger position to produce the next generation of manufacturing technology leadership from right here in Northeast Ohio."
TESL is one of five specialized laboratories strategically housed inside UA's Engineering Research Center to provide engineering solutions to meet regional, national and global needs. Other initiatives within the UA Engineering Research Center include: National Center for Education and Research in Corrosion and Materials Performance, Institute for Biomedical Engineering Research, Center for Advanced Vehicles and Energy Systems, and the National Science Foundation Center for Tire Research.
About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) keeps the world turning with innovative friction management and mechanical power transmission products and services that help machinery perform more efficiently and reliably. With sales of $5.2 billion in 2011 and approximately 21,000 people operating from locations in 30 countries, Timken is Where You Turn® for better performance.
About The University of Akron
The University of Akron offers more than 300 associate, bachelor's, master's, doctorate and law degree programs – with accreditations by 35 professional agencies. With nearly 30,000 students and $65 million in research expenditures, UA is among the nation's strongest public universities focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment in community and economic growth. Programs are targeted to diverse groups of learners, including full-time, part-time and online students, veterans and adults returning to the classroom. The distinctive Akron Experience enhances postgraduate success through internships and co-ops, academic research (both undergraduate and graduate), study abroad, on-campus student employment and service projects.
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