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Revelation Chapters 8 and 9, Part 1 (of 3 Parts)
by Karl Kemp
9/19/2012 / Bible Studies
This article was taken in part from the internet version of my paper titled "A Verse-by-Verse Study of Revelation Chapters 1-10," which was taken from the paper by that title which was published in July, 1999. I was able to use bold, italics, underlining, and footnotes in the original paper and the version on my internet site. Sometimes I will use double brackets [[ ]] and (( )) to make them more obvious. All quotations from the Bible were taken from the New American Standard Bible, 1995 edition, unless otherwise noted. Are you aware that you can click on my name beside any of my articles on this Christian article site and see a listing of all my articles on this site (so too for any author)?
Every verse of the book of Revelation is discussed in papers on my internet site, except for Rev. 11:1-14:5, which are discussed in a verse-by-verse manner in my book, "The Mid-Week Rapture." For a condensed version, see my paper titled "Twenty-Four Articles on the Mid-Week Rapture" that is available on my internet site. Those twenty-four articles are available individually on this Christian article site: "The Mid-Week Rapture, Part 1," and so on. Those twenty-four articles serve as a good introduction for my book and for the mid-week rapture viewpoint (that Christ will return and the rapture will take place right in the middle of the seven-year period that is sometimes called Daniel's 70th week). I'll supplement this article with excerpts from article #s18, 19 of "Twenty-Four Articles on the Mid-Week Rapture."
The first four of the seven trumpets of the book of Revelation sound in Revelation chapter 8; the fifth and sixth trumpets (also called the first and second woes) sound in Revelation chapter 9. The first five trumpets are in the category of warning judgments: They warn mankind that the day of judgment is imminent. The events of the sixth trumpet go beyond just being a warning judgment because of their awesome intensity: A third of mankind (probably not a third of the entire population of the earth, which would be more than two billion people) will be killed in a very short period of time.
"When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. [I assume this time of silence goes with the awesome significance of the Lamb's breaking the seventh and last seal. Now the all-important scroll that the Lord Jesus took from God the Father in Revelation chapter 5 can be opened.] (2) And I saw the [The definite article is included in the Greek.] seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. [[These seven angels, who clearly have a high standing before God, have not been mentioned before in the book of Revelation, at least not specifically mentioned. They're mentioned again in Rev. 8:6 and then individually in the following verses as each one progressively sounds his trumpet (Rev. 8:7, 8, 10, 12; 9:1, 13, (14); and 11:15). (It seems clear that they are different than the seven angels with the seven bowls of wrath [e.g., Rev. 15:1, 6-8].) Many commentators believe these seven angels are the seven archangels.
I had a footnote here, F. F. Bruce ("New Layman's Bible Commentary" [Zondervan, 1979], page 1692), for example, says, "Gabriel identifies himself as one of these [that is, as an angel who stands before God] (Luke 1:19); cf. Tobit 12:15, where Raphael describes himself as 'one of the seven holy angels who present the prayers of the saints and stand before the presence of the glory of the Holy One.' The names of all seven appear in 1 Enoch 20:2-8 as Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Sariel, Gabriel and Remiel: 'the archangels' names are seven.' "
Craig S. Keener ("Bible Background Commentary" [Inter-Varsity Press, 1993], page 785) says, "Between the Old Testament and the New Testament Judaism had settled on seven archangels (adding five to the two important angels named in Daniel), and they are probably in view here." It's clear that Michael is the (or, an) archangel (Jude 1:9; cf. 1 Thess. 4:16; Rev. 12:7; Dan. 10:13, 21; and 12:1). It's also clear that Gabriel is a mighty angel of God (Dan. 8:16; 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26; cf. Dan. 10:10-21). Daniel 10:13 is interesting, "But the prince of the kingdom of Persia [an evil angel] was withstanding me [probably Gabriel] for twenty-one days; then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes , came to help me...." The words "one of the chief princes" fit the idea that there are other archangels.]] (3) [[Revelation 8:3-5 are discussed on pages 174-176 of my book, "The Mid-Week Rapture." For the full discussion, see pages 165-179. I didn't comment hardly at all on verses 3-5 in the original version of this paper since these verses were thoroughly discussed in my book, but after I quote verses 3-5 and make a few comments, I'll include a lengthy excerpt on Rev. 8:1-5 from Article #19 of my paper titled, "Twenty-Four Articles on The Mid-Week Rapture."]] Another angel [As discussed in my book in some detail, this angel/Angel apparently is the Angel of the LORD [Yahweh] of the Old Testament (God the Son).] came and stood at the [sacrificial] altar, holding a golden censer [or, firepan]; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to [offer it with] the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne. (4) And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand. (5) Then the angel took the censer [or, firepan] and filled it with the fire of the [sacrificial] altar, and threw it to the earth [Compare Ezek. 10:2. The first three trumpets all include fire (in one form or another) being thrown to the earth/sea, and the sixth trumpet mentions the plague of fire (Rev. 9:17, 18). On the fire of God's judgment in the book of Revelation, also see Rev. 11:5; 14:10, 18; 16:8; 17:16; 18:8; 19:20; 20:9, 10, 14, 15; and 21:8.]; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake [cf. Rev. 11:19; 16:18].
Lengthy Excerpt Dealing with Rev. 8:1-5 from Article #19 of my paper, "Twenty-Four Articles on the Mid-Week Rapture":
Now we'll go on to Revelation chapter 8. I'll read verse 1, "When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour." I assume this time of silence goes with the awesome significance of the Lamb's breaking the seventh and last seal. Now the all-important scroll that the Lord Jesus Christ took from God the Father back in chapter 5 can be opened. Once the scroll is opened, we begin to receive much super-important revelation of things that had not been revealed before, starting with the revelation of the seven angels with the seven trumpets, which will announce the coming of the Lord Jesus, the resurrection and rapture, and the day of judgment.
The Lord Jesus will return at the sounding of the seventh and last trumpet, right in the middle of Daniel's 70th week. The seventh trumpet is extremely important. God's plans to save and glorify His people and to judge the world at the end of this age will come to pass under the sounding of that trumpet (see Rev. 10:7; 11:15-19, for example). This is very important information, especially for the people who will be living on the earth at the time of Daniel's 70th week, which probably includes us.
I'll read Rev. 8:2, "And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them." These seven angels, who clearly have a high standing with God, are mentioned again in verse 6, and then individually in the following verses as each angel progressively sounds his trumpet in chapters 8 and 9, with the seventh and last angel sounding his trumpet at Rev. 11:15.
The next verses, verses 3-5, contain some very important information that is related to the sounding of the trumpets and God's end-time salvation of His people and His end-time judgment of the world. In verses 3, 4 the prayers of the saints are offered before God. For one thing, these verses help demonstrate that the events associated with the sounding of the seven trumpets will come to pass (in part) in answer to the prayers of the saints. I'm speaking especially of prayers like "your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
It is important to know that the judgments associated with the trumpets will not be coming against believers. And it is important to know that God's promised full and final salvation will come to all the members of His true Israel under the sounding of the seventh trumpet. Knowing that these things will come to pass in accordance with the will of God, and in answer to our prayers, helps give us the right perspective as we discuss the seven trumpets.
In verses 3 and 4 we read of an "angel" offering our prayers before God, and in verse 5 we read of this same "angel" casting fire on the earth, which will initiate God's end-time judgment of the world. I cannot be dogmatic on this point, but I believe the evidence is very strong for the point of view that this "angel/Angel" is the Lord Jesus Christ, and I favor this viewpoint. We'll discuss this viewpoint as we continue. These verses become all the more interesting if the Lord Jesus Christ is the One doing these things.
I'll read verses 3 and 4 from the New King James Bible. (Unless I mention otherwise, I always quote from the New American Standard Bible, 1995 edition.) "Then another angel, having a golden censer [or, fire-pan], came and stood at the altar. And he was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar [upon the golden altar of incense] which was before the throne. (4) And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from [or, out of] the angel's hand."
First let's discuss these words, "another angel." This angel is another angel in distinction from the "seven angels" of Rev. 8:2. As I mentioned, I favor the viewpoint that this "angel/Angel" is the Lord Jesus Christ. Quite a few commentators agree. I discussed this viewpoint in substantial detail in my book, "The Mid-Week Rapture." I admit, of course, that it is highly unusual to refer to the Lord Jesus Christ as an "another angel," but I believe the evidence for this viewpoint is so strong that I have to favor this viewpoint. Of course God the Son is not a created angel, but He did appear quite often in the Old Testament as the Angel of Yahweh.
As I mentioned when we discussed Rev. 7:2 in the last article, it is easier to see the Lord Jesus Christ behind the words "another angel" in that verse if He is also called "another angel" in Rev. 8:3-5 and "another strong angel" in Rev. 10:1, which seems to be the case. As the following discussion of Rev. 8:3-5 will demonstrate, these verses strongly support identifying this angel with the Lord Jesus Christ. Anyway, whether this person is the Lord Jesus Christ, or not, does not substantially affect the overall interpretation of these verses. If it isn't the Lord Jesus Christ, it is a high level angel who perfectly fulfills His assignments, as God's angels always do.
Apparently this "angel/Angel" is standing by the sacrificial altar here; the altar mentioned in verse 5 is the sacrificial altar also. The sacrificial altar is different than the golden altar (of incense) that is before the throne of God. We should think of hot coals being taken from the sacrificial altar and carried in the golden censer (or, fire-pan) to the golden altar (of incense). That's what the priests did twice a day in the ancient temple at Jerusalem.
I'll read verses 3 and 4 again (NKJV) before we further discuss these verses, "Then another angel, having a golden censer [or, fire-pan], came and stood at the altar. And he was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. (4) And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand." Apparently the incense that was given to this "angel/Angel" (which ultimately came from God the Father as part of His overall plan of salvation) represents that which makes the prayers of the saints acceptable and effective before God. Apparently this incense represents the fruit of the mediatorial work of the Son of God. Through His incarnation and atoning death, the Lord Jesus Christ has earned the right to function as our great high priest (compare Heb. 4:14-16; 5:5, 6; 7:15-8:6; 9:1-28; and 13:15). He has also earned the right to judge the world and to remove all the unrepentant rebels, starting with the devil.
The mediatorial role of this "angel/Angel" is emphasized by the fact that the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, "ascended before God from [or, out of] the angel's [Angel's] hand." It hardly needs to be said that the mediatorial role of this "angel/Angel" perfectly fits the Lord Jesus Christ, our great high priest.
Before we leave verses 3 and 4, I should point out that the fact that John "heard a voice coming from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God" when the sixth angel sounded his trumpet helps confirm that the judgments associated with the trumpets are coming (in part) in answer to our prayers. They are not coming against God's people. Under the fifth trumpet, for example, the demonic locusts will not be permitted to touch God's elect.
Now I'll read Rev. 8:5. As we will see, this verse lends very strong support to the idea that this "angel/Angel" is the Lord Jesus Christ. "Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar [undoubtedly referring to fire from the sacrificial altar], and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake." Apparently this casting of fire to the earth initiates God's end-time judgment of the world that will come to pass under the sounding of the trumpets. It certainly would be appropriate for the Lord Jesus Christ to be One who initiates the end-time judgment of the world. The Scriptures make it quite clear that the end-time judgment of the world has been given into His hand (see, for example, Matt. 13:36-43; 16:27; 25:1-46; John 5:22-29; Acts 10:42; 17:30, 31; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; 2 Thess. 1:5-10; and 2:8-12).
It is quite significant that this casting of fire to the earth apparently builds on Ezekiel chapter 10, where the "man dressed in linen" scattered coals of fire over Jerusalem, which initiated the judgment of that city in the days of the prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel. This cross-reference is all the more significant, because as we discussed in the article on Revelation chapter 7, the "man dressed in linen" is the One who sealed the believers in Jerusalem with a mark on their foreheads for protection in Ezekiel chapter 9. He sealed the believers for protection before He initiated the judgment by scattering coals of fire from God over Jerusalem in Ezekiel chapter 10. That judgment came through the Babylonians, who destroyed the city and the temple in 587/586 BC.
As we discussed in the article on Revelation chapter 7 (see pages 165-179 of my book, "The Mid-Week Rapture" for more details), the evidence is very strong that the "man dressed in linen" of Ezekiel chapters 9 and 10 and of Daniel chapters 10 and 12 was God the Son, who frequently appeared in the Old Testament as the Angel of Yahweh. And as we discussed in the article on Revelation chapter 7, I have to favor the viewpoint that it is God the Son who seals the end-time remnant of Israel on their foreheads for protection in that chapter. He seals them before He initiates the end-time judgment of the world and the seven angels begin to sound their trumpets.
Having finished the excerpt, we'll continue with Rev. 8:6.
(6) And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them. [[Chapter 2 of "The Mid-Week Rapture" is titled "Chronological Chart for Daniel's 70th Week with Explanatory Notes." The foldout Chronological Chart itself is located in the back of the book; I recommend the reader look at the chart. The first five trumpets (Rev. 8:7-9:11) are briefly discussed under number 6 on page 13 of the book. The sixth trumpet (Rev. 9:13-21) is discussed under number 8 on page 14. Also see number 9, which is closely related to the sixth trumpet, on pages 14, 15. The seventh and last trumpet is briefly discussed under number 11 on page 15. Also see numbers 10, 12, and 13, which are closely related to the seventh trumpet, on pages 15, 16. Some may want to read on through number 21 to get a further overview of what will happen after the seventh trumpet sounds in the middle of Daniel's 70th week.]] (7) The first sounded [the first angel sounded his trumpet], and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees [cf. Rev. 7:1] were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. [[Revelation 11:6 speaks of rain not falling during the three and one-half year ministry of the two witnesses/prophets, which will cover the first half of Daniel's 70th week. Drought conditions could help explain why the fire of the first trumpet causes such extensive damage.
There's some similarity between the events of the first trumpet and the events of the seventh plague of hail at the time of the exodus (Ex. 9:13-35). Under the seventh plague in Egypt, however, there was no mention of "blood" being thrown to the earth, and there was no mention of damage being caused by the fire that accompanied the hail. (The fire mentioned in Ex. 9:23, 24 apparently referred to lightning.)
Hail caused the damage in Egypt, but here under the first trumpet the fire thrown to the earth causes the only damage that is mentioned. The trees are more resistant to damage by fire than the far-less-substantial grass, which undoubtedly includes essential grains like wheat, oats, and barley. I assume we are to think of the fire causing damage to cities, homes, commercial buildings, etc. as part of what it means for a third of the earth to be burned up. Some say that a third of the trees and all the green grass within a third of the earth will be burned up, but this verse seems to say that a third of the trees and all the green grass of the earth will be burned up.
It is quite possible that only a relatively small part of the earth will be directly involved in the events of the sounding of the first five trumpets, that part of the world centered in the revived Roman Empire. (We'll get into some details when we discuss the individual trumpets.) Even if that proves to be true, the entire world will certainly be very much aware of and affected by what is happening. Anyway, even though there's some uncertainty about some of the details for the first five trumpets, we shouldn't have any doubt regarding the fulfillment of these prophesied warning judgments when they finally fall on the earth.
For one thing, there will be confirming signs, including such things as the seven-year covenant/treaty of Dan. 9:27; the ministry of the two witnesses/prophets of Rev. 11:3 (they may announce the sounding of the trumpets before they sound, even as Moses announced the plagues before they fell on Egypt, and/or they may identify these events as fulfilling the trumpet judgments after they sound, which will make these events all the more effective at getting the attention of the world); and the rebuilding of the temple. Furthermore, even if there is some room for doubt about whether the things that have happened fulfill the prophecy regarding the first trumpet, any such doubts should be erased when the second, third, and fourth trumpets follow in sequence.
When will the trumpets sound? Revelation chapters 11-13 show that the seventh and last trumpet will sound right in the middle of Daniel's 70th week. The sixth trumpet will sound about the time of Antichrist's abomination of desolation, some thirty days before the middle of Daniel's 70th week (Dan. 12:11). The sixth trumpet will initiate the super-intense warfare of the short great tribulation. We are informed that the events associated with the fifth trumpet will last for five months. At the latest then, the fifth trumpet will sound about six months before the middle of Daniel's 70th week. The first four trumpets will all sound in sequence before the fifth trumpet sounds. I assume they will all sound during the first half of Daniel's 70th week. The first trumpet could sound as late as something like a month or two before the sounding of the fifth trumpet. I get the impression that once the first trumpet sounds the other trumpets will follow rather quickly.
The mention of a "third" twice in this verse is typical for the first six trumpets (Rev. 8:8, 9, 10, 11, 12; 9:15, 18). This "third" factor substantially lessens the severity of these warning judgments. (The judgment of the sixth trumpet is too severe to be labeled a warning judgment.) Another factor that lessens the severity of the warning judgment of the first trumpet is that the "grass" won't be permanently destroyed. See Rev. 9:4; the same Greek noun ("chortos") for "grass" is used in Rev. 8:7 and 9:4. (I had a footnote here, See Matt. 13:26, where the NASB translated this noun as "wheat," and Mark 4:28, where the NASB translated this noun as "blade," clearly speaking of grass that yields a harvest for food.) The fact that the grass has had time to grow back after the burning under the first trumpet (assuming that this is the way to explain the presence of grass in Rev. 9:4) would tend to argue for more than a month between the sounding of the first trumpet and the sounding of the fifth trumpet.
Under the seventh plague in Egypt (as with the plagues of Egypt in general), the people of God were not touched. I expect a similar protection for God's people during the events of the seven trumpets. The judgments of the trumpets aren't aimed at God's people. They are, in fact, coming (in part) in answer to the prayers of His people (cf. Rev. 5:8; 6:9-11; 8:3-5; and 9:13, 20, 21). Revelation 9:4, which deals with the fifth trumpet, specifically mentions that the (demonic) locusts will not be permitted to touch God's people.
How many people will die under the first trumpet? We're not told that any will die under this trumpet, but we would tend to expect that some will die (cf. Ex. 9:19-21, 25). Anyway, I assume that the loss of life will be relatively limited under the first three trumpets, and it doesn't seem that any will die under the fourth or fifth trumpets. This will change drastically under the sixth trumpet.]] (8) The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea [Note the sea in Rev. 7:1. It makes a very big difference what "the sea" means here. Some think of the oceans of the earth; I favor the much-less-severe view that the Mediterranean Sea is meant. "Something like a great mountain burning with fire" could be a meteor; it could be some sort of nuclear device; or it could be something obviously supernatural.]; and a third of the sea became blood [Compare Ex. 7:17-25; Rev. 11:6; and 16:3-7. This need not be literal blood, and its origin could be supernatural.], (9) and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died [contrast Rev. 16:3]; and a third of the ships were destroyed [cf. Isa. 2:16]. [The "third" factor goes with the first six trumpet judgments, as noted under Rev. 8:7. It seems clear that a substantial number of people will die under this catastrophe, but it will undoubtedly be a relatively small number (numbering in the thousands, or tens of thousands?) when you think in terms of God's end-time day of judgment.] (10) The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. [Because of the following words regarding a third of the waters becoming wormwood, we should apparently think of the star falling on "a third" of the "springs of waters" too (as with the rivers).] (11) The name of the star is called Wormwood [[This great star which falls from heaven could involve an evil angel. Stars are sometimes used in the book of Revelation to represent angels, good and evil angels (Rev. 1:20; 9:1, 2; and 12:4, 7-9), and the fact that this star has a name could fit that viewpoint. Note the use of the word "wormwood" later in this verse, and note the words "made bitter." The BAGD Greek Lexicon, under the Greek noun translated Wormwood/wormwood ("apsinthos"), points out that wormwood "[contains] a very bitter substance."]]; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter. [See Jer. 9:15; 23:15. The bitterness (which here clearly includes poisonous qualities) could be caused by material coming from this falling star, or it could be entirely supernatural. "Many" will die under the sounding of the third trumpet, but, again, the number will probably be relatively small when considered in the context of judgment day.]
We will continue this verse-by-verse study of Revelation chapters 8, 9 in Part 2, starting with Rev. 8:12.
Copyright by Karl Kemp
http://www.karlkempteachingministries.com Karl Kemp worked as an engineer in the space field throughout the 60s. He became a born-again Christian in 1964. He received an MA in Biblical Studies in 1972. He has been a Bible teacher for 45 years. See the website for more info on his books, papers, etc.
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Jack Richard -Still Life of Three Tomatoes and a Radish -Oil painting
oil painting on canvas -signed
circa 1970s
frame size 18 x 15"
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Artist Biography
(1922 - 2014)
Jack Richard was active/lived in Ohio. He is known for sport figure portraits, landscape and genre easel painting, murals, teaching.
The following information, written by April Helms, was published in The Gateway News, Kent, Ohio, August 15, 2014.
I will never forget the first time I met Jack Richard.
It was about 14 years ago. A friend and I had just moved to Cuyahoga Falls, and we decided to stroll through the riverfront area on Front Street. When we were just across from Mr. Richard's studio, we saw a small, pudgy golden-colored dog, her muzzle white with age. As we admired this sweet dog, a tiny old man -- about as tall as I am -- came out and greeted us warmly. He introduced himself and his dog (her name was Honey). He offered to give us a tour of the studio, and we agreed.Within a few seconds of walking into the studio, I knew I was in the presence of a master artist. I recognized a few of the works, particularly Mr. Richard's detailed portrait of late "Peanuts" artist Charles Schultz and golfing great Arnold Palmer (one of Richard's many commissioned portraits for golfers who received the Ambassador of Golf award). But that first meeting with the artist who created these portraits was just a cool experience. Since that time, I stopped by his studio on several occasions over the years, either to see his work or write about his latest exhibit.
So I was saddened to hear about his death earlier this month. Jack Richard, 92, died Aug. 6 after a single car accident near his studio.Mr. Richard was probably best known for his portraits. A sampling of the people he was commissioned to do a portrait of include Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby, and former presidents George H.W. Bush, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gerald Ford. He loved talking about the people he had met through the years through his portrait work. But the scope of his art was practically limitless. Landscapes, abstracts, still life, fantasy work -- he did it all.But a big part of his life was in teaching.Mr. Richard loved his students, and in my visits to his studio, I quickly came to realize that the successes of his many students was his favorite topic. Indeed, on one occasion, I was trying to do more of a story on Mr. Richard and his art, in connection with his portrait of First Lady Abigail Adams being displayed at the First Lady's library in Canton. I figured it would be a fairly easy story because Mr. Richard liked to talk. But I discovered that while he liked to talk, he did not like to talk about himself. This was part of his charm (even if it did make it exasperating for me). Despite my best efforts, he always steered the subject from himself to his students, and his expression was like that of a proud father any time he spoke about his many successful protégés. So, I did what any sensible writer would do in such a situation. While I did, of course, write about Mr. Richard, I did make sure to highlight his students as well. Sometimes, it's just wiser to surrender.A sampling of his students include Chris Heindel, who designed and crafted the bronze lion at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and Andrew Voth, who was the director for the Carnegie Museum in Oxnard, Calif. Then there's Colleen Black, who was commissioned by Gen. Colin Powell to create a sculpture that would be presented to the Medal of Honor recipients under his command. And Mark Giangaspero, who worked with Mr. Richard and has one of his pieces in the permanent collection of the Butler Museum of American Art in Youngstown. And many, many more.Mr. Richard was a World War II veteran, and was stationed in Japan for a period during the occupation. I'll never forget the story he once told me about how his unit got an extension on their stay in Japan: by convincing the higher-ups that more time was needed to study camouflage. He laughed as he described the absurd tactics they used to gain a few more months. Eventually, Mr. Richard said, the ruse was uncovered and they had to leave. But he always spoke fondly about his time there, and several of his works, including a couple of my personal favorites, have Japanese themes.I don't think I ever heard Mr. Richard raise his voice or speak in an angry tone, but he did have many strong opinions, especially when it came to art coverage, particularly the fine arts. He also had no qualms in speaking his mind when he disagreed about something, but he always was a gentleman.One thing Mr. Richard always stressed in our conversations was his belief that the student should always outshine the teacher. Given the reactions to his death I saw online, Mr. Richard touched a lot of lives and set a very high bar for his students to reach.
A beautiful piece that will add to your décor!
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Jack Richard -Still Life of Three Tomatoes and a Radish -Oil painting
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Water Defies Gravity, Flows Backward [VIDEO]
This is clear hack of the Matrix if we've ever seen one.
In the video above, YouTube user Brusspup shares an experiment with sound and water.
He first plays a 24hz sine wave towards a stream of water and records it using a camera set to 24 frames per second. At that rate, the camera's frame rate is synced up with the rate of the vibrations of the water, which makes the water appear to be frozen or still.
He then plays a 23hz sine wave sound towards the water, while keeping the camera's frame rate the same. Because the camera's frame rate is slightly different from the sine wave, the water appears to move backward.
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Store your chocolates in a cool, dry place between 64-68°F (14-16°C) and out of direct sunlight.
To avoid blooming, please do not place your chocolates in the refrigerator.
While we generally advise against refrigerating chocolates, there may be some instances like heat and humidity where refrigeration is the only way to maintain the integrity of your chocolates. If you do need to store your confections in the refrigerator, we recommend protecting them by placing the box inside two airtight plastic bags, air removed and fully sealed. Stored in this way, we recommend enjoying refrigerated confections within 1 month. When enjoying refrigerated chocolates, we suggest keeping the box inside the two sealed plastic bags until the entire package comes to room temperature; this process will take approximately two hours.
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Serving Size 1 piece (approx. 0.3oz / 9g) Net weight 18 pieces (approx. 5.7oz / 163g) Amount Per Serving Calories Calories from Fat % Daily Value* Total Fat Saturated Fat Trans Fat Cholesterol Sodium Total
Dietary Fiber Sugars Protein Vitamin A Vitamin C Calcium Iron *Percent Daily Values (Dv) are based on a 2,000 Calorie Diet.
Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, full-fat milk powder, cocoa beans, soy lecithin, vanilla), hazelnuts, cream* (milk), butter* (sweet cream [milk]), dark chocolate*+ (cocoa beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), rice syrup*, invert sugar, coffee beans, cane sugar*+, cocoa butter*, vanilla bean*, salt. *Organic. +Fairtrade. May contain peanuts.
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Inspired by the vibrant colors of the seasons and holidays, our elegant boxes are gifts in and of themselves. Our satin ribbons are hand tied for a perfect bow every time, and our generous ribbon selection will complement any color scheme.
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Media Molecule follows up last week's free druid costume with another new outfit for your sackboy, or perhaps sackgirl, in this case. The Sacktue of Liberty features a cardboard crown and the iconic torch. She seems to have lost her tablet somewhere along the way, but that probably wasn't all that important anyway.
Another free costume is always welcome. It almost makes up for the Fourth of July falling on a Saturday this year...almost.
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It is a time machine, developed with all the passion of the watchmaker's art: strong character, imposing, yet harmonious.
Powered by the specially developed CFB 1901.1 caliber. A chronograph that not only satisfies the highest requirements in terms of precision, thanks to its chronometer certification, but which also displays three different time zones simultaneously
This necessitated a hitherto unknown integration of movement and case. Part of the switch mechanism for the time zone selection is integrated into the case, which makes this one of the most complex mechanical watches in the world. The innovative monopusher at 10 o'clock that controls this mechanism has been patented by Carl F. Bucherer.
The Patravi TravelTec is the perfect watch for frequent flyers and people who need to communicate all over the world.
With the push of a button, the inner ring for the 3rd time zone can be turned forward or backward (east or west) in one-hour steps, depending on the position of the sophisticated switch mechanism. A third, neutral position prevents the display from being set unintentionally. This construction results in fast and precise wheel movement as well as great ease of use. The push button mechanism is visible through an aperture in the side of the watchcase.


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WASHINGTON — Wanting to expose the "naked truth" about potential spending cuts to HIV programs, a group of people stripped down in the lobby of House of Speak John Boehner's office on Tuesday.
As the year-end fiscal cliff rapidly approaches, business leaders are pleading with the White House to come up with a plan to avert the tax hikes and federal spending cuts that are scheduled to hit at the end of the year. But a solution seems far off — causing some to go to extremes to get their voices heard.
Three women and four men who disrobed in Boehner's office bore the words "AIDS CUTS KILL" and "FUND HOPWA" on their bodies. HOPWA is an organization that works to bring housing opportunities to people with AIDS.
Dozens of other, fully-clothed protestors joined in chanting slogans including, "People with AIDS are under attack. What do we do? Fight back."
"People with AIDS are sick and tired of being pushed over the cliff," Jennifer Flynn, 40, of New York City, told reporters. "We need to make sure they stop going after people with AIDS."
Another activist said he is HIV-positive and depends on Medicaid for treatment.
While many republicans are reluctantly warming to President Obama's call to raise tax revenue, many democrats, emboldened by the re-election, refuse to talk about any specific cuts to federal spending.
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Unicorn Stuffed Animal
Made in Peru
by women knitters
$ 26.00
Encourage creativity and imagination with this magical stuffed animal. Gift this unicorn to the whimsical little one in your life. Each purchase empowers artisans at Naguska in Peru.
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As with all handmade items, no two pieces are the same. Variations in size, color, and design will occur.
- Approximately 9" tall; cotton with polyester fill
- Spot clean with a damp towel
- As with all handmade items, slight variations will occur
Naguska was founded in 1997 as an export company of Peruvian handicrafts, a craft that, since pre-Columbian times, has been characterized by its richness, variety and unique beauty. Even today, the materials and techniques that its artisans have inherited from generation to generation can be appreciated in every piece. Naguska seeks to create job opportunities for artisans in Peru, increasingly for groups of women knitters from the rural area in highlands of Puno. Naguska provides training and technical support in the implementation on workshops so they can make their work as well as increase the quality of products and, therefore, of their life.
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In Peru, artisans at Naguska use knitting and weaving techniques to make dolls and stuffed animals. To start the process of making a new doll or stuffed animal, the master weaver who is in charge of prototype development creates the first prototype. Our product development team at The Little Market provides feedback on the sample, and then edits are made as needed. Once the samples are approved, the master weaver shares the pattern with other artisans working with Naguska. The parts are sewn by hand and/or with a sewing machine using 100 percent Peruvian cotton thread, and the handmade dolls and stuffed animals are then stuffed with a synthetic polyester fiberfill. All of these materials are sourced locally in Peru.
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Best known as the heart of the Inca Empire, Peru is and has been home to many diverse indigenous cultures long before the Incas arrived; its rich and varied heritage includes the ancient Incan capital of Cuzco and the lost city of Machu Picchu. The diversity, color, creativity and multiple functions of Peru's cultural identity, has serve as the fundaments for the way of life for thousands of families and communities.
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WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 – The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Directors today discussed the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Zambia for the period 2013 -2016. The strategy focuses on promoting diversification and private sector development to help Zambia achieve its goal of becoming a prosperous Middle Income Country by 2030.
The strategy is grounded in the country's 2030 Vision, the Sixth National Development Plan (SNDP), and the outcome of a wide consultation process with Government officials, civil society, and Cooperating Partners, women and youth groups.
It has three objectives: reducing poverty and vulnerability of the poor; improving competitiveness and infrastructure for growth and employment; and improving governance and strengthening economic management.
"Zambia presents unique development challenges, said Kundhavi Kadiresan, World Bank Country Director for Zambia, "While the country has been one of the 10 fastest growing economies in Sub –Saharan Africa, this has not been translated into poverty reduction and improvements in human development. The new strategy draws a clear link between maintaining high growth and making a significant dent in poverty."
In reducing poverty and vulnerability of the poor, the WBG will provide support in areas such as irrigation, rural roads, livestock development and agri-business, to help unlock the potential of the agriculture sector in which the majority of the poor, particularly women, are engaged. It would support innovative programs in health and safety nets.
The new strategy would support a more conducive environment for a flourishing private sector. Projects for improving supply and access to electricity, transport infrastructure and access to finance will be implemented.
There is a strong recognition within the Government of Zambia that accountability, transparency and good governance remain the cornerstone for prudent management of public affairs. The strategy will, therefore, provide support for improving governance and strengthening economic management. As Zambia increasingly looks to the private market to raise resources for its development, the Bank Group will combine financial support with more evidence-based policy making, facilitating dialogue amongst various groups in the country and between Zambia and other emerging markets for sharing experiences.
"We are very pleased that this is a joint strategy not only among the WBG of IDA, IFC & MIGA but more so with the Government of Zambia. Going forward, we will redouble our efforts as a trusted partner for Zambia and as a solutions-driven institution," explained Kadiresan.
In February 2013, a nine-member delegation of the WBG Board of Directors visited Zambia to learn firsthand from Government and the people of Zambia about the country's key priorities, challenges and opportunities. They visited several Bank funded projects and interacted with senior policy makers, private sector and civil society. During their visit they heard -hand from senior policy makers about how they have fully owned and driven the process for developing this new strategy.


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Christophe Noblet begins his first season as men's tennis head coach after serving the previous three years as Associate Director of Tennis for both programs. He began working with the Hatters in August of 2012 as an assistant coach for the tennis programs.
Noblet was named to his current post in July, 2015.
"This is a well-deserved promotion for Christophe and is based upon his performance over the past three years," said Stetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier. "Christophe had a tremendous mentor in (former coach) Pierre Pilote and is poised to continue the advancement of this already outstanding program."
Noblet spent the past three seasons aiding Pilote with nearly every aspect of running Stetson's tennis programs. Working primarily with the men's team in 2014-15, Noblet helped guide the Hatters to a 12-10 overall mark and a berth in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship semifinals for the third straight season.
"Pierre was a colleague, mentor, and friend to me," said Noblet. "He gave me an opportunity to prove myself as a coach, and I will be forever grateful for that."
"I feel honored and humbled to serve as the new men's tennis head coach, and I want to thank Stetson University President Dr. Wendy Libby, Jeff Altier and Associate A.D. for Compliance P.J Moses for trusting me in leading our men's tennis team. I will work tirelessly to bring success and significance to this program."
Since Noblet arrived at Stetson in the fall of 2012, the Hatters produced a total of 34 A-Sun all-conference honorees, including seven first-team selections. Included among those are former A-Sun Freshman of the Year selections Simon Julin (2013) and Loic Blanco (2015).
A native of France, Noblet played collegiately at Columbus (Ga.) State, where he earned national rankings in both singles (No. 31) and doubles (No. 2) in 2011. During the 2010-2011 season, Noblet earned All-American honors, and CSU advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four in both 2010 and 2011.
Noblet received his Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at Columbus State University and his Bachelor of Science at Universite Du Sud in Toulon, France in 2009.


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Notre Dame's Te'o wins Maxwell Award
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o has won the Maxwell Award, given to the nation's most outstanding player.
Te'o was presented with the award Thursday at the Home Depot College Football Awards show at Disney World. He beat out finalists and quarterbacks Johnny Manziel from Texas A&M and Collin Klein from Kansas State.
He is the first defensive player to win the award since 1980, ending a string of nine straight quarterbacks.
It's the sixth national award that Te'o has won since the end of the regular season. The Fighting Irish senior has also has won the Bednarik Award, Butkus Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award and Walter Camp national player of the year award.
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CARSON, Calif. -- Give Juninho a little space, and he's going to make you pay. That shouldn't be a secret any longer, but the Brazilian midfielder sure taught Toronto FC a lesson in the LA Galaxy's victory Saturday night at the Home Depot Center.
He scored twice in LA's 4-2 triumph -- his sixth and seventh in his last seven starts in all competitions -- and, like most of the goals he fills the net with, they were beautiful.
Juninho curled a free kick toward the upper-right corner to give the Galaxy an 11th-minute lead, nearly added to it with a 22-yard blast that Toronto goalkeeper Freddy Hall parried off the top of the crossbar, then rocketed a 32-yard beauty into the upper-left corner from a Landon Donovan feed in the 33rd. He nearly volleyed home a Donovan free kick to the left post in the second half, too.
"He's incredible. And you can see, it's not just the goals," left back Todd Dunivant said. "The way he's playing, the way he's spraying the ball, the confidence that he has, the bite he has on defense. I think it's everything."
It's true, Juninho is contributing in a variety of ways -- he's expert at providing whatever's needed in midfield, but takes a greater attacking role when David Beckham is sidelined -- but it's the goals that his legacy is being built upon: dipping, long-range screamers that leave the crowd gasping and foes grasping for answers.
"Juninho's obviously on a terrific run," Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said. "The free kick was a terrific free kick and the goal in the run of play was awesome, simply outstanding."
Toronto FC coach Paul Mariner agreed.
"The second goal, for me, was a tremendous goal," he said. "You can criticize our players by saying they didn't close him down, but it was a dipping, wonderful strike, and you've got to hold your hand up at times like that."
How good was it? Not as good as the Fourth of July strike two years ago against Seattle, Juninho said. That one was from greater distance and angle. Not as meaningful as the long-range blast to beat Motagua and send the Galaxy through to the quarterfinals in the CONCACAF Champions League a year ago.
"They all look the same, right?" Mike Magee said. "Every time he scores a goal, it's like déjà vu. I don't know which one was better, but it's actually bizarre, the streak that he's on."
Said Dunivant: "It's not a fluke. I mean, he does it all the time. I wouldn't give him any space, especially right now."
OPTA Chalkboard: LA dominate from start to finish
At some point, Landon Donovan noted, teams will stop giving him the space to shoot anywhere inside, oh, 40 yards or so. "And that's going to open up a lot of space. If they don't step to him, he can just keep scoring, and we're happy with that."
How good is Juninho? He was sixth in MLSsoccer.com's annual "24 Under 24" survey, a placement that irked his Galaxy teammates no end.
"That's a joke, we all know that," Donovan said. "He's by far the best player on that list. There's no question."
Scott French covers the LA Galaxy for MLSsoccer.com.


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Some settlements reached in fatal wrong-way crash
Opening statements are tentatively scheduled to begin Tuesday in Hartford Superior Court in the wrongful death lawsuit brought against the owners and backers of a Mohegan Sun nightclub by the family of Connecticut College student killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 395.
Four other parties that were involved in the case, including three other Connecticut College students and a van driver, have settled with the insurance company for the owners of the Ultra 88 nightclub within the past week.
Elizabeth Durante, a 20-year-old premedical student from West Islip, N.Y., was killed March 9 when the northbound van in which she and seven other students were passengers collided head-on with a car going the wrong way near exit 79A of I-395.
The driver of the car, Daniel Musser, had been drinking at the Ultra 88 nightclub inside the casino and had a blood alcohol level of .13, according to police. He is serving a 75-month prison sentence for second-degree manslaughter and is expected to testify at the trial.
Durante's parents are suing Plan B, the Lyons Group LLC and Patrick Lyons claiming reckless negligence. Students Charles Gartman, Jessica Gordon and Laura Whitelaw had sued for negligence along with van driver Faheem Muhammad.
Settlement talks continued while jury selection was under way, and all but Durante's parents have reached confidential settlements.
"All I can tell you is the claims have been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the concerned parties," said attorney Bruce D. Jacobs of New Haven, who represented Gartman. His client, who was sitting in the second row of seats, suffered a broken jaw, lost several teeth, and tore a ligament in the knee that will require surgery, Jacobs said. The knee injury affects Gartman, who was an accomplished tap dancer, Jacobs said. Gartman went on to graduate following the accident and is applying to medical schools, Jacobs said.
"The first year after this was very rough," Jacobs said.
Attorneys for the other plaintiffs could not be reached for comment.
The students, who were on spring break, were en route to Logan International Airport in Boston to catch a flight to Uganda for a humanitarian mission. Durante was thrown from the van and pinned underneath. She died at the scene.
Musser, a former altar boy who had considered becoming a priest before joining the Navy, had slept in his van before driving the wrong way out of a parking garage and entering the highway in the wrong direction.
Durante's parents, Keith and Kathleen Durante, are represented by Robert Reardon and Kelly Reardon of the Reardon Law Firm of New London. After opening statements, they are expected to call nightclub owner and permittee Patrick Lyons to testify and Ultra 88 employees as their first witnesses.
The crash victims had initially named the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority as defendants in the lawsuit, but the presiding judge, William H. Bright Jr., dismissed them from the case because they are protected by tribal sovereignty.
Norwich police issue Silver Alert for teen missing since Friday
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A tale of two megabanks: BofA vs. CitiMarch 27, 2014: 2:24 PM ET
It might be a stretch to say this is a "best of times, worst of times" scenario in American banking, but more than five years since Wall Street hemorrhaged, some financial institutions are recovering better than others.
The nation's biggest banks just had their annual check up and the results were starkly different for two of the nation's largest financial institutions: Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C).
Bank of America looked like the A student on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve approved its plan to buy back $4 billion in shares and boost its quarterly dividend to 5 cents.
At the same time, BofA announced a $9 billion settlement with federal housing authorities to resolve four long-standing lawsuits against the bank and its subsidiaries: Countrywide and Merrill Lynch. It also agreed to repurchase mortgage-backed securities it sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Investors welcomed the developments, which underpinned hopes that BofA has moved beyond the 2008 financial crisis and mortgage bust.
Shares of BofA rose early Thursday, before giving back gains in the afternoon as the markets went into negative territory. Still, the stock is up more than 9% so far this year, making it the best performer among the "Big Six" banks.
Related: Citi and four other banks stumble in Fed stress tests
By contrast, there wasn't much celebrating at Citigroup's headquarters. The Fed rejected the company's request to return capital to shareholders, based on certain "qualitative" shortfalls. Specifically, the Fed said it was troubled by Citi's inability to predict how much it could lose in a severe economic downturn.
Citi CEO Michael Corbat said the bank was "deeply disappointed" by the Fed's decision, but he argued that the bank is one of the "best capitalized financial institutions in the world."
The rejection took investors by surprise. Citi shares were down more than 5% in trading Thursday. The sell-off added to an already poor start to the year for Citi shares, which are now down 9% since January 1.
The setback comes weeks after Citi disclosed that federal authorities are investigating the bank's Mexican subsidiary, Banamex, for potential money laundering violations.
The timing of that announcement probably didn't help Citi's case, especially since it met the "quantitative" threshold needed to win Fed approval of its requested $6.4 billion buyback and 5 cent dividend payment hike.
In fact, BofA and Goldman Sachs (GS) both had to tone down their capital plans after the Fed rejected their initial requests, using the Fed's so-called "mulligan option" to submit again.
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Both would have "failed" on a quantitative basis with their original asks, according to Andrew Marquardt, an analyst at Evercore.
The stress tests suggests that BofA has made significant progress in winding down its financial crisis liabilities and rebuilding its balance sheet. The results also point to continued headwinds for Citi, which has been scaling down its global operations since Corbat took over in 2012.
"BofA has been ahead of Citi in the recovery process for the past few years," said Anthony Polini, a banking industry analyst at Raymond James "Citi is still a few steps behind."
But he was quick to add that there is still plenty of "upside potential" in Citi shares, which are priced at a sharp discount compared with BofA.
BofA currently trades at about 12 times next year's earnings estimates, versus just 9.4 for Citi.
Related: Fed passes its own stress test
Of course, BofA has far outperformed Citi over the past few years. Shares of BofA have gained more than 130% in since bottoming in 2009. Citi is up just 80%.
Polini expects Citi to begin returning excess capital to shareholders next year. He said 2015 could be a "banner year" for share buybacks and dividend hikes in the banking industry.
"This doesn't change the long-term story for Citi," he said of the Fed's decision. "It's a disappointment for investors, but not a deal breaker."


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Above & Beyond - 8.16.13 at Echostage
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Above & Beyond
(midnight set time)
Roberto Gonzalez
Friday August 16, 2013
Doors at 9PM. No dress code. Ages 18+
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Echostage • 2135 Queens Chapel Road NE • Washington, DC
Yo dog… we heard you liked Above & Beyond. So we went above and beyond and booked Above & Beyond!
One of the top trance acts over the last decade, A&B have embraced and embodied the concept of music as therapy for the soul. It's time for some Group Therapy!!!
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I have so many pieces of vinyl from these guys…Anyone know if these guys usually walk up to the front to sign stuff for people?
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Im having issues buying tickets for the show, is it sold out?
Does echostage allow LED gloves?
If online sales have closed, does it mean the event is totally sold out? Like can you get them still at the door? & if so how much? & what is the likelyhood of being able to purchase them?
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With all the legislation that senators and delegates attempt to push through the General Assembly, there are usually several bills that are lesser-known to constituents. Below are some of those offerings, as listed by the Virginia Legislative Information System Web site (http://leg1.state.va.us/):
Sen. Leslie Byrne (D-34th)
*SB 923, Restrictions on vending machines in public elementary schools.
This bill, passed indefinitely by the Committee on Education and Health, would have restricted public elementary schools from using vending machines that dispensed to children soft drinks or solid foods "having empty calories, high fat, high sodium or caffeine content." The schools could have used the vending machine to dispense healthy food.
*SB 927, Self-employed writers; license tax rate limitation.
This bill, currently referred to the Committee on Finance, would limit the license tax rate for self-employed writers providing services from their homes. The license tax would not exceed $10 per year in jurisdictions with populations of 2,000 or less, or $30 per year in jurisdictions with populations greater than 2,000.
Del. Jeannemarie Devolites (R-35th)
*HB 2286, Regulation of parking.
HB 2286 passed the House unanimously and now awaits decision in the Senate. It allows Fairfax and Prince William counties to regulate or prohibit the parking of trailers, semitrailers and other commercial motor vehicles.
*HB 2293, Good conduct allowance; mandatory functional literacy requirement.
This bill, left in the Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions by a vote of 22-0, would have provided good conduct allowance for prisoners, measurable at four levels of escalating credits. Prisoners with exemplary behavior who are also working toward their GED would have earned the highest level of 50-percent credit.
Del. J. Chapman Petersen (D-37th)
*HB 1676, Local limitation; number of tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons.
This bill allowed localities to limit the number of tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons that operate within their limits. A similar authority limits the number of pawnshops existing in a locality. HB 1676 was referred to the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns, where it was later stricken at the request of the patron.
*HB 2028, Covenant marriage.
HB 2028 would have authorized couples to obtain premarital counseling and recite and sign a declaration of intent before entering into a covenant marriage, which is a form of marriage. Grounds for divorce would remain the same. Existing marriages could redesignate their marriage as a covenant marriage, provided that they undergo counseling and sign a declaration of intent.


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Amazin news.........inspiring......uplifting....satisfying.......Usama bin Laden is dead! Archenemy, if the US ever had one, is bested, defeated, and sent to the depths of the Arabian Sea. For all Americans, from those to whom 9/11 was as close as the War on Terror got to those who have spent years away from home killing and being killed, this is just and proper.
With UBL's demise the professional and lay speculation about the future of AQ and the global jihad is in full bloom. While "voices of reason" such as Sec. Napolitano are starting to warn that this is not the end of the War and that his end, though symbolic and fitting, does not mean GWOT is won and done, others are no less prophetic about the loss of faith the average mujahid may suffer, stuck as he is between the stone age and a democratic new middle-east (the NYT seemingly devoted the entire Op-Ed section on 2 May to the debate).
There is a voice that begs for redefinition when something momentous happens. Something that says "tomorrow is different than yesterday". Yet we must let history be the wax in our ears against this Siren's song. UBL was a leader in a 'global jihad'. 9/11 was the most successfull attack of a decade-old 'struggle against the Great Satan' (e.g. 1993 WTC bombing, 1998 Embassy bombings, USS Cole, etc). The Mujahid is the man that must be disuaded from fighting, persuaded to help, and/or killed and his wife must be likewise, for she instills the virtues of the jihad in her sons. The lessons of the coming weeks will shed some light on the pervasive divide between CT and COIN. Is it enough to physically hurt the agents of terror or must we "convert" the agents and their mothers away from it until some tolerable threshhold is reached?
I suspect the results will hardly solve anything. Our tendency to hyperbole and oversimplification will effectively and predictably guide us to "answers" that will hold until another defining moment that leads us to fear or jubilation. Or so the tendency has been. The Napolitano's of the world who see global terrorism as an endemic condition to last a lifetime are perhaps on the right side of the scale, although their tendencies have weaknesses a-plenty. InshAllah, we will overcome our tendencies. Then again, let's enjoy the moment and then go about our business.
02 May 2011
UBL sans frontier
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Obama succeeded on his fight against terrorism though many lives has been sacrifice due to bloodshed that took almost years . Now that Osama Binladen is Cold Dead Meat I hope the terrorism will ends on that. Too many died including innocent children. Lets unite to fight and stop any terrorism acts. http://www.facebook.com/osamaisdeadonmaydayReplyDelete
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Candlestick Park's fitting farewell
Winning finale: Oft-maligned park turns hospitable for its final trick
The old concrete toilet bowl had the last laugh. The weather for its curtain call was shirtsleeve balmy. The flags at the crown of the stadium lay lifeless. The beauty shots from the blimp showed a softly glowing stadium, reflected in San Francisco Bay. The lights stayed on, the press elevator worked and the traffic in wasn't too bad.
What's so terribly wrong with this place?
"It's unique," 49ers Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young said. "It kind of feels like Fenway. Now that this is happening, I want to say, 'No, no, no. Don't let it happen.' It's got an incredible history.
"Don't let it go."
Too late. Barring an improbable turn of events that would give the 49ers a chance to host a playoff game in three weeks, the 49ers played their last game at Candlestick Park, their home stadium since 1971.
And, for most of the evening, the 49ers looked nothing like a team that used the Stick as a springboard to five Super Bowl victories.
The damp, moldy stadium has always liked nothing better than to flip the script and mess with sentimentality, turning pleasant summer outings into tortuous rites of passage, saving countless lives by refusing to collapse in a massive earthquake, showcasing within its decrepit and miserable confines some of the most graceful and stunning athletes to ever play sports.
For much of Monday night, the stadium was unwilling to participate in an appropriate farewell. It wasn't the first time Candlestick stubbornly refused to succumb to its patrons' wishes. The Giants lost their last baseball game at Candlestick, in September 1999, a dreadful 9-4 drubbing by the Dodgers in a game that is mostly remembered for a helicopter airlifting home plate out of Candlestick and dropping it off on Third Street at the corner of King.
The Falcons, a team that has had its own Candlestick nightmares, arriving with a 4-10 record, tried to ruin the closing night. They wanted to exact revenge for last season's loss at the Georgia Dome in the NFC Championship Game. So they hung around and hung around.
But then linebacker NaVorro Bowman, the man who broke up the Falcons' desperation pass in the championship game, found absolution for his own mistake on special teams. He picked off a pass in the Atlanta red zone and returned it for the last touchdown at Candlestick Park.
Coach Jim Harbaugh went to the Candlestick memory well, running down the sideline as Bowman headed toward the end zone, looking like former coach Steve Mariucci chasing running back Garrison Hearst.
"It was the best birthday present I've ever gotten, second only to being born," said an exuberant Harbaugh, who turned 50 Monday.
With the 34-24 victory, the 49ers clinched a playoff berth. What and who and where is all still to be determined, in the final week of this interesting season. But thanks to Bowman, the 49ers are in.
It was a climactic end to what many had circled as a memorable night.
The stadium was full - a real, true sellout as opposed to the usual "in name only" kind. The fans were all in red and pre-gaming hard in the parking lot hours before kickoff.
Security was tight, ringing the field. At every break, uniformed police officers stood on the field. No drunken streakers made their way into the spotlight. And there was no word from stadium security as to how many wrenches or screwdrivers were confiscated from fans looking to unloosen a little piece of history.
Many of the luminaries were there. Eddie DeBartolo, a man who can cry anywhere at anytime, was the honorary team captain and feeling a bit misty about his beloved "pigsty." The woman he made those complaints to decades ago - former Mayor and now Sen. Dianne Feinstein - was also on hand. Baseball Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Willie McCovey, the two giant Giants legends who opened the park in 1960, were there.
Young was on the ESPN set and entertained the fans by throwing passes to Jerry Rice before the game. At halftime, Dwight Clark - he of The Catch - stood in the end zone as a commemorative marker was placed at the spot where he caught the most famous pass in NFL history.
Joe Montana, the 49ers quarterback who turned Candlestick Park into the stuff of myth, was missing. DeBartolo said he called Montana three times to try to get him to come to Monday's farewell, but Montana declined because of family obligations. Legendary 49ers safety Ronnie Lott was also missing. A former teammate said both Hall of Famers have hard feelings about the organization they turned into a dynasty, stemming from business interests.
The NFL is all about big business these days. That point was driven home in a tacky, first-half card stunt, one that started out honoring the team's five Lombardi trophies but ended in an ad for Levi's.
Jed York, the 49ers' CEO, said the field at the new denim-named stadium wouldn't be named. But his Uncle Eddie - who was thinking very much about Bill Walsh on Monday night - said, "I do think the field down there should be named Bill Walsh Field." Certainly most fans would agree, but there's exactly zero revenue in such a name. And the stadium game is all about revenue, not nostalgia, heading into the future.
Late Monday evening, as Journey blasted over the speakers, the aisles of the stadium were clogged. Fireworks went off outside, but half the people inside couldn't see them. The traffic out of the parking lot was backed up.
Candlestick Park was reminding us that it's time to move on. After one last memory.
Ann Killion is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @annkillion


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Sunday, May 27, 2012
Security Council's statement on Houla / Syria
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- AnonymousMay 27, 2012 at 6:42 PM
stopp those who kills mothers, fathers and children (A), And those who kills people in the name God or religion. No more blood of innocent people.. Hilsen Fra (N) and peace:-)ReplyDelete
which possibility can enter in the real life to stop hate and violence. mankind is not cutable in nations, races or groups, therfore dont empover more violence now and further. keep the peace with unknown creativity. the right solution can be found in everyones mind. don´t hear to the wisches of wapon-sellers and hate-lobbyists, becouse they don´t knew in which dark epoque they pull us all. there is only one alternativ; to open the way for the movement of equality of all people worldwide. that will destroy the borders of undiscrible nonsence, that we tell mainstream policy.ReplyDelete
Killing people by using the name of god is getting into very concerning situation!! I think those killers need to stop because of their brutal personality. ThanksReplyDelete
All this killing has to stop. Why are we killing our own people. Truly pathetic.ReplyDelete
Vessel Sink
Those who have perpetrated crimes against humanity in Houla and now in Mazraat al-Qubeir must be held accountable. Blessings on Kofi Annan and others who keep trying to end the violence.ReplyDelete
Be it Syria or any other place, killing people cannot be justified and it has to be denounced in harshest terms!ReplyDelete
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These killings will not be tolerated anymore. All nations must come forward and stop these kinds of acts.ReplyDelete
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It's a seasonal ritual at my house, one that goes something like this About mid-December, dive into the bedroom closet, retrieve a box or two of Christmas bulbs, a tangle of lights and a beat-up tree stand. Then head to the living room, anchor the tree in the stand, breathe deep and steel yourself for the ultimate test ... stringing 10 feet of model-train track together in as perfect and level an ellipse as possible around the base of the newly decorated tree.
That part went well—or as well as could be expected, given uneven floors, cramped space and one rotten house cat. What didn't pan out as planned was the anticipated steady progress of the Chinese-built, diecast metal 0-8-0 locomotive and tender around a metal and plastic loop of Lionel's FastTrack. This year, the Pennsylvania Flyer lived up to its last name and in the space of five minutes flew off the track at least that many times, defying gravity, the relatively steady hand of its remote engineer (me) and the electronic commands issued by the Powermax transformer to which that hand was affixed.
It wasn't the first time the Flyer broke pattern, parted ways with its handler and joined the ranks of the runaways. It was the first time, however, that the locomotive ran away so often in such a short span of time. Who hijacked the train?
If you've bought—or sold—carbon flat-rolled steel in the past four years you may be asking the same question. It hasn't been fun on either side of such transactions, given the whipsawing that U.S. steel mills and their customers have taken—and given—on the pricing front.
It's hardly news that steel is a cyclical industry, one traditionally tied to and driven by physical demand, which in turn pretty much paralleled fluctuations in the broader U.S. economy. Over the years, influences ranging from labor actions to an influx of imports, the proliferation of trade cases and remedies that followed, and deep price discounting by desperate men also played a role in propping up or undercutting industry profitability.
That was then. This is now. Welcome to the age of hyper-cyclicality, where costs rule, cycles are compressed, the stage is global, consolidation has delivered discipline and steel prices soar and sink at relative warp speed.
One of the earliest hints of a sea change in steel pricing dynamics came in 2004, when AMM's archives indicate the monthly average price of Midwest carbon hot-rolled (HR) sheet more than doubled from $18 per hundredweight ($360 per ton) in January to $37.52 per cwt ($750.40 per ton) in September.
Looks like a cycle to me.
The monthly average price of Midwest HR sheet didn't reach the $750-per-ton level again until March 2008, when it hit $39.50 per cwt ($790 per ton) and kept climbing, topping out at $54.44 per cwt ($1,088.80 per ton) in May before falling off the table. And fall it did, like a stone in water. In the fourth quarter of 2008, the monthly average price of Midwest HR sheet plunged from $49.71 per cwt ($994.20 per ton) in September to $29.43 per cwt ($588.60 per ton) in December.
Let's call this one a mega-cycle.
June 2009 saw the Midwest carbon HR sheet price hit a five-and-a-half-year low of $19.39 per cwt ($387.80 per ton) before setting off on a series of mini-spikes and retreats. The most recent of these saw the monthly average price jump from $28.42 per cwt ($568.40 per ton) in October 2010 to $36.63 per cwt ($732.60 per ton) in the first week of January.
A week later, citing "continued escalation in raw materials and strengthening demand," Nucor Corp. announced a $60-per-ton price increase—the sixth consecutive hike for carbon sheet since mid-November, pushing HR sheet prices up to the $800-per-ton ($40-per-cwt) mark.
Say hello to the hyper-cycle.
Opinions on the forces behind the phenomenon vary from being a by-product of globalization, the emergence of China and other developing countries—and their growing appetite for steelmaking raw materials—to the wholesale consolidation of the U.S. steel industry and plain-vanilla capitalism.
But there's no question it's here, and probably to stay. "The mills are pricing as if they are running an industry on a trading floor," one Midwest service center executive lamented in an exchange with AMM. "The supply chain just can't react that quickly."
Hyperbole? Yes, but there's also little question that the dawn of hyper-cyclicality has helped boot the word "speculation" out of the supply chain's working vocabulary. The latest series of cost-driven steel price increases and carpe diem psychology prompted by order books filled through March have spurred forward buying, for sure, but much of the steel actually has a home already lined up and waiting.
The last time the monthly average price for Midwest carbon HR sheet broached the $800-per ton-mark—$790 per ton, to be exact, in March 2008—the steel industry's capacity utilization rate, as measured by the American Iron and Steel Institute, averaged around 88.8 percent. That same measure in the second week of January, when Nucor announced the $60-per-ton increase lifting the price to $800 per ton, stood at 71.8 percent.
Rising raw material costs, particularly for scrap, have definitely helped fire the latest cycle of runaway prices. At the same time, a 17-percentage-point difference in the industry's capacity utilization rate between the $790-per-ton tag paid for HR in March 2008 vs. $800 in January 2011 suggests that rising costs aren't the only factor helping drive up steel prices. Costs may be driving this runaway train, but production discipline is stoking the boiler.
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Mar 03, 2011
Excellent point. Production discipline is stoking the boiler when prices are rising at 71.8% capacity utilization. If the economy somewhat recovers and capacity utilization rises to 80%, I dread what the price will be.
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Editorial: Costas is right: Let's talk about the guns
Bob Costas raised eyebrows -- and blood pressures -- around the nation Sunday night when, during the nationwide broadcast of the Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys football game on NBC, he addressed the biggest NFL story on the day during his halftime commentary.
The story? The murder of Kasandra Perkins by her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher, and his subsequent suicide in front of team officials.
The controversy? Costas had the audacity to mention that the murder and suicide were committed with a gun.
"If Jovan Belcher didn't possess a gun," Costas told his TV audience of more than 20 million, quoting a Kansas City columnist,"he and Kasandra Perkins would both be alive today."
The Twittersphere went wild. "Who put Costas on in the middle of a football game so he could spew his one sided beliefs?" one person wrote, according to the Associated Press. Another told Costas "stick to football ... the more you talk, the dumber you sound."
Supposedly professional media commentators piled on. One talking head on Fox News demanded that Costas be fired. "We report, you decide" apparently has its limits.
Talk radio was filled with indignation. One caller to a Philadelphia-based national show complained that after Costas spoke, the game was ruined for him. All he could think about, he groused, was what Costas had said.
To that, we say: Good.
That was the point. Gun violence has become the unmentionable topic in America today, thanks to the zealots in the National Rifle Association and its ownership of our yellow-bellied lawmakers in Washington, D.C., who are in its thrall.
Mass killings by gunfire, once so shocking, have become depressingly commonplace. It seems like there's one every month. A madman armed to the teeth goes berserk in a movie theater, followed by a massacre at a Sikh temple, followed by a bloodbath at a factory, followed by a family shot dead by a depressed dad ... the beat goes on, and nobody wants to talk about it.
The issue went unaddressed in our presidential campaign this year. When was the last time gun violence was debated at our state Capitol in Harrisburg? Yet the human toll is horrendous. Ever read the news section of this paper? Hardly a week goes by without a dead body or two hitting the street in Chester or Upper Darby. The vast majority of those murders are committed with firearms.
Take the former county prison guard arrested Wednesday for the murder of his wife in Tinicum. After she needled him, he allegedly told police, he went to the closet, got his gun and shot her twice. When he turned the weapon on himself, police said, it jammed.
Well, some people say, if those criminals didn't have guns, they'd use some other weapon.
Maybe so. But it's inarguable that guns make it very easy to kill, easier than it is to kill with a knife or a rope or a blunt object.
Would Daisy Jambawo, the Tinicum victim and a mother of three, be alive today if accused killer Winlaw Muzriwa didn't have a gun? We'll never know. And that's the tragedy.
No one is calling for the disarming of America.
We are staunch supporters of the Second Amendment. But a civilized nation, a nation of laws, puts some limits on everything.
So Bob Costas is to be commended, and not condemned, for his commentary last weekend. Maybe it will spark a debate in this country. It's a conversation well worth having.
And it is, regrettably, way overdue.
Editorial Courtesy of The Delaware County (Pa.) Times, www.delcotimes.com.


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Jane Tucker
Born in West Yorkshire, Jane undertook her early training with the Northern Dance Centre and completed it at Central School of Ballet and Northern Ballet School where she performed and toured with Manchester City Ballet.
Jane began her professional career with Hong Kong Ballet in 1994, touring extensively through Asia, North America and Canada. She returned to her roots, joining Northern Ballet Theatre in 1999, and enjoyed three years touring around the UK and China.Throughout her dancing career, Jane has performed in most of the classics and premiered in many new works: The Last Emperor, A Streetcar Named Desire and Madame Butterfy.
Jane gained Distinction for the Professional Dancers Teaching Diploma at the RAD, London in 2002 and has accumulated extensive teaching experience to date. Since graduating from the RAD Jane has toured Australia undertaking workshops and classes in companies and vocational colleges including the Western Academy for Performing Arts. Within the UK, Jane has taught for various schools - Northern Ballet School, Elmhurst, NSCD, SLP College and Theatreworks. She helped produce Sleeping Beauty for the Liverpool Proscenium Youth Ballet Company, and provided classical training for contemporary companies Darkin Ensemble and Diversity Dance. She has also coached boys for the West End production of Billy Elliot.