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Bathrooms4all gets on board with local charities around the Yorkshire region.
Online PR News – 10-October-2012 – Leeds – This year bathrooms4all have taken the initiative to support our local charities in the areas where our showrooms are based. Each shop will be supporting a charity of their choice and putting something back into their local communities. Some of the charities involved so far are Dove House Hospice in Hull, St Catherine's Hospice in Crawley, Mencap near Ossett and the British Heart Foundation supported by our Lincoln branch.
Lyn Andrew, Regional Manager commented "All our showroom manager's were really up for the idea of supporting the local communities and giving something back. We like to show our support whenever we can, even in this tough financial climate"
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The Cat in the Tree – Updated Info !!
We've all heard of the fictional story of The Cat in the Hat. But cat in the tree? That's a true story.
Sandy Powell has been worried about a cat that's been stuck up in her neighbor's tree for the past three days.
No one in her Bradley Creek neighborhood knows who the cat belongs to.
Powell has tried everything she can think of to get the cat down, but with no luck. The cat just continues to hold on for dear life about 70 feet above the ground.
"I've posted on Craigslist, Facebook, I called all the tree companies, I called animal control, I called the fire department and they said we're in the city limits and they don't do cat rescues anymore. So this poor cat sits in a tree for the 3rd day in a row… probably hungry, scared, thirsty and I'm worried about it and I don't even know whose cat it is," Sandy said.
The cat has a collar and a tag, so it is not a stray. Powell said everybody in Wilmington is worried about azaleas this weekend, but she's more concerned about the cat in the tree.
Update *** – News Channel 3 reporter John Rendleman went back to Sandy Powell's neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, day 4. We'll have an update with video from an attempted rescue. The story will air on Sunday's newscast… at 6pm and 11pm. The full updated story will be online on this website sometime Monday morning.
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Topic: Decline of the West
As of today, the Obama super PAC (run by former Obama adviser Bill Burton) has still not returned the $1 million donation it received from the loathsome misogynist, Bill Maher. Well, ladies, it does seem that the President's concern for your honor and dignity is somewhat selective. If you're a woman of conservative views, it's quite all right with Obama for a slimeball like Maher to call you a "dumb twat." Hey, he's got a million reasons to look the other way.


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Education information for new and future teachers
"No mental tool honed by human intellect,
curiosity and experience
can long resist being dulled by simple ignorance or stupidity."
Education Jargon Information
Dr. Bob Kizlik
Updated November 7, 2015
In these difficult times, few disagree that there is seemingly an inexhaustible need to invent education terms, and the words and phrases we in education choose to describe what we do are never at rest. It seems as though every day new ways of expressing old ideas are formulated and added to the bewildering, bubbling stew known by such unflattering names as eduspeak, pedagogese, edutalk, and so on. There is seemingly no end to it, and I think new and future teachers need to be clear about the technical language of their profession. Whether dealing with parents, students, other teachers, administrators, or the public, the need for specificity has never been greater. In these still difficult times with the economic downturn and employment losses across the board from manufacturing jobs to education positions, the need for clarity has never been more important. Available funds for education need to be spent prudently.
In my years of education, especially my early years, I was exposed to many expressions that at first I thought were very insightful. They seemed at the time to be perceptive and useful. However, upon reflection, I now know I was naive. An example:
Many of you reading this have probably heard an expression that goes something like this: "This program allows the child to learn at his own pace." What in the world does THAT mean? Think about it. At what other pace can a child learn but his own? Yet that phrase has been used in countless promotions for educational programs and materials, as if it were some sort of endorsement or validation. A truly worthless expression. What we really want to accomplish is to help children increase the pace at which they learn, thereby making learning more efficient.
Another is, "We take the child from where he is......" Well, great. Where else is the child than where he is? I have heard this phrase used in education during my entire career spanning nearly five decades. And now, in the 21st century, its use has not abated in the slightest. Such language adds little to efforts to improve communication or clarify meaning. Such language does little to improve education in any practical way, but it sure does sound pretty meaningful.
I scoured the Internet to find descriptions of words and expressions that are commonly used in education. If you go to the links below, you will find commentary and a sometimes bewildering array of phrases and their descriptions. In some cases, they are humorous, in others, bewildering. As part of the ongoing mission of ADPRIMA to bring clarity and the best information to new and future teachers, I offer the following links:
Hiding Behind Education Jargon
"Anything not understood in more than one way is not understood at all."
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Curb Your Enthusiasm is moving from Los Angeles to New York for its next series. Good news for Susie Essman, who plays the sweary wife of Larry David's agent and lives in New York; bad news for the rest of the cast, who don't. But what does it mean for the quality of HBO's show? Will Larry's paranoia be accentuated to hilarious new levels by high-density, high-rise living? Or will he now appear perfectly, boringly at home and no longer the neurotic oddball among laidback Californians?
Location is absolutely key to certain shows. It's all in the name for some – EastEnders, Coronation Street, Mad Men, Californication. But it can also be locked more subtly, tangibly but less definably, in the very DNA of a show. New York is virtually a character in Sex and the City, even though its tale of four urban professional women's love and shopping lives could conceivably unfold with the same gags in Philadelphia or Albuquerque. The city almost deserves an acting credit itself – certainly it's provided the cast with more support than some of their flaky exes. S&TC has its heart in New York in a way that Mistresses just isn't wed to Bristol. Mistresses could up sticks to Aberystwyth or Norwich and carry on as normal. In fact, it may be the only solution if they all keep behaving so dementedly in the next series. Who knows what trouble Joanna Lumley's character will unleash when she joins the cast as Katie's mother for the next series. But what about its Skins – would these Bristol teenagers seem quite as at home anywhere else?
On the other hand, The Office has proved a global hit because everyone can visualise a team like the Wernham Hogg drones in a grey town like Reading. Glee works because it has a small-town feel – but it could be any small town in mid America. Who knows or cares where Desperate Housewives is set? Meanwhile, Doctor Who is set everywhere – that's the whole point of having a Tardis.
But consider vampires: in theory, you could base a tale about them anywhere, as Being Human and True Blood prove – completely different shows, both loved by their audiences. Yet think what would be lost if Sookie and Bill lived in Boston. All that swampy, sticky, drawling, cicada-scratching sexiness drained, then replaced by squeaky-clean suburbia.
So which shows do you think would benefit from a dramatic relocation and which are too good to uproot?


text: Florence, KY – Duane Froelicher, Senior Partner from Walden Advisors will be hosting an investment fraud seminar on March 27th at 1:30 p.m. at the Florence Senior Center. Co-taught with the City of Florence Police Department, the purpose of the seminar is to educate citizens on how the investment system is organized. During the Investment Fraud Seminar class members will gain a broad knowledge about various types of securities and knowledge necessary to better prevent fraudulent activities in an individual investor environment."During the past 20 years there have been numerous financial scandals involving all sorts of individuals and incorporating a vast array of methods," says Duane Froelicher, Senior Partner. "It is important for citizens to become aware of schemes that could become ruinous." This is just one of many free seminars Walden Advisors provides at no charge to the public. For more information or to register for the seminar, contact Duane Froelicher via email at email@example.com or via phone at (859) 384-7416. About Walden Advisors: Located in Florence, KY, Walden Advisors was founded on the basic premise that too often, we get caught up in life's trappings and lose sight of what really matters. Applied to personal finance, this usually shows up in the decisions we make that keep us from rather than move us toward our most meaningful goals. To learn more about Walden Advisors, please visit their website at www.waldenadvisors.com# # #


text: On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 03:04:05PM +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > Wouter Verhelst <email@example.com> writes: > > > You know, I use a mail program. Replying to people is in my fingers > > as "hitting a button". A very specific button, especially for that > > purpose. I expect my MUA to Do The Right Thing (TM). > > Most MUAs will do the right thing when you reply; they'll send a > message to the single person who wrote the message. The person who > wrote the message can indicate where this single-person reply should > go, by specifying header fields such as 'From' and 'Reply-To'. > > Many MUAs also have a separate specific facility, for replying to > *every* address related to the discussion. This is fine for a group of > individuals, but problematic for a mailing list, since one of those > addresses will be the mailing list address itself, and then some > people get two copies -- one individually (which usually arrives > first, since it has less processing time) and one from the mailing > list. > > With mailing lists, there's a third kind of reply needed, a "followup" > to continue the discussion. This usually should be sent to the mailing > list address, and to people not on the mailing list but who want to > receive followup responses. My point is, I do not see why there should be a difference between 'group reply' and 'list reply'. If the mailer detects that the mail is coming from a list (and this is very easy, there are some headers to say so), or if there is an MFT-header, then 'group reply' should just DTRT, rather than send the mail to "everyone on the Cc list" if that is not what is wanted. 'Reply to all' and 'Reply to list' is, after all, semantically the same thing. -- Fun will now commence -- Seven Of Nine, "Ashes to Ashes", stardate 53679.4


text: Christoph Lameter <email@example.com> wrote:>> On Mon, 3 Apr 2006, Nathan Lynch wrote:> > > > There are many other for_each_*_cpu loops in the kernel that do not have > > > any of the instrumentation you suggest. I suggest you come up with a > > > general solution and then go through all of them and fix this. Please be > > > aware that many of these loops are performance critical.> > > > But this one isn't, right?> > Right. One could use more expensive processing here.Hopefully none of the for_each_foo() loops are performance-critical - thosethings are expensive.> > And I'm afraid there's a misunderstanding here -- only> > for_each_online_cpu (or accessing the cpu online map in general) has> > such restrictions -- for_each_possible_cpu doesn't require any locking> > or preempt tricks since cpu_possible_map must not change after boot.for_each_present_cpu() presumably has the same problems.> Correct. We may want to audit the kernel and check that each > for_each_possible_cpu or for_each_cpu is really correct.A fair bit of that has been happening in recent weeks.But yes, we should be protecting these things with rcu_read_lock() ifpossible, lock_cpu_hotplug() otherwise.(rcu_read_lock() might not be the appropriate name for this operation -maybe it should be an open-coded preempt_disable(). Or some other suitablynamed alias; dunno).-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to firstname.lastname@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


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Photo: Jalal ad din Manguberdi
Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu al-Khwarazmi (Persian: جلال الدین خوارزمشاه; full name: Jalal ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul-Muzaffar Manguberdi ibn Muhammad) or Jaloladdin Manguberdi (Turkic for "Godgiven"), also known as Jalâl ad-Dîn Khwârazmshâh, was the last ruler of the Khwarezmian Empire. Following the defeat of his father, Ala ad-Din Muhammad II by Genghis Khan in 1220, Jalal ad-Din Mengübirti came to power but he rejected the title shah that his father had assumed and called himself simply sultan. After the fall of Samarkand Jalal ad-Din with the remaining Khwarazm forces beat a forced retreat into Afghanistan, while pursued by a Mongol army. At the battle of Parwan, north of Kabul, the Khwarezmians with local Afghan Tajik allies defeated the Mongols (ED: the only time in Gengiz Khans lifetime that the Mongols were defeated in battle - Interestingly even to this day no foreign army however mighty has ever been able to hold sway in Afghanistan).
After being deserted by his Afghan allies (as legend has it over a dispute over whom would have the white steed of the Mongol General) the Mongols regrouped and Jalal ad-Din and his troops were forced to flee towards India. At the Indus River, however, the Mongols caught up with the Kharwarezms and at the Battle of Indus inflicted a major blow against his Army, killing most of his men along with slaughtering thousands of refugees. He and his core followers famously putting up a heroic struggle against huge odds on the banks of the river, with the survivors including Mingburnu escaping across the Indus.
Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu was to spend the next three years in exile in India. Entering into an alliance with the Khokhars he captured Lahore and much of the Punjab. The next year he requested an alliance with Iltutmish against the Mongols. However the Sultan of Delhi refused, not wishing to get into a conflict with Genghis Khan and instead marched towards Lahore at the head of a large army. Mingburnu retreated from Lahore and moved towards Uchch inflicting a heavy defeat on its ruler Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha, and occupied Sindh and northern Gujarat before returning to Persia in 1224.
Once again he gathered an army and briefly re-established a kingdom, however he was unable to consolidate his power for long as once again his forces were pursued by Gengiz Khans forces who met his forces in battle in the Alborz mountains after which he and his men had to make a forced crossing of the Caucasus whereupon they captured Azerbaijan in 1225, setting up their capital at Tabriz. After initially forming an alliance with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm against the Mongols, Manguberdi fell out with them and his forces attack Georgia and sack Tbilisi in 1226. Several years of skirmishes follow and in 1230 his army captured the town Akhlat from Ayyubids. However his forces overextended and where defeated by Sultan Kayqubad I at Erzincan on the Upper Euphrates at the famous Battle of Yassıçemen (Yassi Chemen) in 1230.
Once again he and a core group of followers managed to escape into the Mountains of Kurdistan fing refugee in the city of Diyarbakir, however in the ensuring confusion the mongols capture his previous stronghold of Azerbaijan. (ED: Diyarbakir today is one of the largest cities in south eastern Turkey and in the heartland of the Kurdish struggle for self determination). Diyarbakir was to be his last sanctuary as he was assassinated there in 1231 by a Kurdish assassin hired by the Seljuks.
Manguberdi's loyal followers, however, remained loyal to him even after his death, transforming themselves into a mercenary force called the Khwarezmiyya. Thirteen years later, in pay of the Ayyubid Sultan Salih Ayyub of Egypt, the Khwarezmiyya invaded Christian-held Jerusalem, capturing the city's citadel, the Tower of David; and on July 11, 1244, forcing the surrender of the city. Of great note is that after being conquered by the Khwarezmiyya, Jerusalem would stay under control of Islamic Sovereignty until 1917, near the end of World War I, when it was taken from the Ottomans by victorious British and Commonwealth forces.(ED: The Australian Light Horse brigade playing a critical role in the battle).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalal_ad-Din_Mingburnu


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Inmates at Wymott Prison in Leyland are having to wait too long for dental and GP appointments, a health watchdog has ruled.
The Care Quality Commission carried out an inspection as part of a programme looking at offender healthcare.
While the trust met three standards – the care and welfare of people using their services; co-operating with other providers and supporting workers – it failed in two areas: staffing and assessing and monitoring the quality of service provision.
Inspectors found that prisoners had to wait up to eight weeks to see a GP and up to 21 weeks to see a dentist.
One prisoner questioned by inspectors said: "I know we are in prison but that doesn't mean we should be denied treatment, we are still human beings.
"We should be treated the same as people in the community who get to see a doctor."
The inspection also found that healthcare appointments and requests to see a GP were not triaged. One patient revealed he waited five weeks to see a GP after finding a lump in his testicle.
Access to a dentist was also found to be poor. On June 30, there were 251 patients who had been waiting to see a dentist since January 30.
A spokesman for Lancashire Care Foundation Trust said: "Following the inspection, the trust took immediate action including the introduction of a nurse triage clinic which has led to a significant reduction in waiting times for GP appointments.
"The trust is also in discussion with commissioners with regards increasing the GP provision and we have put in place a weekly review of waiting times to ensure they are kept to a minimum."


text: Hi How can i configure my system to do basic APM things like suspend the screen after 10 min and the HDD after 20 min etc. Naturally APM has to be enabled in the kernel :-) cheers, Raffaele -- Raffaele Sandrini <email@example.com> Annoyed about M$ Windows? Don't worry. Try Linux! (www.linux.org) For encrypted Mail get my Public Key from "search.keyserver.net" ID: 0xEC4950E9 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to email@example.com with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact firstname.lastname@example.com


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Who the hell cares? A douchbag wearing Tapout is a douchbag poser. A douchbag not wearing Tapout is no less a douchbag, busy posing in something not MMA related.
You like thier podfucts, buy them.
You don't? Don't.
Personally I think most of thier shirts are pretty ugly.
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skulls & crossbones on a shirt lol, drop me out.
land whalespeople who wear Tapout shirts, but I am very happy they're not begging for attention by not wearing clothes at all.
I hear you on the skulls though. I have decided I will never wear any clothing with a skull on it, no matter who makes it.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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HBO has netted some big stars this year. I haven't seen Nolte in a looong time, but I like the crazy guy and love Dustin as well. Now Dez, you know how I feel about Willis, I worship him, he's everything a man should be, and even though I'll hate this feckin' movie I'll watch it. I'll watch for Bruce.ReplyDeleteReplies
he he seems I've hit all your sensitive spots today, Anne dearest :))))Delete
Lay the Favourite, Bruce Willis and lovely eye candy, what more could we want....ReplyDeleteReplies
I knew you would approve, Lurk!Delete
blech. gambling movies. i love to play me some poker, but in the movies... not so much.ReplyDelete
zeta jones kicks that other gals pa-tooty in the lookalike contest!Replies
you are right, Vics, that Rebecca woman actually isn't attractive at all, she is just Photoshopped in this pic from Bazaar :) Catherine Zeta is on the other hand a total beautyDelete
I'll watch the Willis one and HBO shows usually are good, plus seeing Nolte back should be fun too.ReplyDeleteReplies
glad you like it, Pat!Delete
Luck looks awesome! (but then again I'm a huge Dustin Hoftman fan!)ReplyDelete
I wasn't able to comment on your page the last week for some reason! And I've heard other bloggers have had the same problem! Just wanted to let you know!Replies
yep, a lot of bloggers, usually the one who are not using Firefox, had problems commenting around the Blogosphere. It happened when Blogger started installing the REPLY button. I hear most people can comment now everywhereDelete
lets go to the casino lets play pokerReplyDeleteReplies
lets :) If you're paying...Delete
Rebecca Hall looks stunning. I'm a big Hoffman fan though, so I'd probably see Luck even without hot chicks in it. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
that's a true fan :)Delete
I'm not a fan of casino movies. I don't know why.ReplyDeleteReplies
it's not for everyone, that's for sure, but there are a lot of people who love that genre and gambling generally.Delete
Yeah, I'm with Vic. Wowzer, CZJ looks fabulous in that photo! Glad to see her back in the spotlight.ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope you will approve of CZJ's pic tomorrow, because she will be mentioned again, I can never have enough of her and Blanchett :)Delete
I was looking forward to the second movie, even though Bruce Willis was in it because of Jones but it was such a stupid trailer. Why would they show that? Anyways, hope to see what the real movie is about.ReplyDeleteReplies
it's not actually a trailer, but a stupid clip :) with Rebecca singing rather horribly. The trailer hasn't been released yet :)Delete
Bleh casino movies, some people like em though!ReplyDeleteReplies
yep, there are a lot of fansDelete
yesh! Love Bruce Willis!!ReplyDeleteReplies
he's a charmer :)Delete
The clip was just a mess. This Rebecca appears quite talentless and moronic, just like she did in The Town.ReplyDelete
On the other hand, Catherine looks amazing in this pic. :)Replies
yep, I don't like Rebecca at all either. She seems very empty and cold as fridge.Delete
ow wow!! the casts for LUCK are amazing!! so eager to see that! thank you for sharing it Dezz.ReplyDelete
...but, why do they go to tv from cinema? I wonderReplies
be welcome, Novia :)Delete
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Wastewater technology for the airports
Airport operations lead to many different types of wastewater for example through general airport, hangar and logistics operations as well as refuelling and cleaning of the aircrafts. The effluent from the runways is contaminated with oils, lubricants, detergents and other chemicals.
By AWAS International GmbH based in Wilnsdorf, GERMANY.
Monitoring of fuels in stormwater
The Situation
A major pipeline company has large storage tank farms throughout the Western States. The pipeline company transports, stores, blends additives, and distributes gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel to retail service stations and airports. Due to the quantity and movement of fuel at these facilities, there is always the potential for fuel spills. These facilities prevent out of compliance discharge by capturing all stormwater in storm drains, which is then sent to treatment systems prior to discharge. At some sites, groundwater from ongoing remediation is mixed with stormwater at the treatment system prior to local discharge.
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CHEAT SHEET; For Students in Internet Age, No Shame in Copy and Paste
By TRIP GABRIEL
Published: August 2, 2010
At Rhode Island College, a freshman copied and pasted from a Web site's frequently asked questions page about homelessness -- and did not think he needed to credit a source in his assignment because the page did not include author information.
At DePaul University, the tip-off to one student's copying was the purple shade of several paragraphs he had lifted from the Web; when confronted by a writing tutor his professor had sent him to, he was not defensive -- he just wanted to know how to change purple text to black.
And at the University of Maryland, a student reprimanded for copying from Wikipedia in a paper on the Great Depression said he thought its entries -- unsigned and collectively written -- did not need to be credited since they counted, essentially, as common knowledge.
Professors used to deal with plagiarism by admonishing students to give credit to others and to follow the style guide for citations, and pretty much left it at that.
But these cases -- typical ones, according to writing tutors and officials responsible for discipline at the three schools who described the plagiarism -- suggest that many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious misdeed.
It is a disconnect that is growing in the Internet age as concepts of intellectual property, copyright and originality are under assault in the unbridled exchange of online information, say educators who study plagiarism.
Digital technology makes copying and pasting easy, of course. But that is the least of it. The Internet may also be redefining how students -- who came of age with music file-sharing, Wikipedia and Web-linking -- understand the concept of authorship and the singularity of any text or image.
''Now we have a whole generation of students who've grown up with information that just seems to be hanging out there in cyberspace and doesn't seem to have an author,'' said Teresa Fishman, director of the Center for Academic Integrity at Clemson University. ''It's possible to believe this information is just out there for anyone to take.''
Professors who have studied plagiarism do not try to excuse it -- many are champions of academic honesty on their campuses -- but rather try to understand why it is so widespread.
In surveys from 2006 to 2010 by Donald L. McCabe, a co-founder of the Center for Academic Integrity and a business professor at Rutgers University, about 40 percent of 14,000 undergraduates admitted to copying a few sentences in written assignments.
Perhaps more significant, the number who believed that copying from the Web constitutes ''serious cheating'' is declining -- to 29 percent on average in recent surveys from 34 percent earlier in the decade.
Sarah Brookover, a senior at the Rutgers campus in Camden, N.J., said many of her classmates blithely cut and paste without attribution.
''This generation has always existed in a world where media and intellectual property don't have the same gravity,'' said Ms. Brookover, who at 31 is older than most undergraduates. ''When you're sitting at your computer, it's the same machine you've downloaded music with, possibly illegally, the same machine you streamed videos for free that showed on HBO last night.''
Ms. Brookover, who works at the campus library, has pondered the differences between researching in the stacks and online. ''Because you're not walking into a library, you're not physically holding the article, which takes you closer to 'this doesn't belong to me,' '' she said. Online, ''everything can belong to you really easily.''
A University of Notre Dame anthropologist, Susan D. Blum, disturbed by the high rates of reported plagiarism, set out to understand how students view authorship and the written word, or ''texts'' in Ms. Blum's academic language.
She conducted her ethnographic research among 234 Notre Dame undergraduates. ''Today's students stand at the crossroads of a new way of conceiving texts and the people who create them and who quote them,'' she wrote last year in the book ''My Word!: Plagiarism and College Culture,'' published by Cornell University Press.
Ms. Blum argued that student writing exhibits some of the same qualities of pastiche that drive other creative endeavors today -- TV shows that constantly reference other shows or rap music that samples from earlier songs.
In an interview, she said the idea of an author whose singular effort creates an original work is rooted in Enlightenment ideas of the individual. It is buttressed by the Western concept of intellectual property rights as secured by copyright law. But both traditions are being challenged.
''Our notion of authorship and originality was born, it flourished, and it may be waning,'' Ms. Blum said.
She contends that undergraduates are less interested in cultivating a unique and authentic identity -- as their 1960s counterparts were -- than in trying on many different personas, which the Web enables with social networking.
''If you are not so worried about presenting yourself as absolutely unique, then it's O.K. if you say other people's words, it's O.K. if you say things you don't believe, it's O.K. if you write papers you couldn't care less about because they accomplish the task, which is turning something in and getting a grade,'' Ms. Blum said, voicing student attitudes. ''And it's O.K. if you put words out there without getting any credit.''


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TORONTO LeBron James became the youngest player to score 50 points in an NBA game, but his franchise-record 56 weren't enough to prevent the Toronto Raptors from beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-98 on Sunday.
James easily surpassed his previous career best of 43 points, set Nov. 24 against Detroit. However, he committed a key turnover with 16 seconds left and missed a pair of 3-point attempts in the final 14 seconds.
James finished 18-for-36 from the field and 14-for-15 from the line. He also had six 3s, 10 rebounds and five assists. But Toronto's bench did in the Cavaliers, outscoring Cleveland's reserves 34-1.
At 20 years, 80 days old, James eclipsed Rick Barry as the youngest player to score 50 points. Barry was 21 years, 261 days old when he scored 57 for San Francisco against the New York Knicks.
James' point total also bested the previous Cavaliers mark of 50 set by Walt Wesley against Cincinnati on Feb. 19, 1971.
Pistons 110, Spurs 101
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Tim Duncan sprained his ankle moments after the tip and did not return, and Detroit went on to win a matchup of the last two NBA champions.
Chauncey Billups scored 25 points, including five straight late after the Spurs pulled within two, to lead Detroit to its 12th straight home victory.
Tayshaun Price scored 22, Rasheed Wallace had 15 and Richard Hamilton, limited by a sprained left ankle, added 11 points.
The Western Conference-leading Spurs, who won the 2003 NBA title, had won three consecutive games and eight of 10.
Duncan turned His left ankle turned after he scored and landed on Rasheed Wallace's foot under the basket in the opening minutes. The Spurs said X-rays were negative and he is day to day.
Nets 94, Pacers 85
INDIANAPOLIS Vince Carter scored 39 points, including 14 in the third quarter when the Nets pulled away for a season-best fourth straight win.
Reggie Miller, coming off a 39-point performance Friday night against the Lakers, was held to 13.
Nenad Krstic finished with 18 points, while Jason Kidd had 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for New Jersey.
Stephen Jackson led Indiana with 21 points despite being out from midway through the first quarter to the start of the second with a shin injury, while Johnson added 18 and Jones 14.
Suns 97, Grizzlies 91
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Joe Johnson scored 28 points, including a 3-pointer with half a minute to play, to lead Phoenix.
Steve Nash had 13 points and 13 assists for the Suns, while Shawn Marion had 14 points and 16 rebounds. Phoenix also got 18 points from Quentin Richardson and 15 points from Amare Stoudemire. Johnson hit four of his five 3-point attempts.
But Phoenix scored fewer than 100 points for the first time in 17 games, and had 21 turnovers to match its season high.
The Grizzlies' Pau Gasol, the team's leading scorer, played 12 minutes on his return from missing 23 games because of a hurt foot. He had four points and one rebound.
Memphis was led by Shane Battier with 20 points, Lorenzen Wright with 19, Mike Miller with 15 and Jason Williams with 14.
Timberwolves 94, Rockets 86
MINNEAPOLIS Kevin Garnett had 30 points, 17 rebounds and six assists to lead Minnesota over Houston.
Garnett scored 13 of his points in the third quarter, when the Timberwolves took advantage of poor shooting by Tracy McGrady and the Rockets to pull away.
Sam Cassell, who did not play in Friday's loss to Memphis because of a strained right hamstring, had his best game in recent memory for the Wolves with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting.
SuperSonics 102, Lakers 100
LOS ANGELES Rashard Lewis had 27 points and 11 rebounds, Ronald Murray filled in for the injured Ray Allen with a season-high 25 points, and the short-handed Seattle SuperSonics held off the slumping Los Angeles Lakers 102-100 Sunday night.
The loss was the fifth straight for the Lakers their longest losing streak since they finished the 1993-94 season with 10 straight losses.
That was the last time the Lakers (32-34) failed to qualify for the playoffs, and they're in danger of falling short this season, trailing the Denver Nuggets by 3 1/2 games in the battle for the eighth and final Western Conference berth.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 30 points, scoring 16 in the final 8 1/2 minutes.
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Re: ELIJAH PELLETT>NY
In reply to:
Hi Kim,
I just came across this message and thought I could fill in a couple blanks for you.
Elijah was married to Mabell Keuhl.They are from Madison, WI.
She was died after the accident and Winifred was their son was killed that day from the accident.They hit a oil truck and Mabell died from the burns.My Aunt Violet suffered burns on her legs and at the time I believe she was only around 4 years old.My Aunt Violet is the only child from Elijah and Mabell that is still living.
Uncle Vernon was killed in the war and Uncle Mike I believe committd suicide.
Aunt Mabell married Leslie Benson .... I'm not sure about how many children she has.As a young girl she use to come visit and bring her grandchild.Aunt Mabell was the best.She worked for duncan yoyo's and always sent or brought out the coolest yoyo's to us.
I'm not aware of any Marion (I think you were meaning Mabell) and I didn't Michael on your list of children.
I'm the granddaughter of Mary Eve Pellett Schrader (2/4/1919-4/27/99)
She married Donald E Schrader and had two daughters and one child that they raised as their own but never adopted.
Roselyn Schrader Babcock
Constance Mary Schrader Pierce (My mother)
Lynn Roberts (raised as their own)
Uncle Vincent passed maybe in 1998 and was married to Pat.
So this is the list of children that I recall they had
As I said Violet is the only child still living and her children are Cathy and Michelle.
I also believe that Elijah had atleast one child and I beleive his name was Kenneth Pellett and lived in Athens.
Feel free to get intouch and I can give you Violet's number to get even more info.
Take Care,
Heather Bastian


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"Now that was a handsome man in his day" my mother once said to me while I was watching Batman. The simple fact is that Cesar Romero was a nice looking man until the day he died at the age of 86 in 1994. It's pretty that when we think of Romero today, we immediately image an orange-haired, pasty faced, hyena-like character called The Joker, who was a constant, perennial thorn in the caped crusader's side during the run of the 60's television series starring Adam West. The Joker was Romero's last star turn and it made him a household name among much younger viewers, despite a career that had already spanned four decades in movies and television. Eventually, I had the opportunity to see what mama was talking about way back in the day and she didn't lie! When Cesar Romero appeared on screen in the 1930's and 40's, he was no joke. He was tall, dark, handsome and (I think) oh, so sexy. And in real life, he was oh, so gay!
In the film, Tall Dark & Handsome (1941), Romero is suave, debonaire and always nattily dressed to the nines in almost every scene. He plays a womanizing gangster with a secret who's rough around the edges and is known for bumping off anyone who gets in his way. But his real truth is that he's not as tough as his street credentials suggest. That particular movie was just one of Romero's few starring film roles by the early 1940's. His early 1930's career was founded and built around the whole Latin Lover-gigolo persona originally created by Rudolph Valentino in the 1920's, and promulgated by the Hollywood studios in the wake of his death in 1929. I think Romero added a new depth or twist to that character but he was never too hard or true enough for most of the so-called critics of the era as they thought he was too much of a dandy (and that his portrayals were often too foppish). But then, didn't they said the same thing about Mr. Valentino!?
Like his predecessor, Romero began his career as a ballroom dancer before moving to the Broadway stage where he was recognized by the Hollywood star makers. In Hollywood, he starred with the likes of Marlene Dietrich, but there was something about the man that just never propelled him into leading man status. It wasn't his looks - he was gorgeous! He was also talented, acting and dancing to boot. A self-proclaimed "dancing fool"Cesar was a permanent fixture in the glittering Hollywood nightlife for decades as the dancing escort of good friends like Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Carmen Miranda, Lucille Ball and later Ginger Rogers. His life was full of art exhibits, movie premiers and fashion shows, and there was a running joke that Romero would attend the opening of a napkin. And he would have done so while exquisitely dressed! As one of the most elegant men of his set, Romero boasted more than 30 tuxedos, 200 smart sport coats and 500 tailored suits. Charming and discreet, Cesar Romero was the quintessential "confirmed bachelor."
Born into a prosperous New York family in 1907, Romero's Italian father was an importer/exporter of sugar refining machinery. His mother was a concert singer, and her father was supposedly the famed Cuban revolutionary Jose Marti, but that assertion is often disputed. Unlike so many of his peers, he never actively tried to deny or hide the truth of his sexual orientation as it was an open secret that he was comfortable with - not like his rumored lover, the popular actor Tyrone Power. Like Power (below) Romero was also protective of his image but he was also respected. He never publically admitted that he and Power were once an item, but he didn't have to. Their friends and acquaintances did it for them! Throughout his life, Romero was extremely dedicated to the actor who died at the age of 44, and who played and perfected the game of marrying for appearances and the sake of conventionality. But not Cesar! Power remained tormented and terrified of being found out, but not Cesar.
In the book Hollywood Gays (1996) by Boze Hadleigh, the author compiled a series of interviews with aging Hollywood players who were rumored to be gay or bisexual. Cesar Romero was interviewed several times and supposedly dished quite freely about Tyrone Power (but never about their life together). With class and in gentlemanly fashion, he spoke candidly about the joys of masturbation, glory holes and oral sex! He also spilled the beans about a one-time hook-up with his friend and fellow Latin lover, Desi Arnaz (also see below). Recognizing that it takes two people to perform one homosexual act the actor says "In the old days ..... fellatio was a big status symbol. If someone was willing to do that for you, you felt like a king. Few would have said no." Poor Lucy probably never knew, but she may not have been too surprised because she knew her friend, Cesar.
Romero gave insightful information about maneuvering the issue of sexual identity around early Hollywood politics in the 40's and 50's, being homosexual in Hispanic culture, and why he never felt the the need to hide behind a wife. However, the fact that there were serious veracity issues surrounding the author's interviews cannot be ignored. For instance, they had all died, and there are many critics, reviewers and insiders who refused to believe that the likes of Cary Grant would ever under any circumstances be so loose and free to do and say the things attributed to him by Hadleigh. Regardless, it is noteworthy that most hold Romero's interviews as gospel – which is a testimony to the man himself.
Still handsome in his elder years, Cesar Romero remained an engaging and youthful personality right up to the end, and was active in movies and television at the time of his death. The man was hardly a joker in life or the movies, but was more the dashing Cisco Kid in the campy Gay Cabellero westerns of the 40's, the dancing romancer in Springtime in the Rockies, and all the playboys and gangstas in the persona of the super-sharp, devastatingly handsome character I saw on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in Tall, Dark and Handsome. Hail Cesar!
*This blog post originally appeared in November of 2009 under the title, Cesar Romero: Tall, Dark, Handsome ... and Gay! in a style that wasn't up to par and with other lesser photographs. Oddly enough, I still continue to get comments and emails, especially from readers who get upset at the implications surrounding the sexuality of Desi Arnaz. Consider this comment from Linda who actually had a valid point when she said "I dont believe that Desi Arnaz was gay! Thats a lie. People always wait until people die to tell such lies. Posted by: Linda | March 10, 2010 at 04:18 PM . I think my response to Linda was just as valid when I wrote "Hi Linda. Welcome to the blog! I don't believe anyone - not even Romero - ever said that Desi Arnaz was gay. In fact, Romero said they were platonic friends who only had a "one-time" experience that Arnaz basically initiated, during which (Arnaz) relaxed and enjoyed the favor. If I remember correctly, Arnaz seemed to say something like "Come on Romero, let's get this over with because I know YOU WANT TO DO THIS!" He totally flipped his own desire and put it back where it "belonged" - on the "homosexual" man. I can't tell you how many times I've found myself in that same situation with my own "heterosexual" male friends. Personally, I don't think that makes Arnaz (or many of the supposedly str8 male friends that I've had who wanted blowjobs) gay. If that encounter makes him gay then all the men who've ever had a blow job from another man - even once - are gay! And whether you want to believe it or not - THAT'S MORE THAN HALF THE MEN WE BOTH KNOW! Regardless, the chances are that "one time" with Romero wasn't Arnaz's only same-sex encounter! You don't believe he was gay? That's fine! Neither do I. Posted by: Corey | March 10, 2010 at 05:02
Still, there were readers like Phillip Donovan who took the time to troll the whole blog, decided he wasn't having any of it, and finally left with "gay men make me vomit. they should all live on an island or another planet. Posted by: phillip donovan | April 25, 2012 at 05:09 PM. To which I promptly replied "Phillip. You know who makes ME vomit? Conflicted gay men who troll gay-oriented sites, read everything and look at the pictures, and then leave nasty comments out of their own sick guilt. You MIGHT want to stay off of such websites by remembering how much they make you want to vomit - BEFORE you get your jollies! Posted by: Corey | April 25, 2012 at 05:29 PM. Others were supportive and complimentary like the comments from faithful readers and supporters like Della Belle, Thomas and the late blogger & writer, Taylor Siluwe.
However, it was the last comment (from just a few days ago) that came in from the Blog Grammar Police in the person of someone named "mlee" who bypassed everything just to remind me that "every sentence ends with an exclamation point!" Posted by: mlee | June 17, 2012 at 01:06 PM. But he was right! There were so many exclamation points in the text of the original article that it made ME cross-eyed. And since I am a proponent of the adage that says WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER - YOU DO BETTER, I give you the new, improved, and slightly revised Cesar Romero: Tall, Dark, Handsome .... and Gay, Two! Hail Cesar!


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WSOF 12: Full Results and RecapAugust 10, 2014
World Series of Fighting returned to the NBC Sports Network for another evening of MMA bouts.
If you missed this event, you likely saved yourself a couple hours of boredom by doing just about anything else. This was not an enjoyable card.
The main card was littered with lackluster fights going the full distance, and even when the fights had action, it was mostly errant strikes leading the charge. The main event was the only fight that delivered.
The company chose to put four fights on the undercard and five on the main card. There was not many fighters of note on the entire billing. UFC veteran Ronny Markes was in the co-main event, but he was never a thrilling fighter to watch. Numerous fighters were coming off layoffs of a year or more.
All in all, it was a forgettable event. Luckily, we did get one nice finish.
Luis Palomino vs. Lewis Gonzalez
Palomino rocked Gonzalez with a left hook midway through the fight, but he could not finish the bout off of it. That would come shortly afterwards.
Gonzalez was knocked out when he lowered his head while Palomino threw a high kick. Palomino's knee landed flush upon Gonzalez's face. It was a quality finish, and the only one fans got to see on the main card.
Palomino will now put his name in the mix for the WSOF lightweight championship. It is not a deep division, but with a performance like that, he will earn himself a bigger fight against some credible competition within the 155-pound ranks at WSOF.
Ronny Markes vs. Cully Butterfield
In a forgettable 15 minutes, Markes defeated Butterfield by unanimous decision.
Butterfield was able to land some punches of his own and even opened a cut over Markes' eye in the third round. It wasn't enough to stop Markes' smothering ground game, though. This fight didn't offer much excitement at all, and fans in the crowd were busy taking photos with pro fighters.
Elvis Mutapcic vs. Kevin Tiller
A lackluster affair saw Mutapcic get a unanimous decision victory over Tiller.
After a fairly close first round, Mutapcic's ground game took over. He took Tiller to the mat and controlled him in both of the final two frames. Tiller had opportunities to get in offense, but he was not able to capitalize.
Mutapcic did not do too much from top position, but the control was enough to get the win.
Alexis Vila vs. Brandon Hempleman
Vila and Hempleman went the full 15 minutes, and it was Hempleman, a former gymnast, who came away with the victory.
There was plenty of striking in this fight, but the majority of it was errant. Vila came closest to landing fight-altering shots, and he seemed just a hair off in his attempts to land the finishing blow in the third round. Regardless, the volume of Hempleman is what swayed the judges.
It was a really close fight, and the media scores from around the world of MMA reflect that.
Bryson Hansen vs. Matt Sayles
Within two minutes of the opening bell, Hansen dropped Sayles with a crisp left hand. He repeatedly connected with punches as Sayles worked his way back to his feet. Referee Steve Mazagatti saw that he was working and allowed the fight to continue.
Hansen easily took the first frame, but Sayles rebounded with more output in the second to even the score.
There is a good chance Hansen punched himself out. Sayles continued his up-tempo attacks in the third frame, and in spite of a late takedown, he secured a unanimous-decision victory. Hansen did not have the energy to muster up credible attacks to combat Sayles' volume.
Main Card
- Luis Palomino defeats Lewis Gonzalez by TKO at 4:42 of the first round
- Ronny Markes defeats Cully Butterfield by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Elvis Mutapcic defeats Kevin Tiller by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Brandon Hempleman defeats Alexis Vila by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Matt Sayles defeats Bryson Hansen by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Preliminary Card
- Lucas Montoya defeats Jimmy Spicuzza by TKO at 4:11 of the first round
- Danny Davis Jr. defeats Jorge Lopez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Adam Acquaviva defeats Cody Maltais by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Bryson Gutches vs. Soslan Abanokov via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:07 of the second round


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The National Park Service (NPS) recently had a revelation about its visitors. There were way too many white people taking advantage of the nation's parks and not enough minorities. According to a 2011 University of Wyoming report, only about one in five visitors to a national park is nonwhite, and only about 1 in 10 is Latino. It seems as though the NPS realizes that not only are there websites geared towards people of color that enjoy things like hiking, mountain climbing and camping, but if they market to them, they will come.
In a recent New York Times article, Park Service director Jonathan B. Jarvis, spoke about new goals in achieving more minority visitors. "We know that if we get them there, it can be transformative," Jarvis said in a telephone interview. A single positive park visit, he said, can create a lifelong pattern.
Well in order to get "them" to visit National Parks, the NPS has reached out to organizations online that cater to minorities with an interest in camping and hiking. Sites such as GirlTrek and American Latino Expeditions, along with big box retailer REI have joined forces to help out in getting more minority visitors. Not only is the NPS looking to increase its minority visitors, they're also looking to hire and educate minorities about careers with the Park Service. Although there were no statistics on how many people of color work for the Park Service, it is said to be "largely white".
"The future is diverse," said Scott Welch, a spokesman for Columbia Sportswear, which provided clothing to expedition groups this summer and has been working with GirlTrek. "If you want to be a brand for the future, you've got to embrace that."
But the effort to diversify also touches some deep cultural grooves in American life that may not be as quick to change as a moisture-wicking outdoor shirt.
Many white Americans who grew up going to the parks had towering figures of outdoor history — not to mention family tradition — blazing the trail as examples. And those examples, like Daniel Boone and the fur trappers of the Old West, tended to be white.
The idea of roughing it in a tent, however, can feel to some people like going backward, said Ms. Cain, a first-generation American who said the stories in her family about escaping the hard rural life still resonate.
Chelle Roberts, 40, who was on the Olympic Park expedition with her sister, Crystal, 33, co-authors of the blog BrownGirlsFly, said there was also simply more of an appetite for vacations in cushy surroundings. "People want a lot of things we associate with modern luxury," she said.
Growing up in Upstate New York, my family made a handful of trips to Niagara Falls (which is not a part of the National Park Service), but I didn't experience anything close to camping until I was an adult. Needless to say, it was definitely an experience I won't forget, but also not one I'm running out to experience again.
One complaint I commonly hear from people is how expensive camping and hiking gear is, which could have something to do with why a lot of people don't participate in the activities. Also, the National Parks aren't free. In realizing that minorities do enjoy things like camping and hiking, the National Park Service is attempting to take a few steps to educate the masses, but are they also looking to do it to increase their bottom line? Sure African-Americans and Latinos enjoy hiking, but the Park Service thrives off of government funding as well as charging up to $80 for a pass.
Clutchettes, have you visited a National Park? Are you a fan of hiking or camping?


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I grew up in a church where regular Bible-prophecy
teachers hinted that they knew the identity of the coming 'Antichrist'.
This man, was, according to these teachers, also referred to in Scripture
as "the Beast" and "the man of lawlessness". It wasn't
until I started to realise that these teachers were not only guessing about this Antichrist, but pretty much everything else they taught was
a guess as well, that I began to understand what the Bible really says
about these things.
It's important at this point to identify my
understanding of God and His Word before I seriously challenge
this concept of the antichrist/beast/man-of-lawlessness. I believe the
Bible to be the uniquely authoritatively inspired Word of God (sola
Scriptura). I believe in the Bible's infallible accuracy when it comes
to prophesying future events. But I have a problem with is eisogetical interpretations
of the Bible which impose someone's ideas into a Biblical
text. Many people would therefore label me "evangelical".
Sometimes assumptions about the Bible become
so interwined with the Bible
itself that we forget what is Bible and what is man's opinion, or actually
just plain wrong! For example, TRUE or FALSE?-
Noah's ark landed on Mount Ararat
(False- it was the 'mountains of Ararat',
Gen. 8:4)
Delilah cut off Samson's hair
(False- an unnamed man shaved him,
Judges 16:19)
Elijah was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire
(False- it was
a 'whirlwind' 2Kings 2:11)
One day the Lion will lie down with the Lamb
(False- the Bible it
will be a 'wolf' that will one day lie down with the lamb, Isaiah 11:6)
The Antichrist is one of the dominant characters
of the Book of Revelation
(False- there is no mention at all of the Antichrist in the Book of
The New Testament says that the Antichrist is the Beast of Revelation
(False- it doesn't link them at all.)
Paul calls the Antichrist 'the Man of Sin and Lawlessness'
Paul makes no reference to Antichrist---John is the only New Testament
writer to even use the expression and he only does this in two of his
Something else that stuns most Evangelicals is what the
Book of Revelation actually says about "the Beast". When somebody asks
me about The Beast of Revelation 13, I usually ask them- Which
one? When they revisit the text they are shocked to discover that Revelation
13 talks about two beasts! And to their surprise the one most often
described as allegedly referring to the Antichrist (the one "from
across the sea" in the opening verses of Revelation 13) is not the
one who causes men to be numbered with the number of the beast - "666"!
This is hard to overly emphasise. Unless we can clear away the imposed
opinions of men, often derived from lightweight paperback books and 'Bible
prophecy' lectures, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve
an authentic interpretation of the prophecy passages of Scripture.
In my eBook, The Most Embarrassing Book In The Bible (A
Commentary on the Book of Revelation) I discuss the issue and identity
of the two Beasts mentioned in Revelation 13. In brief, the reader will
notice that first one mentioned is from "across the sea". This is an allusion
to the sequence of beasts mentioned beginning in Daniel 7:3. The latter
beast is described as being from "the earth" or "the land". Most Biblically
literate readers will immediately recognise what "the Land" is. I have
reason to believe that these beasts refer to the offices of Roman Emperor
and Jewish High Priest. You'll notice that it is the second beast (the
office of High Priest, appointed from among the chief priests) who commands
everyone to honour the first beast (Roman Emperor). This is reminiscent
of what happened at the judgment of Pilate on Christ-
They cried out, "Away with
him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall
I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have
no king but Caesar."
John 19:15
They cried out, "Away with
him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall
I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have
no king but Caesar."
John 19:15
This connection between these two beasts is
later referred to as the Beast and the False Prophet. The former pertains
to political power and the latter to religious power.
I discuss the differences in focus in between
Second Thessalonians chapters 1 and 2 in another article
about "the eschaton". There
is good reason to regard chapter 1 referring to events yet-future, and
chapter 2 as referring to events which would take place within the lifetime
of the original audience. When we consider that the Man of Lawlessness
may in fact be an ironic title for someone who was meant to
uphold the Law there is further circumstantial evidence for regarding
this character as the office of the High Priest. Consider that this character
is associated with the Temple (2Thess. 2:4), upholds monotheism,
opposes the true God (Christ) and exalts himself over God (something
he did when he condemned Christ).
Equating the New Testament's depiction of
the Antichrist as describing the High Priest we are forced to acknowledge
that the Antichrist is clearly past. But John refers to the spirit of
antichrist which was at work in his day. Since this spirit is one which
opposes and defies Christ we can also clearly say that there is, and
always has been, a spirit of antichrist at work in the world.
mark of the beast was instituted by the High Priest so that none one
could buy sell (perhaps, temple sacrifices) without that mark. Jesus
alluded to this mark when referred to the phylacteries that Chief Priests
had instituted, which had to worn either on the right hand or forehead.
This was originally based on several Old Testament passages which emphasised
how much God wanted His people to value His Word-
It shall be as a mark on your hand or frontlets between
your eyes, for by a strong hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt."
Ex. 13:16
You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall
be as frontlets between your eyes.
Deut. 6:8
You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall
be as frontlets between your eyes.
Deut. 6:8
This was the basis for the invention of
'phylacteries'. These were small leather boxes containing those passages
of God's Word which the wearer had committed to memory. They were tied
either around the wrist or head. Note what Christ said about them-
They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries
broad and their fringes long...
Matt. 23:5
They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries
broad and their fringes long...
Matt. 23:5
Speculation that the mark of the beast is
yet future is in face of the clear time-frame references within the New
Testament and the Book of Revelation in particular which uses words like:
soon, now, at hand, this hour. The mark of the beast, while fundamentally
a spiritual issue of soul allegiance (those who reject Christ are spiritually
marked, while those who belong to Christ are conversely marked for Christ-
Rev. 7) is most certainly not a future computer chip implant!
This and other issues are discussed in my eBooks, The
Most Embarrassing Book In The Bible (about the Book of Revelation),
and The
Most Embarrassing Verse In The Bible (about the Olivet Discourse of
Matthew 24) .
Readers will profit in their understanding of these matters by reading
both of these eBooks.
Dr. Andrew Corbett, Legana, Tasmania, Australia August 5th 2006
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John 5:25 ¶ "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
John 5:25 ¶ "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
Dr. Andrew Corbett, Legana, Tasmania, Australia, August 15th, 2011
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Matt Higby recently made a massive post on the PlanetSide 2 forums discussing the potential "Pay to Win" issues the game may face when the free to play MMOFPS launches later this year. For those not aware, the "Pay to Win" title is usually given to free to play titles that offer over powered items via micro transactions, giving paying members a large advantage over their free playing counterparts.
However, PlanetSide 2 will not feature any member only items at launch, every weapon and vehicle upgrade can be achieved as a free to play player also. This removes certain aspects of the "Pay to Win" feeling, but it has still left a few with a bad lingering taste in their mouths. Check out the forum thread here for full information.
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Little Miss Megan has a new baby sister!... meet Baby Ashley! Both these girls are so darling and sweet! As always I had the best time photographing Megan... she is so funny and cute and is proving to be a very helpful big sister ;) Thanks for all you help Megan! and Ashley you did amazing in your first photo shoot ;) XO
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Two Americans, who share the same family name but have been researching their family history independently, have found their way to this site and are now trying to delve deeper into their genealogical roots.
Both are called Mims, they live more than a thousand miles apart but have been brought together searching the web for their family history.
Almost 350 years ago Thomas Mims left England for America and settled in Virginia. Now his 8th great grandson has used the internet to trace the family roots back to North Mymms.
Stephen Stancil Mims, from Moscow in Idaho, has written to this site's 'Have Your Say' section hoping to correspond with anyone who knows more about his family name and his family's roots.
"I discovered your site yesterday and am very impressed with the amount of information and history regarding the North Mymms community. In the process of researching my family history I have read some information regarding North Mymms and South Mymms but did not expect to find a site as fine as this. My 8th great grandfather Thomas Mims came to Virginia from England in 1657. I am interested in corresponding with anyone researching the Mims (Mimms, Mymms etc) family in the U.K," he wrote.
Stephen's message has been passed on to the North Mymms Local History Society who regularly help people who write to the Brookmans Park Newsletter in researching their genealogy.
You can e-mail Stephen at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Another American, Kerry Mims, from Cypress in Texas has also written to the 'Have Your Say' section expressing delight at finding the depth of information contained in the local history pages on this site.
"What a great find for me to find a connection to my roots. I believe that my name is originally derived from ancestors that may have come from Mymms. North or South I am not sure. If there is anyone out there that would like to correspond with me I would appreciate it."
"I live in Cypress, Texas just outside of Houston and would love to hear from some of you on a regular basis. I'll have to admit we Texans are a proud bunch and we will brag a bit. However, we are also folks that are proud of our heritage both here and across the 'big pond'. I would be much obliged to hear from someone. Thank you and I look forward to your correspondence."
Kerry can be e-mailed at firstname.lastname@example.com. Kerry's details have also been passed on to the local history society.
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There was one house, every year, where the lady always gave us the same thing - an apple. I remember thinking, "Who gives apples on Halloween?"
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NFL Week 1 Power Rankings: Patriots and Packers Live Up to Hype, Ravens RiseSeptember 15, 2011
1. New England Patriots (1-0): The defense started off, but it recovered, and Tom Brady and company torched a decent Miami defense. They've got the best coach in football.
2. Green Bay Packers (1-0): A well-rounded team with incredible depth, their offense was very impressive. The defense was up against Brees' Saints, but they could improve next week.
3. Baltimore Ravens (1-0): Baltimore came and made a statement on both sides of the ball, besting their bitter rival in a dominating fashion. No one had a better defense this week.
4. Philadelphia Eagles (1-0): The Dream Team had a solid win against a promising young team. They're loaded pretty much everywhere except for O-Line and LB. Great teams might expose that.
5. Chicago Bears (1-0): Their defense showed that it's one of the best in football, handling a very good Atlanta offense. The offense also showed promise, seeming better than last year.
6. New Orleans Saints (0-1): Their defense got torched, but that's against the defending champs. Drew Brees was the best NFC Quarterback this week.
7. New York Jets (1-0): They've got some issues to work out, but they found a way to win against the odds in a game that meant a lot to NY. If they play every quarter like the fourth, they are set.
8. Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1): Although they had a very disappointing loss, they still have the players and coaching to be elite. Expecting a turnaround isn't foolish.
9. San Diego Chargers (1-0): This team's record didn't indicate their talent last year. Not their best game against Minnesota, but this team will be good.
10. Atlanta Falcons (0-1): A surprising blowout leaves a playoff contender with some questions. They faced a good defense, but their offense was off-sync. Their defense must play better.
11. Detroit Lions (1-0): Detroit has drafted solidly for years, and has acquired enough talent to be a serious playoff competitor in the NFC. With a healthy Stafford, they showed they can do it.
12. Houston Texans (1-0): They've been waiting for Peyton Manning to not be behind center, and their new defense and explosive offense didn't let the opportunity get past them.
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1): The loss to Detroit is disappointing, but this team still has a lot of prowess in the NFC. They must be happy with the play of the embattled CB Aqib Talib.
14. Dallas Cowboys (0-1): It was a disappointing loss for Dallas, but they won three quarters against the Jets. They suffered defensive injuries, undermining the impressive Ryan defense. Must be clutch.
15. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0): The Jags defense looks new and improved, significantly improving the defensive backfield and linebacker positions. With Jones-Drew, they've got a chance at the division.
16. Tennessee Titans (0-1): In a close loss to the Jaguars, the Titans can hope that their offense gets back on track with Johnson getting in shape after the holdout and that Hasselbeck gets used to the offense.
17. San Francisco 49ers (1-0): The Jim Harbaugh era started pretty well, but the offense looked stagnant at times. However, Harbaugh seems like he'll be a fine NFL Head Coach
18. Minnesota Vikings (0-1): The Vikings played well against a good team, and must hope for better play from QB Donovan McNabb. The defense held the Chargers decently, and they got Peterson.
19. Kansas City Chiefs (0-1): The most disappointing team of Week 1, they got trampled on both sides of the ball by Buffalo, a 4-12 team last year. They should be very concerned.
20. New York Giants (0-1): If they were healthy, they would have likely beat Washington and been higher on this list. However, a disappointing performance on 9/11.
21. St. Louis Rams (0-1): The Rams played admirably against a great team, but will have to make up for RB Stephen Jackson's injury in coming weeks. A playoff contender.
22. Seattle Seahawks (0-1): The defending NFC West Champs have a new QB, and they will have to play better. However, they still got some playoff potential.
23. Buffalo Bills (1-0): Stunning win against KC brings up questions about a team who was supposed to be in the Luck sweepstakes. They had close games last year. Can they compete?
24. Washington Redskins (1-0): This team looked much better than advertised, especially Grossman and the defense. However, they beat a team pounded with injuries.
25. Miami Dolphins (0-1): There is no shame in losing to the Patriots, but their defense disappointed. Davis and Smith, the self-proclaimed best CB tandem, couldn't stop Brady getting over 500 yards.
26. Oakland Raiders (1-0): The no-Nnamdi era started good. Darren McFadden is a beast, he's even better than I thought. Denver's not a great team though.
27. Arizona Cardinals (1-0): They got the win, but the Cardinals should be worried. Their pass defense is going to suffer for a while without Rodgers-Cromartie, even with Peterson. Kolb was good, not great.
28. Cincinnati Bengals (1-0): They'll have to do more to beat teams that aren't Cleveland, but a great job winning their first game without Carson Palmer in Cincy.
29. Indianapolis Colts (0-1): When the best player in the league gets healthy, they will win games. The reason they're not No. 32 is that the Manning-less Colts hope to get Manning back soon.
30. Carolina Panthers (0-1): A disappointing loss to another rebuilding team, but Cam Newton looked like a guy who can lead a franchise. They do have some good players in Carolina.
31. Cleveland Browns (0-1): The took a loss in a rivalry game to a team that seemed to be in chaos this offseason. They're missing Rob Ryan and his defensive mind right now.
32. Denver Broncos (0-1): There seems no clear No. 32 at this point, but Denver suffered a disappointing loss and their offense is cause for concern. The run defense also remained weak.


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Gr 1-3-Filled with onomatopoeia, repetition, and the occasional rhyme, this installment offers another tale of friendship. Mouse ventures out into the snow to play while Mole stays warm in bed. Lonely Mouse builds her own playmate, Sno-Mole, whom she drags behind her on a sled to ice skate. Mole awakes just in time to see Mouse and her new companion heading down the path and becomes jealous. He bundles up and follows the pair to the pond where he tries to show off in front of Sno-Mole, but instead clumsily topples its head. When silly Mole recognizes his unfounded jealousy, he builds a Sno-Mouse to be Sno-Mole's best friend. Part Holly Hobbie's Toot and Puddle and part Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad, Mouse and Mole display the endearing qualities of an enduring friendship. As this circular story unravels, it turns back to where it started, with similar wording, a familiar setting, and the same actions from its characters. Young readers will likely enjoy the simple irony and straightforward plot, while the many color illustrations reinforce the action and help them in in their transition to beginning chapter books.-Lindsay Persohn, Crystal Lake Elementary, Lakeland, FL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Yee continues his Mouse and Mole series with another winning installment, which opens on a winter morning. Once again, the best friends' opposite personalities create friction: Mouse can't wait to enjoy a day of sledding and skating, while Mole prefers to stay in bed. But after a farcical, mistaken-identity scene with a snowman, the friends come together for outdoor fun, followed by fireside tea and cookies. As in the series' previous titles, catchy rhymes, brisk dialogue, onomatopoeic sounds, and winsome ink-and-watercolor illustrations will easily draw new readers to this seasonal, episodic friendship story.--Engberg, Gillian Copyright 2010 Booklist


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Clearly it's rude to bring a cellphone to any public performance. I can forgive a bit at a concert or something, but I can't imagine even having a phone turned on during a play. Some of these folks should have the Casino treatment, but Kevin Spacey showed a little more restraint when dealing with a rude patron during his performance in Clarence Darrow. From The Independent:
Spacey was acting out a scene in which Darrow makes a passionate plea for his innocence – when a ringing phone interrupted him.
The music got louder and louder as the guilty party tried to look innocent.
Keeping in character, Spacey finally snapped and said: "If you don't answer that, I will!"
The audience then gave him a round of applause.
The 54-year-old played the character at the Old Vic in Inherit the Wind in 2009, as well as in the 1991 PBS film Darrow.
What the coverage didn't include is what happened after the performance. That will probably be the last phone call that person ever receives, proving you don't f*ck with Kevin Spacey. He a master of deception and he can play anyone. Could he be the perfect murderer? Check out our in-depth investigation in the coming weeks.
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When will India wake up to the terrorist threat?September 20th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
By I. Ramamohan Rao New Delhi: Events have moved fast since Saturday, September 13, when five serial blasts occurred in Delhi, which claimed the lives of 20 citizens and injured many. The blasts could not be prevented even though intelligence agencies had indication that the Capital would be a target - after Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Delhi was waiting to happen to complete "Operation BAD". Knowing that Delhi would be a target was not enough to prevent terrorist attacks. The country has been a victim of terrorism for over two decades, but most of the time we have been busy analyzing it. India has been waking up to the threat of war, proxy war and terrorism only when the enemy has taken the initiative. This has been the feature of the country''s history for over sixty years. India did not have to fight the first war over Jammu and Kashmir if the Government had clearly told the Maharaja that he did not have any option, just as it did to over six hundred Princely States. He was allowed to choose his time. It was only when Pakistan invaded the state and the enemy was knocking at the gates of Srinagar, that the Maharaja woke up and signed the instrument of accession, and requested India to evict the invader. When the Indian Army was on the point of evicting the Pakistani forces from the State, the Government thought it fit to complain to the United Nations. India agreed to the plebiscite and waited for Pakistan to take its forces out of the State. Pakistan never did it and the UN resolutions could never be implemented. But we gave an excuse to Pakistan to rake up the issue at its will. Similarly in 1965 India won the war against Pakistan but surrendered its advantage on the diplomatic table at Tashkent. In 1971 the Indian Army trounced Pakistan and secured the surrender of 93,000 prisoners-of -war. The agreement signed at Shimla saw Pakistan not only get back its soldiers, but also its territory. India had been at the receiving end of a proxy war in Punjab in the 80s. The proxy war in Punjab claimed the life of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. Pakistan acquired the courage to extend the proxy war to Jammu and Kashmir and used the weapons that it got from the United States to arm "militants" in the Valley. The eruption of militancy in the Kashmir valley that commenced in 1989 is still smouldering. Pakistan became a frontline State in the war against terror in 2001. A fallout of that has been that India become a target for forces which are promoting terror. India has been busy studying the phenomenon of terrorism. If anyone wants a critical analysis of the danger one only has to delve into the latest report on terrorism submitted to the Government of India by Veerappa Moily, the Chairman of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission on September16. . In his dissertation, Verappa Moily has pointed out that there are various types of terrorism: ethno-nationalist terrorism, which India is facing in the north-east, religious terrorism in the form of Jehad, ideology oriented terrorism like the Maoist or Naxalite movements, and narco-terrorism. The Administrative Reforms Commission has come to the conclusion that to combat terrorism effectively, a comprehensive and effective legal framework to deal with all aspects of terrorism needs to be enacted To counter the fears of human rights activists, he has recommended that it would be necessary to have adequate safeguards to prevent its misuse. Veerappa Moily has underlined the need for a multi-pronged strategy to combat terrorism. In his report, he has underlined the need for the Government, the political parties, security agencies, the civil society and the media to work in a coordinated manner to effectively deal with the danger of terrorism. The Commission has also recommended changes in the law that provides for bail and extension in the period of detention and to make confessions before the police admissible. It has also recommended the establishment of Special Fast Track Courts to exclusively deal with terrorism related cases and the setting up of a Federal Agency to investigate terrorist offences. Simultaneously, it has recommended measures to block the flow of money to terrorist organizations in the country. When one heard Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaking to the Governors who had gathered in the capital on September 17, one felt that the powers in Delhi had accepted that the existing law was not adequate to deal with terrorism. He spoke of devising an effective counter terrorism strategy. He said that "there is no question of the Government being soft on terrorism". But the very next day, one heard Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi saying that we had laws stricter than those in USA and the United Kingdom to deal with terrorism. He also ruled out the revival of the POTA as it was "draconian" and violated "Human Rights". The impression that one got was that we are back to square one.What has been promised is that additional forces would be raised to combat terrorists and more funds would be provided to modernize the police . One would have heard that some members of the United Progressive Alliance still have doubts about extending the ban on SIMI, but they were made to hold back their views due to the encounter in Jamia Milia in Delhi on Friday, September 19, which exposed the plans of terrorists to organize more blasts in the Capital. The encounter claimed the life of a police officer. Many suspects have been rounded up. Will there be a national consensus on evolving a broad strategy to fight terrorism, or will be continue the debate on the need to revive the TADA or POTA, and continue to maintain that the existing laws and machinery are adequate to fight terrorism, knowing full well that it is not true. In the final analysis, the UPA government is dependent on the support of the Samajwadi Party, which is reluctant to hurt the sentiments of the Muslim electorate. Is it too much to expect, as Moily said in his report, that "the people of our country have a right to expect that our national as well as regional parties will rise above their sectarian and petty electoral compulsions". Are some more serial blasts necessary before we wake up? I. Ramamohan Rao, former Principal Information Officer, Government of India. e:mail:firstname.lastname@example.com
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Reagan Larson has been dealt her fair share of tragedy, but each time she has come out on top. Her heart is callused, but she still has hope. She may be the last one of her sorority sisters to still be single, but she knows Mr. Right is out there. Reagan is ready to move forward with her life when the time is right, or so she thinks. Unfortunately, when love is staring her straight in the face she keeps finding ways to hide from it.
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Real Estate: Tulare County Realtor's group installs new officers
The Tulare County Association of Realtors will install its 2013 officers and directors during a luncheon Wednesday at the Visalia Convention Center.
The trade organization will be led by Mark Avedian of Avedian Properties, last year's president-elect. He takes over for Mimi Ruby also a real estate agent for Avedian Properties.
Other officers include: Chris Barbeau, president-elect; and Scott Ellis, secretary and treasurer.
The directors are: Borna Binesh, Dena Clark, Stephanie Collins, Kathy Hagin, Chris Jolly, Eddie Mendes, Charles Mitchell, Ed Morton, Mimi Ruby, and Darcy Staberg.


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Thomas i have read many of your posts on various topics and i know you are not a simple minded american. I never claimed that you were brainwashed, but i think your patriotic attachment to your country is blinding you to open your mind to what "could" be happening to your fellow neighbours. Im sure your christian, so your surpose to care about thy neighbour.
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For Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Those with birthdays today: You are unusually desirable this year, which helps you get what you want. Yes, use that charm! You might consider taking a class or in some way broadening your horizons. Success appears quite easily. You pull white rabbits out of black hats. Network and expand your horizons. As a result of increased exposure, you see life and others very differently. If you are single and if you want a relationship, you will have one. You are likely to meet this person through your friends. Friendships in general play a big role this year. If you are attached, throw that party and do more together. Discuss your goals. As a team, you can make your dreams realities.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
Aries (March 21-April 19)
- **** You might be surprised by someone's gentleness and caring. Let the good feelings flow between you and someone close. You finally understand what an older relative is saying. Tonight: With your best friend.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
- **** Others make great suggestions that you decide to run with. You find that everyone slowly starts pulling together. Take an adventure outdoors and enjoy the fall foliage. Tonight: Out and about.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
- ** Pace yourself evenly, knowing what it is that you want. You get more done as long as you don't push too hard. Invite family to do something you really love and enjoy. Share a favorite hobby. Tonight: Easy does it.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
- **** Let your mind wander, and share some of your wilder ideas with someone who means a lot to you. Togetherness sometimes comes from just being silly together. Tonight: Let loose. Be a kid again. How 'bout a pillow fight?
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
- **** Realize what might be happening with a family member. Though you have been down, this might be the perfect time to share your feelings. Recognize where someone else might be coming from. Tonight: At home.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
- **** The Moon empowers you to make what you want happen. Feelings run deep; you might find it difficult sometimes to express your depth, but not at this particular moment. Tonight: What would make you happy? Just ask.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
- * Slow down, and don't always run around. Take time to reflect and think. Your feelings run much higher than you realize about someone in your immediate circle. Perhaps it is time for an intimate talk. Tonight: Make it easy.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
- **** Aim for more of a friendship, and you will find that a love relationship will flow. Think how you would handle this person if he or she were only your friend. Then you will know what to do. Tonight: Do what seems fun.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
- ** You might have to handle something that feels like work, or actually you might need to put in those extra hours. Touch base with an authority figure or someone you really care about. Tonight: Get a head start on next week.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
- **** Express your feelings in a manner that someone else can hear. Make a list of family and others you haven't talked to for a while. Your thoughtfulness will be much appreciated. Tonight: Put on a favorite piece of music.
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