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Where Are the Tribes of Israel Located?
(A Critique of Herman Hoeh's Article)
After proclaiming the British-Israel doctrine proved who were God's chosen people, Herbert Armstrong began to receive questions about the identity of the "other tribes of Israel." Having no authentic source to substantiate his claims, HWA assigned this task to the Worldwide Church of God's "historian," the distinguished Dr. Herman Hoeh.1 Being recognized as one of the first four graduates of Ambassador College, HWA conferred upon Hoeh his "doctorate" in "Theology." Members were taught to put their trust in Hoeh. He was painted as an individual so highly gifted in intellect and scriptural discernment--on par with Daniel and Solomon-- that his eccentric behavior was a by-product of what was considered a special blessing. Sermons given by Hoeh left the members feeling "enlightened" even though they reluctantly admitted that they couldn't understand half of what Hoeh was talking about. Ministers simply smiled. Members were taught that Satan had distorted history, but God raised up Hoeh to handle the special task of restoring it. At least members took great comfort in knowing that God was "directly guiding" Hoeh in his academic pursuits as he valiantly corroborated HWA's teachings.Every "cult" engages in fabricating its own sacred history. Hoeh earned his pay through this activity. Engaging in "extra-biblical revelation," Hoeh wrote the "Location of the Tribes of Israel" to validate HWA's teachings. While reading this article, notice carefully, the lack of sources to back up Hoeh's claims, the use of smokescreens (changing topics continually), the use of capital lettering, and scripture hacking. Hoeh's technique is to say something without really saying anything. Much like his sermons, Hoeh rambles aimlessly, hoping to induce boredom, so one cannot think through what is actually being said. (Hoeh's words are in blue and indented and my comments are in black type.
by Herman Hoeh
We are often asked this question: "If the British Commonwealth is Ephraim and the U.S.A. is Manasseh, where are the other tribes of Israel"? The British-Israel World Federation has never given a satisfactory answer. In fact, they have contended at times that the half-tribe of Manasseh, which lived east of the Jordan, is Japan, and that Dan is Germany. All their attempted historical research neglects the Bible as the only guide to INTERPRETATION of historical evidence.
Herman Hoeh begins his historical revelations with the typical HWA discrediting technique. In order to make one's claims valid, he must ensure that other sources of information are rendered null and void. He lets readers know how grossly incompetent the British-Israel World Federation is for misidentifying the tribes of Dan and Manasseh. According to Hoeh, these errors are a result of "neglecting the Bible" as part of their research. Hoeh, having this burden foisted upon him, will step in and fill this gap. Relying on his scholarly intellect and armed with the Bible as his only guide, God will certainly endow him with supernatural wisdom to understand scriptural "identity markers" to discern "historical evidence." Hoeh is setting the reader up to believe that his version of ancient history is the only true version. Operating on the assumption that his method of pinpointing the ancient tribes is the only correct approach, all other opinions will be strained through this measure and predictably, will be found wanting. Hoeh continues below:
We already understand the undeniable identity of Ephraim and Manasseh. By a process of elimination, the other tribes appear quickly--knowing first of all that the Scandinavian peoples and those of Western Europe are Israel. In these nations we have all the required characteristics which we find in no other group. To prove which tribe each is today, we need to prove which country has the identifying signs of each tribe AND prove that no other country has such signs.
Stating the identity of Ephraim and Manasseh as undeniable fact, he quickly moves on. He lets readers know that through an elimination process, the other tribes appear. What "elimination process" did Hoeh utilize to immediately conclude that Scandinavia and Western Europeans were the remaining "Lost Tribes?" Hoeh states that:
- One must find the identifying signs of each tribe and
- One must prove that no other country has them.
After millennia of intermarriage and migrations, Hoeh's methods are obviously too simplistic. He has no degree in archeology, anthropology, ancient history, linguistics, etc., but we are to believe that somehow he can bypass any expertise in these fields and still provide precise information. Notice that Hoeh carefully does not say that he is using "secular history" as one of his "elimination processes." But that's okay. Using his own methods, let's see whether we can come up with the same conclusions as Hoeh, or whether Hoeh has resorted to fabrication of history in order to agree with HWA's teachings, since it was HWA that awarded Hoeh his "doctorate degree."
Here is the Biblical and historical evidence placing the tribal boundaries today:
Hoeh previously chastised the BI Federation for research that "neglects the Bible as the only guide to INTERPRETATION of historical evidence." Here, Hoeh is claiming that his evidence is based solely on the Bible and his interpretation of the historical evidence found therein. In other words, one must put their faith in Hoeh and his interpretation, and ignore secular history. Below, Hoeh will claim to use Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33 as his main guides to correctly interpret obscure history:
In Genesis 49 we have a prophecy concerning the state of each of the tribes in the "Latter days" and also in Deuteronomy 33, a chapter dealing with the blessings. With these two main chapters as guides, we can rightly INTERPRET obscure historical evidence that no history book yet clarifies.
Hoeh begins with the term "Latter days" so that readers will think he means the 20th century. He does not point out that Deuteronomy 4:30 and 31:29 also use this term, clearly showing that "Latter days" does not necessarily mean 3000 years into the future, but the latter days of Israel's reign as a nation.
Hoeh gives his legitimacy a boost by claiming that, "we can rightly INTERPRET obscure historical evidence that no history book yet clarifies." When one reads between the lines of this sophisticated speech, Hoeh is saying that he is correctly discerning vague historical evidence, and why not? How can anyone refute him? Since history books can't clarify (or verify) his interpretations, then he is free to reinterpret history. It worked for the Mormons--it should work for him.
Hoeh uses Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33 as his main chapter guides to trace the "Lost Tribes." Though he claimed earlier that he used historical evidence, he will not give a single source from which his information was derived. So we will provide the complete scriptural quotes when needed, just in case Hoeh "misses" anything.
1 and 2: Ephraim and Manasseh are already designated.
3: Judah constituted mainly of the House of Judah, to be scattered among all nations, becoming a taunt and a byword. We are not to expect them as a separate nation among Israel today, defying all who would come against them. A small part of Judah was carried captive with Israel (II Kings 18:13), as found in the records of the Assyrian kings. Thus, among Israel we should find a small remnant of Judah. We locate the name as Jutes, and living in Jutland, Denmark. Some migrated to England.
Hoeh states that the House of Judah is to be scattered among all nations, and are not to be a separate nation "among Israel today." He concludes that we should find a small remnant of Judah amongst Israel, which had been taken captive by the Assyrians. He states that the Jutes living in Jutland, Denmark fit this description, and that some of them migrated to England. Later in the article, Hoeh will inform his readers that the tribe of Dan also settled in Denmark. From this we will assume three things since Hoeh is intentionally vague on this matter. The first assumption that we will make is that Hoeh is implying that the modern day Jutes are Jews. The second assumption is that these Jutes were descended from the Jews that were carried away into captivity by the Assyrians (along with the Northern Kingdom), and eventually migrated into Jutland, Denmark. Hoeh never states how these Jews arrived to Jutland, but we know that HWA taught that the "Lost Tribes" were carried off by the Assyrians, and later settled in Western Europe and Scandinavia. The third assumption is that Hoeh's comment, "among Israel, we should find a small remnant of Judah" means that we should find a remnant of Judah living in an Israelite country. In this case, a remnant tribe of Judah is living amongst the Israelite tribe of Dan in Denmark. Now we will prove whether this information is truthful and can be validated. We will also use Hoeh's own evaluation methods to see whether we come up with the same results.
In the remainder of Hoeh's article, we see that he clearly lists the other Israelite nations as France, Ireland, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Holland (Netherlands), Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Remember that Hoeh previously stated in his "process of elimination" that he used two methods: "One must find the identifying signs of each tribe and, one must prove that no other country has them." Let's see if any of these other modern-day Israelite nations have the tribe of Judah (Jews) living among them, but not as a separate nation.
Since Hoeh does not give specific historical evidence, we must resort to looking up information ourselves. HWA said "prove all things" to see whether they are true, so I'm sure he wouldn't mind if we consulted an encyclopedia to substantiate Hoeh's information and claims. Do the other nations of "Israel" have Jews living amongst them? According to the Colliers Encyclopedia (which will be quoted throughout) we find these interesting bits of information concerning the other tribes of Israel: [emp. mine]
Netherlands, Ethnology and Population, Racial Origins and Religions, p. 480: …The number of Jews has declined greatly because of mass deportations carried out by the German occupation forces during World War II.
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of, Ethnology and Population, p. 605: …The population is mainly Roman Catholic, but the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and there are Protestant and Jewish communities in the larger cities.
Switzerland, Ethnology and Population, Religion, p. 357: …More than 40 percent of Switzerland is Roman Catholic, and there are also some old Catholics (0.6 %) and Jews (0.4%)…Most of the Jews are concentrated in the big cities of Zurich, Basel, and Geneva.
France, Population and Ethnology, Religion, p. 345: …There are about 200,000 Jews in France, and 300,000 immigrants from Algeria are Moslems.
Belgium, The People, Religion, p. 303: …There are only 50,000 Protestants and fewer than 25,000 Jews.
Using Hoeh's methods ("one must find the identifying signs and prove that no other county has them"), we have proved that other "Israelite" countries do, indeed, have the same identifying signs as the supposed Jutes living in Denmark. We see Jews (Judah) "living among Israel but not as a separate nation"--the very same requirements Hoeh used to arrive at his erroneous conclusions. If finding Jews living among an Israelite nation is the method used to locate this remnant tribe carried off by the Assyrians, then why has Hoeh disregarded the Jews in these other countries as viable contestants? Maybe the Jews in Luxembourg are these "remnant" Jews? Or maybe the Jews in Switzerland or Belgium are this special remnant?
Notice that Hoeh speaks as if his findings are "fact" but gives absolutely no proof. He quotes only one scripture in II Kings 18:13 as evidence, but the scripture simply states "In the fourteenth year of Kind Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them." This Scripture says that Assyria did take those in the fortified cities of Judah as captives but states no more. If Hoeh is going to declare that the Jutes are the tribe of Judah living in Jutland today, where is the evidence? It certainly wasn't contained in that particular scripture. What other sources did he use to reach his conclusions? Hoeh has given no facts whatsoever that can be validated. Although Hoeh states that the British-Israel World Federation couldn't give him a "satisfactory answer," one would hope that they provided more information than Hoeh has at this point. Now let's take a look at where the Jutes really came from. [emp. mine]
The Teutons (Teutones) were mentioned as a Germanic people in early historical writings by Greek and Roman authors. Their homeland was given as Jutland, the western peninsula of modern Denmark. There is debate as to whether they were a Celtic or Germanic people since the name Teutones itself appears to be Celtic; Strabo and Velleius, however, counted them among the Germanic tribes. German historians did not associate the name Teutons with their Germanic ancestors until the 13th century.
More than 100 years before the birth of Christ, many of the Teutoni, as well as the Cimbri, migrated south and west to the Danube valley, where they encountered the expanding Roman Empire. (For more information see offsite article Teutons.)
Hoeh would have saved himself a lot of grief had he consulted an encyclopedia. The Jutes are not captives from Judah, but are a Teutonic people. The Teutons are either Celtic or Germanic, and migrated into the Danube valley. These Teutons are the descendents of the modern day Jutes, as well as the Germans. (The Germans are not the ancient Assyrians. See my article on Germany and Ancient Assyria, which will corroborate this). Now let's see what Collier's Encyclopedia says concerning the population of Denmark:
Denmark, Population, p. 386, para. III: Danish is the official language of the country, although German is also spoken in the southern part of Jutland. The state religion is Lutheran, but religious liberty is guaranteed by law. The non-Lutheran population, numbering about 70,000, includes Catholics, Jews, Methodists, and Baptists.
So Jews live in Jutland, but they are not called "Jutes," nor does this say they are descended from the Jutes. They are simply called "Jews." Hoeh has taken advantage of members' weakness in history. By using similar sounding names ("Judah" and "Jutes") members thought Hoeh knew what he was talking about, and never questioned it. Because he was one of the first Ambassador College graduates, members instantly trusted him. Hoeh clearly took advantage of this and violated that trust by fabricating historical evidence and lying to the membership.
Finally, let's use Hoeh's main biblical evidence that he claimed to use to determine the identity of the "Lost Tribes." Let's look at Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33 and see what these Scriptures have to say concerning Judah:
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise. Thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies. Thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up; he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The scepter shall not depart form Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering to the people be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garment in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes. His eyes shall be red with wine and his teeth white with milk. (Genesis 49:8-12)
And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hand be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies. (Deu. 33:7)
Hoeh stated at the beginning that the "latter day prophecies" were found here, and that he used these main chapters "as guides" to rightly interpret obscure history. Notice that Hoeh did not go out of his way to quote these verses, even though it would have been easy for him to do so. Why? Because these verses do not prove that these remnant Jews are Jutes, and that they are dwelling in Jutland, Denmark. He knew he could not conjure up this false teaching from these verses, so he avoided quoting them. The Jutes are not a remnant tribe of Judah. They are Teutonic by descent, and not Semitic. Hoeh gives no evidence that can be verified and no proof to this claim.
What about the main tribe of Judah? Let's go back and re-examine the first part of Hoeh's revelation concerning the tribe of Judah:
Judah constituted mainly of the House of Judah, to be scattered among all nations, becoming a taunt and a byword. We are not to expect them as a separate nation among Israel today, defying all who would come against them.
On Friday, May 14, 1948, the day in which the British Mandate over Palestine expired, the Jewish National Council proclaimed the independent State of Israel. Over the past 50 years, Israel has survived and flourished as a "separate nation" and they have certainly defied all who have come against them. Hoeh was aware of this, but avoided mentioning it. It has become obvious that Hoeh has not "rightly interpreted obscure historical evidence" and the history books have, indeed, clarified this.
4: Levi, the priestly tribe, was to be scattered in Israel (Gen. 49:5-7). God never gave them land to inherit as the other tribes. Therefore, we should not expect them to be given territory today. Nothing is said in Deut. 33 about inheriting land. Among the Jews today we find many bearing the names: Levi, Levy, Levine. Others bear the name "Cohen" and its variations. The Hebrew word "Kohen" means priest and is so translated 725 times in the King James version. Here then, we have the great bulk of Levi--scattered among Judah because they left their priestly functions in Israel almost totally (I Kings 12:31).
Hoeh informs us that the great bulk of Levi is scattered among Judah today, but he doesn't give us any specific details. Does he mean Judah is in the Holy Land of the modern-day nation of Israel? He doesn't say. Although Hoeh seems to be revealing in-depth information, it's really quite vague. One would think that Hoeh could do better since he informed readers what a poor job the British-Israel World Federation had done with this task. What exactly is the significance of Kohen being mentioned 725 times in the KJV of the Bible? Hoeh informs us that it means "priest" and that they have left their "priestly functions," but delves no further. He simply insists they weren't given any territory and that the great bulk of them are "scattered among Judah." If finding the names of Levi and Kohen (and their derivatives) among Judah is an "identifying sign," then why doesn't Hoeh mention that the names of Simeon, Judah, Benjamin, Reuben, Issachar, Zebulun, Asher and Gad--names that have remained unchanged to this present day--can also be found among Judah? If finding names is a surefire technique for tribal locations, then Hoeh should apply this equally to the other tribes, but he doesn't (as we will observe later in this article).
5: Simeon received no blessing from Moses. In fact, he does not even mention the tribe! Jacob said God would scatter them throughout Israel. How? Take a map of Palestine for the time of the division of the land. Notice that Simeon did have an inheritance SOUTH of Judah. When Judah separated from Israel, Judah occupied that territory, yet Simeon went with Israel! The only explanation is that Simeon migrated into Israel generally, but no new territory was assigned to Simeon. This tribe became scattered. It is possible that the small scattered tribes in Western Europe, variously called the Senones or Semaones or Sennones, represented the fragments of the tribe of Simeon.
Possible? What does Hoeh mean by "possible"? This is the man that declares at the end of his article that "IN ALL THE WORLD THERE IS NO GROUP OF NATIONS SO PERFECTLY CORRESPONDING TO THE PROPHECIES. He even uses the typical Armstrong attention-grabbing capital lettering to emphasize his point. But right here, we see Hoeh stumble. In the beginning of his article, he states with confidence that "through the process of elimination, the other tribes appear quickly," but here we see no definite statement of the identity of modern-day Simeon. If, indeed, the tribe of Simeon is a "small scattered tribe in Western Europe called the Senones, Semaones, or Sennones," then he should be able to easily prove this. The only historical evidence that I was able to locate on the Internet encyclopedia concerning the Senones is quoted below. The other two spellings are either non-existent or incorrect. Here we see a very short description of the Senones:
Senones, name of two distinct groups of ancient people of Gaul. One settled in NE Italy S of the Po in the 4th cent. B.C; the other lived in the valley of the Seine.
Did Hoeh purposefully target this group because it sounded close enough to Simeon, just as the Jutes sounded similar to Judah? The Senones were the ancient people of Gaul, which today is known as France. Where exactly in Western Europe do these "Senones" live today and why doesn't Hoeh tell us outright? If he knows they live in Western Europe, how difficult would it be for him to give their precise location? Could it be because Hoeh had already determined that the tribe of Reuben is modern day France and the Senones would conflict with his story?
Although Hoeh correctly states that Simeon did not receive a blessing from Moses in Deuteronomy 33, he did not quote Genesis 49. Let's take a look at this latter day prophecy, the very one Hoeh insisted he used at the beginning of his article to correctly interpret the "Lost Tribes'" identity:
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments [or a pair in violence] of cruelty are in their habitations. O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. (Gen. 49:5-7)
Carefully notice that the tribe of Levi is mentioned along with the tribe of Simeon in this scripture, which Hoeh conveniently did not quote. Simeon and Levi are given the same prophecy--they would be scattered amongst Israel. Since Levi and Simeon were given the same prophecy, Hoeh should then follow the same criteria he used to identify Levi. If Hoeh insists that finding the names Levi or Kohen as one of the identifying signs, then why does Hoeh failed to mention that the name of Simeon occurs hundreds of times in the New York phone directory? Apparently, fragments of Simeon can easily be located in Manasseh (a. k. a. the United States of America, according to Hoeh). Why does Hoeh insist that Simeon's name changed to "Sennones" while Levi's stayed the same? Here, we see Hoeh engaging in shifting his criteria to accommodate his fabrications. If Hoeh's assertion that the Sennones of Western Europe are descended from Simeon is correct, he should be able to provide ample evidence, but he doesn't. Hoeh's avoidance of specifics, continued failure to give concrete proof, and inconsistent requirements should rightly make one suspicious.
6: Reuben, unstable as water and having the excellency of greatness, we have recognized as France. Southern France, settled by the descendants of Javan (the Greeks), is gentile. The only democratic country, that is unstable, yet sets the styles for the world, has the form of real excellency, and has the same sex weakness as Reuben, is France. When rightly translated, Moses says: "Let Reuben live, and not die in that his men become few" (Deut. 33:6). Of all the western nations, France has the lowest birthrate, although at one time France was the most populous country in all Europe, outnumbering England nearly 6 to 1. No other country in all the world fits all these qualifications. And is it not significant that the very country at war with England around 1800 should be France (Reuben), who would lose the birthright in the Napoleonic war? (Napoleon was Italian.)
Hoeh's criteria for identifying the tribe of Reuben is lame at best. By partially quoting Genesis 49:3, and infusing it with modern comparisons, he concludes Reuben is the country of France. Let's take a closer look at how this highly educated AC graduate came to this conclusion. He states the identifying marks of Reuben are:
- The only democratic country, that is unstable
- Yet sets the styles for the world
- Has the form of real excellency
- Has the same sex weakness
Let's look at requirement number 1 above. Are there other countries that have "unstable democracies"? The Philippines is one, and Russia is another. (Remember, Hoeh says, "No other country in all the world fits all these qualifications.") Certainly there are more. If Hoeh is using the Bible as his guide, then where are the Scriptures that say that Reuben was an unstable democracy? Genesis 49:4 states, "Unstable as water." How did Hoeh get "democracy" from "water"?
Requirement number 2 is quite comical when you think about it. Are there other countries that, "sets the styles for the world"? How about Milan, Italy or New York? More importantly, where in the Bible does it say that the tribe of Reuben was "fashionably correct"? Why doesn't Hoeh give at least one Scripture to back this up?
The third requirement is about as vague as it gets: "Has a form of real excellency"--what is that supposed to mean? Excellency in what? Does this mean wealth? Military power? Fine art, cheese and wine? Hoeh doesn't elaborate. Is this vague characteristic exclusive to the tribe of Reuben, or could there be other nations that possess "a form of real excellency"? If Hoeh claims this as "one of the identifying signs," it certainly could be assigned to any country since we don't specifically know what Hoeh was implying. Let's examine the Scriptures to see what they have to say:
"Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel [his precedence is forfeited]; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it; he went up to my couch." (Genesis 49:3-4)
Adam Clarke Commentary gives the plain and simple interpretation of these Scriptures:
Genesis 49, Verse 3
Reuben as the first-born had a right to a double portion of all that the father had; see Deuteronomy 21:17 …. "But because thou hast sinned, the birthright is given to Joseph, the kingdom to Judah, and the priesthood to Levi." That the birthright was given to the sons of Joseph we have the fullest proof from 1 Chronicles 5:1.
Verse 4
Pouring out like the waters - This is an obscure sentence because unfinished. It evidently relates to the defilement of his father's couch; and the word פחז (pachaz), here translated pouring out, and in our Version unstable, has a bad meaning in other places of the Scripture, being applied to dissolute, debauched, and licentious conduct. See Judges 9:4; Zephaniah 3:4; Jeremiah 23:14, Jeremiah 23:32; Jeremiah 29:23.
Thou shalt not excel - This tribe never rose to any eminence in Israel; was not so numerous by one third as either Judah, Joseph, or Dan, when Moses took the sum of them in the wilderness, Numbers 1:21; and was among the first that were carried into captivity, 1 Chronicles 5:26.
Then thou didst defile - Another unfinished sentence, similar to the former, and upon the same subject, passing over a transaction covertly, which delicacy forbade Jacob to enlarge on. For the crime of Reuben, see Clarke on Genesis 35:22 (note).
1 Chronicles 5, Verse 1
The sons of Reuben the first-born - As Reuben was the eldest son of Jacob, why was not his genealogy reviewed first? This verse answers the question; he lost the birthright because of the transgression mentioned Genesis 35:22; Genesis 49:4, and the precedency was given to Judah; from him therefore came the chief ruler. This appears to be the meaning of the place. (Adam Clarke's Commentary)
Scripture plainly states that Reuben lost his birthright when he committed adultery with Bilhah, and not in the Napoleonic war thousands of years later. Notice how the footnote backs up each comment with supporting Scriptures, and a clear explanation. Why can Hoeh, a supposed "scholar," not do the same?
The fourth requirement is tied into the above verse and is just as questionable: "Has the same sex weakness." Reuben committed adultery with his father's concubine, Bilhah, the mother of Dan and Napthali (Gen. 35:22). If having a "sex weakness"--this term could cover a range of sexual activity since we are uncertain whether Hoeh is speaking specifically of adultery, promiscuity, or incest--is one of the "identifying signs" and "no other country" should have this same sign, then we need to investigate whether this characteristic exists in other countries or if this characteristic is exclusive to France. What about Holland (which Hoeh identifies as the tribe of Zebulum)? Holland is well known in Europe for its sexual immorality. What about the United States (Manasseh)? Could the United Kingdom (Ephraim), and Sweden (Napthali) also contain sexually immoral people? This "sign" could certainly be applied to any (if not every) country in the world. If we use Hoeh's methods (find the identifying signs of each tribe and prove that no other country has them) then we can easily disqualify Reuben as France since there are other countries that can be identified as sexually immoral.
Now let's examine Hoeh's comments concerning Reuben in Deuteronomy 33:
When rightly translated, Moses says: "Let Reuben live, and not die in that his men become few" (Deut. 33:6). Of all the western nations, France has the lowest birthrate, although at one time France was the most populous country in all Europe, outnumbering England nearly 6 to 1.
Hoeh has certainly learned from the knee of Mr. Confusion. In one breath he informs us that France has the lowest birthrate, but at one time was the most populous country in all Europe. If the low birthrate was used as an identifying factor, was France still Reuben when it had a high birthrate? The following information (taken from the web) easily contradicts Hoeh's assertions:
France's birth rate was among the highest in Europe from 1945 until the late 1960s. Since then, its birthrate has fallen but remains higher than that of most other west European countries.
Apparently, France is having no problem with their birthrate and still maintains the largest population among the "Israelite nations" located in Western Europe. This fact can also be corroborated by the 2004 Census chart listed below:
|United Kingdom
Once again, the statements made by Hoeh support the myth that he is trying to construct, but are not based on actual facts. If having a low birthrate is an identifying sign, could there be other countries in Europe that have this characteristic?
At present, Denmark has a very low population growth rate. [web article]
Spain has a population of nearly 40 million people, with 77 inhabitants per square Km. It has the lowest birth rate in the world, at only 1.1 children per woman. [web article]
It appears that there are other nations that have low birthrates, proving this characteristic is not exclusive to France. Let's continue with Hoeh's remarks:
And is it not significant that the very country at war with England around 1800 should be France (Reuben), who would lose the birthright in the Napoleonic war? (Napoleon was Italian.)
Hoeh once again resorts to hazy details. Does he mean that France lost its birthright when Napoleon, an Italian by birth, ascended the throne as Emperor of France (something he seems to imply)? Or does he mean France lost its birthright when Napoleon was defeated in 1815 during the Battle of Waterloo? Can we begin to see how Hoeh's ambiguous remarks can lead to various assumptions? Why can't Hoeh simply give specific, verifiable details on what he is discussing? Why must he surround himself with smokescreens instead of giving direct answers?
What exactly is the significance of Reuben being at war with England, especially around 1800? None, actually. France and England have been at war with one another for centuries, and this war was just another in the series. This particular group of wars, known as the Coalition wars (the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Coalition Wars), began in 1792, finally ending in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon was exiled after this final defeat. Hoeh could have easily given this information, but didn't. Why? Hoeh emphasized the 1800 date as an attempt to corroborate HWA's claims that this date was significant (the 2520 years2 punishment had ended and now God was obligated to bless Ephraim and Manasseh unconditionally). He was careful not to go into details lest one figure out that the "blessing" for Ephraim turned out to be another war with France! Hoeh is clearly sleeping in the same bed of deception as HWA.
Although Hoeh informs us that Napoleon was Italian, he was actually Corsican. He was born on Corsica, a French-controlled island located in the Mediterranean Sea, north of Sardinia and west of Italy. Napoleon's parents were from northern Italian stock; therefore, Napoleon would be considered a French citizen. So the tribe of Reuben did not lose its birthright when Napoleon ruled the country.
Hoeh indicates that Reuben lost his birthright in the Napoleonic war, but never gives specific details on how and when this happened. I Chronicles 5:1 states, "…his [Reuben's] birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel." Are we to believe that Reuben lost his birthright--twice? Scripture plainly states that he lost his birthright when he committed adultery, and it was "given" (past tense) to the sons of Joseph. Now Hoeh wants us to believe Reuben lost it again during the Napoleonic wars. Can a birthright be lost more than once? How did Reuben gain it back so he could lose it again? This certainly defies logic.
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I haven't posted for a while because I was on vacation in California. On top of that, the last few days have had some good news and some really bad news. In a surprising turn of events I will be re-hired FULL time at the start of the school year as our music teacher has decided to teach math instead and our principal has decided to cut music.
However, I will not be the one in my classroom the first few months of school, or maybe at all this school year. On Friday we learned, very very out of the blue, that my father has stage four terminal cancer of the esophagus. A very hard cancer to treat. He was given weeks or months to live and my mom, dad and I are in shock. I am an only child and live out of state so I knew immediately that I needed to go back home and stay there for an indefinite amount of time. Thank god my husband is an awesome person and is helping me deal with the fact that I will need to leave our home and assure me that we, as a couple will make it through this crisis.
I am happy to say my father has handled his first chemo treatment amazingly well and is feeling better than he has in weeks, we don't know how long that will last though.
So much to my principals chagrin I have decided to take the three months of family and medical leave. I just can not imagine, or justify, trying to work full time at my intense school and getting home as much as possible, when needed. I am nervous about leaving my art program in the hands of a stranger but relived that I can focus on my family right now. I was terrified of bringing home a illness from the school and giving it to my father.
Soon will come the issue of finding a long term sub. While the pay is quite good, I still struggle to find people that are a good match for my school and my student's issues, let alone someone who can deal with the K-8 thing. Our hope is, that with the district wide (126 position) layoffs occurring next week, that I will be able to snag a art teacher from another school to go into my classroom. I wonder how that will impact that persons ability to get unemployment though.
I also am struggling with how much guidance I want to leave my long term sub. Should I just fully hand over my classroom and let him/her establish their own rules, routines and lessons? What will that be like, if/when I return later in the year. Or should I push to have my established rules and routines continued and give the basic framework for the lessons I want covered so that I know my students are on track when I get back to work.
This year WAS going to look like this:
k-1st : Art though books (as always, same as year before)
2nd-5th: Why art? (why do people make art? what function does art serve to individuals, small groups of people, and large groups of people)
6-8th the ism's of art (major art movements and 3-ish artists from each movement post Renaissance) We did ancient civ and traditional cultural arts last year and art as personal expression the year before.
I wanted my 2nd-5th to think of how art records people, places, things, events and stories. Self portraits, portraits of others, symbolism in portraits (especially animals) our yearly harvest still life, recording changing seasons through the landscape, important physical structures such as buildings or Portland bridges, art to record historical events, art to record pre-written history (lower grades turn at some Egyptian art work) and art to record personal stories such as story quilts, personal collage and designing of personal symbols.
I also wanted the 4th and 5th graders to think about how art is used as social activism or to challenge ideas including looking at murals, social artists like Kieth Herring and what causes he donated his time and effort towards and have students create a series of posters using print making that reflect a issue they feel strongly about....from saving the polar bears to getting swings on the playground.
So how much of my program am I willing to let go of? Will a sub be offended if I set down a curriculum map that I want followed or is that how things are usually done? How will I feel/deal with the possibility of the kids NOT wanting me back and wishing the sub would stay on? I don't know, it's all very overwhelming and right now its hard to plan more than a day or two ahead.
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Painted Ladies
This project was heavily inspired by one of Patty's lessons over at Deep Space Sparkle. I really want to link the lesson but I'm having trouble finding it! She had her students do pen and ink drawings of Victorian houses that were so fun to look at.
We have a fair number of Victorians around Portland so I knew it would be a subject matter my students were familiar with. I did this project with 4th grade and it took three 40 min class periods. My students in both classes were really engaged and interested in this project. Girls and boys alike. I think the students really embraced the idea of creating their ideal home/house.
To make sure all students had a good start and were working at the same speed I gave them a basic house template that we traced onto watercolor paper.
We looked at photos of Victorian houses for ideas. We discussed the flair, detail and the fun nature of Victorians. We looked at all the colors used on Victorian houses and students were excited to create their own house.
I then slowly guided students top to bottom on how to make their house unique. I demonstrated several types of roofs, windows, shutters, gables, dormers, bay windows, doors, front steps and the foundations.
Students then traced over all of their pencil lines with their black crayon or sharpie. Then students painted their houses. We agreed you had to use at least 3 colors, or at least shades of a color to make your house pop.
Last students cut out their houses and glued them onto black paper so they made a neighborhood and then added stars into the sky with glitter paint.
One HUGE mistake though! When we glued the houses onto the black paper we ended up covering the names. Next year I will have the students put a name label on the grass right under their house.
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We noticed an article in InformationWeek recently on the subject of WLAN Mesh:
WLAN Mesh Moves Into New Territory:
"Enterprise mesh's benefit is clear: pervasive connectivity throughout the organization. Unbound by the constraints of copper or fiber, wireless mesh enables enterprises to deliver ubiquitous access and services to parts of their facilities that previously were untouchable by their wired architectures, while managing it as a subset of their overall wireless architecture."
Mesh is used primarily over close geographic distances; a neighborhood, office park, or large office building. Connecting to a mesh network from a VPN seems to run into a couple of issues:
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- How do you manage a corporate network over a mesh in a large office park or building? The Mesh Networks Research Group seems to suggest that this would be a management nightmare with SSL. Meanwhile, this video explores some larger considerations for security strategy over a mesh network.
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Thoughts on Time & Space
As I come back to the world after winter break and a bit of hiatus with the podcast and the blog, I was reflecting on the clarity I feel like I had during this time. I didn't have to do anything other than work and take care of the apartment, spend time with my wife and our friends, and hang out with our dog. It was great.
This down time was precipitated by my new job I got in August. It is a remote job and encourages working flexibly. We have team members and constituents all over the country, so it makes sense to sometimes plug in a little later if you're on the East Coast to collaborate with West Coast folks. Also, we have to travel a bit for different things, so if you need to catch up on work at odd hours, it's totally okay. There is also a unlimited PTO policy so as long as you're not leaving everyone in the dark to cover for you, you can take any needed time for special occasions or just to unplug during the holidays for example. Lastly, I don't have to commute any more, which is awesome just for the time saved but also the stress. Since the new job has a lot of moving pieces to learn and the flexibility I was looking for, I winded down some side projects so I could take a bit of a breather.
This is the context for the past few months for me. I feel ready to ease back in to some of these side projects I have now. It was funny that since I had more room in my life for other things, I was more thoughtful about what I filled it with. I had a lot of momentum filling my limited precious time with podcasting, writing, editing other people's shows, etc. before I got this new job. But now that I was going to be able to be making more money and have more time on my hands, I figured I should step back to rethink my priorities.
There have been a lot of recent articles this past year examining burnout and self-care. They've made me think a lot about the things I should be focusing on and how I nurture my own energy. Something I say a lot is that you make time for what you want to make time for. This is how we subconsciously reflect our priorities in the choices we make and the actions we take. This can also be retooled as an intentional way of being. We must make time for the things that are important to us. Otherwise, we're going to build up internal stress and pressure, and not be our best selves. This manifested for me when it came to playing games. I didn't make it a priority and I was far more stressed most of time because of it. Now that my life has settled down and I have more space, I'm playing a little bit almost every day.
It's all about values and how we value our own time. We can work all day and every weekend, but what do we have to show for it? Certainly not much in the short term. Often we're salaried and not getting overtime. We're setting unhealthy expectations about our availability that we have to work to undo. We also always have the opportunity cost of not being able to do anything else we could be doing with that time. The relationships with the people around us and our other obligations will suffer. And yes, this includes making time for the gym, going to the doctor, and getting other errands done.
I hope these thoughts on time and space are helpful to you. I wanted to write again and this felt the most salient as both a general update on what I've been up to and also what I've been thinking a lot about.


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Looking to get an edge in property law? Then you definitely need a supplement or two to shoot ahead of your classmates on the final exam. Keep reading to find the best property law supplements for 2017.
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Examples & Explanations: Property by Barlow Burke
I love the E&E series for just about every subject. But, as a property law supplement, it's fantastic. As always, E&E's are great for group study. You won't be disappointed with the Property law version. It's not as popular as the E&E's for the other subjects but reviewers love it. I think you will too.
Emanuel Law Outlines: Property by Steven L. Emanuel
For a black letter law outline, you can't do any better that Emanuel. Not only to you the black letter law, but you also get case summaries and questions with model answers. It's an outline, so it's not as good on policy as others property law supplements. But you'll be happy for it if you weren't the greatest at taking lecture notes.
Gilbert Law Summary on Property by James Krier
This property law supplement makes a great addition to your casebook while you prepare your outline. It's basically provides a detailed summary of black letter property law. It's perfect for filling in the missing gaps in your lecture notes. Since it's basically an outline itself, much like Emanuel, it won't provide you with as detailed of policy analysis as other supplements.
Understanding Property Law by John G. Sprankling
This is an 800-page whopper of a property law supplement. It provides law students with a both a summary of the elements of each property law theory, as well as an in-depth discussion of history and policy. If you have a professor who's big into policy, I'd recommend pickup up a supplement like this.
The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Property by Thomas W. Merrill and Henry E. Smith
Students like this property law supplement for its easy-to-understand prose. Property is probably the most complex 1L subject, so that's a major plus. If you're using the casebook by the same authors, it'll be even more useful. Like the Sprankling supplement, you'll get more policy analysis that the other property law supplements on this list.
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Author's Response by: Dr. Sergio Puig, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the International Trade and Business Law Program at the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, and author of The Merging of International Trade and Investment Law in the Berkeley Journal of International Law.
This comment and response series features three short pieces by international law professors commenting on the recent BJIL article, The Merging of International Trade and Investment Law by Sergio Puig, and a response by the author. The article discusses the merging of international trade and investment law as resulting from the dynamics of the treaty-making process and the strategies employed by litigation parties at the time of the enforcement of treaty rules.
Let me start by thanking the commentators for the careful reading of my piece and the provocative, thoughtful, and sharp comments. In the interest of economy, I will devote only a few lines to each of the commentators' main points, but I look forward to continuing the stimulating debate on the many issues raised in the article (and comments) that are far from settled.
I agree with Professor Pauwelyn that "the private enforcement is not uniformly socially bad, the same way that public enforcement is not uniformly socially optimal." In fact, I do not take a position to the contrary. I simply suggest that the potential for excessive enforcement in trade law and the fact that trade tribunals can invalidate laws and regulations—as opposed to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) tribunals that can only award damages—merit taking some pause against granting private rights of standing in trade. To be sure, my claim in this article is not that trade or investment enforcement are sub-optimal, but that without the proper coordination mechanism, a system of separate enforcement of trade and investment may continue to be subject to some abuses. Like Professor Pauwelyn, I agree that this is not the most problematic aspect of today's economic law enforcement, neither are abuses so prevalent, but fears only need the blessing of a given consensus to undermine legitimacy. In fact, the political backlash resulting from the Plain Packaging Tobacco claims against Australia shows how perceived abuses may erode the support of international dispute settlement and free trade, as evidenced by the current debates about Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Transpacific Partnership (TPP) in the United States and Europe.
I also thank Professor Bjorklund for her elegant comments, and more fundamentally for starting this complex dialogue some years ago. Although in this article I take a less critical position than her early work, I concur with her that "minilateral and multilateral governance regimes offer the potential for intersecting and overlapping obligations and fora in which entities can seek relief." What I have tried to illustrate by building on her work is that the ways in which the two regimes intersect has particular boundaries and, at some level, is predetermined, in spite of the blurring lines between private and public enforcement. By understanding such boundaries, policy-makers can decide how much flexibility to allow for experimentation and what strategic action by private actors they seek to constrain. To be sure, the system and more specific ISDS will (and perhaps should) maintain some degree of flexibility. The language of certain obligations such as fair and equitable treatment shows that—hence its frequent use in international investment. While I maintain that states will continue to leave some important aspects unresolved (and let the adjudicatory decision-making process take care of them), systemic changes to minimize concerns about the opportunistic use of treaties will continue to come in the form of procedural design features.
Finally, I appreciate Professor Dalhuisen's sharp criticism and concur with him that there are more fundamental "game-changing dynamics" of globalization that are "critical to understanding the new realities of trade and investment." In this article with a more limited scope, I have tried to address one aspect of it: the enforcement of trade and investment law. To be sure, this is not disconnected from the trends of economic integration that involved finance, technological changes, harmonization and private law-making and political integration. Professor Brummer has done a superb job at looking at the forest, and not just the trees, as I tried to do here. In trying to problematize the current discontent with socially excessive litigation in international law, I am not advocating for a centralized system in the form of a court (a more conventional thinking) but to embrace complexity and dissect its limits. In that sense, I agree with Professor Dalhuisen and we are probably in the same boat with Steven Ratner and Paul Berman with respect to their love of fragmentation. At the end, as a recent Supreme Court decision in the United States has established: love is love!


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Delric Miller IV died in a hail of bullets a month ago. When someone fired 37 AK-47 rounds into his Detroit home at 4:30 a.m., he was mortally wounded while dozing on the couch. He was nine months old. No one made the multicolored teething ring he got for Christmas or his toy hammer into a national symbol of random violence.
Last year, Charinez Jefferson, 17, was shot and killed on a Chicago street. "She begged the shooter not to shoot her because she was pregnant," a pastor explained. The alleged assailant, Timothy Jones, 18, shot her in the head, chest and back after seeing her walking with a rival gang member. New York Times columnist Charles Blow did not write a column about Jefferson's killing as a symbol of the perils of being a young black woman in America.
Last June, a stray bullet from a confrontation on a Brighton Beach, N.Y., boardwalk killed 16-year-old Tysha Jones as she sat on a bench. A 19-year-old man, out for revenge after an earlier scuffle on the boardwalk, was charged in the shooting. Tysha's heartbroken mother was not featured on all the national TV shows.
In January, 12-year-old Kade'jah Davis was shot and killed when, allegedly, 19-year-old Joshua Brown showed up at her Detroit house to demand the return of a cellphone from Davis' mother. When Brown didn't get the phone, he fired shots through the front door. No one held high-profile street protests to denounce gunplay over such trifles.
Everything about the Trayvon Martin case is a matter of contention. About this, though, there should be no doubt: If Martin had been shot by a black classmate, if he had been caught in a random crossfire, if he had looked at a gang member the wrong way, his death would have been relegated to the back pages of the local newspaper. Not a cause, not even a curiosity: Just another dead young black man. Nothing to see here. Please, move on.
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With something as small and simple as added grip work, we create a ripple effect on all things shot power and shot release time.
Although grip training seems simple on the surface, it's a little more complicated then most people give it credit for. You can't just grab something hard and think that it trains your grip strength effectively over time. For example, wrist curls and wrist roller exercises are great for the forearms, but they don't specifically train the muscles used in gripping. The muscles you need to concentrate on are located in the hand and they don't run across the wrist (from an anatomical perspective).
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Caolinn: "Do you know who Jason Derulo is?"
Me: "Yup."
Caolinn: "Did you know that he had to literally put his entire career on hold for like a year, because he broke his neck? That's so sad."
Me: "Caol…let's not romanticize this too much..his comeback song is 'Talk Dirty To Me', and his follow up song is about a woman wiggling her ass. This is hardly a tale of spiritual redemption."
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Photography – A Complete Art
February 28, 2019
Today photography is not limited within the realm of just taking a snap and dipping the negatives into a liquid for developing. Other factors are associated with photography too as it is now regarded as a complete art. A professional photographer not only needs a camera but he also needs a computer and a well-equipped studio.
Photographers are often required to master the art of Photoshop (related to computing) where the photographer can develop and manipulate an image after his own sweet will. This way a photographer can attempt to add taste to the images they've clicked in such a way that when one takes a look at them he is sure to be awe struck. For, the photos are not mere photographs they are ideal creations made by a person who has mastered the art of photography.
To be a good photographer, it is very important to know your equipment in and out. While you may read a lot of reviews for trail cameras and game cameras, it is the experience with a camera that helps you understand the soul of a camera. Your studio is your land for experiments and with the explosion in the field of stock photos, studios have become all the more important for photographers. Once you have a studio set up suitable for almost all kinds of subjects you wish to capture, you can make some serious money with your work.
Photography is a field where getting the feel of the environment is as important as understanding the equipment you use. To capture the best moments, be inside or outside your studio, you ought to ensure that you are always in the zone to merge with nature and look at your subjects from the eyes of an artist. In order to do this, it is always good to intern with a renowned photographer before you set out on your own and have all the tools available to you no matter where you are.
When shooting landscapes and outdoor scenes, it's always a good idea to equip yourself with the necessary gear that might help to make your scouting process easier. Put on some durable and comfortable walking shoes, pack enough water to keep yourself hydrated, a small binocular and a map or GPS tracker just to help you find your way if you were to take your photographer off the beaten path.
The various tools involved in touching up a photograph come in at a later stage but the primary job of a photographer is to click amazing pictures and for this, a lot of practice is required. So, keep practicing and keep getting better at your job.


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Vincent DiLorenzo
Vincent DiLorenzo
Vincent M. DiLorenzo is professor of law at St. John's University School of Law, and senior research fellow at Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John's University.
Before joining the law faculty at St. John's, DiLorenzo was a member of the faculty at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and was associated with the Wall Street firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
He is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Real Property Section of the New York State Bar Association and co-editor of the N.Y. Real Property Law Journal. He is also a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
DiLorenzo has authored many articles and books in the field of banking law and regulation, real estate law, and real estate finance. His research explores issues of community reinvestment and development, consumer protection, and corporate ethics and social responsibility.
He received his J.D. from Columbia University Law School in 1978 where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.


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Proper Understanding of Chinese Behavioral Patterns
The Western business professionals must fully aware themselves about the behavioral patterns of Chinese people, so that they do not have to come across any embarrassing situations or have to go through an alien like feeling. Let's have a look at some of the major behavioral aspects Chinese are so proud of.
Ethical Foundation of Confucianism
Confucianism is an ethical system rather than being a religion in itself. In a very small time after it's invent, it has lured a great proportion of Chinese people towards it. Its foundation is constructed around the system of harmony. The harmony should be achieved with persistence between various relations and emotions as well. The most important harmony for a businessperson is harmony between one's duty, respect and loyalty. The businessmen coming in China should understand that Confucianism is a daily deal for the native people and with proper adaptation and understanding this can be a driving force for him too. Apart from that, it will help in gaining respect in the foreign situation.
Understand and Try to Adopt Principles of Li, Yi, Lian, Chi
The behavioral aspects of Chinese people are built around the concepts of Li, Yi, Lian and Chi, although these are complex ideologies to understand their approximate meaning is Sacrifice, righteousness, purity and shamefulness. The concept of Li, which is pronounced lee holds a specific position in the way people think and behave in this most populous country. It means sacrificing one's personal gains for the society and nation. In fact, this is considered to play a very important and dynamic role in uplifting China's status in the global scenario. Today the situation is that Li controls all aspects i.e. business meetings, seating and conduct. It demands tolerance, honor, and appropriate conduct for the party or person in front of you. Similarly Yi requires being righteous and ensures person's loyalty for the employer. Similarly purity and shamefulness as constructed around Lian and Chi are also very important characteristics of Chinese society. Various elements are still there with Confucian theme. Thus the atmosphere in China may be very different as faced by the entrepreneur in their homelands. The willing entrepreneurs should try to learn these concepts. Their approach should not be superficial and they should try to adopt the best they can of these principles. It will help them achieve credibility and will make them recognizable by the Chinese. For sure, it will serve as the first step in the right direction i.e. a great business relation.
Behave Appropriately with Chinese Business Associates
Chinese people treat each other very respectfully and carefully. There are various things which one must not do at all here. The environment here is not at all similar to Western countries. The difference can be understood with this example that while touching and patting the back might be general gestures of care and recognition in the Western world, in China they are rather considered offensive. Touching an elderly person is considered even far disrespectful. The business associates in China too should not be treated lower in authority or rank but proper consideration must be taken for making sure you treat them respectfully. These are small things which may make a lifetime of difference.
Prepare Beforehand
Although it is a general rule to do business anywhere but it might have a special significance here. As you are going to face completely different and unfamiliar circumstances one must minutely take care of things that may go wrong. Apart from saving you from possible misunderstanding and errors it helps you give your business the momentum it deserves.
Dress Appropriately
Dressing should also be appropriate. It should be kept in mind that China is a conservative society and so should be your dressing. Nothing fancy and out of turn. Ladies are required to pay special attention in this regard and should make sure that their dress is not inappropriate for the Chinese social construct.
Use Of Interpreter
One might have to use an interpreter for most of the conversation purposes in china. You should prepare exhaustively with your interpreter for better understanding. There are various things which you cannot understand just with the simple translation. So your understanding with the interpreter really matters a lot.
Official Hospitality
If you are meeting for the first time at an office, you will be offered either warm or hot water or hot Chinese tea. Many Chinese prefer to drink hot water because it is believed drinking cold water affects a person's qi.
Understand the "Real Meaning" not "Apparent Meaning"
In China Yes doesn't always means "yes". I mean what is said can be different than what is really intended. So if your business colleague asks "chī le ma?" which means "have you eaten yet?" then its suggested not to take it literally, this is just a simple greeting, not a lunch invitation. In fact it goes back to the days of food shortage in China they just want to express concern or caring for the other person. If Chinese person asks you such a question which he does not really want to know like "where are you going?" or "what did you do?" so you can simply reply "chī le" which means "yes, I have eaten", "sea air sea air" thank you.


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Well, just the X-Pro 2 for the time being.
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Well, just the X-Pro 2 for the time being.
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I come to the X Pro2 from using Leica M rangefinders, both film and digital, and the hybrid viewing interface, with autofocus, is really appealing to me. So it is natural to wonder how the new Fuji with its excellent 23/1.4 lens, stacks up against my trusty M[240] with a 35 mm Summilux-asph FLE. I went out to my favorite resolution testing ground, not a brick wall but a hilltop covered with more about 50,000 concrete graves:
xZHD3 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
If I look at this scene, shot at f/1.4 on the Fuji, the image is sharp on center, contrast a little low, but things do really go to pot in the corners. Here's an 800x600 crop of the lower left corner:
DSCF0319 copy by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
The smearing or flare at the bright edges in the corner can be reduced somewhat by careful demosaicing. AccuRaw's transform, with its controls set to provide some reduction of chroma and luma noise during the demosaicing, cleans up about half of the smearing. But a greater improvement is seen from simply working at f/4 instead of f/1.4:
DSCF0322 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
Switching to the M[240] and 35 mm SX-FLE, also at f/1.4, we are forced to overexpose (max shutter speed 1/4000 sec) but do not see a smearing problem:
L6004674 copy by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
and at f/5.6 again everything is sharp
L6004677 copy by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
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Before I forget, I've noticed that the Fuji is set up with less headroom than I am used to. I've lost detail in highlights before getting used to setting exposure compensation at -.3 to .7 stops in bright long scale scenes. And the clattering that the 23/1.4 lens makes due to constant autofocus, that I have also seen remarked on in reviews, finally stopped when I set single AF not only in the menus but also with the little three position knob on the front of the camera. Having the electronic shutter to supplement the mechanical one for shutter speeds above 1/8000 sec is helpful. I've seen shots wide open that came in at 1/18000 sec.
The OOC Jpegs are fairly good, but have dark shadows when I protect the highlights, so I am currently developing the RAF files into linear DNGs using AccuRaw, then finishing and fine-tuning with Capture One, which won't support 24 MPx Fuji RAF files until 9.2 at the earliest. I'm also hoping that C1 will be able to work with the lossless compressed RAF files that LR handles, but AccuRaw cannot. It appears that fairly close cooperation with Fuji is needed to sort this out. The result is that each raw file plus jpeg combination that I shoot now takes up 150 MB when it could be about 25-30 MB.
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(Previous Kitty POWs are spread over the M43 and Leica fora.) Tai is pretty much grown up now, 7 or so months old, 85 cm from forepaws to hind paws when stretched out.
DSCF0474 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
X Pro2, ISO 200, f/4 1/7 sec
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Attention X-Pro 2 Owners!
Expert Shield has made some screen protectors for the X-Pro 2 (and the Olympus Pen F). They sent me a set of X-Pro 2 screen protectors to try out by mistake. If anyone in interested in them, please send me a PM and I will pop them in the mail to you. The catch: you have to post a review about them. Here on GetDPI is fine. I only have one, so first come, first serve.
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oh dear... I could not resist.... now I have the number 2 in my hands :-)
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Today's program... the sun! finally....
This time a little Coffee House photography. X-Pro2 and 18-55mm.
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Another day....another photo. It is Portland after all:
Galleries: http://normnicholson.com
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...the colours from the X-Pro 2 seems so very very attractive to me...very "edible"...and that XF16/1.4....uuhm, it seems..
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This X-Pro2 reminds me so much my Leica M4-P ... and all other film ones.... size, thickness... mindset...
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Eastern Market, Detroit
X-Pro2 + XF23/1.4
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I've a question (an embarrassing question I might add) for all the experienced elders, gurus and users of X-Pro2 - Every time I press the shutter on my newly acquired X-Pro2, I get two snapshots on my SD card. First I thought that, since I only used one card in the first slot, the camera was giving me a backup on the only card I had. I then put a 2nd card in the 2nd slot, and it still gives me 2 copies on the first card. I use a manual aperture priority mode, adapted lenses and fine jpegs, and I've also noticed that on a few occasions with low lighting the camera gave me only one copy of the shot when I used only one card in the first slot.
I went through the manual with a gimlet eye, and I still can't figure out how to have only one shot recorded on the SD in the first slot.
Does anybody know how to do it? Has it come up before?
Thanks for your attention to the matter.
Raw + Jpg ? (though I don't own the Pro2, sorry)
Menu --> (it should be pointing to IQ) Image Quality does it say RAW + FINE? Then you are getting a raw file plus a jpeg.
At any rate, tell us the file extensions and file sizes that you see for the two copies of the shot you just took.
Do you have some kind of bracketing turned on? That might give you the extra shot
Thanks for the suggestions, gentlemen. Bracketing of some sort was my initial suspicion too. I'm using fine jpegs IQ setting which produces jpegs only in 10mg to 12mg sizes. On a couple of occasions the pair differed by 0.1mg which suggests that they are not exact copies, and now I see that some paired images are misaligned confirming the bracketing cause. The problem is I can't find anything in the menus that does that. In the 'shooting setting', which seems like the place to look for it, there is something called 'interval timer shooting' where you can choose the interval and the number of shots. But the number of shots is set to 001, and I can't find anything else that can be remotely responsible for multiple shots.
A three shot pano of the Willamette River Falls and dam. in the early 1800's the Hudson Bay Company established a trading post here to trade for furs with the Indians. Settlers started coming here in the 1820's to get food and help. This place became Oregon City, and the end of the Oregon Trail is a mile or so behind the camera:
The site became the center on industry for early Oregon. The first hydroelectric dam in Oregon was built here. The now abandoned, except for the power turbines, latest in 19th and early 20th century industrial technology:
So it goes. Industry has now moved on. But the abandoned saw mills. paper mills, etc., sit along the river slowly decaying.
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To be honest, most all cameras nowadays make excellent images. Unless one has some special need, imho, one should just go with the budget and the need.
But must enjoy using the camera. Living in peace with one's camera.
I do need to get out of the house. But it is very very hot outside nowadays..
Jorgen, meh, chiquita, Bob, ReeRay and Thorkil...
Jorge, I was going thru your gallery images..what to say my friend. Just wonderful..
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Campbell County, Tennessee
X-Pro2 + XF35/2.0
20160605 007b by Ron Smith, on Flickr
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A few personalized images of Istanbul taken on recent trip to Turkey, Israel, Jordan and Paris.
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I am currently renting a X-Pro2 and lenses to see if I want to take the plunge. My mirrorless camera has been the NEX-7, but it is time for an upgrade. I do not want to go the SONY route this time around and prefer a camera to operate more like a film camera than a menu driven computer. I am liking the X-Pro2 a lot, especially the design and operation. Here are my first and second attempts at using it. Unfortunately work and a bit of summer rain has me behind trying to use it.
Fuji X-Pro2 + 35mm f/1.4 + 1/160 @ f1.4, ISO 200
Joey the cat picture happened shortly after I pulled the camera out of the box and placed the lens on. Joey was sitting on the table and wanted to check it out, so I took the opportunity to make a meme and post it on facebook for my friends and family to see that he is doing well. Joey is a recent addition and has been through hell. He is a tripod kitty (three legged) and had multiple complications from being run over when he was ten weeks old. He was dropped off at my veterinarian's office and left to die. Joey spent over six months there and they tried to save his leg after multiple surgeries, but it never healed right and it got in his way. I agreed to adopt him if he made it through all the various complications. Joey is a survivor and turned one year-old in May. He is a really smart kitty and is goofing off in the photo.
The hydrangea are from my yard and were photographed very late in the day. The black and white photo was very easy to post process, but I wanted to work the pixels on the next shot. The hydrangea photo was processed through Lightroom and Topaz filters. Overall I really like the camera, but need to spend more time playing with it. Hopefully tomorrow it will not rain and I can take off and walk around a favorite small town in Georgia for pictures. I also want to post process through Capture One. I rented the XT-1 last year, but did not like it so much. So far the files from the X-Pro2 look excellent.
I appreciate this thread and all the contributors greatly as I have been looking and reading here for a while. It was this thread and your photos that helped to convince me to start looking at the X-Pro2, and I thank you all!
Kind regards,
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Some of the older Fuji lenses take a perceptible moment to focus (and make funny noises while doing it) but not the very compact new XF 35/2.0 WR lens, which also leaves the entire optical frame unblocked even when I am using the higher magnification view setting. So for snap shooting with lots of people around on the XPro2, it makes a nice combination. Some examples from a big barbeque:
DSCF0925 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
DSCF0930 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
DSCF0940 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
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to change ... one in color...
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Took the plunge for a X-Pro2, Touit 32mm f/1.8 and XF 14mm f/2.8 R. Below a few images during a walk around testing the Touit 32. Used Acros in camera and then for camera calibration profile in Lightroom. I like this camera and lens a lot.
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Spent a few hours at Pepperell, MA's skydiving center, using the X Pro2 and 35/2 for quick shots. You may have heard about parachutists landing on the run, or in a "parilette" roll to cushion the impact, but for the first-time tandem ride, in which the parachutist is strapped to an instructor with a big chute that opens automatically, landings are butt-first, sitting back:
DSCF1090 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
The instructor gathers up acres of chute and lumbers off to get ready for the next ride
DSCF1149 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
while the passenger, ecstatic, rejoins her relieved family
DSCF1146 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
One disappointment; I lost several shots of the jump plane taking off, with blue sky behind, trees below, and grass in the foreground, when the AF chose to select the grass, leaving everything out of focus. Setting infinity focus and getting the camera to leave it there is tricky.
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Still on vacation.....
I've been intrigued by the 56/1.2, an older Fuji lens, optically corrected rather than relying on software, and I ran into one in a camera shop today. It might have been a response to the success of the Canon 85/1.2, since there is an even rarer version with some modifications to make the out of focus parts of the images even blurrier -- not really what I would want. Even though the lens with its lens shade is quite large, it doesn't block much of the optical viewfinder rectangle in the X-Pro2, less in fact than the 23/1.4 does. It's AF is kinda slow and noisy, like the 23. But it makes nice images. Here are a few obtained while playing with the lens in the store:
at f/1.2:
DSCF1166 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
at f/4:
DSCF1182 1 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
and at f/5.6:
DSCF1187 1 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
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Just watch out that the AF works as intended, there were early ones that went out of focus if the lens was pointed upwards - you will certainly find additional info on that through google. I had a lens like this that was eventually replaced by Fuji.
All the best
I absolutely loved my 1.2/56 on the XT1. This might be one of the first lenses I will get as soon as I am going back into the Fuji X system again - either with the XPro2 or I rather believe with the XT2
Life is an ever changing journey
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Been walking through Casablanca today - mostly the 18mm - somme pp is not perfect but that will have to wait for now....
In these circumstances the battery lasts about 360 shots
Tomorrow morning I move towards the inner part of morocco - will be much hotter than in Casablanca or Rabat.
Nice summer days!
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Simply to show what the X-Pro2 delivers.
The 1883 "Lawn" apartments. The first Portland townhomes for the "well off." Portland vernacular architecture, and today a historical landmark:
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The Remington Carriage Museum, conveniently located in in Cardston, Alberta, a prosperous Mormon town close to the Canadian Waterston Park and American Glacier National Park, has hundreds of horse-drawn vehicles, such as this elegant runabout:
DSCF1888 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
and even one horseless carriage, similar is structure to the iconic 1903 REO, but several years earlier:
DSCF1846 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
Located in the vast and distant prairie, the museum of course includes an example of a popular mail-order buggy, shown before
DSCF1850 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
and after the "unboxing experience":
DSCF1852 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
This English public transport carriage was in the shop. Note the modern drum brakes.
DSCF1900 Panorama by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
The museum also has a stable of horses, offers rides, and even shows how one learns to handle small and large teams of horses (it takes years, starting as a child with ponies). Here's an album of pictures, but it barely scratches the surface of the collection: https://www.flickr.com/gp/[email protected]/z9R224 .
X Pro2, all with the 35/2.0
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DSCF1549 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr
Glacier Nat'l Park, X Pro2 with 23/1.4 lens
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