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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Big B's Big Day coming up....
17 comments:
- Website and Printing Solutions said...
his never give up attitude is exemplary!
- October 9, 2012 at 11:33 PM
- Narinder Jit Kaur said...
Beautiful piece! And let me add one more feather to his already over-crowded cap. Here is a man, who never tries to hide the love and respect he has for his parents. Son of a legendary poet, he can so smoothly quote from his father's poetry anywhere anytime . And he remembers almost the whole huge body of writings that Harivansh Rai Bachchan has left behind. Taking his father's legacy forward even without being a poet himself!!!!
- October 10, 2012 at 9:42 AM
- Amit - The Frivolous Analyser said...
There is nothing left unsaid about Amitabh Bachchan. he is truly the God of Indian Cinema.
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- October 10, 2012 at 12:02 PM
- prita said...
jab main choti ladki thi,tab woh bilkul jawan tha
Ab main bilkul bhuddi hoon,tab bhi
woh jawan hai.
Un ankho ki masti main deewane
hazaro hai
How could u remember amitabhji's bday and 4get rekhaji's
adke saal pleez yaad rakhna
- October 10, 2012 at 1:37 PM
- Susan Deborah said...
AB is a stellar personality in the firmament of Bollywood and other worlds as well. He has been a favourite for many many years. And I am glad that he is a Libran like me :)
Joy always,
- October 10, 2012 at 6:45 PM
- Divya Virmani said...
Well said! He is the quintessential personality of our Bollywood Industry. Can't imagine how he lured the generation of my father and now me... Completely fascinating! And I must add one thing, I salute to his patience, the kind of nautanki people do when they see him on KBC sets and how patiently he handles all the drama...really clap worthy!
- October 10, 2012 at 8:40 PM
- Pooja Rathore said...
nice pick of your deviyaan(nice name too).
Amitabh Bachchan is truly a superstar i cannot see anybody in his place ...i think its the way he conducts himself.Sharukh khan is a superstar but i cant see him in Mr bachchans place.
Godbless Mr Bachchan ,he is an inspiration and i truly like him a lot.
- October 10, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Big B's achievement is tall indeed
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- Vishal said...
Such a honest post Shobha-ji. Amit-sir is beyond box office and has managed to stay on top of his game. The greatest actor in the world, super cool dad, friend, philosopher, wonderful human being. My biggest inspiration
- October 12, 2012 at 2:48 AM
- 3mikindia said...
I dont agree with you on :"I cannot think of a single other actor in the history of cinema who has held his own for over forty years".Marlon brando,al pacino,robert de niro,jackie chan,Jack Nicholson and many other are doing the same. Plus they play pivotal roles in the movies - harrison ford in crystal skull and Jackie chan in karate kid has more screen time then any other actor. Can you say the same about Amitabh?
- October 15, 2012 at 2:59 PM
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- Kruger Brent said...
Amithabh is one hell of a personality...one would aspire for, he maintains his poise in all circles of his life. Be it professional or personal. As you said, he stood strong against all the tides of his life. He is the most revered actor, and will remain as long as there is Indian Cinema. He didn't experiment in to too many waters...just sticked on to what he does best and delivered the best.
- October 18, 2012 at 4:09 PM
- punit unisense said...
yes Amit Ji is an God of indian cinema!
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- October 18, 2012 at 5:12 PM
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Hi Leif Peng. Thank you for the reference to Blogger for Dummies. If you find Blogger for Dummies useful, do consider putting a link to the site in your links section of your sidebar. Not compulsory tho'. Also, there seem to be something wrong with your blog, probably the template is corrupted. I don't know, but if this blog is mine, this is what I would consider doing. I would first backup the template. Then I would try to reload a fresh template, either the same one from Blogger dashboard or a new one. If that doesn't help, I can always put the backed up template back in again. All the best.ReplyDelete
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Olympia, WA (PRWEB) January 02, 2014
The largest and longest-running country music talent search in the nation, the Texaco Country Showdown, has named the Olson Brothers of Olympia, WA, the Grand Prize Winners in a songwriting competition to find the best independent country music songwriter in the United States. Hundreds of musicians competed, tens of thousands of votes were counted and a panel of country music experts made the final decision to name the Olson Brothers song, Sunrise, as the Grand Champion. Brothers Luke Olson, 20, and Isaac Olson, 22, have earned $ 5,000 as well as a trip to be introduced at the Nashvilles 32nd annual Texaco Country Showdown and consult with professionals in the music industry.
We have grown up doing everything together and are very passionate about music, said Luke Olson. We are thrilled to bring the national award to Washington.
The Texaco Country Showdown is America's largest Country music talent show. It's designed to find the most promising country music talent in the nation and to give these performers a chance to launch their professional music careers. Songwriting competitors submit a recording of their song to the Showdown website, and the top five songs chosen by the public are evaluated by a panel of Nashville music professionals, and they choose a monthly winner. Those winning songs advance to a final competition round each November, where an esteemed panel of songwriting greats chooses the Grand Prize Winner.
Luke a business and music major at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, is the bands lead singer and plays the acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, and records the bands music. Isaac is an engineering major at Washington State University in Pullman, plays the mandolin, acoustic guitar, and writes songs, also sings lead vocals, and promotes for the band. They began writing songs together and performing as The Olson Brothers in 2011. After adding Nate Collins on Bass and James Blackburn on drums, the Olson Bros Band began playing live shows across the state in 2013.
The Olsons winning song, Sunrise, was inspired by views of Mt. Rainier from the highway during Lukes 6 a.m. commute to Tacoma from Olympia each morning. One morning as I was getting so bogged down by my classes and homework, and I was just in a terrible mood and way behind. I looked outside my car and saw the most beautiful sunrise I had ever seen in my life, with Mt. Rainier in the background. The sight was the most breathtaking thing I had ever beheld, and it was one of those moments where it puts thing in perspective. I was so inspired by the sight that I skipped class that morning to watch the rest of the sunrise, and thats where came up with the idea and wrote a chunk of the song.
Sunrise helped The Olson Brothers to win the Battle of the Bands at Capital Lakefair in 2013, and the song went on to win the Texaco Country Showdown for the month of July, and the national songwriting championship at years end.
The Olson Brothers Band will continue to play shows all over Washington State, including one at The Brick in Roslyn, WA on Jan. 3. Registration for the free admission event is available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/539159. They and plan to record songs at a professional studio while they are in Nashville for the Texaco Country Showdown Jan. 16, and they hope to release their first professionally-recorded album in 2014.
Wed like to thank our family, friends, and fans for taking the time to vote for our song, and for always believing in us, said Isaac Olson. For now, we are gonna celebrate. Were goin to Nashville! said Luke.
To download a digital version of Sunrise, and other songs from The Olson Bros Band, go to http://theolsonbrosband.com/music. To view the official music video for Sunrise, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uu94p78Pz0. For more information about The Olson Bros Band, including their touring schedule, footage from live shows, and other music videos, go to http://theolsonbrosband.com.
About the Olson Bros Band
Luke and Isaac Olson were born and raised in Olympia, WA and went to Capital High School. Luke is currently a junior in college attending PLU in Tacoma, with a major in business administration and a minor in music. He has taken songwriting/recording private lessons with Jeff Leisawitz for the past two semesters at PLU. Isaac is a senior majoring in engineering at WSU. They both dream of touring with their band someday and performing at the Tacoma Dome! Other band members include Bass player Nate Collins from Olympia WA, and Drummer James Blackburn originally from Los Angeles CA.
The Olson Bros. Band enjoys writing songs that display strong emotion. They write about dancing, partying, natures beauty, ladies, love, hitting the hay, big ass trout, beer, and basically anything that relates to their lives or having a good time! Some of the bands all time favorite artists include Toby Keith, Lee Brice, Billy Currington, Zac Brown, Jake Owen, Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift and Florida Georgia Line.
Editors Note: The Olson Bros. Band is available for in-studio performances and interviews. Contact: Luke Olson at 360-490-1773, or email him at theolsonbros(at)gmail(dot)com.


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About RBC > Community & Sustainability > News >ONE DROP making a splash with 80,000 Canadian youth
In the fall of 2012, two of RBC's most significant charitable partners, ONE DROP and Free the Children, came together in support of a single cause: water.
Over 80,000 teens in cities across Canada were asked to do one thing in support of water as part of We Day, an event organized by Free the Children in cities across Canada—and were inspired to do so through a thrilling aerial performance by Cirque du Soleil artists. This performance was courtesy of ONE DROP, launched by Cirque du Soleil founder, Guy Laliberté, to help bring attention to the world's water problems. Inspired by the circus arts, this We Day performance asked young people to answer "What is YOUR one drop?", or, what would be their contribution to help water. The aerial silk performance can be seen at www.onedrop.org/ .
The RBC Blue Water Project was a founding partner of ONE DROP, and has donated more than $4.2 million to support the organizations in its mission since 2008. RBC became a national sponsor Free the Children, presenting We Days across Canada in 2012.


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To help improve technology funding in Warwick area schools, Cartridge World is giving local schools the chance to win $15,000 to be used toward the purchase of new school computers, technology, books or supplies. Three schools will each win $15,000.
Online voting and random drawing will choose the winning schools. All public and private K-12 schools are eligible to register by Feb. 29. The winners will be announced by April 30.
The company refills and remanufactures printer cartridges, using state-of-the-art processes and high quality inks and toners. Voted No.1 in the category by Entrepreneur Magazine, Cartridge World has more than 1,700 franchised retail locations in 50 countries. For more information, call (888) 99-REFILL or visit http://www.CartridgeWorld.com.


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Lesson Plan: Play a Painting
In this lesson plan, students explore the relationship between music and art.
Suggested Grade Level: 3-5
Estimated Time: One class period
Music is auditory, existing in time, but art is visual, existing in space. The process of examining music and art together can highlight the distinctive elements of each form. It can also demonstrate how their characteristics are interrelated. In this lesson, students create musical interpretations of two works of art.
Lesson Objectives
- Learn to describe and analyze works of art
- Explore the relationship between music and the visual arts
Key Terms:
Instructional Materials
- The Old Guitarist
- Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)
- Classroom percussion instruments or instruments made from rubber bands, paper, blocks, etc.
Activity One
- Encourage students to think about the sounds they can make on their own and with instruments. Begin discussion with the following questions:
- How many ways can you make sounds with your hands?
- How many different sounds can you make with your mouth and voice?
- What different sounds can be produced with handmade or percussion instruments?
- Look together at Pablo Picasso's The Old Guitarist, late 1903-early 1904, and discuss it, asking:
- What do you see?
- What is the dominant color in the painting?
- What is the painting's mood? What other elements of the composition contribute to this mood?
- What would the music played by the old man sound like?
- Have students describe the sounds in detail. Ask:
- Are the sounds loud, soft, long, short, high, low, smooth, rough?
- Encourage students to try to produce the sounds of the painting, first with their hands, mouths, or voices, and then with their instruments.
Activity Two:
- Once students have finished interpreting an art object as sound, have them "play" a work of art. Look at Vasily Kandinsky's Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons), 1913. Ask:
- What do you see? (real objects such as a cannon, formal elements such as colors, lines, etc.)
- Tell students that in his book Concerning the Spiritual in Art, Kandinsky associated color with the sounds of musical instruments: green with the cello, yellow with brass instruments, and white with silence. Ask them whether or not they agree with Kandinsky's associations:
- How do you feel about Kandinsky's associations?
- Are they valid? Are they arbitrary?
- Ask students to describe what sounds come to mind while looking at the painting and have them try to produce these sounds with their hands, mouths, voices, and instruments.
- Find out which parts of the painting students think they should play alone, as solos, and which parts they want to play together, in chorus. Ask them in what order they think they should play the parts and why. Encourage them to consider how their eyes move across the painting. Ask:
- What attracts your eyes first?
- What do you think the artist painted first?
- What elements of the painting are the most prominent (loud)?
- What elements seem to be in the background (soft)?
- Act as the composer/conductor for the first performance; then allow a series of students to take that role. Let the composer/conductors choose from the proposed sounds the ones that they want to use to present each visual element. Allow them to conduct the piece more than once if necessary to achieve the effects they desire.
composition (n)
the arrangement of elements, such as space, shapes and colors, in a work of art
improvisation (n)
an act performed or composed spontaneously, without previous preparation or rehearsal
Base students' evaluation on their ability to identify elements of line, shape, space, color, texture, pattern, and mood in the visual arts while making varied and creative musical sounds inspired by these elements.
Illinois Learning Standards
Fine Arts: 25, 26
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It may seem strange that Esulep LLC was one of the Top Traders of 2013 earning only 10.52% in a directional strategy trading the S&P 500 but on a risk-adjusted basis it outperformed all comers.
Esulep Founder and Principal Matt Peluse says 2013 was not their best year, ironically that is attributable to the very strong environment in equities as Esulep has a correlation of -0.12 with the S&P total return index since its April 2008 launch.
"It doesn't matter what we use at the end of the day, we can translate the [Esulep Permo Fund] philosophy to a broad range of markets," Peluse says. "The S&P 500 just happens to be one of the most liquid markets in the world and it has the least volatility of any of the major indices."
He defines that philosophy as very low risk and conservative, which is clear when you measure their performance against everyone else on a risk-adjusted basis. "We assume that every trade we put on is going to be wrong and go against us and be the worst trade in the world — that is just the way we are," Peluse says. That philosophy has served his investors well with off-the-charts risk-adjusted return performance.
The strategy determines support and resistance levels and executes directional trades through options on the S&P 500. Peluse develops a 90-day market outlook and puts on hedges even before their actual directional trades. "We put on our hedges first and then our core positions. Everything is an option on an E-mini so if we want to go in a futures direction, we do an equivalent using options," Peluse says. "It is rules-based investing. We have our analytics that develop our support and resistance levels; we then have the execution signals that tell us when to put on a position."
He says the system asks, "Where are the support levels if we start going down, where are the resistance levels if it starts going up, those sorts of things."
Every position is hedged. "The two hedging sub-strategies are inversely correlated to the core strategy so if we have bullish cores, we have bearish hedges," Peluse says. "We have our hedge on beforehand; just like everyone buys car and house insurance before something happens."
The program can be bullish, bearish or market neutral. "We are not trying to hit it out of the park every time. …it is just how we do it that makes us different from virtually everybody else."
And their performance shows this as Esulep has produced a compound annual return of 13.24% with a worst drawdown of 12.73% and a Sharpe ratio of 2.12. Esulep tends to earn its strongest returns when the underlying S&P 500 struggles.
The core positions are held 30 days or less and the hedges tends to last 45 to 90 days. "Our hedges cover the core position for the current month and the next month," Peluse says. "It is a take what the defense gives you [approach], if the trade is going to be five ticks then we are trying to get four or five ticks; if the trade is only two ticks we are not going to try and get five ticks. Everything is based on the markets and what the markets are telling us."
They do not put on specific spreads but build them organically. "If there is an opportunity where a butterfly is the most optimal options position then that is what we will do. We have a butterfly on right now. If the market tells us that, then we will do it. If the market tells us to have a bull call spread or a bull put spread, then we will do it; it is all based on what the market tells us to do."
Peluse started out as an equity index trader for a proprietary firm. A year later he began his own prop trading firm with a couple of other traders. By 2007 he had developed some systematic strategies and was looking to do something new. "I decided to expand the strategies I started the previous few years and expanded the time horizon; made it an investment under management model and reduced the risk dramatically."
He went live in April 2008, perfect timing given his non-correlation with equities. "It was an exciting year," Peluse says. "We want to have absolute return no matter what the market does. Our benchmark is zero. In 2008 we made [15.5% in nine months], in 2010 and 2011 we also had very good years."
And in 2013 Esulep outperformed the S&P 500 once you normalize their standard deviations, and did it with a correlation to the S&P 500 of -0.43. That is an impressive combination and bodes well for the Chicago based manager.


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We live amid a vast array of synthetic organic chemicals — in the air we breathe, in our food and water, and in products we apply to our skin. These chemicals are derived from oil, coal and gas. Most are new since World War II. Over this same time, a new disease process has emerged that is as novel as these modern chemical compounds. "TILT," or "Toxicant-induced Loss of Tolerance," is a process that starts with a chemical exposure, such as in a "sick building," after a chemical spill, or a pesticide exposure. These exposures can cause susceptible individuals to lose their tolerance for many substances that never bothered them previously and do not bother most people.
A recent example took place in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Clean-up workers reported chronic health problems associated with TILT, including multi-system symptoms (fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, digestive difficulties, and problems with memory and concentration) as well as new intolerances for common chemicals, foods and medications they formerly tolerated. As in earlier petrochemical exposures, e.g., to the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, to Gulf War chemicals and oil well fires, and persons exposed to the World Trade Center disaster on 9-11, those affected may suddenly feel dizzy or nauseated around engine exhaust, cleaning chemicals, fragrances, or feel ill after meals, after eating foods they formerly enjoyed, or even drinking a single beer or a glass of wine. These new intolerances are the hallmark symptom of the TILT disease process, just as fever is a hallmark symptom of infectious disease. TILT is difficult to treat, but it can be prevented.
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ProfanityWikipedia open wikipedia design.
Profanity is socially offensive language,[1] which may also be called curse words, cuss words, swear words, crude language, coarse language, oaths, blasphemous language, vulgar language, lewd language, choice words, or expletives.
Used in this sense, profanity is language that is generally considered to be strongly impolite, rude or offensive. It can show a debasement of someone or something, or show intense emotion.
In its older, more literal sense, "profanity" refers to a lack of respect for things that are held to be sacred, which implies anything inspiring deserving of reverence, as well as behaviour showing similar disrespect or causing religious offense.[2]
The term "profane" originates from classical Latin "profanus", literally "before (outside) the temple". It carried the meaning of either "desecrating what is holy" or "with a secular purpose" as early as the 1450s.[3][4] Profanity represented secular indifference to religion or religious figures, while blasphemy was a more offensive attack on religion and religious figures, considered sinful, and a direct violation of The Ten Commandments. Moreover, many Bible verses speak against swearing.[5]
Profanities, in the original meaning of blasphemous profanity, are part of the ancient tradition of the comic cults which laughed and scoffed at the deity or deities.[6][7] An example from Gargantua and Pantagruel is "Christ, look ye, its Mere de ... merde ... shit, Mother of God."[8][9][10]
In English, swear words and curse words tend to have Germanic, rather than Latin etymology[11][original research?] "Shit" has a Germanic root,[12] as, likely, does "fuck".[13] The more technical alternatives are often Latin in origin, such as "defecate" or "excrete" and "fornicate" or "copulate" respectively. Because of this, profanity is sometimes referred to colloquially as "Anglo-Saxon".[14] This is not always the case. For example, the word wanker is considered profane in Britain but its origin dates only to the middle of the 20th Century.[15][16]
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Analyses of recorded conversations reveal that an average of roughly 80–90 words that a person speaks each day – 0.5% to 0.7% of all words – are swear words, with usage varying from 0% to 3.4%. In comparison, first-person plural pronouns (we, us, our) make up 1% of spoken words.[17]
A three-country poll conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion in July 2010 found that Canadians swear more often than Americans and British when talking to friends, while Britons are more likely than Canadians and Americans to hear strangers swear during a conversation.[18]
Swearing performs certain psychological functions, and uses particular linguistic and neurological mechanisms; all these are avenues of research. Functionally similar behavior can be observed in chimpanzees, and may contribute to our understanding, notes New York Times author Natalie Angier.[19] Angier also notes that swearing is a widespread but perhaps underappreciated anger management technique; that "Men generally curse more than women, unless said women are in a sorority, and that university provosts swear more than librarians or the staff members of the university day care center".[19]
Keele University researchers Stephens, Atkins, and Kingston found that swearing relieves the effects of physical pain.[20] Stephens said "I would advise people, if they hurt themselves, to swear".[21] However, the overuse of swear words tends to diminish this effect.[21] The Keele team won the Ig Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 for their research.
A team of neurologists and psychologists at the UCLA Easton Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research suggested that swearing may help differentiate Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal dementia.[22]
Neurologist Antonio Damasio noted that despite loss of language due to damage to the language areas of the brain, patients were still often able to swear.[23]
A group of researchers from Wright State University studied why people swear in the online world by collecting tweets posted on Twitter. They found that cursing is associated with negative emotions such as sadness (21.83%) and anger (16.79%) thus showing people in the online world mainly use curse words to express their sadness and anger towards others.[24][25]
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Warsaw investigated bilingual swearing: why is it easier to swear in a foreign language? Their finding that bilinguals strengthen the offensiveness of profanities when they switch into their second language, but soften it when they switch into their first tongue, but do both statistically significantly only in the case of ethnophaulisms (ethnic slurs) led the scientist to the conclusion that switching into the second language exempts bilinguals from the social norms and constraints (whether own or socially imposed) such as political correctness, and makes them more prone to swearing and offending others.[26]
Types by purpose[edit]
According to Steven Pinker, there are five possible functions of swearing:[27]
- Abusive swearing, intended to offend, intimidate or otherwise cause emotional or psychological harm
- Cathartic swearing, used in response to pain or misfortune
- Dysphemistic swearing, used to convey that the speaker thinks negatively of the subject matter, and to make the listener do the same
- Emphatic swearing, intended to draw additional attention to what is considered to be worth paying attention to
- Idiomatic swearing, used for no other particular purpose, but as a sign that the conversation and relationship between speaker and listener is informal
Three Australian states (New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria) have laws against using "offensive language" in public. These offences are classed as a summary offence. However, if the court is satisfied that the individual concerned had "a reasonable excuse to behave in such a manner", no offence is committed. In Australia's remaining states and territories, swearing is not illegal per se, but depending on circumstances may constitute disorderly conduct or a breach of the peace.[28]
In Brazil, the Penal Code does not contain any penalties for profanity in public in a direct manner. However, direct offenses against one can be considered a crime against honor, with penalty of imprisonment of one to three months or a fine.[29] The analysis of the offense is considered "subjective", depending on the context of the discussion and the relationship between the parts.[30]
Section 175 of Canada's Criminal Code makes it a criminal offence to "cause a disturbance in or near a public place" by "swearing […] or using insulting or obscene language". Provinces and municipalities may also have their own laws against swearing in public. For instance, the Municipal Code of Toronto bars "profane or abusive language" in public parks.[31] In June 2016, a man in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was arrested for using profane language at a protest against Bill C-51.[32]
Sections 294A and 294B of Indian penal code have legal provisions for punishing individuals who use inappropriate or obscene words (either spoken or written) in public that are maliciously deliberate to outrage religious feelings or beliefs.[33]. In February 2015, a local court in Mumbai asked police to file an FIR against 14 bollywood celebrities who were part of stage show of All India Bakchod, a controversial comedy stage show known for vulgar and profanity based content[34].
New Zealand[edit]
In New Zealand, the Summary Offences Act 1981 makes it illegal to use "indecent or obscene words in or within hearing of any public place". However, if the defendant has "reasonable grounds for believing that his words would not be overheard" then no offence is committed. Also, "the court shall have regard to all the circumstances pertaining at the material time, including whether the defendant had reasonable grounds for believing that the person to whom the words were addressed, or any person by whom they might be overheard, would not be offended".[35]
United Kingdom[edit]
- In public
Swearing, in and of itself, is not usually a criminal offence in the United Kingdom although in context may constitute a component of a crime. However, it may be a criminal offence in Salford Quays under a public space protection order which outlaws the use of "foul and abusive language" without specifying any further component to the offence, although it appears to be unclear as to whether all and every instance of swearing is covered. Salford City Council claims that the defence of "reasonable excuse" allows all the circumstances to be taken into account.[36] In England and Wales, swearing in public where it is seen to cause harassment, alarm or distress may constitute an offence under section 5(1) and (6) of the Public Order Act 1986.[37] In Scotland, a similar common law offence of breach of the peace covers issues causing public alarm and distress.
- In the workplace
In the United Kingdom, swearing in the workplace can be an act of gross misconduct under certain circumstances. In particular, this is the case when swearing accompanies insubordination against a superior or humiliation of a subordinate employee. However, in other cases it may not be grounds for instant dismissal.[38] According to a UK site on work etiquette, the "fact that swearing is a part of everyday life means that we need to navigate a way through a day in the office without offending anyone, while still appreciating that people do swear. Of course, there are different types of swearing and, without spelling it out, you really ought to avoid the 'worst words' regardless of who you're talking to".[39] With respect to swearing between colleagues, the site explains that "although it may sound strange, the appropriateness [of] swearing [...] is influenced largely by the industry you are in and the individuals you work with". The site continues to explain that, even in a workplace in which swearing is the norm, there is no need to participate in it.[39] The site stresses that swearing is, in general, more problematic in asymmetric situations, such as in the presence of senior management or clients, but it also mentions that a "holier than thou" attitude towards clients may be problematic.[39]
The Guardian reported that "36% of the 308 UK senior managers and directors having responded to a survey accepted swearing as part of workplace culture", but warned about specific inappropriate uses of swearing such as when it is discriminatory or part of bullying behaviour. The article ends with a quotation from Ben Wilmott (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development): "Employers can ensure professional language in the workplace by having a well drafted policy on bullying and harassment that emphasises how bad language has potential to amount to harassment or bullying."[40]
United States[edit]
In the United States, courts have generally ruled that the government does not have the right to prosecute someone solely for the use of an expletive, which would be a violation of their right to free speech enshrined in the First Amendment. On the other hand, they have upheld convictions of people who used profanity to incite riots, harass people, or disturb the peace.[41] In 2011, a North Carolina statute that made it illegal to use "indecent or profane language" in a "loud and boisterous manner" within earshot of two or more people on any public road or highway was struck down as unconstitutional.[42] In 2015 the US city of Myrtle Beach passed an ordinance that makes profane language punishable with fine up to $500 and/or 30 days in jail.[43] An amount of $22,000 was collected from these fines in 2017 alone.[44]
Minced oaths[edit]
Minced oaths are euphemistic expressions made by altering or clipping profane words and expressions to make them less objectionable. Although minced oaths are often acceptable in situations where profanity is not (including the radio), some people still consider them profanity. In 1941, a judge threatened a lawyer with contempt of court for using the word darn.[45][46]
Impact on society[edit]
A 2011 research by Jeffrey Bowers affirms the use of bad language has impact on and alters our behaviour.[47][further explanation needed]
A 2016 study[48] at Stanford indicates a direct correlation between profanity and honesty. Based on this study of 307 participants, it turned out that the top two US states (Connecticut and New Jersey) on profanity were also the highest on integrity.
In popular culture[edit]
- Ulysses, a 1922 novel by James Joyce, features characters who swear freely.[49][50]
- The Catcher in the Rye published in novel form in 1951 by J. D. Salinger was controversial for its use of the word fuck.[51][52]
- Gone with the Wind, a 1939 film based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell includes the line "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn". This has been wrongly asserted to be among the first uses of profanity in a major American film. In fact, films produced in America prior to 1935 occasionally used strong language and gestures.[53]
- Seven Dirty Words is a 1972 comedy monologue by George Carlin in which he named the seven words that, he said, must never be used in a television broadcast.
- British film director Ken Loach generated some media debate with his 2002 film Sweet Sixteen as it was given an 18 certificate[clarification needed] for the very large amount of profanity, and not for any violent or sexual content.[54] Loach argued that the language used was typical of the working-classes in Greenock in Scotland and that the BBFC censors had a "London-centric view".[54]
- All India Backchod (now defunct) was a comedian group that freely used profanity in their videos, which were initially posted on Youtube.[55]
- Brandon Sanderson, in an annotation for his 2007 novel The Well of Ascension, mentions that some readers are put off by light cursing:
|"I've taken a little bit of criticism from certain readers for the swearing I put into these books. I know that most of you consider things like 'damn' and 'hell' to be very weak curses, if even swear words at all. However, to some people, they can be offensive."[56]
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Another perennial target, J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, was challenged in Maine because of the "f" word.
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Further reading[edit]
- Bulcke, Camille (2001) [1968]. An English-Hindi Dictionary (3rd ed.). Ramnagar, New Delhi: Chand. ISBN 81-219-0559-1.
- Almond, Ian (2003). "Derrida and the Secret of the Non-Secret: On Respiritualising the Profane". Literature and Theology. 17 (4): 457–471. doi:10.1093/litthe/17.4.457.
- Jim O'Connor. Cuss Control. 2000.
- Edward Sagarin. The Anatomy of Dirty Words. 1962.
- Bill Bryson. The Mother Tongue. 1990.
- Richard A Spears. Forbidden American English. 1990.
- Sterling Johnson. Watch Your F*cking Language. 2004.
- Geoffrey Hughes. Swearing. 2004.
- Ruth Wajnryb. Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language. 2005.
- Jesse Sheidlower. The F-Word. 2009. (3rd ed.)
- Croom, Adam M. "Slurs." Language Sciences, Volume 33, Number 3, May 2011, pp. 343–358. Published by Elsevier.
- Stollznow, Karen. "Swearing is bad?". Archived from the original on 2007-05-21.
- Tony McEnery, Swearing in English: bad language, purity and power from 1586 to the present, Routledge, 2006 ISBN 0-415-25837-5.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Profanity.
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|Look up profanity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Most vulgar words in The Online Slang Dictionary (as voted by visitors)
- Francis Grose (1811). Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue at Project Gutenberg
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We spent the weekend camping at Red Top Mountain State Park, and if I can say one thing for North Georgia, it's that they do their nature up right, son. This is the first time we've gone camping as a family, but Red Top Mountain on Lake Allatoona, less than an hour north of Atlanta, was impressive--gorgeous, seemingly remote without actually being so, and (to my inexperienced eye) incredibly well maintained.
The night was fitful at best. Joe an Mack both snore (I'm aware that a two year-old probably shouldn't snore, but he's had a stuffy nose so I blame that--I also would like to throw it out there that I don't know a single anesthesia provider with a family member that snores who has not tried to do a chin lift/jaw thrust on them at some point) and Cal, while silent, sleeps with the ponderous and deliberate pinwheeling motions of one doing somnambulist Tai Chi. So there was the snoring and the kicking and the air mattress adjustments and the crickets and then the more snoring, until finally, at some point, it became morning.
All in all, camping was actually pretty fun. Things I'll remember for next time:
1.) Bring a change of shoes for everyone. It would have been nice to have slip-on shoes at the campsite for getting in and out of the tent, and besides, Mack walked through so much water and mud that his shoes were completely soaked through.
2.) Christmas lights! Once it started getting dark it got, like, really dark, and I saw that some of the more experienced campers around us had strings of Christmas lights that they used to ring their tent sites. Not only did it provide great ambient light, but it looked a hell of a lot more festive and warm than our two puny LED lanterns and Cal's tiny headlight.
3.) Less food, more drinks. I brought a lot of food (thinking, perhaps, of the Donner Party), but knowing that there was water on site, I only brought a mess of juice boxes and some milk for the kids. The water that came out of the pump at the campsite looked clear and smelled fine, but last I checked you can't see Giardia (colloquially known as...snerk..."Bever Fever") with the naked eye, so we boiled all our water before drinking any, and the kids were not really wild about drinking warm water.
4.) Our own stash of firewood. Joe made a last minute trip to the hardware store to get a couple of cords of wood, which was lucky because it had been raining the few days leading up to our trip and though it was sunny all weekend, everything on the ground was damp. We brought three bags, but we used it all up and we were only there one night. Add to that point: more kindling and an extra one of those Bic firestarter sticks probably would have been a good idea too.
Anyway, it was a nice weekend. Now that we have a little more of a system down (not to mention most of the gear), we'll definitely be back to camp by Lake Allatoona again--and maybe next time, we'll get there early enough to get a campsite directly on the water.


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19 "I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans[a] and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations. 20 And they will bring all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels," says the Lord. "They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels. 21 And I will select some of them also to be priests and Levites," says the Lord.
22 "As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me," declares the Lord, "so will your name and descendants endure. 23 From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me," says the Lord. 24 "And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind."
1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. 2 The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.
4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew[b] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
6 "Alas, Sovereign Lord," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am too young."
7 But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am too young.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord.
9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."
11 The word of the Lord came to me: "What do you see, Jeremiah?"
"I see the branch of an almond tree," I replied.
12 The Lord said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I am watching[c] to see that my word is fulfilled."
13 The word of the Lord came to me again: "What do you see?"
"I see a pot that is boiling," I answered. "It is tilting toward us from the north."
14 The Lord said to me, "From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land. 15 I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms," declares the Lord.
"Their kings will come and set up their thrones
in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;
they will come against all her surrounding walls
and against all the towns of Judah.
16 I will pronounce my judgments on my people
because of their wickedness in forsaking me,
in burning incense to other gods
and in worshiping what their hands have made.
17 "Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. 18 Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord.
2 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 "Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem:
"This is what the Lord says:
"'I remember the devotion of your youth,
how as a bride you loved me
and followed me through the wilderness,
through a land not sown.
3 Israel was holy to the Lord,
the firstfruits of his harvest;
all who devoured her were held guilty,
and disaster overtook them,'"
declares the Lord.
4 Hear the word of the Lord, you descendants of Jacob,
all you clans of Israel.
5 This is what the Lord says:
"What fault did your ancestors find in me,
that they strayed so far from me?
They followed worthless idols
and became worthless themselves.
6 They did not ask, 'Where is the Lord,
who brought us up out of Egypt
and led us through the barren wilderness,
through a land of deserts and ravines,
a land of drought and utter darkness,
a land where no one travels and no one lives?'
7 I brought you into a fertile land
to eat its fruit and rich produce.
But you came and defiled my land
and made my inheritance detestable.
8 The priests did not ask,
'Where is the Lord?'
Those who deal with the law did not know me;
the leaders rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,
following worthless idols.
9 "Therefore I bring charges against you again,"
declares the Lord.
"And I will bring charges against your children's children.
10 Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and look,
send to Kedar[d] and observe closely;
see if there has ever been anything like this:
11 Has a nation ever changed its gods?
(Yet they are not gods at all.)
But my people have exchanged their glorious God
for worthless idols.
12 Be appalled at this, you heavens,
and shudder with great horror,"
declares the Lord.
13 "My people have committed two sins:
They have forsaken me,
the spring of living water,
and have dug their own cisterns,
broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
14 Is Israel a servant, a slave by birth?
Why then has he become plunder?
15 Lions have roared;
they have growled at him.
They have laid waste his land;
his towns are burned and deserted.
16 Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes
have cracked your skull.
17 Have you not brought this on yourselves
by forsaking the Lord your God
when he led you in the way?
18 Now why go to Egypt
to drink water from the Nile[e]?
And why go to Assyria
to drink water from the Euphrates?
19 Your wickedness will punish you;
your backsliding will rebuke you.
Consider then and realize
how evil and bitter it is for you
when you forsake the Lord your God
and have no awe of me,"
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
20 "Long ago you broke off your yoke
and tore off your bonds;
you said, 'I will not serve you!'
Indeed, on every high hill
and under every spreading tree
you lay down as a prostitute.
21 I had planted you like a choice vine
of sound and reliable stock.
How then did you turn against me
into a corrupt, wild vine?
22 Although you wash yourself with soap
and use an abundance of cleansing powder,
the stain of your guilt is still before me,"
declares the Sovereign Lord.
23 "How can you say, 'I am not defiled;
I have not run after the Baals'?
See how you behaved in the valley;
consider what you have done.
You are a swift she-camel
running here and there,
24 a wild donkey accustomed to the desert,
sniffing the wind in her craving—
in her heat who can restrain her?
Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves;
at mating time they will find her.
25 Do not run until your feet are bare
and your throat is dry.
But you said, 'It's no use!
I love foreign gods,
and I must go after them.'
26 "As a thief is disgraced when he is caught,
so the people of Israel are disgraced—
they, their kings and their officials,
their priests and their prophets.
27 They say to wood, 'You are my father,'
and to stone, 'You gave me birth.'
They have turned their backs to me
and not their faces;
yet when they are in trouble, they say,
'Come and save us!'
28 Where then are the gods you made for yourselves?
Let them come if they can save you
when you are in trouble!
For you, Judah, have as many gods
as you have towns.
29 "Why do you bring charges against me?
You have all rebelled against me,"
declares the Lord.
30 "In vain I punished your people;
they did not respond to correction.
Your sword has devoured your prophets
like a ravenous lion.
31 "You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord:
"Have I been a desert to Israel
or a land of great darkness?
Why do my people say, 'We are free to roam;
we will come to you no more'?
32 Does a young woman forget her jewelry,
a bride her wedding ornaments?
Yet my people have forgotten me,
days without number.
33 How skilled you are at pursuing love!
Even the worst of women can learn from your ways.
34 On your clothes is found
the lifeblood of the innocent poor,
though you did not catch them breaking in.
Yet in spite of all this
35 you say, 'I am innocent;
he is not angry with me.'
But I will pass judgment on you
because you say, 'I have not sinned.'
36 Why do you go about so much,
changing your ways?
You will be disappointed by Egypt
as you were by Assyria.
37 You will also leave that place
with your hands on your head,
for the Lord has rejected those you trust;
you will not be helped by them.
3 "If a man divorces his wife
and she leaves him and marries another man,
should he return to her again?
Would not the land be completely defiled?
But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers—
would you now return to me?"
declares the Lord.
2 "Look up to the barren heights and see.
Is there any place where you have not been ravished?
By the roadside you sat waiting for lovers,
sat like a nomad in the desert.
You have defiled the land
with your prostitution and wickedness.
3 Therefore the showers have been withheld,
and no spring rains have fallen.
Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute;
you refuse to blush with shame.
4 Have you not just called to me:
'My Father, my friend from my youth,
5 will you always be angry?
Will your wrath continue forever?'
This is how you talk,
but you do all the evil you can."
6 During the reign of King Josiah, the Lord said to me, "Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree and has committed adultery there. 7 I thought that after she had done all this she would return to me but she did not, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it. 8 I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear; she also went out and committed adultery. 9 Because Israel's immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood. 10 In spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to me with all her heart, but only in pretense," declares the Lord.
11 The Lord said to me, "Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah. 12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north:
"'Return, faithless Israel,' declares the Lord,
'I will frown on you no longer,
for I am faithful,' declares the Lord,
'I will not be angry forever.
13 Only acknowledge your guilt—
you have rebelled against the Lord your God,
you have scattered your favors to foreign gods
under every spreading tree,
and have not obeyed me,'"
declares the Lord.
14 "Return, faithless people," declares the Lord, "for I am your husband. I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion. 15 Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding. 16 In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land," declares the Lord, "people will no longer say, 'The ark of the covenant of the Lord.' It will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be made. 17 At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the Lord, and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts. 18 In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel, and together they will come from a northern land to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.
19 "I myself said,
"'How gladly would I treat you like my children
and give you a pleasant land,
the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.'
I thought you would call me 'Father'
and not turn away from following me.
20 But like a woman unfaithful to her husband,
so you, Israel, have been unfaithful to me,"
declares the Lord.
21 A cry is heard on the barren heights,
the weeping and pleading of the people of Israel,
because they have perverted their ways
and have forgotten the Lord their God.
22 "Return, faithless people;
I will cure you of backsliding."
"Yes, we will come to you,
for you are the Lord our God.
23 Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills
and mountains is a deception;
surely in the Lord our God
is the salvation of Israel.
24 From our youth shameful gods have consumed
the fruits of our ancestors' labor—
their flocks and herds,
their sons and daughters.
25 Let us lie down in our shame,
and let our disgrace cover us.
We have sinned against the Lord our God,
both we and our ancestors;
from our youth till this day
we have not obeyed the Lord our God."
4 "If you, Israel, will return,
then return to me,"
declares the Lord.
"If you put your detestable idols out of my sight
and no longer go astray,
2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
you swear, 'As surely as the Lord lives,'
then the nations will invoke blessings by him
and in him they will boast."
3 This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem:
"Break up your unplowed ground
and do not sow among thorns.
4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,
circumcise your hearts,
you people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
or my wrath will flare up and burn like fire
because of the evil you have done—
burn with no one to quench it.
5 "Announce in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem and say:
'Sound the trumpet throughout the land!'
Cry aloud and say:
'Gather together!
Let us flee to the fortified cities!'
6 Raise the signal to go to Zion!
Flee for safety without delay!
For I am bringing disaster from the north,
even terrible destruction."
7 A lion has come out of his lair;
a destroyer of nations has set out.
He has left his place
to lay waste your land.
Your towns will lie in ruins
without inhabitant.
8 So put on sackcloth,
lament and wail,
for the fierce anger of the Lord
has not turned away from us.
9 "In that day," declares the Lord,
"the king and the officials will lose heart,
the priests will be horrified,
and the prophets will be appalled."
10 Then I said, "Alas, Sovereign Lord! How completely you have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, 'You will have peace,' when the sword is at our throats!"
11 At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, "A scorching wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse; 12 a wind too strong for that comes from me. Now I pronounce my judgments against them."
13 Look! He advances like the clouds,
his chariots come like a whirlwind,
his horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us! We are ruined!
14 Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved.
How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?
15 A voice is announcing from Dan,
proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
16 "Tell this to the nations,
proclaim concerning Jerusalem:
'A besieging army is coming from a distant land,
raising a war cry against the cities of Judah.
17 They surround her like men guarding a field,
because she has rebelled against me,'"
declares the Lord.
18 "Your own conduct and actions
have brought this on you.
This is your punishment.
How bitter it is!
How it pierces to the heart!"
19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish!
I writhe in pain.
Oh, the agony of my heart!
My heart pounds within me,
I cannot keep silent.
For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;
I have heard the battle cry.
20 Disaster follows disaster;
the whole land lies in ruins.
In an instant my tents are destroyed,
my shelter in a moment.
21 How long must I see the battle standard
and hear the sound of the trumpet?
22 "My people are fools;
they do not know me.
They are senseless children;
they have no understanding.
They are skilled in doing evil;
they know not how to do good."
23 I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty;
and at the heavens,
and their light was gone.
24 I looked at the mountains,
and they were quaking;
all the hills were swaying.
25 I looked, and there were no people;
every bird in the sky had flown away.
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;
all its towns lay in ruins
before the Lord, before his fierce anger.
27 This is what the Lord says:
"The whole land will be ruined,
though I will not destroy it completely.
28 Therefore the earth will mourn
and the heavens above grow dark,
because I have spoken and will not relent,
I have decided and will not turn back."
29 At the sound of horsemen and archers
every town takes to flight.
Some go into the thickets;
some climb up among the rocks.
All the towns are deserted;
no one lives in them.
30 What are you doing, you devastated one?
Why dress yourself in scarlet
and put on jewels of gold?
Why highlight your eyes with makeup?
You adorn yourself in vain.
Your lovers despise you;
they want to kill you.
31 I hear a cry as of a woman in labor,
a groan as of one bearing her first child—
the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath,
stretching out her hands and saying,
"Alas! I am fainting;
my life is given over to murderers."
5 "Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem,
look around and consider,
search through her squares.
If you can find but one person
who deals honestly and seeks the truth,
I will forgive this city.
2 Although they say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,'
still they are swearing falsely."
3 Lord, do not your eyes look for truth?
You struck them, but they felt no pain;
you crushed them, but they refused correction.
They made their faces harder than stone
and refused to repent.
4 I thought, "These are only the poor;
they are foolish,
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.
5 So I will go to the leaders
and speak to them;
surely they know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God."
But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke
and torn off the bonds.
6 Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them,
a wolf from the desert will ravage them,
a leopard will lie in wait near their towns
to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
and their backslidings many.
7 "Why should I forgive you?
Your children have forsaken me
and sworn by gods that are not gods.
I supplied all their needs,
yet they committed adultery
and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for another man's wife.
9 Should I not punish them for this?"
declares the Lord.
"Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
10 "Go through her vineyards and ravage them,
but do not destroy them completely.
Strip off her branches,
for these people do not belong to the Lord.
11 The people of Israel and the people of Judah
have been utterly unfaithful to me,"
declares the Lord.
12 They have lied about the Lord;
they said, "He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;
we will never see sword or famine.
13 The prophets are but wind
and the word is not in them;
so let what they say be done to them."
14 Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty says:
"Because the people have spoken these words,
I will make my words in your mouth a fire
and these people the wood it consumes.
15 People of Israel," declares the Lord,
"I am bringing a distant nation against you—
an ancient and enduring nation,
a people whose language you do not know,
whose speech you do not understand.
16 Their quivers are like an open grave;
all of them are mighty warriors.
17 They will devour your harvests and food,
devour your sons and daughters;
they will devour your flocks and herds,
devour your vines and fig trees.
With the sword they will destroy
the fortified cities in which you trust.
18 "Yet even in those days," declares the Lord, "I will not destroy you completely. 19 And when the people ask, 'Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?' you will tell them, 'As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own.'
20 "Announce this to the descendants of Jacob
and proclaim it in Judah:
21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,
who have eyes but do not see,
who have ears but do not hear:
22 Should you not fear me?" declares the Lord.
"Should you not tremble in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,
an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
they may roar, but they cannot cross it.
23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts;
they have turned aside and gone away.
24 They do not say to themselves,
'Let us fear the Lord our God,
who gives autumn and spring rains in season,
who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.'
25 Your wrongdoings have kept these away;
your sins have deprived you of good.
26 "Among my people are the wicked
who lie in wait like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps to catch people.
27 Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
they have become rich and powerful
28 and have grown fat and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;
they do not defend the just cause of the poor.
29 Should I not punish them for this?"
declares the Lord.
"Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
30 "A horrible and shocking thing
has happened in the land:
31 The prophets prophesy lies,
the priests rule by their own authority,
and my people love it this way.
But what will you do in the end?
6 "Flee for safety, people of Benjamin!
Flee from Jerusalem!
Sound the trumpet in Tekoa!
Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem!
For disaster looms out of the north,
even terrible destruction.
2 I will destroy Daughter Zion,
so beautiful and delicate.
3 Shepherds with their flocks will come against her;
they will pitch their tents around her,
each tending his own portion."
4 "Prepare for battle against her!
Arise, let us attack at noon!
But, alas, the daylight is fading,
and the shadows of evening grow long.
5 So arise, let us attack at night
and destroy her fortresses!"
6 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
"Cut down the trees
and build siege ramps against Jerusalem.
This city must be punished;
it is filled with oppression.
7 As a well pours out its water,
so she pours out her wickedness.
Violence and destruction resound in her;
her sickness and wounds are ever before me.
8 Take warning, Jerusalem,
or I will turn away from you
and make your land desolate
so no one can live in it."
9 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
"Let them glean the remnant of Israel
as thoroughly as a vine;
pass your hand over the branches again,
like one gathering grapes."
10 To whom can I speak and give warning?
Who will listen to me?
Their ears are closed[f]
so they cannot hear.
The word of the Lord is offensive to them;
they find no pleasure in it.
11 But I am full of the wrath of the Lord,
and I cannot hold it in.
"Pour it out on the children in the street
and on the young men gathered together;
both husband and wife will be caught in it,
and the old, those weighed down with years.
12 Their houses will be turned over to others,
together with their fields and their wives,
when I stretch out my hand
against those who live in the land,"
declares the Lord.
13 "From the least to the greatest,
all are greedy for gain;
prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit.
14 They dress the wound of my people
as though it were not serious.
'Peace, peace,' they say,
when there is no peace.
15 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?
No, they have no shame at all;
they do not even know how to blush.
So they will fall among the fallen;
they will be brought down when I punish them,"
says the Lord.
16 This is what the Lord says:
"Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, 'We will not walk in it.'
17 I appointed watchmen over you and said,
'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!'
But you said, 'We will not listen.'
18 Therefore hear, you nations;
you who are witnesses,
observe what will happen to them.
19 Hear, you earth:
I am bringing disaster on this people,
the fruit of their schemes,
because they have not listened to my words
and have rejected my law.
20 What do I care about incense from Sheba
or sweet calamus from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;
your sacrifices do not please me."
21 Therefore this is what the Lord says:
"I will put obstacles before this people.
Parents and children alike will stumble over them;
neighbors and friends will perish."
22 This is what the Lord says:
"Look, an army is coming
from the land of the north;
a great nation is being stirred up
from the ends of the earth.
23 They are armed with bow and spear;
they are cruel and show no mercy.
They sound like the roaring sea
as they ride on their horses;
they come like men in battle formation
to attack you, Daughter Zion."
24 We have heard reports about them,
and our hands hang limp.
Anguish has gripped us,
pain like that of a woman in labor.
25 Do not go out to the fields
or walk on the roads,
for the enemy has a sword,
and there is terror on every side.
26 Put on sackcloth, my people,
and roll in ashes;
mourn with bitter wailing
as for an only son,
for suddenly the destroyer
will come upon us.
27 "I have made you a tester of metals
and my people the ore,
that you may observe
and test their ways.
28 They are all hardened rebels,
going about to slander.
They are bronze and iron;
they all act corruptly.
29 The bellows blow fiercely
to burn away the lead with fire,
but the refining goes on in vain;
the wicked are not purged out.
30 They are called rejected silver,
because the Lord has rejected them."
7 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 "Stand at the gate of the Lord's house and there proclaim this message:
"'Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord. 3 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways and your actions, and I will let you live in this place. 4 Do not trust in deceptive words and say, "This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!" 5 If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, 6 if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm, 7 then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors for ever and ever. 8 But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless.
9 "'Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury,[g] burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known, 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my Name, and say, "We are safe"—safe to do all these detestable things? 11 Has this house, which bears my Name, become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord.
12 "'Go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for my Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel. 13 While you were doing all these things, declares the Lord, I spoke to you again and again, but you did not listen; I called you, but you did not answer. 14 Therefore, what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears my Name, the temple you trust in, the place I gave to you and your ancestors. 15 I will thrust you from my presence, just as I did all your fellow Israelites, the people of Ephraim.'
16 "So do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them; do not plead with me, for I will not listen to you. 17 Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to arouse my anger. 19 But am I the one they are provoking? declares the Lord. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame?
20 "'Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place—on man and beast, on the trees of the field and on the crops of your land—and it will burn and not be quenched.
21 "'This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! 22 For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices, 23 but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you. 24 But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. 25 From the time your ancestors left Egypt until now, day after day, again and again I sent you my servants the prophets. 26 But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their ancestors.'
27 "When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you; when you call to them, they will not answer. 28 Therefore say to them, 'This is the nation that has not obeyed the Lord its God or responded to correction. Truth has perished; it has vanished from their lips.
29 "'Cut off your hair and throw it away; take up a lament on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned this generation that is under his wrath.
30 "'The people of Judah have done evil in my eyes, declares the Lord. They have set up their detestable idols in the house that bears my Name and have defiled it. 31 They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind. 32 So beware, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when people will no longer call it Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter, for they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room. 33 Then the carcasses of this people will become food for the birds and the wild animals, and there will be no one to frighten them away. 34 I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, for the land will become desolate.
8 "'At that time, declares the Lord, the bones of the kings and officials of Judah, the bones of the priests and prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves. 2 They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have loved and served and which they have followed and consulted and worshiped. They will not be gathered up or buried, but will be like dung lying on the ground. 3 Wherever I banish them, all the survivors of this evil nation will prefer death to life, declares the Lord Almighty.'
4 "Say to them, 'This is what the Lord says:
"'When people fall down, do they not get up?
When someone turns away, do they not return?
5 Why then have these people turned away?
Why does Jerusalem always turn away?
They cling to deceit;
they refuse to return.
6 I have listened attentively,
but they do not say what is right.
None of them repent of their wickedness,
saying, "What have I done?"
Each pursues their own course
like a horse charging into battle.
7 Even the stork in the sky
knows her appointed seasons,
and the dove, the swift and the thrush
observe the time of their migration.
But my people do not know
the requirements of the Lord.
8 "'How can you say, "We are wise,
for we have the law of the Lord,"
when actually the lying pen of the scribes
has handled it falsely?
9 The wise will be put to shame;
they will be dismayed and trapped.
Since they have rejected the word of the Lord,
what kind of wisdom do they have?
10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men
and their fields to new owners.
From the least to the greatest,
all are greedy for gain;
prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit.
11 They dress the wound of my people
as though it were not serious.
"Peace, peace," they say,
when there is no peace.
12 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?
No, they have no shame at all;
they do not even know how to blush.
So they will fall among the fallen;
they will be brought down when they are punished,
says the Lord.
13 "'I will take away their harvest,
declares the Lord.
There will be no grapes on the vine.
There will be no figs on the tree,
and their leaves will wither.
What I have given them
will be taken from them.[h]'"
14 Why are we sitting here?
Gather together!
Let us flee to the fortified cities
and perish there!
For the Lord our God has doomed us to perish
and given us poisoned water to drink,
because we have sinned against him.
15 We hoped for peace
but no good has come,
for a time of healing
but there is only terror.
16 The snorting of the enemy's horses
is heard from Dan;
at the neighing of their stallions
the whole land trembles.
They have come to devour
the land and everything in it,
the city and all who live there.
17 "See, I will send venomous snakes among you,
vipers that cannot be charmed,
and they will bite you,"
declares the Lord.
18 You who are my Comforter[i] in sorrow,
my heart is faint within me.
19 Listen to the cry of my people
from a land far away:
"Is the Lord not in Zion?
Is her King no longer there?"
"Why have they aroused my anger with their images,
with their worthless foreign idols?"
20 "The harvest is past,
the summer has ended,
and we are not saved."
21 Since my people are crushed, I am crushed;
I mourn, and horror grips me.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead?
Is there no physician there?
Why then is there no healing
for the wound of my people?
9 [j]1 Oh, that my head were a spring of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears!
I would weep day and night
for the slain of my people.
2 Oh, that I had in the desert
a lodging place for travelers,
so that I might leave my people
and go away from them;
for they are all adulterers,
a crowd of unfaithful people.
3 "They make ready their tongue
like a bow, to shoot lies;
it is not by truth
that they triumph[k] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
they do not acknowledge me,"
declares the Lord.
4 "Beware of your friends;
do not trust anyone in your clan.
For every one of them is a deceiver,[l]
and every friend a slanderer.
5 Friend deceives friend,
and no one speaks the truth.
They have taught their tongues to lie;
they weary themselves with sinning.
6 You[m] live in the midst of deception;
in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,"
declares the Lord.
7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
"See, I will refine and test them,
for what else can I do
because of the sin of my people?
8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,
but in their hearts they set traps for them.
9 Should I not punish them for this?"
declares the Lord.
"Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?"
10 I will weep and wail for the mountains
and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.
They are desolate and untraveled,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds have all fled
and the animals are gone.
11 "I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
a haunt of jackals;
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah
so no one can live there."
12 Who is wise enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross?
13 The Lord said, "It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law. 14 Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts; they have followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them." 15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water. 16 I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known, and I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them."
17 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
"Consider now! Call for the wailing women to come;
send for the most skillful of them.
18 Let them come quickly
and wail over us
till our eyes overflow with tears
and water streams from our eyelids.
19 The sound of wailing is heard from Zion:
'How ruined we are!
How great is our shame!
We must leave our land
because our houses are in ruins.'"
20 Now, you women, hear the word of the Lord;
open your ears to the words of his mouth.
Teach your daughters how to wail;
teach one another a lament.
21 Death has climbed in through our windows
and has entered our fortresses;
it has removed the children from the streets
and the young men from the public squares.
22 Say, "This is what the Lord declares:
"'Dead bodies will lie
like dung on the open field,
like cut grain behind the reaper,
with no one to gather them.'"
23 This is what the Lord says:
"Let not the wise boast of their wisdom
or the strong boast of their strength
or the rich boast of their riches,
24 but let the one who boasts boast about this:
that they have the understanding to know me,
that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,"
declares the Lord.
25 "The days are coming," declares the Lord, "when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh— 26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the wilderness in distant places.[n] For all these nations are really uncircumcised, and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart."
10 Hear what the Lord says to you, people of Israel. 2 This is what the Lord says:
"Do not learn the ways of the nations
or be terrified by signs in the heavens,
though the nations are terrified by them.
3 For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
4 They adorn it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.
5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
their idols cannot speak;
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them;
they can do no harm
nor can they do any good."
6 No one is like you, Lord;
you are great,
and your name is mighty in power.
7 Who should not fear you,
King of the nations?
This is your due.
Among all the wise leaders of the nations
and in all their kingdoms,
there is no one like you.
8 They are all senseless and foolish;
they are taught by worthless wooden idols.
9 Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish
and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have made
is then dressed in blue and purple—
all made by skilled workers.
10 But the Lord is the true God;
he is the living God, the eternal King.
When he is angry, the earth trembles;
the nations cannot endure his wrath.
11 "Tell them this: 'These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.'"[o]
12 But God made the earth by his power;
he founded the world by his wisdom
and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
13 When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar;
he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning with the rain
and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.


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4 large, fresh poblano (sometimes labeled as pasilla) peppers
4 cloves garlic, smashed
3 dried chipotle peppers
28 canned whole tomatoes in juice, pureed
2 medium sized onions
1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 medium zucchini, cubed
1 cup corn kernels
1 cup cooked spinach*
1 cup chicken stock
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
juice from 1 lime
shredded cheddar cheese (for sprinkling)
In a medium saucepan, add the chicken breast, broth, garlic, lime juice, cumin, salt, ground pepper, one onion (quartered) and the dried chipolte peppers. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and is easily shredded with a fork. Remove the breast from the broth and set aside. Strain the broth, and puree the solids. Reserve the broth. Shred the chicken and mix it with the onion/pepper puree. Set aside. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoon olive oil, add the remaining onion (diced) and cook until golden brown. Add the tomato puree, 1/4 cup reserved broth** salt, ground pepper and cinnamon. Cook until the sauce has reduced to form a thick sauce, about 20-25 minutes. In a medium saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil, add the zucchini and cook over high heat until the zucchini starts to brown. Add half of the tomato sauce, corn and reduce heat to medium. Cook an additional 15 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat, stir in the chicken mixture, spinach and salt to taste. Place the poblano chiles in a heat safe dish and broil 5 minutes on each side. Remove to a towel and allow to cool, five minutes. Gently use the towel to remove the skins from the chiles, using a circular motion. Preheat oven to 375. Cut a slit down one side of each chile (or in the middle, if a split formed while removing the skin) and remove the seeds with as spoon. Discard the seeds. In a shallow baking pan, spread 1/2 of the remaining sauce along the bottom. Place the chiles slit side up and carefully fill with the chicken mixture.Do not over fill, the chile should be able to "close" when filled. Repeat for each chile and reposition them so the slit side is directly on the bottom of the pan. Distribute the remaining sauce over the peppers and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Serve hot.
*if frozen, defrost and drain thoroughly.
**use any leftover broth instead of regular chicken broth in another recipe.


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PUEBLO, Colo.—The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot says crews have cleaned up a mustard gas leak that was detected July 3.
The depot holds a stockpile of chemical weapons that are awaiting destruction.
Depot officials said Monday that monitoring crews were alerted last month to readings that indicated there were mustard agent vapors inside a storage structure that holds projectiles. An air filtration unit was immediately installed on the rear air vent of the structure.
Crews then identified three munitions that were leaking and transferred them to a structure designated for over-packed leaking munitions.