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Excerpts from transcript of meeting with Government members
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues,
We will start with an issue that will likely be the subject of much discussion today, namely, my request to the Federation Council on using Russia's Armed Forces beyond our country's borders. The Federation Council has examined this request and approved it.
Syria is the issue here. The only real way to fight international terrorism (and international terrorist groups are creating chaos in Syria and the territory of neighbouring countries right now) is to take the initiative and fight and destroy the terrorists in the territory they have already captured rather than waiting for them to arrive on our soil.
We all know that thousands of people from European countries, Russia, and the post-Soviet region have joined the ranks of the so-called Islamic State, a terrorist organisation that – I want to stress again – has nothing to do with genuine Islam. There is no need to be an expert to realise that if they succeed in Syria, they will inevitably return to their own countries, and this includes Russia.
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We all know too that the Islamic State long since declared our country its enemy. Today, a number of countries, including the United States, Australia and France, are using their air forces to carry out air strikes against the Islamic State's positions in Syria.
We have always consistently supported the fight against international terrorism. At the same time, we believe that it must proceed strictly in accordance with international law, in other words, on the basis of UN Security Council resolutions or at the request of the country in need of military assistance. Our partners' operations in Syria have neither of these things as their basis, but we nonetheless think it possible and necessary to unite the efforts of all concerned countries in the fight against international terrorism and base this common effort on the UN Charter.
At this stage, I propose that all countries concerned, in particular the countries in the region, start taking part in the work of the international information and eventually coordination centre in Bagdad.
The only real way to fight international terrorism is to take the initiative and fight and destroy the terrorists in the territory they have already captured rather than waiting for them to arrive on our soil.
We have informed all of our partners about Russia's plans and actions in Syria. Let me repeat: Russia's involvement in the anti-terrorist operations in Syria is in accordance with international law and based on the official request from the President of the Syrian Arab Republic.
I want to stress the point though that the conflict in Syria has deep roots and is the result of many factors. This includes interstate and domestic political factors, and religious and interethnic differences, which have been exacerbated by unceremonious foreign intervention in the region's affairs.
Given these circumstances, we naturally have no intention of getting deeply entangled in this conflict. We will act strictly in accordance with our set mission. First, we will support the Syrian army only in its lawful fight against terrorist groups. Second, our support will be limited to airstrikes and will not involve ground operations. Third, our support will have a limited timeframe and will continue only while the Syrian army conducts its anti-terrorist offensive.
Our view is that a final and long-term solution to the situation in Syria is possible only on the basis of political reform and dialogue between all healthy forces in the country. I know that President al-Assad knows this and is ready for this process. We are counting on his active and flexible position and his readiness to make compromises for the sake of his country and people.
Russia's involvement in the anti-terrorist operations in Syria is in accordance with international law and based on the official request from the President of the Syrian Arab Republic.
To finish with the military theme, let me congratulate our naval personnel, who today, for the first time in the history of the Russian and Soviet submarine fleet, travelled a long way beneath the Arctic ice from Severodvinsk to Kamchatka. The atomic submarine Alexander Nevsky has now begun its battle duty. This is a big event in the navy's life. I want to congratulate everyone – the sailors and the shipbuilders – on this successful work.
Colleagues, while security issues and military development are very important matters for our country's overall development, one of the key areas for ensuring Russia's growth is the economy, especially the social sector, industry, and agriculture.
Along with many of the Government members here today, I held a meeting recently in Rostov Region to review the results of the latest harvest campaign and discuss matters related to agriculture sector development. Yesterday, I discussed the microelectronics sector's development with my colleagues. This sector is also very important for the national economy. Today, we will look at issues of a broader nature, namely, how to address the signs of recession we see in some areas.
Let's begin by hearing from Mr Ulyukayev [Minister of Economic Development] on the work to develop socioeconomic priority development areas in single-industry towns. I know that the ministry has done the necessary work in this area and has already selected several projects.
Vladimir Putin: Has the final agreement been reached with our Ukrainian colleagues on gas? And incidentally, what is happening there with air services? Please share your comments.
Energy Minister Alexander Novak: Mr President,
In accordance with your instructions to continue consultations between ourselves, the European Union and Ukraine on the reliability of gas transit to Ukraine, as well as the Prime Minister's instructions, I held consultations with our partners on September 25. We were able to agree on the content of the protocol on cooperation in terms of gas supplies from the Russian Federation to Ukraine during the period from October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015 – the so-called "winter package."
The main stipulations of this agreement are mutual obligations of all sides. First and foremost, obligations by the Ukrainian side to guarantee the continuation of reliable transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory to EU countries in the volume that Gazprom provides for transit under existing contracts.
In turn, the Russian side, the Government of the Russian Federation, will consider providing discounts on a quarterly basis based on demand, and will consider gas pricing for Ukraine on a competitive basis, at price levels offered to countries adjacent to Ukraine, such as Poland. I have briefed our partners that on September 24, the Prime Minister signed a corresponding resolution for the fourth quarter of this year.
For the first time, this protocol reflects the obligation of the European Union, the European Commission which represents the European Union, to organise financing for Ukraine's gas purchases through international financial institutions, including the allocation of the first $500 million tranche for Ukraine to purchase gas from Russia in October to fill its underground gas storage facilities and ensure safe passage during the winter period.
Vladimir Putin: How much money are the Europeans giving them?
Alexander Novak: The first tranche is $500 million. At the same time, we agreed that over the course of the entire winter period, they will help and raise funds for Ukraine, including through various financial institutions and banks, since Naftogaz is truly in a difficult position, as is the Ukrainian economy, and they cannot cope on their own.
Vladimir Putin: That's the issue. Because we can pump $500 million of gas into underground gas storage facilities, but they then need to pay for Russian gas supplies throughout the entire winter, and that's close to $3 billion. Where will they get this money without help from European nations? So it is fundamentally important that this agreement includes European obligations to ensure financing.
Alexander Novak: Mr President, it was fundamentally important to formalise this in the protocol.
For our part, we signed this protocol, as did the European Commission. We feel that we have created all the necessary conditions to get through the cold season during the winter period reliably.
Vladimir Putin: Thank you.
And what is happening with air transport services?
Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov: Mr President, this week, Ukraine's aviation authorities – the State Aviation Service – sent notifications to nine Russian airlines on banning their flights to Ukraine, in violation of our interstate agreement's provision on air traffic. This agreement has been in effect for over 20 years, and since 2013 we have full liberalisation in all areas and frequency of flights.
This year, five Russian and three Ukrainian airlines have been providing air transport services. In the first eight months of this year, the overall flow was nearly 700,000 passengers, of which nearly half, or 300,000, flew Aeroflot.
Of course, such actions by the Ukrainian authorities are not only against international law, but also illogical in terms of transport functioning, since 70% of the passengers using Aeroflot were Ukrainians, and 40% of them were simply passing through Moscow on their way to other airports in Europe or other countries. Thus, this measure first and foremost hurts Ukrainian citizens, reducing their air mobility and essentially isolating them from Europe and the rest of the world.
In response we were forced to apply adequate 'mirror' measures. The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency has already sent notifications to five Ukrainian airlines – all the airlines that currently fly to or have permission to fly to Russia – on banning the use of our airspace from October 25 – in other words, from the date stated in the notification from Ukraine's State Aviation Service. Naturally, in addition to the inconvenience to passengers – and I mean all of them – this will lead to significant losses not only for Ukrainian airlines, but first and foremost, Ukrainian airports. For our part, we have already begun to reroute these flows.
Vladimir Putin: We are trying to hold talks with the European Commission and Ukraine on our relations with regard to Ukraine's signing of the Association Agreement with the European Union and trying to find a way out of these rather complicated situations related to inconsistencies in this agreement and our mutual, Russian-Ukrainian obligations within the framework of the CIS free trade zone. Mr Ulyukayev, how will this reflect on the current process?
Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev: I think the chances of a positive result in this process are now becoming very slim. Of course, this is not the first unfriendly action. We have registered over forty acts by the Ukrainian Rada and Cabinet of Ministers aimed against Russian economic entities, creating discriminatory working conditions, but this, of course, is an extreme – a complete ban.
In our document, which we offered for trilateral discussion, we introduced a section on mandatory elimination of unilateral measures by Ukraine aimed against Russian businesses as a highly important part of the entire agreement. Because it is impossible to agree on improving customs procedures, improving work in terms of technical regulation, etc., while discriminating against our businesses. Now, following these latest events, I think the chances are quite pitiful.
Vladimir Putin: Mr Medvedev, I want to ask you to keep all these processes under control, as they are very important to us.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev: Yes, Mr President.
Naturally, we are in constant contact with our colleagues on this matter. I cannot but agree with the Economic Development Minister's comment. All this is making the chances of agreeing on issues under discussion during our dialogue with the European Commission and Ukraine ephemeral. Because this is not just a refusal to seriously discuss the challenges we all face in light of Ukraine's accession to the Association Agreement with the European Union, but also simply a set of unfriendly measures that are essentially directed against Ukrainian citizens.
Vladimir Putin: Ok.
Let's say at least a couple of words about more pleasant topics. We are preparing for Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. Mr Kozak, how is that work going?
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak: Yes, indeed Mr President, Russia will be holding this most prestigious race in the world for the second time now. As you recall, the Formula 1 races are a leading event in terms of television viewership, next to the Olympic Games and the World Cup.
Last year, over 500 million viewers in 120 nations around the world watched our Formula 1 Grand Prix. This stage, the second stage in the history of Russian auto racing, will be held on October 9–11 in Sochi at the racing circuit that, I want to point out, was recognised the best race track in the world at the Professional MotorSport World Expo in Cologne, and Formula 1 itself, the race, received two prizes as the best track in the world in the Formula 1 2014 calendar.
This year, the approved plan of preparations for the race has been fully carried out. Interest among Russian and foreign viewers is high, and tickets are selling at the same rate as last year. We are absolutely certain that it will be a complete success.
We are currently negotiating extending the duration of the contract, which ends in 2020, and we're also making progress on negotiating rescheduling the races in Sochi from daytime to night-time.
We have noted a great deal of interest from Russian investors in getting involved in this race and financing the license fees we must pay every year to hold this race through non-budgetary funding.
Vladimir Putin: Night-time races?
Dmitry Kozak: Yes.
Vladimir Putin: But then it will be impossible to see anything.
Dmitry Kozak: On the contrary, they will be colourful. In Monaco and Singapore, the races are held at night, and are illuminated. We would start in 2017, because we will need to install additional lighting. TV viewership will also increase, because it will involve bright imagery; it is more beautiful at night than in the daylight.
Vladimir Putin: Very well. Thank you very much.

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VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier John Horgan announced his new cabinet Thursday, one month after the B.C. NDP won a majority government in the 2020 provincial election.
Horgan named 20 MLAs to full ministerial roles and appointed four others as ministers of state for a total of 25 cabinet members, including himself.
His previous cabinet numbered 23 members, including the premier.
Horgan replaced former education minister Rob Fleming with newly elected MLA Jennifer Whiteside of New Westminster. Fleming will now serve as Minister for Transportation and Infrastructure.
Among the other newcomers to cabinet are Mitzi Dean as children and family development minister and former Tofino mayor Josie Osbourne who takes over at municipal affairs.
Another major cabinet change came with the appointment of Selina Robinson as finance minister.
Robinson, who was previously the minister of municipal affairs and housing, takes over from Carole James, who announced her retirement earlier this year after she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Horgan said Thursday that James will stay on as a special advisor to the premier and will be paid $1 per year.
Adrian Dix will keep his post as the province's health minister amid the dual crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic.
David Eby will also remain on as attorney general but takes on an added role as the minister responsible for housing.
Mike Farnworth will continue as minister of public safety and solicitor general amid an unprecedented 36-week state of emergency in the province.
The new ministers and parliamentary secretaries were sworn in remotely over a video call due to restrictions on gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic and the province's economic recovery will be the focus of the new team, Horgan said.
"The pandemic has turned the lives of British Columbians upside down," the premier said Thursday. "We have come a long way together, but we have much further to go. This skilled, diverse team is ready to continue our fight against COVID-19 and build an economic recovery that includes everyone."
The new cabinet will be supported by 13 parliamentary secretaries, with portfolios including Rural Development, Anti-Racism, and Technology & Innovation.
The appointees were chosen from the 57 legislature seats won by the NDP in the Oct. 24 election. The new cabinet is made up of 13 men, including Horgan, and 12 women.
Horgan has recalled the legislature for a brief session and throne speech Dec. 7 and plans to deliver $1,000 in pandemic relief promised to voters during the election campaign.
The new B.C. NDP cabinet:
- Premier: John Horgan
- Attorney General (and Minister Responsible For Housing): David Eby
- Advanced Education and Skills Training: Anne Kang
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries: Lana Popham
- Citizens' Services: Lisa Beare
- Children and Family Development: Mitzi Dean
- Minister of State for Child Care: Katrina Chen
- Education: Jennifer Whiteside
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation (and Minister Responsible for The Consular Corps of British Columbia): Bruce Ralston
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy (and Minister Responsible for Translink): George Heyman
- Finance: Selina Robinson
- Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development: Katrine Conroy
- Minister of State for Lands, Natural Resource Operations: Nathan Cullen
- Health (and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs): Adrian Dix
- Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation: Murray Rankin
- Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation: Ravi Kahlon
- Minister of State for Trade: George Chow
- Labour: Harry Bains
- Mental Health and Addictions: Sheila Malcolmson
- Municipal Affairs: Josie Osborne
- Public Safety and Solicitor General: Mike Farnworth
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction: Nicholas Simons
- Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport: Melanie Mark
- Transportation and Infrastructure: Rob Fleming
- Minister of State for Infrastructure: Bowinn Ma
Parliamentary secretaries:
- Anti-Racism Initiatives: Rachna Singh
- Skills Training: Andrew Mercier
- Fisheries and Aquaculture: Fin Donnelly
- Environment: Kelly Greene
- Gender Equity: Grace Lore
- Rural Development: Roly Russell
- Seniors Services & Long Term Care: Mable Elmore
- Technology & Innovation: Brenda Bailey
- New Economy: Adam Walker
- Emergency Preparedness: Jennifer Rice
- Community Development & Non-Profits: Niki Sharma
- Accessibility: Dan Coulter
- Arts and Film: Bob D'Eith


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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2
Cheat mode
While playing the game, hold L1 + R1 + Triangle + Square + Circle + X and press Start. This will unlock options for "Invulnerability" and "Level Warp". Note: After using the "Level Warp" option, press Circle to resume the game.
Level 10 character
While playing the game, hold L1 + R1 + Triangle + Square + Circle + X and press L2. Your current character will now be at level 10, with 45 feat points and 500,000 gold.
Play as Drizzt Do'Urden
Successfully complete the game on any difficulty setting to unlock Drizzt Do'Urden.
Play as Artemis Entreri
Successfully complete the game on the extreme difficulty setting to unlock Artemis Entreri.
Extreme mode
Successfully complete the game on any difficulty setting to unlock the extreme difficulty setting.
Duplicating items
Get next to a save point. Save your game. Drop the items you wish to duplicate. Reload your character. Pick up the dropped items. Repeat this as may times as desired. You will have the number of items you had when you saved plus the ones that you picked up after reloading.
This trick requires at least two characters. First, save the game. Then, have one character drops all their items. Next, have the other character pick up all the items, sell them, then buy whatever desired. You can then reload the character that dropped all their items. Note: In two player games, gold is shared; if you reload the character after selling all the items it will reset the gold to the saved amount. If playing in single player mode, start a second game and save it. Then load the saved game you want to duplicate in. Import the saved character from the other game into the game you are playing and save. Then, repeat the process. When done, export the second character and continue your game. Note: This works well for the workshop. Before selling duplicate items, check to see if they have gems. You can break them out to have gems to work with that are not for sale at first. Also, buy weapons that have gems and break them for extra gems.
If you have items that you want to duplicate, go to a battle area with a save location then save the game. Drop the items to be duplicated on the ground. Then, select "Load Character" and reload your character from the same save. Pick up the item and you should now have two of them. You can use this to make a lot of money by duplicating gems and runes. Sell them, then duplicate them again and repeat. Then make a big item, such as armor with sixteen runes, sixteen gem slot one, and sixteen gem slot two. Upgrade the item, duplicate, then sell it.
Easy experience
This trick works with all characters who are able to buy experience from their NPC associate, such as the cleric and the church of Helm and necromancer with the Oglulkluer person. Make a lot of gold (use the duplicate item trick if desired). Save the game. If you already used up your NPC experience you will need to start a new game. However, if you have not, save. Spend all your money on experience. Save a new saved game. Load your old saved game before you spent your money on experience. Load your character from the saved game after you spent the money. Spend more money on experience and repeat as many times as desired.
Along with the item duplication trick, you can make your character as powerful as desired. Before you have spoken to the person who gives you experience for talking to them (for example, when playing as Ysuran it is Omduil), duplicate items to get a lot of gold. Then, save your game in two slots. Speak to him as many times as you can to gain experience, then save on one of the slots. Exit to the menu, then load the duplicated original from before you bought the experience. With that loaded, import your character from the newer file. You will have the experience, but you can buy it all over again. Always save to the newer file, load the older game, then import the newer character.
Easy gold and experience
In some situations, your character may be awarded a prize of 1,000 gold and 1,000 experience points. However, before you claim a prize, save the game and get your award. Load a previously saved game before you get your gold and experience points. Then, load the character that already has the gold and experience points. Keep repeating this processes to get a lot of gold and experience points.
Increase rank
Each character has their own person to talk to (except Dorn). Most of the time, these contacts ask for money. When you get a chance, pay them the amount of money they ask for. In Act 3, the character's contact will ask them to do one final mission. Do so and your character will earn a new rank that makes them even more powerful. Dorn also gets this, but not until Act 3.
Start extreme mode with better items
Unlock extreme mode, then start a new game in any other mode (for example, easy) with Drizzt for player one. Give him as many weapons, armor, etc. that he can carry then save the game. Then, select extreme mode and choose anyone. Bring him into the game as player one. He will have all the weapons that were given him or her.
Defeating Green Slimes
When battling the Green Slimes in the Sewers, use weapons that have large damage attacks, such as swords and maces. When attacking the slimes, hang around the edge of a corner and let them come to you. Then, ambush them when they are close enough to your character. This is the best way to battle in the Sewers, and it saves your health potions.
Defeating the Harnak
To defeating the Wayfare Inn Boss, make sure you have a ranged weapon. First, take out the underlings. Do not hit the Boss; he will not attack you until you attack him. Once all the Goblin underlings are dead, you can attack Harnak. When he starts to chase you, run towards the tables on the right. Jump to get over them. Once on the top side of the tables, line up on the corner closest to the fireplace. This should get Harnak stuck by the bottom table, leaving you free to hit him with your ranged weapon.
Defeating Luvia's beasts
When fighting in Luvia's Laboratory and you get to the end where she sends two beasts to attack you, only go forward slightly. One of the beasts will chase you. Stay in the bottom portion of the room and use the crossbow on it. This is easier with two players. Eventually it will die and then you can defeat the second one in any way desired.
Entering the Elemental Planes
When entering the Elemental Planes think of where your going and prepare yourself as follows. Buy at least 200 health potions. These areas are not easy and you will die very fast if you do not have enough of them:
Elemental Air: Use your normal equipped weapons and armor for this area. Also save all the way through it.
Elemental Earth: For this area, you will need to buy leather armor and wooden clubs with a damage of 5-8. This is due to the many of Rust Monsters on this plane. After you get to the entrance of the Earth Foundation, put your regular armor and weapons back on and tear the Boss apart. Go after the bowmen first or you will not survive.
Elemental Water: Use regular equipment. Nothing special is required for this plane. Make sure you save the game before you go into the foundation.
Elemental Fire: For this plane, if you feel bold and want to have some fun, upgrade weapons with the Aquamarine stone for the freezing ability.
Mace upgrades
When you reach the point where you have to fight Trolls at Skull Gorge, upgrade your weapons. The best way to do so is to have two maces that can be upgraded. When you upgrade, use these stones for the weapons. With these weapons in hand as you enter Skull Gorge, you should have no problem defeating the Trolls that are waiting there.
Fine Lite Mace: 1 Rune Stone 1 Jancinth and 1 Jade. Combine all these on this one mace and you will have a Mace that will have the Fire and Acid ability and also have a +1 rating as well (Acid damage +1-4 and Fire damage is +1-8).
Fine Morning Star: 1 Rune Stone 1 Ruby. Combine these to create a +1 weapon that will bleed 1 round per level of the character using it.


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Have I learned yet to love uncertainty? Creating work in ceramic is not like painting. When you put a combination of glaze chemicals on clay and subject them to high heat, what you get is almost always surprising, even though you may have run many glaze tests and fired pieces under identical conditions. You do your best to control your outcomes, but it's always a surprise. I recently made a piece, the second iteration of an earlier ceramic vessel. Both vessels have the same title, "Centrifugal/Centripetal: The Dark Night of the Soul (#1 and #2"). Both have similar form and pattern, and for both I used the same combination of glazes, fired them the same way, with the same firing protocol, to the same temperature, and in similar kilns.
In the earlier vessel I used two different glazes on the outside, tapering one off as it reached the middle of the vessel, and starting the other at the midpoint where it overlays the the first glaze. If you look at the finished piece, it doesn't have much variation in color, though at the top and bottom, where the glazes aren't layered, there is differentiation. I did a third firing with gold luster, which gives it its gold highlights at the top.
One unexpected and wonderful surprise when I unloaded this piece from the kiln was the strong gush of the turquoise glaze from the inside that melted out in the firing. While I didn't plan that, it added to the piece conceptually. Centrifugal force is the force moving away from the center; centripetal is the force moving towards the center. The movement of the patterning in this piece is around and up. At its widest, the parts start to separate (centrifugal) but then come back together as the form collapses toward the center (centripetal). "The Dark Night of the Soul" refers to a mystical poem by St. John of the Cross in which he describes the difficult journey of the maturing soul to union with the Divine. The Dark Night is when the soul feels most distant from that union, and yet in fact is closest; hence, "Centrifugal/Centripetal". The flow of the turquoise from the center is like a premonition of the inner effulgence that will be reached when the movement reaches the top and goes to the inside, to the inner dimension.
The second piece of this title looks quite different from the first. With this one I made an effort to use the thickness of the glazes to get more variation in my result. With glazes, thickness can significantly change the color and effect. While I tapered the outside glazes as I did with the first piece, I also brushed added glaze to some surfaces before spraying to add to the glaze's thickness and its resulting color and look. Still, I couldn't have predicted the results exactly. Look carefully at the image, starting at the bottom. The #1 glaze that I used at the bottom turns slightly greenish when it reaches hotter temperatures, but when it meets the #2 glaze, sprayed first, the blues start to pump up, while still remaining somewhat dark. As you continue up the vessel, the blues start to vary, partly because of the varying thickness but also because I've tapered the #1 glaze off and the #2 glaze starts to take over. There's quite a lot of subtlety to the color change as your eye moves up the vessel.
Since I liked the gush of turquoise on the first piece, I purposely and heavily brushed the turquoise glaze in the openings at the widest point in the second vessel. I packed it in, hoping that I would get some of the same gushing effect that I'd gotten in the first vessel. As you can see, it didn't happen. In the second piece I also applied the gold luster with a different implement, so the gold doesn't look the same as the first piece, either.
If someone asked me which of these pieces I liked the best, I'm not sure what I would say. I remember being a bit disappointed that there wasn't more color variation in the first, but I loved the gush of turquoise. Even if I'd had more of the turquoise in the second piece I don't think it would have shown as much on that background of rich color variation. I do love the color, though. But do I love the uncertainty? Hmmm. I don't know. Control is a hard thing to give up.
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Actor Geoffrey Rush denies new #MeToo-inspired claims of "inappropriate" behaviour
By James Cogan
19 December 2018
Interviews given by actress Yael Stone to both the New York Times and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's "7.30" TV program, are being used to once again attack the character of award-winning Australian actor Geoffrey Rush with unsubstantiated allegations of sexual impropriety.
Stone performed in 2010–2011 alongside Rush in a production of the play Diary of a Madman, directed by Neil Armfield. Nearly eight years later, she has gone public with allegations that the famous actor's relationship with her involved conduct that was "reasonably inappropriate" and incidents that made her feel "uncomfortable."
Stone's claims have been made within a definite context.
In November 2017, as a raft of #MeToo allegations of sexual assault or impropriety were being made internationally against prominent men, particularly in the performing arts industry, Rush was accused, in an Australian tabloid newspaper, of having "inappropriately touched" a female co-star during a production of the play King Lear in January 2016.
On the basis of an anonymous and unsubstantiated allegation, Rush was pressured to resign as president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) and his distinguished career was threatened with destruction. He responded by filing a defamation law suit against the owner of Sydney's Daily Telegraph, Rupert Murdoch's Nationwide News, and the author of the article, journalist Jonathon Moran.
The case was heard and concluded in a Sydney court last month. The actress who was allegedly "inappropriately touched," was revealed to be Rush's co-star in the play, Eryn Jean Norvill. Rush's lawyers presented a comprehensive case that the claims were "fabricated and a self-serving invention" and that the Murdoch press had published its claims without a shred of evidence (see: "Geoffrey Rush's lawyer slams 'gutter journalism' in Sydney defamation trial").
The presiding judge, Justice Michael Wigney, is expected to bring down his finding in early 2019.
In her interview with Yael Stone, "7.30" host Leigh Sales asked the actress whether she had intended that her allegations would affect the outcome of the defamation case. She denied this, insisting that her motive was only to "talk about her experiences and hers alone." She also declared that while she knew Eryn Jean Norvill, she did not consider her a close friend.
What is known, however, is that Murdoch's Nationwide News sought to introduce into the defamation proceedings, during the last days of the case, supposed "supporting evidence" against Rush, brought by a woman named in the court only as "Witness X."
Justice Wigney rejected the application on November 3. He noted that Witness X was at liberty to make her claims publicly, but that she could not reveal that she had sought to become involved in the case.
Stone, for obvious legal reasons, was therefore not asked if she were Witness X, whose identity remains unknown.
In her interviews with both the Times and the ABC, Stone variously described herself as feeling "shame," "guilt" and "regret" that she had gone along with Rush's alleged inappropriate behaviour, because she was only 25 at the time, inexperienced and felt powerless to challenge such a high-profile, "powerful" lead actor. She claimed that she believed that if she had done so, it would have been detrimental to her career.
As noted, Stone worked with Rush in 2010–2011 in both the Sydney and New York productions of Diary of a Madman, based on the short story by 19th century Russian author Nikolai Gogol. The play concerns the descent into insanity of an older man, Poprishchin, in part due to his unrequited love for the much younger daughter of his director/boss, Sophia.
Rush played the lead role of Poprishchin. Stone, in arguably her first major theatrical role, played the parts of the maid Tuovi, Sophia and Tatiana, an insane woman confined to the same asylum as Poprishchin. A review published in the Australian on December 10, 2010, described Rush as giving a "wonderful, virtuoso performance" and Stone as "superb."
In her interviews, Stone said Rush was "incredibly invested in this show." She claimed that her professional partnership with him developed into a close friendship, which escalated into sexually-laced banter between them via text message, often relating to the script. She stated that she took part in these text exchanges and the development of a close relationship with Rush, "willingly" and "enthusiastically."
Stone alleged to the Times that Rush would sometimes lie down beside her when they were recovering between matinee and evening productions of the play. She cited two incidents that occurred in their mutual dressing room at Sydney's Belvoir Theatre, after a performance, when Rush allegedly played, what Stone considered at the time to be, jokes. These consisted of the actor holding a mirror above her shower, until she allegedly told him to "bugger off," and performing a "playful, clownish" dance while naked, until she dismissed his antics.
Stone also claimed on "7.30"—but apparently not to the Times—that Rush had, on one occasion, asked her to come back to his accommodation. She told Sales that she had interpreted this as an "intimate" invitation to "physical intimacy" between them, and that she had said to Rush, "no thank you." Apparently nothing more came of it.
Stone's own recollections, in other words, contradict her own narrative that she was a young and powerless woman who had no "agency" faced with the older, "powerful" Rush. According to her account, whenever she drew a line, in what she described as a complex relationship, including allegedly declining to sleep with him, he accepted and respected it. She was not assaulted. She was not abused. No crimes occurred. Their relationship did not suffer and her career was certainly not affected.
Following Diary of a Madman, Stone was cast in leading roles in several Australian theatrical productions. According to both Rush and Stone, they maintained contact and friendship. Rush wrote a letter of recommendation that assisted the actress in obtaining a working visa to move to the United States, in December 2011. Several months later, she was cast in the Netflix television drama Orange Is t he New Black and appeared in its first three seasons.
Rush issued a statement to the ABC that the "allegations of inappropriate behaviour are incorrect" and that "some instances have been taken completely out of context." He continued: "However, clearly Yael has been upset on occasion by the spirited enthusiasm I generally bring to my work. I sincerely and deeply regret if I have caused her any distress."
For the Murdoch media and the most ardent advocates of #MeToo, especially in Australia, Rush's statement will be entirely insufficient. They sought to destroy Rush's career and reputation in 2017 with unproven claims that he abused a female co-worker. They view the fact that he chose to defend himself against defamation as a major setback.
As the New York Times revealingly commented: "Australia's defamation laws help explain why the #MeToo movement, while managing to take down some of the most powerful men in the entertainment and media industry in the United States, has not taken off there."
This comment simply underscores the reactionary character of the #MeToo campaign, which is premised on tearing down fundamental democratic and legal principles, above all, the presumption of innocence, and the right to due process, where an individual can face his or her accuser and challenge their accusations before a court.
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Did you know that without a properly functioning spark plug, your car would not even start? That is how important this tiny device is to your vehicle if you are using a gas-fueled combustion engine.
How spark plugs work
The spark plug emits electricity across the engine to cause an ignition spark on the other side. This spark will then fire the mixture of air and fuel inside the engine to create the internal combustion for the car to start.
Different types of spark plugs
There are five main types of spark plugs:
• Silver
• Double platinum
• Copper
• Single platinum
• Iridium
Silver spark plugs
For these spark plugs, the tips of their electrodes are silver coated. You will mostly find them in old European vehicles and motorcycles since they do not last long.
Double platinum
These spark plugs are more durable than silver spark plugs. Both its ground and center electrodes have a platinum coating. For the spark plugs with broken and wasted ignition systems, you can replace them with this type.
The copper spark plugs
This type requires more voltage for its large diameter. Its center electrode has both copper and nickel alloy coating, and since the nickel alloy is not durable, you will have to replace it frequently.
Single platinum
The only difference between this type and copper spark plugs is that their center electrodes are platinum-coated; otherwise, they are similar. In addition, since they generate more heat, these spark plugs discourage carbon build-up, making them suitable for new cars, especially those with a coil-on-plug in their ignition systems.
Their center electrodes are small, so they use very little voltage for ignition. The iridium spark plugs are also long lasting compared to all the above types.
Parts of a spark plug
It has three main parts. These are the electrodes (center, ground, or side), housing, and the insulator. Keep reading to know the functions of these main parts and other parts below.
Center Electrodes
The tips are coated either with nickel, copper, silver, or any other metal available for the center electrodes. This coating will carry the high voltage spark from one end to the other.
Ground/side electrode
This is where the internal combustion occurs to start your car
Housing-This is an outer cover that surrounds and supports the insulator and installs the plug to the car's engine.
This part is responsible for insulating the center electrode, terminal, center shaft from the housing. It also ensures that the high voltage spark does not escape before reaching the electrode tip.
It is connected to the ignition system and is responsible for conducting the high voltage
Ring and parking washer- Tightens the insulator to the housing.
Center shaft
This connects the center electrode to the terminal.
This tightens the housing and engine.
How often should you replace it?
Spark plugs can serve your car for years and cover several miles before they wear out and needs replacements. How often you should replace it also depends on the type your car uses. For instance, iridium lasts longer than any other type.
Benefits of replacing spark plugs
There are several benefits, including smooth starts and fuel economy, but the most important one is that your car will start. If you must replace it, kindly take it to an auto repair shop.


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Wayward: A Wayward Pines Thriller
Wayward: A Wayward Pines Thriller
Blake Crouch is brilliant. You already know this, by virtue of your reading experience with DESERT PLACES, SNOWBOUND, ABANDON, or a half-dozen other books, short story collections and collaborative works that I could name but really shouldn't have to. Or, you know this because you have been told by a friend, in the same manner in which I did just now. Such quality on Crouch's part is one reason why you should read WAYWARD, his latest novel and the second installment in the Wayward Pines series. The first, PINES, gave us a strong inkling as to what was going to happen, but with WAYWARD, we're witnessing the establishment of a phenomenon here. Seriously.
In PINES, Crouch discussed the genesis of the series, giving strong credit to "Twin Peaks" (the television series, not the restaurant chain) and to David Lynch for inspiration. Fair enough. But the Wayward Pines series goes beyond that. I thought of "The Prisoner" and a couple of other television shows as I read PINES and the newly published WAYWARD, but in the end this series comprises a league of its own. So what is it about? That's a tough one to answer because I hate spoilers, so I have a bit of a problem describing the book to you without giving away what happened before or what occurs during it. But let me give it a shot.
"WAYWARD has something for everyone. There is a murder mystery, lots of action, and a science fiction premise that should have fanboys and girls at every con chanting 'Blake! Blake! Blake!'"
Like PINES, WAYWARD takes place in the idyllic and isolated --- and I do mean isolated --- town of Wayward Pines, Idaho. In PINES, a Secret Service agent named Ethan Burke arrives in Wayward Pines in search of two other agents who went missing there approximately one month previously. Within a heartbeat of his arrival, he is involved in a near-fatal accident. When he regains consciousness in a local hospital, all his personal belongings are missing, and he slowly discovers that he cannot leave the town, which is cut off from the rest of the world. Burke has no idea how cut off he is from everything else, though by the end of PINES, he knows. He has also become, through a series of nasty and very violent and bloody events, the town sheriff, through the machinations of David Pilcher, the power behind the town.
WAYWARD finds the newly installed Sheriff Burke as not entirely comfortable with his new position, let alone the town, where everyone is closely monitored visually and audibly. There isn't a lot for a sheriff, or really anyone, to do in town. Remember in kindergarten when you used to play storekeeper or builder or teacher or whatever? Life is a lot like that in Wayward Pines, where everyone just kind of goes through the motions, day by day, unless or until someone tries to leave. Then things get interesting --- in a very violent way --- and the sheriff is in charge of that, too.
Burke hasn't been on the job long when he stumbles upon the mutilated body of a young woman who is much more than she appeared to be. Pilcher, for reasons that are soon revealed, takes a particular interest in Burke's investigation into the murder, and attempts to steer Burke in a certain direction for reasons of his own. Burke plays along, but he has his own agenda, one that unfolds with excruciating suspense and will have you screaming, "What the heck is he doing?!" By the end, it becomes clear; it is also clear that Burke hasn't thought things entirely through, setting it all up for the next volume in the series.
WAYWARD has something for everyone. There is a murder mystery, lots of action, and a science fiction premise that should have fanboys and girls at every con chanting "Blake! Blake! Blake!" This series is so good, vivid and wonderfully told that as the word spreads and its fame grows, its fans will take on a life unto themselves. There is so much that Crouch can, and probably will, explore here that I can see the series running for as long as he wants to write it. It has been optioned for network television by one of the good networks that should treat it like the gold it is. Between that, PINES and WAYWARD, and future volumes in the series, we may have a large mass of fans entering the cultural consciousness. What would we call them? Piners? Whatever the term, sign me up as a charter member.
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub on September 20, 2013
Wayward: A Wayward Pines Thriller
- Publication Date: September 17, 2013
- Genres: Dystopian Fiction, Fiction, Suspense, Thriller
- Paperback: 322 pages
- Publisher: Thomas & Mercer


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Introduction to remote collaboration tutorials
Phew! It's been a week since the KWLUG meeting where I talked about remote collaboration.
Believe or not, I hadn't had a moment, until now, to make good on my promise to post the tutorials on-line.
First I was on Project Management training in Toronto from Monday to Wednesday, then, Thursday and Friday preparing for an implementation at work that kept me at home in front of the computer all Saturday and Sunday.
How is this relevant to the collaboration topic? Well, For this implementation we had people at several locations in Halifax, Toronto, KW and Argentina. Most people working from home. Most of the work done remotely on the servers.
To coordinate the work, I recommended the main project manager to share the task by task schedule through an webconference while we were on a phone conference. We had some hiccups that required modifying the schedule on the fly. Everybody was able to see the changes and agree with them with little discussion and even less confusion.
While I was on a 2 hour break during a long running task I received a call from a different team doing a different, unrelated release. To understand the problem I opened another webconference to allow the developer share her desktop and explain it visually. Once I saw the problem I was able to provide a solution in a couple of minutes. Trying to explain the problem over email or even on the phone would have taken substantially longer.
Ultimately, even though I was working all weekend, I was able to do it in my pajamas in the warmth of my home and I didn't miss a beat.
The rest of the week I will post one topic per day, including a bit more detailed instructions that I didn't have time to present.
I hope you enjoy and contribute with even better ways to do what I'm doing.


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The Piaggio Liberty S 150 ABS is the big brother of the family; the most elegant, captivating and top performing sibling. It's also the sporty brother to its twin and as with the other Liberty "S" models, it is easily recognizable by a host of special details, from its wheel rims, mirrors, luggage rack and other components all in black, to the stylish red-stitched seat. As with the other Liberty models, it's not all about looks, but functionality is important too.
There is plenty of storage with a glove box nestled in the rear of the shield, an understeat compartment large enough to hold a full-face helmet, a spacious foot board and handy bag hook. The instrument cluster combines analogue and digital technology. Last but not least, on the performance side, the Piaggio Liberty S 150 ABS is powered by an air-cooled, electronic injected, three-valve single cylinder motor which uses i-get (Italian Green Experience Technology) and complies with Euro 5 emission standards.
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Front - Ø 240 mm disc
Rear - Ø 140 mm drum
ABS - Front wheel ABS only
Front - Tubeless 90 / 80 - 16 in.
Rear - Tubeless 100 / 80 - 14 in.
Compliance - Euro 5
CO2 - 63 g / km
Front - Telescopic hydraulic fork
Rear - Single hydraulic shock absorber with 5 piston preload adjustment
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This was the only design I liked from the May 2011 issue of Burda style. It is chalk full of interesting details: 20 buttons!, topstitching, sleeve cuffs, shoulder tabs, folding back front lapels, slanting back yokes and back belt. I opted not to trim it in bias strips per the instructions. I also added a full lining and shoulder pads.
After making a muslin, I added 1.5" to the overall length at the waist and .75" to the center back seam. The front dart was altered to slant up a bit. Both the inner and outer collar were fused with interfacing. Since my fabric was fairly thick, I left off all other interfacing suggested in the pattern instructions. I did iron small squares of it to the inside where the buttons were sewn on.
I moved the buttonhole placement on the cuffs over to 5/8" from the edges. The back belt button holes were also stitched 5/8" from the edges.
I initially had some trouble finding buttons for this jacket. I knew I wanted a military crest of some sort, but all of the ones I looked at locally did not have their crests attached the same way on each button, resulting in the crests facing all different directions. For the first time ever I ordered buttons online. These also came from Mood. The buttons on the shoulders, back belt and sleeves are the 20mm size. The ones on the front are 23mm.
I really love how the sleeves have built in forward curves to them.
Here you can see the twill texture a lot better. The fabric has such a nice depth to it that my topstitching sinks in ever so slightly.
I attached the outer collar to the jacket body and sewed the inner collar to the lining. Then I stitched the body to the lining along the edges, graded the seams, and turned it right side out. I stitched in the ditch by hand all along where the collar meets the body so that none of the seams allowances could turn up on the inside and become bulky.
I put a dab of fray check on the corners of the shoulder tabs after I turned them to prevent them from raveling out.
The lining is bemberg Ambiance. I happened to find a really good color match locally.
I had a lot of fun making this jacket. The details were challenging but not fiddly and I got to do loads of hand sewing.


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The Secret Meaning of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Pao L. Chang, Contributor
Waking Times
To find the secret meaning of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, you need to first study how certain parts of a tree function. Furthermore, you need to investigate how certain features of the brain and spine relate to a tree. The tree is an important symbol in many spiritual and religious teachings because it represents the connection between the spiritual realm and material world.
Besides studying the tree, brain and spine, you have to overcome your fear of the Occult so you have enough courage to tumble down the rabbit hole to explore the world of occult knowledge. To find one of the secret meanings of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, you need to use occult knowledge and the art of word magic to decipher the parables and riddles in the Book of Genesis.
Many people like to associate the word occult with evil. This is a big misconception that prevents people from learning important spiritual knowledge. The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus, meaning "hidden, concealed, secret". Therefore, occult knowledge means "hidden knowledge" or "secret knowledge". Occult knowledge is like a tool and therefore can be used for good or evil purposes.
For example, a knife can be used to save or end a man's life. Like a knife, occult knowledge can be used to heal or harm mankind. Today, many religious people like to verbally attack researchers of the Occult but what they do not "innerstand" is that the Bible, the Quran or the Tipitaka contains more occult knowledge than over 99 percent of the books in the world. By the end of this article, you will know why the key to deciphering the parables and riddles of the Bible is occult knowledge.
The Seed of Infinite Potential
Throughout the history of man, the tree has always been a symbol of worship. One of the reasons for this is because the tree is a great expression of the one and the many. As the one, the tree starts as a seed with infinite potential. This seed contains the atman, a word that comes from the Sanskrit word atma, meaning "essence, breath, soul". In Hinduism, the word atman means "the principle of life" or "the individual self, known after enlightenment to be identical with Brahman" or "(initial capital letter) the World Soul, from which all individual souls derive, and to which they return as the supreme goal of existence."
As the one/seed grows, it eventually transforms into a trunk and then sprouts branches and leaves, becoming more increasingly complex. By observing and studying how a tree grows, you can see how it beautifully and miraculously expresses the principle of unity and multiplicity. This principle of unity and multiplicity can also be seen during the development of a fetus.
The creation of the fetus starts with the merging of two seeds (the sperm and egg). This merging process transforms the sperm and egg into a zygote which is considered one seed or one being. An interesting fact you need to know about the word one is that it is an anagram for the word neo, a word-forming element meaning "new, recent". Another interesting piece of information is that the word neo is the name of the main character of the movie The Matrix. In the movie, Neo eventually became known as the One. The zygote/one/neo is only a "seed" but within it contains all the information of the body of man ("male" and "female").
As the zygote grows and divides itself, it eventually develops into the blastocyst and then the embryo. This is the stage when all the different parts of the body develop, such as the spine, heart, brain, lungs and central nervous system. An important structure of the body is the skull. This is the "dome" of the "temple" that houses an organ called the brain which is located between the temples of the head. This organ has two hemispheres called the left hemisphere and right hemisphere.
The Secret Meaning of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Many scientists and spiritual teachers have said that the left hemisphere is the masculine side of the brain and is responsible for logic, analytical thought, science and math. As for the right hemisphere, it is the feminine side and is responsible for art, creativity, holistic thought, imagination and spiritual awareness. Because the left hemisphere is the masculine side, it is considered "good". One of the reasons for this is that for thousands of years the masculine energy has always been associated with positive energy or light. As for the right hemisphere, it is the feminine or negative side and therefore is considered "evil", the characteristic given to darkness. The right hemisphere (feminine/"evil") controls the left hand and the muscles of the left side of the body. This is why people who write with their left hands are sometimes judged as "bad".
The thoughts produced by the mind and processed by the brain have the power to motivate man (male and female) to do good or evil things. This concept is metaphorically represented in the Book of Genesis as the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Anatomically, this tree represents the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
Is it hard for you to see the connection between the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the left and right hemispheres of the brain? To make it easier for you to see the connection, let us explore another important tree in the midst of the garden, called the Tree of Life.
9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. [Genesis 2:9]
To find the secret meaning of the Tree of Life, you need to study the arbor vitae, which is an important part of the brain located near the brain stem. The arbor vitae is defined as "a treelike appearance in a vertical section of the cerebellum, due to the arrangement of the white and gray nerve tissues." To see a picture of the arbor vitae, click on this link.
The connection between the arbor vitae of the brain and the Tree of Life is plainly obvious when you know that the Latin term arbor vitae literally means "tree of life". Do you see now that the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life represent certain parts of the brain and are not really trees? The Book of Genesis was NOT written to be read literally. How do I know this? Because I have never seen a serpent that talks in real life. Have you?
The fact that a serpent spoke to Eve in the Book of Genesis should tell you that this book contains myths. This is why the Book of Genesis does not make sense until its myths are deciphered. Dictionary.com defines the word myth using these exact words:
"…a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature."
This definition does a good job of briefly summarizing most of the stories of the Bible.
An important principle that you need to know about myths is that they are often written in parables and riddles. The reason for this is that to attain higher spiritual knowledge, you need to learn how to decipher words to find their deeper meaning. For example, the knowledge of God can not be understood through words alone because words can not express the power of knowing. Because of this, the stories of the Bible were written in parables and riddles to motivate people to use their spiritual powers to help them decipher the words into information, assimilate the information into KNOWledge and experience it into wisdom, allowing them to know what the words mean on a spiritual level. This is why in Matthew 13:34-35 Jesus said,
34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
The Secret Meaning of the Serpent
In certain occult teachings, the serpent is a symbol of life, procreation, wisdom, transformation, fertility and healing. The serpent also represents the cycle of life, death and rebirth. Based on my knowledge and research, the serpent in the Book of Genesis represents the ego, the producer of thoughts related to curiosity, rebellion and disobedience. These characteristics of the ego are not necessarily "bad" things. For example, children are very curious, rebellious and disobedient but do we judge them as "bad" or "evil"? The serpent represents the ego mind that curiously wants to explore beyond the Garden of Eden.
When you look at the serpent and Adam and Eve from the perspective of the mind, the serpent is the ego and Adam is the conscious mind and Eve is the subconscious mind. This concept is related to the Holy Trinity which is defined as "the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit existing as one God". The ego is etymologically defined as "the self; that which feels, acts, or thinks". The word ego comes from the Latin word ego, meaning "I". In other words, the ego is your individuality.
Adam and Eve: The Story of the Creation of Polarity
The name Adam is defined by EtymOnline.com using these exact words:
"Biblical name of the first man, progenitor of the human race, from Hebrew adam "man," literally "(the one formed from the) ground" (Hebrew adamah "ground")".
To find the occult (secret/hidden) meaning of Adam, you need to use the art of homophone to help you find a specific word that sounds similar to Adam. Phonetically, the name Adam sounds nearly identical to the word atom.
The biblical character Adam represents the positive atom/ion and the biblical character Eve represents the negative atom/ion. The Book of Genesis uses myths to secretly tell you about the splitting of the atoms and the creation of genes and DNA; hence, the title "Genesis" which is "Genes-Is/Genes-Isis".
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and [H]e took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. [Genesis 2:21-22]
The biblical story of Adam and Eve is nothing more a story about the creation of polarity. Adam is the mythical man who represents the positive atom/Divine Masculine Energy and Eve is the mythical woman who represents the negative atom/Divine Feminine Energy.
Here is an excerpt from my Amazon best seller book titled Word Magic: The Powers & Occult Definitions of Words that explores the story of Adam and Eve further:
At the deepest level, the biblical story of Adam and Eve is nothing more than a story of the two creative forces of polarity and why those two forces are constantly fighting and making love with each other, similar to what people do in an intimate relationship. This process of fighting (expanding) and making love (contracting) allows the manifestation of negative and positive experiences. The knowledge and experience gained from those experiences teach the two creative forces of polarity to achieve a state of balance and harmony.
Once you innerstand the occult (hidden) meanings of the story of Adam and Eve, you will eventually know that it is a story of the two creative forces of polarity and their magical journey to achieve a state of balance and harmony. Hence, the story of Adam and Eve, the Sun and the Moon, the sperm and the egg, the conscious and the subconscious, the light ("good") and the darkness ("evil"), the positive and the negative, the divine masculine and the divine feminine, the Christ and the anti-Christ, etc.
The people who wrote the Bible were geniuses and knew about atoms and DNA over two thousand years ago. Maybe scientists should start paying attention to the secret messages hidden in the Bible instead of making the ignorant claim that the Bible is full of lies. The Bible is not really a record of history. It is a mythical book that teaches people important lessons in life and the secrets of the Universe through the power of myth. Because of this, to access the secret knowledge of the Bible requires occult knowledge and the ability to decipher and assimilate mythical information into knowledge using the art of word magic.
About the Author
Pao Chang is the author of EsotericKnowledge.me and OmniThought.org. For more content related to the article you just read, visit his websites and read his book titled Word Magic: The Powers & Occult Definitions of Words.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Teaser Tuesday
I loved them all. Each and everyone one of them. Some gave me more trouble than others, but I was strong enough to take them on. It wasn't easy keeping it a secret, I prefered the life I lived that no one knew about, but I also know if I wanted to enjoy it then I would have to keep quiet.
I had been watching her for weeks, and just like every Monday at 10PM she was walking her dog and setting her trash out for morning pick up. I had learned that night was the best time to watch them. No one around to nose around in your business. I would grab her garbage and sift through the until I found something worth reading. I needed to know what their lives were like, what they enjoyed doing, how many people would know if they were missing.
That was the key. Kidnapping... not killing. No one knew they died, no one knew I would keep them, hold them, torture them, until I was done. They remained on the Missing Persons Report, and always in a county I did not reside in. I always watched these mediocre people at work, seeing on the news that they left evidence behind. I remained clean, almost a bit neurotic, but it is what needed if you don't want to get caught.
And I don't want to get caught.
--Hope you enjoyed!--
Just incase you haven't noticed I'm at 499 followers! Thank you to all of you who support this blog! I couldn't have continued this far without you!! Contest soon to come!!! Just waiting for that one! Also I've been pre-occupied the last week and it's because of all the book reading I have going on!!! I just got my copy of Matched and hope to finish it soon!!
38 comments:
- Aubrie said...
Wow, what a great excerpt! I want to read the whole book to see if he gets caught in the end!
- Tue Jun 15, 06:41:00 AM
- Jessica Bell said...
Nope 500!!!! WOOOOOOT!!!!!
- Tue Jun 15, 06:42:00 AM
- Unknown said...
OK! New here...and not just "hooked" but number 500 as well! wow!
- Tue Jun 15, 06:42:00 AM
- Unknown said...
Aubrie - Thank you! I think everyone would like to know what happens to him in the end!
Jessica - AHHH! I can't flippin believe it!
Yay Zhush!!!! Thank you so much for making my 500th follower! I coudln't be happier!!! Thanks for stopping by! - Tue Jun 15, 06:46:00 AM
- Bethany Elizabeth said...
Creepy excerpt!Interesting voice for such a morbid situation - I loved it. :)
- Tue Jun 15, 06:50:00 AM
- JE said...
The Zhush made you 500! Sweet! Go girl!
~JD - Tue Jun 15, 07:12:00 AM
- Lindsay said...
I'm joining the chant "You are at 500!"
Great exerpt too. I can't wait to read the whole book.
I'm also a teeny bit jealous you are reading MATCHED. I can't wait to read it. Please tell me good things about it.:) - Tue Jun 15, 07:14:00 AM
- Summer Frey said...
Nice excerpt, Jen. Have you read or watched the Dexter Morgan series by Jeff Lindsay? You may want to (and not just because it's awesome).
Congrats on the 500, girl! - Tue Jun 15, 07:31:00 AM
- Melissa said...
Your at five hundred girl! Congratulations!!! Celebrate like crazy.
I was waiting for this excerpt (as you know I thought it was coming on monday) but wow! I really enjoy it. I also like that the killer is neurotic because that will make catching him all the more difficult.
This is a really intriguing snippet and I'm starting to wonder if you just like torturing me.... - Tue Jun 15, 07:46:00 AM
- Jaydee Morgan said...
Enjoyed your snippet - you have something good happening here! And congrats on reaching the 500 mark :)
- Tue Jun 15, 07:56:00 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
You've got 500 now!! Congrats Jen.
- Tue Jun 15, 08:20:00 AM
- TerryLynnJohnson said...
WOW! 500, but does not surprise me! Thanks for the excerpt. definitely intrigueing.
- Tue Jun 15, 08:32:00 AM
First, how do you come up with all these great ideas!! oh my. love your blog!
I think you are the cause of me sitting at Barnes and Noble for hours everyday, reading different things I never thought I'd enjoy. ha. You inspire me. :)
LOVE! - Tue Jun 15, 08:42:00 AM
- j.leigh.bailey said...
Okay, that was a little creepy. I don't know if I want to know more or if my dreams are safer if I don't!
By the way, I have an award for you at my blog! - Tue Jun 15, 08:57:00 AM
- Meredith said...
Congrats on 500! And I love this excerpt--so creepy that he goes through the trash of the people he kidnaps! I've got to be so careful about what I throw away now... :)
- Tue Jun 15, 08:58:00 AM
- Joanne said...
Congrats on 500! And great suspense in your excerpt. A few good twists thrown in, keeping us turning the pages!
- Tue Jun 15, 09:51:00 AM
- Christina Lee said...
ooooh, creepy...intriguing!
500 500 500!!!! - Tue Jun 15, 09:52:00 AM
- Creepy Query Girl said...
Ooooh, creepy excerpt! Congrats Fortune 500!!
- Tue Jun 15, 10:04:00 AM
- Karen Lange said...
Thanks for sharing the excerpt. Congrats on the followers! Yay:)
- Tue Jun 15, 10:13:00 AM
- Unknown said...
Congrats on reaching 500!
I linked to you on my blog today, inspired by Project Jen. - Tue Jun 15, 10:14:00 AM
- Crystal Cook said...
CONGRATS on 500!!! WOO HOO!!!
Love this excerpt, but e-gads Jen, he's totally creepy :) Good job with the creepiness, this book would make me sleep with the light on! - Tue Jun 15, 10:41:00 AM
- Theresa Milstein said...
I love that snippet!
Wow, you're at 500 followers now. Woo hoo! Congratulations!
I can't wait to hear about Matched. - Tue Jun 15, 11:55:00 AM
- Diane J. said...
Ooohh, eerie, it gave me chills. You hit a strong cord with the spying, but adding that he/she searches the trash to know more, ups the freaky factor. I can't wait to read it.
Yippee! You're at 500, whoohoo! - Tue Jun 15, 12:07:00 PM
- Guinevere said...
Interesting excerpt! Hope you love Matched - it looks interesting and I can't wait you read what you think of it. :)
- Tue Jun 15, 01:16:00 PM
- Unknown said...
lovely post happy tuesday enjoy
- Tue Jun 15, 01:24:00 PM
- Talli Roland said...
Whoa, scary stuff!
Congrats on being almost at 500 followers! That's amazing, Jen. But so well deserved! :) - Tue Jun 15, 01:37:00 PM
Congratulations on reaching 500 followers!
And oh, MATCHED! I really do hope to talk about it with you when you're done. :D :D :D
And I love your teaser. Terrifying and very well-written. You've captured the voice so, so well. :) - Tue Jun 15, 03:22:00 PM
- Vicki Rocho said...
500 followers! WOO HOO! Excited for you!
You better catch this guy or I'm never going out after dark again.
*shudder* - Tue Jun 15, 04:08:00 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
Congrats on the 500!
I enjoyed the snippet - although I'm not putting my garbage out at night anymore! - Tue Jun 15, 06:17:00 PM
- Kimberly Franklin said...
This was creeptastic!! Seriously gave me a little shudder. :)
- Tue Jun 15, 06:31:00 PM
Holy Jesus, 500 rockstars!
Your passage was nicely done! I loved how eerily creepy it was. I read and write a lot of things like that. >:D - Tue Jun 15, 06:58:00 PM
Jen, you got me wondering. What is going on??
Even the title has me hooked.
And congratulations on half a thousand followers! - Tue Jun 15, 08:24:00 PM
- Elizabeth Mueller said...
Ooh, that's creepy scary interesting stuff! Thank you so much for visiting my blog, now I can track you down and follow you! :D
- Tue Jun 15, 09:21:00 PM
- Eva said...
I see you broke 500 followers, congrats!!!
Ok so about The Collector... so creepy and so awesome. you have a talent for pulling the reader into the story. I am really curious as to how this story takes shape and I'm kicking my chair right now because I guess I have to wait until you post more :) Lol..
And also I'm jealous that you are reading Matched, I can't wait to pick it up once it comes out. - Tue Jun 15, 09:37:00 PM
- Wendy said...
Thanks so much for the comments on my blog! It was all so nice to hear! I can't wait to spend some time on yours when I'm fully awake. Just reading this excerpt makes me want more more more!
Glad to have found you! - Tue Jun 15, 09:43:00 PM
- Kris n' Kels said...
Wow, fantastic, it left me with goose bumps!!!
<3 Kelsey Leigh - Tue Jun 15, 11:28:00 PM
- Clara said...
Woawoawoa, that was so scary!!! Great work here Jen!!!
- Wed Jun 16, 12:28:00 AM
- Talei said...
Oh Jen, that last paragraph gave me the shivers, I'm going to watching outside my driveway when I put the rubbish out now...eek! Well done!
And 500 fantastic followers!! I think a celebration is in order! Go Jen! I'm so glad I found your blog! ;) - Wed Jun 16, 03:04:00 PM


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