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Hill Stations in Kerala
Much of kerala's exotic appeal is centred in the highland area of the Western Ghats. Rising to an average height of 1520 m, the tropical forests of the Ghats house is rich in flora and fauna. Not to speak of expansive, loamy plantations of tea, coffee, rubber and fragrant cardamom.
7kms from munnar, this idyllic hill station with its velvet lawns, exotic flora and fauna and the cool mountain air is a rare experience. The sita devi lake with its mineral waters and picturesque surroundings is a good picnic spot. The lake is also ideal for trout fishing.This gorgeous hill station symbolises nature in her pristine glory. The crisp and cool mountain air heavily laden with the fragrance of wild flowers and rare herbs is any nature lover's paradise. Irresistibly green slopes touching the sky at a thousand metres. Silent clusters of slender red and blue gum trees. A lovely, little lake hidden within the rolling hills. This is Devikulam.
Located in the hill ranges of Kerala 1600 m above the sea, where three mountain streams - Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala - come together. Munnar is a vision in green. Some of the highest tea estates in Kerala can be seen in Munnar, as the hills surrounding this scenic town are carpeted with tea bushes, spice plantations and greenery.There are also opportunities for nature walks, trekking and bird watching tours in Munnar. There are wild animals to spot, golf to be played, some trout fishing to be done. Trek through the green gardens and if lucky, you can even spot a pack of wild elephants, play a round of golf in the afternoon and engage your evenings doing some leisure fishing before lazing by the bonfire in the night and sipping a cup of fine Malayali tea. One can also visit the nearby tea museum, housing an interesting array of relics and artifacts from the past as well as several historic photographs and pieces of period furniture. Run by Tata Tea, this museum surely provides an insightful and educative experience to a layman.
This hillstation in the Western Ghats, located around 65 km from Thiruvananthapuram, is a picturesque getaway in Kerala. The green hills, with winding roads, pretty cottages, and an abundance of birds and butterflies flying through the spice plantations and tea estates, make it an idyllic Kerala tourism destination.Ponmudi (meaning the Golden Peak in Malayalam) is the least haunted by tourists and therefore the most peaceful of all Kerala hill stations. Embellished with rapids flowing over the road, and misty peaks thronged by an exotic vegetation, Ponmudi is a hiker's and trekker's paradise. Hike through the slopes of tea gardens to watch the pickers at work or fish in the emerald waters of the Kallar River to make the most of Ponmudi.
This is the district headquarters of Wayanad, is the only municipality in this hilly region. The town has hotels, bars, restaurants and shops, making it a convenient base to visit this place while at the same time enjoying these facilities. It is a small town surrounded by dense coffee plantations and mountains, is the headquarters of Wayanad district. The town is a major hub to all the tourist destinations in Wayanad.
It has standard hotel accommodations. It lies on the Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway (NH 212) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level and at 11.6 degrees latitude and 76.1 degrees longitude.
Sultan Bathery
This is a mid-sized town in Wayanad district of Kerala, India. It derives its present name from Tipu Sultan of Mysore who used the abandoned Jain temple here and used it as his battery here in the 18th century, hence the name Sultan's Battery.Old name of this town was Kidanganadu,because the presence of the Kidangans the tribes. Later, it came to be known as Sultan Bathery, the Malayalam version of its name. It is also known as Sultan's Battery of Wayanad district. Though the fort does not remain any more, the place is worth the visit for the famous Jain Temple. The place was previously known by the name of Sulthan's Battery. The town is the largest town in Wayanad District.The largest being the Taluk headquarters of Sultan Bathery .
It lies on the Kozhikode - Kollegal National Highway (NH 212) 98 km from Kozhikode town. It is 115 kilometers from Mysore and about 100 kilometers from Ooty (Udagamandalam). It is also connected with Nilambur. The people primarily depend on agriculture for a living. Sulthan Battery is situated at about 930 metres above mean sea level. One can find beautiful folded hills across the horizon. The climate is pleasant throughout the year. The town has the National Highway 212 passing through it. The town is the centre of tourism in Wayanad District. It has become a very popular destination among tourists from India's software valley.
This forms a part of a high hill range of what is otherwise known as Camel's Hump Mountains, a part of the Western Ghats. Most of the hill range falls in the Meppady Forest Range of South Wayanad Division, with some parts falling in the Thamarassery Range of Kozhikode Division. They are semi-contiguous with Nilgiris or Nilgiri Hills in Tamilnadu, separated by the Chaliyar Valley. The plateau of Wayanad lies on the eastern slopes of these hills and merges gradually with the Mysore plateau. The hill ranges are accessible by foot from Muthappanpuzha, near Anakkampoyil, a small town about 50 km from Kozhikode. About 6 km by foot from Muthappanpuzha on the way to Vellarimala hills is the waterfall called Olichuchattam.
It is situated 15 km from Thiruvambady. KSRTC Bus Services are available from Thiruvambady to Anakkampoyil and Muthappanpuzha. Swargam Kunnu is also situated here.Vellarimala - Swargam Kunnu - Olichuchattam - Marippuzha - Muthappanpuzha Trucking is available.Now road is available from Thiruvambady to Marippuzha. This block of compact high mountains is floristically and faunistically similar to the Nilgiri Hills. The tallest peak in this range is called Vavul Mala. At an altitude of 2339m, it is the tallest of the Western Ghats to the north of Nilgiri Hills.
Located 915 m above sea level, at a distance of around 40 km from Kumily in Idukki district of central Kerala, this beautiful hill station in the Western Ghats is known for its green landscape. Clouds drop gently on the peaks that flank the verdant slopes of Peerumedu. Rich with mile upon mile of plantations falling away in precise steps. The green slopes of the region are also the perfect place for newly weds to be if they are keen on a honeymoon in Peerumedu. Surrounded by rich plantations of tea, coffee, cardamom, rubber and eucalyptus, the entirety of Peerumedu is enveloped with a fragrance that is heady and delightfully intoxicating!
Thrissanku and Peeru Hills
Located 4 km from Peermede, half a km from Kuttikanam. The landscape here is breathtaking with rolling hills and a gentle breeze caressing. A perfect spot to un wind and to go for long walks.. The spectacular view of the sunset and sunrise from these hills is simply awesome. Thrissanku is perfect spot to go for a long walk. The landscape here is breathtaking with rolling hills and a gentle breeze caressing. The amazing view of the sunset and sunrise from these hills is simply awesome. . Peeru Hills is true haven for trekkers and picnickers.
Echo Point
Located 13 km from Munnar, Echo Point is a popular adventure tourism destination. Trekking and nature walks are popular activities in this scenic destination with beautiful views of the green hills. The scenic place gets its name from natural echo phenomenon. Visitors can enjoy by making howl against the reservoir, nature will answer with an echo. This nature response to a human call can not be seen anywhere else in Kerala. Climate is pleasant,cool and misty,though heavy showers are common between June-september which gives it a very fresh feel. An excellent place, especially for young travelers to disembark for a while, yell out and listen to your voice coming back to you!
Located at a distace of 16 km from Nedumkandam on the Thekkady-Munnar Road, Ramakalmedu is a beautiful hill station, which offers fresh mountain air and pleasant views of gentle hills all around. Rolling green hills and the fresh mountain air make Ramakalmedu and enchanting retreat. The hilltop also offers a panoramic view of Tamilnadu towns.The sight is even wonderful if you could stay there till dusk and see all these towns lighted. It�s still beholds the virginity of the mountains and forest as there is not much encroachments by the humans other than the few settlers who came just after the formation of the State. During Monsoon, it is mostly raining with strong winds and evenings are colder. Trecking becomes more adventurous and rain gives the forest and mountain more colour and beauty, it�s really marvelous to see the rain (probably to have a rain dance) on the mountains of Ramakkalmedu. From November to February it�s like a paradise with beautiful sunshine.
Wayanad Hill Station
Luxuriant plantations of coffee, tea, cardamom, pepper and rubber stretch over the hills of Wayanad as far as the eye can see., With the fast-flowing rivers- Panamaram, Mananthavady and kabini- cutting across the undulating panorama and lending picture-postcard look to the whole region. The literary society endorses that Wayanad has derived its name from the words 'Vayal Nadu' - meaning, the village of paddy fields. Previously the region was ruled by the Rajas of the Veda tribe and later by the Pazhassi Rajahs of Kottayam royal dynasty.
Edakkal Caves
The two rock vaves at Ambukuthy Hills, 12 kms south of Sultan Battery (travel time: 20 min), contain ancient carvings and pictorial writings with human and animal figures in peculiar headers along with geometric form and symbols.They speak of a highly civilized people at an early centre of human habitation. . What makes it a cave to the ordinary observer is the fact that in the other portion of the large cleft, an enormous rock, weighing several tonnes, has fallen forming a roof over a large part of it. The caves, located on an ancient route connecting the high ranges of Mysore to the ports of Malabar, are a source of mystery to archeologists. Though the origins of the engravings in the cave (generally depicting images of tribal kings, queens, elephant, deer and wheeled carts) are still unknown, but they are attractive enough to entice a visitor. The cave immortalises the memory of a tribe that hunted in the forests, tamed and bred animals, and farmed on the hill sides.
At just 32 kms from Mananthavady (travel time; 1 hour ), the eye-catching backdrop of Brahmagiri hills lend an idyllic charm to Thirunelly where the Vishnu Temlple touched by the soothing streams of Papanasini provides eternal bliss to the searching pilgrim. It is popular for two things � pilgrimage and tourism. To be a bit more specific , the ancient temple at Thirunelli is known for rites that is offered to the departed souls. Also for tourism, it�s a birder�s delight and trekker�s paradise . The temple is located on to of a hill that is surrounded by mountain ranges all around. In other words the temple sits hidden in the middle of a secluded forest . The temple faces east where sun raises over the Udayagiri range.
Pookot Lake
With its own dream-like serenity, this natural fresh water lake surrounded by meadows and trees on all sides is a heaven for peace-seeking travellers. You'll find it on your way from Calicut half an hour ahead of kalpetta. It is a natural fresh water lake surrounded by evergreen forests and rolling hills. Boating in the Pookot Lake is a memorable experience. Tall trees and dense forests that line along the pathway around the lake provide a visual treat. A freshwater acquarium with a large variety of fish is an added attraction. Tourists can also avail of boating facilities, to enjoy the serene waters of the enchanting lake. A children park and a shopping centre for handicrafts and spices are some of the few attractions of the region, providing recreational facilities to the visitors.
Historically important as the last resting place of Pazhassirajah who fought a guerilla war against the British. It is a small town on the banks of Mananthavady Puzha a tributary of the Kabini River in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. This area was ruled by the Pazhassi dynasty and the tomb of Pazhassi Raja is an important heritage site located in the heart of the town. Valiyoorkavu is a small temple that is located around 3 km from the town and this is one of the most important temples in the area, especially among the tribal people and many tribes congregate in this place.
Nelliyampathy Hill Station
Located just 75 km from Palakkad and at an altitude of 467m to 1572m above sea level. Nelliyampathy has immense trekking potential. This place is also known for its rich plantation of spices and coffee as well as its rich evergreen forests. Nelliyampathy perhaps the loveliest of the un-spoilt hill stations of Kerala. The best time to take a tour to Nelliyampathy is from April to September. Estates of tea, coffee, orange and cardamom dot the ranges. The ranges here consist of a chain of ridges cut offf from one another by valleys. The highest peak is Nellikota. The forest contains teak of extraordinary height and girth.
Vagamon, at an elevation of 1100 m above the sea level is at an accessible distance of 100 km from Cochin and 60 km from Kottayam. It is a paradise for the seekers of peace and tranquility and abundance of nature. The hill station is surrounded by tea estates and will soon become India's foremost Eco-Tourism Projects. The hill station is a amalgamation of natural beauty, religious mysticism and colonial legacies. Vagamon is surrounded by three chain of hills, namely, Thangal hill, Murugan hill and Kurisumala.This enchanting hill station is dotted with tea gardens and meadows.This is one of India's foremost eco-tourism projects. The breeding centre Kerala Livestock Board is located here.Vagamon hill station is comprised of a beautiful series of hillocks, valleys and cascading waterfalls that make it the ideal getaway for tourists. Take a walk along the narrow, mist covered zigzag roads that wind up the hills and experience true bliss. For adventure seekers, there is an option of trekking, para gliding or rock climbing. The hill station has a chain of 3 beautiful hills called Thangal hill, Murugan hill and Kurishumala that give an enchanting feel to this beautiful hill station. So visit Vagamon hill station to experience eternal bliss and peace of mind. The peaceful surroundings with cool and soft breeze blowing across the valley makes it a perfect place for meditation.
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Day 0: Potrero Regional Park, California, USA
By Dana on September 6, 2010
This morning we will rendezvous at the beautiful Potrero Regional Park 45 miles east of San Diego in California at an elevation of 2300′. Today we will cross the border as a group into Tecate, Mexico and Baja Amigos will guide you through the Tourist Permit process. On return to the campground, everyone will receive an orientation prior to your 45 day Mexican Baja Adventure. Later Lisa & Dan will host a wine & cheese so everyone can get acquainted....read more
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DAY 1 & 2: Tecate & Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
By Dana on September 5, 2010
Today we are off to Ensenada. We cross at Tecate driving briefly on Hwy 3 before turning on Hwy 2 Toll, then onto Corridor 2ooo before entering onto Hwy 1 Toll prior to entering Ensenada. This takes s westward along the Mexican/American border, then south along the eastern perimeter of Tijuana before turning onto the breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean....read more
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DAY 3 & 4: El Pabellon-Lazaro Cardenas
By Dana on September 4, 2010
Today we continue our southward journey that take us through the communities Santos Tomas, San Vicente, Colonet, Vicente Guerrero, San Quintin and Lazaro Cardenas . Our final destination will be a campground adjoining the beach south of Lazaro Cardenas. This area of Baja is known for farming and miles and miles of sand dunes. This campground can be a little cool and windy, but you are sure to enjoy the ocean air....read more
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DAY 5: Catavina
By Dana on September 4, 2010
Today we are off to Rancho Santa Inez in the community of Catavina. This will take us through El Rosario where the highway ended prior to construction of Mex 1 in 1973. This campground is located in the heart of the Catavina Boulder Fields and its impressive and unique Sonoran Desert vegetation includes Cirios cactus....read more
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DAY 6: Guerrero Negro
By Dana on September 3, 2010
Today's drive will take us past the junction to Bahia de los Angeles, through Jesus Maria to Guerrero Negro. This is our favourite place to view California Grey Whales when in season, January thru march. Even for non-boaters it is an experience of a lifetime and well worth any anxieties you may have (spoken by a non-boater)....read more
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DAY 7: San Ignacio
By Dana on September 2, 2010
Today is a shorter drive taking us into the middle of the desert through Vizcaino before arriving into the a beautiful date palm oasis of San Ignacio. San Ignacio has a population of about 4000 and is home to the magnificent Mission of San Ignacio. The site for the original mission was founded in the Cochimi settlement of Kadakaaman in 1728 by Jesuit missionary Juan Bautista Luyando....read more
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DAY 8-10: Bahia Concepcion
By Dana on September 1, 2010
Another short drive to Bahia Concepcion, a very popular RV destination for many Snowbirds with twelve (12) beach campgrounds. Bahia Concepcion (23 miles long) is the largest bay in Baja and is located a short drive south of Mulege....read more
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DAY 11-13: Loreto
By Dana on August 31, 2010
Our short drive today takes us to the town of Loerto. Loreto is the birthplace of California, as it was the first permanent settlement anywhere in the Californians, including the U.S. state to the north. Loreto was the capital of both California's' for 132 years and was a sleepy village where summer's heat made for a laid-back pace for locals and visitors....read more
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Day 14 & 15: El Centenario
By Dana on August 30, 2010
Today will be a longer driving day as we are now headed inland thru the farming belt of Baja that includes Ciudad Insurgentes and Constitucion on our way Campestre Maranatha located in El Centenario. On arrival you will be able to check your Wi-Fi, perhaps go for a dip or have a coffee and sticky bun at the Café Equisto located in the RV Park....read more
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DAY 16-18: Tecolote
By Dana on August 28, 2010
We will leave early this morning and drive to Playa El Tecolote where we will spend some serious beach time. Our journey will take us through La Paz where we will grocery up for our boon docking (dry camping)....read more
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DAY 19: Rancho Verde
By Dana on August 27, 2010
Our short trip today will bring us to the beautiful Rancho Verde RV Haven located on a 3100 Acre Ranch in the Sierra de la Laguna Mountains. We will pass through the towns of both Los Barriles on the ocean and San Bartolo in the mountains. In Rancho Verde you can enjoy hot sunny days and cool nights with gorgeous vistas and sunsets. There are miles of trails for hiking on and around the ranch and next door you can rent horses. The bird watching here is fantastic!...read more
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DAY 20-23: Los Barriles
By Dana on August 26, 2010
Today is a short drive as we continue on Hwy 1 our drive and return to the Sea of Cortez and Los Barriles and the Baja Sunrise RV Park. Spanish for "The Barrels," Los Barriles was given this name by early Spanish explorers and later a common stop for sailors from all countries to refill their drinking reserves from spring water, a valuable commodity on Baja....read more
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Day 24: Pescadero
By Dana on August 25, 2010
(168 km/104 miles)
Today we complete the drive around the East Cape and begin our journey northward along the Pacific Ocean on the western side of the Cape traveling along Hwy 19 to Pescadero. This allows us to stop at the Blanket Factory and later treat you to dinner at La Pasadita, one of our favourite Baja eateries. The next day the Caravan heads into Todos Santos (all saints) where you will have an opportunity to visit the famed "Hotel California" and this very popular town designated as a "Pueblo Magico"....read more
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DAY 25 & 26: La Paz
By Dana on August 24, 2010
Today we have a short jaunt along the completed and divided 4 lane freeway and we've now completed the southern loop having returned to La Paz which is (Spanish for "The Peace") and the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.
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DAY 27: Puerto Escondido
By Dana on August 22, 2010
We have a longer drive today but well worth it! we will dry camp in a National Park on the Sea of Cortez at Puerto Escondido , what could be more enjoyable? We will have access to WiFi, laundry & showers and a mini-super. We have an optional dinner planned at Porto Bello tonight, our friend Pedro Lopez has an excellent restaurant
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DAY 31-32: Mulege
By Dana on August 19, 2010
Today we have a very short drive to Mulege, yet another date palm oasis. The name Mulege is derived from the Cochimi language meaning "Large ravine of the white mouth." In 1705 a mission was established which they christened Santa Rosalia de Mulege. The beautiful stone building that replaced the original still stands overlooking the river....read more
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Day 33: Guerrero Negro
By Dana on August 18, 2010
Today well return to Guerrero Negro and a different campground which includes a unique restaurant and good WiFi, also a good place to collect shells! Due north from Guerrero Negro is Malarrimo Beach, famous for it's spectacular beachcombing....read more
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DAY 34 & 35: Bahia De Los Angeles
By Dana on August 17, 2010
Today we will spend most of the day driving as we retrace our steps northward, our day includes a lunch stop in Jesus Maria. Our final leg is from the junction on Mex 1 where we will take a paved road 68 km down to the Sea of Cortez and the sleepy fishing village of Bahía de los Ángeles ("Bay of Angels"). We will spend 2 full days in one of the most scenic spots in Baja California. This will be dry camping as we will be staying in the abandoned Brisa Marina RV Park....read more
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Day 36: Catavina
By Dana on August 16, 2010
Today we return to Rancho Santa Inez in the community of Catavina as we continue to retrace our steps northward. After lunch we will make a short hosted on-tour excursion to cave paintings that are over 7,000 years old....read more
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Day 37: Vicente Guerrero
By Dana on August 15, 2010
Northward we must go! Today we drive will take us to the Posada Don Diego RV Park in Colonia Vicente Guerrero, a bustling agricultural town straddling the Transpeninsular highway. Here Baja Amigos will host your final Mexican dinner at the Baja Fiesta Restaurant who have good Wi-Fi and excellent food. Tomorrow is the final full day of your Mexican adventure....read more
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DAY 38: Valley of Guadalupe
By Dana on August 13, 2009
This is the final leg of our journey and we will take a different route back to Tecate. After leaving Ensenada we will head northeast on Hwy Mex 3 where an extensive re-pavement project has been underway since the Spring of 2010....read more
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On the Road in Baja
By Dana on July 10, 2009
Wonderful pictures of some of the places you will visit on your Baja Amigos RV Caravan....read more
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A Taste of Baja
By Dana on July 8, 2009
This video provides a taste of what you can see on a Baja Amigos RV Caravan Tour. The video is set to the music of ABBA, Estoy Soñando....read more
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Driving Baja
By Dana on July 8, 2009
This slide show provides a glimpse of the stunning beauty and vistas you will experience while driving on the Baja. This video is set to the music of Jesse Cook, the song is Vamos....read more
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Baja Sea Lions
By Dana on July 8, 2009
Kayaking near La Paz in Baja Sur, Sea of Cortez we encountered playful Sea Lions. We were camping on the beach at Pichilingue....read more
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On the 29th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre
by Seham, Mondoweiss
"The following morning, at 11:30 a.m. on Friday 17 September, General Drori ordered the militiamen to stop their operation, but after a further meeting with Phalangist officers the Israelis agreed to let them remain in the camps until the following day. Hobeika was also given permission to use two battalions of fresh troops and in the afternoon another force of militiamen entered the camps where they began a new round of killing. The Israeli commander in Beirut, General Yaron, has since admitted that, in spite of the fact that Israeli officers had known for several hours that the massacres were taking place, the Phalangists were allowed to call up reinforcements and remain in the camps for a further thirty-six hours. The militiamen rampaged around Sabra and Shatila until Saturday morning killing indiscriminately: nurses were raped by the killer gangs and then shot, children were scalped, patients from two hospitals were dragged from their beds and knifed to death. The Phalangists left most of their victims where they killed them, in their homes or in the streets, but some of them borrowed Israeli bulldozers and tried to cover up their deeds by shovelling corpses into mass graves. Because some of the victims were taken away and never seen again, and because it was decided not to open up some of the graves, it will never be known how many people were butchered. But perhaps as many as 2,000 people were killed and not even Sharon can pretend that these were the 'terrorists' he was allegedly looking for."
"On the morning of 18 September, Morris Draper, another of President Reagan's envoys dispatched to Beirut, sent a message to Sharon alleging Israeli responsibility: 'You must stop the massacres. They are obscene. I have an officer in the camp counting the bodies. You ought to be ashamed. They situation is rotten and terrible. They are killing children. You are in absolute control of the area, and therefore responsible for that area.' But the responsibility was greater than Draper suggested. On 15 September Israeli troops had surrounded Sabra and Shatila. They were never more than 300 yards away from the camps and sometimes as close as 50 yards. Moreover, Israeli soldiers were on the roof of the Kuwait embassy nearby and could see what was happening in both camps. There is a mass of evidence to show that the Israelis knew that a massacre was in progress by Thursday evening but did nothing to stop it until Saturday morning."
"There is further evidence which indicates the extent of Israel's complicity in the massacre. The discovery in one of the camps of an Israeli sergeant's identity tag does not prove that he actually took part in the killing but it is significant that the Israeli army did not allow him to appear before the Israeli Commission of Enquiry. More importantly, the Israelis were prepared to assist their Phalangist allies in a number of different ways: they lent bulldozers so that the killers could bury some of the dead; they fired flares throughout the night of 16 September–at a rate of two a minute according to one Israeli soldier — so that the killers could see what they were doing; worst of all, they prevented civilians from fleeing and forced those who tried back into the camps."
All excerpts were from: Gilmour, David. Lebanon, The Fractured Country. New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc. 1983, pages 174-176
Sabra, Shatila massacre anniversary commemorated
Mariam Saleh, Press TV, Beirut
The Sabra and Shatila massacre which was reportedly carried out by Phalange militia men with Israeli assistance and cover went on from September 16th to the 18th of 1982. Hundreds of people including women and children were either stabbed or shot to death.
International sources estimated the number of casualties to be 800; while local counts through the families of the victims say the number was more than 3000 Palestinian and Lebanese civilians killed and many missing.
Kamal Maruf's son Jamal is still missing to this day after the militia men handed him over with a group of young men to the Israeli army which was occupying Beirut at the time.
The various foreign activists, many of whom commemorate this event every year say they are expressing their solidarity with the Palestinians and their humane anger at the Israeli policies.
The Palestinian ambassador to Beirut told Press TV that Israel and the US's opposition to an independent Palestinian state will not depress the Palestinians from calling for the right to return to a sovereign country.
The perpetrators have never been punished. In 2001 a law suit was filed in Belgium by the survivors of the massacre and relatives of the victims. They accused Ariel Sharon who was the then minister for military affairs of being personally involved in the killings. Although the case was won, US interference led the Belgian Parliament to gutting the universal jurisdiction law.
At first Israel had denied it conspired in the massacre, yet as a result of international condemnation, Israel had reportedly conducted an investigation into the massacre known as the Kahan Commission which concluded in February 1983 that Israel bore part of the "indirect responsibility" for the massacres.
On September 24, 2003, Belgium's Supreme Court dismissed the war crimes case against Ariel Sharon, since as it said" none of the plaintiffs had Belgian nationality at the start of the case."
Palestinians believe that the sabra and Shatila massacre was part of the Israeli policy to try and cancel the memory of Palestine from the hearts and minds of Palestinian refugees all over the world and discourage any Arab support on that issue; however Palestinians say the call for the right to return is louder than ever.
Remember Sabra and Shatila
By Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine, Sydney
Between 16-18 September 1982, during the civil war in Lebanon, the Sabra and Shatila massacre took place in the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon. Palestinian and Lebanese civilians were massacred in the camps by Christian Lebanese Phalangists while the camp was surrounded by the Israel Defense Force. In that period of time, Israel was at war with the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in Lebanon, and Israeli forces occupied Beirut and controlled the Palestinian refugee camps and the entrances to the city. Varying reports at the time numbered victims of the massacre from 800 up to 3500.
An Israeli Government inquiry in 1983, the Kahan Commission, found that the Israeli military were completely aware of the massacre taking place and did nothing to stop it. The Commission therefore regarded Israel as bearing part of the "indirect responsibility" for the massacre, and Ariel Sharon, as the highest military leader at the time, as bearing personal responsibility for the massacre for not preventing the Lebanese Phalangist militia from entering the camps.
CJPP commemorates 29 years since this horrendous and sad episode in Palestinian history.
For more information and photos of the Sabra and Shatila, watch several videos on the following link:


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Brian Roberts is known for his three point shooting, but it's not his only skill.
Towards the beginning of free agency, I did a piece about the landscape of the Hornets roster and how they needed to improve. One of the biggest aspects that I touched on was the lack of depth in their backcourt rotation. Since that piece, Charlotte made waves around the basketball world by signing controversial guard Lance Stephenson to a 3 year/$27 million deal which elevated their depth at the wing position. Another crucial aspect of improvement for the Hornets was with their backup point guard spot. Since the departure of Ramon Sessions, the Hornets struggled to find any consistency at that position when Kemba Walker took a breather.
In an attempt to fix this issue, the Hornets signed journeyman point guard Brian Roberts to a two-year, $5.5 million deal. Despite entering his 3rd season in the NBA, the 6'1 Roberts is a 28-year-old vet who spent four seasons toiling through Europe before landing a spot with the New Orleans Hornets during 2012-13 season.
Since his NBA arrival, Roberts has been able to be productive while also falling under the radar of the national landscape. During his two seasons with New Orleans, Roberts developed a little niche as an above-average offensive player because of his ability to score from the majority aspects of the court. However, Roberts' bread and butter is his proficiency as a perimeter shooter. In 2013-14, Roberts shot 36% from beyond the arc, good enough for fifth place had he played for the Bobcats last year.
Besides his skills from the perimeter, Roberts has showcased that he has the ball-handling abilities and quickness to work his past his opposition and penetrate to the rim. Despite the fact that he's not really that solid when he's working around the rim, Roberts is able to get to the free-throw line on a consistent basis. Last season, Roberts had around 3 FTA's (free throw attempts) per 36 minutes. While that may not be too impressive, Roberts held the honor as having the best free throw percentage (92%) in the NBA.
Roberts' work as a distributor has gone unnoticed, buried by his three point shooting ability. But it shouldn't be ignored. While his base or per 36 minute stats aren't too impressive, Roberts is able to use his aforementioned quickness and ball-handling skills to work inside the paint and push it out to a teammate. As evidence by the video below, Roberts has a natural passing instinct which allows him to read the opposition and to kick it out to an open teammate. In addition to his ability to find an open teammate, Roberts is extremely good at keeping the ball out of the oppositions hands. During the 2013-14 season, Roberts had a 2.36 Ast/TO ratio which is pretty comparable to Kemba Walker (2.63) and Damian Lillard (2.40)) among other point guards.
While Roberts' offensive game is more complete than given credit for, his abilities on the other end of the court are extremely questionable. Many have legitimate questions about how well his speed and quickness actually translate on defense. Despite being able to get into position, the opposition is regularly able to work past Roberts with ease on a consistent basis.
Roberts also struggle with pick and roll situations, specifically, reading sets and deciding whether to go over or under a screen.
His issues defending the pick and roll and perimeter have the potential to be troubling for the second unit defense. With that in mind, Charlotte has definitely had worse perimeter defenders (i.e Luke Ridnour) leading their backcourt so it isn't a complete disaster. The continued influx of front-court depth should be able to hide some of these issues, but Roberts will still need to find a way to improve as a perimeter defender.
Besides his issues as a defender, Brian Roberts is a solid addition to the Hornets roster. His skills on the perimeter should positively improve Charlotte's 2nd unit, which has lacked a consistent three-point threat since Ben Gordon barked back at Mike Dunlap during the 2012-13 season.


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Today we're proud to officially launch Depsy, an open-source webapp that tracks research software impact.
We made Depsy to solve a problem: in modern science, research software is often as important as traditional research papers–but it's not treated that way when it comes to funding and tenure. There, the traditional publish-or-perish, show-me-the-Impact-Factor system still rules.
We need to fix that. We need to provide meaningful incentives for the scientist-developers who make important research software, so that we can keep doing important, software-driven science.
Lots of things have to happen to support this change. Depsy is a shot at making one of those things happen: a system that tracks the impact of software in software-native ways.
That means not just counting up citations to a hastily-written paper about the software, but actual mentions of the software itself in the literature. It means looking how software gets reused by other software, even when it's not cited at all. And it means understanding the full complexity of software authorship, where one project can involve hundreds of contributors in multiple roles that don't map to traditional paper authorship.
Ok, this sounds great, but how about some specifics. Check out these examples:
- GDAL is a geoscience library. Depsy finds this cool NASA-funded ice map paper that mentions GDAL without formally citing it. Also check out key author Even Rouault: the project commit history demonstrates he deserves 27% credit for GDAL, even though he's overlooked in more traditional credit systems.
- lubridate improves date handling for R. It's not highly-cited, but we can see it's making a different kind of impact: it's got a very high dependency PageRank, because it's reused by over 1000 different R projects on GitHub and CRAN.
- BradleyTerry2 implements a probability technique in R. It's only directly reused by 8 projects—but Depsy shows that one of those projects is itself highly reused, leading to huge indirect impacts. This indirect reuse gives BradleyTerry2 a very high dependency PageRank score, even though its direct reuse is small, and that makes for a better reflection of real-world impact.
- Michael Droettboom makes small (under 20%) contributions to other people's research software, contributions easy to overlook. But the contributions are meaningful, and they're to high-impact projects, so in Depsy's transitive credit system he ends up as a highly-ranked contributor. Depsy can help unsung heroes like Micheal get rewarded.
Depsy doesn't do a perfect job of finding citations, tracking dependencies, or crediting authors (see our in-progress paper for more details on limitations). It's not supposed to. Instead, Depsy is a proof-of-concept to show that we can do them at all. The data and tools are there. We can measure and reward software impact, like we measure and reward the impact of papers.
Given that, it's not a question of if research software becomes a first-class scientific product, but when and how. Let's start having the conversations about when and how (here are some great places for that). Let's improve Depsy, let's build systems better than Depsy, and let's (most importantly) start building the cultural and political structures that can use these systems.
For lots more details about Depsy, check out the paper we're writing (and contribute!), and of course Depsy itself. We're still in the early stages of this project, and we're excited to hear your feedback: hit us up on twitter, in the comments below, or in the Hacker News thread about this post.
Depsy is made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
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At Ball State, you may obtain a MA in school psychology after the completion of 30 credit hours of approved course work. However, this level of training does not prepare you for certification as a school psychologist in Indiana.
To be eligible to obtain a school psychologist license in the state of Indiana, you must complete a master's, specialist, or doctoral degree in school psychology with a minimum of 60 semester hours from an institution regionally accredited to offer such a degree. In order to be eligible for licensure through Ball State University, students must complete all course requirements (73 semester hours). Because of the number of hours required, most students elect to obtain either an educational specialist (EdS) or doctoral degree (PhD).
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WALTON – It's not a bird or a plane, but if you live here, it could be a helicopter if a proposed zoning amendment is approved.
Walton has requested the Boone County Planning Commission consider a zoning text amendment that would allow emergency medical transport helicopter bases/helipads as a permitted use in a Commercial 2 zone.
According to a staff report by Director Of Zoning Services Kevin Wall, the proposed text would allow a helipad when located immediately adjacent to a public emergency care ambulance or fire department station and would be used exclusively to transport emergency care patients. The text also allows for facilities like an office, hangar and parking.
The planning commission had a public hearing March 5 on the proposed amendment but no comments were made either for or against the proposal.
The request stems from a proposal of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center's Air Care and Mobile Care.
According to information provided by Matt Gunderman, clinical manager for Air Care & Mobile Care, the goal is to establish an air care emergency helicopter base in Walton, adjacent to the Walton Fire Protection District's station, "pending zoning, land purchase, financing and operational considerations."
A hangar and office will house one operating aircraft, occasionally a second backup aircraft, room for an ambulance to transport the flight crew by ambulance if weather is unsafe for flight, two pilots, one aviation mechanic and four to six clinical crew members.
Walton Mayor Mark Carnahan told the planning commission it would be a "good fit" in Walton.
Gunderman told the planning commission air care has been providing service into this area since 1984. In 2012 and 2013, it received 126 requests for a helicopter response to accident scenes in Boone County alone.
UC will not only continue to support Boone County, he said, but the entire region.
"So, what we're really proposing is to continue what we're already doing by coming down here and helping pick up some of the most sick and critically injured patients, but we're proposing to do that better than we've done it for the past 30 years by having shortened response times," Gunderman said.
Following the public hearing, he said Air Care & Mobile Care spent the past year "evaluating many other locations."
"Really, it's based on where we felt as though we would be closest to the patients we've been called to in the past and having a great relationship with Walton for so long, it really kind of pulled (plans) together very well," Gunderman said.
He told the planning commission response times could be reduced by six to eight minutes.
"And that is key," he said after the meeting. "What's going to effect the people of Boone County is shorter response times. But by having an aircraft that is now about 15 miles south of where it currently is, now we'll also be able to expand the reach of the patients we can get to even more quickly."
The planning commission could take action on the request at its next business meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at the Boone County Administration Building, 2950 Washington St., Burlington.
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Centanni's Market-Italian Deli and Imports, open for four years at 15 Campbell Ave. in Troy, has gone out of business, according to the store's voicemail greeting. I don't yet have details.
It was opened in November 2008, in a space occupied for more than half a century by Barna's Superette, by Troy resident Lynda Vadnais after a 20-year carer with National Grid. Centanni's was named after Vadnais' mother, according to a Times Union story about the opening.


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Having your car scrutinized at a car show or event can be nerve-racking and exciting at the same time, but nothing quite compares to having your car put through the rigorous judging process of the National Corvette Restorers' Society (NCRS). While we've never put a car through NCRS judging, one of our fellow Corvette enthusiasts on CorvetteBlogger recently put his 1972 Vette through the wringer at a judging event, and from the sounds of it, had quite the experience.
Judging by the NCRS is based on five different areas – chassis, mechanical, interior, exterior and operations. Each Corvette that goes through the judging process starts with a score of 4,500 points and maintains those points based on how authentic hundreds of parts on the car are. For every piece a NCRS judge finds on a Corvette that doesn't meet as-delivered standards for that model year, points are taken away to create a final score. This score then determines if your car has earned one of many awards able to be obtained from the NCRS, like the Top Flight and Duntov Mark of Excellence awards.
Recently, CorvetteBlogger's Steve Burns experienced this process during the annual NCRS Michigan Chapter judging meet. Although he wasn't sure how it would go, the NCRS judging went impeccably with Burns' Stingray receiving its Top Flight Award at the conclusion of the event.
To read Burns' full account of the experience, be sure to check out CorvetteBlogger.com. Who knows; maybe it'll inspire you to have your own Corvette judged at the next NCRS event in your area!


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So, the new instance, Halls of Reflection?
You know that part where the Lich King chases you?
I am SO going to FRAPS it and set it to this.
Just sayin'.
Seriously, that song was going through my head the entire time >_>
So, my 3.3 experience has been pretty good so far. Loving the new Misdirection. Loving the new Cower. Noticing that Wash is suddenly critting so much that I find myself wondering if Blizzard secretly snuck in pet scaling (at least for critical strike) and didn't tell anyone. If this is the case I may have to revise my talent spec to put at least one point in Invigoration to take advantage of it.
Loving the new LFG especially on my little alties. At this point I have little interest in Emblems of Frost or new gear, I'm just glad to be back in a world where people are hyped up about instances again! <3 P.S. For anyone curious, I have tested it, and Ferocious Inspiration and Culling the Herd do indeed stack.


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- Ears that protrude too dramatically from the side of the head.
- Asymmetrical ears.
The Procedure
- Outpatient procedure performed in our AAAHC accredited surgery center under local anesthetic.
- Incisions are located in the crease behind the ear and are very inconspicuous.
- Cartilage is gently reshaped then held in place with sutures.
- Sensation and ability to hear are maintained.
The Recovery
- A soft dressing is applied to the ears after surgery and remains in place for three days. An athletic headband is worn continuously for ten days and then at bedtime for at least three weeks.
- Sutures are removed around six days after your surgery.
- You can resume light activities the same or next day.
- Swelling is mild to moderate and peaks at two to three days and then disappears rapidly over the next three weeks.


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Mophie Juice Pack Plus for iPhone 5 review
As much as you try to conserve battery power on your Apple iPhone 5 the iPhone's battery will surely start crying out for more juice before you get the chance to recharge it. See: iPhone battery cases compared.
Mophie and others tackle this problem of low battery power with a range of battery back ups for the iPhone 5 and other smartphones.
Now read: Best iPhone battery cases of 2014
The most agile solution is the battery case – a protective case for the iPhone that includes a slim battery that you can switch over to when your iPhone starts dying on you.
Three battery cases for iPhone
Mophie has three such battery cases for the iPhone 5: Mophie Juice Pack Helium, Mophie Juice Pack Air and now the Mophie Juice Pack Plus. It has also announced a new battery case, the Mophie Space Pack, that has the battery boost of the Air and offers extra storage of up to 32GB.
The Mophie Juice Pack Plus is the iPhone 5 case with the largest battery charge: in technical terms, 2,100mAh compared to the Helium's 1,500mAh and the Air's 1,700mAh. In practical terms this translates, in Mophie's claims, as an extra 120 percent charge for the Plus, 100 percent for the Air, and 80 percent for the Helium. See: iPhone 5 review
That means that the Plus should be able to charge a dead iPhone battery right back up to full power again, and then up to 25 percent when that had been used up before requiring a recharge itself. See: iPhone case reviews.
Battery boost claims tested
With the Helium we found the claimed 80 percent recharge translated in real terms as closer to 70-75%. The Juice Pack Air's claimed 100% was more like 95%, so pretty close for both battery packs.
With the Mophie Juice Pack Plus we certainly managed a full 100% recharge in real-world tests, but couldn't get much more out of the battery case after that.
Mophie Juice Pack Plus design
The Plus is very like the Air in terms of design, with a top-quality feel and robust protective feel. It's slightly larger than the Air but the same weight (76g).
When you first slip the iPhone into the Juice Pack case you'll notice the extra bulk created by the battery, but after a day or two it just becomes natural to you. Yes, you've bulked up a super-slim smartphone, but that mobile will now last a couple of days between charges.
There are cutouts for the camera and the same covered button overlays for the Sleep/Wake, Ring/Silent and Volume buttons that we liked on the Air.
There's one caveat we'd add when comparing the Air and the Plus battery cases. While the button overlays worked perfectly on the Air we found the volume switch on the Plus was not as easy a fit as it is with the Air. That's why we've scored the Mophie Juice Pack Air higher in terms of build quality.
Like all battery cases for the iPhone 5 users with an angled headphone jack will need to use the supplied pass-through headphone extension. Most headphones, however, work fine with these cases.
The Mophie Juice Pack Plus is available in black, red and white colours.
Get your Mophie for less
The entry-level Mophie Juice Pack Helium for iPhone 5 costs £69.95 RRP – although if you buy direct from Mophie you can get it cheaper if the £/$ rate is in your favour. In mid July 2014 we found the Helium could be got for just over £50 including shipping from the US. The slightly chunkier mid-range Mophie Air will set you back closer to £90 RRP (or just £65 from Mophie in July 2014) but does offer a bigger battery boost. The top-of-the-range Plus costs £109.95 (or £76 direct), but we actually prefer the Air, which offers only slightly less battery power.
Mophie also makes a Juice Pack battery case for the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Mophie Juice Pack Plus for iPhone 5: Specs
- 2,100mAh battery case for Apple iPhone 5.
- 2,100mAh battery case for Apple iPhone 5.
We love the well-designed Mophie Juice Pack battery cases for Apple's iPhone 5 but have a couple of reservations about the Juice Pack Plus. Its battery didn't give much more than a full recharge in our tests, despite the claimed 120% boost. A full recharge is great, sure, but you'll get close to the same with the Juice Pack Air, which is £20 cheaper. The Air's volume Mute switch also worked better than that on the Plus. For many the Helium at £40 less than the Plus will be the easy choice but if we had to pick a battery case for the iPhone 5 it would be the Plus' middle brother the Juice Pack Air.
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|February 20, 2018
Daily Dose ArchiveHere you have my archive of most-recently-used "Daily Dose" verses.
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"Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever" (Hebrews 13:8).
"If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink" (Proverbs 25:21).
"Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all" (2 Thessalonians 3:16).
"Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant" (Malachi 2:14).
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God" (Colossians 3:1).
"Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him" (Proverbs 26:27).
"Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people" (Proverbs 14:34).
"Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge" (Proverbs 19:27).
"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD" (Psalm 27:14).
"And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments" (Exodus 20:6).
"Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:10).
"But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head" (Psalm 3:3).
"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good" (Romans 12:21).
"Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded" (Proverbs 13:13).
"In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death" (Proverbs 12:28).
"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you" (2 Corinthians 6:17).
"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest" (Joshua 1:9).
"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (Matthew 25:40).
"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might" (Ephesians 6:10).
"Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves" (Philipppians 2:3).
"Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:13).
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" (Matthew 7:7).
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you" (Ephesians 4:32).
"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee" (Deuteronomy 31:6).
"If ye love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15).
"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls" (Matthew 11:29).
"And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage" (Hebrews 2:15).
"I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety" (Psalm 4:8).
"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them" (Psalm 119:165).
"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6).
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1).
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:16).
"But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil" (Matthew 5:37).
"And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also" (Matthew 5:40).
"But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth" (Matthew 6:3).
"Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye" (Matthew 7:4).
"He that hath ears to hear, let him hear" (Matthew 11:15).
"But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister" (Matthew 20:26).
"And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant" (Matthew 20:27).
"And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt" (Matthew 26:39).
"What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder" (Mark 10:9).
"And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me" (Luke 9:23).
"In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink" (John 7:37).
"So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" (John 8:7).
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me" (John 14:1).
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John 14:27).
"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ" (Acts 2:36).
"Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof" (Romans 6:12).
"Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good" (Romans 12:9).
"Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God" (Romans 13:1).
"The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light" (Romans 13:12).
"Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying" (Romans 13:13).
"Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him" (Romans 14:3).
"One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind" (Romans 14:5).
"Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way" (Romans 14:13).
"Let not then your good be evil spoken of" (Romans 14:16).
"Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another" (Romans 14:19).
"Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification" (Romans 15:2).
"That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord" (1 Corinthians 1:31).
"According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon" (1 Corinthians 3:10).
"Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents" (1 Corinthians 10:9).
"Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king" (1 Peter 2:17).
"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:23).
"Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you" (2 Corinthians 13:11).
"Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart" (2 Timothy 2:22).
"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful" (Colossians 3:15).
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man" (Ecclesiastes 12:13).
"Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him" (Deuteronomy 13:4).
"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee" (Deuteronomy 31:6).
"Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none" (Ezekiel 7:25).
"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14).
"They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea" (Isaiah 11:9).
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee" (Isaiah 26:3).
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness" (Isaiah 41:10).
"For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee" (Isaiah 41:13).
"O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea" (Isaiah 48:18).
"But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy" (James 3:17).
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John 14:27).
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).
"Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you" (John 20:21).
"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell" (Matthew 10:28).
"Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows" (Matthew 10:31).
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Philippians 4:6).
"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:7).
"Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you" (Philippians 4:9).
"Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil" (Provers 3:7).
"The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace" (Psalm 29:11).
"Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it" (Psalm 34:14).
"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them" (Psalm 119:165).
"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1).
"If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men" (Romans 12:18).
"Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another" (Romans 14:19).
"Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen" (Romans 15:33).
"Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come" (Psalm 71:18).
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1).
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you" (Ephesians 4:32).
"For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end" (Hebrews 3:14).
"If ye love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15).
"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee" (Deuteronomy 31:6).
"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2).
"O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works" (Psalm 71:17).
"So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name" (Psalm 80:18).
"They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law" (Psalm 78:10).
"But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth" (Psalm 86:15).
"Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession" (Hebrews 4:14).
"By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God" (Hebrews 11:5).
"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14).
"Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name" (Psalm 86:11).
"I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety" (Psalm 4:8).
"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls" (Matthew 11:29).
"O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid" (Psalm 86:16).
"And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage" (Hebrews 2:15).
"Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you" (Hebrews 13:17).
"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:25).
"Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps" (Psalm 85:13).
"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6).
"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge" (Hebrews 13:4).
"For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins" (Hebrews 10:4).
"By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name" (Hebrews 13:15).
"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them" (Psalm 119:165).
"And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works" (Hebrews 10:24).
"Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly" (Hebrews 13:18).
"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them" (Hebrews 10:16).
"For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone" (Psalm 86:10).
"I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only" (Psalm 71:16).
"Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side" (Psalm 71:21).
"My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed" (Psalm 71:23).
"Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him" (Psalm 72:11).
"For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper" (Psalm 72:12).
"His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed" (Psalm 72:17).
"For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth" (Psalm 74:12).
"Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved" (Psalm 80:19).
"Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD" (Psalm 83:16).
"For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness" (Psalm 84:10).
"I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore" (Psalm 86:12).
"And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone" (Ephesians 2:20).
"Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart" (Ephesians 6:6).
"Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked" (Ephesians 6:16).
"And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence" (Colossians 1:18).
"For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night" (1 Thessalonians 5:2).
"Despise not prophesyings" (1 Thessalonians 5:20).
"Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" (Hebrews 1:3).
"Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they" (Hebrews 1:4).
"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him" (Hebrews 2:3).
"For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God" (Hebrews 3:4).
"While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation" (Hebrews 3:15).
"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin" (Hebrews 4:15).
"For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God" (Hebrews 7:19).
"And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest" (Hebrews 8:11).
"For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified" (Hebrews 10:14).
"Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water" (Hebrews 10:22).
"Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear" (Hebrews 11:3).
"But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city" (Hebrews 11:16).
"Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby" (Hebrews 12:11).
"So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me" (Hebrews 13:6).


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"To get the kinds of climatic conditions we have today, you need that increase in carbon dioxide. For anyone doubtful about the effect of human activity on global warming, that finding really is a 'smoking gun.'"
-- Warren Washington
Warren Washington could probably allay the concerns of even the last holdouts denying climate change who complain about climate scientists' heavy reliance on computer modeling. Washington, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), has devoted his life to creating increasingly precise and accurate computer models of Earth's climate. And the results of his labors have been phenomenal by any measure. It is not an exaggeration to say that Washington, a former head of the American Meteorological Society and an adviser to every president—Republican and Democrat alike—since Jimmy Carter, wrote the book on climate modeling: he is the coauthor of Introduction to Three-Dimensional Climate Modeling, the classic graduate-level text in the field.
"What people need to understand," he says, "is that these are not untested models scientists have dreamed up. They are based on actual meteorological data and known physics of the atmosphere and oceans. And we have spent many years refining the models by comparing them with observed data."
The process started decades ago, he explains, when scientists had only bulky mainframe computers to test their models for weather prediction. After entering several days' worth of weather measurements into their large mainframes, scientists would compare predictions against observed weather outcomes a few days later.
In that work, as in almost every facet of his life, Washington was a pioneer. As a boy he was fascinated by science, devouring biographies of Thomas Edison and George Washington Carver the way some kids read adventure stories. But as an African American, Washington had to fight against entrenched segregation throughout his early life. Despite his aptitude and passion for science, his high school guidance counselor steered him away from attending college, but Washington went anyway—one of only ten black students out of 4,000 enrolled at Oregon State. When he continued his studies, he was just the second African American in the United States to receive a Ph.D. in meteorology.
Washington's undaunted perseverance showed up pretty early on. Back in high school, for instance, when his science teacher wouldn't (or couldn't) tell him what made an egg yolk yellow, young Washington set about on his own to find out everything he could about chickens' diets until he traced the yolk's color to the sulfur they ingested in corn and seeds.
That rare blend of initiative and inquisitiveness was a requirement in a field as complex, uncharted, and exacting as the one Washington chose. When he started out, for instance, the room-sized computer he worked on, called the ALWAC, had to be painstakingly programmed using paper tape. Since then the computing power and the details built into climate models have increased exponentially, but the basic technique remains the same: first Earth, its oceans, and the atmosphere around it are divided into a grid of boxes. Into each box scientists enter real-world data about temperature, pressure, and other variables. These are then fed into complex equations based on many factors, including the physics of fluid dynamics, the chemistry of reactions, and various biological processes in such a way that the myriad data points interact with one another to simulate the movements of the atmosphere and oceans that create climate patterns.
Washington was a pioneer again in 1978, on a project with the U.S. Department of Energy, as one of the first scientists to use computer models to study the effects of carbon dioxide concentrations on global temperatures. By that time the computer models of weather were becoming so accurate that Washington and others realized they could use them to project climatic conditions many years into the future, looking not just at changes in weather patterns but at larger-scale changes in the climate. What they soon saw, with the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, he says, "was the threat of a dramatic warming trend."
Soon Washington's team at NCAR became one of the first to practice parallel computing, in which researchers use multiple computer processors simultaneously to break the program into modules so they can include more information about variables such as the effect of sunspots and volcanic eruptions as well as human factors, including greenhouse-gas emissions from fossil-fuel burning and from the tiny atmospheric particles that scientists call aerosols.
Today's supercomputers routinely have hundreds of processors to handle the billions of computations involved in running the latest versions of climate models. That change is also reflected in the burgeoning of the field itself. In the early days, Washington says, there were only a handful of groups making climate models, with five or six scientists in each group. Today more than 350 scientists might attend a meeting on some highly specialized aspect of the ever-evolving climate models, such as refining treatment of ocean processes or more accurately accounting for changes in soils, vegetation, and permafrost.
Washington stresses that today's climate models have been subjected to so many tests and trials over such a long period that scientists have a high level of confidence in their ability to project how the climate is likely to change when subjected to a range of highly specific scenarios. One such key test scientists have performed, he explains, is the so-called twentieth-century reconstruction, in which researchers start the computer model with data from 1850 and run it to the present, accounting for changes in heat-trapping emissions, volcanic activity, and a host of other variables. Only when the model is accurate enough to reproduce the climate features of the twentieth century will scientists use it to estimate possible future climate change.
As Washington explains, "The most important thing is not just that we can reproduce twentieth-century changes—which we can. It is that we can go back and rerun the calculations, changing just one thing at a time. In this way the model becomes useful not only for future projections but also for understanding what factors have the most influence on changes in the climate."
What comes out most clearly, Washington says, is that the model simply cannot reproduce today's temperature record when scientists remove the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide from fossil-fuel burning. "To get the kinds of climatic conditions we have today, you need that increase in carbon dioxide. For anyone doubtful about the effect of human activity on global warming, that finding really is a 'smoking gun.'"


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"Seven Day Jesus" (a.k.a. "7DJ" or "SDJ") was a Contemporary Christian Music rock band formed in Huntington, West Virginia in 1994. The band split in 1998, but they reunited for one show in 2004.
Seven Day Jesus was formed by childhood friends, singer and guitarist Brian McSweeney, rhythm guitarist Chris Beaty, bassist Wes Simpkins, and drummer Matt Sumpter. They began as a cover band, but soon began writing their own music.
Looking to break-out, the band released several albums, before being signed by 5 Minute Walk, an indie label in California. After releasing the critically acclaimed album (''Hunger'') in 1996, they were signed to Forefront. In 1998, after a change in line-up, they released their eponymous album and changed their style significantly. The album spawned several hits, but the band split shortly after.
Surprisingly, the band reunited in 2004 and played at Bleach's final live performance. The band released a live album soon after. There is no further news as to the future of the band. The album features two sets of songs from live performances in 1996 and 1998. McSweeney and Sumpter now play in the rock band M...


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