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Steve Kemp is the Executive Director of OpenPlan, an internationally focused consultancy specialising in urban and spatial planning. With over 30 years of professional experience, Steve's public and private sector work has enabled him to refine his approach, which is based on the idea that, at its core, planning is about managing change to achieve the best quality of life for people now and in the future.
As an experienced Project Director, Steve's international experience has been built on projects in the UK, North America, Central and Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. At OpenPlan, Steve has established a team of consultants who are committed to working with professionals and communities to evaluate the places in which they live and work, celebrate local cultures and distinctiveness and feel empowered to use planning as a tool to shape their futures.
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text: Meghan Markle was glaring at her love interest. She leaned forward, fury clear in her expression as she asked the question: Was it so hard to believe one of her parents was black? "You think," she spat, "this is just a year-round tan?" Portraits of Meghan Markle from eighth, ninth and 12th grades. From her childhood in Los Angeles to her acting career, Markle has said her "ethnically ambiguous" appearance shaped her identity. (John Dlugolecki/Contact Press Images) He stammered. She grimaced. The opening credits began to roll. It was just the scene of a television show, a few lines from the script of the law drama "Suits." But Markle would later describe it as something more: the moment she was no longer playing the role of "ethnically ambiguous." That was the description assigned to so many of the jobs for which she had auditioned. Others asked her to be white, like her father. Or black, like her mother. Finally, in "Suits," she'd been cast to play a character who was not one or the other — but both. "The choices made in these rooms," Markle would later write, "trickle into how viewers see the world, whether they're aware of it or not." Five years after that scene aired, this woman who was grateful just to have her biracial identity represented on cable television is about to step into one of the world's most glaring spotlights. On Saturday, she will marry His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales, better known as… [Read full story]

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Daily Brief: 2016.12.16
Norovirus outbreaks in the United States
According to recent reports, Montana has confirmed 12 outbreaks of norovirus since late September. These outbreaks have affected more than 250 people. The two most recent outbreaks in Montana have been documented at long term care facilities in Yellowstone county.
(Sources: Becker's, 9 News)
Norovirus is a very contagious and can infect anyone. An individual may become sick with norovirus following contact with an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces. The virus can cause inflammation of the stomach, intestines or both. This inflammation leads to have stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. These symptoms can be serious for some people, especially young children and older adults.
(Sources: Science Daily, ISDH)
Each year, it is estimated that, on average in the United states, norovirus causes 19–21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis. Furthermore, norovirus reportedly leads to 1.7 – 1.9 million outpatient visits, 400,000 emergency department visits, 56,000 – 71,000 hospitalizations and 570 – 800 deaths.
(Sources: CDC)
- Healthcare professionals are encouraged to follow hand-hygiene guidelines, and carefully wash hands with soap and water after contact with patients with norovirus infection
- Healthcare personnel should wear gowns and gloves when in contact with, or caring for patients who are symptomatic with norovirus
- Healthcare workers should routinely clean and disinfect high touch patient surfaces and equipment with an Environmental Protection Agency-approved product with a label claim for norovirus. (Source: CDC)


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DICE revealed today that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be receiving a new game mode called 'Onslaught.' This new mode introduces co-op gameplay into BC2.
In Onslaught matches, up to four players work together to complete objectives while fending off A.I. enemies. Leaderboards will track stats for individual players as well as squads. 'Onslaught' can be played on four maps from the competitive multiplayer modes - Valparaiso, Atacama Desert, Isla Inocentes, and Nelson Bay. They've been tweaked a bit to accomodate co-op, though.
It's not immediately clear whether you'll have to pay for this new content. Players who purchased new copies of BC2 received VIP codes that entitle them to free DLC. The codes are $15 extra for those who bought a pre-owned copy of the game. As we saw with Mass Effect 2, though, such a system doesn't rule out the possibility of premium DLC.
With regards to a PC release of the content, DICE had this to say:
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Yesterday, the City of Pittsburgh announced that its Paid Sick Days Act ("PSDA") will become effective on January 11, 2016. As we previously reported, the effective date is occurring 90 days after the Pittsburgh Office of the City Controller (the "Agency") posted the paid sick leave regulations and notice information for employers on its website.
This City of Pittsburgh is moving forward with the PSDA despite a lawsuit that was filed last month challenging the PSDA as unconstitutional and creating a financial hardship. The lawsuit was filed in the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas by several local businesses and trade groups. A similar lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trenton, NJ paid sick leave law was dismissed earlier this year. While there has been no resolution to this matter as of yet, we expect this case to move quickly, so stay tuned for further updates.
The PSDA requires that employers with 15 or more employees provide each eligible employee with one hour of paid sick time for every 35 hours worked in Pittsburgh by the employee, up to 40 hours (i.e., five days) of paid sick leave per year. Moreover, for the first year the PSDA is in effect, employers with fewer than 15 employees will be required to provide their employees with one hour of unpaid sick leave for every 35 hours worked in Pittsburgh, up to 24 hours (i.e., three days) of unpaid sick leave per year. After January 11, 2017, employers with fewer than 15 employees will be required to provide paid sick leave at the same accrual rate and up to the same 24-hour cap as set forth during the PSDA's inaugural year.
Beginning on January 11, 2016, employers must comply with the PSDA's notice and posting requirements. According to the Agency, employers must post two separate notices in an area that is easily accessible and visible for all employees to see. The first notice, titled "Pittsburgh Paid Sick Time," summarizes several substantive topics, including which employees are covered by the PSDA, how much sick time employees will accrue, when employees can use their accrued sick time, compensation for using sick time, employer options for requiring notice and doctor's notes, the PSDA's prohibition against retaliation, and employees' right to file a complaint for alleged violations of the PSDA. The second notice, titled "Notice to Employees," contains similar, although not identical, information. An employer's failure to comply with the PSDA's notice requirements may result in penalties of up to $100 for each violation.
Employers with operations in Pittsburgh should review their sick leave or PTO policies immediately to ensure that they meet at least the minimum requirements of the PSDA, including the above notice requirements, prior to January 11, 2016.


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from The Sons of the Law of One.com
This text is based on information channeled by Edgar Cayce, you may find it interesting to cross reference this information with Atlantis, The True Legend of the Fall, the story as told by Metatron
Over time, with the advent of civilization and technology, the divisions between the Adamic and pre-Adamic races became increasingly more apparent. Whereas the Adamic race held on to the belief in the one God who had specially created them, the preAdamic race refuted the belief in the existence of God, instead focusing on the acquisition of wealth and power - worshipping the creature rather than the Creator. As these differences became more and more clear, the world came to be divided into two basic divisions: the Sons of the Law of One, those who held to the belief in the one God as the Creator of the universe and of mankind, and the Sons of Belial, those who denied the existence of God and instead worshipped themselves. Cayce explained it thus: "In Atlantean land during those periods of early rise of sons of Belial as oppositions that became more and more materialized as the powers were applied for self-aggrandizement." This "self-aggrandizement" took the form of the accumulation of wealth and power into the hands of a very few, with the result being extreme social stratification, where perhaps only a few dozens or hundreds of beings ruled over millions of slaves. This situation, of course, was unacceptable to the Sons of the Law of One.
We find that in those periods there was not a laboring for the sustenance of life (as in the present, but rather individuals who were children of the Law of One - and some who were the children of Belial (in the early experience) - were served by automatons, or THINGS, that were retained by individuals or groups to do the labors of a household, or to cultivate the fields or the like, or to perform the activities of artisans. And it was concerning these "things" about which much of the disturbing forces grew to be factors to be reckoned with, between the children of the Law of One and the Sons of Belial. Much like the issue of slavery which, in the nineteenth century, sparked off a bloody civil war in America, this division over the treatment of these slaves, among other things, appears to have touched off a civil conflict in Atlantis which led to the First Destruction of Atlantis.
While The Sons of the Law of One were busy developing tools of mass instruction about God and his plans for mankind, the Sons of Belial had been hard at work developing weapons of mass destruction in order to enslave mankind. "In Atlantean land at the time of withdrawing from the Law of One - establishment of Sons of Belial - [the entity] was a priestess in temple built in opposition to the Sons of the Law of One - during time when there was the creating of the high influence of radial activity from rays of the sun that were turned on crystals in the pits that made connections with internal influences of the Earth." From the sound of this, it appears that in Atlantis, the peaceful coexistence - and possible intermarriage - between the Sons of the Law of One and the children of Belial ceased, and two distinct factions developed. The sons of Belial had apparently tired of the compassionate, humanistic approach of the Sons of the Law of One and, instead of using their technological prowess to help benefit mankind, tried to use it to conquer the world.
The Atlanteans, both the Sons of the Law of One and the children of Belial, had developed a high technology using crystals and solar energy that they used to create electrical power for lighting, heating, travel, and related needs. The sons of Belial, however, broke ranks with the Sons of the Law of One and attempted to use that technology as a weapon. According to Cayce, the children of Belial had actually developed that technology to the point where they were able not only to harness the power of the Sun, but of the volcanic forces of the earth itself. However, they foolishly underestimated the power that they unleashed, and instead of releasing themselves from the yoke of the Law of One and conquering the world, they instead brought destruction on themselves, and great damage to the island of Atlantis in the process: "In Atlantean land during those periods when there were the destruction or separations of the land during the period of the first destruction - [the entity was] among those who aided in the preparation of the explosives or those things that set in motion the fires of the inner portions of the Earth that were turned into destructive forces."
The children of Belial attempted to harness the volcanic forces of the Earth in order to defeat the power of the Sons of the Law of One, and enslave mankind, but they instead brought great destruction to the island of Atlantis. As a result of their arrogance, they released forces that they were unable to completely control, and the resulting release of volcanic energy resulted in the division of the island of Atlantis into several lesser islands, with a substantial portion of the island falling into the sea. "The use of these devices by the Sons of Belial brought, then, the first of the upheavals; or the turning of the rays from the Sun - as used by the Sons of the Law of One - into the crystal for the activities of same - produced what we would call a volcanic upheaval; and the separating of the land into several islands - five in number. Poseidia ... then became one of these islands." This, then, was the end of the first age of Atlantis.
A topographical map of the Azores, a chain of islands in the central Atlantic, in the same location Cayce had placed the main island of Atlantis that remained after the first destruction, which he referred to as "Poseidia". Note the topography is much higher than the surrounding ocean floor, much more closely resembles above-ground areas on the Earth. Theorists believe that volcanic pressures under the mid-Atlantic ridge were greatly reduced as a result of Atlanteans tapping into their energies, resulting in the entire island sinking beneath the waves. Image adapted from The Hutton Commentaries: "Review of Edgar Cayce's Atlantis and Lemuria". Great Atlantis had been greatly damaged, but not destroyed by the arrogance of power displayed by the sons of Belial. The majority of the original continent remained, though it was now separated into five lesser islands, the greatest of which was the island of Poseidia. It was here that the Sons of the Law of One remained steadfast in their beliefs in God and their mission to serve mankind. Having been proven clearly right by the disastrous failure of the children of Belial, the Sons of the Law of One continued developing technologies for the betterment of mankind. "In Atlantean land during those periods of greater expansion as to ways, means and manners of applying greater conveniences for the people of the land - things of transportation, the aeroplane, as called today, but then as ships of the air, for they sailed not only in the air but in other elements also."
These technological advancements allowed the Sons of the Law of One to develop ships that would allow them to travel through the air, on the land, and under the water, just as we have today. Moreover, they also had developed forms of wireless communications just the same as we have developed today.
In city of Peos in Atlantis — among people who gained understanding of application of nightside of life or negative influences in the Earth's spheres, of those who gave much understanding to the manner of sound, voice and picture and such to peoples of that period.... In Poseidia the entity dwelt among those that had charge of the storage of the motivative forces from the great crystals that so condensed the lights, the forms of the activities, as to guide the ships in the sea and in the air and in conveniences of the body as television and recording voice. The level of technology of Atlantis even after the first destruction was roughly the same as it is today, Earth circa 2003 a.d., including television, radio, and probably the same type of home entertainment systems as are available today. Their ability to travel was also the same as that used today, including rapid forms of air, land and sea travel. In fact, for all intents and purposes, Atlantis at its peak was probably nearly indistinguishable from the America of the present day, including the social and cultural divisions we are currently experiencing with the rise of immorality. "The Atlanteans were becoming decadent, or being broken up owing to the disputes between the children of the Law of One and the children of Belial." The level of technology available to the average person at that time was impressive, and apparently the technology was available for a good long time, as the period before the first and second destruction of Atlantis was roughly 40,000 years, according to Cayce's timeline. However, as it is today, technology invariably finds its way into military uses, and the children of Belial, having forgotten the lessons of the past, again began experimenting with forbidden technologies from the "nightside of life," what we would today call "the dark side".
Cayce often mentioned in his visions powerful "crystals" through which tremendous energies were harnessed. He also frequently mentioned the military uses that these technologies were frequently put to, uses which went far beyond self defense to clearly offensive and intrusive purposes: In Atlantean land at time of development of electrical forces that dealt with transportation of craft from place to place, photographing at a distance, reading inscriptions through walls even at a distance, overcoming gravity itself, preparation of the crystal, the terrible mighty crystal, much of this brought destruction.... Before the second destruction when there was the dividing of the islands, when the temptations were begun in activities of Sons of Belial and children of Law of One. Entity among those that interpreted the messages received through the crystals and the fires that were to be the eternal fires of nature.
The entity that Cayce was receiving his information from was once one of the sons of Belial, who once again began using the crystal technology for offensive purposes. Like our modern satellites, these techniques could see over long distances, even through solid barriers, and could even deliver energy over long distances, for constructive or destructive purposes. The whole Atlantean power structure was apparently based upon one or more of these giant "crystals", which the Atlanteans referred to as the "firestone": About the firestone — the entity's activities then made such applications as dealt both with the constructive as well as destructive forces in that period. It would be well that there be given something of a description of this so that it may be understood better.... [The firestone was housed] in the center of a building which would today be said to be lined with nonconductive stone.... The building above the stone was oval; or a dome wherein there could be ... a portion for rolling back, so that the activity of the stars — the concentration of energies that emanate from bodies that are on fire themselves, along with elements that are found and not found in the Earth's atmosphere. The concentration through the prisms or glass (as it acted upon the instruments that were connected with the various modes of travel through induction methods which made much the [same] character of control as would in the present day be termed remote control through radio vibrations or directions; though the kind of force impelled from the stone acted upon the motivating forces in the crafts themselves. The building was constructed so that when the dome was rolled back there might be little or no hindrance in the direct application of power to various crafts that were to be impelled through space — whether within the radius of vision or whether directed under water or under other elements, or through other elements.... These, then, were impelled by the concentration of rays from the stone which was centered in the middle of the power station, or powerhouse (as would be the term in the present).
Not only did the ancient Atlanteans have air, land and sea craft, as well as the ability to communicate with that craft via television and radio, but they even had the ability to transmit energy to the engines of these craft "through the ether" via these crystal "firestones". Like the methods Nicola Tesla would (re)invent thousands of years later, the Atlanteans were able to transmit energy through the air, without the benefit of wires. However, once again, the sons of Belial, true to nature, began to use this high technology for destructive purposes: In Atlantean land during those periods when there were those determining as to whether there would be the application of the laws of the children of One or of Sons of Belial in turning into destructive channels those influences of infinite power as were being gained from the elements as well as from what is termed spiritual or supernatural powers in the present. Entity wavered between choices and when the destruction came about by the use of those rays as were applied for beneficial forces, entity misapplied ability. 38 Once again the children of Belial were on the brink of destroying Atlantis, and the Sons of the Law of One decided that it was finally time to begin leaving Atlantis, before the inevitable destruction came. "In Atlantean land during the periods of exodus due to foretelling or foreordination of activities which were bringing about destructive forces. Among those who were not only in Yucatan but in the Pyrenees and Egyptian land."
Cayce's visions spoke of exoduses to a number of places, most particularly South and Central America, Spain, and Egypt, as well as North America, in the area of Nevada and Colorado, which at that time was called "Mayra". Not long after these exoduses began, another great destruction, the second great destruction of Atlantis occurred, and the islands became even smaller and more divided than before. Many of the law of One, and some of Belial, however, had already begun building up new homes in the more stable lands surrounding Atlantis, a colonial period that would characterize the last great age of Atlantis before its final destruction. An artistic rendition of Atlanteans fleeing an Atlantean temple before the final destruction of Atlantis. Image from Jessica's Fantasy Site.
More than half of Cayce's life readings concerning Atlantis cover this period of Atlantis' history, a period that covers approximately 10,500-9500 b.c., near the end of which time the final destruction of Atlantis and the Great Flood of Noah occurred. Cayce believed that he had an incarnation during this period in the form of an Egyptian priest named Ra-Ta, who was renowned for his ability to communicate with the Atlanteans who had invaded the land of Egypt in force after the final destruction of their homeland. And, as we shall see, once again the warring factions of the Sons of the Law of One and the children of Belial continued on during the Egyptian sojourn. A thousand years or more before the final destruction of Atlantis, which did not occur until somewhere between 10,500 and 9500 b.c., many of the Law of One had emigrated away from Poseidia and the other islands of Atlantis wherein they had dwelt for so many thousands of years. They traveled to many places, including North America, in that portion that is now the desert southwest, Central America in the area of the Yucatan, South America to the area around Peru and Europe around the Pyrenees area of Spain and France. However, by far the largest single contingent of Atlantean refugees came to North Africa, particularly to the area now known as Egypt.
The Egyptian sojourn was somewhat different for the Sons of the Law of One than their experiences in battling the forces of darkness on their home island of Poseidia. As the last remnants of Poseidia and the rest of the islands of Atlantis began to slip beneath the waves as a result of the children of Belial's unceasing warfare, more and more of the Law of One decided that they would best be able to serve mankind from other, more stable locations around the Earth. However Egypt, though it was geophysically stable, was undergoing a sociopolitical earthquake. Edgar Evans Cayce explains the situation in Egypt around the time of the final destruction: From between 10,000 and 11,000 b.c. a tribe from the Carpathian region invaded and conquered Egypt. One of the leaders of this tribe was a priest named Ra-Ta. Ra-Ta was Edgar Cayce (or Edgar Cayce was Ra-Ta, depending upon your point of view). In Egypt Ra-Ta's religious teachings attracted a large following. However, there was already political friction in Egypt and tension between the ruling classes and the native Egyptians.
Ra-Ta was caught up in this political intrigue, and after a native rebellion, he was banished for nine years to what is now Abyssinia. At the height of the confusion refugees began arriving in Egypt from Atlantis. The Atlanteans, scientifically more advanced than the Egyptians, found little in common with the inhabitants of Egypt, and began to set up their old way of life. Leaders of the ruling class and leaders of the native rebellion soon realized that these incoming Atlanteans with their superior scientific knowledge and radically different social and religious views posed a new threat. A leader had to be found, around whom the people could rally, to turn the power of the Atlanteans into constructive channels. In an effort to bring some order our of the chaos the leaders in power decided to recall the priest from banishment. Only he might correlate the activities of all these conflicting groups. This move was successful and with the cooperation of the rulers of Egypt, the priest, the Atlanteans and the natives there ensued a period of great advancement in human relations. The then civilized portions of the world enjoyed a period of moral, mental, spiritual and physical development.
In order to accomplish this sociopolitical revolution and blend the three races together seamlessly, institutions were developed to help facilitate the movement towards consolidation. "Combination hospital and educational institutions (called the Temple of Sacrifice and the Temple of Beauty) were set up, and probably functioned like the psychiatric wing of a modern hospital. There the masses flocked for mental as well as physical therapy." These institutions were needed both to heal the people both physically and psychologically. The Temple of Sacrifice focused on physical healing, including routine healings, surgeries, and even what appears to be radiation treatments and chemotherapy, where the Temple of Beauty focused on psychological healing, functioning as a combination psychiatric hospital/finishing school, helping heal mental illnesses and teach proper social behavior. However, they accomplished even more than this, as Edgar Evans Cayce explains: Evidently, besides low mental development and/or lack of moral judgment and selfcontrol, some people classed as servants or "things" or "automatons" had physical deformities linking them to the animal world. They may have had tails, feathers, or scales. This was a holdover from the early projection of souls into materiality for selfish purposes at which time monstrosities as well as creatures of beauty were created." All the trappings of civilization were added to the new blended culture, including social skills, education, a written language, a law code, electrical power for lighting, heating, and related needs, even recipes for Atlantean cuisine. However, even as the last remnants of Atlantis were sinking beneath the waves, the sons of Belial among the Atlanteans who had migrated to Egypt began once again to exercise their influence over the newly found institutions of health and healing, twisting their abilities to do evil: In Atlantean land when groups were being sent to other lands for various purposes — among those coming to Egypt. With establishing of Temple of Sacrifice entity set about to use truths and tenets that had been part of Atlantean experience, these used as suggestions with elements and drugs used as sedatives for activities in Temple of Sacrifice, or for surgery, in preparing individuals for definite services by removal of those things that would cause one to be different-minded.
Another giant skull in the Gold Museum collection. in Lima, Peru. This skull has a scar that is clearly surgical in nature, suggesting surgery or, perhaps more accurately, a lobotomy. Peru was one of the locations on Earth where the Atlanteans fled to escape the final destruction. Image from Light 1998.
Though the wording here seems benign enough, the actual meaning of this statement is that the Egyptians were brainwashed into accepting Atlantean rule using coercive psychotherapy combined with drugs. Even worse, those subjects who refused to accept the new order had their brains surgically altered. In other words, they were lobotomized, their free will physically taken from them. In their desire for order, the Atlantean balance between the Sons of the Law of One and the children of Belial again fell towards totalitarianism and, even though their intentions may have been noble, they began to treat other races as slaves once more. This tendency became more and more pronounced until they began to develop mechanical means of controlling, even enslaving, large masses of people at once. Edgar Evans Cayce explains, "With the use of chemicalbrain control agents it may be possible to control the individual and the masses and to do this unobtrusively and without the active cooperation of the victims ... the following extract sounds as if a similar technique was used in Atlantis: '[The entity was] among those that were set upon to apply their abilities in relationship to the various conditions that were to be brought about to impel a people to submit to the influences that might be brought to bear.' (Additional data in the reading indicates that electrical and mechanical appliances were used to accomplish this.)"
So, even as their home islands of Atlantis were sinking beneath the waves, the sons of Belial were still trying to use every means necessary to conquer and enslave the world. The innocuous sounding "electrical and mechanical appliances" actually indicates an extremely sinister agenda on the part of the sons of Belial: to turn everyone on earth into remote-controlled slaves, even from birth — shades of The Matrix! Edgar Evans Cayce, writing his commentary on these visions in 1968, was surprisingly cogent in his assessment of the sinister implications contained in these statements: Some day tiny radios placed in the brain may make possible the enslavement of entire nations. Such equipment might be used to equip a child with a socket mounted under the scalp from which electrodes extended to selected areas of the brain. Later a miniature radio receiver and antenna could be plugged into the socket. Schafer says, "From that time on, the child's sensory perceptions and muscular activity could be either modified or completely controlled by bio-electric signals radiated from state-controlled transmitters. The "once human being" would be the cheapest of machines to create and operate. This statement sounds chillingly similar to what Morpheus said in The Matrix when explaining to Neo how mankind had become enslaved: "What is the 'Matrix'? Control. The Matrix is a computer-generated dreamworld built to keep us under control, in order to change the human being into this:" and Morpheus holds up a battery. In the movie, mankind had been fitted with sockets in the base of their brains, and all over their bodies, and plugged in to an extremely complex virtual reality program in order to keep them in a constant world of dreams, while their bodies were used as a source of heat and energy. In the world of The Matrix, humanity had been reduced to mere machines.
In retrospect, it appears that the children of Belial had, in a desparate attempt to finally wipe out the power of the Sons of the Law of One, chose a scorched earth — or in this case, a "drowned earth" — policy, where they once again tapped volcanic forces in an attempt to wipe out all of their enemies in one swift stroke. This is where Plato's account of the final destruction of Atlantis begins to converge with that of Cayce: the children of Belial apparently decided that they wanted either to control the entire world, or go down in glorious defeat, taking as many with them into the Abyss as possible. There was no compromise, no attempts to improve mankind — in their minds, all other races were chattel to be used as cattle, and not even the powerful Sons of the Law of One were going to keep them from their mad quest for dominion. As a result, they launched a final campaign on Europe to crush the last resistance to their rule, which, according to Plato had fallen to the Athenians. Had the Athenians failed, and had God not intervened with The Flood, the end result of this conquest would have been the enslavement of the entire human race, in a manner chillingly similar to that described in The Matrix. Having failed in their attempt to defeat the Athenian armies conventionally, the children of Belial turned once again to "the terrible mighty crystal" to annihilate the very ground on which the Athenians stood. Focusing the mighty power of the crystal into the bowels of the Earth, the children of Belial succeeded in doing just that, sinking in the entire region that is now known as the Mediterranean basin into the depths of the sea along with the Athenians who had opposed them. However, the same process that destroyed the Athenian homelands also annihilated the remaining islands of Atlantis in a spectacular suicidal coup de'etat. As Solon had put it, "But afterwards there occurred violent earthquakes and floods; and in a single day and night of misfortune all your warlike men in a body sank into the earth, and the island of Atlantis in like manner disappeared in the depths of the sea."
It is in this context, then, that of a global "war to end all wars", that Noah was commanded to build an ark, to save himself and those precious few others of the Law of One whose genetic structures had not been corrupted by intermarriage with the children of Belial. These 8 brave souls, along with the numerous animals that were also saved in the ark, rode out the massive Flood that either accompanied or was outright caused by the disasters the children of Belial brought upon themselves in their quest to enslave the world. However, though the Bible says that the ancient world was corrupted by the giants and their constant warfare, it is clear that God himself had a hand in the destruction of the antediluvian world, as evidenced by the forty days and forty nights of rain, and the opening up of the "fountains" of the earth. Some believe that the disaster was actually caused by a polar shift due to the excessive amount of ice at the poles, which had made Earth top (and bottom) heavy, predisposing the crust to shift in order to compensate. Another possibility is that the antediluvian world was destroyed by a series of comet and/or meteor strikes that destroyed various land areas, and drowned many others with huge tidal waves and precipitation from the comets' melting ice. Most likely it was a combination of two or more of these, but the information we have currently available issimply not clear enough to draw a definitive conclusion. However, one thing is for certain — as a result of The Great Flood the antediluvian world was well hidden and, based upon what we have discovered in this study, for good reason. A closeup view of the Sphinx's southern face. The Sphinx gazes due east, towards the sun as it rises on the equinox.
Fortunately, the Sons of the Law of One had foresight enough to compile all of their records in several places that were very difficult to destroy. The most well known of these places, according to Cayce, is Egypt: In Atlantean land before the final destruction — when the priest came from Egypt to Poseidia to gain understanding of the Law of One (or God) that there might be records carried back to Egypt.... Entity had charge of records brought to Egypt [and] was one who PERSONALLY cared for the records that were brought by the leaders of that people for preservation in that portion of man's experience in the Earth.... Entity aided the priest in the preparation of the manner of building the temple of records that lies just beyond that enigma that still is the mystery of mysteries to those who seek to know what were the manners of thought of the ancient sons who made man, beast — as part of the consciousness. This "mystery of mysteries" is of course the Sphinx which, as we have discussed in previous articles, is believed by many to be the guardian of an ancient Hall of Records as described by Cayce. These records are located either under or near the Sphinx, between the Sphinx and the "Pyramid of Records", as described by Cayce: "The entity was among the first to set the records that are yet to be discovered or yet to be had of those activities in the Atlantean land, and for the preservation of the data that is yet to be found from the chambers of the way between the Sphinx and the pyramid of records." Cayce, unlike modern archaeologists, believes that the pyramids were built around 10,500 b.c. to house ancient information about the history of mankind, specifically about Atlantis. As we have seen, though the date of the building of the pyramids is probably the conventional dating of 2500 b.c., the building of the Sphinx, based upon water erosion all over the Sphinx and the Sphinx Enclosure, was most likely built around the time of the Atlanteans, ca. 10,500 b.c. However, we will never be certain until the ancient Hall of Records is opened and the relevant information is deciphered. Cayce even gives detailed instructions on what the records are and where the Hall of Records can be found: A record of Atlantis from the beginning of those periods when the Spirit took form, or began the encasements in that land; and the developments of the peoples throughout their sojourn; together with the record of the first destruction, and the changes that took place in the land; with the record of the sojournings of the peoples and their varied activities in other lands, and a record of the meetings of all the nations of lands, for the activities in the destruction of Atlantis; and the building of the pyramid of initiation, together with whom, what and where the opening of the records would come, that are as copies from the sunken Atlantis. For with the change, it [Atlantis] must rise again. In position, this lies — as the sun rises from the waters — as the line of the shadows (or light) falls between the paws of the Sphinx; that was set later as the sentinel or guard and which may not be entered from the connecting chambers from the Sphinx's right paw until the time has been fulfilled when the changes must be active in this sphere of man's experience. Then [it lies] between the Sphinx and the river. Cayce's Atlantis is quite enigmatic, but matches on many points with both the Bible and Plato's accounts of the ancient world. Though it is possible that Cayce may have simply had an excellent imagination and sharp memory recall, some of the things he predicted, such as television, lasers, and atomic power, were not yet available at the time of his visions. Though purists would argue that a study of Cayce in context of the Bible is only marginally useful, some of the information gleaned from his insights has, as we have seen, proven to be extremely enlightening. And even though the Great Flood of the ancient world wiped out all life on Earth save that saved on the ark, records of the ancient world apparently still exist in various parts of the world. Moreover, and more interestingly, Cayce said that only at a certain time, "when the time has been fulfilled", can the secret chamber be entered again, and the Hall of Records found, with their precious cargo of truth. And when is that time?
When Atlantis rises again: It would be well if this entity were to seek either of the three phases of the ways and means in which those records of the activities of individuals were preserved — the one in the Atlantean land that sank, which will rise and is rising again ; another in the place of the records that leadeth from the Sphinx to the hall of records, in the Egyptian land, where the temple there is overshadowing same. It would take an act of God to open up the Hall of Records, given the extreme levels of control the Egyptian authorities have been exercising over all aspects of the Giza necropolis. Recently, as has been written about elsewhere in this issue, attempts have been made to open up a secret chamber in the Great Pyramid, which may have been the pyramid that Cayce was referring to as the "Pyramid of Records". Though the first attempt has met with mixed results, future attempts will likely open up new horizons in our understanding of ancient Egyptian culture and, hopefully, settle the Atlantis question once and for all. Yet, for those who have faith in history, fate, God — we know that someday soon, for good or ill, Atlantis will rise again.


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human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
any one of four significant histocompatibility antigens governed by genes of the HLA complex, specific loci on chromosome 6, designated HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, and HLA-D. Each locus has several genetically determined alleles; each of these is associated with certain diseases or conditions; for example, HLA-B27 is usually present in people who have ankylosing spondylitis. The HLA system is used to assess tissue compatibility. White blood cells are used for testing. Perfect tissue compatibility exists only between identical twins. See also histocompatibility gene.
human leukocyte antigen (HLA)The human MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX.
hu·man leu·ko·cyte an·ti·gen(HLA) (hyū'măn lū'kō-sīt an'ti-jen)
Any of several members of a system consisting of the gene products of at least four linked loci (A, B, C, and D) and a number of subloci on the sixth human chromosome that have been shown to have a strong influence on human allotransplantation, transfusions in refractory patients, and some disease associations.
see homo-.
human carriers
humans who act as active carriers of diseases of animals and infect animals.
human immunodeficiency virus
includes HIV1 (more common) and HIV2 which are lentiviruses that cause acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS) in humans.
human leukocyte antigen
see major histocompatibility complex.


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The Cullmann Nanomax 260 Tripod is a medium-sized tripod for any point and shoot camera and most consumer-oriented SLR systems. An attached pan/tilt head with a single knob for horizontal images controls all camera movements.
The Nanomax 260's maximum height of 5'4" will be sufficient for most users to have their camera at eye level, and when collapsed it is <20". Being only 2.86 pounds to carry, the Nanomax 260 hits the 'sweet spot' for many users because it provides relatively solid support without being so large and unwieldy that you would leave it at home or in the hotel room.
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Stephen's Children's international Board of Reference is a group of leaders and public servants who endorse our work among the poorest of the poor. They have met Mama Maggie and seen the way we love the unloved. Stephen's Children is governed by a board of directors in Egypt and several other countries where we raise support. These directors are listed among the names below.
United States (USA)
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Mr. Stephen Fernands, Pennsylvania (Chairperson)
Mrs. Heidi Huizenga, Illinois (Treasurer)
Mrs. Vivian DuBose, Georgia (Board Member)
Ms. Marjorie Kelly (Board Member)
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Hon. Robert Aderholt, Alabama
Hon. Todd Akin, Missouri
Mr. Ronald Blue, Georgia
Gov. Sam Brownback, Kansas
Hon. K. Michael Conaway, Texas
Mr. Kevin Cusack, Michigan
Hon. Jim DeMint, South Carolina
Mr. and Mrs. Dick DeVos, Michigan
Hon. Trent Franks, Arizona
Mr. John Gordon, Michigan
Dr. Os Guinness, Virginia
Hon. Tony P. Hall, Ohio
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler
Mr. James Haveman, Michigan
Mr. Paul C. Heule, Michigan
Hon. Jody Hice, Georgia
Hon. Peter Hoekstra, Michigan
Hon. Bill Huizenga, Michigan
Mrs. Heidi Huizenga, Illinois
Mr. J.C. Huizenga, Michigan
Hon. Steve King, Iowa
Mr. Hugh Maclellan, Tennessee
Hon. Mike McIntyre, North Carolina
Hon. Mark Meadows, North Carolina
Mr. Terrill A. Parker, Georgia
Hon. Robert Pittenger, North Carolina
Hon. Joseph Pitts, Pennsylvania
Hon. Ted Poe, Texas
Mr. Roger Stull, California
Hon. John Shadeeg, Arizona
Hon. John Shimkus, Illinois
Hon. Christopher Smith, New Jersey
Hon. Todd Tiahrt, Kansas
Hon. Tom Tancredo, Colorado
Mr. Tom Vredevelt, Michigan
Hon. Tim Walberg, Michigan
Hon. Randy Weber, Texas
Hon. Joe Wilson, South Carolina
Hon. Frank Wolf, Virginia
Mr. Ted Yamamori, Arizona
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Hon. Bruce Baird
Mr. Mike Baird, MP
Mr. Pat Farmer, MP
Mrs. Shelley Hancock, MP
Hon. David Hawker
Hon. Malcolm Kerr
Mr. Andrew Laming, MP
Mr. Scott Morrison, MP
Mr. Gordon Moyes
Mr. Paul Neville
Mr. Stuart Robert, MP
Hon. Ursula Stephens
East Asia
Dr. Kim Chin-kyung, South Korea & China
Norway Board of Reference
Kjell Magne Bondevik, Former Prime Minister
Line Henriette Hjemdal, MP
Knut Arild Hareide, MP
Dagfinn Hoybraten, former MP
Svein Roald Hansen, MP
Rev. Eyvind Skeie
Svein Harberg, MP
United Kingdom
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Lord David Alton
Rt. Hon. David Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea
Sir John Boyd
Mr. Julian Brazier, MP
Lord Brennan
Mr. Russell Brown, MP
Mr. David Burrowes
Sir Patrick Cormack, MP
Lord Craigmyle
Mr. Jeffrey Donaldson, MP
Mr. Tim Farron, MP
Rt. Hon. John Gummer, the Lord Deben
Lord Hylton
Sir Edward Leigh
Rt. Hon. the Lord Mawhinney
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Mr. Mark Oaten, MP
Mr. Stephen Pound, MP
Mr. Dai Davies
Mr. Win Griffiths
Rt. Rev. Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali
Mr. Sean Campbell (chairman) Calgary, AB
Mrs. Ellen Shaheen Burlington, ON
Mrs. Caroline Groen Richmond Hill, ON
Mr. John Wagenaar Calgary, AB
Dr. Rick Slater Calgary, AB
Dr. Greg Kline Calgary, AB
Netherlands Board of Reference
Mrs. Jutta Van Eeghen, Netherlands
Mrs. Monique Nouwen Walrave, Netherlands
Republic of Cyprus
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During this CAPHC Presents webinar, two leaders in the paediatric health care community will discuss the latest edition of "Are We Doing Enough", the Canadian Paediatric Society's biennial status report that evaluates public policies affecting children and youth in Canada.
Presenters will highlight changes to the document, review the principles of effective child health advocacy, and apply these principles to two case studies.


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There are so many things that make Bayside stand out , it has one of the best school districts in the city with the 111th Pct having one of the lowest crime rates in New York and Bayside has an incredibly rich history, it's got historic Fort Totten, beautiful Crocheron Park and its watefront stretched along Little Neck Bay and now, it's the first neighborhood to have its own Community TV Channel on the web. BaysideLiveTV.com.
Bayside Live TV provides such added value to the town and its residents by enhancing its sense of community, strengthening the connection betweet the local residents and their local commerce, it gives the residents a voice that can effect change and influence over the course of local events and civic proposals (as it proved with the shutting down of an unwanted high school proposal for the Bayside Jewish center on 32nd Ave) so it's now a community with clout and it's just plain fun.
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Excel Spreadsheet for calculating site-specific standard for MTBE, as referenced in PCPG Newsletter 2013, Vol. 2, Page 3, can be downloaded by PCPG members by clicking HERE.
PCPG has long recognized the need for private water well construction regulations to protect human health and safety and Pennsylvania's valuable water resources, and accordingly, PCPG recommends that House Bill 1855 apply to all water wells drilled or constructed in the Commonwealth, excluding those water wells for which well construction standards are already established under the authority of existing legislation (such as the Oil and Gas Act or the Safe Drinking Water Act).
As part of its testimony, PCPG offered five general comments regarding the proposed legislative text:
1) PCPG recommends that the scope of HB 1855 cover all private water wells, the construction or decommissioning of which are not otherwise regulated under the authority of existing legislation.
2) HB 1855 currently defines a "water well owner" as the person who owns the land on which the water well is located. PCPG notes that in some circumstances, such as off-site monitoring or remediation wells, the well owner may not be the owner of the land on which the well is located, and the owner of the well would more reasonably be the person responsible for the investigation and/or remediation.
3) PCPG recommends that HB 1855 include a provision that the private well construction standards should be generally consistent with construction standards recommended by the National Ground Water Association.
4) To the extent that HB 1855 requires or involves the "practice of geology," PCPG recommends that the legislation or regulations require that any such activities be performed under the responsible charge of, and as applicable, documents and/or reports be sealed by, a professional geologist licensed and registered in this Commonwealth.
5) Consideration should be given as to the effect of HB 1855 on existing local government ordinances, at least to the extent any such ordinances are inconsistent with regulations ultimately promulgated under Section 3304 of the bill.
Please download and review the complete testimony and recommendations: PCPG HB1855 Testimony.


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Typography Acrylic on Canvas, Typographical Art, Wall Typography, Typography Decor, Evolution Art Mail - 26" X 26"
Typography Acrylic on Canvas, Typographical Art, Wall Typography, Typography Decor, Evolution Art Mail - 26" X 26"
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ParkerGale Acquires Ipro Tech
Ipro Tech, a global leader in the development of advanced eDiscovery software solutions, announced today that it has received a substantial investment from technology private equity firm ParkerGale Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Ipro's Automated Digital Discovery workflow platform (ADD) helps customers organize, process, review and produce litigation data of vast sizes and complexity. The revolutionary platform enables corporations, law firms, and litigation service providers to manage eDiscovery more efficiently and cost-effectively than ever before.
"Ipro fits our description of an ideal situation perfectly," commented Ryan Milligan, Partner at ParkerGale. "Our extensive market research shows that multiple customer segments are hungry for an alternate solution. Ipro's product offering is in a prime position to expand across those segments. All credit goes to Kim Taylor, CEO and the outstanding team he has assembled. We look forward to working together."
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
woke up late
The husband and the little man woke up early this morning. If you consider 7am to be early, that is. I was still in la la land when the husband turned the light on and woke me up calling me sleeping beauty. When I asked where the little man was he said he was in the living room watching tv. Huh, he did not even wake me up which he normally does. He opted to be with his father than snuggle me in bed. Bad kid, eh? I got up to fix the husband's breakfast and lunch. And after he left for work, I fixed something for the little man as well. When that was done I got online and have been here checking my mails and updating my blogs at the same time surfing the web for just about anything from books to term life insurance to online videos of my favorite television series. I am multi tasking again and I actually think it is beneficial. I get to do things at the same time which cuts back my online hours. Anyway, I have to go and do some chores and then spend some time with the little man. I have to cook rice too because this Filipina is starving. Ciao!
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If your toddler is like mine, he or she loves putting things in and taking them out again. What better place to do this than a mailbox?
We go outside to get the mail together most days, and "J" seems to like it a lot, so I made him his own play mailbox. It was intended to go on the door to his playroom closet, as though that were his "house," but when it was attached to the wall, he could pull it apart too easily, so I took it down and just use it unattached. If your child is a bit older and/or you make sure to tape it more securely, you could probably adhere to a door or wall without a problem.
Used (or new) U.S. Postal Service mailing box
Scrapbook or other nice-looking paper
Paste or other type of glue
Stickers for decorating (optional)
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1. Deconstruct your cardboard box and cut off unnecessary sides.
2. Cover the outside with paper as desired, making sure to include enough of an extra amount on the inside so that you will see a continuation of the nice-looking paper when you glance inside (rather than unfinished cardboard). You could meticulously cover every inch of the box with paper, but neither you nor your child will really see into the deep inside, so it's perfectly fine to be a little lazy in your covering.
3. Put the box together using paste and/or clear tape. I used paste, but it was not very strong, so although tape would ruin the line a little, I think it might be a good idea to use some clear packing tape.
4. If desired, add stickers or other details to the box. I had some extra scrapbook stickers, so I used them to write "Mailbox" and "123 Main St" on the one I made.
5. Optional: Use cardboard and extra paper to make postcards or "letters" that can be put in and taken out. Alternatively (or additionally), you can let your little one put other little things into the box, or you can use real envelopes or junk mail.
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"Abhor O' Ahilya. You relinquished your chastity, your virtues and your values for something so momentary. Your majestic form, timeless beauty and unmatched grace have doused you in hubris and arrogance that made you commit such a grave sin. May your form is lost, your grace is perished and your beauty is reduced to a lifeless piece of rock which is devoid of any existence. Your existence will only be confined to yourself and for the world you will become insignificant and invisible."
Those thunderous words of Sage Gautama still haunt my conscience as my inner self continues to burn in the fire of penance. I have now lost the count of the years that have elapsed ever since that catastrophe struck me turning the most beautiful lady on the planet to a lifeless piece of stone. Many years have passed and I have been lying here in this hermitage all alone with no one to share my grief, my repentance. The journey of purification which I had undertaken thousands of years ago still awaits its culmination. While the look back at the prolonged period that has elapsed comforts me that I have already traversed the realm of time bringing me closer to my moment of absolution, the blind realm that lies ahead further puts me in despair…only if I could fathom the depth of the time ahead.
When my creator, the Lord Brahma, created me as the most beautiful being in this world of his – both by beauty and virtue, little did he knew that the destiny would reduce his priceless creation to an insignificant piece of rock whose identity would be lost one day in the multitude of timespans that has passed. Does anyone still remember my existence on this planet? Do my memories still remain alive in the pensive corner of my husband? Has the time gone blind to my condition? Has the ever gracious and ever compassionate Vishnu overlooked my plight to absolve his child from the committed sin?
Such was the divinity of my beauty that it attracted the attention of all Devtas (Gods / Angels) and Asura (Demons). The level of attention I received from all the Gods always pleased me and I felt content with my creator's work. I still remember the day when Lord Brahma announced to the world, "Ahilya, my most prized creation till date, has grown with the best of the virtues, sanity and chaste, she has a profound intelligence and unmatched beauty. I am now contemplating her nuptials."
All the gods listened with utmost attention as He continued, "I thought hard about her match and when couldn't reach any concrete solution, I devised a competition to decide the same. I would marry Ahilya to the one who travels around the Earth and come back first. Let all who wish for her race and may the best one emerge to win her hand."
All the sages, angels and demons embarked on the race each trying hard to outsmart the other in a bid to win my hand. The King of Gods, the Indra, outsmarted others by virtue of his magical powers and completed the journey much before the others.
He ecstatically proclaimed, "Oh lord of the lords, I have completed the challenge foremost and thus I present myself to thee as the most suitable groom for your unparalleled creation, Ahilya. Oh majestic creator of this world, bestow her to me, for it's me, who has rightfully won her basis my impeccable persona and courage outshining all but none."
Lord Brahma was truly the lord of lords, basis his meditation powers and foresightedness, He discerned that there was someone else too who completed the challenge, much before the Indra. 'Oh, the King of Gods, that your courage and person is unmatched is known to all, which why you are the one who is crowned to rule the ones who rule the world. However, I cannot marry Ahilya to you as you have been preceded by someone else who has also completed the challenge and that too in a much shorter span than you", Lord Brahma said.
"Sage Gautama", He continued, "while going back from here witnessed the birth of a divine cow 'Kamdhenu' and circumambulated around the cow and a shiva lingam. The birth giving divine cow is equivalent to earth with seven islands as per the sacred texts and to move around it is equivalent to travelling around the earth. Thus, Sage Gautama completed the challenge before you and it is he who deserves to be married to Ahilya."
Lord Brahma was happy and satisfied with the patience and virtues of Sage Gautama, who earlier handled the responsibility of my upbringing with great solemnity. I was married to the sage and we arrived here at Brahmgiri to lead our life.
My husband was a divine soul having profound knowledge of all the Vedas and the intelligence which was unmatched for anyone in human form to attain. Gods were surely jealous of him and Indra, in particular, found it hard to let me go from his hands. He kept stalking me and followed me in different guises stealing a chance to gaze and enjoy my beauty & form.
When his lust went beyond his tolerance level, he hatched a plan to attain me and satisfy his crave. As he witnessed our lives closely in one form or the other, he got all the knowledge about my husband's daily routine and prayers. He observed that the sage had the daily habit of rising early in the wee hours of the morning and proceeded for the holy bath followed by the series of prayers which consumed the early hours of his morning. Indra sought Moon's help to take the form of a rooster and wake the sage hours before his normal routine. The moon obliged and crowed much before the wee hours which prompted the sage to wake and leave for the holy bath. Taking advantage of the situation, the Indra disguised himself as the sage and entered his hermitage.
"Oh Ahilya, the grace embodied, the beauty personified, the impeccable creation of Lord Brahma. The creator has created you with the best of the body and form. Your aura and radiance is such that even the brightest of the ray of the Sun will appear bleak. Your beauty and charm is such that even the most enchanted spell of all the Gods will fall flat. I am completely intoxicated by your beauty and want to completely drown in that. I desire to experience your body and copulate with you to have the eternal bliss", the disguised Indra said.
At the outset, I was surprised at such behaviour of my revered husband. It wasn't that he was asking something wrong or unmoral, but I never remembered seeing him in such a state of mind. I, being a wife of a powerful & accomplished yogi, had developed spiritual powers by virtue of severe asceticism practised all through the years along with my revered husband. And thus I was able to lift the veil and see through that the person in front of me was none other than the King of the Gods, the Indra.
I was bemused at my existence and thought, "So blessed are you Ahilya, that the King of the Gods is himself soliciting me for favour. He is the great Indra who can have anyone he desires at his footstep and who is always surrounded by the most beautiful nymphs & women in his palace, but he has still not able to get over me and feels enchanted by my beauty spells."
"Oh doe eyed divine beauty I have waited for eternity to have this moment of love, to experience this velvety touch of your body, to feel that warm fragranced breath of yours. Please shower me your love and end that wait of mine", the disguised Indra continued to seduce me with his sweet talks.
I smiled and thought, "When the King of the Gods himself is the one who is proposing, who am I to dispose." Taking my smile as an affirmation, he advanced further and the two of us sinned. But much before the ecstasy of the physical pleasure could fizzle out the remorse of being indulging into unforgivable sin overtook my conscience.
|Sage Gautama cursing Indra (Source: Google)
"You must leave now lest my husband catch us red handed", I spoke. Indra was terrified at this thought and scared from the wrath of Sage Gautama, he hurriedly started to left the hermitage. As luck would have it, my husband came just in time and it didn't take him longer to grasp all that had happened there. His spiritual power enabled him to have the knowledge of all that transpired and all who transpired. Spotting Indra disguised as him, he thundered, "Indra, you shameless soul, you call yourself as the King of the Gods when your deeds are one of a swine. In your lust and crave, you have crossed all the lines of ethics and morality. May all your body which has caused this sin be covered by what you sought in my wife and may you lose all that's required to attain unity with that."
As the sage uttered these words, the Indra got castrated with his whole body covered with female marks. He then turned to me, "Abhor O' Ahilya. You relinquished your chastity, your virtues and your values for something so momentary. Your majestic form, timeless beauty and unmatched grace have doused you in hubris and arrogance that made you commit such a grave sin. May your form is lost, your grace is perished and your beauty is reduced to a lifeless piece of rock which is devoid of any existence. Your existence will only be confined to yourself and for the world you will become insignificant and invisible."
"And you the moon in the sky," he continued, "You are an equal partners to these two in their heinous crime. It is this ivory texture of yours which has prompted you to resort to such fallacies. May this silvery face of yours is forever tarnished reminding you and the world of the consequence of the acts done in vanity".
Such was the radiance, power and efficacy of his asceticism that the moment my husband uttered these words, the Indra was reduced to eunuch bearing thousands of female marks on his body, I fell at the same place as a lifeless piece of rock and the moon got a mark on his face.
"Mercy, my Lord," I implored, "I beg of you O' my revered and spirited husband. Please have mercy on your wife. Pity me recalling those years of ascesis I have indulged with you without even blinking an eye, those years of togetherness when I have discharged my duties of wife to the best of my capabilities. I throw myself on your clemency my lord. If during the last many years, I have been truthful to you, to my duties and deliverables & have practiced chastity, please don't punish me so hard…don't leave me."
My screaming arrested the departing steps of my husband which stopped and turned towards me. "There is no denial that the sin you committed is unpardonable. But then this is also true that you have stood beside me like my shadow all through the years, the service you rendered was indeed remarkable. That is why perhaps, this whole act pained me much", he said.
His eyes shone with teardrops that refused to part with them. I knew I had pained him beyond tolerance but those pearls in his eyes provided me comfort that I still command love, respect and place in his heart. I longed for the humane form so that I could touch those revered and pious feet of that enlightened yogi so that the pinching self-reproach within is reduced to some extent.
"The Vedas assumes the wife as the only friend of her husband; their comradeship is strengthened as they spend years of togetherness. Husband and wife are complementary to each other and thus each follows the other in good or bad, welfare or hardships, pleasures or pain. You are my wife and the righteousness doesn't allow me to leave you alone in this hour of grief. It will not be only you, who will suffer in this fire of repentance. I will also offer myself as oblation therein and thus we together will perform the act. You will practice the penance in this form until Lord Vishnu himself arrived here and absolves you from your sins by the touch of his feet. It is then you will again gain my proximity and we will live in unison again. Till then I will dwell in the Himalaya and practice the strictest of the asceticism as an act of atonement on my part", the sage left the place with these words.
The parting words of my husband left me with the strength to undergo the penance in anticipation of the final union with my lord. I don't even remember how many years have elapsed since then but perhaps my absolution is not yet reached. "O' compassionate Lord Vishnu, please bless and absolve me from my sins. Please rescue me."
"What is that hustling sound that is piercing the gloom and silence enveloping this desolate cottage? It's been so many years since this soil has kissed the feet of any living form, who can it be now treading the forgotten path to this abandon place." As I ponder about the sound of footsteps approaching towards me, some radiant glow enchants my sight and all I can see is the bright streak of lights emitting from the ground. "Is this some kind of fire or has the Sun God himself descended to this part of earth."
Enchanted by the divinity of the radiance enveloping the otherwise dark surrounding of the hermitage, I hear some conversation. "Rama, you are compassion personified. There is a purpose you have been descended here - to uplift the down trodden and to heal the grievers. Ahilya has been awaiting your arrival since long and the time has come to atone her and bless her with her divine form again. The story of Ahilya and Gautama needs you to culminate in a happy affair."
"Gurudev, my parents have brought me in this world but it's you who has imparted the understanding and knowledge of good and bad to me. My entire courage, wisdom and knowledge find their origin in you. I owe you my life to you and your words are my command."
"Are my ears hearing the right words? Is my period of being destitute about to end?", I beam with joy as I figure out that it's the great Sage Vishwamitra along-with the princes of Ayodhya – Rama & Lakshmana. Hearing those last words of Rama, I eagerly await the blissful touch of his feet which will grant me the absolution I waited so long and will unite me with my husband.
|Lord Rama blessings Ahilya (Source: Google)
Lo and behold, the moment arrives. The divine touch of Raghuveer (used to refer Rama), transforms me back from the lifeless piece of rock to the vibrant humane form. "Mother Ahilya, your grace and divinity has evolved further from your years and years of ascesis. It's our good fortune and divine omen that we are blessed to witness your divine form. Please accept our prostration in your holy feet", Rama said.
"Your humility moves me, Rama. The grace and divinity which you have mentioned was shrouded hitherto under the remnants of the history which was witnessing its demise with each passing day until you brought it back to its current form. I am very elated at your humbleness and reverence. May the wisdom, erudition and enlightenment be always at your service", I said.
"Goodness Gracious."
The words touch the strings of my soul, I can feel the warmth and fragrance of the spiritual energy of in the vicinity. I can sense the mirth and merriment dancing around the otherwise desolate cottage. I can witness the transformation in the surrounding from an abandoned, barren and desolate piece of cottage to a vibrant, sacred and spiritual abode. There is an energy in the air which otherwise appeared devoid of life, the melancholy around has changed to the symphony of divine chants whose aura is dispersing all the negativities away. The sterile soil which boasts of nothing but stones and pebbles is suddenly giving birth to the best of herbs and floras. The aridness in the environment has given way to the fruits of conjugation and union – I know my husband has arrived.
I prostrate him as the tears from my eyes wash away the dirt on his feet taking away all the agonies and pain the two souls have endured in the past for this small moment of ecstasy overtakes the years and years of sufferings.
Rama and Lakshmana prostrate the resplendent Sage Gautama who blesses them and says, "Rama, I express my gratitude to you to substantiate my solemn remark and gracing Ahilya absolving her by your divine touch."
The Princes and Sage Vishwamitra move ahead in their journey to Mithila after a brief halt in our hermitage. And I am united again with my husband partnering him in his quest and journey; as Vedas say, "I am He, you are She, I am Song, you are Verse, I am Heaven, you are Earth. We two shall here together dwell, becoming parents of children."
(The above episode is a part of the epic Ramayana and has been written with a mere purpose of retelling the story in my own words, basis my own limited understanding and bounded knowledge of the scripture. Accordingly, the description, the conversation and the setting of the story, characters and circumstances may have been fictionalized to some extent without any intent to hurt anyone's sentiments)
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For Honor PC performance Review
1080p Performance
Published: 16th February 2017 | Source: OC3D Internal testing | Price: |
1080p Performance
At 1080p we can see that For Honor is very easy to run, even at Extreme settings, with most GPUs on our test suite easily playing at above 60FPS average framerates.
Please note that these benchmarks are from the most demanding locations that we could find in-game, so framerates are typically higher than this. Here all GPUs are easily able to play at Extreme settings with minimum framerates of 30FPS or higher, with all GPUs easily (even the R9 380 and GTX 960) being able to handle a steady 60FPS with the correct graphical settings.
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City of Charm
Whether you enjoy fishing, boating or other water sports; golfing at one of the area courses; hiking, biking, or just relaxing; you are sure to find just what you're looking for here in Avon Park our "City of Charm." From its mile long mall highlighting the downtown, to the business and activity along US 27, Avon Park people always take the time to welcome visitors and to lend a helping hand. Ours is a growing city … one that grows on you!
Relax and Enjoy
An Avon Park landmark, Maxwell Groves has been around for over 80 years. Relax and enjoy homemade orange ice cream on the front porch.
Enjoy Water Recreation
Boat, canoe, kayak, paddleboard one of our many lakes.
Enjoy the Great Outdoors.
Explore the Air Force Bombing Range recreation center in sunny Avon Park.
High Art & Rich Culture
The Alan Jay Wildstein Center for Performing Arts hosts dozens of internationally-acclaimed entertainers each year.
Reel in the big one with your friends and family at one of the many lakes Avon Park in Sebring has to offer.
Located in Central Florida, Sebring occupies the southern end of the Lake Wales Ridge, a 100-mile-long range of sand hills, scrub and freshwater lakes.
With courses that build on the natural beauty of Sebring, you could find it difficult to keep your eye on the ball.
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This is an exciting month as I have my first public art up at the Union Gospel Mission in their new building on Hastings Street. Photos of the build are below. I also have a couple group shows: Connecting the Dots at the Five Sixty Club ...560 Seymour Oct 1/2 and The Retro Show Oct 15/16.
I am also going on a two week trip with my gal pal Dev to Santa Fe to visit a couple other gal pals! Lots of art, music, the hot air balloon show in Albuquerque, corn dance at the Taos Pueblo, and a few days on Route 66 in Arizona.
NOTE: November I will be in www.firstsaturday.ca and www.eastsideculturecrawl.com
Earlier this year Arnt and I received an email asking if the UGM knew anyone who makes crosses out of found objects. I immediately responded and asked Arnt if he would help. We had a meeting and here is the project! Our first collaboration and my first public art piece.
|The column is from an east van house
|Cut the column in half
|scrapping the paint off
|we want to leave some paint on for that distressed look
|we will do two crosses and show one at the Crawl
|we are capping it with a pattern piece from Nye's Foundry on Powell
|The cross piece has to be distressed..here Arnt is using chain
|a hammer is used for a different look
|finally sanding out some stress patterns
|here it is put together
|we are using this cloth as a model for our cloth of copper
|we start with flat copper
|we need to crinkle it up to start the folds
|here it is crinkled
|we now have to open it up and fine tune the folds
|mocking up how it will hang
|measurements are good but looks a bit like a garland
|starting the patina process to make it verdigris
|we used a taiga torch and chemicals
|fine tuning the colours
|This should work
|Close up of the copper cloth
|The finished Cross