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Stairway to Heaven question
ms_zeppelin94 posted a topic in Musician's CornerI haven't been on in while and I'm still getting used to the new layout, so I'll apologize ahead of time for anything I screw up while posting this. But anyways, I'm wondering what kind of guitar Jimmy used for the actual recording of Stairway. I tried to search for it, but didn't have much luck... So, thanks ahead of time for the help!
Thanks for the birthday wishes you guys. Sorry I've been gone so long!
ms_zeppelin94 replied to ZeppFanForever's topic in Ramble OnImagine, by the one and only John Lennon
Awesome! I love meeting other Zeppelin--influenced musicians I hope you're teaching your daughter well in the ways of Zeppelin!
Hey! I'm actually having a great day, thank you. How are you?
Hey (:
I hadn't heard much about GTLO when I went to see them, and I was hoping they would be in costume. But sadly they dont do that... Are there many other tribute bands that dress the part? I think that just adds so much to the experience.
I actually came very close to seeing Zoso a few years ago. I was in Wilmington for the weekend, and they were doing a gig in the area. But that night we had a huge storm...Im not sure if they performed or not, but I didn't even try to make the show.
Tribute bands
ms_zeppelin94 posted a topic in Led Zeppelin Master ForumYes, I used the "Search" button, and I couldn't find an old topic. So here it is. Your favorite tribute bands, worst tributes. Anything... I just saw Get The Led Out this weekend, first tribute band experience, and it was pretty awesome.
Thank you!!
Gosh I miss this place... how you been?
Zep 12" DJ remixes
ms_zeppelin94 replied to Triplet Kick's topic in Led Zeppelin Master ForumI was in LA a few months ago, and while standing outside a guitar shop I heard a remixed Zeppelin song. As far as I can tell (It was hard to hear it clearly) It was "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against The Machine, mixed with Black Dog. Has anyone else heard this?
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ms_zeppelin94 replied to Emily008's topic in Ramble On(SAVED) I love Jonesy... but anyways, my avatar... I don't even remember where I found it. It's Robert fading out of/into? the Stairway to Heaven sheet music. Both the band geek and the Zeppelin gal inside me love it
Song Name Game
ms_zeppelin94 replied to Electrophile's topic in Ramble OnBurning for You, BOC
Food that goes well with Led Zeppelin
ms_zeppelin94 replied to aeonblue's topic in Ramble OnWell last time I was at Mellow Mushroom, Lemon Song came on. So now when I listen to it I crave pizza....
Vampire Dating
ms_zeppelin94 replied to Bong-Man's topic in Ramble OnNow, I've known my share of people with biting fetishes... but this is just creepy
Memorial Service for dzldoc
ms_zeppelin94 replied to Literally Speaking's topic in Ramble OnSending my love, prayers and overall good vibes.
I've Been Going to the...MOOOOvies
ms_zeppelin94 replied to bigstickbonzo's topic in Ramble OnI saw "The Switch" over the weekend. It was actually really sweet And I saw "Inception" a few weeks ago. I'm STILL trying to figure that movie out...
zeppelin reunion no thanks
ms_zeppelin94 replied to codi cymru's topic in Led Zeppelin NewbiesWhoa man, I paid $97 for mine! But anyways... conversations like this always bring a certain quote to mind; "I would rather want him remember me the way as I was" (from Edward Scissorhands)
Led Zep disssentation
ms_zeppelin94 replied to UWICLedZeppelin's topic in Led Zeppelin NewbiesHey, I replied to the topic on the master forum. Would a PM be better?
Need your help Zep fans
ms_zeppelin94 replied to UWICLedZeppelin's topic in Led Zeppelin Master Forum1. Tattoos... in the planning stage (I want the Runes somewhere, but can't legally get inked for a few years) 2. Well I'm hopefully going to see "Get The Led Out" this weekend, so I'll let you know after that. 3. Jonesy! I think he can play every instrument known to man. I also love that personal side of him, the family man. And he's just a creative genius. 4. The music... the image...the mystery? They were so different from any other band at the time - or ever. They set themselves apart from most of the music industry. I think they've stood the test of time because the music still speaks to us. 5. I considered getting a perm, and I wear my hair long anyways. I have some earrings that are the Celtic trinity like JPJ's symbol. I have several articles of colthing; sweater vests, bellbottoms, and frilly, open shirts. Almost everything I wear looks like it came from the 70's. 6. Well I have obviously never seen Zeppelin live, but I'm not really sure that there's a "heirarchy" or anything. 7. Well Zeppelin was always 'there', but I really discovered them for myself when I was about 12. I think my moments of discover were hearing "Immigrant Song" and "Ramble On" for the first time. Then I found my Mom's 'Early Days and Latter Days' CDs and the rest is history... Hope it helps!!
How I know I'm Zeppelin-obsessed ...
ms_zeppelin94 replied to marmorek's topic in Led Zep TriviaYesterday I got home from a long trip to California. I didn't want to be back home, until I got to my bedroom and saw my Jimmy Page picture. I didn't realize how much I had missed him...
Happy Birthday!! Love ya!
Hard Rock
ms_zeppelin94 replied to ms_zeppelin94's topic in Led Zeppelin Master ForumThanks Deborah! How do you manage to find these old threads? Well, I was in New Orleans a few days ago... http://twitpic.com/1zqcf1 And look at the left side at the others I posted. (Sorry, but this was easier than trying to upload 3 pictures...)
Hard Rock
ms_zeppelin94 posted a topic in Led Zeppelin Master ForumI know that a long time ago, there was a thread on here about Hard Rock getting Bonzo's sticks, but I cant find it now. So, I just started this one. If anyone knows of any Hard Rock locations that have Zeppelin stuff, please share. I know that New Orleans has some nice stuff, and I'll be posting pics Thanks to anyone that can help!


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I made this fishing boat out of pallet wood. It is a pretty easy DIY project you can make in a few hours with limited tools.
This is my last video before vacations.
First of all I lightly sanded my pallet wood with the angle grinder. I used a really cool sanding attachment that uses velcro to attach the sandpaper.
I then marked the basic template design on one board. I used my miter box to make the cross cuts with a handsaw. To make the curved cuts, I first removed much material with the saw and then sanded the rest of the shape with the grinder.
I used the first piece as a template and then made two more. I glued the pieces together. Because I did not want to wait for the glue to dry, I clamped the pieces together, pre drilled pilot holes, counter sunked them and screwed them together.
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I named my boat.
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HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
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Author Philip Pullman has offered to name a character in his next book, the second part of The Book of Dust, after a teenager who died in the Grenfell Tower blaze.
The author – most famous for his epic trilogy of fantasy novels His Dark Materials –auctioned off "the right to name a character in the second part of The Book of Dust" to raise funds for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in west London, which is thought to have killed at least 79 people earlier this month.
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Pullman made the offer as part of Authors for Grenfell Tower, an online auction raising money for the British Red Cross London Fire Relief Fund.
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In a statement, the teacher said he had moved away from the area and no longer taught at a local school, but added that "after ten years working there, the community is very special to me."
"I thought the possibility of Nur Huda having a character named after her might be a nice way of remembering her," he said. "The prize is amazing, so I didn't expect for a moment that my bid would be anywhere near winning."
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Grooverider gets 4 years in Dubai prison
He's a bit of a knob and plays crap tunes a lot of the time, but he's a legend of the scene and I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Presumably Fabio will now be the sole representation of drum'n'bass on Radio 1.
the dubai drug laws are...
seriously messed up. there's reportedly a swiss man in prison after they found three poppy seeds on his clothes. the seeds fell off a bread roll in heathrow.
lots of other examples too. there's a british guy in prison there after they found a microscopic piece of cannabis on the sole of his shoes, smaller than a grain of sugar.
although if you're friends with lionel richie, like dallas austin, you get a royal pardon.
i lived in dubai for the last few years and am currently writing about their drug laws for a book on the city. i find all this very depressing.
Nope, no sympathy
You need to be pretty foolish to take dope through an airport in the middle east. This report didn't mention they found his porn stash too. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall in that room.
Shouldn't think he'll serve the full four years. Two years, tops.
seriously, no sympathy?
i love it when people say this about teenagers on death row overseas for drugs-related crimes too - while it may have been a very stupid thing to do, that doesn't mean that he's not the victim of some pretty harsh laws there.
i'm just saying
that the spirit of that argument is pretty heartless. i think you can recognise when someone does something foolish, but to have no sympathy for a guy who's banged up for four years of his life in a dubai prison for it seems a little lacking in serious consideration of his situation.
interesting lack of sympathy
considering your post 11 days ago:
"i did once fly to new york with half a wrap of coke in my jacket pocket. hadn't worn it for some time and discovered the drugs on the plane."
guess you wouldn't expect any protests on your behalf!
Poor Bastard
2 grams = 4 years, shit! and I thought the UK was backward.
Fuckin Dubai, why is it popular with all the rich folk and celebs?
It looks shit and they have a shitty human rights record.
Mind you, we just farm that shit out unofficialy.
I couldn't go to the Middle East, it really is full of woman haters, twats!
Poor Grooverider, i hope he doesn't get bummed.
not all of the middle east has archaic outlooks and laws.
Most of it does have archaic laws
Homosexual sex is illegal in every Middle Eastern country except Israel. Even the more socially progressive Arab countries (Bahrain, UAE, Lebanon) have laws we would consider archaic, well, 50 years behind Europe at least.
oh, fuck off
i wasn't saying agreed with it, i was just stating the obvious/chastising mattl88888888888888888888 for stating the obvious too
he wasnt stating the obvious though
you massive twunt
Don't think it's legal in Iraq yet
Saddam made it illegal around 2002/2003 and I don't think they've reviewed this particular part of his law yet. either way, you're right, the death squads aren't fans of gayness.
Nowhere is perfect, but come on, they surpress the shit out of the peepods there. I lived there for long enough.
this isn't someone who accidentally ended up with a speck of it on his clothes. if you're going to go to a country and take known illegal drugs with you, check the laws, and check what kinda trouble you're likely to end up in. dubai's well known for its laws.
Devestating news
My thoughts go out to Groove and his family and all those who are close to him. It was inevitable but now that it has happened I'm in total shock. The injustice of his sentence needs to be challenged in some way. It's a sad sad day for Drum & Bass. So P**sed off!!!
it's quite funny about Grooverider
I reckon you know if you've got 2 grams on you, it's 0.07 of an ounce - more than a teenth! Absolutely stupid thing to do when going into any country, surely he must have known that flying into anywhere in the Middle East would be different than landing in Amsterdam. Still harsh though.
Feel really sorry for the people who have been busted with tiny fragments on their shoe or because they ate a roll at the airport that had poppy seeds. That's ridiculous.


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On several occasions the New Testament 'defines' both the Father and the Son as 'light'. In 1 John 1:5, 'God is light and in him there is no darkness whatever' and in John 8:12 Jesus says, 'I am the light of the world.' The prologue to the Fourth Gospel announces that '[the word] was the true light'. On the other hand, in 1 Timothy 6:16 we read that 'God dwells in unapproachable light.' And at the end of the prologue to the Fourth Gospel we find 'No-one has ever seen God.' Clearly there is a certain amount of unclarity in the minds of the New Testament writers about the availability of God to human nature.
The problem of how much we can know about God lies at the heart of all theology and all spirituality, two activities whose relationship to each other will be discussed in the epilogue to this chapter. Clearly our ability to know God is connected with our understanding of the capacities of the human mind. Is that relationship primarily a matter of the intelligence, or of the feelings, or of the body, or of all three together? The place of the body in patristic spirituality has been the subject of recent study by Peter Brown (1989). There he tries to make the spiritual strivings of the early Church intelligible to people of today, who find the quest for God in the writings of the Fathers difficult to understand and even harder to sympathize with. For Brown, the pursuit of virginity and otherworldliness was not simply a sellout to a form of Platonism, but an attempt to define oneself against the constrictions of a very demanding secular city. Therefore, virginity as an ideal did not arise from contempt for the body, but from the desire to free it from the constraints of marriage, child-bearing and service to the state. This desire for emancipation, especially on the part of women, had its more positive side, offering an escape from the prevailing social dominance of men. The desire to attend to God needed the exclusion of those elements that got in the way of this vital activity, above all noise, politics and the company of the opposite sex, and perhaps of all human society. The flight from the world was but the other side of the pursuit of God, which led the first monastic heroes to leave their villages and spend their lives in the desert or on the top of pillars, sometimes alone and sometimes in the company of like-minded men or women.
But, even granted the real importance of the body, as shown in Brown's analysis, it is still true that the intellectual aspect remains primary, and this is hardly surprising once it is remembered that from most cultures only evidence from the articulate (and the orthodox) survives. In other words, we are dependent upon the writings of theologians for our picture of the spiritual quest of the early Church. These can be roughly divided into two groups: on the one hand, those who for good reasons have an optimistic view of the human mind and a relatively restricted view of the divine nature, and on the other hand those who have a less exalted picture of the human mind and a much loftier view of God. The former group are often called 'light theologians' because they stress the importance of knowing God, the latter 'darkness theologians' because for them God is ultimately an infinite being, incomprehensible even to the angels. The principal figure in the first class is Origen, and in the latter, Gregory of Nyssa and Denis (or Dionysius) the Areopagite, so called from his supposed identification with St Paul's convert mentioned at Acts 17:34. In reality he was a Christian theologian of the late fifth century, deeply influenced by the late Platonist writer, Proclus (412-85).
Origen's optimism about the possibility of knowing God sprang partly, but only partly, from his consciousness of the need to defend Christianity from two groups within the Church who in his judgement threatened to upset the rational and historically revealed character of the Gospel. The first group against whom he defined his position were the Montanists, the followers of a second-century Christian prophet from Asia Minor, who claimed to have received a new revelation of the faith under the direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit. According to Montanus and his two female followers, Priscilla and Maximilla, the mind when under the influence of the Spirit was totally passive. The moment of divine visitation was also the moment of passive ecstasy. A witness, perhaps hostile, cited by the Church historian Eusebius (1954:15862) says that the Montanists prophesied in a state of abnormal ecstasy and frenzy. The movement gave the Church considerable problems. Was such an experience a genuinely divine one? How was it possible to distinguish between the true and the false spirit? Was irrationality a mark of divine presence? Origen's belief in the divine character of human reason, the image of God within us, gave him little natural sympathy for Montanism and he attacked it, though not by name, on several occasions. But before we turn to his own version of the interaction and interrelation of divine and human, something must be said about the second group whom he countered, the Gnostics.
It is perhaps unfair to class all Gnostics together. The finds of Nag Hammadi in 1945 have revealed the extraordinary richness and complexity of the phenomenon, misleadingly called 'Gnosticism'. The word 'Gnostic' comes from the Greek word for knowledge, gnosis, and many Gnostics, though not all, offered their followers a novel entrance into the divine mystery. This mystery usually took the form of a highly complex account of the origin of the world, which was usually regarded as deriving its existence as a result of cosmic sin committed in the upper world, which resulted in the creation of a lower one. Seeing the present order as sin-derived, as a sort of 'cosmic hiccough', they saw the way to God and to salvation as lying in escape from this world order. A negative attitude to this world and to its author is a feature common to most Gnostic systems, as is the promise to redeem the individual from it by secret knowledge. The whole system bore too close a similarity to orthodox Christian systems to be allowed to pass unchallenged. It was not inherently absurd and some of its literature possesses considerable charm. Clement of Alexandria (150-220), not himself a Gnostic, sums up the basic thrust of their teaching as follows: 'Who we were and what we have become, where we were, where we were placed, whither we hasten, from what we are redeemed, what birth is, what rebirth' (Stevenson 1957:75). The seductiveness of Gnosticism can be gauged simply from the number of replies it elicited from the 'orthodox'. A whole stream of writers set about refuting the claims of the Gnostics, including, in the second century, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria and Tertullian, and Origen in the third.
In Origen the defence of Christianity, as he conceived it, took the form of an insistence upon the value of reason, freedom and Scripture, above all the Old Testament as a worthy and credible account of the nature of God. Convinced as he himself was that history did not hold the key to the ultimate truth about God and the human soul, he had a difficult path to tread between acceptance of the truth and importance of the historical elements of Christianity, on the one hand, and, on the other, the belief in their nonultimacy.
In order, therefore, to assert the rationality of religion against the emotional faith of the Montanists and the 'hidden, otherworldly absolute' of the Gnostics, Origen insisted on the availability of God to the rational intelligence. For Origen, God could be known to and by the purified intelligence. He was essentially a 'lightful' being. To the claim of the Montanists that they had been inspired by the Holy Spirit who had taken them outside themselves, Origen replied that it was not the habit of the Spirit of God to act in this outlandish fashion. He moved gently and helped rather than replaced the mind in its activities (1965:396-8; 1966:223ff). When Origen is described as a 'light mystic' what is meant is that he believed that God could be known by the activity of the human mind. He rejected the idea of the utter incomprehensibility of God and also the false notion that in order to be touched by God you have to be 'out of your mind'. But in addition to his distaste for Gnostic incomprehensibility and Montanist ecstasy, Origen was clearly not at home with those passages in the Bible which spoke of the divine darkness. For example, it is remarkable that in those passages in Exodus and the Psalms where God is said to make darkness his dwelling place, Origen either offers no comment at all or takes the text to mean that access to God takes time and effort and is not to be had automatically or for the asking. Commenting on the verse of the prologue to the Fourth Gospel, 'The light shines in the darkness', Origen observes that nothing is absolutely inscrutable; all is available in Christ.
This positive and optimistic attitude to the powers of the mind was not simply a reaction to less hopeful views. It seems to have expressed his own conviction about the nature of the human intelligence and the value of revelation. It was not the only attitude adopted in this period to the value of emotion in religion or to the problem of the availability of God. The fourth century witnessed the flowering of two movements which stand as a contrast and challenge to the Origenistic vision, represented by the so-called Macarian Homilies and Gregory of Nyssa. The first of these is far more emotionally charged than Origen and speaks the language of the heart with great and appealing force. The collection of Homilies, ascribed to Macarius of Egypt, in reality probably comes not from Egypt but from what is now Iraq. In them, the importance and claims of experience are expressed in a way quite uncharacteristic of Origen. Towards the close of his first homily, Macarius writes:
If you are not conscious of having experienced any of these things [i.e. the heavenly food of the Spirit], weep, mourn and groan because you have not been made a participator of the eternal and spiritual riches and you have not yet received true life.
Direct experience is made the criterion of being in contact with God. This by itself is enough to distinguish the spirituality of the Macarian homilies from that of the bulk of Eastern spiritual writers, and they represent the more significant of the two movements that contrast with the position of Origen.
There exists within the Eastern tradition a line of thinking about God and our relation to him which is the direct opposite of Origen's 'light' mysticism. Philo the Jew (c.20 BCE-c.45 CE) from Alexandria exercised a profound influence on the later Christian tradition. Although he almost certainly did not invent the idea of the divine darkness and incomprehensibility, it certainly plays a central role in his thinking. He is the real founder of the so-called apophatic tradition, that is, the tradition that says that God is radically beyond the reach of the human imagination and mind, either because he is so great and infinite that it would be in principle impossible to grasp him, or because the human mind, dwelling in a body and being essentially limited, can never hope to see or fully understand the divine nature. Why did Philo come to this rather startling conclusion? He may have been influenced by contemporary speculation surrounding a citation from Plato's dialogue, the Timaeus, which states that 'it is hard to know and difficult to communicate the nature of God'. But Philo goes well beyond this, and in the absence of any evidence of mystical experience on his part we are forced to conclude that he was led to the idea of the divine darkness by reflection on the meaning of certain passages in the Bible (see above) which talk of God's living in darkness. Exodus 20:21— a key verse for all future discussion, though significantly omitted by Origen in his homilies on Exodus—speaks of God dwelling in thick darkness. This text is used by Philo in his treatise On the Posterity and Exile of Cain (5.14) to prove that 'The Existent Being belongs to an unapproachable region where there are no material forms...for the Cause of all dwells high above space and time.' The result of this discussion is expressed by Philo as follows: 'We apprehend the real boon of realising that the God of real Being can be apprehended by no one, nor can he be seen by any.' Although God himself is beyond the reach of mind and eye alike, the effects of his action and the power by which he acts in the world can be apprehended by us. Here also we have a foretaste of a similar distinction made by the Cappadocian Fathers in the fourth century.
Philo's personal influence and the way of thinking about God just outlined had a colossal influence on the nascent Church. The apophatic tradition is clear in Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-220), a converted philosopher from Athens. Unlike Origen he was happy to use the same texts as Philo from the Old Testament which refer to the divine darkness. The modern Russian Orthodox writer, V.Lossky, sees in Clement a genuinely Christian writer, precisely because of his stress on the inaccessibility of the unknown God; and even that awareness is something for which we depend upon the special grace of God.
But it is with Gregory of Nyssa that 'darkness' theology and mysticism move to the centre of the stage. He is rightly regarded as the apostle of apophaticism, a view of God which he roots rather in the divine nature itself than in the limited, sense-bound character of the human mind. He outlines his understanding of the way to God in his Life of Moses, most of which is an allegorical account of Moses' pursuit of God, mapped out in three stages. Moses begins in the light of the burning bush and there discovers that God is 'really real'. Then, Exodus 20:21 takes him a step further to the idea of God as incomprehensible. Finally, Exodus 33:23, where Moses is allowed to see the back of God but not his face, is taken as evidence of the fact that God is infinite. The move from light to darkness serves to underline the difference between Gregory and Origen, for whom God is light; but it also serves to distinguish him from Philo, who only got to the second stage of Moses' ascent. The divine infinity is the culmination of Gregory's exploration of the divine nature and occurs in all of his mature writings, whether they are of a dogmatic or spiritual character. Part of Gregory's stress on the infinity of God arises from his awareness that the desire for the divine, which urges the soul to move ever onward in its passionate search for him can be satisfied with nothing limited. God is the 'ever beyond', 'the ever greater', the 'ever more'; in short, he is the infinite, and darkness rather than light is the more appropriate image with which to express this truth. Apart from the language of Scripture, Gregory may well have wished to distance himself from the contemplative tradition of the Greeks, where the accent falls on seeing, and on its intellectual counterpart, knowing. Plato had used the image of the sun to illustrate the nature of the Good; Gregory, perhaps in conscious contrast to this, used the language of darkness, where we cannot see, to suggest the fact that God lies beyond the reach of both bodily and mental seeing. Whatever the precise weight to be attached to the dogmatic and spiritual strands in Gregory's understanding of the divine infinity, his stress on this feature in both types of writing marks a new stage in the history of the idea of God.
The last and in some ways the most influential exponent of the idea of darkness in the patristic period is Denis the Areopagite. The extent of his dependence on Gregory of Nyssa is clear from his work, The Mystical Theology. Its first chapter is entitled, 'What is the divine darkness?' and begins with extremely negative language:
Trinity! Higher than any being, any divinity, any goodness!...Lead us beyond unknowing and light, up to the farthest, highest peak of mystic scripture, where the mysteries of God's word lie simple.in the brilliant darkness of a hidden silence.
Like Gregory's Life of Moses and to some extent indebted to it, Denis bases his account of the progress of the soul and of the divine nature on the same passages in Exodus that had influenced Gregory. The aim of the upward movement for Gregory had been the darkness where God was; for Denis in chapter 2 it is the darkness 'so far above light'. Indeed, Denis is more consistently and resolutely apophatic than his predecessor. Had he received any particular experience which enabled him to speak with such evident assurance about the remoteness of God? We do not know. Like most of his predecessors in the patristic period he is very reticent about himself, in this unlike Plotinus (205-70) the great neo-Platonist mystic philosopher, who did experience ecstasy and vision. It is hard to believe that the strong, convinced and passionate language of Denis springs simply from some abstract theologi-cal speculation, especially when it is remembered how close theology and spirituality were for the Fathers. In the absence of any clear evidence, it seems best to conclude that Denis did enjoy some temporary elevation of the spirit, which he calls ecstasy and to which he refers on several occasions in his writings. In the opening chapter of The Mystical Theology he writes: 'It is by an unrestrained and absolute ecstasy from yourself and from everything that you will be carried up towards the ray of divine darkness beyond being.' The idea of ecstasy here expressed is not that of the Montanists, who had apparently employed the word in order to describe a wholly irrational encounter with the divine Spirit. Far from being irrational, Dionysian ecstasy is the mysterious perfection of our natural powers in the presence and enjoyment of God, who is beyond all being and conception. It is important to make this distinction between rational and irrational ecstasy, in order to avoid the suggestion that once the Montanist challenge was over the Church simply reverted to a Montanist position. Although both Gregory and Denis use the language of divine drunkenness and of ecstasy and darkness to describe their relation to God, they must not be taken to mean by this language a form of irrational religion, but, rather, a form of supra-rational religion.
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Mammillaria senilis
var. albiflora
(Syn: Mamilopsis senilis "albiflora"
Mammillaria (Mamilopsis) senilis var. albiflora.
This plant looks like a cotton ball with small glistening hooked
white spines the flowers are white too.
Description: Branching
basally to form clumps.
Stems: Globose to cylindrical, up to 15 cm tall and 10 cm wide.
The tubercles are conical, obtuse with wool and bristles in the axil.
Without latex.
Radial spine: 30 - 40, thinner than the centrals, white, to 20 mm
Central spine: 4 - 6, white with yellow tips, upper and lower ones
Flower: The variety albiflora has near white flowers, 60 - 70 mm long,
55 - 60 mm in diameter; floral tubes slender, scaly, to 4 cm long.
Flowering season: February and March
Fruit: Silvery red to greenish white.
Seed: Black.
Note: Mamilopsis (Mammillaria) senilis, was placed
in a separate genus due to various differing characteristics involving
flower shape (The flowers have a characteristic
zygomorphic structure - unlike the other mammillarias - with tube
possessing obvious "scales"
- i.e. fleshy reduced sepaloids - and by the apparent lack of fragrance
in the flower) , size, seed and pollen morphology. The genus
Mamilopsis includes only M. senilis. Notice that
contrarily to the name Mammillaria, Mamillopsis
has only one 'm'.
Scientific name: Mammillaria
senilis var albiflora
Origin: Chihuahua, Jalisco and Sinaloa, Mexico. Altitude 2.400 -
2.800 m.
Habitat: Grows on moss-covered boulders in
pine forests at high altitudes.
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
Cultivation: It is a slow growing species
and one of the most difficult Mammillaria to keep and grow that needs
lots of light with ample airflow. Water regularly in summer, but do
not overwater (very
wet-sensitively, especially in light of its small root system)
Water thoroughly only if soil is dry to
the touch, let soil dry in between to prevent root rot,
keep very dry in
winter. Use a very porous acidic potting media (Avoid to add
limestone!), with excellent drainage, as can be achieved by the addition
of extra perlite
or pumice. Feed with a high potassium
fertilizer in summer.
It is a mountain plant that prefers somewhat cooler temps
and it proved to be quite
frost resistant if kept dry
and hardy as low as -5° C (some
reports give it hardy to -10°C or less)
Sun Exposure: High levels of light are needed to
flower and for good spine development.
Can be sunburned if moved
from shade/greenhouse into full sun too quickly. During the spring it
may be able to take full sun until the heat arrives at the end of
spring. In an area that has hot afternoon sun, it may be able to take
full morning sun, but requires afternoon shade or afternoon light shade.
If grown correctly, it will reward the grower with generous
displays of red flowers.
A resting period in winter and strong light are necessary so that it can
flower properly.
Clustering in cultivation after several years and easily flowered.
For best results, use a shallow pot, and only use the smallest
diameter pot that will accommodate the plant. Sensitive to red
spider mite. Overhead watering is helpful in controlling mites.
Propagation: Direct sow after last frost
(usually) or division, wait
until the
offsets that appear at the
base of old clustered
are 1/3 the size of the parent and then detach and plant.
Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and
cultivars of Mammillaria senilis.


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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Training Program "Facilitating a Suicide Bereavement Support Group" teaches survivors of suicide loss, mental health professionals, and interested others the fundamentals of creating and facilitating a support group. This training event on March 23-24, 2018 in Western PA is for facilitators of adult suicide loss support groups. This event is sponsored by the Western PA chapter of AFSP but is open to attendees from anywhere in the U.S.
The program is appropriate both for those who want to start a new group and for those who currently facilitate a support group and would like to hear new ideas, practice and strengthen their skills, and explore issues they have encountered while facilitating a group. The training combines lecture, interactive discussion, and role-play with individualized feedback.
Note: In order to create a positive learning environment, we ask survivors of suicide loss to wait at least two years after the suicide of their loved one before attending. We also recommend that all nonclinician attendees have at least one year experience participating in a support group before signing up to attend the training. This is a training program; it is not meant to serve as a healing conference or a support group to address individual grief issues.
Currently, AFSP does not offer CEUs for this training, but a letter of attendance outlining the training can be provided by AFSP National to attendees upon request.
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When I got an academic scholarship, I bought this bag for myself. I'm studying at an international joint school in China and the school charges a lot. I always feel sorry for my mom who pays my tuition fees. The only way I could help her was to get a scholarship, so I studied for more than 6 hours each day. I couldn't think clearly; I couldn't even sleep well. After getting the academic scholarship, I bought something for 'myself'.
chosen artwork : Vogue Collage, Chicago Harry Callahan, c.1956 (printed 1990-99)
I think this work reflects the artist's passion – and I have studied passionately for the last year to get a scholarship. Also, I major in Communication Studies, which is about the media. When I read magazines, I sometimes want to cut out the photographs I like, put the fragments together and make my own magazine front cover.
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by Martin Hafer
Last year, Leonard Nimoy's son, Adam, made a documentary called For the Love of Spock…and it was one of the best documentaries of the year and is available to watch streaming on Netflix. This year, at the annual Star Trek mega-convention in Las Vegas, Leonard's daughter and her husband (Julie Nimoy and David Knight) debuted another film about the man and his legacy. However, Remembering Leonard: His Life, Legacy and Battle with COPD is not just a rehash of Adam's documentary.
Instead, it focuses strictly on the positive and is sort of like a love letter to her recently deceased father. Adam's documentary is more a 'warts and all' treatment of the man…so the tone is quite different. Both films are worth seeing…particularly if you consider yourself a Trekker, Trekkie or even just the casual fan.
The film begins with the death of Leonard Nimoy in 2015. Then, it backs up and gives an overview of his life and career. But, it does not explore it in the same depth as Adam's film…mostly because it's almost like a family project. Just about everyone seems to be in it, talking about their love for the man…from his wife to his kids, grandkids and even great grandchild. It's almost as if you've been invited in by the family to talk about the man they loved and what they loved about him.
In some ways, it practically elevates him to sainthood in the way it talks about Leonard and it is not really intended to be a film about the totality of the man…mostly about him in his later years when he came to terms with being the patriarch of the family and his struggle with COPD, brought on by decades of heavy cigarette smoking. At times, you also see and hear Leonard himself talking about his struggle…and it's quite touching. Hardly a dry eye was there in the auditorium.
So is his film for you? Well, if you have little interest in Leonard Nimoy, probably not. In fact, I would say for most folks For the Love of Spock is the better film and the one to see. However, if you loved the man and watched him on television like about 90% of us, both films are most welcomed and enjoyable.
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Since it seems like there's a bunch of us who follow NXT but don't really care to have our discussion on the yellow brand buried in the morass of the weekly WWE TV threads, I thought I'd start one where we can just talk about all things NXT, so here it is. Have at it, boys.
[2015-02-11-WWE-NXT Takeover: Rival] Finn Balor vs Adrian Neville
Charles (Loss) posted a topic in February 2015This reminded me of a WCW cruiserweight match with WWE-style facial expressions mixed in. This was very good, but seemed to be missing something to go over the top. It had a good build and there were some great highspots and nearfalls, but it was kind of shallow. Not sure that's the right word, but it seemed pretty forgettable even though it was well worked. ***3/4
[2015-02-11-WWE-NXT Takeover: Rival] Sasha Banks vs Charlotte vs Bayley vs Becky Lynch
Charles (Loss) posted a topic in February 2015Pretty solid spotfest and all of them are pretty good in the ring. Charlotte still has a little awkwardness but nothing that won't go away in time. I just think she's so naturally talented that it's easy to overlook how a lot of her stuff looks a little unseasoned. Another throwaway match, but a good showcase of the women in NXT.
[2013-04-10-WWE-NXT] William Regal vs Kassius Ohno
Charles (Loss) posted a topic in April 2013Talk about it here.
[2013-10-02-WWE-NXT] Santino Marella & Emma vs Fandango & Summer Rae
Charles (Loss) posted a topic in October 2013Talk about it here.
[2013-07-24-WWE-NXT] Emma vs Paige
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[2016-11-19-WWE-NXT Takover: Toronto] The Revival vs #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tomasso Ciampa)
Microstatistics posted a topic in November 2016While their August match is a great **** affair, this was on another level. Felt like a hybrid between DreamRush and a Midnight Express-RnR bout. They escalated the intensity and drama well and brilliantly played off their previous match. Iconic finish too. **** 1/4
[2018-06-16-WWE-NXT Takover: Chicago II] Johnny Gargano vs Tomasso Ciampa (Street Fight)
SmartMark15 posted a topic in June 2018I've made it no secret that this is my favorite feud in wrestling today and that their last match was my match of the year. And while that still holds true, this match brought a different flavor to the rivalry that still felt like a valid progression from the last match. The brutality was there, the hate was there, the big spots and big bumps were all there. While at times it does get bogged down by WWE-style theatrics, I am still generally a fan of those kinds of theatrics so I can't really complain. Perhaps the biggest thing going for this match is the finishing stretch. I'm sure a lot of people were annoyed or upset by the ref bump and screwjob tone. I thought it was great. It was unnerving and difficult to watch at points which is how I know they've got me emotionally hooked and invested. This was a violent spectacle the likes of Owens-Zayn II from NXT or Lesnar-Cena from SummerSlam 2014 and I am a big fan of violent spectacle. *****
[2015-05-20-WWE-NXT Takeover: Unstoppable] Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch
donsem43 posted a topic in May 2015If nothing else this match will always be a watershed moment for women in mainstream wrestling. Sasha, in particular, was well thought of before this match. But after this match, people started talking about her as being the best in the WWE, if not the world. The match itself starts out with some back and forth exchanges leading to Becky ending up with the slight advantages at the end which force Sasha back on her heels. Sasha fires back in a big way by blocking a Becky kick and yanking her down to the apron by grabbing her arm. Sasha follows that up by spending the next several minutes just torturing Becky's arm, with the big highlight being Sasha bending back Becky's arm with her foot. I did like Becky's comeback leading to a good near-finish with the armbar, even if her selling was a bit spotty along the way. Didn't like the finish though as Sasha basically has to no-sell not just being thrown into the steps after her dive, but also the arm work, by putting on the Bank Statement with Becky right by the ropes. The last 90 seconds is what keeps this from being in the top tier of women's matches for the year. ****1/4
Pretty much what you would come to expect from these guys. They went balls to the wall and crammed in as much as you'd expect them to in a tight time frame. As PWG a multiman match as you'll get in a WWE ring. I'm not particularly blown away by these types of matches, but I thought this was fun and served it's purpose of showcasing NXT talent to new fans. Shawn Michaels commentary was pretty neat, too.
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Web Conn posted a topic in Publications and PodcastsLike the rest of America I have a wrestling podcast. I recap the week in wrestling. I just watch ROH and WWE programming every week and give my thoughts on it. Itunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/webs-weekly-wrestling-rant/id1212156453?mt=2 and here's the first episode Episode 0 - "Pilot" Description: Welcome to the first episode of Web's Weekly Wrestling Wrant. This is the the Pilot episode. Check in every Friday for new episodes. This week I review Raw (Hulu Version), SmackDown, Talking Smack, 205 Live, NXT and Main Event and Fastlane predictions. Please leave comments, feel free to email me at and follow me on Twitter @WebConn69 https://soundcloud.com/websweeklywrestlingwrant/episode-1-worst-main-event-ever Episode 2 - "I'm Not Booked" Description: Typo free description this week! This week, I pay tribute to Dennis Stamp, give my thoughts on the March 12th WWE MSG Show, give a ROH 15th Anniversary Show live report. Plus reviews of ROH Wrestling, Monday Night Raw, Smackdown, Talking Smack, 205 Live, NXT, Main Event and after much wait Lucha Underground on Netflix Retro Review. Please feel free to send me questions comments and concerns to and follow me on Twitter @WebConn69 Colt Cabana Art of Wrestling with Dennis Stamp: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g4Af_X9PAU Dennis Stamp, Grado, & Dick Justice VS. The Iron Curtain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkk21FTXhas https://soundcloud.com/websweeklywrestlingwrant/episode-2-im-not-booked Episode 3 - "Randy Orton Is The Christian Slater of the WWE" Description: This Week: I make a last minute addition to last weeks Dennis Stamp tribute, I give my thoughts on the WWE showing interest in buying ROH rumor. Plus I review ROH Wrestling, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown, Talking Smack, 205 Live, NXT, Main Event and top it all off with the Lucha Underground on Netflix Retro Review. Please feel free to send me questions comments and concerns to and follow me on Twitter @WebConn69 https://soundcloud.com/websweeklywrestlingwrant/episode-3-randy-orton-is-the-christian-slater-of-the-wwe
[2010-03-16-WWE-NXT] Daniel Bryan vs Great Khali
GOTNW posted a topic in March 2010A really good broomstick match with Bryan taking Khali's only attribute (size) and building the match around it. All it takes for Khali to get back in control is essentially just grab Bryan, while Bryan has to really work on combos and counters to manage to take Khali down. I really liked how he used the Guillotine to set up his kick combos and how he Missile Dropkicked Khali while Khali was still kneeling instead of waiting for him to get up, and his reckless bumping really put over Khali's offence as that of a monster. ***1/4
I know a lot of people have soured on this feud, but I thought this match was good, albeit a big step down from their other two matches. One of the biggest problems with this feud is the order the stipulations have come in. The unsanctioned match should have been the blowoff, not the first match, but that is not here nor there. From the get go you know what they are going for as they quickly begin getting up from big moves such as air raid crashes through announces tables and such. Ciampa getting desperate and throwing everything he could find ringside on top of Gargano to try and keep him down was pretty neat. The lack of blood hurt this I thought and the finish was lame as it made Gargano look like a buffoon, but I thought Ciampa falling off the ramp and landing on his feet was pretty cool and unexpected as I thought it would end in a double count out.
[2018-08-18-WWE-NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV] Shayna Baszler vs Kairi Sane
Edwin posted a topic in August 2018Another solid match with a great Shayna bully heel performance. Shayna attacking Kairi's foot with a brutal foot stomp was great, but unfortunately was meaningless in the development of the match. Shayna kicking out of top rope elbow drop was lame, but that seems to be a theme on TakeOver cards; i.e.; kicking out of finishers and big moves. Shayna's counter to the final top rope elbow drop was great as was the unexpected finish. Another solid match.
They hit some cool looking spots here like Bate's dive followed up by that lariat he does bouncing off the ropes and the finishing spot. As usual though, they did a bit too much and O'Reilly kicking out of the knee drop into the burning hammer was lame as was the extensive heel hook. Bate's knee selling after the extensive heel hook was pretty bad and Seven just standing on the ring apron while O'Reilly has him int he heel hook instead of just diving in and breaking the hold they usually do in tag matches along with the towel throw tease was lame. Not a MOTY candidate or a ****+ match or any of that talk, but I thought this was a fun card opener regardless of that.
[2018-07-25-WWE-NXT] Aleister Black vs Tomasso Ciampa
SmartMark15 posted a topic in July 2018Ciampa is just a remarkable bastard, isn't he? The guy just goes out of his way to embody as much of what being a heel is as possible. Not only does he play dirty and aggressive, but he's also a coward. Not only will try to DDT you onto concrete, he'll also grab the tights. And let's not forget GRABBING THE TOP ROPE ON AN ABDOMINAL STRETCH. That's the kind of classic old school heel heat that I can really get behind. It's a spot I don't even see that often anymore which makes it stand out all the more brightly. Black for his part played a decent babyface champion walloping the dastardly heel with some great kicks. Enjoyed his back selling in the early half of the match but that faded away as time went on down the stretch. The last half is dedicated to Ciampa just pulling every trick out of the book possible to get the win. Gargano's involvement was limited but a necessary step based on what the tapings show the direction they're going in is. I thought it only added to the match especially considering how big the pop for Gargano's attempted save was. Overall, a great title match featuring the best heel working in the world right now. ****1/2
[2018-06-16-WWE-NXT Takover: Chicago II] Velveteen Dream vs Ricochet
KawadaSmile posted a topic in June 2018My dude Dream gets pro wrestling like no one. From straight up wearing Prince Puma tights to having a Hulk Hogan-based entrance, he is absurdly over, to the point where he outshines RICOCHET. Loved the reference to Rock/Hogan, too. The match itself was tons of fun, with Dream using some of Ricochet's spots early on, and getting overly confident. Ricochet showed that he can absolutely be an incredible all-around performer, as opposed to the shit he was doing with Ospreay a while ago. Reminder: Velveteen Dream is only 22.
[2018-04-07-WWE-NXT Takeover: New Orleans] Johnny Gargano vs Tomasso Ciampa (Unsanctioned)
SmartMark15 posted a topic in April 2018Johnny Gargano has put on two five star matches in a four month span. Unless Daniel Bryan gets booked in a high profile singles feud, I don't see anyone topping the emotional investment and sympathy that Johnny Gargano draws out from a crowd. Pairing him with Tomasso Ciampa, who transformed from fun indie superstar into one of the best most vicious heels in the world today, is just absolute magic. The feud has been built up to simmer and simmer until it came to its insane boiling point here. The match was worked with an immediate sense of hatred and brutality. Big punches, heated brawling, all of them building up to big spots. The incorporation of weapons was ridiculously good and organic all throughout. I mean, Ciampa stealing crutches from a fan?! That's some 80's heel heat right there and it was perfection. The addition of the knee brace to create some truly magical storytelling moments towards the finish. I mean, I don't know how much I can gush about this match. It was just so good on every level and by far the match of the year. It's crazy what a long term build and two incredibly talented workers dedicated to their story can pull off. Absolutely everything right with pro wrestling. *****
[2018-01-27-WWE-NXT Takeover: Philadelphia] Velveteen Dream vs Kassius Ohno
KawadaSmile posted a topic in January 2018Velveteen is MONEY. Oozes charisma, airbrushes his opponent's face in his attire, has incredible mannerisms... and of course, the top tier entrances. The 30 or less knockout was a fun semi-stipulation to the match, and did they deliver. Crowd was so much into it from the get go. A fun slugfest with some sloppy moments. Ohno is a good base to make people shine (like Sullivan on the previous Takeover), but man did Dream make this match work wonders. Fun stuff. Dream deserves to be in the main roster after some polishing - that first Death Valley Driver spot was SCARY
[2018-01-27-WWE-NXT Takeover: Philadelphia] Shayna Baszler vs Ember Moon
KawadaSmile posted a topic in January 2018First of all: Shayna fucking rocks. Her presence reminds me of Minoru Suzuki, like one of those people that is legit dangerous, but at the same time they actually draw your attention to the violence they display. Considering she's new to pro-wrestling, it's amazing she can project that aura so well. As for the match itself, I enjoyed it a lot. Baszler being in control for much of the match, with Moon having offensive spurts is the best idea. The fluke-y finish worked well, and albeit some might have problems with the length of the armbar spot, I felt it was some well-made suspense. Good stuff. Shayna HAS to win the title on the near future.
[2018-01-10-WWE-NXT] Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly vs Aleister Black & Roderick Strong
Maciej posted a topic in January 2018They get a surprising amount of intensity from this match, starting with Roddy's awesome dropkick through the ropes. I wouldn't have thought he would be the hot tag with Black the face in peril but that works great too, starting with Aleister taking a really nice apron bump off a Fish leg-sweep and ending with Roddy coming in super hot. I don't like the ending, with Aleister, who in the preceding months couldn't have his focus broken enough to say a dudes name, looking like a complete buffoon. The journey to get there was fun though. ***1/2
[2017-10-11-WWE-NXT] Andrade 'Cien' Almas vs Johnny Gargano
Maciej posted a topic in October 2017I don't think this quite scaled the heights of their Takeover match (though I was at that one live) because it had less of the element of surprise on its side, but it was still really terrific. These guys work really well together and the match is paced really nicely for stuff like apron spots and loud chops to get the crowd into things at the right moments. The ending does a great job of continuing to tell the story of Johnny getting over the #DIY split and the story of Almas' rising aggression. It does that well enough that they could just end this feud (which hasn't really been a feud outside of the matches anyways) and move on, having made that progress. And if they do decide to have another match, that's very cool too. ****1/4
[2015-12-16-WWE-NXT Takeover: London] Emma vs Asuka
donsem43 posted a topic in December 2015I really like how they laid out this match to how they booked this feud. They found the right tone for Emma's character as she realized how dangerous Asuka is but still thought she could beat her by outsmarting her. Also really liked Emma's in-ring performance, she worked really smart and laid in a lot of her shots while not being afraid of taking anything from Asuka. It was cool to see Asuka dust off some of her old strike combos. The most noticeable difference between Asuka here and her work in Japan is how much she plays to the crowd. She rarely worked in front of big crowds in Japan so it's nice to see her adjust and work "bigger" here. The finish was smart even if there was a few minor issues with the execution of it. ****
[2016-08-20-WWE-NXT Takover: Brooklyn II] Asuka vs Bayley
GOTNW posted a topic in August 2016I like pro wrestling that preserves the struggle of a fight, even if it is one often resembling action/boxing/martials arts movie scenes more than an actual real competition or a fight. I don't like pro wrestling where the workers struggle to simulate the fight itself, and if you're not bothered by the sloppiness that is still very much present in many of these matches, well, good for you. But I'm having trouble taking Bayley seriously when she messes up very basic looking spots. The match was fine-Bayley got some solid shine early on and then we transitioned into a cool control segment where Asuka nailed Bayley with a brutal knee and kept cutting Bayley off every time Bayley attempted a comeback. Asuka really nailed some sharp kicks in here, it was a joy to watch. Unfortunately Bayley's comeback was pretty lame, slamming someone's head into the the turnbuckle as a comeback works if you're a tecnico and Fuerza Guerrera is bumping for you but as a means of vanquishing the biggest badass the NXT women's division has had so far it's not very convincing, especially when the slams themselves don't look especially violent. Bayley's babyface comeback offence of running elbows/kneedrops/legdrops would've been much more efficient if Asuka's control segment laster longer and was used as the actual comeback. Finish was also kinda eye-rolling, didn't really buy into Bayley becoming this huge badass, her acting wasn't there and her daring Asuka to hit her in the face and immediately covering up was just so stupid, it's the kind of stuff that happens when you have Triple H and friends laying out puro machismo tribute spots. Do I even need to explain how stupid no-selling a head kick is after treating it like a KO shot a mere second after? You fire up and barely get to your feet at best after something like that. That would've made for a much better and intruiging finish than what they did. ***
[2016-06-08-WWE-NXT Takeover: The End] Asuka vs Nia Jax
GOTNW posted a topic in June 2016This was fascinating to watch. Nia Jax has no presence whatsoever and carried herself like she is much smaller than she is. She deserves more opportunities than someone of lesser size because (I assume) it's harder to find someone her size and you need as much variety as you can get. This felt very much like a Kiyoshi Tamura U-Style match against a not big name in that while it wasn't a total squash it felt close to it. At no point did you get the impression Asuka was in danger. It was interesting to see Asuka feed herself submissions and kicks and work around Nia. If Nia *got* the most fundamental things about her character I'd have advocated working a different much and would argue that one could have been much better, but as it stands I'll gladly take this since no one else is doing Kiyoshi Tamura vs Tom Burton right now. ***1/4


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Govt wanting a YES is very suspicious and one has already come out saying they are replacing it with hatespeech.Surely it's the Koran that should be banned it's full of hate.This is the trouble with Islam it wants to rule it wants to govern and lots of unelected Muslims from various commuters,councils,etc. start moaning,they are unelected.If Allah is so all powerful why do its followers need laws to stop them being offended.No modern country needs blasphemy laws it's medieval nonsense.If god is all powerful,all knowing,then god doesn't need protecting and God's followers needn't worry either.So what if they are offended if the blasphemers are that bad then the almighty god will punish them.When the religious can prove anything they believe then let them make the laws but of course they can't.
That in itself would cause me to vote NO
On other hand, what is stopping them putting in "hatespeech" laws anyway?
And keeping it is all about defending islam from criticism and ridicule.
and then again, the state would not get rid of something if it meant Irish could attack islam - so that is another reason why No might be right....????