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Since my previous post, focusing on the WTC as veiled pyramids and "Great Spherical Caryatid" (a large sculpture in the middle of the World Trade Centre plaza up until 9/11), I've been thinking more about this strange object. I highlighted how it was designed to represent the Kaaba at Mecca. It was shown how the sculpture is related to atlas, the Black Stone inside the Kaaba and the Benben. All of these attributes connected to this bronze "The Sphere" (its popular nickname) sculpture, implies another occult interpretation of this corporate art piece. If Caryatids are stylized pillars and the Freemasonic hero Hiram Abiff was known as the bronze pillar maker in Masonic lore, than it stands to reason that the bronze-pillar connected-statue in the middle of a bull's eye design and water fountain has more Masonic resonating occult significance than previously thought.
Fore the previous post which investigated the WTC as related to the pyramids and "The Sphere" sculpture click here:
Before we move on to further investigation of God through geometric shape related occult synchronicities I would like to point out a little insight that occurred to me while drawing this posts picture, right at the top. While staring at my framed third degree Masonic certificate I noticed how the three candles pictured, present in Masonic lodges, are in the same relative arrangement as the pillars of the first degree tracing board.
On this image they are portrayed as being atop the primordial mound of Atum-Ra piercing the chaos of the watery abyss of Nu. The image goes some length to betray the Egyptian origins of the Craft and the Christian bible. The bible (sacred book) in between the candles/pillars in the drawing is also found in Masonic lodges and used in ritual and initiation. Having a representation of the Christian bible atop the mound of Atum -of the Egyptian creation myth- is a powerful and obvious symbol. If we combine this image with the revelation of Genesis as amalgamation of Egyptian mythology and history a powerful insight into ancient history is achieved.
See my previous post and Ralph Ellis' "Eden in Egypt" for more (p 10 mentions Atum and Nu specifically and much of this information is drawn from that source).
After seeing the image I thought it would be interesting to portray the three destroyed WTC buildings as the three similar sized and arranged candles atop the mound. At some point yesterday it occurred to me that I was drawing the three buildings on an Island. This is the reality of the three buildings as it were in real life! The buildings which have been connected with the three pillars of the tracing board which are obviously also reflections of the similar sized candles of a Masonic temple.
Thus another veiled symbolic connection between Freemasonry and 9/11 can be sited, the three buildings of Manhattan Island as symbolic representations of the three candles/pillars on the primordial mound of Atum. The primordial mound represents the Benben stone (again see p10 of "Eden in Egypt") which if you read further I will attempt to accuse the WTC buildings themselves of being intended to invoke.
A first degree tracing board
I should also note before we continue that I hadn't completed "Eden in Egypt" before writing the previous post in which I connected the three WTC buildings (1,2 and 7) to the three biggest pyramids at Giza. On reading page 196-197 I learned that Ellis had made a simmilar connection to the Great and Second pyramid and the Twin Towers in passing. Here is the relevant passage: As the Amercans have demonstrated at Pearl Harbour and the Twin Towers, sometimes it is better to wait patiently, and perhaps nervously, for an unprovoked attack, so that the overwhelming military response can be made from an indignant, united nation. (Note the symmetry between the Twin Towers and Twin Peaks at Giza).
Geometric shapes like the cube and the sphere have invaded my mind, like, well like the Borg Cube! Assimilating my everyday thought processes and making resistance futile.
The Borg Cube arrives at the Earth. An encoded reference to our alien God's arrivil?
A very interesting sync happens when we keep the Kaaba of Mecca its spherical sacred Stone and the related bronze WTC sculpture in mind. Then at the same time, recounting a sequence in the film "Star Trek 8: First Contact".
The Cube releases its Benben.
The alien Borg cube attacks earth and seconds before being destroyed releases a smaller spherical ship that opens a time-vortex. Vortices and time travel are stargate themed technologies. A little later I will try and connect teleportation to stargates. The ovoid Black Stone (possible Benben) inside the cube shaped Kaaba at Mecca is speculated to be of space and/or alien descent (again please see previous post for more details).
We need to cut away from Star Trek and look into Freemasonry to prepare this sync for its maximum potential esoteric relevance.
Ralph Ellis, as pointed out in the previous post, deconstructs the word Kabbalah as Kabba and Allah which he translates as "Cube" and "God". Ellis further reveals in "Eden in Egypt" the final and ultimate secret of Freemasonry in a commendable, no nonsense and matter of fact manner. Whether he is correct, and that he has revealed the actual, no bones about it, cold hard fact behind the secretive Freemasons or not. We can in the very least speculate that it is the ultimate occult truth believed by many esoteric schools and individuals and no doubt represent many Masons personal view. At the same time Ellis notes that many Masons would scoff at the very idea but none the less he puts it forward whether we (or even all Masons) believe him or not. It's nothing new, quite simply he claims the secret kept alive by the Craft is that God is an alien.
The Benben travels through a stargate.
Let's return to the Star Trek scene I mentioned and compare notes. A cube shaped alien spacecraft shows up at earth and releases a sphere that opens a stargate and travels back in time. The word cube has been connected to God and God has been identified as being an alien, lets hope if God can read this he takes well to this kind of accusation! The sphere released by the borg cube is reminiscent of the stone inside the cube shaped Kaaba which in turn has been well connected to the sphere sculpture at the destroyed WTC. My personal bias leads me to connect "The Sphere" sculpture (which the architect designing the WTC plaza as a reflection of Mecca, placed at the corresponding position of the cube shaped Kaaba) to stargates because of its positioning the middle of a bull's eye in water as seen from the top.
For an explanation of stargates and stargate symbols read William Henry or try this post.
William Henry lectures can be viewed for free on Google Video.
The Enterprise and its crew follow the Benben through the stargate.
Could we now say that the Star Trek scene with the Borg Cube and Sphere shows us an encoded occult message along the lines of "God as cube, shows up at the Earth and sends his sphere (Benben) through a wormhole to the surface."? This would tally well with the story about the Benben falling from the sky or an angel giving Abraham the Black Stone believed by many faithful Muslims to be inside the Kaaba, right?
"Hellraiser" sees a cube shaped puzzle box that opens the portals (stargates) of hell and the "Game Cube" logo is pointed out as showing a "G" inside a cube. The idea here is to think of the Masonic square and compass symbol with its "G" inside. When we consider that the square and the "G" (which is often translated as geometry) of the Masonic symbol could be well represented by a cube this sync starts to enter the realm of possible intentional veiled occult symbols. Michael Tsarion has taken great efforts to point out the occult sacred symbols hidden in corporate logos. It used to be an issue of much frustration and import to me to try and separate which ones were intended to be veiled imagery and which were synchronisticly relevant. Now it seems the dividing line which was blurred at most points has started to disappear all together, leaving me unconcerned whether the occult message was intentional or imbued with relevance by myself. I believe we could derive a mystical insight from this blurring of lines. In essence the problem is the false dichotomy between subject and object, experience and 'experiencor'. Added to this polarizing principal of the rational westernized materialist mindset is the overarching tendency for the human intellect to try and make experience fit into either/or categories. A primitive and outmoded Aristotelian program, starting to be overwritten by the non-linear inter-subjective emergent omni-directional interconnectedness of the human mind. Aided materialistically by technology like the internet and grounded spiritually by the acceleration of awakening of consciousness into divinity. All this (and a free bag of chips) finding artistic expression in the 2012 meme...
I believe the three buildings destroyed on 9/11 represent the first degree tracing board's three pillars and both systems of symbols find their origin in the pyramids of Giza. Can other elements of this Masonic image be said to be represented at the original WTC complex?
Before we try and answer this question I would like to put forward a few more sculptures that echo the themes explored on this blog that might help solidify the claim that art works -like 'The Sphere'- can be used as occult symbols to heighten the geomantic relevance and invocation of magickal power by public structures.
Note how the two bigger pyramid type structures align with the Twin Towers in this image.
Masayuki Nagare's 'Cloud Fortress' was destroyed during the cleanup of the 9/11 mega-ritual. When I look at this image I see three pyramids, two greater on the sides, with a third, smaller one, in the middle. The Twin Towers (modeled after the pyramids and twin pillars of Jachin and Boaz) are seen on the far left and right of the image. The sparse information about this piece on the net does somewhat confirm this suspicion.
The massive sculpture, which creates the image of a floating pyramid-structured in black granite stone, stood in front of the World Trade Center buildings, which were destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks.
"Sphere Within a Sphere" sculpted by Arnaldo Pomodoro located outside the Vatican Museum. Thanks to Vince, who left a comment on my previous post, for pointing this out. Is this sculpture another occult reference to the Benben or Great pyramid (The Great Pyramid containing the Pi ratio)?
The tessellated checkerboard type design and related symbols present in Masonic lodges seen on the tracing boards is believed by Ralph Ellis to be based on physical attributes of actual locations rather than spiritual or moral iconographic teachings.(See "Eden in Egypt" Ralph Ellis p 166-167) The Giza plateau in this theory is believed to contain the original precursor of the checkerboard which was possibly mimicked for the Temple of Solomon, generally accredited as inspiration for the floor plan of Masonic lodges.
The idea is put forward that the original pavement east of the Great Pyramid was comprised of black and white stone owing to the discovery of polished marble and basalt in this area. The Biblical account of the pavement surrounding Mt Sinai according to p 167 of "Eden in Egypt" reads: "And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness."
Ellis believes Mt Sinai is the pyramids of Giza, obfuscated by later scribes of the Bible to hide the overt Egyptian origin of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. The Bible passage could then be originally referring to a reflective surface at the Giza pyramids in which the stars could be seen "under feet".
It seems entirely likely that Freemasons, who are no strangers to architecture (hell, they might originate from the original pyramid builders making this statement an extreme understatement!) and secretly keepers of a more original interpretation of the Bible would design structures that reflect the occult knowledge of the pyramid rituals. This is what I believe we can see proof of in the design of the Washington Monument and the Twin Tower's construction and the execution of the ritualistic and symbolic elements at play on 9/11.
Connecting Spheres and circular motifs to the Great Pyramid at Giza is no logical jump as Pi as mathematically encoded in its very construction. Its height represents the radius and its perimeter the circumference of a circle. Ralph Ellis writes in "Eden in Egypt" on p 169 : "... so to all intents and purposes the 'triangular' Great Pyramid is a representation of a circle." We can therefore see a direct and logical link between spherical and pyramidal (triangular) representations of the Benben.
The idea of having the stars reflected around the base of a pyramid, just as would be seen in ancient times at Giza, could very likely be the true purpose of the reflecting pool at the George Washington Monument.
The monument being a giant obelisk is obviously surmounted by a pyramid which would at night, from the right angle, like the view seen by Lincoln on his marble Emperor throne, be reflected in the heavens along with the pyramid on top of this big needle. The triangle representing Aton or God (an alien in this post, dig?) hovering in space.
Enigmatically the triangle in space is a recent theme of many UFO sightings and is represented in pop-culture in shows like the X-Files.
More veiled Masonic checkerboards, the Eiffel Tower
The glass pyramid at the Louver, a Benben reflecting.The London Eye displaying one of its occult properties by reflecting in the heavens. Is 'The Eye' a circular pyramid and Benben allusion?
Big Ben also reflects in the Thames. Could Big Ben, a somewhat obelisk shaped clock-tower, really be referencing Benben (Big Ben-Benben)? We see the structure here relative to "The Eye", it's almost as if the eye is staring towards the Houses of Parliament. Though, that way lies paranoia... Hopefully, if you've made it this far into this post, your well beyond paranoia.
Is Isis/Liberty designed to interact with the WTC layout and purposely built on an island to represent Atum, even perhaps reflecting in the heavens? This is an area still wide open for investigation, maybe in future posts we can confront this American symbol of so-called freedom.
More reflecting pools which invoke Masonic tracing boards (pictured above), present at famous occult landmarks, include the glass pyramid at the Louver, Eiffel Tower, Big Ben (Benben), Isis/Statue of Liberty and the London Eye. Now that we have established the veiled manner in which water can be used to reflect Masonic-pyramid inspired- symbolic elements in public landmarks lets get to the point, shall we?
For more about the London Eye as occult landmark see:
(Click on image to enlarge). Notice how the relative positioning and layout of WTC 1 and 2 are very similar to the Great and Second Pyramids of Giza. See previous post "WTC Pyramid: Part 2" for more information.
The Twin Tower Pyramids (Jachin and Boaz) felled on 9/11 were built on an island in a manner which allowed them to be reflected in the waters of the Hudson River. If the original intention of the checkerboard was to portray the reflected heavens at the base a pyramid both the Washington Monument (and many other public structures) and the WTC can be said to have this theme represented by the reflecting waters at there respective bases.
The WTC can be said to have this theme doubly represented as "The Sphere" had a black granite base over which a thin film of water flowed, making this surface perfect to reflect the towers in the heavens. To go deep into the theme of bringing 'heaven on earth' through architecture, a great source of information on the Hermetic and Gnostic beliefs that Masonry is steeped in can be found in Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval's "Talisman".
The WTC can now with greater conviction be said to have been a giant representation of the Masonic tracing board with the two pillars of Jachin and Boaz reflected in the heavens by the Hudson River. The Benben of legend, having fallen from space and consisting partly, or actually comprising, the original obelisk from Heliopolis. The idea of building obelisks and pillars that are seen reflected in space seem quite appropriate. That is, if you follow the 'heaven on earth' or 'as above so below' Hermetic and Gnostic idea of using the ignorant populace's very dwelling space as giant talisman to perform mega-rituals like 9/11! We should keep in mind that the Benben is believed by some to be the progenitor of the pyramid. If the Benben pyramid origin is true (what ever true is) and the Twin Towers are modeled after the Twin Peaks of the Great and Second pyramids at Giza (and an aerial view of the WTC plaza does seem to confirm this) then the original idea for the Towers would be the Benben itself.
The World Trade Center could thus be argued to be modeled after a rock that is said to have fallen from space or given to Abraham by an angel (alien) and represents God, or as stated earlier, an alien. The presence of the Kaaba representing "Sphere" sculpture in concentric circles (magick circles and stargates) lends weight to this theory. The WTC was built in the image of and represents an alien artifact. If we consider that the new WTC complex's major structure,the Freedom Tower, (what a vulgar misnomer) will be a building 1776 (Illuminati founding date) feet tall featuring an octagonal centre point we might just go mad. If you haven't gone mad yet and need one more push to reach the edge, think about how the Dome of the Rock, the possible origin of the Octagonal shape's importance to the Templars (passed on down to the Masons) is built over another sacred rock believed in some circles to be part of a giant cube-shaped megalith (could anything resonate more with the Benben!?) Could sheer coincidence account for the fact that this building is being built on, or near, the spot where a giant spherical statue used to sit in intentional resonance with the Kaaba at Mecca? A statue which has been connected to the Benben itself! Not to mention that the pyramid pillars of Jachin and Boaz (Twin Towers) themselves alone reflect the Benben. How in the world could all the complex symbolism invoked by the Freedom Tower and 9/11 possibly be reconciled with the terrorist theory?
Please read my X=10=9/11 post for more synchromystic significance of the octagon shape.
The Freedom tower to be completed in 2012 no less, is 1776 (Illuminati founding date) feet tall and has an octagonal middle point. Seen from the top, (the heavens) its profile would be an octagon.
Wait a second! Are you saying that the World Trade Centre and 9/11 comprises a ritual and invocation of forces by certain individuals in the brotherhood of Freemasonry, to contact God, who is himself an alien, and as proof you offer only your word, a round sculpture and some scene from Star Trek? I suppose I am... But I have more scenes from Star Trek if that will help!
Let's find more syncs to include with the great Borg Cube example from "Star Trek 8" that might help us uncover a "God as alien" theme in the synchromystic sync-web.
Comedian George Burns plays God in the "Oh, God" films. Reading Wikipedia's Trivia section on George Burns gives us two "Star Trek" and a "Simpson's" sync. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burns#Trivia
The time traveling whales in "Star Trek 4" (as the entire ship time travels, just like the Enterprise crew and Borg in "Star Trek 8") are named George and Gracie after Burns and his wife. Thus we have George Burns connected to time travel (stargates) and aliens (Star Trek couldn't be more alien connected, right?). Again in the Next Generation Episode, "The Outrageous Okona," Data tries his hand at comedy in his never-ending quest to be more human and mimics George Burns. Data, who resonates George Burns, "jumps the gate" many times including hurtling through the vortex created by the Borg Sphere (connected to the WTC Sphere and Benben) in "Star Trek 8: First Contact" which is about mankind's first contact with aliens (god?).
"The Simpson's" episode with George Burns' "Rosebud" sees Montgomery Burns lampoon Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) from "Citizen Kane" as the title would suggest.
Morgan Freeman plays God, who bestows his almighty power on Jim Carrey in the horrible "Bruce Almighty". Morgan Freeman narrates for Spielberg's "War of The Worlds," saying the lines that Orson Welles would have said in the famous radio drama about alien invasion that legend has it caused many people to flee for terror in real life! Wonderful, now we see George Burns, "Simpson's", Orson Welles and Morgan Freeman all well-connected to aliens and God.
Jim Carrey can also be considered as God following the plot, poster and title of "Bruce Almighty". When reviewing his classic "In Living Color" days we can appropriately tie him into this theme by highlighting his "Star Trek" spoof from the T.V. show in which he plays Captain James T. Kirk. Kirk has even been involved in contacting "God," or something pretending to be God, in "Star Trek 5". Here's the "In Living Color" Star Trek spoof.
Check out the Fez-sporting Nation of Islam dudes, good stuff.
Now things get weird. Being a big fan of "Star Trek" I was delighted when Henrik Palmgren (from Red Ice Creations) brought up in an email how perfectly "Enterprise" fits into the alien/ reptilian/David Icke scenario. He's quite right, as a major antagonist group in this show is the Xindi, which are comprised of several species including the Reptilians.
The Reptilians attack earth dramatically with a spherical weapon that kills seven million people. The Reptilians have themselves been duped into this action by the inter-dimensional beings called The Sphere Builders who can view multiple time lines. We now have cluster fuck of stargate, sphere and alien syncs all part of the "Star Trek" universe, which has already been intimately connected to God and aliens. Another way of connecting the stargate/time travel theme here would be to invoke the memory of Scott Bacula's (The Enterprise captain in "Enterprise") first famous role as Dr. Sam Beckett in "Quantum Leap".
Goro Adachi brought up "Lost," octagons and gates recently at his great website. http://www.goroadachi.com/etemenanki/octagonal-gate.htm
I have yet to get deep into this show, which has been making blips on my sync radar for a few months, but some preliminary thoughts, which tie right back into Star Trek, might be worth mentioning at this early point. Terry O'Quinn, who plays a key position in "Lost," acted a one-off role on a fan favorite "Star Trek: Next Generation" episode called "The Pegasus". In this episode O'Quinn is the Captain of the Pegasus, which is a ship with a top secret and illegal phase shift cloaking device, allowing it to become invisible and move through solid matter. This cloaking technology I find somewhat resonating with vortex or gate themes and the Enterprise and "Star Trek" alone allows O'Quinn to be considered as stargate resonating. In one particular scene we see O'Quinn gleefully clutching at his pillar-shaped cloaking device. This episode was based on the Philadelphia Experiment, a conspiracy theory involving US government teleportation technology.
"Lost's" Terry O'Quinn finding his secret teleportation conspiracy theory inspired technology.
Terry O'Quinn (with Jonathan Frakes) and his space manipulating device, being teleported. Crazy cool.
To help solidify this occult resonance O'Quinn is also intimately involved with Illuminati subject matter including the Spear of Destiny (which features again in this post) in "Millennium". "Enterprise" rears its head again as the final episode takes place at the same time as the events on board the Enterprise of "Next Generation" during the already mentioned, "The Pegasus" episode (with much focus on Jonathan Frakes). Adding to the "Lost"/"Star Trek" ball of coincidences is the fact that "Lost" co-creator J.J. Abrams is heading the new "Star Trek 11" movie project. We will have to keep our beady little eyes firmly etched on this matter as it develops.
One more fascinating God reference which I haven't connected to aliens yet, but does contain another impressive sphere, is found in the career of Keanu Reeves. Keanu Reeves as Neo (anagram for One) from the "Matrix" films visits the "Architect" in "Matrix: Reloaded". This is an obvious reference to one of the versions of the Masonic God "force". Let's take a quick closer look at Keanu Reeves' career and see if there are any more theological resonating themes. In "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey" back in 1991, Keanu Reeves has a prior audience foreshadowing his Masonic encounter--meeting with God, having died and travelled to heaven. This tallies well with some folks messianic suspicions about the character of Neo and my Keanu theology. In the "Little Buddha", Keanu nullifies any doubts as to his identification and resonance with the enlightened or "shining ones" playing Siddhartha (Buddha) himself. Further, we can bring Christ and even the Spear of Destiny, the spear said to have pierced the side of Christ, into the mix by invoking his role and name in the movie, "Constantine". The name "Constantine" should already be ringing in our ears with Christian overtones, seeing as the Roman emperor by the same name could quite possibly have codified Christianity into much of what it is today at the First Council of Nicaea. The Spear of Destiny was mentioned earlier with regards to "Millennium" and Terry O'Quinn and is a central plot device in "Constantine."
The Matrix Revolution Shockwave water Sphere, seen during a fight between Neo and Hugo Weaving (Elrond from Lord of the Rings).
A link between "The Matrix" and "Lost" is created when we learn Harold Perrineau acts in both "Matrix Revolution" and "Lost" (Michael Dawson). "Lord of the Rings" connects to "Lost" through the actor Dominic Monaghan (Charlie Pace).
Warning: "The Fountain" (one of my new favorite movies) spoiler in next paragraph.
Having mentioned "The Sphere" sculpture and movie, ("Sphere" 1998) adding the Borg and Xindi sphere's of this post, another amazing sphere appeared into my awareness yesterday. I went and watched "The Fountain" and had my mind turned inside out. This film's rich use of mystical and occult symbols could merit an entire post or a even a book and I think it's the new "2001: Space Odyssey." But to cut a long story short, the sphere shape is a pivotal element of this work of art. We see Hugh Jackman, a stargate veteran (see link below) climbing a pyramid with Orion's belt overhead and later flying right into the heart of a star with the "Tree of Life" inside a giant glass sphere!
For a previous post with "The Fountain" and Hugh Jackman syncs try:
(Click on image to enlarge). Notice how the concept of radiating light is present in all these stargate-themed images. The light comes through the tree's branches , from behind the earth's rim, through the water door and again finally from behind the Illuminati eye.
"The Fountain" came up before because a shot from the film with the Tree of Life and Hugh Jackman walking on water at its base was likened to a NASA mission patch and the stargate from the Stargate films and shows. All these images hark back to the Illuminati dollar bill pyramid.
For Hugh Jackman and Stargates see:
How in the world do I account for the fact that right after a post debating the meaning of "The Sphere" inside a fountain at the World Trade Center plaza, this fountain itself lying inside a giant stargate bull's eye of concentric circle design, we once again see this same theme expressed overtly in the movie "The Fountain!" Hugh Jackman, a stargate traveller ("Kate and Leopold" and "The Prestige") who is also seen battling foes on the head of Liberty/Isis (with the WTC in the background, see link above) in "X-men" can now be seen contacting the god inside himself, inside a Mayan pyramid and penetrating the heart of a star in a nebula that is part of the constellation Orion (this all while floating inside a sphere!). Contemplation of Orion was the source of my own WTC pyramid realization.
My only conclusion for this kind of incredible synchronicity and the point of all my work is highlighting the unity and resonance between all things. As comedian Bill Hicks used to say: "We are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is but a dream and we are the imaginations of ourselves."
"Lost's" crashed plane and its concentric circle or bull's eye stargate logo.
"Lost's" jet plane has itself the concentric circles (a symbol of God and the cosmic Illumination of the stargate) or bull's eye theme expressed as a logo printed on the side of the crashed plane (need I bother reminding us of 9/11 here?). Thanks to Henrik's journal (link below) we can also take note that the WTC alien pyramid pillars are visible through the windows in a flashback sequence in this enigmatick show.
Henrik and others have validly compared "Lost" to "The Prisoner". Another Sphere, "The Rover," often springs from a fountain or other water source in "The Village," a familiar cult T.V. icon.
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In the spirit of Ralph Ellis' inspirational and refreshing open and honest claim that the secret of masonry is that God is an alien, I too would like to do the same and just come out and say what 9/11 appears to be, taken from my current belief system which is ever evolving and changing.
A materialist interpretaion of the 9/11 ritual would have me believe in Illuminati wizards using magick to open stargates to talk to aliens from Sirius or some such far away space place.
A spiritual interpretation would lead me to claim that 9/11 was an ushering in of the new Aeon and a powerful birth pang of the emerging transhuman godhead of Earth.
These two interpretations need not exclude each other and can quite possibly both have equal validity.
Just saw online that David Lynch has admitted to harbouring huge doubts about the official version of the 9/11 events. I find it interesting how the director of Twin Peaks (names used for the pyramids in this post) is now openly debating the Twin Tower deception. Perhaps this will come up again on the blog...
I am leaving for South Africa to visit friends and family for 5 weeks, not quite sure how much time I will get to Blog in 'the dark continent'. My artist friend did this piece for me, you can check out her work here: http://diannepiepan.blogspot.com/
I don't think she really truly captured my hat but my little plane looks just like the real thing...


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Video game legislation has turned into the gift that keeps on giving, even though the intended recipients refuse to answer the door, let alone sign for the package. The latest attempt at lawmaking comes courtesy of Republican senator and presidential candidate Sam Brownback of Kansas, who has reintroduced the Truth in Video Game Ratings Act for Congressional consideration.
The original piece of legislation was introduced during August of 2006, but died along with the 109th Congress. It would give the Federal Trade Commission oversight of the video game ratings system and require some significant changes to how the ESRB ratings process works.
First and foremost, ratings based on partial game footage would become a thing of the past. Currently, the ESRB hands out ratings after viewing a reel with representative content prepared by the developers. Sen. Brownback thinks that's not enough: "Video game reviewers should be required to review the entire content of a game to ensure the accuracy of the rating," he said. "The current video game ratings system is not as accurate as it could be because reviewers do not see the full content of games and do not even play the games they rate."
Sen. Brownback's belief that the clips viewed by the ESRB may not in all cases be fully representative of the game's content is all but certainly fueled by the Hot Coffee incident with GTA: San Andreas. Since that time, however, the ESRB has made significant changes to the screening process, most notably instituting a $1 million fine for any developer or publisher that withholds footage from the ESRB in an attempt to garner a more favorable rating (e.g., M for Mature instead of Adults Only).
The Act would also mandate a thorough examination of the ratings system by the Government Accountability Office to determine how well it actually works. In addition, the GAO would consider the possibility of a unified ratings system administered by an independent group with no financial interest in any of the industries covering not only games, but television shows and movies, too.
New bill, same problems
A new year and a new Congress do not make this legislation a better idea than it was last summer. In particular, the requirement that every frame of footage in a game be closely examined prior to issuing a rating is unreasonable. It would make the ratings process more costly and time-consuming without yielding any additional benefits to gamers and parentsother than higher game prices as publishers pass the higher costs on to their customers.
Since the Hot Coffee imbroglio of 2005, the video game industry has taken several steps to tighten up the video game ratings system, and it appears to be working. A year after laying into the video game industry, the Institute on Media and the Family had good things to say about the industry and moved its focus towards parental education and involvement instead of the ratings system itself.
The prospects for the resurrected Act are unclear. Given that we're moving into an unfortunately protracted presidential race in the US and this is an easy way to score points with certain constituencies, it's bound to be a higher-profile issue. That said, this bill suffers from the same weaknesses as the previous editionshould it manage to emerge from Congress as a law, the First Amendment may prove to big a barrier for it to overcome.

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Although most Mac users will rarely move beyond the default Safari install for their web browsing needs, there are alternatives out there. There are Firefox and Camino, obviously, but also OmniWeb (rah rah!), Opera, Flock, and what have you. iCab also fits this bill, although for most Mac users, it's probably better-known for its timeless nature—it's one of a very few modern browsers that actually run on pre-Mac OS X systems. Do you have a Power Mac 7300 with a G3 card that you still use for something esoteric like Newton Connection Utilities, or a LC III with the Apple IIe emulation card installed? (Would it surprise anyone to know that I have both?) iCab lets you connect them to the modern-day web, unlike, for example, Netscape Communicator 4.7 or Internet Explorer 4.01.
But iCab isn't just for decade-old computers and the nerds who love them. It has been a Mac OS X app for quite some time, and with the release of the new 4.0 version this week, it also makes the leap to Universal status. A complete rewrite using the Cocoa frameworks for OS X gives it a new snappiness along with a glistening sheen that won't leave your dishes all spotted. Well, a new snappiness, anyway. There are a few new features in this version as well, such as the ability to read Safari web archives, a revised Find window, and shared cookie storage with other Cocoa-based browsers (read: Safari). Old classics such as the built-in validator and kiosk mode remain intact as well.
iCab 4.0 is a free download, although a $25 payment eliminates the random shareware reminder. Is it worth spending money on a third-party web browser? That's a decision we leave to you.


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The Blue Angels are about to be grounded
Long-time readers know that Fleet Week is a BIG DEAL in the Bookworm household. Thanks to our membership in the Navy League, we've seen the Blue Angels from the deck of the USS Carl Vinson, as well as from the middle of the Bay on a Coast Guard cutter. We even had the pleasure of attending a reception at which we got to meet members of the Blue Angels team.
The Blue Angels don't just fly for my, and my family's, pleasure. They are a good will ambassador for the Navy and, for those cities that host Fleet Week, they draw tens of thousands of people who spend hundreds of thousands of dollars. Fleet Week is one of the most profitable weeks of the year for San Francisco's hotels and stores, and that's because the Blue Angels are an incredible draw.
Sadly, though, while the oxymoronically publicly funded "private" Corporation for Public Broadcasting seems untouchable, and keeps grinding out Leftist pap, the military is facing spending cuts, whether from sequestering or from Obama's knife. So, bye-bye Blues:
As the sequester cuts Obama signed into law in August 2011 draw closer to implementation, the Navy is making plans to ground the Blue Angels during the latter half of 2013.
This was revealed by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert last week, when he sent out a memo showing the Navy's plan for complying with the cuts.
Grounding the Blue Angels for half a year will entail canceling 30 shows and will save approximately $20 million.
Greenert says the Navy is already making cuts "because of Congress's failures to pass…spending bills last year," and if sequester hits it will cost them an additional $4 billion for 2013 alone.
Given inevitable budget cuts, it's reasonable to ground the Blues, which aren't directly related to America's defense. I suspect, though, that the military is also making a point. After all, as Sen. Coburn revealed, the military spends a lot of money on touchy-feely or green programs that have nothing to do with military preparedness or with connecting ordinary Americans to their military, and everything to do with PC pandering to satisfying Beltway Progressive sensibilities. While the general public won't care if those programs stay or go, they'll care a great deal if the Blue Angels vanish from the scene.


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This belief doesn't affect modern science in anyway unlike the belief that everything suddenly appeared. So really this theory can work fine with evolution its basically just slapping a "God helped it" label on. This doesn't affect the teaching of evolution in anyway.
I personally would like to keep the two ideas / theories in their respective fields. Leave creationism in church and evolution in science lab. However, what I'm saying is if suddenly for some reason unknown, creationism gets into the science rooms shouldn't evolution also then get into the church congregations.
I agree fully, all I want to know is if everyone else on this bored agrees
I'm talking about the "creationism science" not the actual belief in god. If creationism science was to infiltrate the science classes like they are so trying to do. Then evolution should infiltrate the churches just to keep a happy medium.
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No I don't agree for evolution teaches a lie that it took vast amounts of time for natural selection to make trillions time trillions times trillions of mistakes until the fossil record formed all these creatures in the museums that are fully formed fossils.
When the fossil record in the museums shows the fossil record came fully formed meaning the fossils sudden explosion of life came suddenly and fully formed more suggestive that its a young earth.
What we should do is teach the truth that the earth is an young earth. TAKE THE OLD OUT OF THE SCIENCE CLASS not take religion into the science class. Teach ID instead like how complex are the genetic information and leave it up to the churches to give a name to the creator. Just teach science in the science classes like genetics, biology, physics, math, soil sciences, water sciences, natural sciences without teaching the earth is an old one when this is not a scientific fact . Heck the acadamy of science has not been able to disfute Gentry's primordial polonium halo's they won't go there because it only proves the earth is an young earth. If they can not refute Gentry scientifically then its time to take the old out of science. Rewrite Palentology, Geology as its the scientific thing to do when science like the old earth is proven false science should rewrite the science books. Teach the kids the truth instead of teaching them lies like the earth is old and that lie is only used to twists all the evidence even with all the twisting evolutionists are using transistion fossils are not evident. You still have the same species that formed suddenly in the explosion of life in the beginning. Why are not multitudes of new species not coming is why ID should be taught instead of evolution pseudo sciences in the public schools.
TAke the lies out of science and teach science instead of teaching the fully formed fossil record missing links supports science. It might support evolution but being they are still missing certainly are not supporting science! If the fossil record shows a sudden explosion of life then teach this not we have maybe one or two questionable transistional fossils. Weak is the theory of evolution, etc... Strong is the young earthers science but because of separation of church and state just take "the old out of science" and admit in science they have no evidence of fossils coming on the scene unfully developed and that it takes real information to go transistional and they can not support it by the fossil record. Teach ID in the classrooms without the old earth lies then let the children decide if God did or did not create life on this earth suddenly. Why lie to our children and pretend its an old earth.
Here's a link of creation science in church notice it does not teach the lies that evolutionists teach. Truth be told evolution is psuedo science and we all know its not the truth but for this reason evolution should never be taught in church but creation science taught thats based on scientific truths.
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The above post is the very reason why creationism should be left out of science classes.
Enough said... :cool:
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JohnFulton, please stop repeating falsehoods that you have been given time to learn about.
If you can't do that then stop posting in this thread.
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Hi, Logic.
I think you've got an interesting idea going here. If creationists use the "balance" argument to get creationism into schools, their unwillingness to teach science (not to mention other religious and philosophical ideas) in church kind of constitutes a double standard.
Problems come in when you consider that the ID movement is working hard to make people believe that they are a legitimate science that is not strictly tied to Christian theology.
Also, like Moose said earlier, you have to consider that schools are public institutions, whereas churches are in the private sector. Each system has its way of allowing the individual members to decide what goes on. If you want something different taught in schools, you have to petition and/or vote accordingly, etc. Religion has a way of letting you choose what you are taught, too: you go to a different church somewhere.
Religion has always enjoyed all sorts of immunities, at least in the USA. They are in the unique position of being shielded from attacks from anywhere while also being allowed to meddle in anybody else's affairs by simply claiming that it's part of their belief system. They are permitted, by law, to attack science, but science is not given entirely the same privilege to fight back, except in blogs and seminars. For instance, if a scientist wished to protest the activity of a certain religion in his hometown, he would not even be allowed a hearing in the local court. But, religion protesting the presence of science in its hometown can make it all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States.
It's unfair. But, really, if you think about it, that's the way science is: the scientific method allows anybody to challenge anything at anytime, and that's why science is so strong. Ironically, the protection that religion has gotten under the US Constitution is the reason why it will never have the strength of science, because it will never have to overcome the challenges to its central axioms that science experiences every year.
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Hi JohnFolton,
Clarifying AdminNosey's comments, it's okay to advocate positions others believe are false, but you're advocating for them in threads where they are off-topic. For example, if you want to discuss whether natural selection and time are adequate to explain the diversity of life then you should go to a thread in the Biological Evolution forum.
If you can't post on-topic, please stop posting to this thread.
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Actually, I mean more than that.
JohnFulton makes empty assertions but I don't see him backing them up in the appropriate threads with any discussion or evidence.
He is expected to support such assertions.
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Good point!
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The question was:
I said basically no it should not be taught in the churches because of teaching untruths in evolution like an old earth and no transistional.
I then basically said creationism is held to a higher standard and should not be taught with the lies of an old earth, and with the missing transistional fossils.
What should be taught in the churches I said like what Gentry is saying to the church in one of those video in this link! The links supporting evidence why to a creationist evolution is lying about the old earth as if its science. Its all that like wrong in this world the truth being made out as a lie and the lie being promoted as in evolution as if its the truth. The church should always have the right to not be forced to teach lies as the truth, etc ...
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It sounds like you are calling me a liar.
1) I do a lot of radiocarbon dating, and have come up with a lot of dates older than 4004 B.C. I do not regard those dates, which I use in my archaeological research, as lies.
Seems like your mind has been poisoned by fundamentalism so that you can't evaluate any evidence that contradicts your a priori religious beliefs.
So you just go ahead and call me a liar. I'll just consider the source.
Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
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Since dating is basic to much of the debate, you need to go to the Dating forum (especially the "correlations" one) and support your assertions.
Until you are intellectually honest enough to do that you will shut about about old or young earth issues. If you bring them up without support again you will get some suspensions.
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How about it johnfolton? Care to take up carbon 14 dating in the Dating forum? Care to try to show how it is inaccurate and fails to support an old earth?
Can you support your argument, for a change, instead of just making unsupported assertions? Can you debate the issue without relying on the falsehoods and misrepresentations common on the creationist websites?
If so, we'll see you on the Dating forum.
If not, well--see tagline.
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old earth is a robust theory. Just because is doesn't agree with your biblical beliefs doesn,t make it false. There are loads of transitionals
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How many times have I and others tried to explain to you that the RATE BOYS are dating all the fossils young because the fossils are young is enough of a ratio for advanced science to date these fossils thousands not millions of years old.
P.S. I don't mind tagging a bit on dating threads but not a challenge due you continually call all my sources liars and not scientists. ha ha don't take it personally not calling you a liar just the old earth part is a lie. If you believe the old earth then your not a liar even if the old earth is a lie! Its like the saying dead doctors don't lie.;)
We went over this before and you just say this is a falsehood that they are misrepresentating the facts. How about evolutionists are misrepresenting the facts. Here is the information we've went over several times now. So the next time we tag you might have something to say about how they are misrepresenting the facts. Seems the rate boys do quite well with just the facts.
An astonishing discovery made over the past twenty years is that, almost without exception, when tested by highly sensitive accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) methods, organic samples from every portion of the Phanerozoic record show detectable amounts of 14C! 14C/C ratios from all but the youngest Phanerozoic samples appear to be clustered in the range 0.1-0.5 pmc (percent modern carbon), regardless of geological 'age.' A straightforward conclusion that can be drawn from these observations is that all but the very youngest Phanerozoic organic material was buried contemporaneously much less than 250,000 years ago. This is consistent with the Biblical account of a global Flood that destroyed most of the air-breathing life on the planet in a single brief cataclysm only a few thousand years ago.
Here's more bias about giving PH.D. by acadamia of what an acceptable point of view or not, etc...{thought police?)
Creationist earns Ph.D., gets attacked by scientists
Why can't it be, "Scientist earns Ph.D. Gets Attacked by Athiest Thought Police."
Although his thesis advisor describes his work as "impeccable", some have "argued that his religious beliefs should bar him from earning an advanced degree in paleontology",
Should Marcus Ross have been forced to sign a statement, pledging eternal loyalty to Evolution and an Old Earth? Should he have undergone a polygraph test, ensuring that he didn't harbor any counter-consensus ideas? Myers think that Ross carrying out research he didn't agree with justifies labelling him a "fraud":
Is that how Myers think you get a doctoral degree? Just by "echoing ideas" As for Ross not believing the statements about millions of years from his own dissertation, that's the beauty of science - it doesn't matter whether you believe in it or not. As long as Ross' data and arguments hold up, it doesn't matter one bit what his beliefs are.
Is it a coincidence that Myers wants to force creationists to advocate their creationist beliefs in their scientific work? After all, he is also the one who thinks that researchers who are friendly towards intelligent design should be denied tenure. So if you privately have a telic perspective on the origin of life, you're a fraud, and if you openly advocate this perspective, you will be denied tenure. Head I wins, tail you lose.
Don't forget, PZ Myers and Michael Dini are both scientists. Or, as you also call them, peer reviewers.
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Use empathy, courage, honesty to set examples as a leader (Column)
She's been called the "kid-whisperer" of Mackworth Island. Pender Makin -- Maine's 2013 Principal of the Year -- directs a public alternative high school on a tiny island just off the coast of Portland. I got to know her last month when we toured Bath Iron Works, part of an innovative program to connect educators with Maine's industries. She talked passionately about her work, and repeatedly attributed her success to the high quality and dedication of her staff. She draws people to her by simply shining a light on the power of possibility.
I first met Makin when a friend coached a team of educational leaders whose group work had gone hopelessly awry; Makin was a member of the team. This set of principals and superintendents struggled to truthfully name why -- for months -- they hadn't worked well together. When it was Makin's turn to speak, she looked around the table, opened her eyes wide, flashed a genial smile, and then put her finger directly on what had troubled her: Some members of the team had made mean-spirited and insensitive comments, either intentionally or inadvertently, and now others felt uncomfortable speaking their minds. After she'd finished speaking, the group's mood shifted instantly. Her courage and honesty cut through the muck; the group was back on track by the end of the evening. It was inspiring to witness.
Makin's actions exemplified what Santa Clara University professors James Kouzes and Barry Posner -- authors of "The Leadership Challenge" -- identify as a key practice of effective leadership: modeling the way. They assert that in order to successfully encourage the behavior you expect of others, "leaders must find their own voice, and then they must clearly and distinctively give voice to their values." Once they take a stand, they use relationships to forge agreement around common principles.
Makin did just that: She frankly but thoughtfully identified behavior that had become permissible and then invited the group to find a kinder -- but still truthful -- way forward. The group responded because Makin has credibility. This is the bedrock foundation of effective leadership. As Kouzes and Posner maintain, "if you don't believe the messenger, you won't believe the message."
Kouzes and Posner's 25-plus years of research -- based on thousands of personal interviews and 75,000 written responses collected all over the globe -- reveals that, remarkably, "ordinary people who guide others along pioneering journeys follow rather similar paths." Regardless of the organization, the country, or the gender of the leader, leaders who get extraordinary results from their groups all engage in five practices of exemplary leadership: modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process of the organization, enabling others to act and encouraging personal connections. When leaders successfully employ these practices, individuals willingly follow them and become more invested in both the organization and their own productivity.
Their research also pinpoints four key characteristics that people -- across time and cultures -- look for in their leaders: foresight, inspiration, honesty, and competence. These qualities ranked well above imagination. Those interviewed sensed that effective leaders know how to bring out the best in their team members. They don't necessarily need to possess the imagination to move an organization forward, but must identify who does. They use their position and talents to create a common core of understanding, build agreement on what is valued and expected, and then employ the gifts of their team members.
Makin has this talent in spades. Jeanne Crocker, assistant executive director for the Maine Principal's Association, said that Makin enlists and nurtures her staff. Crocker recently told the Portland Press Herald, "She helps her staff become the best they can be." She does this is by publicly valuing each member of her team -- from drivers to instructors. Makin acknowledges that the school's loving and supportive atmosphere is created by the entire team: "This is a group of people who work shoulder-to-shoulder. You can really feel a good vibe when you come into our school."
Makin also fearlessly challenges the process of education. Assistant principal Martin Mackey says, "She has the professional courage to try anything, and with that courage comes tremendous opportunity for success." Mackey explains that Makin has spent her entire career developing creative solutions for some of Maine's most troubled students. Says Crocker, "she does totally out-of-the-box stuff" and "has a reputation for working miracles." The staff and students respond; they adore her and are healed by her.
This gifted leader attributes some of her success to her job before she went into education: bartending. She trained her ear to listen to the subtext of others' stories and tuned her heart to feel for vibrations of loss and longing. It isn't surprising that this former bartender's desk is right in the middle of the hallway. She explains, "This is a job where you have to be super approachable." This aligns with what Kouzes and Posner assert is critical for any effective leader: close proximity to the people with whom you work: "[Y]ou have to get near enough to people if you're going to find out what motivates them, what they like and don't like, and the kinds of recognition that are most appreciated." You must bring your heart to your work.
As we parted ways, it occurred to me that although we stood among awe-inspiring ships at Bath Iron Works, I left feeling even more inspired by Makin's ability to build strong relationships. She gave me a marvelous gift: a chart for navigating effective leadership in my own work.


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Pac-12 Weekly Five: 07.06.12 EditionPosted by AMurawa on July 6th, 2012
- We skipped last week because of a dearth of news as we head into the dead days of summer, so now we've got a couple week's worth of catching up to do. The biggest news in the past two weeks was the NBA Draft, where more Pac-12 players heard their names called than conference teams did on Selection Sunday. Washington, who won the regular season title but was banished to the NIT, had two players – Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten, Jr. – get drafted, while Oregon State's Jared Cunningham became just the 13th Beaver picked in the first round – the first since Corey Benjamin went with the second-to-last pick of the first round in 1998. The Huskies, meanwhile, have had much more recent success on draft night, with nine players drafted in the past eight years, six of those in the first round, a record that head coach Lorenzo Romar is making sure gets heard. With many elite recruits using college as a mere launching point toward NBA careers, Romar's success at sending players to the NBA can only help his recruiting efforts.
- The Huskies also landed a new player this week when it was announced that seven-foot center Gilles Dierickx would be transferring into the program from Florida International. Dierickx (gee, thanks basketball gods – I only just got used to confidently spelling Krystkowiak) was a freshman last season with FIU, where he played just under 15 minutes a game and averaged 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds. He's a face-up stretch four who will be eligible to play for UW beginning in 2013-14. But, as Ben Knibbe at the UW Dawg Pound points out, this leaves Romar with just three open scholarships for the 2013 class, a highly regarded recruiting class in which the Huskies are pursuing several five-star talents. As we've seen elsewhere, the fact that a program has a player under scholarship doesn't preclude the possibility of a coach running off one or more players who are no longer necessary in order to make room for a more desirable prospect, but with the Huskies putting so much emphasis on the 2013 class, this is something of a head-scratcher.
- At this point in the summer, no news is generally good news for most collegiate programs. It means that nobody is getting into trouble with the law, nobody's getting injured while working on their game, and nobody's making a late decision to transfer. About the only really exciting news for a program at this time of the year is the announcement of the upcoming schedule, something Utah did last week. And, wow, is it ever underwhelming. The first three home games are an exhibition against something called Simon Fraser, then the season opener against Division III Willamette, followed by a match-up with Sacramento State. Now, to be fair, SSU was actually ranked higher than the Utes in Ken Pomeroy's rankings last season (#292, compared to UU's #303). The next three home games are part of a four-team round robin event on the Utah campus over Thanksgiving weekend, when the Utes will play Central Michigan, Idaho State and Wright State. Elsewhere in the non-conference schedule are games against Evergreen State of the NAIA and Cal State Northridge. There's also a home-and-home series with SMU, a visit from Boise State, a trip to Texas State, and their renewal of their annual rivalry with BYU at the Cougars' Provo campus. In other words, the Utes should be ready to dial up significantly more wins than the three non-conference wins they posted last year, while the ever-important RPI number should still remain in the gutter. Also of note, the Utes also finalized their plans for their trip to Brazil this summer, where they will play five games against Brazilian teams over the course of their 12-day trip.
- Another thing to keep an eye on as the summer progresses is landing spots for Pac-12 players who weren't drafted by the NBA. For instance, former Colorado point guard Nate Tomlinson is heading back home to Australia to play professionally for the Melbourne Tigers. And he's even trying to do a little recruiting of his own, trying to get former teammate Austin Dufault to follow him along, although he is also considering Europe and China. Meanwhile, Carlon Brown hasn't yet given up on his NBA dreams despite going undrafted. The 6'5" wing is hoping to catch on with a summer league team and may need to go the D-League route. Elsewhere, Washington State forward Abe Lodwick will be playing professionally in Germany, while Arizona's Kyle Fogg and Brendon Lavender both still harbor dreams of NBA careers, with Fogg set to play for Houston's summer league team and Lavender putting on an Atlanta Hawk jersey for the summer.
- Lastly, we've got a couple of previews to point you to. First, we did so a few weeks back, but the always-excellent Doug Haller at The Arizona Republic last week broke down the returnees for the Arizona State team. And then there's Dick Vitale, who gives his thoughts on the Pac-12, eyeing UCLA and Arizona as the clear favorites, while pointing to Stanford as the dark horse and predicting an improved conference from top to bottom.


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Sometimes my position as the Alternative Art Blogger for the Post Intelligencer Culture Blogs is a bit like being a spy. Sometimes I get to find things out long in advance and have to keep things under my hat for awhile. Such was the case on January 24th, when I spoke to local artist and muralist Ryan "Henry" Ward. He came t0 me excited and had some very interesting news to share (not something entirely out of the normal scope of our everyday relationship-mind you.) Something incredible had happened, he said, but I couldn't tell a soul–not until KIRO had spread the word. KIRO, I thought to myself, this could be interesting–he then proceeded to tell me a very captivating tale of intrigue, heroes, villians–perhaps even the darkest hearts of corruption–and by all accounts–this is just the half of it. Before I go any further, though, let me just say that it has been really difficult keeping this one a secret from everyone!
I met up with Ryan Henry Ward and Chris Smith at about 3:45 pm on a rainy Thursday last month. It started something very much like this (not exactly, though–real life doesn't work that way–even the Surrealists allowed automatic writing to be tweaked a bit.)
Ryan Henry Ward: How are things going as the Leader of the rebel art forces. X-Man?
Xavier: Huh?
Ryan Henry Ward: Can I tell you a secret? But you can't tell anyone else not until I tell you you can.
Xavier: Huh?? Sure!
Ryan Henry Ward: Want to hear my secret? I want you to know about this because you are an important part of the media machine–especially with anything having to do with art. But it's got to be top secret for a couple weeks.
Xavier: Okay! (I said, not entirely sure what I was in for or whether this was a good thing. But as always, with Ryan–very intrigued.)
Ryan Henry Ward: You're not going to believe this, remember the way the tally numbers suddenly spiked during the Space Needle Contest?
Xavier: Yes. (In fact I remembered mostly because on the day that this had happened, it was in fact Ryan himself who had IM'ed that morning to watch them with him as the numbers increased like an out-of-control speedometer and with them each and every one of his hopes for seeing his painting appear atop the fifty-year old symbol of all that is good in Seattle. Something seriously in danger of being tarnished if this entire story goes the way that I worry it will.)
Ryan Henry Ward: Well–we were absolutely right! We were right that something crazy had gone on–the folks at KIRO 7 have cracked the case on the space needle. This is a huge scandal!
Xavier: That is crazy, how could anyone think they could possibly get away with such a thing in this day and age and especially on something as important to all of us not only in Seattle but to the rest of the US as the Space Needle? Tell me about all of this! What exactly happened?
Ryan Henry Ward: They found the hacker and in doing so they have also proven that I actually won the contest.
Xavier: Awesome! I mean, of course you did–we all knew that! This is big! This will have to mean that the Space Needle will have to do the right thing and allow your painting to be on the top of the Space Needle. Right?
Ryan Henry Ward: I hope so, but that isn't certain and we'll talk more about that later. But right now we have to be quiet because they're going to knock on the door of the hacker.
We don't want him to find out about this until they have all the facts and are ready to go in.
Xavier: Ah–spy stuff!
Ryan Henry Ward: Yip!
Xavier: Cool! Mum's the word! For some of us who always knew you had won and that there was something amiss–this doesn't come as a surprise at all. However, can you describe for everyone just what happened and what it means in a nutshell. What part did KIRO 7 play in all of this and what is KIRO going to tell us about the situation?
Ryan Henry Ward: Well, it looked as though something fishy had happened in the voting process and sure enough they caught the guy who hacked in and added thousands of votes in a short amount of time to swing the votes his way.
KIRO 7 hired some computer forensics folks to take a look at how the voting actually happened and they figured out that it had to have been done by a hacker or hackers.
Xavier: Sounds very cloak and dagger. Was this person the other artist?
Ryan Henry Ward: I don't know who this other person was.
Xavier: How does it feel to know that you actually did in fact win? I certainly hope that the folks at the Space Needle–choose to replace the other image with yours now that it is clear that you are the actual winner.
Ryan Henry Ward: I do feel like winning this is symbolic of what kind of fan base I've built with my lots of luck and hard work over the years. I've been working hard as an artist in this city for years now and it feels good to have the fans whom I've gained the respect of come out and vote for me.
Xavier: Have the folks at the Space Needle been contacted and have they said anything about the situation? How do you feel about how the Space Needle has handled the situation?
Ryan Henry Ward: Space needle has avoided the press and personal letters. The only feed back I've heard is "contact our lawyers." This is my friend Chris Smith and he is doing my PR work on this and they(KIRO) have been talking with him about it. They told him that they found the hacker and are really excited about this story.
Chris Smith: Ryan and I are high school buddies who have stayed in touch. I run a local marketing company and have been involved with marketing for Microsoft, AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Samsung Mobility and the KUBE Haunted House. I definitely have a lot of feelings about the whole thing. Certainly, I never felt that they(the folks at the Space Needle) were complicit, just that they didn't want to be bothered with living up to their responsibility as a contest runner or as a public institution. Their statement pretty much confirms that I was right. They were just looking for some easy publicity and because of who they are, they got it from the media.
The Statement made by the folks at the Space Needle, with unreleased identificatory information redacted.
If it becomes public knowldege, I'll republish with redacted info included.
"The "#TopThis" roof painting contest was a fun, engaging way to cap off our 50th Anniversary celebration and build upon the excitement generated around the rare times when we paint the roof. We aimed to encourage participation in voting across all ages and backgrounds and, therefore, we structured the voting process to be as simple as possible. In any online competition with voting involved, anomalies in the process can be expected from many of the contestants. Given the celebratory spirit of this competition with no financial incentive, we hoped that this event could be free from these incidences. It was a popularity contest for the finalists and there is no doubt that several of them walked the fine line as they campaigned through numerous social channels. We clearly underestimated the excitement, response and energy that some of them put into achieving results, however, when the final public voting was tallied, we had the sole discretion through the contest rules to declare a winner. We really do believe that all the finalists were winners in this contest, and appreciated the spirit, excitement and creativity that all the entrants brought to the contest."
Chris Smith: Most of it is based on what those of us who were monitoring the results page witnessed.
Chris Smith: Totally! I've been involved with some major Social media contests with Microsoft and what happened with those numbers is pretty much statistically impossible.
Xavier: You would think that they would want to take the high road. They are responsible for the reputation of the Space Needle-after all. Looks like this story may be far from over.
Chris Smith: There is reason to think that we only know about half the story right now. There is a lot of hubris over there. A lot of hubris.
Ryan Henry Ward: I'm mostly just happy for the people that put so much time and energy in voting and promoting me to win. This investigation actually gives all of us some justice. I really think "Henry" fans are amazing. I love them.
Xavier: You definitely deserve this–I can't tell you how many people have come to me to tell me that they feel that you were robbed. Funny thing is that now we actually know that you were, in fact robbed.
Of course, that chilling response from the Space Needle is before the news breaks–undoubtedly this will change a lot of things with what they are willing to say and do. I would actually hazard a guess that we will see a Ryan Henry Ward Space Needle before the end of the year. It's a little bit different when something like this is only suspected versus having the knowledge that something wrong did in fact occur. And if so I would love to "live paint" at your celebration for "old times' sake–hear that Space Needle? I now have a cause for the year–Ryan on top and his friends directly below!
Ryan Henry Ward: Kudos to you X-man!
Xavier: Kudos to you! Ryan!
Pleasure talking to you-Chris!
Should 'Deep Blue Sea' artist get another chance to have artwork on Needle?
People cannot underestimate the power of simply letting the folks at the Space Needle know just exactly how you feel. If you feel that Ryan got a raw deal and that the Space Needle needs to make things right, there are a couple of ways that you can let them know how you feel. You can contact the folks directly at the Space Needle by dialing (206) 905-2100 or by sending an e-mail to email@example.com. They definitely need to know that replacing the trees with "Henry's" artwork is the right thing to do!


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LEESBURG, Va. -- Motorsports standout, Johnny Rocca, has announced that he will indeed remain active in professional drag racing in 2001, ending any speculation that the veteran Pro Modified competitor was about to retire.
In fact, the popular USA Racing Team car-owner has been busy putting a hefty exclamation mark - and a unique marketing twist, to his ambitious and new motorsports plans.
Rocca's first revelation is that New England-based Mohegan Sun casino, the northeast's premier meetings, entertainment and gaming destination, will provide primary financial and marketing support for the 13-race, nationally televised International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) major event, plus select series tour.
At the same time, Rocca announced that up-and-coming pro driver, Paul Athey, an executive host at Mohegan Sun, will assume the team's driving duties. Athey, 24, a Mohegan Indian, whose grandfather was once Chief of the tribe, will move to Pro Modified, following a two-year stint in Alcohol Funny Car.
Rocca, himself a proud member of the Tuscarora Tribe, part of the Iroquois Nation, retired from driving prior to last year after four decades of competition. He will continue as car-owner and crew chief, and is thrilled with the newly forged relationship, which links all parties to their respective Native American Indian heritage.
"This is everything that I could have hoped for," said Rocca proudly. "The Mohegan Sun organization is very enthused with the positive and far-reaching publicity that our cohesive racing venture will generate for them in key markets across the United States and Canada, and especially with an all-Native American team, including a terrific driving talent in Paul Athey.
"In preparation, we've had a new '49 Mercury built by Cannon/Pittman Race Cars, which will prominently carry the Mohegan Sun logos, plus icons and sacred symbols of the Mohegan people, as well as the Tuscarora Nation," he continued. In addition, a second "show car" version is being created for static display and touring use by Mohegan Sun's marketing and public relations departments.
"The chance to go forth with this relationship, with it tied to our heritage, and with a driver who shows so much promise and discipline as Athey, is a very distinguished opportunity, and one which will reap success for all concerned," Rocca further explained.
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"Driving in Pro Modified, with left-hand steering and a suspended chassis, will certainly take a little getting used to," he continued. "But, with Johnny Rocca's experience and teaching abilities, we're both very confident that the result will be a championship contending team, from start-to-finish, throughout the 2001 campaign."
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The Simpsons (1989)
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
- Matt Groening
Episode 1 - HomerlandRelease Date: 2013-09-29
A parody of "Homeland". Homer starts to act strangely polite after returning from a nuclear power plant convention, prompting a suspicious Lisa to ask an intense FBI agent named Annie (Kristen Wiig) to help her solve this mystery.
Episode 2 - Treehouse of Horror XXIVRelease Date: 2013-10-06
Episode 3 - Four Regrettings and a FuneralRelease Date: 2013-11-03
Kent Brockman has decided that local news has been a real mistake and a terrible career move for him.
Episode 4 - YOLORelease Date: 2013-11-10
Marge encourages Homer to cross an item off an old to-do list by inviting an old pen pal to visit; Lisa institutes an honor code at school.
Episode 5 - Labor PainsRelease Date: 2013-11-17
When Homer helps a woman give birth in an elevator, he forms an emotional attachment to the baby; cheerleaders for the local professional football team recruit Lisa.
Episode 6 - The Kid Is All RightRelease Date: 2013-11-24
Lisa discovers her new best friend is a Republican who is opposing her in the class election.
Episode 7 - Yellow SubterfugeRelease Date: 2013-12-08
Principal Skinner promises the students that the best-behaved among them can take a ride in a submarine. When Skinner gives all the kids a clean slate, Bart believes even his own past indiscretions will be forgotten if he doesn't get into any more trouble. Meanwhile Lisa tries to help a cash-poor Krusty to turn things around by suggesting he sell the foreign rights to his shows.
Episode 8 - White Christmas BluesRelease Date: 2013-12-15
Springfield is inundated with holiday revelers after the nuclear power plant springs a radiation leak, causing snow to fall all over town. When the tourists drive up Christmas shopping prices, Marge opens up the Simpsons' house to boarders.
Episode 9 - Steal This EpisodeRelease Date: 2014-01-05
Homer becomes annoyed with movie theaters, so Bart teaches him how to download movies illegally. Homer is delighted with his discovery of free movies until he's caught for piracy. Deputy Director Gratman, the FBI's anti-piracy boss, is tasked with hunting down Homer, who stands accused of illegally downloading a film.
Episode 10 - Married to the BlobRelease Date: 2014-01-12
When Comic Book Guy meets a woman writing an autobiographical manga, he seeks Homer's advice on dating.
Episode 11 - Specs in the CityRelease Date: 2014-01-26
When Marge tries Homer's new high-tech glasses on, he learns she's seeing a marriage counselor; Bart refuses to buy Nelson a Valentine's Day card.
Episode 12 - DiggsRelease Date: 2014-03-09
A recent transfer student named Diggs (Daniel Radcliffe) rescues Bart from a confrontation with bullies.
Episode 13 - The Man Who Grew Too MuchRelease Date: 2014-03-09
During a research trip, Lisa learns that Sideshow Bob is the chief scientist at a big chemical engineering company; Marge tries to teach a teen church group about healthy sexual practices.
Episode 14 - The Winter of His ContentRelease Date: 2014-03-16
When Retirement Castle is closed, Marge asks Grampa and two other octogenarians to move in; Nelson befriends Bart after Bart defends him.
Episode 15 - The War of ArtRelease Date: 2014-03-23
After Lisa's new pet guinea pig destroys the Simpsons' living room art, Marge finds a beautiful painting at the Van Houten's yard sale, which Homer snaps up for 20 bucks
Episode 16 - You Don't Have to Live Like a RefereeRelease Date: 2014-03-30
Homer is recruited as a World Cup referee after Lisa extols his integrity on the youth soccer field in a Springfield Elementary speech contest. But when the Simpsons travel to Brazil (again), Homer finds his honesty tested by one of South America's slickest gangsters in the soccer match-bribing business.
Episode 17 - Luca$Release Date: 2014-04-06
Lisa dates a competitive eater; Bart benefits from helping convict Snake Jailbird escape from a jam.
Episode 18 - Days of Future FutureRelease Date: 2014-04-13
Set in the future, Homer has a new clone for every time he dies. Lisa is married to a zombie version of Milhouse, while Bart deals with custody issues with his ex-wife, Jenda. Each defines what love means to them.
Episode 19 - What to Expect When Bart's ExpectingRelease Date: 2014-04-27
When Bart's voodoo doll spell accidentally makes his teacher pregnant, he becomes a savior to couples hoping to conceive.
Episode 20 - Brick Like MeRelease Date: 2014-05-04
Homer wakes up in a Springfield where everyone and everything is made out of Legos, and he must figure his way out before he gets stuck in the plastic world forever.
Episode 21 - Pay PalRelease Date: 2014-05-11
Marge swears off befriending any more couples when Homer offends their charming new British neighbors, but when Lisa declares that she, too, doesn't need friends, Marge reconsiders.
Episode 22 - Yellow Badge of CowardgeRelease Date: 2014-05-18
Bart feels guilty after he wins the annual "last day of school" race around Springfield Elementary School, with help from Nelson, who beats up the frontrunner, Milhouse. Meanwhile, Homer tries to bring back 4th of July fireworks after they are canceled due to budget cuts.


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A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot early Saturday morning in what police are describing as a "possibly road rage incident" that occurred in the parking lot of the Biddles Toll Plaza, north of Middletown.
A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot early Saturday morning in what police are describing as a "possibly road rage incident" that occurred in the parking lot of the Biddles Toll Plaza, north of Middletown.
The identity of the victim has not been released, but police did say they are searching for four men who were last seen in a dark-colored sedan with a shattered window on its rear driver side.
Delaware State Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Shavack said investigators believe the incident began about 2:15 a.m. when the victim, a passenger in a Toyota Camry, exchanged physical gestures with the occupants of the sedan as both cars traveled north on Del. Route 1 about three miles south of the toll plaza.
After passing through a cash lane at the toll, the sedan pulled into the parking lot of the Biddles Toll Plaza, followed by the Toyota.
The 20-year-old passenger exited the Toyota and confronted the occupants of the sedan, striking the driver's side rear window and shattering the glass, Shavack said.
The four men inside the sedan got out of the car and a fight began, culminating in one of the men shooting the victim in the upper body with a handgun.
After the shooting, the four men drove away and were last seen heading north on U.S. Route 13 toward the St. Georges Bridge.
The victim and the 20-year-old driver of the Toyota fled on Route 1 before stopping on the William V. Roth Bridge, where they called 911, he said.
The victim was then taken to a local hospital where he was admitted in critical condition. The 20-year-old driver of the Toyota was not injured.
The Roth Bridge was initially closed in both directions, followed by intermittent lane closures for about 90 minutes.
Shavack said state troopers are in the process of conducting interviews, collecting evidence at the scene and reviewing surveillance video.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Delaware State Police by calling (302) 365-8426.
Anonymous information also can be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333, online at www.tipsubmit.com or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and starting your message with the keyword "DSP."


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What do you know/say about chia seeds? Are they really a "superfood?"
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There is no actual definition for a "superfood." This is really just a marketing term, but foods mentioned in this category often contain above average amounts of health promoting nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and especially phytonutrients (plant based nutrients). Based on this definition, Chia seeds would certainly qualify.
They are an excellent source of fiber and antioxidants, a good source of calcium, a good source of plant based protein and an excellent source of the plant derived omega 3 fatty acid (alpha-linolenic acid) ALA similar to walnuts and flax. As with any nut or seed, they are low in saturated fat and contain no cholesterol, but like all nuts and seeds they are more calorie dense, 139 calories per ounce, so it is important to watch serving sizes and consume in moderation.
When Chia seeds are combined with liquid (like water, milk, juice or yogurt), they form a gel due to the soluble fiber that they contain. This may have some benefit in terms of weight loss (although the research in this area is scant) by helping you feel fuller longer and also by delaying the increase in blood sugar of foods that you consume which contain chia seeds.
As with almost all foods, to get the most health benefits, chia seeds are best consumed in their whole state rather than consuming them as an oil or supplement (grinding them is ok too since it retains all the components of the seed). If you want to give them a try as part of your healthy eating regimen, they work well as a yogurt or oatmeal topping, tossed into a smoothie, or used as a binder and healthy fat in baked goods (particularly vegan or gluten free baking).
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EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – A man who was being sentenced to state prison ran away after he was released for three hours Thursday to get his affairs in order.
According to El Dorado County Sheriff's Lt. Pete Van Arnum, a judge signed a three-hour release for Anthony James Katello, 51, to take care of business before his incarceration. A volunteer from a local church was tasked with driving Katello to a couple places in South Lake Tahoe. When he drove into the Barton Memorial Hospital area, where Katello said he had to meet someone, Katello took off on foot.
"I don't think the judge would have released him if he felt he was dangerous," Van Arnum said.
Sheriff's deputies, South Lake Tahoe SWAT, a CHP airplane and K-9 units searched the meadow area behind Barton, where Katello was reportedly last seen, for hours, Van Arnum said.
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One of the best of the godless skeptic conventions is Skepticon (also one of the cheapest, at a registration price of $0), and it turns out that a huge number of FtB bloggers will be there: me, Aron, Jen, Stephanie, Brianne, Matt, Richard, traitorous ex-FtBer JT, etc. So Ed Brayton has announced that there will be an official FreethoughtBlogs party on Saturday, 10 November, in the Farmers Gastropub, a most excellent venue.
Everyone is invited, even JT (although he will be expected to grovel and beg admission). I should warn you, though, that Skepticon has a sensibility to it: it's marvelously synthetic, bringing together hard-nosed skepticism, fiercely open atheism, and humanist optimism in one great celebratory mish-mash. Assholes don't fit in very well, so if you're one of those, you might have to miss our big party.