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You can love her, you can hate her, but one thing is for sure – you can't ignore her. Marina Abramovic art leaves no one indifferent. Or we should say – Marina Abramovic leaves no one indifferent. Marina Abramovic's life, her performances, body art, controversial experiments, celebrity status – all this could be understood as one giant piece of art (by Marina Abramovic, of course). The "grandmother of performance art" certainly moved the boundaries of contemporary art in general, not only those of performance art. Nothing will ever be the same in performance art after this famous Serbian, New York-based artist conducted dozens of breathtaking performances that became the inevitable part of contemporary art history.
To write about Marina Abramovic art pieces you should know is a difficult task. First of all, one could pose a question: Could we speak about art pieces in the art of Marina Abramovic? What is a piece in her art? Photographs of her performances? This is a big question that depicts how performance and conceptual art can be sold or collected. Unfortunately, we do not have enough space here to write about this issue (but, we will soon). In addition, many of most renowned works Marina Abramovic created in collaboration with Ulay – her former partner. They are not in good relations today (read here why), and sometimes it is difficult to present Marina Abramovic's works excluding the Ulay's contributions. But, let us forget about their misunderstandings for a moment – in this article we will also mention some works Marina Abramovic created in collaboration with Ulay.
Finally, in this article we want to make connection between important works of Marina Abramovic and art market (auctions, to be more precise). Let us see what can be bought at auctions, and that is related with Marina's performances! You can't buy the artist, right? Therefore, some famous works by the goddess of performance art will be excluded from this list (for example, The Artist is Present, 512 Hours, and many more). Simply, it's difficult to find the photographs or prints from these performances at auction sales.
Scroll down, and take a look at some of the Marina Abramovic's most renowned works!
To write about Marina's Carrying the Skeleton is impossible without mentioning one of her most notable performances – Nude with Skeleton. In this performance, the artist uses a replica skeleton to symbolize confrontation with death. The work refers in part to an ancient Tibetan tradition in which Buddhist monks meditate on life, death and mortality by sleeping with skeletons of various stages of decomposition on consecutive nights. As Abramović explains: The work is really about facing your own mortality. It's something that in our life we fear the most. It is about fear of pain and fear of dying.
Carrying the Skeleton is a logical continuation of the Nude with Skeleton. More info about the piece and where and how you can buy it, you can find here. The chromogenic print of the performance saw its highest hammer price ($108,000) at Christie's Paris in 2014.
Featured Image: Marina Abramovic - Carrying the Skeleton
The performance The Hero was dedicated to the artist's father who was a Yugoslav partisan during the Second World War. It's inspired about the story of Ambramovic's parents when her mother saved the life of her father. As Abramovic explains: After my father's death I decided to make this work. I am sitting motionless on the white horse with a white flag blowing in the wind. I stay there for an indefinite time. The female voice is singing, from her memory, the Yugoslavian national anthem from the time of Tito. The video image is black and white because I wanted to emphasize the past and memory.
The color coupler print of the performance was sold for $24,500 in 2013. More information about the work you can find here.
Marina Abramovic - The Hero (courtesy of Phillips)
Rhythm 5 was one of the first significant performances in Marina Abramovic's career. In this performance, Abramović sought to re-evoke the energy of extreme bodily pain, using a large petroleum-drenched star, which the artist lit on fire at the start of the performance. During the performance, the artist almost suffocated. As Marina explains: I construct a five-pointed star (made of wood and wood chips soaked in 100 liters of petrol). I set fire to the star. I walk around it. I cut my hair and throw the clumps into each point of the star. I cut my toenails and throw the clippings into each point of the star. I walk into the star and lie down on the empty surface. Lying down, I fail to notice that the flames have used up all the oxygen. I lose consciousness. The viewers do not notice, because I am supine. When a flame touches my leg and I still show no reaction, two viewers come into the star and carry me out. Marina Abramovic commented later: I was very angry because I understood there is a physical limit: when you lose consciousness you can't be present; you can't perform.
The bromoil gelatin silver print of the performance was sold for $20,000 at Sotheby's New York in 2010. You can find more information here.
Featured Image: Marina Abramovic - Rhythm 5 (courtesy of rudygodinez.tumblr.com)
Relation in Space is a performance conducted by Marina Abramovic and Ulay. In this performance from 1976, they ran into each other repeatedly for an hour – mixing male and female energy into the third component called "that self.". Approaching each other from different sides of the space, Ulay and Abramovic collide with each other in the middle and then disappear from view. Sometimes they do not reappear for another twenty seconds before the process starts to repeat itself. During the early stages, Ulay and Abramovic softly touch each other whenthey pass, almost as if by accident. But the walking gradually turns into running, and the impact of the two bodies grows steadily.
Bromoil gelatin silver print of the performance was sold for $51,300 at Christie's London. More information, you can find here.
Featured Image: Marina Abramovic and Ulay – Relation in Space
Rhythm 0 is probably one of the most famous and most important performances of Marina Abramovic. This performance made her famous. It's also one of the most significant works in the history of performance art ever conducted. The performance took place in 1974, in Naples. The work involved Abramović standing still while the audience was invited to do to her whatever they wished, using one of 72 objects she had placed on a table. These included a rose, feather, perfume, honey, bread, grapes, wine, scissors, a scalpel, nails, a metal bar, and a gun loaded with one bullet. As Abramović described it later: What I learned was that... if you leave it up to the audience, they can kill you.
The gelatin silver print of the performance was sold for $26,600 at Christie's London. Click here to see how this work trends at auctions.
Featured Image: Marina Abramovic - Rhythm 0 (courtesy of blackieloveless.tumblr.com)
This piece represents a portrait of Marina Abramovic, in what seems to be a jungle, while the artist holds the knife in her hands. Marina Abramovic has traveled a lot. She spent a year on a road across Europe, months in Australian desert, in Tiber, India, and so on. About her experience in Australian desert, Abramovic stated: For me, Aborigines are the most natural human beings: they live not in the past or in the future but in the present. They have a story, and a meaning for everything. She added: In that desert I spent a lot of time just sitting down: meditating, listen to the silence. This is what opened my universe.
The cibachrome print of the Victory was sold for $63,600 at Christie's Paris. More information about the work you can find here.
Featured Image: Marina Abramovic - Victory (courtesy of res.cloudinary.com)
Marina Abramovic was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. As Yugoslavia violently disintegrated followed by brutal wars, Belgrade became the capital city of Serbia. As she told The Guardian: When people ask me where I am from, I never say Serbia. I always say I come from a country that no longer exists. Balkan Baroque was installed at the Venice Biennale in 1997. In this performance, Abramovic sits amidst an enormous pile of bloody cow bones, washing them one by one while singing folk songs from her childhood. The title, Balkan Baroque, cues viewers to approach the piece as a response to Abramovic's war ravaged country, the former Yugoslavia. The installation includes three video projections that convey themes of violence and trauma. For four days the artist sits in the middle of the pile, scrubbing away at 1,500 fresh beef bones. Her dress becomes increasingly stained by blood as she sings folk songs and weeps.
The Cibachrome print of the performance was sold for $33,800 at Sotheby's Paris. Click here to find out more about the work.
Featured Image: Marina Abramovic - Balkan Baroque (courtesy of thedaysofyore.com)
In the performance Thomas Lips, Marina Abramovic undertakes a range of actions that push her physical limits to an extreme and finally result in the transgression of bodily boundaries. She starts off with eating 1 kilo of honey, followed by the consumption of 1 litre of red wine. Then, she breaks the wine glass with her hand. Slowly, the actions became more violent, culminating in attempts of auto-mutilation, like cutting a five-pointed star into her stomach with a razor blade, an image that has become iconic in the history of performance art. The sculptural installation Thomas Lips from 2005, was shown on monitors that are placed on top of each other and was inspired by this performance.
The Chromogenic print of the 2005 performance was sold for $90,000 at Christie's New York, and you can click here for more information.
Featured Image: Marina Abramovic - Thomas Lips (courtesy of thegroundmag.com)
The performances that belong to the Dragon Heads series were the first that Marina Abramovic carried out after her separation from Ulay. In all versions, Abramovic sits motionless with a snake slithering around her body. According to Abramovic, the starting point for this work was the following observation: 'Snakes can follow the energy of the planet, wherever you put them.' Thus, the snakes in the performances would actually never go into te audience because they do not slither over ice, which surrounded Abramovic and the snakes. The snakes were to follow the lines of warmth and energy on Abramovic's head and body.
The photograph in color was sold for $2,740 at De Vuyst Lukeren. Click here to see how this work trends on auction sales.
Featured Image: Marina Abramovic - Dragon Head (courtesy of flickr.com)
The Lovers is a part of the last Abramovic's and Ulay's joint performance. In 1988, after several years of tense relations, Abramović and Ulay decided to make a spiritual journey which would end their relationship. They each walked the Great Wall of China, in a piece called The Great Wall Walk, starting from the two opposite ends and meeting in the middle. As Abramović described it: That walk became a complete personal drama. Ulay started from the Gobi Desert and I from the Yellow Sea. After each of us walked 2500 km, we met in the middle and said good-bye.
The photography of the piece was sold for $2,400 at Freeman Philadelphia. To find out more about the artwork, click here.
Featured Image: Marina Abramovic and Ulay - The Lovers (courtesy of phaidon.com). All Images used for illustrative purposes only.


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Finally! Once I post this update for June then I'm all caught up! June was a good month with a ton of new releases so I spent some extra dollars…..
Rush – Clockwork Angels (2012) – $13
Meshuggah – Koloss (CD/DVD) (2012) – $12
Kreator – Phantom Antichrist (CD/DVD) (2012) – $14
My first trip of the month to Newbury Comics was pretty uneventful. I went in to pick up the new albums by Rush, Kreator and L.A. Guns but the store never got in the new L.A. Guns. Why? Because they were moving locations and their shipments were minimal. I got the Rush and Kreator albums no problem, and I was willing to wait until the next shipment for the new L.A. Guns rather than go to another store, so I started to browse. With the staff boxing up inventory, some of the selection was a little thin but I did manage to find the deluxe version of the new Meshuggah album, KOLOSS, for a sale price of $12. The other couple of copies were regular price around $18 so I decided to grab this while I could still get it a little cheaper.
L.A. Guns – Hollywood Forever (2012) – $9.50
Lita Ford – Living Like A Runaway (2012) – $10.30
Malice – New Breed Of Godz (CD/DVD) (2012) – $15.20
U.D.O. – Celebrator (2012) – $9.50
Mantas – Death By Metal (2012) – $8
My second trip into the North Attleboro Newbury Comics came as the store started their moving sale — "Everything 20% off". I immeadiately hit the new release rack for the new L.A. Guns (finally in stock!), the new Lita Ford (I hope it's better than her last album!) and the new U.D.O. double disc package with all the unreleased/bonus/special material. I had great sale prices of $12, $13 and $12 respectively but knowing an additional 20% off was coming at checkout I knew I could buy more! I read about the new Malice album but never wrote down the release date so I was surprised to see it in the rack, unfortunately it was $19 regular price. A new album on Frontiers Records with a bonus DVD is always going to cost a little more but the 20% discount made it a little more manageable price wise. I calculated that I was going to save about $10 with the extra discount so that meant I could buy another new CD! I decided to buy the Mantas album because it is Chuck Schuldiner's pre-Death band and I wanted to hear these demo recordings. I'm starting to get into more extreme forms of Metal and I like Death so I figured the extra savings made this CD free in theory.
Venom – Metal Black (2006) – $4.80
Brand New Sin – Recipe For Disaster (2005) – $1.60 used
Eidolon – The Parallel Otherworld (2006) – $3.20 used
Last trip into the old store before they closed the door and the inventory was all but gone. Everything was still an additional 20% off so it was still worth the trip especially since I had been watching the Venom CD and a Superjoint Ritual CD for a while. Unfortunately the Superjoint Ritual album was gone (it was only $4) but I was able to pick up the Venom CD new and two used discs from Brand New Sin and Eidolon. The prices were a cheap $6, $2 and $4 respectively so I was spending under the regular price of a normal CD as it was but getting another 20% off on top was icing on the cake.
Sleep – Dopesmoker (2003/2012 reissue) – $10
Well, the new Newbury Comics store opened in the Emerald Square Mall about a half mile down the road from the original location and they opened a day early. I checked the North Attleboro store's Facebook page and saw they were open so I went down with the family to check it out. It's a little smaller than the old store but it's in a great location in the mall and there seemed to be a ton of foot traffic so maybe this store won't go the way of other independent chains! I had to make an inaugural purchase so I decided on the DOPESMOKER reissue because it was cheap. I've heard the edited version of 'Dopesmoker' (titled 'Jerusalem') only once but the original 63 minute song continues to be a benchmark of Stoner/Doom Metal. The full album is one song, recorded in 1996, and released four different times without band authorization…..the 1999 release was re-titled JERUSALEM with an alternate cover and an edited song losing about 10 minutes. This new reissue is fully authorized by the band and I'll bet that the other versions price and collectibility goes down.
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Pop Evil – Lipstick On The Mirror (2009) – $2.50 used
I caught Pop Evil a few years ago opening for Judas Priest so I've always had the band name in my head but I never got around to buying any of their albums. My family and I went to Newport for the day and we took a walk through the Brick Marketplace and I had to make my way to the long time Newport record store Music Box. There's never anything exciting in there because I either own it already or it's your basic run of the mill inventory but, one thing I've learned over the years, there's always a treasure somewhere and sometime! This time I checked the cut-out/used bin at the very back of the store and found this Pop Evil CD for less than $3. It's a promotional CD but it's intact. I compared it to a regularly priced copy that was $15 and it looks exactly the same.
Saxon – Heavy Metal Thunder Live: Eagles Over Wacken (2 CD/DVD) (2012) – $18.20
Great White – Elation (2012) – $10
Kill Devil Hill – s/t (2012) – $10
I went into my usual record store looking for the new Saxon limited edition set with the DVD and double CD but they didn't have it in stock with no idea when they would have it. They did have the regular double CD but I wanted the DVD. As soon as I got home, I went to Amazon and started filling my cart: Saxon for just over $18 and I added the new Great White and Kill Devil Hill albums for $10 each. Both great White and Kill Devil Hill were priced at $17 regular price at the record store so I saved $7 each buying them with Saxon…..unfortunately, the record store stocked the Saxon limited edition a few days later at a $15 sale price but I spent an extra $3 to save an extra $14!
Total = $151.80 ($159 rounded off)
Total (year) = $1171
Average Price (per item) = $8.87
Total CDs (year) = 127
Total DVDs (year) = 4
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Please allow me to introduce myself...' Meet the Rolling Stones
MICK JAGGER: Time is on his side
When the 22-year-old lead singer of the Rolling Stones first strutted across British and American television screens performing his band's first #1 hit "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," he inspired a generation of teenage rebels and set the model for what the frontman for a rock 'n' roll band should be: loud, preening, brash, and above all, cocky.
Forty years later, aspiring rockers are still trying to imitate him, but as he continues to prove onstage night after night, there's only one Mick Jagger.
Born Michael Philip Jagger on July 26, 1943, he met his lifetime collaborator, Keith Richards, in primary school at the age of five, though the two lost touch soon afterward. It wasn't until a chance meeting through a mutual friend in 1960 that the two rekindled their friendship and began to write songs together. Soon they started a band, deciding to name it after a Muddy Waters lyric, and the names Jagger and Richards have been inseparable ever since.
That's not to say the men themselves haven't spent some serious time apart. Drug abuse and creative tension between Jagger's infatuation with dance-pop and Richards' staunch adherence to blues-driven rock sent the band on hiatus for much of the '80s.
During that time, Jagger recorded solo projects She's the Boss and Primitive Cool, both critical and commercial flops. Then– after almost a decade of silence and sniping in the press– Jagger and Richards buried the hatchet in 1989 to reunite the Stones and record the band's 28th album, Steel Wheels.
Since that time, Jagger has remained the epitome of rock star cool, become a symbol for longevity, and was even dubbed Sir Michael Jagger by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003.
KEITH RICHARDS: Soul survivor
In recent years, Rolling Stones guitarist and co-songwriter Keith Richards has been known to tell audiences, "It's great to be here, it's great to be anywhere." For someone who lived through Nazi bombing campaigns, numerous drug arrests, 40 years on the road, and enough nicotine, alcohol, cocaine, amphetamines, and heroin to kill a man several times over, Richards has good reason to be so grateful.
But to focus on his hedonistic past is to miss Richards' real legacy. As the creator of unforgettable guitar riffs like the ones from "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Brown Sugar," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Honky Tonk Women," and, "Start Me Up," only his boyhood hero Chuck Berry and his more flashy contemporary Jimi Hendrix can challenge him as the most influential rock guitarists of all time.
Born December 18, 1943, Richards grew up mesmerized by the pioneering recordings of Berry and Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore, and through them delved into the blues records of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. It was that fusion of danceable rockabilly and raunchy blues that made for Richards' signature style and defined the Rolling Stones' sound.
Unlike his ultra-extroverted counterpart Jagger, Richards has always been content to be the stoic background player, rarely assuming vocal duties and seldom pursuing outside projects. However, his 1988 solo debut, Talk Is Cheap, and the 1992 follow-up, Main Offender, were both hits with critics and fans. More recently, he was introduced to a whole new generation as the inspiration for Johnny Depp's portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in The Pirates of the Caribbean. In fact, Richards was so flattered by the nod from Depp that he agreed to portray Captain Jack's swashbuckling father in two forthcoming sequels. Unfortunately, his hectic tour schedule conflicted with filming, and in September Depp announced Richards' cameo was a no-go.
CHARLIE WATTS: Undercover
When you're in the same band as two of the most charismatic figures in rock history, it's easy to go unnoticed. However, make no mistake, the no frills, always solid, slightly swinging drumming of Charlie Watts is the engine that drives the rock band known as the World's Greatest.
It all almost never came to pass. In 1961, the 20-year-old Watts quit his band, Blues, Inc., because he didn't like the hectic life of touring. However, not long after Blues, Inc. renamed themselves the Rolling Stones, former bandmates Jagger and Richards managed to persuade their old friend to come back, and Watts hasn't left his drum stool since.
When he's not getting his ya-yas out with the Stones, Watts pursues his passion for jazz. During the infamous 1980s feud between Jagger and Richards, Watts took the opportunity to pursue a life-long dream: forming the Charlie Watts Big Band. His status in the jazz community was solidified when his quintet recorded the critically acclaimed Tribute to Charlie Parker with Strings in 1991.
Like his onstage demeanor, Watts' life off-stage is clean and quiet. He's never been known to have a drug habit, and only days after he rocks Scott Stadium, Watts will celebrate 41 years of marriage with his wife, Shirley. Last year, doctors diagnosed Watts, a former longtime smoker, with throat cancer. But after radiation therapy, the cancer is now in remission.
RON WOOD: Old Face turned new face
When guitarist Mick Taylor quit the Stones in 1975, the band auditioned many an axman to take his place, but Keith Richards knew there was only one man for the job. Eventually, the rest of his bandmates arrived at the same conclusion, and in 1976 Ron Wood won his place as the junior member of the Stones. After 16 albums and nearly 30 years, he has become as much a part of Stones' lore as big lips and boozy riffs.
Wood was far from unknown when he joined up with the band. Born June 1, 1947, he had already made a name for himself as the bass player for the Jeff Beck Group and then as lead guitarist for the British R&B hit-makers the Small Faces (later re-named the Faces).
During this period, Wood began a lifelong friendship with Beck Group and Faces singer Rod Stewart. Their collaboration was put on hold when Wood joined the Stones, but the two collaborated again for Stewart's wildly successful 1993 live album and MTV special Unplugged...and Seated.
While not as big a name as Jagger or Richards, Wood has quietly become the most prolific Stone in terms of solo work. Since recording the classic, if largely undiscovered, albums I've Got My Own Album to Do and Gimme Some Neck in the '70s, Wood has put out a steady stream of side projects, the latest being 2003's Always Wanted More. And if that doesn't keep him busy enough, he also happens to be one of rock's most in-demand session guitarists, contributing to recordings by such heavy-hitters as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, and the Band.
SIDEBAR- 2000 light years from Stones: Former members you won't see in Charlottesville
Published on September 29, 2005 in issue 0439 of the Hook
After 30 years as the rock-steady bassist for the Stones, Wyman amicably parted with the band in 1993 following the Steel Wheels tour. Since that time he's led a relatively quiet life while publishing his autobiography, Stone Alone, and forming his new band, the Rhythm Kings, with fellow veteran rockers Peter Frampton and Albert Lee. Session player Darryl Jones has been the Stones' bassman since 1994.
He was one of the founding members of the Stones, and Jones' guitar work on their early material was a vastly important element of their trademark style. Toward the end of the '60s, Jones stopped seeing eye to eye with the rest of the band and quit in June 1969. Any hope of a reunion was dashed less than a month later when Jones drowned tragically in a swimming pool, a tragedy the coroner called "death by misadventure."
Joining the Stones in 1969 following Jones' death, Taylor left an indelible mark on the band's catalogue, playing on such landmark albums as Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main Street. However, Taylor's tenure proved short-lived, and he left the group in 1975. He continues to record and tour as a solo artist and with English blues stalwarts John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
On the back of 1966's Got Live if You Want It , clockwise from top, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and Brian Jones.


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Watching the 2011 Cannes winner "Tree of Life," it's clear that writer-director Terrence Malick had a lot on his mind, as the film traces the war between Grace and Nature going all the way back to the time of the dinosaurs. So it's not surprising that there's a enough leftover footage for yet another film.
For years Malick has been kicking around "The Voyage of Time," an ambitious documentary about the history of Mankind and Planet Earth. According to "Tree of Life" producer Bill Pohlad, it may yet happen.
"It is still a possibility," Pohlad told EW last night at the "Tree of Life" premiere. "We are still working on it. Some of the footage we shot for it is in 'The Tree of Life,' but there is so much more … We have all talked about it and still want to push forward on it. It is about finding the time to get it finished. It is not done by any means but what we learned from 'Tree of Life' and the footage that we had, that stuff is all there. It just needs to be put together … We envisioned it as a separate release … We have some amazing footage in the can. It would be beautiful."
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"Tree of Life" is loaded with gorgeous footage of meteors crashing into Earth and other such scenes, but their ultimate effect was to detract from the film's story. But we'd love to see it presented as its own film about, well, Everything.
Malick has picked up his pace significantly of late, with his next film, an as yet untitled love story starring Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams, already nearly done. So the idea that he could turn around and knock out "Voyage" doesn't seem as crazy as it may have a decade ago.


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Gulf Council's Call for Public Opinion Regarding the Red Snapper
By Amy Lignor
It's titled "Amendment 50: State Management of Recreational Red Snapper," and it is the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) that is "calling" out to the public for their opinions and ideas on this matter.
Holding ten public hearings and a webinar to solicit public comments, the Council wants one and all to learn the facts about Amendment 50; a document which would provide much-needed flexibility to the Gulf States to set the recreational Red Snapper fishing season, and potentially take other measures under State management.
For those who are currently unaware, this amendment is based on regulations that are no longer working. It was from 1996 to 2014, when the recreational fishing season for Red Snapper in federal waters began to progressively shorten. Although regular increases continued in the recreational annual catch limit since 2010, federal seasons have continued to grow shorter because the quota of fish is being caught in a far less amount of time.
From all different areas of the Gulf, fishermen and women have requested more flexibility when it comes to recreational Red Snapper seasons. If the current regulations were not so rigid, economies in these particular areas would benefit. By accepting Amendment 50 and allowing State management to set regulations (i.e., bag limits, fishing season dates), then the "uniform" recreational regulations currently being applied to fishing in all federal waters of the Gulf would no longer be an encumbrance to citizens.
Each Gulf State will be more apt to see an influx of travelers who wish nothing more than to "get away" and enjoy fishing the beautiful areas the Gulf has to offer. Not only will this influx better the economy, but you're talking about bringing more customers to the area which would, in turn, help small businesses to grow.
With the public's help in this matter, this amendment will no longer have to sit in the "draft" stage, which is why these public hearings and webinar are so important. Keep Florida Fishing, as well as other groups, want to get the word out to one and all in order to head this particular issue down the right path.
With four of the hearings to be held in Florida, below is the complete list of dates and locations for all ten scheduled by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC):
Dec. 3: Sanders Beach/Corrine Jones Center, Pensacola, FL
Dec. 4: Destin Community Center, Destin, FL
Dec. 5: Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, Mobile, AL
Dec. 10: Embassy Suites, Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 7: Hyatt Place Fort Myers at the Forum, Fort Myers, FL
Jan. 8: Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, St. Petersburg, FL
Jan. 14: Courtyard by Marriott Brownsville, Brownsville, TX
Jan. 15: Omni Hotels Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
Jan. 16: League City Civic Center and Recreation Center, League City, TX
Jan. 17: Webinar
One of the greatest benefits of living in the U.S. of A. comes in the form of freedom: being able to always have a say, a voice—a vote that could be the catalyst to bringing good things to both America and her citizens. This is one of those times to stand up and help. To read the complete draft of the amendment for each State, as well as watch the public hearing video, head to http://gulfcouncil.org/press/2018/gulf-council-to-hold-public-hearings-for-amendment-50-state-management-of-recreational-red-snapper/ today.
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Follow every nuance of the voice as closely as you can. Match the pitch, the inflection, the pitch bend, and the dynamics. One of the best ways to learn phrasing is to practice copying other instruments.
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This is a fantastic section of this song. i really hear the voicing your talking about-its great
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Follow every nuance of the voice as closely as you can. Match the pitch, the inflection, the pitch bend, and the dynamics. One of the best ways to learn phrasing is to practice copying other instruments.Length: 4:19 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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This is another opportunity to copy the phrasing of the vocalist. This time, you get to do it while shouting instead of talking under your breath. Study the nuances of the voice!Length: 4:16 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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The flurry of notes seems to suggest that hands are being thrown up and walls are being built at this point in the argument. Don't let the need for subtle speed take away from the following accompanist...Length: 4:16 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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You're still here, but you're licking some wounds and finding comfort and camaraderie in the rhythm section. It's time to play some arpeggiated chords and fill holes in a very subtle way.Length: 4:14 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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The rhythm playing and intensity grows and the unsettling octave line paints a picture of someone pacing back and forth as guilt trip from the vocals continues. Listen to your band! They are your support...Length: 2:45 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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You've heard the singer's side, had a little time to form your thoughts, and now it's your turn to lay it all out. You start slowly and gracefully while paying attention to every statement you make....Length: 4:04 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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You offer a new angle and a new thought. Many times in arguments we end up going around in circles unless new ideas are brought to the forefront. How about a little harmonic minor?Length: 2:45 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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There's a lot that could be said, but choosing your words carefully is more important than simply speaking your mind. The more care you put into your words, the more likely you are to be heard.Length: 3:16 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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As if to reach out for affection, you cry out repeatedly to make sure you are understood. Make those high notes weep! Demand a strong reaction!Length: 4:52 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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This could be a flurry of frustration, a jumbled thought in the midst of what you thought was clarity or just a passionate phrase describing your feelings in the most intense way you know how. Precision...Length: 3:39 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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These are the boldest and most soaring notes to be played yet! It's as if you are saying how you REALLY feel and showing your true colors in this mess of an ordeal. Let It Sing!Length: 3:10 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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As emotions run high and the anticipation of some sort of true resolution is almost too much to take, you need to keep the tension and wait to see some more effort from the other side. This passage is...Length: 4:55 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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The back and forth continues, but this time it's without the band. It seems that there really are some deep roots in this relationship. There's screaming and there's whispering. Make sure the difference...Length: 3:58 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Be one with the vocalist one last time. Translate the brokenness in the vocal sound into intentionally messy unison bends. Match the vocal timing exactly.Length: 3:23 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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You're accompanying now, but you are not backing down. You're fuming. Your energy is almost too much to contain, yet you translate that to the guitar by playing aggressive, in-the-pocket chords!Length: 4:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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The dissonance with the band and the vocalist seems to suggest that the situation may be falling apart. Now the relationships with others could suffer too. Playing the established and familiar hooks over...Length: 3:54 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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You're both left panting. You're partially gasping for air and partially grasping for one another. This final run sets up the last attempt to bring closure to this melancholy musical exchange between...Length: 4:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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You get one last chance to soar, but you don't get the final words. Many times, how you choose to end things is the most important part of something that was meant to be beautiful.Length: 4:14 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo (born 1938) is a noted Italian fruit artist (primarily berries and pomes), architect and salsa champion. He first became prominent in the 1950s after being discovered to be pretty good at talking his way out of awkward social situations. For this reason he is frequently grouped with the nouveau riche school by art historians, although this claim is spurious since Arcimboldo was largely unconcerned with hosting talk shows (despite several lucrative Channel 4 offers), and only appeared on Parkinson once.
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Arcimboldo's obsession with fruit began at an early age; it was with the early piece Crabapple in the form of a Star Fruit (1957) that he garnered attention from the squabbling teflon-clad hordes of the Italian art scene, swiftly following with Archpeach (1958) and Melba dystopia as a pyramid of oranges IV (1959). The fad for fruit-based artworks thereafter swiftly and expediently declined proving Arcimboldo's claim that '[my] work will live forever in the hearts and minds of all peoples of [...] the world' rather premature. Nevertheless, his profile as an international artist simply refused to die for a few months, and his works were featured in magazines (Reader's Digest, Now!Magazine) and exhibitioned widely, if only in the background.
Archie's subsidiary, desperate career has been in architecture. The recipient of several horribly misjudged commissions, his buildings can be seen in the more dejected parts of Aberystwyth, Tblisi, Papua New Guinea etc. but have not attracted much critical acclaim, despite being direct copies of Daniel Libeskind, Norman Foster, and others. What remains to be seen, however, is whether Crimbo will win his court-case to design and build a new hospital wing for Nottingham City Hospital made entirely of avocados, in the form of an avocado which uncannily resembles the face of Jean Reno. With this project secure, Arcimboldo's career would without doubt be relaunched with a vengence. It is our humanitarian duty to prevent this.
An unfortunate misconception[edit]
The uninitiated frequently confuse Arcimboldo with the Giuseppe Arcimboldo of the same name. Giuseppe Arcimboldo was in fact born in 1527 in Milan, Italy and died in 1593, and during his life documented with devastating honesty the plight of ethnic fruit-people in Renaissance Milan. He never saw an avocado. It is perhaps this small fact which has led to the contemporary Arcimboldo's slight, though nevertheless disproportionate, notoriety.
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April 16, 2013 Sudan
April 16, 2013
After two days of prolonged labor, Sameera delivered a healthy baby boy.
Fifteen-year old Sameera [patient's name changed] had already been in labor for two days when her family decided to leave the valleys and farming plots of Jurajeem to seek the help of a doctor. After a day's journey, they arrived in Um Baru, a town in the Dar Zaghawa area of Sudan's Darfur region, where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs a health center. There, midwife Halom Abdallah discovered that the baby's head was pressing on the mother's bladder, putting Sameera at risk of developing a fistula. Yet there was an even bigger risk: according to the World Health Organization (WHO), most maternal deaths occur during or right after delivery.
Fortunately, three hours after she arrived at the MSF health center, Sameera delivered a healthy baby boy.
Sameera and her baby were lucky. In Dar Zaghawa region, countless pregnant women like her seek medical care only when their situation is critical. By then it is often too late. A 2010 Sudan Health Household Survey shows that of every 100,000 babies that are born in North Darfur, 640 mothers die. That is a higher maternal mortality rate than in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, where of every 100,000 births, 389 mothers die. To put those numbers in perspective, consider that of every 100,000 births in Europe, an average of 20 mothers die every year, according to the WHO.
The Risks of Being Pregnant
Pregnancies among adolescent girls carry the highest risk for complications, as the mother's body has not fully developed. The pelvis has not reached its full size and may cause obstructed labor, putting both mother and baby at risk. Moreover, the needs of the growing fetus put adolescent mothers at a higher risk of anemia and post-partum hemorrhage. Babies may also be born prematurely and underweight. The support of a midwife, medical doctor, or obstetrician during labor, delivery, and in the first hours after birth is essential for both the young mother and the newborn.
Even after birth, babies in Sudan are still at risk: The neonatal mortality rate is 33 deaths per 1,000 live births, compared to an average of about seven deaths per 1,000 live births in many European countries (WHO 2010).
"Women in the area often deliver at home with assistance from traditional birth attendants who do not have the essential training or skills to tend to women with complicated deliveries," says Halom. "In cases like Sameera's, where she is a first-time mother, there's a great chance we may lose the child, mother—or worse, both."
Sparse Access to Medical Care
The reality is that there are not enough health facilities or birth attendants to serve the women of Dar Zaghawa region, which has a population of more than 20,000. Other than two MSF doctors and one MSF midwife, three Ministry of Health midwives are the only skilled birth attendants able and equipped to manage complications related to labor and delivery. Halom is the only midwife in the Um Baru area. Yet for many women, Um Baru is the closest health facility. It took Sameera an entire day to get here by donkey cart. By car, the journey would have taken just a couple of hours, but few can afford to rent a car even when a baby is on its way.
Together with the Sudanese Ministry of Health, MSF provides a range of free services in maternal health in Dar Zaghawa and Tawila in North Darfur, including antenatal and postnatal care, delivery services and family planning, and sexually transmitted infection treatment and counseling.
"In 2012, we delivered over 900 babies in North Darfur," says Fernando Medina, MSF head of mission in Sudan. "However, educating women on the importance of a safe delivery in the hospital is another crucial part of the equation. Last year we had over 50 community health workers in MSF-supported health facilities in Dar Zaghawa, Shangil Tobaya, and Tawila, visiting people to discuss the benefits of seeking antenatal and postnatal care, a safe delivery in the hospital, family planning, breastfeeding, and vaccinations. We have seen a five-fold increase in the number of women seeking postnatal care and we have seen over 12,500 women during pregnancy. But we still want to reach more women."
Saving Lives: Prevention, Skilled Care, and Referrals
Post-partum hemorrhage and infection are the main causes of maternal death. Yet, even in resource-poor settings like Um Baru, it is relatively easy to prevent these deaths if there is access to medication and skilled labor. When pregnant women come to the health centers, health practitioners are able to follow the health situation of the mother and baby, discuss birth options, and prepare mothers for delivery. Antenatal care is critical for determining risks and detecting complications that can impact the mother and baby's health early on.
In addition to health centers, maternity waiting houses are also gaining acceptance in the region. Here, women from remote areas with at-risk pregnancies can stay near the medical facility a few weeks before their due date to ensure they can get to hospital when labor begins. MSF runs several of these facilities around the world, and opened a 20-bed maternity waiting house in Tawila locality, North Darfur, in 2013.
Even after a healthy delivery, the following few hours are critical. Without skilled care, a quarter of all newborns die in the first 24 hours, reports the WHO. The causes of neonatal death include pro-longed or obstructed labor that leads to fetal distress, premature and low-birth weight, birth trauma, and respiratory distress.
Post-delivery consultations are best continued in the six weeks following the birth. This allows health workers to help with breastfeeding, identify and treat infections, take care of routine vaccinations for the baby, and offer family planning. If a case is too complicated, women are referred to Elfasher Hospital, about 300 kilometers [about 186 miles] away in the capital of North Darfur state. MSF covers all transportation and medical costs for the women and their caretakers.
Since 1979, Sudanese and international MSF staff, together with the Sudanese Ministry of Health, have been providing medical assistance to the people of Sudan suffering from the effects of poor access to health care, natural disasters, nutritional crises, epidemics, and armed conflict. Some of the services offered by MSF include reproductive health care; kala azar treatment; counseling services; and nutritional, pediatric, and emergency obstetric care. MSF runs medical activities in health facilities in Tabarak Allah in Al-Gedaref State, Azaza Damous in Sennar State, and in Tawila, Kaguro, and Dar Zaghawa in North Darfur State.


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Divers have bought the Mohawk Valley Water Authority a little bit more time before sunken water levels at Hinckley Reservoir pose any immediate threat to the region's supply of drinking water, authority officials said today.
Divers have bought the Mohawk Valley Water Authority a little bit more time before sunken water levels at Hinckley Reservoir pose any immediate threat to the region's supply of drinking water, authority officials said today.
Thursday night's rainfall brought the water level up a few inches, and divers exposed the openings of several water authority pipes at the bottom of the reservoir yesterday, according to authority Executive Director Patrick Becher.
The diver's are expected to return on Monday to uncover additional pipes closer to the bottom, Becher said. In the meantime, the reservoir's water level would have to drop about 8 feet between now and Monday in order to give reason for concern, he said.
"Obviously, the likelihood of that is pretty much close to zero," Becher said. "We're very pleased with what was accomplished, and we're in a good position to handle any irregularities that may come."
The reservoir's water level has dropped nearly 11 feet to 1,188 above sea level in the past month in the absence of rain locally and in much of the canal system area.
Because of a miscalculation, the reservoir was drained to within 3 feet of the point at which the region's water supply could have been disrupted.
Although the water authority's pipes have been covered by plates since the 1980s, divers determined earlier this week that the pipes were in better condition that initially expected, Becher said.
"We're very confident those will function the way they're supposed to," he said.
The reservoir's water crisis came as the Mohawk Valley and southern Adirondacks cope with a lengthy dry spell and unseasonably warm temperatures. Northern Herkimer County is now in a severe drought, while the Utica area has seen a significant rainfall deficit this year.
Late Wednesday, the state Canal Corp. began drawing 55 percent more water from Lake Delta in Rome to feed the canal system.
As of Friday morning, the reservoir's water level has stabilized and is not expected to lower any further at this point, Becher said.
Hinckley dam's release rate has been fixed at 120 cubic feet per second after being reduced from 370 cubic feet per second, Becher said. Because the reservoir's current inflow rate is about 150 cubic feet per second, Becher said the water levels have stabilized and should begin rising.
Also, Canal Corp. is no longer diverting any of the reservoir's water to feed the canal system. Instead, the water is currently being used to maintain West Canada Creek's water flow.
West Canada Creek has a large trout population, so the state Department of Environmental Conservation is currently monitoring the creek daily for both temperature and depth.
The rate of flow from the reservoir is not expected to be adjusted now unless the matter is discussed with the state DEC and Health Department, Becher said.


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"Sometimes I wonder if the world is so small that we can never get away from the sprawl…" —Arcade Fire, "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"
"I used to think I was not like them, but I'm beginning to have my doubts…" —Arcade Fire, "City With No Children"
When I was 17, I saw Arcade Fire in what remains the best live performance I have ever seen. It was February 2, 2005, and even though the band's first album, Funeral, had only been out for a little over four months, it seemed like Arcade Fire had been around forever. By the time the concert rolled around, the band was big enough to bring David Byrne on stage to perform an encore for an audience that included, among others, David Bowie.
In fact, Funeral had had so much buzz prior to its release that it seemed destined to underwhelm. I, for one, was ready to play contrarian and bash it, if only because "Arcade Fire" is a really stupid name for a band. The only problem, though, was that the album was legitimately awesome. From the opening track, "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)," I loved it, and I was happy, for once, to completely understand what all the fuss was about.
Of course, with such a hyped and successful debut, there come questions of whether or not those fortunes can be duplicated. And while I really like their second album, and I really enjoyed them the next time I saw them in concert, I had started to think that Funeral was the kind of lightning-in-a-bottle success story that only happens to a band once.
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"I apologise - sorry Simon Cowell and Mo Farah!
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The Star of David's 12 Tribes/Sides
The twelve sides of the six-pointed star are said to represent the twelve tribes of Israel.
– You Won't Believe Which 2 Asian Countries Are Standing
The star has 12 lines about its perimeter, possibly representing the 12 Tribes of Israel.
– What is the Star of David and is it biblical? GotQuestions.org
Some note that the Star of David is a complicated interlocking figure which has not six (hexogram) but rather 12 (dodecogram) sides. One can consider it as composed of two overlapping triangles or as composed of six smaller triangles emerging from a central hexogram. Like the Jewish people, the star has 12 sides, representing the 12 tribes of Israel.
– Star of David, by Rabbi Shraga Simmons, Aish.com
Some say that one triangle represents the ruling tribe of Judah and the other the former ruling tribe of Benjamin. It is also seen as a dalet and yud, the two letters assigned to Judah. There are 12 Vav, or "men," representing the 12 tribes or patriarchs of Israel.
– Star of David, Wikipedia
There were many ways in Jewish history to order the encampment of the tribes; Dr. Cohen mentions three of them and the third is:
"Jewish folklore describes the encampment of the tribes in the desert as forming a Star of David, twelve focal points being connected one to another, and all of these arranged around a central, thirteenth, focus–the Tabernacle and the tribe of Levi ministering the sacred service. A Yiddish anthology for the holidays describes the unique arrangement of the Israelite camp and its symbolism as follows:
According to this picture, the Star of David is the symbol of tribal unity in Israel, a single formation protecting the Sanctuary shared by all".
– Encampment of the Tribes, Star of David Blogspot
http://loveforhispeople.blogspot.com/2016_04_01_archive.html http://www.aish.com/jl/sp/k/48942436.html
H&M pulls shirt with skull inside Star of David after complaints
Shoppers said the top – which appears to show a human skull inside a Star of David – was offensive and could be interpreted as anti-Semitic. H&M was quick to pull the piece and apologize.
Fashion brand H&M yanked a controversial tank top that showed a human skull inside a Star of David, apologizing to infuriated customers.
Shopper Eylon Aslan-Levy of the U.K. brought attention to the shirt when he posted a snapshot on Twitter on Sunday, later calling it an "obviously unfortunate mistake."
It's not clear what the shirt means – if anything – but altering religious symbols is still dangerous territory.
– H&M pulls shirt with skull inside Star of David after complaints,
BY RHEANA MURRAY, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, Nydailynews.com
O'Reilly: Judeo-Christian Tradition Is Under Attack in America, FoxNews.com
Birth Control and "The Myth of the Judeo-Christian Tradition" rhrealitycheck.org
Birth Control and "The Myth of the Judeo-Christian Tradition" rhrealitycheck.org
[The term]…Judeo-Christian tradition…[represents] a myth which buries under the fine silt of rhetoric the authentic, meaningful, and irrevocable distinction which exists between Jewish belief and Christian belief.
– Arthur A. Cohen's book, The Myth of the Judeo-Christian Tradition,
Judeo-Christian – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Star of David above the Eagle's Head on the One Dollar Bill
– Great Seal of the United States, Wikipedia
Above the American bald eagle's head the stars of the original 13 states are composed to form a Solomon's seal symbolic of the union of soul and body, spirit and matter. Each of the interlaced equilateral triangles, one upward turned, the other downward…the two represent the physical world as informed by the spiritual.
– Joseph Campbell, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
U.S. government versions of the Great Seal show the constellation of 13 stars in a Hexagram pattern (two triangles intersecting to form a six-pointed star). There has been much speculation about the symbolic intent of this Hexagram…
– "Thirteen Stars Forming a Constellation", GreatSeal.com
The first die…was cut sometime between June and September, 1782 (i.e. between the design being accepted and its first use), although the exact date is not known. The identity of the engraver is also not known…The blazon does not specify the arrangement of the stars…nor the number of points; the engraver chose Six-Pointed Stars (typical of English heraldry), and arranged them in a larger Six-Pointed Star. No drawing made by the engraver has ever been found…This first die was used until 1841.
– Great Seal of the United States, Wikipedia
The Star of David is as American as Apple Pie
Judeo/Christian Quotables – Obama endangers Values says Paul Ryan
Telling evangelicals that Obama compromises both "Judeo-Christian" values and those of "Western civilization" itself is quite a note for the Romney campaign to end on—in keeping with its obsession with the idea of Obama as revenge-seeker, which it pushed over the weekend.
– Amy Davidson, the New Yorker
Catholic Stars of David at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue NE, Washington, DC 8313
Facts, Figures and Features of the Basilica
EXTERIOR- The Great Dome- The Great Dome is a hallmark of the Basilica. Its diameter is more than twice that of the central dome of St. Mark's in Venice, Italy. It features five Marian symbols:
1) Fleur de Lis: a type of lily symbolic of purity and royalty; it signifies Mary as the Queen of Heaven.
2) Cedar of Lebanon: a stately majestic tree symbolizing incorruptibility. Treasured as a source of wealth, its timber was used to build the Temple of Solomon. It is a symbol of both Mary and Jesus.
3) Tower of Ivory: an architectural symbol of virginity and vigilance; ivory symbolizes purity and moral fortitude. In Christian art, the Tower of Ivory symbolizes the Immaculate Conception.
4) Star of the Sea: the most popular interpretation of the Hebrew name Miryam.
5) Intertwining Monograms of A and M: the first letter of the words Ave and Maria, the greeting of the Archangel to Mary at the Annunciation.
Each symbol is contained within a six-pointed Star of David. The six-pointed star of David represents the royal Judaic lineage of Mary-the House of David.
– Facts, Figures and Features of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, NationalShrine.com
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Church: Roman Catholic
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: National Shrine
Website: http://www.nationalshrine.com
Design: Basilica
Style: Neo-Byzantine, Neo-Romanesque
Construction: 1920-1961 (Source: Wikipedia)
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Latin Rite Catholic basilica located in Washington, D.C., honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the Patroness of the United States. It is the largest Catholic church in the United States, the eighth largest religious structure in the world, and the tallest building in Washington, D.C. An estimated one million pilgrims from around the country and the world visit the basilica each year. The basilica is located on Michigan Avenue in the northeast quadrant of Washington, on land donated by The Catholic University of America.
– Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Wikipedia
Official Website: http://www.nationalshrine.com/site/c.osJRKVPBJnH/b.4719297/k.BF65/Home.htm
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception
Judeo/Christian Quotables / Seal of Solomon and Early Christian Magick
"Seal of Solomon" a term which was also taken over by many Jewish groups. This name connects the hexagram with early Christian, possibly Judeo-Christian magic, such as the Greek magical work The Testament of Solomon.
– Gershom Scholem
Judeo/Christian Quotables – The Warped Judeo/Christian Roots of Soviet Communism
In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming claims that Judeo-Christian messianic ideas have influenced 20th-century totalitarian systems, citing Soviet Communism as an example.
– Christian Mythology, Wikipedia
LINK; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_mythology)
101 Cornerstone Verses – Female Encircling the Male
How long will you go about like this, O you backsliding daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the world, a woman will encompass a man.
– Jeremiah 31:22
The Four Elemental Phases of the Moon
Elemental Time
It's unsurprising that noon and summer would be associated with fire, and by that same logic, the full moon should also be in the same category….Earth, in the opposite direction as fire, therefore corresponds with midnight, winter, and the new moon….Air is the element of new beginnings, youth, increase and creativity. As such, it is associated with spring, the waxing moon, and sunrise…Water is the element of emotion and wisdom, particularly the wisdom of age. It represents a time past the peak of livelihood, moving toward the end of the cycle.
– Elemental-Symbols, Catherine Beyey, About.com, Altreligion.about.cm (http://altreligion.about.com/od/westernocculttradition/ig/Elemental-Symbols/)
Meaning of the Names of the Babylonian Talmud's Seven Heavens
* The Seven Heavens of Judaism *
1) Wilon: Curtain
2) Rakia: Expanse, firmament
3) Shehakim: Clouds, dust
4) Zebul: Elevation, height, lofty abode, Temple
5) Ma'on: Dwelling, habitation
6) Makon: Fixed or established place, residence
7) 'Araboth: to be dark, in darkness
SOURCE: Babylonian Talmud, Chagigah 12b, Soncino Edition
"Ho there! Flee…
"Ho there! Flee from the land of the North," declares the LORD, "for I have dispersed you as the Four Winds of the Heavens," declares the LORD.
– Zechariah 2:6
Judeo/Christian Quotables – Origins of the Seven Judeo/Christian Archangels?
The Babylonians regarded the 7 planets as deities, and these (says W. O. E. Oesterly) were the prototype of the Judaeo-Christian Archangels.
– 7 Archangels and Throne Angels, Steliart.com
The Seven Signs and Planets of the Seven Archangels
Judeo/Christian Quotables – Nonsense at Wikipedia? Indeed it's True
Lucifer or Sataniel in Judeo-Christian traditions, or Iblis in Islam, is considered an archangel by Satanists and many non-Satanists, but non-Satanists consider him evil and fallen from God's grace.
– Archangel, Wikipedia
LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel
Lucifer or Sata…
Lucifer or Sataniel in Judeo-Christian traditions, or Iblis in Islam, is considered an archangel by Satanists and many non-Satanists, but non-Satanists consider him evil and fallen from God's grace.
– Archangel, Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel)
The LNP believe…
The LNP believe that the overwhelming majority of Queenslanders want their children brought up with a Judeo-Christian grounding in religious education…In many cases this applies to people who themselves may not be particularly religious.
– Bruce Flegg, LNP Education Spokesman (Queensland, Australia)
SOURCE: Parents Support Judeo/Christian Teaching, Brisbanetimes.com (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
LINK: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/parents-support-judeochristian-teaching-lnp-20111115-1nh29.html)
The LNP believe that the overwhelming majority of Queenslanders want their children brought up with a Judeo-Christian grounding in religious education…In many cases this applies to people who themselves may not be particularly religious.
– Bruce Flegg, LNP Education Spokesman (Queensland, Australia)
– Parents Support Judeo/Christian Teaching, Brisbanetimes.com (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au) (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/parents-support-judeochristian-teaching-lnp-20111115-1nh29.html)
Judeo/Christian Quotables – Australian Parents still want 'Judeo/Christian' Education
The LNP believe that the overwhelming majority of Queenslanders want their children brought up with a Judeo-Christian grounding in religious education…In many cases this applies to people who themselves may not be particularly religious.
– Bruce Flegg, LNP Education Spokesman (Queensland, Australia)
SOURCE: Parents Support Judeo/Christian Teaching, Brisbanetimes.com
LINK: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/parents-support-judeochristian-teaching-lnp-20111115-1nh29.html
Judeo/Christian Quotables – Magic of the Seal of Solomon
In Arab sources the hexagram, along with other geometrical ornaments, was widely used under the designation "seal of Solomon," a term which was also taken over by many Jewish groups. This name connects the hexagram with early Christian, possibly Judeo-Christian magic, such as the Greek magical work The Testament of Solomon.
– Magen David, Gershom Scholem, JewishVirtualLibrary.org
LINK–> http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0013_0_12997.html)
Related articles
- The Five-Pointed and Six-Pointed Judeo/Christian Stars of Mystery (stjudasmaccabaeus.wordpress.com)
Correct and Incorrect Symbols, Colors, and Directions of the Four Elements
After browsing the Four Elements images on Google, one finds that, in the vast majority of cases, the colors, symbols, and directions shown on various images and other forms of symbolic charts, are absolutely incorrect. No wonder their Magick never seems to work! Most of the wizards and witches today can't even seem to know to retain even the most basic knowledge about the age-old Judeo/Christian tradition of the Four Elements.
In contrast to most of the images on the internet, this photo is completely correct and should be saved as a future reference tool because to truly practice 'Magick' the Judeo/Christian way, one must never forget the following:
Green Earth is in the North
Blue Water is in the West
Yellow Air is in the East
Red Fire is in the South
God bless and Shalom.
The Supernatural Power of the Judeo/Christian Name of the LORD…
Occultists based in Judeo-Christian mythology consider the Hebrew names of God (such as Adonai and Elohim) to hold power, and none is more powerful than the tetragrammaton.
– The Tetragrammaton – The Unpronounceable Name of God, Catherine Beyer, About.com
Related articles
- The Tetragrammaton – by Albert G. Mackey (fiveblueapples.wordpress.com)
- The Name of the True GOD (globalelite.tv)
The Four Directions, Elements, Times, and Colors of the Four Corners
This simple circular chart of the Cardinal Directions North, South, East, and West is absolutely correct. Ancient Church documents shows this to be the case, as well as several Judaic references. This is it, folks. This is the historical and factual viewpoint of Judeo/Christian Mysticism and 'Magick'.
The Five-Pointed and Six-Pointed Judeo/Christian Stars of Mystery
The Hexagram and the Pentagram sign…the transepts of our sleeping Cathedrals in an unreal light…And it is also by means of this same kabbalistic "light" that the great Judeo-Christian fusion, foretold by the Doctors of the Church, will be accomplished.
– Practical Kabbalah, by Robert Ambelain
A Long, Long Time Ago in a Judeo/Christian Bible Far, Far Away, the Star of David Meant 'As Above, So Below'
Well, it appears these early years of 21st century spiritual ignorance and darkness seem to be upon us indefinitely, so let's have a quick pop quiz review of some simple Judeo/Christian Star of David Arithmetic. Here are the main equations:
As Above + So Below = THE
Mountain Top + Valley Bottom = JUDEO/CHRISTIAN
Up High in Heaven + Down Low on Earth = STAR
Top of the Sky + Bottom of the Sea = OF
Heavenly Heights + Depths of the Earth = DAVID
Skeptical religious scholars may still quibble about the 'As Above, so Below' metaphor's ultimate origins (Adam/Eve/Cain/Abel) and whether it was ever in use among the ancient Hebrew Patriarchs, long before written history ever began. Nevertheless, the fact remains that no one will ever know for sure although the Bible seems proof enough there was on-going symbolic understanding about the Star of David among the Israelite Prophets who followed in Moses' footsteps.
Now called The Star of David...the symbol…means, simply 'as above, so below – the spiritual realm is mirrored by the material'. Westerners say on earth as it is in heaven.
– The Star of David or, Seal of Solomon, by ose Sinclair, The Bible Decoded
Indeed, the existing evidence strongly suggests it may well have been the Judeo/Christian tradition who initially introduced the 'As Above, so Below' linguistic theme into many different emerging Christian cultures who then later adopted it as their own.
Related articles
- Long Ago, the Star of David was a Sign Meaning 'As Above, so Below' (stjudasmaccabaeus.wordpress.com)
The 'Pagan' tradition of Four Elements…
ELEMENTS: The four basic elements to many pagans are earth, water, air (wind or spirit) and fire. Many consider the first two passive and feminine – and the last two active and masculine. In Wiccan or Native American rituals, the "quartered circle" (also the Medicine Wheel) represents a "sacred space" or the sacred earth. The four lines may represent the spirits of the four primary directions or the spirits of the earth, water, wind and fire. (This set of elements differs from those used in alchemy.
– Of Symbolism and Falsehoods, by TOM GAMBILL at Blogger, Stienster.blogspot.com


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