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2 [a]How the Lord has covered Daughter Zion
with the cloud of his anger[b]!
He has hurled down the splendor of Israel
from heaven to earth;
he has not remembered his footstool
in the day of his anger.
2 Without pity the Lord has swallowed up
all the dwellings of Jacob;
in his wrath he has torn down
the strongholds of Daughter Judah.
He has brought her kingdom and its princes
down to the ground in dishonor.
3 In fierce anger he has cut off
every horn[c][d] of Israel.
He has withdrawn his right hand
at the approach of the enemy.
He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire
that consumes everything around it.
4 Like an enemy he has strung his bow;
his right hand is ready.
Like a foe he has slain
all who were pleasing to the eye;
he has poured out his wrath like fire
on the tent of Daughter Zion.
5 The Lord is like an enemy;
he has swallowed up Israel.
He has swallowed up all her palaces
and destroyed her strongholds.
He has multiplied mourning and lamentation
for Daughter Judah.
6 He has laid waste his dwelling like a garden;
he has destroyed his place of meeting.
The Lord has made Zion forget
her appointed festivals and her Sabbaths;
in his fierce anger he has spurned
both king and priest.
7 The Lord has rejected his altar
and abandoned his sanctuary.
He has given the walls of her palaces
into the hands of the enemy;
they have raised a shout in the house of the Lord
as on the day of an appointed festival.
8 The Lord determined to tear down
the wall around Daughter Zion.
He stretched out a measuring line
and did not withhold his hand from destroying.
He made ramparts and walls lament;
together they wasted away.
9 Her gates have sunk into the ground;
their bars he has broken and destroyed.
Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations,
the law is no more,
and her prophets no longer find
visions from the Lord.
10 The elders of Daughter Zion
sit on the ground in silence;
they have sprinkled dust on their heads
and put on sackcloth.
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.
11 My eyes fail from weeping,
I am in torment within;
my heart is poured out on the ground
because my people are destroyed,
because children and infants faint
in the streets of the city.
12 They say to their mothers,
"Where is bread and wine?"
as they faint like the wounded
in the streets of the city,
as their lives ebb away
in their mothers' arms.
13 What can I say for you?
With what can I compare you,
Daughter Jerusalem?
To what can I liken you,
that I may comfort you,
Virgin Daughter Zion?
Your wound is as deep as the sea.
Who can heal you?
14 The visions of your prophets
were false and worthless;
they did not expose your sin
to ward off your captivity.
The prophecies they gave you
were false and misleading.
15 All who pass your way
clap their hands at you;
they scoff and shake their heads
at Daughter Jerusalem:
"Is this the city that was called
the perfection of beauty,
the joy of the whole earth?"
16 All your enemies open their mouths
wide against you;
they scoff and gnash their teeth
and say, "We have swallowed her up.
This is the day we have waited for;
we have lived to see it."
17 The Lord has done what he planned;
he has fulfilled his word,
which he decreed long ago.
He has overthrown you without pity,
he has let the enemy gloat over you,
he has exalted the horn[e] of your foes.
18 The hearts of the people
cry out to the Lord.
You walls of Daughter Zion,
let your tears flow like a river
day and night;
give yourself no relief,
your eyes no rest.
19 Arise, cry out in the night,
as the watches of the night begin;
pour out your heart like water
in the presence of the Lord.
Lift up your hands to him
for the lives of your children,
who faint from hunger
at every street corner.
20 "Look, Lord, and consider:
Whom have you ever treated like this?
Should women eat their offspring,
the children they have cared for?
Should priest and prophet be killed
in the sanctuary of the Lord?
21 "Young and old lie together
in the dust of the streets;
my young men and young women
have fallen by the sword.
You have slain them in the day of your anger;
you have slaughtered them without pity.
22 "As you summon to a feast day,
so you summoned against me terrors on every side.
In the day of the Lord's anger
no one escaped or survived;
those I cared for and reared
my enemy has destroyed."
3 [f]I am the man who has seen affliction
by the rod of the Lord's wrath.
2 He has driven me away and made me walk
in darkness rather than light;
3 indeed, he has turned his hand against me
again and again, all day long.
4 He has made my skin and my flesh grow old
and has broken my bones.
5 He has besieged me and surrounded me
with bitterness and hardship.
6 He has made me dwell in darkness
like those long dead.
7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape;
he has weighed me down with chains.
8 Even when I call out or cry for help,
he shuts out my prayer.
9 He has barred my way with blocks of stone;
he has made my paths crooked.
10 Like a bear lying in wait,
like a lion in hiding,
11 he dragged me from the path and mangled me
and left me without help.
12 He drew his bow
and made me the target for his arrows.
13 He pierced my heart
with arrows from his quiver.
14 I became the laughingstock of all my people;
they mock me in song all day long.
15 He has filled me with bitter herbs
and given me gall to drink.
16 He has broken my teeth with gravel;
he has trampled me in the dust.
17 I have been deprived of peace;
I have forgotten what prosperity is.
18 So I say, "My splendor is gone
and all that I had hoped from the Lord."
19 I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
20 I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.
21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."
25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is young.
28 Let him sit alone in silence,
for the Lord has laid it on him.
29 Let him bury his face in the dust—
there may yet be hope.
30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,
and let him be filled with disgrace.
31 For no one is cast off
by the Lord forever.
32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,
so great is his unfailing love.
33 For he does not willingly bring affliction
or grief to anyone.
34 To crush underfoot
all prisoners in the land,
35 to deny people their rights
before the Most High,
36 to deprive them of justice—
would not the Lord see such things?
37 Who can speak and have it happen
if the Lord has not decreed it?
38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
that both calamities and good things come?
39 Why should the living complain
when punished for their sins?
40 Let us examine our ways and test them,
and let us return to the Lord.
41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands
to God in heaven, and say:
42 "We have sinned and rebelled
and you have not forgiven.
43 "You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us;
you have slain without pity.
44 You have covered yourself with a cloud
so that no prayer can get through.
45 You have made us scum and refuse
among the nations.
46 "All our enemies have opened their mouths
wide against us.
47 We have suffered terror and pitfalls,
ruin and destruction."
48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes
because my people are destroyed.
49 My eyes will flow unceasingly,
without relief,
50 until the Lord looks down
from heaven and sees.
51 What I see brings grief to my soul
because of all the women of my city.
52 Those who were my enemies without cause
hunted me like a bird.
53 They tried to end my life in a pit
and threw stones at me;
54 the waters closed over my head,
and I thought I was about to perish.
55 I called on your name, Lord,
from the depths of the pit.
56 You heard my plea: "Do not close your ears
to my cry for relief."
57 You came near when I called you,
and you said, "Do not fear."
58 You, Lord, took up my case;
you redeemed my life.
59 Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me.
Uphold my cause!
60 You have seen the depth of their vengeance,
all their plots against me.
61 Lord, you have heard their insults,
all their plots against me—
62 what my enemies whisper and mutter
against me all day long.
63 Look at them! Sitting or standing,
they mock me in their songs.
64 Pay them back what they deserve, Lord,
for what their hands have done.
65 Put a veil over their hearts,
and may your curse be on them!
66 Pursue them in anger and destroy them
from under the heavens of the Lord.
4 [g]How the gold has lost its luster,
the fine gold become dull!
The sacred gems are scattered
at every street corner.
2 How the precious children of Zion,
once worth their weight in gold,
are now considered as pots of clay,
the work of a potter's hands!
3 Even jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my people have become heartless
like ostriches in the desert.
4 Because of thirst the infant's tongue
sticks to the roof of its mouth;
the children beg for bread,
but no one gives it to them.
5 Those who once ate delicacies
are destitute in the streets.
Those brought up in royal purple
now lie on ash heaps.
6 The punishment of my people
is greater than that of Sodom,
which was overthrown in a moment
without a hand turned to help her.
7 Their princes were brighter than snow
and whiter than milk,
their bodies more ruddy than rubies,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
8 But now they are blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as a stick.
9 Those killed by the sword are better off
than those who die of famine;
racked with hunger, they waste away
for lack of food from the field.
10 With their own hands compassionate women
have cooked their own children,
who became their food
when my people were destroyed.
11 The Lord has given full vent to his wrath;
he has poured out his fierce anger.
He kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed her foundations.
12 The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor did any of the peoples of the world,
that enemies and foes could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
13 But it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed within her
the blood of the righteous.
14 Now they grope through the streets
as if they were blind.
They are so defiled with blood
that no one dares to touch their garments.
15 "Go away! You are unclean!" people cry to them.
"Away! Away! Don't touch us!"
When they flee and wander about,
people among the nations say,
"They can stay here no longer."
16 The Lord himself has scattered them;
he no longer watches over them.
The priests are shown no honor,
the elders no favor.
17 Moreover, our eyes failed,
looking in vain for help;
from our towers we watched
for a nation that could not save us.
18 People stalked us at every step,
so we could not walk in our streets.
Our end was near, our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
19 Our pursuers were swifter
than eagles in the sky;
they chased us over the mountains
and lay in wait for us in the desert.
20 The Lord's anointed, our very life breath,
was caught in their traps.
We thought that under his shadow
we would live among the nations.
21 Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom,
you who live in the land of Uz.
But to you also the cup will be passed;
you will be drunk and stripped naked.
22 Your punishment will end, Daughter Zion;
he will not prolong your exile.
But he will punish your sin, Daughter Edom,
and expose your wickedness.
5 Remember, Lord, what has happened to us;
look, and see our disgrace.
2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our homes to foreigners.
3 We have become fatherless,
our mothers are widows.
4 We must buy the water we drink;
our wood can be had only at a price.
5 Those who pursue us are at our heels;
we are weary and find no rest.
6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria
to get enough bread.
7 Our ancestors sinned and are no more,
and we bear their punishment.
8 Slaves rule over us,
and there is no one to free us from their hands.
9 We get our bread at the risk of our lives
because of the sword in the desert.
10 Our skin is hot as an oven,
feverish from hunger.
11 Women have been violated in Zion,
and virgins in the towns of Judah.
12 Princes have been hung up by their hands;
elders are shown no respect.
13 Young men toil at the millstones;
boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The elders are gone from the city gate;
the young men have stopped their music.
15 Joy is gone from our hearts;
our dancing has turned to mourning.
16 The crown has fallen from our head.
Woe to us, for we have sinned!
17 Because of this our hearts are faint,
because of these things our eyes grow dim
18 for Mount Zion, which lies desolate,
with jackals prowling over it.
19 You, Lord, reign forever;
your throne endures from generation to generation.
20 Why do you always forget us?
Why do you forsake us so long?
21 Restore us to yourself, Lord, that we may return;
renew our days as of old
22 unless you have utterly rejected us
and are angry with us beyond measure.
1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
2 On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians.[h] There the hand of the Lord was on him.
4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human, 6 but each of them had four faces and four wings. 7 Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze. 8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four of them had faces and wings, 9 and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.
10 Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle. 11 Such were their faces. They each had two wings spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body. 12 Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went. 13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. 14 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.
15 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. 16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. 17 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went. 18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. 20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault, sparkling like crystal, and awesome. 23 Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. 24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty,[i] like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
25 Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. 26 Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. 27 I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him. 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.
This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
2 He said to me, "Son of man,[j] stand up on your feet and I will speak to you." 2 As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
3 He said: "Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day. 4 The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says.' 5 And whether they listen or fail to listen—for they are a rebellious people—they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people. 7 You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel like that rebellious people; open your mouth and eat what I give you."
9 Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll, 10 which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.
3 And he said to me, "Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel." 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
3 Then he said to me, "Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it." So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.
4 He then said to me: "Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them. 5 You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language, but to the people of Israel— 6 not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. 7 But the people of Israel are not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate. 8 But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are. 9 I will make your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people."
10 And he said to me, "Son of man, listen carefully and take to heart all the words I speak to you. 11 Go now to your people in exile and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says,' whether they listen or fail to listen."
12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound as the glory of the Lord rose from the place where it was standing.[k] 13 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound. 14 The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord on me. 15 I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River. And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days—deeply distressed.
16 At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me: 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 18 When I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for[l] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 19 But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.
20 "Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 21 But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself."
22 The hand of the Lord was on me there, and he said to me, "Get up and go out to the plain, and there I will speak to you." 23 So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the Lord was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown.
24 Then the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet. He spoke to me and said: "Go, shut yourself inside your house. 25 And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes; you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people. 26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious people. 27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says.' Whoever will listen let them listen, and whoever will refuse let them refuse; for they are a rebellious people.
4 "Now, son of man, take a block of clay, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it. 2 Then lay siege to it: Erect siege works against it, build a ramp up to it, set up camps against it and put battering rams around it. 3 Then take an iron pan, place it as an iron wall between you and the city and turn your face toward it. It will be under siege, and you shall besiege it. This will be a sign to the people of Israel.
4 "Then lie on your left side and put the sin of the people of Israel upon yourself.[m] You are to bear their sin for the number of days you lie on your side. 5 I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days you will bear the sin of the people of Israel.
6 "After you have finished this, lie down again, this time on your right side, and bear the sin of the people of Judah. I have assigned you 40 days, a day for each year. 7 Turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her. 8 I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have finished the days of your siege.
9 "Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt; put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself. You are to eat it during the 390 days you lie on your side. 10 Weigh out twenty shekels[n] of food to eat each day and eat it at set times. 11 Also measure out a sixth of a hin[o] of water and drink it at set times. 12 Eat the food as you would a loaf of barley bread; bake it in the sight of the people, using human excrement for fuel." 13 The Lord said, "In this way the people of Israel will eat defiled food among the nations where I will drive them."
14 Then I said, "Not so, Sovereign Lord! I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth."
15 "Very well," he said, "I will let you bake your bread over cow dung instead of human excrement."
16 He then said to me: "Son of man, I am about to cut off the food supply in Jerusalem. The people will eat rationed food in anxiety and drink rationed water in despair, 17 for food and water will be scarce. They will be appalled at the sight of each other and will waste away because of[p] their sin.
5 "Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber's razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair. 2 When the days of your siege come to an end, burn a third of the hair inside the city. Take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And scatter a third to the wind. For I will pursue them with drawn sword. 3 But take a few hairs and tuck them away in the folds of your garment. 4 Again, take a few of these and throw them into the fire and burn them up. A fire will spread from there to all Israel.
5 "This is what the Sovereign Lord says: This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her. 6 Yet in her wickedness she has rebelled against my laws and decrees more than the nations and countries around her. She has rejected my laws and has not followed my decrees.
7 "Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have been more unruly than the nations around you and have not followed my decrees or kept my laws. You have not even[q] conformed to the standards of the nations around you.
8 "Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will inflict punishment on you in the sight of the nations. 9 Because of all your detestable idols, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again. 10 Therefore in your midst parents will eat their children, and children will eat their parents. I will inflict punishment on you and will scatter all your survivors to the winds. 11 Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your vile images and detestable practices, I myself will shave you; I will not look on you with pity or spare you. 12 A third of your people will die of the plague or perish by famine inside you; a third will fall by the sword outside your walls; and a third I will scatter to the winds and pursue with drawn sword.
13 "Then my anger will cease and my wrath against them will subside, and I will be avenged. And when I have spent my wrath on them, they will know that I the Lord have spoken in my zeal.
14 "I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by. 15 You will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and an object of horror to the nations around you when I inflict punishment on you in anger and in wrath and with stinging rebuke. I the Lord have spoken. 16 When I shoot at you with my deadly and destructive arrows of famine, I will shoot to destroy you. I will bring more and more famine upon you and cut off your supply of food. 17 I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I the Lord have spoken."
6 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 "Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel; prophesy against them 3 and say: 'You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places. 4 Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars will be smashed; and I will slay your people in front of your idols. 5 I will lay the dead bodies of the Israelites in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. 6 Wherever you live, the towns will be laid waste and the high places demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and devastated, your idols smashed and ruined, your incense altars broken down, and what you have made wiped out. 7 Your people will fall slain among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.
8 "'But I will spare some, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the lands and nations. 9 Then in the nations where they have been carried captive, those who escape will remember me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts, which have turned away from me, and by their eyes, which have lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their detestable practices. 10 And they will know that I am the Lord; I did not threaten in vain to bring this calamity on them.
11 "'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Strike your hands together and stamp your feet and cry out "Alas!" because of all the wicked and detestable practices of the people of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine and plague. 12 One who is far away will die of the plague, and one who is near will fall by the sword, and anyone who survives and is spared will die of famine. So will I pour out my wrath on them. 13 And they will know that I am the Lord, when their people lie slain among their idols around their altars, on every high hill and on all the mountaintops, under every spreading tree and every leafy oak—places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols. 14 And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land a desolate waste from the desert to Diblah[r]—wherever they live. Then they will know that I am the Lord.'"
7 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 "Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel:
"'The end! The end has come
upon the four corners of the land!
3 The end is now upon you,
and I will unleash my anger against you.
I will judge you according to your conduct
and repay you for all your detestable practices.
4 I will not look on you with pity;
I will not spare you.
I will surely repay you for your conduct
and for the detestable practices among you.
"'Then you will know that I am the Lord.'
5 "This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
"'Disaster! Unheard-of[s] disaster!
See, it comes!
6 The end has come!
The end has come!
It has roused itself against you.
See, it comes!
7 Doom has come upon you,
upon you who dwell in the land.
The time has come! The day is near!
There is panic, not joy, on the mountains.
8 I am about to pour out my wrath on you
and spend my anger against you.
I will judge you according to your conduct
and repay you for all your detestable practices.
9 I will not look on you with pity;
I will not spare you.
I will repay you for your conduct
and for the detestable practices among you.
"'Then you will know that it is I the Lord who strikes you.
10 "'See, the day!
See, it comes!
Doom has burst forth,
the rod has budded,
arrogance has blossomed!
11 Violence has arisen,[t]
a rod to punish the wicked.
None of the people will be left,
none of that crowd—
none of their wealth,
nothing of value.
12 The time has come!
The day has arrived!
Let not the buyer rejoice
nor the seller grieve,
for my wrath is on the whole crowd.
13 The seller will not recover
the property that was sold—
as long as both buyer and seller live.
For the vision concerning the whole crowd
will not be reversed.
Because of their sins, not one of them
will preserve their life.
14 "'They have blown the trumpet,
they have made all things ready,
but no one will go into battle,
for my wrath is on the whole crowd.
15 Outside is the sword;
inside are plague and famine.
Those in the country
will die by the sword;
those in the city
will be devoured by famine and plague.
16 The fugitives who escape
will flee to the mountains.
Like doves of the valleys,
they will all moan,
each for their own sins.
17 Every hand will go limp;
every leg will be wet with urine.
18 They will put on sackcloth
and be clothed with terror.
Every face will be covered with shame,
and every head will be shaved.
19 "'They will throw their silver into the streets,
and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean.
Their silver and gold
will not be able to deliver them
in the day of the Lord's wrath.
It will not satisfy their hunger
or fill their stomachs,
for it has caused them to stumble into sin.
20 They took pride in their beautiful jewelry
and used it to make their detestable idols.
They made it into vile images;
therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them.
21 I will give their wealth as plunder to foreigners
and as loot to the wicked of the earth,
who will defile it.
22 I will turn my face away from the people,
and robbers will desecrate the place I treasure.
They will enter it
and will defile it.
23 "'Prepare chains!
For the land is full of bloodshed,
and the city is full of violence.
24 I will bring the most wicked of nations
to take possession of their houses.
I will put an end to the pride of the mighty,
and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.
25 When terror comes,
they will seek peace in vain.
26 Calamity upon calamity will come,
and rumor upon rumor.
They will go searching for a vision from the prophet,
priestly instruction in the law will cease,
the counsel of the elders will come to an end.
27 The king will mourn,
the prince will be clothed with despair,
and the hands of the people of the land will tremble.
I will deal with them according to their conduct,
and by their own standards I will judge them.
"'Then they will know that I am the Lord.'"
8 In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, the hand of the Sovereign Lord came on me there. 2 I looked, and I saw a figure like that of a man.[u] From what appeared to be his waist down he was like fire, and from there up his appearance was as bright as glowing metal. 3 He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and in visions of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes to jealousy stood. 4 And there before me was the glory of the God of Israel, as in the vision I had seen in the plain.
5 Then he said to me, "Son of man, look toward the north." So I looked, and in the entrance north of the gate of the altar I saw this idol of jealousy.
6 And he said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the utterly detestable things the Israelites are doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see things that are even more detestable."
7 Then he brought me to the entrance to the court. I looked, and I saw a hole in the wall. 8 He said to me, "Son of man, now dig into the wall." So I dug into the wall and saw a doorway there.
9 And he said to me, "Go in and see the wicked and detestable things they are doing here." 10 So I went in and looked, and I saw portrayed all over the walls all kinds of crawling things and unclean animals and all the idols of Israel. 11 In front of them stood seventy elders of Israel, and Jaazaniah son of Shaphan was standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.
12 He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, 'The Lord does not see us; the Lord has forsaken the land.'" 13 Again, he said, "You will see them doing things that are even more detestable."
14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and I saw women sitting there, mourning the god Tammuz. 15 He said to me, "Do you see this, son of man? You will see things that are even more detestable than this."
16 He then brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord, and there at the entrance to the temple, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men. With their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, they were bowing down to the sun in the east.
17 He said to me, "Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence and continually arouse my anger? Look at them putting the branch to their nose! 18 Therefore I will deal with them in anger; I will not look on them with pity or spare them. Although they shout in my ears, I will not listen to them."
9 Then I heard him call out in a loud voice, "Bring near those who are appointed to execute judgment on the city, each with a weapon in his hand." 2 And I saw six men coming from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with a deadly weapon in his hand. With them was a man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. They came in and stood beside the bronze altar.
3 Now the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. Then the Lord called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side 4 and said to him, "Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it."
5 As I listened, he said to the others, "Follow him through the city and kill, without showing pity or compassion. 6 Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, the mothers and children, but do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary." So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple.
7 Then he said to them, "Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go!" So they went out and began killing throughout the city. 8 While they were killing and I was left alone, I fell facedown, crying out, "Alas, Sovereign Lord! Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel in this outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?"
9 He answered me, "The sin of the people of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of injustice. They say, 'The Lord has forsaken the land; the Lord does not see.' 10 So I will not look on them with pity or spare them, but I will bring down on their own heads what they have done."
11 Then the man in linen with the writing kit at his side brought back word, saying, "I have done as you commanded."
10 I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne of lapis lazuli above the vault that was over the heads of the cherubim. 2 The Lord said to the man clothed in linen, "Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city." And as I watched, he went in.
3 Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the Lord rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the Lord. 5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far away as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty[v] when he speaks.
6 When the Lord commanded the man in linen, "Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim," the man went in and stood beside a wheel. 7 Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand to the fire that was among them. He took up some of it and put it into the hands of the man in linen, who took it and went out. 8 (Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what looked like human hands.)
9 I looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one beside each of the cherubim; the wheels sparkled like topaz. 10 As for their appearance, the four of them looked alike; each was like a wheel intersecting a wheel. 11 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the cherubim faced; the wheels did not turn about[w] as the cherubim went. The cherubim went in whatever direction the head faced, without turning as they went. 12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels. 13 I heard the wheels being called "the whirling wheels." 14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: One face was that of a cherub, the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
15 Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the Kebar River. 16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not leave their side. 17 When the cherubim stood still, they also stood still; and when the cherubim rose, they rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
18 Then the glory of the Lord departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim. 19 While I watched, the cherubim spread their wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, the wheels went with them. They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Lord's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
20 These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I realized that they were cherubim. 21 Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like human hands. 22 Their faces had the same appearance as those I had seen by the Kebar River. Each one went straight ahead.
11 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the Lord that faces east. There at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people. 2 The Lord said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who are plotting evil and giving wicked advice in this city. 3 They say, 'Haven't our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.' 4 Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man."
5 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on me, and he told me to say: "This is what the Lord says: That is what you are saying, you leaders in Israel, but I know what is going through your mind. 6 You have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.
7 "Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: The bodies you have thrown there are the meat and this city is the pot, but I will drive you out of it. 8 You fear the sword, and the sword is what I will bring against you, declares the Sovereign Lord. 9 I will drive you out of the city and deliver you into the hands of foreigners and inflict punishment on you. 10 You will fall by the sword, and I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 11 This city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat in it; I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. 12 And you will know that I am the Lord, for you have not followed my decrees or kept my laws but have conformed to the standards of the nations around you."
13 Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, "Alas, Sovereign Lord! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?"
14 The word of the Lord came to me: 15 "Son of man, the people of Jerusalem have said of your fellow exiles and all the other Israelites, 'They are far away from the Lord; this land was given to us as our possession.'
16 "Therefore say: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.'
17 "Therefore say: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.'
18 "They will return to it and remove all its vile images and detestable idols. 19 I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. 20 Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols, I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord."
22 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. 23 The glory of the Lord went up from within the city and stopped above the mountain east of it. 24 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia[x] in the vision given by the Spirit of God.
Then the vision I had seen went up from me, 25 and I told the exiles everything the Lord had shown me.
12 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 "Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people.
3 "Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings for exile and in the daytime, as they watch, set out and go from where you are to another place. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious people. 4 During the daytime, while they watch, bring out your belongings packed for exile. Then in the evening, while they are watching, go out like those who go into exile. 5 While they watch, dig through the wall and take your belongings out through it. 6 Put them on your shoulder as they are watching and carry them out at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign to the Israelites."
7 So I did as I was commanded. During the day I brought out my things packed for exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulders while they watched.
8 In the morning the word of the Lord came to me: 9 "Son of man, did not the Israelites, that rebellious people, ask you, 'What are you doing?'
10 "Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: This prophecy concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the Israelites who are there.' 11 Say to them, 'I am a sign to you.'
"As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile as captives.
12 "The prince among them will put his things on his shoulder at dusk and leave, and a hole will be dug in the wall for him to go through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land. 13 I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylonia, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die. 14 I will scatter to the winds all those around him—his staff and all his troops—and I will pursue them with drawn sword.
15 "They will know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries. 16 But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine and plague, so that in the nations where they go they may acknowledge all their detestable practices. Then they will know that I am the Lord."
17 The word of the Lord came to me: 18 "Son of man, tremble as you eat your food, and shudder in fear as you drink your water. 19 Say to the people of the land: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: They will eat their food in anxiety and drink their water in despair, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who live there. 20 The inhabited towns will be laid waste and the land will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord.'"
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Facebook Passes IPO Price; Turnaround Sustainable?
Facebook shares moved above their $38 price target for the first time in almost 440 days. After a year of peaks and valleys, is the Facebook turnaround here? Steven Russolillo discusses on MoneyBeat. Photo: AP.
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... ay ay mm mm ... all about another stock that when the news lately Facebook Facebook shares ... are trading above their thirty dollar IPO target ... IPO pricing for the first time in almost four hundred and forty days and see right there now pronounce below the price in premarket trading was above it ... more than a year after the stock went public in a historic and notorious IPO that one from the meat off ... to the long grueling ride for the stock up at a forty five dollars per state ... now it's right around thirty eight warily go from here Steve Russolillo joins us this morning talk about this one ... by the satay Hugoton cover and back and forth ... but this morning Facebook and actually hit thirty eight dollars in trading yes right trading minutes after the opening bell went as high as thirty thirty one ... and then sewed The bewildered analysis tasting waffling rate around thirty dollars level so ... I'm you know it's been quite a ride a fourteen month right here for Facebook and finally back to where it started ... and really over the past four days for five days is really one the stock had its huge run REITs and sits lower ... than what it is all were blasting the co ... op a breakout year we talk to some technical analyst that said okay you know a back breaker on the thirty dollars level what what is this mean going for a lease for the chart watchers and they say you know ... he could get a little bit above resistance rate now I have a lot of people the press people that bought at thirty eight ... who have held on for the past fourteen months and just been waiting for this moment and then finally they didn't come full circle on the scene on a one out so that could create some sort of song pressure that's that's one school of thought ... up but the other school but the more optimistic point of view is that ... pay the company may have solved the whole mobile strategy maybe now that means that it could have more upside potential from here so ... at least a short-term you can have a little bit of resistance here but long term I think people are getting a little bit more optimistic ... than those that they they did the report are a report showed how well they did with mobile phones excited about things that thirty percent of the app ... fourteen months from today the IPL they took to get back to the IPO ... we got some thought that would be proud of right right actually we had I data provider Dealogic run some numbers for us and it is a book that ... IPO's of of a billion dollars or greater ... and certain how long where Facebook compares in terms of how long it's taken with according to the state yet to get back to its IPO price and and Facebook is that it's been one of the longest ... in terms of big companies the sort of have this big Dipper them to come back and finally get to the IPO price so ... it's been a long time coming for Facebook ... you know if you take a glass half full approach it could've been a lot longer for one for last week's results an easy to that as the chart from the IPO PCL for felling now a comeback Just the IPO ... that number to get over thirty conclusively next number look for a forty five exact words The all-time high the first day again forgotten the intraday trading got up that high ... but at first they ought ... to forget that we were treated at present if it is just barely into positive territory that first am in the next day it was down and that has been back since the time right Steve Russolillo excellent stuff as always thank you take a lot to


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NZXT Source 210 Review
When choosing a case for your new build it is important to consider the direction you wish to take with your build. Depending on where you wish to take it, you may need a case with the right features to accommodate your build over its lifetime. NZXT has been making excellent cases for sometime now, and today it has a new case up for review, the Source 210. NZXT considered the wallet of every gamer with this one, claiming that the average gamer spends $60 per game they buy each year. Needless to say, the expenses add up and the Source 210 is there for you, providing basic features while allowing you to upgrade your rig later on. Just what sort of upgrading is available to the Source 210, you ask? Well it is able to take on up to seven fans in total and is able to house up to eight hard disk drives, both of which offer great expansion for later on. The Source 210 promises to be an affordable and expandable case, but just how well does it live up to its claims. Let's take a closer look and find out.
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Beginning with the front of the box, we have the Source 210 shown here from the left-front side of the case. Further on are the left and right sides of the box, which include tables of specifications detailing the specifics of the case. The back of the box, unlike the rest, contains a rather meaty bunch of facts about big features of the case, which include its ability to take on seven fans. There is also a nice paragraph at the top-right of the box, which goes over just who NZXT is marketing this case to, which appears to be any gamer looking to reap the savings of a cost-effective case.
Once the box is opened, we are greeted by the front panel of the case in between the two usual pieces of Styrofoam. The case is also contained in a plastic bag to ensure that the outer black finish doesn't get scratched during transit.
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We first visited Christian Martin, a network modeling and simulation expert. In addition to enlightening me on computer networks, he also gave me a great amount of advice about college. The point that struck me the most, however, was his emphasis on the importance of "learning how to learn." My host himself was a testament to that statement as he had only dived into networking rather recently. But with a strong background in Computer Science and the skills acquired at Princeton, that transition was made much more manageable.
I had spoken to Mr. Stern about my interest in startups, so he introduced me to two companies he was currently involved with. We had lunch with Campbell McKellar, the founder of Loosecubes. Her site was designed to "connect people who have great workspace with people who need it." Listening to her speak really brought to life the numerous, frustrating challenges every startup faces as well as the even greater pride in overcoming those challenges. After having explored her site and listening to her talk, I became very interested in the concept of "co-working" and offered to intern at her office for a week, a proposition she happily agreed to.
For our last stop, we visited Hotlist, a social network/event coordinating site, located in what may very well be the coolest studio-turned-office space in SoHo. We spoke with Gianni Martire, the co-founder of Hotlist, who gave me invaluable advice on entrepreneurship and the tech-world in general. His excitement and passion for his work rubbed off on me, as I left fully convinced that I want to work at a startup after graduating.
Throughout the day, Mr. Stern and I talked about everything we found interesting; some was informative, others less relevant, but nonetheless extremely interesting. Although it was but just a day in New York, it was quite the day. Having the opportunity to meet such interesting and knowledgeable individuals was an invaluable experience and introduced me to a much larger world outside the Orange Bubble.


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Update (12:30 AM EST): I have heard there are only a few markets where this is being tested. If you don't have it yet, don't worry. There is no official schedule for the rollout yet. We only know it will happen before the end of the year. I apologize if I caused any confusion.
Update (11:35 PM EST): Another good report coming in from Chicago, IL via advil0 on Twitter.
Update (11:30 PM EST): Ok here is the first believable result I have seen. It was reported in New York, NY via thenokiablog on Twitter.
Update (11:20 PM EST): I truly believe we have a false alarm. I have seen no believable results over 1.8 Mbps. Look below for the images I want to see. I want a tethered result from speedtest.net.
Update (11:15 PM EST): We believe many of the reports coming in are false alarms. I do not want results from myspeedtest.com or my3gspeed.com. Someone show me results from the Xtreme Labs app or tethered results with speedtest.net.
Update (11:00 PM EST): Some of the reports coming in might have been false. Sites like my3gspeed.com are reporting the wrong values. I have been unable to confirm any speed boost here in Texas.
Update (10:30 PM EST): Reports are coming in from New Jersey, Chicago, Minnesota, Virginia, Arizon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, Michigan, New York and some other areas. Adding videos and pics right now.
We have received a lot of rumors regarding the recent T-Mobile network outage. Some people have said they were told it was a "network upgrade" and others said it was "software upgrade". According to T-Mobile only 5% of customers were affected, but it appears a large portion of those people had 3G phones.
Earlier today we reported that T-Mobile's HSPA 7.2 upgrade was still on track for 2009.
One of our readers Ted left an interesting comment:
HSPA has been lit up in Chicago! I just tested it and got 6.8 Mbps!
We have no way to actually confirm this, so I'm turning to our wonderful community and asking for your help. I am aware that T-Mobile is testing HSPA+ in Philadelphia, but have yet to hear of any additional markets.
Download the Xtreme Labs Speedtest and post your results (make sure WiFi is turned off). Run the test a couple times and share what you find.
If your phone is rooted, tether it to your laptop/netbook and try running a test on speedtest.net. I have found I received much higher download speeds when tethered vs. just testing on an actual device.
Please post your results in the following format:
Carrier and phone
Max download
Max upload
T-Mobile myTouch 3G
Corpus Christi, TX
Download: 531.4 Kbps
Upload: 134.1 Kbps
If you are lucky enough to actually find speeds above 2+ Mbps, send me proof via our tip line and I will have a special reward for you.


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Items needed:
- popsicle sticks
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- 15 0z. can - clean/empty
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- I started with two thick wooden rulers and taped them down to a cardboard base. I left just enough space in between for a row of popsicle sticks to lie flat. I placed 25 sticks that were all touching side by side, and then glued down two fabric ribbons with some craft glue.
- Let dry for about 15 minutes so that the sticks and ribbon are mostly bonded together. Carefully pick up the row of sticks with the ribbon and let dry for at least an hour.
- One side of the ribbons gets trimmed flush with the stick edge, and the other is trimmed down to about an inch. Glue those ends to the inside of the opposite side and secure with a paper clip until it is dry.
- Paint an empty, clean 15oz. can and let dry. The popsicle band should slide right over the can. A ribbon may be added for decoration.


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Help Me With My New Living Room!
Q:I'm moving into a new apartment in a couple of weeks and I'm at a loss on how to set up my living room furniture. I hope the readers of Apartment Therapy can help!
The living room is 19' x 14' (pretty good size, in my opinion, having recently moved to LA from NYC!). The problem is that I can't seem to decide on an arrangement. The main pieces of furniture that will be in the room are the TV/stand, sofa, and 2 chairs (one with an ottoman). The room is unique in that there are almost no walls - one side of the room is the sliding glass door to the patio, the opposite side has an opening to the bedrooms, heating unit. Another wall has the front door and a closet, and the wall opposite to that opens into the dining area.
Right now I'm leaning towards cutting the room in half with the sofa facing the wall that leads to the bedrooms, putting the TV/stand on the perpendicular wall, and setting up the 2 chairs behind the sofa to create a reading area in front of the glass door.
I'd love to hear suggestions from the AT readers!
Sent by Jean
Editor - Please feel free to chime in with recommendations for Jean!


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Microsoft will begin selling its Surface tablet at more retailers within days and is also planning on growing its own retail presence, the company said on Tuesday.
Previously, Microsoft has only sold its tablet in its own stores and on its website, but the company claims that growing interest among retailers has prompted them to allow the retailers to sell Surface tablets even sooner than planned.
The company did not give specific dates as to when additional retailers would begin selling the tablet but said consumers in the U.S. and Australia can expect the device at more retailers in mid-December.
"Our plan has been to expand the retail presence for Surface after the first of the year. Based on interest from retailers, we are giving them the option to carry Surface with Windows RT even earlier," said Steve Schueler, corporate vice president of Microsoft retail sales and marketing, in a company post.
Microsoft will also be turning some of its holiday pop-up stores into permanent Microsoft retailers, the company said.
While the company still hasn't said how many Surface tablets it's actually sold, Panos Panay the general manager for Microsoft Surface said that "The public reaction to Surface has been exciting to see."


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If you're harboring any late night delusions of legally changing your name to Boba Fett because it would "sound awesome" please, think again.
There is the downside to having your driver's license read like the name of a famous Star Wars character: any time you do something remotely newsworthy, it won't just be your local paper honing its best pun for your predicament. The entire Internet will now notice– as one Californian man who named himself after a legendary Jedi master is learning.
Earlier this week, Obiwan Kenobi, 37, of Roseville, Calif., was arrested for his alleged role in a five car collision in March, the Roseville Press Tribune reported. (Note the lack of a customary dash between "Obi" and "Wan".) While the hit-and-run allegations are the actual important part of that story, the question that bored Star Wars fans who've stumbled across the news will be asking is: who is this guy?
The Press Tribune links to a story from the Lincoln News Messenger, which profiled Kenobi in 2008 (and, yes, you can see his driver's license here too). First off, it appears that, like his namesake, he too was once called 'Ben' — Benjamin Feit, to be exact. According to the News Messenger, it was a bout of Phantom Menace mania in 1999 that kick-started his transformation. (Of course it was. In NewsFeed's opinion, decisions influenced by Episode I will always end in tears.)
"KWOD 106.5 had a contest back in April of '99 when '(Star Wars) Episode I' came out in theaters as a promotion. The first person to come in with a legal document with the name Obiwan Kenobi on it would get $1,000," Kenobi said.
…The contest required Kenobi to keep the name for 30 days and he decided to hold on to the name for a while longer, unaware of the changing identity laws looming on the horizon. In January of 2000, had he wanted to change his name back, it would have cost Kenobi $500 and he would have needed to plead his case with a judge.
So, rather than fork over the $500 he decided to let the Force continue to be with him. We could insert any number of Star Wars quotes about this maybe not being the time to "trust your instincts" right here.


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Friday, May 31, 2013 - Wank Party 2013 #04, Part 2
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Jan Mikulec, Roman Koroza, Adam Rupert, Radek Kozel and Julius Sekac are the stars of Wank Party 2013 #4. We join them, in this second part, as Jan is rimming Julius and Roman does the same to Adam. Then the guys move around, so that Roman can slide his ass into Julius' ass with Jan's slipping into Adam. Radek kneels behind them with his big dick rock hard. Adam's mouth opens and takes Radek's cock into it. He sucks on that cock as Jan and Roman continue their fucking. Adam releases Radek's dick and Julius quickly takes over the sucking. Adam and Julius take turns on Radek's throbbing cock as their asses get stretched by Jan and Roman. Then Radek is ready for some ass. He lays down so that Adam can sit on his dick as Jan takes his place in using Julius mouth. Adam rides Radek's cock real well as Roman continues fucking Julius. Then the guys all move again. This time Roman is sitting down on Adam's dick and Julius' ass is sliding up and down on Radek's. Jan wants some of Roman's ass too so he takes Adam's place. Adam, meanwhile stands between Julius and Roman and wanks on their dicks. Julius and Adam then lay on their backs, with legs up so that Radek and Roman can fuck some more. Jan is wanking hard and shoots his cum all over Adam's chest. Julius too is close to cumming and soon shoots a big creamy load. He is quickly followed by Adam, who unloads on his belly. Roman pulls out of Adam's ass and dumps his cum over him. Then there is only Radek left to cum and he is soon ready, his cream landing on Julius. He leans down and kisses Julius. Officer Adam has the guys stand up and tells them that it was a great fuck, but next time he catches them smoking they will have to double fuck, ending a great scene.
Jozka Uzel is aged 19 and lives in Bzenec. He is a student who enjoys sports, table tennis and fitness. He looks very good as he does his interview, in English. Then when it is finished he dips a hand into his jeans to grope himself as he begins touching all over his body. Removing his tee-shirt Jozka shows off a very good chest. His hand runs all over his chest and then he starts to open his jeans. With a hand inside the jeans Jozka plays with his cock, and removing the jeans we see that it is rock hard. That cock is big and thick and supports a pair of huge balls. As he wanks himself Jozka continues to run a hand over his chest. The he reached under his legs to play with his big balls and lifts his legs to show off his hairy ass crack. We look into that dark crack, it is deep and hides his hole. So he turns over and gets on his knees to show off the ass like that. Using his hands to spread the cheeks Jozka shows that hole, just a glimpse or two. He turns over again and wanks himself until he is ready to blow. He shoots a big creamy load of cum over his belly and leg, milking that cock dry before going off to the shower to clean up.
Zdenek Tlucek is aged 22 and lives in Jihlava. He works as a carpenter and enjoys sports, fitness and football. What a good looking guy Zdenek is. He certainly looks great as he poses, lifting his tee shirt to show off his abs. Then with the shirt off we see a well defined chest. Opening his jean he shows of a tease of his cock before pushing the jeans down and turning around to lets us see his hot ass. When he turns back around we see the fully exposed flaccid cock with the balls too. Zdenek seems to be very comfortable posing for the camera as he sits and removes his shoes and jeans. Laying back on the bed he lifts his legs to expose that hot ass again, showing the hole as well. Then we have a series of great poses showing his cock and then him relaxing on the bed. He then stands and turns around and uses his hands to spread his ass cheeks to expose his tight hole which looks very good indeed. Then he goes back on the bed and gets his cock nice and hard. What a picture he looks with his hand wrapped tight around his fully erect dick. With some more standing shots, with that cock nice and hard and then showing off his sexy ass Zdenek completes a very good shoot. It will be good to see his erotic video next week.
David Smetak and Radim Hajek are two great looking guys who really had a wonderful time in a scene recently. Now we have a lovely backstage video of that scene, showing the two guys, working with the crew to make the video. So we get to see all the hot sex they have as well as the interaction between them and the crew. A very nice addition to the original scene.


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WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- President Obama hosts and speaks at SelectUSA Investment Summit on encouraging international investment in the United States Thursday, the schedule said.
The daily schedule also indicated Obama will:
-- Receive, with Vice President Joe Biden, the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.
-- Meet with Cory Booker, who will have been sworn in as New Jersey's newly elected senator at the Capitol by Biden earlier in the day.
-- Welcome, along with first lady Michelle Obama, local children and children of military families to trick-or-treat at the South Portico of the White House.


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paul gave a prize to quote which new outing you would like to fish a whole week before the rest of the rwff world?
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paul wrote:Congratulations, Carolyn! So the choice of the next water to be added to RWFF is yours. Of the locations that have been photographed but not released, which would you like to fish most?
paul wrote:Here's a description of most of the waters that have been photographed for RWFF but not yet integrated into the game. The winner of the current contest will get to pick which one will be released next, and get to fish it a week before it's available to the public. I'll make completing that new outing a priority once the competition is finished. Good luck!
Beaver Creek, Minnesota is a small stream with brown and brook trout. The bottom is fairly muddy but there were are few nice holes with pretty good fishing. Sample:
Bloody Run Creek, Iowa is a small spring creek with brook trout. This is one of the earlier streams shot for the game, and the photo quality isn't as good as most of the newer ones, but it's an interesting little stream. Sample:
Cataract Creek in Glacier National Park, Montana holds brook trout. This stretch lies between two lakes and includes one large deep pool and some shallow riffles. The fish aren't very big but the scenery is quite nice. One site might even have a moose visible in the distance. It's even in this sample, but it's just a few brown pixels in this small image:
Catherine Creek is a stream in Oregon I used to fish as a kid. It's stocked with some 10-12 inch rainbow trout and has lots of pretty but small native trout:
Church Coulee Creek in southwestern Wisconsin is one of many small spring creeks with good trout fishing. This one is smaller than most and the fish can be easy to spook. Most are small but there's a chance of a pretty decent trout too:
Gold Creek is a pretty little freestone stream in northern Montana. It holds mostly brook trout:
The Root River in Minnesota is a very good trout stream and in this lower stretch the trout may be less abundant but there's a chance of a big one. There may also be some smallmouth bass in this part of the river:
The Lower Sacramento River is is a large tailwater that produces a lot of big rainbow trout. It's fished hard, but if you can present a nymph with a dead drift you can expect to hook some hard fighting fish:
The Minam River is a medium sized river in the mountains of northern Oregon. It holds mostly rainbow trout, but it has regular runs of steelhead. They weren't running when I took the pictures, but we could put them in there for the game:
Moss Creek is a high mountain stream in Eastern Oregon. The trout in this upper stretch are small, but they're abundant, and extremely eager to pounce on a fly. Almost all the fish here are bull trout, which are a protected species. I've got ample photos of these pretty little trout so we can add them to the game:
The Saint Mary River on the east side of Glacier National Park in Montana is a fair sized and fairly fast moving river. It's pretty, and holds mostly rainbow trout and whitefish. I don't have the whitefish pictures right now to put those in the game, but we could boost the rainbow population instead:
Here's a tributary of the Saint Mary River. It's a clear freestone stream that looks like it should support fair numbers of rainbows:
The St. Regis River in northwestern Montana looks like a really good trout fishery to me:
Swiftcurrent Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana is a stillwater fishery with brook trout and kokanee (small landlocked sockeye salmon.) We'd make the outing just brook trout until we can get some kokanee pictures:
The Tieton River in Washington was running high and off-color when I shot these pictures. It was still quite fishable for rainbow trout, especially with streamers and wet flies.
Here's a higher stretch of the Root River in Minnesota. Here the trout are mostly smaller than those in the lower area, but more abundant:
The Upper Sacramento River is a famous trout fishery. While it's not known for the numbers of really large trout the way the Lower Sacramento is, the trout are abundant, the scenery is great and the average size rainbow there is still quite nice:
The Whitewater River in Minnesota has some good looking and productive trout water, and some areas that are more marginal fisheries. Expect mostly brown trout here:
Wilbur Creek is a small stream with hungry brookies in Glacier National Park. The fish aren't abundant but they're pretty, and the stream is beautiful:
The Yachats River flows into the Pacific Ocean in Oregon. I shot the stretch right at the mouth. It supports runs of salmon, but not at the time I shot this. It holds a lot of blueback cutthroat trout, which migrate to and from the ocean. The ones I saw were quite small, but we could simulate the river during a salmon run. We would need to get some more pacific salmon photos to make it worthwhile, but we've got a few we could start with:


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Loft living
Monday 18 Feb 2008
Tabanlioglu Architects complete Levent Lofts in Istanbul
The existing construction primarily started as an office building; the building is re-designed as a residence bearing the Loft concept. The long, thin building is located on a total 3.870sqm area, the front block consists of 11 stories above the ground floor, and the rear block is ground-floor +7 stories. Lofts are at various sizes and types; differing from 68 to182sqm; including duplexes; with terraces or gardens. The façade is perceived as an assortment of boxes; also, each unique module shall be distinguished from outside due to the curtain system, a range of colors and light will be reflected from inside, as a method of benefiting functional solutions for esthetics purposes. Offering an efficient, tranquil, life style in modern-day standards in "downtown", the complex is supported by the recent technologies; the car park, storage, central heating and ventilation, security, maintenance services and "intelligent house" system grant a user-friendly environment and easy access. The building is not only programmed as a housing facility but also it is planned to be a high quality social venue; the entrance is made through the lobby on the first floor where meeting rooms, a health center, cafés and restaurants and the other common areas take place. Total site area is 3.456 m² and the construction area is 30.159 m².


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This is proving to be a restless off-season for Tigers basketball and it is not even summer yet. Add freshman guard Keon Clergeot to the Tigers players exiting the program with word still to come from Markel Crawford. Meanwhile, the Tigers have signed their second junior college recruit – Kyvon Davenport -- at forward.
Look for more details on the specifics of the "Gateway" project to start to emerge now that a crucial if overlooked piece of the geographic puzzle in the north Downtown area has come into public view. The city's largest hotel, also the city's original convention center hotel, is about to change hands and go back to flying the Marriott flag.
First Tennessee Bank's Memphis-based capital markets business, FTN Financial, is acquiring a Houston company that specializes in Small Business Administration loans.
This is a 12-month-a-year basketball town. There's the season, possibly a post season, which by NBA standards is a second season. (Yep, they are still playing.) And then there is the rest of the year when whatever has been about to boil over behind the façade of sports clichés finally begins to spill out into the open.
Jim Vogel, executive vice president with FTN Financial Capital Markets, wrote in a note to clients this weekend that the private sector is moving forward while policymakers spin their wheels, referring to the U.S. government partial shutdown that continued dragging on as the week began.
The Memphis Chapter International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet Monday, April 8, at 6 p.m. at Memphis Marriott East, 5795 Poplar Ave. Tammie Vogel of International Paper will present "Where Do I Fit? Admins in a Team Environment." Cost is $22. R.S.V.P. to firstname.lastname@example.com or 752-6213.
In-Synk and The Daily News will host a Leadership Lunch & Learn about Daniel Pink's book "To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others" Friday, April 5, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Triumph Bank board room, 5699 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20. Register at in-synksellhuman.eventbrite.com.
First Tennessee Bank's capital markets subsidiary has been on a tear lately. FTN Financial has grown on several fronts, including with the addition of a public finance department as it expands into the general market municipal bond sector and with the opening of new offices as part of that expansion. The company also has opened additional new offices around the country and added employees in other areas to handle general growth.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Government-controlled mortgage giant Freddie Mac has requested $6 billion in additional aid after posting a wider loss in the third quarter.
Freddie Mac said Thursday that it lost $6 billion, or $1.86 per share, in the July-September quarter. That compares with a loss of $4.1 billion, or $1.25 a share, in the same quarter of 2010.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has begun talking about a trip to New York in September to meet with representatives of the three major credit rating agencies.
It would be a critical round of presentations by the governor and several top aides, since one of those rating agencies recently announced it might be forced to cut its rating on Tennessee's credit if the federal government loses its own gold-plated credit rating in the coming days.
Whenever Bryan Jordan, the president and CEO of Memphis-based First Horizon National Corp., gives a presentation to analysts or other financial industry types, he repeatedly stresses the company's focus on its two core businesses.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Government-controlled mortgage buyer Freddie Mac on Wednesday posted a narrower loss of $4.1 billon in the third quarter as it asked for an additional $100 million in federal aid – substantially less than the $1.8 billion it sought in the second quarter.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fannie Mae is asking for less money from the government, a sign that the cost to taxpayers for bailing out the mortgage giant could be billions lower than once thought.
The government-controlled mortgage buyer said Thursday it has now set aside enough money to cover the majority of losses stemming from bad loans made from 2005 through 2008.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mortgage giant Freddie Mac is looking for $6.1 billion in additional government aid as the cost to taxpayers from the housing market bust keeps growing.
The McLean, Virginia-based company, seized by federal regulators in September, on Tuesday posted a loss of $9.9 billion, or $3.14 per share, for the quarter ending March 31. That compared with a loss of $149 million, or 66 cents a share, in the year-ago period.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The top executive of Freddie Mac is quitting after less than six months on the job as the company continues to hemorrhage from mortgage losses and plans to ask the government for up to $35 billion in additional aid.
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Portland Granite Company Records
Three months after it was incorporated by the state of Maine in March 1836, the Portland Granite Company acquired 17 acres of land from Seth Clark in Westbrook, Me., and began its quarrying operation. With 160 shares of common stock, the company's members elected a board of three directors (Henry Iseley, M.P. Sawyer, and George Clark), with Henry R. Stickney serving as Treasurer and Secretary.
Recorded in a bound ledger, the records of the Portland Granite Company provide slender, but critical documentation of the organization of a significant quarrying operation. Included are the formal act of incorporation for the company, a record of approval by the corporation to accept their charter; a list of company by-laws; approval for the distribution of stock to members of the company (160 shares); and an agreement with Seth Clark to purchase 17 acres in Westbrook for the operation. The records were apparently kept by Stickney.
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- Granite industry and trade--Maine
- Gravestones--Maine
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- Stickney, Henry Rolfe, 1799-1887
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Louis is going to get his 15 minutes! On an upcoming episode of ABC's Fresh Off the Boat, Ken Marino will guest-star as a man who will give Louis (Randall Park) a chance to be famous, TVGuide.com has learned. Gus (Marino) is a tanned, put-together c… Read more


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China Manufacturing: Rebounding or Contracting?
Originally posted on China Real Time.
Is China's manufacturing sector rebounding strongly or continuing to contract?
A look at the Purchasing Managers Index data for March, published Sunday, provides mixed messages.
The semi-official China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing's PMI suggests the economy is bouncing back. A reading of 53.1 in March is up strongly from 51.0 in February and some way above the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction.
Contrast that with the HSBC Markit PMI, which came in at 48.3, down from 49.6 in February, and suggesting the manufacturing sector is contracting at an accelerating rate.
What to make of the conflicting signals?
One explanation lies in different sample sets. The big state-owned firms that have been the first to benefit from China's moderate move to ease policy conditions are better represented in the CFLP sample. The low score for the HSBC PMI shows small private firms continuing to suffer.
But there might also be seasonal adjustment issues at work. On average since 2005, the CFLP's PMI has bounced 3.1 points from February to March. That probably reflects failure to adjust for the impact of the lunar New Year, which has a negative impact on manufacturing in January or February, only for activity to rebound after the holiday is over.


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Second bond issued for county projects
On Monday morning at the Nolan County Commissioners' meeting, action was taken to approve an order authorizing the issuance of the second bond for the county projects. This general obligation (GO) bond is for the 2013 year and was approved at $5,730,000. On the agenda, the amount was not to exceed $5,870,000.Vince Viaille from Specialized Public Finance, Inc. and Tom Pollan from Austin were in attendance at the meeting to present the information to the commissioners.Viaille gave a summary of their work in the market with the underwriter, which was completed last week. As a result, the county received a 2.063% interest rate for the second bond.Once again with this process, the county had to apply to Standard and Poor's (S&P) for a rating, in which they received an "A" rating. Impacting the rating on a positive note was the county's very strong finances and a low property tax rate.Also discussed with this bond was the sources and use of the funds, and it was noted that county caught a very favorable interest rate environment. By separating the two issues, the county will see significant savings.The previous bond came in with a 2.029% interest rate, while the 2013 bond had an interest rate of 2.063%. Had the bonds been combined, the interest rate could have been around 2.68%. Thus, around $55,000 to $60,000 will be saved by splitting up the bonds. According to a timeline presented by Viaille, the expectation is to close around February 12, 2013 and receive the funds for the second issuance.