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HAKS conducted a site lighting analysis to determine the proper number and layout of new LED lighting fixtures, provide a layout and photometric analysis using the selected LED fixtures, and design the new site lighting along with concrete foundations, conduit and wiring. We also prepared an existing condition report for a clear determination of existing site lighting and will provide recommendations for physical improvements to achieve project goals.
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Dr. Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science Studies at UC-San Diego, is one of the world's leading historians of science. Her research focuses on consensus and dissent in science, highlighting the disconnect between the state of scientific debate and the way it is presented in mass media and perceived by the American people. Her 2004 essay "The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change" was a landmark in the public debate on global warming. In their new book, Merchants of Doubt, Oreskes and fellow historian Erik Conway explain how a loose–knit group of high-level scientists with extensive political connections have run effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over the past four decades. Addressing the dangers posed by tobacco, DDT, the ozone hole, acid rain and global warming, Oreskes uncovers a dark corner of the American scientific community that has skewed public understanding of some of the most pressing issues of our era.
Before delivering the Michael Polanyi Lecture in the History and Philosophy of Natural Science at UNC-Chapel Hill on March 30, sophomore Stewart Boss sat down with Oreskes to discuss her new book and the significance of scientists who manufacture doubt to manipulate American politics.
Q: How are the dangers of tobacco, DDT, the ozone hole, acid rain and global climate change all related? How did this group of dissenting scientists evolve into what it is today?
A: Well that was, in a way, the question we posed when we first discovered this. We thought it seemed, in a way, strange, because on the face of it these are really different issues, especially like tobacco versus global warming – totally different science, totally different scientific expertise that you would need to be able to understand these issues. What we came to understand through the research was that it was really about regulation and the role of government. In every single case, the issue at stake was really whether or not the government should intervene to regulate dangerous products. In each case, these people thought the answer to that question was 'no,' that if we allowed government to intervene then it would lead to expansion of tyrannical and oppressive government, and therefore they opposed regulation. But they didn't just honestly oppose regulation and say, "Look, I'm worried about encroachment of the government on my personal rights." Instead, they shifted the issue to the science, to say we really don't know about the science, because what they knew and what they had learned through the tobacco industry was that the most effective way to avoid regulation was not to fight it head-on and say, "No, we don't want to be regulated." The most effective way was to undermine the science, because lots of studies showed, and they did market research to support this, that if people thought the science was unsettled, then people would think it would be premature for the government to regulate the product. So the whole strategy was to challenge the science in order to avoid regulation.
Q: In your book you quote one tobacco executive saying, "Doubt is our product." What are the implications for the role that science plays in our democracy?
A: So that's part of the whole point of the book, is to help people understand that. So the strategy was a conscious and deliberate strategy to sow doubt in order to make people think that we didn't really know for sure and therefore it would be inappropriate for the government to regulate the product. And that's the strategy that they use over and over again. So it's really important for the public to understand this, to know that if you hear somebody saying, "Oh, well, we don't really know, the science is not really settled, there's a lot of questions about it," then a little antenna should go up that this might be a doubt-mongering campaign designed to undermine the science to avoid action.
Q: Who are the major players right now in this effort to deny scientific consensus?
A: In the book, we were trying to track the whole denial campaign to its origins, and we tracked a very significant part of the campaign to this one particular think tank, the George C. Marshall Institute, which was founded by three physicists in 1984: Robert Jastrow, William Nierenberg and Frederick Seitz. They created the Marshall Institute originally to defend "Star Wars," the Strategic Defense Initiative, but then moved into these other areas. And of course, that was part of the story too — why would people who believed in a strong defense as part of the Cold War defense against the Soviet Union, why would those people become anti-environmentalists? And so the answer to that question is that when the Cold War ended, they had to find a new enemy, and the new enemy were the "reds under the bed," and those "reds" were environmentalists, who they saw as "watermelons" — green on the outside, red on the inside — and they thought that environmentalism was a kind of slippery slope to socialism that would lead to increasing government encroachment. And these are men, you have to realize, who have dedicated their whole lives to fighting the Cold War. These men were already in their 70s by the time this took place, and previous to that they had worked on all kinds of different Cold War weapons and rocketry and space programs. So their whole life meaning is really tied up in fighting this Soviet threat and preserving Western democracy, and they can't give that up, even after the Soviet Union is gone.
Q: Many politicians were firmly committed to seeing climate and energy legislation passed in the 111th Congress, but the failure to realize that goal in 2010 seems to have dissolved support for serious action on climate change. Did the environmental movement underestimate its opposition? In your opinion, what went wrong?
A: Everything. One of the things Bill McKibben said about our book is that it explains the paradox that is the science has gotten stronger, but the opposition has gotten stronger too. But I actually don't think it's a paradox, I think it's actually what we should have expected because so much is at stake. I don't know if environmentalists were naïve, but I think scientists were really naïve. Scientists thought if they just explained it clearly and they just got politicians to understand what was at stake, then of course politicians would act. They could have taken Political Science 101 and known that wasn't true. This is a huge issue, right? The entire economy of the world rests on burning fossil fuels, so we have to take that very seriously and realize there's going to be enormous opposition. I think we have underestimated the power and the strength of the opposition. And then combine that with the general inertia of people. This story isn't just about the fossil fuel industry, although of course they play an important role, but it's also about all of us, about how none of us want to be told that the way we live is bad, nobody wants to be told, "You're a bad, evil person because you drive a car." We need an exit strategy, we need a plan for what it looks like going forward, and I don't think we've been very effective in that. I think we've spent too much time focusing on the science and fighting back against these doubt-mongering campaigns when what we should have just said is: "Look, we know the science. The real question is, what does the energy profile for the future look like, and how do we get there?"


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Monday, November 30, 2009
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Written by Lorajean at 10:46 AM
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- Susan said...
I am so excited for you to have your baby. I've been wondering if you've had it yet. Congratulations when you do!!
- Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 3:24:00 PM MST
- D-lyn said...
I wish i could make my home fun at Christmas but I just can't
lovely stockings
- Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 4:07:00 PM MST
- Christy, Home-Mom.com said...
i love the table settings for each occasion. Always a dream of mine but I can't seem to get there. Just found your blog and love all of the crafts and diy
- Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 6:37:00 PM MDT
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I have had type 1 diabetes for 24 years. I have been in terrible control over the past few years due to an eating disorder in which I often did not take my shots because I either wasn't eating or I wanted to "get rid" of the food I did eat. Both resulted in my blood sugars being consistently high. I went through intensive treatment over the past year and have been normalizing my blood sugars and am feeling better overall. Shortly after I began to get my blood sugars under control, I started to experience terrible pain. I have some pain in my feet, but the majority of the pain is in my back and shoulders and pretty much everywhere else on my body. It feels like my skin is crawling and burning. It often feels like I am being bitten or poked. My doctor currently has me on Lyrica and tramadol, which are helping some. I am just wondering if this were diabetic neuropathy? I have the shooting, burning pain, but it is not really in my feet or hands. Some people have told me that the pain is due to my nerves healing now that I am under control. Is there any truth to this? I have also noticed that the pain is worse when my blood sugar is high. Have you heard of this before?
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'Miss Granny': Young Again in Korea
Last Lunar New Year, a comedy-drama about a mentally challenged father went on to become South Korea's biggest film of the year. This time, it's a foul-mouthed grandmother.
Director Lee Hwan-kyung's dramedy "Miracle in Cell No. 7" was released a week before the Lunar New Year holiday last year before becoming the third most successful film in South Korean history. The genre-bender about a jailed parking-garage attendant's quest to be reunited with his daughter pulled in 91.43 billion won ($85.9 million), a notable success for a film that cost less than 1/25 of its box-office total to produce.
"Miss Granny," this Lunar New Year's contender and which opens Wednesday, brings a similar family-oriented feel-good drama mixed with humor. Its price tag was 3.6 billion won, according to distributor and investor CJ E&M Corp., putting it on par with last year's hit.
"Miss Granny" is the third feature film by director Hwang Dong-hyuk. His previous work, "Dogani" (2011), gained national attention for its story on child abuse, fictionalizing a true story of chronic rape and other abuse at a school for hearing-impaired children. Released as "The Crucible" or "Silenced" overseas, the film inspired a government bill that abolished the statute of limitations for sex crimes against minors and the disabled.
While Mr. Hwang's latest feature has more whimsy on a less serious subject, he said his attraction to family-bond themes persists. (His feature debut, "My Father" in 2007, follows a son adopted by American parents visiting his birth father on death row.)
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"Miss Granny" chronicles a 70-something woman's life transformation after a visit to a magical photo studio (called "Youth Photo") changes her into a 20-year-old. Her tastes in music and fashion, her thick dialect and her love for soap operas are intact, throwing off those who meet her for the first time.
The rejuvenated woman — played by 19-year-old actress Shim Eun-kyoung — is shocked at her new appearance, but later decides to seize the moment and take a shot at her dream of becoming a popular singer on an "American Idol"-type talent show.
Mr. Hwang said much of the film's female-oriented content — rare in male-dominated Korean cinema — was inspired by his own childhood.
"My grandmother and mother raised me," he said. "They made a lot of sacrifices."
The box-office fate of "Miss Granny" is unclear, as it pits against other releases hoping to grab the Lunar New Year crowd. Director Han Dong-wook's "When a Man Loves a Woman," about a loan shark falling in love, and teen romantic-comedy "Hot Young Bloods," directed by Lee Yeon-woo, also hit theaters this week.
The contest's outcome also depends on how many people will choose the new films over the current No. 1, "Frozen." The 3-D Disney animated movie took 41.5% of the ticket sales at the weekend box office, earning 8 billion won.


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I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the Pitcher's Nightmare Device?
Swing Smarter Response:
Thanks for the inquiry about the Pitcher's Nightmare device. From the looks of it this hitting aid helps with loading the hands, staying inside the baseball, and getting through the ball with added resistance of the bands tied to the back leg and arm.
Again, here's another hitting aid boasting a Major League endorsement, Chris Dickerson and Terry Pendleton, which immediately throws up a red flag to me.
UPDATE: I've used the Pitcher's Nightmare and don't like it. Let me tell you why...
I don't believe in "hand path" anymore. The hands DO NOT need work when we hit. If we're using forward momentum correctly -- going forward, then getting back -- then our hands don't NEED to work.
So, in other words, we don't need resistance to "push" through the impact point...our body's momentum will take care of that.
The other thing...
By putting resistance on the knee to "pull" back when the hands "push" forward, anchors the back side down, instead of letting it pull, or crash, through to the front side.
This is using RNT, or Reactive Neuromuscular Training, for bad rather than good.
Your body will naturally want to go against resistance, so if we want the back knee to gain ground forward (look at any of the top 10 hitters on video in the Big Leagues for this), then why would we want to create resistance back towards the catcher?
I think, unless this hitting aid is modified, we should all stay away from it. You make the call Swing Smarter peeps!
P.S. Wondering which baseball hitting aids are worth their weight in gold? Frustrated scowering the internet for over-hyped highly endorsed swing gadgets NOT doing a darn thing for your swing?
Swing Smarter and FOWL Ball's The Starting Lineup store is just what the baseball world is looking for...it's where we can find the "9 best baseball hitting aids on the planet."
It takes a lot for a hitting gadget to crack The Starting Lineup, because there are only 9 spots available.
Unfortunately, they aren't cheap AND some require a hefty investment...however, everyone knows we get what we pay for. If we purchase cheap baseball hitting aids, then we'll get cheap results; and if we're a seeker of non-quality non-functional products, then we'd highly recommend NOT visiting The Best Starting 9 today. Junk in, means junk out.
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Skip to comments.Why a U.S. Default Will be a Good Thing (or Why Default Terrifies Socialists)
Posted on 02/24/2012 9:36:31 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas
....Future Credit Downgrades and a U.S. Default
The idea of a decline in the safety of U.S. Treasuries causing a flight to safety in which investors buy still more U.S. bonds is a sign that markets are truly irrational.
But if nothing effective is done, this game eventually will come to an end. As the U.S. credit rating is downgraded again and again, somewhere this side of BBB-minus (the lowest "investment grade" rating) the markets will finally panic and decide that U.S. deficits can no longer be supported. That will make it impossible to sell enough Treasuries to finance America's debt burden.
As in the case of Greece last year, this is likely to happen quite suddenly. And when it happens, the market's negative verdict will be irreversible.
Furthermore, since there is no kind Sugar Daddy such as the European Central Bank (ECB) standing by with its force of German taxpayers ready to bail out the U.S. Treasury, the U.S. will be forced to default.
That will be very painful in the short run, but in the long run will be a good thing.
After all, there is no reason why governments should be considered better credit risks than top- quality companies.
The Proctor & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) and The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) make tangible products that people want to buy - and they do so at tightly controlled costs. So it's clear that companies like these can repay modest levels of debt under almost any circumstances.
The same is not true for a government - especially one that makes no money itself, produces few goods and services of value, and obtains money only by squeezing its unfortunate taxpayers.
Just imagine a world in which investors won't lend to governments: That's a world in which governments cannot overspend - they won't have the money.
That's a world in which resources cannot be diverted from the productive to the unproductive. That's also a world in which economic power is determined by success - and one in which the chairman of Coca-Cola has more credibility than the U.S. Treasury s ecretary.
Our leaders down in Washington may think that such a world is pure hell - a civil servant's version of Dante's Inferno.
But for investors like you and me, a world like that - where everything makes sense - is a financial Nirvana
Or when the word is mentioned, it is preceded by the word "disastrous" or "cataclysmic."
But the media has no problem with unimaginable debt, or even austerity.
Why? Because default means the end of Socialism, for at least a generation.
So "be not afraid." There is a pot of gold at the end of the default rainbow.
As credit rating decreases w/ increased spending the interest on the debt goes up substantially.
The only way to cover that interest is inflation via fiat "momopoly" money. This is stealing our savings
Welcome to Argentina!
I agree, It means we have to face our demons face on and while they print money many blind themselves to these demons and wish to hand the problem over to their offspring. Such a selfish act it is disgusting!
Let gird our loins and take what we have coming instead of making the problem bigger.
Just heard today that Proctor and Gamble will be cutting 5700 jobs to save $800M.
Fedgov, get a clue.
Default may scare socialists, but it doesn't scare the Marxists. Marxists want a default to create a crisis opportunity. Then they can nationalize every corporation they blame for causing the default.
—— The only way to cover that interest is inflation via fiat "momopoly" money. This is stealing our savings——
The alternative is default.
The reason why default is never mentioned as a possibility by the Socialist media, is because default will destroy U.S. govt credit, making it impossible for govt to borrow. It would force balanced budgets for a generation.
Socialists prefer inflation, which is disguised taxation, or even austerity. But a Keynesian's worst nightmare is a government unable to borrow money.
The only adjectives the press uses when disasters happen under Oingo-Boingo-Bama are "surprising" and "unexpected".
Of course lying every time they use them as they are living in the Big Brother Bizarro universe where Bama is always right and nothing he does ever fails because of him.
——Default may scare socialists, but it doesn't scare the Marxists. Marxists want a default to create a crisis opportunity. Then they can nationalize every corporation they blame for causing the default.——
That's true, and worth war-gaming.
My intuition says that in the post-default world, we can anticipate a fairly orderly restructuring, as in Eastern Europe post-communism.
Those living off of the taxpayer may riot for a brief period, but will lack the resources to do more, even with outside aid. See the Occupod movement. They will rapidly run out of resources, and will be busy looking for work and finding relatives to move in with.
Regardless, this is where we're headed, like it or not.
Increasing the debt is stealing our savings too. Government has to eventually pay that, and that means all of us pay it.
In a fiat money system, and one that allows banks to create over 90% of their "money" out of thin air via fractional reserve lending, taxes are simply not needed. It's totally a punitive system designed to control people and punish those doing well.
House of Cards that will eventually destroy itself. Along with most people under it. This regime is trying to make that self-destruction happen sooner rather than later.
Wilkommen in Wiemar Amerika!
...and followed by "the Republicans' fault"...
-—Any sign that the US government is not doing it's utmost to fight inflation will also destroy US credit, as creditors watch the value of the debt owed to them evaporate.-—
That makes sense to me, but I don't remember our credit rating being downgraded under Carter (13%,inflation)
Alternatively, I could see us going through an inflation/downgrade/inflation/downgrade/austerity/upgrade/inflation cycle indefinitely. This perma-depression seems like the worst possibility to me.
Irrational, self-cancelling headline.
If the socialists are so terrified, why do THEY TEMSELVES ALONE continue to make default inevitable?
Why default when we have a fiat currency?
We can print out enough bills to pay our debts tomorrow if we wanted.
It would cause massive deflation - but nothing as bad economically as a default would bring.
That reminds me...
During his "energy" speech, Hussein had the ***** to say that the Republicans don't miss an opportunity to exploit political schadenfreude?"
Didn't the "progressives" invent the concept?
Has there been a Freeper thread on that? Did I miss it?
Why borrow money when you can print it? QE1 & QE2 have done exactly that.
Default will never happen. First you & I will be paying $50 for a gallon of milk.
-—We can print out enough bills to pay our debts tomorrow if we wanted.
It would cause massive deflation-—
Wouldn't that be inflationary?
-—but nothing as bad economically as a default would bring.-—
As to why, because it could be done gradually, and it would not be a breach of the promise our nation gives when we borrow money, which will count for a lot when we need to sell our goods overseas.
Moreover a default by us would trigger a default by everyone else. Welcome to worldwide depression!
-—If the socialists are so terrified, why do THEY TEMSELVES ALONE continue to make default inevitable? ——
It's impossible to explain the irrational rationally, but I think it's a combination of Keynesian theory, wishful thinking, and denial.
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Genre: Action/Adventure
Publisher: Buena Vista
Developer: Capcom
Release Date: October 11, 2005
If you've played God of War or Devil May Cry, you will already have a basic grasp of how to play Buena Vista's action/adventure title Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge.
In Oogie's Revenge, gamers play as Jack Skellington, who must fight his way through 25 levels of vicious enemies in order to prevent his sworn enemy Oogie Boogie from kidnapping all of the holiday mascots and proclaiming himself king.
Even though it is facing strong competitors, Oogie's Revenge is looking pretty good, and the fighting and the combo system seems to be working well. Jack is armed with a "Soul Robber," which lets you gather the souls of your enemies in order to purchase weapon and character upgrades along the line.
Jack also has the ability to change costumes to turn into Santa Jack and the Pumpkin King, which gives your character unique attacks and different abilities. In his standard form, Jack uses some sort of whip as a weapon; as Santa Jack, he throws out "surprise" gifts; and as the Pumpkin King, he has the ability to throw fireballs. The controls are simple, and only the square and triangle buttons are used to attack, which might seem a bit simplistic, but it works well with the game.
The only issue I have with the controls is that once you are in an attack, you can't really get out of the combo. It isn't that big of an issue, but I can see it being a bit of a pain in later levels when you maybe swarmed by several enemies. We were only demoed the main costume, so it's entirely possible that the inability to get out of a combo might be a non-issue with the other costumes.
These costumes come into play a lot when doing the platforming portion of the game. The main costume must be used to whip from point to point, as well as to grab or pull up objects, and the Pumpkin King form is necessary to unfreeze the ice blocks. There are several more aspects that require certain costumes, which mixes up the game, and from this aspect, the game looks pretty fun and challenging.
Overall, graphics looked pretty detailed, and it feels like what you would expect from one of Tim Burton's Nightmare movies. I do have an issue with the fixed camera, which means that at times, you may get stuck with an unfavorable camera view. This was noticeable in the level that was demoed to us, where a tree completely blocked my view, and I couldn't tell which direction I was going, which it makes it rather difficult to crack the puzzle.
I was pleasantly surprised by the great gameplay execution in this game, considering the popularity of other titles in this genre. It may not be as bloody as God of War, but that matches up with the intended demographic, since it is aimed at the younger teenage crowd. Even without the blood and gore – practically a requisite these days – Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge has all the makings of a hit.


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Marston Moor, between Tockwith and Long Marston, North Yorkshire, England. March 2003


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Raúl Martínez
Ciego de Ávila 1927–Havana 1995
Raúl Martínez is one of the most important figures in the history of Cuban art. His energetic, multifaceted career was not limited to painting, but extended with equal vigor to photography; publicity; book, newspaper, and poster design; public art murals; set design; and teaching. He was, in all senses of the term, a "multidirectional" creator.
Driven by a restless temperament, Martínez experimented with different approaches to painting. A founder of the art collective Grupo de los Once (Group of Eleven), by the mid-1960s he had explored many variations of abstractionism in a quick succession of stylistic periods that culminated around 1964. At the same time, he started working as a publicist and photographer.
In 1964 Martínez's work took a sharp turn with his anthological exhibition Homenajes (Tributes), in which he boldly broke with abstractionism to enter a figurative universe in the vein of Pop Art. In the manner of Robert Rauschenberg's combine paintings, his pieces flared with the energy of an aggressive collage sensibility in which, for the first time, Martínez alluded to the Cuban social environment and street graffiti in a context strongly influenced by the Revolution of 1959. This exhibition was widely discussed and was a hit among the public and critics alike.
Two years later, Martínez started working on what could be considered his greatest innovative achievement as a painter: an extensive iconography of Cuban heroes and leaders. If there is an oeuvre that embodies the image of the Cuban Revolution, it would indeed be Martínez's. Without intending to, and sometimes even working against the grain, his works gradually constituted a re-envisioning of the most arduous moments in contemporary Cuban history. Far from a propagandistic art bowing to ideological demands and pre-established icons, Martínez's paintings re-invented those icons, as well as the face of a people undergoing a process of marked social change. In his images, several generations of Cubans have recognized themselves, reaffirming Martínez's role as a foundational figure in contemporary Cuban art.
The piece El abanderado (The Standard-Bearer)—originally untitled—dates from 1970, during one of the most lucid, innovative, and optimistic periods in Martínez's artistic development. That year he also painted Isla 70 (Island 70), one of his masterpieces. El abanderado shares with Isla 70 its vivid colors and one-dimensional poster look, its hope in a transformed future, and a realism inspired by the spontaneous popular paintings that were even then surfacing on street banners and walls, to the beat of the public marches and new manifestations of a triumphant Revolution. It may even be said that El abanderado could be one of the figures depicted in Isla 70. At the very center of the first panel of the triptych comprising this mural (in the collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts, in Havana), there is a very similar figure, also a standard-bearer. Like El abanderado, he is dressed in the uniform of the popular militia; the contours of his face are identical, and his torso and head are in an identical position. With the same concentration and gravitas, the same man marches in a crowd through the streets of Havana, in the year of the utopian Ten Million Ton Sugar Harvest.
As in many of his paintings, the figure of the standard-bearer could be based on a photo taken by Martínez himself. It was not unusual for him to populate his canvases with individuals whom he'd previously photographed. At the same time, he frequently adapted photographs from magazines and newspapers—images already shaped by publicity—in his canvases, a formal strategy related to Pop Art.
A few years before El abanderado, Martínez had begun repeatedly painting the face of José Martí—first in ink on cardboard, and later in vast expressionistic canvases, in which he repeatedly painted the same image of Martí, the Apostle of Cuban Independence, in absurdly gaudy hues. This was a marked departure from the white statues of Martí that had been popping up all over the island. It was an impressive body of work that was not initially understood. Martínez later started including the likenesses of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos, Fidel Castro, and other Cuban leaders, as well as globally known figures such as Ho Chi Minh, Lenin, and Marx. These paintings were distinguished by a stern, dark, mysterious quality.
Rosas y estrellas (Roses and Stars) dates from 1972. It was painted after the hero portraits done between 1966 and 1970, and it is quite different in tone. Here, the austere portraits of Martí or Che have been transfigured into idealized versions of themselves. Even though they are impossibly one-dimensional and brightly colored, these heroes are represented as the pantheon of a myth called Revolution. They have lost the roughness and imperfections of popular street paintings and have been elevated, visually and conceptually, to a state of grace, an idealized status.
This canvas can well attest to Martínez's allegiance to the deepest revolutionary convictions, beyond his issues with the Revolution and the fact that his personal life had been negatively affected. It was painted at a hostile moment: with the 1971 Congress of Education and Culture, the most orthodox and dogmatic faction in power had taken charge of ideological debate in Cuba. Homophobia was on the rise, ideological intransigence was rampant, and everything that did not easily conform—politically, religiously, morally or artistically—to a narrow and supposedly revolutionary pattern was summarily rejected. Many people suffered discrimination because of their religious beliefs, artistic styles, or sexual orientation. It was a time of normative uniformity and widespread purges, the so-called "Gray Quinquennium" (Ambrosio Fornet), the "Gray Five Years." It is paradoxical that at this particular moment Martínez chose to paint Roses and Stars, so infused with spirituality and allegiance to the cause of the Revolution.
The canvas is a collective portrait of heroes, bringing together seven leaders of Latin American independence. The back tier features Simón Bolívar, Camilo Cienfuegos, the Dominican General Máximo Gómez, and Antonio Maceo; the front row, Fidel Castro, José Martí, and Ernesto "Che" Guevara. There is a familiarity among them that bonds them beyond time and space—like friends gathered for a photograph—reinforced by Che's hand resting easily on Martí's shoulder, and by what seem to be the straps of a guerrilla backpack bringing Martí's attire into current times.
In Roses and Stars Martí is the central figure, as indicated by the roses on his lap and his placement in the painting's composition. His visual identification with leaders who never met each other in real life was a response to an official slogan of the time: "Cien Años de Lucha" (One Hundred Years of Struggle), expressing the continuity of the battle for independence from 1868 to the present day, united in a common purpose. The presence of continental leaders stresses the Latin American vocation of their nationalistic efforts.
The painting should have been considered an exemplary work in its complete identification with the precepts of the Revolution. Instead, it was met with a certain degree of reserve. It was exhibited at the House of the Americas as part of the Latin American Art Conference in 1972, and in Chile as part of an important show of Cuban art that toured there during Salvador Allende's presidency. But the painting was perceived as portraying its heroic subjects in a too-casual intimacy, without the martial attitude of warriors, and to top it off, among roses and stars. Given the context of the times, it is not surprising that the work was not shown in many circles, and despite its beauty and strong visual qualities was excluded from many traveling exhibitions during those years.
In a Havana weekly cultural magazine of 1972, Roses and Stars was reproduced in black and white to promote that year's Latin American Art Conference. At the bottom of the photograph, Martínez wrote in ink, by hand: Martí y la libertad, 1972 (Martí and Freedom, 1972), an amendment of sorts. It makes one think that this casual, handwritten inscription may very well be the real title, while Roses and Stars could be just a convenient moniker for the painting—something all too frequent in the world of art. Further, it should be taken into account that the phrase "Martí and Freedom" is much more consistent with Martínez's art as a whole and his devotion to Cuba's National Hero.
Martínez's stylistic resources were closely associated with art trends that have dominated since the 1960s, chiefly American abstract art, Pop Art, hyperrealism, and European narrative figuration. As an artist, he was relentless in his efforts to stay abreast of current trends and practices. Beyond that, Martínez's work as a whole owes a great deal to the influence of Cuban street painting, to his work as a designer and publicist, and to his amazing talent as a photographer.
— Corina Matamoros Tuma


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The Broward County Human Rights Board Wednesday upheld civil rights complaints filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a black couple who charged they were evicted from a Hollywood apartment because of their race and a former apartment manager who said he was fired after he refused to ask the couple to leave.
After a 5 1/2-hour administrative hearing, the five-member panel awarded the couple, Irma and Frank Preston, $2,000 for damages suffered from ``humiliation and embarrassment`` and for expenses incurred because they were forced to move.
Kerry Lucas, the former manager of the Rose Marie Apartments, was awarded $1,500 in punitive damages, and $3,250 was awarded to the ACLU for attorneys` fees.
``In order to prevent people from discriminating, the only way you can hit them is in the pocket,`` said the panel`s chairman, Samuel Morris.
The panel`s decison is enforced by the Broward County Circuit Court, Morris said.
The subjects of the complaints, apartment owner Neil Karp and his father, Harry Karp, can appeal the decision before the board within 30 days.
However, Neil Karp said that he and his attorney, Richard Lewis, haven`t decided what action to take.
Karp said the board`s decision was ``an injustice.``
``I don`t think there was a proper investigation made,`` he said. ``If you discriminate and you`re caught, you should be punished. But people who know me know that I`ve always been fair and I`ve never really looked at a color barrier.
The charges were prompted after Lucas, who is white, rented the Prestons and their two sons a one-bedroom, motel-style apartment at the Rose Marie Apartments, 1918 Fletcher St., last year.
Lucas, who had been working for Neil Karp for about a month, said that Harry Karp told him to ask the Prestons to leave four days after they rented the apartment.


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It's finally here! Apple has just released a beta version of iOS 4.3, the newest operating system update for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad! However, it is only available for developers.
There are several new features including the personal hotspot (which I wrote about before), multi-touch gestures for iPad, and customizable messaging alerts. Also, the button to lock your iPad, iPod touch, or iPhone can now be customized with iOS 4.3.
Also, users now have the option to play their text and MMS message alerts once, twice, three, five, or ten times, which gives them more control over how they are informed. Developers can also use the new AVFoundation APIs for HTTP Live Streaming Statistics. This allows them to track information about their content, like how many people are watching their videos, how long they are watching them, and how well the ads in the videos are doing.
The only two products that are not compatible with the new iOS 4.3 are the second-generation iPod Touch and the iPhone 3G.
Please comment below with what you think about this! Do you like the new operating system, and are you looking forward to it coming out in a stable release?
Apple releases iOS 4.3 beta | Crave – CNET.


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Finding a person you click with might be the easiest part of a relationship. It's all the baggage that that each individual carries with them that can often break a relationship up. But as long as you are both in it for the long run, willing to work through anything that can negatively impact your love, your chances of survival are pretty good.
Graphic artists have the magical touch of highlighting how complex people can be. Unless you get to observe from the outside, it's hard to recognize your own issues and quirks. Good thing these illustrators have brought in full colour the ups and downs of being in love.
That moment he realizes she is not to be crossed, particularly in front of another pretty woman.
Explaining yourself and what you will and will not in the relationship is key. Even if the pledge is morbid.
When assets are being used for a specific purpose in the relationship. At least they both have motives.


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Five years after the end of World War I, three CPAs opened Baird, Kurtz & Dobson with $1,700 in the bank. Today, BKD is one of the nation's largest CPA firms, serving clients in all 50 states and internationally.
The secret to our success has been bringing the right people on board and giving them the tools and resources to grow and flourish.
Whether you want to be an auditor, offer tax solutions or provide specialized consulting services to banks, hospitals, charities, manufacturers or real estate firms, BKD can help you find the right path. Here's a little more about what we do.
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The End of the Rainbow (Hudson Family #4)
- Synopsis
- This is a beautiful story of adolescent illusions, heartbreak and mixed emotions. Rain's innocent and blossoming daughter, Summer, was quite happy to turn sixteen. She carried her mother's wise words close to her heart and was ready to plunge into the great wide open. She believed in the power of true love, in the existence of soul mates and in the purity of a man's heart. She did believe in all this till one night all her dreams were shatteredthe night Duncan Fields raped her. All her life, Summer had known life to be a road strewn with broken glass pieces, pieces that would pierce and make her bleed, but now she would also have to live with those scars that would haunt her time and again, never letting her forget nor forgive!
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- 9781847396914
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780743409162, 9780743208444
- Publisher:
- Pocket Books
- Date of Addition:
- 05/12/11
- Copyrighted By:
- the Vanda General Partnership
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Horror, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
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When a car accident takes the lives of her parents and spares her, Adalyn Weaver is devastated, depressed and wanting nothing more than to join her parents. Just as she's on the brink of letting everything go Luca Brooks shows up taking an interest in Adalyn and making it his mission to help her heal. Just as Adalyn begins to get her life on track her house is ransacked by a group of people looking for her father's research regarding a secret project he was working on just before he died and they're willing to kill for it. Adalyn finds out that the death of her parents may have not been an accident at all and Luca may be the key to what happened that night but the truth may destroy them both.
Faithfully Shattered is a book that will make you want more Luca. He is the perfect mysterious and all around bad boy that readers always fall for. Since the beginning I questioned his intentions, but as always I quickly fell for the way he was there for Adalyn and the way he would protect her. Luca just knows how to warm your heart.
Faithfully Shattered was very well written and I liked the voice of Adalyn. She had been through so much heartache that she was just suffering. It was so sad but I am glad that Luca was there. Adalyn grew throughout the book and that is one thing that I really liked. She did have her difficult moments but they were acceptable. The book wasn't rushed and I appreciate that. I am glad that Adalyn was angry and that it took her time to finally open up. This is how it's supposed to be.
The problem I had was that I knew where this books was going, since the beginning I had an idea, but it took long to get there. That is one thing that I disliked. I didn't want predictable but I felt it was. I also wanted to feel more of the characters emotions. But other than that I think that this book was great. I really enjoyed the characters interactions and the way that it moved forward.
I am so ready for the next book because I need to find out more. There are still so many secrets that I need to find out! I need to know more about Adalyn and Luca. The ending was were all the action was and I loved that! It makes me anticipate book two even more. Faithfully Shattered was just the beginning, I am ready for more of these characters and their story.


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Creepy Asian horror short film "Corners" will send shivers down your spine
If you didn't get enough creepy horror this Halloween, this new 28-minute short film that features an all-Asian cast set in Chinatown is the perfect remedy!
Mei has lived in Chinatown all her life and longs to escape. But because of her overbearing grandmother, she feels trapped. Meanwhile, she is haunted by a recurring nightmare in which she must hide in the corner from a stalking demonic Figure. Mei must decide whether she wants to break free or remain in the darkness forever.
It's always fun to see new talent coming from the Asian independent film world. What did you think of this film? Will you be able to sleep tonight?


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Anderson Cooper Slams Chris Brown
The Silver Fox is not too happy about the rapper's new rom-com.
This week on Anderson Cooper 360, Anderson took a break from the Somali famine and all that other trivial international news to report on what really matters: Chris Brown's budding Hollywood career. The CNN host spent several minutes railing against the singer*, who was recently cast in Think Like a Man, the film adaptation of a relationship self-help book by actor and comedian Steve Harvey. Cooper added Brown to his "RidicuList" and pondered, with just a hint of sarcasm, why it took so long to finally cast him in a rom-com. "I, for one," Cooper said, "cannot imagine why this did not happen sooner, because if there's one thing you can say about Chris Brown, who's currently on probation for viciously assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna, he just oozes romance." Ouch. You can watch the video below.
*Post has been corrected to show Chris Brown usually sings, doesn't rap much


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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Islam is Peace Meme Censored by Facebook
I posted this meme on the God or Absurdity Revolutions Facebook page earlier today, and a few hours later it was censored by Facebook and I was slapped with yet another 30 day ban on one of my accounts.
It's been several months since this last happened, and I was beginning to wonder if Facebook had come to their senses and realised that it's not a good idea to censor ideas just because some people don't like them - but no - obviously not.
Facebook seem to have made it their mission to censor our page because we are a conservative Christian page that is speaking against Islam and abortion. They went so far as to totally shut down and delete our first two pages. Meanwhile they have no problem with pages that any sane person would say clearly breaches their standards - such as pages that advocate burning churches.
Truth sure has become the new hate speech. The meme that was censored today is the ironic and horrifying truth about Islam. It actually does call for all Muslims to wage violent jihad if you actually look at the Quran and example of Muhammad.
Please consider sharing this blog post - because it's the politically incorrect truth about Islam that the mainstream media aren't saying.
Also, here's the original meme in case you want to reshare it.
What do you think? Leave your comment below.
Posted by Surfer Brendan at 6:31 PM
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Hi! I just wanted to let you know that it looks like Facebook took down finally the offensive page "Virgin Mary Should've Aborted". Yay! Guess they won't be bothering us anymore!ReplyDelete
Hey brother love the site. Next time use the Quran verses. They probably thought you were lying and just being hateful. They don't realize that what you said was truthReplyDelete
Thanks Tony. I've been banned by facebook in the past also for posting verses from the Quran.ReplyDelete
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Less than three months after he lost his seat in a recall election, Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce won election Saturday to be vice chairman of the Arizona Republican Party.
The self-proclaimed "tea party president" of the state Senate had proven a controversial figure in Arizona politics. Pearce was the chief architect of Senate Bill 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration law.
"Arizona has moved past the divisive and corrosive politics of Russell Pearce — but the Republican Party hasn't," Arizona Democratic Party Chairman Andrei Cherny said in a statement. "The Republican Party's choice to make Pearce their shadow chairman couldn't be a clearer signal of where the leaders of the Arizona GOP want to steer their party."
"Pearce has consistently shown since November that he has not learned anything from the decisive recall that removed him from office," Cherny continued.
"He will bring the same repulsive politics to his new job as shadow chairman of the Republican Party that we saw with his attempt to put a sham candidate on the ballot in hopes that he could avoid the voters who rejected him in his own conservative district."
Republican candidate Jerry Lewis defeated Pearce in an unprecedented recall election in November 2011. The group Citizens for a Better Arizona forced the election in July after collecting 10,365 signatures.
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Yesterday I went around town, taking pictures to post on my Facebook page so people could see what a small town I live in. Most of the pictures were basic photos of fields, and streets, but one picture caught something I can't quite explain.
In the picture you can clearly see an object of some sort in the upper right hand side of the picture. Is it a UFO? Is it something else? Take a look for yourself at thumbnail below, you can also click the image for larger, more detailed version of the image.
Let me know what you all think of the photo, and any other possible explanations you might have in the comments section.


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In a country of hopeless citizens,my protest music preaches the need for peace and justice and has the power to give people hope and the strength to live with the political temptations we face on a daily basis.Emphasis on its impact on the social and political experiences also rests on the fact that the lyrics are pregnant with meaning as they uncover the dreadful political violence and lack of human rights in Zimbabwe. Apart from the fact that my music is illegal in Zimbabwe its impact on the affected community is so big as portrayed by those who listen to it and the humanitarian work I am involved in.I am singing for change as I campaign for human rights to be valued.The lyrics say nothing else other than the painful truth and the creativity I use in the way I compose my lyrics is very effective .I advocate for change and my music plays a crucial role in the fight for human rights, as it makes heartfelt pleas for social justice which is better received through the power in my music which is thought provoking and mobilizes as it enunciates what it is to be under priviledged, victimised, and oppressed. With my music I look at how protest music energizes, campaigns and pioneers change.
I use my music to explore the absence of human rights and highlight the plight of the masses living in an unjust country where human rights are at risk. In Zimbabwe human rights abuses over the past twenty years or so have not been confined to imagination and my music and activism opens up the hidden tragedy of millions of oppressed Zimbabweans to the eyes of the world. The ironic power of my music which is often surprisingly humorous in some instances emphasizes the brutality inherent in Zanu PF.
I set up a Freedom of expression project to highlight the human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and to campaign for freedom of expression worldwide .I am using music as a tool for social change in my activism. I hope to have Zimbabwe citizens, leader s, world know the importance of free expression.
I started protesting against Zimbabwe human rights abuses in 2001 and in 2005 I officially produced my first protest album in 2006 .I have 7 political protest albums to date and one single. In 2009 I spearheaded a campaign to have Zimbabwe leaders declare their personal assets to combat corruption. I released the single song Chinja Maitiro to help in the campaign. as Founder and director. Zimbabweans are now generally afraid of being victimised and have generally become politically passive because of zanupf abuse and so the importance of activism as a force of social change is what I am working on so as to see a politically active society that is ready to demand good governance .
I would like to see Zimbabwe leaders respect human rights and free expression to achieve democracy. Freedom of expression and opinion is under threat in Zimbabwe. The Government passed draconian laws such as POSA and AIPPA to silence critics.POSA is being used to ban any form of protest.It imposes severe restrictions on civil liberties and criminalizes activities associated with freedoms of expression, assembly,association and action. It doesn't allow activists to speak against the president and bad governance.It also requires that police be notified in advance of any public gathering of more than two people, and prohibits those which police believe could cause public disorder.I would like to have these undemocratic and repressive laws removed.I intend to campaign for Zimbabwe presidency soon, to inspire women and empower them, so with such laws it will be difficult to do that. I also have protest songs calling for the removal of these laws.The Broadcasting Services Act (BSA) law is being used to maintain a state monopoly of the airwaves .Through this Act,the State is preferring a charge of 'distributing,displaying or selling any recording that is undesirable' under the draconian law, The Censorship and Entertainment Control Act. Music is censored basing on reasons stipulated by the censorship board with the aid of the Censorship and Entertainment Control Act of 1967, revised in 1996 and what the public broadcaster deems unfit for public consumption.I would like to see the music censorship law removed and have government allow different artistic voices.Under AIPPA (Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act), journalists and media houses are punished if they write what the Act describes as "falsehoods", on the basis that they violate freedom of expression.
Such laws silence voices of human rights defenders and activists and artistic voices since it bars them from criticizing Mugabe and his government.I would like to see AIPPA removed as such laws hinder on democracy and development . I am using music ,campaigns and activism ,mainly internet,petitions and social sites to campaign againist the laws.I also attend free expression seminars and conferences to share my story and work. I would like to see Zimbabwe leaders (GNU MDC) declare their personal assets to combat corruption.There is no transparency in government.In future I intend to work more with other free expression and human rights organisations that share same values so that we mount more pressure in demand of our freedom rights.
I am convinced I will have to continue campaigning as long as freedom of expression is not respected and democracy not achieved, and as long as Zimbabwe leaders don't declare their personal assets. After I petitioned them to declare assets they put up a press release that they will be declaring assets and as soon as I slowed down on the pressure they forgot about it so I have to pressurise again. I will continue campaigning to have ZANUPF remove repressive laws. I initiated work worked on a free expression website www.zimbabweinstituteforfreeexpression.com to highlight the problems and help spread the word. I am also initiated work on a website, www.zimbabweprotestmovement.com to help other banned artists spread their freedom messages and resentment. I also set up VOTO (Voices Of The Oppressed) Internet Radio to help Zimbabwe protest artists, human rights defenders and activists, escape censorship and give them a free platform to be heard away from repressive laws. The radio is also a source of education .Electronic artist-activism is one of the effective ways to skirt censors and oppressive regimes .VOTO radio challenges restrictive government policies and practices that abuse human rights and impede on freedom of expression, thus facilitating the democratization of mainstream art. VOTO is striving to educate Zimbabweans on their political responsibilities which include their right to be heard. With a potential audience of the whole world, online radio provides a perfect platform, for freedom of speech. The station is positively working as an expressive space in which Zimbabwe protest artists are combining their passions for art and socio political change thus speaking to the world about the common struggle for freedom of expression and human dignity. I will continue producing protest music, run campaigning petitions, internet radio and promote other banned artists to fight injustice, unfairness and inequality.
As I highlight the case of Zimbabwe and the cause of global human rights in general I have also dealt with social issues like child abuse and women oppression in my new non political songs.My achievement in linking music to the struggle for human rights and human dignity is innovative and unshakable. According to messages send to me by those who listen to my music,it has inspired and empowered a lot with her music by speaking on behalf of the poor, the powerless and the oppressed.
I come from a less privileged society and it is only through raising awareness that I will be able to help others live a life with human dignity.For any campaign to be effective and successful campaigners need the right tools and resources but unfortunately for people from societies such as mine lack of resources is hindering progress to achieve many goals.Zimbabweans need the exposure ,expertise and right network to help them spread their work .I am using my music as an activism tool to highlight such issues.


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Independence from what?
July 4th in the United States is a time of revelry and a time of introspection. It is a time to ponder the thoughts and motivations of the Founding Fathers. While these men were honorable, they were also flawed like all of us; but as a group, they were brilliant. They kept God and His great gift to mankind in their plan.
Last week I saw a frontpage story comparing President Trump to the Founding Fathers, emphasizing how disappointed they would be in his "failed presidency." That may be true, but unlike the authors of this article, I do not have the ability to digress 240 years and see what George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin would think about a President who seems to spend a lot of time emphasizing The Almighty and protecting the nation from national thuggery (including media thuggery).
Two years ago when gay marriage became legal in the United States for the first time in history, there were headlines the next day claiming the Founding Fathers would be celebrating if they were alive that day, June 26, 2015. I don't think so.
Christians (some) were wringing their hands in grief at the moral decline of their beloved country, but the decline did not happen under President Obama nor President Trump. The newest moral decline started shortly after World War II ended and peaked the crest in the late 1960s Sexual Revolution.
Every July 4th, Hobby Lobby buys a full-page ad in numerous newspapers around the country. They do this every Christmas, Easter and Independence Day. The reason that David Green, the founder of Hobby Lobby, started this tradition: He felt the Christmas ads, including Hobby Lobby's, were all about stuff in which to celebrate Christmas but none of the ads had substance about why Christmas was being celebrated. He accomplished this by publishing the opinions of the Founders and the movers-and-shakers in the early formation of the United States of America.
In reading some of these quotes/opinions, please keep in mind that these were from the same men who wrote the separation of church and state clause. They wrote the clause and then inserted God and Jesus the Christ centrally in the classroom. They wrote the clause but recommended the Bible as the #1 text book. I guess today's interpreters of that clause (many of whom are atheists) are much more progressive than what the Founders had in mind.
"To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political and social happiness which mankind now enjoys… Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government, and all the blessings with flow from them, must fall with them." Jedidiah Morse, The Father of American Geography
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"An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us!... Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power… Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us… Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" Patrick Henry
"I've lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing Proofs I see of this Truth -- That God governs in the Affairs of Men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his Notice, is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that except the Lord build the House they labor in vain who build it. I firmly believe this, -- and I also believe that without his concurring Aid, we shall succeed in this political Building no better than the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our Projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a Reproach and Bye word down to future Ages." Benjamin Franklin, speech to the Constitutional Convention, 28 June 1787
"Let every student be plainly instructed and earnestly pressed to consider well the main end of his life and studies is to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life (John 17:3)… And seeing the Lord only gives wisdom, let everyone seriously set himself by prayer in secret to seek it of Him (Proverbs 2:3). Everyone shall so exercise himself in reading the Scriptures twice a day that he shall be ready to give such an account of his proficiency therein." Harvard 1636 Student Guidelines
"All the scholars are required to live a religious and blameless life according to the rules of God's word, diligently reading the Holy Scriptures, that fountain of Divine light and truth, and constantly attending all the duties of religion." Yale 1787 Student Guidelines
"The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life by its precepts." John Jay, Original Chief-Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court,
"The moral principles and precepts contained in the scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. . . All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery, and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible." Noah Webster
"Human law must rest its authority ultimately upon the authority of that law which is divine. . . Far from being rivals or enemies, religion and law are twin sisters, friends, and mutual assistants. Indeed, these two sciences run into each other." James Wilson, Signer of the Constitution; U. S. Supreme Court Justice
The Founders would not be celebrating the moral breakdown of the country they fought to found. There has always been crime, both secular and moral; but the Founders would not celebrate our interpretations of their ideas of freedom. In their day it was legal to use the Bible as a text book but pornography, prostitution, homosexuality and recreational sex was illegal. Today it is the opposite. How did that happen?
Though some of our Founders had their own issues, Christianity seems to have been the center of their world, with a few exceptions, like Thomas Paine.
How would Trump compare with the Founders? Not sure at this point. It has been only six months. But from reading a few of the quotes (of many) from the Founders, the last two Democratic presidents would be the ones giving the Founders a spin in the grave.
Independence from tyranny, torture, imposed state religions. Independence for the pursuit of happiness. Independence to speak what is on our mind without the rulers putting us in prison. Independence to worship as we please without guidance from the government.
Apparently the Founders were not seeking independence from God.
According to CBN: On July 2, 1776, Congress voted to approve a complete separation from England. Two days later, the early draft of the Declaration of Independence was signed. Four days later, members of Congress took the document and read it out loud from the steps of Independence Hall, proclaiming it to the city of Philadelphia, and afterwards they rang the Liberty Bell. The inscription on the top of the bell is Leviticus 25:10, which reads, "Proclaim liberty throughout the land and to all the inhabitants thereof."
Hope everyone had a great Independence Day.
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The City of Roanoke views arts and culture as integral to the community by recognizing the potential of arts and culture to enhance the quality of life for Roanoke's citizens, increase tourism, support education and stimulate the economy. The city also recognizes public art as a tool to create livable cities, create a heightened sense of place and community identity, enliven the visual quality of public space and enrich the spirit and pride of its citizens.
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- The Roanoke Arts Commission (RAC) was charged with the development of a detailed plan for public art.
- In early 2004 City Council approved the hiring of a consultant to work with the RAC on the development of a plan. Later that year Barney & Worth Inc. of Portland, Oregon and Olympia, Washington was engaged. Also participating in the process was a representative of the Regional Arts & Culture Council of Portland, Oregon.
- The RAC asked a 15-member steering committee of citizens to guide the process of the development of a public art plan. Through a series of four public workshops, numerous surveys and stakeholder interviews the community was asked to dream about public art in the City of Roanoke. The consultants used this feedback to develop "Art for Everyone: Roanoke Public Art Plan."
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Percent for Art ProgramThe city commissioned its first public art project under the Percent-for-Art Program, a permanent 30-foot tall stainless steel sculpture by Rodney Carroll of Baltimore. The piece was dedicated at the Roanoke Performing Arts Center in October 2008. That same month the RAC launched the city's first temporary exhibit "AIR: Art in Roanoke" by placing eight temporary pieces around the city for 18 months.
All permanent and temporary public art projects are supported by a one percent for art ordinance whereby one percent of the cost of certain items in the Capital Improvement Budget is dedicated to the public art program annually.
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Jeanet Carolyn Hoffman Higgins was born on March 23, 1958 in Tooele, Utah to Franklin D. & Lorene (Albrecht) Hoffman. She was baptized on May 18, 1958 and was confirmed on March 26, 1972. Her confirmation verse was Joshua 1: 9 " Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
Jeanet enjoyed tending her roses, housekeeping, cooking and playing scrabble with her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her infant daughter and her brother, Marvin Ray Hoffman.
Jeanet is survived by her parents, Franklin & Lorene Hoffman of Giddings; brother and sister-in-law, Dwight & Jane Hoffman of Northrup; sister and brother-in-law, Maxine & Johnny Bradshaw of Giddings; aunt, Jennie Schultz of Giddings; uncles, Edwin Albrecht of Lincoln and Wilbert & Ursula Albrecht of Houston, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members.
Serving as pallbearers were David Schultz, Dylan Zoch, Calvin Lay, Kenneth Albrecht, Alvin Albrecht and Melvin Albrecht.
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After breakfast at McD, we joined the half day tour around the island and one of the destinations was to visit JUMBO Restaurant… the famous restaurant on water.
and so… the story of the boatmen begins.
at first we thought we were here to have a look at the boats…. but we got offered to get on one and tour the whole area to further venture into the lifes of the people there.
Aparrently, this woman here is in charge and she is also the storyteller for this boat tour.
as we got nearer to the boats, we could see the people there cooking, washing clothes, sleeping and basically… just living their lives there….
and it made me realise how lucky I am to be born in the city with all the technologies and entertainment and everything else that I need.
hi mum…! 😀
let me bring you to a tour around the area. Watch the video.
after a while, we reached JUMBO. stopped there for a while for some photo taking and off we went…. back to the jetty.
it was a very good experience as I have never thought that I would come so near to these boatmen before.
I shall end my boat trip with the smashpOp Jump. lol
NEXT!!! We went up and up! Can you guess where we went?
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"This survey is conducted simultaneously in all Atlantic Flyway states to measure the abundance and distribution of wintering waterfowl in the region," said Division Director Bob McDowell. "It is important to note that these survey figures are taken from flights conducted over key wintering areas and are not an absolute count of the entire waterfowl population. The mid-winter survey is one of the most important long-term studies used to monitor the status of waterfowl."
Mild winter weather resulted in waterfowl that were widely dispersed during the 1998 survey. This year, a total of 523,904 waterfowl of 28 different species were counted during New Jersey's portion of the survey, which generally comprises 15 percent of the entire waterfowl total for the Atlantic Flyway each year. The total represents a six percent increase over last year and a three percent increase over the past 10-year average. Above average counts of Canada geese and snow geese accounted for the largest portion of the observed increase this year.
The survey covered important waterfowl wintering areas throughout the entire state. Division biologists, responsible for identifying and counting the waterfowl sighted, conducted a number of flights with the assistance of professional pilots. Information collected in the interstate survey allows Division and USFWS biologists to better manage migratory waterfowl species along the Atlantic coast.
Important species where a significant proportion of the Atlantic Flyway total have been counted in New Jersey include: Atlantic brant (70%), black ducks (35%), snow geese (30%), Canada geese (15%), mallards (17%), scaup (15%), bufflehead (25%) and mute swans (20%). The 1998 Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey count in New Jersey for these major waterfowl species with comparisons to their latest 10-year average are as follows: Atlantic brant 67,285 (-30%), black ducks 73,660 (-8%), snow geese 92,525 (+44%), Canada geese 174,344 (+29%), mallards 23,480 (-22%), scaup 35,260 (-40%), bufflehead 22,595 (+68%) and mute swans 1,765 (+23%).
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A band called Creedence Clearwater Revisited plays Route 66 Casino tomorrow night. Their repertoire includes a heap of tunes by seminal Americana band Creedence Clearwater Revival, but don't get the two confused. There will be nary a mention of anyone named Fogerty at this upcoming concert, though I'm sure the latter folks are partially responsible for writing the tuneage being explored on this and subsequent tours. Don't get confused; it's a familiar story in rocanrol: Founding members leave a once-mighty band. Sometimes, those remaining still wanna rock out for silver and other treasure. They want to use a name that listeners will be familiar with, buy tickets for and, when called upon, remember favorite songs by …
But courtroom hijinks usually ensue. In this case, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford, the rhythm section of Southern rock giant CCR, eventually won the right to use part of the name of a band fronted by John Fogerty and his brother Tom. The whole CCR debacle has been one of the most acrimonious adventures in the history of electrified guitar music, but the current lineup continues to rely on John's output and Tom's memory for the meaty parts of its performances. In other words, they're a great cover band. Creedence Clearwater Revisited plays Legends Theater (14500 Central SW) tomorrow starting at 8pm. Tickets for this all-ages gig range from $25 and $40. Legends Theater @ Route 66 Casino • Fri Jun 13 • 8pm • $25-$40 • View on Alibi calendar


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In the early 1960s, the citizens of Jefferson County dreamed of a public junior college which would make higher education more accessible to their community. Today, a flourishing comprehensive community college is the product of that vision. It is a continuing success story, and one on which we are building every day.
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EDISON — The 3rd Annual Hispanic Business Expo on Tuesday, July 16, from 4-8 p.m. will allow professionals to network with and learn about the rapidly expanding Hispanic market. It also allows for Hispanic professionals to network with the non-Hispanic market and learn about breaking out of the comfort zone.
Middlesex County has seen a steady increase in the Hispanic population over the past several years, according to the most recent Census data, with Latinos comprising 18 percent of the county's population—a 45-percent increase since 2000. "This growing group has significant purchasing power and plays a key role in our region's economy," said Alex Hollywood, president of the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Ted Rubin, a "Forbes Top 20 Social Media Influencer" will offer the keynote address on "Return on Relationship" and the importance of creating an authentic connection in business. Rubin's keynote will take place at 4 p.m.
The event will be held at Pines Manor, 2085 Lincoln Highway (Route 27 South), Edison. For more information go to http://hispanicbusinessexponj.com.
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