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During the weeks 11-13 of 2006, featured articles were presented on a per week basis; this was followed by a brief hiatus of two months, after which it switched to a per month basis, as there weren't enough articles to fit a weekly article. As the wiki grew in size, the choice was moved to a per fortnight (14 days) basis instead. Which would mean twice as many articles per year.
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Fortnight 1, 2009
The lost city of Atlanta is home to many things, such as Turner Field, the Coca-Cola bottling plant, a fabulous airport and mermaids, such as Fry's former girlfriend Umbriel, who is the daughter of the local mayor. Unfortunately the relationship fell apart because it turned out that while he loved her, he wasn't in love with her.
Fortnight 2, 2009
In Futurama's first adventure into plausible alternate realities, Anthology of Interest I, the What-If Machine reveals how different life could have been. A 500 foot tall Bender fights an even equally big Zoidberg in the streets of New New York. Leela goes on an impulsive killing spree. Finally, Mr. I'm-My-Own-Grandpa doesn't fall in the freezer tube, creating a universe ending paradox.
Fortnight 3, 2009
Throughout their adventures the Planet Express Ship has carried the crew from place to place. The ship is one of the Professor's many creations and is capable of 99% light speed thanks to its Dark Matter Engines. The ship has all the features you would expect in a mighty spaceship, such as a bridge, a brain room, a turret, a bathroom and a sauna and has seen many battles.
Fortnight 4, 2009
Piracy, science and romance are the orders of the day in Attack of the 50-ft Amy. In the 33rd Futurama comic; Cubert and Dwight's attempt to use the Professor's inventions to win a science fair results in Amy growing to gigantic proportions, while Bender takes on the personalities of various movie characters after swallowing his movie collection.
Fortnight 5, 2009
In this issue of Futurama comics, as it leads to obedience, the Professor made the decision to try to get his staff into relationships. It is soon revealed that a star Fry had bought for Michelle was actually a planet and so made the decision to clone her so that he could live on Planet Michelle with her. In the meantime, Bender becomes a date doctor, but it doesn't take long for his clients to turn on him.
Fortnight 6, 2009
Among Futurama's villains, none are more openly violent around the holidays than the incorrectly programmed Robot Santa. First constructed in 2801 by Mom's Friendly Robot Company. Santa makes his home in a Death Fortress at the North Pole of Neptune, where undersized Neptunians make toys and weapons for his yearly slaying.
Fortnight 7, 2009
Amphibiosans are the native sentient life on Amphibios 9. They are humanoid creatures that are smaller and lankier than the average human, have no bones and are instead supported by a system of liquid-filled bladders. Amphibiosans have three distinctive phases in their life cycle that they go through, the tadpole, the "bulboid" and the swarm of hookworms. Either gender is able to bear young, which after birth is left to grow in the swamp at their clan's birthing grounds for twenty years.
Fortnight 8, 2009
"Roswell that Ends Well" is an episode from late in the third production block and was used to start the fourth broadcast season. After a freak accident involving a supernova and popcorn, most of the staff of Planet Express find themselves sucked through time to 1947 and on returning to Earth crash in Roswell, New Mexico. The people of the time period mistake Bender's body for a UFO and capture Zoidberg. Amid the confusion, Fry manages to get his "grandfather" killed and then perform another unspeakable act.
Fortnight 9, 2009
Into the Wild Green Yonder is the final Futurama film from the fifth production block and aired, slightly adjusted, as the last four episodes of broadcast season six. The epic struggle between golfing and environmentalism once again rears its ugly head and is made more intense thanks to an even more ancient conflict. Leela, Amy and other prominent women join Frida Waterfall's group as they try to stop construction of Leo Wong's giant miniature golf course. Meanwhile, Fry finds himself in an awkward position as a double agent; posing as Leo's most loyal employee while secretly working for Nine as a mind-reading member of the Legion of Mad Fellows, who are the only group truly aware of what is at stake.
Fortnight 10, 2009
Futurama often makes reference to popular culture, however science fiction franchises, such as Star Wars and Star Trek are among the more common. Such references range from the lightsaber-like clubs used by officers such as Smitty, URL and Colleen to the Chanukah Zombie's TIE Fighter and way the reveal of Greyfarn's relation to Ignus played out. While there are no references in the Star Wars films, the expanded universe has been reciprocating with references back to Futurama.
Fortnight 11, 2009
"The Sting" is the twelfth episode of the fourth production season of Futurama. In the episode, the crew are told that they are not good enough to go on their next mission; collecting honey from a Space Bee hive. Leela feels the need to prove herself, and so she drags Fry and Bender along. Everything goes smoothly until Bender accidentally insults their queen and the angry swarm kills Fry. After the funeral, Leela's grief begins to send her insane and she becomes convinced that Fry is actually still alive.
Fortnight 12, 2009
Charles Constantine is a 21st century law graduate, better known as the man Michelle left Fry for. The pair met late in 1999 while she was still dating the pizza boy. They eventually married, and she supported him through law school. They broke up after his graduation when she learned of his infidelity. It is safe to assume that Charles didn't freeze himself, which would mean he died well before Fry defrosted.
Fortnight 13, 2009
The Galactic Entity is a god-like being, suspected to be the remains of a space probe that collided with God. Its existence is proof that the religious beliefs of the the monks of Dschubba are accurate. The binary-speaking entity was once encountered by Bender when he was sent drifting through space after being fired from the ship's torpedo tube and was responsible for sending him back to Earth. It is also capable of generating Time Spheres that allow for "paradox free" one-way time travel into the past.


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Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage "African Slavery In Louisiana" While the Africans contributed to the agriculture of the state, they certainly left their mark on the cuisine of Louisiana as well. Dr. Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, an authority on the African-American experience, introduces us to these ingenious culinarians by tracing their heritage from Africa to the cane fields, cotton patches and kitchens of South Louisiana. Chef Folse joins Chef Don Mastroni and Pearlie Jefferson at the Old Coffee Pot in New Orleans to make rice, or "calla" cakes, a favorite snack of New Orleanians. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Dublin and Mystical Sidetrips" Rick explores Dublin's foreboding castle, patriotic jail and Trinity College with its illuminated Book of Kells - a bright light from the Dark Ages. At night, customers party in Temple Bar, awash with Celtic music and frothy pints of Guinness.G
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|Carolina Panthers star Cam Newton is a future NFL icon who would be a pivotal part of football's "Dream Team."
The NFL season is almost here and I could not be happier. The Arizona Cardinals will face the New Orleans Saints in the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, and every weekend between then and late January will feature some kind of football activity. Life is about to get very good.
But to keep our minds occupied in the interim, we have the Olympic Games, which are a great alternative. When I see what some of the incredible athletes competing in these games are capable of, I think some of them would fit well on the football field.
Of course, the NFL boasts its share of incredible athletes. While American football is a long shot to ever be included in the Olympic Games (as my colleague Albert Breer has documented), the United States could certainly produce an awe-inspiring squad. Just for the sake of discussion, what if the gods of international competition were to smile on our sport and add it to the 2016 Olympics, which are to be held in Rio de Janeiro? What would American football's version of a "Dream Team" (sorry, Philadelphia Eagles) look like that year?
Things might change between now and then, but I took my best guess and assembled a potential roster, made up exclusively of NFL players, for Team USA to take to Rio in 2016. Remember, these players will not necessarily be All-Pro in 2016, but they would give the United States its best chance to win gold.
QB: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
Newton is big, fast, powerful and has an amazing arm. All are qualities that would make him worthy of the Olympic stage.
RB: Trent Richardson, Cleveland Browns
Richardson possesses unique power and an ability to break tackles that should make him one of the top backs in the league four years from now.
TE: Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots
Is there a more impressive player in the NFL right now? In four years, Gronk will have four more Pro Bowl appearances under his belt, and he'll still be carrying tacklers down the field.
TE/H-back: Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints
Graham is a premier athlete who will also have made many additional Pro Bowl rosters by the time the next Games roll around. Graham has rare athletic skill and would be a natural fit for this team.
OT: Nate Solder, New England Patriots
Solder is an extremely gifted athlete with a rare combination of size and speed, like many Olympians. He has the versatility to play either tackle position.
OT: Tyron Smith, Dallas Cowboys
Smith will be entering his prime when the 2016 Games kick off, and should have matured into one of the best tackles in football. He's another versatile performer who can play on either side.
OG: Amini Silatolu, Carolina Panthers
Silatolu is a big man who can move defenders off the ball. He has great feet and the versatility to tangle with the world's best.
OG: Brandon Brooks, Houston Texans
Brooks was not invited to the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine. But he would be invited to the 2016 Olympics, thanks to his great size, speed and power.
C: Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pouncey family includes two NFL centers who would be worthy of joining this Olympic team, but Maurkice has a slight edge over twin brother Mike (who is currently with the Miami Dolphins).
WR: Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh Steelers
Speed will be essential against international competition. Whether Wallace is with the Steelers or another team in 2016, he will still boast blazing speed.
WR: A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals
Green, who broke out during his rookie season in 2011, should be one of the best pass catchers in the NFL in 2016.
P: Bryan Anger, Jacksonville Jaguars
Anger is a power kicker who can control field position with the incredible hang-time and distance he gets on his punts.
KR: Jacoby Ford, Oakland Raiders
The Raiders are a great repository of Olympic-caliber speed, and Ford is a dangerous return man.
DE: Jason Pierre-Paul, New York Giants
Pierre-Paul is fantastic. Four years from now, he'd likely be worthy of captaining the U.S. team and even carrying the Olympic torch.
DE: Chandler Jones, New England Patriots
He was my favorite defensive end in the 2012 NFL Draft, in part because of his rare speed, arm length and rushing ability. He'd be an easy choice for the 2016 team.
DT: Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions
Suh might not have had his best season in 2011. However, I do expect him to dominate this year and continue dominating for the next three.
DT: Marcell Dareus, Buffalo Bills
As a rookie in 2011, Dareus showed that he has every trait a tackle needs to be truly great. He will continue to improve and should become a real force in the NFL by 2016.
OLB: Von Miller, Denver Broncos
Miller can do everything a linebacker must: rush, set the edge and make plays against the pass. He clearly showed as a rookie in 2011 that he'll be a star for many years to come.
OLB: Aldon Smith, San Francisco 49ers
As great as Smith was last year, he has the potential to be even better in the future. I could see him earning NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors one day, demonstrating that he would belong on this squad.
MLB: Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers
Willis is at the top of his game right now. He should still be one of the NFL's best linebackers when it would be time to pick a team for Rio.
CB: Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals
Peterson is big, strong and excels in man-to-man coverage. He is also dynamic with the ball in his hands as a returner. He was great as a rookie in 2011, and I expect him to just keep improving.
CB: Jimmy Smith, Baltimore Ravens
I love big corners. Smith (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) has plenty of size, but he also has the rare speed to beat receivers down the field. He is one of the most talented athletes in Baltimore; I expect him to be a great corner in 2016.
S: Louis Delmas, Detroit Lions
The rock behind the Lions' impressive front seven, Delmas can strike fear in receivers attempting to come over the middle.
S: Mark Barron, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Barron can cover, he can hit and he's a great tackler. He will make an immediate impact with the Bucs in 2012, and would be a force for Team USA.
K: Matt Prater, Denver Broncos
Age is never a major concern for kickers, but they must have a powerful leg. Prater will be nearly 32 when the 2016 Olympics kick off, but I'm not worried about his ability to boot the ball long and true.
I like this team, and I would love their chances to stride into Rio and take home the gold.
Five years ago Monday, legendary Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh passed away. His impact on football continues to be felt -- and it will likely be even stronger by 2016, when this team would be taking the Olympic field. Coach Walsh will always be missed and remembered.
Follow Michael Lombardi on Twitter @michaelombardi.


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West Texas Intermediate oil in New York dropped after the Energy Information Administration said U.S. crude output rose to the highest level in 20 years.
Prices declined 0.5% as production climbed to 7.06 million barrels a day last week, the most since December 1992, according to the EIA, the Energy Department's statistical arm. Crude stockpiles rose 560,000 barrels to 372.2 million. Fuel supplies fell as demand grew to the highest level this year. Oil peaked earlier as data showed U.S. retail sales gained.
"The market is well supplied and demand is OK, although not spectacular," said Chip Hodge, who oversees a $9 billion natural-resource bond portfolio as senior managing director at Manulife Asset Management in Boston. "The focus will turn back to the economic growth outlook."
Crude oil for March delivery fell 50 cents to settle at $97.01 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Futures have declined 3.9% in the past year. The volume of all contracts traded was 34% above the 100-day average at 3:27 p.m.
Brent oil for March settlement, which expired today, rose 6 cents to $118.72 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The more actively traded April contract increased 13 cents to end the session at $117.88. Volume was 2.7% above the 100-day average.
The European benchmark grade traded at a $21.71-a-barrel premium to WTI, up from $21.15 yesterday. The spread was $23.18 on Feb. 8, the widest level since Nov. 26.
Output Increase
U.S. production rose 67,000 barrels a day last week, the biggest increase since December, the report showed.
"We continue to see production gains but this has yet to translate into low prices," said Marshall Berol, co-portfolio manager of the Encompass Fund in San Francisco, which has about $300 million in assets. "The limited impact of the production gain may be an indication that the economy is continuing to modestly pick up."
The EIA report was projected to show a 2.2 million barrel increase in crude supplies, according to the median estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
Gasoline inventories declined 803,000 barrels to 233.2 million, according to the EIA. Stockpiles of distillate fuel, a category that includes heating oil and diesel, dropped 3.68 million barrels to 125.9 million. Refineries operated at 83.8% of capacity last week, down 0.4 percentage point from the prior week.
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Copyright 2014 Bloomberg. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


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Some time ago a friend of Booktopia threw a book on my desk, a post it note attached with just two words on it.
The book was a supernatural tale from a debut US author. That sentence is probably the most common used by booksellers over the past decade, and not really my cup of tea, but I took it home and flicked through it that night.
And I then I flicked through it a little more. And a little more after that.
And then I stopped flicking through it and looked at the clock.
It said 4:30am.
That's when you know it's a pretty good one.
And now that book is one of the biggest TV shows in Australia.
The book is The Returned, by Jason Mott.
The TV Show is Resurrection, which on Tuesday become the highest rating TV drama launch in two years, with 1.911 million viewers for the opening episode. Crazy numbers.
Sure, the TV series is good. But the book, let's face it, is always better, and adds layers you never know existed.
The Returned. Grab a copy today. It's big, and is going to get even bigger.
Grab a copy of Jason Mott's The Returned today
The Returned
by Jason Mott
Jacob was time out of sync, time more perfect than it had been. He was life the way it was supposed to be all those years ago. That's what all the Returned were.
Harold and Lucille Hargrave's lives have been both joyful and sorrowful in the decades since their only son, Jacob, died tragically at his eighth birthday party in 1966. In their old age they've settled comfortably into life without him, their wounds tempered through the grace of time … Until one day Jacob mysteriously appears on their doorstep flesh and blood, their sweet, precocious child, still eight years old.
All over the world people's loved ones are returning from beyond. No one knows how or why this is happening, whether it's a miracle or a sign of the end. Not even Harold and Lucille can agree on whether the boy is real or a wondrous imitation, but one thing they know for sure: he's their son. As chaos erupts around the globe, the newly reunited Hargrave family finds itself at the center of a community on the brink of collapse, forced to navigate a mysterious new reality and a conflict that threatens to unravel the very meaning of what it is to be human.
With spare, elegant prose and searing emotional depth, award-winning poet Jason Mott explores timeless questions of faith and morality, love and responsibility. A spellbinding and stunning debut, The Returned is an unforgettable story that marks the arrival of an important new voice in contemporary fiction.
Grab a copy of Jason Mott's The Returned today
About the Contributor
Andrew Cattanach
Andrew Cattanach is a regular contributor to The Booktopia Blog. He has been shortlisted for The Age Short Story Prize and was named a finalist for the 2015 Young Bookseller of the Year Award. He enjoys reading, writing and sleeping, though finds it difficult to do them all at once.
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Give a music band a bunch of notebooks and what happens to them? They begin to fly, that's what. London band Glitches were inspired by the soft covers of our new black and white Volant collection and brought them to life in their latest music video.
Now you can see how the idea took flight in the behind the scenes cut. In the video above, the team behind the music video explain how they arrived at the concept, from the first sketches of the storyboard to the weeks spent folding paper into origami puffins and their animation in the final stages.
Hear them talk about how the fragility of paper was the perfect medium to convey the vulnerability of the main character and discover how the Volant notebooks acted not only as the initial inspiration for the whole piece, but were also used for the storyboard, for the props and for the set within the video: an essential tool for creativity at 360°.
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This collection of activities is based on a weekly series of space science mathematics problems distributed during the 2012-2013 school year. They were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and physical science... (View More) curriculum in grades 5 through 12. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses of modern science and engineering issues, often involving actual research data. The problems were designed to be one-pagers with a Teacher's Guide and Answer Key as a second page. (View Less)
In this lesson plan students use temperature data to look at the measures of central tendency. By using mean, median, and mode, students will gain a better understanding about weather patterns from several locales throughout Virginia.
Materials Cost: Free
In this field activity, students observe clouds, and are introduced to dichotomous key to classify cloud types. Students also make weather observations of current weather and record and track changes in weather over time. Materials/equipment needed... (View More) include weather instruments (thermometers and barometers) and graph paper. A student self-assessment rubric, vocabulary linked to an on-line glossary, a list of elementary level trade books on weather, and teacher notes and class management suggestions are provided. This hands-on activity is related to NASA CERES Students' Cloud Observations Online (S'COOL) project. (View Less)
Materials Cost: $10 - $20 per group of students
In this problem set, students calculate precisely how much carbon dioxide is in a gallon of gasoline. A student worksheet provides step-by-step instructions as students calculate the production of carbon dioxide. The investigation is supported the... (View More) textbook "Climate Change," part of "Global System Science," an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Free per group of students
This resource complements a planetarium experience. However, the accompanying educator's guide and companion guides - with lessons on observing and investigating the Moon - are available to download for independent classroom use. The hands-on... (View More) activities, which take up where the show leaves off, motivate students to use their cooperative learning skills to design a self-sufficient lunar station. Working in teams, students develop critical thinking skills, problem-solving techniques, and an understanding of complex systems as they discuss solutions to the essential questions they are presented. (View Less)


text: Rise of social, mobile leads to spike in marketing attribution Published on November 21, 2012. New York—The rise of social media and growing use of mobile devices has led to an increased interest in marketing attribution, according to a new report by Econsultancy and Adobe Systems. (Marketing attribution tracks a user's behavior prior to an online ad sale.) "Making Sense of Marketing Attribution" was based on an online survey of more than 700 marketers predominately based in Europe and North America. It found that marketing attribution has moved past the early adopter phase and is now used in some way by the majority of respondents. According to the report, 28% of agency and client-side respondents attributed sales to the last click, while 26% of clients and 36% used a more sophisticated approach. Companies are seeing the benefits of improved marketing attribution models, with 70% of respondents citing "justifying digital spending," 66% citing "building an understanding of the customer journey," and 58% pointing to "optimizing the media mix," the report found. Most Popular In this article: BtoB


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Spring 2005
Due date: MON, FEB 7, 11:59 pm (midnight). Draft #2 is due one week after your etutor returns the first draft but start working on it as soon as possible. .
Please send your programs to the correct etutor determined by the
first letter of your last name. The URL for this is:
and is found on the homepage under the heading Where to submit your programs .
Your project is to design a program to implement a calculator. The calculator will take an infix expression convert it to a postfix expression and then evaluate it. In draft #1, the infix expression will consist of operands that are single digits and the operators {+, -, *, /}. An example of such an expression is 2+3*4/6. This will translate to 234*6/+ and will then be evaluated as 4.0. Full credit for doing this will be a grade of 3.75. To get a grade of 4.0 in draft #1, your program must evaluate infix expressions containing parentheses such as (2+4)*(8-2)/(11-9). The course homepage contains explanations of how to do all of this under the category Stack programs or if you bought the text, see pp 78-86. I feel the web page explanations are sufficient.
Your project for draft #1 divides into two parts:
Normally we would use a stack of char to do the conversion and a
stack of double to do the evaluation. Java, however, allows us to use
a stack of Object for both (please see StackADT done on Jan
24, but alter it so that there is a constructor without any parameter that
intializes n to 100). Unfortunately the primitive types, in our case
double and char are not classes. However, we can use wrapper
classes Character and Double to accomplish our goal. Since
both of these are subclasses of Object, instances of both these types
can be pushed on the stack. It's like assigning an instance of a smaller class
to an instance of a wider class. For instance, when pushing ans make
it a field of a Double instance variable and push that instance
variable on the stack by using:
prim = new Double(ans); stack.push(prim );Here the Double instance variable is prim.
Special consideration must be given to removing items from the stack.
Since the Object class is wider than the Double class,
prim = stack.pop();will cause an error since you cannnot assign an object of a wider class to an object of a narrower class with out type casting. So you must write:
prim = (Double)stack.pop();To get the primitive double value, use
System.out.println( prim.doubleValue() );where doubleValue() is the wrapper class method that extracts the double value from the object prim. For the Character wrapper class don't use the charValue(). Use the toString()method implicitly
In both the Converter and Calculator classes, use a StackADT that checks for an empty stack when popping and a full stack when pushing. You should write your own MTstackException and FullStackException classes to do this. As a consequence, you should do no stack checking in the driver program except when popping the stack converting from infix to postfix.
This uses the following methods
This uses the following methods
For draft #1, write your program so that there are three files. That way it is easier to compile (one file at a time). Here are the steps:
Your output should show the converted postfix string and the result of
the calculation. For instance the last sample input will produce the following
in the output window:
type your infix expression (4+8)*(6-5)/((3-2)*(2+2)) converted string is 48+65-*32-22+*/ answer is 3.0
In this draft, your program should be able to handle input with multiple digit input, e.g., 1+2.33*456/7890 -12/5 + 23%4. Thus blanks between delimiters (such as the blank between the 5 and the +) are allowed. Your program should handle doubles and ints just as Java does so that 12/5 is 2 and 23%4 is 3. Similarly, 5/3 + 1.0 evaluates to 2.0. Of course 12.0/5 is evaluated as 2.4 since 12.0 is a double; whereas 12.0%4 would give an error. You will need two methods to calculate results, one for doubles and one for ints. Converting the results to a string and pushing them on the stack will accomodate both doubles and ints. Full credit for this part of the project is 4.0. Here are some hints:


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In this lesson, students learn about the history of an inn in southeastern Pennsylvania and how it survived suburban sprawl. The following activities will help them apply what they have learned.
Activity 1: Community Research
An alternate activity would be to have students do similar research on a modern local hotel. Have students interview a hotel owner/operator. Then have them compare and contrast what they learned about modern hotels to what they learned about the King of Prussia Inn. Students should give a brief oral or written report on their findings.
Activity 2: Interpreting Artifacts
Activity 3: Endangered Sites
If no historic places can be found locally, have students look at the National Trust for Historic Preservation website where the organization compiles a list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Divide students into groups having each group learn about the significance of one of the endangered places. Students should also research what efforts are being made to preserve the historic place. Hold a class discussion comparing and contrasting each group's place and each place's preservation efforts to what happened with the King of Prussia Inn.


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- The locations of fire extinguishers nearest to your workplace.
- Your nearest emergency exit.
- The alarm signal - the continuous alarm on every floor of the building.
If you discover a fire ...
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- Evacuate via the nearest exit. (See Office Emergency Map near exit doors.)
- If the fire is small, try to use a fire extinguisher to put it out. Do so only if you're not risking anyone's safety, including your own.
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- Assembly point - As soon as you leave the building, go to the designated assembly area and report to the building attendants so that s/he knows you are safely out of the building. Do not disperse or reenter the building until instructed to do so.


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Introducing Czech Republic
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Czech Republic Travel Guide
The Czech Republic has become one of Europe's tourist gems, welcoming millions of eager visitors each year. The country abounds with interesting cultural sights and attractions, lays claim to a spectacular countryside, boasts an unusually rowdy nightlife, and has one of the most beautiful capital cities in the world.
The historic city centre of Prague, amazingly untouched by the brutalities of war, is a remarkably well-preserved record of more than 600 years of leading European architecture. Tourists going to Prague are encouraged to explore the UNESCO-listed historic district on foot, in order to get a full sense of the overwhelming majesty of the place. The view in every direction in downtown Prague counts as a cultural sight, but stand-out tourist attractions include Frank Gehry's Dancing House and Old Town Square, linked by the Charles Bridge which is the most-photographed landmark in the city.
Less than 10 percent of people who holiday in the Czech Republic venture out of Prague, which is a mistake as much of the countryside - mountainous and forested and quilted in farmland - is stunning, and is dotted with gorgeous historical towns and villages that make for excellent daytrips and overnight stops. It is also a country extremely rich in castles, promising endless entertainment for aspiring knights and princesses. Roughly divided between the regions of Bohemia in the west and Moravia in the east, there is a wealth of interesting things to see and do outside of Prague, including visiting the impossibly picturesque medieval towns of Holasovice and Cesky Krumlov.
A thrilling place to visit for culture-lovers and party animals alike, the Czech Republic is a sure bet for those looking for an unforgettable Eastern European holiday destination.
Best time to visit
A good time to visit the Czech Republic is in May or September, when the weather is mild and Prague is not too crowded. The country is wonderfully warm in July and August and this is the peak tourism season. Although a little chillier, April and October are also good months to visit the Czech Republic, as they fall outside the regular tourist seasons and accommodation is generally cheaper and more plentiful. Read more about the Czech Republic's Climate and Weather.
What to see in the Czech Republic
-Prague's Old Town is an architectural wonderland, brimming with medieval, Baroque and Art Nouveau buildings.
-Located within Prague's Castle District (Hradeany), the Gothic spires and gleaming exterior of the St Vitus Cathedral are matched by the finery of its richly-gilded interior.
-Check out the surreal statue of Kafka located close to the Spanish Synagogue, and the Franz Kafka Museum in the Malá Strana area.
-Sedlec's Kostnice Ossuary, a medieval Gothic chapel decorated with the remains of 40,000 human skeletons, is certainly a unique sight, and not one travellers to the Czech Republic will forget in a hurry. Read more about Czech Republic Attractions.
What to do in the Czech Republic
-Head east of Prague to the Bohemian village of Cesky Krumlov, a wonderfully preserved, traffic-free medieval village that just begs to be photographed.
-Relax in Karlovy Vary (also known as Karlsbad), the biggest and most developed of the Czech Republic's spa resort towns.
-Go out on the town and sample the legendary Prague nightlife.
-Take a trip to Brno, the largest city in Moravia, where fine local wine and a great selection of museums and other cultural sights (including the Museum of Gypsy Culture) await.
Getting to the Czech Republic
There are direct cheap flights to the Czech Republic available from both the UK and the USA. Most tourists book flights to Prague-Ruzyne International Airport, located just 10 miles (16km) northwest of the capital city. Get more information on Czech Republic Airports.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Frank Kafka, Despair by Valdimir Nabokov, and The Prague Orgy by Philip Roth.
Lucie, Sto Zvirat, Cechomor, and Poutnici.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Closely Watched Trains (1966), Amadeus (1984), and Der Golem (1915).
Local Czech beer (pivo). For teetotallers, the national soft drink is kofola - almost like cola.
Local Czech pub food: favourite dishes include smoked mackerel, raw beef on deep fried toast and 'head cheese' (bits of meat suspended in aspic).
What to buy
Crystal and glass products (Moser Glass is a quality manufacturer), Czech porcelain (look for the distinctive 'blue onion' pattern), Bohemian garnet jewellery (ideally set in silver or pewter) and Czech marionettes.
What to pack
Comfortable walking shoes, as not only is Prague best explored on foot, but there are some wonderful hiking opportunities in the Czech countryside.
What's on in the Czech Republic
Prague hosts one of the biggest New Year's Eve parties in Europe. The Prague Spring (May/June) is simply one of the world's greatest classical music festivals. Forget Oktoberfest, the Czech Republic's Pilsner Fest (August) is the place to go for beer connoisseurs. The Prague Writers' Festival (May/June) is an excellent festival, attended by leading members of Europe's literati. More information on Czech Republic Events.
Did you know?
-Per capita, the Czechs are the world's heaviest beer-drinkers.
-The sugar cube was invented in the Czech Republic in 1843.
-There are more than 2,000 castles, keeps and castle ruins in the Czech Republic, giving the country the third highest density of castles in the world.
A final word
Whether you're seeking high culture, in search of castles, or after some quality time in the great outdoors, the Czech Republic is a sure-fire winner for those on holiday in Europe.
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A French film starring David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli. Produced by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Leon: The Professional), District B13 is one of the films introducing parkour to the action genre. It features some of those most intense chase scenes you will ever see, none of which use CG. It was written after seeing David & Cyril's stuntman portfolio as an excuse to put the two together in a film. The result is breathtaking, and has even been ripped off in newer movies like Casino Royale's opening chase scene (except again, District B13 didn't use any CG). Go see it, or at least YouTube the opening chase scene.
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MONTREAL — The Bruins had their captain Zdeno Chara on the ice for their morning skate at the Bell Centre today, but they did not go through line drills.
Tim Thomas was the first goaltender off the ice, so that's an indicator he will start.
Two "Black Aces" Jordan Caron and Jamie Arniel have made the trip with the Bruins and they stayed out on the ice well beyond the full squad, along with Shane Hnidy, Matt Bartkowski, Anton Khudobin and Tuukka Rask.
Tyler Seguin stayed on the ice longer than the regular lineup players but before the "Black Aces." So whether he plays could be a game-time decision.
While head coach Claude Julien yesterday said he would follow Philadelphia coach Peter Laviolette's lead by not talking about his lineup, today he declined to emulate the Flyers bench boss, who today was willing to speak about his lineup.
"I think I have the option to pick which page I want to take out of Peter's book. And I like the page from the other day, but I didn't like this morning's page. Is that OK?" he said.
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text: Page ContentHae ParkEntrepreneur/PhilanthropistCalifornia State Polytechnic University, PomonaWhen Hae Park was a student at Cal Poly Pomona, the South Korean immigrant was struggling academically and with English. He even contemplated dropping out. But he found a mentor in Donald Lundberg, the founding professor of what is now The Collins College of Hospitality Management. With Dr. Lundberg's encouragement, Mr. Park went on to graduate in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management, and later earned a master's degree in business administration in 1984.Although he started in the hospitality industry, Mr. Park became an entrepreneur, earning real estate and broker's licenses, arranging deals and investing in properties. The Park family owns and operates Bel-Air Swap-Meet in Fontana and Pro-Swap-Meet in San Bernardino. Today, Mr. Park is the epitome of the American Dream. But he has never forgotten how Dr. Lundberg helped him succeed. Mr. Park has committed himself to the success of future generations of students. As he put it simply yet eloquently, "It's now time to invest in whoever needs our help and support." In 2004, Mr. Park gave $1 million in Dr. Lundberg's memory to establish The Collins College Alumni Office, which strengthens the bonds between the college and its graduates and inspires others to support student programs and college initiatives.Mr. Park and his wife, Shina, have provided athletic scholarships and supported the Harvest Auction, the Southern California Tasting & Auction, the Bronco Golf Classic and the Founders' Celebration. They made a second $1 million gift on behalf of university President J. Michael Ortiz and his wife, Betty's, lifelong commitment to faculty. In 2010, the Park family gave another $1 million to support the college's new 15,000-squarefoot expansion project. All $3 million in contributions were matched by Carol and Jim Collins.Hae Park's generosity extends well beyond the university and includes support of Fontana's Cultural Arts Program and Teen Fest, as well as various educational programs in the community. Mr. Park also has been providing more than 500 free parking spaces for the students of San Bernardino Valley College since 2004. He has passed on his generous personality to his two children, Eugene and Eunice, who are perhaps his greatest gifts. Like their father, they are Cal Poly Pomona alumni who have been generous benefactors.In recognition of his business achievements and his selfless philanthropic work to support educational causes, the Board of Trustees of the California State University and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona are proud to confer upon Hae Park the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.


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This Halloween season, the cereal monsters are on the loose. Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry have consumers in their grasp — for a limited time only.
General Mills' line of "Monster Cereals" originally hit the market in the early '70s, but the company decided in 2010 they would only be available during the Halloween season.
"That was bad news for some people," says Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful food podcast.
Cereal fans found ways to get by. One of Pashman's podcast listeners turned her sister in Tucson, Ariz., into a "Boo Berry mule" by making her cross the border into Mexico to get the cereal.
"This artificial scarcity has kind of galvanized a cult following around this time of year for these cereals," Pashman tells Weekend Edition host Rachel Martin.
This year, Frute Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy are also making a comeback. Frute Brute (formerly "Fruit Brute") went off the market in 1982; Yummy Mummy was pulled in '92.
The boxes aren't collectors' items — consumers do actually eat the cereal. "But not all at once," Pashman says. In fact, he says, cereal hoarders are always checking the expiration dates to see how long the cereal will last.
Pashman himself recently purchased a Boo Berry that's doesn't expire until September 2014. "I'm gonna hang on to that 'til supplies are low," he says, "and then that's my nest egg right there."
Sweetness aside, the Monster Cereals seem to have made a powerful imprint on parents.
"There really is something about these particular artificial flavors that tap into a very specific sense memory," Pashman says.
Sporkful podcast listener Rachel Gonzales told Pashman: "It still reminds me of that Saturday morning special treat that you could only eat every once in a while, and it's something now that I get to share with my own daughter ... It's really kind of nostalgic and exciting to me."
This is WEEKEND EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. There's a little chill in the air. The leaves are changing color. Halloween is just around the corner. But for a select group of cereal eaters out there, that is not all October signifies. It's about hurry up, stock up, before it's too late. Dan Pashman, host of the Sporkful food podcast, is here to explain. Hey, Dan.
DAN PASHMAN: Hey, Rachel.
MARTIN: So who are we talking about here? Cereal hoarders? What are they hoarding?
PASHMAN: Well, in particular, we're talking about fans of the monster cereals. And the big three, you may know as Count Chocula, Boo-Berry and Franken Berry. Now, these cereals came out on the market in the early '70s and were popular for a long time. But then in 2010, General Mills took them off the market and said they're only going to be available now during the Halloween season. And that was bad news for some people. I mean, I spoke to one Sporkful listener, Tamara Cole, in Ann Arbor, Mich. She said that when they took Boo-Berry off the market, she made her sister in Tucson, Ariz., go down into Mexico to get her Boo-Berry. She turned her sister into a Boo-Berry mule.
PASHMAN: And so this artificial scarcity has kind of galvanized a cult following around this time for year, for these cereals. And this year is special 'cause they also brought back Frute Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy, which had been out of production for decades.
MARTIN: Wow. So these people are incredibly committed to this kind of cereal, apparently.
PASHMAN: Yeah. They are very intense. I spoke to a Sporkful listener named Rachel Gonzales in Pottstown, P-A, and she is as passionate as you'd expect. Here she is, taking inventory.
RACHEL GONZALES: I have about eight boxes of Count Chocula, three boxes each of Boo Berry and Franken Berry. I do not have any Frute Brute. That is not a cereal my family has acquired a taste for.
MARTIN: This is not like baseball cards. These do not stay in the wrappers. They eat them.
PASHMAN: Yes. People take them out of their wrappers to eat them, but not all at once. In fact, a big deal, as people hoard them, is they always are checking the expiration dates because they want to see how long it's going to last. The other day, I got a Boo-Berry that's good until September 2014 - 'cause there's a whole resale market here. So that thing, I'm going to hang onto that until supplies are low and then that's my nest egg right there.
MARTIN: So you're a fan. You like these things.
PASHMAN: I mean, I think some are better than others. I'm not much of a fan of Frute Brute. It kind of has an artificial cherry flavor that to me, is reminiscent of cough syrup. Although, one note that I would add was that Frute Brute, when it was brought back now - it's been out of commission since 1982 - they changed the spelling. It used to be spelled Fruit Brute - F-R-U-I-T - and now it's F-R-U-T-E, which apparently...
MARTIN: Which is not a word.
PASHMAN: ...has to do with labeling restrictions and because there's no actual fruit in it, they had to change the spelling.
MARTIN: I imagine this is all - I mean, these things, they're really sugary; kids like them. But it's the adults buying them and, you know, there is an element, I imagine, of nostalgia in this?
PASHMAN: There really is something about these particular artificial flavors that tap into a very specific sense memory. You know, here's Rachel Gonzales again.
GONZALES: It still reminds me of that Saturday morning special treat that you could only eat every once in a while. And it's something that now I get to share with my own daughter. So, it's really kind of nostalgic and exciting to me.
MARTIN: I don't know. I might go out and try to find myself a box of Count Chocula.
PASHMAN: There you go.
MARTIN: Dan Pashman of the Sporkful food podcast. You can find it at Sporkful.com. Thanks so much, Dan.
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NYC Councilman Fernando Cabrera Praises Uganda's Anti-Gay Laws
As the primary elections approach, New York City Councilmember Fernando Cabrera is coming under fire for comments he posted in January praising Ugandans for their anti-gay laws, even as the country faces widespread international condemnation for it.
Joe.My.God reports that the "pastor" who is running for the state Senate in the Bronx's 33rd district against Sen. Gustavo Rivera posted a video this winter praising the African nation for all of the things that has made American withdraw aid to the impoverished country.
"Godly people are in government," said Cabrera said, referring to Uganda's leadership, as reported in Crains New York. "Gay marriage is not accepted in this country. Even when the United States of America has put pressure and has told Uganda, 'We're not going to fund you anymore unless you allow gay marriage.' And they have stood in their place. Why? Because the Christians have assumed the place of decision-making for the nation."
The video is replete with misinformation, including the claim that Uganda's anti-gay laws were responsible for bringing the HIV infection rate down from 30 percent to six percent. In fact, Voice of America recently reported that the countries HIV infection rate went down from 18 percent in 1991 to just under 6 percent in 2002, due to the ABC program promoting abstinence, being faithful, and using condoms.
It was actually Uganda President Yoweri Museveni's recently passed legislation, the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act, that is being heavily criticized for driving HIV underground by criminalizing its transmission and enforcing mandatory testing. The legislation, signed into law on July 31, makes people hesitant to get tested because knowing their HIV status will now be used as criminal liability against them.
Recently, the HIV infection rate has risen to 7.2 percent, with 140,000 new infections per year. "Even the AIDS Control Program at the Ministry of Health and the Uganda AIDS Commission have acknowledged that this law will take this country a step backwards," said Asia Russell, Director of International Policy with Global Access Project. "So it's not only civil society it's also members of the government who are speaking out, not loudly enough, but speaking out against this law. We only hope it's not too late."
Cabrera is a conservative Democratic with ties to the hate group Family Research Council. He is a pastor with New Life Outreach International, and enjoys support from equally hateful Sen. Ruben Diaz.
He has said that if elected, he wants to join the Independent Democratic Conference. But IDC leader Sen. Jeff Klein of the Bronx said that he would have a "litmus test" for candidates they support, which Cabrera would like not pass.


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Harry Potter, the NHS, e-voting and Amazon
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Good news, bad news for NHS
A mixed week for the NHS, starting off with the bizarre departure of Richard Granger. His exit leaves the world's largest civil IT project looking for a boss. Meanwhile, the fight over the future of iSoft - a key supplier for the project - looks a little rosier. CSC, which was blocking the deal, seems to have changed its mind.
CSC job cuts
While we're on CSC, the firm confirmed this week that it is cutting some 300 jobs. It asked for volunteers, but not enough people came forward. The firm is still looking to cut a total of 5,000 employees from its payroll.
MPs go for consultants
You'd think all those government contracts would keep CSC's earnings on track. Certainly the Public Accounts Committee thinks that a £3bn bill for consultants over the last three years is far too high. NHS IT accounted for most of the growth.
E-voting horror stories
The local elections in May saw the first trial of electronic voting in the UK. And it wasn't a pretty picture. Independent observers found fault with voting machines, but even worse were the electronic devices used to count paper ballots. Not only were they slower than fingers and thumbs, but a subsequent manual recount found a staggering 56 per cent of votes rejected unfairly.
Amazon ditches Royal Mail
As if facing an imminent strike was not enough, the Post Office this week lost its contract for Amazon deliveries. Second class packages earn the Royal Mail £8m a year. Or at least they did. Nothing raises heckles quite like the Post Office. The story is here, along with a whole sack full of reader comments and a Harry Potter conspiracy theory.
Harry Potter spoiler ahead
In other news from Hogwarts, a pesky hacker-type claimed to have used Trojan software to get into various publishers' computers and pinched a transcript of the latest JK Rowling offering. His claims are not entirely convincing, but then nor are his motives - to save us all from a life of paganism rather than improving our literary tastes.
Department of Security not terribly secure
We all know how embarrassing it is to fall prey to a security screw-up. But it's even more embarrassing if security is your job. This week the US Department of Homeland Security had to explain how it fell for 800 attacks. It found password sniffing Trojans, classified emails sent over insecure networks, and that old favourite - people writing down passwords and user IDs.
And, just a few days later, the Pentagon had to shut 1, 500 email accounts because they'd been hacked.
White House secret emails
Of course, one way to ignore security protocols is to use your own kit rather than that provided by your business. White House officials are rather more tightly regulated, or so you might think. Despite clear instructions to only use official email addresses which are secure and properly archived, some 88 senior Bush advisers, including Karl Rove, used private addresses to send emails on official government business.
Biggest ever pirate pays out
The Business Software Alliance is celebrating this week after hitting a British company with the largest ever settlement for using pirated software. The ever-popular enforcement group got £250,000 out of the company concerned.
Sun seeks head
This week also saw the surprise departure of the UK MD of Sun Microsystems.
World's worst words named and shamed
A great poll this week found the 10 worst words spawned by all this new technology stuff. Blogosphere was beaten into second place by the admittedly hideous "folksonomy". Crimes against language documented here.
Musical theatre saved for posterity
Do you remember back in January Andrew Lloyd-Webber getting vexed that radio frequency regulations might lead to the end of radio mikes and therefore of his never-ending bleeding musicals? Well, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Ofcom has reacted to the luvvies' outrage and promised to listen to the concerns of Webber and his ilk.
Google expands ad platform
Google advertisers around the world can get their hands on the new ad platform this week after the search giant extended accessibility beyond the US. Pay per Action should mean you don't pay until someone hits on your site. With Microsoft's recent moves into this area, things are going to get interesting.
MS switches off Office 2003
PC makers are losing access to Office 2003. From 30 June, Office 2007 will be the bundle of choice for new PCs. The decision comes pretty early on because Office 2007 only became fully available in January this year.
US faces more WTO anger
No one likes a bully, and this week the World Trade Organisation lined up to criticise the US for its ban on online gambling provided by foreigners, while allowing good old homegrown companies to operate. Antigua brought the original complaint, but has now been joined the European Union, Japan, and India.
High Def DVD - guess the winning format
Format wars are always fun, as long as you're not involved. The barney over High Definition DVDs mirrors that over Betamax and VHS video tapes. The battle isn't over yet, but film rental shop Blockbuster announced this week it is blessing the Blu-Ray format over rival HD DVD. But it's not discounting HD DVD completely.
That's it from us, thanks for reading and have a good weekend.


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I didn't know Gram very well. She lived in Houston and we lived in California. I remember going to visit once but I was more interested in playing with my cousins than in getting to know my grandmother. I regret that now as I try to piece together who she was by looking at the things she treasured enough to save. Over the coming weeks, I'll share my journey of getting to know my grandmother through her scrapbook.
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When asked by an opposition Labour party lawmaker whether he would push for a ceasefire in Syria rather than a "bombing raid", Cameron told parliament that US President Barack Obama had issued a clear warning to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on chemical weapons and was right to stick to it.
"I would just ask her to put herself for a moment in the shoes of the president of the United States," Cameron told the lawmaker during his weekly question and answer session in parliament.
"He set a very clear red line, that if there was large-scale chemical weapons use something had to happen. To ask the president of the United States, having set that red line, having made that warning, to step away from it I think that would be a very perilous suggestion to make because in response I think you would see more chemical weapons attacks from the regime."
Cameron repeated that Britain would take no part in any military action against Syria after he lost what turned out to be a vital parliamentary vote on the issue last week, but said the world still needed to take a tough line on Assad`s "revolting" use of chemical weapons.


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I have had my beady little eye on 2007 for about 2 years now. I wouldn't say I have been obsessively waiting for it to swing around but definitely my curiosity about this year had been tweaked. The reason for this eyeballing of 2007 is Terrence McKenna's 'Timewave Zero' predicting the highest spike of habit, in recent years, on this date. 2007, according to the theory, will see the most unrest (habit) before the wave heads down towards its final novelty zero point and the eschaton on 21 December 2012.
Certainly a morbid activity, this trying to determine if a theory you attach some credibility to is valid by sitting around and waiting to see if something the likes of World War 3 breaks out. One cannot be disappointed if such a thing doesn't happen, yet it would go a little way to augmenting my beliefs about 2012, the Timewave and the end of history, should 2007 pass with no major upheaval. Morbid indeed...
"James Cameron finds the grave of Jesus" is a headline I didn't ever expect to read. When a news event like this happens you have to stand back and applaud the universe for its cunning and originality whether it be true or no. I find the idea of riling up and challenging the dogma pushers in the scientific and religious fraternities a momentous and joyful thing. I probably had a particularly traumatic toilet training phase in my childhood and have a distinct dislike for the patristic authority structure and love to see it fuming. James Cameron, Jesus and Mary tied together firmly in the zeitgeist: a synchromystic goldmine that surely makes my job easy, it almost writes itself... No--looks like I will have to write it after all...
But let's jump to another fascinating story that is unfolding, the recently surfaced footage of WTC 7 being referred to as already collapsed by the CNN and BBC reporters while they are still clearly standing in the live footage. As yet, the big networks have not picked up on the story which is not surprising as it involves them in possibly the most obviously Orwellian doublethink scenario since Fox's hilarious rebuttal of the Pentagon conspiracy theory that a jet plane didn't hit the giant New World Order talisman at all.
The banner (video above) honestly reads "DOJ Releases 9/11 Tape of Plane Hitting Pentagon." Perhaps we have finally reached or surpassed Orwell's dystopia. At no point in this 'proof' do we ever see a plane, yet the banner plainly reads "Tape of Plane Hitting Pentagon." Amazing!
Anyway, I don't really want to get involved in the more forensic evidence for a 9/11 conspiracy; this is a subject that was settled internally through intuition years ago. Here we look at things symbolically and metaphysically; this research is for the right brain. So let's get cracking.
It's interesting that Tower Seven should come up again so heavily at this point as I had just recently discovered more clues as to the symbolic significance of Building Seven in the 9/11 stargate event. Readers of recent posts will be aware that I share a steadily growing group of people's opinion that the Twin Towers have a connection between the Masonic Jachin and Boaz pillars. These are the pillars that are believed to have fronted King Solomon's Temple. The third pillar is often seen as the negative space between the two and represents the inner holy light of the holiest of holies in the temple (physical and spiritual) and illumination. It can also be represented as a smaller third pillar as seen in the First Degree tracing board.
Notice the radiating eye above the middle pillar and the ladder ascending towards the stargate.
Ralph Ellis has pointed out the amazing and, I believe (current B.S. or belief system dogma), correct originally intended symbolic reference system this design portrayed was not only Solomon's Temple but the three Pyramids of Giza. This is what the Hyksos Shepard "Isrealite" Kings had in mind when designing the first temple. I have put forward many reasons to believe the pyramids were heavily referenced in the 9/11 event, most likely knowingly, by the secret society elite who influenced it's creation. I recount the major points in the video below.
A 10 min. video with the major points concerning 911 as a Pyramid ritual.
"As an Egyptian Prince, King Solomon is sure to have been educated at the royal college of Heliopolis, and to have been instructed in all the arcane knowledge of this ancient, pyramid-building empire - and this can be seen to be so from a quick comparison with the New Testament accounts. Solomon was not only the son of King David [Psusennes 2], he was also reputed to have been a direct ancestor of the New Testament Jesus. I have already shown that Jesus' titles and actions demonstrated that he was not a simple carpenter, but instead a prince of Egypt and a theological Mason. Like the pharaoh Akhenaton, who reigned long before him, the Biblical Jesus was apparently educated at Heliopolis, and both of these princes became architects. It is known that Akhenaton held the title of 'Chief Architect', and the title held by Jesus, which demonstrates that he held the same symbolic position, is tekton.., from whence the word 'architect' was derived." Ralph Ellis, "Solomon Falcon of Sheba," p. 169.
Previous posts and my new video (above) have dealt with the WTC/Pyramid concept connected to Jesus and Mary. Jesus is shown as a triangle/pyramid in the veiled middle pillar in da Vinci's "The Last Supper."
On the image with Jesus as the Middle Pillar by da Vinci, it is also curious to note that the right side pillar shows a male pointing and on the left pillar it is the rather feminine figure of John that people think is really Mary...and that is kabbalistically correct. The right pillar is of "Mercy" (Male) and the left "Severity" is feminine.
Jesus being a descendent of Solomon (both Masons like Akhenaton) and the last of the Hyksos Pharaohs, things get rather interesting when we take stock of the matter. Jesus (a chief Mason educated at the royal college of Heliopolis!) is intimately connected to Masonry (even carpenter would seem to be code for such) and hence the pyramids of Giza and portrayed as one by master architect da Vinci in "The Last Supper" right inside the smaller middle pillar of higher consciousness or cosmic illumination. On Jesus' left hand side is a figure believed to be Mary, his sister/wife (common Pharaonic practice) in the esoteric tradition I follow presently.
Michael Tsarion made this observation to me in an email about the da Vinci "The Last Supper" pillars concept.
Now hang on to your hats; things get weird...
More important, however, is the fact that Mary Magdalene can be seen as being associated with both a tower and the number seven. The name Magdalene can be literally translated from the Greek as meaning 'tower' and, as we have seen , this association between the terms 'tower' and 'seven' is present in the famous Biblical quotation:
Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the Tower of Seven even unto the border of Ethiopia.
So, Ezekiel's 'Tower of Seven' is none other than the Egyptian 'Magdal of Sefekh,' the same title that is now being associated with Mary Magdalene. The Tower of Sefekh was historically seen to be a prime symbol of Egypt and because of his notoriety it has already been identified as with the Great Pyramid (The Great Tower) of Egypt. Ralph Ellis, p. 126-127, "Solomon Falcon of Sheba"
Again Ellis elucidates the occult symbolism hidden in the 9/11 stargate ritual through his alternative history and biblical re-interpretive research. Mary Magdalene (Tower Seven) is named after the Great Pyramid, fitting considering she is married to Hyksos Pharaoh Jesus. Thus we can now state Building/Tower 7 reflects even in it's name the Great Pyramid of Giza and Mary Magdalene. The Salomon - notice the Solomon resonance- Brothers Building (alternate name for WTC 7) is, just like the left female pillar in da Vinci's "The Last Supper," connected to Mary, wife of Pharaoh and Chief Mason Jesus.
A rather interesting addition was made to the new World Trade Centre 7's decorative touches: a giant red balloon flower (aptly called "Balloon Flower (Red)") in side a circular fountain by artist Jeff Koons. It should be noted that stargates are circular in nature and are also sometimes referred to as water-doors. The inclusion of a red flower in the centre immediately brings the esoteric red rose, famously used by the Rosicrucians to mind. But let's put my personal bias to see stargates everywhere aside and reflect on the idea of the sculpture "Balloon Flower (Red)" as the occult red rose symbol.
A giant red flower right in front of Tower 7 goes someway to verifying the validity of Mary as connected to this structure. A best guess would be that this symbolism is intentional but, in order for it to be synchromysticly valid, no direct intention is needed; purely the fact that a connection can be made mandates it's relevance in my system of work. Intent, synchromysticly, is far less important than outcome.
Dream and Larissa, in SANDMAN #65: "The Kindly Ones: 9" by Neil Gaiman.
Ben Fairhall relayed this piece of insight to me in an email about the Mary/Rose subject: "Other than that, there is a long and well-attested symbolic resonance between Mary (either the Virgin or the Magdalene, esoterically they are one and the same) and the rose; which is a latter-day rendition of Isis and the lotus."
Ben also highlights that the scarlet thread, Royal Bloodlines of Jesus Christ (The Grail families) etc. are also called the Rose Line.
Thus having a symbol intimately connectable and resonant of Mary (Magdalene/Virgin/Isis… whatever) outside of a building named after this goddess figure and the Great Pyramid itself makes perfect sense. Sense that is, if you're power-mad and obsessed with ancient bloodlines and ritualized sacrificial occult activities like our current ruling elite.
With all this information I can claim with a degree of confidence that another pivotal ritualistic element of the 9/11 mega-ritual has been uncovered.
A small inventory of the talisman employed in the pyramid stargate ritual of 9/11:
*The Twin Towers (WTC 1 and 2): These represent the two pillars of Solomon's temple and the two greater pyramids of Giza. (Relevent Posts 1, 2, 3 )
*The Pentagon: It represents the Blazing Star (Venus, Sirius, The Sun) and possibly the five-sided D&M pyramid of Cydonia on Mars. (Pentagon Symbolism Video) (Pentagon Post)
*Tower 7: The third pillar, the smaller middle pillar of the Cabalistic Tree of Life and the First Degree tracing board of freemasonry. Now, also Mary the lover, wife and possible sister of Jesus because of the equation: WTC 7/Tower Seven/'Magdal of Sefekh'/Mary Magdalene. This is all connected to the Rose Line giving us a probable clue as to the perpetrators behind this ritual.
*Flight 93: Unknown... There is the issue of the intended red C crescent memorial built on the crash sight which was orientated towards Mecca, hence the Kaaba and the possible Benben (Sphere Sculpture inspiration). An area wide open for investigation (nudge-nudge, wink-wink). (More on Flight 93 Symbolism).
Let's just have a quick recap of two other occult creepy corporate sculptures found at the WTC complex.
It was meant to symbolize world peace through world trade, and was placed at the center of a ring of fountains and other decorative touches designed by trade center architect Minosoru Yamasaki to mimic the Grand Mosque of Mecca, in which The Sphere stood at the place of the Kaaba. It was set to rotate once every 24 hours, and its base became a popular lunch spot for workers in the trade center on days with good weather.
The Sphere - Wikipedia
The reason for these pyramids being physically visible during the first exodus is given in the book Tempest, where it was explained that some of this exodus story, especially the wanderings in the wilderness, represented rituals at Giza. The 'wanderings' were actually the origins of the processional rituals that are still performed at Mecca during the Hajj. "Eden in Egypt," Ralph Ellis, p. 166.
Thus the Sphere sculpture is intimately connected to the pyramids of Giza and we could further speculate that the rotation of the sphere sculpture every 24 hours is related to the processional rituals performed at the Pyramids and Mecca.
One more item, for your consideration, about the Sphere.
"Upon recovery from the rubble pile, where an airliner seat, a Bible and papers from the various offices in the World Trade Center were discovered within," (again Wikipedia)
I made this drawing for my post "Contacting God Our Alien Creator: The Occult Motivation for the 9/11 mega-Ritual." It was inspired by the image below, which is featured and explained in the "9/11 Pyramid Mega-Ritual" video and the aforementioned post.
The pedestal with the Bible and the candles was replaced with the WTC and the Sphere. Bizarrely, I included the Bible in my drawing and Wikipedia relates that one was found inside the sculpture. Was the Bible discovered in the partly damaged Sphere in the 9/11 aftermath really one that had somehow ended up there during the collapse, or was it placed inside beforehand?
This is a mysterious piece called "Cloud Fortress" by artist Masayuki Nagare. It echoes the three pillar tracing board and Tree of Life theme: two big pyramid/pillars on either side with a third smaller one in the middle. It yet again echoes the WTC as pyramids theme as we see the Twin Towers behind the three pyramid shapes that define the sculpture.
(Photo Robert Segal)
We see in the image above just how large this piece was and that it survived the destruction of the ritual. It however, was bulldozed during the cleanup and recovery and no part of it has yet been found.
I don't care if you're related, descended, inspired, authorized (or think you are) by Akhenaton, Solomon, Jesus, Mary, the elder gods of Atlantis or whatever. Using our bodies in order to charge talisman to open stargates certainly constitute violation of fair play. Thus you have forfeited your right to play. You must sit out until the next round.
Peace and Namaste
James Cameron, Horus, Britney Spears, William Shatner all this and more coming up next, soon…
Here is my newest video
This video speculates as to the mystical and architectural importance of the octagon in the ancient and present world. The Freedom Tower is shown to be a representation of the Great Pyramid of Giza and connected to the Stargate. Synchromystic connections are made between the octagon, stargates and pop-culture.
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1. Discuss with your counselor the life and times of Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell. Explain why he felt a program like Scouting would be good for the young men of his day. Include in your discussion how Scouting was introduced in the United States, and the origins of Boy Scouting and Cub Scouting under Baden-Powell.
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6. Make a collection of some of your personal patches and other Scouting memorabilia. With their permission, you may include items borrowed from family members or friends who have been in Scouting in the past, or you may include photographs of these items. Show this collection to your counselor, and share what you have learned about items in the collection. (There is no requirement regarding how large or small this collection must be.)
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8. Interview at least three people (different from those you interviewed for requirement 5) over the age of 40 who were Scouts. Find out about their Scouting experiences. Ask about the impact that Scouting has had on their lives. Share what you learned with your counselor.
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Editor's note: Information has been added to clarify the 2012 salary of James Rudisill.
Who are the highest paid state employees?
You might find the data, well, interesting.
The Harrisburg Patriot-News/Pennlive.com reports in a package of stories tons of data on how much state workers take home, who they are and what their jobs are: you can read the stuff here.
In just looking at the top 25 salaries, though, one can get a sample -- if not of our state's priorities -- of where the highest salary dough is going.
The data is from 2012.
The top dollars last year went to former California University of Pennsylvania (Washington County) president Angelo Armenti, who was fired last year and now is suing. His 2012 take was $367,449.
Gov. Corbett, by the way, is 190th on the state payroll at $178,033.
Others in the top 25 include 15 Department of Public Welfare employees, all psychiatrists and physicians, ranging in salary from $264,353 to $351,054.
The highest-paid legislative employees in 2012 were Vincent DeLiberato, senior attorney with the Legislative Reference Bureau, $318,115, and now-retired Ed Nolan who was director of the GOP House Appropriations Committee, $286,547.
Most of the other top 25 work for the State System of Higher Ed or Higher Education Assistance. You can look at the top 25 and more here.
One surprise: the 25th highest paid state employee in 2012 was the swimming coach at West Chester University, James "Jamie" Rudisill, $260,768. His salary last year was supplemented by swim classes, camps and an arbitration award related to a 2008 grievance over such supplemental pay. In 2007, The Patriot reported he made $182,446.
The Patriot notes the number of state employees making six figures has grown by 59% in the past five years (during the worst recession since the Great Depression and while many private-sector salaries stayed flat or declined). In 2007 there were 3,043 state workers making at least $100,000 a-year; in 2012 the number jumped to 4,831.
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