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We've Never Been Alone: A History of Extraterrestrial Intervention
by Paul Von Ward
Whether you call them gods, angels, ETs, or aliens, sufficient proof now exists that beings more advanced than humans have influenced our history. Evidence suggests that these outsiders shaped our religions, genes, technology, and cultures. In fact, they may have provided the impetus for modern civilization.
Paul Von Ward investigates why modern science and religion refuse to address the possibility that humans interact with Advanced Beings (ABs). He reviews sacred texts, myths and legends--from the Old Testament, Hebrew texts, and the Vedas, to the Greek myths, Sumerian tablets, and other historical sources to make the link between religions, their gods, and alien intervention. He shows how this history of AB intervention has been suppressed and challenges readers to reexamine the origins of notions like "divine revelation" to find common ground among the world's cultures and religions.
"In the name of God, ___________." The reader can fill the blank with any imaginable curse, blessing, praise, wish, prayer, epithet, or affirmation and be certain that it will be spoken somewhere in the world today.
An Arab says, "The Jews subverted Allah's order for the universe." A Jew says, "YHVH gave us this land." An American president reportedly tells an Arab and a Jew, "God instructed me to [act]." Are they all speaking of and to the same god? Whence these concepts of Allah/YHVH/God? How many other such gods have been identified throughout human history?
Moses (3,500 years ago) reported to the Hebrews that a god spoke to him from a burning bush and gave him commandments and books from a cloud of fire and smoke on the mountain. Saul (2,000 years ago) reported a voice spoke to him from the sky on the way to Damascus and set him on the path to define and organize the new religion of Christianity.
Mohammed (1,400 years ago) reported that the Archangel Gabriel came in a vision and instructed him to start a new religion. Joseph Smith (1820s) reported that the angel Moroni showed him where the Book of Mormon was buried. A group of people in Chicago (early 1900s) channeled the Urantia Book that has stimulated a small religious movement. Charles Wise (1970s) reported that Jesus dictated a book to him to "set the record straight" on how he had been misrepresented for 2,000 years. Such communications from beings more advanced than humans have over time led to many religious movements, some more successful than others.1 The histories of these religions have been filled with hatred for nonbelievers and bloody struggles among groups of believers. The history revealed in this book suggests that the nature of their Advanced Being-instigated beliefs spawns and nurtures their internecine conflicts. Militants in every religion have continually persecuted heretics, converted "heathen" and "infidels" by the sword and economic inducements, and tried to control the minds of millions.
On the other hand, many devotees have been inspired to produce great works and noteworthy service to humanity. A built-in set of conflicting institutional values has suppressed initiative and made people psychologically dependent and susceptible to manipulation by demagogues, and yet has simultaneously given comfort, hope, and joy.
In the last 50 years, thousands of humans have reported contact with extraterrestrials, or ETs (another name for Advanced Beings). Some say they have been raped by them, abducted and frightened, and even used as parents for hybrid children. Others say the ETs have enlightened them, providing new knowledge and insights useful to humanity.
Some have appeared as physical beings, while others have been "energetic" or "light beings." There have been reports of valuable technology provided to humans by some of these ETs.
Thousands of people daily serve as channels for voices with messages no different in substance from world religions or the reports of those who have had contact with ETs. People pray to their angels, seek the advice of their spirit guides, and talk with discarnate beings in more dimensions than one can imagine. Some go out of body to meet them.
What is all this human communication with nonhuman entities? Why have some of these communications had such significant consequences for human history and others none? Why have the beings themselves and the human reactions to them been so socially divisive? Just who are these disembodied voices and ethereal beings?
I call them ABs. The term AB, Advanced Being, refers to any category of nonhuman, conscious entities who may have been involved in human affairs. If you believe in one god, multiple gods, ETs, heavenly messengers, angels, spirit guides, a holy spirit, devils, ascended beings, spirit voices who speak through human channels, higher dimensional conscious entities, something you call your "higher self," or any similar phenomenon, you already agree that ABs exist. Have one or more of them affected your life? If the answer is yes, have you ever considered that other ABs may exist? Have you thought about the influence they could have had on other people's lives and in human history?
When using the term Advanced Beings, I do not mean to imply that they are more advanced than humans in all respects. This definition simply recognizes reports made by people over several millennia.
After communication or contact with such beings, individuals have described them as having powers or technologies stronger or more advanced than our own. These powers may be like those of an angel who can appear and disappear instantaneously, or may involve the use of sophisticated technologies by flesh-and-blood ETs whose spacecraft exceed the current limits of human technology or scientific understanding.
An AB may have powers of communication unknown to humans and operate in realms not readily accessible to us. ABs may have the power to unilaterally decide when and how to speak to us, even to choose whether to respond when we ask them to talk with us. None of this means they are necessarily more intelligent or more morally and ethically developed than humans. It means only that they can decide when, as we might put it, to initiate a call or answer the phone. However, whether the ABs take the initiative or we ask them for advice, it would behoove us to test their views against our own knowledge and wisdom. After all, they can only offer their own limited perspectives on a still-evolving universe.
Looked at in this way, the question "Are we alone in the universe?" seems foolish. Scientists still seeking answers to this question mislead themselves if they only tune in on pulsars and distant stars.
The answer lies under our feet and in our collective stories: Other conscious beings inhabit the universe, and we have never been alone. The proof lies in self-evident artifacts and human experience.
This, the most important story in human history, receives little attention by either academic or popular historians. The nature of the story explains why established scholars fear to investigate it. It calls into question their own and almost everyone else's mental state, raising the specter of self-delusion across all of humanity that has atrophied our emotional and intellectual development. What to do about the evidence for other intelligent beings in the universe lies at the center of a covert struggle for control of the structure of human consciousness.
Many scholars concerned about the challenges humans face attribute the most critical rift in consciousness to that between science and religion. For instance, philosopher Ken Wilber said in 1998, "take into account that 90 percent of the world's population has a religious outlook based on some kind of mythology—God the Father and so on—and that the standard scientific view gives these myths as much credibility as they give the tooth fairy...
There's an enormous split between reason and meaning that must be healed." Healing humanity's psychosis will require more than Wilber suggests. A Faustian bargain between science and religion has created the current split in human consciousness. Both must first free themselves of their own blinders before they can be incorporated into a natural and holistic perspective that recognizes the "multiplicity and unity of the universe."
The bifurcation in human consciousness is more like a species multiple personality disorder combined with a Tower of Babel syndrome.
Human society, because of its misunderstandings about contacts with Advanced Beings over the millennia, has developed several incompatible subpersonalities. Some are neurotic, while others are psychotic, and they all babble in different languages. It is no wonder the world situation is what it is today. A divided self is self-destructive, whether it's an individual, a society, or a species. With groups fighting among themselves, it is like a body whose essential organs are warring against each other. Severed from our history, we know not why we fight.
Severed from our inherent humanity, we know not why we cannot find love. Severed from our natural world, we know not where to find inner tranquillity and universal peace. This book introduces new concepts to describe these problems and make sense of them. It proposes a way to find common ground among the world's cultures, with their different ideas on gods and their relationship to humans.
It holds that the truth is hidden in plain sight. Therefore, the Old Testament, the Vedas, the Greek myths, the Sumerian tablets, and other historical sources are analyzed without prejudgments as to their validity. You will find that I have taken sacred texts and other ancient materials for the purposes of this book as reliable references to the existence of other beings and advanced technologies. To accept them only as fantasy or metaphor, we must first be able to demonstrate that they do not refer to actual events. Until we have proven their claims are false, we have no defensible justification for not interpreting them as plausible scenarios in our still-evolving knowledge.
This book explains why modern science and religion do not want to address the possibility that humans interact with many Advanced Beings. It shows how intelligent people have been conditioned to ignore or suppress a significant part of human history and current human experience. It exposes why governments refuse to reveal that they are just as interested in the subject as anyone and have collected much evidence that deserves to be shared with all of humanity.
A note to my friends of all religions. To some, this book will appear to be a denial of some beliefs you cherish most. My intent has not been to undermine your faith in the source of all life and the purposefulness of all beings. I share with you the awe and reverence we feel for the majesty of creation and the ineffable nature of its origins. I share with you the deepest respect for the integrity of all individuals and the responsibility each of us has to search for and live a deeper truth. I have faith that all beings are joined by a reality that transcends culture and place. It is my hope that this tentative offering of the results of my search can help us find the tie that truly binds.
Reprinted with permission of Hampton Roads Publishing.
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The Russellville River Valley Predators won the second annual On the Prowl Tournament at M.J. Hickey Field last Saturday. The Predators used heroics and rallies to claim the championship title. After losing their only game to the Arkansas Legends 4-1, they came back to beat them in the championship game.
Russellville won its first game 8-1 over the Conway Cards but lost its second game to the Legends, making them one loss from elimination.
The team would rally in the bottom of the fifth to defeat the Conway Cats 8-5 and vault themselves into the championship game. Reid Cone singled, Austin White reached on a hit-by-pitch, and Lane Reves loaded the bases with a walk. Derek Birginske singled in two runs and Blake Henderson finished off the Cats with a dramatic walk-off home run. Little did the team know they would have to use that momentum and heroism for the championship game against the Legends.
Down 6-3 in the top of the seventh of the title game, Luke Cason started the comeback rally with a walk. Jesse Duvall doubled scoring Cason, Cone had an RBI single and later scored on a passed ball to tie the game and forcing extra innings. Tyler Lawson walked, an error allowed Duvall to reach, and White walked to load the bases allowing Russellville to have a chance. Reves hit a two-run single, and White later scored on a passed ball making the score 9-6 Predators. Birginske came in and struckout the side, allowing Russellville to claim victory in 11 innings.
Birginske got the win pitching 71/3 innings, striking out 15 while also having two hits offensively. Leading the way for the Predators was Blake Henderson and Reves who each had two singles. Frank Chiolino and Jesse Duvall each had a double for Russellville. The USSSA 13U Champs are Henderson, Steven Possey, Birginske, Reves, White, Mike Cowles, Darren Findley, Peyton Golden, Cason, Lawson, Chiolino, Duvall and Reid Cone. The River Valley Predators are coached by Geno Chiolino, Darren Findley and Todd Birginske.
Other results
In the 9-under bracket, the Russellville Redbirds lost to the Arkansas Swing Away 11-7. Central Arkansas Travelers of Conway won the 9-under bracket by defeating the Swing Away 11-5.
In the 11-under-AA bracket, the London Tigers lost 11-1 to the El Dorado Young Guns. The Young Guns won the 11-under bracket by defeating the Arkansas Cobras.
In the 11-under open, the Russellville's Arkansas River Cats lost to the Benton Red Wings 7-2. Springdale's team the Arkansas X-treme won the bracket defeating the Red Wings 13-2.
In the 13-under-AA bracket, Russellville's Riverhawks lost to the Clarksville Diamondbacks 9-3. The Benton Rebels won this bracket by defeating the Drillers 7-6.


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Not upset at all about this team. I have a few holdovers from last year not mad at all. Anyone looking to trade a PG holla at ya boy
Not upset at all about this team. I have a few holdovers from last year not mad at all. Anyone looking to trade a PG holla at ya boy
What's your team's name in fantasy?
If you had a useful SF we could talk a trade, but you don't, so there is no way I can help you improve your PG situation...
Well I'm not terribly disappointed with my squad but I am looking to make some moves. Autopick worked alright in my absence and a few of my pre-ranked players made it to my team. Looking forward to having a better season then last year. I'm not afraid to trade anyone so just hit me up.
edit: it may sounds pretty dumb, but who are That's Amare, WaterMELOn, NVP, NJC, Gangnam and Cross Forcers? Three of these guys are metro's mates and the rest?
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can we get a full list of who everyone is, re respective teams and KO poster names?
first trade of season going down between CoolClyde's Bruisers and Multiple Scorgasms:
top PG- Rondo and SG Jodie Meeks for
top C- Greg Monroe and SG/SF- Mike Dunleavy
thoughts? I had dire need for quality C (already had 7 PG's!) and a SF,
so this trade fills those spots well. Thanks and good luck Rono!
I'd like to thank DZWons son for offering Tyson Manhandler for Rondo, but I felt
Monroe is more of a powerhouse coming into his own, just a gut feeling.
we'll see how that pans out.
Hey Pringles! how you gonna survive with only 1 PG? what's your plan man? let's talk, champ!
After two days of careful negotiation the first blockbuster of the season emerges!
The Beef Helmets receive Chris Paul, Ricky Rubio and Luol Deng while the Wharfies receive Dirk, Marc Gasol, Monta Ellis and Spencer Hawes!
I do however like that metro has reduced the waiver wire time to 1 day instead of 2 which I hadn't noticed when I posted last. Means people who pay more attention have a bit more of an advantage which is good.
@Clyde yeah! And I like your trade too. If not for those first round autopicks I definitely would have drafted Monroe 2nd round he's going to explode this year.
That was really a BIG trade. Damn.
The only KO posters I don't know are:
Cross Facers ...
New Vegas Patriots! ...
Gangnam Style ...
That's Amar'e ...
KillorbeKilled ... is this TOONS?
please fill in the blanks so we know who we're playing.
here's the rest of KO Fantasy league and respective posters:
CoolClyde's Bruisers - COOL CLYDE
Cross Facers -
New Vegas Patriots! -
Coquis - METROCARD
Gangnam Style -
Tingles4Pringles - iSayUghh
Multiple Scorgasms - RONORANINA
That's Amar'e -
The Beef Helmets - CRAZY8s/SMOKES
KillorbeKilled -
p0nder's Primetime - P0NDER
R'dam Wharfies - DZWONSSON
#KnicksTape - Knicks4Life_1985
WaterMELOn and DUI -stEpHoN_mArBuRy
New Jack City - CA7


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One of the most enjoyable things to do in Flagstaff is to take in a concert by the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. Their regular concert series runs from September through April, and presentations during other months include the Independence Day concert and the Summer Chamber Music Series. Performed in the beautiful Ardrey Memorial Auditorium on the Northern Arizona University campus, Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra concerts offer the opportunity to listen to music from both modern and past composers from all over the world.
For anyone looking for musical things to do in Flagstaff, AZ, the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra is not to be missed. Go to http://www.flagstaffsymphony.org or call 928-774-5107 for more information and tickets.
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In less than five months Teton Science Schools will offer the first Summer Adventure of 2011. Although summer seems a long way off, especially when the thermometer hovers in the low teens on this cold January afternoon here in Jackson, it will be here soon. For those of you who are as excited about this summer as our staff and faculty are, be sure to take advantage of our $20 discount for each Summer Youth Adventure registered before February 1.
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From Cash Assistance to Employment: What Happens When Clients Return to Work
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As Cash Assistance families find paid employment they may no longer be eligible for a cash grant. However, certain programs, such as Medicaid, child care and Food Stamps may still be available to them. Eligibility for these transitional benefits will be covered, including how to advocate when recipients are terminated inappropriately from CA and denied these benefits. Cost of workshop is $50.00. Online registration required at: http://benefitsplus.cssny.org/home/training


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LRIW said the honor is bestowed to "women who have made significant contributions to the rail industry through their leadership, dedication, and vision." The 2014 award winner will be honored at the LRIW Annual Conference in Montreal Sept. 22, in conjunction with the RSI/CMA 2014 + Canadian Rail Summit.
A nomination form and more information about the award can be found on the LRIW website. A completed application and supporting documents are due July 31, 2014. Nominees must be women working within the rail industry.
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Location: Application Technology ResearchTitle: Biology, Behavior, and Management of Ambrosia Beetles Attacking Ornamental Nursery Stock Author
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Publication Acceptance Date: 1/10/2013
Publication Date: 2/1/2013
Citation: Ranger, C.M., Reding, M.E., Schultz, P., Oliver, J. 2013. Biology, Behavior, and Management of Ambrosia Beetles Attacking Ornamental Nursery Stock. OFA Bulletin. 937:20-23. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Ambrosia beetles are being increasingly recognized as significant pests of field-grown ornamental nursery stock. Two species are especially problematic in ornamental nurseries, namely the black stem borer, Xylosandrus germanus, and the granulate ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus. Ambrosia beetles can be difficult to manage in ornamental nurseries due to a number of reasons, including: wide host range, infestations can be difficult to detect, ability to transmit pathogenic microorganisms, proper timing of insecticides, and variable efficacy of insecticides. This article addresses a number of important topics related to the biology, behavior, and management of ambrosia beetles in ornamental nurseries.


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Paul and Visions
Since visions have arisen as the current topic of choice, and my statement about Paul having a vision of Jesus, and not seeing him physically resurrected resulted in a comment, thought I would address it.
Did Paul see a physical Jesus?
First we need to look at Paul's own writings. This was a man who thought people (arguably himself) could either in-body or out-of-body "project" to the Third Heaven and could hear things not permissible to tell. (2 Cor. 12:1-5)
If someone said that today, would it be thought of as a physical event, or a spiritual vision?
Paul stated he had so many exceedingly great revelations, he could even become conceited. (2 Cor. 12:7) If someone said that today, would it be a physical revelation, or a spiritual vision?
Paul believed that Jesus spoke directly to him in actual words. (2 Cor. 12:9; 1 Cor. 11:23; 1 Cor. 7:12. Acts 18:9) He did not receive a Gospel from men, but from revelation from Jesus Christ. (Gal. 1:11) If someone told you that Jesus actually spoke to them in English words, would you think it actual, or a vision?
When did Paul get all this information from Jesus? Certainly not prior to his conversion. Apparently not at his conversion. Paul speaks of growing information, and learned experiences throughout the progression of his books. Paul was continually getting revelation, and quotes from Jesus. Now, is the Christian maintaining that Jesus physically re-appeared and discussed these things with Paul? Popping in and out on various occasions?
Why would we, when Paul himself admits in belief of possible "out-of-body" experiences in which a person can enter Paradise, and hear inexplicable things? Paul admits that his comings and goings are dictated by these revelations. (Gal 2:1) Was that a physical appearance?
If someone said that today, would we think the new information, the new revelations were spiritual visions, or Jesus physically appearing?
What does Paul say about his own conversion? Not much. He says he was persecuting the church of God, and then God revealed His son "in me." (Gal 1:16) What little study I have done, indicates the Greek word apokalupto is an internal revelation, not external. In means exactly that—"in" as within the limits of space. Paul does not claim, here, that Jesus was externally revealed to him, but internally revealed in him. In fact, Christians today would use this same language, without even thinking of the implications of a physical appearance.
And (with one exception) that is it on what Paul writes about seeing Jesus. Now let's look at what the author of Acts records.
[Side note: Why I doubt Acts as being historical. Acts. 9:1 has Paul asking the high priest for letters to the synagogues in Damascus to take prisoners back to Rome. A Pharisee, asking a Sadducee for a letter of authority in a city in which the high priest had no authority whatsoever. In fact, if found with the letter, it is very likely the high priest would be killed for trying to exert power outside his domain by the Romans. An unlikely request for an unnecessary letter that is only trouble.]
Does Paul see Jesus? Nope. He sees a light and hears a voice. (Acts 9:3) It should be noted that Paul did not recognize the voice; let alone any claim to recognize a face that wasn't seen. The people with him did not see anyone.
God himself now says that Paul has a vision. (Acts. 9:12) A straight reading of the text would be that Paul saw a light, and later saw a vision of some sort.
But perhaps the author of Acts is adding their own bend to the story. Let's see how the author records what Paul says happened. Nope, again we have a bright light and a voice. (Acts 22:6-7) No mention of Jesus.
Think on this for a moment. This is a fellow that has so many revelations; he has a problem with pride. He talks regularly of Jesus teaching him directly. Yet the one thing he does NOT say is "Jesus appeared to me on the road." According to Acts, immediately after recounting his tale of seeing this light and hearing this voice Paul DOES refer to a later instance in which Jesus appeared to him. In a trance. (Acts. 22:18) If Paul deliberately and particularly refrains from stating he saw Jesus at this event, how can the Christian claim to know more than Paul?
When Paul tells the tale to King Agrippa (same thing. Lights. Voice. No Jesus) he refers to it as a vision. (Acts. 26:19)
If someone said this today, would you believe that Jesus actually physically appeared, or that this was a spiritual vision?
Taking all of this into account, if there was nothing more, we would be done. Paul speaks as if these were visions; Acts speaks as if these were visions.
So now we come to the lone applicant for a physical appearance—1 Cor. 15:8 Paul says Jesus appeared to Peter first (the Gospels say some women) and after that to Peter (the gospels have two unknown followers) then the Twelve (the Gospels only have eleven.) Paul records Jesus then appeared to over 500 (not in the Gospels) and then to James (not in the Gospels) and then to all the apostles (possibly in Matthew. You know—where some of them doubted.) Then, finally to Paul.
When? When did Jesus make this appearance to Paul? Before Paul's conversion? This is extremely problematic, because it would mean that Paul saw Jesus post-mortem, and was not convinced. At Paul's conversion? This is contrary to both what Paul says in Galatians, and what Acts records as having happened.
Yes, I know the Sunday School stories all have Jesus appearing in the flash of light. Just not what the authors record, even though the author immediately records events of Jesus appearing at a later time.
The only possible remaining time, is some period after the conversion event. Which starts to create problems. If Acts is going to be considered History, Paul records having visions of Jesus while in a trance. When Paul uses the word "appear" in 1 Cor. 15, he could easily be meaning that as in "appear in a vision." Remember, this is the fellow that believes people can have auditory visions in the Third Heaven; it is not out of the realm of possibility, that he can hold to visual visions in this world.
We are always informed that "Scripture must interpret Scripture." If every other verse points in one direction, and one points in another, we are to look at the anomaly and see how it fits to all of the other instances.
Every other verse points to Paul believing he had spiritual visions in Jesus. Spiritual Revelations. Spiritual conversations. Some while in a trance.
If, in 1 Cor. he says Jesus "appeared to him" and elsewhere these appearances are visions, the most natural conclusion is that Paul is talking about visions. In fact, in order to get the results desired, the Christian must abandon the normal claim of Scripture interpreting Scripture!
If the Christian is claiming Paul is stating a physical appearance, when did it occur, and why was it not recorded?
I have compared these visions to Virgin Mary appearances, and wondered why Christians hold Paul's visions as actual, but not the Virgin Mary's. I have been informed they are nothing alike.
Let's see:
Most Christians hold that Jesus received a modified but partially recognizable physical body post resurrection. That he then went to heaven.
AFTER this, he appears to Paul, (at least sometimes as a vision, and while Paul is in a trance), imparts spiritual wisdom, and continues to pop in and out.
Most Christians hold that Mary died, went to Heaven, and receives a modified spiritual body of some sort. If a Christian resurrection is similar to Jesus'; this modified body is recognizable in some way with the former physical one.
AFTER this, Mary appears to people on earth, in an apparent recognizable physical form, imparts spiritual wisdom, and then continues to pop in and out.
How is that different than Paul's experience? The only difference I see is bias.
We all have biases. I presume everyone in the world likes French Fries, for example, just because I do. Does not make bias "evil" or "wrong" but it is simply a part of humanity.
Because of how Christians are raised and taught, there is an inherent bias to presume that Paul felt a physical Jesus appeared to him. What one must be careful to do is recognize that bias, and refrain from using it as a methodology for what is a vision, and what is actual. Because many Christians are equally bias against the possibility of the Virgin Mary appearing in a physical form, and that people who hold to belief in such visions are genuine, honest, and sincere. But incorrect.
Using this same method, when applied to Paul, it would seem he was genuine, honest and sincere as well. And equally incorrect.


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The chairman of the USCCB pro-life committee, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, said this week that the religious exemption in the HHS ruling to require health insurance plans to cover sterilization and contraception free of charge is so narrow that Jesus himself would not qualify for it.
Yet the Obama administration has refused to broaden the exemption. In a move she says "strikes the appropriate balance between respecting religious freedom and increasing access to important preventive services," Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, gave religious employers an extended deadline, until August 1, 2013, to comply.
Planned Parenthood, the extremist, abortion-centered organization behind the drafting and inclusion of no-cost birth control and sterilization in Obamacare, said in a statement that, while it applauds this victory, it opposes even the current, very narrow religious exemption, and also disagrees with adding the one-year waiver provision to the final rule.
Sebelius said in a Jan. 20 statement that nonprofit employers who do not currently provide contraceptive coverage in their insurance plans due to religious beliefs will be given the additional year to comply so that they can have "more time and flexibility to adapt to this new rule."
Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the USCCB, received a phone call from President Obama explaining the ruling. "In effect, the president is saying we have a year to figure out how to violate our consciences," the archbishop said. "The Obama administration has now drawn an unprecedented line in the sand," he said. "The Catholic bishops are committed to working with our fellow Americans to reform the law and change this unjust regulation."
American Life League's pleas to the bishops to fight Obamacare tooth and nail before it was implemented fell on deaf ears. Now, the fruits of that neglect are upon us as we find ourselves in an untenable position that was not hard to predict.
Please contact your legislators today and urge them to protect our right to religious liberty guaranteed by the First Amendment. Click here to send an e-mail or letter to your elected officials. You can send it as is or easily edit it.
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Bargnani+5th pick and trade exception to Minnesota for their 2nd pick and Milicic. It appears that they look to trade down. Then we draft Derrick Williams.
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BC will pull some matrix sh*t off and get us a top player.
He was at the bottom of the top 100 in assist to turnover ratio and pure point guard rating.
He's a PG who struggles with his decision making, probably the most important skill of a PG.
He's apparently very quiet and reserved and doesn't have the personality of a leader, again a trait you want from your PG.
If the Raptors were drafting in the late teens, then I'd say jump on him because he's probably got a good future as a third guard. For a 22 win team without a lot of talent, I say no way.
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The best three players available that could be there are Jonas V., Brandon K. and Kemba W.(in that order) we should leave the draft with one of those three players
If we take Kemba or Knight I think we have to trade Bayless. Jose is the veteran presence that we need influencing our young point guard of the future. The pass first, unselfish, and very fiery style that Jose approaches the game with is exactly what we want to instill in our future guy. If we end up with Bayless and Knight or Walker as our back court, we basically have two guys who have yet to show they can consistently run an offense and who have very similar skill sets. If you take Knight or Walker's speed and combine it with Jose's passing you have an elite player.
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Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP > Mount Muir > Climber's Log
Mount Muir Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Fred Bagni
|Route Climbed: Whitney Trail Date Climbed: June 18th, 2004
|Fun short class 3 section. Small summit block. Nice views. Took my eleven year old. His first climb and first summit ever.
|Posted Jul 10, 2004 7:01 pm
|Route Climbed: West side Date Climbed: June 19, 2004
|Fun but scary scramble up the rock face on return from a day hike to Whitney. The top is so small, it was hard to turn around. If you get vertigo, this is NOT the place for you.
22 miles, 6,500 ft elevation gain, 2 fourteeners, not bad for a day's work. =^)
|Posted Jun 22, 2004 1:05 pm
|Route Climbed: Traverse from Carillon, Russell, Whitneyl. Date Climbed: May 30, 04
|This wasn't plan, we just did this as we went along the day.
|Posted Jun 3, 2004 3:59 am
|Route Climbed: Whitney Trail Date Climbed: 05/02/04
|Fun class 3 scramble to the top. Everyone on the return from Whitney should do Muir.
|Posted May 4, 2004 1:14 pm
|Route Climbed: Whitney Main Trail Date Climbed: June 1, 2003
|I was tired on the way back from Whitney and I decided that I didn't want to have to come back so I dropped my pack and scrambled up to the peak. Glad I did it.
|Posted Apr 13, 2004 11:47 pm
|Route Climbed: Cottonwood Lakes, Rock Creek, CrabTree Pass, Whitney trail, West Chute Date Climbed: 9/14/03
|Success! I bagged this peak after a turning back 40 feet from the summit 2 years earlier. It is true, there is not much room on the summit block. There were 5 of us perched there that day, Myself, Joe Finken, Phil Edmundson, Mario Martinez, and Rob (Joe's Friend). Credit must also be given to Bob Finken who joined us to Langley and Whitney on this three peaks in three days trip.
|Posted Apr 8, 2004 4:42 pm
|Route Climbed: from main trail Date Climbed: August 1999
|Scrambled up Mt. Muir on the way back from Mt. Whitney via main trail. Fun climb
|Posted Mar 11, 2004 10:21 am
|Route Climbed: main route Date Climbed: Oct 2000
|My friend and I tagged this peak while on a summit trip for Mt. Whitney. I highly encourage all of those who are feeling the energy while on a Whitney trip, to take the extra time to tag this peak.
|Posted Feb 8, 2004 9:25 pm
|Route Climbed: East Buttress Date Climbed: May 1979
|Brian West and I climbed this fine alpine route in spring of a heavy snow year. We found good firm rock (5.7) and short sections of steep ice. The previous day I had stashed a pair of skis at Trail Crest and had a great run on perfect corn down the gully west of the switchbacks after our climb.
|Posted Jan 22, 2004 5:40 pm
|Route Climbed: Whitney Trail (aka. Switchback hell) Date Climbed: October 11, 2003
|Took a little detour on my descent from climbing Mt Whitney's mountaineers route. It certainly had the same feel as the East Ridge of Mt Russell!
The route descriptions for the type of scrambling to expect were accurate. I was suprised at how short the scramble was from the trail. Also, finding where to go up was a little challenging, but by comparing landmarks and phtos courtesy of summitpost we were able to find the route.
|Posted Oct 13, 2003 1:03 am
|Route Climbed: From Whitney trail after climbing E. Face of Whitney. Date Climbed: 09/21/02 and 09/09/95
|After me and Ian climbed the East Face of Whitney, I hiked over to Mt. Muir from the trail. I descend the mountaineer's route of Whitney to the car. Making for a full day.
In 1995, I did from Whitney trail only.
|Posted Oct 7, 2003 11:36 pm
|Route Climbed: West Face from Whiitney Trail Date Climbed: October 2, 2003
|Summited via class 3 scramble from the Whitney Trail. Great summit with incredible views.
|Posted Oct 3, 2003 6:21 pm
|Route Climbed: South skyline from Whitney Trail Date Climbed: Sept 19, 2003
|Took a quick detour from the Tourist Trail to sign in during a casual day guiding my 14yo sister to Whitney. I wore my Nike sandals the entire time, including up a variation to the Muir summit.
|Posted Sep 20, 2003 8:19 pm
|Route Climbed: west face from whitney trail Date Climbed: september 12, 2003
|ascended whitney via the mountaineer's route, hiked over to Muir to bag it. Tiny summit, no crowds. 14'er number 10. Got some puzzled looks as I went back up Whitney, took a left to descend via the MR.....
|Posted Sep 12, 2003 9:41 pm
|Route Climbed: Via the Whitney Trail Date Climbed: September 6, 2003
|After using our rest day to ascend Whitney via the Mountaineer's route, I talked my partner in to taking the 2 mile round trip journey to do Mt. Muir. Quite a contrast to the hoards of people sitting on Whitney's top. Interesting conversations from people encouraging us on as we traversed back over to Whitney to descend the Mountaineer's route.
|Posted Sep 12, 2003 4:23 pm
|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: From Whitney Trail Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2003; Aug 28, 2004
|Day 9 of the Sierra Challenge. This was supposed to be a climb of McAdie, but the guys I was with weren't too enthusiastic about that and wanted to head up here instead. This was my first visit to this area, so I just went along with the majority...
This is a short scramble, but it's a quality one--it was some of the most enjoyable climbing I did all week. Great rock, good holds, some enjoyable exposure, and fantastic views at the top too.
Came back in Aug 2004 as part of a five SPS peak dayhike loop out of Whitney Portal: Carillon-Tunnabora-Russell-Whitney-Muir. Mt. Muir seemed much easier than I remembered. Maybe my scrambling skills actually have improved...
|Posted Aug 19, 2003 6:32 pm
|Rick Kent
|Route Climbed: Via the Whitney Trail Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2003
|Solo'd up the class 3 part with the help of a marked up photo. Although I was a bit apprehensive at first, this short climb was a lot of fun. A few patches of snow left over from the thunderstorm the day before had me concerned but turned out not to be a problem. After getting back down to the trail I met a fellow named Basil who wanted to do it so I went up again with him. Even more fun the second time!
|Posted Aug 18, 2003 1:30 pm
|Route Climbed: Via Whitney Trail Date Climbed: August 12, 2003
|An awesome little climb that helped to break the monotony of the endless Whitney Trail. Didn't see a single person even attempt Muir that day, though there had to be 150 people on the trail. A must do for anyone who's going up Whitney, just because you are right there.
|Posted Aug 15, 2003 10:50 am
|Route Climbed: Whitney Trail Date Climbed: August 10, 2003
|Summited at around 1 pm, after summiting Russell and Whitney earlier that day. In this way I accomplished my goal of climbing three 14ers on my 33rd birthday. Got back to the trailhead at around 4:30 pm. Total time ca. 16 hrs.
|Posted Aug 12, 2003 12:13 am
|Rinat Shagisultanov
|Route Climbed: Via the Whitney Trail Date Climbed: Nov 30, 2002
|Had a real winter conditions and being prepared for the fresh snow, we were lucky to get to the Trail Crest by the broad coulour (crampons and ice axes). Then proceeded along the trail and at the duck headed up to the base of the summit pinnacle. Brought the rope, but never used as it was class 3+ scrambling. Saw some weired hikers doing Whitney that looked like gosts. The fresh snow prevented many groups from climbing the peaks in this area, but for us the snowshoes helped to get back to the TH w/o problems.
|Posted Aug 8, 2003 4:06 am


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Hi there,
I am still learning php and would be glad if somebody help me to understand the processes of the following select query.
The below stated select query does not contain any results (rows) in its result set if some variables contain no entry in the database (in the respective row). Why is this the case and how can I still retrieve results even if some variables contain no entries?
Here is the query
p2g.id and p2gtext are part of the p2g tablename, email are part of the author table
try{ $sql = 'SELECT p2g.id, p2gtext, name, email FROM p2g INNER JOIN author ON authorid = author.id'; $result = $pdo->query($sql);}catch (PDOException $e){ $error = 'Error fetching places to go: ' . $e->getMessage(); include 'error.html.php'; exit();}
if ($result->rowCount() === 0) { $output = 'Select query contains no entries.'; include 'p2g.html.php'; include 'output.html.php'; exit();}
In the table "author" are no entries made. Therefore the variables name and email are empty. The table p2g contains entries. If I run the query no results are shown (the if statement is applied)
I get the results if I do not "Inner Join" the author table, and therefore all variables have entries in respective rows.I also get the results if I insert data into the author table. But only the results will be show which have an entry in ALL variables (in the respective row).
Why there is an entry needed in all variables for a select query to show the results?And how can I alter the select query that results are still shown, even if not all variables contain an entry for the respective row?
Please email if you need better description of the problem
Thanks for help in advance!
I think what you need is a LEFT JOIN.
The LEFT JOIN keyword returns all rows from the left table (table1), with the matching rows in the right table (table2). The result is NULL in the right side when there is no match.
If you use an INNER JOIN, it will only return existing rows in both tables.
JOINs have not been easy for me to understand and I still need to think about them more than I'd like to.*I'm guilty of having commited more than one of these Top 10 MySQL Mistakes Made By PHP Developers
Anyway, hopefully this will help Understanding JOINs in MySQL and Other Relational Databases
Dear xMog, thanks for your note.
Is there a possibility that I can change the select request, that all results (rows) of both tables are shown. This is because, for instance, I like to check whether each joke an author as been assigned in the author table ( the table which add with INNER JOIN).
Thanks for an answer in advance.
If you want to extract all jokes that DON'T have an author that exists in the autors table, add the red line to the WHERE statement:
, p2g.text
FROM p2g
LEFT OUTER JOIN author
ON p2g.authorid = author.id
[B]WHERE author.id IS NULL[/B]
Dear Guido,
thanks for providing me that code! Can you also think of a select query in terms of: "Select all rows regardless whether the entry is null or sth, else in a row"? when using INNER JOIN between tables?
(I like to avoid to state for every variable a specific statement that it can be null or sth. else)
I would be glad if you can look at this problem.
The solution to that has already been given by others, and it isn't an inner join
Guido, thanks for your quick reply, do you have a link for me where I can read about this problem? Or does this problem refer to a certain wording I could look up in the forum? It would be nice if you can give me a hint on it because I already tried to google it, but seems that I use the wrong words.
If you want all rows from the first table, even if the authorid doesn't exist in the authors table, just take off the WHERE condition from the query I posted.
As explained in this thread by xMog, and also in the article Mittineague linked to, INNER JOIN only gives you those rows where the two tables actually have the same authorid. The pictures in the article are very clear, did you read it?
Hi Guido,
thanks for your note, now with the explanations on the example you posted on my data I understand. Thanks and sorry for questioning a lot. Still very new complex topic for me. But lots of fun. Thanks again for being active on the post to help out!


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