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I don't live in an area where there are a lot of neighborhood fruit trees, but it came to my attention last fall that the neighbors five doors down have an apple tree. The couple that lives in that house is retired. I can imagine that the majority of the apples on their tree go to waste each year. I hope to change that.
I've been inspired by what I've been reading lately about neighborhood fruit harvesting to offer to help them harvest it next year. Also known as tree gleaning and fruitcycling, neighborhood fruit harvesting is when individual volunteers or established volunteer groups harvest the trees from residential and community properties. They make sure that perfectly good fruit that would otherwise go to waste gets into the hands of those who need it.
In Maui, the community volunteer organization "Waste Not, Want Not"
regularly collect ripe, unwanted fruit that would otherwise go to waste. With the help of Maui Food Bank, the fruit is distributed to locations where senior citizens and low-income communities can easily obtain this ready to eat, 100% natural nutritional fruit at no cost.
In Oregon, The Portland Fruit Tree Project organizes "people to gather fruit before it falls, and makes it available to those who need it most." They "register fruit and nut trees throughout the city, bring people together to harvest and distribute thousands of pounds of fresh fruit each year, and teach tree care and food preservation in hands-on workshops."
These are just a handful of the volunteer driven organizations across the country that are saving fresh fruit and nuts and helping them get into the hands of those who can benefit from it. They are doing important work, and their efforts should be applauded.
Next fall, I hope to follow in their footsteps and do a little fruit tree harvesting on my own block. I've got two boys who will be more than happy to climb a tree to help me.


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As we move ever closer to the new year, bonds have drifted lower as investor confidence in the government's ability to get a fiscal cliff deal done has wavered. Gold has been pulling back for some time on fears of a continuing weak economy. Even the stock market has slipped in the past week. Crude oil has also been weak, as futures have traded off the highs and bounced between $85 and $92 or so for the past few weeks. The markets seem to be saying we are going to do a fiscal Thelma-and-Louise and go off the cliff into recession.
I have no clue if we will or not. I suspect we will, or at best, the politicians will come up with a compromise that no one wants and which will further unsettles the markets. I do know that fears of economic weakness and subdued demand have kept a pretty firm lid on energy and energy stocks, and at this point, many of them are just too cheap not to own going into next year.
Energy stocks have bounced around but gone nowhere for the past five years. The energy sector return has basically been a flat line. The sector's performance this year has not been much better; it has returned a fraction of the broader markets gain. Traders have been able to make a few bucks in energy stocks, but investors have not done as well.
I think we are now at the point where oil does not have to go up a whole lot for the stocks to rally. Many of the companies in the sector are now trading below tangible book value and seem to offer a strong buying opportunity. Although many doom-and-gloom oriented speculators are predicting $40-per-barrel oil, I do not think that is going to happen. I have learned over the years that if you want to know what's going to happen in oil prices, pay attention to what the king of Saudi Arabia says. Anytime prices move away from the levels he indicates please the kingdom, they quickly correct. His most recent comments indicated he felt current prices were fair to buyers and sellers. I think it unlikely that prices will go much below $85 per barrel for any extended period of time.
The other positive factor for energy related stocks is going to be the continued political discussion about energy independence. This has been a hot button issue with much of the talk swirling around alternative energy solutions. The simple truth is that these will work someday but that time is not now. They simply cannot supply our energy needs at a reasonable cost. We will need to use our fossil fuel resources like oil and gas to reach our national goals.
This should end up being fantastic news for domestic drillers and service companies. My favorite in this space is still Nabors (NBR). The stock has moved up a few ticks off its absolute lows, but the shares still trade at just 80% of tangible book value. Nabors is the world's largest land drilling contractor and has the majority of its operations in the U.S. and Canada. The company has a significant presence in the unconventional oil-and-gas fields and they will benefit from any increase in drilling activity and firmer oil pricing.
I have owned shares of Tesco (TESO) for some time now. They have moved a little higher and trade right at tangible book value right now. I think you can buy a little stock now and add on a scale if we see a market pullback in the first quarter. The company has fixed the manufacturing issues with its top drive systems and orders should begin pick up again for that division in the first quarter. Case running jobs increased by 10% this year and they are expanding into case job running for the faster growing deep water drilling operations. The company is well positioned to benefit from increased drilling both on and offshore and is too cheap given its bright prospects.
These are my top two picks, but by no means my only ones. Swift Energy (SFY) has onshore drilling operations as well as shallow water rigs in Texas and Louisiana and trades at 60% of tangible book value. I missed a chance to sell Penn Virginia (PVA) at a nice gain, but with the shares trading back at 30% of tangible book value, the company has enormous upside if management can get its act together. If Carl Icahn and Mason Hawkins are successful in executing a turnaround, then shares of Chesapeake Energy (CHK) could post impressive gains over the next few years as well.
Energy stocks have struggled of several years now. Many of them trade at levels where the stocks should go higher to reflect their asset value -- if oil just doesn't go down too much more. The level of pricing also makes a merger wave likely as competitors look to buy quality assets at bargain prices. I do not make sector or market calls, but the large number of safe and cheap stocks is likely leading to a large energy presence in value portfolios for the next few years.


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Water Garden & Features Q & A
Q: I want to leave my waterfall running through the winter. Can I do so without damaging the equipment? – Karen in New York
UPDATED: A: A majority of water garden owners will shut down their water gardens entirely during the Winter, but there are a few that don't.
It's really beautiful to see a waterfall with pieces of ice around it. You'll actually begin to see sections where the water flows underneath the ice throughout the stream. It really is a beautiful scene.
Here are a few factors to be aware of when running the waterfall and stream throughout the Winter:
Pump Size (Gallons Per Hour): The amount of GPH or gallons per hour of a pump must be greater than 2,000 as the water is coming down the waterfall and stream. If this flow is not obtained, then there is a greater possibility the water could freeze, causing ice dams in the stream and pushing the water over and out the side of the stream. If this happened, your water garden would be drained in no time.
Pump Location: If your pump is located directly in the pond and not in a skimmer, make sure that it is located in at least 24″ of water. Don't place the pump on the very bottom of the pond. Your fish go to the bottom of the pond to hibernate during the winter.
Long Streams Beware: Even if you have 2,000 GPH of water coming down the stream, if the stream is quite long, longer than 10′ or 15′, then I wouldn't suggest to run the system throughout the winter. In long streams, there is more opportunity for ice dams to form and thus draining your water garden. If your stream is longer than 10′ to 15′ and you still want to try and run your system I would advise you to use a little bit more flow than 2,000 GPH and to watch it regularly to make sure these ice dams are not created.
Pressurized Filters: If you use a pressurized filter in your pond I would recommend NOT to run the water through it during the winter time. It is best to drain the pressurized filter to prevent any water from freezing and damaging the equipment.
Consider a back-up plan: If you live in a freezing climate and you keep your pond running, you run the risk of damaging your plumbing and filtration system if the water stops flowing. If your pond design allows the water to flow back into the pond in the event of a power outage, you can avoid the problem.
In freezing climates, certain water features, like spitters or decorative fountains, will need to be shut down until spring. Simply drain the water from the feature and remove the pump. Submerge the pump in a 5-gallon bucket filled with water (or per manufacturer's recommendations), and store it in a place where the water will not freeze. If you don't keep the pump submerged in water and it dries out, the seals inside the pump could crack, causing the pump not to work properly.
POND TALK: If you've kept your pond running through the winter, what challenges did you face?
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I cannot get Outlook 2003 to receive e-mails. It seems to stick at 50% complete in the status bar and goes no further. To be fair it has been doing this on and off for a while, more so since installing the free Norton 360 from the last beta testing, but that usually corrected itself at the second attempt. This does not happen with the latest product; it simply refuses to go beyond 50% whatever I try and do.
At this stage I cannot say that NIS is to blame. It may just be a coincidence. When I have more time, I shall uninstall NIS 2013 and see if that solves it.


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Local artists recreate iconic jazz portrait
Jacksonville's LaVilla neighborhood remembered as 'Harlem of the South'
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In an effort to bring the artistic community together in Jacksonville, a project called "A great day in Lavilla" that is attempting to duplicate the imagery and symbolism of the iconic 1958 photo: 'A Great Day in Harlem.'
The photo is regarded as one of, if not the single greatest jazz portrait of modern times, as so many artists of that time came together as a community. This effort was and is moving forward in a spirit of goodwill to reach across the genre lines and make the artistic community and culture in Jacksonville a more cohesive and visible unit.
"We are looking for creatively conscious artists that have been notably recognized and respected by his or her peers. An artist that believes in the intellectual awareness and uplifting of this community. Someone that is concerned with the influence of their artistry on and off the stage, making sure to be concerned with more then just their art."
A Great Day in Harlem is a 1958 black-and-white group portrait of 57 notable jazz musicians photographed in front of a Brownstone in Harlem, New York City. The photo has remained an important object in the study of the history of jazz.
Art Kane, a freelance photographer working for Esquire magazine, took the picture around 10 a.m. on August 12, 1958. The musicians had gathered at 17 East 126th Street, between Fifth and Madison avenues Esquire published the photo in its January 1959 issue.
Kane calls it "the greatest picture of that era of musicians ever taken."
Jean Bach, a radio producer of New York, recounted the story behind it in her 1994 documentary film, A Great Day in Harlem. The film was nominated in 1995 for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature. As of April 2012, only four of the musicians were still living.
During the height of activity in the LaVilla neighborhood of Jacksonville -- the 1920s through 1960s -- it was known as the "Harlem of the South."
During its heyday, the four blocks of Ashley Street from Broad to Davis streets were the core of black life in Jacksonville before integration.
Not much is left of this once vibrant landscape. However, by mixing historic images with present day conditions, artists have put together a decent visual description of Jacksonville's Jazz Era entertainment district.
The neighborhood contained many venues -- the Ritz Theatre, The Knights of Pythias Hall and many clubs on the Ashley Street strip -- which showcased black entertainers and catered to black audiences. Landmarks included Nick's Pool Parlor or the Strand, the Frolic and the Roosevelt Theaters for a diversion. The Wynn/Egmont Hotel provided accommodations for traveling entertainers; the Boston Chop House, Mama's Restaurant and Hayes Luncheonette provided food; the Lenape Bar and Manuel's Taproom were the favorite watering holes.
For more information about the project contact, visit DayinLaVilla.com or contact:
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Jihan Grant – (904) 403 – 5693 - email@example.com
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Autistic DisorderAutistic Disorder - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
What is autistic disorder?
Autistic disorder (also called autism; more recently described as "mindblindedness") is a neurological and developmental disorder that usually appears during the first three years of life. A child with autism appears to live in his/her own world, showing little interest in others, and a lack of social awareness. The focus of an autistic child is a consistent routine and includes an interest in repeating odd and peculiar behaviors. Autistic children often have problems in communication, avoid eye contact, and show limited attachment to others.
Autism can prevent a child from forming relationships with others (in part, due to an inability to interpret facial expressions or emotions). A child with autism may resist cuddling, play alone, be resistant to change, and/or have delayed speech development. Persons with autism tend to exhibit repeated body movements (such as flapping hands or rocking) and have unusual attachments to objects. However, many persons with autism excel consistently on certain mental tasks (i.e., counting, measuring, art, music, memory).
What causes autism?
The cause of autism is not known. Research suggests that autism is a genetic condition. It is believed that several genes are involved in the development of autism. Research studies in autism have found a variety of abnormalities in the brain structure and chemicals in the brain; however, there have been no consistent findings. One theory is the possibility that autistic disorder is a behavioral syndrome that includes several distinct conditions. However, parenting behaviors are not the cause or a contributing factor to the cause or causes of autism.
Who is affected by autism?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that about one in 110 children in six communities studied had an autism spectrum disorder, according to the CDC?s most recent Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network data. Autism is more prevalent in boys than girls, with four times as many boys affected than girls.
What are the symptoms of autism?
The following are the most common symptoms of autism. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Does not socially interact well with others, including parents
Shows a lack of interest in, or rejection of physical contact. Parents describe autistic infants as "unaffectionate." Autistic infants and children are not comforted by physical contact.
A voids making eye contact with others, including parents
Fails to develop friends or interact with other children
Does not communicate well with others
Is delayed or does not develop language
Once language is developed, does not use language to communicate with others
Has echolalia (repeats words or phrases repeatedly, like an echo)
Demonstrates repetitive behaviors
Has repetitive motor movements (such as rocking and hand or finger flapping)
Is preoccupied, usually with lights, moving objects, or parts of objects
Does not like noise
Has rituals
Requires routines
The symptoms of autism may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your child's physician for a diagnosis.
How is autism diagnosed?
Standard guidelines have been developed to help identify autism in children before the age of 24 months. In the past, diagnosis of autism was often not made until late preschool-age or later. The guidelines can help identify children with autism early, which means earlier, more effective treatment for the disorder.
According to the guidelines, all children before the age of 24 months should routinely be screened for autism and other developmental delays at their well-child check-ups. Children that show developmental delays and other behavior disorders should be further tested for autism.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children should be screened for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) at 18 months and 24 months, regardless of whether there are any signs or concerns about a child?s developmental progress.
By screening children early for autism, those diagnosed with the disorder can be treated immediately and aggressively.
What are the guidelines?
The standardized guidelines developed for the diagnosis of autism actually involve two levels of screening for autism. Level one screening, which should be performed for all children coming to a physician for well-child check-ups during their first two years of life, should check for the following developmental deficits:
No babbling, pointing, or gesturing by age 12 months
No single words spoken by age 16 months
No two-word spontaneous (non-echolalic, or not merely repeating the sounds of others) expressions by age 24 months
Loss of any language or social skills at any age
No eye contact at 3 to 4 month
The second level of screening should be performed if a child is identified in the first level of screening as developmentally delayed. The second level of screening is a more in-depth diagnosis and evaluation that can differentiate autism from other developmental disorders. The second level of screening may include more formal diagnostic procedures by clinicians skilled in diagnosing autism, including medical history, neurological evaluation, genetic testing, metabolic testing, electrophysiologic testing (i.e., CT scan, MRI, PET scan), psychological testing, among others.
Genetic testing involves an evaluation by a medical geneticist (a physician who has specialized training and certification in clinical genetics), particularly as there are several genetic syndromes which may cause autism, including Fragile-X, untreated phenylketonuria (PKU), neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, Rett syndrome, as well as a variety of chromosome abnormalities. A geneticist can determine whether the autism is caused due to a genetic disorder, or has no known genetic cause. If a genetic disorder is diagnosed, there may be other health problems involved. The chance for autism to occur in a future pregnancy would depend on the syndrome found. For example, PKU is an autosomal recessive disorder with a reoccurrence risk of one in four, or 25 percent, chance, while tuberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant disorder, with a reoccurrence risk of 50 percent.
In cases where no genetic cause for the autism is identified, there is still a slightly increased chance for a couple to have another child with autism, with ranges averaging from 3 to 7 percent. The reason for this increase over the general population is thought to be because autism may result from several genes inherited from both parents acting in combination, in addition to unknown environmental factors. There is no action/inaction known that parents could have done, or did not do, to cause autism to occur in a child.
Always consult your child's physician for a diagnosis and for more information.
Treatment for autism:
Specialized behavioral and educational programs are designed to treat autism. Behavioral therapy is used to teach social skills, motor skills and cognitive (thinking) skills. Behavior modification is also useful in reducing or eliminating maladaptive behaviors. Individualized treatment planning for behavioral therapy is important as autistic children vary greatly in their behavioral needs. Intensive behavior therapy during early childhood and home-based approaches training and involving parents are considered to produce the best results.
Special education programs that are highly structured focus on developing social skills, speech, language, self-care, and job skills. Medication is also helpful in treating some symptoms of autism in some children. Mental health professionals provide parent counseling, social skills training, and individual therapy. They also help families identify and participate in treatment programs based on an individual child's treatment needs. Specific treatment will be determined by your child's physician based on:
Your child's age, overall health, and medical history
Extent of the disorder
Your child's symptoms
Your child's tolerance for specific medications or therapies
Expectations for the course of the disorder
Your opinion or preference
Prevention of autism:
Preventive measures to reduce the incidence or severity of autistic disorders are not known at this time.


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Lawsuit Filed Over Oklahoma's Sharia Ban
Days after Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to prohibit its courts from considering Sharia or international law, the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Oklahoma director filed a lawsuit asking for an injunction against the law.
Muneer Awad, director of CAIR's Oklahoma chapter, filed suit against the Oklahoma Board of Elections in federal court on Thursday. In the suit, he alleges the law both violates the First Amendment and harms his family's ability to carry out his will after he dies.
The proposition, which will go into effect once votes are certified on Nov. 9, amends the Oklahoma constitution and "forbids courts from considering or using international law [and] forbids courts from using or considering Sharia Law."
In his will, Awad said in the suit, which refers to Islamic teachings, he directs his estate to divide his possessions "in accordance with the guidance contained in the prophetic teachings" of Islam.
After the law is enacted, "no state court in Oklahoma will incorporate in the will the documents to which [Awad] referred. This is because those documents are 'Shariah law.' To incorporate into a will verses from a compendium of the teachings of Mohammed would surely require a judge to 'consider ... Shariah law' which will soon be forbidden," he said.
"The apprehension of this uncertainty is an injury itself," he said.
As for the First Amendment, Awad contends that he will "suffer official disapproval of his faith communicated to him by Oklahoma through the document that organizes the state's existence: the constitution. The Shariah Ban, because the text only mentions and restricts the religious traditions upon which [Awad] draws his faith, will imply to Oklahomans that there is something especially nefarious about the Koran and the teaching of Mohammed that justified its exclusion from the state courts."
A judge has scheduled a hearing for Nov. 8, the day before the amendment would go into effect.
The state legislator who proposed the ban, Rep. Rex Duncan (R), has called the ban a "preemptive strike" against Sharia law in Oklahoma. People like Duncan, who believe American Muslims are conducting a "stealth jihad" in order to impose Sharia on the United States, have been increasingly vocal this year.
The ban passed Tuesday night in a vote of 70% to 30%.
Republished with permission from TalkingPointsMemo.com. Authored by Rachel Slajda. TPM provides breaking news, investigating reporting and smart analysis of politics.


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hey, serious old man (24/02/17 08:03:05)
humans will be humans. that didnt change for thousand of years...
we need not concern ourselves with speculations, religion and politics.
we need to use the above and concentrate on one block at a time with precise bureaucratic efficiency.
yes, a few oxymorons here, but i have my days of cautious optimism.
besides, i have seen a few specs of light in the darkness recently...
as a side note, your thoughts on quantum biology?
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Dinosaurs in Literature, Art & History
There Were Giants In The Earth in Those Days
Those Sophisticated "Cave Men"
Salvation. What Must You Do To Be Saved?
Again, for the record, here at s8int.com we do not believe in UFO's or Space Aliens. This object could be pre-flood, or it could be from a fairly recent boy scout jamboree. If its the latter, that just goes to show the danger of relying on the current paradigms circular, geological age assumptions.
In 1974, in Romania, two kilometers east of Aiud, a group of workers, on the banks of the river Mures, discovered three buried objects in the sand, in a trench about 10 meters(32 feet) in depth . Two of the objects, proved themselves to be Mastodon bones, some millions of years old from, between the Miocene and the Pleistocene periods.
The third object, a block of metal similar in some respects to the head of a hammer, was sent off, for a study, to the archeological institute of Cluj-Napoca.
The examination of this object showed that it was, 20.2 cm long, 12.5 cm wide and 7 cm, high, (8x5x3 inches approx) and ignited a debate within the scientific community.
Florin Gheorghita, for one, had the opportunity to examine the report, and the analysis performed under the direction of Dr.Niederkorn of the institute for the study of metals and of non-metallic minerals (ICPMMN), located in Magurele, Romania, emphasized that it is composed of a alloy of extremely complex metal.
Gheorghita affirms that the alloy is composed of 12 different elements, of which he has succeeded to establish also the volumetric percentage of the aluminum (89%). He identified the presence of Copper (6,2%), silicon (2,84%),zinc (1,81%), lead (0,41%), pond (0,33%), zirconium(0,2%), cadmium (0,11%), nickel (0,0024%), cobalt (0,0023%), bismuth (0,0003%), silver (0,0002%), and gallium (in trace amounts).
The fact that this weird metal object is uncovered together with very ancient, bone (mastodon) does cause one to wonder and raises many issues.
1. The aluminium wedge of Aiud (also called the object of Aiud) is a mysterious artifact of uncertain origin in the shape of a wedge, which was found at an archeological site near the Roman town of Aiud, allegedly near by a mammoth skeleton.
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The aluminium wedge of Aiud is often cited as "proof" that aliens visited earth at earlier times, because aluminium was difficult to produce in quantity before 1825. Most scientists, however, believe that this object is a fake.
2. The Aluminium wedge of Aiud (also called object of Aiud) is a mysterious body in form of a wedge, which was found at digging works near the Roman town Aiud. It consists of 89% of aluminium, which is covered by a thick oxide layer.
The thickness of this layer is said to be so strong as it would lay over a million years in the ground. The Aluminium wedge of Aiud is often citated as "proof" that aliens visited earth at earlier times, because there were no possibilities to produce Aluminium before 1825.
Most scientists however, believe that this object, which existence is not clear, is a fake.
Aluminum, just to begin, it is not found free in nature, but combined with other minerals and only in the last 100 years or so has the technology been thought to exist to separate it out.
Additionally, this strange "foot" is covered with an oxide layer, of little more of a millimeter, which lends credence to its antiquity. The Romanian scientists began to form some hypotheses.
There was one that seems more interesting than others. An aeronautical engineer, in fact, advised that it was similar to the foot of a landing of device of sort of a flying vehicle, with reduced dimensions such as the lunar module or the Viking probe.
In confirmation or support of this theory beyond the shape of the object, are the two oval holes, and the scratches in the interior in the rear part and the angles, like too the composition of the material, as well as its composition of light aluminum.
In 1973, on the bank of the Mures, a river near Aiud, a 700-year-old town in Transylvania, Romania, workers discovered a small, mysterious metal object, along with bones (including the jaw) of a mastodon, in a sand pit under a 35-foot-thick layer of sand.
Later, the find was donated to the Museum of the History of Transylvania in Cluj. The editors of RUFOR, a Romanian UFO magazine, found the strange object in a storeroom of the museum in 1995.
The object weighs five pounds and its dimensions are 8.25 by 5 by 2.75 inches. There are two holes of different sizes in it. The object has two arms. The traces of tool marks can be seen on the sides of the object and on its lower part.
Chemical Analysis
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A piece of this object was examined at a research center at Margurele, Romania. According to the analysis, the object contains 12 elements: 89 percent aluminum, 6.2 percent copper, 2.84 percent silicon, 1.81 percent zinc, 0.41 percent lead, 0.33 percent tin, 0.2 percent zirconium, 0.11 percent cadmium, 0.0024 percent nickel, 0.0023 percent cobalt, 0.0003 percent bismuth, and trace of galium.
Mircea Aries and Peter Lab, two Romanian journalists and researchers, affirm that the same results were obtained in a research institute in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Anomalous Aluminum
The object is covered with a thick layer of aluminum oxide. After the analysis of this layer, the specialist affirmed that the object is at least 300 to 400 years old.
This result puzzled the researchers because pure aluminum was not readily obtainable until the middle of the 19th century.
Other specialists claim that the object could be 20,000 years old because it was found in a layer with mastodon bone. Perhaps this particular specimen lived in the latter part of the Pleistocene.
Some researchers suppose that this piece of metal was part of a flying object that had fallen into the river. They presume that it had an extraterrestrial origin. Other researchers affirm that it was made on Earth and was part of a tool. The purpose of this tool is unknown.
Boczor Iosif is a retired teacher in Transylvania. He is a regular contributor to several Hungarian paranormal magazines and a correspondent for the Fortean Times.
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NC law requires anyone under 16 years of age to wear a helmet when riding. Parents should make sure that the helmets are properly fitted to the child's head. If unsure how to properly fit a bicycle helmet, check with your local bicycle shop or click on the link below. When riding at night a light must be affixed to the front of the bicycle that can be seen from a distance of at least 300 feet. It must also have a reflex mirror or lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light which is visible for at least a distance of 200 feet.
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Distinguished by passionate eloquence, moral fervor, and joyful solidarity, and, extraordinarily for its time, embracing writers male and female, black and white, antislavery literature encompassed a dazzling variety of genres: autobiography, fiction, children's literature, poetry, oratory, and song. In telling one of the most important stories in American history, American Antislavery Writings offers a survey of unprecedented range and depth, reclaiming many forgotten voices and casting the works of some of the greatest American writers—Franklin, Emerson, Thoreau, Alcott, Melville, Dickinson—in a new light.Basker blogs on it here; the table of contents is here.
The anthology reaches back to America's colonial beginnings, when the first stirrings of the movement that would change the course of a nation emerged from the scrupulous piety of men like George Keith in Pennsylvania and Samuel Sewall in Massachusetts. Religious arguments against the sin of slavery were soon augmented by Enlightenment ideas about universal human equality and a growing awareness that the emerging American economy was dependent on an immoral labor system. With the American Revolution, Phillis Wheatley and Olaudah Equiano put forward the first published African American indictments of slavery, and slave-owners such as Arthur Lee and George Washington grappled with their own involvement in an inhuman institution.
In the nineteenth century an astonishing proliferation of abolitionist writing was disseminated through periodicals such as William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, as well as in books, pamphlets, public lectures, and even hymnals and children's readers. The persuasive force of this literature achieved perhaps its fullest expression in the writings of Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, each of whom is generously represented here. As the crisis over slavery intensified, crucial events—from the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry—elicited stirring responses that propelled the country closer toward war. Culminating with the writings that solidified the Civil War's transformation into a crusade against the nation's original sin of slavery, especially Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and his magnificent Second Inaugural, here is the inspiring moral and political struggle whose evolution parallels the story of America itself.
Friday, November 23, 2012
LOA's "American Antislavery Writings"
John G. Basker's edition of the Library of America volume American Antislavery WritingsColonial Beginnings to Emancipation is just out. Here is LOA's description:
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