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Turning Over The Stones
"Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God."
There has always been someone to lead them astray. Israel has never, ever been without burden. But she chose her direction; and she clung to the illusion.
Perhaps she believed she was entitled to it? She wasn't satisfied to wait for God, but to make her own name; make her own star?
God set before her choice. She chose bondage. As the song "Silence is Golden" said: "How many times did she fall for his lies?" "How could she tell, he deceived her so well, maybe she'll be the last one to know?"
Graven images. The term creates visuals of statues and carvings, busts and signets on various surfaces; yet in the Bible more often than not, those "graven" images are in stone.
In the book of Joshua chapter 4 and 6, we learned about the stones of Israel: the ones taken out of the Jordan River, stopped up by the Ark of the Covenant set down by the priests who carried it; and the stones Joshua was told to take up and set in the midst of Jordan in remembrance of Israel.
In the book of Zechariah chapter 5, we learned that the "stones and timbers thereof" are in "the house" of the thief and the liar or he who swears falsely. These will be consumed by the curse which the Lord brings forth over the whole earth. This is the same "curse" that is written in the "book of the law" with the blessings in Deuteronomy 10.
The "ordinances" and "statutes" then must concern the things that effect the "Book of the Law", being that law. Since the "Book of the Law" was placed "in the side of the Ark of the Covenant" by Moses on orders by God Himself as a witness against the children of Israel; and since the "side" is from where two of the three witnesses in the earth flowed from Jesus after he was pierced (a testimony of who he was and is), it stands to reason that the "Book of the Law", corrupted as it is, is inside of every one of us.
The "stones and the timbers" then are part of what make up the "house" in which the Spirit of God resides, yet we are separate from him because of the iniquity that the ancients bred into us in their attempts to "establish the vision" of being "as gods".
To do this, they have "done violence to the law"; and they have "profaned the Name of God". They have placed "idols" in the chambers of the house. They have committed "abominations" in the "chambers of their imagery". Now they seek to write Israel out of the law and place their own "graven image".
Micah the prophet means the same as "Michael", "who is like God". Even Micah had told us of the scattering of Israel "in the midst of many people" and among the Gentiles. Their bondage was their protection and not all of them succeeded in resisting the temptations of the flesh. Even Micah had been among those who endured with graven images in his house:
"Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah."
"And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh."
Then Manasseh set up graven images of the hosts of heaven, and of Baal where God had said that he will put his name forever in the house of Jerusalem.
"And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:"
The prophet Micah from the Lord promised to cut off the graven images out of the midst of thee" and no more will they worship the work of their hands.
"Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands."
The Lord reveals to Zechariah many things: the flying roll which is the curse he brings forth over the whole earth, the ephah with the woman put into the midst of it and sealed which is taken to build it a house in the land of Shinar. Zechariah is shown the golden candlestick with the bowl atop it, with the seven pipes that lead to the seven lamps which is the Word of the Lord to Zerubbabel; and the stone laid before Joshua:
"For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day."
Back in 1977 when Michael Jackson was 19 years old he gave an interview to Timothy White. What he said should resonate even more with you now that you know what the conspiracy against God and His name within you is all about.
White: But there's a lot of ugliness in the world, too, a lot of cruelty. Did God create that?
Michael: No! That's because of man! Man is because of the fallen angels. It says in the Bible that all this would happen, and it's all coming true." - published in Rock Lives (1990) and republished in the Q/Omnibus Press Rock N' Roll Reader (1994).
Michael wasn't persecuted and set up with false trials because he was crazy. Michael was persecuted and set up in false trials because he KNEW . . . And because THEY KNEW who he was.
The Sassi
Opening the last topic, "Occhi di Sassi" was an explanation of the words in the title of the Blog:
The phrase "Occhi di Sassi" loosely means "Eye of Sassi" or "Eyes of Stones". I had seen the phrase somewhere, and when I put it into Google translate, that is what the translation said. In Japanese the word "Sassi" means Book - Eyes of the Book. Amazing.
Those words: "Occhi di Sassi", was a phrase that I happened upon, written on someone's web pages. Since I cannot identify for certain who it was, I cannot say who I believe it was.
The quote appeared like this, with devil horns avatar accompanying it:
Occhi Di Sassi, tanduska (barren, to make waste) orikanamatsu
Occhi = eyes
Di = of
Sassi = stones (See Google Translate).
This is where I got the "Sassi = stones". Sassi in Italian translated to "stones" and in Japanese translated to "book".
Namatsu or Namazu is Bosnian for "prayer. However, in Japanese, "Nanatsu" is another word for "the seven deadly sins" (Not the same as the "Seven Noahide" the "Seven Deadly Sins" are a Catholic teaching even though they may have originated from the Talmud. The early Christian teaching concerns the breaking of any of the Ten Commandments).
Similar to "Namatzu", the word "Namazu" in Japanese is the "earthshaker". It is a name for their legend of a giant catfish that causes catastrophic earthquakes – See "History_of_Geology".
Sassi means "book" in Japanese or Sassi means "stones" in Italian. The whole phrase when searched on Google pulls up nothing: Not in Latin, Not in Italian, Japanese, Russian or a few other languages I tried. But the "Sassi" is also something else.
It was not conclusive what any of this means. But the "eyes", "book" and "stones" all have Biblical implications and scriptural reference. It is because of where this breadcrumb trail lead me, I wanted you to see the relationship to what we have had revealed to us.
Sassi = An Ancient Civilization originating in the area of Jerusalem 7,000 B..C" – Source Wikipedia and -
Sassi di Matera - Italy, Basilicata. Group of prehistoric cave dwellings, continuously inhabited for 9,000 years up to this day." - Source, Wondermondo/ancientcities. If you want to know the significance of "Basilicata", please see "Mark of the Ancients" and "Poison of Asps". Very interesting. It was quite a revelation!
"Sassi di Matera" is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. – Source, Whc.unesco.org
Occhi di Sassi pulled up in Google images:
Sassi dipinti occhi
Source – Facce-sui-sassi
This is a "how to" on how to paint faces on stones. The picture was titled "Sassi dipinti occhi" which means "painted stones eyes". The "Sassi di Matera" means "Stones of Matera".
In Zechariah 3:9, the Lord tells Zechariah of the stone he has laid before Joshua – the stone with seven eyes on that one stone.
I could have stopped there, but I looked at what the Unesco site said about the "Sassi di Matera":
"This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ecosystem. The first inhabited zone dates from the Palaeolithic, while later settlements illustrate a number of significant stages in human history. Matera is in the southern region of Basilicata." - Source, Unesco.com
They were "cave dwellings" in the hills in Italy.
"The Sassi di Matera are ancient cave dwellings in the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata. Situated in the old town, they are composed of the Sasso Caveoso and the later Sasso Barisano." - Source, Wikipedia
The "Basileus" was the emperor of Rome, the naming of "Basilicata", "The Basilica" and the "Bacillus" bacteria are all named from the original "Basillisk", another name for the snake, serpent, cockatrice etc…
"The Sassi originate from a prehistoric troglodyte settlement and are suspected to be among the first human settlements in Italy. There is evidence that people were living here as early as the year 7000 BC." - Source, Sassidimatera,it
I had no idea what a "troglodyte" settlement was but the word was linked, so I clicked on it.
"A cave dweller, or troglodyte, is a human being who inhabits a cave or the area beneath the overhanging rocks of a cliff." - Source, Wikipedia.com
They also are spoken of in the Bible: See 1 Samuel 13:6, Job 30:6 and Isaiah 2:19. Interestingly, the "Sassi" still live there:
"Until the late 1980s this was considered an area of poverty, since many of these houses were, and in some cases still are, uninhabitable. Current local administration, however, has become more tourism-oriented, and it has promoted the regeneration of the Sassi with the aid of the European Union, the government, UNESCO, and Hollywood. " - Source, Wikipedia/History_Sassi
Why would the "Sassi" and their habitation be of such importance that the European Union, the government, UNESCO (which is the U.N.) and Hollywood have an interest in preserving it? We're blowing holes all over the Middle East and ancient cities of Damascus and Aleppo, but this settlement warrants preservation? I read further:
"The Sassi are reminiscent of ancient sites in and around Jerusalem, and for this reason the Sassi have been used in many films, including The Gospel According to St. Matthew (Pasolini, 1964), King David (Bruce Beresford, 1985), The Passion of the Christ (Gibson, 2004) and The Nativity Story (Hardwicke, 2006)." - Source, Wikipedia/Culture_Sassi
The word "trog" also means "obnoxious person, boor, lout" but in old English and Norse it means "wooden vessel, tray, hollow vessel". This would also describe a "Golem" until "life" through the insertion of the "name of God" is placed. It describes man without the life of God in him.
Under the term "troglodyte" (cave dwellers), they have not only the Sassi, but also ancient rock cliff settlements in Israel/Palestine (Qumran), France and to my surprise, the America's:
"Perhaps fleeing the violence of Ancient Romans, people left the Dead Sea Scrolls in eleven caves near Qumran, in what is now the West Bank; the documents remained undisturbed there for approximately 2,000 years, until their discovery in the 1940s and 1950s. The DeSoto Caverns, in what became Alabama, in the United States, were a burial ground for local Amerindians; the same caves became a violent speakeasy in the 1920s. The Caves of St. Louis may have been a hiding-place along the Underground Railroad." - Source Wikipedia
The "Caves of St. Louis" is close to the place we discussed about a year ago:
"In Native American mythology, it is said that the ancestors of the Mandan people in ancient times emerged from a subterranean land through a cave at the north side of the Missouri River.[14] There is also in Arizona near Cedar Creek which a tale about a tunnel in the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation is said to lead inside the earth to a land inhabited by a mysterious tribe.[15] It is also the belief of the tribes of Iroquois that their ancient ancestors emerged from a subterranean world inside the earth.[16] The elders of the Hopi people believe that a Sipapu entrance in the Grand Canyon exists which leads to the underworld.[17][18]" - Source, Wikipedia via various sources
The troglodyte article used the term "Amerindians". I had never seen that before. Clicking on the link for "Amerindians", I read down through the description of the Mayan, Peruvian, Chilean and Argentine indians. Of the ancient languages still spoken by some down there were Quechua, Aymara, Guaraní, Mayan languages, and Nahuatl:
"Many parts of the Americas are still populated by indigenous Americans; some countries have sizable populations, especially Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Greenland, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru. At least a thousand different indigenous languages are spoken in the Americas. Some, such as Quechua, Aymara, Guaraní, Mayan languages, and Nahuatl, count their speakers in millions." - Source, Wikipedia/Amerindians
"Aymara" sounded too much like "Ameru" (serpent), so I clicked on that to get a description (it is also linked on Wikipedia).
"The old suggestion that the word "Aymara" comes from the Aymara words "jaya" (ancient) and "mara" (year, time) is almost certainly a quite mistaken folk etymology." - Source, Wikipedia/ Ayamara_language
Aymara = Aym+ ara
Meaning of the word "Aym":
"AYM. Hebrew name meaning "terrible" (אים) or "mighty" (עים). There is an Arabic form, Aimu, which see. (An Archaic Dictionary, Cooper, 1876)."
The "other" Hebrew language, "Aramaic" is called this because of relation:
Aramaic -
northern branch of Semitic language group, 1834, from biblical land of Aram, roughly corresponding to modern Syria; probably related to Hebrew and Aramaic rum "to be high," thus originally "highland." Aramaic became the lingua franca of the Assyrian empire and later for centuries was the official language of the Persian kingdom and the daily language of Israel at the time of Christ."
We had discussed the "language" of Israel being changed during the Babylonian exile. Now "Syriac" is the language spoken by the native Christians of the Levant, especially Syrian, Iraq and Iranian Christians. Coincidentally this is the same area the U.S., Russia and the EU are bombing the daylights out of right now. So high are they on their New World vision, they will not see hell coming for them.
There are also spellings of the language "Aimara" for the same.
It goes on to explain that there is a full discussion of the possible origins of the language in the book "Linquistica Aimara". As I read down through the Aymara "Orhtography" tab, I ran into something interesting:
"The alphabet created by the Comisión de Alfabetización y Literatura Aymara (CALA) which was officially recognized in Bolivia in 1968 (coexisting with the 1954 Scientific Alphabet) and aside from being the alphabet employed by Protestant missionaries, it is also the one used for the translation of the Book of Mormon." - source, Wikipedia/Ayamara_language/Orthography
Aymara is the language with which both the Protestant and Book of Mormon are translated. I wonder why?
The word "Maya" from "Mayan" means power to create Illusion, It is a word from HINDUISM:
Maya: noun - HINDUISM
"the supernatural power wielded by gods and demons to produce illusions.
HINDUISMBUDDHISM - the power by which the universe becomes manifest; the illusion or appearance of the phenomenal world."
Helen Blavatsky did not just travel to the Americas to "Meet the Mormons"; she also visited the indigenous in South America – (Source).
"In 1851, she proceeded to Paris, where she encountered the Mesmerist Victor Michal, who impressed her.[55] From there, she visited England, and would claim that it was here that she met the "mysterious Indian" who had appeared in her childhood visions, a Hindu whom she referred to as the Master Morya." - Source Wikipedia/Blavasky/World_travels
"Sailing to the U.S., she visited New York City, where she met up with Rawson, before touring Chicago, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco, and then sailing back to India via Japan." - Source, Wikipedia/Blavasky/World_travels
Blavatsky as we learned in previous topics last year, established "The Theosophical Movement" in all these countries and civilizations she has visited. The Jews believe that the name of God written in reverse is the name of Satan. If you type YHVH in reverse and translate it into Greek, the word given is "Theos". And what did we learn from the article "Seed of Iniquity"?
Kabbalah and Theosophy are married
The True Origins of "Ameru-ka"
Between 2014 and 2015, we learned the true meaning of the name "America" ("Ameruk-an Dream"). We learned the origins, the reasons it was founded; the Masonic "New World" connected to the story of "Columbus" and "Order of the Ages" in Latin on the back of our dollars bills (Keyword – Michael Part 1", and "Part 2"). We also discovered that the "prince of this world" according to the network-weaving Blavatsky was an entity named "Sanat Kumera" – anagram = Satan Ameruk ("Veil of The Man Child").
Back in 2012, when the danger to children in the entertainment industry was brought to the mainstream by Corey Feldman's interview on ABC's "Nightline" in October of 2013, we delved into the sordid histories of Hollywood children, the CIA and the "Finders", "the Franklin Scandal", "Hershey", "Pennstate" and "Boystown", the "Callboys" of D.C. – None of these problems have gone away and none of them were resolved.
This problem encompasses continents. Dyncorp (vaccines, amongst other things) and other international corporations who's only customers are the Federal government of the United States were in collusion with other agencies and corporations in the trafficking of children – See Representative from Georgia, Cynthia McKinney's questioning of Donald Rumsfeld in 2006.
Some of the scandals that did not make news in this country until much later, and through alternative news sources, were the mass child graves of indigenous children in Canada; and the "the Dutroux affair". It was upon revisiting this topic on this blog that a familiar "word" appeared.
Aym "I Am", Ayn and Amero/Ameru
A week ago one of the keywords searched on the blog was Chateau des Amerois. Since I had not seen this name in three years, I had forgotten what it was associated with until I saw a picture of it on an image search.
Postcard from 1920 Sent in UK
Appears on akpool.co.uk/postcards
We had covered this topic on "Michael Jackson – The Two Bloodlines" back in May of 2012. The video below is still on Youtube as are others about this subject. It could be another "conspiracy theory" punch line for hecklers except that both "passing children through the fire" and "made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen"; and "burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim" in 2 Kings 16 and 17 is mentioned in the Bible. George Bush Sr. brought the "thousand points of light" into the open during his "New World Order" speeches.
If you have read "Stirring of the Dragon, Part 2", "United States of Iniquity" and "Keyword-Michael, Part 1", then you know why the name of this castle struck out at me as "odd".
The castle is located in Belgium and was built by Prince Von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1877. Did he "discover" America too?
"This obscure castle does indeed exist and has been named in late 1996 and early 1997 by at least one 'X' survivor of the Dutroux affair as a place where nasty things happened. Different witnesses who described child torture, child rape, child molestation, child hunting, and child murder have been declared 'mad', but only after all the original investigators were suddenly replaced.
Chateau des Amerois The castle was owned by Prince Philipp von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and later by the Solvay family. The Solvay family is one of the leading industrial families of Europe (producer of medicines, plastics, and chemicals like fluor). In their 1996 book, Fritz Springmeier and Cisco Wheeler (very unsure what to think of their information) referred to it as the 'Mothers of Darkness castle'.
Also featured on UKGovernmentWatch blog:
The castle has a cathedral inside with a dome with 1,000 lights. The words 1,000 lights is an Illuminati buzz word.' - A Swiss citizen Lifts the Lid on Pharonic Bloodlines " - Source, ukgovernmentwatch
Ameru and Amero are both names for the serpent-god of the Peruvians and ancient Canaanites. They mention the "Pharonic Bloodlines", which importance in recorded genealogy is also expressed in Mormonism.
Portion of a John Todd Lecture
on the Bloodlines of the Ruling Elite
He mentions my childhood Pastor, Dr. Tom Berry at 1:42.
At 3:10 he mentions specifically
the Mormon Church
Apparently the serpent-god Ameru is known by the Anglo-Saxons and the ancient Scandinavians as well:
"The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They included people from Germanic tribes who migrated to the island from continental Europe, and their descendants; as well as indigenous British groups who adopted some aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture and language." - Source, Wikipedia from Higham, Nicholas J., and Martin J. Ryan. The Anglo-Saxon World. Yale University Press, 2013.
The "Anglo-Saxon" period is credited with the creation of the "English nation" – Angel-ish/English.
"The Anglo-Saxon period includes the creation of an English nation, with many of the aspects that survive today including regional government of shires and hundreds; the re-establishment of Christianity; a flowering in literature and language; and the establishment of charters and law." - Source, Wikipedia via Higham, Nicholas J., and Martin J. Ryan. The Anglo-Saxon World. Yale University Press, 2013. p7
The "establishment" of "charters and law" through the "Noahide Laws" (See "Library of Congress") comes from those "men of Judah" from which the "conspiracy" spoken of by Jeremiah was formed in the Babylonian Exile. The Anglo-Saxon's according to this were also credited with the "re-establishment" of "Christianity". However the Christianity that spread through the northern parts was not that which Christ taught. The Crusades began shortly after 1000 B.C. and continued for nearly 200 years. The Spanish Inquisition began shortly after that and many "convert" skirmishes after that which included the Christian and Roman Inquisitions. It was also during this period after the 1000 year B.C. that the newer "Islam" spread north and the Ottoman Empire developed.
The English language was brought by these people which verifies the other end of the information we learned about the birth of that language. Discussed was the alleged Book of Mormon's claim that the book of Nephi was written (with the English translation of the word "Bible" which did not even exist and is not mentioned IN the Bible itself) around 600 to 550 B.C.
The genealogy of the English language follows "Old English", the son of "Anglisc" which is the son of "Anglo". Their writing system came from the Latin alphabet developed from Runic. The dialects spawned from this include "Kentish", "Mercian" and "West Saxon". - Source, Wikipedia and sources on "Old English" language.
Anglo-Saxon runes is the writing system which existed before Latin.
Source History and Image
There are some familiar letters here in both the Russian language today, and the writings on the armbands of soldiers in a certain video depicting the "number of a man" on the "man child":
From Michael Jackson's "HIStory" Film
We can take the word "Latin" which is an interesting ambiguation of both "Lucifer" and "Satan"; and we know from previous revelation that "Anglo" and "Anglic" means and/or is rooted in "Angel".
"I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."
"And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,"
Could the English language have evolved from the language of the fallen ones?
The Bible mentions both an ancient nation that the children of Israel do not know, and a language that they do not know: Genesis 6:4, Jeremiah 5:15-16, Daniel 11:38, Ezekiel 26:20, etc…
Anglic translates to "England" and the "English language" from "Anglo" or "Anglic" language - source. It's just a simple evolution of letters and phonetics.
The "Chateaux des Amerois" also bears the name of the nation named for the serpent who spoiled the pure in the garden of God. The Dome of the "cathedral" within this castle is rumored to have "A thousand points of light" in the dome. And according to documentation for hunting permits, the Solvay family still owns it. See following Hunting permit: -
The "Thousand Points of Light" from George Bush Senior's Inaugural Speech
January 20, 1989:
"I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good. We will work hand in hand, encouraging, sometimes leading, sometimes being led, rewarding. We will work on this in the White House, in the Cabinet agencies. I will go to the people and the programs that are the brighter points of light, and I will ask every member of my government to become involved. The old ideas are new again because they are not old, they are timeless: duty, sacrifice, commitment, and a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part and pitching in." - Source, Avalon.law.yale.edu
It's a lovely speech, isn't it?
George Bush Sr. State of the Union Address
January 29, 1991:
"What is at stake is more than one small country, it is a big idea—a new world order, where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind: peace and security, freedom, and the rule of law. Such is a world worthy of our struggle, and worthy of our children's future.
We have within our reach the promise of renewed America. We can find meaning and reward by serving some purpose higher than ourselves—a shining purpose, the illumination of a thousand points of light. It is expressed by all who know the irresistible force of a child's hand, of a friend who stands by you and stays there—a volunteer's generous gesture, an idea that is simply right." - Source, infoplease.com
Yes . . . "Susie's got your number, and Susie says it's right" – Michael Jackson, "Blood on the Dance Floor" lyrics.
There is an addendum to the topic that I wanted to post when I was lead to this information; and this information had to come first. MIchael's interview back in 1977 is very revealing. He was very young and had not even recorded the "Off The Wall" album yet.
Michael's response was very revealing:
In the Bible, it tells us all that is going on now is going to happen. Michael's quote about "it's all coming true" when asked about God creating suffering. Michael responded "No! That's because of man! Man is because of the fallen angels. It says in the Bible that all this would happen, and it's all coming true." – From "Global Conspiracies and Michael's Message" on December 17, 2011.
"An excerpt from a 1977 interview Michael did with Timothy White. Michael was 19 at the time. It was published in Rock Lives (1990) and republished in the Q/Omnibus Press Rock N' Roll Reader (1994).
White: But there's a lot of ugliness in the world, too, a lot of cruelty. Did God create that?
Michael: No! That's because of man! Man is because of the fallen angels. It says in the Bible that all this would happen, and it's all coming true." - Michael Jackson, posted on MJFanCommunity.com
It's all coming true . . .
"I do believe I have a plan
To steal the Queen of Neverland
Cause I was in her neighborhood
Feeling just like Robin Hood
With only our love to protect us
Hoping they won't detect us
Through the castle's open air
Sliding down the spiral stairs
I do believe I have a plan
To steal the Queen of Neverland
I slipped into her room and said
"Come with me the King is dead"
Lyrics to "Neverland" by Night Ranger
"The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law."
"And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord."
"Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known."
"In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight."


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There's none of the haughty attitude, but there is enough of a Frenchy feeling to bring back memories of dining on the sidewalks of Paris at Paddington Del & Epicerie.
Owner Annie Pease calls it a French-inspired bistro and diners have been voting with their feet to take a seat at her tables and enjoy the fare.
Due to the enthusiastic response to her menus, Annie has downsized the deli side of things and is upsizing dining inside. There are plans for a bar-styled area as well.
|Charcuterie plate
Food here is not over complicated and the portions are moderate. If you like your plate overflowing, you may need to order some sides. I find the meals well balanced and satisfying.
The small plates selection includes charcuterie to share, bruschetta, scallops with a minty carrot mash and the perennial fave, crispy skin pork belly. If you are a fan of the deep fried olives and sweet potato crisps, you will be disappointed by the news that these have been retired from the list. It's in deference to the age of the building and the dangers associated with deep frying which made the owner's insurance company a little nervous.
|Mushroom risotto at Paddington Del
Large plates include rib fillet, snapper with a crisp skin, confit duck leg and a wild mushroom risotto which is my favourite dish.
For dessert you'll be directed to the cabinet to pick from the chef's latest creations and you won't be disappointed.
The wine list is short, but often includes interesting varietals that are worth exploring and service is pleasant and professional.
The deli also opens for breakfast with another interesting menu and serves coffee and tea throughout the day, backed by a selection of goodies from the cake cabinet.
|Footpath dining means the family dogs can come too at Paddington Deli
Ed+bK rating
3.5/5 stars - A great suburban standby and friendly dining experience.
Bottom line
Small plates are priced around $15; large plates range from $18 to $24
Best tip
Annie encourages dining with a variety of offers including a sunset dinner and weekday lunch special. Check their Facebook page for the latest offers.
Ed+bK has dined here as a guest but has returned many times as a paying customer.

subset: commoncrawl


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There an arthritic bullet lay, was stopped,
By bone, and blood encrusted wounds unchecked.
He stumbled, staggered back, was stamm'ring, wrecked,
Lurched without want, as though by drink was hopped
In fields where rushes crushed beneath him, cropped
And ripe, but brown, produced a dead effect.
His room, with canvas, colours-clothed, bedecked,
From pots of inks and tinctures, stoppers popped.
The drunkard drained of dignity, and painted
Portent of peril, spiralled into madness
Flowering, blooming in his starry eyes.
Clutching colour, face and field, but tainted:
Strains of a plague, a harsh and harried sadness
Blossoming black, ingrained, and Vincent dies.


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"VR will be big, AR will be bigger and take longer." What sounded revolutionary 2 years ago has become accepted wisdom. But now we've got 12 months of real world performance and major tech players' strategies emerging. And that's changed our views on VR/AR growth. A lot. Our new base case is that Mobile AR could become the primary driver of a $108 billion VR/AR market by 2021 (underperform $94 billion, outperform $122 billion) with AR taking the lion's share of $83 billion and VR $25 billion.
The absolute performance of VR/AR in 2016 was not as important as how it changed the trajectory of the market. The first full year of VR/AR delivered $2.7 billion VR revenue, which was complemented by Pokémon Go helping AR to $1.2 billion revenue, for a total $3.9 billion VR/AR market in 2016. But beyond the numbers, the last 12 months have fundamentally reshaped how the market could grow going forward.
Let's look at what's changed in the last year, and what the future holds.
Tim Merel is Founder/CEO of VR/AR M&A adviser Digi-Capital and VR/AR visual messaging platform Eyetouch Reality. He is a software engineer, investment banker and lawyer, writes a monthly VR/AR column for TechCrunch, and is regularly featured discussing VR/AR by Bloomberg, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Financial Times, USA Today and more.


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Lush greenery rich in Douglas fir and hemlock trees covers the Triangle Lake valley of the Oregon Coast Range. Today, however, geologists across the country are more focused on sediment samples dating back 50,000 years that were dug up by University of Oregon scientists.
The sediment indicates that the mountainous region, which was not covered in glaciers during the last ice age, was a frost-covered grassy landscape that endured erosion rates at least 2.5 higher than today's, an eight-member team reports in a paper in the journal Science Advances.
The research raises the possibility that non-glaciated terrain across North America was similar to that found 40 miles northwest of Eugene. The findings also suggest that mean annual temperatures were about 11 degrees Celsius cooler than modern temperatures, and that frost cracking -- not rainfall -- drove erosion as the region began emerging out of the Last Glacial Maximum.
Core samples containing telling signatures of frost were drilled up from 200 feet below today's surface near Little Lake. The valley, also home to the much larger Triangle Lake, is the result of a massive landslide 50,000 years ago. Eroding sediment then continued to fill a large lake and transform the valley floor.


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I can think of no better cure for the winter blues than curling up with a good book. In that vein, here are sixteen great books by nine great authors. This Cozy Mystery Bundle offers a variety of books to appeal to a broad range of readers, each of them hand-picked by me. And as always, you decide the price you pay. And please keep in mind that a portion of the proceeds goes to charity.
Here there are happy characters and dark, humor and suspense. You can get a good dose of ah-ha moments and a few prickles of fear. The bundle includes my own book, Murder, Sometimes, the first book in the Jason Callahan supernatural mystery series. It also includes books by perennial favorites, Bill Crider and Ed Gorman, as well as some new and rising stars. There are two boxed sets included in this bundle, as well, bringing the total number of books to fourteen.
This bundle only runs for three weeks, so you'd better get 'em while they're hot. There is no better way to give the gift of reading to your friends, too. The first five books are available for the nominal price of $5 (or more if you're in a charitable mood) and for $14 (or more if you're in a charitable mood) you will receive the four bonus books. – Patricia Lee Macomber
The initial titles in the bundle (minimum $5 to purchase) are:
- A Minor Case of Murder by Jeff Markowitz
- Deadly Blessings by Julie Hyzy
- The Kewpie Killer by Falafel Jones
- Lexy Baker Cozy Mysteries Boxed Set 1-4 by Leighann Dobbs
- Murder, Sometimes by Patricia Lee Macomber
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- One Dead Dean by Bill Crider
- The McKinleys Mystery Series Boxed Set 1-3 by Carolyn Arnold
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FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES Rob Gardner, Digest Coordinator Contents: Roto-Keg, Martin (David Carter) Freezing yeast cultures (Richard Hargan)
Send submissions to homebrew%hpfcmr at hplabs.hp.com Send requests to homebrew-request%hpfcmr at hplabs.hp.com
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 89 13:45:05 EDT From: davidc at northstar3.Dartmouth.EDU (David Carter) Subject: Roto-Keg, Martin To Martin who is interested in round plastic kegs: I lost your address. If you could send it to me I'll get you the info you're looking for on the Roto-Keg system. david.carter at dartmouth.edu Return to table of contents
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 89 15:51:36 EDT From: Richard Hargan <HARGAN at UMDD.UMD.EDU> Subject: Freezing yeast cultures Shortly after switching from dry yeast to Wyeast liquid yeast, I decided that I needed to find a way to get more than one batch of beer from a single package of Wyeast. I recently bought a product called a "yeast bank" which will, hopefully, allow me to freeze samples of liquid yeast to be used at a later date. After starting up the Wyeast sample, I pitched it into a gallon jug containing about a quart of sterile wort. When the fermentation was well under way I shook-up the jug to suspend the yeast and removed some of the solution to several culture tubes supplied with the kit. The remaining solution was pitched into 5 gallons of wort I had previously prepared. Following the instructions in the kit, I refrigerated the culture tubes and allowed the yeast (and anything else in suspension) to settle. I then decanted the liquid and added something they call "freeze shield". The culture tubes are then place in the freezer for future use. Now for my question. Does anyone know what this "freeze shield" actually is, and can it be purchased at a reasonable price uder a different name? One person suggested to me that is was probably glycerine. Does anyone have any experience with this product? If I can get a half dozen batches of beer out of one package of Wyeast, then I will contine to use it, but at $4.00 a pop liquid yeast seems a little expensive for one 5 gallon batch of beer. Thanks for your help. Return to table of contents
Richard B. Hargan hargan at umdd.umd.edu Systems Programmer Room 1309 (301) 454-2946 Computer Science Center University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-2411 Return to table of contents
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If you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed I'm a smitten kitten over Jason Ritter. He's my celeb crush and I'm crushin pretty hard. I fell in love with him all over again when I started Parenthood but the truth is, he had me at Peter and Vandy.
I don't believe in spoilers so I won't say anything about the season finale other than my subject line, that I was completely Team Mark. How incredible was his acting tonight?!
and because I'm admittedly a girl obsessed, I have to share this photo he posted on his twitter:
LOVE that! and I love his Mark Cyr.
Parenthood fans, were you Team Mark or Team Hank?


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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Plural form of grid.
- v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grid.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Being able to design custom grids is so useful. gat0rjay
Nimi Adds Visual Effects And Eye Candy To Windows | Lifehacker Australia
He proposes erecting vented building-size structures that contain grids coated with a chemical solution.
An advantage of street grids is that they distribute traffic.
The Delos ninth floor suite was spartan and ordered according to utmost productivity, the cubicles of each employee laid out in grids that delineated responsibility for specific routines, programs and updates.
The main barrier to the implementation of so-called smart grids is the extremely complex communications network needed to make them work.
Google and General Electric Team Up on Energy Initiatives - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Try to avoid the photos of them lined up in grids, looking like clones.
Here is a city as methodically marked out in grids, as perfectly geometrical, as the city-camps of the West, but which has managed to preserve its past, cultivate it, enhance it, with the same conscientious care of Venice, Amsterdam, or any other European museum-city.
They chopped away thick bamboo, collected dozens of the still-dangerous, baseball-sized bomblets, and marked the area off in grids for a systematic search.
The building of great dams and power stations and extra-high voltage transmission grids is not the only instance in which our joint efforts have been of mutual benefit.
His most recent work combines these two different styles to produce bold and striking paintings that explore the underlying patterns - which Vian refers to as "grids" - that affect our perceptions of the world.


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Bankruptcy to most is known to come with very many harmful effects. There is another bright side to bankruptcy that should be considered when filing for bankruptcy. To understand the consequences of filing for bankruptcy get help on the issue from a lawyer or other financial professionals. Here are some of the benefits that you could get from filing for bankruptcy.
- You get a new start – filing for bankruptcy gives you an opportunity for a new start. People will usually make worse decisions when they are cornered. Facing your financial problems head on is one of the best ways to get out of them. Bankruptcy gives you a chance to reorganize and face your demons. It also helps you to get a clear understanding of your financial situation, how much you get, what you spend and your assets. This can go a long way to motivate you to work even harder. You life becomes more peaceful because you are no longer worried of repossessions and there are no people running after you and taking you to court every other day.
- You are freed of credit cards – credit cards are a major reason why most people find themselves in debt. When you file for bankruptcy most or all your credit cards will be reposed unless you are still interested to have some. This is a good way to keep off debt and rebuild your life.
- Relief from debt – you can most of your debts discharged and you get a clean start if you file for chapter 7 bankruptcy while you can get better payment terms when you file for chapter 13. This makes it easy to organize yourself and pay the required monthly payments.
- Pension is left safe – in most cases when you apply for bankruptcy your pension or life insurance are left intact so that you do not lose such essential benefits for your old age.
- Tax liabilities – you may get up to three years of your tax liabilities waived.
- You have the law on your side – having the law protect you is a big advantage as anything that happens beyond what was mentioned in court becomes an offence. You are therefore fully protected and you are able to carry on with your life without any fear.
- You have options – you can either file for chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy which gives you a choice depending on your financial situation. You are therefore able to have the best solution for your problem and someone who offers legal services can help you make the easiest decision.
These are some of the many ways in which filing for bankruptcy is going to help you get your life back in track. For more questions you can visit atlantabankruptcyattorney.info.


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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wine Biz Interview #7 With Sales Rep Michael Parra
I knew when I started this interview series that I wanted to include a sales rep or two. These people are in the unique position of having to sell wines that they didn't select to people that may or may not want them…super fun right? I have a tremendous respect for these people, (well some of them) and watching the hoops that they have to jump through helped me decide that it is a job that I could never do. Michael Parra is one of my favorite sales dudes, he is not pushy, he never wastes our time and as someone that was "under the tabled" by him I can say….the guy can hold his booze.
How long have been "On the streets" as it were?
5 years with Maddalena, 1 year with a small, now closed distributor.
What would you say is the single coolest part of your gig?
The wine, spend the day in great locations sipping some ridiculous juice, doesn't suck.
The routine is the same but everyday is different, if that makes sense.
Hardest part?
Staying patient. Sometimes the buyers will drag their feet to buy, sometimes legit other times it's because their losers and the only thing that makes them feel cool is jerking around a sales rep. Once you get experience you become pretty quick at separating the players from the punks.
Do you have any buyers you hate but are forced to deal with?
Not really, they may not buy from my portfolio but that's cool, it's not personal, and if they keep it professional than it's all good, for the most part I like all my buyers. If they act like an ass I walk away, plenty of business to be done with cool people.
Are you afraid I am going to ask you which one?
No, everybody knows I am straight forward, I'd tell ya.
Hangover cure of choice?
Good old classics, Aleve, water, greasy food, when in doubt, more booze
You tend to stammer when we meet, do I make you nervous?
No not at all. Quite the contrary, your one of my favorites. Probably hungover
You are The Wine Country's "crack" dealer, (Stella Rosa, sweet sparkling red) and I know how much of that we go through…just how much crack are you selling on the streets?
Its embarrassing, ridiculous amounts.
You ever flirted to make a sale?
Only if he was cute!!!
Guys have to be careful with that. The line between flirting and being sleazy is pretty slim
I've heard horror stories from reps about wine buyers, are we really as douchebaggy as we are often labeled?
Some are. Mostly the guys. They find it to be there only avenue to getting laid. It's never a matter of buying or not as long as it's handled professionally. It's like the kid that gets beat up in high school that becomes a cop just so he can be a dick. The Winecountry crew has an excellent reputation, FYI.
Airplane reading: Playgirl or Cosmo?
Neither, I'm a sports guy.
What percentage of the people you sell wine to actually know a thing or two about wine?
Most do, probably 80%, but the good buyers are the ones that know what is gonna sell in there establishment. The jerk offs that annoy me are the ones that only buy wines they like. They just don't get it.
You have a sort of Jersey vibe about you…are you offended by Jersey Shore?
Mom is Italian from Queens, but I get what you're saying. I saw part of an episode of Jersey Shore, laughed a lot, I knew a lot of those girls, and they still make me laugh. New York's equivalent to valley girls or surfer dickheads. They have the "Situation" Cali has "Moondoggie". The lifestyle is the culture much more than their ethnicity.
Have you ever sneezed while peeing?
Yes, disaster for the guy next to me
Vacation: Texas or Tuscany?
Playing rock star in the car...who do you pretend to be?
I am more of an R&B guy….probably some Marvin,but not opposed to doin some 80's hairbands, look how well things worked out for Brett Michaels.
Which do you find more effective? Dropping off a bottle or opening and tasting with the buyer?
Taste with the buyer, I like to get reaction to the wines good or bad. Leaving a bottle usually doesn't work. How many of my bottles do you still have lying around?
Have you ever been shitfaced with a customer?
Hell yes! It's the fun part, plus I'm really good at it.
If yes, did it help or hinder further sales?
It never hurts, although you haven't bought anything in a while.
Finish this sentence, "I freaking cringe when a buyer says…."
I was hoping it would have more butter.
You sell a good clip of sweet wines, fruit wines and wines with names like, "Velvet" do you find that those wines sell better in certain markets?
Downtown Absolutely. We developed the wines we did in large part due to the wineries location. for better or worse is a cultural crossroads and the sweeter style wines have always done well with certain ethnicities. What we didn't expect the crossover appeal to be as great as it's become.
You are aware that just putting "Is" as your status on Facebook is annoying right?
It's funny because I don't do it on purpose but I get the most reaction from everybody when it does happen. If I put that I was on "FIRE" nobody would give a shit, but if I put "IS" all hell breaks loose.
You have been known to say things that make me blush, are you trying to get me to buy your "Sweet Berry Wine?"
NO! The Sweet Berry Wine will sell itself, making you blush is for pure selfish reasons.
If I told you that you make me laugh often, your "Just drunk" text split my sides and I think you are one of my most favorite sales people…would you do a chocolate cake shot with me?
As long as I don't remember it the next day.
I just want to thank Mike for taking the time out of his Stella Rosa pushing day to take part in this interview. Dude you are one cool ass cat, you make me laugh I admire your attitude and I adore you!
7 comments:
- Charlie Olken said...
Interesting interview, Sam. Something he said set off an alarm for me.
He said he thinks buyers who only buy what they like and not what their customers want are "jerk-offs".
Yet, my ideal for a wine shop would one that only stocks what they can happily recommend. Let the others go to BevMo or Happy Harry's for their schlock.
So, question for you. How much of what your store stocks is to please the customers versus to please yourselves?
Does the percentage change when it comes to your particular part of the shop?
By the way, depending on how a store sets itself up, it does need to stock lots of what sells so no value judgment implied. The model for my ideal wine merchant simply cannot exist for every store.
- March 10, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- Ron Washam said...
My Gorgeous Samantha,
At least the guy is candid about the sometimes adversarial relationship between sales rep and buyers. It can get ugly if there isn't some sort of mutual respect.
And speaking of mutual respect, now you're interviewing wine reps before the HoseMaster? Oh Cruelty, thy name is Sans Dosage.
However, anyone who can drink you under the table has my undying respect. And a great view.
I love you!
Your HoseMaster
- March 10, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
I had to think your question over and walk about the store to give you an accurate answer. I would say we have less that 10% of items that we feel we have to carry...meaning things we would not drink ourselves. Thanks for that question though, had a fun little conversation with Randy about it and it ended up making me feel really proud, (well, I always am) of The Wine Country and the way we do business, by bringing in what we love.
The dance with supplier and buyer can end up leaving one or the other feeling like their toes have been stepped on. I have always been very strict with the staff, we DO NOT treat our reps poorly...those cats are the ones that can save your ass when you really need them. That and it just aint cool. Now I thought I only had to respect in the morning...
- March 10, 2010 at 5:01 PM
- Michael Hughes said...
What, praytell, is a chocolate cake shot? And is it something I should be frightened of?
Nice candid interview, seems like a cool guy.
- March 10, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Yes Baby....fear them. It is a shot that tastes just like chocolate cake. I hate them for more reasons than one but for some reason I think it's funny to order them, (after way too many drinks) and make people drink them...it's vile. Mike was my last victim, he took it like a man.
He is a cool guy and it is a pleasure knowing and working with him.
- March 10, 2010 at 7:06 PM
- Thomas said...
Having done time on both sides of the aisle, I can agree with Michael about there being some jerks out there. But they aren't on only one side of the aisle.
Yes, there were many jerks to deal with when I was on the road as a distributor rep, and many who got their jollies making life miserable for salespeople because, well, because they probably had no lives of their own worth thinking about. In fact, after I quit that job there was one retailer I decided to contact and tell what I really thought of him.
But then: I became a small retailer with the idea that my shop would not carry what every other store carried--the kind of place that Charlie alludes to--my partner and I wanted to carry what we and our staff were excited about.
It was a busy small business for, so busy that I had taken to requesting all sales reps to either call ahead for an appointment or to select a day of the week when they would come and I would see them. I did not want them dropping in and interrupting me if I were busy. At least 30% of them didn't understand what I told them and they would drop in on me, only to be escorted out. And while I considered them jerks for not doing what I asked, I am sure that they considered me a jerk for throwing them out.
Incidentally, as a sales rep, it isn't smart to call your customers jerks--either to their face or online. For that, you should wait until you quit or become rich--or unless you are the Hosemaster and can blog a parody of them.
Jerks come in all sizes, shapes, and jobs.
- March 10, 2010 at 7:11 PM
- Nancy Deprez said...
Mike is awesome and this interview was fun. I liked the comment about him cringing if the customer (the buyer) sayshe was hoping for more butter in his wine, LOL!
Everyone loves a cool wine rep!
- March 13, 2010 at 5:17 PM