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JB w/Krystal holloway aka River Cruz, Dad used to call me River, Mom maiden name Cruz, met GA @ tent while he was looking for his Granddaughter - she went there every day, GA went to her residence @ least 12 times.....did you have an affair with GA? Sidebar!
(GA is in court w/CA and he is wearing button down shirt with a tie)...JB & JA went to sidebar w/HHB
JB - object is sustained....heart to heart conversation with GA what happened with his Granddaughter...he was sitting on my couch I was on the floor, he said accident that snowballed out of control....his eyes filled with tears...I didn't elaborate or ask him anything further.....around Thanksgiving time...wasn't prompting or asking him...we were talking about his daughter.....I didn't think he could raise somebody...don't give us your opinions...I didn't think he could raise somebody who was capable of harming her child...I did look up and he had tears in his eyes...I didn't ask anything after u that....when relationship end w?GA? I believe it was the 4th balloon release, when the A's had their memorial for Caylee still in relationship with GA...show you a paper...(big sigh from KH) did you go to media or tell anyone about your relationship w/GA....how were you found by police? object= when did police contactyou? 2 yrs later after...they present you....if I knew GA and if I had an affair with him......any documentation of relationship with GA? yes the text......how many tex messages did they show you? several ask for any documentation...provided them with my phone and letters he had written me...letters he had written...strike that.....text message you are looking @ now.....can you read? HHBP not offered into evidence can't read.....photo of that text message - fair and accurate representation of text....received in evidence as DT exhibit...read date and contents...Tues 12/16 from GA just thinking about you I need you in my life...how did relation end? he was supposed to come over and he didn't....I didn't think it was approapriate that he was sleeping with him and he didn't come over and I was crying and my sister texted him and I never saw him again......
Establish a foundation....is there a guard gate/post at your complex...did you instruct guard not to let him into your complex any more...object overrule...yes sir...after did your name become exposed in the media...what happened? beginning to be harrassed by media (object- sustain X2) can we appraoch?
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JB w/KH - I lied to LE I was embarrassed thought I would get him in trouble if I told that we were having an affair....also I was in a relationship....object overrule...did you eventually tell police the truth? I did ....after being confronted with all text messages....when did you finally tell the truth...I had no choice with the text...confronted with it....prior to LE ...after that did you sell your story to a tabloid magazine...gentleman who did interview would give my entire story in full...I felt the media would make me look like trash...have a sister twin. as part of that interview you got compensation sister got compensation....are you truthful ly testifying today? did you want to come testify today? why yes I did because...object sustain
Cross- the time you inserted yourself in the A lives they were already celebreties...been on Nat. news and on news everyday...you sought them out...correct...how much $ from Nat. Enquirer for the story $4K = others don't pay and ones that do...you chose Nat. Enquirer would explain everything in detail...the one news story you could trust to tell your story...the NE was the one place that would tell your story in a fair an honest and nonsensational way......agree that story is much sexier that if you were having an affair with GA....story gets much better if you actually sleeping with GA.....
recognize this was sent a couple of weeks ...(hard to hear).....sidebar
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JA w/KH a ka RC....
read from pg 11 line 2-7 were you ....did you and GA become romantically involved....you answered No....in Feb 17 2010 given statement...when did you change that? my sister went to media with it....when it started coming out I told detectives the truth.....after you went to media...sis did...after family went to media.....I spoke to Detectives within first couple of days they first found me...they found you on Feb 17...the next day sister went to media....no @ end of that week...sis goes to media with this story....when Nat. enquirer contact you? very quickly object - overrule...how did NE media change your story to the media...I had no choice to tell the truth....you had no choice to tell the truth on the 17th and you lied....I did not speak to media wanted no part of it....when did you first discuss giving story to NE? possibly end of the week sir....you couldn't believe he could raise a daughter that could harm her child.....I really believe it was an accident that just went wrong....JB - object- HHBP -sidebar and bring me the statement!
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JA w/KH....did GA say in context of having a child that harmed her child he said I really
believe it was an accident and it went wrong and she tried to cover it up....( reading from ) ...is that in fact what he said? yes....but also he said it was an accident that snowballed out of control...he didn't tell you that he was present when this accident occurred...no...he never told you he knew it to be the case.....I told you what he said I never elaborated on anything else.....he said it was an accident that snowballed out of control....he didn't say he believe it he didn't say he knew it and didn't say kc siad it....he also told you on occassion where he relayed about the death of CAylee...did he relate incident where he threw kc up against wall, choked her...objectx2 sustained approach
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KH is reading her statement
missed some...
JA up Ms. Holloway I am quite frankly confused....that is what you said and that is what you intended to say..YES!..may the witness be excused? Jb up to ask question...has laptop and JA looks @ it over his shoulder.....sidebar
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Krystal Holloway
Jury in (9:02)
(HHJBP's headset is not working)
Are you known by any other name? River Cruz. My father used to call me River and my mother's maiden name was Cruz. Are there any other reasons why you use that name? No.
She met GA at a tent when his granddaughter was missing in July or August of 2008. She went to the tent every day and got to know GA a little better, and developed an intimate relationship with him.
He went to her home about 12 times.
Did you loan him any money?
OBJECTION - relevance - May we approach?
Did there come an occasion where you had a heart to heart conversation with GA as to what happened with Caylee? Yes.
On that night, he was sitting on her couch and she was sitting on the floor. He had said it was an accident that had snowballed out of control. She was in shock, but by the time she looked up, his eyes were full of tears. She did not elaborate.
This was around Thanksgiving. They were talking about his daughter. She thinks she mentioned that she didn't think he could raise someone...
OBJECTION BY JA - witness should be allowed to answer - HHJBP - go ahead
She didn't think he could raise someone who could harm her child and that is when he said it was an accident that had snowballed out of control. She didn't ask him anything after that.
She believes her relationship with GA ended on the 4th, the day of the balloon release.
She was still in a relationship with him when the Memorial Service occurred.
She was shown Defense Exhibit FT.
After the relationship ended, she did not tell anyone about her relationship with GA before being contacted by LE.
How were you found by LE?
The police ocntacted her 2 years later. They came to her and presented her with - first question was if she knew GA and if she had had an affair with him. They had texts.
Was it one text or several?
OBJECTION - items not in evidence - OVERRULED
They showed her several texts. They asked her for documentation and she provided them with her phone and the letters he had written her.
She was shown the text, Defense Exhibit FT - a photo of the text message. JB moved it into evidence with no objection and it was marked as 72.
She read, Tuesday December 16 - From GA - just thinking about you, I need you in my life. She recalls when he sent it.
Why did he send it?
OBJECTION - question withdrawn
How did the relationship end? On the Memorial Service day, he was supposed to come over and he didn't then texted her for the next 2 days. She didn't think it was appropriate that he was sleeping with her and wouldn't come see her.
Did he attempt to come to her home around that time?
OBJECTION - establish a foundation
Is there a guard post at your complex? Yes.
Did you have to instruct the guard not to let him in?
OBJECTION - relevance - OVERRULED
After the police found her, her name was exposed to the media.
Were you being harrassed by the media?
OBJECTION - relevance - SUSTAINED
I'd like a little leeway.
SUSTAINED- HHJBP repeating
Can I approach? You may.
When LE first asked her about the affair, she denied it. She felt that he would get in trouble and the way it ended, she just assumed the media would find out about it if she told the detectives and she was embarrassed. She was also in another relationship - while she was seeing GA, when she told the police, and after.
She eventually told the police the truth. After being confronted with all of the text messages?
OBJECTION - leading - SUSTAINED
When did you finally tell them the truth? She had no choice because of the texts.
After her info came out to the media, she did not sell her story to a tabloid. She did give an interview. The man who did the iterview offered her the chance to tell her story in full.
She felt the media would edit certain things and make her look like trash. He gave her the chance to tell her story.
She has a twin sister. She or her sister got compensation for that interview.
She is testifying truthfully. She did want to testify today because...
OBJECTION - relevance - SUSTAINED
At the time you inserted yourself into the A's life, were they already celebrities? She did not think they were celebrities - they were looking for their granddaughter She agreed they were in the news every day and she sought them out.
How much money did you get from the NI? $4,000 just for talking to them.
Did other news organizations that don't pay, contact her?
The NI gave her the chance to explain everything in detail. She felt that she was being trashed in the media.
You felt the NI was the one place to tell your story?
He told it the way you wanted it told? No, he told it the way it happened.
She did have an affair with GA.
OBJECTION - argumentative - OVERRULED
You do not agree this story is better if you are sleeping with GA? That's not true.
She agreed GA sent her letters?
She was shown State's Exhibit RS and identified it as one of the letters which was sent within a couple of weeks of the text.
JB OBJECTED to letter being entered into evidence - SUSTAINED
In early January 2008 she received a letter from GA referencing attempting to get messages to her through her daughter, sister, gate guard and her husband.
She stated she did not have a husband. She did not tell him she had a husband. He did know she was in a relationship with someone else.
He also referenced her friendship with him and his wife as being very personal to him. He signed the letter...
Did he sign both himself and his wife?
Yes, he did.
The text was sent 5 days after GA learned that remains had been found.
2/17/10 statement to LE - she was asked if she was in a romantic relationship with GA?
Page 11, Line 2-7. She answered no that she and GA did not become romantically involved - under oath.
When did you first alter that statement? It was February when she told the detectives. Her sister went to the media. Then she spoke to the detectives, within a couple of days and told them the truth.
She spoke to the detectives and told them the truth that she had been sleeping with GA within a couple of days of when they found her.
Her sister went to the media the end of the week of the 17th.
When does the NI contact you? I don't remember. Very quickly?
OBJECTION - asked and answered - OVERRULED
How did the NI interview relate to her changing her story? She had no choice to tell the truth because her name had already come out.
Regarding GA's statements to her - she was talking to him about his daughter and how she couldn't believe that he could raise a daughter who could kill her child - and isn't it true that what GA said was - "I really believe that it was an accident?"
OBJECTION - untrue statement - OBJECTION WITHDRAWN
Did you say in your statement to LE: "I really believe it was an accident that just went wrong and she tried to cover it up?" No, that is not what he said.
She read from her statement: "I really believe that it was an accident and it went wrong and she tried to cover it up".
Yes, that is what he said. But he also said...
OBJECTION - let witness finish -
She said he didn't read what was above it where he said it was an accident that snowballed out of control. He never told her that he knew it himself? She never elaborated. She never said he said anything else other than what he said.
He said it was an accident that snowballed out of control. He did not say he was actually there or knew it.
He didn't say he knew it or that ICA said it.
Was there another incident he related to you where he had talked about attempting to get information about the death of Caylee? Did he relate an incident where he threw his daughter up against the wall and attempted to choke her...
No further questions.
The statement that JA read to you - you saying GA believed.... Do you remember that? Yes.
That statement was taken out of context, was it not? Yes.
Before that line of questioning you had said what? That he said it was an accident that snowballed out of control. That is the first statement, then you followed it up first with JA had you tried to read...
OBJECTION - SUSTAINED - lets just ask the questions
This was a statement he made while he was still out making media statements while he was out trying to find his daughter; and he told you
While he was telling the world she was missing - he told you it was an accident? Yes.
The text 5 days after the remains were found - you were still having a relationship with GA? Yes
For two years you didn't tell anyone
How long did you keep quiet.
2 years. She never went to anyone. The detectives came to her door 2 years later. After that, your relationship was exposed? Yes.
Why did you go to the NE? Because she didn't want the story to be edited. The NE gave her the chance to tell her story in full. The media was saying all kinds of negative things about her.
They said she had a criminal background. She does not.
She has had issues where she failed to sign a citation?
OBJECTION - relevance - SUSTAINED
She was asked to read from her statement.
She is reading from her statement
OBJECTION - document not in evidence - OVERRULED
She read: He said I really believe it was an accident and it just went wrong and then she tried to cover it up. Casey (no verbal response)
JB stating that the document is not being read in context and HHJBP asked to see the document.
She then read: Did he tell you what he thought happened to the child? Yea. What he said - upset - sorry - we have to know the truth - take your time - He said that it was an accident and it went wrong and it just snowballed and he said you know how you tell a small lie and you try to cover it up and it just got really big and out of control. Did he give you more than that? No. What type of accident. He was sitting on her couch and she was sitting on the floor and she understood that because she had done many things in her life that she was ashamed of. She thinks this occurred the last time he was at her house. He didn't give specifics? I really believe it was an accident tht went wrong and she tried to cover it up. Did she say to her that ICA told her it was an accident or just something you believed? He didn't say that - she didn't remember him saying that ICA said it.
So they specifically asked you if she was told about it or it was something you believed?
GA made it clear to you that he did not have any first hand knowledge?
You made the statement that he didn't say ICA told him, he made it sound like he knew it was an accident?
OBJECTION - leading - rephrase
Did he say ICA told him? Is that what you said? Yes. He didn't say ICA told him? Right.
You conveyed to the police?
OBJECTION - leading -
Did you tell the police..
OBJECTION - leading - OVERRULED
She told the police that he knew it was an accident that snowballed out of control? That's correct.
After that he continued to make statements to the media that his daughter was missing.
Ms. Holloway, I'm confused....
OBJECTION - SUSTAINED - just ask questions
In your statement you said he didn't say it like he knew? Yes.
Witness excused. Oops - JB wanted to show her something else.
Jury sent out for their recess at 10:08 until 10:30
No Jury
HHJBP: It is quite evident that an instructions should be given. We have two trained lawyers who can't agree. How can we expect the Jury to understand.
According to Williams v State, Dudley v State and Pierce v State the Court will give the following amended instruction:
The testimony concerning the statements of GA testified to by this witness KH may be considered by you only as they might impeach the other testimony of GA and for no other purpose. These statements may not be used by you as proof of how the victim in this case may have died, and you are not to use this testimony as to the defendant's guilt or innocence.
JB: The Jury may be able to infer that GA lied. The Jury then can decide to use that toward determining the guilt or innocence of ICA. We are not putting witnesses on the stand for no reason. He objects to the last two sentences.
HHJBP: Supreme Court Justice Jonas - prior inconsistant statements - limiting instruction proper. The jury will be instructed that they can believe all or any part of a witness's testimony and they can consider whether a witness gave an inconsistent testimony. To not instruct this Jury who are not lawyers, and we have seen that even the lawyers can't agree on what the law is and what it means. If we get to that stage - MY PAPER WILL BE GRADED.
Is anone else going to ask her any more questions? No.
Krystal Holloway
Jury returned
No further questions.
Witness excused.
HHJBP: The testimony concerning the statements of GA testified to by the witness KH may be considered by you only as they might impeach the credibility of the other testimony of GA and for no other purposes. These statements may not be used by you as proof as to the manner by which this victim may have died, and you are not to use that testimony as to this defendants guilt or innocence.
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We spotted some GeForce 8800GT benchmarks over at the Mobile01 forums, altough we can't verify that they're the real deal and the 3DMark screenshots look slightly odd.
Aparently the upcoming 8800GT will score 14679 in 3DMark 05 and 35351 in 3DMark 03, but the odd thing with the screenshots is the fact that the CPU is reported as @ 2400MHz which makes it all look odd.
A bit more reliable is the cut-out from some Nvidia material which talks about clock speeds and stream processors, as we already knew the cards would have 112 stream processors and according to this info they'll be clocked at 1.5GHz.
The cards will also have a 256-bit frame buffer and the poster on Mobile01 claims that the 512MB version will be able to perform 40 Giga instructions per second compared to only 27 for the 8800 GTS 640MB.
However, this won't reflect the overall perfromance of the card, this only has to do with the stream processors.
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Autumn Internationals: Ireland coach Les Kiss expects Samoa to provide a stern test
Ireland assistant coach Les Kiss says their strong bench will count for nothing if they start poorly against Samoa.
Last Updated: 08/11/13 2:56pm
New full-time captain Paul O'Connell, Cian Healy and Sean O'Brien are all among the replacements for Saturday's Aviva Stadium clash.
New boss Joe Schmidt is renowned for stacking his benches to unleash a bevy of second-half talent and change the complexion of a match if required.
But Kiss says those assets will be useless without a big impact from the starting side.
"You can look at that bench and say there's a fair bit of strike power there," he said. "But that's for later in the game.
"We've got to make sure we start the game well and put ourselves in a strong position.
"If we don't do that then the bench won't be important and won't be able to make any impact at all.
"Samoa are a lethal unit if they get going, so we've been making sure our guys have their heads in the right place for this game.
"When you haven't got the ball against this team, the minute you switch off or decide to take a rest, you'll be found out in one aspect or another.
"They've got some big powerful forwards who can go through the middle, or work around the edges of the ruck.
"Tusi Pisi is a real handful at fly-half if you give him space to work, and Johnny Leota and Pisi have built a great combination in midfield there.
"Their running lines and the way they can carry and damage a defensive line are things we need to be aware of, and they have a lot of speed.
"But they don't mind kicking the ball either, in varying situations, to challenge your back field.
"It really is a challenge across the park, so defensively we've got to have our hats on."


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I've heard it before, maybe you have too. "Outside of Christ, the most forgiving and loving person is no closer to God than the most hateful, reactive one." Of course, this is referenced to salvation, as in "salvation is a gift" and nothing we can do will earn us favor with God. If you are a Calvinist or raised among them, the phrase you heard was from Isaiah 64, "all our righteousness is as filthy rags." And then we go from there to Romans 3:
As it is written,
There is none righteous, not even one;
There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;
All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good,
There is not even one. (this from Psalm 14)
Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,
The poison of asps is under their lips,
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness,
Their feet are swift to shed blood,
Destruction and misery are in their paths,
And the path of peace they have not known.
Their is no fear of God before their eyes.
(all this from Ps.5, Ps.140,Ps.10,Isa.59,Ps.36).
And the point of all this? "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."
And if this was all there was to say, why would God not simply destroy the world again? Surely there is nothing redeemable here?
Elsewhere David writes,
"What is man, that you are mindful of him?
And the son of man, that you care for him?
Yet you have made him a little lower than God,
And you crown him with glory and majesty.
You make him to rule over the work of your hands..." Ps. 8
There is a paradox here, and it is captured by Nouwen who wrote that each of us should carry two notes: one for each pocket. The one note says, "I am a broken and useless sinner." The other note should say, "I am made in God's image and I have great value. I am loved." Both of these are true. I am not fond of a strict Calvinist anthropology; though of course there is wide variation in current Reformed thinking. The Anabaptists held a middle ground, as displayed in the work of Hans Denk and his "ein doppelerg" or "dual nature" in humanity. There is both darkness and light in all of us.
What first rattled my cage was mixing with non-Christians who were genuinely loving. In fact, many of them were more loving than many Jesus followers I knew. I found this really confusing. What do to with Romans 3 and similar passages?
But it got me asking new questions. Where before the big problem for me was the problem of evil, suddenly I was faced with the problem of good. Where does this goodness come from? Where is this hunger for justice rooted? Is it just the longing for a better world?
I felt.. and still feel… the lack of the required background work. I'd like to reread some of Amos Yong's work as well as dig into Stackhouse, "No Other Gods Before Me." I am coming from the place of Augustine's "common grace," and the place of humankind in the image of God, an image and likeness marred by the fall, but not lost. We are "cracked eikons."
The Scriptures I have in mind move in two directions. The first trajectory is that of the work of the Spirit in the world in bringing conviction of sin (negatively) and the knowledge of God (positively). This latter knowledge includes inner knowledge of the good, true, and beautiful. The Scriptures I have in mind of this first trajectory include Luke 10:1 and John 5:19. There are also stories like that of the Centurion (Matthew 8). God is already on a mission in the world and goes ahead of us. Our task is to listen and observe to see what He is doing and then to partner with Him.
The second trajectory includes Scripture like Matthew 25, John 1:9, and 1 John 4.
Matthew 25 is the best known. The blessed ones are those who cared for the weak, the strangers, and the prisoners. They seem to have no knowledge of what they were doing, yet Jesus counts it as done to himself. How is this possible? How is there something of God in unredeemed humanity such that Jesus can count this work done to the poor and oppressed as done to him? Was Tolkien right?
"Dear Sir," I said, "Although now long estranged,
Man is not wholly lost nor wholly changed;
Dis-graced he may be, yet is not de-throned,
and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned.."
That is a pretty good description of the Imago — we bear the stamp of our Creator in our souls — marred, but not lost.
The next is John 1:9: "There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man."
Finally, 1 John 4:7 "Beloved, let us love one another. For love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God."
So these two trajectories lead to a simple question and result in a particular stance toward those who do not yet name the Name of Jesus. I phrase it like this:
If God is at work in the world, and our task is to bless what He is already doing, then should we not affirm goodness, truth, love and beauty wherever we find them as the good work of God? In other words, perhaps the answer framed above grows out of the wrong question, resulting in an unhelpful and closed, somewhat negative stance. There are other questions we can ask which come from a more "generous" position. This is much of McLaren's direction in his thoughtful book A Generous Orthodoxy.
I have two thoughts as I close. The first is from Leslie Newbigin:
Newbigin writes that the gospel is,
"exclusive in the sense of affirming the unique truth in the revelation of Jesus Christ, but not in the sense of denying the possibility of salvation to those outside the Christian faith; inclusive in the sense of refusing to limit the saving grace of God to Christians, but not in the sense of viewing other religions as salvific; pluralist in the sense of acknowledging the gracious work of God in the lives of all human beings, but not in the sense of denying the unique and decisive nature of what God has done in Jesus Christ." The Gospel in a Pluralist Society 1989 182-3
I scanned a portion of McLaren's chapter on the issue in A Generous Orthodoxy, and you can see it HERE. McLaren's discussion is more at the philosophical level than a theological reflection, though in involves some of the latter. But his heart shines through, and he does sketch a thoroughly biblical response.
For some theological work, you can look at Clark Pinnock's helpful survey, "Religious Pluralism: A Turn to the Holy Spirit." If you are interested in a framework for thinking about interaction with other faiths, and for thinking about the relation to faith and culture, John Travis work comes highly recommended and is detailed in an article in Evangelical Missions Quarterly as His Ways are Not Our Ways. See also Roger Olson, A Wind That Swirls Everywhere
Amos Yong has done some important and foundational work in his argument that we must move from a Christological center, with its primary concern soteriology, to a Pneumatological center with its primary concern ontology (and the Imago) as we work out a theology of religions. One of the implications is a much more fertile ground for engagement in a post-colonial ethos. In The Holy Spirit and World Religions (2004) he writes,
"I suggest that set within a robust Trinitarian framework, a pneumatological theology of religions is able to navigate a via media between imperialism on the one side and relativism on the other; between Christian theology on the one side and theology of religions on the other; between discerning the Holy Spirit on the one side and discerning other spirits on the other. This is because the human experience OF the Holy Spirit is at the same time human experience IN the Spirit. As such, a pneumatological epistemology emerges that is intersubjective and participatory on the one hand, even while preserving difference and distinctiveness on the other. The dominant metaphor operative here is that found on the Day of Pentecost when those on the streets of Jerusalem proclaimed, "in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power" (Acts 2:11). In this account, the outpouring of the Spirit "upon all flesh" (Acts 2:17) opens up the possibility of encountering others in all of their differences even while avoiding or overcoming the radical incommensurability thesis. Thus the miracle of Pentecost is to allow for intersubjective communication and interrelational participation even amidst the preservation of otherness: linguistic, cultural and even religious." 192-93
Finally, we need to always connect missio Dei with the imago Dei. The purpose of mission is shalom: restored relationship of all people and all creation to God. Ultimately what was lost will be restored: a new humanity, renewed in God's image, will reign with Christ in a restored world.
Zach Hoag recently offered some reflection on neo-Reformed teaching on Ro. 5 and depravity: HERE and HERE.
An Interview with Amos Yong. See also Frost & Hirsch, ReJesus p.33ff on the imago Dei.


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It is hard to believe, but there was once a time when there was no rock music. Most historians trace the beginning rock back to the year 1954, when a new type of music, then called Rock and Roll, appeared and revolutionized musical tastes, at least among young people, and pretty much changed the world.
This new music, of course did not develop in a vacuum, but resulted from the convergence of three musical styles, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz and Folk, as well as a series of technological developments that created a new market for music.
Rhythm and Blues developed from the Blues, and Rock and Roll developed from Rhythm and Blues (R&B). Little Richard, one of the great innovators in 1950's rock music, has often said that "Rhythm and Blues had a baby and somebody named it rock and roll." He, of course is absolutely right, and a number of important R&B artists were part of the beginning of Rock and Roll. Among them were Muddy Waters, Willie Mae Thornton, Joe Turner and Ray Charles.
Classic rock music will always be around from the 1960's and 1970's. It is music that has withstood the tests of time. Although we will always love the way these songs were sung by their original artists such as the harmonics on Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven or The Beatles' Revolution 9, but it is also fun to hear them revamped by our favorite modern artists. Below is a list of some of the popular cover songs made possible by classic rock music.
If you have ever watched the movie Gothika, you might have recognized some classic rock music that had a new feel to it. This 2003 film contained the Limp Bizkit song "Behind Blue Eyes". However, it was The Who that first performed this song in 1971.
The first Scream movie released in 1996 also held some transformed classic rock music. This popular horror movie had a remake of the 1976 hit song "Don't Fear the Reaper". This Blue Oyster Cult song was redone with a slower beat to match the eerie movie.
In the midst of anger and political frustration came the rise of Punk during the late 1960's and early 1970's. Along with Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground, one of the bands that is considered one of the main innovators of punk rock music was Iggy Pop and The Stooges from Detroit. The Stooges played a unique form of rock music and their live shows consisted of frontman Iggy Pop contorting his body into strange positions, some self mutilation and other acts of the bizarre. The Stooges were considered rock and roll but their influence is what spawned the punk rock music movement in the seventies. In the opinions of many punk rock music fans the first bands to truly be considered punk rock were The New York Dolls, David Bowie (but many consider them glam), Patti Smith, and The Ramones, coming from New York City, some will try and say it was the Sex Pistols from England, but that is not true because Malcolm Mclaren, the founder of the Sex Pistols was the manager for the New York Dolls before he even formed the Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols and other band such as the Clash made the English punk movement widely popular though but in many minds the first true punk rock album was The Ramones self titled album in 1976.
Punk rock music was a music that was anti everything and many of the English punk bands considered themselves anarchists and tried to ensure they were social outcasts. Punk music was very simplistic, usually consisting of a couple chords, fast drum beats, and nihilistic lyrics. Many punk rock music bands and their fans wore raggedy clothes covered with punk rock patches and held together by safety pins. Another signature of the punk rock movement, especially in the British punk movement in the late seventies was the new and unique hair styles and hair colors. Hairstyles such as the Mohawk and the liberty spikes became extremely popular among punk rockers, and they were usually died colors like green, red, and blue. Punk flourished through the late seventies and into the eighties. Many bands started taking punk and branching out from it and many different forms of punk rock are in existence today, and a majority of today's top music acts are variations of punk rock.
In the 1980's, something interesting happened with the rise of Hair Metal and Glam Metal. There are a lot of fans of hard rock music. Most of these fans like their music loud when pumping out some Guns N Roses or Motley Crue. That is the best way to listen to hard rock music. However, that is also the best way to loose your hearing. Most people don't realize that loud music is just as bad for your hearing as working in a factory or shooting guns without proper ear protection. This is why it is important to be careful when listening to hard rock music. To the uninitiated, any loud music is called heavy metal. In reality there are a multitude of heavy metal styles and subgenres. Heavy metal is a wide umbrella characterizing a style of music that is generally loud and aggressive. There are genres that are very melodic and mainstream, and other genres that are extreme and underground. The backbone of heavy metal is the electric guitar. You can't have metal without at least one guitarist, and many bands have two or more. Certain genres have some quiet and mellow parts, but most metal is loud, intense, fast and aggressive. The vocal styles in heavy metal range from melodic singing to aggressive singing to growls or even screaming in the case of its influence on Hardcore Punk acts.
During the 1990's, Alternative music was well on its rise to the mainstream. Alternative rock music is really a name given to rock music that didn't fit any other genre. However, the technical meaning is usually any rock music that descended from punk rock, classic rock and underground music of the time. A lot of rock music has been classified as alternative rock music even though some of these did not exactly fit the meaning.
Alternative rock music became popular in the 1990's but the history of alternative rock music goes back farther than that. Before Nirvana brought alternative rock music to the mainstream audience, the music genre had been gaining popularity with the college crowds and music underground. The popularity of alternative rock music came about after the grunge period. Grunge was a type of alternative rock music that denounced commercialism. This movement started in Seattle, Washington and soon took the world by storm. This was ironic since it was this type of music that helped to create the commercial success for alternative rock music. Bands such as Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. During the height of success for alternative rock music, many record companies handed out the name to bands that fit the requirements loosely at best. This was done in hopes that the label of alternative would help sales. However, looking back one can see that some of this music was more pop than alternative. Nu-Metal and Alternative Metal acts such as Tool and the Deftones continue to be influenced by 90's alternative music.
In the mid 90s, pop-punk music began to find itself becoming more and more popular. Green Day released their first album on a major record label, and other bands such as The Offspring and MxPx did the same. With many of these songs being played over and over on radio stations and MTV, there was an interest in punk music again from major record labels. Punk bands were offered lucrative contracts, and they often would tour with pop-punk bands. Worth noting, ska-punk began to rise in the early to mid 90s.
During the mid 2000s, the lines that defined pop-punk genre began to become more and more obscured due to the rise of many new bands with a unique blend of sound. Bands such as The Used, Taking Back Sunday, and My Chemical Romance began to take the scene by storm, showing many pop-punk characteristics but spouting a darker and more depressing tone. Because of the previous obscurity of what defined it, the pop-punk genre began to fall in prominence during the late 2000's much in the same way grunge did in the 90's. For the first time in music alternative rock was beginning to fall out of favor, although bands like The Wonder Years continue to uphold the genre's mantle.
With the growing popularity of Indie music in the 2010's there has been a lot of discussion on how one is supposed to define 'Indie' music. When the topic comes up, a common response is that Indie music is not an actual genre but just a catchall phrase for any independent artists of any style of music. "Independent would obviously be implying anything that hasn't been done with the help of a major label". But the fact is, Indie music is an actual genre of music that encompasses a broad range of styles that all derived from the Folk, Punk and Post-Punk scenes. For this, the style has often been criticized for its lighter sound compared to previous movements. The genre has given rise to an interesting floor of artists such as fun. and Foster The People, while newer acts such as Imagine Dragons, Arctic Monkeys and Portugal The Man continue to hold down the fort. We still have a good bit of the 2010's left to go, and it'll be interesting to see what direction a genre that has redefined itself since the 1950's will go next.


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Your individual job search strategy needs to be tailored to your individual situation. Whether you are seeking an internship or full time position, managing your job search is just like managing any other project. You must work at positioning yourself to be in the right place at the right time when the right job becomes available. Here are a few strategies for you to follow as you conduct your job search.
Step 1: Identify geographic regions.
- Where are you willing to live? East Coast? West Coast? Midwest? What size of town?
- Employers often have a variety of locations throughout the U.S., as well as international locations.
- Consider what lifestyle and community culture would best fit you.
Step 2: Identify employers.
- Some employer/career connections are obvious like CPA firms for accountants or auditors and school districts for teachers.
- Think outside the box. Include other employers for your career field that aren't so obvious, such as hotels, government or higher education for accounting and corporate training departments for teachers.
- Use job type in a query on job search engine web sites.
- Sources for employers in your prospective career paths include
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- Faculty recommendations; Career Advisor recommendations
- Alumni panels in your classes; industry roundtables
- Career Fairs, company information sessions, campus interviews
- Online job listings
- Google for top employers in your career path
- Review our Employer Research section for list of websites.
- Keep records of your research, preferably in a table or spreadsheet.
- Beware of job scams!
Step 3: Match employers with your preferred region(s).
- Use the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chamber Directory at http://www.uschamber.org to find employers in the regions you desire.
- Look at companies who recruit on University campuses in the general region/state that you plan to settle in.
- Review the "locations" list on employer websites to see the various locations of their facilities.
- Check the membership lists of regional professional associations.
- Internet Yellow Pages.
- Do a job search on PANTHER TraCS by state or city.
- Add this information to your table or spreadsheet.
Step 4: Prioritize employers in your desired region with positions in your field.
- Rank the employers who match both your location and career path criteria.
- Rank and compare employers by the functions of the position, how well you match the position qualifications, the workplace culture, & opportunities for advancement.
- Check local news stories for information about your top companies.
- Check the financial stability, employment growth, sales growth, not for profit funding, community support/philanthropy for the organization, industry position or record of achievement.
- Sources of information for most public and some large private employers include Hoovers.com;Bloomberg.com; Vault reports; employer annual reports.
- Use the employer recruiter's behavior as an indicator of the employer's style and culture but don't rely totally on the recruiter as an indicator of employer culture.
- Use informational interviewing as a way to learn about how comfortable you are with an employer.
- Check the Internet for blogs about employers; Use Linked In as a connection to potential employer contacts.
Step 5: Develop a targeted resume and cover letter for your top 5 to 10 employers.
- Use similar words that the employer uses and be sure to emphasize the skills and traits that the employer seeks.
- Try to include the name of a recruiting official instead of "To Whom This May Concern." Joining the local professional associations that your prospective employers are also engaged with will help you "network" and obtain the identities of the recruiters.
- Identify 3-5 people to serve as references for your applications to these 5-10 employers. Give your references a copy of your resume and the names of the employers you are targeting. This will help your references to prepare their thoughts prior to any contact by the company.
- Give 5 copies of your resume to a broad section of helpful adults along with a letter describing the positions and work culture that you seek. They will be able to pass your resume within their network. This is called passive job searching because you are not in total control of where your resume goes.
- Post your targeted resume onto several job search engines, but be sure to read our tips in the Online Job Search section. This is also passive job searching since you are hoping legitimate employers will find you.
- Give your resume and industry/career targets to a headhunter EVENTUALLY if you are not getting sufficient progress after several months of targeted applications. Be sure to protect your privacy and make sure your resume isn't distributed to a wide variety of employers or misrepresented to employers.
- Go to Career Fairs where these employers are recruiting.
Step 6: Follow the employers' instructions for application.
- Supply all the information the employer requests, preferably in one electronic or hard copy submission
Step 7: Follow-up with employers.
- Contact the employer within 1-2 weeks of your application to ensure that they received your application materials and reaffirm your interest in their opportunities.
- If an employer states "no phone calls" then do NOT call.
- Send a thank you note to each person who helps you in your job search and each person that you meet as your targeted employer. These should be sent within a few days, preferably 24 hours, of your receiving assistance.
Step 8: Prepare fully for the interview and selection process.
- Conduct Employer Research.
- Practice Interviewing - Schedule a Mock Interview.
- Review Interviewing Section.
- Prepare questions to ask employers.
Step 9: Obey directions.
- During the selection process, follow the employers' directions specifically and meet all deadlines.
Step 10: Consider job offers.
- Give yourself an opportunity to think over your job offers before accepting one.
- Consider salary, benefits, training program, opportunity for advancement.
- Also look at company culture and how you feel you will "fit in".
- If you are moving away from family and friends, consider how that might affect your lifestyle.
- Think about those qualities and characteristics that are most important to you.
- Review our Job Offers section for more info.
Step 11: Accepting/Declining Job Offers
- If an employer offers you a position you do not wish to accept, send a courteous letter to decline. Stay in contact with the best employers because you may want to apply to a position at their location after completing 2 years of service at your first professional position. In other words, once you have made a network of contacts with recruiters, don't quickly dissolve those relationships. Continue to stay in contact each year and build your network for future career moves.
- When accepting a job offer, Verbally confirm your acceptance and follow up with a written confirmation letter which reiterates salary, start date, and position title. Express your appreciation for the offer and state that you are looking forward to joining the organization. If applicable, specify when you will meet additional conditions of employment, such as a completing a medical exam or sending required documents.
- Withdraw your candidacy from all other organizations. If you are participating in on-campus recruiting, notify Career Services.
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Or maybe it is forgetful.
It can be a side effect of opening yourself and raising your vibration when you are developing your intuitive abilities. I have been doing my best to figure out how to deal with it. I have always been a great 'organizer' however lately I have been a bit unorganized and scattered. Or at least I feel as if I am not doing what I need to do to 'develop' my intuitive skills. As with anything new repetition is the key. Meditating EVERY day to get in the 'habit' is hard. Writing in my journal EVERY day is difficult because some days I do not know what to write. Often I record my dreams as I am a vivid dreamer, occasionally I write down meditations and messages I get from my tarot cards and rarely I write down random synchronicities or messages I notice during the day. As with everything I started out trying really hard to meditate every day. Slowly over the weeks I went to 5, 4, 3, 2 days a week. I am going to say it is because our house is so small and noise bothers me and makes it hard to meditate so I get frustrated. However I think perhaps it is the fact that I am not sure what I am gaining by meditating every day. I think I should be getting insight and messages from my spirit guides and guardian angels however I do not always get anything. In thinking about it I think that is what I am supposed to achieve in meditating, nothingness. If that is the case I am doing fabulous at it. I know I want a 'mentor' to help me stay on track and encourage me with my development, kind of like the Jenny Craig mentor you see every week that tells you 'you are doing fabulous keep up the good work' and to give me helpful advice on how to proceed. I have put out the intention for this mentor to come into my life and I am sure in time they will come. Patience little sprout patience.
I want the change and learning to be quicker than it is sometimes. The even road where you stay the same is kind of like the plateau when you are on a diet, discouraging. I know that my guides are with me at all times, guiding me and supporting me. I am not going to have great epiphanies every day, some days will just be........ boring, as my guides gently steer me in the right direction. Good thing they are patient, forgiving, understanding and kind because somedays I can frustrate even myself with my willy nilly misdirection.
I do know that I am working on my intuitive self daily. Everyday I make a conscious effort to be aware of how my ego is encouraging me to be, offended, or mean, or upset, or angry. Everyday I gently push my ego back and sooth it telling it, 'it is okay I got this I do not need to be mean, rude, angry or upset. I do not need to worry and fear the future it is not here yet.' I am slowly making tiny forward movements in the taming of my volatile ego. Every teeny tiny step is progress. Everyday I do my affirmations and make a conscious effort to be a beautiful loving being inside and out. This is the best thing I can do for myself, learning, meditations, dream analyzation, crystal use aside. Because without the taming of my volatile ego the expansion of my true spiritual self would not be possible at all.
Affirmation for the day:
Today I am going to enjoy the forward movement of my life moment by moment. I am going to gently guide my poor scared ego back into the quiet room of my mind. I am going to enjoying the forward movements of learning to love myself and my life!
One thing it is good to remember is that most days we do not see the grand scheme for our lives we just need to trust and love ourselves and know we are in the place we need to be now at this moment of our life.
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Re: Deas Family From Kingsbarns Fife 1800's
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Edward Blomfield 6/18/02
Margaret, Thomas, Janet and Elizabeth Deas had five more brothers and sisters :
Christen (b. 8th Oct 1804, d. 1880), John (b. 4th Aug 1806), William (b.10 July 1808), Katren (b. 3 Jan 1812) and Girsel (b. 28 Oct 1815).
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A man who was fatally shot by an Auraria Campus police officer, after allegedly attacking the cop with a samurai-style sword near the Tivoli Student Center, has been identified.
Jeffrey Albert Musick, 38, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.
Musick was taken to a local hospital on Saturday after being shot near Ninth and Walnut streets on the Auraria Campus. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, the coroner's office said.
The officer confronted Musick, who was wielding a sword in a crosswalk near the Tivoli building, Denver police said.
According to police reports, Musick swung his sword at the police officer, nearly lopping off one of the cop's fingers and the officer opened fire. The officer, who still has not been identified, was released from a local hospital on Sunday.
Musick has an arrest record in the state, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, including a 1999 unlawful carry concealed weapon charge in which he pleaded guilty. In the 1999 case, out of Littleton, Musick was carrying nunchaku, another traditional Asian fighting weapon.
In 2011, Musick was convicted of obstruction of a peace officer in Lakewood and he was sentenced to 59 days in jail. Also in 2011, Musick was arrested in on suspicion of felony assault and menacing with a deadly weapon. The disposition of the 2011 assault case was not readily available.
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|Baku (Baki)
Located on the southern shore of the Apsheron peninsula, Azerbaijan's capital was founded 1,500 years ago. The first written reference to Baku dates from 885, although archaeologists have found remains of a settlement predating by several centuries the birth of Christ. The city became important after an earthquake destroyed Shemakha and the of the 12th century and the Shirvanshah, Ahistan I, made Baku the new capital. There are a few theories about the origin of the name, the most widely known being that Baku comes from bad kube, meaning "city of winds".
The climate is sunny and arid, with gale-force winds that sweep through on occasion, caused by masses of polar air. Baku is located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea and is Azerbaijan's largest city, with wonderful beaches, spas and a striking setting on the salty Caspian Sea.
The basis of Baku's economy is petroleum. The existence of petroleum has been known since the 8th century. By the 15th century oil for lamps was obtained from surface wells. Commercial exploitation began in 1872, and by the beginning of the 20th century the Baku oil field was the largest in the world. Towards the end of the 20th century much of the land's petroleum had been exhausted, and drilling had extended into the sea. Baku ranks as one of the largest centres for the production of oil industry equipment. The World War II Battle of Stalingrad was fought to determine who would have control of the Baku oil fields. Fifty years before the battle, Baku supplied half of the world's oil production.
In recent years oil has made the city affluent again, but Baku is still a conservative place. You don't see many women covering their heads, but you'll notice many small revealing details e.g. ladies go to the toilet for a cigarette, couples don't kiss in public...
Today's Baku is really three cities rolled into one: the old town (icheri shekher), the boomtown and the Soviet-built town.
The centre of Baku is the old town, which is also a fortress. The walled city of Baku became in December 2000 the first location in Azerbaijan classified as world cultural site by UNESCO. Most of the walls and towers, strengthened after the Russian conquest in 1806, survive. This section is picturesque, with its maze of narrow alleys and ancient buildings. Wander the cobbled streets past the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, two caravansaraies (ancient inns), the 11th-century Maiden's Tower (nice view of the harbour), the baths and the Djuma Mosque (it used to house the exquisite Carpet and Applied Arts Museum, but now is a Mosque again... and by the way the carpets are now at the former V.I. Lenin museum). The old town also has dozens of small mosques, often without any particular sign to distinguish them from the next building.
The boomtown, south of the old city, was built after massive oil exploitation began nearly a century ago and has interesting beaux-arts architecture. Fine arts, history and literature museums are located there, all housed in the mansions of pre-Revolutionary millionaires.
Modern Baku, mainly a Soviet brain-child spreads out from the walls, its streets and buildings rising up hills that rim the Bay of Baku. The flow money brought by the oil industry in the 21st century changed the skyline, with numerous tall building of doubtful architecture and quality framing the city.
Greater Baku is divided into 11 districts and 48 townships. Among these are townships on islands in the bay and one island town built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, 100 kilometres from Baku proper ('Oil Rocks').
If you have a the stamina, it is worth walking uphill to the Martyrs Cemetery, formerly the Kirov park (there is also a funicular, but it's often out of order, so you better take a taxi). This area is now dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives during the war with Armenia and also to the 137 people who were killed on 19 & 20 January 1990 when Soviet tanks and troops took to the streets of Baku. Photographs of victims featured on each tomb-stone are sobering and poignant. Now 20 January has become a national holiday of deep emotional meaning.
Many expats working oil industry in the oil industry are to be found around Baku, but tourists are still a rare sight. The government has be busy campaigning abroad, but Baku and Azerbaijan are still not 'tourist ready'. However things are changing and Baku boasts its first tourism information center, at Hajibeyov St. 36, created with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
|Main Sights in Baku
|Maiden's Tower
|Located in the walled town (Icheri-Shekher) the Maiden's Tower (Gyz Galassy) is Azerbaijan's best known landmark and the de facto symbol of Baku. You can climb its eight floors and enjoy a magnificent view of the old town and Baku bay. The cylinder shaped tower is about 30 metres tall with a diameter of 16.5 metres and walls 5metres thick. Archaeologists estimate that the tower was started in the 7th or 8th century and enlarged in the 11th or 12th century by a Massud ibn Daud, as a kufic inscription reveals. Built on a coastal rock, that made tunnelling under it impossible, the tower as a bizarre projection at the base which gives it the appearance of a retort (closed on Sunday).
|Shirvanshahs' Palace
Shirvan-Shah's Palace ensemble (15-16th century) was built when the Shah's
capital was moved from Shemakha to Baku. This was the most prominent architectural
complex in the medieval city. Some of the builings in the complex far surpass
the palace in splendour. Despite having built in different periods without
a single plan the several contruction form an harmonious whole.
The palace is a two story building, with service rooms on the ground floor and state rooms on the uper floor. Built in the 15th century by Halilullah I the palace remained intact a hundred years. After Baku was taken by Shah Ismail the palace was abandoned.
Adjacent to the palace is the Divankhane rotunda. crowned with a faceted cupola of pointed arches, echoing a similar arcade in the courtyard. The stone carving of the portal - with intricate ornamentation and kufic inscriptions - is striking.
In the complex you can also see the 14th
century the Bei-Kubad Madrassa Mosque, the Shah's family tomb (the turbe)
and the tomb of Seid Yahia Bakuvi (a court astronomer) the Turkish
built eastern Gate and the baths.
|Juma Mosque
Juma (friday) mosque hosted for a long time the carpets museum, but is
now back to its original use. The building you can see today dates from
the early twentieth century, courtesy of an oil baron, but stands over
the remains of preceding buildings. Its main attraction is the intricate
stone ornamentation.
The Imam and his assistants are Turks who studied in both Iran and Iraq. Services were on several occasions restricted by the authorities, due to 'radical' content.
|City Walls
|The walled city of Baku became in December 2000 the first site in Azerbaijan classified as world heritage by UNESCO. Most of the walls and towers, strengthened after the Russian conquest in 1806, survive. You can climb the walls near the Kileli mosque.
|Academy of Sciences (Presidium)
|Originally built by local millionaire Nagiev as a tribute to his dead son and to house the Ismailia Moslem charitable society it later was later ceded to the Academy of Sciences to house its Presidium. The architecture is mock italian Gothic by Polish architect Joseph Ploshko, imitating the Contarini palace in Venice. Behind it you can find the city wall and the Djebakhana tower. (The main building of the Academy is located near Baku State University)
|Weddings' Palace
Located on the corner of Ahmad Javad and Muxtarov streets and also known as "Palace of Hapiness" this building is Baku's main wedding venue. It came about as another extravaganza by a local millionaire: a Oil Baron Murtuza Mukhtarov built it as a surprise Valentine gift for his Ossetian wife. The beautiful building is an imitation of an italian construction, designed by Polish architect Joseph Ploshdo and constructed by the Quasomov brothers. (closed Monday and Thursday). The palace also houses the administrative offices of Azerbaijan's Composer's Union.
|The 26 Commissars Square
centre of this large square is a dramatic monument with a man coming out
of the ground with a large stone circle hovering above it.
The monument pays tribute to the 26 bolshevik commissars from the Baku commune defeated by the Turkish in 1918 and later slain in Krasnadovsk (now Turkmenbashi).
The Communists blamed the British for the killings and the unfortunate fighters became heroes in Soviet Azerbaijan. Today, the flame that burned in their monument is gone.
The square has a quiet garden and is the location of the always well guarded Turkish embassy and of the Akhundov library, Azerbaijan's main book repository. Each arch on the façade is home to a statue of a local literary figure.
|The Boulevard
broad and shady pedestrian walkway runs downtown along the edge of the
Caspian Sea. Its promenade and neat gardens are popular with people of
all ages and favoured by young couples. At its centre, just across Neftchilar
avenue is the government house and the largest Soviet style hotels. A large
oil derrick style tower dominates the horizon, showing the time and the
Along the water there are numerous rides and amusements for children - including a Ferris wheel, that can provide some nice views. For the rest of the visitors there are outdoor billiards, chess tables, tea houses and cafés. During the summer small boat cruises in the bay are available. The popular Terrace Disco and the Garden bar are located on the boulevard.
|Fountain Square
|Fountain square is Baku's most fashionable area, where you go to see and be seen. The square is surrounded by sophisticated restaurants and shops. The long and often dry fountain serves as an endless bench for lazy afternoons and evenings.
|Government House
|Built on what was till the late 19th century a moor, used for hunting, today's government palace is nothing but the former "house of the Soviets". The magnificent outside architecture is the result of a competition won in 1934 by muscovite architects L.Rudnev and V.Munts. The works started soon after the competition but the war and further delays only allowed for the building to be completed only 20 years after. German prisoners of war or widely used in its construction. Its 12 floors are more appealing outside than inside. A 12 metre tall statue of Lenin by D.Kariagdy is long gone.
|Opera and Ballet Theatre
both inside and outside, this early twentieth century art nouveau building
has an interesting metal decoration on the façade and a gilded interior.
It was commissioned to architect N.Bayev by the Mayilov brothers. Located
on Nizami street, behind the 26 commissars square.
Although you can see high quality performances, tickets are still rather inexpensive.
|Nizami Museum of Literature
|The Nizami museum of Azeri Literature was originally built as an hotel. It façade is decorated with dark blue and turquoise majolica. Inside the ogival arches are statues of outstanding Azeri writers of several periods: Fisuli, Vaghif, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Natavan, Djalil Mamedkulizade, Djafar Djabarly. Its 23 rooms contain over 3000 exhibits: illuminated manuscripts, calligraphic art, rare editions, photographs and films, etc. Formerly the Metropol hotel. Istiqlaliyyat street, 53.
|Carpets Museum
|Formerly the Lenin museum, the neo-classical building now houses the Carpet and Applied Arts Museum and above it the Theatre Museum. The Kerimov carpet collection is a must in Baku, with exhibits from all periods, styles and from both Azerbaijan proper and the Azeri provinces in Iran (closed Monday).
|State Philarmony
|Magnificent building by architect G. Termikelov, dating from 1912 and surrounded by a pleasant park. It's a domed structure with towers in renaissance style, design was based on the casino in Monte Carlo. The acoustic conditions are excellent. Performances are often also held outside. Istiglaliyyat Street.
|Nizami Cinema
|The main cinema in the city is a 1930s modernist (Constructivism) building designed by local architects S.Dadashev and M. Usseinov. Quintessential (good) Soviet Architecture. Hosts many civic events. Located on Bulbul avenue.
|Taza Pir Mosque
most impressive mosque in Baku, finished in 1914 and built in honour of
the philanthropist Nabut Khanum Ashurbekova. It has an impressive stone
façade with twin minarets and a large dome.
A must see! Very popular in Soviet times. Slightly damaged by the 2000 Baku earthquake, but quickly repaired. M. Fataly street.
|The Train Stations
train stations create a lively market area, dominated by the statue of
Azeri play writer Jafar Jabbarli. Here you can buy about anything, enjoy
a glass of kvas on a summer day, meet people from all over the country,
or simply enjoy the city's life... but don't forget to mind your wallet.
The two large buildings are the "Steam Railways station" and the "Electric Railway Station". The first is a late 19th century domed construction with an arab style tower, the latter has an eclectic mix of styles from the 1920s, with hints of art nouveau.
The USSR's first electric railway line ran from this station linking Baku to the oil townships of Sabunchi and Surakhani.
|Zorge Park
|Long park running along Bakihanov street where you can enjoy pool outside. The main landmark is a monument to Soviet Spy Richard Zorge: two huge penetrating eyes (he was an ethnic German from Azerbaijan who eventually died at the hand of the Japanese).
|Martyrs Lane (Shahidlar Hiyabany)
the Kirov park, the space is now dedicated to the memory of those who lost
their lives during the war with Armenia and also to the 137 people who
were killed on 19 & 20 January 1990 when Soviet tanks and troops took
to the streets of Baku (often called "Black January"). Photographs of victims
featured on each tomb-stone are sobering and poignant. Now 20 January has
become a national holiday of deep emotional meaning.
A large memorial to the Turkish troops killed fighting against Russia in the early 20th century is located here, as well as the 'martyrs mosque' also built by the Turks. Not far from the Turkish memorial there is a small wall acknowledging the British soldiers killed in the same conflict. No homage if made to the brave men of the Russian army fallen in the same war.
|Republic Palace, named after Heydar Aliyev
the V.I. Lenin palace of culture, then the Republic Palace, like many other
places it was renamed after Heydar Aliyev folllowing his death. This concrete
and glass building faces a wide square with gardens and fountains and the
red tower of the National Bank of Azerbaijan.
The Republic palace can seat an audience of 2000. Its contruction dates from the 1970s, with a desing by architects V.Shulgin and E. Melkhisedekov.
|Shikhov Beach
|During the summer some self-styled entrepreneurs clean parts of the beach and charge and admission fee of a fee manats. Many vendors offer assorted drinks and food. In the low season Shikhov is a good place for relaxing walks or some jogging on the sand.
|see also: IMAGES, MAPS, Airlines, Airport, ATMs, Banks, Bars, Books, Buses, Business customs, Business services, Carpets, Car rental, Churches, Cinemas, Circus, Clinics, Communications, Concerts, Embassies, Emergencies, Flowers, Gas stations, Health,Hotels, Internet, Media, Metro, Ministries, Museums, Mosques, Newspapers, Opera, Pharmacies, Police, Ports, Post office, Restaurants, Radio, Shops, Sports facilities, Synagogues, Taxis, Telephones, Theatres, Trains, Travel agencies, Trolleys, Trams, TV, Universities, summary
|A to Z of Azerbaijan / A dan Z ye Azerbaycan


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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Shopping (03/01/07)
TITLE: My Own
By Elaine McDonald
"I've got to take Brent and drive into town today and get him a coat." I told my husband as we sat and drank our morning coffee.
"Yeah, how come?"
"The weather is going to drop to the 20's tomorrow and Brent has outgrown his coat."
"You don't have one of the other boys' old coats?"
"No, this coat was the last hand-me down and he has grown so fast it doesn't fit anymore."
My husband stood up to give me a kiss as he prepared to go to work. "Well you two be careful. I'll see you this afternoon. Love you."
I heaved a sigh and finished the last bit of coffee. I knew I had better get to moving if I was going to get the other two boys up to catch the bus.
We live in a rural area and I could not find a coat for him in the limited stores we had in our area, so I had to drive into a bigger city. Brent was so excited that we were going shopping for him a coat. He sang all the way into town. As I watched him, I could see him bubbling over with excitement. Every few minutes I heard the usual question, "How much further Mom?"
"We're here" I told him as I pulled into a parking space.
"Eeeeee" Brent screamed. "Finally!"
I had to hold his hand tightly to keep him from wenching free from me. He was pulling me across the parking lot, telling me to hurry. I could not understand why such excitement over coming into town. He had been here numerous times.
As I pulled out one coat after another in my price range, Brent just shook his head no.
Exasperated I said "You have got to choose one. I'm tired and ready to go."
"I don't like those" and folded his arms and looked up at me.
I once more began looking through the coats when Brent started yelling, "That one, that one!"
I pulled the coat out and tried it on him. It was a perfect fit and he loved it. This works for me I thought as I turned the price tag around. "Oh no, honey we can't take this one."
"Why not! I like it!"
"I know honey, but it is more than Mama can pay."
"Please Mama please, I want it" pouching out his bottom lip and looking up at me with those big begging eyes.
As big crocodile tears began rolling down his face and I knew I had to buy that coat. "Let me think." I began to think over my budget trying to figure where I could cut it. I could cook dinner Sunday after church instead of going out to eat. I did so enjoy eating out. A meal that I did not have to prepare or clean up. I smiled and stooped down to my son and said "Ok, we'll get this one."
Brent grabbed me and smothered me in kisses. "Thank you, Mama!"
Brent would not let them put the coat in a bag, and he insisted on wearing it. He was grinning from ear to ear. As we walked out of the store, he kept rubbing the arms of the coat and saying, "It's all mine. It's all mine. It's all mine!" " Mama, God made a coat just for me! He really does love me. Doesn't he Mama?"
Then I realized Brent had never owned a coat that was only his. He had always had a hand-me down from his brothers.
Suddenly the missed Sunday dinner was worth every dish I had to clean!
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