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- n. A European fish, Pagellus centrodontus; the sea bream or braise.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A European fish (Pagellus centrodontus); the sea bream or braise.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A name of the fish Sparus pagrus, otherwise called braize and king of the sea-breams.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
(link) to longtime, respected posters here. 'becker is the third or fourth one in the last couple of days you've popped your mouth off at, e.g. streif, academic elephand, both front pagers, BTW, and now 'becker that I've noticed.
Gov. Brewer removes AG Goddard from immigration law defense. | RedState
I don't even think a camera is an option for my vehicle. make sure when you burn the disk that you have on the disk 1 folder "becker" and cd_info. cdi and config. cdi.
Must have gotten the information from faux news (becker or limberger).
Didn't Gary becker teach us that it was a mistake to think about investment in children merely in terms of quantity?
The Selfish Reason to Have More Kids, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Hey, 'becker, remember the great "Don't Buy Grapes" boycott
San Diego to Arizona: "Look, just because we called you racist bigots…" | RedState
I'd respect becker more if he didn't act like a child minister_of_war
Gov. Brewer removes AG Goddard from immigration law defense. | RedState
I could not possibly agree with you more, 'becker.
Guinta forces Shea-Porter to hold town halls. - Moe_Lane's blog - RedState
No way could he discriminate against the morally challenged, becker. janis
White House targeting… Gov. Paterson (D, NY). - Moe_Lane's blog - RedState
Make sure becker gives you an extra carrot tonight.
2012 Presidential Elections: Scott Brown, Ron Paul & The CPAC Straw Poll | RedState
At least I can say I didn't Vote for Bush either time. bruce becker

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Backpacks are used to carry more items in your inventory. A backpack can store up to 27 items. To open a backpack place the backpack on the ground and then right-click it. To equip a backpack in your chestpiece armor slot (you can't wear armor while wearing the backpack), break your backpack while sneaking. To unequip sneak and then right click the ground. Backpacks will drop their contents when they break or the player dies. In multiplayer you can use someones backpack while it is on their back as long as they are near you and facing away from you.
Note: Any color of wool can be used, (changing the color of wool will not change the color of the backpack)


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My point was to say it should react the same way as auto does on a DIV. If the way DIVs react to floats depends on other properties, fill-available should probably do the same, to reuse the existing algorithm. If that's too complex or undesirable, I have no strong opinion on this however. -----Message d'origine----- From: Boris Zbarsky Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 11:48 AM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: [css3-sizing] fill-available and floats On 8/1/12 3:27 AM, François REMY wrote: > If I understand correctly, "fill-available" is just a way to specify on > any element the automatic behavior of a DIV (i.e. width-unconstrained > block element). If this is right, it should behave like a DIV and > therefore react to the presence of floats next to it. Like what kind of div? These two:

 react differently to the presence of floats in terms of their width (or more precisely, the latter reacts and the former does not). -BorisReceived on Wednesday, 1 August 2012 10:10:41 UTC
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Potent offense keeps Cardinals winning
ST. LOUIS -- Mike Matheny, Edgar Renteria and the St. Louis Cardinals can win with singles, doubles and triples, too.
Furcal leads Braves' comeback
ATLANTA -- More than anyone, Rafael Furcal wants the season to last as long as possible.
ConocoPhillips expects production to fall
ConocoPhillips this week released an interim update of its third-quarter market and operating conditions, saying, among other things, that it anticipates crude oil and natural gas production to fall about 7 percent below that of the second quarter, in part because of maintenance to infrastructure in Alaska.
Kenai carrier to be sold
Air carrier Kenai Express, which began offering daily passenger service from the Kenai Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport on June 1, is changing owners.
Juneau trail offers historical tour of forest
JUNEAU -- The Switzer Creek Trail offers more than just a walk through the woods. It's a journey through time.
Seward seeks upset, SoHi wants revenge
While Soldotna and Eielson are set to reprise a matchup under nearly the same circumstances as a year ago, Seward is hoping to conjure up some magic from 2001 when it plays Kenai.
Pew report serves best interest of Alaska's commercial fishers
I've been a commercial fisherman for nearly all my life, spending my summers on the waters of Bristol Bay, or working on beach sites on the Kenai Peninsula.
Questions persist about Sterling Highway natural gas line
What's up with a new gas new line near the Sterling Highway south of Soldotna? Is there enough gas around to merit the expansion of a new line?
Developer's arguments don't wash with Kenai City Council
Kenai City Council members have little sympathy for people who fail to pay their water bill.
Photo feature: Digging in
Tara Hill, right, puts her flower garden to bed for the winter with help from her daughter Emma on Thursday afternoon in Kenai. Forecasters are calling for possible rain this weekend.
Man dies after fall from his fuel rig
A 52-year-old Kenai man died of head and chest injuries he received after apparently falling from his fuel truck at the Tesoro Refinery asphalt loading racks Wednesday morning.
Service sector has reason to smile
Service sector jobs are expected to dominate Alaska's employment opportunities through at least 2012, while the goods-producing sector made up of mining, construction, manufacturing and logging is expected to hold its own despite declines over the past decade, according to a study by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Larry Dwain Rogers
Longtime Kenai resident Larry Dwain Rogers died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna from injuries sustained in an accident. He was 56.
Those who didn't vote have little room to complain
"To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain."
Mushroom hunters enjoy autumn outings for fungi
PRIEST LAKE, Idaho -- Mushroom expert Michael Beug led an expedition into the damp forest near Priest Lake on a recent Saturday morning, pointing out the visible fruits from a mysterious subterranean world.
Attraction to the natural world often begins in early childhood
I have always wondered when my colleagues in the fields of wildlife biology and conservation and natural science in general first become attracted to the natural world. Most careers dedicated to conservation are certainly not launched for financial reasons because our careers are not among the most monetarily lucrative compared to many others. Neither is it for power or prestige, as these are attributes seldom associated with careers dedicated to conservation or to the natural sciences.
Around the Peninsula
Pie auction fund-raiser slatedDrivers' safety class plannedGenealogical group schedules meetingSeniors plan dinner, auctionCandlelight vigil setChildbirth film offeredFish and Game to meetSocial Security reps to visit areaHealing touch class offered
Hungary searches for Holocaust saviors
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) A Hungarian museum has started searching for people who helped save lives during the Holocaust, when some 550,000 Hungarian Jews and tens of thousands of Gypsies were killed.
St. Louis archbishop says voters should not back candidates who support abortion rights
ST. LOUIS (AP) Archbishop Raymond Burke sparked a national debate earlier this year by announcing he would deny Holy Communion to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. Now, he says there is no justification for voters to back a candidate supporting abortion rights.
Anglican archbishop says Episcopal Church cannot be trusted
NEW YORK -- The most influential Anglican leader in Africa -- home to nearly half the world's Anglicans -- said Thursday that the U.S. Episcopal Church has created a ''new religion'' by confirming a gay bishop in New Hampshire, breaking the bonds between the denominations with roots in the Church of England.
Religious free-speech ruling costs Ann Arbor schools $102,738
DETROIT (AP) A federal judge has ordered Ann Arbor Public Schools to pay a former student's legal bill after she won a ruling against the district on religion and free speech.
Chicago Muslims launch their own talk radio program
CHICAGO Some Chicago-area Muslims have launched their own talk radio program, deciding it will be the best way to break down stereotypes about their faith.
Life's answers can be found within, with outside help
The other night, a man I know asked me a profound question. He said, "I know you are a Christian. I have a question for you. I believe all life's answers can be found within each person if one will only look within oneself to find the answers. Why do you seem to think all your answers come from just one book?"
Church Briefs
Guest to speak on confidence40 Days of Purpose slatedChurch features musicWomen's prayer group to meetGloria Ministries founder to speakGospel of John presented
Church of England diocese uses candy to lure back congregants
LONDON (AP) A Church of England diocese is hoping a sweet tooth will lead some people back to worship on a regular basis.
Armstrong cycles at a crossroad
Days like this are what Lance Armstrong calls the ''obligation of the cured.''
Golfers assault par at Michelin tourney
LAS VEGAS -- Harrison Frazar shot a bogey-free 64 to take his place among a crowded group at the top of the leaderboard with an 8 under at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas.
Olympian helps out Nikiski netters
At 10-0 overall, the Nikiski volleyball team does not need much more instruction than coach Bruce King is giving them.
Sun, Storm set to face off in WNBA Finals
Four-time WNBA champion Houston didn't make it to the postseason. Los Angeles, which won it all twice, was eliminated in the first round. The fresh faces of the Sun and Storm are a good sign for the 8-year-old league, Sales said.
No. 10 Virginia blows past Clemson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Alvin Pearman ran for 104 yards, including two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and Virginia shut down Clemson after the opening 15 minutes in a convincing 30-10 victory Thursday night.
Skyview netters sweep Houston
The Skyview High School volleyball team made quick work of the visiting Houston Hawks Thursday, taking a nonconference match in three games.
Walsh sets record at Birch Ridge
While some have put their clubs away for the winter, Tom Walsh, the head pro at Birch Ridge Golf Course, is still out on the course breaking records.
UAA to showcase talent to area fans
The Seawolves will be looking to regain the momentum they had at the end of last season after going through a tough offseason.
Ravens' Lewis pleads guilty to lesser charge
ATLANTA (AP) -- Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis pleaded guilty Thursday to using a cell phone to try to set up a drug deal and will be sentenced to four months in prison, to be served after the regular season ends in January.
Patriots go for win record against Dolphins
The New England Patriots appear to have an easy path to their record 19th straight victory (including playoffs) against winless Miami in Foxboro on Sunday.
U.S. wildlife refuges face threats
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, a sweeping desert preserve abutting the border with Mexico, is among the nation's most endangered, a conservation group says.
Defenders of Wildlife's 10 most endangered refuges
The 10 most endangered national wildlife refuges as chosen by the environmental group Defenders of Wildlife, and reasons cited by the group:
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Coming into Ann Arbor for the night.
Any useful suggestions for dinner? I checked and tried to reserve at Zingerman's Roadhouse, but it was booked until 9pm.
Alcohol? Alcohol.
Any suggestions for a great time Saturday night for those not familiar with Ann Arbor's nightlife?
And for bonus points: Suggestions on taxi service?
Thanks for planning my night out ahead of time. Hopefully see some of you MGoBloggers out there!


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Alice Munro's Too Much Happiness, published in 2009 by Knopf, is her latest collection of short stories. As with most of her work, the collection focuses on the strength and vulnerabilities of women.
"Wenlock's Edge" follows a London student in her relationship with her mother's cousin and with Nina, her roommate. Nina is a curious, disturbed character who uses the narrator for her own entertainment. The narrator is tricked into discussing a dinner date with Nina's lover, an older man named Mr. Purvis. During the narrator's encounter with Mr. Purvis, he asks her to dine naked and read poetry to him.
The narrator of "Some Women" describes a summer job taking care of Bruce Crozier, who is dying. Bruce's mother, Mrs. Crozier, is seduced by her masseuse, Roxanne. Roxanne attempts to seduce Bruce as well. The narrator is upset by what she witnesses of Bruce's mother and Roxanne. The theme of this story is that the young grow old far too soon in the presence of toxic adults.
In "Child's Play," Munro develops a dark story about the cruelty of children. Marlene and Charlene are two friends at summer camp. Marlene recounts how she drowned Verna, a vulnerable girl. The narrator manipulates the reader in that the reader learns of this crime at the end of the story.
Munro's characters face daunting challenges: adultery, divorce, depression, violence, and horrible accidents. The theme that holds the collection together is the strength of these women. The collection's final story, "Too Much Happiness," is about a historical figure named Sophia Kovalevski, a talented novelist and mathematician. Her first husband, the paleontologist Vladimir Kovalevsky, committed suicide. Sophia moves to Stockholm and wants to marry a distant relation of her husband's, Maxsim Kovalevsky who is a law professor. She fumbles after this desire for happiness.
Critics note the subtle nuances of Munro's writing that are her trademarks, as is her vivid invention. She has the ability to draw out the subtleties of a woman's life in how she deals with marriage and domesticity.


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One of the recipes reminds me of my childhood Chrismases. Mom used to make a so called Radiokaka, in English known as Hedgehog slice. I did not always like it but I have made it as a grown up for Christmas and I am thinking about doing one this year too. The story of the name of the cake is that in the 1920's, when radio had become popular, it was said that the cake did not make so much noice when eaten so therefore it was perfect to eat while listening to the radio. The cake also looks like the radio of that time with the bars infront of the speakers.
200-250 grams of coconut fat
200 grams dark chocolate
2 eggs
3 deciliters of icing sugar
25 buiscuits (square or round)
Melt the fat and the chocolate, low temperature, in a pot. Whisk the eggs and the icing sugar untill it is really fluffy. Stir slowly and carefully the lukewarm chocolat fat into the egg and icing sugar.
Dress an oblong cake pan, about 1,5 litres, with a baking sheet. Spred a layer of the chocolate paste on the bottom and then a layer of buiscuits, then another layer of chocolate and then buiscuits again. Keep going but end with the chocolate paste. Put the pan in a fridge over night. Cut the cake in thin slices and serve at once.
This is the Swedish version of the cake but when I googled Hedgehog slice I found other versions with nuts and other fillings.
I also found the book in English at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Swedish-Cakes-Cookies-Melody-Favish/dp/1602392625
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Europe › Latvia › Riga › Riga Nightlife
Palladium , SIA
21 Marijas iela, Riga, Latvia
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Palladium , SIA Riga Reviews
16 reviews
Great venue, terrible staff Jun 22, 2015
I came here for an event and was shocked to witness, on more than one occasion, a money scam involving the amount of change given back.
When people would order a €6 drink with a €50 note the bar staff would hand them back €4 change. When the patrons would protest, they staff would immediately reply that the €10 and €50 notes were very similar in size. Other patrons had started to watch when the change was given and started defending the patrons being ripped off.
I only had €50 notes so I made sure that the girl behind the bar, and a few people standing beside me, understood that it was a €50 note that I was handing her. The bar girl became incredible annoyed and snapped back "I SEE THAT!" Obviously annoyed people were so quick to realise the theft.
Not even when the manager was involved had things been settled. He agreed that €10 notes had been given, even though he was at the other end of the large bar when it had happened and the till was full of €50 notes.
The drinks were ridiculously overpriced. There are cheaper drinks to be had in the old town!
To give credit to the venue when it is deserved. Massive dancing area, three levels, coat storage, good location.
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A stiff mile is ideal for VAINGLORY who was gaining his seventh success in a very tough Epsom handicap last month. He's rarely beaten far and is just 1lb higher than when a close runner-up in a lucrative handicap here last July and can complete a double. Norse Blues won the Hunt Cup at Thirsk with an all-the-way victory but a 6lb rise takes him on to his highest ever mark. George Guru had always appeared best on Polytrack until scoring comfortably at Goodwood and he has to be considered along with the lightly-raced and progressive course and distance winner Roserrow. Danchai could provide the main threat as he was having just his fourth start when runner-up to Boonga Roogeta at Newmarket and looks certain to make further progress.
Fire Ship 9-2 (9-7) Half reared start, chased leading pair on outside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 5th of 8, 3l behind Directorship (8-12) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Apr.
Norse Blues 7-2fav (8-8) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on and just held on close home, won at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in May beating Anderiego (8-6) by hd, 15 ran.
George Guru 11-4fav (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway inside final 2f, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Head Of Steam (8-8) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Maverik 11-2fav (9-2) Led, ridden 3f out, headed and hampered entering final 2f, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 11l behind Vainglory (8-9) at Epsom Downs 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gs in May.
Bancnuanaheireann (IRE) 9-2fav (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway on outside well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May beating Pilgrims Rest (9-13) by 1l, 8 ran.
Forgive 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, kept on same pace and real impression final furlong, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Sentaril (8-12) at Lingfield 1m flls lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Vainglory (USA) 12-1 (8-9) In rear, slightly outpaced over 3f out, headway entering final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Epsom Downs 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gs in May beating Lord Ofthe Shadows (8-7) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Zafisio (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 21l behind Poet (9-0) at Ayr 1m 2f Listed stks 3yo (1) sft in Sep '11.
Roserrow 8-1 (9-7) Keen led, headed over 6f out, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge from over 1f out, driven to lead towards finish, won at Sandown 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Tigers Tale (9-5) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Weapon Of Choice (IRE) 17-2 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms, stayed on same pace, 5th of 10, 6l behind Captain Bertie (8-12) at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gs in May.
Danchai 5-1fav (8-7) Keen in touch, headway 3f out, ridden to challenge winner from over 1f out, not quicken near finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Boonga Roogeta (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in May.
Trader Jack 5-1 (9-1) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Spa's Dancer (9-4) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gs in May.
Gaul Wood (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, went 3rd 3f out, challenging and every chance when pushed right 2f out, hung right disputing 2nd and kept on same pace inside final furlong,, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Spa's Dancer (9-4) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gs in May.
Lowther 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 9l behind Boots And Spurs (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) sft in May.
Noble Citizen (USA) 20-1 (8-9) Started slowly, held up in last pair, headway on outside 3f out, ridden on outside inside final 2f, hung right and no impression final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Head Of Steam (8-8) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Basseterre (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Niceofyoutotellme (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Ashaadd (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Dwelt switched right start, in rear, headway over 1f out, switched left approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead near finish, won going away, won at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf beating Homage (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.


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Golden Gate: Episode 5 _ Rock Show
Description: Everyone who disappears, Oscar Wilde once wrote, seems to be seen in San Francisco. And while generations since have discovered its a good place to leave your past behind, but oddly once you arrive, nothing you do is ever forgotten. Tyler came here to star over; and just as he gets his big break, there's someone from his past to remind him where he came from.


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Spellsquares [$1.99 / HD], an atmospheric word puzzle game from Benthic Games, hit the App Store with its iPad version back in June. We missed out on it then, but we picked the game up on its iPhone release this month. It's right at home on the small screen, maintaining an enchanting mix of exploration and challenging puzzles.
In Spellsquares' story mode, you find yourself wandering a castle with a mystery to solve. A mysterious stranger has left notes to guide you on your way (kind of him, since you're out to foil his nefarious plan). Each door, treasure and point of interest is blocked with a word puzzle that you'll need to solve. The puzzles are crafted like Sudoku for words. A square grid is laid out with a few letters already in place. A pool of available letters sits to the side. Your job is to use those letters to make words in every row and column at once -- easy puzzles require three-letter words and the hardest require five. Solving them takes a little bit of logic and a touch of vocabulary. Once you factor in hints, you'll also need a dash of strategy.
As you explore the castle, you'll discover hidden coins in every room. Those can be taken back to the Oracle, a ghostly automaton that entreats you to pick a card, any card. In exchange for your coin, you'll receive one of three hint items to help you on your way: two that reveal correct letters in single squares, and one that will confirm every correct letter you've placed in a particular puzzle. The hints are plentiful, but they aren't unlimited. Conserve them, but don't go overboard. There's no benefit to making it through the game without turning to hints aside from personal pride.
I found the game challenging enough that I was pumping coins into the Oracle fairly often, but your mileage may vary. If you find the game too easy and you didn't choose the hardest mode, restart and push it up a notch. Rushing through on Easy and then replaying on Medium or Hard will be a disappointment. The puzzles are the same; they just give away fewer revealed letters, so you'll be redoing puzzles you've already solved.
Spellsquares' story barely deserves to be described as such, but I don't count that against the game. It's a familiar tale: evil wizard does something evil, and an anonymous hero comes to uncover the mystery and defeat the plot. It serves to add a sense of exploration and purpose to the puzzling, and does an admirable job of that. Exploring the castle wasn't a thrill, but it was a nice break to clear my head between puzzles.
The story comes to a conclusion after you explore 14 rooms and solve a few dozen puzzles. But the game isn't over at that point. Completing the game unlocks Quick Play mode, with 60 puzzles of varying difficulty. You're given no hints for these ones, so they'll add a dose of challenge if you're still hooked.
An excellent user interface rounds out the Spellsquares experience. It isn't flawless -- I found trouble placing letter tiles in lower squares at times, for instance -- but it has one feature that every similar game should learn from. You can walk away from a puzzle at any time, and when you return your tiles will still be where you left them. If you need to head back to the Oracle mid-puzzle or you decide to move to a different room and return later, your progress remains intact. Saved me a headache or two, that's certain.
With over 100 puzzles to work through, Spellsquares offers the word-puzzle fan a lengthy and entertaining experience. It won't last forever, but its well-crafted puzzles are a joy to work through once. If you missed out when the iPad version was released, now's your chance. While you're at it, pop into our discussion thread to share your impressions.


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Lyon consider Faubert option
French champions Lyon have hinted at an interest in signing West Ham midfielder Julien Faubert.
By Patrick Haond
Last Updated: 20/01/09 11:59am
French champions Lyon have hinted at an interest in signing West Ham United midfielder Julien Faubert.
The former Bordeaux man has recently suggested he is keen to return to French football to boost his national team prospects.
He has been linked with Nantes and Paris St Germain, while Faubert has claimed he would relish the chance to join Lyon.
The Ligue 1 leaders are looking to strengthen their right-hand side and special advisor Bernard Lacombe concedes Faubert is one option being considered.
Several trails
"Fauber is a player that is capable of getting our attention," Lacombe told Le 10 Sport.
"But we have several trails. The right full-back position is our priority."
Lacombe also confirmed there has yet to be any movement regarding the situation of Fred, who claimed last week he was wanted by Stoke City.
The Brazilian striker has been linked with a move to Palmeiras and Lyon are waiting for any offers to take Fred on a free transfer.
"The Fred situation doesn't improve," added Lacombe. "We haven't had any offer from Palmeiras. They can't invest money on a free transfer.
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1So what can we say about Abraham, the father of our people? What did he learn about faith? 2If Abraham was made right by the things he did, then he had a reason to boast. But Abraham could not boast before God. 3The Scripture says, "Abraham believed God. And God accepted Abraham's faith. That made Abraham right with God." 4When a person works, his pay is not given to him as a gift. He earns the pay he gets. 5But a person cannot do any work that will make him right with God. So that person must trust in God. Then God accepts that person's faith ˻(trust)˼, and that makes him right with God. God is the One who makes even evil people right. 6David said the same thing. David said that a person is truly happy when God does not look at the things that person has done but accepts him like a good person: 7"People are truly blessed ˻(happy)˼ when their wrongs are forgiven, and when their sins are covered! 8And when the Lord accepts a person like he was without sin, that person is truly blessed!" 9Is this happiness only for those people that are circumcised ˻(the Jews)˼? Or is this happiness also for people that are not circumcised ˻(non-Jews)˼? We have already said that God accepted Abraham's faith, and that faith made him right with God. 10So how did this happen? Did God accept Abraham before or after he was circumcised? God accepted him before his circumcision. 11Abraham was circumcised later to show that God accepted him. His circumcision was proof that he was right with God through faith before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all people that believe but are not circumcised. Those people believe and are accepted like people that are right with God. 12And Abraham is also the father of people that have been circumcised. But it is not their circumcision that makes Abraham their father. He is their father only if they live following the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. 13Abraham and his descendants received the promise that they would get the whole world. But Abraham did not receive that promise because he followed the law. Abraham received that promise because he was right with God through his faith. 14If people could get the things that God promised by following the law, then faith is worthless. And God's promise to Abraham is worthless. 15Why? Because the law can only bring God's anger ˻when the law is not obeyed˼. But if there is no law, then there is nothing to disobey. 16So people get God's promise by having faith. This happens so that the promise can be a free gift. And if the promise is a free gift, then all of Abraham's people can have that promise. The promise is not only for those people that live under the law ˻of Moses˼. The promise is for any person that lives with faith like Abraham. Abraham is the father of us all. 17Like it is written ˻in the Scriptures˼ "I have made you ˻(Abraham)˼ a father of many nations." This is true before God. Abraham believed in God—the God who gives life to dead people and decides that things will happen that have not yet happened. 18There was no hope ˻that Abraham would have children˼. But Abraham believed God and continued hoping. And that is why he became the father of many nations. Like God told him, "You will have many descendants ˻(children)˼." 19Abraham was almost 100 years old, so his body was much past the age for having children. Also, Sarah could not have children. Abraham thought about this. But his faith in God did not become weak. 20Abraham never doubted that God would do the thing that God promised. Abraham never stopped believing. He grew stronger in his faith and gave praise to God. 21Abraham felt sure that God was able to do the thing that God promised. 22So, "God accepted Abraham's faith. That made him right with God." 23Those words ("God accepted Abraham's faith") were written not only for Abraham. 24Those words were also written for us. God will also accept us because we believe. We believe in the One ˻(God)˼ that raised Jesus our Lord from death. 25Jesus was given to die for our sins. And he was raised from death to make us right with God.
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Fox Sports West To Air "Classic" Kings-Ducks Broadcastsby Staff Writer / Los Angeles Kings
As the Kings and the Anaheim Ducks approach next month's 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series contest – January 25 at Dodger Stadium – FOX Sports West will broadcast the following Kings-Ducks "classic" contests.Wednesday, December 4
At 7:30 p.m. From 1/27/96…both teams unveiled their alternate jerseys; Wayne Gretzky's final season with the Kings; Kings win 5-4. Re-broadcast on December 24 at 3 p.m.
* Hashtag #JerseyClassic
Tuesday, December 24
At 5 p.m.: From 1/30/06…Teemu Selanne recorded his 1000th career point in a 4-3 win over the Kings.
At 7 p.m.: From 10/6/06…rookie Anze Kopitar scored his first NHL goal in a 4-3 loss to the Ducks.
At 9 p.m.: From 12/2/93…first ever meeting between the two teams; Kings win 3-2; Luc Robitaille registered a goal and an assist. Re-broadcast on January 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 22
At 7:30 p.m.: From 1/22/03…Ducks blow a 3-0 lead and then rally to score three goals in the last 10 minutes to win 6-5. Paul Kariya tallied two goals and two assists.
The Kings and Ducks will face off at the iconic stadium at 6:30 p.m. (PT) on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Tickets are currently on sale via Ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster.ca, the official ticket marketplace of the NHL.
The Kings and the NHL on Tuesday morning will unveil the jersey that the Kings will be wearing for the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series match-up between the Kings and the Ducks at Dodger Stadium on January 25. Check out LAKings.com beginning at 9 a.m. to see images, a special Kings Vision-produced video, and learn how you can purchase the commemorative sweater and more. Also tune into that night's Kings-Ducks broadcast on FOX Sports West for additional coverage.


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Wimbledon 2014: Schedule and Bracket Predictions for Day 6 at All England ClubJune 28, 2014
The third round is underway at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, and it continues into Saturday with many of the top players on the planet taking to the grass courts of the All England Club with everything on the line.
While we haven't seen the early turmoil for elite contenders like there was in Roland Garros at the French Open, some notable players like No. 2 seed women's contender Li Na have gone down in the opening days. As the action continues to increase in quality by the round, seeded players will start to face off against one another and the competition will get higher and higher.
Let's break down everything you need to know for Day 6 at the All England Club.
Day 6 Schedule
|Wimbledon TV Schedule: Day 6
|Time (ET)
|Sat., June 28
|7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
|Third-Round Action
Live Stream: Day 6 action will be online on WatchESPN.
Note: The complete order of play can be found at Wimbledon.com.
Day 6 Predictions
Mikhail Kukushkin vs. No. 2 Rafael Nadal
Despite coming off his ninth French Open victory, Rafael Nadal garnered the No. 2 seed and a tough early draw that ended up giving him just the third-best odds to win the tournament, per Odds Shark.
He's been far from convincing thus far, but through two four-set victories in his first two matches, he's proven that an early exit just isn't in the cards this year. Nadal will be around when the tournament reaches its final days.
Nadal has struggled on grass at times in recent years, and that's been a big part of his shortcomings at Wimbledon in recent years. But he's feeling better than ever about his grass game after a four-set victory over Lukas Rosol:
His opponent in this third round affair is Mikhail Kukushkin, who has turned heads in his opening two matches with two straight-set victories. But he's 0-of-2 for his career against the Spanish great, who has proven in his first two matches that even if he's not at his best, he's better than just about anybody.
After slipping early against opponents No. 1 and 2 at Wimbledon, Nadal will be hungry from the get-go to wrap this one up in straight sets.
Prediction: Nadal in three sets
No. 1 Serena Williams vs. No. 25 Alize Cornet
Serena Williams may not be to the All England Club what Nadal is to Roland Garros—she has some pretty elite company in that regard. But for current players in the women's game, Williams is the one to fear not only at Wimbledon, but any Grand Slam.
She's proven why in the early goings in 2014. After winning easily over Anna Tatishvili 6-1, 6-2 in her opener, Williams dominated Chanelle Scheepers in a 6-1, 6-1 victory that only took 49 minutes.
Williams will face by far her toughest opponent yet in 25th-seeded Alize Cornet, who has been far from impressive despite her two early victories. She was taken to three sets in both of them.
While she sputtered to an early exit at the French Open, Williams is back in her comfort zone at Wimbledon—where she has her sights set on her sixth trophy there. A tricky quarter of the draw might do her in, but it won't come against Cornet, who will be overmatched from the start.
Prediction: Williams in two sets
Santiago Giraldo vs. No. 4 Roger Federer
If Williams is in her comfort zone at Wimbledon, you could go as far as to say that Roger Federer is in his natural habitat at the All England Club.
With seven victories at Wimbledon, Federer leads everyone in the Open Era. With one more, he would surpass both Pete Sampras and William Renshaw as the only player to ever hoist eight trophies at the All England Club.
However, he'll have to shake recent history to do so. Federer hasn't won a Grand Slam title since his 2012 Wimbledon, meaning he will surpass two years without a major for the first time in his career if he fails to win this year.
He has his work cut out for him in the latter rounds but don't expect Santiago Giraldo to stand in his way. He was just taken to five sets by Marcel Granollers in a match that carried on into Friday, meaning he may still be recovering from that marathon.
Prediction: Federer in four sets
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Downtown's new Market Square Park
What if there were more shops, grocery stores or dry cleaners? How about museums or cultural venues?
Here's your chance to have a say.
Central Houston is asking the public to participate in a short survey about development and the livability of downtown.
The results will be used by Christopher Leinberger, a developer and visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, who's giving the keynote speech at Central Houston's October 5 annual meeting.
The questions have multiple choice answers, but if you have more to say, feel free to do it here.


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Miami Heat: The Beast in The SoutheastSeptember 14, 2010
I often come about accessible public opinions that state the logic that a team, or underdog, has to dismantle the champion of a league, conference, or division in order to be taken aback.
That's understandable to a certain extent. It does not apply to the Miami Heat.
I respect what the reigning Southeast Division champs, Orlando Magic, were able to accomplish last season; and if you were to poll which team has other franchises' support, the Heat wouldn't be near Magic's echelon as unorthodox as that sounds.
But I digress.
Think about this: How valid would it be to say 'Washington Wizards, plus a primed Michael Jordan (not circa 2002-03) could possibly dethrone Los Angeles Lakers in 2010-11?
Just as quick as that claim is made, it'll be the spewers last notability, as disdain would come flocking toward him or her, in an expectance of differencing opinion.
But in some instances you just have to own up to it, and accept that a team like Miami Heat, with their fairweather fans, who inherited another franchise's all, must be taken more seriously due to the three names jotted on paper in ink.
People seem to forget, the Chicago Bulls wanted Chris Bosh over Carlos Boozer.
The New York Knicks wanted Lebron James above all.
And anyone would have signed an injury free Dwyane Wade to a maximum contract.
So lets not get caught up in finding fault on teams' projections, and siding with the notion of 'they've not played a single game.'
All you need is common sense.
I'll go back to the Wizards-Jordan reference -- how about Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan against either team heading into next season?
With Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, that's exactly what your favorite team is going to get. Minus the Hall of Fame credentials.
Predicted order of finish in the Southeast Division:
1. Miami Heat
2. Orlando Magic
3. Atlanta Hawks
4. Washington Wizards
5. Charlotte Bobcats


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I recently attended the Brooklyn Baby Expo at the International School of Brooklyn hosted by A Child Grows, and it was fun to be had by families and kids of all ages. Kids enjoyed face painting, crafts, and sensory exploration activities, as parents and parents-to-be engaged in informative seminars, met with some great product and service vendors, and had the opportunity to experience some awesome demos first-hand.
It was fun to check out some of the best and life-friendly products and resources available for families, including Stokke, Britax, Ella's Kitchen, Kalulu Kids, Christina Marotto Photography, and so much more. Informative seminars covered a range of topics on pre and post-natal care, baby gear must-haves, infant and child CPR, raising an eco-friendly family, and a survival guide for new moms in Brooklyn.
For some great tips on what to do for Father's Day, schedule of local activities and services, and a wide range of parent resources, be sure to check out www.achildgrows.com.
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When talking on Skype won't quit: the invention of Russian scientists
"Forced" to change the look of a man on his video directing in the desired direction in real time, learned experts of the SKOLKOVO Institute of science and technology. In the first place the invention aims to help users of video systems via the Internet, which is usually aimed anywhere but at the camera, causing the quality of communication often suffers because that there is no direct eye contact.
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As told "MK" study co-author, associate Professor Victor Lempitsky, in order to create the algorithm that artificially changes the direction of gaze of the speaker, scientists had to collect a fairly extensive database of images of eyes of different people. They were recorded by a camera installed in the middle of the screen, went to the computer memory and then processed by the computer within the machine learning process . Next, it was necessary to solve the problem of the unification of distortion of the view, that is to teach the computer to change the image of the eye of any user, not just those listed in the database. It turned out that despite the individuality of our eyes, changes of angles (directions left, right, up, down) in the video look about the same. In the end, to draw the eye was not necessary. In order to "rotate" the view of the user staring in the wrong direction, the computer uses its own image. And the distortion, i.e. right turn, migrates from the eyes of another individual present in the computer's memory.
Analogs of such system does not yet exist anywhere in the world. Meanwhile, technology can help photographers, filmmakers, who need to quickly achieve the desired look of the hero, the TV people who need to look at the audience, reading the text simultaneously. In October the results of the study will be presented in Amsterdam on the 14-th European conference on computer vision.


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Wallowa Valley Youth Arts Festival
Attention All Youth Artists--Kindergarten through HS Seniors
It's time for the 27th Anniversary Wallowa Valley Youth Arts Festival!
This exciting annual event features a wonderful display of artwork, lots of awards ribbons, hands-on activities, and musical performances by area youths. The show was first initiated in 1989 by local photographer Doris Woempner, and has been chaired over the years by several tireless youth-art supporters including Joan Madsen and, from 2009 to 2015, Leah Johnson and Will Roundy. This year we are delighted to have a new director, Maria Weer who lives in Lostine and works for Building Healthy Families. The Wallowa Valley Arts Council proudly sponsors the Youth Arts Festival each year and applauds the many volunteers who work so hard to bring us this fun-filled extravaganza.
Please join us! Volunteers are always needed for the Friday afternoon set up of display racks and Saturday afternoon breakdown.
Where: Joseph Community Center
When: Saturday, May 7th, 2016, 10am-4pm
Art Show Categories
- Painting
- Drawing
- Mixed Media/2-D Collage
- Sculpture/Woodworking
- Photography / Printmaking
- Fiber Art/Ceramics/Jewelry
Students are allowed to enter three pieces of art and ribbons are awarded for first, second and third places in each age group. All art work receives a ribbon. We will award 3 Director's Honorable Mention ribbons, and 3 Artistic Merit ribbons along with a Judges Choice Award. Patrons of the festival also get to vote for the People's Choice Award.
Age Groups
Special Needs; K-1st; 2nd-3rd; 4th-6th; Middle School; High School
Along with viewing the wonderful display of artwork, children can participate in some hands-on art activities and listen to musical performances by area youths. Admission is free.
REGISTRATION and Drop-off
Registration forms are sent home with grade school students at the beginning of April. They can also be picked up at the school offices for Junior High and High School entries, or at Uptown Art in Joseph.
Registration forms need to accompany artwork when delivered.
Thursday, May 5th, works can be dropped-off at The Blonde Strawberry (for Wallowa residents), at Gypsy Java in Enterprise, or at Uptown Art in Joseph.
Friday, May 6th, artwork must be delivered to the Joseph Community Center from 8am-11am, judging begins at noon.
Artwork Pick-Up
Artwork can be picked up following the final awards presentation on Saturday (at about 3:45). If artwork is not picked up by 4:30 pm, organizers will do their best to return pieces to the appropriate school. If artwork has not been returned to the artists within a week after the arts festival, please inquire with Maria Weer at the contact listed above.
If you have any questions please call or email Maria Weer at the contact information listed above.


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ISSN 1470-3947 (print)
ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology
1Medical Faculty, Instiute of Oncology and Radiology Serbia, University Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; 2Medical Faculty, Institute of Radiology, Clinical Center Serbia, University Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; 3Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Diabetic mastopathy or sclerosing lymphocitic lobulitis of the breast in the patients with diabetes mellitus is a rare, benign disease that simulates breast malignancy.
Among 489 women with firm breast lump(s), three women aged 32, 38 and 47 years with long standing diabetes mellitus type 1 were identified. Mammography and breast ultrasound were performed in all patients and contrast enhanced breast MRI in one patient with bilateral lumps. The histological examination revealed a sclerosing lymphocitic lobulitis.
In our study, the prevalence of mastopathy was 0.6% (P=0.04, proportion test). Total of eight masses were detected by palpation. Mammograms showed unilateral asymmetric densities, without calcifications in two patients and bilateral dense parenchyma in one. Breast ultrasound showed nine lesions measured from 0.8 to 3 cm (three hypoechoic lobulated lesions and six areas of posterior acoustic shadowing). Breast MRI revealed irregular areas of low signal intensity with poor enhancement in early phase after contrast material injection and benign, gradual increase in enhancement in delayed phase, without typical signs of malignancy.
If the physical examination is suggestive of diabetic mastopathy, the safe and minimally invasive initial approach is recommended as follows: mammography, ultrasound and MRI prior the core needle biopsy of dominant breast mass, with 6 months ultrasound follow-up after histological confirmation of disease. In the case of recurrent disease, MRI can be used to differentiate the mastopathy from malignancy and avoid an unnecessary biopsy.
Prague, Czech Republic
24 April 2010 - 28 April 2010
European Society of Endocrinology
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European Congress of Endocrinology
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|26.10.2010 - Rare earth metals draw attention
|From Theglobeandmail.com: Among the hottest commodities these days are the rare earth elements – obscure metals used widely in key technologies such as smart phones, televisions, hybrid cars, lasers and military equipment. These elements aren't actually rare, or earths, for that matter. They are metals that are found readily on Earth's crust, but not in concentrations that make them easy to mine..............................................Full Article: Source


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On 27 apr 2009, at 01:58, Charles F Wiecha wrote: > Hi Jack -- sounds like the "strawman" implementation is the way to > go...frankly, we'll get 80% or more of the benefits from just being > able to show *how* SMIL is integrated with other technologies -- and > the details of the level of functionality will (and should be) > secondary at this point. > Ok. My initial idea was to dispoose of the strawman at this point in the process and start on the real thing, but then maybe I should add a woodman stage too, where we modify the strawman enough to fit your bill. First thing to do then is to put it on top of the current state of things in the Ubiquity-xforms world. My current code runs only on a heavily hacked up version of Ubiquity of 3 months or so ago. Which Ubiquity version are you targeting? And: undoubtedly I'm going to need to make some mods to it, what would be the best way to do those? -- Jack Jansen, <firstname.lastname@example.com>, http://www.cwi.nl/~jack If I can't dance I don't want to be part of your revolution -- Emma GoldmanReceived on Monday, 27 April 2009 11:29:16 UTC
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Skip to comments.Palace Of Homer's Hero Rises Out Of Myths
Posted on 03/28/2006 10:59:23 AM PST by blam
Palace of Homer's hero rises out of the myths
From John Carr in Athens
ARCHAEOLOGISTS claim to have unearthed the remains of the 3,500-year-old palace of Ajax, the warrior-king who according to Homers Iliad was one of the most revered fighters in the Trojan War.
Classicists hailed the discovery, made on a small Greek island, as evidence that the myths recounted by Homer in his epic poem were based on historical fact.
The ruins include a large palace, measuring about 750sq m (8,000sq ft), and believed to have been at least four storeys high with more than thirty rooms.
Yannos Lolos, the Greek archaeologist who made the discovery, said he was certain that he had come across the home of the Aiacid dynasty, a legendary line of kings mentioned in the Iliad and the Classical Greek tragedies. One of the kings, Ajax (or Aias), was described by Homer as a formidable fighter who, at one point in the Trojan campaign, held off the Trojans almost singlehandedly while his fellow Greek Achilles sulked in his tent because his slave-girl had been taken away from him.
The city of Troy is believed to have fallen about 1180BC at about the same time, according to Mr Lolos, that the palace he has discovered was abandoned and left to crumble. Ajax, therefore, would have been the last king to have lived there before setting off on the ten-year Trojan expedition.
This is one of the few cases in which a Mycenaean-era palace can be almost certainly attributed to a Homeric hero, Mr Lolos said.
Fellow archaeologists said that they believed that the ruins were indeed those of a Mycenaean palace. Curtis Runnels, Professor of Archaeology at Boston University, said: Mr Lolos has really delivered the goods.
The Mycenaean ruins appear to be at the site where Homer records a fleet of ships setting out to take part in the war on Troy. The Iliad is believed to portray conditions at the close of the dominance of Mycenae, the prime Greek power of the second millennium BC.
The ruins have been excavated over the past five years at a site near the village of Kanakia on the island of Salamis, a few miles off the coast of Athens.
The palace was built in the style of those of the period, including the vast acropolis at Mycenae.
The complex was found beneath a virgin tract of pine woods on two heights by the coast, Mr Lolos said. All the finds so far corroborate what we see in the Homeric epics.
Homer compares Ajax to a wall and describes him carrying a shield made of seven layers of thick oxhide. Unlike other heroes, he fights without the aid of deities or the supernatural. According to Sophocles, who wrote 800 years after the Trojan War, Ajax committed suicide after the fall of Troy without seeing his homeland again.
Several relics of oriental and Cypriot origin were found at the site at Kanakia, such as bronze armour strips stamped with the emblem of Pharaoh Rameses II of Egypt, indicating trade or possible war in the 13th century BC.
Salamis became famous as the site of a sea battle in 480BC in which the Greek navies destroyed the invasion fleet of the Persian king Xerxes and put paid to the Persian threat.
The other main site where archaeologists claim to have discovered relics of places recounted in the Iliad is at the castle of Pylos in southeastern Greece, believed to be the home of King Nestor.
King and warrior who appears in Homers Iliad, the story of the Trojan War, and in Sophocles tragedy Ajax
In the Iliad, he is so big that when King Priam of Troy sees him, he says: Who is that great and goodly warrior whose head and broad shoulders tower above the rest?
In Sophocles play, Ajax goes mad after losing the prize of Achilles armour and eventually kills himself
GGG Ping.
Don't let Oliver Stone get a hold of the play, next thing we'll know is that he was gay and then eventually married his horse.
Very, very cool.
Thank you! This is a terrific find, can't wait to see some pictures. :-)
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Don't let Oliver Stone get a hold of the play
LOL. We won't be hearing too much from him hopefully after the critical debacle and financial hit he took on his latest travesty regarding another Greek cultural icon...Alexander.
The Ajax from Salamis is Telamonian Ajax (Aias), meaning the son of Telamon. There was another Ajax in the Trojan War, from Locris, known as the Lesser Ajax, who was not a nice guy.
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In Search of the Real Troy
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If we had to construct in hand chiseled stone, Bill Gates would be living in <10k sq ft, I'd bet.
So Who Is Buried in Midas's Tomb?
Posted by a_Turk
On News/Activism 12/25/2001 1:12:01 AM EST · 8 replies · 218+ views
Refinements of radiocarbon dates appear to rob the monumental tomb at Gordion of its claim to having been the final resting place of the illustrious King Midas, researchers reported last week in the journal Science. American and European scientists analyzed the effects of the sun's cycles on amounts of radioactivity absorbed from year to year, as recorded in tree rings. They said the research had given archaeologists and historians a more precise chronology for the Middle East and Aegean regions in the Bronze and Iron Ages. One of the researchers, Dr. Peter I. Kuniholm, an archaeologist at Cornell University, said ...
Evidence for Major Impact Events in the late Third Millennium BC
Posted by vannrox
On News/Activism 09/04/2002 7:48:54 PM EDT · 88 replies · 6,086+ views
Evidence of Astronomical Aspects of Mankind's Past and Recent Climate Homepage | FR Post 9-4-2 | Timo Niroma
The Climax of a Turbulent Millennium: Evidence for Major Impact Events in the late Third Millennium BC Timo Niroma, Helsinki, Finland The First Intermediate PeriodThe Curse of AkkadTroy IIgThird Millennium BC Climate Change and Old World CollapseNatural Catastrophes during Bronze Age Civilisations Two separate cataclysmsSodom and GomorrahWhere did the impacts occur? The First Intermediate Period Selections from "The Egyptians" by C. Aldred (London 1987). "At this distance of time, the overthrow of the Old Kingdom at the end of the Sixth Dynasty has all the appearance of being sudden and complete. "Recent research has attributed the abrupt nature of...
Was Troy a Metropolis? Homer Isn't Talking
Posted by LostTribe
On News/Activism 10/22/2002 1:13:37 AM EDT · 17 replies · 246+ views
New York Times | October 22, 2002 | John Noble Wilford
Was Troy a Metropolis? Homer Isn't Talking By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD new Trojan War has broken out. In the warrior roles of Achilles and Hector are two respected professors on the same German university faculty who could not differ more fully and vehemently over what to make of the ruins at the presumed site in western Turkey of the legendary siege in the 13th century B.C. immortalized by Homer. One adversary, an archaeologist who has directed excavations there since 1988, contends that he has found telling evidence of Troy as a much larger and more important city than previously thought....
Geologists investigate Trojan battlefield
Posted by TigerLikesRooster
On News/Activism 02/08/2003 12:52:05 AM EST · 52 replies · 607+ views
Friday, 7 February, 2003, 11:42 GMT Geologists investigate Trojan battlefield The Greeks armies would have attacked from the west Homer's description of the Trojan battlefield in his classic poem the Iliad is accurate, say scientists. The subject of the story - the Greeks' 10-year siege of Troy and the wooden horse they used to bring it to an end - may have been a myth, but its geography was not. It was right in front of Troy that we were drilling a hole and seashells came out Chris Kraft The researchers drilled sediments in northwest Turkey to map how the...
Scientists Say Warfare Began After People Formed Villages
Posted by blam
On News/Activism 09/16/2003 8:33:47 PM EDT · 44 replies · 271+ views
Seattle Times | 9-16-2003 | Dan Vergano
Scientists say warfare began after people formed villages By Dan Vergano Gannett News Service From ancient Troy to today's Iraq, warfare forms the backdrop of human history. But anthropologists, archaeologists and other scholars tend to disagree on war's origins: Some see it as an ailment of civilization and others say it has deeper roots. Two anthropologists from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, suggest that although people could have come into conflict before civilization, archaeological remains of burning homes, fleeing refugees and slain captives show simple raids steadily maturing into full-scale warfare as humans settled into villages and society became...
Troy the Movie
Posted by JFC
On General/Chat 05/25/2004 10:00:32 AM EDT · 41 replies · 1,123+ views
Vanity | JFC
I went to see the movie Troy, reluctantly, last night with my husband. We both turned to each other at the end and said... the left who said the Passion was bloody and so harsh for all eyes, just have no leg to stand on. I do think Brad Pitt is trying and will be taking the place of Mel Gibson in these type of roles, since Hollywood has left Mel out to dry. I would not recommend seeing it. Unless your into blood, and lots of naked bodies.
Was There a Trojan War?
Posted by SunkenCiv
On General/Chat 07/30/2004 2:43:38 AM EDT · 26 replies · 2,263+ views
Archaeology | May/June 2004 | Manfred Korfmann
A spectacular result of the new excavations has been the verification of the existence of a lower settlement from the seventeenth to the early twelfth centuries B.C. (Troy levels VI/VIIa) outside and south and east of the citadel. As magnetometer surveys and seven excavations undertaken since 1993 have shown, this lower city was surrounded at least in the thirteenth century by an impressive U-shaped fortification ditch, approximately eleven and a half feet wide and six and a half feet deep, hewn into the limestone bedrock. Conclusions about the existence and quality of buildings within the confines of the ditch...
Laocoön and His Son
Posted by SunkenCiv
On General/Chat 08/28/2004 7:07:50 PM EDT · 5 replies · 409+ views
Vatican Museums | circa 2000 | Mary Ann Sullivan
One of the major discoveries of the Italian Renaissance, this sculptural grouping was found in Rome in 1506 in the ruins of Titus' palace. It depicts an event in Vergil's Aeneid (Book 2). The Trojan priest Laocoön was strangled by sea snakes, sent by the gods who favored the Greeks, while he was sacrificing at the altar of Neptune. Because Laocoön had tried to warn the Trojan citizens of the danger of bringing in the wooden horse, he incurred the wrath of the gods.
Unlocking the Power of Myth
Posted by SunkenCiv
On General/Chat 08/12/2005 11:50:43 AM EDT · 14 replies · 327+ views
Humanities, Volume 26/Number 3 | May/June 2005 | Victor Wishna
No one knows exactly why the Trojan War was waged, when it took place, or whether it took place at all. Excavations at the ancient site of Troy have unearthed no wreckage of a giant wooden horse, no statues of Helen, no physical evidence that a warrior named Achilles ever existed.
The Truth About An Epic Tale Of Love, War And Greed (Troy)
Posted by blam
On News/Activism 03/25/2004 3:03:11 PM EST · 15 replies · 556+ views
The Telegraph (UK) | 3-24-2004
The truth about an epic tale of love, war and greed (Filed: 24/03/2004) The legend of Troy has an enduring grip on the imagination. Aidan Laverty talks to the scientists who say they have proved that a siege really took place It's one of the greatest stories ever; the tale of a war fought over the love of Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. Now as Hollywood breathes fresh life into the myth, archaeologists have uncovered new evidence from the site of Troy that brings us closer than ever to the truth behind this ancient legend. City scan:...
Pitt Says Men May Start Wearing Skirts After 'Troy'
Posted by sarcasm
On News/Activism 05/09/2004 3:12:11 PM EDT · 131 replies · 775+ views
Reuters | May 9, 2004
BERLIN (Reuters) - Actor Brad Pitt said Sunday that fashion-conscious men may be wearing Greek-style skirts soon after his big-budget film about the Trojan War opens this week.At a news conference before the Berlin world premiere of the Hollywood epic ``Troy,'' Pitt said he was happy to launch the sword-and-sandals saga in Germany rather than at home in order to pay tribute to its German director Wolfgang Petersen.``Actors are loyal to their directors and Wolfgang is at the top of the bunch,'' he said. ``It means a lot to him to bring the film home and I'm happy to be...
Let's hope 'Troy' doesn't put men in skirts
Posted by Willie Green
On News/Activism 05/12/2004 2:31:20 PM EDT · 45 replies · 174+ views
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Wednesday, May 12, 2004 | Jim Tynen
The headline read, "Pitt Says Men May Start Wearing Skirts After 'Troy.'" I thought, "Well, I know the University of Pittsburgh has been having a big brouhaha over benefits for gay and lesbian couples, but it sounds as if they've gone a bit overboard. And who's this guy Troy anyway?"
Director compares 'Troy' to Iraq war
Posted by jonboy
On News/Activism 05/12/2004 6:25:56 PM EDT · 54 replies · 117+ views
Tiscali Entertainment | 5/12/04 | unknown
The invasion of Iraq occurred just as shooting for the film got underway in Malta. "I couldn't believe it," 60-year-old Petersen told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. "I thought, it's as if nothing has changed in 3 000 years. People are still using deceit to engage in wars of vengeance." While stressing that he "did not make this film with the intention of making an anti-American statement", Petersen said the parallels between the Trojan war and the Iraq war became more apparent daily during the filming. "Just as King Agamemnon waged what was essentially a war of conquest on the ruse of...
Boycott Brad Pitt In the movie "Troy"!
Posted by JLAGRAYFOX
On News/Activism 05/14/2004 8:55:00 AM EDT · 222 replies · 799+ views
May 14, 2004 | John Arcari (JLAGray Fox)
Please boycott the movie "Troy: that releases today. Brad Pitt, a rabid Bush hater and support of "Traitor" Democrat John Kerry needs to take a beating in this movie. If the movie does not do well at the box office Pitt is toast as an actor!
Trojan Bore (REVIEW: Troy devoid of any notion of honor, destiny, gods, or reason to see it)
Posted by dead
On News/Activism 05/14/2004 1:33:59 PM EDT · 113 replies · 111+ views
NY Post | May 14, 2004 | Jonathan Foreman

Clunky epic. Running time: 163 minutes. Rated R (violence, brief gore). At the Empire, the Lincoln Square, the Kips Bay, others.

IT'S perhaps unfair to expect contemporary Hollywood moviemakers to do justice to Homer's "Iliad" or the legends of the Trojan War that have inspired artists and writers through the centuries.

Ties between Hollywood and Teachers? (Vanity)
Posted by SpyGuy
On News/Activism 05/18/2004 9:12:09 PM EDT · 29 replies · 110+ views
SpyGuy | 18 May 04 | SpyGuy
Does Hollywood use schools and teachers to pimp movies to young children? I suspect that they do. We already know that companies provide schools with products and supplies in exchange for in-class advertising and promotion. The following is a true story. (Although, in writing this, I have undoubtedly improved upon the grammar of the responses I received from the children.) Yesterday, I was talking to a friend's third-grade daughter about her school curriculum. I asked her what she was studying this week. "The Greeks," she said. I asked further, "Why are you studying the Greeks and what are you learning...
50 Ancient Tombs Uncovered (1400BC, Crete)
Posted by blam
On News/Activism 07/18/2004 4:17:56 PM EDT · 50 replies · 1,569+ views
The Australian | 7-18-2004
50 ancient tombs uncovered From correspondents in Athens July 18, 2004 ARCHEOLOGISTS have discovered 50 tombs dating back to the late Minoan period, around 1400 BC, and containing a number of artifacts on the Greek island of Crete, ANA news agency reported today. The tombs were part of the once powerful ancient city of Kydonia, which was destroyed at the time but later rebuilt. The oldest among them contained bronze weapons, jewellery and vases and are similar to the tombs of fallen soldiers of the Mycenaean type from mainland Greece, said the head of the excavations, Maria Vlazaki. The more...
Ireland Is Lost Island of Atlantis, Says Scientist
Posted by Red Badger
On News/Activism 08/06/2004 3:41:50 PM EDT · 80 replies · 2,303+ views
REUTERS | 8/6/2004 | Kevin Smith
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Atlantis, the legendary island nation over whose existence controversy has raged for thousands of years, was actually Ireland, according to a new theory by a Swedish scientist. Atlantis, the Greek philosopher Plato wrote in 360 BC, was an island in the Atlantic Ocean where an advanced civilization developed some 11,500 years ago until it was hit by a cataclysmic natural disaster and sank beneath the waves. Geographer Ulf Erlingsson, whose book explaining his theory will be published next month, says the measurements, geography, and landscape of Atlantis as described by Plato match Ireland almost exactly. "I am...
Let's not read too much into the fate of Alexander(Hilarious Movie Review!)
Posted by CHARLITE
On News/Activism 12/05/2004 12:22:19 AM EST · 54 replies · 1,733+ views
The failure of "Alexander," the newspaper wrote, has "brutally exposed the cultural and moral divide which slices America in two." Uh-huh. "It is being suggested that a film about a global warrior with dyed blond hair and waxed legs was never going to conquer an America fresh out of a presidential election in which gay rights became a major issue." Is there another America they might be talking about? Major issue? Brutally exposed? The last thing an American movie brutally exposed was Kathy Bates in the hot-tub scene of "About Schmidt."
NYT: Big Films, but a Year of Smaller Audiences
Posted by OESY
On News/Activism 12/21/2004 1:21:35 PM EST · 48 replies · 1,191+ views
New York Times | December 20, 2004 | SHARON WAXMAN
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 - Are movies growing bigger as theater audiences are becoming smaller? That's one conclusion to draw from the box-office results of 2004, as Hollywood pursued its penchant for big-budget event films - from Warner Brothers' "Troy" to 20th Century Fox's "I, Robot," to Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man 2" - but the number of moviegoers in the United States dropped for the second year in a row. With nearly two weeks to go before the end of 2004, domestic box-office receipts appeared likely to top last year's total of $9.27 billion, nearing $9.4 billion, according to Exhibitor Relations,...
Russian Culture Official Suggests Legendary Gold Collection From Troy Unlikely be Returned Germany
Posted by LibWhacker
On News/Activism 02/27/2005 5:03:19 AM EST · 17 replies · 717+ views
MOSCOW (AP) - A legendary collection of gold objects from ancient Troy seized by Soviet troops in Berlin in 1945 should become Russian government property, a top Russian cultural official said in remarks published Saturday. But Anatoly Vilkov, deputy chief of the Russian agency that preserves the nation's cultural legacy, stopped short of ruling out the objects' return, as quoted by the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets. The gold collection - excavated by amateur German archaeologist Hermann Schliemann - will be made federal property after it is inventoried, he said. It could be exhibited in Germany but only if its return is...
Kernave: Lithuanias Troy to celebrate UNESCO heritage site listing
Posted by nickcarraway
On News/Activism 03/26/2005 8:12:17 PM EST · 6 replies · 353+ views
Baltic Times | 23.03.2005 | Darius James Ross
VILNIUS - Few countries are so fortunate as to have an archaeological treasure trove preserving 10 millennia of human settlement. A discovery so impressive that it bears comparison to the Greek city of Troy, which had been consigned to myth until late nineteenth-century archaeologists dug up a hill in Turkey proving its existence, and showing that a stack of eight cities had been built on top. In the 1970s, Lithuanian archaeologists began following up rumours of a magnificent ancient city, stumbling across a site about 35 km from Vilnius unscathed by war and industrial development, which many now call Lithuanias...
Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Treasure Of Thousands Of Golden Ornaments
Posted by blam
On News/Activism 08/17/2005 7:37:50 PM EDT · 26 replies · 711+ views
Canadian Press | 8-17-2005
Bulgarian archeologists uncover treasure of thousands of golden ornaments Canadian Press Wednesday, August 17, 2005 SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Archeologists working a dig in central Bulgaria have unearthed some 15,000 miniature rings and other gold ornaments that date to the end of the third millennium BC - a find they say matches the famous treasure of Troy, scholars announced Wednesday. The 4,100- to 4,200-year-old golden ornaments have been gradually unearthed over the past year from an ancient tomb near the central village of Dabene, 120 kilometres east of the capital, Sofia, according to Prof. Vasil Nikolov, the consultant on the...
Archeologists make historic discovery (Tomb of Odysseus)
Posted by wagglebee
On News/Activism 09/23/2005 10:37:53 PM EDT · 117 replies · 3,425+ views
The Madera Tribune | 8/27/05 | Thomas Elias
POROS, Island of Kefalonia, Greece - The tomb of Odysseus has been found, and the location of his legendary capital city of Ithaca discovered here on this large island across a one-mile channel from the bone-dry islet that modern maps call Ithaca. This could be the most important archeological discovery of the last 40 years, a find that may eventually equal the German archeologist Heinrich Schliemanns 19th Century dig at Troy. But the quirky people and politics involved in this achievement have delayed by several years the process of reporting the find to the world. Yet visitors to Kefalonia, an...
Helen Of Troy Existed?
Posted by blam
On News/Activism 10/18/2005 2:08:43 PM EDT · 108 replies · 2,265+ views
The Discovery Channel | 10-18-2005 | Jennifer Viegas
Helen of Troy Existed? By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery NewsWas a Queen of Sparta Helen of Troy? Oct. 17, 2005 Helen of Troy, described in the epic poem The Iliad, was based on a real woman, according to a new book that weaves history, archaeology and myth to recreate the famous ancient Greek beauty's life. According to the new theory proposed by Bettany Hughes, Helen's mythological character was inspired by a wealthy Bronze Age leader from the southern mainland of Greece. Hughes, a former Oxford University scholar who has conducted research in the Balkans, Greece, and Asia Minor, was unavailable for...
There is no doubt in my mind that the Homeric epics are based on fact. Thanks for this post--great stuff.
I'd take that bet. The rich are richer today anyway you slice it. I don't know how much carved stone Gate's $50 billion would get him but the Queen of England has a pretty big stone house. Don't know the specs but Buckingham Palace is a whole lot bigger than 8000 sq ft.
Sounds kind of Homerphobic to me
I enjoy comparing modern life to the times of old too. The greatest wealth could not buy the most basic of conditions that we now take for granted. Fresh fruit and vegetables from all over the world, year around. Lights, heat and air conditioning. Finely woven sheets, better than owned by kings are available at the local discount store. Transportation that would turn any royalty green with envy. Who of us could take the deprivation of living like a king in the days of the Iliad?
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If anybody has a spare key to give away bare me in mind please it would be greatly appreciated, although ive been registered here a while and read most days i am not a regular poster so i understand if people are reluctant.
If not im sure the 30 days won't hurt.
*just read the above post about regulars not being told about the keys thats shocking*
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The outcome could determine whether Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss faces a Dec. 2 runoff to keep his seat. The current results show neither Chambliss or Democrat Jim Martin cracking the needed 50 percent plus one of the vote to claim a win.
Martin wasted no time getting into runoff mode on Thursday and immediately linked himself to Democratic president-elect Barack Obama.
A new campaign ad set to debut on television Friday features footage from an Obama speech then flashes to Martin, suggesting that former Georgia state lawmaker will help Obama "unite America" if he's in the U.S. Senate.
"Jim Martin will work with Barack Obama to get our economy moving again," the ad says.
Martin drew fire during his primary campaign for being a lukewarm Obama backer. He voted for Democratic Sen. John Edwards in Georgia's Feb. 5 presidential primary even though the former North Carolina senator had already dropped out of the race.
Still, Martin will need to get Obama voters back to the polls in a runoff against Chambliss, experts said, and will likely be invoking his name and image regularly.
Republicans point out that GOP white House hopeful John McCain — not Obama — won Georgia on Election Day.
The Chambliss and Martin campaigns were anxiously watching the returns in Fulton County Thursday. The absentee ballots are believed to be the largest chunk of uncounted votes in Georgia.
There are still provisional ballots to be counted in some counties. Also military and overseas ballots must be received by county offices Friday and tallied. Secretary of State Karen Handel is expected to certify the election results next week.
Currently, Chambliss has 49.8 percent of the vote and Martin has 46.8 percent. Libertarian Allen Buckley pulled 3.4 percent of the vote.
Fulton County officials say they aren't sure when the counting will conclude Thursday.
Seventy-nine workers were sitting at two long tables Thursday afternoon going through the ballots as workers rolled in elections machines for storage after Election Day.
The last Senate runoff in Georgia was 1992. Democratic Sen. Wyche Fowler earned more votes on Election Day but was defeated by Republican Paul Coverdell in a runoff.
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Jim Martin: www.martinforsenate.com


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You're not supposed to have a Christmas tree if You're Christian
Jeremiah 10: 1-5 does talk about cutting down a tree and decorating it.
God and Idols
1 Hear what the LORD says to you, O house of Israel. 2 This is what the LORD says:
"Do not learn the ways of the nations
or be terrified by signs in the sky,
though the nations are terrified by them.
3 For the customs of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
4 They adorn it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.
5 Like a scarecrow in a melon patch,
their idols cannot speak;
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them;
they can do no harm
nor can they do any good."
Christmas began as Winter Solstice and Christians changed the name. I practiced the Christmas tradition of big dinner, lit tree and gifts as a Christian. Now as an Agnostic, I still practice the tradition.
The passage is talking about cutting trees and doing woodwork to build things, and then making it ornamental. It's referencing people who worship affluence and things over God. It's not talking about a Christmas tree!!
This is the old testament. There was no Christ yet. Therefore there was no Christmas. Therefore no Christmas trees!
Last year someone (a very popular Christian on here) told me they got around the Christmas tree rule by buying a fake tree. Like you're not supposed to cut one down and bring it in your house or whatever, and the fake tree creates a loophole.


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