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Few American birds have the publicity problems of the titmouse. Even though they are numerous, if not downright gregarious throughout most of their range, despite the fact that the Tufted Titmouse is consistently one of the top ten most frequently reported species in the Great Backyard Bird Count, titmice lack the popularity of other common birds like cardinals, jays, doves, crows, or even their close cousins, chickadees. Why is this adorable, doll-eyed songbird so often ignored?
Tufted Titmouse by Mike Bergin
Perhaps it has to do with the name. A bird in the genus Baeolophus is neither a mouse nor…the other thing. The word titmouse descends from the Old English terms, tit (any small animal or object) and mase (small bird), essentially meaning one small, small bird. Though there is nothing inherently prurient about this critter's cognomen, it's within the realm of possibility that even the mere utterance of it inspires twittering and naughty feelings in some individuals, and is thus best avoided. It is worth pointing out that titmice belong to the family Paridae, an expansive international clan made up primarily of what we call "chickadees" in the states but are known as "tits" in the Old World. What do you expect of those decadent, debauched Europeans?
Perhaps titmice are overlooked because they aren't as flashy as so many other everyday avians. Cardinals are scarlet, crows ebon, and Blue Jays exactly what you'd think they are. The tiny titmouse, on the other hand, possesses an understated, what some might call drab charm. Titmice are typically slate gray or gray-brown above with lighter underparts. Some have black markings, some are plain, and a bit of rusty orange along the flanks is about as flamboyant as they get. That erectile crest is elegant enough, but clearly not enough to put the bird on the map.
Still, I would guess that the titmouse enjoys more relative anonymity than other equally abundant birds because it is a birder's bird. By this, I mean that it lacks the outsize effrontery of corvids, pigeons, and starlings. It doesn't inspire the admiration that raptors and other big birds do. And with a name like that, it's a safe bet that no sports teams will be named for it. Titmice really are everywhere throughout North America and many points north and south, but a person has to be looking to notice them.
Birders, because they look, notice them everywhere. Titmice are as firm a fixture at backyard feeders as the GBBC census suggests. These hardy little songbirds reside in their areas year-round and thus appear prominently in every birding season. Not only are they sociable with other birds, particularly chickadees and nuthatches, but they hardly mind the presence of people. No wonder titmice are successful across so many habitats. So be on the lookout. If you pay even the slightest attention anytime you're in proximity to forest or feeder, you're bound to hear the buzzy call or "peter, peter" song of a titmouse or spy its acrobatic antics. Just don't make fun of its name.
Here are some fun titmouse facts:
Oak Titmouse by Larry Jordan
(See Larry's discussion and videos of Oak Titmouse and their fledglings)
(This post was first published in September 2006 but has been republished because titmice are always in vogue!)
Tufted Titmouse is an unusual find in northwest Wisconsin. I noticed a pair at the my feeder on Valentine's day – Here is a link to a view of one of those birds: http://www.pbase.com/undieyatch/image/109202473
I have a very friendly titmouse. Actually he wants to come in my house. for over two weeks now he has been tapping in the morning outside my bedroom deck …. Then later in the day he is down on the front porch tapping on the glass of the storm door.
the first day he went around to all the windows and tapped and flew up and down…. not injuring himself….. Hope he doesn't go….. I live in Southern Chester County Pa.
i have a titmouse trying to come in my house he is tapping on all my windows and chirpping very loudly i think maybe he sees his reflection on the window and believes its another bird i pray he dont hurt himself hes so fun to watch
if any one has this same bird doing the window tapping please e mail me its a titmouse!
Yes we have the same bird who has been tapping at our windows and doors fir the past week
I have seen my first titmouse today. I have a bluebird house, opened it up today to check on the nest and out fly the mother titmouse, almost hit me square in the face. I watched it for two hours today bringing in things to build the nest. I live in Louisianna USA.
I think they are pretty birds to watch. I wished though it would have been my bluebirds.
I am interested in Star & Lee's comments. I too have a titmouse that is very friendly. He taps on all of our windows and seems to want in the house as he runs into the window. He sits on a hook outside our window and sings all day! I, too, was wondering if he was seeing his reflection in the window. Any thoughts??
I am amazed as I thought I was witnessing a blue tit tapping on my window today. I came accross this web site by doing a general internet search asking if it is common for this bird to want to enter a house. I live in a tiny village called Pleshey in Essex, United Kingdom. It is such a beauty to watch, I suspect it is a titmous looking at the picutre above although my friend has a lot of yellow on him too….
We have a pair that moved into a bird house we bought at a local yard sale. Nothing fancy. The day after we hung, they moved in. Now tonight, we noticed "squeaks". Low and behold there are 5 chicks in our TMH (TitMouse House). I loved watching them when they were building their nest. They are IMHO my favorite little bird. . . .
Well is breeding season over? Because we have two titmice that are pecking at windows on opposite sides of the house – one is like a regular alarm clock – every morning as soon as it gets light…
I just discovered this site of yours when I was researching information on Juniper Titmice. We live in what I call a wilderness area in the White Mountains of Arizona. I am the self acclaimed "Bird Lady" of Vernon, Arizona. We are over 7,000 ft. and very arid. I have been providing water, bird houses, seeds, suet etc. for five years now. It is absolutely amazing how many varies of birds I have attracted to our oasis in a five year period. I take great photos of them all. I would be happy to share them with you. As for Titmice coming in the house, I have photos to prove it to you. We think the doggie door was their access, but a couple of years ago, we woke up to Titmice, Juncos, Pine Siskin and Chickadees in our house on winter mornings. (Hummingbirds in the summer). At our home in Albuquerque, I tamed Scrub Jays. They would take peanuts from my hand and come into the house whenever I would leave the door open to help themselves to pecans I kept in a basket. Please take your time and e mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com to let me know an e mail address where I could send you some of my photos. I think you would like them. Joy
I have been watching several tufted titmice the last few weeks. I thought my cat had greatly increased her eating habits. Lo and behold, I discovered the titmice have turned into cat-burglars. They have a steady stream of well-trained warriors that fly to the cat food bowl, grab a bite, and then fly off to their respective trees. Cali (aka miss kitty) has discovered this recently and is considering a black op to put a stop to their nefarious deeds. As we have had quite a bit more snow for our area lately, I'm pulling for the birds 🙂
i think that there is titmouse at my grandmas house and they are always eatting the cherries they kind of look like bluejays how do we get them to stop eatting the cherries
For years we've had feeders in our yard in Ohio. So we're familiar with all the different birds, their beautiful songs and habits (like sitting on our deck or in the close trees "telling" us to fill the feeders again)! For the past 5 days an adorable Titmouse has been coming and tapping on the living room window, patio window and chirping like crazy. It doesn't fly into the window, just hovers at the windows/doors, then leaves, only to return a few hours later. It repeats this over and over during the day. My question is: why is it doing this? We know the Titmouse is a friendly bird but we're just concerned it will injure itself. thanks for answering
Hi Pat in Ohio,
We live in the White Mountains of Arizona at over 7,000 ft. We have lots of Juniper Titmice…in fact they have raised families for 4-5 years, using the same bird house that is on our house next to a window. We have observed their behavior for a number of years. The male and females look alike. The male feeds the female while she is sitting on her eggs. The Titmice love Safflower seed, but they don't eat them while raising their broods…instead they only eat insects…caterpillars are their favorite food! Each time the male has an insect to feed his mate while she is sitting on her eggs, or when he has "food" for their hatchings, we have observed the male will sit on a near-by limb and chatter to his mate until he thinks it is safe. We also observe "mated" couples carrying on much as you describe…as if it is a mating ritual. Both male and females take turns feeding their hatchlings. I believe there may be a nest in the area of your living room window and the Titmice are announcing to their partner they are there or the male may be trying to distract outsiders from the nest. BTW one of my Arizona Bird Books describes the Titmouse as a, "Drab little bird". NOT! It is a precious bird and in no way is it "drab". They partner raising their families and are extremely good parents.
Came home to see 3 "dead" titmice in my front garden. Thought that they crashed into the house. They then one by one stood up, shook their wings and flew away to a tree. Is this a mating ritual or were they sunning themselves? I have never seen a bird do this.
Joy, thanks for your response and the info! Our adorable (NOT drab) Titmouse is still here and we've noticed the past 2 days that he/she is leaving seed on the window sills/patio window and is even leaving a seed or two on our car! I'm thinking this precious bird is in love with his own reflection and is offering "gifts"? But, do realize that their just may be a nest nearby so really thank you for that info.
On another note, we have a daughter living in Sierra Vista and teaching at Ft. Huachuca so very nice to see your post. thanks again………..Pat
Outside my office window at home, on the deck, little brown and tan birds come to visit, lite for a moment or two, and then be about their business. Some look directly at me. They seem very friendly, and I have seen two sit right next to each other on the railing. The crest is hardly visible, and the beak is a tad longer and eyes a bit smaller than the tufted titmouse. I so enjoy them each day. Do they sound like a type of titmouse? Upstate New York.
I took down my old feeder last Spring after the glass tube broke & didn't find a new one until last week. My new feeder is an orb made of recycled glass screwed to a round platform with a 3-1/2″ rim.
The first birds to try it were a pair of Titmice. I am rather fond of the little gray cuties! They backed off a pair of Chickadees trying to horn in. The Titmice are first to arrive in the morning, too. What a pleasure to share my morning coffee with them!
Today a female Cardinal was sitting on the platform, swinging in the wind & looking around the yard for over a half hour. I wonder if she's the same one that sat on my old feeder's narrow rim. There's something about her sitting, swinging & looking around for so long that gives me a sense of contentment.
I have a pair of Titmouse at my feeder and at first I thought they was new born Blue Jays, because of the flip on top of the head. So I looked it up.
But I only have two. I have only seen them twice all winter.
I have a lot of Titmice, maybe 15 to 20, 10 set's of Gray Doves, 30 to 35 Cardinal's, 4 Chicadee's, 2 Blue Jay's, and I don't know how many Purple Throated Fench, And last but not least 2 downey Wood Pecker's.
They are my pride out of all the bird's. They are such gracful bird's when they fly, It's like Fred and Ginger dancing together.
I have a very friendly titmouse…it likes to land on my head and pull my hair…this has been going on for over a week now…today though, my husband and I were both sitting on the deck and the little titmouse, which I named George, landed on his head first and started pulling his hair and then decided to visit my head to do the same…I love watching all birds, but I really have enjoyed this little fellow…
This is happening to me also. This little fellow comes and sits on my head when I'm on the deck reading. I can't help but like the little guy he is so friendly.
We have a titmouse nest in one of our bluebird houses in Clayton, NC. The little ones are about to fledge. This is our first siting of the titmouse in 5 years at this home. Previously, the birdhouse has been occupied by blue birds and house wrens. Mom and pop really fill up the house with feathers and lots of soft materials. The little ones are larger than their blue bird counterparts. Mom and pop are dliligent feeders, too busy to play with us so far.
I have a Titmouse nest in my carport. The birds re-use the same nest every year. I think they might be a hybrid because on of the adult birds doesn't have a tuft. They now have four little ones. I live in New Mexico. Maybe they are juniper or oak or plain species. What do they look like?
The 'Tufted Titmice' is my favorite bird, and I have over 20 different species that like to 'hang out' pretty much 'year round' at my bird feeder right outside of my office window where I spend much of my time. They are the most precious little creatures, and they bring me 'much joy'! I am curious though about why the titmice and the chickadee's never leave each other's side? I understand that they are 'related', but I think that several of my titmice and chickadee's actually 'love each other', as they seem to never part. Do they stay in a monogamous relationship with each other throughout their lives, as do cardinals? Thanks for any help in answering this question. Sincerely, Karla Prudhomme
I am pretty sure i have two or maybe three of these coming into my feeder, in Pa. They are the grayish back orange line under wings , pure snow whit belly , the black around the eye and black beak, also the little cone on the top of the head.
The Titmouse is not trying to come in your home, they are simply seeing their reflection in the glass. They think it another bird
If there are 2 tufted titmice sitting on a branch and a 3rd one want to sit, will it squeeze in between the two. And if a third one comes to rest, will it squeeze in between the others? That is what my mother told me……
I am watching quite a number for these birds feeding at my feeder along with hundreds of Cardnals on a Sunday morning in Jefferson City Missouri
I have a bird house on my deck. This is the second year the little
gray tufted birds have built a nest. I can watch them from my easy
chair. I also have a bird feeder outside my kitchen window where I
have a good view of their feeding. They are such a delight and
bring me such peace. We are here in Santa Rosa, Calif.
I live in Central Illinois..just got a feeder..love it..so far only have grackles, and sparrows..and maybe titmice…if they are are really little..must get a book with pictures..heavens…they eat a lot!
I believe I have a nesting pair at my house now. They have "decorated" the nest with moss. The chicks hatched about two days ago. How long does it take to fledge?
Last Spring, a tufted Titmouse came knocking on our windows, again and again and again. Several months later, we started exterior home renovations including new windows. Within a few days, that "cute" little TTM tufted titmouse) shredded one of our new screens! Here it is a year later, and he has not stopped for more than a few weeks at attacking 3 specific windows, and occasionally others. Our bird feeders were taken down by our neighborhood black bear. That didn't stop TTM. We put decals in the windows and a stuffed bear by one of the windows- no luck. He continues to attack- smearing some type of body fluid all over, and needless to say, poop is running down our new siding. The other day I saw him attack one of our hummingbirds! This bird needs some serious therapy. I called our local conservation center. They had never heard of this, and had no other suggestions other than what we had already tried. Any other suggestions???? Thanks!
I work at Mesa Verde National Park in SW Colorado. Yesterday I saw three Juniper titmice, but I didn't know what they were until told. I looked them up to make sure. I am not an avid birder – but am a pretty fair naturalist. This is the first time I have seen this species in Colorado. These three birds were very bold and stayed right at my feet until I had to leave.
It's been two years since I made a long comment on the dear Juniper Titmice that nest in our birdhouses in the White Mountains of Arizona every year. We are familiar with Mesa Verde and the area. (We also have a home in Albuquerque). We have taken our RV to Lake Roberts etc. I am wondering if you won't observe different birds and animal activity in your area due to the tragic forest fires. We can see the smoke in our view from our porch in the White Mountains of Arizona from the fires in your area, hundreds of miles away. The birds and animals are being displaced, (if they survive). Many will not leave their babies during a fire and burn to death sitting on their nest. This is their nesting time. I never saw any titmice in your area when I have been there, so these might be relocating. Joy
I live in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas and had never really taken the time to just sit and admire the source of nature's music, but since my brother, Kevin, is a nature photographer – I finally set out some bird seeds in an old hanging maceta (Sanish for pot) that is hanging from a tree directly in frnt of my bedroom window, went out onto the front porch, and waited to see who would show up. I recognize several birds in my yard (A family of Chachalacas, mockingbirds, sparrows, woodpeckers, crows, white-winged doves, pigeons, finch, a small bird with a yellow chest, a small orange bird, and these adorable little birds that give the sparrow little chance at the seed). When I went online to look for them, I found that they were Titmice. There are anywhere from 3-4 flying around the feeder at a time, but this morning, as I sat on the porch, two of them flew into the Oleander bushes that were still wet from the water the automated sprinklers had deposited onto them. They fluttered around and sang and then proceeded to a large planter that was filled with water due to the recent rain and drank and bathed in it. I was approximately 6-7 feet from them. I am positive that they were aware of my presence, but they were not frightened in the least. They were so adorable to watch. I believe I will follow in my brother's footsteps and break out my camera! No wonder my brother can sit out amongst nature for hours taking pictures.
Voni, I can sit for hours watching the birds and photographing them, like your brother. If you research the titmice, I believe they are cousins of the chickadee. Both very friendly and sometimes quite tame. Both have come in our home in the White Mountains of Arizona on very cold nights. We never knew for sure, but we would wake up to both chickadees and titmice in our house! We think they came in through the doggie door, because it was so cold. (I have mentioned this on previous posts). I took a photo of a titmouse sitting on our kitchen faucet one morning.
If you like to listen to the birds singing, you might do what I have. Buy a baby monitor. Put part of it under the bush you mentioned or somewhere out side a window and the other in your home. Just turn it on and you can listen to them from inside. Turn the volume up to your preference.
Also, titmice LOVE safflower seeds! It is their favorite seed. When they are raising their broods, they won't eat seed, though. They just eat insects.
Once we had a tragedy. A rat snake climbed up the rail on the porch and managed to get in the birdhouse that was on the house wall around the corner. It was difficult to believe the snake could do what it did. It ate the newborn babies. It made my husband & me so sad. For days the parents would fly up to the birdhouse with an insect…sometimes going in the house…immediately coming out with the same insect in their beak. Or they would sit on the perch with an insect in their beak and look all around, up and down for their babies.
The worse was when the male (we are guessing) for a couple of days got on our lawn and flopped around in total agony and grief. It broke our hearts to witness their grief. We moved the birdhouse just a little higher and titmice continued to use it the following year.
I'm no skeptic of global warming, but I thought the growing popularity of bird feeding is what caused the expansion of titmice, which actually saved them from extinction due to the loss of old growth beech forest. Food for fact-checkers!
Oh how I love my backyard birds! This morning here in Greenville, SC I noticed what appears to be a dead titmouse "attached" to leaning stalk of bamboo. Then I saw another titmouse fly over to it and start pecking at it over and over. My daughter kept scaring it away(since it was located directly outside my large kitchen window) because she felt bad for the dead one. Now the titmouse is just sitting on top of the dead one. I have taken several photos. Maybe this is it's mate?
Can anyone help? We just moved from one town to another but only about 10 minutes from the other house.At the other house I had lots of titmouse and chickadees, nothing at this house, I have all the other birds that came to my feeders but not the cute little chickadees and titmouse I miss them, we moved from Groton CT to Ledyard CT Any ideas why they are not here.? Many thanks!
Beautiful moment. But this my titmouse in summer.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rKg552FbSI
Since moving the North Carolina I have seen more birds in a few years than in my entire life. The Tufted Titmice are my favorite. They look like children among mature birds.
The only tapping on my back door is my guinea hen when she is hungry.
I put feeders at my boyfriend's home in front of 2 of his windows and we primarily see Titmice feeding. His 2 cats enjoy watching the birds -we call it bird tv. On an average day there might be as many as 15 at a time between the 2 feeders. Years ago as a child, I think I was about 7 or 8, I had one that used to come every day and eat out of a sardine can my grandmother made into a feeder. We hung it on the front porch in front of the window. After a few weeks, I could go out there and it would hop on my finger and pet it. Seeing them now reminds me of that one as a child. The cars won't even bother them when the are outside, they just lay on the porch watching them. The cats have been raised with chickens and are scared of baby chicks, so i guess they think they are baby chicks.
Oops I meant cats, not cars.
I'm watching several titmice feeding as I write this in Laurel, NY, on the North Fork of Long Island. My feeder is popular with everything from woodpeckers to nuthatches and even flickers. The titmouse is such a cute bird!
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Since the beginning of the 20th century, the United States has, in world wars and major armed conflicts, lost in excess of 430,000 brave soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. I can assure you that none of these individuals wanted to be where they were at the time they paid the ultimate sacrifice; but they did their duty and thanks to them this country is what it is today.
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Compared with other business districts around the world, Hong Kong's Central is one of the few that offer food as good as what you would find in more chowhoundish neighborhoods. (To think of all those lunches breaks in New York when I had to rely on the same halal vendor...) On this past trip I spent a good portion of my time there, trying new spots and revisiting favorites (okay, and shopping too.)
Mak's Noodles (Mak Kee) on Wellington Street is an old HK standby. As with most popular establishments, it's impossible to ignore the write-ups they taped to their windows and under the glass table tops, including one about a visit from Anthony Bourdain. You can get a bowl of just wontons, all containing one tightly packed shrimp with no pork filler, or have wontons with very fresh and springy egg noodles, the type I crave intensely after a long absence from Hong Kong.
Their shui gaow are looser, with shrimp, bamboo, and wood ear. The broth is also quite nice, flavored with dried fish and shrimp and garnished with yellow chives. The only caveat is the small portion size, about half of what you normally get from wonton noodle shops, and the relatively expensive price of $26 to $28 a bowl. On my next trip I need to try Tsim Chai Kee just across the street, supposedly another good spot, with much bigger bowls of wontons at just $16.
Not far from Mak's Noodles is Tai Cheong, a bakery that sells egg tarts made with a short crust pastry. Unlike the typical flaky shells of most Cantonese egg tarts, this crust is a tad firmer and oilier, the type of perfect pie crust I hope for but don't normally find in the US. The filling also seems a bit sweeter than traditional egg tarts, almost as delectable as Macanese egg tarts but without the caramelized top.
Mak's Noodles 麥奀雲吞麵世家 77 Wellington Street, Central Hong Kong 中環威靈頓街77號地下
Tai Cheong Bakery 泰昌餅家 35 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central Hong Kong
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Lee Jeffries
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The photograph depicts a homeless person. Lee Jeffries is biased to front on views andclosely frames the face. Processing in black and white reinforces the contrasts and shapes the portrait. Neither indulgence, nor complaisance, the style is unadorned. Theartist put emphasis on the relief of the face and laid the wrinkles bare like furrows. Thestrength of this photograph lays in the model's attitude. Lee Jeffries succeeds in magnifying the character who seems both timeless and out of this world. This portrait speaks volumes. A story unfolds. It is no longer possible for the spectator to remain indifferent. The photograph becomes a document which narrates misery, injustice and suffering. Yet, Jeffries' work is stripped of any sordid realism. The portrait is hieratic and true nobility emanates from this face.Read more Read less
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Born in the United Kingdom, Lee Jeffries lives in Manchester and constantly travels to major Western cities to meet people living in the streets, striving to capture their nobility. Formerly an accountant, it was during a marathon he undertook in London that he crossed paths with a young woman snuggled in her sleeping bag near Leicester Square. His perception of homeless people was radically transformed and Lee Jeffries couldn't resist photographing her. This wonderful encounter marked the start of his artistic and social approach: the homeless became his main subjects. This humanist photographer explains that each image is the result of long discussions with each individual, a privileged moment that allows him to establish a connection that is particularly palpable in their gaze. The emotion is in the eyes, explains Lee Jeffries, whose majestic black-and-white portraits enable him to collect funds to assist and bear witness to the difficult living conditions of these isolated individuals.


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The presidential general election.
President Obama enters the election year with a lead over every leading Republican contender. That's good news for the president. But the bad news is that his approval rating remains under 50 percent, and unemployment remains over 8 percent. If those numbers don't change, Obama could be in trouble. But the GOP field hasn't quite lit up the scoreboard.
The Republican presidential primary.
Mitt Romney started 2011 as GOP presidential frontrunner. He ended 2011 as GOP presidential frontrunner. But what a wild ride! Among the so-called "flavors of the month" were Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Donald Trump, Chris Christie and Tim Pawlenty. Well, maybe not T-Paw. Voting starts Jan. 3 in Iowa. This race could be over very quickly or could linger for months.
The Wisconsin recall election.
The attempt by Democrats and organized labor to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has more symbolic significance than any other race in 2012. The reason is that the Republican governor delivered on campaign promises to slash state spending and confront powerful public employee unions. The drama in Madison was a staple on cable news shows in 2011. The effort to remove Walker from power will attract worldwide attention in 2012.
The Massachusetts Senate race.
Another local race with symbolic significance. Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor who was President Obama's choice to head up a new consumer watchdog agency, is leading in the polls over Republican freshman Sen. Scott Brown, last year's Tea Party wunderkind. Brown's victory in the January 2010 special election to replace the late liberal lion Ted Kennedy was an early indicator of the Republican tidal wave that hit 10 months later. His defeat in a very Democratic state would carry more symbolic significance than real political meaning.
The Wisconsin Senate race.
This race to replace retiring Democrat Herb Kohl is likely to be one of the most nasty and divisive of the year. The Republican primary is shaping up as an ideological bloodletting featuring a Tea Party favorite (former congressman Mark Neumann), a Bush Republican (former governor and U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson), and a Walker Republican (State Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald), among others. The survivor will face Democratic congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, who would become the first openly gay senator in U.S. history.
The Virginia Senate race.
An open Senate seat in a key swing state features two prominent and popular public figures. Former Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine is likely to face former Republican Gov. (and Sen.) George Allen. Allen, the son of the famous football coach, is trying to reclaim the seat he lost six years ago after his infamous "macaca" moment went viral on YouTube. President Obama carried the state four years ago, but Republicans have staged a remarkable comeback and now control the state legislature and every statewide office — except the U.S. Senate.
The Missouri Senate race.
Republicans think they have a chance to oust four incumbent Democrats in the Senate, with Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill being the most vulnerable. The best thing Republicans have going for them is the state's increasingly GOP tilt at the presidential level — and President Obama is unlikely to prevail in the Show Me state.
North Carolina's 11th Congressional District.
North Carolina's Republican legislature gerrymandered the state's congressional district lines in a way that jeopardizes four Democratic incumbents. The most closely watched will be conservative Rep. Heath Schuler's attempt to survive in his western North Carolina district that has become hostile territory for a Democrat of any ideological stripe. If the former NFL quarterback is sacked — like Texas Rep. Chet Edwards was two years ago — it will further reinforce the notion that the old "Blue Dog Democrat" is an endangered species.
Illinois' 8th Congressional District.
Brash Tea Party freshman Joe Walsh, who ousted moderate Democrat Melissa Bean in this suburban Chicago district two years ago, is an underdog for re-election after Illinois' Democratic legislator gerrymandered congressional district lines in an attempt to oust four GOP incumbents. Democrats have a star recruit: Tammy Duckworth, a U.S. Veterans Affairs Department official and Army helicopter pilot who lost both legs in combat in Iraq. This is a must-win race if Democrats are to have any hope to recapture the House in 2012.
California's 30th Congressional District.
California's new redistricting process has created competitive races in at least a dozen districts. The toughest contest may be in a Democratic primary, where two San Fernando Valley Democrats, Howard Berman and Brad Sherman, have been drawn into the same district. They have 44 years of seniority between them and Berman is former chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Sherman has an important friend in Bill Clinton. Berman, who lives in Hollywood Hills, has lots of star power in his corner, including movie moguls Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. This flick could feature a dramatic finish.
North Carolina governor's race.
This swing state features a possible rematch of the 2008 contest narrowly won by Democrat Bev Perdue. Republican Pat McCrory, a former Charlotte mayor, is already running and he's leading the incumbent Democrat in recent polls. If Perdue bows out, Republicans would be in good position to pick up the seat. If she runs, it'll still be tough.
Washington state governor's race.
This state leans Democratic but has had its share of razor-thin election margins. With Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire forced from office by term limits, the 2012 race looks like a toss-up between veteran Democratic congressman Jay Inslee and Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna. Democrats can't afford to lose this one.


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Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones (born September 20, 1968) is an American political activist, commentator, author and attorney. He is a cofounder of several nonprofit organizations including the Dream Corps, a "social justice accelerator" which presently operates three advocacy initiatives: #cut50, #YesWeCode and Green for All. He is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, The Green Collar Economy and Rebuild The Dream. He has served as President Barack Obama's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, as a distinguished visiting fellow at Princeton University, and as a co-host of CNN's political debate show Crossfire. He is currently President of Dream Corps and a regular CNN contributor.
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Oooooookay. Let's see how this plays out.
Considering that Adramalech is a *SUN* god, IE, the diefication of a great big all-natural FUSION PLANT bigger than all the planets in the solar system put together, I personnally doubt ol' Beelz's fire is going to do more than inconvenience him. I could be wrong though. Still, gotta give Adramalech points for his chutzpa.
Uh Oh. a TALK.
Oh, yeah. "We've got to talk" is rarely a good phrase to hear.
Note that the fire didn't actually fry Melech. He appears to have just been knocked aside by it, judging from Panel 2.
I almost feel sorry for Green Lilitu, but she kinda deserves it…. Poor Lili, having such absentminded sisters to go with her great plans for world domination and new recognition.
Or she may be one f the good guys. I really just don't know at this point.
Poor Laz, his family is -so- screwed up.
It…looks to me more like Bub just plain exploded, instead of attacking Adramelech. Maybe some Enki-related indigestion is to blame?
You know, I think you're on to something there. I just assumed that Beelzebub was being a short-tempered dick and cutting Adramalech off in mid-soul-stirring speach. Maybe he did just A'Splode!
Hey, look! Lillith's lips are back! and she also looks like a Tom-Boy; good combination!
talking is never good
In the last panel Lilith's dress and earrings should have switched sides. (Unless they are actually on the other side of the puddle looking up…)
The bird has a point
If that's Enki's water, and if Enki's still alive, does that mean Enki gets to listen in on this conversation?
Enlihngteing the world, one helpful article at a time.


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Marc-André Hamelin - IKIF
17th International Keyboard Institute and Festival at Hunter College
July 19th, 2015
Liszt: Apparition No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, S. 155, No. 1
Liszt: Waldesrauschen, S. 145, No. 1
Liszt: Un sospiro, S. 144, No. 3
Liszt: Ernani Paraphrase (second version), S. 432
Liszt: Réminiscences de Norma (after Bellini), S. 394
Yehudi Wyner: Toward the Center (1988)
Chopin: Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 35
The 17th International Keyboard Institute and Festival is now underway at its new home, Hunter College. Filling the second half of July with nightly recitals, lectures, master classes and more, it is a mecca for those who love the piano and its repertoire. Two new features this year are a lecture by David Dubal before each recital, and the streaming of these lectures and the recitals. This new technology and the speed with which programs are assembled for online viewing is remarkable. Already the entire programs of the first two evenings can be viewed at the Festival's website (http://www.ikif.org).
Opening night followed IKIF tradition with a recital by Festival Founder and Director Jerome Rose. Last night it was the turn of Marc-André Hamelin to take the stage.
A Hamelin recital is an "event." He is one of the great pianists of the day. Not only a stupendous virtuoso who can play the big works of composers like Liszt and Rachmaninoff, he also has a probing intellect that leads him to perform less often heard works, ie the music of CPE Bach and Janacek and many others, as well as challenging contemporary pieces. Mr. Hamelin also continues the tradition of virtuosos who compose music. With such a command of the instrument, as well as a penetrating yet sensitive understanding of the works he plays, one can appreciate them in a rarefied state, as Mr. Hamelin has apparently surmounted the struggle to play even the hardest ones with apparent ease.
The first three works on the program were played without pause. Waldesrauschen and Un sospiro are well-known pieces but I had not heard Apparitions before. Does one usually notice the beauty of Liszt compositions, or just their brilliance? Apparitions emerged from very close to silence, and was quite lovely; far from "scary" as the name might suggest. This, and the following two pieces were gorgeously played. One was aware of Mr. Hamelin's wonderful finger work at times, simply because it made the music possible, not for its own sake.
By contrast, he went to town with the two operatic paraphrases. Mr. Hamelin played with great power, and often at terrific speed. In the Reminiscences de Norma there were sections that were wistful and tender. In other sections, with certain melodies and fast octaves underneath, and later, with a melody, bass line and fantastic figurations all at the same time, the effect could be hair-raising.
"Toward the Center," by Yehudi Wyner, is a 17-minute work which might be thought of as Romantically inspired with a contemporary harmonic language. Parts of it were pulsating, others poetic. It had some lovely, melodic material but also some dramatic outbursts. Mr. Hamelin, who, interestingly, turned pages for himself, practically dared his audience to not pay attention near the end by gradually diminishing the volume to almost nothing. The region between that, and no sound at all is so small, but, oh, how impressive it is when a pianist can successfully negotiate it!
One listens to the Chopin B-Flat Minor Sonata, which any pianist has heard dozens, if not hundreds of times, to hear what new ideas a performer brings to it. One couldn't help but notice the incredible drama at the end of the first movement (which led some people to applaud) or that the first two, fiendishly difficult movements did not have the sense of struggle in them that one often hears in the hands of a lesser pianist. In the last movement, perhaps the strangest work of Chopin, which sounds like it was composed in a later era, Mr. Hamelin focused on a few motives while surging forward with the rest of the material. But what particularly captured my interest was the way he played the D-Flat section in the middle of the funeral march movement. It was slower, wondrously expressive and deeper than in most performances.
Mr. Hamelin played one encore, a lovely (appropriately) flowing reading of Debussy's Reflet dans l'eau.
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Terrebonne fishermen will benefit from upgrades to three marinas and get two safe harbors to shelter their boats from storms.
Terrebonne fishermen will benefit from upgrades to three marinas and get two safe harbors to shelter their boats from storms.
The Louisiana Office of Community Development's Disaster Recovery Unit announced the completion of these $1.3 million projects Thursday. The projects were paid for using disaster-recovery grants from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
"These projects will make commercial and recreational fishing more resilient in the future, contributing to the long-term sustainability of this industry and way of life in Terrebonne Parish," Office of Community Development Director Pat Forbes said. "That's critical as we continue the recovery from the hurricanes."
The Office of Community Development's Fisheries Infrastructure program was created to help restore and replace fisheries marinas and other structures damaged by the 2005 storms.
In 2008, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development approved the state's request to allocate $19 million in recovery grants to the program.
The projects include $939,623 to improve boat launches in south Houma, Ashland and Texas Gulf Road in Bourg. The improvements include storm-hardening work to prevent damage from future hurricanes and renovations, like new bulkheads, parking upgrades and boat launches. All three boat launches are free to the public.
A second project spent $221,464 to create a safe harbor in the downtown Houma marina. A safe harbor provides a refuge for boats during hurricanes.
The project included dredging in the mooring areas and installing 14 mooring piles in Bayou Terrebonne and seven piles on either side of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, which gives boats something to tie up to during storms.
The project also added a handicapped-accessible fishing pier at Bayou Terrebonne and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Finally, a $165,513 grant was used to increase the safe-harbor capacity in the Bourg Company Canal. Two miles of mooring piles were added, starting at Company Canal and La. 24 and stretching to Company Canal and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
This created unobstructed access to mooring piles, which will reduce the number of damaged vessels during storms and protect fishermen's assets.
Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet said Terrebonne's safe harbors provide important refuge for fisherman and they have lined up to secure a spot inside the marinas during past storms.
The improved marinas have also been popular with recreational fisherman, improving quality of life by helping boaters to get into Terrebonne's beautiful fishing waters, he said.
"Residents and visitors to Terrebonne Parish certainly know that we take pride in being the saltwater fishing capital of the world," Claudet said. "Here in Louisiana's bayou country, these additional boat launches will give residents and visitors further access to our great fishing and the natural beauty of our waterways."
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Be inspired.Joined: 04 Oct 2003Posts: 1322Location: Fountain Valley, California (USA) Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:55 pm Post subject: Look what I found! I showed MB (we just finished working out together) my very old, old website from 1998, and stumbled across two poems I wrote for the personal section of the site. YES, POEMS! (It even surprised ME that they were written!) Here they are: Poem 1 Magical Moments... Friendship is a river of memories, wishes, ambition, and love. A river that flows through hardship and pain to make life beautiful under the stars. Its bond captures the light to make dark moments bearable; a smile that kisses the tears away. Friendship is forever. It's magical. Under that poem, this was written: "NOTE: Please respect intellectual property rights and do not copy the poem I wrote above. It was written specifically for a friend of mine." How funny, it was written for Kim before we dated Good memories... Poem 2 Life is a Rollercoaster Ride Sometimes, when things go wrong and the world seems dark and empty, a special friend will lift you up in spirit, and help you see that there is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open, to let your smile make that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. And if you lose your way, your forever friend will guide and cheer you on. You have a friend forever, and forever has no end. The last sentence was taken from somewhere else, I think. Thought I'd share that with you guys. Michael Back to top LexiLunaticJoined: 25 Jul 2004Posts: 185 Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:11 am Post subject: I like your poems. I have no creative writing talent whatsoever. Good job! As always, Kim is a lucky girl. Ciao! Lexi Back to top violetvvCurious MemberJoined: 15 Oct 2003Posts: 44Location: Texas Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:06 pm Post subject: The poems is very good mikey. Lexi your writing is great too. You really know how to express yourself thru words. 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A structured garden brings formality to this English home
It has been 17 years since Amanda and Simon Mehigan moved from London 150 miles southwest to West Dorset and set about civilizing 5 acres that was more pine plantation than garden. "A previous gardener had worked for the forestry commission and had spare conifer saplings that he planted, covering at least two-thirds of the plot," Amanda says. "The whole garden was dark and gloomy. Clearing all that was a nightmare I thought would never end."
Fortunately, the couple's garden dreams sustained them. Simon, a barrister, and Amanda, a restorer of art on paper, had done their homework. "Before we had a garden of our own, we spent a lot of time visiting gardens like Sissinghurst, Hidcote, Barnsley House, and Beth Chatto," Amanda says. "I've always been interested in gardening—my parents and both sets of grandparents were all keen gardeners. Simon has been interested since his twenties."
The overall design of the garden came about piecemeal. "I knew we wanted formality around the house to give structure all year with plenty of evergreens," Amanda recalls. "We drew a rough sketch of what we wanted for the contractors. The rest—like the bog garden and even the rose arches—was planned out on the ground. Simon is especially keen on structure and early on wanted a central axis from the house right to the end of the garden."
The result of their collaboration is a classic English-style garden—boxwood-edged beds, yew hedges, and exuberant plantings. Beyond those areas, the planting is more naturalistic, and there is much less obvious structure, although there is some—avenues of hornbeams and other trees, for example. "For flowers in the less formal areas, we are largely reliant on self-seeders," Amanda says.
She also let the site impose a bog garden. "That area of the garden was so wet," she explains, "that when the pine trees were there, it ran with water in the winter. I could have put in drainage, but we decided to go with what we had. Digging the stream helped, but parts are still very wet, and I had to plant bog lovers—for example, bog primulas and water iris—that give a light and airy effect. "
The potager is divided into manageable plots with gravel paths and boxwood for structure. "We have strawberries and raspberries, which do well in our damp climate, and we're growing black cherries in our new fruit cages."
An unusual feature of the garden is the thornery, inspired by one Sir Humphry Repton established at Woburn Abbey in the early 19th century. He had "every species of thorn that could bear the climate," Amanda says. "We like hawthorns and have at least 20 varieties."
The garden houses echo the shapes of the yew topiaries. "We use them to store tools and garden furniture," she says, "and Simon has been known to take a nap in one."
Simon does most of his work at home, but he takes the train into London about once a week. Amanda worked full-time as an art restorer until about two years ago and confesses that now "the garden has rather taken over. We spend every spare moment we can in the garden, doing some gardening task or thinking about it and enjoying the changing seasons."
The Mehigans open their garden to visitors for the National Gardens Scheme in May and early June. "After mid-June, we can relax and let it all go a bit—and get out and visit other people's gardens," Amanda says.
Where: Old Rectory, Netherbury, West Dorset, U.K.
Conditions: Heavy clay and fertile sandy clay, mild and wet climate
Highlights: Classic English garden with exuberant plantings, formal topiary, and a memorable bog garden and thornery.
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Knot Garden
The knot garden behind the house features arches of roses and clematis.
Blooming Irises
Spuria irises bloom in the company of white daisies and self-seeding blue forget-me-nots.
Bog Garden
A gentle stream flows through the bog garden, with hostas, ligularias, and white calla lilies. This part of the property was hopelessly wet in winter. Rather than installing drainage, homeowner Amanda Mehigan decided "to go with what we had," beginning by digging the stream bed in what became the fascinating bog garden.
Pink Peonies
'Gay Paree' herbaceous peony brings a touch of opulence to the garden and fills house bouquets in late spring.
Driveway Topiaries
Along the pebbled driveway, neatly clipped boxwood hedges in a classic diamond design frame domed standard trees.
Shaded Magnolias
Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis flowers in the dappled shade.
Green Pathway
Clipped yews echo the shapes of the garden houses and, along with upright hornbeams, define a long central access.
Colorful Bouquet
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Vibrant Orchids
Marsh orchids grow vigorously in the bog garden, sending up densely packed stalks of small orchid flowers in early summer.
A greenhouse and cold frames provide the Mehigans a place to start seeds, root cuttings, and winter over tender plants; yew hedges are clipped to repeat the crenelations of the Old Rectory tower.
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Blue-purple spuria iris thrives in the bog garden.
Garden with English Influence
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Throughout its decades of existence, Showcase has appeared in a multitude of print media including House Magazine, The Manhasset Times, Pulse Magazine, LI Home and many more. Of the many features Showcase President John Starck has accumulated over the years, an appearance in the Wall Street Journal stands out above the rest. The Wall Street Journal is the largest newspaper in the United States by circulation, and is distributed internationally. The Showcase kitchen design team made its way into a piece by Anne Marie Chaker, which covers the modernization of kitchen design in regard to new trends, technologies and ideas.
The article, 'Welcome to Fantasy Island', can be found on both the Showcase and Wall Street Journal website. To view the full article click here, and to see more of Showcase's coverage in the media, check out our press page.
The kitchen island—it's where everybody wants to be.
Designers are equipping islands with under-the-counter appliances, electronic controls and stylish design, turning what had been a humble seating annex into a command-and-control center for the home. People are demanding more seating, more electrical outlets and more custom storage, so islands can function as entertaining hubs, homework centers and charging stations. Foodies want gear like a flip-down cutting board or a manual lift to bring heavy mixers and blenders up to waist level. Families want a flatscreen TV mounted to a wall, to swivel in and out of view. Some companies are locating the control panel for window-shade and lighting systems in the island.
"The island has become the most sought-after element in every kitchen," says John Starck, Jr., president of Showcase Kitchens, based in Manhasset, N.Y. "People are moving walls, taking space from garages—just to get an island in."
Once-concealed preliminaries to a formal dinner, food prep and cooking are now the main event. It's part of the fun for guests to mingle around the hostess-chef and help out. In this context, the island becomes "a stage where you perform cooking in front of your friends," says Elizabeth C. Cromley, author of "The Food Axis: Cooking, Eating and the Architecture of American Houses."
"I call it the lighthouse," says Joseph Tralongo, lead designer at Leeds Custom Design, in West Palm Beach, Fla. "When someone walks into the kitchen, they It's like a law of nature." And the island is a design element that helps balance interior space—especially in a big, open home. "It keeps everything in scale," Mr. Tralongo says.
During the recent redesign of their 1907 yellow-stucco home in Philadelphia, Katy Friedland, a 35-year-old mother of two boys, ages 5 and 2, felt a kitchen island was a must. "The way the kitchen was laid out—it was so long and linear—it visually called for an island," she says. "I also could tell it was the room in the house where we would hang out the most."
The new island, 10-feet long by 3-feet wide, is the prominent element in a kitchen that also features a walk-in butler's pantry and a breakfast room. A heavy mixer and a food processor are kept behind cabinet doors on manual lifts that elevate the appliances to counter height with the pull of a lever. Total cost for the island, including gray Brazilian soapstone countertop, appliances and installation, was $15,000.
"It's like my captain's chair," says Ms. Friedland, a manager at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. "I can keep everyone close by, but still get stuff done." Five-year-old Julien is typically on a stool at the island, working with his Lego towers safely out of reach of 2-year-old Wyatt, who is typically drawing with crayons at a table nearby. A box of chew toys for Che, the miniature poodle, sits in a corner at the base of the island.
A slim drawer in front of the sink is a place for a half-dozen sponges to air-dry on a rack, out of sight. A faucet (Franke "Little Butler," $300) filters and dispenses water at tea-kettle temperature for quick cups of hot cocoa or tea. A drawer near the floor hides a step stool that 5-year-old Julien can pull out and climb to get to counter level, helping Mom.
The Friedlands had a compelling reason for going all out on their island. Without it, storage would have been scarce: Windows and a big arched doorway dominate an entire wall of the
kitchen. "There wasn't a place there to create a bank of cabinets," says Philadelphia-based designer Mona Ross Berman, who designed the kitchen and the island.
The coolest thing about the island, though, is its evening transformation, Ms. Friedland says. On many weekends, it becomes "our little hipster bar," she says, a place to entertain, display appetizers and chat with friends. For a recent "latkes and vodkas" party for 50 guests, the island held a smörgasbord of traditional Hanukkah fare—potato pancakes, brisket, pastrami, kugel—along with various flavored vodkas.
Shared work spaces were common in 19th century farm and commercial kitchens. But freestanding islands weren't common in residential design until the post-War construction boom, says Sandy Isenstadt, University of Delaware professor of architectural history. As the divide between kitchen and dining room disappeared, he says, "you were losing a wall. Cabinets migrated to the island," as did some appliances.
Big islands bring challenges. Some are so vast that the center is a countertop "dead zone," a hard-to-reach place for spills to puddle. "I typically suggest an island 5-feet wide by 8-feet long," says Lane Brooks, creative director for Christopher Peacock Home, a Greenwich, Conn., design firm. "You don't want it to look like an aircraft carrier," he adds. "You don't want to have to walk around the island to wipe it down."
Dick and Betty Conway recently remodeled the kitchen in their condo overlooking the ocean in Long Beach, N.Y. They needed a bigger kitchen to accommodate their growing number of grandchildren. At present, they have nine, ages 10 months to 9
years, and some of them are almost always visiting. "They'd take food, go into the living room and all over the sofas," says Mr. Conway, a retired sales executive. "We didn't have a real surface for play dough and drawing."
Mr. Conway decided on a V-shaped island with seating for six, making it easy for one or more adults to reach over and serve young guests. Among the under- the-counter features: a glass-front refrigerator (Marvel "Beverage Center" $1,500) and a pull-drawer microwave oven (Sharp "Insight Pro," $750). A 52-inch Samsung flatscreen TV mounted to the wall swings out for viewing "The Backyardigans" and "Wonder Pets" from the island. The beige-granite counter is a hard surface for craft projects, and a cupboard holds paints and crayons.
The island emboldened the Conways to put light-green carpeting down in other parts of their home, something they had been resigned to living without while their grandchildren were young. The island's total cost: $20,000, with design by Mr. Conway and Showcase Kitchens.
Princeton, N.J., architect T. Jeffery Clarke recently put in a kitchen island with a built-in steamer (15-inch Wolf steamer, $2,000), a pullout butcher-block cutting board and self-closing drawers that shut with a light push. Mr. Clarke chose a two-level design that clearly separates the 42-inch-high dining surface from the 36-inch-high food-prep surface.
Every year, Mr. Clarke and his wife, Barbara, host a Valentine's dinner party, starting off with an appetizer spread and a Champagne toast. Next year, they say, they will put out the spread on their island. "It becomes the gravitational center of the group anyway," Mr. Clarke says.


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tltle says it all, i decided to put the subject here because in todays world first impressions can be a deal breaker and people now seem to come to conclussions way too quickly for there own good, it seems to many people don't take the time and simply don't have the interest to ask "yah? well is it what it sounds like? what do they believe? so why is it called? well whats this about than? so if your a part of a atheistic religion (religion i mean as in way of life) group etc that for some reason or another is not understood well even in the atheist community put what it is and what it's about or if your interested in other peoples way of life and mind set please reply and add to this discussion
me personally im an Laveyan Athesist and im hoping none of you all got any wrong opinions of us due to some retard just looking to be called a satanist and if you do have a wrong oppression than i guess thats what im here for in this case
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i only have time to glance at your response as my internet is messed up and im currently in the process of fixing it, i will get back to this reply though and anser every question oh and there view on magic is more accuratly psychological manipulation ill explain when i have the time and joseph im the type of guy who usually finds the negative things in whatever im looking at and think on those the most so for me im deffinently not ignoring any bad things. lol and the guy you were talking about i don't know what his problem is he might be in it for the image as alot of people try to do and later "grow out" of the phase kinda like the kids who listen to death metal simply to look tough or to piss off there parents and the 8 beliefs he might be one of those people who looks at statements in the philosphy as laws rather than advice which now that i think of it is common in those who do it for the image because having rules kinda tells them how to act to gain and maintain an image ANYWAY like i said i will get back with the both of you once my internet is fixed
I am not sure why you need some sort of doctrine to guide you away from pissing in another's bed.
The whole part about people who are moral for moral's sake, or who follow the crowd (I assume that these are meant to be negative qualities) does not make sense to me.
First of all, I cannot comprehend WHY simply not being a douchebag would be viewed as a negative by anybody.
Secondly, the average atheist is not following a crowd. They are not even following a leader. It is the LaVeyan Satanists who have formed a crowd with a leader, so it is there where one would expect to find the sheep, albeit ones with black fleece.
The whole Satanic concept that you are your own god, somehow special and awesome and in control is absurd. Atheism is humbling. We are nothing - just a speck of stardust amidst an infinite sky of stars. We are ruled by the laws of nature. Sure, I am my own master in that I can choose to have pork for dinner, what to wear, and how to treat my body. I cannot choose to surpass the laws of nature.
This reminds me a little of Dungeons and Dragons. Sort of fantasy role play with the common goal of the game being the "eye for an eye thing?"
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Situated just three kilometres to the west of Airlie Beach, on a north facing stretch of sand, is Cannonvale Beach. With a stinger net for safe swimming in the summer months, a children's playground, and a delightful cafe on the foreshore, Cannonvale Beach is a favourite spot for families to play. The Botanic Gardens are taking shape along the foreshore and are set to grow and develop over the coming years. The wreck of the Whitsunday Magic is a photographers favourite, making for some spectacular sunset photos.


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London Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in the UK, and the fourth-busiest in the world, in terms of passenger traffic. However, Heathrow has the distinction of handling more international passengers than any other airport in the world – a testament to its importance as a transit-point for intercontinental travel.
Flights to Heathrow Airport are provided by an incredible 90 airlines, serving 180 destinations worldwide. Heathrow is home-base for British Airways, which operate direct and indirect flights to basically every major city you can think of, from Heathrow's beautiful, new Terminal 5 building.
London certainly has an appropriate gateway in Heathrow Airport: a highly modern, convenient hub that is truly geared toward providing the best possible experience to travellers. There are plenty of easy, hassle-free transport options available to travellers looking to get downtown. The flocks of tourists, who are no doubt going to descend on London for the 2012 Olympic Games, can look forward to a warm welcome and efficient service.