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Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into...a government job?
By all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered mail clogging every nook and cranny of the broken-down post office.
Worse still, Moist could swear the mail is talking to him. Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, greedy Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty, piratical headman.
But if the bold and undoable are what's called for, Moist's the man for the job, to move the mail, continue breathing, get the girl, and specially deliver that invaluable commodity that every being, human or otherwise, requires: hope.
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"Readers will cheer Moist on." (Publishers Weekly)
"A laugh-out-loud tale." (AudioFile)
"Great as an audiobook"
Warning - don't listen to this book whilst driving in peak hour traffic, it's so funny you can't concentrate on the driving! The combination of Terry Prachett as author and Stephen Briggs as narrator is the best. Highly recommended.
When I drive, I read... uhm listen. I like SciFi, Fantasy, some Detective and Espionage novels and Religion. Now and then I will also listen to something else.
"Probably one of the best Discworld novels"
I thoroughly enjoyed Going Postal. Postmaster Moist Von Lupwig is a brilliantly thought out character (or should I say Mr. Spangler).
The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, decides to put a fraudster, embezzler and thief in charge of the Royal Post Office. He must resurrect the white elephant from the ashes. What follows is typical Terry-Pratchett-wiz(z)ardry.
I also enjoyed Stephen Briggs' performance. He made the characters come live and made you wish you were there! Highly recommended!!!
"Nice Moist Von Lipwig book."
A very good book. Pratchetts discworld is going into the industrial revolution and I really like this one. This is a pretty good book and I like his style. I haven't decided if I like Stephen Briggs better than Nigel Planer or not though.
"great book."
This is a very funny book, Terry Pratchett has a strange mind, but you cannot stop reading, the mind pictures are amazing. So all in all a great book, a great read, and if you don't find yourself giggling quietly you will find your self laughing out loud.
Classics, history, historical fiction, marketing, Napoleonic stuff and of course 'Boys own Adventure'. This is my bent. Occasional self help as well.
"What a discovery, what fun"
Terry Pratchett is such an enjoyable writer. I love his term-of-phrase. I plan to read the whole series, well listen to it especially if Stephen Briggs is narrating. He is such a joy to listen to. Like a fairytale for adults with such silliness that it makes every word a delight to listen to. I don't know if reading is better but with the accents, and rhythm of speech, I think you can't get better than listening to it.
"I've listened to this 4 times"
Maybe it's because of Moist, my favour to character?
One of the very best! Stephen Briggs narration is most fitting for the von Lipwig series. Bravo!!
Possibly my favourite DIscworld novel so far. I highly recommend it, particularly if you like the stories surrounding the City Watch, which I think are similar in style to this one. As always, Stephen Briggs does a great job of reading - he is particularly good at rendering all the footnotes, asides and internal monologues clearly without confusing the narrative.
"A good transition from paper to audible"
I have, and will, 're-read' Going Postal. The story flows very well and has the ability to both draw you into the story over an evening or else drip feed the story one chapter at a time.
As with almost all of the Pratchett works, the more you listen to (or read), the more absorbed you become in Disc World. There are a number of story-lines available in the Disc World series - so pick the line that you wish to follow and go from there.
Defiantly Von Moist!!
"Wow, what a joy"
Very high. They are all different and I all rank them high, but this one, both story and reading are top notch.
Pratchetts are quite unique.
The lady, Pump 19, Stanley and Vetenari
Too short
"In the unlikely event you've never read Pratchett"
I wasn't going to review Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, simply because he is such a well known author that everyone already knows that this book, like all the Discworld books, will be funny, imaginative and have everything you want in it to keep you coming back and re-reading year after year. Most Audible listeners also know that all the main narrators that read Pratchett's books (Stephen Briggs, Nigel Planer and Tony Robinson) are all amazing, bringing the book and it's characters to life in a way that earns their five star reviews.
If you are actually a new listener on the other-hand this might really help.
Firstly despite the order they were written in my suggestion would be to start with the guards series. Pratchett has developed a complicated world with several in jokes and this is an easy way to enter it, as the books introduce the reader to the main city from which much of the action takes place. The guards series is arguably one of the most popular and after the first book has a strong cast of both male and female characters. I should warn that some of the other series' books are set before the events in the Watch novels but I still found this the most accessible way, into this vast fictional world.
The order of the guards books are Guards Guards, Men at Arms, Feet Of Clay, Jingo, The Fifth Elephant, Night watch, Thud and Snuff (there are also spin off books that are mentioned in the series). From there you can either start reading the witches novels if you prefer female leads, Rincewind if you prefer male or stay in the city with some of what are often refer to as the `industrial' novels like The Truth, Going Postal and Making Money. Guides to reading order can easily be found on the net if you don't want to go by publication date.
I would also think twice before buying the abridged versions. Tony Robinson as a narrator is brilliant but so are the other narrators and a lot of the plot and humor is cut to fit so much into such a short time. I've listened to most of them and I'd personally go with unabridged every time.
"Top form Pratchett"
I've been reading Pratchett for over 20 years now I think, and I continue to buy them as soon as they come out in paperback. A Pratchett novel is always guaranteed to be reasonable entertainment, and every now and then there's a gem of a novel. This is a complete gem. Moist von Lipwig is an immensely likeable character and his battle to reopen the post office is enthralling. There are some lovely cameos by the Patrician and members of the Watch too. I'd already read it a couple of times in print before buying the audiobook, and I think I'm now on my third listen of the audiobook. Stephen Briggs reads beautifully. And, being Pratchett, even on my fourth go through there are still little comic touches that I didn't pick up before.
I've no idea how this novel would read if you're not familiar with Pratchett's universe, but if I were recommending a Pratchett to someone who'd never read one before I might be tempted to start with this.
"It's actually sightly abirdged isn't it?"
This is a BRILLIANT novel, funny, well rounded and excedingly Pratchetty, the only problem is that it's actually missing quite a few passages (like Moist's visit to the pin shop)I know it's really picky to notice things like that but when I listened to it I thought I was going crazy remembering bit's that arn't in this \"unabriged\" recording. Just seems a bit strange to miss them out. Otherwise it's marvellous!
"Kept me sane on an eight hour car journey"
This is my favourite Pratchett book and, having read it a kazillion times, I had a very definite idea of how the characters sounded. I think Stephen Briggs did an outstanding job of realising those characters, especially Miss Dearheart and Miss Macalariat. The plot is engrossing and, as always, the clever little details keep you on your toes.
I would recommend this to someone who is new to Discworld as you really get a flavour of life in Ankhmorpork, and it's a good introduction to Lord Vetinari. If you are an avid Pratchett fan, you will not be disappointed by this rendering.
"terry pratchett at his best"
i loved this audio book. it made me laugh out loud on many occasions.
well read by stephen brigg, he really relates to all the characters.
"fabulous satire"
Pratchett is a genius and the sarcasm that rolls out of this book is a poor joy to read and more listen too.
Stephen Briggs is excellent at narrating the characters and hearing the Igor and spoke voices constantly made me smile!
a great audible, making money next for me I guess :-)
"The lovable rogue who fools everyone!"
Yes I would listen to this again.
Alfred Spangler, a rogue who swindled people and banks alike is caught by the police and is awaiting the hangman's noose in the hope of a last minute reprieve, when none comes he is unfortunately hanged.
Elsewhere on the road to Ankh-Morpork, atop a really tall "Clacks" tower a man falls to his death followed a few seconds later by another man. The Clacks is a form of visual semaphore, it is a very quick way of passing messages from town to town and further using a line if Semaphore towers. This system is at present the only way of getting and sending messages and it is very expensive.
When he, to Mr Spangler's surprise, wakes up, he is in Lord Vetinari's office, the tyrant of Ankh-Morpork. Lord Vetinari offer's him a job as Post Master . This can not be under taken by Mr Spangler as he was hung and lots of people witnessed it, he has to go back to his birth name of Mr Moist Von Lipwig .
Moist is to meet his parole officer outside the post office but instead he runs away, his parole officer called Mr pump, catches and brings him back to the city as he is a golem, a clay man and he does not need to rest, breath, sleep or eat. Moist decides to take this job seriously, at least until he can find a way to escape Mr Pump.
Moist finds out from Mr Groat that the post office in Ankh-Morpork collapsed decades beforehand and is filled with undelivered mail. Two people still work and live there, a young, unbalanced boy named Stanley Howler and Tolliver Groat himself is the other. But Groat is keeping secret's that Mr Lipwig needs to find out about if he is going to make this old dinosaur of a place work, but that's not all Mr Lipwig needs to be wary of.
Listen to this book to find out what happen's next....
"Moist Von Lipwig - great new character"
Terry Pratchett's genius is in creating believable characters around which he builds fantastic but moral stories. His latest - Moist Von Lipwig - is at his core a good man, who just happens to be conman and rogue. This novel has Von Lipwig placed in charge of Ankh Morpork's dysfunctional Post Office by Lord Vetinary and takes on the corrupt bankers who own the Grand Trunk Semaphore. The book is a brilliant comic read with an underlying story that reads like an essay on the mid-naughties casino banking. As usual brilliantly read by Stephen Briggs.
"Pratchett at his best"
This is a great book and a great audiobook. One of Pratchett's best, with one of the most interesting characters in the form of Moist Von Lipwig. This is the start of Moist's journey (the later books - Making Money and Raising Steam develop the character) and allows Pratchett to explore Ankh Morpork society from a different angle to many of the previous books and moves away a bit from the focus in the recent books on Sam Vimes. It's also one of the funnier books of recent times with plenty of opportunities to explore the Patrician's character in more detail and his unique views on governing and governance ...
Stephen Briggs has read all of the Pratchett books I've bought so far. He's perfect for the material, clear, interesting and a dry delivery which works with Pratchett's understated humour really well.
Terry Prachett as always writes a funny whitty and overall enjoyable book, he will be missed.


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The bridge's design responds to the site. Supported by five slim steel columns, it gently curves a span of approximately 243 feet as it crosses over four traffic lanes and two tram tracks. A suspended stair and a 36-foot-tall elevator tower anchors each end of the bridge. Linear LED profiles with a narrow beam distribution—to prevent glare from the traffic below— are integrated into the underside of all the handrails with a neutral white light. By day the light is undetectable, but at night the bridge unfolds, like an illuminated ribbon floating above the roadway.
Along the sides of the bridge is a custom string of LED video displays that play a series of light matrix patterns. The high luminous density of 7,000 cd/m2 is visible throughout the day, but at night the light is dimmed to 30 percent to calibrate to the nighttime surrounds.
Continuing the artistic thread, neutral white LEDs are mounted at the top and bottom edges of the elevator towers to create a diffuse glow against the opal glass cladding. At night an interactive feature is triggered, and the light changes from white to amber as it detects a person walking by. People can change the direction of the light by altering their movement. Featuring a lighting solution that is at once practical and artistic, the Telekom Bridge is meant to be a transitional space, but its luminous qualities make it a destination point in its own right.
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Mumbai: Feb 24, 2012
Three members of a music band were on Saturday booked on charges of cheating Australian pacer Brett Lee, nearly a fortnight after a city court directed the police to investigate a complaint regarding non-payment of Rs 10 lakh to him for a concert held in Mumbai last year.
"An FIR has been registered against Arundhati Deshmukh, Ameya Naik and Vignesh Vishwanth, all members of music band 'M Majors', over non-payment of dues of Rs 10 lakh to Lee," Padmakar Juikar, Senior Inspector at MRA Marg Police Station, told PTI.
The trio has been booked under IPC Sections 420 (cheating) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), Juikar added.
On February 14, a Metropolitan Court had directed the police to investigate the complaint lodged by Next Level Media Communications (NLMC), which represents Lee in Mumbai, over non-payment of dues to the Australian cricketer, who is also a singer and guitarist.
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WCU's criminal justice department explores the death penalty
Written by AdminHow do you feel about the death penalty? Two upcoming events at Western Carolina University by the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice will explore the public's opinions about this controversial issue.
The first event is a presentation titled "Issues in the Death Penalty: Wrongful Convictions," scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center on the WCU campus.
The program will feature Edward Chapman, who spent 14 years on North Carolina's death row before his convictions on two murder charges were overturned in 2008 and who now travels the state discussing his case. Chapman will be joined by Pam Laughon, a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and a mitigation specialist who found evidence to support his release.
A panel discussion on the topic "The Death Penalty under Debate: Experts Weigh In" is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, also in the Grandroom of WCU's University Center. The panel will feature Ken Rose, former executive director of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to representing capital defendants and to assisting attorneys representing persons charged or convicted in capital cases; Bob Clark, who spent 14 years as a prosecutor and another 14 years as a defense attorney and handled numerous capital cases; and Megan Smith, a member of Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, whose father and step-mother were killed.
"The application of the death penalty in North Carolina has received a great deal of scrutiny in recent years," said Cyndy Caravelis Hughes, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at WCU. "We invite the public to join us in hearing a panel of experts weigh in on the pros and cons of keeping the death penalty as a punishment and the effect that decision may have on the criminal justice system."
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Fancy some furmint? How about a nice glass of grillo? If you've never heard of either, chances are you will. Wine lists are getting a makeover as producers all over the world make a play for U.S. palates.
"There are so many new wines coming from around the world, Americans' choices have increased exponentially," says wine expert Mike DeSimone, co-author with Jeff Jenssen of "Wines of California: The Comprehensive Guide," scheduled for release in September.
Among the emerging varieties: "Definitely mavrud from Bulgaria and malvasia Istriana from Croatia. Also, we're seeing more nero d'avola and grillo from Sicily," says Jenssen. (Mavrud is a red wine, malvasia a white.) "The funny thing is, none of these is new. They are just new to the American wine market."
Take Sicily, a region primarily known for cheap bulk wine until relatively recently, when producers started focusing on quality. "International varieties" such as merlot and cabernet sauvignon can and do grow here.
But there also are interesting local grapes such as nero d'avola (neh-row DA-vo-lah), a red, which is beginning to make a name for itself in the U.S. market, and grillo (GREE-low), a white grape, that is showing up in imports like Stemmari's "Dalila," an 80/20 mix of grillo and viognier.
Some of the new choices in wine are due to political changes; the break-up of the Soviet Union has led to the emergence of a number of wines from Eastern and Central Europe.
Furmint, for instance, is a white grape from Hungary, which usually goes into that country's somewhat better-known tokaji (to-KAY) dessert wine, but also is made as a dry white.
Bulgaria has benefited from entrance to the European Union and access to financial support, says Christy Canterbury, a wine writer and educator who is one of the few women to have attained Master of Wine status. "Some of the wineries that I have seen in Bulgaria are as sophisticated as the top 'first growth,' in Bordeaux," she says, referring to the French classification system which puts 'first growth' at the top.
And while Eastern European wines can be uneven in quality, Canterbury says the wines she's tasted from Moldova so far have been "off the charts good." Though it's a small country in between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova is a wine-producing powerhouse that used to provide a fifth of the wine consumed by the former Soviet Union, Canterbury says.
A red wine to look out for is rara neagra from the Purcari winery. Rara neagra is a red wine grape grown in the Republic of Moldova and Romania, which also has a region called Moldova that produces wine.
Of course, selling wines with unfamiliar names can be a challenge.
That's where someone like Michael Madrigale, head sommelier at New York's Bar Boulud, comes in.
"I'm there to help people not be afraid of a wine that begins with 'x'," he says, referring to the Greek red wine xinomavro (ksee-NO-mah-vroh), a savory red that is growing in popularity in the United States; a producer Madrigale likes is Karydas in the Naoussa region of Northern Greece.
Meanwhile, assyrtiko (a-SEER-ti-koh), a crisp Greek white wine, also is making inroads. Madrigale calls it "just the perfect versatile wine for Mediterranean food."
What's the next malbec? (The Argentine red that took the wine world by storm a few years back.)
"Winemakers from all over the world ask us this all the time, and our answer is 'Nothing,'" says DeSimone. "Wine has become like television and music; the market is fragmented. And while there are a lot more stars than there used to be, none of them dominates the airwaves. Malbec is the last big star of the studio system. Every other unknown grape entering the market can hope at best to become the darling of the indie set."
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There may be some people who are quite satisfied to keep sipping sauvignon through the winter months or pair it, shock! horror!, with a steak. But as the weather gets colder, sparing a thought to select wines that suit the season and its more robust cuisine can help heighten the appreciation of both.
You don't have to get too hung up about finding the perfect match: it's not an exact science. However, bearing a few pointers in mind when you're choosing the wine to go with your meal can help you create some successful synergies and ensure that one's not overwhelmed by the other.
Matching food and wine is all about balance.
Note the weight and texture of your dish: in winter, food is often on the heavier side and requires a gutsier, larger-boned wine to accompany it.
Think cabernet blends, shiraz and riper styles from warmer wine regions such as Australia, Southern Italy, Southern France and Spain.
Note the food's flavours, which can be quite intense and earthy at this time of year, often including liberal amounts of herbs and lashings of rich sauces.
Such assertive flavours beg big wines, with notes that echo or complement the ones you find in your meal. Stews and soups work really well with wines that exhibit a savoury element, while game is great with older wines or a good pinot noir.
Winter doesn't have to be a white-free zone; just go for more powerful examples, such as barrel fermented chardonnays, and fuller bodied aromatics such as viognier, gewurztraminer and more intense styles of pinot gris, a trio that also pair well with spicier fare.
Not solely a summer drink, rose can be incredibly versatile for those who don't feel inclined to reds. Its sturdier dry examples are often superb with soups, while those with a bit of sweetness are often the best choice for curries.
And don't forget dessert wines. The spirity kick of fortifieds makes them a warming option at the end of your meal, with the likes of port one of the few wines with the power to partner rich chocolatey dishes, as well excelling in their classic combination with stronger and blue cheeses.
In a nation like ours with little history of drinking wine with our meals, seeking harmony between our food and wine is not second nature as it is in the classic wine regions of Europe. For those convinced of the value of considering one's food and wine combinations, the indifference encountered in some of the New Zealand population is the cause of some frustration.
"Please can we wean New Zealanders off the habit of enjoying sauvignon blanc with red meat!", begs Chris Upton of the O'Connell Street Bistro. Personal preference certainly plays its part, but if it's a choice between quaffing something that will make your steak taste tough and dry rather than soft and succulent, it pays to be more picky.
Charge your glass with winter food-friendly wines, paired here with dream dinners by their makers and importers.
Thorne Clarke Sandpiper Barossa Shiraz, Australia 2008 $19
You get a big bang for your buck from the richness of the dark berry fruit in this Barossa beaut, complemented by notes of freshly roasted coffee, tar, liquorice and hints of leather. It's got a bit of backbone too with some meat-friendly tannins. (From First Glass, Fine Wine Delivery Company, Scenic Cellars.)
Savour with: A rack of lamb or beef with Guinness stew, suggests its maker, David Clarke.
Elephant Hill Hawkes Bay Syrah 2009 $29
It's not just Australia that shines with shiraz. Known as syrah on our shores, New Zealand's going great guns with it as well, making a juicier, extremely food friendly style. This is an attractively aromatic example that exudes notes of sandalwood incense, rose and black pepper. Its palate is packed with concentrated dark berry and bottled plum fruit, supported by a great freshness and powdery tannins. (From Caro's, Liquorland New Market, Point Wines, The Wine Vault, Duffy & Finns Pukekohe.)
Savour with: Juniper-crusted venison with port braised cabbage and carrot puree that's on the winter menu at Elephant Hill's cellar door restaurant.
Escarpment Kiwa Martinborough Pinot Noir 2008 $65
My top pick from Escarpment's impressive Insight range made from vines planted in 1989 by pinot pioneer Larry McKenna. Opulent but refined, its supple palate unfurls to reveal ripe black cherry and tangy tamarillo fruit, a savoury mushroomy forest floor dimension, hints of herb, classy toasty oak and fine tannins that lead to a lingering minerally finish. (From Glengarry, Fine Wine Delivery Company, Caro's.)
Savour with: Game foods, recommends Larry McKenna, such as wild duck or a venison casserole.
Carrick Central Otago Chardonnay 2007 $25.50
There's an understated power to this mouthfilling and mealy Central Otago chardonnay; its poised and intense palate of stone fruits, toasted nuts, mineral and spice is propelled by a juicy acidity which makes it able to partner a variety of more flavoursome foods. (From The Wine Vault, La Barrique, Ellerslie Wine Cellars, Liquorland Newmarket, Caro's.)
Savour with: Crispy fried Southland lamb sweetbreads served with cauliflower puree and caperberries, a dish from the current Carrick restaurant menu.
Cusumano Nero d'Avola, Sicily, Italy 2008 $19.90
You can feel the warmth of the sun baked Italian isle of Sicily in the ultra ripe blackberry, blackcurrant and raspberry fruit of this robust red. Velvety textured, with an undercurrent of spice, tobacco and dried figs, it also features a glass closure that could create a talking point over dinner - that's when you've finished eulogising about this voluptuous vino! (From Scenic Cellars: www.sceniccellars.co.nz, Vetro Mediterranean Foods.)
Savour with: A "damn good" lasagne, says Scenic Cellars' Ian Isaacs, or a confit of rabbit set on a Jerusalem artichoke puree as served at the store's recent Italian Cellar Dinner.
Wild South Marlborough Pinot Gris 2009 $18.90
A great value gris with the guts to hold its own with feistier fare, the Wild South has some nice intensity in its fresh and fleshy palate of ripe pear, fig and stone fruit with a subtle undertone of savoury spice. (Widely available from supermarkets and retail outlets including Liquorland and Glengarry.)
Savour with: Something with a bit of spice, thinks Wild South winemaker Christie Brown, such as spicy pork meatballs with noodles.
Craggy Range Te Kahu Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Hawkes Bay 2008 $24-$26
There's an abundance of elegant and supple dark berry fruit in this concentrated and fresh blend of merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon and malbec with its notes of liquorice and spice, lick of tannins and stylish stony edge. (From Caro's, Fine Wine Delivery Company, Glengarry, Hamilton Wine Company.)
Savour with: Grilled Hawke's Bay wagyu rump cap, Jerusalem artichoke, cavalo nero and dried tomato says Michael Bancks, sommelier at Craggy Range's Terroir restaurant.
Bodegas Lavia "Lavia", Bullas, Spain 2006 $29.95
From a lesser known region of Spain comes this cracking combination of monastrell and syrah with smooth and muscular dark berry fruit and hints of Mediterranean herbs underpinned by a seductive savoury earthy beetrooty character and finishing fresh, lifted and minerally. Hot stuff from Spain. (From Bacchus, The Wine Vault, Point Wines, The Village Winery, Vetro Mediterranean Foods, The Hamilton Wine Company.)
Savour with: Estofado, says Lavia's importer, Sophie Cotter from St Vincents Cave, which is a slow cooked casserole of chicken, orange zest, prunes, paprika, and spices.
Muddy Water Grower's Series Rose 2009 $14-$18
A robust rose with pinch of spice in its classic strawberries and cream palate. Full and fresh, its dryness makes it more than just an aperitif and compatible with a wide range of dishes. (From branches of Glengarry, Greenhithe Liquor, True Wines, Point Wines.)
Savour with: A steaming bowl of the classic French shellfish soup, bouillabaisse, suggests Muddy Water's Jane East, or barbecued chicken.
Dow's Late Bottled Vintage Port 2004 $50
Fortify yourself on those cold winter's nights with this smooth and sumptuously textured port. It is satisfyingly sweet with a freshness that keeps it from becoming cloying; rich and rounded with notes of blackberry, prune, fig, and spice.
Savour with: Chocolate desserts and hard cheeses like a mature cheddar or perhaps a soft goat's cheese, is the advice from the respected port house.


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text: No, not THOSE MP3s — ones you create ourself, not illegal music downloads. Do a search for "free mp3 recorder", download it, hook up your microphone, and start recording. What you record is up to you, and will determine your income from that project. Some ideas are spoken business lessons, "how to" products, motivational talks, and current sales and marketing news. Sell these mp3s as downloads from your site, and you suddenly have several products where you get to keep nearly 100% of the income generated and the product creation cost is nearly zero.


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It's been a minute since we've been entertained with an album cover-related internet meme, but today comes one of the best: A graphic designer has gone ahead and made a bunch of the Wu-Tang Clan album covers in the style of the vaunted Blue Note series. He's calling them Wu-Note, and you can see the entire gallery at Logan Walters' website. These are just the best.
She & Him - She & Him Soundtracking Winnie The Pooh Film | Flavor Flav Shocking Story Of The Year: Things Are Not Running Smoothly At Flavor Flav's Chicken |


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Deerfield Hutterite Colony near Magrath, Alberta, was founded in 1992 as a division from the Hutterville Hutterite Colony. In 2012 the Deerfield Hutterite Colony was a Lehrerleut colony. The minister was Edward J. Wurtz and the manager was Eli D. Waldner.
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Location: Magrath, Alberta (coordinates: 49.5125, -112.880556 [49° 30' 45" N, 112° 52' 50" W])
Address: Box 67, Magrath, AB T0K 1J0
Telephone: 403-758-6461
Author(s) | Bert Friesen |
Date Published | June 2013 |
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Friesen, Bert. "Deerfield Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2013. Web. 29 Mar 2017. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Deerfield_Hutterite_Colony_(Magrath,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=80073.
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Friesen, Bert. (June 2013). Deerfield Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 March 2017, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Deerfield_Hutterite_Colony_(Magrath,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=80073.
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how can I defeat (royota the sly) he always heals him self
Ryota the Sly primarily uses uses his poison attack, not much else, so get in close quarters. When he charges attack him as he's vulnerable, it's a perfect time to knock him out or disable his attack. Additionally you can pull or strike him into his own poison cloud which is also deadly to him.Not only that you can evade his attack altogether but it's not entirely easy. When he's charging it don't run the other way before he fires, it will actually make it harder to avoid. Run at him and if you can get behind him right before it fires it will give you time to keep running as the arrow chases you and eventually it will disolve on it's own.
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Albertus Agathus Deenik M. Lzn., a Dutch Mennonite pastor, was born in 1835 at Haarlem and died in 1903 at Veenwouden, Friesland. After finishing his studies at the Mennonite Seminary at Amsterdam, he served for nearly 40 years in the congregations of Ternaard(1860-1881) and Stavoren-Molkwerum(1881-1899). He had a weak constitution, which made it impossible for him to serve larger congregations; but though a minister of two small churches, he had some influence through his publications, which appeared in a number of Dutch periodicals. He was editor of a popular religious periodical, 1868-1872, De Nieuwe Richting in het Leven, bladen ter godsdienstige Volksontwikkeling. From the beginning he was an ardent champion of Liberalism, with a tendency to radicalism. He translated publications of radical French and German theologians into the Dutch language: including E. Renan's Life of Jesus and D. F. Strauss's The Old and the New Faith. In addition to several theological books, he also translated numerous German and English novels.
De Zondagsbode XVI, No. 50 (1903).
Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantsche Godgeleerden in Nederland, The Hague: P. de Bie and J. Loosjes, 1903- : II, 404 f.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
Date Published | 1956 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Deenik, M. Lzn., Albertus Agathus (1835-1903)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 29 Mar 2017. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Deenik,_M._Lzn.,_Albertus_Agathus_(1835-1903)&oldid=80063.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1956). Deenik, M. Lzn., Albertus Agathus (1835-1903). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 March 2017, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Deenik,_M._Lzn.,_Albertus_Agathus_(1835-1903)&oldid=80063.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Kitchener, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 25. All rights reserved.
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Game Inside the Game - 5/27/2013
by Eric Lindquist / San Jose Sharks• TICKET INFO |
Sharks Force Game Seven
"It's time for us to change the story," said Todd McLellan regarding the home team winning every game so far in series. "They earned the right for home ice and it is our job to take it away from them."Joe Thornton and TJ Galiardi scored and Antti Niemi made 24 saves as the Sharks won Game 6 by the count of 2-1 on Sunday evening to tie the best of seven series 3-3. The series will conclude at the STAPLES CENTER on Tuesday at 6 PM. Please note all games will be carried LIVE locally on NBCSN / 98.5-102.1 FM KFOX and the Sharks Radio Network.
Before each game day, SJSHARKS.COM will take a look at the "Game inside the Game" as the Sharks continue their quest toward the Stanley Cup! Line matchups, player vs. player battles, head-to-head stats, and key figures highlighted each game day.
Before Game 7, let's take a closer look GAME INSIDE THE GAME for the Sharks and the Kings.
Lineup changes for Game 7?
San Jose: No injuries to report for San Jose in Game 6. – Adam Burish was back in the lineup after breaking his hand in Game 4 vs. the Canucks and skated on the 4th line with Andrew Desjardins and Bracken Kearns. Burish was extremely effective as he led the Sharks with four shots on goal and was 4-for-4 in the faceoff circle.
"It was fun to get back in, it was fun to contribute," Burish said. "Obviously, it was fun to get a big win at home. It was loud. The fans were great and it was a fun one to be a part of."
Defenseman Justin Braun left early in the first period with a lower body injury but retuned and finished the game.
Martin Havlat left Game 3 after playing 4:25 of the first period for San Jose (first game since getting injured in Game 1 vs. Vancouver) and was replaced by Tim Kennedy in Game 4. Raffi Torres is serving his series long suspension for his hit on Jarret Stoll in Game 1.
*Spreading the ice… the Sharks had nine players play at least 19 minutes in Game 6. – led by Joe Thornton (22:01).
TJ Galiardi – Joe Thornton – Brent Burns
Patrick Marleau – Logan Couture – Joe Pavelski
James Sheppard – Scott Gomez – Tommy Wingels
Adam Burish - Andrew Desjardins – Bracken Kearns
Matt Irwin – Dan Boyle
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Justin Braun
Scott Hannan – Brad Stuart
Antti Niemi
Thomas Greiss
Los Angeles: No injuries to report for LA in Game 6.
Forward Jarret Stoll left Game 1 late in the second period after he was checked by Raffi Torres and has not played since – and replaced by Brad Richardson. Kyle Clifford and Matt Greene returned to the lineup in Game 4 for the Kings for their first action of the series. Willie Mitchell is still out with an undisclosed injury. Tyler Toffoli, Tanner Pearson, Keaton Ellerby, and Alec Martinez did not dress in Game 6. Forward Jordan Nolan returned to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for three straight games and took Tyler Toffoli's spot on the 4th line.
*Drew Doughty played a ton in Game 6…. Leading the way for the Kings with 27:55 of ice time.
Kyle Clifford – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Dustin Penner – Mike Richards – Jeff Carter
Dwight King – Trevor Lewis – Dustin Brown
Jordan Nolan – Colin Fraser – Brad Richardson
Robyn Regehr – Drew Doughty
Rob Scuderi – Slava Voynov
Jake Muzzin – Matt Greene
Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Bernier
Did You Know?
*Welcome back… forward Adam Burish returned to the Sharks lineup after missing the first five games of the series with a broken hand. Burish led the Sharks with four shots, went 4-for-4 in the faceoff dot, and played very well on the ice 4-on-4. Adam has now played 37 playoff games for the San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks and has eight points (3-2-5) and 34 penalty minutes.
*1st time for everything… the San Jose Sharks have never won a series when dropping the first two games of a series. The Sharks have dropped their previous nine series when falling in a 0-2 series hole. San Jose has been swept twice, lost in five games twice, and were eliminated in six games five times in those instances. – this is the first time the Sharks have forced a Game 7 when being down 2-0 to start a series.
*Times have changed… LA went 10-1 on the road last spring on the way to winning the Stanley Cup…but has lost six of seven games away from home this year.
*Road PP woes… the Sharks are just 1-for-18 on the road in the playoffs (5.6%) – this must change on Tuesday with Game 7 in LA.
*Hit Parade… the Kings have outhit San Jose 92-46 in the last two games.
*Backs against wall… with the win in Game 6, the Sharks are now 10-15 in games in which they face elimination…. 6-5 on home ice.
*When losing Game 6… LA fell to 13-7 all-time in Game 6s. The Kings have never won a series in which they lost Game 6….The Kings are 3-4 all-time in Game 7s.
The Bottom Line:
"I mean, every game's been close. Every game's been – besides (Game 5) has been closely decided… closely contested. So it's not a shock it's come to seven. I'm sure both teams didn't want it to come to this point, but here we are. We've just got to win one." – Rob Scuderi.
"It's one game," said Logan Couture about Game 7. "This is what we play for…. right?"
"We really don't have anything to lose. We are going to play a Game 7 vs. the Stanley Cup Champions in their building." – said Todd McLellan.
It will all come down to one final game after a tightly contested first six games of the series. The Sharks are 5-2 all time in Game 7's, including a 3-2 record on the road. Although the Kings have the experience of winning the Stanley Cup last season – they have not played a Game 7 since 2002. Meanwhile, many of the current Sharks (eight players) including Antti Niemi won a Game 7 over the Detroit Red Wings to advance to the Western Conference Finals in 2011. The Sharks must build on that experience and have a successful power play to move on to the next round…. It will not be easy…. but it most certainly will be fun to watch on Tuesday!
GO Sharks GO!


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The Philadelphia Museum of Art announces the publication of The Fine Art of Textiles: The Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on October 21, 1997. The in-depth handbook to the Museum's encyclopedic textile collection was written by Dilys Blum, Curator of Costume and Textiles. Most of the over 400 works of art illustrated (all in full color) have never been published before, and were photographed for this publication by Museum staff photographer Lynn Rosenthal. The 208-page catalogue is divided into major areas of collection strength. Textiles from Europe and the Americas are presented in seven categories: Woven Textiles, Printed Textiles, Embroidery, Lace, Quilts and Coverlets, Samplers and Embroidered Pictures, and 20th-Century Design. Additional sections are devoted to textiles and embroideries from China, Japan, India, the Mediterranean and Middle East, and Southeast Asia. The publication was supported by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, founded as a legacy of the great Centennial Exposition of 1876, was established as a school and museum "with a special view to the development of the art and textile industries of the state." One of the first three curatorial departments established in the Museum was the Department of Textiles, Lace, and Embroidery. The first objects to enter the fledgling museum's collections were intended to serve as examples for students. These included decorative arts on view in the Exposition, such as Italian velvets, Persian embroideries, and the entire display of Indian industrial arts and textiles, a gift of the British government.
The textile collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art thus began at a time when the first great European public collections were being formed, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London after which the Philadelphia museum was modeled. Today the Department of Costume and Textiles houses more than 20,000 objects and remains one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in the U.S.
The greatest strengths of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Department of Costume and Textiles, long known to scholars throughout the world, are made available to a broad public through this book. These include European lace, especially pieces with royal connections; folk embroideries of India and Bangladesh; Japanese kimonos and kosodes (a short-sleeve version of the kimono); Chinese silks from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 221) to the 19th century; the Whitman sampler collection, comprising both European and American examples; and American coverlets and quilts, particularly strong in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania needlework.
The Fine Art of Textiles: The Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is published in conjunction with the major exhibition, Best Dressed: 250 Years of Style, a broad survey of men's and women's fashion from the 18th through 20th centuries, on view from October 21, 1997 through January 4, 1998.


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Associated Press Release
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- School officials in Jacksonville have fired a physical education teacher who is accused of punching a middle school student in the face.
The Florida Times-Union (http://bit.ly/1h7Sxor ) reports Michael Louis Green was fired earlier this month. He was arrested following and a hearing is set for Oct. 3.
According to school district documents, Green hit the female student with his fist after she pushed him in the chest.
Superintendent Nikolai Vitte called the incident "excessively egregious" and says the district move that day to have Green fired.
He says there has to be a "zero-tolerance policy on hitting students."
Investigators say Green was trying to remove a student who was cursing and shouting at another teacher from the gym.
The student had no significant injuries and is back in school.
Information from: The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, http://www.jacksonville.com


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Koshering Jesus More: An Evangelical Review of Shmuley Boteach's 'Kosher Jesus'
This book review is written in tandem with a review of the same book by Howard Teich, Esq.
"Please remember that Jesus is a Jew," I said to my Jewish colleagues at our Jewish-Evangelical Roundtable in late December 2011. Then, to the Christian participants, I said, "Please remember that without Hanukkah, there would have been no Christmas." For the next three weeks we Jews and Christians demonstrated together in front of the Iraqi UN Embassy — and met with the Ambassador twice—on behalf of Assyrian Christians and other religious minorities.
My colleague Howard Teich, a practicing attorney and noted Jewish leader, is an essential, catalytic leader in our Jewish-Evangelical meetings and activities together. We disagree and learn respectfully from each other, and that's the joy and adventure of our dialogue. In our paired essays we are taking our dialogue public. I maintain that we can kosher Jesus even more than either he or Rabbi Boteach do.
The Jewish-Evangelical Roundtable was initiated about 30 months ago after I had some engaging conversations with Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, executive director of the New York Board of Rabbis. Quickly we decided that the conversations were so valuable that we ought to involve other rabbis and evangelical leaders. We now meet bi-monthly for breakfast and single-topic discussions at Calvary Baptist Church or Fifth Avenue Synagogue.
For me, reading the book Kosher Jesus by the articulate Rabbi Shmuley Boteach was the next step in Jewish-Evangelical Christian engagement — not just for our Roundtable, but for promoting Judeo-Christian values and culture to America and the world. And as Rabbi Boteach himself notes at the end of his book, "the hyphen between Jewish and Christian values is Jesus himself."
As an Evangelical Christian, I am the type of reader that Boteach explicitly references most often in his book. Like most Evangelical Christians, I have always thought of Jesus as kosher — as a theologically Orthodox, law-keeping Jew. He asserted that he would not tolerate a change in the Law, and he based legal exceptions on Hebrew Scripture, as Boteach does. In addition, 77% of the Bible that we Christians carry is the Hebrew Scriptures, and another 17% consists of books of the New Testament written by Jews. Only Luke and Acts, the remaining 6%, were written by a Gentile, Dr. Luke. Besides, we are always conscious of the fact that the stories recorded throughout the Bible occurred either in or near the Jewish homeland of Israel. And, by the way, we know that "holy land tours" do not take people to Missouri, Mozambique or Mongolia!
We Evangelical Christians know our historic dependence on Jews and Israel — and this knowledge helps to explain our leadership and devotion to saving Jewish lives at tremendous risk during the Holocaust and our current commitment both to religious liberty and the security of Israel. We cannot express enough gratitude for the spiritual and cultural heritage into which we are grafted.
Moreover, when the Gospel (the unique story of Jesus' life, death and resurrection for the sake of all people) is introduced in the Bible, very intentionally the first recipients are Jews. We Evangelical Christians are constantly reminded of our debt to the Jewish Scriptures and our roots in the Jewish world. In particular, the centrality of a kosher, Jewish Jesus who frequently cited the Hebrew Scriptures is abundantly clear. Paul and the other apostles persistently quote and honor a Jewish Jesus.
In Boteach's significant efforts in this book to make Jesus more kosher for the Jewish community, he embarks on several themes, including that (1) Jews are not to blame for Jesus' death, that (2) historically Jesus was not especially critical of Judaism and Jewish leaders of his time, and that (3) there is no basis for claims of Jesus' divinity though Jesus is an exemplary human. With this koshering of the Gospel story by rooting it in Orthodox Judaism, Boteach says it is again OK to honor and learn from perhaps the most influential Jew in history. Jesus can be embraced as a driving Jewish force for liberty, democracy and human rights.
The evidence shows that Boteach is right on the first theme and only partly right on the other two points. Nevertheless, his conclusion is right, that Jesus remains a valuable resource for many good causes.
First, blaming Jews for Jesus' death is patently absurd—and completely based upon a hellish race-hatred. It was a fabricated excuse for envious, greedy people to bear false witness in order to steal, in God's Name, Jewish property and murder Jewish citizens--thus breaking at least five of the Ten Commandments all at once. That a few Jewish and Roman people in a crowd at Jesus' trial asked to be blamed for Jesus' crucifixion does not make either God or us blame either them or their descendants.
Clearly, corrupt priests were involved, too, as Boteach reports, and a brutal, oppressive empire wanted no hint of a threat from an articulate prophet. However, in Jesus' own telling and in the interpretation given by the apostles, Jesus chose to give his life for us and profoundly engineered events of Passion Week so that he was killed right before Passover. Jesus' passion was not passive. Jesus masterfully played all the religious and political factors for his unique purposes — to be the ultimate Passover Lamb of God, and then to conquer death and lead us forward.
Second, Boteach claims that historically Jesus was not especially critical of the Judaism and Jewish leaders of his time. Boteach tries to support this conclusion by asserting the criticisms reported in the Gospel stories were inserted by unnamed "editors" to justify an alleged anti-Semitic bias of early Christians—and the parts that are pro-Jewish, he claims, were left in only because these Christian "editors" were too clumsy to take them out. "Interpretation with a scissors," is what I call it when someone arbitrarily ignores or cuts out major portions of an interpreted text. The cut and paste method of Biblical interpretation is always disappointing and sometimes dangerous. The resulting "paper-doll" of the historical text then becomes more our own work than a worthy object of study. With these "scissors" we can lose our ability to correct our self-deception because we cut out anything that we disagree with.
In other portions of Kosher Jesus, Boteach correctly recognizes that many of the Jewish leaders of Jesus' time were corrupt puppets of the Roman Empire. Besides, compared with the earlier prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures, Jesus' criticism of Jewish leaders was not extraordinary. Boteach, Teich and I all agree that many religious leaders of that time deserved strong criticism. There were exemplary religious leaders, too — such as Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus — as the New Testament records. As Howard Teich observes, "Jesus saw wrongs and tried to right them — of the Jewish people and humanity and, yes, the Roman rule of Israel."
Third, Boteach maintains that there is no basis for claims of Jesus' divinity, although Jesus was an exemplary human. To achieve this, our cosmetic surgeon-rabbi enhances the kosher of Jesus by scissoring out all the references to Jesus as deity—both in the Gospels and in the apostles' writings. He skillfully magnifies the extraordinary, heroic, wise, spiritual, devout humanity of Jesus.
It would have also helped Boteach's project if he had made clear that Jesus was a big disappointment to nearly everyone. Zealots were disappointed in him because Jesus believed that even successful radical political reform was secondary to spiritual awakening for individuals and communities. He believed that spiritual awakening was the secure grounding for quality and sustained political reform, as we have discovered in America's historic awakenings. Moreover, the Pharisees were disappointed in him because while Jesus still believed that the Law, the Torah, is our best guide and teacher, he also taught that the Torah never replaced vibrant relationship with the living Lord God. The Sadducees were disappointed because he believed in objective, measurable supernatural engagement that affects our lives now and into eternity. Finally, the Disciples were often deeply disappointed, too — for many reasons as they honestly record in the Gospels. In the similar ways, Jesus today often disappoints Republicans and Democrats, capitalists and socialists, collectivists and libertarians. However huge our expectant messianic boxes, Jesus violates the walls, for he is greater and more embracing than any human ideology or expectation. Thank God.
However, it is his persistent resistance to the divinity of Jesus — resistance by Boteach and many of his predecessors—that is the main disappointment with Boteach's inspiring Kosher Jesus. Skip over the doctrinal disputes — after all I am a professional philosopher and my colleague Howard Teich is a practicing attorney — and notice that in the Hebrew Scriptures which are Boteach's interpretive context for Jesus, there are numerous encounters with a divine-human. For example, just before the "battle" for Jericho, Joshua met the human-looking Captain of the Lord's army, and Joshua worshipped him (Joshua 5). Later, Ezekiel was commissioned by a Being, a human who shined with the glory of God. This Being told him to say, "Thus says the Lord," whenever Ezekiel taught what this Being gave him (Ezekiel 2). Was this the Lord as human? In Daniel 7, an extraordinary Human is seen with God (the Ancient of Days), and God gives to this Human all the power over all peoples, all nations, all languages — for "a kingdom that will not end." Is this the Lord, even as human? And who was the special "Human" in the furnace (Daniel 3)? Is the divine-human gap really unbridgeable? Isaiah prophesies that a human baby would be also "mighty God, everlasting Father" (Isaiah 9). What does that mean? So, the Hebrew Scriptures allow a human form within the divine — and the divine uniquely in a human.
The Torah, in the first five Hebrew books, agrees — because it was there first. Abram repeatedly encountered God in human form, as in Genesis 12, 15, 17 and 18 — and he responded by treating this human as God himself. God has enough of human presence that he hand-writes the Decalogue on stones, twice, and double-sided! In addition, the special "angel" bearing the Lord's Name within, speaking with God's authority, guided Moses (Exodus 23). If a divine-human were so offensive, why not scissor out these numerous passages, too?
More positively, with these and other precedents in the Hebrew Scripture that Jews and Christians share, why not see Jesus as part of—the epitome of — this splendid, documented role of a divine-human? Forget divisive doctrines; ignore confounding creeds. What about this life, this example, this Jesus, so immersed in the world of his Hebrew Scriptures and culture? The "divine-human" may have been a pagan Greek idea (earliest 1000 BCE) — but before the Greek myths it was Moses' (1300 BCE) idea, and earlier Abraham's (2000 BCE) idea and God's idea (before time).
Even more elemental, the divine-human should be no real surprise, since all humans are the Image of God already from the beginning (Genesis 1). The very definition of human is to be shaped matter with God's Spirit breathed inside (Genesis 2). If the divine-human gap seems unbridgeable, is that more because of the influence of modernity and Darwinism focusing us on the origins of our matter — rather than on what matters even more? Do we all too easily ignore the Spirit's presence within? Perhaps the exemplar, the real divine-human Jesus, can spark a timely revaluation of ourselves. Are we more than fleshly matter? Can the real kosher Jesus help us matter more?
Today, I am grateful that Jesus is back in the discussion; that Jews and Christians are talking again about this singular, towering figure; that one extraordinary life can motivate Jews, Christians and others to stand up for non-violence, defend religious liberty and other basic divinely-given rights, and pursue the best that we are made to be; and that the exemplary Jesus can be kosher, again.
Thank you, Rabbi Boteach, for introducing the vibrant, kosher Jesus once more — and thank you, Howard Teich, for drawing me into this renewed conversation about Jesus. Perhaps he is the bridge for revitalizing and strengthening the much needed Judeo-Christian culture, community, collaborations and commitments.


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Posted on 07/27/2012 12:38:40 PM PDT by 92nina
In the weeks following the Supreme Court's ruling on the healthcare mandate, President Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have repeatedly stated to the public that the individual mandate contained in Obamacare is not a tax. The Democrats' hard line stance that the mandate is not a tax is illogical, as evidenced by Chief Justice Robert's constitutional analysis of the individual mandate.
Contrary to President Obama and the Democrat's interpretation of the mandate, Justice Roberts made ten key points in his analysis on why the mandate is a tax, and not a penalty:
Justice Robert's concluded his analysis by stating that Obamacare's "requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may...be characterized as a tax."
Read more: http://atr.org/roberts-clarifies-mandate-tax-penalty-a7072#ixzz21qxqSjsz
Roberts knows Obama does not have to go by his language. It's a penalty. It was only a tax for the purpose of the decision. Now it's a penalty again, which it always was. And Roberts knows that.
I've heard enough out of you, Mr. Roberts.
Shut up.
Roberts, you voted with Kagan, Sotormayor, Ginsburg and Breyer....so it really doesn't matter what the hell you think.
I hear you, and it makes me feel torn about it. Then again, even if the GOP doesn't have 60 seats in the Senate in Jan. 2013, so long as they also have the House, they can use Reconciliation to get rid of the Individual Mandate, as the taxing power covers it, according to Roberts. (Of course they need a president who opposes Obamacare to sign it.)
I agree. Roberts betrayed his own judicial philosophy by allowing the lawyers a multiple choice answer. The fact will always remain that the law was NOT passed as a tax. His name is mud.
It is an effing tax, period. If you don't pay a tax THEN you get a penalty. What?!
If it was presented as a tax wouldn't it be passed as a tax as well?
Are you sure you know what you're talking about
or do you believe you know what you're talking about?
Ping to reply #8.
Legislative History on the Tax Issue, A Compilation of Selected Sources
Sorry, Robbie, but if I'm taxed because I DON'T own a picture of Obama, then I'm being penalized.
If I'm not taxed because I do own a picture of Obama, then I'm not being penalized.
Try to explain it away all you want, but the obvious is still the obvious.
I doubt the GOP would overturn it if they had 65 Senators.
It's a tax on being alive. Period.
**** roberts... he is just a white version of a kenyan communist.
I appreciate you showing us this resource, it is useful, so thank you, and thanks to the original compiler. All in all, lots of unsurprising double-talk by Democrats on the definition of the Individual Mandate.
Just more proof that when it's said that "everyone knows that 'such and such' is 'so and so'" isn't always 'so and so' and that what "everyone knows" often isn't what actually is.
I am not talking about how it was presented, I am talking about how it was passed by Congress. With all the difficulty of it being passed as a penalty, do you actually think it would have passed had it been passed, by Congress, as a tax? Roberts allowed it to be "presented" in a different manner than which it was passed. All the Democrats, including Obama, insisted it was NOT a tax!
All the Democrats, including Obama, insisted it was NOT a tax!
THEY LIED! They lied straight to your face smiling all the while. Don't you get it?!
@Supreme Court: The Health Care Law And The Individual Mandate
The legislative history is replete with members of Congress explaining that this law is constitutional as an exercise of the taxing power. It was attacked as a tax by its opponents. So I don't think this is a situation where you can say that Congress was avoiding any mention of the tax power.
It would be one thing if Congress explicitly disavowed an exercise of the tax power. But given that it hasn't done so, it seems to me that it's not only is it fair to read this as an exercise of the tax power, but this Court has got an obligation to construe it as an exercise of the tax power, if it can be upheld on that basis.
Here's another reply of mine with link to an article with some more info showing that it was always a tax...It Was Always a Tax
The brief that administration lawyers filed on behalf of President Obama argued at length that the mandate is a tax.
Well, from what I have read of the first day's oral arguments, it was argued as a penalty. When that wouldn't fly, Roberts allowed a secondary argument presented as a tax. You are right, we were lied to by everyone. The good side is that now, even after Pelosi and Obama and others denying it was a tax, it can now be easier to overturn. But who knows what else is hidden in the document which is equal in size to several War and Peaces.
Sol Gen - "Oh, the Commerce Clause doesn't cover it, Your Honor?"
USSC - "No, it doesn't."
Sol Gen - "Then uphold the individual mandate as it falls under the taxing power of Congress as we presented in our brief."
USSC - "You got it."
Sol Gen - "Thank you, Your Honor."
The way I understand it is that the power of taxation resides in the House, not the Senate. The Senate cannot attach taxation to a bill at the 11th hour that had not been approved by the House, but it appears they did it anyway.
It did start in the House.
Look into this...
@Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 (Introduced in House - IH)[H.R.3590.IH]
As you can see from that first link it got hijacked along the way.
Still can't see how people can be singled out for not purchasing something,is there not supposed to be something called equal protection in the law,taxes are supposed to be apportioned to everyone not just certain groups
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Miami Horror is back and they're here to say that it's 1987 and a great time to be alive! Their newest single "Love Like Mine" sounds more like the ending track to an 80's teen comedy than the dreamy dance-pop they're known for. I wanna bump this when I'm hangin out at the mall or cruzin down Sunset Boulevard, wearing some tight shades sippin on a can of Crystal Pepsi. Almost comically heavy retro synths and rubbery basslines bounce along under vocals so incredibly sugary sweet that they actually work.
Along with this latest single, these Aussies have also announced a new album "All Possible Futures", which will be available on April 21st. You can check out the track listing and "Love Like Mine" down below.
1. American Dream
2. Real Slow
3. Love Like Mine
4. Cellophane (So Cruel)
5. Wild Motion
6. (Into the Night)
7. Colours in the Sky
8. All It Ever Was
9. (Maybe I Need You)
10. Out of Sight
11. Stranger
12. Who Is Gonna Save Us
13. (Happy Without You)
14. Another Rise, Another Fall
15. Forever Ever
Mexico producer That's Nice reveals a new original single "Holiday," featuring the vocals of Josh Moriarty of Miami Horror. The two have been collaborating for quite some time, but this is their first official release. "Holiday" is a track that will have you looking forward to the warmer summer months. With an undeniably catchy chorus and bossa nova horns, this track is guaranteed to get you dancing.
For a dj, vocalist, and producer who has put together sound pieces for major clothing brands, hosted her own radio show, released works on labels like Fool's Gold and Future Classic, and headlined shows in some of the world's largest cities, Anna Lunoe is a surprisingly down-to-earth person.
She's a pleasure to be around with a relaxed demeanor, infectious smile and charming Australian accent.
Focussed on the personal journey toward artistic fulfillment, Lunoe approaches music production as if it were a muscle needing regular exercise; which helps explain the abundance of work she's been releasing over the past couple years including a collaboration with Van She keyboardist and producer Touch Sensitive on "Real Talk," which became Beatport's 4th highest selling indie/nu disco track of 2012.
Our interview takes place in a stairwell above Nashville's High Watt club where she's about to perform. There we sit, geeking out about dance music and sweating from the rising heat, occasionally pausing to enjoy one of the songs being played bellow.
Joseph: Having grown up in Sydney, why do you think Australia is such a safe haven for dance music?
Anna: That's a great perception people have on Australian dance music. I think it's because Australia's largely a really positive country. We're not talking about Berlin's underground late night minimal techno sound, we're talking music made for open-air bars and festivals with positive with hooks and synths. For the most part it sounds like summertime.
Joseph: There are a lot of Australians like yourself who've migrated to LA. Do you have a group of friends out there?
Anna: We do! We've got a little clique.
Joseph: You, Bag Raiders…
Anna: And then there's Felix (Plastic Plates), Tommy Trash, Hook & Sling, Nervo, Wax Motif, Bass Kleph, Pnau and others passing through all the time like Light Year, Flume and Cassian. So many people are gravitating to LA right now, which is cool!
Joseph: The first time I saw your name was on "Love Ting" with Wax Motif and then I kept seeing you popping up on various collaborations throughout the year. What does the back-end look like when you're working with someone?
Anna: Every time it's different. Sometimes we'll sit down in front of a blank Ableton session and work it out from scratch. We might intellectualize it before or we might not.
Sometimes it starts with one of us making a sketch or someone will come to me with an almost finished track and ask if I want to write a top-line for it.
Joseph: What's a top-line?
Anna: So a top-line is a vocal line. When you see a Swedish House Mafia song with a girl singing on it, they'll send that out to a bunch of different vocalists, get them to write lines for it and then they'll pick the one they think is the catchiest.
Joseph: It's good to hear though. I know it's sexist but I'm always skeptical of whether some of these girl dj/producers are actually making their own tracks.
Anna: Well yeah, It could be any producer, not just girls. I could tell you a bunch of guy producers who have ghost writers working on their stuff. People you'd never think. It's very common.
I'll be the first to tell you though, a lot of people get help. I don't think that's always a bad thing, but I do think it's not so great when no one talks honestly about it.
Joseph: Well I don't think there's anything wrong with "help," but it's not always transparent as to whether somebody's name on a track means they did it, you know?
Anna: Yeah. It's something that trickles down from pop music. Obviously Rihanna and Beyonce aren't writing or producing their own music and their name's all over it. They are the brand.
It's a very grey area but If I wrote it with someone, I'll tell you.
Joseph: So do you have some tracks you've made on your own from start-to-finish?
Anna: Ya! The track "Up and Down" off of the Fool's Gold release was me start-to-finish. And plenty more coming out next year.
Joseph: What kind of sounds are inspiring you right now?
Anna: Right now I'm really going against the loudness of everything. All the songs I want to make are really stripped back, or maybe just not so heavy.
Joseph: I feel like a lot of Australian music is headed that way as artists continue to change and grow — but I feel like there's something missing between the super pumping "EDM" and all the casual disco and deep house out there right now.
What happened to the fun, gritty, vocally-driven dance sound that surfaced around 2007 when all of this was just taking off? Is there just not as much good indie-pop to make awesome remixes? As an Australian, what do you think about all of this? [laughter]
Anna: I have so much to talk about on this!
So basically, 2007 was when I first gatewayed into this type of music as well, so I can personally vouch that it was really exciting.
And then the EDM thing started to build and we all got channeled into this huge beast and it all kinda just blew out.
I think a lot of people feel the same way, like "hold up, we've lost something here."
The other problem is, since no one's buying music anymore the labels are pretty much only going for short-term pop turnover to pay the bills and not focusing on developing artists.
In this climate, one bad album gets you dropped. Think about what that would mean if a band like Radiohead got signed today — we mightn't have Ok Computer, Kid A or The Bends because their first album only had one crossover hit on it.
In the long term, this might be costing us albums that unite a generation. I'm not saying, 'things were better before,' because there were problems with the old system too. My point is, the way we consume music has changed.
Some things about that are really exciting though, like seeing underground producers getting big pop opportunities — like Diplo working with Usher and Lil Wayne or Santigold being sampled by Jay Z.
I love the access it gives artists. You can make something, upload it and if it's good, people will spread it. That's cool.
I guess the downside of having more listening platforms is that our attention is more divided. It's rarer for an alternative artist to make a really big impact — like a generationally uniting impact. Not to say it doesn't happen, but it is rare.
photo: Justin Vague & Studio Das Monk
Joseph: As an artist in this generation of music business, how do you keep from getting jaded?
Anna: At the end of the day, I'm just fortunate to get to do the thing that makes me happiest right now, which is making music in as many different situations as possible.
I had a few years before I really started working on music where I knew what I wanted to do but didn't know how to action it and found myself getting pretty frustrated — especially because I wanted to do everything myself and not ask for help.
Joseph: I think a lot of people considering music production go through similar processes; and end up kicking themselves for not starting earlier.
All these kids…
Are there no more normal, late-20's producers? Do they all have to be 15?
Anna: Ya, if you're not 15 forget about it! [laughter]
Don't let all these young producers scare you.
When you think about all of the sounds your brain has been consuming over the years — whether you're a blogger or a DJ — that gives you a unique view to bring to the table.
I met this awesome 60-year-old parks and recreation guy once and I've never met anyone so empowered with dance music in my life!
He was making techno! He was making house music! He was making disco! He knew everything about every software. If you can keep learning as you move through life and continue to move forward artistically, that's the journey right?
Good on you young producers, you're very inspiring but you're also scaring everybody! So the message here is, if you're over the age of 21, you're not dead!
Don't worry about it, just fuckin' work!
Joseph: This'll be the last one because I know you have to go. Have you ever considered yourself something of a role model to aspiring girl producers?
Anna: I don't think anyone thinks of themselves as a role model but I've always looked up to the strong, idealistic women of the music industry. I still love Bjork, Fiona Apple, Annie Lennox, Robyn, Sheila E, Ladybug from Digable Planet — any woman who's doing something different. People who go with the grain and do things that are already there and do it well, that's cool too but for me it's all about contributing something. That's what inspires me. I don't know if I'm executing that just yet but that's the goal I am working towards.
Joseph: Well good luck!
Anna: Thank you!
Listen to Anna Lunoe's recent Scion Radio mix below, check her free downloads on soundcloud and show her some love on facebook and twitter.
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Miami Horror is here to tease us a little bit before they release their long-awaited LP with a new mix "Pink Grapefruit." No tracklist has been made available but part of the fun is guessing the songs right?
Update: Spoke too soon. Tracklist is now in hand and can be seen below the stream.
Sam Sparrow – Shades of Grey (Plastic Plates Remix)
Ben Clarke – Everybody (Original Mix)
Marius – Discomagnifique (Pete Herbet Version)
Drop Out Orchestra – Day Vague (Ron Basejam)
Kim Ann Foxman -Return it (Populette Remix)
Classixx -Stranger Love (RAC Remix)
Drop Out Orchestra – Your Girl
Moulinex – Let Your Feet Do the Work
Cassian – On and On
Good Night Keaton – Next to Mexico ft Mereki
Mitzi – Who Will Love You Now.
Marcus Marr – The Music
Yazoo – Don't go (Kolombo Edit)
Seasfire – How Do You Sleep Tonight (Mighty Mouse Remix)


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Fresh on the heels of their storming remix for The Magician's 'When The Night Is Over' Arches are back again with an effortless revamp of 18-year old songstress Chlöe Howl's forthcoming single, 'Paper Heart.' Nothing unassuming about this one, you know you're in for it when that first kick steadily beats in, meaty and driving. Not surprising given the pedigree of this supergroup.
No release details as of yet, but the original will be out December 9th, so have a listen below and ask Santa for it to surface sometime after that! And if you're not up on Arches, get on up.


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Ive never designed a logo before but I managed to nail the design in the 2nd attempt and the director loved it so I was pretty chuffed.
17 Jan 2013
Final Film Noir S4C Title Cards and Logo...
Its deadline day and Ive just finished sending the last PNGs to the editor. So here are the final designs for Richard L. Pask's, 1960's Film Noir-themed film, which will be airing on S4C soon....
17 Dec 2012
more noir by moi!
Over Christmas I will be creating title cards for a short film which will air on S4C and be screened at Ffresh Ffilm Festival 2013. The film will be set in the Welsh Valleys in 1960 so I will be creating some Film Noir title credits.
Ive always had an interest in cartoon title credits, the likes of which you'd find on an old UPA or Ren and Stimpy cartoon. However, its never occurred to me to ever reference old film title cards and so far my research is taking me to some pretty awesome art work.
Here's some of my favourite images Ive found during my research for this project:
I just love the print of the church and the shapes
Some cleverly executed designs from some Film Noir title cards
I also have to create a logo for the company, we both seem to love this image right now.
More imaginative text. I especially focussed on the church tower shape in the centre as the film is set in an old village where the chapel is central to the story.
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UPDATE 2-German bond auction fails as French election nerves ease
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr (updates prices)
KIEV Jan 28 Ukraine's parliament, in a concession which drew wild cheers of 'Hurrah' from protesters on the streets of Kiev, voted to repeal a set of anti-protest laws which had triggered violent unrest in the capital.
Acting to calm unrest on the streets and mass demonstrations against President Viktor Yanukovich's rule, a large majority of deputies - including Yanukovich loyalists - voted in favour of revoking the legislation they had rammed through on Jan. 16.
Earlier, as parliament gathered in emergency session to find a solution to two months of protests, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov tendered his resignation, saying he hoped his departure would help towards a peaceful resolution.
While Yanukovich loyalists in his Party of Regions said they had acted in the best interest of Ukraine to find a compromise, opposition leaders said the protest movement would press for more gains.
"We are sure that the struggle will continue," said boxer-turned-politician Vitaly Klitschko. We have made only one step ... We have not yet settled everything," he told journalists.
He said opposition lawmakers would now press for an amnesty for activists detained by police in the unrest.
When they heard that the anti-protest laws had been revoked, crowds of demonstrators on Kiev's Independence Square, focal point of the protests, broke into cheers of "Hurrah!"
"We have to change not only the government but the rules of the game as well," Klitschko said.


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- Insignia flag
- Plastic rivets
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Friday, December 07, 2012
Cosmic Ryder
Comes with custom stand, space hovercraft & insignia flag.
About Cosmic Ryder
- Insignia flag
- Space hovercraft
Material Used:
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- Cardboard
- Found objects
- Plastic rivets
- Steel eyelets
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Page 2 - Closeup of wreath |
Page 3 - View of Hallmark Gold Crown store in the mall, with a big Peanuts banner |
Page 4 - A better look at the big banner |
Page 5 - A tree decked out in Snoopys near the escalators |
Page 6 - Closeup view of the tree |
Page 7 - Even the support columns had decorations! |
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Fast and furious action is now ensuing in an otherwise ho-hum game. C.J. Spillman recovered a fumbled punt from return man Marcus Thigpen at the Dolphins' 9. A play later, running back Frank Gore scored from a yard out for a touchdown. It was his 68th as a 49er, which ties him with Roger Craig and Joe Perry for the franchise record.
On the ensuing kickoff, Thigpen ran the kickoff to midfield for an admirable make-up play after his fumble. The 49ers then got another fumble, this time induced by linebacker Patrick Willis from Dolphins receiver Devone Bess. But the 49ers couldn't recover after Dashon Goldson tried to pick up the ball and run with it.
A play later, Aldon Smith was held by Reggie Bush. But that penalty was eventually wiped out by holding on cornerback Tarell Brown. The Dolphins eventually scored on the drive when kicker Dan Carpenter converted a 53-yard field goal. Whew.
At the end of it all the 49ers' lead 13-6.


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ATLANTA -- Andruw Jones knows how to celebrate a birthday.
The slumping Jones hit a three-run homer in the first inning to back another strong outing by Tim Hudson, and the Atlanta Braves cruised to an 11-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
It's the second time in four seasons that the 28-year-old Jones has homered on his birthday. This one against Randy Wolf came with the outfielder mired in a 1-for-30 skid.
"He took care of me right there," Jones said. "He put that ball right there for me to hit it."
Hudson (2-0) escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first and went on to give up just one run in six innings. In a sign of how well he's pitching in his first season for Atlanta, Hudson's ERA actually climbed from 0.82 to 0.96.
"I don't know how I did it, to be honest with you," he said. "I didn't feel all that good."
Of course, the Braves gave the right-hander plenty of room for error. They scored five runs in the first, capped by Jones' second homer of the season, and blew the game open with five more in the fifth.
"That's what good pitchers do," Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins said. "The find a way to win, even when they don't have their best stuff."
Chipper Jones and Brian Jordan had two RBI apiece for Atlanta, which suddenly has become an offensive juggernaut. The Braves have scored 17 runs in two games against the Phillies after managing just eight in their previous six contests.
"Hitting is contagious," Jordan said. "The last couple of days, we've scored some runs."
Wolf (1-2) got off to a rough start. After retiring the leadoff hitter, he gave up a single to Marcus Giles and a run-scoring double to Chipper Jones. Julio Franco drove in another run with a single to center.
Wolf had a chance to escape with minimal damage after retiring Johnny Estrada on a grounder. But Andruw Jones sent a 3-1 pitch into the left-field seats, giving the Braves a 5-0 lead.
With Hudson on the mound, "game over," Jordan said.
Not that Andruw Jones' slump is over. He went 1-for-5 on the night, leaving him with just two hits in his last 35 at-bats.
"I think it was good game, even though I only had one hit," Jones said. "I came out of it with something positive."
Philadelphia picked up a run in the second on Mike Lieberthal's RBI single, snapping Hudson's scoreless streak of 14 1/3 innings. But he allowed just two more hits during his stint, calling it a night with his team on top by 10 runs.
Hudson allowed just five hits -- all singles -- and has yet to give up more than one run in any of his four starts. Overall, he has given up only three runs in 28 innings, living up to the high expectations that came after he was acquired from Oakland and signed to a $47 million contract extension.
In the Braves' star-studded rotation, Hudson has fit right in.
"We just go out there and try to feed off each other," he said. "When you see guys throwing really well, you want to do the same thing."
Wolf lasted only four innings, giving up another run in the third on Jordan's single.
"My location was horrible," Wolf said.
The Phillies brought on 22-year-old Gavin Floyd, one of their top pitching prospects. He wasn't very impressive on this night, failing to get through the fifth.
The youngster walked four, gave up three hits and got just two outs. Jordan and Raul Mondesi had RBI singles, Hudson walked with the bases loaded and Rafael Furcal had a sacrifice fly. After loading the bases again with yet another walk, Floyd was replaced by Aaron Fultz.
Chipper Jones walked for the second time in the inning, forcing in another run. After facing 11 hitters, the Phillies finally made it back to the dugout when Fultz fanned Franco.
Immediately after the game, Floyd was optioned to Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre.
"I felt like he would be better off pitching every five days," manager Charlie Manuel said. "He has a future with us. He'll be with us a long time."
- Pete Orr replaced Furcal at shortstop after the seventh. The backup infielder-outfielder has played in all 18 games this season.
- Phillies 1B Jim Thome, who didn't start Friday, returned to the lineup even though his back was still a little stiff. He went 1-for-3 with a walk.
- LHP John Foster made the first appearance of his second tenure with the Braves. Foster, who pitched for Atlanta in 2002 before being traded to Milwaukee, rejoined the organization this year and was recalled from Triple-A Richmond on April 15.


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26 March 2012
It's Now 1 Week Until the 1940 Census is Released! What Can You Do To Prepare?
by Jan Alpert
The 1940 Census images will become available at 9:00 am 2 April 2012 at http://1940census.archives.gov. The census will not be indexed when it is released. Ancestry will be working with indexers around the world to complete the index as quickly as possible for their subscribers. FamilySearch has organized a volunteer 1940 Census Indexing Project with genealogy societies across the United States . FamilySearch will post the index on its website www.familysearch.org as each state is completed. If you want to volunteer to index the 1940 census on behalf of NGS go to https://the1940census.com and sign up.
What can you do to prepare for the census? Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/ and become familiar with the "Questions Asked on the 1940 Census."
Make a list of everyone you want to research in the 1940 census and their address. If you don't know their address, how do you find it?
1. Check for a 1940 City Directory
2. Check for a World War II draft registration
3. Check for an address written on the back of a photo
4. Do you have an old address book which belonged to your parents or grandparents?
5. Do you have any old envelopes from letters your relatives may have written about 1940?
If your family lived in the same house for at least 10 years you can look for the property address in the 1930 Census. Find your ancestor in the 1930 census. View the image of the census page. The street name is written in the left margin of the census page. The house number is written in the first column.
Here are two examples from the 1930 Census:
My father was Charles Nutter. In 1930 he was living with his parents in Pontiac , Oakland Co., Michigan at 944 Cameron Ave.
Next look at the Enumeration District in the top right corner. In 1930 the ED was 63-54. We will now show you how to convert the ED in 1930 to the ED in 1940.
Stephen P. Morse has provided a tool to convert census Enumeration Districts from 1930 to 1940.
Go to his website at: http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html
This means that in the 1940 Census, I will find 944 Cameron Ave. , Pontiac , MI on ED 63-73. So when the 1940 Census becomes available, I will go to Michigan and look for ED 63-73.
This next example are my maternal ancestors from the 1930 census in Peoria , Illinois . I know they were living at 200 Hanssler Place , Peoria , Illinois , even though the street name is further down on the census page.
Take the ED 72-55 from the 1930 Census and return to http://stephenmorse.com/census/unified.html
So as soon as the 1940 Census is available, I can go to Illinois and look for ED 104 and find my grandparents in the 1940 Census. In this case I will have to browse three ED's 104-41, 104-42 and 104-45 which may mean more than 100 pages, but this is still better than having to browse all the pages for Peoria , Illinois .
We want to thank Stephen P. Morse, PhD and Joel D. Weintraub, PhD for their advance work on the 1940 Census and the many other research tools provided on their website http://stevemorse.org/index.html.
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