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Farewell to Power Politics
Despite some last-minute brinkmanship by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the United States and Afghanistan seem to have worked out a security agreement to govern the 8,000-10,000 troops that will remain in Afghanistan from next year. But Afghanistan remains a source of significant uncertainty – and high anxiety – in an already unstable region.
Although the Afghan army has performed surprisingly well this year as it has prepared to assume full responsibility for the country's security, governments in the region remain deeply skeptical of its ability to resist a resurgent Taliban without the strong support that the US has provided. But the Americans are intent on withdrawal, and no other country is willing to assume the responsibilities that they are relinquishing.
In this context, the fear that Afghanistan will unravel once again risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. In fact, a closer look at various key governments' approaches to Afghanistan reveals that only the US is maintaining a coherent stance.
Securing leverage over Afghanistan's government
Pakistani policy is practically at war with itself. Since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Pakistan has viewed the country as a source of "strategic depth" in its decades-old enmity with India.
As a result, it has been playing both sides of the US-Taliban conflict, permitting US drone strikes against Afghan Taliban leaders hiding in its western provinces but making little effort to confront the Taliban on the ground. This way, the logic went, Pakistan could retain enough influence with the Taliban to secure leverage over Afghanistan's government.
But it is the Taliban that ultimately gained strategic depth in its Pakistan-based guerrilla war with Afghanistan – a war that has become a serious threat to Pakistan's security. The Pakistani Taliban has killed hundreds of Pakistani soldiers this year. And Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's new strategy – to seek a non-interference agreement with the Pakistani Taliban – will probably lead to even more domestic insecurity.
Meanwhile, India has been attempting to counter-balance Pakistan's influence with the Taliban by providing investment, military training, aid, and other support to the Afghan government. But this amounts to betting all of its chips on one hand, the Afghan government – an especially risky strategy in such a volatile environment.
China's doctrine of non-interference
China's Afghan policy also has its pitfalls. The People's Republic has invested billions of dollars in Afghanistan, including a $3 billion payment for rights to mine copper at Mes Aynak. Although the Chinese have offered rhetorical support for international forces' anti-terror efforts in Afghanistan, they have refused even the smallest military role. And they have provided only about $250 million in aid over the last decade – a paltry sum, given the potential consequences of Afghan instability for China's $6 trillion economy.
To be sure, China claims to be upholding its doctrine of non-interference in other countries' domestic affairs. But, with the Afghan government asking the entire international community for assistance, Chinese aid would not violate this principle. Moreover, China's hands-off policy could end up jeopardizing its investments in Afghanistan – not to mention the security threat that would arise were a re-empowered Taliban to provide aid or sanctuary to the increasingly Islamist Uighur separatists in China's Xinjiang region.
Iran's discreet assistance for the US
Iran's Afghan policy has been reflexively anti-American for much of the last decade. But back in 2001, Iran's government, led by reformist President Mohammad Khatami, essentially consented to the US invasion of Afghanistan, even providing discreet assistance. Iran was scrupulous in closing its border to the Taliban – and about detaining Taliban and Al-Qaeda figures who sought refuge. Indeed, it was Iran that first suggested that Karzai lead the newly formed Afghan government, and Khatami's government pledged $560 million in assistance over five years at the first donor conference for Afghanistan in early 2002.
But US President George W. Bush's notorious "axis of evil" speech – delivered just days later, and citing Iran as one of America's three most dangerous enemies – spurred a reversal of Iranian policy. Khatami's successor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, repeatedly condemned the presence of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and even worked to obstruct their efforts.
One hopes that the recent agreement concerning Iran's nuclear program portends a return to a more flexible Iranian policy toward Afghanistan – essential if there is to be a regional solution to Afghanistan's problems. Given America's looming departure, such a solution is becoming increasingly urgent.
But reaching a regional consensus will not be easy, given the disparate nature and interests of the regimes involved. Iran, China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are all dictatorships – one religious, one market-communist, and two personal. India is a democracy, and Pakistan a wayward democracy. Nearby Russia is increasingly a one-man-show under President Vladimir Putin, who seems intent on refighting the Cold War with the US, rather than constructing viable strategic relationships that reflect Russia's diminished reality.
Agreeing on core objectives
Nonetheless, all of these countries (perhaps with the admittedly large exception of Pakistan) can agree on certain core objectives. First, Afghanistan must not become a safe haven for terrorists. Mullah Mohammed Omar – the Taliban's leader, who is reportedly in hiding in Pakistan – must understand that if the Taliban uses any formal political influence it gains in Afghanistan to support terrorist activities, it will face united regional opposition.
Second, given their limited leverage, Afghanistan's neighbours must lean hard on countries that can influence any future Afghan government. The Gulf states, for example, have the means to invest in building an Afghanistan that provides real opportunities to all citizens – particularly the young men whose lack of options so often drives them into the arms of terrorist recruiters. Realistically, however, the potential for achieving such an outcome is limited.
Most important, Afghanistan's neighbours must not play power politics within the country, in the hope of gaining some slight advantage over one another. That path, as we have seen, leads only to chaos, from which no country benefits.
Jaswant Singh
© Project Syndicate 2013
Jaswant Singh is the only person to have served as India's finance minister (1996, 2002–2004), foreign minister (1998–2004), and defence minister (2000–2001). While in office, he launched the first free-trade agreement (with Sri Lanka) in South Asia's history, initiated India's most daring diplomatic opening to Pakistan, revitalized relations with the US, and reoriented the Indian military, abandoning its Soviet-inspired doctrines and weaponry for close ties with the West. His most recent book is Jinnah: India – Partition – Independence.
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text: If We're Lucky, Crysis 3 Will Have The Heart of Halo 4 And The Innards Of Far Cry 3Tina Amini2/08/13 9:00amFiled to: ImpressionsPreviewCrysisCrysis 3EaCyrtekKotakucorePCPS3Xbox 360Top1601EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink As much as first-person shooters evolve—what with new weapons, armor abilities, and creepy new alien enemies (if we're talking the sci-fi brand)—there's always a key component to any good game that most seem to miss the mark on. Advertisement Humanity.We forget that the protagonist is perhaps more than the silent, big-bodied bulk of strength capable of taking on massive waves of armed men and fictional creatures. We forget that enemies have backgrounds, too. We forget that being in the midst of war—being the sole savior, being tied down to an image of a hero—can be frustrating for the lead character whose clunky boots you step into. Because heroes don't usually show their weaknesses. We never really get to see beyond their helmets to look at their expressive faces. Do they even have expressive faces? Who knows. Crysis is a strikingly beautiful series from Crytek where you'll combine the powers of first-person perspective shooting and stealthy hunting of humans and aliens alike. It's somewhat open, somewhat linear, but full of tactical power granted to you by the mysterious technology of a nanosuit. Advertisement Crysis 3 peels back the layer of nanosuit to look at what the reconstruction of the human body has done to these soldiers. If you played the original game, you'll remember Psycho, who returns in this third title of the series. He's one of those that were skinned in a painful process that most don't even survive. It's a cruel, cold-hearted procedure whose purpose I'm still not clear on even four hours into the game.Psycho represents everything that too many games forget: humanity. The man behind the kill score. The broken, confused, still viciously-talented-at-killing man behind the gun. The human behind the soldier.Halo 4 did this to Master Chief recently, with such touching execution than we've ever seen from a Halo story. After my demo event, I IM'd our own Kirk Hamilton (who will be reviewing Crysis 3 for us) about what I played and what I thought. I figured I'd share our chat here with you in the raw: Advertisement Sponsored Kirk: how was crysis?Tina: i liked it! i love that bow and arrow Tina: it reminds me a lot of halo 4 Tina: in terms of the direction that the series is takingKirk: interesting you played the first game?Tina: crysis? nah actually. i just read up on all of them this is the first i've actually played which might be why i like it Advertisement Advertisement Kirk: well I actually think it might be good I like both games crysis, at its best, was better than crysis 2 but it had a lot of low points tooTina: well first off this one has the bow which, c'monKirk: crysis 2 was an underrated game, I thought Advertisement Tina: i should play it they seem like my kinda gamesKirk: good action, insane-ass graphics on PC fun stealthTina: dude even on 360 the new one looked GORGEOUS Kirk: but I don't understand why Crytek won't just let the games do more of what they're good at, which is: hunting dudes in an open area enough with the aliens, the boss battles, the corridor shooting just hunting dudes after far cry 3, it'll be even more apparent if they're still not getting that right often enough Advertisement Advertisement Tina: yeah so far cry 3 was another comparison i madeKirk: how open was what you played? and how many aliens were there?Tina: cause you basically go into a camp, mark your dudes, and then go on the hunt it gets linear at moments, like when you're in buildings but otherwise its very similar to far cry 3 in that you have an open space and can choose which route you wanna take, where you want to attack from and how Advertisement Kirk: interesting but you were hunting actual humans?Tina: here's the thing about "hunting" i felt that i was, to an extent cause mid-battle, reinforcements come and i have to hide and retag everyone which is obnoxious and it disrupts my gameplan it sort of feels tensiony, but i would prefer to lay out a planKirk: well, crysis has always been about improvisation they tend to go more for quick improvisation and using all of the suit's abilities Advertisement Advertisement Tina: yeah i figured it must be a franchise stapleKirk: which can be annoying it's not as satisfying as laying a plan out but their AI is usually good, which keeps things fun Tina: yeah you'd probably never use the armor-strengthening ability if you didn't have to do that i can never not alert the AI though so it makes me feel like i won't get rewarded for a particularly stealthy kill Advertisement Kirk: I got very good at crysis 2 actually (I played that game an almost weird amount) the trick was getting a sniper rifle and using cloaking, lining up a shot, snapping cloaking off and taking the shot, then snapping it back on and relocating very fun! in that sadistic stealth-game kind of wayTina: but they find the body quickly and then are all on alertKirk: yeah that's fine if you keep moving also, most of what I've played lately in crysis 2 has been on my NG+ kinda thing, where I have all the powerups so my stealth lasts a lot longer, etc Advertisement Advertisement Tina: true but i want to eliminate an entire crew and, while creeping up on the last guy, hear him go "wtf where did everyone go GAHHH"Kirk: those are my favorite kinds of barks, when they freak out sadisticTina: well it would be if they did that! cause they're always sort of expecting it and are too aware of the surroundings but yeah this is the ideal game for NG+ because you can customize your abilities and amp up the crossbow, for instance Advertisement Kirk: well, it'll be interesting I guess I sense it'll be a lot like crysis 2 but with a bit more open levels which is fine, if boringTina: i didn't even get to play around with upgrades which feels like the best part why boring?Kirk: it's ok well, just like I dunno another crysis game those games are profoundly boring in every aspect except for their gameplay boring writing lame, perma-angry characters no charm or wit robotic did your character talk? were you playing as prophet? Advertisement Advertisement Tina: yeah and yeahKirk: so he'll have more personalityTina: oh! so that's the thing where i liken it to Halo 4 they're "skinning" the dudes and putting them in suits and one guy who has been skinned already is an emotional wreck psycho the dude from 1 Advertisement Kirk: the cockney guy? he's in it? oh neat he was actually decent. he was the star of the add-on, Warhead Tina: oohh werd yeah i like himKirk: that's good, sounds like they've stepped up the personality Advertisement Advertisement Tina: he's in the first few levels at leastKirk: now if they can just keep it light and have a little fun it gets so heavy and dullTina: it sounds like it will be cause the skinning process is very painful and most don't live through it Advertisement Kirk: well, I'm intrigued at the very least the suit like merges with your body it's gross but opens the door to some interesting transhumanism stuff that, you know, never really reaches an interesting or coherent conclusion typicalTina: yeah for real but this year/last year feel like a year where people are taking their narrative a deeper direction some anyway like for halo that kinda thing was never investigated and crysis as far as i know similarlyKirk: yeah, true Tina: i love when you take a character you're invested in, and finally open him up like, you've played as this character for so many years, and have built so many memories with him but did you ever really think about what it's like to actually be him? Advertisement Advertisement Kirk: sure, though it's amazing that people are able to become interested in characters like Prophet and Master Chief it's like we're dying of thirst in the desert! at least this masked robot person has a voice!Tina: hahaha for real it doesn't take much to get us excited but it's a startKirk: yeah and people become RELIGIOUSLY attached to master chief Advertisement Tina: yeah it's strange it's definitely a source of strength an admiration thing but i love breaking people down to their core and seeing who they really are that's sort of what halo 4 and crysis 3 are trying to do even if it's through the vessel of another character which might even be better, cause it's proof that it's hard for these characters to open up but their strengths and weaknesses as human beings is of course still there it's more like a bravado thingKirk: yeah, for sure it's an interesting thing to do to archetypes as well I just wish better, more adventurous writers handled it like, making the guy sad about his lost father is fine but look at what Watchmen did to the superhero that kind of shit is like, ACTUALLY interestingTina: yeah total tear down Advertisement Advertisement Kirk: it's always baby steps, it can feel frustrating like, let's do Basic Character Development 101 on master chief (I still haven't finished Halo 4! lol)Tina: haha yeah i think they're worried about taking too far a step and freaking everyone the fuck outKirk: which sucks be bold! if the game is good no one will care no one cares when the story sucks, after all Advertisement Tina: it does it doesn't pay to be thoughKirk: make it a sick-ass shooter and go insane with the story people will still buy it look at what FC3 at least attempted I mean there were attempts at boldness in there and when it came down to it no one gave a fuck about successes or failures because it was a good gameTina: man what a good gameI might be being optimistic, or hopeful, but I think there's great potential in Crysis 3 to turn the series from a solid first-person shooter into a solid first-person shooter with more heart than we're used to in these kind of games. If things go well, we'll get a Crysis 3 that develops on the personal relationships and struggles of the actual people in the game, on top of a fun, tactical, sometimes stealthy and sometimes guns-blazing hunt of human and alien enemies alike. Advertisement Advertisement Some last notes for you, from my scribbles during the event:Everything feels very real. The thick grass, the smudges on your visor, even your hyper-awesome suit feels real. If we're gonna pretend to be all powerful, you might as well be able to really feel that when you play.Struggle between wanting that machine, that power, and being human. Forget how much you've sacrificed because of the dependency you've developed on the nanosuit.Claire, a scientist/researcher who I shouldn't say much more about in fear of spoilers, is a bitch. She called me a mutation.There's a vicious, electric-charged shotgun type of weapon that is super effective at blowing aliens away.Reply160 repliesLeave a reply


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Unlike jurisdictions which have made crypto-currencies illegal, such as Bangladesh and Bolivia, or regulated them so fiercely that they stifle innovation entirely, like New York, the Isle of Man is welcoming them with open arms. So much so that it recently helped to organise a conference called Crypto Valley looking to bring in new startups, and has lent a hand creating a crypto-tech incubator programme.
The government's positive stance on Bitcoin provides stability and certainty - it has begun to regulate crypto-currencies, but only enough to provide legal and financial stability, not to squash innovation.
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I for one would want to see an early Bones brigade demo in the middle of the polo grounds.
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Coachella 99-10 Vet, the run has ended in 2011
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what if someone was in jail....but sentenced to jail AFTER the lineup announcement?
I guess as long as we're creating alternate histories, I think I unintentionally set Sunday up for ridiculous collaborations. Brian Eno plays with Cluster during their set, then joins David Bowie later that night? Along with Klaus Nomi? Giorgio Moroder plays synths during Donna Summer's set? Maybe this is the night Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson met? Shit, I just really want to go to this now.
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I like the addition of Guns N Roses in the posters from 1989 but they weren't headliner material just yet. I think the 1991 posters should have had them as headliner instead. 1991` is when they started their Use Your illusion world tour. In 1989 they were finishing up opening for The Stones and Aerosmith on separate tours. 1991 was when they tore shit up!!!!
great job by everyone. I'd try to make one but I just don't have the patience unfortunately.
1980 Poster submission.
Here's my attempt at 1984. The font is Bauhaus, despite the fact that Bauhaus broke up in 1983.
is everyone using Eurostile? I can't get my font to turn out as accurate as I would like.
1980 Poster submission
John Lennon died in December 1980 for those wondering. Also lead singer of Joy Division died in May 1980.
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Here's a bit more grungier one for 98'.
Guns N' Roses were quite possibly the biggest rock band rolling in 1989, evidenced by the fact that they were opening for the huge (but decrepit) Stones. Also, that era (late 80s, early 90s) was all about big tours with multiple huge bands... GNR toured with Metallica and FNM as well.
They got nominated for a slew of MTV Awards and AMA Awards on the basis of "Appetite for Destruction", and GNR Lies went to #2 in 1989 despite sucking and having anti-gay, misogynist, and anti-immigrant lyrics.
By the time of the 1989 festival, Appetite for Destruction had gone 7x Platinum, and GNR Lies was 2x Platinum. Compare that with Muse or Daft Punk, for instance, who have never gone platinum in the USA. Heck, it's taken Gorillaz almost a decade to get 3x platinum.
Plus, they're a Los Angeles band. So, I guess I disagree.
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With a little help from LSD and Tool, I found God at Coachella.......
Originally Posted by bobert
With a little help from LSD and Tool, I found God at Coachella.......
i want a time machine for that 1993 show. in the words of huell howser AAMMAAAzing!
For all of you that have yet to contribute your creations yet continue to criticize everyone's attempts...GET OVER IT! Why are you so concerned with people's placements as far as the billing? Make your own poster and focus on it. Who's to say what would've happened in a theoretical event? Besides obvious things like deaths, break-ups, and what not. Anything can happen. It's Coachella. The billing is never the way every person thinks it should be. Maybe they would've thought differently that year. Scheduling conflicts do exist. Give these people a break. At least they're trying.
i know i'm totally going to make mine fantasy coachella style. throw some banda, punk, house all the stuff this local girl was into back in the day... coming up soon. this is supposed to be FUUUN


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The weekend will come and go, and the big names will not throw.
That has been perhaps the biggest news at the NFL Scouting Combine this week, and while it's not unusual that the top quarterbacks in the 2012 NFL Draft chose to spend their weekend in Indianapolis mostly talking, running and being measured, it makes the dynamics of this year's pre-draft process clearer.
The big moments? The high-profile days? Those won't take place for several weeks, when Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III are scheduled to throw at their respective Pro Days.
"I bounced it off my agent and my father and felt like it was in my best interest to wait until Pro Day so we'll go from there," Luck said during the combine, scheduled to run through Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis.
Luck, who many expect to be taken by the Colts No. 1 overall in the April 26-28 NFL Draft, will get his chance to solidify that status on March 22 when Stanford holds its Pro Day.
Griffin III, the Heisman Trophy winner and a player many expect to be selected at No. 2 by a team trading with St. Louis for that spot, is scheduled to work out at Baylor's Pro Day the same day.
Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill – projected as a late first-round selection -- won't throw until his until his March 7 Pro Day because of a foot injury, and Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler won't throw until the school's March 24 Pro Day.
Rob Rang of NFLDraftScout.com said while those four quarterbacks not throwing made for a less high-profile day Sunday, it will make the March Pro Day period even more critical.
"That's certainly an area we'll focus in on," he said.
While Griffin and Luck didn't throw Sunday at the combine workouts, each participated in other drills. Griffin ran the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds and Luck ran it in 4.67 seconds.
Griffin's 40 time was the fastest for a quarterback at the combine since Texas A&M quarterback Reggie McNeal ran a 4.36 in 2006. Carolina quarterback Cam Newton, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, ran 4.59 at the combine last year.
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*While the combine continues for scouts and personnel officials through Tuesday, the media portion of the event ended Sunday. Defensive linemen and linebackers are scheduled to work out at Lucas Oil Stadium Monday and defensive backs will work out Tuesday.
*The wide receiver class is considered a deep one – even beyond those projected in the first round such as Justin Blackmon of Oklahoma State, Kendall Wright of Baylor and Michael Floyd of Notre Dame. Mohamad Sanu of Rutgers, Alshon Jeffery of South Carolina, Rueben Randle of Louisiana State and Stephen Hill of Georgia Tech are also projected to be selected by the end of the second round. One concern on the receiver class, though, is that the depth is mostly underclassmen. Sanu, Jeffery, Randle and Hill are juniors, and it's historically difficult for underclassman receivers drafted outside the first round to make huge immediate impact. Rang said that could make it difficult for a team such as the Jaguars, with
*Sunday was an important day for the wide receiver class. While Blackmon and Jeffery chose not to run, Floyd may have solidified his status as a first-round selection with a 4.47-second time in the 40-yard dash, while Sanu ran a 4.67 and Wright ran a 4.61. Randle ran a 4.55 40, while Hill solidified his stock with a 4.36.
*Among the most-discussed topics in Indianapolis this week: the rise of Louisiana State defensive tackle Michael Brockers. A redshirt sophomore, he has risen up mock draft boards in recent weeks and some around the combine believe he'll continue to do so. He measured 6-feet-5, 322 pounds and he – like the rest of the defensive line and linebackers – is scheduled to run Monday. He said he finished the season at 317 pounds and added five pounds without trying to do so. "I didn't really plan on gaining weight," he said. "It's just drinking supplements, lifting weights differently pumped me up. I think I put on more muscle mass than anything else. I feel like at 322, I can move a lot better than some other guys can move. So I feel like that's my biggest strength – how big I am and how quick I am. . . . But I'm just blessed to have this body frame and still be quick with it."
*With two months remaining before the draft, Rang said he sees the Top 3 selections as Luck to Indianapolis with Griffin III going No. 2 to a team trading with St. Louis for the selection. The Browns have been linked to Griffin often this week. After that, Rang said he sees Southern California offensive tackle Matt Kalil going No. 3 overall to the Minnesota Vikings. "There is a group of seven or eight prospects who are kind of established as the so-called elite," Rang said. "Once you get past those guys, picks eight through 20, it's much more up in the air."
*Top-rated center Peter Konz, a projected later first-round selection did just 18 reps at 225 pounds in the bench press, which Rang said raises concerns over Konz's strength. "For offensive tackles, it's not as much of a concern as it is for an interior lineman," Rang said. "For him only to have 18 reps coming from a strong run-producing offensive line, it's a little bit of a red flag."


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On April 21, 2007 Brian Lara walked on the cricket field for the last time donning West Indies colours, bringing to an end a 17-year career in which the left-hander treated the world of cricket with his spectacular array of strokes. Sarang Bhalerao revisits the West Indian's final ODI.
Kensington Oval was full. Finding that comforting extra inch in the stands was a challenge. West Indies were locking horns with England in the Super Eights. It was one final appearance of Brian Charles Lara — the talismanic southpaw who had insatiable run hunger and one who exemplified courage.
Every person in the ground had their "Brain Lara moment". Lara — the joy emanating West Indian magician had scripted monumental essays which look impregnable. Scoring 501 in a First-Class game was colossal. The innings of 400 in 2004 against England, who had also suffered at his hands a decade ago when he became highest scorer in Test history, scoring an epic 375. Who could forget the gigantic effort of 153 against Australia in 1999? The prestidigitator was now attending his final day in the office.
England won the toss and elected to bowl. West Indies openers Chris Gayle and Devon Smith put on 131 for the first wicket. When Gayle was dismissed for a 58-ball 79, loud cheers went up. It was partly because of Gayle's fine attacking knock, but the actual reason for the merriment was because Lara was walking on the field wielding his willow for 'one final time'. The stage was set for a Lara special. England gave Lara a guard of honour. They applauded, yet, expected to get him out early. Sport often is an embezzled metaphor for war. But during such occasions the beauty of it is perceived.
Lara kick-started his innings with a vintage square-drive off Andrew Flintoff. That had trademark Lara's grace. The shot may have turned the clock for cricket aficionados. Lara's next boundary was a fine flick. It was all too easy for him. Lara would have hit a four off that ball even at 80. The third boundary was an impetuous glide through 'keeper Paul Nixon and wide second slip Andrew Strauss.
In the 31st over of the innings, Marlon Samuels became the most hated man in the Caribbean. He hit Stuart Broad towards mid-on and called Lara for a single. But, having realised that he had hit the ball too hard, Samuels changed his mind mid-way. Lara was out run-out. Sport often has a cruel way to say goodbye to its most revered servants. Don Bradman was out for a duck, which epitomised a fact about how cricket is a great leveller. At Kensington Oval, Lara's premature exit was sheer bad luck. As he was walking towards the dressing room, the world wonders what might be going through his mind over the run-out.
West Indies scored 300 off their 50 overs. England's run-chase was controlled by Michael Vaughan's 79 and Kevin Pietersen's fifth One-Day International hundred. The match was going one way or the other. The match reached its climax. England needed four off the final over. Dwayne Bravo got it down to two off two. Lara addressed his final gesture in international cricket. He got the field in. Broad peppered the off side field taking the aerial route and winning the game for England.The spotlight shifted to Lara. He thanked the crowd for all their support. In the post-match presentation Lara said: "I've had a tremendous time playing for West Indies … my dream was to see West Indies cricket stay on top and not doing that has been the most disappointing thing." And finally he had the crowd shouting when he asked them ""Did I entertain?" There was a huge roar from each and every person. As Lara stepped down from the podium, the sun had set on West Indies cricket. Darkness pervaded at the Kensington Oval. Was there going to be light at the end of the tunnel?
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West Indies 300 in 49.5 overs (Chris Gayle 79, Devon Smith 61, Marlon Samuels 51; Michael Vaughan 3-39) lost to England 301 for 9 in 49.5 overs (Kevin Pietersen 100, Michael Vaughan 79, Paul Nixon 38) by 1 wicket.
(Sarang Bhalerao hails from a family of doctors, but did his engineering. He then dumped a career in IT with Infosys to follow his heart and passion and became a writer with CricketCountry. A voracious reader, Sarang aspires to beat Google with his knowledge of the game! You can follow him on Twitter here)


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Hildebrand Mennonite Church (MC), located in Augusta County, Virginia, 1/2 mile (one kilometer) west of Madrid and six miles (9.6 kilometers) north of Waynesboro, took its name from the Hildebrand family who were large landowners in that vicinity and leaders in the church—Jacob Hildebrand serving as minister and bishop for a number of years. Jacob R. Hildebrand was a preacher. The church, likely the first Mennonite church in the Southern (Augusta County) District of the Virginia Conference, was a small log meetinghouse, probably built in 1826 when the land was deeded. A larger frame church was built across the road from the first in 1876. It is thought that this was the first church in Virginia to be formally dedicated. In 1955 the church had a membership of 56, with Joseph H. Weaver of Waynesboro as pastor.
In early 2003 the congregation, by this time an independent Mennonite church, moved to 2506 Barter Brook Road in Staunton, Virginia, and took the name Olive Branch Christian Church (Hildebrand Mennonite Church). In 2008 it had 25 members.
The Hildebrand Mennonite church building was purchased in 2006 and donated to the Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center by Addison Boehnert with a vision for it to be preserved and available for rental by families and church or community groups.
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Date Published | October 2008 |
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Brunk, Harry A. and Sam Steiner. "Hildebrand Mennonite Church (Augusta County, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2008. Web. 30 Mar 2017. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hildebrand_Mennonite_Church_(Augusta_County,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=117432.
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Brunk, Harry A. and Sam Steiner. (October 2008). Hildebrand Mennonite Church (Augusta County, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 30 March 2017, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hildebrand_Mennonite_Church_(Augusta_County,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=117432.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Kitchener, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 741. All rights reserved.
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but having a meal outside on a patio or deck
is so great
Just out side of the kitchen is just such a spot ...
great for morning coffee or lunch
We have the BBQ near by and these big baskets hold the charcoal and other things that are not great to look at, but necessary
The little side board is a reclaimed wood table from Halo Styles, which I used as a desk a while back
but it works great here
The old blue garden table is one of my favorite things and I am so glad I didn't sell it! And believe me when I say this...
I regret selling many of the things I have sold over the years!
The addition of the deck
has been such a great enhancement to the property
and it feels like it has been here all along
This spot gives us great afternoon and evening sun too...
the chairs are just your basic flea market cafe chairs...
not good for sitting in for a long time,
but they are easy care and not expensive
The round holes in the wall are for lighting....
I haven't had a chance to get something
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on most of the exterior
Using old buckets and some funky vintage things
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Here's to eating out...outside that is!
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It looks stylish and inviting. I love all your vintage pots and other treasures. I can relate to what you said about regretting selling things; I have that recording, but as comedian Steven Wright once said, you can't have everything, where would you put it. Have a great day.
Best...VictoriaKelley, I love eating outside on my patio. Your eating area is so inviting, I could sit there for hours and look at your gorgeous gardens.
We have a small area in our yard that we eat meals at in the summer time, You can see it here...
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The company said customers would enjoy the handset's ergonomic design. However, unless you have miraculously good iPhone reception, I'm not sure why you'd get this.
I tried placing a call to my friend Heather with the iFusion. I heard her loud and clear when she picked up through the iFusion handset, but she hung up after she couldn't hear a word I was saying (I think).
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Excavations at the Late Bronze Age settlement and cemetery of Episkopi-Bamboula in the Kouris River valley laid the foundation for a stratified study of both the earliest writing on Cyprus (i.e., Cypro-Minoan script) and Cypriot seals, especially small stone cylinder seals and the larger wooden rollers used to make impressions, usually on pithoi. This reanalysis of Late Bronze Age seals and scripts from the Kourion area, which includes evidence from the settlement of Alassa, considers these signing systems within the broader social and artistic context of the Kouris River valley. The context and complexity of linear marking, together with the shapes and designs of seals, including recarved cylinder seals, shows how these tools of control were adapted over more than 500 years. Dramatic structural and iconographic changes in the 13th and 12th centuries B.C.E. at Episkopi coincided with the development and expansion of a monumental building complex at Alassa. While traditions of signing already in use at Episkopi—some for generations—were not fully displaced, a tool of administration shared between Episkopi and Alassa points to the development of the first documented regional bureaucratic system on Cyprus, which might have brought these settlements together within a single political system.
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Smart buyers, sellers switch roles as market changes
San Clemente's median home price rose to $620,000 in February, a 9.7 percent increase over February 2012, according to the Southern California Regional Multiple Listing Service. Seasonally adjusted, the annual increase was a slightly better 10.6 percent.
The median price is where half sold for more and half sold for less.
Coupled with the double-digit appreciation rate of calendar 2012, these latest statistics are very gratifying to locals who want to sell their homes but have kept their properties off the market "while prices improve."
This is a strong seller's market. San Clemente sellers may or may not know their home's exact current market value, but they can be assured that it's probably grown about 10 percent in the past 12 months.
At the same time, procrastinating homebuyers have been anxiously watching their dream home's asking price creep up almost 1 percent each month.
Of course, most sellers are buyers too. Moving within the same seller's market, price appreciation becomes a relatively neutral concern. Just don't wait a year after selling to buy, or you'll risk being priced out of the market.
Not too many years ago, San Clemente was in a prolonged buyer's market. I remember back in 2008 and 2009 advising sellers that they were losing 1 percent market value each month, so if they really had to sell, it was to their advantage to sell quickly.
In a buyer's market, sellers tend to chase the falling market, lowering their asking prices only after the market has obviously dropped. This is hard to watch.
Back then, the smartest sellers priced their properties below recent comparative sales, getting in front of the falling market, attracting a lot of attention in a sea of listings, encouraging multiple offers and selling quickly at prices often above their asking prices. Many sellers refused to take this advice and ended up chasing the market downhill until they needlessly lost a lot of equity.
It's interesting to watch attitudes change when a market switches from a buyer's market to a seller's market.
Suddenly, often within just 15 or 30 days, local real estate agents – who interact with one another on a regular basis – begin to sense that something has changed in the marketplace: fewer new listings, a slight drop in inventory, appraisals coming in low.
It nearly always seems to catch everybody by surprise, as some of the latest sales numbers actually come from buy or sell decisions made two or three months earlier.
As the new market becomes fully recognized, sellers become hard-nosed about extra inspections, requests for repairs and escrow time extensions – issues they previously had little problem with.
Advice for smart buyers in a seller's market: If you really want to buy, come in with a high offer, getting in front of the rising market, attracting attention in a sea of multiple offers, discouraging competing bids and buying quickly. Many buyers refuse to take this advice and end up chasing the market uphill. It's hard to watch.
Sound familiar?
Mike Cotter has been a California real estate broker since 1981 and is currently a Realtor and broker-associate with Century 21 OMA, 229 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. He is president of the Spanish Village Foundation and serves on the boards of directors of the San Clemente Historical Society and the San Clemente Downtown Business Association. His real estate blog is at SanClementeRealEstateBlog.com. His website is MCotter.com. Contact him at email@example.com or 949-322-6009.
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My three year old daughter has these dark brown/black line stains near the upper and lower of her front teeth (right next to the gum line and between the teeth). We took her to a pediatric dentist for cleaning but the stain came back a week later. She has a healthy diet consists of wholesome fruits and vegetables and we brush her teeth twice a day.We are on well water, our iron content is fine; but PH is slightly elevated; we do have sufficient fluoride (natural) in the water. She does take multi-vitamin every day (the gummy bear kind). Our doctor is unable to tell us what is causing it and I would really love a second opinion.
From the research I have done, I read this could be caused by healthy bacteria in saliva? Will the stain likely continue with her adult teeth? We literally have to clean the stain off using dental picks and baking soda every two weeks but it just keep coming back. Both my wife and I have light brown stains on the inside bottom of our teeth which it think is (normal wear /tear) but do not have stains as much like hers. We would really appreciate any advice/help. Thank you!
Great question. Much of what you have addressed can be responsible for extrinsic staining - iron, fluoride, vitamin differences. I have also had experience with patients who just have a different group of bacteria in their mouth. Some bacteria can have color-producing pigments.
I would caution you in aggressive use of baking soda as the enamel of baby teeth are thinner than adult teeth and can be abraided away, particularly if someone else is doing the brushing.
I would also consider having your well water tested for mineral content, as what you might be seeing is in fact 'excess' mineral content precipitating/dissolving out of the fluid around teeth and /or saliva. Hope this helps!
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Hello fellow PC gaming duders! As many around here are prepping to do, I will be upgrading my gaming PC come tax return time. While I would love to build a brand new from-the-ground-up PC, financially that may not be viable. So I would appreciate some advice on whether or not my current rig would benefit from a few small upgrades, and if it would hold me off until I have the funds to replace everything! And now specs!
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 440 @ 3 GHZ
MB: Biostar TA870+
RAM: 8 Gigs 1666 DDR3 (Only operating at 1033 due to me not realizing it was specialized for intel boards, ima derp)
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GHZ
HD: Western Digital 500 Gig 7200 rpm
PSU: Coolmax 600 Watt psu
Now I should state that I built my rig in mid 2010 and it has performed admirably this entire time, and continues to do so. Ive been able to run pretty much every game I have (That I have installed and tried, my steam library is...big) on Max/High settings gaming on a 23 inch 1080p monitor, getting perfectly acceptable framerates, at least as far as I can tell. Im sure im not getting 60 frames in a lot of games, but i game with V-Sync on anyhow due to lots of screen tearing, and they run smooth enough for me. Even newer titles like Skyrim, Battlefield 3(only the single player, havent touched the multi), Saints Row the Third, Max Payne 3, Hard Reset and Spec Ops: The line, all run at High settings. And the titles I havent bought yet, like Sleeping Dogs, Dishonored and Borderlands 2 Im sure would all run well enough, and STILL look better than their console counterparts!
But even though I am happy with my performance so far, I know that some of the newer titles coming out and over the course of the next year will bring my rig to its knees, such as Assasins Creed 3 and Farcry 3. And I do have that itch to play my current games cranked to 11, SO! Im looking into acquiring a Radeon HD 7970 GHZ Edition with my tax money. Im a bit of an AMD loyalist, and would consider the GTX 680 as well, but ive read some benchmark tests, and the GHZ edition amd card seems to run a bit faster and better than a 680, and I can get one for about a hundred bucks less than the 680. Would I benefit from it greatly? Enough to maybe get me through the next years titles at high settings? Or is the rest of my system too much of a bottleneck?
Am also thinking of adding a 256 Gig SSD to my setup, whether this one or my eventual new build. Im very interested in the speed gains ive read about, but truth be told it kind of sounds SUPER annoying to set up! I Would like to put the OS on it and run games and my my art programs from it, but how do you set up the drives so that everything else is on the secondary HD? If the OS is installed on the SSD, wont all my music and video folders be there as well? Ive heard you have to really manage them so that it doesnt fill up with miscellaneous files and what not. I know about Steam Mover so that would help me keep games installed no matter what and just keep the ones I am currently playing on the SSD, but everything else would be on a 1 TB drive. Any good links to tutorials about properly setting up a gaming system with an SSD?
Thank you in advance to anybody taking the time out to read this diatribe! And thanks for any advice I recieve! Going to bed now, will check back later!


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If I had persperation problem, the last thing I'd do is put another layer on! I don't wear undershirts ever, I rarely even wear a t-shirt under a jumper.
I've been wearing thin cotton undershirts for years (Hanes, for example) and I never paid too much attention to them. Now that I'm paying a little more attention to my shirts, I've noticed that I can see the band of white around my neck with most of the shirts I put on. It never bothered me before, but now I feel like it's a splash of white where I don't want it in my outfit. I've considered moving away from the crew neck undershirt and only wearing V-neck or tank tops, but I'm wondering if they are even necessary at all. Do other beaners wear undershirts? If so, do you only wear them with certain tops where they can hide (crew neck pullovers, for example), or do you only wear certain styles (V-neck or tank top)? I think they are useful if you sweat a lot, but in most situations I don't have to worry about that.
If I had persperation problem, the last thing I'd do is put another layer on! I don't wear undershirts ever, I rarely even wear a t-shirt under a jumper.
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But yeah Matt I usually do go with V-necks or otherwise make sure that the colour of the undershirt is compatible with the rest of the outfit. A tanktop would defeat the purpose for me.
Yeah, that's what I mean. Some brands are very thin and I don't think they add much heat capture, but they do soak up any extra perspiration. I have been wondering why they sell tank tops. Like you said, wouldn't help much in that department. Is it just because some people don't like their shirt material rubbing up against their skin? I guess I can understand that with a scratchy sweater, but maybe the answer is just to avoid bad materials?
This is an interesting article that I found discussing this. She argues that men should always wear undershirts under dress shirts, and never, under any circumstances, should they wear tank tops. Gentlemen, Let's Talk Undershirts | Friday Style
I'm wearing a vest / tank top as an under layer now - oops!
I don't really understand the chest hair thing though, unless the intention is that the undershirt is deliberately visible.


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November 6th, 2010, 05:58 AM | #1 |
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Narrowed 9" Question
So I am narrowing this 9" rear for the XJ and I cannot find the answer to what others have done. Just doing some rough measurments it looks like the center section is offset 2" to the passenger side and the pinion is offset about another ~1" to the passenger side ~3" total offset to the right side from the factory with the same length axles.
So, when you narrowed your's did you cut off the same from each side leaving the offset? Or did you cut one side different from the other and have two different length axles? It seems like the Jeep would tolerate the offset with the u-joints in the driveshaft but would it be better to leave the offset? What's the name of a shop in the Grand Rapids area that can cut, turn down the flange and reweld for me? Thanks, |
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November 6th, 2010, 06:36 AM | #2 |
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How wide of an axle are you wanting? There is so many applications for a 9" that there is probably one the right width from the factory.
I did narrow one on just the one side to use a Early bronco 9" shaft and centered the pinion up nicely was like 2.5" shorter roughly. |
November 6th, 2010, 06:42 AM | #3 |
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It's an F100 9" and my plan was to narrow it 5" to fit under the XJ. Originally I was going narrow 2.5" per side, but when I was measuring yesterday I noticed the offset.
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Is there a minimum that can be taken off a 9" when narrowing? In my situation I am thinking 1" and 4" (or 1.5" and 3.5") for my total of 5". |
November 6th, 2010, 12:15 PM | #8 |
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I have equal length shafts in my YJ, and I did the same in Stan's Jeep. People run 8.8's in jeeps all the time with nearly the same pinion offset (2-3/16). It's not a problem. My wife's XJ doesn't vibe at all with an 8.8 and a cv shaft, nor did my YJ back in the day.
I'd recommend either finding a bronco 9" housing (different length shafts,) or buying a spidertraxs housing and adding semi float ends (Ballistic Fab.) I cut down a housing, then trussed it, and now I really wish I would have just ran a spidertrax housing in the rear. The nice part about the bronco housing is Superior makes a double hardened shaft for it (evolution) which is going to be your strongest shaft anywhere near that price range. Anything custom cut and not re-heat treated will have less strength. I run one length of the Superior Bronco evo shafts on both sides of my narrowed axle. But ordering them that way was a fluke that may not be repeatable. Last edited by Monkeyevil; November 6th, 2010 at 12:18 PM. |
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So my question really boils down to centering the center or keeping it offset. I need to cut both sides for it to work for me so it's no more work either way. Just a question of which will be better. Offset with equal length shafts or centered with different length shafts? Also, I plan to go no bigger than 35" tires and I have a 5.3L. I don't see breaking a shaft as very likely. BTW, recognize the Jeep in my Avatar? You guys did the exo cage and rear doors for me a couple years ago. Thanks again. |
November 6th, 2010, 03:51 PM | #10 |
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If you want to run equal length shafts you have to tolerate the compound driveshaft angle. If you are going to be pounding it, I still recommend centering the pinion. I will say that I had a pretty good compound angle on my Metro rear driveshaft and I never had any issues with it at all. The Metro was an offroad only rig so the compound angle didn't effect it much.
This is the 9 inch I cut down for my Honda project. I opted to center the pinion and live with the pumpkin being off center. I plan on beating the piss out of this car so I wanted the driveshaft to be straight. Last edited by Nuggets; November 6th, 2010 at 03:55 PM. |
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November 11th, 2010, 04:36 AM | #13 |
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I decided to center the pinion. Should be getting it back from Moser tomorrow. I needed it 5" narrower so I had them take 4" off one side and 1" off the other. Now its on to trussing and shaving. Thanks for helping me talk my way through it.
November 14th, 2010, 09:00 AM | #15 |
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On my toyota I took the lowest 3rd member bolt and drilled and tapped it for a bigger bolt and just used it for the drain plug instead of using a stud. you can't get all teh fluid out but it is a simple option.
November 16th, 2010, 05:20 AM | #16 |
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I found this little spot that seems protected (as protected as can be on rocks). Drilled and tapped to a 3/8" pipe and I will get a plug with a teflon seal.
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Jawas helping R2D2 move, stuntmen handing new guns to Han Solo mid-fight, Darth Vader mis-catching guns summoned by mind control, the Emperor's hood falls off at an inopportune time, the director yelling at Jabba to "own it," and "Search your feelings, father, I know you...I...forgot my lines...."
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Gandalf on hasty fortifications of a door by Legolas: "What is this? What good is this?? Typical elf work." Also, Sam Gamgee tries to get his closeup.
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Primarily featuring game shows, this collection also includes simple "inappropriate humor" (which according to international blooping authorities still counts as a blooper, as long as it's of a slightly sexual nature).
A TV anchor attempts to help a student show off her version the painting The Scream but ends up smashing it. Oh my.
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The former pope Benedict has claimed that his resignation in February was prompted by God, who told him to do it during a "mystical experience".
Breaking his silence for the first time since he became the first pope to step down in 600 years, the 86-year-old reportedly said: "God told me to" when asked what had pushed him to retire to a secluded residence in the Vatican gardens.
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Everything a Calvinist says or does is an attack on the Master! I cannot be quiet while Calvinist spread their soul-destroying propaganda. Repent!
So does that mean you have accepted Pope Francis' teaching to "not marginalize homosexuals but integrate them into society," in your mind, heart, words and actions?
Or is your treatment of this papal teaching more casual than that?
They are the ones that excerpt their own blogs.
Easy to spot.
"The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach to-day, or else be false to my conscience and my God. I cannot shape the truth; I know of no such thing as paring off the rough edges of a doctrine. John Knox's gospel is my gospel. That which thundered through Scotland must thunder through England again."C. H. Spurgeon
I stand with the Apostle Paul, Augustine, John Knox and Charles Spurgeon! Calvinism is New Testament Christianity, nothing more, nothing less.
While I am concerned about eternal souls, you're posting cartoons? Clown all you want, these aren't trivial matters to me.
As to the substance of your cartoon, I know what I know and I know WHO I know. My faith is in Christ alone, the Christ Jesus of the Bible. Your faith is in the unbiblical rituals of religion and an old fool most Catholics had never heard of before this year. Don't let the joke be on you.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)
I cannot disagree. God can indeed speak to those who want to listen to Him. In a way that is unmistakable. If someone doubts that, he's an atheist.
If Christians, instead of attacking each other (what comes to mind especially is the vicious hatred towards Catholicism, I remember one incident when a statue of Mother Mary fell while in a procession in some South American country, and the glee that caused among some Catholic haters), but preached to atheists, what a different world it would be.
There are millions and billions of people with either no faith in God at all, or messed up faith in something they may think is "God" but is a creation of their own minds, or a wretched misunderstanding. For instance, thinking that "God" will be pleased by torturing and killing people for "Him", etc.
The attacks in particular against the Catholic path disgust me because they are so extreme. If people used their energy to convince atheists of God's existence, instead of attacking others who also worship God and accept the teachings and person of Jesus Christ - imagine how different things would be.
That is my position. I can see not one single good reason for such attacks and hatred, whether against Catholics or Protestants. Defending oneself is a different matter; if one's faith is blasphemed, then it is a sacred duty to speak the truth. But since FR (and I guess other places, I don't know or go to such places) has hammer and tongs hatefests in the religion forum, maybe if the people whose faith is being attacked just didn't show up on the thread, the attacks would stop.
Just an idea.
Some posts are so ridiculous, all one can do is post cartoons in response.
-— Yep, the Pope gets the exception on this one. It is called speaking ex cathedra - i.e infallible. -—
The doctrine doesn't apply, since he is no longer the pope. Even if he was the pope, he wasn't teaching regarding faith and morals, and he wasn't invoking the charism of infallibility..
But I believe that he is telling the truth.
Isaiah 5:21
May God bless you and enlighten you.
I would think that it's obvious that he was listening to God. Don't we all try to discern God's will in prayer and contemplation, regardless of our labels? Yes, I'm a Catholic, but I'd be shocked by any non-Catholic, church going Christian who wasn't seeking God's way.
We should treat all people with dignity as befitting their status as a child of God. Or are you saying that we should treat them with contempt?
Anti Catholic bias? The Vatican bank is one of the most corrupt organizations in Italy, Europe, and perhaps in the world.
Even as I type this, I understand the disconnect between you and me. It is that you are looking at this Pope as the spiritual head of the church—leading the flock.
In this context, I am looking at him as the CEO of the Catholic Church Corporation.
Both of these jobs are the responsibility of the Bishop of Rome.
I do not think the religious/spiritual side of the church is corrupt. I think we can both agree that the "Church of Rome, Inc." has some work to do.
Theres lots of evils. And anti-Catholicism is one of the worst.
Top 10 worst? Perhaps you can share the prioritized list of evils for all of our benefits.
I agree.
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