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Calendar for July 31, 2018
Museum Shop Closed
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
The Morse Museum shop will be closed today for inventory. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Laurelton Hall Gallery Tours
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Join a Morse Museum staff member for a 45-minute tour of the Tiffany wing galleries. Free with Museum admission; no reservations required.
Celebrating 75 Years—Pathways of American Art at the Morse Museum
The Morse Museum opened its doors 75 years ago on February 17, 1942, to provide the community with an opportunity to make art a part of their daily lives. The Morse was founded by Jeannette McKean (1909–89), granddaughter of Chicago industrialist and Winter Park philanthropist Charles Hosmer Morse, and led for nearly a half century by Hugh McKean (1908–95), an artist, art professor, and for 18 years president of Rollins College. Our 75th anniversary is an occasion to reaffirm the McKeans' vision for the Museum's role in the community and to celebrate the values that have steered the institution since its inception and which make it a distinctive benefaction.
Revival & Reform—Eclecticism in the 19th-Century Environment
Revival & Reform provides a rare look at the diversity of the decorative arts in the latter nineteenth and very early twentieth centuries rather than one focused on a discrete art and design movement of the period such as Art Nouveau or Arts and Crafts.
Click here for information on ongoing exhibitions.
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Who wants to buy a meth lab?
This site has made a number of jokes about homes that could have been meth labs but probably weren't. But what if you could buy a real one? Thanks very much to Burbed reader Cam for following up on our recent guide to NOT buying a meth lab.
5674 S SAN FELIPE Rd
San Jose, CA 95135
LOT SIZE: 1.72 Acres
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached Single Family
STYLE: Contemporary
VIEW: Mountains, Neighborhood
COMMUNITY: Evergreen
COUNTY: Santa Clara
SOURCE: MLSListings
STATUS: Active
ON REDFIN: 155 days
Now is the time to buy this small ranch in the prestigious Evergreen Hills area. New entrance bridge makes a statement. Perfect for the horse-lover (tack room, barn and fencing) or person interested in exploring the possibility of subdivision. Lots of extras including BBQ area, dog run/kennel, covered patio and a hot tub.
Here's what Cam had to say about this um, very unique (snort) property:
Found this just after the meth lab post.
Pending soon? Agent even included photos of the chemical stains!
The link is to a Redfin forums discussion which links to this property, and also points out the same address is on the DEA seizure list. The home was seized in August, 2010. So it's a pretty safe bet that this house is the real thing. Except this is interesting as it went into foreclosure the previous February.
Yup, it's an REO. And you know what that means, right? It means the seller (also known as the bank) doesn't know squat about anything that happened in this house.
Check out the fireplace! More importantly, check out the chemical stains next to the fireplace! No wonder they didn't dare show us what was cooking in the kitchen.
This reminds us of that huge meth lab bust in March (not this one, in an apartment, like for RENTERS). We don't know if this house was seized because the police were tracking down a stolen iPad and hit the jackpot, or if the bank deliberately planted some "bath salts" in the hot tub because they really wanted SOMEONE to take it off their hands.

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Ben Askren is currently a free agent, having had his contract with Bellator expire while holding the welterweight champion.
Many believe Askren will eventually sign with the UFC, but the promotion seems uninterested – at least from a public standpoint.
Well, after the controversial decision at UFC 167 involving UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks, along with GSP saying he was stepping away, the former Olympian jumped at the opportunity to make a bold statement.
"So I guess that makes me the undefeated, undisputed champion of the welterweight division," Askren wrote on Twitter.
Askren (12-0) finished each of his last two opponents inside the Bellator cage after a series of decision victories.


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Northern (or common) minke whale
You are more likely to see minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) at close quarters than other baleen whales because they are notoriously inquisitive and often approach boats.
They are black, brown, or dark grey on their backs and lighter on the belly and underside of their flippers. The most conspicuous feature is a diagonal band of white on the upper surface of each flipper.
Like fin whales, minke whales sometimes have a light chevron on the back, behind the head and two regions of light grey on each side - one just above and behind the flipper, and another just in front of and below the dorsal fin. The tail flukes can be pale grey, blue-grey or white on the underside, usually with a dark margin. The baleen plates are white, grey or cream in colour.
The minke whale is the smallest of the rorqual whales. Females reach an average length of 8.5m and males grow to about 8m. Like other baleen whales, those found in the northern hemisphere tend to be smaller than those from the southern hemisphere. Minke whales weigh between five to 10 tonnes.
Where are they found?
The minke is widespread and seasonally abundant in the North Atlantic Ocean. In the winter, they migrate southwards, although it is unclear where their breeding grounds are located. In summer, concentrations shift northward to Spitsbergen and the Barents Sea, the coast of Norway and the waters off Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. In the northern Pacific, minkes are found in the Bering and Okhotsk Seas, and Gulf of Alaska in the spring and summer.
Like other great whales, minkes migrate to temperate and tropical waters in winter and polar waters in summer. Minke whales are often solitary, although they often travel in pairs or groups of three. In higher latitudes they are sometimes found in larger groups.
What do they eat?
Minke whales tend to feed on the food source that is most abundant in a given area, primarily krill and small schooling fish, but occasionally larger fish such as mature arctic cod and haddock. In the North Pacific, minke whales reportedly feed on euphausiids, copepods and sand eel, and those in the Okhotsk Sea feed on krill, and sometimes fish. In the North Atlantic, minke whales feed on a wide variety of prey, including sand eel, euphausiids, copepods, salmon, capelin, mackerel, and cod. Southern minke whales feed mainly on krill (euphausiids) in the Antarctic, although they also consume various species of fish.
How long do they live?
In the eastern North Pacific and North Atlantic, breeding may occur throughout the year, but there appears to be a calving peak in winter. The gestation period is believed to be around ten months. Females give birth to a calf every 12 to 14 months. Killer whales prey on minkes, as do other natural predators. They are believed to live to 40 to 50-years-old.
Minke whales and hunting
Northern minke whales are caught in the North East Atlantic by Norway pursuant to an objection to the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) whaling moratorium, and by Greenlanders as "aboriginal subsistence" whaling. Japan hunts 150 whales a year in the North Pacific under scientific permit. Japan also hunts up to 440 southern minkes a year in the Antarctic under scientific permit.
Conservation concerns
In addition to problems caused by environmental change and toxics, the by-catch of minke whales in fishing nets and traps is a cause for concern.
Note: the minke whales in the Southern Hemisphere are a separate species, Southern (or Antarctic) minke (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)


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Saint Anastasius of Terni
Hermit near Perugia, Italy. Bishop of Terni, Italy. Helped keep his flock from following the Arian heresy. Following the destructive invasion of his area by Totila, Anastasius led rescue and rebuilding efforts of homes and churches.
- "Saint Anastasius of Terni". CatholicSaints.Info. 17 August 2016. Web. 24 January 2019. <>


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Here is a photo* of Ole and Mari Finnestad's great granddaughter Carshon (Richardson) Johnson and great great grandson, Rick Johnson, taken in 1963.
Carshon was the daughter of Carrie Evelyn (Finnestad) and Charles Richardson and the granddaughter of Caroline (Quitno) and Ole Finnestad Jr.
Rick was the son of Carshon and Norman Johnson.
* Photo provided by Ole and Mari Finnestad's great great granddaughter, Jill (McKay) Clinton.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Carshon and Rick Johnson
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L.L.Bean must pay nearly $1 million to settle a long-standing legal dispute with Harrington-based Worcester Wreath Co. stemming from balsam product sales in 2008.
According to the ruling from Maine Business and Consumer Court Judge A.M. Horton, L.L.Bean owes Worcester Wreath $961,811 for the purchase of components for balsam products that were never sold, the Bangor Daily News reported. For 26 years, L.L.Bean sold Worcester Wreath balsam products, and in 2008 the Freeport retailer ordered more products than it was able to sell due to the economic recession. Horton's ruling found that Worcester was owed for the balsam tips, wire wreath frames and other materials it bought in order to ramp up production to meet L.L.Bean's anticipated demand. By 2008, L.L.Bean's orders made up 90% of Worcester Wreath's business. In 2009, L.L.Bean ended its relationship with Worcester Wreath.
Tim Woodcock, Worcester Wreath's attorney, told the paper the settlement will help Worcester Wreath fulfill its obligation to Machias Savings Bank. L.L.Bean spokeswoman Carolyn Beem told the paper that the company feels the settlement amount needs to be corrected, but that no decision on an appeal has been made.
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Mallakhamb or Malkhamb is a traditional Indian sport in which a gymnast performs feats and poses in concert with a vertical wooden pole or rope. Mallakhamb also refers to the pole used in the sport.
The word "Mallakhamb" is composed of malla which denotes a gymnast or a man of strength and khamb which means a pole. Mallakhamb can therefore be translated to English as pole gymnastics.(wiki)


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I think this should be trumps new nickname..HUMP
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The Colbert Report started as a blog about our then foster dog, Colbert. We have since adopted him and I now carry on the blog with info about our new fosters, daily life, and pretty much anything dog related I want to share. All in the hope that someone else will feel inspired to start fostering too. It is an unheroic and amazing gift that you can give to an animal that has no hope otherwise. - W


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Thank you for sharing that. It provides a good counter-argument strategy.
I wonder why anyone would think 'mocking' is a good way to 'break down emotional barriers'? I suppose they're at the point they'll try ANYTHING to get a few young fishies on the hook.
My own strategy as a teen atheist was to be well informed and to have sarcasm and irony that no christian adult could match.
When a pastor told me that if god had meant man to smoke, it would have put chimneys in our heads, I responded that if "god" had meant man to shave,it would have affixed little lawnmowers to our jowls. I was sixteen. Precocious, eh?
Lovely. XP
I woke up yesterday morning thinking about circumcision in Judeo-Christianity. Why would a god put a skin on a man and then demand it be cut off a baby? >.< That's what I really don't understand. I could see if inflicting the masochism on one's self to prove devoutness as an adult. But not on a baby.
Hm..if heaven were real, and their god took anyone who claimed to be their fan, then Hell would actually be rather decent. :3
As for the topic on hand, geez. Manipulate and use deceit. That's the best way to convert me. Make it so I know that all you really care about is your own self interest.
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Glenarm River & Linford Water 31.12.12
A great new years eve kayaking the Glenarm River & its tributary the Linford Water.
Filmed on the GoPro and edited by me in the basic but very capable Windows Live Movie Maker
Still having some problems with condensation on the lense inside the casing despite using the desiccant inserts from gopro. Have ordered a bottle of anti-fog solution to see if this makes a difference, hopefully the next video will have less blurred footage.
Additional awesome photography by Julie Crutchley. Great paddling with you Julie


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Another interesting article by Theresa O'Shea...
Spanish Christmas Customs 2 : building the belén | In the Garlic:
|belén in the Bovington household
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Robert Bovington is an English writer of travel books. These include "Spanish Matters" and "Spanish Impressions"
Robert Bovington was born in Brighton, East Sussex, the son of Leonard and Audrey Bovington. He is the first-born and has eight siblings – six brothers and two sisters.
Having worked for many years in both the telecommunications industry and the teaching profession, Robert wanted to take on new challenges. He and Diane decided to relocate to Spain and, in 2003, the couple moved to Roquetas de Mar in sunny Andalucía. However, lazing on the beach was not Robert's idea of fun - he wanted to explore his new homeland. It didn't stop there! He was so impressed with Spain, its countryside, its historic cities and its culture that it inspired him to write about his experiences.
Robert Bovington has been married to Diane for over thirty years. They have no children. However, Robert's short marriage to Helene resulted in twin daughters Carole and Sheila. The author is also a grandfather and great grandfather.
Robert met Diane when both belonged to the Crescent Operatic Society. Music is one of the author's great passions. At primary school he sang in a choir in a concert of Bach and Handel. Another of his interests is football and for many years he supported Brighton & Hove Albion home and away. His favourite premiership team is Arsenal. Other interests include information technology, writing and ten-pin bowling.


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How to Play Blackjack
Blackjack is a game of skill. Although the basic rules are easy to learn, there are different techniques and betting strategies you can use to enhance your potential of winning. The value of each card is the same as in other games with one difference–the ace can be worth either one or 11, depending upon which better suits the hand you are holding at the time.
Before you are dealt any cards, you must ante and make a bet by placing chips in the circles directly in front of your seat. If you wish to tip the dealer, you can place a chip in front of your betting circle. The dealer deals you two cards, both face up. The dealer gets two cards as well, one face down and one face up.
The goal of blackjack is to get as high of a value as possible without going over 21. If you go over 21, you bust and the dealer wins the hand. You obtain the value of your hand by adding together the cards that are face up in front of you, remembering that the ace is worth either one or 11. So, if you had two 10s and an ace, you would have a hand worth 21 because obviously you would want the ace to count as one.
Blackjack is a solo game. Even though there might be eight players at a table, there can be no teamwork between the players. It is strictly a one-on-one game between the player and the dealer. If you beat the value of the dealer's hand without busting, you win the hand no matter how well any of the other players' hands did. If the dealer busts and you don't, then you win the hand as well.
After the players have fully finished making their hands, the dealer flips over his face-down card. If the total value of his hand is less than 17, he must hit again. If you beat the dealer straight up, you receive your original bet back plus the amount of the original bet as your winnings. If you receive a blackjack (21), you receive 1.5 times the amount of your original bet as your winnings.
Key Terms
Hit: This means you want the dealer to add another card to your hand. Indicate to the dealer that you want a hit by making a beckoning motion with your finger or tapping the table behind your cards with your finger.
Standing: This means you are satisfied with the total of the hand and want to stand with the cards you have. Indicate that you want to stand by waving your hand over the cards.
Pair Splitting: If you have two like cards, e.g., a pair of sixes or aces, you could exercise the option to split. When you split you must make another bet equal to your original bet. Just place your chip next to the original chip bet on the hand. By pair splitting, you play each card as a separate hand and you can draw as many cards as you like to each hand. Pairs can split up to three times, equaling four hands. Aces can only receive one card on each.
Doubling Down: This playing option allows you to double your bet in return for receiving only one draw card. You can only double down after you receive your first two cards and before drawing another card. To signal the dealer that you want to double down, just place your chip next to the original chip bet on the hand.
Insurance: When the dealer's up card is an ace, the dealer will ask players if they want to make the insurance wager. It is a side bet in which players are betting that the dealer's hole card will be a 10-value card. Players can make an insurance bet up to one half of the initial bet made on the hand. To make the insurance bet, you simply place your chips on the insurance line located right above the player's betting box. This will ensure your hand and cover your bet. Insurance pays 2-to-1.


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Guidelines for Promotion to Senior Administrative Levels
When preparing a promotion file for an individual on the Administrative Professional Ladder, it is important to remember that there is tremendous diversity in the responsibilities and duties of AP's throughout the Institution. Because of that diversity, it is also important to remember that the individuals reading and evaluating the file (at least 9, not counting the immediate supervisor and the references) may very well not be involved in similar activities and therefore may not be aware of or familiar with the work being performed and its complexity and value to the departmental unit. As a consequence, the employee's statement of accomplishments and goals needs to be thorough, clear and understandable to a wide range of individuals. In addition, given the nature of this particular career path, accuracy in spelling, punctuation, and grammar is critical. Depending upon the type of work the individual does, documentation or objective evidence can take several forms, but should be tied to specific dimensions within the Compensable Factor Matrix.
These guidelines are provided to assist the supervisor and the candidate in preparing the file for presentation to APEC for its recommendation. Following APEC's deliberations, a recommendation is forwarded to the appropriate Vice President for action. Any questions may be directed to any member of APEC or the Human Resources Office.
1) The employee and/or supervisor initiate discussion on employee's potential for promotion.
2) If agreed to by both parties, the supervisor goes over these "Promotion Procedure Guidelines" with the employee and assigns the following to the employee:
a) The job description of the new level
b) Copies of the table of applicable compensable factors
c) Copy of CV or résumé
d) Copy of Employee Statement
e) Objective evidence samples
3) The supervisor is responsible for setting deadlines with the employee and both should decide upon the APEC date that they are targeting for the file submission. The supervisor is also responsible for assisting the employee in the preparation of this file. (The degree of the employee's independence and initiative for file preparation should be greater as the employee moves to higher levels on the ladder.)
4) The supervisor should indicate to the employee the particular weighting of the various Compensable Factors in relation to the specific job requirements and responsibilities.
5) The Employee then schedules a meeting with the supervisor to go over the Matrix check-off and reviews with the supervisor the appropriateness of the ratings. Supervisor should carefully review the matrix and counsel employee on the applicability of the various Compensable Factors and what objective and substantive evidence might be appropriate to demonstrate the level chosen. The supervisor and employee decide on the list of factors in order of priority and importance to the position. (Note: it is not necessary to comment on all the factors but at least 75% of the Matrix should be utilized.) The supervisor will also review the work completed to date and make appropriate suggestions for improvement. At this meeting they should also discuss the list of references to be contacted.
6) The supervisor then directs the employee to work on the following for the file:
a) Complete the draft of the Employee Statement
b) Create a Table of applicable Compensable Factors in order of importance (agreed upon by supervisor and employee) and substantiate each Compensable Factor listed with examples and an explanation of the substantive evidence that applies to each factor. Be as specific as possible. Evidence may be attached as an appendix.
c) Final list of referees.
7) Employee and supervisor review the final draft of the Employee Statement and the Table of Compensable Factors. The following should be complete at this time:
a) Current CV or resume
b) Employee Statement
8) The supervisor contacts each referee (3-5 should be asked in case one or more is not able to provide a reference), asks for a letter, e-mail, or a transcribed verbal statement evaluating the promotion, explains to the referees why they were chosen, and provides them with:
a) The job description of the new level
b) Copies of the table of applicable compensable factors
c) Copy of CV or résumé
d) Copy of Employee Statement
The referee should be directed to address his/her statement to the department head and to send the statement directly to the supervisor by a certain date. The supervisor will then add the reference to the file.
9) Employee and supervisor review the following and assemble the file in this order:
a) Letter from supervisor to department head recommending the promotion
b) Current CV or résumé
c) Employee Statement
d) Completed Table of Compensable Factors with substantive evidence
e) Appendix of substantive evidence (3-4 depending on level)
f) Reference statements (3) (employee does NOT see the references)
9) Supervisor gives the file to the department head for his/her letter recommending the promotion. (NOTE: if the supervisor is the department head - only one letter is required.) The department head should address this letter to APEC and the appropriate Vice President. With the addition of the letter from the department head placed in front of the file, the promotion file is complete and is sent to the APEC Facilitator (Assistant Human Resources Manager) to be distributed to APEC.
11) APEC will then notify the supervisor of the date and time to present the employee's file to APEC. The department head is encouraged to attend the APEC meeting as well as the supervisor and may speak on behalf of the candidate at their option. APEC will address any questions or issues to the supervisor after the presentation of the file. Finally, APEC will vote on the promotion decision. The discussions during the APEC meeting are considered confidential and are not to be shared with anyone.
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Salt Lake City Messenger
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On page 251-52 of The Messiah in Ancient America, we read that "Tom Ferguson first approached the President of Brigham Young University, Howard S. McDonald, about establishing a Department of Archaeology.... Tom Ferguson was able to convince officials of BYU of the benefit to the University of having such a department....
"The new Department of Archaeology (now Anthropology) sponsored its first field trip in 1948 to western Campeche, a state in southeastern Mexico.... Tom Ferguson,... participated in that first of many expeditions..."
Mr. Ferguson devoted a great deal of his life trying to prove the Book of Mormon by archaeology and was considered by the Mormon people as a great defender of the faith. He wrote at least three books on the subject. His book, One Fold and One Shepherd, was recommended to one of the authors of this work (Jerald) as containing the ultimate case for the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. On the jacket of that book, we find this information about Ferguson: "Thomas Stuart Ferguson, 47, President of the New World Archaeological Foundation, is a distinguished student of the earliest high civilizations of the New World. He, with Dr. A.V. Kidder, dean of Central American archaeologists, first planned the New World Archaeological Foundation in 1952.... He raised $225,000 for the field work, incorporated the Foundation (being an attorney), assisted in the initial explorations in Central America and Mexico and has actively directed the affairs of the Foundation since its inception."
Thomas Ferguson worked hard to get the Mormon Church interested in helping with the organization he envisioned. In a letter to Mormon President David O. McKay, dated Dec. 14, 1951, Ferguson wrote: "If the anticipated evidences confirming the Book of Mormon are found, worldwide notice will be given to the restored gospel through the Book of Mormon. The artifacts will speak eloquently from the dust." (The Messiah in Ancient America, p. 257) Although church leaders claimed that they were interested in archaeological studies with regard to the Book of Mormon, they declined to provide any financial help. On Jan. 12, 1952, Ferguson wrote again and promised the First Presidency that he would "take an active part in the Foundation to the end that the Church receives the full benefit of any discovered evidences relating to the Book of Mormon. I anticipate that many important artifacts will be discovered confirming the Book of Mormon." (Ibid., p. 259) Joseph Anderson, secretary to the First Presidency, responded that "The Brethren feel that it may be that no discovery will be made which shall establish the historical value of the Book of Mormon. They incline to feel that the faith now required to accept the book is a very considerable factor in the faith of the Restored Gospel, belief in which is the result of faith therein." On April 9,1953, Ferguson wrote a letter in which he again urged the Brethren to financially support the organization: "The source of our income and support for the work can be kept strictly confidential if it is desired.... the Church cannot afford to let all of the priceless artifacts of Book of Mormon people fall into other hands. We can make wonderful use of them in missionary work and in letting all the world know of the Book of Mormon." (Ibid., p. 263)
On pages 263-66 of the same book we find the following:
"...Ferguson's persistence and persuasiveness paid off,... Ferguson appealed to his good friend J. Willard Marriott for assistance. The following day Ferguson had an appointment with President McKay which Marriott had arranged.... President David O. McKay listened to Tom Ferguson's proposal and asked the specific amount he was requesting. Ferguson replied, 'Only about the amount that it would take to build a chapel.'
"President McKay gave him a penetrating glance. 'We build $50,000 chapels and $250,000 chapels. Which did you have in mind? Tom Ferguson promptly replied, 'A $250,000 chapel.' That was the amount granted, sufficient to underwrite five years' work in a generous way (1955-1959).... It was during this period that Ferguson spent approximately half of his working time away from law, devoting this time to administering the affairs of the NWAF, giving speeches, studying and writing about the archaeology and history of ancient America and their relationship to the Book of Mormon."
It was agreed that the New World Archaeology Foundation would not "discuss direct connections with the Book of Mormon, but rather to allow the work to stand exclusively on its scholarly merits." (Ibid., p. 276) The church provided financial support for this organization for many years. It was eventually "attached to and administered through BYU."
In a paper entitled, "Thomas Stuart Ferguson, 1915-83," Fred W. Nelson wrote the following: "Thomas Ferguson has either directly or indirectly influenced thousands of people's thinking on archaeology.... He has had a great influence on professional archaeology through the Department of Archaeology at Brigham Young University, the Gates Collection, and the New World Archaeological Foundation.... Ferguson's legacy in the founding of the Archaeology Department at Brigham Young University, the obtaining of the Gates Collection, and as founder of the New World Archaeology Foundation stands as a shining example to us all." (As cited in The Messiah in Ancient America, pp. 282-83)
From all that we can learn, Thomas Stuart Ferguson was a dedicated believer in the authenticity of the Book of Mormon at the time he founded the New World Archaeology Foundation. He really believed that archaeology would prove the Book of Mormon. In a letter dated April 23, 1952, Mr. Ferguson said the "the archaeological data now available is entirely inadequate" for testing the Book of Mormon. He predicted, however, that the "next ten years of excavations in Mexico and Guatemala should enable us to make the archaeological tests." For a number of years he was very excited about the progress of the work and seemed certain that the Book of Mormon would be vindicated soon. In his book, One Fold And One Shepherd, p. 263, he stated: "The important thing now is to continue the digging at an accelerated pace in order to find more inscriptions dating to Book-of-Mormon times. Eventually we should find decipherable inscriptions... referring to some unique person, place or event in the Book of Mormon." In 1962 Mr. Ferguson said that "Powerful evidences sustaining the book are accumulating"
Although many important archaeological discoveries were made, the evidence he had desired to find to support the Book of Mormon did not turn up. In response to a letter Hal Hougey wrote in 1972 which reminded him that he had predicted in 1961 that Book of Mormon cities would be found within 10 years, Mr. Ferguson sadly wrote: "Ten years have passed... I sincerely anticipated that Book-of-Mormon cities would be positively identified within 10 years--and time has proved me wrong in my anticipation." (Letter dated June 5, 1972)
At first it had all seemed so simple; since the Book of Mormon told when the Nephites were in Mesoamerica, all one had to do was find archaeological sites that dated to the period and the Book of Mormon would be established by the evidence. The fact that archaeological research failed to provide the confirmation which Mr. Ferguson expected to find must have weighed very heavily on his mind. The most serious blow to Ferguson's faith, however, came just after Joseph Smith's Egyptian Papyri were rediscovered in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This collection, which had been lost for many years, contained the very papyrus from which Joseph Smith "translated" the Book of Abraham. The Book of Abraham is published in the Pearl of Great Price, one of the four standard works of the Mormon Church.
After Mr. Ferguson obtained photographs of the papyrus fragments, he consulted Professors Lutz and Lesko of the University of California. Both these Egyptologists agreed that the papyrus Joseph Smith claimed was the Book of Abraham was in reality the Book of Breathings, an Egyptian funerary text made for a man by the name of Hor (Horus). Ferguson learned that this papyrus had nothing at all to do with the patriarch Abraham or his religion. It was in its entirety a pagan text filled with the names of Egyptian gods and goddesses.
Thomas Stuart Ferguson was shaken to the core by this discovery. When the church's noted apologist, Dr. Hugh Nibley, began defending the Book of Abraham, he wrote a letter to another member of the church in which he stated:
"Nibley's articles on the Book of Abraham aren't worth a tinker--first, because he is not impartial, being the commissioned and paid defender of the faith. Second, because he could not, he dared not, he did not, face the true issue: 'Could Joseph Smith translate Egyptian?'... By study of the GRAMMAR [Joseph Smith's Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar], the recovered papyrus, and the illustrations, it is perfectly obvious that we now have the oringinal [sic] manuscript material used by Jos. Smith in working up the Book of Abraham. Prof Klaus Baer of Univ. of Chicago, Prof Lutz of U.C. (Berkeley), Prof. Lesko (U.C. Berkeley) and Egyptologist Dee Jay Nelson, all agree that the original manuscript Egyptian text translates into the Breathing Permit of Hor (Egyptian God).... The work of the two UC professors was done at my request and is unpublished. All 4 agree with each other, and without having conferred or collaborated. (My UC men did not, and still do not, know that there is any relationship of the manuscript material to the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, Book of Abraham-- or whatever....
"Joseph Smith announced, in print (History of the Church, Vol. Il, page 236), that 'one of the rolls contained the writings of Abraham, another the writings of Joseph of Egypt...' Since 4 scholars, who have established that they can read Egyptian, say that the manuscripts deal with neither Abraham nor Joseph-- and since the 4 reputable men tell us exactly what the manuscripts do say -- I must conclude that Joseph Smith had not the remotest skill in things Egyptian-hieroglyphics. To my surprise, one of the highest of officials in the Mormon Church agreed with that conclusion when I made that very statement to him on Dec. 4, 1970--privately in one-to-one [c]onversation....
"The attempts, including Nibley's, to explain away and dodge the trap into which Joseph Smith fell when he had the audacity to translate the Chandler texts, and keep the original Egyptian texts around, are absurd, in my view....
"My views are not for publication or spreading abroad. I am like you--maintaining membership because of the many fine things the Church offers. But facts speak for themselves. I offered the data available to my Stake Pres. recently and he walked away without it--saying he didn't want to read it. They can hardly execommunicate [sic] us when they won't look at the evidence.
"Of course the dodge as to the Book of Abraham must be: 'WE DON'T HAVE THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT FROM WHICH THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM WAS TRANSLATED. I conclude that we do have it and have translations of it." (Letter by Thomas Stuart Ferguson, dated March 13, 1971)
The first indication we had that Mr. Ferguson was losing his faith in Mormonism was just after Joseph Smith's Egyptian Papyri were rediscovered. In 1968 he wrote us a letter saying that we were "doing a great thing--getting out some truth on the Book of Abraham." This was a significant statement since we were presenting evidence that the Book of Abraham was not a correct translation of the papyri. Later we heard a rumor that he had given up Joseph Smith's Book of Abraham, but this hardly prepared us for his visit on December 2, 1970. At that time, Mr. Ferguson told us frankly that he had not only given up the Book of Abraham, but that he had come to the conclusion that Joseph Smith was not a prophet and that Mormonism was not true. Ferguson felt that our work was important and that it should be subsidized. He told us that he had spent twenty-five years trying to prove Mormonism, but had finally come to the conclusion that all his work in this regard had been in vain. He said that his training in law had taught him how to weigh evidence and that the case against Joseph Smith was absolutely devastating and could not be explained away.
Speaking of Joseph Smith's First Vision, Ferguson commented that when Cheesman and Brigham Young University Studies published the strange accounts of the vision they completely destroyed his faith in it. He felt that instead of helping the cause, the Mormon scholars had shot the bird, plucked out all its feathers and left it "dead and naked on the ground." He referred to Dr. Hugh Nibley's defense of the Book of Abraham as "nonsense," and told us that just before coming to visit us he had discussed the Book of Abraham with Hugh B. Brown (Brown served as a member of the First Presidency under President David O. McKay). According to Mr. Ferguson, Apostle Brown had also come to the conclusion that the Book of Abraham was false and was in favor of the church giving it up. A few years later Hugh B. Brown said he could "not recall" making the statements Thomas Stuart Ferguson attributed to him. Ferguson, however, was apparently referring to the same incident in the letter of March 13, 1971, when he stated: "I must conclude that Joseph Smith had not the remotest skill in things Egyptian-hieroglyphics. To my surprise one of the highest officials in the Mormon Church agreed with that conclusion... privately in one-to-one [c]onversation."
That Ferguson would have discussed the matter with Apostle Brown seems very likely since earlier in the letter Ferguson noted that he had received "enlarged photos" of the Joseph Smith Papyri "directly from Hugh B. Brown." While there is always the possibility that Mr. Ferguson misunderstood Apostle Brown, we seriously doubt that this could have been the case. At any rate, when Ferguson visited with us he seemed to be absolutely convinced that Brown did not believe the Book of Abraham. He was very stirred up over this matter, and we felt that the conversation he had with Apostle Brown probably disturbed him to the point that he decided to make contact with us.
From what we know from other sources, Hugh B. Brown had a very difficult time accepting the anti-Black doctrine--i.e., the teaching that Blacks could not hold the Mormon priesthood. Since this doctrine was chiefly derived from Joseph Smith's Book of Abraham, it is very possible that Brown acquired serious doubts about the book even before the papyri were rediscovered. Many people believe that when Brown was serving in the First Presidency he tried very hard to convince President David O. McKay to have a revelation which would allow Blacks to receive the priesthood. When Joseph Fielding Smith became president of the church in 1970, Hugh B. Brown no longer found himself in the First Presidency. It was not until 1978 that President Spencer W. Kimball claimed to receive a revelation which removed the curse off the blacks. At any rate, we have evidence to show that Thomas Stuart Ferguson continued to tell the story concerning his conversation with Hugh B. Brown up until the time of his death.
Ferguson found himself faced with a dilemma, for the Mormon Church had just given him a large grant ($100,000 or more) to carry on the archaeological research of the New World Archaeological Foundation. He felt, however, that this foundation was doing legitimate archaeological work, and therefore he intended to continue the research. He realized that the organization he had founded to establish the authenticity of-the Book of Mormon was now actually disproving the Book of Mormon by its failure to turn up anything concerning a Christian culture existing in Mesoamerica prior to the time of Columbus.
One matter which we discussed with Mr. Ferguson was the possibility that he might write something about his loss of faith in the Book of Mormon. He was deeply grieved by the fact that he had wasted twenty-five years of his life trying to prove the Book of Mormon. We indicated to him, however, that this time would not be wasted if he would go public with what he had found. He could, in fact, prevent many others from wasting twenty-five years of their lives trying to prove the Book of Mormon. He informed us that he had been thinking of writing a book about the matter and that it would be a real "bombshell."
A few months after Thomas Stuart Ferguson revealed to us that he had come to the conclusion that the Book of Mormon was a spurious production, he wrote us a letter in which he said: "I think I will be in SLC in June--and if so, I'll call on you again. I enjoyed my visit with you.... I certainly admire you for the battle you are waging--virtually single handed." (Letter dated March 13,1971) On a number of occasions when people wrote to him, Mr. Ferguson recommended that they read our publications on Mormonism.
Unfortunately, Thomas Stewart Ferguson seems to have had a very difficult time communicating his loss of faith to those he was close to. He told us, for instance, that he did not dare tell one of his sons the truth about the Book of Mormon because the shock would cause him too much emotional trauma. He felt that he may have to put the matter off until the situation changed. While he no longer believed in the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon, he continued to attend the Mormon Church.
Joseph Smith claimed that Jesus Himself told him that he should "join none" of the churches which were in existence in his day, for "all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt;..." (Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith 2:19) This false concept has led many Mormons to believe that if the Mormon Church is not true, there is nowhere else to turn. Consequently, when they lose faith in Mormonism they are likely to completely lose faith in the idea of a personal God. Unfortunately, this is what happened to Thomas Stuart Ferguson. In a letter to James Still, dated Dec. 3, 1979, Mr. Ferguson frankly stated: "I lost faith in Joseph Smith as one having a pipeline to deity--and have decided that there has never been a pipeline to deity--with any man." Since he had many friends and members of his family in Mormonism and apparently felt comfortable there, he decided to remain in the church. In the same letter Ferguson stated that he still attended Mormon meetings, "sing in the choir and enjoy my friendships in the Church. In my opinion it is the best fraternity that has come to my attention..." With regard to the origin of the Book of Mormon, Mr. Ferguson wrote: "...I give Joseph Smith credit as an innovator and as a smart fellow.... I think that Joseph Smith may have had Ixtlilxochitl and View of the Hebrews from which to work."
Even before our meeting with Mr. Ferguson in 1970, some Mormon scholars were beginning to face the truth with regard to Book of Mormon archaeology. Dee F. Green, who had worked with Ferguson's New World Archaeological Foundation, was one of the first to openly criticize "Book of Mormon archaeology." His criticism is very significant because he was at one time deeply involved in archaeological work at the Mormon Church's Brigham Young University. In 1958-61 he served as editor of the University Archaeological Society Newsletter. In his article, published in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Dee Green made it plain that archaeological evidence did not prove the Book of Mormon:
"Having spent a considerable portion of the past ten years functioning as a scientist dealing with New World archaeology, I find that nothing in so-called Book of Mormon archaeology materially affects my religious commitment one way or the other, and I do not see that the archaeological myths so common in our proselytizing program enhance the process of true conversion....
'The first myth we need to eliminate is that Book of Mormon archaeology exists. Titles on books full of archaeological half-truths, dilettanti on the peripheries of American archaeology calling themselves Book of Mormon archaeologists regardless of their education, and a Department of Archaeology at BYU devoted to the production of Book of Mormon archaeologists do not insure that Book of Mormon archaeology really exists. If one is to study Book of Mormon archaeology, then one must have a corpus of data with which to deal. We do not. The Book of Mormon is really there so one can have Book of Mormon studies, and archaeology is really there so one can study archaeology, but the two are not wed. At least they are not wed in reality since no Book of Mormon location is known with reference to modern topography. Biblical archaeology can be studied because we do know where Jerusalem and Jericho were and are, but we do not know where Zarahemla and Bountiful (nor any other location for that matter) were or are. It would seem then that a concentration on geography should be the first order of business, but we have already seen that twenty years of such an approach has left us empty-handed." (Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Summer 1969, pp. 76-78)
In 1975 Thomas Stuart Ferguson finally mustered up his courage and prepared a 29-page paper in response to papers written by Mormon apologists John Sorenson and Garth Norman. It was entitled, Written Symposium on Book-of-Mormon Geography: Response of Thomas S. Ferguson to the Norman & Sorenson Papers. In this response, p. 4, Mr. Ferguson wrote: 'With all of these great efforts, it cannot be established factually that anyone, from Joseph Smith to the present day, has put his finger on a single point of terrain that was a Book-of-Mormon geographical place. And the hemisphere has been pretty well checked out by competent people. Thousands of sites have been excavated." Ferguson pointed out in his paper that the text of the Book of Mormon makes it very clear that certain items should be found in archaeological excavations and that these items are not present in the sites proposed. He noted, for instance, that "Thousands of archaeological holes in the area proposed have given us not a fragment of evidence of the presence of the plants mentioned in the Book of Mormon..." (p. 7) On page 29 he concluded by saying: "I'm afraid that up to this point, I must agree with Dee Green, who has told us that to date there is no Book-of-Mormon geography. I, for one, would be happy if Dee were wrong."
In a letter to Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Lawrence, dated Feb. 20, 1976, Thomas Stuart Ferguson made very plain the reason why there is "no Book-of-Mormon geography":
"Herewith is a copy of my recent (1975) paper on Book of Mormon matters.... It was one of several presented in a written symposium on Book of Mormon geography [sic]. (My thesis is that Book of Mormon geography involves a lot more than playing with topography and terrain.) The real implication of the paper is that you can't set Book of Mormon geography down anywhere--because it is fictional and will never meet the requirements of the dirt-archeology. I should say --what is in the ground will never conform to what is in the book."
Although he had written a paper criticizing Book of Mormon archaeology, Thomas Stuart Ferguson felt that it was generally best for those who doubted the faith to keep their "mouth shut." In a letter written Feb. 9,1976, he gave this advice:
"...Mormonism is probably the best conceived myth-fraternity to which one can belong... Joseph Smith tried so hard he put himself out on a limb with the Book of Abraham, and also with the Book of Mormon. He can be refuted--but why bother... It would be like wiping out placebos in medicine, and that would make no sense when they do lots of good....
"Why not say the right things and keep your membership in the great fraternity, enjoying the good things you like and discarding the ones you can't swallow (and keeping your mouth shut)? Hypocritical? Maybe.... thousands of members have done, and are doing, what I suggest you consider doing. Silence is golden--etc.... So why try to be heroic and fight the myths--the Mormon one or any other that does more good than ill?
"Perhaps you and I have been spoofed by Joseph Smith. Now that we have the inside dope--why not spoof a little back and stay aboard? Please consider this letter confidential--for obvious reasons. I want to stay aboard the good ship, Mormonism --for various reasons that I think valid. First, several of my dearly loved family members want desperately to believe and do believe it and they each need it. It does them far more good than harm. Belonging, with my eyes wide open is actually fun, less expensive than formerly, and no strain at all.... I never get up and bear testimony... You might give my suggestions a trial run --and if you find you have to burn all the bridges between yourselves and the Church, then go ahead and ask for excommunication. (The day will probably come -- but it is far off--when the leadership of the Church will change the excommunication rules and delete as grounds non-belief in the 2 books mentioned and in Joseph Smith as a prophet etc... but if you wait for that day, you probably will have died. It is a long way off-- tithing would drop too much for one thing....
"I recently wrote a paper concerning the big weak spots in the Book of Mormon, from the archaeological point of view and for $5 will make a photocopy of it for you if you wish to read it.
"Kindly do not quote this letter and please do not cite me."
If Mr. Ferguson could have seen the results of the "spoof' he played on his family, he might have had second thoughts about the wisdom of such a course. As it turned out, after his death his son, Larry S. Ferguson, was convinced that his father wanted his book One Fold and One Shepherd revised and republished to the world. He talked Bruce W. Warren, of Brigham Young University, into working on the revision, and in 1987 it was published under the title, The Messiah in Ancient America. In the Preface, p. xiii, Dr. Warren wrote the following "The Ferguson family wanted the new book to be a tribute to Thomas Stuart Ferguson and his abiding testimony of the Book of Mormon and the divinity of the Messiah, Jesus the Christ." On page xv, Dr. Warren commented: "Finally, the driving force behind the book was Larry Ferguson, with the initial financing for the project coming from his brother, Thomas A. Ferguson." In the Forward, p. xii, Professor Paul R. Cheesman stated: 'With the recent additions by Dr. Bruce W. Warren, this book should reinstate Thomas Stuart Ferguson as a source of enrichment in the fields of study concerning Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon."
Larry Ferguson maintains that his father discussed the revision of his book before his death. Although we do not really know what Thomas Stuart Ferguson told his son before his death, it seems impossible to believe that he would have wanted it reprinted. While it is only a matter of speculation, it is possible that his son might have asked him why it was not reprinted and that he might have responded by saying it needed to be revised. If Thomas Stuart Ferguson had never leveled with his son concerning his true beliefs about the Book of Mormon, Larry Ferguson would naturally understand his father's statement to mean that it needed some changes made to reflect archaeological studies that were made since it went out of print. The real meaning of such a statement, of course, would be that it needed to be revised to show that the Book of Mormon "is fictional... what is in the ground will never conform to what is in the book." (Letter dated Feb. 2, 1976)
In any case, the new book is seriously flawed because there is no mention of the fact that Ferguson was a complete unbeliever in the Book of Mormon during the last 12 or 13 years of his life. Bruce Warren was undoubtedly aware of Ferguson's 29-page paper criticizing the Sorenson and Norman papers, but he did not even refer to this important research in the revised publication. If Ferguson were alive today, he would undoubtedly be shocked to find his name attached to a book which contains a map showing "Possible Book of Mormon Locations." The reader will remember that Ferguson wrote that "there is no Book-of-Mormon geography."
Thomas Stuart Ferguson's One Fold and One Shepherd, contained a long list of "cultural elements common to both Bible lands and Mesoamerica." (pp. 57-72) Mormon archaeologist Dee Green felt that Ferguson's "list of 298 traits... are at times so generalized that the list could just as well prove that Book of Mormon people wound up in Southeast Asia." (Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Summer 1969, p. 74) Ferguson, of course, later came to conclude that the items that were mentioned in the Book of Mormon which were not found by archaeologists far outweighed the cultural parallels. Bruce Warren and Larry Ferguson seem to have been completely oblivious to Ferguson's change of mind and have included his long list of cultural parallels in the Messiah in Ancient America, pp. 214-228.
The fact that Thomas Stuart Ferguson was not forthright with members of his family with regard to the Book of Mormon has placed them in a very embarrassing position. They have published a book which will lead people to the conclusion that he was a true believer. The truth, of course, is that Ferguson believed that archaeology disproved the Book of Mormon. The appearance of the revised book with Ferguson's name on it, has caused scholars to probe into the last years of his life. A great deal of documentary evidence has been discovered to show that from 1970 until his death in 1983 Mr. Ferguson was secretly undercutting the Book of Mormon. In fact, just two months before his death he was working on a project which he felt would show that the Book of Mormon was in reality a 19th century production. The evidence concerning this matter will appear in a forthcoming publication.
One of the authors of this newsletter (Jerald) tried to discuss the these problems with Larry Ferguson on KTALK Radio on April 17, 1988. Mr. Ferguson would not admit that his father had lost faith in the Book of Mormon, and when he was presented with evidence, he responded: "If you want to kick my dead father, go ahead." He maintained that in "February of '83" his father "kind of pulled me aside... [and] bore his testimony of the Book of Mormon to me." He also referred to a statement which he said his father had prepared in "the latter part of 1982." It also appears in The Messiah in Ancient America, p. 283:
"We have studied the Book of Mormon for 50 years. We can tell you that it follows only the New Testament as a written witness to the mission, divinity, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And it seems to us that there is no message that is needed by man and mankind more than the message of Christ. Millions of people have come to accept Jesus as the Messiah because of reading the Book of Mormon in a quest for truth. The book is the cornerstone of the Mormon Church.
"The greatest witness to the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon is the book itself. But many are the external evidences that support it.
The introduction to this statement reads: "In 1982, the year before he died, he included a photo and testimony in several copies of the Books of Mormon that he distributed to non-Mormons." (Ibid.) While we do not know for certain when this statement was first distributed, on August 2, 1983, Thomas Stuart Ferguson's widow sent a copy of it to Jerry Benson. In a letter which accompanied it, she wrote: "Tom was loyal and faithful to the Church to his death." The wording of the statement which Mr. Benson received is identical to that reproduced in the book. Below the statement, however, we find the names "Tom and Ester Ferguson." These names are not handwritten but appear to have been typed on the same typewriter used for the statement itself. From this we can conclude that the statement could have been prepared by either Mr. or Mrs. Ferguson or they could have worked on it together. While it has the picture of the Fergusons which was mentioned above, it is undated.
During the radio program mentioned above, Larry Ferguson was asked about the matter. He replied: "Well, he [Thomas Stuart Ferguson] wrote it in his own hand. You can ask my mother if you want to." H. Michael Marquardt did just that in a letter to Mrs. Ester Ferguson. She did not respond, but asked her son, Thomas A. Ferguson, to handle the matter. On May 19, 1988, he sent Mr. Marquardt a letter in which he stated: "The type of information you seek is of a very personal nature, and in our judgment it would be inappropriate for us to share it with you. We do not know you nor do we know anything about you. Therefore, we respectfully decline."
We would prefer to believe that Mrs. Ferguson, who may not have known the truth about her husband's loss of faith, was the one who prepared this testimony. If, however, there is any evidence that it came from her husband and that it was prepared in 1982, it would only show that he was willing to go to far greater lengths than we had supposed in playing his double game. The reader will remember that in the letter dated Feb. 9,1976, Mr. Ferguson commented: "I never get up and bear testimony..."
On the radio program of April 17, 1988, Larry Ferguson declared: "...if you ever knew my father, that's one thing he was not was a hypocrite." Mr. Ferguson now finds himself on the horns of a dilemma. If he concedes that the testimony he has published did not really come from his father, he will undermine the book he has spent years in preparing. If, on the other hand, he establishes that his father really wrote it, he will certainly have to give up the claim that his father was not "a hypocrite." The reason for this is that on January 4, 1983, just after Thomas Stuart Ferguson was supposed to have written the statement, he acknowledged that he was, in fact, engaged in a project which he felt would prove that the Book of Mormon was not an ancient document. To accept the information which Larry Ferguson has put forth would force one to conclude that his father was a real chameleon, continually changing colors as he talked with Mormons and non-Mormons.
Whatever the case may be, we cannot help but sympathize with men like Thomas Stuart Ferguson and B. H. Roberts (see Mormonism -- Shadow or Reality, pp. 96D-96G) who labored for many years to prove the Book of Mormon true and then found out that their faith was based on erroneous assumptions. It would have been very difficult for these men to have made a public statement repudiating the Book of Mormon. They would have been considered traitors to the church who allowed themselves to come under the power of the Devil. Nevertheless, when we consider the consequences of remaining silent, we cannot help but feel that both these men made a drastic mistake when they failed to stand up for the truth.
Mormon Apostle Orson Pratt once boasted: 'This generation have more than one thousand times the amount of evidence to demonstrate and forever establish the divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon than they have in favor of the Bible!" (Orson Pratt's Works, "Evidences of the Book of Mormon and Bible Compared," p. 64)
We feel that this statement is far from the truth. The only support for the existence of the gold plates is the testimony of eleven witnesses, and as we have already shown in Mormonism Shadow or Reality? pp. 50-63, there are a number of reasons to doubt their statements. A comparison of the archaeological evidence for the Book of Mormon with the evidence for the Bible clearly shows the weakness of the Mormon position. This, of course, is not to imply that there are no problems connected with biblical archaeology, or that archaeological evidence alone can prove the Bible to be divinely inspired. Frank H. H. Roberts, Jr., of the Smithsonian Institute, commented in a letter written to Marvin Cowan on Jan. 24, 1963: "Archaeological discoveries in the Near East have verified some statements in the Bible referring to certain tribes, places, etc. On the other hand there is no way in which they could verify the narrative parts of the Bible such as the actions, words, deeds, etc. of particular individuals." In the same letter he continued: "There is no evidence whatever of any migration from Israel to America, and likewise no evidence that pre-Columbian Indians had any knowledge of Christianity or the Bible."
The noted Mormon apologist Dr. Hugh Nibley frankly admitted that no ancient inscription mentioning the Nephites has ever been found, and that "nothing short of an inscription which could be read and roughly dated would bridge the gap between what might be called a pre-actualistic archaeology and contact with the realities of Nephite civilization." (Since Cumorah, p. 243)
When we turn to the Book of Mormon we are unable to find any evidence at all that the Nephites ever existed. We must agree with the Mormon archaeologist Dee F. Green whom we have already quoted as saying: "The first myth we need to eliminate is that Book of Mormon archaeology exists.... Biblical archaeology can be studied because we do know where Jerusalem and Jericho were and are, but we do not know where Zarahemla and Bountiful (nor any other location for the matter) were or are."
In 1973, Michael Coe, one of the best known authorities on archaeology of the New World, wrote an article for Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. In this article he addressed the issue in a very forthright manner:
"Mormon archaeologists over the years have almost unanimously accepted the Book of Mormon as an accurate, historical account of the New World peoples.... Let me now state uncategorically that as far as I know there is not one professionally trained archaeologist, who is not a Mormon, who sees any scientific justification for believing the foregoing to be true, and I would like to state that there are quite a few Mormon archaeologists who join this group....
"The bare facts of the matter are that nothing, absolutely nothing, has even shown up in any New World excavation which would suggest to a dispassionate observer that the Book of Mormon, as claimed by Joseph Smith, is a historical document relating to the history of early migrants to our hemisphere." (Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Summer 1973, pp. 41, 42 & 46)
Since many Mormons have spread the rumor that the Smithsonian Institution uses the Book of Mormon in its archaeological research, the Institution has found it necessary to publish a statement denying this claim. In the four-page document we read as follows: "1. The Smithsonian Institution has never used the Book of Mormon in any way as a scientific guide. Smithsonian archeologists see no direct connection between the archeology of the New World and the subject matter of the book." (STATEMENT REGARDING THE BOOK OF MORMON, Spring 1986, p. 1)
In the 1972 edition of Mormonism--Shadow or Reality? pp. 102-103, we told about Mr. Ferguson reaching the conclusion that the Book of Mormon was a spurious work. We noted that Mormon leaders "gave 'large appropriations' to support Thomas Stuart Ferguson's New World Archaeological Foundation. This organization also failed to find evidence to prove the Book of Mormon, and the man who organized it, hoping that it would prove Mormonism, ended up losing his faith in the Church." When Moody Press reprinted this statement in our condensed work, The Changing World of Mormonism, Robert and Rosemary Brown tried to cause trouble by writing a note to our publisher stating that this was "NOT SO!" Since some of our readers had received letters from Mr. Ferguson telling of his lose of faith and had given us copies, we were able to easily convince Moody Press that our statement was correct. The Browns simply did not know the full story.
At the present time there is a Mormon scholar by the name of Stan Larson who is "writing a biography of Thomas Stuart Ferguson." He is very interested in knowing the truth about this embarrassing period in Ferguson's life and has recently published a appeal in the newsletter of the Mormon History Association for copies of any letters readers have which were written by Ferguson during the period 1968-83. If any of our readers had correspondence with Ferguson during this period and want to help Mr. Larson, they can mail it to us and we will see that it is sent to him. [an error occurred while processing this directive]


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The Robert Koch Institute is Germany's public health institute. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of the population. To this end, 1,100 individuals from 90 different occupational fields work and conduct research together at RKI every day.
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We investigate disease and health on all levels: from viruses in human cells to obesity in the population. RKI's scientists collect data on non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cancer, on infectious diseases and (new) biological dangers. On this basis, we develop policy recommendations and preventive strategies. Our work rests on two pillars: research that generates data for decision-making, and independent advice for specialists, particularly Germany's public health service and policy-makers. In addition, we help partner countries to better prepare themselves for disease outbreaks and health crises. The Robert Koch Institute therefore contributes to health protection not just in Germany, but across the world.
Our success is due to our highly-motivated and qualified staff, a modern research infrastructure, flexible organisational structures and an efficient administration.
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We are connected. Complex health issues, such as the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, healthy ageing, novel pathogens that can be transmitted from animals to humans, or severe disease outbreaks can only be addressed jointly – across disciplinary, institutional and national boundaries. This starts at our institute itself where different specialist areas and the administration support and complement each other and pool their resources to develop solutions. RKI also actively collaborates in a broader context with the public health service, various public health stakeholders, veterinary, human and environmental physicians, and international institutions.
We share our knowledge. RKI staff publish their research findings in recognised journals, present them at conferences and use them for health reporting to the federal states. The recommendations issued by RKI and the commissions located at the institute are made freely available online. The general public is also regularly informed about RKI's activities. We are committed to promoting global access to knowledge and we share our methods and data with international partners. In every sector of the institute, RKI trains junior researchers: our scientists mentor bachelor's, master's and doctoral dissertations. A number of our staff are themselves actively involved in academic teaching or contribute their knowledge and experience to commissions, learned societies and committees.
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Republican Tom Foley, the party's unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate in 2010 who is exploring a run in 2014, began his thus-far-unofficial campaign by insinuating that the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is rife with unethical behavior.
But he has offered no evidence to support his allegations. Without it, the tactic lands somewhere between weird and dishonorable.
Mr. Foley last week accused Mr. Malloy of unethical behavior and suggested that voter fraud was a problem in the 2010 election. Huh? Connecticut has occasional absentee ballot violations, but cases of actual voting-day scams, such as voting under someone else's name, are exceedingly rare. A check by the secretary of the state's office a few years ago unearthed one prosecution for voter fraud in the preceding 15 years.
Mr. Foley continued his campaign of insinuation on WFSB's "Face The State" Sunday, alleging that:
•Daniel C. Esty, state energy and environmental protection commissioner, gave Mr. Malloy a no-show consulting job during the 2010 campaign and got the commissionership in return. Utterly untrue, said Mr. Esty.
• Municipal bond work was steered to the law firm of Pullman and Comley, where Mr. Malloy's former legal counsel and now Supreme Court Justice Andrew McDonald once worked. "Untrue and irresponsible," said a spokesman for the firm.
•Former Malloy aide Roy Occhiogrosso's public relations firm got a contract with the health insurance exchange because of the Malloy connection. The head of the exchange said the firm outbid two competitors.
Mr. Foley cited only unnamed sources for his allegations. What can be gratuitously affirmed can be gratuitously denied. Perhaps Mr. Foley was trying to lure Mr. Malloy into a "are-you-still-beating-your-wife?" trap, trying to make him give credence to the allegations by denying them. Mr. Malloy didn't bite, responding minimally..
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I know 18 months is young to truly self wean BUT i think it sadly might be happening. Despite it being sudden (which I know usually indicates a nursing strike) I am starting to think that it could be self-weaning, despite me desperately not wanting that to be the ace . I am nursing my third child who is 18 months old. I nursed my first for 18 months when he apparently suddenly self weaned when I was 3 months pregnant with Gus and I nursed him for 21 months, when he again weaned by himself when I was 3 months pregnant with Poppy.
My current "nursling", Poppy (#3) was nursing 4 times per day pre-Christmas but dropped to 3 times when she dropped her morning nap in December (as shed nursed before her nap)' then in December she stopped wanting her first thing in the morning feed, despite me offering, so we were down to 2 feeds (before lunchtime nap and bedtime). About 2-3 weeks ago, she started biting me but still feeding ok, after initial attempts at biting. Obviously when she bit, i did flinch but I did not shout or get angry at her but she was obviously surprised at me jumping ! Then at Friday bedtime she bit and bit me and refused to nurse. After numerous attempts, she ended up going to sleep with no feed and slept through the night no problem. I went into her room to try and dream feed her later, but again no luck. Tried to feed her on Saturday first thing -and went into her room to try and feed her while she was drowsy and again at naptime and bedtime and she just kept biting me hard would not take milk, same on Sunday all day, then same Mondzy before her lunchtime feed, bite, bite, bite, then amazingly, on Monday night, after multiple attempts, she took a full feed both sides. Then, didn't feed on Tuesday or today. She is going down for naps and at bedtime without even crying. She may ask for "na" ( her word for milk) but but it's only a vague request.
I am actually a La Leche leader - and have talked to co-leaders, who initially thought it was a strike. Admittedly, she does have a big lump on her gum where a molar is coming through. I am starting to think that she is self weaning, just because she just doesn't seem to be bothered about not having the milk.
Honestly, I'm devastated . Poppy is my last child and I honestly thought we'd be nursing for 2-3 years. I will never nurse another child again . I can't take the biting anymore, it's BAD and shes started to bite and then pull away which is agony. I am pumping twice per day to try and keep things going - I should do it more but with 2 other kids under 5 it's not that easy! We are going to Thailand in March and I was bankingon her nursing to get us through the 2 day travelling time!
Does anyone have any comments, past experience with biting and why whether it could still just be a nursing strike?
When your child is biting ver hard whenever you latch them on, it becomes a battle of common sense! Who wants to be bitten over and over again
If she has self weaned, then so be it - I guess I should count my blessings that it came to a natural end, rather than me forcing it upon her - which ultimately is what I want.
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE/CONSUMER REPORTS) - There are many TV ads touting cars getting "47 miles per gallon", and even more. But a recent Consumer Reports investigation finds that it may cost you more in the long run to get those extra miles per gallon.
Commercials for fuel efficient cars sure do get your attention, but Consumer Reports auto editor Rik Paul says the promises aren't necessarily all they're cracked up to be.
"The numbers in the ads are for highway driving only. The estimate for city driving is below 30 miles per gallon for most of these cars. So unless you drive mainly on the freeways, you're not going to see 40 miles per gallon."
In addition, you often can't get the best mileage with the base model either, something most ads bury in the fleeting fine print. With the Ford Focus, you'll have to get the S-E Sedan for more than $17,000 and add a $500 super fuel economy package.
As for the Chevy Cruze, you'll need to buy the $18,000 ECO version that only comes with a manual transmission. The Honda Civic H-F advertised goes for more than $20,000. That's $5,000 more than the base model.
Paul says, "people think of these cars as relatively inexpensive. But to get the highest gas mileage, you'll likely have to pay more than you might want for an economy car."
The Hyundai Elantra is a little different. It promises 40 miles per gallon for its base model, which starts at just $15,000 and tested well in Consumer Reports tests getting 39 miles per gallon on the highway and 29 miles per gallon overall.
So the next time you hear a commercial touting 40 miles-per-gallon or more for a vehicle, take it with a grain of salt.
However, in tests, there were several cars that did deliver 40 miles per gallon on the highway or even more. They're the Toyota Yaris and Corolla, a well as the Mazda 3.
Consumers still need to remember that's just for highway driving. Overall mileage is considerably lower.
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The city of Baku is located on the hot and dusty Absheron peninsula. The center of Baku is a patch of green in a largely brown area because of the many liters of water that is piped to the city every day. The city has a metro, a well developed bus and mini bus network, and a large area for walking including the Inner Walled City, The Bulvar, and Fountain Square.
To prepare for traveling in Baku City center; Comfortable shoes, shorts, t-shirt and some sun-cream wouldn't go a miss. Read some articles online to get a feel for the city and how to get about, taxis are very easy to find and most drivers even though they don't speak English still have a rough idea, taxis within the City are cheap. Make sure you have your emergency numbers on you also.
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Scope and Contents: The Roderic Simpson papers are a part of the Arthur Capper Cooperative Research Collection, a resource for the study of agricultural cooperatives. This collection includes papers, publications, photographs, film strips, 35 mm slides, and books related to Roderic Simpson's long career in agriculture, first as a fieldman with the Consumers Cooperative Association, followed by 15 years as a local cooperative fieldman for the Dodge City Exchange Cooperative, and finally as a territory fieldman for FAR-MAR-CO in Hutchinson, KS. Papers and publications include a variety of training programs and presentations, speeches and papers presented at professional farm cooperative associations, government circulars, industry printed materials, and periodical clippings. Photographs include tour groups and one photograph of the All Farm Supper, 1949. The film strips and 35 mm sides include educational materials and commemorative footage. Books include bound circulars and newsletters, as well as histories of farmer cooperatives. Additional items include film and slide projectors.
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State President receives Venezuelan oil corp.'s vice president
President Triet said he hopes that Vietnam and Venezuela 's oil and gas cooperation would become a typical example of their multi-faceted cooperation.
He said in their economic, trade and investment cooperation, the two sides should attach importance to the political significance, friendship and solidarity between the two nations.
For his part, the PDVSA vice president informed the Vietnamese State President of the results of his working session with PVN officials, asserting that Vietnam and Venezuela 's cooperation process has gained encouraging achievements since the State President's official visit to Venezuela in last November.
PDVSA highly values oil and gas cooperation with PVN wishes to tighten this cooperation, Asdrubal Chavez said./.
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Composer Jesper Kyd who has produced quite the resume in terms of scores for video games judges what projects he'll work on if it grants opportunity to "create something original, not who's developing it."
Having said that though he'd "love to work with BioWare" once again, having partnered with them for MDK2. Kyd also said he was "humbled" by the "overwhelming reception" to his Assassin's Creed II score.
Hitman's IO 'definitely interested' in Freedom Fighters IP still
Responding to a fan, developer IO Interactive says Freedom Fighters is "definitely something" a lot of the team are "interested in doing," but will they?
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Guitarist Aaron Moreland and harpist/vocalist Dustin Arbuckle have spent over a decade exploring the edges of American roots music. In the process, Moreland & Arbuckle have forged a relentless and haunting sound that merges Delta blues, folk, rock, traditional country, soul and numerous other echoes and murmurs from an infinitely layered musical narrative that spans more than a century. The Moreland & Arbuckle journey began when the two met at an open-mic jam at a club in Wichita, Kansas, in 2001. Moreland had just moved into town a few months earlier from Emporia – a city located some eighty-five miles to the northeast. A guitarist since age 15, his source material was admittedly diverse – Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Black Sabbath, Charley Patton, Motley Crue – but he'd settled into traditional blues by the time he'd arrived in Wichita in his mid-20s. Arbuckle, a native of Wichita, had been playing in a blues rock bar band at the time, but his truest sensibilities ran a couple generations deeper, into the heart of the Mississippi Delta. He counts iconic figures like harpists Little Walter and Sonny Boy Williams and guitarist Son House among his most profound influences. "It was kind of perfect," says Arbuckle of the chance encounter between the two musicians. "We had a shared vision, in a place where there really wasn't much interest in – or support for – country blues." Moreland joined Arbuckle's blues rock band for the last few months before the project dissolved, then the two started a quartet called the Kingsnakes, which Arbuckle describes as "electrified Mississippi blues mixed with a sludgy, jam-oriented rock thing." The project incorporated a range of sounds: soul, country, funk, jam rock, blues and whatever else worked. Horner joined in 2003, but left after just a few months. A few bass players came and went in the years that followed, until Moreland and Arbuckle discovered they could lay down a solid groove on their own. Then again, Moreland does his share of work at the bottom end. In addition to the more typical Telecaster and Les Paul guitars, his arsenal also includes a hand-crafted instrument consisting of four strings stretched across a cigar box. One string feeds into a bass amp, and the other three into a guitar amp. It's a gritty, electrified descendent of the cigar box guitars played by countless Delta bluesmen of the early 1900s who, for all of their innate talents, were too impoverished to afford the real thing. "There was no real adjustment for me," Moreland says of his first encounter with the instrument, which was crafted by a friend in Memphis. "I just picked it up and played it. When I play a regular guitar, I hold down those bottom strings with my thumb and pluck those to get a kind of groove going. So when I first started playing the cigar box with the bass string, it just worked perfect with my style of playing." Moreland & Arbuckle crafted three self-produced album in rapid-fire succession – Caney Valley Blues in 2005, Floyd's Market in 2006 and 1861 in 2008. "There have been times in the past when I've gone on a rant that we're not writing enough," says Moreland. "But then I look at our catalog and say, 'Well, that's stupid. We've put out all this stuff in a short period of time.' When I look at it that way, I'd say we're fairly prolific." The band took that hefty catalog to Iraq for nearly two weeks in the fall of 2008 to play for the American troops stationed there. "It was a crazy awesome experience," says Moreland. "Super-grueling. Twelve days of about four hours of sleep per day. From a physical standpoint, it was pretty tough. But to go into a tattered, war-torn area where tens of thousands of fellow Americans were putting their lives on the line every day, minute by minute, was a very rewarding experience. I'd never experienced anything like it before." Moreland & Arbuckle made their debut on Telarc International, a division of Concord Music Group, with the February 2010 release of Flood. The critically-acclaimed album was a giant step in the group's never-ending quest to unearth the rawest and most honest elements of the American music tradition – without getting caught up in definitions and categories that would only serve to limit the vision. After the release of Flood, Moreland & Arbuckle hit the road for tour dates with ZZ Top, George Thorogood, Jonny Lang, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Los Lonely Boys and other blues and rock veterans. Moreland & Arbuckle built on that solid foundation with the August 2011 release of Just A Dream. Featuring a guest appearance by legendary soul guitarist Steve Cropper, the 12-song set is a showcase for Moreland's dynamic and compelling guitar work and Arbuckle's emotionally charged vocals and edgy harp. On July 30, 2013, Moreland & Arbuckle, along with new drummer Kendall Newby, are set to release 7 Cities, their most ambitious work ever. Teamed for the first time with Seattle-based producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, the Sword) and recorded in Stone Gossard's studio, the album tells the story of Spanish explorer Coronado and his fabled search for the seven cities of gold in the Kansas plains, not far from where the band lives. The sounds of 7 Cities include vintage rock ("Kow Tow") and twang ("The Devil and Me"), along with a few barnburners ("Tall Boogie," "Road Blind") and a surprising version of Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," all of it rooted in the spirit of the Delta blues. "It's hard to say exactly what we are and what we do," says Arbuckle. 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