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Western Cape Secretary General Faiez Jacobs is expected to call on African National Congress (ANC) delegates to vote in favour of a downgrade on the South African embassy in Israel, at the national conference this weekend.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators joined religious leaders in a march to Parliament on Wednesday, in support of global calls denouncing US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Ray White spoke to Middle-East correspondent Paula Slier.
Slier says Palestine has been lobbying international leaders to reject Trump's statement.
We know for example that the American vice president was due to arrive in Israel to hold talks with the Israelis on Wednesday, he has postponed the trip and will be coming instead on Sunday. The Palestinians are rejecting that visit.— Paula Slier, Middle-East correspondent
They saying that they are not having anything to do with the American administration in light of the comments that were made by Trump and they are appealing to the European Union, for example to the South African government, to any government in the world that will support them in their bid to denounce the statements that were made by the American president.— Paula Slier, Middle-East correspondent
Meanwhile Israel's army has carried out a series of airstrikes on Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip, reports Slier.
Overnight there were four rockets that were fired from Gaza at Southern Israel. One of them actually hit a school where fortunately there was no one in the building at the time. There have been 16 rockets that have been fired from Gaza since last Wednesday when Trump made these statements.— Paula Slier, Middle-East correspondent
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A Chance to Breathe: the Mountain Air Yoga Holiday
The Mountain Air Yoga Holiday is a chance to improve your technique, self-awareness and clarity of thought in a stunning, relaxed setting from the 24th to the 31st of August.
Some Yoga retreats are something you wish that you wanted to do; you know that you'll feel amazing afterwards, but will it be worth spending a precious week in total silence, sleeping on the hard ground, munching brown rice and whiffing the subsequent farts?
Thankfully, treeline chalets have designed a no-compromise yoga retreat, where each moment is pleasurable and fulfilling as well as benefiting your body, mind and energy. You're allowed to talk, you're allowed to sing, you can even go canyoning, horsetrekking, biking and rafting. You'll sleep in extreme comfort, in a luxury chalet with stunning views across a valley. The menu is healthy, delicious and varied, far from brown rice basics and there is even wine available for those who want it. All you'll smell is fresh mountain air, with the tantalising aroma of gourmet cooking.
Your Day
8-9.30 am Morning Vinyasa Flow yoga
10-11 am Brunch
11am - 4.45pm Free time to chill out or get adventurous. Relax in the sunshine by the lake, walk beside waterfalls or hike in the mountains. Alternatively, you can play tennis, swim, go canyoning, climbing, flying fox, zip lining, horse riding, rafting, parapenting or biking.
5.00-6.30pm Evening Hatha yoga
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7.00-8.00pm Dinner
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Yoga and Meditation
Tammy Jones is a RYT 500+hr yoga teacher, spontaneous, compassionate and light hearted. She is sensitive to the needs of the group and the individual, adapting her style according to your needs. In her own words:
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Links the flow of your breath to each movement. An energising sequence of postures which invigorate your body, increasing flexibility and strength.
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Learn and practice techniques to promote peace and well-being by improving concentration, self-awareness, clarity of thought and centeredness.
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The emphasis is on raw cleansing foods, designed to restore your nutritional balance and replenish your vitals. You won't be served any processed or refined foods and there will be no added sugar and low fat and gluten contents. After morning yoga, you'll eat porridge, home-made granola or bircher muesli, natural yoghurts, fresh fruit, nuts, seeds, lemon, honey and ginger water. At night, you'll be served gourmet vegetarian dinners packed with super foods (with one night off per week for the talented chef). There will always be fresh and dried fruit available for snacking, as well as a wide selection of herbal teas. For those who want it, wine will always be available.
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Beautiful luxury chalet: large spacious rooms, huge open plan kitchen/dining & lounge area and decking across 2 floors with stunning views of the valley. Close but not too close to the local village - elevated above for extra peace and tranquility with all local amenities just a short walk away. More information about the chalet can be found here.
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Disclaimer: Just because I am posting some crap about Valentines, does not mean that I actually like the day itself!
So, I have been looking for some uses for my Fiskars Crimper, rather than just my coffee cup gift card holders, and I came across a great idea for Valentines. This is not my idea, I found it here on this blog, so check it out because it is a pretty great blog!
The instructions are great, however, I will change my measurements up a bit, and cut my paper 5.5 x 4 to make better use of a 12 x 12 sheet of paper. For some, I will cut 5.5 x 6, to have a larger tube to fit more candy, or bigger chocolates!
I thought these would be so cute for kids Valentines treats, or for your lover! These are really super easy to make, and I hope that you will try them.
At Christmas, when I was making some of my treat containers, I noticed that if I lay the template flat, it looks like a heart. So with my Stampin up, petal cone die, I decided to make some of these. They don't hold too much, so I didn't make that many.
And this is one of the cards I chose to make, because I love the stamp!
And of course in purple for a different occasion.
That's it for now! Have a super fabulous weekend, and stay warm. Snuggle, wear fuzzy socks, dance, eat soup......just stay warm!


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Selected conference sessions during Day 2 and 3 of the conference were live streamed via Youtube, so that those unable to attend the conference in Nairobi could follow the research findings online.
The live stream was available in English and also in French on two specially created Youtube channels.
Follow the links to watch the following recordings of Day 2 (East African Time):
- 09:30 Keynote Joan Clos, Executive Director, UN-Habitat
- 14:00 Talk Show 1: Gender Transformation in Cities
- 16:00 Talk Show 2: Interventions that Work in Global Cities
Follow the links to watch the following recordings of Day 3 (East African Time):
- 09:00 Talk Show 3: Planning (for) Inclusion in East African Informal Settlements
- 11:00 Talk Show 4: Strengthening Community Bonds: Problem or Solution?
- 13:30 Roundtable: Donor priorities toward SDG11 and the New Urban Agenda
- 15:30 Roundtable: Cities, exclusion, violence: Emerging challenges


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Despite the snow, tonight's lecture (2 March) is on!
2nd – Nancy Sherman
Dancers and Soldiers Sharing the Dance Floor: Emotional Expression in Dance
When we talk about emotional expression in ordinary interaction, what typically comes to mind is showing what you're feeling. To express emotions often means to give a "read out" of the heart. This was in no small part the mission of modern dance. "To make visible the interior landscape," was how Martha Graham described the modernists' reaction to the mannerism of ballet. But expression as showing what you're feeling is far too narrow a view of the presentation of emotion in both ordinary interactions and performative space. Thinking about modern dance as a reaction to ballet, and ballet and its commingled roots in court etiquette and military drill sheds light on a broader view of emotion expression as communicative and the critical role of dynamic movement of the body proper in that expression.


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Creating a Favorable Private Office Space
There is an increasing number of folks that prefer to work inside their houses rather than be employed in corporations and work in office buildings. There are actually a couple of things that they have to also think about before they begin to work from home. One of the most important things that should not be ignored is to have a right home office setup. For those individuals that don't already have a functioning office space in their homes, they certainly need to invest some funds to have one.
Individuals should consider eliminating distractions and interruptions. These are handful of the common problems that most people have particularly for those that have a young family. To effectively have a space that is free from distractions and interruptions, people will have to have an exclusive office space where they can be focused on executing their office work. One of the techniques that people do is placing a sign on the door that prompts other housemates that they are not permitted to get into the room as it is limited only for important work. Most people find this method effective as it sets the minds of the household and makes the transition to home working smoother.
After organizing a good office space, the next thing that folks ought to think about are the office furniture. Office works can be very stressful if you don't have the ideal equipment that you will be requiring. The most significant tools that individuals need are good quality office desks and ergonomic chair. Most of the people that work in offices spend their time sitting down. To address this, innovators have come up with a solution to create tools that are designed in a professional and ergonomic way. There are already desks and chairs that offer support and comfort to the users which can result in increased productivity.
Of course, having an ordered office space helps a lot which means that individuals should as well purchase on furniture to keep the files in order. Other than this, individuals must create a filing system. All documents has to be placed logically in the storage area for hassle-free retrieval as this can make the work a lot easier and less stressful.
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Abraham and Idrimi
In order to compare the Book of Abraham with other literature from its time and place, we need to first establish when and where Abraham lived. Fortunately, research on both the time1 and place2 of Abraham has already been done and needs only to be summarized.
Let us start with place. In the Bible, Abraham is told to leave his native land (Genesis 12:1); later he sends his servant back to his native land (Genesis 24:4–7)3—"back to," as the Hebrew text states, Aram-Naharaim and the city of Nahor (Genesis 24:10).4 Aram-Naharaim ("Aram of the two rivers"), in all its biblical attestations, is located in upper Syria, probably in the land bounded by the great western bend of the Euphrates and the Balikh or Khabur Rivers.
With the place identified, it is relatively easy to determine the time. Historically Egyptians were in the area of Aram-Naharaim during only three time periods: in the Middle Kingdom during the reigns of Sesostris III and Amenemhet III,5 during the New Kingdom between the reigns of Thutmosis I and Amenhotep III,6 and during the reign of Ptolemy III.7 Ptolemaic times are much too late for Abraham, since the literature mentions Abraham before that time. Situating Abraham in the New Kingdom allows no time for Joseph and the Exodus story. The Middle Kingdom dates (2000–1800 BC) fit best for Abraham.
With an approximate time and place resolved for Abraham, it should be relatively simple to compare the Book of Abraham with other autobiographies of the same time and place to see if the literary forms are similar.
Unfortunately, only one such autobiography is known to exist.8 It belongs to Idrimi, the ruler of the town of Alalakh, thus placing him in the vicinity of Abraham's homeland. A statue of Idrimi covered with an inscription was discovered in 1939 at Tell Atchana/Alalakh in Syria, and the text was published in 1949.9 "It has become one of the principal sources for studying the history of Syro-Palestine in the middle of the second millennium B.C.E."10 Fortunately, Idrimi's autobiography compares well with Abraham's autobiography in both subject and form, even though Idrimi's autobiography dates about two hundred years later.11
These ancient works are called autobiographies because they are presented as first-person narratives. Nevertheless, we do not know if such ancient autobiographical texts were written by the individuals themselves, dictated to scribes, or ghostwritten by scribes. Ancient Egyptian autobiographies, for example, can often be so formulaic that one might be forgiven for wondering if the individual is reflected in the text at all.12 In other words, it is unlikely that Idrimi carved the words on his statue, but he may have been directly responsible for the content of the text.
The Book of Abraham and the autobiography of Idrimi both deal with similar topics. Abraham's autobiography records that he had to leave his homeland and travel to another land with his family. Later he left that land and traveled again in hopes of finding a place for himself and his posterity. Likewise, Idrimi's autobiography also relates that he had to leave his homeland and travel to another land with his family. Later he left that land and traveled again, hoping to find a place for himself and his posterity. His journey ended at Alalakh, where he was made king and reigned for thirty years.
Not only are the general themes of the two autobiographies similar, but they also open in a similar manner. The first verse of the Book of Abraham divides neatly into four clauses, parallels to each of which appear at the beginning of the autobiography of Idrimi: "In the land of the Chaldeans, at the residence of my fathers, I, Abraham, saw that it was needful for me to obtain another place of residence" (Abraham 1:1). We will consider each of these clauses in turn.
"In the land of the Chaldeans"
The first clause in the Book of Abraham specifies the general geographic location at which the action initially takes place. For Abraham that location is "the land of the Chaldeans"; for Idrimi it is "in the city of Aleppo" (ina al Halabki).13 Contemporary Egyptian autobiographies do not record the location where the action takes place because the Egyptian officials generally remained in one place. Abraham and Idrimi both moved about, and the major portion of their careers did not occur in the place where they were born and raised. This means that both need to report how it was that they ended their lives in a different place and requires them to specify the place where the initial action takes place. The similarity of their life stories explains why both autobiographies mention the location where the initial action occurs.
"At the residence of my fathers"
Abraham not only designates the land but also explains that it was at his ancestral home. Idrimi likewise specifies that the action occurred "in the house of my fathers" (bīt abiya).14 This phrase is a typical expression for an "ancestral home."15 The family was extremely important in the ancient world. As Idrimi's autobiography shows, he went to stay with his mother's family when he left Aleppo. What will distinguish Abraham's record as unusual is that he later leaves all his family and strikes out on his own.
"I, Abraham"
Abraham identifies himself simply by stating just his name. Idrimi begins the same with "I, Idrimi" (anāku Idrimi)16 but adds his father's name and the names of the gods that he worships: "son of Ilimilimma, servant of Teshub, Hebat, and Ishtar, lady of Alalakh, my lady."17 Abraham omits the names of his fathers and their gods, perhaps because he has rejected the local gods and his fathers' worship of them (Abraham 1:5) and because his father has tried "to take away [his] life" (Abraham 1:30). Introducing an autobiography with this sort of identification clause (i.e., "I, Abraham") is common in West Semitic inscriptions but is not known in Mesopotamian inscriptions until Neo-Assyrian times under the influence of Aramaic. This demonstrates that Abraham is not from Mesopotamia.18
"Saw that it was needful for me to obtain another place of residence"
Idrimi gives his reasons for departure from Aleppo as follows: "an incident occurred and we fled to the people of the city of Emar, my mother's brethren, and we dwelt in the city of Emar."19 Idrimi does not elaborate on the incident that led to their abrupt departure. The term used, mašiktu, refers to something bad or a bad reputation.20 The late distinguished Assyriologist, A. Leo Oppenheim, referred to this as "guarded understatements" on Idrimi's part.21 This masking of mistakes is typical for ancient Near Eastern literature. Abraham goes into much more detail about why he left (Abraham 1:5–30) but only touches on how his own actions precipitated his near sacrifice (Abraham 1:5, 7). Idrimi "fled"; his account employs a verb (ḫalāqu) that is normally used of runaway slaves, deserting soldiers, and fugitive criminals.22 Abraham says simply that he "left" (Abraham 2:4) or "departed" (Abraham 2:14).
These four clauses are found near the beginning of both autobiographies, but their order is not necessarily the same in various translations.23
The Autobiography of Idrimi
1–14 In Aleppo, my ancestral home, a hostile [incident] occurred so that we had to flee to the people of Emar, my mother's relatives, and stay there. My older brothers also stayed with me, but none of them had the plans I had. So I, Idrimi, the son of Ilimilimma, devotee of IM, Ḫebat, and my lady Ištar, lady of Alalaḫ, thinking to myself, "Whoever his patrimony is a great nobleman, but whoever [remains] among the citizens of Emar is a vassal," took my horse, chariot, and groom and went away.
14–20 I crossed over the desert and came among the Sutu warriors. I spent the night with them in my covered chariot. The next day I set forth and went to Canaan. The town of Ammiya is located in Canaan.
20–27 People from Aleppo, Mukišḫe, Ni'i, and Nuḫašše were living in Ammiya, and when they realized that I was their lord's son, they gathered to me. I said the following: "I have become chief, I have been appointed."
27–29 Then I stayed among the Ḫapiru warriors seven years. I released birds and practiced extispicy.
29–34 In the seventh year IM became favorably inclined toward me, so I made ships and had auxiliary troops board them and proceeded via the sea to Mukišḫe. I reached land at Mount Casius and went ashore.
35–42 Now, when my country heard of me they brought me large cattle and small cattle, and in one day, in unison, the countries of Ni'i, Nuḫašše, Mukišḫe, and my own city Alalaḫ became reconciled to me. When my allies heard, they came to me. And when they concluded a treaty with me, I established them truly as my allies.
42–51 Now for seven years Barattarna, the mighty king, the king of the Hurrian warriors, was hostile to me. In the seventh year I sent Anwanda to Barattarna, the mighty king, the king of the Hurrian warriors, and told him of the treaties of my ancestors when they were allied with them, and that our actions were pleasing to the (former) kings of the Hurrian warriors for they had made a binding agreement between them.
51–58 The mighty king heard of the treaties of our predecessors and the agreement made between them, and with the treaty they read to him the words of the treaty in detail. So on account of our treaty terms he received my tribute. Then I pr<esented> the (gestures of) loyalty, which were considerable, I made great sacrifices, and restored to him a lost estate. I swore to him a binding oath as a loyal vassal.
58–63 Then I became king. Kings from all around attacked me in Alalaḫ. Just as they had heaped up on the ground the corpses of (my) ancestors, corpse upon corpse, so I, too, caused (their corpses) to be heaped up on the ground thus putting an end to their warfare.
64–77 Then I took troops and attacked Hatti-land. As for the seven cities under their protection, namely, Paššaḫe, Damarut-re'i, Ḫulaḫḫan, Zise, Ie, Uluzina, and Zaruna, these I destroyed. Hatti-land did not assemble and did not march against me, so I did what I wanted. I took captives from them and took their property, valuables, and possessions and distributed them to my auxiliaries, kinsmen, and friends. Together with them I took (booty).
77–86 Then I returned to Mukišḫe and entered my capital Alalaḫ. With the captives, goods, property, and possessions which I brought down from Hatti I had a palace built. I made my regime like the regime of kings. I made my brothers like royal brothers, my sons like their sons, and my relatives like their relatives. The inhabitants who were in my land I made to dwell securely, and even those who did not have a dwelling I settled.
86–91 Then I organized my land, and made my cities like they were before. Just as our ancestors had established regular rites for the gods of Alalaḫ, and just as our forefathers had performed sacrifices, I constantly performed them. These things I did, and I entrusted them to my son IM-nirari.
92–98 Whoever effaces this statue of mine, may the Heaven god curse him, may the Earth below destroy his progeny, may the gods of heaven and earth diminish his kingship. Let them have him executed (lit., measure him by a rope). Whoever changes or erases it, may IM, the lord of heaven and earth, and the great gods extirpate his progeny and seed from his land.
98–101 Šarruwa is the official scribe. He has written, copied and reviewed (the text). And now may the gods of heaven and earth keep Šarruwa, the scribe, who has written (the text of) this statue for him, in good health; may they protect him and be his guardian. May Šamaš, lord of the upper and nether worlds, lord of the spirits, be his protector.
102–4 I reigned for 30 years. I inscribed my achievements upon my statue. Let [the people read it] and continually bless me.
Edward L. Greenstein and David Marcus, "The Akkadian Inscription of Idrimi," Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society 8 (1976): 67–68, italics in orginal, line numbers corrected. Used by permission. Greenstein has updated excerpts of the narrative portion in "Autobiographies from Western Asia," in Civilizations of the Ancient Near East, ed. Jack M. Sasson (New York: Macmillan, 1995), 4:2426.
Other Similarities
Both Abraham's and Idrimi's autobiographies report their journeys through Canaan. For Idrimi, Alalakh is part of Canaan,24 and so Canaan seems to have included the whole Levant. Abraham, after leaving Ur, dwelt more within the southern end of the land of Canaan (Abraham 2:15–18).
Both Abraham and Idrimi emphasize in their autobiographies that their travel to their new residence was the result of divine inspiration; for Abraham it was the Lord speaking to him (Abraham 1:16) and appearing to him (Abraham 2:6); for Idrimi it was the result of consulting omens.25
Both Abraham and Idrimi refer in their autobiographies back to promises made to their ancestors for whom they have records. Idrimi refers to his ancestors' treaties in dealing with the Hurrian king Barattarna.26 "The biographical inscription of Idrimi states clearly that good relations, which formerly obtained between his ancestors and the kings of Ḫurri, were interrupted for a time until Idrimi returned to the fold."27 Abraham refers back to the "records of the fathers" that were "preserved in mine own hands" (Abraham 1:31).
Both Abraham and Idrimi describe in their autobiographies that they worshipped the way that their fathers did. Idrimi emphasizes the performance of the sacrifices,28 while Abraham makes the distinction that he worshipped not as his immediate fathers did but as his more distant ancestors did (Abraham 1:2–7).
Both Abraham's and Idrimi's autobiographies deal in covenants. Idrimi's inscription has been used to show how covenants worked in the ancient Near East.29 One of Idrimi's covenants, found on another tablet from Alalakh,30 deals mainly with the return of fugitives; this is somewhat ironic since Idrimi himself was a fugitive, as was Abraham. Abraham records a covenant that God made with him (Abraham 2:6–11).
Thus both autobiographies are shaped around similar themes. While their lives have certain similarities, they also have distinctive differences. Yet the autobiographical form seems to require the mention of certain topics, including (1) continuity with the past tradition through references to the house, gods, and records of their fathers and (2) piety to the gods they serve by describing their explicit service and following the revelation they receive from their god.
Wider Contrasts
According to Edward Greenstein and David Marcus, "The story of Idrimi is unlike Mesopotamian literature both in content and style."31 The story, as Oppenheim describes it, is "without parallel in texts of this type from Mesopotamia and Egypt."32 This led him to conclude that "all this seems to me to bespeak the existence of a specific literary tradition, totally different in temper and scope from that of the ancient Near East."33 Thus Oppenheim considered the autobiography of Idrimi to be unusual even for the ancient Near East. But the Book of Abraham belongs to the same specific literary tradition as Idrimi's autobiography. More inscriptions like Idrimi's from Syria dating to the Middle Bronze Age would enable a better comparison, but it is at least worth asking, How did Joseph Smith manage to publish in the Book of Abraham a story that closely matched a Middle-Bronze-Age Syrian autobiography that would not be discovered for nearly a hundred years?
John Gee is a senior research fellow and the William (Bill) Gay Research Professor at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University and chair of the Egyptology and Ancient Israel section of the Society of Biblical Literature. He is the author of numerous articles on Egyptology and has edited several books and journals.
1. For time, see Kerry Muhlestein and John Gee, "An Egyptian Context for the Sacrifice of Abraham," Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 20/2 (2011): 72.
2. Paul Y. Hoskisson, "Where Was Ur of the Chaldees?" in The Pearl of Great Price: Revelations from God, ed. Donl Peterson (Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 1989), 119–36; John Gee and Stephen D. Ricks, "Historical Plausibility: The Historicity of the Book of Abraham as a Case Study," in Historicity and the Latter-day Saint Scriptures, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson (Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 2001), 69–72.
3. Both the Wycliffe and the Matthew Bibles are more accurate in their translations of Genesis 24:7: "fro the lond of my birthe" and "from the lande where I was borne," respectively.
4. The King James translation "Mesopotamia" for Aram-Naharaim is misleading because "Mesopotamia" today usually denotes the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers—that is, Babylonia and Sumeria.
5. James P. Allen, "The Historical Inscription of Khnumhotep at Dahshur: Preliminary Report," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 352 (November 2008): 29–39; John Gee, "Overlooked Evidence for Sesostris III's Foreign Policy," Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 41 (2004): 26–30.
6. Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford: Blackwell, 1992), 213–16; Donald B. Redford, Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992), 148–77.
7. Günther Hölbl, Geschichte des Ptolemäerreiches (Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1994), 46–50.
8. Edward L. Greenstein, "Autobiographies from Western Asia," in Civilizations of the Ancient Near East, ed. Jack M. Sasson (New York: Macmillan, 1995), 4:2421–32. Note that the inscription of Azatiwada is significantly later.
9. A. Leo Oppenheim, "The Story of Idrimi, King of Alalakh," in Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament, ed. James B. Pritchard, 3rd ed. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969), 557; Sidney Smith, The Statue of Idrimi (London: British Institute of Archaeology in Ankara, 1949).
10. Edward L. Greenstein and David Marcus, "The Akkadian Inscription of Idrimi," Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society 8 (1976): 59.
11. M. B. Rowton, "The Date of Hammurabi," Journal of Near Eastern Studies 17/2 (1958): 105; Donald B. Redford, "A Gate Inscription from Karnak and Egyptian Involvement in Western Asia during the Early 18th Dynasty," Journal of the American Oriental Society 99/2 (1979): 278.
12. For the formulas, see Elmar Edel, "Untersuchungen zur Phraseologie der ägyptischen Inschriften des Alten Reiches," Mitteilungen des Deutschen Instituts für Ägyptische Altertumskunde in Kairo 13 (1944): 1–90; Jozef Janssen, De traditioneele egyptische autobiografie vóór het nieuwe rijk (Leiden: Brill, 1946); Nicole Kloth, Die (auto-) biographischen Inschriften des ägyptischen Alten Reiches: Untersuchungen zu Phraseologie und Entwicklung (Hamburg: Buske, 2002).
13. Inscription of Idrimi, line 3, author's translations throughout. The Akkadian version is conveniently located in Greenstein and Marcus, "Akkadian Inscription of Idrimi," 64–66; see sidebar for their translation, 67–68. For the reading "city," see the comments in Greenstein and Marcus, "Akkadian Inscription of Idrimi," 69, under āl Alalaḫ.
14. Inscription of Idrimi, line 3.
15. Greenstein and Marcus, "Akkadian Inscription of Idrimi," 69–70.
16. Inscription of Idrimi, line 1.
17. Inscription of Idrimi, lines 2–3.
18. Greenstein and Marcus, "Akkadian Inscription of Idrimi," 68–69.
19. Inscription of Idrimi, lines 4–6.
20. Chicago Assyrian Dictionary (CAD), M 1:323–24; Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 199; see also the commentary in Greenstein and Marcus, "Akkadian Inscription of Idrimi," 70.
21. A. Leo Oppenheim, review of Statue of Idrimi, by Sidney Smith, Journal of Near Eastern Studies 14/3 (1955): 199.
23. See, for example, Greenstein and Marcus, "Akkadian Inscription of Idrimi," 67.
24. Inscription of Idrimi, lines 18–20, 38; see also Greenstein and Marcus, "Akkadian Inscription of Idrimi," 74.
25. Inscription of Idrimi, lines 28–30.
26. Inscription of Idrimi, lines 42–51.
27. Michael C. Astour, "Ḫattušiliš, Ḫalab, and Ḫanigalbat," Journal of Near Eastern Studies 31/2 (1972): 107.
28. Inscription of Idrimi, lines 86–91.
29. Erhard Gerstenberger, "Covenant and Commandment," Journal of Biblical Literature 84/1 (1965): 40, 47.
30. Alalakh Tablet 3, in D. J. Wiseman, The Alalakh Tablets (London: The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, 1953), 31–32; Erica Reiner, trans., "Treaty between Idrimi and Pilliya," in Ancient Near Eastern Texts, 532; Richard S. Hess, "Agreement between Pillia and Idrimi," in The Context of Scripture, ed. William W. Hallo and K. Lawson Younger (Leiden: Brill, 2003), 2:331–32. See also Rowton, "Date of Hammurabi," 105; Donald L. Magnetti, "The Function of the Oath in the Ancient Near Eastern International Treaty," American Journal of International Law 72/4 (1978): 819; Redford, "Gate Inscription from Karnak," 278; Eva von Dassow, "Archives of Alalaḫ IV in Archaeological Context," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 338 (2005): 22.
31. Greenstein and Marcus, "Akkadian Inscription of Idrimi," 64.
32. Oppenheim, review of Statue of Idrimi, 199.
33. Oppenheim review of Statue of Idrimi, 200.


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Following his debut EP release of 'The Sound Experiment,' Samm Henshaw has returned with an even bolder EP, 'The Sound Experiment 2', which together have seen the artist achieve both Spotify's and Google Play's 'One to Watch' for 2016.
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When playing live onstage, Henshaw performs with his band made up of close friends, often dubbed "The Sound Experiment", similar to that of his debut EP title.
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Elk River Golf Course, Noel
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Links At Rainbow Curve Golf, Bentonville
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Lake Windsor, Benton County
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When Mr Bifurcated (I don't know his real name) asked me to contribute to his website, I immediately asked about the remuneration package. After getting some very evasive responses, I finally realised that I was supposed to do it for free like all the other "writers". This struck me as odd, particularly with regard to @tom_mcghee as I know him in real life and he charges me a Queenhead every time he texts me (it's a plumber thing); but if that corporate shill does it for nothing then I suppose I can give it a go. Until something better comes along. Or I get bored. But what if they don't do it for free? What if I'm being mugged off and they're all laughing at me for being such an idiot? Oh well, just like real life, then.
I thought I'd start by doing some research on the site, and came to the horrifying realisation that I would be expected to write about football; in particular, MAnchesTA United (pun #1). I did not see that coming. Particularly because I know for a fact that I've never said anything serious on Twitter about the beautiful game. Or any other topic. Ever.
Anyway; football. I'm supposed to preview the Cardiff game but I'm refusing as I feel that a Welsh team shouldn't be playing in an English league. Not for nationalist reasons, mind you, but purely based on travel complications. Why should we have to take our passports for domestic league and cup games? They should be saved for those special occasions when we tour the Far East or the States on important shirt-selling missions. Champions League? Not a league and far too many non-champions playing so that's irrelevant. The upside of this Welsh segregation is that, in my mind, we've never played/never will play Cardiff or Swansea and so results against them don't Mata (Boom! That's #2). I'm still outraged that United are out of the FA Cup due to an administrative error/lost ball during the ITV draw.
Hopefully making his debut on Tuesday will be our newest toy, Juan Mata. If you aren't on Twitter, Mata is a handsome fellow who knows how to wear a suit and also has a beard. I wouldn't actually class it as a proper beard, more of a sexy pebbledash (nice Mataphor, Benno; and that's the 3rd pun!) Probably not the usual prerequisites for breaking the club's transfer record, but I'm assuming that if you've got eyes, then you'll have an understanding that he is quite a special little player. I base it purely on the fact that he was Chelsea's number 10. When I was a boy, the number 10 shirt had magical properties and was worn by some of the best players to ever grace a pitch (see: Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane and Ian Marshall), so for a team with as many number 10 candidates in it as Chelsea, the chosen Juan (#4!) must be magic to have that shirt bestowed upon him. Football hipsters would have you believe that the 10 role is a "floating trequartista" or "back-pedalling conquistador" or some other such bollocks. The number 10 shirt goes to your best player. End of.
Unfortunately, Juan's older, uglier brother has that shirt at the moment so it looks likely that the recently vacated 7 will have the four sexiest letters in the world printed above it. This is lucky, because the United 7 is even more magical than all the other numbers combined (but that wouldn't fit on a shirt, if I'm honest). Its previous occupants have included: my boyhood hero, Bryan Robson; my teen hero, Eric Cantona; my style hero, David Beckham; my winking hero, Cristiano Ronaldo and my, erm, one-trick pony hero, Antonio Valencia. (I actually have a theory about poor old Toni that I'll share at a later date. On second thoughts, I've rambled on enough so I may as well add a few more words that nobody will ever read. I believe Toni is playing the long con with defenders. He's doing the same thing, game after game after game, in order to lull the opposition. THEN, in a twist that even J.J. Abrams couldn't think up if he was on acid, Toni will pull a NEW trick out of the bag and win the big game. Why he hasn't done this already, I have no idea. Like I said, it's just a theory.)
Anyway, Mata deserves the 7; it's been waiting for him since Ronaldo left and it will be great to have a World Cup winner picking up where he left off. Even if it is 5 years since then.
[Phone rings: "Hello?……… Number 8?! Seriously?…….. FFS. I'm not changing it now, it's far too good……… Well, it's all right……… Well, it's a lot of words…….. What the f*ck do you know about comedy?……… Good point…….. Thanks. Love you too, Mum."]
I imagine that Mr Bifurcated (note to self: find out his name) is pulling his hair out at my "short match preview" so I'll wrap it up and do the only bit that will actually make it online…
Prediction: 3-1 to United, with a brace for RVP, both set up by our new number
seven EIGHT who also bags the third before being subbed off to a standing ovation so he can get suited and booted for the press conference. Romantic, eh?
About the author: I've never been to Wales.
Dislcaimer: All puns contained herein remain the intellectual property of @PaulGunning1.
As for Cardiff…
Ole has breezed into the Premier League with the assurance of a man who's never attempted to exit a coffee shop by pulling the push door. No doubt, as a child – "the foetus-featured, L-plated sniper" – he'd mastered potty-training well before his teens. What?!
Tis, on the surface of it, a strange job for Ole to have taken. But the reality is, the expectations of the fans are relatively low, he's got money to spend, and if it goes wrong everyone's going to blame that bloke wearing the massive baddy outfit, with the massive baddy face, who behaves like a massive baddy, with a massive baddy neon sign bolted to him reading 'MASSIVE BADDY THIS WAY', and not Ole.
When we played them earlier in the season – when everybody's favourite spoonerism Malky Mackay was still in charge – we couldn't beat them then, even with the away advantage. So, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them limit Mata to just two brilliant goals.
Prediction: 2-1. Having received the signal, Ole to suddenly get up from his seat and calmly make his way towards the centre-circle, where he begins removing a patch of loose turf, revealing the rusty box where he'd some time before stashed his Remington Model 700 rifle. It all now becomes clear: *flashback waves* the incident with Rob Lee was a carefully orchestrated distraction. Haven't you always wondered what Ole was doing as last man back? As Rob Lee had made his way over the halfway line, Ole had been busy burying an object – we now know to be the rifle – but the onrushing conventionally attractive footballer had disturbed him; and thus threatened to give the whole game away. Thinking on his feet, Ole gave chase, and brought GQ chops down, just outside the area, creating a hive of activity well away from the middle of the pitch. Ole was, of course, sent off, but as Newcastle prepared to take the free-kick, Ole, having now disguised himself as a discarded crisp packet (a costume he'd had on under his kit, in the event of something like this happening), returned quickly to the pitch, finished hiding the fire-arm, replaced the turf and disappeared on the next zephyr… *flashback waves* Ole (now back in the present – keep up!) loads the rifle in two slick movements (which gets a round of applause from the Old Trafford crowd, which he acknowledges), and with one shot he takes down his target. Meanwhile, Chris Woods and Phil Neville have removed their masks, to reveal they were themselves all along.
Danny to give his permission for Mata to score his customary two for him.


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After doing a few Saturday chores, as my last destination was on George street, I thought I'd run a quick loop up through Seaton park and along the beach to round the day off.
Passing along the Don, this tree has fallen and lodged in this unlikely position suspended 20 feet up like an aerial walkway. The squirrels will love this
The recent floods have produced a nice crop of photogenic logs in the river and on the banks
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The promenade was back to back with heart-attack cages, creeping impatiently along an inch at a time, laden with baubles and tat from the weekly worship at the malls.
I picked my way through the steel jam, crossing over to the edges of the golf course
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There is so much more to Peru than Machu Picchu. From the heart of Lima to deep in the Sacred Valley, 'Rhythms of Peru' takes you not only to Peru's most iconic, but also far off the tourist trail for a chance to experience a more intimate view of this beautiful country.
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There's less than a week to go until Anthony Joshua gets back in the ring in a bid to become the greatest heavyweight boxer on the planet.
It's a massive fight with four belts on the line as he takes on New Zealander Joseph Parker on March 31.
Despite a packed training session AJ has managed to make a bit of time to relax with his friends and trainers.
He shared a photo of him tucking in a delicious looking feast on Instagram - but people have noticed a few things that are a bit odd.
While everyone else is wearing their official Team AJ kit, the man himself has gone a lot more casual. In fact, he's not wearing a shirt at all.
One wrote: "Just sitting around having dinner as you do... with my top off"
Another said: "Fam do you own a shirt at all? Get some clothes on, stop confusing our women outchea."
Someone replied: "Dude you're a champion we get it. But your at the dinner table put a damn shirt on. Mama didn't teach you no manners."
One guy pleaded: "Someone buy this guy a shirt."
But others have said that if they had a body like his, they would be topless all the time as well and many people are praising him for eating with his team.
One fan replied: "Who needs a shirt for dinner when you look like that."
But his dinner table etiquette isn't the only thing people have noticed about the photo - they're also looking at the massive (and delicious-looking) meal he's tucking into.
The table is covered with pizzas, chicken, spring rolls and other fried goodies.
While everyone should have a 'treat feast' every now and again, Joshua is trying to LOSE weight ahead of the Parker fight.
The last time he was in the ring he weighed 18st 2lb, but he wants to be about a stone lighter this time so he is more mobile.
There are three world heavyweight belts on the line as Joshua and Parker fight to become the best heavyweight boxer on the planet.
AJ is favourite to win with 20 knockout victories from 20 professional fights under his belt
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|Pat Hare
|Birth name
|Auburn Hare
|December 20, 1930
Cherry Valley, Arkansas, United States
| September 26, 1980 49) (aged
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
|Singer, guitarist, songwriter
|Vocals, guitar
|Years active
|Early 1950s–1962
|Sun Records
|Associated acts
|Howlin' Wolf, James Cotton, Muddy Waters, Bobby Bland, Junior Parker, Blue Flames
Auburn "Pat" Hare [1] [2] (December 20, 1930 – September 26, 1980) [3] was an American Memphis electric blues guitarist and singer. [4] His heavily distorted, power chord–driven electric guitar music in the early 1950s is considered an important precursor of heavy metal music. [5] His guitar work with Little Junior's Blue Flames had a major influence on the rockabilly style, [6] and his guitar playing on blues records by artists such as Muddy Waters was influential among 1960s British Invasion blues rock bands such as the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds. [5]
Hare was born in Cherry Valley, Arkansas. [3] He recorded at the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, serving as a sideman for Howlin' Wolf, James Cotton, Muddy Waters, Bobby Bland and other artists. [3] Hare was one of the first guitarists to purposely use the effects of distortion in his playing. [4]
In 1951, he joined a blues band formed by Junior Parker, called Little Junior's Blue Flames. [7] He played the electric guitar solo on "Love My Baby" (1953), which later inspired the rockabilly style. [6] One of their biggest hits was "Next Time You See Me", [8] which in 1957 reached number 5 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. [9]
"Love My Baby" (1953) by Little Junior's Blue Flames, featuring Hare on the electric guitar, is considered an important contribution to the rockabilly genre.
A sample of James Cotton's "Cotton Crop Blues" (1954), featuring a heavily distorted, power chord–driven electric guitar solo by Hare that anticipates elements of heavy metal.
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His guitar solo on James Cotton's electric blues record "Cotton Crop Blues" (1954) was the first recorded use of heavily distorted power chords, anticipating elements of heavy metal music. According to Robert Palmer, "Rarely has a grittier, nastier, more ferocious electric guitar sound been captured on record, before or since, and Hare's repeated use of a rapid series of two downward-modulating power chords, the second of which is allowed to hang menacingly in the air, is a kind of hook or structural glue. [...] The first heavy metal record? I'd say yes, with tongue only slightly in cheek." [5] The other side of the single was "Hold Me in Your Arms"; both songs "featured a guitar sound so overdriven that with the historical distance of several decades, it now sounds like a direct line to the coarse, distorted tones favored by modern rock players." According to Allmusic, "what is now easily attainable by 16-year-old kids on modern-day effects pedals just by stomping on a switch, Hare was accomplishing with his fingers and turning the volume knob on his Sears & Roebuck cereal-box-sized amp all the way to the right until the speaker was screaming." [4]
Hare was reported to have been an unassuming man in private (once married to Dorothy Mae Good, with whom he had a son and two daughters); however, he had a serious problem with alcohol abuse. [4] Shortly after the "Cotton Crop Blues" recording, he recorded a version of the early 1940s Doctor Clayton song "I'm Gonna Murder My Baby" on May 14, 1954, which has since been released on the 1990 Rhino Records compilation album Blue Flames: A Sun Blues Collection. The record also features power chords, which remains "most fundamental in modern rock" as "the basic structure for riff-building in heavy metal bands." According to Robert Palmer, the song is "as heavy metal as it gets." [5] According to the album liner notes, "I'm Gonna Murder My Baby" is "doubly morbid because he did just that". In December 1963, Hare shot his girlfriend dead and also shot a policeman who came to investigate. [10] At the time of his arrest, he was playing in the blues band of Muddy Waters. He was replaced in the band by the guitarist James "Pee Wee" Madison. [4] [11] Hare spent the last 16 years of his life in prison, where he formed a band named Sounds Incarcerated. [10] He succumbed to lung cancer in prison. He died in 1980 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. [3]
"Love My Baby" in particular featured some blistering guitar playing by Pat Hare, which inspired the rockabilly style....


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I love OPI Ink I think it is almost the perfect purple for me, I still have a lot more purple polishes in my huge untrieds pile but I am really happy to find such a great color, I have came across a lot of purple polishes that did not live up to my expectations so I am really happy to add OPI Ink to my favorites pile.
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To be serious, I'm not a fan of marriage of any kind. It is an opportunity to make oaths/ vows that can be broken and cause emotional and social harm over the long term, as participants mature into new understandings of life.
Obviously, I see the need for some people to have the security blanket of marriage. They just have too much religious and cultural baggage to live otherwise. It provides a cover for the state to take control of our sexual and parental lives, as well, under the current state-centric configuration.
Under the Kingdom conception of life, espoused by Jesus Christ and lived out by the Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandhi, myself and many others, we seek to abolish the state in favor of a libertarian stateless society driven by conscience (The Kingdom). Marital decisions under this Kingdom approach are by conscience and not by state permit. Thus, gay marriage is up to the participants in Jesus Christ's Kingdom conception of life.
"Judge not" -- make no legal determinations of others.
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Hi everyone. 😀
So…a few hours ago I was flipping through the TV guide seeing what was on. I came across one of the Lord of The Rings movies (Desolation of Smaug) and watched it for a few minutes. Then I had the brilliant idea of heading to Azalea Dolls (like y'all know I do XP ) to find the LoTR Scene Maker. Plus I found a game where you create a dragon!
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The Questers 😀
Well, that was a fun inspiration moment. I should do that more often. 🙂
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Alexis Klaiber captured the 2016 Miss Teen Popcorn title Saturday evening in festivities at River Valley High School.
"I thought I was going to cry," said the newly crowned Klaiber. "Then I thought 'I can't believe I threw all this together in two weeks and I won!'" Klaiber continued, "I'm so looking forward to the parade, being on the main stage … wow, I can't quite think right now."
In her new capacity, Klaiber will be featured at all Festival activities, including the Festival's Popcorn Parade and on the main stage. She will also make numerous appearances throughout Ohio during the coming year.
For winning, Klaiber also received a $150 scholarship award sponsored by Marion Community Credit Union, portrait package from BMG Photography, $50 Carrolls Jewelers gift card, a crown, crown necklace, pin, flowers, and an extensive prize package.
Klaiber also captured the $50 Formalwear Award sponsored by the Muffler Center. She is the 16-year-old daughter of Kyle Klaiber and Amanda Klaiber-Lindsay. She will be in the 11th grade at Pleasant High School, and danced to the song, "People Help the People".
Nabbing First Runner Up was Hayley Stiverson who received a $100 scholarship from Main Squeeze Juices & Smoothies, $50 Scholarship from the Dance Factory, Carol & Gene Ault, a $50 Carrolls Jewelers gift card, and a gift certificate to Studio 309. Stiverson, the 16-year-old-daughter of Jim and Cindy Stiverson, also took home the $50 Popcorn Wear Award from Jane Wyatt with her depiction of a mime promoting the Marion Popcorn Festival. Her talent was a vocal presentation of "Temporary Home". She will be a junior at Pleasant High School/Tri-Rivers Career Center.
Alexis Ritter snared the Second Runner-Up position which included a $100 scholarship from Studio 309, a $50 Carrolls Jewelers gift card and a gift certificate to Shapers Salon. The 16-year-old River Valley student performed a clog with a Canadian flair to "What Was I Thinking?" She is the daughter of James and Lorri Ritter, and will be entering the 11th grade at River Valley High School.
Taking Third Runner-Up was Sydney Randall. She received a $50 scholarship from Julie Kessler, a $25 scholarship from Shirleys Beauty, a portrait package from BMG Photography, and a gift certificate to Inspirations Nail Salon. Randal's tap dance to "Feel Again" also won her the $50 Talent Award sponsored by Anthony Farms. The 17-year-old Pleasant High School senior also won the Photogenic Award which – although it has no bearing on the results of the overall completion – garnered Randal a deluxe session and framed 16 x 20 custom portrait from Terrie's Photography. She is the daughter of Brooks and Melissa Randal.
Fourth Runner-Up was Sarah Perkins who received a $50 scholarship from Anthony Farms, a $50 scholarship from the Dance Factory, Carol & Gene Ault, $50 Carrolls Jewelers gift card, and a gift certificate to Perfect Image with Katie Kennedy. Perkins also took home the $50 Interview Award from Lu Chivington, the $50 Commitment to Excellence Award from Anthony Farms, and a $50 Essay Award sponsored by Stormy Cushing. Perkins, the 14-year-old daughter of Kevin and Wendy Perkins, will be a freshman at North Union High School. She sang "Someone to Watch Over Me" as her talent.
All finalists also received flowers from Marion Flower Shop and a gift bag from Diane Morgan, Avon Representative. Non-finalists received gift bags sponsored by Anthony Farms, Muffler Center, Jane Wyatt, Lu Chivington, and Dr. Heather Columber. They were:
Faith Schleitler performed a lyrical dance to "Lost Boy". She is the 13-year-old daughter of Jennifer Mogle and will be in the 8th grade at Grant Middle School.
Jaden Smith is the 14-year-old daughter of Jonathan & Tiffany Lechleitner. The Harding High School freshman sang "My Party Dress".
Kaylee Wallace is a 17-year-old Harding High School senior. The daughter of Jennifer Martin and Tolbia Wallace sang "I Will Always Love You" as her talent.
Melannie Emigh performed a song and dance routine to "I Want to Go to Hollywood." She will be a freshman at River Valley High School, and is the 14-year-old daughter of Kevin and Kimberly Emigh.
Overall event sponsors were: bluefusion entertainment; Blue Streak Wash-N-Fill; Nathan's Barbershop, Donatos; Chipotle; Applebee's; Brookside Pool; Kantzer Veterinary Clinic; DeLille; and Rosa & Rocco's.
Participants must be aged 13 through a senior in high school. Each contestant competed in evening wear, an on-stage question, talent, and the anything popcorn category.
Linda Candel, director of the Miss Teen Popcorn program, said, "I was pleased with these great teens, and I believe they all would have represented the Festival well. Kay Gwinner and Carol Ault always say that these young women come away winners just by having the courage to get up on that stage and participate … I would definitely have to agree."
The 2016 dates of the Marion Popcorn Festival are September 8th, 9th, and 10th. Main stage entertainment includes Thursday, September 8's Bike Nite featuring Rock Brigade – The Def Leppard Experience at 8:30 p.m., country star Kellie Pickler on Friday, September 9, and heavy metal/rock band Skid Row set for Saturday, September 10. All headline performances begin at 8:30 p.m. are free of charge to Festival attendees. A limited number of Kernel sponsorship seats are available for any of the main stage performances by calling 740-387-FEST.
Other events include Terry Lee Goffee, The "Ultimate" Johnny Cash Tribute, at the historic Marion Palace Theatre at 2:00 p.m. on September 8, the Popcorn Parade with over 300 units, a popcorn cooking contest, a fine art show, crafts, Popcorn 5000 5K run/walk, Popcorn 100 bike tour, Community Showcase stage, Marion's Hometown Talent stage, Poppin' Party stage, and much more.
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1988 Chevy Corvette, LSI Coupe Red, NO RESERVE!!
Price: - Item location: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
- Condition: Used
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- Year: 1988
- Mileage: 82,450
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- Engine size: 350
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Deborah Cassidy ("Cass" to her friends) is, or is pretending to be, a young filmmaker. She approaches Mitch about performing in her new movie, and drops hints that she has a crush on him.
Cass was working for Linc, apparently trying to get close to Mitch as part of a plan to distance Mitch and Cissy, allowing Linc to pursue Shaun.
Kai is the only one of the Yost insiders who is suspicious of Cass's motives so far. At first Kai seemed to think that Cass was just a groupie trying to get close to Mitch but at the hospital she noticed Linc and Cass pretending not to know each other.
Cass drives a black 1961 Porsche 356 Speedster Convertible, the same car that Luke Perry, as Dylan McKay, drove in Beverly Hills, 90210.
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Quick to impress with looks as refined as her vintage Porsche, Cass is not all she appears. Posing as a filmmaker on Linc's orders, she makes it a point to turn up in Mitch's sphere, where Kai greets her with open hostility. [1]
- ↑ "HBO Cast & Crew: Cass", HBO.com, 2007.