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My God is better than your God, Or: Oh yeah? Well Buddha has laser beams for eyes, so there!
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Note: This rant is incomplete and full of generalizations. You could spend the whole time reading this screaming internally about how I got your religion wrong. Is that really useful? I'll make it easy for you: I admit up front that there are lots of good things I'm missing about all religious mentioned below. Except Hinduism, b/c you're gods have way too many arms and I'm not backing down on that. I will NOT agree with you that every other religion is wrong and yours is the right one.
Scott Adams had a very clever point about reducing the conflict between Christians, Muslims and Jews. Let's take it in a different direction: What's similar? Where can we all find common ground?
1. Hindu's, Buddhists, Wiccans, and Atheists are all going to Hell. We can all agree on this one, let's move on. ( Oh, and if you're an atheist, stop smiling right now. You do worship a God, his name is Science, and you believe in just as many lies as those who worship God, or a "god". You believe that one ape got wings, used them to fly to get more bananas, fed the bananas to girl apes, and thus bing! Flying monkeys. You ignorant liberal redneck.)
2. Women are second class citizens (or things, pick one). In Catholicism, women are closed to the holy spirit. Why? Because Jesus didn't want to be one. Also, he only picked males for disciples. Mary magdalene was a tagalong. In many christian religions, women are meant to obey their husbands and in some extremes, just stay at home and be moms (or breed armies of Christ, as I read recently). Do I even need to say anything about Islam? I wanna say their stance on women is morally reprehensible, but that's not fair without criticizing Christianity and Judaism some more. It's just that Christianity and Judaism don't go as far. I mean Islam is all about covering women up or killing them because you accidentally saw their ankle and that makes them a worthless whore. In Judaism in Christianity, religion encourages us to suppress women AND have sex with them. The two do not conflict. Of course that's a generalization, there's plenty of idiots preaching that sex is a sin. This is why Catholic Church attendance is down to old people. Poor old people haven't realized that lubricant works :*(
Let's face it, religion doesn't do much more in this instance than act as a tool for suppressing women with lies and superstition. God will cry if women try to work or forget to cover their heads. Or vengeful wrath, blah blah blah. Simplistically, this is creating God in our image, and I'm sure someone who's given this more thought could explain it more eloquently. God loves us and doesn't love those who are different from us, and as long as we sacrifice a calf to him every tuesday he'll smite our enemies and bring us financial success. Hooray!
2. If you ask questions, God hates you. Did you learn from "The Wizard of Oz"? There's no one behind the curtain. In fact, there is no curtain. What's wrong with you? You're sacriligeous/worship the devil/burka burka fatwa! Or, if you're a scientologist, you will die from pneumonia if you question how Lord Emperor Xenu gave all the space aliens the R6 implant. Yep. That's what'll happen. It sounds ridiculous, but compare it to: You're moving away from God if you question him.
Don't get me wrong, you shouldn't go up to God and say, Hey, thanks for existance but…I coulda done better. It's arrogant as hell to believe you A: Understand existence and B: Could make an improvement. You can improve humans, sure. You go too far though, you've got a religion and before long you're murdering the non-believers. This brings us to the other side of "Don't ask questions" which is: The consequences.
I'm sorry you have to die, but God (oh and when I say God, feel free to substitute Yahweh/Allah) hates you and won't tolerate existence. Go to hell. Here's my problem with this mindset:
Well first of all, the people doing it don't recognize what they're doing. They're doing the work of God, hooray, great, don't ask questions, just coerce/subdue/kill the non-believers. Use the word "heresy" liberally. Oh heck, get some hors d'eourves and make an inquisition out of it! Let's string em up and ask them to confess!
More importantly: If God made evil humans that he didn't love…wouldn't he make it easier to identify them? You would think they would have horns and wings and things. Instead the evil humans look just like humans, except they hate God and he hates them. Let's kill them in his name. (Note: I'm using capital G for reference, but not the capitol H since I'm talking about misconceptions of God, not the actual God himself. Don't wanna commit heresy). Really though, they'd have some nice identifying feature, like a forked tongue. That would be so much easier than a guessing game, where your left wondering if you're supposed to get the Democrats out of office because that's what Jesus wants. That brings us to number 3:
3. God needs a starship. But until we build one, he needs your money. Lots and lots and lots of your money for um…his temple. See, we can't honor God if our cardinals drive around in anything less than a BMW…I called God and he said that's heresy. Now hand it over!
Dante (and I) believed that the Church went wrong in the 4th century when Constantine converted. He gave the Church money and power, and it all went to hell. If you ask me(surprisingly, no one does), God's temple on earth should be a shack, and all the money should be spent on curing malaria/tuberculosis/what-have-you. Why would the creator of the universe care about a temple made of stone? Which is better, the toddler you brings you a clay sculpture and then smacks his sister, or the toddler who sits down and helps his sister learn how to sculpt clay? Well which do we do? I'm pretty everyone's doing plenty of helping, but still, there's too much smacking, even if it's not physical and blatant. But we don't hear this from the religious leaders who drive beemers. Instead we hear, give to the church/mosque and well…you'll be honoring God. We'll give some of it away. The rest goes to my beemer. I want a blue one. I gotta say Islam has us beat in at least one respect: the 40% rule about charity, where you're expected to give most of your money away. That is respectable.
4. God/Allah/Khali will someday destroy the world. All the good believers will go to Heaven, and the enemies of the faithful will go to hell. I gotta say this: My money's on Khali getting the job done first, and I burn candles in front of a multi-armed elephant every week. (Haha, different cultures are funny! Especially ones involving brown people!) I have one argument against that: Sex. If we're all spirits and stuff, there's no body parts, hence no sex. Unless it's like weird glowing orb sex, and I don't want none of that. ( Hooray for the written word!) Why would the creator of the Universe…the creator of the female form, get rid of sex? (as a side note, yes, the female form is the primary locus of sexuality, because women will appreciate a "sexy man" (double parantheses note: I feel gay saying that) but will fall for any sap with an ok face and is nice. Men, on the other hand, are always picturing women naked. Every single minute. Don't bother asking, because we'll lie to you about it. But we're doing it. Turn a little to the side. Thanks) Answer is: No God/Allah/Jacob who loves us would do that. That'd be cruel. What would we even do without a physical existence? Sit around singing God's praise? That party would be ok for about five minutes, then even God would be bored. Yes, major religions, you are BORING God. Good Job.
So what's the answer? Yes, I know I said it's arrogant to believe any one of us understand it all…but I meant arrogant for everyone but me. The answer is:
1. God loves all created life. Yes, you can still eat meat. But stop killing in his name.
2. If you want, you can say God's a girl, whatever. Enjoy Lilith Fair.
3. God loves you, but YOU have to make the effort to reach out. You have free will, and you have to make your choice known, explicitly.
4. The devil does not have horns, nor cloven hooves, and he is not behind the gay pride festival. He is however, gay as hell, loves the color pink, and currently exists on earth in the form of Paris Hilton.
5. Hindus: Stop bathing in a river full of crap.
6. Muslims: welcome to the modern era. Stop sitting around in sand.
7. Christians: wtf? Honestly, what are you thinking?
8. Jews: Keep making those tasty bagles.
9. Atheists: You're not all scientists just b/c you don't believe in God. And you can't refute arguments against your theories by saying: You don't understand the scientific method. That is a crap argument.
10. God wants your money. Send it to me, I'll make sure he gets it.
11. God doesn't do most of the things you say he does. He does however love us, and wants us to show it to each other.
12. Feel free to add to the list.


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I've never been shy about my love of The Gammons. Insightful, passionate, and — unbeknownst to many — looks great in a thong. Also: One of the greatest baseball writers ever. And he knows good music when he hears it, evidenced by the stellar cadre of local musicians he enlists for his annual Hot Stove, Cool Music concerts, including Buffalo Tom's Bill Janovitz and the heartthump-inducing Kay Hanley. Understand that when I tune in to Baseball Tonight, it's not to hear Harold Reynolds pontificate on the simply joys of the fungo circle, or to watch John Kruk gargle fried chicken as he tells me what's wrong with the Pittsburgh Pirates. It's to watch The Gammons. And now he's part of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and his induction ceremony speech harkened back to his days as a fresh-faced punk at the Boston Globe:
When this award was announced, Mike Barnicle left me a simple message. "Tom Winship would be very proud". Winship was the editor of the Boston Globe, a Branch Rickey of a man who changed the newspaper business in Boston and opened a world for kids who were dying for a chance. Mine came as a summer intern in December of 1968. It started the day Robert F. Kennedy was shot. In those days you had a morning Globe and afternoon Globe, and when I walked in, I was introduced to my fellow intern Bob Ryan, basketball Hall of Famer. We were told to call every team in business asked them what they would do for Robert F. Kennedy and write a story. We did. The 3:30 late stocks edition came up, and there on the front page of the entire paper Mr. Ryan and Mr. Gammons had their first by lines. We went to the Erie Pub, raised a couple of 10 cent drafts and decided, you know, that we found what we loved.
There are typos galore, but the complete transcript can be found here at espn.com.
Today's comments section is ready for your Gammons love. We're also accepting Hazel Mae love. Because, y'know, she also looks good in a thong. Or so we hear.


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Almost all of us have to have therapeutic of one kind or a further. We have been all plagued by our personal damaging views, by disease and injury, at the least every so often homepage. Irrespective of whether you formally meditate or not, there are simple therapeutic meditations and healing physical exercises you may quickly do – that may have outstanding benefits. As a volunteer for that Distant Therapeutic Network, I usually counsel straightforward workout routines or simple therapeutic meditations which can provide a full and lasting healing. Most frequently we have to repeat the meditations as well as the therapeutic is gradual – although not normally. At times it truly is quick.
Very simple Affirmations and Visualizations
Our views, our suggestions and viewpoints about ourselves plus the earth around us – will manifest. Thus, on the list of most important challenges we facial area – particularly if we have experienced a lengthy term ailment or injuries – is finding trapped during the imagined that we've been sick or wounded. This thought that we have been hurt or ill can preserve us unwell or wounded, or can cause new ailment and damage.
Often these detrimental feelings about ourselves are certainly not even conscious in us – generally we've just after some time grown accustomed to getting ill or hurt. To antidote these negative ideas, conscious or not, we are saying affirmations, i.e. we put beneficial views within their spot. If you have practiced this system during the previous, you might learn that you will need only to state your affirmation a couple of times to revive harmony and wellbeing. Inside the commencing, nonetheless, you could have to mention them many moments just about every day, and about an extended stretch of time.
You should continue to keep your affirmation brief and straightforward, uncomplicated. In the event the trouble is emotional, choose an affirmation with the opposite beneficial emotion. As an illustration, if you suffer from despair, your affirmation can be, "Joy, joy, joy". If you're susceptible to anger or anxiety or nervousness, you could potentially say, "Peace, peace, peace". Or, "Calm, relaxed, calm." Or, "I am the soul". Or, "I am (a being of) Radiant Light". You'll know for those who have picked the proper phrase to convey – mainly because you may find the tranquil or peace or joy you might have been trying to find.
When the trouble is often a physical a single, the antidote is comparable: "I am wholly balanced and happy", or, "I am totally healed" – and afterwards graphic it. See your self stuffed and surrounded along with the Divine Gentle, totally healed, healthful and content. Try and also really feel it, what it felt choose to be fully healthful and joyful, and/or uninjured. I just did this workout for any minute or two before nowadays – and in lieu of remaining flat on my back again with the flu, I'm now on the personal computer happily creating this Journal entry. What we human beings get in touch with "miracles" – frequently are merely an easy adjust in our pondering.
Simple Prayers
Usually ask for an entire and lasting therapeutic, and in that ask for inwardly add "If it really is Thy Will". And generally say "Thank you", no matter if that you are fully healed nonetheless – or not. Miracles rarely come about when you hold out right up until after a miracle happens to convey, "Thank you". Maintain your prayers easy, they do not have to generally be elaborate. You won't need to list everything that ails you. Just ask for a complete and lasting healing, and afterwards say, "Thank you." It really is normally a very good thought to supply some thing in return, some very good deed or prayers – but this is often probably not needed. Once we place our total believe in in God, our prayers are often answered – in ways in which are most effective for our individual soul and also the souls of many others.
When i need assistance or therapeutic – I connect with on Absolutely everyone I can believe of. You can get in touch with within the Holy angels, God, saints, Our Woman, Her Divine Son – on any Divine Remaining. For anyone who is calling about the saints for enable, you are doing not must know their names or which saint to call on. Simply just request the saint that may heal you, whoever they is likely to be – plus they will arrive. The identical for that angels. Just depart all of it approximately God, rely on that whoever you'll need might be despatched to you. We individuals are likely to complicate even the simplest of things, and we predict we have to do everything ourselves – when in truth Divine forces are powering both equally our most insignificant and our best achievements.
Which could audio odd – but at times the best healings come to us once we are praying for some others. The key top secret to Divine Therapeutic is in deepening our marriage with God. Our Girl, in Medjugorje, has claimed that we should always all pick out our have religious Path after which do our extremely most effective on it. That we should always make God the very middle of our lives.
If we make this happen, then when we switch to God and also the other Divine Beings for support, the channel amongst us is by now open up and pure. If not, when we need assistance, we must spend treasured time and electricity to start with opening large, thick doors that separate us from God and His superb throne. Occasionally we're unable to open up the doors – occasionally they've been closed for so very long, they cannot open up except with excellent trouble. If we're used to turning to God for even the smallest details of our lives, then it's simple to uncover Him after we are in ache or in distress.
There was a man who wrote Our Girl a letter just about every evening. Immediately after some many years he chose to prevent, wondering it a senseless point. On the list of visionaries in Medjugorje, soon after an apparition of Our Lady, declared that Our Blessed Mother had a concept for somebody there. The information was that the male should not prevent composing Her letters each evening, Our Girl looked forward to them. We must always all be crafting God letters, each second of each working day.
Ramana's Exercise
The Indian Sage Ramana Maharshi mentioned that our 1st and previous slip-up is pondering we're the actual physical human body. Regarding therapeutic from the body, when we take into account that we've been not the bodily body now we have taken the primary significant step in the direction of healing. The soul isn't ill or injured, just the physical human body is. Whenever we keep in mind that we're the Radiant soul, we're standing in our legitimate Selves. Plus the Radiance of the soul, the Divine Light that's the soul – can mend the bodily physique. In legitimate healing, the physical overall body is infused using the Mild of your soul. Around the other hand, if we think we have been merely the bodily body, we can turn out to be imprisoned in it – along with its illnesses and injuries. Our very own ideas will imprison us.
Ramana's exercise is to inwardly question: "Who is unwell (or hurt)?" We reply: "I am." Then we ask: "Who am I?" The solution is: "I am the soul" or "I am Radiant Light". You can do this workout possibly with your eyes closed or open, while usually it's easier with the eyes shut. Finally, the concern, "Who is sick (or injured)?" could be plenty of, there will be no really need to say the rest of the work out, the soul will current alone to you personally even following the initial dilemma, "Who is sick?".
This observe can get the job done for any illness, damage – or damaging emotion. For anyone who is offended, inquire: "Who is indignant?" If unfortunate, "Who is sad?" The answer is often a similar: "I am Radiant Light" or "I am the soul".
Easy Therapeutic Meditations
These meditation workout routines are secure, incredibly strong, and will have wonderful effects:
1. One of the most basic mini-meditations we could do would be to basically ask the Divine, Therapeutic, Radiant Light be despatched to each mobile of our human body. Close your eyes and impression it. You can do this exercise to get a handful of seconds quite a few periods each individual working day, or for approximately twenty minutes or more once or twice just about every day. At times the moment is ample, i.e. you might be healed following performing this physical exercise the very to start with time.
We can easily also make this happen for other folks, by inwardly imaging them and turning them on the Radiant Divine Gentle. Even though we do that for only a handful of seconds, many moments per day, it is going to provide healing – normally a complete healing for that human being. All these workouts will operate improved when you sincerely contact on God or Divine Beings that will help you. Just one of my 'students' not too long ago did this specific physical exercise for her pretty serious and unpleasant physical difficulties. She also referred to as on each Divine Becoming she could believe of to help her as she did the physical exercise – and was miraculously healed in just a few minutes. I are not able to stress this more than enough: we've been all Healers. It is merely a issue of the depth of our Love and Compassion for all sentient beings and also the depth and breadth of our Belief in God.
two. Two much more therapeutic meditations:
Work out I
Sit inside a chair with the again straight and carefully clasp your arms, using your toes within the floor. (Should you can't sit up, lie down with your back again, with all your arms at your sides.) Try to crystal clear your intellect of ideas. Ask for advice, enlightenment and Therapeutic. You are able to call on God or maybe a unique spiritual figure if you want. Talk to that you simply be stuffed and surrounded by the Divine, Therapeutic Really like that's the Divine, which is God. Picture the Divine Healing Light coming into within the top rated within your head, filling each and every atom of your respective system and afterwards also surrounding you. Bask in it. Inwardly say some limited phrase such as "I am the soul" or "I am radiant Light", continuously, as you impression the light fill and surround you. Endeavor to do this for ten to 20 minutes. If you're lying down, visualize the light bordering and filling you from above your prone overall body.
Exercise II
You may as well do the above mentioned imagining oneself absolutely healthy, healed and carrying out things which you like to perform. During this exercise see you happy and radiant, manufactured of light. This exercise may very well be shorter, 3-5 minutes. And you can do it greater than at the time every day, and/or mix it with meditation workout I.
I suggest which you check out each of the routines previously mentioned then determine and that is very best to suit your needs. You also may possibly realize that some healing workouts or meditations perform ideal for particular ailments or accidents. I have seen miracles take place with all of these, these are all extremely powerful – none of these feel fewer effective than any other. However, each of us must uncover what operates greatest in each circumstance, wherever our hearts are. Having a little bit of experimentation you should discover the ideal a single in your case. May perhaps Angels normally Mild your Path!


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Blacksburg Bagels, locally owned and operated, has been preparing handcrafted baked goods using traditional methods since 2013. As a business Blacksburg Bagels has its roots in the Blacksburg Farmers Market where it remains an active year round member. In 2014 the company expanded to provide baked goods to local offices, shops, and restaurants. Looking for something in particular that we don't offer? We'd love to work up a recipe just for you! Getting creative with baked goods is what we do best.
It's important to note that since all of our products are handmade, there can be slight variations in their size and shape. If strict uniformity of particular characteristics is important to you please let us know in advance and we will do our best to meet your needs.
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You are mingling at another holiday cocktail party or social gathering when someone you've just met asks you what you do or what your business is all about. How do you answer? As you launch into your answer, is the recipient of your response smiling and nodding knowingly, or have his/her eyes already glazed over as you spill into 10 or more sentences?
Commonly known as the 'elevator pitch' because it describes the following scenario: How would you explain your business and SELL yourself in the time it takes to get from the top floor to the ground floor? And no, I don't mean in an elevator ride in a Dubai skyscraper. Maybe 20 floors, tops! Do you know how to convey what you do in three sentences or less?
Three Things Every Elevator Pitch Needs
- Brevity: You should not be talking for more than 60 seconds. Yes, really.
- Clarity: Do not use industry jargon thinking you will dazzle the prospect. In reality, you will confuse him/her and make him/her less likely to ask follow-up questions lest they appear unknowledgeable or more confused. Use common language and explain it like you would to a 10-year old. This is not condescending. It is simplified and concise.
- A Story: Use language that paints a picture. And in this picture, you and your business are riding in on the proverbial white horse to solve a business problem for your client, making their business better and more profitable. You/your business are the answer to their business prayers.
How can one start to craft an interesting pitch? Begin writing down action words/phrases describing what your business does. What does your business sell? Is it a product or service? What business problems does your business solve? What types of clients are ideal? These descriptions will paint a big picture and you will bring this picture down to a snapshot for the different types of prospects you may be pitching to at any given time.
Here are few tips to help you craft a compelling elevator pitch:
- Listen to your pitch in your own voice. Use an app like Dragon Dictation to record yourself practicing your pitch and continue to practice until you've really nailed it. Test your pitch by playing it for someone who is not in your industry. After they've listened to it, can they answer in no uncertain terms what your business does? If not, it's back to the drawing board!
- Practice makes perfect. Play your pitch over and over in your head until it becomes second nature. Once this pitch appears effortlessly in your conversation with new prospects or when meeting new people, its simplicity will be your best business feature.
- Long live the pitch. Your pitch should be a living thing. Be on alert for phrases or wording that could make your elevator pitch more clear and meaningful. Test each new version out. As your business grows and changes, so will your elevator pitch. You, your business, your goals, and prospects will benefit from periodic revitalizations of your pitch that capture where your business is going.
There are a number of essential elements in a successful elevator pitch. In my opinion, an elevator pitch should be no more than 3 sentences—and not run-on sentences. Succinct, descriptive sentences are the goal. It should not sound rehearsed or overly sales-y. It should roll off the tongue effortlessly because you are confident in your business' ability to help this prospect or at least direct them to someone who can. Ultimately, you want the prospect to be so intrigued or convinced they need to know more about you and what you do that they ask for your card and make a date to follow-up on your elevator pitch—this is the definition of success. Congratulations, you've just sold yourself! Now make good on that pitch and knock it out of the park to turn a prospect into a client.
Do you have a prepared elevator pitch you are using right now? Is it working for you? What would you like to change about it?


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Hey there Weird Stuff Fans,
Weird Stuff is now officially on the Ontario Media Development Corporation for Locations and Prop Rentals.
Here is a great pic showing an example of the magnitude of Weird Stuff that comes thru our door. This is definitely the place to visit for that Weird and unusual Gift for that person that has everything.There is a great collection of everything from decades from the past, and most likely a collectible that would be perfect for that person who loves Werid Stuff.
Remember the turnover at Werid Stuff is fast, so if you are someone who loves Weird Stuff,or you are looking for a Gift, pop by to the store or check out our website at www.weirdstuff.ca.
Thanks for checking out our Weird Stuff,and stay tune for more updates.
Hi there Weird Stuff customers.....
Now this is an incredible find for Weird Stuff as it is an authentic signed autobiography book SIGNED by Uncle Jack Dempsey to his niece Joy for her 13th birthday in 1960.
This was purchased from a boxing show in the 1970's, and has recently found it's way into Weird Stuff.
A great collectible for all of the Boxing fanatics out there. Very rarely do boxing collectibles come thru the door at Weird Stuff, and when they do they fly.
Hi there Weird Stuff Customers,
I love it when we get a selection of $1.00 bills that come into the store. These ones are Centennial.
I remember giving one to a young kid instead of change and he was stunned, as he had never seen one before. He actually asked me if it could be cashed. Just an example of the things that make Weird Stuff so unique.
Weird Stuff is definitely a time capsule for the old, nostalgic, and collectibles from the past!!
Stay tune for more new arrivals at Weird Stuff,
Hi there Weird Stuff Fans,
Over the last 10 years we have been fortunate enough to receive a variety of WW1 and WW2 medals, uniforms, and old bayonettes.
These are fast movers,as any collector can verify, so if you are interested in collecting anything of this nature it is a great idea to either pop into the store or send us an email pertaining to what it is that you are specifically collecting.
Stay tune for new arrivals at Weird Stuff, Hamilton's Most unusual store!
Well, if you can't go to Hawaii, just come down to Weird Stuff for an Authentic Vintage Hawaiin Shirt from the 1950's and 60's.
These were collected by a customer of ours and have been in storage since the 60's.
There is a great selection of over 100 shirts, so they are perfect as a Gift, or for that Porta Backyarda Hawaiin Tiki party that you will be having this summer!
Check out this great selection before it's to late!
Stay tuned for more new arrivals at Weird Stuff,
Meet the new Weird Stuff Pixie, who flies around the store and gives great deals!!
Well, this one is for all of the Tesla fans out there.
Weird Stuff is honoured to have purchased this Original Tesla Telephone from the Turn of the Century Electrotherapy Museum.
Some people believe that it was Tesla who invented the phone first, as Bell needed 3 of Tesla's patents in order to finish his own.....without Tesla's patents, it may not have been completed.
This Tesla phone however is not for sale due to it's historic value.
Stay tuned for more updates from Weird Stuff,
New arrivals at Werid Stuff......
For all you Jazz Lovers out there, This is a collection of Rare Blues Vinyl between the times of 1920-1950.
Anyone collecting vinyl including Blues vinyl knows how hard this stuff is to come by. Superb conditon!!!
Thanks for checking out Werid Stuff!
Just arrived at Weird Stuff.
These Bronze Ancient Battle Gloves are like nothing that I have ever seen before.
The workmanship is incredible as they are hand hammered and forged. These came from a customer whose parents travelled the world in the 1920's and these were purchased in Europe.
Definitely an incredible addition to someone's collection of war memoribillia, or prop collection!
Stay tuned for more arrivals at Werid Stuff.
Weird Stuff's latest find.
This arrived from an old movie theatre with the Victor Logo which is made out of spelter.
This is an External speaker, with great character,perfect for anyone's rec room or band room.
Stay tune for more arrivals at Werid Stuff.
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Today we have just received in a 1950's Glass Beaver Head Gumball Machine.
This has two Logo's on it, and would be great to add to a rec room.
Stay tuned for more arrrivals at Werid Stuff.
This is an Exquisite 1920's Candlewick Etched Heart Covered dish which is divided into 3 sections.
I have seen alot of pieces from this collection but have never seen this design. There are no chips or cracks in this piece adding to it's beauty.A great piece to add to one's collection of Hearts or Crystal.
Stay tuned for more arrivals form Werid Stuff.
This is a Striking 1920's Candleabra Chandalier which has come to us from a Burlington Estate.
Weighing approximately 110 pounds this measures 3 feet across, height from Cap to end of Sconce is 26 inches, and each sconce is 12 inches from end to end, perfect for someone's cottage or chalet.
Stay tuned for more arrivals from Weird Stuff.
Well I have to say this is definitely a very rare piece.Although I am sure you have all seen the chrome airplane ashtray stands, I have asked several collectors who collect planes and train memorabilia and they have never seen a copper one before.
This has the original stamp of CSA approved, by the Portable Electric Standard Lamp.
L.L. 780454, Tuscan MFG.Co LTD.
Both the plane and the base light up and it has been rewired.The propellers have recently been replaced. Although there is some wear on the copper, this is still a one of a kind piece.
Check this out!!! Talk about revisting 20.000 Leagues under the sea. This is a vintage deep sea diving helmet and suit for all of you nautical fans. This has been in storage for the last 70 years and is suffed with newspaper from 1963.The helmet has 4 porthole windows, and the suit has a 12 bolt lock down pattern.
This comes form a collector who is now 90 years old and is getting rid of some of his collectibles.
Definitely an etremely rare piece for anyone's collection!!
Stay tuned for more new arrival at Weird Stuff Store.
Hi there Weird Stuff fans,
Today we have a beautifully carved Mahogany Victorain couch that has been re-upholstered in a beautiful black silk with small delicate flowers in yellow blue and magenta. The vines of each flowere are charteuse,yellow and cream. The mohagany wood is in perfect condition and heavily carved.
A beautiful addition to a parlour or living room, or accent piece for someones shop.
This is a one of a kind piece that will be a center piece in your home.
Stay tuned for more arrivals at Weird Stuff,
Hey there Weird Stuff fans,
Here is a Stunning Rare Black Venetian Glass Mirror that is 30 inches to top of crown in width, and 39 inches in length.
Definitely makes a dramatic statement for your home. I have seen alot of Venetian glass however the coloured glass is the hardest to find.
Stay tuned for more new arrivals at Weird Stuff.
For all of you train, planes and automobile buffs this one is for you! This is a beautiful oil painting of a New York Central Railway Steam Locomotive. This was brought in by a gentleman who has owned it since the 1960's, and is signed by an artist by the name of Baldwin. Could the artist be related to the Baldwin company who supplied train parts and railway equipment to the railway industry of the day?
The dimensions are 24 inches wide by 36 inches. This photo does not show the true beauty of the actual painting.
Stay tuned for new arrivals at Weird Stuff,
This is an original yes original movie poster from 1963 called "The Condemned of Atona". For all of you movie buffs and or collectors of old paper this is for you. The colour is ibrant and Sopia Loren looks as beautiful as ever!. Thhis also stars Robert Wagner, and was directed by Vittorio De Sica.
Inspired by a play by Jean Paul Sartre by 20th Century Fox is definitely a must for your wall.
This is a great retro mauve and green light.
This is perfect for those that are decorating with 1950's furniture or memorabilia. It adds a subtle effect of days gone by......
This is a new arrival just in time for boating weather. An authentic 1950's glass ceiling fixture with a red trim,measuring 13 inches from prong to prong in diameter.
A must have for any one with a nautical theme running in their bar, or oerfect for adding character to a boat.
This is a beautiful 1920's original paint mermaid figurehead. For all of you mermaid fans, and boat lovers, she is definitely a piece to add to any collection of nautical items.
Stay tuned for daily arrivals at Weird Stuff,
Regardless of how old you are this matching dresser and mirror definitely triggers the kid in everyone.
This is a work of art!!It is a one of a kind set made by a company in Canada (yes I did say Canada) and it was located in Toronto on Queen St.
I love the fact that the mirror matches the feet on the dresser, and there was also a matching play set that had cut outs in the chairs that then were used as the handles on the dresser.
When this piece was outside the store, kids were stopping their parents so that they could take a picture of it.
This piece meets every child's imagination
Now this Tommy Talker gets alot of attention in the store. Dated 1970 in great condition a great vantriloqist dummy fo those who are into weird stuff and toys.
Still trying to find an original one from the 1930's-1940's but no luck yet.
Stay posted for more arrivals at Weird Stuff,
This beautiful spelter light with clear slag etched glass and a cherub holding up the light just arrived in from an estate sale in sunny Florida.
It is definitely in mint condition and would look great as a bright reading light or with a beautiful flicker light for a more romantic enviroment.
Stunning as a bedside light or a hall light, the intricate filigree adds to it's simple beauty..
This light is 24 inches in height and 6 inches in width at the widest point.


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Attorney General Jeff Landry took a Citigroup campaign contribution despite objecting to Louisiana doing business with the banking giant because of its gun policies.
Landry led the 2018 effort to keep Citigroup and Bank of America from participating in a $600 million road financing plan. The Republican attorney general argued the banks' firearm restriction policies for corporate customers violated Second Amendment rights.
But The Advocate reports campaign filings released Tuesday show Landry accepted $2,500 from Citigroup on March 6 for his re-election bid.
Landry campaign adviser Brent Littlefield says Landry appreciates support from anyone that "wishes to support his conservative advocacy." Littlefield says Landry will continue speaking against corporate policies that undermine constitutional rights.
Landry has no announced opponents for the October election and reported a $2.2 million campaign account.
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Starship Troopers, Forever War Compared
Military science fiction is a fairly popular sub-genre but often it swings between two extremes, from ideas that are found usually between liberal and conservative camps. Liberal views of military science fiction often focus on how technology has changed combat and that this change speaks to truths about war that have always been there. While conservative military science fiction deals more with showing that despite how much society has changed, simple virtues that a person, or even a society needs remain unchanged. But both use science fiction as a way of removing the reader from the world that we live in to try to argue for a world that we ought to live instead, for one reason or the other.
Consider two classics of sci fi; Joe Hadleman's Forever War and Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers. These are both polar extremes of views of future warfare with entirely different and contradictory messages despite both depicting futuristic interstellar war. The name Starship Troopers is fairly well known as it was made in to a successful film. Though the film only loosely bears resemblance to the novel it still holds hints as to the views of the conservative thinking found in the book. However Forever War, by comparison, is far less well known and it represents more of the thought from the liberal side of things . Despite such apparent difference both works are considered sci fi classics and both won the Hugo award for science fiction. But it's a mistake to approach these works looking to reinforce what you already believe about politics or life in general. I mean the whole point of sci fi is to change your perspective, to shake things up. If you wanted more of the same you'd be reading non-fiction, right? So lets get to the two books.
Starship Troopers Preamble
Priority goes to Heinlein, as his work precedes Haldeman by about 15 years. Starship Troopers was written shortly after the Korean War and reflects many of the feelings and moods of the country during the 1950s. Its origin lies in a culture of a nation that had just finished fighting the ideologically successful World Wars against fascism and then went on to fight to a frustrating stalemate on the Korean peninsula with another ideological foe, but this time it was communism.
In the early days of the Cold War the crux of the argument is that we were fighting a set of ideals against a nebulous foe. Where in World War II the enemy was a monolithic state ran from high up by some generalissimo or some self-proclaimed fuhrer. Communism was different, at least on the surface. What frightened people about communism though was how different it was, it was much more of a grassroots movement from the bottom up. To counter this, you had to first win the battle in people's hearts and minds.
Starship Trooper's Novel's Message
The general plot of the film follows the novel but differs significantly with its message. It makes it easier to the whole idea of the novel to consider this. Fascism, like found in Nazi Germany, was all about the individual giving up rights for the sake of the state. A strong state meant the individual sacrificed. Communism, at least on paper, sacrificed the state for the sake of the individual. In a communistic state people were free because the government was weak. A compromise between these two ideologies would be the American society, people have some rights but give up others so that the state is somewhat strong. It is this balance that makes America's brand of democracy strong and adaptable. But what usually happens with both fascism and communism is that a handful of people wrestle control of the government and both drift towards totalitarianism. Democracy is able to flex and change so we are saved from the worse aspects of fascism and communism. We have balance.
But it is with this almost knee jerk reaction to the threat of communism that Starship Troopers finds itself in, the Cold War communist scare. Individualism is at the heart of American culture so some worried that communism was thought to have posed a uniquely insidious threat. So Heinlein, like many others of his era, sought to show a futuristic world where people gave even more to the state. It is in the protagonist's military training and early schooling where these ideas are espoused and the voice of the novel is realized. It is seen as even natural as with the quote:
"Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination– devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues — which a man must develop himself; if he has them forced down him, he will vomit them out."
And even the film it is echoed by the main characters teacher:
"Citizenship is an attitude, a state of mind, an emotional conviction that the whole is greater than the part…and that the part should be humbly proud to sacrifice itself that the whole may live."
This could be seen as threatening to liberties of the individual, to give up freedom for a greater good. Though in Starship Troopers Heinlein argues that this natural and although it can be thought of as being violent to say; lose life, liberty, and wellbeing, it was worth it to Heinlein. As he wrote any kind of government is force as it compels an individual to obey. You can't have authority without it;
"When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force, my friends, is violence. The supreme authority from which all other authorities are derived."
And one could argue that warfare is force of government continued on as a mere extension. And that warfare speaks to essential truths of societies. That
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms"
Starship Trooper's Film Adaptation
Interestingly, all of these ideas can still be found lurking in the background of the film, though stretched and skewed. But the devil is in the subtle nuances after all. The director, Paul Verhoeven, admitted to never actually reading the book and the film only really pays lips service to it. Verhoeven probably was appalled by the message of the book. Having lived under a Nazi occupied this undoubtedly left him with a negative disposition with anything drifting towards fascism and I can't say I blame him for is treatment of the adaptation.
I mean I love Verhoeven's other works (Robocop, Total Recall). They are counted as sci fi classics in their own right but it's a little sad that the message was twisted around. In an interview Verhoeven admitted to changing the vibe of the film. When asked why he was making what appeared to be such a fascist adaptation he said:
"If I tell the world that a right-wing, fascist way of doing things doesn't work, no one will listen to me. So I'm going to make a perfect fascist world: everyone is beautiful, everything is shiny, everything has big guns and fancy ships, but it's only good for killing fucking bugs!"
The film ignores that nagging voice in your head that tells you're a nationalistic state is ultimately self-defeating, that it can never amount to greatness. It exaggerates the elements of fascism, taking Heinlein's vision of a more neutral message found in the novel and pokes a little fun at it. By obnoxiously exaggerating its fascist or more accurately, nationalistic leanings. The film feels cheesy and goofy in a very cyberpunk, or more accurate, "military sci fi punk" way but it's all done on purpose. It's meant to poke fun at the idea of fascism. It's an exercise in satire.
Another stark difference between the film and the book is the violence. Not only the pervasiveness of it, people dying left and right not only in battle but in simple training, but the acceptance of it. Young soldiers die from the giant bugs and people shrug it off and move on. Violence is even done during basic training repeatedly, both in the film and the novel. Corporal punishment, or whipping, is used to correct behavior but the film takes it a bit further. Extreme violence is used to teach simple things. Such as when a soldier questions why knife combat training is needed in a modern military. To this is drill sergeant answers by throwing the blade, pinning his hand painfully to a wall and saying "what good are your hands if you're deprived of using them." Immediately calling out "medic" in a routine way hinting that he has casually injured many others before, just business as usual for him. But this really doesn't make sense, even for a fascist state. To waste time and resources in injuring a valuable asset such as a soldier makes no sense but in the movie this exaggeration drives home the fascist feel. People are mere resources for the state. The book isn't about wanton violence though, but as with other his other films Verhoeven uses violence as a set piece so this is understandable.
It could be argued that physical violence is an extension of being dominated by a fascist government but the novel never truly embraces this level of sadisim. At times, Heinlein's work favors the popular the "Poor Bloody Infantry concept." One where a difficult job has to be done and sacrifices must be made but one doesn't relish it. It sucks but if we don't do it then someone else will have to. It's seen as a necessary price that must be paid for freedom as Heinlein paraphrases the Star Spangled Banner:
"the noblest fate that a man can endure is to place his own mortal body between his loved home and war's desolation"
What is a little more subtle difference is the general look of the film. It's too "white washed" for lack of a better term. All of the characters are only one race, despite representing the entire planet. Even the main character in the book, where the novel has John Rico as a Filipino in the film he is played by a Caucasian and no other minorities have big roles in the film. The book was much more multi-ethnic. But this could've been done on purpose by Verhoeven to emphasis the fascist, or Nazi feel of the forces. Even the uniforms that everyone is wearing bear a strong resemblance to the ones worn by Nazis. None of this was in the novel, they took creative license with it I suppose. But I wonder how Heinlein took the film when it was released? It had to hurt a little to see is message twisted and turned around to serve a totally different message.
Forever War and the Counter Argument
Joe Haldeman's Forever War is far different than Starship Troopers, yet it's still military sci-fi. For one, it's much more obscure; no film as been made for it. However, there is talk of Ridly Scott taking it on with Warner Brothers backing him. But the more significant difference is the more liberal approach to military science fiction and an almost disdain for warfare culture. It isn't so much that it disdains violence; it does in some ways. It still evokes the 'Poor Bloody Infantry' idea at times. It instead rejects the idea of a culture that seeks out war and violence with others. That's not to say that the
world of Forever War is perfect, far from it. In fact, much of it is rather wretched and in many ways the book's realistic world view will make it much more palatable than Starship Troopers. Nobody is perfect in Forever War, especially not the government running the military.
Forever War's Plot in Brief
Starship Trooper's plot was far simpler; space travel has made encounters with hostile life a possibility and war is the result. Society must be strong or it will be defeated. Forever War builds on the much more complicated changes in society, near light speed travel, and the resultant time dilation. To put it simply, the faster you go, the more time slows down for you. Meanwhile, time travels at normal speeds for people back at Earth as per rules of relativity.
A soldier traveling in space may leave Earth, rocket off for two years to a distant star, and then consequently have society radically change because 50 years have passed back on Earth. When the main character, William Mandella returns to Earth after his first tour of duty, life on Earth has changed so much that he is alien, an outsider. He doesn't belong. People speak differently, using strange inflections and slang. Life is much harder and it has become more dangerous with violent crime at every turn. Making a living and feeding yourself has totally changed. Even getting a job and earning a living is hard for Mandella to adapt to.
Mandella's military service has alienated him from the society who he was sent to protect; he has become an outsider, very reminiscent of the 1970's post-Vietnam War American culture that the book is very much a product of. The consequence of this alienation is Mandella questioning why it is he is fighting and he really doesn't have a good answer for it. The whole war seems pointless. Even the leadership seems to have lost track of why it is being fought. The message of the book is that wars of aggression are wrong.
After hundreds of years being lost because of his near light speed travels and many battles where luck seems to be the only thing that determines life or death, the war is suddenly over without much warning. It just stops abruptly. No reason is given, territory lost, or prizes won. It was all because of leadership, who saw a simple difference between two species as hostile and they went to war. They thought this was just like the last ones and we just had to fight. It was one big mistake. Mandella's feelings in his gut where true. The war was pointless. The death and sacrifices where for nothing, same as the alienation and no real logical purpose.
Contrast and Compare, Conclusions
Forever War is very much a story of the post-Vietnam War era, but people can still identify with it as it speaks to the innate human objections to violence and war. Though it's diametrically opposed to the ideas found in Starship Troopers, they have too much in common to ignore. Beside being futuristic, they are both coming of age stories. Both speak truths about war and combat but use sci-fi to offer a new perspective. Most interestingly they are like little time capsules that represent the moods and feeling of their era and most importantly, speak to the truths of combat and war that anyone who has studied it or experienced it will understand. They actually have much more in common than at first glance.
It is these common traits that are interesting. So when Haldeman won the Nebula award for Forever War back in 1976 he received a congratulatory letter from Heinlein that "meant more than the award itself" to Haldeman. And though he felt that Heinlein's Starship Tooper's message was something he didn't agree with, he still saw some truth in it, the honesty of the message. Despite their differences the two authors still admired and respected each other because they spoke to some simple truths. It was just that society had changed.
In the end the message of both Starship Troopers and Forever War are totally different, about being pro-war or not, to put things simply. But there is merit in both stories, not only in the method of telling the story but the message that they bring. And although each novel is perfect for its time they can both equally apply to the present because truth is a fluid thing, always moving and reshaping and one has to adapt with it. Reaching down, back in to the sci-fi classics like these, contrasting and comparing is a great mental exercise in objectivity. Not only that, but studying and enjoying such works brings us closer to the truth of warfare, all the while looking at it with a much different lens, one of science fiction.
Have you read Forever War or Starship Troopers? Comment below with your thoughts on how they analyze war and its effects.


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Research Project:
Unbundling "Indigenous" Space Capability for "Societal Benefits": Actors, Policy Positons and Agency in Geospatial Information Science in Southwest Nigeria
Recently, much has been written about the implementation of Earth observation satellites in developing countries/ emerging economies as well as about contemporaneous and entangled idea(s) of indigenous space capability and capacity building. At the same time, little attention has been paid to those, who actually use remotely sensed (Earth observation) data from space. This data shall, for example, be used in the context of 'societal benefits' as emphasised at the last conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment in 2014. Affiliated researchers, inter alia, come from Southwest Nigeria, where one may find a geospatial information science community with a dense network of related institutions. These institutions are at the heart of my research in order to contribute to a better understanding of accompanying social processes in global geospatial information science communities that have not yet sufficiently been taken into account – involving different policy-related implications, but also opportunities for social scientists.
In the social sciences global processes of technology- and knowledge transfer are still often approached with reference to overly static concepts and theories, such as in terms of geography and culture. Despite their indisputable value, they do not yet provide an adequate understanding of the complex social processes and elements that constitute and construct a high-technology-based research environment like geospatial information science in Southwest Nigeria. In line with this, we likewise have not yet understood what idea(s) of indigenous space capability may constitute in the context of a geospatial information science community in Southwest Nigeria and of using remote sensing data from space for societal benefits – something that my PhD research wishes to address.
Addressing these knowledge gaps in the context of theoretical and practical implications for both science and technology studies as well as for the global Earth observation community itself, involves to central aims: (1) adding micro-level data to complement macro-comparative perspectives. This shall help to amend existing theories and concepts on related technology and knowledge transfers, such as in the context of postcolonial science and technology studies. Consequently, my research also aims at (2) supporting more equitable discourses and sound policy-decisions in a global Earth observation community that faces several practical and ethical challenges.
Here, a mix of situational analysis and multi-sited ethnography is at the centre of my research, comprising methods, such as interviews with researchers at research institutions in Soutwest Nigeria that use data obtained from space- and/or airborne platforms.
Economic and Social Research Council ESRC (grant: ES/J500136/1)
The University of Edinburgh 2014 – present
PhD Student
Science and Technology Studies, ESRC 1+3
The University of Edinburgh 2013 – 2014
Master of Science (MSc) by Research
Science and Technology Studies, ESRC 1+3
Goethe University Frankfurt am Main 2007 – 2011
Magister Artium (M.A.)
Social Anthropology, Psychology and Southeast Asian Studies
Tutor for "Technology in Society" (RCSS08003) 2017


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Professor Igor Panarin, a leading Russian political analyst, has said the economic turmoil in the United States has confirmed his long-held view that the country is heading for collapse, and will divide into separate parts. If you don't mind plodding through the computer-generated translation, you can view the original Izvestia article. Otherwise, Global Futures offers an overview.
Leaving the obvious propaganda aside, if nothing else this is one more analysis that supports the regional implosion and constituency determination of North America as opposed to the breaking away of individual states and provinces. It is a position that was presented at the recent North American Secessionist Convention: Post-Peak Oil and NAmerican Regional Secession.
Professor Panarin, of course, neatly side-steps the further fragmentation of Russia as an industrial nation state in a Post-Peak Oil world.
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Sewanee students who wish to have gainful employment abroad need to be mindful that the governments of many countries are quite conservative about issuing work visas to those who are not citizens of their own country. There are exceptions, of course—for example with opportunities available through an organization like BUNAC or World Teach, who do the visa processing for you for a fee. Students may need to read carefully about options since a fair percentage of work experiences abroad are available at the expense of the student/graduate. The Office of Career and Leadership Development online Toolbox for Service & International Opportunities is the best place to learn more.


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Welcome to the Student Groups Blog
March 03, 2011
The SBA Student Groups Blog is a feed of posts from the Law School's multitude of student groups. Control of what content will be posted in the blog is what you'll learn here.
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The Football Association of Iceland (KSI) have named Alfred Finnbogason as their Player of the Year, with Dóra María Lárusdóttir taking the women's award at their end-of-season event.
Finnbogason finished joint top scorer with 14 goals in the league for Breidablik, who won the title on goal difference from FH Hafnarfjördur in a thrilling finale to the season. The Young Player of the Year award the striker picked up last term has been passed to his team-mate Kristinn Steindórsson.
Valur Reykjavík players picked up both the women's awards as Lárusdóttir was voted the best in the league and Dagný Brynjarsdóttir the most promising. Ólafur Kristjánsson of Breidablik took the Coach of the Year honours, with Valur's Freyr Alexandersson claiming the women's equivalent.
The Team of the Year in Iceland was: Ingvar Kale (Breidablik), James Hurst (ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar), Jón Gudni Fjóluson (Fram Reykjavík), Elfar Freyr Helgason (Breidablik), Kristinn Jónsson (Breidablik), Baldur Sigurdsson (KR Reykjavík), Jökull Elísabetarson (Breidablik), Ólafur Páll Snorrason (FH Hafnarfjördur), Kristinn Steindórsson (Breidablik), Atli Björnsson (FH Hafnarfjördur), Alfred Finnbogason (Breidablik).
The women's Team of the Year was: María Björg Ágústsdóttir (Valur Reykjavík), Embla Sigrídur Grétarsdóttir (Valur Reykjavík), Katrín Jónsdóttir (Valur Reykjavík), Lidija Stojkanović (Fylkir), Thelma Bjork Einarsdóttir (Valur Reykjavík), Katie McCoy (Stjarnan), Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (Breidablik), Dóra María Lárusdóttir (Valur Reykjavík), Hallbera Gudný Gísladóttir (Valur Reykjavík), Rakel Logadóttir (Valur Reykjavík), Mateja Zver (Thór/KA Akureyri).
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text: A NASA astronaut on the Space Shuttle Endeavor brought space back down to Earth. Astronaut Don Pettit took over 85 time-lapsed videos of Earth from his stint on the International Space Station to highlight features of the changing planet. "There is phenomenology that happens on a timescale that you can't see in real time," he said. "It occurred to me that making time-lapse movies on the space station would bring out things that you normally don't observe." Pettit also wanted to capture what it feels like to be in space. "You feel like you're on a frontier," he says. "I like to define a frontier as a place where your intuition does not apply. It's a place where the answers are not in the back of the book. As a result, a frontier is a place that's rich in discovery." Space has been called a frontier before, of course -- "But it's not the final frontier." Frontiers can be anywhere, he says, from under the lens of a microscope to the bottom of the ocean. Space "will only be the final frontier when human beings stop looking at our world and wondering what's going on." Here are some of our favorite time-lapsed videos of Earth from space. Above: Out of all his footage, Pettit says this video, encompassing a sunset, a moonrise and the northern lights, is one of his favorites. The camera took one image every 15 seconds, so this 38-second video captures about 9 and a half minutes of real time. Because the space station and its crew orbit Earth once every 90 minutes, they see 16 sunrises and sunsets every day. Video: NASA/Don PettitPettit flew on space shuttle mission STS-126, a 16-day trip to the International Space Station that launched in November 2008. Among other things, Pettit and his co-crew members brought up an advanced life support system that converts urine into drinkable water. Pettit got tips from scientists on the ground for when aurorae, the brilliant lights that dance on the Earth's upper atmosphere in response to solar winds and magnetic storms, would be visible from space, so he knew which nights to set up his camera. Video: NASA/Don PettitThe shoebox-sized satellite that the space station spits out in this video is called PicoSat. Its job is to investigate the effects the radiation environment in space on solar panels, and how their efficiency would degrade with time. "All we did was get the shuttle oriented in the right position, and push the button, and PicoSat just sprung out like a jack-in-a-box," Pettit said. Video: NASA/Don PettitThis video features one of the solar panels attached to the International Space Station. "When I played these videos back, I was surprised at how many things on the outside of the space station are jiggling and moving around," Pettit said. The sense of motion while actually on the space station is surprisingly slight, he added. "The solar panels seem stationary. Then you look out 5 minutes later and you can tell there's been some motion, but it's really hard to put your finger on it." Video: NASA/Don PettitThis video was taken out the window of the Space Shuttle Endeavor, after it had detached from the space station. The Earth appears to change the direction it rotates in as the space shuttle shifts its orientation with respect to the planet. Video: NASA/Don PettitThis calm, sedate video of Earth from the space station was released by NASA on Earth day, 2009. Exploring space can give Earth-bound humans a new appreciation of our home planet. But there's another, grimmer reason to explore space, Pettit says. Beyond the sheer beauty of seeing the Earth from orbit and the spiritual satisfaction of discovery, Pettit thinks space exploration is a matter of survival. "If the dinosaurs had explored space, if they'd colonized other planets, they would still be alive today," he said. "Ultimately exploring space is about survival of human beings as a species. We do not want to become like the dinosaurs." Video: NASA


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What is Meta Therapy?
The latest innovation to hit the beauty industry.
Meta Therapy stands for Medical Esthetical Tissue Activating Therapy. A new method for skin rejuvenation, anti-aging, hydration and repair of the skin. Meta Therapy is the latest treatment for skin improvement with great results. Similar to Micro-Needling and Collagen Induction Therapy.
For whom is this treatment suitable?
Anyone who is AGEING! This unique new treatment is suitable for a variety of skin types, including Aging, lackluster, dry to very dry skin, crackle skin, mature skin, damaged skin by example (too) much sun or tanning bed, post-operative skin, smoker's skin or sagging skin.
How does the Meta Therapy work?
Using the Dermatude Meta-Ject FX 50 and the hand piece along with a disposable one time use, ultra-thin needle cartridge, micro-perforations are made in the skin. Introducing the active ingredients of the chosen subjectible serums for added benefit. This treatment is comfortable with little to NO downtime. The skin will repair these invisible micro perforations immediately and will produce collagen and elastin, so the natural repair mechanisms of the skin comes into force. The skin is restored from the inside out by cellular regeneration, a completely natural process. Each treatment is completed with a cellulose peptide mask for additional hydration and wrinkle reducing support.
Course of treatment
Meta Therapy is recommended in course of treatment of 4 weekly treatments. Then, the treatment can be reduced to one treatment every 2 weeks for 2 months. Subsequently, 1 treatment every 2 to 3 months, sufficient to retain the result.
The Meta Therapy treatment:
The treatments are performed with serums called Subjectables. These subjectables, each with their own specific operation as previously described, during treatment with micro needles into the skin. So besides the regenerative effect from inside the skin itself, will take you outside of active substances into the skin. A double action with great results.
The results after a Meta Therapy treatment:
Meta Therapy gives the same results as the skin improvement methods meso therapy, microdermabrasion, rollers and needling, but combined together all in one technique! The great advantage of Meta Therapy is that there is little or no recovery time, because the protective function of the skin is not affected. Makeup can even be worn the following day. Meta Therapy can be applied to the entire face, neck, and décolleté and even very focused attention on individual wrinkles.
Wrinkle treatment with the Meta Therapy method
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It is granted by the competent authority at the request and under the responsibility of a local body to a foreigner who is to visit Oman for a scientific research. The applicant must provide the approval of other authorities concerned. This visa can be granted also by Oman's missions abroad in coordination with the competent authority. The visa can be used within 3 months from the date of issue. It authorizes the holder to enter and stay in the country for 3 months renewable for not more than 2 months.
- The visa fee is RO 50. It can be renewed for the same amount.
- A penalty of RO 10 per day will be charged for delay in the departure or in the renewal of the visa.
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The electronic application form available in the ROP site. The application must be printed in Arabic for Arab nationals, in English for non-Arab nationals, and must be signed and stamped by the sponsor. The following documents must be attached to the application:
- A letter from a local sponsor requesting a visa under their sponsorship for a foreigner to carry out a scientific research.
- Non-objection of the authorities concerned.
- Copy of valid passport of the foreigner.
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