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The top 10 places to party this spring
Searching for the ideal place to spend your Spring Break ? Did last year's trip suck because you let your roommate book it and you ended up in the Persian Gulf instead of the Gulf of Mexico? Don't make the same mistake again.
Without further ado, here are our top 10 Spring Break hot spots:
10. Daytona Beach, Florida
Formerly synonymous with Spring Break , this traditional hot spot has taken a bit of a hit in recent years as many students have moved on to other places. Still, for those wishing to revel in the history of thousands of legendary parties, this is the place to be.
9. The Dominican Republic
For students on a budget (or those who put off booking a Spring Break trip until the last possible minute), this is a cheap alternative that's gaining popularity.
8. Banff, Alberta
If you prefer snow to sand, there's no better place to get your fix than in the heart of Canada. This Rocky Mountain retreat knows how to party.
7. New York City, New York
Sure, the beaches aren't the same as down South, there's no guarantee it won't snow on you and it's hard to get into bars if you aren't 21, but how many other chances are you going to get to visit the Big Apple while you're still young?
6. Miami Beach, Florida
Hollywood actors, models and rock bands are among those who love the upscale nightlife South Beach has to offer. Fort Lauderdale is close by and is more affordable for starving students.
5. Key West, Florida
This is the city where Spring Break never ends. If you want to get as close to the equator as you can without leaving the United States, Key West is the place for you.
4. Mazatlán, Mexico
If you're a student on the West Coast looking to take in a little Mexican flavor, set your sites on the "Pearl of the Pacific." In the past three decades, it's had rain fewer than 10 times in March!
3. South Padre Island, Texas
Everything's bigger in Texas, including the Spring Break party. If you ever get tired of lounging on South Padre's 34 miles of beach (yeah, right) and partying in bars like Club Rio Beach (the foam parties and waterslide are the main attraction), you can visit one of the nation's best zoos or make the 35-minute trek down to Mexico for some salsa dancing.
2. Panama City, Florida
This is the Spring Break vacation your mom doesn't want you to take. A lot of beer and not a lot of clothing are hallmarks. Big-name companies set up shop and hook students up with a lot of swag (and has there ever been a college student who didn't love free stuff?). Book early, because over half a million students descend on Panama City's 18,000 hotel rooms every spring.
1. Cancun, Mexico
The low drinking age and favorable exchange rate are just two of the many reasons why Cancun is the place to be on Spring Break. The unbelievable beach is nice, too. Clubs like Señor Frog's, Pat O'Brien's and La Boom are legendary. If you're not ready to stop partying when the clubs close, you can always go back to your hotel. Most hotel bars are open until 4 a.m. The ones that aren't are open 24/7.


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Home › Forums › Korean food discussion › Question on Kosari
Hi Maangchi…..
I have a question on Kosari…. I recently purchased dried kosari for bibimbap. How long is the dried kosari supposed to be boiled for? I boiled for a while and then soaked it overnight in hot water, but they never become plump like yours did in the bibimbap video.
Thank you Maangchi! Love you soo much! Looking forward to more recipes! HAppy New Year!
strange! I don't know.
This is my way of soaking dried kosari:
1. Place kosari in cold water in a
pot. 1 cup of kosari will need
more than 20 cups of water.
2. Boil it for 30 minutes and don't drain hot water and let it soak. Wait about 6-8 hours.
I usually boil it at night and drain it next morning.
I always cook and soak it like maangchi says and it always turns out good. plump and soft.
Thank you both so much for the advice! I will give it another shot
and keep every last bit of the gosari under water. the bits that stick out of the water will stay hard.
hi Maangchi, i'm not really expecting a reply as this is a very old forum but I am struggling to get kosari anywhere. the links to amazon to buy it don't ship to my country. are there any substitutes or should I do something myself? thanks
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For the past three years, War on Want has been proud to be at the forefront of one of the biggest social movements we've seen in Europe for a generation. That movement came together and grew with one intention: to stop the secretly negotiated EU-US trade deal, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Many of us campaigning against TTIP – and its 'evil twin' Canada deal, CETA – recognised it as a plan for the corporate takeover of our democracy, with human rights, jobs and environmental protection sacrificed on the altar of big business profit.
"We must be under no illusions: in the EU, the UK was the most neoliberal country in an avowedly neoliberal bloc, and this showed through in the UK's positions on TTIP."
TTIP and CETA are undiluted neoliberalism imposed from above on the people of Europe. But, crucially, they are also a perfect copy of the policies that the EU has long imposed on other countries through unfair trade deals.
Now the UK has voted to leave the EU, we have escaped being party to the perils of any future TTIP agreement as an EU member state. We are, however, still dangerously exposed to the threat of CETA, which is set to be ratified before the UK leaves the EU.
For the first time in 40 years, trade policy will return to being a function of the UK government. Mindful of the lessons we have learned from TTIP, we must seize the opportunity to build a positive trade and investment agenda for the UK and the world.
We must ensure that any future UK trade policy is based on principles of public benefit not private profit, and that it is achieved through democratic control.
We can create trade policies that focus on the redistribution of the fruits of globalisation, the realisation of human rights and protection of the environment.
Not just Swiss v Turkish
Once the UK triggers Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union, we are set for an intense period of negotiation to determine the nature of our exit from the EU and with it the boundaries of our future relationship with the rest of Europe, including around trade and investment.
But framing the debate about our economic future only in terms of what settlement we negotiate with the EU is illusory. The future prosperity of the many – both here and overseas - goes far beyond discussions over whether or not to adopt a 'Norwegian', 'Turkish' or 'Swiss' model of engagement with the EU.
As ever, the elite will be insulated from an economic downturn and accompanying austerity package designed to hit the poorest hardest. This is a result of politics, not economics. As War on Want has said for many years: poverty is political.
As new data show, in the year before the EU referendum 200,000 more children found themselves living in poverty – one year on from the government scrapping a legally binding child poverty target.
The destruction of banking regulations, crackdowns on trade union and migrants' rights and the privatisation of public services are all policies designed to dispossess the poorest in order to enrich the wealthiest. They are also all policies firmly embedded in the new generation of neoliberal trade deals.
Avoiding 'TTIP on steroids'
Before the Brexit vote we heard the warning that any new trade deals negotiated by the UK government could resemble 'TTIP on steroids'.
This is a valid fear. We must be under no illusions: in the EU, the UK was the most neoliberal country in an avowedly neoliberal bloc, and this showed through in the UK's positions on TTIP.
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The UK government opposed any reforms being made to the 'corporate court' mechanism in TTIP and CETA, despite research it commissioned showing the negative impacts on the UK. It ensured UK MPs could not read the secret texts of the deal when it could have granted them access. It has led the charge for financial deregulation to be included in TTIP.
"As War on Want has said for many years: poverty is political."
It doesn't stop there. The UK chose to include the NHS in TTIP when it could have excluded it, and the government then refused to release legal advice it received on threats to the NHS from the deal. And in spite of David Cameron's "greenest ever government" claims, the UK teamed up with Canada, the US Trade Representative, BP and Shell to demolish rules that would have prevented high-polluting forms of oil from entering Europe – with profound implications for climate change and the lives of millions of people in the global South.
In all these actions, the UK had a willing partner in the European Commission, an institution captured by big business lobbying, dismissive of public opinion and disdainful of the need of transparency. And it is with the European Commission that the UK government will negotiate the terms of an EU exit, plus any new trade and investment treaty.
Trade justice, home and away
As commentator George Monbiot writes: "If it is true that Britain will have to renegotiate its trade treaties, is this not the best chance we've had in decades to contain corporate power – of insisting that companies that operate here must offer proper contracts, share their profits, cut their emissions and pay their taxes? Is it not a chance to regain control of the public services slipping from our grasp?"
It is all this and more. In addition to ensuring that we in the UK are not locked in to permanent austerity, we must also ensure that we stop forcing this agenda on the people of the global South.
Trade policies like those in TTIP are used by big business to avoid taxes in the poorest countries, to force the plundering of natural resources, and to ensure governments are prohibited from using policies that would help them industrialise in order to escape the 'free trade' trap.
Instead of trade producing poverty, inequality and injustice, we can work with people around the world for trade justice, so that countries are free to use trade policies that create jobs, build public services and enable industrialisation.
Instead of trade condemning Southern farmers to destitution or death, or forcing garment workers to face insecure and dangerous working conditions, we can push for trade to champion food sovereignty and realise workers' rights at home and abroad.
And instead of our government teaming up with Big Oil to boost its profits at the expense of runaway climate change, we can make trade work for climate justice and avert a catastrophe predicted to cost millions of lives over the coming decades.
Time to organise
Under TTIP, we witnessed big business and bureaucrats team up to demolish the NHS and abandon rules built to protect the world from financial crises and climate catastrophe – all under the auspices of trade and investment policy.
We can and must build a radically different trade agenda that serves ordinary working people in the UK and the wider world.
Vested interests and ideologues will seek to create TTIP anew, but we already have an engaged movement aware of the threat of corporate-authored, secret trade deals.
Now is the time for this movement to organise for trade justice.


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Author note: That means testing. See if I can get this layout stuff to work, now. Have some things in the making, and some things in mind, but publishing and keeping an active blog of things is as important as actually getting them out there.
It's a hopeful alternative plan, but it's one of the only things I've really consistently done for years on end. Turns out the world has changed since I started, so we'll see where it takes me.


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- Old carpets, packaging materials of new carpet, subflooring, etc. need to be removed and discarded properly. The professional services are expert in disposing them appropriately.
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Say what you will but one must give credit where credit is due. President Trump has sucked all the air out of "world awareness news". Whether it is just one more mistruth or stinging slanderous verbal attack, President Trump is aiming for the news cycle's center of attention. And there seems to be no depth Trump is not willing to descend in order to be the lead story at 6 pm.
What about
- Brexit – With the United Kingdom poised to withdraw from the European Union without any negotiated terms, America's "special relationship ally" is headed down a dangerous path based solely upon political misinformation. British voters heard politicians remind them of the woes associated with free movement of labor where Eastern European laborers, willing to work for low wages, were pushing out UK workers. "Don't you want your sovereignty back", asked the politicians. British citizens voted in favor of Brexit in a referendum partially on promises of a brighter day tomorrow and no problems with the "Brexit" itself. Pundits tell us "sunshine and no problems" was never true and voters were misled.
Of course, British citizens have the right to decide for their future and Brexit or no Brexit is a British choice. What is important to Americans is the precedent where use of a referendum fueled by misinformation and no route to revisit the referendum vote is an abdication of responsible governance. In the age of mis-information, Americans should recognize how fragile democracy can be and from history, once democracy is taken away, what an ugly path authoritarianism can be.
- Burning of the Rain Forest – Brazil's hinterlands are a world wonder. According to environmentalists Brazil's rain forest sucks up CO2 and pumps out O2 helping to offset the developed world's production of global warming gases. Recently when pictures emerged (even from space) of large Amazon Rain Forest parcels ablaze, the world (not necessarily the US) took notice.
The fires were not an accident of nature but rather the purposeful intent of local farmers to increase the area of land available for raising cattle. Free enterprise at work. What basis does the rest of the world have to deny Brazilians the right to pursue their own future?
The world has no right to deny Brazil its chance to develop its economy. If keeping the rain forest green is important for global warming reasons, the developed world needs to offer trading opportunities that make it preferable for Brazil to keep the Rain Forests green.
To draw a line under the irony of Brazil raising cattle, is reportedly the new customers were from China! Why is China not a potentially good customer for US farmers. Hmmm.
- North Korea – When President Trump broke with past precedents and agreed to meet with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-Un, the President signal that making a deal and using personal diplomacy were his specialty. Our President pointed out that in only a short time he had done more than any President before him. Now two years later, how do things stand?
The recent picture of Chaiman Kim standing beside a submarine thought capable of firing a nuclear tipped missile off the US shores captures the notion of what happens when one pokes a bees nest with a stick and then walks away. Our President has no way to put the North Korean behavior back in a box especially since neighbors China and Russia are at odds with President Trump and US Foreign Policy. North Korea seems determined to follow a nuclear course of their own. Americans are getting a reminder that good relations builds coalitions which in turn present a united front towards countries which disagreeable policies.
- Japan-South Korea – Two US allies have descended into a tit for tat, destructive foreign policy with respect to each other. The basis for Japan and South Korea's quarrels is routed in history with Japan's occupation of Korea during WWII as the most recent reminder. The US has the credentials to remind both countries that there are bigger adversaries than each other. But with an "America First" policy, the Trump White House is blind to the cracks forming in our Pacific defense wall. Hmmm.
- India-Pakistan – "The little old lady who lived in a shoe, she had so many children, she did not know what to do". Little old ladies, India and Pakistan fit this fable to a Tee. But add to this children's story that these old ladies have nuclear weapons and have been ready in the past to attack each other, there should be genuine worry in the White House about keeping the peace.
What me worry(?), says Alfred E Trump.
President Trump acts as if those 2 billion plus countries were like Australia and New Zealand. No problems there.
- Middle East – Probably no place else in the world has the Trump doctrine been more poisonous. Give the Israeli and Saudi Arabian governments what ever they seek and the Middle East will take care of itself. This attitude certainly clears the calendar to allow for more golf but like giving candy to a baby, Israel and Saudi Arabia will misuse whatever the Trump White House gives. Even if one thinks that Israel and Saudi Arabia will act as surrogates to contain Iran, the three countries shackled by theocracy and selfish objectives can open more cans of worms before the tweeting President can retweet.
- China – Most Americans still think of China as a back water country with "coolie-like peasants running around" keeping busy. Wrong. China has burst into the 21st century with tall buildings, high speed trains, and economy second only to the US. The Chinese political system is built around one party. Who ever controls the Communist party controls China, and the Communist party membership realizes that their individual good lives rests upon the Communist Party remaining in charge. Chairman Xi knows that economic stability is key to keeping the masses placated. Over twenty years of double digit growth has satisfied much but not all China's population so Xi is aware of keeping the image of a strong, growing, and peaceful China before his citizens.
China has a long history and expectation that life presents surprises but real change takes a long time. Xi is not fooled by President Trump. Quick "tariffs fights" are not going to happen and worse, during these trade wars, China will see little reason to cooperate with US wishes. Hmmm.
- Russia – Although the Russian economy is small compared to the US, the EU, or China, Russia's nuclear weapons make Russia a player. The Communist Party rule, as with China, insulates President Putin from normal political pressure. Accordingly, Russian foreign policy is geared to what's good maintaining the Party and indirectly what's good for enriching Putin.
With Russia's fingers in the Middle East, coveting former Soviet countries in Eastern Europe, and a supposed ally of North Korea, US Russian foreign policy must be thoughtfully constructed and executed. Not President Trump's long suite?
President Trump is simply unqualified to lead the US in a world as complicated and intertwined as we find today. Despite the President's insistence that he, Donald Trump, is the smartest person in the room, the facts speak otherwise. The 35% Trump supporters probably do not need to think further about this matter. For the rest of us, we should realize that the next President's most pressing task will be to provide leadership that will bring sensibility back to our allies, and to appoint qualified Americans to rebuild our domestic institutions. The 2020 election cannot come soon enough.


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After watching the John Doe commercial and the Daisy ad above, please sent me a comment about competition in politics. Is it good? Is it bad? Why do you think that? Please write two sentences.
6 thoughts on "Competition Lesson 2"
I think its a good idea because its scary.Also they start fits so they can get scared.I think I would do the same.
John Doe was trying to win peoples votes by trying to scare them by saying he will set a bomb.
competition and electing are the same because they are picking who win
Cooperation is a good thing to do for others.Competition is a good thing because it helps you challenge on new things.
I think that it was kind of both because at the same time he was cheating but it was true if let his opponent that what I think.
compitetion in ellection is to go agansed someone ells you dont now and win.


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Day 1: arrival Danang airport and transfer to your luxurious seaside resort of choice
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Day 3: private half day Hoi An Tour; a charming 16th century merchant town with strong Japanese and Chinese influences. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved architecture and traditional handicrafts
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Music is an art that relies on two groups of participants: Performers and listeners. In the process, a deeply experienced form of human communication occurs that gives meaning to our existence. The Princeton Symphony Orchestra believes that when more people are listening, more meaning is possible in our lives.
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Starting a half hour before the performance, ushers and PSO staff are available to assist patrons in getting from the lobby to their seats. Mobility aids that cannot be stored safely within the patron's seating area, will be stored in the lobby as close as possible to the patron's seat. At intermission, ushers will make every effort to check in with patrons who may need assistance getting to restroom entrances or guest artist signing tables. At the conclusion of the performance, ushers are available to assist patrons to the lobby.
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The Park Church was organized December 24, 1846, with thirty-nine members, and seventeen more were added on the 6th of the following February. The first elders were Robert Furman, John Stewart, and Ralph R. Phelps. At a meeting held December 30, 1846, the Park Church Society was organized, and J. B. Huntington, Israel Smith, Benjamin R. Norton, John Stewart, Bradley Carey, and George Barney were elected trustees. In January, 1847, the trustees recommended the building of a church if it could be done at an expense of $7,000. The society thereupon purchased a lot of Ralph R. Phelps on Mulberry street, opposite Fayette Park, and the church was erected at a cost of about $9,000; it was dedicated February 3, 1848. Rev. C. Gold Lee supplied the church until June 22, 1847, and Rev. William W. Newell was installed November 10, 1847, continuing to October, 1850; he was succeeded in August, 1851, by Rev. Byron Sunderlin, who remained until January, 1853, when he was succeeded by Rev. Samuel Hall. At this time the society was in straitened circumstances and in January, 1855, the property was sold under mortgage foreclosure. A new society was organized from the old one and under the corporate name of the Park Presbyterian Society, and in May, 1855, Rev. S. H. Hall was installed pastor. Resigning in 1856, the society was without a pastor a few years. Rev. S. T. Reeves was supply in 1857, and in March, 1858, a reorganization was effected and the present name taken. The other pastors have been Rev. Isaac O. Fillmore, June, 1858, to 1865; James E. Pierce, supply, one year. Rev. Addison K. Strong, 1856 to 1870; Rev. Edward G. Thurber, May, 1870, to February, 1880. Under his ministrations the society prospered as it had not before. A lot was purchased on the corner of East Fayette and Grape streets, and the corner stone of the present handsome church was laid September 6, 1872; the building was dedicated June 24, 1875, and cost nearly $75,000. On April 28, 1889, Rev. L. Mason Clarke, the present pastor, was installed.
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When you come to the Strépy-Thieu Funicular Lift, take the lift on board a barge!
Visiting the funicular lift of Strépy-Thieu: again in 2019!
With the aim of improving the visit, the eighth floor is in the course of the alteration work of an Interpretation Center on the Belgian inner navigation and is not accessible all this season. Follow our news.
One of the tallest funicular boatlifts in the world, right here in Strépy-Thieu
The size of this structure is awe-inspiring. This colossus measures a soaring 102m in height, and at the top it's the size of a football pitch! You can see it standing over the town of Havré like a giant black mushroom as you approach on the E19-E42 motorway from Mons. And when you get up close, it's all you see: the funicular boatlift of Stépy-Thieu dominates the Canal du Centre and the entire valley.
But why a funicular boatlift?
At the end of the Second World War, it was clear that the Belgian system of canals and waterways needed to be standardised and suitable for 1,350 tonne barges – a step up from the traditional fleet of barges used on the canals, with a maximum capacity of only 300 tonnes. Additionally, the European Conference of Transport Ministers in 1957 recommended that the canals be adapted to suit 1,350 tonne barges. The Strépy-Thieu project was the final step in the Belgian canal improvement programme. It is strategically important on a European level because it forms a link between the Escaut and Meuse basins, and also between the port and region of Dunkirk and the Rhine basin.
This structure stands between two communes: Strépy-Bracquegnies and Thieu. The first of these joined ten other communes in 1977 to form the region of La Louvière, and the second is part of Roeulx. As such, Strépy-Thieu does not actually exist on any map – so the official address for the lift is Thieu.
A shining example of Belgian fluvial engineering
At first glance, this is an imposing, dominating structure. To enter it and reach the ticket office, you'll need to walk through the entrance at the base… then climb up through the core, all the way up to the panoramic viewing point at the top where you can experience the "Land of Genius" interactive tour. Your sense of awe will quickly turn to admiration as you gaze out over the landscape or towards the beating heart of the structure, with its cables, gears and splendid machinery. "Technology, built for man: clean, beautiful and efficient".
Building the Louvière funicular boatlift
After a number of years spent working on the design of the Strépy-Thieu funicular boatlift, the only one of its kind in the world, work finally began in February 1982. 20 years later, on the 30th of August 2002, the connection for the brand new canal, stretching 12km and built at the boundary between the Roeulx (Thieu) and La Louvière (Strépy-Bracquegnies) regions, was finally open for navigation.
The funicular boatlift is 102m tall and 135m long. It lets boats cross a height difference of 73.15m and single-handedly replaces the four boatlifts and two locks on the historic Canal du Centre. It meets the needs of all current and future merchant navigation.
The Sart water bridge at Le Roeulx
The Sart water bridge was the final phase of the construction project. This engineering project measures 498m long, is supported by 28 reinforced concrete pillars and sits astride a motorway interchange. It "welcomes" motorists as they drive into La Louvière, but does not seem to dominate them. "Pusher" techniques were used to build this concrete aqueduct: no less than 65,000 tonnes of material was moved using powerful hydraulic jacks. And this was how the waterway link was finally completed, on the 2nd of September 2002, breaking another record in the process (an award in the "exceptional structures" category, by the International Concrete Federation in 2003, in Osaka).
Whether you're on your own, with the family, out with friends or part of a tour group, the ASBL Voies d'Eau du Hainaut offers all sorts of different ways to get out and enjoy the Funicular Boatlift of Strépy-Thieu.
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I began running last spring after realizing that my exercise "routine" had been whittled down to walking to the mailbox and a few random hours of "guilt yoga" – i.e attending class only on days I felt particularly guilty about my utter lack of movement.
Luckily two of my girlfriends (who agreed to embark on the journey with me) were at the same unimpressive exercise level. In those first few weeks, the dread at the beginning of our workouts was tangible. We knew baby steps would be our friend.
We started off speed walking around the entire park, then eventually worked up to running 1 minute and walking 3, then running 3 and walking 1, etc. etc. etc.
The first few months weren't fun. Period. My lungs hurt, my sides hurt, my throat hurt. And I was irritated.
Then, once I managed to run the entire park without stopping or keeling over, I realized (with utter amazement) that I actually enjoyed running. And a year later, I still enjoy running – so much so that I can now declare it to be a full-on habit and plan on running my first 10k in a few short months.
In looking back on my year of becoming a runner, I've noticed that the lessons and successes have actually translated over into my financial life as well. Here are the obvious financial implications:
Running created a routine that didn't require spending money.
While I've always tried to be at least somewhat money conscious, most of my after-work activities involved spending money – grabbing a drink, going to dinner, etc. Then, once my after-work activity became running, I inadvertently curbed this spending. I wouldn't think of getting a drink before a run, and I wouldn't crave the unhealthy food I would get eating out after a run.
Which brings me to my next point:
Running changed my eating habits.
I'm not one for preparing elaborate meals (or cooking at all for that matter). In fact, I've often referred to myself as a "lazy eater." I eat the easiest thing possible to curb my hunger.
Running didn't lead to a complete overhaul of my eating habits, but it made me find healthy options that I could prepare at home instead of at the drive thru. I just didn't crave a greasy burger after suffering through a 3 mile run. On a subconscious (and conscious) level, my mind realized how counterintuitive that was.
Running didn't require a gym membership or fancy gear.
Going from zero to one hundred in the workout category meant that I needed to make it as easy on myself as possible – I needed to choose something that didn't allow for excuses.
Running doesn't require a trip to the gym, enrolling in a class at a certain time on a certain day, or a huge chunk of the budget.
It really just requires some comfortable clothes and good tennis shoes (which is one expense worth splurging on).
And then there were the not so obvious financial implications:
Running made me feel confident in my ability to make a change.
I used to watch runners at the park and think, "My god, how can they do that??" And the first day I attempted to run, I had no idea how I would ever even make it out of the parking lot.
Now that it's second nature, I'm proud of the fact that I can start something and actually see it through to the end. This makes me confident in getting in control of all areas of my life – including my finances.
Running gave me laser-like focus.
Not only does running help me quiet my monkey mind, it has helped me to create a habit of focusing on the task at hand and moving to do it without thinking twice. If you don't give your mind the chance to say "no," then you don't have to wrestle with the excuses that might arise.
For me this change happened because of the routine I created around running – as soon as I walk in the door after work, I change into my workout clothes. I don't allow myself the time to sit on the couch and think twice about going, I just go.
Managing my finances has taken on much of the same feel. I try not to give myself the option of putting things off for another day or another week.
Have the habits you've created around exercise helped you to better manage (or spend) your money?


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The multi vendor store script is an incredible package of software that allows any user to set up a business. The cloning process is providing the ability for software professionals to import the source code of a reputed shopping portal and alter the code according to the need of the business. The best process of the entire scenario is the ready availability of the package.
It requires less than seventy-two hours creating a website and taking it live on the Internet. The script is a platform that brings multiple merchants to trade their products and services to people regardless of country.
Unlike the traditional multi vendor store script, the software from fantacy includes several essential features that benefit the post in acquiring new merchants and users. The features include administration, and commission setup, user account management, dispute management, payment gateway management, shipping maintenance, feedback, and authority to override the configuration and settings.
Altering the settings of the software depends on the business model. Fantacy sells the software in for different packages that suit the growth of the business and the targeted audience. All the packages receive round the clock support, hundred percent source code and free installation. The varying elements are the lifetime assistance, free up-gradation and mobile apps for both merchants and users.
The multi vendor store script is an advantageous package for any user who would like to turn into an entrepreneur. The availability of features and assistance from the developers make it easy to setup the e-commerce portal that brings together merchants and users onto the same platform. The feature rich application enables the user to experience a new trend in online shopping. The advanced search options, wish list and followers have opened a gateway to the social shopping network that is interviewing and ideal for new age consumers.
The advantage of the multi vendor store script is its ability to function efficiently and carry out customization according to the demands of the business. The host receives complete authority over the management. The accessibility and grant of permission to the efficient functioning of the features vary according to the selection of the package.
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Register China Azure AAD for Azure Stack
The first public technical preview of Azure Stack is around the corner. In this release, we require an Azure AD (AAD) for authentication. That might be a problem for the customers in China coz they would use China Azure instead of public Azure. This blog I will talk about how to register a free China Azure AAD account so that unblock you deploying Azure Stack TP1.
First of all, we would recommend customer request a 1RMB trial subscription from https://support.windowsazure.cn/zh-cn/pricing/1rmb-trial-full/ . If you don't want to wait, you may also prepaid RMB1000 to register a account immediately. However obviously those are not the options we will explore here. Let's talk about how to get one for free.
Step 1: Create Customer Domain
1. Go to https://account.windowsazure.cn/organization and in that page you may create your domain and a global admin (company admin) AAD account, which could be used as the service admin AAD credential.
Step 2: Create tenant admin AAD account
In Azure Stack, basically you need at least two roles, one is the service admin, which we just created in the step 1. The other role is tenant admin. With the following steps you may create the additional AAD accounts in the above AAD domain. Those AAD accounts could be used as tenant admins (By default all those accounts are tenant admin but you may configure their role in Azure Stack portal later. For example, add one of them as the service admin.).
- Install the Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant for IT Professionals RTW.
- Install the Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell (64-bit version) and open it.
- Run the following cmdlets:
- $msolcred = get-credential (Now input the AAD account and password you will just created in the step 1)
- connect-msolservice -credential $msolcred
- $user = new-msoluser -DisplayName "Tenant Admin" -UserPrincipalName <username>@<yourdomainname> -Password <password>
- Add-MsolRoleMember -RoleName "Company Administrator" -RoleMemberType User -RoleMemberObjectId $user.ObjectId
Now you may deploy Azure Stack. Enjoy it!


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The Weekender
Da Domenico has sat in a place of honor above Tysons Corner in McLean for… (nearly a quarter century)… while serving fine Italian food.
Michael Birchenall, Weekender
The Arlington Courier
It's easy to believe you're in Rome…Da Domenico must be further complimented on their service. The Staff is obviously well trained, cordial, yet correct. They know how to serve… when to approach and when to stay away. It certainly added to the enjoyment of the meal.
Helen Westwood, Arlington Courier
The Washington Times
It's not easy to find one restaurant in Tysons Corner where you can either have a lasagna lunch with a toddler or close a business deal over veal piccata. McLean-based Da Domenico offers an atmosphere for both.
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Supermarket giant Tesco was forced to cancel deliveries to an area – leaving a disabled mother without her groceries – because it was deemed too dangerous for its staff.
ME sufferer Christine Barnes, from Brickwell Court, Northampton, relied on deliveries from her nearby Tesco store for her and her son Jake, who suffers from severe autism.
But after she struggled to place an order recently, it emerged her address had been blocked by the company, leaving her unable to get her groceries delivered.
She told the Northampton Chronicle & Echo she had been told her road had been blacklisted because she lived in "a bad area".
She told the paper: "Tesco is less than half a mile away. It is our local shop, you can walk it in 10 minutes.
"I have mobility problems and can't get out of the house. My son has autism and needs constant care and I really rely on the deliveries. We don't live in a slum. We are only around the corner from Tesco."
Tesco said the measure had been taken to protect its staff, after several fell victim to attacks in the area.
A spokesman said: "A number of Tesco staff were subjected to attacks in the area and that is why the decision was taken to temporarily suspend deliveries to the addresses. We have to take the safety and security of our staff very seriously."
He said now Mrs Barnes had alerted the company to her situation, her address had been unblocked, adding: "For the customer concerned we have apologised for the temporary inconvenience."
A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said none of the incidents had been reported to them and although they were now aware of the situation, could not comment on it.


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tr.v. be·witched, be·witch·ing, be·witch·es
1. To place under one's power by magic; cast a spell over.
2. To captivate completely; fascinate. See Synonyms at charm.
[Middle English biwicchen : probably bi-, be- + wicchen (from Old English wiccian, from wicce, witch, or wicca, sorcerer); see weg- in Indo-European roots.]
be·witch′er n.
be·witch′er·y n.
be·witch′ing·ly adv.
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|bewitched - under a spell
enchanted - influenced as by charms or incantations
adjective enchanted, charmed, transformed, fascinated, entranced, possessed, captivated, enthralled, beguiled, ravished, spellbound, mesmerized, enamoured, hypnotized, enraptured, under a spell The doctor is bewitched by Maya's beauty.


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Take a private tour around the island at your own pace with your own personal guide, choose from East or West below or contact us to combine the two.
Discover the Eastern undeveloped side of Koh Chang on a tour taking you from your hotel to heart of the original local people living in Koh Chang. Your first stop off at the view point allowing magnificent views across the sea, marvel at the stretching mangrove forest in all its glory and take in the traditional lifestyles and foods at the fisherman village. Inside the mangrove forest you can enjoy a tranquil ride by traditional wooden boat – (this optional ride is 200 baht per person). After this you will visit the Salakphet temple to take in the heart of Thai Buddist culture and observe the beauty of its hand sculpted statues and architecture.
Discover the Western side of Koh Chang on a tour taking you through its lively character and natural gems. From your hotel you will visit the nature of the Klong Plu with its remarkable waterfall a short trek up into the jungle (entrance here for the National Park is 200baht per person). After this you will frequent the Klong Prao temple- the most popular temple on the island, visited daily by many of the Thai locals. Next on the mountain past Kai Bae you stop at the official Kai Bae Viewpoint and look out upon the surrounding small islands dotted across the calm ocean. Further down the East of the island is the lively Bang Bao Fisherman Village, the market along this pier is well famed and full of traditional Thai hustle and bustle, bring some small money and have fun haggling at the local stalls. As the furthest point your last stop will be the Klong Koy beach where you can take in the natural beauty and spend some time relaxing on the beach, this is the deepest beach on the island so perfect if you want to take a swim.
If you cannot decide between the East and West tours simply contact us to combine the two, let us know where you would like to start your tour and we can put all the rest in place for you.


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"Let It Go", "Do You Want To Build A Snowman", and "For The First Time In Forever" are phrases you will hear belted out at any given moment in my home. Why? Because we have been hit by the FROZEN bug. On a whim, a little before Christmas we headed to theaters to see the newest in the Disney movie line, FROZEN. We walked out so impressed, and have been to see it three times already. It's taken over our house
After gymnastics, one day, the girl and I headed to grab a bite to eat at our local Subway. Nothing like burning the calories to make you ready to nosh on some good food. As we went to the Subway, inside of our local Walmart, my daughter was thrilled to see they had FROZEN kids packs. Her favorite food and her favorite movie, it's the thing dreams are made of.
After dinner, we decided we needed to bring some FROZEN fun home with us. Here in the great sunshine state, we have been dealing with temps in the teens…in other words we have been FROZEN…literally
Dealing with super low temps are not something us Floridians are used to, so it's been a lot of inside play. While my boys are quite content to play video games, my daughter prefers imaginative hands on play. Thanks to all the FROZEN goodies we found at Walmart, the after school fun was going to be epic!
Bella, now, would like to share a little bit about the toys, the movie, and sing a bit of a song just for you:
As you can see we were able to pick up quite a bit of FROZEN fun! Our local store was sold out of quite a bit (I have a feeling FROZEN was a big thing this Christmas). The girl has been playing non-stop with the castle and all the pieces that come with it making the small Anna and Elsa dolls the perfect home. The talking Olaf just makes us all smile and the toddler Elsa and Anna dolls are adorable.
I love the imaginative play, my daughter can have while playing with the FROZEN toys. She has definitely not had a lack of fun, spending hours with her new toys the day we got them.
After playing with her toys, she was ready for a snack and created her own Olaf using some of the Italian cookies my grandmother made us. He doesn't look just like Olaf because we were fresh out of carrots but our snow man was super cute too:
Disney's FROZEN, is definitely our favorite Disney movie this year (well as far as animated movies go). We are hoping we can find it in a theater here, so we can go see it again this weekend. It will be our fourth time seeing the movie. Though this time , I am pretty sure we will have some FROZEN toddler dolls in tow! Have you seen FROZEN yet?
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He was weird with his phone again all yesterday. He'd been driving her crazy with it all week. He just gets stoned and plays video games all day, every day. She felt like a ghost in the room. Sitting on the laptop, bored as hell, hoping to be noticed. He came and sat by her or touched her from time to time, but it was still kind of like he was doing that to appease her more than being actually interested in her. His mind is elsewhere.
In the afternoon she decided to run next door to get some coffee. He asked her to get some food too. She lingered a little at the door, getting her shoes and coat on. She saw him look back at her, and it seemed "off". Like he was checking over his shoulder to see if she was still there. She paused for another minute as he looked back to his game. What the hell was that? Then she noticed his phone was now pulled out from where it had been charging on the floor just minutes ago, before she'd gotten up. "Figures," she thought.
She walked out and noticed the nip in the air. Fall is coming and the grey skies that come with it fit her mood well these days. She pulled out a cigarette. She felt herself take a drag and noticed that it felt angry. She pondered to herself if she didn't like smoking lately because she channels her anger through it- strange as that idea seemed. She needed a fucking release. She sucks it in and it feels like poison, and she likes that. It's this numbness she has, it makes her want to feel something. Even a bad something is still something. Her numbness, the anger beneath it; It makes her feel like doing something bad to herself. Her stupid, unnoticed self. "God, that's creepy, right?" Her mind resounds the dialogue to no one. That darkness in her is troublesome. She probably should be more worried about it than she is. She shrugs to herself and flicks the ash before taking another drag.
That cigarette made her feel sick. But it bought her some alone time. Time before she has to go back in that apartment and feel lonely again. Funny- lonelier than being out there by herself. When she's out there alone, at least she doesn't have to feel unwanted. She looks down at her phone, void of texts. She finds herself wishing that there was anyone out there thinking of her. Wishing there was anyone to keep her from thinking about whoever is on the other end of his phone. She shoots a text to the one mostly likely to respond, and heads back in.
He wonders what took her so long, but he has a feeling. He feels a pang of anger. He can't look at her when she sits back down. His suspicion is confirmed a little while later when he hears her phone go off, as she reaches to check her messages. "Figures," he thinks, watching out of the corner of his eye. He turns to his friend. "Hey man, you want another hit?"


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The previous post explored the stacks of evidence which suggest that the Vision of Ezekiel, one of the most important (and most argued-over) passages of ancient Hebrew scripture -- in which the prophet describes a "whirlwind" from the north, and "wheels within wheels," and the "likenesses" of four living creatures out of the midst of them -- is in fact an esoteric depiction of the awesome celestial machinery which turns the heavens throughout the year, and that those four likenesses correspond to the zodiac signs governing the points of the two solstices (summer and winter) and the two equinoxes (spring and fall).
That post also shows that the some of the earliest "church fathers" of the literalist Christian church -- including Irenaeus (c. AD 130 - AD 202), Jerome (AD 320 - AD 420), and Augustine (AD 354 - AD 430) explicitly connected the Four Gospels of what is referred to as the New Testament to those four likenesses from the Vision of Ezekiel, assigning the winged Man, Lion, Ox and Eagle to the Four Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (although there is some disagreement about who specifically corresponds to what).
We also saw that Irenaeus even went so far as to state that the gospels must be four in number, to create "four pillars" which correspond to the four zones of the earth or the four winds of the heavens -- and from his statements and from the explicit clues within the text of Ezekiel we can almost certainly establish these four creatures with "four zones" within the great wheel of the zodiac, corresponding to the signs of Taurus for the Bull or Ox, Leo for the Lion, Scorpio for the Eagle (the Eagle being directly above Scorpio in the Milky Way as seen by observers in the northern hemisphere), and Aquarius for the Man.
That post also shows that the some of the earliest "church fathers" of the literalist Christian church -- including Irenaeus (c. AD 130 - AD 202), Jerome (AD 320 - AD 420), and Augustine (AD 354 - AD 430) explicitly connected the Four Gospels of what is referred to as the New Testament to those four likenesses from the Vision of Ezekiel, assigning the winged Man, Lion, Ox and Eagle to the Four Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (although there is some disagreement about who specifically corresponds to what).
We also saw that Irenaeus even went so far as to state that the gospels must be four in number, to create "four pillars" which correspond to the four zones of the earth or the four winds of the heavens -- and from his statements and from the explicit clues within the text of Ezekiel we can almost certainly establish these four creatures with "four zones" within the great wheel of the zodiac, corresponding to the signs of Taurus for the Bull or Ox, Leo for the Lion, Scorpio for the Eagle (the Eagle being directly above Scorpio in the Milky Way as seen by observers in the northern hemisphere), and Aquarius for the Man.
In the first chapter of Ezekiel, where this famous vision is introduced, these four "likenesses" are described as "running and returning," as going "every one straight forward," as "turning not when they went" but rather going "every one straight forward," and as having a time in which they were "lifted up from the earth" (verses 19 and 21) as well as apparently being "like the appearance of lamps" which "went up and down" (verse 13). From all these we can see that the four "likenesses" are almost certainly referring to groups of stars which can be seen to form a "likeness" to beings such as Lions or Bulls -- in other words, constellations -- and which travel through the sky in exactly the manner indicated by the various descriptions in Ezekiel chapter 1.
However, in the tenth chapter of Ezekiel, the scripture text uses a different term to describe the subjects of this vision: in addition to talking about "likenesses," the text reintroduces them but this time in the midst of much description of "cherubim" (or "cherubims," in the Geneva 1599 and King James 1611 translations), while still referring to four faces and turning wheels. Now, however, there are several verses referring to the carrying of burning coals in the hand, mainly in the hands of the cherubim, hands which they are described as having under their wings.
The term cherubim, of course, seems to refer to an order of angelic beings in the Biblical scriptures -- as does the term seraphim. In Genesis 3:24, for example, we are told that cherubims and a flaming sword are placed at the "east of Eden" to prevent Adam and Eve from returning to the Paradise Garden from whence they have been expelled. In numerous passages in Exodus and beyond, cherubim are described as facing one another on the "mercy seat" which is on the cover of the Ark of the Covenant. And, in the Vision of Isaiah described in Isaiah chapter 6, seraphim which are also described as having multiple wings and carrying burning coals, in much the same way as the cherubim of Ezekiel 10.
If we have established that the "likenesses" of Ezekiel 1 refer to zodiac constellations, and if Ezekiel 10 seems to have connections to the description in Ezekiel 1 while introducing the term "cherubims," does it follow that the cherubim described in Biblical scripture refer to the zodiac constellations?
Not necessarily.
Because of the additional reference to "burning coals" in Ezekiel 10, and to the carrying of these coals in the hand (both in the Ezekiel 10 descriptions and in the Isaiah 6 description of the seraphim doing the same thing of carrying coals in their hand), I believe that the cherubim introduced into the description of the likenesses and wheels refer to very specific, very bright stars in each of the four zodiac constellations, which are "carried" aloft by the same motive force (the wings) which turns the entire set of wheels within wheels.
It just so happens that the four zodiac constellations which dominated the four equinox and solstice points of the annual cycle during the Age of Taurus -- the Bull, the Lion, the Scorpion and the Water-Bearer of Aquarius -- each contain (or "carry" with them) a first-magnitude star. It may well be that the cherubim and seraphim describe the highest orders of stars in the "heavenly host," with the first-magnitude stars perhaps corresponding to the cherubim, and the second-magnitude stars perhaps corresponding to the seraphim (or, perhaps the seraphim are the very brightest of stars -- those with magnitudes that put them at the very top of the list of the brightest stars in the night sky).
The four cherubim with their burning coals in these four zodiac constellations would thus be:
- Aldebaran in the zodiac constellation of Taurus, a very bright red-orange star of 1st magnitude (and the 13th brightest in the night sky according to H.A. Rey).
- Regulus in the zodiac constellation of Leo, a bright blue-white star of 1st magnitude (and the 21st brightest in the night sky according to H.A. Rey).
- Antares in the zodiac constellation of Scorpio, a very bright red star of 1st magnitude (and the 15th brightest in the night sky according to H.A. Rey). Note that for those who argue that using Antares is somehow "not fair," since Ezekiel specifically refers to an "Eagle" and not to a "Scorpion," we can point out that the constellation of the Eagle which is directly above the Scorpion also contains a first-magnitude star: Altair, a very bright yellowish-white star of 1st magnitude which is the 12th brightest in the night sky according to H. A. Rey. However, I agree with Taylor that Antares is probably the cherubim or first-magnitude star in question, for reasons discussed below.
- Fomalhaut in Piscis Austrinus, the "Southern Fish," immediately below the zodiac constellation of Aquarius and showered with the water streaming down from his jug or pitcher, a bright bluish-white star of 1st magnitude (and the 18th brightest in the night sky according to H.A. Rey).
Again, according to this interpretation, the "four likenesses" (of the Ox, Lion, Eagle, and Man) correspond to four specific zodiac signs (of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio-Aquila, and Aquarius), which marked the "four pillars" of the year during the Age of Taurus (when Taurus ruled the spring equinox, Leo ruled the summer solstice, Scorpio ruled the fall equinox, and Aquarius ruled the winter solstice).
The authors of Hamlet's Mill also explain that the "four corners of the earth" referred to in many ancient myths and sacred traditions can be shown by extensive evidence to correspond to these four important stations (and their zodiac constellations -- the "likenesses") in any successive "Age" of the zodiac, and that the inexorable grind of precession would eventually bring about the destruction of the earth and the formation of "a new heavens and a new earth" at the dawning of the next precessional Age (see especially the discussion in Hamlet's Mill pages 58 and 59, in the chapter entitled "Intermezzo: a Guide for the Perplexed"). They specifically refer to these four anchor points as "pillars" during that discussion, just as Irenaeus does.
However, according to this interpretation, while the "likenesses" are the constellations themselves, the cherubim refer to the bright first-magnitude stars associated with each of those four important Age of Taurus "pillar constellations" -- specifically Aldebaran, Regulus, Antares, and Fomalhaut.
Interestingly enough, the Reverend Robert Taylor (1784 - 1844) also connects these important four stars with the Four Evangelists, and notes that the names given to the Four Gospel texts seem to specifically hint that they are referring to stars.
In the lecture entitled "Saint Matthew: A Sermon" delivered on May 19, 1831, contained in the collection of his lectures entitled The Devil's Pulpit, published in 1857, Robert Taylor explains:
Saints they were called, and Saints really they are, that name signifying, as its derivation betrays, Suns, as each of the fixed Stars is a Sun; and which the circular halo of rays, with which the heads of their effigies were surrounded, expressly acknowledged; evangelists they were, because their office was "to preach the acceptable year of the Lord," and to mark the predicament of EVAN -- that is, of Bacchus, the Sun, through the four seasons.
FOUR they are, because there are but four seasons of the year, over which these four royal Stars preside.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John they are names [. . .] betraying in their derivation the most accurate description of the four royal Stars.
Regulus, which is Saint Matthew, or Cor Leonis, the heart of the lion, which the Sun enters about the 2d of July, and leaves about the 23d of August, when the earth begins to give her fruits; and thence this Star gets the name of Saint Mat Thew, which is, most literally, the Sun, the gift, the God, the most expressive designation of the Sun's bounty, and of the heat at that season. [. . .]
Fomalhaut, in the Fishes' mouth, Jonah in the whale's belly, swallowing the water which is effused from the urn of the Aquarius of January, is the Saint Mark.
That word Marcus literally signifying the polite or shining one, the most beautiful definition you could invent for the shining Formalhaut [this is how Taylor's publisher spells the name of this star, which today is not usually spelled with an r], who is the only one of the four whose accompanying genius is a human being, Marcus being believed to have composed his gospel under the direction of Saint Peter: and here, sirs, is Peter, pouring it forth, and Mark swallowing it, as fast as he can swallow; and I need not tell you that there's a good deal for him to swallow.
Aldebaran is the bull's eye, the unequivocal elymon, both of the name and symbol of St. Luke, with his bull.
The word Luke, literally signifying the luminous, the very term than which you could find no other to express the magnificent red-looking Star, which you see a little above, and westward of Orion, and which you have never looked at the Stars in your lives, nor, I guess, at any thing else, if you have not seen, and which the Sun is directly upon, about the 28th of May.
ANTARES, in the Scorpion, which the Sun is directly upon, on the 29th of November, is Saint Joun: that I, the One; Own, the Being; ES, the Fire: this being the brightest of them all, the disciple which Jesus loved, -- que les Romains appelaient Parieilienne.
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They could not have been named with names more expressive of their appearance and relations than
Mat Thew, the giving God.
Marc, the polished.
Luke, the respondent.
John, the Fiery
Regulus, the Little King.
For-mal-haut, the Arabic for the Fishes' Mouth.
Aldebaran, the Arabic for the Bull's Eye: and
Antares, the Scorpion's Heart.
-- Devil's Pulpit, 327 - 329.
In addition to having names appropriate to stars, Taylor argues that the reddish color of Aldebaran and Antares, in Taurus the sign of the spring equinox and Scorpio the sign of the fall equinox, corresponding in Taylor's analysis to Luke and John, is extremely appropriate, since the equinox points are those fiery points where the sun's ecliptic path crosses the celestial equator (329).
This connection of the fiery colors of the two first-magnitude stars (orange-red Aldebaran in Taurus and bright-red Antares in Scorpio) in the signs governing the two equinoxes is extremely significant, in that the authors of Hamlet's Mill demonstrate fairly decisively that the ancient system that informs sacred myth the world over indicated the equinoxes with symbology of fire (see for instance the discussion on page 159).
Note also that in the symbology of the mysterious meeting places of Mithraism known as mithraea, two figures often appear, each of them holding a single torch, one torch pointing up and one pointing down -- and that in the analysis of Mithraic scholar Dr. David Ulansey, these two figures with their torches represent the two equinoxes. These two figures are often shown with their legs crossed in a distinctive manner, which Dr. Ulansey argues convincingly to be another clue that these figures are the two equinoxes, one being the spring equinox where the sun and the day's ecliptic line cross the celestial equator going up (indicated by a torch pointing upwards), and one being the fall equinox where the sun and the day's ecliptic line cross the celestial equator going down (indicated by a torch pointing downwards). See for instance Professor Ulansey's analysis of these and other Mithraic symbols in his essential book Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries, 1991. The important equinoctial symbolism of the torch-bearers is discussed in previous blog posts such as this one.
It is very satisfying and revealing that the two first-magnitude stars associated with the equinox-ruling constellations during the Age of Taurus are a fiery red or red-orange in color.
Thus, we have in the Vision of Ezekiel as described in chapters 1 and 10 a connection to the governing signs of the Age of Taurus, as well as to the first-magnitude stars (or cherubim) associated with those important signs -- and we have in the testimony of some of the most important early literalist teachers (including Irenaeus, Jerome, and Augustine) the explicit connection of those signs and their first-magnitude stars to the Saints in whose name each of the Four Gospels are describes as being given "according to."
It is worth noting that, according to the analysis I present in The Undying Stars, which builds upon a theory articulated by Flavio Barbiero, the twin systems of Mithraism and literalist Christianity were launched by persons who were very knowledgeable in the ancient esoteric mythologies, as a kind of "two-pronged attack" to take over the levers of power of the Roman Empire from within.
It is very interesting that the symbology of the mithraea always centers around the prominent scene of the Tauroctony in which the figure of Mithras is depicted slaying an enormous Bull, which Professor Ulansey argues to have to do with the shifting of the Age of Taurus.
Now, we have fairly conclusively shown that the symbology of the Four Gospels and their Four Evangelists are also clearly connected to the symbology of the Age of Taurus as well. This is a significant correspondence between the esoteric symbology at the very basis of the two vehicles which I believe (based upon the analysis done by Flavio Barbiero, and some additional evidence and analysis of my own) were deployed together as part of a plan to gain control of the Roman Empire (a plan which can be seen to have been fully successful by the time of the accession to the throne of the Emperor Constantine, and which had its one of its first major victories upon the accession of the Emperor Commodus, as discussed here).
Further, this analysis shows that the Four Ev-Angel-ists themselves appear to be the New Testament manifestation of four specific members of the class of Angels known as cherubim, those important fiery beings holding the first or perhaps second rank among the heavenly host, and to correspond specifically in this case to the stars Aldebaran, Regulus, Antares, and Fomalhaut.
The possibility that the cherubim and seraphim and other countless angels of the heavenly host correspond to the stars in the heavens is most appropriate, as the angels often act as messengers (their name angel, in fact, is often said derive from angelos, a Greek word meaning "messenger"), and because it is the stars themselves which convey to us the esoteric message contained within the ancient sacred stories and myths, by their mighty turnings which are so well described in the mystical language of the prophet Ezekiel.
The evidence suggesting that the Four Evangelists after whom the four canonical New Testament Gospels are called are actually names descriptive of first-magnitude stars, and even more specifically that they personifications of the first-magnitude stars associated with the zodiac signs which formed the four pillars that supported "heaven and earth" during the Age of Taurus, also seems to indicate that aspects of the "New" Testament scriptures may contain elements of ancient wisdom which is a lot older than most of us have been led to believe.


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After the visit of President Ayekoue and his friendly encouragement, we decided that we need to be little more diligent in following the words of the song, "The world has need of willing men Who wear the worker's seal. Come, help the good work move along; Put your shoulder to the wheel." I wonder if he knows how old these shoulders are? But we are so thankful that we are able to be here and working every day as we try to help some of the people in Cotonou. He wants us to move a little faster on getting the branch divided and finding a new missionary apartment in Akpaka. Therefore, the day after he left, we headed for Akpaka with one goal in mind: to find an apartment for the elders. In Cotonou this is not an easy task as there are no "for sale" or "for rent" signs on any of the buildings. So the first place we went was to talk to the owner of the apartment that we missed renting by one day and asked if he knew of any other apartments which were for rent. He said no but gave us the name of an immoblier, who is like a real estate agent at home. We called and met him to look at two apartments which were very nice but a little too nice and costly for missionaries. But he did agree, however, for 5000 cfs to look in earnest or us. I swore we would not use one of these immobliers but it seems as if we yovos don't know the system well enough to do it solo.
There are many children in Cotonou and every street has many kids to keep the chickens and goats company. They seem to know a little ditty from birth about yovos, and it goes something like this: "Yovo, Yovo, Bon soir. Ca va Bien, merci." Literally translated it means: "White person, white person. Good evening, How are you? Very well, thank you." The kids seem to know this from birth and have no idea what it means except that it is to be chanted over and over again every time a white person is around. Needless to say, already we have heard it hundreds of times. The kids seem to be curious about us but the adults don't pay any attention. A few days ago I was sitting in the car waiting for Pete when a kid about 11 or 12 walked by, and when he noticed a yovo was sitting in the car he turned his head for a better look and hit his face on the side mirror. A lady was walking toward him and proceeded to give him a big whack for his curiosity. Many of the little kids wave and want to hold my hand.
I love the little children here. I guess it is the grandmother in me but I have had the strings to my heart pulled many times already. In some respects kids are the same the world over–playing, laughing, arguing with siblings, and being mischievous, but here they have to be a little more creative in how they play. I have seen very few toys as we know toys. The most common one is an old moto tire being rolled down the road either with the hand or guided by a stick. The boys frequently have neighborhood soccer games going often with a flat, worn-out ball but they are having a good time regardless. One incidence that pulled at my heart in a more negative way happened when we were visiting a semi-active member. We had not seen her in church for quite awhile and were sitting in front of her apartment watching the neighbors in the little dirt courtyard as we visited. There were several little children and two or three mothers. One little boy about 2 or 3 was playing quietly by himself pounding a nail or something in the dirt with a stick and his mother got up from her cooking and gave him a big whack. A while later, she got up and gave him a bigger whack. I was so disturbed by it that I wanted to get up and give the little kid a great big hug, but I couldn't interfere. Kids are generally not encouraged to be curious or creative. In school they are taught to memorize and recite and not reason.
I mentioned Obed and Pacome in a previous blog that they were both baptized not long ago. They both love Primary and love music so I promised them a Primary Children's Song Book. I thought that I could get one from Ghana soon but could not so I really appreciated Jody sending them from Provo. Several weeks passed before I could give the boys their books. Obed was so excited he favored me with my first African kiss. Being a senior missionary definitely has its perks!
Back to the apartment search. When we were in Akpakpa talking to another immoblier, he mentioned that he had an apartment that met our specifications but it was in Mennotin instead of Akpakpa. Much to his surprise, we told him that it just so happened that we needed one in Mennotin, also. So the next day we were on the other side of Cotonou from Akpakpa looking at an apartment in Mennotin. Much to our surprise, it was indeed just what we were looking for in an ideal location and the price was right. So today, Saturday, Elder Black, Frere Lokkasou and Frere Pierre made the final arrangements for 85,000 cfs per month which is about $190. It has three bedrooms and three bathrooms and a nice large living room. Two elders will move in immediately and two more later, probably in October or November. The next thing on the agenda is to get it furnished, which will probably take most of next week.
I have been thinking a lot lately about the relationship between knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ and living it. Therefore, when President Ayekoue asked us to speak on any subject of our choice to help fortify the elders, I choose this topic. Elder Black spoke about self-reliance and how an independent church cannot consist of dependent members. It is relatively easy to learn facts and concepts of the gospel but definitely more difficult to make them part of our lives every day. That is why "enduring to the end" isn't easy. The commitment part of any promise or covenant takes a lot of diligence to practice. Basically, the gospel is a blue print on how to live and part of this how is what to do, what to say and how to be. (The basic idea was expressed by Robert Fulgham.) When someone accepts the gospel, many times changes in behavior need to follow, and for some this can be a challenge. We feel a big responsibility to be the kind of example to those with whom we come in contact that the more fully you live the gospel principles, the happier you are in life.
The way we carry kids in Africa
Kids learn to sell at an early age