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The Jewish City of the Dead*
Borowcowej Street in Chrzanow: from behind the cemetery wall peek rounded tombstones, drenched in the shade of the trees and covered with thick weeds. This appearance connects to a world, which is secrets and tales of treasures, buried in the Jewish grave plots. And the presence of Jews actually shaped for over four hundred years the economic, social and cultural development of the city. Their presence imparted a rhythm to the daily life of the Catholic part of the population.
The history of the Jewish community of Chrzanow begins in 1590, when a Jew named Yaakov settled in the town. The Jews often leased mills and inns: they were butchers, bakers, or tailors, and they made wine and managed pawnshops. By the end of the 18th century Jews comprised about 20-25% of the population of Chrzanow. At the beginning of the 20th century 60% of the residents of Chrzanow were Jewish. The most striking witness to the Jewish presence in Chrzanow is the large cemetery on Borowcowej Street.
The Jewish community received permission to build the cemetery in 1759. The cemetery was once made up of two parts; the Large, which has mostly remained to this day, ended at the comers of streets that no longer exist, at the beginning of Shenkiwich Street. The Small was at the site of the gas station and Podwala Street. Between the walls of the two cemeteries was a path, which led to the Nadkhkanski meadow. During the German occupation the Jewish City of the Dead was greatly reduced in size and gravestones were removed to be used for paving roads.
Topography of The City of the Dead
90% of the gravestones in the Chrzanow are elongated, their height being from 50 to 250 centimeters. The oldest stones, decorated with two shofars, were erected in 1803.
It is worthwhile taking note of a tombstone for a married couple, with reliefs of kissing doves, whales, storks, stars and other motifs. Nearby is another gravestone, on which the artist sculpted a vase with flowers and snakes fighting storks. Among the motifs of religion and of mourning one may find a snake slithering through a forest, shells, squirrels, columns, curtains, pomegranates and bunches of grapes. Three graves have a special character: they have a rare relief of two triangles of three fish, joined in the shape of a Magen David. These stones, from the first half of the 19th century, are located in the northern part of the graveyard. The southern part of the cemetery is relatively new; the oldest tombstone in this part is 132 years old. Among the most interesting graves is that of Fanny and Leopold Samuel Tsipper, vice-mayor of Chrzanow.
In the center of the cemetery is a mass grave of 27 people, who were murdered in August 1939 in Trzebina. A memorial stone is marked by a low metal fence, and it is shaped like a large gravestone.
In the Jewish City of the Dead, aside from stone columns, two shrines may be found. In the northern shrine is the grave of the first Rabbi of Chrzanow, Shlomo Buchner, who died in 1819. In the southern shrine from 1894 Rabbi David Halbersztam is buried. The third Rabbi, Yosef Elimelekh, died in 1907, and the fourth, Naphtali Halbersztam, died in 1924. The last Rabbi of Chrzanow, Mendel, was murdered in Auschwitz in 1942. The shrines receive frequent visits from Hassidim, who come to pray, light memorial candles and leave bits of paper with notes on them.
The Secret Jewish Symbols
At times it is difficult to differentiate between a symbol and a simple decoration. Because symbols are ancient, and have been reproduced many times, they have at times lost their original meaning. And so it happens occasionally, that the motjf on a tombstone does not match the writing on the stone or the personal attributes of the deceased.
On the stone grave markers, various symbols were chiseled. Some of these denote the standing of the deceased in the Jewish community. Hands appear on the graves of Cohanim, men descended from Aharon the Cohen. A ritual knife or chair of Eliahu the Prophet mark the place of burial of a mohel [circumciser of baby boys], in the brit milah, which symbolizes the covenant with G-d. Pitchers and bowls decorate the graves of Levites, those who assisted the Cohanim in the sacrifices. Candelabras appear on the graves of women, as in Judaism it is their duty to light the sabbath candles and to bless them. Books lined up on a shelf signify a learned religious man. a crown is a symbol of the Torah, the faith and the head of the family. A Magen David and bunch of grapes are symbols of the people of Israel; a lion - the tribe of Yehuda, an eagle - the power of the defense of the Lord, a dove - peace, love and happiness in marriage, Palms, broken flowers, cut-off trees, extinguished candles all symbolize death, A gate means the gateway to the world of eternal life. A bird is an allegory of the soul, and snakes with storks are the picture of the pleasures of the righteous in the days of the coming of the Messiah.
We are unable in this space to list and explain all of the images on the tombstones. But the knowledge imparted here may perhaps encourage greater interest in the history and culture of the Jews of Chrzanow, whose 200-year old cemetery is their remnant.
*(source: newspaper Przelom 28.3.2001 by Lukasz Dulowski)


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Atty Antonio Bautista's Basic Evidence features a topical discussion of the rules on Evidence. It is mainly an academic discussion of the subject. The discussion generally go into the spirit of the rules. The book discusses the wisdom, the pros and cons of a particular rule.
U.S. caselaws and American authorities like Wigmore, Lilly and Kirkpatrick are extensively quoted to shed light on the various topics. And while our rules on Evidence are based on common law, some discussions may not apply in our jurisdiction on all fours.
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Faith Across the Multiverse: Parables from Modern Science
Chapter 2: The Hound of Heaven across the Multiverse
By Andy Walsh
We are blogging through the book, “Faith Across the Multiverse, Parables from Modern Science” by Andy Walsh. Today is Chapter 2: The Hound of Heaven across the Multiverse. Walsh begins the chapter by recounting the story of the recent movie, “The Martian”. The Martian is the story of astronaut Mark Watney inadvertently stranded on the surface of Mars and his struggles to survive and be rescued. Walsh notes there are a couple of math equations vital to the story and to Watney’s survival. One would be CT=ϵd, where ϵ represents Watney’s eating rate in calories per day and CT the total calories needed to survive d days. Looking in his pantry tells him he does not have enough food to survive the 400 days until he can be rescued. The equation is straightforward reality; to survive he has to change one of the variables. He can lower his eating rate ϵ, but only to a certain extent because he still has to be able to function. He can hope for rescue sooner, but that is out of his control. His third option is to increase CT by ingeniously fashioning a garden and growing his own food.
Another equation relevant to The Martian is the rocket equation:
Δ V = Vex log [(mr + mf )/ m] – gt
At some point, Watney will have to accelerate his rocket, or change his velocity (ΔV) into orbit around Mars to rendezvous with his rescue ship. He knows how much fuel (mf) he has, which is fixed by what’s in his tanks, and he knows the required exhaust velocity (Vex) or propulsion needed to get high enough into orbit. Acceleration due to gravity (g) is in the opposite direction and is constant for a given planet over the time (t) to achieve the necessary height. The only factor he can change is the mass of rocket (mr) by discarding as much material as he can that he doesn’t need. As Walsh says:
All of that drama flows from the equation, because it encapsulates the relationship of gravity and rocket fuel. The cleverness of the storytelling is to connect that relationship with Watney’s relationship to his home, his future, and his fellow astronauts. The narrative establishes a new equation: lowering rocket mass equals increasing thrust equals Mark Watney catches a ride home. We intuitively understand the human elements, the need to commune with other people and to return home. By constructing the narrative equation this way, we now have a connection between something we understand well and the less familiar physics of rocket science. As we go forward here, we can build on what we have learned about rocket science and the math involved to understand more about God.
Walsh is talking about a mathematical principle called “optimization”.
In the pictured example, the optimal or “highest” point on the figure is indicated by the blue dot. In everyday life, optimization often means finding an alternative with the most cost effective or highest achievable performance under the given constraints, by maximizing desired factors and minimizing undesired ones. We all do this on an almost daily basis; we shop for groceries where we can find the most food that is the most nutritious and best tasting or freshest at the lowest price. If price and quantity are what we want to optimize, we shop the bargain bins, if freshness and nutrition are to be optimized, we shop the pricier stores.
Walsh relates this optimization process to having made the choice of faith discussed in the last chapter to know God as an axiom and explore the truth contained in that axiomatic system, we accept the particular behavioral evaluation function that God establishes. (And he does make the point that there may well be the empirical observation that plenty of people lead functional, socially constructive, and happy lives following another moral code; those alternatives aren’t completely bankrupt or vacuous.)
However, having decided to hold himself to a “biblical” standard, he needs to know what God is trying to optimize. In Isaiah 28:17 it says, “I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line” and Micah 6:8 says, “To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly”. Jesus says in the Sermon on the Mount, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness”. Walsh is trying to say the standards of morality in the Bible are presented within the framework of covenants. Rather than saying, “You must do this because I said so”, God describes what a relationship with Him entails, both the benefits and the conditions. Such relationships can then be built on informed consent, not blind obedience. One common thread through concepts like justice, fairness, and peacemaking is a sense of communal well-being. We are not simply finding the best possible versions of ourselves independent of everyone else, but the best possible collective version of ourselves.
He points out another notable feature of these values we are trying to optimize is the tension between some of them. If we were to maximize only justice, there would be little or no mercy, while maximizing mercy would yield very little justice. In mathematical optimization it is common to have multiple constraints. The optimal solution across all of them might not correspond to the optimal solution for just a single constraint. He asserts that the Bible calls us to balance justice and mercy rather than purely optimizing just one or the other.
He cites the conquering of Canaan that is often held up, if not as an example of God’s wrath, then at the very least of his extreme sense of justice. Yet Joshua also recounts in chapter 9 the experience of the Gibeonites, a group who lived in Canaan. They convinced Joshua and the other Israelite leaders that they weren’t local as a pretense to secure a treaty. Even after the truth is revealed, Israel upholds the treaty and the Gibeonites are spared. This mercy is never condemned, and indeed years later when the Israelite king Saul violates the treaty, he is sanctioned for it (2 Samuel 21).
Jesus also stands up for justice as well as mercy. He cleanses the temple courts of merchants who are exploiting the poor. When he spares a women accused of adultery from stoning, he is showing her mercy while also standing against the injustice of prosecuting her alone.
Walsh wants to conceive of sin as deviating from the path of an optimal version of ourselves. Sin starts when we choose to optimize qualities other than the ones God invites us to optimize. He thinks the Genesis 3 story of Adam and Eve describes this scenario. Adam and Eve walk with God, and he leads them down the path to an optimal existence. The one condition of their arrangement is that they not eat from one specific tree. This is not a hardship, as food is available in abundance. Not eating from the tree is how they communicate that they want to participate in the relationship God offers.
The serpent comes along and offers a different interpretation of what God meant. Adam and Eve could have chosen to use their relationship with God to explore his intended meaning, but instead they decide to make their own meaning. So in choosing their own interpretation for why God prohibited eating from that tree, Adam and Eve also chose to use their own optimization goals rather than God’s. They were no longer following God by his map; they were drawing their own map and forging their own path. And thus their sin was born as they began to deviate from the optimal version of their lives that God offered. Walsh says:
The idea of choosing one’s own qualities to optimize, to forge one’s own path, to be master of one’s own destiny—these may all sound quite positive. Self-determination is a core virtue of libertine society in general and the American mythos I grew up with. I appreciate and respect the value placed on deciding one’s own fate. A great number of injustices have been perpetrated precisely by taking away self-determination, and restoring self-determination has been an important force for justice. Therefore, I am not advocating complete rejection of it, especially in the context of how we relate to each other, and I don’t believe God calls us to that either. At the same time, just as God calls us to balance justice and mercy, he also calls us to balance self-determination with submission to his will.
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ChrisS, broken record, here. An other possibility is the blind spot as posited by CG Jung in Answer to Job. Perhaps it is something similar to exactly what we see on the face of it. God has exhibited both justice and mercy in ways that do actually conflict. There is an evolving process within God as God relates to humanity. The Old agreement (testament) illustrates the initial approach to the creation. Create. Love. Be Rebuffed. Punish. Threaten (to coerce good behavior). Dictate (you will do such and such). God sees that while He calls us gods and expects us to reciprocate in kind with His loving nature and the gifts of kindness we, in cahoots with Lucifer, the other light that He has left to shine in our eyes, are not reciprocating, even under threat. The Angel of Light was once His Son, walked in His court and as such was an object of love. He is the source of the blind spot. In the oneness of eternity Satan is part of God’s essence that is now behaving against Him. There is a conflict just as there appears to be. We only know it in outline but are nonetheless at the very center of it. The resolution of it is of course God With Us. His death and resurrection. Now it is up to us to be born again to the light of awareness and seeing. We are now evolving into a light of consciousness, seeing the blindness and dispelling it. Most of the time it seems we are really bad at it, earthen vessels that we are. From one vantage point the evolution has occurred. Jesus said, “It is done.” From another it continues to unfold every moment as each soul endeavors to fully hear and see.
I know this idea sounds strange but logically it is sound. Two questions, essentially the same question, which have never been satisfactorily answered are these: Why suffering? Why place Satan in our path? The temptation to follow the Prince of Darkness is the source of suffering. Living in darkness could be characterized as living in a world where something is hidden and not everything can be seen. “Lead us not into temptation…” we are told to pray. A strange plea that very very few would think to include in a model prayer. Save us from temptation? Yes. Give us the fortitude to resist? Certainly. Please don’t lead us directly into it? I don’t think it would occur to too many people to make that odd request.
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We, on our own, cannot ‘fathom’ the truth of this: “God’s mercy and justice ultimately flow from His perfect love. It is in the human realm that wrestling between justice and mercy takes place.”
I wonder how evangelical people understand the concept of ‘the Divine Mercy of God’ ?
If they did, would it make a difference in how some who are extreme are perceived by others as judgmental, contemptuous of ‘the others’, and self-righeous to the point of phariseeism?
The Old Testament must be interpreted in the light of Jesus Christ’s revelation of ‘Who God Is’ or we make a terrible mistake of viewing ‘God’ through our own inadequate human lenses.
Hello IAIN LOVEJOY
you wrote, this:
” In the Bible God’s justice consists in correcting injustice, in overthrowing the powerful and restoring right relations amongst people and between them and God. His “mercy” likewise usually refers to his taking pity on those oppressed in need or suffering and rescuing them. Both his justice and his mercy consist of the same thing – his justice is mercy for the oppressed, and his mercy justice against the oppressor.”
and I agree +1000
That is political self-determination which is about submission to human will. Human will is directed by self interest in the interest of the governors, where the governed’s good is subordinated to the good of the rulers. God has no self interest, needing nothing from us, and willing only what we will – our own ultimate good. The purpose of political self determination, in the words of the US constitution (I think) is the pursuit of happiness, the ultimate self determination is freedom from the vsin that hides our true happiness from us and prevents us successfully pursuing it. “Freedom” otherwise is the freedom of the penniless to starve in whichever way they choose.
Iain: “God’s justice is fulfilled only when death and the grave and everything that harms and is evil are cast into the pit, and all tears are wiped away.” On the whole I agree with you. God’s mercy and justice ultimatley flow from his perfect love. It is in the human realm that wrestling between justice and mercy takes place. The Bible reflects the human reality.
This is precisely true. The oppressed become the oppressors, and are themselves supplanted by new oppressors in turn. Revenge begets revenge, violence violence and “an eye for an eye turns the whole world blind”. Which is precisely why God’s justice can’t be like human justice and based on revenge, in counterpoint to mercy. God’s justice is restorative justice, restoring right relations between people. The last become first, and the first become last, but the former first are still invited – the oppressor is overthrown, but will ultimately also take their proper place at the feast. That is the only form of justice that doesn’t perpetuate the cycle, and it requires mercy as am; inherent part of it to operate – it is not opposed to mercy.
The OT passages very frequently (if not always) refer to condemnation of state or temple because God has heard the cries of widows and orphans and the oppression of the stranger in the land. OT divine punishments are all about bringing the mighty down from their seats and lifting up the lowly.
Revelation taken as a whole, with the ending, is still about the same thing: God’s justice is fulfilled only when death and the grave and everything that harms and is evil are cast into the pit, and all tears are wiped away.
“””Both his justice and his mercy consist of the same thing – his justice is mercy for the oppressed, and his mercy justice against the oppressor.”””
This is rotating the square, it is still a square. The issue is that there is no tidy clean bright line between the oppressed and the oppressor- not unless one operates on a astonishingly short time-line. The sins of the fathers visit themselves upon – and through – subsequent generations; oppression infects the oppressed.
“The idea of choosing one’s own qualities to optimize, to forge one’s own path, to be master of one’s own destiny—these may all sound quite positive. Self-determination is a core virtue of libertine society in general and the American mythos I grew up with. I appreciate and respect the value placed on deciding one’s own fate. A great number of injustices have been perpetrated precisely by taking away self-determination, and restoring self-determination has been an important force for justice. Therefore, I am not advocating complete rejection of it, especially in the context of how we relate to each other, and I don’t believe God calls us to that either. At the same time, just as God calls us to balance justice and mercy, he also calls us to balance self-determination with submission to his will.”
“Saying they are in conflict is saying that God’s justice is (as if human justice) the infliction of suffering in retaliation for slighting God’s rules, and his mercy the soft hearted refusal to inflict the proper punishment. I can’t see that either is the case as portrayed in the Bible.”
Except in the Old Testament. And Revelation. Humor me, but there are a LOT of passages that infer this very system. What is to be done with them?
Politically, self-determination and freedom mean to be free of the direct imposition of other human being’s will and decisions, where one’s own choices are systematically suppressed and dominated by the choices of another or others, i.e., slavery, in one form or another.
I don’t see God’s justice as somehow conflicting with his mercy – they are the same thing. Saying they are in conflict is saying that God’s justice is (as if human justice) the infliction of suffering in retaliation for slighting God’s rules, and his mercy the soft hearted refusal to inflict the proper punishment. I can’t see that either is the case as portrayed in the Bible. In the Bible God’s justice consists in correcting injustice, in overthrowing the powerful and restoring right relations amongst people and between them and God. His “mercy” likewise usually refers to his taking pity on those oppressed in need or suffering and rescuing them. Both his justice and his mercy consist of the same thing – his justice is mercy for the oppressed, and his mercy justice against the oppressor.
Setting self determination against submission assumes, I would say completely wrongly, that our interests and those of God are in conflict, that what we want is not what God wants. The Bible assumes that what we want is to be freed from suffering, sin and death, and what God wants for us is to be freed from suffering, sin and death and that is not God, but suffering, sin and death that has imprisoned us and stripped us of our self determination, because we are helpless to escape sinning. As I understand it is a very recent development of thought that self determination consists not of the ability to be as we would wish to be, achieve what we wish to achieve and become what we would wish to become but rather the “freedom” of acting arbitrarily to no particular purpose or consequence.

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For many of the world’s richest people, philanthropy is an important part of their work, with many donating considerable amounts of money to charities and causes around the world. As industries continue to change, and more money collates at the top, it has never been more important for the world’s richest to help out those who need it.
But who are the most generous billionaires?
1. Bill Gates
Fittingly, the richest man on the planet is also the most generous, and has made around $27 billion worth of donations throughout his lifetime. Much of Bill Gates’ charity work takes place through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which spends a lot of time and money aiding children around the world.
2. Warren Buffett
One of the most well-known philanthropists in the world, Warren Buffett also works closely with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Having donated over $21 billion dollars to various causes himself, the CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway has also started The Giving Pledge to encourage other rich families into philanthropy.
3. George Soros
George Soros is a Hungarian-American financier known for his charity and political viewpoints. Soros has donated over $8 billion to various social causes, including the fight against Apartheid. The financier’s Open Society Foundation also promotes democratic causes such as public health, justice, and the freedom of the press.
4. Azim Premji
The Indian investor Azim Premji is known in his home country as the chairman of IT company Wipro Limited and for his considerable charity work. Premji was the first Indian to sign Warren Buffett’s The Giving Pledge, and has donated $8 billion of his personal wealth.
5. Charles F. Feeney
Known as the ‘James Bond of Philanthropy’ for his undercover charitable giving, Charles Feeney has become renowned for his determination to give away the entirety of his fortune. So far, he has managed to donate $8 billion to charities across the world, often in secret, leaving himself with around $2 million.
6. Carlos Slim
Thanks to his huge business empire in Mexico, Carlos Slim in one of the three richest men in the world. The Mexican business mogul has so far donated $8 billion, mostly through his two charitable foundations.
7. Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al Rajhi
The Saudi Arabian billionaire amassed his fortune in banking, founding the Al Rajhi bank with his three brothers. In 2011, Al Rajhi decided to donate the majority of his $7.7 billion fortune, having given away $5.7 billion since then.
8. Gordon Moore
Gordon Moore was the co-founder of tech giants Intel, before retiring from his role in 2006 to found the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The charity has donated $5 billion to a variety of causes, such as environmental conservation and patient care.
9. Michael Bloomberg
The founder of Bloomberg media and former Mayor of New York City is well-known for his charitable giving. Bloomberg has donated $3 billion to different charities and organisations, most notably the World Health Organisation.
10. Mark Zuckerberg
In 2015, the founder of Facebook announced his plan to give away 99% of his Facebook shares over his lifetime. So far Mark Zuckerberg has donated around $1.6 billion, but this total could rise beyond $40 billion dollars in the future.

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Statement Issued by the Revolutionary Movement in Syria We have waited in vain for many months for the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (SC) to take concrete steps, and offered its leadership multiple chances to do so. However, the reality is that there is no doubt that the SC’s leadership has failed […]
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A Statement of Condemnation from Homs the Coastal Cities (Alawites) We the citizens, political activists, and intellectuals from the Alawite sect in Homs and the surrounding suburbs of the coastal cities strongly condemn the massacres committed by Bashar al-Assad. In particular, we condemn the bombardment of our city, the brave city of Homs, where hundreds […]
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Amer Ahmad, nicknamed “Abou Haydara” continues to serve as a captain in the army, and for the past several months, has committed the most heinous of crimes against the residents of Jassem. His crimes have ranged from intimidating and abusing activists and their families to cold-blooded murder.
لا يزال النقيب في الجيش عامر أحمد، الملقب بابو حيدرة، يمارس أبشع أنواع الجرائم بحق أهلنا في مدينة جاسم منذ عدة أشهر، بدءا من أعمال التهديد والتنكيل بالنشطاء وعائلاتهم وانتهاء بجرائم القتل بدم بارد. وقد قام أحد النشطاء بالحصول مؤخرا على رقم هاتف هذا النقيب والاتصال به حيث قال له أنك مسؤول عن قتل أربعة […]

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Something in us cringes at words like “obey my commands”.
Our human nature is wired to be self willed, my own person, the captain of my soul.
Our culture exalts an independent spirit, a self made man, a free spirit.
The word ‘submission’ is not a popular one. It represents being under someone.
Israel struggled with the same thing. Nothing is new.
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse-the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn away from the way that I command you today, by following other god’s which you have not known.”
God has set Israel up for a good and blessed life, if they choose to obey Him. A curse if they turn to other gods.
The choice is theirs. Will they submit to God and His good ways or put themselves in charge and pursue their own way?
Once again, we have to ponder, are we any different?
We say we want blessing and not a curse, yet our choices prove us wrong too many times.
We would rather suffer the consequences of our poor choices than submit to the wisdom and counsel of God.
There is this snake that whispers to us ” go ahead, eat the fruit, you surely will not die.”
We think that if we pursue what we desire, we will be fulfilled. If only I can do things my way, I will be satisfied. It is a trap.
He warns us, He provides, He knows. He is life.
Time and time again He has proven that we can trust Him.
But will we?
“This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now CHOOSE LIFE, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to His voice, and hold fast to Him. For the lord is your life, and He will give you many years in the land He swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” Deuteronomy 30:l9,20


Good evening all
Ive been lurking around here for ages, but i thought i might post the build..
My car isnt blessed with the cosworth / RWD pedigree, so its handling is (and will be) a little different. More akin to a tuned golf R32 / Audi. Where the car is FWD, with a little to the rear, until slip is detected and power is routed further to the rear. Hence it will handle more like a FWD.. Sorry- dont hit me.. If it wasnt for having spent alot of money on my engine, and it rotating backwards compared with most other engines, i would be running an MT75, but alas, im not..
I think pictures speak a thousand words so..
I started my Civic turbo build in 2008, it briefly saw the road before the engine (a stock B16a2) gave up.
I decided at that point to do what i always wanted to do and build a B20VTEC turbo, AWD, time attack inspired EJ2. Hopefully ill be able to compete when the setting up is done.
Those pics were taken as the car saw the road with its turbo running. The bonnet was changed for a new seibon OEM item which has oxidised within an inch of its life- i need to restore it soon..
Ill cut out alot of the boring stuff from my other build thread, its a bit tedious..
I removed all the rear subframe, for the rear drive parts;
For the trailing arms i used civic RTSi ones, modified them to shorten them, boxed them in for strength and modified them to fit the crv wheel bearings.
Had to angle the rear strut tops as the struts will now sit slightly angled to the rear suspension
Made brackets for the rear diff
Installed the radiator and cut open the boot floor to make way for the fuel cell;
Here is the engine, built by laskey racing in the states in late 2010;
Here is teh B16 head, ported to hell.. its a work of art.. even stamped with the portflow ident..
And now for the block;
Thought id stick the dry sump on, unfortunately needed to modify it to fit past the main girdle;
And finally the new driveshafts
Installed the front coolers;
Since i was doing an engineering degree on day release, i got them to let me do my own project. I decided to research turbo lag and build an anti lag system, similar to the proper rally ones;
(the new version is alot better and smaller than this but i had to dumb it down for uni...)
My dog "Garrett" helping me put the engine together;
Got ahold of the electric power folding mirrors, but i had to make a controller for it. I wanted it to properly interface with the alarm .etc
I added some puddle lights to the mirrors as well (just hyper bright 10mm white LEDs);
Crap but it shows in the dark lol
I made a computer to monitor, control and report warnings for all temperatures and pressures in the car. As the radiator is in the boot, fed by small NACA ducts in the sides, at low speeds there is no airflow. THis unit will run the radiator fans at increasing speeds as the car slows to a halt, to ensure the airflow is maintained. This is also done for oil and intercooler fans (intercooler due to anti lag).
Here is the most boring video ever..
I had some projector units knocking around from my wifes trike, so i decided to modify my headlights a little. THose familiar with the escort cosworths will see i quite like the quads with the innter lights removed lol
Made a battery tray for the boot;
and from underneath the car
Seam welded the engine bay, the rest is done but not pictured for some reason;
Cut the holes for the side exit exhausts...
Started making an S2000 cluster converter for all hondas to try and fund my build lol.
Made the fuel computer, this will determine the speed to run the twin aeromotive a1000s, to increase their lifespan and reduce noise;
It has built in fault finding and redundancy
In order to tie in the ALS in the most effective way, do away with the archaic thermo valve, and allow easy adjustment of idle, i made drive by wire for it- which also allowed me to give it cruise control lol
I used an audi throttle pedal for the system;
I also made a computer controlled rear wing. Which can raise and tilt automatically. this will vary the rear downforce and add massive amounts of drag during heavy braking- very much like the bugatti veyron wing.
Not finished yet but here is some deveopment with the drive by wire actuator;
Some stuff on the rear wing actuator computer;
I decided to make my own cluster, using my original rev counter (looks tacky so ill be getting rid) and 2 LCD screens. This will show data on all systems of the car, fuel, cooling, anti lag, wing angles, 4wd .etc
Here is a little video of it testing. Just getting it to speak. The system i designed has voice warings, which will play through the stereo and alert me to anything wrong.
This is on the back burner for the moment as im busy with a few other things.. I can do this when im not doing anything else. Its all software writing so it needs focus..
Made my own steering wheel controls;
As i had to get rid of the Power steering pump to place the turbo, i obtained an MR2 electrohydraulic pump. My first system was manually controlled, but i designed a system to control it and put it in standby when necessary. To do it properly i made and intalled my own steering position sensor using a 10 turn pot and a toothed belt drive;
Finished and assembled the rear wing actuator system;
The mounts are currently at the chromer's (for protective coating- not bling lol)
fitted the actuator to the rear firewall.. Wanted to do it before i painted the actuator itself..
Latest engine pics- sorry ive missed a few boring stages;
the toothed wheel is the new timing system. Ive made a converter that allows hondata to use a more accurate 36/1 timing wheel, ive also made another controller that allows any standard (or hondata) ecu to run coil packs. Im using 4 audi 1.8t coil on plugs, which are awesome!
and recently the new and improved anti lag computer. Ive also added a speed limiter system for track days.
To bring the whole build upto date,
Here are some of the pics of testing the rear wing. Under manual control (no computer)
This is the view from the front, shows how much of a restriction the wing will cause when it is in airbrake mode;
I really never wanted to show my ugly mug on my build thread, but unfortunately there isnt any other way..
The latest job;
This is the new dash- to replace the old one- pictured above. I really hated how it came out.. Thanks to my dad for having my design laser cut..
and just for comparison (my original CAD drawing)
At the moment im just tidying a few thngs up, sorting out the custom dash upper panel to move the stereo up (7" screen) closer to the eyeline as the system im making relies on putting essential information on the cluster, but non-essential information on a "paged" display on the stereo..
Recently have managed to finish off a few jobs, but pictures speek a thousand words lol;
Finished the rear wing;
and a small video of me simulating the car speeding up and slowing.. The long pause at the end shows how the fans and PSU turn off after a period when no adjustments are being made..
I am building a computer and using the Skyline R32 ATTESA pump a rather extensive modification of my rear diff clutch actuator, ill be able to precisely control the bias of torque to the rear wheels, i can tie into the ABS sensors, the G sensor (for the rear wing) .etc to finely tune and develop it.. Here is a it of testing on the ATTESA unit;
I know an old civic isnt going to be everyones cup of tea, but I like it lol...


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Artist Chet Phillips managed to incorporate three pastimes into one with this deck of cards: baseball, monster movies, and of course poker. The deck features 58 original illustrations of baseball-playing Kaiju from the Godzilla and Ultraman worlds, playing in the Demon Monster League. A limited-edition comes with a custom card box.
Awesome Chet Phillips
Just in time for Halloween, artist Chet Phillips has released a spooktacular deck of cards, each illustrated with a playfully creepy creature. The monstrous deck includes four trick-or-treat inspired Wild cards, including a possessed candy corn, a batty Tootsie Roll, a bad caramel apple, and a cupcake straight out of The Thing.
Artist Chet Phillips expresses his askew world view with a wink and detailed renderings of creepy creatures from pop culture and literature. His limited-edition playing cards feature 58 illustrations of characters from Cthulhu to “The Muppets”’ Animal. Half the fun is how Phillips IDs the critters with pseudo-Latin names.

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As gooey and lacking in protein as a chocolate holiday bonbon, "Valentine's Day" plays like a feature-length commercial produced by the Friends of the Valentine Promotional Society. Almost every scene is larded by talk of flowers, gifts, cards, restaurants and other ways to spend gobs of money on a single day, all delivered by a raft of attractive stars or semi-stars rotated on and off by director Garry Marshall. Never was there a film more release date-targeted than this one, which only means that, once opening weekend is gone, so will be the audience.
A compendium of lovers found, lost and avenged on a day designed to make you feel bad if you don't have anyone, this would rate high on any list of pictures featuring the greatest number of talented actors given the least interesting things to do, as well as the most gaping differential between the beauty of many of the performers and the way they're made to look.
It would be interesting to know why the New Line Cinema titles now released by Warner Bros. invariably look worse than actual Warner Bros. productions; the sets seem cheaper, the lighting gaudier, the color processing worse, the soundtrack compendiums patchier. All this does no favors to the parade of beauties here, as Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Emma and Julia Roberts and Taylor Swift on the female side, and Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher and Taylor Lautner among the guys, have all been seen to better advantage elsewhere.
And that's before they even open their mouths. Screenwriter Katherine Fugate had to have spent more time figuring out how to shuffle all the characters on and offscreen with a measure of balance and coherence than giving them anything amusing to say. Virtually all the women speak with the same snippy, frayed-nerves cadence, which most of the guys respond to with more bland agreeability -- or, in a couple of cases, evasiveness -- than imagination.
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I like the american people. Its the corrupt, bloodthirsty, murderous, warmongering bastards they call leaders that I despise. The world neither wants
or needs american "freedom and democracy" as it ends up being tyrany and oppression in the countries its brought to.. To sum up - the people are ok
your politicians can go straight to hell.
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Posted by on December 10, 2012 in Blog
By Jennine Vari
Fall 2012 Intern
This Saturday the Patriots and Peacemakers traveling exhibit will finish its visit to Jacksonville, Florida. The exhibit was presented at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan from November 2011 to August 2012, but with the help of the Ramallah American Club of Jacksonville and the Salaam Club of Jacksonville, the celebration of Arab Americans in the public service sector was brought to Florida. The exhibit highlights Arab Americans of different nationalities and religions who have served in the military, Peace Corps, and Diplomatic Service. Through a collection of personal stories, photos, and items, visitors will learn about the roles Arab Americans have played in American history. These personal narratives include those of Ambassadors Susan Ziadeh and Edward Gabriel, and Former Deputy Surgeon General Faye Glenn Abdellah.
In addition to recognizing those around the country, Patriots and Peacemakers adopted a section focusing on Arab Americans in Jacksonville. After it moved to Florida on November 1st, the museum added Local Patriots: Arab American Heroes of Jacksonville to the exhibit. To honor the community, it highlights local Arab American veterans who served in various branches of the military since World War I and recipients of awards, such as the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
This exhibit is unique in that focuses on a sector in which Arab Americans are often overlooked. Even though they have been serving in the military, Peace Corps, and diplomacy positions for decades, their sacrifices as Arab Americans often go unnoticed, and since 9/11 the need to recognize this has become increasingly imperative. Within the last 10 years, Arab Americans’ loyalty to the US has frequently been called into question, but the exhibit aims to counter the doubt and negativity often faced by many in the Arab American community. Instead, it recognizes and celebrates their extensive service and contributions to society.
Patriots and Peacemakers is free and open to the public. It runs through December 15th at the Jacksonville Public Library, additional information can be found here.comments powered by Disqus


“The aggressive posture of the FBI under Director James Comey is becoming a political problem for the White House,” Cory Bennett and Julian Hattem report for The Hill.
“The FBI’s demand that Apple help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers has outraged Silicon Valley, a significant source of political support for President Obama and Democrats,” Bennett and Hattem report. “Then there’s the biggest issue of all: the FBI’s investigation into the private email server used by Hillary Clinton, Obama’s former secretary of State and the leading contender to win the Democratic presidential nomination. A decision by the FBI to charge Clinton or her top aides for mishandling classified information would be a shock to the political system.”
“In these cases and more, Comey — a Republican who donated in 2012 to Mitt Romney — has proved he is ‘not attached to the strings of the White House,’ said Ron Hosko, the former head of the FBI’s criminal investigative division and a critic of Obama’s law enforcement strategies,” Bennett and Hattem report. “While the White House has repeatedly backed the FBI’s decision [to seek a court order demanding that Apple create new software to bypass security tools on an iPhone], it has not fully endorsed the potential policy ramifications, leaving some to think a gap might develop as similar cases pop up. The White House is poised to soon issue its own policy paper on the subject of data encryption.”
Read more in the full article here.
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Mali’s new military junta has announced that the president of the African nation’s national assembly will be its next head of state, according to The Associated Press.
The announcement came hours after Tuareg rebels announced that a northern zone under their control was now an independent state called Azawad.
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Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo, the leader of last month’s coup which overthrew President Amadou Toumani Touré, made the comments at his office to AP journalists and officials from neighboring countries, the news agency said.
The US, France and EU along with the Economic Community of West African States, or Ecowas, have all imposed punitive sanctions intended to coerce the return of the democratically elected government.
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If you need to use any official document from the UK in Spain, you will need to legalise it. Without legalization, Spanish officials may not accept it. The most common legalizations of documents are related to:
- Education titles so that a candidate can show that he or she meets the requirements of a university or school.
- Civil certificates, most likely birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates for many different processes in Spain.
- Court documents.
Both Spain and the UK signed the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). As a result, the legalization of the documents is much simpler than in countries which did not sign the HCCH.
Do I Need to Translate It?
Many people confuse translations or certificate translations with legalization. The fact is that it is very likely that if you need to legalise a document, you will also need to translate it, but it is not always the case.
In order to know if you need both translation and legalization, you have to ask the official who is requiring the documents. The problem with certificate translations is that not any person able to speak both languages can do it. The consequence is that this kind of translation is significantly more expensive than a regular translation.
We always like to clarify that, in many circumstances, you can do the same in a public office and in a notary office. In some cases, notaries do not need to ask for translations when they understand the language of the documents. As a result, you can save some money thanks to this.
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We can help you with this, but in case you want to do it on your own, you can check the Royal Decree: el Real Decreto 1497/2011, de 24 de octubre, por el que se determinan los funcionarios y autoridades competentes para realizar la legalización única o Apostilla prevista por el Convenio XII de la Conferencia de La Haya de Derecho Internacional Privado, de 5 de octubre de 1961.
Each type of document has to be legalised in a different place; but since education documents are one of the most likely needs for our readers, we can tell you that the regulation states that the regional office of Ministry of Education (located in each autonomous community) can legalise documents from universities. We recommend Apostille Services for help legalising a document, alternatively you can contact us and we will be happy to help.

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Renewed Construction Defects Reform Could Be Headed To Colorado Capitol
Reforms to the state's construction defects laws, a familiar but thorny issue, could resurface this year at the Colorado State Assembly, which on Monday convened for the 2023 session.
Legislators may again take up the matter after passing a bill in 2017 that changed the threshold at which a condo developer can be sued, the Denver Business Journal reported.
For years, Colorado residents were able to file construction defect lawsuits against developers with just a majority of homeowners’ association board members. The 2017 law changed that rule to require a majority of residents, with the goal of enticing developers, who said that such suits were making the cost of condo projects untenable.
Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet, who chairs the Denver-area Metro Mayors Caucus, told the Denver Business Journal existing rules still have a chilling effect on condo development in the state. Other priorities may include measures that offer developers a “right-to-repair” option before facing litigation, or target the high costs of liability insurance.
Legislators may feel the need to take action to address the factors contributing to a housing crisis in the Denver metro, with a significant shortfall of affordable for-sale homes and condos. Existing rules are thought to dissuade developers from building all but luxury condo projects, which factor in the cost of potential litigation into their pricing. But critics say that’s led to a dearth of affordable options. In March, Denverite reported that Denver had a 50,000-unit shortfall for residents making below 60% of the area median income.
Condos represented only 4.3% of new-home starts in Q3 of 2022, the Business Journal reported. That’s down from a peak of 25.6% in Q1 of 2008 — a number that trended steadily downward throughout the 2010s. In other major U.S. cities, the number tends to be over 20%, according to a white paper from the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.
More details on potential bills are expected to come as consumer and business lobbying groups get to work in the coming weeks and months, Colorado Competitive Council Executive Director Rachel Beck told the Business Journal.


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Active Power, Inc. ( ACPW) Q4 2011 Earnings Call February 14, 2012 4:30 am ET Executives Jan H. Lindelow – Interim President and Chief Executive Officer John K. Penver – Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance Analysts Walter Nasdeo – Ardour Capital Investments LLC Shawn E. Lockman – Piper Jaffray, Inc. PresentationOperator
Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, for participating in today’s conference call to discuss Active Power’s Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and our Year Ended December 31, 2011. With us today is Mr. Jan Lindelow, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Active Power and Mr. John Penver, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Following their remarks, we will open up the call for questions. Before I continue, I’d like to take a moment to read the Company’s Safe Harbor statement. The company’s management on this call may make forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements relating to Active Power’s current expectations of operating results for the first quarter of 2012, its future operating results, and its customers’ current intentions. Any forward-looking statements and all other statements that may be made during this call are not historical facts are subject to a matter of risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the results predicted include, among others; the deferral or cancellation of sales commitments as a result of general economic conditions or uncertainty, risks related to our international operations, and product performance and quality issues.

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Right now in New Jersey there are 1,025 long-term missing persons, whose cases are so confounding that they have gone unsolved for years or even decades, leaving family members hanging in emotional limbo and detectives itching for leads.
The state police hope that an event on Saturday will help bring healing to some of those families — and possibly generate new leads in old cases.
“Missing in New Jersey” aims to bring together New Jersey residents who have missing family members so that they can meet other people in similar situations, forming something of an informal support group.
The event, which will be held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, will offer free support services for family members of missing persons, including grief counselors, comfort dogs, FBI victim specialists, and representatives from Team Hope, a national nonprofit for families with missing children.
“When you have a murder, you have a body on the street. You have a funeral. When you have a burglary, you walk in your house and your TV’s missing. You have something that’s gone and you kind of know what happened,” said Detective Sgt. Trella, one of four detectives in the state police missing persons unit. “With a missing person, especially a long-term missing person, the family normally doesn’t have any idea what happened to their … loved one.”
Of the roughly 15,000 missing persons cases that occur statewide each year, Trella’s unit gets involved in the 400-500 most complex disappearances.
“We’re not looking to solve a crime,” said Lt. Louis Andrinopoulos, who has been with the missing persons unit for 11 years. “We’re looking to give closure to a family.”
But some cases, that go years without a new lead or shred of evidence, can get very cold.
That’s why the state police are also encouraging biological relatives of the missing to attend Saturday’s event and offer up a DNA sample. The unit will submit the samples to a database at the University of North Texas, which tries to match DNA against unidentified remains nationwide. It does not cross-pollinate with the criminal DNA database.
State police also said that they would not be checking anyone’s immigration status at the event, hoping that people in the country illegally who have missing relatives feel safe to attend.
Although law enforcement officials are hoping the event may open some new doors in their investigations, they say the main goal is to support the families members who never stop carrying the emotional burden of a missing loved one.
For Jill Neville, whose three-year-old brother Billy Jones went missing in 1962, the feeling of loss has lingered for 55 years.
“It’s the not knowing,” she said, “that’s the hardest thing.”
Neville, who was two years old at the time she says Billy was abducted, still holds out hope that her older brother is alive. But she acknowledges that the odds of finding him are slim.
“It’s like this brick wall,” she said. “I’m in front of it and he’s behind it. But I don’t know what brick to take out to find him.”


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Nelly Bassily | April 14, 2014
An online debate on how to generate income to make community radio financially sustainable will run from Monday, March 31, 2014 to April 10, 2014.
Participants are invited to discuss and exchange opinions and information on income generation. Group debates will be organized on LinkedIn.
The debate follows up on CAMECO’s research on participation in community and local radio operations. That research began with three online surveys on community participation. More information is available on the COMECO website at: http://www.cameco.org/english/publications/CAMECO-Practice-Series.
The moderator for the debates is community media expert Birgitte Jallov, supported by the CAMECO team. CAMECO will provide regular summaries and share central issues amongst language groups. A short concept paper is available at: http://www.cameco.org/english/resources/Radio-and-Participation/
CAMECO invites those interested in participating to join the exchange and contribute to the debate, and encourages people to feel free to share this invitation with all interested persons and groups. The CAMECO team is looking forward to welcoming you to the LinkedIn group Sustainable Radio.
To register for the Sustainable Radio English language group, go to: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=7483966&trk=groups%2Fmost_popular-r-subgr-subgrpname&goback=%2Egmp_7483966%2Egmp_7485658


There’s actually different reasons why we have factories for different reasons. There are prebuilt homes as well which are also called as prefabricated or modular homes, which are homes that are built mainly in a factory before this will be shipped to the site for its final assembly. It also has attention to detail and efficiency when being made and it comes with economic and environmental benefits. Below would be some benefits which it can offer.
Less Wastes when Made
There’s many non-industrial wastes that were generated by the construction and demolition industry. This actually is a big number when talking about the overall waste that’s generated by a country. Because manufacturing process is developed over time, a prebuilt home builder is able to give greater efficiency on the production and could accurately gauge on how much material will be needed for the construction process, which then leads to less waste. The fact that materials that will be used are stored in their factory, it means that the leftovers are kept and will be reused. Also, the materials are well-kept and secured for it to avoid getting damaged.
Extra materials are used for reinforcing the house frame for the shipment so the home is going to be durable. Prebuilt homes which are built in a factory are engineered precisionly which will greatly help with the durability.
Construction Time is Shorter
Prebuilt homes are also constructed in a lesser time. Rather than it having to wait for the deconstruction when there’s a previous building construction and having to laying in the foundation before the building process, prebuilt homes could be made in the factory in the same time in the factory. Due to the fact that the creation of the building is done inside the factory, you won’t have to worry about weather delays.
Better for the Environment
Because of the fact that prebuilt homes are constructed in the factory before assembled on site, the workers are usually settled close to the factory and will only need to commute a short distance rather than travelling tar to the site every day, which actually results to CO2 emissions. Another reason why this is environment friendly is because there are fewer materials of which are used on its construction process.
Better Option for Remote Locations
When you are living in a remote region, a prebuilt home is actually an ideal option because of the reason that this will be built in the factory and is then delivered to the site where it will be built, which then decreases difficulties in finding contractors who have the willingness to travel long distances in building a home.


New song from Kathleen Mary Lee, in anticipation of her second upcoming EP.
Kathleen Mary Lee is an alternative folk artist from Melbourne, Australia. Her 2016 debut EP “Nice Kind of Pain” received attention and airplay on some of Australia’s top radio stations.
Lee is also the songwriter and front woman for Melbourne indie band, The Beautiful Losers, who are set to release their first single this September. She is also currently working on her second solo record.


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In an ode to the beloved David Bowie, Cecile is rocking a signature Ziggy Stardust lightening bolt over one eye & looking the goods! Made from earthenware clay, the shape of this vase suits a great succulent to create a cool hairstyle.
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Comment by Jim Campbell
September 27th, 2019
The only thing that could possibly be contrived is let’s hang Trump even though we have no evidence to do so fiasco.
The special counsel had Trump in his sights, then poof it slipped through his grasp because there was no there, there.
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The Washington Examiner
September 27, 2019
Print this article President Trump’s personal lawyer Jay Sekulow alleged that the whistleblower complaint filed by an intelligence community official was written by “a law firm.”
The whistleblower, who is believed to work for the CIA, filed the complaint and detailed Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the president requested the foreign leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.
The complaint, which was released on Thursday, and the rest of the details surrounding the phone call led to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in a formal impeachment investigation.
He began, “So, when you start with a witness saying, Steve and Brian, ‘I have no knowledge of the events I’m depicting here, and I’m basing this on conversations I had with colleagues of mine, and I think they are trustworthy.’
Well, do you know if they heard it correctly?
Well, I don’t know because I don’t have firsthand knowledge. And do you think the whistleblower drafted that complaint?
I mean realistically?”
“You think they had help? Did they have help?”
“Look at the phraseology, the end-notes, and the footnotes,” Sekulow responded.
“This wasn’t drafted by this individual.
This was written by a law firm.
And you know what? The American people see it for what it is.
No one has the — nobody has the appetite for this anymore. They want to keep doing it?
Call for a vote.
That’s my tell for [House Judiciary Chairman] Jerry Nadler and [House Intelligence Chairman] Adam Schiff.
Call for a vote. Just go ahead and do it.”
This so-called Whistle-Blower does not even pass the minimum test for credibility.
The U. S. Constitution is explicit about an Accused has the right to face and confront his accuser, see the evidence and ask questions about the allegations. The Sixth Amendment and then the 14th Amendment require this – it is Due Process of Law and the MSM needs to stop mtheir fake news narrative that Trump is guilty when accused. The bed rock of American Law is the presumption of innocent until proven guilty. A Public Trial is also a requirement to the Due Process aspect of any criminal proceeding.
These corrupt, radical Left-Wing Progressives did this same thing with the Whore Dr. C. Ford! This girl was a drunken slut and whore in high school and college. Diane Feinstein should be arrested and charged with committing a “Fraud upon the Court” for her crimes in this matter.
President Trump needs a better legal team that plays hardball with these liars!
I agree, but believe he has the team in place, just are picking the right time to bring the left down.


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The film Tammy Faye’s eyes (Cert. 12A) chronicles the life of the late Tammy Faye and her then-husband, Jim Bakker, who in their day drew more than 120 million viewers a year on the PTL-Club TV shows. Jim (played by Andrew Garfield) preached a prosperity gospel. “God’s hope is that we prosper, not that we want to be poor.”
It’s clear how appealing a get-rich-quick religion was. The film portrays Tammy (Jessica Chastain) and Jim as sufficiently authentic, while quickly adopting the opulent lifestyle of their mentors. At first, they are under the wing of televangelist Pat Robertson, whose house sports gold toilet seats and whose wife wears a thick mink coat in the height of summer. Supporting them is Jerry Falwell, another high-profile conservative pastor and founder of the Moral Majority organization.
Tammy, in particular, brings a splash of color to religious programs once dominated by men in suits. Her musicality and her puppet ministry endeared her to the public. Jim’s ambitions range from creating a lucrative Christian theme park to organizing overseas missions. The fundraising arrangements are suspect, ultimately leading to his indictment for skimming over $1 million in on-air donations for himself.
Tammy seems indifferent to the accumulated wealth surrounding her, viewing it as God’s bountiful goodness to their ministry. Only his pious mother, Rachel (Cherry Jones), raises relevant questions about it. An austere manner and overt lack of affection make her come across as an unsympathetic character. In reality, she is a worried mother. Appalled by Tammy’s gaudy wealth, she tells her, “Serving God doesn’t feel like it should be a money-making opportunity!”
Although Jim spends a lot of screen time, it’s basically Tammy’s picture. Jessica Chastain manages to strike the balance between the giddy, over-the-top performer (resplendent in the brand’s indelible mascara) and the shrewd, yet caring entrepreneur. His inimitable singing style and sense of fun win hearts and minds for Jesus, even when they dare to combine old-time religious fervor with topics such as erectile dysfunction and gay Christian advocacy. This last activity leads to cross swords with the religious right. Falwell orders Bakker to contain his wife’s enthusiasms, but to no avail.
Marriage is already threatened for several reasons. Tammy’s desire for attention off-screen as well as on television knows no bounds. Jim’s own behavior is far from embodying the Christian morality he publicly defends. It’s a pretty familiar story of how the mighty fell.
There have been earlier TV movies and documentaries about Tammy. This film is an attempt to rectify earlier media portrayals of a conniving, good-time girl with the caricature of a face. You can see how generous and vulnerable she was. Chastain carries her from youthful vigor to old age in a compelling performance.
Nevertheless, the film occasionally dives into hagiography, rarely wondering if we are dealing with a saint or a sinner when, like all of us, she has something of both. As Tammy says, “We’re all people made of the same old dirt. And God didn’t do any junk.
Going out to the cinema.
There aren’t many movies that take place entirely in one space. 12 angry men and Dial M for murder come close, and the 2010 film Buried has a man who spends all his time in a coffin. Confession (Cert. 15) is limited to a place of worship. St Mary Magdalene’s, Debenham, Suffolk, doubles as a Roman Catholic church in Massachusetts.
Stephen Moyer as Victor Strong and Colm Meaney as Father Peter in Confession
After saying the evening prayer, Father Peter (Colm MeaneyAir conditioning) is about to lock up when a gunman, bleeding profusely, bursts in. This is Victor Strong (Stephen Moyertrue blood), who wants to confess about his wife, who was murdered some time ago, and the teenage daughter he hasn’t seen in years. First, the priest bandages the wound as best he can, after being banned at gunpoint from calling a hospital. Victor may not have long to live, but that doesn’t stop him from expending a lot of energy barking orders and, in the most roundabout way, telling Peter the whole story.
Where is it? A cop, Willow (Clare-Hope Ashitey, Doctor Foster, Riviera), also injured. She is quietly texting for help. Everything turns into a great dark night of the soul for the three of them. The priest, as well as Victor, had his demons. He recalls his own experiences in an attempt to assure the penitent how forgiveness heals us. “That’s what faith is,” he shouts. Willow, when she reveals her presence, is just as enigmatic a figure as the man she is tracking. She too may have her secrets, but that is how they will remain.
Instead of having some ability to free each other from their nightly fears and fantasies, this is a case where the hell is other people. At Sartre Enclosed house (No Eleave), three characters struggle to understand what has brought them to this point of despair. Confession explores similar territory. Can we reclaim our true selves, and does the perception others have of us hinder or facilitate the process?
If the priest has already committed himself, by the mercy of God, to making this voyage of discovery, he continues to have his difficulties. Victor has done the equivalent of confessing to stealing a rope, but has so far neglected to mention the horse at the end of it. In a show of moral superiority, Willow, it seems, has no time to examine herself.
Writer-director David Beton, who also played a significant role in the screenplay of Banishment (Arts, April 30, 2021), sets up a series of fascinating paradoxes. The trouble begins with the barely believable twists he produces in his efforts to end the affair. He does himself a disservice by limiting the action to a single frame. It takes a lot of cinematic prowess to make it work aesthetically. And one also wonders why the story needed a New England setting, given its non-American cast. Beton’s visions of heaven, hell and purgatory demand a universality that transcends any geographical limitation.
Released on digital platforms and DVD.
AMULET (Cert. 15) is a film full of ideas, probably too many. One of its main themes is religion and who benefits from it. Sister Claire (Imelda Staunton), a nun, comes to the aid of Tomas (Alec Secareanu: Gods Oth country). This former soldier in a European war now works as a bricklayer in Britain. A fire in his squat steals his money and books, in addition to causing injuries.
Imelda Staunton as Sister Claire in Amulet
The hospital refers him to a church where Sister Claire works. She relocates him with Magda (Carla Juri: Blade Runner: 2049) and his dying mother. There is something strange about the inhabitants and the dilapidated house itself.
Interspersed with how things unfold is a story where Tomas is on guard duty at a heavily wooded checkpoint. As he walks away from his solitary and bored existence, he comes across a statuette of a woman with a hairdo, which he recognizes as an amulet, a charm against evil. A later flashback is of a woman desperately trying to rush past Tomas in an attempt to cross the border safely. Something about this encounter traumatized Tomas – which is only revealed later.
Back in London, he undertook to renovate this dilapidated house. In the process, he realizes that this is no ordinary mother in the attic. His agony is more than physical. It is obvious that she is demonically possessed. Just when the film seems to be turning into a dark, routine tale at the top of the stairs, many other plotlines begin to emerge. We could have guessed that all is not what it seems. In a house without electricity, the light bulbs flicker. Rescue comes from an unexpected source.
And the nun turns out to be much more complicated than initially thought. Sister Claire’s place in all the turmoil is the key to everything else. There is a progression with each scene from her personifying submission to the restraints of Mother Church to being an outspoken guardian of the truth, ready to look evil in the face and throw off ecclesiastical oppression. When Tomas seeks comfort from her, she says that the Church is not a sanctuary: it is a crucible. Sister Claire questions how he mentally “reclassified” his war crimes as mere failures to prevent harm to people.
Like Sister Claire, Magda sees through Tomas’ attempts to exculpate herself. We see him reading Hannah Arendt’s On violence. She challenges him to translate the philosopher’s ideas into action and quotes Hildegarde de Bingen: “Dare to declare who you are. . . You must be ready to jump. The very masculinity of how he approaches life limits his perception of how God’s forgiveness works.
This is an ambitious film with multiple levels of complexity from actor-turned-director Romola Garai (Atonement, Incredible Grace). At first glance, its storyline could be mistaken for one-dimensional horror.party. It’s easy to see how the visual language of directors like David Cronenberg (Thrill) and Jennifer Kent (The Babadook) as well as Italy giallo slasher movies influenced him.
Nevertheless, there are a multitude of spiritual themes exploring the nature of evil and the amulets needed to contain it. The horror is just the carnival barker’s patter to entice you to shop around.
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I went there for brunch on one of those sweltering NY early-summer days. The decor is lovely, the seats are comfy, the food is delicious and the friendly waitresses keep the all-you-can-drink mimosas flowing (we never had to ask for a refill). Surprise of the century when the check came and we'd both had 6 drinks each and wonderful brunch for only $20 a person! Great deal!
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Mr Farage mocked the Lib Dem leader following his call for cross-party action against Brexit.
Speaking on his daily radio show on LBC, he said: "He gave that speech today after a YouGov poll this morning had the Lib Dems now down to five per cent in the opinion polls. I don’t think that the headline ‘exit from Brexit’ is actually going to work.
"I’m sorry Vince, mate, I know you love the European Union and think Juncker is a top banana. The British public simply aren’t going to buy it anymore.
Mr Farage saif Sir Vince's "exit from Brexit" campaign will fail
The former Ukip leader admitted to personally liking Sir Vince but nonetheless taunted him for his uncontested rise to the Lib Dem leadership.
He said: "I like Vince Cable. He’s a very nice fella, very polite. The sort of guy in Westminster that crosses over the street to say: ‘Hello Nigel, how are you doing?’ Very pleasant, very decent, very nice.
"Politically, I disagree with him completely. He has become the leader of the Lib Dems because, frankly, nobody else wanted to do it."
In a massive swipe at Brexit minister David Davis, he said negotiation talks with Brussels were being led by "two groups of silly public schoolboys reliving their dormitory pillow fights."
He continued: "What the country now desperately needs is some political adults. There are sensible grown-ups in the Conservative Party, and the Labour Party and the Greens."
"We believe the public have a right to change their mind. At the end of these tortuous divorce negotiations, the British public must be given a vote on the outcome."
The Lib Dem leader described Brexit as “a great disaster” and likened it to the Iraq War and banking crisis.
But mid rant Sir Vince suffered the indignity of being turned off by the main news channels who switched over to Donald Trump’s UN speech.
The incident led Tory MP Michael Fabricant Tweeted: “On @BBCNews, @realDonaldTrump in the UN has replaced Vince Cable's speech to the sanctimonious Lib-Dems. Be grateful for small mercies.”


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All three of our jaws dropped. Damon automatically let go of Stefan who dropped suddenly and he held a hand to his throat, rubbing it tenderly. All of our widened eyes were all fixed on the spitting image of me that stood casually opposite us.
“K-k…Katherine?” Damon choked out in bewilderment. She moved faster than I could see and was suddenly standing right in front of me. I could hardly comprehend the likeness between us. It was like looking in the mirror. She looked me up and down and then stared hard at my face. She looked confused.
“Well this is interesting…” she mused as she circled me. I didn’t breathe. She was a vampire and she was stronger than Damon and Stefan. She could snap my neck in a 초 and not think twice about it. She seemed to sense my fear, and she smirked at me.
“I’m not going to hurt you. 당신 are far too interesting. Can I ask 당신 why 당신 look like me?” She stood facing me again. I tried to speak but my breath caught and no sound came out. I glanced across at Damon and Stefan who were standing there motionless with their mouths still hanging open. Katherine looked at me as if demanding an answer, but when I didn’t respond she rolled her eyes and turned to face Damon and Stefan.
“Well? Aren’t 당신 happy to see me?” she smiled cutely. Damon shut his mouth slowly and his face turned from shock to anger.
“Happy? HAPPY?” he roared and she took a step back. His face morphed into vampire and he growled, “I waited for 당신 Katherine. I waited ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE YEARS for you. I tried desperately to get into that tomb. I never gave up. And then, finally, I got the chance and I rushed inside to find you. And guess what? 당신 WEREN’T THERE!” He yelled at her and she stood immobile. “That little vampire Anna told me that 당신 had compelled one of the guards to let 당신 free…She told me…” his face morphed back to human and he sank to the ground on his knees. When he looked up his face was pure sadness. A lump caught in my throat as the dangerous, powerful vampire Damon looked on the brink of crying. The amount of sorrow that had filled his normal look of confidence and smugness was just heart-rending.
“…She told me…you knew where I was. 당신 always had. And yet…you never came back for me…You never even cared. And when she said that…my world fell apart. My 사랑 for 당신 had been so strong. I thought that I would finally see 당신 again after years apart and we’d be together again. But I was wrong. How could you?” He choked out and he stared at the mossy forest floor. I gasped silently as I saw a tear drip from Damon’s face and hit the ground. He looked so sad. So helpless. I went to go and pull him into my arms but Stefan looked at me and shook his head as if to say, “leave him be.” I nodded and just looked at the miserable vampire that was kneeling on the cold leafy forest floor. Katherine stared at him and looked at a loss of what to say.
“Damon…I…I’m so sorry. But I’m here now! And I’ve come for you, my darling. I tried to come before but things…came up. I 사랑 you, I always have,” she said softly. But I didn’t buy a word of it. And neither did Damon, apparently. He sprang to his feet and rubbed his eyes furiously.
“So things came up constantly for one hundred and forty five years, huh? 당신 사랑 me huh? Just get out of my life Katherine. I don’t 사랑 you. Not anymore.” And with that, he turned on his heel and disappeared into the forest. Katherine reached her arm out desperately and took a step, but Stefan held up his hand.
“No, Katherine. Damon’s right. Go. You’re not wanted here.” Stefan sped over and stood in front of me. “You abandoned him. I’ve never seen such love-driven madness in one person. He loved 당신 더 많이 than words can say Katherine. We all saw that,” and Stefan motioned at me. I nodded in agreement. “For him to find out that 당신 had been free all the while, he fell apart. 당신 killed his 사랑 for you.” Stefan glared at her. Her mouth fell in a dramatic pout.
“Well, this reunion wasn’t as fun as I’d hoped,” she said, smiling a cruel smile. Rage flared up inside me. All that stuff she had said to Damon about loving him still had been a lie. I wanted to 펀치 her but I knew if I did she rip me to shreds. Stefan growled.
“I SAID GO KATHERINE!” he roared and with a blow-kiss she was gone. He breathed hard and turned to me.
“Come on Elena. I think we need to find Damon.” He turned his back to me and motioned for me to climb on. I obliged hesitantly and we sped off. My eyes stung as the wind blew like knives into them. I squeezed them shut and then we came to a halt. I prised them open and realised we were standing in front of the Salvatore house. The door was open. I slid off of Stefan’s back and we walked slowly into the house. Stefan stopped.
“He’s in there. I’ll give 당신 two some…time.” He said unwillingly, but before I could answer he was gone. I ran swiftly into the house and my gaze fell upon a figure in the 안락 의자, 안락의 자 near a roaring fire. I walked quietly up behind him but he didn’t turn around. I knelt beside him but he just stared into the fire, not blinking. His eyes were glazed over and he held a bottle of whisky in his hand. I removed the bottle and held his chin in my hand. I forced him to look at me but when he did the sadness in his eyes overwhelmed me. He didn’t say a word. He blinked slowly whilst staring me in the face blankly. After a while his eyebrows narrowed and he looked at me properly.
“I’m sorry…” he whispered, but I shushed at him and helped him to his feet. I wrapped my arms comfortingly around him and pulled him close.
“Damon,” I cooed softly. “You’ve done nothing wrong. She’s the one who should be sorry.” I gritted my teeth and set my jaw as I thought about the self-serving 암캐, 암 캐 of a vampire Katherine. I smiled weakly as he looked into my eyes.
“I loved her so much. I was convinced that she loved me too. And to have that torn away so suddenly…” he choked out. I held his face in my hands and kissed his cheek. I then wrapped my arms around him again, and he pressed his face into my hair. We stood there, motionless, in front of a crackling 불, 화재 for a long, long time.