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Severely hooked by their debut release, the epic 2013 Snakeskin EP and fully wrapped up in the creative confines of debut album Sadlands the following year, it is fair to say that anticipation for the second full-length from King Hiss was as eager as for anything else offered this year. Mastosaurus does not disappoint either, quickly confirming existing thoughts that this is a band not only going places but on the point of major recognition while revealing a new creative plateau to their rousing songwriting and sound.
Formed in 2011, with a line-up seeing guitarist Joost Noyelle, vocalist Jan Coudron, and the rhythmic might of bassist Dominiek 'Visioene' Hoet and drummer Jason Bernard linking up, Belgium hailing King Hiss quickly began making a strong impression with their striking mix of rapacious riffs and murderous rhythms. As shown by the previously mentioned releases, it was a proposal helping the band earn a powerful reputation and acclaiming attention, for their live presence and sound and records. Mastosaurus is bound for greater success and spotlights as King Hiss reveal a new imagination and craft in songwriting and its rousing results. A concept album portraying the epic adventures of a doomed antihero, it storms ears from its first breath with songs which are as fearsomely meaty as they are imaginatively infectious and beguiling. Throughout grooves entangle the body and infiltrate the psyche as rhythms and riffs devour; fiery melodic interplay a lava-esque hue to the anthemic roar on offer track after track.
The album opens up with Homeland, the creaking wood of a ship luring prowling riffs which in turn align to a sonic fuzziness around a heavy portentous bassline. It is an intriguing start, a muggy opening coming further alight as Coudron's impressive delivery enters the quickly set affair. Heated grooves bring an Alice In Chains like essence to the dark tempest brewing within ears, a thick smog of emotion and intensity as catchy as it is threatening. Eventually it ignites in a volcanic assault that simply blisters and captivates before making way for the even more impressive attack of Tourniquet. Straight away intoxicating wiry grooves are gripping and seducing the imagination, their exploits matched by the great harmonies and growling bassline surrounding Coudron's ever compelling presence. There is no escaping another AIC/Queens Of The Stone Age flavouring in a track which is almost bestial as it makes its infectious and formidable King Hiss distinct presence.
The outstanding Black Sea, Slow Death comes next, part shanty part stoner infused rock 'n' roll, it takes the contagious elements of its predecessors turning them virulent around a vocally driven, melodically suggestive drama. There is something familiar to the song, something which often occurs across Mastosaurus, and is soon realised as being the inventive juice of the band which previously made their earlier encounters stand out, just in a more enterprisingly imposing and striking form now.
The rhythmic thunder of Bernard brings We Live in Shadows to life and to glory next, his swinging tenacity matched in temptation by the sonic flames of Noyelle as Coudron roars with evocative expression while the album's title track similarly sees the drummer unleash the most anthemic prowess as danger and tempestuous suggestion surrounds him. The track is soon a blaze of vocal and sonic fire as a stormy barrage of riffs and those rousing beats descend; the song just as venomous in its calmer trespasses through eager ears. Mastosaurus is pure creative drama which even if it does not have the body throwing itself around has the imagination and passions twisted around its little finger.
The initial acoustic coaxing of Stuck in a Hole leads into another swarm of melodic incitement, they in turn slipping into gentle seduction before their captivating kindling erupts into an incendiary roar; proceeding to smoulder and ignite again and again across the mighty track. The song is further confirmation of the new diversity and invention in the textures and ideation making up the album's songs, that essence just as ripe within successor Egomaniac; two and a half minutes of ferocious breath-taking sinew driven rock 'n' roll with its own style of voracious contagiousness.
Both Renegade with its rich bluesy atmosphere and ridiculously persuasive chorus and the antagonistic nature of Killer Hand further ignite hungry ears and an already greedy appetite for Mastosaurus, the second of the two especially momentous in the soundscape of the perpetually riveting and galvanic release. As all tracks, each invites and receives bold participation before Requiem for the Lost brings the mighty encounter to a startling close. With a grouchy resonance to keys and an emotionally raw melodic touch which at times with no word of a lie reminds of Wings, the instrumental is a melodramatic and melancholic epilogue to the tale and triumph before it.
Mastosaurus is exceptional and increasingly so with every listen as it reveals fresh textures and layers to its turbulent, often rabid, and constantly explosive body. King Hiss is ready to challenge to the frontline of European metal/rock with an album many bands there will only wish they had in their arsenal.
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Pete RingMaster 08/11/2016
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Top Ten Events in American History
Nick is a US Army veteran, husband and father of three, and has a BA in History. He is a Civil War aficionado and also enjoys genealogy.
Obviously, with a topic as broad as this it is subject to a personal opinion and viewpoint. What follows is what I believe to be ten extremely important events in the history of the United States. I have purposely left out events during wartime America as there are so many that over the course of the conflict so many would transpire that it would be remiss to leave them out and just say "the Civil War" or "World War II" thus taking us well beyond ten events.
1. Ratification of the US Constitution
This one goes without saying. It revolutionized the idea of a republican form of government and produced a document that other governments have used as the blueprint for the formation of their own constitutions.
2. Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin
Some say it was the cause of the growth of slavery, I doubt that, but it did bring about the concept of interchangeable parts that would be taken to the next level by Henry Ford in the 20th century.
3. The Louisiana Purchase
Not sure the purchase itself is significant (outside the fact that Jefferson wasn't even sure he had the Constitutional power to do this ) but the fact that it opened up a HUGE section of the continent for the expansion of America was. Lewis and Clarke and Zebulon Pike would go on to explore this area bought from the French for about $15 million
4. The Election of 1824-1825
Andrew Jackson called it the "corrupt bargain" and that bargain took the presidential vote to the House of Representatives for the first and only time in our history (the election of 1912 had the chance of this ) and cost Jackson the presidency even though he had the popular and electoral votes but NOT the majority.
5. Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
This bill designed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois would be a major cause of the border war between Kansas and Missouri and in my humble opinion was one of the main instigators of the American Civil War. It introduced the concept of "popular sovereignty" in which the people would determine the fate of the state.
6. Creation of the Panama Canal
Completed in 1914, costing 5,600 lives it would connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for the first time in human history. This was astronomical in importance as the trip around Cape Horn was dangerous and time consuming.The canal saves almost 9,000 miles of travel. The first ship to travel the canal was the SS Ancon.
7. Wright Brothers flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C.
The airplane would become a staple in transportation, war and recreation. It started here with the first successful flight
8. FDR & The New Deal
Like it (him) or hate it (him) The New Deal and Franklin Delano Roosevelt transformed the United States with not only policies and initiatives, some of which are still in use to this day, but how the president interacted with the country. FDR was the only President to serve more than two terms in office. No term limits were in place until 1947 with the 22nd Amendment, and the standard two term was accepted by all presidents up to FDR in reference to the two terms that George Washington served.
9. Civil Rights Movement
The 13th Amendment freed the slaves from their masters but did nothing for them as humans or citizens. The Civil Rights Movement would finally allow blacks the same rights and freedoms as whites, 100 years later.
10. 9/11 Attack
The morning of September 11, 2001 has become one of those days that became a wakeup call for Americans that we were not safe and secure here in our country from attack and for a short period of time, all parties and almost every citizen united as Americans.
tom hellert from home on August 25, 2010:
I wonder if chris hsas a clue what the "Republican form of govt means?" Chris is just a commy or typical liberal- #1 is surely #1 your right
Great list-
Randy Godwin from Southern Georgia on June 30, 2010:
Good list, but the Declaration of Independence should be in there somewhere, I think!
Christopher Antony Meade from Gillingham Kent. United Kingdom on June 30, 2010:
Interesting, and valuable, except for the,"Republican Form of Government" which could never be to my taste.
Thank you for a very good hub. I hope it will be the first of many.

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The NBA playoffs are in full force and the Cleveland Cavs are rolling, but who will they play? The East appears to be garbage, but who do they match up better with? Beau and I discuss the potential matchups and if the Cavs can bring an NBA banner home to Cleveland? Jim Harbaugh has set…Listen Now >>
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Knowing God
Part 6 by: Ronald L. Dart
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We know from God's own testimony, that it is possible not only to know God, but to understand Him. This is what He said, "But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the LORD" (Jeremiah 9:24). And we know from reading the stories of the Old Testament that these three characteristics of God: lovingkindness, judgment and righteousness are well illustrated there. To really know and understand God at a personal level, one has to know Jesus, called in the New Testament, the Son of God and the Son of Man.
If You Have Seen Me You Have Seen the Father
On the night of the Last Supper, the Passover, Jesus had a rather long dialogue with His disciples and in that dialogue, He said something really quite remarkable. It is probably familiar to you if you are a Bible reader at all. It's in John 14 and verse one where He says, "Let not your heart be troubled, you believe in God, believe also in me. {2} In my father's house there are many rooms, if it were not so, I would have told you. {3} I go to prepare a place for you and if I go and prepare a place for you, I'll come again and receive you unto myself that where I am, there you may be also." {4} Then he said, "Where I'm going you know, and the way you know, {5} Thomas blinked a couple times and he said, "Lord, we don't know where you're going, how can we possibly know the way?" {6} And Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, but by me." {7} Then He said, "If you had known me, you should have known my Father also, and from henceforth, you know him and," He said this astonishingly, "You have seen him." {8} And then Philip, also blinking a little, said, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be sufficient." {9} Jesus turned and looked at him, and said, "Have I been so long of a time with you and you don't know me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father. So why are you saying, show me the Father? "
This is really amazing because here Jesus is saying to His disciples on this occasion, "If you have seen me, you have seen the Father."
So in Jesus Christ, one sees the characteristics of the Father illustrated in the flesh, and at a very personal level. Jesus went on to say, in verse 10, "Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you, I didn't come up with these. My father that dwells in me, He does the works, {11} Now believe me, I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or at least believe for the works' sake."
Now this can be a little bit puzzling. It almost sounds as if Jesus is saying that He is the Father, but that can't quite be true. Jesus is on the earth. The Father is in heaven and they talk to each other.
Identity of Father and Son
John's Gospel is very strong and he starts out with this comparison or this virtual identity of the Son and the Father. At the very beginning of the Gospel according to John, he says this, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God." Now, I'm not one to put too much weight on individual words, but his choice of words in this case has to be significant. John knows precisely what he is saying. He didn't say that the Word came into existence sometime after the beginning. He said, "In the beginning was the Word." Then John said, "The Word was with God and the Word was God." Now this poses a logical problem. How can the Word be God, and be with God at the same time? It is like saying, "You are standing here alongside of yourself."
Is God a Trinity?
Christian theologians have wrestled with this down through time and have come up with the idea that God is a Trinity. Three persons in one. The precise nature of the Trinity is said to be a mystery, so we can not expect to comprehend it fully, but if we bear in mind, one simple principle from the Bible, we can understand all we need to know about God, and this principle is found in Deuteronomy chapter 29 verse 29, which says, "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law." So what we look for is what is revealed.
Now you can go charging through the Scriptures if you want to, and you can create a construct out of the things that are revealed. You can extrapolate, you can draw lines and connect the dots and draw lines on out into space and somehow or other think you have found something more than what is revealed, but you can never be sure.
What we look for is what is revealed. Now when most people use the word 'God', they are referring to the one supreme being who is above all others. The one Jesus referred to as his Father. The problem is, the Bible uses the word 'God' in more than one sense. In the Bible, 'God' can indeed refer to the one supreme being, but it can also refer to a kind of being, and what nearly every reader of the Bible has come to see, is that 'God' is revealed to us in terms of family: Father and Son both God.
God is not to be looked upon as a family, but it is truly odd that Jesus introduces us to God as a Father and Himself as the Son, both of them being God.
Now I really believe a person who, without any theological training, who sits down and reads through the Bible from beginning to end would never come to the conclusion, as a result of that reading, that God is a Trinity as such. Rather, he would see a God who is the Father and his Son, who is also the same kind of being as God, and a member of the family, who both work through the agency of something called the Holy Spirit. That is what you would see if you just read the Bible and took it at face value.
It takes quite a bit of analysis, quite a bit of reasoning, to come to any other conclusion about God, and you don't really have to go there.
In the beginning was the Word
Now returning to what John said in John 1 verse 1, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. {2} The same was in the beginning with God, {3} All things were made by him, and without him was not anything made that was made." Now this is striking, because what John seems to say is, that all things were made by the Word of God, and in fact, Paul will later tell us that Jesus Christ was the one through whom the Father made all things (Ephesians 3:9, Colossians 1:16.)
"In him," that is in the Word, verse 4, "was life, and the life was the light of men. {5} And the light shined in darkness, and the darkness didn't get it at all. {6}There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. {7} And he came for a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through him might believe. {8} John was not that light, he was sent to bear witness of the light. {9} This was the true light, which lights every man that comes into the world."
You have to read John carefully because as John develops his themes down through both his gospel and his epistles, the contrast between light and darkness is very strong in his mind and he obviously sees Jesus Christ as the light of the world.
Continuing in verse 10, "He was in the world," that is the Logos, the Word of God "was in the world and the world was made by him, and the world did not know him." Here Jesus was walking down the dusty streets in Galilee, and He's the one who made the world and nobody who saw him even imagined it.
"He came to his own" (verse 11), the Jewish people, "and his own received him not, {12} But as many as did receive him, to them he gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. {13} Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."
Now, He comes to the point, {14} "And the Word," That Word that made the world, that "Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory of the only begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and truth." Later in verse 18. He'll say, "No man has seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared him."
So it is the Word, made flesh, that is Jesus, the Son of God, and Son of Man, and it is in Jesus that we actually see what the Father is like at a personal level, and we would expect to find in Jesus, those things that characterize God: lovingkindness, judgment and righteousness.
Jesus Exercises Lovingkindness
So what can we know about the lovingkindness of God, through the person of Jesus Christ? There was an occasion after the apostles had been out on one of the trips that Jesus sent them on, they came back and they told Him all the terrific things that they had done and what they had taught the people. This is in Mark 6, verse 31, "Jesus said to them, "I think it is time to come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while," all of them had been working hard and Jesus had been working hard. "There were many people coming and going, and they had not even had time to eat." So Jesus thought it was a good idea for them to get away from everyone and just rest for a while. Sometimes, you need to let your mind go idle so it can work.
"So {32} they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves." The problem was "a lot of people saw them leave, they knew him and they knew where he was going. And so they ran on foot from all the towns around and they got there before Jesus and His disciples and they gathered around about him." Now here's where the challenge would come in. You and your best friends have gone away to a deserted place to be by yourselves, to take a much deserved rest, you have it coming. There's nothing wrong with your having some time off and here comes a whole bunch of people. What are you going to do? Send them away? Are you going to get irritable with them? Are you going to say, "No, we are not going to do this, we are resting, we're on vacation. We are not going to help you now."
Verse 34, "When Jesus came out and saw them, a great multitude." We learn a little later that there were 5000 men who were there. "Jesus was moved with compassion on them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd, so he began to teach them many things." Jesus felt sorry for these people, and because they had made the effort and had come out there, He said, "No, these people really desperately need leadership. I'm going to have to spend some time with them."
"Now the day," {35} "was really long spent and his disciples came to him and said, "Look, this is a deserted place and it is already getting late, {36} You had better send these people away so they can go into the surrounding villages and get something to eat." Now this was a very sensible suggestion the disciples were making here, but when you have the means to be hospitable, this is what you want to do, {37} "Jesus answered and said, "No, you give them something to eat." They said to him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii of bread to give them something to eat?" {38} Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." When they came back, they said, "We have five loaves and two fish." How many people? 5,000. {39} "So Jesus commanded to make all these people sit down in groups on the green grass {40} And they sat down in groups of hundreds and 50s. {41} He took the five loaves and two fish and He looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, gave them to his disciples to set in front of the people. The two fish He divided among them all, {42} and everybody in the crowd ate and were filled. {43} And they past around the baskets to pick up the fragments of everything, all of the bread and all of the fish and they had 12 baskets full of fragments, from five loaves and two fish. {44} And those that eaten the loaves were about 5,000 men."
Now what is this all about? Why did Jesus do this remarkable miracle? It doesn't seem to have any theological significance, so why is it here? The logical thing would've been to say, "Look, folks, the day is getting late, you better head off into the villages around here and get yourself something to eat. We are here to rest." But you know, I think the answer is simplicity itself. Sometimes we look for hard answers when the easy answers are staring us right in the face.
Jesus did this because He is gracious and a gracious person does not send his guests away with empty bellies, not when he can give them something to eat, and Jesus obviously could.
What Jesus did was to interrupt his vacation to teach these people, because He is kind and He fed them a meal rather than send them away empty, because He is kind. All of this focuses on the God we encounter in the Old Testament, a God who is loving and a God who is kind.
Do You Want to Know God on a Personal Level?
Now John records another instance in the ministry of Jesus that really is worth our attention. Again, my question is, do you really want to know God? Do you want to understand what He is like? Now, especially at a personal level. If so, then we need a look at this one in John chapter 11, "A certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town where Mary and her sister Martha lived. {2} (It was that Mary that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)" These were special people to Jesus.
Verse 3, "Therefore Martha and Mary sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, Lazarus whom You love is sick." {4} and when Jesus heard that he said, "This sickness is not unto to death, but for the glory of God that the Son of God might be glorified thereby." Now this statement must soon have come to haunt the disciples because Lazarus did die, then John tells us in this account. {5} "Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Mary, and Lazarus." Now I can say, "Well of course He loved them, Jesus loved all men, Jesus loves everybody."
But this is a very important statement. It would be true to say that Jesus loves all mankind, and yet, here is a singular mention of a particular love. Most of us understand the bonding love of friendship. We just may not think of the personal nature of Jesus' love for these three people. {6} "When Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed two more days in the same place where he was." Jesus, we learn, deliberately waited until Lazarus was dead before returning. A very strange thing for Him to do.
And yet, when we see the whole story, we will understand. {7} "Then after that, Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go to Judea again." {8} And they said, "Master, the Jews down there wanted to kill you, what do you want to go there for again? {9} Jesus said, "There are 12 hours in a day. {10} If a man walks in the day he doesn't stumble because he sees the light of this world. If you walk in the night you will stumble because there is no light." What he meant was basically, we got to get down there and get to work while we can.
Jesus said to His disciples, {11} "Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go so that I may raise him up out of sleep." {12} His disciples said, "Well, we are glad to hear that Lord, if he is sleeping he must be getting better." {13} But Jesus was speaking of his death. They thought he was just asleep. {14} Then Jesus said to them plainly, "No, Lazarus is dead. {15} I'm glad for your sakes I wasn't there because I want you to come to believe. Let's go to him." {16} Then said Thomas, called Didymus, one of his fellow disciples, "Well, let's go too that we may die with him."" A little melodramatic, but they went
"Then Jesus came," {17} "And he found that Lazarus had been laid in the grave for four days already. {18} Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about 15 furlongs off." Now the 'four-days' is really important because there was a Jewish custom that had to do with this, there was a concern that somebody who was dead might not really, completely, absolutely be dead, and that there was a period of time of mourning and waiting, about three days, so that you would know for sure that the person wasn't going to revive. It happened back then and it has happened in our modern world too.
Verse 19, "Many of the Jews had come to Mary and Martha to comfort them concerning their brother, Lazarus {20} And Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming went and met him. Mary stayed in the house. {21} Martha said to Jesus, "Oh Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died, {22} But I know, that even now, whatever you ask of God, God will give it to you." I can't think of any reason why she said that, except believing that Jesus still could raise him from the dead.
"Jesus said to her," {23} "Your brother will rise again." {24} Martha said to him, "Well I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." {25} Then Jesus said, "I am the resurrection, and the life, he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. {26} And whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?" {27} and Martha said, "Yes Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world." {28} When she had said that, she went back and called Mary, her sister secretly, saying, "The Master is come and has called for you." {29} "As soon as she heard that, she rose and came to him, {30} Jesus had not yet entered the town, but he was in that place where Martha met him." He stayed out there.
"The Jews," verse 31, "that were in the house saw her take off and go hastily, and they said, "She's going to the grave to weep there. Let's go along with her" {32} "When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." Now that had to hurt. Jesus loved these two women and He loved their brother Lazarus, and both of the women had told Him, "Oh, if you had just gotten here, Lazarus would not have died. He would have lived."
Jesus Wept
Continuing in John chapter 11, verse 33, "When Jesus saw Mary crying, and the Jews weeping that came with her, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled." Jesus was genuinely touched at a personal level.
I saw the title of an article in a publication titled: "Can God suffer?" Is it possible for God to feel the pain that human beings feel? Here, Jesus suffered and groaned in the spirit and He was deeply and genuinely touched.
"Jesus said, {34} "Where have you laid him?" and they said, "Come and see." {35} And "Jesus wept." You have probably heard about this, this is the shortest verse in the Bible, two words, "Jesus wept."
"Then the Jews said, "Behold how he loved him!" {37} And some of them said, "Couldn't this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?" {38} Jesus again groaning in himself came to the tomb. It was a cave and a stone lay upon it. {39} Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha said, "Oh no Lord, by this time he may have been dead for four days, he will stink." {40} Jesus said to her, "Didn't I tell you, If you believe you would see the glory of God?" {41} Then they took away the stone and Jesus prayed a short prayer and {43} He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" {44} And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot in the grave clothes, his face bound with a napkin. Jesus said, "Loosen him, let him go!" {45} Then many of the Jews, who came to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed on him." I would certainly think so.
You know when I read this account of Jesus groaning in the spirit and Jesus weeping at the tomb of Lazarus, it seemed strange to me, because Jesus knew what He was going to do. He deliberately waited until after Lazarus was dead. Jesus knew that He was going to bring Lazarus back to life again. Why did Jesus weep?
I did not fully understand this, until I sat by my mother's side in the hospital as she died. I thought I was prepared for her death. She lived a long time. Her body was worn out. It was time for her to go and so I was comforted by that. I sat by her bedside and waited and finally the line went flat on the monitor over her bed and I cried like I hadn't cried since I was a child.
Real Love at a Personal Level
When Jesus wept at the tomb of Lazarus, it was a manifestation of real love. It was a very human response to the presence of death, but it was more than that, it was the response of God. It was real love at a personal level.
The writer of Hebrews understood this and tried to develop it, so that his readers would understand that Jesus Christ, as our high priest, was not distant from us. He wasn't a God off in heaven somewhere, who may or may not hear our prayers, and who may or may not love us as a member of a class of people.
He said this in Hebrews 4 verse 14, "Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. {15} Because we don't have a high priest, which cannot be touched, with the feeling of our infirmities, but he was in all points tempted like us, yet without sin, {16} So let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."
Let me tell you what I take away from this. The love of God is real! The kindness of God is real! The love of God is personal! God does not merely love me as a member of a class. He loves me as a person, all by myself. I might not know that, if it wasn't for Jesus, making it clear.
On the night of the Last Supper, Jesus' last Passover, speaking to His disciples, He said in John 14 verse 19, "Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more, but you see me, because I live, you shall live also. {20} At that day you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me and I in you, {21} He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me and he that loves me shall be loved of my father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." Notice all these third person singulars, "him, him" not just to them, or of a group, or to the church, but to the individual that loves God. He will be loved by God, and "I will love him, "Jesus said, "and I will manifest or show myself to him."
Later in John 15 verse 7, Jesus says this, "If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you shall ask what ever you will, and it shall be done to you. {8} Herein is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit. That's the way you'll be my disciples. {9} As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Continue in my love." What an astonishing thing Jesus said, "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you, not as one of many, but as a person, all by yourself." "Greater love," said Jesus in verse 13, "has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
That's why I keep telling you, you were Born to Win.
This article was transcribed with minor editing from a Born to Win Radio Program given by
Ronald L. Dart titled: Knowing God - Part 6 of 8
Transcribed by: bb 8/22/13
You can contact Ronald L. Dart at Christian Educational Ministries
P.O. Box 560 Whitehouse, Texas 75791
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4 : to clasp or enwrap closely : embrace
5a : to incorporate (a food ingredient) into a mixture by repeated gentle overturnings without stirring or beating
b : to incorporate closely
6a : to concede defeat by withdrawing (one's cards) from play (as in poker)
b : to bring to an end
7 : to bend (something, such as a layer of rock) into folds
1 : to become doubled or pleated
2 : to fail completely : collapse especially : to go out of business
3 : to fold one's cards (as in poker)
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1 : a part doubled or laid over another part : pleat
2 : a crease made by folding something (such as a newspaper)
3 : something that is folded together or that enfolds
4a : a bend or flexure produced in rock by forces operative after the depositing or consolidation of the rock
b chiefly British : an undulation in the landscape
5 : a margin apparently formed by the doubling upon itself of a flat anatomical structure (such as a membrane)
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b : a flock of sheep
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folded; folding; folds
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: to pen up or confine (sheep) in a fold
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February 13 – 15 was some action filled three days for me. I was representing The Linux Center at the FOSS-ed conference held in the Excel World Colombo. The conference was held to bring awareness to Free and Open Source to the public. The event went well from the very first day and we all (LK-LUG) had a busy but joyful event.
There were some speeches and some presentation from various key note speakers (local and International) and also from our own LUGers. I had the chance to talk to the Confounder of the world's most popular web server Apache, Mr. Brian Behlendorf. He was a key note speaker in the event. The crowed we aimed was mainly business people, universities and other educational institutes and any other party who wish to come! :-) Well we had a reasonable number of participants.
As a third world country (still developing) we should think about the Free and Open Source Software more and more. We can save more money by using this FOSS alternatively to the Proprietary software. But still in Sri Lanka all the software can be purchased under LKR 150 .00. So still people are like 'crabs in the boiling water'. And due to use of illegal software, we will need more prison chambers for the future Sri Lankan IT Professionals. :-)Conclusion : Migration to FOSS is need in deed!
FOSS-ed After effects:
Janaka and Suchetha...
Janaka became a 'she male'...
Janaka had a high demand after the event..


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N.C. Policy Watch presents the first Crucial Conversation luncheon of 2016:
With the 2016 election campaign already well underway and early voting for the March 15 North Carolina primary scheduled to commence March 3, this is an excellent time to get fully up to speed on where things stand and what's likely to happen. Please join us as we discuss these issues and more with one of America's premier pollsters, Tom Jensen of Raleigh-based Public Policy Polling. [2]
Tom is the Director of Public Policy Polling and oversees its day to day operations. During his time at PPP he has been a frequent guest for television and radio stations across the region and has been called on for expert analysis by publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor and U.S. News and World Report. He writes for PPP's blog and Twitter account in addition to crafting the content for most of its surveys. He is an honors graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, where he wrote his senior thesis about black candidates for statewide office across the country in the early 21st century.
Don't miss this very special event!
When: Wednesday, January 27 at noon — Box lunches will be available at 11:45 a.m.
Where: Center for Community Leadership Training Room at the Junior League of Raleigh Building, 711 Hillsborough St. (At the corner of Hillsborough and St. Mary's streets)
Space is limited – pre-registration required.
Cost: $10, admission includes a box lunch.
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Aussie ex-pat Kylie Sarley has hit upon such a clever idea with her Bandelle brand. Kylie designs a range of jewellery that you can customise yourself, in real-time, online. The execution is brilliant; simply click on the colour you want, the gemstone/crystal/pearl you want, and the chain you want, and the finished item is built right there on the screen in front of you. Bandelle is based in the US, but international shipping is available for $16.95. Kylie also has an incredible blog that is worth checking out. It's full of great design inspiration and the layout is gorgeous. And the site features the latest Pantone color trends for the season so you know your colour choices are right on the money. Genius.
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July 5, 2018
Winter book preview: Revolution Sunday by Wendy Guerra
by Melville House
As summer gets going in earnest, we're taking a look at some of the books we have forthcoming in the next few months. Honestly, we're getting pretty excited. Right now, let's have a look at Wendy Guerra's Revolution Sunday, which hits shelves December 4th.
Cleo, scion of a once-prominent Cuban family and a promising young writer in her own right, travels to Spain to collect a prestigious award. There, Cuban expats view her with suspicion — assuming she's an informant for the Castro regime. To Cleo's surprise, that suspicion follows her home to Cuba, where she finds herself under constant surveillance by the government. When she meets and falls in love with a Hollywood filmmaker, she discovers her family is not who she thought they were… and neither is the filmmaker.
Revolution Sunday is the first book to be translated into English from Wendy Guerra, a well-known author and TV presenter in her native Cuba. She was a member of the Bogotá 39, and has taught at Princeton and UCLA. It springs into bookstores on December 4th; here, to tide you over till then, is the passage that opens the book.
I must be the only person in Havana who feels lonely today. I live in this promiscuous, intense, reckless, rambling city where privacy and discretion, silence and secrets, are almost a miracle; a place where light finds you no matter where you hide. Maybe that's why when you feel lonely here, it's because, really, you've been abandoned.
"Don't study so much, but learn," my mother used to say from the depths of my dreams.
I'm one of those people who believes things can always get worse, but this time I was convinced the truly terrible parts had already passed, and nothing worse could happen, or at least that's what I told myself during those months I spent bedridden, delirious, separated from the world and from myself.
One sunny morning, much like all the other mornings of the year I spent in bed, the phone rang. The phone was under a mountain of dirty underwear, fortune cookie boxes, and other leftovers from my confinement. Because the time for condolences was over and there was no one left who cared about me, it didn't ring too often. But now it rang. The last time had been three weeks ago. It had been my friend Armando calling from New York. The pity in his voice was obvious as he sang the words to a well-known guaguancó, "I have no mother, I have no father, I have no one who loves me." He laughed nervously and hung up immediately. Yes, Armando knows I hate condolences, and his sense of humor is greater than my sense of drama. Now, the phone was ringing and ringing, insistently. It rang so much that I had time to crawl out of bed and find it under the heap of trash. Who could it be? There was no family left to deliver bad news, and I'd asked Márgara, our lifelong housekeeper, to stop coming around. I didn't even trust my own shadow anymore, and I didn't want anyone to see me like this. The phone seemed like it wouldn't stop ringing, so I took my time answering. I was beyond being bothered by irritating noises or by any fateful news, apart from that of my own death.
An editor from Catalonia was calling to tell me I had won a big literary prize. They were going to give me fifty thousand euros and, in exchange, they would publish I don't know how many thousands of copies of my book. Did I want to fly to Spain next month to promote the book? Would I have time "before suicide?" the editor quipped, paraphrasing the title of my work. I said yes to everything and then punished myself with a freezing shower to wash away the lingering bitterness inside me. That was the end of the sit-down baths I sometimes took when I bothered to get up. My spine got better on the spot and, even though I had no one to call, lots of people started calling me; journalists and friends of my mother. Cuban authors abroad and plenty of nosy people who simply needed to know what I had done to get something I surely didn't deserve.
I couldn't believe it. At the same time, when I really got to thinking about it, it was everything I had hoped for in life. As a thirtysomething, it fit like a glove. The prize was a stroke of luck that would point the way to the future at a time when the only alternative was to fall into bed and lie there with my eyes open and my mind blank.
What had this year been about? Remembering what happened to my parents, and the strong pressure that came after their deaths.
I closed my eyes to remember the torrent of silver and pain, the dilated explosion that turned the only people who had guided my life into ashes. To close my eyes is to open them to death.
On certain days, I would wonder why I had been saved. Would what was to come next be worth it? Why didn't my parents ever say anything to me? Did they suspect their only daughter? Why did I have to undergo so many police interrogations after their deaths? Who were they, really? There was something more than "Papá" and "Mamá" behind their names.
I rarely got out of bed. The doorbell almost always woke me up. It was them, the secret police. By now I knew it was always them because no one else wanted to get involved in my tragedy. I invited the officers into my room. It smelled bad, yes, but I couldn't be bothered to do anything about it.
The plainclothes officers didn't even look at me; they were obsessed with the idea that I shouldn't speak to anyone, express opinions, or give interviews. Interviews? With whom? For what? No one had contacted me, yet they insisted, demanded silence, asked me to trust them. More silence? Is there anything more silent than this profound mutism? What is left after your voice is nullified by the death of everything you ever had? There's no one here to talk to or with whom to communicate. Sometimes a neighbor knocks on my door to bring me some milk or a plate of food, which I either force myself to swallow or vomit before digesting. But I don't let anyone else in; I'm out of the game. I don't exist.
Revolution Sunday by Wendy Guerra
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- The 4-axle tank wagon is designed for the transport of white mineral oil compliant with the tank code L4BH, with a test pressure 4 bar.
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A week away from home was pleasantly spent on the waters of the river Dee in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The accommodation was amazing!
We had three beats to fish: Dess (a big, glorious place); Woodend (delightful with a long channel that meanders from one side of the river to the other); and the Cairnton water (where A H E Wood invented fishing for salmon with the floating fly line).
Yes, trout made light of my flies no matter what size I swung around in the Dee's powerful currents. A photograph was made of the first trout as a reminder that small fish will eat quite big items of food. Well they do judging by the size of the fly this one attacked, a two inch aluminium tubed affair of squirrel tail dyed ultramarine blue.
So it went on. Trouts of tiny and moderate size seemed only too keen to be caught by this Sassenach. The 15ft Sage "flagpole" was even forced into a bend by one plucky two pounder, which was caught on the Wednesday night. It was shaped with a very rounded cross section, reminiscent of a mackerel.
The salmon, on the whole, steered clear except for one at the tail of a pool called "Russel" on the Cairnton beat, which took a Tosh on a size 12 low water double, set off back down river for the thick end of twenty yards, rolled on the surface so I could see it was probably into double figures and then just seemed to let go. The line fell slack and I kept my comments limited so that I would not burst into tears. Later in the week, on the same beat, in the middle of a pool called "Ferroch" the fly was being held for a few seconds on the dangle with the end of the fly line about two feet from the left bank there was a sudden screech from the reel then a silent pause only broken by my saying out loud "Don't Strike!" and then another slightly longer screech then nothing. All had gone slack and I "knew" that this holiday was going to have me watterlicked as far as migratory fish were concerned.
To tell the truth I fished on in as focused a manner as possible, only finishing on the Saturday night at 23:50 to both give it a full go and ensure I did not, inadvertantly, fish on the Sabbath...
Regular Rod's Manifesto for Catching a Salmon on a Double Handed Fly Rod (Eventually)
I learned a lot (the hard way). Next year will be better for me. I will go for more casting lessons and practice the art until proficient. I will tie more flies in the variety of sizes needed to cover all water heights and conditions. I will equip myself with a variety of floating, intermediate and sinking lines and leaders. I will not quit.
Now it is time to get back to Dry Fly Fishing, where I can still kid myself that I understand what is going on....
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MINUTES of October 12, 2016
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Chairman Donald R. Leibig, commencing with the Pledge to the Flag.
Present: Donald R. Leibig, Chairman
Dan K. Hogeland, V. Chairman
Eric J. Weidman, Supervisor
John D. Enck, Solicitor
Lorie J. Kupp, Sec./Treas.
Dave Dennis, Nestles Water – present to thank the Board for their assistance in moving the house. He also offered the Board a tour of their facility whenever the Board would like to set it up. Dennis also presented the Board with a $5,000 donation as part of their "Good Neighbor Program". Secretary to send a thank you letter to Nestle.
John DeSantis, 51 W. Main St. was present to request that the Board consider passing an ordinance for stray cats, such as Myerstown Borough recently did. Maureen Miller, 45 W. Main St. & Kathy & Greg Zidik, 47 W. Main St. were also complaining about the cats. Alberts, at 35 W. Main St. have bowls of food out to feed them, and there are probably about 50 cats running around the neighborhood, without litter boxes. The Board said they would look into what could be done.
Ed Harach, 9 Central Dr. was present to complain about people blowing their grass and leaves out into the streets. Harach also suggested that all the streets in Newburg Village be designated as "Snow Emergency" routes. Solicitor explained an ordinance would need to be done, and perhaps a "Traffic & Engineering study" may need to be done, per the Motor Vehicle Code. Leibig said that this was an issue he was planning to discuss later in the meeting.
Alvin Stoltzfus, 113 Richland Rd. was present regarding his request to only partially blacktop the parking area (20' in front of building – parking spaces) instead of the whole area (80' x 120') as was approved by the Land Development Plan and the driveway permit which was issued. Julie Cheyney, LCPD Executive Director letter concluded that the change was acceptable but must be approved by the Board in accordance with Section 17.08 of the Township Zoning Ordinance. Leibig questioned if the stone was a modified? Stoltzfus said yes and it was compacted & rolled to create a good solid surface. Motion by Hogeland to approve the modified stone as an acceptable hard surface for the Stoltzfus property. Seconded by Weidman. All aye, motion carried.
Recreation Board – Bob Wright present with report.
Planning Commission – minutes were received.
Millcreek-Richland Joint Authority – minutes & financial statements were received.
Newmanstown Water Authority – minutes were received.
GLRA minutes were received.
Police Activity Report was received.
MINUTES: Motion by Hogeland to accept the minutes as printed. Seconded by Weidman. All aye, motion carried.
Solicitor reported he received notice of Sherriff's sale, for 59 N. Sheridan Rd. and sent a letter to the Sherriff's Dept. notifying them of the Municipal Lien.
Zoning Amendments – Solicitor reported that he has reviewed the revised sections of the zoning ordinance Motley Assoc. prepared incorporating the recent amendments into the Zoning Ordinance. He found a few minor mistakes, and will let Motley know. Enck also suggested the Secretary review the rest of the Zoning Ordinance to make sure that everything that was in the book is still there.
Paul Miller building permit discussed in reference to the Zoning Variance which was granted to previous owner, Mike Belleman. It was concluded that the variance runs with the land in this case.
Snow Emergency Routes – The Board requested that the Solicitor research the procedures to amend the ordinance to add some of the streets from Newburg, and to also look into an ordinance to take of the cat problem. Secretary to contact Myerstown Borough for a copy of their ordinance.
Junkyard license renewal was reviewed. Motion by Leibig to renew the junkyard license for Vincent Lombardo, on Stricklerstown Loop Rd. Seconded by Hogeland. All aye, motion carried.
Health insurance renewal discussed. Motion by Weidman to go with the Capital Blue Policy dated Sept. 8, 2016. Seconded by Hogeland. All aye, motion carried.
Tomlinson Bomberger proposal's for Fall Fertilizer treatment at a cost of $492 was discussed. Motion by Leibig to do the fall fertilizer on the ball diamond for $492. Seconded by Weidman. All aye, motion carried.
Trick or Treat – Chiefs of Police Assoc. recommendation for Monday Oct. 31, 2016 from 6 – 8
PM was discussed. Motion by Leibig to set Trick or Treat for Oct. 31st. Seconded by Weidman. All aye, motion carried.
2017 MMo's – Police $37,695 – Non-uniformed $6,994 were reviewed and acknowledged.
2016 Pension state aid – was discussed. $34,997.16 received – Police portion $17,498.58 – Non-uniformed portion $17,498.58. Secretary questioned how the Board wanted this allocated. Secretary instructed to allocate the balance from the non-uniformed plan after paying the MMO to the police MMO.
Request for Fire Police – 11/27/16 Holiday parade, 10/29/16 Halloween parade were reviewed. Motion by Leibig to grant the request for all the fire company & its auxiliaries to attend. Seconded by Weidman. All aye, motion carried.
Draft 2017 budget discussed. Secretary instructed to work up costs to hire Ryan Risser as fulltime road worker.
Bridge Inspection report reviewed.
Street lights info for changing to LED lighting was reviewed. Secretary to contact Richland Borough to ask how much money they are saving.
BILL'S/TREASURER'S REPORT: Motion by Leibig to accept the Treasurers Report and pay the bills as money is available. Seconded by Weidman. All aye, motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Hogeland to adjourn the meeting at 9:06 P.M. Seconded by Weidman All aye, motion carried.


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On September 11th2017, just after midnight, a Saanich Police Patrol Officer was stopped at the intersection of Tattersall Ave and Quadra St. As the Officer was about to turn north onto Quadra St he noticed a vehicle north bound on Quadra St approaching the intersection at a high rate of speed.
The vehicle appeared to break hard, mounted the sidewalk, flipped onto its roof and came to rest in some bushes in front of a home in the 3500 block of Quadra St. The Officer immediately attended to the driver, who was the lone occupant, and called in both the Saanich Fire Department and BC Ambulance Service to attend to the driver.
The driver, a 23 year old man from Victoria, was arrested for dangerous driving and released on a Promise to Appear with a first court appearance at the end of October. The driver was also transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
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Aug 8, 2018
Everyday, we talk with other people using language that is filled with pauses, pronouns, and other seemingly mundane utterances. Might there be more meaning in all that than we realize? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jennifer Arnold of UNC-Chapel Hill about the psychology of language.


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Caveat: This document is a direct transcription from the original recording. Although it has been checked for obvious errors, it has not been finally edited. Editorial comments are in parentheses; probable wording is in square brackets.
January 8, 2006
Joshiah: … once again, a pleasure to be invited back into your vibrational level and we would like to express our greetings to each of you and to express as well our gratitude for your once again presenting us with this opportunity to interact and to share with each of you.
Now, before we begin, once again, we would suggest that there exists for each of you that opportunity to be involved in what we refer to as a silent communication, a telepathic interaction with other entities that would be with us on this afternoon, the opportunity for you to receive information which many times is much more pertinent to your individual needs and desires than is the information that we express through our friend Elias. And indeed, information that can be, once again, much clearer without the limitations of a vocabulary.
You will find, once again, that as a result of the energy that you have created that it would be quite easy for you to alter your consciousness and enter into that meditative state and to be involved in that interaction. And we would suggest that should you desire to do so you have but to close your eyes and express the intent. And as always, the choice is yours.
Now. The creation of your reality is always one of the favorite topics that we can be involved in bringing to you and indeed one of the topics that you desire information on in a continual basis. The creation of your reality. And we've suggested many times that it is indeed your creation, that it is your reality, and that it is also illusionary. Not insignificant, but illusionary. That you exist in a vibrational level in a so-called conscious state with a reality that you experience is a reflection of the beliefs that you hold and it's an illusionary reality. It's one which you not only can but do alter on a continual basis. It's your creation, it's your reality. And you can have whatever it is that you desire. And once again, it's a reflection of the beliefs that you hold.
Now, there are many individuals who desire to change that reality and they would like [us to give] methods and techniques that would work for them to change that particular reality. They would like us to give suggestions that they could follow in order to facilitate [that] alteration of the reality that they experience in their day-to-day activities. And we continuously hesitate to give absolute methods and techniques, for once again, the method or the technique is not nearly as important as the belief in the method or the technique and each individual can create the reality in any manner that they desire and through the use of any particular method or technique that they desire to employ. For once again, the reality that you experience is a reflection of the beliefs that you hold. It's really that simple.
Now. To have that suggestion of the method or the technique, for us to tell you that if you were to follow this particular type of method and this particular type of technique that you will experience success and the alteration of your reality indeed can be very limiting. It may seem to be beneficial, it may seem like, "Oh yes, there's the technique and if I follow that I'll achieve and accomplish whatever it is that I desire." And it's not a [reason]. Once again, the method or the technique that's important, but rather the belief in the method or the technique. And for us to give you specific methods and techniques, to give you specific instructions, can, once again, be limiting.
You enter into this vibrational level and bring into your conscious state various beliefs that are indeed beliefs that you have chosen in your so-called between incarnational states. In your state of consciousness which is what you would refer to as in that between incarnation or in that passed over or in that death state, whatever terminology you desire to use to give a description for a layer of consciousness that you are participating in when you are one step beyond what we refer to as the dream state.
Now. In that particular state of your consciousness you put in place many beliefs that you bring into this incarnational period that have an effect upon the reality that you experience, belief systems that indeed determine the gender that you will be in this incarnational period, determine certain physical attributes that you will bring with you into this particular incarnational period. And now it's in this incarnational period when you're in your conscious state that you believe that this is it, that this is all that there is, that this is the most important part of your consciousness and it's not really that way at all.
And so, when you desire to [open] your physical beings in this conscious state, in this incarnational period, you don't achieve success to any great extent. You can to a certain extent but [there's] very difficult for you to change, for example, the stature that you are. It's very difficult for you to change the race that you chose to participate in in this particular incarnational period. It's very difficult for you to change the gender that you chose for this incarnational period. But you do change it, you do change that belief system. You just experience it in other incarnational periods that are occurring simultaneously. That becomes difficult for you to grasp in your conscious state.
And so, in this particular incarnational period you put in place belief systems in that between incarnational state that bring in, that have an effect upon the physical existence that you will experience in this incarnational state and it's difficult for you to alter those beliefs. They're there as a result of your choice, but it's difficult for you to alter in this particular incarnational period because you agreed to participate in what we refer to as the human consciousness belief systems that make it difficult for you to alter certain beliefs. Those are the ones that refer to, once again, the laws of physics and indeed the ones that pertain to the physical attributes that you bring into this incarnational period.
Now, you do have within your so-called DNA many more subtle beliefs that you bring in that have an impact upon your physical existence that you do have the capacity to alter. Absolutely. For example, there are individuals existing within this incarnational period that may believe in their so-called subconsciousness that they, [that] have adverse physical experiences where they can be involved in what you refer to as cigarette smoking. And yet, there are other individuals who don't hold that belief that they will have the adverse effects.
And so, you have these individuals involved in the same particular activity. One experiencing all types of physical difficulties, the other anticipating and experiencing none. Well, what's the difference? The difference is a belief. And it's a belief indeed that's reflected in the physical reality that you can actually experience and you can prove in your so-called scientific world. But nonetheless, it's there as a reflection of the belief that you hold.
And many times, a belief, once again, that you put in place before you came into this incarnational period. And a belief which to some extent you may even have the capacity to change, should you believe that you have that capacity.
For you see, your DNA, once again, holds within it many, many possibilities for experiences that you can have in this physical existence in this incarnational period.
And the beliefs that you hold, once again, influence the energy that surrounds the DNA and can actually change that energy and as a change of that energy it will result in a change in the DNA, an activation or deactivation of a certain portion of the DNA which is reflected in the reality that you experience. And it can be a reflection in the reality to the point where you experience physical discomfort as a result of smoking cigarettes or you don't experience that physical discomfort and ailment from the result of smoking cigarettes.
It's within your capacity, in certain circumstances, to alter that part of your DNA. And we suggest "certain circumstances" because, once again, depending upon the belief that you put in place in that so-called between incarnational state you may have put in place the belief which actually affects the genetic portion of your physical existence, and that's much more difficult for you to alter and to change than the DNA.
The DNA can be, if you wish, a much more elusive element for you to trace than your so-called genetic physical being. And the genetics are the physical attributes that you experience, such as your, once again, gender and your physical height, if you wish, and the race that you are and the color of your eyes and the color of your hair are as a result of the genetic makeup of your body. As well, contained within that genetic makeup there can be deficiencies or attributes, depending upon which way you would look at the result of the reality that you experience in your conscious state.
The genetic makeup is difficult for you to alter. Not impossible, for it is not impossible to alter anything in your reality. Many things are much more difficult because, once again, you agreed to participate in the human consciousness belief systems and to put it into place. And it's very difficult for you to alter those particular belief systems.
And as we've suggested before you may be better spending your time attempting to understand who and what you truly are than attempting to alter your genetic makeup. For you agreed, it was your choice, it's your reality, it's your creation. It's a reflection of the beliefs that you hold, [the] beliefs that were put in place, once again, in the so-called between incarnational states.
And you are having experiences in other incarnational states where you are the other gender, where you are experiencing different physical attributes. Absolutely. In this particular incarnational period, however, you have chosen to be involved with the physical attributes that you exhibit in your conscious state.
Now. There are other belief systems that you hold that also influence the reality that you experience. And it's the other belief systems that individuals who desire that we give them the methods and the techniques in order to alter their reality, in order to allow them to experience a more peaceful existence, if you wish. Allow them to understand more in a conscious state of who and what they truly are. Allow them to effect the more subtle physical attributes that you express through your DNA, and once again, [you'll] express through the DNA as a result of altering the energy around the DNA that either activates or deactivates the various possibilities you have put in place for the creation of this particular incarnational period.
It's those particular types of beliefs that individuals would have them give methods or techniques to alter. And once again, to give that method or technique, to suggest that you follow a certain method can be limiting and not necessarily enlightening or release you from a particular reality that you're experiencing or that you desire to experience.
Now, some individuals who believe that you have a series of energy points that exist throughout your physical being. Well, once again, you can have that if that's what you desire. It's not right or wrong. You see, as well, it's important that you understand not only did you create your reality but the reality that you create is only judged as being right or wrong in your conscious state. The subconsciousness that exists withinside you that creates this reality, that's responsible for this reality that you desire, the subconsciousness that gives you the reality is a reflection of the beliefs that you hold, does so without judgment. The judgment only comes in your conscious state. So, right or wrong, good or bad, or evil is only a human consciousness concept. It does not exist in your subconsciousness.
And so, to believe that you have certain attributes, such as a series of energy points that exist throughout your body, is not right or wrong, absolutely not. You can have it or you don't have it, whatever you believe and whatever you desire to have. If you have it then you believe that you can balance it and it can improve your overall existence in your conscious state. Well, if that's what you desire you can have that. And we would suggest indeed that there are methods and techniques that you can use, that you can employ, to balance that so-called energy field that exists throughout your physical being if you believe it exists.
If you don't believe it exists, then why would you bother? And we have suggested before in many of our previous channelings, even when we begin to interact with you, when we begin to give you the information that you desire to hear, that it might be more beneficial for you to believe that the so-called energy points, the chakras, are but one energy. For you see, the energy of who and what you are exists within each and every atom of your entire being. It's not separate from who and what you truly are, you cannot lose it. Not only does the energy of who and what you are exist within every atom of your physical being, it exists within each and every atom of your entire universe.
And so, if you desire to have the energy points, you can have that. Absolutely. It's not right or wrong. And if you desire to balance them and believe that that balance can assist you in creating a much more desirable existence in your conscious state, then go for it. Absolutely. But if you don't believe it, then it's a waste of your time. If you don't believe it, then indeed it cannot be beneficial. If you don't believe it, but you attempt to achieve it, then it can even have the opposite effect of being beneficial. For once again, the reality that you experience in your conscious state is a reflection of the beliefs that you hold.
So, if you desire to balance your chakras, believe that you have them. And then if you wish to do so, by all means, it's not a right or wrong. Go for it.
There are other individuals who believe that there exists an entity that creates your reality, that can influence your reality from outside of your vibrational level. Well, if you desire to have that you will create the reality to validate the belief, absolutely. Is it right or wrong? Absolutely not. Once again, right or wrong is only a human consciousness concept, does not exist in your subconsciousness. So, if you believe that there are other entities, be they guides or angels or even one master type of entity, if you wish, that can influence and create your reality for you, then go for it. You can have that, it's not a right or wrong concept, absolutely not.
When you create your reality by believing that you don't create it, then you create from what we would call a position of default. If you create from a position of default then indeed it always seems like you're not in control. It always seems like there are other influences that are creating your reality for you. For you see, you create the reality to validate the beliefs that you hold. If you believe that there are other entities that have the capacity to influence and create your reality for you then you can have that, absolutely. It's not right or wrong. This, once again, is not a right or wrong concept.
You cannot fail in this existence, in this vibrational level in your conscious state. You can seem to fail at certain physical attempts that you would attempt to bring into your reality. You can have all types of activities that you're involved in and you may desire to have that experience of what it's like to not accomplish a goal that you might have set and you might refer to that as failure but that's not the type of failure that we're referring to.
We're referring to you cannot fail to come to the understanding of who and what you truly are. Your existence in this conscious state is not a test, is not lessons that must be learned. It's a choice that you made to be involved in, to experience the broad range of intense emotions and feelings that are possible only when you believe you're not in control of the creation of your reality. And so, you put in place, once again, that electromagnetic type of energy that gives the understanding of who and what you truly are while you're in your conscious state. So that you can create this seemingly illusionary reality that seems like you're not in control, that seems like it's so real that it's beyond your concept to have the capacity to alter it.
And if it's real, then indeed the emotions, the feelings are much more intense. Absolutely. And if you desire to believe that other entities are creating it for you, then indeed it can become very real. It can seem completely out of your control and you intensify the emotions and feelings even more.
And so, it should not be deemed as one is failing if one is not experiencing your reality that you are in absolute control of in your conscious state. For that's what you desire to create in the first place, that's why you came into this vibrational level. So, you shouldn't feel like you're failing simply because you don't seem to be completely in control of this reality that you're experiencing. Indeed, that's what you desire to experience, that's what you came into this reality to create. And you are being very successful in that creation, absolutely.
And so, it's not necessarily that important that you control it all, but rather that you understand that at some level you are in control. Absolutely.
And so, if you wish to believe, once again, that there are those entities, the so-called angels and guides that are creating your reality for you, you can have that. Not only can you have that, indeed if you desire to have the experience of interacting with those so-called entities that are your guides and your angels you can have that as well.
It's an illusion. You exist in an illusionary reality. Absolutely. And you can have whatever you desire. It's not to suggest that it's insignificant. It's not to suggest that because it's an illusion that it has no value. It's not to suggest that because it's an illusion that it's not important. Absolutely not. It's very important. It's very significant. And it has tremendous value. But nonetheless, it's an illusion. You can have whatever it is that you desire.
Now. If you believe that there are guides and angels creating this reality for you then by all means employ them to assist you in the creating of the reality. It's not right or wrong, absolutely not. There is, however, with that belief that there are other entities that are creating and influencing your reality there is the resulting creation that gives you realities that validate that you are not in control. You will create experiences to validate that others are in control of the reality that you experience.
At some level of your consciousness you understand absolutely that you are the creator. At some level of your consciousness you understand absolutely the process. But in your conscious state, in your so-called awake state, you desire to have that experience of a reality where you are not in control because that validates that there are indeed angels and guides that are influencing the reality that you're experiencing.
And it doesn't mean that it's always a bad reality, absolutely not. You see, many individuals create a very desirable reality. And when they create that reality they indeed have this feeling that there are other entities that are surrounding them that are indeed assisting in the creation of that reality, that are doing it for them. And it validates their angels and their guides or their so-called god-type entity that is creating this reality does exist. And it creates these excellent realities for them, absolutely. We're not suggesting that these realities have got to be by some nature a negative reality, absolutely not. But simply is a reality that's been created that you do not believe you are in control of. It's a surprise. And it validates the belief that you are not the creator of your reality.
The difficulty with holding that type of a belief is that when you desire to alter your reality then you must ask for help to do so. When you desire to bring something into your existence in your conscious state you can't simply sit down and use a method or a technique that allows you to alter a belief that you hold in order to have that reality and that belief reflected in the reality that you experience. But rather, you sit down and you ask others to create the reality for you.
Even when it's all going well and you're getting what it is that you desire and you feel that this is truly the way to create the reality because, "Lookit, all I have to do is ask and my guides and my angels will create the reality that I desire." The belief is that you're not in control. And to validate that belief you will experience realities that seem beyond your control in your conscious state.
You will experience realities that leaves you thinking like you are somehow missing out on something somewhere. You will have those times when you awaken in the middle of the nighttime and you will wonder who and what you truly are. That's the drawback of believing that you're not in control, that others create your reality for you. And you create realities to validate that belief system. Absolutely.
And we can continue to give you all types of examples of different beliefs that individuals hold that we could give you methods and techniques that you can employ to create the reality that you desire. There are individuals who believe that if they consume certain foods that it can indeed have an influence upon the reality that they are experiencing, it can influence their physical existence.
And to some extent you bring into this reality, once again, certain belief systems that you put in place in your so-called between incarnational states and indeed the food that you consume can and does have an impact upon the reality that you experience. It doesn't alter the fact that it's still an illusion.
What's rather interesting is that you'll see certain individuals who can have the ability to consume certain types of foods that do not have a negative impact upon their physical body and yet another individual consuming the same type of food can have all types of negative impact upon their body. Why is that? Because they hold different belief systems. Many times, belief systems, once again, that they put in place in the between incarnational state. Belief systems that are indeed a result of the DNA that exists within each and every atom of their entire being, a result of the activation or deactivation of certain aspects of that DNA as a result of, once again, that the beliefs that they hold that activates or deactivates the energy that surrounds the DNA.
And so, certain individuals can consume certain foods and not experience any type of negative reaction or negative impact upon their physical being. Another individual consuming the exactly the same foods can have an entirely different reaction or effect upon their physical existence. And that's as a result, once again, of the beliefs that they hold.
And so, for us to suggest that if you were to consume certain foods that that can indeed have an impact upon you that can be very beneficial may be a very accurate method or technique that can be given to that particular individual but may not apply to the other individual who may take that particular information and hold it as being absolute. Begin to employ it into a reality in which they hold an entirely different belief system that has indeed a different effect upon their DNA and as a result that food can have a different effect upon their particular physical being.
So, there is no set rule. And so, we purposely avoid giving you absolute methods or techniques but continue to suggest that the methods or techniques are as varied as the individuals who employ them. What's important is not the method or the technique but the belief in the method or the technique. That's what's important, is the beliefs that you hold.
That's what influences your reality. And indeed if you wish to alter your reality you alter the belief and it will be reflected in the reality that you experience in your conscious state. Absolutely.
Now, many individuals continue to look for more belief systems. Many individuals continue to look for more methods or techniques because the past method or technique did not give them what they desire. So there must be a better method, must be a better technique. And they try them. They didn't believe in them but they [try] them, and they don't have the results that they desire.
And many of those individuals believe that they have these guides and these angels who are an entity that exists outside of your vibrational level that creates for you. And because they believe that others are influencing their reality and because they keep trying all of the different methods and techniques but don't really believe that they will bring about the changes that they desire to experience in their physical reality then indeed the method or technique does not work, does not give their desired conscious results. But it does indeed reflect the belief that they hold.
The belief, the methods or techniques, are things to be experimented with to determine which will work, and to have that guide or angel influence your reality to validate that, "Yes, that's the method." And it never really occurs.
We have used the analogy many, many times that it's like an individual who desires to cross a body of water. They can't see what's on the other side of the water, they don't even know how far their journey is because there's a bank of fog just offshore. And when they come to the shore there's all types of vessels that are lined up and down the shore and they continually run from one vessel to the other, to the other, to the other. And some will even spend a very long time on a particular vessel, exploring it, making sure that it's well equipped. Making sure that it has all of the necessities, maybe even a large crew to assist them in this voyage. And they never get off the shore. They continuously check out the vessels.
And then there are other entities who come to the shore, pick a vessel, and say, "Yes, I like this. This is seaworthy and could get me where I wish to go." And they go on their journey. Because they believe that the vessel will take them where they desire to go. They experience success.
For you see, once again, it's not the vessel that's important. It's your belief in the ability of that vessel to take you where you desire to go that's important.
And the irony of it is that it's not a long journey. The bank of fog, indeed, is an illusion. The irony of it is that you could walk across the water should you desire to do so. The irony of it is that's a journey that you desire to make, it's withinside. Withinside lie the answers to the questions that each of you have. Withinside lie the answers to the questions you have about a method or the technique. Withinside lie the answers to who and what you truly are. By going withinside indeed you can come at peace with who and what you truly are. And when you become at peace with what and who you truly are then you begin to understand that this reality that you experience is an illusion. Even in the aspects of it that you have difficulty in altering, you understand are a result of beliefs that you have chosen to adhere to. You accept it and you come at peace with who and what you truly are.
You begin to understand that you are that god that you search for. You begin to understand that indeed it is your creation. That you exist in each and every atom of the entire universe. And you begin to understand that you absolutely cannot fail. You absolutely cannot fail to come to the understanding of who and what you truly are.
And as a result you begin to have an entirely different outlook upon this reality that you experience. And while the reality that you experience may not have any recognizable changes to an outsider, to you it takes on a whole different view. To you it takes on a whole different meaning. And your reaction to certain events that you create become entirely different.
When individuals are involved in a day-to-day activity you could ask several individuals from different meanings of what it is that they experience to give [a] different explanations and they would all be different. It's not that the event has changed but rather that the beliefs of individuals are different, and as a result the emotions and feelings that they experience from that interaction and that day-to-day activity are different.
And you become more at ease with who and what you truly are. You begin to change the emphasis of what you believe is important. And you begin to understand that the creation that you experience in this conscious state comes only from a position of absolute unconditional love. And you begin to like who you are. And you begin to experience that unconditional love in your conscious state. And you begin to have the capacity to experience it in others as well.
And that's what you search for. That is what you truly search for. And it's withinside. And it's not as a result of any method or technique that we can give you other than to suggest that you are the god that you search for, that you create this reality, and that you absolutely cannot fail to come to the understanding of who and what you truly are. The rest is an illusion. The rest is a reflection of the beliefs that you hold.
The method or the technique that you desire to employ to create this reality will work. You have but to believe. And you can have whatever it is that you desire. Absolutely.
Now. We would break for a moment or two and if you have any questions we would be willing to return and attempt to answer them for you. In the meantime, we would remind you that we are not separated by time or space, but rather by a vibrational level and should you choose to interact with us you have but to express the intent and we would, as always, welcome that opportunity to offer to you, once again, our absolute unconditional love and our unending support. And for a moment we would bid each of you farewell, with love [and with peace.]
Copyright © 2021 Bub Hill


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A Hope woman was indicted this week on two counts of manslaughter stemming from a fatal head-on crash in Woolwich in January.
Danielle R. Ward, 34, was indicted by the Sagadahoc County grand jury on two counts of manslaughter, three counts of aggravated criminal operating under the influence, two counts of driving to endanger and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
She was arrested Wednesday and taken to the Knox County Jail in Rockland in lieu of $10,000 cash bail. If she fails to make bail, she will make an initial appearance via video conference on Friday afternoon.
The crash occurred Jan. 21 on Route 1 just north of the Taste of Maine Restaurant.
The crash claimed the lives of 70-year-old Robert S. Martin and his 76-year-old wife, Carolyn W. Martin, both of Woolwich. Robert Martin died at the scene and Carolyn Martin died en route to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston via a LifeFlight helicopter.
Robert Martin was driving a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV south on Route 1 when the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Ward and carrying six children as passengers veered into the oncoming lane, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office reported after the crash. The children ranged in ages from 5 to 12 years old, according to the police affidavit, which did not indicate Ward's relation to the children.
Ward and the six children all were taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland. The 5-year-old suffered a broken back, an 11-year-old had internal bleeding, a 12-year-old complained of abdominal pain, a 10-year-old had head trauma, a 7-year-old had an abdominal injury, and a 9-year-old had a fractured knee, according to an affidavit filed in court by the sheriff's office.
A deputy's inspection of the scene of the crash found no tire marks from Ward's vehicle before the crash. He could not determine if there were tire marks from Martin's vehicle because fluids from the vehicles covered that section of the road.
A paramedic told police that Ward had mentioned to him that she may have hit black ice before the crash. There was no evidence of black ice in the area at the time of the crash and the temperature was about 40 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the affidavit. The crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m
The deputy interviewed the 12-year-old passenger in Ward's vehicle on the day after the crash, and she said a video was playing in the DVD system in the vehicle.
The deputy also listed Ward's driving record in the police affidavit, pointing out that she had 13 convictions and six crashes in the past 11 years. Those convictions included two for operating under the influence – in 2013 and 2008, according to the affidavit.
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ENTHRONED Re-Signs With REGAIN RECORDSMay 11, 2011
Belgian black metallers ENTHRONED have inked a new deal with Regain Records. The band is currently writing material for its new album for a late 2011 release.
Commented the group: "We've been working on the successor to 'Pentagrammaton' for the last months and even if there's still some parts of the book to be written, the overall idea looks very promising."
In other news, ENTHRONED's touring guitarist Tzelmoth has quit playing and performing in order to focus on his private life.
ENTHRONED released its eighth album, "Pentagrammaton", on March 22, 2010 via Regain Records.
ENTHRONED last year parted ways with Nguaroth (guitar) and Ahephaim (drums) and replaced them with Neraath and Garghuf (ex-GORGOROTH),respectively.


text: Not all art craves attention, some of it hides in the secret places. Some of it is buried treasure, out in the urban wilderness, left scattered in empty rooms of derelict buildings like strange markings left by an unknown tribe. These works are gifts given only to the occasional explorer, found in abandoned factories, warehouses, industrial sites and deconsecrated churches. This is art you have to earn by leaving the designated areas and heading out past the No Entry signs of the urban environment. A diverse range of artists find themselves attracted to these twilight zones and in recent years something of a movement has come to light, huddled around the idea of urban decay and abandonment as the ultimate canvas. This burning curiosity to see what is behind the fence exists to a greater or lesser degree in most people, but for some it is irresistible.