What are the three most important points in the chapter about how built environment and health are connected?
What makes a "healthy" community? If you designed a community from the ground up, what elements would you include?
Why do some communities have parks, grocery stores, and bike lanes while others don't? Who decides? Who needs to be "at the table" to change conditions?
How do the discriminatory housing lending policies of the mid-20th century continue to shape our communities today?
"Healthy community" initiatives designed to improve community environments—new bike lanes, parks, transit developments—can catalyze gentrification and displacement, compromising the health of people that have perpetually been denied resources. What is needed to ensure that investments benefit residents and small businesses in historically dis-invested communities?
In this five-minute video, produced by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, Larry describes the CCHM model, introducing it to health leaders in that state as they develop a demonstration project to put the model into practice.
Addressing the Intersection: Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living explores the relationship between violence and healthy eating and activity. The paper can support work in preventing chronic disease in communities heavily impacted by violence.
This Prevention Institute publication examines how Community health centers and other health facilities can actualize this approach, producing a coordinated set of practices we're calling a Community Centered Health Home.
A Prevention Institute publication exploring the decisions we make about the built environment – land use, zoning, community design – impact access to healthy food, safe public spaces and resident experiences of violence.
Healthy food and activity leaders identify violence and fear of violence as roadblocks to the success of chronic disease prevention strategies. When people don't feel safe in their communities, they are less likely to use local parks and public transportation services.
A policy brief from Prevention Institute identifies 4 key strategies for creating healthy, equitable land use across Los Angeles.
Richard Jackon, author of 3 books on the built environment & public health, and host of the PBS series Designing Healthy Communities, discusses the federal silos of housing, transportation, food policy, health, and indoor air quality.
Majora Carter embraces the idea of "self-gentrification" in her native South Bronx. She's hired local gamers to test software for major tech outfits and opened the first boutique coffee shop in Hunts Point, a neighborhood that she swore she would leave forever.
APA's Planning and Community Health Center advances practices that improve human environments to promote public health through active living, healthy eating, and health in all planning policies. Through applied research, partnerships, and education, this center supports the integration of health into planning practice at all levels.
APHA believes everyone deserves healthy communities where everyone has a safe and healthy home, everyone has access to safe and healthy food and decision-makers consider health and equity when making transportation and land-use decision. APHA works with partners like America Walks, Safe Routes to School National Partnership and others to promote active transportation. They also partner with the American Planning Association on Plan4Health, which encourages sustainable, cross-sector coalitions working with communities to increase access to healthy food and opportunities for active living.
The Built Environment and Public Health Clearinghouse is a collaboration between the Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of the National Prevention Strategy and Healthy Community Design Program, National Network of Public Health Institutes, the American Planning Association's Planning and Community Health Research Center, and the American Public Health Association. The group works to build bridges between public health and the community design/built environment fields through the development of resources and educational opportunities.
For the past 38 years, City Farmer has encouraged urban dwellers to pull up a patch of lawn and plant some vegetables, kitchen herbs and fruit. The website holds a collection of stories about such farming initiatives at City Farmer in Vancouver, Canada, and about urban farmers from around the world.
HOPE (Health for Oakland's People and Environment) Collaborative is a community collaborative working towards policy and systems change to promote the health and well-being of families and youth in the most vulnerable communities of East and West Oakland. Their mission is to advance racial, economic, and health equity in Oakland via work in food systems, built environment, and community/youth engagement.
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust creates small, accessible urban parks and gardens that help remedy the critical lack of green and recreational spaces in greater Los Angeles' underserved neighborhoods, and ensures participation and collaboration among low-income residents throughout the process of envisioning, building and managing the parks and gardens we create.
Building Healthy Communities through Land Use Planning Awareness (LUPA) is a community capacity building project designed to empower communities across the eastern Coachella Valley. LUPA is designed to foster critical thinking, civic dialogue and civic engagement as avenues to influence decision making in land use planning for the advancement of better and greater health outcomes.
NCHE, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the GWU of Washington, D.C; and Prevention Institute of Oakland, CA will take stock of public health departments' practices and policies related to equity, community engagement, and social determinants of health.
PolicyLink and the Center for Health Equity and Place seeks to create the economic, social, and physical characteristics needed for healthy communities in all neighborhoods, with a focus on the needs of low-income communities and communities of color. It is dedicated to achieving and institutionalizing health equity by supporting key stakeholders with technical assistance, policy advocacy tools, research and data analysis, and coalition-building consultation.
The Safe Routes to School National Partnership is a nonprofit organization that promotes healthy living, safe infrastructure, and physical activity, starting with bicycling and walking to school and beyond. They advance policy change; catalyze support with a network of more than 750 partner organizations, as well as schools, policy makers, and grassroots supporters.
SAJE is a 501c3 non-profit organization in South Los Angeles. Since 1996 SAJE has advocated for economic justice in their community focusing on tenant rights, healthy housing, and equitable development. SAJE has taken slumlords to court, established a land trust, and helped implement innovative popular education programs.


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City of beasts – Q&A with Thomas Almeroth-Williams
How would you like someone who has read your book to sum it up in one sentence?
A rich, energetic and radically different history of London
What book in your field has inspired you the most?
I can't choose between Tim Hitchcock's Down and Out in Eighteenth-Century London (Hambledon and London, 2004) and Amanda Vickery's Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England (Yale University Press, 2010).
Did your research take you to any unexpected places?
I didn't expect to end up in the Round Tower of Windsor Castle but the Royal Archives holds some fascinating records about the King's Mews. At the other end of the archive spectrum, Sheffield Archives, a converted car showroom, also yielded gold dust from the Marquess of Rockingham's stable records. But the most surreal moment was meeting descendants of the great Georgian brewers Samuels Whitbread I and II at their magnificent home, Southill Park House, to look at their paintings and sculptures of dray horses. This was great fun but also made me realise just how much London's leading industrialists valued their horses.
Which writing process do you use (computer, longhand, dictate, other)?
Why did you choose to publish with MUP?
MUP has published some really important books about eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British history over the last decade, not least Katrina Navickas' Protest and the Politics of Space and Place (2017) and Samantha Shave's Pauper Policies (2018). But I've also been impressed by MUP's environmental studies, in particular Chris Pearson's Mobilizing Nature (2012). More generally, I think there is a boldness about MUP and the books it publishes which makes it a great fit for City of Beasts.
I'm at a crossroads. I may return to animals in the future but first I'll be further investigating the social history of work in Georgian Britain. I'm also becoming increasingly interested in childhood, parenting and disability in this period. Watch this space.
If you could go back and give yourself once piece of advice when starting out on project, what would it be?
I first came up with the idea for City of Beasts thirteen years ago. I was pretty naïve about how hard it would be but if future me had burst that bubble I may have given up. As it was, I just enjoyed every step of the journey because I really believed that this book should exist and that this story had to be told. I never once doubted it and as an author that's rocket fuel.
If you could have been the author of any book, what would it be and why?
Robert Hughes' The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787–1868 (Knopf, 1986). I read this during a special family reunion trip to Australia and was blown away by it. One of my ancestors was transported to Tasmania for stealing sugar in London in the early nineteenth century so I have a personal interest in this subject but it's the razor sharp brilliance of Hughes' writing that makes me jealous of his achievement. The way he weaves together big and small, people, nature, politics, beauty and horror left me spellbound. But perhaps more than anything, I respect this book's humanity.
What other genres do you enjoy reading?
I love art, in particular European modernist painting and sculpture from 1900–1940, so I enjoy reading about that. Afterwards, I'll often have a go at imitating a masterpiece that I could never afford. Stone carving has been a great way to think (and stop thinking) about my writing. Working in research communications at the University of Cambridge, I read a dazzling array of articles and books about everything from anthropology to zoology, so that appeals to the magpie in me.
Which authors (academic and not) would you invite to a dinner party?
I would ask cookery writer Hannah Glasse (1708–1770) to guide me in the kitchen and I would invite Oliver Goldsmith, James Boswell, Hester Thrale and Frances Burney from the eighteenth century. Into this mix, I would sprinkle some of my favourite living historians: Amanda Vickery, Hannah Greig, Tim Hitchcock, Roey Sweet and my PhD supervisor, Mark Jenner. I would also revive the legendary historians Mary Dorothy George and Roy Porter.
Thomas Almeroth-Williams is Research Associate in the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at the University of York.
City of beasts is available to pre-order now and publishes on the 30th May 2019.
Join us to celebrate the launch of City of beasts at the Museum of London, on the 20th June 2019 as part of the 'Beasts of London' exhibition. More information can be found here.
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Badass Movies: Is Conan The Barbarian in 3D Badass?
Is Conan The Barbarian in 3D Badass?
I was fortunate enough to catch a screening of Conan The Barbarian in 3D tonight, and I loved it.
I want to make one thing perfectly clear: Conan is a bad movie. In fact, the only movie that's comparable is Jonah Hex. That's the kind of bad on display here. However, Conan is an absolutely brilliant action movie. When dozens of armed dudes are getting cut down in unique ways every five to seven minutes, I can forgive a lack of structure, character development, and other such things that Oscar voters look for.
There has been some grumbling that Jason Momoa's Conan has little in common with Schwarzenegger's Conan. This is true. Arnold's version was an educated warrior. Momoa is just a barbarian. This difference is actually very striking in the contexts of both movies. In the original, Schwarzenegger comes across as a big, regal guy who can handle a sword. In this new one, Momoa comes across as the deadliest mother to ever walk the earth.
This may seem like a little thing, but it is an important distinction because of the dozens of armed dudes getting cut down in unique ways every five to seven minutes. And really, that's all anyone should want from a Conan movie: non-stop action.
One quick note about the 3D. Is it necessary to see the 3D version? Nope. I didn't really see a need for it. Did it enhance the film? Yes, it was kind of cool and it wasn't distracting. But, did it add anything to the overall product? Not really.
Is Conan worth seeing? Yes. It is entertaining, full of non-stop action, and it is incredibly Badass.


BENGALURU: A week before the release of his latest album, a renowned Bollywood singer contacted an online broker for promotion. For a sum, the singer wanted 5 lakh views for the teaser on YouTube and 25,000 likes on any Facebook update he would put up.
Over the next three days, likes, comments and shares poured in. But where did all that traffic come from? The answer is click farms: a mix of online click-bots and low-skilled individuals watching, liking and commenting on these videos through multiple fake accounts in remote locations across the world.
And business for click farms is booming, with clientele ranging from celebrity singers and movie stars to startups, struggling publications and even political parties who are buying likes on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
"In addition to people working day and night tapping on posts, we also use bots to create fake profiles on social media platforms which go about clicking and sharing posts numerous times," said a broker for an outsourced click farm in Russia, who facilitated the deal for the singer. "The usage of bots depends upon how much customers pay, which ranges between $2 and $12 for 10,000 likes/shares," said the person who declined to be identified.
"I have got requests from celebrities (in films, sports) who wanted to increase their shares, likes, and ad clicks," he said, pointing out that 10,000 views in two days would cost the client $12.
Most social networking platforms including Facebook, Instagram, as well as YouTube are using an arsenal of sophisticated techniques to keep 'fakes' in check using pattern matching and other techniques. "Facebook's improved automated efforts remove (fake) likes gained by malware, compromised accounts, deceived users, or purchased bulk likes," said a representative for Facebook.
Moreover, not all click farming is outsourced. Take the case of a Bengaluru-based online educational startup which creates video tutorials on hightech courses such as big-data analytics and machine learning.
"Inorganically our company employees like, share, and comment through fake accounts so that our video would come as top search results suggestion," said a marketing employee of the startup who did not want to be named.
How does the company do this? For starters, the company has hundreds of fake accounts – most of them with impressive pedigrees.
"On a single day, we get 10,000 new user clicks on the links posted through fake profiles. We create fake profiles with impressive biographies like engineering from IIT-Kharagpur and MBA from IIM-Bangalore. When an alumnus from IIT endorses a video on data analytics in a study group, it is more credible," the employee said.
Industry watchers believe that click farms are here to stay. "Acceleration of click farms happened in the last 2-3 years where companies are trying to capture mindshare through clicks. From just individuals doing clicks for a small amount, click farms have taken a business connotation today. This is likely to grow twice as the segment grows," said Tarun Pathak, Associate director at Counterpoint Research.
"The sophistication of click frauds is also increasing," said Karthik Srinivasan, National Lead, social, Ogilvy & Mather. "There are click farms that hire college students and create fake accounts to generate clicks." Another area where click farmers are booming is ecommerce.
Most businesses set aside a specific amount as digital marketing spend, which is paid to companies like Google and Facebook, every time a user clicks on their ad online. Companies engage click farms to exhaust the marketing budgets of rivals through fake clicks.
"One of our retail customers suddenly reached out to us pointing out a sudden surge in visitors on their site. Around 45,000 visitors on the site in a span of 24 hours," said Rahul Vengalil, founder of digital marketing firm, WhatClicks, a digital marketing firm. "We have deployed a code which differentiates unwanted clicks from bots and click farms which add no value to the digital marketing spend of our customer," Vengalil added.
For instance, an Kantar-IMRB and IAMAI report put digital marketing spends at the end of 2016 at Rs 7,300 crore with a 40% growth over 2015. India stands 10th in the list of top 20 countries affected by mobile app install fraud.
Political parties too have also caught on to click farming. A national party has deployed 200 people, who are paid about Rs 8,000 a month, just to click and share positive posts and images about the party according to a click farm service provider. For social media platforms, the fight to weed out fakes is ongoing.
"While we have always had dedicated protections against each of these threats on Facebook, these improved systems have been specifically configured to identify and take action against suspicious likes," said the representative for Facebook.
Better detection and faster removal of 'fakes' are also driven by machine learning. "Views generated by some third-party businesses and services will not be counted or reflected on YouTube, and leads to disciplinary action against the account, including removal of the video," YouTube said in their blog.


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In editing tags, I came across an earlier post in which I think I was trying to distinguish between terms referring to kinetic acts.
Kinesis is defined as "the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus." In particular, there are two definitions with which we are concerned: telekinesis and psychokinesis. The differences are subtle and often argued.
Psychokinesis is the discipline of moving something through sheer force of will, or "mind power," if you will; possibly the truest form of "mind over matter."
Telekinesis is the discipline of communicating with spirits to have them move objects for you. In this regard, telekinesis is often seen as a matter of telepathy - which, technically speaking, it is.
This is why The OddBlog only uses the tag - and term - "ESP," short for Extra Sensory Perception to define all "psychic" abilities. This purposeful lack of delineation between so-called "psychic" phenomena originates with Greece (Psi - Ψ) and is the only clinically scientific way to approach the matter; the Greeks made no attempt to divide psychic phenomena by effect, simply grouping the phenomena into a category by cause. That is to say, no matter the phenomena experienced (precognition, clairvoyance, T/PK, etc.), the source of such was determined to be psychic in nature and classified as such - no further delineation was necessary.
As the above clearly illustrates, we do not have enough information on ESP phenomena to make separations between disciplines and individual phenomenon - so why bother? In fact, the first to even attempt to do so was the Society for Psychical Research, founded in 1882, and while their intent was both admirable and understandable, it is too far-reaching and thus meritless.
When a "psychic" predicts something that comes true, how are we to know whether he possesses some form of precognitive "power" or some form of telepathy which allowed him to communicate with (or be communicated by) some entity which informed him of the matter? This would technically define the difference between a "psychic" and a "psychic medium." But further, maybe some heretofore unknown discipline was exercised which allowed the "psychic" to access some natural energy, field, power, et. al., in which such knowledge is stored - a "dimension" or field where the normal "rules" of time are inapplicable, corrupted, or - even better - so perfect and perfectly true as to contain all things past, present, and future?
In fact, while tests concerning ESP are inconclusive - in no small part because we do not know how to even begin testing them - at least one test carried out in 1971 proved that while ESP is likely (that is, that something inexplicable is present), division beyond that is simply not possible at this stage of research.


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AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES.
FEBRUARY 26.—JOHN 7:14,28-37.
"If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink."
AS A RESULT of the miraculous feeding of the five thousand, noted in our last lesson, the multitude pronounced our Lord a great prophet, and proposed to take him by force to make him king. He, however, knew that such was not the Father's program; that, on the contrary, he was to fulfil a mission of contradiction of sinners, which would end in death, and that the Kingdom to which he was heir could only thus be attained—that the Kingdom promised him was not of this world, not of the present order and arrangement, but of a new dispensation. Our Lord therefore sent his disciples away by boat, while he himself withdrew to the mountain, subsequently meeting his disciples, walking on the water.
Six months more of preaching and teaching in Galilee, without any apparent effort to take advantage of the popular interest in his miracles, to forward his cause as a king, began to tell upon his brethren—his kinsfolk—who began to lose confidence, for their interest all along had been rather of pride than of faith. Now the time to go up to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles having come, they noticed that Jesus was making no special preparations to attend. They were anxious that his power should be put to the test—Either do something, and make yourself great in the eyes of the whole world, or give the whole matter up and admit that your claims to Messiahship are fraudulent—was their attitude. Hence they said, Why do you not go up to the feast? Any person who makes such claims as you put forth should not make them in secret, but should seek the largest opportunities for publicity. You tell us that you have eternal life, and that you are able to give it to others, but apparently you are afraid to risk your life: "For neither did his brethren believe on him."
Our Lord's answer pointed out that it was very different with them than with him—they might go at any time, but he was under certain restrictions. They [R2437 : page 53] had not drawn upon them the murderous animosity of the most influential and powerful class of the nation. He had done this, by faithfulness to the truth which he came to the world to serve. While it is true that "Jesus did not walk in Jewry (Judea) because the Jews sought to kill him," yet this evidently was not for any fear of death, but because he realized that "his hour was not yet come." He felt it, therefore, to be his duty to cooperate to the extent of his ability with what he knew respecting the Father's plan, and not to ignore that plan so as to require a special miracle for his deliverance, that the divine plan might not be frustrated.
There are lessons here for all who are seeking to walk in the Master's footsteps:—
(1) If we are finding no opposition in the world it is because we have not been faithful to our Father's Word, and to our appointed mission in connection with it,—not been about the Father's business: for our Master declared that it would be with us, his followers, as with himself—not being of the world the world would hate us, would say all manner of evil against us falsely, and think that those who persecuted us did God service. The positive declaration is, "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." (2 Tim. 3:12.) We are still in this time of persecution; the great Adversary is not yet bound, and if we are entirely free from such opposition it is a sure indication that we are not living up to our privileges in godliness—not following closely enough in the footsteps of Jesus to incite the animosity of the Adversary and his blinded servants.
(2) We are to remember that the special opponents of our Master were not the unbelieving world, but were the unbelieving, unfaithful professors of holiness and of complete devotion to the divine law. So with us, our special opponents and defamers and persecutors are to be looked for inside and not outside the pale of the nominal Christian church.
(3) We may profit by our Lord's example in not needlessly and unwisely placing ourselves in positions of jeopardy, expecting the Lord to miraculously intervene for our preservation. Like our Lord, however, we are not under any consideration to deny the truth, nor to forsake a duty for the preservation of our lives. We see that when the most wise and appropriate time came our Lord went to the Feast, and spoke fearlessly and boldly. So our caution in the protection of life, etc., is not to be the result of fear and lack of confidence in divine providence, nor lack of courage to do our duty, but merely the caution and prudence which desires to cooperate as far as possible with the divine will.
Our Lord knew the disposition of the Pharisees to kill him. He knew also that they would hesitate a great deal more to make any attempt against him on the occasion of these Feasts, when Jerusalem was full of visitors, thousands of whom would be from Galilee and more or less his friends and the friends of his disciples, who were also Galileans. He may have known, too, of some arrangements among the rulers to apprehend him at the beginning of the feast, during the commotion incident to the arrival of pilgrims. At all events, acting upon his own superior knowledge of the situation, he deferred his going until after the multitudes had gone, and then went in a quiet manner, avoiding teaching, miracles, etc.
In the midst of the feast-week he appeared in the Temple, teaching the people. His enemies had sought him previously, and were rather surprised that he had not come as usual, but now they beheld him teaching publicly and boldly; but they refrained from laying hands on him, because they feared the people—they feared that too large a proportion would have at least a sympathy for his teachings, recognizing that he "taught them as one having authority," with positiveness, and not with uncertainty, as themselves. The fact that many of the multitude were favorably impressed, and inquired amongst themselves whether or not they could expect any greater miracles from Messiah at his coming than those which Jesus had already performed, and the fact also that he was teaching publicly, and the rulers did not interfere with him, led some to inquire, "Do the rulers really acknowledge that this is the Messiah?"
Thus the rulers saw that their timidity was really advancing the cause which they hated, and they sent officers to take him; but apparently these felt that they must hear some rebellious, anarchistic or blasphemous utterances from his lips or they would not be justified in the eyes of the people in making the arrest, and so they waited, to watch him. They were charmed with "the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth," and returned without him, saying, "Never man spake like this man." Then Nicodemus, in his heart believing Jesus to be a teacher, sent from God, tho doubtful of his being the Messiah, raised his voice, being a member of the Sanhedrin, and expostulated, defending the officers, and exclaiming, "Doth our law judge any man before it hear him and know what he doeth?" Even this plea for justice was met with the sarcastic remark, "Art thou also of Galilee?" And the meeting disbanded, angry because they were foiled in their murderous attempt.
This should be true as far as possible with all of the Lord's footstep followers: their speech should be with grace, with moderation, the overflow of hearts full of loving sympathy for the truth and all who love [R2438 : page 54] and seek it. Their words should always be well within the limits of reason and righteousness, and strictly in conformity to the Word of the Lord. And their manner, their conduct, as living epistles, should harmonize with this, so that even their enemies would marvel, and take knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus and learned of him.
Having in mind the murderous designs of his enemies, and that thus it behooveth the Son of Man to suffer and to rise from the dead, and knowing that the end of his pilgrimage was only about six months distant, our Lord said, I will be with you but a little while, "and then I go unto him that sent me." Then, taking into account the predicted troubles to come upon Israel, expounded to his Apostles subsequently (Matt. 24) and that they would endure much before he would offer himself to them again as the Messiah at the second advent, he added, "Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me." The Jews have been seeking the Messiah during the eighteen centuries of trouble experienced since that time, for, as the Apostle declares, "the rest were blinded," except the remnant which received the Lord at his first advent—"the day of their visitation." So our Lord declared to them subsequently, "Ye shall see me no more until that day when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." The prophet tells us that they shall then look upon him whom they have pierced, and mourn for him as an only beloved son, and that then the Lord will pour upon them the spirit of prayer and supplication, their blindness being then turned away.—Rom. 11:27-32.
When our Lord declared that they could not follow him to the place to which he was going, the people speculated whether or not he meant that as he had shown himself willing to preach to the lowest classes of Israel (publicans and sinners), he might now purpose to leave Palestine entirely, and go to the "dispersed amongst the Gentiles," the scattered Jews amongst the Greeks,—speaking the Greek language and not the Syrian, the language of the Jews in Palestine. Here we see afresh the error of the so-called "Anglo-Israelites," who have a theory about "lost" (?) tribes of Israel. The scattered Jews were not considered lost in our Lord's time, evidently, and this statement of the multitude is in full accord with the statement of the Apostle, when he speaks of "the twelve tribes scattered abroad." The only sense in which these tribes are lost is that they have become so thoroughly combined and amalgamated that all tribal distinctions are lost, and very few Jews in the world to-day have the slightest idea of which tribe their ancestors belonged to.
Our Lord's remark, "Thither ye cannot come," is worthy of consideration from another standpoint. He did not mean that he was about to establish a kingdom, and that they could not get into the kingdom, but he did mean that he was going to heaven, and that they could not come to heaven. This is evident from his further statement, "Ye are from beneath, I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I have said, therefore, unto you that ye shall die in your sins."—John 8:21-29.
But the poor, disbelieving Jews are not the only ones who cannot go to heaven. The Scriptures clearly indicate that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and all the holy prophets, have not gone there. (See Acts 2:34; Heb. 11:39,40.) Moreover, this same declaration was repeated by the Lord to his believing followers, saying "Yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and I said unto the Jews, Whither I go you cannot come; so now I say to you." (John 13:33.) It is because the believers of the past as well as the believers of the present age could not go to our Lord, that all of them who were rightly instructed from his Word looked earnestly for his return, his second advent, his coming in glory and kingdom power, according to his promise, "I will come again and receive you unto myself, that where I am ye may be also."—John 14:3.
Many have lost sight of the hope set before us in the Gospel, and have accepted instead a hope that has no foundation, except like the errors of fleshly Israel, in "the traditions of the elders"—the hope that when they die they will not be dead, but more alive than ever: a hope that is as contrary to reason as to the Word of God, in which it finds not one solitary word of support. "But he that hath this hope in him [the hope of the second coming of the Lord to make up his jewels, to receive his faithful ones to himself] purifieth himself even as he is pure." There is no greater incentive to faithfulness than this, the true Gospel hope.
The last day of the Feast of Tabernacles was the eighth day, for it lasted in all for that period. The seven days of the feast were devoted to sacrificing, seventy bullocks being burned upon the altar, and understood to be sacrificed on behalf of the whole world, but the eighth day was specially a Jewish day, and was the most joyous day of this joyful thanksgiving feast. Describing it, Geikie says:—
"The whole week was full of excitement, the great altar smoking with whole burnt offerings of oxen, lambs and rams, besides the solemnity of the morning and evening sacrifice, the Sabbath sacrifice, and countless private voluntary sacrifices and offerings of all kinds. Every available spot inside Jerusalem, and in the hollows, and on the slopes around it (which, by legal fiction, were counted holy ground) was covered with huts or tabernacles of wattled or interplaited twigs, set off by [R2438 : page 55] branches of trees, fronds of palms, and all kinds of ornamental greenery."
But the last day of the feast, called the great day, the day of special rejoicing, had one peculiar feature—its Water-offering, and it was on this day, and probably in connection with the pouring out of this libation, that, taking it for a text, our Lord lifted up his voice, saying, "If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink." He is here presenting himself as the giver of the water of life, as in the more private discourse to the woman of Samaria. He is the fountain of life, the fountain of truth, the fountain of refreshment, to all who accept him. In every human heart there are thirstings, longing desires, and all who have sought to satisfy these desires from earthly fountains of fame or pleasure or wealth have found that they do not satisfy; but those who have received the water of life, the truth, the grace of God in Christ, have received the only satisfying portion. Lord, ever more give us of this water.
An able writer, Edersheim, gives us a very interesting account of the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles, the great day, as follows:—
"Let us suppose ourselves in the number of worshipers who, on 'the last, the great day of the feast,' are leaving their 'booths' at daybreak to take part in the service. The pilgrims are all in festive array. In his right hand each carries a branch consisting of a myrtle or willow branch tied together with a palm branch (Lev. 23:40). In his left hand he carries a bough of the so-called Paradise apple, a species of citron. Thus armed, the festive multitude would divide into three bands. One of these, to the sound of music, started in a procession from the temple. It followed a priest who bore a golden pitcher, capable of holding three log (rather more than two pints). They proceeded to the fountain of Siloam, in the valley south of the temple. Here the priest filled from this fountain the golden pitcher, and brought it back into the court of the temple, amid the shouts of the multitude, and the sound of cymbals and trumpets. The rejoicing was so great that the rabbis used to say that he who had never been present at this ceremony, and at the other similar ceremonies by which this feast was distinguished, did not know what rejoicing meant. The return was so timed that they should arrive just as they were laying the pieces of the sacrifice on the great altar of burnt offering, toward the close of the ordinary morning sacrifice service. The water from the golden pitcher was poured upon the altar. Immediately the great 'Hallel,' consisting of Psa. 113-118, was chanted antiphonally, or rather with responses, to the accompaniment of the flute. At the close of this festive morning service there was a pause in the services while the priests prepared to offer the special sacrifices for the day. At this moment there arose, so loud as to be heard throughout the temple, the voice of Jesus. He interrupted not the services, for they had for the moment ceased; he interpreted, and he fulfilled them."


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978-0578427799 B07P6VXF97
Rebecca Rosenberg
Gold Digger: The Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor
Rebecca Rosenberg, author
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Adult; General Fiction (including literary and historical); (Publish)
GOLD DIGGER, the remarkable Baby Doe Tabor.
1878, Colorado. When Lizzie Doe's family loses everything in a fire, the twenty-year-old is forced to marry and go west to prospect a gold mine in Colorado, hoping to send money home to her parents. Miners, unaccustomed to such delicate beauty, nickname her Baby Doe, after a newborn deer.
But Baby Doe proves herself tougher than they imagine when she finds herself abandoned, pregnant and running the mine alone. Her pluck gains the admiration of Silver King Horace Tabor, married and twice her age, and running for U.S. Senator. In Tabor, Baby Doe finds devotion and true passion. When scandal and economic ruin threatens Tabor's life, Baby Doe must make a painful choice.
Baby Doe Tabor was a real-life, deeply complex heroine, rising and falling and rising again with beguiling grit and stubborn spirit.
Quarter Finalist
Plot/Idea: 10 out of 10
Originality: 10 out of 10
Prose: 10 out of 10
Character/Execution: 10 out of 10
Overall: 10.00 out of 10
Plot: Based on a real-life historical figure, this embellished fictional story details the life of Elizabeth McCourt Tabor, aka Baby Doe Tabor, a strong and determined woman who overcame tremendous hardship to survive. While the bones of the plot are based on facts, the author does an admiral job enhancing the tale and holding the readers interest throughout.
Prose: The author is a gifted writer, weaving a tale from the 19th century that is not only interesting to modern-day readers but which seamlessly balances elements of fact and fiction.
Originality: Despite being based on actual events, this work tells a story few will know. The author blends historical verisimilitude with intrigue, making the story richer and more engaging. The author truly makes the story her own.
Character Development: Lizzie is a vibrant character whose personality shines through from page one, as she presses her evasive husband for information about their destination. Her determination, astuteness, and sheer will permeate the page. Secondary characters are similarly well-crafted.
Blurb: An engaging and beautifully-written story, this fact-based novel celebrates the endurance of the human spirit in one woman's determination to survive.
Date Submitted: April 04, 2019
Rosenberg's exceptional fictionalized portrait of Baby Doe Tabor encompasses her years of triumph and turmoil during Colorado's early statehood. Newlywed Elizabeth "Lizzie" McCourt Doe heads to Colorado in 1878 from Oshkosh, Wis., to prospect for gold in her first husband's family mine. After he abandons her, leaving her penniless and pregnant, Lizzie divorces him and supports herself as a tailor in a haberdashery. Her beauty, enhanced by large doelike eyes, earns her the nickname Baby Doe and the adoration of U.S. senator and mining magnate "Silver King" Horace Tabor, who is twice her age. Their passionate love affair, begun while he was still married, sustains them as they weather scandal, financial collapse, and Horace's political ruin. During their marriage, Baby Doe and Horace are civic-minded Denver philanthropists, providing for the impoverished and building a hotel and opera house, but they have their share of sorrows: suffering slander and social ostracism, her family's estrangement after her divorce, and his friend's embezzlement. Rosenberg embellishes with vivid historical markers—Colorado's mineral rush, the Hop Alley Riots targeting Chinese immigrants, and Horace's bills for conservation, miner pensions, and Chinese rights. Readers will be drawn in by Baby Doe and leave with a distinct picture of a formidable woman from a tumultuous period of American history. (Self-published.)
MARTHA CONWAY, author of The Underground River
Gold Digger tells the true story of Lizzie "Baby Doe" Tabor, a beautiful young woman who in 1878 marries the son of a wealthy miner in order to save her family from penury. Shrewd and stubborn, Lizzie fights back-biting Victorian society, wins and loses vast fortunes, and bests conniving politicians in her larger-than-life story. A twisting tale worthy of Mark Twain, with a big-hearted heroine at the center.
Once I started reading Gold Digger I couldn't put it down! I loved every single word written! This is one historical novel that can't be skipped! The story of Baby Doe Tabor and the history of mining in the beautiful state of Colorado is mesmerizing and informative. Ms. Rosenberg brought to life a time and place in history that I knew very little about growing up in the South. I rooted for and cried with Baby Doe. I couldn't begin to imagine how hard life truly was in the 1800's out West and now I have a kernel of an idea. Thank you for taking me on this journey and I can't wait for the adventure to continue.
https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/157270
It's not often I find or read books about that era between the American Civil War and World War I, so it was a happy surprise that I stumbled into reading Gold Digger:The Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor.
In Gold Digger, you fall into the life of Lizzie aka Baby Doe. Baby has just been married and is off to Colorado with her new husband in the hopes of striking in big with gold mining. Things don't go as planned, and Baby Doe finds herself husband- and child-less. What's worse is the hate many of the townswomen are spewing on her as she fights to take care of herself and forge her own path ahead. In the end, she may find that money isn't the most important driver in life.
Baby Doe was one of my favorite characters of the many, many books I've read, and what's even cooler is that she's modeled after a real life woman. She is smart and strong-willed and expects no less from herself than what is expected of men, which is odd for that time period. She's a dreamer, and unafraid to provide ideas and opinions. Throughout her struggles, she fights to stay true to herself. What an inspiration for women of any age!
If you like what you've heard so far, be sure to add Gold Digger: The Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor to you reading list; it will be available on May 28th. I'm giving this five stars, and I'm telling you, you don't want to miss out on this woman's trials and tribulations!
Sarah E, Reviewer
Rebecca Rosenberg brings the past alive with her prose. Gold Digger, The Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor is based on the life of Elizabeth McCourt Doe Tabor and obviously a great deal of background research went into the writing of this historical novel. Gold Digger takes us to Colorado mining country with the arrival of newlyweds Harvey and 'Lizzy' Elizabeth McCourt Doe in Denver by rail in April of 1878. We see Baby Doe through years of trying to help Harvey cope with life in general and the expectations of his wealthy East Coast parents, his desertion and the birth and death of their son, divorce from Harvey despite her Catholic faith and the lifetime of censure from Colorado's social class.
We are with her also through much happier times, her later marriage to Horace and the birth of her two daughters, and watch as she copes with poverty, great wealth, and back to poverty, and the death of Husband #2, Horace Austin Warner Tabor in 1899.
Baby Doe Tabor was a remarkable woman, independent to a fault, kind and generous and a remarkable helpmate to both of the men in her life. Her travels through many of the mining towns in the Colorado mountains are so well described you feel like you have been there, at that time, in the cold or the warmth of the sun. And watching Denver grow into the transportation hub of the western Rocky Mountains is an exceptional experience as well.
Bonnye Reed
An exciting look into the past at the life of Lizzie "Baby Doe" Tabor. Lizzie is determined to help her family who has lost everything as a result of a fire. Taking her to Colorado on an adventure to prospect a gold mine, Lizzie has only just begun to know the hardships that she must endure to survive.. During numerous twists and turns, Lizzie stands strong throughout it all. Author, Rebecca Rosenberg, has written a novel that has given her readers a look at the life of Baby Doe and the desperate plight that a young girl's life has taken. I highly recommend this novel to those who love a mix of history, love and adventure. I can't wait to see what else author Rosenberg has in store!
Angela S, Reviewer
THELMA ADAMS, bestselling author of Bittersweet Brooklyn and The Last Woman Stan
"Rosenberg's rollicking Western adventure strikes gold with a gutsy, good-hearted spitfire of a heroine and action aplenty."
NetGalley Insights features GOLD DIGGER, the Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor
What was your experience like working with the IBPA to list your title on NetGalley?
I enjoyed working with the IBPA to list my title on NetGalley and I appreciated their help and guidance. Their response time was great for sending me monthly reports, submitting promotions, forwarding reviews and posting featured reviews. When I was worried I was not getting enough reviews on Gold Digger, they gave me knowledgeable input that Gold Digger was doing quite well!
It is very helpful that IBPA handles all of the technical aspects of posting my book and making updates to the page so that I don't have to do it myself. I feel that having my book listed under the IBPA umbrella offers prestige for my book.
Tell us why listing the book on NetGalley through the IBPA program was the right choice for you.
I learned from my first novel, The Secret Life of Mrs. London, that NetGalley is the professional hub of bloggers, librarians, Goodreads, Bookbub and Amazon reviewers, and avid readers who love to share their reviews. The more buzz the better when launching a novel, and NetGalley makes that possible.
We encourage professional reviewers to use the NetGalley link as well as bloggers, Facebook group moderators, Goodreads and Bookbub reviewers. In my opinion, if a reviewer gets the book from NetGalley, they are readers who take the reviewing experience seriously. They usually share the review in at least five places: NetGalley, Goodreads, Bookbub, Amazon, Facebook Groups, Twitter, Instagram, and their own blogs. NetGalley reviewers are connected and powerful influencers. I often use reviews in my marketing, and I feel that NetGalley reviewers carry more credibility.
You ran several marketing campaigns with NetGalley - a Category Spotlight in February and a Featured Title placement in March. Tell us about your strategy and unique goals around these promotions.
First of all, I took a six-month run on NetGalley (instead of three-months) before my launch date in order to reach as many reviewers as possible. When I saw the great marketing opportunities NetGalley offered, it made sense to support my listing with the Category Spotlight and Featured Title placement early on to get attention.
I am hoping to reach different segments of readers in different months with different promotions.
There are many marketing opportunities available through NetGalley, and (if I had the budget) I would use them all throughout the six-month listing! I ran a Category Spotlight in the "Historical Fiction" category, in February, and Featured Placement for "Women's Fiction" in March and again in May. I did another Featured Placement for "Summer Reads" in June, and am waiting to hear if Gold Digger will be included in an upcomingCover Love post.
How have you been leveraging your NetGalley listing and reviews to increase discoverability?
To expand the reach of my NetGalley listing, I posted the link to my book on my Facebook page, in Facebook reading groups, on Bookbub, LinkedIn, Goodreads and to my mailing list.
I've also featured some great NetGalley reviews for Gold Digger on Facebook, Instagram, in my newsletter, and with my Review Crew. I use these reviews in my newsletters and social media to whet readers' interest and add credibility for my books. We take 5-star reviews and make colorful, eye catching posts.
We love the blog on your website. You've been posting lots of great supplementary information about Baby Doe Tabor. Tell us a bit more about how your blog fits into your strategy as an author.
My blog serves to interest readers in my books, whether they've read my books or not. As with The Secret Life of Mrs. London, I like to justify my two decades of research, by creating background stories and character sketches and trying to interest readers in different aspects of the story. I share my blog across all platforms, from Facebook, Amazon, Goodreads, and newsletters, to other blogs.
What are some tips you have for other independent authors?
Get involved with readers and other authors of your genre by joining Facebook Reader groups, Goodreads groups, Bookbub, Instagram, your creating own blog and newsletters. My specific Facebook groups would not work for everyone--authors need to search Facebook groups for those that discuss books in their genre. It is important to read the group rules and observe them. For example, a group may only allow promotion on certain days. Become a contributing member first and contribute to the group as a reader of other books, before posting about your own book. Review other books similar to yours and become an information source for great books.
Often, a person posting about your book will tag you. When that happens, be sure to thank them, or engage in an appropriate way. There are also companies that track mentions of your book on social media: Google Alerts, Talk Walkers, Mention. Find out who is talking about your book and thank them for spreading the word.Enthusiastic readers spread the word about your books! In addition to thanking them, ALWAYS ask readers to: "Please read and review Gold Digger on NetGalley!"
Find and follow Rebecca on her website, Amazon, Bookbub, Facebook, and Goodreads.
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Before moving to Leeds last year Debs ran weekly classes for children and young people of all ages in Glasgow as well as workshops, holiday camps and sessions in schools, nurseries and children's clubs.


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Home » Entertainment » Tenet Director Christopher Nolan Is Livid About Warner Bros. Moving All Those Films to HBO Max
Tenet Director Christopher Nolan Is Livid About Warner Bros. Moving All Those Films to HBO Max
Warner Bros.'s decision to release all of their 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters may have some fans excited, but movie industry insiders are less than thrilled, and director Christopher Nolan is making that very clear. On Monday, Nolan — who has released blockbusters like the Dark Knight trilogy and Inception with Warner Bros. — put out a statement that pulls no punches in criticizing the studio's surprising decision.
"Some of our industry's biggest filmmakers and most important movie stars went to bed the night before thinking they were working for the greatest movie studio and woke up to find out they were working for the worst streaming service," Nolan said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. "Warner Bros. had an incredible machine for getting a filmmaker's work out everywhere, both in theaters and in the home, and they are dismantling it as we speak. They don't even understand what they're losing. Their decision makes no economic sense and even the most casual Wall Street investor can see the difference between disruption and dysfunction."
On the one hand, Nolan's statement can't help but be colored by his semifailed experiment with trying to launch Tenet, his highly anticipated would-be blockbuster, exclusively in theaters during the pandemic. It opened on Sept. 3 and grossed over $350 million internationally. But, according to Variety, it's likely to lose between $50 million and $100 million for Warner Bros.
Nolan defended those numbers and in-person theaters, however, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times: "I am worried that the studios are drawing the wrong conclusions from our release — that rather than looking at where the film has worked well and how that can provide them with much needed revenue, they're looking at where it hasn't lived up to pre-COVID expectations and will start using that as an excuse to make exhibition take all the losses from the pandemic instead of getting in the game and adapting — or rebuilding our business, in other words. Long term, moviegoing is a part of life, like restaurants and everything else. But right now, everybody has to adapt to a new reality."
It's not quite clear what he meant by "adapting" in this statement, although, judging by his recent criticism of the HBO Max move, he's still a staunch supporter of the traditional theatrical distribution model. Of course, that model is, for the moment and for some time still to come, not reasonable, profitable, or safe, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage. While there's hope on the horizon, especially with vaccinations beginning, it's likely to still be months before moviegoing can safely resume, and even longer before enough people will be able and willing to return and pack theaters like before. The fear, perhaps, is that Warner Bros.'s move is not as temporary as they're making it seem.
Complicating matters further is the financial impact of the HBO Max move: residuals and other negotiated profit-sharing in the contracts of actors, crew, creatives, and so on will likely be affected by the move away from theaters, making a lot of people very upset and feeling shortchanged. On top of that, there's the very reasonable fear that, even though movies will only be available for a few weeks on HBO Max, they'll be quickly and easily pirated, cutting into profits even further. "Warners has made a grave mistake," one anonymous talent agent told The Hollywood Reporter. "Never have this many people been this upset with one entity."
At least some industry insiders share Nolan's frustrations, believing that the move is more about shoring up HBO Max at the expense of other Warner-owned media. In one CNBC article detailing the upheaval inside Time Warner, one former executive criticized this singular focus. "[WarnerMedia CEO] Jason [Kilar]'s belief is — wrongly — if any piece of content available anywhere other than HBO Max, it cheapens HBO Max. Jason is forgoing billions in revenue by turning his back on licensing to preserve content for HBO."
HBO Max has been plagued with issues from the start: confusing marketing that took too long to distinguish it from other HBO products, a rushed rollout, no immediate attention-grabbing original content, a lack of compatibility with certain devices, and more issues that have led to lower-than-hoped-for subscription numbers. Making all of Warner Bros.'s movies available on the platform as a theatrical alternative could drive subscriptions to HBO Max and provide consumers with new content even as the ongoing pandemic means moviegoing is still on hold, but it's understandable why so many in the movie and TV industries fear what it means for the future of entertainment.
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Hobbits Are Indeed A Separate Species, Said Researchers.
Posted by Prancing Papio, FCD in Blog
evolution, hobbit, Homo floresiensis
Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York confirmed that the Hobbits, or Homo floresiensis, are indeed a separate "human" species instead of a population of diseases Homo sapiens. The 7th Human Evolution Symposium, Hobbits in the Haystack: Homo floresiensis and Human Evolution was held this year at Stony Brook.
A recent full-body reconstruction of LB1, the 'little lady of Flores', by the Parisian paleoartist Elisabeth Daynès. (©2009, S. Plailly/E. Daynès—Reconstruction Atelier Daynès Paris). Photo from The geometry of hobbits: Homo floresiensis and human evolution.
Cranial comparison between LB1 (Homo floresiensis) and modern human. Photo from www.bbc.co.uk
Height comparison between modern humans and Homo floresiensis. Illustration from www.amnh.org
According to the press release, researchers William Jungers and Karen Baab used statistical analysis on the skeletal remains of LB1 (nicknamed Flo) to determine that Homo floresiensis are indeed a distinct species. A few characteristics of LB1 that makes her and her kind a separate species than modern humans.
LB1's cranial capacity is about 400cc, about the same size as a chimpanzee.
The skull and jawbone of LB1 is more primitive looking than any normal modern humans.
The thigh bone and shin bone of LB1are much shorter compared to modern humans including Central African pygmies, South African KhoeSan (formerly known as 'bushmen") and "negrito" pygmies from the Andaman Islands and the Philippines. Jungers and Baab believe that these are primitive retentions as opposed to island dwarfing.
Using a regression equation developed by Jungers, LB1 was about 3 feet, 6 inches (106cm) tall, far smaller than modern human pygmies whose adults grow to less than 4 feet, 11 inches (150cm) tall.
The nearly complete left foot of LB1 next to the right tibia (shin bone, which is ~235 mm long). The foot is relatively very long and has unusual intrinsic proportions; its footprint matches no other species (photo: W. Jungers) The geometry of hobbits: Homo floresiensis and human evolution.
Read more about the Hobbits at The geometry of hobbits: Homo floresiensis and human evolution (Free Wiley Interscience PDF).
Originally posted on The Prancing Papio.
About Prancing Papio, FCD
Raymond graduated from Queens College (CUNY) with a BA in Anthropology. During his undergraduate studies, Raymond wrote an honors thesis comparing grooming patterns in captive populations of hamadryas baboons and geladas (click to read the thesis). Both of his focal animals were from Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) zoos: The Bronx Zoo and Prospect Park Zoo. Raymond is currently pursuing a Masters (MA) in Psychology with Concentration in Animal Behavior & Conservation at Hunter College (CUNY).
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6 thoughts on "Hobbits Are Indeed A Separate Species, Said Researchers."
ebbolles said:
Any information about their hyoid bone?
Prancing Papio, FCD said:
Hi ebbolles. I don't think they found the hyoid bone.
On page 3 of http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122688405/PDFSTART?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 is a picture of what was found from LB1.
terryt said:
"confirmed that the Hobbits, or Homo floresiensis, are indeed a separate 'human' species".
It amazes me that anyone still needs convincing.
Waltk said:
Has anyone ever compared the Hobbit people Aetas of the Philippines? I believe that part of the world, was first populated by the negrito people, and that these people(hobbits) are related. I also believe that the Hawaian mith of the Menehunes, was based on actual people (Negritos). These people could have been the original settlers of the Hawaian Islands? They may have been assimulated by the later Polenesian settlers???
"These people could have been the original settlers of the Hawaian Islands?"
I very much doubt it. You certainly need very good boats to reach the Hawai'ian islands. The Hobbits presumably didn't have boats at all. They probably didn't need boats to get to Flores because elephants made it there as well. I can't imagine elephants making boats, or even being carried to Flores on them. Same applies to connections between Hobbits and the Aeta. You've always needed a boat to reach the Philippines, except for Palawan at times.
"I believe that part of the world, was first populated by the negrito people, and that these people(hobbits) are related".
Negrito people are not related to Hobbits, although it's remotely possible some Hobbit genes survive in some of them. Negritos are almost certainly descended from the same people as gave rise to the people of New Guinea and Melanesia. In earlier times such people lived right across South China and into SE Asia. The surviving Negritos have just been down-sized a little through living on small islands or isolated in the jungle.
As for the Menehunes, most people have myths about others before them. People get pushed around, and history is usually told by the winners. To make themselves feel better about replacing those before them newcomers always accentuate the difference and inferiority of the earlier inhabitants. In fact such mythology is used today to justify replacement of populations.
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Nick Foles v. Carson Wentz – The Philadelphia Eagles Could Have a Problem
January 10, 2019 by The Chancellor of Football
There comes a time when a team has to make a tough decision based upon an expected return on investment, ability to achieve goals, and prestige to the organization. Especially when it comes to selecting their franchise quarterback, what is more important – potential or demonstrated ability to achieve goals based upon experience??
As the final seconds ticked away in Sunday Night's 16-15 Wildcard win in Soldier Field, it became apparent Nick Foles had saved the 2018 Eagles season. The magic carpet ride last year that concluded with a Super Bowl MVP and this uniform display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame seems to have been extended.
If the Eagles pull off another upset in the divisonal round against the Saints, Foles will have won his 5th straight post season game.
Now ask yourself a question: "What is the definition of a franchise quarterback?" He is a signal caller who can be counted on to lead his team to a championship and keeps his team in contention over an extended period of time. Preferably a 5-7 year window.
Yet when you think of Foles, he is thought of as a caretaker of the position until 1st round draft pick Carson Wentz returns from injury. By all accounts Foles was coming to the end of the line in Philly. He had been the dutiful soldier who stepped in and led the Eagles to a championship, then took his place behind Wentz again. He said all the right things but things will change with another berth in the NFC Championship Game.
How do you turn your back from a QB that leads you to multiple conference championship games?? I know Wentz was drafted in the 1st round of 2016 but there is no guarantee he has the moxie and cool to win NFL playoff games. Think back to another 1st round pick, Donovan McNabb, and the 3 straight NFC Chanpionship losses he had before breaking through in '04. Would the Eagles have stayed with McNabb in those losses had they a Super Bowl winning QB to replace him??
Think back to 1992 when former Eagle OC Frank Reich quarterbacked the Bills to a 41-38 win in the greatest comeback in NFL history when they had been down 35-3 in an AFC Wildcard Game. He then engineered a 23-3 win in Pittsburgh the following week. Having lost 2 of the previous Super Bowls and HoF QB Jim Kelly healthy, Bills fans and local press were split 50/50 on whether they should stay with the "hot hand" of Reich going into the AFC Championship. After they won it, it was the 1st question Kelly was asked about by NBC and it followed him in the weeks leading up to Super Bowl XXVII.
Carson Wentz has yet to play in a playoff game. The closest he came was 2017's 43-35 win over the Rams in the LA Coliseum when he blew out his knee. The Eagles did achieve homefield advantage with the win however Foles has eclipsed even that:
NFL records held by Foles:
Foles: 7 TD passes – 11/23/13 v. Oakland Raiders tied record held by Joe Kapp 1969 Vikings v Colts 9/28/69. Also tied 4 others including Peyton Manning 2013 Broncos v Ravens
Foles: The only QB in NFL history to throw for 7 TDs and finish with a perfect rating of 158.3.
Set an NFL record with a touchdown to interception ratio of 13.5 with 27 TDs to 2 ints.
Tied the NFL record for most consecutive completions with 25 w/ Phillip Rivers in '18 finale v Redskins.
Had Chip Kelly not sabotaged the Eagles in trading away DeSean Jackson, LeSean McCoy and Jeremy Macklin he could have been doing this from 2013 on.
In the penultimate game this year against the Texans he inspired his team while throwing for a team record 471 yards to cement a playoff berth. This was delivered with their season on the line.
Did you know that both Carson Wentz and Nick Foles have now each played 40 games for the Eagles?? Guess who has the higher passer rating (93.2 -92.5)??
You also know that St Nick holds the Eagles records for highest passer rating (119.3/2013), the top two seasons for fewest interceptions and interception percentage…right??
Now keep in mind Carson Wentz won the Taylor Blitz Times Offensive MVP last season so this isn't a knock against him. It's just that Foles infuses juice into this team and he has rallied the offense where it sputtered some with Wentz coming back from injury. With Foles at only 29 years of age to Wentz's 26, he has entered the realm of mature quarterback where the game has slowed down for him. In this day and age where you can't hit the qb, he can play until he's 40. He's grounded and as he appeared in last year's Super Bowl, the brightest of lights didn't make him flinch. In fact he played better… just like these games down the stretch.
Foles threw for a team record 471 yards on the NFL's 12th ranked team.
Eight weeks ago the Eagles suffered the worst loss for a champion in the 52 year history of the Super Bowl 48-7 down in New Orleans. Now they return to the scene of the crime in the divisional playoff round. If Nick rises to the occasion and pulls off this upset it may turn the tables and the team should keep Foles and trade Carson Wentz.
What about a trade of Carson Wentz to Denver for Von Miller and a #1pick if John Elway was serious about trading Von??
What about a trade of Carson Wentz to Tennessee for Pro Bowl DT Jurrell Casey and Marcus Mariota to be the backup?? Team DT Fletcher Cox with Casey to form a tandem to rival Donald and Suh out in Los Angeles.
What about a trade of Carson Wentz to Jacksonville for LB Myles Jack and a #1pick?? Or get Tom Coughlin to throw in CB Jaylon Ramsey??
Think of the possibilites of what would be available trading across conference to teams desperate for a franchise quarterback??
Nick Foles could have this on the table with a win this week down in New Orleans. Keep in mind he lost a tough game 26-24 in the Superdome to Drew Brees in 2013. In that game he was 23 of 33 for 195 yards 2 TDs and no picks. If he handled the noise and pressure of facing Drew Brees in his 1st ever playoff game, will he be nervous 5 years later as a reigning Super Bowl MVP?? I don't think so…
Nick Foles… your mission should you choose to accept it…
Posted in 2018 Post Season.	Tagged 2018 playoffs, Carson Wentz, Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans, Von Miller
2018 NFC Predictions
Although we made it through week 1 of the NFL season we still have to get in our selections for the NFC. The majority of the offseason centered around the Los Angeles Rams amassing a defensive arsenal equal to what they deploy on offense. However we have seen this in the past not play out as it does on paper. Do the Rams have the mettle to make it to Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII??
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Another team which looks to make a move are the San Francisco 49ers now that QB Jimmy Garopplo is fully entrenched. Can they build off the 5 straight wins to conclude the 2017 season?? We watched the Chicago Bears tilt the field with the trade for Khalil Mack and the terrorizing affect he had against Green Bay in week 1. Do you realize there are no Pro Bowl Tackles in that division?? What does that mean to Minnesota??
2018 Predictions:
NFC North: Minnesota Vikings 12-4*
NFC West: Los Angeles Rams 12-4
NFC South: Carolina Panthers 11-5
NFC East: New York Giants 10-6
Wildcard: Philadelphia Eagles 10-6
Wildcard: Atlanta Falcons 10-6
NFC Champion: New York Giants
This is a season starting with tremendous parity where many teams face unbelievable stretches in their schedule. One team that will have a stretch kill their season is Green Bay. They should finish 4-2 going into their bye week. Then they play 4 of 5 on the road against the Rams, Patriots, Seahawks, and rubber match to today's game in Minnesota. Honestly ask yourself in which of these 4 games would they be favored?? An Aaron Rodgers 20 point come from behind miracle was needed just to make it to 1-0. Its realistic the Pack could be 5-6 going into the stretch run of the season.
Talib and the Rams defense is star studded.
As for the 49ers and Rams in the NFC West, Los Angeles is a legitimate threat with All World DT Aaron Donald, Ndamukong Suh (when he starts playing), and the best corner tandem in Aquib Talib and Marcus Peters fortifying that defense. However by week 6 the NFL will have an 18 game sample size to study Coach Sean McVay and QB Jared Goff dating back to last year. In week 4 they play Minnesota (#1 defense in 2017) and Denver (#3 defense in 2017) out in Mile High where they could stumble.
Jared Goff was 0-2 against Minnesota and the World Champion Eagles last year and those two played for the NFC Championship. Will this team grow in stature to leapfrog these two teams?? Or can a chemistry issue show up and derail a championship team on paper like the '94 Miami Dolphins & '00 Washington Redskins?? Will Jared Goff and Coach McVay make adjustments to offset defensive coordinators taking away what they do best?? Its a long time until January.
The 49ers will make a move next year. Teams will scheme Jimmy Garoppolo and expose him as a second tier quarterback. Keep your eye on what happened to him in Minnesota in week 1. They're not ready yet and Jimmy G is reading his press clippings.
The Eagles have to navigate uncharted waters as a defending champion with a backup QB a Super Bowl hero. Not only are they going to get everyone's best shot, Nick Foles isn't playing well to begin the season. We still may not see QB Carson Wentz until we get out to week 6 or 7. This will short circuit their ability to establish an offensive rhythm before the end of the season. Their defense will keep them in every game, however there will be a few balls that will bounce other teams way this season.
In New York the Giants have a home run hitter in RB Saquon Barkley to team with WR Odell Beckham. This may be the NFC version of the Steelers LeVeon Bell and Antonio Brown. However the signing of New England's LT Nick Solder allowed Erick Flowers to be moved to RT where he should be more effective. Then you add massive rookie G Will Hernandez and this line is improved to a strength where they were a liability last year.
Now who do you take away first?? Do you commit to the run and leave Odell Beckham one on one in the back end?? If you have your defense focused on the pass where does that leave Barkley running the ball or catching out of the backfield?? Those same linebackers watching for Barkley out of the backfield will leave TE Evan Engram open. This weaponry will lead to Eli Manning's rebirth. They will catch stride somewhere at the midpoint of the season as Head Coach Pat Shurmur has the chance to learn what they do best and their best element of attack.
By season's end watch out as Eli could be heading to that 3rd championship we suggested a few years back. Experience and firepower might be too much for the leaders in the conference to hold off.
That is what the crystal ball of The Chancellor of Football shows.
Posted in 2018 Regular Season.	Tagged Aquib Talib, Carson Wentz, Eli Manning, Jared Goff, Jimmy Garoppolo, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Nick Foles, Odell Beckham, Philadelphia Eagles, Saquon Barkley
Super Bowl LII Recap: Eagles 41-33 Fly Eagles Fly!
February 4, 2018 by The Chancellor of Football
Ahhh yes Super Sunday dawned with the aplomb and pageantry that has become an American holiday surrounding the NFL championship. Although this year was at a cold weather site, Minneapolis put on a great event.
Right from the opening kick the Eagles came out with their patented read-option look to settle Foles into the game. Each team came out with long marches that stalled inside the leading to field goals.
The first big play came on the 2nd play of the following drive when LeGarrette Blount burst off guard for a 37 yard run where he broke two tackle attempts. Establishing an attitude the Eagles were here to play. Then Foles on another run option feathered a 34 yard bomb to Alshon Jeffries …surprise 9-3 Iggles!! Two bold strokes opened up a game where each team had been probing with intermediate shots.
All of a sudden we were reliving the early stages of Super Bowl LII as Brady fell behind by score and tempo of the game. The Patriots had been moving the ball and keeping even from a momentum perspective…and then S Malcolm Jenkins hit wideout Brandon Cooks knocking him out of the game. From that moment on the Patriots played nervous as momentum was on Philly's side. New England even reverted to trickery with an Amendola reverse throw back to Brady. Once he dropped that pass and a failed 4th down attempt gave Foles a short field.
It was the corner throw from Foles to Jeffries that allowed the Iggles to maintain momentum. Then Blount turned in his second big play when he burst off a belly to the left for a 21 yard TD and a 15-3 lead.
Then came the 2nd turning point that many fans and pundits have issue with Patriot playoff games. With a 15-6 lead the Eagles were intercepted on a deep throw to Jeffies. The ball was tipped and intercepted. After beginning on their own 10 the Patriots started a drive that faced a 3rd and long when a questionable defensive holding call kept their drive alive. New England was saved by a bogus call again and a completed a 90 yard drive against a stunned Eagle defense. They cut the lead to 15-12 after White's 26 yard touchdown tackle breaking run.
Just when the feeling of "here we go again" with the Patriots seizing control of the game, Nick Foles showed a cool no one thought he would have in a championship game. First he has Torrey Smith drop a sure 1st down and you could sense the unease rising where the Eagles needed a play. Then Foles hit with this:
The 55 yard swing pass to Clement brought the Eagles back to focus and after bogging down inside the 5, Foles threw to Jeffries where interference could have been called. Facing a 4th and goal Coach Pederson rolled the dice with Nick Foles…
In what could have been the greatest call in Super Bowl history Foles became the 1st QB in Super Bowl history to catch a TD. Its the type of play where an underdog has to take some chances and was the turning point of the game. Inside your opponents 5 on 4th down?? Those are some huge stones Coach Pederson and Offensive Coordinator Frank Reich called. Cinderella and her glass slippers led 22-12 going into the half.
However did we mention this is the Super Bowl?? Well Tom Brady who saw pressure yet had fired for nearly 200 yards in the 1st half. Well he went on to dominate the 3rd quarter and on his next drive completed 4 to a no longer quiet Gronkowski. The last being a 5 yard toss and the lead was 22-19 and could Philly answer the bell again??
Foles did answer with a touchdown however the defense that was supposed to put pressure on Brady was tiring out. Brady led the Patriots on 3 straight drives of 75 yards to take a 33-32 lead as the 4th quarter began. He was masterful and just completely demoralized the Eagle defense. The pass rush was exhausted and the Eagle DBs were running in cement. Danny Amendola and Chris Hogan were running open all through the 2nd half.
In what was becoming one of the greatest Super Bowls ever we were locked into a track meet where Nick Foles was battling Tom Brady in a heavy weight fight. Who would blink?
Finally Foles leads the Eagles on a touchdown drive with a pass to Zach Ertz that was debated, but clearly was a catch two steps and a lunge with an 11 yard pass to take a 41-33 lead. Cinderella was still dancing with a lead 2:21 to go on the clock and just steps away from their 1st championship since 1960. The stage was set for Tom Brady, who had been on 3 straight touchdown drives. Could Brady pull another miracle.
Holding their breath with a defense that hadn't sacked Brady all night Brandon Graham blew into the backfield for the 1st, a forced fumble and a Lombardi Trophy for the City of Brotherly Love.
This was easily one of the most entertaining Super Bowls ever played and the Chancellor of Football's choice for MVP?? Nick Foles… how could you not?? He completes 28 of 43 for 373 yards 3 TDs and caught another touchdown.
Celebrate Philadelphia, you produced the timely plays to win it. Your first NFL Championship since 1960. Fly Eagles Fly! E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!!
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Posted in 2017 Post Season.	Tagged Alshon Jeffries, LeGarrette Blount, new england patriots, Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl LII, tom brady
NFL Wild Card Week: New Orleans Saints v Philadelphia Eagles
January 4, 2014 by The Chancellor of Football
Now as we move on to game two of the National Football League's playoffs, where the New Orleans Saints travel outside to The City of Brotherly Love. The first thing that jumps out at you is how poorly they have played on the road this year (3-5) and how they haven't won a road playoff game in their history. Every pundit is talking about the battle between Drew Brees and Nick Foles.
Nick Foles can come of age with a win against the Saints.
The bigger issue is the Eagles field the NFL rushing champion in LeSean McCoy while Pierre Thomas is out for the Saints. Brees and the offense needs some balance in this game. They have passed the football 68% of the time on offense. That doesn't win road games and especially doesn't win playoff games. If Mark Ingram can step up the Saints have a chance to win this game.
However Sean Payton won't want to stay with the running game long enough to keep the Eagle offense out of rhythm. Drew Brees will have to carry the load as he throws 50 times on a windy night. Now would be a good time for the defense to force Foles and McCoy into a few turnovers to steal momentum from the Eagles.
Problem is Nick Foles has played as well any quarterback in the NFL this season. All the Eagles have to do is stay balanced and they should win this game. Mark Ingram will have the chance to leave his imprint on this game, however he will have to show some toughness as he takes hits going into the second half. Especially in the cold. The Eagles defense should make him turn it over late and secure a solid win 30-17.
Posted in 2013 Post Season.	Tagged Drew Brees, football, New Orleans Saints, nfl playoffs, Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles, sports, The National Football League


Many people call the Isle of Wight 'Dinosaur Island', because it has the richest source of dinosaur remains in Europe. In fact the best place to go looking for fossils on Dinosaur Island is on our coast, in Compton Bay.
Why are dinosaurs found at Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight?
Around 125 million years ago this coast was a series of muddy lagoons, and dinosaurs roamed far and wide. They left their footprints in the mud, and sometimes when they died, their bones became fossilised.
When the sea water and strong waves erode the soft cliffs around Compton Bay, remains of dinosaurs that have been trapped for those millions of years suddenly fall down onto the beach. So far over 20 different species of dinosaur have been found here, and some of these have been found nowhere else in the world.
What should we look for?
Don't miss the large three-toed footcasts of Iguanodon at the base of the cliffs just to the east of Compton Bay car park at Hanover Point. These are between 1 and 2 feet (300–600mm) across. They are stone now, but were formed when mud and sand filled footprints left by the dinosaurs.
Different things are being exposed all the time. The best place to look for fossils is on areas of the beach recently uncovered by the tide, amongst the loose gravel and stones. Fossilised dinosaur bones are most commonly black and shiny, with a honeycomb texture. Dinosaur teeth are sometimes found around here too, looking just like huge black teeth.
It is more common to find examples of lignite, which is fossilised wood. This is also black but it is less dense and there is no honeycomb pattern. Lignite leaves a black mark when scraped on a stone, whereas fossilised bones and flints don't. Long ago, lightning storms caused forest fires and the charred tree remains were washed down rivers to the coast, they eventually ended up in the cliffs here as wood fossils.
See the Dinosaur Isle and DinoWight websites for much more about fossils and the dinosaurs themselves, and who to contact if you find something really interesting.
Compton Bay and Downs is one of the Isle of Wight's most beautiful spots. Whether it's surfing, walking, spotting wildlife or hunting for fossils, there's plenty to see and do at Compton Bay and Downs.
The place to surf on the Isle of Wight is at Compton Bay. It offers some of the best surf and facilities in the south of England, so come along.
Securing the future of one of the UK's rarest butterflies: Dunsbury Farm on the Isle of Wight – our largest English coastal acquisition in over 20 years – will help protect the Glanville fritillary butterfly, and champion wildlife-friendly farming.


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