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Before Prohibition was enacted, the temperance movement of the 19th and 20th centuries among other things pushed for the moderation of alcohol consumption. The movement attracted support from a large number of American women, women who for too long had been subject to the affects of alcohol on the men in their lives. The reputation of alcohol for many had taken the form of a menace that was to blame for problems in American society including homelessness, crime, violence, and a general deterioration of the country’s moral standards. Men were considered to be most at risk from the affects of alcohol, and considering that men of the time were charged with supporting the family it was thought that a man could literally drink his family into destitution. While the movement’s original intention was to push for moral reform it became apparent that in order to effect lasting change they would need to focus their influence towards politics.
The Temperance movement saw its first statewide success in Main. The “Maine Law” as it was called passed in 1851 and prohibited the sale of alcohol except for mechanical, medicinal or manufacturing purposes. The working class of Maine disagreed with this measure and on June 2, 1855 opposition turned violent. Known as the “Portland Rum Riot”, protesters broke into city hall looking for liquor that was thought to have been stock piled by the Mayor. Despite the reaction from the public the Maine Law would became a model for other states and by the year’s end twelve states had Temperance laws in affect.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union was founded in Cleveland Ohio in 1847 and its goal was “to create a "sober and pure world" by abstinence, purity, and evangelical Christianity”. Under the leadership of Annie Wittenmyer, an experienced wartime fund-raiser and social reformer the group constructed a constitution that called for the entire prohibition of the manufacturing and sale of intoxicating liquids.
The group would eventually see a change in leadership when Frances Willard was elected as its president in 1879. Soon after, they became one of the largest and most influential women’s groups of the 19th century aligning with more than 1,000 chapters nationwide, as well internationally. Willard developed the slogan "Do Everything" for the WCTU, encouraging its membership to engage in a broad array of social reforms through lobbying, petitioning, preaching, publishing, and education. Her vision encompassed goals like raising the age of consent, labor reforms such as the eight-hour work day, prison reform, scientific temperance instruction, Christian socialism, and the global expansion of women's rights. After Willard’s death in 1898 the group moved away from other issues to focus on prohibition of alcohol in the United States.
Another prominent organization that fought for prohibition was the Anti-Saloon League. After its founding in 1893, the league began to focus all of its energy on the issue of national prohibition, more importantly the league sought to influence the political scene. One of the league’s most effective tactics in the fight for nationwide prohibition was to apply pressure to all levels of government whether local, state, and federal.
On local levels chapter members worked with police to strip establishments of their alcohol licenses when they were caught breaking the law. At the state level the league worked to gain support of the prominent religious parties in hopes of swaying voters in local elections. Another tactic used by the Anti-Saloon league was the spread of literature, and the American Issue Publishing company was created by the league to produce large quantities of pamphlets, magazines and books that were sent all across the country. The success of these tactics lead to the league becoming a powerful national organization that with the help of the WCTU saw the movement of national prohibition become a reality.
On January 16th, 1919 the 18th Amendment of the United States constitution was ratified. Its purpose was to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors. The defining language of this amendment came in the form of the National Prohibition Act, which oddly enough left the citizens right to consume alcohol untouched. At midnight on Jan 17, 1920 the National Prohibition Act better known as the Volstead Act went into effect.
This Exhibit takes a look at some of the unintended consequences of the implementation of Prohibition in the United States. One such consequence that will be explored is the illegal production and distribution of alcohol otherwise known as “bootlegging”. The American public was no longer legally allowed to buy alcohol, and companies were no longer legally able to produce it unless for medical or scientific purposes, but that did not stop the efforts of American citizens to procure the illegal liquids. Smuggling booze into the country from Canada, Mexico, Cuba and the Bahamas was one of the earliest methods used, and it was effective, but the demand for alcohol within the U.S was too great to depend on one source. Soon the American people would take it upon themselves to make their own booze. Citizens who had never committed a crime in their lives took to building stills and brewing in their homes. Some turned kitchens, bathrooms, and backyards into liquor making operations, while others created places to enjoy their illegal drink. Pre-existing operations that were already operating would also be effected by the demand which led them to switch their focus from quality to quantity. The intent of Prohibition was to reform a morally wayward country, but as citizens were stripped of what they considered to be an American freedom the country began to witness an unprecedented swell of criminal activity.
Because the sale and transportation of booze were illegal, citizens had to come up with clever and even brazen ways to do business. Criminal minds of the time also sought to do business, and because they were accustomed to breaking the law, prohibition acted as a greenhouse for their criminal activity Alphonso Capone of Chicago would become the most notorious criminal of the time by constructing an illegal operation that produced, distributed, and sold alcohol to a thirsty American public. His enterprise would be so successful that it would eventually begin to bring in 100 million dollars a year, but that money did not come easily. Gangsters and police fought to the death for control of alcohol, and in many cases citizens who were once law abiding citizens would be caught in the middle.
The final unintended consequence that this exhibit will look at is the economical impact of prohibition. With the closure of breweries, wineries, and distilleries citizens would lose their jobs, and in many cases their only source of income. States would lose their main sources of income, and as their citizens lost wages local businesses lost their profits, and eventually their ability to stay in business. Money that was once taxable would soon be dealt on the black market, and state and federal agencies would lose millions in the process.
 Dobyns, Fletcher. The Amazing Story of Repeal : An Exposé of the Power of Propaganda. Chicago, Ill. New York: Willett, Clark &, 1940.
 The Sedley Family ; Or, The Effect of the Maine Liquor Law. Boston: T.O. Walker, 1853.
 Pegram, Thomas R. Battling Demon Rum : The Struggle for a Dry America, 1800-1933. The American Ways Series. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1998.
 Gusfield, Joseph. "SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND MORAL REFORM; A STUDY OF THE WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION." American Journal of Sociology61, no. 3 (1955): 221-32.
 Cott, Nancy F. History of Women in the United States : Historical Articles on Women's Lives and Activities. Munich ; New York: K.G. Saur, 1992.
 Odegard, Peter H. Pressure Politics, the Story of the Anti-saloon League. New York: Columbia University, 1928.
 McGill, Sara Ann. Al Capone. Place of Publication Not Identified: Great Neck Publishing, 2005.
 Pasley, Fred D. Al Capone : The Biography of a Self-made Man. A Star Book. Place of Publication Not Identified]: Kessinger Pub., 2012.


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1. Season five of Orange Is the New Black premieres June 9. Can you give us a preview?
I think you’ll definitely see what happens when people feel injustice. Do we stick together? Do we continue fighting the powers-that-be segregated, or do we unite?
2. What has working on this show been like for you?
It really has been life changing. I’ve been an actress for 20-plus years and ... I never in a million years thought that I would be part of something like this.
3. Has working in an image-dominated industry ever affected your self-esteem?
When I went to a performing arts high school, I was made to feel that there was something wrong with me for having curves. That brought up a lot of insecurities.
4. You have a 14-year-old daughter. What kind of self-image message do you try to get across to her?
I try to make sure that my daughter gets that beauty is not just when you look at yourself in the mirror and think, “Wow! I have great cheekbones.” No, beauty comes from within and we should nurture that.
5. How has motherhood changed you?
This industry is all about waiting for the next gig, being told you’re not good enough, being rejected. So when you have a different outlet, for me it’s the best thing that could have happened.
6. Your sister is transgender. What was it like to watch her go through the transition?
I saw her at such an early age -- at 17, 18 -- begin her transition, when that was not something that was talked about. And when I saw that she, even with all those obstacles, said, “I am who I am. I’m going to step out of the house today as who I was born to be” -- that to me was so courageous.
7. What kinds of advocacy work have you done for the transgender community?
I work with the Stonewall Community Foundation. I’ve been working with The Anti-Violence Project. I’m going to set up a tour where I’m going to visit a lot of facilities that cater to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth community.
8. You star in Spider-Man: Homecoming, which comes out this summer. What was it like to act in a superhero movie?
To be part of the Marvel world is incredible. I play Ms. Warren. She’s the physics teacher. In the comic books she’s Mr. Warren. I love the fact that they made her a woman and gave it to a Latina actress.
9. What is your personal health philosophy?
Everything in moderation makes me happy. I make sure I exercise just enough, I eat just enough, and if I need to have a drink every once in a while, I do so.

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text: Riding a bicycle can be dangerous, especially if the road you're riding on isn't complete. In Line Rider 2, the bicyclist needs a track to ride on. It is your job to create something unique and awesome for him to jump, flip, and complete. Using the mouse and the toolbox at the top of the game, create lines using the pencil tool. The best way is to start from the top left and then draw it down to the bottom right. Hit play to see how it works and if the rider crashes and burns, then you have problems. Keep trying until it's perfect. Line Rider 2 is one of our many Puzzle Games that we publish on TheGamerStop.com. This game is also tagged as a Line Rider game. Click the play button to start having fun. To play even more free games, view our popular and new games page. If you want to play more games like this, then you can simply check out the games inside the game tags that are the most relevant to your interests or the Puzzle Games category or the games like this game page at the end of the game tags.

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It was with great sadness that The BRISTOLIAN heard last week about the passing of Martin Connolly, former owner of Bristol’s CONNOLLY & CALLAGHAN property speculators – or “a family-run property business, creating homes that make a difference to people’s lives” as their online spin-waffle goes.
We are told he died of a heart attack, no doubt brought about by the sheer volume of cash being emptied into his bank account by Bristol City Council’s “strategic directors” for all the neoliberal landleeching that C&C is doing for it. Surely The Reverend Mayor could have been more considerate to the health of BCC’s favourite outsourced “emergency housing provider”, and avoided the shock that such a vast increase in his profit margins would cause him?
The BRISTOLIAN would like to remind readers of some of the qualities and contributions Mr Connolly brought to us in his long and illustrious career. Where does one start? Is it in the rip-off prices and spurious service charges he charged and his “family run-business” CONTINUES to charge BCC to house the homeless?
Is it the mothers evicted from C&C properties at Carpenters Place, Knowle West, in 2016? Is it the financial collapse of the “charity” he funded called Bristol Housing Foundation (BFH) in 2013? Or is it the ongoing sale of community space at Hamilton House on Stokes Croft by C&C to build luxury apartments?
“But we don’t stop there”, as the marketspeak on the C&C website attests, so perhaps the crowning achievement of Mr Connolly’s “strong social ethos” and will to “provide shelter for the vulnerable” had to be that North Street homeless hostel in 2016 where the basement was running with raw sewage, the bedrooms overrun with vermin, where exposed electric cables dangled, and holes in the outside wall were so big you could stick your arm through. Now that’s what you call really making a difference to people’s lives.
DISCLAIMER: In case of confusion we must establish that, despite his name, Martin Connolly bears NO relation whatsoever to James Connolly, the revolutionary socialist, trades unionist, syndicalist and Irish freedom fighter murdered by the British army in Dublin, 1916.
This entry was posted in News and tagged Bristol City Council, Bristol Housing Foundation, Carpenters Place, Connolly & Callaghan, Emergency housing provider, Hamilton House, Homeless Hostel, Housing, Martin Connolly, Marvin Rees, North Street, Raw sewage on May 10, 2018 by thebristolblogger.

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With the URT cathode ray tube separation device, type CRT, the so-called heat wire technology, front- and cone glasses of the cathode ray tube can be separated from each other. Front- and cone glass will be separated at the connecting line of both glasses.
The funnel glass is the lead containing, funnel-shaped rear part of glass from the cathode ray tube. A wire made of nickel-chromium alloy will be placed at the connectingline around the screen. The different glasses will be separated by a heating up and through the consequently resulting tension of the glass connecting line.
The fluorescent layer, which could be contaminant-laden, will be manually removed by the integrated vacuum cleaner, after opening the cathode ray tube. Subsequently the different types of glasses and the separated metal parts are transported to a further reutilisation. The fluorescent layer will be pulverulent collected in a collecting container.

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For any trader or entrepreneur, the daily grind of reading depressing headlines and perusing a constant stream of data can be physically exhausting and mentally draining. While you may long for a vacation, for most of us, the demands of work are nearly ever-present. However, there is one great way to reset your brain and rejuvenate your spirit: Reading a great book!
No matter how hard I try, I can’t stop bouncing from one great book, and from one genre, to another. A good mixture of fiction, non-fiction, and provocative books are necessary for a well-rounded life.
If you agree, then you’ll appreciate this list of must-read books that you’ll want to add to your list. I understand, you probably have your 2017 reading list planned-out already. Well make room, you won’t regret adding these “un-put-downable” books!
Are you ready to get a glimpse of heaven?
Join Martha Brookhart Halda as she shares her incredible journey to the Other Side. Just be warned, you might not be the same after reading this book.
On a fateful night, Halda was thrown from her vehicle during a horrific car crash. She died not once, but three times. Then she came back. Her life changed forever, and when you read this memoir, you will find out why.
The Fragrance of Angels is filled with love and challenges. It is a tale about physical beauty, emotional upheavals, frustrations beyond compare, as well as spectacular triumphs.
There is also a surprise that I must admit, I never saw coming; it is something Martha realized when she visited Heaven, and you will soon know it, too.
This is a book that will lift you up, bring tears to your eyes, and laughter to your heart. Trust me, The Fragrance of Angels needs to be added to your reading list today.
SO… after reading such a wonderful book review, and being the first book mentioned in her 2017 recommended reading list, I am super excited for all the blessings coming my way this year. I also have a review coming from the Huffington Post. What a dream come true: not many authors receive this kind of coverage.
So… I’m not the best at Blogging, having only written three blogs so far this year.
I guess you’d need to revise that to pathetic at Blogging. However it’s amazing what can happen in a year. Time and life are so precious. I was reminded of this recently as my good friend Lilly was saying goodbye to the love of her life, after only having four or so precious years with him. Tony was by far too young to go, a victim of cancer, but yes Heaven has welcomed him, and because of this, I had another “Life” wake up call.
I needed to review this past year. I quit my job this December 18th….. Who does that? I mean who quits their job in December? Perhaps this is why my brother David calls me his crazy little sister. I bet there are a few more reasons than that!
I had one heck of a year; I switched from the escrow/quality assurance department to the sales department of the timeshare company where I’ve worked for the last 5 years. What was I thinking! While one department “I get” , I was never cut out for the other one. I sat waiting for my tour (my chance to sell and make commission for the day), which never happened. I should have had a tour; I had the sales numbers but no tour? The wheel of agents had been set askew. After my two days off, again nothing. I was never made to be a person who waits and does nothing. I prefer to be active, so “adieu to you”, and in a flash, I was gone.
This morning as I awoke, the feeling of “OH SH-T what did I do?” began to crawl up my spine. I got a text from a girlfriend from high school, Mindy Ramsey, who wanted 7 of my books. They wouldn’t arrive in the mail in time for Christmas; we decided I would deliver them to her mother’s house in Carlsbad (my home town). I figured I’d drive up, drop them off, and be on my way. Thoughts that I’m leaving for San Francisco with my love in the morning and packing needs to happen rang through my head.
When the door opened, I was surprised to see a charming little older lady. This lovely woman was 93, to be exact. I don’t know what I was thinking … but I was expecting a woman about 60… I still had my blonde head from high school, in that blonde moment I was thinking of our mom’s as they were at that time. Dah… Martha, you don’t even have your mother with us any longer. Funny how we can freeze someone to be perpetually at a certain age, or era.
I decided to review 2016. This year, almost to a year from the German version of my book being released, my book debuted here in the USA in English.
Yippy … I can finally read my own book. Happy that I didn’t have to “self publish” at a heavy cost. No I had actually been given (another God gift) the US publishing house of Open Books Press.
Last year in October 2015 my book debuted in German at the Worlds largest book fair, the Frankfurt Messe. I was feeling blessed and happy to join my publishing house ‘Sorriso” as one of their first titles. My book had finally made it to print; yet in German only. I knew I couldn’t read this ancestral language of the Brookhart’s, yet how happy I was my promise to God was now finally completed. I promised to tell and I had, in German at least.
Last month , November “The Fragrance of Angels” was selected as one of the finalist’s for Acorn Publishing Authors Circle Awards. What a privilege. Fingers crossed when they announce the winner in May 2017.
The past six months I was off work for a medical leave, searching for what ailed me. I was informed I have degenerative rheumatoid arthritis in my feet, hands, and worse in my hips… all a residual result of my car accident detailed in “The Fragrance of Angels.” The cure? None. The only one to be offered was a referral to a pain specialist. Well that’s not going to be me. I am happy, No Ecstatic, to say that one of the cures is to Keep Moving. Moving, walking or whatever gets me outside is a treat to me, and moving keeps the stiffness away. The movement, and so many great natural supplements that are waiting to be found by me. This was reminded to me as I spoke with my new cute 93-year-old friend. She broke her leg last year and moves slower now, but she told me about being encouraged at 91 to do a 5K. Can you imagine?
Reviewing more on July 10th, 2016, my book was part of Carlsbad Magazine, which offered a list of the Top 5 Summer reads of Carlsbad locals. I feel so honored to be a part of it! There are so many reasons, not to mention Wendy giving me one of the best compliments I could have asked for, which is, “Halda just tells her story and what she learned, without being preachy.” That was exactly my intent, so it’s wonderful to know that I achieved this.
A gift, truly a gift, found in what could have been viewed as a horrible thing. I’m smiling again as I think how; if we look for ,and most importantly listen, to Gods “taps “ on our shoulders and not wait for his sledgehammer to Hear Him, we will be amazed at all the splendid care He takes over our lives.
We’re all looking for something we can rely on, and love is the source most people need. We are all searching for that unconditional love. Like talks with 93 year old women that we’ve never met before.
I believe the Love that engulfed me was far too great to be judging, that the God I saw, the Divine Energy I met, the pulsating sphere of Total Knowledge, would want us to reflect each year and hopefully we can all see the wonderful gifts he gave us this year.
Merry Christmas, We’ve got a lot to learn but God knows we are worth it.
WOW, am I ecstatic! My first literary review in English, of The Fragrance of Angels, came out in my hometown mag, Carlsbad Magazine. What a wonderful feeling.
Wendy Hinman put together ‘Summer Reads, Carlsbad Style”, with the opening of “stretch out your beach towel with books from local authors,” and what a list she put together. I feel so honored to be a part of it! There are so many reasons and people in this issue that make it feel complete, not to mention that Wendy gave me one of the best compliments I could have asked for, which is, “Halda just tells her story and what she learned without being preachy.” That was exactly my intent, so it’s wonderful to know that I achieved this.
She starts out mentioning the renowned local author Victor Villasenor and how his stories describe recognizable environments, and that it is an encore of sorts for the 2016 reading list. I wrote my book honoring a promise to my father, Ray Brookhart, who Villasenor describes in his memoir Burro Genius (pages 296-297.) My father had been one of Villasenor’s teachers, and Villasenor’s words about my Dad describes him to a ‘T’.
However, there is more to this tale. A Fragrance of Angels stands between the magazine’s covers with friendly faces and names. There was Caulerpa Conquest, written by a new friend, Eric Noel Munoz, which covers the story of an invasive marine seaweed that nearly smothered the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Eric was among the key members of a community and statewide effort to eradicate Caulerpa taxifolia from the lagoon. This book was edited by my honey Robert Yehling, so I have a little more understanding of what a huge accomplishment this effort was.
Next, Shirts & Skins was written by local legend Gregory R. Nelson, Sr. I got to know Greg first at about the age of ten. Greg was like a big brother, a type of counselor of sorts. When he first started out, Greg worked with my dad at The Army Navy Academy and Greg was the cool young guy when I attended summer camp there. The book relates how sports can help create the drive, direction and passion in a man or women, a drive and habit that can later present itself well in business and life. Greg spent years, and many of his philanthropic talents and dollars, raising boys to men at the Carlsbad Boys Club. I also knew him from golfing; we had been members at the same country club. During my coma (detailed in The Fragrance of Angels) he and his stunning wife, Barbie, asked their kids’ youth group to pray for me for the two months I was under. They later told me that my recovery was a beacon of sorts for those kids. I am honored to be in the same summer reads reviews as Greg.
I don’t know author Cynthia Mestad Johnson, but I can’t wait to read her book Legendary Locals of Carlsbad. I’m sure once again to feel at home reading stories of our wonderful town, many of which I may have already heard.
The piece d’resistance, when it comes to being at home, is that the cover story is about longtime good friend Billy Stang. The feature article, also written by Wendy Hinman is titled “Pure Stang Pure Stoke – the last of the great soul surfers.” I have to say Billy is certainly that… A Soul Surfer. It was great fun reading Billy’s story as he describes stories of the mid to late 70’s. Billy discusses how he gave up competition and the life of a professional surfer to stay real and keep his sport about the stoke and joy, not the greed.
I have to say this first literary review could not have been more perfect for me. Everyone in this group of authors did exactly what Billy did — went out and wrote about what we have experienced, not for the cash, but for the pure stoke, the pure joy of life and love. What more do any of us need than that? Enjoy your summer with a good book, a book that can take you anywhere you want to go.
This February 2016 has proven to be a very fantastic month for me. After traveling to Frankfurt, Germany in October for the debut of my book at the Frankfurt Buchmesse, the world’s largest book fair, the flurry had started to settle down. Life was getting back to normal with the grind of learning a new job.
However, on the first week of the month, a box arrived, filled with over 20 copies of Der Duft des Engels, the German version of A Taste of Eternity, published by German publisher sorriso verlag. It was overwhelming when I saw my face in a photo plastered on the wall of the book booth in Germany, but to actually hold my book in my hands? With my picture on the back cover and “author” under it? Well, this blew me away.
Now to top things off, for this magical month, I just signed a Publishing Agreement with Open Books Press to print A Taste of Eternity in English with a release date of September 1. If you’re an author, September 1 is one of the most coveted publishing dates of the year — it’s holiday shopping season, and a time when people start to move toward the holidays themselves… which have a central place in my book. I start the book with “life can be summed up in three words, family, adventure, and perseverance. “ This still holds true for me and it has been with all three that this loving project has been able to come full circle, and allow me to fulfill my promise that I would write this book.
On my 53rd birthday, my crazy streak popped up. Bob had seen it the previous summer, when we bodysurfed 10-foot waves in Carlsbad and marveled about it later on Oceanside Pier, which shook from the waves whose spray hit onlookers’ faces. He also remembered how, when we were in high school, I was one of the few girls to bomb down the steep La Costa hills on a skateboard.
But I jumped. I went for it. Why not? This is my life — and I’m going to live it to the max. I am not afraid of what comes next. I’ve seen it. I look forward to my return.
I continue to be excited and motivated by the visions I received during my near death experience, my Taste of Eternity. I will also keep up my search and understanding about religions and how they are changed from the ways they were originally practiced.
I am a Christian, as in Jesus Christ is my divine teacher. I completely honor other religions and know that the All Powerful, Loving God Energy I met in Heaven would not condemn others for following their religion with the depth of their heart and the example of their actions. My focus is to love and be loved, none of that judging and condemning stuff for me. I know I am far from perfect (isn’t that an understatement), and I tend to over-react when I feel I’m wronged. This whole experience is not one I would ever change, my desire in writing this book has always been to share the incredible love and beauty I know awaits us when we die – we’re not alone as we travel to Heaven. God sends us each an Angel, and He is the one holding us in his arms all the way to Paradise.
Christmas often makes people stop to acknowledge all their blessings. The end of this year 2015, I am doing just that exactly.
October 15th, 2015, I entered the Frankfurt Messe book festival amazed by its size! With nearly 150,000 guests, and close to 40,000 venders working the trades show it was over whelming.
Once entering the correct (one of four) three-story buildings, I wondered how on earth the sorriso-verlag booth would be found. As we, Robert Yehling (aka Bob editor extraordinaire), and I went down the escalator he verbalized just this worry. My heart and mind halted because, with all his trade show experience, this was the last thing I expected to come from his lips. Worried… I started scanning the mass of booths on the floor below; the escalator seemed to move in a slow time warp, my eyes scanned everything. How will we find it in this seemingly endless crowd?
However, I quickly learned that my publisher Karen Christine Angermayer is a master at marketing and doesn’t miss a thing. Her attention to detail is amazing; she had her logo set high smiling out at the crowds from the very top of her booth. That bright yellow smile of sorriso was like a beacon laying a guiding light for me.
As we walked closer to the booth, suddenly I saw my own face smiling back at me. The booth was white, its floor a bright yellow, and a photo of each of the five writers she was debuting was displayed in a large 3’ by 5’ headshot (a models dream) on the wall of the booth. Many writers dream of having their books make it to the European market, some wish that they would be given such presence from the publisher, my dream had now come true.
While in heaven I promised God, my heavenly father, the Divine Energy (too many names to chose only one), that I would share the loving grace that awaits us in Heaven. Once back on earth, after two months in a coma, the first thing I promised my earthly father, Ray F. Brookhart, was that I would write this book, and share the knowledge of the love that awaits us with all people interested in knowing more.
Our trip to Europe was full of wonder… the countryside God Germany and Austria are full of (God given) natural beauty, the likes of which a California girl doesn’t get to see often. We played in the sound of music filled city of Salzberg, enjoyed Mozart street music and so much more. We hiked the wonderful hillside of the Austrian Alps in St. Johanna all the while basking in the beauty of this life we have been give.
Again last week, another Christmas gift, I was blessed with a visit by my publisher Karen Christine Angermayer, and her charming love Pino, they were here from Germany for business.
We met in the coastal town of La Jolla California. While admiring the Pacific Ocean waves, and the many seal’s lounging on the beach.
We talked about sorriso-verlag extending the publishing of Der Duft des Engels to a more International European distribution.
I could not be more blessed, so this year 2015 and I am certainly whole-heartedly counting my blessings. I ‘am grateful for Gods blessings in my life yet again.
It has been a long road, the one that leads to Eternity… and to Germany. I feel so blessed in both cases, and am blessed yet again in the month of October.
It was in October 1999 that I had my Taste of Eternity, which lead to my wanting to write and publish my book about sharing the beauty I know awaits us in Heaven. Three years later in 2002 in October I was blessed, again, to be able to compete in the Dublin Marathon, to also be one of the top fundraisers in the US for the American Diabetes foundation.
Now finally… I am blessed, yet again in the month of October. This time that blessing comes in the form of my book making its debut. The title has changed, the language has changed, but it is going to market at The Frankfurt book fair, the world’s largest book fair. The title has changed from “A Taste of Eternity” to “Der Duft des Engels” which translates to “The Fragrance (or the Scent) of Angels”. So it will be on the wings of Angels that I fly to Frankfurt in 2 days on October 14th, 2015.
There are thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of authors who wish they would have their book printed in a foreign language, or make it to print at all. I am one of those very lucky few, that not only will achieve this, but it will be to release my first book. I feel like a southern bell making her Debut at the big ball. I want to dance and twirl and sing out loud I’m so pretty, I’m so pretty but really changing the words to I’m so lucky, I’m so lucky. Twirling just the same.
Please don’t think that the coincidence of all these wonders of good fortune happening in October is lost on my blonde California head. I accept that we are not the ones in control of our fates. I do completely believe that these gifts were a blessing from above. While reading a review on the book festival in Publishers Weekly, I had to take pause because there was a paragraph, which spoke directly to me. Now as I pack my bags to fly to Germany for this live time event, I do take pause, and review all the wonders of this life. I wanted to share this with you.
Whether you’re hurrying from meeting to meeting or just wandering the halls, try to pause for a moment to take it all in. Publishing has entered a new era. And the conversation is no longer about print or digital, Kuyper says—it is about meeting the needs of the consumer.
Books create worlds and new ideas. They help to shape our society and its values.
My desire in writing my book A Taste of Eternity is to do just that: I want you to experience (as much as a book will allow) my view of the Love I experienced and which is offered to each of us in Heaven.
Now, I get to do it halfway around the world, when A Taste of Eternity makes its worldwide reveal at the Frankfurter Buchmesse, a.k.a. the Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the three largest in the world.
I can’t believe my lucky stars that this is the place of my book’s debut! The Frankfurter Buchmesse takess center stage of Frankfurt every October (October is an auspicious month. My accident that led to my taste of Eternity happened in October 1999, and I completed a 26.2-mile full marathon in Ireland three years later — after being told I would spend my life in a wheelchair). Located on the banks of the river Main, with its skyscrapers intermingling with the historic part of town, it is often jokingly called “Mainhattan”.
The most famous son of the city by far is novelist, playwright, poet and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was born there in 1749. During his lifetime, Goethe wrote the equivalent of 140 books 400-pages long (a task now fully appreciated). His protégé, Rudolf Steiner, established the education philosophy we know today through the Waldorf Schools. Now, Goethe’s legacy is preserved by the book fair.
The Fair is a vibrant publishing landscape, Dynamic! It’s international, interactive and inspiring. The gathering place for the Who’s Who of publishing — publishers, agents, film producers, booksellers, and authors! It’s clearly the most important marketplace for books, media, rights and licenses worldwide. The industry comes together to create something new.
More than 7,000 exhibitors are expected from over 100 countries. Frankfurter Buchmesse will be home to publishers from Asia, the Arab world, Australia, Canada, France, Greece, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latin America, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, Southeast Europe, Turkey, UK, and the USA. Having my Book debuted there offers the opportunity not only wished for by authors worldwide but hopefully (I pray) will give me an opportunity to expand my network, build bridges into the future, and make new memories and discoveries.
I promised God, and my ‘Pop’s” Ray Brookhart that I would write this book. They asked me to share all the memories I could layout there, describing the Divinity of Heavens Colors on my empty white pages. Feeling guided all the way, God has made this Heaven sent.
When Martha Halda sweeps into a room, people notice — immediately. If you don’t notice her long, rangy presence, then her smile will light you up. Her laughter shakes the edge off the toughest moments, and her closest friends often find themselves on the receiving end of lips, hearts, winks, sun-faces and other emoticons during texting sessions.
There is definitely a playful, childlike side to the author of the riveting new memoir A Taste of Eternity, one that visibly brightens the worlds of others. Imagine the most loving, vivacious, adventurous playmate popping into your house and hauling you outside, only this playmate has kids that are 30 and 27. Her playfulness is a lesson to us all not to take life too seriously; her ability to brighten hearts and souls comes from more than that.
It has been almost sixteen years since Martha’s life ended, revived, ended, revived, ended… and changed forever. On October 8, 1999, a car accident left her for dead… and then took her away. Before the night was over, she had been officially pronounced dead three times. Her ensuing Near Death Experiences (NDEs) brought her face to face with the Divine in a vivid way she recounts in A Taste of Eternity. More importantly, they changed her life, and how to handle its challenges while constantly seeking to bring out the greatness in others — definitely the dance of an angel.
The world is about to share Martha’ s journey. A Taste of Eternity will be published in Fall 2015 by Sorriso Verlag in Germany. It is scheduled to be presented at the prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the world’s five largest. Negotiations continue with American publishers, with a 2016 publishing date.
Now that she’s finished the long process of writing such a poignant memoir, Martha sat down to discuss her journey, and what comes next. As usual, the conversation was spiced with equal parts reflection, wisdom, laughter, and direct honesty.
WJ: Congratulations on finishing A Taste of Eternity. You were at it for quite awhile; must feel in a way like they’ve finally wheeled you out of the delivery room.
Martha Halda: That only takes nine months and a few hours of hard pushing! (laughs). Thank you. When I was in Heaven, I’d promised God I would write about my experiences there, and that was in 1999. A lot has happened since, but finally, I was able to sit down, put one story in front of the other, and get to this point.
WJ: What was the greatest joy — and struggle — you had with this book?
MH: Reliving it. I had difficulty trying to write down feelings and finding words for what I experienced; words became incredibly limiting. I just couldn’t get the stuff down. (At my life review in Heaven), trying to share my soul’s trials and tribulations from hurting someone… not an easy thing, because at some point, we have to admit our mistakes and face your faults. It’s hard to find the correct words. One of the ways around this was, I shared a lot of my review by sharing my story with Study groups, friends, to my love. As a writer, he helped me fine-tune the words. He fortunately — and also unfortunately — got to see me when it was overwhelming, when I smiled with joy, but he also got to see me when a memory came back so strongly I would cry uncontrollably and not be able to explain why.
WJ: The first part of A Taste of Eternity reads like otherworldly writing… because it is. What surprised you most about your Heavenly journey while your body lay on the road?
MH: What surprised me the most… not an easy thing to answer. I was caught off guard that God was not a larger-than-life Herculean figure, full of fire and brimstone, sitting upon a throne. He wasn’t looking to condemn me for all my faults and misdeeds. I had a few of those. This is hard to explain, but he did not have the appearance I expected, and yet I instantly perceived him as The Trinity — Father-Son-Holy Ghost. I do not have “enough words” to describe what I saw and felt. He has no name, no image, I recognized him instantly but still he was merely a sphere, a sphere of energy of the utmost Pure Love – God is Love.
WJ: One of the things we hear about is the ‘life review,’ essentially a high speed playback of our actions, good or bad. Could you describe that experience, and why it became the thematic building block both for A Taste of Eternity and the rest of your life?
MH: I learned that we must treat others the way we want to be treated. Eventually we will feel any hurt we place on others, whether it is intentional or not. I learned no one is better than any other person, not because they run farther, surf better, are more creatively gifted or more financially well off. We are each special in our own way. When our life is done, our relationships and memories are really all we get to take with us to heaven; the rest stays here.
Love and forgiveness are the strongest traits of the soul, because the heart governs the soul. It is a pure expression of God and what a wonderful thing to share. I am never ashamed or feel shy or embarrassed when I express my love for someone. Love is the beauty that gives the color to life, both here and in heaven.
WJ: There might be the most beautiful sentence we’ve seen in a long time. You’ve spoken to groups of some true skeptics, yet when you’ve made comments like this and shared your stories, everyone walks away saying, ‘She really was in heaven.’ But their skepticism was well founded: some NDE stories have proven to be anything but.
MH: You’re right, and that really bothers me. I really want to be careful here, because any experience authentic and profound enough to be written about is something we should look at. However, I don’t understand why anyone would want to willingly and purposefully write a book on NDE if it wasn’t a truthful experience. To write on this subject for me came strictly from my promise to God that “I would tell of his love”. Other than that promise, this would not have been a choice subject. I am sometimes greeted with less than open arms, and sometimes I receive cruel comments like, ‘Oh, so you think you’ve been to Heaven…’ Now that is hurtful.
WJ: One reason people will buy A Taste of Eternity is because their souls yearn for something greater than they experience on earth — and you paint a vivid picture of that ‘something greater’. Why are we so fascinated?
MH: I believe people want to know they matter, that their life wasn’t some fleeting moment with no meaning. They may receive a second chance to correct life screw-ups, and it’s important to know the value of doing so. I felt that was one of my obligations in writing this book. I, for one, want to believe our trials and tribulations are there for some greater good, to use as a marker in our life, or to be there for someone else to learn from.
WJ: That’s a yearning people often don’t share for fear of ridicule — but you’re bringing out into the open.
MH: People have been fascinated by this question for centuries. They just might be more open to showing it now. For centuries, one wouldn’t consider letting anyone know they wondered about the soul’s journey; in many places, this could mean being condemned, or worse.
MH: I can, I shall, I will, dance in the spotlight of God’s love. With that, Martha left — but not before texting out a few hearts, stars, angels and smiling faces. In a sense, heaven-sent.

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text: Tanner Tolman is accredited for research in the Denmark Region. Tanner became interested in genealogy at a young age. At the age of 12 he used PAF to created a massive descendancy chart for Adam and Eve, linking them to figures such as Moses, Abraham, and Christ. From September 2010- October 2012, he served an LDS mission to Denmark and became fluent in Danish. After returning home, Tanner gained employment as a U.S. and Scandinavian researcher at PriceGenealogy and also started his Bachelors degree at BYU in January 2013. Tanner spent two years completing his generals and then formally joined the Family History & Genealogy program, where he emphasized in Danish research but also gained experience in colonial U.S., British, Dutch, and Italian research. Tanner spent his final semester completing an internship as a research specialist on the Nordic team at the SLC Family History Library where he prepared a class on Danish cadastral lists as his final project. Tanner graduated in August 2017 and began writing his four generation project for ICAPGen. He submitted in January 2018 and officially became an Accredited Genealogist through ICAPGen in April 2018.


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“Information superhighway” was a popular term to describe the Internet in the 90S. In 2019, for some users, the world wide web is more like a dirt road, filled with potholes and blocks.
As more and more people start facing such issues, we have decided to bring to light details about what is online censorship, and how to get around restrictions.
Take a look at the above table of contents, and pick your topic of interest.
What is Internet Censorship or internet filtering?
Internet censorship around the world.
How to bypass internet censorship?
How to use a proxy to bypass online censorship?
How to use a VPN to surf anonymously and free?
How to use Smart DNS to achieve internet freedom?
Enjoy internet freedom with ibVPN!
Just analyzing this term, we can conclude that this type of censorship is a way of stopping internet users from achieving different online goals, like accessing certain websites.
Broadly, internet censorship is a control tactic applied to what is viewed, accessed, or published on the world wide web. This type of regulation can appear, in the first instance, at an individual or organization level, for moral, business or social reasons.
However, when the censorship appears at a country (or country-to-country) level, we talk about a serious rights infringement. The right to online freedom or freedom of speech should be anyone’s privilege, no matter the religion, or the political believes.
While in most of the democratic countries the filtering is moderate, other countries put under governmental control citizen’s right to access certain news sites or suppress the discussions among people.
Nowadays, governments use different filtering tools able to detect any kind of “escape intent” from this vicious cycle of abusive intentions.
Domain name system (DNS) filtering. There are countries around the world where the government have full control over DNS servers. In the case of DNS filtering, websites are invisible to browsers and the blocked domain names are not resolved.
IP blocking. Things are not that linear when we talk about censorship at a country level. The governmental institutions can control not only what citizens can access, but have control over internet service providers. Being able to influence ISPs too, IP blocking is just a piece of cake. In common terms, IP blocking is actually the geo-blocking technique.
URL filtering. Uniform Resource Locator filtering implies a scan performed to the URLs. So, based on the information included in the URL, accessing certain websites is impossible.
Network disconnects. This is the most basic form of censorship. As its name suggests, all that happens is that users get their internet connection cut, in case they try to access websites that are “inappropriate” in their country.
DPI – Deep Packet Inspection. Compared to other types of online censorship, DPI is the most advanced form of stopping users from achieving their online goals. This technique implies scanning the metadata of the packets. Usually, DPI can detect and block even the VPN traffic. The Great Firewall of China uses DPI, a fact that frustrates most of the internet users who live or travel in this country.
I don’t want to sound mean, but you shouldn’t complain that much if you live in Germany and can’t access Netflix US… There are countries or regions around the world, like Mainland China, Nord Korea or the Middle East, where citizens can’t use basic things like instant messaging apps, or social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), in order to keep in touch with their family or friends from abroad.
Of course, such situations are frustrating, no matter the censorship intensity level. In the image below you can check the censorship levels around the globe. Green represents no censorship, while pink represents high censorship/surveillance.
Censorship to maintain national security – countries like Saudi Arabia, North Korea, China, Iran, Tunisia.
The only positive aspects gravitating around internet censorship are, of course, the solutions. The evolution of censorship implied the discovery of different solutions to help users bypass restrictions.
Censorship circumvention is a hot topic these days, as many blogs are debating this subject, exemplifying ways of getting around restrictions.
We will do the exact same thing, but from an experienced VPN provider’s point of view, speaking from our own expertise and tests performed in order bring to light the right solutions.
A proxy is a good workaround to break the shell of soft online restrictions. The proxy technology implies a proxy server that stands like a middleman in your internet flow to process all your requests back and forth.
In very simple words, a proxy server is just another computer used as a bridge between your own device and the final destination on the web.
As soon as you use a proxy solution, you connect to the proxy server and receive a new IP address, according to the server’s location.
Our German friend can use a web browser extension to connect to a proxy server in the US.
As soon as the connection is successfully established, he gets an American IP address.
The traffic generated through the browser will appear to be originated from America, and his access to Netflix US will be possible. As simple as that!
A thing that everyone should keep in mind is that, compared to a VPN connection, the proxy connection is not encrypted, so all your online activities are accessible to your ISP.
In some situations, proxies are great for other purposes too, like torrenting (Socks5 proxy), or just for basic anonymous web surfing.
In 2019, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a key that opens a lot of doors. The VPN gained a lot of word of mouth, not just because is able to bypass censorship, but because it has many more advantages, starting with making possible an encrypted web connection, and continuing with its ability to enhance the level of security for Tor connections.
The VPN technology is much more complex than the proxy, as it engages more components in order to be able to: encrypt your traffic, secure your connection, and change your real IP, all at the same time.
A VPN connection is active as soon as you successfully connect to a VPN server. In order to enable a VPN connection, you can either use VPN apps, or manually configure the VPN connection on your device, or on your VPN router.
The right VPN server. Always pick a VPN server located in a county where the government isn’t in control of the internet.
In order to bypass internet censorship in China, or in other countries with DPI/high censorship, use Shadowsocks VPN, Stealth VPN, or SoftEther VPN.
If you want to bypass low censorship and surf 100% secure, use OpenVPN or SSTP.
We need to mention that Tor browser is another way to circumvent restrictions, but we encourage our users to use Tor hand in hand with a VPN!
Also, we highly recommend the usage of a VPN to avoid WebRTC leaks, for extra security while using a public WiFi, or while downloading torrents (P2P file sharing).
Smart DNS is another circumvention tool, used to trick websites into seeing your traffic as originated from a different location. In very simple words, the smart DNS is useful to disguise a user’s real location, allowing him to access geo-restricted content.
Compared to a VPN, the Smart DNS will not encrypt or hide your IP address, as it only changes your device’s DNS.
This solution is commonly used to get access to geo-restricted streaming websites. So, users from around the world, if you don’t want to miss your favorite TV show or sports events (Tour de France, Formula 1), use Smart DNS for the win.
Along with other VPN or tech companies, we work really hard to come up with solutions that can help internet users enhance their level of online security and freedom.
With our help, you can fight against any filtering software attempting to block your connections in a really facile way, as we provide VPN apps for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, a Smart DNS and Proxy solutions.
Plus, you will have a generous number of VPN/Double VPN/P2P/Gaming/Tor over VPN servers (with NAT Firewall) and features to swing in between.
For the list to be complete, you can test the performance of our solution for free, for 24 hours, by signing up for our VPN trial – no credit card required.
Connect to the desired server.
Censorship affects more and more internet users and. If it’s applied by a government, it can affect citizens’ freedom of information and, of course, the freedom of speech.
Based on your location, there are tools that like the VPN, Smart DNS or Proxy that can come in handy and solve all your frustrations.
The key is to do a bit of research and find the perfect solution for you.
Before you leave… If you find this article useful, please make sure you share it with your friends who fight for their online rights.
My Python coded app is getting killed everytime the VPN disconnects even with Killswitch turned off. I hope the Devs can find a solution soon!
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I was informed that you have already contacted my colleagues via support ticket.
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America's latest Ebola patient, Dr. Craig Spencer, was admitted to Bellevue Hospital on Thursday, despite passing the enhanced screening process that is now being used with travelers from Ebola-ridden countries in West Africa.
But Bellevue Hospital has an unforeseen problem.
Nurses are calling in sick and, in doing so, refusing to treat Spencer.
After Thomas Duncan's death, two nurses who had treated Duncan were diagnosed with Ebola. Despite our CDC director blaming a failure in protocol, it has been said that no protocols were in place.
In light of the failures in Dallas, could you blame anyone who didn't feel safe in treating Dr. Craig Spencer in New York?
An extraordinary number of Bellevue Hospital staffers called in sick on Friday rather than treat the city's first Ebola patient — and those who showed up were terrified to enter his isolation chamber, sources told The Post.
"The nurses on the floor are miserable with a 'why me?' attitude, scared to death and overworked because all their co-workers called out sick," one source said.
What will happen when the nurses really do strike as they are promising to do over a lack of training and the absence of equipment to combat Ebola? What will this do to the public confidence in the healthcare system? Literally, overnight, such an event could cripple the healthcare system.
How long would police, fire, EMT personnel, hospital personnel, people that service our water supplies and the doctors that service our infirm, stay on the job following an Ebola outbreak of any degree? An examination of this question, by using Hurricane Katrina, as a comparison, tells us that by the third day, virtually all essential services would be seriously compromised because of personnel defections.
Is Dave correct in his assessment?
Pray that things don't worsen.
I don't think any of us really want to find out.
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Pupils at Prebendal School in Chichester were so thrilled to meet Prince Harry and Meghan Markle that they invited them back to their playground.
Prince Harry asked pupils which school they were from before speaking to individual students.
Discussing a future visit he added he would like to see them visit Prebendal school ‘in the playground’.
Prebendal School is well versed in royal visitors having previously played host to the Queen, their lawn acting as a landing pad for the royal helicopter.
Head of Prebendal School, Louise Salmond Smith, said: “We were delighted to have Meghan and Harry coming so close to the school.
“The children were able to come out and see them and I know they will remember that for the rest of their lives.
“They were really excited. Lots of them got to speak to Meghan and Harry and it really was a memorable time for them.


text: To cater the students’ interest in fundamental sciences, the University offers Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree programme in two streams: PCM (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics) & BCZ (Botany, Chemistry & Zoology). The course structure of B.Sc. programme is designed as per the UGC’s recent Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). The students may pursue higher studies in any of the three disciplines (opted by them for B.Sc.) depending on their interests. Apart from the regular courses, the syllabus also contains Skills Enhancement Elective courses to help the graduates gain meaningful employment. The curriculum is contemporary & fully in sync with the syllabi of various competitive exams: JAM (Joint Admission test for M.Sc.) & various PG Entrance Exams of leading universities in India.


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Rubin's conception of the figure of Jesus is interesting in its own right, and doubly fascinating in the context of the work of Jewish artists active in Europe and Palestine at the time. On the personal level, Rubin identified with Jesus' suffering and considered his agonies symbolic of the tribulations of the true artist. This Romantic view of the artist as a saint or martyr whose works must emerge from the ordeals of seclusion and emotional anguish was widespread in Europe at the turn of the twentieth century. Jesus as a symbol of the individual's agonized struggle for authenticity in the face of an indifferent society struck a chord with modern artists such as Gauguin, Schiele, and Kokoschka, who portrayed themselves as solitary ascetics and even as Jesus himself. The possibility that Rubin might have chosen to do so – as his Self-Portrait and Temptation in the Desert (both from 1921) seem to imply, and as indicated by his own statements – is exceptional in the history of Jewish art, apparently constituting the first time that a Jewish artist cast himself in this role. Rubin also depicted Jesus in a way that was more resonant with the world of Jewish art of his time – as a figure admonishing the Christians for their treatment of the Jews. This view of Jesus as a moral ideal was espoused by painter Maurycy Gottlieb and sculptor Mark Antokolsky, both of whom portrayed Jesus facing his judges in the garb of a pious Jew, and also by Marc Chagall, who depicted Jesus crucified in a pogrom scene. Such representations emphasized Jesus' Jewish origins and enlisted his figure in the struggle against anti-Semitic tendencies within the Church. This conception can be seen, for example, in Rubin's painting Jesus and the Last Apostle. Highly original in this sense are his works The Encounter (Jesus and the Jew) and The Madonna of the Vagabonds, in which the figure of Jesus is audaciously fused with Zionist symbols, the latter signifying, for Rubin, the solution to the suffering of the Jews in Europe. Thus, in paintings made during his first year in Palestine, the figure of Jesus is transformed into the image of the robust Zionist pioneer.
Rubin painted The Madonna of the Vagabonds in Bucharest in 1922, a short time prior to his immigration to Palestine. It can be considered a turning point in his early work, representing the transition from depictions of prophets and ascetics to a depiction of Zionist ideals, ideals which the artist was to fulfill in 1923. Interestingly, the Zionist message embodied by the painting is encoded in Christian symbols: the Madonna, seated on the ground and surrounded by green saplings, symbolizes renewal, her bare breast indicates fertility; the infant Jesus, whose birth in Christian thought symbolizes salvation and the beginning of a new era in the history of humanity, here symbolizes the "new Jew," reborn in his homeland. This work contrasts strikingly with the earlier Temptation in the Desert, whose composition is similar. The tormented central figure and the seductive woman have here been replaced by the figure of the fertile Madonna and the young child born on the soil of Palestine; the other figures, asleep behind her, are the "vagabonds," pioneers who have come to build their new home in the Land of Israel.
The painting Jesus and the Last Apostle presents Rubin's view of the state of European Jewry, and his hopes of a reconciliation between Christianity and Judaism. The figure on the right is a portrait of Gala Galaction – a Romanian priest, writer, and intellectual, renowned for his benevolent disposition towards Jews and Zionism and a staunch opponent of anti- Semitism in Romania. The scene, in which Jesus is seen weeping and holding out his wounded hand to Galaction, can be interpreted as a gesture of apology to the Jewish people for the suffering caused to them in Jesus' name. Galaction fulfills the role of mediator, a new kind of apostle. He is the last apostle, bringing a message of appeasement and mutual understanding between the two religions.
The painting The Encounter (Jesus and the Jew) was apparently painted in 1922, a short time prior to Rubin's immigration to Palestine. It also displays Rubin's unique conception of the figure of Jesus, and his identification with him. The position of Jesus' hands in the painting recalls that of Rubin's hands in his self-portrait from 1921. The painting presents the artist's highly original conception. Linking the image of Jesus with Zionist symbolism: the stooped Jew, sitting by a wilting tree, is an image of the decline of the Jewish Diaspora, while the figure of Jesus showing his wounds, flanked by a young, upright stalk, represents the revival and renewal that must follow suffering. This iconography compares interestingly with the Zionist imagery presented in a postcard by E. M. Lilien, drawn in honor of the 1901 Fifth Zionist Congress: in the postcard, the elderly Jew, his head downcast, is contrasted with the proud, upright figure of a pioneer plowing the field. In Rubin's painting, Jesus is analogous to the Zionist pioneer: his resurrection symbolizes the revival of the Hebrew nation in its land.
The painting Temptation in the Desert is a key work of Rubin's early period, particularly important in terms of his identification with the figure of Jesus. The painting can be interpreted as a synthesis of two scenes from the New Testament: one is the prayer at Gethsemane, in which Jesus sets out, together with three of his disciples, to pray for divine deliverance before his arrest and crucifixion; the other is the encounter between Jesus and Mary Magdalene in the garden, after his resurrection. These two scenes – an anguished, entirely human appeal to God, and an encounter containing hints of seduction – are fused into an image of the artist as a figure aspiring towards the spiritual, while battling with the earthly. Although this is not a self-portrait in the strict sense of the word, Rubin's statements regarding the painting and his identification with the central figure lead to the supposition, unprecedented in the world of Jewish art, that in this work Rubin depicted himself as Jesus.


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Here is the video of Mark Harris’s 2018 Boyle Lecture, at St Mary-le-Bow, London.
‘Mental Wellbeing, Neuroscience and Religion’ was the title of our annual Science and Religion Forum conference this year, held at Lincoln (31 August – 2 September). Some 55 people attended to hear and debate how practice and theory in mental health relates to the science-and-religion field. Here are my closing reflections at the end of the conference.
My blog posts have become rather rare events over the last year, while I work on a book project on the ‘rare event’ in science (especially geology) and its implications for the prevailing view of naturalism in philosophy and theology, and especially for the problem of how to define miracle. In order to work through my argument, I gave a seminar paper on this to our Theology and Ethics seminar at New College in Edinburgh. Here’s the text of my paper (warning: it’s over 6,000 words).
I should warn you at the outset that this paper contains very little theology, and even less ethics. I want to explore how the natural sciences can be used to explore the theology of miracle, so starting from the science end of the science-theology conversation. I should emphasise that I’m condensing an ongoing book project into one paper here, hoping to get a sense of whether the argument holds together. It means that I’ll need to apply a very broad brush, and skip over the interesting details and debates. So I’d be interested in your comments afterwards.
I focus on two of the most famous texts in the Bible – the creations stories of Genesis in ch.1 (the six days of creation, followed by God’s day of rest), and chaps. 2-3 (Adam and Eve). Both of these stories have achieved a degree of notoriety because of debates around creationism, and the question of whether we should take modern science into account when we read them.
I look particulary at the “image of God” phrase in Gen.1, and then the whole complex of scientific and theological debates that surround the idea of “the Fall” in Gen.3.
I want to say a special thanks to all the speakers – as can happen with these kinds of conferences organised around a central question, sometimes a diversity of answers leads to an emergent consensus, and I think that’s definitely happened here.
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The common feature that runs through the recent solo exhibition (up through September 30, 2011) of work by Los Angeles–based artist David Jang is repurposed material, which the artist has used to create a small installation piece, a wall sculpture, and two-dimensional pieces. What is most refreshing is Jang’s creative refiguring of his chosen mediums and objects; their original purpose or configuration is not immediately evident. More to that point, the work isn’t reliant on this eco-trend; it’s not defined by the recycling, only provided with greater depth. Two pieces in particular are exemplary in this regard: Novelty and Proliferate. The former is a sculpture that comprises seven variously sized Hydrangea-like, half-sphere silver forms—created with inside-out chip bags. Taken at face value, the piece bursts with shiny complexity—the organic shape juxtaposed with the man-made metallic sheen. Factoring in the material as chip bags adds an element of festivity or community (one can imagine a party of chip eating to provide the artist with the needed materials; the tight gathering together of the bags also contributes to this idea of community). Much quieter, Proliferate is a long off-white/yellowish ribbon-like piece that snakes back and forth in loopy zigzags, standing up on its thin edge; for this work, Jang covered a roll of paper towels in resin. Simple, beautiful, and moveable. Several other works in the exhibition are made from large pieces of wood, covered, at least partially, with a layer of deconstructed/flattened soda cans, with circles repeatedly etched into the surface. These rough, heavily textured works—and explorations of form, pattern, and composition—speak to the artist’s interest in portraying the cyclical nature of being, of life, and repetition (not only does Jang use the same shape over and over, but his use of multiple iterations of the same types of objects in one piece—cans, bags, etc.—also addresses mass consumption and throwaway culture). The rusty patina, while adding subtle color, also speaks to progression, aging, and renewal (these cans are experiencing a new beginning as an artwork). While repurposing materials and formal explorations aren’t groundbreaking endeavors, Jang brings, especially to the former, a unique, playful aesthetic worthy of thoughtful contemplation.
Full disclosure: I knew this show would be good before I viewed it. Not to say I didn’t give it a critical look-over, but rather, given Julie Heffernan’s track record, some preliminary jpgs, and reception of work from the same series that showed last year in New York (at PPOW; the current show, on view through October 29, 2011, includes newer works), it was clear to me that this Brooklyn-based painter had another hit on her hands.
Heffernan’s work here, as in the past, is richly detailed and brilliantly colored—a riot of reds, oranges, yellows, and greens pervade. They reflect the artist’s lyrical talent with the medium along with her beautiful imagination. Heffernan is able to deftly relay unique, fairy tale–like visions of her world. These works are autobiographical and strongly rooted in art history. The visually luscious Old Master style riffs off traditional still live symbolism—a pile of dead birds sit upon a central female figure’s lap in “Self-Portrait with Talking Stones” (2011) for example. These symbols of abundance, feast and nourishment are presented and brought into the present with a good dose of surrealist dreaminess. Variously, rocks float in the air; a figure wears a headdress of fruit; the ground is folded up like a bundle of cloth.
Akin to Heffernan’s earlier work, these paintings feature a singular, centrally placed figure. But whereas before the figure was always female (and a self-portrait), several of these new works feature a young man who, it turns out, is her son. The back-story: Heffernan’s son is leaving for college. In one painting, “Picking Up the Pieces” (2010), this central figure has on his back a huge bundle collected into a rope net; around his waist is a tool belt stuffed full. The symbolism is clear—he leaves with baggage but also the tools to deal with the challenges ahead (off to the side there is also a rock and next to it a sign that reads “Hard Place”). In another work, “Self-Portrait with Falling Sky” (2011), Heffernan contemplates her new state of uncertainty: rocks hover and float around the central female figure, none of them, however, touching her. Her world is up in the air, but there is the sense that it’ll all work out right.
Heffernan’s works not only feature the overarching symbols, surroundings, and objects that speak to the storyline the main character is engaged in, but also comprise numerous vignettes that may or may not seamlessly gel with the larger narrative. They’re tangential offshoots or breaks that keep us on our toes—and sometimes they are so well integrated in the visual abundance of the work, they may not get noticed until a second, third, or fourth look. Many of these scenes or images are inspired by NPR, which Heffernan listens to almost constantly, providing a topical twist to the work, which, because the origin is a mass-media source, might well resonate with that audience.
All but one (a limited edition print) among the thirteen works are oil on canvas, and mostly large in size. As a group they embody a visually complex and stunningly rendered timeless tale of the human condition that continues to reveal fresh details over time.
Apocalyptic American landscapes fill the walls in Philadelphia-based artist Alex Lukas’s current exhibition (on show through October 8, 2011). The twenty-five works here range in size from 6-by-10 inches to 25-by-72 inches. The undisputed centerpiece is an enormous cyclorama in the center of the gallery that measures 4.6 x 33 feet; the work is displayed in an arc that surrounds the viewer so that it encompasses one’s entire field of vision.
Two types of scenes are presented here. Metropolis-scapes appear underwater, overtaken by lush vegetation and what appear to be decaying swampy suburban areas. The revisiting of very similar imagery does become repetitive is too frequent, causing the initial emotion response to dissipate.
The cyclorama features the second, suburban-y scene. The format itself is significant not only because of its grand size but also because its original message juxtaposes powerfully against its message here. Cycloramas were a format used during the 19th century to display scenes that commemorated national strength, such as battles won; here it envisions the ultimate power as nature (to the demise of a superpower). It is tempting to extrapolate that the action in the original cycloramas (e.g., war, striving for ultimate power) may well lead to the condition presented in the current cyclorama.
In all of the works there is not a human in sight, but there are traces everywhere, in the form of buildings, deteriorating billboards, and graffiti. The latter is especially poignant, pointing to what is often the most enduring and powerful form of communication to distant generations and after general destruction: writing on walls. That graffiti might be the only surviving remnants of man amounts to the proverbial “writing on the wall”: we should have seen this coming.
What is particularly striking in these works, as opposed to other end-of-days art (think Sandow Birk’s series The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles or Albrecht Dürer’s The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse), is that the images feel peaceful. Waters are still and clear. There is no fire; there are no explosions. Trees and bushes are healthy and abundant. Doom is paired with serenity.
Brion Nuda Rosch presents twenty-three new works ranging from a large diptych painting to numerous smaller collages (through October 1, 2011). Many are reminiscent of the work Rosch has shown over the past few years, featuring a found image, often of a black-and-white landscape, with a painted, cut-out, four-cornered form placed on it. The form in these works is painted flat brown, perhaps a stand-in for the earth, or some sort of firm grounding. These and other works play with formal concerns such as foreground and background, form, and composition.
Perhaps the most poignant piece of this ilk is the sextet of same-sized works, arranged grid-like in three columns of two, Time as Concept (Infinity). The background image is the same in every piece; the brown shape is the only variable, changing in size and form. In the lower-right-hand work (the “last” piece) the brown shape fills the frame. What, then, is the image? Is this, or where is, the content? By showing us “something” and then “nothing,” Rosch effectively demonstrates what is at the heart of his work; he questions the foundations of image-making.
At times Rosch’s minimalist approach becomes too minimal, as with the piece Two Right Angles in Conversation, a framed cut-out piece of cardboard with rough strokes of brown paint on it. We consider the form, and move on. But when he’s on point, which he is numerous times in this show, Rosch provides us with sharply edited works that simply, elegantly address major concepts with a minimum of fuss.