This construction was first made by Polish-American mathematician Stanislaw Ulam (1909-1986) in 1963 while doodling during a boring talk at a scientific meeting. While drawing a grid of lines, he decided to number the intersections according to a spiral pattern, and then began circling the numbers in the spiral that were primes. Surprisingly, the circled primes appeared to fall along a number of diagonal straight lines or, in Ulam's slightly more formal prose, it "appears to exhibit a strongly nonrandom appearance"
For thirty years we have suffered intense persecution. Now freedom is bringing another great harm to our churches. This damage is coming from Christians in America who are sending rock music and evangelists accompanied by rock bands. Our young people do not attend those meetings because we have all committed not to participate in secular entertainment.
This is a great burden to our hearts. Many come with Bible in hand and rock music. We are embarrassed by this image of Christianity. We do not know what words to use in urging that this be stopped. We abhor all Christian rock music coming to our country.
Rock music has nothing in common with ministry or the service to God. We are very much against Christian Americans bringing to our country this false image of "ministry" to God. We need spiritual bread... not false cakes. It is true that rock music attracts people to the church, but not to Godly living.
We were in prison for fifteen years for Christ's sake. We were not allowed to have Christian music, but ROCK MUSIC was used as a weapon against us day and night to destroy our souls.
We could only resist with much prayer.
Now, we have a time of more openness. We are no longer taken to prison. However, now it is Christians from America who damage our souls. We do not allow this music in our church, but these "evangelist" rent big stadiums and infect teenagers and adults with their rock music. We, the leadership and congregations of the Unregistered churches urge you to join with us, and we advise you to remove rock music from America.
Do not desecrate our teenagers with it. Even the unbelievers recognize it is unholy music. We call this music, "music from hell." We urge all Americans to stop giving money for the organizations of such concerts in Russia. We only want traditional Christian music in our churches.
This is the unanimous decision of all our leaders.
Peter Peters and Vasilij Ryzhuk, Unregistered Union of Churches, Moscow, Russia, April 15, 1992
1. Membership in the AWK is open only to those qualified white persons who meet our standards. We do not accept Negroes, Mexicans, Jews, Asians, or any mongrels or mixture between white and thereof.
2. Membership applicants must reside in the State of Alabama. To get an application, click link on bottom of page, then click print on your computer,or write to the nearest address. (listed on "mailing addresses of the AWK")
3. If you live outside the state of Alabama, we suggest going to www.kkk.com , and browse through the kkkontacts link for a Klan organization nearest you. However, the white public is welcome at ur rallies no matter where you live, but for organizational purposes, members must reside in Alabama.
4. Membership in the Alabama White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is open only to White, Aryan, Non-Jewish, Caucasian, Tuetonic, European descended peoples. The term "White" or "Aryan" includes all fair skinned peoples of European descent; including Irish, English, Scottish, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Italian, French, Austrian, Polish, Slavic, Russian etc. The terms "White" or "Aryan" do not refer to Asian, African, Jewish, Middle Eastern, Carribean, South American, Latino, Hispanic, Mexican, or Pacific Islander or any mixture between white and thereof. Austrialian or South African heritage is acceptible as these are descended from white European nations.
5. Concerning Native Americans (Indians) are of Mongolian Asian stock and are not considered white. However, we will not be bogged down in arguments over who is part indian and who is not. The bottom line is - Whoever looks white, acts white, thinks white, and fights for white is acceptible. The Klan has always excluded indians, and will continue to do so. We cannot and must not pollute our ranks and our race with Asiatics.
6. The Alabama White Knights does not accept nor tolerate habitual drunks, illegal drug use, homosexuals, child molesters, those previously convicted of sexual misconduct, or those of a previous or current inter - racial affair. No White trash will be tolerated. The original Klan, led by General Nathan Bedford Forrest, were dignified southern Gentlemen. All members should seek to emulate Brother Forrest and the dignity that he became famous for. The AWK will strive to maintain this order. White decency will prevail.
.................still interested ? click on the "mailing addresses of the AWK" and write to the one nearest you. Thank You.
Pat Robertson answers:
People disagree over whether or not a Christian can be demon possessed.
I recall an incident from my own life when I was staying in a motel near Seattle,
Washington. One morning, when I was in that stage between sleep and waking,
an awful depression seized me. I felt that everyone was against me, that people
around me were failing, and that everything I was doing was falling to pieces.
Discouragement overwhelmed me like a dark cloud.
As I struggled to wake up, I realized I was under demonic attack. I immediately
took control over it and said, "Satan, in the name of Jesus, I cast you
forth." The minute I said that, my mind was free and my despair was gone.
I realized later that the Seattle-Tacoma area led the nation in suicides. The
spirit that was coming upon me was a suicidal spirit, the sort of influence
that would lead to such depression that a person would wish to kill himself.
I was in an area where many had been gripped by this kind of demon.
Had I not recognized what I was dealing with, I could have gone into a very
deep depression that would have been hard to get out of. Even Spirit-filled
Christians are subject to this kind of demonic influence upon their minds or
in their bodies.
However, I believe that if our spirits are joined to Jesus Christ, there is
no way a demon can possess them. We have given our spirits to the Holy Spirit
who keeps them safe. He is stronger than demons (see I John 4:4, Revelation
12:11). So I believe it would be impossible for a Christian to be possessed
in his spirit by a demon.
Pat Robertson:The Bible says that it is an abomination for a man to lie with a man as with a woman, or a woman to lie with a woman as with a man (see Leviticus 18:22, 20:13). The Bible says that because of certain abominations such as homosexuality, a land will vomit out its inhabitants (see Leviticus 18:25). The apostle Paul called it "shameful," the result of being given up by God to "vile passions" (see Romans 1:24-27).
In the Old Testament, those who practiced these things were removed from the congregation of Israel by execution. We are told in the New Testament that those who practice homosexuality will not enter the Kingdom of God (see I Corinthians 6:9-10). The apostle Paul, in the book of Romans, indicates that homosexuality is the result of the final rebellion of people against God. He says that when people exchange the truth of God for a lie, and begin to worship the creature instead of the Creator, they are given up to evil. At a moment in society when values are turned upside down and moral anarchy appears, men burn with lust for other men and women burn for women, and they will receive in their own bodies the punishment for their actions (see Romans 1:22-27).
From a biblical standpoint, the rise of homosexuality is a sign that a society is in the last stages
One major point that must be remembered is broadband is not a panacea to cable companies, but certainly a relief to their monopolies. Tired of paying $40 for basic cable? Get broadband.
Well, you certainly can
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"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between
man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship,
that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions,
I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people
which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall
of separation between church and State."
Thomas Jefferson
January 1, 1802
"They say you can't legislate morality. Well, you certainly can."
Microsoft's Lipner said the company is now releasing "lockdown" tools to deal with the problem and is also no longer leaving "entry port" settings open by default on server software.
Open by default. I just can't understand the reasoning. Springtime? Everybody loves ftp?
Slashdot Mirror
Don't forget the Prime Spiral.
This construction was first made by Polish-American mathematician Stanislaw Ulam (1909-1986) in 1963 while doodling during a boring talk at a scientific meeting. While drawing a grid of lines, he decided to number the intersections according to a spiral pattern, and then began circling the numbers in the spiral that were primes. Surprisingly, the circled primes appeared to fall along a number of diagonal straight lines or, in Ulam's slightly more formal prose, it "appears to exhibit a strongly nonrandom appearance"
More info.
Two things.
1. BookFilter.
2. Readerville.
Build a professional friendship with your boss.
I wonder to what extent the expeience of the movie itself becomes diluted with such marketing iterations.
For those who may be members of the ACM, the new issue of the ACM magazine Communications has an excellent issue regarding Attentive user interfaces.
. . .from Steve Jobs at the next board meeting.
But what happens to privacy when everything you buy can be tracked from store floor to door?
Your demographics become a powerful asset.
Certain companies, then, may become very, very wealthy.
Media Temple.
Q. How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
A. None, it's a hardware problem.
On top of it all, the GUI interface (I think they were running Gnome) was so much nicer than CDE on Solaris.
Solaris runs GNOME, by the way.
Oh, you mean sell-out.
Maybe some of you have seen Musinum.
It is a free sonification program which turns numbers into generative fractal music.
The user can choose the time, the sequence, and other general parameters.
less she lose in court.
and don't need to create this sort of thing at all.
The economy is at the LOWEST POINT since George Bush I?
The Dow is at an 8 year low?
Unemployment is back to where it was when George Bush I was in office, UP FROM A 30 YEAR LOW IN 1999?
Who cares?
Let's Roll! (tm)
Maybe we should wait a bit. I'm not sure if Lasik still works correctly.
Peter Peters and Vasilij Ryzhuk,
Unregistered Union of Churches, Moscow, Russia, April 15, 1992
Klan Membership
www.kukluxklan.net
1. Membership in the AWK is open only to those qualified white persons who meet our standards. We do not accept Negroes, Mexicans, Jews, Asians, or any mongrels or mixture between white and thereof.
2. Membership applicants must reside in the State of Alabama. To get an application, click link on bottom of page, then click print on your computer,or write to the nearest address. (listed on "mailing addresses of the AWK")
3. If you live outside the state of Alabama, we suggest going to www.kkk.com , and browse through the kkkontacts link for a Klan organization nearest you. However, the white public is welcome at ur rallies no matter where you live, but for organizational purposes, members must reside in Alabama.
4. Membership in the Alabama White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is open only to White, Aryan, Non-Jewish, Caucasian, Tuetonic, European descended peoples. The term "White" or "Aryan" includes all fair skinned peoples of European descent; including Irish, English, Scottish, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Italian, French, Austrian, Polish, Slavic, Russian etc. The terms "White" or "Aryan" do not refer to Asian, African, Jewish, Middle Eastern, Carribean, South American, Latino, Hispanic, Mexican, or Pacific Islander or any mixture between white and thereof. Austrialian or South African heritage is acceptible as these are descended from white European nations.
5. Concerning Native Americans (Indians) are of Mongolian Asian stock and are not considered white. However, we will not be bogged down in arguments over who is part indian and who is not. The bottom line is - Whoever looks white, acts white, thinks white, and fights for white is acceptible. The Klan has always excluded indians, and will continue to do so. We cannot and must not pollute our ranks and our race with Asiatics.
6. The Alabama White Knights does not accept nor tolerate habitual drunks, illegal drug use, homosexuals, child molesters, those previously convicted of sexual misconduct, or those of a previous or current inter - racial affair. No White trash will be tolerated. The original Klan, led by General Nathan Bedford Forrest, were dignified southern Gentlemen. All members should seek to emulate Brother Forrest and the dignity that he became famous for. The AWK will strive to maintain this order. White decency will prevail.
.................still interested ? click on the "mailing addresses of the AWK" and write to the one nearest you. Thank You.
Membership application
Can A Christian Be Demon Possessed?
Pat Robertson answers:
People disagree over whether or not a Christian can be demon possessed.
I recall an incident from my own life when I was staying in a motel near Seattle,
Washington. One morning, when I was in that stage between sleep and waking,
an awful depression seized me. I felt that everyone was against me, that people
around me were failing, and that everything I was doing was falling to pieces.
Discouragement overwhelmed me like a dark cloud.
As I struggled to wake up, I realized I was under demonic attack. I immediately
took control over it and said, "Satan, in the name of Jesus, I cast you
forth." The minute I said that, my mind was free and my despair was gone.
I realized later that the Seattle-Tacoma area led the nation in suicides. The
spirit that was coming upon me was a suicidal spirit, the sort of influence
that would lead to such depression that a person would wish to kill himself.
I was in an area where many had been gripped by this kind of demon.
Had I not recognized what I was dealing with, I could have gone into a very
deep depression that would have been hard to get out of. Even Spirit-filled
Christians are subject to this kind of demonic influence upon their minds or
in their bodies.
However, I believe that if our spirits are joined to Jesus Christ, there is
no way a demon can possess them. We have given our spirits to the Holy Spirit
who keeps them safe. He is stronger than demons (see I John 4:4, Revelation
12:11). So I believe it would be impossible for a Christian to be possessed
in his spirit by a demon.
What Does The Bible Say About Homosexuality?
Pat Robertson:The Bible says that it is an abomination for a man to lie with a man as with a woman, or a woman to lie with a woman as with a man (see Leviticus 18:22, 20:13). The Bible says that because of certain abominations such as homosexuality, a land will vomit out its inhabitants (see Leviticus 18:25). The apostle Paul called it "shameful," the result of being given up by God to "vile passions" (see Romans 1:24-27).
In the Old Testament, those who practiced these things were removed from the congregation of Israel by execution. We are told in the New Testament that those who practice homosexuality will not enter the Kingdom of God (see I Corinthians 6:9-10). The apostle Paul, in the book of Romans, indicates that homosexuality is the result of the final rebellion of people against God. He says that when people exchange the truth of God for a lie, and begin to worship the creature instead of the Creator, they are given up to evil. At a moment in society when values are turned upside down and moral anarchy appears, men burn with lust for other men and women burn for women, and they will receive in their own bodies the punishment for their actions (see Romans 1:22-27).
From a biblical standpoint, the rise of homosexuality is a sign that a society is in the last stages
One major point that must be remembered is broadband is not a panacea to cable companies, but certainly a relief to their monopolies. Tired of paying $40 for basic cable? Get broadband.
"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between
man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship,
that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions,
I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people
which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall
of separation between church and State."
Thomas Jefferson
January 1, 1802
"They say you can't legislate morality. Well, you certainly can."
John Ashcroft
Chicago Tribune
May 25, 1998
I thought Christains loved war (ever read the Bible?), its just sex they couldn't stand.
Open by default. I just can't understand the reasoning. Springtime? Everybody loves ftp?