Thursday, May 30, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Aryan Theozoology
Theozoology [edit]
In 1903–4, a Viennese ex-Cistercian monk, Bible scholar and inventor named Jörg Lanz-Liebenfels (subsequently, Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels) published a lengthy article under the Latin title 'Anthropozoon Biblicum' ("The Biblical Man-Animal") in a journal for Biblical studies edited by Moritz Altschüler, a Jewish admirer of Guido von List. The author undertook a comparative survey of ancient Near Eastern cultures, in which he detected evidence from iconography and literature which seemed to point to the continued survival, into early historical times, of hominid ape-men similar to the dwarfish Neanderthal men known from fossil remains in Europe, or the Pithecanthropus (now called Homo erectus) from Java[33] Furthermore, Lanz systematically analysed the Old Testament in the light of his hypothesis, identifying and interpreting coded references to the ape-men which substantiated an illicit practice of interbreeding between humans and "lower" species in antiquity.
In 1905 he expanded these researches into a fundamental statement of doctrine titled Theozoologie oder die Kunde von den Sodoms-Äfflingen und dem Götter-Elektron[34] (Theozoology, or the Science of the Sodomite-Apelings and the Divine Electron). He claimed that "Aryan" peoples originated from interstellar deities (termed Theozoa) who bred by electricity, while "lower" races were a result of interbreeding between humans and ape-men (or Anthropozoa). The effects of racial crossing caused the atrophy of paranormal powers inherited from the gods, but these could be restored by the selective breeding of pure Aryan lineages. The book relied on somewhat lurid sexual imagery, decrying the abuse of white women by ethnically inferior but sexually active men. Thus, Lanz advocated mass castration of racially "apelike" or otherwise "inferior" males.[35]
Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation
In March 2007, the Hells Angels filed suit against the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group alleging that the film entitled Wild Hogs used both the name and distinctive logo of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation without permission.[24] The suit was eventually voluntarily dismissed,[25] after it received assurances from Disney that its references would not appear in the film.[26]
In October 2010, the Hells Angels filed a lawsuit against Alexander McQueen for "misusing its trademark winged death heads symbol"[27] in several items from its Autumn/Winter 2010 collection. The lawsuit is also aimed at Saks Fifth Avenue and Zappos.com, which stock the jacquard box dress and knuckle duster ring which bear the symbol which has been used since at least 1948 and is protected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.[28] A handbag and scarf was also named in lawsuit.[29] The lawyer representing Hells Angels claimed "This isn't just about money, it's about membership. If you've got one of these rings on, a member might get really upset that you're an impostor."[30] Saks refused to comment, Zappos had no immediate comment and the company's parent company, PPR, could not be reached for comment.[31] The company settled the case with the Hells Angels after agreeing to remove all of the merchandise featuring the logo from sale on their website, stores and concessions and recalling any of the goods which have already been sold and destroying them.[32][33][34]
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Bill Gates on Damibsa Moyo
On a separate topic, when asked for his thoughts on a book which argues that foreign aid has harmed Africa and it should be phased out, Mr Gates said that it promoted "evil".
Written by Dambisa Moyo, The New York Times bestseller Dead Aid offers proposals for developing countries to finance development, instead of relying on foreign aid.
The Financial Times summarised the book's argument as follows: "Limitless development assistance to African governments, [the author] argues, has fostered dependency, encouraged corruption and ultimately perpetuated poor governance and poverty".
Mr Gates said the book had not helped in his aim for governments to increase their foreign aid spend. He added that the author "didn't know much about aid and what aid was doing".
"I think that that book actually did damage generosity of rich world countries," Mr Gates said. "People have excused various [foreign aid] cutbacks because of it," he added.
Mr Gates said if one was to objectively look at what foreign aid had been able to achieve then they "would never accuse it of creating a dependency".
"Having children not die is not creating a dependency, having children not be so sick they can't go to school, not having enough nutrition so their brains don't develop. That is not a dependency. That's an evil thing and books like that - they're promoting evil," he said.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/gates-on-tax-giving-his-kids-only-10m--and-still-doing-the-dishes-20130528-2n9od.html#ixzz2UbxuIYj2
Sunday, May 26, 2013
considering birthday party ideas ...lol
The Jews before and during the time of Jesus were following the Mosaic Law for agricultural inactivity every seventh year in the land of Palestine. Because of this practice, it affords us some excellent chronological clues regarding the time that certain historical events occurred in Palestine. This is because the records show that these events happened in association with Sabbatical Years. Thankfully, it is possible from the Bible and history to accurately determine those years in which the Jews refrained from agricultural activity. Once the cycle of those seven years is understood, then those Sabbatical Years can be used as chronological benchmarks in determining important events in Jewish history during the time of Jesus.
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It was also in the Sabbatical Year of C.E. 27 to C.E. 28 that Jesus was 30 years of age. At the Passover of C.E. 28, when He officially began his ministry, He was within His year 30. It would be rather a strange way for us westerners to reckon the years of a person's life. During the whole of a person's 30th year the word meaning "about" or "as if " was used to denote the year. Luke records: "Jesus began [his ministry] about thirty years of age."31 Irenaeus, however, shows what Luke meant. "For when he [Jesus] was baptized, he had not yet completed his thirtieth year [He was indeed 30 already, but He had not completed year 30], but was beginning to be about thirty years of age." 32 Irenaeus had just said He was already 30 in paragraph 4, so "beginning to be about 30" was used of a person all the way from the beginning to the ending of a person's year 30.
During the whole of a person's year 30, the word meaning "about" or "as if" was applied. When His year 30 ended, He had then concluded his year 30. This means that Jesus was indeed 30 when He began His ministry, but He had not yet completed His 30th year. Irenaeus said this was the time that the Jews called a man a "Master." 33 It may appear strange to us that the word "about" is used to indicate something like our word "being," but this is the way it was interpreted by Irenaeus and he spoke Greek in the idiom that was near that of the New Testament. Gregory Nazianzen also understood the idiom to signify the fact that Jesus was a full 30 years of age. He said: "Christ was thirty years old when he was baptized." 34 A man had to be fully 30 to be a "Master."
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Piracy of architecture: China's Copycat Cities
As previously discussed.
Links taken from http://thepiracyproject.wordpress.com/
Foreign Policy
FAT’s Museum of Copying
