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"In order to facilitate the action of liberative (sic) forces… a special effort should be made to eliminate certain key individuals. …[to] be accomplished early in the course of the uprising and intervention…
Once a political decision has been reached to proceed with internal disturbances in Syria, CIA is prepared, and SIS (MI6) will attempt to mount minor sabotage and coup de main (sic) incidents within Syria, working through contacts with individuals. … Incidents should not be concentrated in Damascus…
Further : a "necessary degree of fear .. frontier incidents and (staged) border clashes", would "provide a pretext for intervention… the CIA and SIS [MI6 should use … capabilitites in both psychological and action fields to augment tension." (Joint US-UK leaked Intelligence Document, London and Washington, 1957)
"'The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history." (George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1950.)
For anyone in two minds about what is really going on in Syria, and whether President Assad, hailed a decade ago as "A Modern Day Attaturk", has become the latest megalomaniacal despot, to whose people a US-led posse of nations, must deliver "freedom", with weapons of mass, home, people, nation and livelihood destruction, here is a salutary tale from modern history.
Have the more recent sabre rattlings against Syria* been based on US-UK government papers, only discovered in 2003 – and since air brushed (or erroneously omitted) from even BBC timelines, on that country?(i)
In late 2003, the year of the Iraq invasion, Matthew Jones, a Reader in International History, at London's Royal Holloway College, discovered "frighteningly frank" documents:1957 plans between then UK Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, and then President, Dwight Eisenhower, endorsing: "a CIA-MI6 plan to stage fake border incidents as an excuse for an invasion (of Syria) by Syria's pro-western neighbours." (ii)
At the heart of the plan was the assassination of the perceived power behind then President Shukri al-Quwatli. Those targeted were: Abd al-Hamid Sarraj, Head of Military Intelligence; Afif al-Bizri, Chief of Syrian General Staff: and Khalid Bakdash, who headed the Syrian Communist Party.
The document was drawn up in Washington in the September of 1957:
"In order to facilitate the action of liberative (sic) forces, reduce the capabilities of the regime to organize and direct its military actions … to bring about the desired results in the shortest possible time, a special effort should be made to eliminate certain key individuals.
"Their removal should be accomplished early in the course of the uprising and intervention, and in the light of circumstances existing at the time."
In the light of President Assad's current allegations of foreign forces and interventions, cross border incursions (as Colonel Qadafi's before him, so sneered at by Western governments and media – and, of course, ultimately proved so resoundingly correct.) there are some fascinating, salutary phrases:
"Once a political decision has been reached to proceed with internal disturbances in Syria, CIA is prepared, and SIS (MI6) will attempt to mount minor sabotage and coup de main (sic) incidents within Syria, working through contacts with individuals.
"Incidents should not be concentrated in Damascus … care should be taken to avoid causing key leaders of the Syrian regime to take additional personal protection measures."
Further : a "necessary degree of fear .. frontier incidents and (staged) border clashes", would "provide a pretext for intervention", by Iraq and Jordan – then still under British mandate.
Syria was to be: "made to appear as sponsor of plots, sabotage and violence directed against neighbouring governments … the CIA and SIS [Her Majesty's Secret International Service, MI6] should use … capabilities in both psychological and action fields to augment tension."
Incursions in to Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, would involve: "sabotage, national conspiracies, and various strong arms activities", were, advised the document, to be blamed on Damascus.
In late December 2011 an opposition "Syria National Council" was announced, to "liberate the country", representatives met with Hilary Clinton. There now seems to be a US – endorsed "Syrian Revolutionary Council."
The Eisenhower-Macmillan plan was for funding of the: "Free Syria Committee" and "arming of political factions with paramilitary or other actionist capabilities", within Syria.
CIA-MI6, planned fomenting internal uprisings and replacing the Ba'ath-Communist-leaning government, with a Western, user-friendly one. Expecting this to be met by public hostility, they planned to: "probably need to rely first on repressive measures and arbitrary exercise of power."
The document was signed off in both London and Washington. It was, wrote Macmillan in his diary: "a most formidable report." A Report which was: "withheld even from British Chiefs of Staff …"
Washington and Whitehall had become concerned at Syria's increasingly pro-Soviet, rather than pro-Western sympathies – and the Ba'ath (Pan Arab) and Communist party alliance, also largely allied within the Syrian army.
However, even political concerns, were trumped by Syria then controlling a main pipeline from the Western bonanza of Iraq's oil fields, in those pre-Saddam Hussein days.
Briefly put: in 1957, Syria allied with Moscow (which included an agreement for military and economic aid) also recognized China – and then as now, the then Soviet Union warned the West against intervening in Syria.
Syria, is unchanged as an independent minded country, and the loyalties remain. It broadly remains the cradle of the Pan Arab ideal of Ba'athism, standing alone, since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.
In 1957, this independent mindedness caused Loy Henderson, a Senior State Department official, to say that:"the present regime in Syria had to go …"
Ultimately, the plan was not used, since, British mandate or not, neighbouring countries refused to play. However, the project, overtly, bears striking similarity to the reality of events over the last decade, in Syria – and the region.
In a near 1957 re-run, Britain's Foreign Minister, William Hague has said President Assad "will feel emboldened" by the UN Russia-China vote in Syria's favour.
Hilary ("We came, we saw, he died") Clinton, has called for: "friends of a democratic Syria", to unite and rally against the Assad government:
"We need to work together to send them a clear message: you cannot hold back the future at the point of a gun", said the women filmed purportedly watching the extrajudicial, illegal assassination of may be, or may be not, Osma Bin Laden and others – but certainly people were murdered – by US illegal invaders – at the point of lots of guns.
Supremely ironically, she was speaking in Munich (5th February) historically: "The birth place of the Nazi party."
The Russia-China veto at the UN on actions against Syria, has been condemned by the US, varyingly, as: "Disgusting", 'shameful", "deplorable", "a travesty."
Eye opening, is the list of US vetoes to be found at (iii). Jaw dropping double standards can only be wondered at (again.).
Perhaps the bottom line is: in 1957, Iraq's oil was at the top of the agenda, of which Syria held an important key. Today, it is Iran's – and as Michel Chossudovsky notes so succinctly: "The road to Tehran is through Damascus."(iv)
i. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703995
ii. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/sep/27/uk.syria1
iii. http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/4237/us-on-un-veto_disgusting-shameful-deplorable-a-tra
iv. http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=25955
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At the Publick Occurrences, 2.0 blog, Jeff Pasley posts an interesting/mind boggling article on the "Creation Museum" outside of Cincinnati. The "Creation Museum" was established in 2007, mostly through the efforts of the controversial group Answers in Genesis, and the highly criticized Christian speaker/"scientist," Ken Ham. The museum's mission is to to try and bridge the gap (or destroy the gap) between science and the Bible, thus proving that the infallibility of the Bible reigns supreme over modern scientific theory. As the Creation Museum's website states:
The state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life, casting its characters and animals in dynamic form and placing them in familiar settings. Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden. Children play and dinosaurs roam near Eden's Rivers. The serpent coils cunningly in the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Majestic murals, great masterpieces brimming with pulsating colors and details, provide a backdrop for many of the settings.
In addition to its emphasis on dinosaurs roaming the earth only a few thousand years ago and Noah riding the waves in his arc during a global flood, the Creation Museum "paves the way for greater understanding of the tenants of creation and redemption" by refuting the "traditional" understanding of science (it is worth noting here that a recent poll by the American Association for the Advancement of Science revealed that 99.85% of the material presented in the Creation Museum is refuted by the scientific community).
So what does this have to do with the theme of our blog? Well, as Jeff Pasley points out in his article mentioned above, none other than THOMAS JEFFERSON has been credited as being one of the museum's "intellectual progenitors." Pasley writes:
The Creation [Museum] is an expensive, high-tech send-up of modern scientific thought about natural history, devoted to presenting the text of the Bible as literal scientific fact and instilling visitors with a fear and loathing of the post-Enlightenment world. Yet guess who gets named by the article's author (Joseph Clarke) as one of the museum's intellectual progenitors? Poor Thomas Jefferson, whose liberal religious views and avid interest in Enlightenment science were constantly ridiculed and condemned during his life-time. He clipped all the miracles and supernatural references out of the Gospels for nothing, apparently.
In this post, Pasley mentions an article by Joseph Clarke, who defends the Creation Museum's "scholarly" pursuit of scientific truth. In addition, Clarke pathetically attempts to include Thomas Jefferson as a supporter of the Creation Museum's mission. He writes:
But while the Creation Museum undoubtedly reflects these recent trends, moralistic distrust of city life has a rich history in America. When, in 1925, John Scopes was tried for teaching Darwinism to a high school science class in violation of Tennessee law, the case against him was argued by William Jennings Bryan, a luminary of the young fundamentalist movement and a staunch agrarian. In Bryan's view, urban industrial capitalism was inextricable from the social Darwinist credo of survival of the fittest and the cultural ills to which it gave rise. Before Bryan, Thomas Jefferson argued against Alexander Hamilton that the cold rationality of economic development would lead to social waywardness unless held in check by a thriving agrarian culture: "Corruption of morals…is the mark set upon those, who, not looking up to heaven, to their own soil and industry, as does the husbandman, for their subsistence, depend for it on casualties and caprice of customers." Jefferson's proposed design for the Great Seal of the United States depicted the nation of Israel journeying through the wilderness in search of the Promised Land
Yes, even the religious skeptic, Thomas Jefferson, who not only doubted the legitimacy of Christianity but also removed a number of stories from his own Bible is now loosely linked with creationism! This is a bizarre attempt at linking modern creationism with America's founding history, especially when we consider Jefferson's own words on the "infallibility" of the Bible:
The religion-builders have so distorted and deformed the doctrines of Jesus, so muffled them in mysticisms, fancies and falsehoods, have caricatured them into forms so monstrous and inconceivable, as to shock reasonable thinkers...Happy in the prospect of a restoration of primitive Christianity, I must leave to younger athletes to encounter and lop off the false branches which have been engrafted into it by the mythologists of the middle and modern ages.
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Science is far from certain on a number of things. Not long ago (the time of Columbus) "scientists" believed that the world was flat. Science also believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
Such is the case with evolution. If scientists knew anything, they would know that the Egyptian pyramids show drawings of serpants that can talk and of dinosaur looking creatures. Answers in Genesis is thus far the only group I know of that is fighting to get this information out to the public. Everything in the Bible can and is proven by science. This is a fact. Your attempt to belittle the Creation Museum shows your ignorance of the issue. Sorry, but your case does not stand.
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Even creationists know that Thomas Jefferson was most often right -- and so they do whatever they can to hitch their wagon to his star, even when his star goes in a different direction.
Was Jefferson creationist? He had a difficult time accepting that rocks fall from the sky (meteorites), but his difficulty was based in deep skepticism. He was reluctant to go where evidence did not lead. Early in his life he came to view the Bible as one of those books bound with more fable than fact. Jefferson conducted his own breeding experiments, and he worked hard to find exotic species that would do well in America, often commenting on the geographic spread of plants and animals, and what might cause such distributions. Jefferson was a collector of fossils, and a student of geology. It would be interesting to know whether Jefferson ever knew of Smith's maps of Britain, or whether Jefferson ever read Paley's conjectures, but I think it would be safe to say Jefferson did not deny geology.
Which would, by itself, leave him out of the realm of "creationist."
Hmmmm...not sure where to start on this one. You left yourself wide open to so many attacks that I feel like a fat man at an all-you-can-eat buffet. I don't know where to begin.
First off, "scientists" knew that the world was round LONG before the days of Columbus. You should have learned that one in History, 101.
Second, as for the Earth being the center of the universe, it was RELIGION that insisted on this belief. Scientists, namely Nicolaus Copernicus, discovered that the Earth was not at the center of the heliocentric universe...something that religion had insisted upon for centuries. BTW, the church nearly killed Copernicus for his findings.
Now, as for the Egyptian pyramid B.S., PLEASE tell me that you are not being serious. Dan, the Egyptians drew pictures of humans with alligator heads. Does this mean that there once was a race of alligator-headed people, along with your talking snakes?
The dinosaurs living a few thousand years ago comment isn't really worth a comment here, but i guess that sort of this is believable...if you also accept the Flintstones as reality television!
You also write, "everything in the Bible can and is proven by Science." Really? So when Joshua talks about the earth stopping in its rotation so that daylight lasts for 3 days, you are telling me that science has proven this? Because having talked with physicists, they tell me that if the earth stopped in its rotation it would turn into a molten ball of lead. What about the talking goat? Can science prove that one? Or how about the land all being connected just a few thousand years ago? Geologists INSIST that this took millions of years, not a couple thousand.
Sorry Dan, but it is YOU that doesn't have a leg to stand on.
Dan, there are many things in the Bible that cannot be proven by science -- the existence of Jesus, for one; the existence of David for another.
And there are things in the Bible that are directly contradicted by the facts as science has found them, such as a worldwide flood, or Jesus's rhetorical flourish about the mustard seed being "the smallest of all."
There are many seeds smaller than mustard seeds, even considering that there were at least two different mustards known in the area at the time. Jesus picks an interesting plant, though. What would you say if you knew that modern broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, rapeseed and canola, and radishes, are all descended with modifications from the mustards Jesus knew?
Perhaps Jesus verified evolution in that parable, yes?
Second, as for the Earth being the center of the universe, it was RELIGION that insisted on this belief.
Now, now. Aristotle said so too, and medieval Christianity had built upon him in its effort to reconcile revelation and reason. This why Galileo was so upsetting.
Now, even I have my limits in defending religious belief on principle, and creationism is it.
Still, Brad, I can't find the direct link of the Creation Museum claiming Jefferson. I'd like to examine it for myself. No doubt it exists, but I can't tell who's saying what.
Who is Joseph Clarke? Is he connected to the museum? Is he just some guy? The bio says he's an architect from Manhattan.
I mean, are we just hunting down heretics [in this case creationists] who mention the Founders?
The argument that the agrarian-minded Jefferson might have opposed industrial social Darwinism is an interesting one, although not related to creationism, really. It seems like more a digression on Clarke's part than an enlistment of Jefferson for creationism.
For those actually interested in what the Bible says about creation, my pal Jay Homnick, who's a bit of a rabbinical scholar, looks at some wild speculations on the Torah's part that turned out to be true...
http://www.jewishpress.com/content.cfm?contentid=29737
Even creationists know that Thomas Jefferson was most often right>
He wasn't right about God, was he?
Which would, by itself, leave him out of the realm of "creationist.">
The evidence supports the assertion Jefferson was a creationist:
DEAR PAGE, This very day, to others the day of greatest mirth and jollity, sees me overwhelmed with more and greater misfortunes than have befallen a descendant of Adam for these thousand years past, I am sure; and perhaps, after excepting Job, since the creation of the world. I think his misfortunes were somewhat greater than mine; for, although we may be pretty nearly on a level in other respects, yet, I thank my God, I have the advantage of brother Job in this, that Satan has not as yet put forth his hand to load me with bodily afflictions.
Dec. 25th, 1762 to John Page
Not only did Jefferson believe in the God of the Bible, he most likely believed in the supernatural, referring to what happened to Job.
Apparently, Jefferson believed the entire Bible while forming the nation:
But by the God that made me, I will cease to exist before I yield to a connection on such terms as the British Parliament propose;
Nov. 29, 1775 to John Randolph
Dan, there are many things in the Bible that cannot be proven by science -- the existence of Jesus, for one; the existence of David for another.>
Wow! I haven't seen that one in a while. You should know, besides the crucifixion of Christ, there is more historical manuscript evidence of His Resurrection from the Dead than any other event in the ancient world. If you get rid of Jesus, you better get rid of Aristotle, Thucydides, Plato, Homer, and the rest. Jesus is Love.
And there are things in the Bible that are directly contradicted by the facts as science has found them, such as a worldwide flood,>
There's plenty of evidence for a worldwide flood:
Polystrate Fossils, Clastic Dikes, Mt. St. Helens, Palouse Canyon, Turbidity Currents, etc.
http://www.earthage.org/EarthOldorYoung/scientific_evidence_for_a_worldwide%20flood.htm
Dude, can you scale it back a little? If Jefferson believed that the world was created mere thousands of years ago, it would be normal for 1762. There's no way Thomas Jefferson would be a creationist today. No. Way.
I'm trying to make room for you around here in the discussion, but this last batch is the kind of literalist sophistic stuff ["Jefferson said God made him!" as if that proves anything atall] that makes it impossible to defend someone even in principle.
Read folks like my friend Homnick for some arguments that will gather you and your POV credit, not derision, and fer crissakes, man, don't link to creationist websites. If you can make your case, you can make it with neutral ones, not advocacy sources.
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The arrogant presumption that you exhibit is truly extraordinary!
There's no way Thomas Jefferson would be a creationist today. No. Way.>
I hear you, we just agree to disagree.
If creationism is based on the Bible, we are only assuming in how Jefferson would believe, but he never rejected the creation of Genesis. It doesn't matter anyway.
don't link to creationist websites.>
Whatever way you slice it, there is plenty of evidence for a flood, but I'll check out what your friend Homnick has to say.
"Whatever way you slice it, there is plenty of evidence for a flood."
Nope. You are now revealing how very little you know on the issue. There is NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE for it. Anything you have is either bogus or outright lying. This is almost like saying there is no evidence for DNA. Ask any geologist....ANY geologist!
Thomas Jefferson died in 1826, 33 years before Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species in 1859, so Jefferson couldn't have known anything about the only scientific explanation for the diversity of life. All evolution deniers of the 21st century are religious extremists and scientifically illiterate like the wacko Dan Atkinson. I'm sure if Jefferson lived today he would laugh at the hopeless ignorance of creationists.
Dan Atkinson: serpants that can talk
Atkinson, even most creationists are not as stupid as you are.
I'm afraid I agree, having read enough Jefferson [and Lord knows he wrote enough!] to have an informed opinion.
But gentlemen, especially Mr. Goswick---can we please leave the truth claims of the Bible---or any religion---of the table here on this blog? Please? It's simply not our stated purpose to explore them. We are secular---or more accurately, pluralistic---in at least that respect.
If we don't pump truth claims, those who don't accept them are not obliged to dispute them, we keep our stables clean, and we can stick to our real purpose, religion and the Founding.
Whether God exists or whether the Bible is true or how old the world is makes no difference. We can have perfectly reasonable discussions about the convictions of the Founders without getting into the actual truth claims.
Please permit me to end this: A global flood was impossible. However there is some geological evidence of a flood that affected the Black Sea and perhaps the Mediterranean.
The matter is still under scientific investigation. Note how it's possible to use neutral, not advocacy websites:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2003-07-16-black-sea-site_x.htm
"There's no dispute that the Black Sea was flooded when rising world sea levels caused the Mediterranean to fill the Black Sea. Prior expeditions show the flood was so monstrous it raised water levels by 155 meters, and submerged up to 100,000 square kilometers (60,000 square miles) of land.
The questions are when did it happen, and how rapidly? Until recently, scholars believed the drowning occurred about 9,000 years ago and was gradual. But Columbia University marine geologists Walter Pitman and William Ryan wrote in 1997 that the flood was sudden and took place about 7,150 years ago. The scientists' conclusions reinvigorated the Noah flood debate, which the Bible chronicles as a calamitous event spanning 40 days and 40 nights."
Now take it somewheres else. George Washington wasn't there and neither was Jefferson. Thank you.
Our Founding Truth wrote "You should know, besides the crucifixion of Christ, there is more historical manuscript evidence of His Resurrection from the Dead than any other event in the ancient world." and he also wrote "There's plenty of evidence for a worldwide flood:"
I suppose if some people are stupid enough to believe in the resurrection of Jebus, then it shouldn't be any problem for them to deny virtually every scientific discovery ever made. Believe in the childish insane stories about Jebus, and you can believe any nonsense.
I will never understand how so many people can be so hopelessly stupid.
Hey bobxxxx, please take that stuff somewheres else too, OK? We have enough of that going on here sub rosa and with far more elegance. We call him Jesus around here.
Ask any geologist....ANY geologist!>
Talk about being ignorant, there are many geologists who believe in a flood, such as, Dr. John K. Reed. I'll leave it at that, I believe you may be turning red in anger.
Nope, I am not turning red in anger, but instead my eyes are watering from laughing so hard. Seriously, how can anyone take you seriously, OFT? After all, it is YOU that believes in talking snakes, global floods, burning bushes that don't burn (and manage to talk as well), and that dinosaurs lived just a few thousand years ago.
Who's the ignorant one?
Tom's right. All this stuff is pointless to argue about. That's my final shot. I'm not going to bother with this crap any more.
To bobxxxx:
I forgive you. I have pitty on you because one day you will know the truth and it will be too late for your soul. I'm sorry you have rejected your Savior.
Tom, you always talk about being a searcher of truth, yet you couldn't see truth if it hit you in the head. I do not excuse my faith. It IS truth...the ONLY truth. I am in complete agreement with Mr. Our Founding Truth, my brother in Christ. You may all mock the Bible all you want, but it does not change the fact that it is the truth...THE WHOLE TRUTH. Every word of it is inspired. God's Holy Spirit has revealed it.
Brad, I am also sorry for you too. Mock the Genesis story all you want, but that does not change the fact that there WAS an Adam and Eve and they WERE tempted by the devil in a seprant form. There WAS a global flood that forced Noah to be upon the water for 40 days. These are all indisputable TRUTHS...yes, TRUTHS Tom Van Dyke.
Jesus IS Lord.
To say that you think I mock the Bible means you don't read me carefully enough, Mr. Atkinson.
Neither do we mock the Book of Mormon around here or any other book that is held to be holy. That's how we do things. To grant the next fellow respect and space for his own beliefs is inarguably the American way. If you have learned anything from your studies of the Founding and the First Amendment, surely that has stuck.
If America is indeed "the shining city upon a hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving people everywhere," and if Divine Providence indeed guided man to Found it---as undoubtedly they believed back then---it's God's will that every man seek Him and find Him each in his own particular way, because He created us each unique. Even if all roads lead home to the truth that you believe you already possess.
Who is to sit in the indescribable and incomprehensible joy of God's bosom in the afterlife? It's not up to you and it's not up to me, it's up to He who gave us life in the first place. What I have been taught in this life is, butt out.
Go in peace, brother. Not a sparrow falls...
Dan: "Science is far from certain on a number of things."
Dan, with your fist passage you demonstrate that you have no idea what science is or does.
Science is not certain of *anything*. The number of things science is no certain of is *infinite*!
What science does it seek explanations/understanding of natural phenomena using natural models. Models are nothing more than approximations of reality. They are not "certain".
Dan continues: "Not long ago (the time of Columbus) "scientists" believed that the world was flat."
That is a ridiculous and obvious lie. Columbus intended to sail around the globe. He did not think the earth flat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth#The_Flat_Earth_and_Columbus
Your reputation would be greatly served in you validated your claims before broadcasting your ignorance.
Linnaeus classed humans as primates back in the 1740's, and the concept of evolution was around before Darwin. It's my impression that Jefferson spent the latter part of his life consumed more by practical and political than scientific or philosophical concerns, and I have no idea how his thoughts evolved after "Notes on Virginia". I seem to recall a (Peale?) portrait of him considering a mastodon tusk. God only knows what he must have made of it.
Kristo Miettinen said...
I think you are misreading Clarke (if you read him at all - you may only have read Pasley).
First of all, Clarke is not a defender of the creation museum, but a critic. Consider, for instance, this passage: "All the paraphernalia of a modern natural history museum—real fossils, accurate models of organisms, placards about galaxies, geologic processes, and DNA—are here, but marshaled to disassemble positive knowledge by relentlessly questioning the tools of rational discourse. Instead of making an evidence-based case for creationism, the multisensory spectacle of video simulations, diagrams, and animated displays creates an aura of knowledge while at the same time deterring close reading. The result is an intellectual fog, a pseudoscience resembling the worst caricatures of postmodern thought."
Second, Clarke is surprised (it seems) to find that the creation museum isn't all about creation. As Clarke himself puts it, "The dinosaurs at Kentucky's Creation Museum are stalking evolution, reason, and the American city."
And it is in the context of negative views of the American city that Clarke finds the legacy of Jefferson.


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People who snore are at an increased risk of developing sleep apnea , heart disease , mental health issues , and cognitive dysfunction , while also seeing unexplained weight gain  and declines in libido .
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NASA Model Reveals How Much Pollution Levels Changed Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns
TOPICS:Atmospheric ScienceCOVID-19NASAPollutionPopular
By Lara Streiff, NASA Earth Science November 20, 2020
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, space- and ground-based observations have shown that Earth's atmosphere has seen significant reductions in some air pollutants. However, scientists wanted to know how much of that decline can be attributed to changes in human activity during pandemic-related shutdowns, versus how much would have occurred in a pandemic-free 2020.
Using computer models to generate a COVID-free 2020 for comparison, NASA researchers found that since February, pandemic restrictions have reduced global nitrogen dioxide concentrations by nearly 20%. The results were presented at the 2020 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis.
Nitrogen dioxide is an air pollutant that is primarily produced by the combustion of fossil fuels used by industry and transportation—both of which were significantly reduced during the height of the pandemic to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading.
"We all knew the lockdowns were going to have an impact on air quality," said lead author Christoph Keller with Universities Space Research Association (USRA) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Keller works in Goddard's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO), which uses high-tech computer models to help track the chemistry of the ocean and the atmosphere, and forecast future climate scenarios. He says, "it was also soon clear that it was going to be difficult to quantify how much of that change is related to the lockdown measures, versus general seasonality or variability in pollution."
No two years are exactly alike. Normal variations in weather and atmospheric circulation change the make-up and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere. Comparing 2020 nitrogen dioxide concentrations with data from 2019 or 2018 alone would not account for year-to-year differences. But, because the NASA model projections account for these natural variations, scientists can use them to parse how much of the 2020 atmospheric composition change was caused by the COVID-19 containment measures.
Even with models, there was no predicting the sudden, drastic shifts in human behavior as the novel coronavirus—and the regulations attempting to control it—spread rapidly. Instead of trying to re-program their model with this unexpected event, Keller and his colleagues accounted for COVID-19 by having the model ignore the pandemic altogether.
The model simulation and machine learning analysis took place at the NASA Center for Climate Simulation. Its "business as usual" scenario showed an alternate reality version of 2020—one that did not experience any unexpected changes in human behavior brought on by the pandemic.
From there it is simple subtraction. The difference between the model simulated values and the measured ground observations represents the change in emissions due to the pandemic response. The researchers received data from 46 countries—a total of 5,756 observation sites on the ground—relaying hourly atmospheric composition measurements in near-real time. On a city-level, 50 of the 61 analyzed cities show nitrogen dioxide reductions between 20-50%.
"In some ways I was surprised by how much it dropped," said Keller. "Many countries have already done a very good job in lowering their nitrogen dioxide concentrations over the last decades due to clean air regulations, but what our results clearly show is that there is still asignificant human behavior-driven contribution."
Nitrogen dioxide levels often dip during Lunar New Year celebrations in China and much of Asia, and then rebound. But no rebound was evident this year over Wuhan, China where the virus was first reported, and nitrogen dioxide levels remained much lower than in 2019.
Wuhan, China was the first municipality reporting an outbreak of COVID-19. It was also the first to show reduced nitrogen dioxide emissions—60% lower than simulated values expected. A 60% decrease in Milan and a 45% decrease in New York followed shortly, as their local restrictions went into effect.
"You could, at times, even see the decrease in nitrogen dioxide before the official policies went into place," said co-author Emma Knowland with USRA at Goddard's GMAO. "People were probably reducing their transit because the talk of the COVID-19 threat was already happening before we were actually told to shut down." Once restrictions were eased, the decreases in nitrogen dioxide lessened, but remained below expected "business as usual" values.
Keller compared his estimates of the nitrogen dioxide decreases to reported economic numbers, namely, the gross domestic products, of the nations included in the study. According to Keller, they lined up shockingly well. "We would expect them to be somewhat related because nitrogen dioxide is so closely linked to economic activities, like people who travel and factories running," he said. "It looks like our data captures this very well."
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3 Comments on "NASA Model Reveals How Much Pollution Levels Changed Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns"
Clyde Spencer | November 20, 2020 at 9:49 am | Reply
An obvious question is, "If the NO2 concentrations, which are largely the result of combustion, have dropped dramatically, why is there no corresponding drop in CO2?"
Kevin a | November 22, 2020 at 2:40 pm | Reply
Biggest shut down of human CO2 and no drop in CO2 levels?
https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/
Ralph | November 22, 2020 at 6:00 pm | Reply
This article once again clarifies why we humans need to reduce our atmosphere-related activities.
We also have an interest in reducing those activities without the necessity of subjecting humanity to a lot more death.
Of course, every death does reduce the toxic crap we release into the atmosphere.
And death is the usual way nature tells species with too many members to slow down.
We do not want to go down that path, but if we fail to act rationally, we most certainly will go that way.
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He finally yielded to the request of his wife and bought a house.
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Uhm... yeah... music choices 'cause I'm 2000 words into the next chapter. Whew.
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Grant Snider created a cartoon for the book review section of the New York Times that defined the book of the future.
and giving books a home decorating function (as in book shelves).
Check out Snider's cartoon – here.
When I came across the ocean without my books and the shelves sat bare until the slow boat carrying them could catch up, anyone who came into my office would think I did not read. After a few weeks, a few new books spread scattered on a lonely shelf; it would be impossible not to keep getting books, but those that I had kept for many years were not there – and I missed them. When they finally arrived, I closed the door and got reacquainted – smoothing their covers, rereading the inscriptions, opening to worn bookmarked pages with passages I wanted to remember.
With the shelves stacked high with a wall of books, the room was warmer and friendlier. Now when anyone came in, they went to the shelves first to see what I read – sometimes, a familiar book started a conversation or a connection.
Bruce Feiler tries to snoop on his friend's bookshelf in his article for the New York Times, Snooping in the Age of eBook, surreptitiously trying to discover what his friend is like through what she likes to read. With electronic books replacing print on paper, snooping is not so easy – books are not on display but hidden inside a Kindle, Nook, or iPad. Reading Feiler's article reminded me of the room that had no books for a while.
That room is gone now, and many of the books have been given away or donated to the library, but some remain in a smaller room on shorter shelves. If you could see them, you'd know that I keep them to remind me of who I am, what I dream, where I've been, and why I read. And, if you could snoop there, you'd know a little more about me.


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You do your best to take care of your carpet. You ask people to remove their shoes. You vacuum regularly and even use gentle cleaning agents to repel dirt and stains. You also have your carpets professionally cleaned 2-3 times a year. But you still end up getting pesky stains on your beautiful carpet! It's ok, it happens to all of us. No matter what you do, life is going to happen to your carpet. Whether it is a child, a pet, or your messy friend Steve, something or someone is going to happen to your carpet no matter the steps you take. For those "uh-oh" moments (and the carpet stains that come with them), here are a few tips to clean your carpet and get it looking on point and clean.
Food and Drink. There is no one cleaning method for all kinds of carpets. Use the following tips based on the type of carpet you have and the material it is made of.
Synthetic-Fiber. Use the following carpet cleaning tips for synthetic stains created by wine, ketchup, chocolate, coffee, tea, beer, milk, tomato sauce, berries, hard candy, juice, soda, Gatorade, Kool-Aid or any other related stain.
Dip a cloth (it can be a paper towel too as long as it is plain white with no printing. Wouldn't want that ink to bleed into your carpet…That would kinda defeat the purpose!) into a detergent mix (Mix 1/4 teaspoon of a translucent liquid dishwashing detergent, such as Dawn or Joy, into one cup of lukewarm water.). Press the cloth on the spot for several seconds. Then wait 10-15 minutes. Use a dry cloth to soak up any remaining liquid.
Dip a new cloth into a vinegar solution (mix one cup of white vinegar with two cups of water.). Dab the stain repeatedly then push and hold the cloth on the stain for several seconds. Wait another 10-15 minutes. It is important to give the vinegar time to set in. It is removing the left over detergent which, if left behind, will attract dirt and stains.
Rinse with another cloth soaked with warm water. Allow the carpet to dry. For really bad stains place about ½ inch thick stack of cloth or paper towels (white) after step 2 and place something somewhat heavy on the stain. The pressure pushes the towel onto the stain and helps to towels absorb more.
Repeat this process as long as you see the stain lightening until it is gone.


The Green Bay Packers used their first-round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft to pick up a veratile defensive back in Damarious Randall.
Despite Randall's undersized frame (5-11, 196 lbs.), many draft pundits pinned him as one of the class' top safety prospects coming out of Arizona State. The Green Bay Packers scouting department must have seen Randall in a different light, as ESPN's Rob Demovsky wrote in a recent mailbag that the Packers only have plans to play him at cornerback.
"The closest Randall will get to safety is playing in the slot in either the nickel or dime packages," Demovsky wrote. "At this point, the Packers appear set on playing their first-round pick at cornerback."
The Packers already have a solid starting duo in Morgan Burnett and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, plus a viable third option in Sean Richardson. What the team needs more is a reliable cover man to play on the outside, opposite Sam Shields.
Of course, injuries in the secondary can quickly alter the Packers' current plans. Given his overall athleticism and fit as a safety, Randall could become an interchangeable peg in the defensive backfield before his rookie season is over.


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Man lives for over a year without a heart in his body
End Times and Current Events > Forum > General Category > End Times > Technology > Man lives for over a year without a heart in his body
Author Topic: Man lives for over a year without a heart in his body (Read 192 times)
Getting an organ transplant isn't simple. There simply aren't enough organs available to accommodate everyone who needs one. In the US alone, there are over 121,000 people on the organ transplant waiting list, and an average of 22 people die every day due to lack of available transplant organs.
For heart patients, an amazing new technology has just been proven able to keep patients alive until that crucial organ becomes available. Stan Larkin, now 25, has just received a heart transplant after living for 17 months on an external total artificial heart.
Larkin and his older brother had been diagnosed when they were teens with familial cardiomyopathy, a condition that slowly causes heart failure. In December 2014, Larkin's failing heart was removed, and he became the first patient in Michigan to be fitted with the SynCardia Freedom Portable Driver, a 13.5-pound machine that uses compressed air to take over the heart's job of pumping blood through the body.
This machine is designed for use in the case of total heart failure, where the devices designed to assist in partial failure are no longer viable. It needs to be carried around in a backpack. Larkin's older brother also relied on a total artificial heart, but he received his after Larkin and was able to receive a heart transplant in 2015.
"They were both very, very ill when we first met them in our intensive care units," said Jonathan Haft, University of Michigan associate professor of cardiac surgery, and the surgeon who performed both procedures on Larkin. "We wanted to get them heart transplants, but we didn't think we had enough time. There's just something about their unique anatomic situation where other technology wasn't going to work.
Larkin finally received his heart transplant in May 2016.
"It was an emotional rollercoaster," he said at a news conference. "I got the transplant two weeks ago and I feel like I could take a jog as we speak. I want to thank the donor who gave themselves for me. I'd like to meet their family one day. Hopefully they'd want to meet me."
http://www.cnet.com/news/man-lives-for-over-a-year-without-a-heart-in-his-body/
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I love the theme. Just a few questions.
1. Is it necessary to install JetPack? For what?
2. How can i create the "native wp" collage galleries you show on the demo?
3. the suscribe to posts widget is it from mailchimp?
4. Where can I put some custom CSS?
Thanks for your kind words about the theme.
1. It is not absolutely necessary to install JetPack, however I recommend it. One of the things JetPack powers in this theme is the metadata for Facebook (Open Graph tags). So with JetPack installed, when you post links to your site on Facebook, it will display proper name, text and featured image (if post has it). Also, the subscribe form you see in the footer of the website in the demo is powered by JetPack. Overall, I'd recommend installing it.
2. This is done by creating WP galleries. Here is a short video instruction.
3. It is powered by the JetPack plugin.
4. There are many ways. I would recommend to install this plugin. Once you install and activate it, in your Admin Panel go to 'Appearance' > 'Custom CSS'. And there you can put your custom CSS code.
If you enjoy the theme (or the support), I kindly ask you to rate it on ThemeForest. This literally takes a moment and helps a lot. Thanks.
You are very welcome, Cali75!
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To inspire the public by preserving and interpreting Olana, Frederic Church's artistic masterpiece.
The Olana Partnership is the non-profit support arm of Olana State Historic Site. Olana, located in Hudson, NY, is considered one of the most important artistic residences in the United States. It is the last and perhaps greatest masterpiece created by Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900). Church designed and built his Persian style fantasy on the same hilltop where, as an eighteen-year-old student, he sketched spectacular views of the Catskills and the Hudson River alongside his mentor Thomas Cole.
The Olana Partnership supports Olana by delivering a wide range of innovative educational programs and events throughout the year for visitors of all ages, producing ground-breaking exhibitions, and helping with the conservation of the house, collections, and surrounding landscape.
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Burial Date: July 17, 2017
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Alberta Marie (Johnston) Ridley was born in Newport News, Virginia March 31, 1945 and transitioned to glory on July 6, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Huntington High School in 1963 and attended The American University Nursing School in 1986. Her mother taught her to crochet when she was 3 years old. She later taught herself to knit, do leather work, and a variety of other crafts. She worked for a fabric and craft store for many years and for the government until she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. She was miraculously cured of this affliction during a 5 day prayer and fasting shut-in called by her church. Alberta was later employed by Amdahl as an administrative assistant where she was responsible for million dollar accounts.
Alberta married Edward Earl Ridley, Sr. on February 12, 1964 and recently celebrated their 53rd anniversary. They met at her parents' restaurant when he was 15 years old and she was 14 years old. He was so smitten by her beauty that he was afraid to speak with her. He began to call her "Baby Doll" because she had the figure of a beautiful doll. They moved to their house on Montana Ave., in N.E. Washington D.C. in 1970.
Alberta accepted Christ at an early age and attended Church of God In Christ churches in Newport News and in Washington, D. C. She joined Capital Temple Church in Washington D.C. in August 1991 where she received her Deaconess License on October 20th and Evangelist License on October 28th of 1999. She served as a member on the Mother's Board and in the Evangelist Department. She also served with the Prayer Warriors and with the Artistic Fingers for the District.
Alberta Ridley was preceded in death by her parents Carrie (Harrison) and Clero Johnston, her daughter Tracy Nicole Ridley; her siblings Charles Foster Johnston, Cleroy Johnston, Leonard B. Johnston, General W. Johnston, Mattie Johnston Vance, and David Earle Johnston. She is survived by her husband Edward Ridley, Sr., siblings Eliza Odell Morrison and Lucy Y. Harrell; son Edward Ridley, Jr. ( his wife Josephine), grandchildren Gabrielle, Joshua, Sarah and Joel; and a host of beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.


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For many Americans today, President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, represents a dramatic break from what came before. Lee Harvey Oswald's bullets hacked a chasm between an idyllic Camelot and the chaos and division of the modern era.
But at the time, Americans were eager to see not a break, but continuity. And no one recognized this need more viscerally than the two presidents who served on either side of President Kennedy—Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson—although their goals were very different.
One of the first people to whom Johnson turned upon his sudden elevation to the presidency was former president Eisenhower. After all, Eisenhower had stepped down from the leadership of the free world less than three years before, and Johnson understood that having Ike's stamp of approval on his own unexpected presidency would give it stability and enable him to move his policies forward. Johnson hoped to get Eisenhower to tell the press that he would stand behind the new president.
For his part, Eisenhower disliked Johnson and distrusted his familiarity and was too smart to let Johnson box him in. A transcript of the telephone call Johnson placed to Eisenhower on the evening of November 22 reveals Johnson coaxing: "You know how much I have admired you through the years."
Eisenhower replied: "The country is far more important than any of us."
Although he publicly and repeatedly pledged his support to the government, the Republican ex-president declined to issue a joint statement declaring his political support for the Democrat Johnson.
But, like the new president, Eisenhower saw the need to emphasize to Americans that the country would survive the first murder of a president since Leon Czolgosz shot President William McKinley in 1901. Pulled out of a meeting at the United Nations to address the news of Kennedy's assassination, Eisenhower spoke to reporters off the cuff to insist that Americans were too solid and faithful to let fanatics derail their government.
"I'm sure the entire citizenry of this nation will join as one man in expressing not only their grief but their indignation at this act, and will stand faithfully behind the government," Eisenhower said. Relying on the lessons of history, he went on to detail how the nation had responded to every other presidential murder or assassination attempt in American history: attacks on Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Harry Truman. In each case, regardless of the partisan affiliation of either the president or the assassin, Eisenhower noted, Americans had rallied behind the government, and the nation had moved on.
For Eisenhower, the American government stood above the president and above party. "These things have happened," he said, "and it seems inexplicable to me, because Americans are loyal, and it is just this occasional psychopathic sort of accident that occurs and I don't know what we can do about it…. In civilized countries of the world this doesn't happen…."
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Not every American shares the "indignation" for the effects of the murderers in our country. The ongoing onslaught of violence, murders, and incredible injustice challenges our best intentions. These deep divisions create space for dehumanizing the other and are amplified by politicians and others with a microphone.
Such tragic outcomes seem inevitable.
With a sad and heavy heart I offer gratitude for all the blessings of this life, and in the work for peaceful community, I offer my life. Take my life, not the young ones who hold our futures.
We are a sick nation; our civility eroded by countless careless opportunistic acts. The healing we must have is dependent upon our communities and our local leaders. It's dependent upon us, each and every one of us, in our daily, ordinary lives.
In grief, gratitude, love, and work, I earnestly pray for integrity and wisdom in our leaders and in our own lives. All depends upon our fortitude in love.
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Nov 23, 2022·edited Nov 23, 2022
"In civilized countries of this world this doesn't happen."
Anyone who mistakes this country as "civilized" is either a fool or an ignoramus too stupid to know what is what.


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Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System.Drawing.Text

Public Class CoolTrackBar

    Inherits UserControl
    Enum MouseState As Byte
        None = 0
        Over = 1
        Down = 2
        Block = 3
    End Enum

#Region "Declaration"
    Private _Maximum As Integer = 100
    Private _Value As Integer = 0
    Private CaptureMovement As Boolean = False
    Private Bar As Rectangle = New Rectangle(0, 10, Width - 21, Height - 21)
    Private Track As Size = New Size(28, 18)
    Private _TextColor As Color = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255)
    Private _BorderColor As Color = Color.FromArgb(35, 35, 35)
    Private _BarBaseColor As Color = Color.FromArgb(40, 40, 40)
    Private _StripColor As Color = Color.FromArgb(50, 50, 50)
    Private _StripAmountColor As Color = Color.DeepSkyBlue
#End Region

#Region "Properties"

    <Category("Colors")> _
    Public Property BorderColor As Color
        Get
            Return _BorderColor
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Color)
            _BorderColor = value
        End Set
    End Property

    <Category("Colors")> _
    Public Property TrackColor As Color
        Get
            Return _BarBaseColor
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Color)
            _BarBaseColor = value
            Update()
        End Set
    End Property

    <Category("Colors")> _
    Public Property BGColor As Color
        Get
            Return _StripColor
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Color)
            _StripColor = value
            Update()
        End Set
    End Property

    <Category("Colors")> _
    Public Property TextColor As Color
        Get
            Return _TextColor
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Color)
            _TextColor = value
            Update()
        End Set
    End Property

    <Category("Colors")> _
    Public Property AmountColor As Color
        Get
            Return _StripAmountColor
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Color)
            _StripAmountColor = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property Maximum() As Integer
        Get
            Return _Maximum
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Integer)
            If value > 0 Then _Maximum = value
            If value < _Value Then _Value = value
            Invalidate()
        End Set
    End Property

    Event ValueChanged()

    Public Property Value() As Integer
        Get
            Return _Value
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Integer)
            Select Case value
                Case Is = _Value
                    Exit Property
                Case Is < 0
                    _Value = 0
                Case Is > _Maximum
                    _Value = _Maximum
                Case Else
                    _Value = value
            End Select
            Invalidate()
            RaiseEvent ValueChanged()
        End Set
    End Property

    Protected Overrides Sub OnHandleCreated(ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
        BackColor = Color.Transparent
        MyBase.OnHandleCreated(e)
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnMouseDown(ByVal e As Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs)
        MyBase.OnMouseDown(e)
        Dim MovementPoint As New Rectangle(New Point(e.Location.X, e.Location.Y), New Size(1, 1))
        Dim Bar As New Rectangle(10, 10, Width - 21, Height - 21)
        If New Rectangle(New Point(Bar.X + CInt(Bar.Width * (Value / Maximum)) - CInt(Track.Width / 2 - 1), 0), New Size(Track.Width, Height)).IntersectsWith(MovementPoint) Then
            CaptureMovement = True
        End If
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnMouseUp(ByVal e As Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs)
        MyBase.OnMouseUp(e)
        CaptureMovement = False
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnMouseMove(ByVal e As Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs)
        MyBase.OnMouseMove(e)
        If CaptureMovement Then
            Dim MovementPoint As New Point(e.X, e.Y)
            Dim Bar As New Rectangle(10, 10, Width - 21, Height - 21)
            Value = CInt(Maximum * ((MovementPoint.X - Bar.X) / Bar.Width))
        End If
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnMouseLeave(ByVal e As EventArgs)
        MyBase.OnMouseLeave(e) : CaptureMovement = False
    End Sub

#End Region

#Region "Draw Control"

    Sub New()
        SetStyle(ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer Or ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint Or ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw Or _
                    ControlStyles.UserPaint Or ControlStyles.Selectable Or _
                    ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor, True)
        DoubleBuffered = True
        BackColor = Color.Transparent
        InitializeComponent()
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnPaint(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs)
        Dim B As New Bitmap(Width, Height)
        Dim G = Graphics.FromImage(B)
        With G
            .SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighQuality
            .PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality
            .TextRenderingHint = TextRenderingHint.ClearTypeGridFit
            Bar = New Rectangle(13, 11, Width - 27, Height - 21)

            .SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias
            .TextRenderingHint = TextRenderingHint.AntiAliasGridFit
            .FillRectangle(New SolidBrush(_StripColor), New Rectangle(3, CInt((Height / 2) - 4), Width - 5, 8))
            .DrawRectangle(New Pen(_BorderColor, 2), New Rectangle(4, CInt((Height / 2) - 4), Width - 5, 8))
            .FillRectangle(New SolidBrush(_StripAmountColor), New Rectangle(4, CInt((Height / 2) - 4), CInt(Bar.Width * (Value / Maximum)) + CInt(Track.Width / 2), 8))
            .FillRectangle(New SolidBrush(_BarBaseColor), Bar.X + CInt(Bar.Width * (Value / Maximum)) - CInt(Track.Width / 2), Bar.Y + CInt((Bar.Height / 2)) - CInt(Track.Height / 2), Track.Width, Track.Height)
            .DrawRectangle(New Pen(_BorderColor, 2), Bar.X + CInt(Bar.Width * (Value / Maximum)) - CInt(Track.Width / 2), Bar.Y + CInt((Bar.Height / 2)) - CInt(Track.Height / 2), Track.Width, Track.Height)
            .DrawString(_Value, New Font("Segoe UI", 6.5, FontStyle.Regular), New SolidBrush(_TextColor), New Rectangle(Bar.X + CInt(Bar.Width * (Value / Maximum)) - CInt(Track.Width / 2), Bar.Y + CInt((Bar.Height / 2)) - CInt(Track.Height / 2), Track.Width - 1, Track.Height), New StringFormat With {.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center, .LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center})
        End With
        MyBase.OnPaint(e)
        G.Dispose()
        e.Graphics.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic
        e.Graphics.DrawImageUnscaled(B, 0, 0)
        B.Dispose()
    End Sub

#End Region

    Private Sub CoolTrackBar_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

    End Sub
End Class


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Q: Creating a function that swaps elements in a nested list and updating the list along the way I need to create a function that swaps specific elements in a nested list.
This is the code im working with, and the list is dg.
events_b_list = []
dg = [[[a1,b1], [a1,b1]],[[a2,b2], [a2,b2]], [[a3,b3], [a3,b3]],[[a4,b4], [a4,b4]]]
for recomb_r1 in [0,1]:
    if (recomb_r1 == 0):
        p_1 = (1-r)
        dg_0 = dg
    else:
        p_1 = r
        for i in dg swap_r()
    dg.append()
    for recomb_r2 in [0,1]:
        if (recomb_r2 == 0):
            p_2 = (1-r)
            dg_0 = dg
        else:
            p_2 = r
            for i in dg swap_r()
        dg.append()

recomb_r1 refers to a swap between the first b1 and the first b3. [[[a1,b1], [a1,b1]],[[a2,b2], [a2,b2]], [[a3,b3], [a3,b3]],[[a4,b4], [a4,b4]]]. Basically, if recomb_r1 ==0 the current list in dg dosn't change, but if recomb_r1 does happen then a new, changed list is added into dg with the changed elements.
So the new dg would look like this,
dg= [[[a1,b1], [a1,b1]],[[a2,b2], [a2,b2]], [[a3,b3], [a3,b3]],[[a4,b4], [a4,b4]], [[a1,b3], [a1,b1]],[[a2,b2], [a2,b2]], [[a3,b1], [a3,b3]],[[a4,b4], [a4,b4]]]

Similarly, the next step is another swap but between the second b1 and second b4. If the swap doesn't happen the latest list remains the same and if it does the list should make the swap in for elements in the list and form a new list in dg (consisting of the changes). I'm wondering if there is a function that can do the switches and iterate thru dg to create a new list of the changes?

A: You can swap the elements by making a copy of the original one and then, simply concatenate them.
import copy
events_b_list = []
dg = [[[a1,b1], [a1,b1]],[[a2,b2], [a2,b2]], [[a3,b3], [a3,b3]],[[a4,b4], [a4,b4]]]
for recomb_r1 in [0,1]:
    if (recomb_r1 == 0):
        p_1 = (1-r)
        dg_0 = dg
    else:
        p_1 = r
        fg = copy.deepcopy(dg)
        fg[0][0][1], fg[2][0][1] = fg[2][0][1], fg[0][0][1]
        dg = dg + fg