This deck is something I have been working on for a bit now. To be honest I don't think I am great at the game so a lot of the cards in this deck are more meta calls than anything else.
Now to explain the best I can on how this deck works. At the start I am normally looking for a Chance Cube and at least one weapon or removal. The idea is to get a Chance Cube on Talzin and dice fix for money then put high cost weapons on Vos to deal damage. I use the Solar Sailer for resources or dice fixing, and when I play the Command Shuttle all I use is the SPECIAL! for the most part. All of the events are used to help control the battlefield and deal with some meta choices. I tend to only use Dryden's SPECIAL! when it's very early in a game or when I can't dice fix either through focus or risking re-rolls.
I think Dryden has a very powerful dice that most people over look because of Vader. Once you get a weapon on Dryden he can fix his own dice with the 2 focus sides, or deal 2-3 damage with each one. I tend to play the SPECIAL! as a consolation prize. Yes it's great to get a Vader's Fist out turn one for free but a lot of decks can push a Vader's Fist turn one. I tried to make the deck able to handle most match ups but it can be prone to bad draws. The only really bad match up I think this deck has is fast action cheating aggro decks because it relies a lot on removal or controlling board state in some way.
At Odds and Chance Cube are great for anti-Mill, Coercion and Threaten are there mostly for Vader, and Vandalize helps with Vehicle mods and force illusion, and Stifle is great all the time.
This was the one match up I did not want to fight and is the hardest for my deck. Dryden can dish out large amounts of damage but the Han/Yoda is just to fast. The match itself started with his battle field and Talzin sitting at 3 health and no shields before I was even able to do anything more than play a chance cube. I rolled out Talzin and fixed the cube only to have it removed. Then I Dryden SPECIAL! into a Vader's Fist turn one. The fist ended by doing 6 damage to Han and putting two shields on Talzin. At the start of round two it was an uphill fight and I often thought I was as good as done. Thanks to another SPECIAL! I got out a Command Shuttle and that turned into a Solar Sailer and Darth Vader's Lightsaber as the game went on. I used both Witch Magick and took shields whenever I could for Talzin. By the end of the match I had to burn through two Second Chances to finally win the game.
This time I got my battlefield. I did my best to spread the damage around between Dryden and Talzin but ended turn one with 3 damage Talzin and 4 on Dryden. I was able to do 3 Damage to Tarkin and a failed SPECIAL!. Turn two is when things started to get a little more level. I was able to SPECIAL! into a Vader's Fist and pay for a Vader Saber on Dryden. Even with all of this I was only able to do about 3 damage to Tarkin. I used the Saber to roll Dryden's dice back in and got a SPECIAL! that turned into a In the Crosshairs which removed all but one of his dice and then I used the Ambush to Claim and remove the last dice. From that point Dryden was able to beat down Tarkin and Talzin got the last shot. He did Flames of the Past my Vader's Fist though. Snoke was fully loaded and had Force Jump which bought him some time. I Dryden SPECIAL! into a Darksaber that I didn't play for free because I thought I had to overwrite the Vader Saber or Chain Sickle for some weird reason. I did end up overwriting the Vader Saber next round which was a waste of resources and time for me since I could have played it for free. I ended the match by using the Solar Sailer to 2 focus my Dark Saber and the Chain Sickle. He couldn't deal with both and that was game.
All in all my SOS was pretty high and it was the best I have placed at a Regional beating my 3-4 record at the San Diego Regional. I was pretty tired most of the day due to the long drive up there and how taxing some of my games were but I had a great time overall.
Have you considered using Cunning as well?
Cunning rotated in and out of this deck. In the end I just found that the it wasn't worth it. It's an even numbered card, has to go on Dryden and I normally used the special on Yoda's special when I was in those match ups. The Command took up the slot I used to have cunning in.
First off, congratulations on your top 16 finish! I've tried so hard to find a Dryden deck that would work because your so right I think he's underrated because of Vader but his sides are pretty nasty. Love it, will be watching this list and am excited to see iterations off of this idea.
congrats brother, Its been a pleasure seeing your skills and this deck grow. It's always something SPECIAL to see when it works.
Amazed that Dryden could make top 16, this is awesome.
Mostly it's a mix of things. To start Retribution starts to add up over time, then it's a matter of normally having better targets like Vader's Fist. You can use Coercion get a look at their hand and make the best calls on what they might remove. Also for some reason people only seem to remove the dice when its the SPECIAL! and rarely the damage. Vader's saber helps to roll removed dice back in and to be honest removal was never really an issue. Only the saber has + damage sides so that helps a bit as well.


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Eastern Washington a tough matchup for CU Buffs…
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Eastern Washington a tough matchup for CU Buffs men's basketball in need of turnaround
Eagles already have defeated Pac-12 team on the road
University of Colorado Boulder's Keeshawn Barthelemy drives past Tennessee's Kennedy Chandler on December 4, 2021.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
By Pat Rooney | prooney@prairiemountainmedia.com | Boulder Daily Camera
PUBLISHED: December 7, 2021 at 2:35 p.m. | UPDATED: December 8, 2021 at 8:38 a.m.
The message from head coach Tad Boyle this week was simple.
If the Buffaloes aren't ready to play, if they choose to play to their potential during only select stretches of the 40-minute game, the recent disappointment will continue.
Following consecutive losses against top-15 foes that showed the Buffs aren't yet ready to challenge the best basketball teams in the nation, CU looks to get back on track Wednesday night at home against Eastern Washington.
In many seasons, this is the sort of matchup that might allow the Buffs to iron out some kinks ahead of a Dec. 21 home date against No. 8 Kansas and the resumption of Pac-12 Conference play that follows. But this isn't most seasons. Eastern Washington is a Big Sky Conference foe that reached the NCAA Tournament last season and already has a Pac-12 road win to its credit, topping Washington State on Nov. 27.
"Really good program. Really good players. They went into Washington State — and Washington State's good this year, they're not the Washington State of old — and they beat them convincingly," Boyle said. "Washington State was up 13-2 on them out of the gate. So if we're not ready to play, we'll get beat. Bottom line. Simple as that. If we're not ready to play, we'll get beat."
Those top-15 losses — first at then-No. 5 UCLA, and then at home against No. 13 Tennessee — revealed a Buffs team that was unable to really execute at either end of the floor at a level commensurate with the level of competition.
The Bruins and Tennessee shot a combined .471 from the floor. The backcourt stars for both teams seemingly scored at will, with UCLA's Tyger Campbell going 4-for-7 from 3-point range during a 21-point night before Tennessee star freshman put up 27 points on the Buffs on a 13-for-20 afternoon (12-for-14 on 2-pointers).
For a Buffs team hoping to at least be in the NCAA Tournament conversation in February, it was a jarring early-December reality check. If there's a bright side, it's still early December, with plenty of time for the Buffs to put those tough lessons into practice.
"We all know what happened. We lost to two really good teams. I think we understand that," CU sophomore forward Jabari Walker said. "It's not like we lost to just anybody. We're definitely keeping our heads up and getting on to the next.
"(Eastern Washington) is a good team. They made it to the tournament. They've got some guys that want to be Pac-12 players, so they're going to go at us. They want to prove they're better than Pac-12 teams. They'll have a chip on their shoulders, and we've got to have a chip on our shoulders."
At a pair of intense practices the past two days, Boyle repeated the theme he spouted after the loss against Tennessee, admitting the Buffs are merely an average basketball team at this juncture. He also recently discussed his team's need to learn from losses. If the Buffs can do just that, the Eastern Washington battle marks the first of three consecutive mid-major foes before the schedule ramps up again on Dec. 21 against the Jayhawks.
"I believe our guys think they're better than they are. And that's not a lack of confidence. It's a lack of reality," Boyle said. "We're an ordinary, average team. And the reason we're ordinary and average is that we're not consistent. Good teams are not inconsistent. By definition, you can't be good and be inconsistent. Good players are not inconsistent. Especially with their effort, their toughness, with their rebounding, with their grit on defense. We're an inconsistent team.
"I'm not saying we can't be good. We can be. We're a dangerous team. We're not a good team."
Eastern Washington Eagles at CU Buffs men's basketball
TIPOFF: Wednesday, 6 p.m., CU Events Center
BROADCAST: TV — Pac-12 Networks; Radio — 850 AM and 94.1 FM.
RECORDS: Eastern Washington 4-4; Colorado 6-3.
COACHES: Eastern Washington— David Riley, 1st season (4-4 at Eastern Washington and overall); Colorado — Tad Boyle, 12th season (239-146, 295-212 overall).
KEY PLAYERS: Eastern Washington — G/F Steele Venters, R-Fr., 19.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, .523 3-point percentage; G Rylan Bergersen, Sr., 13.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.6 apg, .567 field goal percentage; F Ethan Price, Fr., 10.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg. Colorado — F Jabari Walker, So., 14.3 ppg, 9.1 rpg; F Evan Battey, R-Sr., 13.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, .566 field goal percentage; G Keeshawn Barthelemy, R-So., 12.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.8 apg.
NOTES: EWU is in its first season under Riley as its head coach. Former head coach Shantay Legans left the program for the University of Portland after leading the Eagles to a Big Sky Conference tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament…Riley spent 10 previous seasons at EWU as either an assistant or staff member. He is the nephew of Mike Riley, formerly the head football coach at Nebraska, Oregon State, and the San Diego Chargers…CU is 3-0 all-time against EWU, winning the most recent matchup 76-68 on Dec. 22, 2016 in Boulder…CU will host a children's toy drive in conjunction with Wednesday's game as well as Friday's game against Milwaukee (7:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks). The CU football equipment truck will be parked outside the main entrance to the Events Center along Regent drive and will accept donations from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday and 8 a.m. until the 7:30 tipoff on Friday. Fans also can deliver toys on Thursday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Donations will benefit the Broomfield-based charity A Precious Child.
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One way to save money on utility bills is to conserve on water!
I recently read the book: America's Cheapest Family written by Steve and Annette Economides. They said they put a full 20oz bottle of water in the back of their toilet. It uses less water when you flush to fill the toilet which saves a few dollars each month on their water bill.
Try to shower every other day instead of every day. Not only will it be good for your water bill but it will be good for your hair!
When you do shower, use a low-flow shower head. It reduces the flow as much as 40 percent.
When giving your children baths, don't fill the tub completely.
Don't run the water while brushing your teeth. If you shut it off while brushing, you save about 3 gallons in the two minutes it took you to brush. Hopefully you brush your teeth twice a day every day. By shutting the water off, you save an average of 180 gallons per month, per person.
Don't wash Laundry unless it is really dirty. I don't know how many times my daughter has taken clothes out of her dresser and I wash them, even though they were never worn!
Save enough dirty laundry to do a full large load instead of doing a few small loads.
Run your dishwasher only when it is completely full.
Use cold water when cooking. Not only will it save money by not using hot water, it will be better for you. I'm not sure if you have ever seen the inside of a used hot water heater lately. They are pretty gross...nothing I would want to eat or cook my food with.
Don't use running water to defrost food. Try and remember to take them out of the freezer the night before.
Repair dripping faucets. A slow steady drip wastes about 330 gallons per month.
When it's hot out fill a pool rather then have your children run in a sprinkler. A half an hour of fun could lead to several hundreds of gallons wasted.
Insulate hot water pipes and hot water heater.
When you go out of town shut off the water.


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Tag: Lake of fire
One of the traditional doctrines of the church is that the lost (the people who are not saved) will suffer everlasting torment in the lake of fire. The purpose of the current article series is to show that this is not what the Bible teaches. Rather, the lost will be annihilated, which means that they will be put out of existence.
The current article is a summary of the four articles in this series. It first presents the case for annihilationism and then responds to the arguments for everlasting torment:
The Case for Annihilationism
This section is a summary of the article, Annihilationism.
After God created man (Gen 2:7), God told Adam that he would die if he eats from the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Gen 2:17). Man, therefore, after he was created, was not an immortal being.
After man sinned, God drove him out of the garden to prevent him from eating from the tree of life "and live forever" (Gen 3:22). In the context of the creation account, this was a death sentence. Unless something changed, man's death would be his final end. But something did change:
"God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him shall not perish,
but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
One profound principle from this verse is that God loves this world so much that He gave "His only begotten Son." Below, we elaborate on the following two other profound principles from this verse:
Those who do not believe in Jesus Christ will "perish."
Whoever believes in Him shall have "eternal life."
Non-believers will perish.
The Cambridge dictionary explains perish as "to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed." The Greek word translated "perish" in John 3:16 is apollumi. Strong's concordance explains this as "to destroy, destroy utterly." Consistent with these definitions, the New Testament frequently describes the fate of non-believers as dying or destruction. For example:
"The gate is wide and the way is broad
that leads to destruction …
the gate is small and the way is narrow
that leads to life"
(Matt 7:13-14).
"The wages of sin is death" (Rom 6:23).
"Those who do not know God …
will pay the penalty of eternal destruction"
(2 Thess 1:8-9)
"The day of judgment and destruction
of ungodly men" (2 Peter 3:7);
"When sin is accomplished,
it brings forth death" (James 1:15).
There are so many texts in the New Testament that describe the end of the lost as death or destruction that I found it difficult to limit myself to the five above; one from Jesus, two from Paul, and one each from Peter and James. For other such statements, see Matt 3:12; 10:28; 13:40-42; Rom 1:29-32; 6:16, 21; 8:13; Phil 1:28; 3:18–19; 1 Cor 3:17; 1 Thess 5:2-3; 2 Peter 2:1, 3, 6; and James 4:12; 5:19.
Death is the opposite of Eternal Life.
In many of the examples above, the fate of the lost is described as "death." That is not the first and temporary death that faces all people. Rather, it is that awful and irreversible death which only sinners will suffer, which Revelation refers to as "the second death" (Rev 20:14; cf. 20:6; 21:8). The contrast between "death" and "eternal life" in these verses indicates that this is the meaning of "death:"
"He who … believes Him who sent Me,
has eternal life, and …
has passed out of death into life" (John 5:24).
"The wages of sin is death,
but the free gift of God is eternal life" (Rom 6:23).
"Our Saviour Christ Jesus abolished death
and brought life and immortality to light" (2 Tim 1:10).
For other such statements, see Romans 6:16, 21-22; 8:13; 5:21 or Galatians 6:8).
The contrast in these passages between "death" and "eternal life" is quite incompatible with the contrast between eternal life in happiness and eternal life in torment which the traditional doctrine presents.
Traditionalist Response
This article refers to people who teach everlasting torment as traditionalists.
The traditionalist response to such verses is that "destroy" should not be taken literally. However, everywhere else the verb apollumi (destroy) is used in the synoptic Gospels, it always refers to someone literally killing another (e.g., Matt 2:13, Mark 9:22). And, as another example, Peter used the same word to describe the destruction of people during the flood and the destruction of the lost in the end (2 Peter 3:6-7). Literal destruction, therefore, is indicated.
The Bible is literally packed with affirmations that the lost will be destroyed. However, Bible readers have become so accustomed to these statements that we simply don't notice them anymore. We should allow these texts to say what they say, and not subconsciously edit them out.
shall have Eternal Life
We have now confirmed the principle from John 3:16 that non-believers will "perish." We now come to another profound principle from that verse, namely that ONLY believers will inherit eternal life.
Scripture sees immortality as something that belongs to God alone (1 Tim 6:16); NOT something that people already have. Immortality is a gift that God will give only to those who believe in Jesus. For example:
"You (the Father) gave Him (the Son) authority over all flesh,
that to all whom You have given Him,
He may give eternal life" (John 17:2).
"We believe in Him FOR eternal life" (1 Tim 1:16).
"Christ Jesus … has destroyed death and has
brought life and immortality to light" (2 Tim 1:9-10)
For other such statements, see also John 10:28; Rom 2:5-8; 6:23; 1 Cor 15:42, 50, 53, 54; Gal 6:8; 1 John 5:11; Titus 1:2; 3:7 and 1 Tim 6:12. Only God's people will receive eternal life. The tragic consequence is that a person who rejects Christ will not receive immortality, but die the second death which God warned Adam about.
Traditionalists may agree that people do not have inherent (essential) immortality independent of God. However, based on texts that seem to teach everlasting torment, traditionalists argue that God will keep sinners in existence endlessly in order to punish them, as per the Belgic Confession:
"The evil ones … shall be made immortal – but only to be tormented in the everlasting fire" (Belgic Confession; article 37).
But this is the opposite of what the Bible teaches, for the Bible makes it clear that sinners will be put out of existence and that only the saved will receive immortality. Therefore, the traditional interpretations of verses that seem to teach everlasting torment must be wrong, as is discussed below.
The Biblical Vision of Eternity
Above, two broad biblical themes that support annihilationism have been presented, namely:
The lost will be destroyed, and
Immortality is available but ONLY through Christ.
The current section presents a third theme in support of annihilationism, namely that a time will come when evil will NOT exist anywhere in the universe:
"The fullness of the times, that is,
the summing up of all things in Christ,
things in the heavens and things on the earth" (Eph 1:10)
"Then comes the end,
when He hands over the kingdom to the God …
so that God may be all in all" (1 Cor 15:24, 28).
In Revelation 21, God promises:
In "a new heaven and a new earth" (Rev 21:1),
He will "will wipe away every tear."
"There will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain;
the first things have passed away." (Rev 20:4)
When God is "all in all," His enemies will no longer exist.
Perversely, instead of a glorious universal kingdom unblemished by any stain, defenders of the doctrine of everlasting torment teach that creation will forever be divided into an ugly dualism of happiness and "weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matt 8:12) as multitudes suffer endlessly.
It's not clear how heaven could ever truly be happy if it co-exists alongside an eternal hell. How could we enjoy our new existence when we know that fellow human beings — and perhaps even our loved ones — are being tormented with no hope that the pain will ever stop?
The central revelation of God in the New Testament is that God is love (1 John 4:8, 16). How could a loving God keep the damned in existence for the sole purpose of torturing them?
The warning of the Third Angel
symbolizes Permanent Destruction.
This section is a summary of the article: The warning of the third angel.
Above, we presented the case for annihilationism. The remainder of the article discusses the evidence for everlasting torment.
The warning of the third angel in Revelation 14:9-11 is one of the Bible passages that are most frequently used to justify the teaching of everlasting torment.
At the time when the image of the beast kills people who refuse to accept the mark of the beast (Rev 13:15-16), God, through His people on earth, sends three powerful messages to the people of the world, symbolized as three angels (Rev 14:6, 8, 9). The third angel (Rev 14:9) warns that any person who accepts the mark of the beast:
"Will drink of the wine of the wrath of God,
… and he will be TORMENTED with fire and brimstone
in the presence of … the Lamb.
And the smoke of their torment
goes up FOREVER AND EVER;
they have no rest day and night"
(Rev 14:10-11)
The only thing that is described as eternal in these verses is the rising smoke. Traditionalists argue that, if "the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever," then the lost must burn forever. We object as follows to this interpretation:
Revelation is a Symbolic Book.
First, the book of Revelation is replete with symbolism. For example, in the third angel's message, God's wrath is symbolized as wine that people will have to drink, and Jesus is symbolized as a Lamb. We should, therefore, expect that other aspects of the third angel's warning are also symbolic.
Tormented in the Presence of the Lamb
Second, the worshipers of the beast "will be tormented … in the presence of … the Lamb" (Rev 14:10). Literally interpreted, this means that the Lamb and His angels will remain in hell forever, which is ridiculous. The fact that the lost "will be tormented … in the presence of … the Lamb," implies that they will not be tormented forever.
Language of the Judgment on Edom
Third, the warning of the third angel contains one of the strongest allusions in Revelation to the Old Testament, namely to the prophecy against Edom (Isaiah 34:9-10). Both the third angel and the prophecy against Edom predict:
With fire and brimstone,
Causing smoke to rise up forever.
But the prophecy against Edom interprets its own symbols as extinction, namely that Edom "will be desolate; none will pass through it forever and ever."
Babylon's smoke goes up forever.
Fourth, as stated, the only thing that is eternal in the third angel's message is the rising smoke, but the smoke of the harlot Babylon also "goes up for ever and ever" (Rev 19:3). Babylon symbolizes false religion that has ruled over the kings of the world of all ages (Rev 17:3, 18). (See the article series on Babylon.) Although "the smoke from her goes up for ever and ever," she will NOT be tormented forever because:
False religion is not a personal being that can be tormented.
Revelation states explicitly that Babylon will be completely and utterly destroyed (Rev 18:21; 17:16).
The Immediate Context
Fifth, the third angel's warning of "the wrath of God" (Rev 14:10) is followed in chapter 14 by the outpouring of God's wrath at Christ's return (Rev 14:14). At that time, "the great wine press of the wrath of God" (Rev 14:19) "was trodden … and blood flowed from the wine press, as high as a horse's bridle" (Rev 14:20). Since a warning of wrath is closely followed by a description of the execution of wrath at Christ's return, the context requires that the warning refers to Christ's return.
The Seven Last Plagues
Sixth, the seven last plagues are "the last, because in them the wrath of God is finished" (Rev 15:1). This implies that the wrath of God, about which the third angel warned (Rev 14:10), will be "finished" when the seven last plagues are finished. Since the seven last plagues conclude with Christ's return (see the explanation in the detailed article), when He will put the lost to death (Rev 19:21), the wrath of God, which the third angel warns about, will be concluded with Christ's return. It will not continue forever.
Read superficially, the third angel's message does seem to talk about everlasting torment, but the following indicates that it actually teaches annihilation:
They are tormented in the presence of the Lamb.
This warning uses language from the destruction of Edom.
The smoke of false religion also goes up forever.
God's wrath is finished with Christ's return.
The Lake of Fire – Revelation 20:10
This is a summary of the article: The lake of fire.
The description of the lake of fire in Revelation 20:10 is also one of the main arguments for everlasting torment:
"And the devil who deceived them
was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone,
where the beast and the false prophet are also;
and they will be TORMENTED day and night
FOREVER AND EVER" (Rev 20:10, NASB).
This verse has all the necessary elements for the traditional doctrine of everlasting torment – the lake of fire, conscious suffering, and eternal duration. And, only a few verses later, the lost are also thrown into the lake of fire:
"If anyone's name was not found
written in the book of life,
he was thrown into the lake of fire" (Rev 20:15).
However, once one understands the meaning of the symbols, Revelation 20:10 is a symbolic description of annihilation:
Revelation is a book of symbols.
First, as already stated above, Revelation is replete with symbols. Examples from Revelation 20:10 are that the beast, which is tormented in the lake of fire, has seven heads and ten horns and comes up out of the sea (Rev 13:1). And the false prophet, which is tormented with it, is also a beast but it comes "up out of the earth" and has "two horns like a lamb" (Rev 13:11). (See the explanations of the beast and the false prophet below.) Given the symbolic nature of Revelation, any literal interpretation is probably wrong.
Death itself is annihilated in the Lake of Fire.
Second, at the end of Revelation 20, after the final judgment (Rev 20:11-12), death itself is also "thrown into the lake of fire" (Rev 20:14). Revelation 21:4 explains this as that "there will no longer be any death." If throwing death into the lake of fire symbolizes the annihilation of death, then all things thrown into the lake of fire are annihilated.
The Lake of Fire is the Second Death.
Third, the lake of fire is twice explicitly explained as "the second death:"
"Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.
This is the second death, the lake of fire" (Rev 20:14).
"But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable …
their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death" (Rev 21:8).
Referring to this death as the second death means that it is different from the first death. Some people have died twice (e.g., Lazarus in John 11:44 and the little girl in Mark 5:41) but they did not die the second death.
All dead people will be resurrected from the first death (Rev 20:5; John 5:28-29). It is only after the final great judgment (Rev 20:11, 12) that the lost are "thrown into the lake of fire" (Rev 20:15), which is the second death. This is the final and irreversible death.
The Beast is not a Personal Being.
Fourth, the beast is not a person. It comes up out of the sea and has seven heads and ten horns (Rev 13:1). Both its seven heads and ten horns are explained as "kings" (Rev 17:10, 12). Revelation 13:2 says that the beast receives something from a lion, a bear, a leopard, and a dragon. These are the four beasts of Daniel 7. Revelation 13:2, therefore, identifies the beast as a continuation of the beasts of Daniel. And Daniel's beasts are also explained as kingdoms that exist on earth (Dan 7:17, 23). Interpreters right across the theological spectrum agree that the beast of Revelation is not a personal being that can be tormented, but a kingdom, a "system:"
Reformed preterist Kenneth Gentry sees the beast as representing Rome, with Nero Caesar in particular as its representative.
Dispensationalist/futurist John Walvoord sees it as the revived Roman Empire in the last days.
Idealist Sam Hamstra sees the beast representing "the spirit and empires of the world.
The current website interprets the beast as the eleventh horn of Daniel 7, which is the Antichrist in the Book of Daniel, and which is the church of the middle ages.
For a discussion of the identity of the beasts, heads, and horns, see:
The seven-headed beasts identified.
The beasts are three of the seven heads.
The seven heads identified
The False Prophet is also not a Person.
Fifth. the false prophet is also a beast, namely the "beast coming up out of the earth" (Rev 13:11). To see that they are the same, compare Revelation 13:12 and 19:20. The false prophet, therefore, is also not a personal entity.
"Since the beast and the false prophet are figures for systems rather than individual persons, the permanent destruction of evil is evidently meant" (F.F. Bruce, "Revelation," in The New Layman's Bible Commentary, 1708.). Neither of them will exist forever, nor could they suffer conscious, sensible pain.
The Beast will be destroyed.
This is explicitly stated in Revelation:
"The beast that you saw …
go to destruction" (Rev 17:8).
"The beast … goes to destruction" (Rev 17:11).
We also see this in Daniel 7. As stated, the beast in Revelation is a continuation of the beasts in Daniel 7 (cf. Rev 13:2). The most important character in Daniel 7 is the eleventh horn that grows out of the fourth beast: Most of the chapter is dedicated to this evil power (cf. Dan 7:25). However, a time will come when it will be "annihilated and destroyed forever" (Dan 7:26). Since this horn is the successor of the fourth beast, when it is "annihilated and destroyed forever," the same applies to the fourth beast itself.
To make the link to Revelation's beast even stronger, another article shows that that evil eleventh horn is the beast of Revelation. In other words, since the horn will be "annihilated and destroyed forever," the beast of Revelation will be annihilated.
We also see in Daniel 2 that the beast will be annihilated. That chapter describes the same four kingdoms as in Daniel 7 and confirms that, once Christ has returned, "not a trace of them was found" (Dan 2:35). God's kingdom "will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms" (Dan 2:44).
Again we discover that, what superficially seems to be evidence for everlasting torment, actually is evidence for annihilation, for death itself and the systems symbolized by the beast and the false prophet are annihilated in the lake of fire. Describing this lake as the second death also implies annihilation.
The devil is cast into the lake of fire with the beast and the false prophet (Rev 20:10). He is a personal being and could suffer everlasting torment. But if impersonal or corporate entities, such as death, the beast, and the false prophet, can be thrown into the lake of fire to be annihilated, then, when Satan is thrown into that lake, he is also annihilated.
But why does the apocalypse use such awful symbols? I propose that Revelation states that the lost will be "tormented day and night forever and ever" because the utter annihilation of people, who have been created in God's image, is a truly horrifying concept; both for God and for His people. Just think of the people around you. Every one of them is a miracle created by God. To lose even one person is an eternal tragedy. For that reason, God paints a truly frightening picture of the end of the people who accept the mark of the beast.
Other Evidence for Everlasting Torment
This section is a summary of the article, Eternal Torment. It shows that the other arguments for everlasting torment are equally weak.
The Rich Man and Lazarus
Jesus told the story of a rich man who lived in splendor and a beggar named Lazarus who laid at his gate, covered with sores (Luke 16:19-20). Both men died. The rich man was "in agony in this flame" (Luke 16:22-23). This parable is often but mistakenly used to support the doctrine of eternal torment;
Firstly, this is a parable and the purpose of a parable to convey a single message. In this parable, the message is, "If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead" (Luke 16:31). The details of parables are not to be taken literally.
Secondly, it is important to note that the rich man is "in hades" (Luke 16:23). Hades is the temporary holding place where the dead are kept until the final destruction (cf. Rev 20:14). In other words, this parable says nothing about hell; the place of the ultimate destruction of the lost (Matt 10:28).
Eternal Punishment
This is possibly the most powerful argument for everlasting torment, namely that the Bible describes the state of the lost with phrases such as "eternal punishment" and "the eternal fire." For example, Jesus said:
"Then He will also say to those on His left,
'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire …
These will go away into eternal punishment,
but the righteous into eternal life" (Matt 25:41, 46).
However, for the following reasons, this also does not prove eternal torment:
ETERNAL FIRE
Jude uses "Sodom and Gomorrah" as "an example" of "the punishment of eternal fire" (Jude 1:7). In other words, Sodom and Gomorrah serve as "an example" of the "eternal fire" about which Christ warned. But the fire that destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but has gone out long ago.
Paul wrote that "those who do not know God … will pay the penalty of eternal destruction" (2 Thess 1:8-9). This explains what type of "eternal punishment" Jesus warned about, namely destruction.
These verses are often used in debates around eternal torment. Therefore, let us consider them more closely:
"When the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven …
8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God …
9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction,
away from the presence of the Lord"
Traditionalists argue that, since destruction cannot be an "eternal" process, the destruction here cannot be literal. However, this is a weak argument because "eternal" describes the consequence of the literal action of destruction.
Traditionalists also attempt to show that the destruction is not literal by using the NIV which translates this verse as "eternal destruction, and shut out from the presence of the Lord," as if the "and shut out from the presence of the Lord" is a second thing which these people must suffer, which would require their continued existence.
But this is simply a wrong translation, reflecting the theology of the translators. There are no words in the Greek of this verse that can be translated as "and shut out." Young's Literal Translations, for example, simply reads, "destruction age-during — from the face of the Lord" (Biblehub). In other words, these people will be removed from the presence of the Lord BY being destroyed with everlasting destruction.
Daniel 12:2
Daniel 12:2 also has a phrase that contains the word "eternal" and that is used to justify eternal torment:
"Many of those who sleep
in the dust of the ground will awake,
these to everlasting life,
but the others to disgrace
and everlasting contempt" (NASB).
Traditionalists argue that, for the lost to experience "disgrace and everlasting contempt," requires that they will always exist and be aware of their condition. However, Isaiah 66 shows that it is those who will receive "everlasting life" who will think of the lost with contempt. In Isaiah 66:
"Those slain by the LORD shall be many" (Isa 66:16).
Then, the saved "will … look on the corpses of the men … and they will be an abhorrence (same word as "contempt" in Daniel 2:2) to all" (Isa 66:24).
Their worm does not die,
and the fire is not quenched.
Jesus also said:
"It is better for you to enter life crippled,
than … to go … into the unquenchable fire,
[where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE,
AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED]"
(Mark 9:43-44; cf. Matt 18:8-9).
This also does not prove eternal torment:
Firstly, in this warning, Jesus contrasted "life" with "the unquenchable fire," which implies that "the unquenchable fire" is death.
Secondly, and much more importantly, Jesus here quoted the key phrase, "THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED" directly from Isaiah 66:24, which refers to corpses, and not to conscious eternal torment:
"Then they will … look on the corpses of the men
Who have transgressed against Me.
For their worm will not die
And their fire will not be quenched."
When people attempt to destroy corpses by fire, a portion of the body might remain due to a lack of fuel. And due to dry conditions, corpses sometimes dried up and the worms died before the corpse was fully consumed. That "their worm will not die and their fire will not be quenched" (Isa 66:24) means that these bodies will be completely consumed. There is no suggestion in Isaiah 66 of eternal torment. Rather, it supports annihilation. Since Jesus quoted from these verses, that is how we should understand His words.
The Unquenchable Fire
In Mark 9, as quoted above, Jesus also referred to "the unquenchable fire" (Mark 9:43). An "unquenchable fire" is not one that will never go out. For example, in Ezekiel 20:47-48, "the blazing flame will not be quenched" but will "consume every green tree in you." In other words, an unquenchable fire is one that is not quenched until it has fully consumed the object being burnt. In other words, "the unquenchable fire" also implies annihilation.
Summary of the Evidence
I would like to classify the arguments in this article as follows:
Evidence Supporting Annihilation
Man, after he was created, was not an immortal being.
After man sinned, God denied him access to the tree of life.
The NT frequently states that the lost will be destroyed.
Only believers will inherit eternal life.
In eternity, God will be all in all.
The third angel (Rev 14:9-11) teaches annihilation.
The lake of fire (Rev 20:10) also symbolizes extinction.
Once one understands the meanings of the symbols, the passages from Revelation support annihilation rather than eternal torment.
Neutral Evidence
The parable of the rich man and Lazarus speaks about hades, and not about Gehenna; the place where souls are destroyed (Matt 10:28).
The eternal fire, eternal punishment, everlasting contempt, "their worm does not die, the fire is not quenched," and the unquenchable fire do seem to support eternal torment when read superficially, but when one considers the Old Testament background and explanations of these passages in the New Testament, these statements can also be interpreted as evidence for annihilation. For this reason, I regard these statements as neutral in this debate.
THIS MEANS THAT I FIND NO EVIDENCE IN THE BIBLE FOR EVERLASTING TORMENT.
Origin and Consequences
The idea of eternal torment results from the concept that man has an immortal soul.
At the time when non-Jews were first allowed to become Christians without first becoming Jewish proselytes (See Early Church History), it was generally accepted in the Hellenistic (Greek) philosophical tradition that people have immortal souls. Although this view is foreign to Judaism, with the influx of Gentiles, this was one of the Hellenistic ideas that crept into the church and became one of the traditional teachings of the church
Since it was thought that people have immortal souls, the church had to develop an understanding of what will happen to the immortal souls of the lost in eternity. To solve this question, the isolated texts that seem to support eternal torment provided a solution. Thus, the dominant view of hell (Gehenna), throughout Church history, is that the lost will suffer unending torment.
But behind this, we must see Satan's hand. Continuing his first lie to the human race; "You surely will not die!" (Gen 3:4), Satan managed to convince the church that God will keep people alive for all eternity with the sole purpose of tormenting them. This presents God as the cruelest being that we are able to conceive; retaliating on his foes with an unmitigated, insatiable vengeance.
Added to that, some propose that God decides who will suffer eternal torture in hell, irrespective of what kind of people they are, and they call it the doctrine of God's grace! How the church has become corrupted!
"Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great,
she who has made all the nations drink
of the wine of the passion of her immorality" (Rev 14:8).
See, Babylon the great.)
But this deception is not without its consequences:
Firstly, how does one put your faith (trust) is such a god? Many people have become rebels due to the teaching of eternal torment.
Secondly, since man becomes like the god he worships, this teaching has helped Satan to convert the bride of Christ into the antichrist. Over the centuries, the church has killed millions of God's true people, namely those people who resist the church's blasphemous teachings.
Other Articles and Podcasts
For further information, see Glenn Peoples' article, Why I am an Annihilationist (rightreason.org). That article and Glenn's podcasts have helped me a great deal. His podcasts include the following:
Episode 1: A Final Word With Edward Fudge | Rethinking Hell
Episode 4: The Case for Annihilationism with Glenn Peoples
Episode 7: Traditional Objections Answered with Chris Date
On this website, the evidence for and against everlasting torment is discussed in five articles:
Summary of the more detailed articles
The lost will ultimately be put out of existence.
The warning of the third angel, as contained in Revelation 14:9-11,
The lake of fire, discussing Revelation 20:10, and
Other evidence for eternal torment.
Do immortal souls, after death, exist as conscious people (1 Cor 15)?
With what kind of body is the dead resurrected?
Other articles series
The Four Major Interpretations of the 490 years of Daniel 9
The Seven Seals of Revelation
Who is Babylon the Great; mother of harlot?
For further reading, I recommend Jon Paulien's commentary. For general discussions of theology, I recommend Graham Maxwell, who you will find on the Pineknoll website.
Satan will be annihilated in the lake of fire – Revelation 20:10
Revelation 20:10 has all the necessary elements for the traditional doctrine of eternal torment – the lake of fire, conscious suffering, and eternal duration. And, only a few verses later, the lost are also thrown into the lake of fire:
However, the purpose of this article is to show that Revelation 20:10 is a symbolic description of eternal destruction or annihilation.
According to Revelation 20:10, the devil, the beast and the false prophet will be tormented
in the lake of fire forever and ever. This article shows that Revelation 20:10 is a symbolic description of eternal destruction:
After death is thrown into the lake of fire, nobody else will die (Rev 21:4).
Revelation defines the lake of fire as the second death; the final and irreversible death.
The beast and the false prophet are not personal beings that can suffer eternal torment.
Revelation stated explicitly that the beast will be annihilated.
If impersonal or corporate entities, such as death, the beast and the false prophet, can be thrown into the lake of fire to be annihilated, then Satan will also be consumed when he is thrown into it.
Revelation 20:10 describes an event at the end of the Millennium. One thousand years earlier, at Christ's return, the beast and the false prophet were seized and "thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone" (Rev 19:20). At the same time, all sinners are put to death (Rev 19:21). At the end of the Millennium, all sinners that ever lived, "come to life" (Rev 20:5), are once more deceived by Satan (Rev 20:8), surround "the camp of the saints" but "fire came down from heaven and devoured them" (Rev 20:9). Then the devil, which is another name for Satan (Rev 20:2), "was thrown into the lake of fire," where the beast and false prophet are (Rev 20:10).
For example, consider the three beings in the lake of fire (Rev 20:10):
The beast has seven heads and ten horns and comes up out of the sea (Rev 13:1).
The false prophet is also a beast but it comes "up out of the earth" and has "two horns like a lamb" (Rev 13:11).
Satan is described as a dragon (Rev 12:9) that also has with seven heads and ten horns (Rev 12:3) and that hunts a woman (Rev 12:6, 14) who stands on the moon (Rev 12:1).
As another example, the harlot Babylon sits on the beast (Rev 17:3) but she also sits on "many waters" (Rev 17:1) and on "seven mountains" (Rev 17:9).
Given that the symbolic nature of Revelation, literal interpretation is probably wrong.
DEATH IS ALSO THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE.
At the end of Revelation 20, after the final judgment (Rev 20:11-12), "death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire" (Rev 20:14). Hades is the place where the dead are. The fourth seal personifies death and hades and says that hades follows after death (Rev 7:8).
If something like death can be thrown into the lake of fire, then it cannot be a literal place of conscious suffering. In fact, Revelation itself explains what this means, namely that "there will no longer be any death" (Rev 21:4). If throwing death into the lake of fire symbolizes the annihilation of death, then throwing other things into the lake of fire also means that they are annihilated.
Sometimes, Revelation explains its own symbols. For example, the "many waters" on which the harlot sits (Rev 17:1) are explained as "peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues" (Rev 17:15). The lake of fire is also explicitly explained; not once but twice, namely as "the second death:"
"This is the second death,
the lake of fire" (Rev 20:14).
"The lake that burns with fire and brimstone,
which is the second death" (Rev 21:8).
Describing the lake of fire as "the second death" means that the second death is different from the first death. All dead people will be resurrected from the first death (Rev 20:5; John 5:28-29) but the worshipers of the beast will die three times:
When Christ returns, or earlier, they die for the first time (Rev 19:21).
At the end of the Millennium, fire from heaven devours them (Rev 20:9). For that reason, it is "the dead" who stands before the throne (Rev 20:12). Just like the souls "underneath the altar," symbolically cry out for revenge (Rev 6:10), but symbolizes God's awareness of the injustice suffered by His people and His intention to revenge their deaths, the dead symbolically stands before the throne of God to be judged.
Then, once the intelligent beings of the universe have confirmed from the records that God's judgments are perfect (Rev 20:12), "death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire." (Rev 20:14)
A person may die the first death any number of times. Over history, many people were resurrected from death and but died the first death a second time. But a person dies the second death only once. Once a being has been cast into the lake of fire, which is the second death, he is never again seen doing anything. For example:
The beast and the false prophet "were thrown alive into the lake of fire" when Christ returns (Rev 19:11). Thereafter, they never again do anything in Revelation.
The devil is cast into the lake of fire one thousand years later (Rev 20:10) and is never heard of again.
The same applies to the people with the mark of the beast, who are cast into the lake of fire after the judgment (Rev 20:15; cf. 20:11).
The second death, when they are thrown into the lake of fire. therefore, is the final and irreversible death. From "the second death," there will be no resurrection.
THE BEAST IS NOT A PERSONAL BEING
THAT CAN SUFFER ETERNAL TORMENT.
THE BEAST IS NOT A PERSON.
The beast comes up out of the sea and has seven heads and ten horns (Rev 13:1). Its seven heads are explained as "seven mountains on which the woman sits" (Rev 17:9) and as "seven kings" (Rev 17:10). Its ten horns "are ten kings" (Rev 17:12). "They give their power and authority to the beast" (Rev 17:13). It should be clear that the beast is not a personal being.
Revelation 13:2 is key to the identification of the beast. That verse shows that the beast from the sea, which is the same as the beast that is in the lake of fire (Rev 19:20 and 20:10), receives something from each of the four beasts of Daniel 7:
It "was like a leopard" (Rev 13:2), which is the third beast in Daniel 7 (Dan 7:6).
Its "feet were like those of a bear" (Rev 13:2); the second beast in Daniel (Dan 7:5).
Its mouth was "like the mouth of a lion" (Rev 13:2); the first beast in Daniel (Dan 7:4).
"The dragon gave him (the beast) his power" (Rev 13:2). The fourth beast in Daniel is not compared to any known animal but is described as "dreadful and terrifying and extremely strong; and it had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed and trampled down" (Dan 7:7). However, since this description fits the description of a dragon, and since the dragon is mentioned in Revelation 13:2 together with three beasts that are explicitly mentioned in Daniel 7, the dragon in Revelation 13:2 must refer to the fourth beast of Daniel 7.
The beast in Revelation, therefore, receives something from each of the four beasts of Daniel 7. This means that the beast is a continuation of the beasts of Daniel. Daniel's beasts are explained as kingdoms that exist on earth (Dan 7:17, 23). Interpreters right across the theological/eschatological spectrum agree that the beast of Revelation does not represent one single individual, but a kingdom, a "system:"
Reformed preterist Kenneth Gentry (The Beast of Revelation) sees the image as representing Rome, with Nero Caesar in particular as its representative.
Dispensationalist/futurist John Walvoord (The Revelation of Jesus Christ, 199) sees it as the revived Roman Empire in the last days.
Idealist Sam Hamstra (An Idealist View of Revelation" 118) sees the beast representing "the spirit and empires of the world.
While all these views of the beast differ from one another, they demonstrate the consensus that the beast is not a personal entity, but rather a symbol for an abstract or corporate entity of some sort.
THE FALSE PROPHET IS NOT A PERSON.
The false prophet is also a beast, namely the "beast coming up out of the earth" (Rev 13:11). To see that they are the same, compare Revelation 13:12 and 19:20. The false prophet, therefore, is also not a personal entity.
"Since the beast and the false prophet are figures for systems rather than individual persons, the permanent destruction of evil is evidently meant" (F.F. Bruce, "Revelation," in The New Layman's Bible Commentary, 1708.). Neither of them will exist forever, nor could they suffer conscious, sensible pain. The eternal torment of Revelation 20:10 must be understood as symbolic.
THE BEAST WILL BE ANNIHILATED.
"The beast that you saw was, and is not,
and is about to come up out of the abyss
and go to destruction" (Rev 17:8).
"The beast which was and is not,
is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven,
and he goes to destruction" (Rev 17:11).
A possible counterargument is that Revelation 17 refers to a different beast, namely, to the scarlet beast (Rev 17:3), while it is the sea beast that is thrown in the lake of fire because it is the sea beast that is associated with the false prophet (Rev 19:20; 13:12-13). This website discusses these seven-headed beasts in various articles.
In brief, the three seven-headed beasts in Revelation (Rev 12:3; 13:1; 17:3) have the same seven heads. It is actually a single beast with three bodies and seven heads. The different beasts and heads are different phases or manifestations of the same thing, namely the forces on earth that oppose God. Therefore, if one is destroyed (Rev 17:8, 11), all of these powers are destroyed.
For a further discussion of the beasts and their heads, see:
ANNIHILATED IN DANIEL 7
As stated, the beast in Revelation is a continuation of the beasts in Daniel 7 and that chapter confirms that the beast will be destroyed:
"I kept looking until the beast was slain
and its body destroyed
and thrown into the blazing fire" (Dan 7:11).
The most important character in Daniel 7 is the eleventh horn that grows out of the fourth beast. Most of the chapter is dedicated to this evil power:
"He will speak out against the Most High
and wear down the saints of the Highest One,
and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law;
and they will be given into his hand
for a time, times, and half a time" (Dan 7:25).
However, a time will come when:
"The court will sit for judgment,
and his dominion will be taken away,
annihilated and destroyed forever" (Dan 7:26).
The eleventh horn that grows out of the fourth beast is a continuation of the power of the fourth beast. That it will be annihilated means that the beast is also annihilated.
In fact, another article shows that the eleventh horn is the beast of Revelation. In other words, since the horn will be annihilated, the beast of Revelation will be annihilated.
Daniel 2 describes the same four kingdoms as in Daniel 7 and also describes what will happen when Christ returns. It says that these four kingdoms:
"Became like chaff from the summer threshing floors;
and the wind carried them away
so that not a trace of them was found" (Dan 2:35).
Daniel explained to Nebuchadnezzar that God will establish Christ's eternal kingdom:
"It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms,
but it will itself endure forever" (Dan 2:44).
In other words, the forces of this world that oppose the kingdom of God will be annihilated.
SATAN WILL ALSO BE ANNIHILATED.
The devil is cast into the lake of fire with the beast and the false prophet (Rev 20:10). He is a personal being and may suffer everlasting torment. But if impersonal or corporate entities, such as death, the beast and the false prophet, can be thrown into the lake of fire to be annihilated, then the lake of fire symbolically consumes everything thrown into it. Therefore, when Satan is thrown into that lake, he is also annihilated.
Ezekiel 28 probably describes Satan for it talks about an "anointed cherub who covers" (Ezek 28:14), "You were blameless in your ways … until unrighteousness was found in you" (Ezek 28:15). "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty" (Ezek 28:17). Therefore God judged him. "He consumed him with fire, turned him to ashes" (Ezek 28:18). "You will cease to be forever" (Ezek 28:19).
WHY THIS HORRIBLE SYMBOLISM?
I propose that the apocalypse uses the phrase "tormented day and night forever and ever" because the utter annihilation of people, who have been created in God's image, is a truly horrifying concept; both for God and for people that think like Him (Rev 14:1). Just think of the people around you. Every one of them is a miracle. To lose even one person is an eternal tragedy. Therefore, God paints a truly frightening and spectacular picture of the end of the people who accept the mark of the beast.
TRANSVERSAL CONCLUSIONS
Conclusions that are relevant to other articles
The second death is the final and irreversible death. From the second death, there will be no resurrection.
The beast is a continuation of the beasts of Daniel.
The three seven-headed beasts in Revelation (Rev 12:3; 13:1; 17:3) are actually a single beast with three bodies and seven heads.
The utter annihilation of people, who have been created in God's image, is a truly horrifying concept; both for God and for people that think like Him.
On this website, the evidence for and against eternal torment is discussed in five articles:


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Grab your boots for Frontier Day at Fort Selden
Fort Selden State Monument celebrates 150th anniversay
Grab your boots for Frontier Day at Fort Selden Fort Selden State Monument celebrates 150th anniversay Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: https://lcsun.co/1Ryc9Wg
S. Derrickson Moore, Las Cruces Sun-News Published 11:01 a.m. MT Oct. 9, 2015
Living history demonstrations and period military re-enactors will bring the 1800s back to life, including including gunfights by Old West Thunder and Enchanted Historical Productions..
In this file photo, Kenneth Strong, Stephanie Strong, Israel Sanchez, and Mesmerize Strong listen to Ken Dusenberry as he explains the artillery used for an 1860 3-inch ordnance rifle cannon at Frontier Day at Fort Selden. Dressed in an all-wool 1855 U.S. Army light artillery uniform, Dusenberry of Albuquerque said he was doing his bit to help save history and has been re-enacting for about 20 years. This year's 150th anniversary celebration will be Saturday.(Photo: Nikli Rhynes/Sun-News file photo)Buy Photo
RADIUM SPRINGS — Celebrate the pioneers of the Mesilla Valley and legendary figures who settled here at the 27th annual Fort Selden State Monument Frontier Day from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
You'll be able to relive the lives and times of such legends as the Buffalo Soldiers and experience life in frontier households of the mid-1800s, when festival re-enactors gather at a new time this year.
"We've been doing Frontier Day in September, but our friends group wanted to move it to October this year. We've got music, cavalry and artillery. We'll also have women in period dress who will host a tea," said Nathan Stone, Fort Selden's manager. The tea party in the ladies' tent will include music by cellist Kathleen Newton.
Living history demonstrations and period military re-enactors will bring the 1800s back to life. Highlights will include "Civil War Medicine," a presentation by Dr. Michael Fredrick, music by the Country Drifters, gunfights by Old West Thunder and Enchanted Historical Productions, blacksmithing, cakewalks, bean bag toss and a history hunt.
This year, there will be a special 150th anniversary celebration. You'll be able to tour the picturesque ruins of the historic fort, built on the banks of the Rio Grande in 1865, which became home for units of the U.S. Infantry and Cavalry.
"Their intent was to protect settlers and travelers in the Mesilla Valley from criminals and Apache Indians. Several of the units stationed at the fort were black troopers, referred to as Buffalo Soldiers. A young Douglas MacArthur called the fort home while his father was post commander in the late 1880s," according to the monument website, www.nmmonuments.org.
The fort was decommissioned and abandoned in 1891 and opened to the public as a state monument in 1974.
The visitors center offers displays, artifacts and information that should interest history buffs.
Fort Selden State Monument is 13 miles north of Las Cruces on Interstate 25, exit 19. Admission is $3 for visitors over 17 on Saturday, free for all New Mexico residents on Sunday and for New Mexico seniors with ID on Wednesday. Admission is always free for kids 16 and under. Regular hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. It's closed on Tuesdays, New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. For information, call 575-526-8911 or 800-429-9488, or visit www.nmmonuments.org.
What: 27th annual Fort Selden Frontier Day
When: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
Where: Fort Selden State Monument
How much: $3, kids 16 and under free
Info: 575-526-8911, 800- 429-9488, nmmonuments.org
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Benadon Earns Landmark Conference Offensive Athlete of the Week Accolades
Sophomore Allie Benadon registered the first multi-goal game of her career in Saturday's overtime win at Catholic and has been named Landmark Conference Offensive Athlete of the Week. © Photo by Timothy R. Dougherty / doubleeaglephotography.com
Allie Benadon
Sophomore Allie Benadon (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough) registered the first multi-goal game of her career including the game-winner with 2:10 left in the first overtime as The University of Scranton field hockey team picked up a 2-1 overtime victory at Catholic on Saturday. The Hillsborough, N.J., native also added an assist in a 3-0 win versus Wilkes and has been named Landmark Conference Offensive Athlete of the Week.
Head coach Colleen Moyer broke the program record for all-time coaching victories (154) in Wednesday's 3-0 victory over Wilkes.
Benadon becomes the second Royals player to be named Offensive Athlete of the Week after senior Gracie McClatchy (Havertown, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) received the honor on Sept. 16.
The sophomore leads the team with five goals, a total that is tied for fourth in the Landmark Conference and also ranks fourth in the conference in points (12).
Scranton hosts Albright in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Weiss Field at 7 p.m.


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Does this look like https://github.com/sympy/sympy/issues/12632?
I am running Octave 4.4.0 on MAC OSX.
I'm working to integrate the heaviside function (as shown in the screenshot attached), but it doesn't appear to want to work when the argument is shifted.
Then again, maybe it is doing it correctly, but I do not understand what the output means.


Home > OHS > Do you want to Bust Bullying?
Behind the alarming statistics on workplace bullying are both professional and personal stories of grief and hardship and these have continued to be revealed as 2013 unfolds.
Roughly one in three workers in the workplace has experienced some form of bullying or poor behaviour and one in two has witnessed it. In fact, many people are suffering psychological damage from bullying.
Sometimes you know you are being attacked, but there is very little one can do about it. But this is not about building resilience or character.
The highest prevalence of bullying comes from four different industries; public administration, education, health and defence. The most common form of mistreatment is around verbal abuse: shouting, swearing, malicious sarcasm and intimidating behaviours.
Over 70 per cent of the perpetrators of workplace bullying are deemed to be managers, yet managers are often protected in the process.
In almost 50 percent of cases, the bullying behaivour has gone on for more than a year. So, stopping the bullying behaviour needs to be both a vision and end goal. But how does one turn this around, if one feels powerless and unsupported?
An apology can sometimes go a long way in dealing with bullying, but an apology is useless if the behaviour does not change. Doesn't sorry mean sorry?
It would seem that competencies like 'contributing to creating a dignified and respectful workplace' are essential right across workplaces for all workers whether they are managers or not. Until this happens though, it is likely that bullying will continue, be it consciously or subconsciously. If you have an internal HR policy on 'non-bullying' then workers behaviours should align it.
When workers are inducted to their new workplace, orientation programs should emphasise there is a bull – in bullying. Moreover, productivity will not ultimately prevail if there is a bully in the midst.
It would be extremely harmonious if an organisation enabled the facilitation of an annual non-bullying culture program if they identified even a small inkling of its existence.
Start saying No to bullying and implement a non-bullying policy or a non-bullying culture program in your workplace today.


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Machinima Will Get A New CEO Once Next Funding Round Is Secured
On November 1, 2013 January 13, 2014
Machinima has been shaking up its personnel in the past couple months, and today we learned of the biggest shakeup yet: According to Peter Kafka at Allthingsd, Allen Debevoise is looking for an executive to succeed him as the company's CEO and plans to step down once his network secures the large funding round it is seeking.
Debevoise claims to be looking for a topper who can provide more "professional management." Translation: Machinima is hoping to have a bigger presence in traditional media (e.g. its upcoming project with Ridley Scott), and it needs a CEO who can take it there. Debevoise has led the company since 2007 and helped found it two years prior.
Even after choosing a successor, DeBevoise will stay on as chairman. "I'm looking for a partner that can run the business day to day and get it to the next level," he said. "It's a huge opportunity to build a global entertainment network."
Debevoise's announcement comes on the heels of two major personnel changes from the top multi-channel network. In September, 22 of its employees were laid off; a week ago, its co-founder and EVP of programming–fellow Debevoises Philip and Aaron, respectively–announced their plan to leave the company at year's end, a decision Allen Debevoise claims is unrelated to his own desire to step down.
Debevoise will not cede his post until Machinima closes the "mega-round" it has actively sought since the summer. With the network's US numbers sagging, Debevoise and his team hope to use this round to make Machinima a player beyond YouTube, and he will ensure that his company has the right CEO for the job–even if he himself is not that person.


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What Newcastle need to break their finals drought
The one and only Adrian Megale
Newcastle needs a lot of things to come together if they're to finally end their finals drought once and for all.
Phil Gardner has said that the Knights can make the eight this year. In all honesty, we could have done so last year but we choked big time.
So here are seven things the Newcastle Knights need go finally break that drought.
1. A winning attitude
Last year we had the whole wait-and-see attitude, and that attitude gets you nowhere. It's a passive mindset, and being passive hardly ever works. Having a winning and determined attitude really can push you far.
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2. Ignore the media
Why do I say this? You have all the naysayers and negative critics having their say to put them down. The players do find out about who thinks they're overrated and should be dropped. The pressure seems to get to most of them.
3. Simply don't care
This is more so an adaption from the previous point. No matter what they achieve on the field, they'll be judged anyway. Even if, let's say, the Knights win their first five games next year, they'll have those who say negative crap about them. The best response is to not care what the others say.
The spine is the most important part of a team. They're the main characters among the troops. The halfback is the general, the five-eighth is the admiral, the fullback is the sergeant and the hooker is the corporal. Newcastle had ten different spines last year, which means the army roles were changing. When that happens it really makes things difficult.
5. Talk is cheap
Instead of talking about what they can deliver, they should actually do it. There was a lot of experts and fans saying we could make the eight last year. They were wrong and, well, so was I. I've admitted it enough times.
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6. No more excuses
Adam O'Brien said it himself. This isn't a rebuilding stage. He had come from one of the best-run football clubs in Australia with Melbourne and Sydney. He's got more than a wealth of knowledge, which he can use to deliver for the Newcastle Knights. I even believed that last year wasn't a rebuilding stage; it was more so to set the platform. I said before and will do so again. No more excuses, no more rebuilding.
7. Back our team
Last year there was so much online bashing of our players that a lot of other Knights were pretty pissed off. Think of why you're a Knights supporter. Some may say it's their local team and others may say it's because of the players. I'm from Penrith and Andrew Johns was my favourite footballer – and he still is now. Win, lose or draw, our team need us now, just as they did during the rebuilding stage, which is now over. Why? Because they play for us.
Now, Roarers, I've had my say. What points would you like to add or subtract?
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Just because your child's primary teeth, often known as "baby teeth," eventually fall out, doesn't mean they're not important. Primary teeth play an important role in your child's overall health, development, and well-being.
Much like your own permanent teeth, your child's primary teeth require professional and at-home dental care. Decay can happen at any age, so it's time to visit the dentist within six months of your child's first tooth appearing, and certainly by age one. In addition to checking for tooth decay and other pediatric dental problems, your dentist will show you the best ways to start your child on a lifetime of good oral health habits.
What is the purpose of primary teeth?
What happens if baby teeth aren't taken care of?
Primary teeth can get cavities just like adult teeth. In addition to the pain caused by a cavity, young children can develop dental infections. Primary tooth decay is a serious disease that can spread quickly and lead to infection or abscess without proper precautions.
If a tooth becomes infected and needs to be extracted, you dentist will recommend inserting a space maintainer. If the space is not preserved, other teeth may drift, causing difficult-to-treat crowding and orthodontic problems when permanent teeth come in.
The most important aspect of taking care of your child's primary teeth is the example you help to set. Early on, your child should develop the habit of brushing and flossing that will carry into adulthood. Healthy teeth also lead to easier dental visits, teaching your child that there is nothing to be afraid of at the dentist.


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Санта-Ана () — город в Мексике, штат Сонора, входит в состав одноимённого муниципалитета и является его административным центром. Численность населения, по данным переписи 2020 года, составила .

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Название Santa Ana дано в честь Святой Анны.

Поселение было основано в 1883 году при строительстве железной дороги, и получило статус города в 1943 году.

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As you may have heard, there is an HBO documentary coming out that has four Auburn players "confessing" they got money from the school. I don't want to open that can of worms, because I think it's total garbage, and not in the I-really-think-Clay-Aiken-is-straight! delusional way of thinking that I hide behind when I really know the truth deep down inside, and it hurts.
SO. My point is that it's caused scores of Auburn people to (among other things) take to the Twitterverse and post our own confessions, some fake, some real. They are really funny. Eighty to ninety percent of them are about parking permits. My Auburn confessions that I have shared today include: I have never been to the War Eagle Supper Club, I hated the tube socks we had to wear as Camp War Eagle counselors (no secret there) and that my first kiss at Auburn was in front of Owen Hall… when I was a senior in high school. Hey-oh!
If you have any confessions you'd like to unload, lay 'em on us! Who knows, maybe a reporter will contact you for an HBO special!
My flip flop broke while I was at The Highlands for a social and I just walked around with one shoe on the DISGUSTING bar floor. At the time I didn't seem to care. Now I cringe just thinking about it.
I thought I was the only one that had never been to the supper club. One time I had to go to chemistry lab at night and when we left we pulled all the emergency showers and ran out. We use to drink wine and beer at night in the studio of Spidle Hall. Yesterday I stole a gatorade left over from football practice at Jordan Hare.
I borrowed scissors from a bartender at Sky Bar and cut off a friend's mullet while sitting at the bar.
I had a crush on a camper.
I have totally enjoyed your tweets today!
And i totally commented as Lofton yesterday... Shoot.
i think you left one of your confessions off of your blog!


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'Minority Stress' Is Causing More Men to Live Shorter Lives
Written by Daniel Reynolds — Updated on September 13, 2018
There's a health crisis among racial, ethnic, and sexual minority men. Here's why it's happening and how society can help.
During a recent meeting about violence and trauma in marginalized communities, Wizdom Powell, PhD, asked a young man of color in attendance, "What do boys and men in your community need to thrive?"
"Love," the young man replied. "The problem for us is that you [adults in society] look through us. You don't see us, and you don't love us," he continued. "And so what we do is we go out and we find our love in other places. We make our own love."
Powell, the head of the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, recalls being floored by the young man's response, which attested to the resilience of vulnerable people in dire situations.
"I think they have a lot of the answers," Powell said of marginalized young people after recounting the impactful exchange. "Unfortunately, we [as a society] don't listen enough to them."
In a new report from the American Psychological Association (APA), Powell and a team of researchers are spotlighting a serious problem in the United States: Racial and sexual minority men and boys are among the nation's unhealthiest people.
The report outlines how a constellation of factors — traumatic events like sexual assault and discrimination, substance use, depression, and violence — contribute to poor health outcomes and shorter life spans for members of these communities.
The statistics are jarring. For example, African-American men have an average life span that's six years shorter than white men, the APA report notes.
Suicide among black children under 18 has spiked 71 percent in the past decade.
For these individuals, the factors damaging their health are beyond their control. "These outcomes are not the byproducts of poor health behaviors or individual failings," stressed Powell. "In fact, there are larger structural forces at play."
The structural forces are substantial
Boys and men of color experience higher rates of poverty, unemployment, and incarceration than their white counterparts. Their environment harms their health.
Members of this group are likelier to live in areas with high crime rates and exposure to toxic chemicals. These areas also have limited access to healthcare, education, and occupational opportunities.
Gay and bisexual boys and men also face unique health challenges.
This group is still the most severely affected by HIV. In fact, half of black gay and bisexual men will acquire the virus in their lifetime, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Additionally, gay and bisexual youth face rising rates of bullying, suicide, and hate-based violence, which have escalated in today's political climate.
A recent report from the independent research institute RTI International backs up the APA report, noting the intersection of these identities are especially vulnerable.
For instance, the APA report's chapter on violence outlines how homicide is the leading cause of death for black males ages 15 to 34. And gay males are more likely to experience violence than other sexual minorities.
The toll isn't just physical, either. Discrimination and violence are stressors that harm mental health as well.
Moreover, health disparities between all African-Americans and whites are sizable. Diseases and chronic conditions, like high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke, impact African-Americans at earlier ages than white people.
The CDC's report also notes members of this community ages 18 to 49 are twice as likely to die from heart disease than whites. And African-Americans ages 35 to 64 are 50 percent more likely to have high blood pressure.
The CDC reports that in the United States, 47 percent of AIDS diagnoses in 2016 were from members of the African-American community.
Why is this happening?
Clearly, there are many factors at play. But what's killing members of these communities can be summed up in one word: bigotry.
The aforementioned health threats aren't unique variables. Rather, they function "as interdependent and as intersecting forces, not operating in silos but operating conjointly to produce negative health outcomes," Powell said.
Powell also points out that the crisis affecting these communities should come as no surprise.
"Every day you turn on the television, there's a news story about yet another incident where racism is… at the root of it, or discrimination, or homophobia is at the root of it," Powell said.
"And these larger structural forces concern me because they're… difficult for us to talk about as a nation. I think we have a challenge, still, with having those unnerving, transparent conversations about inequity and social justice," she said.
Dr. Alex Keuroghlian, director of the National LGBT Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute and psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has observed firsthand how "minority stress" — the anxiety that comes from experiencing everyday acts of discrimination, victimization, and microaggression — takes a toll on health.
"Not a week goes by that I don't have a patient tell me that they are experiencing serious psychological distress as a result of what they perceive to be a far much less tolerant and much more hostile cultural and political climate right now toward them and toward their identity," Keuroghlian said.
Minority stress
Minority stress can shorten a life span because it can lead to a host of mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Many people experiencing minority stress turn to substance use to cope, which in turn can lead to issues like long-term addiction and less visits to the doctor for primary and preventive care. Physical health issues can follow as a result.
Social determinants of stress faced by vulnerable people — like poverty, unemployment, and social isolation — can lead to worse health outcomes as well.
Keuroghlian has found that the act of identifying minority stress can be beneficial for a patient, "so folks don't attribute challenges in their life to personal failure, but correctly attribute it to societal stigma. That can be very liberating and empowering."
He advises those dealing with minority stress "to seek out health systems that are going to be inclusive and affirming so that people can get the preventative care and treatment that they need to live long, healthy lives."
Powell also points to the resilience she's witnessed from minority men in the face of hardship as a reason for hope.
"Even in the midst of great trauma and difficulty… [the LGBTQ community and communities of color] have an incredible capacity for advocacy and for moving forward," she said. "I always say, we can learn so much if we just were to watch the ways in which these communities have risen up out of the ashes in the aftermath of things that most people couldn't even imagine experiencing."
Yet resilience alone isn't enough to address a health crisis
"Queer people need to exercise a lot of resilience in order to make it through," Keuroghlian said. "But the burden shouldn't be on the people within a vulnerable minority population. It should be on society to provide a more equitable climate and a system for everybody."
Greater access to care is a key component of this more equitable future. Yet, men from minority communities face obstacles. Their sex is one.
Most girls will first encounter a doctor's office at an early age due to reproductive health. Boys, on the other hand, may not enter a doctor's office until they become involved with organized sports, if they're athletic.
If they're not, that's one less opportunity to gain access for a physical or a screening for potentially life-threatening health issues.
African-Americans and Hispanics — especially men — report higher levels of distrust in doctors and hospitals than whites, according to research by a University of Pennsylvania team reported in the American Journal of Public Health.
One reason for this distrust is the history of discrimination and exploitation from the medical community. In an infamous example — the Tuskegee syphilis experiment — the U.S. Public Health Service observed untreated syphilis in hundreds of black men from 1932 to 1972.
A shortage of black doctors may also be a factor. A new study published in June by the National Bureau of Economic Research notes only 4 percent of doctors are black, even though African-Americans comprise 13 percent of the population.
Researchers also found that black male patients may be more comfortable being treated by black doctors. In the new study, 62 percent of black men agreed to cholesterol tests from a black doctor. Only 37 percent agreed to this test from a nonblack physician.
Queer men face their own hurdles to healthcare, too. Homophobia and AIDS-related stigma keep many from getting HIV testing and treatment, especially if a person fears being "outed" to their community by a trip to the clinic.
If a patient is closeted due to stigma, he's also not receiving optimal healthcare, as queer men have unique physical and mental health needs.
Moreover, many rural communities lack LGBTQ centers or health centers with staff trained in treating LGBTQ patients. According to a 2017 report, 13 states have no LGBTQ health centers, which would offer HIV testing, wellness programs, and counseling services.
How can society help these men?
Expanding Medicaid, which offers healthcare to low-income families, is "low-hanging fruit," Powell said.
She observed that the passage of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, sparked "a huge uptake" in coverage of these men, especially those without children. At present, 18 states have opted against having the Medicaid expansion, in part due to the partisan politics surrounding Obamacare.
Beyond expanding Medicaid, workplaces can institute more flexible policies to allow workers time to take off for routine health exams, physicals, and preventive screenings.
The government can also offer more resources to former prisoners in areas like education, employment, and healthcare in their transition back into society.
But policies that support marginalized communities won't write themselves, Keuroghlian stresses.
"People can show up at the polls and vote in the midterms this fall… for candidates who believe in policies that support equity for all. That's probably [one of] the best things folks can do," he advised.
The "rigid notions of what it means to be a man" are also responsible for poor health, says Powell.
"Boys and men are less likely to talk about what's happening in their interior lives. And that concerns me, because we can't treat or address what isn't spoken about or what is invisible," she said.
In this regard, the media "has a critical role to play in disrupting narratives around masculinities that may be harmful," Powell said, "and a critical role to play in lifting up images and displays of masculinity that can be positive and nuanced and less rigid."
This conversation, Powell stresses, should move beyond "toxic masculinity," which "doesn't create an opportunity for us to talk about positive displays or potential positive displays of masculinity," she said.
Steven Canals — the co-creator of "Pose," an FX drama about New York's ballroom scene in the 1980s — knows firsthand the importance of being represented in the media.
"As a young closeted boy, I never saw myself reflected in film, TV. Had I seen myself, it would have normalized the experience I was having, and I likely would have spent less years battling internalized homophobia — which we know can lead to depression, anxiety, and suicide," Canals said.
"Media has the ability to affect how we view ourselves by affirming our identity, which studies have proven can increase self-esteem," he added. "This is why it's essential that we have positive, accurate portrayals of historically marginalized communities."
But one doesn't need to be a Hollywood mogul to make a difference
Concerned individuals can examine how they can use their own privilege to help those in need.
"Ask yourself, are there resources here that could be leveraged to support communities that are marginalized or disadvantaged?" Powell said.
Supporting community organizations with donations or volunteering is one way to help.
Another? "I'm a big proponent of everyday acts of kindness," she added.
Above all, it's essential to view the problems that face these men "as issues that are affecting us all," Powell stressed. "Often, when we think about these things, it's very easy to want to silo them and think about them as, like, not my problem," she said.
"Our fates are really linked," Powell concluded. "This is all of our work. And when it's done and done well, I think we have the better opportunity for having healthier families, communities, and by virtue, a healthier nation."
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Someone very neurotic with a self deprecating sense of humor who comes across as a bit of a country club brat would play me. Parker Poisey perhaps? But older. My husband would be played by the opposite--one of the characters from the TV show Duck Dynasty. He's from South Georgia and VERY rough around the edges. That's what makes our love story interesting!
Self-published @ Word Association Publishers.
6 months--many sleepless nights during my husband's 3rd deployment to war as a spec ops soldier. I didn't sleep much, so wrote often. Irony in the title.
There are few books written about war from the perspective of the spouse waiting, wondering, worrying...it's a relatively untapped area.
Please see press release I sent you. It tells all about the book, my story, my husband as a wounded warrior (6 hits for country) and that I am giving a portion of proceeds to The Rolling Angels for Armed Forces. Often we forget we are still a nation at war and that there are military families making tremendous sacrifices for this nation.
Blog Master's Note: The press release referred to is available in its' entirety in Tiffany Cloud Olson's Bio & Contacts Page here on The Book Reviewers & Authors Club website.


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MBLM rebrands Ajman Tourism
Ajman to leverage its most compelling asset to draw visitors
MBLM, the Brand Intimacy Agency focused on building the ultimate brand relationships, announced the recent launch of a new destination identity for the Emirate of Ajman. Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council, and in collaboration with the Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD), the new destination brand strategy, identity and marketing plan developed by MBLM reflect Ajman's strategic vision to increase the tourism sector's contribution to the emirate's GDP and overall visitor numbers.
As it is the smallest of the seven emirates of the UAE in terms of area, it was critical to articulate a differentiated yet credible brand essence for Ajman. Avoiding the expected "everything for everyone" positioning, the "Sincerely Emirati" strategy instead was built around the warmth of the people of Ajman. MBLM also created a new identity and design system that positioned Ajman as a destination where visitors could experience modern Emirati hospitality.
"It was important to position Ajman in a manner consistent with the UAE's overall vision while also articulating a competitive edge to drive tourism to our emirate," noted Faisal Al Nuaimi, General Manager of ATDD. "MBLM showed great insight and understanding of Ajman's cultural, political and economic ecosystem, and were instrumental in building consensus and buy-in around the new destination brand strategy with our diverse stakeholders."
MBLM's work also encompassed the formulation of a yearlong strategic marketing plan and initiatives that would create an elevated experience and memorable moments that deliver on the "Sincerely Emirati" brand positioning.
"The marketing initiatives we've developed for Ajman Tourism Development Department are just as important as the creation of the new brand identity. For a destination brand to truly deliver, it requires the development and implementation of innovative programming, projects and experiences that exemplify its value proposition. ATDD's willingness to take a holistic view of destination branding has been exemplary, and we look forward to seeing Ajman evolve its experiences in the coming months and years," said Jae Hwang, Partner, MBLM.
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Classic Hemingway writing. If you like Hemingway you will certainly love this book. The narration was SO GOOD. It was all together just a lovely experience.
I have always been a fan of Hemingway but this by far surpassed my high expectations. I've cried only twice while listening to audible book, this was one of them. I'm very picky about narrators in general and especially when they are reading Hemingway but the narration could not have been better.
This was my first experience with stories by Anton Chekhov and I'm happy to report I was not disappointed. His stories make you think, not in a laborious way but in a way that pulls one side of your mouth up in a sly way. I've already ordered volume 2! The narrator was superb. My favorite story was probably the looking glass.
Another fantastic set of classic Hemingway short stories. The stories themselves remove you from this world and engross you in them, in the best possible way. Outstanding performance again from the narrator!
Would you listen to Heads in Beds again? Why?
It's both informative with inside hotel info but it also draws the reader in, there's an emotional connection made...it's great.
Have you listened to any of Jacob Tomsky's other performances before? How does this one compare?
Classic Hemingway stories beautifully read.
I am picky about narrator's voices; Stacy is one of the best.
Which character – as performed by Armando Durán – was your favorite?
Armando Durán is the best narrator, caring equally for each character, presenting the story carefully and captivating.


You must make sure you catch the high tide when you're visiting New Brunswick. Twice a day, it sends water churning up the Saint John River creating the dramatic, reversing falls into a narrow gorge.
A thrilling jet boat ride will take you up close to the reversing falls. Or for a drier, more leisurely pace, visit the New Brunswick Museum of natural history and local art.