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In 1991 Dr Robert.M Schoch redated the sphinx monument to between 10,000–5,000 BC, based on clear as day water erosion on the bedrock which he identified on the Sphinx enclosure walls. Not only that but based on findings from seismic studies around the base of the Sphinx and elsewhere on the plateau, Schoch identified further evidence that this supposed Egyptian monument is far far older than the Egyptian civilization itself. So what we are looking at in essence is a restoration job which was carried out by the ancient Egyptians, the engineers of this Giza landmark are still unknown but my guess is that the Egyptian civilization arose and gained their sophisticated and astronomical knowledge from this lost forgotten advanced society.
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To say that all saved people in the first century were members of the church of Christ is not an arrogant statement—it is just a matter of fact. We must not read our times back into the New Testament; we should read the New Testament back into our times and conform to what it teaches. No one could read the New Testament without bias and come away with the idea that what Jesus prayed for and what the apostles taught is the prevalence of denominationalism that we see today. We must continue to preach and teach that Jesus only has one church, and when people become Christians the way the Bible says they become members of that one church (Acts 2:41). We must never apologize for the simple teaching of the New Testament.
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When prospectors in La Maná, Ecuador were digging for gold they unearthed more than they had bargained for when they unexpectedly stumbled upon 300 out of place artefacts which didn't quite fit in with our recorded history books. This curious haul included two rocks which depicts the earth perfectly from above and even includes the great pyramid of Giza, the artefacts were found in a tunnel roughly 100 meters underground.
Interestingly many artefacts of pyramids were found in Ecuador and were generously given to revered Salesian monk father Carlos Crespi who was born in Italy in 1891 and resided in Ecuador and gained the trust of many of the indigenous people who ended up gifting many priceless artefacts to father Crespi who opened a museum of sorts in his home and ultimately proved beyond doubt that our history books aren't as straight forward as we are led to believe. So the big question remains how on earth (No pun intended) did our ancients map the earth without satellite capabilities or flight.? Much like many of the ancient maps such as the Piri Reis map which seemingly depicts the Antarctic land mass free of ice, who were these pin point accurate cartographers we have yet to fully identify.?
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United States Rock Radio Airplay: On April 25, 1981, The Billboard Top Tracks (ROCK) Chart was only in its sixth week of existence! The Top Tracks Chart ranks the most played songs on rock radio stations across America and is based ONLY on airplay, NOT on record sales. 43 years ago this week, back in 1981, The Who entered their fourth consecutive week at #1 with “You Better You Bet.” Here are the 30 most played songs on ROCK RADIO STATIONS in the United States
this week back in ‘81 (give the chart a tap for full viewing)
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This was one of the most loved episodes of the Twilight Zone Original Series.
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“Begging (Girl Reading with Candy)” by Norman Rockwell (1925)
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Contrary to popular belief, Bram Stoker did not base his most famous character, Count Dracula, on Prince Vlad II of Romania (at the time called Wallachia). Most of his novel was completed and his vampire protagonist was to be named Count Wampyr. Then, during his research, he came across William Wilkinson's book "An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia". In this book were brief passages about "Voivode Dracula" (never referred to as Vlad), who crossed the Danube to fight the Turks and helped to drive them out of Wallachia, but was betrayed to them by his brother. What intrigued Stoker was a footnote that in Romanian, Dracula meant Devil (although it actually means "of the dragon," in reference to Vlad's father's membership in the Order of the Dragon). Liking the name for that reason, Stoker changed the name of his vampire from Wampyr to Dracula.
Another story is that the Dracula character is actually based on actor Henry Irving, for whom Stoker served as personal manager and with whom he did not get along. This story is given some credence by the fact that the Dracula character in the play, which Stoker did not write, is quite different from the Dracula character in the book, which Stoker did write, and most film versions of the story are based on the play, not the book.
In the course of Irving's tours, Stoker travelled the world, although he never visited Eastern Europe, a setting for his most famous novel. Stoker was a member of The London Library and it is here that he conducted much of the research for Dracula.
About the year 1971, there were plans to make a film on the tumultuous working relationship of Stoker and Irving. Peter Cushing was set to play Stoker and Christopher Lee as Irving. The project was eventually canceled.
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