Aztec culture:

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These are notes from a Book of Mormon symposium I attend about a while ago. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

  • Some say that the origin of the Aztec began around the 7th century.
  • Jacob 1:73
  • 4 Nephi 1:38
  • Mormon 1:8
  • com indicates that migration of the Aztec into Mexico was around 110 AD.
  • 3 Nephi 11-34 Christ appears to the America.
  • 1064 AD Aztec begins migration arrive in Central Mexico until 1193 AD.
  • 1519 AD Cortez arrives.
  • One historical source has an Aztec translation that man came from the land of the north from a place of Herrings (birds) a white land. I remember the presenting making reference to the Salt Flats in Utah. Some propose that antelope island in Salt Lake has herrings.
  • Aztecs liked gambling.
  • In Diego Duran’s Spanish Chronicles he also references a popular gambling game.
  • Mexico historian, Casio in 1950 said the name of gambling game is called Plato.
  • Alberto, an archeologist, found gaming sticks in caves on the shore of Utah’s Salt Lake City. It does not prove that the Aztecs were located in SLC but it is interesting that they were found at that location.
  • The coming of Christ is referenced in the Aztec culture.
  • Book: the lost mine.

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Planned Parenthood by Margaret Dayton:

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I think the following are notes from an Eagles forum that I attended one year I think 2015. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

  • Notes nearly a year ago and some of my notes I have included is I wasn’t certain what was being said. Any inaccuracies is the fault of the note taker
  • The youngest signer of the Constitution was her ancestor, Jonathan Dayton.
  • There is extreme punishment if one destroys an eagle egg for killing a baby knows such punishment.
  • Planned Parenthood was started by Margaret Singer who believed in a master race. She believed that family decisions to be managed by better-qualified individuals.
  • Look up plans for peace.
  • No woman can have a baby without a permit is in the works.
  • Most Planned Parenthood clinics are located in black neighborhoods
  • There were plans toward couples to be sterilized. People are labeled as human we. Planned Parenthood has a long history of racism
  • Pro-life correlation held a rally
  • Planned Parenthood chooses human violence over human value.
  • $20 million of PP was used for the Hillary campaign

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Difference between bored and board: 

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Bored = when there is nothing holding your attention

Board = is a group of individuals managing something like a company or pieces of wood.

 

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The horse you rode on, non-European fantasies:

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This is a panel from one of the  Life the Universe and Everything symposiums.  Any inaccuracies or misinformation in any of these notes is the fault of the note taker.

  • The biggest gatekeeper is the publisher
  • 10% of characters represent minorities or minor cultures.
  • To do a new culture you need to do research.
  • Give a different setting.
  • You have to research to make your writing better
  • For international you need a new set of details one example of this is a European Tavern might have mugs of ale while Asian Tavern will look different
  • When you write him a different point of view character their mind and expenses will color what they see and what they say and what they think
  • Lyons blog discusses open a history
  • Characters need to be driven by conflict
  • In the Chinese culture, the Dragon is considered to be a good symbol. They represent rain. And the dragon is long like a servant without wings. The Dragon helps keep crops growing. The more claws someone has the higher and status. For example, the Emperor has four claws to represent his symbol while people of lesser status may have three
  • Book: Guardian of the spirit = Japanese
  • Book: Settings: 1491 in 1493 by Charles man NT
  • Book: Emperor of the Silk Road
  • Book: Servant of the underworld = Native American
  • Book: Men in the castle
  • Book: Paolo voices and myths by Ursula Le Guinn
  • Book: A stranger of orelandia by name the Hoskinson
  • Book: The wicked compendium
  • Book: 100,000 kingdoms by Nora J
  • Book: Thrown by the crescent moon
  • Book: A little sister
  • Book: I haven’t path
  • Book: Gen P I
  • Book: Four, a new series by CJ cherry
  • Book: A bridge of birds by Barry Hugert
  • Book: City on the edge of time
  • Book: King of swords, bring the stars
  • Book: Across the Nightingale door
  • Book: Empire of the pedal thrown

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Herbology: 

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I attended an emergency preparedness workshop and these are notes from one of the presentations.

  • A good herbalist needs to know about 10 to 20 plants.
  • Canfey: accelerates healing, helps wounds, soothing, sore bladder, extracts junk out of lungs, helps externally
  • Pot marigold –calendula = can spread easily in a garden, flowers are important. Anti-bacteria, good for ulcers and shingles.
  • Plantain: all the plant is edible, health listings and bites, wounds, internal bacteria wounds,
  • Coneflower types: immunity then is bites repair quarterly
  • Cayenne: bleeding, ulcers, blood pressure low or high since it adds elasticity to the cell, sinus, good for heart attack, please the long of gunk
  • Gum weed: generally found on gravelly roads, but the sticky, good for bladder infections, wounds, he, it is a good for asthma
  • Lemon balm: stomach ulcers, sous nervous system, good for cold sores
  • Mallow: bromcidas, and slave, gangrene
  • Mullein: cost suppressant – mucus, sore throat. Root is good for backache leaves good for toilet paper
  • Onion juice is good for earache
  • Yarrow: good for fever, internal bleeding, numb guns, menstrual
  • Burdock: roots of good for the liver and extreme bladder infection
  • Chamomile: nerve, digestive upset, any related thing
  • Meant: good for stomach, wakes up the body
  • Check out homegrown herbalist

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Hopewell centers:

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I attended an Emergency Preparedness / Book of Mormon conference and these are some notes about archeology of the Hopewell culture.

  • Located in the Great Lakes area
  • Alma 62:20 – 24, At night the Nephities infiltrate the city. People are surprised on how they cannot get caught with the Lamanites sleeping on the other side but the size of the city is up to 4 to 5 miles wide.
  • The people live by the lunar year which was about 16 months calendar
  • Studies of the mounds show that the people had their knowledge of high math and use the same length and sizes as those used in Egypt.
  • Lidar is a technology that can scan the ground and you can see down to about 6 inches and this is how you can see mounds and formations beneath the trees and bushes.
  • Alma 49:20 talks about entrants place which matches the ecological sites. Alma 50:2 – four
  • Every city had a source of water.
  • Mossiah 2:7?
  • For the mass amount of labor that was required to make these humongous ditches and mounds and walls shows how the use of the elephant could be valuable in transporting short amounts.

 

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Inaccuracies of the terrorist attacks of 9/11:

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I attended a political meeting where the guest presenter was Rebecca Roth. She is a retired flight attendant. And because of her experiences and contacts, she learned some questionable information about 9/11 that invalidates what we’ve been told by the media and government

  • Website: http://www.911truth.org/
  • September 23, 2001: Saudi Arabia is so faithful for using their citizens as participants of 9/11.
  • Now playing parts that the Pentagon.
  • Cell phones can work at the altitude.
  • Aluminum planes don’t fly the buildings don’t disappear.
  • A Jew working at the federal building was told not to come to work.
  • $240 billion of Brady bonds were held in the office of one of the buildings destroyed.
  • The procedure of the staff is to take off labels and hide in a blanket.
  • A flight attendant on plane for 20 minutes;
  • Nine the customer targeted as a terrorist was and is rarely Special Forces
  • Danny and other attendants conflict each other in the testimonials.
  • Brent, not pilot said a group of passengers took over the prior.
  • Number 19 hijackers from the hot aircraft. Barbara Olson, spent 10 years
  • Either those investigating or participating in 911 was associated with HBO and Associated with the law firm interactive 9/11. (I think that was what was said)
  • Security at airports raided a lot of illegal items.
  • ITCS – international.com in the car started by a convict who ran security for major airlines
  • There are keywords to use and communicating a hijacked.

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Spelling Italy:

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Good Italy

Bad: italty

 

I consistently spell this word wrong. The main problem is that I pronounce it with a second T which is not correct. The mistake is always adding the T.  If I can concentrate upon the pronunciation, that may help.

 

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Markets: 

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I arrived early to writing panel at Wester con 2016 and found the following information on the board. I thought fellow writers would appreciate having a copy. Any inaccuracies or misinformation in any of these notes is the fault of the note taker.

  • Pro-markets (six cents) light speed (SF), Asimov (SF), nightmare (H), Clark’s sword (SF), analog (SF), beneath ageless skies (F), SF and F, Sprers horizons, fantastic stories and imagination
  • Markets: lightning, ralan.com, sfwa.org, the submission grinder, notrupe.com, has.org, predators and editors writers beware
  • Anthologies: Pro publishers (usually closed; Pro/KS,SMD press (might have open, call) ; small press/semi Pro (usually has open, call) Toler (usually open); reprints (sometimes open) best of the year; strange horizons

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There are five types of extinguishers for the five types of fires: 

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There will be some labels on your fire extinguisher to tell you which one is used for what kind of fire.

A: is for ordinary combustibles

B: is for flammable liquids

C: energized electrical equipment.

D: combustible metals

K: cooking oils.

 

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