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In the summer of 1937, as the specter of World War II loomed over Europe, Edith Pretty, a wealthy widow living near Woodbridge, a small town in Suffolk, England, met with the curator of a local museum to discuss excavating three mounds of land on the far side of her estate, Sutton Hoo. (The name is derived from Old English: Sut combined with tun means settlement, and hoh translates to shaped like a heel spur.) After Pretty hired self-taught amateur archaeologist Basil Brown, the dig began the following spring.

Over the next year or so, Brown, who was later joined by archaeologists from the British Museum, struck gold, unearthing the richest medieval burial ever found in Europe. Dating back to the sixth or seventh century A.D., the 1,400-year-old gravebelieved to belong to an Anglo-Saxon kingcontained fragments of an 88-foot-long ship (the original wood structure had deteriorated) and a burial chamber filled with hundreds of opulent treasures. The British Museum, which houses the trove today, deemed the find a spectacular funerary monument on epic scale.

The importance of the Sutton Hoo burial cannot be understated. Not only did the site shed light on life during the early medieval Anglo-Saxon period (roughly 410 to 1066) but it also prompted historians to revise their thinking about the Dark Ages, the era that followed the Roman Empires departure from the British Isles in the early fifth century. Contrary to long-held beliefs that the period was devoid of the arts or cultural richness, the Sutton Hoo artifacts reflected a vibrant, worldly society.

The discovery in 1939 changed our understanding of some of the first chapters of English history, says Sue Brunning, a curator of early medieval European collections who oversees the British Museums Sutton Hoo artifacts. A time that had been seen as being backward was illuminated as cultured and sophisticated. The quality and quantity of the artifacts found inside the burial chamber were of such technical artistry that it changed our understanding of this period.

Given the inherent drama of the excavations at Sutton Hoo, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood offered its own take on the events. The Dig, the new Netflix film starring Carey Mulligan as Pretty and Ralph Fiennes as Brown, is adapted from a 2016 novel of the same name by John Preston, nephew of Peggy Piggott, a junior archaeologist on the Sutton Hoo team. The film follows the excavation, including the stories of the main characters, tensions between them, and romantic involvements. Pretty, who had a young son, has always been fascinated by archaeology and recruits Brown to begin excavating the mounds which they both believe to be Viking burial grounds. When Brown unearths the first fragments of a ship, the excavation proceeds full steam ahead.

Minus a few plot points inserted for the sake of dramatic storytelling (Browns relationship with British Museum archaeologist Charles Phillips wasnt nearly as contentious as portrayed, for instance), the movie mostly adheres to the real story, according to screenwriter Moira Buffini. But Buffini professes that in the script, she did omit Prettys obsession with spiritualism and penchant for speaking to the dead.

Even with its historical discrepancies, the Netflix film does a public service in that it introduces the extraordinary Sutton Hoo story to a new generation of viewers. At the same time, The Dig illuminates the role archaeology plays in unearthing previously unknown narratives.

Buffini, who adapted Jane Eyre for the screen in 2011, conducted extensive research on Sutton Hoo, poring over Browns notebooks, inquest reports and photos and drawing inspiration from each bit of treasure recorded, measured and drawn for posterity.

One is struck by the tenderness Brown felt for all of the artifacts, Buffini says. He spoke of the respect and almost familial love hidden in the artifacts, and how there was incredible culture and craftsmanship outside and beyond the Roman Empire.

Over the course of several excavations in 1938 and 1939, Brown and the archaeological team found 263 objects buried in the central chamber of the enormous Anglo-Saxon ship. Iron rivets, identified as being part of the seafaring vessel, was the first clue that alerted the archaeologist of the huge ship buried on the site, according to Brunning.

As the archaeologists dug deeper, they found themselves stunned by the scale, quality and sheer diversity of the trove. Among the artifacts unearthed were fine feasting vessels, deluxe hanging bowls, silverware from Byzantium, luxurious textiles and gold dress accessories set with Sri Lankan garnets.

The graves burial chamber was laden with weapons and high-quality military equipment. A shield found inside is believed to have been a diplomatic gift from Scandinavia; shoulder clasps appear to be modeled on those worn by Roman emperors, suggesting the armors owner drew from different cultures and power bases to assert his own authority.

The artifacts also included a belt buckle with a triple-lock mechanism, its surface adorned with semi-abstract imagery featuring snakes slithering beneath each other. Brown found gold coins that had been minted in the Aquitaine region of France with an ornate lid adorned in reddish garnet. The purses cover is now considered one of the finest examples of cloisonn, a style in which stones are held by gold strips.

Though metal items survived in Suffolks acidic soil better than organic objects like fabric and wood, the team did find a number of unexpected artifacts, including a well-preserved yellow ladybug.

Every part of the burial site is an important piece of the puzzle, even something as simple as small wooden cups, says Brunning. Most people (who see the collection) tend to walk past them because theyre not shiny. But when we analyze these objects and look at how they are laid out and the type of labor that went into them, they would have taken time to make. So even the smallest, most shriveled objects are important.

Elaborate ship burials filled with treasures were rare in Anglo-Saxon England, particularly toward the latter end of the early medieval period. The wealth of grave goods found at Sutton Hooas well as the positioning of the ship and its contents, which wouldve required a considerable amount of manpower to transportsuggest its onetime inhabitant was of a very high social status, perhaps even royalty, but the individuals identity remains a mystery. (An oft-cited candidate is King Raedwald of East Anglia, who died around 625.) By 1939, notes the British Museum, all that was left of the deceased was a human-shaped gap among the treasures within.

According to Brunning, Raedwald ruled around that time and may have had power over neighboring kingdoms, which would have earned him a good send-off.

The most iconic item to come out of Sutton Hoo is a helmet decorated with images of fighting and dancing warriors and fierce creatures, including a dragon whose wings form the headgears eyebrows and tail its body and mouth. Garnets line the eyebrows, one of which is backed with gold foil reflectors. Found highly corroded and broken into hundreds of fragments, the armor was painstakingly restored by conservators at the British Museum in the early 1970s.

On July 25, 1939, Pretty hosted a reception at the Sutton Hoo site to celebrate the conclusion of the dig. The land next to the excavation site was fashioned into a viewing platform. The British Museums Phillips delivered a short speech about the ship, but was drowned out by the roar of the engine of a Spitfire flying overhead as England prepared for war. Shortly after that, news of the excavations findings started to appear in the press, in part from information leaked by a member of the excavating team. A few days later, the Sutton Hoo artifacts were transported to the British Museum, and after some legal wrangling, they officially became part of the collection as a gift from Pretty.

The public first got a look at the artifacts in a 1940 exhibit, but that opportunity would be short-lived as they were secreted away in the tunnels of the London Underground for safekeeping during the war. After the Allies victory in 1945, the trove was returned to the British Museum where conservation and reconstruction work began.

But analysis of the artifacts generated more questions, and the Sutton Hoo burial ground was re-excavated using advances in science to improve analysis. In 1983, a third excavation of the site led to the discovery of another mound, which contained a warrior and his horse.

Today, the Sutton Hoo artifacts remain on exhibition at the British Museum, where each year, in non-pandemic times, visitors view the extraordinary treasures of an Anglo-Saxon king buried in grandeur 1,400 years ago. More than 80 years after Brown started sifting through the sandy soil of Sutton Hoo, the treasures he unearthed are undiminished. As he wrote in his diary in 1939, Its the find of a lifetime.

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Today is Saturday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2021. There are 328 days left in the year.

Todays Highlight in History:

On Feb. 6, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, the United States won official recognition and military support from France with the signing of a Treaty of Alliance in Paris.

In 1756, Americas third vice president, Aaron Burr, was born in Newark, N.J.

In 1788, Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1815, the state of New Jersey issued the first American railroad charter to John Stevens, who proposed a rail link between Trenton and New Brunswick. (The line, however, was never built.)

In 1862, during the Civil War, Fort Henry in Tennessee fell to Union forces.

In 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, was born in Tampico, Illinois.

In 1933, the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the so-called lame duck amendment, was proclaimed in effect by Secretary of State Henry Stimson.

In 1952, Britains King George VI, 56, died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his 25-year-old elder daughter, who became Queen Elizabeth II.

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(Reuters) - History has time and again vindicated players who take a stand for social justice, leaders of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) said ahead of Sundays Super Bowl in Tampa, despite being suffering criticism and even abuse from fans.

Colin Kaepernick created a fire storm of controversy in 2016 when he knelt during the pre-game playing of the National Anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice.

The move prompted vitriol from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, who suggested the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback find a country that works better for him.

Kaepernick has been unable to find a job in the NFL since the end of that season.

Im proud of the fact that our players have been on the right side of history, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith told reporters on Friday.

Dave Meggyesy, a union leader, was probably the first player to protest during the National Anthem when he was protesting against the Vietnam War, he said of the linebacker, who played for the then-St Louis Cardinals and retired in 1969.

Smith said the tradition carried on when players on the former St Louis Rams took the field making the Hands up, dont shoot gesture after the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014.

Colin (Kaepernick) and a number of players took their voices to the sidelines... Im proud of the fact that our players had the courage to do the right thing at a time when they didnt know how they were going to be treated, he said.

The death of George Floyd, a Black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis in May, led to widespread protests among athletes across the sports landscape and a push to register voters ahead of Novembers presidential election and Georgias Senate runoffs in January.

Linebacker and NFLPA Vice President Sam Acho said a watershed moment came when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said last year that he wished the league had listened earlier to Kaepernick.

I think that was a big statement. I dont know if ownership was behind him in that statement, from what I understand they were surprised that he said that.

And so, for us as players, whether in communities where there are teams or in other communities where we live, I think that we always have been and we will continue to be serious about making change in our communities.

But all sides believe more work needs to be done.

On Thursday, Goodell said he was not satisfied with this years head coaching hiring cycle, where just one of the leagues vacant positions went to a diverse candidate.

Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles, Additional reporting by Amy Tennery in Tampa; Editing by Ken Ferris

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History and Hope: A conversation with Seaside's John Nash

Nash grew up in the segregated south and has lived in Seaside for 66 years

Updated: 4:52 PM PST Feb 5, 2021

John Nash grew up in the segregated south before he moved to Seaside, California, where he's lived for more than six decades. KSBW 8's Alani Letang sat down with Nash to talk about his history and his hope for Black equality in the future. In addition, Nash talked about finding hope in the new Biden-Harris administration, while also putting importance on Black History education and Black equality for the future. The conversation also touched on points of strong Black leadership, Nash specifically highlighting Stacey Abrams in the work she's done with elections in Georgia.John Nash is an 88-year-old man who has lived in Seaside for 66 years."So, Mr. Nash, you are from North Carolina," asked KSBW's Alani Letang. "It's Pelham, North Carolina, it's a farm town. And what we did back there, my parents was a sharecropper, you know what a sharecropper is?" asked Nash. "We raised tobacco. What happened, we didn't own the land, somebody else on the land. And we supplied labor to, you know, to do the tobacco farming. So most of us, all of us really, when we got old enough, we moved away and I went to go into the army. They drafted me. I was drafted in 1952, November the fifth. I'll never forget it. 1952." "It really wasn't that bad because it was a lot of soldiers here and the school wasn't segregated here," Nash said. Letang said, "You look back into history, you've grown up in the 30s, 40s and 50s up until you moved here. And you take a look at segregation, you take a look at the racism that I feel still like this here. I know the history back then, but you lived it. And to me, it doesn't seem that things are very far off from what they are. I still feel that the systemic racism is deeply rooted in that. As a black man, as black people. What do you think we stand now?""Well, we just had a vice president elected for the highest office in the country," Nash started off saying. "We can't sit back and wait. Somebody do it for us. We've got to do it like Abrams did that in Georgia. We got to get out and push. And I think we wouldn't be pushing hard enough because we get little. We got too comfortable. We get a little ways and we get comfortable. OK," Nash said. "And I see that a lot, too, when I see all the protests across the country. I see them right here in our Seaside backyard," Letang added. "And just knowing that we haven't arrived yet. Right. I mean, I don't think we've arrived yet to the point where we can say we are the majority and we're listened to or even the minority and we listen."Nash said, "You just don't suppose to just let it happen, you supposed to fight about it. You got to fight for it. It shouldn't have to, you know, it's America. You supposed everybody's supposed to be, you know, the creed that everybody should be treated alike. But it's not happening. Martin Luther King did a wonderful job. You know, that was in the 60s. For it to come, fifty years later, come back like that, it's awful." "You're taking a step back, not a step forward," Letang noted. Speaking from experience, "There's not a week, or even a month, can pass when I'm not getting an email about my hair, about something else that's discriminating against me," Letang said. "And so I think that when you know, when I still look at from the past and look at now again, I just don't feel that way or that far off. And I always question myself, where do we get to the point where we can scrub that prejudice thought and get to the point where we can understand people, we can love people.""I think we've got to be educated," Nash answered. "It's really going to take time. And just like I said, we need to be educated. And, you know, I was in the army. I retired from the Army. And I learned stuff that I didn't know was happening. They had black soldiers training the people at West Point, how to ride and shoot. I didn't know that until, I don't know when," Nash said. The veteran added, "That wasn't in the history book that I read. That's another thing. A lot of stuff was left out when I was going to school too. It was left out the history books." "It's still left out," Letang responded. Nash said, "Well, yeah, I think I'll think about Biden and Kamala are going to do a lot, a good job." "We need hope and hope in this country," Letang said. "Well, they need help, too, you know, they can't do it alone," Nash said.Alani profiled Mr. Nash's Seaside community back in September, click here.And you can read more about it here: blackpast.org/african-american-history/race-and-color-california-coastal-community-seaside-story/

John Nash grew up in the segregated south before he moved to Seaside, California, where he's lived for more than six decades.

KSBW 8's Alani Letang sat down with Nash to talk about his history and his hope for Black equality in the future. In addition, Nash talked about finding hope in the new Biden-Harris administration, while also putting importance on Black History education and Black equality for the future. The conversation also touched on points of strong Black leadership, Nash specifically highlighting Stacey Abrams in the work she's done with elections in Georgia.

John Nash is an 88-year-old man who has lived in Seaside for 66 years.

"So, Mr. Nash, you are from North Carolina," asked KSBW's Alani Letang.

"It's Pelham, North Carolina, it's a farm town. And what we did back there, my parents was a sharecropper, you know what a sharecropper is?" asked Nash. "We raised tobacco. What happened, we didn't own the land, somebody else on the land. And we supplied labor to, you know, to do the tobacco farming. So most of us, all of us really, when we got old enough, we moved away and I went to go into the army. They drafted me. I was drafted in 1952, November the fifth. I'll never forget it. 1952."

"It really wasn't that bad [in Seaside] because it was a lot of soldiers here and the school wasn't segregated here," Nash said.

Letang said, "You look back into history, you've grown up in the 30s, 40s and 50s up until you moved here. And you take a look at segregation, you take a look at the racism that I feel still like this here. I know the history back then, but you lived it. And to me, it doesn't seem that things are very far off from what they are. I still feel that the systemic racism is deeply rooted in that. As a black man, as black people. What do you think we stand now?"

"Well, we just had a vice president elected for the highest office in the country," Nash started off saying. "We can't sit back and wait. Somebody do it for us. We've got to do it like Abrams did that in Georgia. We got to get out and push. And I think we wouldn't be pushing hard enough because we get little. We got too comfortable. We get a little ways and we get comfortable. OK," Nash said.

"And I see that a lot, too, when I see all the protests across the country. I see them right here in our Seaside backyard," Letang added. "And just knowing that we haven't arrived yet. Right. I mean, I don't think we've arrived yet to the point where we can say we are the majority and we're listened to or even the minority and we listen."

Nash said, "You just don't suppose to just let it happen, you supposed to fight about it. You got to fight for it. It shouldn't have to, you know, it's America. You supposed everybody's supposed to be, you know, the creed that everybody should be treated alike. But it's not happening. Martin Luther King did a wonderful job. You know, that was in the 60s. For it to come, fifty years later, come back like that, it's awful."

"You're taking a step back, not a step forward," Letang noted. Speaking from experience, "There's not a week, or even a month, can pass when I'm not getting an email about my hair, about something else that's discriminating against me," Letang said. "And so I think that when you know, when I still look at from the past and look at now again, I just don't feel that way or that far off. And I always question myself, where do we get to the point where we can scrub that prejudice thought and get to the point where we can understand people, we can love people."

"I think we've got to be educated," Nash answered. "It's really going to take time. And just like I said, we need to be educated. And, you know, I was in the army. I retired from the Army. And I learned stuff that I didn't know was happening. They had black soldiers training the people at West Point, how to ride and shoot. I didn't know that until, I don't know when," Nash said.

The veteran added, "That wasn't in the history book that I read. That's another thing. A lot of stuff was left out when I was going to school too. It was left out the history books."

"It's still left out," Letang responded.

Nash said, "Well, yeah, I think I'll think about Biden and Kamala are going to do a lot, a good job."

"We need hope and hope in this country," Letang said.

"Well, they need help, too, you know, they can't do it alone," Nash said.

Alani profiled Mr. Nash's Seaside community back in September, click here.

And you can read more about it here: blackpast.org/african-american-history/race-and-color-california-coastal-community-seaside-story/

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For centuries, the Ohio River has been a main thoroughfare for travelers and industry, tracing the border of Northern Kentucky on its way from Pennsylvania to the Mississippi.

Travis Brown

But the trip has not always been a smooth one. Sometimes the river would fall to a level so low people could walk across it from Covington to Cincinnati. Other times it would be clogged with large trees or other debris, making it impassable formaritime traffic.

In 1878, Congress authorized the canalization of the Ohio, dredging a six-foot-deep, navigable channel along the length of the river and beginning the construction of anelaborate system of locks and dams.

Travis Brown, in his role as an amateur historian and a volunteer with the Kenton County Historical Society, will explain how these structures and those that followed changed the face of river transportation in Kentucky during the next NKY History Hour at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10.

To register and participate in the free virtual presentation, presented by Behringer-Crawford Museum, click here. Information on how to connect to the Zoom session will be sent after registration.

Travis Brown is a deputy with the Boone County Sheriffs Office, currently serving as the school resource officer at Ockerman Elementary School in Florence. He retired from the Fort Mitchell Police Department in 2014 after serving with the Kentucky State Police and Fort Wright Police.

He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Louisville, earning a B.A. in police administration. In 2015, he earned an M.P.A. at NKU. Also in 2015, he became an adjunct professor at Xavier Universitys School of Criminal Justice.

Involved in preserving local history, he currently serves as an executive board member of the Kenton County Historical Society.

Hosted by Shane Noem and Tara Johnson-Noem, vice president of the BCM Board of Trustees, NKY History Hour is a weekly offering of Behringer-Crawford Museum focused on Northern Kentucky history, featuring local authors, historians and archaeologists.

NKY History Hour presentations are currently free to the public but may become a BCM members-only benefit in the future. To support NKY History Hour and access many other entertaining and thought- provoking programs for free, join BCM today here.

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1880

A total of fifty-five Black Americans reside in San Diego County

These residents were predominantly formerly enslaved people from the South. Sixty percent of this population resided in the backcountry of Julian.

For more information on Black history in San Diego and to participate in Celebrate San Diego: Black History & Heritage at the San Diego History Center, go to sandiegohistory.org/exhibition/celebratesd_blackhistoryheritage/

In honor of Black History Month, the Union-Tribune has partnered with the San Diego History Center to present items each day in February on local Black history.

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1820 - Mayflower of Liberia sailed from New York City with eighty six Blacks. Black population: 1,771,656 (18.4 percent)

1993 - Arthur Ashe died. First African American to win at Wimbledon.

1867 - Robert Tanner Jackson becomes first African American to receive a degree in dentistry.

Source: Alice Tyler Milton, Lawson State Comunity College; for more information: blackhistorysalute.com

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When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.

But when the wicked are in power, they groan.

For 20 years or so, our country has been making a slow descent from groan to self-indulgent growl. Both sides of the political fence have seen the growl grow from a distant howl in the wilderness, to the takeoff of a Boeing 747 in your backyard. But from my perspective, these most recent discussions, and comments, are cutting the tie that binds us. As Americans, we could always find some common ground to plant the flag of freedom and love. As Christians, I know we can again.

While preparing this column, I was tempted to write a fluff piece, walking softly into the night. My last column triggered many comments; most were positive, but some questioned both my integrity to God and worthiness to remain a citizen of earth. I was perplexed by a small group of critics who have adopted the corporate motto of silencing the non-conformists. One Christian comment included, You are a divisive, self-righteous, hateful stop pretending you are a Jesus follower.

Even when painful, criticism should be brought before the Lord for self-examination. As I have written many times, it is Jesus who makes me a born-again child of God. There is nothing I can do to make myself righteous. Everything written in this column is done to bring awareness to our changing culture, both its effect on Christians and life as a Christian in America. Also, naturally, to bring Glory to God!

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States says Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

We can disagree till the cows come home, but the fact remains, there are people in America who would like to rewrite history and remove God from the marketplace. Ignoring this fact will not make it any less true. Our forefathers came to America to escape tyranny and persecution, but some authoritarians followed, had children, and now they are rising in volume and power. We must be in prayer and speak out against this secular reimagining of America!

Other comments included not mixing religion and politics in the religion section of our newspaper. If you believe that to be true, thats ok, I am not going to curse you, belittle you or dishonor you as a person. Why? Because God tells us to love one another. His Word also says, God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers Matthew 5:11. My concern is not for myself; it is with those who would dismiss the Word of God like a week-old newspaper and make up their own rules for humanity.

And where do we go for truth? Theres a snake-oil salesman on every channel selling his version of the truth. But this I did hear with my own ears from the former director of the CIA. He believes that people like you and me are more dangerous to America than any foreign terrorist we have chased since 9/11. In his mind, nearly half the people in America are dangerous and should be put under surveillance or questioned for their beliefs.

And my source for truth, Gods Holy Word. Woven through His Word are countless stories about God and the government. Here are a few for reflection.

First, how about Moses? God spoke to him through the burning bush. God gave Moses an assignment that was very strategic and very political. Moses, like all of us when called, felt inadequate. Moses agreed to obey God, and the negotiations began. Asking Pharaoh to give up the Israelite slaves, his entire workforce, was an impossible task, but as we have come to see many times over, nothing is impossible with God. After the plagues began to impact the Egyptians, Moses could have been killed by Pharaoh. Talk about religion and politics, wow!

Moses faith seemed to grow through the negotiations, culminating with the parting of the Red Sea.

How about Daniel in Babylon, who prays to God knowing the risk of death for praying? The kings lawyers hated Daniel and contrived a plan to set him up. They were determined to have Daniel killed. Read Daniel 6:13-16 and see their devious ruthlessness.

Then they said to the king, Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day. When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him. Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him, Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.

So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions den. The king said to Daniel, May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!

Daniel still loved the King even knowing his life may come to an end for following God and going against political law. God shut the mouths of the lions long enough for the kings lawyers to replace Daniel in the lions den. The lions had built a big appetite by then.

And then we have Jesus. He battles politics on multiple fronts. The purveyors of the law, the Pharisees, had built a financial empire through the temple. Jesus, in righteous indignation, turns the tables in the temple, infuriating the money-making mechanism of the political machine. In Luke 4:18, Jesus says, The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free ... Finally, the Pharisees invite Rome to solve their political problem. Rome solves political problems by crucifixion.

Be courageous, God is with you. The fields are white and ready for harvest! Now is the time to be bold as a lion, standing firm on the Word of God. Stand for your fellow believers. Pray for one another! If not you, who will it be?

And if you still call me your enemy, consider the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:44: But I say to you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you.

Theresa Rowe is the founder of Shaped by Faith, TV and radio host, author and motivational wellness speaker. Website, http://www.shapedbyfaith.com.

Theresa Rowe is the founder of Shaped by Faith, TV and radio host, author and motivational wellness speaker. Website, http://www.shapedbyfaith.com.

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With the introduction of the new 2022 Nissan Pathfinder, we wanted to take a look at the long-running SUV's history. And while this Pathfinder is more of an evolution of the previous model, it turns out that the SUV's history is a topsy-turvy one filled with wholesale reinventions.

In quick summary, the Pathfinder went from a body-on-frame, truck-like SUV, to a unibody crossover, back to a body-on-frame SUV, and then back to unibody construction. The flip-flopping finally stops with the fifth generation 2022 Pathfinder that made its debut yesterday, which retains the same unibody construction as the previous Pathfinder.

This Pathfinder is the enthusiast darling of the bunch. It started as a two-door, later added a set of rear doors, and shared a front end with the venerable Nissan Hardbody pickup. The rugged body-on-frame chassis meant big off-road performance in this little SUV. Its hard not to love this Pathfinders design. From the three-slot grille to the unique window design and greenhouse, its an attractive fellow. Even the four-doors looked good with the intriguing C-pillar-mounted door handles, a feature that became a signature design for both the Pathfinder and the later Xterra. Available engines included a 2.4-liter four-cylinder and 3.0-liter V6, the latter of which maxed out at 153 horsepower after an update for 1990.

A series of commercials featuring the Pathfinder taking the road less traveled to Rio de Janeiro helped catapult the Pathfinder into the enthusiast space and even helped set the tone of selling SUVs as adventure vehicles a story weve heard told countless times since. You can see one of the commercials in the series above, and the last commercial in the series on YouTube here.

The 1996 Pathfinder switched to unibody construction and went a very different way in styling. It was still relatively boxy, but with a clear aero slant. It no longer looked like a pickup turned SUV. Appealing to the masses with a better ride and less-focused purpose saw sales rise for the big crossover.

Another big update came in the 2001 model year where the Pathfinder, now featuring an updated exterior from the 1999 model year, adopted its first VQ-series engine the 3.5-liter V6. Power rose dramatically to 240 horsepower, which is the single biggest jump in the vehicles history.

Things would change dramatically once again in 2005. Just under 10 years from the unibody Pathfinder coming into existence, it went back to body-on-frame construction. Not only that, but the styling switched from its aero look back to a chiseled and blocky off-road vehicle style taken from the Frontier pickup. It used a modified version of the F-alpha platform that also underpinned the new Frontier, Armada and Titan. A 4.0-liter V6 with 266 horsepower was standard, but a 5.6-liter V8 eventually made it under the hood it made 310 horsepower, 388 pound-feet of torque and could tow up to 7,000 pounds.

In addition to being more utilitarian for hitting the trails or towing things, it also gained a third row of seats. Nissan has kept the third row around ever since.

Surprise! Another massive switch-up was in store for the 2013 Pathfinder as it ditched the truck platform for a unibody strategy once again. This Pathfinder is the one we had up until yesterday when Nissan finally pulled the wraps off its fifth-generation car. In addition to the platform change, the design went from tough and rugged to blob-like. The 3.5-liter V6 engine it had was rated for just 240 horsepower (less than both outgoing engines), but fuel economy went up drastically at a time when gasoline was brutally expensive. It also offered a hybrid powertrain for the first time, but that model was discontinued after just one year on sale.

Nissan dropped any off-roading or adventure pretenses with this model. It still offered all-wheel drive, but it was nothing like the enthusiast off-roaders offered in previous generations. Instead, it appealed to families looking for tons of cargo space and three rows of seats. A mild refresh in 2017 improved the looks, but only by a little.

That brings us to the current generation of Nissan Pathfinder. It keeps the same unibody platform and construction as the outgoing model, but Nissan does move the design needle. It tries to appeal to fans of the original Pathfinder with its three-slot opening in the front, but its an effort in appearance only.

For the full download on Nissans new Pathfinder, make sure you read our in-depth reveal post where we cover the car from bumper-to-bumper.

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Feb. 2, 2011: The Freeborn County Law Enforcement Center installed a secured drop box in the lobby for the disposal of drugs.

Feb. 4, 1991: Alan Clark, brother of music show personality Dick Clark, appeared at the Constant Reader Bookstore in Albert Lea. Clark was in town to promote his latest volume of Rock N Roll Legends. A Tribute to Eddie Cochran Never to be Forgotten. Cochran was born in Albert Lea on Oct. 3, 1938.

Feb. 3, 1961: The Freeborn County Historical Society voted unanimously to proceed with fund raising for a museum.

National

1783: Britains King George III proclaimed a formal cessation of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War.

1789: Electors chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States.

1861: Delegates from six southern states that had recently seceded from the Union met in Montgomery, Alabama, to form the Confederate States of America.

1913: Rosa Parks, a Black woman whose 1955 refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., city bus to a white man sparked a civil rights revolution, was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee.

1944: The Bronze Star Medal, honoring heroic or meritorious achievement or service, was authorized by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1962: St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital was founded in Memphis, Tennessee, by entertainer Danny Thomas.

1974: Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, 19, was kidnapped in Berkeley, California, by the radical Symbionese Liberation Army.

1976: More than 23,000 people died when a severe earthquake struck Guatemala with a magnitude of 7.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

1983: Pop singer-musician Karen Carpenter died in Downey, California, at age 32.

1997: A civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

1999: Amadou Diallo, an unarmed West African immigrant, was shot and killed in front of his Bronx home by four plainclothes New York City police officers. (The officers were acquitted at trial.)

2004: The Massachusetts high court declared that gay couples were entitled to nothing less than marriage, and that Vermont-style civil unions would not suffice.

2011: President Barack Obama appealed to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to focus on his legacy and begin an orderly process to relinquish the power hed held for 30 years; however, Obama stopped short of calling for Mubaraks immediate resignation. Iraqs prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, said he would return half of his annual salary to the public treasury in a symbolic gesture that appeared calculated to insulate him against anti-government unrest spreading across the Middle East.

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Posted: Feb 5, 2021 / 10:36 PM MST / Updated: Feb 5, 2021 / 10:36 PM MST

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KTSM/KRQE) Than man suspected of killing a New Mexico State Police officer had an extensive criminal history, including drug charges, according to authorities.

NMSP identified as Omar Felix Cueva, 39, as the man who shot and killed Officer Darian Jarrott Thursday afternoon an attempted traffic stop on Interstate 10 near Deming.

During a news conference Thursday night, New Mexico State Police Chief Robert Thornton spoke of Cuevas criminal past and said he was on his way to a drug deal.

He had a violent criminal history, Thornton said. Nothing was located here in the state of New Mexico, but he does have a violent criminal history to include drug trafficking and some other charges that would rise to the felony level.

NMSP told KTSM Cueva had an extensive drug history in California:

KTSMs sister station KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque has uncovered multiple federal court records showing 39-year-old Omar Felix Cueva pleaded guilty to charges in drug cases in 2002 and 2010.

Cuevas criminal history happened mainly in California. New Mexico State Police provided a mugshot of Cueva indicating he was arrested by the San Bernadino County Sheriffs Office at some point in 2008.

According to the Bureau of Prisons website, Cueva was released from federal custody in August 2019. State Police said Thursday night they believe Cueva lived in the Deming-area and was driving to Las Cruces Thursday with the intention of either buying or selling drugs.

Officer Darian Jarrott was assisting Homeland Security Investigations when he pulled over Cueva, according to NMSP. Thats when investigators said Cueva shot and killed Jarrott.

He was conducting a traffic stop, we are aware of that, Chief Thornton said. As far as the investigation and what exactly occurred, were still sifting through that and trying to figure out exactly what happened, but it was a traffic stop (Jarrott) was on.

Cueva then lead police on a pursuit that ended on I-10 in Las Cruces. A Las Cruces police officer used a PIT maneuver to stop a white truck driven by the suspect. In witness video obtained by KTSM, it appears to show Cueva exiting the vehicle and opening fire at police once his truck was stopped. Officers returned fire on Cueva and he was killed.

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