The Nephilim were a race of giants that were produced by the sexual union of the "sons of God" and the daughters of men. Translated from the Hebrew texts, "Nephilim" means "fallen ones."
They were renowned for their strength, prowess, and a great capacity for sinfulness.

The Nephilim were gigantic in stature. Their strength was prodigious and their appetites immense. Upon devouring all of humankind's resources, they began to consume humans themselves. The Nephilim attacked and oppressed humans and were the cause of massive destruction on the earth.

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Second Korean hostage found dead in Afghanistan

Divide and conquer...

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"Government cannot take care of you. You've got to take care of yourself," he said. "As more of us do that, the cheaper it will become and the higher in quality it becomes."

Just so: to be alert ...

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Only in a house where one has learnt to be lonely does one have this solicitude for things. One's relation to them, the daily seeing or touching, begins to become love, and to lay one open to pain.

Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973)
Anglo-Irish Novelist

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Waves of now

The problems may be great, yet your ability to successfully deal with them is greater. Each disappointment can be painful, and yet through that pain you are compelled to grow stronger and more capable.

Life goes on, and each moment brings new positive possibilities. You live, you learn, you experience, and through it all you become more fully alive than ever.

You have carried with you to this moment all the joy and beauty you've ever known. Now you are in a position to discover and to fulfill even more.

Seek not to fight against what is. For within what is, the very real opportunity exists for precisely what you wish to be.

In whatever may come your way, you can find the energy and substance to bring your own dreams to life. Run eagerly to greet each moment, for in each moment is the opportunity to fully live.

Life's sparkling treasure rolls in on endless waves of now. Appreciate the depth and the vastness of that treasure, and it is yours.

Ralph Marston | greatday.com

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Severe forest fires on the Canary Islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria have forced the evacuation of more than 11,000 people. Spain's environment minister called a state of "maximum alert".

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Since June, dozens of city halls and other public buildings across the country have reported finding neatly packaged envelopes full of cash in men's restrooms.

The bathroom money has come with identical letters asking people to do good deeds - leading to speculation that the benefactor may be a public servant trying to cheer up his profession or perhaps a member of a new-age religion.

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