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BOSTON — In a story March 13 about a college admissions bribery scandal, The Associated Press erroneously described a defendant's employer. The company where Manuel Henriquez worked is a venture capital firm, not a hedge fund.
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The Latest: USC bars from admission students tied to firm
The University of Southern California says it will bar from admission about half a dozen student applicants connected to a firm indicted in a sweeping college admissions scandal
BOSTON — The Latest on a college admissions bribery scandal that has led to charges against coaches and celebrities (all times local):
9:50 p.m.
The University of Southern California says it will bar from admission about half a dozen student applicants connected to a firm indicted in a sweeping college admissions scandal.
William "Rick" Singer, who owns an admissions consulting firm, is accused of conspiring with wealthy parents to pay bribes to get their children into prestigious schools. He has pleaded guilty.
USC's interim President Wanda Austin tells the Los Angeles Times that about a half-dozen students affiliated with Singer's firm will be barred. A USC statement says officials will also conduct a case-by-case review of current students and graduates tied to the allegations.
Austin also says the university has identified at least $1.3 million in donations from those involved in the scheme and that money will be redirected to scholarships for underprivileged students.
7:20 p.m.
The University of Texas has fired men's tennis coach Michael Center after he was indicted on charges of taking bribes to help students get into top schools.
Center was placed on leave Tuesday when federal officials unveiled indictments of a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal. Center was accused of taking up to nearly $100,000 to get a student into school by listing him as a tennis recruit and offering him a scholarship for books.
Once enrolled, the student never played tennis.
According to his indictment, one payment to Center was $60,000 in cash in an Austin hotel parking lot.
Center's attorney has said the coach is innocent.
Center coached Texas for 18 years.
6:15 p.m.
A federal judge says "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin (LAWK'-lin) can be released after posting $1 million bond in a case in which she and her husband are accused of paying bribes to get their daughters into college.
Loughlin stood with her lawyer in the Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and didn't speak except to answer "yes" to the judge's questions.
Magistrate Judge Steve Kim said Loughlin must limit her travel to the continental U.S. and areas around Vancouver, Canada, for work.
Dozens of defendants in the alleged nationwide scheme, including Loughlin's husband fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, were arrested Tuesday. Giannulli posted bond and was released Tuesday.
Prosecutors allege the couple paid $500,000 to have their daughters labeled as crew-team recruits at the University of Southern California, even though neither is a rower.
5:15 p.m.
A former top investment manager has appeared in court on charges of paying bribes to get three of his children into top universities as part of a widespread admissions bribery scandal.
The Boston Globe reports that former PIMCO chief executive Douglas Hodge was released Wednesday on $500,000 bond after briefly appearing in federal court in Boston.
He's faces charges including conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He didn't enter a plea.
Hodge was granted bail despite a plea from prosecutors, who called him a flight risk with "unlimited resources."
A lawyer for the 61-year-old Laguna Beach, California, man said Hodge isn't a flight risk and he returned to the U.S. when he learned of the charges.
Prosecutors say he got his children into school by faking their athletic achievements.
2:50 p.m.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says officials are reviewing whether a widespread college bribery scandal violated federal education rules.
A statement issued Wednesday by DeVos calls the scheme "disgraceful" and says her department is "looking closely" at the issue.
Fifty people have been charged in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed sports coaches and other officials to get their children into elite universities.
The coaches worked at colleges including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southern California.
DeVos said in a Fox News interview that although the Justice Department is leading the case, her department is reviewing whether it should play a role.
Most of the schools are private but accept federal funding and are bound by federal education rules.
Prosecutors have said colleges are not targets of their criminal case.
11:45 a.m.
The FBI says actress Lori Loughlin (LAWK'-lin) has been taken into custody in connection with a scheme in which wealthy parents paid bribes to get their children into top colleges.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says Loughlin is in custody Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. She is scheduled to appear in court there in the afternoon.
Prosecutors allege Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, paid $500,000 to have their two daughters labeled as recruits to the University of Southern California crew team, even though neither is a rower.
They were among 50 people charged in the scheme.
Loughlin became famous as the wholesome Aunt Becky in the 1980s and '90s sitcom "Full House." She has lately become the queen of the Hallmark channel with her holiday movies and the series "When Calls the Heart."
11:20 a.m.
Actress Lori Loughlin (LAWK'-lin) is expected to turn herself in to the FBI to face charges as part of a scheme in which wealthy parents paid bribes to get their children into top universities.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says Loughlin is expected to surrender Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. She is scheduled to appear in court later in the day.
Court records show a warrant had been issued for Loughlin's arrest. She was among 50 people charged in the scheme.
Prosecutors allege Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, paid $500,000 to have their two daughters labeled as recruits to the University of Southern California crew team, even though neither is a rower.
Giannulli was released Tuesday after posting a $1 million bond.
Loughlin gained fame for her role as the wholesome Aunt Becky in the 1990s sitcom "Full House."
10:30 a.m.
A Florida prep school administrator has been suspended from his school after he was accused of taking college admissions tests for students as part of a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed coaches and others to get their children into elite universities.
IMG Academy in Bradenton said late Tuesday that 36-year-old Mark Riddell has been suspended indefinitely. He was the school's director of college entrance exam preparation.
Riddell didn't return several phone calls seeking comment.
He was charged Tuesday along with nearly 50 other people and faces conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering counts.
Documents say Riddell took entrance exams for students or replaced their answers with his own.
IMG Academy bills itself as the world's largest sports academy. The school was founded by renowned tennis coach Nick Bollettieri.
8:25 a.m.
The head of a Silicon Valley venture capital firm who became ensnared in a massive college bribery scandal is stepping down.
Manuel Henriquez will be replaced as CEO and chairman of Hercules Capital in Palo Alto, California.
Henriquez was arrested in New York City and released on $500,000 bail after a brief appearance in Manhattan federal court Tuesday.
Shares of the company plunged 9 percent on word of Henriquez' arrest Tuesday.
Hercules said Wednesday that Henriquez will still hold a seat on the board and will serve as an adviser.
Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged in the scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the nation's most selective schools.
Federal authorities called it the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department, with the parents accused of paying an estimated $25 million in bribes.
12:10 a.m.
Authorities who accused dozens of super-wealthy parents of paying bribes to get their kids into elite U.S. colleges say the investigation isn't over.
Big names such as actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin headline the list of some 50 people charged in documents released Tuesday that describe a scheme to cheat the admissions process at eight sought-after schools.
"Desperate Housewives" star Huffman posted a $250,000 bond Tuesday after an appearance in federal court in Los Angeles.
It was unclear when the "Full House" star Loughlin would turn herself in. Loughlin's husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, was released in Los Angeles after posting a $1 million bond.
Huffman and Giannulli are scheduled to reappear in court March 29 in Boston.


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Surround®, a white, odorless kaolin clay, is used as a deterrent for pests and diseases on fruit trees. Kaolin acts as a physical barrier preventing insects from reaching vulnerable plant tissue. It acts as a repellent by creating an unsuitable surface for feeding or egg-laying. The uniform white film may also disrupt the insect's host- finding capability by masking the color of the plant tissue. Furthermore, particles of kaolin act as an irritant to the insect. After landing on a treated surface, particles of kaolin break off and attach to the insect's body triggering an excessive grooming response that distracts the pest. I thought, why not soak nylon footies in Surround® to see if Codling Moths would be repelled. I experimented with Surround® saturated nylon footies on apple fruits. Those apples with Surround® soaked footies were pest free, those with plain footies had codling moth but no apple maggot, those apple fruits with no protection had both codling moth and apple maggot (100%). The Surround protected fruits seemed to be free of earwig damage, unlike the other test fruits. The year before I had experimented with other nylon footie combinations, but I was unable to control the codling moth infestation until I tried the Kaolin treatment.
The "how-to" for Surround soaked footies
Need 4 quart pan, colander to hold 288 footies, another pan to catch fluid. Directions:
- Add container of Surround® (3 T) into 3 quarts of water
- Stir– or Surround® will not dissolve
- Place 288 footies in Surround® + water – stir to soak footies
- Pour footies and Surround® mixture into colander with pan beneath to catch fluid 5. stir captured
- Keep repeating until fluid does not have evidence of Surround®
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The days of career-long employment are long gone, which has increased the need for a good exit strategy right from the start of a new job. Once the domain strictly of top executives, severance packages are also now becoming more common for everyday employees, according to outplacement consultants.
"It's kind of naive if people don't believe they'll be looking for a job in a five-or 10-year period," says Cam McRae, a career transition consultant in Calgary. "It's fair game now to include (severance agreements) as part of your benefits package."
While they are becoming more common, typical employees still hesitate to broach the subject with a potential or new employer.
"The everyday employee out there is still very tentative to ask if there's a severance policy in place," McRae says. "You're worried you're going to remove yourself from the opportunity . because the employer might sit back and wonder why that matters if you're coming here to work."
Yet people lose their jobs every day for reasons beyond their control, such as layoffs. That's when severance agreements come into play. They are meant to address not only cash payouts, but stock options, bonuses and sometimes even conditions for references.
Eileen Dooley, a Calgary career coach, says a good exit strategy is as important as your entrance strategy when first taking a new job.
"It reduces the amount of backand-forth negotiation at the time of a possible layoff, as well as (giving) the employee an understanding of what they can financially expect so planning can take place," she says. "It could be a win-win for both the employee and the employer."
People are often so excited about taking a new job that they fail to plan for the likely end of any given job, whenever the time comes.
"Lots of folks might not be accustomed to even thinking about severance packages," McRae says. "They don't think about five years down the road."
When negotiating an exit strategy, it's important for workers to approach it as a simple reflection of today's work world, where it's very rare to spend more than 10 years in any given role.
Employers are becoming increasingly aware of severance agreements as a matter of providing the workforce with some certainty - for any eventuality.
"I think more HR people look at it as a very forward-thinking, professional way of looking at your job offer," McRae says. "It's the pre-nup for employees."
The more senior the role, the more complex severance agreements become, but the nuts and bolts are generally the same, perhaps with more attention to bonuses and stock options, including when they can be vested.
Keep in mind that severance shouldn't be viewed as "free money," but rather as a way to pay the bills during a transition period to a new job.
"Severance is meant as a bridge between opportunities," McRae says.
For some people, that bridge can be very rosy indeed when a good exit strategy is clearly written into an employment contract. Carly Sneed Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, left with $21 million when she was asked by the company's board to step down in 2005. Many other top executives routinely reap millions as they wave goodbye.
For the average employee, it is still an important tool while pursuing new job opportunities. It's also important, however, to revisit the terms of such an agreement from time to time.
"Even if you go in and negotiate a severance agreement as part of your employment offer, the terms of that might be something that may need to be addressed in the future," McRae says.
Companies are bought and sold, economic and market conditions change and what's considered fair value may not be the same as when the agreement was first reached.
References are sometimes written into a severance package, but they're usually "tombstone" references, as McRae calls them. They're barebones facts about your role and dates of employment.
"More often, what we see at the time of exit, as part of their agreement and release, is that then they negotiate a reference," he says.
With August typically being a strong month for job offers, now may be the time for job hunters to consider how to approach the sometimes-uncomfortable topic of an eventual exit. More employers are viewing it as an intelligent part of employment planning - it's protecting your future.


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Prague protests against Swiss quotas
The Czech Foreign Ministry has criticized Switzerland's decision to extend the validity of quotas for long-term residence permits granted to citizens from eight EU countries including the Czech Republic. In a statement issued on Thursday the Czech Foreign Ministry said the move was discriminatory and called for the matter to be addressed on a European level. The Swiss authorities announced the decision on Wednesday, bowing to growing unease about immigration from poorer neighbours.
The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton also said she regretted the Swiss action, adding that it was contrary to the 1999 treaty signed with Switzerland on the free movement of people since the quotas differentiate between countries. Under the terms of the treaty non-EU Switzerland may invoke a "safeguard clause" which allows temporary caps on work permits if the annual influx exceeds a certain number.
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Weather forecast10/22/2020
Friday should be partly cloudy to overcast with rain and day temperatures between 13 and 18 degrees Celsius.
Government formally approves foreign aid as crises deepens10/22/2020
The government has given its formal approval to foreign aid in helping to fight the worsening coronavirus epidemic.
A team of 28 doctors from the U.S. National Guard in the states of Nebraska and Texas is expected to arrive in the Czech Republic next week in order to help Czech doctors.
The aid was offered by the U.S. military and agreed on during a phone conversation between the US Ambassador Stephen King and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
Negotiations about possible aid are also underway with Germany.
Supreme Court sets limits on concentration of drugs in blood serum of drivers10/22/2020
The Supreme Court has issued a binding legal opinion stating the concentration of drugs in the blood which will allow criminal charges to be filed against drivers without the need for a medical examination to determine the degree of influence.
For example, a person who has 10 nanograms of THC per millilitre or 75 nanograms of cocaine per millilitre in their blood serum is considered unfit to drive a car.
The legal opinion, which the court published on its website on Thursday also sets a ceiling on amphetamines and morphine.
Health minister actively fighting coronavirus-related fake news10/22/2020
Health Minister Roman Prymula is concerned about the growing amount of coronavirus-related fake news circulating on social networks, which influence the behaviour of thousands of people.
The fake news currently circulating claim that the pandemic is an international conspiracy, a weapon from a secret laboratory or deny the existence of victims.
Some claim the pandemic does not exist, others question the severity of the virus and the potential risks associated with it, undermining government efforts to bring it under control.
The health minister has started refuting the individual claims on his own social accounts and has appealed to people to use their common sense and protect themselves and others.
Traditional award-giving ceremony at Prague Castle cancelled10/22/2020
The traditional award-giving ceremony held at Prague Castle on Czechoslovak Independence Day, October 28, will not take place this year due to the severity of the coronavirus epidemic, the president's chancellor, Vratislav Mynář said at a press briefing on Thursday.
The chancellor said that the president had bowed to mounting pressure from the health minister, experts and politicians who pointed to the health risks of holding such a ceremony.
Mr. Mynář said the president would hand out the respective state awards sometime next year.
Nation-wide restrictions are currently in place to try to bring the epidemic under control.
Strict new Covid-19 restrictions, including closure of most shops, enter force10/22/2020
New restrictions aimed at curbing a huge increase in Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations in the Czech Republic came into effect on Thursday morning.
Non-essential contact with other people has been prohibited; people are only allowed to go to work and to undertake necessary family visits or to make indispensible purchases.
People are permitted to visit the countryside or parks in the company of no more than one other person.
All shops and small businesses are closed with the exception of food stores, chemists and toiletries stores and some other outlets. Schools, restaurants and bars had already been ordered to shut. Face masks must be worn outside.
Fresh Czech record 14,968 Covid cases registered Wednesday10/22/2020
Some 14,968 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, which is a record one-day increase since the start of the pandemic. The total number of active cases in the country now stands at 124,040.
At present 4,417 people are hospitalised with the coronavirus, with 657 of them in a critical condition. To date 1,739 people have died with the virus, with 253 of those deaths coming so far this week and over half occurring since the start of October.
Government to cover wages of companies hit by new Covid restrictions10/21/2020
The Czech government says it will cover the complete wages and contributions of the staff of companies that have been forced to close because of new measures aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19. In addition firms who have been impacted by the restrictions, which come into effect on Thursday, may also apply for their rent to be covered under a government programme.
The impacted sectors may also defer certain tax payments. At the same time the self-employed can apply for compensation amounting to CZK 500 per day. The proposal was approved by the Chamber of Deputies under a fast-track procedure.
Ex-referee Damková quits FA posts after arrest of partner10/21/2020
Former referee Dagmar Damková has resigned from the Executive Committee of the Czech Football Association and as chair of the Steering Committee for Bohemia. The move follows the resignation of her partner Roman Berbr, who was recently arrested in a scandal surrounding alleged match fixing.
Damková had a very successful career as a referee, officiating at an Olympics final and other major games.
Czech government to close most shops among strict new Covid-19 measures10/21/2020
The Czech government has announced strict new measures in response to an enormous rise in the number of Covid-19 cases and hospitaliations in the country. The new measures will take effect from Thursday and will be in place until at least Tuesday November 3.
Non-essential contact with other people has been prohibited; people will only be allowed to go to work and to make necessary family visits or to make essential purchases, the minister of health, Roman Prymula, announced on Twitter.
People are allowed to visit the countryside or parks in the company of no more than one other person. Face masks must be worn outside.
All shops and small businesses will be closed with the exception of food stores, chemists and toiletries stores. Schools, restaurants and bars had already been ordered to close.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said the moves were intended to prevent a collapse in the Czech healthcare system. Minister Prymula denied that the current situation represented a lockdown.


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AS3 Zupko's Reflections and Shadows with Raycasting in Papervision 3D
The Zupko show continues with reflections in Papervision 3D [demo].
Be sure to check out the shadow demo that this is based on:
After posting my shadow experiment, Patrick Matte posed a question wondering if I would be able to do real-time reflections in a similar manner. The next day I had it done, along with some nice iterations along the way: orthographic and perspective projection (I can release those later if anyone really wants them). I've been sitting on it every since and finally decided I would take the time to write a little description into how its done and give the code to those who are interested (and I fixed up some code for backface culling in the reflection this morning).
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ESA's CubeSats near the end of a five year journey
The excitement is mounting, not only at the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, but also in universities across Europe, as ESA's Vega launch vehicle is prepared for its maiden flight. Among the payloads on board Europe's latest rocket are seven student-built CubeSats sponsored by ESA.
The story of the ESA CubeSats – dubbed the 'ESA Cubs' - began in May 2007, when the Agency decided to include an educational payload, including up to six CubeSats, on the first flight of Vega. This was followed in January 2008 by the first dedicated CubeSat workshop to be held at European level.
"We didn't know what to expect, since CubeSat missions were only just starting to become popular amongst universities at that time," said Roger Walker, the Head of Education Projects at the ESA Education Office. "The level of interest was amazing, with more than 120 people attending the workshop. We were also surprised by the diversity of the projects that were put forward, demonstrating the high creativity of the CubeSats community. In the end we selected 24 student teams to present their ideas during the workshop at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), in the Netherlands."
A few weeks later, a call for CubeSat mission proposals was issued to universities in ESA Member States and Cooperating States. When the response was once again much greater than anticipated, decided to increase the number of Vega CubeSat flight opportunities from six to nine, with two additional backups.
As the selected university teams began to design and build their tiny satellites, a second CubeSat workshop was held at ESTEC in January 2009. The event attracted even greater interest, with 175 participants from many different countries. The workshop provided an opportunity for the student teams to give updates on the development status of their projects and to exchange information with other teams and representatives of ESA and industry.
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"The CubeSats are an ideal educational tool, offering hands-on experience to aerospace engineering students in designing, testing, and operating a spacecraft system and its ground segment, at an accessible cost" said Piero Galeone, the CubeSats project manager.
"However, they can also be quite challenging, especially if a team has no previous experience of building a satellite. On the Vega flight, which is targeted for lift-off on 9 February, we are flying six of the 11 CubeSats originally selected. The seventh is a satellite from Hungary, which was chosen more recently as a last-minute back-up."
With the launch fast approaching, time was of the essence, but, despite some delays and technical problems, the individual CubeSats were delivered, tested, accepted and integrated inside their deployment systems (called P-PODs ) from mid-October 2011 onwards. The P-PODs were then delivered to the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana at the end of November.
"The P-PODs containing the CubeSats were small and light enough to be carried by hand, so we put them in carry cases and transported them as hand luggage on the aeroplane flight to French Guiana, which was definitely a very novel way to deliver satellites to Europe's spaceport!" explained Roger Walker.
In mid-December, the three P-PODs containing the CubeSats were integrated with the LARES System, the primary payload of the Vega mission. All that awaits is the historic lift off, marking a new chapter in European access to space and educational enterprise.


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The expansion of transportation data could help developers create new apps for traveling more efficiently in the state.
New York has expanded its statewide open data initiative with the addition of more than 100 new data sets, maps and charts to Open.NY.gov -- an addition that could help developers create new apps for traveling more efficiently in the state.
The site officially launched in March, and when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this change on Wednesday, July 24, he noted it will continue to receive further updates as additional data sets become available.
The newly published transportation data comes from state agencies such as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The data sets provide information on the New York City subway entrances and exits, which also includes division, line, station name and location.
"This information provides a detailed resource that New Yorkers, researchers and businesses can use to study the state's transportation networks and agencies," Cuomo said in a statement.
And developers can harness this type of data for creating mobile applications that help guide subway riders find where the station entrances and exits are based off their physical location identified on their smartphone, said New York Chief Data Officer Barbara Cohn. With real-time mapping, riders might have an easier time navigating the multiple entrances and exits in a subway station.
Other data sets now available on Open.NY.gov include the New York State Canal System Boat Launches Map, which shows existing segments the NYS Canalway Trail and locations of canal system boat launches.
Cohn felt public transportation is key for not only commuting within the state, but also for traveling around the nation and abroad.
"Transportation is vital to New York state," Cohn said. "And it connects us not only within the state, but throughout the nation and throughout the world."
New York's open data portal isn't unique. Other states have launched similar initiatives in an effort to promote transparency in government. Hawaii's open data site made its debut earlier this month. Supported by Socrata, the portal features approximately 150 different data sets.
According to the Sunlight Foundation, a nonprofit watchdog focused on government transparency, municipal agencies have been embracing open data policies regularly since 2009. But it was President Barack Obama's Executive Order mandating that federal agencies must generate public data in open machine-readable formats that has spurred state governments to create their own open data portals.
Laurenellen McCann, the foundation's national policy manager, said only a few states have passed laws regarding open data so far: Hawaii, Utah and New Hampshire.
But the trend identified by the Sunlight Foundation is that governments tend to disclose only a few different sets of data from a specific department, leaving information from a majority of departments still unpublished.
"If they make progress in one department, that should be celebrated," McCann said. "And yet it doesn't get that government off the hook for not releasing other kinds of information."
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Electrophoretic transfer of proteins from polyacrylamide gels to nitrocellulose sheets: procedure and some applications
A method has been devised for the electrophoretic transfer of proteins from polyacrylamide gels to nitrocellulose sheets. The method results in quantitative transfer of ribosomal proteins from gels containing urea. For sodium dodecyl sulfate gels, the original band pattern was obtained with no loss of resolution, but the transfer was not quantitative. The method allows detection of proteins by autoradiography and is simpler than conventional procedures. The immobilized proteins were detectable by immunological procedures. All additional binding capacity on the nitrocellulose was blocked with excess protein; then a specific antibody was bound and, finally, a second antibody directed against the first antibody. The second antibody was either radioactively labeled or conjugated to fluorescein or to peroxidase. The specific protein was then detected by either autoradiography, under UV light, or by the peroxidase reaction product, respectively. In the latter case, as little as 100 pg of protein was clearly detectable. It is anticipated that the procedure will be applicable to analysis of a wide variety of proteins with specific reactions or ligands.


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This HC Quarter Star 5 block pattern can be made with expert precision by implementing the paper piecing foundation pattern that we present here.
Scraps can be used or you can use materials that we have suggested. Our suggested material amounts are an over-exaggeration, so if you make a mistake you always have more fabric to work with.
Our pattern makes a 10x10 inch quilting block with a 1/4 inch grace allowance.
This way you can make any size quilt you desire within 10 inch increments of your desired result.
Our directions will walk you through the whole process of using our pattern to make this beautiful quilting block.
You should already know how to piece together blocks and it's best to know how to use a paper piecing pattern. Even if you've never used one before, we walk you through it in our directions.
SIZING / FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Finished quilting block is 10x10 inches with a 1/4 inch grace allowance for piecing.
MATERIALS: Fabric in 7 different colors (1/4 yard each)
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text: Ugly Motor Bikes is a custom motorcycles shop hailing from sunny San Diego. Contrary to what the name might suggests their work is anything but ugly. Their latest piece is this elaborately revamped YAMAHA SX750. Featuring a custom 3 into 3exhaust, lowered forks, custom engraved velocity stacks and seat, grips, and foot-pegs covered in Nigerian calf leather, this beauty is surely gonna turn heads. Check it out in the gallery above.


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The Alliance of The Good
Against the Moral Degradation Caused by Lack of
Those who disbelieve are the friends and protectors
of one another. If you do not act in this way (protect each other),
there will be turmoil in the land and great corruption.
(Surat al-Anfal: 73)
In all corners of the world, there is evil, injustice, tyranny and wrongdoing.
There are a number of reasons why people are witness to these negative
realities which have become part of our daily lives. From the time a person
acquires consciousness, he is exposed to an outpouring of news about such
terrible happenings. Hardly a day goes by without encountering stories
in the papers or on the TV, of swindlers, cruel serial killers, unprotected
women, children and the elderly abandoned mercilessly to hunger and cold,
all harrowing reminders that immorality, corruption, conflicts of interests
and degeneracy are firmly rooted in society.
The majority of people who witness such events consider them as events
which befall others, and thus, as things that have no relevance to them.
For this reason, they never assume responsibility for the unrest, corruption
and mercilessness that affects society. For instance, it may be that an
innocent and defenceless person is exploited by a wealthier one, who insults
and slanders him. In such an instance, everyone would recognise that the
wealthy person is guilty of unjustly mistreating the innocent person.
However, often, most people prefer to remain silent. They simply say "What
difference would my words make?" or "This is none of my business", and
turn a blind eye to this unfairness.
Undoubtedly, such situations arouse strong feelings and move a person
whose heart is not so hardened. However merely getting angry, and disapproving,
or feeling distressed, will in no way prove to be a hindrance to the recurrence
of these harms. For this end, those who are conscientious and wish for
the good of humanity should put forth a sincere effort and in every circumstance,
lend their support to others who also strive for the good.
However, in order to do so, one needs to be able to distinguish between
the good and the evil. Today "goodness and evil" have become relative
concepts, varying according to the society, the type of social lifestyle
and interests. For example in our day, caring for stray dogs and protecting
their rights is regarded as an important mark of goodness. Similarly,
making a few phone calls to collect aid for a disaster-stricken territory
is sufficient to be regarded as a charitable person. A person busying
himself in his spare times with renovation of a school building, or meeting
a few school children's needs, deems himself worthy of life-long honour
and earns the respect and appreciation of the rest of society. Surely
these can be considered acts of goodwill, yet, it is obvious that such
feeble attempts are an insignificant contribution to the total eradication
of all the wickedness that exists. As a matter of fact, these people also
know that their efforts do not require great sacrifices. Some of them
may even be aware that with such charity work, they can ingratiate themselves
to people surrounding them, wanting to be admired for their efforts. Ultimately,
another motivation for their interest in such charity work may be to ease
their conscience.
However, the purpose of the "good", who are the subject of this book,
is loftier and more noble. The "alliance of the good", formed by people
committed unconditionally to remain among the good and offer complete
support to this end, acquires immense strength and brings forth unprecedented
results in the shortest possible time. Grudge, hatred, mercilessness,
insincerity, lying, injustice, penetrating into the societies of the world
today, can only be removed by the "alliance of the good". Only people
with high morals can stop the harm such corruption brings to the world.
None of these goals should seem remote, imaginary or unattainable to
the reader. As you read, you will also acknowledge that joining with the
"alliance of the good" is amenable to anyone. Be they a housewife, a high
school student, a tradesman, or a professor, every conscientious person
living by moral principles and committed to the dissemination of such
values in society is capable of associating with the good. For this end,
you must set aside your prejudices, presuppositions, and the ideas of
right and wrong you have acquired earlier in life. The next step will
be to look around you to identify the true good and the true evil. In
the process, you will have to adopt a single criterion: the Qur'an, the
only guide sent to mankind by God. That is because, only God knows who
are the truly good or the truly evil, and it is in the Qur'an that He
provides us a detailed account of the attributes of the good and the evil.
The Good and the Evil in the Qur'an
The only reason why a man conducts himself immorally is a lack of faith
in God and the Day of Judgement and a lack of fear for God. Think for
a moment about all the evil on earth: injustice, jealousy, murders, grudge,
hatred, mercilessness, deceit, malice, oppression... In the Qur'an, God
prohibits man from exhibiting these traits and informs that people committing
them will be exposed to eternal punishment in the hereafter. For this
reason, it is unlikely that a God-fearing person exhibits "devilish" characteristic.
One of the verses of God forbids evil as follows:
We have sent down the Book to you making all things clear
and as guidance and mercy and good news for the Muslims. God commands
justice and doing good and giving to relatives. And He forbids indecency
and doing wrong and tyranny. He warns you so that hopefully you will pay
heed. (Surat an-Nahl: 89-90)
You may hear people saying that they avoid those forms of mischief commonly
practised in society though they do not believe in God and the Day of
Judgement. However, it is a definite and evident fact that a person, who
has never been involved in any wicked deed in his lifetime, may possibly
suddenly change this attitude once changing conditions seriously challenge
his interests. When his career, for which he has worked day and night,
or his wealth or life are at stake, for instance, he does not hesitate
to cause harm to another person. We often encounter such people in our
every day lives. In business life, in fear of being fired from his job
for a mistake he has made, a person may well put the blame on someone
else. Alternatively, a person who as a principle never accepts bribes
or does anything unlawful, may find it reasonable to take a bribe for
something urgent, for instance, when he has to pay his son's hospital
If a non-God fearing person claims to be the most reliable and virtuous
person in the world, it would definitely not prove to be convincing. Such
a person may truly avoid committing theft or lying but he may lack good
morals. You may not find an amicable, sincere and compassionate attitude
in him, for instance. He may humiliate people in words or with his jokes,
and the way he talks to people may have a disturbing tone. Similarly,
a non-gambling person may indulge in a game when he is in an environment
where gambling is popular. It would be unreasonable to consider a non-God-fearing
man a truly righteous person, since he has an inherently weak-will that
is prone to temptation because of a lack of fear of God.
There are also those who relentlessly commit acts of immorality, disturb,
degrade or defraud people, use abusive language, do not value people,
think only of themselves, act aggressively and maliciously, and yet help
the poor now and then. In such cases, we certainly cannot consider these
people to be "good". The essential attributes of a good person are righteousness,
honesty, justice, and sincerity. However we should also keep in mind that
a good person who is sincere can also make mistakes and have certain failings,
but what makes him different is his endeavour to purify himself of these
flaws, and to exhibit moral perfection as best as he can.
A person with fear of God shows good character, not only at particular
times, but under all circumstances. His moral perfection is not dependent
on the changing attitudes of people or of events and conditions around
him, but the consideration of the heavy judgement awaiting in the hereafter,
and facing an outcome from which there is no return. With these factors
in mind, he cannot dare to say a word or commit anything for which he
would fail to give account in the hereafter. On the contrary, he pursues
the bounties he hopes to attain in the hereafter. In the Qur'an, God calls
man to ponder over the Day of Judgement:
On the Day that each self finds the good it did, and
the evil it did, present there in front of it, it will wish there were
an age between it and then. God advises you to beware of Him. God is Ever-Gentle
with His servants. (Surah Ali 'Imran: 30)
Consequently, fear of God in one's heart is a sign of being among the
good. A non-God fearing person who does not observe God's limits inevitably
identifies himself with the alliance of the evil. Possibly, he does not
always actively participate in this wicked alliance, but, considering
that conditions may develop at any time to in such a way as to prepare
the appropriate ground for becoming involved in acts of wickednesss, he
may, deliberately or not, side with the evil ones against the good.
God informs believers who the worst people are:
"The worst of creatures in the sight of God are those who disbelieve.
They will not believe." (Surat al-Anfal: 55). Therefore, someone
who wants to ally with the good should definitely be with God-fearing
One's Behaviours Display His True Intention
In one's efforts to distinguish the good from the evil, an important
point needs also to be considered: despite the fact that a great number
of people say they believe in God and the Qur'an, in the way they live
their lives and their attitudes, they are at variance with Qur'anic principles.
In Surat al-Baqara, God reveals the real nature of those who claim to
believe in God and the hereafter and yet do nothing but commit mischief:
Among the people there are some who say, 'We believe
in God and the Last Day,' when they are not believers. They think they
deceive God and those who believe. They deceive no one but themselves
but they are not aware of it. There is a sickness in their hearts and
God has increased their sickness. They will have a painful punishment
on account of their denial. When they are told, 'Do not cause corruption
on the earth,' they say, 'We are only putting things right.' No indeed!
They are the corrupters, but they are not aware of it. When they are told,
'Believe in the way that the people believe' they say, 'What! Are we to
believe in the way that fools believe?' No indeed! They are the fools,
but they do not know it. When they meet those who believe, they say, 'We
believe.' But then when they go apart with their satans, they say, 'We
are really with you. We were only mocking.' But God is mocking them, and
drawing them on, as they wander blindly in their excessive insolence.
Those are the people who have sold guidance for misguidance. Their trade
has brought no profit; they are not guided. (Surat al-Baqara: 8-16)
As these verses also inform, such people maintain that they are rightful,
honest and virtuous, and frequently condemn the immoral behaviour of others
around them and warn them otherwise. However, they are actually the ones
who spread mischief on earth, who do wrong secretly and deviously, who
create conflict and stir up enmity among people. For this reason, in our
criterion to establish the good and the evil, we should pay attention
that people's acts match their words. The Prophet Muhammad's (peace be
upon him) following words explain this very well:
Actions are only by intentions, and every man has only that which he
intended. Whoever's emigration is for God and His Messenger then his emigration
is for God and His Messenger. Whoever's emigration is for some worldly
gain which he can acquire or a woman he will marry then his emigration
is for that for which he emigrated.1
For instance, one would naturally raise doubts about the sincerity of
a person who claims to be a Muslim if he were to wage a covert struggle
against Muslims. If a person, for instance, who claims that he attaches
much importance to moral values, and looks for honesty and sincerity in
people, advocates indecent people known for their immorality, and presents
them as respectable people who have unimpeachable attributes, then this
would cast doubts on such a person's sincerity. Rather, the actual purpose
of those who associate the concept of immorality with "courage", "modernism",
"elitism" and "freedom" is evident. They tempt people with such terms
to make them see immorality as a virtue and to indulge in degeneracy.
In the Qur'an, God makes plain who the good and the evil are, as well
as their attributes, lifestyles, mindset and outlook on life and other
people. A person who is sincerely in pursuit of goodness should first
identify the attributes of the good in the Qur'an, and accordingly, search
for these features in those surrounding him. The same thing also applies
in identifying the evil. Some of the attributes of the evil of which God
makes clear in the Qur'an are as follows:
-Consumes ill-gotten gains
-Associates partners with God
-Disrespectful and disloyal to parents
-Readily kills an innocent person for personal gains
-Enjoins evil
-Hinders from good
-Rarely ever remembers God
-Perpetrator of calumnies
-Forbidder of good
-Transgressing beyond bounds
-Violent-cruel when God's verses are recited, or interrupts discussions
of religion saying "(These are) the myths of the ancient peoples"
-Murders people for a small piece of land or source of water, drives
away children, the elderly, and women and men out of their land, subjects
them to torture and keeps silent about those who commit all such cruelty
-Believes in some parts of the Qur'an and disbelieves the rest
-Commits mischief on earth
-Causes unrest in society
-Mocks people or societies
-Abuses peoples' reputations
-Snoops or spies on people
-Bases his judgements about people on conjecture and spreads such
false information which sometimes leads to provocation
-Cruel, ignorant, selfish
-Offends people with harsh criticisms
-Unable to use common sense
-Does not listen to advice
-Resists what is right and correct
-Some of the traits of the good of which God informs in the Qur'an
are the following:
-Believes in God, the Day of Judgement, angels, the Book and the prophets
-Repels evil with good
-Pays the poor-rate (zakat)
-Observes the limits set by God
-Spends wealth out of love for God, towards relatives, orphans, the
needy, and for the wayfarer and those who ask
-Establishes regular prayers (salaat)
-Keeps promises and obligations
-Patient in distress and affliction and in times of conflict
-Loyal, honest, sincere, kind, compassionate, protective and righteous
-Respectful of believers
-Has sound reasoning
-True to his promise
-Turns to God with devotion
-Endowed with constancy
-Submits himself to God
-Speaks wisely
-Not fearing the censure of any censurer
-Keeps to a moderate course
-Gives glad tidings
-Happy and fortunate
-Speaks graciously to people
-Turns to God alone
When those people who lack these attributes of believers mentioned in
the Qur'an , and on the contrary, adopt wicked manners in their c-onduct,
claim that they behave in the name of "goodness", state that they are
against wrongfulness while they do wrong against people, condemn slanderers
while they themselves slander other people, or claim to be innocent and
honest while they are definitely fraudulent, provide clear signs of their
insincerity and hypocrisy.
Consequently, someone who is committed to ally himself with the good
should make a careful examination of all that happens around him, and
while arriving at a decision, base his conclusions on the criteria established
by the Qur'an rather than what the majority think.
The Evil Ones Follow Satan's Way
The majority of people believe Satan to be an "imaginary" being with
no real existence, and merely a concept symbolising evil. However, God
also created the jinn, angels and Satan, as He created man and all the
other living beings on earth, though in another dimension.
The most obvious characteristics of Satan are his disobedience to God
and his arrogance. These aside, from the time God created the first human
being, namely Prophet Adam (as), on earth, Satan set himself to lead people
astray and hinder them from the right path. This is revealed in the Qur'an
as follows:
He said, 'By Your might, I will mislead all of them except
for Your chosen servants among them.' (Surah Sad: 82-83)
Satan has various methods he uses to prevent people from following their
conscience and from the righteous way of God. He may instil in them apprehensions
or direct people to what is wrong by way of his friends. Take, for instance,
a person who recently started performing his regular prayers or complying
with the commandments of God. Some of his friends, who are under the influence
of Satan, may ridicule this person or draw his attention to some other
temptation at prayer times. If this person fails to have a strong will
and commitment to his conscience, then Satan may, within a short time,
make this person stop practising his prayers by way of his friends. Alternately,
a person helping the poor may be called a "fool" by his immediate circle
and be convinced into spending his money instead on a new car or a holiday.
Satan, using the people around him, may make this person see righteous
deeds as somewhat difficult to follow or even wicked, and thus prevent
him from engaging in acts of goodness. At times, Satan makes one abandon
one's best friends in their most difficult times, so that his own interests
are not effected. In such a case, a person faces a dilemma from which
he has difficulty finding a way out. Attempting to be conscientious, he
feels he has to help his friend through a difficult time. On the other
hand, he cannot free himself from the grip of personal financial concerns
or other difficulties he would face if he decided to offer his help. When
considering a course of action, a person usually assumes he is merely
in the process of making certain decisions and evaluating certain options.
However, the dilemma he experiences does not result merely from conflicting
ideas, but rather, it is a struggle between the voice of his conscience
and that of Satan.
In brief, either by directly whispering to the mind or by way of certain
people, Satan infuses man with negative inspirations, hinders him from
conforming to God's way and following his own conscience, from engaging
in good deeds, and talking graciously or making sacrifices. Those following
in the footsteps of Satan, either deliberately or unintentionally, naturally
take sides with him and throughout their lives remain among the evil.
In the Qur'an, God explains the influence of Satan on man as follows:
You who believe! Do not follow in the footsteps of Satan.
Anyone who follows in Satan's footsteps should know that he commands indecency
and wrongdoing. Were it not for God's favour to you and His mercy, not
one of you would ever have been purified. But God purifies whoever He
wills. God is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Surat an-Nur: 21)
Satan has gained mastery over them and made them forget
the remembrance of God. Such people are the party of Satan. No indeed!
It is the party of Satan who are the losers. (Surat al-Mujadila: 19)
Satan carries on a similar struggle against all people, but people who
have fear of God, who guard against evil, conform to their conscience,
and have a strong will, are not led astray by him. Weak-willed people
having no deep-rooted fear for God, however, are tempted by Satan as the
verses of God inform. In the following verse, the characteristics of the
people who come under the influence of Satan are related:
Shall I tell you upon whom the Satans descend? They descend
on every evil liar. They give them a hearing and most of them are liars.
(Surat ash-Shu'ara': 221-223)
Those under the influence of Satan and who have gone astray usually present
themselves as good and charitable people. However, their attitude towards
people, and the lack of love, compassion and tolerance in their hearts,
reveals that Satan has absolute control over them. This is related in
a verse as follows:
If someone shuts his eyes to the remembrance of the All-Merciful,
We assign him a Satan who becomes his bosom friend - they debar them from
the path, yet they still think they are guided. (Surat az-Zukhruf: 36-37)
How do the Evil Ones Come Together?
For the evil ones to unite and carry out activities against believers,
they first have to find each other. They do not require any effort for
this purpose. The alliance emerges spontaneously, and in the normal course
of daily life. The appropriate ground has already been laid by Satan through
various methods and tactics.
Everything, from the people who would ally against the good to the timing
or the type of plots hatched are all predetermined. Never is a call made
for this unification. The call is already inspired by Satan in the hearts
of those "who carry discord in their hearts". Thus, without effort, they
come together, hatch plots and plan their evil actions. In daily life,
they hear the call of disbelievers and identify themselves with the evil.
The grudge they feel towards the believers and the vehement hatred overflowing
their heart are the source of this unification. God gives an account of
the grudge disbelievers nurse in their hearts against the believers and
warns them thus:
You who believe! Do not take any outside yourselves as
intimates. They will do anything to harm you. They love what causes you
distress. Hatred has appeared out of their mouths, but what their breasts
hide is far worse. We have made the Signs clear to you if you use your
intellect. There you are, loving them when they do not love you, even
though you believe in all the Books. When they meet you, they say, 'We
believe.' But when they leave they bite their fingers out of rage against
you. Say, 'Die in your rage.' God knows what your hearts contain. (Surah
Ali 'Imran: 118-119)
While establishing their unification, they look for certain traits in
a person; he has to turn away from God's religion, turn a blind eye to
wickedness, readily commit evil acts, all the while, not feeling any pangs
of conscience. The presence of a person who lives by the moral values
of the Qur'an upsets the evil ones greatly. Hearing a single word reminding
them of good character, righteousness, or honesty, is intolerable since
such words would evoke the voice of their conscience which they never
wish to hear. That is the reason why the wicked only enjoy the company
of the wicked. They are made happy by the presence of the wicked. They
greatly wish for the strengthening of their evil union since they know
a strong alliance of the good would harm them. For instance, a thief enjoys
the company of thieves. Alternatively, homosexuals all speak the same
language. No matter where they are, they find each other and are rarely
apart from one another. That is because they are never despised for their
wickedness among their own, but rather, are encouraged by people sharing
the same values. A person who slanders innocent people only feels at ease
when he is surrounded with slanderers like himself. He listens to their
views, boasts about his "accomplishments" and asks for their advice. In
return, his companions tell him about their own immorality, the cruelty
they have committed and the slandering they have done.
So, what is meant by the alliance of the evil is this attraction of the
wicked to one another. If there is anyone around who questions their wicked
deeds, it terribly annoys them. That is why they never want to see such
person around, and why the evil ones only enjoy the company of one another.
The Evil Avoid Being With The Good and Feel Enmity Towards
We have stressed many times that the evil ones behave under the inspiration
of Satan. Whether they admit this fact or not, you can recognize the influence
of Satan in their words, attitudes and decisions. That is why their attitude
towards the good is the same as Satan's. Even before the wicked were created,
Satan had rejected the company of the good and waged an unrelenting struggle
against them. God makes this posture of Satan clear in the following verses:
Then the angels prostrated all together, every one of
them - except Iblis. He disdained to be one of the prostrators. He said,
'Iblis, what is it that prevents you being among the prostrators? 'He
said, 'I will not prostrate to a human being whom You have created out
of dried clay formed from fetid black mud.' (Surat al-Hijr: 30-33)
At a closer look, we also see that the essential characteristics of evil
people today is also an insistence on avoiding the good, an obnoxious
attitude towards them, arrogance, disobedience and rebellion. On top of
all that, Satan is firmly committed to averting people from goodness and
what is beautiful, and to leading them astray.
All of these indicate that those who strive together against goodness
and try to eradicate the faith people have in God and the Hereafter, and
moral values like sacrifice and loyalty, share the same common traits.
However, it is impossible for these people to attain success; both in
this world and beyond. God will pay them back what they deserve. That
is because God is the friend and protector of His true servants:
God is the Protector of those who believe. He brings
them out of the darkness into the light. But those who are disbelievers
have false gods as protectors. They take them from the light into the
darkness. Those are the Companions of the Fire remaining in it timelessly,
for ever. (Surat al-Baqara: 257)
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Guild Status
We already have about 660+ members in the Guild and numbers are growing everyday! We will be reigning from different countries: SG, HK, MY, AU, EU, US, NZ and more! Doesn't matter where we come from, we will be One in the same Guild!
We have officers for WvW and PvX. Both Hardcore and Casual players are welcome. You may switch to hardcore when you have more free time and switch to casual when you have many real life commitments. Our Guild also has family men with kids, adults who are settling down, guys in NS, reservists and people who won't be playing much due to work or study, etc. We welcome all of them. So if you or your friends belong to one of these categories, no worries, we will be more happy to welcome all of you. What's most important is to gather everyone and have fun together in a big, active and helpful Guild.
We are always actively recruiting! Come join us with your family and friends! :)
Guild Objectives and Structure
1) To be the most awesome Guild around for it's members.
2) The First Singapore-based Guild founded on Crystal Desert.
3) The Guild that made Crystal Desert become the 'Singapore Server'.
4) An organized Guild with proper website, forums, voice chat program and much more!
5) An Active Guild that is online 24/7. You will never be alone when you log on, there will always be someone there for you!
6) Fully upgraded Guild with Global Guild buffs running 24/7 with maximum Global Guild buffs on weekends.
7) Guild banner buffs 7 days a week.
Guild Events, WvW and Buffs
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In addition to the Global Guild buffs, Guild banners will be activated on Mon to Tue in Lion's Arch, Wed to Sun in Guild's WvW BG, at 8PM GMT+8.
Difference between Guild banner and Global Guild buffs
Guild banner:
- Buffs only last for 30 minutes.
- Guild members have to make their way to where the Guild banner is placed in order to get the buffs.
Global Guild buff:
- Buffs last for a whole day.
- Guild members automatically have the Guild buff on them whenever they are online in Guild, regardless of their location.
How to check for Global Guild buffs: Hover your cursor over the top left of your User Interface (UI), on the 'Shield' icon.
Guild Council
Guild Founder
Guild Hierarchy
Leader: Guild Founder, in charge of overall Guild issues.
Senior Officer: Officers in charge of more complex Guild issues.
Officer: Officers in charge of general Guild issues.
Core Member: Regular members who represent the Guild at all times, been with the Guild for a decent period of time and log in to Raidcall upon going online.
Member: Regular members who represent the Guild at all times.
Initiate: New members.
Lurker: Members who are not representing the Guild. Members in this rank will be booted off the Guild if they are caught not representing the Guild the second time.
Inactive: Members who are inactive and have not informed us that they will be inactive. Members in this rank will be booted off the Guild if they do not inform us that they will be inactive after being marked as inactive for 2 days.
Guild hierarchy will be constantly improved. Everyone will be promoted and demoted accordingly, depending on their actions. Do NOT contact any officers and request for a promotion. We will promote people accordingly.
Guild Joining Procedure
After you have submitted your Guild application, we will send you an invite to the Guild. If you did not manage to get an invite, you may join the Guild by doing either one of the following methods:
1. PM Einzo or any of the officers in game for invite.
2. Post your User ID/ IGN here: http://einsofgaming.com/forums/index.php/topic,4.0.html
3. Find us on Raidcall.
Remember to press 'G' > Accept Invite > Represent.
Guild Rules
1. Do NOT start/ bring any drama into the Guild.
2. Do NOT start a fight/ quarrel among each other in the Guild, bring it to Private Message (PM). If it still cannot be solved, bring the matter up to the Guild officers.
3. Be responsible for your own actions.
4. Be considerate to the Guild members.
5. Help each other in the Guild whenever possible.
6. Respect your Guild members.
7. NO elitist attitude regardless of your past achievements in other games.
8. It is every Guild members' responsibility to stay updated with the Guild. We are not responsible for your cluelessness if you do not make an effort to stay updated with us.
9. Guild Wars 2 has a multiple Guild feature which allows people to join more than one Guild but can only represent one at a time. Representing a Guild will contribute to Guild Influence. Guild Influence is very important and crucial for the Guild. Guild Influence is used for Guild WvW, PvX and Guild Benefits for it's members. We allow members to join more than one Guild but it is REQUIRED for members to represent Einsof Gaming Guild at all times. This is required in order to be fair to members who represent the Guild at all times. When you are not representing the Guild, you are not contributing any influence to the Guild. Guild officers will keep a close watch on members who are not representing the Guild, and these members MAY be booted out of the Guild without warning. More info on Guild Influence: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Influence
10. PLEASE READ THIS: Members always make this common mistake or forget to do. Your alternate/ new/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th/ 5th/ etc character will automatically be in the Guild but it will be defaulted to "NOT representing Guild". Please ensure that you change it to "representing". If you happen to not automatically be in the Guild for your alternate/ new character, you may PM the officers for an invite.
11. If you will not be online for a period of time due to certain circumstances, please post it here: http://einsofgaming.com/forums/index.php/topic,3.0.html to let us know, so that your Guild slot will be preserved.
12. Enjoy the game, enjoy the stay in the Guild and make it a happy and comfortable place for everyone in the Guild.
How to Check if You are Representing the Guild
A dash across the green square beside your name means you are not representing the Guild.
NO dash across the green square beside your name means you are representing the Guild.
Guild Contribution/ Donation
It costs in-game currency to increase the Guild size and to purchase siege weapons/ blueprints in WvW. It will be much appreciated if Guild members are willing to contribute/ donate for the Guild's progression. There will be no obligations, all Guild members are free to donate if they wish, and any amount they are comfortable with. The Guild bank is up and can be accessed from the starting towns or any major cities.
More info on the Guild system and costs to increase the Guild size: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Guild
More info on costs of WvW blueprints, etc: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Blueprint
Guild Support System
Purpose of Einsof Gaming Guild Wars 2 Guild Support System is to make it easier for members to contact us and also to make it easier for people who are interested in the Guild to contact us. We believe that communication is important.
What is Covered:
1. General Guild inquiries.
2. Guild feedbacks and suggestions.
3. People who still need Guild invitation.
4. Report members who violated the Guild rules/ harassment/ etc. *
5. Guild Appeal. **
Stay Updated With The Guild
It is every Guild members' responsibility to stay updated with the Guild's news and updates. We pretty much can be found on most social media, besides our own website and forums.
Join The Guild Council
We are looking for talented and experienced players who are willing to commit their best in assisting the Guild and bring it to greater heights! If you have what it takes, you may apply to join our Guild Council.
1. Join the Guild with the steps listed above.
2. Click Here To Apply For The Guild Council
You will be placed under probation for a week to see if you have what it takes to join our Guild Council. Once you have been successfully promoted, you will be rewarded with a few items.
Item 1. Your personalized Einsof Gaming email. Example: email@example.com
Item 2. Your personalized Einsof Gaming eNamecard, including business card format for you to print.
More items will be revealed in time to come. Plans for "Outstanding Officer Award" which will reward the officer who have assisted the Guild well are also in the works.
Successful Promotion
Once you are successfully promoted and appointed as officer in the Guild Council, you are required to log in to RaidCall upon going online. This is for communication purpose - to be the first in the know of Guild updates, events, status, etc. Communication among the officers in the Guild Council is extremely important. You will be given one chance before you are stripped off your officer rank in the Guild Council if you do not log in to RaidCall upon going online or no longer active on RaidCall, unless you have a very good reason, for example: your computer broke down. All you need to do is click 2 buttons to log in RaidCall, so I believe there is no such excuse as "it is very difficult to log in RaidCall". You may email to firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any problems with RaidCall.
Basic Officer Roles
(Applies to ALL officers)
- Guild Recruitment: Recruit players with potential to the Guild.
- Guild Maintenance: Guild housekeeping, keep dramas out of the Guild, etc.
- Guild Events: Assist in hosting Guild Events.
Chosen Officer Roles
(Choose to lead in the WvW/ PvP/ PvE category when you apply for Guild Council)
Know your chosen category well and lead with your expertise and experience.
World vs World
Compulsory Requirement
Members who wish to do Guild WvW are REQUIRED to log on to Raidcall. Group ID: 3540514. Download Raidcall at http://raidcall.com
1. All members participating in Guild WvW are encouraged to bring in at least 1 Siege Weapon.
2. No party is allowed to solo on their own and do their own things. Follow your Team Commanding Officer and work as a Team.
3. All members are to keep silent at all times and listen to the Team Commanding Officer. Speak only when necessary. For Example: You sensed something amiss, ambush, etc. This is to keep things in order. Too many people speaking at the same time will create a huge mess.
4. Speak with a clear direction. Example: Team A to Destination Z. Do NOT say "My Team to Destination Z". Every team and Party are assigned identities for a reason. This is to avoid confusion.
5. Strictly NO Blame Game. Regardless of win or lose, no pointing of fingers.
Each Team will consist of a few parties, depending on the amount of people online. WvW Officers have to take note of the amount of parties in their team and assign each party an identity for easier communication. Example: Party 1, 2, 3...
Role of each Team will be assigned on the day of WvW itself. Example: Team Alpha in charge of Attack, Team Beta in charge of Defence and Team Charlie in charge of Scout/ Flank.
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