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The spellbinding story of an American lawyer who takes on a nearly impossible casethe defense of an African freedom fighter against his corrupt government's charge of murder
Damon Pierce's life has just reached a defining moment: a gifted California lawyer, he's being divorced by his wife and his work often seems soulless. Then he receives a frantic e-mail from Marissa Brand Okaria woman he loved years agoand decides to risk everything to respond to her plea for help.
Marissa's husband, Bobby Okari, is the charismatic leader of a freedom movement in the volatile west African nation of Luandia, which is being torn apart by the world's craving for its vast supply of oil. Bobby's outspoken opposition to the exploitation of his homeland by PetroGlobala giant American oil company with close ties to Luandia's brutal governmenthas enraged General Savior Karama, the country's autocratic ruler. After Bobby leads a protest rally during a full eclipse of the sun, everyone in his home village is massacred by government troops. And now Bobby has been arrested and charged with the murder of three PetroGlobal workers. Still drawn to Marissa, Pierce agrees to defend Bobby, hoping to save both Bobby and Marissa from almost certain death. But the lethal politics of Luandia may cost Pierce his life instead.
Culminating in a dramatic show trial and a desperate race against time, Eclipse combines a thrilling narrative with a vivid look at the human cost of the global lust for oil. Here is Richard North Patterson at his compelling best, confirming his place as our most provocative author of popular fiction.
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Richard North Patterson is the New York Times bestselling author of Exile, The Race, and thirteen other critically acclaimed novels. Formerly a trial lawyer, he was the SEC liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups. He lives in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard with his wife, Dr. Nancy Clair.
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The Devil's Light
In a West African village, Marissa Brand Okari watched her husband prepare to risk his life for the act of speaking out.
It was night. Hundreds of villagers, old and young, gathered in the center of town, their faces illuminated less by moonlight than by the huge orange flame that spewed out of the vertical stem thrusting from an oil pipeline. Torchlike, the stem backlit the line of palms behind the village, its thick residue of smoke blackening the air, its roar a constant ominous presence. Every day in the life of any villager under thirty, this terrible eruption—the flaring of gas from the oil extracted by PetroGlobal Luandia from beneath the deep- red clay—had never ceased, its searing, poisonous heat denuding trees, killing birds and animals, and turning the rainfall to acid, which corroded the roofs that sheltered the people's thatched homes.
The "devil's light," Bobby Okari called it. Now his people, the Asari, bore him on their shoulders to a rough- hewn platform at the center of the village, past the open- air school, its four poles holding up a canopy of wood and palm leaves; the white wooden Pentecostal church, where boisterous celebrants sang and prayed each Sunday morning; the marketplace, now dark for the night, where women peddled an ever- dwindling harvest of fish and fruit, the legacy of oil spills that fouled the oceans, creeks, and farmland.
To Marissa's anxious eyes, her husband looked elated, as though the festive scene that typified Asari Day, the annual expression of Asari heritage and harmony, carried no undercurrent of fear. The young men around him, Bobby's core cadre of followers, held him higher, his burgundy African shirt resplendent, his reading glasses hanging from a gold chain around his neck. On this Asari Day, as ever, the villagers had gathered here at dawn for the singing, drumming, and dancing by groups of girls and women in bright dresses, their celebration pulsing from morning to night. But this Asari Day was different: at Bobby Okari's urging, in every village in Asariland, people had come together—three hundred thousand Asari in all—to protest the devastation caused by the partnership between PetroGlobal Luandia and the regime of General Savior Karama, which, in Bobby's pungent phrase, "drills and kills without remorse."
This village, Goro, was Bobby's ancestral home. His father, Femi Okari, was its chief; though Bobby's fame as a novelist, and then as a spokesman for his people, had taken him to many lands, he still kept a home here to maintain his tribal roots. On this day, Bobby and Marissa had driven here from their compound in Port George, and his followers sang or chanted or beat their sheepskin drums to announce his advent. Now, as the young men thrust him atop the platform, the throng pressed forward to hear him—some men in shirts and pants, others, mostly elders, in the traditional round cap and long robes; the women adorned in head scarves, earrings, and beads set off against bright blouses, the young women's dresses single- wrapped in contrast to the double wrapping of the matrons. As suitable for a married woman, Marissa, a matron at thirty- six despite her slim body and lineless skin, wore a double wrapping, in contrast to Omo, the fifteen- year- old girl whose hand she held and whose beautiful eyes shone with adoration for Bobby Okari.
"Ma'am," Omo said simply, "your husband is a great man."
Looking into the girl's face, still so innocent, Marissa tried to quell the sense of danger she had felt ever since Bobby had conceived this, the first mass protest in the history of Asariland. In its place came a fleeting amazement at the choices that had brought her, an American of mixed race, to this life and this man; to this astonishing and deeply accursed country; and to the Asari, a mere half million people among Luandia's two hundred and fifty ethnic groups and two hundred and fifty million citizens, whose perverse blessing was that beneath their land lay the richest oil reserves in one of the world's most oil- rich regions, the Luandian Delta. Until Bobby Okari, the Asari had endured the consequences in silence, robbed of heart and hope. But now Bobby, through his eloquence and relentless work, had summoned a grassroots movement, offering the restless young a vision beyond that of the armed militia groups that hid in the swamps and creeks that made the delta a trackless maze. It was Bobby's strength—or blindness—that his belief in the movement he had summoned from nothing overcame his fear of an autocracy whose leader, General Karama, caused those who displeased him to die or disappear.
"The Asari," Marissa answered Omo softly, "are a brave people."
Bobby held up a hand for silence. As Marissa scanned the crowd, she spotted Bobby's father, Chief Femi Okari, his face grim beneath his broad fedora, his eyes slits of disapproval and resentment. But he seemed an island to himself, alone amid the collective admiration of his son, the pride of the Asari. As the cries for Bobby receded into a deep silence, her husband stood taller, his slight form radiating an energy that suffused his proud bearing and made him seem larger than he was, less vulnerable than the flawed and troubled man Marissa knew him to be. As he began speaking, even his voice—deep yet lilting—belied any hint of frailty.
"Haah Ama," he began in Asari, then translated the phrase into English, Luandia's colonial tongue: "Community, I greet you."
Men's and women's voices answered with cries of varied timbres. Then Bobby turned, pointing to the giant flame that lit the dark behind him. "This," he called out, "is the bastard child of a rapacious oil company and a corrupt and brutal autocracy. Together, PetroGlobal Luandia and the Karama regime have polluted our streams, killed our fish, denuded our land. Now they are taking all that is left—the oil beneath our feet."
"Yes," a chorus of voices called out.
Bobby's voice rose above the din. "For years we have suffered. But now, at last, we demand an end to their tyranny. We insist on our rightful share of oil monies for schools, roads, clinics, clean water to drink. The United Nations itself has recognized our oppression. And yet the government and PGL pretend to be deaf and dumb.
"When I sent them the Asari Manifesto five months ago, demanding our rights, they did not answer." Bobby's deep voice became slow and somber. "And six weeks ago, when the people of Lana gathered to protest an oil spill, our government sent Col onel Okimbo and his soldiers to kill eighty- two Asari of both sexes and all ages; rape women and girls; amputate the limbs of men and boys; and burn their village to the ground."
Marissa knew the stories, all too well. So did the villagers: their lowered voices receded into silence, the only sound the deep roar of flaring oil. In the light from the giant orange flame, a shadow crossed Omo's face, and she gripped Marissa's hand more tightly. "Tonight," Bobby said in the same low voice, "we are out in force, three hundred thousand strong, calling for an end to this exploitation in every village in Asariland. Even for General Karama, that is too many villages to raze, too many people to kill."
Calls of approval rose from the Asari. But Marissa's voice caught in her throat: in Luandia her husband's words were sedition, and surely somewhere among his listeners was an agent of the state security services, armed with a tape recorder.
Bobby's face glistened with sweat. "And yet the government and PGL are already committing genocide against the Asari people. When we cannot farm or fish or drink our water—that is genocide. When more Asari are dying than are born, and those who survive their infancy can find no work—that is genocide. When we are riddled with diseases but have no electricity for hospitals—that is genocide.
"That is what oil has done to the Asari—the same oil that runs the factories, heats the homes, and fills the gas tanks of the Americans, the Europe ans, and our new exploiters, the Chinese." Bobby stared out at the crowd, moving his gaze from side to side, as though to seal their bond. "In Luandia, oil blackens everything it touches. It fouls the hands of the ruling class that misappropriates its profits. It stains the ambitions of the young, who in their desperation will pick up a gun, sabotage a pipeline, kidnap a foreigner to grab their pitiful share of the riches. It elevates the powerful, and drowns the weak. And it degrades the character of our people, unleashing greed, envy, dishonesty, and corruption. Oil is dirty—as dirty as the slave trade and the craven Luandians who helped the British sell our ancestors."
"Shame," a man called out.
"Yes," Bobby answered. "But now it is not some colonial governor who rules us. It is a Luandian who has suspended our constitution, banned our political parties, jailed our leaders, and shut down our newspapers. Karama's police extort money from the innocent; his prisoners rot for years without a trial; his judges take bribes before pronouncing sentence. And he uses ill- gotten petrodollars to pay off the generals, bureaucrats, governors, and chiefs who help maintain his power, the better to siphon the billions he steals from us into American jets, Italian sports cars, and bank accounts in Switzerland."
No, Marissa thought—not at the sound of truth, but from fear of its consequences. For a moment, she shut her eyes, instinctively listening for alien sounds, perhaps a powerboat landing on the beach nearby, the first warning of an invader. Through the roar of flaring she heard a faint but familiar whir. "This must not be," Bobby was saying. "People are not made for states—states are made for people."
Marissa opened her eyes. From the sky behind her husband came a streak of light, blurred by the orange glow of the flare. Then the sound she heard merged with the silhouette of a heli copter, hovering above the palm trees with an arrhythmic thud, its beam aimed at the villagers, whose heads turned from Bobby to stare upward at the dark metallic bird. Marissa glimpsed a white circle painted on its side, framing the large black letters PGL.
On the platform, Bobby looked from the helicopter to his people, their connection to him severed by the fear stamped on their faces. Part of Marissa wished for Bobby to send them home.
Instead, his voice carried above the sounds of blades chopping air. He pointed to the intruder. "PGL, too," he cried out, "is our oppressor. It banished peace from our land from the day it laid its first pipeline, letting nothing stand in its way—not trees or farms or rivers, nor even beast or man."
As did the others, Marissa saw, Femi Okari looked from the helicopter to Bobby. "Why?" Bobby shouted. "Because we are Africans. Petro Global does not rape the land in the United States or Europe—only in Luandia. And now we've become its pawns in a ruthless competition among superpowers frightened that terrorists will cut off the flow of the oil from the Middle East, their lifeblood . . ."
As though in answer, the helicopter swooped down over the platform, the swirling blades drowning out Bobby's voice, its shaft of light impaling him like a lone figure in a passion play. Following the beam upward, Marissa could make out the fleshy face of a blond man gazing down from the chopper at Bobby Okari. And then, with a leisure that made its departure as ominous as its presence, the helicopter floated away until at last it became a shadow, vanishing in the half- light of an illuminated sky.
Only then did Bobby speak again, his voice softer but still resonant.
"Tonight, we demand that those whose lives depend on oil respect our lives and our lands. That the United States, PetroGlobal Oil's home, require its subsidiary PGL to follow the high standard of human rights it professes to value and open its courts to our claims against it. That PGL renounce its pact with General Karama and his machinery of death and open its books so that we can see how much our government has stolen from us. That the Karama regime grant us the right to run our own affairs, and free elections where our ballots are counted, not burned."
With each demand, the crowd seemed more inspired, its outcry louder and more sustained. "The people of Lana," Bobby continued, "asked these things and were slaughtered for it. So now I tell Karama this.
"Tonight, throughout Asariland, Asari women are blocking the roads to PGL's oil facilities. And, a few moments ago, Asari men in boats seized the offshore oil platform that mars the serenity of our fishing waters." With the voice and manner of a prophet, Bobby pointed over the heads of his listeners. "Look, and you will see."
Turning with the others, Marissa looked toward the mouth of the creek that ran beside the village to the ocean and saw the flicker of torchlights from the oil platform, as though suspended above the dark waters. Only then did she fully comprehend how much her husband had dared; when Bobby spoke again, the Asari turned to him in wonder. "The time has come," he told them, "for General Karama to help us build the Asariland of our hopes.
"We know that he can do this. In four years he raised a new capital city from nothing, then named this glistening creation after himself." Bobby's lips formed a broad but ironic smile. "So we will promise him that every road, school, and hospital we build will bear his name. We will do this for him, yes?"
Amid the cheers and laughter someone called out, "Yes."
"It must be so," Bobby answered, his voice strong again. "For this has become a dangerous country. Too many of our young men, deprived of any future, drink gin and smoke weed from morning to night. Too many others have taken up arms and vanished to hideouts in the creeks, killing one another for the right to live as criminals. If Karama does not yield, we will descend into an unending darkness of corruption, criminality, murder, and reprisal, condemning those who survive to a permanent hell. And among the things that will not survive is PGL—"
"Kill them all," a young man called out.
Glancing through the crowd, Marissa spotted him, a youth taller than most others—restrained from joining the militia, rumor had it, only by his attraction to Omo. Glancing at the girl, Marissa saw her downcast eyes fill with doubt and worry. "No," Bobby answered. "To act with violence will only bring to our door reprisals far more terrible than what we saw in Lana. I want no more blood spilled in Asariland."
Uncertainty filled the young man's face; though some around him nodded their approval, others wore expressions grimmer and more opaque. As though to reassure them, Bobby continued: "But the government's time is short. Every day our patience frays, and our youth slip beyond our power to restrain them. Karama and PGL must give us justice now, or there will be no peace for the powerful and PGL will be driven from Asariland."
"Fuck PGL," a voice called, and then a ragged chant came from a cluster of young men near Marissa. "PGL, go to hell. PGL, go to hell . . ."
Bobby held up a hand, his face impassive until, at last, there was silence. "Let us march to join our brothers and sisters," he told them, "and pray for the souls of our dead."
As conceived by Bobby, the climactic event would be a meeting with demonstrators from a neighboring village at the site of a recent oil spill, which, bursting into flames, had incinerated men and women from both villages who had come to scavenge for oil. Tonight those assembled would gather in memorial. But at least one of the villagers would be missing: Chief Femi Okari, Marissa noted, had gazed across the water at the torches flickering on the oil platform and then, shaking his head, turned away to walk home.
With Bobby and Marissa at their head, the people of Goro gathered where the road began, many with cigarette lighters held aloft. As the march commenced, the villagers began singing their anthem: "Be proud, Asari people, be proud."
A few feet ahead, Marissa spoke to Bobby beneath the chorus. "Women blocking roads, men seizing the platform. Did your council approve?"
"Is it dangerous, you mean?"
His voice held a hint of challenge. "I already know that," Marissa answered calmly. "So do the others."
"Do you doubt me?"
"Only when I should. What did Atiku say?"
Bobby did not look at her. "Atiku is rallying support in England," he answered in a weary voice. "Our young need more than words from us, or more will drift away."
Through her misgivings, Marissa sensed that he had made this decision in the face of resis tance from his lieutenants and found it painful to consider how this might end. Taking his hand, she asked, "Is today all you had hoped for?"
Bobby summoned a small smile. "Do you see their eagerness, the joy on their faces? For a day they are free of docility and fear." He paused, then finished softly, "Were I to die right now, Marissa, I would die a happy man."
His faintly autumnal tone reminded Marissa of the gray flecks she had begun to notice in his hair, the deepening grooves in his face that betrayed that he was not only older than she, but suffering from an exhaustion he tried to conceal from the others. She grasped his hand more tightly.
For a mile they walked at the head of the Asari along a dirt road forged by PGL repair crews between mangroves and palm trees, the orange glow of flaring gas lighting their path. Then Bobby stopped abruptly.
Marissa followed his gaze. At a fork in the road ahead, three silhouettes hung from the thick branches of a tree, specters in the devil's light.
Turning, Bobby held up his hand. The marchers fell quiet, save for cries of shock from those who saw what Bobby saw. "Wait here," Bobby told Marissa.
But she did not. Together, they moved toward the tree, stopping only when the three shadows became corpses. As Bobby held up his cigarette lighter Marissa saw that strangulation had contorted their faces and suffused their eyes with blood. All were Luandian; all wore denim shirts bearing the letters PGL.
Her stomach constricting, Marissa turned to Bobby. Tears shone in his eyes. "Now what will happen to us?" he murmured.
A stirring in the grove of palms behind the corpses made Marissa flinch. The figure of a large man emerged, followed by three others. As the men stepped into the light, Marissa recognized the familiar uniform of Luandian soldiers and saw their leader's face.
Instantly she felt herself recoil: though she knew him only by the patch over his right eye, by reputation Colonel Paul Okimbo was a mass murderer, a rapist, and, the survivors of Lana whispered, insane. Okimbo wore the eye patch, it was said, to conceal a walleye and, bizarrely, to evoke the Israeli general Moshe Dayan. Stopping beside the hanging bodies, he trained his remaining eye on Bobby, then Marissa, letting his gaze linger.
Facing Bobby, he said, "This is your work, Bobby Okari."
"No," Bobby answered. "Not mine, and not ours."
Okimbo emitted a bark of laughter. "So you say. But soon you will face the justice of Savior Karama."
Marissa watched Bobby exert the full force of his will to meet Okimbo's stare. A spurt of anger broke the col onel's impassivity. "Unless the Asari withdraw at once," he snapped, "there will be consequences. Some will die."
Feeling the dampness on her forehead, Marissa saw the sheen of sweat on Bobby's face. With palpable reluctance, he answered, "As you say. But this will not end here."
"Of that you can rest assured," Okimbo responded with the flicker of a smile. "I know two hundred ways of killing a man, and more men than that who deserve to die."
To Marissa, the silence that followed felt suffocating. Involuntarily, it seemed, Bobby looked from Okimbo to the corpses, hanging with eerie stillness in the dense night air.
Seeing this, Okimbo placed his hand on the back of the body nearest him, idly shoving it toward Bobby as though propelling a child on a swing. As the dead man slowly swung between them, Okimbo said softly, "For you, hanging will do nicely."
Excerpted from Eclipse by Richard North Patterson
Copyright @ 2009 by Richard North Patterson
Published in 2009 by Henry Holt and Co.
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T.J. Mayes is a public servant, educator, and community leader. He currently serves as Chief of Staff for Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff and previously served as Chief of Staff to San Antonio Councilman Ron Nirenberg (who was subsequently elected Mayor of San Antonio).
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A poignant pillar of the season's social and cultural affairs, the American Ballet Theatre will debut its New York performance of Whipped Cream at the Metropolitan Opera House for the annual Spring Gala. As a lead partner of American Ballet Theatre, Swarovski contributed nearly 80,000 resplendent crystals to the prestigious production and will also add signature brilliance to the proceeding Gala.
Enchanting and visually stunning, Whipped Cream was developed by a team of creative visionaries including choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre's Artist-in-Residence, the late illustrious composer Richard Strauss, and costume and set designer Mark Ryden, the patron of pop surrealism. Centered on a child who overindulges at a Viennese pastry shop, the boy's sugar-induced delirium, culminating in a grand rescue by Princess Praline and her court of merry confections, sets the stage for a magical adventure suited to Ryden's dream-like aesthetic.
Nadja Swarovski, Member of the Swarovski Executive Board, commented: "As supporting excellence in the creative arts is of great importance to us, Swarovski is delighted to partner with American Ballet Theatre on its Spring Gala and to collaborate with Mark Ryden on this wildly imaginative production. Mark's creative integration of Swarovski crystals illuminates the action and helps bring the set and costume designs to life." Dancers' ensembles, crafted to resemble flora and sweet treats, incorporate 65,000 Swarovski crystals in a bevy of dazzling hues. The set, featuring custom chandeliers and backdrop props including a horse, cakes, and cupcakes, are decorated with 15,000 fancy stones and beads from Swarovski.
Following the performance, The Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater will accommodate a Gala dinner and dancing with an exclusive table hosted by Swarovski where crystal strands will light the night. The luminous decor will be provided by Décor by Tansey Design Associates in a collaboration between the ballet's costume designer, Mark Ryden, and Swarovski. The evening's impressive and influential attendees set to appear include NYC's cultural, social, and philanthropic elite as well as celebrities from fashion, film, TV, and theater.
Members of the American Ballet Theatre cabinet name Caroline Kennedy as the Honorary Chair of American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala, with Chairs Emily and Len Blavatnik, Lisa and Dick Cashin, Pamela Ford, Elizabeth Segerstrom, Toni and Martin Sosnoff, Sutton Stracke and Nadja Swarovski. Co-Chairs include Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, Kate Bosworth, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sofia Coppola, Amy Astley, Giovanna Battaglia, Anh Duong, Calvin Klein, Allison Sarofim, Sarah Arison, Elettra Wiedemann and Beth Chartoff Spector, with Junior Committee Chairs Toby Anne Milstein, Jaime Rosenstein, and Prince A. and Petar Sanders.
Significant accolades of the night will honor Hamilton E. James, President, Blackstone and Chairman Emeritus of American Ballet Theatre, with an inaugural award from American Ballet Theatre that recognizes great Americans for their civic leadership and philanthropy in the arts. Additionally, bespoke Swarovski crystal trophies will be awarded to honoree Tony James and Student Kennedy Falyn Cassada, who will receive the 2017 Northern Trust Award.
The 2017 Spring Gala will take place at The Metropolitan Opera House on May 22 with proceeds from the event supporting American Ballet Theatre and its educational community engagement programs.


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forevermusic posted a topic in GigsMuse are performing a charity concert in London in August for The Passage. The show is by request, with ticket holders picking their ten favourites and the highest polling tracks being performed. Fanclub pre-sale on Wednesday at 9am, with general sale on Friday at 9am. Details here: http://muse.mu/news,london-benefit_2782.htm Thread is for attendees.


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"PEF members displayed incredible compassion and sacrifice in voting for a contract
that is pivotal to New York state's fiscal viability."
By a vote of 27,718 to 11,645, the New York State Public Employees Federation ratified a new four-year contract. The agreement secures vital services for New York residents by avoiding thousands of layoffs that had been threatened by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The results were announced this afternoon in Albany.
WASHINGTON— PEF members displayed incredible compassion and sacrifice in voting for a contract that is pivotal to New York state's fiscal viability. New York state public workers didn't create the fiscal crisis, but they have been asked to help solve it. The overwhelming vote approving the new contract avoids the threatened layoff of nearly 3,500 people, who will now go back to keeping New York's bridges and roads safe, and its water and air clean, and will continue to provide care and treatment for the state's most vulnerable citizens.
After frank discussions by PEF members, the renegotiated contract also contains provisions that alleviated some of the concerns they voiced when they rejected the first agreement.
The state's public workers have stepped up to help move New York state forward. Now is the time for others in New York to share in the responsibility of helping all New Yorkers reclaim the American dream.


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DYNO Casually Competitive Clan
CloneSociety posted a topic in Have Beer, Need Clam [NA]DYNO -Don't You Need Oxygen? Hey guys and gals! We're a Casually Competitive Clan. We platoon, play Strongholds, and also compete for Clan Wars reward tanks. We focus on our community. Some of our members have been playing together for five years now. We accept people's interests but require a respectful atmosphere within the clan. Team Killers and Toxic players need not apply. If you want to know more then feel free to contact one of the officers. New members are accepted at our discretion. Clan Requirements - 18+ Years Old - 3K+ Games Played - 52%+ Winrate - 1400+ Overall WN8 - TS ready with Mic - Email for connecting to Slack Applicants should have at least one CW/SH ready tier VIII and X tank. For tier X, WZ-111-5A, Obj-140 or Obj-907 preferred. Activity Requirements At least one game played every 2-weeks. Notify command via Slack for extended absences. Failing an activity check results in a drop to Reservist rank. Member is then required to play one game every 4-weeks. Failure results in a kick. Reservists can lose their position in the clan at any time for any reason. As of patch 9.22 Reservists DO NOT benefit from Clan Reserves. Members that wish to leave Reservist rank must notify command and pass the next active 2-week check. If you have any questions please contact a recruiter. Apply through Clantools
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jonnydeathstar posted a topic in Clam Wars RecruitmentWanting to be part of an awesome community? We're happy to announce that QSF has expanded to NA! We are a relatively new clan that is looking to grow. We are currently looking for players that are active more often than not. We're looking for people who value teamwork, are level-headed and are interested in playing 7v7, Tournaments + Tank Companies (with CW a possibility later on). We value positive attitudes and appreciate respect, common sense and a general enjoyment of the game (ie, drama queens need not apply). Our minimum standards are as follows: Be at least 18 years old Must have played at least 3000 games. Must have a 52% or higher winrate. At least one tier 8 tank (7v7 / TC worthy) with at least 100 battles. You need 1400 WN8 rating or higher. Your recent stats should be better than your overall stats The above are general guidelines so don't be afraid if you don't meet all the requirements. Let us know why some requirements are not met and why you would be a good teammate we might be able to work something out. We have our own forums + TS Server, and regular participation on those is required. If you would like to apply, please do so by visiting this link: http://quickybaby.com/forums/2/2657 Questions? Feel free to PM me (jonnydeathstar) on this forum, or go to the QSF Community Forum: http://quickybaby.com/ and PM me (jonnydeathstar), Soltarian or Tichinde. Just want to hang out and see if QSF is for you? Join us on our TS: Teamspeak.Quickybaby.com TL;DR - U GUD? GO HERE http://quickybaby.com/forums/2/2657 JOIN & KICK ASS
I have really low overall stats due to playing 12000 games at 12 FPS and an unstable 400 ping connection. However, I have a setup which can run the game worth a shit, and I am increasing my overall WN8 by 1 every 3 games i play. I currently have a 2.2k recent wn8 right now however I switched my mouse out and now I am logging of at a minimum of 2.2k with highs up to 4k. I have previously ran a clan and have calling experience. Although I prefer to deal with small groups. I am able to play 6 days a week on average. I enjoy doing strongholds and clan wars. Tier 10s: IS-7, E-100, T57 heavy, Object 140, T62a, leopard 1 and an E50M. Tier 8's: IS-3, T54-Lightwieght, AMX 13 90, M40/M43, ISU-152, T-32, should have AMX 50 100 soon. I also have every premium tank sold after the type 59 was removed. Tier 6: Give me a week and I'll have all of them. I am looking for a clan that is full of members who are all better than me so I have people to learn from. If your clan is good enough i will also bring a player who has a 1900 overall and a 3k recent. his username is PHAZE_ . Also if anyone has any pointers as to how I can improve my "Resume" above please let me know. I am not very good at writing.


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2018 is here and the prophecies are rolling in from our favorite pastors who have a lot to say about President Buhari, Obasanjo, Atiku and more.
These revelations from God also concern N-Power, treasury looters, APC, Ahmed Bolaji Tinubu, Vice President Prof. Osinbajo, Governor Ambode, PDP, Osinbajo and the 2019 election in general.
Here is what these various pastors and prophets have to say about the new year.
Fr. Ejike Mbaka
The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, has a warning for President Muhammadu Buhari concerning the 2019 elections.
He shared this earlier today while delivering his New Year Message, according to Naija News.
Here is an excerpt from Rev Mbaka's 2018 prophecy:
"…The Lord says, Nigerians, he says, captive Nigerians, you will be speedily rescued; Nigerians, things are very very difficult, hard and tough nowadays; the hardship is not from God, they are man-made; the wicked cabals and satanic agents in this country have wickedly kidnapped the goodwill and good intentions of Mr. President, Muhammadu Buhari; his good intentions have been kidnapped;
"President Buhari must wake up and sit up immediately or…heaven demands him, heaven demands Buhari, our President to change all those who are holding and caging him in captivity; if he will not change them, he will be changed; Mr. President wake up; sit up; God said you are toying with the privilege given to you; there is no time; Nigerians are dying in your hand; people are not happy with your system. Change or you will be changed…
"So, Mr. President, as I was waiting on the Lord, I'm asked to advise you, don't come out for 2nd tenure, after this, retire, peacefully. Mr. President, you are the cause of your own problem. God gave you an adviser, a wonderful mentor, a visionist, a matriarch, in the person of your wife, Aisha, but you don't want to listen to her, that woman is heartbroken because she understood that you are not yourself. Come back to yourself or you will cry by the time you will be sent out of office. So, those who are encouraging you to come out and run again, they want to disgrace you shamefully and publicly.
"A time is coming when Nigerian is going to be a country that is worthy for investment, investors will come from the North, South, and East, from foreign countries to invest in Nigeria; at that time, the people can see that the government of Nigeria and the pattern of governance is our problem. God has given Nigerians everything and He says, 'Nigerians be patient with me.' It will not take time I will begin to deal wickedly to those who are dealing wickedly to you people. Those who are punishing you, I will punish.
"…Many families will be visited by the spirit of death, so the people of God are encouraged to soak themselves in the blood of Jesus Christ. The secret of victory over this spirit of death is continuous indwelling in the blood of the lamb."
Pastor Paul Enenche
The minister of Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), Abuja, has also shared his prophecy for the new year.
During the new year cross overservice in his church, he said he sees 2018 as the year of open doors, a new beginning for Nigeria.
He added that God is going to take his revenge on the wicked.
In his words, "There shall be a drastic shift in dimension in all realms in an unpredictable manner".
Prophet Samuel Oyadara
The founder and general overseer of Christ for All Peoples Church, Ojoo, Lagos State, has shared his insights for 2018.
He shared them with Tribune. He said, "God is warning Obasanjo to repent before he dies. Osinbajo needs to pray hard to escape plan of the enemies. Tinubu should pray against assassination.
"What Atiku Abubakar must do if he wants to rule Nigeria is that he would need to conquer his strong political enemies through serious prayers. I saw PDP umbrella rising up."
Prophet Oyadara added that a former president is going to be sick this year and that God had not anointed a presidential candidate for 2019.
Prophet Williams Nkang
The Spiritual Leader of God's Mind City Church in Abuja has also announced his prophecy for this new year.
Daily Post reports that God told him that many corrupt politicians will die, adding that Nigeria should expect peace and tranquility in 2018.
In his words, "The Lord told me to warn treasury looters that some of them will join their ancestors in mysterious ways in 2018 unless they come clean before all Nigerians and retrace their steps, because God himself has promised to personally fight corruption on behalf of the poor masses who groan in pain as a result of the menace.
"The Lord told me: 'I am releasing my angels of death to go after those who plunder and loot the commonwealth of my people.'
"He told me that Nigerians will witness great prosperity in 2018; the country will enjoy a bountiful harvest. I saw it; I say what has been revealed to me.
"The nation's investment in agriculture and other social investment programmes such as NPower and YouWin will yield life-transforming results. Forget about rumors of an imminent increase in pump price of petrol, the economy won't slip into another recession.
"The Lord has also told me to tell the whole world that though political tensions will be experienced within certain circles in the country ahead of the 2019 general elections, Nigeria will enjoy relative peace and tranquility.
"President Muhammadu Buhari must rise to the mandate of his office and provide the nation with quality leadership.
"If Buhari fails to rise to the occasion, the nation will be derailed from the path of blessings which God has prepared for it in 2018."
Primate Belonwu Ezeanyaeche
The cleric of White Holy Sword of Light Church, Abuja has also heard from God.
Speaking with Independent, he said, "What I am saying is what God had revealed to me about this country and about Buhari and what Nigeria is going to be. Everything is working according to God's plan. God brought this man in to strengthen issues.
"Atiku defeating Buhari in an election is like having a camel passing through the eye of a needle. It cannot be possible. He cannot. Atiku has lost the key to the presidency since 2006. There is no way he can be the president of Nigeria, even if he contests for 10, 20 times, he will not be the president of this country."
"God revealed it to me. In 2006, I warned him. You finished the 8 years as a Vice President, stay away let another person contribute his quota. But he hardened his heart and that was when God took away that blessing from him.
"So whether he contests against Buhari or he contests against another person, Atiku will not be the president of this country because God has taken the key from him.
"Atiku is not going anywhere. God revealed to me that Buhari will rule this country for 8 years and there will be an attempt to eliminate him and that has already happened.
"God saved him because he has to fulfill his mandate. So anybody that will come after Buhari will have to wait till he finishes the work God wanted him to do.
"I want Nigerians to be very watchful or very careful because the man that will succeed Buhari will be more decisive than Buhari and Nigerians will cry for the return of Buhari.
"Nigerians will clamor for Buhari to come back to power. Buhari is very soft compared to the man that will come after him. APC will still be in power.
"I am telling you is what God revealed to me. You can hardly know that Buhari is a military general because of his humility, his courage and the way he relates with people. He is different from someone who would promise what he can't fulfill. Buhari is a silent achiever.
"I prefer Buhari to Atiku because God revealed these things to me. God revealed Atiku to me in 2006 when he was working as Vice President under Obasanjo."


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My dear friends,
We live in a world that seems to have so much bad news. War, rape, murder, divorce, government cutbacks in social service programs, the bad news seems to keep going on and on. How we long for good news like that shared with us in the book of Romans. This dynamic book lays out the good news in such a way that those who are slaves of sin are told how they can be freed and saved. New believers discover in Romans their identity in Christ and the victory they can have through the power of the Holy Spirit. There is so much good news in the Book of Romans that even those who have been Christians for years can discover liberating truths that can empower them for greater service.
I want to invite you to join me during the next five weeks in experiencing the good news shared in this wonderful Book of Romans. By reading Romans 1:1-17 we see the introduction to this good news which shows how we can be led and transformed by the resurrected Christ. Romans 1:18-3:20 shares with us the universal need for this good news. Then in Romans 3:21-31 we discover the basis for this good news that we are "justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." (Romans 3:24)
The Book of Romans has been commonly referred to as one of the most influential books in the Bible. In 380 AD, Augustine was converted through the reading of Romans 13:13 and 14. After Martin Luther came to understand the meaning of God's righteousness and that "the just shall live by faith" in 1517 the Protestant Reformation began. Now you have the opportunity to experience "this power of God" which is so wonderfully described in the marvelous Book of Romans. That is not all. There is also the grace and peace mentioned in Romans 1:7 awaiting you. This grace equips us for service while the peace of God strengthens and sustains us daily.
In Romans 1:1-17 we see some very important things about this good news called the gospel. First we see in verse 1 that God is the source of this good news which Paul calls the "gospel of God". Second we see that the Old Testament prophets promised this good news. (Verse 2) Third we see that this good news involves the resurrection of God's Son, the Lord Jesus Christ (verses 3,4). In Romans 1:16, 17 Paul describes this good news called "the gospel" in this way, "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith.'" (Romans 1:16,17) In these 2 dynamic verses we see why we like Paul should not be ashamed of this good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This good news is the power of God for everyone who believes in it the righteousness of God is revealed. What does all this mean to us at this time? It means that in spite of the circumstances and the problems we can be more than conquerors both now and for all eternity by putting our faith in Jesus Christ.
The question is why is it so hard to believe the good news when the evidence is so clear. Wicked people may try to suppress the truth about God but the evidence of His love and reality is all around us. "Forever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiwork)." So men are without excuse (altogether without any defense or justification) Romans 1:20 (Amplified Bible). According to Romans 1:21-32 what happens to those who know God as a result of all the evidence of creation around them, but don't glorify Him as God or give thanks to Him?
Paul lays it out straight when it comes to those who would trade the good news of hope and life in Christ for a life style of idolatry and immorality. Those who refuse to see their need for Christ do not receive Him and the good news He gives. As a result they "become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice." (Romans 1:29)
In Romans 2:1-16 Paul confronts the critical moralizers who profess high ethical standards and apply them to everybody except themselves. There is also a promise given to those who faithfully do the work of God. "To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, He will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger." (Romans 2:7,8)
Paul turns to the self-confident, who boast of their knowledge of God's law, but do not obey it in Romans 2:17-3:8. "If you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth–you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You, who preach against stealing, do you steal? You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?" (Romans 2:19-22) Paul is telling each and everyone that you can't really experience the good news until you start putting it into practice in your own life.
In Romans 3:9-31 we see Paul addressing the whole human race and concludes that we are all guilty and without excuse before God. Our only hope is through Jesus Christ our Risen Lord as verses 21-24 of Romans Chapter 3 points out. "But now a righteousness from God, apart from the law, has been made known, to which the law and the Prophets testify. This righteous from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."
This good news cannot be equaled in this sin stricken world. We now have hope because of Jesus Christ who died for our sins and rose from the dead. As we put our faith in Jesus we can experience the righteousness of God. Yes we have sinned and fallen short but thanks be to God. Because of His mercy and grace we have been justified freely by God's grace provided through the redemption of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In order to experience this free gift of salvation faith is absolutely essential. This faith in order to be effective has to be much more than mental assent. True faith means total reliance on the Living Lord Jesus Christ as ones only Savior from sin and the hope for heaven. The hymn by Pastor J. H. Sammis entitled "Trust and Obey" illustrates this point when it proclaims; "But we never can prove The delights of His love, Until all on the altar we lay, For the favor He shows, And the joy He bestows Are for them who will trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there is no other way To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey." True faith involves obedience to God and His word. It is not an attempt to earn the free gift of salvation but an acceptance of this gift in such a way it revolutionizes our lives.
Such an acceptance will not take place until one first recognizes the need. As we have already read, Paul clearly presents this need by declaring, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." If you are going to help others experience this free gift of eternal life you are going to have to take them to passages like Romans 3:23 and help them understand that sin has infected the whole human race. The cure for the sickness of sin is shared in verse 24, 25 where it says we "are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood." Now that is good news. It means we do not have to die in our sins. We can accept by faith that we are justified freely by His (God's) grace made available to us through the redemption that came through Jesus' death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead.
The free gift which Paul calls the gospel is not just a bunch of theological mumble jumble. Remember "it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes." In order to experience this power in your life and work you must first discover the power of unloading those personal burdens including the demands of other people into the hands of God. In Hebrews 12:1 we read, "let us lay aside every weight and the sin, which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." That means if we are going to experience the gift of the power of God for salvation in every area of our lives we must be willing to lay down our sins and focus on Jesus our Savior.
Jesus said in John 10:10, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." Its good news to know that while Satan wants to wear us out, steal our joy and peace, and finally kill us; Jesus has come to give us life to the fullest.
In order to experience this fullness of life we must surrender those problems to Jesus. Yes, it's hard to unload a problem and give it to God when it seems totally out of control. It often seems easier to do anything but wait and surrender yet Is. 40:31 says, "Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength." That means living by faith in the reality that we have been "justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." (Romans 3:24) This gift doesn't relate to salvation just after we die but means you and I have the "peace and grace" of God to live in the here and now. (Romans 1:7) We can't continue to let the wounds of the past fester in the life of the present. The free gift Paul writes of in Romans has given you and me the power of forgiveness. Once we accept the fact we are forgiven we discover the freedom to forgive others. In the next lesson we will look deeper at this as Paul declares, "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against him."(Romans 4:7,8) When we accept the good news that God has forgiven us we are free to forgive circumstances, other people and ourselves.
Remember "this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe." (Romans 3:22) "All of us have become like-one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags." (Isaiah 64:6) God doesn't want any dirty laundry. He makes it possible for us to be free, clean and righteous through Jesus Christ." God made Him (Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Cor. 5:21) This is possible "through faith in His blood." (Romans 3:25)
1. The good news is that there is power in the blood of Jesus Christ. "The blood of Jesus, God's Son, cleanses us from all sin." (1 John
2. It is the blood that causes judgement and death to pass over us. As we through faith apply the blood of Jesus to the "door post" of our hearts we can claim the promise of Exodus 12:13, "When I see the blood, I will pass over you."
3. Through the shed blood of Jesus Christ we have peace, grace and access to the Father. (Eph. 2:17,18)
4. The blood of Jesus and the power of His resurrection give us the boldness to enter the Holy of Holies of God's presence. (Heb. 10:19)
5. We are redeemed as a result of the blood of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:18-
19) and now we have the power to overcome the devil through the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. (Rev. 12:11)
Paul declares in Romans 1:16, "I am not ashamed of the gospel (the good news), because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes." This salvation is a free gift that cannot be earned but only received by faith. "One is justified by faith apart from observing the law." (Romans 3:28) Real faith involves trusting in the Living God no matter what the circumstances may bring. It means laying our burdens before the cross and then unashamedly sharing the good news in word and deed with a hurting world. This involves feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless and sharing hope with the hopeless and direct help with the helpless. This is only possible as we "fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:2,3)
The good news shared in Romans is that we do not have to grow weary and lose heart. There is hope for Christ is risen. Let us continue to explore the dimensions of this good news by studying Romans 4-6. In these upcoming chapters we will see the practical benefits of this good news, more on Christ's triumphal work over sin, and how this gospel (good news) is the way to Holy Living.
Yours in Christ,
Larry Rice


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International opera awards shortlisted
The shortlist for the 2016 International Opera Awards has been announced, selected by the jury chaired by John Allison, editor of Opera magazine and classical music critic with The Daily Telegraph (UK).
Also on the jury were opera specialists and musicologists from around the world, including Lyndon Terracini, Artistic Director of Opera Australia, as well as music critics from the UK, the US and Europe.
Among the many shortlisted artists, recordings and companies, two locals were nominated: Brett Dean'sBliss, performed by Opera Australia and released by ABC Classics, for Best CD of a complete opera; andThe Rabbits, a co-production between Barking Gecko/Opera Australia/Perth and Melbourne Festivals, written by Kate Miller-Heidke, nominated for best World Premiere.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 15 May which will be held in London. To vote in the Readers' Award go to the International Opera Awards website:http://www.operaawards.org
Brett Dean has also recently won the Australia Council'sDon Banks Music Award, whichhonours a distinguished artist aged over 50 who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. It is named after Don Banks, an Australian composer, performer and the first Chair of the Music Board.


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State of Conservation
Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
States PartiesAfghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
ThreatsManagement systems/ management plan(2146) Housing(1022) Illegal activities(835) Ground transport infrastructure(629) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation(604) Management activities(472) Land conversion(434) Legal framework(424) Financial resources(369) Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community(368) Mining(363) Human resources(307) Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure(300) Water infrastructure(277) Civil unrest(263) Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals(252) Water (rain/water table)(221) Deliberate destruction of heritage(213) War(191) Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure(171) Interpretative and visitation facilities(156) Erosion and siltation/ deposition(156) Surface water pollution(149) Oil and gas(142) Solid waste(133) Invasive/alien terrestrial species(127) Commercial development(121) Governance(118) Marine transport infrastructure(116) Forestry /wood production(112) Fishing/collecting aquatic resources(109) Storms(102) Crop production(95) Flooding(93) Major linear utilities(91) Earthquake(90) Fire (widlfires)(73) Relative humidity(66) Water (extraction) (64) Air pollution(57) Underground transport infrastructure(53) Renewable energy facilities(52) Invasive / alien freshwater species(51) Localised utilities(50) Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system(47) High impact research / monitoring activities(45) Wind(43) Industrial areas(42) Air transport infrastructure(42) Society's valuing of heritage(42) Commercial hunting(39) Other climate change impacts(37) Subsistence hunting(34) Input of excess energy(33) Quarrying(31) Ground water pollution(30) Avalanche/ landslide(30) Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses(25) Drought(25) Invasive / alien marine species(25) Pollution of marine waters(18) Non-renewable energy facilities(17) Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting(17) Temperature change(16) Micro-organisms(15) Temperature(14) Translocated species(14) Changes to oceanic waters(13) Desertification(13) Volcanic eruption(9) Military training(4) Terrorism(4) Subsistence wild plant collection(3) Pests(3) Radiation/light(3) Tsunami/tidal wave(3) Hyper-abundant species(2) Aquaculture(1) Low impact research / monitoring activities(1)
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The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger ("ascertained danger") or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property's Outstanding Universal Value ("potential danger").
** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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Fixed Work Arrangements
Full-time Fixed
'Full-time' is considered to be forty hours per week. The most common schedule for University employees (which was the standard work schedule in effect for decades before the University began to move toward greater flexibility) is 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a one-hour unpaid lunch period from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Although this schedule was the standard for many years, in recent years many departments have made minor variations on it while still maintaining a fixed, stable schedule. Here are some examples of options available within the 'full-time fixed' arrangement:
- An Alternate Workweek: fixed hours per day, but days are other than Monday through Friday. Examples: Wednesday through Sunday; or Monday through Saturday with Wednesdays off. Certainly there are many positions on campus where, due to the "customer service" component of the job, weekend work hours would be inadvisable.
- Three-Day Weekend Every Other Week: another variation, which is a bit more complicated, creates three-day weekends every other week in the following way: In the first week, the employee works four nine-hour days (Monday through Thursday, for example). On the fifth day (Friday, in our example), the employee works eight hours. Provided that the department has established the employee's workweek as beginning and ending in the middle of the eight-hour day, only four hours of that fifth day will have been included in that first workweek. The other four hours will comprise the beginning of the second workweek. Once the employee has worked four nine-hour days in the second workweek, the employee will have completed forty hours and can take the next day off (Friday, in our example). By defining an alternate workweek in this way, the employee can have three-day weekends every other week, and the department can avoid liability for premium overtime for non-exempt employees. (Refer to appropriate personnel manual or contract regarding premium overtime liability for employees who are non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act [FLSA]).
- A Compressed Workweek: forty fixed hours worked in fewer than five days. Example: the 'four-forty' (four ten-hour days); or three twelve hour days.
Part-time Fixed
This schedule has fixed days and hours per week, but totals fewer than forty hours per week. As long as the appointment is for at least half-time and has an 'indefinite' ending date, the position is still considered to be 'career'. As with the full-time fixed arrangements described above, part-time arrangements can also entail alternate or compressed workweeks. Examples: An employee works six hours per day, five days a week (75% time appointment); or the employee works two eight-hour days and one four-hour day (a 50% time appointment).
- Job Sharing: when two employees share a full-time position, this is called job sharing. Example: Two employees share a job by having one work on Mondays, Tuesdays and until noon on Wednesdays, while the other works from Wednesday noon through Friday.
Partial-Year Career Appointments
Some departments have predictable periods of low activity when they are able to reduce their workforce on a temporary basis. This period of time when an employee does not work is called a furlough. As long as the furlough period is no longer than three months each year, employees retain career status and benefits. Additionally, employees can choose to have paychecks spread out over twelve months if they wish. Example: Employee works full-time during the academic year, but is furloughed during the summer break.
Variable Work Arrangements
Flexible Hours
The employee works a certain number of hours each day, but the exact schedule varies somewhat from day to day. Such arrangements (often referred to as 'flextime') typically include a fixed core period each day. Examples: Employee arrives between 8:00 and 8:30 each day, takes a one-hour lunch, and leaves nine hours after arrival (between 5:00 and 5:30); or employee arrives between 7:00 and 9:00, takes an hour for lunch, and leaves nine hours after arrival (between 4:00 and 6:00); or employee arrives between 9:00 and 10:00, takes a half-hour lunch, and leaves eight and one-half hours after arrival (between 5:30 and 6:30).
Flexible Days
The employee works a set number of hours per week, but the days may vary from week to week. Example: Employee works Monday through Friday one week, but Wednesday through Sunday the next.
For more information on this topic, also see How To Choose.


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I hate hydrating, and I'm getting fat from all the Sierra Mist I'm drinking. Bottled just water isn't refreshing enough. That's why I want this cheap, practical gadget that makes adding all-natural juice flavours to my Evian a cinch.
For only five bucks the convenient Sombrero Bottle Juicer can be yours. Apparently it was invented because the designer saw a friend trying and failing to squeeze a lemon into his bottled water. This is a very clever solution to that problem, but the juicer can also be a clever kitchen accessory for squeezing and storing fresh juices for cooking. There's nothing like a little lime-juice zip to make your taste buds do the Mexican Hat Dance. [Umbra via Mocoloco]


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BRAMPTON, Ont. - In a battle of the OCAA West's top two teams, it was truly a tale of two halves for the Sheridan Bruins men's basketball team (23-5, 13-3 OCAA). In the first they were firing on all cylinders - leading by as many as 22 while connecting on 55 per cent of their field goal attempts - but as good as they were in that opening 20 minutes, they were equally inept over the final 20 - with just five made baskets in the second half - and suffered a 91-80 defeat to Redeemer.
"Redeemer is in first place for a reason. They have a 'refuse to lose' mentality that your experienced players need to have," head coach Jim Flack said. "I guarantee that [Rayvon] Higdon never had any doubt they were going to win, even down 18 at half. Meanwhile, we've struggled to develop a killer instinct all season long."
The Bruins led 26-19 after one and pushed that to 56-38 at the break.
Plagued by turnovers in the early portion of the third quarter, Sheridan saw Redeemer completely steal all the momentum they had built in the first half.
Although the Double Blue had been wobbled for much of the second half, it was still a two-point ball game with less than five minutes to play.
But the Bruins' inability to capitalize in the second half - shooting a dismal .119 from the floor - came back to bite them, as Redeemer closed out the final 4:27 on an 11-4 run.
While Flack was certainly disappointed in the outcome, he said the team will look to move on as quickly as possible.
"We don't have time to wallow in misery," he said. "The guys have to put it behind them so we can prepare for Mohawk. You need a short memory in the basketball business."
Sheridan travels to Mohawk (7-9 OCAA) on Feb. 10 (6pm).


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Welcome to Wreck Divers Awareness & Exploration Club® Blog.
For info regarding WDAEC® please visit: https://www.wdaec.org/
Wreck Divers – Aware, Explore, Protect.
Welcome to Wreck Divers Awareness & Exploration Club® Blog.
For info regarding WDAEC® please visit: https://www.wdaec.org/
Wreck diving is one its kind. You dive, see and learn history, you explore places seen by just a limited number of divers, and you experience something "cool". Not many people can have this privilege. Some wrecks are accessible in the recreational diving range; some others are reserved for experienced technical divers only. No matter … Continue reading Wreck Diving Etiquette & other matters:
TDI – Aquacorps – Gary Gentile
A question raised up over the time: why regular recreational diver (not trained for overhead environment) are willing to do a wreck penetration, even a light one, but are aware of cave penetration risks therefore they don't do it? Why wreck is seen as a non-dangerous penetration but cavern, caves & flooded mines – yes? … Continue reading Human ignorance in wreck diving penetrations.
Most of the times, wrongly promoted as "CAVE" markers (only), those little pieces of diving tool are very important for WRECK diving as well, because in fact, are designed for OVERHEAD ENVIRONMENT DIVING! So, whatever penetration is made, CAVES or WRECKS, the markers are there to be used accordingly, as per your training protocols. Don't … Continue reading Directional & Non-directional Markers


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Annotated JMP Journal with output from presentation on new features in JMP 13.
JMP 13 brings a host of new features for Choice modeling, including Maximum Difference analysis, options for modeling no-choice responses, a MaxDiff Designer, and improved features for market segmentation. This demonstration will cover how to use the new features, as well as the research behind the computations. We'll use a case study approach, demonstrating features by analyzing real-world data sets collected through choice experiments conducted by JMP developers. Session attendees new to Choice modeling will leave with an appreciation for the method's versatility and value. Attendees familiar with Choice analysis will have a more in-depth understanding of the specific capabilities and unique features in JMP.
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Airlines Europe
Before Ticket to Ride, before Santa Fe Rails, before Union Pacific – yet after Acquire – there was Airlines, one of the earliest published games from designer Alan R. Moon and publisher ABACUSSPIELE.
More than two decades after the publication of that game, Moon and ABACUSSPIELE present Airlines Europe, the design of which Moon began in 2007. According to the publisher, "He wanted to preserve the feel of the original game and its successor, Union Pacific, while confronting the player with even more exciting choices." The result of that redesign process is Airlines Europe, featuring a reduced playing time, a new point structure, a European setting, and 112 tiny detailed airplanes.
At its heart, Airlines Europe is a stock game, with players earning points for the stock they hold in particular airline companies when one of the randomly determined scorings takes place. On a player's turn, that player either expands an airline and claims a stock, plays stock onto the board and receives dividend, invests in a special airline called Air ABACUS or gets a certain amount of money from the bank. A player scores only for stock in play, but the value of an airline is determined by the value of the route licenses that airline owns – thus, you're torn in terms of what to play when.
Some changes compared to Airlines:
map of Europe
no flight cards
special Air ABACUS airline similar to the Union Pacific
share track system
separate victory point and money systems
airplane miniatures
no sabotage
up to 5 players
reduced playtime
Some changes compared to Union Pacific:
airplane theme
map of Europe
no track cards
Air ABACUS is acquired by trading in other shares
share track system
separate victory point and money systems
up to 5 players
reduced playtime
Union Pacific
Promo Expansions:
Airlines Europe: Flight Ban (adding the option to block routes)
Airlines Europe: New Bonus Connections (adding bonus connections for the black and the brown airline)
Airlines Europe: The Presidents (adds tie breaker for stock payouts)
Data sheet
- Minimum number of players
- 2
- Maximum number of players
- 5
- Age
- 10+
- Playing time
- 60 - 90 minutes
- Language
- French
- Language dependent
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- Designer
- Alan R. Moon
- How many players?
- For 2
- How many players?
- Big groups (5-6)
- How many players?
- Small groups (2-4)
- Game mechanism
- Drafting
- Theme
- Aviation
- Artist
- Christian Fiore
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|Westminster, Md.
|High School:
|Francis Scott Key
School Records:
200 free relay – 1:22.83
Career Bests:
50 Free – 21.03
2014-15: All-America Honorable Mention in the 800-yard freestyle relay, finishing 15th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 6:45.37… also finished 17th in the 400-yard medley relay (3:28.46), 22nd in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:06.23) and 21st in the 200-yard freestyle (1:24.89)…Set a school record as the anchor leg on the 800 Free Relay (6:45.22)…CSCAA Scholar All-America…All-UAA in the 800 Free Relay with a second-place finish (6:45.22)…earned Academic All-UAA recognition.
2013-14: Earned third varsity letter…All-UAA on three separate relay teams...earned CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention status for the third time and UAA All-Academic honors for the second time…broke school record in the 100 free with a time of 46.15 during UAA Championship prelims on February 15…also swam a leg on record-breaking 400 free relay (3:04.59), 800 free relay (6:47.19) and 400 medley relay (3:22.88) teams during UAA Championship action…swam an individual team and career-best in the 50 free (21.03).
2012-13: Earned second varsity letter…named UAA All-Academic as well as CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention…swam a leg for two school record-breaking relays in the 400 medley (3:25.500) and 200 free (1:22.83) events at the UAA Championship in mid-February…posted team-best time in the 100 fly (51.03)…recorded career bests throughout the season in the 500 free (4:50.05), 50 back (25.22) and 200 fly (1:54.15).
2011-12: Earned first varsity letter as a freshman and was a part of four school-record breaking performances…tabbed CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention...set then individual school record in the 200 free with a time of 1:42.10 at the Midwest Invitational on February 25…also a member of school-record setting teams that posted NCAA "B" cuts in both the 200 free relay (1:24.68) and 800 free relay (6:49.88) at the Midwest Invitational on February 24-25…earned All-UAA honors as a member of the third-place 200 free relay team at the UAA Championship on February 16…swam a leg for the then school-record setting 400 free relay that finished in 3:06.41 at the UAA Championship on February 18…swam in sixth place in the 100 fly (51.26) and finished seventh in the 50 free (21.64) at the UAA Championship.
Personal: Competed in soccer, track, cross country and swimming at Francis Scott Key High School...named to Maryland All-Star Team in 2008...vice president of National Honor Society...Maryland Distinguished Scholar...twin brother of fellow Spartan Alex Haufler and son of Michael and Amy Haufler.


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Creativity Explored's Annual Holiday Art Sale Preview Reception held December 4th was a great success. Donors, patrons, and VIPs, joined us for a fun-filled night perusing artwork, eating Recchiuti Confections SF Landmarks chocoates featuring artwork by CE artist Lance Rivers, and listening to music by Douce Ambiance with artists, families, and friends. Thank you to all who attended!
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Ways To Support Your Body To Grow And Withstand Intense Workouts?
You might have a passion about lifting weights or you might have always wanted to have a dream body with rock hard abs and biceps. Whatever the intentions are, you will have to spend hours in the gym working out if you are willing to achieve your dream body. To get your dream body is nothing easy but the more hours that you work, the closer you are to it. Therefore, you should always focus on the working out right and supporting your body to grow and help withstand the intense workouts. Working out it is nothing easy. Therefore, you need to make sure that you do in the all the right ways so that you will gain the best out of every second that you spend in the gym. Here are some of the ways in which you can support your body to grow and withstand intense workouts:
Provide your body with the needed nutrients
The time that you spend in the gym working will be much easier and worthwhile when you do something to support your body to deal with the intensity of the workouts. You need to assure that you always focus on bettering the strength of your body and the endurance by taking in the needed nutrients in the form of plant based protein powder Australia. When you take in these nutrients, there is not a single reason why you need to worry about providing yourself with harmful substances.If you are a vegetarian, a vegan or if you have strict diet rules, you might be thinking that you have no real way to provide your body with the needed nutrients and that you will not be able to give your best or even gain the best at the gym. However, if you have to stick to the strict diet rules, you can simply take in vegan protein powder that will provide your body with all the needed nutrients to grow and to provide strength for the intense workouts that you undergo in the gym.
Workout with a loved one
Rather than working out alone, it is always best that you work out with a loved one. The both you will not only be becoming healthy together but also become stronger together and reach fitness goals together. When you are working out with a loved one, the motivation that you have will increase and you two will be supporting each other in the gym and during the workout the gain the best. Thus, it will boost up your relationship.


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Penn State Links
Accessibility Resources
- Student Disability Resources
- Affirmative Action Office
- University Libraries
Adatptive Technologies
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- ATI Committee
- Web Liaisons


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Lebron's Jersey number, 6 or 23? He's asking you!
Lebron James who's now back and playing for his home crowd Cleveland Cavaliers, needed some help. What could it be?
He already got James Jones and Mike Miller, who also recently signed with the CAVS, to support his Strive for Greatness.
According to his Instagram account, @kingjames, the King James can't decide if he will wear 23 again, or keep his current which is 6.
How 'bout you? Which number should Lebron James pick for his Cleveland comeback jersey, 6 or 23?


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Practical Malware Analysis by Michael Sikorski and Andrew Honig; O'Reilly Media
This is a great reference book for those interested in malware analysis.
- Teaches you how to use a variety of tools (IDA PRO, etc.)
- Teaches you about different types of analysis (basic, static, dynamic, etc.)
- There was a chapter that told you how to recognize common C code constructs
- It goes into quite a lot of depth about the internal workings of Windows
It's definitely not for a beginner. If you never did malware analysis before, the material presented can be overwhelming. It's not easy to immediately put what you learned into action (you might understand a subject theoretically but might not be comfortable enough with the subject to put it into practice).
Disclaimer: I received this book for free through the O'Reilly Blogger program.
You can buy the book at O'Reilly.


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Episode 53: Kin
Garrett and Carson hope this tale of a boy and his space gun isn't a misfire.
Garrett and Carson hope this tale of a boy and his space gun isn't a misfire.
I thought this was going to be yet another young adult sci-fi entry, and well, I was kinda right… I guess? Most franchises like to start big and develop a fanbase. Then go back via unnecessary prequels and explore all of the nooks and crannies of the story in order to milk the franchise for all its worth. Kin feels like the filmmakers have a 6 movie arc laid out and a whole world built in their head, but they chose to lead with the boring prequel. Chronologically, this may make the most sense, but one doesn't have to look too far to find examples of a franchise that may have died an early death if it led with its prequels…
The draw of Kin wasn't a family drama. It was the intrigue of how the sci-fi elements would come into play with those family dynamics. Unfortunately, we just don't get to see enough of the sci-fi. What is there seems cool and I would like to see more, but the rest of the movie was a color-by-number family relationship that plodded along in ways that weren't unique. Having said that, I actually think this movie would be better if it dropped all of the sci-fi aspects and just focused on the family and how James Franco's gangster squad terrorizes them. With a bit more investment into that storyline, the movie could have had a far greater impact.
Kin feels out of place in theaters and I can't help but feel it would have been a perfect Netflix movie situated right next to the equally bad Bright. While I have no interest in a sequel, I wouldn't mind hearing more of the Mogwai-produced score. It was easily the best part of the movie.
The best thing about Kin is a gruff Dennis Quaid. That guy should be in everything. Zoe Kravitz is a close second. Kin is marketed as a sci-fi action-adventure movie, but what you get is more of a road-trip-bonding movie between two brothers. One of them just happens to have a high-tech/alien/futuristic gun. Once you get past what feels like a bait and switch, Kin is still entertaining. Although, I feel like it missed on what could have been a more emotional connection between the characters which would have benefited this movie greatly.
Garrett and Carson preview some of the movies releasing in August 2018.