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Ten days after Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix opens, the ultimate outcome of our hero's campaign against the nefarious Lord Voldemort will be revealed in the book world, where true Harry Potter fans reside. As trillions of readers are anxiously aware, J.K. Rowling's seventh and final installment will have to make good on the harsh prophecy that ''either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives.'' In the movie world, meanwhile, the battle lines are just being drawn. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his classmates Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) are in their fifth year of study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And the weight of responsibility being laid on Harry now quite believably embodied by the increasingly chiseled 17-year-old actor as a teenager with all the moods that come with the hormones is enough to darken this fifth movie interpretation decisively.
Gone are the childish diversions of Quidditch matches and other jewel-toned visual manifestations of magical thinking, and in their place is an attitude of grim, adult risk taking. Under the circumstances, assigning the project to British TV director David Yates, who won awards for the 2003 BBC political thriller State of Play, is a shrewd choice. (Screenwriter Michael Goldenberg is also a newbie to the Potter franchise.) This episode spends time with the student gang as they practice wand work and imprecations (''Stupefy!''), and pauses for a sweet kiss between Harry and Cho Chang (Katie Leung), whose shy smile first fogged the young wizard's glasses in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We also meet Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch), Harry's pale and empathic new friend, and Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter), whose name suits this Azkaban Prison escapee's style but underplays her sadism.
But for all the action and there's plenty of it, even if it's only a portion of what was crammed into Rowling's 870 pages the most important stuff is what takes place in Harry's head, where troubling visions, intensifying in clarity and dread, attest to the young man's foretold connection to the evildoer most safely referred to as You-Know-Who. (You know who plays Voldemort, again, too: Ralph Fiennes, embracing his character's malevolent noselessness with regal delight.) And therein lies a conundrum of busyness and waiting that The Order of the Phoenix can't magically solve. The advances and setbacks pile up, but time hangs heavy. And that's even after Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge (Robert Hardy) puts Harry on trial for illegally using magic outside of school and Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) intervenes. After Harry's godfather, Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), entrusts his godson with new secrets. And after the students establish Dumbledore's Army in preparation for Voldemortian Armageddon.
In the midst of such earthbound preparations, though, an image of menace upholstered in pink arrives to rock wizards and Muggles alike: the deliciously named Dolores Umbridge. Bullheaded in his insistence that Voldemort has not returned (despite Harry's eyewitness report), Fudge installs Umbridge at Hogwarts to teach a strictly censored and quite useless version of Defense Against the Dark Arts. And she is as shockingly fascistic in her approach to old-fashioned values as she is amusingly dowdy. Rowling describes the woman's voice as ''fluttery, girlish, high-pitched.'' But a festive Imelda Staunton (memorably dressed in drab to star in Vera Drake) has other plans: Her showstopping Dolores slays her charges with pepperminty steeliness. ''Progress for the sake of progress must be discouraged!'' this educator from hell proclaims.
With her wardrobe upgraded to suits and pillbox hats that, in a blander color, might entice Queen Elizabeth II (the Umbridge hairdo appears to be a direct homage), the character is a Pepto-Bismol-tinted bolt of energy and political commentary inspiring grand gestures from her costars. When Staunton's Umbridge goes up against Maggie Smith's Professor McGonagall, it's a wonder the movie-set walls don't crumble. As that singularly acidic potions teacher Severus Snape, Alan Rickman responds to the new blood by lacing his sneers with an even more flavorful degree of sourness. The flourishes don't answer the question most on Potterites' minds who lives, who dies? but they briefly stupefy. B+


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Who knew in 1949 that we would become a nation of Peter Pans by 2012, a country of non-adults who dress like we're fifteen because we think we can get away with it and read YA fiction because it "speaks" to us? That obsession with clinging to a youth we've outgrown is the subject of a book titled The Death of the Adult: How America's Arrested Development is Bringing Down Western Civilization by Diana West (New York, St. Martin's Griffin, c2007) which I recently started reading more out of angst that anything else. Apparently I am a rare bird. I like my wrinkles; I find them cute and my husband finds them sexy. It is no small boon that his vision is fading faster than my physique, but I remain adamant: I am proud to call myself an adult. It was a long, strange trip getting here, but I wouldn't change a thing.
A New Category for a "New" Kind of Adult
Apparently, I am atypical. What a shame, I mumble to myself… (I also mutter now and then as a symptom of getting older, and I like it. It scares the right people.) Anyhow, since I was a kid I couldn't wait to grow up, couldn't wait to be an adult with all of the trimmings. And the minute I got there, I discovered that there were almost no other adults in the room. I've been looking for them since 1981. The search has been disappointing. So imagine my surprise and unmitigated disgust when I read an article in The Atlantic trumpeting the birth of a new genre: New Adult Fiction. For the New Adult, no doubt… OMG. Must we really condescend to one more slight on adulthood?
According to West:
"More adults, ages eighteen to forty-nine, watch the Cartoon Network than CNN. Readers as old as twenty-five are buying young adult fiction written expressly for teens. The average video gamester was eighteen in 1990; now he's going on thirty. And no wonder: The National Academy of Sciences has, in 2002, redefined adolescence as the period extending from the onset of puberty, around twelve, to age thirty" (1).
Meanwhile, back in the YA Section, D.B. Grady states in her article How Young Adult Fiction Came of Age that a literary agent with Lowenstein Associates attributes this to "not [a] crisis in the collective level of literacy in the United States…[but as] indicative of the quality and enduring themes addressed by young adult [writers]" (1). Furthermore, Grady asserts that it is the "illumination of viewpoints by emotion in place of experience" that carries the real seductive power, a perpetual adult obsession with "the loss of innocence" (2). Ye gads. Gross. See more at: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/08/how-young-adult-fiction-came-of-age/242671/
Further along in the article, Grady introduces us to literary critic Jack Zipes and his theory: "adults buy YA because they perceive everyone else as buying YA" (2). (Remember your Mom: "Well if every kid in the neighborhood was jumping off a bridge would you do it?" Ah, Mom…you were sooo wise. ) But even Grady suggests this adult buying-frenzy of All Things Teen is a direct result of – wait for it – marketing. It is "the marketing driven metaphysical imperative to remain one with the zeitgeist" (2). But it is also the result of publishers noticing the growing gap between high school and "post high school" (but somehow miraculously not-yet-adult) group that apparently reaches well into the pockets of those up to age forty…You know – those with even bigger allowances. This would be those described in Grady's article by publisher-at-large Dan Weiss of St. Martin's Press as "the large crowd of folks experiencing a lot of the same issues of adolescence at an older age. In other words: issues of separation and attachment; individuation; and romantic, sexual, and economic independence…" (3)
Is anyone else out there feeling… disgusted? I'm thinking how nice and cozy it must be in that there bubble. I mean come on – grow up! Enough of the excesses, excuses and self-analysis already… Don't you think the rest of us can see how old you are? Do you think you can hide behind Botox and Harry Potter forever? Even he grew up! We really are wondering when you're going to join the ranks...
I Give Up: Where Are The Adults?
Yes, boys and girls, New Adult Fiction is the planned "bridge" category designed and nurtured to carry the teen reader into real young adulthood, and to buffer the egos of those too far into denial to shuffle off to the Big People's Section of literature.
The experts claim it is the "purchasing power" of young people and young working adults that have propelled this "need" (2). I'm wondering when exactly I can expect these same people to learn how to cognitively process larger, more complex sentence structure so we can actually keep adult fiction being published in this country. I for one, will not follow advice I have seen publishers give to "dumb down" sentence structure and simplify language in exchange for the dream of publication. If it's simple sentence structure and pretty pictures you want, I'd be happy to recommend some truly marvelous board books. Perhaps some of those pre-teen negotiating skills I've seen far too many of my generation exhibit in the workplace will help in prying those gems from chubby toddler fingers. But I write in the Grown-Up Section of Horror, and I make no apologies for using big words.
See? I told you I had angst.
Admittedly, there could be valid reasons for this YA success in commandeering the adult readership:
· YA authors tend to be better storytellers
· The YA Section is easy to find in any store
· "YA is to the written word as PG is to film" (Grady 1)
· YA publishers do a thorough job of promotion and marketing
· Sometimes all you want is a snack
Not that adult writers are not good, but YA writers have to be efficient about hooking the reader (whose attention span we are increasingly warned is – due to the internet and technology – about to enter the nanosecond, negative integer range) quickly and absolutely. As editors have been cautioning for years, this is an imperative talent also for adult writers; however it is the immediacy factor that becomes the territorial dispute. For adult writers that first few sentences tend to expand well into in the first chapter. Few of today's adults seem willing to invest that much time, and hence YA authors seem in better control of their game. They also understand that they cannot risk leaving their underage audience alone and bored for a moment or they will lose them. So pace tends to be faster, more gripping…Kind of reminiscent of the old bodice rippers of romance…
Once again being able to find one's authors or section means the purchasing world (if you are in to counting profit). Apparently, young adults/teens are the only ones with The Money, because they are the ones being courted by lavish Marketing Attention. If promotions were sex, somebody would need protection; too bad there are no adults monitoring the situation. Adult fiction readers on the other hand, are directed to the back of the bus – er, store – with a marketer's annoying wave of the hand and a sour glance; you know the one – librarians used to give it to noisy teenagers in libraries before that became unnatural.
And let's think about PG ratings for a moment. When was the last time a Horror book or film was ratable as PG? 1980-something? Let's face it, Horror fans, our genre became a horserace in shock language and visceral gore that made disgust the adjective most likely to define it. For some people that was already offensive. But for many who at least believe that they want a more sanitized, morally acceptable standard even in their fiction (a large chunk of the population if current political polls are to be believed) then nothing could be more pristine, innocent and sanitary than YA fiction. Adult content used to mean Adult situations which meant maybe some sex, but not porn. It meant maybe complicated issues like death or lost love and deeper psychological issues that tend to come with aging's life experience and older awareness, but not psychotic obsession with body parts. Adult language meant adults talked like adults about adult concerns, not that the book or film included a lexicon of curses and meticulously defined excretory functions. Something happened to Horror and we need to take our genre back from the strip club floor. Horror should never be Pollyanna, so sanitized it is actually another genre. But let's be honest; adult Horror readers need to communicate their preferences to publishing without defecting to YA.
Yes, yes, there are lovely displays and collectibles to be had in the glossy YA Section… Again with the marketing. But really, Mr. Publisher... not even Stephen King???? Where's his floor display? Let alone Lovecraft, who just had an anniversary with barely a promotional nod…
And hey, arguably YA is light… a literary snack that one can read between staff meetings and while your daughter is distracted by a boy and leaves her copy of Twilight or The Hunger Games unattended. You can tell yourself you are "monitoring" what the kids are reading these days. But you also need to admit it… You prefer YA for a reason, and it may mean you should perform a reality check on yourself. YA versus Adult fiction is like pizza versus a fine lobster bisque; it's not that both aren't tasty and satisfying. It's that at a 'certain age' the bisque becomes a transcendental experience, firing in parts of the adult brain you didn't know you had…And is it good…Glass of wine by the fireplace wrapped in satin good. Literature is not all Ben-Gay and mysterious phrasing. Really, folks; step away from the kiddie section. It's like you're stealing their Kraft Cheese and Macaroni. Let the kids have something of their very own…like their childhood without a parent intruding. You done took their Facebook thing… As the kids in my generation used to say when they were kids: hey! Get your own!
Must Be Over 21 To Access This Ride
So here's my confession. I like a lot of what is happening in YA fiction. There is some top talent in that genre and it is carrying the day, threatening to save the printed word. But you know what? The talent I encounter on the internet, in underpaid co-workers who write incredible fiction, screenplays, and poetry in between their fifteen minute breaks and scanning your groceries, after working split twelve hour waitress shifts and cleaning your swanky hotel rooms is phenomenal. I'm not saying good, I'm saying Wow-good. I'm saying publishing is spending so much time on finding the next Harry Potter that they don't even notice the strangle-hold they have put on the rest of fiction and new writers. Can we really afford to waste that kind of talent because we'd rather chase movie deals and merchandising? Has that saved publishing so far? Or endangered it further?
So HEY! Y'ALL UP THERE! We can't seem to find our section in the bookstore. What happened to our favorite authors? Why can't you see that if you don't promote what you publish we can't buy it and the lens of layoffs cannot help but find you next. Want to save publishing? Grow up and get to it. And you – over there by the YA books and collectibles – get your adult self over to the Grown-Up Section, and remember to use your Inside Voice at the check-out counter where it really counts. New Adult Fiction my @#!#... I'd like to speak to the adult in charge…

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The Official Color of 2014: Radiant Orchid
As you probably know, Pantone has been selecting a color of the year for a number of years now and for 2013, Emerald was the winner. Pantone recently released their choice for 2014 and it's gorgeous! If you haven't heard yet, it's Radiant Orchid!
This tropical shade was all over the runways at fashion week and is set to make a big splash in early 2014 and throughout the seasons. You can bet we have a few things in store for you in the way of Radiant Orchid hair accessories! Some of your favorite L. Erickson USA items will be available in this gorgeous color before you know it, so consider this a little preview! And you can be sure that you'll see this color popping up in accessories, apparel, and more on the shelves and racks of all of your other favorite retailers this year too!
I can tell you that this color is different than hues I'm normally spotted in. In fact, I tend to be more a neutral girl these days, however, I can't wait to add a pop of color with this new tone! I also love tonal outfits, adding pieces of similar colors together to create a beautiful dimensional color statement and I'm thinking I'll have to style something with some additional purples and pinks inspired by this celebrity color!
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Talking to Yourself
If you're just starting a blog and aren't exactly gung-ho with the whole marketing thing, you'll almost certainly end up talking to yourself in each post. Probably for quite a while. But, as a writer, you ought to into blogging feeling perfectly okay with this. Why, you might ask? Don't writers need an audience? Otherwise, why bother writing anything at all?
Well, yes and no. Many writers do want an audience, and a few others actually write for an audience. But there are still a few others who simply write for themselves. These categories are not mutually exclusive, either. Plenty of writer have a "public" face (the stories and novels they submit to the world) and a "private" face (all of those rejected and later shelved or deep-sixed stories, early drafts, false starts, writing exercises, journal entries, etc.). These private writing activities aren't wasted effort, though sometimes they might seem that way. What they do is keep the writer writing, which is essential for keeping the writer's mind active and learning or honing skills.
As I have been learning, a blog is a great way for a writer to keep writing on a regular basis, even if no one in the universe is reading the posts. Each post is a writing exercise, and a way for the writer to process everything he/she has learned over the course of years. Provided the blog remains active, the writer can also browse their own archives to glimpse how he/she has changed or improved in writing and learning.
Just make sure that you don't use the blog to escape your "real" work, that of work on the short stories and novels intended for the public eye!


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Vernae Buck, Executive Director and Co-FounderVernae Buck received a B.A. in music from Idaho State University in 1997. While studying music at ISU, she traveled to England, Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria as a member of the ISU Chamber Choir. She received a M.M. in vocal performance at the University of Idaho in 2005 where she taught private voice and class voice as a graduate student. She has sung in several solo recitals and has performed with the Idaho Falls Opera Theatre. She has also worked as an adjunct faculty member in the ISU music department teaching Introduction to Music. |
She is the co-founder and organizer of the Idaho International Choral Festival that takes place in Pocatello, Idaho biannually and currently serves as the Executive Director for the festival. Her responsibilities include the recruitment of choirs from around the world. She is a past President of the Pocatello Music Club, which is a local chapter of the National Federation of Music Clubs. In 2003 she received the Community Service Award from the Pocatello Music Club for outstanding community service through music excellence. |
Dr. Scott Anderson, Artistic Director and Co-FounderDr. Scott Anderson is the Director of Choral Activities at Idaho State University a position he also held from 1992-2003. Dr. Anderson conducts the ISU Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Camerata Singers, Portneuf Singers and teaches Choral Conducting and voice. While at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (2003-2005), Dr. Anderson was the Raymond Neevel/Missouri Endowed Professor of Choral Music, where he led the graduate Choral Conducting program and conducted the Conservatory Chamber Choir. Dr. Anderson's research into the movement theories of Rudolf von Laban and Jacques-Emile Dalcroze served as the focus of a unique and individualized approach to choral conducting. |
Choirs under Dr. Anderson's direction have traveled throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. As Director of Choral Music at Idaho State University, Dr. Anderson has led the Idaho State University Chamber Choir and Camerata Singers on performance tours of Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Brazil, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Italy, Greece, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Spain and Portugal. Dr. Anderson also serves as the Artistic Director and is the co-founder of the Idaho International Choral Festival. He has served the American Choral Directors Association in state, divisional, and national offices, and has been featured as guest conductor, lecturer and teacher throughout the United States and abroad. Dr. Anderson received Idaho State University's "Master Teacher" and "Outstanding Public Service" awards in 1995, 1996 and 1999. |


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Electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics Co. exhibited 29 new computer, printer, and monitor items at the COEX show in Seoul. Samsung said it has enhanced its audio-video entertainment and home networking functions in order to strengthen its presence in the computer market. "Samsung Electronics is looking to become a product-based innovator in the world market by 2005, through strengthening its visual and imaging business," said Choi Gee-sung, vice president of the company's digital media division. "To that end, we will focus on establishing a platform business base for notebook computers and set-top boxes." On display were three computer models with enhanced audio-video and multi-media functions. Samsung also exhibited what it says is the quietest laser color printer on the market, along with other peripheral devices. "We drastically improved the toner change system, paper feeder, and dual-sided printing function," said a Samsung official. The company also introduced 12 color flat-screen monitors, including 40- and 32-in models, with a life expectancy of some 70,000 hr. (Asia Pulse, Yonhap)
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Monday, November 07, 2005
Broken Record
The title will take you to The Frozen Tundra for my latest Packer babblings, they are just depressing this year. It was bound to happen and long overdue.
The Badgers lost to Penn State and thus are out of the running for the Big Ten title. It wasn't surprising that they lost as the defense just cannot handle good offenses. A ranking of 19 is fair for this team and a 10 win season is definately achievable.
The Bucks are the best team in the NBA with 3 4th Q comebacks this season already. I have an official man-crush on TJ Ford.
Not much today, I got a lot to do.
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Libya Rebels Retake Village South of Tripoli
July 14, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Peter Graff
ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) – Rebel fighters said on Wednesday they had retaken a village south of the capital they lost to forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi earlier in the day, boosting rebel plans for a march on Tripoli.
The retaking of Al-Qawalish, about 100 km (60 miles) from Tripoli, came at the end of a day of bitter fighting that killed five rebels and wounded 15, according to rebel sources and hospital officials.
The back-and-forth fighting underlined the fragile nature of the rebels' advances in the west that has led some of their Western backers to push for a political solution to the conflict.
Rebel spokesman Abdurahman Alzintani said pro-Gaddafi forces had been pushed back to where they were before they took the village earlier on Wednesday, or perhaps even further.
"It is the same, maybe one or two hills further," he told Reuters.
A Libyan government soldier taken prisoner by the rebels said that pro-Gaddafi forces were massing nearby, potentially setting the stage for renewed fighting soon, according to a Reuters team in the western town of Zintan.
The counter-attack to retake Al-Qawalish was carried out by hundreds of rebels in pick-up trucks, who fanned out into the hills about 10 km (6 miles) north of the village, under fire from mortars launched by government troops.
Rebel forces want to use Al-Qawalish as a staging post to take the nearby town of Garyan, which controls access to the main highway heading north to Tripoli.
On the other main battle front, near the western city of Misrata, a burst of missile and mortar fire killed five rebels and wounded 17, hospital spokesman Khaled Abu Talghah said.
"This is just a normal day's work for Gaddafi," he said.
The conflict in Libya started out as a rebellion against Gaddafi's 41-year-rule. It has now turned into the bloodiest of the "Arab Spring" uprisings convulsing the region and has embroiled Western powers in a prolonged conflict they had hoped would swiftly force Gaddafi out of power.
The Libyan leader is refusing to quit and the rebels have been unable to make a decisive breakthrough toward the capital despite support from Western warplanes.
Libya charged the head of NATO with war crimes for killing innocent civilians and bombarding civilian targets in Libya.
Libyan General Prosecutor Mohammed Zekri al Mahjoubi described NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen as a war criminal during a news conference in Tripoli on Wednesday.
France said on Tuesday a political way out of the conflict was being looked at and that Gaddafi's emissaries had been in contact with NATO members to say he was ready to leave power.
"A political solution is more than ever indispensable and is beginning to take shape," French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said in Paris.
But it was not obvious how negotiations could persuade Gaddafi to quit, especially at a time when the Western alliance ranged against him is showing signs of wavering.
A report on Libya's official JANA news agency described statements by Western officials about Gaddafi potentially stepping down or leaving the country as "elusive dreams."
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is under pressure to find a quick solution. He gambled by taking a personal role in supporting the rebels, but is now anxious to avoid costly military operations running into the start of campaigning for the April 2012 presidential election.
Washington expressed doubts about peace overtures from Gaddafi emissaries. A State Department spokeswoman said the "messages are contradictory" and there is no clear evidence "Gaddafi is prepared to understand that its time for him to go."
Revealing fresh strains inside NATO about the cost and duration of the Libyan operation, British Defense Minister Liam Fox said other alliance members were not pulling their weight and described some states' contributions as "pathetic."
"The United States is willing to spend on defense, Britain is willing to spend on defense and deploy. Far too (many) of our European partners inside NATO are still trying to get a free ride, and they should regard Libya as a wake-up call," Fox said in London.
The rebel National Transitional Council, based in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, received a diplomatic boost on Wednesday when Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands recognized the council as Libyans' legitimate representative.
The Benelux countries joined more than 20 nations that have already granted the council recognition.
At a meeting in Brussels, the European Union executive offered Libyan rebels help with democratic reforms once the war was over and said their Benghazi-based council was gaining credibility.
(Additional reporting by Hamid Ould Ahmed in Algiers, Nick Carey in Misrata, Justyna Pawlak and Christopher Le Coq in Brussels, John Irish in Paris, Souhail Karam in Rabat, Mohammed Abbas in London; Writing by Christian Lowe and Giles Elgood; Editing by Robert Woodward)
Libyan Rebels Take New Ground in Western Mountains
June 16, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Nick Carey
Rebel fighters prepare to make their way to the frontline near the town of Riyayna, June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili |
GHARYAN, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan rebels pushed deeper into government-held territory south of the capital on Wednesday, but their advance came as strains began to emerge in the Western alliance trying to topple Muammar Gaddafi.
Fighters in the Western Mountains, a rebel stronghold about 150 km (90 miles) south-west of Tripoli, built on gains made in the past few days by taking two villages from which pro-Gaddafi forces had for months been shelling rebel-held towns.
The rebels are still a considerable way from Gaddafi's main stronghold in Tripoli, while their fellow fighters on the other two fronts — in Misrata and in eastern Libya — have made only halting progress against better-armed government troops.
"The revolutionaries (rebels) now control Zawiyat al-Babour and al-Awiniyah after pro-Gaddafi forces retreated this morning from the two villages," Abdulrahman, a rebel spokesman in the nearby town of Zintan, told Reuters.
In Gharyan, a Gaddafi-held town that forms the gateway from Tripoli to the mountains, there was an undercurrent of tension as the frontline moves closer to the capital.
Libyan government minders brought a group of reporters to the town, which lies about 120 kilometers southwest of Tripoli and about 20 kilometers east of Kikla, which rebels seized from Gaddafi loyalists on Tuesday.
Despite an outward appearance of normality, numerous walls around town on Wednesday had recently painted over graffiti. The windows of one government building were smashed, the sign for another was riddled with holes.
While many traders and people on the streets were reluctant to talk to reporters, one shop owner said the calm in the area during the day was replaced by fighting every night.
"Two thirds of the people here are for the rebels," he told Reuters, giving his name as Mohammed.
Those willing to talk in front of the minders were strongly pro-Gaddafi.
"Sarkozy is stupid, he is fighting this war for petrol," a man called Yunis said in French, referring to the French president, villified by Gaddafi supporters as the driving force behind NATO bombing. "This is colonialism all over again."
The NATO military alliance, which has been pounding Gaddafi's military and command-and-control structures for nearly three months, has failed to dislodge him.
Libyan TV said on Wednesday a NATO bombardment had killed 12 people in a convoy in Kikla. A NATO official denied it.
Ties are becoming strained in the alliance, with some NATO members complaining that others have been reluctant to commit additional resources needed to sustain the bombing mission in the coming months.
Adding to the pressure, Republicans in the U.S. Congress are pressing President Barack Obama to explain the legal grounds on which he was keeping U.S. forces involved in Libya without the authorisation of Congress.
Speaking in London after meeting NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, British Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated that time was running out for Gaddafi and that the alliance was as determined as ever.
"I think there is a very clear pattern emerging which is time is on our side, because we have the support of NATO, the United Nations, the Arab League, a huge number of countries in our coalition and in our contact group," he said.
Rasmussen echoed those comments despite senior NATO commander General Stephane Abrial on Tuesday raising questions about the alliance's ability to handle a long-term intervention.
"Allies and partners are committed to provide the necessary resources and assets to continue this operation and see it through to a successful conclusion," Rasmussen said.
Russia's envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, said the alliance was "sliding down and being dragged more into the eventuality of a land-based operation in Libya."
In a theatrical show of defiance, Gaddafi was shown at the weekend playing a game of chess with a Russian official, but after weeks of ambivalence, Moscow has joined Western countries this month in calling for Gaddafi to step down.
Saad Djebbar, a former legal adviser to the Libyan government, told Reuters Gaddafi would continue to play for time and seek to demoralise and split the coalition.
"Gaddafi's mentality is that as long as my enemies haven't triumphed, I haven't lost," he said.
"The U.S. stance, that the major outside role should be played by the Europeans and Arabs, sends the wrong signal. Gaddafi will be very encouraged by it. His line is 'We are steadfast. We can wait it out.'"
Gaddafi has said he has no intention of leaving the country — an outcome which, with the military intervention so far failing to produce results, many Western policymakers see as the most realistic way out of the conflict.
The Libyan leader has described the rebels as criminals and al Qaeda militants, and called the NATO intervention an act of colonial aggression aimed at grabbing Libya's oil.
Potent Force
Though under attack from NATO warplanes and rebel fighters, Gaddafi's troops have showed they are still a potent force.
A rebel spokesman in Nalut, at the other end of the Western Mountains range from Zintan, said Gaddafi's forces had been shelling Nalut and the nearby border crossing into Tunisia. The rebels depend on that crossing to bring in supplies.
On Tuesday, the rebels tried to advance in the east of Libya, setting their sights on the oil town of Brega, but they were unable to break through.
In Misrata, Libya's third-biggest city about 200 km (120 miles) east of Tripoli, rebels have been inching slowly west toward the neighbouring town of Zlitan along the coast road to Tripoli, but have repeatedly had to fall back under fire.
The rebels there have expressed frustration that NATO is not more active at taking out Gaddafi's forces there, and is not doing more to coordinate with fighters on the ground.
A Reuters correspondent in Misrata said there were no further advances toward Zlitan on Wednesday.
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger will visit the rebels in Benghazi on Sunday to offer "concrete support," his office said, the latest in a series of such visitors.
Those City Lights
February 28, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Sumayyah Meehan, MMNS Middle East Correspondent
The party capital of the Middle East has long since been Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. The tiny gulf emirate of Dubai has tried, but miserably failed, to win the hearts and minds of the jet set and party-hungry consumers. The wide open consumer market for clubbing in some parts of the Middle East is enticing and could be very lucrative, as the region was barely scathed by the current credit crisis affecting much of Europe and North America.
A new contender has thrown their hat in the ring to vie for tourists looking to spend their leisure time partying in the windswept deserts of the Middle East. And that country is Jordan. Most famous for its rose-colored city of Petra, one of the 7 new wonders of the world, Jordan is slowly emerging from its well-known lethargic conservative atmosphere and morphing into a clubber's paradise. Nowhere is this transformation more prevalent than in the capital city of Amman.
The city of Amman has undergone a total makeover thanks to a younger workforce of skilled workers with extra money to spend. As a result, an affluent class of partiers has surfaced, fully willing and able to party the nights away. Unlike most countries in the Middle East, alcohol is not illegal in Jordan and flows freely in Jordanian restaurants, dance clubs and bars. With names like, 'Wild Jordan', 'Canvas' and 'Upstairs' there are an abundance of high-end party venues for locals and tourists alike. Even conservative Muslims have found a comfortable niche within the party scene while not overstepping the bounds of Islam, opting for a round of Shisha or piping hot mugs of steamy Arabic coffee instead of alcoholic drinks that are forbidden for Muslims.
Quite notably there is also a dark side to the new party atmosphere in Amman, which is an increase in crimes of morality. Promiscuity and adultery are particularly on the rise in Amman. It is not uncommon for men and women partying together to engage in a 'dangerous liaison' for a couple of hours. There is even an underground network of clever businessman capitalizing on the need for privacy in this newly found culture in Amman, providing secret rooms for rent by the hour. Even married people are getting in on the indiscriminate action, as a popular steakhouse in Amman called 'Whispers' has become a popular meeting place for cheating spouses.
Not to be outdone by their heterosexual counterparts, there is also a thriving homosexual party scene in Amman, a city that often turns a blind eye to homosexual activity. Homosexuals are treated less severely in Jordan than in other Middle Eastern countries. Well-known and openly gay establishments are littered between the ones specifically created for heterosexual clientele. Two of the most famous gay hangouts in Amman are called 'Fame' and 'Books@Café'. However, it's not uncommon to find people from all sexual persuasions partying together in Amman regardless of the theme of the venue.
And while there have not been any fatwas condemning the newly forged party ethos in Amman, several businesses seeking to serve alcohol have struggled with governmental 'red tape' in obtaining the necessary permits. Many business owners have complained that the slowing down of the permit process or denying permits altogether, has been a major and purposeful tactic of some devout Muslims city officials, who are against the whole party culture in Amman, seeking to put a damper on the celebratory scene.
Clashes in Baidoa Province, Somalia
May 4, 2006 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Clashes in Baidoa Province,
of Somalia
By Ali Abdi Hussein, Muslim Media News Service (MMNS)
Baidoa, Somalia— At least one person has beeen killed seven people has been wounded in clashes between militias loyal to Somali president Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed and local militias in Baidoa, capital town of Baidoa on Tuesday. The cause of the clashes was continuing rivalry between the rival militias in Baidoa suburb last month.
Yusuf's militia with Toyota pick up vehicle exchanged gunfire with local militias in central Baidoa town injuring seven people.
Two of the wounded were said to belong militias of president Abdulahi Yusuf, while one was of local militias.
"It was a short-term battle but it has an impact on the city activities, the people remained indoors fearing the stray bullets from the warring sides," an eyewitness said.
"The president himself is creating an insecurity atmosphere because he deployed thousands of Puntland militias in the region," one of Baidoa residents reported to the press, asking not to be identified.
One of Yusuf's injured militia members was in serious condition after his bladder hit by a bullet.
Baido town, which is a temporary capital for the transitional federal government, has been relatively quiet for the past few days, but now it is becoming apparent that the security is getting out of control after the latest attack in the town. -


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Dr Anthony Ware is an Early Career Development Fellow at Deakin, with awards for teaching excellence and several early career fellowships and scholarships.
Anthony completed his doctorate at Deakin University, out of which he published a book entitled Context-Sensitive Development – how International NGOs operate in Myanmar. He has published over a dozen peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, and given over twenty conference and seminar presentations of his research. Anthony is a member of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, and adviser to the board of GraceWorks Myanmar, and a key member of the steering committee toward the formation of a new Australia Myanmar Institute.
Anthony currently has grant funding for a project entitled Development in a Pariah State: An Investigation into Actor Roles, Approaches and Modalities in Myanmar 1990-2010, and is the lead researcher on a new project being funded by Mission Australia exploring participatory approaches to community development amongst the indigenous population on Mornington Island, NT. He is researching and writing on development in difficult socio-political contexts (failed, fragile, pariah), Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), and using development assistance to support democratic transition in Myanmar. In 2012 he hosted a successful symposium at ADRI entitled: Fragile, Failed, Pariah: Development in Difficult Socio-Political Contexts.
His other research interests include anything to do with development, the socio-political context and reform in Myanmar, aid effectiveness (particularly in relation to capacity building of civil society), and religious communities, faith-based organisations and inter-religious partnerships in development.
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This is the first of a new series entitled Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation, edited by the authors of this book. They hold that "questions about origins`authors, intentions, settings`and stages of composition are giving way to questions about the literary qualities of the Bible, the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relations between text and readers" (p. 8). They desire to initiate among readers a discovery
that the Bible in literary perspective can powerfully engage people's lives. Communities of faith where the Bible is foundational may find that literary criticism can make the Scripture accessible in a way that historical criticism seems unable to do. The goal of the series is to encourage such change and such search, to breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism, and to open channels for new currents of interpretation (p. 8).
Ultimately, Fewell and Gunn focus on what they perceive other readers to have missed and try to account for as many of those "misses" as possible. In their own words, they "offer a (relatively) subversive reading`a reading that offers no model heros, no simple messages, no unambiguous examples of how we are to live" (p. 13). From the viewpoint of literary critical analysis, they appear to have been relatively successful. They have certainly filled in gaps of the story with creative and imaginative perspectives.
The book divides into three parts. The first retells the biblical story, with significant imaginative enhancement. The second part treats the main characters, with the discussion centered about an analysis of the text. The third section represents notes to parts 1 and 2. The final section is the most helpful aspect of the work. It gives detailed and sometimes lengthy critical and historical data on the text.
On the other hand, unless one wants to write a Sunday School drama based on the book of Ruth, the book has little value. It is based primarily on imagination and speculation. It is true that the authors have tried to put themselves into the mental framework and milieu of Ruth's day by postulating "what might have been," but much of it is interpreted and framed with a twentieth century perspective. Especially inappropriate is the frequent inclusion of profanity (e.g. "damn" and "god," pp. 24, 26, 28, 32). Though some may view such terminology as common, everyday vernacular/conversational English, it is quite out of taste, certainly in a work of this nature, and should be excluded.


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Acoustic Parlor Guitars
Baranik Guitars
Baranik Guitars carries the PX Parlor guitar.The PX is designed to feel like a parlor guitar, but play and sound like a much larger acoustic guitar. Its features include an asymmetrical body design, a 13th fret neck joint and a longer scale of 25.6". The forward shifted treble waist and larger lower bass bout increase both comfort and sound. The 13th fret neck joint of these acoustic parlor guitars allow easy access to the 12th fret for easier harmonics and octave notes. The 25.6" scale increases string tension for dropped tunings. The extra tension also creates more volume and sustain. A cutaway is available for players who need access to higher frets.
Froggy Bottom Guitars
Froggy Bottom Guitars carries the "L", "P14", and "P12" models of acoustic parlor guitars. Models are defined by their body shape, scale length and the number of frets clear of the body (either 12 or 14). Choice of materials, ornamentation, nut width, string spacing, neck profile, cutaway options, and the like are always set in consultation with the player when choosing a parlor acoustic model guitar.
- Model L Acoustic Parlor Guitar : The model L, with a 13½" lower bout, is the smallest guitar in their parlor line
- Model P14 Acoustic Parlor Guitar : 14 fret model guitar
- Model P12 Acoustic Parlor Guitar : 12 fret model guitar
Arias Guitars carries two acoustic parlor guitars; the Gustavo Arias 2A Parlor Guitar and the Gustavo Arias 1A Parlor Guitar. The 2A uses AA grade solid Bolivian Jacaranda for its back and sides, and AAA grade Canadian Engelmann Spruce or AAA grade solid Western Red Cedar for the soundboard. The 1A acoustic parlor guitar uses AAA grade East Indian Rosewood back and sides, and AAA grade Engelmann Spruce soundboards.
- The Arias 2A and 1A Acoustic Parlor Guitars : Sound sample available, along with full specs of both guitars
- Pics of Arias 2A Parlor Guitars
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Santa Cruz
Despite it's size, the Santa Cruz PJ model is not designed as a miniature or travel acoustic guitar. It is a parlor guitar. The PJ incorporates contemporary design techniques, including optimized bracing and top construction so that the sound is exceptionally balanced. The sides and back of these parlor guitars are Indian rosewood, while the tops are made of Sitka spruce. Don't let its small size and 24" scale fool you--the PJ acoustic parlor guitar is truly a sophisticated, perfect for intimate settings and recording.
Beneteau Guitars
Realizing that building a parlor guitar is often a collaborative project between builder and player, Beneteau welcomes the opportunity to work with you in turning your acoustic parlor guitar into reality. The '0' 12 fret parlor guitars are the smallest models Beneteau builds. These acoustic guitars are at their best when played as fingerstyle instruments. The dimensions of the upper bout are 9 3/8", the waist measures 8", and the lower bout is 13 7/16" with the depth being 4 1/8".
Goodall Guitars
Goodall offers a Koa Parlor with an Engelmann Spruce Top. The Acoustic Parlor series guitar has a shorter 25" scale length. The bridge, peghead and sound hole have been scaled down. These parlor guitars can be purchased in a 12 or 14 fret neck joint without a slotted peghead, or an optional 12 fret neck joint with the peghead slotted and Waverly tuners in a bronze patina. Similar in tone to a classical guitar, the 12 fret acoustic parlor guitar model has a sweet, round responsive sound. Much like the Grand Concert series instrument the 14 fret parlor guitar model has more punch and clarity in the mid-range .
Urlacher Guitars
Urlacher Guitars features two acoustic parlor guitar models. A Parlor is a small-bodied acoustic guitar that packs in a surprising amount of volume and punch for its size. The 12 fret neck configuration contributes to a richness of tone that is perfect for expressive fingerstyle music. The shorter and wider neck makes this acoustic instrument very comfortable to play and gives it a similar feel to that of a classical guitar. Urlacher features a Parlor 12 Fret-Hawaiian Curly Koa Guitar and an East Indian Rosewood Parlor Guitar.- East Indian Rosewood Acoustic Parlor Guitar : 12 Fret
- Hawaiian Curly Koa Acoustic Parlor Guitar : 12 Fret
Kathy Wingert Guitars
Kathy Wingert Guitars builds an acoustic parlor guitar, made with a one-piece neck and scarfed headstock for simple beauty and strength. These parlor guitars feature rosewood back and sides and a German Spruce top with a 1 3/4" nut width. The 12-fret parlor guitar neck is shaped with a subtle V shape, reminiscent of the vintage acoustic guitars after which it is fashioned, but is very comfortable and easy to play. Specs are as follows : body length 18 3/8" , width at lower bout 12 1/2", width at upper bout 9 3/16", body depth at end 4 ", scale length 25.", and standard nut width 1 13/16" . -
Olson Guitars
Olson Guitars currently offers four different sized acoustic instruments; an SJ (Small Jumbo), a Dreadnought, a full sized Jumbo, and a smaller Parlor guitar. These acoustic guitars offer everything from simple fret markers to highly customized inlays. James Olson is a legendary guitar builder and his parlor guitars are every bit as balanced and beautiful as his other designs. -
Liutaio Mottola
The Girasoli (Italian for Sunflowers) Parlor Jazz Guitar features a small body and an offset round sound hole. This acoustic guitar body measures 15" across the lower bout and maintains dimensions similar to those of the classical guitar. This parlor guitar's manageable size makes it quite comfortable to play. The plates are arched to a height of approximately 0.75", typical of modern archtop instruments. The top graduation (a more or less uniform 0.25" thick) and bracing were optimized for amplified tone. The result is high internal damping and a particularly stiff guitar top. The stiffness of the top of these parlor jazz guitars allows for the use of a round sound hole. The acoustic tone of a round hole instrument is certainly different than that of an f-hole instrument, but in this case the decision to use the round hole had little to do with the resulting acoustic tone. -
Hoffman Guitars
This acoustic parlor guitar has a high and delicate tone which is wonderful for fingerpicking. This is the only guitar Hoffman makes that comes standard with a twelve fret neck. Because the bridge is in the middle of the lower bout of the instrument, the effect is an acoustic guitar with a surprising volume and richness for its size, and the characteristic "sweetness" of the tone. Hoffman Guitars are unique instruments and a joy for the right player. These parlor guitars are available with either a slotted or plank style peghead. -
Ithaca Stringed Instruments
ISI carries Parlor Cutaway and standard body acoustic Parlor Guitar models. Thes acoustic parlor guitars are available in both 12 and 14 fret necks, with or without cutaway. When choosing your guitar you have a choice of woods that includes Sitka, Adirondak or European Spruce for the guitar top. Various Rosewoods, Acacias or Maple tonewood species are available for the back and sides of all guitars.
LARRIVEE recently added a new model, the PV-09, their first acoustic Parlor guitar with a Venetian Cutaway. The PV-09 is built with all solid quality woods. The back and sides are from Indian Rosewood, soundboard is of Canadian Sitka Spruce, ebony fretboard and bridge, and the neck is a single piece of South American Mahogany. The 12-fret, 24" short scale neck of these acoustic parlor guitars, using the traditional dovetail method, is attached to the Venetian cutaway body. Other amenities for all guitars included are a bone saddle, ebony bridge pins accented with abalone dots, Abalone rosette, purflings of solid maple, TUSQ 1 & 3/4" nut, 18:1 ratio tuners with black buttons, and micro-dot fretboard markers. The pickguard is beveled tortoise and surrounded by a sterling silver border. The guitar logo is mother-of-pearl. -
AJ Lucas Guitars
The A.J. Lucas acoustic Parlor guitar has a wide fingerboard, 12 frets to the body, and a slotted headstock. These guitars tend to be good for fingerpicking rather than strumming. Lucas parlor guitars are made to Martin 00 and 0 size, probably slightly larger than what is traditionally thought of as a parlor size. These acoustic guitars have a real piano-like quality, with high string-to-string definition and are surprisingly loud for their size. There are 12 frets to the body of this guitar and the ebony fingerboard can be flat or radiused. Normally a nut width of 48mm (1 7/8") is used, giving plenty of room for the fingers, but this can be varied to suit individual taste. Other body sizes and scale lengths are available.
Running Dog Guitars
Running Dog acoustic parlor guitars are unusual in that they are available with a cutaway, giving access above the neck-body joint at the 12th fret of the guitar. The Running Dog Parlor guitar is based on a 1896 Martin size 0. The specs of these acoustic guitars are as follows: 19" body, 13" lower bout, 4" depth, 12 frets to the body and a 24.9" scale.
Flammang Guitars
TDavid Flammang builds acoustic parlor guitars that produce a strong, well-balanced tone. Aside from custom building a parlor sized guitar, David also manufactures acoustic guitars in Dreadnought, Grand Concert, Large Grand Concert, and EL (Jumbo) guitar sizes.
Threet Guitars
Threet Guitars makes 5 different size models ranging from the small acoustic Parlor model to the large and loud Jumbo guitar. The guitars are available in 2 different styles; Custom and Deluxe. Threet offers extensive custom options when ordering your acoustic parlor guitar, including your choice of wood and inlays. -
Keller Guitars
Keller acoustic parlor guitars are hand made. When ordering your acoustic guitar you can choose from different types of wood, inlays, standard or cutaway body styles, and other guitar options. Keller offers an acoustic parlor guitar with a 10 7/8" upper bout, a 9 1/8" waist, and an 14 5/16" lower bout. A 24" inch fingerboard scale neck width is optional. Keller also offers Jumbo and other size acoustic guitars for custom order. -
Kim Griffin
Kim Griffin builds guitars in four basic body styles, each available with two standard wood options. The Model "A" acoustic guitar is also considered a "Parlor Guitar". Jim Cole refers to it as the "songwriters' acoustic guitar". Thes parlor guitars are sized conveniently with a large voice. -
Karol Guitars
Karol gurrently offers Baritone, Concert, Parlor, Classical, O, OO Grand Concert, OM (orchestral model), traditional Jumbo, and other designed acoustic guitars. His Parlor is based upon a no-name acoustic guitar he once found in a local shop, which he used as the basis for his own version of an acoustic parlor guitar model. These guitars offer a shorter scale length and the neck meets the body at the 12th fret.
Lichty Guitars
Luthier Jay Lichty builds handmade acoustic guitars and ukuleles in his shop in Tryon, NC. Each guitar is a one-of-a-kind instrument, custom built to your specifications. Jay builds acoustic Dreadnoughts, OM's, Parlor Guitars, and Tenor and Baritone Ukuleles. When placing an order Jay will discuss everything from tonewood, to bindings, to resette, etc. Woods used for the building of a Lichty Acoustic Guitar include Brazilian Rosewood, Ancient Kauri, Chechen, Sycamore, European Beech, Cocobolo, Bubinga, Claro Walnut, Koa, Pau Ferro and more.


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Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) | New International Version (NIV) |
33 But I won't withdraw my grace from him or be false to my faithfulness. | 33 but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness. |
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. (The Complete Jewish Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Those of us that attended the WTT tour dates in London got treated to some short clips of this video on the big screens during The Thrones performance but its now time to enjoy the Romain Gavras directed video in it's entirety.
One thought on "The Throne feat. Frank Ocean – No Church In The Wild (Video)"
The Best Two Rappers Ever, Got All Their Albums and Seen In Concert. All Of The Above Nothing Less Than Great However This Video Is Shot/Edited Very Well But Makes No Sense To Me At All.
But Hey Dem Man Can Do Whatever Takes Their Spirit. Personally I Want To See A Classic WTT Video Like 'Cant Tell Me Nothing'.


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Adventure Quest Worlds Trainer 2013
I found a working version of Adventure Quest Worlds Trainer 2013 and tried it, It works just fine and currently enjoying my character now. I was able to modify my stats and items. A word of caution though, do not over use it, it might spoil the fun. I mean it sure nice to go out and fight those monsters and other enemies to gain experience and level up, but it could take too much your time and that's when Adventure Quest Worlds Trainer 2013 comes into play.
Quick and Basic Features of the Adventure Quest Worlds Trainer 2013
- Able to modify stats
- Able to modify items
- Easy to use and intuitive interface, no messy codes or stuff
- Click and Save feature.
Operating System Compatibility for Adventure Quest Worlds Trainer 2013 or Adventure Quest Worlds Hacks:
- No known issues so far, tested with the Windows XP to the Latest Version of Windows 7
- Windows .Net Frame 3.5 no needed for this program to work.
The developer will soon release updates on this trainer and will add more feature such as gold hack and the ability to return to town with a click. They are currently on the process of creating more of this for release but needs more time to test it, but in the meantime, let us enjoy what is available.
Adventure Quest Worlds Trainer 2013 is a free program and you don't have to pay to use it, but if you are feeling generous and thankful enough then you may choose to donate, but it is not necessary.
Quick Update:
The Adventure Quest Worlds Trainer 2013 is now replaced by the AQWorlds Cheats 2013 Tool September Release. After receiving enormous positive feed back from gamers and users of the trainer the developers have finally decided to make a complete all in one cheats for aqworlds which of course have gone thorough hands on testing to make sure all bugs were fixed. The character editor includes fixes for all classes including warrior, rogue, mage, healer, dragonslayer, ninja, pirate, shaman, warlord and enforcer. Item and inventory changer is also perfected.
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A gorgeous, shimmery, cool-toned deep red. Femme fatale red. Bond-girl in a casino red. I really hope the last reviewer is wrong about it being discontinued, this is my favourite toe colour.
Such a shame this has been discontinued - the perfect shimmery claret polish which is timeless and will never date. My partner owns a gorgeous motorcycle with a deep claret/gold paint scheme this is the exact colour of what Kawaski calls 'candied wine' the most beautiful shimmery wine polish I have ever owned.
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A beautiful shimmery plummy red or berry. Fine shimmer. Great for fall & winter, plenty of color, not overly glittery, so work appropriate. Beautiful with grey or black or navy outfits. I like it on toes, too. Very pretty, especially on cool-toned skin.
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i love this color its a classic color without being boring or typical. its one of my favorite OPI colors and a great polish to wear in the fall or winter.
I really love this nail lacquer, it's the perfect red for my skin (pale with yellow undertones.) The slight shimmer also keeps it from looking boring, but it's by NO means a frost (yuck!) The deep berry doesn't come off as vampy for me, and I love how it almost seems to have a chocolate/maroon undertone. The pic above doesn't quite match the real life look of the polish, it's not really that pink. I only really wear this particular shade during the holidays... Sometimes I'll wear it on my toes, but it's primarily a holiday polish for me.
The polish itself applies great but I find two coats suits me, as all my OPI polishes seem to require two coats... Meh, it could be worse.
The only thing I'm not liking about OPI is the staying time, every time I polish my nails with an OPI polish I'm lucky to get 3 days without chipping... Sometimes chipping occurs the same day! Uugh! Perhaps OPI should think about perfecting their formula?
It is a lovely shade and it applies very nicely. Any streaking is corrected by the second coat. I'd definitely buy again, I just like the color so much!
Of all my OPI polishes, this one goes on the easiest and smoothest. Unlike some shimmery polishes, the brush strokes are not very visible - huge bonus. I get very even and opaque application with two coats. Very fast drying for me. And of course the colour is gorgeous!
Bogota Blackberry is the kind of red you see when you order a really nice glass of red wine. It's a deep red with minimal glitter and a slightly matte finish. It's not as shiny/glittery/frosty as I'm Not Really A Waitress and you definitely need two coats to achieve the best hue and a top coat to increase shine. But it's a gorgeous colour and I actually prefer this over INRAW - this is the red that I was hoping INRAW to be. I wear this all year round and it makes my hands look so classy and elegant, and my day-to-day outfit so put together. My favourite polish!
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This applies like a dream, and looks great on my fair skin with yellow undertones. I just tried it for the first time, I bought it when I went in for I'm Not Really a Waitress, but that one just didn't do it for me. I love Bogota Blackberry, and I've repurchased very few nail polishes, but this one is a contender. I have a feeling I won't have to very soon though, as this is a very thin polish, and OPI's shimmers typically stay thin longer than creams or pale shades.
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This is a deep berry color, but not so dark as to be vampy. On me its more of a rosy/wine shade than true red. Has a subtle shimmer that is great for a summer or fall pedi. Looks like this color has been around for years but I just discovered it it caught my eye among a very large selection of OPI shades on display. Though it is nice enough to buy again, there are so many OPI colors I prefer to have fun trying new ones for my toes.


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Our annual retreat was held on Friday, September 30th, 2005 at the Buffalo State College Student Union.
Summary of events:
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8:15-9:00 | Breakfast Gathering and Networking in Assembly Hall |
9:00 | Welcome & Introductions: Leslie Day, Lisa Krueger, & Wendy Paterson |
9:15-10:00 | "Walkabouts" |
10:00-11:30 |
Action research presentations (25 min. each) |
11:30-11:45 |
Break |
11:45-12:30 | PDS Business, CEURE reports and Welcome from Dignitaries |
12:30-1:15 | Lunch |
1:15-2:15 | Keynote: Poetry Alive |
2:15- 2:30 |
Wrap up and closing remarks/Evaluation |
Our Keynote Speaker:
Founded in 1984, Poetry Alive! conducted its first show in a music hall called McDibb's in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The audience was made up of about 100 listeners, friends mostly. One audience member was a teacher who saw the educational potential of the show and subsequently asked Poetry Alive! to visit her classes. That was our simple start.
In the 20 years since then, Poetry Alive! has added four other two-person teams to meet the demand for shows. Our presentations have taken us to a total audience of over 7,000,000 in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, Saipan, South Korea, China, and Peru. Each year Poetry Alive! now conducts approximately 2,200 performances, over 700 classroom follow-ups, and 100 teacher workshops for an estimated 600,000 students nationwide. We also conduct several specialized onsite In-Services from 1 to 5 days in length each year.
Fifteen years ago we began an annual summer residency program for educators which takes place at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. The week-long Poetry Alive! Summer Residency allows us to share all that we know about teaching poetry and performance in the classroom. The residencies are approved for Masters level credits and CEUs. In 2000 we began conducting three residencies to meet increasing demand. Add to all this the Asheville Poetry Festival which Poetry Alive! produced at UNC-Asheville from 1994-1997, and you have quite a busy twenty years.


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Spring Break at the Guad: Mammal Mania
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Mar 14, 2014 from 02:00 PM to 03:30 PM |
Where | Guadalupe River State Park |
Contact Name | Craig Hensley |
Contact Email | firstname.lastname@example.com |
Contact Phone | (830) 438-7653 |
If your child likes bats, raccoons, deer and other hairy critters, then join Guadalupe River State Park for a Spring Break afternoon of mammal mania. We'll discover just what makes a mammal a mammal and take a look at skulls, skins and other cool stuff. We end with a walk along our trails to search for tracks, scat and other signs of their presence.


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When an artist develops a style or a genre, they seldom will wander too far from known success. With Lorraine Peltz's work you will recognize the ubiquitous chandelier that invades the space, complements the space or is the space itself. She is teaching us that we can go with what we know and at the same time be unique.


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Anyone who watches Saturday Night Live regularly will know the 'Laser Cats' skit. While the t-shirt design probably has nothing to do with that, it is equally excellent in its cat superpower way.
The t-shirt design by Ill Studio shows a galactic setting with a seemingly harmless looking kitty. However, the cat has rainbow colored lines (or what I decided are lasers) coming from its eyes. Check out the futuristic (albeit slightly odd) shirt above.


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I seem to recall reading somewhere about people who were 5-manning Karazhan on the PTR. Can anyone post linkage to that, as I can't find it? I'd like to pitch that as a thing try with some guildies.
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There are some pics on very old topics in the wotlk section, i'm afraid i got no idea of which ones specifically.
theckhd wrote:Fuck no, we've seen what you do to guilds. Just imagine what you could do to an entire country. Just visiting the US might be enough to make the southern states try to secede again.
halabar wrote:Noo.. you don't realize the problem. Worldie was to negative guild breaking energy like Bolvar is to the Scourge. If Worldie is removed, than someone must pick up that mantle, otherwise that negative guild breaking energy will run rampant, destroying all the servers.
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Did 5man kara with some guildies on the PTR, it's a joke. 1 tank, 1 healer and 3 DPS. Moroes was dead after his first vanish . We killed nightbane and then stopped as people were getting annoyed with raiding without their usual UI setups though :p
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Dendrah wrote:Didn't Badges of justice become account bound in 3.0? Karazhan will become badgesstan even more
Alt ding 70? Here you go, 300 badges and get some stuff.
Has this been confirmed anywhere? I know the BoA gear is going to be bought with BoJ - but I haven't seen anything to say that BoJ will be BoA.
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SAINT PAUL, Minn., Dec 06, 2013
-- @@Rural Development 375 Jackson Street | Suite 410 St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101 Voice 651.602.7800 Web: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/MN Release No.: 00023 Contact: Nikki Gillespie, (651) 602-7786 email@example.com USDA Officials Announce Projects to Improve Water Quality 4 Projects in Minnesota Will Improve Service for More than 1,000 Rural Residents
"Rural businesses and residents need access to clean water and modern waste disposal systems. This isn't just an economic issue, it's an issue of basic health and safety," said Landkamer. "Water and wastewater projects like these help safeguard rural access to a modern, working infrastructure, which in turn ensures a decent quality of life and helps attract – and keep – the best and brightest in small towns across Minnesota." Landkamer noted that passage of a comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs bill would help tackle the $2.1 billion backlog of shovel-ready rural water/wastewater projects like these across the nation, and said the bill is vital to rural communities. These are just some of the reasons why Congress should pass a comprehensive bill as soon as possible, she said. In today's announcement, USDA is providing over $5.4 million to finance 4 water and infrastructure improvement projects in Minnesota. For example, Longville, Minn., has been selected to receive a $670,000 loan/grant combination to upgrade a water treatment system that serves more than 150 residents in one of the poorest parts of the state. In St. Martin, Minn. the city is getting a $3.1 million loan/grant combination to make extensive improvements to the city's aging wastewater infrastructure and replace its public water supply wells. The project will provide clean, safe water for more than 300 residents. The funding is being provided through USDA Rural Development's Water and Wastewater Environmental Program. It will have a significant impact on rural residents and businesses – as it did for the nearly 500 people who live and work near the Bertha, Minn. At the start of the Obama Administration, USDA Rural Development awarded the town over $5.4 million in Recovery Act loans and grants to make significant wastewater infrastrucutre improvements to meet environmental standards. The project had benefits beyond improved wastewater services for local residents and businesses. The Bertha project is one of nearly 220 water and wastewater projects authorized by the Farm Bill that Rural Development has financed throughout Minnesota since 2009. View the list of projects from Minnesota and nationwide that will receive USDA funding, contingent upon the recipient meeting the terms of the funding agreement, at www.rurdev.usda.gov/supportdocuments/rdwepdecember2013.pdf. President Obama's plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural communities. Under the President's leadership, these investments in housing, community facilities, businesses and infrastructure have empowered rural America to continue leading the way – strengthening America's economy, small towns and rural communities. USDA's investments in rural communities support the rural way of life that stands as the backbone of our American values. # USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users) |


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Can't seem to download any of the freebies. I won two of them for my posting and also tried to download one of the daily freebies---but nothing works. If I click "save to disk" it says it doesn't recognize the program. If I use "Open with WinZip" --nothing happens.
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Piaget Altiplano 38mm Skeleton 1200S | For ONLY WATCH 2013
You know when you hit the sweet spot. It can be out on the fairway, in the batter's box, or, after a long night of celebrating the Fourth of July, that one cool spot on the underside of your pillow. In the watch world, Piaget hit that … READ MORE


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Workplace Relations
On the 10th day of Xmas, my boss gave to me...
Belinda Williams Frugal bosses cop a lot of flak at Christmas time. But are employees expecting too much?
Political turmoil worrying operators
Vince Chadwick Small business is paying the price of uncertainty in the lead-up to today's Labor leadership vote.
Treading carefully: persevering with under-performers
Belinda Williams Individuals wield significant power in small businesses. So how long can employers afford to persevere with under-performing staff?
Staff to be protected from scarpering directors
Ben Butler Corporate regulators will clamp down on bosses who try to run away from their responsibilities.
Employers: they want your vote!
James Adonis In what is shaping up to be an uninspiring and visionless political campaign, there's one massive group the combatants need to seduce in order to win the election.


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NEW YORK—LEDucation 7 has announced its lineup of speakers for LEDucation, the seventh annual event on LED technology that will take place on March 20, 2013 here.
Seminars include: "Can LEDs Make Code Compliance Easier?" led by Marty Salzberg, IALD, IES, senior associate from Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design and Michael Mehl from Jaros, Baum & Bolles, who will discuss current energy codes and how LEDs assist with code compliance; "Anatomy of a Project," led by Janet Lennox Moyer and C. Brooke Silber from Jan & Brooke, Luminae, who will outline some of the issues associated with using LEDs for interior and exterior projects; and "Controlling LED Lighting," presented by Craig Fox from ETC Architectural and Jesse Lowenstein, iGuzzini Lighting USA.
"We have a very diverse lineup of educational sessions for this year's LEDucation event," said Wendy Kaplan of Feelux Lighting, speaker chair. "We have industry experts leading informative discussions on the new ZHAGA standard and how this new tool can help address the new NEMA Standards for dimming. We also have a variety of presentations that can help attendees learn to work more efficiently and effectively with LED technology in their projects from both a design perspective, as well as a controls platform. And as our LEDucation tradition continues, we continue to provide attendees with the latest information on meeting and addressing code compliance and standards."
More information and online registration can be found at leducation.org. LEDucation 7 will be held at the Hotel Pennsylvania in the Penn Plaza Pavilion.


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Hear About Tabatha Coffey's Experience with Hair Loss
In the United States, an estimated 30 million women suffer from hair loss. By age 50, nearly half of all women will have some sort of hair loss. There are a lot of contributing factors to hair loss in women, including stress, emotional trauma, medication, poor nutrition, genetics, and even some hormone-related diseases. In this clip from The Early Show on CBS, you will hear about Tabatha Coffey's experience with hair loss. You will also hear from a dermatologist about the most common causes of hair loss in women.
Dr. Kiely, MD, uses the most advanced and modern solutions to help women who are suffering from hair loss regain their self-confidence. Dr. Kiely provides hair loss treatment for women in DC, MD, VA, and PA. Call Dr. Kiely today at (301) 468-2335 to schedule your hair loss consultation or visit our website to learn more about your hair loss treatment options.


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Fort Pierce woman Deanna Lavern Singletary accused of drunk driving with four sleeping children
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A 30-year-old woman was arrested Saturday after police say she operated a vehicle while intoxicated and had four sleeping children with no seatbelts on as passengers, according to an arrest affidavit obtained Monday
Deanna Lavern Singletary, of the 6100 block of Arlington Way in Fort Pierce, was arrested on charges including neglect child without great harm, refuse to submit to DUI test and resist officer obstruct without violence.
A Fort Pierce police officer stopped a Kia that Singletary was driving about 12:28 a.m. Saturday after noticing the vehicle swerving and after seeing it go off the road. An officer had been following the gold vehicle from about the area of U.S. 1 and Georgia Avenue. The officer stopped the Kia just south of Old Dixie Highway and U.S. 1.
The officer reported Singletary's speech was slurred, and also noticed the smell of an alcoholic beverage coming from her. Police saw a cup with liquid that smelled like an alcoholic beverage.
Three sleeping children were in the back seat and a fourth sleeping child was in the front passenger seat. None of the kids wore seatbelts, and they looked to be 5 to 10 years old, according to the report.
Singletary appeared under the influence and didn't follow instructions. She walked in the street and apparently was using a cell phone.
Singletary's father came to get the children, while Singletary was taken to the St. Lucie County jail. She declined to take a breath test.
In addition to charges relating to resisting arrest and refusing to submit, Singletary was "charged with child endangerment as she failed to properly secure the children and then placing them in danger by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated," an affidavit states.


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Top 10 job-creating companies in Arizona
Inc. magazine released its 2012 Hire Power Awards, which recognized companies that are still hiring and creating jobs. The report showed how many employees have been added during the last three years.
According to Phoenix Business Journal, some Arizona retail, business, technology and healthcare companies made the list.
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A Dog's Eye View: New Year's resolutions
A series of New Year's resolutions from the dog's point of view.
A Dog's Eye View: What's in your wallet?
The dog gear industry is booming, even in these difficult economic times. I've made a list of a few gift ideas for the family dog, or the family who has a dog.
Dog's Eye View: Activities to keep your dog busy
Winter is beginning in our valley. For some us who aren't conditioned for winter sports, it leaves us wishing for more activities to fill our time and keep from experiencing the winter doldrums. After a life enriched with outside activities and basking in the sun all summer long, our dogs can start feeling bored, too.
Dog's Eye View: Stop jumping on me!
You've tried turning away only to have him jump up and scratch your back or pounce on you while biting at your clothes or your hands, but have you been proactive by not giving attention to the jumping? Remember, attention still is attention, even if it's negative.
A Dog's Eye View: Inside voice please
Excessive barking is right at the top of the list of dog owner or dog neighbor complaints. It can cause great upheaval between neighbors or family members, and even law enforcement might become involved. Usually, when this happens, everyone has reached the limit of tolerance.
Dog's Eye View: What's in a name?
In the initial teaching of the dog's name (name recognition), owners should begin by offering a treat and praise each time the puppy turns to look in the direction of the person who said the sound of his name.
Dog's Eye View: A tribute to good dog owners
Responsible pet owners, you are on my hero list. Let's continue to set an example for dogs in public places and spread the word that dog waste has no place on the trail, in the parks or on the school grounds where our children play.
A Dog's Eye View: It's hotter than you think
With summer here and days heating up, remember to keep your dogs safe while traveling in your car. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you've heard it 100 times already. But important information is worth repeating.
A Dog's Eye View: The terrible teens
How do we define the teenage years in canine terms? It varies from dog to dog and breed to breed and, along with that, the size of the dog.
A Dog's Eye View: 'Faster than a speeding bullet'
Because dog training is an ability to be developed with time and practice, the fundamentals of training serve to become our guidelines. One of the most important skills is timing.
A Dog's Eye View: What you don't know can hurt you
Not all herding dogs love to herd, nor do all sporting dogs love to hunt. Their characteristics can vary from animal to animal.
A Dog's Eye View: Protecting fearful, reactive dogs
I wonder if, as a community, we might adopt a habit of having our reactive or fearful dogs wear a red bandana tied around their necks to signal to others that our dogs should not be approached.
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September 24, 2014, is all set to be a red letter day for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). On this day, India's Mars spacecraft, Mangalyaan, will enter the Red Planet's orbit. Midway through its journey, India's solo Mars mission has captured the imagination of both its citizens and the international space community. If it succeeds, it will be testimony to Indian jugaad - our unique ability to part-innovate and part-improvise - and will also affirm the country's status as an emerging space superpower.TrackBack URL for this entry: