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It's always a good day when there's a new issue of Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino's GREEN ARROW, but with this chapter, they're taking a break from the war that's brewing in Seattle and diving into 'Zero Year.' Yes, Oliver isn't usually in Gotham, but the reason Lemire provides for moving the character there makes sense and what stems from it is a great looking dose of fun.
The issue's back-up expands upon Oliver's partnership with Diggle and why he was chosen, but the core of this story is basically one big action scene with Killer Moth and, you guessed it, Batman. The choreography isn't anything particularly jaw-dropping, but what makes it truly special is the artwork by Sorrentino and colorist Marcelo Maiolo. These two can simply do no wrong on this book. There's some wonderfully detailed and engrossing panels to be found in this issue and, as always, some creative use of onomatopoeias and vivid coloring. There may not be anything as mind-blowing as the work with Count Vertigo (it'll be seriously hard to top that), but it's consistently great looking and more than worthy of praise. They also do an excellent job with the force and impact behind each and every hit that goes down. This is especially noticeable when Lemire has an interesting and rather vicious way of presenting an argument between Oliver and Bruce. Poor Killer Moth... All in all, it should come as no surprise that this is yet another stellar looking issue.
There isn't much development in the primary story for Oliver's supporting cast, but just enough goes down with Diggle to justify why the hero seeks him out to stand by his side and help him clean up the city. The back-up's significantly different art style (by Denys Cowan and Matt Hollingsworth) is jarring after being treated to Sorrentino/Maiolo's work, but to some degree, the grittier tone compliments Diggle's mentality before he's approached by Oliver, and in that sense, it helps further immerse us in Diggle's emotions. Just enough is presented by Lemire to show us the history these two share and why they likely parted ways on a rocky note. Hopefully we'll see him once again play a big role in Oliver's life, but that has yet to be revealed.
The Bad
Some of the action didn't feel very fluid. For example, Batman is just standing around after each punch he throws at Killer Moth. I understand he's new to the game, but to punch a guy in the face and then just stand there -- especially when he's holding a projectile weapon -- doesn't seem like the way he'd act.
The art team changes in the backup and the difference is night and day. The style's a lot sketchier and rougher, and it's certainly not bad, but the transition between the two styles is incredibly jarring. Also, in some panels there's a lack of outlines and this makes different colors mesh together.
I know it's an unfair criticism, but I can't help but miss what's going on in the modern era with Oliver. Lemire teased big things in issue #24 and I can't wait for the next story to get rolling. This is a fun departure from what's going on in the modern timeline and covers the bare basics of his return, but ultimately, it doesn't feel essential. If anything, the back-up about Diggle's history could have been implemented in another story or even meshed into the core of an issue. Like I said, it's a minor and somewhat unfair complaint, but I'm sure others will feel the same, especially since the book teases the Outsiders War.
The Verdict
Oliver's 'Zero Year' tie-in doesn't shed much light on his past or his return the to United States, but it's still hugely entertaining thanks to Lemire once again providing a tight yet fun script and the brilliant visuals by Sorrentino/Maiolo. Ultimately, this issue serves to do two things: offer an exciting fight with a novice Green Arrow and give us the basics of Diggle's connection to Queen. It accomplishes both of those and it's absolutely worth picking up if you've been following along or looking to jump onboard. #24 is the better jumping on point, but this is totally serviceable for new readers as well.


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To Mechelen by train
To get to Mechelen I took the Eurostar from London to Brussels and from there changed to a regular train. The journey to Brussels took only 2.5 hours from London and will be even quicker next month when the new terminal at St Pancras and high-speed line open. All tickets to Belgium include onward travel to any other destination in Belgium, providing you travel within 24 hours of your Eurostar journey. The Eurostar arrives at the Midi station in Brussels, which conveniently is also the terminus for departures to Mechelen. Trains to the latter leave very frequently and take only 25 minutes – look for trains going in the direction of Antwerp. Mechelen is almost exactly halfway between these two larger cities, and would make a good day out from either.
The station in Mechelen is well served by buses, or a taxi to a hotel in the old town will cost about €5. If you aren't carrying any heavy bags and prefer to walk it will take about 15 minutes from here to the Grote Markt.
Take the train....
Mechelen is in the middle of BRUSSELS and ANTWERP. Every train between these two cities stops in Mechelen. Except for the international train 'THALYS'.
Mechelen has got two stations - MECHELEN and MECHELEN-Nekkerspoel.
MECHELEN-nekkerspoel is the most convenient one to visit mechelen. It stops only a five minutes walk away from this little cities center.
The line BRUSSELS-ANTWERP is the most crowded line in the country.
Watch out and plan your trip a bit...not every train stops in station Nekkerspoel.
It will take you 20 minutes to go to Antwerp and about 25 minutes to Brussels. So you don't have any excuse to miss this city.
The largest toymuseum in the world is right behind station 'Mechelen-Nekkerspoel'.
By train
Mechelen has two train stations: Mechelen and Mechelen-Nekkerspoel. The latter is the closest to the important places in Mechelen. You will need about 10 to 15 minutes to get to the centre of town. Be aware that both stations are not always accessible by the same train.
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Parking in Mechelen
When you go abroad by car and don't know the cities the most difficult part is to find a good and close to the centre parking place, especially if you don't have map.
We just assumed that this parking place was close to the Cathedral, there was so sign of Saint Rumbold's Tower, but we've been really lucky.
The parking is close to the Church of St. John and we paid only EUR 1.5-/hour.
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Dream Cars exibition in Mechelen
Neckershallen - April 2007, the place to be for private or public exhibitions
I visited this place at the meeting of "Dream Cars", and damned i saw a lot of them, even HONDA had a few cars, dream cars like a Honda"Prelude"
Mechelen, right between Antwerpen and Brussel
Mechelen can be easily reached by car following the highway (E19) going between Brussel and Antwerpen. Also the A1 road glides across it's borders. Exit "Mechelen" is clearly stated, but focus on "Centrum" and not on the earlier / later "Noord" (=North) or "Zuid" (South).
Trains, running between Antwerpen and Brussel, also stop at Mechelen. The first railroad on mainland Europe actually had Mechelen as station!
Walk and see everything as it was ment to be seen
The centre of Mechelen is compact and walking is therefore the best way of getting around in the town. Distances are short and the intensivity of sightseeing by foot is much better then going by bus or car. Actually, it would be impossible to do so, as certain alleys are just much to small or one-way traffic (and guess what ... it's always the other way around - haha).
The outskirts and surroundings by bus
"De lijn", Belgium's public bus company, has many services in Mechelen and surrounding area. This is very useful to get to places outside the centre or in Mechelen's surroundings. More information can be obtained on their website.
By train
This is the stationbuilding in Mechelen-Nekkerspoel. And what is in large letters on its facade?
And if you are from another country and speak another language, your language is probably there too. It is written in many languages.
This must be Belgium...........
But seriously, even if they don't use the old stationbuilding anymore, it is easy to reach Mechelen by train. There are two stations: Mechelen and Mechelen-Nekkerspoel.
We noticed that there are two railway stations in Mechelen, of the two Nekkerspoel is slightly closer to the centre than Mechelen itself. Some intercity trains do not stop at Nekkerspoel.
Try train
Mechelen is between Brussels and Antwerp which means that all trains between the two (and they are many) stop here as do the Brussels to Amsterdam trains on the same route.
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PORTLAND -- May Day demonstrations began early Tuesday morning in North Portland with high school students rallying outside school district headquarters.
May Day protests were planned across the nation Tuesday, as labor, immigration and Occupy activists rally support on the international workers' holiday. The events were expected to disrupt the commutes in major U.S. cities with demonstrations, strikes and acts of civil disobedience. This will likely include the most visible organizing effort by anti-Wall Street groups since Occupy encampments came down last fall.
In Portland, high school students were waving signs and chanting slogans, to protest school budget cuts and teacher layoffs. Theirs was just one of many May Day rallies and marches planned in Portland Tuesday.
According to the Occupy Portland website, the student rally will be followed at 9 a.m. with a Land Liberation and Space Reclamation event in Woodlawn Park at 9 a.m.
A general strike rally was scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. in the 100 block of W Burnside, followed by a march the group called An unpermited event, 'Friendly to otherwise unfriendly tactics.'
The group said a march planned in the South Park Blocks at 3:30 p.m. would be 'family-friendly,' permitted and legal, but police said Sunday no permits had been filed.
The final planned event was a parade expected to start around 4:30 p.m. and last for two hours. The planned route goes north on Broadway, east on Burnside Street, south on Southwest Second Avenue, west on Columbia Street and then back up to the South Park Blocks. (See parade route map below.)
The Portland Police Bureau said bike and horse patrols would be out all day and extra officers would be standing by. Sgt. Pete Simpson also said police were working with business owners to ensure protesters could not occupy any buildings.
The Portland Police Bureau has expressed concerns to organizers about unaffiliated groups attempting to disrupt the permitted event and engaging in illegal behavior, Lt. Robert King explained in a statement to the media Monday. Those who willingly commit illegal acts must be aware of the consequences of those actions, which include requests to cease illegal activity, citations, or arrests.
In 2010, the May Day march swelled to more than 4,000 people and at least 11 rallies were held across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
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Ricky Gervais refuses to talk Steve Carell out of quitting The Office after it's next season.
Ricky is the executive producer on the show, and while he admits Steve's departure will cost him future royalties, he thinks it's the right career move for him.
On his blog, he writes, "Well it's official. Steve Carell will leave The Office after this next season. It was of course inevitable (and sad), but I wish him all the luck in the world.
Steve Carell Confirms He's Leaving the Office
"It was expected of me, as executive producer, to persuade him to stay on. With syndication in full swing, the more successful the show remains, the more billions we all make."
He continued, "It was tempting, but the truth is, I believe he is doing the right thing. He's fulfilled his contract and more, and is a huge film star now. (I knocked it on the head after 12 episodes and a Christmas special.)
"I'd be lying if I said he should do more. He shouldn't. He should move on, continue to do great work, and buy a new house every time The Office is repeated somewhere. (That's what I do. Maybe I'll buy one next door to him one day. That'll f**king teach him.)"
Steve was number #78 on Forbes list of richest celebrities for 2010, so we're sure he's doing just fine! Who do you think should replace Steve on The Office?


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House passes 2012 budget with staff cuts, 3-year pay freeze
Friday - 4/15/2011, 12:58pm EDT
By Jolie Lee
Federal News Radio
The House passed a fiscal year 2012 bill today that freezes federal pay for three years and cuts the federal workforce by 10 percent through attrition.
The budget plan by House Republicans - called the Path to Prosperity - also requires federal employees to pay for half of the defined benefit they receive at retirement.
The GOP plan proposes a plan that promises $6 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade compared with the budget President Obama unveiled in February.
The final vote in the House was 235-193.
The National Treasury Employees Union called passage of the resolution a "mistake for America."
"Apart from the broad social changes the resolution seeks to make, its anti-federal employee provisions would result in federal agencies having great difficulty not only in retaining the highly-skilled, dedicated employees they now have, but in recruiting new talent to the government," said NTEU President Colleen Kelley in a statement.
Here is an excerpt from the Path to Prosperity that deals with federal employees' pay and benefits:
Slowing the bureaucracy's explosive growth
The federal government has added 155,000 new workers since the President took office. It is no coincidence that private-sector employment continues to recover only sluggishly while the government grows at breakneck speeds. To fuel the public sector's growth, Washington must either tax the private sector or issue debt (i.e. impose a deferred tax upon the private sector).
The federal government's responsibilities are dependent on a strong federal workforce. Federal workers deserve to be compensated for their important work, but pay levels, pay increases and benefit packages need to be reformed to be in line with the private sector.
Salaries for federal workers continue to outpace pay for their private-sector counterparts. Average wages in the federal civilian workforce ($74,311 in 2010) far eclipse the $49,777 median wages in private industry. When generous benefit packages are included, the advantages enjoyed by government workers are even more pronounced. The roughly 2 million federal civilian workers received average compensation packages of $101,628 in 2010, far in excess of their private-sector counterparts. Immune from the effects of the recession, federal workers have received regular salary bumps and cost-of-living-adjustments, regardless of productivity or economic realities.
The reforms called for in this budget aim to slow the federal government's unsustainable growth, and reflect the growing frustration of workers across the country at the different set of rules enjoyed by government employees. It reduces the public-sector bureaucracy, not through layoffs, but via a gradual, sensible attrition policy, permitting the federal government to hire only one new employee for every three federal workers who retire. By 2014, this reform would result in a 10 percent reduction in the federal workforce.
Additionally, it freezes federal pay through 2015. And it reduces taxpayers' disproportionate share of the financing for the Federal Employee Pension Plan by requiring federal employees to pay for half of the defined benefit they receive at retirement, an increase from their current contribution of 0.8 percent of payroll. This proposal takes its cue directly from the Fiscal Commission. When combined, these proposals will save taxpayers approximately $375 billion over ten years.
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Mandalay Resources Corporation Announces Mid-Year Exploration, Resources and Reserves Update at its Cerro Bayo Silver-Gold Mine, Chile
Monday, July 09, 2012
Mandalay Resources Corporation Announces Mid-Year Exploration, Resources and Reserves Update at its Cerro Bayo Silver-Gold Mine, Chile03:30 EDT Monday, July 09, 2012TORONTO, July 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Mandalay Resources Corporation ("Mandalay" or the "Company") (TSX: MND) (TSX: MND.WT) is pleased to provide a mid-year update on its Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves as well as its ongoing exploration program at its 100%-owned Cerro Bayo silver-gold mine in Aysen, Chile. These results include:Updated estimates of Mineral Resources and Reserves contained in the Dalila vein (see tables 1 & 2 below).Potentially economic grade drill intercepts achieved in three of the Company's high priority vein extension targets (Dagny under Laguna Verde, Delia SE and Coigues). These intercepts collectively define 500-600 metres of additional strike length of vein mineralization at potentially economic grades and widths. Further drilling is underway to enlarge and infill these three targets.Brad Mills, CEO of Mandalay, commented, "Systematic exploration at Cerro Bayo continues to discover new Resources and convert discovered Resources into Reserves. While the conversion of the Dalila Resource adds modestly to our total Reserves, the discovery of new veins and the extension of existing veins in the first half of the year give us confidence in our ability to significantly increase Reserves and Resources by year-end. Drilling in the second half of the year will concentrate on extending and infilling these discoveries before incorporating them into our mine plan. The testing of additional blue sky targets will also continue in the second half."Dalila vein Reserves and ResourcesThe Dalila vein, located between the Fabiola mine and the Dagny mine (click here for Figure 1: Laguna Verde Overlook), was infill drilled during late 2011 with Resource and Reserve estimations completed in the first half of 2012. The Mineral Resource estimate reported here (see Table 1 below and click here for Figure 2: Dalila Long Section) represents a 7% increase in total contained gold ounces ("Au oz") in the vein and a 19% increase in total contained silver ("Ag") oz in the vein relative to those reported as of December 31, 2011 in the Technical Report dated March 16, 2012.Table 1: Mineral Resource estimate of the Dalila vein as of June 30, 2012Category Tonnes(t)Au Grade (g/t)AgGrade(g/t)AuOunces(oz)AgOunces (oz)Measured Indicated114,5374.035014,8401,287,269Measured + Indicated114,5374.035014,8401,287,269 Inferred 27,9822.71932,465173,261Notes:CIM definitions were used for Mineral Resources.Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.Estimation was performed under the supervision of Ronald Luethe, General Manager of Mandalay Chile Ltda., an Idaho registered Professional Geologist and an American Institute of Professional Geologists ("AIPG") Certified Professional Geologist, and a Qualified Person defined by NI 43-101.No capping of gold or silver assays was used.Ore grades for gold and silver for each 5 x 5 metre ("m") Resource block were estimated by the inverse distance cubed method with no manually interpreted ore shoot boundaries.Mineral Resources are reported at a cut-off grade of 163 grams per tonne ("g/t") silver equivalent ("AgEq").AgEq was calculated using the formula AgEq= Ag + (Au x 53.8) where Ag and Au are in g/t.A minimum vein width of 1.2 m was used with diluting material of zero grade.A density of 2.63 t/m3 was used.Numbers may not add due to rounding.Mineral Resources are reported at a cut-off grade of 163 g/t AgEq grade (using US$1,400/oz Au and US$26/oz Ag) over a minimum vein width of 1.2 m.Based on the Mineral Resource for the Dalila Vein, an inaugural Mineral Reserve for this vein has been estimated (see table 2 below and click here for Figure 2: Dalila Long Section). These new Reserves are additive to those reported for year-end 2011 (see Technical Report dated March 16, 2012) and represent increases to total Reserves of 5.6% for contained Au oz and 4.5% for contained Ag oz. The Dalila vein will be accessed from the Dagny mine and has been incorporated into the mining schedule commencing in 2014.Table 2: Mineral Reserve estimate of the Dalila vein as of June 30, 2012CategoryTonnes(t)AuGrade(g/t)AgGrade(g/t)AuOunces(oz)AgOunces(oz)Proven Probable89,0062.72507,605716,461Proven + Probable 89,0062.72507,605716,461Notes:CIM definitions were used for Mineral Reserves.Estimation was performed under the supervision of Ronald Luethe, General Manager of Mandalay Chile Ltda., an Idaho registered Professional Geologist, an AIPG Certified Professional Geologist, and a Qualified Person defined by NI 43-101.Mineral Reserves were estimated using an average long-term gold price of US$1,200 per ounce, a silver price of US$22 per ounce, a US$/C$ exchange rate of 1:1, and a US$/Chilean Peso exchange rate of 1:500.Mineral Reserves were estimated using a cut-off grade of 197 g/t AgEq, which accounts for concentrate transport, treatment and refining costs.AgEq was calculated using the formula AgEq = Ag + (Au x 54.5), where Ag and Au are in grams per tonne.A minimum mining width of 2.4 m was used with diluting material of zero grade.Density is 2.63 t/m3.Numbers may not add due to rounding.Exploration drilling results for the first half of 2012During the first half of 2012, Mandalay drilled 31,600 m of diamond core in 118 holes for a cost of approximately US $4.1 million and tested seven high priority targets. Three of these targets (Dagny under Laguna Verde, Delia SE and Coigues; click here for Figure 1: Laguna Verde Overlook) have returned drill intercepts of potentially economic grades and widths, defining an additional collective 500-600 m strike length of potentially minable vein mineralization. Four additional targets (Horquetas, Olga/Shirley, Lucia and Gabriela/Josefina) returned mixed or negative results.Dagny vein under Laguna Verde ("Dagny ULV") - The Dagny vein (currently being mined) is thought to extend some 600 m to the southeast under the shallow Laguna Verde towards a projected intersection with the Delia SE vein. Two of the four recent holes drilled out under the lake have confirmed that the first 200 m of this interval contain minable thicknesses of potentially economic grade (see table 3 below for Dagny ULV assay table and click here for Figure 3: Dagny Under Laguna Verde Long Section). The other two intercepts, further to the southeast along the strike, returned low grade intercepts thought to overlie potentially deeper, higher grade mineralization; the Company considers the entire 600 m strike length highly prospective.Coigues vein system - Coigues is a highly prospective area of pervasive and intense potassic alteration north of the existing Delia mine. Drilling there has identified two new veins with intercepts of potentially economic grades and widths, Coigues Este and Coigues Central (see tables 4 and 5 below for assays, click here for Figure 4: Coigues Map, here for Figure 5: Coigues Central Long Section, and here for Figure 6: Coigues Este Long Section). In each vein, there are currently two adjacent intercepts of potentially economic grade and thickness at least 100 m apart; the mineralized zones in both veins are open along strike in both directions and at depth.Delia SE vein - Step-out drilling at Delia SE (click here for Figure 1: Laguna Verde Overlook) has extended mineralization to the northwest by 100 m and the mineralized zone now appears continuous with Delia NW (see table 5 below for Delia SE assays and click here for Figure 7: Delia SE Long Section). The Delia SE mineralized zone remains open at depth and a new interpretation of fault displacements at the southeast end of the vein suggests a northward offset of the vein. This offset segment represents a new exploration target.Gabriela, Gabriela Este and Josefina - This vein system located northeast of the Coyita vein (click here for Figure 1: Laguna Verde Overlook) was tested by 13 holes in the first half of 2012. A number of significant ore grade intercepts were achieved as well as wide zones of lower grade material (see table 7 below for assays). Continuity of mineralization is not clear due to faulting or other complications. Additional drilling and geologic interpretation is required to further understand this highly prospective target area.Horquetas vein system - This target is located 2 km west of the existing mine. A total of 14 holes tested this target in the first half of 2012. No significant ore intercepts were achieved and reinterpretation is in progress.Lucia - This vein located between Dagny and Delia NW returned sub-ore grade intercepts from eight holes drilled in the period.Olga/Shirley veins - These veins are located between Yasna and Coyita and returned mainly sub-ore grade mineralization in 10 holes.Cerro Bayo drilling and assayingDiamond core was logged and sampled by Mandalay geologists. Core samples, including blanks, standards, and duplicates, were assayed on-site at the Compañia Minera Cerro Bayo laboratory. The Cerro Bayo laboratory, which was audited in 2011 by SGS Lakefield Research Ltd., routinely sends check samples to ALS Laboratory (an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/IEC 17025:2005 certified laboratory) in La Serena, Chile, following QA/QC practices established by Mandalay. See the Company's Technical Report dated March 16, 2012 for a full description of the drilling, logging, assaying, and estimation processes.Significant exploration resultsDagny ULV — Four holes tested the projected 600 m extension of the Dagny vein under Laguna Verde (click here for Figure 3: Dagny Long Section). All four holes intersected the vein extension with potentially economic mineralization intersected by the two northernmost holes over a strike length of 200 m (see table 3 below). The two southernmost holes are interpreted to have intersected the vein above a possible deeper, higher-grade zone. Further drilling will occur in the third and fourth quarters of 2012 with the goal of estimating an NI 43-101 Resource addition by the end of the year.Table 3: Drill intercepts on Dagny ULVHole_IDHole Comp. DateHole Depth (m)Intercept UTM_EIntercept UTM_NIntercept ElevFrom (m)To (m)Intercept LengthTrue WidthGold Grade (g/t)Silver Grade (g/t)DDAG-1155/20/12331.85271488.604840595.3673.59277.64280.002.362.011.36127DDAG-1165/25/12290.00271536.634840550.1188.89261.90264.302.402.132.62137DDAG-1176/2/12304.90271571.994840486.2473.36267.55273.005.454.320.8720DDAG-1186/29/12347.35271709.604840471.9261.82329.90331.301.401.321.006Coigues — Several holes tested veins beneath Coigues Hill northeast and along strike of the Delia NW vein (click here for Figure 4: Coigues Map). These holes confirmed that potentially economic mineralization occurs in at least two veins over at least 600 m of strike length in this area (see tables 4 and 5 for assays, click here and here for long sections). Widely spaced drilling continues at Coigues in an attempt to determine the overall extent and depth of mineralization and define the potential limits of economically minable ore zones. Infill drilling will commence once this wider spaced drilling is completed.Table 4: Drill intercepts on the Coigues Este veinHole_IDHole Compl.DateHole Depth(m)InterceptUTM_EInterceptUTM_NInterceptElevFrom(m)To(m)Intercept Length(m)True Width(m)Gold Grade(g/t)Silver Grade(g/t)CoeurBPR260 100.00270288.814841768.00324.7958.060.02.001.24.4112.0 Mandalay 2012DCO0055/10/12271.50270429.064841395.98396.4829.831.11.320.741.91508DCO0065/16/12340.50270422.474841406.52385.0742.2544.32.050.760.8251DCO0075/16/12136.20270433.84841374.28383.0346.7126.96.36.1990.77272DCO0085/18/12316.40270410.344841422.28299.04118.3120.322.020.950.7371DCO0095/19/12206.95270478.114841232.44318.2179.180.151.050.291.1329DCO0105/26/12233.65270296.114841626.44307.65130.9131.951.050.9121.04265270303.414841632.19300.29141145.554.552.761.740Table 5: Drill intercepts for the Coigues Central veinHole_IDHole Compl.DateHole Depth(m)InterceptUTM_EInterceptUTM_NInterceptElevFrom(m)To(m)Intercept Length(m)True Width(m)Gold Grade(g/t)Silver Grade(g/t)CoeurFCH1702006106.40270453.324841111.29378.0422.425.43.042.020.2548FCH1722006140.40270435.304841164.64364.0555.758.52.891.990.72110BPR1491991200.00270348.464841357.75393.3932.034.02.001.330.87223 Mandalay 2012DCO0013/27/12189.55270455.604841131.18332.5070.075.15.101.912.53166DCO0023/31/12216.05270437.394841193.99281.19141.5144.262.761.011.11134DCO0044/10/12194.85270414.844841230.54303.88119.43122.883.451.460.8346DCO0075/16/12231.05270383.024841303.64297.58167.25170.63.351.850.8221DCO0095/19/12206.95270429.674841214.74217.86191.722.214.171.124.33399DCO0126/10/12514.60270463.634841202.2797.85306.04308.0421.660.12Delia Southeast ("SE") — Infill and extensional drilling continued at Delia SE where reinterpretation of the limits of mineralization and faulting has extended the strike length of potentially economic mineralization by at least 100 m to the northwest to join Delia NW and has increased the known down-dip extent by 20 m (see table 6 below for assays; click here for Figure 7: Delia SE Long Section). Reinterpretation of faults terminating the southeast end of the vein suggests that the vein has been significantly displaced to the north and that a possible second vein occurs in the area. An interim Resource update for Delia SE has not yet been prepared because the interpretation has changed significantly with additional drilling. The Reserves and Resources for this vein will be revised at year-end.Table 6: Drill intercepts on Delia SE since the cutoff date for the end of year 2011 Resource estimateHole Compl.DateHole Depth(m)InterceptUTM_EInterceptUTM_NInterceptElevFrom(m)To(m)Intercept Length(m)True Width(m)Gold Grade(g/t)Silver Grade(g/t)10/18/11293.20NO VEIN INTERCEPT10/26/11380.20272065.554840213.8721.62259.44260.200.760.430.1211/3/11335.65271605.094840400.8885.58311.77314.7731.441.333410/26/11216.00271655.444840348.23146.38170.14172.952.811.050.845311/7/11263.15271663.134840357.7787.3237.75239.902.150.71.1813110/30/11225.50271665.254840354.53119.51197.83199.291.460.533.6916711/8/11101.25271712.224840263.96240.6651.6556.204.551.90.516411/16/11325.70NO VEIN INTERCEPT11/13/11293.3527162.254840366.53102.25234.56236.862.30.8920.57221211/16/11175.50NO VEIN INTERCEPT11/25/11337.85271737.274840360.0247.07295.95297.401.450.433.4910711/24/11186.30271791.744840234.76242.1557.2059.2021.150.1212/3/11300.00271755.624840343.0355.6281.99283.031.040.345.55134512/12/11347.40271713.294840346.9282.05252.70254.551.850.63.5510812/17/11358.75271746.24840295.89116.75211.35213.051.70.625.9542112/12/11326.70271821.454840262.12123.53196.55198.902.350.821.2621312/26/11323.45271973.554840216.91121.11183.05185.502.450.563.5339212/30/11281.60271616.844840392.9978.87261.83271.659.824.0412.364011/12/12291.00271622.694840388.1381.4262.85265.702.851.290.54101/31/12353.55272043.944840215.95-14.85291.52292.500.980.540.122/8/12299.35NO VEIN INTERCEPT2/24/12400.85271631.954840431.88-41.62380.31390.3510.042.170.122/27/12251.65272049.794840203.5128.07161.65162.050.40.30.123/12/12365.05271607.444840427.376.49337.73339.601.870.540.46133/13/12263.05272009.554840206.258.98234.19237.643.452.312.99103/20/12254.50NO VEIN INTERCEPT3/18/12328.10271620.534840380.7789.79250.50255.184.681.980.8973/23/12326.00271780.34840322.764.28279.80281.754.921.742.35243/26/12242.50271962.134840242.8492.62224.00226.0021.140.7364/2/12270.00272007.444840248.1133.56255.77256.450.680.360.1104/3/12292.50271768.134840291.47109.7223.68225.972.290.919.015934/8/12321.05271822.394840299.7967.82282.7291.088.382.775.83905/12/12311.50271954.224840269.4379.5275.72282.676.952.893.9546Gabriela —The Gabriela-Josefina area lies to the northeast of the principal Laguna Verde mining area. 13 holes were drilled here in the first half of 2012; they delivered mixed results that are still being interpreted (see table 7 below).Table 7: Drill intercepts in the Gabriela-Josefina areaHole Compl.DateHole Depth(m)InterceptUTM_EInterceptUTM_NInterceptElevFrom(m)To(m)Intercept Length(m)True Width(m)Gold Grade(g/t)Silver Grade(g/t)Gabriela EsteDGA-008218.80271955.684843008.68336.0081.7188.8.131.520.103GabrielaDGA-009289.65271982.44842819.195.2235.518.104.22.1685.55290DGA-010266.50272034.634842481.58265.9728.029.91.901.240.1732.00DGA-011282.00271972.364842827.59123.31217.1220.23.102.060.502DGA-012293.00272037.584842482.67257.335.6637.621.961.091.63194DGA-013280.60272015.64842912.7115.57226.8220.127.116.110.1921DGA-014331.90272035.484842490.91248.8843.0748.45.332.250.4377DGA-015266.60271988.094842768.92108.51223.13226.12.971.970.3619DGA-016328.70272015.134842485.26161.57178.8181.953.151.361.3180DGA-017293.60272002.644842716.1290.29228.7184.108.40.206.9736DGA-018335.85272005.874842636.7927.1329930342.640.599DGA-019407.30272042.284842490.73237.5653.5617.53.050.2351DGA-020353.05271995.364842827.7863.22276.4276.6220.127.116.111149JosefinaDGA-010266.50272126.914842558.49192.88169.15170.151.000.6920.901393.00DGA-012293.00272129.84842551.5158.7187.9220.127.116.11.5276DGA-014331.90272106.494842575.75136.12203.6203.90.300.140.108DGA-010266.50272143.284842570.98180.79193.1194.00.940.661.71306DGA-012293.00272154.894842568.52134.53226.5227.50.930.588.30296DGA-014331.90272137.444842608.5691.22267.1267.70.640.313.7312Resource estimation details for the Dalila veinCore and mine sample data was entered into Vulcan software and vein walls were interpreted manually in a wireframe model. Gold and silver grades for each 5 x 5 m Resource block within the wireframe model were estimated by the inverse distance cubed method with no manually interpreted ore shoot boundaries or grade capping. For the Dalila Resources, a bulk density of 2.63 t/m3 was used.Mineral Resources are reported at a cut-off grade of 163 g/t AgEq grade (using US$1,400/oz Au and US$26/oz Ag) over a minimum vein width of 1.2 m.Reserve estimation details for the Dalila veinA mine plan was designed for the estimated Dalila vein based on Measured and Indicated Resources using the same blast-hole, open-stoping mining method employed in the current operations. A cut-off grade of 197 g/t AgEq over a minimum mining width of 2.4 m was used, with planned and unplanned dilution at zero grade.Qualified Person:Ronald Luethe, General Manager of Mandalay Chile Ltda., is an Idaho registered Professional Geologist and an AIPG Certified Professional Geologist. He supervised the exploration, Resource estimation, and Reserve estimation work reported here, and as a Qualified Person defined by NI 43-101, he has reviewed and approved the technical and scientific information on Cerro Bayo contained in this release.About Mandalay Resources Corporation:Mandalay Resources is a Canadian-based natural resource company with producing assets in Australia and producing and exploration projects in Chile. The Company is focused on executing a roll-up strategy, creating critical mass by aggregating advanced or in-production gold, copper, silver and antimony projects in Australia and the Americas to generate near-term cash flow and shareholder value.Forward-Looking Statements:This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the Company's mineral Resources, mineral Reserves, and planned 2012 exploration program. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements depending on, among other things, changes in commodity prices and general market and economic conditions. The factors identified above are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect Mandalay. A description of additional risks that could result in actual results and developments differing from those contemplated by forward-looking statements in this news release can be found under the heading "Risk Factors" in Mandalay's annual information form dated March 30, 2012, a copy of which is available under Mandalay's profile at www.sedar.com. In addition, there can be no assurance that any current or future Inferred Resources that are discovered as a result of additional drilling will ever be upgraded to Proven or Probable Reserves. Although Mandalay has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. 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June 21, 2010
It strikes me often how life is cyclical; how things I wrestle with and ponder and pray about will come to the forefront of my life and faith a month or a year or two years later. One of the biggest blessings of having a journal (which is often how this site functions for me) is that I can go back and see how I dealt with these things in the past. It is good to see how situations repeat themselves but how my responses may vary with time and Christian experience.
In the past couple of years I've often given a lot of thought to the nature and strength of my faith: the things of God in which I have great faith, and those in which I have little faith or even no faith at all. These times of reflection has been both a delight and a sorrow; a joy and an embarrassment.
I have seen that my faith can be pictured as something like a line graph. Certain points along the x-axis are very high along the y-axis and, I trust, almost unshakable. I believe, for example, that God exists. This is a faith that God has placed in my heart and I do not believe that it can be shaken or destroyed—I never struggle with whether or not God exists. Beside that there are other high points in my faith: the Bible is God's Word to us and is without error; God has saved me and adopted me into his family; God loves me; there is a heaven; Jesus Christ died to take the penalty of my sin. These are all areas in which I have a good deal of faith and I praise God for this.
As we travel down the x-axis, down towards the long tail (that portion of the graph which skirts the 0 on the x-axis, but doesn't quite reach it), we come to areas where my faith is not quite so strong. Here we will find my belief that God truly does desire to bring me the best through adversity. Here we will find my belief that God does hear and answer prayer. These are things I believe, but without the strength of conviction of those I listed earlier. They are areas where I tend to see emotion come into conflict with knowledge—with what I know to be true but often don't accept as truth.
I know that if I were to go to heaven I would leave my family here without me. Aileen would be left without a husband and my children would be left without their daddy. And who would take care of them? Who would support the family financially, bringing in the money to buy food and clothing? Who would put a roof over their heads? Who would continue my work in teaching my son to play baseball and who would tell my daughters they look beautiful when they put on their favorite dresses and spin across the room? Who would make sure the doors are locked and quietly assure the children that "daddy is here, everything will be alright?"
I have given my family to God. I have said to God that he is free to do what he wills with them and I will accept his decision. And I've meant it, as much as I can. Of course I know that God is not dependent on me in this way, but it was a faith-building exercise for me. Likewise I have given him my life, begging him to live in and through me and to use me however he sees fit, even if that means bringing me home to himself. But despite my pleas and despite my apparent faith in his goodness, I am still not ready to leave my family. Maybe in my head I am, but certainly not in my heart.
I guess what it comes down to is the harsh truth that I trust God with my life, but not with theirs. I trust that he will provide for them, but only through me. The hypocrisy in my heart is terrible, I know. Somehow I believe that God needs me to take care of my family. Somehow I believe that he will provide for them, but yet I don't believe he can or will do it apart from me. Somehow I must believe that I am the one taking care of them.
But there must be a second factor at work here. I must also have too low a view of heaven. If all that God has revealed about heaven is true, and I believe it is, I ought to desire it more than anything. I should feel the same anticipation as the apostles who spoke continually about their hope being not in this life, but in the life to come. It is clear to me that I am basking in temporary, fleeting pleasures that are merely a shadow of what is to come, and enjoying these so much I am not looking forward to the real thing. I am licking my lips in anticipation of the crumbs that will fall under the table rather than anticipating the great feast that is to come.
And I guess the third factor is that I do not, in my heart of hearts, trust the church to fulfill its role in caring for the orphan and the widow. Sure they would be there initially and for a few weeks the freezer would be stuffed full of macaroni casseroles, but my faith does not extend to six or eight months down the road when I have long since been forgotten and the deepest loneliness sets in to the family.
So this is my confession based on much reflection. It is almost embarrassing to write about this. It is humiliating to come to the edge of my faith. Yet I trust that with his help he and I will be able to push the edge of my faith further up that slope. And God is good to reassure me, even through the very people I am so hesitant to leave. Not too long ago my daughter turned to me, completely out of the blue, and said, "Daddy, I don't have to be scared if I wake up at night because God is holding my hand. It says in the Bible that God holds us in the palm of his hand. God will always take care of me." It brought a lot of joy to my heart to hear that simple expression of my daughter's fledgling faith that there is a God and that he cares. And somewhere, somehow, despite the rebellion of my heart, I know that he will protect them no matter what, with or without my help.
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Hex Spell. For 8 seconds, target foe cannot attack. This effect ends if the target takes 7...60...90 damage.
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Also, keep in mind that degeneration and lifesteal are not damage.
I still don't see any reason to use it. Degen and lifesteal are pretty pointless in and of themselves; why bring (read: waste) an elite to encourage their use?
Have we tried AoE damage reduction a la Dulled Weapon? Maybe reduced by a percentage? Probably have to split it at that point, but I would chuckle to see an invoke team run up against it in the meantime.
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