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- Weight:
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A much-vaunted prodigy when snapped up by Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, Ronaldo is now, alongside Lionel Messi, the best-known player on the planet, and a hero for Real Madrid and Portugal.
It had been expected that Ronaldo would be eased in gently to the first-team picture at Old Trafford but a captivating cameo on his debut against Bolton Wanderers gave a glimpse of a special talent that could not be held back. By the end of his first season, he had his first trophy -- scoring the opening goal in the FA Cup final victory over Millwall.
Ronaldo kept getting better and better with each season that passed and so confident was Sir Alex Ferguson in the young Portuguese's abilities that he began to build a team around him, even selling prolific terrace hero Ruud van Nistelrooy. It took a couple of years for the risk to come off but in 2006-07 United started to really reap the rewards; Ronaldo broke the 20-goal barrier for the first time, with 17 coming in the league -- including a majestic solo effort to secure a late victory at Fulham, hailed as one of the key results in the race for the title.
Ronaldo and United went a step forward the following season, as the Red Devils No. 7 plundered an unbelievable 42 goals across all competitions as United won another Premier League title, and he added a Champions League winners' medal to his collection, scoring in the final against Chelsea, though he did miss a penalty in the ultimately victorious shootout. Ronaldo's performances saw him crowned the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year and that summer, Real Madrid -- Ronaldo's boyhood club -- came calling. Ferguson refused to part with his star man, insisting he would "not sell that club a virus," such was his unhappiness with the way they pursued Ronaldo.
The player himself was initially frustrated at not being able to move but, still at Old Trafford, set about his job in his customary fashion. Twenty-six goals in 53 games helped United to a third successive Premier League title and Ronaldo hit crucial goals in the quarterfinal against Porto and semifinal against Arsenal as Ferguson's side reached another Champions League final. Barcelona were the opponents in Rome in 2009 but it was not to be a happy night for Ronaldo -- upstaged by Lionel Messi, Barca won 2-0 in a match that proved to be Ronaldo's last in a United shirt.
Just a few weeks later, Ronaldo made a world record £80 million move to Madrid, fulfilling a lifetime ambition as he became a Bernabeu galactico.
Totally unfazed by the price tag, Ronaldo hit 33 goals in 35 games in his first season; that was, however, only the start of things to come. The 2010-11 season saw Ronaldo earn the Pichichi as La Liga's top scorer with a remarkable 40 goals in 34 games, while he also scored the winning goal against Real Madrid's bitter rivals Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final.
Ronaldo's upward curve continued in 2011-12 as he won the Primera Division title with Real, netting 46 goals in 38 games along the way. In any other year it would have been enough to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or but despite his outrageous strike-rate was bettered by Barca rival Messi, whose 73 goals earned the Argentine the individual prize.
Rather than crying over spilled milk, though, Ronaldo came back even stronger, with his performances for club and country in 2013 -- including a virtuoso display in Portugal's vital 3-2 World Cup playoff victory versus Sweden -- saw him finally land a second FIFA Ballon d'Or. It got better still, as Ronaldo netted a Champions League record 17 goals as Madrid also ended their long wait for a tenth European Cup.
For Portugal, Ronaldo's teenage tears won the hearts of a nation as the hosts lost to Greece in the Euro 2004 final and came of age at the 2006 World Cup -- converting the winning penalty in the quarterfinal shootout victory over England. In Euro 2008 qualifying he was his nation's top scorer and, though he managed just one goal at the tournament, he soon established himself as Portugal's talisman and captain. The 2010 World Cup was expected to be Ronaldo's chance to really steal the show on the greatest stage of them all but he wilted in South Africa, scoring just one goal as Portugal were eliminated by Spain in the round of 16.
At Euro 2012, Ronaldo finally showed what he could do at a major tournament, taking Portugal to the semifinals before an agonising penalty shootout defeat to Spain, in which the Real Madrid star did not even take a spot-kick, as his side had lost before he could take the fifth. Still he finished as joint-top scorer and then played a vital roles in Portugal's qualification for the 2014 World Cup. In a playoff against Sweden, he scored the winning goal in the first-leg and then a match-winning hat trick to send his team to Brazil.
Portugal did not get past the last-16, as they were battered 4-0 by eventual winners Germany, but the 2014-15 season saw another Pichichi award arrive for the forward after an incredible 48 goals in 35 games.
Strengths: Ronaldo will take on any defender with searing pace, and mesmerising footwork to boot. His ability to beat a player and to find the goal from any angle in open play, and at set-pieces.
Weaknesses: On occasion, he goes to ground far too easily which attracts the ire of supporters and sometimes tries a trick when a simple pass would do.
Career high: Winning the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or and following it up by guiding Real Madrid to their tenth European Cup a few months later.
Career low: Losing to Greece in the final of Euro 2004 on home turf. His tears were caught on camera for all to see.
Style: Fast, tricky, powerful, a world-beating phenomenon.
Quotes: "I have nothing but praise for the boy. He is easily the best player in the world. He is better than Kaka and better than Messi. He is streets ahead of them all. His contribution as a goal threat is unbelievable. His stats are incredible. Strikes at goal, attempts on goal, raids into the penalty box, headers. It is all there. Absolutely astounding." Sir Alex Ferguson, July 2009.
Trivia: Cristiano's name Ronaldo came from his father's favourite actor, Ronald Reagan.
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Re: switching between versions 7 and 8
Well, both the v7 and v8 apps have the same name (which is the cultural
expectation on Macs), so in order to have them both installed, you either have
to rename one (or both) of the apps, or install them in separate folders. But
aside from that, it should just work.
Inside Wolfram Research, people do this all the time, and it is never a matter
of anything more than renaming the app. If you're having a specific problem,
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> can someone please tell me _exactly_ how to set up two versions of
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> without having to go change the names of folders?
> i am running version 7 on mac OS 10.6.5 -- i.e. snow leopard. i have
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Scott Wolf
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BAR HARBOR, ME—Artemis Gallery is holding an exhibit of art work by eight College of the Atlantic graduates on Friday, June 7 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., during the first art walk of the season and Saturday, June 8 from 12 to 8 p.m. The exhibit—from blown glass to watercolors to oils, from birds to abstracts—opens the gallery's season during the first Bar Harbor Art Walk. It features work from the eight artists' senior projects, most of which were previously exhibited in the college's Ethel H. Blum Gallery.
Artists are Austin Bamford, Mollie Bedick, Lilly Demers, Aja Matthews, Genny Matthews, Chris Monahan, Lindsey Nielsen and Robin Owings. The exhibited is being organized by Owings, an artist who has also been studying the business of art as a member of the college's Sustainable Enterprise Incubator, also known as the Hatchery.
On view will be glass sculpture by Bamford, abstract ink paintings by Bedick, medicinal plants of Mount Desert Island by Demers, Aja Matthews' graphic novel, porcelain ceramics by Genny Matthews, oil paintings of coastal MDI by Monahan, watercolors of life offshore, especially birds and whales by Nielsen and two-handed drawings and paintings by Owings, where the left and right hands draw simultaneously.
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Panel study finds more tolerance, less extremism in Egypt and Turkey
Frey says crime alone can't explain why so many black Chicagoans are headed south
Smock cited in amicus brief for Supreme Court case on citizenship rights for foreign-born children of unwed parents
MiCDA Research Fellowship - applications due July 21, 2017
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Tsai, A., M. Eisa, S. Crosby, S. Sirkin, Michele Heisler, J. Leaning, and V. Iacopino. 2012. "Medical evidence of human rights violations against non-Arabic-speaking civilians in Darfur: a cross-sectional study." PLOS Medicine, 9(4): e1001198.
BACKGROUND: Ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan has resulted in a severe humanitarian crisis. We sought to characterize the nature and geographic scope of allegations of human rights violations perpetrated against civilians in Darfur and to evaluate their consistency with medical examinations documented in patients' medical records. METHODS AND FINDINGS: This was a retrospective review and analysis of medical records from all 325 patients seen for treatment from September 28, 2004, through December 31, 2006, at the Nyala-based Amel Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture, the only dedicated local provider of free clinical and legal services to civilian victims of torture and other human rights violations in Darfur during this time period. Among 325 medical records identified and examined, 292 (89.8%) patients from 12 different non-Arabic-speaking tribes disclosed in the medical notes that they had been attacked by Government of Sudan (GoS) and/or Janjaweed forces. Attacks were reported in 23 different rural council areas throughout Darfur. Nearly all attacks (321 [98.8%]) were described as having occurred in the absence of active armed conflict between Janjaweed/GoS forces and rebel groups. The most common alleged abuses were beatings (161 [49.5%]), gunshot wounds (140 [43.1%]), destruction or theft of property (121 [37.2%]), involuntary detainment (97 [29.9%]), and being bound (64 [19.7%]). Approximately one-half (36 [49.3%]) of all women disclosed that they had been sexually assaulted, and one-half of sexual assaults were described as having occurred in close proximity to a camp for internally displaced persons. Among the 198 (60.9%) medical records that contained sufficient detail to enable the forensic medical reviewers to render an informed judgment, the signs and symptoms in all of the medical records were assessed to be consistent with, highly consistent with, or virtually diagnostic of the alleged abuses. CONCLUSIONS: Allegations of widespread and sustained torture and other human rights violations by GoS and/or Janjaweed forces against non-Arabic-speaking civilians were corroborated by medical forensic review of medical records of patients seen at a local non-governmental provider of free clinical and legal services in Darfur. Limitations of this study were that patients seen in this clinic may not have been a representative sample of persons alleging abuse by Janjaweed/GoS forces, and that most delayed presenting for care. The quality of documentation was similar to that available in other conflict/post-conflict, resource-limited settings.
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Brace for impact. What I'm about to say is going to make a lot of people angry, including some of the people at Google who are going to rightly point out that when they pre-briefed me on today's Google eBooks announcement, we never once discussed ad-supported reading.
Instead, they told me all about their plan to establish a set of tools that will offer eBooks to people looking for book information through Google's search engine. They explained that this will make it possible for the millions of people who conduct book-related searches every day to have easy access to 3 million books -- some out of copyright, some out of print but under copyright, and a full range of in-print titles including bestsellers. They also described how independent booksellers will be able to use the same set of web-based commerce and reading tools to build their own branded eBook stores to finally extend their brick-and-mortar customer relationships into the digital space.
Since then, I've spoken to half a dozen reporters who were also pre-briefed and they have all had a similar set of questions: can Google compete against Amazon (no, but it can compete against Barnes & Noble), is it too late to make a dent in a mature market (no, less than 10% of online adults in the US read eBooks, there's plenty of room to grow), is Google's cloud-based strategy unique (yes and no, it supports all devices except the Kindle, but the Kindle platform actually supports as many devices as Google will).
All of that is true, and I'm genuinely glad to have Google enter this market because it will be reaching potential customers at a unique point in their book-buying journey: at the point of web search, not at the point of searching the bookstore. This means many things you didn't realize a book can help you with -- overcoming depression, remodeling a bathroom, making friends and influencing people -- will now be surfaced alongside all the YouTube and other results Google will offer. This is a net plus for books.
But the ultimate effect of Google eBooks, if Google knows what's good for it, will be the creation of an ad-supported publishing model. This is where the anger starts. Because I'm putting words in Google's mouth -- words they may or may not be thinking but certainly words they don't want to say out loud -- but mostly because I'm proposing something that is so counter to the philosophy and mindset of the publishing industry that I may be shunned for even suggesting it.
Opponents of my suggestion will conjure a worst case scenario, where Dickens's, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," could end up sponsored by a Google AdWords campaign that reads, "Is your day feeling like the worst of times? Try our new sports drink to get your afternoon back on track." I'll agree this example may be atrocious, but I can just as easily identify dozens of very smart examples. For example, not only would Kohler and Home Depot want to sponsor your browsing of a book on bathroom remodeling, as a reader you may actually appreciate the link to the relevant plumbing resources.
Before anti-advertising types crawl all over me, let me explain the most important reasons why this makes sense. First, books are the only medium left not significantly sponsored by advertising. From the Android Angry Birds game app to Pandora music streams to Hulu.com to the venerable NYT.com, advertising is essential to the success of nearly all media -- analog and digital. The only reason book advertising has not happened is that the economics of distributing books have required that people pay for them -- in a way they have never paid for the newspaper, magazines, or even music, where a majority of listening has always been radio-based. If you make people pay the full price of a book's creation and distribution, you can hardly expect them to endure advertising. Plus, books last for such a long time that an ad placed twenty five years ago in my copy of The Hunt For Red October would be laughably irrelevant today.
That has all changed now. Since Google intends to provide its books from the cloud, it can deliver ads that are timely and targeted. And the economics of publishing are swiftly moving away from an analog production model (I blogged about this to much ado last month) which means that soon, we will no longer need to force the entire cost of a book on the buyer of the book, but instead can extract value from the reader of the book, in direct proportion to the value they get from it. In other words, the more pages they read (the more value they get), the more ads they see and the more value the publisher and author receive.
Also, consider this: The two most common ways people acquire books today are borrowing from a library and borrowing from a friend. There are several reasons for that; economically, a principal reason for this is that until you've read a book you can't be sure whether it's worth the price printed on the book's jacket so you prefer to get the book for free when possible. But how can you get people to try a book to find out if they like it before buying it? In the eBook world, Amazon and now Google can let you sample the first chapter or two (or three) for free. And while that's a good way to get someone interested in a book, advertising is an even better solution. Imagine you find a new book, highly recommended by your Facebook friends or a blogger you trust. Instead of a limited free trial of the first chapters, from which the publisher and author get no recompense if you don't ultimately buy, what if you were offered an ad-supported read of the book? As you read, the meter starts ticking and revenue accrues directly to the publisher and author. If you don't like the ads, you can buy the book at any time to remove them. But, even if you choose to read the whole thing without buying it, it's an easy thing for Google to figure out how many ads you have to see for it to generate enough revenue to replace the cost of buying the digital book.
I'll stop there, I have a hundred more justifications for why this is the next logical step for the industry, why Google is perfectly poised to do it. And, I can anticipate all the complaints from publishers as to why they will hold strong and reject this extra (easy) money. But it will happen. And by raising this flag and starting the verbal war that will ensue, I have done my part to ensure we get to the future sooner rather than later.
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Comment from JOHN P (not verified) on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 15:30
check out the ebook company WOWIO. they just received a patent covering advertising inside ebooks.
Nice analysis
Comment from Kevin Cullis Cullis (not verified) on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:16
Hi James,
Nice idea. As a recently self published author I'm currently debating where to go next with the digital arena. While you cover some good aspects, it's the new book "ecosystem" that I'm looking at.
It may or may not take - hard to say...
Comment from Robert Marks (not verified) on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 11:01
Well, it's an interesting matter for discussion, certainly, but it may not be the future of e-books.
One thing to consider is that it was attempted in printed books. For that matter, there are advertisements in printed books today (they're just for other printed books by the same author or publisher). But, back in the 1960s (don't quote me on the period, though - it might have been the '70s or the '50s), there was an attempt to put external advertising into printed books. Harlan Ellison had a contract dispute over a cigarette ad placed into one of his books, for example. Now, I can't speak as to why it didn't take (it predates my involvement in the industry by decades), but it has been a very long time since you've seen an external ad in a printed book.
That said, there is certainly a corner of publishing that is advertising-based, and that is both magazines and web publishing. Neither can really survive without the ad revenue, and this has been the case for years. But, when we look at the web publishing, we tend to see a sort of mini-arms race between advertisers and ad blockers. A lot of people never see the ads, because, like me, they just install an ad blocker.
Well, extending this to e-books, could it generate extra revenue? Quite likely, I think. But I don't know if it could generate enough to become vital. Certainly, for e-books on tablets, it would be a very short time before somebody comes up with an ad blocker. A dedicated e-reader would be somewhat more difficult to put one on, but not impossible.
The big question, it seems to me, would be how the market reacts to it. E-books are a pretty new niche market, all things considered. At least 10 years in they haven't yet broken 10% of the market, and during peak months they represent less than 4% of the total book market. So, how will customers react to advertisements where previously there were none? Will they find ways to ignore it, or will they walk away from the format?
That, I think, is the wildcard that will be the determining factor.
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I refuse to pay $100 for a key!!
Just got back from the dealer, I need a new set of keys and remote for my Foci..dealer told me to make a appointment with service because its the only way they can get me a new key, he said it will be about $100 bucks for a key and $50 for the remote (door lock remote). What f#$king bull crap is that!! I refuse to pay that for a key and remote, there's gotta be other options besides the stealer ship.
you can get blanks online i think and have any good locksmith program your chip and cut the key...it will cost about 35 dollars i think maybe less...still ridiculous but less than 100
^^^That's true as long as You have one working key currently. Check Ebay, I paid $10+/-$2 plus shipping for 2 keys, and as was said, had Them both cut and programmed for right around $30. Just make sure the locksmith is a real locksmith, and one that regularly works on cars, not just a key cutter(eg Home Depot)
well if you already have 2 activated keys, all you need to do is get one cut then you cant activate it via the car right?
Good locksmiths have the programming hardware to set a key up. I've seen them do it.
you can buy remotes off of ebay and program them your self. did that with the keyless entry from moms old explorer (200 model) theres a how to somewhere on the remote programming...
I didn't know a locksmith could program keys. Good to know.
Thanks for the the replies very helpful, now I have a better sense of direction.
just went thru this price-gouging myself,,,I got 2 key blanks thru e-bay (less than $20- don't remember exactly). called a local dealer, yes, $100 PER KEY to cut and program!! continued calling dealers and found one that would cut and program ALL MY KEYS for $50 !! this is good because now ALL MY KEYS have their OWN IDENTITY in the computer, brain, module, whatever it is called. no CLONES. SOME dealers WILL NOT program a third-party key, you HAVE to buy theirs. call around, you may get lucky,,,NOW IF I COULD JUST GET THESE KEY FOBS PROGRAMMED TO THE CAR-i will be happy !! (for now)
the car enters program mode, but that is all it does. i was under the impression that if you have auto door locks, you are set up for the keyless entry fobs. can ANYONE confirm this ?? this is THE BEST auto forum i have ever found!! GO FF!!
Ford tends to be cheap when it comes to including extra hardware, so I wouldn't expect the antennas to be there if it wasn't an option. You could try, but I won't gaurentee it will work.
1) Gather all the remotes you plan on using with your car.
2) Get in car, fasten seatbelt, and close doors to make sure it doesn't beep when you turn the ignition to "Run"
3) Place key in the ignition.
4) Turn the ignition to "Run" (Not Start), then back to "Off" at least 4 times in 6 Seconds, stopping at "Off"
5) The car will make one "BONG!" tone, like when you leave the car door open with the keys in the ignition.
6) Hit "Unlock" on each remote you wish to use. Wait about 1 second between each remote. You only have a window of 10 seconds to add your remotes. Only 4 can be added at a time, and if you add any remotes, then all the ones that used to work for the car that you did not program will not work.
Sit in the car with the doors shut and unlocked, and with your seat belt fastened to avoid interference from the seat belt reminder chime.
Put the key in the ignition, and turn it from position one ("Off") to position three ("On") rapidly eight times within 10 seconds, ending in position three.
The Ford Focus doors will lock and unlock automatically, signaling that the car is in remote keyless entry programming mode.
Within 20 seconds, press any button on each keyless remote. After each remote is programmed, the car doors will automatically lock and unlock to confirm successful programming. When all remotes have been programmed, turn the ignition to position one. The doors will automatically lock and unlock, confirming that remote keyless entry programming is complete
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can i use a 3" lo heel 90 with a 2 inch opening on the back for a toliet? and use the 2" for the vent. I thought you could not do that with a toliet but i want to check because the fitting would work perfect in my situation. I am in illinois by the way.
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i think your right and thats in my area too. i just cant cite a source to confirm that
Agree with all of what's said above, aside from the fact that you'd more than likely end up with toilet waste in the vent using it in the orientation you're intending.
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An Introduction to Developmental Psychology, 2nd Edition
August 2011, ©2010
For the second edition, An Introduction to Developmental Psychology is now part of the BPS Blackwell series - the only series to be approved by the British Psychological Society.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors xxiii
Preface to Second Edition xxv
Part I INTRODUCTION 1
1 The Scope and Methods of Developmental Psychology 3
Alan Slater, Scott P. Johnson, and Darwin Muir
2 Theories and Issues in Child Development 41
Scott P. Johnson, Alan Slater, and Ian Hocking
3 The Nature–Nurture Issue (an Illustration Using Behaviour-Genetic Research on Cognitive Development) 79
Elisa A. Esposito, Elena L. Grigorenko, and Robert J. Sternberg
4 Prenatal Development 117
Christine Moon and William P. Fifer
5 Perception, Knowledge, and Action in Infancy 149
J. Gavin Bremner
6 Emotional Development and Attachment Relationships 183
Elizabeth Meins
7 Social Interaction and the Beginnings of Communication 217
H. Rudolph Schaffer
8 The Development of Self and Gender 243
Wendy Lawrenson
9 Cognitive Development 287
Margaret Anne Defeyter
10 The Development of Language 319
Heather M. Hill and Stan A. Kuczaj II
11 Acquiring a Theory of Mind 357
Peter Mitchell
12 Reading and Mathematics in Developmental Psychology 385
Peter Bryant
13 Memory Development and Eyewitness Testimony 417
Stephen J. Ceci, Stanka A. Fitneva, Cagla Aydin, and Nadia Chernyak
14 Play and the Beginnings of Peer Relationships 453
Peter K. Smith
15 Prosocial Tendencies, Antisocial Behaviour, and Moral Development in Childhood 487
Daniel Hart, Nyeema Watson, Anandini Dar, and Robert Atkins
16 Cognitive Development in Adolescence 517
Kang Lee, Gizelle Anzures, and Alejo Freire
17 Social Development 551
William M. Bukowski, Tanya Bergevin, and Richard Miners
18 Educational Implications 587
Alyson Davis and Naomi Winstone
19 Risk and Resilience in Development 613
Leslie Morrison Gutman and Eirini Flouri
20 Social Problems in Schools 649
Peter K. Smith and Julian Elliott
21 Atypical Development 681
Sarah Norgate
Glossary 717
Names Index 747
Subject Index 757
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Raking then scrunching vs. smoothing then scrunching
Yesterday I decided to style my hair per the instructions on the live curly live free website. It was something I'd been meaning to get around to trying even though I was concerned raking might add extra time to my styling routine. It only added roughly 3 extra minutes as it turns out, but it really did not work for me. The whole idea of raking the products in is to get more even product distribution, but for whatever reason I got much more curl variation than usual. By that I mean I got loose puffy curls here and there that didn't match as if they had received less product than usual or had been disfigured by the raking. (I raked with wet hair by the way. Exactly like the site said.) Also as my hair dried it was like the curls were dispersed. I still had good curl formation, but since I'd broken up my clumps I think my hair didn't look as pretty. Raking the product in including the tbsp mentioned at the site at the roots to the midsection wound up giving flat top and since I had broken up my curls into thinner ones, even more volume at the bottom. I have plenty of volume at the bottom. Past my ears it's volume city. I just want more volume at the roots. So I don't think I was doing it wrong because I followed the instructions very closely, but I am fearing maybe this method does not work my hair which is a shame because I want more even product distribution. :sad5: Like most people with curly hair there is a lot of it and I want to be thorough. The way I normally style is with applying my leave in then followed by my gel by smoothing it on and then scrunching it up. It gives me chunkier, happier, less poofy and definitely less poodley or skinny curls. I was wondering what other people's experiences in styling their hair has been and if you curly girls have any tips on making raking work. Is it even worth it to keep experimenting? Thanks to my experiment I had to wash and restyle my hair again this morning even though today was my day off. (I wash every other day.) I am 3A with 3B potential, normal texture, normal porosity with medium to high density.
I personally cannot rake. I don't completely lose my curl but it makes my hair somewhat flat and awkward looking. Instead I section my hair into four parts for even distribution, then smooth and scrunch. Works much better for me.
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I have the same issue. Raking does not work well for me. I love the clumps that I normally get. Raking breaks them up into stringy uneven curls! You gotta do what works for you! ;-)
It might sound completely counterintuitive, but I've seen several ladies recently raving about using a denman brush to distribute product. They say they get better curls and better clumps.
Try 1st raking in very very wet hair followed by smoothing, I find that a good use of both techniques makes both product distribution and clumping. This is one of methods that works for me. I cant do lot of scruching though, my course curly strands starts to frizz out. So I do a 1 closed palm scrunch and let it alone(I do 4 sections of scrunch).Hope this helps
I too cannot rake in products. My hair is pretty short right now and has awkward layers (cut was supposed to be worn straight), and raking just separates everything in a bad way.
I started combing in my leave-in condish before getting out of the shower for better product distribution. Then I quickly douse my head under water to clump everything back together. Once out, I smooth & scrunch in gel in sections.
The back of my head is the hardest for me, because my hair is so short I can't really get it to fall to either side when I tilt my head. It's annoying, and I never seem to get the proper amount of product back there. :disgust:
sorry what do you mean smooth and scrunch? i've always either raked followed by super soaker, or just scrunched products into very wet hair. i would say the raking followed by super soaker works best for me as the product distributes evenly and then the curls are reformed by the super soaking. however, i'm curious about smoothing and scrunching. what do you mean by that?
I "smooth & scrunch" my hair in sections, usually two per each side of my head and then one more in the back.
I take a little gel and rub it between my hands so both are coated. Then I take a section of hair between my hands and smooth my hands down from the root the ends. I do this a couple times until I think the product is distributed, then I scrunch the section a couple times.
I got the idea initially from a video by waterlily716 on youtube. If you go to her youtube channel, it's in one of her videos where she shows her post-shower routine.
This forum is fabulous. I am glad to know it is not just me. :wink:
Even though I do not want to rake overall because of breaking up clumps I may try raking just in the back because just like flippalicious it is hard for me to reach that area and it tends to receive less product than the front of my hair even though I style with my head dipped and my hair fanned out in front of me. Maybe because my cut is awkward even though it is not short. I don't know. Or maybe it is because the hair on the back of my head is constantly brushing against my clothes and back while it dries which might break the gel cast. This is just a guess. Let me know if it that sounds reasonable.
So what is super soaking? Nevermind I just did a search and found a link. Gosh that seems like a lot of work to me especially waiting for it to dry because I don't blowdry my hair. I have a blowdryer of course but the diffuser sucks since the bowl is small and not very deep. Plus my hair doesn't take too long to air dry so I tend to do it that way. I also have been meaning to get around to buying a bigger diffuser though. Laziness!
Naaomiij I really like the idea of sectioning my hair before I style. It makes sense. That is what I have to do when I straighten it. Eight sections. Not kidding. Eight. That is how big my hair gets when I brush it out before straightening. When it is sopping wet I guess I could do four. Or maybe three and I could leave the back as one and try to rake that monster so she stays in place doggonit!
Corrina so I take it you don't use one yourself? About this denman brush, what makes it so different denman fans? I looked it up and it doesn't look like anything special or that would create clumps. I personally am of the mindset that I don't want to brush my hair anymore but I guess I'll look into it. :confused1:
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I am kind of tired of my hair. I can never have it down, because it always looks like trash. I've tried no poo, I've tried forgetting both and using baking soda and vinegar, and nothing works. My hair sucks.
It's a mixture of 3a/3b. It's sort of at the middle of my chest. The reason it's a mix is because a good half of my hair has been dyed many times for about 4-5 years, and the tips have been bleached because I had ombre/dip dye hair for a while. Also, for a good 4 years, I would blowdry and straighten my hair (with a very hot iron) every week. It's really damaged, and it really hasn't grown past my chest since I was about 13/14 (I'm 18 now)
It's made my hair sort of puffy-ish. I try to use mousse, hair gel, curling creams, oils, etc. My hair eats it all up, and leaves half of it looks okay, and the other half really crap. I've also tried to tame a bit of it by using a curling iron on some of the areas that are a really frizzy wave, but it gets on my nerves, and the humidity of Florida will often just make it puffy and frizzy. I've given up, I always have it in a ponytail and in my house it's always up in a bun. My bangs are horrible, because I've been bleaching them for the past 2 years (my hair hasn't been a solid color in a while)
I've always wanted short hair, but I was afraid because of my hair texture and my 'fat face'. I was thinking of getting it cut around August, since I'm hoping to lose around 20-30 pounds before I start college.
Where I live it's really humid, so when I straighten my hair, I gave to pray and put a ton of serum so it doesn't get too poofy. I'm moving to Boston, and it doesn't get that humid there, which is why I'm considering a pixie cut.
I was thinking of straightening my hair about once a week, maybe longer. I went on accutane, and my entire body is so dry now, if I really wanted to, I could go a good 2 and a half weeks before it even starts to look dirty. I wanted a Michelle Williams type pixie.
However, I'm scared that this will damage my hair too much, and I'll be stuck with short hair forever because split ends won't let it grow. I have SO MANY split ends, I'm pretty sure that's why my hair hasn't grown. I'd have to cut my hair to an awkward above the chin bob to get rid of them all. Which is why I'm considering a pixie.
I won't dye it (I stopped dying my entire hair like 4 years ago, and I just dyed my bangs to my natural color so I can stop the bleaching) and I rarely ever straighten my hair. I did it maybe three times in the past few years.
Am I destined to have my hair in a ponytail forever? I just want to cut it short, and let virgin hair grow out. I attached a picture of my face, and my desired haircut (not the color, I'm keeping my brown!)


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I wanted to bring to your attention an opinion piece on the theme of last week's webcast on the "State of the Nation," something that I wrote for the OneNewsNow.com website. Here is an excerpt:
One of President Barack Obama's mantras—one that he has stated many times publicly as well as in his book The Audacity of Hope—is: "Whatever we once were, we are no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers."
In particular, note the phrase: "Whatever we once were." This is in recognition of and support for the fact that America today is quite different than the America of yesterday. The rest of his quote states that America was once Christian as a nation, but no longer today. What has happened?
Certainly, this great nation has massive economic and other problems. But the greatest problem in the country—one that underlies America's present difficulties—is a spiritual one. Sadly, even the church by and large does not recognize this change, much less knows what to do to restore the biblical foundations in this country.
With the president's phrase "whatever we once were," he seems to recognize that we were a Christian nation at one time; and he may even accept that the majority of America's Founding Fathers were Christians. President Obama might even acknowledge that at one time, the nation's general worldview (including moral issues) was built on the foundation of the authority of the Word of God.
In this nation's past, there have been many reminders of a Christian heritage in the culture: nativity scenes in public places, Ten Commandments displays, crosses, and Christian symbols in public places; prayer, the teaching of creation, and Bible reading in government schools; abortion and "gay" marriage were illegal, etc. All of these were reminders of the Christian basis of this nation.
Sadly, many of these reminders have been (and are continuing to be) removed.You can read the rest of this opinion piece here.
Reporting from CanadaI have been in Canada speaking for two days at a church in Abbotsford, near the Vancouver Olympics, and in conjunction with the Creation Science Association of British Columbia. Recently I posted a blog item about this leading creation ministry in Canada that has been witnessing in this country for 35 years. See my previous blog post.
As we see in the USA (and elsewhere in the world), there is also a real hunger in Canada for the truth of God's Word. I received many great testimonies from people whose lives have been dramatically changed by the AiG ministry/resources over the years as God has blessed. Here are some photographs from the recent event:
1. George Pearce and I—George and his wife run the CSAB ministry and the associated resource center.
2. Two photographs of the crowd in the auditorium for the conference
3. Our 110 Olympic Games Outreach group who are in Canada for a week to witness on the streets, led by AiG Worldwide Director, Dr. David Crandall. Pray for this group as they bring the gospel to potentially thousands of people this week. They also attended the conference in Abbotsford as part of their week here in Canada.
4. Me with the two pastors—Pastor Joey and Pastor Greg, with both of them wearing our special AiG Olympic sweatshirts
5. People hungry for the literature and videos
6. Lots of people lined up during the breaks to ask questions and give testimonies
View or Obtain the State of the Nation VideoIf you missed the recent "State of the Nation" webcast address (or if you want to re-watch it), you have several options from our website and online store. On the front page of the Anwers in Genesis site (and the Creation Museum site as well), you can follow the large banner to AnswersLive.org and watch the web-quality version for free. You'll also find information about the webcast and some recommended resources that will further equip you to stand on God's Word.
If you'd like a high-quality video recording of the address, you can either buy it on DVD or download it to your computer. The DVD will ship on February 25, but you can preorder it now for $12.99. Once you receive your copy, why not plan a viewing with friends and family or a church small group? It's a fast-paced presentation that every Christian needs to watch.
For those of you who would like the video immediately, you can download it now from the online store for $7.99. The digital format provides a high-quality presentation from your computer, iPod, or any other portable media device. So, take it with you to share.
Then David inquired of the Lord yet againThanks for stopping by and thanks for praying, Ken
(1 Samuel 23:3–4) And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
When we are faced with situations that are impossible to bear and impossible to deal with, we have both a counselor and comforter in the Lord Jesus Christ.


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This electronic version of the classic game evokes the sounds and images of Star Wars in four different strategy games, including solo play and player-to-player challenge. The system guides players through the different games with digitized voice commands, while the distinctive sound of ion cannons, concussion missiles, and proton torpedoes signal salvo launches as players try to knock out their opponentâs Star Destroyers, X-Wing Fighters, Millenium Falcon, and other iconic ships from the movie series. The game folds down into a laptop-computer-sized component that stores all game pieces internally for easy transportation and storage without mess or the loss of parts. Operates on three AA batteries (included). For 1 or 2 players ages 8 and up. Folded: 10 1/4â W x 10 1/4â L x 5â D. Unfolded: 10 1/4â H x 10 1/4â W x 22 1/2â L. (4 1/2 lbs.) $59.95
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It's Star Wars! Anything Star Wars, I love!
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Posted by Nigel Fenwick on March 20, 2014
In my last post I outlined the research we just finished on digital transformation. Today I'd like to highlight the key takeaways for CIOs.
CIOs are destined to play a pivotal leadership role in the transformation of business to a digital business. The nature of business is changing and, in turn, the technology investment priorities of the past must change. The report - Unleash Your Digital Business - describes the dynamic ecosystems of value that drive customer behaviors and transform the linear value chain into a dynamic network supported by open APIs. CIOs must partner with CMOs to drive the business transformation needed to become a digital business. To survive, your business will need to embrace digital customer experiences within ecosystems of value, and digital operational excellence to drive the agility and innovation required to survive and thrive in the age of the customer.
Digital Is More Than A Bolt-on Strategy
Bolt-on digital is like painting go-fast stripes on a car; it doesn't change the underlying business. To become a digital business requires fundamental enterprise transformation; something CIOs are accustomed to leading and shaping. The partnership with the CMO must be extended to create operational excellence through digital technology, augmenting customer value with digital products and services and driving rapid innovation across the business.
Dynamic Ecosystems Of Value Drive The Ability To Win Serve and Retain Customers
Your company is likely to face an extinction event in the next 10 years. And while you may see it coming, you may not have enough time to save your company.
Business leaders don't think of digital as central to their business because in the past, it hasn't been. But now your customers, your products, your business operations, and your competitors are fundamentally digital. While 74% of business executives say their company has a digital strategy, only 15% believe that their company has the skills and capabilities to execute on that strategy (see figure). These are just some of the findings from our latest research (Forrester clients click here).
For the past few years, companies have been bolting "digital" onto their existing business like teens paint go-fast stripes onto their cars. "Look, we're digital" is the message CEOs want to send to investors. But the piecemeal strategy of bolting digital channels or methods onto the business is no longer sufficient. Instead, you must think of your company as part of a dynamic ecosystem of value that connects digital resources inside and outside the company to create value for customers. To do this, you must fully harness digital technologies, both to deliver a superior customer experience and to drive the agility and operational efficiency you need to stay competitive.
Dynamic Ecosystems Of Value


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More parents hovering over their college-bound teens
By Patricia Reaney
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - More parents of college-bound teenagers are becoming involved in the admission process and posing new challenges for universities.
So-called "helicopter parents" have stopped short of moving into residence halls, but some are calling college admission officers, filling in application forms for their children and even writing their personal essays in the hopes that their son or daughter will get into a top school.
"It has been growing a little bit each year but the big change was probably three to five years ago when parents began to play a much more active role," said Jessica Eads, vice president enrolment management at Hofstra University in New York.
Jerry Flanagan, the vice president of enrolment and marketing at Saint Michael's College in Vermont, attributes the rise to two factors -- technology, such as cellphones, Facebook and email which enables constant connectivity, and smaller families.
"The advances in technology have made it easier for families to hover, or be connected. The second part is that you don't see the same large numbers in families, so you have a little bit more focus on your child and to live vicariously through them," he said.
"Cutting that umbilical cord psychologically I think is hard for some parents today."
Whatever the reasons, 77 percent of nearly 400 admissions officers at the country's top 500 schools who were questioned in a survey said parental involvement is increasing. And 61 percent reported their school is doing something about it.
"Many schools are trying to remedy the situation in creative ways," said Justin Serrano, of Kaplan Inc, the educational and career services company that conducted the poll. Continued...


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If you follow me on any of my social networks, then you may have seen a new hashtag pop up: #iRun4Breckin. About 6 months ago I signed up to participate in a volunteer organization called "Irun4 Michael" also knowns as IR4.
What is IR4?
Well, I'm so glad you asked! IR4 is a community, founded by Tim Boyle, that fosters relationships. They pair special needs children and adults called buddies with runners. The runners put in miles for their buddy, carrying them in their hearts and spirits. Each mile is dedicated to their buddy and we keep them updated with our activities through a Facebook page so that they are involved in our training and workouts.
Not only does it give me a new purpose to my running and inspire me, but it also allows my buddy to extend his support system. We runners are advocates for our buddy's condition, helping to raise awareness to disabilities, illnesses and/or diseases. A little over a month ago, I was finally paired with my own buddy. Meet Breckin Ridgway…
Breckin was born premature at only 27 3/7 weeks as a result due to complications during the pregnancy. His mother was diagnosed at 13 weeks with a genetic blood clotting condition and also developed HELLP syndrome. He spent 95 days in the NICU. Breckin has brain damage called Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL for short). He began having seizures at 8 months due to his PVL. He is now 2 years old and is diagnosed with Juvenile spasms. Spasms are considered to be worse than seizures because they erase everything learned causing him to relearn all over again. Thankfully Breckin has been considered controlled since October 7, 2014 and his last spasm was on October 6, 2014. He is an amazing fighter and he inspires me. I run for both of us, because he can't.
So why am I telling you all this? Because I needed you to know why I will be wearing purple tomorrow. I will be wearing it in honor of my little buddy, Breckin.
Tomorrow, March 26th is Purple Day. It is the designated global day for Epilepsy Awareness.
Did you know that 50 million people around the world have epilepsy?? In 50% of the cases, the cause is unknown. However, in Breckin's case, the cause is known, yet there is still little knowledge. There is no "cure". Epilepsy is not contagious. Epilepsy is not a disease. Epilepsy is not a psychological disorder. Epilepsy is a seizure disorder. Increasing awareness for this disorder is important because it is widely misunderstood and tremendously underfunded.
Please wear purple tomorrow, March 26, 2015 to promote epilepsy awareness world-wide.
See you on the road!
Stay tuned for these upcoming posts:
- 5 Reasons to Work with a Coach
- #MedalMonday: Palmetto 200 Relay Race Recap
- 5 Reasons to Foster


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Made from premium Italian leather, which gives it a stable form, it has a leather inner lining in various colors. This timeless shape and its spacious compartment are perfect for all of your essentials. The combination of colorful ornamentation is different on each bag which reserves your story about uniqueness. Using the adjustable strap, you can carry it on the shoulder or cross-body and modify it for your own needs.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010, 11:35am
Leonard Pope made a tough catch over the middle during the Chiefs' offseason practice Tuesday, and most of Pope's teammates cheered the acrobatic play. Two of those teammates, Brad Cottam and Tony Moeaki, couldn't do much other than watch and clap.
Pope's play Tuesday was a source of optimism for the Chiefs' tight ends, but the presence of Cottam and Moeaki on the sideline kept the enthusiasm in check. Cottam is still recovering from neck surgery, after he fractured a vertebra during a game against Cleveland last December. Moeaki, a third-round pick in April's NFL draft, has an undisclosed injury that has kept him out of recent team drills.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 6:33pm
The Chiefs sign former Cardinals TE Leonard Pope
Cardinals cut TE Pope, keep seven WRsSaturday, September 5, 2009, 1:51pm
Former starting tight end Leonard Pope and four-year safety Aaron Francisco were among 21 players cut Friday by the Arizona Cardinals, who reached the NFL's 53-man roster limit.
The pass-crazy Cardinals kept seven wide receivers, including Lance Long, a member of Arizona's 2008 practice squad who caught just 14 passes in his senior season at Mississippi State. Whisenhunt said the injury to Early Doucet, out with fractured ribs, figured in the decision.
Other players cut include quarterback Tyler Palko, cornerback Wilrey Fontenot, linebacker Victor Hobson, wide receiver Onrea Jones, center Melvin Fowler and offensive tackle Oliver Ross.
The Cardinals official two-deepSunday, August 9, 2009, 11:30am
The Cardinals distributed the press release for Thursday's game against the Steelers. Included is the first depth chart of the season from coaches.
WR -- Larry Fitzgerald, Jerheme Urban, Sean Morey, Onrea Jones, Ed Gant
WR -- Anquan Boldin. Steve Breaston, Early Doucet, Lance Long, Michael Ray Garvin
TE -- Leonard Pope, Ben Patrick, Stephen Spach, Anthony Becht, Dominique Byrd
QB -- Kurt Warner, Matt Leinart, Brian St. Pierre, Tyler Palko
RB -- Tim Hightower, Beanie Wells, Jason Wright, Larod Stephens-howling, Chris Vincent
FB -- Dan Kreider, Tim Castille, Reagan Maui'a
Saturday, November 1, 2008, 8:00pm
4for4 reports: Cardinals Inactives: QB Brian St. Pierre
(3rd QB), DE/LB Travis LaBoy, T Elliot Vallejo, T Brandon
Keith, DT Alan Branch, WR Early Doucet, TE Leonard Pope and
TE Ben Patrick.
Saturday, January 3, 2009, 7:00pm
East Valley Tribune: For the Cardinals, linebacker/defensive end
Travis LaBoy, who has struggled with a lingering ankle problem,
was inactive. So were a couple of Cardinals whose stock dropped
this season: tight end Leonard Pope and cornerback Eric Green.
Also sitting out were offensive tackles Elliot Vallejo and Brandon
Keith, defensive tackle Alan Branch, receiver Early Doucet and
emergency quarterback Brian St. Pierre.
Saturday, October 25, 2008, 8:00pm
4for4 reports: Cardinals inactives: QB Brian St.
Pierre, SS Oliver Celestin, T Elliot Vallejo, T Brandon
Keith, DT Alan Branch, TE Leonard Pope, TE Ben Patrick
and DE Kenny Iwebema.
Thursday, October 30, 2008, 8:00pm
4for4 reports: Cardinals TE Ben Patrick (knee questionable)
was limited at practice Friday. In addition, TE Leonard Pope (ankle) will not play. All this is good news for Steve Breaston.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 7:00pm
4for4 reports: The Cardinals TEs are improving as Ben Patrick
(knee), TE Leonard Pope (ankle) and J. Tuman (ankle) have all been
practicing this week. This could take a few touches away from
their #3 WR Steve Breaston, but don't count on it.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 7:00pm
Arizona Republic: Cardinals DE/OLB Travis LaBoy (ankle) practiced
on a limited basis all week and should play. I don't expect TE Ben Patrick (knee) to play, but Leonard Pope (knee) practiced all
week, and starter Stephen Spach is healthy. Pope missed last
week's game.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 7:00pm
4for4 reports: Cardinals TE Ben Patrick (knee) is very iffy for
Carolina. Most likely, Arizona will look to Leonard Pope (knee)
and Stephen Spach at TE.
Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:00pm
4for4 reports: Cardinals TE Ben Patrick (knee questionable)
did not practice this week and is a long shot to play. On
the plus side, they expect to have TE Leonard Pope (knee
probable) available.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 7:00pm
4for4 reports: Cardinals TE Ben Patrick (knee) got some work in both Wednesday
and Thursday. Bottom line at TE? Stephen Spach will not play and Leonard Pope
and Patrick should both be able to dress out.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 8:00pm
4for4 reports: Cardinals TE Leonard Pope (ankle) was
limited at practice Wednesday and missed practice Thursday.
Backup Cardinals TE J. Tuman (hamstring) remains doubtful
for this weekend.
Thursday, October 2, 2008, 8:00pm
4for4 reports: Cardinals TE Leonard Pope (ankle) remains
questionable. Pope did not practice Thursday and was limited at
practice Friday.
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So are you going by literary archetypes?
I'm interested! I like the Commedia Del'Arte archetypes from Italian theatre [I was Pierrot for Halloween last year] personally. If you'd like some help, let me know. Otherwise I'd like a copy when it's done!


text: I'm new to this forum and to my Chevy Cruze as well as i've only had it a few months. I drive 80 miles and 45 minutes to work and 45 back. I started to notice that the dashboard light on the vehicle info screen and the radio screen will be really dim (because thats how i had it set) and they will randomly brighten for no reason. I could be driving on a long stretch of highway with no trees and it will brighten for a few minutes then go dim for a few minutes then brighten again. It will do this the whole trip and it seems like it's consistent. Dim for a few minutes then bright for a few and back and forth. Could it be a fuse? Anyone else have this issue?


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The connector is missing a rubber strain relief piece. The other connectors (styles #1 and #2) are also missing strain relief, I don't know what the deal is.
Otherwise this connector works well. It lacks the locking pins that the styles #1 and #2 have, that you have to squeeze to unlock and remove the connector. So if you're worried about the connector falling out, get style #1 or #2. This connector is "low profile" so is better if you're worried about the connector getting knocked and damaging your iPod's dock.
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I'm just starting DOMO.
And I was wondering, Can anyone help me out in game?
I don't mean give me money or items.
I mean just like, Show me where to train and such.
If you can, My IGN is probaly gonna be Justlikeheaven.
Unless It's taken.
So, Just tell me what server you play one and I'll start on that one
Btw, It's the aeria verson


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Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has emerged as a hero to many Egyptians after toppling Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and cracking down hard on his Muslim Brotherhood.
Tag Archives: Egyptians
Egypt, Wheat and Revolutions by Robert Hardy – The Globalist
Within a week of Morsi's ouster, the ubiquitous gas lines and power shortages in Egypt ended.
Egypt is the world's largest wheat importer, because production can only sustain half its needs.
This sudden turn of events started to take shape even before the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait promised Egypt $12 billion in cash and fuel aid.
Evidently, the change of economic conditions in Egypt is due to certain business and other interests deliberately victimizing Egyptians by artificially throttling gas and power access.
These interests were keen to foster hostility against the Morsi regime — a clever, if mean act of subversion.
The Egyptian press drew quick attention to these "miraculous" events. The new military-installed regime knows the value of controlling the flow of information and misinformation.
As a result of these machinations, Egypt may have more fuel available than most people, including the Morsi government, had believed.
Egypt, Wheat and Revolutions by Robert Hardy – The Globalist
Brian Stewart: Egypt's other existential crisis — the Nile – World – CBC News
Ethiopia's construction of a giant hydro dam near the headwaters of the Nile has Egypt's leaders talking military action
Today's Egyptians are facing two overriding crises that threaten their national wellbeing.
The one that is getting all the world headlines involves the domestic unrest over the now former Islamist government; the other is a foreign threat to alter the flow of the country's essential life force, the Nile River.
For millennia, Egypt, which gets very little rainfall, has been totally dependent on the water and the silt of the Nile to survive and feed a now fast-growing population of 85 million.
So critical is this flow of the Nile that any diminution upstream is seen as a threat to the country's very existence. That's why Cairo has long vowed some form of direct military action, if necessary, to stop Ethiopia building a giant hydroelectric dam along the headwaters of the Nile that flows through its northern highlands.
Brian Stewart: Egypt's other existential crisis — the Nile – World – CBC News
Dismiss the Egyptian People and Elect a New One :: Middle East Forum
Starvation is the unstated subject of this week's military coup. For the past several months, the bottom half of Egypt's population has had little to eat besides government-subsidized bread, and now the bread supply is threatened by a shortage of imported wheat. Despite $8 billion of aid from Qatar and smidgens from Libya, Turkey, and others, Egypt is struggling to meet a financing gap of perhaps $20 billion a year, made worse by the collapse of its major cash earner — the tourist industry. Malnutrition is epidemic in the form of extreme protein deficiency in a country where 40% of the adult population is already "stunted" by poor diet, according to the World Food Program. It is not that hard to get 14 million people into the streets if there is nothing to eat at home.
Nearly half of Egyptians are illiterate. Seventy percent of them live on the land, yet the country imports half its food. Its only cash-earning industry, namely tourism, is in ruins. Sixty years of military dictatorship have left it with college graduates unfit for the world market, and a few t-shirt factories turning Asian polyester into cut-rate exports. It cannot feed itself and it cannot earn enough to feed itself, as I have explained in a series of recent articles. Someone has to subsidize them, or a lot of them will starve. Unlike Mexico, Egypt can't ship its rural poor to industrial nations in the north.
Dismiss the Egyptian People and Elect a New One :: Middle East Forum
The people get the kind of government they deserve. Now they get to pay the price.
Where is this wonderful life promised by Islam and sharia law? We don't see it anywhere on the planet Earth. Instead, all we get are promises and more violence. In the case of Egypt, we get starvation.
Stop thinking about religion as this warm and fuzzy thing sitting out there in space somewhere. Instead, think of it in a practical manner. It should be a set of instructions that will lead to a better life for all. If it fails that objective, then what good is it? Is some god just wasting our time? And I think Islam fails in that regard because it never provides proof of anything. Where is this Islamic beacon on the hill that the world is clamoring to get into? However, Judaism and Christianity do satisfy that objective if the people actually follow the instructions. We do see the world clamoring to get into America, Europe and Australia. And Israel is head and shoulders above its neighbors and most of the world.
Egyptians must not let their country descend into chaos | Wadah Khanfar | Comment is free | The Guardian
On Sunday, Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi will complete his first year in office. Instead of being an occasion to celebrate – he is the first elected president – many fear the anniversary will mark the beginning of the collapse of Egypt's political system.
The opposition has called for mass protests against Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood to take place on the day. Although dissent and protest is a political right in a democracy, these protests could result in a coup against the democratic process, and could plunge Egypt into a cycle of violence and chaos.
Egyptians must not let their country descend into chaos | Wadah Khanfar | Comment is free | The Guardian
Egypt's Looming Economic Ruin :: Middle East Forum
Goldman contends that Egypt's unfixable economy will inexorably turn it into a failed state. Notwithstanding the existence of an educated, urbanized, and sophisticated class, Egypt remains an essentially pre-modern society with a 45% literacy rate and a dysfunctional higher education system unable to produce a competent labor pool to meet the demands of a globalized economy.
Over the past decade, Cairo's annual imports soared from $10 billion to $60 billion, mainly due to rising food prices. (Although over 70 percent of Egyptians are involved in farming, the country imports half of its food consumption). While these economic woes began on Mubarak's watch, the collapse of tourism and other economic problems under the Muslim Brotherhood regime has accelerated Egypt's economic decline.
IsraCast: ISRAEL'S MESSAGE GETS THROUGH TO RUSSIA
Has Moscow finally got the message? Israel cannot and will not tolerate the deployment of Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft missiles in Syria. If Moscow will not deliver the system to President Bashar Assad's regime before 2014, Israelis can breathe easier. Those missiles, which would threaten civil and military aircraft flying over Israel, could be a real game changer. Therefore, Israel is not bluffing even if it means a dangerous confrontation with the Russians. (Prior to the Yom Kippur War of 1973, Israel ignored the Egyptian Army's surreptitious movement of Russian SAM anti-aircraft missiles into the Suez Canal zone in flagrant violation of the 'cease-fire in place'. When the Egyptians later launched their surprise attack they had an aerial umbrella in place that protected their ground forces crossing the waterway. The IDF paid a heavy price in blood when those missiles wreaked havoc on Israeli jets trying to assist the vastly outnumbered IDF soldiers on the eastern side of the Canal.) Moreover, an S-300 system in Syria could threaten any future preventative Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear weapons program as well as instigating both Hezbollah and Hamas in Gaza to step up their attacks on the Jewish state.
If You Think America Should Go to War in Syria You Haven't Been Paying Attention
I am amazed at the current U.S. debate over Syria. Those urging intervention may be driven by humanitarian good intentions, to end the fighting and ease suffering. But whatever they are proposing–no-fly zones, safe havens, direct supply of weapons to rebels, etc—have they actually considered how four highly visible, recent precedents turned out?
Afghanistan: There is no question but that after September 11, 2001, the United States had to invade Afghanistan, destroy the al-Qaida infrastructure there, and overthrow its Taliban partner. Yet today, twelve years later U.S. troops are still in Afghanistan! The delusion of rebuilding that country has predictably failed. About 2200 Americans have died, many of them killed by Afghan "allies." The Afghan government is not exactly "grateful." The Taliban is still strong. Again, that war was necessary but how worthwhile was it and how expensive and difficult has it been for the United States to extricate itself. Even after 4 and one-half years of Barack Obama U.S. soldiers are still there.
Egypt: U.S. intervention in Egypt overthrew an ally. Many Egyptians now see, despite the talk about democracy, that they are worse off. Talk about freedom quickly turned into domination by the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist mobs. The economy is going down the drain. Christians are under siege; women's rights are shrinking. Other than a free media it is hard to see what Egyptians got out of it. Certainly, this intervention was a strategic defeat for the United States.
If You Think America Should Go to War in Syria You Haven't Been Paying Attention
Is Egypt arming for attack on Israel?
"It gives us the sense that the Egyptians want to attack Israel," claims International Assessment and Strategy Center Senior Fellow Richard Fisher, on an arms deal that will send North Korean Scud missile parts through China to Egypt.
The Hermit Kingdom and the Brotherhood | Washington Free Beacon
United States intelligence agencies recently uncovered a covert deal between North Korea and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood government to ship Scud missile parts from North Korea through China to Egypt.
Intelligence reports from mid-November were circulated to senior officials in the State Department, Pentagon, and intelligence agencies. The shipment would be the first by the North Korean regime to the new Egyptian regime headed by Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood-backed president.
The Hermit Kingdom and the Brotherhood | Washington Free Beacon
What Egyptians Are Afraid to Know :: Gatestone Institute
The problem with Egypt and many other Islamic nations is they are ignorant of what they are demanding, and are left ignorant by their own media and educational system.
The problem in Egypt is not Mubarak or Morsi, King Farouk or Nasser. It is the ignorance of Egyptians about basics of their beloved religious law that they say they want enshrined in their constitution. I recently asked several Egyptians if they are aware of the following laws in Sharia pertaining to the Muslim head of state:
- It is obligatory to obey the commands of the Caliph (Muslim head of state), even if he is unjust.
- A Caliph can hold office through seizure of power, meaning through force.
- A Caliph is exempt from charges of murder, adultery, robbery, theft, drinking and in some cases of rape.
From the laws above, Morsi has not done anything against Sharia, but not one of the Egyptians I spoke to was aware of any such laws, and that Morsi's recent power grab was in perfect harmony with the Sharia. By now it seems apparent that Egyptians are intentionally ignorant about Sharia and do not even want to take the effort to learn the truth abut Sharia, in case they they might reject it – an act which would turn them into apostates, eligible for death. Remaining ignorant and in denial about the Sharia elephant in the room therefore seems the only option.


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