text:
Mochrie, Donaldson & Buliung Star in ART at Bluma Appel Theatre, 3/15-4/10
The Canadian Stage Company presents 'Art' a witty, razor-sharp play that explores the nature of friendship while examining the definition of art. Written by Yasmina Reza, 'Art' has achieved spectacular success. It has been translated into at least 35 languages and won numerous awards. The production stars Colin Mochrie (Whose Line is It Anyway?, CTV/ ABC) as Serge, Peter Donaldson (And So It Goes, Factory; Hysteria, Canadian Stage) as Marc and Evan Buliung (Cloud 9, Mirvish Productions; The House of Martin Guerre, Canadian Stage) as Yvan and is directed by Morris Panych (7 Stories, The Overcoat, Canadian Stage).
'Art' runs March 15 to April 10, 2010 (media night: March 18) at the Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street East, Toronto. Tickets are available in person, by phone 416.368.3110, or online at www.canadianstage.com.
Originally written in French by Yasmina Reza, a playwright and novelist based in France, 'Art' premiered in Paris in 1994, winning three Molière Awards for best play, best playwright and best production. It was translated into English by Academy Award-winner Christopher Hampton (best known for his stage adaption of Les Liaisons Dangereuses and the film adaptations Dangerous Liaisons and Atonement) and opened in London's West End in 1996 where it ran for six years, winning the Olivier Award and the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy. The London Times described it as "A remarkably wise, witty and intelligent comedy. ART has touched a universal nerve." The Broadway production opened in 1998, running for two years and garnering the Tony Award for Best Play. The New York Times called it "the funniest play on Broadway. It moves like the wind and leaves you exhilarated. It's theatre, pure and elegant." The play had its Canadian premiere in 1999. A co-production between David Pugh, Sean Connery, Joan Cullman, Mirvish Productions and the Manitoba Theatre Centre, it ran as a limited engagement. More recently, Reza's latest work God of Carnage won the Olivier Award for best new comedy and the Tony Award for best play. God of Carnage continues on Broadway starring Dylan Baker, Jeff Daniels, Lucy Liu and Janet McTeer (from the London production).
'Art' revolves around the purchase of a very expensive, all-white Modernist painting which pushes the boundaries of art and ignites a passionate debate among three friends. Burgeoning art aficionado Serge, gruff battleaxe Marc and highly-strung appeaser Yvan come to a head over artistic merit, Modernism and the value of friendship, ultimately testing the men's relationship.
"'Art' affords us the opportunity to examine our own responses to art and our expectations of friendship," states Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn. "May the debates rage on long after the curtain has come down!"
Artist Bios
Colin Mochrie plays Serge, an art collector with Modernist tastes. When he buys an avant-garde painting, he elicits a cataclysmic reaction from his friends Marc and Yvan. From his roles in Whose Line Is It Anyway? (CTV, ABC, UK's Channel 4) and This Hour Has 22 Minutes (CBC), he has become known as the quick-witted master of improvisation. More recently, he hosted the hugely successful game show Are You Smarter Than A Canadian 5th Grader? (Global TV) and appeared in a guest role on the animated series King of the Hill (FOX). He was a member of Toronto's Second City Theatre Company and has had stints with Drew Carey's Green Screen (The WB), Ron James' period comedy Blackfly (Global TV), the animated series George and Martha (HBO), The Magical Gathering (Disney and CBC) opposite his son Luke Mochrie, Getting Along Famously (CBC) opposite his wife Debra McGrath (for which he received a Gemini-nomination for best writing in a comedy or variety program). He has made guest appearances on Reality Bites: Celine Dion (for which he received a Gemini nomination for best ensemble performance in a comedy), The Drew Carey Show, Little Mosque on the Prairie, The Red Green Show and Corner Gas. On film, he has appeared in the Oscar-nominated Rainbow Wars, the highly-celebrated Truth in Advertising (Cannes Film Festival), Man on the Moon, The Tuxedo with Jackie Chan, Nora Ephron's Numbers, and Return of Zoom with Tim Allen and Courtney Cox. He continues to tour extensively throughout North America with fellow Whose Line alum Brad Sherwood and is writing a stage play with wife Debra McGrath. Mochrie is the recipient of the 2010 ACTRA Award of Excellence, the Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award, two Gemini Awards, two Canadian Comedy Awards and a Writer's Guild of Canada Award.
Peter Donaldson plays Marc, one of Serge's oldest friends whose taste leans towards the classics. An award-winning actor of the stage and screen, he recently starred in the world premiere of George F. Walker's And So It Goes (Factory Theatre). He starred in the Canadian Stage production Hysteria and is a veteran of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival where he recently appeared in Romeo and Juliet, Love's Labour's Lost and Caesar and Cleopatra. Other notable appearances in Festival productions include To Kill a Mockingbird, Much Ado About Nothing, Ghosts, Timon of Athens, Antony and Cleopatra, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, King Lear, Twelfth Night, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Hello, Dolly!, Into the Woods, The Threepenny Opera and Guys and Dolls. He won a Genie Award for best supporting actor for Long Day's Journey Into Night and appeared in Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter. Television credits include Ian Bowles on the series Emily of New Moon and Othello (CBC).
Evan Buliung plays Yvan, a friend of Serge and Marc's who gets caught in the middle of the debate. An award-winning actor, he is the recipient of two Gutherie Awards (Stratford), a Tony Van Bridge Award (Shaw) and a Dora nomination for Lord of the Rings (Mirvish). Buliung most recently starred in Cloud 9 (Mirvish) and The Devil's Disciple (Shaw). Other stage credits include: The House of Martin Guerre (Canadian Stage); We Will Rock You, Lord of the Rings (Mirvish); Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, Elizabeth Rex, King Lear, Henry IV, Henry V (Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he has appeared for six seasons); Macbeth (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); The Importance of Being Earnest, Man and Superman, Major Barbara (Shaw Festival, where he has appeared for four seasons). Screen credits include Elizabeth Rex (Rhombus Films) and The Best Years. This summer, he will be appearing in the premiere of George F. Walker's King of Thieves (Stratford).
Morris Panych has directed more than 100 productions, appeared in over 50 stage plays, in television and film and is a prolific playwright with more than 25 plays and six adaptations to his credit. Canadian Stage has produced four of his plays: What Lies Before Us, Vigil, The Overcoat and 7 Stories and he has directed a number of productions for the Company including The Overcoat, Habeas Corpus, Take Me Out, Amadeus, Sweeney Todd and Hysteria. His groundbreaking work, The Overcoat, which he co-created and directed, toured worldwide to great acclaim; he also directed the film version which won an honourable mention at the Prix Italia. In 2008 Panych made his Stratford Shakespeare Festival directorial debut with an adaptation of Moby Dick; he also directed A Little Night Music (Shaw) and premiered two new works, Benevolence (Tarragon Theatre) and The Amorous Adventures of Anatol (Vancouver Playhouse). In 2009 he directed the premiere of his latest work, The Trespassers (Stratford), directed Parfumerie (Soulpepper) and celebrated the 20th anniversary revival of 7 Stories (Canadian Stage). He has two Governor General's Literary Awards for Drama, five Dora Mavor Moore Awards, 14 Jessie Richardson Awards and three Sidney Riske Writing Awards.
Joining director Morris Panych, the creative team includes Ken MacDonald as Set & Costume Designer and Andrea Lundy, Lighting Designer. Nancy Dryden is Stage Manager and Janet Gregor is Assistant Stage Manager.
Nationally and internationally acclaimed, The Canadian Stage Company is Canada's leading not-for-profit Contemporary Theatre company. Founded in 1987 with the merger of CentreStage and Toronto Free Theatre, the Company is dedicated to programming international Contemporary Theatre and to developing and producing landmark Canadian works, which have been awarded some of the country's most prestigious literary and performing arts honours, including the Governor General's, Chalmers and Dora Mavor Moore Awards. The Company presents the richest variety of Canadian and international plays and musicals - from provocative work at the Berkeley Street Theatre to productions with popular appeal at the Bluma Appel Theatre and a summer of Shakespeare at the TD Dream in High Park. Canadian Stage has a long-standing commitment to education and enhancement programs for the public, nurturing theatre professionals, and developing new Canadian plays, while producing thought-provoking theatre and quality entertainment. For more information, refer to canadianstage.com.
Previews: March 15 - 17
Opening Night: March 18
Closing Night: April 10
SCHEDULE: Monday-Saturday at 8 p.m.; matinees Wednesday 1:30 p.m. and Saturday 2 p.m.
LOCATION: Canadian Stage - Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street E., Toronto.
TICKETS: From $20. Available online at canadianstage.com, by phone via Canadian Stage 416.368.3110, or in person at Customer Service Centres: Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley Street; or Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front St. E., Toronto.
RUSH SEATS: Available for any performance at 50% off the regular ticket price. Tickets are subject to availability and must be purchased in person at the box office one hour prior to show time.
PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN: For Monday-night performances only. Subject to availability. Must be purchased in person at the box office beginning at 10 a.m. on the day of performance.
C-STAGE: For individuals under 30 years with valid ID, tickets are $12.50 and not subject to tax or service charges. May be purchased in advance or on day of performance. Subject to availability. Purchase online at c-stage.ca, by phone or in person. For more info, go to c-stage.ca.
GROUPS OF 10+ PEOPLE SAVE: Contact Christina Hotz, Group Sales & Business Development Manager at 416.367.8243 x266 or email@example.com.
TALK BACKS: Free. Informal question-and-answer periods provide a chance to meet the artists following a performance in the theatre. After every Tuesday evening and Wednesday matinee show, excluding previews. No registration required.
THEATRE CLUB: Free. Structured like a book club with an opportunity to discuss the play and the Canadian Stage Reads book selection. Saturday, April 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Nicolas Hoare Books, 45 Front St. E. Register at email@example.com.


text:
A TEENAGER has admitted killing his friend by driving dangerously in Colchester.
Josh Irvine, 18, of Canterbury Road, Colchester, was a passenger in a Citroen Saxo when driver Michael Lock, 19, of Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, careered into a roadsweeper in Bromley Road in November 2012.
On Friday, Lock appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court charged with causing death by dangerous driving and changed his plea to guilty.
Josh's dad Patrick, who was at court with Josh's mother Tracey, said: "I wanted a trial, because the story would have all come out.
"It was a relief to hear the word guilty, but it has taken 18 months and should have been done a long time ago.
"He has put me and Josh's mother through all this when it was simple – he caused the death of our son.
"When he is sentenced on June 16, even if he gets ten years, it is never going to be enough."
At court Judge Charles Gratwicke told Lock to expect a jail sentence.
He said: "You should be in no doubt at all that for offences such as this, courts normally deal with them by way of sentences of imprisonment."
Josh, a former St Helena School pupil, was studying engineering at Colchester Institute when he died.
His dream was to become a marine engineer and join the Royal Navy.
Hundreds of people attended the funeral for the popular teenager and a memorial bench with the words "Our angel flying high. Keep watching over us our beautiful boy" has been placed in East Bay park at the bottom of East Hill.
The bench was paid for by his friends, who organised a series of fundraising events, and made by his uncle.
Mr Irvine said: "Since his death, the kindness shown has been phenomenal.
"We take things day by day. I get up in the morning and see Tracey and she helps me carry on."
Josh was an only child and today would have been his 20th birthday.
Following the crash, Essex County Council launched a proposal to change the speed limit along a stretch of Bromley Road to 40mph.
It was changed on March 31 this year.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Coming Soon: The Best 2015 San Diego Cyber Monday Hotel Deal
Let the countdown begin! The biggest savings of the year on a vacation at San Diego's island resort are just days away. For just four days during Paradise Point's Black Friday and Cyber Monday hotel sale, book a Southern California beach vacation for up to 45% off! Mark your calendar now – the most requested stay dates and popular waterfront rooms will be gone faster than you can decide which pair of sunglasses to pack.
Paradise Point Resort & Spa's Cyber Monday San Diego vacation deal starts November 27, giving you just enough time to heat up your first batch of Thanksgiving leftovers before booking your trip to San Diego's top family vacation destination. Have other Black Friday or Cyber Monday plans? Get early access to the best Cyber Monday hotel deal dates and rates by joining Paradise Point's email club, Facebook or Twitter.
In the meantime, start planning your vacation at Paradise Point Resort & Spa today. Find out which room type and location works best for your family, explore the 44-acre island via our interactive map and photo gallery, and discover the top San Diego attractions that will be just beyond your bungalow door.


text:
You won't be able to dismiss this by usual means (escape or click button), but you can close it programatically based on user choices or actions.
"I am so happy with my invitations. The quality of the paper is great...weighty and perfectly textured. The design is so elegant. The only thing I would say is that they are smaller than I expected but I was reading that's that is a good thing as it saves on postage! Service was also prompt and a pleasant experience."
"My fiance and I fell in love with these invitations because of the beautiful trees. The invitation was simple, yet perfect to describe to our guests the feel of our wedding. The invitations turned out beautifully. I gave the Design 4 stars only because there isn't room to add much else - so the wording you see is really all that will fit (which in reality, is probably a good thing so that the invitation doesn't get too cluttered.)"
"This is a simple elegant card but the bride and groom didn't like the organge color of the coral, so with the designer's help it was changed to a smoke gray - both the invitation as well as response and details card. Feel free to be creative - you can have your own perfect card! Only dissappointment was they don't provide "inside" envelopes - only outside. Too late to add them now. Should be provided at no extra cost."
"We just received our invitations and they are beautiful. The actual invites look even better in person. We loved the purple color, but chose the oranges to fit into our fall winery theme, which it did perfectly. The cards are beautiful and we are so happy with our choice!"
"Such a beautiful design and timeless for weddings. My only feedback it that the design should have offered more automatic colors other than green and brown. While they are not our colors, they still turned out to be beautiful!"


text:
Win One of Four Week-Long Trips for Two16 Apr 2015
Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism has launched its 'What's in a Name' contest, where you can win a week-long trip for two to Newfoundland & Labrador.
It's a banner year for icebergs. Come quick.6 Jun 2014
If you haven't seen the icebergs yet, do yourself a great big favour: get on a plane and come here right now and bring a camera. It might be another decade or generation before we see anything as good as this again.
Theatre of the fog-bound6 May 2014
Daniel Scott finds drama at every turn in Newfoundland.
Skiing Gros Morne National Park23 Oct 2013
Hitting the backcountry slopes in Newfoundland
Happily stranded in Rigolet8 May 2013
It's shortly after 6 p.m. early in September. I'm walking on a 4.4 km (2.6 mi.) boardwalk along the coast in Rigolet, the oldest Inuit community in Labrador. This region is part of Nunatsiavut—"our beautiful land"—and is only accessible by ship or plane (dog sled and skidoos in the winter.)
The surge and surface current slosh me around like laundry in a spin cycle. I'm scuba diving on Gadd's Wall, a precipitous dive site in Bonne Bay, in Western Newfoundland's Gros Morne National Park, that just may be one of the top dives on the Rock.
Outpost Expedition!10 Aug 2012
Big mountains, fjords, polar bears and Outpost Magazine = Summer 2012 Adventure Overload in Torngat Mountains National Park.
Introducing Canyon Adventures22 Jun 2012
On Friday, July 6, 2012 Riverfront Chalets & Rafting Newfoundland will be partnering with Gyula Takacs of Hungaroraft and combining over 40 years of whitewater experience to bring adventure to a whole new extreme in Grand Falls-Windsor!
Exotic Canada NL: Where the sushi swim4 Jun 2011
Off the craggy coast of Cape Broyle on the southern shore of Newfoundland and Labrador, you can dine on fresh uni sushi — one of the top delicacies in Japan — straight off the paddle of a kayak.
Beach Camping in Subarctic Labrador, Canada10 Jan 2011
Camping at 40 years old brings back the same summer rush I had for adventure in my earlier days exploring Gros Morne National Park. Last July's excursion to a 90-km stretch of beach in Labrador called the Wonderstrands proved I was still able to hike 100 km of wilderness and camp for seven days – and call it vacation! It was so much fun.
The Wonderstrands is located in what is now the Mealy Mountain National Park Reserve. At 11,000 square km, it's the largest protected area in eastern Canada. Best of all, it's just a day's ride from other fantastic adventures in the Labrador Straits region, including Gros Morne, Iceberg Alley and Battle Harbour National Historic Site. For my wife Rufina and I, it was only a kayak trip from Cartwright.
Great Finds on the Avalon10 Jan 2011
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are known worldwide for their hospitality. Making your own way to (and through) Newfoundland and Labrador is sometimes exactly what's called for, but if you're interested in travelling here without having to worry about the details, there are many package tour operators that take care of arrangements for you.
CapeRace Cultural Adventures and Ocean Quest Adventures are just two of many tour operators that let you truly experience and explore the majestic beauty of our province, our rich culture and heritage and, maybe even, our ocean floors.
Ocean Quest Adventure Resort offers a 7-night multi-adventure vacation package on Newfoundland and Labrador's Avalon Peninsula. CapeRace Cultural Adventures is a self-guided eco-cultural tour that features exclusive-use, serve-yourself accommodations at heritage houses in St. John's, Heart's Delight and Bonavista
Team Trailpeak in Newfoundland14 Sep 2010
The five editors from Trailpeak.com who were exploring NL recently have completed their coast-to-coast 10-day adventure. Trailpeak.com is a website highlighting the best hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, canoeing, skiing, and snowshoeing trails in North America. Read all about their NL escapades, complete with links to trail info and maps.
The love keeps pouring in for St. John's and NL. This travel feature appeared in Britain's widely read Daily Mail newspaper. It highlights some of the similarities between Newfoundlanders and their friends across the pond... most notably, an affinity for the longest running TV soap in the world...
Torngat Mountains: Let the spirit move you20 Aug 2010
The Land of Spirits: This Globe and Mail feature is all about Canada's newest national park — Torngat Mountains National Park in Labrador. From polar bear sightings to ice bergs, all seen within one of the last untouched wilderness areas in the world, the experience was clearly an unforgettable one for the writer.
Newfoundland one colourful character11 Jul 2010
"When a humpback whale surfaces, then dives, not four metres from my kayak, I'm terrified, then delighted." Read this colourful account of one Toronto Sun journalist's trip to Newfoundland and Labrador, including a close encounter with our local giants of the deep and some adorable puffins.
Best beaches in Canada6 Jun 2010
TripAtlas has named a Newfoundland and Labrador beach as one of the best in Canada. The website calls Sandbanks Provincial Park in the Burgeo Islands one of the best kept secrets in the country with "uncrowded beaches as well as fantastic hiking, kayaking, herds of caribou, and sand dunes with Anniopsquotch Mountains in the background."
Newfoundland and Labrador's vast, unspoiled wilderness offers glimpse back to Viking times24 Mar 2010
"Newfoundland and Labrador may lie in the Atlantic a time zone ahead of the rest of North America, but visiting Canada's easternmost province is like taking a step back in time…" Read about the province's Viking heritage in this NY Daily News article.


text:
Options,Account, Forums
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
50,000 Miles Later
12 Monkeys
What time does the monkeython go? (I looked at its website and didn't see an answer.)
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Lazy idiot
Tick tock
Wow... even Trent is getting a little snarky. We must be getting close.
I'm NEVER snarky.
The Logic of Long Distance
Which word of: "Today is November 22, 2008 The marathon is November 23, 2008 at 8 am" did you not understand? Right there at the top of the website...
The marathon is Sunday, not Saturday.
When it's all said and done, will you have said more than you've done?
I did see "Today is" -- but nothing after that, so I figured it was too close and you quit updating it. I guess it is some javascript thingie that isn't working when I browse it.
Blah blah blah. Scroll down.
Dunno what you mean. I checked the page (& the source of the frame), and it is some javascript thing that doesn't render at all for me. But I saw the posts here that say it is Sunday, so now I know.
TT Man
This thread needs updating: 364 days, some hours and change...
Thunder smash!


text:
2004 GMC Yukon Blower Motors
2004 GMC Yukon Blower Motors
Complementary Norton Shopping Guarantee included for your protection.
PLEASE SELECT Your GMC Yukon Submodel
PLEASE SELECT Your GMC Yukon Body Type
PLEASE SELECT The Side of the Part
PLEASE SELECT Your GMC Yukon Submodel
PLEASE SELECT Your GMC Yukon Body Type
PLEASE SELECT The Side of the Part
- No-Hassle Returns
- Live Representatives
- DOT/SAE Certified
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
- Most Orders Shipped Priority Mail
- Distribution Centers in NJ, GA, NV
- 2048-Bit SSL Encrypted
- Norton Verified & Secure
Lifetime Warranty Guaranteed
Every part comes with a limited lifetime warranty.Quality Guaranteed
We carry only the highest-quality brands in the industry, including TYC, KOYO, DEPO, and Modine, just to name a few. All parts meet OEM quality standards, and in most cases exceed the quality of the original product.Easy Returns Guaranteed
We offer a no-questions 100% money back guarantee on all items returned within 30 days of delivery.Correct Item Guaranteed
If you receive an incorrect item from us, we will immediately pay for return shipment and send you the correct item. (For items over $100 we will ship the new item after receiving the original, which we will pay for).Item in Good Condition Guaranteed
If the part we ship to you arrives in damaged or non-working condition, we will ship another item out to you immediately. (For items over $100 we will ship the new item after receiving the original, which we will pay for.)Fast Shipping Guaranteed
Most orders are shipped out the same day as they're received.Best Price Guaranteed
Our prices are hands-down some of the lowest you'll find on the net. If you find a product sold for a lower price by another vendor, we will beat or match their price.
Thanks to a winter frost heave and a tiny canvas carport I had the misfortune of accidentally breaking my side mirror when the car rolled over a bump in the driveway due to the tire positioning and the closer than close proximity of the poles holding up the carport wall. My neighbor who owns a garage tried to help me find a new mirror "preloved" so that I could save a few bucks. Even if he went to the junk yard himself and pulled it I was going to be paying at least $80. This was money that I didn't have for a side mirror I needed to have. He gave me his contact list & the website he uses to try and find the part on my own because I was getting ready for a road trip through a few states and we thought I would have better luck elsewhere. So online I went. Lots of phone calls made & websites searched but it wasn't until I came upon your website that I found what I was looking for at a price I could afford. I couldn't believe it. With shipping I was saving over $40 and the part which arrived 2 days after I got home from my trip looked perfect and still works great! I shared your website with my neighbor and he too was shocked by the price. We both love your website and while I haven't damaged anything since or needed any additional parts I will always visit your site 1st because I am confident that based on my experience with your customer service team and the pricing as well as shipping time and fantastic communication that I will always find the best deal when ordering from you.


text:
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 16/6/2013 (1528 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
ARDMORE, Pa. -- A steady hand gave Justin Rose the shiny U.S. Open Trophy. A wild ride gave Phil Mickelson yet another silver medal.
Rose captured his first major championship on Sunday with remarkable calm and three pure shots on the punishing closing holes at Merion. A par on the 18th hole gave him an even-par 70, and that was good enough to become the first Englishman in 43 years to win America's national championship.
Rose hit 5-iron to the first cut of rough, pin-high on the 17th for an easy par. He smashed the most important tee shot of his career down the middle on the final hole, about 15 feet short of the famous Ben Hogan plaque. And his 4-iron rolled near the pin and settled against the collar of the green.
"When I came over the hill and saw my ball laying in the fairway, I thought, 'This is my moment.' It was me hitting from the middle of the fairway," Rose said.
'I couldn't help but look up at the heavens and think my old man Ken had something to do with it'-- Justin Rose, on his father, who died in 2002
As usual, someone's big moment in the U.S. Open came at Mickelson's expense.
Rose was in the scoring area a half-mile from the grandstands behind the 18th green where the fans began to chant, "Let's go Phil!" as Mickelson paced off a last-ditch effort to force a playoff. It was a long shot -- the 18th hole didn't yield a single birdie all weekend. From about 40 yards away, Mickelson's chip for birdie raced by the cup, securing Rose's victory.
Mickelson, already in the U.S. Open record book with five second-place finishes, added another that will hurt as much any of them.
Sunday was his 43rd birthday. It was the first time he was equipped with the outright lead going into the last day. His week began with a cross-country trip home to San Diego to watch his oldest daughter graduate from the eighth grade, returning just three hours before his tee time on Thursday. This was the same daughter born the day after his first runner-up finish in 1999.
All the stars were aligned. None of the putts fell in.
Mickelson surged back into the lead by holing out from 75 yards in thick rough on the 10th hole for eagle, another moment that made it seem like surely this was his time. The cheer could be heard across the road, through the trees, loud enough that Rose knew exactly what had happened.
But on the easiest hole at Merion, Mickelson drilled a wedge over the green on the par-3 13th and made bogey.
What hurt Mickelson even more was a wedge from about 121 yards on the 15th hole. It should have given him a look at birdie, but it came up so short that Mickelson's best chance was to use one of his five wedges to chip from the front of the green. He hit that one too far, 25 feet by the hole, and the bogey wound up costing him a chance at the major he covets.
Mickelson wound up with a bogey on the 18th for a 74 and tied for second with Jason Day, who closed with a 71.
"Heartbreak," Mickelson said. "This is tough to swallow after coming so close. This was my best chance of all of them. I had a golf course I really liked. I felt this was as good an opportunity as you could ask for. It really hurts."
Day appeared to salvage his round by chipping in for bogey on the 11th hole, and he was still in the picture when he made a 12-foot par putt on the 17th to stay one shot behind. But he put his approach into the bunker left of the 18th green, blasted out to about seven feet and missed the putt.
The back nine was a four-way battle that included Hunter Mahan, who played in the last group with Mickelson. He was one shot out of the lead until he three-putted the 15th hole for a double bogey, and then closed with back-to-back bogeys when his hopes were gone. Mahan had a 75 and tied for fourth with Billy Horschel (74), Ernie Els (69) and Jason Dufner, who had a 67 despite making triple bogey on the 15th hole.
David Hearn (71) of Brantford, Ont., finished in a tie for 21st at 11 over, while Mike Weir (69) of Brights Grove, Ont., tied for 28th at 12 over. Tiger Woods finished at plus-13.
Rose finished at 1-over 281, eight shots higher than David Graham's winning score in 1981 when the U.S. Open was last held at Merion. The shortest course for a major championship in nearly a decade held up just fine. It was the third time in the last four years that no one broke par in the toughest test of golf.
Walking off the 18th green, he looked through the patchy clouds and pointed to the sky, a nod to his late father, Ken, who died of leukemia in September 2002.
"I couldn't help but look up at the heavens and think my old man Ken had something to do with it," Rose said.
The last Englishman to win the U.S. Open was Tony Jacklin at Hazeltine in 1970.
-- The Associated Press


text:
|WebWise Online Banking Application
Use this application to sign up for Webwise® Online Banking. If you would also like to sign up for WebWise Bill Pay Service, please visit the ATC e-BillPay information.
Please bring your completed application and agreement to any branch office with valid photo identification. If you need assistance completing the forms, we would be happy to assist you at the branch. Please do not return the application and agreement by mail.
If you are unable to come to a branch office or have questions, please call 518-584-5844 and ask for the WebWise Online Banking Department.


text:
MP6S: WebSphere MQ for Solaris V7.1 - Performance Evaluations
Downloadable files
MP6S includes performance charts showing Performance measurements to present the performance capabilities of WebSphere MQ V7.1 and allow capacity planning.
Download Description
This SupportPac includes:
• Performance measurements with figures and tables to present the performance capabilities of WebSphere MQ V7.1
• Interpretation of the results and their implications for designing or sizing WebSphere MQ configurations.
Possible Uses
This SupportPac is designed for people who:
• Will be designing and implementing solutions using WebSphere MQ for Solaris V7.1
• Want to understand the performance limits of WebSphere on this platform
• Want to understand how to tune WebSphere MQ on Solaris.
Skill Level Required
The reader should have a general awareness of the Solaris 5.10 Operating System and of WebSphere MQ in order to make best use of this SupportPac.
New in this Release
• Capacity information added in Chapter 6.
Authors: WebSphere MQ Performance Team, IBM United Kingdom Laboratories
Category: 2
Released: 22Dec11
Last updated: 02Apr12
Current Version: 1.2
»Please note that the version number shown in the right-hand pane is the version of the MQ product that this SupportPac applies to. The date is the last web page refresh.
To view the complete portfolio of WebSphere MQ SupportPacs please visit the WebSphere MQ SupportPacs homepage.
Installation Instructions
Download package
|Download Options
|02 Apr 2012
|US English
Technical support
Category 2 SupportPacs are provided in good faith and AS-IS. There is no warranty or further service implied or committed and any supplied sample code is not supported via IBM product service channels.
You may submit a question and return email address using the 'rate this page' below, but a response is not guaranteed.
Document information
More support for:
WebSphere MQ
Software version: 7.1
Operating system(s): Solaris
Reference #: 4031666
Modified date: 02 April 2012
Translate this page:


text:
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 19/12/2012 (1707 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Phoenix Sinclair's stepfather and murderer was such a volatile and angry man, his probation officer didn't want to be alone in a room with him.
"My concern was he might be violent in my office," Miriam Browne testified this morning at the inquiry into the death of the little girl in care.
The former probation officer with the domestic violence unit is now the registrar-executive director of the Manitoba Institute of Registered Social Workers. Browne testified about legislation to regulate the social work profession in Manitoba and her role as Karl McKay's probation officer in 1999.
In 2011, the province ordered an inquiry to examine how Phoenix fell through Manitoba's child welfare safety net. Phoenix's mother Samantha Kematch and her boyfriend, McKay, killed Phoenix in 2005 but her death wasn't discovered until 2006.They were convicted of first degree murder in 2008. Long before meeting Kematch, McKay was a violent man known to Child and Family Services, said his former probation officer who recalled meeting him more than a decade ago.
"I certainly felt that day that he was a very angry person and that my safety was at risk, and that it would not be safe for one individual to meet with him in the future," said Browne.
She wrote a warning letter to Child and Family Services about McKay who was on probation for beating his former spouses.
It said he was at a "high risk to re-offend in a violent fashion" and that children have been present when he was violent.
"We have serious concern for the safety of (the woman) and her children," the letter said.
The inquiry has heard that when Phoenix's mother resumed caring for the four-year-old in 2004, Kematch told a CFS social worker that her boyfriend was a trucker who stayed with her when he was in Winnipeg.
That man was McKay but the CFS intake worker didn't ask for his name or check to see if he had any prior involvement with the agency.
Browne testified that she wrote the letter to CFS about McKay because he was such a threat and she wanted to make sure CFS knew that.
"Its purpose was to formally document our concerns to the child welfare agency responsible for dealing with his significant other and their children."


text:
Tikolm wrote:That's all I can think of. Does that clarify anything?
I am actually fairly sure that I am thinking of is Classical Latin, given those pronunciations, and also the fact that it is the one (initially) taught at academic institutes. If people are talking Latin and haven't specified, then I generally assume Classical Latin. I know that some people consider any other form of Latin to 'not be' Latin. It is, however, the original (Well, disregarding Old Latin, anyway.).
Tikolm wrote:English may have phonemic voiced stops in initial position, but they tend to be realized as partially or fully devoiced. I tend to run to the fully devoiced with both stops and fricatives when not intervocalic, so any phonology based on my way of speaking would probably incorporate this feature.
Ah, see, this is probably common amongst certain accents or dialects (I'm not sure of any specific ones). When I speak, myself, I articulate all of the phonemes present in a word... Most of the time. There are some words where I get lazy, though... Y'know.
Tikolm wrote:I see what you were trying to say, but where does Greek come into the picture with Solmeia? (I'm sure you know that Latin isn't derived from Greek.)
Basically, the idea is that there are some 'artifacts' due to having an alphabet derived from another language family. Some Latin does have Greek roots, but its more conceptual than anything, in most cases.
Tikolm wrote:Do you mean the <u> or the [u]? I'm slightly confused.
I meant the [u]... I confused myself with that one, actually. I wrote <u> since although it was written in [kwual] it isn't significantly different from [w] in that case. Even though it's written in [ ]... Yeah. My bad.
Tikolm wrote:How can a pronunciation not reflected in the spelling occur in writing? What do you mean?
Straight from a textbook, and inserted into Wikipedia: "In the earliest Latin inscriptions, the letters C, K and Q were all used to represent the sounds /k/ and /g/ (which were not differentiated in writing). Of these, Q was used to represent /k/ or /g/ before a rounded vowel (e.g. "EQO" = ego), K before /a/, and C elsewhere. Later, the use of C (and its variant G) replaced most usages of K and Q: Q survived only to represent /k/ when immediately followed by a /w/ sound." (See Article)
Right. I think that's all! (Oh yeah. Merry Christmas!)


text:
Home » Gifts » For the Baby » Kiddie Korral Infant Red and White Sequin Onesie <>
Kiddie Korral Infant Red and White Sequin Onesie <>
Code: KK6579
Only $4.99
Quantity in Basket: None
Suggested Retail - $19.99
75% off - $4.99
While Supplies Last!
Adorable Little Cowgirl Bling Onesie!This onesie is a must for every little cowgirl. A white onsie with an attached red sequin skirt, and two red sequin boot accents on the front. Red lettuce edge trim on sleeves. Snaps at bottom.
Sizes: X-Small (6 months) Small (12 months), Medium (18 months), or Large (24 months).
Customers who purchased this, also purchased these products:
only $4.99
only $5.99
only $4.99
only $7.99
only $6.99
only $9.99
only $9.99
only $6.99
Basket Empty
Top Deals
Special Offers & Coupons
Category Bestseller


text:
Lancashire cricket director Mike Watkinson has acknowledged the possibility of losing coach Peter Moores back to England.
Moores is reportedly on a four-man shortlist to succeed Andy Flower as national head coach, along with Ashley Giles, Mick Newell and Trevor Bayliss.
Moores has so far refused to comment on his link to the role he departed in 2009 after a high-profile clash with Kevin Pietersen.
Watkinson said of the speculation in the Guardian: "It's not the first time and it won't be the last.
"It's a way of the world that if you have gone out there and recruited someone who you think is one of the best coaches available - which we have - then it is only natural that he will be linked to other positions when they come up."
Moores is considered one of the strongest candidates for the post, particularly in light of Giles' part in England's humiliating World Twenty20 campaign which ended in a 45-run defeat to Holland.
Lancashire start their new LV= County Championship season with a trip to Nottinghamshire on Sunday.


text:
PP Storage Basket with HandlesLike
song dan
Contact Manufacturer
song dan
M.F.Co., Ltd.
Product Range Main products
scarves,silk scarves,hats, handbags, teat bags,luggage,wallets,watches,quartz watchTarget Market(s)
North America; Oceania; Southeast Asia; Eastern Europe; Africa(except Middle East); Hong Kong/ Macao/ Taiwan; Latin America; Japan & Korea; Middle East & South Asia; Mainland China; Western & Southern Europe; Northern Europe; Central & Southern Asia; Middle East
- Product Details
- Company Profile
Basic Specification
Detail Description
Additional Information
|Payment Terms
|Minimum Order
|Lead Time Delivery Time
|20 days
|Sample Available
|Yes Ask For Sample
|Delivery Details
|20days after receiving deposit.
|FOB Port
|Loading Info
|By sea or by air
|Target Market(s)
|Africa(except Middle East), Central & Southern Asia, Eastern Europe, Hong Kong/ Macao/ Taiwan, Japan & Korea, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Northern Europe, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Western & Southern Europe
About Us
M.F.Co., Ltd.
Established in 2001, M.F. Co., Ltd. is one of the leading exporter and manufacturer in the market of men and women fashion accessories, including various kinds of scarves, bags, hats, belts, etc.Thanks to a highly skilled team of professionals (continuously involved in probing the latest fashion trends, searching new fabrics, developing new gorgeous designs, setting up more and more advanced collections), MF is a recognized leader in the fashion accessory industry and a basic component of the 'Made in China' in excellent quality.Because of its professionalism and its dedicating to innovation and manufacturing know-how, international perspective and management ethic, MF can surely cooperate with partners of the most popular international fashion brands, welcome to join us, your design and style is our service objective. Business personnel and network of our company are reaching all around the country as well as Japan, the United States and Europe.When you wear an item from MF, you know that you are wearing something very special and unique made by us who share our passion. You're wearing a piece of the passion, a fashion that is our brand and that is M.F.
General Information
|Year of Establishment
|US$101 Thousand - US$500 Thousand
|Sales Volume
|US$1 Million - US$2.5 Million
|Brand Name
Export Information
|Export Year
|Export Percentage
|91% - 100%
|Delivery Time
|25 days
|Minimum Order Quantity
|2,000 pairs
|Payment Terms
|L/C T/T D/P Western Union Others
Productivity Information
|Production Lines
|2 lines
|Factory Size
|8000 square meters square meters
|Monthly Capacity
|40,000 sets
|Investment on Manufacturing Equipments
|US$101 Thousand - US$500 Thousand
|No. of Staffs
|101 - 500 People
|No. of R/D Staffs
|5 - 10 People
|No. of Engineers
|5 - 10 People
|No. of QC Staffs
|5 - 10 People
Factory Info: Shanghai Jingbo Industrial and Trade Co., Ltd.
|Shanghai, Shanghai, China
|Hongxing Road No.191-4 Building, Chuansha Town, Pudong New Aera
|Factory Introduction
|One Decade of Industrial ExperienceFor one decade and 10 years of OEM experience, More than 100 percent of our goods are shipped to North America and Western Europe.,Nearly 800-1000 New Styles Developed MonthlyWe have a young and innovative design team who designs special products for our customers with different orientations and level and our designers are from U.S.A. and European countries. We use AutoCAD, Apple computer systems and other digital technology to develop more 800-1000 designs every month. We also incorporate the finest raw materials from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Europe to manufacture superior quality products.Large Production CapacityWith 100 top-notch machines in our 8,000-square-meter factory, we can produce 3 million accessories every month to satisfy your bulk OEM orders.Supplier NetworkWe maintain stable partnerships with our suppliers and persist on improving our supplier network. Our specialized personnel develop and audit our suppliers, and after years of partnership, most of our suppliers have gained certificates such as SA8000, WRAP, BSCI and more.QC Tailored to Your NeedsAside from following ISO 9001:2008 guidelines, You can verify compliance by sending your inspectors or selecting a third-party team. With our stringent QC inspections, based on the AQL sampling scheme of your choice, we can assure that the goods we deliver will match your expectations.Fast Samples and DeliveryWe will provide you with samples in just five days. Rapid shipment is our priority, thus, we deliver in as fast as 15 days. Contact us today to benefit from our products and services.


text:
Product Features
The Postureflex™ SFB banquet chair 91682 gains its unique styling cues by combining traditional silhouetted backs with a center-flex spine to produce a distinctive look. Complement this with a sculpted waterfall seat, and your selection of fabric and finish, and you have a chair that communicates your unique style and décor. This banquet stacker blends the comfort of a center-flex spine and silhouetted back with the ergonomic characteristics of Bertolini's proprietary Flex-Fit™ polymer seat and a generous portion of our exclusive BLUE commercial grade foam to provide your guests with uncompromising seating comfort. Under its smooth exterior lies the industry's most durable and sustainable seating structure. We take the industry's strongest banquet chair frame and add our ZERO Maintenance Flex-Fit™ seat with BosScrew™ technology for rock solid durability. All of this produces a stunning chair that lasts longer and needs replacing less often.
Technical Specs
A Banquet Chair that is Built and Sourced Locally in the USA:
Quality built in the USA for a chair that lasts longer and needs replacing less often; locally sourced with components such as recyclable USA steel, bio-based foam cushioning, and 30+% post industrial recycled seat polymers.
Read more about our sustainability efforts…
The Comfort of Postureflex
flex-fit™ Seat
Self-Tightening BosScrew™
The Comfort of Postureflex:
The Postureflex action back gives additional comfort by providing user controlled pressure sensitive back pitch through an innovative center-flex spring design.
Zero Maintenance Seat:
No loose screws on the floor with the innovative Flex-Fit™ blow-molded seat and Fit-Tight™ fastening system with self-tightening BosScrew™.
Unmatched Comfort:
The Flex-Fit™ seat's contoured S-shape saddle with Bertolini's exclusive 2 lb. BLUE foam cushioning and rolled front for all day comfort.
Industry's Strongest Banquet Chair Frame:
Radius 16 gauge 1010 cold rolled steel with integrated solid Torsion Bar System.
Ultra-Durable Powder-coat electrostatically applied and baked at over 400 degrees. Saltwater tested to over 800 hours. Both standard and designer finishes available. Chrome and brass plating also available.
Over 50 standard banquet chair fabrics and hundreds of designer fabrics to choose from. C.O.M. fabrics are usable upon approval; allow 0.8 to 1.1 yards of standard width fabric depending on model.
Glides For Life:
Noncorrosive ribbed and booted self-leveling rocker glides eliminate swivel glide failure; provided for the life of your chair.
Stack Buttons
Friction-fit, non-rigid polymer stack buttons stay in place, preventing marring.
Extensive Internal and Independent Testing:
Exceeds all BIFMA standards (and a few that BIFMA has not thought of).
Longest Banquet Chair Warranty in the Industry:
20 years structural and 10 years components.
Maximum ROI for Your Property:
We've brought together the industry's strongest frame, zero maintenance seat and longest warranty to provide you with maximum return on investment.
Sustainability Profile
A Banquet Chair that is Built and Sourced Locally in the USA:
Quality built in the USA for a chair that lasts longer and needs replacing less often; locally sourced with components such as recyclable USA steel, bio-based foam cushioning, and 30+% post industrial recycled seat polymers.
Available Downloads for this Product
Download Our Banquet Chair Overview(PDF)
Download Specifications Sheet(PDF)
Specify the X916882 on your Project (Editable PDF)
For a complete list of all available downloads visit our Download Page.


text:
TAMPA, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's cross country team earned its first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II National Championship race thanks to a 3rd place finish at the NCAA South Region race, Saturday morning from Sydney Dover Trails in Tampa, Fla. Their team score of 73 trailed the second place team, P.R. – Rio Piedras, by just two points.
Sophomore Valentin Lenz led the Lions' effort, finishing the 10K race with a time of 32:48.90 to earn 3rd place. Freshman Rafal Matuszczak finished less than ten seconds behind Lenz with a time of 32:55.80, giving him a 5th place finish.
The Lions' third top-10 finish came from SSC Runner of the Year, Carl Dunne, who crossed the tape at 33:04.80 and earned a 9th place finish.
Rounding out the squad's top-20 finishers was freshman Niclas Bez, whose 17th place finish came at 33:52.70. Lenz, Matuszczak, Dunne, and Bez were all named to the USTFCCA All-Region team.
The Lions' final finishes came from Rafael Lohner and Brian Haynes, who secured 39th and 52nd place times, respectively.
It was Florida Southern who took home the team prize in the race, with a final score of 65, while Fernando Ojeda from P.R.- Rio Piedras finished first overall.
The Saint Leo men's cross country team will get back in action on November 23, when they travel to Spokane, Washington to compete in the NCAA Division II National Championship race for the first time in Saint Leo history.
For more on the men's cross country program, visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Like' the Lions on Facebook and 'Follow' Saint Leo Athletics on Twitter and Instagram.


text:
Got the kids registered for art lessons? Here are a few ideas for using their surplus artwork—from archiving it to decorating your house (or your skin!).
Gymnastics or music lessons? Dance classes or coding bootcamp? Take our quiz to find out which after-school activities your kid should try.
From trampoline safety to when you should execute that first flip, we've got you covered.


text:
Peace Between KingsRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
This is an old European riddle from 1300-1900 AD.
They took me from my mother's side
Where I was bravely bred
And when to age I did become
They did cut off my head.
They gave to me some diet drink
That often made me mad
But it made peace between two kings
And made two lovers glad.
Riddle courtesy of Trumalia.com
What Next?
See another brain teaser just like this one...
Or, just get a random brain teaser
If you become a registered user you can vote on this riddle, keep track of
which ones you have seen, and even make your own.
Back to Top


text:
CONNOR Waldon looks set to have a big part to play for Swindon Town in 2014, as manager Mark Cooper tries to make the most of his limited striking options.
Waldon has been recalled from his loan spell at Gloucester City and would have featured in Swindon Town's clash with Crawley Town on New Year's Day, had a waterlogged pitch not put paid to the chances of any action at the County Ground.
The teenage frontman has impressed in loan stints at both Gloucester and Frome Town this season and Cooper feels he has earned the right to be considered for selection in the Swindon first team.
"He certainly would have been involved (against Crawley). We've always felt that he's had the potential," said Cooper.
"He has played at Frome and did well there, he's gone up another level to Gloucester and become a cult hero there. It's funny how football is. All of a sudden you get an opportunity, we called him back and he would have been involved but he'll get his chance before the end of the season.
"Miles (Storey) has tweaked his hamstring so we don't know how he's going to be - he did that at Bradford - and with us not having an abundance of strikers and Connor is going to be important to us."
Meanwhile, Cooper is hoping Dany N'Guessan will quickly rediscover his scoring touch in front of goal as he becomes Town's only experienced striker this month.
N'Guessan, who has recently recovered from a virus which had him laid low for more than a week, will be expected to lead the line for the Robins while they try to recruit a new number nine following the return of Nicky Ajose to Peterborough and Nile Ranger's impending departure.
"If we can get him back to how he was before, when he was scoring goals, then he can be very dangerous," said Cooper.
"He's a strong boy so hopefully he'll come back and this extra bit of rest will help make sure he's completely over it - same as Ryan Harley, Yaser (Kasim), all the boys who have had it.
"We've got 10 days before the next game so plenty of things can happen before then."
Ranger's representatives will meet club officials next week to discuss the striker's situation at the club - and Cooper remains immensely frustrated by the 22-year-old's disciplinary issues.
"We've got a meeting next Tuesday where everyone's available, his representatives, and we will decide what we're going to do," he said.
"I'd love Nile to be able to behave like a professional footballer. I feel so sorry for him with the way it's gone. He's got all the potential in the world.
"It's a crying shame that he is the way he is. I don't think he'll ever change."


text:
:: Principles of Economics - Macroeconomics
Summer 2014
@Windward CC
|Credit Hours:
Paul Briggs
236-9218 (Ph)
|Course URL:
|Instructional Mode:
|07/07/2014 - 08/14/2014
|Course Description:
|Study of the economic forces which determine a country's income, employment, and prices. Roles of consumers, businesses, banks, and governments are explored.
Student Learning Outcomes
Translate important macroeconomic terms and theories into various forms. Skills needed to achieve this outcome:
Writing ability, ability to translate economic terms into their own words.
Mathematical ability, ability to translate and interpret economic theories in a two dimensional graphical space.
Identify, explore and analyze macroeconomic concepts using economic analysis and research skills. Skills needed to achieve this outcome:
Research skills
Writing skills
Ability to formulate a thesis statement
Ability to back up arguments using published research and to cite that research appropriately
|Books may be purchased at the Windward CC bookstore or ordered online at http://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/wcc/home.aspx. If you do not have access to the Internet or unable to travel to the bookstore, you may also order by phone at 1-800-UHBOOKS
|Technical Requirements:
|The Internet allows students to take a course at home using a personal computer. Familiarity with using a computer and basic Internet skills (browsing, sending e-mail, saving/sending files) is required. Students must have a computer with Internet access. Depending on the online course, students may be required to log in at a specific day and time or at anytime. Students taking an online course should always contact their instructor after registration or prior to the first day of class to get detailed information regarding the course.
Minimum Computer Hardware/Software Requirements:
It is also required that you obtain a UH Email account. Please go to the following URL for more information: http://www.hawaii.edu/askus/563
Laulima Help
|Friday, April 4, 2014 09:49:33


text:
The century we are living in is a period of glad tidings in which the portents of the End Times reported in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas) and in the works of Islamic scholars are taking place. With the consecutive occurrence of these portents the entire Islamic world has entered a most holy state of expectation: of the second coming of the Prophet Jesus (as), the appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (as), and of Islamic moral values prevailing on Earth.
The End Times is a concept referring to the final period before the Day of Judgment. The features and portents of the End Times have been described in detail in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas). The information regarding the End Times also constitutes one of the main subjects in the most trustworthy and fundamental Islamic sources. Based on these sources, we may describe the main features of the End Times as follows:
The End Times consists of two separate stages. The first stage of the End Times is one of increased moral degeneration, of hunger and poverty, when conflict, anarchy and disorder cause fear and unease, and when the majority of mankind suffers from lovelessness, ruthlessness and selfishness. Following that period, this dark age will come to an end and the "Golden Age" will begin with our Lord sending the Prophet Jesus (as) back to Earth and, through Hazrat Mahdi (as), leading people to the true path. By the leave of Allah, the Golden Age will be a time when plenty, abundance, peace, security, justice and love rule the world.
Major events and historical developments will take place during the End Times. The individuals who will be the means whereby this happens are most sacred and holy people. One of these holy individuals of the End Times, the Prophet Jesus (as), was raised into the Presence of our Lord some 2000 years ago and will return to Earth at the time appointed by Allah. Information provided in hadiths and in verses of the Qur'an indicates that his second coming will take place in the End Times.
In addition, in hadiths our Prophet (saas) has imparted the glad tidings that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear during this time and will fill the world with peace and justice. The superior moral values and honorable intellectual struggle of Hazrat Mahdi (as) are described in detail in the hadiths. Our Prophet (saas) has told devout Muslims to follow Hazrat Mahdi (as) when he appears. The Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) will wage an intellectual struggle against irreligion during the End Times and, by Allah's leave, will be the means whereby the moral values of the Qur'an come to prevail on Earth.
The hadiths also report what the major negative force opposed to the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) in their great struggles will be. This negative force is theantichrist (dajjal). The name dajjal, regarded as one of the great portents of the Last Dayin reliable hadiths and fundamental Islamic texts comes from the root djl and means "liar, cheat, he who confuses hearts and minds, good and bad, truth and falsehood, he who conceals a thing's true face by gilding over it, a disturber who wanders everywhere in secret corners, an evil one."
Highly detailed information has been provided in our Prophet's (saas) words on such matters as the coming of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as), their physical features, when and where they will appear, the activities they will engage in, and those characteristics that distinguish them from other people and will enable them to be recognized. In the same way, the hadiths contain considerable information about the methods the antichrist will employ to oppose these holy personages, what techniques he will employ to attract people to his side, and how he can be recognized.
One of the wise aspects of our Prophet (saas) providing so much detailed information in the hadiths about the Prophet Jesus (as), Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the antichrist is to enable people to easily recognize them when they do appear. Yet although they have been awaited for some fourteen centuries and despite so much identifying information concerning them, they will still not be recognized, or will be wrongly identified, by the great majority of people. It is certain that the antichrist, who will wage an intense struggle against them, will play a major role in the failure to recognize the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as). The antichrist will oppose the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) in the End Times, will strive to disseminate disbelief among people, and will resort to all possible means to lead them into evil. He will introduce himself to people in different forms by way of deceptions and cheating, and it will not at once therefore be realized that he is a negative force, and, like the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as), he will not immediately be recognized. In this way he will influence a great many people with his lies and direct them as he sees fit. Indeed, under the indoctrination of the antichrist, the great majority of people will line up against the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) and will strive against them. For that reason, in the early years of their coming, the number of those who appreciate the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) and who support these holy individuals will be very small, and some of those who do believe in them will even gradually turn their backs on them.
There is no doubt that this is the most astonishing and thought-provoking situation. That is because, the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be most auspicious and worthy people who abide solely by the approval of Allah, who strive with all sincerity for the salvation of all mankind in this world and in the Hereafter, and who will bring peace and plenty to the world. Under normal circumstances, all Muslims living at a time when the portents of the End Times are taking place one after the other and when the appearance of these holy individuals is expected should be waiting for the coming of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) with enormous joy and enthusiasm. When they appear, Muslims should also be able to see and recognize their superior moral virtues with the same enthusiasm and to recognize them from the characteristics revealed in the hadiths. Every Muslim who clearly sees the auspicious activities undertaken by the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) should wish to align himself with them and to support the community of truth that acts alongside them, and all Muslims should compete with one another to support them with great enthusiasm and excitement. On the contrary, however, as stated above, even though many people witness all these developments they will still either fail to recognize the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) or else, even if they do recognize them, they will avoid supporting them and standing by their side for one reason or another.
These signs in the hadiths reveal the importance of Muslims being correctly informed regarding the portents of the coming of the personages of the End Times, the characteristics that distinguish them from other people and the struggle based on falsehood that the antichrist will wage against them. It must not be forgotten that the End Times will be a period in which people have difficulty distinguishing between right and wrong and when a turning away from religious moral values will lead to great disorder and confusion. By Allah's leave, this information will protect Muslims against confusing good and evil at such a time and will enable them to realize the truth.
The aim of this section is to enable all Muslims to acquire the most accurate information about the coming of the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as), and about the antichrist, in the light of the verses of the Qur'an, the hadiths of our Prophet (saas) and statements by great Islamic scholars. It is also to eliminate any reasons that might prevent Muslims recognizing the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) when these holy individuals appear, to expose all the fraudulent measures to which the antichrist will resort, and to prevent Muslims falling into a great error in the face of such a historic event. It is to be a means whereby all Muslims to be the ones to take their places alongside these worthy personages and give them the best possible support, by setting out all this information for their benefit.
We again need to recall that the period we are living in is one that has been awaited for some 1400 years. For that reason, all Muslims who are aware of this and who wish to enjoy the honor of standing alongside these holy personages must read the information contained in this book with the greatest care and be cautious against all misinformation and misdirection that might prevent them from following the truth. They must be aware what might prevent them from recognizing these holy individuals and embrace all means of identifying them properly.


text:
About the Book
When Tom Johnson falls from the year 2011 back to the year 1983, he has to decide how or if he should change his life and the lives of those he knows, and perhaps even save one of their lives that was tragically cut short. A novel for mature young adults sixteen years and older.
Features & Details
- Category Literature & Fiction
5×8 in, 13×20 cm
302 Pages
- Publish Date Nov 14, 2012
About the Creator
I have written stories since I was in high school and amazed myself by getting an A on a short story I handed in for my creative writing class. I figured maybe I had found a skill in myself that I would want to explore and also discovered an enjoyable pastime in the process. Most of what I wrote has never seen the light of day due to self doubts and computer memory crashes, but I have had several essays published in The Colorado Leader. Timeline marks my debut novel.
Log in or create an account to post a comment.


text:
A couple of weekends ago I made soup and cut up half of a round steak for the meat, so I needed to do something with the other half. Just for grins I soaked it with Worcestershire sauce and a little salt and let it sit in the fridge for about 12 hours before grilling, and this is what I got.
I put it over a hot fire and not only did I get nice grill marks but the grain of the meat really stood out as well.
Sliced against the grain, of course.
Straight Worcestershire usually has a pretty pungent aroma and flavor but the steak itself was rather mellow and actually pretty good. I'm not sure if there was much interaction between the sauce and the beef or if the change came more from the heat of the coals, but it worked out well enough for me to consider trying it on a different cut sometime.


text:
Howdy Y'all,
Shout outs from the burbs of Hotlanta. I'm so glad this disc board is here. I've been looking for such a board for a while now. My wife got me How To Grill and I checked out the website from there.
My grillin biography starts off with campfire grillin in Boy Scouts as a lad. Dad had a Weber Kettle growing up but it was mainly used for steaks, bugers, dogs, and pork chops. I had no concept of everything that black sphere was capable of. Not realising how good I had it, I always wanted a gas grill. When I moved out on my own, my first room-mate had a gas grill. We both loved to cook and I used it quite a bit. Over the years, I've gone through about 4 gas grills, 2 of which I still have. How many people can relate to me on this one... I always wanted one of those sideburner grills and having had one for a few years now, I can't recall for sure whether I've even used it.
Anyway, I love to grill. I rarely do hamburgers. (No pun intended.) I love to experiment with new things to throw on the grill. If your going to make homemade pizza, grill it. I do veggies prettty often. My most experimental grill venture was making Spaghetti sauce on the grill. It turned out great and as I perfect the technique, I'll share more on that. I love pork tenderloins grilled too. Now that I have one of Steve's books I'd like to try something new at least once a week. For years I've wanted to do homemade lazagna on the grill. Anyone else done that here?
Late last summer I started working at Home Depot in the Grill department. Its a rough job but somebodys gotta do it. Sell the sizzle. This christmas Santa brought me a Horizontal Smoker. It's a Char-Broil Silver Smoker. I feel like I've just entered a new frontier. I look forward to travelling this frontier with all of you.


text:
THE new cricket season may still be a little way off but a large number of Somerset girls are already playing competitive cricket in the Lady Taverners eight-a-side indoor competition.
This winter has seen the largest number of schools ever taking part in the competition including Castle School, Queen's College and Taunton School.
Caroline Atkins, the Somerset women and girls coach, said: "This is a competition for all Somerset schools girls teams for Under-13s (Years 7-8) and Under-15s (Years 9-10).
"Over the years there has been a considerable increase in the number of schools taking part which is very encouraging.
"About five years ago we only had three or four teams enter each age group which was disappointing. However then along came 'Chance to Shine' which meant more cricket coaching in schools and now we have got 21 schools in the Under-13s and 16 in the Under-15s, which is brilliant.
"Entry numbers do vary, but this is now a well-supported competition and it would be nice to get girls cricket into the more schools permanently.
"There are examples of girls inter house cricket being played which is a great way to ensure lots of youngsters get to give cricket a go."
Atkins added: "There will be preliminary rounds with three or four teams in each group and the best four teams going through to the county finals.
"Not so long ago it was straight into the finals whereas now there are one or two rounds before we get to that stage."
The former England international also goes along and is involved with all of the games which are played.
She said: "A lot of the girls are learning what to do and where to stand almost as they play but it is brilliant to see so much enthusiasm and natural ability.
"There are some decent shots going on and some good running between the wickets as well, and as the girls start to know what is happening the bowling gets better.
"It is a good way to get people playing the game and then hopefully schools will nominate players with a bit of interest to come along to the district training and over the years we have made some real finds as a result of this competition."


text:
Modex 2012: Forklift collision awareness system prevents accidents
Flow-Rite Safety Solutions (Booth 4328) introduced the Crossing Guard forklift collision awareness system that detects two separate motions to trigger an audible alarm and high-intensity LED alarm light.
in the NewsJuly U.S-bound shipments are solid, and August looks better, reports Panjiva July Cass Freight Index Report points to annual gains and sequential declines Truckload spot and contract rates seeing a summer bounce, says DAT Schneider Electric names Carlos Villa VP of U.S. industry business Transplace announces TPG is new equity partner More News
Flow-Rite Safety Solutions (Booth 4328) introduced the Crossing Guard forklift collision awareness system that detects two separate motions to trigger an audible alarm and high-intensity LED alarm light. By requiring two inputs, Crossing Guard reduces nuisance alarms and detects the presence of motionless individuals—a common cause of forklift accidents and fatalities.
"With this product, we take the error out of human error," said Dave Klumb, vice president of sales and marketing at Flow-Rite. "Forklift operators and employees who routinely walk through a facility often become immune to warning systems that frequently sound false alarms. Also, there's no widely used system that detects a person who is standing still and is obscured from the forklift operator's vision. This product does both."
The unit monitors a definable area with four adjustable infrared, ultrasonic and/or weight sensors. For installation without electrical wiring, a low-cost, eco-friendly solar panel trickle powers the system's rechargeable DC battery with energy from ambient warehouse light. Optionally, the device plugs into an existing low-voltage power outlet.
Modex 2012 is scheduled to be held February 6-9, 2012 in Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the material handling and logistics industry. Modern's complete Modex 2012 coverage.
About the AuthorSara Pearson Specter Sara Pearson Specter has written articles and supplements for Modern Materials Handling and Material Handling Product News as an Editor at Large since 2001. Specter has worked in the fields of graphic design, advertising, marketing, and public relations for nearly 20 years, with a special emphasis on helping business-to-business industrial and manufacturing companies. She owns her own marketing communications firm, Sara Specter, Marketing Mercenary LLC. Clients include companies in a diverse range of fields, including materials handing equipment, systems and packaging, professional and financial services, regional economic development and higher education. Specter graduated from Centre College in Danville, Ky. with a bachelor's degree in French and history. She lives in Oregon's Willamette Valley where she and her husband are in the process of establishing a vineyard and winery.
Subscribe to Modern Materials Handling Magazine!Subscribe today. It's FREE!
Find out what the world's most innovative companies are doing to improve productivity in their plants and distribution centers.
Start your FREE subscription today!
Article TopicsFlow-Rite Safety Solutions · Forklifts · Lift Trucks · Modex 2012 · Safety · Sustainability · ·
Reader survey: Lift trucks keep on truckin' Top 20 industrial lift truck suppliers, 2017 View More From this Issue


text:
Heritage Recipe Book
{Bringing recipes from the past to the table today}
Acerca del libro
The Schnute Family and all those associated with them have a very distinct and strong heritage. The recipes they have accumulated over the many years could fill many books but we have chosen some of our favorites. Before the modern age people would keep tangible records. Unfortunately, that does not happen often in our present time. These very thoughts and the presence of such a rich heritage in this family sprung us forward to make this recipe book. We hope you enjoy coming together as families to eat meals. It has been very important for this family. They have enjoyed preparing these recipes and eating them together.
Acerca del creador
Photographer // Texan // Follower of the Way. I reside in Texas and have a passion for telling stories through photography and film. If there is project you want me to work on, please contact me.
Inicia sesión o crea una cuenta para publicar un comentario.


text:
Blog Directory
Browse the Blog Directory
Browse blogs from wide range of categorized blogs on our blog directory. Whether you are looking for niche blogs, personal blogs, Ireland blogs, Society blogs, Ethnicity blogs you can find them all in our blog directory.
Submit your Blog
Or, Submit your blog and be included on our search engine friendly blog directory.
Ireland EthnicityBrowsing Ireland Blogs » Society Blogs » Ethnicity Blogs
Find the most trusted blog sites about ethnicity and society at BlogsDB. Submit Ethnicity blogs and get listed on our most trusted blog directory on cyberspace.
No blogs are found on this category yet.


text:
The challenge of addressing end-of-life care under the current health care modelComments Email Print
Just how significant is the cost for what is called end-of-life health care? Consider the following statistics:
And when policymakers attempt to address the issue and give thought to any type of pulling back or capping what can or should be spent on someone who is already dying, they are met with chants of death panels.
The important question is this: How do you balance the desire to do everything possible to sustain the life of a loved one when there is little that can be done beyond palliative care? And who should have the authority to make those decisions when the care is most often paid for by a third party?
For most people the cost of end-of-life care for the elderly is paid by a third party. This means that, while there is no real financial cost to the patient or his or her family, there is nevertheless a real and painful emotional burden that spurs a natural desire to spare no effort to keep the patient alive, even if that may, in fact, cause the loved one discomfort and distress and increase the risk of additional health complications.
Under the current Affordable Care Act, palliative care is considered an essential health benefit that must be covered by all insurance plans subject to the law. However, each state can decide how to meet this requirement and how, or if, hospice services will be covered.
It is difficult to discuss "policy" when we are dealing with the lives of loved ones, because when human emotions are involved, it is nearly impossible to make objective decisions. Yet, as we struggle to improve our current health care delivery and finance systems, we cannot ignore this issue — regardless of how politically sensitive it may be.
I would suggest that our model must be improved in a way that addresses, among other things: the purpose of medical treatment and intervention; the cost of alternative approaches to care; a patient's right to die with dignity; the role of nurses and nurse practitioners; the role of hospice and palliative care; and the role of family and other caregivers. I would add that we could learn much from other countries that have already established successful models for compassionate, yet cost-effective, end-of-life care.
There are a lot of well-intentioned participants trying to improve our health care finance and delivery system. And some attention is being given to end of life care. But until policymakers have the courage to step forward in a more meaningful way to address this financial aspect of the health care delivery system, we are unlikely to even come close to reducing and stabilizing what we spend as a nation on health care.
John E. Schiller is a partner and head of the Health Law Practice Group at Cleveland-based Walter | Haverfield LLP.


text:
He won't stop contacting me
Dear Meredith,
A long time ago, I had a relationship with a man who I thought I was going to spend my life with. We were both in our mid-30s and divorced -- over a decade for me, under a year for him.
Short story: we dated for almost two years and split acrimoniously. There were lots of issues but it boiled down to him not wanting a serious commitment and both of us acting out in immature ways rather than just calling Time of Death. One night after a drunken fight (neither of our proudest moments), it was over -- HIS choice. I was devastated for a very long time but accepted it and moved on with my life.
That was three years ago. My current problem revolves around establishing healthy boundaries and what to do about his strange behavior. Since the split, he's tried force a friendship -- periodic emails, random texts, stalking my online profile, even leaving a gift at my home. I don't do the friends-with-exes thing and just ignored it all, thinking he would get the message and move on. There's been no contact or engagement on my part. Most recently: I got a text after the Boston Marathon bombing asking if I was OK. I don't appreciate this or his other weird behaviors. He broke up with me! He's in a new relationship now and I still feel a little pain over our ending even though it's been a very long time.
My questions to you and LL are: Why would an adult persist in forcing communication after all this time when he knows it is unwanted? Is it poor boundaries and/or guilt? Do I need to be forcefully direct? Moreover, what's the most mature way to convey: "You made a choice, leave me the %$@* alone?" Am I missing something that I should be more sensitive to when it comes to setting boundaries with an ex? I did love this man at one point and don't want to be cruel.
– Boundary Hunter, Boston
My guess is that he's contacting you because he misses your friendship, BH. And yes, maybe there's some guilt. He might also want to keep you around just in case ... but let's not go there. At the moment, he just wants you as an acquaintance. You have no use for that.
The best way to establish a boundary is to set it. Instead of just ignoring the contact and hoping that he gets the message, send one note. Something that says, "Hey, I wish you the best, but it's confusing to hear from you and I'm not interested in a friendship. I'll let you know if I ever change my mind." Then block his email address and phone number.
Don't worry about cruelty. Stating your needs isn't cruel, especially when he's been so thoughtless. There's no need to make calls and buy gifts when your ex is trying to move on.
As for the post-Marathon text, well, I give him a tiny pass for that. Many of us checked in with everyone we knew that day. That text would have bothered you less if that had been his only attempt at contact over the years.
He's not getting hint, so spell out the boundary. Then block him -- with technology and in your brain.
Readers? Does she have to tell him to stop contacting her or can she just block and ignore? Why is he reaching out? Is any of this communication forgivable? What does it mean? Advise.
– Meredith


text:
Hi kids. I'm back from those two weeks of vacation, including several meetings with Mr. T at Mr. Green's office; and a splendid weekend in Boston … which, you cannot help but be constantly reminded, is home to the Stanley Cup champions.
I think I may have won a few championships of my own up there in the North End.
First I want to thank Fran for his wonderful stories, so well-written, so descriptive. We actually have one more in the hopper for later on … I still have some vacation time remaining. I also have a hockey-related guest blog that I'll post one day this week or next.
I'm back to work this week — but I will be pretty tied up covering the Champions Tour's Constellation Energy Players championship at Westchester Country Club.
We're just about halfway through the worst hockey month of the year. Training camp is a month and a day away (physicals Sept. 16; on-ice Sept. 17 … fitness training with no pucks and probably some vomiting).


text:
Please stare at this self-explanatory and rather sad graph for no less than 90 seconds, then share it on Facebook. Tony Haile:
If you're an average reader, I've got your attention for 15 seconds, so here goes: We are getting a lot wrong about the web these days. We confuse what people have clicked on for what they've read. We mistake sharing for reading. We race towards new trends like native advertising without fixing what was wrong with the old ones and make the same mistakes all over again.[Time Magazine via Flowing Data]


text:
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania has announced a time change for its Big 5 men's basketball game with La Salle University on Saturday, Jan. 4 at The Palestra. The game will now tip off at 4 p.m., not 7 p.m. as originally scheduled.
With the time change, there is also a change in which radio station will broadcast the game in the Philadelphia area. It will now air on WNTP 990 AM instead of WFIL 560 AM. The game will be joined in broadcast following the end of Penn State's game which tips off at 2 p.m.


text:
The big data era is here, and RDBMS will no longer suffice. Enter NoSQL databases -- but which one is right for you? With so many available, it might seem impossible to choose, but in fact, different data sets call for different databases.
In this special report, InfoWorld's Andrew C. Oliver breaks down the various databases on offer, including Couchbase, Cassandra, MongoDB, and CouchDB. He also lays out the logic behind key-value databases, column family/big table databases, document databases, and graph databases.
To continue reading this article register now
Learn More Existing Users Sign In


text:
ST. PETERBURG, Fla. - The Saint Leo volleyball team was unable to rebound from their Friday night setback to Florida Southern as the Lions dropped a 3-1 (27-29, 25-22, 25-14, 25-15) decision to North Alabama in a non-conference match that was played at Eckerd College's McArthur Center on Saturday.
The match started nicely for Saint Leo (12-15) as the Lions rebounded from a 22-17 deficit to claim the first set in extra points. Unfortunately for Saint Leo fans, that would be the only highlight of the day for the Green and Gold as North Alabama (23-8) dominated the remaining sets, holding a .361 attack average for the remainder to claim the match and the season sweep over Saint Leo.
Freshman Lauren Campbell impressed in the loss with 16 kills on 45 swings. Senior Danielle Bletso also reached double-digits in kills with 11 to go along with three blocks. Jaclyn Mailoto added 36 set assists for the Lions.
For the opposing Lions from UNA, Natalie Marsh has a game-high 18 kills and three blocks. Priscella Massengale added 14 kills and hit .393 in the win.
The Lions will try and break the winless streak during the final weekend of the regular season when they head to south Florida for an SSC double-dip. The weekend will first get underway when the Lions face Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. on Friday night. For the latest news, updates, and information on Lions Volleyball, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


text:
Agree with some of the other reviewers that the beginning is VERY slow. Also, the script of the protagonist's father, teachers and mentors is so patro..Show More »
I really enjoyed this book, the second in the Imager's series from L.E. Modesitt. I have been eagerly awaiting it since I picked up the first book on..Show More »
I like the character, and the concept, but not this story which seems to show the author being burned out and trying very hard to produce something as..Show More »
Princeps picks up shortly after Scholar leaves off and continues to follow the life of Quaeryt as he develops his Imager abilities. He figures out new..Show More »
L. E. Modesitt, Jr. offers up another volume in the Imager Portfolio that differs little from its predecessor. As Bhayar's forces invade Bovaria Quaer..Show More »
Quaeryt is promoted to Commander and he is once again leading his Imager/Troopers into battle. You know the drill: High Holders, iron darts, defensive..Show More »
Book 8 of the Imager series, or book 5 of the "Quaeryt" story arc.
This book continues the story of the founding of Solidar, as Lord Bhayar ..Show More »
Good continuation of the imager world storyline if you liked the prior books. Performance is well done and adds to the story.
I do like this author but lately it seems that many of his books are following the same basic formula.
The genius of the Imager books is how it restricts the near omnipotence of its protagonists through societal forces giving room to essentially medieva..Show More »


text:
Dog-friendly Blockley, 3 Dogs & WiFi
Glebe Cottage nestles close to the village church, in the heart of unspoilt Blockley, one of the larger of the Cotswold villages and once a major centre for the silk industry. Formerly part of the adjacent Cotswold vicarage, set midway between Moreton-in-Marsh and Chipping Campden, it has been completely modernised and…
This delightful Cotswold-stone, mid-terrace holiday cottage is located in the village of Blockley. It boasts many character features throughout including exposed stone walls and a feature fireplace. There are plenty of walks across marvellous countryside, including the Monarch's Way and the Heart of England Way.
- 1


text:
This is my Samahk and his Tomoja, the djinn of greed and poverty.
Samahk as his brother and sister, is one of the ''3 Tiger of Maurenia'' and he's traveling the world searching for the treasure of his father.
My OC -Sakina, looked up arabic names and meanings. Sakina means "calmness" and "peace. She's pretty calm most of the time but when angry a force to be reckoned with. She's the youngest of three, two older brothers. Her father is a martial artist but does a lot of construction since nobles are mostly his clients (and are hard to come by). Her father and brothers because of their martial arts background
they strongly believe in strength and peace of both body and mind.
Djinn- Yusra for "wealthy" and "ease". She's...not so calm she's very graceful and moves quickly with ease. She strongly believes in in "only the strong survive" and "hit first think/talk later. The two are polar opposites and do get in a lot of disagreements.
(didn't have time to color so just scanned
You know something's epic when as soon as u finish it, u want to re-watch it
this is my entry but its not really good
You'll have to forgive the scrappy mouse colouring :s
This guy: Idris, member of a nomadic tribe who hunt with spears (hence the polearm). An anarchist who's more interested in toppling kings than setting himself up as one because he likes that community-centric style of society, but of course his djinn thinks otherwise. He's tight with money and sometimes gets into OCD fits of organising. When bored or sorely tempted, he can be a bit of a prankster.
Djinn: Ose, Spirit of Blinding Ambition and Desire. Element... let's say wind :> His appearance is themed on a crowned leopard, like his namesake demon. He has a manipulative but essentially just personality - because Idris is similarly capable of being manipulative they can't help trying to one-up each other (except when it really counts).
Dandare wrote:
Natsumi_Fyoko wrote:
(Sorry that I couldn't color TT^TT ; I tried my best)
Magena is the sister of Morgiana, therefore she is a Fanalis. She left to search for her sister after her mother died of depression over Morgiana's capture, and ended up being rescued by Sinbad. (Her character is greatly inspired by him.) Her Djinn is Valhard who reigns over Enlightenment and Havoc.
No worries... mine are uncolored as well. Quoting my editor: ''If you would try colouring each and every panel you make you would drop dead after 10 pages a week''.
I think Your work is plenty awesome. The approach of quasi-Indian design such as multi-armed character is something I envy You in terms of courage. Year ago I gave up a paid commission of Naga Queen cause.. design seem to complex with all of her 6 arms. I wonder if I would do it finely even nowadays.
Anyway: Real nice work! You can be proud ^^
Haha, thank you! Your words were really encouraging I shaded mine pretty heavily on paper, but when I scanned it, it barely showed. -_-''
crocodillo wrote:
You'll have to forgive the scrappy mouse colouring :s
Everything about your character design is AWESOME!!!
I love the accent of light blue on his hair after his transformation. <3
Defiantly in the top three !
マギ !!! ♥
Just thought I'd drop in and say these all look amazing! Sounds like a fun contest (too bad I was too busy!)
Feel so moon
This is my entry. I hope it counts!
Name: Shura
Djinn Equip: Yozack
Sorry if the pictures are too big!! ;~; I'm uploading from my phone :c
Normal form and djinn
Djinn equip form
The weapon is a quill pen. It can be used to write out certain spells and incantations in thin air instead, but it does not bode well in close combat due to obvious reasons. Close hand combat is used when the enemy is in close range.
Here's a small background if you are interested:
Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide
This young Fanalis was taken in by the Kou Empire to become a soldier in the military. However, after fighting in many battles, the young Fanalis got tired of battling and sought enlightenment instead. The young Fanalis went through a dungeon that focus on complex problems and puzzles rather than monsters. When the young Fanalis solved all of the problems and reached the end, the djinn of enlightenment and peace, Gautama, appeared before the young Fanalis. Gautama now aides the young Fanalis in the search of knowledge to reach enlightenment. Due to that, the young Fanalis has became a scholar in the Kou Empire. For better or for worse, the young Fanalis spent all of the time studying rather than fighting, and lost some physical strength.
Good luck everyone. ^_^
Normal (inspired by Sin's glorious bling in episode 7 and Ja'far's flowing robes/kaffiyeh). I wanted to go for a traveling priestess!
Djinn equip. I love the robes and sashes around Hakuei. I also like fire. XD
my self esteem in how i draw totally just fell lol but actually i find this pretty inspiring!
Kinda crying on the inside because I have no idea if I can fully finish all the pictures before the deadline ; ~ ;
Here's my entry~ Shirayuki Ren (subjected to finalize if I can finish it all before midnight or whenever you decide to end it ; o ; )
Normal - Kou Empire Attire (final):
Djinn - Seere (final):
Djinn Equip:
Anime style~
(Kinda wanted to go somewhat original in terms of ability and vessels~)
Name: Shirayuki Ren
Age: 19
Djinn: Seere - Demon of Good Deeds - Snow/Ice
Orgin: Kou Empire
Metal Vessel: Earring - Bladed whip
Story: Shirayuki is the Kou Empire's fourth princess. Indifferent about the world, she uses her time and effort to the greatest extent to be if help to others. She has no intention of taking up the role of an Empress, and instead helps her brothers and sisters reach that status. In the depths of the night, she was kidnapped and found herself on the floors of the 70th dungeon; Seere's domain. Knowledgable in combat, Shirayuki was able to pass the dungeon's floors, however nearing the end, injured herself and ended up losing her earring. Tears started to pour out of her eyes as that earring was a precious momento left by her late lover. Seere heard her cries and led her to the treasury where she confronted her as asked what was wrong. Seere then decided to fragment a new earring with her tears, however it didn't make much of a difference. She felt her genuine disappointment, and told Shirayuki that if she was able to solve her riddle, then she would go with her and even look for her precious earring. Shirayuki easily solved the riddle as Seere said that only those with a pure soul could understand.
--She's got a freakin crush on Alibaba btw o u o OHOHO yeah.
Djinn Equipment
Here is my entry for the contest! Me and my sister saw this contest by accident and I just had to join up.
Magi rocks!
Magi character: Criana
Djinn Vessel: Diamond Pendant
Djinn Equip
Djinn: Amaranth
Elements: Water and Earth
Weapons: Pendulums
The pendulums act as both weapons - when spun - and consequently dosing devices.
Oh! What is this?!