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Attack! Move!Kill 12 Dominance Shamans or Dominance Raiders.
|Dominance Shaman or Raider slain (12)
DescriptionSure, they've got about plenty of grunts out there, pounding on our door, waiting to cut our heads off. I'm not worried about grunts. But they've got shamans and raiders, too. The shamans use their magic to empower the grunts, and the raiders are fast and specialize in taking out our buildings. I need you to get out there and kill some of those shamans and raiders. Go! Attack! Move!
Good work, soldier. Without those shamans, I don't think they'll have much luck breaking down our defenses.
RewardsYou will receive: 19 84 50
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|Lesser Charm of Good Fortune
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- 150 reputation with Operation: Shieldwall


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The Kansas City Chiefs have officially ruled QB Matt Cassel "out" for Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers.
Cassel had an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday and though he did not participate in practice all week, his presence at the Chiefs' facility on Friday and his status as "doubtful" left a small sliver of hope that he would still suit up today.
In Cassel's place the Chiefs will roll with QB Brodie Croyle. Croyle is 0-9 as an NFL starter but has never started for a Chiefs team as talented as the one he will lead today. Croyle will benefit from the league's best running game lead by Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones as well as the game planning acumen of Charlie Weis.
The loss of Cassel will make an already tough road game even tougher but if the Chiefs have taught us anything this season it is that we had better not count them out because they are full of surprises.
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Dealing with acne is a daily fight that many teens fight on a daily basis. However, acne is not just for teens, even adults can battle with acne that appears on their face and back. Dealing with acne usually means repeated trips to the dermatologist for more creams and lotions that you must use on a daily basis. However, there may be a much easier approach that is less expensive. It's a process of using LED Acne Treatment Lights to help fight the acne that you may have. Keeping your face clean and clear of oils and bacteria is a must when you're battling acne. In fact many face washes and acne creams are designed to kill the bacteria on your face in order to prevent acne from forming. This is how the LED Acne Treatment Lights work also but instead it uses the light to kill bacteria and prevent new breakouts. It can also help clear up any acne that you may now have by destroying these bacteria on your face. If you're struggling with acne and want a better solution then be sure to read more about the LED Acne Treatment Lights that are available. Don't wait any longer to have the skin that you deserve.
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We should constantly have aims. Whether it be for weight loss, jogging, our livelihoods, to cease seeing so much Television, or to study more, targets give us something for which to strive. While working to shed excess weight, it will also help you with two accomplishments. You ostensibly want to drop the weight and you may be asking yourself is running good for weight loss, plus if you would like to take part in street races, setting goals will help you through your training for whatever road race you desire to enter. When you have no done so already, I strongly encourage one to take note of your weight loss targets from jogging to lose weight.
Be realistic, but bold when jotting down your potential accomplishments. You really want in order to work for something. You may realize a greater satisfaction if you give your-self a higher bar when compared to a lower one. In the event your bar is very low, you might not give your self enough on which to function, and rather may perform overly leisurely when, instead, you must put more effort. Nonetheless, you do not desire to give yourself targets too high that they are unrealistic ever be comprehended. Being ambitious is excellent, but you need to be reasonable. An unforeseen outcome may be that you're on an emotional "go getter" large when you jot down your aims, only to be brought down quite low when you need to really run and place in the work to ease satisfying them.
Setting targets is very good for motivation. Use everything you wrote down on-paper to get the best runs and work out that you might potentially have. Should you consider you are able to do it, and really do it you are able to accomplish a variety of things. This may keep you running when it gets tough, but at the close of the day, you may feel great about it.
Do that right now, if you have not written down any targets for weight loss by running. Read the remainder of this final paragraph can wait, but your future body and well-being won't. Do you want to run four instances per week? Do you want to perform for at least fifteen minutes or a mile each time-out? Do you want to drop ten lbs within the following month? Put it down in writing and ensure it is a reality!
Most people trying to follow a weight loss program instantly opt for salads, especially when eating out. Think twice! Salads can sometimes contain more calories …
If you have heard about fasting to lose weight and want to know more about them, take a look at this post. In this post, I will list a few of the different types of fasting. Once you find a type of fasting that you may want to do, you can proceed from there with finding more information on that particular kind of fasting and ensure that it is right for you before you begin.
Water Fasting
One of the oldest fasting diets around is the water fasting. This is where you consume only water for a certain amount of time. This is a very dangerous fast and can cause some serious side effects if you aren't careful and prepared for the water fasting. You should make sure that you do your research and definitely consult with your doctor before attempting the water fast.
Juice Fasting
The juice fasting is similar to the water fasting. With the juice fasting, you will only consume juices while on the fast. Some mix in protein shakes to help with fueling the body with protein. With the juice fast, you will not consume any solid foods whatsoever. You will rely solely on juice from vegetables and fruits.
Partial Fasting
Partial fasting is where you only give up certain foods. For example, you may go on a 21 day fast and give up things such as red meat, potatoes, and rice. Another example is giving up all sweets. You are basically giving up something that you love for a certain amount of time. That is, something you love and that is bad for you.
Cleansing Fasting
Cleansing fasting is just what it says, you will go through a daily cleanse for a certain amount of days. For this fasting, each day you will consume a special drink that will help cleanse your colon and your body. This type of cleansing will help remove the toxins from your body. There are a couple of different drinks used for this cleansing. You should know though, these drinks are not pleasant at all.
These are the four most used fasting diets out there. The water fasting is the most dangerous, but most of them can be dangerous if not approached correctly. You should always talk with your doctor about what you are going to do and get his or her approval before starting any fasting diet.
With Summer fast approaching many people are thinking about the New Year's resolutions that they made and then sort of forgot. Typically, the mos often one is for the person to lose weight. It seems like no matter what point we are in our lives be it old or young many people want to lose weight for their resolution. For many men that means going to the gym and bulking up. To get the ripped body that they can flex and show off at the beach or lake this Summer. For women however the focus is on more targeted areas for weight loss. Many women want to lose weight in the thighs which has always been a problem spot for most women. Luckily, there is a great article on how to lose weight in your thighs that I based this post off. It covers some of these topics in much more detail so if you're really concerned about weight loss in your thighs then be sure to check it out.
Now… On With The Weight Loss in Your Thighs Post
Men and women both can have problems with their weight. The problem is where each of them store this extra body fat. For men, the fat storage is contained mostly in the abdomen. And on women, the extra fat is usually stored in the thighs or hips. It's considered to be the apple and pear body if that makes any sense.
Losing Weight in Your Thighs
Although it's not possible to tell your body where you want to lose weight you can work out areas of your body to better tone them. If you want to lose weight in your legs then your best bet would be to do exercises that only deal with toning your legs and thighs. This can better shape the muscles you have to better burn off the excess body fat. Remember to keep your cardio exercises as well since they can help also.


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Bowling Green, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Jarvis Summers scored 24 points and Marshall Henderson poured in 23, as the Ole Miss Rebels fended off the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 79-74, in a non-conference clash at E.A. Diddle Arena.
Summers shot 7-of-11 from the field and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line for Ole Miss (9-3), while Henderson was 7-of-13 from 3-point range. Sebastian Saiz added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Rebels, who have won three of four.
For WKU (8-5), T.J. Price finished with a game-high 26 points, doing so on 6- of-10 shooting from beyond the arc. George Fant tallied a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds, while Trency Jackson chipped in 11 points.
Ole Miss held a 39-36 lead at the half behind 51.9 percent field goal shooting in the opening 20 minutes. WKU lagged behind at just 40 percent shooting, but it kept the game close by going 7-of-13 from beyond the arc.
The contest remained tight throughout the second half. The Hilltoppers tied the game at 65 on a Price layup with under three minutes to play, but the Rebels ran off four quick points to take the lead for good. Ole Miss shot 7- of-10 from the free-throw line in the final 1:24 to put the game away.
Ole Miss won the takeaway battle, 18-11.
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Let's All Cut Back…Just Like The Government is Going to Do!
- And NO, I'm not voluntarily going to pay MORE taxes…I'm Taxed Enough Already.
Maybe I can 'save the planet' and 'go green' (without transferring any cash for carbon credits from Al Gore) at the same time I cut back?
- Making ice cubes takes energy, so I can lower my energy bill and my carbon footprint by not drinking my Scotch on the rocks, but straight with water by. This should also take the edge off the blazing hypocrisy of our present "raise taxes AND spending" politicians.
After all….it's the least I can do to acknowledge their doing the least they can do.
'We are cutting back and you may want to also….
We're going to bite the bullet, too!!!!
President Obama ordered the cabinet to cut $100,000,000.00 ($100 million) from the $3,500,000,000,000.00 ($3.5 trillion) federal budget.
I'm so impressed by this sacrifice that I have decided to do the same thing with my personal budget.
I spend about $3,000 a month on groceries, household expenses, medicine, utilities, etc., but it's time to get out the budget cutting axe, go through my expenses, and cut back.
I'm going to cut my spending at exactly the same ratio (1/35,000) of my total budget. After doing the math, it looks like instead of spending $3,000 a month, I'm going to have to cut that number by nine cents. Yes, I'm going to have to get by with $2999.91, but that's what sacrifice is all about.
I'll just have to do without some things, that are, frankly, luxuries – nine cents worth. Guess I'll have to put a little less Vermouth in my Manhattan, or give up lemon in my gin and tonic!!!!! Tough decision!
Did this President actually think no one would do the math? The monetary figures are tough to grasp…. but with this illustration it's easily understood that President Obama isn't serious about reducing spending.
Please send this to everyone on your list so people understand how idiotic a $100 million cut is in a $3.5 trillion budget – ludicrous!!!!!!!
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One is by sword…The other is by debt."
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Description: Nellie Arms, aunt of Lewis Arms, holds a cat outdoors at the farm she shared with her husband Bernard.
Date: 1879 ca.
Description: Talus Slope at Devil's Lake. Rocky shoreline with slope, pine trees, rock pile and formation.
Date: 1878 ca.
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Description: Elevated view across Devil's Lake from the West Bluff. Railroad tracks are seen along the base of the East Bluff.
Date: 1935-06
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What's a Witch to Do?
by Jennifer Harlow
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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Reviewed by: Kristina | Source: Author, NetGalley
A suspenseful brew with a dash of passion
High Priestess might sound like an '80s hair band, but its Mona McGregor's life. She runs the Midnight Magic shop in Goodnight, Virginia, and leads a large coven. She's also raising two nieces and hasn't been with a man for fifteen years…until a handsome doctor takes an interest in her. But Mona's life really heats up when Adam Blue, a sexy werewolf, arrives at her door. Adam informs her that someone wants her dead and he is there to protect her. Hell's bells! When a demon begins stalking her, Mona has to suspect her coven members, and even her family.
With two handsome men and a determined demon after her, Mona teams up with Adam to find out who really wants her dead . . . and who really wants her.
WHAT'S A WITCH TO DO? is a fun paranormal mystery with a lot of humor and a steamy romance. The mystery of who wants Mona dead was well plotted and I had fun analyzing everyone's motives along with Mona. I liked the small town of Goodnight where everyone knows everyone else's business which presented a lot of amusing gossip for Mona to wade through to find her would be killer.
Mona was an interesting character who has to take care of her two young nieces, a coven to run, and a never ending to-do list. It was interesting seeing a character with small children to care for as it really affected her decision making and helped make Mona feel very relatable. While I enjoy a heroine I can relate to who has self-doubts, Mona's constant jabs at herself and self-image issues started to grate and I began to wish for a more self-confident character. Is it too much to ask for a normal heroine who isn't super thin and strong without having to endure continuing references to her weight and her 'less than average' appearance by Mona and other characters? This was the one really annoying aspect of WHAT'S A WITCH TO DO?, and unfortunately, the references at times dominated the story.
Another thing that bothered me was Mona's To-Do list which is featured at the beginning of each chapter. It was cute to see that list with some things crossed out but it just highlighted for me the fact that Mona refuses to ask for help and no one around her even offers to help though everyone knows she has a full plate. I was miffed at the lack of support Mona seemed to have and was glad when Adam came along to ease some of her stress.
Continuing with the almost too real characterization, the relationship between Mona and Adam grows very organically as they start out as friends helping each other out and slowly build to a steamy romance over the course of the story. I like that there was some attraction that turned into something more with no magical instant connection I've seen so frequently in romances with werewolves. I also liked that Adam was a beta wolf who is not driven by any aggressive alpha wolf instincts. He comes off as kind, helpful, and a great partner to stabilize Mona's hectic life.
WHAT'S A WITCH TO DO? is a fun, light mystery taking place is a small town with a plethora of eccentric characters. While I was annoyed at Mona's characterization I enjoyed the overall story and look forward to any future books to come in this series.
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2 Responses to Review: What's a Witch to Do? (Midnight Magic, #1) by Jennifer Harlow
Great Review, I'll definitely check this out. I really enjoy books like these, a bit of light and fun reading, but I've started to notice this trend of characters constantly putting themselves down, with no resolution/growth. The constant put down ends up grating if their is no character growth/resolution on the issue.
Coveted and Kept by Shawntelle Madison (which I highly recommend) has a main character with OCD and other issues, but it is handled in such a quirky way that it makes you understand and love the character more for her flaws.
I'll probably check this book out anyhoo as I do like a slow-burn romance rather than insta-love :).


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Issue #6 – February 2014
"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
- Warren Buffet
Long time no see!
What can I say? I'M SORRY! No issues since May 2013, even though I promised to launch in November and December… 2013 was a strange year in fact. I committed to send my new book, 'Agile Kaizen: Continuous Improvement Far Beyond Retrospectives' to my editor by February, and I couldn't manage to send the first draft until December. This, added to the many conferences I attended last year, explains the blank in my other writings until now – including the Newsletter. Final edition of 'Agile Kaizen' is taking place right now and the book should be available somewhere mid-2014 – you're gonna love it, I promise!
In the last issue I was just back from Scrum Gathering Las Vegas, which was a real blast. Since then, I've been to quite a lot of conferences (you can check them here). You can find links to videos and Slide decks later in this very Newsletter. A special mention to CAS2013, the Spanish Agile Conference, where I got to deliver the opening Keynote and I met Tobias Mayer amongst some other amazing people.
2014 has started fine. You might be aware about the situation in Spain – if not, I'll summarize: no good. This year everything seems to point out that recovery is sloooo-ooo-ooowly taking place, but macro-economic recovery will take a while until it reaches micro-economics. Still, many companies are contacting us in order to train, improve and prepare for a complex future. We have scheduled a full training week in May (Madrid, Spanish), including Management 3.0, Scrum, Advanced Scrum and Agile Kaizen courses; and, for the European guys, I'm delivering a Management 3.0 seminar in Mallorca with my dear friend and M3.0 Fellow trainer Michael Leber. That's Mallorca like in "MALLORCA, BABY!". We even plan to rent a boat for the weekend and do some kind of Leadership Retreat – how cool is that?
I keep receiving reviews of my first book inAmazon, every single one counts to make the book more visible, so if you feel like doing something for me and you've read the book, go comment! Jurgen Appelo rated it four stars in good reads, and said it was "a good overview and funny too"
Mmmm… What else? Oh, yes! I Started Sketchnoting and drawing after Scrum Gathering Las Vegas and I have plenty of doodles up in Tumblr – Learning To Sketch . I even conducted a "Drawing 101: mastering the stickman" workshop at ALE 2013 and it was reaaaaally fun! Some people even started to illustrate their blog posts and books since then – check Fabian Schiller's 'Agile Planet', for instance. Sketchnoting is really trendy right now, and it's lots of fun, be sure to check it.
Upcoming conferences! This year I want to cut my conference schedule a little, but I'm available to any conference organizers who will cover flight + hotel (this is a must now). I will probably be at Mix-IT 2014 (Lyon, France) and then my Schedule is clear, although I'm in conversations with a couple of events – stay in touch.
As always, I'm looking for new companies to work at this year. If you need Agile training (Scrum, Kanban, Agile Leadership and Coaching, Agile Product Management, Management 3.0, Continuous Improvement, Lean Startup, you name it) or you need someone to assess your Agile transformation, boost change through your company, take your teams to next level or just make your company more Agile, why don't you drop me a line or two? I'd love to hear about your situation
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Our Agile Advice:
A couple of flash-style reflections to look at your environment from outside the box
The old, boring question keeps coming to me every once in a while: 'what electronic tool do you recommend'. My first answer is to always stick to physical boards. Physical boards have so many features that electronic tools will never be able to replicate, starting with the physical gathering of all team members around them – thus becoming a team 'Totem' or even a team's identity 'Avatar' – and including the stimulation of your neurons when you perform something manually. But if you really, really, really need some tools, go for the well know ones (Jira being an obvious option) and be sure to use them as a backup addition to your physical boards.
What have you changed in your company in the last six months? Change does not always mean improvement, but improvement always means change – better processes, better tools, better people, better products. If nothing really changes, chances are that you are not improving!
When was the last time you read the classics, the sources of all – I mean, "No Silver Bullet", "The New New Product Development Game", "Peopleware", "The Mythical Man Month", "Scrum and XP from the Trenches", "The Scrum Papers"… Even if you read them time ago, you are not the person you used to be then any more, and a new lecture will give you new insights.
Is there any part of your company where you could be applying Agile principles and methods? Is there anyone willing to try stand ups, post-it notes, iterations, retrospectives…? Have you asked? Why not?
Are your products or projects conceived in an "all or nothing" way? If so, there's little chance of reaching real, full Agility. Evolutive, iterative and incremental design is at the heart of Agile Product Management. Prioritization has small value when you have to wait for the whole pack of features.
Agile Books of the Month:
- Not exactly an Agile book, but I'm using Peter Amstrong's "Programming for Kids" (Mac edition) to teach the fundamentals of Ruby to my 8 years old kid, how cool is that?
- 'Gemba Walks' by Jim Womack is an amazing book about continuous improvement and how to look at Status Quo with the Kaizen eyes. Kindle edition was not available for purchase when I checked it today, but I swear I have one.
- Haven't read it yet, but 'The Year Without Pants' became very popular amogst Agilists last year. Specially recommended if you are working with remote, geographically dispersed teams, but also recommended to anyone who wants to get a glance at modern corporate cultures and environments.
Non-Agile, but still recommended book:
- 'Running with the mind of meditation'. Two awesome practices for mind and body in one easy to read beginner's guide – for nine bucks! Who could ask for more?
- "The Sketchnote Handbook". It will not teach you how to draw, but it will surely motivate you enough to start practicing and learning. There is a Sketchnote podcast too.
Some of the best Agile articles out there:
- Be sure to Check Vasco Duarte's series of articles about #NoEstimates and new managerial approaches.
- Dean Leffingwell 's SAFe model (and certification program) is being talked a lot in the Agile blogosphere. Check for the discussions in your favorite forums O:)
- How to Hire an Agile Coach – terrific blog post by Jason Little
- 10 Things to drive your Product Owner crazy, by Marc Löffer
- Top 10 lessons learned from practicing the Toyota Kata, Tom Lombard, great post from a health care organization perspective
Agile Videos:
Sorry, but this time I'm going to include a lot of my own videos that I did not share yet in this newsletter… :-/
- Infoq did a terrific work editing my Agile Tour London talk on Developing Great ScrumMasters and including the slides. Thank you guys!
- Check also Agile Bodensee: Why Agile? keynote and ALE: Lean Startup for Agile Product Management talks
- Especially for the Lean / Kanban guys: Flow Eficciency (one and two)
- ALE Hangout : Agile Management, with yours trully. This is me talking an awful lot about my stuff, with terrible light, so only recommended for hardcore fans
- Shorter one – why write a book, with Jurgen Appelo and me.
- Product Tank Berlin – Control vs Trust – With Stefan Haas
Just not to make this too egomaniacal:
- Agile Product Ownership in a Nutshell, by Henrik Kniberg – really cool!
Slideshare Presentations:
- All the Slides for the above videos are available as usually at Slideshare.
- 'Some things I've learned about facilitating Workshops', by Sacha Chua. Be sure to check her other slide decks, she's awesomic.
- 'Adapting to Agile', by Mike Cohn
- 'Hiring or Growing the Right Agile Coach', by Lyssa Adkins and Michael K. Spayd
Conferences and Training Courses
- Not my cup of tea, but more and more people keep asking me about the Play4Agile events, some even say it's fun and worth it. You might want to give it a try.
- Remember we are offering the following (Spanish) training courses in Madrid, mid May 2014:
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The Detroit Lions re-signed Jeff Backus this off-season to be their starting left tackle for now and drafted Riley Reiff to be their left tackle of the future. That much is clear. What isn't so clear is what Reiff's role will be during his rookie season.
Reiff saw extended action at left tackle Friday night against the Browns after Backus exited the game. It is the only position he played that night but he has been getting some reps in at right tackle and guard during practice.
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Following the implementation of the 2011 collective bargain agreement this hold out seems a little strange, since the new rules limit negotiations, thus preventing contract talks from stretching out into training camp. St. Louis Rams executive vice president of football operations Kevin Demoff aired further mystery to the holdout following his recent comments on the situation.
"It's a little bit like you have the answers to the test when they hand it to you," said Demoff. "It takes a lot of the guesswork out of it."
From what it appears this collective holdout is a team brass decision, and one of the many quirks of being on Rams head coach Jeff Fisher's squad.
"We just feel like they'll be better suited if we can take them through step A and B of Financial Planning 101 before we give 'em the money," Fisher explained the reasoning behind the holdout. "It's just that simple. We'll get them all signed and we're communicating with them. . . ."
Then Fisher added jokingly: "They've got a roof over their head and three meals, and they're doing fine right now."
It's a wise move if you consider the past record of majority of the NFL players, who have trouble adjusting to the life of a pro player, and often make questionable financial moves that leave them broke even before their NFL career come to an end.
"It's a life-changing event for them," said Fisher. "We try to better prepare them for that."
"A big focus of our entire program, with an emphasis from Coach Fisher and (general manager) Les (Snead) is on player development and skill development," Demoff added on the subject "We get (former defensive tackle current St. Louis Rams director of player programs) La'Roi Glover involved, and really taking a holistic approach to the maturation process of the rookies and the vets."
Thus, during the early offseason workouts programs, rookies are provided accommodation in a team hotel and fed at the facility as part of the Rams' philosophy to encourage team-building.
"One of the things that we think is important with that is bringing the rookies in as a group, having them live together as a group," said Demoff, "and not having any real differentiation between the first-round pick and the undrafted rookie."
"They're in the hotel together. They're eating meals together. They're doing things together. And then [by the time] they all scatter, we'll sign their contracts," continued Demoff. "They'll leave knowing the contract's done, so they don't have to worry about that headache when they go on vacation."
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Maybe its just me, but it seems like chosing between these 2 factions really isn't all that important as say choosing between bloodsail bucaneers and steamweedle cartel. Choosing bloodsail bucaneers has very few advantages, while choosing the cartel grants you access to 2 major travel hubs, as well as a majority of the quest givers for 2 other zones.
Aldors and Scryers just don't seem like that important, yet. I have been told there are flight paths in areas that you can only access via rep with one or the other but I don't remember where they are.
What was posted in 1 is the best advice, look at what is available to you through rep with each faction and make your decision. I went with scryers for one reason, an alchemy recipe. If it hadn't been for that, I would have had a much harder time deciding.
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Is there More Sympathy for the Jewish Holocaust than for Slavery?
There is an on-going debate about whether or not slavery can match the Nazi holocaust, as measured by the impact that it had on those affected. A persistent belief is that while one painful experience is remembered with regularity, the other has been rewritten in history, mainly because the government responsible for slavery still remains in power.
These remarks, made by President Obama during a 2012 speech at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, have made rounds on the Internet, mainly because people are wondering how President Obama would compare the Jewish Holocaust with slavery, where more people were affected for a longer period of time.
Read the remarks below and ask yourself: Does Obama consider slavery to be as traumatic as the holocaust which occurred in Nazi Germany?
"I say this as a President, and I say it as a father. We must tell our children about a crime unique in human history. The one and ONLY Holocaust — six million innocent people — men, women, children, babies — sent to their deaths just for being different, just for being Jewish. We tell them, our children, about the millions of Poles and Catholics and Roma and gay people and so many others who also must never be forgotten. Let us tell our children not only how they died, but also how they lived — as fathers and mothers, and sons and daughters, and brothers and sisters who loved and hoped and dreamed, just like us." –Barack Obama
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Our holocaust is still going on covertly that's why its shunned, hush hushed, and frowned upon when you even mention something of the sort today, it's being rewritten and erased slowly, and guess who we're the main financiers of our enslavement that propelled America and Europe into the economic powerhouses they are today???? You guessed it right the Jews, don't take my word for it, just google it…
These so called jews are FAKE, IMPOSTERS they converted to judaism in the 7 century. They are European khazars Ashkenazi. This is basic info anyone can google khazars to get the info. Anyone who knows true history knows that hitler was a jew also killed blacks as well. Just because they are using white supremacy everyone is fooled. Even the bible says they are fake Revelation 2: 9 I know thu works tribulation and poverty but you are rich and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are jews and are not but the synagogue of satan! which they are. They own everything, banks, tv stations, rap game (which is why all you hear is ghetto sell out music). Lets use some logic how is it that they get israel when the holocaust happened in Europe? it's like our slavery happened then we like yea um we want China. It's pure bull. Ok lets look at their claim for israel using the bible. They can't because they dont believe in the bible they use the Talmud and cabala. They dont even believe in Christ so how is it that they can claim israel based on the bible? Furthermore the people in the bible are black look at christ in revelation 1: 14 hair of wool, feet bronze as if burned in furnaced Yashaya is black. For the people that want to say it doesn't matter it does matter if it didn't matter they would never change his color in the first place. Leonardo da Vinci painting the portrait of Christ. Cesar borgia his lover, the 6 pope of rome son a murderer, slept with his sister and that us the portrait our brothers and sisterd are worshiping. Lets look at the other prophets color in scripture song of solomon 1: 5 I am black but comely o yet daughters if jerusalem as the tents of kedar as the curtains of solomon. Jeremiah 14: 2 judah mourneth and the gates therof languish they are black unto the ground and the cry of jerusalem is gone up. The term jew come from ths tribe if judah for short. So how could the jews be white if the tribe if judah is black GTFOH. We are the people of the bible they are our forefathers. The reason why many if our people do not remember but will because we are living in the last days are because of the curses the most high put on our forefathers and us for not following the laws Jeremiah 17: 4 and thou even thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee and will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not for yet have kindled a fire in mine anger which shall burn forever. We are being redeemed by the most high follow the laws until death and we will be in the kingdom shalom brothers and sisters
Obama is a good politician then because he said what would keep the most peace. He has a large portion of Black people who love him because he is from "us" with no clue as to what his political views are. He got out of the Jeremiah Wright situation without losing any White voters? That takes some smarts! He knows what to say to us where he can upset only enough not to have lost our support for a second term. He made sure not to upset the Jews in this county so he can have a stronger position in Israel. America is "ahistorical" according to my professor and I agree. I learned only about 10 years ago that this country was heavily involved in what Adolf Hitler began to espouse. Ethnic cleansing. He commented on American Slavery and liked what the US had done. He therefore was influenced by the idea of supremacy of one race over another that white people established and benefit from everyday. That was on the history channel and not in any of the schools I have taught at. Never compare the amount of people that have died because of it but always tell the truth about history as much as one can. We do not want to be doomed to repeat slavery of any kind for any group of people.
Why is anyone suprised? He is not a decendant of slavery so of course he would be more sympathic to the holcaust than slavery.
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What's a degree worth?
Education is approaching a change where it will never turn back, but what will we find around that corner?
In America, college degrees mean less and less, and it seems like what's often more important is real-world experience and a competitive portfolio/skill sets. So the question is to put yourself in the following situations to answer the following:
As an employer: Would you rather hire someone with your required skill sets/a competitive portfolio and no college degree, or someone with a degree and good grades but little experience? (everything else held equal)
As a high school graduate: Would you be willing to self-teach yourself to the point where you had marketable skills and an impressive self-made portfolio while risking not having a degree?
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Feb 4 2013: The process of devaluing a degree has been developing for a long time. I am retired now, but even when I was in university, the students in the standard degree program were preferred over those in the honors degree program.
Later in business when I had to hire staff I found that those from specific technical colleges were better prepared over university graduates.
I have a degree in Geology but I have worked all my life in the computer consulting industry and for some of the largest computer companies in the world. They did not consider my lack of appropriate degree to be a hindrance at the time.
I since have acquired a masters in the field but I did so for the sheer enjoyment of the process (I graduated the same year that I retired).
We certainly seem to be at a transition point when considering the value of an advanced education and not all disciplines will move away from the desire to see a degree at the same rate.
For computer tech for example, I would avoid university training, move to specific college programs and naturally be prepared to spend a significant portion of your life keeping up with the changes in technology.
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Retreats are a way of stepping back and making a space to reflect so as to come to a decision or to focus on the creative spirit and on centering one's life to encounter peace and open up new insights. Possible retreats are, but not limited to a morning, afternoon or evening reflection of about 2 to 3 hours. A retreat can be as short as a 15 minute sermon or as long as a half day retreat, a whole day retreat or even a multiple day or weekend retreat. For 30 years Ray Boswell has been blessed to facilitate retreat work and days of reflection in churches, schools, prisons, hospitals, hospices, corporations and retreat centers. He has worked with ages from second grade to seventy and from religious communities to yoga students. Adapting retreats to fit the organizer's goals, Ray uses his potter's wheel and clay to impart messages of creativity, love and a gentle call to relationship. His retreats are interactive: participants may sing and share their thoughts, Sometimes, they even make their own pieces of pottery.
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These layouts are created in Marklin's Z-scale (that's 1.4mm to the foot, in British-speak), the smallest commercial scale available. Z-scale is 220:1 (compared to N at 160:1, through G at 22.5:1). It is this scale, and the standard minimum turn radius of 150mm (6"), that allows for the extreme portability of some of the designs.
The Alpine - The first of the series.
The Polar Express - Modelled on the children's book, now a movie.
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Merinda's Zootcase Layout - A pizza-style layout of a Zoo by Merinda, age 9.
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Tomix make a spectacular range of track and trains, but these are not widely promoted outside of Japan, and catalogs are not available except in Japanese. Notably, Tomix make N-scale curves with 103mm (4") and 140mm (5.5") radii, and points in the 140mm system. As of 2006 I was able to find only two sites in English that sell Tomix track, one in Germany (http://www.japanmodelrailways.com) and one in Australia (http://japanese-model-supplies.com), but these are ephemeral.
Santa Rosa N - The first one made at Vallejo St, based on Santa Rosa.
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Edwin's 4th Birthday N - For Edwin to use by himself, a lightweight 2x4 with tunnels, branch line, and siding.
The Pizza Hill - What can fit in the space of just one circle?
The Journey N - Finished at last. A layout of unusual dimensions.
The Sea-Quarry N - An automated end-to-end layout in N-scale, and my first with below-recommended radius of curvature.
SpiritiNg Away - A brief folly of a layout inspred by the train in Hayao Miyazaki's wonderful film "Spirited Away".
Newbury - A fully-automated, N-scale, DCC layout in a macrocarpa bookcase, using sonar to start operations.
SprocketBahN - A fully-automated, N-scale, DCC, rack-rail layout in a picture frame, with a two-thirds square-foot footprint.
Wall-Mount-N - In progress... perhaps never to be finished... A funicular layout in 7cm by 135cm (2" by 53").
ANtique Coffee Table - An old, carved oak table supports an oval of track discreetly below the normal top. Fully battery operated loop of track 16" by 25" (40 by 90cm).
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It is a pulse type, with back-EMF feedback speed regulation,
can run on AC, DC or batteries, and yet is very simple and compact.
I have designed a high-performance block detector that uses chopped infrared light and an 8-pin microcontroller to provide sensitive detection in all lighting conditions.
This is my low-cost controller design, incorporating lessons learnt from using
previous controllers, and offering a great improvement in price/performance
ratio, the
P675S train controller.
Another design using an embedded microcontroller, it has inbuilt safe reversing,
greatly simplified operation, and fully realistic inertia with separate braking in both
shunting and cruising modes of operation. It is a fully-digital PWM type with feedback.
This is my top-of-the-line controller design in the digital PWM series, the
PID684SV train controller.
It has a host of special functions, including layout automation and
engine armature temperature estimation.
It uses a design innovation to minimise PWM-related heating problems in PWM-feedback
This is the latest and perhaps final analog train controller, one based on negative-resistance feedback control, rather than PWM. It has a host of special functions, including layout automation and all the usual things from previous models. Most importantly, it achieves excellent feedback speed control without any PWM or discontinuous current technologies. The theory of operation has been published in an EE journal.
I have designed a new analog feedback speed controller
but implemented digitally using an embedded microcontroller.
It is installed in the The Pizza Hill layout.
This is a prototype of a most sophistocated Z-scale
train controller,
based on an embedded PIC microcontroller and offering many novel features.
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Previously on Rock of Love: Skank-brides!. And some other stuff. My DVR was apparently ashamed of my undying love for this show and sneakily tried not record it this week. Unfortunately for it, I turned on the TV at one minute after the hour. Unfortunately for everyone else who might care what happened in that minute, I missed it. I'm sure it just involved a bevy of lovely ladies waking up with cotton mouths and mascara smeared down their face and a vague sense that they are leading participants in humanity's downfall.
In any case, the 12 remaining girls pack and head out to the bus, where they find a postcard from Bret alerting them that their next stop is Champaign, Illinois. Kelsey doesn't know where Champaign is, but will be excited if they're going to the bottom of the bottle. Kudos to Kelsey for almost making sense. Wikipedia tells me that Champaign is also the home of REO Speedwagon! It's time to bring this ship into the shore and throw away the oars, because they are infested with crabs. The Bret Mail continues: "I'm looking for a woman who's fast on her feet while living the rock n' roll life. Gear up for some hard-hitting fun. Love, Bret." Whatever this is, let's hope it involves reconstructive dental surgery for at least one of Bret's beauties!
The girls head to the David S. Palmer Arena and Ice Rink. They run onto the ice in their short shorts and bikini tops and general auras of ridiculousness. Bret likes the combination of skimpy clothing and cold air, I'm assuming for obvious reasons. He says that he has two beautiful daughters, and is looking for a woman who has a protective maternal instinct. Or at least an abundance of mammaries. And then he whips out Little Baby Bret, also known as the Chucky of the 2000s, who strangles his victims in their sleep with his scraggly weave. You may remember last year's Stroller Derby where Little Baby Bret made a similar appearance. For this challenge, the girls will have to use Little Baby Bret like a puck, and guide him into one of his "cribs" with their hockey sticks. There is, of course, a twist. And that twist is the University of Illinois' women's kick-ass hockey club. Today their honorary captain is Lacey, best known for being called a dicksucker whorebag in front of her dad on Rock of Love season one (i.e. the greatest moment in televisual history). The girls are totally over her, just like the rest of us. Bret calls Lacey "The only woman who knifed me in bed and we lived to talk about it." That is so grody, for grammatical and other reasons.


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Alicia Keys Posts Nude Photo For We Are Here Campaign
Alicia Keys is all about peace, love and a baby bump? The R&B songstress posted a nude photo of her naked self and her pregnant belly on Instagram on Saturday (Sept. 20).
Alicia Keys is all about peace, love and a baby bump? The R&B songstress posted a nude photo of her naked self and her pregnant belly on Instagram on Saturday (Sept. 20).
Although the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards won't air on BET until Oct. 14, The Boombox has gathered all the best and worst looks from the red carpet.
Days after August Alsina collapsed during a performance in New York, the 'No Love' singer is showcasing his recovery process with a photo he shared on his Instagram page.
After years of speculation that Tim Dog faked his own death in February 2013, Dateline NBC has uncovered his death certificate and concluded that he is dead.
Inspired by the 1988 Eddie Murphy film, 'Coming to America,' Alicia Keys treated Swizz Beatz like royalty for his 36th birthday party.
We reveal some of your favorite rappers' not-so-cool-sounding legal names.
While 'Fashion Rocks' brought together some of our favorite hip-hop and R&B stars for a night of stellar performances on Tuesday (Sept. 9), that didn't stop them from checking out some of the top designers in and around Lincoln Center for New York Fashion Week.
Nicki Minaj might be the strong-willed rapper who knows how to flaunt her assets as her recent video for 'Anaconda' proves, but the new cover of Dazed magazine conveys something a little different.
Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Usher and many others brought fashion and music together last night (Sept. 9) for 'Fashion Rocks.'
With such stellar designers as Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera, Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren showcasing their new collections on the runway for New York Fashion Week, it's no surprise artists like Ciara, Luke James, Maxwell, Miguel, and Tyga were in attendance.


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6/13: Favorite collaboration: Highway Don't Care
"You never want to force any of these things, you want these things to kind of happen organically. So the fact that it was Taylor singing the song from the perspective that it was coming from and Keith playing the guitar, and all three of us being able to work together, just seemed really natural. And I think the song feels that way too."


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Adopting a 'Snowflake Baby'
Ever hear the phrase, "Better living through science"? I'm sure the thousands of couples who've surmounted infertility through advances like IVF would be inclined to agree.
Vivian Manning-Schaffel: In the process of IVF, couples harvest and produce many embryos. Those that go unused in the first transfer are cryogenically frozen in case the transfer doesn't take, or as in the case of Celine Dion, the parents would like to try for another child later on. But what happens to those leftover embryos when a family is complete, or the parents divorce?
"You have three choices: You can dispose of them, donate them to science or to another couple," explains Dr. Ashim Kumar of the Fertility and Surgical Associates of California. "With the third option, another couple can adopt the embryo and go forward with the transfer. It's the same as IVF, but the preparation for it is a lot easier, because it requires fewer visits to the clinic. You still prepare the lining of the uterus for the egg, you just don't have to extract the eggs."
This third option, also known as embryo or "snowflake" adoption, is slowly growing in popularity, although it requires wading through a proverbial minefield of legal and religious issues. There's the whole adoption vs. stem-cell research debate -- sort of a science vs. science issue, if you will. And a few prominent snowflake adoption clinics make no bones about their religious affiliation or pro-life stance. In spite of claims against religious discrimination, this staunch positioning may be off-putting to, say, a nice Jewish couple surfing their site for leads or answers.
Karen Roeb, Clinical Administrator of Fertility Miracles, a division of the American Fertility Institute, explains that snowflake adoption is much like traditional adoption -- in theory. "The process is a little easier than adopting a child. Psychologically it's almost the same. You still get to experience the birth. When a donor donates, she gives up all legal rights to any children that are produced -- even the egg. She's not entitled to the child or the embryo."
This could get sticky as some of these snowflake agencies promote an open adoption policy. But if an open adoption is something you're open to, snowflake adoptions can be a great fit. "I had a couple who donated 30 embryos, ten each to ten different couples, and it resulted in three sets of healthy twins," says Dr. Kumar. "It's a huge benefit for couples who want to have more children but can't afford donor eggs. Embryos are being destroyed, and this experience is positive in every aspect."
Just ask one of his clients, a Canadian physician (who asked to remain anonymous) struggling with secondary infertility. After four failed IVF cycles, she discovered Dr. Kumar's embryo donation program and is now 12 weeks pregnant with twins.
The couple is grateful to have found themselves in the right place at the right time, as their experience was far lighter in red tape than many snowflake adoptions. "I don't want to portray our situation as the norm because it's not," she explains. "From talking to other people, their experiences have been a lot more protracted or prolonged. A lot more people go through agencies rather than clinics because a lot of them don't have a lot of embryos. But the legal process can be rather long. There were a lot more steps. There are long waiting lists and home studies. And there's always more demand than supply."
The choice of embryo adoption happened to fall in line with the couple's personal belief system. "When we were doing IVF ourselves, we felt strongly that we didn't want our embryos to be destroyed because we considered them to be life. We wanted to donate them and help a family. It was hard being on the other end of that, but at the same time, we were so grateful there were people out there who were willing to do the same," the mom-to-be explains.
Theirs is a closed adoption at the donor's request. "We were open to the possibility of an open adoption when we started looking at it, but the donors wanted to be anonymous and we were fine with that," she says, clearly thrilled about the prospect of being a mom again. And genetic codes aside, she's completely bonded with her gestating twins. "I thought that I might feel differently in this pregnancy, but I don't," she says. "We've seen the twins on the ultrasound and heard their hearts beating ... they are our children and that's all there is to it."
|Vivian Manning-Schaffel has written for Babble, Parenting, The Advocate, The New York Post, Business Week and a variety of other publications and lives and works in the heart of breeder Brooklyn with her husband and two kids. She authors two pop culture blogs: The Mad Mom and A Hag Supreme, and is on the web at vivianmanningschaffel.com.
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When I started dating my boyfriend, his mother was very upset and asked him "Why aren't you dating a white girl?"
I love myself.
I was Valedictorian in my high school. I worked hard for my grades, but everyone said it was because I am Asian.
People always asked if the reason I succeeded academically was because I was Asian and so is one of my parents. I really thought it was because I was smart, but I'm not so sure…
Asians are the minority around here but is minority always a bad thing to think about? Even though I may feel like the 1% in about all of my classes, it gives me a chance to stand out and be proud of my heritage. I am the culture in these uncultured walls.
I work harder than all my friends, get better grades and hold myself to a higher standard. Why is it then, that I feel like I'm treated like a second class citizen?
It's hard to be proud of being Asian when even fellow Asians don't consider you a "real" one because you're not necessarily from "The Orient."
No, teacher, I'm not sleeping. I'm Asian.
Even though I realized a long time ago that I would never be good enough to meet my parents expectations, it still hurts when they pick on me.
I love my white roommates, they just don't get me though and they probably won't.
Every time a white boy doesn't like me back, I blame it on me being Asian…but I don't really know why.
I can't help but blame education for my struggles…where are all the Asians in our books? When do we ever talk about Asians in the classrooms? Even as minorities in the discourse of minorities, we are invisible. I can't help but think we are silenced in the most basic way, but forgetting about us, by ignoring us.
Sometimes white people ask me if I know Kung Fu and ace all my math tests. I say no, do you play golf and suck at dance?
I'm tired of being the victim.