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I finally got chance to go out after a whole week of rotting at home. Yes, I've been sitting at home since last Sunday. My sis and her bf want to go Gurney makan jap food and I wanted to tag along.
Mana tau, I super suay. Tummy ache. That time of the month. So I decided not to go. There goes another day locking myself at home. I damn no life lor. T.T But the pain is unbearable la. How? I don't wanna go already la. I go sleep better. Bye bye.

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So I'm on the phone with dad today. The weekly call, no big whoop. We're discussing the economy - he owns his own deli and knows that I work for a family owned business - and so we compare notes on how business is doing. Not much has changed for either of us - some days are good, some days are bad. These are uncertain times.
I go on to tell him that when we get our tax refund that Frank needs a car. "WHAT?" he yells. "In this economy, he's going to spend this money on a car? Why? Why can't you or Nick drive him to work? When Nick get's his car and his license, he can drive him!" I take a minute and then say, "Well, you know, that's a bit emasculating, you know? I mean, the man is entitled to have transportation of his own. His van is quite literally, falling apart."
This then led to the most bizarre conversation quite possibly ever had.
"You know, Stace, my friend has a 1969 Cougar that he's looking to sell for like $300."
Why, oh why, would ANYONE want a 1969 Cougar? Seriously, why? He went on for a solid ten minutes about the wonders of this car. I'm counterpointing with the whole "Oh, it's a 15 hour drive to you and with the cost of gas...would that car even be able to make such a drive...it must be a gas guzzler..." I mean, you name it, I used it as an excuse as to WHY I did not want this car. Finally I had to put my foot down and just say no. There is no way that a man with a painting career who needs a car would find a 1969 muscle car suitable transportation! Now, I know, I know, people with NO transportation might consider this a great deal. We are not those people. Truth be known, we could make due without him buying a car this year. We probably SHOULD try to make due without him buying a car this year. But when I tell you how much this man has WHINED and GRIPED about driving an old vehicle for so long, I'd almost be willing to eat cheese sandwiches for a year just to get him to SHUT UP about it!
Nick's car (compliments of Grandma) will be here in two weeks. The boy won't have a license until July. So we have three months this car can be used as a family car and not just for driving lessons. We'll have to see. Who knows what can happen in the next three months. Life can change in the blink of an eye. No one can predict what is in store for us.
I can only pray that it is NOT a 1969 Cougar!
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So you're ready to establish yourself as an IT thought leader. From last week's blog, Thought Leadership – Part I, you understand what a thought leader is, why it's important, and the personal costs involved; but now you're ready to move forward. Of course, it's not a simple one-two-three, and you're there, but these steps will guide you on your journey.
Brand – Brand – Brand: Establishing a personal brand is essential to your IT career, but it is the heart of thought leadership.
· Discover your personal passion – what excites your IT persona more than anything else? What inspires you to "dig in" until you find the answers? Identifying that sweet spot where your IT skills, experience, interests, and creative thoughts all come together is the foundation of your thought leadership. You can't sell yourself until you know yourself.
- Identify where you want your IT brand to take you. Where do your ideas for future possibilities fall? Where do you see yourself making a significant difference within the IT community?
- Now, go over your social media structure with a fine-toothed comb. Clean out anything less than "pristine clean" and revamp your profiles. Include the details of your accomplishments and credentials – anything that represents you, your passions, your skills, your experience, etc. Highlight whatever connects with who you are and where you want to go.
Connection – Connection – Connection: Build relationships with influencers in the IT arena. Seek a mentor or mentors who is already leading in the IT community (or, at least is ahead of you on the path).
- Learn from them. Pay attention to what they do. Listen to what they say – across the table and on their social media. What makes the way they think different than the norm? What propels them forward in their IT niche?
- Seek their support by respecting their time as well as their expertise. Listen to, and act upon their advice. Show appreciation.
Network – Network – Network: Never stop expanding your professional connections.
- Choose the social media platforms that best fit your goals. Get involved in as many as possible, but don't overextend – it's better to do several well than many poorly.
- Attend networking events. Face-to-face connections help establish you in your industry niche.
- Network and learn at the same time by attending conferences, as well as participating in webinars, online forums, discussion groups, etc.
Content – Content – Content: Publishing is the name of the game – the path to getting your name as a byword among IT groups.
- Create a blog. Post on it weekly, but skip the fluff. Discuss hot topics. Try for a fresh slant. Invite comments and respond promptly – even to the negative ones. The way you respond to fire is often the road to respect among your online community.
- Link your blogs to your social media platforms
- Invite guest bloggers who are already established as experts.
- Inquire about posting guest blogs on other sites.
- Seek opportunities to be published in IT newsletters, magazines, online channels, etc. The more you get your name out there – providing your content is pertinent, well-written, and leads to innovation – the more you will be established as a recognized expert.
Influence – Influence – Influence: Remember, as a thought leader, your goal will be to persuade and inspire others – to lead positive change in the IT arena.
- Pay attention to what is resonating among your IT colleagues. What are the hot topics? What are your thoughts and ideas in these areas? How can you make a difference?
- Look for opportunities to speak at those networking events we discussed. Even if initially you only open the event, you are establishing yourself as an expert in your arena.
- Influencing others requires more than intellect – connect with your emotions too.
Innovate – Innovate – Innovate: Lead the way – break through IT boundaries.
- Overcome your personal inhibitions and put new ideas on the table.
- Move forward with your new ideas. Drive change, by leading change. Sure, sometimes your IT idea won't work, but the things you learned in the process will almost always lead to another idea – and sometimes it puts you at the front of a break-through.
- Be confident – even over confident. If you don't believe in your new ideas, neither will anyone else.
As we said in the beginning, becoming a thought leader isn't easy, but it is possible and definitely worth the effort. Here at Cynergies Solutions, we are looking for thought leaders and those IT candidates who are motivated to become one. We specialize in matching quality IT personnel with quality companies across multiple industries. After all, every company needs IT leaders. Contact us today.


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A teacher, Mohammad Habibi who is a member of the board of directors of the Teachers' Trade Association of Tehran was beaten and arrested on March 3.
Authorities used electric shockers and pepper spray when arresting him before the eyes of his students. The severely brutal behavior of the forces, during the arrest of this teacher, caused neighbors to call the police.
He was taken to his home where his belongings were inspected & thus transferred to Evin Prison.


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How recent changes in Kenyan law affect fathers
Thursday June 27 2019
In the bravado powered by African traditions, no man will even think of moving out of his home because they have disagreed with his wife.
But the law being what it is, ejecting a man from his home is now possible if there are children in the equation.
To make matters worse, says lawyer Samuel Gichigi, the father may be forced out of the house but be the one to pay rent for his estranged wife and their children.
Nation.co.ke sought the views of Mr Gichigi, a family lawyer, and those of celebrated advocate Judy Thongori on how recent changes in the law affect today's father.
Mr Gichigi has been an advocate of the High Court since 1995, and family law is one of his specialties. Mrs Thongori was admitted to the bar in 1988 and has taken part in some of the biggest family cases in Kenyan litigation history.
What is the one thing that puts the Kenyan father in a tight spot in child upkeep cases?
Gichigi:It has to be the policy that children of tender years should stay with their mothers, such that even if the father has a better relationship with the child, the likelihood of him retaining a child when there is separation is very slim.
So, you find that unless the mother is a horrible parent — is a drunkard, violent or mentally ill — the child will always go with the mother in the event of separation.
And what happens with the father? If there is separation, the law is likely to insist that the children remain where they are used to, and that will probably see the father going out.
The other issue is that the mother will remain with the children for a long time while the father will only benefit from visitations.
And, when the wife remains with the children, there are issues of accommodation.
Even if it is a rented the house, the mother will usually enjoy the house yet the father is contributing towards the rent and the like.
Thongori: Acceptance of a court order in that very personal space is usually the most difficult stage.
But that acceptance is made easier when you are part of the process in having the order made.
Kindly, therefore, respond to court summons and be sure to place your side of the case before the court.
Judicial officers are human; they live with us. So, they are likely to appreciate your unique circumstances.
Remember, however, that the judicial officers have to balance your circumstances with those of the defenceless child who needs your help to grow up in dignity.
What is the first step a man should take when the mother of his child or children files for upkeep?
Gichigi:Come up with your own assessment of how much, before the separation, was being used to maintain the child.
Because the law will try to maintain that child within the standards that he or she is used to.
So, do your maths well and then the next thing is that you need to document your sources of income because when it comes to how much you should contribute in terms of maintenance of the child, you have to show your ability.
Usually, the demands are much higher than you can afford.
The tendency is for the mother to ask for money as if you don't have another life after you separate.
You are earning Sh100,000; they want Sh75,000. Probably by the time they are filing the case, you have moved on and you have another family. Yet they want you to treat them as the only family.
Thongori: Whatever the case, dear friends, take responsibility for procreation because the law expects that you will provide for those that bear your biology.
Would you advise a man to go for DNA testing when paternity is in question?
Gichigi:I think human beings tend to resist change but to me, I think the DNA is here to stay and people should be ready to undergo that.
And some of us, during our practice, have come to realise that DNA will help the man more than the woman.
Very many cases have happened where, after the DNA, the man is proved not to be the father. And again, since DNA is almost 100 per cent accurate, it is the only way to remove any lingering doubt especially on the part of the man as to whether he is the father or not.
If you have any doubt, instead of getting tortured forever, go for DNA.
Thongori: For the fathers out there who doubt paternity of the children that they are requested to bring up, science in the form of DNA has become the go-to test in children's matters where there is a contest.
Please invest in it. It exists at affordable prices at the Government Chemist and elsewhere.
What advice would you give to a man who wants to leave a marriage blessed with children?
Gichigi:What you need to think about is the welfare of your children, and my advice is that your issues with your wife should not cloud your decisions when it comes to the children.
And, my fellow man, what I say is this: There is no way out of the responsibility of taking care of your children. Just forget about any attempt to run away from it.
The other thing is that perhaps you need to start preparing before you separate by way of knowing the income of your wife, because as you and I know, we hardly have a clue as to how much our wives earn or what is in their accounts.
So, you need this information if you can get it. Perhaps, you might even have to hire a private investigator to get this information as it will help when it comes to sharing responsibilities.
Thongori: Remember that the children need you more than ever before. They need your support financially, emotionally and physically.
Even if you do not have money, please be there for the children.
For those in disputes over when to have access to the children, do not despair even if the mothers seem to hold onto little children a tad tightly.
In many cases it is instinctive for a mother to protect her young from hurt. Eventually, mothers ease their grip when they can trust the destination and when they learn that they cannot be mama and baba; that the child needs both.
It might also help if you keep a new partner from the children until they ease into the new space.
Men are usually the family breadwinners and when they die, the issue of succession often becomes thorny. What advice would you give on writing wills?
Gichigi:Writing a will is not an issue of age or thinking of meeting your maker because you're getting old.
Once you get a child, my advice is that you should come up with a will.
Why? You might be doing well; you might have wealth. But if you don't take care of it through protection by way of a will, it can be squandered the first month and everything can go, especially when you're young and, say, your wife gets remarried and befriends men and they take control of her life.
Whatever you had earned and left behind for your child might vanish.
Also, start creating some sort of trusts and putting conditions onto disposal of your wealth.
If you have, say, three titles deeds, you can put conditions that 'these parcels of land can only be sold clearly for purposes of education or health of my child'.
Thongori: Fathers, write wills. It makes life easier for your children and family members. Do not leave your families wishing they had known your wishes.
Do not allow that which you have so painfully earned to be applied as other people see fit or not to benefit your family as you wished.
Death is the one event that none of us knows when to expect so please do not wait for a convenient time; do it now.
How have recently enacted laws empowered mothers?
Gichigi:Previously, the law almost gave 100 per cent responsibility to mothers especially where there was no marriage.
These days, as long as there is evidence that you're the biological father of your child, you're likely to take responsibility of that child unless another man has already taken lawful responsibility.
Also, the past, if a custody case arose at a point where you had never assisted the child or admitted paternity, usually you were not responsible.
But these days, the law has changed and if there is a challenge and paternity is proved by way of DNA, you must be ready to support that child.
Thongori: If you think about it and for those who have engaged with the courts, the standards that are enforced are not alien.
You have always known them; that a parent should take care of their young and that those who fail to do so will be reminded so to do.
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Democrats are hell-bent on impeaching President Trump, even if it means ignoring what the key witness said. This morning in Ukraine, President Zelenskiy told the AP "We didn't speak about this. There was no blackmail." Further, in responding "to questions from The Associated Press, Zelenskiy said he only learned after their July 25 phone call that the U.S. had blocked hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine."
I'm predicting right now that this exculpatory information won't matter to Schiff and Pelosi. This won't break their stride. As Newt Gingrich writes in this article, "This coup attempt, which is exactly what it is, has nothing to do with evidence or any single accusation. As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said when asked what she would do if the whistleblower accusation involving Ukraine collapsed, 'We have many other, shall we say, candidates for impeachable offense in terms of the Constitution of the United States, but this one is the most understandable by the public.'"
Pelosi and Schiff aren't interested in releasing the testimony transcripts because those transcripts will show that the Democrats' impeachment attempt is a purely partisan activity. Democrats have started with this coup attempt literally the morning after Election Day, 2016:
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, a left-wing group announced emergency protests against Donald Trump in six cities that day. Within 24 hours of Trump being declared president, left-wing activists were gathering in Chicago, Los Angeles, Sacramento, New York City, San Francisco, and Albuquerque. As the organizers at Act Now to Stop and End Racism (ANSWER) announced:
In a shock result, Donald Trump has been elected president – but the people can rise up and defeat his bigoted, extreme right-wing agenda! The ANSWER Coalition is mobilizing across the country to organize and take part in emergency actions.
Democrats don't just hate President Trump. Democrats hate him so thoroughly that they're willing to throw the rules of evidence aside if that's what's required to get rid of President Trump. This isn't a goal with Democrats. It's an obsession with Democrats.
This video was shot on Nov. 9, 2016, the night of Trump's election. That means that Democrats have literally been trying to impeach President Trump since he got elected. For Democrats, this isn't about just removing President Trump from office. For Democrats, it's about telling President Trump's supporters that they made a major mistake and that they'd better repent immediately.


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Families of Incarcerated Youth Join Educators Calling for an Investment in Books, Not Bars
Families Join Statewide Coalition of Education, Labor and Community Groups May 10 in conjunction with week-long actions to Pressure Lawmakers
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Sacramento,CA – Families of incarcerated youth with the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights join educators at the State of Emergency Action May 10th, 2011 at 9:30 am on the south steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento, CA. The action is part of a statewide call for lawmakers to reverse the trade off between schools and jails by prioritizing our investment in opportunities for youth.
The Ella Baker Center has launched an online petition asking the Governor to close California's youth prisons and save the state almost $300 million a year. More information about the petition found @ www.ellabakercenter.org.
WHAT: State of Emergency Action
WHO: Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, California Teachers Association
WHEN: May 10th, 2011 9:30 AM
WHERE: California State Capitol Building, South Steps, Sacramento, California
Families want what's best for their kids. The members of our Books Not Bars campaign intimately know that the DJJ prisons fail to offer rehabilitation, education, or opportunity to their children. At the same time that our State has spent $215,00 per year to lock up each youth in the DJJ, California schools have been gutted by $20 billion in education funding cuts over the last three years.
"We should not prop up expensive, abusive youth prisons at the same time that we are closing schools and laying off teachers,"said Jakada Imani, Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. "The DJJ system costs California hundreds of millions of dollars each year and fails to rehabilitate the youth it serves."
The Sacramento event is part of a statewide "State of Emergency" week of protests and bold actions May 9-13 coordinated by a broad coalition of statewide education, parent, student, labor groups and community groups.
The Ella Baker Center is named for an unsung hero of the civil rights movement who inspired and guided emerging leaders. We build on her legacy by giving people opportunities and skills to work together to strengthen our communities so that all of us can thrive. Our Books Not Bars campaign organizes the largest network of families of incarcerated youth and champions alternatives to California's costly, broken youth prison system.


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An international collaboration led by scientists and doctors from the UK, Netherlands and United States has identified a new genetic disease that affects the size of our brains and causes severe developmental problems. While working on another project, Dr Siddharth Banka who is based at The University of Manchester and the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Saint Mary's Hospital, noticed three children with large or small brains, developmental delay and mutations in a gene called RAC1.
Professor Han Brunner and Dr Margot Reijnders of the Radboud University in Nijmegen had gathered together four more children with mutations in the same gene and altered brain-sizes. Some of the affected children were also found to have epilepsy and heart defects.
"[O]ccasionally a tiny little alteration in just one of these thousands of genes can have devastating effects, reflecting the fine balance of this complex genetic orchestra." [said Dr. Banka]
"We suspect RAC1 plays an important role in other genetic diseases as well". Dr Banka added: "We are sure that this discovery will lead to identification of more patients with RAC1 mutations, who have not yet been diagnosed. "The next step for the scientists will be to use this knowledge to work out possible treatments for this disease and related conditions."
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30 photos of the Awesome Gift Ideas for Baby Shower
Gift Ideas For Baby Shower – Some people have a bathtub shower combination. That's, you stand in the tub and use the bathtub or you be seated in the tub and also have a bathroom. Others have a standalone shower where you don't even need a bath tub in the same room but still others have a hand held attachment that they use where they can. Showers are just about everywhere and for everyone, so it's not surprising that we now have many different kinds of shower mind open to take your blah bathroom to a spa level bathroom with hardly any effort.


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Red Fox
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The red fox is the last member of the dog family still wild in the UK. It is the size of a collie, with a huge bushy tail and large pointed ears. Its fur is a bright orange-red, with white chest and muzzle and darker legs and tip of tail. It lives in the countryside, hunting a range of small animals, but has also adapted to living in towns, scavenging in our bins for food scraps. You can see our red foxes just past the badger enclosure. The best times to see them are just after 10am and mid afternoon when they've been fed. If you can't see them, look through the viewing panes to their dens, they are often resting out of the sun.


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Many people believe that racial discrimination is a thing of the past, but this is not always true. There are still times when a person is discriminated against because of the color of his or her skin. Even though this is considered illegal in the workplace, it remains a problem.
How do you prove you were retaliated against?
If you blow the whistle on your company for any type of wrongdoing, you don't expect this to negatively impact your employment status. After all, it is against the law for an employer to retaliate against you. Even so, this doesn't stop some employers from taking such action.
Discrimination retaliation and adverse action
There is never a time when a person should be retaliated against at their place of employment.
Identifying a hostile environment, dealing with the situation
When you arrive at work, regardless of the time, you expect to do your job without being treated poorly. Unfortunately, some people's expectations do not match reality. Instead, they are subjected to a hostile work environment for one reason or another.
Can a hiring company ask you about a disability?
No matter who you are, a job interview can be both exciting and stressful. You are excited about the prospect of landing a new position, but stressed out over the fact that you may not be selected.
Not all employers do their best to prevent retaliation
Retaliation is when a company takes some type of adverse action against an employee because of a complaint that he or she filed. The complaint can be the result of many things, such as a claim of discrimination or sexual harassment.
Filing a discrimination claim in Florida
Just the same as every other state, there are laws in Florida that protect employees against workplace discrimination.
Steps to take if you suspect sexual harassment
Many people believe that sexual harassment at work is easy to pinpoint, but this is not always true. There are times when a victim does not know what is going on, which makes it difficult for him or her to decide what to do next.
What does racial discrimination look like?
When it comes to racial discrimination in the workplace, it is not always easy to pinpoint. Even if people thinks they are victims, they don't often understand the finer details of putting an end to this once and for all. For this reason, they continue to deal with the discrimination, day in and day out.


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Functional Nutrition in Joliet, IL
Have you ever heard the statement "you are what you eat?" In functional nutrition, it's truer than ever. Functional nutrition operates on the understanding that the food you eat will either help or harm your body.
Food is more than taking in calories or eating what tastes good—it's about giving your body the nutrients it needs on a cellular level to prevent development of health problems and promote wellness. In the eyes of functional medicine , food is your medicine.
Request additional information on functional nutrition: call (708) 435-2381 or contact Rita N. Oganwu MD, SC online.
What is Functional Nutrition?
Functional nutrition is a branch of functional medicine — an approach that believes that in order to treat health problems, the root cause of illness must be addressed rather than a list of symptoms.
Functional nutrition focuses on treatment of the root cause of a variety of health problems. These may include:
- Thyroid problems (like hypothyroidism )
- High blood pressure
- Mental disorders including depression and anxiety
- Digestive problems like constipation, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and much more
How does Functional Nutrition Work?
Your functional medicine provider will determine what foods you need based on a variety of different assessment tools. He or she will collect an extensive medical history including information about your current diet, health problems, exposure to toxins, history of antibiotic use and much more.
You can expect some blood work as well to tell your provider more about what's happening inside your body, but this information won't be the only deciding factor in your functional care.
Request Your Functional Nutrition Consultation Today!
The specific mechanisms behind functional nutrition are complicated, but if you are ready to finally treat the cause of your health issues instead of bandaging your symptoms with prescription medications, functional nutrition may be right for you.
Find out more about functional nutrition: call (708) 435-2381 or contact Rita N. Oganwu MD, SC online today.
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I felt like I was floating upward out of a black chasm. Slowly the void began to lighten, tinges of pink and red taking over the complete blackness. My eyes were closed. As I came aware of my body I felt soreness all over, my right arm throbbed, and the pounding in my head was near unbearable.
I lay in a bed. The smell of antiseptic filled my nose. The bed felt hard, not at all like my normally fluffy bed covered with thick soft quilts. It sounded like I was laying on paper or plastic under the cloth sheets as I tried to shift to a more comfortable position. I groaned in pain after the shift and I blinked my eyes open.
It took me a moment for my eyes to come into focus and look around the room. My body slightly propped up in bed with a beeping of a monitor to my left. My mom and dad were asleep in chairs in the corner and the lights of my monitors were the only thing lighting the room.
They looked different. My father had a bushy beard and my mother looked older with clear lines of stress across her face.
I then noticed a male nurse taking the pulse of my left arm, his head bent in concentration before he looked up with a look of relief and a slight smile. He seemed familiar but I had no idea why. He was a tall Indian man with light blue scrubs that appeared slightly too small for him. He straightened suddenly and left the room in a rush without a word.
I blinked a few more times to unblur my eyes while they followed him out the door. I tried to move my neck but it was held in place by something. I tried to lift my arms to my neck, but groaned at the stiffness of my body.
A woman walked in and stopped short when she saw me awake. She dropped the coffee in her hands and the crashing of the liquid on the floor woke my parents.
"Charlotte!? What the…" my father exclaimed as he jerked awake before he and my mother both looked to see where this woman looked.
My mother leapt to her feet and rushed over grabbing my hand.
"Don't move" my mom said as she reached out to gingerly touch my shoulder.
I licked my dry lips and tried to ask the question "Where am I?" All that came out was a croaked, "Where?"
They looked at another. In the end my mother took a deep breath and said, "Honey, you were in an accident. You're in the hospital, you've been in a coma for over a week. We… Your doctors…" A sob caught in her throat before she continued. "Your doctors didn't think you would wake up. You've had no brain waves…We're all so happy you woke up, you don't even know…"
My eyes drifted as my brain tried to catch up. I saw my dad with his beard, he didn't have a beard that I knew of. It was much more than a week's growth. The woman clutched his hand, I did not recognize her.
"How long was I out?" I croaked.
"A week, honey, well, eight days." my mother replied.
I was still having trouble focusing when the doctors and nurses burst in and started checking my monitors. The doctors pushed through my parents and one pulled out a light from her pocket and started shining it in my eyes. My parents and the woman backed away and looked on.
"Sarah, how are you feeling?" The Doctor asked as she quickly and efficiently poked and prodded me. "Can you speak?"
I tried to open my mouth but everything was so dry. I managed to get out a "Water?" The Doctor smiled and nodded to a nurse who disappeared for what seemed to be two seconds and reappeared with a cup of ice. She popped an ice chip in my mouth. I sighed in bliss as my mouth rehydrated. Once the ice finished melting, I tested my mouth with my tongue before trying to speak again.
"I hurt."
Everyone looked like they've never been happier to hear someone speak as when I said those two words.
"That's to be expected, Sarah." said the Doctor, "The fact you woke up at all at this point is frankly a miracle, but it's only the beginning of a long road ahead. I have a few questions for you and then I'll leave you with your family for a bit while we gets tests set up for you. What is your full name?"
"Sarah Eva Sinclair."
"Good, when's your birthday?" She continued as she went on with her examination.
"May 18th, 1982."
"Great, and who is the President?"
"Bush." I looked around at suddenly worried faces. The Doctor had a flash of concern over her face then smiled again.
"What year is it?"
I looked around at the crowd of people.
"Um.. 2006?"
My parents happy facade cracked.
"Is that not right? How far off am I?" I asked trying to look at the faces of my parents closer and started to realize how different the familiar faces looked. My father didn't even have a mustache when I last saw him only a few weeks earlier, let alone a bushy beard. What I first took as tired lines on my mother's face no longer appeared just from stress but possibly also age. My parents definitely didn't have that much grey in their hair last time I saw them.
That's when my Dad spoke for the first time since I opened my eyes.
"Sweetheart, it's 2016."


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5/17/03: Summer's here (well, for my college-self anyway)! So hopefully that means I will have more time for the site. It's been awhile, so lets catch you up. The major news is the "Empire Records" Remix! Special Fan Editon DVD. The one that I told you about first- way before they even released the news ;) It's coming out to North America on June 3rd. It will have 16 minutes of footage added into the film, 4 other deleted scenes, 3 music videos, trailors, cast & crew bio's, etc. It's gonna rock. So please go buy yourself a much-anticipated copy and impress Warner Bros. 2.5 weeks and counting! In other news, on March 25, Liv married her boyfriend of 4 years, Royston Langdon; of the old band Spacehog. I have no comment on this ;) ..Moving on, Renee is now staring in "Down With Love" that opened in theaters this Friday, and Robin will be in "The In-Laws" opening on May 23. Good films, please go out to see & support them because box office is gonna be tough w/"The Matrix." Johnny will be making his full-throttle (not counting "Empire") onscreen singing debut for MTV's remake of the classic novel, "Wuthering Heights." He will star as Hendrix, the love-torn Cate's (played by Erika Christenson) older brother. Filming starts this month and MTV plans to have it out by late Summer/early Fall '03! And lastly, Robin & Rory's long awaited project-"A Whale in Montana" (reported months ago) is finally set to start filming on May 19th! Oh and Ethan finally has a show that will last more than a season! "Dragnet" has been renewed for Fall of next year!
11/1/02: Wow, it's been awhile! Very sorry guys! Anyway, in the most recent news; an "Empire Records" special edition DVD is being made right now and is due out in January '03. It is said to have 30 additional minutes of footage, deleted scenes, outtakes, and some music thing!!! Look out for it, it will be awesome! In actor news, Ethan is now divorced from Amelinda and engaged to actress Katherine Towne (claims a magazine source). Also Rory is now staring on the hit weekly show "CSI: Miami" on Mondays, 10pm Eastern on CBS. Come January, Ethan will be staring in "Dragnet" which will air Mondays at 9pm on ABC. Back to back! :) Lastly, for what I can think of is just a bunch of new movies due out soon from all of them. Renee's "White Oleander" and Ethan's "Sweet Home Alabama" (still in the top 5) is currently out, and come November 27, hit the theater to see Ethan star in "They!" That's all for now. I'm sure more good news will follow! ...Maybe I'll actually have it on time now ;)
1/1/01: Happy New Year! And what better way to ring it in then with cool news!? Well on January 21, Renee is nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy (for "Nurse Betty"), so lets keep our fingers crossed. Also in Renee news, if you haven't heard, Renee and Jim Carrey have broken up! As of a few weeks ago they're no longer a couple, no reason has been said to why (but I think it's cause Renee didn't wanna marry..shhh don't tell :) And what better way to honor their breakup then to rent "Me, Myself, and Irene" when it comes out on January 9th. Big news, "Empire Records" is reported to be going to DVD finally (after 5 yrs) on April 3! Yah. Special Features so far include: Trailors, Film Highlights, and Subtitles (lets all hope for cut scenes). Remember the Johnny film, "Jesus Freaks" that was due in '98 and never came? Well, I believe it's going to be released this year and it also stars Molly Parker and Guiliermo Diaz. And Johnny's new film "Valentine" comes to theaters everywhere on February 2. Rory's "Prime Gig" comes to limited release on February 23. Robin's film "Vertical Limit" was #2 at the box office for 2 weeks, now it's like #7. And Robin was also on talk shows "The View" and "Rosie O'Donnel" 2 weeks ago. Lastly, in Ethan news: "FreakyLinks" is coming back to TV this Friday (January 5)! And will gueststar his wife, Amelinda. Also, his film "Rennie's Landing" is supposedly going to the Sundance Film Festival. Which will be from January 18-28. Lotta news!!!
10/19/00: Sorry for not updating. News is...Renee's "Nurse Betty" came out September 8, it was #3 (I believe) at the box office for a few weeks. Ethan's new show "FreakyLinks" debuted on October 6, it's a real cool show, but it doesn't seem to be doing so well. So, unless things brighten, it'll probably only last a few more weeks. Liv's new film, "Dr. T and the Women" opened on October 13. Liv plays an, achum...lesbian in it. So it's rather "interesting." Johnny's in a new movie entitled, "AKA Birdseye" coming next year, and his "Shadow Hours" came out on video on Tuesday. Oh, and Ethan is supposedly going to be a guest on VH1's "The List" on October 24 at 7pm Eastern.
8/23/00: Rory's movie "Sunset Strip" that's limited release run was due out on August 18, unknowingly came out the 11th instead. So if you're in the NY/LA area, try to go find it! And Renee's movie, "Nurse Betty" is due out on September 8th.
8/1/00: Good news for the start of August. Ethan will be definitely doing a film about 4 college friends called, "Rennie's Landing." He will once again work with his friend, Peter Facinelli, for the 3rd time! Previously seen in "Can't Harly Wait" and "Dancer Texas..." Looks very cool. And Johnny will costar for the first time in an upcoming horror film. It's called "Valentine" and is due out no other than this Valentine's Day. It's about 4 girls who get morbid Valentine's cards and then get killed. It's getting a lot of hype-so really good for Johnny!
7/14/00: Renee is now in London filming "Bridget Jones' Diary." Also her film "Me, Myself, and Irene" was #1 at the box office for 2 weeks, before "The Perfect Storm" or something took over. This is a 1st for one of these actors! Famous director Martin Scorsese wants Liv to portray late 1940's model Bettie Page in a new biographical film coming. Based on the novel "Bettie Page: Life of a Pinup Legend" by Karen Essex. They're in negotiations now for it. Ethan's FOX show, (staring him) coming in Fall previously called "Fearsum" has changed names to "FreakyLinks." Today, 7/14, Johnny's new film "Shadow Hours" hits theaters in NY, LA, and Dallas. He has just a cameo in it, but is one of the most famous in the film. Lastly, Rory's film, "Sunset Strip" originally due out in late '98 is coming to theaters in the NY/LA areas on August 18.
5/22/00: Renee ws at the independent Cannes Film Festival in France all this week promoting her new film, "Nurse Betty." She was up for Best Actress, but lost to new-comer Lena Endre. Oh well. The movie is reportedly due out July 14th. Ethan is due to star in a new show in Fall on Fox, called "Fearsum." It's supposed to be like a spoof of the "Blair Witch Project" or whatnot. Hopefully it will do better than "Work With Me," we'll wait and see. Also go get the new issue of Entertainment Weekly-a tribute to 10 years. Stuff on Renee, Robin, and Rory is in it. Some of their movies are named for best something of the '90's. It's real cool! Lastly, it's possible that Johnny is in Ethan's unknown film, "Taken" but I'm not certain!
5/1/00: Robin is due to be in a new movie with her "The Craft" costar, Neve Cambell and also Nick Nolte, called "Investigating Sex." It's a small indie due in 2001. It's about male scientists who study sex. Robin plays a stenograher. Renee is now perfecting her British accent to go play "Bridget Jones" for her new film. And the Summer releases are in: on May 26-Rory's "Sunset Strip" is due to come out, June 23-Renee's "Me, Myself, and Irene" coming out, and July 14-both Renee's "Nurse Betty," and Johnny's "Shadow Hours" are due out!
4/9/00: Renee and Robin were at the Showest Festival on March 6-9. They were also both at the Independent Spirit Awards at the end of March. Renee was there to present and Robin was just there. Renee is set to star in a new movie based on a novel, playing Bridget Jones. She will require a British accent for this role. Both Liv and Renee turned down roles in the new "Titanic sized" movie, "Pearl Harbor" with Ben Affleck and Cuba Gooding Jr. On Tuesday, April 11th, Ethan will be on the MTV show "Loveline" giving advice on sex, lol. Rory's movies "Dogtown" and "...Sebastian Cole" are now out on video and also Liv's "Plunkett and Macleane" is out. Look for Johnny's SundanceFF movie, "Shadow Hours" to be released soon, since they're releasing all the Sundance films that were bought now. In May, Rory's "Sunset Strip" is due out. And lastly, Robin's "End of Days," Renee's "The Bachelor," and Rory's "Flawless" are coming to video on April 18th I believe.
2/1/99: Johnny's new film "Shadow Hours" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22nd. Also Gina Philips, Johnny's girlfriend of over 3 years, recently broke up with him. She quoted: "I'd rather be watching a movie at home with friends or eating pizza then out with someone I don't like." Well, for not liking Johnny, Gina, you sure stuck with him long! (Bitch!)
1/26/99: Renee was at the Golden Globe Awards last night. She presented best Foreign film award with Alec Baldwin. And also she went to supported fellow costar ("Me, Myself, and Irene") and new boyfriend, Jim Carrey.
1/2/00: Hey Happy New Year! I guess we survived! Well with a new year, that means only one thing: New News! First off, on December 10th, Ethan's wife gave birth to their first son. They named him Cogian, it's a Latin name meaning "to consider." Johnny's movie "Hell's Kitchen" is now not only on limited release in theaters in New York, but it's also now on video! Also in Johnny news, he's in a new movie with Rebecca Gayheart again (his costar from "Somebody Is Waiting"), called "Shadow Hours" about an Armani-clad Satan! And lastly Robin's film "Supernova" is finally going out to all theaters across the States January 14th! Enjoy!
11/23/99: Ethan celebrated his one year anniversary with his wife, Amelinda Smith on November 14th! They also have a baby on the way in December! This month and December: Rory, Robin, Johnny, and Liv have new movies out. Rory's are the 24th, "Flawless" and December 3rd, "Suncet Strip" Robin's "End of Days" is out the 24th also. Johnny's film "Hell's Kitchen" is finally being released after 3 years on December 3rd too! And Liv's "Onegin" is out on December 31. Enjoy!
10/31/99: Ethan's CBS weekly show "Work With Me" has unfortunately been canceled after 4 episodes, due to not enough viewers! In other news; November is gonna be a big month for these actors-well atleast for Rory, Renee, and Robin. They all have a new movie coming out this month-and Rory has 2! Also Johnny turned 24 today!
9/18/99: Renee presented the International Award at the MTV Video Awards on 9/9/99. She came on stage in a very "interesting" looking outfit, very unlike her, that I'm sure the males loved. Also on a popular Modern Rock station by me in Jersey, on their promo for the station Rory is featured on it. It's his quote from Empire Records: "Well Damn the Man" While he's saying it a Collective Soul song is playing in the backround! It's really cool and it also proves that Empire IS a popular, known movie!
8/31/99: I was told that Empire is due to come out on DVD in November and that they're working on it now! An un-cut version is supposed to be released! Also some of the actors new fall movies-Renee, Liv, Robin, and Rory-are starting to be talked about now in magazines and all! So look out!
8/6/99: Ok Rory's new indie movie, "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole" that I thought came out a year ago actually hit select theaters today! If you live in or around New York or the Los Angeles area, go check it out! I also found out that Liv's new indie "Plunket and MaCleane" will not open in select theaters until October, I thought it was today, but I was mistaken! Also, Johnny just signed on to a new indie project! I'm not sure what it is, since the article confused me, but he'll be in it! When I know more I'll write it!
6/13/99: On CBS, starting this Fall, Ethan will be in a new show called "Work With Me" He co-stars in it! The shows about this lawyer's firm with a married couple running it! Ethan plays Sebastian, their assistant trying to keep the affair he's having with the other assistant a secret! It sounds cool! Also Johnny's in another unknow indie flick called "Me and Will" he plays Fred. It proves he hasn't disappeared!
4/7/99: Liv has a new boyfriend (augh) it is Royston Langdon of the British Rock group 'SpaceHog' he is the singer/bassist of the group! Whoopee, ah! Ok also her new indie movie 'Cookie's Fortune' is in limited release in theatres now, so if you are lucky to be by a theater that plays it go check it out!
3/22/99: Ok as you well know last night was the Oscars! And guess who shockingly was there, Liv and Renee! Liv was there to present Aerosmith singing and Renee presented some group from the 'Horse Whisperer' soundtrack! Both looked nervous and honored to be there, but kept their cool! They both got screwd and were not nominated for anything, just there to present! I'll have pix up as soon as I can!
3/13/99: It has been said that if they make a sequel to 'The Craft' Robin will definitely be in it! Although it has not been confirmed as of yet if a sequel will be made, I'll keep you posted though!
3/10/99: Johnny's new movie "Somebody Is Waiting" finally hit video stores yesterday! After almost 2 years of his fans looking for it! It is his first starring role, and I have seen it already, and I must; say even if you're not a fan of Johnny, you'll still admit that his acting was awesome in this dramatic film! He was even in this movie MORE than he was in "Empire Records!" So fans should enjoy!
3/5/99: Johnny and Ethan are both mentioned in a Matt Damon book! It was a thing on how "hollywood" is all connected and said how Matt was in 'The Rainmaker' with Johnny who was in 'Empire Records' with Ethan! This news isn't relevant really, but I just found it funny that the 2 were even mentioned since they're basically unknowns!
2/11/99: OK for everyone out there who is a fan of Empire Records, if you want it back in theaters, I have a way for you to do it, just email me! And I want to clear up a rumor about Johnny; no he is NOT dead, I dunno who made this up, but he is perfectly fine, thanks to everyone for their concern though!
1/31/99: I just found out that Liv and Rory are in a new unknown movie together! The film is called '15 Minutes' and is directed by Allan Moyle (the director from Empire) Almost no one knows about this, so spread the good news!!!
1/27/99: At the Sundance Film Festival a week or two ago Liv was there to promote her new movie "Cookie's Fortune" yes it is ANOTHER independent film! The film premiered there and should hit theaters in it's select (very select) cities in a few months!
12/28/98: Ok I was at an Aerosmith concert in Jersey yesterday; and I was on the look out for Liv. So it came to the middle of the concert: and I was like screw it-Liv ain't here-then this chubbish girl came on the stage, but I couldn't get a good look at her face. So I figured it was Liv's sis, Mia. Which it was; and it turns out that it was her 20th b-day and Steve was gonna have the audience sing to her. So he's intruducing her when I saw another girl on the stage. So I grabbed the binoculars from a friend and saw that it was a tall, short haired brunette in black. I was like shit, it must be her. Then the girl turned my way at the exact same moment Steven said 'and this is my other daughter Liv' My friend and I started screaming at the top of our lungs at the start of everyone singin to Mia. I tried to take the best pix of Liv that I could, but I dunno if they'll come out. Ok well to end this long story short: the news is that Liv was at an Aerosmith concert in Jersey yesterday and there was this guy by her who I think was supposed to be like a guard while she was in the audience (although I don't think many people new who she was). Well if ya want more stuff on this story, just email me!
12/16/98: Ethan made the top 40 hottest young guys in an issue of Celebrity magazine! He came in 6th place! Yeah you go boy! The #1 was David Boreanoz of the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
12/7/98: I just found out that Ethan, Liv, Renee, and Robin made Hollywood Online's List for the Top 100 Young Actors!!! Yeah Congrats! Also Johnny had to dye his hair blonde for "Hell's Kitchen!" Rory is good friends with Matt Damon and his group! Robin has her 1st nude scene in her new movie coming out, "Supernova!" And 1999 will be the year for new movies with these actors! Yeah let's party like it's 1999 baby!!!
11/23/98: I have got some info finally on Johnny's new movie: "Hell's Kitchen" His name in the movie is Patty or something and his girlfriend wants him to kill this guy who she thinks killed her ex-boyfriend. Johnny plays a really freaky druggie dude trying to kill someone, so I think the movie will be just a tad bit dark! Also I know a few of the actors are coming out with new movies too, but right now I don't have any info on them, sorry!
11/6/98: Well I forgot to say this the other day so I'll say it now: it has finally now been officially reported that Liv and her 2 year boyfriend, Joaquin Phoenix have broken up! Yeah!! Ooops sorry! As of yet I don't know why they broke up, but I don't care aslong as not together anymore, but if I find out why I'll tell ya! The two are said to be remaining friends though!
11/3/98: Ok Rory's new movie with DeNiro is supposedly called 'Flawless,' atleast for now it is! Ok this is late news, but since I didn't have this site then I'll say it now: Johnny Whitworth was reportedly at the premiere of the movie 'Dancer, Texas Pop 81' to support his friend and fellow actor; Ethan Embry, who was in the indie film. Their was only a small amount of guests at the premiere and all had to be invited by an actor of or someone connected to the movie! Also about two weeks ago, Liv Tyler and Renee Zellweger were both reported attendies of the new movie 'Ronin' Also fellow Empire actor, Anthony LaPaglia was there! The premiere was in Cali, but I dunno as of yet if Liv and Renee saw eachother!
10/27/98: Hey ok I got some inside scoop on Rory Cochrane! As you may know; there are rumors going around that he's been married to some girl named Rebecca Columbus since 1994! Well get this: he ain't married and has never even heard of this Rebecca person! In fact he is as single as can be and was even on a date the other night. So he is definitely NOT married ok! Also he is supposed to be working on a new film with Robert DeNiro, it's a Joel Shumacher film, I don't know as of yet what it's called, but when I do I'll tell ya!
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CenterPoint Newsletter | Summer 2017 | by Nicole Garrison, UBMSC Academic Counselor
Giving back to their community is what the UNLV Upward Bound Math & Science Center (UBMSC) participants love to do. Nicole Garrison, academic counselor, took the lead with facilitating multiple community service opportunities for the Upward Bound participants.
Fight against Hunger (Three Square Food Bank). On Saturday, February 4, 2017, one hundred and seventy five students from UBMSC joined forces to aid in the fight against hunger. They sorted donated products, verifying expiration dates, repacking products, and assembling pantry boxes totaling twenty and forty pounds. Participants also filled plastic containers with toiletries and loaded crates to be shelve for distribution. More than half of the children in the Clark County School District struggle with hunger. Three Square provides meals to millions of people through community partners and programs at various sites throughout the greater Las Vegas area. In total, the UBMSC participants packed over two thousand pounds of snack foods, over four thousand pounds of dry food, and sanitized enough bins to hold over seven thousand kids café meals.
Clean the World is a social enterprise with the mission of saving millions of lives around the world. Clean the World leads a global hygiene revolution to distribute recycled soap and hygiene products from more than four thousand hotel and resort partners to children and families in countries with a high death rate due to acute respiratory infection (pneumonia) and diarrheal diseases (cholera) which are two of the top killers of children under the age of five. Since 2009, Clean the World has distributed more than thirty-five million bars of soap in one hundred countries.
Upward Bound director, Jennie Johnson, and twenty one UBMSC participants volunteered to help clean the world. The Upward Bound team took on the task of measuring and sorting used bottles of soap, shampoo and conditioner. Volunteers must sort through boxes of used personal hygiene products and divide them into various labeled boxes according to measurements and type. The UBMSC team were pleased to know that their hard work would benefit thousands across the world. Upward Bound participants will never look at a bar of soap the same way again, as they now know that the reprocessed soap and other items will be donated to the homeless, victims of natural disasters, veterans, etc.
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The Events Team work hard to setup community events and boss masses using our image. As such, it's obvious that we have pages on the wiki dedicated to them, their upcoming events, and applications.
Recently, we (I) started advertising ET events on the main page just above the "recent updates" section to encourage more people to attend events, as the event info can be quite hidden away. I also took the initiative a little while ago to remove sub-items on the navigation menu of the wiki linking to each upcoming event, because it was clear that it wasn't kept up to date often enough and things can get confusing.
Confusion caused by information on our pages is my main concern for this thread. Sometimes, events get moved around and rescheduled, especially during a busy time where people may be doing exams. This causes inconsistent scheduling across our pages. For example, here's what RuneScape:Events Team looks like currently:
|Screenshot of the Events Team page
Yet, according to Reddit and other platforms that ET events are advertised, there's no Deathmatch event today (15 April), it's a Vindicta event instead...
|Screenshot of a Reddit post
Really, this is nobody's fault - people forget to update pages, and updating so many different pages is a lot of hard work. Here's what the average scenario would be to keep everything up to date for ET if events were added/updated/changed around:
- Update the Google Calendar events
- Edit RuneScape:Events Team
- Edit the event page (e.g RuneScape:Events Team/Vindicta)
- Edit RuneScape:Events Team/Notice
This isn't ideal. Obviously, I'm not a member of ET, which is why I'm making a thread to discuss this - and hopefully some ET members will give their thoughts here. But, in my opinion we should try to clean this up and make sure people can stay up to date on our events. We also shouldn't be relying on Reddit and our in-game clan chat as the main source of advertisement for ET, when we get so many visitors on the wiki each day.
- Remove the individual event pages
- They are literally just replicas of the strategy pages that we already have on the wiki along with some (usually inconsistent) event info. Using the wiki as a sort of calendar just doesn't work with how MediaWiki is intended to be used. And it's confusing - the info on the Vindicta page right now is completely different to the other pages.
- Replace the schedule on RS:ET with a table of upcoming events
- This means dropping the Google Calendar and the links and replacing them with an easy-to-read, easy-to-update table. I mean surely updating a table on the wiki, even if table lines were done using templates to keep it simpler (like drop lines), would be better and faster than updating multiple locations? Maybe something similar to this: (note that keeping our times consistent with game time/UTC avoids confusing people with a list of times in different timezones)
|Friends Chat
|Drop distribution
|15 April 2018
|Corn Colonel
|80 , a high combat level and appropriate gear is recommended
- Make RuneScape:Events Team/Notice update dynamically
- This allows us to still have a list of upcoming events on the main page without the need for people to manually update yet another page. If we're working with tables/templates in a consolidated location like described above, this should be straight forward to embed.
- Change the title format of ET's Reddit threads
- Okay, really this is kinda optional, but the wording for the threads we make on Reddit for ET events is something along the lines of The Runescape Wiki Events Team will be hosting a [name] event [at time]! Check the page to confirm your timezone and requirements!. This feels overly complex and doesn't get to the point immediately. It just isn't a good advertisement. I feel like something along the lines of "Join the RS Wiki for a [name] event [at time]!" linking to the ET page is more than good enough.
If anyone has other suggestions, shoot. We need to make it easier for both the ET to run events without extra hassle, and we need to make it easier for people to know what is going on without confusion. Right now, I wouldn't know there is a Vindicta event today unless I either saw the Reddit post or clicked through to the actual Vindicta event page (which would be unlikely given that it is incorrectly dated on the main ET page and Google Calendar). In my opinion, that needs to change.
Support - 04:04, April 15, 2018 (UTC)
I'm glad someone said it, I guess it took someone outside of the ET to speak up. I totally agree, the way we organise/advertise events is a bit of a mess mostly due to a combination of busyness, disorganization and (admittedly) some laziness. I'm generally in favour in a revamp of the events page, my specific thought are as follows:
1. Oppose/Neutral (Event pages) - I'm on the fence on this one - on the one hand having individual event pages could be replaced by the strategy pages, but on the offhand event pages differ in an important way: they're written with events specifically in mind. Strat pages are very detailed and mostly intended for people who want to learn to solo (or role, for group bosses) and I think this is a bit overwhelming and unnecessary for people wanting to join events. The reality is most people just need to know enough to survive in a mass situation which I think our current event pages provide. Furthermore, there are many non-boss events (Treasure Trails, Hide and Seek) which definitely require their own pages since they are player-created activities. These arguments probably don't apply as much to minigame events tho.
2. Support (Events table) - Yeah, honestly I don't know why we haven't done this sooner - it's a much better system and nicer looking. Using templates would be ideal depending on how they're implemented. The purpose of the google calender was to provide a nice visual representation of when events are but this new table takes care of that problem so I'm happy to get rid of it (also since I was the only one updating it :P)
3. Support (Events Team/Notice dynamically update) - Sure. I don't know too much about how to do this but if its no trouble for whoever does then why not.
4. Support (Reddit title) - Also yeah. Another thing I kinda wanted to do earlier. The feral community that is r/runescape has no time for our frivolous wording. Keep it concise.
Superiosity the Dragonrider: User:Superiosity/Signature chat 10:46, April 15, 2018 (UTC)
To echo what super said above: A storm of busyness, disorganization, and some laziness causes a bit of a problem in how we organize events. I'm happy that someone is speaking out on it.
Proposal 1: Remove the individual event pages Strong Oppose0
Quite a few events, such as the Hide N Seek event, contain information relevant only to that event. Others shorten or remove unnecessary information on the strategy pages---Such as information that isn't relevant to masses. Equipment tables are also changed (IIRC) to reflect masses. Plus, it simplifies things for people wishing to join events.
Proposal 2: Replace the schedule on RS:ET with a table of upcoming events Support
Honestly, I never really understood why we had the Google Calendar on the page. I've occasionally had problems with the ET page (And only the ET page) loading, and out of a complete guess I'd say it's related to the calendar and caching. I thought that people were getting use out of it—although I personally didn't—but that might not be true.
For what it's worth: When events are changed, a lot of the time it happens only on the ET-only spreadsheet. That's almost ALWAYS accurate and up-to-date, but we should be doing a better job at updating our other pages.
Proposal 3: Make RuneScape:Events Team/Notice update dynamically Strong Support
This needs no explanation, imho. This should have been done a while ago.
Proposal 4: Change the title format of ET's Reddit threads Support
I agree, the title is a bit drawn out; everyone's mostly just copy-pasted. For the past few events, I've been advertising with a shorter title. User:King kolton9/Signature 11:18, April 15, 2018 (UTC)
Comment - How would people feel about instead of outright removing the event pages as suggested, we simply change them to not refer to any specific dates? That way, we can keep the strategy/guidance on the pages and have one less page to update in favour of RS:ET 13:09, April 15, 2018 (UTC)
Comment""" - The difficulty is that there appears to be no authoritative source of event information. It used to be that the individual pages had info on how a particular event was conducted (e.g., this is how we conduct a Zamorak GWD event) and the RS:ET page had links (with dates) to the individual pages in the order the events occurred. Setting aside the past changes to wiki page formats for a moment, at some point the ET decided to start using Google and Reddit in addition to the wiki. Then it seems it became Google and Reddit instead of the wiki. Now it appears to be nothing. Remember, the wiki ET is the wiki ET. These are wiki events, not some team independent of the wiki that sometimes posts its events on the wiki. If we're not using the wiki (a real-time web collaboration tool) as the authoritative source for information on wiki events, that is the first problem. If keeping the wiki and Google in sync is a problem, then the solution is to delete Google. If keeping the wiki and Reddit in sync is a problem, then the solution is to stop using Reddit. Wiki page formats or whatever are not the problem. Figure out page formats once the priorities are resolved. If you think Google and Reddit are nice-to-have, that's fine, but the wiki is have-to-have. Have-to-have comes before nice-to-have. If nice-to-have gets in the way of have-to-have, nice-to-have gets the ax. --User:Saftzie/Signature 17:28, April 15, 2018 (UTC)


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Here are the resources you need for this Sunday. Please feel free to choose what is suitable for your congregation's needs. You will notice that the orders of service are available in different formats: choose the "pdf" format if you want something that is ready to print and photocopy, the "doc" or "rtf" format if you wish to change the formatting yourself or the "ppt" format if you use PowerPoint.
Altar colour: Green
Bible readings:
Note: There are two sets of first readings (with accompanying Psalms) given for the Sundays after Pentecost: (a) a semi-continuous set, and (b) a set related thematically to the gospels (as in the earlier form of the lectionary). It is intended that either one of these two sets be used throughout and that they not be mixed.
FIRST READING (a) Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 Joseph sold into slavery in Egypt
OR (b) 1 Kings 19:9-18 The Lord appears to Elijah
PSALM (a) Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b
OR (b) Psalm 85:8-13 *For musical settings of these Psalms, please see the song suggestions below*
SECOND READING Romans 10:5-15 The word of the Lord is near you
GOSPEL Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus walks on the water
Notes on the readings:
GENESIS 37:1-4,12-28: Anger, jealousy and animosity took hold of Joseph's brothers in reaction to his dream of subjection of his peers and parents, the mark of favour signified by the coat given by his father, together with his report of his brothers' misconduct to Jacob. Their malevolence, expressed in the plot to murder him but diverted by Reuben, still resulted in an extreme infliction of evil – namely selling him callously into slavery. Here, the hand of God seemingly absent in terms of protection, was still present to lay the foundation for future blessings, not just for Joseph and his family, but for the nation descended from them and for those who are spiritually God's covenant people. Thus God's covenant with Abraham was not thwarted by human evil but accomplished over and above and despite it.
1 KINGS 19:9-18: The plans and workings of God are infinitely intricate and subtle. Therefore they are more often unseen through human perception. Even the believer can feel abandoned and at the whim of the world of evil. The still, small voice brought home to Elijah that God was not impressed by numbers or human ideas of power, and that he responded to the faithfulness of believers. Seven thousand yet remained in Israel. God's purposes would not exclude their welfare.
ROMANS 10:5-15: People are saved from hell only when the saving gospel of truth brings free forgiveness and healing through Christ's death and resurrection through faith. Hence the importance of faithful preaching and teaching in the church. Faith in that message which is needed to be saved is only possible when the message itself is truly presented. Indeed how beautiful the feet of those who bring it!
MATTHEW 14:22-33: As the God of Israel showed his almighty power by dividing the Red Sea to save his people, so the man Jesus in this miracle shows his power as God over the elements of nature. No less today he looks for the implicit trust of his people as they are beset by the storms of life's events. While our faith might often waver, yet his hand will raise us up. We therefore trustingly await his reassuring, 'Peace, be still!'
Lay-readers please note: the linked sermons have not been edited for general use. As part of your preparations, keep in mind that they have been written for specific people in a specific context, and for this reason the issues they address or the examples they use may not be entirely suitable for people in your congregation. If you feel this is the case, you may need to make minor adjustments or find another sermon
Based on gospel: Pr Heath Pukallus; Pr Vince Gerhardy; edited for lay-reading sermon – matt 14v31-32 – year a – pentecost 8; NEW edited for lay reading sermon – matt 14 22-33 – year a – proper 14
Based on 1 Kings reading: Pr Roger Atze ; edited for lay reading sermon – 1 kings 19 9-18 – year a – proper 14
Based on Romans reading : Pr Heath Pukallus
Opening sentences:
The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart,
because if your confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved. (Rom 10:8,9 NRSV)
The same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him.
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
(Rom 10:12b,13 NRSV)
Orders of service:
After Pentecost Sunday Word & Prayer ( pdf / doc / ppt )
Service of the Word (pdf / rtf / ppt)
Morning Praise (pdf / rtf / ppt)
Service without communion (pdf / doc / ppt)
Service orders with holy communion
Service with communion (page 6) (pdf / doc / ppt )
Alternative form A (page 58) (pdf / doc/ ppt)
Sing the Feast (Chataway) (pdf / doc/ ppt)
Simplified Spoken (pdf / doc/ ppt)
Service with Five Songs of Faith (pdf / rtf/ ppt)
Prayer of the Day (Collect): Choose one of the following
Almighty and eternal God,
since you are always more ready to hear
than we to pray,
and are eager to give more
than we either desire or deserve:
Forgive us those things
of which our conscience is afraid,
and give us those things
which we are not worthy to ask,
except through the merits of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
OR, modernised traditional
Almighty and eternal God,
you are always more ready to hear
than we are to pray,
and you are eager to give more
than we desire or deserve.
Forgive us those things
that make our conscience afraid,
and give us those things
that we are not worthy to ask for,
except through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
OR, alternative
(Let us pray that we may be defended in doubt and difficulty. [silence])
Merciful Father,
your Son Jesus Christ gave up his life
so that we might die to self
and live in him.
Give us such close fellowship with him
that in all doubts and dangers
our faith may not fail.
We ask this through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
OR, new
(Let us pray for the preaching of God's word. [silence])
Ever-loving God,
send out messengers to proclaim
your victory over death to the whole world,
so that people everywhere
hear the good news,
and receive eternal life.
We ask this through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
ALLELUIA VERSE (after the second reading)(Matt 14:26,27 NRSV)
Alleluia, alleluia.
The disciples cried out in fear; but Jesus said,
'Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.'
Prayer after the gospel
This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Thank you, Lord Jesus,
for showing yourself as the Son of God.
Help us always to trust and worship you.
Offering Prayer
Lord, thank you for caring for us
and providing us with all we need and much more.
Strengthen our faith as we live our everyday lives.
Make us bold and confident
in trusting you
and serving you and other people.
Prayer of the Church/ General Prayer: Prayer of the Church- Proper 14A
Resources for services with Holy Communion
It is indeed right and good,
Lord God, holy Father,
that we should at all times and in all places
give thanks to you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(On this day)*
he overcame death by his resurrection
and opened up for us
the way to eternal life with you.
And so, with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we adore and praise your glorious name:
* The words 'on this day' are used only on Sundays.
See the service order for a standard post-communion prayer. Alternatively, use the third prayer of the day (as listed above) at this point. It may be modified as follows.
Merciful Father,
your Son Jesus Christ
offered up his body and blood
in sacrifice to you
so that we might die to self
and live in him.
Give us such close fellowship with him
that in all doubts and dangers
our faith may not fail.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Go in peace. Trust the Lord as you step out boldly.
Thanks be to God. OR In the name of Christ. Amen.
Visual images for the day: His Word in Pictures
Song/Hymn suggestions: * = Modernised version available (please click here to go to the Modernised hymns page) ;G3, G4 . . . = Guitar chords available in the Music Package 3, 4 . . .; GS = Guitar chords in the Supplement to LH
First reading (a): Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
Many of the song/hymn suggestions for the gospel reading would also be suitable for this reading plus others from the 'Trust' sections of the hymnal. You might also like to check out the suggestions provided by the Together to celebrate and Singing from the Lectionary websites listed below.
First reading (b): 1 Kings 19:9-18
371 O Jesus, I have promised G5
212 Hush now, for I am your God
215 Even though it's often hard to cope (My hiding place)
415 Praise the Spirit in creation
595 O Jesus, I have promised
598 Dear Father, Lord of humankind
Second reading: Romans 10:5-15
138 The Lord my God be praised
139 We all believe in one true God, Father*
142 We all believe in one true God, Maker* G3
159 O for a thousand tongues to sing* G5
271 The gospel shows the Father's grace G5
504 To Thy temple I repair G5
782 At the name of Jesus G7
793 To God be the glory (G, STJ, 50)
26 He is Lord
103 Send your servant down the road
244 We have seen the Word of life
349 There is a redeemer
362 I believe, I do
446 Mercy
455 All this I believe
466 I am aware
527 All that is hidden
140 Firmly I believe and truly
143 Immortal, invisible, God only wise
147 To God be the glory, great things he has done
210 O for a thousand tongues to sing
231 At the name of Jesus
248 When Christ was lifted from the earth
420 Holy Spirit, go before us
435 We all believe in God who made
477 Jesus calls us here to meet him
499 Lord Jesus, joy of loving hearts
Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33
149 Jesus, priceless treasure* G3
301 Take Thou my hand and lead me* G3
524 The golden morning (esp vv 4,5)*
578 Eternal Father, strong to save G6
854 Be still, my soul
862 As we step from the edge of morning GS
878 Your love surrounds me GS
10 Your love surrounds me
101 As we step from the edge of morning
203 Keeping my eyes on you
235 In your hand, my Saviour
123 Be still, my soul
138 Eternal Father, strong to save
593 Lord, take my hand and lead me
TIS 66, O give thanks to God, is a version of Psalm 105:1-11.
The following metrical paraphrase of Psalm 105:1-6 by David Schütz is sung to the tune of 'Trust and obey', LHS 877. If reproducing this version, please put 'Words (c) David Schütz' at the beginning or the end of the psalm.
O give thanks to the Lord,
as you call on his name,
and make known all his deeds to the world.
Sing your praises to him,
as you tell what he's done,
as you glory in his holy name.
Let the hearts of all those
who approach him rejoice.
Seek the Lord and his strength at his throne.
And remember his works
and the judgments he gave,
O you chosen of Abraham's line.
Music Resources Vol. 3– Psalm settings: Psalm 105 p176
TIS 45, I will listen to what the Lord God is saying, is a version of Psalm 85:7-13.
Below is a metrical version by David Schütz of Psalm 85:8-13, which may be sung to the tune Ave virgo (LH 469. TIS 391). If reproducing this version, please put 'Words (c) David Schütz' at the beginning or the end of the psalm.
Let me hear what God will say –
say to all his faithful.
He will speak his peace to us –
peace to all who trust him.
His salvation now is near –
near to all who fear him.
He in glory comes to us –
comes and makes his dwelling.
Love and faithfulness will meet –
meet in peace and justice.
Faithfulness will spring from earth,
righteousness from heaven.
God will give us what is good
and our land will prosper.
Righteousness will pave his way
as he comes to save us.
Music Resources Vol. 3– Psalm settings: Psalm 85 p140 , Psalm 85 p141
While the LCA does not necessarily endorse the content of these websites, you may find them helpful in your worship planning.
Small Church Music: You can download mp3 and midi files of popular hymn tunes from this site.
Together to Celebrate: lectionary based song and hymn suggestions from a variety of sources.
Singing from the Lectionary: has song and hymn suggestions based on the RCL from other hymnals.
Song Select: you can search for more contemporary songs by theme. If your congregation has a paid subscription you can also download sheet music.
Hymns Without Words: mp3 downloads of hymn tunes.
Song and Hymn Index. Contains all the indexes of the LHS and AT books in one Excel file. Download the file (zip file) here.
Metrical Psalms by Dale Schoening : Psalms set to well known hymn tunes.
Keyboard Accompaniments for Together in Song – CDs are available for purchase through ACR. CD 1 & 2 ; CD 3 & 4.


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Paraffin manicure by its processes and techniques is more of a hand massage and treatment mostly seen in spas and massage houses. Conventional manicures give all focus to the fingers but the paraffin manicure gives focus and attention to the hands as a whole. The methods employed in this type of manicure most likely seem to just cater for the health of the hand than the nails. Although generally speaking, manicure is all about caring for the hands, but the term seems to have lost its true meaning, and has come out to sound in people's ears as just painting the nails.
The methods generally are soothing, relieving and therapeutic which makes it somewhat a luxury kind of manicure. Most manicure salons don't include paraffin manicure as part of the normal manicure services rendered, it is more of a special service which is far more expensive than your normal manicure.
If you are new to the meaning of paraffin and what it entails, then the tips detailed below would go a long way in helping you understand all there is to this type of manicure and what makes it special.
- The use of melted wax: Paraffin manicure involves melting paraffin wax and allowing it to cool down a little before submerging the hands in it. This particular kind of wax is used because it can be heated over the temperature of 35° C without burning or harming the hands in any way. Although it is advised to allow the wax cool down a bit before dipping hands in it as too hot or smoking wax might be disastrous to the hands.
- Used in treating rough and dry hands: the heat and oil present in the melted paraffin wax helps hydrate the skin around the place it is applied, and restore moisture and suppleness in that area. When the congealed wax is removed from the hands submersion, the skin around the area become soft, fresh and moisturized.
- Focuses more on the entire hands than just the nails: the paraffin procedures actually seem not to pay any special attention to the fingers as all other kinds of manicure do. Here the focus is always on the whole hands, and the idea is always about how to soften and moisturize the hands, how to aid better blood flow and circulation and how to restore the suppleness of a dry hand. This suggests that paraffin is a form of therapeutic hands massage first, then a type of manicure next.
- Those with cuts and rashes on their hands are advised not to undergo the paraffin manicure because the wax can cause infection when it comes in contact with broken skin.
- Used in the treatment of muscle related issues in the legs/hands: the use of paraffin wax is a form of heat therapy which is used in the treatment of arthritis and some other rheumatic related diseases. The heat from the warm oil helps speed up blood circulation in the targeted regions.


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While Google is busy releasing one update after another, Microsoft has also been working on its Bing App. The Android app of the search engine has received a new update with complete overhaul of the design. The Bing Android app has become more clutter free than ever before. It has also achieved the true KISS principle that has been central to Google's design and functional policy.
New rich snippet results have been introduced similar to Google. Not only will you be able to submit queries directly, you will be able to get find more information from the results.
Bing Search app is now easier to user. Features better colours and delivers clearer and richer search results. A new addition is that you can search for animated gifs. It will also display trending gifts, allowing you to save them with ease.
Customise User Interface
Bing has now made it possible to customise the app's interface and readability. Some of the elements that can be tweaked with include:
- Font size
- Font style
- Background
If you want to check the latest changes, it will be required to update the app. There are also many performance enhancements and bug fixes. Accessing search results, including images and videos has become faster.
List of New Features
Overall, the search app has received the following list of new features across aesthetic and functional elements:
- Newer colours
- An easier to use and simple UI
- Customisation over aesthetic elements for custom search experience
- Display of reviews and ratings when you search for certain categories like restaurants, music and movies
- Trending GIFs and the option to download them
It is expected that the latest update will help Microsoft get more users to come onboard the Bing Search app. According to the latest report, Bing (desktop search) has seen some positive growth in the UK market share. The new simpler yet richer UI is expected to help the app gain stronger foothold. The company had recently introduced a points-based system to encourage more people to use its search engine.
Just last week Google was found testing new layout in its search app and mobile search. Some major changes were noticed within search cards. With major search engines always bringing some new changes, it is recommended of stay up-to-date with your SEO strategies. Visit https://thesearchmarketingshop.com/search-engine-optimisation/ for more information and to get help from industry-leading SEO experts to ensure that your campaigns always remain effective.