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Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo
Senior Fellow, Religion and Security
Patrick Sookhdeo is the director of the Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity and International Director of the Barnabas Fund. He is an outspoken spokesman for persecuted Christian minorities around the world. Sookhdeo is a commentator on jihadist ideology, and has lectured British and NATO military officers on radical Islam
In 1967 he pursued studies at London Bible College (now the London School of Theology) and went on to obtain a Doctorate from the London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. During that time Sookhdeo began exploring inter-faith dialogue and became increasingly concerned by the brutality being leveled at Christian minorities in Islamic nations, and the Islamic death penalties for conversion from Islam.[1]
In 1975 with his wife Rosemary, Dr Sookhdeo founded "In Contact Ministries" now called Servants Fellowship International, promoting evangelism and compassionate ministries in multi-cultural urban contexts in the UK. And in 1989, Sookhdeo created the London-based Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity, and this saw the creation of a global database on extremist movements and ideologies whose followers were persecuting religious minorities across the Muslim world.
Dr Sookhdeo was awarded the 2001 Coventry Cathedral International Prize for Peace and Reconciliation. TheSyriac Orthodox Church has awarded him St. Ignatius Theophoros' Decoration as Commander. He is also Chorepiscopus in the Syriac Orthodox Church.
He is Dean Theologian of the Diocese of Abuja Province, Nigeria , and ordained in the Church of Pakistan. Dr Sookhdeo is non- residentiary canon of Khyber Diocese, Pakistan. He has been a pastor, evangelist and Bible teacher for 40 years.
He is the author of numerous papers and author/editor of several books, including Global Jihad: The Future in the Face of Militant Islam and Understanding Islamist Terrorism.
Dr. Martin Davie
Senior Research Fellow, Religions and Human Rights Policy
Dr Martin Davie obtained the top first in theology at Oxford in 1984. He was awarded his Oxford D. Phil in 1993 for a thesis on the development of British Quaker Theology which was subsequently published by Edwin Mellen.
Dr Davie has taught theology at Oak Hill College, London and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and has written extensively in the fields of doctrine, Church history, ecumenical theology and sexual ethics. From 2000-2013 he worked as the Secretary to the Faith and Order Commission, the Theological Secretary to the Council for Christian Unity and the Theological Consultant to the House of Bishops of the Church of England.
He is currently academic consultant to the Church of England Evangelical Council and the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life.
Dr Davie is married to the Revd Alyson Davie who is Priest in Charge of the parishes of Meopham with Nurstead in the Diocese of Rochester.
Rebecca Samuel Shah
Research Fellow, Faith and Economics
In addition to being a research fellow with OCRPL, Rebecca Samuel Shah is also a research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and an associate scholar with the Berkley Center's Religious Freedom Project. Shah is the project leader of a research initiative on religion, entrepreneurship, and economic development in the modern world, entitled "Holy Avarice: Religion and the Re-enchantment of Modern Capitalism," which is funded by the Religion and Innovation in Human Affairs program of the Historical Society in Boston. Shah is also the principal investigator for a research project on the effects of tithing and thrift on the enterprising poor in Bangalore, India, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. In 2011, she conducted groundbreaking empirical research on the role of Pentecostalism among Dalit women in India. Her essay "Pentecost Amid Pujas: Charismatic Christianity in the Lives of Dalit Women in 21st Century Bangalore" appeared inGlobal Pentecostalism in the 21st Century ( 2013). Shah was also a part of the Christianity and Freedom Project headed by the Berkley Center's Religious Freedom Project.
An analyst of the relationship between religion and economics and an expert on the statistical assessment of development projects in the global South, Shah holds a B.S. in Economics and Economic History and a M.S. in Demography, both from the London School of Economics.
In 2010, at the invitation of sociologist of religion Peter Berger and under the auspices of Boston University's Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, Shah authored a chapter entitled, "How Evangelicalism — including Pentecostalism — Helps the Poor: The Role of Spiritual Capital," which appeared in Gordon Redding and Peter Berger, eds., The Hidden Forms of Spiritual Capital: Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress (2010). Shah also authored a chapter for the volume, Local Ownership, Global Change: Will Civil Society Save the World? (2002), entitled "Faith, Community, and Development: Christian Micro-Finance and Civil Society in South India," a field and analytical study of the impact of Christian spirituality and Christian community on micro-level economic performance in Bangalore, India. In addition, Shah's work has appeared in various journals, including Transformation, Third Way, Society and the Journal of Church and State.
Robert Woodberry
Research Fellow, Political Science and Sociology
Bob Woodberry's research looks at the long-term impact of missionaries and different colonial governments on education, economic development and democracy in post-colonial societies. Other research interests include the spread of religious liberty, the international diffusion of social movements, religious influences on political institutions and the economy, religious attitudes of elites, religious tolerance, conservative Protestants, and measuring religious groups on surveys.
With grants from Lilly, NSF, SSSR, RRA, and ASR, he is constructing a dataset of virtually all Protestant and Catholic missionary activity from 1813 to 1968. This includes data about most formal education and medical work in the nonwestern world during this period. Because the data are spatially located, they can be adjusted to match any modern national or provincial boundaries. He is also collecting data on missionary death rates to determine how life expectancies of Europeans in the colonies influenced investment patterns and levels of colonial abuses.
Dr Nick Ridley
Dr Nick Ridley is a Visiting Lecturer in Security at Liverpool John Moores University
He served 22 years as an intelligence analyst at New Scotland Yard London and at EUROPOL in the Hague Netherlands.
Nick has gained two Phds in international relations, and in international efforts against terrorist financing.
He has externally examined doctorate theses at several UK universities and has taught postgraduates at London Metropolitan University, Italian universities of Milan and Teramo, Hague University, Netherlands, lectured at the NATO Centre Defence against Terrorism and to security personnel in Nigeria, Rwanda and Abu Dhabi. He is the author of three books on terrorism.
Dr. Joshva Raja John
Co-Dean and Research Supervisor Mission in the Public Space
Dr. Joshva Raja John was an Associate Professor at the United Theological College, Bangalore. He had his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh.
Dr. Raja John taught at Selly Oak Centre for Mission Studies and was a research fellow and research supervisor for the University of Birmingham, the University of Gloucestershire and the Free University of Amsterdam. He is currently an academic director for the Barnabas Fund and Co-Dean of OCRPL. He is also an Emeritus Canon of the Birmingham Cathedral.
Dr. Raja John has published and edited a number of books in the area of media, communication and mission, theological education and global Christianity.
Dr. Raja John is married to Mrs. Rachel Raja JT and has two children Angeline and Jessica. Dr. Raja John is also an honorary clergy of the Church of England Parish at Seend Salisbury Diocese.
Dr Prasad D R J Phillips
Distance Learning Coordinator and Tutor
He is a theological educator since 1998, equipping church and mission leaders. He completed his Graduate and Postgraduate studies in Philosophy from Madras University. After earning his BD, was involved in grass-root level theological training. He then completed his MTh in Missiology; both degrees are from Serampore University. Thereafter, was involved in equipping Christian leaders in India and elsewhere through theological education by extension (TEE). He earned his PhD in World Christianity, the University of Edinburgh in 2018.
He is married to Dr Premila Phillips, currently working with NHS as a speciality doctor and they have a teenage son Arpith Phillips.
Currently he serves OCPRL as a Distance Learning Coordinator and Tutor with a research interests in World Christianity, Missiology and Practical Theology.
Timothy Shah
Senior Fellow on Religion and State
Sudhir Selvaraj
Programme and Research Fellow, South Asia


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Living in a committed relationship tends, in my experience, to make you a bit chunkier. You dine more consistently, you spend fewer hours on your feet or at the pub dancing like a fool. You cook together. All of this is wildly enjoyable, and being in love is fulfilling, ridiculous and fun. I highly recommend it.
But regardless, regaining your proper weight is a one-week affair. No more than that. You just have to be willing to do it properly.
Find a hill. Run to it. Then run up that hill, as many times as you can, as fast as you can.
Hop on your bike. Ride it for forty kilometres, through city streets, acting like a car. Assert your space and yell a lot. When you get to a hill, sprint up, off your seat.
Does your gym have an assault bike? Do ten minutes of intervals, 30 seconds on, 3o off. Then hit the elliptical for ten minutes at a consistent rate.
At peak sprint, your heart rate should start to inch up to 190, or slightly more. While doing a fitness test as a 16-year-old, I hit 212. They told me to stop.
You may develop tunnel vision, as all your blood is occupied elsewhere. Your exhaled breath may have blood in it. You will be completely drenched in sweat. You will become nauseas. If you vomit, have a sip of water, and continue.
Afterwards, stretch, and foam roll your quads, your hip flexors, and your back. Drink at least two litres of water. Eat a protein-heavy meal, with greens, and nothing more. Hard-boiled eggs, lean chicken, or unbreaded fish. Then do the same, every day, for one week. Punish yourself for your intransigence. Exercise drives weight loss only if you possess the drive. But your body will surprise you with what it's capable of.

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Raise your hand if you drink coffee. Hurray for all those raised hands. I'm with you. And hurray for the tea and hot chocolate drinkers too.
I have to believe you know others who LOVE coffee. Me too. Lots of them. Some days that 20-ounce mug gets filled more than twice. For those who don't drink a "cuppa", I bet you know folks who do so keep reading.
This week I'm posting about drinking...well about implements for drinking ~ mugs, china cups, and those lovely demitasse cups for espresso.
I'm sharing the Orchid Floral Blossom design as an initial display of the products again. I'm really partial this design. But you'll see I show you one of my colorful digital art designs further below.
This week, I'm sharing products with the Golden Yellow Mini Square design which is one of several digital art geometric designs in the store. All of the mugs/cups reviewed here are listed as dishwasher and microwave safe.
I begin with the demitasse sized cups because I'm an espresso fan. So now you too can get your espresso fix in style with a custom 6 oz. cup. They are white ceramic with your design selection. Although the majority of reviews were five stars, I noticed several of the lower ratings mentioned the size was too large for a shot of espresso.
I did a few searches about shot and cup size to find that the average espresso shot size is 1-3 ounces and Coffee Info states, "A 6 oz cup with a single shot of espresso will taste very different than a 12 oz cup with a single shot of espresso. A smaller cup will do the espresso more justice and it will be much quicker to make."
I checked one of my own espresso cups purchased many years ago and it holds 4 ounces. When I make some with my old style stove top espresso maker, I can fill the cup twice (3 ounces each). But everyone has a preference so you get to make the call.
Elegant Bone China
Mini Tile Designed Bone China Mug
The bone china cup is all white with your selected design. Out of 40 reviews, the overwhelming majority were four and five stars. One reviewer said "They were light and delicate which you seldom see in a mug. They are just awesome" while another reviewer said, "This cup is light and elegant--perfect for a smaller cup of coffee."
Since Zazzle doesn't mention how much the cup can hold I tried finding it in reviews but I was unsuccessful. I have to assume by the review comments that it holds less than the classic mug of 11 or 15 ounces.
20 Ounces Please
Golden Yellow and White Mini Tile Design Jumbo Mug
Put it all in the JUMBO custom mug says Zazzle. Perfect for soups, ice cream, chili, or A LOT of coffee. The jumbo is 100% white ceramic sporting the design you select. With 452 reviews at the time of this posting, 92% gave this mug a 4.9 out of 5 rates.
Seven Styles of Classic Plus
Golden Yellow and White Mini Tile Design Mug
Select from seven mug styles including the pictured Ringer Mug. Some of the style choices are available in 11 or 15 ozs. Among the styles are the travel mug, frosted mug, coffee cup and a stein. This Ringer Mug style above has the mug handle and lip colored in black. You can select from 10 colors including black.
Remember if you don't see a matching design you like in TheAspenStand you can search the Zazzle marketplace because there are thousands of talented artists and photographers adding new work to products daily.
What size mug fits your drinking needs?
I'd love to hear your comments on the post or these particular products.


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Anyone know much about them bumps at the rear side of the tongue?? there on the side at rear of tongue, been told lymph nodes of the tongue ? called lingual Tonsils ?
what colour should they be, my right side seem swollen & imflamed & have dicomfort eating when i eat on that side for some reason, any info appreciated, i think we have 2 or 3 per side ? if you have any info or experience please post, shown my doctor & said come back in 2 weeks take another look, didnt seem to concerned by them,


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A week after folding in agile developer Rally Software, CA Technologies has hired a familiar name to help run it all.
Otto Berkes, a veteran technology executive at HBO and Microsoft, where he helped launch the firm's Xbox business, will join CA as chief technology officer on June 15. He will report directly to CEO Mike Gregoire.
As CTO, Berkes will be responsible for honing the company's strategy for helping big corporate clients master the evolving world of digital services. And there's plenty of honing to do: Once a lead player in the software used by the world's largest companies, CA has had to scramble as commerce shifted to the cloud and – even worse – open-source technologies.
If in-house innovation is the answer, Berkes could be a key player in CA's transition.
But not alone: Gregoire is also recruiting a chief product officer, who will oversee everything from mainframe software to mobile technology.
"This is an incredible time to join CA as it is building some of the strongest products in its history," Berkes said in a statement. "I can't wait to get started."


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Early in the morning on March 5, James Edward Loftis found himself facing two men in his South Carolina home. The men were demanding cab fare for the ride Loftis had just received.
"I'll get your money," he told them, according to his own account given to police and recorded in an arrest warrant soon after.
Instead, the warrant said, Loftis retrieved a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun, returned to the living room and fired off eight shots, striking both men.
He then went to get gas, cleaned his home with bleach and burned the two bodies, along with his clothes and towels, in the backyard, according to the document.
On Monday, his lawyer argued that Loftis acted in self-defense and buried and burned the bodies in a state of panic, according to the Post and Courier. A prosecutor said the prosecution was moving forward in its case against Loftis.
Nonetheless, a judge in the case granted bail to the 39-year-old, who faces murder charges for fatally shooting the cab driver, 46-year-old Guma Oz Dubar, and the other man, 32-year-old James Cody Newland.
"He's a human being," defense attorney Stephen Harris said, according to the Post and Courier. "He freaked out and thought he was going to prison, so he tried to hide the bodies. Nobody knows how you're going to react when you kill two people."
Harris said what Loftis did after the shooting was "heinous," according to the Post and Courier.
Berkeley County Deputy Solicitor Bryan Alfaro said the prosecution would continue pursuing the case, given Loftis's inconsistent accounts of whether the men forced their way into the home or whether he let them in - a crucial part of his defense, according to the Post and Courier, because of South Carolina's "stand your ground" law, which grants protection to homeowners who use deadly force against intruders.
Stand-your-ground laws have sparked national debate, especially in the years following the 2012 shooting death of an unarmed African American teenager in Florida. An attorney for George Zimmerman did not invoke it as part of his legal defense, although a member of the jury later told CNN that they had weighed Florida's stand-your-ground law before finding Zimmerman not guilty in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Gun rights advocates say such laws codify the right to protect one's home, while opponents say they legalize the sometimes-deadly use of force.
On Monday, Alfaro, the deputy solicitor, depicted Loftis's actions in gruesome detail.
"They were essentially just slow-cooked inside the grave site," he said.
Following the brutal events that early-March morning, Loftis did not call police. His wife did.
Wilda Loftis told the authorities that her husband was having suicidal thoughts and had told her that he had killed "them" and put "them" in the backyard, according to the original arrest-warrant affidavit.
After police arrived, she showed them bullet holes in the living room, above the couch. Investigators made their way to the backyard and discovered a disturbed patch of dirt. Then, they spoke to Loftis, who explained what happened.
If and when Loftis posts his $250,000 bail - probably this week, the Post and Courier reported - he will be on house arrest, allowed only to leave for work, church, or visits with a doctor or his lawyer, according to the Post and Courier.


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There are Religious Education Classes for all students this weekend.
Sunday, April 3 Grades 7 – 11 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Sunday, April 3 Grades 1 – 6 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
There are no classes for the High School students next weekend, April 10th due to
the Blood Drive. However, Elementary Students will have class at their usual time. High School students are encouraged to volunteer at the Blood Drive for service hours. If you need service hours and would like to help, please contact Jerry Craven at 342-1700.
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Harry Scott was commissioned to photograph Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's performance at the 2009 Hard Rock Calling concert. Unfortunately, his station at the mixing desk didn't put him anywhere as near to the action as he had hoped.
Recently he revisited the photographs he took that day, and realised that with a significant investment of his time and his editing skills, he could create an amazing panorama of the stage showing the entire band – as a huge horizontal panoramic. Harry has combined five individual photographs to create the overall effect, which I have to say is stunning. Harry challenged me to find the joins, and I couldn't. The detail is incredible, and I know you will get a lot of pleasure out of this photograph. An extract is above, the full panorama is below.
The basic size, is 12 inches high and five feet wide, and it looks stunning. It also comes bigger. It is available to purchase in two size options – 1ft x 5 ft (30 cm x 150 cm), which would work brilliantly in a home environment, eg above a sofa or side table, or a whopping 2ft x 10ft version ( 60cm x 300cm), which would be amazing framed up in a boardroom setting or on a big wall at home.
If you would like one, you can order one here.


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BUNNELL, Florida (CNN) -- Faith Coleman had no health insurance when she learned she had cancer, but she describes her battle with the illness as "one of the absolute greatest blessings" of her life.
Faith Coleman's ordeal as an uninsured cancer patient drove her to help others without health insurance.
"Having kidney cancer was one of the best things that ever happened to me ... because I can truly empathize with patients," said Coleman, 54.
That compassion inspired Coleman to open a free clinic in her Florida community to help other uninsured people in need of medical care.
In July 2003, Coleman, a nurse practitioner, learned she had a malignant tumor growing on her right kidney. But as a contract worker for several doctors, she did not receive health insurance. Coleman's treatment totaled about $35,000, and she was forced to take out a mortgage on her house to help pay for it.
"I [fell] through the crack ... and I [had] a great job and a good education," said Coleman, a mother of six.
Realizing that her financial and health woes were not unique, Coleman -- now in remission -- became determined to help those in similar situations access medical treatment.
"I have been given another chance, and I felt that it was important for me to make a difference and to help other people," she said.
So after her recovery in 2004, Coleman approached Dr. John Canakaris. The local physician with 60 years of experience had been treating the indigent population for years. Canakaris was eager to reach more patients in need.
The two worked together to establish the Flagler County Free Clinic in Bunnell, Florida, which provides medical care for the uninsured. It has treated more than 6,700 patients.
The clinic opened its doors in February 2005, with eight volunteers treating eight patients. Since then, it has expanded to 120 volunteers who see about 80 patients every other weekend. Coleman said she's seen an increase in the number of patients at the clinic, which serves people who meet federal poverty guidelines.
"If you see 100 cars in the parking lot, that's us!" Coleman said, describing how she tells people the way to find the clinic. "We have what I call 'controlled chaos.' It's just busy, busy, busy, go, go, go." Watch the "controlled chaos" at the clinic »
Health insurance: 'Nebulous, fairy-like thing'
Flagler County has a 15.5 percent unemployment rate -- the highest in Florida -- according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Living without medical insurance often is the only way for some local struggling families to make ends meet, Coleman said.
"When your health insurance [premium] is the same or more than your mortgage payment on your home, which one do you think they're going to choose?" Coleman asked.
"They have to live. They have to eat. Insurance becomes the nebulous fairy-like thing that's flying around out here. It would be nice to have because it's silver and shiny and pretty, but it's too expensive to hold on to. So it has to go," she said.
The clinic, which operates out of a building donated by Canakaris and other doctors for use on the weekends, is not affiliated with any hospitals, Coleman said. The local Rotary Club, churches and private contributions help fund the operation. In addition, physicians volunteer to see patients recommended by the clinic, and an imaging center donates two X-rays and two CAT scans per month.
Coleman says she and her team generally treat common illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and other chronic diseases, but adds "we've also found a lot of cancers." Many diagnoses have led to life-saving treatments. Watch Coleman interact with patients at her clinic »
"I had this lump growing in my throat on the right side and it just kept getting bigger and bigger, and I didn't have any insurance," said Franklin Dias, a cancer survivor. "Ms. Coleman called in one of her buddies who said this is an emergency ... [then] I was in the hospital."
Today, Dias is cancer-free. And to show his appreciation of the clinic, he bakes.
"I paid them in banana bread, zucchini bread, pumpkin bread," Dias said.
Emilio Viera, a Cuban immigrant, also credits Coleman with saving his life.
"She was perfect, she was precise, she was accurate," said Viera. "I'll be very grateful all my life to Ms. Coleman. She's 'Faith,' and when you have five minutes with her she makes you have faith."
Want to get involved? Check out the Flagler County Free Clinic and see how to help.
All About Health Insurance • Florida


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Tonight I installed Corel Painter on my laptop. I never used this program before and had a pretty hard time getting it to do what I wanted. I use Photoshop most of the time but had read that you can do a lot more with Painter. I guess it will take some time to get used to but I did really like the pressure sensitivity on the pencil (my copy of Photoshop doesn't have this and I don't know if the newer ones do). I watched an episode of 30 days while I sketched this up. I had found my copy of Contra earlier in the day and that was my inspiration for drawing this.
Month: January 2011
I'd rather be playing Super Mario World
Costume Quest Review
I know it may be a little late to be doing a review on Costume Quest, but I passed this game up when it was first released (I assume a lot of people probably did). Back when this game was released I played the demo and loved it, but for some reason I thought to myself, "self, you wouldn't really enjoy such a childish game like this for more than a demos worth of time". Crap was I wrong. I found myself going back to play the demo a couple of times after first downloading it. I finally caved and downloaded the full game and I have to say that I absolutely adore this game. The art is fantastic and the story is great. I've read my fair share of reviews on-line in which the reviewers have complained about the battle system but I think it's perfect for a game like this. The battle system is reminiscent of the Paper Mario series. The battles are turn based, but the player will do much better if they can match simple button presses and commands that flash up on-screen. Gamers that enjoy collecting items will love this game. Candy (which is used as currency in the game) is everywhere. In mailboxes, trash cans, dumpsters, leaf piles and anywhere else you can think of. Of course the player also collects candy trick-or-treating at the various locations in the game. There are trading cards that the player collects called Creepy Cards that are similar in style to the Garbage Pail Kids cards of the 80's, except the cards in the game depict disgusting candies. Another thing that can be collected in the game are costumes. Inside treasure chests are pieces of costumes. The game does a fantastic job making the player feel like a kid again. In the second level there is an arcade that most spawn of the 80's will feel immediately familiar with, right down to the black carpet with sparkles and fluorescent splotches of color. The game also allows the player to re-live the feeling of trick-or-treating. When knocking at each and every door in the game an ominous drum roll begins to play as the player waits to find out if waiting behind the door is an adult ready to fill the players pumpkin pail with candy or a Grublin ready for battle. The game is simple, but some of the best games of all time have been simple. The quests in each level are a ton of fun. Some of them have you finding neighborhood kids who are playing hide and seek and others have you bobbing for apples. One in particular tasks the player with finding a pie filling that is not pumpkin nor' apple (spoiler: its cherry) for your school principal. I really enjoyed this game. I have read a few other reviewers say that this game is about 5 hours long, it took me 7. The replay value is pretty low, unless like me, you plan on going back and playing it again next October (Don't let that deter you, the price is definitely worth a single play through). If you've been struggling over whether or not to pick this game up like I had been, stop! Download this game today; it is one of the best RPGs on the X-box Live service.
Grublins on Ice DLC Review
I also picked up the Grublins on Ice DLC add-on after I completed Costume Quests main game. Grublins on Ice is more of the same (which is not a bad thing). I really enjoyed the Grublins on Ice side quest. The only problem I had with it is that it took me about an hour and a half to complete. It is very short. I do, however, hope that they release a few more DLC add-on quests. Double Fine has moved on to working on a game titled Stacking, so I doubt I'll get my wish.
Score: B+
Overall this game is fantastic. I couldn't justify giving it an A though because it has little to no replay value.
A Megaman Christmas
For Christmas this year I received the following gifts(I know, it's a little late to be posting about the holidays. Too Bad). Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and the Megaman Official Complete Works book. My Wife got me the Megaman Official Complete Works book and Castlevania. My brother-in-law gifted me Bad Company 2, which is a game that he plays nightly and I was interested in getting so that I could play on-line with him. Castlevania is a great game and I am really enjoying it (I'm only about a quarter into it).I am a huge Megaman fan and had wanted to pick up the Official Complete Works for quite some time. The book is fantastic, it contains tons of sketches, box-art, un-used promotional material and just about everything else that went into the creative process utilized in making the games. The book is 207 pages and every single page in the book is interesting. The book is filled with anecdotes by Keiji Inafune(the series producer) as well as stories from many other members of the creative teams. In Japan this book is about double the size it is in America, it contains what is known in the states as Megaman X Official Complete Works as a separate book. If you are a Megaman fan I would absolutely suggest you pick this book up.


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U.S. liberal political commentator and radio and television personality, Rachel Maddow was the host of The Rachel Maddow Show (2008– ) on the cable television channel MSNBC. She was also the author of the critically acclaimed book Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power (2012). The book examined U.S. military policy from the Vietnam War to the Afghanistan War.
Rachel Anne Maddow was born on April 1, 1973, in Castro Valley, California. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay area with her attorney father and school-administrator mother. Maddow attended Stanford University, where she earned a B.A. in public policy (1994). As a graduating senior, she won the John Gardner Fellowship award for public service, which provided a stipend, mentorship, and placement for a 10-month period in a public service organization. Maddow worked with the AIDS Legal Referral Panel in San Francisco and became an advocate for those in prison infected with AIDS. In 1995 she attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. She received a doctorate in politics in 2001; her dissertation was titled "HIV/AIDS and Health Care Reform in British and American Prisons."
Before finishing her degree, Maddow moved back to the United States, settling in western Massachusetts. There she resumed her AIDS prison advocacy and held a succession of odd jobs while continuing to write her dissertation. Eventually she answered a local radio station's open audition call for a "news girl" on a morning show in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and won the job. Maddow was the host's on-air sidekick for about a year before getting her own show at a Northampton radio station in Massachusetts. In the meantime, she finished her dissertation and was awarded her doctorate. In 2004, when Maddow was working as a morning disc jockey, a friend gave tapes of her work to a host on the fledgling Air America liberal radio network.
Maddow was hired immediately as a news reader and soon became cohost of Unfiltered with Lizz Winstead and Chuck D. After that show's cancellation in 2005, Maddow was given her own, self-titled weekday show, which originally aired for one hour and later for two. She quickly built her reputation as an issue-oriented, fair-minded, left-leaning "policy wonk." While continuing her radio work, in 2005 she began appearing on conservative Tucker Carlson's television talk program on MSNBC. Engaging in polite but often heated discussions with Carlson, she cemented her image as a formidable debater.
Over the next several years Maddow made frequent guest appearances on other cable TV news and discussion shows as a representative of the political left. After the cancellation of Carlson's show in 2008, Maddow became a frequent guest host on another MSNBC political-opinion program, Countdown with Keith Olbermann. She quickly gained popularity with the audience, and the common expectation that she would soon be given her own show came true within a few years of her television debut.
The Rachel Maddow Show, a mixture of news, opinion, and entertainment, debuted on MSNBC on September 8, 2008. That year she also appeared regularly as a panelist on MSNBC's presidential campaign show, Race for the White House, whose audio was simulcast on Air America as the first hour of her nightly radio program; Maddow's radio show ended with the demise of Air America in 2010. Maddow was considered a notably well-prepared and well-informed host—one who interviewed people from across the political spectrum, the arts, and academia and covered topics from comic books to economic policy. While she did not hold back regarding the liberal opinions she held and advocated on radio and television, she was known for expressing them with a sense of humor and with a lack of bluster that was unusual in the world of politically oriented programming.


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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Many of the wall-mounted air-conditioners that you see outside offices and shops are reversible, i.e. can operate in heating-mode as well as cooling. These are often optimised for cooling mode, so their energy efficiency in heating-mode can be inferior. Systems specifically designed for heating have been with us for some time. These are usually more energy-efficient, but the build-quality and efficiency will vary greatly from model to model; In many ways – you only get what you pay for.
The more common Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) heats water, and is often optimised for house heating. The unit usually sits outside you building, and contains an electrically powered refrigeration mechanism with a finned heat exchanger and a large fan. The heat (extracted from the outside air) is transferred to water. This heated water is piped to radiators or underfloor heating inside the house. It will probably heat a domestic hot water cylinder too (DHW).
ASHPs are becoming quite popular. The Japanese-type design has become very sophisticated and energy efficient. They are relatively easy to install but like all heat pumps, great care must be taken with the design to ensure that running costs are low.
The outside air is however not the ideal heat source, since in mid-winter, when the heating demand is highest, the air is at its coldest. However, a vast number of days in the year are somewhere between 'mild' and 'chilly', where air-source efficiency is good.
At outside air temperatures below around 6 or 7°C, ice or frost will tend to form on the heat exchanger. That said, frost build up may be very slow in extremely cold dry weather. Frosting restricts the air passages and reduces the efficiency, but a de-frost mechanism is deployed that reverses the system to melt the ice. This process is not as wasteful as may be first thought, but it still contributes to a reduction in energy-efficiency (in the region of 10%). It also reduces the maximum heat output in certain cold humid conditions. In general terms the most sophisticated and energy-efficient defrost methods are usually fitted to more expensive heat pumps.
Exhaust-air heat-recovery heat pumps take their heat from ventilation air extracted from a building. In countries like Sweden, where electricity is more commonly used for heating, exhaust-air heat pumps are more common. This may in part be due to their 'cleaner' electricity-generating network which has a large input from hydro power stations.
There are many 'passive' air-air heat recovery systems that can recover up to 90% of the otherwise wasted heat. These have no heat pump and are very cheap to run. These must be properly installed in air-tight buildings so can be well suited to new-build houses. Such systems can be energy-efficient if designed well, but there is always a danger that badly installed ventilation systems increase the demand on the house's heating system. i.e. ventilation is in excess of requirements, and the heating system (e.g. radiator) load goes up.
Possibly, the most viable ventilation recovery system would be in large buildings where central extraction ducting is used.
The small air-to-water domestic hot water heaters (dhw) are sometimes optimised for exhaust air above say 15°C. i.e. for use with exhaust ventilation air. Others can use colder outside air. This type of unit may not work very well in winter, but if much of the year is warm, the average efficiency can be reasonably good.


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They wont update s3 to kitkat, because "ram is too low" boom - galaxy j1, 512mb ram and kitkat, nice move samsung.. 4gb storage, haha. Lumia 630 is way better than this crap.
Liquid Z410 costs 129 euro. Quadcore 1.5ghz with 64-bit technology. Antutu score 30000. Also bigger 4.5 inch screen and 1GB RAM. This Samsung only dual core, 4.3 inch and 512MB RAM. Same price. Come on Samsung, don't fool the consumers.
What a piece of crap!! This is how Samsung plans to crack lower end of the market?
512 MB RAM? This phone stinks!!!
Go for Xperia E4 100 euro and far more superior specs. 4G,5" and many good qualities
THL 4000 on Amazon with 1gb of ram and a 4000mah battery £69.99p ! And samsung asking that much for a 2010 phone with half a gig of ram ?
120 Euro ?
Samsung you really hope , you will sell that handset?
Better to buy Moto E(2015) with 3G or add few euros for Xperia E4G.
Specs from a 2010 smartphone. Bet a lot of noobs will buy this craphone just because its Samsung
Why do someone consider a 512MB RAM, TFT Display phone in this era?
That too at €120? Totally bullshit!
Its 2015 samsung ! Whats one suppose to do with half gig of ram ?
samsung doesn't fail because of the S5, S6 etc, but because it produces this incredibly useless phones. it's because people buy these here and see how really bad they are. never seen phones that are so slow and have no features. then people don't want to buy samsung anymore... how can we be surprised if they lose? there are so many much better phones out there for even less than what samsung is asking


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"Michael Jackson on the Wall" at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
This landmark exhibition explores the influence of Michael Jackson on some of the leading names in contemporary art, spanning several generations of artists across all media. Curated by Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, the exhibition will open on June 28, 2018.
Michael Jackson is one of the most influential cultural figures to come out of the 20th century and his legacy continues into the 21st century. His significance is widely acknowledged when it comes to music, music videos, dance, choreography and fashion, but his considerable influence on contemporary art is an untold story. Since Andy Warhol first used his image in 1982, Jackson has become the most depicted cultural figure in visual art by an extraordinary array of leading contemporary artists. For the first time, Michael Jackson: On the Wall will bring together the works of over forty of these artists, drawn from public and private collections around the world, including new works made especially for the exhibition.
Image: King of Pop (#135), Acrylic on panel with wood carving, 1991-2018, 82" x 74" Courtesy of the artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery.


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We have come to the end of our 3rd week of courses here in Cervinia & Zermatt and it's been great to welcome such a great bunch of skiers!
The conditions have continued to stay really consistent with the pistes remaining in immaculate condition.
We've also received news that Verbier has a large portion of the area open and with more snow on the way this weekend it's looking like our first course of the winter will be set up perfectly!
In other news, due to a number of cancellations, we have new spaces available of our 2018 Japan Powder Camp. The course dates are as follows.
Camp 1. 24th Jan – 3rd Feb 2018
Camp 2. 31st Jan – 10th Feb 2018
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Empties: September 2015
Howdy folks! I say howdy because if you live in Texas long enough, you start becoming less shy and more comfortable with greeting everyone with a good ol' fashioned howdy. Not sure what this has anything to do with beauty; clearly I need to focus.
Now I thought that I was one of those people who never complain about time and can manage to prioritize and find time for everything in their lives. Obviously, I need to get off my high horse. This is my roundabout way of apologizing for not posting more often on my blog. Let's stop this pointless rambling and get straight to it.
- Batiste Dry Shampoo in Dark and Deep Brown
This is going to be a constant feature on my blog on an almost monthly basis. It is that good. I have already talked about this product in a previous empties post which I will link here. So I'm not going to spend much time on this; let's just say I will always love this. Always.
- Veet Ready-to-Use Wax Strip Kit
This is by far the best at-home waxing method I have tried so far. If we are being honest, I know that most college students don't have the time to sit around and fuss with hot wax. And sure as hell, most college kids don't have the money to spend on a full blown wax every month or so. It would cost approximately $70 dollars and upwards for getting your arms, legs, underarms and upperlips waxed professionally. I'd rather spend that money on a few bowls of chipotle and a few pints of beer (who's with me!). Veet also makes this kit tailored toward arms and legs. Both of these types are amazing. All you have to do is take out a strip, rub it between your palms to warm up the wax and get crackin'.
Miscellaneous: Price point is $6.99 at CVS (varies).
- Freeman Rose Brightening Facial Paper MaskI've mentioned this before, we all know that most masks don't do any magical things. They are mostly a way to pamper yourself and refresh your skin. However, there are some masks out there that actually make a visible difference to your skin. This mask makes that list. First of all, I aboslutely love the no-fuss logic of paper and sheet masks. So I already knew I would like this. On top of it, this mask did exactly what it said on the package. I could see my skin visibly brighter, and just a touch more even that it was before. Quick disclaimer, this mask is not going to make any lasting improvements to your skin. Think of it more as an instant uplifter for your skin. This mask would be perfect, say if you wanted to spritz up your skin before an important event or a night out.
Miscallenous: Price point ranges from $1.00-$3.00 depending on which drugstore you purchase it from. I got mine at Walmart.
- Victoria's Secret Body Lotion in Aqua KissThe Aqua Kiss range of fragrance from VS is by far my favorite from their collection in the body care section. I emptied out a body mist in the same fragrance and reviewed in a previous post. And sure enough, my body lotion emptied out soon after that and now I miss this fragrance in my collection. I am a huge an of floral scents because I don't really think fruity scents wear well on me. This body lotion smells incredible with beautiful notes of freesia and daisy. There is a slight problem though. I was looking this product up on the VS website and couldn't find this fragrance. I usually buy this during Black Friday shopping so I'm guessing they'll bring it out during that time of year. I hope they haven't discontinued it because I will be furious.
Miscellaneous: I bought this for the Buy 3 Get 3 free deal. Each bottle retails for $14 a pop otherwise.
- Olay Fresh Effects Exfoliating Scrub
I don't have much to say about this scrub. It has the kind of consistency where you can feel the exfoliating beads on your face but they are not too harsh. If you are looking for a good drugstore scrub, this is certainly an option. You only need the smallest amount, and this scrub lasted me a good few months. Personally, I do prefer the scrubs from St.Ives. Side note: I feel like St.Ives has changed the formula of their scrubs, because they aren't as good as they used to be about four or five years ago.
Miscellaneous: Price point is $6.99
- Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily MoisturizerThis is one of my go-to facial moisturizers. It is a very daytime moisturizer because it has SPF30 in it. It is a fairly matte moisturizer, so everyone from oily to combination skin can use it. Mind you, I have extremely dry skin and I still loved this moisturizer during the summer months because it was perfect for the Texas heat. If I had used a dewier moisturizer it would have literally made me look like a greaseball. Here comes the best bit. This moisturizer has flecks of shimmer in it which I personally love. It gives your skin the most subtle luminosity. If you are someone who is appalled by shimmer in your skin products, then you should stay far away from this one. I am definitely going to buy this again in the near future.
Miscellaneous: Price Point is $17.49. Expensive, I know.
- Studio 35 Beauty Cotton Rounds
Finished another packet of these cotton rounds. There's not much to say here. These were okay, not really the best quality rounds out there. They kind of shed a little when you tried to remove your nailpolish with them. I'm currently loving the CVS brand rounds because I feel like they are of slightly better quality.
Miscellanous: Price Point is unsure because I bought these over two years ago in a pack of three.
- The Body Shop Drops of Youth Bouncy Sleeping Mask
I received a sample of this when I purchased some products from The Body Shop. This isn't a spectacular product by any means. Keep in mind that I can't really judge a product from just one use, so I'd have to use it a lot more in order to get a really good idea. All I can say is I put it on one day and left it overnight, and the next day my skin was very hydrated.
- Bath and Body Works Candles in Fresh Bamboo and Lilac Blossom I am huge lover of Bath and Body Works candles and that is never going to change. However, I do think it is preposterous that candles in America cost so much in general. When I was a non-earning student, I could only dream of spending $20 on a candle. And even now, I never buy candles at full price. So every time there is a 2 for $24 sale on BBW candles, I take advantage and stock up. Fresh Bamboo and Lilac Blossom were a couple of candles from that stock. These candles were good, but they weren't the best. They didn't have a strong throw, so these work only if you have a small or medium ish room size. Even then, they don't fill up the room the way BBW candles usually do. About the scent, I loved the scent of both of these candles and they smell exactly as their names suggest. So no complaints there.
Miscellaneous: Price Point is $20 a pop or wait for a deal.
- OleHenriksen Sheer Transformation Perfecting Creme
I got this facial moisturizer in a value kit of OleHenriksen products. I loved this creme when I was using it. It had the most soothing cooling feeling on your skin. It gave a fantastic boost of hydration to your skin without being oily whatsoever. It is a fabulous nighttime moisturizer and one that I will repurchase soon unless I find something better. As far as other skin benefiting properties go, I don't know that this did much else for my skin.
Miscellaneous: $40.00 for a 1.7 oz pot.
- Tarte Lights Camera Lashes Mascara
This is the product I am most excited to review. I am in looooove with this mascara. If I was told to pick only one mascara and live out the rest of my life, it would be this one. It gives the most incredible combination of volume, length and separation to my lashes. I cannot say enough good things about this product. It is worth every penny and more. I am so lazy when it comes to curling lashes, so I'm one of those people who directly swipes on mascara. Even without curling my lashes, this mascara gives the most beautiful curl to my lashes. Aaaaaaaa, someone give me fifty of these tubes. If you are not willing to spend money on a full size bottle, just buy the sample size. Even the sample size lasts you long enough. I got mine in an ipsy bag and I'm so thankful I got introduced to this mascara.
Miscellaneous: Price Point is $21.00 at Sephora.
- Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars in Oats n' Dark ChocolateI thought I would start incorporating random non-beauty empties in my posts. So I have a food empties here. You know those people who run out the door in a rush every morning, who have no routine of having a healthy breakfast and are basically a hot mess every morning? Yep, that's me. I never used to like granola bars, energy bars and stuff like that. I stand corrected. Ever since I discovered this Oats and Dark Chocolate flavor, I am a devotee. I keep repurchasing these every time I find them in stock at Walmart, Kroger or HEB. You need to try these.
Miscellaneous: Price Point is $2.98 at Walmart.
Hope you all have had a lovely month so far, I know I have. The start of the Fall semester is always exciting. One thing I do not like is the first week of classes where I am always running around trying to find the buildings where my classes are supposed to be 😀
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Walter Goehr (28 May 1903 - 4 December 1960) was a German composer and conductor. Goehr was born in Berlin where studied with Arnold Schoenberg and embarked on a conducting career, before being forced as a Jew to seek employment outside Germany, while working for Berlin Radio in 1932. He was invited to become music director for the Gramophone Company (later EMI), so he moved to London. In 1937 he conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the premiere recording of Bizet's Symphony in C. As well as teaching composition in Britain, he also instructed pupils in conducting, one of whom was the young Wally Stott, later known as Angela Morley. In England he worked for the Columbia Record Company, and between 1945 and 1948 was conductor of the BBC Theatre Orchestra (the predecessor of today's BBC Concert Orchestra); he was also a skilled arranger. He was one of many musicians of European origin and training recruited by Michael Tippett to the staff of Morley College. Goehr conducted many important premieres at Morley, including the first British performance of the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610. His first successful work was Malpopita in 1931, an opera especially designed for being broadcast. This work was scheduled for its first live performance on 6 May 2004, in Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Abspannwerk Humboldt. In 1942, he made a new arrangement of Mussorgsky's piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition, with a subsidiary piano part. In 1946, he arranged a number of Mussorgsky's piano pieces into the orchestral suite Pictures from the Crimea. In 1947, Goehr composed the music for the much acclaimed film Great Expectations, directed by David Lean. This was one of several films that Goehr composed music for. He was also well known as a conductor of film soundtracks including A Canterbury Tale, for which his friend Allan Gray had composed the musical score. In 1952 he conducted the first recording of L'incoronazione di Poppea, conducting the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in a live stage performance. The LP version was issued in 1954 and won a Grand Prix du Disque in 1954. He died in the City Hall, Sheffield, United Kingdom, on 4 December 1960, immediately after conducting a performance of Handel's Messiah.
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Part I: The Annunciation Scene 1: The prophecy of SalvationScene 2: The prophecy of the coming of the MessiahScene 3: Portents to the world at largeScene 4: Prophecy of the Virgin BirthScene 5: The appearance of the Angel to the shepherdsScene 6: Christ's miracles
Part II: The Passion Scene 1: The sacrifice, the scourging and agony on the crossScene 2: His death, His passing through Hell, and His ResurrectionScene 3: His AscensionScene 4: God discloses His identity in HeavenScene 5: The beginning of evangelismScene 6: The world and its rulers reject the GospelScene 7: God's triumph
Part III: The Aftermath Scene 1: The promise of redemption from Adam's fallScene 2: Judgment DayScene 3: The victory over death and sinScene 4: The glorification of Christ
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I have had several inquiries about why the SCT seeds came out the way they did.
The first thing you need to remember is that recent tournament history has proven that anything can happen, and just because a team might be ranked high going in, when the dust clears on May 10, someone very different can be standing there with the trophy.
In my opinion, any of the top five teams — Hillsborough, B-R, Montgomery, Immaculata and Watchung Hills — has what it takes to win it and it's going to come down to who gets hot, who executes, and who catches a couple of breaks along the way, while there are a couple of other squads that could sneak in.
That said, Hillsborough, in my opinion — and in the opinion of all but two of the county's 17 head coaches, according to their votes — is clearly the top seed.
The Raiders' only loss was to North Hunterdon, while they've beaten Bridgewater, Watchung HIlls and Immaculata.
As for the Montgomery-Immaculata thing, the key here is that according to the by-laws of the tournament, only games through TUESDAY count toward the seedings.
There was a big debate at the meeting whether or not the knowledge in the room of Immaculata's 11-0 win over Montgomery on Wednesday afternoon should affect how people vote. And while you cannot remove the knowledge from people's mind, ultimately it became clear that the Immaculata loss shouldn't be a factor.
Immaculata coach Bob Gillespie, of course, appealed the No. 4 seed — and rightfully so — and the final vote was 9-8 to uphold Montgomery's seeding.
Check out the latest Bats and Balls podcast, which should be up sometime today, for more on what went down at the meeting and how the brackets were set.
You can find the podcast at www.c-n.com/specialsections/multimedia
I still plan to post my analysis about how this tournament will play out — complete with picks, of course.
I know I've said I will post it here Thursday night, but at this point it's looking more like it will be up sometime Friday afternoon or early evening.


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"Indeed! The inheritance of an official Magus is a sufficient reason for this fellowship to be broken!"
Jayden spoke slowly.
"Not only that!" Now, the metal liquid covered Bosain's body and turned into a silver white armour.
"If it was just a spell model, Grine Water or something of that sort, I wouldn't mind at all. But this is Norco Curadu Sfar's legacy!"
Bosain's face became flushed.
"We are talking about the great Magus Serholm! The inheritance of a rank 4 Morning Star Magus!"
"The great Magus Serholm?!" Clarity appeared on Jayden's face. Of course, he had heard of the legend of this great Magus.
However, in the legends, the great Magus Serholm used an alternative title. Apart from Leylin who had an overpowered way to store data and Bosain who had a solid family foundation, there were many who weren't aware of this fact.
"Since you know the reason, you can die in peace!"
Bosain did not conceal the killing intent on his face as he viciously slashed the silver white sword down upon Jayden.
*Hua!* The longsword split into countless small silver needles that were sent flying towards Jayden.
"Form a shield!" Jayden shouted. More vines appeared from the badge and took the form of a large shield, in front of Jayden.
*Ding Ding Dang Dang!* Countless needles fell like rain onto his shield, creating many small holes.
The huge impact sent Jayden staggering backwards. His face became filled with despair.
"Jayden! I know all of your tricks. Apart from your magic artifact what other trump cards do you have?"
Bosain spoke these words to try and shatter Jayden's confidence.
Jayden retreated until his back hit a wall, then he turned his head and shouted to Leylin. "Leylin! Let's act together! If not we will both die!"
"Leylin! Don't believe him! If you can stay neutral and be on the sidelines, or even help me, I swear that you will obtain the friendship of the Lilytell family!"
After listening to the persuasion of both sides, Leylin appeared panic-stricken; he staggered back two steps and spoke in a quivering voice. "No! I don't want any inheritance anymore, just let me go…"
After hearing those words, Jayden's face looked even more aghast and anxious. Even his vine shield had become smaller in size.
Bosain, on the other hand, laughed loudly. "Haha… My Lilytell family will definitely welcome a Potions Master like Leylin…"
"As for you Jayden! You're finished!"
The longsword in Bosain's hands split again and each droplet of liquid metal floated in the air, turning into dart-like objects.
"With my blood…"
After seeing the opponent's attack, hopelessness surfaced on Jayden's face. He used the same method as before and smeared his blood on the green badge.
In an instant, the green vine shield turned into a red giant one.
"The energy in your badge should deplete soon huh? Even if you use your blood as a substitute how long can you last?!"
Bosain shouted and sent countless needles flying towards Jayden.
The red shield exploded and the innumerable needles pierced Jayden's body.
With countless holes present all over his body, Jayden was immediately dyed red. Regret and disbelief filled his face as he fell slowly to the ground.
"Hu hu…" Bosain was panting somewhat loudly at this moment. He turned around and faced Leylin.
"Well done! You did not attack me with him earlier!" With a sinister smile, Bosain pointed at Jayden who laid within a pool of blood.
"I, the heir to the Lilytell family, the pride of Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, the silver white swordsman Bosain will grant you your preferred choice of death!"
As he spoke, a commiserating yet toying expression appeared on his face; he was like a lion or tiger who was playing with a rabbit.
"Choice… Way to die…" Leylin squeezed out a smile, "Mister Bosain, I don't quite understand you!"
"My meaning is extremely clear, you can only die here!" Bosain's expression was cold, "The inheritance of the great Magus Serholm is too important. I cannot allow the possibility of you leaking any information!"
"Originally, as a genius in Potioneering, you had a bright future. What a pity…" Bosain looked at Leylin regretfully, as if feeling sorry for his plight.
"Perhaps, you would like to end your own life … It might reduce some of the pain…"
Bosain edged closer and closer to Leylin, his voice gentle yet enticing.
There seemed to be a magical force in his voice, luring Leylin to do things the way he said.
Leylin's eyes went blank, his lips unconsciously formed the following, "I want to…"
"It's going to be a success!" exclaimed Bosain, gleefully.
At that moment, Leylin raised his head and grinned, revealing a pair of bright and shiny teeth, he said, "I want you dead!"
A silver streak flew from Leylin's hand onto Bosain's face.
Shock filled Bosain's face, but a layer of liquid metal automatically formed a mask, protecting his face.
*Ka-Cha!* The silver light skid against the mask, emitting sparks.
"A pity that it's a magic artifact with instantaneous defensive capabilities!"
Leylin looked at Bosain who was retreating, his face showed a hint of regret and disappointment.
"You… You were pretending earlier!" Bosain touched his face which had already swollen, and his expression began to contort.
"Such a boring illusory spell! I was not afraid of it when I was a level 2 acolyte!"
Leylin smiled brightly, "This look suits you very well! Like a pig head!"
"You're seeking death!"
Bosain's face was flushed from anger; the liquid metal crept and covered his whole body, forming a silver armour.
His eyes were a little bloodshot as he brandished his longsword and charged towards Leylin.
"I want to pluck each and every tendon from your body, you useless trash who only knows Potioneering!"
"Oh really?"
Leylin frowned. A black longbow appeared in his hands and a frost arrow was shot.
*Sssii!* Bosain did not dodge nor hide, letting the arrow land on his body.
The frost arrow was blocked by the silver armour and turned into a white mist that covered the surface of Bosain's armour.
Suffering from its effect, Bosain's speed had lowered somewhat.
"I have been watching you all along — all the potions in your bag should have been fully used up, am I right?" Bosain smiled maliciously, directly rushing at Leylin.
"An accurate guess!"
Leylin's smile did not waver, which suddenly made Bosain feel a bad premonition.
"It is unfortunate, but my trump card is not related to potions!"
"Fallen Star Pendant! Activate!"
Along with Leylin's command, a layer of silver-grey light radiated from his body.
This layer seemed like starlight, dim but sturdy and unwavering. It covered Leylin's body forming a silver-grey armour all over him. On the surface of this armour, a few gems were flickering.
Bosain struck with his longsword, but he was blocked directly and grabbed by Leylin's right hand, which was covered by the armour. Following which, Leylin viciously punched Bosain's face!
The mask on Bosain's face dented inwards and he immediately spat out several teeth as he flew backwards with a look of disbelief on his face.
"As expected using fists to hit someone feels the best!"
Leylin narrows his eyes and spoke with some satisfaction.
*Hua La La!* Bosain crashed into a few empty bookshelves and they toppled over him. Numerous decomposing wooden boards buried Bosain within the rubble.
*Bang!* The wooden boards were blasted away. Once again Bosain stood before Leylin with his bright silver armour.
"I have underestimated you! A defensive type magic artifact! You are actually the one amongst us with the most secrets!"
Bosain's face now was extremely solemn. However, with two swollen lumps on both sides of his face, Leylin felt like laughing when he saw him.
"Too much nonsensical stuff has been said!"
Leylin's muscles bulged and he clashed with Bosain.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
Booming noises sounded from the study room, sending dust flying everywhere. Through the barely visible dust screen, two humanoid creatures wearing armour could be seen charging at each other.
These two creatures seemed not to be afraid of injuries. They only used the most brutal and barbaric fighting style — completely forsaking their defence, each one simply attacked his opponent.
Bookshelves collapsed continuously and chaos ensued.
If not for the two creatures deliberately avoiding the middle study-table containing the remnants, it, too, would have shared the fate of those bookshelves.
With the seconds turning into minutes, it could be seen that the human figure — the one with the bright silver armour — seemed to be at a disadvantage. The white light on it, too, had somewhat dimmed.
Finally, with a punch from the person armoured a silver-grey, the bright silver armour broke, turning back into its liquid metal form, and then it was restored to its original ball-shaped form.
Leylin once again stomped on Bosain who was on the floor.
*Crack!*, the sound of breaking bones could be heard from Bosain's chest.
After which, a shoe coated in silver-grey light nonchalantly stepped on his chest.
One corner of Bosain's lips was overflowing with blood, "I regret this! If only my scroll was still here, if only I didn't use 'silver light' so many times earlier!"
Leylin's eyes were devoid of emotion. He showed no quarter towards Bosain and withdrew a dagger from his robes and severed all 4 of Bosain's limbs.
Bosain's facial muscles contorted, and cries of anguish reverberated in the whole study room.
Leylin kicked the severed limbs away and took out a hemostasis potion, after which he took out a hemostasis potion and poured it on Bosain's wound — he wasn't going to let Bosain bleed to death.
"You…Just kill me!" Bosain's face was extremely pale as he forced the words out from his mouth.
"How could I have the audacity to kill a member of the mighty Lilytell family?"
Leylin smiled slightly, yet to Bosain, it seemed to be a very sinister and sadistic smile.
"As the heir of a Magus family, you would definitely have some tracking spell cast on you by an official Magus. It is very likely that once I killed you, that official Magus would be able to sense it!"
Leylin spoke slowly. At the same time, Bosain's expression turned completely ashen.
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Newsom's Old Mill Store has long been a household word for many miles around our small town Princeton, Ky., with the heritage of the business dating to 1917. The home of Princeton's first "general store," Newsom's serviced the public with every thing from goldfish to onion plants and seed for the spring growing season. H.C. Newsom, founder of the popular establishment offered place settings of china for a certain amount in purchase many years before it was thought out by modern day food market chains.
The building that is home to Newsom's today was built in 1850 during the Industrial Revolution and utilized as a woolen mill using sheep's wool from the area to make the woolen "jeans" material that was made into Civil War uniforms. Later the building became a milling operation for the production of 100 barrels of flour a day with a 24-hour daily production schedule. It also housed a local "Purina Mills" operation providing crushed grain for the area.
The towering three-story building has exterior masonry walls, estimated at 13-15 inches thick. The walls surround a maze of rough, hand-sawn, solid oak. Long beams constructed from huge trees support each floor in beam fashion.
The attached Old Glove Tavern was built in 1834 and was a stagecoach stop, on a 90-mile route, operating three times a week. It was also the site for the posting of a single-sheeted newspaper…the only posting in town. Upstairs in the Tavern building were sleeping quarters to house weary travelers who wished to rest or enjoy the tavern below for the evening.
The original site for the three-generation family business is located to the town side of the tavern building and was the site of H.C. Newsom Store. Established in 1917, the family business began its long journey through survival of many evolutionary changes in the business world. In 1987, the business was moved from its old location after a devastating fire, and resumed the famed Newsom's Ham business and Newsom's Old Mill Store.
Each box contains eight full color notecards and baronial size envelopes. Four different Newsom settings are currently featured.
Newsom's Old Mill Store Notecards
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A Kitchen Inspired by Chocolate for Dinner
Maybe it was because I paid more attention to the waiter than him or gushed over the chef like he was a long lost lover, but the poor fella who I ate the best dinner of my life with…didn't stay in my life much longer after that meal. While that love affair was not meant to be, my love of nearly all things chocolate has endured. That meal, or rather experience, was a collaboration dinner put on by a quaint little French restaurant and local chocolatier in Providence, RI where I was living at the time. And though nearly 8 years and many amazing meals have since past; it is still the best dinner of my life.
What made the experience so intensely memorable and worth writing about all this time later? Chocolate.
Every course of this 6 course meal incorporated cocoa in such a unique and absolutely delicious way that was nothing short of ecstasy. While the three dessert courses were as decadent as one could imagine, what was most intriguing were the way the culinary creators incorporated chocolate into the three savory courses. It began with a mixed green salad topped with cacao nib crusted scallops and drizzled in a not-too-sweet white chocolate vinaigrette, that I have been unsuccessfully trying to duplicate since. The next course was shredded rabbit in a rich and spicy milk chocolate mole folded perfectly into small tortillas like tacos. And finally, before the desserts starting flowing, was a pork dish with dark chocolate cherry stuffing and drizzled in a red wine and bitter chocolate glaze. I still have the menu, which was presented at each place setting in the form of a wrapper around a handmade chocolate bar.
Like nearly everyone I have had a love of chocolate since childhood. My affinity for the sweet even inspired my father and me to buy shares of stock in the Hershey Company when I was still in elementary school. Possibly we just used the excuse of a shareholders meeting as an escape to the sweetest place on earth: Hershey, PA. My taste in chocolate has grown finer over the years and exploring all that this bean has to offer is a culinary quest with endless enjoyment.
Cacao beans are considered one of the most nutrient-dense foods on earth (hooray!). But don't let that rationalize running out and grabbing the closest candy bar…I'm talking about the raw beans (which are actually the seeds of the cacao fruit) and nibs (peeled and crumbled whole beans). The nibs can be roasted or added as is to granola or baked goods, made into shakes and lots of other treats. Nibs and raw chocolate is becoming more popular, but is most well-known for being processed into chocolate.
Pure cacao is loaded with antioxidants, minerals such as magnesium and iron, and even contains fiber. The naturally occurring chemicals found in the beans could be the source of the pleasure we find in chocolate. Theobromine is a bitter compound affecting the nervous system and with Greek roots theo (God) and broma (food) meaning food of the gods.
Cacao also contains phenylethylamine, which is known as the love chemical and is thought to increase focus. Tyrptophan and Serotonin, both protectors from stress are abundant in cacao. Also present in chocolate is stearic acid, a unique saturated fat thought to help lower cholesterol. No wonder we crave this bean in any form…exciting, stress-free, healthy love and happiness from a decadent food-count me in!
And it certainly sounds like the perfect food to entice a lover on Valentine's Day (or any day) doesn't it? But, we could all come up with something sweet in the kitchen to melt a hungry heart; chocolate truffles, molten chocolate cake, even Mom's recipe for chocolate chip cookies can accomplish that warm fuzzy feeling. I think we should explore this ingredient outside of its comfort zone and into more culinarily daring territory…the savory side of chocolate.
Many are familiar with the classic and more commonly known mole sauce. Originating in Mexico this strong sauce is used primarily with meats and has as many variations as there are kitchens. Ingredients range from pumpkin and other seeds, cilantro, nuts, cinnamon and every spice imaginable, grapes, plantains, tomatoes, garlic, and onions; but every recipe includes some sort of chili peppers and usually chocolate. Try our recipe for Red Mole with Roasted Turkey and Vegetables.
If you're worried a spicy and rich mole sauce won't fancy your lover's taste buds, don't despair, there are quite a few adventurous ways to incorporate this aphrodisiac into your dinner. Because of their bitter and rich flavor profile, cocoa powder or cocoa beans are easier to incorporate into savory dishes than sweet processed chocolate itself. Here is a recipe for a cocoa rub (I think I once had a spa treatment that was very similar) that is excellent on pork. I like it rubbed on whole pork tenderloin before searing and finishing to desired doneness in the oven. But it would also be great on pork chops, a roast, or even chicken thighs. When I need a little sweet and spicy kick, I add in some chili powder and a tablespoon of brown sugar.
Cocoa Spice Rub
2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
½ T. ground white pepper
½ T. ground coriander
1 ½ T. cinnamon
2 T. course sea salt
1 t. ground nutmeg
The one piece of my perfect meal in Providence that I have been able to replicate is the scallops. Simply grind cacao nibs coarsely, similar to coffee, salt and pepper some fresh scallops, and dip the scallops on both flat sides into the ground nibs. Sear the scallops in a hot pan with a bit of butter for just a few minutes on each side. Serve that on baby arugula or mixed greens with a drizzle of aged balsamic vinegar, a touch of olive oil, crumbled fresh goat cheese, and toasted hazelnuts or almonds. This simply sexy salad can be served as a first or main dish and the flavors balance impeccably.
Here are some other great recipes that bring some of that choco-happiness into a main meal:
Cookoff-winning Veggie Chili
Chicken Cashew Chili
Cheesy Stuffed Peppers
Roasted Squash with Nib Vinaigrette
So don't be afraid, add a bit of sweet to your savory, an unexpected ingredient into your culinary repertoire. Put a little extra love and some chocolate into your main dish… the one you cook for will appreciate it, I promise.
With "A Kitchen Inspired" we will share with you the current and up and coming ingredients, products and cooking methods that inspire our team members, chefs and the kitchen at Whole Foods Market Dublin. Do you like your chocolate savory or sweet? Let us know at [email protected].
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM), is the leading natural and organic food retailer. As America's first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named "America's Healthiest Grocery Store" by Health magazine. The company's motto, "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet"™ captures its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement.


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One of the biggest and most prestigious competitions in Boston's entrepreneurial community concluded Wednesday night with the announcement of the winners of the annual MassChallenge accelerator program.
The seventh annual MassChallenge Boston Awards was held at Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, with the keynote speech from Chobani founder and chief executive Hamdi Ulukaya, as well as remarks by Governor Charlie Baker.
The original class of 128 startups that participated in the four-month program was winnowed to 26 finalists, of which 16 were tapped Wednesday night to share the $1 million in prize money. A second contest this year sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space and Boeing Corp. awarded $500,000 to three startups for research projects on the International Space Station.
These top three winners in the MassChallenge contest each took home $100,000. They are:
■ Adhesys Medical : A German company with US operations in Houston that has developed a flexible surgical glue that can be applied to any wound and to wet surfaces, and is biodegradable inside the body.
■ EYL : A South Korean company that has built a type of random-number generator used to encrypt information that is less susceptible to hacking than current systems.
■ TellusLabs : A Cambridge startup that analyzes satellite imagery, weather data, and other geographic information to produce forecasts and other reports on natural resources, such as crop outlooks.
The winners of the space station research contest are Angiex Inc., Dover Lifesciences, and LambdaVision Inc. The complete list of winners can be found at MassChallenge. org.
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A BIRMINGHAM MP today described Blues chief Karren Brady has having the right calibre to lead Brum as elected mayor.
Perry Barr Labour MP Khalid Mahmood also backed the Birmingham City FC managing director's comments that the city is not punching its weight politically.
He was among a range of city politicians to react to yesterday's Mail exclusive, in which Ms Brady said that she would bring fearless and enthusiastic leadership to turn Birmingham into a premier league city.
She also described the current city leadership as "complacent, tremulous pothole-obsessed politicians" who had failed to deliver.
Mr Mahmood, who backs a referendum, described Ms Brady as a high calibre contender.
"Obviously I would support the Labour Party candidate in any contest, but she is a personality and certainly a key player in Birmingham, with much to offer," he said.
"We should be encouraging Ms Brady and high-calibre energetic business people like her to play a more active political role in promoting Birmingham."
Andrew Mitchell (Con, Sutton Coldfield) said: "Karren Brady would clearly be an extremely distinguished and powerful candidate."
The council's Labour leader, Sir Albert Bore, a supporter of the petition, echoed Mr Mahmood's comments and added: "I am sure she is the first of many contenders to throw their hat in the ring.
"It would be useful at this stage for these potential contenders, to get behind the Mail's campaign, support the petition, get the signatures and let the people decide."
And the Birmingham Chamber of Trade and Industry said that if there was to be a mayor for Birmingham it would welcome candidates such as Ms Brady.
Spokesman John Lamb said: "If there were to be a contest for mayor of Birmingham we would welcome and expect candidates from all walks of life and, along with the likes of Sir Digby Jones, Karren Brady would have to be included."
John Hemming (Lib Dem, Yardley), who has also been touted as a potential mayor along with businessman Sir Digby Jones, pointed out that many big decisions which Ms Brady highlighted were out of the council's hands and taken by Government.
But if the people of Birmingham were to choose to have a mayor, then Ms Brady would be a contender.
"If people decide to concentrate Birmingham's political power in one person then, of course, she is qualified to stand."
Mr Hemming was concerned at suggestions she was being courted by Conservative Party leader David Cameron - highlighting possible conflict with city Tories.
"I don't think that the Birmingham Conservatives will like the idea of being told who their candidate is by David Cameron," he added.
The Tory leader of the city council's controlling coalition, Coun Mike Whitby, who was understood to be "annoyed" but remained tight-lipped, instead put up the council's press office for comment.
Spokeswoman Debra Davis said: "Karren Brady is entitled to her opinion, along with everyone else in Birmingham.
"If there is obvious local support for a referendum then there is a mechanism to allow this to happen.
"A petition of over 36,000 people, gathered within a year, would trigger one."


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Extreme Recorders
From Plank Road Publishingby M.C. Handel
A Collection For Young Players from the pages of Music K-8 magazine
M.C. Handel is going to the extreme with Extreme Recorders. This fabulous collection brings together five delightful and unique recorder tunes that make learning to play the recorder a fun and exciting experience. Each song features a rhythmically simple recorder part using only a limited number of notes. The specially recorded Performance/Accompaniment tracks contain incredible orchestrations and arrangements that highlight various styles of music.
Your recorder repertoire isn't complete without M.C. Handel's distinctive arrangements and compositions. Be sure to add Extreme Recorders to your collection today!
Contents for Extreme Recorders are:
- JitterBAG - The first piece in this collection focuses on the notes B, A, and G. An excellent choice for the beginning recorder player. The lively swing style is reminiscent of the jitterbug dance tunes from the 1930s and '40s. The fantastic big band arrangement and orchestration by Paul Jennings will have your students tapping their feet in no time.
- Rahther Jolly Olde St. Nicholas - Just when you think you've heard every possible version of this classic American Christmas tune, our friend M.C. Handel concocts a new arrangement that allows your beginning recorder players to sing and play along with the accompaniment of a lovely orchestra of strings, brass and percussion. The melody uses the notes D, E, G, A, and B.
- Leonardo's Lightship - In the title and style we wanted to achieve a song that was a nice combination of older acoustic sounds and newer ethereal sounds. Real strings and brass add depth to the recording and the great feeling that your players are surrounded by a real studio orchestra as they play G, A, B, and D.
- Saturday Night Star - Move over John Travolta! There's a new "star" in town. Disco makes yet another comeback to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." The piece is written in the key of C. It begins with a building introduction that is also a nice little warm-up for your players on the notes G, A, and F. It's fully orchestrated with period guitars, drums, and a big string section and full brass. As the piece progresses, the brass add a countermelody full of fun-loving disco clichés.
- e-Lectricity - The final song in this collection throws a bit of a challenge at your students by focusing on high E. The electric rock beat should help inspire them. They will also need to recall the fingerings for B, A, G, and D, so it is a good review as well.
About the Downloadable OptionThe downloadable version contains all the components the print version would, but in electronic format. Files may be quite large: A high-speed connection is recommended. (Visit the Download Help page for more info.)
About the Convenience Combo Kit The Convenience Combo Kit includes both the Kit with CD and the Downloadable Kit.
About the Audio RecordingsAudio recordings contain full performance and accompaniment only (instrumental) tracks.
Teacher's Handbook with Reproducible Student Parts & Performance/
Downloadable component is 37.2MB
Hard copy book with downloadable Performance/