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A change of plan for our World of Warcraft post, I now cannot buy Cataclysm for a while, so I cannot review all the new areas for 80+ instead, me and Daniel, will try our best at roleplaying, and what we are doing now is coming up with characters backstories. Oh and did I mention that I think roleplaying is for lonely men, one step before commiting suicide with a sex doll, well that's important.
So lets get on with this... Please kill me now, all you making me do this are as nad as the Nazis, without the genocidal bits.
A young commoner growing up in Gilneas, Jonith saw his country ravaged by war, torn asunder and transform into that of realm of monsters. Jonith fled across the wilderness, away from the god forsaken place, vowing never to return. However, at his arrival into Stormwind after many months of hard travelling, he had no money and was in desperate need for a job. After weeks of searching he found one with a company called the Defias Brotherhood, who he had never heard about, and they quickly put him to work. It was a few days later when a squad of Stormwind guards burst through the door, arresting all in the room including him, for something he did unknowingly, and throwing him into the Stormwind Stockade, where he had to fight for respect, and his meals, with his other inmates.
Personality- Jonith is a cynical, hating person, who finds it hard to get along with anybody, causing many arguments and fights. Taught at a young age that the light would not help anybody, so never to trust anything holy, he believes the only things that matter in life are money and fighting.
Alignment- An anti-social person who trys to keep his distance from everybody else. He is a strong beleiver in the old Lordaeron Empire, and is distrustful of it's successor The Alliance, especially after the prejudice and arrest he recieved while in Stormwind.
He turned his back on his former countrymen in Gilneas after the curse which afflicted them, beleiving them to be nothing better than the bugs which crawl through the Undercity.
He also hates all forms of Undead, scourge or Forsaken, who had wiped out most of his fellow humans in his homeland.
Born into royalty, Pordit was the heir to the throne of Ironforge. His time seen came and became the much loved King Pordit the Merciful of Ironforge. His entire kingdom was happy under his reign, but not his family. Magni Bronzebeard, Pordit's nephew, was greatly jealous of his uncle's crown. Together with some other traitors he organised a fake plot to send Ironforge's money and weapons to the villainous Dark Iron dwarves. Then, when all was ready, Magni stepped forwards into Ironforge and "revealed" the plot. And, because of evidence he had left at the HQ of the plot, Pordit was wrongly implicated as the leader. Pordit and the traitors were sent to Stormwind Stockade at the behest of Magni, who wanted his uncle nowhere near Ironforge or Dun Morogh again. Pordit was strong and tough, but suffered much persecution in the Stockade, because he was a dwarf and the rest were human. Everyday became a fight for survival.
Personality - Pordit remains very strong willed, unlikely to ever back down. His desire for revenge fuels him in his fights, and is a staut realist. Pordit's faith in the Light is unshakeable, having been a paladin in his early life. However he stopped training as a paladin when a love for ranged weapons and animals took him. Ever since he was expressed a deep love and interest in "hunting".
Alignment - Pordit remains a realist, and even though he has lost almost all of his strength over the years in prison, he believes everyone should be given a chance. His years as a paladin have taught him a firm hatred of anything undead, and as the former King of Ironforge his support for the Alliance is unwavering. No matter his strength or position, Pordit fights for the honour of the Alliance and the defeat of the Horde.
How They Met
Aside from both being thrown into the Stockade, there was nothing between Pordit and Jonith. Pordit just thought Jonith was another criminal, and Jonith had learned from childhood never to trust anyone, so they had virtually no interactions. Then, one day, 6 months into their sentences, Jonith attacked the Defias. He had been planning carefully for 6 months, gaining their trust again before pouncing. He killed a Defias prisoner with a smashed bowl, but not before the huge monster in the Stockade, the ogre Hamhock had a chance to deal with Jonith. Before the ogre could deal a killing blow with his giant fist, Pordit used whatever strength remained in his body to fight and stave off the huge beast. Barely conscious, Pordit lay a hero. Jonith, having sworn a debt of gratitude to his savour, nursed him back to health. Over the months Jonith and Pordit became good friends, each telling the other about their dark past. Eventually, the two worked out a deal. As well of a debt of gratitude, Jonith swore he would help Pordit regain his crown, and in return Pordit promised he would assist Jonith's efforts in bringing down the Defias Brotherhood. The day they shook hands on their deal, there was a revolt in the Stockade, and in the confusion many prisoners escaped from the prison, including Jonith and Pordit. Exhausted and weakened, the two had lost all of their former strength. They took refuge in the place Pordit felt certain he would be protected, and the place where Jonith knew no one would look for him: Northshire Abbey.
A bunch of inane cynical rants on gaming and other entertainment by a stereotypical British person, who is so self conscious he has to hide under a pseudonymn called John Smith (or shortened to Jonith.) Also has a fondness for tea.
Welcome all
Hello all and welcome to my blog (this is one of the nicest things you will ever here me say), in which i will whine and be cynical about different things until you'll either want to put a bullet through your head or drown yourself in your own piss.
I am now Jooseman, the Artist formerly known as Jonith, and I have stopped using the name Jonith regularly (however do still have many accoun named Jonith, so go by both) as it got confusing, So call me Jooseman or Joose or whatever. Call me TwatBucket if it pleases you.
Our Youtube Channel
Rants up on this blog on Friday if I've done one, just too add a little bit of schedule here.
Anyway thats all from me, and also check out Rofling Officer Productions. He is a collaborater of mine.
I am now Jooseman, the Artist formerly known as Jonith, and I have stopped using the name Jonith regularly (however do still have many accoun named Jonith, so go by both) as it got confusing, So call me Jooseman or Joose or whatever. Call me TwatBucket if it pleases you.
Our Youtube Channel
Rants up on this blog on Friday if I've done one, just too add a little bit of schedule here.
Anyway thats all from me, and also check out Rofling Officer Productions. He is a collaborater of mine.
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This year, Janet Falk's annual Holiday Haiku was recognized for excellence by PR Daily News in an article: 4 lessons PR Pros holiday cards.
Lesson 4: Keep It Short and Sweet
Falk, who operates the public relations firm Falk Communications and Research, caught the attention of the PR Daily News with this message to her clients and friends:
In the dark of nightA sudden glimpse of bright lightSparks joy in my heart.
She added: "Thanks to your support, 2017 was one of my best years in business. May you gather strength from your success and climb ever higher in the months ahead."
Asked why she chose a haiku, Falk said that "...references to nature and a change of mood is technically difficult. That challenge aligns with my brand of skilled writing for impact."
So, she was able to warm hearts with her sentiment while showing off her professional abilities in seventeen demanding syllables.
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Increasing runway efficiencyThe airport runway pavement was strengthened to allow heavier aircraft to operate and taxiways were extended. Car parking and access was upgraded. Kerikeri airport serves the Bay of Islands area and has seen a strong growth in tourist numbers. The growing tourism and developments such as Kauri Cliffs have seen increased demand for use by heavier aircraft with private jets being regular visitors. A structured programmeNCC carried out an assessment of the pavement strength and set out a programme of work to restore the pavement life to meet the future air traffic needs.
Pavement drainage, increased pavement depth and stabilisation were used to improve the strength of the pavement to cope with the heavier demand. A structural hotmix layer was applied to the surface. The taxiways were extended to accommodate the larger aircraft and additional traffic.


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Rheumatologists are generally internists, who receive 2 to 3 years further training in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disease and systemic autoimmune conditions commonly referred to as rheumatic diseases. These diseases can affect the joints, muscles, and bones, causing pain, swelling, stiffness and deformity. Because rheumatic conditions are fairly pervasive throughout the population, many Rheumatologists are involved in research and development of more effective diagnosis and treatments
Often the patient is referred to Rheumatologists by a primary care physician because the treatment of these conditions is complex and the precise diagnosis of conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendinitis, lupus, osteoarthritis, gout and many others can be extremely difficult.
When symptoms of rheumatic diseases first appear they can be the result of many causes and can take time to determine exactly what disease or condition, if any, is the reason for the swollen joint, pain or mild discomfort. A family history is important because many rheumatic diseases can be hereditary. Diagnosis often depends on how far the disease has progressed, so be prepared for a few visits to the specialists before you physician is certain of your condition.
The severity of these conditions and diseases can vary greatly and often the rheumatologists works with the primary care physician and other specialists to offer consultation and advice on the most effective treatment plan for the patient.
Treatment can include many approaches such as; physical therapy, medications and injections, as well as education on how to best cope and live with conditions that can be chronic and eventually debilitating. However, research into the cause and possible cures is pervasive and ongoing because so many are effected by these sometimes crippling diseases. New medicines and treatments are constantly being approved and the specialists at AMG are on the frontline in the implementation of these new therapies and medications.


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Front (L-R): Jack Neary, Lee Hatchigian, Matthew Keller, Allen Arnette
Rear (L-R): Roger Avery, Jim Carmichael, Mark Harpenau, Jeff Stover, JD Denoff
By Matt Walker
The 11th annual Shamrock Shoot in Dublin Georgia had ninety shooters participate in the two day event. Saturday was the LV and HV at 100 yards and Sunday was the HV and LV at 200 yards. Jim Carmichel shot a world record 0.1328" aggregate in the LV 100 event.
Jeff Summers won with a grand aggregate of 0.2538". Jeff was also the most consistent shooter over both days. He stayed under 0.2800 for all aggs with all other challengers having at least one agg above 0.3000". His aggs were 0.2470 for HV100, 0.2751 for HV200, 0.2134 for LV100, and 0.2796 for LV200.
This was Dublin's first time as a World Team qualifier. This year the shoot was held the week after St. Patrick's Day since the Cactus was two weeks earlier. This gave travel and rest time for those wanting to shoot in both events. It was the first time shooting at the Shamrock Shoot for many competitors. Four relays were run with very little surprises.
One major surprise was Saturday afternoon when it was realized that Jim Carmichel had broken both the heavy and light varmint record in that morning's LV100 shoot. This helped Jim place 3rd in the LV Grand. The current world records are 0.1500" for LV100 held by Jeff Fowler since 1994 and 0.1399" for HV100 held by Rex Reneau since 1982. To certify the world record, the targets and moving backers are sent to the Measuring Committee according to section D14 (Procedure for Official Recognition of a World Record) of the rules.
Shooting and writing legend Jim Carmichel was the Shooting Editor for Outdoor Life magazine from 1971 to 2009. It is fitting that the man who wrote the BOOK OF THE RIFLE should set a world record with one. Jim also served on the NRA Board of Directors for 12 years and has authored five books. He started shooting Benchrest in the 70s. The barrel was only three days old. It was tested on Monday before the shoot. It was mated on a 10 year old rifle with a Terry Leonard stock and chambered by Dwight Scott.
I asked Jim "Why do you like Benchrest shooting?" His humorous answer was "It's something an old guy can do." Followed by his more seriously answer of "I like the technology." He attends about three shoots a year. His motor home has a reloading area as the centerpiece of the interior.
Jack Neary gave a talk Friday after the bench draw with about 24 people in attendance. At the end of the talk each person received a free pound of N133 powder. The topics covered included brass prep for the Lapua 220 Russian, Tuning with VihtaVuori N133 powder, Match strategy as well as understanding and using mirage. Jack proved he knows what he is talking about by winning HV200 on Sunday morning.
Saturday's weather was uncommonly calm for March in Dublin. Occasional sprinkles in the morning helped clean the dust and pollen from the air. This was a welcome relief for everyone. Matthew Keller sang the National Anthem at the Opening Ceremonies. Matthew also placed first in HV100. Roger Avery placed 3rd in HV100 with the help of his lucky leprechaun hat. PICTURE Sunday's weather was clear with the high winds expected at Dublin. The small groups were Ralph Milton .083" for LV100, Harley Baker .042" for HV100, JD Denoff .230" for HV200 and Jeff Stover .240" for LV200.
Twin Oaks Range in Dublin Georgia has 42 camping spots with water and electricity hookups. Bathrooms with showers are attached to the building with a full service kitchen and dining room. Breakfast and Lunch was served on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets were sold for the Saturday night steak dinner. The shooting facilities include a covered 30 bench 300 yard range, pistol bays, and multiple shotgun fields. You can visit the website at mggoa.com or twinoaksrange.com.
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Spam – The Essentials30th March, 2007 by Andy
Spam is regularly in the tech news these days and no wonder when it is estimated that 3 out of every 4 e-mails is spam related rather than genuine messages. There's a lot of literature online on this and I've included a few links at the end of this post if you want to read more, but here's a few 'knowledge essentials' if you just want the highlights…
So why are the spam levels increasing?
there's a few reasons for this, the main two being;
- Image spam – by using pictures instead of words in their messages, spammers are able to evade filters designed to detect traditional text-based ads.
- The 'bot' networks – Spammers are now cultivating and using new computer viruses such as the particularly prolific Trojan horse program called "SpamThru" that turns home computers into spam-churning 'bots'. These 'bot' networks can run into millions of computers, and because of their decentralised nature are very difficult to stop.
What can I do about this?
Unfortunately most people are not particularly bothered about securing their own home PC's, they don't like to receive spam but are unaware that their home computer could be part of a vast network that is responsible for churning it out! 😉 Although steps need to be taken when you receive spam you also need to make sure you are not one of ones responsible for it (and unless you monitor your computer closely you could be completely unaware).
The main thing is to make sure your computer is secure and cannot be compromised easily, the overwhelming vast majority of these viruses/trojans are aimed at Microsoft Windows, so you could swap to a linux based system or to Mac OSX if you are considering buying a new computer at any point (which I'd recommend, but then I'm biased 🙂 ). Or if you are using a PC you can follow a few simple steps;
- Keep everything updated to the latest versions – this should reduce the risk of trojans/viruses exploiting any security loopholes.
- Run Anti-Spyware/Malware software regularly. When I still used a PC I used Ad-aware for this which I found pretty effective (and free!).
- Keep Anti Virus up to date and regularly scan. Another good free example is AVG anti virus.
- You may want to upgrade your firewall to one which will alert you when anything tries to access the net from your PC (or send mail etc.), then you can see what is trying to access the net and set your own rules manually. I used the excellent Zone Alarm for this – again available in a free version.
You also need to ensure that your e-mail address cannot be 'harvested' from the web, there are various services you can use for temporary e-mail addresses if you need to sign-up for something online and supply this, or you can simply create several e-mail addresses and keep one for sign-up purposes (personally if I think I could receive spam I use junk@my domain rather than using the e-mail address I give to my friends). You can find a couple of good examples of temporary e-mail creators at mailexpire and mailinator.
If you need to publish your e-mail address on your website there are a multitude of scripts that will send you an e-mail without the e-mail address appearing to be harvested (as a form), or you can try and confuse the 'spiders' that trawl the web looking for valid e-mails by splitting your domain into words e.g. sales at mydomain dot com will not be normally recognised as an e-mail address by them.
What should I do if I recieve spam e-mails?
There are a few 'do's and don'ts' that should ensure that you reduce the amount of spam you could recieve;
Don't – Reply to the e-mail or click on the 'unsubscribe here' link – All this is doing is confirming to the spammer that this is in fact a real addess and more importantly you are prepared to open and read their spam, which will mean they are likely to send you much, much more.
Don't – Open any attachments or images, or click on any links in the e-mail – This is the most common method how the bot trojans/viruses spread. Part of the programming is to reproduce itself and replicate by sending to all e-mail addresses contained on the PC.
Do – Delete the spam e-mail
Do – Employ some sort of Spam Filtering – This is included in most good mail programs such as Outlook/thunderbird but is usually very basic, most ISP's normally also have this available where you can change the 'level' of what you class as spam to be stricter, and there are also external companies or programs that you can use if necessary (it's not normally this bad though unless you absolutely have to publish your e-mail on the web in my experience).
Is UK2 doing anything about Spam?
This has been in our minds recently as we have been upgrading our e-mail platform and there are a few measures we are taking (or have taken already).
- We've introduced an extra level of spam filtering on our own mail servers and actively monitor our shared services for any of our users attempting to 'spam' (intentionally or not).
- We are introducing free POP boxes on our domains and disabling the 'Catch All Forwarding' that we gave as standard back in the days when spam was not so much of a problem. This will have a massive, positive impact because dictionary (or brute force) attacks by spammers on domains will not work anymore (where a spammer sends multiple spam e-mails to random addresses on a domain trying to find one that works/replies).
- We have a new dedicated Abuse team to deal with any abuse complaints (including spamming) that we receive.
This means;
- a) Less spam being delivered to our customers (especially multiple copies).
- b) We don't get our mail servers blocked for forwarding spam to other ISP's (even though it didn't originate with us)
- c) A faster, more efficient e-mail service.
OK so that's the highlights as I see them but as this is such a massive subject here's a couple of links where you can read more about the murky world of spammers, and what you can do.
here's also a sneaky one to trap the web spiders trawling for e-mail addresses if you have a web site 😉 http://www.spampoison.com/


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Big Noise Stirling Easter Club
Dear Parent/Guardian
We are delighted to announce that this Easter, from 4th April – 7th April Big Noise will be running music courses that are open to all young people between P3 and S2 who play orchestral instruments in Stirling and Clackmannanshire.
The Big Noise Stirling Easter School will run from 9.30 am – 12.30 pm and all sessions will take place at Raploch Community Campus. There are no entry requirements and we can cater for every level, from beginners through to grade 8 and beyond!
To find out more about the different ensembles on offer and more details about the course visit the Big Noise website:www.bignoise.org.uk.
Equipping children with resilience and confidence to reach their potential across all areas of their lives.
There are various ways that you can apply:
- you can fill in an online form here: www.makeabignoise.org.uk/easter-school
- you can print and return the attached application form
- you can drop by the Big Noise office at Raploch Community Campus and register your child in person
Though we hope to cater for as many young people as possible places will be limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Deadline for applications is Thursday 24th March.
We look forward to an exciting week of music-making!
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WASHINGTON Hillary Rodham Clinton won't catch Barack Obama in the race for Democratic delegates chosen in primaries and caucuses, even if she wins every remaining contest.
But Obama cannot win the nomination with just his pledged primary and caucus delegates either, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
That sets the stage for a pitched battle for support among "superdelegates," the party and elected officials who automatically attend the convention and can support whomever they choose.
Two months into the voting, Obama can claim the most delegates chosen by voters.
Clinton can claim victories in most of the big states.
What should a superdelegate do? Unsurprisingly, the two campaigns have different takes on that question.
"It is very difficult to see any scenario that Hillary Clinton would get the nomination in a way that doesn't rip the party apart," said Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, an Obama supporter. "I think that it would be a terrible mistake for the Democrats to not accept the will of the people who have turned out in primaries and caucuses."
Clinton spokesman Doug Hattaway said Obama's lead in pledged delegates is "hardly a mandate."
"Some superdelegates will go with (the) pledged delegate count, but many will go with the candidate they think can win," Hattaway said. "We have a very compelling case to make on that front, given that we're winning general election swing states, must-win states and must-win constituencies."
Clinton won three out of four primaries this week, giving her campaign a much-needed boost after a month of defeats.
But she picked up only 12 more delegates than Obama, leaving him with a 140-delegate lead among those won in primaries and caucuses. There are only 614 delegates available in the remaining contests, meaning Clinton would have to win about 62 percent of the them to overtake Obama, according to the AP analysis.
That's nearly impossible, given the way Democrats award delegates proportionally.
Consider this: Clinton posted a big win in the Ohio primary Tuesday, beating Obama by about 10 percentage points. Her take: nine more delegates than him in the Buckeye State.
In the Texas primary, Clinton's margin of victory was smaller, about 3 percentage points, and her net gain was smaller, too: four more delegates than Obama. Obama could wipe out most or all of that advantage if early returns showing him winning in the Texas caucuses hold up. Final results won't be available until the party's county conventions at the end of month.
The message to be taken from Clinton's victories, again, depends on which campaign is doing the spinning.
"In order to have a plausible path to the nomination, they needed to score huge delegate victories and cut into our lead," Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said in an e-mail to supporters. "They failed."
Clinton's campaign pointed to her earlier victories in states like New Jersey, New York and California, and they questioned why Obama couldn't win in Texas and Ohio on Tuesday.
"We think she can bring Ohio in a general election," said Harold Ickes, a chief strategist for Clinton. "We are not sure (Obama) can do that."
The biggest remaining primary is in Pennsylvania, which will have 158 delegates at stake on April 22.
Clinton's team is optimistic about her chances there. She'll be campaigning hard in the state, as will Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania's popular governor, who is an enthusiastic supporter.
Obama is expected to win the Wyoming caucuses Saturday and the Mississippi primary next Tuesday, but Clinton is competing in both states to hold down his delegate accumulation. Her advisers acknowledge their past system of focusing on certain states and largely ignoring others particularly those holding caucuses was a mistake and helped Obama build a significant lead among pledged delegates.
In the overall race for the nomination, Obama has 1,569 delegates, to 1,462 for Clinton, according to the latest AP tally.
Obama has won nominating contests in 27 states and territories, giving him the lead in pledged delegates, 1,360 to 1,220. Even if he wins every remaining pledged delegate including 33 that haven't been awarded from previous races he will fall short of the 2,025 needed to secure the Democratic nomination.
That's where the superdelegates come in, the nearly 800 party and elected officials who will decide the nomination if both candidates stay in the race.
Clinton leads in endorsements from superdelegates, 242 to 209. But that lead has shrunk in the past month. Since an AP survey the week of Super Tuesday, Obama has added 53 superdelegates, while Clinton has had a net loss of one.
The lobbying of superdelegates has been fierce, with at least six Clinton superdelegates switching to Obama. So far, none of Obama's superdelegates has strayed, at least not publicly.
David Parker, an undecided superdelegate from North Carolina, said he has been pressured by both sides to endorse. He offered some insight on how the outcome of the primaries and caucuses would influence his vote.
"In a fairly tight race 35-50 votes I think superdelegates have got a green light to vote how they want," Parker said. "If Obama's out there at 150, that's a red light, and I don't think the superdelegates have much business subverting the will of voters."
But, he added, "Every once in a while some people run red lights."


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St Francis Xavier, NYC
Job #: C930
Location: New York City, NY
Organ Type: Pipe
Building Type: Church
Date: 2010
This organ has a three manual French Terrace style console and 6 divisions: Pedal, Grand Orgue, Récit, Grand Chouer, Positif, and Antiphonal. The Trompette Harmonique and Trompette en Chamade are also non-coupling. The three chambers contain 42 direct electric chests. There are 88 stops, 28 couplers, 14 Generals, Divisionals for all divisions, Crescendo and 2 expression shoes (16 stages each).
This instrument also includes controls for Transposition, Auto Pedal, Manual Transfer, 250 Independent Memory Levels, 250 Registration Sequencer stages, and 25 fully programmable stages for the Crescendo. Sforzando is independently programmable on every memory level. There are also 16 programmable MIDI stops which may be coupling or non-coupling at organist's discretion.
- CCU /PCU (packaged system)
- 250 combo action memory levels
- 250 Registration Sequencer stages
- built in MIDI record and play back
- bargraphs for Crescendo, Recit and Antiphonal
- integrated MIDI stops
- alphanumeric display
- Auto Pedal
- Transposer
- Manual Transfer
- Next and Last pistons
St Francis Xavier
46 West 16th Street
New York City, NY
Peragallo Organ Co
306 Buffalo Avenue
Paterson NJ
973-684-3414 (phone)
973-684-2237 (fax)
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Here is a compilation of all the APGP, Sequence & Series articles KS has done. Students should read them when they are free to improve their mathematics skills. They will come in handy! 🙂
1. Will it ever converge?
2. Intuition of Mathematical Induction
3. Things you might want to know when making a conjecture


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of PeopleSoft PSFT, -23.33% fell 3 percent to $16.70 in afternoon action. Pacific Growth Equities downgraded the stock to "equal weight" from "over weight," citing its belief that second-quarter results will show "little momentum" and that the company's outlook for the third quarter may be below the current consensus Wall Street view. "We believe there will be a balance of the stock being weak due to mediocre fundamentalsm but offset slightly by the Oracle bid at $21, in our view," the firm said. "We need to see better quarterly performance to justify an over weight rating and this does not seem to happening." Pacific Growth expects PeopleSoft's license revenue to come in at the lower end of the company's $150 million to $170 million outlook.
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So what was all this about a voter referendum or two?
Opponents of a pair of controversial measures backed by Gov. Martin O'Malley and approved this year by the Maryland General Assembly — a repeal of the death penalty and landmark gun control legislation — claimed the local populace was outraged by both. So certain was this that many fully expected them to be brought to referendum and defeated by voters in 2014.
The petition drive to bring the death penalty repeal to referendum was even championed by Western Maryland Del. Neil Parrott who was instrumental in bringing three laws to referendum last year through use of a web site that made the signature-gathering process easier. With those kinds of resources, it should have been a snap to put the matter before Maryland's voters.


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Onuora Nzekwu: Author of "Eze Goes to School". He was 89 years old
Senator Isiaka Adeleke: first civilian governor Osun State; Senator representing Osun West in National Assembly. He was 62 years old
Olumide Bakre:
A veteran actor and popular face on our screen for decades. He battled heart and lung related ailment for quite a while before his death in UCH Ibadan yesterday. He was 65 years old
Dapo Famakinwa: The Director General of Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Dipo Famakinwa. He died on Friday morning. He was 51.
Professor Olu Akeushola; Provost, Micheal Otedola college Of Education, Epe
Ahmadu Chachangi: Chairman of Chanchangi Airlines. The Taraba-born, Kaduna-based billionaire died along Kaduna-Abuja road while on the way to a hospital in Abuja on Wednesday morning. He was 81.
May their souls rests in perfect peace!
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I've been going through the mortgage process for the past two and a half months. And I had no desire to write about this because there is nothing hipster about it. It's mostly a bunch of procedures, and stupidity. And I thought I've seen my share of stupidity, but boy was I wrong.
It all starts with the house you think you want to buy. And I've seen my share of HGTV, so I know you can't get too attached to any house because things don't necessarily work out. I applied for mortgage. I supplied them with all the gazillion amount of documents they asked for. Waited for about two weeks, and received a request for some more gazillion of documents because nothing is better than two piles of gazillion of documents. Am I right? I only image the type of training they receive to become a mortgage broker: 'so first you need to learn this set of vocabulary that makes no sense, then you need to be very anal about it, and under no circumstances try to be helpful.'
First two months were relatively ok-ish. They've been hell, but everyone I talked to assured me this is exactly how the mortgage process works for everyone. You keep going around in circles between mortgage broker, another mortgage broker (because good things come in pairs), your real estate agent, their associate (because your original real estate agent went on vacation), seller's real estate agent, and some other characters that made only occasional appearances in destroying my faith in humanity, and thus won't be mentioned. Hopefully, my personal experience was out-of-the-norm bad, because otherwise I can't even.
The best part began about two weeks ago, when I ran out of my contract with the seller, and then everyone started actually working. Because who does things timely? Reasonable people, and those all died out in 1957, remaining survivals went into hiding possibly in Canada. My loan was approved, and was supposedly pending finalization from the underwriter. Mysterious creature who's name I never got to know. And the underwriter came back with the request to show proof of repairs that needed to be done, based on the home inspection he/she dutifully reviewed. Firstly, all the repairs were minor like a chipped wall, and an exposed wire. Secondly, they wanted me to do repairs on the house I didn't buy yet because of the application they didn't finalize yet. Think about that. By this point I was fairly stressed (read neurotic), and I answered them saying something like: this is beyond insane, I'm not fixing the house I don't own yet. I might have used those same exact words. Also, I put it in writing, signed and dated. This was unprecedented, as they've never heard of common sense before. After probably gathering a committee of experts, they came back with saying to have seller fix the house. At which point, I felt like fucking with them and said absolutely not, and they can cancel the whole thing. After committing for some more, they settled on a contract addendum that read nobody is fixing the exposed wire, both seller and buyer and ok with it, signed and dated.
After doing absolutely nothing for some more days, and me calling and emailing on average 5 times a day, they came back saying they can't verify my employment. This is a form of a total of four questions that gets filled out by HR, and supposedly I can't participate in it. This is also one of the main things that need to happen in the beginning. We are now 2 months, and one week into the process. But since they were not getting a response from Ramon, they reached out to me in desperation. To which I said this sounds about right because Ramon doesn't work for us. And gave them the information of the person who does work for us, just because I like logic. The form was then completed, but out of the four questions our HR missed one. Oppsies. It's like stupidity met with stupidity and had a baby. And then sent that baby to work for our HR. This got fixed. Somehow.
Also, please keep in mind I'm only providing you with highlights of this journey, and sparing you with many more of the magnificent details. Seller put the house back on the market because they got sick of waiting. Can't blame them. And I just want this shit to be over. My mortgage company continues reviewing.
And yesterday, I get a call telling me that since my current lease begins in July, they don't have proof of residence for the last 12 months. The fact that I have another lease from before gets dismissed. And because I don't have proof of residence for the last 12 months, I need to provide proof of additional income from the business I haven't been telling them about, with W2s. And since I don't have this business, the loan to debt ratio is too high, and the application will be denied. And my head explodes.
At this point, I can't even get a letter of denial from them. And I just hope it won't take 2 and a half months.
Also, I might start a campaign on the benefits of living in cardboard boxes.


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Road to Ballhalla is a lot of pun
September 2, 2016 1:22 AM | Jeremy Ooi
From Torched Hill, the devs that brought you some of the most critically acclaimed mod campaigns for Neverwinter Nights 2 and Dragon Age: Origins comes "a rhythm roll playing game that you can marble at" (the devs take full credit for this pun).
Jokes aside, the game is literally about rolling a ball through different levels. It's kind of like the video game version of that handheld game where you roll a tiny metal ball into a goal. In this game you do so while avoiding hazards like death rays and heated panels. In addition to reaching the goal, you can also collect light pellets which heal you and contribute to a completion bonus of each level. Also, the less frequently you die and use the checkpoints the higher your score. While these things won't hinder your progress, it will bother you if you're a completion freak.
Now you might think, is that it? I would say, yes and no. Sure it is a relatively simple game, but I do find that most of my enjoyment stems from the humor. The game's text instructions are probably the highlights. Riddled with puns and snarky comments about how to play the game, I find myself progressing just to see what the game has to say next. Die early in a level, and it will comment on how you are not even trying. When the path splits and the game labels one side a dead end, naturally I went on to see if it was true, and was promptly rewarded with a dead end. Think of it as a milder version of GLaDOS.
The art style is also pretty cool. The bright neon lights, walls, and panel coupled with the glowing ball give it a very Tron-esque feel. The music also adds another layer to the game, enhancing the tone while also being the cue for the game's hazards. Anything that moves in the game (besides you, of course) will stick to the rhythm of the soundtrack. If you are into synthesized music, you will definitely enjoy the track and groove along with it as you get the ball rolling (again, the devs take credit for this pun).
Road to Ballhalla is available for $14.99 on Steam. For more information on the game and developer Torched Hill, you can head to the developer's site or follow them Twitter.
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2018 Summer Reading
C.P. English 11 Summer Reading Assignment
Mrs. Amy Price
Choice of any of the three options
A. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
This is a book written by a German author after WWI, but it gives a unique perspective of war and its consequences. Even though it focuses on the German side, it allows readers to see the universality of the situations in which soldiers are exposed.
B. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
This is a book that chronicles the adventures of a young boy, Huck Finn, as he struggles with choices he makes along his journey while going against everything he has been taught. He often has to go against his upbringing while doing what he knows deep down in his heart is truly right and moral.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
This is a book about two good friends who are drifters looking for work on a ranch after fleeing the law after an unfortunate event. The two men are opposites in size and intellectual ability but care deeply for one another throughout their journey.
***For the book that you are reading this summer, you will be turning in a completed Reader's Response Log that includes the following information for EACH TIME YOU READ the book:
Reader's Response Log
Pages read on this date:
Characters mentioned in the reading for this date:
Setting details (if different than previous log entries):
Plot details / important events or incidents:
(plot details often relate to conflicts faced by characters)
***Fill out the above information each time you read your book; at the end of the book, staple each day's response together and hand in entire set of Reader's Response entries.
***Your Reader's Response Log will be collected for a grade during the first week of school. It could be collected as early as the second day of school, so keep up with it throughout the reading of whichever book you chose to read. If you have any questions, please email me at school: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Monday - first day paperwork, parent forms, classroom expectations
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Wednesday - reading log will be collected
Thursday - English 11 pre test
Friday - Literary terms review
W.11-12.2 -write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and informaion clearly and accurately through effective selection, organization, and analysis of content
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This Silver-Plated Helmet Mount from the British Royal Military Exhibition is circa 1890. I have not seen another of these, and was fascinated by it. My clients always like eclectic, and this fits that category.
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Condition: Some rubbing to plating, wingnut may be of later vintage, possible repair to banner. Wear commensurate with age and use.
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text: ISLAMABAD: Ruling out the possibility of handing over Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent Kulbhushan Yadav to India, Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Friday told the Senate that process had been initiated to prosecute the Indian spy in Pakistani courts.The adviser said a list of questioners had also been handed over to India to seek more information from them in the light of the statements of Kulbhushan Yadav. He said the purpose of sharing dossiers with the United Nations was to prove the direct and indirect Indian intervention in Pakistan. Pakistan's stance in this regard was also being acknowledged at the international level, he added.Kulbhushan Yadav was arrested last year in Balochistan on the charges of spying and stoking terrorism and sectarianism in the country. It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan has also handed over dossiers to the UN on the basis of the confessional statement of Kulbhushan Yadav.During the interrogation, Yadav made several confessions, admitting his involvement in terror activities in Balochistan and Karachi. The Indian intelligence operative revealed that terrorists present in Karachi were used for sectarian violence.Last year, Pakistan's permanent representative at the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi had handed over evidence of Indian interference in Balochistan and other parts of Pakistan to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.During the question hour, SartajAziz explained that it had never been said that there was a "lack of evidence against Yadav".Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Senator Talha Mehmood had asked the adviser whether the government was planning to give the same 'red carpet' treatment to Yadav, which they gave to CIA contractor Raymond Davis. "We have prepared an FIR and a case in the process of registration to prosecute the Indian state actor for involvement in subversive and terrorist activities in Pakistan," he told the House.Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan said, "I had announced that if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif mentions the name of Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav in his speech, I will donate Rs 50,000 to the Pakistan Association of the Blind." "Has the premier spoken about Kulbhushan Yadav?" Ahsan asked Aziz."When the time is appropriate, the PM will speak about Kulbhushan Yadav," the PM's adviser replied.Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani expressed his disappointment over the absence of ministers from the Senate session. "During the previous sessions, the ministers were going to the Supreme Court for the Panamagate hearings. Now there are no hearings, they should have been here," Aitzaz Ahsan said.To another question, the Senate was informed that the government was providing cash subsidy to farmers on fertilisers in order to bolster agriculture growth. Minister for National Food Security Sikandar Hayat Bosan said that an amount of Rs 27.96 billion had been allocated in the current budget for the subsidy. He said that despite the exhaustion of these funds, the scheme was continuing on the directives of the prime minister.


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Marrow Productions Gives Us A Sneak Peel At The Rules
September 22, 2014 by deltagamegirl22
Marrow Productions has announced via their Facebook page that they will have their rulebook available as a PDF download later this week.
However, right now they give us a sneak peak into what the rulebook will look like and I say, so far so good.
This sneak peak does not get to heavy into the meat of the rules, but you do get a great sense of the background of the main characters that people will be playing with.
You also will get an idea for the game setup. I am really looking forward to the release of this game, and hopefully I can get my hands on one sooner rather than later, so I can give you guys the full Journey: Wrath of Demons goodness.
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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013, Article ID 981372, 6 pages
Effect of Perilla frutescens Fixed Oil on Experimental Esophagitis in Albino Wistar Rats
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Central University), Vidya Vihar, Rai Bareli Road, Lucknow 226025, India
Received 3 April 2013; Revised 22 June 2013; Accepted 29 June 2013
Academic Editor: Akihiro Asakawa
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Hon'ble Chief Minister of Telangana, Shri KC Rao undergoes successful Cataract Surgery by Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev
Posted By:Sakshi Post | Date By:2017-09-06
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday successfully underwent eye operation in the national capital. It may be recalled that KCR flew down to Delhi on September 1.
On Saturday, the Chief Minister called on Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and spoke at length over the GST reduction on irrigation projects in Telangana. It is also learnt that KCR also assured Jaitely that the land, located on city outskirts, would be handed over the Army in return for Parade grounds in Secunderabad.


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Programming languages war
So frequently I hear a tedious conversation between my colleagues, "PHP is better than foo", ".NET is better than boo" etc. etc. Each time I hear this sort of dialog I try to ask the reasons of this comparison but till now, no one has given a proper answer since somehow it's impossible.
Up till now, I've coded with JavaScript, PHP, C# and little bit Python. I'm still a newbie in programming industry, but at least I had a lot of mutual projects with some experts. The result of being a part of those projects, taught me how to tackle a problem, how to choose an adequate tools or language and prepare the environment to solve it. Almost in all cases, indicating the programming language wasn't the bottleneck. However, we did that with considering the problem's parameters. Design a good architecture and implementing it correctly was the main goal in our projects.
I'd like to point it that obviously, the programming environment is not the only parameter to have a robust application. The most major parameter to have a good result, is the knowledge of programmers, not the facilities of programming languages. I don't use more than 50% of programming languages features in the progress of development, and I bet no one else will either.
As time passed by, old-fashioned programming languages get retired and new technologies come into the battlefield. Consequently, it's not a value to know a programming language well, it would be better if you know the concepts.
DISCLAIMER: Above writing is my thoughts and obviously you don't have to be agreed with necessarily.


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Cameron Clokie is an endodontist and knows a lot about the mouth. He has been working with mouths, teeth and gums for his entire career and knows how to make sure that things are healthy in the mouth and people are able to have the best experience possible when it comes to the mouths that they have.
For Cameron Clokie to be able to enjoy all of these things, he had to come a long way and do a lot of research in his Canada-based practice. During that time, he learned what made the mouth regenerate and how it could be different from what most people were expecting. Learn more about Cameron Clokie: http://www.ideacity.ca/speaker/cameron-clokie/ and https://ca.linkedin.com/in/dr-cameron-clokie-136991109
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January 29, 2017
Ever since the First Sunday in Advent, our scripture readings have been asking, and Jared and I have been articulating, one question: What is God doing now? Beginning today and continuing every Sunday until the beginning of Lent, they ask a different question: How are we responding now?
Today, Micah asks us that question, directly and harshly: "O my people, what have I done to you? In what have I wearied you? Answer me!" Through this prophet God then goes on to make a list — a partial list — and all God has done for them and then, on the basis of all God has done for us demands a response: "What does the LORD require of you?" and quickly responds with an immediate and, for many, a somewhat nebulous answer: "love justice, do kindness and walk humbly with your God."
As he begins his well-known "Sermon on the Mount," Jesus poses the question differently. He begins, not by making a list of all God has done, but by telling his harassed and skittish hearers how God thinks of them and what God is giving them. They are, Jesus tells them, we are, Jesus tells us, "Blessed;" and God has already given
"the kingdom of heaven" to us. This week, Jesus also leaves the way we respond somewhat nebulous, but in the rest of his sermon in weeks ahead, Jesus will flesh out an appropriate response in great detail.
What is God doing now? How are we responding now?
Here at Saint Peter's, for nearly twenty years now, we have had a simple answer to each of those questions. God, we say, is "nourishing us" — that's what God is doing; and our response, admittedly nebulous, is to commit ourselves to "creatively shape life in the city."
What is God doing now? How are we responding now?
I trust you see the pattern here; the shape, the design used over and over again by the prophets in their day and Jesus in his day and us in these "gray and latter days" the poet so aptly described. What is God doing now? How are we responding now? That order and those words are important.
Micah's words provide the greatest clarity. Burnt
offerings, first born calves, thousands of rams and rivers of oil — attempts to appease God, to entice God to act are faithless acts because God needs neither appeasing nor enticing; God acts first, and out of love; and our task, our calling in response to God's love is, as we are reading and hearing in our Wednesday study group, is to love like God — love justice, do kindness and walk humbly" as God in Christ walked and talked and served humbly. God acts. We respond. It can never be the other way around.
And then there's that little word "now." What is God doing now? How are we responding now?
It's not good enough and it's seldom useful for us to speak about God acting only in the past. To paraphrase an old spiritual, that was not good enough for Micah, not good enough for Jesus and not good enough for me. They spoke about God acting now and, in order for us to be faithful, so must we. That's why the Eucharist and the way we celebrate it for our nourishment is so essential.
For in the Eucharist every event, every act of God for us, is happening to us now. Listen to the
words: through the water. By night and day; across the wilderness; out of exile; into the future. Near to those who suffer. Beside the sinner; among the poor; with us now. From the first Passover in Egypt to the "night before he was betrayed" to the heavenly feast with all the saints, all of that is happening now for us. God acting for us, now, not just in Bible times, not just in the past is crucial for our faith and essential for our faithful response.
This is important as we listen to Jesus speak of "the kingdom of heaven" in Matthew's Gospel because, for too many people, "kingdom of heaven" is what will happen after we die and has little to do with life now. Nothing could be further from the truth. Matthew writes as a pious Jew trying to keep the Second Commandment. Until Gentile Mark and Luke, Matthew won't any word that refers to God lest he take God's name in vain. So Matthew uses "heaven" in pious substitute and still affirms what the others affirm that the kingdom of heaven is among us now and its inclusive ethics are meant to be practice now "on earth as in heaven" as Jesus taught us to pray.
"Creatively shaping life in the city"; "the kingdom
of heaven is yours"; and "love justice, do kindness and walk humbly with your God" may still seem too nebulous, too subtle to be useful to us today. And in the days in which we are now living, "subtle" and "nebulous" are not enough. Today, amidst the deepening fog of threat and innuendo and "alternative fact," we need clarity from God, from God's prophets, from Jesus and from each other. So let's demand that clarity. Let's strive to be less subtle and more blatant; less nebulous and more obvious about how we are responding to God's ongoing acts of love for us; about what the Lord requires of us; about what living as if we are already in "the kingdom of heaven" "on earth as in heaven" demands of us; and about what "creatively shaping life in the city" means for us and our lives and the church and the city and the world we believe God loves and the people, all the people, we believe God loves.
What does the Lord require of us? These days demand clarity. And so it is, I believe, no coincidence that, over these next several weeks, Jesus will provide us that clarity in the teaching we know as the Sermon on the Mount. The task God has placed before us, the cost of our
discipleship will, it seems, be very great in the years ahead and we may not feel up to it. And so I believe it is also no coincidence that Saint Paul summons us to daily ministry with words that take our calling and our liabilities with the greatest of seriousness. Paul writes,
Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, 29so that no one might boast in the presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31in order that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
Unless I miss my guess, we'll have a lot of such boasting to do.
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They Were Wary Of Introducing The Dog To Their Newborn Baby. But When They Meet? Cuteness Overload!Ashley Maisano
The Moore family never had any baby before other than a fur baby, their beloved Beagle. So when they brought home their newborn baby for the first time, they weren't sure if it'd be a good idea to let the dog near him at first.
After keeping them separated for the first few months, they decided that it was finally time to introduce the two. And thank goodness they got this pawdorable first meeting on camera! Their Beagle immediately walks over to the baby and then rolls over and shows his belly for some rubs. The pup was so gentle with him, giving him some licks, and the baby pet him and loved him back. Watch the cuteness unfold in the video below: