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Now that we are changing our Conscious Perception into a 5th dimension reality, we are beginning to realize how essentially we were limited in our 3 D thinking. Our 3 D reactions are multidimensional as well, so we still have them to transform. The increase of conscious awareness we are receiving now is a great assistance, but the work is still ours. I don't do that any mire, I am feeling good, still is the easiest and most effective way for us to clean house. This increase of energy that we are receiving, is also bring up Karmic lessons that we didn't find the value of, that may have lain dormant for ages. As we become aware of them and see their hidden value, before we choose to let them go of them, we've understood their previously hidden value as well as eliminated their attachment. This spiritual house cleaning is part of our 4 D necessity to prepare for our 5 D attunment. These Karmic attachments can be in the way of Self Love, they were created with doubts,limitations and fears of our ability to find our self value. Patience and perseverance of accepting our inner 'divine truth' is the goal . I AM that I AM
What Do You Really Want? (especially for you) So, Create It
We are the creators, we came to this world to be a conscious part of the transformation of our worlds energy into a 5 D expression. The way we use our energy when we think, speak, feel and act, our choices, influence this transformation. As we choose to be more response-able for what we do and how we do it, we not only feel good about how much more conscious we are being, our increased awareness helps to raise the amount of positive energy being express by mankind, it manifests more light and increases the 5 D level of our planet. The Conscious Awareness of our world has been increased to inspire us to be more interested in or essential purpose, being Light Workers in a human body helping to create a world more appealing to all of us. A world of Peace, Friendship with all, Acceptance of Different Opinions and ways of Devotion, a Healthier, more Scientific, Problem Solving, Progressively Efficient world that we are helping to creating. We are the creators, it's up to us to take the response-ability. It's up to use, first we need to love and believe in ourselves, raise our vibration and then the condition of our world.
You Are Your Own Answer, Your Own Satisfaction
The number one problem with most of us is the same, low self value. A lot of us spend life times, comparing what we think we think we should be, with what we think we aren't. We quite often relate our value to a feeling, that if we were what we think we should be, then others would appreciate and love us, the way we want them to and they don't. So we blame ourselves for not being what we think that they would like us to be and if we were what they wanted us to be,then they would give us what we wanted the way we wanted them to. This whole, lack of love game is finished when we choose to wake up and Love ourselves.We are the only ones that know what we want and the answer is the same for all of us, SELF LOVE, WE are a part of Love, looking in the wrong place for what we want. The minute we change our focus and accept that what we are is what we've been looking for, everything changes. We are exactly what we wanted to be, just as we are. We are all perfectly imperfect as our Spiritual Challenge of Self Realization, Self Love is the answer to our Love Game and the key to the 5th Dimension Reality Oneness.
When You want To FeelGood Look For THe Value
Here is a Spiritual Challenge, a 4 D / 5 D practice and an interesting thing to do, a find the value game of Life. Choose to spend a day from waking up, to going to sleep that night. finding the value in everything you see, hear, experience, do and is done to you. Absolutely no 3 D reactions, no doubts, no judgments, no comparisons. no questioning, no feelings of right or wrong, no good or bad, no resistance, just looking for and finding the value of everything. Fora lot of us this can begin when the alarm wakes us up, or when we first look in the bathroom mirror. If you forget and do a 3 D reaction then you lost the challenge and begin again tomorrow or when you feel confident about your ability to conquer the Find the Value GAme. This may be a lot harder than you thought it would be. If you think that you are in control of yourself, check it out and play the see the value of creation game for a day. This is also the 4 D game we need to practice, until we can perfect our ability to do this and then we are in 5 D energy. We've got about 25 years to develop this art, so when you feel adventurous or interested in practicing self control, play the 'Recognize The Value Game', good practice can be fun, is always a challenge and wonderful practice.
Be here Now and Be Real
Before we choose to think we are Heart-full, we are a part of, I AM that I AM that I AM, a two legged representative of Conscious Awareness, with the full power of existence. I came to Mother Earth to play The Game of Life and share the Love that I was created of and play my part, in the manifestation of a Conscious, Peaceful, Friendly and Loving World, A Divine Being, in a Human Body sharing the Love that I AM is, with everyone that I can and then, I decided to think and I instantly became a 3 D reality of limited ability, my belief systems idea of doubts and fears, OOPS! I forgot that I am in this 5 D limitation reality, I was in the 5th Dimension where ALL SPACE IS HERE, ALL TIME IS NOW, ALL THINGS ARE SPIRIT, ALL IS DIVINE, So when I forget, I can take a deep breath and come back to being in the NOW and I'M Heart-full again, It's that simple. I need to practice being in the Now where I will always be Heart-full and do it again and again, until I AM That, all of the time.
I can do that because, I AM, therefore I CAN, therefore I Will.


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Official so we could have multiple board on the same place. It's much easier so beginners aren't overwhelmed with trying to find all of our boards, don't you think?
First off, make up your mind if you wanna be HS or not, i hear you leave hs then the next thing i know your hs again.
secondly, at least make some type of custom bracket system otherwise it's basically like saying 'hey, us noobs get to be in an official clan' and could in return possibly make some thing it's just that easy to get into most ones. at least in my view if i joined the game just recently per-say and immidiately had a chance to get into an official clan, it'd give me the idea it's that easy to get into them.
thirdly, it's a good idea, and official does indeed make the board easier to find, just think it's kinda a bad idea in some shape or form to make them just that easy to get into, yes, they are for 'noobs' as we call them, but then again here's my question as i haven't asked this yet, what happens if they stay in the clan until they are let's say blackbelt or 2nd dan, etc? are they kicked from the clan just because they have a higher belt? or is it like an actual clan where you can stay in the clan as long as you please, because if they are kicked then i see no point it being an actual clan rather than an organization or something. Because in my view, to say the least clans are supposed to be a group of interests, a group of friends maybe even, and kicking members just because they have earned their way to the top after all these years or however long it takes a player to earn their belts and eventually being kicked after earning all those belts would if it were me, make me feel like shit.
As wizard first said much more politely than i'd like to put it, please don't throw around insults. Especially when you don't know the full story as to why i resigned in the first place.
we have the official board, but not the official brackets ingame. if you checked ingame you'd realize that. they don't get kicked after they reach a certain rank, they can stay as long in the clan as they like. however, they will be given a gentle push towards the door so they can go out and experience other clans and the rest of the forums.
if you could explain why you think it's a good idea to make it TOO easy to navigate a clan board that is made so it's easy to navigate, then please post it here. i'd love to hear your suggestions!

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Odoo is the world's easiest all-in-one management software. It includes hundreds of business apps:
CRM | e-Commerce | Accounting | Inventory | PoS | Project management | MRP | etc.
What are the costs to use OpenERP?
hi, this is a little rhetoric question to
- a) confirm that for myself before we are getting really into it
- b) to create an entry here that other people can find whether they have the same question
I will answer it myself below as far my understanding goes and hopefully somebody who knows this exactly can either correct me or confirm.
OpenERP is free software. Free as in freedom & free as in gratis
No matter how many users or databases you want to deploy are or what you want to manage with OpenERP you will not (and will never) have to pay license fees to anybody for the sheer usage of the software including all publicly available Modules.
If you need any kind of professional support (what most people & organization will need) or hosting services at any point you can find whomever is capable of providing such services and pay them for these services they provide to you.
Such a service provider could be:
- OpenERP SA
- any of their partners
- any other company or person of your choice
So, the use of the software is free of charge at any time. Whatever you pay it will be a service provided for this Software. And if you need a service or not is up to your own choice.
OpenERP weighs in on this in "Open Source: Free as in Freedom, not free as in Free services" at http://v6.openerp.com/node/465
Statement: It will cost you a minimum of $ 15.000 to start or you have to invest this same amount or more in yourself or you are already a developer yourself by profession. See further one of the other answers.
@ Ray "Open Source: Free as in Freedom, not free as in Free services" good point. Actually that doesn't contradict what I stated, nut it is good to stress on that
@ton "...minimum of $ 15.000" not sure whether you can generalize such a number really. I guess it depends very much on your approach, how much functionality you will be using, how many people you need to get trained, etc., etc ...
You have to take care not to create false expectations. It has to be clear that "implementing OpenERP will always costs you something." The great thing with our full open source licence is that you can choose between spending time or money. So, it's not gratis, from the company point of view.
I would change your question or answer as it's wrong. "what's the cost of the licence? --> gratis but "what's the cost to use" --> not gratis because time is money for companies. It's like thinking that because you get the car for free, you use it for free. NO, you have to pay for the gasoil (maintenance), the insurance (bugfix guarantee, migration), learning to drive (partner services). If people think it's gratis, they may face a bad surprise one day or another. (it's like calling the insurance when you car is already broken --> this will costs you much more)
Nucleas Research did a TCO Case Study for 2 ERP systems for a biotechnology firm with 2600 employees comparing:
They calculated: JD Edwards Enterprise One on annual cost per user $ 1,250 SAP on annual cost per user $ 5,313
Some of my own calculations on the report:
Because OpenERP doesn't have licence cost I recalculated the above cost without licence cost and only including cost for staff and consulting:
- JD Edwards annual cost per user not including licence cost $ 871
- SAP annual cost per user not including licence cost $ 2,845
Project cost made for implementation of the system:
- JD Edwards $ 17,000 per user
- SAP R3 $ 34,000 per user
My first four conclusion based on these simple figures:
- Cost for licencees are relative very small compared with huge implementation costs and TCO on a per annual basis.
- It is smart from OpenERP SA to invest in OpenERP as opensource software. They can earn much more money in other areas like consulting around OpenERP software.
- A decision maker must have primary focus on bringing down the cost for implementation.
- Open ERP can beat competition when they bring down the cost for implementation and take care the decisionmakers are aware of this.
what would you say being the best way to actually bring down implementation costs? Gather knowledge by yourself as much as you can, finding a service provider with competitive pricing, or ...? Probably SaaS would be one way because you don't need to invest in Hardware. But some people might feel more comfortable to having their most crucial data close to their physical company and not in an anonymous datacenter
@gunnar It is all about priority on good decisions in implementation. Hardware, SaaS and Service Provider doesn't really make the difference.
This is referring to what is called Total Cost of Ownership TCO. It applies to IT domain. A lot has been written; see for instance (http://www.business-case-analysis.com/total-cost-of-ownership.html)]
not 100% clear whether that is a confirmation, a correction or an amendment to my answer. I think an amendment
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Driving Another Nail into Climate Skeptics' Coffin
Global warming deniers may have just lost another crucial point of recourse in their flagging campaign: according to a new study carried out by an international team of researchers, variations in solar ouput are not to blame for climate change. Indeed, just as the sun's output has been declining over the last two decades, global temperatures have been on the rise.
This directly contradicts the cosmic ray hypothesis, a theory advanced by two scientists from the Danish National Space Center which holds that cosmic rays, through the intermediary of clouds (which they help form), help cool the planet. When the rays are partially blocked by the sun during periods of intense solar activity, fewer clouds are able to form and the Earth warms as a result. While this may have held true in the past, Mike Lockwood from the Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory in the U.K. and Claus Froehlich from the World Radiation Center in Switzerland dismissed its impact on the current episode of climate change, stating their findings "should settle the debate." In fact, their study partially originated from Lockwood's desire to rebut a TV documentary aired earlier this year entitled "The Great Global Warming Swindle" that prominently featured the cosmic ray hypothesis.
They arrived at their conclusion by analyzing solar output and cosmic ray intensity side-by-side with the rising trend in the global average surface temperature over the last 3-4 decades. The sun, whose activity typically fluctuates on a cycle of 11 years between high and low episodes, saw its output begin to steadily decline in early 1985. Contrary to what the cosmic ray hypothesis would've predicted, temperatures continued rising, often at a faster clip than they had over the past century.
"I do think there is a cosmic ray effect on cloud cover. It works in clean maritime air where there isn't much else for water vapour to condense around. It might even have had a significant effect on pre-industrial climate. But you cannot apply it to what we're seeing now, because we're in a completely different ball game," said Lockwood, commenting on the validity of the cosmic ray hypothesis.
Climate change skeptics had often latched onto this hypothesis to argue that anthropogenic influences were not to blame for the trend in global warming. With yet another talking point shot down, it sure looks like they have their work cut out for them now (well, even more so than before).
Via ::BBC News: 'No sun link' to climate change (news website)
See also: ::Where Have All the Climate Deniers Gone?, ::Who Are They Kidding: Exxon Says Never Doubted Climate Change, ::The New Climate Poll Numbers Are In From Pew


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If you think it would be hard to play the lead role in a TV show, what do you think it would be like to play
roles? That's the challenge that faces 13-year-old Miley Cyrus, who plays both middle-school student Miley Stewart and her alter ego, pop superstar Hannah Montana, in the Disney Channel series
Hannah Montana
. During the day, Miley works hard to get good grades and impress her crush, but little do her schoolmates know, Miley lives a double life as a world-famous pop star. We caught up with the real Miley recently and asked her about the show, about growing up in the spotlight (her dadand costaris the famous country singer, Billy Ray Cyrus), and about a possible future singing career. Here's what she had to say:
Describe Miley and Hannah.
Miley is just like me, but she's also like any other average girl going through love stuff, friend stuff, and family stuff. But she is trying to get through the pressure of being a universal super star. Everyone loves Hannah, but she just wants to have her friends and her family. She tries more to make people love her than to be herself. Miley is a loving person who has a great vibe. Young girls can look up to her.
When did you know that you wanted to act?
By going to the set with my dad and getting to the see the environment and how much fun, joy, and encouragement there is on the set. It's great seeing everyone working together as a team on the show. You are all together and you're all a family and it's a really great place to be.
Are you ready to be a role model for other kids?
I have four brothers and sisters, so I am always around other kids. I am in the middle, so to my two younger [siblings] I have always been the one they've looked up to. I have always been so persistent with what I want to do, so they always ask me questions, which is good. Now, there's so much pressure with the whole world depending on me to be a certain person, but my parents have raised me right and have taught me everything I know and how to be a good person, so I think it will be OK.
Have you always loved music? When did you start singing?
When I was younger, I always used to sing on stage with my dad. [We would sing] "Blue Suede Shoes," "Hound Dog," or something really corny but fun. When I got older, I knew I wanted to do it on my own. When this audition came along, I thought it was perfect, so I kept going after this part, because it is really something I wanted to do. I love it!
Have you thought about recording a CD?
Right now, I am focusing on making
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Hannah Montana
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Tell us about your process of creating a song.
It's not anything that I would ever go and force. It's something that comes naturally, so it's not a step-by-step thing where I sit down and start writing and singing a tune in my head. Sometimes, I will just hear it and have something stuck with me all day and I will go write about that. Or, maybe I will take something someone said and turn it into a song.
How long have you been playing the guitar?
Just a few years. I was at one of my dad's fan club parties and he gave me my first Daisy Rock guitar. Then I started going to lessons for about a year, so now I am pretty good.
What was your most embarrassing moment?
One time I was at elementary school and I was about to go out for the dance team. I was dancing in the hallway and I had on a jean skirt. I slipped, it ripped, and I fell flat on my face. I tried to walk it off and my face was all red. The guidance counselor had to fix my skirt and get me a new outfit. Then they had to call my mom. It was so embarrassing!
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You know what facebook is missing?
It would be so much easier to keep track of everyone in your life on one social network, instead of flipping between facebook for your friends and buttfacebook for your enemies.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
For the record, Mark Zuckerberg, I thought of it first.
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Grrr! JMGJ was actually me!
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- Jesse C said...
Love it.
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i can only imagine how crazy obsessed I would be to find out which foes list I made! It would be hilarious.
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So I actually went to buttfacebook.com, just to see if it really existed (which it didn't, but totally should). I was redirected to the facebook profile for one Michael A. Bassik. Have no idea who that is, but apparently he is a buttface.
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Receiving praise for her unique, bubbly style as a regular member on the Nine Network's The Mint throughout 2007 and 2008, actress, writer, comedian and TV presenter Natalie Garonzi starred in The Comedy Channel's new improvised comedy series and was the captain of the winning team for the series on Comedy Slapdown. She is currently the writer and co-host of GO!'s Uplate! with James Kerley and Shura Taft.
Natalie began her professional career as a model, appearing in international fashion parades for Chanel, Vera Wang, Gucci, Armani and Escada, and in Australian Fashion Week from 1993 to 2006, before making the move to television. Natalie fast became hugely popular as a co-host of sn:tv and S'Arvo, Nickelodeon's Saturday morning and afternoon programs, as well as hosting the prestigious Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards for Foxtel National. She has presented Wedding Switch as well as the Australian version of the US series of Playing It Straight on the Seven Network, and was the host of The Xtra Factor, a live 'after the main show' on 7Two in 2010.
Natalie won the role on phone-in quiz show The Mint over hundreds who auditioned, and skillfully talked her way through a four hour live television show, no mean feat in anyone's eyes. She recently utilised these skills on radio as a breakfast host on on B105 FM, and on Nova 106.9 as part of the regular fill-in team from 2007 to 2010.
Not your average model turned presenter, Natalie has studied script development, character development, improvisation and camera skills. Only having ever auditioned for one acting job, Natalie landed the role of Brie in the Australian feature film You & Your Stupid Mate, alongside Nathan Phillips, Angus Sampson and Madeleine West.
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"Anoint your head and wash your face…." Matthew 6: 17
About 6 years ago Sarah, my Downs syndrome daughter was asked to the senior prom by Chris, a disabled boy she had known since birth. Before Chris and his parents arrived at our home, we helped Sarah get ready.
Dressed in a powder blue gown, Sarah stood in front of her bedroom mirror, beaming. "I am going to…to… look beautiful," she stuttered as her two teenage sisters curled her hair and polished her nails.
Her freckled face glowed as I brushed some color onto her cheeks. While helping her put on a strand of pearls, I told her: "Sarah….You look like a queen…"
As Sarah carefully centered a silver tiara on her head, she smiled at her reflection. "Now I'm ready for… for… the prince." she said.
During this season of Lent, take some time to stand in front of the mirror of God's love. Adorn your face with the glow of hope. Polish your heart and remember the Lord died for you. Don the garment of faith and anoint your head with the crown of salvation.
Get ready for Easter. Your risen Prince will be here soon.
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During the Lenten Season, be purposeful about preparing for the risen Christ. Fast from fear and fretting. Give the alms of your compassion to someone in need. As you carry your cross, pray that you will be made into the image and likeness of Christ.
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We had an amazing and supportive turnout of around 100 guests, including thoughtful ceremony speeches from Trade Commissioner Ms. Lili Zhou, as well as the Mayor of Santa Monica, Mr. Tony Vasquez. Last but not least, Hylink's Managing Director Humphrey Ho was in high spirits, as was our founder, Su Tong, and COO, Xavier Sun, who traveled all the way from Beijing to join the celebration.
Over the past few months, we've been steadily working away on projects and partnerships that we are burning with impatience to disclose! One of the main questions that arose during the opening was the agency's intentions stateside. This was our answer: this office has a dual focus; first, to support the U.S. brands' advertising efforts in China and second, to direct Hylink's investment fund in acquiring American film, TV, and digital content for distribution in China. There's a lot in the works, and we're enthusiastic about what's ahead.
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Archaeologists have found evidence that early humans were able to fish for tuna, shark and other deep sea species 42,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought.
Until now, the physical evidence of deep-sea fishing, long time ago, which was non-existent. But a team led by archaeologist Sue O'Connor and the Australian National University has found convincing evidence that some of the oldest sailors plying the waters really deep to find fish.
The team recovered more than 38,000 fish bones Jerimalai cave to protect the eastern end of East Timor, the island archipelago near Wallace.
They found evidence that these early travelers of the sea systematically fished tuna, grouper, snapper, puffer fish, stingrays and sharks, for example. In the first layers of the profession - 38 000 and 42 thousand years ago - half of the bones were found in tuna.
It shows "the high level of maritime capabilities possessed by the first settlers to move into and through the islands of Wallacea," the authors write.
This finding is significant because by eating deep sea fish such as tuna requires the design of large and complex of marine technology. The authors say they can not be sure how deep the fish were caught, but keep in mind that the small bones of the fishermen to use nets or lines.
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Oldest in the world, I love Jerimalai also visit the site. It is made of broken shell, and the dates between 16 000 and 23 thousand years ago.
"Discoveries in East Timor show high level of maritime know-how and technology in the possession of modern humans colonized Wallace," said the authors of this study is the latest issue of the journal Science.
"These skills have allowed .The occupation of the islands of Wallacea and relieved of the colonization of Australia in the early maritime and Near Oceania."
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Terry J. Metrovich, a San Diego banker who recently lost a seven-month battle to save California Heritage Bank, has been named president and chief executive of Monarch Bank in Laguna Niguel.
Directors of the six-year-old Monarch Bank are expected to confirm the 41-year-old banker's appointment at their board meeting today , Raymond Cox, bank chairman, said Tuesday.
Metrovich comes to Monarch three months after San Diego-based California Heritage Bank was seized by state and federal regulators and declared insolvent. Before joining California Heritage last year, Metrovich was co-founder, president and chief executive of Rancho Vista National Bank in Vista. He also served with Bank of Commerce in San Diego and with Bank of America in San Diego and Los Angeles.
The appointment of Metrovich ends a seven-week search to replace ousted bank executive Michael Pollock, whose lending policies were considered too liberal by Monarch's directors. Pollock's job was taken over temporarily by Monarch co-founder Thomas H. Thornton, but Thornton died on Jan. 19.
While Cox will not discuss Monarch Bank's financial condition until accountants complete an audit, a report filed with the State Banking Department shows that the bank posted a modest $24,000 profit last year after the previous year's loss of $874,000.


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Historian's Guide to Aret and Ara
According to one source, the world of Aret was originally settled by neoluddite space travelers from Earth, including a number of people who we'd call gamers. These people found themselves on a world where magic was 'easy,' and it quickly replaced technology (which they used only grudgingly.) The elves, dwarves, halflings and other 'native' races are the result of intentional genetic manipulation of human stock to better survive the erratic climate of Aret before The Equilibrium, where the Font (the place where all magic intersects with the Prime Material Plane) spawned storms of wild magic, dead magic, and even anti-magic. This technology-based starting point is said to explain both why the occasional high-tech ruin is found, and why the language has words which should be meaningless to people not from Earth. (Spartan, for example, is a word which would require a Sparta in the history to be meaningful.)
Likewise, many of the deities of Aret are similar to Earth deities in name or appearance (some, such as Fortuna, have the same name, but are much more important in the Aretor Pantheon) and the explanation that the planet was settled by earthlings is a good explanation for this. Other explanations involve the idea that both Earth and Aret were settled by the same beings, or that both are reflections of the one true world.
The elves and dragons, who have been here since the beginning, tell a different story, that the humans, dwarves, gnomes and other older races, as well as technology that seems out of place, slipped into the world because of the world's loose connection to the Border Ethereal, which regularly takes various peoples from other places (especially ships at sea and flying vessels) who've become lost on the Ethereal Plane, and dumps them onto the planet. This theory is made credible by the fact that those lost at sea or in airships on Aret regularly find themselves slipping into the Ethereal Plane, and many large ships have crews which include clerics or mages skilled in steering away from such rips in the fabric of space-time. The sea between Misty Cross and Northern Conteria is especially notorious for these such rips, and about one in four ships will encounter them if they attempt to go the 'short' way across the sea.
Ships, particularly airships, which find their way into Aretspace are often stuck because the laws of physics work ever so slightly differently here. The powders, oils and compressed gasses which fuel them are often non-explosive or even inert once they've transcended space and landed here. Even those substances which still burn often burn less effectively, and some 'inert' substances that should not burn explosively explode with impunity. With magic so effective and predictable, many of the technologies that rely on gunpowder or petroleum products in the mundane world are simply passed up or replaced with magic in Aretspace. Alchemists from other worlds coming into Aret find that this combustion suppression has something to do with the magic or the atmosphere, because in tightly controlled labs or small amounts the mixtures might work, but when scaled up, they often fail. Alchemists from other places have a -50% to their alchemy scores when trying to use them on Aret.
The most frequently used non-academic calendar on Aret is the civic calendar of Misty Cross, which dates the first year as the first year of peace after the Racial wars that tore the city apart. It is dated from the completion of the castle in the city center, and is frequently called PW, or Post War, with year before then going backwards (as with our BCE) and ending at year one PW. Before then, the city used the founding of the city (CF) itself as a start date, having been founded (according to both the city mythology and Grey Elven historians) in the year 2056 PM (pre-Modern.) The castle, then, was completed in 2057 CF, or 1PW.
As if this wasn't confusing enough, there exists a Grey Elven Calendar, a Shom-Rainian Calendar, a calendar that dates from the creation of the Equilibrium and several dozen others, each with a different set of abbreviations, but most commonly found without any such thing. Each of these gives the year in a different number, and only the Grey Elven and Misty Cross Calendars share a starting date.
In general, conversion between calendars works thuswise (pretending they all start on same day.) As if this wasn't confusing enough, some of the more obscure calendars don't even agree on what date it is now. :
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The Equilibrium
1352 years before the city of Misty Cross was founded, the Equilibrium was created. The Equilibrium is an incredibly important aspect of magical culture (and, indeed, all culture) in Aretspace. Before it was created, frequent wild magic storms blew forth from the intersection of the two poles of magic (near what is now the Crystal Desert on the Continent of Tia.) Magic would sometimes surge in power, wiping out large areas of land, mages would find themselves overflowing with power one day (sometimes destroying themselves in the process) and completely without magic the next.
It was a hardscrabble and chaotic existence. Magical surges would generate monsters and areas of dead magic, flying castles would fall out of the sky, cities would sink into the ground, people would teleport into blocks of stone…not an easy way to live. Sometimes magic would disappear altogether, and using it would draw the innate magic out of the land around it, turning it to dust, other times, magic would surge so powerfully that it would leave a coating of a somewhat explosive residue on everything. This residue could be used to make something rather like a drug that boosts magic power and is incredibly illegal in Aretspace. This substance, Rhizen, absolutely does not exist, according to all official sources, and if you ever encounter it, you should tell someone in The Inquest.
Aaron Blackheart[1] (or so the legends say), who would come to be known as "the mad mage," traveled across space and time learning about how magic worked in other places and eventually ended up on the elemental plane of magic. How he survived there is anyone's guess, but one legend is that he was a descendant of some sort of metahuman family. Certainly the Blackhearts and their descendants have had a habit of living two, even three hundred years, but whether this is magic or something else is up for debate. However he survived, when the Mad Mage came back to Aret, he would sculpt the magic of the land into The Divine Balance, a rigid balance whereby magic pours into the world in the form of a font of power, tended to by a Mage-King, initially Trinian the first. Within one hundred years of the creation of The Divine Balance, a group of mages known as "the Hand of Divinity" managed to wrest the entirety of the font over to the power of what they considered Good, and for forty years the magic of the world, and indeed, the world itself, was ruled over by the Sorcerer-King Belian the Bold (known as Bel).
Bel managed to set himself up as a minor deity, enforcing his ideas of justice and good upon the world. While this worked out well for the friends of Bel, it drove massive wedges between the humans and other races of the planet, resulting in a massive decrease in numbers among elves in particular, and setting up a number of race-based wars, with humans and approximately half of the planet's Dwarves (and nearly all that would survive) fighting for The Sorcerer-King.
Bel's magical abilities allowed him to see inside the hearts of men, and he 'destroyed' evil by simply wiping out evil beings where he found them, without trial, without jury, without even law. He would go into a household, find an infant who would grow to be evil, and dash that child's head upon the rocks. Progressively he grew madder and madder, and because of his powers, the world went mad around him. This time period, called "The Black Forty" or even "the age of darkness," reduced the population of the planet to around 5% of its population beforehand.
One area, in what is now Kelara and the Unclaimed Lands, enraged Bel so much that he caused the entire land to be cast under a cloud of darkness that would not end for nearly 2500 years. He threatened to extend this darkness (called The Mists, or sometimes The Murk) over all the lands that did not comply with his demands. This cloud killed everything that breathed it, and shore off buildings at their foundations. It was elves in particular that were Bel's target, although sources disagree as to why the elves provoked his wrath (one source claims there was an advanced and thoroughly evil elven subrace, similar to drow but more prone to work together, at the heart of Kelara.) Certainly there are many ruins of temples to evil powers within Kelara which support this belief, but there are also many ruins of temples to deities of good found there, and the remains of large human cities, and places where the races clearly lived together in peace.
As Bel went madder and madder with power, he became focused inward, and this allowed a small group of very powerful figures, including Uvala and Astra, then two fairly limited deities, to attack him, with the help of Aaron Blackheart and the Elven King Vanithil Tyllnion, and at least one elemental of pure magic. At least ten others were involved, but their names are lost to history, or hidden. Bel ended up divided into two separate beings and removed from the Prime Material Plane (he would later end up as the deity Bel the Two Sided) and the font itself was divided into three sections, two parts representing the directional magics, and a third part which would empower the cautious balance between all three, which would come to be known as The Equilibrium. (The planet Ara would be pulled into its current position during this, but that is another story.)
In order to keep the balance, Blackheart selected the two most powerful and least alike mages he could find and bound them to the respective fonts, before binding himself to the third. All three mages would slowly be consumed by the fonts, but not before bestowing their students with the maximum amount of power possible without causing their destruction. The fonts, to this day, retain a great deal of the personalities of those three mages, and these personalities (and alignments, to a degree) greatly flavor the Mage-Protectorates. This is why, although it is technically not accurate, the Mage-Protectorates are said to control the demesnes of good, evil and neutrality. (Some of the most potent mages in history have actually been 'cross wired,' having a good alignment, for example, but the "sinister" handedness.) Throughout history the names of the demesnes have gone from 'good, evil, and neutral' to 'white, black and gray,' and even 'dexter, sinister and balanced.' Depending on the historian, and the fashions of the day, you may hear all three.
A Mage Protectorate is largely like a transformer on an electric grid. Power flows from the Elemental Plane of Magic, through the font, to the Mage Protectorate, and is distributed through him (or her) to all the mages in the world who use that flavor of magic (match the Mage Protectorate's handedness). S/he is bestowed with enough knowledge and prescience to be able to control the flow, stopping The Equilibrium from failing.
The Equilibrium has failed three times, and wavered a few hundred times in its existence. In all three failures, a Mage-Protectorate found a way to tap into the energy of one of the other fonts. Each time The Equilibrium has failed, at least two Mage-Protectorates had to sacrifice themselves to get it back 'up and running.' When the Equilibrium is down, there is no magic in the world, save that stored in items or people. Items cannot be charged, spells cannot be memorized, and very bad things begin to happen. Every mage on the plane, including other creatures which use magic, feels when the Equilibrium wavers or fails. And they know that it is bad.
After the last failure, the Mage Protectorate of Neutrality developed "The office for the protection and defense of the Equilibrium, and for the destruction and prevention of any and all threats to the Equili-brium, by means of Scrying and Inquest," generally known as The Inquest. Although politics have driven them out of the public eye on more than one occasion, they do exist, and no one wants to be on their bad side…All they do is protect The Equilibrium.
[1] It's well established that the name derives from the black hart on the family's coat of arms, and was changed some generations before. A common claim is that they are descended from the Lockeharts, notorious pirates with similarly long lifespans.


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NEW YORK — As goes the "fiscal cliff," so apparently goes the stock market.
The Dow Jones industrial average notched its best gain Monday in more than two months on optimism that feuding lawmakers can avert a potential fiscal crisis before it harms the U.S. economy.
The blue-chip indicator rose more than 200 points and stocks rallied around the globe, easing at least momentarily the selling pressure that had weighed on share prices over the last month.
It didn't seem to matter that investors' optimism was based on the faintest of hope — mild comments from lawmakers that they can stave off the dreaded spending cuts and tax increases that would kick in automatically Jan. 1. And President Obama said he believes that a deal can be struck in time.


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Waka Flocka Flame once said he was going to retire after three albums. But with all this success, it sounds like his plans have changed. In this interview backstage at MTV's Hip Hop POV taping, Waka talks about his new album Triple F. Life, and reveals that artists such as Drake, Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, Flo Rida, Plies, and more, will be making guest appearances. He also discusses his nude shoot for PETA (it was no publicity stunt), and why he's not going to retire like he said he was. Watch above.
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The List of Seven – Mystery Featuring Arthur Conan Doyle
Looking for a good book to read over the weekend? Check out List of Seven by Mark Frost. Frost, a co-creator of the Twin Peaks television series, brings us an entertaining mystery featuring a young Arthur Conan Doyle. The novel opens in London of 1884 when things go horribly wrong at a seance. To solve the mystery, Conan Doyle joins forces with special agent Jack Sparks. Together they pursue a deadly group of Victorian Satanists known as the Dark Brotherhood.
Here's what one reader had to say . . .
There are books that are OK, books you like, books you love, and then there a another whole class of very special uber-books that you flat-out enjoy, devour every page, and feel devastated when they are finished.


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Photo Flash: THE TOXIC AVENGER Opens in Houston!
The Alley Theater's production of The Toxic Avenger, starring American Idol and Rock of Ages alum Constantine Maroulis alongside Nancy Opel, opened on January 20. With books & lyrics by Joe DiPietro, music & lyrics by David Bryan, based on the film The Toxic Avenger by Lloyd Kaufman, and directed by John Rando, the production will run through Sunday, February 12, 2012. Check out photos from the opening night celebration below!
The Toxic Avenger is a zany musical comedy featuring a chorus of an unlikely hero, his beautiful girlfriend, a corrupt New Jersey mayor, an onstage band, and two guys who play ... well, everyone else ... bullies, mobsters, old ladies, and stiletto-wearing back-up singers. Get a first look at the production in performance below!
Constantine Maroulis plays Melvin Ferd the Third who, after getting dumped in a barrel of toxic waste, becomes The Toxic Avenger. Constantine made his Broadway debut in 2006 in the Tony Nominated production of The Wedding Singer and recently performed in the acclaimed national tour of the Tony Award Nominated Best Musical, Rock of Ages. He originated the role of Drew on Broadway in April 2009 and received a Best Actor Tony nomination. He was a finalist on the fourth season of American Idol.
Nancy Opel reprises her off-Broadway role as the corrupt Mayor Babs Belgoody as well as Ma Ferd and Nun. Opel received Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics, and Lortel nominations for her performance in The Toxic Avenger. She was Tony-nominated for her role in Urinetown and is coming to the Alley direct from the Broadway production of Memphis.
The cast for The Toxic Avenger also features Mara Davi as Sarah, Toxie's hot love interest, Mitchell Jarvis as White Dude and Antoine L. Smith as Black Dude.
The Toxic Avenger will feature Choreography by Kelly Devine, Music Direction by Doug Katsaros, Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt, Costume Design by David C. Woolard, Lighting Design by Jason Lyons, Sound Design by Robert Kaplowitz, Mask Design & Prosthetics by Louis Zakarian, Fight Direction and Special Effects by Waldo Warshaw/Fusion Special Effects and Hair and Makeup Design by Mark Adam Rampmeyer.
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Q: Can diabetes damage or weaken muscles?
Q: Can diabetes damage or weaken muscles?
A: The answer to your question is, simply, yes: diabetes can damage and thus weaken the muscles. Understanding the facts behind diabetes may help explain why this happens.
First, diabetes is a disorder that affects the way the body processes insulin and glucose. Normally, the body digests sugar, which is found in common foods, and converts it to glucose, a simple sugar that is transferred to the blood cells to be used for energy. To help properly utilize glucose throughout the body, the pancreas develops a hormone called insulin. Essentially, insulin helps cells use glucose. The amount of insulin generated by the pancreas should be proportional to the amount of glucose stored in the body.
For those with diabetes, however, the process breaks down and the glucose levels become too high. This can lead to serious complications, including kidney damage, heart disease and, as your question indicates, neuropathy.
Neuropathy, or a damaging of the nervous system, is a long-term complication of diabetes and has been linked to both diabetes Type 1 (i.e., those who are unable to produce any insulin) and Type 2 (i.e., those whose bodies do not respond to the insulin the body produces). When a person's blood levels are too high, this has a direct impact on the nerves, including those that go to the muscles. As a result, the diabetic may experience feelings of weakness and/or pain in their muscles.
Typically, neuropathy develops over a long period of time and the less controlled a person's diabetes is, the greater the chance for neuropathy and muscle weakness. Other common symptoms of nerve damage include numbness, tingling or pain in the limbs or extremities (i.e. legs, arms, hands, feet, etc.). Poorly controlled diabetes can lead to complications in organs including heart, kidney and digestive tract.
The best ways to avoid neuropathy is to control your diabetes by regularly taking your medication and consistently checking your sugar levels. Diet modifications and exercise can also help control your diabetes. If you have questions or concerns about your condition, it is important to speak with your physician right away. He or she can address your concerns and provide you with the resources to help manage your diabetes.
Christian Sorensen, MD, is a member of the medical staff at Pocono Medical Center. Sorensen practices at PMC Physician Associates: Family Medicine, at Mountain Healthcare Center in Tobyhanna.


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Nudity and sex, sex and nudity, and various combinations thereof dominate this undistinguished soft-core film where none of the actresses seem to be using their real names. The thin storyline that barely strings the sexual interludes together is that the world has been transformed into a matriarchal society in which men have only one function -- and it is not related to their intellectual capacity. This state of affairs apparently creates only dominatrix women. This film was written, directed, photographed, and edited by men.
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Day 4 of road trip...
Actually I guess today doesn't really count since we only drove 45 minutes today.
We are currently in Nashville, Tennessee.
We are staying at the Gaylord Opry Land Resort!
It is incredible.
It reminds me of something you'd see in Vegas...
I am currently lounging on our personal balcony & blogging.
It is my way of unwinding... & I'm loving it.
The only thing that could make this any better?
An iced coffee w/a splash of vanilla flavoring & a razor.
My razor is done-zo & personally I prefer my legs to be super smooth during summer.
[Sorry... that may have been TMI, but whatever, it's my blog right?]
Anyway, while perusing the internet & looking at bathroom decor...
I ran across this awesome blog, My Cup of Te.
Which led me to her new company... Society Social.
Which led me to find some amazing stuff.
And I just love these bar carts!
I saw in an interior design magazine the idea of decorating your kitchen or dining area with one.
& I just loved it!
So... anyway, here it is... the bar rack I've been talking about...
Obsession of the Day #3: Bar Cart
Now if only I had $549 dolla bills laying around...
Someday... or DIY project???
Seriously though, check her site out. I love it all!
Seriously though, check her site out. I love it all!
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Boston Police "Best Date Ever!"
This is all over the internet, T V and Radio.
So What?
Now it is on my blog also
Boston Panera Bread Best Dinner Date Ever
While police officers are often forced to contend with people at their worst, Sergeant Steven Dearth saw humanity at its best one March evening.
He became friends with a four-year-old Massachusetts girl, who noticed him eating dinner by himself at Panera Bread.
Perhaps not wanting the officer to eat alone, or perhaps sensing that he might need a new friend, Lillian Israel decided to sit with him during his dinner break.
4 year old
"Pick Up"
Cop at Eatery.
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Over 40,000 people are killed every year on county roads, state highways and on interstate highways in the U.S. alone. Many of those deaths are directly attributable to reckless drivers. Responsible drivers can now make a difference. When you see a dangerous driver, now you can anonymously file a violation report against that driver.
Use this app to submit an anonymous violation report any time you witness a reckless driver.
Violation reports and notices are available to vehicle owners, local police departments and to automobile insurance companies.
By using this app you can make a difference and hopefully stop a dangerous and reckless driver before it's too late.


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Monday, October 4, 2010
Didactic resources for teaching English
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It does not matter if professors use technological or pre-technological resources because if teachers use them in correct situations and under the different factors (students' needs, curriculun, availability, and so on) the learning process will be successful. Also, if learners feel motivated, and if there is an interaction and variety in the methodology applied, the results will be positive.ReplyDelete
Indeed, motivation is very important when you really want your student to be focused on your class. As a result, and as Marisol already stated, we as professor have many resources, both pre-technological and technological, from pencils to Power Point Presentations. Consequently, it is an obligation for us as professors to include them all in our classes so the students do not get bored in the classroom. in fact, Marisol mentions some important and certainly useful tools that we could use in the classroom for that matter. For instances, we can always look for flashcards to show the students different subject matters; on the other hand, as I also mentioned in my blog, the use of song can be very appealing and engaging for the students.ReplyDelete
Getting your hands on valuable teaching resources is not nearly as difficult as it can seem at first. The technology has many resources for teachers, most of them free, that can significantly increase the contents of your teaching toolbox. You can also make your own pre-technological materials. Every learning material you develop will be an focused on students´needs and learning styles as you mentioned. An investment of time or money in good teaching materials is an investment in good teaching.ReplyDelete


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McG tells Collider that the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release of "Terminator Salvation" is going to have around half an hour to 40 minutes of deleted scenes.
Amongst the scenes being cut include John Connor giving Sarah Connor-esque speeches, Moon Bloodgood topless, and the alternate ending.
Here's McG talking about what's been cut, though there's a potential spoiler about that alternate ending.


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Angkor Wat was dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, the preserver of the world. A gigantic three‐step pyramid is adorned by nine slender towers of enormous height. The steps of the pyramid are capped by galleries. Framed by an enclosure wall and a majestic moat, the temple covers 2.5 square kilometres. King Suryavarman II (1118‐1148/50) built his state temple in the southeast quarter of Yasodharapura. This is why Angkor Wat is orientated to the West.ii The biggest temple in the world and the summit of Khmer architecture, Angkor Wat has incredible dimensions, incredible spaces of reliefs; reliefs are literally everywhere. In Angkor Wat there are more than two thousand Devata (Goddesses or Deities, commonly mixed up with the Apsara).
Though it is called 'Angkor Wat' ('City of the Buddhist Monastery'), it has never been a town or capital, but it is a genuine temple, in the 16th century its name was 'Brah Bisnulok' ('Holy Place of Vishnu'). Later on Buddhist Monks erected a monastery inside of the temple's compound. And: Angkor Wat is not a mausoleum; Angkor Wat is a straight pyramid temple.Coming from the West we stand in front of a wide moat. It covers nearly the same space as the temple complex within it.
A sandstone causeway spans the moat, leading to a large building, the West Gopura. Three towers are marking entrance gates. Two more entrances are at the far away ends of the lateral galleries. The West
Gopura is a few meters wider than the west face of the temple. We get familiar with the huge horizontal dimensions of this temple plant. The horizontal structure is similar to the west face of the pyramid, where we will find again three towers, and the large outer gallery with corner pavilions.
First movement
After crossing the moat by the sandstone causeway, we pass by the central gate and have a view of the whole temple, from a distance almost twice as far as the temple's breadth. We are prepared for its width by the entrance building; we are surprised by the great height. Don't miss the Devata reliefs at the east face of the main entrance!
Second movement
Leisurely proceeding along the splendid causeway, we see the temple getting bigger and bigger. Two halls are flanking, and two basins are preceding the west face, which is crowned by five towers. At last, in front of the outer walls, we must crane our neck to have a view of the top. A moment later the towers are hidden.
Third movement
We cross the gallery of the bas‐reliefs and enter a wide cruciform gallery, opened by basins in four courts, adorned by reliefs, and the play of light and shadow between the pillars. Here the transition happens from the secular to the sacred space.
Fourth movement
Almost imperceptible, stairways, ingenious constructions, bring us to the courtyard of the second gallery. Topped by towers and a high gallery, a bulky but well sectionalized structure rises in front of us. Again we have to crane our necks. Steep stairways run up.
At the uppermost platform we are again in a cruciform gallery, now you have an open view to the four cardinal points. Pillars open to four courts with basins again, giving views to the towers at their intersections. Above these galleries, the towers look like gigantic buds, floating and opening to the sky.
The pyramid is raised on a vast terrace, 2 m high, and surrounded by naga balustrades. It opens to the cardinal points by entrance pavilions and stairways. The steps are each roughly half as large and double as high as the step below it. Each step is crowned by surrounding galleries. The first step, containing the gallery of the basreliefs, is 203 m large and 3 m high. Pavilions mark the corners. At the corners of the second tier are four towers, their superstructure is partly missing. The top tier is marked by five towers in a quincunx.
The Lower Cruciform Gallery
A cruciform gallery links the lower and the second storeys of the pyramid. High galleries, flanked by half galleries, are crossing, making four courtyards which are covered by water basins. Three stairways, 7 m high, climb up to the gallery of the second tier. The graduated staircases are topped with graduated roofs and pediments. In front of the southern entrance of the lower cruciform gallery is a huge statue of the standing Buddha who obstructs the view to the southern hall in the courtyard of the outer enclosure. But we can have a beautiful view to the northern hall.


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Interesting Expressions! John Margaritis' Hoop Dreams Live Installation At Art Basel Miami
Art Basel Miami is always a showcase of the unique, the interesting and eye-catching. The 2016 version was no different and today we get a look at one of the most intriguing installations of the whole event. Today we get a look at John Margaritis' Hoop Dreams Live Installation.
This unique installation features a sunken Basketball hoop with a chain link net and a collection of images that show the design covered by nature. The design makes an unusual contrast to the beach view surrounding it, offering up an interesting backdrop for the latest OFF-WHITE x VLONE shots. Have a look at the intriguing design in the video below and speak your thoughts on it after the jump. Stay tuned for much more from Art Basel Miami coming very soon!


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Former 43rd Assembly District candidate Chahe Keuroghelian violated campaign finance disclosure rules but will not be fined, according to a ruling issued Tuesday by the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
The commission made public an Oct. 1 letter finding Keuroghelian's campaign failed to report information about eight donors, including their addresses or occupations. The donors each gave between $100 and $500, and the total amount of contributions improperly documented was $1,550.
The agency on Tuesday issued a warning letter that said Keuroghelian must amend his campaign statements, but did not impose any fines.


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Avril Lavigne Marries Chad Kroeger? - Not Yet!
UPDATE: The couple has reportedly not tied the knot… yet. While the wedding might be happening this weekend, sources tell People it hasn't happened yet.
UPDATE 2: Avril and Chad are set to be married Monday, July 1, according to Us Weekly.
Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger have just tied the knot on Saturday (June 29) in the South of France, according to E!.
The 28-year-old Canadian singer and the 38-year-old rocker went through the special nuptials after becoming engaged last August.
"We want it to be unique and special and we want it to be a very big event but at the same time it's small and it's just close friends and close family," Avril recently shared about the wedding at the Billboard Music Awards.
She added, "Of course [Chad] has been really involved. He's also been really cool with just letting me kinda taking the wedding in the direction I want to take it in."


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FAIRFIELD, NJ — The American Red Cross is partnering with Nexcare Bandages and supermodel Niki Taylor to urge eligible blood and platelet donors to give this June in honor of World Blood Donor Day on June 14.
"I am proud to team up with the Nexcare Give Program each year, with the mission of sparking a critical dialogue around the vital need for blood donation," said supermodel and Nexcare Give spokesperson, Niki Taylor. "For me, the cause is also a personal one. Following a car accident 15 years ago that left me in critical condition, the efforts of the American Red Cross and their brave donors saved my life. In honor of World Blood Donor Day, I am sharing my story and encouraging people around the world to support blood donation, inspiring their friends and families to join the cause."
This is the eighth year that the Red Cross and Nexcare Bandages have partnered for the Nexcare Give program. To honor those who "give" around the world, Nexcare Bandages has developed a limited-edition collection of bandages with the theme "Feel the Beat, Give Blood," featuring five vibrant dance-inspired designs reflecting different styles and cultures from around the globe. The limited-edition bandages will be available to those who come out to donate blood or platelets with the Red Cross now through World Blood Donor Day on June 14.
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a lifesaving blood transfusion. The Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000 blood donations every day to meet the needs of patients at 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide.
Donors of all blood types are currently needed. For more information or to make an appointment to donate blood or platelets, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities
American Red Cross Blood Donation Center:
Northern New Jersey Donor Center
209 Fairfield Rd., Fairfield
Tuesdays: 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays: (1st & 3rd of each month) 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Little Ferry
6/24/2016: 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Little Ferry Senior Center, 95 Main Street
Glen Ridge
6/16/2016: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Ridgewood Ave School, 235 Ridgewood Ave
6/28/2016: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center, 200 S. Orange Avenue
6/23/2016: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Newark Liberty International Airport, 67 Terminal B
6/21/2016: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 175 Chestnut Street
6/25/2016: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Catholic War Veterans Post 1612, 18 W. 23rd Street
Jersey City
6/30/2016: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Avalon Cove, 444 Washington Boulevard
Florham Park
6/20/2016: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Florham Park Memorial First Aid Squad, 60 Felch Road
6/21/2016: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Madison Volunteer Ambulance Squad, 29 Prospect Street
Pompton Lakes
6/25/2016: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Christ Church, 400 Ramapo Avenue
6/26/2016: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Congregation Beth Shalom, 21 Passaic Avenue
How to donate blood
A blood donor card or driver's license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood donors can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass and follow the instructions on the site.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or redcross.org/cruz-roja, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.


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"And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood." - Luke 22:20
When Jesus says, this is the cup of the covenant, what does that mean? What is a covenant? A covenant is an agreement between two parties. So Jesus is saying this is the cup of the new agreement. So if this is the new agreement, what is the old agreement? The old agreement is the agreement that God had with Israel when He brought them out of Egypt. This leads us to another question, what was wrong with the old agreement.
"Behold the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the Lord."- Jeremiah 31:31-32
The problem with the old covenant was that Israel committed adultery and broke the agreement. The covenant was breached, and therefore it was no longer any good. So how does God respond? What is the old adage, if you want something done right, you do it yourself, and this is exactly what God says he will do.
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people." - Jeremiah 31:32-33
This new agreement will have God holding up both sides. He will, of course, hold up His end, but he will also hold up the people's end. He will do this by putting his law within them and write it on their hearts. What does that mean? It means that the relationship between God and the people is not regulated by outward influence, but instead by an inward desire. God will change the people's affections towards Him. No longer will you obey God because you have to, but because you want to. He is no longer your Master, but he is your Father. This is the new agreement, this is the new covenant.
And this is what is in the cup, the cup that is filled with the blood of Jesus. When Jesus says drink of the cup of the new covenant, He is saying drink my blood which achieves the new agreement. Drink of the cup that fulfills the promise of Jeremiah 31. Drink the reality that I am God and my death achieves your side of the the bargain. Jesus is saying my death puts the law within you and writes it on your heart.
Few people recognize this depth of the cup of the blood of Jesus. For it achieves far more than most people recognize. Jesus' death is not just providing you an opportunity to be saved. It is the actual blood ransom for your love for God. His death purchased your faith. This is why in Hebrews 12:2 it says that Jesus is the founder of our faith. Our faith does not originate from us, but from the death of Christ. This is why we will sing in heaven:
"Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth." - Revelation 5:9-10
This should not be a song only for heaven. It should be a song for today. We should sing it as often as we can, but especially when partaking in the worship that is the Lord's Supper.


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At times, I read through more printed newspapers in the span of a week than my cohorts typically do in a month or even a year. While there are many consistencies, one that stands out is how newspapers handle corrections.
From the New York Times to Pocono Record, you can typically scan the bottom of the first three pages and find a column headlined "corrections" and a list of corrections will follow. For some newspapers, there can be a few a week and for others, there can be a half-dozen a day – draw your own conclusions. But they are there.
What is consistent in print is inconsistent online.
How newspapers handle their online corrections can vary widely in part because increasingly newspapers are providing online-only content. No longer is what you read online the same as what you see in print; some of it might never have been in the printed paper.
The New York Times advertises it's corrections on the front-page, but the Washington Post and the Naples Daily News don't. Actually, I couldn't find any place on the Naples Daily News site that even mentions corrections. And, it turns out that you have to be a registered site visitor of the Washington Post to find out what corrections they are making.
Now don't get me wrong, I have no doubt that most newspapers correct their errors, I'm just not sure that they are truly transparent with their readers.
I fear that some newsrooms:
- Make corrections right in the story and don't note them. To them, it is enough that they and possibly the person who might have identified the correction, know that it was made.
- Print corrections in their printed newspaper, but ignore the online content. To them what appeared online, appeared online, the document "of record" is the printed newspaper.
- Ignore online-only corrections altogether. Online content that is wrong is wrong. To them "no one reads our website anyway" so why worry about it.
I am a firm believer that corrections need to be made, not just because an error was made, but because acknowledgment of the error makes us all better, reporters, editors and such. I also believe that corrections need to be made because that is part of the compact we have with our readers.
And while it is important that we print corrections in our printed newspapers AND append them to the story in question, it is just as important to print corrections online. With more and more readers only reading newspapers online, not providing those corrections online is akin to not providing corrections at all.
Does your newsroom have a correction policy that covers your print and online products? Does your newsroom have a correction policy that covers your print and online staffs? If the answer to either question is "no" then I urge you to address this issue.
If you do have a policy, then why not share it here and help newsrooms looking for guidance?


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In Niger, training young people for a better future
In northern Niger, close to the border with Mali, unemployment is high and affects mainly young people, who have few opportunities to advance themselves. Without formal or vocational education opportunities, without money or things to do, these young people are at risk of being enrolled by armed groups and smugglers who have become increasingly active in the region over the past few years.
Boubacar, 25, says he used to carry a weapon: "I am a former rebel". Without any work or income available, he crossed the border into Mali and joined the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) because "it paid well."
- With support from Japan, UNDP is implementing a US$ 5 million programme in the Sahel.
- US$ 1.08 million has been allocated for Niger, focusing on peace-building and community resilience.
- Young unemployed people at risk of being enrolled by armed groups and smugglers are trained in new skills.
Now, thanks to a regional project on human security and resilience in the Sahel, funded by Japan and supported by UNDP, Boubacar has returned to his village and decided to end his fighting days. "I wanted no further part in the atrocities," he says.
Along with 200 young women and men aged 14 to 25 and living in remote areas, Boubacar was offered training in areas as diverse as carpentry, electricity, baking, sewing or agricultural mechanics. Three hundred others are benefiting from intensive labour employment and income generation activities.
"Thanks to the training and support to repair my old grain mill, I earn enough money to meet my needs and those of my family," Boubacar says. "I even train apprentices who now work with me".
Out of a US$ 5 million budget for four countries in the Sahel, US$ 1.08 million has been allocated for Niger to help the country enhance access to basic social services, job creation and income-generating activities in rural areas.
The 18-months project is implemented in partnership with the High Authority for the Consolidation of Peace, a structure that reports directly to the President of the Republic, and several non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including a national NGO called Action for Youth Development (AJEDEV), which is taking the lead in providing the training.
By the end of their training, all of the graduates are provided with tool kits in their skills area and a small cash capital of 50,000 CFA francs (US$ 100) to allow them to start a small business in their communities.
Now, youths and former combatants returning to their communities are planning to develop businesses that will improve their long-term prospects and make them less vulnerable to insecurity, while contributing to local development.
Issaka, 24, illustrates a path that is common among the youth in the district: "I had to leave school in 8th grade, as I was living 30 kilometres away from the school and no one could provide me with accommodation".
He says the training helped him develop new skills: "Now I am training to become a baker. I am very proud to have learned a trade that enables me to earn some money and help my family."
Moussa, 22, is also proud: "I used to work in the field during the rainy season, but this lasted only 3 months and did not provide me much income. The rest of the time, there was nothing to do. Now I follow a vulcanization training [tire repair]. I can now earn money, between 1,500 and 2,000 CFA francs a day [US$ 3-4]."
The impact of these activities is already being felt in neighbouring communities. "After a drought decimated livestock, the able-bodied left in search of work, leaving families and children behind them," recalls Ali Hamada, chief of Weilla-bon, a small village in the vicinity of Ayerou. "Life is gradually returning to the village."


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