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Mariamne Samad named herself after a woman who was stoned to death. As a child, she'd read a book of Bible stories which told the tale of Mariamne, the second wife of King Herod. As she remembers it, Herod's son by his first wife, Doris, accused his stepmother of adultery. Confronted by Herod, Mariamne fearlessly stood her ground, proclaiming her innocence. She was put to death all the same.
Wikipedia gives a much more elaborate version of the story in which men fighting for power used women as pawns. Herod married Mariamne, the niece of his rival Antigonus, "in an attempt to secure a claim to the throne". He banished his first wife and their three-year-old son. No wonder the boy was 'carrying feelings' against his stepmother.
To cut a very long story short, Herod was so obsessed with Mariamne's beauty he gave instructions that if his wife outlived him, she was to be killed. He did not want her to remarry. Naturally, Mariamne was not amused. Once she discovered Herod's madness, which she certainly did not see as love, she refused to have sex with him. Herod's mother and sister saw the falling out as opportunity to get rid of Mariamne. They accused her of plotting to poison her husband. She was convicted and executed.
Like her formidable namesake, Queen Mother Mariamne Samad is a fearless woman who has long stood her ground. On the 1st of September, she celebrated her 90th birthday. Earlier that week, we had a very long chat as she related some of the high points of her life. I was amazed at the ease with which she can recall events from more than half a century ago. Her short-term memory is just as intact.
Mariamne Samad, formerly Muriel Allman, was born in Harlem Hospital in 1922 to Alice Allman, née Brooks, and George Allman, a gold miner from Guyana. Her parents met while listening to Marcus Garvey speaking on a street corner in Harlem. Muriel's parents became ardent Garveyites and raised their daughter in keeping with Garvey's philosophy and practice of self-reliance.
Muriel met her husband-to-be, Clarence Thomas, when she was only 14 years of age. She was a member of the Garvey Legion and he was a stern leader of the children. Three years later, they were married. As she put it, "Most of my peers went into factory work, but I went into marriage." Some cynics may not see the difference as clearly as Muriel did.
Three months after their marriage, Muriel discovered that Clarence was a Muslim. She was an agnostic, like her father. Clarence wanted them to change their names, but Muriel refused. She didn't want "all that foreign stuff". Clarence, to his credit, didn't insist. By then, he must have realised that Muriel was no walkover. In fact, she was quite feisty. She once teasingly accused him of being a 'predator' for snatching her from the proverbial cradle.
It was a near-death experience that forced Muriel to agree that the whole family should adopt Muslim names. In a case of mistaken identity, their son Teddy was almost murdered by a gang of youth who came looking for another Teddy Thomas. It was a five-year-old boy who persuaded them that they had the wrong Teddy Thomas. Teddy soon became Sayeed.
The imam who was presiding over the renaming ceremony had recommended Maryam for Muriel. But she didn't like the Mary bit and chose Mariamne instead. And Clarence Thomas became Abdul Samad. Reborn in America, Clarence had been born in Jamaica. In 1965, Mariamne Samad came to see what her husband's country was all about.
The Samads had been part of the Federation movement in New York. Mariamne remembers meeting Norman Manley at a grand reception at the Commodore hotel on 42nd Street. He touched her Garvey button, which she always wore, and said, "He was a great man." Surprised, she responded, "What? From you?" To which Manley replied, "I was just doing my job."
When Independence followed the collapse of the West Indies Federation, Mariamne welcomed the birth of 'a new black nation in the West'. But Jamaicans weren't ready to be black. Mariamne's daughter, Sayeeda, came to Jamaica to take part in the Independence celebrations. She had a Miriam Makeba hairstyle and people just laughed at her. It was Sonny Bradshaw and his Big Band who embraced her, giving her an opportunity to perform with them.
SEs Mariamne Samad's own mother-in-law, Imogene, was quite upset by her son's choice of wife. She is alleged to have said, "I don't mind Clarence marrying an American. But why he has to marry this black one and she don't have tall hair?"
When she found out what 'tall' hair meant, Mariamne was quite unfazed. At the time, she had an Afro, dyed a beautiful rust colour. And she always wore African clothes. In fact, she's credited for introducing the dashiki as an African-American fashion statement.
Sister Samad has spent most of her life as a Black Power activist. In New York, she established the Sankore Nubian Study School on Garveyism and was frequently invited to teach African history and Garveyism in the New York public-school system.
Now resident in Jamaica for more than three decades, Sister Samad still continues to teach and live Garveyism. During Heritage Week in October 1999, she was installed as Queen Mother in a grand ceremony that acknowledged her role as an exemplary female elder. Much earlier, in the 1970s, she was similarly honoured in Ghana.
Regretfully, Sister Mariamne Samad has long outlived her husband. Unlike Herod, Brother Abdul was not foolish enough to have plotted his wife's death. He knew better than that. His Mariamne had to stay alive to sustain their life work: honouring the legacy of Marcus Garvey.


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When a powerful CRM matches with a smart You receive ONTRAPORT. It is an all round marketing automation tool that offers great features such as strong CRM, email marketing, membership websites, one-click WordPress integration, payment processing, affiliate management and much more. Madmimi
We analyzed ONTRAPORT nearly two Decades ago, however Since that time, the software has evolved considerably, and they've added some new capabilities. It's time to upgrade our review. Also, although at first glance they've added several new features have some old ones. Let us explore it.
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Company Overview
ONTRAPORT founder and CEO Landon Ray created ONTRAPORT while running another company, when he could not find a CRM that will let him conduct his business on a single stage. Conceptualized in 2006 and launched in 2008, ONTRAPORT has grown during the past few years and now they have more than 100 team members who run the series. They have won several awards such as #2 nationally for CareerBuilder's'Big Strides at Small Business', #102 on the Inc 500 list of fastest growing companies in the country, a place on the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces listing, a Red Herring Top 100, and a Forbes Most Promising Companies list.
Who's it not for?
It is not even midsize or ideal for big companies. And if you have hundreds of thousands of clients, and send a lot of emails out every month, ONTRAPORT could prove to be somewhat costly. Companies that run traditional sales models and don't really need marketing and autoresponder automation, can find cheaper options.
Who's it for?
If you sell info products, provide instruction services, Online instruction or education, or run any type of paid membership site, you will totally love ONTRAPORT. This makes your life simpler by automating almost everything other CRMs will force you to perform manually.
The Same as any other software, ONTRAPORT has its own Pros and cons. It's not ideal, and you will find things that its competitors can do exponentially better. However, it is among the best — if not the best — marketing automation software solutions out there for small businesses, especially if they sell their products or services online. Madmimi
Getting started
Getting started with ONTRAPORT is not as complex as it had been two Years ago. It does not offer a trial version just like most other CRMs, but does provide a 90-day money-back guarantee. If you think the product is not best for you or you're not ready for this yet, you'll get whole refund, no cancellation fee, no questions asked.
Registering for ONTRAPORT is a little complicated and you can only import Contacts in CSV format. Many CRMs permit you to import contacts in various formats, or even straight from third party sources such as Gmail, social media channels, Yahoo, Highrise etc.. However, the import process is simple and compact, you can add new areas to fit from precisely the exact same page.
You can add new custom fields immediately while importing contacts
Also, there is no setup fee and you also get 2 hours free installation and implementation. If you would like to take a peek at the machine you can get a free presentation.
Workspace and user experience
The software seems somewhat less responsive than Infusionsoft, and also their Main dashboard — though customizable — is not very intuitive. The dashboard shows a bunch of boxes which display the metrics you choose, but it may be somewhat confusing.
Many CRMs such as Salesforce, Groove, Nimble, Sprout offer strong Social media integration to supply you with a better understanding of your clients, ONTRAPORT is missing this feature. Similarly, when we analyzed ONTRAPORT last time, they had an program nor a mobile-friendly site. Although, they Android today and have got an app for both iOS, none of these is updated. We tested the latter and struck too many issues to list here.
Apart from the above mentioned qualms, we really liked several things About the workspace: the interface is customizable, the menus have been strategically laid out, practical and regular naming conventions have been utilized, and there are quick add/manage buttons for every different module. You are able to add custom columns as well as 150 custom fields to customize the work area according to your company requirements.
Probably the unique and most impressive characteristic in the entire workspace Is a fast menu which appears at the top of the page once you click the small button in the upper right-hand corner. This fast menu comprises your workflows, any unedited objects, and pinned items. It is possible to easily pin any object by clicking on the trap button highlighted in the screenshot below, so you can instantly access your favorite types contacts, landing pages or some other menus.
When you want to go the work place really excels Beyond managing and contacting your customers. For instance, you can create landing pages, revenue cart, internet forms and a whole lot more by just dragging and dropping items.
When we compare the work area of ONTRAPORT and Infusionsoft, it turns Out that although InfusionSoft having a few additional features and bells and whistles, what you can do, another may also do. A notable distinction is Infusionsoft's campaign builder, which can be more intuitive than its counterpart in ONTRAPORT.
Powerful API
Besides integration with third party apps that are several Such as WordPress, Facebook, WISTIA, Twilio, KAJABI, EVERGREEN, GoToWebinar, Authorize.Net, Elavon, eWay, UltraCART, 1ShoppingCart, and ClickBank, ONTRAPORT has an API which allows you integrate it with just about any computer software.
How hot is it?
Short answer is we're not sure. They were not Exactly forthcoming about their customer base, other than it expands to over 63 countries around the world. Madmimi
Best value for money — you get a CRM, an autoresponder, a shopping cart, WordPress membership sites, affiliate management and task automation for just a few hundred dollars. On the contrary, one of the most important rivals Infusionsoft costs $1,999 kickstart fee.
Fantastic rule-based email advertising / business procedures
Highly scalable and customizable CRM
On-demand postcards and voicemails
Extremely affordable two-way SMS text messaging
Strong analytics, analytics and monitoring
Split testing capability
Complete WordPress integration, membership sites, self-hosted sequence forms and landing pages
You don't even need your own site because ONTRAPORT can also host your website since their sub-domain
Good customer support
- Pricing — The most obvious advantage of ONTRAPORT is the worth of the services. At $297/month without the installation fees and 2 hours of complimentary onboarding calls, they're positioned very competitively. What is important to consider with Ontraport is that they give you access to all their attributes, along with the ability to store 25,000 contacts and send 100,000 emails. While a few other tools may start at a lower entry cost, you'd likely pay 5-10x the cost of ONTRAPORT to the same degree of contacts & features. They are scalable so that as your company grows, they could develop together with you so that you do not need to worry about shifting systems afterwards. The supply of a 90 day risk free guarantee is practically unheard of these days along with month-to-month or discounted yearly pricing option after the 90 day risk guarantee interval.
- Great community — ONTRAPORT has award winning customer support via phone, chat, and email during most business hours. They are clearly dedicated to the success of their customers, holding a 97% satisfaction rate and all their managers operate from one central location for easy communication between development and support. They upgraded all their servers for redundancy, invested in a content delivery network to ensure the fastest speed globally and are continuously looking for ways to make their app quick and responsive. They also have a fantastic community of users on their Facebook user group, an education site that's totally free to ONTRAPORT clients, a quarterly bootcamp and certified consultant course and an yearly business construction event in Santa Barbara, CA.
- Unified system — ONTRAPORT is the automated engine behind your marketing and advertising campaigns, seamlessly incorporating your emails, landing pages, ecommerce and much more along with your CRM so you may hyper-target your leads and convert them into clients. Whenever you have different systems your data is strewn about and it's hard to be able to make intelligent, data-driven decisions about your company. ONTRAPORT unites your advertising efforts into a single system so you have ONE place to phone to check out your organization data.
- Custom objects — ONTRAPORT gives the ability to construct custom items that's only accessible business systems such as SalesForce, Marketo or Eloqua. Custom made items permits you to create relationships between databases. Unique to your company.
- ECommerce features — ONTRAPORT includes a large range of impressive ecommerce features such as automatic credit card payment collections and the capacity to add upsells, cross-sells, cart abandonment and credit card expiration notification automation.
Lacks some conventional sales modules like opportunity management
No social media integration
Weak mobile program, not regularly updated
including all the e-commerce and membership site features, ONTRAPORT ought to have a customer support module where clients can raise a ticket
No visual sales funnel
Both bundles allow 25,000 contacts with 100K emails and 100K contacts with 100k mails. That means if you hit on the upper limit for your contacts, then you may only send four or even one email per contact per month respectively, and purchasing email bundles can be expensive
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The learning curve could be a bit steep, especially when you wish to use the innovative attributes
Dashboard user interface — While you can create virtually any metric you'd like, their reporting dashboard isn't particularly visually appealing as it does not have graphs and charts. Madmimi
Automation effort builder — Even though Ontraport's campaign builder is easy to use and sufficiently strong, it works by adding text-based principles one beneath another. We locate the visual'flowchart' style campaign builder used by some of Ontraport's competitors intuitive to use.
Features of ONTRAPORT
Before we delve into the features of ONTRAPORT, Let us first discuss the added features: ONTRAforms, ONTRAPORT marketplace, and ONTRAPORT projects, during the yearly event named ONTRApalooza, in 2015.
ONTRAPORT Projects
Powerful and another interesting recently introduced attribute is ONTRAPORT Jobs. Basically, it's an training program that lets you get your company up and running. Some data collects and suggests different projects based on your company requirements. You walk through the rest of the procedure when you choose a job. You can pause your job in the center, and restart it after, or keep with other features of this CRM.
Let us say you need to market a product for a monthly Subscription, and you are using ONTRAPORT for the first time, you don't have any clue what to do and where to get started. This is where Projects menu comes to your rescue; it will steer you to take care of everything from defining a product to selecting subscription fee to referrals and so forth.
ONTRAPORT Marketplace
Like a program store, the ONTRAPORT market allows you to ONTRAform, ONTRAmail and share ONTRApages templates with the ONTRAPORT community. You can use templates or discuss.
When sharing your templates, then they can be chosen by you to Share at no cost, free for certain customers or you can even bill for your layouts as well as content either a one-time fee or recurring subscription fee. The software system deals with everything, and you get 90% of this fee. This is obviously a value that is higher than most will realise.
This is an Extremely customizable menu that lets you Create a series of follow up activities i.e. email, SMS, tasks, rules in addition to fulfillments. These sequences could be triggered by clients through your site, email or some other source, and the client's request will be processed by ONTRAPORT as per the rules you specified, even while you're sleeping.
ONTRAPORT allows you to store Many Different important details about your Prospects, clients as well as in one screen. While seeing a contact, you can send them an email or a text message, log a telephone call, manage their credit card, add a job… and the list goes on and on.
To upgrade any field, just click the value in the Area, hit save button that looks right alongside the field and enter the new value. Adding sequences and tags is also an issue of a couple of clicks. Simply speaking, the contact menu is straightforward yet comprehensive.
ONTRAPORT allows you to send emails, complete color, text messages Postcards, and last but not least equipped customizable email templates called ONTRAmail. Depending on the pricing plan you pick, you may send a specific number of emails per month, and if you have an extremely large clientele, you might wind up having to buy costly additional messages. You need to pay 2 cents per message — which ONTRAPORT claims is the lowest priced in the business. Likewise, ONTRAPORT charges a bit .
The best thing about messages is They are Two-way messages i.e. the answer from your client can activate a sequence. Also, you can automatically insert merge fields to emails as well as text messages i.e. first name/last name or any other info of the contact.
Activate sequences or actions based on if, then states. By way of example, you may create a guideline to recharge trades were declined by all, eliminate the contact from sequence, send email notification add a tag and so on. Madmimi
Event management
Event management is another characteristic of ONTRAPORT that allows you to conduct and manage events such as webinars, teleseminars or events. You're able to monitor individuals who attended and those who could not, and inform the CRM to follow up with each group.
The job management automates most of the procedures and saves a Whole Lot of time. You can assign prospects to your applicable teammate, route prospects based on several indicators (zip code, job name, website visits etc.). You may make decisions of routing leads on a percentage or round-robin basis.
It's disappointing that you can not add a new task Rather you need to go to Contacts or Messages to bring a new undertaking when you are seeing your tasks. There is absolutely no integrated calendar where you are able to view your tasks and appointments.
It Import contacts, custom fields, handle modify the default value of the fields, manage broadcasts, and lead routing and scoring.
Partner & Affiliate Program Management
This feature enables you to handle your affiliate program. Produce a branded partner centre and provide the instruments to promote your business to them. You can make affiliate programs for spouse kinds or various products. You can automate manually or commissions sanction them after viewing.
If you run an ecommerce business, you'll Adore the sales module of ONTRAPORT. Here you can see all the purchases made by your customers, products that you market, generate different reports such as earnings report, subscriber retention file, transaction log, open orders and more.
In Regards to e-commerce, while ONTRAPORT does The basics right, Infusionsoft beats on it into the punch. Primarily, ONTRAPORT doesn't possess a fully functional shopping cart as found in Infusionsoft. For similar functionality, you are going to have to integrate ONTRAPORT with 1 Shopping Cart, a well-known, independent shopping cart merchandise. Handling payments in addition to handling payment programs is relatively simpler in Infusionsoft: Infusionsoft includes an integrated merchant accounts called Infusionsoft Payments, a feature missing in ONTRAPORT.
This menu tells who's participating with your content. Unlike many other Analytic programs, ONTRAPORT tracking not just shows you exactly how many users are viewing your website, but in addition, it tells you who they are, precisely what pages they have viewed, when they viewed it and far more.
You can monitor users by effort Alerts articles, or by duration and receive if your product is downloaded by someone to follow up; a hot prospect visits a landing page or anything else. Madmimi
This module create amazing as well as allows you integrate WordPress websites Landing pages simply by dragging and dropping. Last time we reviewed ONTRAPORT, this module did not work on Google Chrome, however we were able to create a nice landing page this time.
It's a Fantastic attribute for selling products or Coaching services. You create membership levels can host movies and media for your customers, and upgrade members over time, when access is paid for by them.
You can choose to produce opt-in or order forms utilizing ONTRAPORT and then Host in your own webpage. All you need to do is add your photographs and texts, and print As there are a lot of templates available. By using this click-to-select editor, customizing the cubes and using them over and over again is a matter of a couple of mouse clicks.
You can print your types as types, Picture or link, or possibly a lightbox pop-up. The option that is most interesting and intelligent is the lightbox pop-up, which you may opt to get triggered when a individual spends a predetermined amount of time scrolls past certain proportion of the webpage or plans to depart. A decent tool by itself is quite expensive.
ONTRAPORT has announced a new pricing strategy, Geared towards solopreneurs, known as Basic. It gives 1 login, is pretty reasonably priced but lacks important capabilities. The rest of the two plans have not changed much since we last reviewed ONTRAPORT, and the programs include a money back guarantee.
$79/month, 1,000 contacts mails, ONTRApages webpages, amazing email templates and SMS advertising automation to get you started right
$297/month, 25,000 contacts, 100,000 emails/month, two users, 2 hours free execution
$597/month, 100,000 contacts, 100,000 emails/month, 10 users, two hours free execution
ONTRAPORT as a CRM impresses, and as a business ONTRAPORT participates, also. Their progressiveness is reflected in their product. It is a continuous game of leapfrog with the competition, and they play it well enhancing their product. Their CRM is particularly suited to companies that do complex email advertising, and should you run an affiliate program (that is an ideal way to run a little-cost independent sales team), ONTRAPORT is a superb tool to handle for you, too. Madmimi
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This annual exhibition features artwork by many of the 300+ Hampton Arts League Members in all media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, crafts, sculpture, and watercolor. Artworks in a wide range of styles, content, and sensibilities will be included. As an open exhibition, it will include established artists as well as young or emerging artists. Cash awards totaling $850, including $500 First Place, $500 Beverly Levinson Award, $250 Second Place, and $100 Third Place, five Awards of Merit and five Honorable Mentions will be selected by judge, Richard Ward. Ward received his BFA and Art Education Certificate from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1982 and his MFA degree from Howard University in 1997.
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Better indentation support
Naturally that level of indentation automation wouldn't work with Python, but writing braced languages would be a breeze, and argument indentation would still work with Python as well.
There is a setting called "indent_to_bracket" which provides the mentioned "(" alignment behaviour.
Other than that I never really had problems with how indenting works except for "[\n" where I managed it to make it do the same as for "{\n".
The trouble with indent_to_bracket is that it's only desirable sometimes -- sometimes you want the behavior where you double-indent the second line instead. Both are appropriate according to PEP-8, in some contexts.
It would be really handy to be able to define indentation rules for a particular language, via plugin.
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Last night's GG was AWESOME!!!! I absolutely LOVED it! I knew it would be awesome from the beginning scene when Nate (Chace Crawford) is attempting to teach Blair (Leighton Meester) how to use the subway, and she responds with "There's no way I'm going down there. It's full of mole men and middle-class professionals". LOL!!!! From that point on, we were in for a great ride.
First off, EVERY single character is now tied into the storyline of Gabriel (Armie Hammer) and Poppy (Tamara Feldman). Lily (Kelly Rutherford) has invested money from Bass Industries into Gabriel's "project", which also affects Chuck (Ed Westwick), since that's his family's company. It also affects Serena (Blake Lively) and Eric (Connor Paolo) since they are Lily's kids. Then Rufus (Matthew Settle) also goes and invests money, which will affect him and Dan (Penn Badgley) and Jenny (Taylor Momsen) since they are his kids. And of course, if Rufus ends up going bankrupt, that will put Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) out of a job. On top of all of this, Serena is semi-married to Gabriel, and Blair and Chuck are out investigating the guy. Meanwhile, Nate is getting jealous of Blair and Chuck spending time together as they try to get to the bottom of what Gabriel and Poppy are up to. Which brings me to the reappareance of Georgina (Michelle Trachtenberg), since Blair and Chuck sought Georgina out last night to help them uncover the truth about Gabriel and Poppy. So, now every single character is tied up in this mess, and it's AWESOME!!! All of this came to light in just one episode last night. That's fantastic! It was fast paced, witty, and as always…BEAUTIFUL!
Now onto the season finale spoilers…
First up, Chuck and Blair. We have been told that if we're a fan of this couple (I am!), that we'll LOVE the season finale. Guess that Chuck and Blair are getting back together! WOO HOO!!!
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Amber is a remarkable substance that originates from the resin of trees that lived millions of years ago. Anything that became trapped in this sticky resin was fossilized and perfectly preserved. The insects and other inclusions found in amber today are providing scientists with unique insights into the history of life on Earth.
In this new edition of Amber, Andrew Ross provides an engaging overview of this prehistoric substance and its fossilized inclusions. The book explains how amber is formed, where it is found and how to distinguish genuine amber from fakes. It describes its many uses, both in art and science, and recounts the elusive search for DNA from fossilized insects. Detailed keys and stunning photographs, including previously unseen pieces of Burmese amber from the Museum's collections, guide the reader in the identification of species of insects and other amber inclusions.
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It's pretty pathetic that everyone clings to babying character protection rules that have evidently eviscerated efforts to produce genuine and consistent roleplay through LoTC's lifetime, and that nearly seven years after LoTC had sprung into existence, people are still obsessed with themselves to such a degree that they would rather ruin everyone else's fun in order to satiate their own poisonous, stubborn effort to free their characters of all consequence. You know what's also pathetic is that I'm pinned down by people who don't even know what they're talking about in the first place, and instead of getting a grip and understanding that I actually was only incentivized to hurry up and produce this update after being lazy about it for two years (looks like two years of no ****-ups can be blamed for that) they instead misconstrue this as a personal attack. Someone's poor decisions had given me the idea that yeah, I should get around to posting this, but they are not the source of it. Me not having written these rules into the lore in the first place are the source of it.
If killing someone solved the issue of their involvement in something worked, then I don't think this - or any moderation-oriented lore - would be necessary. Unfortunately, we have to take these steps in order to preserve something easily gained because of an immunity to death. If permanent death is the great equalizer, and there is a deliberate lack of enforcement in it, then it throws a lot of things out of wack. I would rather not lay down and have two years of effort slapped around and hijacked. A good way to convey the issue in the situation would be this: I play a Druid. Maybe one day, this Druid gains interest in shapeshifting. Shapeshifting is a rare thing to see among Druids, and is afforded a degree of secrecy based on consistent IC actions to covet it. I proceed to become involved in the right channels to work my way towards gaining Shapeshifting-- and then someone who oversees who get it IC comes and kills my character. However, I do not allow my character to die, and even moreso remain involved in the situation that had led to my character being able to progress toward getting Shapeshifting. Everything the individual trying to keep me from Shapeshifting does is futile, as without the incentive to PK, I'm able to learn Shapeshifting through another source and completely abandon the more respectable route of PKing my character, thus allowing the consistency in the roleplay to flourish. A lot of my insistence for PKing here is mostly based on personal belief, but even then, the situation here wouldn't have spun out of control if Torkoal had stayed away from the Thulean deal all-together, and understood the idea that to persist in any roleplay ultimately connected to the one who killed her character to prevent her involvement was disrespectful, inconsistent, inconsequential and blatantly disregarding of the roleplay itself.
I'm not digging your high horse, big guy. No, recent events surrounding Thuleanism in general had only incentivized me to get around to writing this -- because when you're presented with a situation where certain individuals cannot actually be stopped in weaving themselves into the group that exists to preserve the subject in question (Thuleanism), to the point where even murdering them is ineffective (redundant monk rules), having something like Thuleanism being loose and free doesn't go so well because conventional means to keep it as secret and coveted as it has been the past three years don't even work in the first place. So rather than letting the risk of Thuleanism being turned into, as I stated, a pass-around-magic equivalent, I'm suggesting these relatively forgiving terms to prevent that. Mitto is someone who would be receiving the means to moderate the Feat, this is not just something I'll be touting around myself. I think I made it pretty clear what kind of people I want handling Thuleanism, Torkoal, and it's not people who cling to babying revival rules so that they can continue to make an effort to join into the thing they were killed to keep them out of IC in the first place. When I told you that PKing your character would have been a better route to take than doing what you have been, I also mentioned in regards to our event-related squabbling that you could attend everything resultant of Quillian's sacrifice on another character -- and that's the very same thing you could have done instead of sticking to your guns and casting consistency to the wind in order to get something you wanted. If another character of yours eventually became involved with the group controlling this method, and they didn't **** up that time around, then the situation would not be as unpleasant as it is.
First of all, it's not a magic -- it's two magics being used together, but only brought into a more detailed fold as to ensure that there's an identity surrounding the combination of Druidism and Blood Magic. Considering the context of its very origin, those who were entrusted with it, and what parameters are needed in the first place to learn it, of course its numbers are low; they have been low, intentionally, because it has been a set of abilities consistently moderated and controlled purely through trust on an IC basis. Am I obligated to spread this to 15 different people for the sake of spreading it? Of course not. Have I ever planned to keep it confined to a handful of people? No, but it's remained that way because the group controlling it has been explicitly selective and careful in the proceedings in teaching new people. I even had formed a nice following of around five people, but because of in character events and a general preoccupation with real life they were not able to be brought into the fold. I'm not sure what context you're presenting in saying it's "squandered", but it's probably the worst time to have suggested that, because Thuleanism has just been used to kickstart an eventline that has the potential to bring about a great deal of roleplay, and that roleplay preceding the start of this story arc had all been conducted with the use of Thuleanism. I do not owe anyone, especially people who don't know what they're talking about, access to something thats gained through roleplay alone. Bending to some kind of arbitrary idea where something rare must absolutely have a consistent and plentiful is spineless and would lead to the same problems that this proposal intends to fix in the first place, especially since it's not even a magic in the first place.
Thulean Feat Update
Swgrclan posted a topic in Denied LoreBasis Thuleanism's original lore [https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/153194-%E2%9C%93-thulean-druidism-the-fury-in-nature/?tab=comments#comment-1447104] was written without defined teaching guidelines and moderation methods, so in order to prevent an uncontrollable situation from sprouting up where the method becomes something like a "pass-around magic" and where the undefined teaching parameters make way for either intentional or unintentional abuse, a set of potential rules will be presented here while being split into the sections "Teaching" and "Moderation". Teaching In order for a Thulean to teach another Druid Thuleanism, they must first be at least T4 in both Blood Magic and Druidism, and the student must be at least T3 in both Blood Magic and Druidism. Thuleanism will be defined as a magical feat which is applied for after reaching these parameters. Moderation The Thulean Feat is able to be forcibly removed from a Druid who had been approved for its use if the disconnector in question is T5 in both Blood Magic and Druidism. This is not a ritual or process that requires a dedicated lesson from a teacher, but rather an automatic attribute gained upon reached T5 in both magical fields while being approved for the Feat. Upon being banished from Thuleanism's use, there is a time gap of 3 IRL months before it can be relearned through another Thulean and approved as an application. Revocation of Thuleanism demands a Blood Magic oriented ritual that can be roleplayed up to the conductor's discretion. The subject must be either forcibly bound into the ritual circle or knocked unconscious throughout the entire procedure. Until further notice, this is all that appears necessary.
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The Order of Xion
Swgrclan posted a topic in Inactive GuildsThe Order of Xion i; Premise ii; Doctrine (ii/a: "Unae Secta", ii/b: "Relictus Moribus", ii/c: "Extraemus Decretum", ii/d: "Exitium ab Obscenis", ii/e: "Unitas inter Mortalae") iii; Hierarchy (iii/a: "Praesidium", iii/b: "Quod multus Legio") iv; Duties (iv/a: "In ira Deorum", iv/b: "Ut in Consortio") v; Allegiance (v/a: "Et pactum Xion") vi; Methodology (vi/a: "Ars Imperatoria", vi/b: "Pax Postremus") I; Premise The Order of Xion is the officiated military force of the Way of Primeval Man, assembled under the ideology's "Judges of Xion", whom are responsible for ensuring that Xionism's laws are followed by those who walk the path throughout the land. As the military hands of Xionism, those who serve in the ranks of the Order must have a stringent loyalty to the Way and an unfaltering grasp on obediance so that the warmachine known as the First Legion may function and serve the interests of Xionism without deter. II; Doctrine The Order of Xion, as the ordained guardians of Xionism, Xionists and all things bound to the Godless Way, follows a specific set of doctrines that impact the way the Legions compose themselves both inside and outside the battlefield. Upon taking the oath to become apart of the First Legion of the Order of Xion, one is given a scripture that defines the ideological and moral conduct they must henceforth assume, without hesitation. ii/a: Unae Secta "The One Way." Those who serve the Order of Xion shall be ordained as proper-standing members of Xionism, where each member is given a Book of Xion so that they may familiarize themselves with the ideology's viewpoints, laws, worldly interpretations, and convictions. One cannot be apart of the Order and lack affiliation with Xionism. ii/b: Relictus Moribus "Abandoned Morality." Based on the Book of Xion's disregard for modern societal considerations and generalized morality, soldiers serving the Order of Xion are trained and conditioned to loosen their hold on any moral beliefs that may be deemed deterrences to the line of work that soldiers of the Legions must face. In a world where men shield their barbarism with veils of faith and gifts from Gods, those that are Godless must relinquish all mental weaknesses that would prevent them from committing acts necessary to the resolution of the world's long-standing problems. In the eyes of the devoted Xionist, morality does not intrude in one's duties; there are only defined rights and wrongs which must be regarded appropriately in this world. ii/c: Extraemus Decretum "Last Judgement." The laws of Xionism allow for no room for interpretation that would allow opposing factors to escape the dictations of the Order and the Judges of Xion. The Xionist dictate decrees many things; that the fellowships of Aengudaemons must be destroyed, that mankind must shed their degeneracies of all kinds, whether physical, spiritual, magical, or moral, that the Gods must be cast from this world, and many more. A soldier of the Order of Xion will not question these laws; they will not question any orders that obey these laws. Should a member of the First Legion find himself ordered to strap his own brother to a cross in the circumstance that they are Maleficar (servants of Gods) or Agents of the Old Dark (chaotic or uncontrollable practitioners or servants of Dark Arts), they shall do so knowing there is no other way to redeem them -- for it is not their place to determine that. ii/d: Exitium ab Obscenis "Destruction of Degeneracy." Though the invasive race of Gods known as Aengudaemons and other relative deities, such as Spirits, may be granted the mantle of insurmountable blame for the destructive sins that burden this world, there are those beyond the ilk of Light that commit crimes against the Common Good by misusing the Dark Arts through acts of twisted barbarism and corruption that even precede all notions of perceived moral wrongdoing. Those that utilize the Dark Arts in order to drag our world into a state of manifested purgatory and long-lived struggle shall be broken over the knee of the Order of Xion, for the Old Lords did not usher the first Dark Art into existence for the purpose of havoc; they did so that they may fight against that which threatened the very earth we walk. The Agents of the Old Dark, and all degenerate practices and abuses that stem from them, shall be rid of this world. ii/e; Unitas inter Mortalae "Uniformity among Men." There is a sickness that has taken the hold of the minds of mortal folk; divisions and mistrust run rampart throughout all cultures, where they poise themselves against all neighbors in the belief that they are their enemies based on their petty ideological or theological differences. In Xionism, no man is different from one-another based on the ancient principle that they were originally meant to exist as one united species fated to rule over this earth, our world. Mortalkind has long since plunged headfirst into an age of chaos where every king rules his own tribe, easily manipulated by the Daemonic curses that were lashed upon us. Within the Order of Xion, there are no differences among men; every soldier inducted into the Order, every squabbling tribe conquered by the Order, every king brought down from their incessant height of tyranny are stripped of their identity and brought into the uniform fray of Xionism, and then bound to the Order's doctrines to keep them in line. III; Hierarchy As a military force, the Order of Xion strives to ensure their soldiers are conditioned to face any adversary that rears their head. Based on this model, the Order is occupied firstmost by what is known as the First Legion, and then followed by taskforces that follow this numerical pattern that are designed with the intent to adapt to a force that the First Legion struggles to combat. iii/a: Praesidium "The Military." The Praesidium is the term applied to what comprises the First Legion's hierarchy, or its ordained rank and file. A relatively simple system of hierarchy is contained within the Praesidium, where one attains higher status within the First Legion by dediated and noteworthy service, as well as the revelation of remarkable aspects such as strategic genius or unmatched skill in battle. These ranks are what comprise the First Legion's Praesidium: Legate -- He who commands all of the First Legion, and answers only to the Judges of Xion. The Legate, or Legatus, acts as commander and is given the authority to dictate the movements of all levels of command below him after having proven themselves enough to rise through the ranks and achieve such a title. The rank of Legate is an honor not so easily gained, however, as one bound to the Order of Xion must display their utmost loyalty to all aspects of the Order and its ideology, the Way of Primeval Man; a path that demands one cleanse themselves of all moral deterrences, of all physical weaknesses, of all mental corruptions, and of all notions of degeneracy. Centuraeon -- Unlike the singular Legatus, the Centuraeon are the First Legion's equivalents to honored captains, and may be selected by the Legate or the Judges of Xion based on exemplary fulfillment of duties and strategic roundedness against Xion's enemies. Centuraeon may be given charge of specific contuberniums, or uniform collections of Order soldiers that are used as occupying forces or led into battles. Xionist Proeliator -- The Proeliator are the officiated soldiers of the First Legion and are trained to meet any necessary combatant roles, such as basic infantry, ranged combatants or bowmen, cavalry, as well as other minor auxiliary, so that they may adapt under any conditions they may possibly face. They are led and assembled under contuberniums, or minor-legions led by Centuraeons, commanded entirely by the ordained Legate, and answer to the Judges above even the honored Legatus. As the primary protectors of the Temple of Xion, they are expected to endure the harsh conditions of the everwinter-bound South, and are equipped with the means to adapt to threats both within and beyond such a landscape. Their unique silver armor is modeled after the fallen Deviradaen Lordsguard, and they are draped with a black cloak to signify their standing. The common gear carried by a Proeliator consists of a steel-headed spear or a bundle of light throwing-spears, a longsword, a kite or pavise shield and rations, of which they may supplement through hunting for edible flora and fauna that are nearby their designated encampment. iii/b: Quod multus Legio "The Many Legions." Alongside the First Legion are assigned to march several specialized, multi-numeral taskforces known as Outerlegions which are intended to assume strategic gaps in the First Legion borne of a proven incapacity to adapt to the threat they face. The Second Legion, for example, may be assembled under the premise that the First Legion may experience an overwhelming threat based on being overrun, and so they march to assist their brothers as a force composed of veteran Centuraeon and Proeliator warriors. A Third Legion may be assembled to engage a hypernatural threat, such as a band of chaotic magi with unmatchable arcane capacity, thus incentivizing the squadron to specialize in antimagical methods to take them down, and so on. Theoretically there may be many legions beyond the first, as long as there are worthy men to occupy them. IV; Duties Aside from basic tasks that an affiliate of the Order may be sent upon, such as the collection of resources, patrols or other militaristic practices, there are a set of duties that Proeliator and Centuraen must tend to alike. It is those who lead them that determine the path they will take in order to achieve glory through the duties the assume. iv/a: In ira Deorum "Rage against Gods." As charged by the doctrines of Xionism, many Spiritual, Aengudaemonic and False Gods are accused of sins committed against the fragmented race of Man, and thus it is the responsibility of the Order to ensure that deific influence across the lands occupied by descendants are cleansed and forcibly broken in sway, lest their corruptions continue to blight the world we walk. All those who kneel before the Gods, and those that support the servantry of the Gods, shall either fall under the righteous fist of the Order or be given mercy in light of their truthful surrendur, in which their sinful identities shall be stripped from them and cast into the fray of eternal obscurity via Pax Postremus. iv/b: Ut in Consortio "Order among the Fellowship." While the Order is tasked with acting as the primary weapon with which invasive Gods are struck away with, they are also entrusted with the duty to ensure all lands dominated by Xionist Pax Postremus are kept safe, in order, and law-abiding. In this case, many Proeliator may be chosen to guard claimed cities and fortifications so that the soldiers fighting abroad have homes to return to. Ut in Consortio also refers to the Xionist obligations to see that the Dark Art communities retain an orderly composition in the lands occupied by the descendants, meaning the day that a coven goes mad and seeks to rampage across the world is the day the Order of Xion shall seek them and forcibly return them to their place. V; Allegiance An integral part of the Order is the allegiance and foremost loyalty of all who vow to serve it. Documentations and conditioning is designed to ensure that every soldier, every captain, and every commander's best interests are of Xion and all who follow the Way of Xion, lest the dissentious be lashed for disobedience or cast from the Order as one named as Dissolute. v/a; Et pactum Xion "The Covenant of Xion." Every man who seeks to join the Order of Xion must forge the sacred Covenant, which is a vow of lifelong loyalty to the Order and to Xionism itself. Repurposed from older times, the vow's recitals were once uttered by inductees of the Deviradaen chapter of the Xionist Lordsguard, who were charged with guarding the long-since-lost royalty. "Ash and soot from forsaken past, Has made our anger burn; Mortalkind shall stand steadfast Where broken Men shall learn. Lightless souls afeared again, Where Gods and Men shall clash; Xion's time now is when, The Gods shall choke on ash." To recite this sacrosanct oath means to bind both the body and the spirit to the cause of the Order; and thus, unless cast out and named Dissolute, one cannot take leave from their duty. To intend betrayal against Order is to intend betrayal against the Old Lords themselves, and thus shall be responded with strict and practiced execution. When one assumes an honored role, such as Centuraeon or Legate, they must recite the godless vows a second time, finally binding their fate to the Order, whereupon betrayal may result in execution and permanent death via being set on fire, and thrown into the Abyss. (PK clause mandatory for Centuraen and Legates.) VI; Methodology The methods utilized by the Order of Xion are stringent, exact, and absolute; they regard each foe without bias and set upon all of them the same degrees of fury so that none may be spared more than others. vi/a: Ars Imperatoria "Stratagem." The Order's application of the process of Ars Imperatoria is less of a set of strategies with which may be applied to opposing forces on the field, but rather a procedure in which applied strategies are analyzed for gaps and weaknesses, and then adapted in light of a battle's given outcome. This ensures the Order does not remain dredged in the same training routines, in the same drills, in the same regiments for all time, but rather evolves overtime to suit the necessary requirements to succeed in equal or undermatched odds. In the same vein, the adoption of a victorious enemy combatant's methods is viable under the circumstances that the given strategy is not an affront to Xionist ideology or practices. vi/b: Pax Postremus "Final Peace." If Unitas inter Mortalae acts as the model with which unity is forged, then Pax Postremus is the means by which mortal uniformity is achieved. By conquering another collection of peoples, an enemy, a tribute, or an opposing nation, they are given the choice to either accept Pax Postremus or perish; whereupon accepting these terms their identity and sovereign or independant status are officially stripped of them and discarded, where they are then absorbed into Xionist culture singularity. Pax Postremus may be acted upon in many ways, such as fervently wiping a conquered force's very annals from the texts of history through bookburnings and the execution of scholars. ~:;:~ Induction To gain the attention of the Order of Xion, one must complete the following application, seal it with black wax, and then relay a carrier-crow directly south and toward the Ice Wall. The Order will adhere the flighted messenger and take heed to the message, if the conditions are met. What is thy birthname? To whom art thou loyal to? What is thy past? What is thy skill? Doth thee follow the Way of Xion? Do the Gods have a place in this world? What must be feared? It is recommended that all players interested in joining the Order of Xion first study the guild's source material: https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/139531-xionism-the-way-of-primeval-man/


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Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana and drummer Cindy Blackman returned to the NBA finals on Sunday night, June 5, where the husband-and-wife duo performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" for Game 2.
The game was held at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, where the hometown Golden State Warriors dominated the contest with the Cleveland Cavaliers to win 110-77. The Warriors now take a 2-0 series lead for the 2016 title.
Santana and Blackman performed the U.S. national anthem one year ago, on June 7, 2015, prior to Game 2 of the 2015 NBA Finals. That game was also between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers and held at Oakland's Oracle Arena.


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Rihanna's self-doubts arose from a scheduled appearance at London's Westfield Stratford City for which she was paid an astounding £500,000, an amount so great the singer started to question whether what she had to offer was worth that kind of money. Whether she herself was worth that kind of money. "I'm not _____ enough," is a negative choose-your-own-adventure story that so many of us pick up from time to time. If we keep re-reading it, disastrous conclusions about ourselves can ensue. We begin to doubt our abilities and inhibit ourselves from accomplishing the greatness engrained in all of us. Thankfully, this lonely, metaphorical library can easily be transformed with "self-stories" that are far more positive, empowering, and honest. It's due time to throw out your copy of Adventuring in Underestimation-Land.
Keep in mind that regardless of the big smiles orthodontists and Crest Whitestrips have allowed us to have, everyone feels insecure about something in their life. And it's not always about the way you look. The façade of social media doesn't make that any farther from the truth. The woman you envy at work with impossibly styled hair and sharp wit questions her intelligence, despite having earned multiple degrees. The ones you spend hours stalking on Instagram spend even longer with their beauty routines, despite being entirely beautiful without any help from makeup or editing. Even Rihanna, who should (admirably) be more appropriately dubbed the Countess of Confidence, was admirably open about her struggle with self-doubt and confidence.
The trick is not to ignore this unfortunate reality, but to try to unteach ourselves the lies we've told ourself, and been told by others. We are enough and capable in every way. If RiRi can realize that, we certainly can too- and help others see it in themselves. Here are a few signs you need to stop underestimating yourself and brush the dust off the spine of your copy of How I Kick Ass and Take Names:
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1. Comparing Comes Natural
Comparison is the easiest way to cloud over how awesome you are. Just because someone else has something you want or has done something you haven't doesn't mean you're lacking. You undoubtedly have a quality someone else wishes they had, even if you're oblivious to what it might be. We see ourselves differently than the way others see us. It should never be more negatively. The harder you work at reaching your goals, the easier it is to be patient with yourself in spite of someone seeming like they're doing better. No one is racing you to a finish line- move at your own pace.
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2. You're a Chronic People Pleaser
Everyone has opinions. Don't lose yours as a result. Just because people you respect say they have your best interests at heart doesn't mean that they should talk over your inner voice. Whether it be your best friend, boyfriend, or parents you strive to please, they'd probably end up happiest seeing YOU pleased. It's your life, and you deserve to be your own number one. Your dreams and aspirations can't be fulfilled by anyone else. Be assertive and take care of yourself, people will eventually respect you for it.
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3. Your Squad Drains Your Energy
The people you choose to spend time with affect all parts of your life: your hobbies, opinions, and direction. Becoming stagnant, bored, and negative is unavoidable if those are the kinds of cronies you're around. You can't apologize for saying goodbye to friends that have skewed priorities or a poor influence on you. It's only wasting precious time that could be spent making ones that uplift and support you. Life is better spent with those that love what you love and inspire you to be a better human being every day.
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4. Your Self-Critic Won't Shut Up
Sometimes we can be our own Simon Cowell (AKA the notoriously abrasive ex-judge from American Idol). There are occasions when this criticism can come as a necessary wake up call, and push us to be our best. Don't get too stuck in the habit, though. No one wants to be the moderator of their own roast. Find ways to love and praise yourself instead. Practicing positive self-talk has a huge influence on the beliefs you form about yourself. It's like Mom always said…"If you can't say anything nice, don't say it at all."
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5. You Don't Trust Your Struggle
Hard times are unavoidable. In the midst of them, we can feel a little trapped. Always remember that they're temporary, and that anything can be managed with the right perspective. Experiences make us stronger, and there is always light to be shed. Have faith and trust that the process is leading you on your way to something better. We can't always control our circumstances, but with a certain sense of determination, progress is in everything. Choose positivity. Belief in yourself is the best outfit you can wear- you'll never have to change out of it once it's on.


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