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City Council considers bill to expand intern protections
The City Council is mulling a bill that would protect unpaid interns citywide against discrimination and harassment.
The New York City Council is mulling a bill that would give unpaid interns the same rights against discrimination and harassment already afforded to paid employees.
The bill, brought forward by Bronx Councilman Jimmy Vacca in conjunction with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, would change the current city law against discrimination to include unpaid interns who works for a fixed period of time for training purposes without pay.
Vacca said the catalyst for the bill was a court case from last fall in which Lihuan Wang, who worked in New York as an intern with a Hong Kong-based TV broadcaster, filed suit after a supervisor allegedly sexually harassed her while promising full-time employment.
The court threw out the case because Wang did not have an employee status and was not covered under New York human rights laws, a fact that "dumb founded" Vacca.
"The hole in this law is so big you could drive a Mack truck through it," Vacca said at a Council hearing on Monday. "That's why this council needs to act … I know that interns can be vulnerable, if not more vulnerable, to harassment than any other employee."
Vacca said the only other jurisdiction that currently includes interns in its human rights law instate of Oregon, while California and New York state are considering their own expansions.
The city could be a trailblazer in the area of intern rights, Vacca said. And while he noted many individual companies already have existing harassment and discrimination protections extended to interns, Vacca argued the city law should reflect the same.
"No employee — paid or unpaid — should have to fear that they're not equally protected by the law if they're subjected to a hostile work environment," he added.
Work on the bill is still preliminary, which encouraged advocates and a representative for the city's Commission on Human Rights to press the lawmakers to tweak the language.
Deputy Commissioner Cliff Mulqueen actually recommended that the Council use more general language so as to expand what kinds of interns qualify under the proposal.
The agency also committed to a focused educational campaign to inform employers and interns alike about a potential change in the law.
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I admit I'm having problems in sitting down couple times a week and posting, not that I don't have subjects to post about, just don't have the energy.
I just got back to work and for me being a new mom is time consuming:) LOL just wishing to have much more time to sleep, she keeps me awake for so many times a night:) my hubby and I were laughing on how worried we've got when she had her first 12 hours full night sleep, but that happened only once:)
So I admit that on 2014 I've become a bit lazy:)
Here is a great example on how I'm feeling lately:)
So for my post today I wanted to share with you a great makeup set by Pupa.
Lately I've wanted to try different shades for my eyes, instead of blue and purple hues, something like brown and more natural effect.
I really love this set, as it goes with a big mirror, great for travels and looks really nice. Just wishing it had less lip glosses and maybe came with a blush, or powder.
Pretty Little Liars, can't help it , just got hooked for this fab show. Love the plot, very crazy one and LOVE the wardrobe!!! mostly Aria's wardrobe, a bit Gothic and tons of chic.
Though I wonder, who dress like these girls to school anyway, I was in to my baggy jeans and tees, not very fashionable:)
Maybe Emily is the only character they do dress like a teen, the rest, are wearing stilettos, very high ones to school.
Finally I'm waiting for tomorrows episode, getting so close to figure out who's A!
Do you have that kind of a series? Do you like to watch PLL?
Have a fab, trendy and happy week!!!


text: Blog posts tagged in Friday Favorites Friday Favorites! Posted on Friday, February 15 2013 Even if you have a busy weekend, there is nothing quite like the relief of Friday finally being here! I'm torn between staying home and getting caught up on work and going on a little weekend trip, but either way I'm happy to see the weekend, and a long weekend no less, finally be here. Here's a round up of favorites from around the web. Long time blogger Audrey McClelland is pregnant with her fifth child - she has four boys right now and writes a great blog not only about life with her family, but about being a fashionista, which she is! This week, she revealed the gender of the new baby with her four sons and the reaction is beyond cute (so cute, you might get choked up!). Someone sent it to me yesterday and it's just too good not to share! Check it out here. Still recovering... Tagged in: Friday Favorites Reading Round up 0 Comments Continue reading


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I just knew Andrea & Jimmy's wedding would be something special when I met them. They wanted to include aspects of their culture into their wedding day and it started with choosing their wedding date. Although it fell on a Tuesday, they chose December 22nd because of it's meaning. I was excited to work in Sentinel's ballrooms, because I knew each ballroom would have a warm cozy holiday feel to it. As Andrea & Jimmy carefully planned, it was fun to see the elements they wanted to include. The traditional Chinese tea ceremony was very touching and perfectly intimate in the Fireside Room. I also loved how the couple chose to incorporate the beautiful purple tones of the Grand Ballroom into their flowers and details. Such a great day--thanks for featuring Oregon Bride Magazine!
Coordination: Meghan Wicks | Photography: Powers Studios | Cinematography: Moving Picture Weddings | Beauty: Powder Inc. | Rentals: Sedera | Music: John Ross | Cake: Papa Haydn | Photo Booth: Chad Dowling Productions | Gown: Anna's Bridal | Officiant: A Perfect Ceremony | Ceremony Music: Duo Con Brio | Floral: Blum | Catering: Jake's Catering


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A military review board on March 5, 2014 decided that Abdel Malik Ahmed Abdel Wahab Al Rahabi should remain indefinitely in U.S. custody in the prison at Guantánamo Bay. Al Rahabi, a Yemeni citizen, was one of the first detainees incarcerated at Guantánamo, arriving there in 2002.
The review board decided that if returned to Yemen, al Rahabi, who served as a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden and who has ties with the current al Qaeda leaders, would pose a threat to U.S. safety. I'm willing to accept that conclusion as a realistic assessment. In my experience, most of our military and national security personnel are dedicated professionals who attempt to perform their jobs to the best of their ability.
So why bring al Rahabi to the United States?
We owe it to ourselves to give him his day in court. I believe in our judicial system. Our courts have tried and convicted over 200 terrorists since 9/11. I believe in our law enforcement agencies (the FBI, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, etc.). They can reliably ensure that al Rahabi remains securely in federal custody. I believe in the American people. Most of us do not panic at the mere mention of terrorism; most of us share my confidence in our judiciary and law enforcement. A terrorist incarcerated in a federal maximum security prison poses no more threat to any of us than the same prisoner incarcerated at Guantánamo poses. If you doubt that, then let's create new federal prisons aboard military bases especially for accused and convicted terrorists.
When we refuse to give someone like al Rahabi his day in court, we communicate in no uncertain terms that not only do we not trust our judiciary and law enforcement agencies, we also do not believe in our Constitution and the legal system that it establishes. One of the reasons that the colonists rebelled against Great Britain was that the colonists believed nobody should be arrested without knowing why, without a right to a speedy trial by jury, and without rights that included access to an attorney and not having to incriminate one's self.
I, for one, still want to live in a country that prizes those rights. We have a sad legacy of prisoners held at Guantánamo who did not receive those rights. We as a nation hold them at Guantánamo precisely because we do not want to give them their rights. National security authorities believe that probably a quarter of the persons held at Guantánamo are innocent of any major crime, wrongly caught up in the war on terror launched in the panicked post-9/11 atmosphere.
For prisoners against whom the government can make a reasonable case, let's bring them to the U.S. and try them in our courts. We have the best justice system in the world. Keeping a prisoner at Guantánamo costs the taxpayer $800,000 per year, a number that will only increase, e.g., the prison there now needs expensive, major renovations.
Finally, al Rahabi may be a terrorist who wants me dead. However, I am a Christian and therefore am committed to treating him as a human being who should have the same rights that I enjoy. Let's give him justice; it's the right thing to do.


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Hi all.
Not to badmouth my wonderful husband, he is not a handyman. Last year (without my knowing) he decided to find out why about 6 tiles were sticking out near the bottom of the shower. He removed them, and put them back without gluing them to the board, or putting a proper seal around them. Now there is water damage. We removed the tile again (more this time) and the part of the drywall that was wet. Now we have a large hole (no mold :) ) that needs to be fixed.
I want to fix it right this time. What is the best kind of drywall to fill the hole with? What is the best kind of mud to use to seal the joints? We don't need a very big piece. Anyone know of a place near/in Denver that would sell, or give away scrap, or broken pieces or unused mud?


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Mom and I took the train at 8:35 to Toronto and, as per usual, we arrived in Toronto a whole hour late for no good reason! ARGH! (Luckily, in the end, we didn't miss this lost hour but for the people making a connection onto Montreal they missed their train and were bused to Montreal. Very unfair.) Once arriving in Union Station, the subway system wasn't working (at least not the section we needed). AARRGGHHH!!! Luckily, the bus shuttle was pretty good and although we had to walk a bit more than planned we were fine. And then we arrived at the Bazaar!
WOW! (The above photo is from their Facebook page.) We delivered the 3 critters from London's Dollirium to artist Danielle Vendetti and then took a wee break to collect ourselves before diving in! What can I say!? This was the best show ever! It was like an Xmas fair only ALL HALLOWE'EN!!!! I was so in my glee, and so overwhelmed!! (Mom was impressed too.) The art on the floor was of a pretty high level and the creativity!? Over the top!!! There were so many story tellers, and their art was so obviously an act of love and desire to put their ideas into a solid form. Impressive and humbling, I was honoured to see their work.
And blessed that I could take some of it home! Before even arriving Viv by Sara Deck was coming home with us. I first saw Viv on Shelley Long's blog, missed her at Dollirium and tracked her down to the Bazaar! Meant to be with me, I should say! Viv and I have things to talk about...
Of course I also purchased a copy of Dan Soelberg's book from which Sara got her inspiration. Dan signed my copy of Oddities of West Berkshire in his incredible script, what a treat!
Isn't that lovely? I also picked up some of his beautiful bookmarks to give to my like-minded friends to perhaps inspire them to acquire their own copies (Viv and I aren't sharing, hah!)
The most impressive table was one populated by miniature coffins, each containing a very special collection of miniature objects telling a story. A doctor's plague mask caught my eye and it was a plague coffin!!! Thrill of thrills, artist Janice VanBeck went over what each item was and its place in telling her little plague tale... wow. I was in heaven!
(Two coffins and a gorgeous little sack from Ah, the Macabre came home with us.)
Is that not incredible! And there's a rat, of course (he has fleas).
The "Witchy Ways" coffin also came home with us... I wish I could remember the origins of the tiny porcelain doll figure but my brain was set to bust and I don't recall the story... perhaps Janice will be kind enough to share it with me again!
Update from Janice: read the comment below about the "Frozen Charlotte" dolls, thank you Janice!
Update from Janice: read the comment below about the "Frozen Charlotte" dolls, thank you Janice!
Sam Ovens offered many lovely pieces of wearable art, like this resin bird skull. She also had lovely little mouse heads, and I hope to custom order one.
As I said, the creativity on the floor was electric and I can entirely understand wanting to be included in this amazing group of macabre artists. Enter the Kitten & the Crow, a couple with a story to tell that's only in the beginning stages but wow the art! Here are the three finished panels from their *soon* to be finished book (soon is relative, I know).
From their website:
"Some passing days, along this way, come a Kitten and a Crow,
Both bear silent witness to what the heart should never know".
I look forward to seeing their story.
In the end, it was back to Sara Deck's table for one last purchase: sweet little Gertrude came home with us too. This wee lass is an albino child that was attacked by a werewolf one night along the railway tracks. Sweet Gertrude thought her life was difficult as an albino, now she's come to see that things could always be worse... another story that Sara Deck has yet to pull from her imaginings and fix to paper to share with us all! (Isn't Sara's business card stunning?) You can read Sara's blog post about the show here.
So many more stories, so little time...
here's a sampling of the other artists that showed their wears, along with a gorgeous leather mask by Eden Bachelder that sadly I did not take home (where to hang it?)
In closing, it was a truly awe-inspiring event and I am so very happy we were able to get there and enjoy it. We wandered back to Union Station by way of Kensington Market (stopping in at Pancho's Bakery for 5 loaves of Day of the Dead bread, they had some already!) and other treats, finally journeying home on the train (which was on time) with a final treat: meeting Tammi Beaulieu and getting to catch up a bit on the ride home. Tired and full to over-flowing with all the things we saw and experienced, we collapsed into bed, dreaming of dark inspirations from the Bazaar of the Bizarre!


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The popularity of chicken wings has soared since Theresa Bellissimo decided to serve them as bar food about 10 years ago.
Bellissimo is generally acknowledged as the inventor of Buffalo wings, deep-fried chicken wings doused with melted butter and hot sauce.
To round off the platter she first served at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, N.Y., she added a saucer of blue-cheese dressing and a few celery sticks.


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Concussion Baseline Testing with Lon Egbert will be Tuesday, August 15th from 3-5 p.m. in Mr. Van Orden's room and Mrs. Nicholson's room at the high school.
The scheduled times are as follows by sport:
3 p.m. Volleyball, Cheer, Dance 3:30 Football, Swimming 4 p.m. Boys Soccer, Cross Country 4:30 Girls Soccer, Winter/Spring Sport Athletes. Thanks Jerome Physical Therapy!
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Dianne De Witt - Texas born and bred. Think Cheryl Tiegs and the other lanky blondes of her generation. One of the great runway models of all time. Dianne was one of the first girls to make the transition from print to runway - Bill Blass being the first to use the print girls for this purpose. This was a bold move as back then, print girls didn't do runway which was relegated to a lower level of girl unlike today when the runway stars are the print stars. Peak years: 1977- 1991.
Veronica Webb - Aloof, poised and polished- like you expect a supermodel to be. Refreshingly candid. In 1992 Webb won a coveted contract with cosmetics giant Revlon, and the lucrative agreement launched Webb's face as the virtual symbol for its ColorStyle line in Revlon ads and made her one of only a few African American modeling professionals with such a high-profile deal. Peak years: 1984-1994.
Magdalena -Extraordinarily friendly like 'the girl next door'. Indisputably one of he best bodies in the business. Look up next time you're downtown on Hudson Street and there she is lounging in white fur for Bebe 10 times larger than life. The current "Wonderbra" model. Peak years: 1997 - the present day
Paulina Porizkova - one of the first Supers. Keenly intelligent and self-deprecating, a self admitted 'control freak'. In 1990 Paulina was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. She had a $6 million contact with Estee Lauder until 1995 when Liz Hurley took over from her. Peak years: 1983-1992.
Doni Miller - An old friend of the LOL. Doni was previously at the exclusive Artists' hair and makeup talent agency headed by the formidable Timothy Priano. Timothy's agency represents editorial stars ranging from celebrity darling Gucci Westman to hair legend Harry King.
LOL: What was the image you projected that made you famous? Who created it?
Diane: The Grace Kelly ice queen type. Whenever I heard this, I'd roll on the floor laughing because in actuality I was just a little girl from Texas. This image was reinforced because I worked for Harper's Bazaar and Town and Country. I was definitely not Sports Illustrated material.
Veronica: When I started, I was going to art school and was wearing a little bowl cut wig. I'd draw in these big eyebrows and looked like a Club Kid, which is what I was. Then, I went into being sexy, wearing Alaia and looking Parisian.
Magdalena: I try to dress sexy and usually wear heels, clothing by young designers and a Wonderbra, of course!
Paulina: Estee Lauder ice queen and Sports Illustrated 'babe'. I was the persona they wanted me to be. Being a model is like being an apple in the spotlight, how you come across is never up to you.
LOL: Was there a defining moment when you knew you had 'made it'?
Diane: There were a few moments for me. One was when my Town & Country cover with Norman Parkinson came out Another was when I got a Vidal Sassoon type bob in 1983 and started doing runway. This was the transition that Mr. Blass put ito play that changed fashion, when he decided to use print stars for the runway. I was also in the runway scene in 'Bright Lights, Big City'.
Magdalena: When I started doing Victoria's Secret in 1997, I didn't know it was a major thing, it was just another job I was going to. My first job was winter clothing, it wasn't even lingerie! It was after the runway show I did at the Plaza that I realized what a big deal it was. It's absolutely amazing, when you do the show, the guys are really sitting there with their mouths wide open! A friend pointed this out to me on the video later on. As far as commercial work being 'good' or 'bad', when I was getting my green card, the most important thing to immigrations was that letter from Victoria's Secret.
Paulina: I was lucky right off the bat and worked right away from the start - I was 15. I came to NY a year later as an accident because the clients sent me to Barbados and didn't pay for my ticket back to Paris and dumped me in New York. Elite sent me to a bunch of photographers and I got the Paris Vogue, Glamour and Cosmo covers. Another highpoint was my Sports Illustrated cover in 1984. I only remember the date because that's when I met Rick (Ocasik) and did the "Drive" video with him. That's what pushed me into "Supermodeldom", loosely termed.
Veronica: Peter Lindbergh was the photographer who made me famous. He took pictures of me in January 1984 outdoors in Paris that broke a lot of rules. Financially, I felt like I made it when I bought my mother the Chrysler she wanted. I wrote a check for the car on the spot. That was making it financially. On the other levels, you're on trial every day of your career.Continue...


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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Some Inspiration
I wasn't sure what to blog today, and I knew I wanted to get a post up, so I went through some pictures I have saved on my computer (none of which I own) and chose some of my favorites. I normally save photos as I browse the internet and other fashion blogs, and reference them when I'm in need of a little inspiration. If you recognize any photos it's probably because it came from a famous blog somewhere.
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text: The mandate to integrate By Karen J.. Published on January 19, 2009. Last fall, when DATA Inc., an IT solutions provider, introduced a new global project management tool, the company marketed the product using a combination of a webinar, direct mail, social networking, telemarketing and e-mail marketing. The company designed the webinar to explain what the new tool does and publicized it using direct mail, telemarketing and e-mail marketing. If an e-mail came back undeliverable, DATA used LinkedIn to reconnect with the contact. DATA hasn't always integrated its marketing efforts so thoroughly, but when George Nikanorov, the company's head of marketing, took over his current position, he began preaching integrated marketing strategies and developed a strategy to match. Nikanorov was pleased with the outcome: The webinar was attended by about 3% of the 600 people who were marketed to, he said, and the leads that did come in from the campaign were "warm." "Overall, it was a success," Nikanorov said. "At the end of the day even if they didn't come to the webinar, we were constantly in front of them," he said. "If you're only using one channel—if we only went out there with e-mail marketing—it's just wasn't going to work. Experts and industry insiders agree. "If you don't integrate e-mail with other channels, you're going to lose customers and lose money," said Julie Katz, an analyst with Forrester Research. "When you integrate, the message resonates so much more. You can start small, do it and see how it works." Here are eight tips to help you get started managing your own integrated e-mail marketing program: ??Start at the beginning. A campaign will work better if you plan from the beginning to make it multichannel. When you decide on an integrated strategy after the initial planning work has been done, you lose out on economies of scale, said Scott Million, VP-business development for LeapFrog Interactive. "Depending on how many different [venues are used], you're looking at 10% savings if you've got two pieces of creative. If you're going to have three—say a banner, e-mail and a microsite—you're looking at a 20% savings." ??Bring all involved parties together. Your media planner or advertising agency may not see e-mail as a key advertising channel. It's up to you to let them know that it is—and that leaving it out of the overall planning cycle is their first and biggest mistake, said Loren T. McDonald, VP-industry relations at Silverpop, a provider of e-mail marketing solutions. ???Use common logos, messaging and strategies across the board. DATA Inc.'s Nikanorov sent out a direct mail piece publicizing the company's webinar and was able to leverage that work by reusing the card's imagery and wording in an e-mail campaign. He also used similar campaign elements on a display banner. "Yes, you have to tailor a bit based on channel, but you have to think how things will play out and develop a consistent message," he said. The call to action should also carry through from one medium to the next, so if you offer something in your e-mail newsletter, make sure that exact offer is visible when people get to your landing page, white paper or microsite, said Ian Wolfman, partner and senior VP of digital agency imc2. ???Use company-specific words and phrases. It's important not only to use industry terminology but also company-specific terminology in search, on your Web site and in display ads. Yet so many marketers ignore this when writing e-mail copy. They don't apply their strategy to their newsletters, said Joel Book, director of e-marketing education for ExactTarget, a provider of e-mail marketing software. "[Using] SEO—and specifically organic search—to attract potential e-mail subscribers to your Web site is one of the most cost-effective things b-to-b marketers can do to build their subscriber databases and expand the reach of their e-mail communications," he said. ???Use your site's search function to help target messaging. If someone logs on and searches for a specific product, you're missing out if you don't use that information to target messaging, Katz said. "You don't want to be too obvious or Big Brother, but if someone was just searching for an office chair, you can send your regular e-mail message and end it with a message about that chair and maybe one or two other models so it doesn't seem so overt," she said. If you're not already doing similar triggering based on integration with your CRM system, you should be, Katz said. ??Use e-mail to nurture paid search prospects. If you click through on most paid search ads, you'll find plenty of product information, but what you may not find is an opt-in option, McDonald said. "The average paid search conversion rate is 2% to 4%. If you're spending $100,000 on Google AdWords, the value of e-mail becomes, "What do we do with the other 96 or 98 people?' It doesn't take away from the main conversion goal, but an e-mail opt-in can become a very strong secondary call to action," he said. If you get them to opt in, your ROI goes up when—several months or even several years out—a few more of those people convert to purchasers, he said. ??Make integrated buys, but save for last-minute deals as well. If you're renting or sponsoring an e-mail list, you can boost your effectiveness by buying display ads on the company's or network's Web sites, LeapFrog Interactive's Million said. "If users have seen your display ads, they are more likely to recognize your company and click through in the e-mail," he said. "It helps with brand awareness." You may also save money since many publishers and networks offer bundled discounts when making such a purchase, he said. The deals can be even better as you get closer to insert date, so if you've got a banner ad in your back pocket, Million said, you can often get a steep discount for a last-minute placement. ??Use mobile marketing to capture e-mail addresses. Texting has overtaken calling on mobile phones according to Nielsen Mobile, a service of Nielsen Co. With so many people texting, it's a good idea to use offline media such as billboards, print and television advertising to encourage prospects to text their opt-in to your e-mail marketing program, said Jeanniey Mullen, the founder of the E-mail Experience Council. "I'm a huge fan of asking for e-mail addresses wherever you can—at the trade show, on your last PowerPoint slide," she said. "When someone gives you their address, they are saying, "I want to do business with you.' 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The KEA HOLIDAY HOUSE is located on the western coast of Kea, on the way to the beach of Vroskopos, at 300 m. above sea level and enjoys a magnificent sunset view to the Aegean Sea. The house is fully equipped with all modern amenities and has easy access to all beaches on the west of the island. One can reach the KEA HOLIDAY HOUSE via the main asphalt road to Koundouros, or the asphalt road to Vroskopos that passes through the natural water source of Flea (drinkable water). The KEA HOLIDAY HOUSE comprises the ultimate destination for romantic escapes, or a true family hoiliday, for those who seek quiet, easy-going vacations with a touch of adventurous spirit


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One of my favorite books is John Piper's Finally Alive book. In fact, it is THE book I recommend for those interested in reformed soteriology (aka calvinism). I like it because Piper doesn't address Calvinism in it per se, but the topics arises naturally from the exposition of scripture. Finally Alive is about being born again and all that the New Testament intended it to be. Because the book flows out of a sermon series he preached, the book reads technical but very heart felt. So forget the jargon of "reformed" and "isms" for a bit, and simply dive into the word of God and wrestle with the issue of being born again.
Here's a great sample:
I want to say loud and clear that when the Barna Group uses the term born again to describe American church-goers whose lives are indistinguishable from the world, and who sin as much as the world, and sacrifice for others as little as the world, and embrace injustice as readily as the world, and covet things as greedily as the world, and enjoy God-ignoring entertainment as enthusiastically as the world—when the term born again is used to describe these professing Christians, the Barna Group is making a profound mistake. It is using the biblical term born again in a way that would make it unrecognizable by Jesus and the biblical writers. Here is the way the researchers defined born again in their research:
— "Born again Christians" were defined in these surveys as people who said they have made "a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in their life today" and who also indicated they believe that when they die they will go to Heaven because they had confessed their sins and had accepted Jesus Christ as their savior. Respondents were not asked to describe themselves as "born again." Being classified as "born again" is not dependent upon church or denominational affiliation or involvement. —-
In other words, in this research the term born again refers to people who say things. They say, "I have a personal commitment to Jesus Christ. It's important to me." They say, "I believe that I will go to Heaven when I die. I have confessed my sins and accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior." Then the Barna Group takes them at their word, ascribes to them the infinitely important reality of the new birth, and then slanders that precious biblical reality by saying that regenerate hearts have no more victory over sin than unregenerate hearts.
I'm not saying their research is wrong. It appears to be appallingly right. I am not saying that the church is not as worldly as they say it is. I am saying that the writers of the New Testament think in exactly the opposite direction about being born again. Instead of moving from a profession of faith, to the label born again, to the worldliness of these so-called born again people, to the conclusion that the new birth does not radically change people, the New Testament moves in the other direction. It moves from the absolute certainty that the new birth radically changes people, to the observation that many professing Christians are indeed (as the Barna Group says) not radically changed, to the conclusion that they are not born again. The New Testament, unlike the Barna Group, does not defile the new birth with the worldliness of unregenerate, professing Christians.
1 John 2:29: "If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him."
1 John 3:9: "No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God."
1 John 4:7: "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is
from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God."
1 John 5:4: "Everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith."
1 John 5:18: "We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him."


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|A quiet moment. It could have been a whole quiet afternoon if Jack (8) had been allowed to keep playing his game. Josh (4) and Elijah (2) were fascinated with it.
|This is Emily, now 6 1/2 months, and she still has blue eyes!
|And sweet little Elijah who looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth! (But we know better!)
Just a few pictures from our Christmas celebrations this year.


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Star light, star bright…a child takes a lyrical journey to the heavens and discovers she's a star—in the best possible way.
In simple, poetic prose, a young girl soars into the night sky and discovers the origin of stars. Eons ago a star got hotter and hotter until it exploded. The resulting bits came to settle on what is now Earth and thus became a part of everything on the planet, including humans. The language is clear and directly addresses readers ("Are you okay? Yes? Good"). Imagine children's delight in learning they were born from and are made up of stardust, even down to the grooves of their fingertips. Sweet and captivating illustrations, created from multiple media and often set against vintage-looking maps of constellations, are the stars here, too. They work perfectly with the text to demonstrate for youngsters how their bodies and all living things came to be imbued with pieces of stars. The book is intended to make nighttime less frightening—after all, the sky isn't really dark with all those stars up there—but it also allows children to think larger, deeper thoughts about how marvelously they and their whole universe are connected. No wonder the lucky "star" sleeps so contentedly on the final page.
A twinkling delight for bedtime and storytime. (star facts) (Picture book. 4-8)


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Iris Wiechmann
Simonne Clay
Your card is wonderful, love the paper, the cute stamp and your colouring
very sweet card.
Lori your paper colors, coloring and flowers are simply stunning on the kraft background papers! I love this card!
Tammy Louise
How sweet!!!! love your choice of DP....awesome coloring....tfs
This is so cute, I love the sweet colors. Beautyful!
Hugs Aartje
How sweet!! Your cards are very bright and positive! And this one is as well! Beautiful work!
Nice card. love the stamp. The flowers make it special.
Oh what a beauty Lori!!
XXX Heidy
What a gorgeous project, Lori! Love the papers and all the wonderful details! Great coloring of the sweet image!
Beautiful card Lori love the colours and your gorgeous design, those papers are to die for, love them.
Hugs Linda
So pretty card :)
Beautiful ♥
What a cute colours, cute stamp, cut project. Everything is cute!!
The bookmark is a really nice touch.
Beautiful card! I love how you set this card up and the colors you chose. Very pretty, especially with all the extra flowers and bows!
Gorgeous card, such a sweet image and coloured so beautifully
What a gorgeous card and what a brilliant sketch.
Beautiful Card just love it
Susan xx
So sweet and I like how you added a bookmark.
WOW, this is so clever to add the bookmark!!!! your card is wonderful and the colouring fantastic!!! I love the flowers with the beautiful patterned paper. Hugs, Brigitte
cute card, such soft colors. Nice idea with the bookmark!
Beautiful card Lori, love it.
Hello Lori,
gorgeous! Love the image and all the details.
Very sweet and pretty card
Simply Adorable. Love all the layers and pretty colors.
Hugs, Dangina
Beautiful card, I always enjoy seeing Syvia's image colored so beautifully, tfs
She is adorable, love a bookmark attached to the front so pretty
My goodness, this is so sweet! Lovely colors and darling image
This is just darling I love your colour choices :)
Gorgeous card! Beautiful color combo and the image is adorable!!
Beautiful layers of paper!! Adorable image!! Great colors and cute flowers too! :o)
This is really beautiful! Love the colours!! Hugsxx
Fantastic card and the bookmark is such a clever touch.
Beautiful card!
The image is so sweet, I just love this project :)
Your card is so pretty, with those lovely colours
love all the flowers and the large ribbon
Awe, she is absolutely gorgeous Lori!
So adorable. Love your layout and coloring. This tag pocket is so beautiful on your card.
absolutely adorable...this is so so so out of the world!love it.. gorgeous card...wish i could have it
My current favourite Wee stamp! What a gorgeous card Lori, so love it. Hugs Sxx
So beautiful Lori,I love the image and the colours.
So gorgeous papers and the details.
Hugs Riet.xx
Such a sweet card and image. Love how you've used kraft. I think it helps to prevent the card from becoming too "sugary".
Adorable lori, shes coloured beautifully x
Such a good selection of colors! it makes your card more worthy! but please add something about Plastic business cards it would be better.


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Erin Heatherton Moves on from Leonardo DiCaprio
Erin Heatherton has moved on from Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Victoria's Secret model - who split from the 38-year-old Django Unchained star in October amid rumours she was fed up of his failure to commit to their relationship - is reportedly loved-up with a former USC football player, who she met just weeks after breaking up with Leonardo.
A source told the New York Post's Page Six that the 23-year-old blonde beauty is dating former college basketball and football player Jordan Cameron, who is now a tight end for NFL team the Cleveland Browns.
A mutual friend set up the couple shortly after she strutted her stuff in the Victoria's Secret fashion show in New York in early November.
Erin's good pal Lily Aldridge, 27, who is married to 30-year-old Kings of Leon star Caleb Followill, previously predicted she would have no problem finding a new boyfriend following her split from Leonardo after approximately a year of dating.
She said: "I don't think Erin's gonna have any problems getting a man. I'm pretty sure there's a line around New York City waiting for her. Every guy I know is like, 'Please introduce me to Erin!'"
She added: "Erin is my girl! She's my daughter's godmother, she's my best friend and she's just amazing. She is such an angel, such a star. She's the best."
Leonardo, who has admitted he hasn't met the love of his life yet, has wasted no time since the split and has most recently been linked to his 22-year-old 'The Wolf of Wall Street' co-star Margot Robbie.


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The group manufactures a wide range of products including cold rolled steel coils, galvanized and aluminium-zinc coated steel coils, pre-painted steel coils, galvanized pipes and hollow sections.
- Twenty roll-forming operations in 10 African countries produce steel roof sheeting and roofing related products under various trusted and recognised consumer brand names. In the project sector of the market, these operations offer a highly valued service to professionals and end-users through a wealth of experience and technical expertise available within the Safal Group.
- A further six specialised operations manufacture steel structural products and construction components that complement the roofing businesses. A full technical support service is available within the operations.
- Safal Group is also the sole licensee for MiTek steel trusses in East Africa.
- Four coil coating operations in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa, produce metal-coated and pre-painted steel coils conforming to international quality specifications and world-class manufacturing standards.
The Safal Group of companies employs over 3,500 people, providing the leadership, resources and training necessary to create an environment in which all employees can grow as individuals and professionals.
SAFAL plays a big role in uplifting the living standards of communities within which the individual companies operate through the establishment of health centres, technical institutes and HIV/AIDS prevention programmes.
The SAFAL companies have incorporated best business practices and its commitment to the Kaizen principles. These practices include modern production techniques and innovative solutions to achieve world class manufacturing. The SAFAL group continues to provide the leadership, resources and training necessary to create an environment in which every stakeholder and member can contribute towards growth and success.
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|Mabati Training Institute
|Mabati Medical Centre
Safal Group Operations
|Branches / Operations
|Addis Ababa, Gondar, Megenagna, Adama, Lebu
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Here's a couple of new-mom essentials that I'm putting to good use...
Found you through WIWW. You look GREAT for 2 weeks after a baby. Love the lightweight summer wrap!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! It is all fabulous!
I would absolutely LOVE to have you link this up on my Casual Friday link up party starting tomorrow, it would be perfect!
You look fantastic! I mean fantastic for just having a baby two weeks ago. Your first outfit is so chic! Stopping by from WIWW.
You definitely look great. I love those jeans. I'm in search of the DIY now.
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Take a colorful look at life in the rain forest while learning about the needs of living things and how they respond to their environment.
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This book presents interesting facts about the dangers of life on the African savanna.
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Flea Market Finds
{Vintage Coach Station Bag}
I found the cognac color of this bag a few months ago at the Rose Bowl Flea Market and love it so much I couldn't pass up getting the black one too as soon as I spotted it! So happy I found this classic bag in both colors, and in great condition, considering the Station bag was created in the 1980's. These are definitely my best flea market score!!
{His and Hers Crown Hooks & a Vintage Saucer}
Greg and I loved these King & Queen Crown hooks for our keys.
I picked up this little floral saucer to hold my rings.
{Wood Jewelry Box with Glass Top}
I have been looking for something to house my jewelry so that Zoey couldn't get to it.
She loves to play with my rings and bangles on the dresser. This jewelry box is exactly what I was looking for.
Greg and I are going to up-cycle it so stay tuned for the DIY before & after post.


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Happy New Year, friends! I can't even believe 2014 is upon us already. I have so many dreams, goals, and plans for this year and I am really excited to get them going. I've spent the last few weeks laying the groundwork, and now it's time to execute and get serious about crushing some seriously big goals.
In any event, that's not what today's post is about! I'm still looking back at 2013 and I saw a fun post on Caroline's blog the other day, where she reviewed some of her favorite blog posts from the past year. I thought I would do something similar, using some of her prompts and a few of my own. So, without further ado, my top ten blog posts of 2013!
1. My favorite post was Fatherless Father's Day.
2. My most popular post was Goodbyes and Hellos.
3. My most helpful post was When Intentions Fail.
4. A post whose success surprised me was Writing Is Work.
5. A post I feel didn't get the attention it deserved was We Are Strong.
6. My most beautiful post was On a Special Bible.
7. My favorite post I wrote, spawned from a post another blogger wrote, was Changing My Story.
8. The post I was most scared to push publish on was Guarding My Heart.
9. The post I am most proud of was This is Good Enough.
10. My favorite guest post I wrote was On Learning to Say Yes.
When I think about this blog, I never really have any specific goals for it. I'm not looking to increase readership, though I love when new readers happen upon my blog and connections form. I'm not looking to make money from blogging or get tons of sponsors or anything like that. I just want to write my story down. I want to be honest and truthful about what I'm dealing with and going through and triumphing with and losing at… the good, the bad, and the ugly. The happy moments and the sad moments. The times when I'm proud and the times when I'm defeated. All of it. It's for me, because it's a cathartic healing process for me to get it out of my brain, but it's also for you. For the I've been there's. And the I thought I was the only one's.
So when I think about where I want my blog to go in 2014, the truth is, I don't have a clue. I'd like to continue blogging consistently, which is something I don't struggle with too much. When it's something you love doing, you make the time. No matter what. I'd like to launch a new design, because this one is starting to feel a little dated. And I'd like to be a better blog friend. Send cards for birthdays, email more, strengthen connections, reach out. I hold back a lot because I fear rejection and I get too caught up in my own head. They already have close blog friends, what do they need from me? The truth is, we all want to strengthen our blog friendships and I've never received an email or text or tweet from a blog friend checking in on me, or asking me about something, and felt annoyed. It always feels good. I want to make others feel good, too.
This blog may get more health- and financial-focused in the coming year, as these are two huge goals of mine and I know there will be many thoughts tumbling through my head that I want to get out. Above all, though, it will remain pure Stephany Writes. Snippets of my life, essays on what I'm going through, and plenty of pictures of Dutch to soften even the hardest heart. 🙂 Bring it on, 2014! I am so, so ready for you.


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Holy Land Trust sponsors a Peace and Reconciliation project as well as the Palestine Summer Encounter.
Rapprochement is very active in non violent resistance in the Beit Sahour, Beit Jala, and Bethlehem areas.
Forusa leads delegations and does women's nonviolent resistance work.
Christian Peacemaker Teams http://cpt.org/ sends trained internationals to listen, and talk with people on both sides of the conflict. Art Gish's wonderful book, Hebron Journal: Stories of Nonviolent Peacemaking(2001, Herald Press) came out of his experiences as a member of CPT.
International Solidarity Movement
ISM is a Palestinian-led movement committed to resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land using nonviolent, direct-action methods and principles. They do training and welcome participation of internationals in active resistance in the Occupied Territories.
The Michigan Peace Team does nonviolent training and sends teams to serve as a peaceful presence in domestic and international conflicts.
The Palestine Right to Return Coalition is a broad-based, non-partisan, democratic, and charitable organization of grassroots activists and students committed to comprehensive public education on the rights of all Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and lands of origin, and to be granted full restitution of all their confiscated and destroyed property in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International law and the numerous United Nations Resolutions upholding such rights.
Wi'am: Palestine Conflict Resolution Center does non-violent resistance and reconciliation work in the Bethlehem area.
This blog was created by the Palestine Israel Action Group (PIAG), a subcommittee of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of Ann Arbor Friends Meeting. PIAG's deep concern about the 67-year old conflict has led us to action, education, and dialogue. We hope to contribute to a solution that is perceived as workable and fair by reasonable people on both sides.The blog is not meant to represent the views of Ann Arbor Friends Meeting as a whole. Relevant, civil comments will be posted.
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This article, Ghost Children, is under active construction! LAIKA Films Wiki apologizes for the inconvenience.
|Ghost Children
|Sweet Ghost Girl, Tall Ghost Girl, Ghost Boy
|Pink Palace, Other World, Real World, Coraline Jones, Beldam
The Ghost Children are the first victims of the Other Mother who used to be in the same position as Coraline, but later gave in to the Beldam's counterfeit happiness. After the Other Mother had finished with them, they were imprisoned behind the mirror and was cursed for light to shrivel and burn them, making them unable to get out. In the end, they are freed by Coraline whom found their eyes in the "three wonders" of the Other World. One of them is the twin sister of Wybie's Grandmother.
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Film Edit
In the film and similarly to the book, the Ghost Children were discovered by Coraline, after being dragged by the Other Mother, behind the mirror. However, the space inside is a lot bigger in the film and a rotten bed is found inside. Then they explained to Coraline what had happened to them:
- "She spied on our lives through the little doll's eyes.
- And saw that we weren't happy.
- So she lured us away with treasures and treats,
- and games to play, gave all that we asked.
- Yet we still wanted more.
- So we let her sew the buttons.
- She said that she loved us. But she locked us here.
- And ate up our lives."
Retrieving their eyes was the way for them to be freed and finally be sent to heave, so they asked Coraline if she could find their eyes for them, in which Coraline whole-heartedly accepted. Every time Coraline finds the Ghost Children's eyes, the nearby surrounding crumbles and turns ashen and grey. They helped out Coraline, after she'd tricked the Other Mother, close the little door against the Beldam and later thanked her after being set free in Coraline's dream. But they also warn her that there is only one key for the little door and that the Beldam still lived and wanted to steal it.
In the film, Coraline described Mr's Lovat's twin sister as the Sweet Ghost Girl, Ghost Boy as the boy, and the last girl as the Tall Ghost Girl.
Book Edit
In the book, the Ghost Children were trapped behind the mirror; but unlike in the film, the space inside was much smaller and darker. The Ghost Children feared the Other Mother, whom they refer to as the Beldam, and they also explained what had happened to them. When Coraline asked them to come with her when the Beldam comes and lets her out, the Ghost children responded that they wished they could. Because the Beldam had their hearts in her keeping, the Ghost Children belonged in the dark and the empty places. According to them, the light would shrivel and burn them.
Physical Appearance Edit
Film Edit
The Ghost Chilren had buttons for eyes and almost translucent and pale form but clear enough to fully see and identify them and still have a face of general displeasure on their faces. After Coraline found their eyes and freed them through her dream, the Ghost Children appeared to be of shimmering gold with halos, beautiful wings and finally with their real eyes.
It is not immediately said what their appearance looked like in book, which can be assumed that they were not clear enough to be noticeable. According to Coraline, after getting used to the darkness behind the mirror, the Ghost Children were "as faint and pale as the moon in the daytime sky." In the graphic picture in the book, the Ghost Chilren did not appear to have button for eyes.


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Welcome to another day of inspiration at Cookink with Cricut today we have some great projects to share, all perfect for surprising any special women on Mother Day.
For my project I created a cute little flower box, it was designed to be filled with flowers, but I supposed you can fill it with anything your heart desires:
I used the art philosophy cartridge for the rolled flowers. I also used Melin's scallop rolled rose and raggedy rose I added some rhinestones, feathers and fibers to accent them and VOILA!
I want to wish all my craft moms out there a Happy Mother's Day! May good bless you and your children always. Sending a special message to the wonderful lady that I call Mamí or Soco, she is the most caring and nurturing person I will ever know but best of all she is my MOHTER - Te Quiero Mucho Soco!
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Shen Yin Wang Zuo, Chapter 299: Group Progress (II)
Skeleton Knights!
The two skeletons mounted Skull Horses, and they weren't equipped with the same sword and shield pair, but only a single lance.
The heavy sounds of hooves sounded violently on the ground, and the two Skeleton Knights advanced towards Long Haochen's group like bolts of lightning.
Although the skeletons knights looked imposing, everyone loosened their breath in relief, because these opponents were still easier to deal with than the specters from before. At least, they were facing the enemy head on.
Long Haochen didn't dare to attack them head on out of fear that charging would cause him to activate the following test.
Blue Rain, Hibiscus of Light, was waved forward, launching a Light Thorn.
The Light Thorn carrying Ripples of Light grew to a whole new level in terms of offensive power. The blade of golden light separated into two parts in the air and slashed at the two Skeleton Knights.
With Long Haochen's current cultivation, the use of Light Thorn didn't require any incantation from him, and the same went even for those carrying Ripples of Light.
The eyes of the two skeleton knights were lit in golden flames, their lances simultaneously thrusting forward. Next, the two Skeleton Knights released one meter long golden radiances from their hands, striking right in the middle of the Light Thorns.
In the midst of hissing sounds, Long Haochen's two Light Thorns were crushed to pieces easily, and those two knights were drawing closer to Long Haochen. However, they didn't arrive before him with the same timing; in a situation that looked like the knights were about to simultaneously arrive before Long Haochen, the speed of one of the two suddenly decreased, while the other one kept charging forward. He strode his own skull horse, unexpectedly placing himself behind the other knight, entering a cavalry formation of two, charging one before another.
At Long Haochen's back were his comrades, so there was naturally no need for him to hesitate. The Holy Radiant Shield launched the Holy Shield technique, and in addition, Holy Filter Shield and Divine Obstruction were added up to it. Lin Xin's two elemental shields also contributed to this defense.
Ssh The result wasn't a violent clashing sound, but an ear-piercing friction resonating all around.
After getting close enough to Long Haochen, the Skeleton Knight forcefully bent his body over, the lance in his hand striking Long Haochen's Holy Radiant Shield instantly. And at this very time, the second skeleton knight concealed in the rear launched his lance forward.
Differently to the first knight, the lance of the second Skeleton Knight was lit by a glistening golden color, giving off three golden rays to strengthen this one attack. Feeling the rapid compressions in the air, Long Haochen felt his own body being restricted by an incomparable force. This was a blow that he would have to tough out.
Long Haochen's perception was far exceeding that of ordinary people, and the same went for his mental capacity. He immediately sensed that his Holy Radiant Shield carrying Divine Obstruction wouldn't be enough to resist the attack.
The action of that Skeleton Knight shocked him without limits. The Skeleton Horse he was riding, as well as his lance, seemed to be a complete part of his body. And all the power of his body seemed to be concentrated on the tip of his lance, which wasn't something that could be lightly faced.
Under these circumstances, Long Haochen's adaptability gave him an advantage. The defenses erected by Lin Xin were still present on him, but he discarded his own Holy Radiant Shield. More accurately, Long Haochen immediately let go of it and dropped it to the ground, while grasping Blue Rain, Hibiscus of Light, with both of his two hands. He used an Asura Strike to counter.
Blue Rain, Hibiscus of Light emitted a bizarre buzzing sound, letting out a surge of intense golden light. A terrifying fighting strength was being released at that time.
The blade and the lance clashed with each other in a resplendent flash.
The explosion from a sort of spatial rupture rang out, causing them all to cover up their ears with their hands.
Long Haochen felt just as if he had smashed into a mountain.His body was sent flying backwards and he vomited a gush of blood. An intense golden light blossomed from the seven youths, and everyone stepped back with a groan.
Wang Yuanyuan's reaction had been very fast. She had placed herself behind Long Haochen in the instant right before he was pushed back. Like this, the Gigantic Divine Soul Shield was directly pushed against Cai'er at Long Haochen's back, but the force of impact knocked the three of them back in the range of Lin Xin's new Fire Elemental Shields.
At that moment, Long Haochen had a very numbing sensation in his hands. He seemed to be unable to feel his hands, and even the radiance from Blue Rain, Hibiscus of Light dimmed. His Holy Radiant Armor carrying the Holy Spirit Protection had been pierced through by the previous blow.
Still, although Long Haochen felt grieved, his opponent wasn't better off. The bone lance in the hand of that Skeleton Knight had directly been sent flying and had been shattered into countless pieces in the air. The head of his Skull Horse had been smashed by Long Haochen's Asura Strike. The Skull Knight directly fell to the ground before getting up with difficulty.
Nonetheless, he didn't have the time to launch another attack before a sort of gigantic golden meteor hit him, inflicting serious damage with its terrifying bursting power.
Carrying Crush in combination with Ripples of Light, the Energetic Ball of Light smashed into the Skeleton Knight that had just fallen from his horse.
All the skeletal summons in the tests of the Tower of Eternity had a common weak point, which was their defensive ability. Even if Long Haochen was greatly shaken by the offensive power of the opponent, in the same way, this Skeleton Knight had numerous cracks on his body in addition to having lost his weapon. Under such circumstances, how could he resist the terrifying attack from the Energetic Ball of Light? In the instant he was hit, his body shattered into pieces, and the bright ball of light Long Haochen expected finally appeared. The white light flew to Sima Xian, entering his body.
However, their crisis wasn't yet resolved. The first knight that charged at Long Haochen's flank suddenly turned around to, before again clashing with Long Haochen. On the tip of his lance, a condensed gaudy golden light blossomed threatingly.
Right at that instant, everyone felt their breathing stop suddenly. Long Haochen had endured an attack of the first Skeleton Knight, without sparing any effort. At this instant, who else in the team could possibly resist that attack? Long Haochen had to do so even if he was not even able to raise his hand right then.
At this crucial instant, a figure stepped forward without hesitation, standing in front of his comrades, an intense golden radiance bursting forth from him. His firm and vigorous arms held a shield in front of him.
This person that faced the danger head on was none other than Long Haochen's retainer knight, the second Guardian Knight of the team, Han Yu.
Although his defensive power was far inferior to Long Haochen, he was undoubtedly the second ranked of the team in regard of defense. At this time, he was the only one suited for this task.
The whole team's collaboration came to fruition at this moment of crisis. Facing this very possibly irresistible attack, no one acted rashly, and all of their eyes glinted with an intense resolution.
Wang Yuanyuan's figure flashed at Han Yu's flank. In her hand she was holding the three gems that she took out priorly, inserting them in the Gigantic Divine Soul Shield which abruptly burst forth with the Space Splitting Sauté.
Before the knight's body arrived, this glowing attacked reached.
Naturally, she wasn't the only one to act: Lin Xin held his Fire Crystal Staff high, and an immense flame light shot out from it, before striking the Skeleton Knight violently. The flame transformed into the shape of an immense skull of flames, filled with great power, to the extent it even appeared to exceed Wang Yuanyuan's Space Splitting Sauté in terms of power.
After the release of this ability, Lin Xin's face immediately became paler, due to the great consumption of his spiritual energy.
It was Curse of Fire, the supplementary ability of his Fire Cloud Staff.
He couldn't use offensive magic, but this didn't prevent him from using the supplementary ability of his staff. This Fire Magic Control was truly peculiar, and because the Fire Cloud Crystal in itself was made of a high quality material, it carried another ability of the same type as Long Haochen's Storing Power.
Curse of Fire was in itself an offensive ability of the fifth step, but when executed with the Storing Ability, it could reach a whole new level. Of course, the premise was to pour enough spiritual energy into the attack.
Seeing the danger before their eyes, Lin Xin didn't dare show any reservation. His spiritual energy was entirely poured into the Fire Cloud Crystal Staff, which immediately manifested its undoubtable utility. It did increase the degree of power of his attack drastically, but at the same time absorbed more than 3,000 units of internal spiritual energy from his body. This Curse of Fire burst out with the strength of a spell of the sixth step.
Long Haochen didn't stay idle and although he was temporarily unable to launch attacks or defend, he still had his supportive abilities. In the midst of his frantic chants, golden halos spread from under him, providing his comrades' with boosts.
Sima Xian appeared on Han Yu's other flank with a serene expression, and the Energetic Ball of Light in his hand. It was covered with an intense and rapidly condensing golden light which clearly not only stemmed from Ripples of Light.
Their Demon Hunt Squad was a whole; and although Long Haochen's strength was great, the team's development couldn't rely only on him alone. In this crucial time, the other members all fulfilled their respective roles.
Two violent explosions emerged from that Skeleton Knight at the same time.
Wang Yuanyuan's Space Splitting Sauté was using the spatial attribute, thus when it clashed against the Skeleton Knight, a fantastic scene emerged. An intense silvery light suddenly charged in the shape of a brilliant cover, or more accurately speaking, a conical cover that was rooted in the path of the Skeleton Knight's violent charge.
What a powerful charging ability! From this scene, one couldn't help but feel horrified.
However, this time, Lin Xin's strength was the key factor. The instant his Curse of Fire came in contact with the Skeleton Knight, it also transformed into the shape of a brilliant cover to block its path. But on top of that, Lin Xin immediately waved the Fire Cloud Crystal in his hand energetically, causing a boom to ring out in the process. He had detonated his Fire Curse technique, producing an effect just like the explosion of a bomb.


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WNT Fan Tribute Tour, presented by Panasonic
Dick's Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, Colo.
Sept. 19, 2012
U.S. Women's National Team head coach PIA SUNDHAGE
On the emotions of the final match as head coach:
"It's very emotional. This is just fantastic. A great win and good soccer and a crowd that is happy and supportive. You can't ask for more."
On playing guitar for the team in a pre-game meeting:
"I didn't know exactly how to say goodbye. It's hard to say thank you to the players. In the pre-game talk, we took the starting lineup and talked about attacking and then I played for them. They laid down on the floor and closed their eyes and I played some songs for them. I played, '50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,' 'Times They Are A Changing,' 'If Not for You,' and 'I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane.'"
On if her pre-game concert was planned:
"On the schedule, we didn't have a pregame talk and usually I give the starting lineup the day before, but this time they got the lineup this morning. I'm not a fan of that, but it was my way of saying thank you to them and just play a little bit of guitar. It turned out to be a pretty cool idea."
On the outpouring of emotion she received during the Fan Tribute Tour:
"It's unreal. I come from a small town in Sweden where I wasn't supposed to play soccer because girls didn't play soccer. Now, here I am standing in front of a great crowd and hearing my named shouted. It's a dream. I'm living a dream."
On the end of her stint as U.S. WNT head coach:
"It comes to an end and I have to move on and I want to go home. I will always remember this team and these kinds of crowds."
On what she will take away from the five years she spent as head coach of the U.S. team:
"Soccer players with an American attitude of never give up and there's always a way to win. We've come back so many times in many games since 2008 and it is contagious. I've got a little bit of that winning attitude. I'm very grateful for everything they've done for me and I think I'm a much better coach today than I was five years ago."
U.S. forward ALEX MORGAN
On the team's performance:
"We knew it was Pia's last game and we wanted to give her a good show. We just didn't have the right rhythm in the first half, but we finally came together and we got a win. We're happy that we got a 'W' in Pia's last game."
On the team serenading Pia Sundhage as she ran a final victory lap:
"We planned on doing that in our pregame meal, but she ended up playing for us. So, we never had the opportunity. Now, we had the perfect opportunity because we never sing to her."
On if anything was different about the way Pia acted today:
"Everything was the same with Pia today. We didn't have a meeting planned today and she said we should have one last meeting. She put a meeting in there and she sang to us and it's pretty typical for Pia. It was all the same until the big cry-fest after the game."
On receiving her first chance with the U.S. WNT from Sundhage:
"Pia believed in me from day one. She gave me my first cap and helped me grow on this team and take baby steps to be the player that I've become. She never pushed me along into a different position or forced me to do anything. It was always letting my play on the field how I wanted to play and her guiding me a little bit here and there. I'll always appreciate that."
On if the team knew they would eventually lose their head coach:
"I think that we knew that eventually she was going to go home, but at this point we weren't sure if it was going to be three or four more years. It was so abrupt that it's only been a couple weeks that we've known she was leaving."
On the lasting effect Sundhage will have on the team as coach:
"Pia has always loved our U.S. mentality to always want to be the fittest, the strongest, the fastest. She's brought more of a technical side to this team, more of a European style of possession and technicality that we didn't have as much in the past. I think bringing us to that next level has definitely helped our play."
U.S. forward ABBY WAMBACH
On the match:
"Today is Pia's day and we've been talking about it all day about what can we do to show her. She's a passionate woman about this game and we knew the best thing we can do was give her a win and we did that."
On what her expectations where when Sundhage was hired as head coach five years ago:
"No idea. When a coach comes in and you don't know who they are and they start singing songs for you, you're like 'what is this going to be?' and thankfully it went well. I'm really proud of the way this team handles this increased fame, but is still capable of shining the spotlight on the person that deserves it the most right now, and that's Pia."
On her partnership with fellow forward Alex Morgan:
"I think that I'm so lucky to have Alex as my counterpart up top. Sydney Leroux always adds a little bit of feistiness at the end when she comes on. Tonight, we had many people scoring goals, Megan Rapinoe serving great balls. We're still getting back into it. We all took a little bit of time off after the Olympics which was much needed, so this tour is very important for us to show the fans."
On coaching turnover:
"This is my third coach on the team. Unfortunately, coaches usually come and go. We are so blessed to have had her as our coach for five years."
On her favorite memories of Pia Sundhage:
"One of my favorite memories about her is that she celebrates the first goal equally as much as the fifth goal. Scoring goals for her isn't something that just should happen. For us, it's almost an expectation because that's how our standards are for ourselves on the field. No matter who is scoring, or how it happens, she is equally as happy for each player and the team. She taught me a lot about not getting too high or too low about stuff. I can't thank her enough for the things she's brought to my life and this team."
On what kind of team Sundhage inherited on becoming coach:
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My garden hasn't had much attention from me for months now. It doesn't get enough sun in winter to grow any fruit, veg or flowers and I am pathetic at being cold. I did pop out the backdoor on the weekend and say hello to some of my favourite spots. They seem to forgive me for the lack of attention and look lovely regardless.
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A classic Bavarian "Brotzeit" and a favorite of Oktoberfest guests.
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The HAE Global Walk 2018
Thousands helped raise awareness step by step
The HAE Global Walk was launched by HAEi in 2016. From late April to end May 12,000,000+ steps were taken by individuals and groups wanting to be part of the global HAE awareness movement.
In 2017 the campaign ran from 1 April to end May and reached 2,120 people in 32 countries taking 21,000,000+ steps (that is 16,320 km or 10,141 miles).
The third edition of the HAE Global Walk broke each and every record as 54,609,008 steps were taken by 4,262 people from 37 countries. That is 42,007 km or 26,102 miles - or more than one time around the globe. Well, if that isn't truly global we don't know what is :)
Thank you to each and every one who walked for HAE awareness - in their home country or while traveling abroad. A short stroll around the block, a hike with friends and family or an actual HAE awareness event organized by themselves. HAE awareness comes in many forms and this campaign proves to show that every step counts.
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Godot has finally shown up - and he's selling vacuum cleaners and herbal products that help you "lose weight, gain weight or stay the same". He's also claiming to be a Devout Catholic. These are writings to bide the time until he leaves.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Life is Nuts (r)
And here's how the starving artists paid by the corporate fat cats who run LIFE IS GOOD (r) illustrate the most fundamental fact of existence itself ...
Yeah, LIFE IS GOOD (r), but I don't want to buy the crap you're selling.
Thankfully, there are still comedians left in this world, and they are usually hungrier than starving artists. One of them, a guy named Mike Capozzola (who, according to IMDB is best known as Uncle Frank in the yet-to-be-released movie Better Than Crazy) found my screed against the kind of culture that registers the phrase LIFE IS GOOD and uses it to market overpriced garments that are probably manufactured in sweatshops in Singapore to narcissistic hipsters and yuppies in America - who found my screed and thought I was angry enough to appreciate some of his cartoons, which are parodies of LIFE IS GOOD (REGISTERED TRADEMARK).
To wit ...
Zombies and skeletons can really RUIN YOUR DAY (r).
Mike has more of his LIFE IS SHORT comics, along with his other cartoons, on his website, but here are a couple of my favorite ...
Thank God for comedians. Laughter keeps us sane. And after all, LIFE IS NUTS (r).
3 comments:
- Richelieu88 said...
Wow. Till now I only thought the EU regulation "You-can-only-call-a-Black-Forest-Ham-a-Black-Forest-Ham-if-it-is-ham-which-was-made-cut-and-packed-up-in-Black-Forest" was nuts...
- September 8, 2014 at 9:48 AM
- Tom Leith said...
But why would anybody think that's nuts? I want my Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese to come from Parma, Reggio-Emilia, or thereabouts; my Champagne to come from Champagne, and my Missouri Venison to come from Missouri. If you want to sell a grana made in Wisconsin, sparkling wine made in Italy, or venison from Nova Scotia by all means go ahead, I'm sure they're great, but don't tell me it is something it isn't.
- September 8, 2014 at 1:15 PM
- Richelieu88 said...
That´s the point of "made in Black Forest". There is a special local tradition and the people there have the right to make call it the original "Black Forest Ham". They developed it and have knowledge for similar specialities. That makes sense and is right.
The point people don´t understand is, why it also has to be "cut and packed up" there. There are also butchers who are not part of special monopoles and want to sell their bigger pieces (which are not special cut and packed) outside the Black Forest because in another way it´s too expensive. In this case it was an special butchery which won this time because they saved the right because they made the first international adversiting of "Black Forest Ham" while others who didn´t join that adversiting have no better chances although the original recipe was older than the adversiting and even part of their family recipes.
The silly point on this case is also that this regulation was made from the EU. It´s right that there has to be regulation on a market and that´s the good idea behind the European Union (and the original idea of their founders in the 50ies). But in the meantime it became a kind of socio-economic Janus head which on economic face looks up at each regulation on the market and has the right to force concerns to do it right or to change. But which on the polito-social face ignorates fundamental natural facts and scientific studies and supports such senseless ideologic things like international "Gender-studies" which ended in the last times in ideas like forcing "homophobes" to accept thier ideas and the ideas of some strong LGBT groups, which are also supported especially by left-wing and "green" politicans who have a lot of influence in the EU-parliament and also work inside the economic part of the EU (for example Edite Estrela and Ulrike Lunacek who both fight for the "abortion as women right" and the deconstruction of the traditional family for non-heterosexual relationships).
That they also support in this sense aggressive groups and people they declare as fighters for tolerance while acting the balance of the economic (and sometimes cultural) Europe is what the most people in Europe not understand and why they call this political mixture nuts, while they´re called by supporters of those ideas "Enemies of the European Economy/Society", "Anti-European" or even "Nazis".
- September 8, 2014 at 3:09 PM