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ACCRA-- President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana has called on fellow members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to renew their commitment towards the attainment of a single currency for the sub-region by the year 2020.
This will accelerate the agenda for the greater integration of West Africa, raise the living standards of the people, boost economic activities and place the sub-region on an even keel with the global world, he said here Wednesday in his opening address to the 5th Meeting of the Presidential Task Force on the ECOWAS Single Currency.
This week's meeting, coming four months after the last one in Niamey, Niger, on Oct 24, 2017, was held to review the progress made by the Task Force, which is co-chaired by President Akufo-Addo and President Issoufou Mamadou of Niger, on the roadmap to attaining the single currency for the sub-region by 2020.
President Akufo-Addo told the meeting that although the decision to adopt the single currency had suffered setbacks since it was mooted some 20 years ago, there was positive indication that the vision would be realised.
We have had challenges along the way towards the attainment of the convergence criteria required for the single currency to come to into effect. We have also chalked some significant successes to this end. Nonetheless, we remain determined to have a single currency, he stressed.
President Akufo-Addo also urged ECOWAS member States to commit to the ratification and implementation of the relevant ECOWAS Protocols on the free movement of persons, goods and Services, the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme and the Common External Tariffs, to ensure a faster realisation of a single regional currency.
He stressed that trade in the region cannot thrive when there was insecurity, urging his colleague regional leaders to target efforts at marinating regional peace and security, democracy and good governance, as well as strengthening the ties of cooperation among the countries in the region.
President Akufo-Addo told the gathering that the attainment of a single currency for West Africa was not intended to boost trading of goods produced in third party countries but to encourage the production of goods and services within the sub-region.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK
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Séverine (born 10 October 1948), born Josiane Grizeau, is a French singer.
Born in Paris, Séverine won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 for Monaco, performing "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" (A bench, a tree, a street), with music by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and words by Yves Dessca. It was recorded in English as "Chance In Time", in German as "Mach die Augen zu (und wünsch dir einen Traum)" and Italian as "Il posto". The French version made #9 in the UK charts in April 1971, whereas the English version, released on CBS rather than Philips, did not chart. The song charted highly in most other European markets. Séverine had further success in France and Germany, but never again on an international scale.
Séverine made two further attempts at winning the Eurovision Song Contest, participating in the German national finals of 1975 and 1982. Neither song won. She accompanied Monaco's delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens.
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QU'il est bon de flâner, version anglaise de Easy come Easy go !

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San Diego State University (SDSU) in Georgia hosted the official Convocation Ceremony to mark the start of the new academic year2018-09-20
On September 19, 2018 San Diego State University (SDSU) in Georgia hosted the official Convocation Ceremony to mark the start of the new academic year and accept new students to its programs.
The ceremony was attended by the 9th permanent President of SDSU, Dr. Adela de la Torre. The President has addressed freshmen and congratulated them on beginning of their college career.
The event was also attended by the Vice Prime-Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure – Maya Tskitishvili, Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport – Mikheil Batiashvili, U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires – Elizabeth Rood, Millennium Challenge Corporation Chief Operating Officer – Jonathan Nash, and Millennium Challenge Account – Georgia Chief Executive Officer – Magda Magradze. President de la Torre and a delegation of SDSU Deans from the Colleges of Science and Engineering will be special guests of the event.
Convocation is a special ceremony, which brings new students and their families together with faculty and staff to mark a new beginning. It also serves as a vehicle to instill core institutional values of scholarship, citizenship, and leadership. In 2018, SDSU accepted 230 students into its internationally accredited American degree programs in Georgia.


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The primary aim of the Swiss police is to ensure public safety and order through law enforcement. Switzerland's police service is categorized into 3 main levels, namely; federal level, cantonal police and communal police, and the level of policing required will depend on the type, and scale of crime committed. For example, issues of traffic safety within a Commune will be dealt with by the relevant communal police force, while concerns regarding national security will be handled at federal level.
Federal Level
The federal office of police (FEDPOL) is typically concerned with internal security. FEDPOL conducts investigations on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General for matters relating to terrorism, organized crimes, and corruption. Essentially the federal office of police acts as a central unit for coordination and analysis for international and cantonal policing partners.
Cantonal Level
There are 26 cantonal police agencies in Switzerland. Cantonal police are responsible for enforcing law and order within their respective canton area. The scope of cantonal police is wide and covers all matters relating to public safety, traffic control, missing persons, assisting the public in emergencies, and investigating damage or loss of property. Cantonal police agencies operate in line with cantonal law.
Communal Level
Communal police officers in Switzerland are tasked with enforcing communal level regulations, public safety, law and order and other matters related to communal policing within the commune's territory. Like cantonal police agencies, the responsibilities of communal police are broad. Essentially, communal officers ensure traffic control within the boundaries of their commune; they also assist in keeping the peace and facilitating solutions to disturbances or excessive noise. Not all communes in Switzerland have their own dedicated communal police force however. In situations where a commune does not have its own police force, then cantonal level policing will apply.
Border Police in Switzerland
All matters relating to border control in Switzerland are handled by the border police force. Typical duties of border police includes checking people crossing the border i.e. ensuring their documentation is valid, and overall, ensuring security is maintained.


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United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division
October 27, 2017
ISIDORO SAUCEDA, Movant,v.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.
matter is before the Court upon review of movant's
response to the order to show cause.[1] Having carefully reviewed
movant's response, the Court concludes that his arguments
are without merit and that the instant action is time-barred
under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA)
imposed a one-year statute of limitations on motions by
prisoners seeking to modify, vacate, or correct their federal
sentences. Johnson v. United States, 544 U.S. 295,
299 (2005). The one-year time limit generally begins to run
on the date the prisoner's judgment of conviction becomes
final. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
concedes that his conviction became final on April 27, 2016,
and his time for filing his § 2255 motion was on or
before April 27, 2017. He filed his § 2255 motion on May
15, 2017, which is out of time. Nevertheless, movant contends
that the Court should apply the equitable tolling doctrine to
excuse his untimely filing of his § 2255 motion. The
Court finds equitable tolling is not warranted in this case.
Eighth Circuit has established two tests for determining when
equitable tolling of the limitation period for filing a
motion to vacate is appropriate: (1) whether extraordinary
circumstances beyond the movant's control kept him from
filing a timely motion; or (2) whether the movant relied on
government conduct that lulled him into inaction. See
United States v. Hernandez, 436 F.3d 851, 858
(8th Cir. 2006) (citations omitted). Additionally,
equitable tolling should only apply where the movant has
demonstrated diligence in pursuing the matter.
relies on the first of the two tests, "extraordinary
circumstances, " to assert equitable tolling. Movant
states that a medical condition he has had since 2011, and
the medications associated with the condition, rendered him
"almost incapacitated." Also, movant states that
he does not read or write or understand the English language,
and he did not have access to a law library until May 10,
2016. He states the law library does not have legal materials
in Spanish, and he lacked assistance because most of his
fellow inmates do not understand legal materials.
had more than eleven months at the Great Plains Correctional
Facility before the expiration of his one-year limitations
period, with access to legal materials to help prepare a
§ 2255 motion. Courts in this circuit have repeatedly
held that lack of access to Spanish legal materials does not
constitute extraordinary circumstances, especially when
movant fails to demonstrate that he diligently sought legal
materials in Spanish or that he sought the services of an
interpreter to assist him. See United States v.
Gaxiola, 2006 WL 3209117, *1 (D. Minn. Nov. 7, 2006)
(finding no equitable tolling where petitioner failed to
demonstrate diligence in seeking legal materials in Spanish);
see also United States v. Soberanis-Sagrero, 2007 WL
2509724, *3 (D. Minn. Aug. 30, 2007) (citing cases)
("Many federal prisoners are in the same position as
defendant, yet are able to comply with the one-year filing
requirement for a § 2255 motion"). In
Soberanis-Sagrero, the district court denied
equitable tolling to a prisoner who alleged he could not
understand English, that his prison law library did not
contain legal materials written in Spanish, and that he had
no access to Spanish-speaking law library clerks. The court
noted that many federal prisoners in the same position are
able to comply with the one-year filing requirement.
Id. at *2-3. See also Mendoza v. Minnesota,
100 F. App'x 587, 588 (8th Cir. 2004) (per
curiam) (affirming district court's dismissal of
petitioner's § 2254 motion where petitioner had
argued he was not fluent in English).
does plaintiff's medical condition constitute
extraordinary circumstances beyond plaintiff's control
that made filing a timely motion impossible. Movant states
that in 2011 he had a heart attack and doctors inserted a
stent and "did some surgery to open [his] artery for
better blood flow." He states that after the surgery he
was heavily medicated, which caused him to suffer from
dizziness, blurred vision, stomach problems, and headaches.
He states he was "almost incapacitated by it, and
lacked ability to think straight and rational." He
attaches medical records to his response, but these medical
records show little more than the prescription medications
plaintiff took at various times.
Eighth Circuit has recognized that a "mental impairment
can be an extraordinary circumstance" justifying
equitable tolling of the AEDPA's statute of limitations.
See Nichols v. Dormire, 11 F. App'x 633, 634
(8th Cir. 2001) (per curiam). Here, however,
movant does not allege a mental impairment, but alleges
physical symptoms resulting from his medications. By his own
admission, these symptoms were not incapacitating. "For
[movant's] medical condition to justify the delay, he
must provide sufficient facts demonstrating that
hospitalization or a medical condition incapacitated him and
prevented a timely filing." Pawliszko v.
Smith, 2012 WL 4815597, *2 (D. Minn. Oct. 10, 2012).
Movant has not provided any evidence that his medical
condition incapacitated him or prevented his timely filing.
Court finds that movant has not demonstrated extraordinary
circumstances beyond his control, making it impossible to
file his § 2255 motion on time. Therefore, the doctrine
of equitable tolling does not apply, and movant's motion
must be dismissed as untimely.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that movant's
motion to vacate, set aside, or correct illegal sentence
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is DENIED.
See Rule 4 of the Rules Governing
§ 2255 Proceedings.
IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will not issue a
Certificate of Appealability. See 28 U.S.C.
§ 2253.
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Collection of poems written by me for me..more on prayers, self-thing, inspirational and any stuff that made me to be ME..
TheTaintedWoman May 01, 2012
Ah! This was just beautiful. They say, when something comes from the heart, it touches the heart. Extraordinary. I loved the choices of words and the composition of the phrases. Outstanding.
KiloBlessings Apr 30, 2011
Hey! I'm a new writer on here Could I please ask you to come and read my story and leave any criticism you have? I will read yours, but not on the condition you read mine because I actually do wanna read yours! Thanx! :)
thelazydreamer Aug 06, 2010
your an amazing poet and this is such an original poem and i get where you're coming from. i loved it.
chockslam Aug 02, 2010
the last line really made it beautiful and calming! your title is great and it's really awesome!!
yankarl0 Jul 29, 2010
@ArieRaven3 thanks for that compliment, actually i always think first of the title then i will work for the content for 1-3 days..hehe
ArieRaven3 Jul 29, 2010
I really like this, quite powerful and meaningful. You seem to be better at giving titles to your work then i am ( i usually dont title my stuff, i have a friend do it) haha. but i do like this poem alot:)


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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
Grammy Award® winner Chip Davis will direct and co-produce Tour performances with MagicSpace Entertainment. The show features Mannheim Steamroller classics, along with dazzling multimedia effects in an intimate setting. In addition to being a holiday tradition for many families, the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Tour regularly attracts repeat attendance from multi-generational guests and is one of the longest running tours in the music industry.
Mannheim Steamroller has sold more than 40 million albums, 29 million in the Christmas genre. Their holiday albums have become synonymous with Christmas and consistently occupy top spots on Billboard's Seasonal Charts every year.
With 19 gold, 8 multi-platinum and 4 platinum-certified records, Chip Davis is among an elite group of artists that include U2, Jay-Z, and The Beach Boys with such certifications.


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Ankara-Istanbul high-speed train crashes during test drive days ahead of opening (Photo Gallery)
Ankara-Istanbul high-speed train crashes during test drive days ahead of opening :A new train that will operate in the much-awaited Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway crashed during a test drive July 3, only days ahead of the line being opened.
The ŌĆ£Piri ReisŌĆØ train, which was crossing near Gebze in the Kocaeli province, crashed into a maintenance vehicle. No one was hurt in the accident, though material damage was caused to the brand new train.
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Initially announced for July 5, the opening date of the railway line was postponed to July 11. The line will cut the journey time between the two cities to three and a half hours.
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It's nice to see you back inside the well!
My fiance doesn't want to sit close to me right now, and it might be because I smell like garlic and onion. Personally, I love the aromatic quality of these two ingredients, but it's not everyone's cup of tea. I eat garlic and onion pretty often, and the reason I reek today is because I'm not feeling that great.
While driving away my loved ones with my breath won't help me feel better, garlic and onion have some bad ass infection fighting properties can help restore my health. Jon Barron, author of Lessons from The Miracle Doctors, describes the healing properties of garlic and onion as follows:
"Garlic is one of the best infection fighters available for both bacterial and viral infections. It is a natural antibiotic that does not appear to create resistant bacteria strains. In addition, fresh garlic extract has been shown to be virucidal to many viruses.
Garlic possesses the ability to stimulate the immune system. It can stimulate the activity of the macrophages (white blood cells), which engulf foreign organisms, such as: viruses, bacteria, and yeast. Furthermore, garlic increases the activity of the T-helper cells (immune cells which are central to the activity of the entire immune system). Garlic may be particularly effective in treating upper respiratory viral infections due to its immune-enhancing properties and its ability to clear mucous from the lungs.
It destroys and/or inhibits various bacteria and fungi, with an antibacterial action equivalent to 1% penicillin. Garlic is effective against strep, staph, and even anthrax bacteria.
Everything that's been said about Garlic can be said about onion. Onions and garlic share many of the same powerful sulfur bearing compounds that work so effectively as anti-viral and anti-bacterial agents."
Thanks garlic and onion! Read the whole article on the Baseline of Health Foundation's site here.
Also, I wanted to take some time to catch up on the #ishineyoushine challenge (I missed yesterday).
Day 6:
Yesterday's challenge was to identify our superpower. For this challenge I have to recognize the hope that I always feel, even when I'm in a deep dark pit of sadness. This sense that all is well, no matter how bad things have seemed, has helped me overcome many obstacles and contributes greatly to my personal evolution. Thanks hope!!
Day 7:
Today's challenge is to share the best compliment someone has given us lately. I got an awesome bundle of compliments from my good friend the other day while we were eating onion rings and triple layer cake at a diner near my home. She pointed out a lot of positive characteristics she perceives me to possess, and it was really wonderful to hear, because sometimes it's easy to not give ourselves credit or recognize our positive attributes.
Thanks for reading and enjoy this video of the compliment guys!


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Yangon: Newly freed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has called for a "non-violent revolution" in Myanmar as she knuckled down to the task of rebuilding her weakened opposition movement.
Speaking at her party headquarters in Yangon, where she met senior regional members for the first time in years, she told the BBC she was sure democracy would eventually come to her country, although she did not know when.
"I think we also have to try to make this thing happen... Velvet revolution sounds a little strange in the context of the military, but a non-violent revolution. Let`s put it that way," the 65-year-old said.
Suu Kyi was freed from house arrest on Saturday, less than a week after a controversial election that cemented the junta`s decades-long grip on power but was widely criticised by democracy activists and Western leaders as a sham.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who has been locked up by Myanmar`s regime for 15 of the past 21 years, gave her first political speech in seven years on Sunday, appealing to thousands of her jubilant supporters for unity.
She said in her latest interview, published on the BBC website, that she would take any opportunity for talks with the ruling military junta, which she wanted to change rather than for it to fall.
"I don`t want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism," she said.
"I think it`s quite obvious what the people want; the people just want better lives based on security and on freedom."
Diplomats have said that Suu Kyi meanwhile has vowed to focus on political prisoners still in jail and has not yet asked for the lifting of international sanctions in her first meeting with overseas diplomatic representatives.
The UN Security Council in New York is set to discuss Myanmar this Thursday and the UN General Assembly are expected to vote on a Myanmar rights resolution the same day.
In further developments a spokesman for her National League for Democracy (NLD) said he did not know whether a letter would be sent to junta leader Than Shwe to request a meeting between Suu Kyi and the regime.
"We have asked since the beginning for dialogue. She is always ready for dialogue," the spokesman, Nyan Win, said.
Suu Kyi has had only limited contact with the outside world for most of the past two decades, but the telephone line at her crumbling lakeside mansion will be restored "soon", an unidentified Myanmar official told a news agency.
Nyan Win said the mother-of-two is also hoping that her youngest son Kim Aris will be able travel to Yangon and join her on a visit to Shwedagon Pagoda, the site of Suu Kyi`s first political speech in 1988.
Aris, who lives in Britain, travelled to the Thai capital ahead of his mother`s release but it was unclear whether he had received a visa to enter Myanmar.
Attention is now focused on whether Suu Kyi can unite the country`s deeply divided opposition and bring change to the impoverished nation.
"I want to work with all democratic forces," she told supporters on Sunday, saying she wanted to "hear the voice of the people" before deciding her course of action.
The daughter of the nation`s assassinated independence hero Aung San carries a weight of expectation among her followers for a better future after almost half a century of military dictatorship.
There was a new air of optimism on the streets of Yangon but some observers have warned that the dissident is no "miracle worker".
"She has always voluntarily tested the military authorities, has always wanted to push the red line drawn by the regime," said Renaud Egreteau, a Myanmar expert at the University of Hong Kong.
But with a powerful junta watching her every move, the situation "might make her avoid a direct confrontation for the time being", he added.
Suu Kyi`s party boycotted the November 7 vote, a decision that deeply split the opposition. Some former members of her party left to stand in the poll, prompting accusations of betrayal from some of her closest associates.
The opposition leader swept the NLD to victory in a 1990 election, but it was never allowed to take power.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday that Suu Kyi`s release should be the first step towards the people of Myanmar being able to choose their leaders.
Her struggle has come at a high personal cost: her British husband died in 1999 and, in the final stages of his battle with cancer, the junta refused him a visa to see his wife. She has never met her grandchildren.
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This is my story for the 'Strangers' prompt
The events take place just before "Prodigal Son".
Disclaimer: I did not create the Highlander universe, nor do I own any part of it, unfortunately. I'm just having a party in their flat, but I promise to clean up after myself.
The events take place just before "Prodigal Son".
Disclaimer: I did not create the Highlander universe, nor do I own any part of it, unfortunately. I'm just having a party in their flat, but I promise to clean up after myself.
Six Degrees
Richie lay on the motel bed, but sleep wouldn't come for him. It was 3am and he hadn't done more than doze in over a week, but still he didn't dare close his eyes. Better that he come off his bike than be caught off-guard again. The nameless terror that had been chasing him half-way across the continent had struck again a few nights ago, killing the staff at a little guest house he had stopped at.
He had no idea how the guy kept finding him, or why he wouldn't challenge him directly. One thought pounded in Richie's brain, "I have to reach Mac. He'll know what to do."
Then he felt it, the feeling that he had recently become terrified of, the presence of another Immortal. He leapt from his bed, sword already in hand, and cautiously looked out into the corridor. Seeing nothing, he crept out and along toward the entrance hall. The hall was empty, not even a receptionist on the desk. With a sinking certainty in his gut, Richie called out, "Why don't you face me?" A man stepped out from the shadows.
"I have no quarrel with you boy."
"Then why have you been following me around and murdering innocent mortals?"
"I think you have me mistaken for someone else. I would never resort to such underhand tactics. I find the very insinuation insulting, almost insult enough to challenge you." Wearily, Richie raised his sword,
"If you insist." The stranger smiled and shook his head.
"I only said almost. You look like you can barely raise that sword at the moment. When was the last time you slept properly?" Richie lowered his sword and shook his head,
"I'm honestly not sure any more. I'm heading for Paris, I've been riding since Madrid."
"Madrid? On a bike? Even for one of us that's a tall order on no sleep. I have a little place just outside Paris, my wife and I would be happy to give you a safe harbour for a night. She is Immortal too and we can give the staff the night off, you'll be quite safe." Richie sagged visibly with relief, but he was so paranoid from recent experience that he wasn't sure whether to trust this man or not.
"I don't know, I really need to get to Mac as soon as possible."
"Mac? Do you mean Duncan MacLeod?" Richie nodded, "Well then, my dear boy, I insist that you stay with us! Duncan is one of our dearest friends. Where are my manners? I am le Comte de Valicourt." He said, giving a short bow and offering his hand. Richie smiled, and hesitantly took the offered hand. This may be a trap, he thought, but it might not be.
"Richard Ryan."
"A pleasure to meet you, any friend of Duncan's… Now, lets go collect the rest of your things shall we?" As they headed back down the corridor to Richie's room, he said to Valicourt,
"This is really generous of you. Thank you."
"My dear boy, sometimes all we have to rely on is the kindness of strangers."


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The 5th chapter of Mission-Shaped Church outlined some great concepts regarding mission-oriented churches in today's culture. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of the Church of England, and the Church of England's Mission and Public Affairs Council have done an admirable job identifying the need for mission-oriented church. I am particularly impressed that this kind of thinking is coming out of a high-church hierarchy. One would expect radical thinking to be birthed in independent or other churches already immersing themselves in today's culture, perhaps churches with a more 'liberal' or less "traditional" worship service. This indicates that the Anglican Church senses the rapidly approaching demise of church in Britain, and an eye to the fact that less than one million actually attends Anglican services on Sunday – the first in its history. I am deeply encouraged to see a traditional and institutional Church embarking on such a radical mission.
I became aware of two important concepts while reading this chapter: 1. Guiding Principles that affect mission in our present context; and a quote, 2. "Perhaps our greatest need is of a baptism of imagination about the forms of the Church." (p.90) These seem to form the backbone of the entire chapter.
Guiding Principles. The authors identify two principles that affect mission in our present context (p.84):
- The Demise of Christendom
- Emergence of a dominant consumerist ethos in society
We must keep these in mind as we pursue mission-oriented church in the post-modern context. With the demise of Christendom comes the demise of church-as-we-know-it in its institutional, attractional form. Since consumerism is the heartbeat of our society the Church has to respond to the culture in ways the culture will understand (which plays into the 'baptized imaginations" above, but not yet). New forms of church are needed. However, the authors are quick to point out – and I think they are right in doing so – the importance of both traditional and new forms of church. Just because the attractional mode needs to be replaced with a missional mode (using the language of Hirsch and Frost) does not mean that the traditional form of church has lost all significance. Indeed, what these traditional churches need is a conversion to mission and a vision to planting new forms of church. They should serve the new churches by giving them an "adequate missiology". "Since no Christian group can afford to believe it lives independently," (p.96) the church plants are dependant on the traditional forms of church and vice versa. I do agree with Hirsch and Frost that the medium is the message (and we often have to look no further than how our 'sanctuaries' are laid out). But I'm not willing to throw out all forms of the traditional church. There is still much meaning and guidance to be received from it and much to learn from its history. It guards the "handed-down" things and hands them down. What is important for the traditional church to embrace is that while there are qualities that every church should have (breaking social boundaries, hope for the poor, the message of God's welcome for all, and being focused in Christ) "there is no specific blueprint (thank you, Healy) for a normative outward form of church," (94) particularly when it comes to cultural-specific forms of church.
Baptism of Imagination
I love this phrase. The Anglican authors and editors believe strongly that "the gospel can only be proclaimed in a culture, not at a culture. (p.87) Since one of the guiding principles for our sense of mission is realizing that the "context of our culture is consumerism" (p.92), new expressions of church must be mindful of this – and not only mindful, but must enter into that culture in order "to discover [with those in it] how to express an authentic shared life in Christ" surrounded by consumerist worldviews. The Church is to be in the culture and to proclaim Christ and community within it. Big thinkers and wild dreamers need to be employed in imagining what forms churches can take. And in order to facilitate the formation of a church within a culture, the authors are united on three vital needs. They are:
- The historic gospel (revealed in Scripture and Creeds, the handed-down things – Paradosis)
- The Church (engaging in mission)
- The Culture (which the Church is attempting to influence)
They recognize the danger of syncretism and taking on present self-centered cultural values. However, for them the options are clear: To become "relevant, one may fall into syncretism, [but] in the effort to avoid syncretism one may become irrelevant." (p.91) The Church will never impose change on culture from the outside; transformation only occurs from within. I, for one, would rather risk the danger of syncretism than avoid it by refusing to engage postmodernity.
This brings us to a final point: The Cross must always accompany the Incarnation. The writers conclude that the present forms of church are not adequate to meet the needs of today's postmodern culture. And yet the Church is very comfortable, especially in the United States. We still enjoy the patronage of well over a hundred million dedicated attendees. In many, many places the Church is not only not decreasing, but increasing. But there is a larger world out there, and the Church is missing huge opportunities to be Christ to postmodern culture – to be Christ in culture. What that takes is nothing short of incarnation. The Church must dedicate itself to incarnating itself into postmodern culture.
But with incarnation inevitably comes the cross. And the cross is about death. Today's Church must be willing to die to its present cultural mindset (increasingly the culture of the past) in order to be resurrected and incarnated into the postmodern culture. But this is not the only cross to bear. Churches that do begin this process of incarnation must understand that they will be misunderstood – not just by postmodern culture, but by their very own adherents, their own congregations and denominations. They must be prepared to have their actions misunderstood by a suspicious postmodern culture; they must also be willing to endure criticism from institutionally-minded people who are suspicious of the incarnating church becoming too much 'like the world.' The incarnated Church must be willing to live with this tension – belonging to the culture – being in it – "yet [being] prophetically critical of it." (p.87)
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A two-vehicle car crash has tragically killed a local high school student, according to recent reports. Pennsylvania police responded to the car accident in Exeter Township late on the night of April 17. Several other individuals involved in the crash suffered minor to moderate injuries as well. So far, no charges have been filed.
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A wrong-way crash has left three people dead and a third hurt in Luzerne County, according to local sources. Pennsylvania authorities responded to the car accident around 6:30 on the morning of April 3. The driver deemed responsible for the crash was killed in the accident, so no charges have been filed.
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Three people have tragically lost their lives following a serious wreck on Interstate 81, according to local sources. All three victims of the car accident have been identified by Pennsylvania law enforcement as out-of-state drivers. The driver most likely responsible for the crash was killed in the accident, so no charges are likely to be filed.


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Isaac Clarke's next adventure will be a monologue free zone, says Dead Space 2's producer.
If you were dismayed to learn that the previously silent Isaac Clarke would start talking in Dead Space 2 then you'll probably be quite pleased to learn that he won't be flapping his gums all the time. In fact, Visceral Games actually removed a lot of Clarke's dialogue, because it didn't work quite the way it wanted.
Dead Space 2 producer, Shereif Fattouh, said that there was a big difference between the dialogue on paper, and when it was actually in the game. What might look fine in a script was often much too long for the game, and had to be cut, and/or edited multiple times before Visceral was happy with it. Fattouh said that the long speeches were throwing off the rhythm of the game, and so they had to go. "I don't want to hear him talking, this is ridiculous," he said. "I wouldn't be talking while I'm shooting, you know - while I'm being chased by these necromorphs, [but] he's having a monologue about his lament for his ex-girlfriend".
It's not hard to imagine what he means; few things ruin atmosphere faster than someone gabbing away when something tense or frightening is going on. I don't think it's a bad thing that Isaac speaks now - his silence could sometimes feel a little strange in the first Dead Space, especially when other characters were talking to him - but it's clear that Visceral was prepared to be brutal with the script to keep the feel of the game intact.
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Nanotechnology research is dominating many of the scientific headlines and should be viewed as a process that gradually will affect most companies and industries. Nanotechnology science deals with matter on a very small scale – larger than atoms and molecules, but small enough because one can fit about 80,000 nanometers in the width of a single human hair.
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These are currently circulating the net:
1. Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W. R. Grace Co. will merge and become: Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace.
2. Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers will join forces and become: Poly, Warner Cracker.
3. 3M will merge with Goodyear and issue forth as: MMMGood.
4. Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining will merge and become: ZipAudiDoDa.
5. FedEx is expected to join its major competitor, UPS, and become: FedUP.
6. Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become: Fairwell Honeychild.
7. Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become: Poupon Pants.
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some of these were new when i first joined AWAD--and some were first seen in an article in the Economist of all places..(Mav might remember.. he had a few too, as i recall)
i remember posting one or two i remembered (i couldn't a back issue of the economist on line (unless you're a paid subscriber)..
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Xerox is mergering with Wurlutzer.. they are going to be making reproductive organs..
and TelefoneMexico is merger with PacBell to become TacoBells...
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First one to be swatched is Barry M Dazzle Dust number 89 Oyster Grey. This is a really unique color shifting shadow with fine complex shimmer. It looks a plain taupe leaning toward greyish purple. Basically, it appears to be a velvety grey with gold shimmer haze and pink shimmer haze.
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With Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announcing that virtual currencies are no legal tender and that the proliferation of its use for illegitimate financing will be curbed, industry experts urged him to regulate, not curb, them.
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The FDA recently approved iloperidone (Fanapt, Vanda Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of schizophrenia, reversing a July 2008 determination that the New Drug Application (NDA) was "not approvable." An FDA spokesperson explained in an interview in Forbes (May 8), "Vanda provided the FDA with additional data and arguments that led us to reinterpret results of several of their studies."
The favorable judgment culminated a circuitous product development path. The compound had been developed by Hoechst Marion Roussel, but the rights were sold to Titan Pharmaceuticals in 1997, and then to Novartis in 1998, before Vanda Pharmaceuticals acquired them in 2004. Vanda succeeded in garnering regulatory approval, in large part by redesigning the clinical trials supporting the NDA.
Rather than comparing the efficacy of iloperidone with risperidone and haloperidol, which had not previously favored iloperidone, the new trials compared iloperidone with placebo and used ziprasidone as an active control. In this design, the active agents were shown to have comparable efficacy in improving symptoms measured on the 30-item Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and were both statistically superior to placebo.
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We wonder aloud if Saeki is a sex maniac. After all, why does he always paint and draw images filled with sex and death? "Hmm, why do I?" he asks, pausing for a moment. "I've never really thought about it. I guess I'm just mischievous and like to surprise people. I don't really do art for self-expression. I'm more conscious of the people who see my work. I see it as a form of entertainment. It can't be boring; it must be entertaining. The more I produce the work, the more I want to top myself each time, to shock people even more. I'm not a violent person myself. I don't engage in the morbid acts I depict."


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Anyone looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam has many options for a day trip. One of the best is a short train ride away in Haarlem. Whether you are in the mood for world class museums or looking to soak up some famous Dutch atmosphere, this small town has a wonderful charm that provides a perfect addition to visiting The Netherlands dominant city.
The easiest way to arrive is by riding the rails with trains leaving Amsterdam Central several times per hour. Fifteen minutes later you are already strolling out of Haarlem Central. A short walk and you are right in the heart of the old town center.
One of the many ways this makes a nice addition on a trip to Amsterdam is that if you bought the I amsterdam Card, two of the cities biggest museums are included at no extra charge. The Frans Hal and Teylers museums make the trip worthwhile all on their own.
The Frans Hals museum pays homage to the famous local Dutch artist and the work of the Haarlem Academy, which Hals founded. In a country that produced so much great art, this is one of the best collections The Netherlands has to offer. The Teylers museum was founded in 1778, making it the oldest museum in the Netherlands. The museum hosts a nice collection of art, but also contains an impressive number of fossils, minerals, old currency, books, as well as historic science and medical instruments
The center of Haarlem is definitely the market square or Grote Markt. The defining landmark in the city calls the Grote Markt home. The Grote Kerk or Great Church is a gothic style basilica standing over 130 feet tall. It has a long history that has the distinction among other things, having served multiple faiths. Its defining feature is a magnificent organ, which was the largest in the world when it was completed in 1738.
Haarlem is long on architectural and historical treasures. The Saint Bravo Church is rather new by Haarlem standards, having been completed in 1906. A much older building, the old city hall stands opposite the Grote Kerk with roots all the way back to 1250. The Amsterdamse Poort is the last remaining gate to the city that was once enclosed by a defense wall. For a more recent and sobering look at history, the Corrie ten Boom Museum tells the story of the house which served as a hiding place for Jews during World War II. Much like Anne Frank the story of this place is portrayed in a book called The Hiding Place and tragically like Anne and most of her family, the Nazi's found out about the place and most of the Ten Boom family were killed before the war was over.
The big museums may bring you to Haarlem but what you will likely remember most is the quaint small town atmosphere. While Amsterdam can feel a bit hectic at times, Haarlem is very laid back and cozy. Canals provide a soothing calm as you wander from place to place. A windmill on one edge of town reminds you of the Dutch ability to harness wind into clean energy. Small unassuming green spaces are plentiful and invite you in. It all puts you in the mindset that this is a place to relax.
Those wanting to take advantage of the Netherlands flat terrain while looking like a local can rent a bike. You can ride around town or head for the beach. The coastal town of Zandvroort is a short distance away.
Haarlem is a little slice of Dutch heaven. It epitomizes much of what tourists want out of a Netherlands vacation. Wonderful art, scenic canals a windmill or two, and most of all a laid-back attitude. Haarlem is a can't miss day trip, a short distance from Amsterdam.


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Retrofit Hydropower at Corps of Engineers' Damsby John W. White, US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, CA, USA,
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The Sacramento District of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for the review of retrofit hydropower by non-federal entities at 14 dams in the District. This review actually encompasses the phases of design, construction, and operation of the power plant. Each phase has its own complications. Design review is complicated by differences of opinions over priorities. The Licensee and their A-E firm considers the completion of the power plant paramount; the Corps demands that the safety of their dam be everyone's prime consideration. Construction of the power plant creates concern over protecting the dam while the construction contractor builds new structures and modifies existing ones. Finally, operation of the power plant must be compatible with the operation of the dam.
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International Council
The International Council provides leadership to IofC in line with the goals of Initiatives of Change International and the decisions of the annual Global Assembly. The Council is made up of nine to eleven members elected by the Global Assembly. The President interfaces at a high level with stakeholders and keeps an oversight on vision, mission and good governance. The Council's governance work is led by the Vice President, working closely with the Treasurer and Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible for the day to day operations of IofC International and reports to the Vice President. For a more detailed description, see the Articles of Association.
Current Members
Mohan's initial experience with IofC was in conflict resolution work in Belfast in Northern Ireland, Quebec in Canada, South East Asia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka. He was an independent facilitator for the Papua New Guinea government, to mediate in the Bougainville crisis, caused by the closure of the biggest copper mine in the world. Entering the corporate world, Mohan was given the role of Senior Strategy Consultant for the Kanbay Group of Companies, a global Information Technology company focusing on financial markets.
He worked with the company's Board and Management team in defining change processes and strategic directions and helped client's adapt to the information revolution. From 2006 to 2013, Mohan was the International Coordinator for the 'Trust & Integrity in the Global Economy' programme in Europe. In 2012 he joined the International Council and in 2014 became the Vice President of IofC International. Mohan has experience in writing and journalism and is the Author of a book The Jinasena Story, published in Sri Lanka.
Ron has been for the last 10 years a Manager of planning and contracting community services with the New South Wales State Government in Australia, based in the regional centre of Wagga Wagga. Previously he worked 12 years for the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Commission where he was Deputy Regional Manager responsible for strategic planning, policy, program funding and secretariat support to the elected Aboriginal Council representing one third of the state.
From 1988 with his wife and two young children, lived and worked in a remote Aboriginal community for four years. He managed the support service to groups returning to live in traditional country. This followed a sense of vocation to build reconciliation and justice with Aboriginal people gained during 15 years working full time with IofC in a variety of contexts and countries.
He has continued engagement with the IofC network in Australia and the region. Since his first visit to Indonesia in 1983 and nine subsequent visits he has studied the language and supported the development of the IofC team there.
He completed a Bachelor Degree in the Humanities and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Management. His Master of Social Science included a research dissertation on Aboriginal communities and local government. Ron is 63 and apart from English (native) has reasonable knowledge of French and Indonesian languages.
Kiran Gandhi is a member of the Board of Trustees of IofC India.
He was elected to serve on the International Council of IofC for a four-years term, which ended in December 2016, and has been re-elected for another two years (2017-2018). He earlier served as a member of the Asia Pacific Coordination Group of IofC from 2011 to 2015.
Kiran earned a bachelor's degree in Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and a post-graduate diploma in Business Management from Xavier Labor Relations Institute, Jamshedpur.
In a professional career spanning 33 years Kiran has worked as the head of Human Resources at three global Indian companies and as the training head of Tata Motors, Jamshedpur. Over the last 12 years he has worked as an independent human resource consultant to several small, medium and large companies in India. He offers corporate training in leadership and management and has served as an executive coach at leading companies. He has taught as visiting faculty at prestigious management schools such as the Indian Business School, the Indian Institute of Management and the Tata Management Training Centre.
Kiran is a regular facilitator at Asia Plateau, the India Center for Initiatives of Change (IofC). He has designed and delivered several training programmes on ethical leadership for business managers as well as civil servants. He recently designed and co-directed a UNDP- sponsored Training of Trainers programme for the development of a National Pool of Ethics Trainers for the Government of India.
Barry Hart, PhD, is professor of Identity, Trauma and Conflict Studies in the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). He has been a peacebuilding practitioner for 30 years and worked in over 20 countries, focusing on psychosocial trauma and well-being and working to transform conflicts between ethnic and religious groups. He has also taught courses in restorative justice and human rights and dignity with an emphasis on the practical application of these courses in real-world contexts. Earlier in his career he was a prison Chaplin and founded a half-way house for ex-offenders. He was also the director of the first mediation center in the state of Virginia. In 1991 Barry helped plan the Caux Scholars program (CSP) and became a faculty member that year and Academic Director in 1997—a position he held until 2010. He was also the Academic Director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at EMU for three years. Barry met his wife, Vesna, in Vukovar, Croatia just after the war. They worked together in helping establish a school-based peacebuilding program. They have a daughter, Ana, and son, Philip. Barry is 67.
Olena is a Ukrainian with Russian family background. She became involved in IofC work through its program for Eastern Europe 'Foundations for Freedom' in 2001 and travelled within Europe, to South-East Asia, Latin America and USA with different IofC initiatives.
For three years she coordinated development of the training platform and community house in Baranivka village in Central Ukraine.
Her major interest lies in dialogue work, especially in Ukraine between people of different background and political views. She started the work through 'Healing the Past' project, which explored different understanding of history as a root of conflict in the Ukrainian society, initiated dialogues between people of different political views during Maidan revolution in 2013-14 and worked for UN Programme for Development as a Specialist on Reconciliation. She studies Non-Violent Communication and explores Embodiment practices to develop an integral approach to dialogue.
Wadiaa Khoury is a lecturer and researcher in three universities in Lebanon, on educational policy and legislation, with a focus on civics education. She's also engaged with the Ministry of education and the Center of Educational Research and Development (CERD) in the establishment of the national Community Service program and in the Civics Curriculum development processes.
Wadiaa has been active with Initiatives of Change since 2001, when she joined Action for Life 1 for 10 months in India and East Asia.
She was part of a few Lebanese Initiatives and of many International IofC and IofC related programs and conferences, all focused on trust building through active listening and dialogue. She was part of the Gandhi Voyage of trust in 2010 in Africa and Europe, where she got inspired to build on both her Master's degrees in Education and in Public Law to proceed with her doctoral studies and researches on Educational Policy and the inclusion of the ethical and civic skills components in the training of teachers.
This latter idea was legitimized by the frequent encounter with teachers and the reading of curriculums in Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon between 2011 and 2013, and the realization of the clear link between radicalization, fanaticism, OR Entrepreneurship and common good initiatives from one side, and what is being daily conveyed by teachers through the announced and the hidden curriculums from the other side.
Stephen Kimaru has been an IofC Volunteer for the last 9 years. He met IofC When in university studying Law. After Graduation in 2009 he decided to give time to IofC for one year but God had other plans. Ever since he's been a full time volunteer.
He's a member of IOFC in board in Kenya as the Secretary and treasurer and also a member of the African Coordination Group.
Over the years Stephen has been heavily involved in a variety of different initiatives in IofC both in Kenya and internationally. This has exposed him to a variety of trainings and different environments. He's been involved in major programs like Clean Elections Campaign, Eastern Africa Youth Program, Workshop for Africa and A journey of healing for national reconciliation in South Sudan just to mention a few.
Currently he's heavily involved in reconciliation processes through the De-Radicalisation program through interfaith Dialogues and also in the ILLP initiative in Baringo County, Kenya.
Stephen is also a director of three companies, Effective Change Consultants, Xperience Media and Penguin Group. He is married with one child.
Camilla Wilhelmsen Nelson works as a teacher in Media and Communication at a high school, in her hometown Drammen, Norway.
After having received her MA in Visual Communication at the National Academy of Art and Design in Oslo, Norway, she worked freelance as a graphic designer and illustrator for five years, before starting to work as a teacher and studying pedagogics to become a certified teacher.
The last 8 years she has 'given' one day of her workweek, to work with and care for IofC and its centre and home in Oslo, Sophus Lies gate 5.
She has been part of the team organizing New Year gatherings here in Norway for the last 30 years, and four Intergenerational conferences in Caux since 2002.
She has also taken part in several international gatherings and Consultations trying to find the way forward for IofC's work and fellowship.
Camilla is married to her best teammate, Axel Nelson, who is an artist and a teacher. Together they have three sons Jonathan (23), Jacob (16) and Theo (16). They live together with Axel's brother and his family in Drammen, 40min outside the capital of Norway, Oslo.
Camilla is 48 and fluent in Norwegian and English.
Inspiration for change would be the label that better describes who I am. And I love to express it through learning experiences, that is: events, workshops, ceremonies, etc. In my toolbox I combine knowledge, methods and tools from different domains varying from social sciences to entrepreneurship, internet tools and native American wisdom. I love to write. I combine business activities in this field with IofC ones.
My level of engagement with the Colombian team has been increasing during the past years. I play a leading role in it and, jointly with my wife we promote reconciliation and forgiveness circles and events. As well, we are engaged in an initiative that supports former prostitutes in their journey to heal their wounds and develop their own businesses.
My journey can be explained in four periods. The first one was the young professional with a rocket career, 1985-2001. In that period I got some degrees, and occupied high level jobs in public organizations and, at the end, became lecturer in one of top Colombian universities. The second period could be labeled as the encounter with my own darkness, 2002-2009. Almost 10 years living abroad. Everything vanished: jobs, enterprises, studies and even marriage. The main outcome: I got rid of a big portion of my ego and started the real journey to find who am I.
My return to Colombia was the closing event of this period. The third one would be the mystic. Exploring myself I had profound mystic experiences that brought me to unexpected realms and experiences. Returning to my homeland was more than a relocation matter, it was above all a profound encounter with Earth and nature. This provided me with a missing link: grounding. I was then ready for the last and current period: the joy of love and entrepreneurship. I met Luz Stella who simply said taught me how to love, how to live in a relationship in which learning, healing, transparency, compassion and God are at the core. We created our firm. I became grandfather and abundance came to my life.


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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! tells the story of everything that happened between the numbered games, and of Handsome Jack's slow decent in to megalomania. It's also not not actually developed by Gearbox this time, with development duties instead handled by 2K games Australia. Has that led to a decent game, or should the pre-sequel! have stayed down under?
Here's what critics have to say.
Destructoid – 6/10
2K Australia nailed the combat with The Pre-Sequel. It is fast, fresh, and more tactically interesting than ever before. The writing hits the right notes, although the overarching plot is not quite as emotionally powerful as other entries have been. For many, that is enough to be a great experience. I had a lot of fun playing through, and I anticipate I will keep playing for months as more friends obtain copies.
The Escapist – 4/5
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a funny cartoon shooter that compels you to keep playing and score more guns. Just like the last two. Laser weapons and moon bouncing add a little extra flavor, but if you don't like Borderlands by now, this won't change things.
Gamesradar – 4/5
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a hilarious, fan-focused continuation of the series' core values. But lacking any truly evolution, it makes for a fun diversion rather than a meaningful new chapter.
PC Gamer – 77
The Pre-Sequel is a happy to be Just Another Borderlands Game. I enjoyed it for that, but I also finished it thinking my time would've been better spent on one of the more original games that've released this year. I love seeing Borderlands embrace the FPS trend of unconventional movement. Apart from the low-gravity leaping, though, The Pre-Sequel doesn't do much to freshen what we've been playing since 2012.
Polygon – 7/10
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel doesn't feel like a game that needs to be, exactly. It's a story filling in gaps, adding a bit of nuance to a world that's already had two games worth of exposition rather than exploring new ground. It's the same recipe that's driven two full, long games and a host of downloadable content. But the lark of low gravity proves that the tedious parts of previous games don't have to stay an anchor holding the series down. That addition makes this one last run through the world of Pandora (or its moon, anyway) on the last generation of consoles worth the time.
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GameSpot - Resident Evil 6 boasts a multiplayer mode called Agent Hunt, where you can terrorise human players as the zombified J'avo. We got to play against the makers of the game, as well as put your questions to them directly.
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Did you get in on DocuSign (DOCU) last week? No? Here's your chance to fix that! (May 08, 2018)DOCU
We are back to DocuSign ( NASDAQ: DOCU ). Last week I covered this stock on Thursday talking about, basically, nothing but momentum, just pure momentum. I still feel that way so I am just coming back to it. You get a big move on Thursday, a gap up on Friday and then it has just kind of settled in for a couple days. It's easy to go back and say, "Oh, I would have bought exactly here and I would have sold exactly there."
Let's just structure how you want to be making these trades. I remember drawing these lines, noting that this was the "enthusiasm high" here, this first day trading where the stock really broke out. And then we came back here and found this support level right at this high. Even though there are just eight days of trading it has actually traded fairly symmetrically if you can believe that. I have switched to pivot points here and you can see the stock opened right around the pivot point but then traded down to this second support level and then it just took off.
So this really did this rebound here, we will go to an intraday chart. The rebound there really did give us a really solid open right here, I am going to get rid of this line; we don't need it anymore. It gave us a real solid buy signal right on the pullback, a rebound. Buy the stock; keep a stop just a little bit BELOW where your entry point is as long as you are trading it very technically. So you are buying here on the rebound above S1.
You could even be waiting for the stock to give you a really good sense that it is going to continue to trade higher. Then you don't keep your stop here, back up and keep it below this level here. So you have got your trade back stopped here and then you are just kind of letting the stock move. I can't exactly say you are enjoying the ride because when this stock is just bumping around sideways it is like the road to Hana, not really enjoyable you are just kind of moving sideways. But then right at the end you get this big move higher.
So this was actually a pretty logically trading stock. But where do we go now? This is kind of a takeoff on this same theme. Your next buy point would be on a move above today's intraday high; we will snap that right there. So your next buy point would be above 43.70. If the stock trades above there you are good to go. Take that stock and then pretty much immediately maybe set a stop a couple bucks lower; give it no more than 5 or 6 percent, I don't think you have to. That is how I would trade DocuSign ( NASDAQ: DOCU ).
By the way, on a stock like this, once you are in stay in. You can trade around it if you are feeling guilty because you are making too much money; go ahead and take some off the table but keep some stock in the hole man. Just hang on to some of it. You will be glad you did. You will be amazed at how fast these profits will build up by just keeping some of the stock that you own, that is in a winning position where you are saying, "You know what? I'm out. I am going to go ahead and close this position." Don't! Close half of it. Close 3/4 of it. But keep some of it. My bet is that in the weeks to come you are going to look back and say, "Man, I am sure glad I hung on to some of this DocuSign," or some Apple or whatever you are trading.Free Chart


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Sengkuni is a bad guy. When I write bad, it means that he is really, really bad. He is the fallen god, kicked away from heaven since he tricks, lies, cheats, and do whatever he likes to get higher rank and position in heaven. After being dumped, he was born on earth as Arya Suman, a handsome knight and warrior. Eventhough now he is a human, he is still trouble maker. He takes all cost to fulfil his ambition to become a patih (a general in an army). He tries to get rid of Patih Gandamana by putting him into a trap and saying to the king that Patih Gandamana is a double crosser. Patih Gandamana can avoid the trap and angrily beat Arya Suman. Later on, Arya Suman becomes Sengkuni (means "from the spoken words", he becomes ugly because of his slander to others). Sengkuni is no longer handsome but becomes ugly since he was beaten badly by Patih Gandamana.
Instead of repent of what his fault, Sengkuni becomes worse. He is the one behind Kurawa to begin envy with Pandawa. He does whatever it takes to get rid everyone in front of him to get a position he wants. Sengkuni is the spark that begin Baratayuda, a civil war between Pandawa (good) versus Kurawa (evil). He is killed by Bima (also known as Werkudara) on Baratayuda.
I paint this character on April 9th, 2014. It is the day Indonesia has a legislative election. I hope there are no "Sengkuni" on the house of representative.
Character name: Sengkuni
Date of birth: April 9, 2014
Style: Surakarta/ Solo
Media: acrylic on canvas, pencil sketching
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Homeostasis Objectives: 1. Significance of homeostasis 2. Positive and negative feedback
Disruption of Homeostasis
n Polycystic Kidney Disease
Disruption of Homeostasis
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Two ways to maintain homeostatis n Negative feedback n Positive feedback
Negative Feedback: example body temperature
Q1: compare response to original stimulus n Answer: –The response by the effectors is antagonistic (opposite) of the stimulus Stimulus = body temp Response = body temp
Q2: homeostasis restored? How do you know? n Answer –Yes, because the response counteracts the stimulus –Brings back balance
Positive Feedback: example labor contractions
Q3: compare response and stimulus in positive feedback n Answer –The response acts to heighten or increase the stimulus Stimulus = distortion of uterus Response= distortion and contraction of uterus
Q4: Is homeostasis restored in this example? How do you know? n Answer: –No, homeostasis is continually disrupted –This is a good thing in this case b/c returning to homeostasis would cause the birthing process to stop. –The positive feedback loop will continue until birth is complete.
Lots of examples of negative feedback loops, few positive loops n Blood glucose – pages ____ n Blood clotting – pages _____ n Blood calcium level – pages ______ n Female reproductive cycle – pages ____
About Drinking Water n One glass of water shuts down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University study. n Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. n 9-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
More water stuff n A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing. n Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, breast cancer by 79% and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Cellular homeostasis Every level of organization within the body must maintain homeostasis Phospholipid Bilayer
Diffusion n Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a higher concentration to a lower concentration. n The difference in concentration of two solutions is called the concentration gradient n Demonstration: food coloring in water ttp://www.biosci.ohiou.edu/introbioslab/Bios170/diffusion/Diffusion.html
Diffusion across membranes n Molecules that dissolve in lipids can cross the lipid bilayer through diffusion. Example: O 2 CO 2 H 2 O
Osmosis n Think back to solutions: solutes and solvents n Osmosis is the process by which water molecules diffuse across a cell membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration. n Direction of movement depends on relative concentrations of solutions.
Direction of movement into cells n Hypotonic to the cytosol –solution outside the cell is less concentrated than inside the cell –water moves into the cell n Hypertonic to the cytosol –solution outside the cell is more concentrated than inside the cell –water moves out of the cell n Isotonic –concentrations are equal n http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/Osmosis.htm http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/Osmosis.htm
What about the molecules that cant pass through the membrane freely? n Glucose, Na+, Ca+, K+ and lots of other molecules need to get into and out of the cell but cant get through the lipid bilayer n They must use the proteins embedded in the lipid bilayer – and this takes type of transport takes energy
Now apply this knowledge to come up with a logical conclusion for the homeostasis and sports drink lab n Putting it altogether: research how your body maintains homeostasis when you become dehydrated. Why do you feel thirsty?
Active Transport n Transport Notes Transport Notes n Active Transport Movie 1 Active Transport Movie 1 n Active Transport Movie 2 Active Transport Movie 2
Predicting water movement n http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2001_gbio/folder _structure/ce/m3/s3/cem3s3_3.htm http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2001_gbio/folder _structure/ce/m3/s3/cem3s3_3.htm
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