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Initially, it was intended to be placed in the new "Discussion" forums. Seeing as that project is on indefinite hiatus, I wanted to post it here.
Especially with the many issues arising around BTR's lately, this article carries a wealth of knowledge.
How to Complete a Bad Trader Report*
[Edit 6/16/2010 by MagickalMemories]Before reading this posting, you should have previously read the Bad Trader Reporting Rules initially posted by Linrandir on 04/01/2005. Despite the posting date, they are NOT a joke. Failure to follow them can cause troubles for you, aside from having been potentially scammed or cheated. Ignorance of the rules for posting a Bad Trader Report isn't a valid excuse; it's a reason to be suspended for a month or more. Although I may make reference to the rules in this post, I will NOT rehash them in their entirety. This is meant to be an enhancement to the rules, NOT a replacement.
Although it is not a rule, we strongly suggest that, before going through the effort/trouble of filing a negative reference and/or BTR on someone, regardless of the reason, you contact them first & give them a reasonable amount of time to respond to you. Most issues can be cleared up by some simple, honest communication.
A reasonable amount of time would be 3 to 7 days.
Most traders will gladly work with you to get a problem resolved, rather than have you mar their record for what is often an honest mistake.
Invariably, Bartertown members make their way to the Bad Trader Forum. Some of us read all of the reports, so that we are kept aware of the names of those accused and so that we can keep abreast of any new "tricks" we haven't seen or thought of already. Some of us utilize it as a database to see if a potential trader is listed there. An unfortunate few of us have had or will have to complete a Bad Trader Report (BTR from here on) of our own. Those people are for whom this article was written.
Having seen a large number of BTRs, I've discovered that there are a great number of different ways that individuals compile them. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, not all BTRs are of similar quality. All too often they are missing valuable –sometimes vital- information. Many are improperly posted. Sometimes, they are just a train wreck that is nearly impossible to decipher.
Remember that Bartertown is a community in its' own right. We do a lot of self-policing. Many of us have knowledge or skills in areas that can be of valuable service to someone completing a BTR. Your average Bartertown "regular" is more than happy to help another member in any way he can. The more lucid and comprehendible your post is, the more likely we are to pitch in and offer our services, help and/or information. If it's "work" to understand your post, you can almost assuredly count on a low number of responses and an even lower number of Bartertowners pitching in to help.
With this article, I intend to offer advice on the best ways to construct a BTR and the best ways to present your evidence. Hopefully, you will find it informative and comprehensive. While I wrote the first and final drafts, I can't take complete credit; the entire Moderating staff (Admins, Mods and Watchmen) had the opportunity to look this document over and suggest revisions. A few actually did. LOL Hopefully, our thoroughness will show through. If, however, you have any advice or information you'd like to add, please PM it to me (not email) and we'll look it over. If we find that it adds sufficient value, we'll add the information.
*This is intended to be used as advice for those contemplating the creation of a BTR. It is not intended to be a definitive guide. Your decisions in posting BTRs are your own. While this post is endorsed by the Bartertown Moderating staff, it is not presented as an official document.
This document is made up of the following sections:
1) Introduction
2) Proof**
3) Supporting information
4) Follow through
Please, note that I am not suggesting that you label each section of your BTR. I am simply using these terms to denote a particular order in which I suggest you present your BTR information. If you do choose to use the labels, however, it would probably not be poorly received.
**Note that the examples presented in this thread are a fictitious trade between Linrandir and myself. Any resemblance to existing trades or BTRs is probably intentional.
Section 1: Introduction
At this point, you should state a brief synopsis of the trade details. You should include a general idea of the items being traded, any terms of the trade, the results thus far and your follow through.
That is a good start.On May first I PMed Linrandir about some WH40K Space Marines he had. We agreed that I would pay him $100 and he would ship them to me with delivery confirmation and $100 insurance. I sent him $100 via PayPal on May 6th. On the 7th, he acknowledged receiving the funds, but I haven't received my items yet. I've sent him PMs asking where the minis are, and I see that he's read them, but I have not received any responses yet.
While it's not necessary to include this "Introduction" piece, it is definitely helpful, as those reading the rest of your post will know what to look for in the PM/email exchanges.
At this point, you might also find it valuable to mention any suspicions you had. It will give those trying to help you yet another thing to look for while reading.
Section 2: Proof
(From here on, I will use "PM" as a general term for electronic communication [PM, Email, Chat log])
I suggest that you ALWAYS START WITH YOUR PM EXCHANGE. Give the "deal" first priority.
If you have a link to the initial post that started the transaction, it should be included for posterity.
Please, for Heaven's sake, heed the following suggestions:
- Post the PMs in chronological order (from OLDEST to NEWEST). Few things are more annoying than having to scroll to the bottom of a post and read backwards.
- Post the COMPLETE PMs. Simply stating what was in them, omitting anything (aside from YOUR contact information), or not posting one because you felt it was "unnecessary" causes headaches and can be considered a posting violation if you accidentally forget to include certain information… Especially information that reflects poorly on you. The only "unnecessary" PMs are those that contain ABSOLUTELY NO information about the trade at hand. If there is even the SLIGHTEST mention of the trade, then post the entire PM for the sake of completeness.
- Separate your PMs by some obvious border. Empty space isn't really enough. Something that takes up physical space is better... something like the line of dashes I'm using to separate the sections of this post. Personally, however, I prefer putting each individual PM in its own quote box.
Example of a poorly executed PM string:
Awesome. Let me know when they ship?
--- Lin Randir wrote:
>I got the money. I will get these things packed up and shipped off.
> Eric W
> wrote:
> Hey Lin,
> I sent the money. You should have it by now.
> The address that you got with the PayPal email is correct. It is:
> Eric W
(removed for privacy)
> Thanks,
> Eric
> --- Lin Randir wrote:
> > That is fine
> >You can send the money to firstname.lastname@example.com.
> >
> >
> > Eric W
> > wrote:
> > Sounds reasonable, if you take PayPal.
> > Send me your PayPal address and I can pay immediately.
> >
> > If you want a different kind of payment, I wouldn't be willing to pay first.
> > Sound reasonable??
> >
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > --- Lin Randir wrote:
> >
> > > I can ship as soon as I get the money.
> > > Usually the next day. Mail is slow here on Gilligan's Island, though.
> > >
> > >
> > > Eric W
> > > wrote: Hi Lin,
> > >
> > > That sounds good.
> > > When can you ship?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Lin Randir wrote:
> > >
> > > > I still have the Space Marines,
> > and
> > > > will let the lot go for $100.
> > > >
> > > > Lin
> > > > firstname.lastname@example.com
See how annoying that was?
Now, here is the information presented in 2, FAR BETTER formats. Note that I am removing most of the back & forth for the sake of making this monstrous post a little shorter. What I've included below should be enough to give you the idea.
--- Lin Randir wrote:
I still have the Space Marines,
and I will let the lot go for $100.
I'm on Gilligan's island, by the way.
Eric W wrote:
Hi Lin,
That sounds good.
When can you ship?
--- Lin Randir wrote:
I can ship as soon as I get the money.
Usually the next day. Mail is slow here on Gilligan's Island, though.
--- Lin Randir wrote:
I still have the Space Marines,
and I will let the lot go for $100.
I'm on Gilligan's island, by the way.
If you were observant, you noticed that I didn't include a list ANYWHERE above what was being traded. All I said was "Space Marines," without clarifying the specifics.Eric W wrote:
Hi Lin,
That sounds good.
When can you ship?
Also note that I didn't include any proof of PMs sent to him asking where my stuff was. These, too, should be included. When you are creating a BTR, it is NOT important that you be brief or try to "save Bartertown's resources" What is important is that you include ALL of the information necessary, regardless of length.
Lastly, notice that I did not include the Time & Date information and/or headers from the PM. All these are required information, per Bartertown rules.
This was an illustration of how even a well created post can go wrong. In a BTR, you MUST declare the specifics of the items in the trade (X Space marine models, Y Tanks of Z type, etc), all PM proof and all Time/date information (headers, etc).
Section 3: Supporting Information
This is where the non-communication specifics should go.
Items for inclusion are:
- Delivery Confirmation numbers (both sides of the trade, if appropriate).
- Email from PayPal showing that the payment went through (any information that puts your account security at risk should be deleted and replaced with some notification that you removed it).
- Any follow up information you discovered on your trade partner, once you believed you were ripped off.
-Any information that you cannot decide where it should go.
- Existing threads on him in the BTR forum.
- His email address and physical address if known (and not already listed in the PM string).
Yes. It's all made up. Get the idea, though? If you think you're ripped off, do a little research and post what you find in your BTR.After waiting 3 weeks and not getting responses to the 3 PMs and 2 emails I sent him, I did a little research. It turns out that he has a history of illegal activity in "real life" and on the internet:
He has complaints about him here:
Where he received DVDs in trade from someone and never sent the DVDs he promised in return.
http://www.LinrandirLikesToSellPiratedT ... ieDVDs.com
This shows his arrest record for selling pirated Teletubbie DVDs at his local Flea Market, there on Gilligan's Island.
http://www.LinrandirAssaultsHimselfLike ... htClub.com
This shows that he was arrested for assaulting himself in a parking lot. Apparently, he blamed it on a guy named Tyler but refuses to talk about it any further. There was a mention of a "project," but he wouldn't discuss that, either.
Section 4: Follow Through
Close out your BTR by stating what you've done to get your money or items back.
Did you file a police report? Did you try to get your money back from PayPal? Did you contact the USPS or FBI over it? What were the results?
Don't come on here expecting someone else to do all the work for you. Do as much work as you are capable of (and everyone reading this is capable of, at least, a basic internet search via Google or Yahoo), and others will fill in any details or assistance where they can.
If you decide to leave a negative reference for your trade partner, wait until AFTER you post your BTR. In the negative reference, post the hyperlink to the BTR so that potential traders can access it more easily.
It would be a good idea to follow that up with a "reply" post to your PM that included a link to his now-current reference list.
If anyone has any specific input for this article, feel free to PM me. I will consider it and, if I think it fits, I will include it and give you full credit.
Remember, though... this article is ONLY about HOW to complete one. it is not intended to cover "when" or "under what circumstances" it should be completed.


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Starcraft II Editor Talk - Art, models, textures and terraining related stuff.
So yeah, there are some threads on SC2's editor features, but they are mostly focused on script and GUI issues, and the another one seems to have started focusing on UI and usability.
Here we'll focus on the artsy part of the editor.
First things first. Once you enter to the editor you get a big map with only one tileset, just like Wc3. So there's no need to show that.
You can apply cliffs and other stuff like terrain textures (not tiles) with 3 different brushes: Square, Circle and Diamond Shaped. That allows some nice touching up on terraining.
Cliffs work nicely, you can get a 4-cliff-height easily, and applying fog with those cliffs you get a neat "emptyness" or huge hole effect.
You can also have up to 4 different cliff types. So, applying that with the fact you can also change terrain textures just like one could change tiles in Wc3, you can virtually have two tilesets on one map. It's important to note that cliffs no longer depend on specific tiles, so you can have a natural cliff with artificial textures.
So yeah, moving on up, we also have a nice change, tiles are not really tiles, but actually textures or patterns. You can blend them and play a bit with the textures to get a nice effect. That's really useful mainly for natural scenes.
There are also some interesting tools here. There's a blur tool and a smudge tool, plus a fill tool.
You can also remove one specific texture from the blending.
Yo can replace an specific texture from the blending.
There's also a different kind of tile, which allows you to put roads.
There are 3 different roads, which you can add via the Data Editor.
Roads work with helper points, which can be moved to change the path of the road
Modifying the height from the terrain works fairly the same as Wc3, but thanks to higher poly count and shaders, you get a neater effect.
There's also a tool called "Foliage", which allows you to add foliage on some specific terrain parts. Foliage depends on the tile(texture) it is added.
Now we move up to another interesting feature/change. Water.
First up, water no longer depends on cliffs. Water is now made by planes, which btw start up incredibly high.
Thanks god, you can edit this (and many other options) with the water editor.
Since water is no longer tileset dependant you can have both nice clean water and molten lava in the same map.
Terrainers are not free from the data editor. To change up cliff types, tiles and fog (and gravity and others) we will have to face this little monster. It's not that hard to understand though.
That's all I know regarding terrain itself. I'll try to get on different aspects later.
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Also, it is worth pointing out that water bodies do not apply pathing, nor can different types be stacked.
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Thanks to Archmage for the wee bit more of info about water planes.
Time for another huge informative post... We'll continue with some terraining related aspects for now. We'll also talk about Doodads, and finally a whole new editable little aspect: Lighting.
So, this feature will sound interesting to some people. While placing textures and heights you can use your tablet to control the pressure and size of the brush. The following image was done directly via tablet.
There's also an option on the tools menu to merge cliffs. That's interesting and somewhat useful...
Now on to a bad thing, I already talked about the cliff height. The sad thing here (although it could be a beta-stage issue) is that you can only have 4 cliff heights (counting with the 0 height) and no more. I even tried editing the cliffs on the data editor, but I just get screwed up results.
So, let's move on. There's another brush called "Terrain Objects", right now there doesn't seem to be ANY terrain objects on any tileset, but that's probably beta-stage stuff. Anyways, on that brush you can also hide terrain cells... that must be interesting for making floating isles with custom models and stuff...
Another interesting thing, related to the tileset, is that you can change creep textures at the data editor... This will be useful for those planning to make a Wc3 mod. I'd like to point out that you can change everything creep-related, like its specular map, its noise map, its height map and some settings more...
Now to another subject, still important for terrainers. Doodads.
First up, destructibles are no longer at the doodads palette, but at the units one. This makes sense actually...
So, Doodads are nicely organized, there are x groups:
1- Blockers, Pathing and Line of Sight
2- Cliff and Ramp
3- Environment
4- Props
5- Structures
6- Track Pieces
The editor placeholder models are different than our usual pink(or green) checkered box. They have different shapes and the shape tells us what does the doodad do. The pathing blockers have feet on them, the creep blockers(truly useful little things) have a strange creep like shape. The pathing and sight blockers have an eye. The enviromental doodads have a cloud with rain. The other unclickable doodads (Like moving birds and stuff) have a huge arrow. The unexistant model placeholder is a little light blue sphere (there are a lot of doodads without models right now)
It's important to note here that rain and wind and weather stuff are no longer tied to regions, but are actually doodads.
There's a new doodad type called "Curtain". It's a simple doodad that blocks the line of sight for ground units. For those with the beta, they are used in different maps already and works just nice.
Although Cliff Doodads are called that way, they are not Cliff dependant. This means you don't necessarily have to put them on a cliff, you can put it anywhere you want.
While placing Cliff Doodads the good ol "shift+pageup" or "shift+pagedown" trick to change the height of doodads is really useful. About this, you no longer have to hold shift to do this. It's important to say that when you copy a doodad with its height changed it no longer resets like in Wc3... A great thing....
There's a nice variety of doodads. And some of them are huge... They look really well and work nicely for a good terraining. The problem with these huge doodads is that some of them don't have pathing, but, adding pathing blockers and No-Flying-Zones allows them to work perfectly. My personal favorite are these rocks.
Also, terrain doodads now work using the ground textures, so craters and others are now totally possible. While in Wc3 a crater model was utterly hard to do, in Sc2 it's totally possible.
Another group of doodads which shows us all that you can do with models on Sc2 are the Billboards and Signs, You can have a crazy Vegas style map with them
I'm now going to show you guys a nice option for doodads. You can directly change the color of an individual doodad, but changing colors works differently now. It uses an HDR multiplier so changing colors now has some different effects...
Finally, we got the last doodad group, the track pieces. It has some pieces for a monorail engine, which doesn't move :(
Still, its fun to play with the whole variety of pieces. And with triggers I'm pretty sure people can make a wonderful moving monorail.
Now, to the next subject... You guys are probably going to love this one: Lighting!
So, thanks to shaders and specular maps, lighting is extremely important in Sc2 art. It can change stuff dramatically indeed... If you look for instance how Void Rays and Stalkers look on certain tilesets, you get a totally different color just for the lighting.
Each tileset has a default lighting. Of course you can change this via the Data Editor, lights on each tileset are truly different, giving the different planet feel of each tileset.
But that's not all... There are also a lot of different light options like some "Console" lights and the portrait lights of every single unit. These ones are the ones that change ambience more dramatically.
Still, we have not seen the most amazing part... Aside from being able to choose from different lights, we can also create our own lights. That means that there are almost endless possibilities for our map environment. There are a lot of options on the light editor, so I won't get over that aspect for now...
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Terrain textures are just one large repeated tile rather than a set of tiles and sub-tiles as in wc3 where the sub-tiles were randomly added. It's not as desirable from a technical stand point but it makes it easier to make custom tile-sets.
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red channel of the terrain texture?
I noticed that they do use an alpha texture in the diffuse map and it has details that are so faint I didn't notice at first. I thought that might have something to do with blending. Why would they use a color channel for the blending when they have a perfectly good alpha channel?
For normal maps this guy explains the steps to convert between the two.
The normals are inverted and in tangent space(pretty sure). The tangent and binormal data are stored in the green and alpha channels--as opposed to green and red.
I still can't understand why some of my custom terrain glows bright white though.
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i havent triedit myself, i got other stuff to wrap my head around now, i just repeated what i read on another forum...__________________
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We'll now try to take over all I know now about Textures.
So... There are four kinds of textures on any model that are taken into account now in Sc2.
One is the Diffuse Map. It's your common use texture, so not much to say here.
Another one is the Emissive Map. This determines which parts of the model can Glow brightly with an specified color no matter which light you use. This is nicey.
The next one is the Normal Map. It's the one thing that works with shaders to make everything look a lot more "textured". It's a Bump Map. For some reason it seems to use orange, red and black to determine everything.
And finally is the Specular Map. This determines parts that will bright stronger with light as in reflecting the light. Truly useful for making metal and gooish textures.
It's not that bad either...
If you combine custom terrain textires with custom hard tiles (Roads) you can have tiles with borders just like in Wc3. Like in this (somewhat crappy) example.
Well, using custom terrain textures has its tricks... Mainly for one lime ke who doesn't really understand anything from Normal Maps and stuff... I started making some tests with the following Wc3 based texture:
First up, I used the texture with a full white alpha channel, using a normal map from Sc2.. Just like Adovid's texture is totally screwed, because the specular is waaaay too high...
So I decided to change things a bit... keeping the same texture and normal map, but chaning the alpha channel of the diffuse texture... To almost black(About 90%)...
The result surely is better. Alpha channels on Diffuse textures (at least on terrain diffuse textures) seem to have an interesting little purpose. They are the "specular control map" so it controls where to glow brightly and where not to glow.
So, in order to get a nice result you must also play a bit with the alpha channel, adding some texture to it too... I then used this alpha channel:
And got the following result... It's not too different to the last one, but it does look somewhat better...
So, now I must try to actually make a normal map for this texture...
So, I heard that the red channel is blending related when it comes to normal maps. Nevertheless, it seems that normal maps can work in two ways in Sc2. One is with red and orange and such...
The another one is a common black and white one...
I decided to start making a black and white one... Again, full white alpha... This is the texture:
And the result... It's fairly boring but it seems to work out...
Now just for fun, I wanted to see what happens with the same normal map, but with a full black alpha. I actually expected the opposite result. It seems that alphaing out the normal map actually increases the brightness, thus removing the "drawing" of the texture"... Interesting.
Now, to another test... A white map with textured alpha channels... Just in case, the alpha channel is exactly like the old normal map showed up... It's a bit different...
Now I tried making an orange and red map...
The result is quite too simillar. So I still don't know what could be the difference between Orange/Red and Grayscale normal maps... Perhaps you guys can help me out there...
I think that there's no real difference... Because the game seems to consider it grayscale too... It's just helpful when doing the texture because you get more control over the blending...
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Next on the list we got something relatively related to Textures... Icons!
There's not really much to say about Icons to be certain, but there surely are some nice changes on how icons work now.
Icons have their own little space at the data editor at the "Buttons" tab. There you can change the icon file, the name of the button, the tooltip (yes, all of these info are not directly related to spells or units, usefully you can put the same icon with the same tooltips to more than one thing) and the hotkey.
Icons now use a 76*76 format (some of them stayed 64*64 BTW) The game automatically resizes any texture you use as icon. As you guys may have noticed, Zerg, Terran and Protoss use some similar icons with the main difference being the color. As I expected, the icons are actually black and white...
They no longer have the borders at the icon, which means borders are added automatically on each icon. There are several borders, and good news here is that if someone wants to change every single border of each icon for a certain mod, now he just has to change a single texture... Also, you don't have to make an alternate icon for passive buttons
In order to test icons I made my own little custom icon. It's quite simple but whatever. Alpha is full white.
And changed the attack button to see it ingame. Surprisingly enough, the border isn't added... Good thing that the color did change...
So, I guess it's again an alpha issue... I will just copy the icon's texture to the alpha channel, making the icon full white. It works, that means that the border texture is actually below the icon itself.
An amazing thing is that not only don't we need to make alternate passive icons, but also we don't have to make alternate disabled icons as they are automatically generated by the game (also thanks to the fact that disabled icons now are simply grayscaled)...
Now, we must wonder, how to prevent something on the icon to change its color? We can see that happening on several unit, building and upgrade icons, so it must be possible...
The answer is actually incredibly simple. There's an option at the data editor which says "Tint by Race" with the options Enabled/Disabled. So you can make any icon be tinted or not...
I still don't get how to change the preset race colors... But I will continue searching...
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did u find anything out baout the decals?__________________
units can have now decals printed on them...
also u might wanna write about the regions, which u can now make in your own custom shapes i heard
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Regions are not as art related as they used to be, now that weather is not linked to regions... But well... I believe one can make custom shapes, but they are mostly based on squares and circles... Haven't seen any triangle option yet...__________________
Next big post will have a bit more on decals...
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Day two of the best weekend ever kicks off from New Jersey with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman guiding us through all the things they're not so sure wouldn't, shouldn't, couldn't or didn't happen.
Atlanta at New York Giants (FOX): We've previewed the battle of the faces for you already and, if you are in to that sort of thing, here's a bit of trolling for you Falcons fans. It's a shame, then, that it's almost impossible to troll the Giants and the classic "let our play do the talking" philosophy.
The Giants, with second year standout Jason Pierre-Paul and a finally healthy Justin Tuck, look to catch lightning in a bottle as they did in 2007 by sacking every quarterback in sight as often as possible. Pair that with a legitimately explosive offense featuring deep threat Hakeem Nicks and everything else threat Victor Cruz, and Brandon Jacobs can just stick to running his mouth rather than the football.


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Can senior citizens visit valley of flowers?
Senior citizens also want to come to this heaven on earth but they are confused about whether they can do it or not. We have been taking senior citizens to the valley of flowers. There are options of helicopter and ponies to skip trekking.
Valley of flowers trek itinerary
Detailed itinerary for valley of flowers trek explaining the day wise altitude gain, distance travelled, mode of transportation available and time required to travel between different destinations. Guidance on various options available to skip trekking between Govindghat and Ghangaria.
Valley of flowers Tour Packages
We also provide packages for trek to Valley of flowers. If you wish to come with us you can visit this page to see our offers and departures to the valley in upcoming season.
Valley of flowers Photo Gallery
We have been going to valley for many years and have lot of pictures of the valley of flowers and our groups, they are classified in various galleries like flowers gallery, birds' gallery, earlier groups gallery, landscapes and many more, just surf through our galleries to have a virtual tour to valley of flowers.
Things to carry for trek to valley of flowers
When you are on a trekking tour you should know what are the things to carry for the trek. We have many years of experience and based on that experience we have made a list of things to carry for trek to valley of flowers.
How to Reach Valley of flowers
It is important to know before starting the trip that how to reach valley of flowers? How many days are required for the trip to the valley? Distances between various points and time required to travel between them.
Frequently asked questions About the Valley
Can senior citizens visit valley of flowers?
Senior citizens also want to come to this heaven on earth but they are confused about whether they can do it or not. We have been taking senior citizens to the valley of flowers. There are options of helicopter and ponies to skip trekking.
What type of shoes is appropriate for valley of flowers ?
When you go for trek you should wear appropriate type of shoes so that your main concentration is on trekking and enjoying nature. We have seen that shoes of many people breaks while trekking and sometimes people develop blisters.
Minimum age to visit valley of flowers
Whether kids can do the trek to Valley of Flowers or not? What is the minimum age requirement to visit the valley of flowers? Please read this full page to get the answer to this question. Couples with young children willing to visit valley of flowers can go through this page.
Number of Days required in seeing Valley of Flowers
Minimum number of days recommended going for trek to Valley of Flowers. Why we need an extra day for the trip. Read full report with pictures of the valley.
How difficult is Valley of flowers trek.
Trek difficulty of the Valley of Flowers trek. Vital statistics are given here. How much altitude is to be gained every day while trekking? How much distance is to be covered every day? What is Fitness level required for the trek?
Valley of flowers after floods.
Valley of flowers has witnessed a massive flood in 2013. We were the first to report that the flowering area of the valley is totally intact. Now the valley of flowers has become again accessible and all the treks and bridges have been reconstructed.


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XAMPP MySQL deactivated error
Installing XAMPP is a quick way to setup an Apache Server with PHP and a MySQL database.
But sometimes there's some kind of configuration error or bug that doesn't allow to start the MySQL service. Checking the status with the XAMPP control panel will display a message of "MySQL database DEACTIVATED".
How to fix the XAMPP MySQL deactivated bug
While I'm not sure about the causes of this error, there is a quick fix to activate MySQL in XAMPP following 2 simple steps.
- First, try not to configure your MySQL database as a service. This is asked during the XAMPP installation. So don't select the checkbox of installing MySQL databases as a system service.
- Second, create a basic configuration file for your new MySQL installation (you can do this automatically using Win MySQL admin).
Yes, there's an automated way to generate a basic config file for MySQL using tools installed by default in XAMPP. Just go to [XAMPP installation folder] / mysql / bin and run winmysqladmin.exe. Type a new username and password, and let the MySQL admin program generate the default mysql initialization file.
And that's it! A MySQL disabled as a Windows service, and a default configuration file with MySQL username and password defined should change your XAMPP SQL status from "MySQL database deactivated" to MySQL database ACTIVATED.
How to check that MySQL status is active
You can check the status of the MySQL databases opening the XAMPP control panel: MySQL should have a green running tag next to it.
Notice that I wouldn't keep using the Win MySQL Admin once you turned your MySQL service active: it's an old, discontinued application that seems to throw random Windows errors. But don't worry: just close the Win MySQL Admin window and keep using the built-in phpMyAdmin from the XAMPP default installation.
You can open the phpMyAdmin menu to check the active status of the MySQL databases from the XAMPP Apache main menu: start the Apache server, open the main server page using your web browser (just type "localhost" by default in your web browser address bar) and click the phpMyAdmin link to check that your MySQL databases are enabled.
I hope this helped you to activate your MySQL databases in XAMPP! Now, have a happy coding and local server testing!


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Learn to draw Q from {Confessions of a Homeschooler} and {Kids Learning Station}
Make a Q Quail or Queen like {Totally Tots}
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Make a paper Quilt or a Quilt box like this from {Fave Crafts}
Watch Quest for Camelot
Make up your own Quest to go on.
Make a handprint Quail like {Red Ted Art}
Play Queen.
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A man who police said assaulted a neighborhood girl while two other children watched could see life in prison.
Officers arrested 50-year-old Harold Shipley on Tuesday night, accusing him of locking three kids in his apartment and inappropriately touching one of them.
-- Man accused of sexually assaulting 7-year-old girl
On Friday, Shipley was charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child, second offense, and three counts of false imprisonment.
If convicted, Shipley's could face 20 years to life on each count of sexual assault, five years for each count of false imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.
Police said the first assault happened Aug. 1 and the second Feb. 26. Shipley's previous offenses of child assault happened in 1998.
Shipley is held without bond. His preliminary hearing is set for March 18.


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Topic: Commander Cody Fanfiction
I wrote this a long time ago and before you start...I know, it's very crumby.
Commander Cody Raised his rangefinder, inserting it swiftly in his helment.The remains of Uthapa burned a blaze in the night sky.Order Sixty Six still stood. Kill all Jedi. He filled his lungs letting out a relentless sigh. Was he sorry for what he'd done?, should he be?.
Turning on a Friend, Firing on him as he attempted to escape. Should he be sorrowed for doing his Job?. He could hear heavy footsteps approching." Sir." Said a voice very simalur to his own. Cody turned rapidly almost ramming into his Trooper Captain." Any sign of Kenobi?." He asked Sternly, with a unfaltering gaze. The Captain shook his head." No Sir, orders?." Cody let his gaze fall but it quickly regained." Get you men to a Transport, Move it!." The Captain snapped to attention." Yes Sir!." He saluted almost without thinking. Cody casully return his gesture and returned to the balcany. Genaral Kenobi was Dead. He had carried out his orders. Yet why did he regret it?. It was his Job. He had killed before without a second thought. Why did this hurt.
Inside a flame of Conflict and Confussion sprouted. He was the enemy. He told himself. He was a betrayer. He felt his Deece which hung fasten to his Bandaler. He deserved to die. He switched his comlink channel with a rapid blink." Captain, Requesting private Transport tonight." The Battle hardened voice of his Captain rushed through the Comlink." Yes Sir, Right away Sir!." Cody let his Comlink Switch off again before sliding into a uncontroled slump. He let his head fall back against the balcany wall. His helment scrapped against the rough surface leaving fresh new scratches on his faded yellow helment. He popped the seal and lifted the helment from his battered head. He rolled it around in his hands despite the electronics that could come loose from lack of care. His cold gaze fell upon the darken T shaped Slit.
The Uthapa Moon Cast a glow bouncing his reflection back at him. For once all he saw was a eleven year old forced into the world to fight for a senate he knew nothing about, nor where they stood in the diplamatic world. He finally took notice of the Scar that ran clean across from his right eye. And with that Scar was a Memory......
There is more to the Story, and i will post the rest as soon as i can...namely as soon as i finish it.


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ISI January 2017
The quality of the pupils' academic and other achievements is excellent.
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The quality of the pupils' personal development is excellent.
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Pupils are educated to a high level in accordance with the aim of the school to enable them to realise their full potential.
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They acquire excellent levels of knowledge and understanding in their lessons and demonstrate very high levels of performance and creativity in extra-curricular activities.
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We are a co-educational school, for children from 2½ to 18 years, situated just outside Esher, Surrey. The school is set in the historic landscaped grounds of the Claremont Estate.
A Claremont Fan Court education encourages every pupil to excel academically, grow in confidence and be ready to act wisely for the challenges that lie ahead.
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In 1993, President Bill Clinton nearly derailed his presidency with an early move to end the military's ban on gay service members. Aides scrambled to craft the "don't ask, don't tell" policy as a compromise to get the politically radioactive issue off the new administration's back.Give them credit: They found a new way to screw things up.
President Barack Obama's aides were intent, above all else, on not repeating that experience when it came to carrying out their campaign promise to open up the military to gays, so they moved cautiously.
The result: Obama now faces his own political crisis over the issue that threatens his support from key Democratic constituencies, undermines his relationship with the Pentagon and puts him in the odd position of defending a practice he has denounced as discriminatory and harmful to national security.So, this technique of going slow resulted in the troublesome matter heating up at exactly the point when they least wanted us to notice. Poetic justice.
"It's crazy that all this is happening 2½ weeks before a national election," said Richard Socarides, an adviser to Clinton on gay issues during the '93 fiasco. "The timing could not be worse for them, but it was fairly predictable that their strategy of postponing and delaying getting into this stuff was, at some point, going to come back to haunt them."
The article has a lot of detail on the way the lawsuits progressed in court, including the decision not to appeal the 9th Circuit case (Witt) that would have brought the question of the constitutionality of DADT to the Supreme Court — with Elena Kagan, then Solicitor General, defending the statute.
Meanwhile, there was the Log Cabin Republicans' lawsuit, which was filed in 2004 and proceeded terribly slowly under Judge George Schiavelli (a Bush appointee). Schiavelli resigned in 2008, and the new judge, Virginia Phillips, a Clinton appointee, got things going, and she hit Obama with her decision that DADT is unconstitutional on September 9th of this year. Ironically, her decision was based on the heightened scrutiny standard announced in the Witt case that the Obama administration chose not to appeal. Funny, the way a President can't control the courts.
Phillips said it was hard to accept the Justice Department's arguments that the law was constitutionally sound when Obama was telling audiences that "reversing this policy ... is essential for national security."Tangled in their own web.
"Obama's made a lot of statements that we've been using as evidence against the government," said Log Cabin attorney Dan Woods. "They're in a very awkward position."


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In Russia it seems like your expensive car may never truly be safe from vandals. This Bentley Continental GT received the spray can customization seen here during the day while parked in front of an insurance office.
While this may appear to be a random act of vandalism at first glance, a closer look at the spray paint on the car seems to suggest otherwise. We can only guess exactly what this car's owner did to earn this custom Bentley paintjob, but the translation of the words written on the car give us a pretty good idea.
According to GTspirit.com, where we came across these pictures, the words written on the hood translate to "new happiness" while the Russian word for "scumbag" can be found on the front and rear window.
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In a genetics class I attended recently, Professor Scott Weitze recommended a few books including The Family That Could Not Sleep by D.T. Max and Mutants: On genetic Variety and the Human Body by Armand Marie Leroi. I thought I should mention both these books because both deal with mutations that probably arose due to human inbreeding.
The Family… lists many prion related symptoms which seem interesting from the perspective of inbreeding. The Italian family referred to in the title is haunted by progressive insomnia that kills the victims within months due to sleep deprivation. Although this condition is due to prions, the fact that this condition is inherited makes me believe that some inbreeding may be involved. A mutation that promotes the incorrect folding of the protein which creates the prions may have arisen in an ancestor in the family. Due to consanguineous marriages the incidence of the mutation may have increased to the current status within the family. Mutants, too, is a wonderful book that links myth, reported cases, and medical cases of human deformities that have lingered since ancient ages.
While The Family…. consists of many prion related diseases, Mutants starts with the description of the mythical Monster of Ravenna that remarkably resembles patients with Roberts's Syndrome. Then leading the readers from the battle of preformationists and epigeneticists the book delves into the modern day developmental biology to explain various irregularities during the development of an embryo that leads to deformities. While some developmental irregularities could be due to the environment and chemical agents, others such as ectrodacytly (previously also known as Cleppie Bells or lobster claws) could be due to inbreeding because they seem to be in the individuals that seem to have shared ancestors. Cleppie Bells in a few Scots family, Lobster claws in a British family, Ostrich foot in an African family, and the aleijadinhos of Brazil are some of the examples of ectrodacytly listed by the author. All these deformities are in very small populations sharing a common ancestor. I thought this would probably be interesting especially to those who refute the negative implications of consanguineous marriage.
I would not want to summarize the books because the authors have spent a lot of time and effort to write them. I would suggest though that readers interested in deciphering more about the implications of human inbreeding read both of these books.


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I stopped reading Thomas Friedman several years ago, but I couldn't resist his latest column commemorating the departure of the last U.S. soldiers from Iraq. He called it, The End, For Now. Oh, would that it was the end of his scribbling!!
A few morsels to choke on:
With the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops from Iraq, we're finally going to get the answer to the core question about that country: Was Iraq the way Iraq was because Saddam was the way Saddam was, or was Saddam the way Saddam was because Iraq is the way Iraq is — a collection of sects and tribes unable to live together except under an iron fist.
I suppose this was the reason for the war: just a big intellectual experiment.
Iraq was always a war of choice. As I never bought the argument that Saddam had nukes that had to be taken out, the decision to go to war stemmed, for me, from a different choice: Could we collaborate with the people of Iraq to change the political trajectory of this pivotal state in the heart of the Arab world and help tilt it and the region onto a democratizing track?
Is this the same guy who was jumping up and down shouting about WMDs in Iraq? Perhaps he is drawing a fine distinction here: "Oh, I said WMDs, but I never said "nukes""
But was it a wise choice? My answer is twofold: "No" and "Maybe, sort of, we'll see."
I say "no" because whatever happens in Iraq, even if it becomes Switzerland, we overpaid for it. And, for that, I have nothing but regrets. We overpaid in lives, in the wounded, in tarnished values, in dollars and in the lost focus on America's development. Iraqis, of course, paid dearly as well.
Here, Tom follows the great American tradition of celebrating and mourning our losses, while those losses we caused to our 'friends' were so much larger: 2 million Vietnamese, half a million Iraqi civilians… of course, of course.
So no matter the original reasons for the war, in the end, it came down to this: Were America and its Iraqi allies going to defeat Al Qaeda and its allies in the heart of the Arab world or were Al Qaeda and its allies going to defeat them?
Al Qaeda wasn't in Iraq until we offered them an invitation there by reducing the country to primitive chaos. With people like Friedman, no need for real enemies: we'll create them as we go along.
…the most important product of the Iraq war: the first ever voluntary social contract between Sunnis, Kurds and Shiites for how to share power and resources in an Arab country and to govern themselves in a democratic fashion. America helped to midwife that contract in Iraq, and now every other Arab democracy movement is trying to replicate it — without an American midwife. You see how hard it is.
So, the 'Arab Spring' arose in imitation of our war in Iraq? That jerry-rigged "democracy", which may be falling to bits as I write, is what they were striving for? We are truly a beacon to the future!
The best-case scenario for Iraq is that it will be another Russia — an imperfect, corrupt, oil democracy that still holds together long enough so that the real agent of change — a new generation, which takes nine months and 21 years to develop — comes of age in a much more open, pluralistic society. . . I don't know if Iraq will make it. The odds are really long, but creating this opportunity was an important endeavor, and I have nothing but respect for the Americans, Brits and Iraqis who paid the price to make it possible.
Wow! So that's what it all comes down to? An "important endeavor," a few hundred thousand dead civilians, lots of dead and maimed soldiers of our own, untold havoc to our federal budget, a gaping hole in the credibility of our government, and, oh yes, a lot of respect from Mr. Tom. Not to mention the very real possibility that it will all unravel completely in the very near future into the fulfillment of the fiasco that began it.


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Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie"Jane"(2016)
Directed byCho Hyun-hoon
WithLee Min-ji-I,Koo Gyo-hwan,Lee Joo-young,...
So-hyeon, a runaway, is left alone after her close friend Jungho disappears. By accident, she gets to know a transgender woman named Jane. She joins Jane and her close-knit community of runaways, who are as comforting and loving as a real family. So-hyeon feels happy and at peace. But her happiness does not last long. There is something wrong with Jane's health.
Release date in Korea : 2017/05/31
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Today, the Institute for Supply Management released their latest Non-Manufacturing Report on Business indicating that service related business activity improved throughout February with the business activity component climbing notably while the overall non-manufacturing index increased to 57.3 from 56.8 in January.
At 62.6 the business activity index increased 5.21% since January but remained 6.43% below the level seen a year earlier.
Like releases of prior months, non-manufacturing sector respondents are seeing some signs of improvement but the overall outlook is still fairly mixed:
"Year-over-year and month-over-month growth continues. Market conditions improved dramatically." (Information)
"Although customer traffic continues to decline, discretionary spending per capita is increasing. There is a bit more confidence regarding current economic conditions, spurring on slightly more aggressive marketing to capture new customers and encourage repeat visits." (Arts, Entertainment & Recreation)
"Business is generally flat, but showing signs of improvement." (Health Care & Social Assistance)
"Bracing for impact of fuel price increases on delivered commodity prices." (Educational Services)
"Optimism is all around, but sales remain sluggish. Activity shows interest, but market [is] very price sensitive." (Professional, Scientific & Technical Services)
"Signs are building that things are starting to settle and business is stabilizing. Although orders aren't increasing rapidly, they are steady and consistent instead of the radical swings of the past two years. We hope that this trend will continue." (Retail Trade)
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— This should be titled, 'No escape'. Moments after it was taken, he suffered a massive wipeout leaving him with torn shoulder muscles. "It felt like I ripped my arm out of its socket, my leggie snapped and then I felt like I was the deepest I'd ever been", said Kerby. Remember folks, always wear your Water Wings.
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have done an exhaustive study of the way birds mate and came to the conclusion that when there were a variety of male birds looking to mate, the females would hold off on mating to apparently determine which male bird was willing to stick around long enough to stick it in*, calculating at a basic level that he'd then stick by her and their offspring. Naturally, this ground-breaking research is completely applicable to human dating, or so they're trying to tell us.
Professor John McNamara, a co-author of the study, had this to say, though he really doesn't appear to be talking about the birds:
"The more coy females are, the more helpful men will be; and the more men around, the more coy women are," he said. "This only works if there is a mixture of helpful and unhelpful men. If men are all the same the less effective this strategy will be. In the real world it seems females use coyness to select men by seeing how the male behaves in the different situations. Eventually she will decide 'I am going to have a child with this male' or 'I am going to reject him and find a better one'. Of course there are men who have mastered the ability of conning women into thinking they are helpful."
Does Professor McNamara sound, you know, just a little bit bitter about women supposedly playing hard to get to snag a husband?
He does allow, though, that this game theory model of mating only works when female animals have their choice of mates, which isn't always the case. But what he doesn't mention is that it also doesn't work when, say, both humans are choosing each other and when — bear with me here I know it sounds crazy — perhaps the woman isn't strictly looking for a genetic donation and co-parenting out of a man. The game theory model works on the basis that the woman (or female bird, technically) is seeking to maximize the potential of finding a co-parent for the offspring she plans to have, and that the man (or, male bird, technically), if he is seeking to maximize anything, is seeking to maximize his potential for getting laid. If you eliminate those motivations, or at least make them less than the sole basis of the interaction, the model falls apart.
So, look, if you're just looking for a man to slot into the husband/father role, go ahead, play hard-to-get and eventually you'll have a sucker on the line and maybe you'll beat the odds of divorce, though I doubt it. I sort of plan on continuing to have honest interactions with men that I like and who might like me, as I'm more motivated to find someone I still like talking to in 40 years than finding someone to fill a socially-assigned role. It's one of the great things about being a human instead of a bird.
*This is a joke. Yes, we know that birds do not breed this way. In fact, they breed exclusively through anal sex.
Psittacines do not have a phallus. They mate by joining their cloacas, with the male ejaculating sperm into the female's cloaca.
That's right, they breed through joining their assholes together. Chew on that the next time you hear someone claim to be a virgin despite having tons of anal.
Women Play Hard To Get To Find Out How Helpful Men Will Be, Scientists Say [Telegraph]
Related: The Male Bird Reproductive System [Winged Wisdom]


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September 22, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Education (ED) Arne Duncan and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius today announced that Dr. John Clarke of Baldwin, N.Y., is the winner of the 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest. More than 50,000 votes were cast by Americans across the country on YouTube. Dr. Clarke will receive a $2,500 cash prize and his ad will be broadcast on national television.
September 22, 2009U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $108.8 Million in Early Reading First Grants to Help Prepare Young Children to Read
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the award of more than $108.8 million in Early Reading First grants to 28 local education agencies and other public or private organizations in 18 states and Washington, D.C., to improve the school readiness of young children, especially those from low-income families.
September 21, 2009U.S. Department of Education Video Contest Challenges Students to Take Responsibility for Their Education
In two minutes or less, America's students have an opportunity to show the nation and the world how far education can take them and how they will achieve their dreams.
September 21, 2009Statement by U.S. Education Secretary Duncan on Draft College- and Career-Readiness Standards in English-Language Arts, Mathematics
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I am thrilled to be here today at WAHE conference and to address a group of women who share my priorities.
First I would like to start with the story of how I got my present job at the US Department of Education.
September 17, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today named 72 Jacob K. Javits fellows to pursue graduate study within selected fields of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Selected from 764 applicants, fellows are chosen on the basis of superior academic achievement, exceptional promise, and financial need. They will attend 28 institutions of higher education.
September 17, 2009Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on House Passage of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (HR 3221)
"Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to give America's college students the biggest increase in financial aid since the GI Bill. The bill will guarantee increases for the Pell Grant program for the 2010-11 year and beyond. It will overhaul federal student loans to make them more efficient while saving taxpayers billions of dollars over the next decade.
September 17, 2009
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius praised progress made by Congress today as the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA), HR 3221, passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
September 15, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced 314 schools as 2009 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Secretary Duncan was joined by Maryland State Superintendent Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick, Montgomery County Board of Education President Shirley Brandman, and Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that the FY 2007 national student loan cohort default rate increased to 6.7 percent, up from the FY 2006 rate of 5.2 percent.


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John P. Galbraith
Yes, COURAGE! Not the timid question, Do you have courage? Rather, the resounding exhortation, Be courageous! But why? Because we face an enormous task and determined opposition. But we are encouraged to be courageous because the living Godour Godis with us. The battle is not ours, but his.
Years ago, the church in the wilderness stood poised on the shores of the Jordan River, gazing into the Promised Land. They were about to launch the church's first drive to conquer Satan's territory, a foretaste of the worldwide task now given to us. Their soldiers were armed with the battle gear of the day. They were anxious, no doubt, but willing to face whatever dangers there would be.
Then God told their leader, Joshua, how they should face their task and why: "Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them" (Josh. 1:6). Be fearless. Don't be afraid, my children; I love you. And because I love you, I promise you that you are going to share an inheritance. Later, Jesus said that even "the gates of Hades shall not prevail against [my church]" (Matt. 16:18).
But there is a condition. Do it my way. Godliness, not physical battle gear, and my Word, not the wisdom of men, are the keys to triumph. There are rules for making plants flourish; so there are for the church. "Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success" (Josh. 1:7-8).
Success and victory go not to the strong and mighty, the swordsmen and the spearmen, but to those who follow God's Word. "Observe ... that you may prosper;... observe ... then ... [be] prosperous." Gideon had great plans for many men; God said no, only a few. Gideon obeyed, and success followed (Judg. 6-7). Later, Jesus said, "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" (Matt 6:33). We can buy strategically located properties for our mission work, we can print beautiful four-color literature, we can develop an elaborate on-line systemall proper enough in themselvesbut if the Word is not our instrument, the battle is lost.
So there was a reason that God did not tell the Israelites to sharpen their swords! The church's battle is at root a spiritual one; that is what determines how the armed battle ends. It has always been so, beginning in the Garden of Eden. And it will be so until Christ ends the battle with the voice of an archangel and the trump of God at his return.
On June 11, 1996, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church launches into its sixty-first year of ministry. When the founders and charter members of this church gathered together sixty years ago, they loved Jesus Christ deeply. He had bought their lives with his life, and they owed him all that they were and had. His kingdom was the first thing on their minds, and their aim was to obey his Word, first and last. There were no elaborate battle plans; there was little money in the Great Depression. But they were saying, "We must serve God, rather than men."
As they prepared to cross their own Jordan River, their one weapon was the Word of God and they meant to use it. They could not know the obstacles or difficulties that might lie ahead, but the Word said, "March!" So they did.
The Word, though, not only said "March!" but also said "March this way." So they committed themselves and the new church to be a Reformed church of the biblical dimensions summarized by the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms. Some of these people were no longer popular with former friends in their churches, some lost their jobs, some were even expelled from their former church. Those things mattered to them; let no one think differently. But faithfulness to their God and his Word meant more. Although they were not thinking in terms of courage, they had it.
Our fathers' commitment, as a Reformed church, was not just to be, but also to do. They had a mission. It was no less than to fill the earth with the knowledge of the Lord. It was to be done through missionaries fanning out across our own nation and throughout the nations of the world, and through Christian literature, all with the Word alone as their message.
Sixty years later, it is time to reassess and to reaffirm. Does the Word mean as much to you as it did to our founders? How important to you is obedience? Or do you think that God did not reveal enough and that we need to insert our own wisdom? Today some tell us, "These are different times." Does that mean that God's Word is different today, or that our response to it should be different, or that some churches and some nations need different messages?
Indeed, some conditions in America have changed in sixty years. An increasingly emboldened and domineering modern world, often supported by a government colossally ignorant of the Word of God and unaware of the consequences of sin and unbelief, is making it more and more difficult for the church to avoid involvement in the world's sins. In fact, many Christians are buying into the world's agenda. But we may not. We must be no less bold for our God than our fathers were; our stand on God's Word will determine how bold and faithful we are.
Sixty years later, it is time to reaffirm: God's Word is our battle plan and our armament; what it says, we shall do. We, too, are ready to stand up and be counted. But do not say that lightly. To do it will take courage.
We need to get down to the immense business of conquering nation after nation for Christ. But we must remember that Satan is still on the attack, trying to shake the church loose from the Word and its promised victory. These attacks already confront us, and others will, too. Let us not think that we can sweep them under the rugnor let us desire to do so. Where will we find a response? In no less sure a place than the Word, of course. The world will continue to think us fools; if we controvert friends, they will desert us and call us contentious. Be willing to take it. Be courageous! Obey the Word.
Evolution, long accepted in the world and assumed in almost all secular media, is forced on defenseless children in the public schools. It is now spilling into more and more churches, along with a general pseudoscience, while creationism is developing alarming tints and hues that virtually blend it into evolution.
Homosexualism is widely accepted as a way of life, as big government forces opponents to accept it. Churches are accepting it also.
It is "business as usual" on the Lord's Day, not only for the world, but also for an increasing number of churches, as they abandon God's prescription of rest for one whole day in every seven. Even Christian athletes who attend public schools and colleges are being forced more and more to choose between their sport and obedience to God on the Lord's Day. Courage? You betcha!
The influence of sports has become so huge that many Christians sacrifice themselves and their families on its altar, not only on the Lord's Day but throughout the week. At the same time, the tremendous salaries of athletes can tempt our youth into covetousness and wrong priorities in life.
New worship "styles" have come to the fore, primarily from Pentecostal churches, forcing attention on the differences between "will worship" and worship that is commanded by God.
Desecration of human life at both ends of itinfancy and old ageis intensifying. Recent approval of "partial-birth" abortion is a very short step from sanctioning infanticide, and we have already reached euthanasia for the aged.
Rampant degenerate behavior enters a whole family's thought processes involuntarily and unexpectedly by innocently watching movies and television. Lord, make us obedient! COURAGE!
As we have seen, courage is not a new necessity. Adam and Eve needed it, but did not have it. When Abraham left his homeland, he had faith in God, from which came his courage as he traveled to an unknown destination. Moses had courage, as did Joshua and Gideon. The prophets had it, some of whom even submitted to being sawed in two alive. So did the apostles, some of whom had to die because of it, as have many martyrs down through the centuries.
Athanasius had courage in the fourth century, when he was defending the deity of Christ. When he was told, "The world is against you," he promptly replied, "Then I'm against the world."
Many others along the way, too, have had courage. Our founders had ithow can we omit the name of Machen? Some people in churches around the world say that our church has had courage.
Another decade begins now. What will we be like ten years from now? Will our fathers' work have been in vain? Did they establish a church that no longer has the Spirit of obedience? A church that thinks itself wiser than God? A proud church? Here it is once againPsalm 1 says of the godly:
His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in his season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Mr. Galbraith, an OP minister since 1937, has served the OPC in many capacities. He currently serves on these committees: Christian Education, Ecumenicity, Pensions, and Worship. He quotes the NKJV. Reprinted from New Horizons, June 1996.
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Tiger Woods still has eye on magic majors' mark
- Tiger Woods has not won a major title since the 2008 U.S. Open here at Torrey Pines.
- Woods%2C who turned 38 in December%2C has won a record seven times in the tournament here.
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SAN DIEGO -- Arriving at the course with the moon still in full bloom is nothing new to Tiger Woods. Nor is it foreign to him to be the first off in the pro-am, as he was Wednesday at the Farmers Insurance Open.
And as he begins his 19th season on the PGA Tour, chasing records is natural for the world's No. 1 player. If he were to win this week at Torrey Pines, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, he would become the first to win nine professional events at a single venue. A win also would give him 80 for his career, two shy of the record held by Sam Snead.
But after being named the PGA Tour's Player of the Year for a record 11th time and notching his record 10th season with at least five wins, Woods goes into the 2014 schedule with one number in mind -- four.
That's the number of major championships Woods needs in his relentless pursuit of Jack Nicklaus's record 18. Woods won his 14th and last major at Torrey Pines in the 2008 U.S. Open. Some have surmised that this season is critical to his chase of Nicklaus -- and Woods has said time is no longer his ally. But his mind-set is the same.
"Looking back from the beginning of my career to now, I know that I don't have 20 years in my prime. I'm 38. I don't see being 58 and being in my prime," Woods said Wednesday after receiving his POY trophy. "But the outlook is still the same. I still prepare the same, I still work my tail off to be ready to compete at this level and beat everyone I'm playing against."
Majors to his liking this year
The venues for the majors this year set up well for Woods. He has won at Augusta National (four Masters), Hoylake (2006 British Open) and Valhalla (2000 PGA Championship) and finished tied for third in 1999 and second in 2005 at Pinehurst, site of this year's U.S. Open.
"I'm trending the right way," Woods said, smiling in the reference to Pinehurst.
But will that result in major titles?
"It's getting much harder for Tiger ... in that he's not able to close as well as he used to," NBC lead analyst and two-time major champion Johnny Miller said. "And then the guys are more heroic against him like they never were before. Guys are just saying, 'Yeah, you're Tiger Woods and you're the greatest ever, but now at your age, I can beat you.' He needs to do it in the majors."
Trevor Immelman, who won the 2008 Masters over Woods by three shots, said he would be stunned if he didn't see the old Tiger again.
"I am surprised he hasn't won a major since then just because he's that good," Immelman said. "He's played golf that some of us can only imagine. He's by far the best player of our generation.
"But one thing I have learned in my career is that you can't take this game for granted. This game doesn't care who you are. ... I think he just has to roll with it.
"He played some fantastic golf last year and I'm sure it's just a matter of time before he breaks through again in a major championship."
Staying fit a priority
At least Woods doesn't have to worry about his health, unlike his girlfriend, skier Lindsey Vonn. Woods likely won't attend the Olympic Games in Sochi now that Vonn is out, recovering from knee surgery.
Vonn, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in her right knee last February and then partially tore the same ACL in November, reinjured her knee Dec. 21 in France. She had ACL reconstruction surgery Jan. 14.
"As far as seeing what she's gone through, I've been through it, only a slightly different version," said Woods, who has had four surgeries on his left knee, including reconstructive surgery in 2008 after his win in the U.S. Open. "I've never had to do it twice like this. I've had knee surgeries through the years but only had to shut it down for periods of a couple months or a month, whatever it is, and I can be back.
"But to do it again in successive years, that's tough. I only had to do it once like that. ... I sat out for nine months, I believe, almost to the day before I played again."
Still, Woods has cut back on his running to protect his knee and doesn't spend as much time in the weight room as he once did, although he's still very fit.
"The thing is, I'm still able to generate the same amount of clubhead speed as I did when I was younger. It's just that I can't do it every shot anymore," Woods said with a smile. "I don't have the rotational speed that I used to and that's a fact of aging. I am infinitely stronger than I ever used to be and more explosive in a lot of exercises that I do, but I just can't rotate like I used to.
"But I've made up for it in other areas. My body looks very different than it was when I first came out on Tour, and then understanding how to manage myself around a golf course, how to attack a golf course, how to pick it apart and dissect it.
"That's something that has happened over time. ... You're still able to be successful, but you do it a different way. You evolve as you age, and I think I've done that so far."
Mickelson has U.S. Open on his mind
So, too, has the tournament's other star headliner, Phil Mickelson. And one number stands out for Lefty this year – one.
A win in the U.S. Open would give Mickelson the career Grand Slam in the majors. Last year at 43, he won the British Open a month after he finished runner-up for a record sixth time in the U.S. Open.
"I love the fact that I have one tournament to go, that I have one to get that career Grand Slam," said Mickelson, a three-time winner at Torrey Pines, who started his year last week with a runner-up finish in Abu Dhabi.
"I'm not going to hide from it. ... I'm excited that the tournament that I've played some of my best golf in is the one that I haven't won, and I feel like it's just a matter of time. It may be this year at Pinehurst, it may not, but I do believe that will come.
"It's a tournament I've played too well in over the years not to finally win, and I actually believe I'll win a couple."


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