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Well.. we are always looking for new players. The mud has been up for a few months, so we are still new. Our player base is starting to grow, which is wonderful. Here are some things we offer, you might like the place, you might not, but give it a go.. you never know what can happen.
First.. grouping.. hrmm.. yes, not sure what exactly your looking for. When grouping you can either defend or not. The damage is taken randomly through your group.
Crafting System.. well.. we have Professions. You can pick which one you want to be, and the higher your skill the more you can do. Professions are : Armour, Weaponsmith, Brewer, Scholar, Merchant and Diplomat.
PK.. its RP enforced. Its open PK, but we believe that most people that play are mature enough to not overkill. We havent had any problems thus far, and that great.
We are free
Code base.. is a VERY EXTREMELY MODIFIED ROM. The code has practually been re-written.
Active Staff.. VERY Active You also can choose whom you wish to worship, if you wish to worship. All ideas are read and considered, and most have been Imped.
Clases.. we have a classless system. What I mean by that is. Every person picks the order they want their class. When you 'Gain Exp' it pools then you decide which class you want to gain a level in. The function of classes are based on the order you pick them, so someone that has a Cleric as their 1st class, will be more powerful at healing then someone that has Cleric as their 3 class. Ect..
We have stock areas, some have been removed. We have tried to upgrade such areas that we kept, and continue to do so. We also have alot of our own areas, and new ones added all the time. Our builders arent lazy
Exp Gain - We actually just had our system changed. You can gain exp by the things you do, the damage you cause to a mob, the spells you cast, the skills you use, and what you do as a professional.
We have clans.. they are fully made and run by the mortals, so if you dont like them, make one of your own Clans can gain special items.. from clan halls, weapon, eq, pets.. ect.
Soon to come.. crashproof lockers. Right now, only the clans have crashproof pits, but we are working on making lockers for those people not in a clan to leave stuff that will survive a crash/copyover.
Banks.. we have a banking system, that lets you store you money.
Quests.. we have live, Immortal run quests.
We have an extended Race system.
Equipment.. our eq is based on your class & level and somtimes even your stats. So you most likely wont see a giant wearing leggins made for a pixie.
Only thing left.. is our address.. Although there is prolly much more to tell, but hey.. why not come and find it out by playing and bringing your friends!
Beyond the Shadows
bts.kyndig.com PORT 3000
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Hell's Kettles - County Durham
Hell's Kettles, also known as 'Kettles of Hell' or 'Devil's Kettles' have been the subject of numerous legends and superstitions. These three, supposedly bottomless pits are located at Oxen-le-Hall, in the south of the parish of Darlington and are the subject of many tales.
Locals may tell you of their green, boiling sulphurous waters that have taken the lives of people and animals; drowned or eaten alive by the Pikes and Eels that infest them. Believed to have been created by a ferocious earthquake in 1179, the Hell's Kettles are said to contain the souls of sinners and reports claim the bodies of the victims can be witnessed floating in the pools when clear.
Herne the Hunter
Herne the Hunter is an antlered ghost, associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.
The first recorded mention of Herne appears in William Shakespeare's play, The Merry Wives of Windsor and little else was written about him until the 16th century.
Shakespeare describes Herne as "a spirit" and "sometime a keeper…in Windsor forest" who is seen to "walk round an oak, with great ragg'd horns" at midnight during winter-time.
Samuel Ireland (chief victim of the Ireland Shakespeare forgeries by his son William Henry Ireland; who purported to have found lost manuscripts of the playwright) expanded on the story as follows. "The story of this Herne, who was keeper in the forest in the time of Elizabeth, reads thus: That having committed some great offence, for which he feared to lose his situation and fall into disgrace, he was induced to hang himself on this tree." Ireland suggests that the unholy method of his death gave cause to his unquiet spirit to haunt the forest.
The hauntings have been reported in Windsor Forest (covering all of East Berkshire and parts of south Buckinghamshire, northeast Hampshire and northwest Surry) and specifically the Great Park. Some hauntings report he appears antlered beneath the tree on which he was hanged, known as "Herne's Oak", others claim to see him riding his horse, accompanied by other wild huntsmen and the captured souls of those he encounters on his journey. He is described as having a phosphorescent glow and is accompanied by a horned owl, demon hounds and other creatures of the forest.
The Crier of Claiffe
For centuries ferrymen rowed passengers across Lake Windermere, between Ferry Nab and Sawrey. This 500m crossing saves miles on the journey from Windermere to Hawkshead and beyond.The wooded heights on the west bank of the lake are known as Claiffe Heights and legend has it that in the 15th century this was home to the Claiffe Crier.
The Devil's Arrows
Location : United Kingdom - Boroughbridge, North Riding of Yorkshire
The three huge standing stones on the western outskirts of Boroughbridge are among the least understood and most neglected historic monuments in Britain. Where they came from, how many there were originally, what their purpose is, and who placed them and when, have been for hundreds of years – and are still today – matters of conjecture.
The Devils Footprints
The Devil's Footprints was the name given to a peculiar phenomenon that occurred in South Devon, England on 8th February 1855. After a heavy snowfall, during the night, a series of hoof-like marks appeared in the snow. These footprints, measuring 1.5 to 2.5 inches wide and eight inches apart, continued throughout the countryside for a total of over 100 miles, and, although veering at various points, for the greater part of their course followed straight lines.
The Petrifying Well
Over the years millions of people have come to see for themselves the amazing powers of The Petrifying Well. This ancient Well – formerly known as the Dropping Well –is believed to be the only one of its kind in England. At the time Mother Shipton was born, Knaresborough townsfolk believed the Well to be magic and never ventured near it, they had seen small twigs, leaves and perhaps a dead bird turned to stone in the Wells falling waters.
Thomas the Rhymer / True Thomas
Thomas was a real man who lived in Scotland in the 13th century. Known as Thomas Learmont or Thomas de Ercildoun, he is mentioned in charters from 1294 and 1260 – 1280, His father being Thome (Thomas) Rymour de Ercildoun. (Ercildoun being the name at the time for the present day village of Earlston in Galashiels, approximately 30 miles south east of Edinburgh) It has been speculated that he was known as Thomas the Rhymer due to his prophetic verses however it seems far more plausible that it is a corruption of his fathers' name.
Witch of Wookey Hole
Wookey Hole is a village close to Wells in Somerset, England. It is within the parish of St Cuthbert Out. The name Wookey is thought to come from the Old English wocig (an animal trap). The village of Wookey Hole is dominated by the Wookey Hole Caves. Wookey Hole cave was formed by the action of the River Axe on the limestone hills.


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Oh perhaps a foreword about my skin type should be noted: I have mostly oily skin that can get dry in patches, on occasion, but on the whole it is very oily. Quite clear, although of late I have had some blemishes which I am ashamed to say were probably brought about by enjoying one too many late champagne nights and not having the energy to take my makeup off before bed. Terrible I know, *slaps wrist*. I also have a few small scars and marks on my face.
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Apart from product samples, Ive never actually bought or tried a full sized skin serum. I was so impressed with this Apiclear Skin Treatment Serum that I will definitely repurchase it when I runs out. I estimate that this 30ml bottle will last me about 2 months of using it morning and night.
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Afterthought: as a word of warning, these products arent suitable for you if you are allergic to bee stings... I probably should have mentioned that. As long as you arent, hydrate and nourish away!


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Today is Wednesday
Which means that tomorrow is Thursday. Well, that's exciting!
So here we are. The metals aren't sharply rebounding but at least they're not still falling. Intelligent people around the globe are rushing to gobble up as much gold at "sale prices" as possible. Here's a good summary link from ZH: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-17/gold-buying-frenzy-continues-china-japan-and-australia-scramble-physical And of course, anecdotal stories about retail shortages persist here in the U.S. Though certainly some dealers are simply refusing to sell at the current price (no doubt at a loss), many report to simply being "sold out".
The U.S. Mint continues to sporadically report its sales data. They haven't updated since last week, so the numbers on their site are suspect. http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/american_eagles/?action=sales&year=2013 Regardless, as you can see, Silver Eagle sales are trending quite well and look at the Gold ounces! For April month-to-date, 83,500 ounces have already been sold. Compare this to 62,000 for all of March and 80,500 for all of February. Additionally, April of 2012 saw just 20,000 total where April 2011 had 108,000. Clearly we can throw another big, anecdotal log on the fire.
Moving along, as you know ole Harvey keeps track of gold deliveries every day so check this out. Back on First Notice Day, the April gold contract had 6,601 contracts standing for delivery. Since FND, the amount standing for delivery has increased to 11,141. That's an increase of 4,540 contracts or 454,000 ounces! That's a lot. Recall that many of us tied the February takedown to the unusually high (14,000+) number of contracts standing for delivery that month. Is this current beatdown also related to Comex delivery? And one more thing...1,114,100 is 34.65 metric tonnes. OK, hold onto that number for a moment...
Last Thursday, I wrote the post on GLD in which I tried to give you some measure of the scale of the "inventory" reductions. When I typed that post, the GLD allegedly held in "inventory" 1,183.53 metric tonnes of gold. As of last night, the GLD is down to 1,145.92. That's a reduction of...wait for it...37.61 metric tonnes. (Oh, and we're supposed to think that gold sold off because Cyprus is being forced to sell 10 mts.) Now down exactly 204 metric tonnes YTD, the alleged GLD "inventory" has fallen 15.11% since 1/2/13.
But back to just the last 4 days. Another 37.61 metric tonnes is 1,209,189 troy ounces or another 16 pallets.
Here's another link for you. As you know, I got my "start" at ZH a long time ago. One of the guys hanging around back then went by the name "Gordon Gekko", as in the "Wall Street" character. Anyway, he was always a sharp dude and he now has his own blogspot site, too. On there yesterday, he posted a terrific piece echoing many of the same things we consistently advocate here. You should read this: http://www.gekkosblog.com/2013/04/buy-physical-gold-now-discount-of.html
As we look at the mainstream media, here are two items that are completely surprising, considering the sources. First, here's a link from The Telegraph. Can you believe that this actually made it past the editors and into print? http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/thomaspascoe/100024081/the-gold-price-crash-is-further-evidence-of-market-rigging/ And then last night, while I'm at the gym, The Idiot Cramer is on discussing gold. Since he discussed it using many of the same metrics we use here, maybe I should lighten up on him a bit. Perhaps he's a closet Turdite? Maybe both he and Santelli appreciate the finer qualities of canned bacon?
And you simply must take the time to read both of the articles linked below. Perhaps you're new here and searching for answers after this latest, contrived "event". DO NOT BELIEVE THE MEDIA SPIN. If you truly want answers, they are contained within these two excellent, forensic analyses. Please read and study them both.
The title of the Chris Martenson post sort of follows along a theme I mentioned back on Monday. Consider this. It's not a perfect analogy but it's close:
Much of the outrage of The Financial Crisis of 2008 stemmed from the money lust of the bankers. They created mountains of worthless securities and took on what became systemic risk. And, in doing so, they paid themselves exorbitant amounts of money. When it all came crashing down, they weren't held accountable. Not even financially accountable. The TBTF losses were transferred onto the backs of the citizenry through TARP and other such chicanery. In the end, the banks took on the risks but, when it all inevitably failed, the public took the losses.
Fast forward to this instant. The banks have been managing and manipulating the price of precious metals for decades through fractional reserve bullion banking. This entire system seems to be on the verge of collapse as physical demand is applying incredible pressure to a system that is built upon 100:1 leverage. For example, a major bullion bank, ABN Amro, has recently defaulted, opting to force cash settlement upon depositors rather than supply physical gold. So now the banks, which have been short and naked short paper metal for decades, have once again assumed massive, system-threatening risk...and what are they doing?? They are once again transferring that risk to "private sector". How you ask? Look at the CoT structure. In silver, where we all expect the initial disconnect to occur, the banks are now likely net long while the speculators (private hedge funds, managed money, etc) are now net short. In making this change, which side now has the ultimate risk when price explodes? The banks? Nope. They're long and ready to profit. Once again, the banks win and the public (albeit the wealthy hedge fund and managed money-investing public) loses.
As we wrap this post, let's go back and focus on the title for a moment. Today is Wednesday. Tomorrow is Thursday. At this point, all I ask is that you check this site a few times tomorrow and that you clear your calendar for tomorrow evening. It's going to be a memorable day. To whet your appetite, watch this. It's only about 90 seconds long. http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/ Buried in the archives here at TFMR, you'll find this post: https://www.tfmetalsreport.com/blog/4084/summer-heats I leave you today with this follow-up: The "he" who has "high hopes" doesn't refer to me and it doesn't refer to Andy, either.
Have a great day!
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First First First!!!
Who cares if the price drops?
First, first, first!
well almost
happy wednesday to you all!
nice teaser video for the documentary... every time I see Andy talk, I have to think about all those youtube pundits who keep saying that Andy doesn't exist!
What, a first for me
A drive by shooting?
Nope fourth.
can't believe this isn't on Drudge or ZH yet
Despite Excel Error, This Time, It's Still Not Different
The best-selling book, This Time It's Different (2010) , which warned against a high government debt-to-GDP ratio, relied on an Excel spreadsheet. Problem: one of the cells was wrong.
An article exposing this error has gotten a lot of coverage in the media. Liberals have cheered. At last, relief! They can still remain in the stands, cheering for increased government debt.
Whether this glitch will undermine the book's overall thesis is problematic. But it will surely force an updated edition. Liberals, who groused before, will from now on say, "Revisions don't matter."
The fact that it took three years for someone to spot this error is indicative of the power of the computer to mislead people. Once a computer-generated economic thesis gets picked up by the media, no one checks. Reagan was right: "Trust, but verify." Three scholars finally checked. The numbers did not add up.
Here is the more important problem. There are no fixed cause-and-effect statistical ratios in economic theory. Ludwig von Mises warned about this for his entire career. There are historical relationships. There is no way of knowing if they will hold in the future. They are not economic laws.
The problem with a rising government-debt-to-GDP ratio is that government is getting bigger proportionally. Free market economists know that this will ratio eventually reverse. Government expansion in relation to the private sector will undermine productivity, i.e., reduce GDP. As to what statistical ratio will prevail when this happens in any nation, no one knows. Excel will not help us to find out.
Glitches happen. Keynesianism is a very big glitch. It has excelled.
Garbage in, garbage out.
This time, it's still not different. Non-Austrian economists still cling to their historical relationships, as if these were anything other than historical relationships.
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can't believe this isn't on Drudge or ZH yet
Pressure cookers in backpacks. Looks like 4 guys.
top ten!!
Gold's fair value is $800 an ounce
I hope they are wrong...
That's the depressing assessment from Claude Erb, a former commodities portfolio manager for Trust Company of the West, and co-author — with Campbell Harvey, a Duke University university finance professor — of an academic study from last June that is looking to be increasingly prophetic. (...)
On the contrary, Erb told me Monday morning, he thinks it is unrealistic to expect gold's decline "to play itself out very quickly." Referring to the five stages of grief that were made famous by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, he believes the gold market right now is just in the first stage: denial.
The next four stages, for those of you who need reminding, are anger, bargaining, depression and, finally, acceptance.
(...) Erb said that gold's recent plunge is the all-too-predictable result of an asset whose price has become disconnected from fundamental value. While he allowed that gold could very well stage a powerful rally from here, he predicted that its final bear-market low will be a lot lower than where it stands today.
SRS might get a kick out of
SRS might get a kick out of this piece, this guy thinks fracking is going to save the US economy and more.
SRSRocco, please read and comment . . .
Brought forward from last thread:
I don't know Gary Dorsch, if he has any sort of agenda, but he seems to think the Dow/gold ratio will rise in Dow's favor due to:
1. ongoing $85B into stocks every month;
2. Implicit Bernanke "put" is still in play for stock investors;
3. Relatively cheap (he says) U.S. shale oil production he expects to save the day, and rise to over 4mbpd from just over 1mbpd now.
Your research says this (cheap shale oil going forward) isn't going to happen, as I understand it. Is there something new here by Dorsch that has potential to be a gamechanger? Even if you are right and he is wrong, this could be the perception that is being bought and sold by the big boyz, as it is the one they want entertained.
If he is right, or if that is the perception that wins the day, then gold may well suffer for quite awhile.
However, silver should be set up for its moonshot. Rising Dow and cheap oil, meaning new life for the economy would mean new need for a lot of silver going forward. And, with stupidly out-of-synch GSR right now, it would appear that even if gold were to drift back some, silver should close that GSR to more normal, historical range. The fact that silver has been pounded even harder than gold by the likes of JPM may be for this reason.
There has to be a very good reason that JPM is custodian for SLV, as they have inside info nobody else has access to. I like silver here, no matter what the shale oil situation is, or is perceived to be.
Article from Jesse
snipped from the article:
"And if you wish to get a bit more baroque, gold may have been a necessary misdirection with the real target being silver, which hardly anyone is talking about, even the house economists and spokesmodels for the status quo. For now its all about gold, and don't mention silver."
Wait for it...
Last week has been a big quake for the PMs and came with a big sound. Now a lot of people are awake and buying gold and silver all over the world.
I guess all we have to do is wait for the tsunami waves hitting the shores. When the waves will hit, nothing will be able to stop the move. Sit on a high place and wait for it.
Hold on to your helmets.
Thanks for the posts Turd. Great job as always....
the finer qualities of canned bacon?
That's the most cryptic end to a thread I've ever seen here. I also have high hopes that whatever Turd, Andy, and "he" are hoping for, comes to pass.
Italian police seize 1.8 bil euros from Japan's Nomura
Crime Apr. 17, 2013 - 06:25AM JST
Italian police on Tuesday seized 1.8 billion euros ($2.3 billion) destined for Nomura and placed the Japanese bank's former CEO Sadeq Sayeed under investigation in a fraud probe over a derivatives deal with troubled Italian lender Monte dei Paschi.
A statement from the prosecutor's office in Siena, the hometown of the Italian bank, said it had ordered the seizure of "a total of around 1.8 billion euros from Nomura International."
Prosecutors also seized a total of 14.4 million euros from three former managers of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena who are under investigation.
Another senior Nomura executive, Raffaele Ricci, has also been placed under investigation.
The statement said Sayeed and Ricci were suspected of "gravely obstructing" the activities of supervisory authorities and putting out "false statements".
Contacted by AFP, Nomura declined to comment.
The world's oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena has been at the centre of a massive fraud scandal since January which has uncovered several derivative deals put in place by its former management in order to disguise losses.
The bank itself last month began a lawsuit in civil court against Nomura, Deutsche Bank and two of its former managers for their role in these operations.
Re: Wait for It
A.B. - your words struck me - it's just like a tsunami - the water (price) dropped precipitously and the pundits are standing on the shoreline looking at the pretty shells. The stackers are running full tilt to the high ground.
Zero Doubt
I have zero doubt this decline was manufactured. I mean ZERO. I could list all the reasons for this belief, but you all know them, but I do want to say what bugs me the most and again most here are aware of it, but I just want to rant.
The Kennecott mine landslide. How the frick can 10% to 16% of USA's silver production be wiped out for probably two years and silver go down hard as hell? Worse, not a peep about that fact from mainstream financial media while every paper in Utah has daily stories on it. This is the kind of stuff that's going to make me drink myself to an early grave.
@ zman, @ ancientmoney
@ zman, @ ancientmoney
Just read the article you linked and found the following rather disturbing:
Given that the Dow peaked at 42-oz's of Gold in 1999, there's still plenty of room for the Dow to regain lost ground against the yellow metal.
Looks like it is regaining lost ground not by crashing (the Dow), but instead by Gold crashing.
Sorry, but what happens
Sorry, but what happens Thursday evening?
Thurs eve...
Bloomberg/Chilton link
Great post and thank you for your continued leadership of this community. I am very anxious to see the documentary tomorrow evening, especially given the anticipation going all the way back to last summer. And I am very glad I misunderstood the teaser interview ( referenced in my incorrect post yesterday ).
I look forward to our ( and your ) collective vindication when this turns, as it surely will.
CFTC's Chilton says regulators looking at role of market
Hey Turd, glad all is well buddy, you know this is comical...I laugh with you my long time friend.
Apmex - 3 monster boxes
Apmex - 3 monster boxes left.
1 @ $6.50 premium
2 @ $9.99 premium
@darkmatter Re: gold fair value
I put it closer to $1,800 based on the global money supply which has been a tight correlation.
I can't seem to paste the graph here but you can find it on Zerohedge from about three days ago.
Here it is:
Bart's Mom, Marge
has a better chance of getting anything done. How many years does it take for the CFTC to change a light bulb?


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Tue, 20 December 2016
It was a rough end to the year, but it's been an explosive start to the recruiting homestretch.
First, we get you caught up on the latest happenings, including a look at ASU's new wide receivers coach.
Then we examine the run of recent #Booms, plus an evaluation of the four mid-year signees.
Next up, we talk to a pair of those signees—safety Ty Thomas and Devilbacker Loren Mondy—as they discuss why they chose to be a Sun Devil and what they will bring to the defense in the years ahead.
We then examine the current state of ASU's 2017 class, including what positions are looking good, and which still need to be addressed.
Then we are joined by Ralph Amsden of Rivals.com to get his expert insight into how the Devils are doing now, and which #Booms may be on the horizon. We wrap up with a look at our Top 5 remaining targets for the Sun Devils.
Direct download: Episode_158_-_Boom_Boom_Boom.mp3
Category:Speak of the Devils -- posted at: 4:26pm PDT
Tue, 29 November 2016
The humiliating loss to Arizona hurt. A lot. Speak of the Devils is here to help and to answer the tough questions.
To help us dig deep, we welcome in Hod Rabino and Ralph Amsden of DevilsDigest.com/Rivals.com. We start on a positive note, with a look at the six Sun Devils who were selected to the various Pac-12 All-Conference teams.
Then we tackle the big issues surrounding the state of the program. Did ASU quit against Arizona? Should Keith Patterson go? How hot is Todd Graham's seat? How will the 5-7 season impact recruiting? And much more.
We cap off the show with our annual season awards, honoring the best (and worst) of 2016.
Direct download: Episode_157_-_Season_Awards_and_Whats_Next.mp3
Category:Speak of the Devils -- posted at: 4:52pm PDT
Mon, 21 November 2016
Let the #hAte flow! It's Territorial Cup week, and Speak of the Devils gets you ready for the war.
We begin with a look at the news and ASU's loss to No. 6 Washington. We break down what we can we take away, and whether the Sun Devils are a "bad" team.
Then we're joined by longtime Valley broadcaster Vince Marotta of Arizona Sports & 98.7 FM. He gives his takes on the season thus far, the QB situation, and who he thinks will walk away with the coveted Cup.
After a rousing Sun Devil Stock Report,it's then time to preview the battle for state supremacy.
First off, we're joined by Adam Green of Arizona Sports to get a look at the Wildcats and what they will bring to Friday's game. Then we preview the game, the key match ups, and give our predictions.
Direct download: Episode156_-_Territorial_Cup_Preview.mp3
Category:Speak of the Devils -- posted at: 4:28pm PDT
Tue, 15 November 2016
No rest for the weary. The Sun Devils hit the road after a tough loss, and the new Speak of the Devils gets you ready.
We kick off the new episode with one of the hottest talking points in Sun Devil circles: Todd Graham's future. 3TV's Tim Ring sits in to share some insider information on the relationship between Graham and AD Ray Anderson, and how tenuous Graham's future could be.
Then we take a look back at ASU's loss to Utah, examining how they were dominated in the trenches and how N'Keal Harry dazzled.
Next up we are joined by former Sun Devil quarterback Mike Bercovici to get some expert analysis into the team's quarterback play this season, how it will shape up going forward, and what the future will hold for the program.
After a brisk Sun Devil Stock Report, we talk to one of the most unique voices in college football, Spencer Hall of EDSBS.com and SB Nation.
To get ready for ASU's trip to Seattle, House of Sparky managing editor Kaelen Jones drops by for a film breakdown of what to expect from the Huskies, before we cap the show with our preview and predictions.
Direct download: Episode_155_-_ASU_vs_Washington_Preview.mp3
Category:Speak of the Devils -- posted at: 4:49pm PDT
Mon, 7 November 2016
Goodbye, Bye Week. Hello, next difficult game. Arizona State is back home and Speak of the Devils is here to preview the action with the help of a super sub.
With Joe Healey out of town enjoying some R&R, the legendary @JediASU steps in studio to guest host.
We kick things off with a lively discussion of the year to date from a fan's perspective. How has the year measured up? What's impressed, who's disappointed, and what should fans be feeling?
After a lively Sun Devil Stock Report, we then turn the page and look ahead to ASU's next battle against No. 13 Utah.
First, we go behind enemy lines with Utah insider Patrick Kinahan of 1280 The Zone to get the lowdown on what the 16th ranked Utes will brings to the Thursday's game. We wrap up with our preview of the game and how the Sun Devils can pull the upset win.
Direct download: Episode_154_-_ASU_vs_Utah_Preview.mp3
Category:Speak of the Devils -- posted at: 10:25pm PDT
Tue, 1 November 2016
The Arizona State Walking Wounded are resting up on the bye for a tough homestretch, but there are no weeks off for Speak of the Devils.
We kick off with a look back at the wild loss to the Oregon Ducks. What went wrong...and what went oh so bad.
We're then joined by former Sun Devil great Kyle Caldwell to help diagnose the defense's woes and what must be done in order to fix them as soon as possible.
After a lively Sun Devil Stock Report, we are joined by ASU senior wide receiver Tim White. He discusses the quarterback situation, how this team is responding to adversity, and how he's approaching his final home game.
Then we are joined by Paul Monusky, the co-producer and director of the outstanding NFL Network documentary "A Football Life: Pat Tillman".
Finally, Brad and Joe provide their homestretch to do lists for the Sun Devils and answer some listener questions.
Direct download: Episode_153_-_ASU_at_the_Bye_Week.mp3
Category:Speak of the Devils -- posted at: 7:36pm PDT
Wed, 26 October 2016
A valiant effort comes up short, and now it's time for a Sun Devil duck hunt.
We kick off the new Speak of the Devils with a look back at the disappointing, but not without merit, loss to Washington State.
Then it's time to visit with "The Voice of the Sun Devils", the legendary Tim Healey. He shares his perspective on the rash of injuries, the progression of Manny Wilkins, and how ASU stacks up against Oregon.
Then it's time for a rousing Sun Devil Stock Report, where Joe buys and sells the latest trends surrounding the team.
We're then joined by Oregon insider A.J. Jacobson of DuckSportsAuthority.com. He breaks down why the Ducks have struggled this year, why they remain dangerous, and how hot Mark Helfrich's seat is.
We wrap up with our preview of Saturday's big game, including the keys to victory and our predictions. Stick around for a visit from Uniformity's Cole Streeper, who gives us a hint about the hot new uniforms ASU will wear this week.
Direct download: Episode_152_-_ASU_vs_Oregon_Preview.mp3
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Tue, 18 October 2016
After a disappointing mile-high performance, the Sun Devils are back in the desert looking to tame the Cougars.
We begin the new Speak of the Devils with a review of the loss to Colorado.
We're then joined by ASU legend Juan Roque to help diagnose the woes of the offensive line and what must happen to improve in the trenches. Then, ASU starting left tackle Evan Goodman talks about the keys for his unit to reestablish their edge on the line.
Then it's time for the Sun Devil Stock Report. Are we buying the Devils as South contenders? Should Manny have played? But we don't stop there. It's then time for Point/Counterpoint as we weigh in on why, and why not, ASU will get to eight wins.
We then get defensive with linebacker Laiu Moeakiola and cornerback Gump Hayes, who breakdown the challenge this week's battle against Washington State presents.
For this week's Know Your Enemy, we welcome back Michael Preston of CougCenter.com to get his insight on what the red-hot Cougars. We then finish with our preview, keys to the game, and predictions.
Direct download: Episode_151_-_ASU_vs_Washington_State_Preview.mp3
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Tue, 11 October 2016
What a way to hit the midpoint of the season. The Sun Devils are riding high and so is the new Speak of the Devils. Get comfortable, there's a lot to talk about.
So much has happened over the first six games, So to help us break down ASU's surprising 5-1 start, we are joined in studio by an expert panel: Hod Rabino and Ralph Amsden of DevilsDigest.com.
We begin with a look at ASU's quarterback injury situation and other important news before an examination of the win over UCLA. It's then time for a lively Sun Devil Stock Report where the opinions go all over the map.
Then it's the main event. We break down the 2016 Sun Devil team, position-by-position. What's gone right, what's gone wrong, the big surprises, and what must be fixed moving forward are all discussed.
We're then joined by Colorado Buffalo insider Kyle Henderson of CUSportsNation.com to find out more on the surprising Pac-12 South co-leaders and what they will bring to Saturday's big game. We finish off with our preview, keys to victory, and a game preview that has our panel divided.
Direct download: Episode_150_-_ASU_vs_Colorado_Preview.mp3
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Tue, 4 October 2016
It's gut check time for the Sun Devils.
We kick off the new Speak of the Devils with a candid and thorough review of ASU's crushing loss at USC. We look at what went wrong (and what little went right) and how to fix it.
Next up, we hit the recruiting trail with Ralph Amsden of Rivals.com for an expert look at the Sun Devils' local efforts at the midseason mark.
Following the Sun Devil Stock Report, we are joined by a true legend: Eric Allen. The Rose Bowl champion and six-time Pro Bowl cornerback examines ASU's issues in the secondary (among other areas), what they must do to bounce back, and how they fit in a fluid Pac-12 South picture.
Then it's a look forward. First off, House of Sparky editor Kaelen Jones hits the film room and breaks down the resurgent UCLA Bruins' strengths and weaknesses. We cap it off with our in-depth preview and predictions.
Direct download: Episode_149_-_ASU_vs_UCLA_Preview.mp3
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SEVEN SPRINGS -- Nancy Scherer Shivar, 71, passed away peacefully Sunday at her home.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Seven Springs United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Phyllis Vail officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery, where she will be laid to rest beside her late husband, David R. Shivar.
Nancy is survived by her son, Royce Shivar and his wife, Gwen, of Seven Springs, along with their two children, Kayle and Garrett; daughter, Loretta Beasley and husband, Earl, of Pikeville, and their three children, David, Kristen and husband, Ron, and Sarah; three brothers, Carl, Albert and Earl Wade Scherer; and a half-brother, Norman Scherer.
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Sensex gains 131 points; Bharti Airtel surges (Lead)February 2nd, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities closed 131 points higher Thursday, led by an almost seven percent jump in the share price of Bharti Airtel after the Supreme Court directed the cancellation of 122 telecom licences issued after 2008, a move that would benefit the older players.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 17,438.07 points, ended the day at 17,431.85 points, up 0.76 percent or 131.27 points from its previous close at 17,300.58 points.
The 50-scrip S&P; CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange closed 0.65 percent or 34.20 points higher at 5,269.90 points.
The country's largest telecom firm Bharti Airtel surged 6.88 percent at Rs.385.95 after the Supreme Court ordered the cancellation of all the 122 licences for 2G spectrum allocated in 2008 during the tenure of then telecom minister A. Raja.
Bharti Airtel seem to be the biggest gainer of the move as major portion of the subscribers of the affected companies are expected to shift to it.
Other prominent Sensex gainers were DLF, up 4.05 percent at Rs.225.85; Sterlite Inds, up 3.90 percent at Rs.123.95; Wipro, up 3.46 percent at Rs.425.85; Gail India, up 3.15 percent at Rs.388.35 and Hindalco Inds, up 3.04 percent at Rs.157.50.
Major Sensex losers included: Cipla, down 2.53 percent at Rs.339.70; ITC, down 1.36 percent at Rs.198.80; Jindal Steel, down 1.05 percent at Rs.571.10 and Tata Motors, down 0.99 percent at Rs.246.10.
Broader markets as well as most of the sectoral indices also closed in the positive. The BSE midcap index rose 0.55 percent and the smallcap index 0.54 percent higher.
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- Sensex closes in red on weak European cues (Roundup) - Aug 08, 2012
- Sensex closes 38 points down (Second Lead) - Aug 22, 2012
- Sensex closes 40 points down on weak industrial data - Aug 09, 2012
- Sensex soars past 17,600 points; registers 5th weekly gain (Roundup) - Feb 03, 2012
- Sensex down almost 15 points, auto, banking stocks down - Aug 13, 2012
- Sensex closes 160 points down on low GDP report (Roundup) - Aug 31, 2012
- Sensex closes 31 points down (Roundup) - Jul 02, 2012
- Sensex trades flat after early gains (Lead) - Sep 13, 2012
- Sensex gains 66 points in special trading - Sep 08, 2012
- Sensex rises 52 points health care, FMCG stocks up (Lead) - Jul 17, 2012
- Sensex closes 43 points high (Second lead) - Jul 24, 2012
- Sensex closes 194 points up; IT, power stocks rise (Lead) - Aug 21, 2012
- Sensex closes 129 points down on weak European cues (Roundup) - Jul 11, 2012
- Sensex closes 134 points down on weak global cues (Second Lead) - Sep 05, 2012
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"Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means "God is with us." (MT 1:23)
While browsing on facebook I chanced upon this comment: "Of all the mothers on earth why do Protestants hate the mother of Jesus the most?"
I mulled over the statement and thought; the commentator may be vulgar and harsh but nonetheless brutally frank. He's got a point there too. Stirred by that comment from the social media post I decided to expound on it.
According to dialectics of Satan, "Born Again Christians do not hate Mary, the mother of Jesus. What they hate are the unbiblical doctrines of Mary taught by the Church of Rome."
One of the so-called "unbiblical doctrines of Mary taught by the Church of Rome" is the Theotokos or the Mother of God.
In my previous post, IS MARY THE MOTHER OF GOD? BY CYRUS, Jesus Christ appeared to Maria Valtorta in 16th August 1944 and confirmed that Mary is indeed the Mother of God. His pronouncement is the fulfillments of His own prophesy through the prophet Isaiah:
For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace. (ISA 9:5)
With that affirmation coming from the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, the Catholic Church's Dogma of Mary as the Mother of God was once and for all confirmed by God as the faithful and true biblical doctrine.
Therefore, the accusation of the dialectics of Satan falls flat in their faces. The graver implication of their false teaching was that many Protestants unknowingly hate the biblical Mother of God for a mistaken reason and destructive consequences.
Denying Mary is the Mother of God is tantamount to denying Christ is God. Denying Christ who is God became flesh is the spirit of the antichrist [1]. The Protestants' denial of Mary as the Mother of God is a destructive heresy as their denial is more importantly, a denial of Christ, the Master who ransomed them [2], bringing swift destruction on themselves [3]. The deniers of the Mother of God even go to the extent of distorting the Scriptures just to deceive their unwary victims believe in their false teaching to their destruction [4].
The biblical answer is obvious and inescapable:
I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (GEN 3:15, Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible)
God who is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient had, in eternity, eons before His Creation Project got underway, foreseen in the very remote future of earth time the emergence of His enemies and of His foreordained Mother [5].
The LORD God then asked the woman, "Why did you do such a thing?" The woman answered, "The serpent tricked me into it, so I ate it." (GEN 3:13)
Thus, after Eve and Adam were deceived by the Enemy into committing the original sin [6] which affects all human beings through the one blood of Adam [7], God installed in place His factor of safety to undo the work of the Devil in the future [8].
In order to implement and realize His safety net, God needs a human partner as the species involved were the human race. God's human cooperator must be totally and completely at odds with the devil, thus, He delivered His very first decree below for the redemption of mankind [9] which was enslaved by Satan and his minions – the elemental powers of the world [10]:
I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (GEN 3:15, Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible)
[GEN 3:15] She shall crush: Ipsa, the woman; so divers of the fathers read this place, conformably to the Latin: others read it ipsum, viz., the seed. The sense is the same: for it is by her seed, Jesus Christ, that the woman crushes the serpent's head.
Contrary to the ancient belief that Eve was the only woman mentioned in Genesis 3, God had another woman in His eternal mind. Let's read and understand the appropriate verses:
And the Lord God said to the woman: Why hast thou done this? And she answered: The serpent deceived me, and I did eat. (GEN 3:13)
Q1: Who is the Lord God confronting the woman?
A1: The Lord God confronting the woman is the Spirit and the prehuman existence of the Lord God Jesus Christ [11].
Q2: Who is the woman who conspired with the serpent?
A2: The woman who conspired with the serpent is Eve [12].
Q3: Who is the serpent who deceived Eve?
A3: The ancient serpent who deceived Eve is the Devil or Satan [13].
I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (GEN 3:15)
Q4: What is enmity?
A4: Enmity: noun: positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will. Synonyms: ENMITY, HOSTILITY, ANTIPATHY, ANTAGONISM, ANIMOSITY, RANCOR, ANIMUS (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary).
Q5: Who are the antagonists decreed by the Lord God (Christ)?
A5: The antagonists decreed by the Lord God are: the serpent (the Devil or Satan); the woman (the spirit of the foreordained Mother of the Lord God, Mary); the seed of the Devil or Satan; and the seed of Mary.
Q6: Who are the seed of the Devil or Satan?
A6: The seed of the Devil or Satan are those who are opposed to Christ and his Mother Mary. First and foremost of the serpent's seed is the Beast (the Antichrist) and then the second Beast (the False Prophet) [14], and the rest of its seed: the antichrists, false prophets, false teachers, superapostles, false messiahs, weeds of the evil one, children of the father of lies, brood of vipers, deserters, etc.
Q7: Who are the seed of Mary?
A7: The seed of Mary is first and foremost Jesus Christ (the human existence of Christ) and those who are beholden to her [15] who keep God's commandments and bear witness to Jesus [16] and all children of God.
Q8: Who shall crush the head of the Devil or Satan?
A8: Mary shall crush the head of the Devil or Satan: for it is by her seed, Jesus Christ, that the woman crushes the serpent's head [See footnote of GEN 3:15, DRV, supra]. The rest of Mary's offspring are also empowered 'to tread upon serpents' and scorpions and upon the full force of the Enemy [17], but the Ultimate Trampler is the Father and the Lord God Jesus Christ [18].
1. The woman of GEN 3:15 cannot be Eve as she had already conspired with the serpent. It is too late for God to put enmities between the serpent and Eve. As a matter of fact, the firstborn of Eve, Cain, belonged to the evil one [19].
2. Let's read and understand GEN 3:16:
To the woman he said: "I will intensify the pangs of your childbearing; in pain shall you bring forth children. Yet your urge shall be for your husband, and he shall be your master." (GEN 3:16, NAB)
a. Bear in mind that God meted out His judgment to Eve (GEN 3:16) AFTER He had put enmities between Satan and the spirit of His future Mother Mary (GEN 3:15), thus exempting Mary from the stain and punishment of the original sin. Mary is indeed the Immaculate Conception. The Lord God (Christ) said to Eve, "I will intensify the pangs of your childbearing… " And since Mary was spared from the original sin and its consequences, she was the one prophesied in this passage (Who else can she be? Any conjectures? Anyone?):
Before she comes to labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she safely delivers a male child. (ISA 66:7)
As a matter of fact, two verses ahead in Isaiah's thread, we find prophesy on the perpetual virginity of Mary: the closure of her womb after conception:
Shall I bring a mother to the point of birth, and yet not let her child be born? Says the LORD; Or shall I who allow her to conceive, yet close her womb? Says your God. (ISA 66:9)
Mary is indeed the Perpetual Virgin.
Lest some will react that the spirit of Christ's foreordained Mother, "wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth [5]," please understand that the great wonder in heaven showed to John does not envision the birth of Christ into the world but of His painful birth into death and rebirth into Paradise as the firstborn of the dead [20], which was clearly revealed in the same book of Revelations:
She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and his throne. (RV 12:5)
The foregoing verse was expounded further in The Letter to the Hebrews [21].
And why did Mary "wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth?" Because it was the fulfillment of Simeon's prophesy when the Holy Spirit was upon him:
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." (LK 2:34-35)
b. The Lord God (Christ) said to Eve: "Yet your urge shall be for your husband." Since Mary was spared from the original sin and its consequences, she never had urge for her betrothed and future husband Joseph. In fact, she was bothered at the prospect of getting deflowered for she had taken the vow of abstention from sexual intercourse as can be gleaned in her conversation with God through the angel Gabriel:
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob forever. And of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man? (LK 1:26-34, Douay Rheims Version)
At this point, God through the angel Gabriel assured Mary that she will be the consecrated vessel of God's Son (the Ark of the New Covenant) and she will not be touched by any man [22]:
And the angel said to her in reply, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God." (LK 1:35-37)
And with that heavenly assurance from God Himself, Mary heard the word of God, and she obeyed it practiced it and she observed it [23] by giving her unconditional consent with her own free will:
Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her. (LK 1:38)
And the angel said to her in reply, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God." (LK 1:35)
At the moment Mary gave her Fiat, the Most Holy Trinity immediately formed the Holy Zygote of God in her immaculate womb [24] and Its fertilization and infusion of life-giving Spirit was completed before the angel departed from Mary. Thus, Mary trampled upon the head of Satan through Jesus and began the Redemption Era as promised by the Lord God (Christ) in Genesis 3:15.
The Holy Embryo of Jesus Christ looks like this, six weeks after the Most Holy Trinity has done great things for Mary.
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[1] Beloved, do not trust every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can know the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh belongs to God, and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus does not belong to God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that, as you heard, is to come, but in fact is already in the world. (1JN 4:1-3)
[2] Do not be called 'Master'; you have but one master, the Messiah. (MT 23:10)
[3] There were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who ransomed them, bringing swift destruction on themselves. (2PT 2:1)
[4] In them there are some things hard to understand that the ignorant and unstable distort to their own destruction, just as they do the other scriptures. (2PT 3:16b)
[5] A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth (REV 12:1-2)
[6] Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals that the LORD God had made. The serpent asked the woman, "Did God really tell you not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?" The woman answered the serpent: "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; it is only about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, 'You shall not eat it or even touch it, lest you die.'" But the serpent said to the woman: "You certainly will not die! No, God knows well that the moment you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods who know what is good and what is bad." The woman saw that the tree was good for food, pleasing to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. (GEN 3:1-6)
And the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. (MT 13:39)
Behold, I have given you the power 'to tread upon serpents' and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. (LK 10:19)
[7] And He made from one [common origin, one source, one blood] all nations of men to settle on the face of the earth, having definitely determined [their] allotted periods of time and the fixed boundaries of their habitation (their settlements, lands, and abodes). (ACTS 17:26, Amplified Bible)
[8]. [But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done]. (1JN 3:8, Amplified Bible)
[9] In him we have redemption by his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, in accord with the riches of his grace. (EPH 1:7)
He entered once for all into the sanctuary, not with the blood of goats and calves but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. (HEB 9:12)
[10] In the same way we also, when we were not of age, were enslaved to the elemental powers of the world. But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption. (Gal 4:3-5)
[11] In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. (JN 1:1 Amplified Bible)
No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him. (JN 1:18)
Who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, and whom no human being has seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal power. Amen. (1TM 6:16)
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty." (RV 1:8)
The one who gives this testimony says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! (RV 22:20).
[12] The man called his wife Eve, because she became the mother of all the living. (GEN 3:20)
Further, Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and transgressed. (1TM 2:14).
[13] The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it. (RV 12:9)
He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is the Devil or Satan, * and tied it up for a thousand years. (RV 20:2)
[14] Then I saw a beast come out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads; on its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads blasphemous name (s)… Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb's but spoke like a dragon. (RV 13)
I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come from the mouth of the dragon, from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false prophet. (RV 16:13)
The beast was caught and with it the false prophet who had performed in its sight the signs by which he led astray those who had accepted the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped its image. The two were thrown alive into the fiery pool burning with sulfur. (RV 19:20)
The Devil who had led them astray was thrown into the pool of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet were. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (RV 20:10)
[15] Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother." And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. (JN 19:27)
[16] Then the dragon became angry with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring, those who keep God's commandments and bear witness to Jesus. (RV 12:17)
[17] Behold, I have given you the power 'to tread upon serpents' and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. (LK 10:19)
[18] Then the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. (ROM 16:20)
"The Father and I are one." (JN 10:30)
[19] Unlike Cain who belonged to the evil one and slaughtered his brother. Why did he slaughter him? Because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous. (1JN 3:12)
[20] He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent. (COL 1:18)
And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood. (RV 1:5)
[21]In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word. When he had accomplished purification from sins, he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high. (HEB 1:1-3)
[22] He said to me: This gate is to remain closed; it is not to be opened for anyone to enter by it; since the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it, it shall remain closed. (EZEK 44:2-3)
[23] He replied, "Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it." (LK 11:28)
[24] And the angel said to her in reply, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God." (LK 1:35)
For this reason, when he came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me. (HEB 10:5)


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In his home country, Serge Mordon's research cooperation with businesses and clinics has proven fruitful both from the point of view of patients, physicians and product developers. At present, he aims to develop laser treatments with Finnish cooperation partners
Serge Mordon, 56 years
- FiDiPro Professor at the TUT Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 2015–2017
- Research Director at the French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Director of the Photomedicine Center at the Lille University Hospital
- Education: PhD in Medical Physics, University of Lille, France, 1985.
- Research interests: The medical applications of laser, nowadays focal laser ablation and photodynamic therapy in particular, previously also the applications of laser in dermatology and plastic surgery.
- Family: Married to Gwenaelle, 3 daughters.
- Hobbies: Music ("Tampere has a wonderful Philharmonic Orchestra"), reading and strategy (he completed a Master's Degree in Strategy and Organization Management at the University of Paris X in 2012).
The three-year project of TUT's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) and the French FiDiPro professor Serge Mordon combines laser technology and its medical applications.
The FiDiPro project leader, biophysicist Serge Mordon is a world-renowned expert in the medical application of laser. ORC, in turn, is known for its innovative laser technology development, the yellow-orange laser as its latest achievement.
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The project is funded by Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation. The goal is to develop new medical lasers based on ORC technology. Two main medical applications were identified: cancer where a technique called 'Photodynamic Therapy' is now proposed for treating specific kinds of skin tumours, such as actinic keratosis, as well as local cancerous tumours related to prostatic and breast cancers, and skin lesions such as port wine stain (a specific angiodysplasia), psoriasis or vitiligo, where lasers are already widely used.
Clinical tests to be initiated with new equipment in 2016
"The latter part of the research project involves the development of ORC's yellow-orange semiconductor disc laser (VECSEL) into a device that can be applied in skin disease treatment, not only enabling increased treatment efficiency but also reducing the costs and facilitating the use."
The properties of the prospective device, the wavelength, the length of the light pulse, the size of the ray and the radiated power will be optimized for skin disease treatment. Up until now, a large and clumsy device with high maintenance costs has been used for medical purposes. The new device will require no maintenance, and the physicians will be able to carry it with them. This means that the treatment will become accessible to an increasing number of patients.
"The yellow-orange wavelength of the device enables the treatment of skin damages and skin diseases, such as port-wine stains, acne rosacea and dilated blood vessels. Preparations for clinical tests will be initiated once the prototype is completed, and implementation is planned for end of 2016."
Mordon lives and works in Lille, France. The research group he leads at the French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) develops non-invasive treatments based on medical imaging and laser applications (www.onco-thai.fr). Furthermore, he leads a centre at a university hospital that focuses on the use of light in medicine.
Mordon started working for TUT in January 2015. He is widely networked on an international scale and he holds a clear perception of Finland.
"Finland is a little giant in medical technology," he remarks.
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- 1/2 ripe avocado, peeled & sliced
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Here is a copy of my newest piece for The Good Men Project, "How I got it together to see a therapist."
Yesterday, I received an email from my girlfriend commenting on the untimely death of Karyn Washington, blogger and creator of "For Brown Girls." Above a link about Karyn's death, my lady asked the question: "is it a common trait of the black community to feel as if you don't need mental health services and/or seeing it as being weak?" I read her question over and over and several thoughts in memories went through my mind. I just sighed and shook my head.
Several years back, I was going through a pretty tough time in my life. I was under a lot of stress from my job, my personal life was mess because I was still trying to figure out my place in San Diego, and I felt that I was in a rut. I was literally stuck and did not know what to do. Working out didn't help. Taking long walks didn't do any good, and staying out all night drinking didn't change anything. I knew that something was wrong, so I called my Mother and told her that I was thinking of seeing a therapist. In typical fashion, she replied, "You are alright, there is nothing wrong with you. If you need to talk to someone, talk to your priest, a pastor, or God." I just shook my head and ended the call. I was not surprised by this because as long as I remember, people in the Black community never talked about mental illness or therapy. It was seen as weak, a bunch of nonsense, stuff that White folks do, or just a waste of time and money. Have a mental illness? The answer to that is talk to God, pray, or just brush it off. If you even bring up going to a psychiatrist or psychologist and you are looked at as crazy. Plus there has always been this perception that therapy is expensive. When I mentioned to a friend that I was thinking of seeing someone, they said, "Dude, do you know how much money that would cost? At least 100 an hour bro! Who has that kind of money to give away on seeing a shrink?" It sounds silly, that line of thinking is so prevalent in the Black community. I have always thought that with all of the hostility that Blacks have faced in America, it should be mandatory (LOL), but we do not see it that way.
One of my favorite writers is F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby is my favorite book of all time and is one of my biggest influences with writing. At one point in his life, he faced a mental challenge and documented it in the essay, "The Crack up." While I would never compare myself with F. Scott, I was on my way to cracking up. I just knew that something was not right and that I could not fix it. One of the hardest things in life is to realize that you cannot accomplish or complete something, and that you need help. In the Black community, the man is looked at as an alpha, and if there is any sign of weakness, he will be emasculated, immediately. But in my case, I didn't care.
My first session with my therapist was interesting. I could not stop squirming in a chair and was nervous as heck. I thought to myself, "How is this going to work?" I immediately starting thinking about all the television shows and movies I seen where the patient is laying on some sorta comfortable couch talking to a therapist ina very stuff suit in a tan or brown office (Don't ask me why, many therapist offices I thought of were brown) talking about , "When I was a child…." So when my therapist entered the room, I was a bit surprised. Here was a guy in a Superman T-shirt with a super relaxed demeanor (pun intended), short blonde hair that exuded cool. Typical Southern California folk. He began by just asking me some basic questions and I just opened up. After the first session, I felt great. I felt lighter in a sense. Like all this stuff that I had in me was just being unloaded off. And I went back and it became easier. And I went back the third and fourth and… etc. We laughed, joked, and talked openly about what was going on in my life. The thing about seeing the therapist is that I had gotten a chance to talk to someone who had no biases toward me. Homes didn't know me from a can of paint and he didn't judge, and that was the best part. By seeing a therapist, I was able to not only work through what I had been going through at the time, but also connecting it with events from my past and giving me the opportunity to face and begin to resolve them. It was awesome to see things more clearly and to come face to face with my fears, worries, and challenges. When I told my Mother of this, she didn't sound too enthused. She thought that I should talk to a priest or "pray on it." I said, "Mother, a priest is not a licensed professional." She didn't get it. But later what I realized is that by me seeing a therapist, it was looked at as a knock against her. Like she didn't raise me right. Or if word got out that I was seeking professional help, there would be whispers from people saying, "Something happened when she was raising LeRon," or even guilt on her behalf for something that she didn't or did do. Being a single parent raising two boys was tough enough. The thought of one of them having to go into therapy? Oh my. What I don't think that my Mother understood is that it was not about her. It was not about the way that she had raised me as a child, to a teenager, and to finally a man. I have always looked at my Mom as the most influential person in my life bar none. She has always been there to talk with and give advice. But as I grew older and encountered different challenges, I knew that my Mother would not be able to give me the answers that I was looking for. It was about me and my demons.
In my life, I feel that seeing a therapist was one of the best things I have ever done. I was able to get a handle on things that needed to be resolved. I am not saying that everything is perfect. Heck, if you knew me would probably ask, "Why are you not in therapy now. " But with where I was in life, I desperately needed it. Matter of fact, I think everyone should see a therapist. If not to just de-clutter your life and get a different view of things. When I think about Karyn, I say to myself, "I wonder if she had someone to talk to? I wonder if the stigma of being Black and talking with a mental health professional got to her?" I don't know, but what I can say is that coming from this Black man, it changed my life.


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Check out thie Assignment-Despite-Objection form at the UAN nursing union site? Does anyone think it would save a license? I am sure it could loose a job! I, for one, though, think it is about time someone came up with this. woo hoo!
http://www.uannurse.org/resources/objectionform.htmlLast edit by rabbitgirrl on Feb 19, '09
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Specialty: Stepdown, ECF, AgencyFeb 19, '09This looks great. Texas State Board has a similar form called "Safe Harbor", when it's called and filled out it is supposed to offer protection to the nurse who has raised a concern. I don't have personal knowledge of how that has worked out if the worst happened (poor outcome due to safety concerns).
I do know that at the facilities I have worked at, threatening to call "Safe Harbor" usually produces some kind of result. Mostly because it's a ton of paperwork for the hospital and they must undergo peer review if the process is actually initiated.Feb 19, '09I have seen a few versions of this type of document. It may work in a few states, but i would guess that in most it may as well say "Please Show me to the Door Before my Trouble Making Ways Spread to Others".Last edit by BradleyRN on Feb 19, '09Feb 19, '09We used a similar form in my old job in NYC. It was called the protest of assignment form. People would still take the assignment, but where it becomes useful is if a bad outcome or event occurs, it should save you from personal responsibility and the hospital management will really have some big explaining to do. I think its great. Most hospitals in NYC have nursing unions, so there is no way someone could get fired for that.Feb 19, '09This form was used at the hospital I had my last assignment at. It didnt get people in trouble. It was more of an internal communication, sending a message that something went wrong and the pt. load is not ideal for PG scroes and safety.
Of course, as with everything, there are those who abuse it and it turns into something else.Feb 19, '09We also use a protest of assignment (POA) form in my union. The professional association cautions nurses who are not covered by the union that using the form may put their job at risk.
Our form states that the nurse is notifying management that the assignment is unsafe. There is a place on the form where the nurse can indicate whether she is accepting or refusing the assignment. I have seen situations where the nurse has refused the assignment and still kept their job- but I wouldn't think this is possible without a union behind you.
My contract provides the process that must be followed:
-the nurse must notify management that they are protesting the unsafe assignment
-management must respond either in person or by phone if unable to get to the unit
-management must sign the form (then copies go to the union, administration, and the nurse keeps one)
-POAs are reveiwed and discussed by the union and management
-a nurse cannot be discouraged from filling one out or suffer any reprisal for doing so
Ultimately, the nurse is responsible for the care they give, but my state board of nursing has put in writing that they will consider the circumstances if there is a practice issue that arises during the carrying out of such an assignment and the nurse had submitted a POA at the time. So, the POA does offer some protection here.
It also helps management share in the responsibility for the given situation. In my state, inappropriate delegation of an assignment to an RN is considered misconduct by the BON.
We also use the information from completed POA forms when negotiating for staffing and lobbying legislators for staffing ratios.Feb 19, '09it should be illegal to retaliate against a nurse for reporting unsafe conditions.
the form is your proof that you notified your employer that your judgment is that the assignment is unsafe. it then becomes the employers' responsibility to act to change conditions such as shore staffing or floating you to care for patients you are not competent to care for.
any adverse consequences of their failure to act is the responsibility of the employer not the nurse filling out the form.
...i indicate my acceptance of the assignment despite objection; i will despite objection attempt to carry out the assignment to the best of my professional ability. it is not my intention to refuse to accept the assignment and thus raise questions of meeting my obligations to the patient or of my refusal to obey an order, if such were given.
however, i hereby give notice to my employer of the above facts and indicate that for the reasons listed, full responsibility for the consequences of this assignment must rest with the employer.
copies of this form may be provided to appropriate state and federal agencies....
Feb 19, '09Just a couple of thoughts: Obviously, these are most helpful and effective in a unionized environment, where the nurse has that sort of support and protection.
And even in a unionized environment, they work best in a coordinated campaign to protest a recurring unsafe practice. We've done organized campaigns where there was a floor that was recurrently getting out of safe ratios, etc, getting every nurse to fill one out every time things went over the line. This has two benefits - keeps any one nurse from being targetted as a troublemaker, and builds a really impressive looking paper trail that starts to make managers very nervous. Tends to get results.Feb 22, '09An ADO ( or equivalent ), gets attention usually because it documents a patient care deficiency , it transfers liability to the facility and it is a discoverable document ( in case of legal action , it has to be disclosed , wheras many other facility forms are simply internal documents to cover the facilities R's)Feb 22, '09Quote from nicurn001I hope that the nurses are making copies of these forms in case they "mistakenly disappear". You know how that happens.An ADO ( or equivalent ), gets attention usually because it documents a patient care deficiency , it transfers liability to the facility and it is a discoverable document ( in case of legal action , it has to be disclosed , wheras many other facility forms are simply internal documents to cover the facilities R's)
JMHO and my NY $0.02.
Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN
Spokane, WashingtonFeb 23, '09the procedure at our facility , is we give one copy to the nursing supervisor , keep one copy ourselves and send the other to the union .If for whatever reason the form goes missing , or even if the supervisor doesn't accept it , it is still a discoverable document , which the facility would have to explain the dissapearance of .Feb 24, '09Management loves to say " this is the first time I have heard of this problem", etc. Not only have we used ADOs for all the reasons mentioned, we have been able to use the senarios and quotes from nursing managers/night supervisors in our bargaining.
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In the year 2029, the world has become intensively information-oriented, and humans have become physically integrated into the network. In response, crime has turned more sophisticated by hacking into the interactive network. A particular criminal, known only as The Puppet Master, is using the network to hack into various human brains and provide them false memories as they unwittingly serve his needs. It's up to a security team of cybernetically-enhanced individuals known as Section Nine, led by Major Motoko Kusanagi, to track down The Puppet Master.
As I said in my review of BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE, GHOST IN THE SHELL was a hit for me, despite anime not being my fancy. Director Mamoru Oshii's epic has withstood the test of time, providing not only some great storytelling and action, but also some thought-provoking questions. In celebration of Oshii's latest film, THE SKY CRAWLERS, the powers-that-be felt the need to go back and revamp GITS with restored picture and sound. As well, new CGI sequences were integrated into the film to replace original sequences that didn't quite work at the time. If it sounds like George Lucas Syndrome, don't fret. Oshii's still left the story intact, as well as given the film a breath of fresh air.
GITS 2.0 begins and ends with one idea: What does it mean to be alive? Specifically, from a cyborg's (in this case, Major Motoko Kusanagi) point of view. Now, I'm sure there are those who immediately blow off a film like this because they're not in the mood for a philosophical discussion. Fortunately for those people, the film instead surrounds itself with explosions and action as a vehicle to help get to the philosophical moments, and doesn't come off as being heavy handed in the Major's exploration. Rather, it's touched on just as a casual thing at first, and only delves deeper into the question at the film's tension-filled climax. It's far from boring.
Enveloping the idea above is the film's story, which is surprisingly grounded. Instead of having something you'd find in the world of BLADE RUNNER, GITS 2.0 meets the fantastic and reality halfway, creating a mixture of futuristic and present technologies and issues. Really, if you stripped out all the futuristic stuff, you'd end up with the basis for an action film with a few twists thrown in. Adding to all of this are some memorable characters in addition to the Major (for reasons besides her oft-nakedness), such as her teammates, the cyborg Batou and the relatively 'human' Ishikawa.
While the original film was virtually flawless (save for the English dub, which omitted/changed some things and was awkward in spots), GITS 2.0 is equally as good, save for some purist complaints. The newly-integrated CGI, while leaps above what was in the original, can be a bit jarring in switching between the traditional and CG animations. But really, these complaints are pushing it, since the film still has its original core, and nothing in terms of story was added/removed. Purists are still free to piss and moan, if they choose.
GHOST IN THE SHELL is a landmark film, not only in terms of anime, but also just breaking through to Western audiences. With a compelling and surprisingly deep underlying story, it's not one you can easily put off as juvenile. As for the revamped 2.0 version, the CG is appropriately-placed and well done, only serving to 'touch up' rather than repaint the entire film.
Video:Manga Entertainment delivers a solid 1.78:1 widescreen 1080p transfer. The print is clean, and aside from a few spots of banding, the colours are strong and well-saturated (given the film's soft, pale context).
Audio: To go with the revamped visuals, GITS 2.0 has been upgraded in the audio department as well. Sporting Japanese and English DTS-HD 6.1 Master Audio tracks, as well as Japanese and English Linear PCM 2.0 (all with optional English subtitles), these are even more impressive than the video. These are definitely punchier than the original tracks (all about the gunfire), and are very active in the surrounding channels. Dialogue is crisp and clear, without any distortion.
Surprising, though not all in a good way. First up for purists is the original version of GHOST IN THE SHELL, including the original PCM 2.0 Japanese and English soundtracks and optional English subtitles. Presented in 1.78:1 AVC encoded 1080i high definition, it's a nice preservation of a decade-old film, but lacks the polish of the 2.0 version. Still, it's here and suitable for viewing.
Next up is a holdover from the 2-disc edition of the film entitled Making 'Ghost in the Shell': Production Report, presented in 1080i. This looks and sounds old, and really serves more as a promotional piece for those newcomers to anime. Still, we do get to see the process of creating the film, interviews with the production team (with English subtitles), a look into the making of the soundtrack and more.
Following that are more holdovers from the previous edition. There are text biographies for writer Shirow Masamune and director Mamoru Oshii and text-based character profiles. Last up is the film's English theatrical trailer, presented in 1080i.
Unfortunately, the extras listed on the back of the case, a commentary with Ishii and animation director Toshihiko Nishikubo, a making of the 2.0 version of the film and an 'exclusive' interview with Oshii, are MIA. Seriously, did Manga read what they had slapped on the case before they signed off on it?
A great way to start off your anime collection, GHOST IN THE SHELL 2.0 is a great action sci-fi tale with some intellectualism thrown in. The new CG may not be to everyone's liking, and the extras, despite having the original version of the film included, aren't what you'd expect for a film of this significance. Still, this is a worthy upgrade to the old Manga DVD, and should be one with which to test out your new sound system.


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