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How to Improve Spelling in Five Easy Steps
The English language can prove to be more than challenging sometimes to both kids and grown-ups. Many people have wondered how to elevate their spelling level in a simple and easy manner. The truth is that you can work on your spelling a little bit every day. Moreover, if you want to improve both yours and your kid's spelling, you can try to learn and improve your spelling together, one step at a time.
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1st Grade Spelling Words: An Easy to Follow Teaching Guide
One of the keys to teaching correct spelling is repetition. Repetition can be quite boring and you do not want to lose the interest of your students. When it comes to teaching 1st grade spelling words you are going to want to put the words into themed lists. Keep in mind that children are easily distracted and that too much information can make them lose
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How Tough Can 2nd Grade Spelling Words Be?
Parents often make the mistake of thinking that home schooling that involves lessons on 2nd grade spelling will not be very difficult.
I recommend using the "Finding Out" series by David Paul to teach phonics to your students or children. Then give them spelling tests like this (below) based on the vocabulary in the Finding Out series, or your own word lists based on the phonics they have already learned.
Be sure of course, to pre-teach the phonics necessary before giving them the test. You do not want to demotivate your students or own
Spelling Lessons - Understanding English Spelling Rules
There are so many spelling rules that it can be very difficult to learn all of them. However, if you can learn all of the rules, you will have a much easier time spelling new words. It will also be easier for you to spell words that may be difficult for you now. Of course, there seem to be exceptions to every rule, but this is a great place to start improving your
spelling habits.
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When buying luxury goods the expectation is you are also buying a high level of customer service along with the premium brand product.
It's part of the luxury brand experience that makes the high prices easier to stomach.
But during a talk at our Jump 2012 event yesterday, Porsche's head of customer experience Nina Jones explained some of the challenges that the company faces in trying to maintain high standards of customer service.
Porsche currently sells five different models which means it has a surprisingly diverse customer base, ranging from "teachers to celebs".
It sells around 12,000 new and approved used cars each year and Jones said that one of the aims of delivering excellent customer service is to turn these owners into advocates for the Porsche brand.
Advocacy is very different to loyalty. Loyalty is when a customer keeps coming back and buying our cars, but advocacy is when he convinces his friends to put Porsche on their consideration list.
The only way this can be achieved is by influencing existing customers and giving them an excellent brand experience.
Customer feedback and Net Promoter Score
While a majority of customer interactions with Porsche take place offline, it collects customer feedback using a centralised online system called 'Inside Track'.
The local dealers respond to every piece of feedback within 24 hours, as they are the ones who have the existing relationship with each customer.
Jones said that one issue the company faced was actually encouraging the dealers to adhere to the 24-hour timeframe. In the end, the most effective way of getting car salesmen to meet Porsche's high standards of customer service was to use cash incentives.
But the dealers also sell more work off it as the customer feels they are being listened to, which in turn improves the customer relationship.
Jones said that tying bonuses to customer service helped to maintain high standards and drive up the brand's Net Promoter Score (NPS), which measures customer relationships. In fact it drove the NPS to 69.8, which is suspiciously high according to Jones.
The problem was that as a result of incentivising customer service dealers had begun to rig the system and offer customers freebies to artificially raise the NPS.
At the end of Q3 the response rate increased massively as dealers were doing anything they could to get customers to go online and give them a good score.
This occurred despite the fact that Porsche didn't incentivise the NPS at a company level – the local centres had started doing it unofficially to improve their reputation with head office.
Unfortunately the dealers' inconsistent behaviour and pandering to customers was actually damaging the brand image.
The future
As a result of the dealers gaming the online feedback system Porsche is planning changes to the way it deals with customer service so there is less emphasis on the NPS.
Instead Jones said dealers will only get access to the customer's verbatim answers.
Really the NPS doesn't have much business value, it's just an indication of the customer's view at that moment in time. The real business value comes from the words people use in their verbatim answers.
Porsche is also working on a new online platform that will allow customers to manage any issues with their vehicle.
As car technology develops, the idea is that Porsche will also be able to feedback to owners when there is a problem with their vehicle or give "subtle" tips about how they can improve their driving to reduce wear and tear.
This is all part of improving the customer experience with Porsche, which will in turn help to convert more owners into brand advocates.
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As a Porsche owner I have had mixed experiences with the dealership. Whilst there (ie in the dealership)and the immediate follow up from the dealership has been excellent. A couple of weeks ago though I got a call, obviously from a call centre, due to the delay in them speaking and the way in which the call was handled. They were following up on a recent visit, had obviously not been given the right information so everything she approached me with was irrelevant.
Why would Porsche outsource this when they could easily do it from the dealership?
Also, I have seen dealer incentive programs at other brands and all it makes the salesman do is try to persuade the customer to tick excellent in all boxes, even if that wasn't your experience.
Porsche - keep the relationship with the customer at their dealership level and make it personal!
I agree with Jonathan's comments.
Taking this one stage further however there is a 'big' problem for luxury car brands and indeed any luxury brand.
Once a customer has experienced a level of service, and then moves up the 'brand' ladder, I find their expectations increase exponentially. For example, you move from BMW to Porsche and then Porsche to Bentley and then maybe onto Aston Martin. Each time your level of 'spend' increases, but how does the level of service keep up with this ? I've done these leaps, and I accept that my own 'expectations' of service will eventually run out. It isn't possible to 'keep' upping the bar. Yes there are clear differences in services between luxury brands. But eventually we have to accept that there will be a ceiling. The more you spend doesn't necessarily mean the level of service can keep increasing. I've discussed this at length with these brands. Even been on a Porsche 'panel' of customers. The brands (expecially those increasing customer share) have a real tough time keeping up and indeed exceeding 'expectations'. Eventually they will run out of 'service' road...

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The dynamics of contemporary Cuba — the culture, the people, and the politics — will be the focus of a three-day international symposium, "A Changing Cuba in a Changing World," to run March 13-15 at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in Manhattan (365 Fifth Ave., between 34th and 35th Streets). Organized by the Graduate Center's Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies and two years in the making, the conference has drawn the attention of specialists throughout the world.
About 35 panels, combining perspectives from the social sciences and economics, the arts and the humanities, and the world of policymakers, will provide in-depth treatment of a wide range of topics such as U.S.-Cuba relations, Cubans in the U.S., non-U.S. points of view, Cuban healthcare, the history and legacy of the Cuban revolution, cinema, literature, cultural institutions, the visual and performing arts, religion, the role of intellectuals, Afro-Cuban cultural movements, women, race and ethnicity, and Cuban music.
The opening plenary — "Current Dynamics, Changing Perspectives," on March 13 (Thursday) — will feature distinguished professor Jorge Domínguez, former U.S. representative to Cuba Vicki Huddleston, and noted Canadian economist Archibald Ritter. They will introduce the interdisciplinary theme of the conference and the optimal path for gaining insights into contemporary Cuba.
A special plenary — "Cuba and the Media: Getting In and Getting It Right," on March 14 (Friday) — will bring together distinguished journalists, including Anthony DePalma (The New York Times), Soledad O'Brien (CNN), Emily Morris (The Economist Intelligence Unit), and Francis Robles (Miami Herald), to discuss the latest developments in Cuba, the challenges for U.S. journalists of gaining access to Cuba and accurately understanding and reporting the often contradictory Cuban reality.
"The idea is to focus on a broader, longer-term understanding of Cuban dynamics than usually happens," says Dr. Mauricio Font, director of the Bildner Center, who organized the symposium. "Our basic assumption is that a multidisciplinary approach is essential to grasp the complexities of the transformation in Cuban society."
A special session will explore the nature of the Fidel Castro-led drive to supersede the post-Soviet "special period" with a new approach, which Castro baptized "the battle of ideas." The panel will draw out differences between this approach and that of reformists. Other panels will address the ongoing debates among intellectuals within Cuba, their relations with those in power, and the extent to which socialism is changing and a transition is taking place.
Highlighting cultural developments, a panel of art experts will discuss the historic exhibition currently on view at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, "¡Cuba! Art and History from 1868 to Today," which is receiving wide international acclaim. The curator of the show, Stéphane Aquin, and associates will give a special presentation. In addition, several panels will discuss the Cuban collections at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Bronx Museum of Art, and Cuba's "Espacio Aglutinador."
The conference will also feature special cultural events, including free screenings of movies (open to the public), a Latin-jazz concert (registration required), and a book party celebrating new books on Cuba (registration required).
Free screenings of the following movies are scheduled in the Martin E. Segal Theatre at the Graduate Center on March 12 (Wednesday, 3 p.m.), preceding the formal opening of the symposium, and again on March 15 (Saturday, 9 a.m.):
- Viva Cuba, by Juan Carlos Cremata, a fable-like tale about childhood and a family's road adventures throughout the island (80 minutes).
- Havana: The New Art of Making Ruins, by Florian Borchmeyer and Matthias Hentschler, a documentary about Havana residents who live in the city's dilapidated buildings and who refuse to move out despite the rundown conditions (86 minutes).
- The Sugar Curtain, by Camila Guzmán Urzúa, a documentary offering an intimate portrait of the Cuban revolution as seen through the eyes of the generation that grew up in the 1970s (80 minutes).
A concert by the Cu-NY Latin Jazz Ensemble, "Bridges Through Time," is scheduled in the Elebash Recital Hall at the Graduate Center on Friday, March 13, (5:45 p.m.). The ensemble, a partnership between the Bildner Center's Cuba Project and pianist Oriente López, was created to explore the rich historical and ongoing connections between the musical worlds of Cuba and New York City, as well as the broader global synergies among Brazil, Cuba, and the U.S.
Scholarly panels and presentations on Thursday, March 13:
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.:
- "Cuba's Globalized Art World and Evolving Art Market"
- "U.S.-Cuba Relations" (Part I)
- "Energy: Cuba's Challenges and Opportunities"
- "History, Institutions and Legacy"
12:35 p.m.-2:30 p.m.:
- "Contemporary Cuban Art: Museums and Alternative Spaces"
1:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m.:
- "Inside the Revolution"
- "Tourism, Urban Conservation, and Environment"
- "Cuba's Battle of Ideas"
3:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.:
- "U.S.-Cuba Relations" (Part II)
- "Religion and Politics in Cuba"
- "'Espejo de Paciencia' (1608-2008); proyecciones literarias e históricas" (ends 4:15 p.m.)
- "Cuban Writers Read Their Work" (4:20-5:20 p.m.)
Scholarly panels and presentations on Friday, March 14:
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.:
- "Organizing Culture: Theory and Practice"
- "Medicine in Cuba: Past and Present"
- "Non-Heteronormative Cuba"
- "Race and Ethnicity in Cuba: Beyond Black and White (Part I)"
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.:
- "Economics" (Part I)
- "Cuban Filmmaking Since 1989"
- "Cuban Literature from 1900 to the Present (Part I)"
- "Intelectualidad y poder en Cuba"
12:10 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
- "Images and Discussion about the "¡Cuba! Art and History from 1868 to Today," exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m.:
- "Cuban History and Civil Society" (Part I)
- "Cuban Literature from 1990 to the Present" (Part II)
- "Cuba and the World (Excluding the U.S.)"
- "Visual and Performing Arts in Contemporary Cuba"
3:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.:
- "Afro-Cuban Cultural Movements"
- "Socialism in a Changing Cuba"
- "Cuba: In Transition?"
- "Changing Cuba: New Opportunities and Challenges"
Scholarly panels and presentations on Saturday, March 15:
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.:
- "Republican Cuba: Voices, Ideas and Legacies"
- "Cuban Music Today"
- "Race and Ethnicity in Cuba: Beyond Black and White" (Part II)
10:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m.:
- "Cubans in the U.S.: Generational Differences Among Cubans"
- "Women and the Cuban Literary Perspective"
- "Economics" (Part II)
Times are subject to change. A complete listing of the programs and events, along with the participants and the presentations, is online and available to download at http://web.gc.cuny.edu/bildnercenter/cuba/program.shtml Information on registration and fees is available at http://web.gc.cuny.edu/bildnercenter/cuba/CubaRegistration.shtml
The Graduate Center is the doctorate-granting institution of The City University of New York (CUNY). An internationally recognized center for advanced studies and a national model for public doctoral education, the school offers more than thirty doctoral programs
as well as a number of master's programs. Many of its faculty members are among the world's leading scholars in their respective fields, and its alumni hold major positions in industry and government, as well as in academia. The Graduate Center is also home to more than thirty interdisciplinary research centers and institutes focused on areas of compelling social, civic, cultural, and scientific concerns. Located in a landmark Fifth Avenue building, the Graduate Center has become a vital part of New York City's intellectual and cultural life with its extensive array of public lectures, exhibitions, concerts, and theatrical events. Further information on the Graduate Center and its programs can be found at www.gc.cuny.edu
The book party to celebrate "New Books on Cuba" — scheduled on March 15, Saturday, 12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. — includes the following authors and titles:
Isabel Álvarez-Borland, Lynette M. F. Bosch, and Jorge J. E. Gracia, Identity, Memory, and Diaspora: Voices of Cuban-American Artists, Writers, and Philosophers. Albany, N.Y.: SUNY Press, 2008.
Ruth Behar, An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2007.
Anke Birkenmaier, Alejo Carpentier y la cultura del surrealismo en Amé'rica Latina. Frankfurt — Madrid: Iberoamericana-Vervuert, 2006.
Nathalie Bondil, editor, Cuba! Art and History from 1868 to Today. Montreal: Prestel Publishing, 2008.
Philip Brenner, Marguerite Rose Jiménez, John M. Kirk, & William M. LeoGrande, eds., A Contemporary Cuba Reader: Reinventing the Revolution. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007.
Sergio Díaz-Briquets and Jorge Pérez-López, Corruption in Cuba: Castro and Beyond. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2006.
Sujatha Fernandes, Cuba Represent! Cuban Arts, State Power, and the Making of New Revolutionary Cultures. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2006.
Alexander Gray and Antoni Kapcia, The Changing Dynamic of Cuban Civil Society. Gainsville, Fla.: University Press of Florida, 2008.
Ted Henken, Cuba: A Global Studies Handbook. Santa Barbara/Denver/Oxford: ABC-CLIO, 2008.
Jacqueline Loss and Esther Whitfield, New Short Fiction from Cuba. Evanston, Ill.: Northwestern University Press, 2007.
William Luis, Juan Francisco Manzano. Autobiografía del esclavo poeta y otros escritos. Frankfurt — Madrid: Iberoamericana-Vervuert, 2007.
Rafael Ocasio, A Gay Cuban Activist in Exile: Reinaldo Arenas. Gainesville, Fla.: University Press of Florida, 2007.
Silvia Pedraza, Political Disaffection in Cuba's Revolution and Exodus. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Natania Remba, Surrounded by Water: Expressions of Freedom and Isolation in Contemporary Cuban Art. Boston University Art Gallery, 2008.
Rafael Rojas, Motivos de Anteo. Patria y nación en la historia intelectual de Cuba. Madrid: Colibrí, 2008.
Araceli Tinajero, El lector de tabaquería. Madrid: Verbum, 2007.
Esther Whitfield, Cuban Currency: The Dollar and "Special Period" in Fiction. Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
Stephen Wilkinson, Detective Fiction in Cuban Society and Culture. Oxford: Peter Lang, 2006.
Lisa Yun, The Coolie Speaks: Chinese and Africans of Cuba. Philadelphia, Pa.: Temple University Press, 2007.


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Soundwaves of Feminism: the Women's Music Movement
International Women's Day lecture at the Library of Congress, March 8, 2017
Speeches/webcast video available online
Soundwaves of Feminism: the Women's Music Movement
Revenge of the Women's Studies Professor
One-woman play available for your campus or conference. A global success since 1993, this hour-long show has roused feminist audiences from Iceland to New Zealand.
Women's History
Girl Reel
Women's History For Beginners(2012), Revenge of the Women's Studies Professor(2009), Girl Reel (2000), Eden Built By Eves (1999), Lubavitcher Women in America (1998), The High School Scene in the Fifties (1997)
Quick Links
Soundwaves of Feminism
March 8, 2017 lecture at Library of Congress
Lesbian History: From Sappho to Ellen
Huffpost Live broadcast for LGBT History Month, October, 2015: with Lillian Faderman
Women's Sports and Title IX
My lecture at Georgetown University, filmed for C-SPAN
Lost lesbian spaces interview in the WASHINGTONIAN.
A discussion on the disappearance of women's bars and cultural spaces in D.C.
The Kojo Nnamdi Show
Women's magazines: radio program featuring Bonnie Morris with editors of Ms. and Glamour
Pacifica Radio Archives
Bonnie Morris guest narrates an hour of rare outtakes from Pacifica radio's women's music archives. Look for interview FTV 0487 on soundcloud, too!
National Women's History Museum
Indiana University Press interview
Publishers of Women's History For Beginners


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Hannah Mountain Trail is a 18.1 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Tallassee, Tennessee that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round.
nature trips
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wild flowers
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Nothing to really see. The trail was somewhat overgrown. It was for me just a connector to another trail on my route.
Nice flat comfortable trail. Peaceful. Not a trail for someone wanting to exert themselves. Zen.
This trail is a lovely path through the forest--not terribly difficult, but there aren't many great views either. This is not my favorite part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We got to Hannah Mountain trail via Rabbit Creek Trail which leaves from the Abrams Creek Ranger Station. I really didn't care for Rabbit Creek Trail, except for the beautiful wildflowers which surprised us. But once we got to Hannah Mountain Trail, the path was much prettier. The best (or worst) part, depending on your point of view was the surprise (at least to us) river crossing. You have to cross Abram's Creek, which on the day we did it, was hip deep. Read all about it here: http://hikingtotheheights.blogspot.com/2012/05/mt-leconte-second-time-around-up-up-in.html


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Diarrhea- Atisara in Sanskrit means "excessive passage of watery stools"- "Ativa sarati iti Atisaram". Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old and is responsible for loosing 1.5 million children every year. It is defined as the passage of looser or liquid stools three times per day or more frequently than is normal for the individual [WHO].
What about infectious diarrhea? Does Ayurvedic Medicine describe only about the concepts of doshas? The answer is "No". It describes that diarrhea can also be caused by Krimi– worms/ micro-organisms. Like in Modern Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine has also mentioned several types of diarrhea. However, one of the "latest" types of diarrhea is radiation induced Diarrhea. There is no intention to compare the modern and ancient types of diarrhea but, radiation induced diarrhea co-relates with Vataja Atisara, which is mainly due to vitiation of Vata. Radiation damages the cells of the body. Any damage to the cells causes "Dhatu Kshaya" – destruction of Dhatu. Due to the destruction of Dhatu, absorption of the food from the small intestines is defected. This causes a reverse effect on the Jatharagni [digestive power], and the result is accumulation of ama. According to some of the modern concepts, radiation-induced diarrhea results from motility disturbances. Radiation damages the smooth muscles of small intestines, and hence bacterial overgrowth, which leads to diarrhea.
Management of diarrhea
In any event, a patient who is suffering from diarrhea should not be given heavy foods, but a light and thinly liquid diet. Gruel [Yavagu] prepared with the admixture of digestive drugs can be given in their proper order. In a case marked by colic and flatulent distension of the abdomen, fasting should be first advised.
Herbal remedies for diarrhea
Ginger tea digests ama and increases appetite. A mixture of ginger juice with honey is also useful. Hingwashtak, Trikatu and Bilva fruit powders are good remedies: increase appetite and digest ama. Nutmeg is the households remedy for treating loose motions. It reduces unwanted mobility of the intestine, relieves colic and controls loose motions. Infusion of slightly toasted cumin in boiled water is also effective. Kutaja (Holarrhena antidysenterica) powder can also be given with honey. Pomegranate juice/ powder cures the loose motion and also increases the digestive capacity. Can these herbs use even in radiation-induced diarrhea? Probably Yes, because almost all the above herbs are radio-protective as well.
May all beings be healthy!
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I recently visited my favorite local photography store, Ace Photo. They were having a special event that brought together a number of major camera and lens manufactures for a mini-trade show.
I wanted to upgrade some current functionality through either a new lens or possible a new camera system all-together. I'd done a lot of online research but there is nothing like going in-person to see, feel, hold the camera, and to speak to an expert. I could explore Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Tamron, Sigma, and more. I was able to talk with all these experts about the features, capabilities, and compatibilities of their systems.
We spend so much time shopping online for what we believe to be the best value, we forget that the most important value may be in exploring all the options in person. In addition to the satisfaction you'll gain from your purchase, you will likely save money in the long run at your brick and mortar because you'll get the best choice for you — without having to 'purchase' a lot of trial and error.
I did get a new set-up, and one that is fully compatible with my existing equipment! So guess who the winner is — besides me . . .
When choosing a new camera, there are a number of things you'll want to consider before you get to an event so you can focus on what's right for you. New equipment is really fun and exciting but can be daunting, so be sure to consider the following:
- In order to be not swayed by all things bright and shiny, figure out: what are you trying to accomplish? Do you just need a lens for birding or for shooting weddings? Or do you want a whole new set-up?
- What are the most important features for you; ones that you don't want to do without? For example, I wanted a fully articulated LCD monitor — which is hard to find.
- Is that new lens compatible with your current system? Will that new body work with your current lenses? If you're like me, you may have invested a lot in your glass and want to still be able to use it.
- Does the new set-up fit your current tripod, memory card, batteries, your specialty macro flash unit, camera bag, filters, and… o-o-o-o-oh… everything else you own? These incidentals can really add up. Fortunately, there is an adapter available with which I'll be able to use my existing four thirds lenses on my new micro four thirds camera body.
- Are you changing brands and will you be ready for the learning curve that inevitably comes with a whole new set-up?
- Think about image file size. If you end up shopping just for extreme mega pixels, will your present memory cards and computer handle the new files or will you now need to upgrade those, too?
- What will be the lifespan of your new equipment? Technology seems to come and go so fast I often shy away from the latest technology — it is initially more expensive and will still be outdated by next Tuesday. Consider also the potential bugs and fixes that the Latest-and-Greatest might well require — think of that recent PC operating system. When you're the one owning this cutting edge equipment, then these fixes are, effectively, on your dime.
There is a lot to think about and learn before you can snap that first great shot with your new set-up. Do your research. Talk to people in-the-know. Visit a trade show or an event like this one we attended at Ace Photo. This event was amazing. It was small and very 'do-able'. Service was great. Information was plentiful and readily accessible. And, we really enjoyed purchasing from, and supporting, a local store.
Thank You for visiting,
— Chris
P.s. How do you do your research? Do you know of any trade shows or other events coming up that others would find beneficial? Share your thoughts in the comments so we can all make better informed choices!


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Last evening, before his exquisitely sung Mass, Fr. Guy Nicholls of the Birmingham Oratory introduced the Colloquium to the forthcoming Graduale Parvum, a most promising form of Proper chants, based on the pioneering work of László Dobszay.
Instead of relying upon newly composed simple chants, the work is based on the very thoughtful realization that the Church already has a vast store of simpler Gregorian melodies, the antiphons of the Divine Office. These may be paired with the Proper text to form a new unity, with the authenticity of a true, ancient, Gregorian melody.
Notable as well is the intended format of the Divine Office melody as an antiphonal chant, wonderfully appropriate for those Proper Mass texts with an antiphonal form.
Notable as well is the intended format of the Divine Office melody as an antiphonal chant, wonderfully appropriate for those Proper Mass texts with an antiphonal form.
At some point in the future I would like to write out some thoughts about the publishing decision, not exclusive to the Graduale Parvum but also Simple English Propers and By Flowing Waters, of pointing the Psalm texts rather than lining the text of the song out beneath a printed melody. Despite many good reasons for pointing, the latter format is enormously more initially accessible to the average parish musician and would greatly increase the possibilty of these collections being used regularly in more situations--and thus, of the Proper texts of the Mass being sung. But for now, let me say that this is a brilliantly thought-out project, and easy and lovely to sing.
One insight I gained from Fr. Nicholls' talk is the pattern of Introits through Ordinary Time, which acts not as a reflection on the readings, but as a Psalter. This is a thought that might well resonate in and help form the minds of parish musicians who make decisions about music to be sung at Mass.


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Use blue painter's tape to form a frame around the damaged area in order to protect the fibers that remain intact.
If one of the threads is missing, count the number of loops that are missing using the adjacent fibers. Pull the same number of loops from a scrap of matching carpet.
Apply a line of heavy-duty carpet glue that is about 1 inch long. Press the carpet thread back into the backing using the knitting needle and awl. As you come to the end of the space, apply more glue to the backing. Maintain loops in the thread that are the same size as the existing carpet nap.
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February 27, 2014
The night a $5 bettor apparently would have gotten on the Vegas "Black Book"
This has to be the story everyone tells his grandchildren. Tonight I was asked if I'm a card-counter.
I'm not. Let me explain:
I'm in Las Vegas for a couple of days before I fill in for Jim Utter on the NASCAR beat. After watching the Clippers game over dinner, I found my low-limit casino to play blackjack. I hit a bunch of times. Apparently too many times. Twenty-four times in a row, and that draws attention even low-stakes.
When I colored up, a security guy gently, but firmly, asked who I was. I asked why. He told me I had quite a run of luck at the end of a 5-deck stack.
I chuckled. I showed him my ID. Asked him a simple question: "If I was a card-counter, why would I be playing at a $3 minimum table?
He explained to me that since the movie "21," there are card-counting teams constantly training members in low-limit games. I was shocked and flattered I was targeted to be the "Big Player."
Posted by Observer Sports on February 27, 2014 at 02:59 AM | Permalink
Sandy. So YOU put yourself in the idiot category for believing the Bobcats did not go about the rebuilding process the right way and that is my fault? Projecting is another topic to cover in your therapy session. In most cases I would be willing to give you some benefit of the doubt. However having NASTAR in your corner eliminates any possibility that you could be right. Sorry. Have to run to check the box scores from the Italian league to see how Kemba played.
Posted by: John | Feb 27, 2014 8:54:29 AM
I must know where you found $3 minimum tables in Las Vegas in the year 2014.
Stratosphere? Circus Circus?
Posted by: Pauly | Feb 27, 2014 9:31:04 AM
Old Vegas
Posted by: Andy | Feb 27, 2014 9:40:39 AM
You're pitiful, john, repeating your nonsense, and also pushing it into a discussion thread that has nothing to do with the previous one.
So, I'll repeat myself too:
You are what your posts proved about you: a pompous conceited fool, delivering one stupid comment after another.
Posted by: Sandy | Feb 27, 2014 10:31:14 AM
This story is so boring. Who care rick you are a small dick that no one likes, yet has a big ego. You are brett Jensen are perfect together. Your story sucks. Your coverage sucks. And I can see why you are divorced. Worst story ever and probably a lie.
Posted by: Marcus | Feb 27, 2014 11:07:47 AM
You and brett Jensen = fired or soon to be fired. You look like a walrus. And I am not surprised you play 5 dollar tables. Making 60k a year as a poor writer, yet acting like a millionaire.
Posted by: Marcus | Feb 27, 2014 11:10:10 AM
Acting like a millionaire outside, yet when the truth comes out, you are just a 5 dollar table guy, divorced with no purpose in life. That's why you share dumb ass stories about yourself. No one cares rick.
Posted by: Marcus | Feb 27, 2014 11:11:50 AM
Sandy. Very funny. Read your posts. Juvenile behavior. You started with the name calling. I was surprised, but not any more. Clearly lacking any perspective or objectivity. Now you are demanding that people stick to the subject of the blog? Wow. You are going to correcting a lot of people in the future. I hope no one brings up any other topics. Talk about conceited and arrogant. Nice to know that all you have to do is disagree with you to fall into this category. Any of this registering yet. Don't worry. NASTAR will step in soon and support you. That will help bolster your position and make you feel better about it. Yikes!
Posted by: John | Feb 27, 2014 11:48:43 AM
Marcus - The story was what any reasonable person would have expected after looking at the title, so maybe look at the title next time and skip the story. As for the personal attacks, they have no place on this or any other blog. They reflect more on the person posting than they do on the recipients.
Posted by: Cats_Fan | Feb 27, 2014 12:22:31 PM
Cats_Fan, I liked your comment.
Some people may know, most probably don't, that through the many years since I've been posting under this blog, I asked repeatedly other fans to refrain from name-calling.
When I first did this, about six or seven years ago, it was in reference to insults hurled by some fans at some other ones - NOT at me.
Then, I expanded my call, by asking repeatedly to stop throwing insults not just at other fans, but also at Rick Bonnell and at the team management.
Honestly, it took years until I was occasionally subjected to the name-calling game too (in some personal attacks), and evidently, then too, I asked the fans who have this bad habit to stop.
Did it work? No.
Since then, I learned two things:
1. If you're gonna make your opinions public, expect this kind of crap. I stopped caring about the name-calling.
2. Not caring can't mean giving a free pass to the rude commenters. So, I adopted (just last year!) a new "policy", based on the old wise saying "he who sews wind shall reap storm". Those who step on my toes will get it back, with high interest too, always - even though, to tell the truth, their name-calling can't reach me anymore, I really despise it and don't care about it. Still, I reject giving a free pass for such language.
So, Cats_Fan, I fully support your standpoint, and I wish I could believe that such calls could bring fans' name-calling to an end. Experience shows otherwise...
Posted by: Sandy | Feb 27, 2014 2:40:46 PM
Actually, Sandy, while this current thread has disappointingly dropped to new depths of trolling, it must also be pointed out that Rick Bonnell (or his family/pals) also attacked in the comments posts using various names several years ago.
After he was called out on it on the thread, I don't believe he's done it since. However, I think some contributors stopped posting after that.
Posted by: The Truth | Feb 27, 2014 2:50:54 PM
What the heck happened here?....
Posted by: TheRealJD | Feb 27, 2014 3:03:40 PM
Sandy. You do realize that you were the one that started the "name calling". You at least understand that correct? You were never called out in my original comment. I had no idea what your position on the rebuild was until you took this abnormally defensive position.
Just to be specific. You cannot name call without using a name. An example would be calling Michael Jordan Air Minimum. That would be name calling. Your supporter is by far the biggest name caller in blogosphere.
So a comment that was not targeted to any specific individual is what set you off. Let's just be clear about that.
Posted by: John | Feb 27, 2014 4:04:19 PM
This is the wrong blog to be on if you have any sensitivities. NASTAR alone blasts anyone and everyone that says something positive about the Bobcats.
Posted by: JC | Feb 27, 2014 4:40:32 PM
"Remember those idiots that said we should not have rebuilt? What a freakin joke."
Posted by: John | Feb 25, 2014 1:46:52 PM
"I asked repeatedly other fans to refrain from name-calling.
When I first did this, about six or seven years ago, it was in reference to insults hurled by some fans at some other ones - NOT at me."
"I reject giving a free pass for such language." [from my post, above]
"Let's just be clear about that." [from John's post]
Yes, indeed.
Posted by: Sandy | Feb 27, 2014 5:12:51 PM
The slap fight continues....
That post does not appear to be directed at anyone. Was something left out?
Fight on ladies......
Posted by: Special K | Feb 27, 2014 7:57:08 PM
Cats_fan gives handjobs for money!
Posted by: Marcus | Feb 27, 2014 10:07:48 PM
"An example would be calling Michael Jordan Air Minimum."
That's simply a nickname. Round Mound of Rebound, Dr. J, Magic, etc....nicknames.
All deserving.
John, have your feelings somehow been hurt? What can we do to make you feel better?
Posted by: NASTAR99 | Feb 27, 2014 11:29:22 PM
Yes they are. It was disappointing watching Kemba not make it in the NBA and head to the Italian league. I still have not recovered.
Posted by: John | Feb 28, 2014 6:26:54 AM
Don't forget. The Bobcats would also never attract a good free agent. Not sure who that person putting up 20 and 10 is every night or where he came from. But damn glad he is here!
Posted by: Mike T | Feb 28, 2014 7:52:07 AM
Y'all are funny...team hasn't won a damn thing and is under .500 but you're crowing like they've already split the first 4 in the NBA Finals!
I'm a huge fan of Big Al but the casual fan in Charlotte had never even heard of the big fella prior to his arrival. The expectations were that His Minimumness and his attendant Air Aura would lure a superstar, a max player, not "a good free agent".
Again, a huge fan of Big Al but in the blink of an eye he's gonna be in his 14th year....didn't we ship some popular players a few years ago because they were "too old"?
Slurpers, don't lose sight of The Promises:
1. regular forays deep into the playoffs.
2. a championship contender.
Posted by: NASTAR99 | Feb 28, 2014 10:10:26 AM
...and MJ was too cheap to amnesty Thomas and change the name to the Hornets. Other NASTAR classics. There were many many more. If NASTAR doesn't think that they can make regular trips to the playoffs, that is good enough for me to be sure they will. If he predicts something, the opposite will happen. It is almost 100%. Start planning the parade. Also, someone please let me know how I can pick up Kemba's games in Italy on satellite.
Posted by: Mike T | Feb 28, 2014 10:22:44 AM
"...they can make regular trips to the playoffs..."
That wasn't The Promise -- the promise was regularly advancing in the playoffs....big difference. Do you really believe this will happen?
Posted by: NASTAR99 | Feb 28, 2014 12:13:39 PM
Is Kemba in the Italian League? Did Jordan amnesty Thomas? Are the Bobcats changing to the Hornets? If the answer to those questions are no. Which makes you wrong on all three. Then yes. I believe they will regularly advance in the playoffs.
Posted by: Mike T | Feb 28, 2014 1:09:54 PM
I should say. If you were wrong on all 3. Then yes. I believe they will advance in the playoffs. Sorry. You have been wrong so often. It gets confusing.
Posted by: Mike T | Feb 28, 2014 1:11:51 PM
1. I never said Jordan wouldn't change the name to Hornets -- what I did say was he'd be a moron if he didn't make the change. Even then he was stupid enough to waste a ton of dough and time on hiring a "national polling firm" and made ridiculous statements like "the opinion seems to be very mixed"...which was complete nonsense. He didn't want to do it but the will of the people won!
2. In fact I did not think he'd amnesty Tyrus and still haven't seen a decent explanation of what took him so long?
3. As for the Italian league, is satire a concept that is lost on you?
Posted by: NASTAR99 | Feb 28, 2014 4:21:20 PM
I got it. So when you say something ignorant like Jordan doesn't have the money to make it work, even though Forbes says he is making more money than ever, his net worth is only increasing and he is approaching billionaire status then it is satire? OK.
Let me help you. For the Thomas situation, instead of saying Jordan is too cheap to amnesty Thomas. You could have said...I don't think the bobcats will amnesty Thomas. Then when they did it. You could have simply said. I think they should have done it sooner.
Or when you said shorty won't make it in the NBA and will be playing in the Italian league, you could add...Just kidding. That way people can distinguish between when you are serious or just trolling like normal.
If you would like me to handle your posts in the future so it doesn't come off like you are ignorant and constantly wrong, I can do that for you.
Posted by: Mike T | Feb 28, 2014 5:23:23 PM
Gerald Wallace out for the season.
Posted by: John | Feb 28, 2014 5:44:58 PM
"...his net worth is only increasing and he is approaching billionaire status..."
Could you provide some numbers to back this up?
Posted by: NASTAR99 | Feb 28, 2014 5:50:31 PM
Maybe you have heard of Forbes. Probably not based on your ignorant comments. I guess you were being satirical. Thank god this site is anonymous. The embarrassments would be endless for you. I guess you can cross this off your list of why the Bobcats will never win. You will just have to make up more. Fortunately they play the 4 best teams in the NBA so you can ridicule them a bit more before they clinch a playoff spot and continue their rebuild.
"NBA teams are also on the verge of a massive cash infusion with new TV deals set to be negotiated this year. The current pacts with ESPN/ABC and TNT are worth $930 million annually and insiders think the next round of agreements will be worth at least twice as much. The value of the Bobcats, which Jordan owns 80% of, was up 30% over the last year to $410 million in Forbes' latest look at the business of basketball. Mark Cuban thinks every NBA team will be worth $1 billion within 10 years. We estimate Jordan's current net worth at $750 million. His earnings prowess shows no sign of letting up and should land him a spot on Forbes billionaire list in the coming years"
There is much more to the story if you can figure out how to find it. Offer still stand to handle your posts in the future. It would really help you.
Posted by: Mike T | Feb 28, 2014 7:06:49 PM
You're all fired up aren't ya!!
Bet you also believe that albatross of a home His Minimumness owns in Chicago is worth $29,000,000....funny stuff, thanks for the laughs ;0)
Posted by: NASTAR99 | Feb 28, 2014 7:47:55 PM
Yes. Forbes is known for its humor. What a peasant. Or maybe is is satire? Fool.
Posted by: Mike T | Feb 28, 2014 10:52:39 PM
That is classic NASTAR right there.... When Forbes said the Cats were losing money he quoted it like the bible...Now that it says they are making cash it is not to be believed....dude is full sh%t....
Posted by: Real | Mar 1, 2014 7:10:01 AM
Jefferson missed 6 elbow shots last night . Instead of forcing shots not in his area , he should call for his teamates to cut and get the ball to them . He should have 4 assists or more a game on average based on his touches . Kemba must understand he's going to get doubled and must get in the lane and facilitate , not continue to force shots . Henderson can't settle for jumpshots and at times must demand the ball off cuts and back doors . Kemba and Jefferson combined for less than 3 assists I think or thereabouts . This is unacceptable . The help defense out of McRoberts and Jefferson in crunch time was awful .
Posted by: Iron man | Mar 1, 2014 8:04:52 AM
"...after five straight years of heavy losses..."
True. You slurpers denied there were ever any losses...but what else is new. Let's call it $100,000,000++.
"...the Bobcats turned an operating profit (earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation) of $7 million last season."
So slurpers, whadya figure interest expense on $150,000,000 (or more) of bank loans is? Think the bank said "aww heck Air Min, we want you to make a profit, don't worry about paying us back".
"Jordan became majority owner of the Bobcats in 2010 in a deal that valued the team at just $175 million."
Where did the other $100 million go?
NY times says $275 million: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/sports/basketball/18jordan.html?_r=0
NBA says $275 million: http://www.nba.com/2010/news/03/17/jordan.sale.ap/index.html?rss=true
"The value of the Bobcats, which Jordan owns 80% of, was up 30% over the last year to $410 million in Forbes' latest look at the business of basketball."
Nonsense. Straightlining valuation increases for all teams based on a TV deal by one of the top teams is ridiculous. The Boobs just might be worth $410,000,000 -- IN SEATTLE. Those guys would take the team off Air Min's hands for sure, but only if they could move it. Remember when there were no interested buyers for the Boobs (except Air Min) when it became evident the NBA wouldn't let the team be moved from Charlotte? Just like the $29,000,000 valuation on the Chicago Albatross...$410,000,000 is a pipe dream (and not relevant, can't spend it).
Think what you like slurpers but by NBA owner standards His Minimumness is a pauper...
Posted by: NASTAR99 | Mar 1, 2014 10:22:03 AM
BTW, despite getting out scored by 24 in the 2nd half the boobs competed hard all night long and it was a superb effort by the bench -- might be a couple future starters on that bench.
Clifford is doing a great job. Probably about time for his agent to leak the absurdly low salary I'm sure Air Min signed him for....Clifford really deserves to be paid fairly. Think the boobs will offer him an extension after the season? They should.
Posted by: NASTAR99 | Mar 1, 2014 10:55:40 AM
Dude is sad. Quoting Forbes one minute. Disputing their numbers the next. Little man can't make up his mind. And Seattle would spend 600 mil on a team in a minute. Jordan is straight up crushing it. Bought it for less than people thought. Making cash now and seeing the team soar like a bird. Even NASTAR blog crusade can't stop it. Haters hate. Time to appreciate.
Posted by: Real | Mar 1, 2014 11:44:16 AM
Mike T. helping NASTAR write posts that will not be interpreted as hate....
I was really impressed by the team last night. They played hard against one of the NBA' s best The bench looked good including the recent acquisitions. Some of them could merit consideration to start in the future.
The coach is excellent. Jordan really got this one right. Since it is his first time as a head coach, he is probably being compensated below market value, I would recommend that they extend him and increase his pay. Thank you. NASTAR
Posted by: Mike T | Mar 1, 2014 9:08:20 PM
LOL....you two slurpers are a coupla angry ones.
Delude yourselves all you like but this team has never made a profit as long as Air Min has been an owner (even when he was #2) and if you think a high class food stamps program is going to put Air Min, Yes Co. & Cho on equal footing with exceptionally well managed small market organizations like the Spurs, Pacers and Jazz, well, you're fools.
These clubs built track records of excellence all without invoking the Woe Is Me I Can't Manage My Way Out Of A Paper Bag So Give Me A Handout whining which Air Min was the ringleader for.
The reason they were able to do so is due to the presence of exceptionally smart owners who hire exceptionally smart basketball executives and then get out of the way and let management execute on their behalf.
So, even with the high class food stamps program we have a dummy owner who gives lifetime employment to a guy like Higgins... Whatever the rules Midget Management will always get left in the dust -- this slurpers, is an immutable law in the world of big business, sorry.
Stern putting His Minimumness in charge of a franchise is like AM,YC&C drafting MKG #2, neither possess the skills to justify the selection, shame really...
Posted by: NASTAR99 | Mar 1, 2014 10:47:57 PM
I have to agree with NASTAR99 about drafting MKG with the #2 pick. Andre Drummond is a future All-Star who was selected by Detroit with the #9 pick. MKG is a role player who will give you 1 or 2 hustle plays a game, but is severely limited offensively in what he can do. It is sickening that the Bobcats selected MKG who has no range beyond a layup and the worse jump shot in the NBA over Drummond.
Posted by: Jon | Mar 2, 2014 2:25:10 AM
Mike T NASTAR translator. From the language of an A hole to that of the evolved....
I know Forbes said Jordan turned a profit, but I choose not to believe it. Even though the new CBA has evened the finances between teams he wil still have a challenging time competing with more established small market teams.
Other teams have built there success without the new CBA polocies. Though I realize this it is necessary due to growing disparities between large and small markets. I will give Jordan credit for battling for a new CBA.
I would contend that other teams have succeed is due to intelligent decisions by hiring the right basketball executives. Then allowing them to do their jobs.
Even revenue sharing will not allow you to succeed if you don't make better hiring decisions. Rod Higgins does not have a very good track record yet remains in charge of the basketball team. It has been proven that without the rigth leaders your business will never be successful. This is a fact people.
I do not believe David Stern should have allowed Jordan to purchase this team. It is like drafting MKG. Neither deserved the opportunity in my humble opinion.
Posted by: Mike T | Mar 2, 2014 7:19:40 AM
I agree on Drummond. But he went 9 for a reason. Bobcats were not the only one that missed on that kid. I think Beal would have been a better fit and of course Lilliard would have been great if we are going with hindsight.
Posted by: Real | Mar 2, 2014 9:59:55 AM
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Has anyone ever used her. I have looked and looked AND SHE SEEMS TO BE THE REAL DEAL. however I wanted to double check. The cost his high for me. Any info would be helpful. If you know any real, good and financially friendly casters please let me know
Uhm I dont know she quarantee it will work the spells. But I do believe she cant.. She can not just quarantee that all the spells she do will work out i behalf of the customer. It look to good her website but I hope I have it totally wrong..
Are you kidding me? I've seen these pictures before. I bet it's a scammer who changed the name. Actually I'm pretty sure we have a thread about ger. Waste no money and time!
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I sniff a SCAM! My advice, run in the opposite direction!
To me the name "High priestess" says it all ... SCAM.
Ok I just took a look at the site, 100% scam. No caster can ever guarentee results, and the pictures ... Looks like that woman from family Adams. She is trying too much to make herself look like a real witch convincing people she is real if you ask me :D The price elected spellcaster of the year doesn't even exist.
Reminds me of the cammer Ashra, she also won prices that never existed.
Offers recast, not refund. Says her success rate is 99%. Where have I seen this before? Fraud. Scam. Lather, rinse, repeat :)
Isn't her email address: firstname.lastname@example.com?
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I'm so sorry, but I had no idea who "High Priestess Moirai" was until I googled her. We've never done any articles on her. I highly suspect, based on the fact that she's lying here: http://www.witchcraftspells.online/about.php (we have not published her, nor voted her #1 in anything) that she's not acting in good faith.
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She is a scam. I ordered a love spell for 400 dollars to get my ex back. She said she performed the spell everyday for 1 week and that this spell was the most powerful. I would get him back in 6 weeks. That was Nov 2015. It is now June 2016. He has not come back to me. My heart hurts. Her website is fake and her picture is stolen from some other site. Please don't trust her. She is a scam.
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You are exactly right! The same exact thing happened to me about a week and half ago!!! She refuses to talk to her clients over the phone, claiming that she doesn't have time to contact everyone. I requested her to contact me by phone to discuss a concern, and that's how she responded back. She's definitely hiding something. I highly doubt she lives in Texas, as she says she does. I think she or he lives overseas somewhere...another dead giveaway...her writing and grammar skills are very poor. My suggestion to everyone is stay clear away from her...she has come across to me, from my dealings with her, as a scammer!!
She is a scam. Don't let her fool you as she will try to. Don't buy anything from her, she will also charge you a Foreign POS Transaction Fee on top of the prices she charges for her spells. Stay far away.
I was also charged a POS Foreign Transaction Fee when I ordered a Money Spell from her. I had tried to use my card at two other physical merchant stores the day after I ordered her spell, and my bank card would not go through, even though I had plenty of funds to cover the purchases. I went home, and I contacted my bank as to why I was denied at the stores. I had to confirm that I did make that purchase for the spell the day before which at that point, my bank released the hold on my account. My bank also tried to contact me shortly after I purchased her spell informing me that they put a freeze on my bank card because of a "suspicious and unusual" activity. I filed a complaint with BlueSnap that she is a fraud/scammer, and that I wanted my money back. And a couple days later, they refunded the full amount, which hit my bank account today. I tried to dispute this with Moirai and asked her to call me to discuss my concerns, but repeatedly refused to. Her reason? She is just too busy to contact her clients by telephone, which in my opinion, is a big red flag!!! I believe that "SHE" is most likely a "HE". Another red flag is that she displays poor writing and grammar skills and she did not answer any of my questions, which her "fake" testimonials claim to. My advice to everyone out there is to stay the heck a way from this "bad" person. From my experience, this person is definitely a fraud! If they don't offer a telephone number to contact them and only provide an e-mail or a website, then they are more than likely hiding something and are a scammer!!!
Absolutely! Please everyone, don't use her. She has a fake picture of herself on the site and she guarantees 100% success rate. Not true! And I agree that her grammar is horrible.
I think that is him/her :)
Yep, a scam. I ordered money spell at almost 500. No results. Please don't buy from he/she
Ah, yes...we had a rather lively thread going about Xiomara Morraz AKA the "Moirai" here;
I can't believe her original website is still active. Worst scammer I've seem. And I've seen a few.
Let me clarify..xiomara morraz is not Moirari. xiomara is based in masaya nicaragua not africa. Also xiomara is a trans. I have chatted with xiomara alot in the past. She does not charge 500.00. she charges only half of that. Do they like to scam...oh yes!
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Spellcasters exposed is Mimi's site, that site has copied a most of their information from this forum and Mimi attacks this forum saying it is scam, go figure what she is trying to do ....
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. (Confucius)
She said I had to buy a custom spell that's why mine was so much at 500$
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After casting my 2nd spell ( obvious 1st didn't work ) Now she/he won't answer any of my emails. Please don't waist your $$$ like me. I can show you all the emails from months and months ago from he/she. Post your email address and I'll show you the proof!!
I believe you. I tried warning people on another forum she was a total scam. Man, they love you till they've got that money in their hands. It's happened to me more than once. Don't know what the answer is, other than to do your own work if you can.
Yes she is a scammer.... only wish I knew before I become one of her victims ...
Don't trust her n don't waste your money
Don't use her ..... she is a fake
Running a great scam
Hello, I've used. I payed $250 for a spell in Nov '16. She misinterpreted the spell chosen and has Since tried asking for a further $250 on numerous occasions even though I keep explaining my order is different to the spell name given after payment had gone through. Oh yeah, the spell hasn't worked either! Don't waste your money
High Priestess Moirai is a scam. She scammed me out of 500 dollars now she will not even answer my emails.
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Could I have helped prevent the holocaust if I had been living in Germany in the 1930s?
This is a question I've asked myself repeatedly over the last few days. I'm afraid I don't have an answer. I'm afraid of what that might mean for my country and my fellow Americans.
Of course, we don't have a Nazi party here in the United States, and antisemitism is mocked rather than promoted. We are nothing like the Germans who followed Hitler in the 1930s. We have nothing to worry about.
Except that we have isolated an entire group of our countrymen by their faith.
Today it is Muslims and not Jews who are blamed for our state of fear. We, like the Germans after World War I, are broke and angry and unsure of what our future holds. Our memories are scarred with images of burning bodies and crumbling buildings and we have no security blanket under which we can heal. We are angry. We are scared. We are wounded and looking for justice and solutions.
We are not so different from the average German in 1933.
Except today the finger is pointed at Muslims instead of Jews.
It is true that at the root of some of our fears are men who call themselves Muslims. It is true that we send troops to fight and die in countries where Islam is a dominant religion. It is true that some of our country's most vocal critics are self-identified Muslims.
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The words Muslim and terrorist are not interchangeable. People of all faiths blow things up and claim to be answering to God. People swearing allegiance to a myriad of principles have committed heinous acts against their fellowman. Christians. Atheists. Environmentalists. Patriots.
And you know this. We all know this. We hear these arguments and nod our heads and the liberals among us say "yes, yes, we must be tolerant of the Muslims."
And we don't even seem to notice that we are creating a divide in our country between us and them where we are Americans and they are Muslims.
We are Americans. We are united in our citizenship to a country founded by religious exiles, a people who cared less about what they could have or own or build and more about who they could be and how they could live. We are Christians and Buddhists and Muslims and Wiccans and Agnostics and tree-huggers and gun-toters and homeschoolers and factory workers and mailmen. We are Americans, all of us.
We seem to be forgetting when we say "Muslims" that we are referencing our countrymen. Or maybe we aren't forgetting, but we are OK with asking these countrymen to be lesser citizens based on their religious choices. Do we blame them for aligning themselves with a religion used by terrorists? Do we forget that their choice was about God and faith and not based on extremist figures? Do we forget about the Christians who profess the same faith as Fred Phelps or Timothy McVeigh?
I suspect that we don't even realize how much pain we are inflicting on our fellow Americans.
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I am afraid.
I am afraid for my friend who is not always treated as if she is welcome in her own country. I am afraid for her beautiful little girl who loves princesses. I am afraid for her husband who took up American citizenship willingly.
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