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Time to have a go at Cutting Edge Ministries, once again. The subject of the day: snakes.
Albert Pike, in his monumental book, Morals & Dogma , speaks greatly about the importance of the worship of the serpent in the various pagan mysteries' religions of antiquity. As you read his description of the importance of the serpent worship, please bear in mind that Pike has dogmatically stated, "Masonry is identical to the ancient Mysteries ", which means that all their teachings in all their books are precisely the same as the Ancient, Pagan, Satanic Mysteries! Now, let us hear from Albert Pike, 33 Degree Mason, of the Southern Jurisdiction.
And that, on the other hand, is yet more evidence that you haven't read the books you constantly reference. I already went over the Pike quote back in part 1.
"The serpent entwined around the egg, was a symbol common to the Indians, the Egyptians, and the Druids. It referred to the creation of the Universe." [p. 496; teaching of the 25 Degree, Knight of the Brazen Serpent ]
In several past articles, we have noted that Freemasonry does NOT believe that the Universe was created by God of the Holy Bible, as recorded in Genesis. This statement really supports that concept, as it dogmatically states that the serpent entwined around the egg is a symbol of the creation of the universe !
First of all, you must be misquoting that in some way, because that passage is nowhere to be found in Morals & Dogma. Second, Pike doesn't say that Masons should believe this, he doesn't say that it's even a part of the Masonic symbology. He simply states that at some point people believed this. Lastly, a symbol has nothing to do with the actual event. I may choose to represent gravity as G=mg, that doesn't mean that there are letters flying around in correct proportions, does it?
When Masonic authors Pike, Hutchinson, Churchward, and Oliver identify Masonry as coming from the Druid religion, this admission is extremely damning. "Masons .. admire the Druids and some of them even claim that Masonry came from Druidism. Of course, the Druids were occultic priests, practiced astrology, and offered human sacrifices." [Dr. C. Burns, Masonic and Occult Symbols Illustrated, p. 28]
Cathy Burns has absolutely no credibility. She's a sensationalist and a liar. Therefore, why would anyone care what she has to say?
Wonderful. This statement means that Freemasonry practices both White Magic and Black Magick witchcraft. The Illuminati practices Black Magick witchcraft, and so will Antichrist!
Proof? By the way, I find it adorable that you find bigoted, prejudiced people credible sources. By the same logic, Jewish people also sacrifice Christian infants, right?
The serpent "is found upon the Temple of Naki-Rustan in Persia, on the triumphal arch at Pechin, in China, over the gates of the great Temple of Chaundi Teeva, in Java; upon the walls of Athens … The Mexican hierogram was formed by the intersecting of two great Serpents, which described the circle with their bodies, and each a human head in its mouth." [NOTE: Pike capitalized Serpent, above, to denote Deity] While we may think it abhorrent for a snake to be swallowing a human, we discover that the Satanist had a different point of view. A Satanic book of symbols, entitled, Magic Symbols , says that a snake swallowing a human being symbolizes "the process of initiation. When a man has prepared himself as to achieve insight into the nature of the spiritual realm, then he is said to be an initiate. A true initiate is one who has been given, or who has earned, such wisdom as permits him to look on such a brilliant influx of spiritual light … without damaging his vision." What this gobble-dee-gook means is that a man has to be prepared to worship Satan, because such worship goes against all of God's instinctive knowledge about Himself which He has placed in every man. Of course, this is exactly what Freemasonry does. As a man is invited to go up the degrees, he is told more and more things, until finally, about the 28th Degree, he realizes he is worshipping Lucifer, the good god. He has been mightily prepared for this revelation, so he can "look on such a brilliant influx of spiritual light without damaging his vision"!
Umm… No…? Feel free to provide evidence, but as it stands, there's nothing backing that up.
"Among the Egyptians, it was a symbol of Divine Wisdom, when extended at length; and with its tail in its mouth, of Eternity." [Again, Pike capitalized Divine Wisdom and Eternity, denoting Deity] All the pagans in every era have used the serpent to worship and to consider as symbolic of Wisdom. A Satanic book of symbols, entitled, Magic Symbols, says, "… we shall see the deeper implications of the serpent as a symbol of wisdom …" This figure, above, is identified as being one used in the practice of Alchemy, an art normally thought of as attempting to turn base metals into gold, but which also has a spiritual objective of achieving eternal life. By the way, this symbol of the snake devouring its own tail is called "Ouroboros". [p. 11; Emphasis added]
The serpent eating its own tail is a symbol of infinity, yes. A serpent was also often used to represent wisdom. By the way, why do you keep referencing that book, Magic Symbols? It has no authority in the occult world, whatsoever. It's at best irrelevant.
This symbol is also called, "Ouroboros", but its meaning is deeper. "This snake, sometimes called the Ouroboros, is a symbol of Time, from which alone Wisdom springs. The snake encircles the two symbols of the extremes of created life — the child and the death-symbol of the skull. Between them, the child and skull are intended to symbolize the 'beginning and then end'. As a whole, the emblem may be interpreted as meaning, 'In the end, is my beginning', or 'The End is Found in the Beginning', which is approximately what the Latin around the circle means." [ Magic Symbols, Ibid.] These two statements are speaking of the pagan belief in Reincarnation
Reincarnation isn't actually all that common in paganism. Also, I'm not quite sure where you're going with this.
I also am offended by the fact that the Satanist views the entire created world as being surrounded and controlled by the serpent, as this second Ouroboros depicts.
But… they don't.
Does Freemasonry share this belief that the serpent symbolizes time, as this second Ouroboros indicates?
That's not what it symbolizes.
Yes, they do. Listen to Pike explain this succinctly. "A serpent-ring was a well-known symbol of time." {Ibid., p. 497]
Which doesn't mean that they themselves believe it. Please, please attend a logic class. I'm pretty sure they teach that on the elementary school level.
As Pike is explaining the Mason's spiritual belief about the serpent, he mentions the Zodiac, bees and honey. Listen. "The Virgin of the zodiac is bitten in the heel by Serpens, who, with Scorpio, rises immediately behind her; and as honey, the emblem of purity and salvation, was thought to be an antidote to the serpent's bite, so the bees of Aristaeus, the emblems of nature's abundance, are destroyed through the agency of the serpent, and regenerated within the entrails of the Vernal Bull. The Sun-God is finally victorious." [Ibid.] Note that Masonry identified also identifies itself with the pagans who divine the future by studying the entrails of a bull. This is such blatant Satanism!
And of course, Masonry does nothing like that… And by the way, that's not Satanism. Read a book sometime.
Thus, throughout Masonic symbols, you consistently see the symbol of the bees and their beehive. I had always been curious as to why the beehives were so commonly depicted on Masonic web sites, because Christianity does not use this symbol. But, now, thanks to Pike, we now know. Note, also, that the honey depicts "purity" and "salvation". This symbolism is also blasphemous, because the Bible depicts purity as either Jesus Himself, or as white wool, or as a white garment. Salvation is depicted as the Cross or Jesus arising from the grave. But, the pagans are surely true to the Biblical description of them as "worshipping the creature rather than the Creator" [Romans 1:25]
And you surely seem to dumb for this world. Are all of the Christian symbols that weren't used in the Bible blasphemous as well? Such as, you know, the Cross? Also, like I said earlier, occultists don't worship symbols. That's utter stupidity
The July, 1998, issue of The Scottish Rite Journal states that the eagle was also a symbol of regeneration and rebirth. [Jim Tresner, 33 Degree, "Wings of the Eagle, Wings On Our Feet", Scottish Rite Journal, July, 1998, p. 7. But, another Masonic writer returned back to the symbolism of the snake as regeneration, or reincarnation. [Herbert F. Inman, Masonic Problems and Queries, London, England, A. Lewis, Ltd., 1987, p. 210. Also stated by Charles G. Berger, Our Phallic Heritage , New York, Greenwich Book Publishers, Inc., p. 204.]
In fact, listen to how the Satanic book, A Dictionary of Symbols, explains the importance of the snake. "Snakes are guardians of the springs of life and of immortality, and also of those superior riches of the spirit that are symbolized by hidden treasure … the serpent is the life-force which determines birth and rebirth and hence it is connected with the Wheel of Life …" {Cirlot, A Dictionary of Symbols , p. 286-288]
Yes? Oh, and the book isn't Satanic.
Albert Pike gives us the explanation for these two Masonic columns, both of which depict a serpent. "Serpents encircling rings and globes, and issuing from globes, are common in the Persian, Egyptian, Chinese, and Indian monuments. Vishnu is represented reposing on a coiled serpent, whose folds form a canopy over him." [Pike, Morals and Dogma, teachings of the 25th Degree, Knight of the Brazen Serpent , p. 500]
However, we are in for a rude shock. Notice that the column on the left not only has a serpent encircling a globe, but notice also that the globe itself has wings. Another source quotes H.G. Wells as saying that the winged globe is "to become the symbol of the New World Order when it overtly rules the world." [Fritz Springmeier, The Watchtower and the Masons , Portland, Oregon, 1992, p. xi]
Yeah, one of these "sources", that are less credible than the local town drunk.
That means the Masonic column on the left depicts the symbol of the final Kingdom of Antichrist, his New World Order! Once again, we have a strong connection between Freemasonry and the coming Kingdom of Antichrist.
And you know this, because…?
We now draw your attention to the Masonic Apron depicted here. You will note the All-Seeing Eye on the left upper , the Sun worship symbol in the right upper , and the beehive with bees toward the bottom, all very typical Masonic and Satanic symbols. But, note the centerpiece symbol, with the Satanic Death's Head in the middle of the Masonic Emblem of the Compass and Square. Notice that this symbol is surrounded by an Ouroboros, the snake eating its own tail. Further, notice that two sprigs of evergreen bough are below the Compass and Square; the Satanist uses the evergreen to depict eternal life.
Funny how you try to use "Satanic" and "Masonic" interchangeably. Well, honey, they're not. The symbols you try to frame as Satanic do not work in a Satanic context.
But, now, let us listen to two Masonic authors shed even more light on this subject: "The Serpent is universally esteemed a legitimate symbol of Freemasonry." [George Oliver, Signs and Symbols , New York, Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Company, 1906, p. 36] Now at least we know the truth about Freemasonry! Its "legitimate symbol" is the serpent, and note the capitalization of serpent, above, denoting Deity. This is another admission by this Masonic author that Freemasonry worships Satan, the Devil [Revelation 12:9]
Much like you just capitalized Satan, denoting Deity.
"The serpent is the symbol and prototype of the Universal Savior, who redeems the worlds by giving creation the knowledge of itself and the realization of good and evil." [Manly P. Hall, 33 Degree Mason, The Secret Teachings of All Ages , the Philosophical Research Society Press, p. lxxxviii.]
Can you imagine such blasphemy? Freemasons depict the Universal Savior of the world as the Serpent. This boldly damning statement was never meant for public eyes, because this book was published as a secret book. Now do you see why Freemasonry insists that their Initiates take a solemn vow to never divulge their secrets, under the penalty of having their throat slit and being disemboweled?
Actually, The Secret Teachings of All Ages was never "a secret book". It was open to the general public the day it was published. Also, if a Mason does release information of the Fraternity (like some have done in the past), they aren't actually killed. They're shunned and forever forbidden to join a Masonic Lodge, but that's pretty much it.
But, Albert Pike, the most revered 33 Degree Mason of all time, has more blasphemy. Listen to him describe the Ouroboros, the symbol of the serpent devouring his own tail. "It is the body of the Holy Spirit, the Universal Agent, the Serpent devouring its own tail." [Morals and Dogma , p. 734, teachings of the 28th Degree, Knight of the Sun, or Prince Adept]
Thus, Freemasonry blasphemes both Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit of the Trinity. What did Jesus Christ say about this type of situation? "All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come." [Matthew 12:31-32]
What, mentioning the Holy Spirit is now blasphemy. I'm sorry, love, looks like you're going to Hell. I'm quite serious, too. Pike just mentions the Holy Spirit in passing to describe a force in the world. There was no urinating on Bibles and crosses involved.
The facts are now in:
Freemasonry is boldly, completely, and totally Satanic.
If you say so.
And were onto shaming people into joining a fundamentalist cult, no reason to go there. Right, that was part 4, and wasn't it an odd one. For some reason, all of the "I'm not saying anything, I'm just saying" of the earlier parts was dropped to give way for… what, you mentioned a snake, ergo you're evil? I'm not quite sure.
Next up: part 5, this time with hot, Catholic sex.


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The club has an excellent facility for both land and water based aircraft (i.e. floatplanes, seaplanes, etc.). The two fightlines: Flying Field and Waterfront (Dock) are far enough apart that both can operate independently.
Our flying site is presently closed until field and road conditions improve.
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The field has survived the winter, snowmobiles and four wheeler excursions well, there are a few tracks across the extreme east end of the runway but completely harmless. The road in is still frozen and there are spots where even the deer have sunk into the gravel.
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Mufflers are mandatory on all internal combustion engines - with proper expansion chamber / baffles etc. (cannot be flow through designs).
In the event you lose your aircraft in the Solar Panel field DO NOT RETRIEVE IT! Contact Craig or Kevin. We will make the appropriate arrangements to recover your airplane.
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Monterey's only all-suite property, the AAA 4-Diamond Hotel Pacific, sits at the threshold of old Monterey, steps away from historic adobes and the walking Path of History. The hotel is designed with graceful adobe architecture to reflect the heritage of old Monterey. Its modern interiors, fountains and gardens blend into a Spanish-style motif. Each of the hotel's 105 suites is enhanced with a crackling fire, goose down feather bed and hardwood floors, and features a separate living and dining area with wet bar, honor bar, in-room coffee makers and a French door that opens to a private balcony or patio. Rooms feature TVs with VCRs, CD players, in-room dual coffeemakers, irons and ironing boards, and bathrobes for the guests' use during their stay. The handcrafted tile bath features separate tub and shower, a second phone and a second television. Each visit also includes a complimentary continental breakfast and afternoon tea social. Parking is available and charged per day.
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Monterey, California is a spectacular city that offers visitors beautiful scenery, breathtaking beaches and a wide variety of fun things to see and do at local attractions, festivals, wineries, restaurants, and events. When you visit the Central Coast and stay at Hotel Pacific in Monterey, you'll find a wide range of fun things to do just a few minutes away from luxury, all-suites hotel. Enjoy romantic fireplace rooms, relaxing courtyard, superior amenities, and take advantage of the fun outdoor activities, attractions, museums, shopping, beaches, and dining you'll find right here on the Monterey Bay.
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Monterey's only all-suite property, the AAA 4-Diamond Hotel Pacific, sits at the threshold of old Monterey, steps away from historic adobes and the walking Path of History. Nearby are Cannery Row, Monterey Bay Aquarium and Fisherman's Wharf.
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Monterey Conference Center offers conference and event facilities for up to 2,500 guests directly across the street from Hotel Pacific.
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This summer will see Metro froyo lovers not only scooping candy bits and fresh berries on their cool treats, but enjoying local talent while they're at it.
The Gojis Talent Search, a new initiative by the Gojis franchise, is open for submissions until May 15, Kim KirkPatrick, personnel development for Gojis, said.
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Bula, Bula! Time has come and gone already. Just like that Fiji has past me by already. I don't know where to start to sumarise my placement there. I obviously didn't write as many blogs as I had planned but then again, the internet wasn't great and I had to much to do and to little time to waste on the internet. I can honestly say that I did not expect what I got out of this trip. I'll try break this down as best as I can. This is going to be a looong blog though. Grab some coffee and snacks if you're going to read it all. ;) I should start off with my family...
I didn't have a younger sister before Fiji and I left the Island with two. Jackie and Tara have got to be two of the most precious little girls in the world. They are so dear to me. No matter what I write about them, words won't give my "host" family justice. Words won't give anything in Fiji justice but there you go. The family have been more than incredible to me. I love every single member with all of my heart. My room mate and me were incredibly lucky to be placed in the 35 Northern Press Rd. My "host" daddy is one of the most interesting people I've met. He was full of interesting new things to tell me and talk about from my first evening there. My "host" mami and me clicked pretty fast and got on so well. I miss her like crazy, I have so many good memories with her. I could talk to her about everything! My dads daughter and son came across from Australia too and there was two more siblings to add to my family. They're brilliant too, so much fun. I just wish I could of spent more time with them. Not forgetting to mention Tau and Tara again, who left back to Suva a few weeks after my arrival. I miss them but they along with the rest of my family will always have a space in my heart and memories.
Nadi Special School - Wow, where do I begin with this place... The school had me captured the minute I met my class and they all repeated "Madame" back to the main teacher Andrew. There smiles were so big and it didn't take them long to all introduce themselves and chat to me. It only took a few hours after finishing work for me to miss the kids. I loved the work I did with them, even though I would of liked to do more, it was one of the most rewarding things I have done and probably ever will. It is so rewarding working with children with special needs. I know now that I definitely don't want to be a teacher, not that it was ever an idea for me. It is very challenging, especially in a foreign country when some of the kids can't speak let alone hear you. The teachers were a great brunch too, super friendly, very approachable and I can't wait to go back and visit the school on my return to Fiji. A supermarket/mall branch line in Fiji called Jacks, sponsored a end of term party in Hard Rock Cafe Fiji for the school. It was so much fun and the kids loved it! I'm so grateful to them for organising it. Its great that the kids get to do these things.
The volunteers.. We were an awesome bunch! Even though I didn't actually end up spending so much time with them in the end, they made a huge impact on my stay there. The crazy nights at Eds, Ice, Smugglers and the afternoons at the pools in Denarau *sigh* .. lets say, close to nothing can compare to them, so thank you!
Saving the best till last ;) My KAUNAHOGA - I'll try my best not to cry when I type this bit ...
Where. On. Earth do I start with you lot? You made my stay in Fiji. You introduced me to the locals and the culture. You helped me ground and find myself. You made me the happiest I have been in my life as far back as I can remember, and I haven't been pretty damn happy before! Leaving you, the Blue House, The Kava Shop, Namaka and the beautiful Island of Fiji was the hardest thing I have done in my life. It was more painful than anything I've ever felt. I'm not entirely sure what it is that had you guys make such an impact on me but you will all be in my hear forever. Even though I sucked, dancing with Tafag Hanua at Smugglers on that Wednesday night is now one of my strongest funnest memories of Fiji and I'm honoured to say I had the chance to do that with you boys. The kava sessions and the songs you sung during them are whats dearest to me. The feelings that came with them and that come back when I think about those times are overwhelming and they fill my whole body. The peanut butter, the kavuru's.. the egg plan, Fiji Bitter, Taki! I could go on forever but this blog is already a long one.
I love you all. I love you Fiji. You are my home now. Everyone is born somewhere, brought up somewhere but there comes a point in life when you go out and find your own home, whether thats where you were born and brought up or further out. The Fiji Islands happens to be where I have found myself and where I have found comfort, where I've found home. I'll return as soon and as often as I can untill I can move over forever.
Vinaka, Faiaks'ea.
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Gwen, you're a wondeful writer... I feel sad for you to be back here now, lol. It all sounds so amazing. Not going to let you go back though. :PReplyDelete
Rubixcube loves you to much! xox
This was quite a read. Very moving. I can tell how much your time there meant to you and I am so proud of you Gwen.ReplyDelete
Lovely. Just Lovely. Making this has made me happy happy happy.ReplyDelete
This just sounds like you had such a good time. I wish you the best of luck in getting back out there as soon as possible my dear! Take me with you, I want to go too now, hehe.ReplyDelete
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Pinnacle has been around for a long time, and, as the version number implies, Pinnacle Studio has undergone several changes since it was first launched. Pinnacle Studio 18 is a robust consumer editoral system for anyone who is interested in getting into video editing. Moreover, it contains other tools to help create and publish your editorial content.
With other software announcements, some features include "and more" which really means that their ad hasn't covered some of the tiny details that you'd expect with the package, but Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 18, there really is much more than simple video editing. Building on the additions of the SmartSound Sonicfire integration of 17.5, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate , the new version has included a bunch of 3rd party editorial software to help you create the best edit in Pinnacle.
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Studio 18, at its heart has native (not merely 'optimized') 64-bit performance, which is a necessary addition to any serious video software, but that is just the foundation. Pinnacle has added tools to help editors finish their work. Stock music, templates for transitions, effects, and training are just the beginning.
Many consumers have upgraded their cameras, allowing them to shoot in multiple HD and 4K footage formats. Studio Ultimate 18 will allow editors to keep the full quality of their media from ingest to export.
The "Plus" package, one level above the entry version, includes Live Screen Capture. It also supports 3D stereo editing (and authoring/export). The "Plus" package runs an additional $40 more that the version below it, but the ability to capture your screen, and have it fit seamlessly into your workflow is worth the additional cost.
The "Ultimate" version will run you another $30 over the "Plus" package, but it boasts more effects, templates and transitions, 4K Ultra HD and XAVC-S video support, and iZotope's Music and Speech software.
NewBlue FX has been included with Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 18. Giving you more control over transitions, styles of composition, color correction, and vfx with over 55 plugins. Although the NewBlue FX plugins for Pinnacle Studio Ultimate are already really easy for consumers to use and intuitive, the package also comes with over 700 different presets. NewBlue FX can elevate your edit and will help you to explore more creative opportunities within your cuts.
You can find even more on NewBlueFX at their website: http://newbluefx.com
If you're upgrading or purchasing Pinnacle Studio 18 Ultimate for its screen recording capability, you may not need iZotope's audio cleaner, unless your PC is really loud. The new software that comes with the bundle is really easy to use. By referencing clean areas of noise, iZotope can remove similar sound layers in your audio. The whirring of a fan, noisy air conditioning units, or just simple microphone hum can be stripped away quickly and easily. If you're shooting video outside, and trying to narrate your child's soccer game, you can bring down some of the wind noise that may be around your video camera's microphone.
Another new feature in Pinnacle Studio 18 Ultimate is BD authoring. Although traditional media delivery may be waning, it is still an imporant tool to have. Editors who create event-based projects (weddings, corporate, special occasion) often deliver check discs to clients before replication. The new version supports BD as well as the previous DVD authoring. There are several presets for quick menu placeholders, but they are all created on fairly basic DVD menu structure. There are no templates or accessible features for advanced Blu-Ray menus. So, while you can write to BD with your HD footage, your menu system won't take advantage of your Blu-Ray player's capabilities. After wading through about 20 previews, I'm not impressed with any of the menu systems that are offered in the template library. These might be good for a quick fix or a relative's disc, but they lack the finish that your edit deserves. The DVD/BD templates are neither pro or con. It doesn't change your editorial result, and probably shouldn't be the sole reason to upgrade.
The overall winning feature of Pinnacle Studio 18 is its ability to edit relatively easily and quickly. Although this is a feature that would be expected of any editing software, the new 64-bit backbone has really made the software very responsive.
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If you have never edited movies from your camera before, all versions of Studio 18 come with training videos from Studiobacklot.tv, including video tutorials and project files that you can start using right away.
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Some of the menus are a little difficult to use. User Interface is paramount when introducing new or casual users to complex software. Editing, especially when trying to create specific values, requires quick access to values. Changing between sliders and value editing isn't as smooth as it should be. This won't effect the beginner, but once you get faster at editing, compositing, and designing, you're going to want something more responsive and detailed.
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Some of the additional software isn't integrated into the Pinnacle Studio experience, but sits outside as a separate, stand alone application. Creating a seamless ecosystem of Pinnacle, ScreenCapture, iZotope and 3D Vision was a missed opportunity.
There don't seem to be any custom mask shapes available. While there may be ways to add mask shapes together, there are only limited basic geometric shapes that don't support boolean modes or transfer/blend modes.
If you're a beginning editor, it's possible build fantastic videos with simple cuts and dissolves, but if you want to go beyond the basics and expand your storytelling with VFX, color correction, audio scores, authoring and more - Pinnacle Studio 18 Family has something for you. Whether you choose to start with the basic package, or want to get really creative with Pinnacle Studio 18 Ultimate, check out their website and take a test drive for yourself.
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With the album self-dubbed "death metal/grindcore", it is evident from the first few tracks that this is a metalcore band with their roots in death metal. With Austin, Texas-based The Famine consisting of three original members of past Christian death metal band Embodyment who split in 2002, there is quite a movement between styles. However they have shifted well and this is a strong metalcore release which holds no prisoners. From the start, 'The Raven And The Reaping' blasts through its 11 tracks with no compromise, however after the first 15 minutes the tracks soon begin to blend due to a lack of dynamic within the music. With a constant barrage of drums, heavy yet generic riffs and vocals which are powerful yet decipherable without the album liner, it would be expected that this album would be described as brutal; unfortunately this is not the case. Though it lacks a dynamic subtleties it makes up for that in lyrical strength and "Ascend" is a standout.
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The documentary came out in the early 90's and is still the #1 most successful documentary of all time. When it hit theaters no one had ever seen anything like it before. It was a back stage glimpse at what celebrity life is really like. Some believe this was at the height of Madonna's success when she was beyond big. Today no one has come close to the caliber she reached at that point. There was only her out there, whereas today there are so many and most are just marketed, packaged clones of what was already done.
Madonna is brazen, bold and maybe even loud mouthed. Is she playing it for the camera? In some sequences there is a definite heightened version shown on screen of what she wanted people to see. Other times she is completely oblivious to the camera's being there like for example when she's angry with her sound crew for not making sure that the sound and microphones were top notch.
This isn't just about celebrity, this also showed Madonna's ferocious work ethic and attention to detail. It displayed the business side of her that most are or were unaware of. Siskel & Ebert had commented that this was someone who could run a business empire if she wanted to just quit music for good.
At this point Madonna had rarely done interviews and she was way beyond powerful. No one was quite sure what she was like. This gave viewers an up close and personal view. What was also great about this was it also showed her generous side by allowing her back up singers and dancers adequate screen time.
The documentary is in black and white, but it cuts into color for the many on stage concert performances of the tour she was on while this was being filmed. The Blonde Ambition Tour in 1990. This was a technically staged concert that was so elaborate it had also never been done before and set the bar really high for performers and musicians to really put on a great show. We later saw other artists like Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga do the same – just to name a few.
This film was so well done and so well received that even the Madonna haters went to see it as well, coming out of the theaters saying things like, "Well I never liked her, but after seeing this I have to say I do admire how hard she works. I have a new found respect for her."
If you can turn a life long hater to folding and admitting they have appreciation for her even if they don't care for her music then you know the film did its job.
Madonna is much calmer and more spiritual now so I should warn that this documentary features strong language and sexual innuendo that might be deemed offensive to some. However, most know what Madonna is like and can be, so no warning should be necessary.
Long before there was Lady Gaga, there was Madonna. Truth or Dare was the first time the world had really had gays shoved in their faces. Madonna was the first entertainer to brutally push them out into public view. This was also the beginning of the shift where others began to follow in Madonna's footsteps in bringing out support for gays. I find it amusing when I see some of these gays stating that Madonna is a has been and other derogatory words. Not only are using the same hate speech that the world uses on them, but they would not have some of the luxuries of having half the world accept them if it were not for Madonna's massive and fearless support for gays back in the late 80's and 90's. She made the world see how cool or great it was to be gay.
It's unfortunate that the full tour concert has yet to be released on DVD, but in this film you do get an edited glimpse of some performances that include, "Express Yourself", "Oh Father", "Like A Virgin", "Live to Tell", "Holiday", "Vogue" and "Keep it Together".
Madonna talks to The Advocate in February 2012 here
Kevin Stea, one of Madonna's former back up dancers recalls how his life was forever changed when he traveled the world with Madonna during her Blond Ambition Tour, which was captured in the documentary Truth or Dare. Click here for his full story.
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Some 400 customers, employers and government agency officials gathered to officially rededicate and observe an official "grand re-opening" of the DuPont Pioneer research station in Windfall, Ind. The station has existed there for decades, and has focuses on corn and other crops.
Pioneer president Paul Schickler said the company is glad to be able to expand their research capabilities at the Windfall location. Windfall has bene home to primarily research facilities and in some cases production facilities, for various companies through the years.
The 1998 Farm Progress Show was held in Tipton County not far from Windfall.
This day was all about expanding the research capabilities at the station. DuPont CEO and chairperson of the board, Ellen Kullman assured the crowd that it was an investment in the future of agriculture. She thanked the employees present at the gathering for their hard work in the past.
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New facilities at the location will allow researchers for Pioneer to explore two newer areas more fully. They will be able to enhance soybean breeding work there, and look for new traits. The Plenish oil program which has resulted in a commercial launch was largely carried out at the Windfall location.
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The other big initiative which this project supports will be a search for hybrid wheat. Many other companies have tried and given up on the concept. Wheat breeders at the facility are already pursuing the goal of hybrid wheat, hoping to raise the bar on wheat yields.
Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann, Indiana Secretary of Agriculture, visited with DuPont and Pioneer officials to show her thanks for their decision to expand at Windfall.
Ted McKinney, Indiana State Department of Agriculture director and also a key player for economic development in Indiana, also thanked the company for its confidence in Indiana. McKinney was born, raised and sill has farming interests in Tipton County.


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The devil cannot take our purpose, but he will try and disillusion us about it.
And that was my struggle in motherhood. I believed the lie that the labor I was doing as a mother was not work fit for the kingdom of God. I needed what I was doing to matter. It wasn't that it didn't. It was that I didn't know how much it did. And that's the disillusionment.
Wherever you are and whatever you are doing there, the enemy will endeavor to convince you your work doesn't really matter. If only we had eyes to truly see how much it really does. How God keeps account of the smallest of deeds we do in secret. How He sees the faithfulness that no one else sees. How He knows your pain in the struggle and sees how you keep showing up, giving your all. He uses every bit of it and wastes nothing, but uses it all to shape us for His glory and purpose.
The very thing the enemy tries to use to unmake us, is the very thing that God uses to make us.
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The daisy chain of links that groups us all together: some news.
Its was the Awaodori festival in Tokyo last Sunday – whose enchanting dances I first saw in Chris Marker's Sans Soleil (sorry I can't actually find the video). The results for the worst british architecture awards are in – funnily enough, partly judged by Bad British Architectecture. I'm still in love with the stop-motion architecture site of Flores Prats, (thanks to the Twitter source for the reminder). In the world of photography Nick Veasey has some dope x-rays, and Alex Prager tries to capture the 70′s girl. Bit of a thinking one, Michael Tawa's design lexicon, a dense site of interesting etymology.
Saudi Arabia is pretending that the country has no history before The Prophet. Cause and effect: the Bush-Saudi connection / the last column from the Twins is back at square one. Possibly also related, Kevin Spacey and George Clooney star in a new film about psychic soldiers. Certainly related, MyNinjaPlease also goes back to NY, and visits Frank. ClickMuslim, a dating service. Another religious group trying to capitalise on the internet: Laser Monks (sadly, apparently not like an existential laser tag) – just "Real Savings. Real Monks." Mum, if you're reading, blessed toner for Christmas please.
Young, amazingly self-obsessed women seem to be getting louder (or maybe I'm just receiving a heavy dose at the moment) and they're asking the hard webcam questions: 'How do I do a neutral midde-school look?', 'How do I fake abs?' Still, it is amazing the difference a bit of make-up can make. Natalie Portman plays with some kittens, Arrested Development's George Michael (Michael Cera) is abused Between Two Ferns, and Charlie the sci-fi writer goes on tour of a nuclear facility.
A lonely housewife is driven to insanity by her boring husband and trains her cat to eat with fork. Why Hooters waitresses are the most coveted sexual partners. A video that did the rounds in Paris a while back, even though the song is of dubious quality: a naked woman walking down the street, sex sells I guess… Your New Reality, a blog. Volcanoes versus lightning, not as exciting as Mothera versus Godzilla. Segway: what does the phrase 'post-nature' mean, anyway?
Robot hookers of the future will recognise you and remember your preferences, but I can't work out if that will make it better or boring. Time Team's Mick Aston tells us about his work (Star Trek and Dungeons and Dragons have become acceptable as nerd activities, but I still get no respect for my 'archaeology, yes!' t-shirt). Some of those dead bodies in the Thames I mentioned are much older than you might think. Confusingly, there are spaces in space that are going no place, and we want to go to them; Nasa chews over the possibility of sending astronauts on a Venus flyby in a lunar lander (not exactly what I had in mind).
Copy or original? Larry David makes a show about making a show about a Seinfeld re-union that's about a Seinfeld re-union. The Call of Duty city, real versus digital: Hexkey on informatic dross. New type of photography? Time captured in some amazing animated gifs. Detroit is in ruins, while the tallest building in the world has some surpisingly normal interiors.
To wrap things up, a good old fashioned On This Day: 1902, humanity starts thinking seriously about going to the moon; 1939, Hitler invades Poland (don't mention the war); 1974, the Blackbird flies London to New York in a l
ittle over an hour; 1985, the Titanic is discovered (Conrad on its loss).
haha wow, very serious issue addressed here; hard hitting indeed – 'how to fake abs'(?!) hmmm, maybe my priorities in life are all wrong. thanks for the links, i love this section of your blog.
Thanks, I've decided to make tuesday a fistful of links day – just to lighten the otherwise too serious tones of Millennium People.


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Quote:At the Balboa Theatre Saturday night, they had a MST3K on-stage tour show, with the current Netflix cast. I don't normally like the new season cast hugely, but this was actually hilarious! The movie they riffed was "Argoman the Fantastic Superman."
Quote:The movie was pretty bad, and like I said, the riffs were great! Anyone else catch this show, or another one?
Quote:No, sadly. I did not go to SDCC but I liked the new season. The voice of Servo is probably the one that throws me off the most of the new and that is not the same voice that is touring with them at the moment. Murphy had such a distinctive voice. The guy who is Crow is pretty close. Apparently he can do a spot on imitation of Trace but Joel asked him not to.
Yeah, Kevin Murphy had the distinctive voice of Servo, I agree. I actually like the tour voice of Servo more than the regular season 11 one, but not as much as Murphy's. My favorite voice of Crow is Bill Corbett. Would have preferred the new S11 Crow voice to be someone sounding like him.
Quote:I am hoping to see the tour when it comes closer to me but will have to wait. Like I said, I did like the new season and was part of the kickstarter to bring it back. The original run was pretty great.
I was part of Kickstarter too. My favorite run of the previous seasons was the Sci-Fi Channel era. Would have preferred Sci-Fi having kept renewing the show after S10.
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If you go look up a trailer for Paper Mario: Color Splash on Youtube, chances are you'll see something like this:
The internet's initial reaction to the game's announcement was super negative. Even I was pretty down on it.
What we all really wanted was a follow-up to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Since its release in 2004, no Mario RPG has come close to topping it. It had hilarious villains, an intriguing mystery, and an edgy world unlike anything we'd seen before in the Mario series. The game's hub area, Rogueport, was home to bandits and organized crime lords, and even the more lighthearted NPCs had really unique designs that put a cool spin on the old Mario enemies we'd come to know and love. And that's to say nothing of the awesome battle system that could be broken in some pretty fun ways if you were inventive enough.
So when Nintendo showed off Paper Mario: Color Splash for the first time, with its lack of NPC variety, simplified battles, and plain-looking world, people were right to be skeptical after Sticker Star left a sour taste in their mouths. It's a shame that we were, though, because that skepticism lead to a lot of people missing out on one of the best games I played all year.
Color Splash is not a spiritual sequel to The Thousand-Year Door, and that's not a bad thing. We'll always have that old Gamecube game to go back to if we want a slightly darker Mario game, but for new entries in the series, I think it's better that we get a fresh take on the formula. When people look at Color Splash and say it's bland, that's only in comparison to The Thousand-Year Door's edginess; in reality, Color Splash isn't bland, it's traditional.
While this might seem like a big step down, there's nothing inherently worse about this step away from crazy never-before-seen worlds. Color Splash is all about applying the series' formula to the Mushroom Kingdom as we've seen it in the Mario platformers—there are no Koopas wearing bling here. Even the game's level structure takes a more "traditional Mario" approach, using a Super Mario Bros. 3-esque world map that you choose individual areas from, as opposed to previous games' interconnected regions.
While these fragmented levels do somewhat detract from the epic feeling of traversing a giant space, their individualization means that every single one gets to have its own unique concept. And they all do! Every level in the game is full of imagination, with unique environments, stories, puzzles, and gimmicks in each one. Entering a new area in this game is a joy, because you really never know what to expect.
One of the best things about all of these levels being totally different is that most of them have unique background music. Color Splash's soundtrack is stellar, subtly remixing songs from past games and using recurring motifs over the course of the story to make for an awesome listening experience. The game's incredible presentation goes beyond its soundtrack, with gorgeous art and the best camera work the Paper Mario series has seen to boot.
Even the Nintendo Treehouse's millennial-pandering writing style that's come under so much criticism in recent years works perfectly. Fire Bros calling each other "fam" feels totally natural in this vision of the Mario universe, and every line of dialogue is worth a chuckle. This might be the most self-aware Nintendo has ever been, with jokes about age ratings, Luigi's death stare, and this ridiculous mess. There's even one poignant scene that feels like something straight out of a subversive indie game where we meet a Shy Guy who wishes he'd never joined Bowser's army. And while it might seem like having a more generic cast of characters would detract from the game's story, the sheer number of Toads with unique personalities you'll encounter balances it out, and the bond you'll build with Huey, the companion in this game, goes far beyond any of the sidekicks in previous titles.
All of this comes together to create a fully-realized Mario adventure across the Mushroom Kingdom (technically Prism Island, but whatever), rather than a stylized RPG like The Thousand-Year Door. In fact, part of Color Splash's power comes from the way it revamps RPG tropes, questioning whether or not things like experience points actually contribute to the game as a whole.
The move away from The Thousand-Year Door's battle system was another controversial decision, but I think a lot of people who denounce it are missing the mark. What most of these people are really missing is the lack of character building. Being able to gain XP from enemies and choose your own equipment gives these players a sense of continuity throughout their whole adventure, and there's something to be said for that. Just like with its approach to world traversal and story arcs though, Color Splash goes for a more fragmented approach and does away with these sorts of rewards.
This is what critics are getting at when they say that battles "have no point." When you think about it, this is a pretty unfounded comment; enemies in Color Splash are just like enemies in any other game. They're the obstacles that make the game worth playing to begin with! If you don't get intrinsic enjoyment from the act of playing an RPG battle, it's possible that you're just addicted to gaining XP and would be as easily satisfied with something like Cookie Clicker. It's true that avoiding enemies is the optimal strategy for getting through Color Splash, but I actually think this enhances the game. Bad guys are pretty hard to avoid, and trying to get around them adds a bit of an action element to the non-battle sections. Dodging their overworld attacks is hard enough that you'll fail at it pretty often and will be forced into battles all the time anyway, so not having an incentive to willingly fight enemies is really a non-issue.
XP does play another role in a well-designed RPG, though: it gives short-term decisions long-term consequences, making all of your actions feel like they have a bit more weight. However, while I appreciate why people enjoy this theme of getting stronger over the course of an adventure, I put more stock into a game's mechanics, and when it comes to the battle system itself, Color Splash's is way more interesting than The Thousand-Year Door's.
Nintendo's design philosophy is all about challenging the player to apply simple inputs to a wide variety of scenarios that can arise from those core mechanics. In Super Mario Bros. games, you can run and jump, and every level design stems from that. Or take Pokémon, for instance: in battle, you can only select from four different moves, and the rest of the game's complexity is a result of that one design decision. This is my style of game (strategy games like Fire Emblem where you have a hundred different options at any given moment go way over my head), and I think that's what Paper Mario games go for too. Their goal is to allow the player to use a small number of inputs to "solve" the battles.
The problem here is that in Paper Mario, you only have two basic attacks: jump and hammer. For The Thousand-Year Door, this means that every enemy has to be susceptible to one of these, which in turn means that every possible character build will have a chance of success. There isn't nearly as much strategy here as there is in Pokémon where you need to worry about type advantages; in The Thousand-Year Door, once you pick a badge loadout that you like, you can use it for the entire game without much thought (though the partners do add a nice bit of variation that Color Splash doesn't have).
Color Splash fixes this by turning its attacks into one-time-use cards that you collect in the overworld. This allows for way more experimentation in battles and lets the player have fun using every attack in the game, while also adding in a bit of resource management; the player is required to care about exploring the levels to gain cards in the first place. The game can then control what cards it gives you and what enemies it puts you up against, creating a ton of interesting situations where you have to think on your feet to win the battle.
This is a perfect example of Color Splash's main strength: it turns The Thousand-Year Door's "unique Mario world, traditional RPG mechanics" blend on its head, instead opting for a unique battle system in a traditional Mario world.
And man, I wish I could end the piece there. But Color Splash suffers from a pretty big weakness too.
…it kinda feels like it was designed by someone with multiple personality disorder.
While the core game is really solid, there are a few little side activities that detract a lot more than they add. The most obvious example here would be the museum sidequest, where you're tasked with donating one of every type of card to unlock behind-the-scenes art. This incentivizes not using all the fun new cards you get so that you can donate them instead, which runs contrary to the game's theme of experimentation in battle. This isn't the hugest deal in the world until you combine it with the broken economy.
Throughout the game, you'll come across eight Roshambo Temples—"Roshambo" being Japanese for "rock-paper-scissors" (probably). In them, you face a series of three opponents in rock-paper-scissors and earn a huge coin prize for each one you beat. The first two opponents will always use the same symbol, and you can replay the minigame as many times as you like.
In other words, you can very, very easily cheese Roshambo for infinite coins in a super short period of time. Without even doing any grinding, my coin counter was maxed out at 9999 for most of the game (and I missed out on a clever gag involving a giant coin because of it). Cards are cheap to buy at the Port Prisma card shop, so before every level, you can just stock up on as many of your favorite card as you want—for me it was the Big Hammer—and go nuts on those poor enemies.
To be clear, this strategy pretty much invalidates everything I mentioned up above about the battle system theoretically forcing you into interesting situations. In reality, fighting enemies in Color Splash is more like playing Halo with an unlimited rocket launcher.
Making matters worse, there's also the Battle Spin mechanic, where once per turn during battle you can pay 10 coins to choose a random card from a roulette. You can pay an additional 50 coins to slow the roulette to a crawl, enabling you to choose any card you want, and since every time you do this you can obtain a Thing card—a super-powerful attack that usually destroys every enemy—the battle system is a complete joke. Thing cards do become less effective in later levels against stronger enemies, but that doesn't change the fact that for the vast majority of the game, there isn't a single enemy encounter you can't win by spending 60 easily-obtainable coins.
"But you can ignore all those things to make the game harder!"
This may be true, but there's a lot to be said for games that have cohesive systems and ask you to engage with all of them. Just look through history—our civilization's most beloved games are the ones that don't have an easy way out. Chess hasn't been solved, basketball evolved into a different sport entirely once players invented dribbling, and legendary Pokémon are banned from tournaments. If the optimal strategy for winning a game saps the fun from it, all you're doing is asking the player to go easy on you for their own enjoyment. Playing tic-tac-toe against a four year old is fun for five minutes, not thirty hours.
There's no cool narrative reason to ignore Roshambo either. Games like Metal Gear Solid and Undertale use their stories to give you an incentive to try the harder path, but Color Splash doesn't do anything like this. In fact, with Toads telling you to "Defeat all eight Roshambo Temples to unlock a banner and make our town look pretty!", the game seems to want you to take the easy way out.
Often while playing Color Splash, it felt to me like the designers were aware of these issues with their design but chose to build new systems on top of them rather than fix the core problem. The worst offender is a level where you need to spend thousands of coins to cook a steak; whoever came up with this concept was obviously aware that you have an infinite supply of coins from Roshambo Temples and exploited that fact for a fun idea at the rest of the game's expense. There are other poor design decisions too, like certain levels asking you to replay them beat-for-beat for no apparent reason, bosses all requiring specific Thing cards to be defeated, and the cut-out mechanic (which is admittedly kinda neat) not really adding a whole lot. Part of me wonders if the game was rushed.
None of these problems ruin Color Splash. As it currently exists, it's a really fun, goofy Mario adventure with fantastic presentation values—but it could have been so much more if the developers had focused on making their already-awesome battle system even more refined instead of creating mini-games and sidequests that betray the core experience.
Despite its problems, I'd strongly recommend playing Paper Mario: Color Splash, and because of everything it totally nails, I'd even go so far as to put it up there with The Thousand-Year Door. And who knows? If you have the willpower to ignore all the extra junk weighing the game down, you might even enjoy it more than I did.


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