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Bishop Anthony B. Taylor celebrates Mass across Arkansas and beyond. This library features the homilies delivered from March 2014 to the present. To listen to earlier homilies, please visit the bishop's Homily Archive.
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Published: Saturday, July 11, 2015 Since we have been given more and understand more, we will be held to a higher standard. |
Silver Jubilee of Sister Josita López, OSB Published: Saturday, July 11, 2015 Jesus has chosen you for love: "This is my commandment: Love one another as I love you." And how has he loved us? Completely, totally, to the death. |
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Published: Sunday, July 5, 2015 There is no reason to feel unsettled, uncertain or confused: We are in the hands of a provident God in whom we trust and to whom we pray. |
2015 Priest Jubilarian Mass Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Jubilarians, I want to thank you, in the name of the Church for your faithfulness to Jesus all these years. |
Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul 2015 Published: Monday, June 29, 2015 I could give you a long list of points of conflict between Church teaching and our increasingly secular society: pro-life issues, social justice issues, attacks in the media and now same-sex marriage. |
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Published: Sunday, June 21, 2015 "Laudato Si" asks very good questions about the world economy as currently structured in which market forces prevail in such a way as to make a few people and nations very rich and leave the vast majority of humanity in poverty. |
Monday, 11th Week, Ordinary Time, Cycle I Published: Monday, June 15, 2015 When Jesus said, "be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect," he gave us an assignment that is impossible, but his intention was to challenge us, not discourage us. |
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 2015 Published: Sunday, June 7, 2015 And this one-time bloody sacrifice of his Body on Calvary is repeated every time we celebrate the Eucharist, the unbloody sacrifice of his Body and Blood on our altar and received by us in Communion. |
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 2015 Published: Sunday, May 31, 2015 His nature is one, just as love is one, but this single divine nature subsists in three divine persons, who each invest all of their divine personhood in the others. |
Diaconate Ordination of Mario Jacobo and Taryn Whittington Published: Thursday, May 28, 2015 But united to him, you will bear fruit abundantly. Or more accurately, he will bear abundant fruit through you, through your ministry. |
Diaconate Ordination of Dr. Joseph Chan Published: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Satan may do his worst — he can cause terrible automobile accidents — and, as with Jesus, appear to do us great harm, but he cannot prevail if you are fully united to the Lord. |
Pentecost Sunday 2015 Published: Sunday, May 24, 2015 Look around and you will see many unhappy, frustrated people who have exhausted themselves trying to make it through the challenges of life without God's power and light. |
Diaconate Ordination of Norman McFall Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 And you will do this not just with words, but also by your way of life and the way you treat others — with dignity and respect, regardless of any issues they may be facing. |
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Published: Sunday, May 17, 2015 And when they reached a point where they had sufficient ownership to begin to take over, he delegated to them — and to us — responsibility and authority for continuing the work that he had begun. |
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B Published: Sunday, May 10, 2015 Today we celebrate Mother's Day, and I can tell you that as a group, mothers have more to teach us about sacrificial love than almost anyone else on this planet. |


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The Oratory of Saint Martin of Tours
An Evangelical Catholic society of apostolic life in the Lutheran expression of historic Christianity, devoted to the the proclamation of the love and mercy of Christ.
Oratorium Sancti Martini Turoensis
Built on prayer, lifelong Christian
spiritual formation, we are a Benedictine community devoted to the ancient Faith of the Undivided Church.
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
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Creepy Crawl / Teenage Terrors / Dark Classic Fantasy
Nitehawk Cinema, Metropolitan Ave., nr. Berry St., Williambsurg; 718-384-3890
Brooklyn's best theater for boozing in your seat is covering all its bases with three events. As part of its normal midnight series, there are two screenings of Sam Raimi's bold debut, The Evil Dead, which is more terrifying than its two comedic sequels (10/19–10/20). For brunch shows, there are the pre-Pattinson vampires of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (10/20–10/21) and The Lost Boys (10/27–10/28). Finally, the Dark Classic Fantasy lineup offers two silent films from the twenties, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (10/26) and Nosferatu (10/27), and 1932's Island of Lost Souls (10/27–10/28), a twisted, bestiality tinged tale of a scientist turning animals into humans.
When: October 19–28
Midnight Movies
Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St., nr Eldridge St..; 212-358-7709
Everyone's favorite crazy dad is back to chop down some doors and talk to ghosts in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. The following weekend, Raimi's Evil Dead 2, featuring demonic possession, girlfriend-decapitation, and loads of humorous gore, is required viewing if you've never seen it in a theater.
When: October 19–20; October 26–27
Scary Movies
Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, 145 W. 65th St., nr. Broadway; 212-875-5601
The Film Society of Lincoln Center's annual festival of slasher flicks is generally the best in the city, and this year is no exception. The twelve-film lineup, seven of which are New York premieres, includes a remake of the grindhouse classic Maniac starring Elijah Wood; agoraphobia and parental paranoia in Ireland's Citadel; a killer clown in Stitches; and even Vincent Price in 1964's The Last Man on Earth, filmed in an eerily deserted Rome.
When: October 26–31
6 Degrees of Hell
reRun Gastropub Theater, 147 Front St., nr. Jay St., Dumbo; 718-797-2322
Horror-film nerds, take note: This new release about a tourist attraction that unleashes an evil spirit upon a Pennsylvania town is packed with Easter eggs and references to classics of the genre, plus it's got Corey Feldman. What more do you need?
When: October 31–November 3
Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St., nr Sixth Ave.; 212-727-8110
Roman Polanksi's 1965 black-and-white masterpiece offers a particularly acute brand of terror for city dwellers. Alone in a London apartment, the lovely Catherine Deneuve gets abused by phone calls, terrifying flies, and hands that reach through walls that suddenly tear apart. It'll make you not want to go home alone afterwards.
When: October 31–November 8
Films of Tim Burton
Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., at 41st St.; 212-340-0863
If you prefer style to scares, stop into the New York Public Library as it concludes its series of the director's films with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and always popular The Nightmare Before Christmas. Both screenings are free and at 2 p.m., so arrive early if you want to beat out all the other Jack Skellington fanatics.
When: October 21 and 28
For Demon Lovers
BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., at Flatbush Ave., Fort Greene; 718-636-4100
Branch out with this trio of films linked by nothing more than the word demon in their titles. 1979's Demon Pond, from Japan, is a creepy, kabuki-inspired tale set in a land of mythic creatures, while 1977's Demon Seed pits Julie Christie against a sex-obsessed super-computer. For something meta, try Demon Lover Diary which goes behind the scenes of the low-budget horror flick The Demon Lover.
When: October 31–November 1
Hair-Raising Laughs: Halloween Comedy
Gilbert Gottfried heads up a night of stand-up at The Bell House's Tell Your Friends! Halloween Spooktacular!. For sketch comedy, head to Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre for Monster Night Live, a ghoulish riff on SNL, or stop by sister venue UCB East to see two improv teams battle it out for the best Mitt Romney jokes in Cagematch: Mormons vs. Witches. If you think you have the best jokes, put together a hilarious costume for Matt & Meghan's HaLOLween Party at Littlefield, where stand-up comics Matt Koff, Meghan O'Neill, and others will make fun of you but also give you cash prizes if your humor impresses them. Or you could just sit back and drink every time "Monster Mash" is played at Monster Smashed!, a night of comics telling their scariest stories at the PIT.


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The Bicycle Film Festival will be taking place this weekend in Pittsburgh, PA.
The international festival, now in its ninth year, is traveling to more than 30 cities, including New York, London, Paris, Sidney and Tokyo. This year, for the first time, the festival will be coming to Pittsburgh on July 2-4.
made in queensLocal cycling magazine, Urban Velo, along with us at BikePGH are excited to present this festival to Pittsburgh.
The heart and soul of the film festival are the short films-contributed by filmmakers from around the world, both professional and amateur. Additionally, two high-profile films highlight this year's festival. Made in Queens tells the story of New York City youths from Trinidad who attach 15,000 watt stereo systems to their bicycles. Where Are You Go documents an incredible bicycle ride across Africa-from Cairo to Cape Town.
The cost of the festival is $8 per night. All screenings will be held at the Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St, in the Northside. It is recommended that you purchase your tickets online, as screenings are expected to sell out.
AFTER PARTY! The After Party doubles as the release party for Urban Velo #14, and is sponsored by Magic Hat Brewing Brewing Company and 42BELOW. Get ready for a Bicycle Fashion Show, followed by DJs into the night. Artwork spanning the fourteen issues of Urban Velo will also decorate the walls.
All ticket holders and BikePGH Members will gain FREE admission to the after-party at the Brew House in the South Side ($5 otherwise).
Here is a quick schedule of events:
Thursday July 2
- 7:00 PM | Program 1 - Bike Shorts
- 9:00 PM | Black & Gold Sprints : Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe - 2518 E Carson St
Friday July 3
- 6:00 PM | Program 2 - Where are you go - Premiere
- 8:00 PM | Program 3 - Urban Bike Shorts
- 8:00 PM | After Party - The Brew House - 2100 Mary St
Saturday July 4
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Today, lodging and food establishments have reinforced their concern for having a quality service with the highest standards of food hygiene and in this way satisfy the needs of customers by offering both the highest reliability and safety in their products and services, for this reason, Punta Mita Beach Clubs were decided to obtain an international certification endorsed by a prestigious institution that would guarantee good hygiene and sanitation practices. We are talking specifically about two certifications from CRISTAL International Standards, the sanitary risk management institution par excellence that establishes a series of sanitary and hygiene standards in food handling which must be met in order to obtain the certifying seal.
This important recognition is endorsed by Check Safety First, which is a British company recognized worldwide by the main Tour Operators and Tourism Federations and this international certification is granted to any establishment that meets the most demanding requirements.
The objective is to reduce the main health risks associated with water, surfaces, and food preparation, as well as services in the establishment and its staff.
Pacífico Beach Club, Kupuri Beach Club and Sufi Ocean Club went through a process of arduous work in the implementation of comprehensive security risk management systems in terms of cleaning, product quality, storage and conservation, food preparation, personal hygiene, waste management, physical state of the spaces to serve food and constant training of the staff.
By receiving the FoodCheck and DineCheck certifications from CRISTAL, we reinforce Punta Mita's commitment to taking care of the health of our members and visitors and to continue generating the best gastronomic experiences in the destination, it also encourages to continue with hygiene, quality and consistency in all our venues. ¡Viva Punta Mita!


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So I have my MVC project wired up using the latest ASP.Net identity and registration and login works fine. Now to wire into the Csla principal and am wondering how to do this.
How much of the ASP.Net identity bits and pieces can I realistically move into the DalEF project (I'm following the ProjectTracker solution here)?
Anyone tried to implement the SignInManager, UserManager, RoleManager in the Dal like the example simple web membership methods;
Membership.ValidateUser(username, password)
var user = Membership.GetUser(username);
var result = new UserDto { Username = username };
result.Roles = Roles.GetRolesForUser(result.Username);
return result;
Just my opinion from having used CSLA for a long time and now also used ASP.NET Identity 2.x
I do not believe it is realistically possible to integrate ASP.NET Identity 2.x and CSLA in the same sense as the 1.x version.
ASP.NET Identity 2.x requires that you use _their_ base classes and inherit from these.
So the only way to do this then - is to to have CslaIdentity and CslaPrincipal inherit from the base classes in ASP.NET Identity but then the CSLA DataPortal would not make much sense at all. So as I see it - You use ASP.NET Identity to secure an website and you must have a local database to achieve this. (Or at least - not depend on a remote DataPortal to handle the calls to the database).
In the end - that means the user and identity classes should inherit from the ASP.NET identity classes.
You _could_ implement your own UserManager class that uses CSLA classes to the data access - it's just a whole lot of classes and methods to implement that I do not see will give you much advantage.
Yes I wasn't having much success. Its useful if you want a quick out-of-the-box asp.net membership up and running.
Its looking like I need to roll some customization into it anyway, as I need to group logins by customer, limit the number of registrations per customer and product (e.g. max 60 licences allowed product A, 20 licences product B), and have subscription start and end dates. I can extend ASP.Net identity to do this and control access, - I just need to bespoke the AccountController and ManageController template code they give you.
But I'll need to switch off parts of the UI if they don't have access anymore to a product - trial expired, etc. So their "roles" will have expiration dates - sounds like I'm rolling my own custom access here.
Maybe just need a simple method on the DataPortal to load up the current "roles" so server-side checks can still run.
Thanks Jonny.
I did some work on this a long time ago.
I am not actively using this code, but it worked.
Way back (2007), that would be ASP.NET Identity 1.x
The question in this thread is about ASP.NET Identity 2.x and that is a different "beast" where the object model is based on an Entitiy Framework DbContext and base classes that you must inherit from.
Sorry, my bad! Not familiar with ASP.Net Identity 2.x.
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Using Neurodiversity to Build Learning Communities with Social & Emotional Strength
By Felicia Mizgorski
Our learning community "tribes"
A time long ago, our ancestors had this part right: a circle around a fire sharing stories of human connection and creating a sense of belonging. It is amazing what people will contribute when they feel safe. Take a walk through classrooms today and you will observe "Circle Time." The purpose: Social and Emotional Learning. We want children to feel valued with a strong sense of self-efficacy. It is needed before we risk the vulnerability learning brings.
Let's face it. Learning is hard work. If a child doesn't feel equal to the task, trouble is going to manifest in all kinds of creative ways. Creativity then is a potential solution. We need to look at the strengths that Neurodiversity brings and apply them to the work of Social and Emotional Instruction.
The good news is, people have elements of many learning intelligences. The early tendencies seem to be Audio, Visual, and Kinesthetic but others develop soon enough to incorporate them in instructional activities.
Game Time!
Are you up for a game of match the activity to its Neurodiverse foundation? No worries, you got this. A word box is provided to help you remember. You can even select multiple learning intelligences for each activity.
*Sir Ken Robinson's work in educational reform brings the addition of the last two.
Aesthetic: Learners who "live in the moment" They are a combination of visual, auditory and love the ambience of the learning environment.
Divergent: Learners who see multiple outcomes and ideas. They are the "what if" people.
Directions: Match the Activity to the Learning Intelligence(s).
Social/Emotional Goal: Relationship Building
Activity: Me Bags: Students share stories about themselves by utilizing a self-decorated bag that they have filled with self-chosen symbolic representations of their interests.
Social/Emotional Goal: Respect
Activity: Poetry: Students individually explore thoughts and feelings about the features of respect. It can have figurative language which is testable item.
Social/Emotional Goal: Empathy
Activity: Listening Partners with a Visual Prompt: Choose age-appropriate images of people, places or things that evoke feelings of empathy. Keep discussions geared toward feelings. Could have a writing component.
Social/Emotional Goal: Compassion
Activity: Dramatic Improvising Without Words: The language used is that of facial expressions, and gestures. Students present a short dramatic play where the audience identifies actions that show compassion.
Social/Emotional Goal: Authenticity
Activity: Sharing Favorite Music: With educational appropriateness in mind, select a song that has meaning to you and can be applied to the educational setting. (I had a dear colleague who played "The Eye of the Tiger" every year as our state testing began.)
Social/Emotional Goal: Fairness and Trust
Activity: Comic Strips: Students create comic strips depicting an activity where fairness and trust are shown. You can even have create dialog among the characters.
Social/Emotional Activity: Patience and Self Control
Activity: Empowering Breathing: Demonstrate Diaphragmatic Breathing as a tool to calm one's self. Combine it with a bit of music or nature sounds.
How did you do? I hope you got several learning intelligences for each item. In this case, it is not the answers we seek, but rather the process of considering possibilities.
At the Center for Teacher Effectiveness, Social and Emotional Learning Strategies are one of the Five Components of the Classroom Management Course. The skills taught reduces referrals, increase test scores, and help Teachers do what they do best: Teach! To find out more about Classroom Management, Differentiated Learning: Student Engagement and Motivation or to connect with Felicia directly, visit feliciatrains.com. Teach with Passion and Manage with Compassion! It's Contagious.
Felicia Mizgorski is a long time public school educator from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. After twenty years of service teaching and curriculum coaching, she now helps fellow educators transform their classrooms. Felicia travels the United States as a National Trainer for the Center for Teacher Effectiveness facilitating courses in Classroom Management and Differentiated Instruction. For more about Felicia, visit: feliciatrains.com or look for her on LinkedIn. Click here for information about classroom management, and click here for information about differentiated instruction.


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"Into the Dark: Blood Moon" technically ends the second season of the Hulu series of original films as it's the 24th episode, although that sophomore outing was made longer by the pandemic. It's a frustrating and yet somewhat fitting chapter to close a season of early highs ("Into the Dark: Pilgrim" and "Into the Dark: A Nasty Piece of Work") and then a series of modest misfires (read reviews of all 24 films here by yours truly, someone who had no idea really what he was getting into when he volunteered for this gig). However excited I was for its return, the two films to end this season—"Into the Dark: Tentacles" and "Into the Dark: Blood Moon," premiering today—have only reminded me of the biggest weaknesses of this series. These films often start with an intriguing premise but then don't do enough work after that conceptual phase to make their ideas into something effective. They often bury a strong performance in a project that doesn't seem to know what to do with it. And they almost all make me miss "Masters of Horror," an anthology show in which creative voices didn't have to stretch 40-minute ideas to an 80-minute runtime.
The better TV comparison here may be one of the many genre shows that have come and gone on The CW over the years, as "Blood Moon" feels like a two-part pilot for a series that will never come. A woman named Esme (Megalyn Echikunwoke) is on the run with her son Luna (Yonas Kibreab), living on the edge of society for a special reason. When she gets to her newest habitation, she buys the parts needed at a hardware store to erect a cage in her basement. Why? Well, it's no real spoiler to say that the child named Luna has a bit of a problem related to the moon, and most of Esme's existence seems to center on both protecting him and protecting people from him.
Esme gets a job at a local watering hole run by the charming Sam (Joshua Dov) and is harassed by the local law (Gareth Williams), but her character is frustratingly non-existent. She's the "gritty, determined single mother," and Echikunwoke is up for that challenge for sure—her committed work is easily the best thing about "Blood Moon"—and yet writer Adam Mason and director Emma Tammi ("The Wind") never gave her depth beyond that, and it's particularly frustrating considering how much she could have delivered. Esme is our way into this film and she needs to have the dimensionality and character that's so lacking here.
It doesn't help that "Blood Moon" is a serious slow burn that takes too long to get to the end of its fuse, which is itself unsatisfying. It's one thing to delay monster movie gratification—it's quite another to never actually give it. "Blood Moon" ultimately has no teeth. It doesn't say enough about life as a single mother with a uniquely troubled child, despite Echikunwoke's best efforts in that regard. It's not thrilling as a horror movie, and it has no cinematic weight.
So many episodes of "Into the Dark" admittedly have strong premises, but the series has revealed how little that can matter in the end. It's how you celebrate the holiday that matters, not just that you take the day off work.
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Coronavirus: Until an effective vaccine becomes available, washing our hands with soap and water remains one of the most important ways to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe from infections.
Hindustan Unilever earlier committed Rs 100 crores to help in the fight against COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 created an unprecedented situation around the world, resulting in many countries going into lockdown to stem the spread of the COVID-19 disease.
As lockdown restrictions ease, people are beginning to step out, use public transport, commute to work, and engage with others while observing social distancing rules.
But the global pandemic is far from over, and until an effective vaccine becomes available, washing our hands with soap and water remains one of the most important ways to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe from infections.
The simple power of soap and water
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), handwashing with soap is one of the most effective interventions to help reduce the spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including COVID-19.
"SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, belongs to the family of enveloped viruses. Enveloped viruses have a jacket made up of lipids and proteins that allows them to exist and helps them to enter human cells when your hands touch your face," says Samir Singh, executive vice-president, Global Skin Cleansing at Unilever.
"Unfortunately, human skin is an ideal surface for germs, including enveloped viruses, to stick to. The proteins and fatty acids on the skin's surface bind to the germs like glue. Water alone cannot effectively break this interaction. Soapy water, however, is very different.
Washing your hands using soap and water has a dual effect. Soap cleverly targets and interferes with the enveloped virus' outer membrane so it cannot bind to the skin and it also washes the virus away from your body and down the sink", added Singh.
The soap makers who bring hope
While most of us remained in the safety of our own homes during the lockdown, a silent group of factory workers have been working relentlessly in the background to manufacture soap and hand sanitisers, ensuring adequate supply of hand hygiene products for the public.
The #Hopemakers video is a celebration of their selfless service and a recognition that their work will continue to be critical, especially as lockdown restrictions ease.
In the past 130 years, families around the world have trusted Lifebuoy, one of the world's trusted germ protection soap, to help keep infections at bay. The brand is now available in over 50 countries, and its long-standing mission to promote good hand hygiene habits through effective behaviour change programmes have already impacted the lives of more than 1 billion people globally. Lifebuoy is also donating over 20 million products, including soap, hand sanitisers and germ protection wipes to various organisations and initiatives all over the world to aid in the fight against COVID-19.
Closer to home, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), which produces Lifebuoy products, earlier committed Rs 100 crores to help in the fight against COVID-19. It has taken a host of other measures such as reducing the price of essential hygiene products, distributing free soap to those who needs it the most, a Rs 10-crore donation for better testing facilities, and public awareness programmes.
In crisis like this, companies have a big role to play. Unilever is working closely with Governments and partners to ensure that this global health crisis is overcome.
To learn more about maintaining good hand hygiene, visit Lifebuoy's Twitter page.
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Teen left with 40 puncture wounds after surviving shark attack in North Carolina
Nick Arthur, 16, was jumping in the waves on a sandbar about 25 feet offshore at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina when he started to yell.
His father, who was also out in the water with his son and daughter, thought Nick was messing around.
It wasn't until he looked over and saw a shark with its mouth around Nick's thigh.
"He was screaming 'Get it off me. Let me go' and I jumped into action," Tim, Nick's father, told CNN.
While Nick's sister swam back to shore, Nick and his father fought off the 5-foot shark.
"My hands were bleeding. There was just lots of blood and sand all mixed together. I couldn't really see what was going on," Nick said.
Eventually Tim was able to punch the shark in the nose, and the shark loosened its grip.
The 16-year-old went to a nearby hospital where he was treated for 40 puncture wounds, which required 17 stitches.
Thankfully, his injuries were non-life-threatening and he was released from the hospital later that evening.
The Arthur family, who was visiting Cape Hatteras from their home near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, planned to finish out their trip at the beach.
While some in Nick's position may avoid the ocean altogether, Nick said next time he'll stick a little closer to shore.
Nick is extremely lucky his injuries weren't any worse, and he was also lucky to have his father and sister nearby so they could help him.
Would you be quick to get back in the ocean after a shark attack? Let us know on Facebook.
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If you're looking for a tropical getaway this summer, perhaps to a destination a little more authentic and a little less expensive than Hawaii or the Florida Keys, consider the Corn Islands of Nicaragua. Described as what Costa Rica was twenty years ago, these islands offer a relaxing retreat while still exposing tourists to the rich culture and natural scenery of the Caribbean. Although most water sports such as stand up paddle boarding are only offered during the high season (December-April), there are still plenty of low-season activities to enjoy, both aquatic and land-based.
Big Corn Island
This island has an area of four square miles, meaning you can walk or bike practically everywhere. One main road wraps around the entire island, and as you travel along it you are likely to encounter sheep, horses and pigs tied up in people's front yards, as well as many businesses run out of front porches. There are no brand-name stores or restaurants (not to mention cash registers). While this degree of underdevelopment may be uncomfortable at times, I can speak from experience when I say that it is also humbling and strangely exhilarating to buy sweet coconut bread from the very woman whose hands kneaded the dough, or to know that the money you spend on handcrafted jewelry will go to help the very families who greet you every morning as you pass by. Although almost all of the natives live in extreme poverty, evident from the many one-room tin shacks and yards of colorful clotheslines drying in the sun, they are incredibly friendly and are eager to converse in either Spanish or English.
What to Do: The Picnic Center offers the best beaches on the island; think perfect white sand and crystal-clear turquoise water. Once you're nice and sun-baked, pull on your sneaks and head to Mt. Pleasant Tower, the highest point on Big Corn Island with a sweeping 360 degree view. Snorkeling, fishing, kayaking and scuba lessons are available at a few locations around the island, including Anastasia's on the Sea. I personally recommend going to a local guide named Dorsi. His shop is located along the Sally Peachy shore, from which he also sells handcrafted jewelry made from seashells and coral he gathers himself. There is also a cultural center if you are interested in learning more about the history of the island (spoiler alert: pirates are involved).
Where to Stay: We had a lovely experience at Casa Canada. Rated one of the top hotels on the island, Casa Canada boasts an infinity pool and gorgeous ocean views. Both pool and ocean-side location are fantastic. However, the "hot" showers and AC proved disappointing. The food, while authentically Caribbean, is not superb, but the staff is wonderful and know exactly when to bring you a refreshing margarita from the full bar. If you're like me and consider food a vital part of your vacation, I recommend Arenas Beach Hotel. Located right along the Picnic Center, this hotel serves the best lobster and Caribbean Crepe on the island. While you're relaxing under the hotel's private cabanas, enjoy an ice-cold toña (Nicaragua's traditional beer) or a fruity cocktail from the whimsical Boat Bar.
What to Eat: Alas, the overall dining experience at Big Corn is a disappointment. Most of the restaurants feature an identical menu of seafood specialties, as well as (curiously enough) an array of Chinese options. Surprisingly, most of the restaurants we encountered did not cook their seafood well. My favorite moment occurred when, after ordering garlic bread, we were brought two pieces of untoasted Wonder bread…with absolutely no butter, garlic or spread of any kind. Vegetarians will have an even tougher time; options are often limited to chicken, beef or fish. Thankfully, we found redemption in the Arenas Beach Hotel's restaurant, as well as a little taco stand next to Dorsi's snorkeling shop called Victoria's. Run by Dorsi's brother, this stand became part of our daily routine. Although the only options are beef, chicken or pork tacos, the fresh tortillas and homemade hot sauce are positively addicting.
Little Corn Island
Just a 30-minute boat ride from Big Corn, this island caters more to tourists seeking familiarity and comfort. There are no roads or vehicles on this island; just mud paths through lush rainforests and charming seaside restaurants. We only spent one night here, but part of me wishes we had spent the whole trip here!
What to Do: Little Corn offers many of the same activities as Big Corn, as well as diving tours and training with the highly recommended Dolphin Dive. For those of you on the adventurous side, kitesurfing is very popular and provides a more active alternative to lounging on the beach (although I admit I'm partial to the sedentary life).
Where to Stay: There are many high-quality lodging options on Little Corn, the Sunshine Hotel and Casa Iguana among the most popular. However, I cannot say enough in praise of Little Corn Beach and Bungalow. After the rather jostling panga boat ride, the delicious piña colada and soft beach towels you are welcomed with are heavenly. This eco-lodge does a wonderful job of practicing environmentally friendly habits, such as collecting and re-using rainwater. Additionally, the food here was hands-down the best cuisine we ate the whole trip. I never thought I'd be that happy to see vegetarian and vegan options, including a mouth-watering veggie burger and a healthy yogurt bowl with granola and fresh island fruit. I was even more delighted to discover that Beach and Bungalow offers daily yoga classes, held in a gorgeous studio with floor-to-ceiling windows that look out on the dense jungle. To top it off, you can decompress with an expert massage in this oasis.
What to Eat: Admittedly, we did not venture past the Beach and Bungalow's Turned Turtle Restaurant. However, we heard enthusiastic recommendations for Darinia's Kitchen (Caribbean, Asian-fusion) and Café Desideri (home-style). If you want a more authentic Caribbean experience, head to Rosa's for coconut lobster curry or huevos rancheros.
As you book flights, fish out your swim suit and start buying your shampoo in travel-size, keep the Corn Islands in mind. If you go, you might return home with a new perspective, a killer tan and discovering that these islands are truly "unique…original."


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In regard to the single the band states, "The
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When you start getting good with women — that is, when you begin noticing their eyes light up when you talk rather than their eyes avert looking for the nearest exit — your biggest obstacle (besides logistics) won't be your lack of game; it will be too much of your game. It is very easy to overqualify yourself to women because once you see with your own eyes how powerfully game works you will have a natural inclination to press your full court advantage beyond its usefulness. And because we have a human tendency toward too much of a good thing, you will often lose women in set and have no clue why, and thus no handle on how to refine your game. Overqualification is like blood pressure, the hidden disease that slowly kills your success as a player. You hardly recognize when it is happening.
One thing you learn over the years hunting the vast pink veldt for fresh pussy is how much more sensitive than men are women to being underqualified to a prospective mate. In fact, science has shown that couples are happier in relationships in which the man is less attractive than the woman. It makes sense, then, that a man whose game comes on too strong could ping a woman's "cad" radar and convince her that he is too risky as a long term prospect.
How will you know when you've overqualified yourself? It's a tough call. The signals are so subtle you'll need lots of experience to know when to dial down your game. A few pointers:
Is she nervously checking out other women while you're gaming her? She's worried at the amount of female attention you receive and how well she can keep your attention.
Is she displaying particularly nervous or bashful body language? She thinks your high value is such that her less-than-perfect body can't measure up to the types of female bodies she assumes you are used to bedding.
Does she suddenly get defensively snippy for no apparent reason? She's crouched into a face-saving posture and her ego has taken over her emotions. Lawyer cunts are especially prone to this behavior.
Does she half-jokingly say things like "You're probably like all the other guys. You won't call." or "Promise you'll call?" A girl who believes she's in your league won't resort to airing her doubts out loud.
Does she put herself down? She's fishing for compliments because she wants reassurance that you really think she is cute.
Does she accuse you of being a player or a heartbreaker? This is typically a shit test, but remember, buried in every shit test is a corn kernel of truth. If she says it, she's thinking it. You'll need to parry her test without sounding too beta. Best answer: "I used to be something of a player I guess, but those days are behind me now."
Here are some tips for keeping your game in check and avoiding overqualification:
- Psychological routines like the Cube or palm reading are great, but don't run more than one in a night. Spread out your best material over a few dates. It's easy to club a woman over the head with routines.
- Tone down the cocky funny. Don't neg her more than once, and don't neg a 6.5 or below unless you are an ugly man.
- Don't get too seductive on the first meet. Save the bedroom eyes when you have her in a private place.
- Don't make out with her too passionately on the first meet. Exquisitely tempting lip brushes and dances of the tongues are better day 2 tactics, after rapport has been established.
- Don't hit on another girl immediately after getting her number. Give it room to breathe, soldier.
- Don't sound too "polished". Say something stupid or goofy once in a while, so that she can make fun of you.
- Expose a vulnerability. Alpha dominance is best served with a garnish of endearing flaws.
- When you number close, say "I'm looking forward to seeing you."
If you leave a woman feeling like you may have overqualified yourself, there is a last-ditch maneuver you can do which will lessen the odds that she will withdraw from your pursuit. I have tried this on girls I thought were withdrawing from me because they were afraid I was out of their league. If a girl is making it difficult for you to set up a second date, or she doesn't respond promptly to your flirty trial texts, and you think it might be because she has pegged you as too alpha for her pay grade, send the following text after a few days of radio silence:
"Please no gameplaying."
In three little words you have just allayed any fear she may have harbored about the strength of your interest in her, while exposing a delicious vulnerability of the sort that women LOVE to discover in dominant men. If she likes you, she will reply to this text instantly, usually with something like "I hate gameplaying too." Carry on, my wayward PUA.


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Description of objectFor rent nice apartment in Poznań Baranowo 3 km from airport Lawica, 6 km from municipal stadion in Poznan near Kierskie Lake. There are two bedooms and third with kitchen in it. Could be with transfer and transport and breakfast. If You want to stay in Poznan write or call, I speak english.phone 0048 696455898Location of objectBranowo village lies just north of Poznań\'s present city boundary. Adjacent to it within the city (in Jeżyce district) is a neighbourhood also called Kiekrz (and with a railway station, Poznań Kiekrz), lying on the northern shore of Poznań\'s largest lake, Jezioro Kierskie (Kiekrz Lake). This lake is extensively used for sailing. The lake, the neighbourhood of Kiekrz within Poznań, and the neighbourhood of Wielkie to the west of it, were brought within the city boundaries in 1987.Town: Poland, Greater Poland, Poznań BaranowoPoznań is an important centre of trade, industry, and education, and hosts regular international trade fairs. It was the host city for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2008, a key stage in the creation of a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. Poznań was a candidate city for European Capital of Culture in 2016. Poznań is currently bidding to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. [1] The local football team has been responsible for the spread of the eponymous goal celebration to Manchester City and to a lesser extent throughout the United Kingdom. Poznań is one of the host cities for UEFA EURO 2012.Arrival and distancesArrival day: anyDistance to next airport: Lawica 3 Km Distance to next trainstation: Poznan 6 Km Distance to next motorway: A2 3 Km Distance to the sea: Baltic 200 or more Km Distance to next shop: 1 Km Sport facilities nearbyCanoeing, Fishing, Horse riding, Sailing, Surfing, Surfing, Swimming,Theme of holidays
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Starbuzz Instant Hookah Charcoal 35mm
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Starbuzz has done it again, after much success from their Made In America Hookah Collection and already established shisha line, they still have some tricks up their sleeves. The latest creation from the Starbuzz team is aimed to solve issues that many of us face in the everyday world of hookah, the instant light charcoal.
You can purchase a single roll of 10 pieces or a standard box. Each box will come with 10 rolls of coals for a total of 100 coals.
Many hookah enthusiasts prefer natural coconut coals for their sessions for a cleaner taste, so Starbuzz applied that technology to this quick light coal create the first premium instant light hookah charcoal.
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With the recent introduction of CBD concentrates on the market, a lot of questions have been asked. The people who are familiar with the process usually ask why the CBD concentrates are worth the attention of customers.
The main reason is that CBD is considered to be the future of the health care industry and the people who are not familiar with the process know very little about it. With a long and well-established history behind CBD and the different extracts, people have started to understand the importance of CBD concentrates.
CBD is derived from the hemp plant, which is high in cannabinoid properties.
There are two types of plants that contain this compound: one type is hemp and the other one is hemp oil. When people consume these types of CBD, they get their desired effect. It is very essential to take the correct type of oil.
There are different types of concentrates, which you can choose from.
One of the popular concentrates is an oil extracted from the flower of the hemp plant.
To enjoy the oil from the flower, you can use a vaporizer pen.
The pen is similar to the ones used by e-cigarette users. This pen uses a heating coil to draw out the THC molecules from CBD oil.
When looking for a vaporizer oil, try to choose one that comes from a reputable company.
With many natural oils available for purchase, you may find that you want to make your own, which can be done with a good concentrate. A concentrate that contains all of the medicinal properties of the strain of cannabis that you want to add is the best concentrate to use with your new vaporizer.
These concentrates are considered to be extremely effective in getting the THC in the body, hence giving you a calm and relaxed feeling.
Inhaling the vaporized oil is also beneficial because the vapors are considered to be much better than the drug found in the drugs. People who have tried the concentrated oil say that it helps them quit smoking because it helps them reduce the craving for tobacco.
CBD Dabs is a particularly concentrated form of CBD oil. It is also called a dab machine because it is the machine used to vaporize the oil. CBD Dabs has also proven itself as the best option for smoking cessation.
The THC concentrates inside the liquid and wax will combine and help you realize the benefits of this oil.


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Starting a business is literally building something from the ground up. When you start you need a solid foundation (your business plan) and a structure to build on. Start-ups and businesses that forecast growth or substantial change need to carefully consider their business structure, as it's much easier to start the right way, than have to change halfway through operation. Different business structures have different tax responsibilities, so weigh up the different options and decide what business structure is right for your situation.
There are four main ways to set up a business in Australia:
- Sole trader
- Partnership
- Company
- Trust
Sole trader
Running as a sole trader is probably the easiest and most cost effective way to structure a business (when compared to a trust or company). You report the business's profits on your own tax return and pay tax at individual rates, not company tax rates.
What you need to know about the sole trader structure: You are personally responsible for the debt of the business and may have to sell your own possessions to pay for it.
Partnerships are also easy to set up and run. If you have a partner or partners (multiple partnerships can make up a partnership), they can help you fund and run your business.
What you need to know about partnerships: You must share the profits from your business with the partners. You and your partners are responsible for all the debts in the partnership, even if your partner was the one who got the partnership into debt. Like sole traders, you are personally responsible for the debt of the partnership and may have to sell your own possessions to pay for it.
A company is a separate legal entity, which means that it owns its own assets and debts. As a result, if the company has debts your assets generally won't be used to pay them off.
What you need to know about companies: Companies are more expensive to set up than sole traders or partnerships and usually cost more to run. They also have more tax reporting requirements. Companies are regulated by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), unlike partnerships and sole traders.
Companies lodge their own tax return each year with all the income the company had and deductions it claimed. It can also protect your personal possessions from being used to pay debts.
Trusts are more expensive to run than sole traders or partnerships, and can be more complicated to set up. It may also be more expensive to do all the tax and administrative paperwork for trusts each year.
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- The environmental crisis and the loss of important voices for the Earth's ecology;
- Humans impact in the planet they inhabit in the 'Anthropocene';
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- The Biennale format and the environmental crisis – what to do?;
- Curatorial practices and environmental politics – institutions and individuals; actions and reflections.
Curatorial Practices and the Environment: Changes and Challenges
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Operation Disclosure | By Patrick J. McShay, Contributing Writer
"We just don't need the vast majority of the population" in the early 21st century given modern technologies' rendering human labor economically and militarily "redundant."
— Yuval Noah Harari, Historian, Futurist, and World Economic Forum (WEF) adviser
"Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacturing, are afraid of somebody, are afraid of something. They know there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it."
— Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States 1912-1920
With another corrupted election in the rearview mirror, more Americans than ever are convinced these elections are being stolen. The mountain of evidence that the election was stolen has effectively been hidden from the public by the complicit media who do little more than serve as gatekeepers and disinformation agents for our controllers. After the 2020 election, a CNN poll showed that 56% of respondents said they had little or no confidence that our elections reflect the will of the people and it hasn't gotten any better since this latest election farce.
A new Rasmussen national poll shows that 59% of all of the respondents believe election fraud affected the 2022 mid-term, and a whopping 71% of respondents believe that fraud in the state of Arizona's election robbed Kari Lake in the race for governor. Her opponent, and so-called winner Secretary of State, Katie Hobbs, refused to recuse herself, refused to debate Lake, drew small, unenthusiastic crowds on the campaign trail, and was behind 11 points in one poll just days from the election.
A myriad of problems ensued on election day, including voting machine and printer problems in Republican precincts leaving many to question if their vote was even counted. Hand counts must be done in these elections, as the public trust is gone, and no one trusts the results!
We are also finding out the extent of the Biden administration's illegal conspiring with social media giants Twitter and Facebook to censor Conservative content and ban legitimate news stories that put the Democrats in a bad light. Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter has exposed that Twitter acts as a government agent. Musk recently released details of the agreements Twitter made with the Democrats to essentially interfere in the 2020 election by censoring articles about Hunter Biden's laptop full of details of sexual debauchery, human trafficking, money laundering, illegal lobbying, and pedophilia. After the election, Biden officials worked closely with Twitter to silence and ban accounts that they deemed dangerous.
The corrupt FBI did their part by sitting on Hunter's laptop since December of 2019. In a Media Research Center poll after the election,16% of those polled said they would not have voted for Biden had they known the laptop was real.
Not to mention conspiring with the mainstream and social media to hide the truth about the poisonous COVID vaccine agenda, clear violations of the Nuremberg Code's rules on "informed consent" for experimental drugs or procedures, and other important stories, are clear violations of the First Amendment.
In an article for uncovered.com Wendi Strauch Mahoney reported that for nearly two years since the 2020 election, Kevin Moncla and David Cross, founders of the "Election Oversight Group", have been investigating the stolen election in the state of Georgia, and were working with a group called the "Tennessee Voters For Election Integrity" when they found that "End of the day reconciliation reports" showed that the Dominion machines were seriously undercounting the number of ballots that had been cast and attributed the problem to QR code failure errors.
They found these same QR code failure errors in 65 out of 67 counties in Georgia from the counties that provided them with their records. After testing a number of machines, their fears were not assuaged, far from it. They found that even ballots that were successfully scanned were not counted in the total, and now they believe that the machines were pre-programmed.
Moncla also says these same problems were found in swing states, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and possibly Nevada. Hand counts done in Dekalb and Floyd Counties found that 4400 ballots that were successfully scanned did not get counted in the tabulator's count. Hmm…4400 in just 2 Georgia counties, how many would they have found if they could have looked into the other 157 counties?
Michelle Long Spears ran for a Dekalb County Commission seat in the primary in May of 2022, and came in 3rd, missing the runoff election. She was told when she did some checking that she received no votes at all in several precincts including her own. Spears asked for a hand count and the hand count showed that Long had actually won the race, and she went on to win the runoff with 61% of the vote. Hand counts must be done in these elections! I believe we would find that Kari Lake won by a landslide if an audit and hand count were done in Arizona, but who has time for that?
The Georgia State Election Board held a hearing in September on election integrity and Moncla and Cross requested several times before the hearing to be allowed to present the findings of their comprehensive investigation, but in the end, they were not allowed to present their evidence of vote fraud. Dominion, however, was allowed all the time they wanted. How in the world is there still a Dominion lawsuit against anyone still being pursued?
This is a must-read article for anyone who believes that these elections are honest and fair.
Biden's incompetent press secretary Karine Jean Pierre, said they are "concerned about misinformation and hate and are keeping an eye on the situation" at Twitter since Musk took over and indicated that an investigation is not out of the question. Investigate what? Musk has said he would make the site a platform for "Free Speech" but the truth is, it is this administration and their globalist controllers who want desperately to stop all information that is unapproved and strays from their carefully crafted narrative, no matter how ridiculous or dangerous.
They can't, for instance, have people questioning the trillions of dollars spent to fight a virus with a .025 mortality rate. Nor can they have people questioning what's in the vaccines, or question the forced vaccines, the mandatory masks, lockdowns, and most of all they can't let people know that these vaccines are injuring and killing millions of trusting individuals all over the world who never received proper informed consent.
These dangerous vaccines, which many believe are bio-weapons, are still being marketed as "Safe and Effective" and are still being mandated by our military, despite whistleblowers like Dr. Theresa Long and Lt. Mark Bashaw who have accused the military of covering up a vast number of injuries and deaths and say these vaccines are destroying the military. Beginning November 30th, the Department of Defense has issued a new mask mandate for all buildings on all US Military bases.
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Died Suddenly Premier | Stew Peters (bitchute.com)
The dumbing down of the population is in full swing in the good old USA. Gifted math programs in high schools are being canceled because of new "Diversity" standards. In other words, too many White kids were qualifying and not enough Blacks were making the grade. The war on the White population is also a long-planned agenda of our controllers and the Biden administration is dutifully rubbing their noses in it, idiotically saying "White Supremacy is our nation's biggest threat."
American schools have followed suit, teaching fake history, critical race theory, and teaching grade school kids about oral sex, dildos, same-sex relationships, and encouraging them to question their gender. What could possibly go wrong?
The Biden administration's "Equity" agenda blatantly discriminates against White and Asian students and rewards underachieving Black students. Law schools are dropping the LSAT requirement, colleges are dropping the SAT requirement, and Medical and Flight training schools are following suit with this Equity idiocy. I call it "Diversity-Driven Incompetence." Our controllers are fast-tracking idiocracy!
The next generation of doctors will be diverse, woke, incompetent, and follow orders without question. Instead of doctors being chosen for their aptitude, competence, and ability to help patients, they are being chosen to make them feel represented. Pilots and Attorneys as well. God help us!
Did you know that the Department of Defense issued a contract for COVID-19 research in Ukraine months before COVID-19 officially existed? Why haven't we heard any more about the dozens of secret US Bio-Labs admitted to in testimony from Biden stooge, Neo-Con Victoria Nuland in front of a Senate committee earlier this year?
The truth is, these people are working from a blueprint written long ago, and these stolen elections work both ways to elect and keep politicians from both parties in office who will advance their plan without regard for this great country or its citizens.
This entire Pandemic/Vaccine psy-op is a sterilization and depopulation agenda that has been planned for decades. FEMA whistleblower Celeste Solum has described the future our controllers have planned for us and it is not pretty. She has painted a dark and dystopian future, where Americans will be cast in the role of Jews in Nazi Germany and treated the same way by the globalist because we are the greatest threat to their planned global takeover. She predicts another wave of lockdowns, masks, forced vaccines, food shortages, blackouts, and "directed energy weapons are targeting your brain." We now know that those who've been vaccinated are being tracked and monitored.
In his 1993 best-selling book, "Conspirator's Hierarchy: The Story Of The Committee Of 300", former MI6 Intelligence agent Dr. John Coleman disclosed decades ago that a group of rich and powerful men control most aspects of our lives. Coleman writes of their intention to control the population in advanced countries using limited wars, and in third-world countries, they would use starvation and diseases. The Dutch Government just shut down 3000 farms to comply with goals for the fraudulent Global Warming hoax.
Bill Gates of course maintained that with the right vaccine we could lower the population by a couple of billion and recently told attendees at the G-20 meetings that "Death Panels" would soon be required. Dr. Coleman wrote that euthanasia would be compulsory for the sick and the elderly.
The Committee of 300, concerned about population growth in the 70s, commissioned a report on how to go about the genocide of so many people, which was written by Cyrus Vance. The Carter administration approved the plan and under terms of the "Global 2000 Report", the US agreed to lower the population of "useless eaters" by 100 million by 2050.
21 Goals of the Illuminati and The Committee of 300 – The Millennium Report
Our controllers have used soulless and mendacious buffoons like Joe Biden to further their agenda, the dumber the better. Biden is the perfect dupe to bring in to destroy the country for his globalist masters. His Homeland Security agency is looking suspiciously at Patriots, Christians, and America-first citizens unbelievably as dangerous extremists, White nationalists, and racists, while Biden installs incompetent degenerates in key positions. Our controllers want as many Democrat governors in place as possible for the next wave of COVID that they have planned because a governor Kari Lake or someone like her would likely not go along with the lockdowns and mask mandates that will ensue. Dementia Joe was chosen for a reason.
The World Health Organization's "Pandemic Treaty is in the final stages and would unleash a medical dictatorship on every country that signs it, The treaty would supersede our Constitution and destroy our national sovereignty. It would be treason if Biden signed this agreement and an impeachable offense.
If there are no audits or hand counts done in these suspicious races and there are no investigations into the rampant vote fraud, then we are finished as a country and no better than every third world country that people are leaving to come here.
See: vaccineimpact.com
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*COVID-19: Was This Medical Police State Planned?
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This course is ideal for the beginner or the advanced student who desires a deeper understanding of physical healing.
This course is designed to give the student a greater understanding of the mind/body connection, and the important role consciousness plays in the healing process. This course is a clear, step by step process that begins with Principle, deals with the emotional issues surrounding the body, gives emphasis to effective prayer, unlearning old concepts of duality and disease, and even addresses practical considerations of the student in locating health professionals who support his/her belief system.
Class Title: Building a Healing Consciousness (SOM 103)
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Class Facilitator: Pamela Rocke, RScP
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With a fully-fledged sequel to 2018's Spider-Man presumably somewhere on the horizon, it's understandable why Sony would choose to kick-off the launch of the PlayStation 5 with a standalone experience of sorts, even if it's playable on their older platforms as well. Described by the publishing giant as an "expansion and enhancement," Spider-Man: Miles Morales sticks close to the formula laid out by its predecessor while placing the focus on a fresher face, one who's racked up a sizable fanbase over the past few years.
That's right – move out of the way Peter Parker, it's Miles' time to shine. Taking place a year after the first game concluded, this new tale follows Kid Arachnid as he walks the path to becoming a hero for New York City. It won't be easy though; shortly after the game kicks off, a few convenient plot points ensure that Parker won't be around for a bulk of the action, leaving Miles alone to hold things down in the Big Apple for a few weeks.
Without diving too deep into the story, it's safe to say that fans who already played through Insomniac's first game will feel right at home. While a handful of new characters make their debut throughout the eight-to-ten hour journey, you'll also spot several familiar faces, and the map hasn't changed all that much, save for New York City being covered in a thin blanket of snow.
Seeing as how this is a standalone expansion, it should come as no surprise that the plot doesn't tie in much with Peter's story from the first game. Instead, Insomniac has woven a tale that finds Miles Morales smack dab in the middle of a war between the Roxxon Energy Corporation and a tech-loving criminal group called the Underground, which is led by the mysterious Tinkerer. If you're at all familiar with the broad strokes of Spider-Man lore (or if, you know, you've seen a few comic book movies), you'll probably spot the handful of twists coming from a mile away. Thankfully, Insomniac seems to be very aware of how familiar their story is, and in turn, any "big reveal" moments are packed into the first couple of hours.
If you enjoyed the foundation and core gameplay that was laid out in 2018's Spider-Man, have I got good news for you. For the most part, the minute-to-minute action is exactly the same as you remember it. Miles can swing around the city just as fluidly as Peter could, and the combat loop of landing punches and pulling off quick-dodges is back and ready for duty. That being said, Insomniac Games has clearly listened to the criticism levied against the first outing and have made some conscious steps to rectify its shortcomings.
For instance, the underwhelming open world distractions have been severely pared back. No more Oscorp surveillance towers, no more unlocking sections of the map one at a time, and most importantly, the litany of painfully boring side missions has been scaled down. Don't get me wrong; Spider-Man: Miles Morales has its fair share of collectibles and the like, but they aren't as abundant, and they feel a bit more substantive, too.
A bevy of time capsules, for example, take the place of Peter's stash of backpacks, but these new collectibles are usually well-hidden and provide just enough background story to make hunting them down worthwhile. On the other hand, an ongoing side mission to collect audio samples throughout the city provides more than enough narrative exposition, all while adding a welcome element of puzzle-solving. Sure, these distractions are by no means revolutionary, but they've got more appeal this time around.
What's less appealing is the changes to Spidey's arsenal. To fall more in line with his natural powers, Spider-Man: Miles Morales introduces Venom attacks – electrically charged moves that can dole out a lot of damage in a short period of time. At the onset, these new abilities fit naturally into Miles' repertoire, but it doesn't take long before the game introduces specific enemy types that must be countered by specific Venom attacks. These restrictions effectively force the player's hand by turning combat encounters into a game of matching. To add insult to injury, while 2018's Spider-Man gave folks a wide array of gadgets to make use of in battle, Miles Morales cuts Spidey's arsenal in half, and some of the best tools (like the Impact Web and Web Bomb) are nowhere to be found.
The other trick Miles has up his sleeve is the ability to go invisible for several seconds at a time. Personally, this one is going to be very hit or miss. While I appreciate the attempt to include Batman Arkham-style stealth sections, hiding in the rafters and waiting to strike on unsuspecting enemies doesn't carry the same weight here. If you enjoyed these sections from the first game, more power to you, but if not, at least you've been warned.
If I've come off as a bit overly negative, I do apologize – even though some of the design changes haven't exactly hit their mark, there's still a lot to love in Spider-Man: Miles Morales. With its sophomore outing, it's clear that Insomniac Games has found the soul and voice of the world they created. Everything from the addition of a new, down-to-earth in-game radio show (one which drives J. Jonah Jameson up the wall) to the Friendly Neighborhood smartphone app (that serves as the new portal for side missions) weave a more realized version of New York City bolstered by the power of Sony's new hardware.
Yes, Spider-Man: Miles Morales can be played on your battle-worn consoles, but it really does shine on the PlayStation 5. Next-gen customers have the option to pick between two graphical modes: Fidelity, which runs at a native 4K at 30 frames per second with ray-tracing, enhanced lighting, and additional visual effects, and Performance, which targets 60 frames per second without the bells and whistles, with a 4K image reconstructed from a lower resolution framebuffer.
What mode you choose will come down to a matter of preference, and while some would prefer to harken back to a day where the developers simply chose a visual preset for you, it's safe to say that selectable graphics modes are here to stay. Regardless of how you play (assuming you're on the PlayStation 5), you'll benefit from the virtually non-existent load times. In fact, the game loads so quickly that by default, the small subway scenes which play while fast traveling are disabled, seeing as how these transitions only last one to two seconds at most.
On the whole, Spider-Man: Miles Morales is far from the home run fans might have been hoping for, but in all honesty, it never needed to be. Sure, it doesn't do much to push the franchise forwards, but as a temporary pitstop on the way to a full-blown sequel, Insomniac Games' latest is the sort of low-stakes distraction that many have been looking for during these trying times.
This review is based on the PlayStation 5 version of the game. A copy was provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
While it does little to move the needle for the series as a whole, Spider-Man: Miles Morales both plays the part of a much-needed stopgap and serves as a technical showcase of what the PlayStation 5 can bring to the table.
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Photo on Right and Below: ©2011 Katya Horner
Okay, folks, this is a short blog post, but I simply had to share. I was happily processing my ice photos last night when I was hit with a funny feeling, a feeling of déjà vu…all over again. (Sorry, I truly can't help myself.) I knew I had seen an image similar to my photo on the right, but, for the life of me, I couldn't remember the "what" and "where" behind the photographic doppleganger. Thankfully, I'm a woman of the 2000's, so I just dialed up my internet and, after just a few minutes of searching , I found it! It's a "black hole-powered jet of electrons and sub-atomic particles streams from center of galaxy." Of course it is. Just what I was thinking.
I might have added some effects to my photo — the light, the orange and the sprinkling of stars – but otherwise, the ice formation was left "as is." An ice formation, by the way, that clearly knows what it wants to be when it grows up — an astronomical phenomenon. You can see the unadulterated ice photo below.
By the way, the photos at Hubblesite.org are simply mind-blowing. We are so small, you and I.