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New International Version
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
New Living Translation
God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.
English Standard Version
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Berean Study Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Berean Literal Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
New American Standard Bible
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
King James Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Christian Standard Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Contemporary English Version
God blesses those people who make peace. They will be called his children!
Good News Translation
"Happy are those who work for peace; God will call them his children!
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The peacemakers are blessed, for they will be called sons of God.
International Standard Version
"How blessed are those who make peace, because it is they who will be called God's children!
NET Bible
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.
New Heart English Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Blessed are they who make peace, for they will be called the children of God.
GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blessed are those who make peace. They will be called God's children.
New American Standard 1977
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.
King James 2000 Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
American King James Version
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
American Standard Version
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Blesses are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God.
Darby Bible Translation
Blessed the peace-makers, for they shall be called sons of God.
English Revised Version
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
Webster's Bible Translation
Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called children of God.
Weymouth New Testament
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for it is they who will be recognized as sons of God.
World English Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
Young's Literal Translation
'Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God.
Study BibleThe Beatitudes
…8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. 10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:45
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Romans 8:14
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Romans 8:16
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.
Romans 8:19
The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.
James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
Treasury of Scripture
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
1 Chronicles 12:17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If …
Psalm 34:12 What man is he that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?
Psalm 120:6 My soul has long dwelled with him that hates peace.
Psalm 122:6-8 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you…
Acts 7:26 And the next day he showed himself to them as they strove, and would …
Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lies in you, live peaceably with all men.
Romans 14:1-7,17-19 Him that is weak in the faith receive you, but not to doubtful disputations…
1 Corinthians 6:6 But brother goes to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech …
2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brothers, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of …
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, …
Ephesians 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk …
Philippians 2:1-3 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of …
Philippians 4:2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same …
Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have …
2 Timothy 2:22-24 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, …
Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall …
James 1:19,20 Why, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to …
James 3:16-18 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work…
Matthew 5:45,48 That you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for …
Psalm 82:6,7 I have said, You are gods; and all of you are children of the most High…
Luke 6:35 But love you your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing …
Luke 20:36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the angels; …
Ephesians 5:1,2 Be you therefore followers of God, as dear children…
Philippians 2:15,16 That you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without …
1 Peter 1:14-16 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the …
The peacemakers.--Our version rightly distinguishes between the temper which is simply "peaceable" in itself (James 3:17), and this, the higher form of the same grace, acting energetically upon others. To be able to say with power to those who are bitter foes, "Sirs, ye are brethren".(Acts 7:26), is nobler even than to strive," as much as lieth in us, to live peaceably with all men" (Romans 12:18). Rightly does this beatitude follow on that of the "pure in heart," for it is the absence of all baseness and impurity that gives the power to make peace.
The children of God.--Better, sons of God. The English version slightly obscures the connection between the promise and the character of Him who had been declared to be the Son of God in the truest and highest sense. Not in the ways which the Tempter had suggested, but in the work of "making peace" between God and man, between Jew and Gentile, even at the price of shedding His own blood (Colossians 1:20), was the witness of sonship to be found, and those who were sharers in that work should, according to their capacity, "be called"--i.e., be, and be recognised as, sharers in that sonship.Verse 9. - The peacemakers (οἱ εἰρηνοποιοί). More than "peaceable" (εἰρηνικός, James 3:17; εἰρηνεύοντες, Romans 12:18; Mark 9:50). This is the peaceable character consciously exerted outside itself. The same compound in the New Testament in Colossians 1:20 only: Αἰρηνοποιήσας διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ σταυροῦ αὐτοῦ (cf. Ephesians] 2:14, 15). Christians, in their measure, share in Christ's work, and, we may add, can attain it generally as he did, only by personal suffering. Observe that this Beatitude must have been specially distasteful to the warlike Galilaeans. Mishna, 'Ab.,' 1:13 (Taylor), "Hillel said, Be of the disciples of Aharon, loving peace and pursuing peace," hardly refers to peacemaking, but in Mishna, 'Peah,' 1:1, "These are the things whose fruit a man eats in this world, but which have their capital reward in the world to come: honouring one's father and mother, showing kindness, and bringing about peace between a man and his neighbour, but study of the Law is equivalent to them all." For they; αὐτοί, omitted by א, C, D, 13, 124, Latt., Peshito. Possibly it is an addition inserted from a desire to make this Beatitude harmonize with the others. But more probably it is genuine, and was omitted by accident, either by homoiot, of υἱοὶ (Meyer), or (better) because the scribe forgot the abbot in the emphatic υἱοὶ Θεοῦ, the form of the second clause being peculiar to this Beatitude. Shall be called; by God and angels and men. The children of God; Revised Version, sons of God; to show that the word used here is υἱοὶ, not τέκνα Christ's reference is, that is to say, not so much to the nature as to the privileges involved in sonship. The earthly privileges which peacemakers give up rather than disturb their peaceful relations with others, and in order that they may bring about peace between others, shall be much more than made up to them, and that with the approving verdict of all. They shall, with general approval, enter on the full privileges of their relation to God, who is "the God of peace" (Romans 15:33). Dr. Taylor ('Ab.,' 1:19) has an increasing note on "Peace" as a Talmudic name of God. For language similar to our Lord's, cf. Hosea 1:10 [LXX.], equivalent to Romans 9:26. Here, as often in this Gospel, there may be a tacit contradiction to the assumption that natural birth as Israelites involves the full blessings of sons of God; cf. 'Ab.,' 3:22 (Taylor).
"These are the things, (say they (e),) the fruit of which a man enjoys in this world, and his lot or portion remains for him in the world to come; honouring father and mother, liberality, , "and making peace between a man and his neighhour."''
This, they say (f), Aaron was much disposed to.
"Moses used to say, let justice break through the mountain; but Aaron loved peace, and pursued it, and made peace between a man and his neighhour, as is said, Malachi 2:6''
Hence that saying of Hillell (g),
"be thou one of the disciples of Aaron, who loved peace, and followed after it; he loved men, and brought them to the law.''
Now of such persons it is said, that
they shall be called the children of God; that is, they are the children of God by adopting grace, which is made manifest in their regeneration; and that is evidenced by the fruits of it, of which this is one; they not only shall be, and more manifestly appear to be, the sons of God hereafter; but they are, and are known to be so now, by their peaceable disposition, which is wrought in them by the Spirit of God; whereby they become like to the God of peace, and to Christ, the great and only peacemaker, and so are truly sons of peace.
(e) Misn. Peah. c. 1. sect. 1. T. Bab. Sabbat. fol. 127. 1. & Kiddushin. fol. 40. 1.((f) T. Bab. Sanhedrim, fol. 6. 2. Vid. Abot. R. Nathan, c. 12. fol. 4. 2.((g) Pirke Abot. c. 1. sect. 12.
for they shall be called the children of God—shall be called sons of God. Of all these beatitudes this is the only one which could hardly be expected to find its definite ground in the Old Testament; for that most glorious character of God, the likeness of which appears in the peacemakers, had yet to be revealed. His glorious name, indeed—as "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin"—had been proclaimed in a very imposing manner (Ex 34:6), and manifested in action with affecting frequency and variety in the long course of the ancient economy. And we have undeniable evidence that the saints of that economy felt its transforming and ennobling influence on their own character. But it was not till Christ "made peace by the blood of the cross" that God could manifest Himself as "the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant" (Heb 13:20)—could reveal Himself as "in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them," and hold Himself forth in the astonishing attitude of beseeching men to be "reconciled to Himself" (2Co 5:19, 20). When this reconciliation actually takes place, and one has "peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ"—even "the peace of God which passeth all understanding"—the peace-receivers become transformed into peace-diffusers. God is thus seen reflected in them; and by the family likeness these peacemakers are recognized as the children of God. In now coming to the eighth, or supplementary beatitude, it will be seen that all that the saints are in themselves has been already described, in seven features of character; that number indicating completeness of delineation. The last feature, accordingly, is a passive one, representing the treatment that the characters already described may expect from the world. He who shall one day fix the destiny of all men here pronounces certain characters "blessed"; but He ends by forewarning them that the world's estimation and treatment of them will be the reserve of His.
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Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz were born only 60 miles apart in southern Germany. Daimler was born March 17, 1834. A decade later, on November 25, Carl Benz was born.
Although they grew up with little in common, both boys were fascinated by machines from an early age. Because their approach to building cars was quite different, it is doubtful, though, that they met or even knew what the other was doing.
In 1886, Carl Benz built a motorized tricycle. His first four-wheeler, the Victoria, was built in 1893. The first production car was the 1894 Benz Velo which participated in the first recorded car race, the Paris-Rouen race. In 1895, Benz built his first truck.
In 1886, Gottlieb Daimler literally built a horseless carriage. In 1888 Daimler made a business deal with William Steinway (of piano fame) to produce Daimler's products in the US. From 1904 until a fire in 1907, Steinway produced Mercedes passenger cars, Daimler's light trucks, and his engines on Long Island.
Ironically, history says Daimler, generally considered to be the father of modern automobiles never liked to drive, if, indeed he ever learned to drive. When Daimler died, he left control of his company to his chief engineer Wilhelm Maybach.
By November 22 of that year, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft had produced a special car for Emil Jellinek. Jellinek named the car after his ten-year-old daughter Mercedes. Lighter and smaller, the new Mercedes had 35 hp and a top speed of 55 mph!
The 1903 Parsifal was Benz's answer to Mercedes. A two-cylinder vertical engine produced a top speed of 37 mph in this car.
Aware of the promotional potential of racing, both Daimler and Benz entered many of them. However, up until 1908, Daimler had overshadowed Benz in racing endeavours. At the 1908 French Grand Prix, Benz took second and third place behind Lautenschlager driving a Mercedes. From that point on, both Benz and Daimler did well in racing.
At the beginning of the first world war, both factories were converted into production sites for war materials, although both resumed producing cars after the war.
Social unrest and a falling economy characterized post-war Germany. Little or no fuel for cars and a 15% luxury tax made automobile production increasingly disastrous. This market sent Benz and Cie. seeking a strong partner. The only one the board considered worthy of Benz and Cie was DMG.
Thus, in 1919, Karl Jahn, a Benz board member since 1910, approached Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft about a possible merger. The merger attempt looked promising, then was abandoned in December of 1919.
The German economy continued to worsen and a new Benz automobile eventually cost 25 million marks.
Although nearly 15 million cars were registered in the world in 1923, over 80% of them were registered in the US and over 1/2 were Fords. Benz and Cie. built 1,382 cars in 1923 while DMG only built 1,020. German automakers were at a low point although racing success for the companies continued.
In 1924, from sheer economic necessity, Benz and DMG signed an "Agreement of Mutual Interest." Although both companies retained their identities, the agreement was valid until the year 2000. The two companies merged with relative ease on June 28, 1926.
A symbol was chosen for the combined products of DMG and Benz. The new insignia was a three-pointed star wreathed with laurel. The word "Mercedes" was at the top and the word "Benz" was at the bottom.
Then merger did the new company well. Production of Mercedes-Benz rose to 7,918 Mercedes-Benz automobiles in 1927. The Mercedes-Benz diesel truck was put into production in 1927, also.
The first two automobiles to sport the Mercedes-Benz names were the Stuttgart and the Mannheim. Then in 1928, the Mercedes SS was introduced by Mercedes-Benz. This graceful body was made possible by a hood line that barely cleared the engine.
Mercedes-Benz launched their biggest and most prestigious car to date in 1930. The 770 Grosser was powered by an 8 cylinder, 7.6 litre engine. A car for the truly wealthy of the world, it was quite an automobile for showing off in a world economy still reeling from the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
The cars of the 1930s produced great racing success for Mercedes-Benz. The silver metal bodywork gave rise to the name Silver Arrows when the W25 racer (of Rudolph Caracciola fame) had the white paint removed to lower its weight.
W125 (200 mph top speed) won seven out of thirteen races in 1937 followed by the successful W154. In 1939 Mercedes-Benz built small V8 race specifically to win the Tripoli GP It did win!
The Mercedes-Benz 170V gave Mercedes the capability of surviving and then recovering from WW II.
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Patti Smith Wrote a Seriously Sad Song to Mourn the End of Aqua Teen Hunger Force
"I never dreamed I'd be an Aqua Teen."
If you've stuck around for Aqua Teen Hunger Force's 13 seasons (props to you!), then you're probably already in mourning. This Sunday, Adult Swim's longest-running show will end after 15 years, and the network found the best person to pay her respects: Patti Smith. She performed a short but sweet elegy for the series, in which you'll finally get to hear the words "Meatwad" and "Master Shake" roll off the rock icon's tongue. Rest easy, Aqua Teen.


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A defense attorney on Friday said a plea deal may be in the works for the stepmother of a 9-year-old girl who prosecutors say was run to death as punishment for lying.
A defense attorney on Friday said a plea deal may be in the works for the stepmother of a 9-year-old girl who prosecutors say was run to death as punishment for lying.
Richard Rhea indicated during a court hearing that talks between Jessica Mae Hardin, 28, and prosecutors may be under way.
Rhea represents the dead girl's grandmother, Joyce Hardin Garrard, 47.
Authorities say Garrard forced Savannah Hardin to run for about three hours in February as punishment for a lie, and Jessica Hardin failed to intervene. The girl collapsed and died three days later. Both women have entered not guilty pleas.
Jessica Hardin is charged with murder, which carries a possible life sentence, while Garrard is charged with capital murder, which could result in a death sentence.
Rhea mentioned the possibility of a deal after District Attorney Jimmie Harp told Circuit Judge William Ogletree that both women didn't necessarily need to be present for future hearings in their cases.
Rhea said it would violate Garrard's constitutional rights not to be notified when Hardin was due in court. Harp's request "almost doesn't pass the smell test," he said.
"There's a deal in the works. Somebody's about to get some quid pro quo," Rhea said.
Prosecutors and defense layers quickly began yelling across the courtroom at each other until Ogletree stepped in.
"Sit down, everybody!" the judge shouted from the bench. "I respect your abilities very much, but we're not going to turn this into a circus!"
Ogletree adjourned the hearing, leaving relatives of the two women seated in the audience.
Another lawyer for Garrard, Dani Bone, walked to the front of the seating area and told them any plea by Hardin wouldn't hurt the older woman since she would "just say what happened" at the house that day.
Ogletree didn't rule on a defense request to lower Jessica Hardin's bond, now set at $500,000 cash. But he did order prosecutors to provide both women with complete copies of a video recording that they initially submitted without the audio.
Lawyers didn't specify what the videotape contained. But during a previous hearing, prosecutors revealed that a school bus surveillance camera captured video and audio of Garrard telling the driver how she was going to punish Savannah for lying to her.
Ogletree has issued a gag order barring anyone involved in the case from talking to the media.
Savannah died Feb. 20, three days after she allegedly was made to run for three hours by her grandmother for eating chocolate candy bars on the school bus and then lying about it. She allegedly was made to carry firewood weighing up to 15 pounds while running. An autopsy showed the girl died from dehydration similar to that of a marathon runner.
Jessica Hardin is charged with murder because authorities say she did nothing to stop the punishment.
Garrard remains in jail with no bond set.


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Rights of Surviving Spouse
Sometimes someone dies and the surviving spouse discovers that the Will or Trust of the deceased spouse leaves out the surviving spouse or grants only a token share. Under Florida law, a surviving spouse is granted a variety of rights with regard to the estate of the deceased spouse which rights have priority over the provisions of a Will or Trust in conflict with such rights. These rights can be waived or modified in either a pre- or post-marital agreement, but otherwise cannot be denied to the surviving spouse. These rights include the right to claim exempt property, an elective share, a pretermitted spouse's share, a family allowance, and homestead rights.
Exempt Property – Florida law entitles a surviving spouse to claim up to two automobiles owned by the decedent and used for personal use, and household furnishings, furniture, and appliances up to a value of $20,000. This property is also free from the claims of creditors of the estate of the deceased spouse.
Elective Share – An elective share is the right of the surviving spouse to take a share of the deceased spouse's entire estate, including retirement funds and insurance policies, equal to 30 percent of the entire elective share estate (less property received), even if the Will or Trust leaves the surviving spouse less. The assertion and calculation of the elective share is a complex legal matter and should not be attempted without the assistance of an attorney versed in this law.
Pretermitted Spouse – If a spouse dies and had a Will made prior to the marriage which does not include the new spouse, then the surviving spouse is deemed a pretermitted spouse and is entitled to a share of the deceased spouse's estate equal to a spouse's intestate share under Florida Statutes, which is approximately one-half.
Family Allowance – A surviving spouse is entitled to seek an award of money called a family allowance up to a maximum of $18,000 from the deceased spouse's estate for support during probate administration.
Homestead – This is one of the most important rights of a surviving spouse. If a spouse dies and owns a home in his or her sole name used as the primary residence, the surviving spouse is granted certain rights in that property even though his or her name is not on the title. What interest in that property to which the surviving spouse is entitled will depend on various factors. It could range from a life estate (right to live on the property for the surviving spouse's remaining life), to the entire ownership. Also, sometimes the surviving spouse must make an election as to what interest he or she wants to take. There is a deadline for making such election.
Other Rights – There are other possible rights a surviving spouse may have. For instance, a surviving spouse may be entitled to benefits under an employer-furnished pension or retirement plans, life insurance, and annuities.
Spousal Rights – These rights granted to a surviving spouse are not dependent upon anything other than the person being legally married to the decedent at the time of death. Unlike dissolution of marriage, the length of the marriage makes no difference. You can be married a week or 50 years, and the surviving spouse's statutory rights are the same.
Divorce – An interesting corollary to the rights of a surviving spouse is what happens when a divorce occurs. Upon divorce, the former spouses are automatically, by law, removed as beneficiaries of each other's Will and certain financial assets.
The laws regarding the rights of surviving spouses are complicated and interrelated. Determining how they apply in a specific case requires the assistance of a knowledgeable and experienced probate attorney.
If you have questions or concerns regarding your rights as a surviving spouse, call probate attorney Eric S. Mashburn.


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Tips for taking your home entertainment experience to the backyard
In the 1940s, a new type of movie experience captured the fancy of people across the U.S. Called drive-ins, for the first time, these theaters allowed people to experience a popular form of entertainment outdoors.
While drive-in theaters have largely disappeared, the concept of watching movies outdoors in a casual setting with friends and food still has lots of appeal. As a result, today more people are creating a dedicated outdoor TV viewing space in their backyards.
The right TV
An outdoor viewing experience starts with a quality television. Because of the exposure to wind, dust and other elements, using a regular TV designed for an interior living space is not recommended. An online search for outdoor TVs produces models ranging from $500 to well into the thousands, depending on size and features. Even with a TV designed for the great outdoors, you'll want a cover to protect it from dirt and moisture when not in use.
And to get the maximum benefit from a great TV, you should pair it with CenturyLink's Prism TV with a wireless set-top box. As long as you have an electrical outlet, you can put the TV almost anywhere you want because you don't need to run cables or wires. If you elect to use a wired connection, you need to make certain power and cables are waterproofed and protected from the elements.
Keep it cool
Your outdoor entertainment space should be cool, both literally and figuratively. The weather is nice now, but before long we'll be enduring the blazing Arizona summer sun. You can make the space look and feel cool by using tips like adding the right vegetation and fans to keep the air moving. Connecting the outdoor entertainment space to a pool or a water feature also helps keep things cool.
Make some shade
While shade helps keep things cool, with an outdoor television it serves another purpose that is equally important. A shaded area for the TV will reduce the sun's glare, which otherwise can make any programming on the screen virtually disappear. There are some anti-glare screens available now and the type of shade structure you choose is limited only by your imagination. Pergola covers are a great way to dress up the outdoor space but make sure the materials you choose can stand up to the Arizona sun by using a UV protected fabric.
Light it up
Because the evening is undoubtedly the most popular time for entertaining, lighting becomes an important element in any outdoor area. Lighting also plays an important role as a safety issue.
"Lighting every step and grade change not only gives a festive ambiance, it ensures that there will be no accidents, particularly with stiletto heels," explains landscapingnetwork.com. "Augment this with mood lighting, but only after you've made sure edges, curbs or obstacles are fully visible after dark."
Seating options
There are many creative ideas for incorporating built-in seating to the landscaping of your outdoor living space. To make the most of your outdoor entertainment area, it needs to be a comfortable space. You certainly can use folding chairs or drag your dining room chairs outdoors to provide seating, but the area will probably get more use if you have a dedicated seating area.
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Heatherwood hospital birth unit is closed indefinitely
A Berkshire birthing unit, which closed due to staff shortages, is to remain shut indefinitely.
Heatherwood Hospital shut its Ascot Birth Centre in September after maternity leave and sickness left it without enough staff.
The hospital's chief executive, Philippa Slinger, said: "I'm trying to make certain that if we're going to reopen it, people can depend on it."
She said the problem was finding the employees with appropriate skills.
Ms Slinger described the Ascot Birth Centre as an "isolated" unit which required incredibly experienced staff who wanted to work in that kind of department.
She said that it was proving difficult to recruit midwives with those skills locally and she was looking at what other hospitals were doing in other parts of the country.


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Spore is far from a new game. It was released almost four years ago to a tremendous amount of hype, in part due to it's lead designer having a history of simulation games including the blockbuster SimCity and The Sims franchises. It received some criticism due to that hype, but it still turned out to be a fantastic game even if it hasn't been awarded the same legacy and future that The Sims holds.
Spore is a simulation game based around evolution where you take a species from being a mere cell in an ocean to a galactic, space-bourn empire. Through the game you are slowly introduced to more civilised concepts of unity and, through hostile or friendly measures, eventually achieve world and galactic domination. As part of our look back on some of our favourite Mac games as part of Gaming Month, let's take a look at this ambitious game.
Cell Stage
The first stage of Spore is Cell Stage. After a short cinematic of a meteorite falling to earth your avatar breaks free and starts to roam the ocean. There's pretty much only one aim here: eat food. You don't even have to worry about survival, since you'll just respawn without any loss of anything you've gained up to that point.
Depending on your choice when you setup your game, you'll either be a herbivore or a carnivore, and will therefore either eat meat — chunks floating in the ocean already or ones you gain by killing another cell — or plant matter. Eating food gives you DNA points which earns progress up to a final point in which you can evolve to land. DNA points also allow you to purchase new parts for your cell which results in the ability to better fight off other cells or eat other types of food.
Each stage of Spore is roughly reminiscent on an existing game, with Cell Stage resembling flOw and featuring similar physics and fluid dynamics that add an extra dimension to the game. Cell Stage is sort of a souped up Pacman; it's fun but fortunately doesn't go on for too long.
Creature Stage
As your being eats enough food to progress, you'll eventually be given the option to advance and evolve into a land creature. You'll enter your avatar editor once again and be tasked with tweaking your cell into something capable of living on land before a cinematic of you leaving the ocean plays.
Creature Stage is very similar to Cell Stage. You're thrown into a game world inhabited by other species and your own and must earn DNA points in order to achieve eventual evolution to the next stage. While you do need to eat, food isn't the main way of earning DNA points in this stage; instead, you need to either befriend or exterminate other species. Performing friendly or hostile interactions with other species — the intensity of which are determined by the parts on your creature, unlocked by befriending/killing species or interacting with piles of bones in the world — earns you points with a bonus for totally eradicating or allying with the species.
The world in Creature Stage is much bigger and you can run into rare features such as crashed or flying spacecraft, spice geysers (which will become very important in later stages) or unusual landmarks. However, the stage does get repetitive after time and could have benefited from being shortened. Fortunately, though, this is the only stage of the game that does feel too long.
Tribal Stage
Creature Stage introduces the player slowly to the concept of civilisation as you grow a pack of animals to help you to befriend or kill other species. At the end of the stage your species becomes more sapient and forms a tribe from the nest it called home.
Again, Tribal Stage doesn't introduce any radical new gameplay concepts. You still need to opt for a hostile or friendly approach, or a mix of them both, and interact with other species to progress. You need to either ally or destroy all the other villages in your game world to progress on from this stage, but this is no longer about the sum of your parts. Instead, the stage introduces the player to using tools to help in passive, friendly or hostile missions by purchasing buildings in their village.
Tribal Stage also introduces the player to a greater sense of economy, using food as a currency. Fortunately it's pretty much constantly available from animals (eggs and meat), the ocean (fish), trees and plants (fruit) or by stealing from other villages. This food both supplies your villagers with nutrition and is used to purchase new buildings for the village, afford new members of your tribe and as a method for offering gifts to other tribes or enticing more primitive animals to live in your village and lay eggs to collect as more food.
This part of the game is particularly well done. It doesn't push the player into anything that's too difficult to instantly pick up nor does it consist of repetitive tasks.
Civilisation Stage
As Creature is to Cell, Civilisation is to Tribal. Civilisation Stage resembles a technological advancement in your species as it becomes capable of engineering ground, sea and air vehicles in addition to conducting diplomatic relations. Your species establishes an economic, military or religious philosophy based on your actions in the earlier stages and use this as a method of taking or converting other civilisations on the planet.
Just like interacting with tribes in the previous stage, in Civilisation players communicate and interact with other settlements — your planet's civilisation are now all of the same species, although tribes of others still exist and can be found on the planet — and use vehicles as a proxy for this. Again, Spore does a good job of not needing nor pushing complex concepts on the player but doesn't result in a repetitive experience. It's different but intuitive enough that it doesn't feel so.
In doing it's job of preparing the player for the final stage, this part of the game pushes a greater sense of economy on the player. Cities earn money for the player, as does claiming geysers of valuable spice on the planet's surface (try to claim these as soon as possible when only your civilisation exists because, as new ones establish themselves, they'll be claimed by others). More money is earned by adding more factories to cities, but this must be offset by entertainment buildings to ensure citizen happiness. Vehicles also cost money and budgeting expenditure to the correct areas is important to avoiding slow progression.
As with each stage there's customisation tools here too, perhaps more so than any other. You can too create your citizen's dress, but more importantly design all the vehicles and buildings in the world. I'm not a big fan of doing this, though, so it's fortunate you can use the Sporepedia to populate with other creations. If you've logged in to Spore's online service, the Sporepedia is populate by other player's content and their creations can appear in your worlds, much like their species can appear in the Creature Stage, etc.
Space Stage
At the end of the Civilisation Stage your species advances to such a state that it can engineer spacecraft to leave the planet. Space Stage is really the primary part of Spore, although the choices you made in the earlier stages do influence the gameplay in this stage slightly, especially in the tools made available to you and their price.
In Space Stage your aim is to grow your empire. Planets produce spice — adding more factories to colonies and cities still results in more efficient spice production — which can then be sold at varying prices, with various types and different rarities. This money can then be used to buy tools that enhance hostile or friendly interactions with other empires whom you may encounter through exploration of the galaxy, form new colonies and upgrade your spacecraft. You can also find and subsequently sell or collect rare items in addition to being rewarded for performing tasks for other empires and your colonies.
Space Stage does not have a real end, although you can level up. However, after that the game continues and little is changed. Similar to the "official" ending of Minecraft once you've defeated the Ender Dragon, there is an ultimate goal to Spore, even if the game continues after then. Reaching the centre of the universe triggers a cutscene that forms the "end" of the game, a difficult task since it requires significant travel from the player's homeworld and requires navigating the sprawling and hostile territory governed by The Grox.
If it were released in 2012, Spore probably wouldn't win any awards for graphics. However, there is a cartoonish charm to it's presentation that doesn't attempt to be too realistic. Creations can be made to be overtly cartoonish and unrealistic but as is the nature of a game that doesn't try too hard to be scientifically realistic.
Spore particularly excels in audio with sound effects being well distinguished between the stages. The ambient music in Spore is particularly good and just good stuff to listen even outside of the game.
Spore is essentially an amalgamation of five much more simple games with the added dynamic of events in the previous stages having some influence on the current one. Standing alone, these individual stages mightn't be as credible (although they'd make killer iPad games!) but combined they make for an ambitious project. It might not live up to the insane amount of hype it received prior to original launch or be scientifically accurate, but it does result in a fun experience. Plus, it doesn't suffer from any performance or stability problems through it's use of Cider like The Sims 3 does on OS X (at least, it hasn't for me playing this game on three systems or on the three previous iterations of OS X).
You can pick up Spore for less than twenty dollars now which I'd say is definitely worth it. Spore will still give a few hours of play and the various possible routes you can take your species mean it has some replay value. Although it hasn't received the same legacy as The Sims, Spore does have one expansion pack, Galactic Adventures, that adds some more goal-based gameplay through mini-games that take place on planets and can be produced and shared by players.
Spore's a fantastic game and, four years on, the price reduction only means it offers better value.


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Originally posted by muzzleflash
Saudi Arabia is a hornets nest. This is the truth.
Afghanistan and Iraq were nothing compared to this species. This is like your Killer Bee style of extremism.
You cannot whack this nest with a stick, that's begging for a disaster.
Maybe that's why the US Govt chooses the failed policy of "Appeasement" , because they fear whacking the nest of killer suicide bomb-laden hornets.edit on 18-4-2013 by muzzleflash because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by muzzleflash
This is a highly speculative topic
Originally posted by MystikMushroom
I wonder if we aren't secretly arming enemies of Saudi Arabia?
Originally posted by UMayBRite!
Originally posted by muzzleflash
This is a highly speculative topic
Or is it? Lindsey Williams, the Baptist peacher who claims to have high insider connections, says
that Saudi Arabia is next after Syria. Syria is apparently taking longer than originally anticipated.


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January 20, 2013 --Manti Te'o has granted his first on-camera interview since he claimed he was the victim of a hoax to Katie Couric.
Couric will sit down with the Notre Dame football star and his parents, Brian and Ottilia Te'o.
Te'o claimed he was the victim of a hoax after it was revealed that his much talked about girlfriend never existed and her death was faked.
Tune into to ABC7 Chicago on Thursday, January 24 at 3 p.m. CST to watch the interview on "Katie".
Couric will also preview the interview on ABC News platforms.


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Georgia temperatures are beginning to heat up. And so is the rhetoric over the proposed 1 percent sales tax hike to fund metro Atlanta transportation projects.
Transportation tax opponent Steve Brown recently told metro voters that Portland, Ore., is a cautionary tale for fans of public transit.
Yes, Portland. That town whose residents are so in love with its buses and rail that others mock them for it.
An attendee at a forum hosted by the Republican Women of Cherokee County called MARTA a business failure and asked panelists why the 10-year tax would fund a slate of projects that include public transit.
That's when Brown, a Fayette County commissioner, brought up Portland. He called it "the most transit-friendly city in the United States of America."
"And they've never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership in the past 12 years," Brown said.
The metro Atlanta tax, which is up for a vote July 31, would raise about $7.2 billion for road and transit projects, or as much as $8.5 billion after inflation. It would fund 157 projects in metro Atlanta, including roads, bridges and rail. No rail is slated for Cherokee County.
Brown opposes the tax for a number of reasons. One is that he thinks it would fund too much mass transit.
First, a word on "ridership." Transportation policy wonks use this term to refer to a very specific thing, and it's not what Brown described.
"Ridership" is the number of times a passenger boards public transportation. In metro Portland, that number is rising.
Fourth quarter 2002 data show there were about 288,000 boardings on Portland's TriMet public transit system on an average weekday, according to the American Public Transportation Association. Ten years later, it was 323,000. That's an increase of about 12 percent.
(This does not necessarily mean more people are riding TriMet. Ridership can increase if passengers make more transfers.)
We realize, though, that average folks might not care about the technical definition of "ridership." Brown spoke in percentage terms, so we think it's fair to say that the audience got the impression that he was talking about the percentage of Portland-area residents who ride transit.
Brown backed up his point by sending PolitiFact Georgia data from the U.S. Census Bureau's yearly American Community Survey. They describe what forms of transportation commuters use to get to their jobs.
They showed that from 1997 through 2008, between 12 percent and 15 percent of Portlanders mainly used public transportation to get to work. The most recent ACS data showed this percentage remained near 12 percent from 2006 through 2010.
Brown sent us other surveys by the city of Portland that show similar results.
The share of commuters shrinks to about 6 percent when you include metro workers who live outside the city's boundaries, according to ACS data. This number has also held steady in recent years.
But commutes are only one part of the story. Riders also use it to go to school or events, to run errands, or to take trips to the airport.
We talked to Jarrett Walker, a public transit expert whom Brown suggested we contact. Walker's website is where Brown got his ACS numbers. We also talked to Alan Pisarski, an expert on road congestion and how people use different forms of transportation.
Pisarski said the "lion's share" of trips on public transit are for work, and the percentage of commuters who use it during the height of rush hour can have the greatest impact on traffic congestion.
But, Pisarski said, the ACS measures commuter behavior only.
Walker thinks it's a bad idea to predict the effects of an expanded MARTA system based on Portland's experience. The success of a planned system depends more on how the land around potential stations develops.
"It doesn't matter much how many people use it occasionally or the balance between regular and occasional riders," Walker told PolitiFact Georgia.
Nationally, commuting trips make up about 60 percent of transit rides, according to data from a five-year study by the American Public Transportation Association that was released in 2007.
A 2010 survey by TriMet found that 80 percent of adults in the system's service area ride it. Some 43 percent use the system occasionally, regularly or frequently.
Of TriMet's frequent and regular riders, 44 percent use it primarily to travel to work while 26 percent use it primarily for school.
These percentages have held steady for the past 10 years, TriMet data showed.
The survey's sample size of 1,000 adults is small and the research was conducted by an agency with a big stake in the results, but we think TriMet's findings are reasonable. We compared its results with the ACS and found they square with each other.
Our ruling:
If Brown said that the percentage of Portland adults who use public transit to get to work has stayed between 12 percent and 15 percent, his claim would have been accurate.
But that's not what he said. Brown said Portland has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years."
This gives the impression that only a tiny percentage of adults in TriMet's service area use the system. But a credible source of data shows that about 40 percent use it a couple of times a month or more. Include infrequent riders and that number climbs to 80 percent.
Furthermore, "ridership," as transit experts understand it, is up.
Brown's statement would be correct if he were just talking about Portland commuters.
But the actual "ridership" (Brown's word) increases substantially when you include the people who use rail a few times a month. Throw in infrequent riders and the number skyrockets.
Brown's statement is misleading and needs a lot of context to move any higher on the Truth-O-Meter.
He earns a Half True.
Georgia temperatures are beginning to heat up. And so is the rhetoric over the proposed 1 percent sales tax hike to fund metro Atlanta transportation projects.


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This fencing camp is a must for fencers that want to boost their game leading into the 2014 Summer National Fencing Championship in Columbus, Ohio: to reach their top performance in this important competition
Campbell, CA (PRWEB) May 27, 2014
The intensive two-week fencing camp will provide special training to foil and epee fencers who want to improve their game before heading to the Summer National Championship in Columbus, Ohio. This Academy of Fencing Masters' fencing camp is specifically designed to improve the physical condition of athletes, strengthen fencing technique, and hone tactical skills in order to prepare the fencers for their peak performance during the ultimate competition of the year. The camp is directed by world-class AFM Coaches Alexandr Maximovich and Natasha Maximovich, Ph.D. who have decades of experience coaching top athletes, including national, world, and Olympic champions.
The AFM Summer Nationals Preparation Fencing Camp is the ideal intensive training opportunity for competitive fencers to help them prepare for national-level competitions and it includes:
- Physical training and conditioning
- Footwork, drills, and developmental exercises
- Coached open bouting
- Bout tactics and strategy
- Situational simulation and preparation for different scenarios during competition
- Mental training for success
In addition to physical training, campers will work with a sports psychologist. Sports psychology is an important part of the camp program and is fully integrated with every other aspect of the camp work. The sports psychologist will conduct daily group and individual sessions that are aimed at helping athletes realize their full competitive potential through goal setting, proper mental preparation, and overcoming problems that fencers face before and during competition.
Coaches will work with each participant to improve fencing skills and provide individual constructive feedback on technique and on-strip strategies. On-strip strategies help the athletes to adjust their game during fencing bouts at different stages and phases of the competition. Each athlete will be challenged to think critically and develop approaches and methods to improve their fencing performance and empower themselves in their own training after the camp.
"Coaches Alexandr Maximovich and Natasha Maximovich have tremendous experience running fencing camps from club to national level," explained Irina Chirashnya, founder of Academy of Fencing Masters. "This fencing camp is a must for fencers that want to boost their game leading into the 2014 Summer National Fencing Championship in Columbus, Ohio: to reach their top performance in this important competition."
The camp starts on June 9 and runs till June 20, excluding Sunday. On each camp weekday, the camp training hours are 9am till 4pm, with drop-off available starting at 8am and pickup going until 5pm. On Saturday June 14 the camp hours are 1pm till 4pm, with drop-off starting at noon and pickup going until 5pm (extended drop-off and pickup hours are included in the price).
The cost of the camp is $945 for the two-week session and $595 for one week only (either first or second).
"As the name implies, this camp will immediately benefit those competitive fencers that go to the Summer National Championship," continued Chirashnya. "However, those who cannot make it to Columbus will still reap a huge value from the camp, as they will greatly improve their skills and conditioning and will learn tools for their training and fencing going forward".
The AFM Summer Nationals Preparation Fencing Camp is open to AFM members and non-members alike from 8-18 years old.
For further information and registration, go to askFRED.net.
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The PDOIS is said to have sent out invites to other opposition groups in The Gambia in hopes to reach consensus for a coalition that will take on President Yahya Jammeh in December.
Gambia's oppositions have until early November to select a single candidate or have individual parties forced to run against Mr. Jammeh on their own.
Without a coalition, Jammeh is sure to finish the race to Marina Parade with a landslide over the deeply divided opposition.
Modou Nyang is a coordinator for the PDOIS in the Diaspora. He is hopeful that political leaders in the country will take his party's invite serious and emerge with a positive resolution.
PDOIS have been advocating for an inter-party primary though some parties had discrepancies over "equal delegate representation" due to party sizes. Some opposition leaders opted for a non-partisan independent led coalition but positions have not shifted much, even with the emergence of Dr. Isatou Touray, a rights defender as an independent candidate.
"All options are open at this stage, or I suppose they are. Since we now have a declared candidate that does not belong to a party, the modalities to accommodate that would be devised," Nyang said.
Presidential candidates in The Gambia must have at least 5,000 endorsements and the PDOIS proposed that those nominators be the voters at a primary.
The Gambia's main opposition UDP said last week that it would first support a party-led coalition and if that fails, may endorse an independent candidate who will only serve two years or have its presidential hopeful run under the party's platform.
But party-led coalition talks have always failed over leadership.
Nyang said anything below the constitutionally sanctioned 5 year term is dependent on the partners to agree but what is fundamental is that any coalition government would have to be a limited government concerned mostly with establishing a level playing field for multi party electoral contest.
PDOIS did not send representative to a youth-led inter-party coalition talk, which last months. Two other parties, GDC and NRP withdrew from the talks but a resolution from the mediation committee seeks a non-partisan independent candidate who will serve only one term.


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Midwest Young Artists Youth Music School's Symphony Orchestra - Final Season Concert at Northwestern University
Sunday night at Pick-Staiger concert hall in Evanston, Dr. Allan Dennis and his young musicians presented another highly anticipated concert marking the end of the spring term at Midwest Young Artists. I attended the day's final concert with the Symphony Orchestra, and after a healthy combination of Mahler and three shorter works, "20 Years of Excellence" (the theme of the all-day affair) seemed an apt description both for the concert as well as the MYA mission in general. Such lofty and ambitious ideals are not uncommon in organized youth activities of all kinds, but rarely are these goals met with such convincing certainty as with the many ensembles of the Fort Sheridan-based enterprise. As is customary in these final concerts, Dennis gave a moving tribute to the graduating seniors, with a pre-recorded monologue accompanying a stroll through the orchestra and the distribution of single red roses to those who were playing in their final concert, some after involvements that lasted up to six years. The reciprocal devotion between mentor. student, and parent was palpable. Weber's opera Der Freishschütz forever changed the course of German opera away from the fashionable early 19th century Italian style toward more romantic and nationalist tendencies. While modern American listeners rarely get the opportunity to hear the full opera, the overture has long been a staple among concert openers. The performance opened with a deep, rich string sound, while Theodore Mavrakis' lovely clarinet solo and the stirring horn choruses were especially memorable. Next up were vivid, colorful renditions of orchestral interludes from two Italian opera potboilers. The Intermezzo from Mascagni's Cavalliera Rusticana was sensitively rendered, and audience could almost sense the calm before the storm that erupts in the opera following this tuneful interlude. Verdi's "Triumphal March" from Aida captured just the right spirit of majestic nobility. Nathaniel Mitchell's stirring solo trumpet was a noteworthy highlight. Even the best youth orchestras rarely tackle the mammoth symphonies of Mahler, but Dennis is correct in believing that his talent pool is up to the task. While the Symphony No. in D Major ("Titan") is not as thorny and intricate as some of the later works, it requires long range planning and depth of talent in every section of the orchestra. From the haunting strain of the long opening drone, it was clear that the potential was in place for a stirring and memorable reading. The first few minutes featured a number of fine woodwind solos that effortlessly portraying the sounds of a waking forest. Flutist Kathryn Chiodo and clarinetist Theodore Mavrakis were especially adept at creating the composer's flittering bird calls. This homage to nature was further underlined by off-stage trumpets and the horn section's exhilarating hunting calls. The primary tune of the movement is borrowed from the composer's "Songs of a Wayfarer", and the essential lyrical nature of the melody requires musicians who are sensitive to this core impulse. The cello section deserves special kudos for their shapely, legato reading. The full forces of the orchestra brought the final measures of the movement to a jubilant finish. Mahler's scherzos often take the form of a "Ländler", a rustic Austrian forerunner to the waltz. The lower strings set the stage for a robust and jolly account of the movement. In the composer's original program notes (later set aside by Mahler as a possible impediment for listeners), this marks the spot where the hero sets sail for adventures, and the orchestra performed with the energy and dash one expects for such an occasion. The clarinets and double reeds played with rambunctious verve, and the violins were endearing in the central serenade. The opening measures of the third movement funeral march include a rare solo for double bass intoning the familiar tune Frere Jacque in minor mode, accompanied only by the tympani. The sources of the score seem to allow for the melody played by the entire section, an interpretation exploited in Bernard Haitink's landmark recording of the symphony with the CSO. Dennis chose this later option, and his 10-member section responded with expressive warmth, avoiding the balance issues that can be a liability. At the end of the movement, bassoonist Marissa Takaki intoned the same theme as an eerie echo of the original statement. According to the program, the finale recounts the hero's progress "dall' Inferno al Paradiso". Dennis' forces attacked the opening with full-throated fury, led by thrilling exclamations from the percussion section. Once again the woodwinds' birdcalls were delightfully evocative, and the violinists (lead by concertmaster Rachel Stenzel) were at their lyrical best. The horn section again did yeoman's work, and despite all of the sound and fury, balances were kept in check. There are few moments on the concert stage that can deliver the visceral thrill of the standing brass in the closing pages of the symphony. Not only did the trumpets, horns and trombones deliver the goods, they also served as a fitting symbol of the accomplishments of these talents youngsters. For this concert at least, the goal of "20 Years of Excellence" was marked with bona fide triumph.
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UPDATED: Brian Keene weighs in
#1- A New Age of Fuckery
#2 - Permuted Press Part 2, or, Solidarity Isn't Just For Unions
Re: #PermutedPress
Well, Roy C. Booth and I had a book releasing on October 28th, now we don't and here's why:
Permuted Press decided they didn't want to honor a contract that was signed over a year ago. We were told repeatedly that our book was on track to be released via multiple emails, with the most recent dated Oct 3rd. Then out of the blue, on Oct 9, Permuted President, Michael L. Wilson sent out a mass email to over 100 authors and informed them that all pending and future releases (except for a select few) would be released in ebook only. Mind you Permuted has our print rights, among others. So naturally, I emailed them back and asked two very distinct questions:
1) What does this mean for MORTUARY OF MADNESS release and now the rights that you have, if you are not going to exercise POD/Paperback rights, do they revert back to us? If not, then we have a major issue.
2) What does this mean about a backlist book, ie, IF GOD DOESN'T SHOW, does the POD/Paperback cease there as well? And if so, do those rights revert back?
the response was direct and to the point: "...All backlist titles, including If God Doesn't Show, will not be affected by the new changes in policy. Mortuary of Madness will be released as an ebook only, and not be in print...Permuted will retain all rights per the contract, whether or not the books are released in ebook or print."
Say what?!? You have no intention of exercising print rights, yet you are keeping them. More importantly, you are telling me this 20 days before release, after you previously sent me an email saying nothing of the sort.
So, I did some digging.
Edited with new info via Jake Bible: At a convention in Nashville (which all authors were invited, but only a handful could afford to attend) back in September, President Michael L. Wilson told that group of Permuted authors the plan to go ebook only and halt the release schedule and told/asked them NOT to discuss this plan in the Permuted Facebook authors group. They were told, according to Jake Bible, they could talk amongst themselves, but not about in the private group. Hence the uproar, with over 100 authors being blindsided with this news days before release.
Read that last sentence again. Go ahead, I'll wait.
So instead of being up front with their entire roster, Permuted Press decided to act as if everything was business as usual and LIE to their authors. Yes, an outright, deliberate decision to LIE to their authors by continued emails assuring me, and others, their books were on schedule, when they had no intention of honoring that schedule.
This is just my personal situation, you can read even more about their deceptive practices and the monetary damage they're causing here on Gabrielle Faust's Blog
I'm sure in the coming days, we'll start to hear even more stories of the damage they've caused.
Updated: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1550478995182689&id=100006618100242
As for those authors that knew this was coming and chose to keep quiet, I hope karma is real nice to you.
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Anne Murray wanted the television commercial for her new album, What a Wonderful World, to reflect the tone of the songs -- "inspirational classics" chosen by Murray from pop, gospel and folk. She approved of the basic formula: entertainer in idyllic setting lip-syncs the highlights as the song titles scroll and a voice-over pitches.
Murray, beloved for the warmth and sincerity of her music, had only one caveat about staging for the spot's director: "I said if anybody puts me anywhere near a trellis I'm going to shoot them."
There is no trellis in the commercial promoting what has become, for Murray, a surprise hot seller.
"I'm just as happy as can be because I haven't had an album [sell] like this in years and years and years," says the Nova Scotia native, 55, who is booked Sunday at Florida Atlantic University Center Auditorium in Boca Raton and Monday at the Coral Springs Center.
A paid television campaign was a novelty for Murray -- a four-time Grammy winner with a clutch of gold and platinum albums in a 33-year recording career straddling country and pop -- and a response of sorts to another medium that no longer supported her. Radio used to love Murray's plaintive hits, including 1969's Snowbird and the Grammys' best pop vocal performance of 1978, You Needed Me.
Talking by telephone from her home near Toronto, Murray takes the long view of losing favor with radio.
"It's the evolution of things," she says, "and I don't have any hard feelings. It's just that I know I have an audience because when I go out to play, they're there ... and we had to find a way to let people know that this [new album] was out there."
Making an album of "inspirational" music presented other challenges. Her record label wanted hymns only. She demurred. "For me, a Catholic girl, to do an album of hymns of strictly Baptist or Presbyterian orientation is dishonest," she says.


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Lux Build
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I. Introduction
II. Summoner Spells, Runes, Masteries & Why
III. General Tips/Skills
V. Item explanation
VI. Vocabulary
I. Introduction
Hello! This is my very first guide and it is on my favorite and best champion, Lux. This part of the guide will explain what the rest of it will be about. Lux is a nuke and a mage. She is able to destroy the whole enemy team with a pentakill and use her ultimate every 24 seconds. She's also very good at checking ganks, CCing the team, and being an overall GREAT support hero. She is very squishy, and should always be in the back of the fight, exploiting the range of her skills. Lux should ALWAYS be built with cooldown reduction. This is because, with 40% CDR, she will be able to use her devasting ultimate every 24 seconds. This is a slightly advanced guide, and the acronyms will be posted at the end.
II. Summoner Spells, Runes, Masteries & Why
The most key runes you need are blue CDR reduction runes. It is up to you whether you like flat or per level. The key parts are to have at least enough CDR that with Frozen Heart you will be capped. Your masteries will also need to involve the increase in buff duration because before you get frozen heart you can pick up blue buff to max your CDR. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN BEING LUX![ You NEEEEEED to have 40% CDR.
Here we go with summoner spells. First I'd like to say, smite, revive, or rally are terrible on Lux. Never pick them. No reason is needed. The BEST choices for summoner spells are either:
Second best choices:
The reason Ghost is the very best choice you can have on Lux is that it is amazing for escapes, chases, and map coverage. Flash is for the same reason, Lux is very squishy. Teleport could be a nice choice to save a tower from being backdoored. Clairvoyance s also a nice spell because map awareness is always a plus.
The reason Exhaust, Ignite, and Fortify are second best choices is because they aren't as needed. For example, you already have 2 slows, so why exhaust? You also have enough dps and are a little to squishy and vulnerable to carry around Ignite. If you are doing ranked, Fortify could be nice if no one else has it.
III. General Tips/Skills
I think a lot of people might wonder why I max W before Q. The reason is simple. Q is NOT our main damage output. E is. Lux uses her Q to snare, and then tie in her ult while they are snared. Leveling up Q does NOT increase the snare duration. Though with W, you can shield your teammates from damage and it is an amazing tool to help us act as support in teamfights. Also, SPAM YOUR ULT. You can, it has a 24 sec cooldown, don't save it till a teamfight. Lux can easily walk behind someone, and do the standard attack combo.
Q>Auto attack once>Ult>Auto attack once>E>Auto attack once
Easy as that, the enemy is dead! The reason for the auto attacks is to abuse our passive. You can also 5v1 defend a turret with your ult while waiting for your team to revive/come. Also, practice using your ult! Getting that snipe off a run away is always nice.
Your wtfboom (ult) turns into a 24 second machine before frozen heart. And kill a lot of people. Or steal Baron. Or clearing a minion line. This is the most amazing thing to Lux. If you can't get the buff, then WHO THE **** CARES. You are Lux. You don't need this buff, this buff is just the silencer on the tip of your pistol. But be sure to tell your team blue buff turns you into a ****ing rapist so they will let you get it/take it from them early game.
V. Item explanation
Ok. So. Here we go.
Are your core. Archangel's staff fixes all of your mana problems forever. Mejai's Soulstealer gives you that extra AP boost because 2 of our items to benefit us with AP. Frozen Heart gives you some AP from Archangel's and the all-needed CDR. Sorcerer's Shoes gives us 20 mpen and movespeed! The items I use that follow are Banshee's veil for some extra health/mana plus an epic shield and MR. And then I get Zhonya's Ring for the amazing AP boost.
VI. Vocabulary
Thing heard in game or apply to things in game
b = back, fall back, they're coming for you
back = fall back, they're coming for you
care = be careful, they may be coming for you
oom = out of mana
lom = low on mana
focus = To target a player. Meaning that as a team you all will all focus on a specified hero to kill first.
top, mid, bottom = the lanes in LoL. With the flip camera option, the top and bottom may be switched for some people.
lane = the road like expanses that contain towers and lead to and from the bases
river = The river which cuts across the map diagonally
jungle = The mass of treeses and paths that exist between the lanes
neuts = neutrals
neutrals = The creep-enemies who live in the jungle
bp, pill, pilling = blue pilling, going back to base
base, basing = blue pilling, going back to base
shop,buy = To go back to base to go shopping
brush = The large grass in LoL which causes your hero to be hidden to people outside of the brush
grass = see brush
sigils = Temporary buffs granted to a player by defeating the Golem and the Elder Lizard. These buffs transfer to the killer in the event that the hero dies with the sigil.
buff = Typically a temporary increase to some stat(s)
passive = An ability which is not activated but helps a character. For example, Morgana's passive allows her to heal a small % of the damage her spells inflict. Passives usually apply only to the hero who has them.
aura = A 'passive' which applies not only to the hero who has it, but also to heroes within the given range for the aura. A shareable passive.
dd = direct damage ability. Typically DDs are unavoidable: Click ability, click target, profit. For example: Annie's Q fireball.
skillshot = an ability that fires a projectile that can be dodged. For example: Morgana's cage, Ashe's ultimate arrow
aoe = area of effect
pbaoe = point blank area of affect. The area of effect is centered around the caster such as Nunu's Ultimate or any aura.
backdoor= To attack the enemies towers and base without the cover of your creeps there
ult = ultimate ability. The R Ability.
unique = In LoL certain auras/passive are unique, meaning they do not stack.
last hit = Getting the very last hit, or killing blow.
AP = Ability Power. The stat which boosts the effectiveness of abilities.
miss, mia = Missing, missing in action. Commonly used to describe when a hero is missing from a lane and may indicate to the team that a gank may happen.
juke, juking = When being chased, juking is to fool your pursuers. Typically this happens in the jungle. A successful juke could range from eluding the enemy by exploiting line of sight, or could simply cause the enemy to mistarget a spell.
feed = A player who dies constantly feeds the other team (via the gold reward for killing someone). Being called a feeder is not a compliment. A player who is fed has a lot of kills.
gg = good game.
gj = good job.
ms = movement speed
baron, nashor, worm = the big worm like boss that gives a noticeable buff to the whole team when killed.
gl hf - good luck, have fun, usually an encouraging sportsmanlike phrase said before a game, sometimes sarcastically used "gl solo baron"
push - to gather up a creep wave and attempt to destroy an enemy tower "I'm going to push bottom"
d, defend - to sit at a tower and/or inhibitor and attempt to avoid confrontation while stopping the enemy from killing the objective "I'm gonna d mid"
gank - to go (often with more than one player) to try and kill an enemy, often by surprise "lets gank bottom"
tp - summoner spell telleport used to traverse the map "Ill tp back in"
heal - either the summoner spell, a champion ability, or the act of returning to base to regenerate HP and mana "you should heal"
harass - to annoy the enemy with small bursts of non lethal damage, often forcing them to go heal or be set up for a gangk.
bait - to deliberately appear in a position to be easily ganged so as to lure 1 or more players to be gangked by your team "go bait them in to the jungle"
Disable = A Disable is a debuff that usually prevents some kind of action on the player. Stuns, roots, silences are all examples of disables
Stun = A debuff which prevents any action by a champion (summoner spells excluded)
Root = A debuff which prevents any movement by a champion (summoner spells excluded)
Silence = A debuff which prevents any abilities being used by a champion (summoner spells excluded)
Farm = Farming involves the amassing of gold for player. This is usually best done by killing a lot of creeps and killing them very quickly. Certain Heroes like Ashe and Tristana are great farmers: The first has a +gold passive, and the latter has an AOE passive.
Things heard outside of the game or apply to outside of the game
vent = Ventrilo. It is voice communication software used to coordinate as a team. LoL has its own vent server: See the sticky in the beta general for more information.
build = how a champion and its summoner is built. For champions this may includes the items one buys on a champion, and the order one gets a champion's skills. For summoners, this refers to their masteries and rune selections.
carry = A character who, if played properly, wins late game fights for a team. Typically these heroes are weak early game and require a lot of farming.
tank = Character with a lot of HP and likely armor/resistance. Whose job is to initiate battles with the enemy players/turrets as to draw damage onto himself.
dps = Damage per second. Also referes to characters who job it is to deal damage (As opposed to support and tanks)
burst = A large volume of damage done quickly and typically then very little sustained follow up damage.
support = Characters who job it is to support other characters: Healers, buffers, etc
runes = Refers to LoL's rune system, however this term is overloaded and some players also refer to sigils as runes
talents = A non-canon term for masteries
mastery, masteries = The talent-tree system of LoL
Dota = Defense of the the Ancients. A mod for War3 that virtually launched the moba genre
moba = multiplayer online battle arena
elo = The score a person has in the Ranking system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system
leave, leaver = To quit a game before it is over.
raqequit = To quit a game in anger (Being killed, losing)
disc, dc = disconnect from a game.
Bearon = The Ultimate League of Legend Champion. A bear of nobility from Rabilov.
Coral = The color of Adjudicators elected in a fair democratic process. Penny then proceeded to invalidate the election and instead we got dodger blue.
adjudicator = Either an older beta tester, or a beta tester whose skill in game or feedback out of game have been noted.
skin = Items that give a Champion a new look (Costumes, clothes, etc)
champion = The particular character that you as the summoner control
hero = non-canon name for a champion
summoner = Your representation in the game. Essentially you are the puppet master of your selected Champion and you have your own summoner abilities along with the champion's abilities.
deny, denie's= Basically last hitting your own creep. This mechanic does not exist in LoL. In Dota this would prevent the other from earning the gold and experience for killing the creep.
Thanks for taking the time to read my guide. This was my very first guide so all constructive criticism and feedback is welcome! If you would like to play with me please send me a friend request in-game. My in-game name is "Paran0ia"


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Tanjung Ular Beach is a pretty famous coastal in Mentok, West Bangka. The beach located about 12 km from the city of Mentok through several malay villages and chinese villages. This beach is called Tanjung ular because yore there are many snakes in that place and the road to the beach is also shaped like a snake.
Tanjung Ular beach, best beach family tourism. Along the way from Mentok to the shore, we will be presented the beautiful verdant scenery of Menumbing hills. This hill is very popular in the province of Bangka Belitung, because at the top of Menumbing Hills is a place where the first president of Indonesia Ir Soekarno been exiled by the Dutch. Believe me, Starting from the beginning of this journey, we have presented a broad view of the blue ocean. The road to the beach is a new paved so the trip becomes comfortable.
Tanjung Ular Beach is beach which visited by many people of the city on weekends besides to Tanjung Kalian Beach. At Tanjung Ular Beach you will see the lighthouse Same with Tanjung Kalian Beach, But the lighthouse on the Tanjung Ular Beach is smaller and made of iron frame with a mini lighthouse same with Tanjung Berikat Beach mini lighthouse (Lubuk Besar Central Bangka) and Lampu Island mini lighthouse (Penyusuk Beach, Belinyu Bangka).
Theres a bases of Fishermen snuggle their boat beside of lighthouse. Largely a fisherman in this area from the chinese. On the left side before crossing the Menumbing Hill, there is a large stone shaped like shells and big like a house. The people there call it the Balai Rock. Stones are considered sacred, its also often used as a place of prayer for Bangka Chinese and migrants.
Tanjung Ular Beach such as typical beaches in the West Bangka have the color of sand that looked a bit yellow when compared to the beach located in other areas. The beach is sandy yellowish white with red-colored rocks are slippery and artistic variety. Unlike the beaches in other areas which are granite. Tanjung Ular Beach are very long and quite gently sloping beaches.
is perfect for weekend trips family vacation with the beauty of coral reefs, This Beach provides tremendous appeal for the Beach Lover
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