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Mark Millar said 5-10 Franchises that Fox can make. What exactly are they?
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And it looks like a loose adaptation of X-Cutioner's Song.
How would you do it? Give me your take.
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You know i have always favoured the idea of having the british superhero type excalibar as a movie, now that would be interesting. You couldnt have nightcrawler, colossus but maybe you could have psylocke.
Excalibar The Movie
> Locked up in the tower of london hidden in an undergound secret facility is Jamie Braddock a Schizophrenic Mutant whose is being sedated because his powers are so powerful they can change reality. But due to a faulty equipment he escapes... The goverment seeks out his brother Brian Braddock the only mutant in the uk able to stop his brother. Brian dones the Captain Britain persona along with his sister Psylocke his wife Megan and goverment official Peter Wisdom they form the super group Excalibar...
Id watch that.
Moira, Muir, Banshee, Madrox, Nightcrawler...Excalibur is something they'd be stupid not to make.
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Yankees' Teixeira, Not Who He Once Was, Must Produce for Team to AdvanceSeptember 30, 2011
When the Yankees brought Mark Teixeira to New York in the winter of 2008, there was every reason to believe that they were getting the exact player they needed to fill out their lineup.
Teixeira had displayed the kind of consistent offensive excellence through his first six years in the Majors that gets people talking about Hall of Fame consideration and defensively he was (and remains) considered in the top few first basemen in either league.
Three seasons into an eight-year contract, and two years removed from a stellar opening campaign with the Yankees, the Mark Teixeira at first base for the Yankees today is simply not the player he was upon his arrival in New York.
In some cases the statistical differences, taken alone, are not dramatic. As an example, Teixeira's batting average over the past two seasons, .252, is roughly 40 points below his career average through his first six seasons.
While this trend is not in and of itself cause for alarm, being that Teixeira's main responsibilities offensively are to hit for power and drive in runs, this dip in average, of course, is manifesting itself in two very critical statistical categories. It directly impacts his on base percentage (OBP) and on base plus slugging (OPS).
Adding to the concern is Teixeira's steep decline in doubles production, going from 43 in 2009 to just 26 this season. He is hitting home runs, 72 over the past two seasons, and he is driving in runs, roughly 110 per season over the past two.
However he has slowly shifted from a reliable stick in the middle of the order to an all-or-nothing kind of hitter.
Teixeira's RBI numbers for 2011 were as much a function of him hitting third or fourth in the order for much of the season as they were of his abilities, as evidenced by the fact that Nick Swisher, typically in the six spot, was able to drive in 85 runs despite following Robinson Cano and his 118 RBI in the lineup for most of the season.
As for his OBP and OPS numbers, Teixeira has gone from averaging .378 (OBP) and .922 (OPS) over his first seven seasons to .353 and .841 respectively over his last two. These are the categories that get you to stand up and take notice. These are the kind of numbers that have led to Teixeira being moved to the fifth spot in the order as the playoffs begin.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi can talk all he wants about wanting to give Robinson Cano more protection as the new three hole hitter, and there is some credibility to that, but remember that Cano has put up MVP like statistics two years running out of the fifth spot.
While Teixeira cannot be categorized as an overall liability, not by any means, he cannot be considered a No. 3 hitter any longer, and it's especially due to his rapid decline as a lefty batter vs. right pitching.
As a left-handed hitter the switch-hitting Teixeira has struggled tremendously over the course of 2011. There was a 55 point difference—.380 vs. LHP, .325 vs. RHP—in OBP and an almost 200 point difference in OPS, .967 vs. LHP to .779 vs. RHP. As for batting average, Teixeira was close to 80 points better from the right side, .302 to .224. These are significant gaps, and not indicative of Teixeira's career trends by any means.
There are any number of theories to account for Teixeira's decline as a lefty hitter. The most realistic, of course, is that he is simply another victim of the short right field fence in Yankee Stadium, having made an adjustment to his lefty swing to ensure that he drives and elevates the ball to right field more consistently.
All you have to do to vet this theory is watch Teixeira ceaselessly lunging for outside pitches as a lefty batter, releasing the top hand in the process and rendering his swing almost powerless. If a pitch is anywhere other than middle or middle-in Teixeira has no ability to handle it, and the irony is that this also makes him susceptible to being busted up high and inside.
It's a bad recipe, and considering Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long's miracle-worker reputation it's stunning that no measures have been taken to correct things.
So what does this all mean? Simply stated, it means that Teixeira becomes an even more important linchpin in the Yankees lineup out of the five spot than he was in the three spot.
It also means that the Yankees lineup, typically menacing, has a new hole in the middle of it as it heads into the playoffs vs. Detroit and all their right-handed starters and shut-down relievers. If you doubt that, when was the last time you got excited about having a .224 hitter with a .320 OBP in the five spot of your lineup? That's Teixeira vs. RHP's, and that's a problem.
The Yankees have other issues to contend with, of course, such as the serious doubts surrounding their starting pitching, including C.C. Sabathia, by the way, due to his second-half slide.
They also need to be concerned with Alex Rodriguez' ability to play every day and do more than merely collect at-bats. Additionally, Jorge Posada cannot be invisible as the DH, especially not with Eric Chavez on the bench collecting dust.
Above all, though, at least offensively, the Yankees need Mark Teixeira to produce. They need him to forget about his career .170 average in the playoffs and his troubles vs. RHP's and be the anchor of the middle of the lineup.
In other words, they need him to be the Mark Teixeira they brought here in the winter of 2008. Anything short of that, anything short of excellence, really, and the winter of 2011 will begin much to soon for the New York Yankees.

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – President-elect Donald Trump pulled off a big victory in the states he needed most, capturing the vast majority of middle America, including southern and eastern Ohio.
It was a win that few pollsters had expected.
Trump won Ohio by eight points, far beyond the margin of error in most of the polls and by just a single point in Pennsylvania, where he had been projected for weeks to be losing.
So how did so many polling organizations get this race so wrong? One local expert believes those conducting the research missed some very important clues.
For weeks, and even months, many of the respected polling organizations showed states such as Pennsylvania, Florida and others as likely to go to Clinton.
The head of Youngstown State University's Political Science Department says many of Trump's voters did not trust the polls. He said many respondents may have feared being judged for giving their views while others simply never bothered to answer at all.
"They already know that these national organizations thought Trump was ridiculous, and therefore you were ridiculous if you said you were supporting Trump, and people didn't want to look like that, so I think that's what sort of caused people to be reluctant," said Dr. Paul Sracic.
Sracic said polling organizations also failed to pick up on the numbers of Democrats who were going to cross-over and vote for Trump — similar to the so-called "Reagan Democrats" of the 1980s.
"There were definitely people who were expected to vote Democratic, who crossed over and voted Republican. That is the big story in this election," he said.
In Mahoning County, an area that traditionally votes Democrat, the split between Hillary Clinton and Trump largely followed geographical boundaries.
According to the unofficial results from the Board of Elections, Clinton won the county by about 3 percentage points, or just under 3,400 votes. In fact, Clinton won every precinct in both Youngstown and Campbell, as well as Austintown and Struthers.
Trump won in Boardman and won in all but four precincts in the rest of the county. He also took the traditionally-Democratic Trumbull County, and pulled off a landslide win in Columbiana County.
Supporters said Trump portrayed himself as an agent of change, which resonated with voters.
"These folks were simply tired and had reached their limit with political elites and political insiders that think that they're above the law," said Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta.
Looking ahead, Johnson thinks there is a huge lesson that can be learned, based on these results.
"Here's what the Democratic Party and the Republican Party better understand. They better go to school on this election and understand that it's not gonna go back to the way it was," he said.
Johnson said those discussions have already started in Washington.


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BOSTON After getting swept in three games in Cleveland last week to start their recently completed nine-game road trip, on which they went 2-7, the Red Sox desperately needed a reason for optimism.
The Sox got back into the win column Thursday night, beating the Indians, 5-2, in the first of their four-game series against the Indians at Fenway Park.
Jon Lester earned the win, improving to 7-7, lowering his ERA from 3.52 to 3.33. He went 7 2/3 innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on eight hits, a walk, and four strikeouts.
Josh Tomlin took the loss, going 5 2/3 innings, giving up four runs, three earned, on nine hits and two walks, with three strikeouts, a home run, and a wild pitch. He falls to 4-3, with a 3.33 ERA.
The Red Sox got a run in the second when Mike Napoli led off, reaching on an error. Napoli went to third on Daniel Navas single and scored on Grady Sizemores ground rule double.
With two outs in the fifth David Ortizs 15th home run of the season scored Jackie Bradley, who led off with single.
The Indians cut the Sox lead in the top of the sixth when Jason Kipnis single to scored Michael Bourn, who reached on an error by Lester, and Michael Brantley, who had doubled.
In the bottom of the inning, the Sox extended their lead when Jonathan Herrera hit a two-out single, Bradley walked, and Brock Holts double off the wall in left scored both.
Junichi Tazawa relieved Lester in the eighth, with two outs and Kipnis on first after a single. Tazawa struck out Carlos Santana to end the inning.
Koji Uehara pitched a scoreless ninth for his 14th save.


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Proverbs 18:21
21 The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Psalm 64:3
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their words like deadly arrows.
This thread is mainly directed to Christian Wiccanâs, however, I am sure that others may also benefit from the things that I write here. The reason that I place these two Bible verses at the start of this thread is to show how great that its power can be. With simply speaking something with our tongue it gives us power, power that we cannot begin to imagine or comprehend! Too often we neglect and do not realize this great responsibility that comes with our tongue and our spoken word.
Also, In Psalm 64: 3 it seems to get across the most common thing that we use our tongues for, to sharpen them like swords and then aim them at other in hopes of their psychical, mental, or spiritual death. We must keep in mind though, our own tongue has the power of our life and death, and the sword that the tongue carries is indeed double edged. There is hope for all who read this if they take it to heart, if nothing else, ignore the fact that they are Bible verses that I am using to get across my point. If you have to, think of them as nothing more than wise adageâs that indeed do hold truth.
Proverbs 12:18
18 Reckless words pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 10:19
19 When words are many, sin is not absent,
but he who holds his tongue is wise.
To me, these two verses also hold truth in dealing with our tongues. Reckless words, that are spoken by the tongue can indeed piece deeply into a personâs soul like a sword, but sometimes, those reckless words that you wish to speak when actually thought out into a wise can actually bring healing to those who have suffered and been wounded by the sword of reckless words.
Proverbs 10:19 seems to be in reference to those people who wish to use their tongue in many different words, are not perceptive, and thoughtless to the things that they are saying and the sin that seeps into them. However, a person using few words, listens, and puts thoughts into his few words has wisdom that is worth listening too. You see, knowledge and wisdom are two different entities. Knowledge is simply something that you know in your heart and your mind, which are inherently flawed. Wisdom, comes from the union of your heart, mind, and soul. You soul is the divine spark within us all that is not flawed because it is the only little piece of Heavenly perfection that we have within us.
Proverbs 15:4
4 The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,
but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
Once again, a tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, it adds to the constantly growing, fruiting, and beautiful nature of the tree that is our life. This tree of life thrives on this healing that the tongue can bring, but when someone deceitful uses this tongue to bring plague and sickness to this tree of life, it crushes the spirit, the soul of this tree, and this tree of life, is indeed our life.
Proverbs 25:15
15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
This is probably my favorite verse when it comes to the tongue in the Bible. This verse was actually pointed out to me while I was in rehab because I have a soft spoken gentle voice and the man who pointed it out to me said that he felt like God told him it was for me. Patience is simply more than just waiting around, patience is being able to wait around and hold your tongue. Patience is that ability to hold your tongue until the right moment comes, it is wisdom. It is from this patience that even the mightiest ruler can be persuaded and broken by even the gentlest tongueâ¦
In conclusion, take this as you well. I know the majority of it is Bible verses, but I myself fall more into the Christian Wiccan category of things. But like I said, if nothing else, takes these verses as words of advice, knowledge, and even wisdom. Never under estimate the power of spoken word and of the tongue in any practice of magick. It simply holds too much powerâ¦


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Investors who are bullish on gold should be even more bullish on silver. The long term fundamentals for silver are significantly more bullish than they are for gold. Let's look at some reasons why silver is a better investment.
- One major difference between gold and silver is that silver is actually consumed. This is because silver is used in very small quantities in electronics. This as opposed to gold where almost all of the gold ever mined is still above ground in a recoverable state. Silver scrap is too difficult to retrieve at this point because prices are not high enough.
- Historically the gold to silver ratio has been 16:1. Right now, the ratio stands at about 53:1. The ratio of silver to gold in the world is roughly thought to be around 15:1. Assuming the gold to silver ratio corrects to a level such as 20:1 would mean that silver should be worth at least $85 an ounce today.
- Central banks do not have silver stocks to "suppress" any spike in silver. In gold, central banks own a significant amount of gold thus, if needed, they can sell gold to "suppress" the market. While central banks in emerging nations have been buyers of gold, they could also sell gold if they wanted to defend the paper banking system.
- Silver is still trading well below its all time high of $50 reached in 1980. Gold is trading much higher than its all time high of $850 reached in 1980. In fact, Gold has more than doubled from the high in 1980. If silver were to double its 1980 high, silver should we worth about $100.
- The mint has been reporting that silver sales have been about the same in dollar amount as gold sales. This means that the mint is selling 53 times more silver than gold.
Ways to buy SIlver?
Coins/ Bullion
- Goldmoney
- Local Coin Dealers
- U.S Mint
- Kitco
- SLV (silver bullion)
- PSLV (silver bullion)
- USLV (3x silver futures)
- AGQ (2x silver futures)
- SIL (silver miners)
Which is the best way to play silver? Personally, for long term investors, I believe that owning physical bullion is the best choice. For short term speculators who are interested in making a leveraged bet on silver, then AGQ, and USLV are the best bet. Shares of the minors in general have not kept up with gains in silver, and generally picking the right mining stock is very difficult. For this reason, i think it makes more sense to buy ETFs or bullion.
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Hi Wayne,
I just finished your review of After Earth. I see your point in addressing the lack of plausibility in certain aspects of the film, but I think you may have missed some of the more salient parts of the film that for me made great cinema and provoked deeper thought.
As an aficionado of decoding underlining meanings placed in movies, I knew that there would be many in this Will Smith movie. As in the Men in Black movies and Hancock, there are many nods to esoteric symbolism which can be quite soul stirring if one has an eye to look for them. The greatest "tell" in After Earth is the references to Moby Dick. Some folks are aware of the existentialism inherent in Melville's great White whale story. The author's feelings towards racism and white supremacy of the time are replete throughout the tale as well as man's dealings with the concepts of good and evil.
Will Smith's affections for the Alchemist (book) and desire to elevate the human condition (particularly that of the African American) via a raising of consciousness with dialogue about fear being a choice and our reality being a product of our thinking is well worth the cost of the movie ticket.
Jaden's quoting from Moby Dick as he gets instructions from his sister (ancestors), the suit turning black when he is in danger, and the large bird reminiscent of the American eagle (falcon/Horus) befriending Jaden (after Jaden fights to save his children) are just some of the messages that may not be decoded by the average viewer but will undoubtedly be picked up on the subconscious soul level.
For the African American male there stands out the relationship of emotionless father to love starved son. Though this can go on to a deeper level suffice it to say that we come away with a sense that at the end of the day the black man can reconnect with his heart (the arterial break in the leg Will suffers) and establish a feeling relationship with his family.
Yes the tech in the movie leaves one wondering about why are they not using lasers etc. But is this by design? Is not the destructive use of tech the cause of many of worlds problems? Is not nature depicted in the movie as a living entity thriving now that man as been removed? But is Jaden's gesture of defending the baby birds a point in the direction of how we can reconnect with nature? Are not the many buffalo a nod in the direction of the white man's extermination of the species that was so important to "first people". (Native Americans)
I say it was a great movie because I came away with a sense of my own ability to set my jaw like a flint as Will did many times, and Jaden does at the end; and face my fears as the illusions they are.
Well actually there are a very diverse group on fellows. Unfortunately the women are kept separate. This weekend we had some new folks, (as with every weekend). One, a middle age gay white teacher. We have Saum, he is our resident guru from Vietnam. But of course I am only jesting when I say the finer minds. But these are people just the same. People who are working, paying taxes and supporting families. They have been caught driving while intoxicated, or driving with a suspended license, or having too much weed in their procession, or finally punching their brother in the nose for jerking around the family for years and year... excuse me in vent.
This weekend fellas really complained about the mats. It's been realized that the mats really don't get cleaned at all and it's been that way for a really long time. We don't mind no sheet or blanket or even the hard concrete floor. But your face against a vinyl mattress that you can smell bacteria on smacks a little of "cruel and unusual". I have a while to go yet and I get a bit depressed each Saturday morning I go in. But there are a lot of latinos too sed. Of course there are more black men, that's a given. But I don't think you care too much about that anyway.
I am just returning from a meeting with mostly black men discussing the ills and short comings of our community. This group of men are among the finer minds in the community and offered insights on our economy, politics, and family life in forceful and sensitive manners. Often the dialogue incorporated sports metaphors to exemplify the problems, like not playing the strong players and not thinking as a team in the long game. These men are feed up with the economic situations they are in and are thinking long and hard about how to change things for themselves and their families. No solutions are barred from the table, legal and illegal alike are now being considered as viable means for survival. Why not they reason, when Wall Street and capital hell, ooops Hill, conduct illegal acts at will without recourse. The men are angry and dangerous. They are dangerous because their collective decisions will have an effect on the establishment that will certainly change life in the community as we know it.
What you may ask draws these men together. Have they decided to meet on their own to discuss and plan their agenda? No. These men meet at the behest of the current systems set up by our own society. The meeting space is provided for free of charge. The time allowed in the space is guaranteed by the powers that be. The conditions of the space are inhumane which only ensures the tone and timbre of the meetings. The space is the city lock up where these men meet for 24 hours to serve weekend time for minor offenses ranging in severity from traffic tickets to domestic violence. They are cramped into two cell block locations designed to house 40 men. The regular number of men brought in to be confined is 80 to 90 men. They sleep two to a cell and line the floors in-between the cells. They are not given blankets and are allowed no reading or writing material, thus assuring that they stay on task and converse about the issues at hand. Does the establishment know what they have done by compiling these men together? I think not.
Recently the men have detected a smell of raw sewage wafting from the vents in the floor. The men who are unfortunate enough to land spots on the floor are awakened by fumes that cause coughing and retching. These are the times when the conversations get hotter and are often started with comments like, "I've had enough of this shit". So the men talk about how they must pay to be jailed, (so where does the tax payers money go?) how they must pay court fines and still pay rent, mortgages, buy food, clothe themselves and family and still maintain their jobs. Many of them are discussing the sale of illegal drugs to boost their income. Some are seriously contemplating robberies and other schemes to get money. Some, not many consider second jobs are coming up with their own legal hustle, but invariably that hustle undercuts or undermines some other business.
They are given a thin vinyl mattress to lie on. The mattresses are stacked in the hall from week to week and are never cleaned. Should a q-tip swipe of a mattress be analyzed it would no doubt yield a high concentration of assorted bacteria. This too only fuels that angst the men feel regarding their situation. They are happy that they do not have to do long a stretch of time in jail. They are happy they got weekend time and still able to maintain a weekly job and perform the responsibilities to their families. They are even pleased about the new allies they are making with fresh ideas of how to get by.
Today as I return from my 10th meeting my hips, back and neck are in pain from the concrete floor. The 60 bucks I layed out to be held in jail does not seem to cover adequate food. Some would argue you are in jail man. You should not be treated well. Granted, but I do deserve humane treatment. When I open my eyes while lying on the floor I should not see a foot less than 6 inches away from my nose. It's rather reminiscent of the loose pack, tight pack of the middle passage. Does anyone need to know this information? Does anyone care or is there any recourse for grievances about the conditions? I think not. Not when the city is about to build a new prison that will not be large enough to house the present population in the jail that is overcrowded.
So I document my trips. I journal my feelings and thoughts while there and meditate on the dreams. Thinking that what dreams may come may show me the means by which I may stand up against the sea of troubles and by opposing them. We are given time off for the holidays. No weekend visits till January 7th. This gives us time to get the money we need to meet the commercial holiday demands and hopefully not get caught and have to lend our ideas to future meetings…


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The "Tron: Legacy" star recently opened up about her haunted home in the Hollywood Hills and revealed it used to be the Jonas Brothers star's pad, and the singer confesses he knew it was a spooky place when he left.
He tells George Lopez, "I never really believed in ghosts until I moved to this house, and some creepy stuff went on.
"I had a buddy staying in the house while I was on tour and, at about 4 a.m. there were knocks on the door and flashlights. There was cops out front. The cops got a 911 phone call from in the house — we don't have a house line — (and a person) said all my roommates' names, said my name … and said, 'Help me, help me, help me…' and the phone cut out.
"Then, one night at 4 a.m., I was asleep in the house and it was my roommate's birthday and I heard someone come in the door; it was loud, things got knocked over. I was like, 'He's drunk, he's having a good time on his birthday,' and the next morning. … I got up, went to his room, no one was there, my other roommate wasn't home. … Nothing was stolen, so it wasn't a burglar."


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SHEPHERDSVILLE - In an effort to deter suicide through intervention, Bullitt County Public Schools are implementing a program at middle and high school levels called More Than Sad.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Becky Johnson is proud of her son and doesn't want anyone in Bullitt County to forget him.
BROOKS - The Cissell house was full of people on a recent Saturday but it wasn't for the normal family gathering.
Missy Gousha, a Mount Washington resident and business owner, said her son, Michael, was a jokester.
"He was very fun loving," she said.
Donna Neblett, another Mount Washington resident, said her daughter, Rachael, wanted to be a brain surgeon so she could uncover the cause of Alzheimer's, a disease that affected her grandfather.
Donna and Missy, while not related, are a part of the same story. They are parents who have lost children to death by suicide.
It's a story that's surprising, but not uncommon.
We will be holding the Outstanding Farm Bureau Youth Contest on Sept. 21. Contestants must be 15 years old, but not have reached 19 years old by Jan. 1, 2014.
PIONEER VILLAGE - One of the ways the Bullitt County Public Schools system hopes to deter suicide is through prevention.
Some suicidal situations involving younger people include actions within the schools or with classmates, many implementing bullying methods.
Former BCPS Safe and Drug-Free Schools coordinator Jamie Goldsmith presented an anti-bullying program, "Take a Stand Against Bullying," throughout the community in hopes of raising awareness while educating both youth and parents about bullying issues.
Highway 61 was renamed Friday to commeorate a fallen Soldier whose legacy lives on in Lebanon Junction.
HILLVIEW – It is not a miracle cure for all that ails you.
But, Dr. Deepa Arla believes that yoga can be a source of healing for the mind and body.
With the assistance of Arla and Associates, gentle yoga classes will be held each Monday evening at 6:15 p.m. The class will be held at the physician's office at 1553 Highway 44 East near Bullitt Central High School.
Logan Dunbar will be the instructor.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - There's not a substantial way to pinpoint a potential suicide victim.
SHEPHERDVILLE - Bullitt County is preparing for a post-apocalyptic invasion of friendly proportions.
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There's action from under-ten, under-11 and under-14 football in our first round-up of 2014.
Get involved in our coverage - on this website and in the Observer - by sending your youth football reports and team pictures to email@example.com.
Rustington Otters 4 Chichester City Colts 7
In their first game since the beginning of December, the Colts faced the Otters for the second time this season.
The Otters started quicker and scored twice in the first 20 minutes. The Colts shook of their rustiness and scored through Jake O'Brennan, only to concede again a minute later. The Colts rallied again and got one back with a cool finish from Ryan Johnson to trail 3-2 at the break,
The Colts levelled with another calm finish from Johnson. O'Brennan scored his second and third goals in a three-minute spell to make it 5-3.
Jack Tilbury got on the scoresheet before Rustington were awarded a penalty which was converted to make it 6-4 with ten minutes to play.
The Colts knew the next goal was vital and Jake Wells bombed forward from left-back and took it round the keeper to secure the points.
Man of the match was O'Brennan.
COLTSL Briant, McGreal, Moore, Wells, Tilbury, Stone, Rawlings, O'Brennan, Johnson, Breeze, Scott.
Wick Dynamos Junior 2 Chi Colts 2
On a bitterly-cold Sunday morning, it didn't take Wick long to take the lead. But Chi battled back with a fine goal from Harry Angell.
Both teams hit posts before Wick broke through to make it 2-1.
It looked all over but Colts captain Joe Middleton equalised.
Both teams had good chances in the final minutes, but a draw was fair.
Selsey Seals 1 Angmering Youth Black 1
Angmering were bidding to catch up with Selsey on points but Selsey maintained their lead at the top of the table.
In the first half, great work from Jones in goal, Sherlock on his season's debut and Trumper at the back, marshalled by Grocott, kept the score at 0-0 until five minutes from half-time.
Devlin was making his debut in a Seals shirt and Ayling foraged in midfield but Angmering took the lead. The ball broke for one of their forwards, whose shot was parried by Jones only to ricochet off Montague and into an empty net.
Fedioni, Weaver and Drain all came on and did well.
The second half saw Selsey regroup and, after a foul five yards inside the Angmering half, snatched the equaliser.
Montague put the ball high into the area and it was headed into his own net by an Angmering defender.
Selsey pushed hard for the winner but, despite several good chances, were unable to find the winner.
Jones was brought into action late on, stopping a shot on the line.
It has been a fantastic season so far for the Sussex Schools FA.
The under-14s are unbeaten and top their league. They are also through to the national cup quarter-finals, where they host Hertfordshire.
They have notched impressive victories over Surrey (3-0) and Buckinghamshire (4-3) as well as recording a creditable 1-1 draw away to Middlesex.
The squad boast players from across the county. They travel this Saturday (Jan 18) to Thamesmead to face a tricky Kent side before facing Hertfordshire in the national cup.
Captain Jack Dunmore of Cavendish School, Eastbourne, has led the team admirably and Sussex are becoming an unstoppable force. Their victory against Inner London in the last 16 of the national cup showed how well they are progressing - they came home from Walthamstow with a 2-0 victory after goals from James Daly (Dorothy Stringer School) and Charlie Williamson (Chichester High).
Manager Ross Maryan, of Uckfield Community College, said: "We have tried to put together an attacking but organised side. These boys are proud to represent their county and so far have done themselves very proud."
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Ask Nancy: August 6, 2006
Basketball Hall-of-Famer and ESPN analyst Nancy Lieberman answers your questions and emails throughout the year. Click here to submit a question of your own.
With time running
out, do you think the Silver Stars (or Mercury, for that matter) can beat out
the Storm for the final playoff spot in the West? I sure hope so. Thanks,
-Stephanie, Corpus Cristi, TX
A. "I think it will be very difficult. The Mercury's recent losses cost them the chance to move up. Seattle winning on Tuesday night pretty much secured things. So barring a collapse during the last week of the season, the playoff teams are set."
If the Sun and the Shock meet in
the East Finals once again, who do you think will come out on top? The Shock are
really the only team I can see beating the Sun. Should be a fun series if it happens.
-Marabelle, Knoxville, TN
A. "All along, Detroit is a collection of All-Stars. This is a very talented team, but they have a history of being streaky. Right now, Connecticut's consistency is unquestioned, so the onus is on Detroit to get it together. The Shock have shown that they can beat the Sun already this season, including a win at Connecticut. But Detroit must play with more consistency. Can they do it? Yes. They just have to get it done."
Hi Nancy, Now that
the playoff picture is starting to clear up and we've seen teams play all summer,
who are your picks to make the WNBA Finals? Do you want to revise your picks made
in the preseason? We'll give you a free pass to do so. Have a great rest of your
-Lorna, Wilkes Barre, PA
A. "Thanks for the free pass because I never know if my crystal ball is going to be working properly throughout the course of the entire season, but I am pretty good at educated guessing. I still think that Los Angeles and Connecticut are the teams to beat."
Lisa Leslie has been a stud this season, we all know this, but the playoffs are
different. Will she be able to carry the Sparks to the Finals? Or is her dream
season going to come up short?
-Matthew B., Monmouth Beach, N.J.
A. "The bigger the stage, the brighter Lisa Leslie shines. She has been unbelieveable during the regular season, and I would expect her to bring yet another level of play in the playoffs. Do I think she can carry them? Yes. But this is not just about Lisa Leslie. She has other great players around her in Chamique Holdsclaw and Temeka Johnson as well as a nice supporting cast around her. They have really responded to Joe Bryant's coaching style. They are physical, they rebound and defend as well. There is no reason to think that they are going to fall apart."
Lieberman, who are some bench players that you feel will have a big impact in
the playoffs? They always seem to make a big difference in these extended series,
don't you agree?
-Bubba, Mountain Ridge, CO
A. "To be quite honest, bench players are what they are. They have to come in and make an impact, but once you get to the playoffs, if your stars do not perform, you are in trouble because now you are asking a role player to give you substantial minutes when they are used to performing in a supplementary position. So while I think players are capable of having big games, like Tan White scoring 16 points off the bench for Indiana, the stars have to play like stars and carry a team."
Nancy, Do you think the Washington Mystics have a chance to make a deep playoff
run? Why is this year any different for us long, suffering Styx fans? All the
-Michelle, Truth or Consequences, NM
A. "I don't think the Mystics fans are suffering this season. They have a really good team, in fact, not to mention a terrific coach in Richie Adubato. The Mystics will face a serious challenge if they stay in the fourth spot and have to play Connecticut in the first round, but it has been a really nice season for Washington to build on. They are playoff-bound, Alana Beard is exception, DeLisha Milton-Jones is back and they made some good trades in the offseason. Could they steal a game or two in a three-game format? Absolutely."
How do you feel about the Monarchs chance of repeating
as champs? Why does everyone keep underrating this team? They have the heart of
the champions and finally have the taste of blood.
-Martina, Valley Stream, N.Y.
A. "I do not think that Monarchs are underrated at all. People know how good they are. They are well-respected around the WNBA with an All-Decade player like Yolanda Griffith. Ticha Penicheiro is still the catalyst, Kara Lawson can be a great player off the bench or as a starter, DeMya Walker is starting to get into shape and they have been there already. The only difference from last season is that they lost their best perimeter defender in Chelsea Newton. It took the younger players some time to learn the system, Walker was out with her pregnancy and they had some other injuries, but this team is coming together at the right time. They have won 11 of their last 15 games and are giving up somewhere around 65 points per game. You know they can defend, they have shooters and a good inside game. That sounds like a good formula to me."
Nancy, As our source
for all things good and true, help us out with some injury news... Do you think
Nykesha Sales will be able to recover from her injury and make an impact in the
playoffs? And do you know if Tina Thompson will be able to return for the playoffs?
-Barbara, Moberly, MO
A. "I would suspect that Tina will be back for the playoffs. I talked to her in Sacramento on Tuesday. She was hoping to be back before Friday night's game against Minnesota, but she did tweak her calf again in practice. I am not sure she will be ready for the Lynx as she did strain the muscle again. She was very disappointed to say the least, but they will do whatever they can to have her ready for the playoffs. If Nykesha Sales is ready to play, Coach Thibault will bring her back into the fold so she gets a couple of games under her belt before the playoffs starts. Whether it is five minutes of 25 minutes, she should play as soon as she is ready."


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How long would you estimate it would take for a love spell to work?
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A Pioneer for American Indian Education
Pember, Mary Annette, Diverse Issues in Higher Education
In 1978, Joe McDonald of the Confederated Salish Kootenai tribes dreamed of a decent building for the newly created Salish Kootenai College. At the time, classes were being held in an abandoned building on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. He envisioned a building that could serve 80 to 100 students per year, providing them with general education and occupational skills.
That dream of one building has since evolved into a campus of 53 buildings, measuring well over 200,000 square feet and covering more than 130 acres of land. The SKC campus of today includes athletic fields, gymnasiums and a golf course.
As McDonald prepares to retire next year after more than 30 years at the helm of SKC, he looks back with satisfaction and a bit of wonder at all that has happened for his and other tribal colleges since those humble beginnings.
"Yes," admits McDonald, "SKC and the tribal college movement have grown far beyond anything I envisioned at the time."
The college's guiding principles, however, have changed very little over the years, according to McDonald. The school's mission includes service to Indian people by providing quality postsecondary programs, maintaining Native culture, providing lifelong learning, assisting the community by helping in economic planning and finding financial resources, and maintaining diversity among students.
"Our founding principles have served the test of time," concludes McDonald.
At the time of the college's founding, it appeared to McDonald that many tribes seemed to be waiting for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to step in and provide guidance. He and a handful of other educators in Indian country grew impatient.
"We didn't wait for the BIA. We did it ourselves," he says. "At SKC, we began charging students a building flee right from the start so we could generate our own funding to build the school."
Guided by this spirit of self-determination, McDonald was instrumental in establishing the federal Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act, which provides funding for tribal colleges. …


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America's Wireless Airwaves Are Filling Up Fast
It's not a problem most people think about when placing a call, sending a text, or answering an email on their Blackberry. The signals cell phones use to transmit data are invisible, and all around us. But the simple fact of the matter is that wireless airwaves are a finite resource. There's only so much information that can be transmitted across them at any given time. And American is simply running out of wireless air space.
Industry insiders call this "spectrum crunch." What will happen when the crunch comes? Well, for one, cell phone bills will skyrocket as carriers try to improve their networks to handle the demand. Data speeds will slow down significantly. And your calls are going to be dropped more frequently.
No one's sure exactly when the crunch will happen, but the FCC estimates it could be as early as next year. The main factor driving this increase in data use is the rise of smartphones and other wireless computing devices. A traditional cell phone uses 24 times less spectrum space than an iPhone. The iPad is even worse, using 122 times what a regular cell phone does. AT&T estimates that wireless data traffic on its network has increased by 20,000% since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007. That's not a typo.
So, what are companies trying to do to alleviate the problem? For one, many carriers have started to introduce caps on customers' data use, both by raising prices and throttling speed. Some have been trying to buy more of the wireless spectrum that isn't being used, or have merged with other carriers to consolidate resources.
This isn't a problem that's likely to go away, and it's not going to remain a problem only in the US for long. Spectrum across the world is a limited resource. And while, unlike other finite resources like coal and oil, spectrum can't be depleted permanently, people are going to have to start making tough choices. Is it really important to have to check your email on the go? Do you really need to watch YouTube on your phone or iPad? Will it become cheaper, if not necessarily more convenient, to use just a landline telephone? We may not have long to wait to find out.
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Federal agents from the FBI and the Office of the Inspector General spent much of Thursday removing documents from the offices of a prominent Beaumont doctor and Harbor Healthcare System locations in Beaumont, Houston and Southwest Louisiana.
The U.S. Attorney's office and the FBI office in Beaumont remained tight lipped on the operation.
A spokesperson with the U.S. Attorney's Office would only say that "there is federal activity going on, It's an ongoing investigation so I can make no further comment."
Federal officers visitng offices of local doctor
An FBI spokesperson echoed that statement saying that the FBI is "conducting lawful activity in that area today" but would not mention the specific locations and then referred any more question to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
MORE | Statement from Harbor Healthcare attorney
Agents spent much of the day at the offices of Dr. Qamar Arfeen, 52, and Harbor Healthcare which he founded in 2005.
The Office of the Inspector General is tasked with fighting fraud, waste and abuse of Health and Human Services programs such as Medicare and Medicaid which a majority of its resources go to according to the OIG website.
Agents began raiding the offices of Dr. Arfeen as well as Harbor Healthcare System at 3406 College in Beaumont, Harbor Hospice House at 2450 Major Drive in Beaumont as well as a Harbor Healthcare location on Kirby Drive in Houston and a location Lake Charles, La.
Harbor healthcare has locations in Texas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri and Kanas.
Dr. Arfeen, who is listed as the company's CEO and founder, is now represented by the Crenshaw Law Firm which released a statement late Thursday saying in part "earlier today, government personnel appeared at several of our facilities and obtained various records, while making it clear they were not there to interrupt our care of patients."
"We fully cooperated… Our employees will remain dedicated to providing the highest quality care and comfort to our terminally ill patients and their family members."
"We are optimistic this matter will be resolved quickly"
By the end of the day agents were still working at Harbor Hospice House on Major Drive in Beaumont where they were removing documents from three storage sheds behind the main building much of the day.
Several of the boxes being removed were labeled "Medicare audit."
Eventually a hand-written paper sign was taped to the front door of the offices on College Street in Beaumont saying that the offices were closed.
The College Street location is listed on the Harbor Healthcare website as being the company's corporate headquarters.
Dr. Arfeen owns about 20 properties throughout Southeast Texas and dozens of others throughout Texas, Louisiana and surrounding states.
Among Dr. Arfeen's other business ventures totaling more than $20 million is The Grill, a high-end restaurant and bar in west Beaumont, which he is part owner of.
The Grill is open for its normal business hours according to the restaurant.
Dr. Afeen is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area including Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital and Healthsouth Rehabilitation.
According to U.S News he is one of four doctors at Christus St. Elizabeth and one of six at Baptist Hospital specializing in pulmonary disease.
Arfeen got his medical degree at Dow University of Health Science in Pakistan.
The Texas Medical Foundation reports the doctor got his license to practice in Texas in 1995.
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A building and loan association may issue stock to members, upon certificates or upon written subscription, on such terms consistent with sections 1151.02 to 1151.55, inclusive, of the Revised Code, as its constitution and bylaws provide, but no initiation or membership fee shall be charged, and if the stock is sold at a premium, all such premiums shall be placed in the reserve fund of the association. All amounts, except fines and premiums, paid in by a member as such on any one account, together with all credits on such account, shall be considered payments on a stock subscription, and the aggregate of such payments and credits, less any charges to such account, shall constitute a stock credit of such member for the purpose of such sections. Each member may vote his stock to the extent and in the manner provided by the constitution of the association, but no member shall accumulate his votes. This section does not prohibit the issuance of permanent stock.
A building and loan association may issue capital notes or debentures at such times, in such amounts, and subject to such terms as the superintendent of building and loan associations in writing approves, but in no event shall such terms require or permit that the holders of such capital notes or debentures be held individually responsible as such holders for any debts, contracts, or engagements of the association.
Repealed by 132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 49, §130.23, eff. 1/1/2018.
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TOP 30 US law firm Foley & Lardner and Californian practice Weissburg & Aronson have merged to create one of the largest firms in the US.
Foley & Lardner, one of the oldest firms in the US, was ranked 27th by International Financial Law Review magazine in its 1995 listing of the top 30 firms in the US.
With Weissburg & Aronson's recognised strength in health care, the merger is claimed by the newly formed firm to create the nation's largest health care law practice and it will rank as 15th largest in the US.
The combined firm will be known as Foley & Lardner and Foley Lardner Weissburg & Aronson in California.
The merger, effective from the beginning of this month, will strengthen Foley & Lardner's presence in California and is seen by the partners of both firms as building on existing expertise.
Carl Weissburg, one of the founding partners of Weissburg & Aronson, said: "The merger will afford us the opportunity to increase the use of our expertise…while enlarging the health law practice of the whole firm."
Michael Grebe, chair and chief executive of Foley & Lardner said: "The western US and the Pacific Rim are important markets for our clients, who will now have full access to the firm's depth in intellectual property, biotechnology, international, securities, bankruptcy and other specialities."
Rumour of the proposed merger was greeted with "raised eyebrows" by management consultants in the US, according to an article in the December 1995 issue of The American Lawyer. It was seen as particularly surprising in the light of a number of failed attempts by out-of-state firms to gain a foothold in California.


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Nokia's Unlimited Music Service Becomes Ovi Music Unlimited
Nokia will make its Comes With Music Service part of Ovi, under the brand name Ovi Music Unlimited. The manufacturer sent an email to customers of the service, informing them of the move to make Comes With Music part of its Ovi store. Comes With Music, which launched 2008, gave customers access to unlimited music. It failed to really take off, despite being accompanied by a multi-million pound marketing campaign.
Meanwhile, Nokia today unveiled its slim, 'affordable' Nokia X3 touch and type handset, featuring a combination of a touch-screen and traditional 12 button phone keypad.
The X3, which is Nokia's first touch and type phone, is expected to be on sale in the third quarter, for approximately €125, excluding taxes and subsidies.
Features include 3G, WLAN, a music player and FM radio, and a five-megapixel camera that can take both still and video images.
The Nokia X3 also features dedicated music and messaging keys, allowing fast access to Ovi services including social and entertainment applications.
In certain markets, the new phone will also be available with Ovi Music Unlimited, enabling the users to access a 'virtually limitless' range of the latest hit music.


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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION APPEAL: We always need more assistance from members of the church. In general, we need to get more people to act as shepherds to assist with Sunday School classes. Shepherds do not teach classes themselves – rather they assist and also ensure we have more than one adult to supervisor the children. That is pretty much a consistent need.
With the One-room Schoolhouse Program we are using, no teacher is required to teach consistently. Rather, teachers can do intermittent lessons or even only one lesson. The effort required is to enlist teachers, keep track of the schedule, and make sure teachers have the required materials.
Is the Lord calling you to take a more active role in the life of the church? This may be your calling.
Please examine your heart and pray about whether you are being called to assist.
This is a worthy and necessary effort.
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Don't wanna think about it, don't wanna talk about it, I'm just so sick about it, I can't believe it's ending this way, just so confused about it, feeling the blues about it, I just can't do without ya... Tell me is this fair?"
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The following figures come from the U.S. Census.
44.3 million: estimated U.S. Latino population July 1, making Hispanics the largest ethnic or race minority.
15: percentage of the population that's Latino.
102.6 million: projected U.S. Hispanic population in 2050.
24: percentage of the U.S. Latino population in 2050.
22.4 million: the nation's Latino population in 1990 Census.
Third: the ranking of the U.S. Hispanic population worldwide as of 2005. Only Mexico (106.2 million) and Colombia (43 million) had larger Latino populations. Spain's population was 40.3 million.
64: percentage of the U.S. Latinos of Mexican descent. Nine percent are Puerto Rican, 3.5 percent Cuban, 3 percent Salvadoran and 2.7 percent Dominican. The remainder are other Central or South Americans, or of other Hispanic or Latino origin.
27.4: median age of Hispanics in 2006, compared with 36.4 for U.S. population as a whole.
107: number of Latinos in 2006 per every 100 Latinas. There were 97 males per every 100 females in the United States overall.
48: percentage of Hispanics that live in California or Texas.
13.1 million: Hispanics in California.
8.4 million: Latinos in Texas.
15: number of states with at least a half-million Latino residents (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington).
44: percentage of New Mexico's Latino population, the highest of any state.
22: number of states in which Hispanics are the largest minority group (Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming).
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NEWS: This Dying Hour announce new album 'Resting Where No Shadows Fall'!
July 7th, 2016
Returning metal four piece This Dying Hour have confirmed the details of their upcoming new LP 'Resting Where No Shadows Fall'.
Set for a self release by the band on September 30th 2016, you can find the artwork and track list below:
01.) Resting Where No Shadows Fall
02.) War Drums
03.) Asleep
04.) Path Of Unknown
05.) Time To Die
06.) Underworld
07.) Alive
08.) Priapsim
09.) Room 108
Find out more about the band over at their official Facebook page.


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Screen 1: Khalid Amayreh's article 'Why I Hate America?' as published by the London-based Palestine Times on September 12, 2006, calling America the 'great Satan,' saying that he (Amayreh) could become an Osama bin Laden, and using a picture of an American flag (with the Israeli flag replacing the stars) superimposed over a plane flying into the World Trade Center
Screen 2: Khalid Amayreh's article 'Why I Hate America?' as originally published by the Palestine Times on November 3, 2001
Screen 3: Palestine Times index of articles, November 3, 2001
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In the Cretaceous time period began 145 million years ago.It ended 65 million years ago.In this time period flowering plants and insects appear.All kind of dinosaurs walked on earth.This is the time when dinosaurs are starting to come extinct.This also the time when the raptors came.They were the new deadly breed.They had sharp teeth and a curved claw on each hand and foot.Also in this time period dinosaurs had duckbills,armor,horns and dome heads.Some animals that live right now lived back in the Cretaceous time period.An example is like fish and crocodiles. This about the Cretaceous time period.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A South Texas man has been arrested after law officers searched his home and discovered a pipe bomb and materials used to make explosive devices.
Federal prosecutors say 20-year-old Michael Keich (KEECH) of D'Hanis remains in custody pending a detention hearing Friday in San Antonio.
Investigators say Keich was arrested Tuesday on charges of manufacturing an unregistered weapon and manufacture of an explosive without a license.
Bomb squad members searched the suspect's home in D'Hanis, about 35 miles west of San Antonio, and recovered a pipe bomb and items that can be used to make explosives.
Prosecutors on Wednesday did not immediately release additional details on the case.
No attorney was immediately listed in court documents for Keich, who if convicted faces up to 10 years in federal prison.


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So you just started to look at spells and the craft. Wither it be Pagan, Wiccan, Hoodoo, Wicca Christian, or others you may be lost on what to learn first. Normally beginners will try their hand at spell work before anything else, if not than read up on some stuff than try it out. Only to come to the conclusion that spells do not work because they didn't wait long enough, did it wrong, or just did it without understanding what it really does.
Spells take time for them to work. There are always steps to take in order to do something. The bigger the task, the longer it will take. For example, if you do a wish spell to change the name of your street than it will take quite some time before that happens. But if you cast one to get donuts than it may happen within two hours or so. (Wish spell is just an example)
Spells take a certain degree of patience. Some will rush it without practice or because they want to see the outcome right away. Because it is rushed they may miss an important step or ruin something and try to do a quick fix on it. Depending on the damage they do on the spell casting will depend how strong the spell effect will be or if it will work at all.
Having an understanding on the spell will give you a better use on the items you are using. If you know that the color blue means calming and relaxing than you will most likely relax a bit when lighting it. If the spell is a healing spell than you will feel like you are getting better while lighting it. All items are range by different meanings, if you understand which meaning will be best for the spell then the better your willpower towards the spell will work.
The only way to get better is to study your stuff. But in order to study you need to understand where to start off at. It could be learning how to tell which spell is fake or real (http://www.spellsofmagic.com/spells/beauty_spells/glamour_spells/243/page.html is fake and http://www.spellsofmagic.com/spells/spiritual_spells/defense_spells/9851/page.html is real). If you look at the eye color spell you will notice the lack of information it gives you. It also gives you some candles but having the candles doesn't make any sense. Why Orange and pink? While the door protection spell gives you a lot of information and even a larger list of stuff you need. Be warn that even if the list is big doesn't mean it is real, the way to tell is to see how each item is being used. And lastly it gives you a time and day to cast this for more strength.
There are also spells that will seem like they will work but in most cases they have some stuff you have never heard of. It is always best to do some research on anything you do not know or understand what it is and used for. Even if you are not going to cast a spell it is always best to keep a journal with all of your findings and add more in it on your free time. A page for colors, herbs, symbols, runes, languages, hours and days, numbers, and so on. This way you can look back on it and remember what it stands for.
Now that things are covered in that area we can move on to the types of spells.
Candle magick is spells that mainly use, you guess it, candles! Candles can be a powerful tool if you know how to use it. The type of wax, the color, the string, the size, even how the candle is shaped as. All of that plays into the spell and it is best to get the right candle to get the right outcome. If you want to make that into your major then it is best to write down all the information you can find. This way when you find a candle magick spell, you can tweak it to make it better. Knowledge is power my friends.
Charms is for people that will like to see their work on paper, people like me. I love drawing symbols onto the parchment paper for the beauty in them. Symbols and such are used to keep a spell bound and working for some time. This takes more work than candle magick because there are countless symbols into our world and history. A line has meaning and all of the little details you overlooked. I have around six different books full of different symbols and languages I could use just in case. With symbols and charms, you will also need to understand what color means too due to the ink you will use.
General spells are stuff like protection, healing, wish, luck, and such like those. Those spells can be candle magick or charm magick or even something else like mind over matter. These can be done by having tools or even no tools. A good spell to look at is the witch's bottle. It is a protection spell where you need a jar and nails. Put the nails into the jar and you could even add Lemon juice (to replace the pee). Oh and you could add some of your hair or toe/finger nails so the hex and bad energy that is targeting you will be trapped in the jar. This doesn't normally involve candles or writing on the jar, but using real tools like nails, jars, and such as the spell. Herbs also count in this but you can cast a spell mainly with just herbs if you try hard enough.
The last area I will go into will be the dark spells. Curses and hexes will do number on someone if done right. Now there are a lot of people that discourage on studying and casting such stuff but it is still useful to understand what you are going against. In order to learn Defense Magick you must know your enemy and their tools. If you are going into protection and defense of such things than it is best to learn how those spells work. The normal stuff is getting your name, DNA, birthday, location, anything the curse can target on you. This doesn't mean you should keep yourself a mystery but understand how the spell finds you and how you can reduce it from harming you. This is the art of destroying spells, not creating spells. Anyway to reduce the effect of the spell, banish it, or even end it early. Of course I only use this on spells that will do harm to me but you can do it on a less evil kind of spell. It just takes you understanding the type of spell they are using and what you can do it stop it.
In the end, it just takes studying the stuff you wish to major in. Even if you have been doing it for years and years you are still learning and creating/destroying. It takes a lot of work to be a caster if that is your desire. If not than you can always keep your believes and walk the path, you don't need to cast spells or rites.
Thank you all for reading this all the way, hopefully this helps someone.
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Piero Fornasetti homeware, art and decorative objects are very popular designs. Fornasetti (who died in 1988) was an Italian sculptor, artist and an interior decorator and he is said to have been one of the most talented artists of the 2oth century. Fornasetti designed a lot of vintage furniture from the 50s and 60s which have been in very high demand. You can buy Fornasetti online, in retail shops and you can find a whole store in Milan displaying only Fornasetti. Common features seen in his work are for instance the use of black and white, the sun and time. Furthermore he was inspired and influenced by both Greek and Roman architecture.
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When: Saturday, February 16th, 8pm to 2am-ish
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We'll have tons of beads . . . and what will you do to earn them, hmmmm? Lots of Hurricane Punch, King Cake, southern jazz, pralines and of course jello shots!
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These are just some of the nearly 80 popular vote winners in the 2010 Best of Manteca competition. They were selected from among three nominees in each category that made it onto the electronic ballot by getting the most nominations. The final winners were picked by those who went online to the website put in place by the Manteca Visitors & Convention Bureau that allowed a maximum of one vote per day per category from any computer.
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This is my twist on books 3-7 Everything begins to change when the crew hits their thrid year at Hogwarts. Romances start to blossom...and dissipate as the crew gets older. One corageous act is the beginning of a forbidden romance. While the teenagers are away, the parents have some things that need sorting out. Will you believe that Lucius was once a nice guy? Would you believe that he actually had feelings for someone other than Narcissa? Would you believe that Arthur was once a good-looking notable catch? There is a big secret that someone is hiding that could change the lives of everyone
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|RE: upper middle schoolers that haven't yet mastered multiplication facts
|Dec 6 2004
This is George Reese at UIUC. This type of question is difficult
to respond to since you're asking for the answer to what seems
a simple question, "what's the best thing to do?" but I don't know of a simple
answer in anything I've read.
Here's what I can say, first as someone who's read a lot of math education
research, the main emphasis from research articles has been on making the
mathematics meaningful. This is integral to the reform curricula like Connected
Math, MathThematics, or any that take the NCTM standards seriously. I don't know
what approaches you've tried or what the history of your school is or what
curriculum and philosophy of teaching you come from, so it's hard for me as a
math educator to say, "Do this." Instead, there are professional development
approaches to mathematics teaching as a whole, not just to the specific deficit
you're discussing. If you want to email me directly, we can dialogue on these
On the other hand, I have a reply as a parent. My daughter did not learn her
multiplication tables until sixth grade. That was late for her school, and
hopefully it is for your school as well. I imagine that's why you're so upset
with 7th and 8th graders struggling. Surely something is up. If these are normal
kids, they can master complicated digital devices, memorize the lengthy and
complex names of dinosaurs, memorize song lyrics that they could recite for
hours. Surely the can learn multiplication tables to 10, 12, or even 20 (though
few adults know 17x17 off the top of their heads).
With my daughter, we spent some time working with flash cards. I told her not to
worry, especially about the timed tests. Also, she realized later that their
were tricks to those timed tests (which I think tell you very little about what
kids know), finish the ones you can do easily first (all the 0 x anything), then
go back to the others. Test anxiety was a factor. I would encourage you to go to
your parents and to other members of your school community with a clear
statement of why it is important for them to know these facts, and ask for
assistance. There are games and tools, and this is one area where I would use
the math blaster or other drill and practice games. I dislike them normally, and
I definitely wouldn't waste class time with them, but if drill is what's needed,
that's what they should do.
The main thing, in my opinion, is to be clear on why they need to know them. My
answer is that, for a fundamental number sense, students need to have certain
ready facts, and mulitiplcation tables through, say 12 x 12, greatly aids in
acquiring this sense. It helps for example, in being able to critique the
answers that are given by calculators and spreadsheets, and of course, for later
larger calculations, should you need to do them by hand.
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> I'm about at wits end. I teach in a very small rural school (one
> school district) and we have a number of students who, at 7th and
> 8th grade, still don't know 75% or more of the multiplication facts.
> I'm not a proponent of rote memorization, but these students need
> some means of quickly retrieving/calculating this information. What
> does the research indicate? Does anyone know of an effective method
> for equipping these students with a procedure so that they can move
> ahead?
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Eyhorn, Frank; Mäder, Paul and Ramakrishnan, Mahesh (2005) The Impact of Organic Cotton Farming on the Livelihoods of Smallholders. Evidence from the Maikaal bioRe poject in central India. Research Report. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL) CH-Frick .
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Online at: http://www.fibl.org/english/cooperation/projects/documents/maikaal-research-report.pdf
This research report analyses the impact of conversion to organic cotton farming on the livelihoods of smallholders in the Maikaal bioRe organic cotton project in Madhya Pradesh, central India. For that purpose, it compares farm profile data, material and financial input/output and soil parameters of organic and conventional farms over two cropping periods (2003 – 2005). The results show that organic farms achieve cotton yields that are on a par with those in conventional farms, though nutrient inputs are considerably lower. With less production costs and a 20% organic price premium, gross margins from cotton are thus substantially higher than in the conventional system. Even if the crops grown in rotation with cotton are sold without organic price premium, profits in organic farms are higher. In the perception of most organic farmers, soil fertility significantly improved after conversion. However, the analysis of soil fertility parameters in soil samples from organic and conventional cotton fields has shown only minor differences in organic matter content and water retention.
The research indicates that organic cotton farming can be a viable option to improve incomes and reduce vulnerability of smallholders in the tropics. To use this potential it is important to find suitable approaches to enable marginalised farmers managing the hurdles of conversion to the organic farming system.
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|Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Maikaal, Indien, organic farming, cotton, soil fertility, Bodenfruchtbarkeit, Baumwolle
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Tiana was a Cherokee woman. She grew up learning the magic, spells, and nature religion of her people. Before Sam Houston became the father of Texas, he was a young man who had run away from his home in Tennessee to live among the Cherokee. He came to love Tiana. As the Cherokee would say, she walked in his soul. But Sam was a white man, and Tiana, a Cherokee. And the dreams each had for their land and their people were far apart.
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